Soon, An Chongqiu, who was wearing a peaked cap and a black mask on his face, walked up under the leadership of a police officer.
Carrying two brown paper shopping bags, he came directly to Li Yalin's office.
When Li Yalin saw him, he asked in surprise: "Chongqiu, why did you come to New York? Didn't I hear that you returned to China some time ago?"
"Yes." An Chongqiu nodded and said with a wry smile: "I went to China, but I was disappointed. Now I'm back in despair."
Li Yalin asked curiously: "What's going on? Is there anyone else who can make you, An Chongqiu, hit a wall?"
"Don't mention it." An Chongqiu said helplessly: "This matter... It's really a child without a mother. It's a long story."
After that, he put the two brown paper bags on the table and asked: "Is it time for you to get off work now? I brought some snacks from Chinatown and a bottle of your favorite Xifeng wine. If you can drink it,
If so, let’s have a few drinks.”
Li Yalin laughed and said: "I got off work a long time ago. I don't dare to go home because I'm afraid that the media will block me."
As he said that, he quickly took out the bottle of rare Xifeng wine from the bag and exclaimed: "Damn, this wine must have been stored for decades, right?"
An Chongqiu nodded: "It is said to be from the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China."
Li Yalin sighed: "If my old man were still alive, he would be extremely happy to see this wine!"
Li Yalin's ancestors were from the Northwest. He was already a well-known wealthy businessman in the Northwest during the Republic of China. Later, when World War II started, his family escaped from China to the United States after many hardships, and then took root in the United States.
Li Yalin and An Chongqiu are similar in age, both around fifty years old. They are also descendants of Chinese born and raised in the United States. Although they did not grow up in the Northwest, due to the influence of their parents, many habits are consistent with those of the Northwest.
Li Yalin's grandfather and father both loved Xifeng wine, and it is the same for his generation.
At this time, An Chongqiu took out some packaged cold dishes from the brown paper bag, including braised pork head meat, pig ears and other braised vegetables, as well as some refreshing cold dishes, peanuts and other things.
As he opened the things one by one and put them away, he sighed: "Oh, it's just that the particularly delicious Cantonese roast goose in Chinatown is not open today, otherwise I would have bought more roast goose to eat."
Li Yalin curled his lips and said: "What's so delicious about that stuff? It's so sweet and so greasy, it's better to just bake it and eat it."
An Chongqiu said with a smile: "It is Cantonese style. If it is roasted in a blast furnace and then sliced into meat for you to eat in burritos, wouldn't it become Yanjing roast duck?"
With that said, An Chongqiu handed him a pair of chopsticks, and Li Yalin found two disposable water glasses and poured two glasses of wine into them.
Li Yalin picked up the cup and said eagerly: "Come on, let's go!"
An Chongqiu nodded, the two touched their paper cups symbolically, and then each took a sip.
Then, An Chongqiu put down his cup and asked: "You and I have been brothers for many years, do you need my help now? Although the focus of the An family has shifted to the West Coast in recent years, New York is our old base after all.
We still have a lot of manpower and should be able to help you a little."
Li Yalin smiled knowingly and said: "Thank you for your kindness, but I feel that this matter cannot be solved by more people. The clues were cut off too completely at once, as if the void was cut off with a knife.
It looks like there is a very large and professional team behind the scenes. If I can't find a breakthrough point for this team, then this case may never be solved."
An Chongqiu nodded and sighed: "I really didn't expect that someone could kidnap a member of the Fei family in New York and leave you, a Chinese detective, helpless. Could it be that some big shot came from New York?"