The night the corridor light on the fourth floor broke down, the Japanese people downstairs in the apartment were probably secretly arresting someone, but they ran away.
The sound of the door closing that Xu Siqi heard was most likely Zhang Liwei's house in Room 15. He immediately knocked on the door on the pretext of borrowing sugar cubes to confirm his guess.
When Zhang Liwei opened the door, it would have been okay if he looked like he had just arrived home. However, he was holding chopsticks in his hand and seemed to be having dinner with his family.
Zhang Liwei is a teacher with a gentle and unhurried personality. He is by no means the kind of rough guy who walks in the door, picks up chopsticks and starts eating.
Therefore, there are only two possibilities, either Xu Siqi heard wrongly, or Zhang Liwei deliberately acted like he was eating.
Assuming it is the latter, he is just a teacher. What is he trying to hide?
In other words, what does he have to cover up?
That leaves only the last possibility. Under the cover of his identity as a teacher, Zhang Liwei has other secret identities.
Such as spies.
In Shanghai today, spies from all over the world meet, including Japan's Special High School, the US-Florida War Information Agency, British MI6, the Soviet Cheka, etc., all looking for opportunities to find information that suits their own interests.
If Zhang Liwei is really a spy, which force does he represent?
The reason why the patrolman was asked to inspect the house was because Xu Siqi did not want to alert the enemy. His purpose was to find out the identity of the other party, nothing more.
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On the afternoon of the next day, Zhang Huan led people to Shenjiang Apartment and went door to door to verify the identity of the residents.
Tuk Tuk!
"Who is it?"
"Routine inspection of patrol room."
The door of Room 15 opened. Xiaozhi looked at the patrolman outside the door and said, "Okay, what are you checking?"
The patrol officer from the household registration office stepped forward, holding the household registration booklet for the entire building in his hand, turned to the column No. 15 on the fourth floor, and asked: "How many people are in the family?"
"Three people." Xiaozhi replied.
"name."
"Zhang Liwei, Zhang Xiaozhi, Chongchong."
"Chong Chong?"
"Oh, Chongchong is my son."
"I didn't ask you your birth name or your first name."
"The child is too young and hasn't even been given a name yet."
"Is everyone at home here?"
"Zhang Liwei has gone to work, and my son and I are the only ones at home."
"Where does Zhang Liwei work?"
"He is a Chinese teacher at Muertang Middle School on Sanma Road."
After checking his identity, Zhang Huan said: "Mrs. Zhang? I'm sorry? We need to come to your home for a routine inspection of the patrol room? Please cooperate."
At this time? Xu Siqi walked over and said, "Mrs. Zhang? It's a routine matter, don't mind."
Xiaozhi said: "Don't mind? Please take a look."
The layout of the room is similar to that of Xu Siqi’s home? Two bedrooms, living room, study room, kitchen, bathroom, plus a storage room.
The room is spotlessly clean, and the various objects are arranged in order, with no trace of random placement. This shows the owner's rigorous and serious character.
Chong Chong huddled in the corner? Holding a colorful ball in his arms, he looked timidly at the patrolman who came in.
Xu Siqi walked over and said softly: "Chongchong, what are you doing?"
"Playing ball."
"Can you play ball?"
"meeting."
As he spoke, Chongchong showed off and patted the ball. The ball fell on the floor and made a clunking sound.
Chongchong suddenly became nervous? He quickly turned his face to look at his mother, his eyes full of fear.
At this moment, Xiaozhi was standing in the living room, accepting inquiries from the household registration office patrol to supplement the detailed information of the household registration, and did not notice this.
Xu Siqi frowned. It’s normal for children to be afraid of their parents. It’s really rare to be afraid to such an extent.
He also noticed that the ball had no signs of wear and tear, probably because it was not played often, and it was almost as good as new.
There is a line of words printed on the ball: Love sports, everyone is healthy.
This is the slogan of the New Life Movement and can be seen in many public places.
Xu Siqi thought for a while, pointed to the words on the ball, and said: "Chongchong, tell uncle, what do these words mean?"
Chongchong shook his head.
"Where are these two characters?" Xu Siqi pointed to the simplest human character.
Chongchong still shook his head.
Xu Siqi tried to ask: "Are you illiterate?"
"Yeah." Chongchong lowered his head and played with the ball fondly.
It is really strange that a teacher's child is illiterate when he is about to reach school age.
Why doesn’t Zhang Liwei teach his children to read?
Even if he is busy with work and has no time, Xiaozhi stays at home all day and has plenty of time, so why doesn't she teach?
The bedrooms are one in the south and the other in the north. Zhang Liwei and his wife live in the south bedroom, and Chong Chong lives in the north bedroom.
This routine patrol inspection was mainly to see if there were any outsiders at home. The main purpose of the home inspection was to verify the identity of the residents of Shenjiang Apartment.
Coming out of Room 15, Xu Siqi said politely: "Mrs. Zhang, excuse me."
Xiaozhi smiled slightly: "It's okay, there was a routine inspection at the beginning of the year, and I'm used to it."
While the two were talking, Bai Jiuqing opened the door and walked out. A patrolman stopped him and said, "Don't leave yet. The inspection is complete before leaving."
Bai Jiuqing raised his wrist, glanced at his watch, and asked, "When will my home be inspected?"
The patrolman said: "I don't know, just wait at home."
Bai Jiuqing said: "Can you be accommodating and check my house first? Oh, I'm in a hurry to go filming. If I delay for a while, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time."
The patrolman ignored him and just stopped him from going downstairs.
You might be accommodating in normal times, but today Detective Hua is in charge personally. If you dare to engage in fraud for personal gain at this time, you are simply asking for trouble.
Bai Jiuqing was at a loss what to do. He looked up and saw Xu Siqi. He hurriedly came closer and said, "Inspector Xu, it's great that you are here. What's going on? I'm on my way to filming. Can you search my house first?"
Xu Siqi looked around and waved to the household registration office for patrolling. He pointed at Bai Jiuqing and said, "Register him first."
"Thank you, Inspector Xu." Bai Jiuqing repeatedly cupped his fists and raised his hands.
Xu Siqi said: "We are all neighbors, so it doesn't matter. If it weren't for the recent unrest on the streets, it wouldn't disturb our neighbors."
Bai Jiuqing said repeatedly: "I understand, I understand. I think the more inspections the better, so that the bad guys will get wind of it and never dare to come to our place again."
Xu Siqi smiled and didn't say anything. He had philistine habits and didn't look like a good person. He probably played a villain in a movie.
The patrol officer from the household registration office asked: "How many people are there in the family?"
"It's just me." Bai Jiuqing replied.
"Name?"
"Bai Jiuqing."
"Is there a job?"
"Yes. I am an actor at Nanhua Film Company. I am in a hurry to film..."
"Leave a phone number."
"There's no phone at home."
"Just leave the film company's phone number, as long as I can find you."