"Siqi, let me remind you that Liu Jianming is a member of the party. It is best to stay away from him to avoid causing trouble for yourself."
"The problem is, as a Chinese detective, I have to deal with the anti-smuggling department. I can't hide from it. When we meet, I can't speak with a straight face, right?"
"Better be careful..." He solemnly opened a drawer and checked all the items inside one by one.
Xu Siqi was not idle either, lightly tapping on the wall to check if there were any hidden compartments or other mechanisms.
Near noon, the two left Haitangli by car.
On the way, he sighed solemnly and complained: "Oh, I have been busy all morning in vain. No wonder Jiang Bin pushed this matter to us, it was just like looking for a needle in a haystack. Let alone the two of us, even if we come to a hundred or a thousand
I don’t know what I’m looking for, so I don’t know where to start.”
"Take your time, don't rush."
"If you ask me, there is no need to send people to stay guarded at night."
"Why?"
"If Eunuch Qiao bumps into him once, the matter will be exposed. The murderer will definitely not dare to go."
"Whose turn was it to sit guard last night?"
"Zhang Huan."
"I remember, it was him the night before yesterday..."
"That guy was so eager to perform his service that he volunteered to stay in Haitang Village."
"oh……"
"Are you coming again this afternoon?"
"I'm not coming. I'm interviewing new people this afternoon. Let's talk about it tomorrow."
"What new people are you interviewing?"
"We have recruited a new group of Chinese prisoners. Oh, by the way, Wu Yanhui also signed up."
"He also attended the afternoon interview?"
"Um."
"Can he do it?"
"Whether it works or not depends on his luck..."
The car sped along and returned to the Hongkou patrol room.
…
after lunch.
Inspector Xu's Office.
There are four photos of Li Yuanwu's corpse, arranged in a row on the table.
Xu Siqi frowned and stared at these photos that he had seen countless times for a long time.
Tuk Tuk!
There was a knock on the door outside the house.
"Come in."
Xu Siqi didn't even raise his head and continued to look at the photo.
As soon as the door opened, Zhang Huan pushed it open and walked in. He put his feet together and stood at attention, saluting.
"Inspector Xu, are you looking for me?"
Xu Siqi glanced at him: "Has there been anything unusual in Haitang these past two nights?"
"everything is normal."
"Tell me where you are squatting."
"ah?"
"Is this sentence difficult to understand?"
"The southeast corner of Beijiekou..."
"In the car?"
"It's cold, so we can only stay in the car. Oh, don't worry. We were worried that we might alert others, so we didn't drive a police car, we borrowed a civilian car." Zhang Huan explained.
Xu Siqi took a sip from the tea bowl and said calmly: "The area around Haitangli is considered a civilian area. It's better during the day, but in the second half of the night, cars are rare. I found a car parked on the roadside. As long as the murderer has some brains, he can
You can guess what's going on."
"Then, what should we do?"
"Go all out to capture Zhang Badou. Stay on task, suspended."
"yes!"
"You go out first."
"yes!"
Zhang Huan turned around and took two steps, thought for a moment, then stopped and said, "Inspector Xu, it's time for the new recruits' interview. They are all waiting in the corridor. Look..."
Xu Siqi said: "Let them come in, in order."
"yes."
Zhang Huan bowed, turned around and retreated.
After a while, a strong man with big shoulders and round waist came in and said loudly: "No. 043, Lu Tao."
Looking at his age, he must be thirty years old.
Stopping towards the middle of the room, the light in the room seemed to dim.
The British Concession plans to recruit 100 new Chinese prisoners, and the number of applicants has reached nearly a thousand. It can be said that the probability of choosing one in a hundred is high.
Huaqiao earns 30 silver dollars per month, which seems to be about the same as the income of ordinary workers.
Workers are constantly on their hands and feet every day, and sometimes they have to work overtime. In comparison, the work of patrol officers is much easier.
Therefore, whenever the patrol room recruits people, it will attract a large number of applicants.
There is a stack of registration forms on the table.
Xu Siqi found the registration form numbered 043, glanced at it briefly, and said, "Tell me your dream."
"I have studied martial arts." Lu Tao replied.
"how tall are you?"
"A little over six feet."
"How many palm pressures can I do?"
"Fifty."
"Please begin your performance."
Without saying a word, Lu Tao leaned down and started doing palm presses one after another.
Palm pressure is a compulsory subject for patrol officers.
Thirty is the passing mark.
If you can't even reach the passing mark, you can go home directly.
Lu Tao has good physical strength and completed fifty palm presses in less than a minute.
What's rare is that it looks effortless at all.
After asking a few questions as usual, Xu Siqi reached for the pen and made a check on the application form. This was regarded as passing the interview.
Then I had a few more interviews.
Wu Yanhui was sixth in line. After entering, he walked to his station in a proper manner, bowed and said, "Brother Xu, I'm here."
Xu Siqi looked at him and said, "Are you confident?"
"Yes!" Wu Yanhui's chest puffed up.
Xu Siqi said: "I can pass the interview for you. But can you do one-on-one fighting?"
The number of applicants far exceeded expectations.
Chief Inspector Stewart was ingenious and organized a group fight.
Wear protective gear and have a time limit of three minutes. As long as you defeat the opponent, you will be admitted directly to the patrol room.
Under the law of the jungle, natural selection and survival of the fittest.
Most of the people who came to sign up were strong and strong, but Wu Yanhui looked thin, so it was almost natural that he would be eliminated.
Wu Yanhui took a step closer and whispered: "Brother Xu, as long as you are willing to help, I can pass smoothly."
Xu Siqi frowned: "Can I help? How?"
"Put me and Lu Tao in a group."
"Lu Tao is the strongest one here, are you sure you want to be in a group with him?"
"Sure."
Xu Siqi's eyes flashed: "Do you know Lu Tao?"
Wu Yanhui chuckled: "I knew that nothing could be hidden from Brother Xu's dazzling eyes."
"Tell me, what's going on?"
"Hired with money..."
"What does he do?"
"I'm watching the show at Baoju."
"You are cheating."
"Brother Xu, for the sake of cousin Wang Shen, please help me. I don't know anyone in Shanghai, so I can only rely on you. This is my wish..."
As he spoke, Wu Yanhui took out an envelope from his arms and placed it gently on the desk.
Xu Siqi sat still and said, "What's in the envelope?"
"Money." Wu Yanhui said with a low eyebrow.
Xu Siqi reached out and picked up the envelope, opened the seal and took a look. Inside the envelope was ten yuan.
"You don't learn well at a young age, you cheat and you bribe..."
"I promise, just this once."
Xu Siqi was silent.
Wu Yanhui waited anxiously.
After a while, Xu Siqi suddenly said: "Are you still used to where you live?"
Wu Yanhui was stunned for a moment and said: "Get used to it, it'll be fine."
Xu Siqi sighed: "Forget it, for Wang Shen's sake, I'll help you this time."
"Thank you, Brother Xu!" Wu Yanhui bowed happily.
"Take the money back."
"Brother Xu..."
"Just take it back if I ask you to, why is there all this nonsense!"