Old Xiami is about sixty years old and wears a Chinese-style cotton robe with no visible color. He was born with a curvature of the spine, which is called a hunchback, so he got such a nickname.
"Godfather, Godfather, the police are here!" A little beggar came to report in a panic.
Lao Xiami frowned and said, "Did someone cause me trouble outside again?"
"I don't know, they haven't come back yet."
"Which police officer is here?"
"It seems that his surname is Lei or Dian..."
Before he finished speaking, Lei Ban strode in with two policemen, laughing and scolding: "You little bastard, you are talking nonsense, there is no one named Dian in the world!"
Lao Xiami stood up, clasped his fists and raised his hands, saying, "Hey, dear Chief Lei, you condescended to come to my little temple, why are you doing this?"
Ray-Ban didn't talk nonsense to him and said: "This morning, someone lost his wallet near Shun Hotel. That area is your territory. I didn't say anything, so help find it!"
Old Xiami sighed and said, "Hey, I'm older now, and I'm no longer what I used to be. There are a lot of troublemakers out there who simply refuse to obey. It's hard to say whether it was my people who did it or not."
Ray-Ban lit a cigarette and said: "Okay, don't bargain. The owner has said it. The money in the bag is free of charge, just treat it as a meeting gift for you!"
"Then...what does he want?"
"The wallet was a birthday gift from his wife. It was very memorable, so he only wanted the wallet!"
"Oh I see……"
"What do you understand? Find those two little bastards quickly!"
"Chief Lei, don't worry, as soon as I find the wallet, I will send someone to deliver it to you immediately."
Ray-Ban pulled up a chair and sat down, saying, "No need to bother, I'll just sit here and wait today!"
Lao Xiami asked tentatively: "What is the origin of the owner that makes Chief Lei make a special trip?"
"Old Xiami, if you eat this bowl of rice, do you know why no one touches you?"
"Why?"
"Because you talk less and do more!"
Lao Xiami immediately shut up and said to a dark and thin young man next to him: "Daguang, do you understand?"
Daguang: "I understand...Godfather, what should I do?"
"The owner doesn't even want the money, so how can he make it difficult for his two children? Go ahead!"
"yes."
There are more than thirty beggars under Lao Xiami, most of them are orphans. When they encounter those who disobey discipline or hide money and belongings secretly, Da Guang is responsible for handling such matters. He can be regarded as a thug within the gang.
Two streets away, there is a small dilapidated courtyard house. There are usually twenty or thirty beggars living here. They have to pay the amount specified by Lao Xiami every day. If they fail to pay, they will be slapped with a slap in the face.
The money they get from begging on the streets every day often fails to reach the prescribed amount. In order to avoid being beaten, these little beggars controlled by gangs can only steal, and even dare to break into houses in broad daylight!
Daguang pushed the door open and walked in. He put his hands on his hips and said loudly in the yard: "Three and a half kilograms of iron eggs, come out!"
After a while, the two beggars who had stolen Ma Peiqu's wallet came out of the west wing timidly and said, "Brother Guang, what do you want from us?"
Da Guang stretched out his hand and said, "Is the money enough for today?"
Sanjin and a half and Tiedan looked at each other and said, "Not yet..."
"Then why are you back?"
"It's too cold outside. Come back and warm yourself up."
Da Guang sneered: "You're not hiding money secretly again, are you?"
As he spoke, he walked into the west wing and rummaged through the iron eggs and three and a half kilograms of bed rolls for a while, but found nothing.
Daguang turned around and looked at them for a while, then shouted: "Take off your pants!"
The three-and-a-half-pound man's face turned pale with fright, and Tiedan was not much better than him. He looked down at his feet, and his calves were cramping.
"Brother Guang, we don't dare to do it anymore, please don't tell your godfather..." Sanjin untied his pants, trembling, and took out Ma Peiqu's wallet from his cotton crotch.
Daguang snatched the wallet with his hand, took out the banknotes inside, and said: "You two are becoming more and more courageous. Take off your pants and kneel down!"
The two teenagers didn't dare to disobey, so they knelt on the ground with their buttocks bare. Daguang picked up a wooden stick and said, "I have to go back in a hurry. I'm giving you an advantage today. I'll only give you ten spanks each!"
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
The stick hit his bony buttocks, which weighed three and a half kilograms, and he screamed in pain.
"Stop!" The door opened and Jiang Xinyu walked in from the outside.
Da Guang was stunned for a moment and said, "Who are you?"
