There are more than 20 bridges connecting the two sides of the Suzhou River with a total length of 53 kilometers. The jurisdiction of the Concession and the Chinese Territory is basically bounded by the center of the bridge.
Businessmen who specialize in black market business quickly discovered the loopholes. If they trade on the bridge, they can at least ensure that they will not be caught.
If the patrol comes, then run to the Chinese community; if the police come, then run to the concession.
Anyway, as long as you cross the center line of the bridge, neither the police nor the patrol will continue to pursue you. They have no right to cross the border to enforce the law on the other side's territory.
Xu Siqi's method was very simple: find someone to ask Liang Dequan to trade cultural relics on the bridge. When Liu Jianming went to arrest the person, Liang Dequan would definitely run to the concession.
At that time, Xu Siqi temporarily closed the entrance to the concession on the grounds of inspection, and Liang Dequan had no choice but to surrender.
"In addition, the person who goes to trade must be a trusted acquaintance of Liang Dequan, and the cultural relics should not be exaggerated, just enough to attract Liang Dequan." Xu Siqi instructed.
Liu Jianming knew very well that he could easily accomplish the above two points, and Xu Siqi was willing to take the initiative to help him. This was the key to the success or failure of the matter.
"Inspector Xu, I would like to ask, why do you want to help us arrest Liang Dequan?"
"What you just said touched me."
"Which sentence?"
"You said, it's a pity that the artistic treasures left by our ancestors have fallen into the hands of outsiders!"
"That's just my temporary feeling..."
"I am a Chinese first, and then a Chinese detective in the patrol room."
Liu Jianming stood up, gave a formal military salute, and solemnly said: "Inspector Xu, I must express my respect to you!"
Ring ring ring!
The phone on the table suddenly rang.
Xu Siqi reached out and picked up the phone: "Hello, who is this?"
"Siqi, what are you doing?" Gu Qingcheng's lazy voice came from the receiver.
"at work."
"Are you free on Saturday?"
"It's hard to say now, what's wrong?"
"I want you to go shopping with me. I'm bored to death at home..." "Okay. As long as there are no special circumstances on Saturday, I will definitely accompany you."
"Keep your word, don't coax me."
"certainly."
"Siqi, I haven't left the house all day today, tell me, where should I go soon?"
"Qingcheng, I have something to do here, hang up now and call you later."
"……All right."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Siqi thought for a while and said: "Chief Liu, the matter of helping you arrest Liang Dequan is only known to you and me. After leaving this door, I will not admit that I have said such words. In my capacity
, being overly involved in this matter is somewhat illegal, do you understand what I mean?"
"Of course." Liu Jianming was very happy. With Inspector Hua's secret help, catching Liang Dequan was not easy.
After finishing the official business, Liu Jianming still didn't want to leave. He was determined to build a relationship with Xu Siqi. If he had Inspector Hua's help, he would definitely get twice the result with half the effort in handling cases in the concession.
"Looking at the accent, Inspector Xu is from the north, right?"
"I'm from Anhui."
"Anhui? It doesn't sound like it..."
"When I was a teenager, my family moved to Tianjin for some reason, so my Tianjin accent is more pronounced." Xu Siqi has answered this question many times.
Liu Jianming smiled and said: "If you put it like that, it's really a coincidence."
"Why, Section Chief Liu is also from Anhui?"
"I am from Xiangxiang, Hunan. However, my wife is from Tianjin. Her home is on the north side of Xiaobailou, only one street away from the US Consulate."
Xu Siqi nodded: "That area is the American Concession, and the nearby St. John's Middle School is where I studied."
"Are you studying at St. John's Middle School?" Liu Jianming's eyes widened.
"right."
"Detective Xu, how old are you this year?"
"Actual age 24."
Liu Jianming beamed with joy: "This is getting more and more coincidental. My wife is the same age as you, and she was also studying at St. John's Middle School at that time. Maybe you are still classmates. The so-called four great joys in life are good rains after a long drought, and meeting old friends in a foreign land.
On the wedding night, when the gold medal was named, I would say, this is definitely worth celebrating!"
Xu Siqi smiled and said: "What a coincidence."
Liu Jianming thought for a while: "Inspector Xu, do you think this is a good idea? If you are willing to reward me, please come to my house for a casual meal on Saturday night. Oh, there will be two friends by then. I will introduce you to them. They are both
Colleagues at the police station.”
"Well... okay, but then I will take my girlfriend with me. As you heard just now, I originally promised to go shopping with her."
“Extremely welcome.”
"May I ask, what is your wife's name?"
"I think it's better not to say anything. I'll give you a surprise when we meet." Liu Jianming said pretending to be mysterious.
Xu Siqi also smiled and said: "I hope we can recognize each other by then."
"Then it's settled, Saturday night at six o'clock, No. 13 Xue Huali Road, French Concession. The address is easy to find. Across the street is Lao Xia Teahouse."
"Okay. Just to remember."
"Then I won't disturb you. Let's see each other. Farewell."
"Chief Liu, walk slowly."
"Stay, stay."
After sending Liu Jianming away, Xu Siqi couldn't help but feel funny. There were very few girls in St. John's Middle School. There were girls of all ages, but there were none of her own age.
Therefore, Liu Jianming was obviously lying about this matter.
Xu Siqi knew very well that the reason why Liu Jianming was so mysterious and fabricated something that did not exist at all was to make friends with him.
In fact, Xu Siqi had the same idea. Especially when he heard that two policemen were present, he immediately decided to accept the banquet.
As a qualified intelligence officer, you need to get in touch with different groups of people, be good at dealing with all kinds of people, and open up your social circle as soon as possible.
Interpersonal communication is a means, and a lot of information is leaked inadvertently. Only by becoming friends with them can you have the opportunity to learn all kinds of valuable information.
Moreover, Liu Jianming once worked in the intelligence department, and his circle of contacts must be indispensable for such people. Building a good relationship with such people has only advantages and no disadvantages.
As for helping to arrest Liang Dequan, it is a simple matter. It can not only make this national scum receive the punishment he deserves, but also give Liu Jianming a huge favor.
What Xu Siqi is thinking now is that he should find an opportunity to meet with Fang Yongyan and make a report on what happened recently, especially the traitor thing that Boss Dai said.
In addition, he also has an immature plan, which is mainly aimed at Liang Hongzhi.
Xu Siqi had already made plans for this traitor who embezzled military pay, resold national treasure-level cultural relics, and was a complete traitor. Now that he has become the detective of the Chinese police, and has all the conditions, it is time to show him some color...