Jiang Xinyu lifted his clothes, revealing the pistol in his waist, and said calmly: "If each person is given ten sticks, can they get up tomorrow?"
Not knowing who this person was, Daguang didn't dare to talk to him.
Jiang Xinyu took the wallet from his hand, opened it, looked at it, and unzipped the zipper. Inside was a small paper bag.
Daguang: "Sir, this is what Chief Lei wants, you can't take it away."
"Which Chief Ray?"
"Ray-Ban from Red Bridge Police Station."
"What a coincidence, I was just looking for him. Where is he? Take me there!"
As he spoke, Jiang Xinyu took his wallet and walked out. Daguang had no choice but to follow him step by step.
The car stopped on the side of the road, and Jiang Xinyu said to Daguang: "Get in the car!"
Ordinary police chiefs can only ride bicycles to patrol the streets and handle cases. This one drove a car, which must be bigger than the Ray-Ban officer. Daguang hurriedly opened the door and got in.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiang Xinyu put the paper bag into his pocket. He knew very well that Ma Peiqu must have some unknown secrets when he did this secretly!
No matter what the secret involves, since he knows it, of course he has to figure it out! Apart from the banknotes, there is only this paper bag in the wallet, and the secret must be hidden in the paper bag!
Jiang Xinyu got into the car, threw his wallet to Daguang, and said, "Whose wallet is it?"
"I don't know, Chief Lei didn't say."
"Where is he?"
"At godfather's place."
"Old Xiami?"
"right."
A few minutes later, the car stopped outside Lao Xiami's residence. Jiang Xinyu didn't get out of the car and said to Daguang: "Go get Ray-Ban!"
Daguang: "May I ask who you are?"
Jiang Xinyu: "Just tell him that the creditor is waiting for him outside!"
Daguang didn't dare to ask any more questions and quickly entered the courtyard.
Jiang Xinyu opened the paper package, looked at the broken piece of porcelain inside, and pondered...
A few minutes later, Lei Ban came out with two policemen, came to Jiang Xinyu's car window, and said, "I guessed it was you!"
Jiang Xinyu rolled down the window and said with a smile: "So, I am your only creditor?"
Ray-Ban: "One creditor is enough!"
"Don't say such things. As a creditor, I have never pressed for debt. I even treat debtors to dinner and drinks every now and then."
"Captain Jiang is the most interesting creditor in Yanjin, is that okay?"
"More consistent with the facts."
"What do you want from me?"
"Let's talk in the car."
Lei Ban asked the two policemen to go back first, opened the car door, sat in, and said, "I heard that big light say, have you found a beggar's den?"
Jiang Xinyu drove the car and said, "I was looking for you. I heard ghosts crying and howling inside, so I went in and took a look."
While they were talking, the car stopped at the entrance of a teahouse. The two got out of the car and walked in.
“A pot of melon slices, melon seeds and a platter of snacks.”
After Jiang Xinyu finished instructing the waiter, he took off his coat and put it on the chair next to him.
Tea was served quickly. Lei Pen picked up a piece of date cake and took two bites, then said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
Jiang Xinyu took a sip from the tea bowl and said, "Did you arrest a person named Wu Changqing?"
"Wu Changqing... there seems to be such a person, do you know him?"
"I don't know him. He is a relative of a friend of mine."
Lei Pen ate the date cake in his mouth and said vaguely: "No need to say anything, I understand, I will let you go when you get back!"
Jiang Xinyu: "Is there nothing wrong with him? Don't let anything happen in the future and it will involve you again."
"To tell you the truth, not one of the dozen or so people arrested last night had any problems!"
"Then why arrest them?"
"Why? For money! Prices have skyrocketed, and the salary is only so much. If you don't make some extra money, how are you going to support your family?"
Jiang Xinyu nodded and said, "Yes, it's all about money now... Hey, why are you looking for Lao Xiami?"
Lei Pen took out Ma Peiqu's wallet and said, "This is Ma Peiqu's wallet from your detective team. He let Lao Xiaomi's men take it away in the morning."
"Why is this Ma Peiqu so careless..."
"Crack!"
Jiang Xinyu's tea bowl fell to the ground and broke into two pieces, with a few broken porcelain pieces scattered everywhere.
Lei Ban joked: "You said that Ma Peiqu was careless, but you are not the same!... Man, come over and clean up, and bring me another tea bowl."
Jiang Xinyu bent down and wiped off the tea that splashed on his pants, and picked up a broken piece of porcelain.