Yang Changnian was walking and talking with his colleagues. The two of them had cigarettes in their mouths and seemed to be talking about some very happy topic.
Then, Yang Changnian saw a notice posted on the telephone pole next to the noodle shop diagonally across the street. He and his colleagues went over to take a look. This was to remind kind citizens to be careful of "children reading letters, a scam."
Yang Changnian glanced at the bottom of this new notice and saw three drops of ink that seemed to have been accidentally dripped on it.
He took out his cigarette case and handed a cigarette to his colleague, "You go first. You don't have to wait for me. I'm going to the toilet."
Colleagues inevitably complained, saying that Yang was always lazy and had a lot of excrement and urine, so he took the lead with a cigarette tucked behind his head.
Yang Changnian went into the toilet and pretended to squat in the bathroom.
About two or three minutes later, Li Hao came in.
"Brother Shi, you are doing well lately." Li Hao said with a smile.
"Brother Li, don't be so eager." Yang Changnian smiled bitterly.
"Brother Shi, I'm not in a hurry." Li Hao said, "Brother Fan asked me to ask you, what did you find?"
"I don't know the details." Yang Changnian smiled bitterly, "I only know that one day a man came into the prison cell and met Wang Kangnian. After that, Wang Kangnian's life became easier." "Do you know who went to see Wang Kangnian?" Li Hao asked.
"I don't know." Yang Changnian smiled bitterly, "I was separated that day."
Li Hao nodded. He saw Yang Changnian saying in sign language at the same time: It's probably Li Cuiqun.
Yang Changnian is a veterinarian by training. When he was in school, he had a mute classmate named Gizhu who was a good hand. In order to learn this craft, he taught himself sign language.
As for Haozi, Haozi, who was born as a beggar, knows many skills to make a living.
The two of them continued to talk about the topics they could talk about, but in fact they communicated secretly using sign language.
…..
Li Hao: Is the enemy planning to attack Shanghai Station?
Yang Changnian: There is no sign.
’ As he spoke, he looked thoughtful and said in sign language: Cao Yu has been frequently going in and out of Jisi Feier Road these days. I don’t know what he is busy with.
Li Hao showed a surprised expression: Are you familiar with Cao Yu now?
Yang Changnian: Slightly familiar.
Li Hao: Where is Tong Xueyong?
Yang Changnian nodded and said, "Mr. Cheng has been kind to me, and Mr. Shi knows how to repay his kindness." He gestured with his hand: "Slightly familiar."
…..
The noise from the arresting hall on the first floor was heard upstairs, as if someone was quarreling.
Cheng Qianfan frowned and mouthed to the patrolman who came into the house to bring him a kettle, "Go and see what's going on, it's such a mess."
Soon, the patrolman came back with a strange expression on his face.
"What's wrong?" Cheng Qianfan asked with a frown.
"Report to Vice President Cheng that an old lady is causing trouble in the arresting hall."
"What a mess, get rid of it." Cheng Qianfan said impatiently, "Let it be quiet down there."
"That grandma said she is your neighbor, Vice President Cheng." The subordinate said quickly.
"Neighbor?" Cheng Qianfan was surprised. He opened the door and walked out. The noise downstairs became clearer. When he listened carefully, it turned out to be Aunt Ma's voice.
Cheng Qianfan shook his head and smiled, "Aunt Ma is indeed my old neighbor. Go and invite her up."
"yes!"
Hearing what Vice President Cheng said, the patrolman felt relieved. Fortunately, he was more cautious and said a few more words. If he went downstairs to chase people away without thinking, he would definitely be in trouble in the end. Soon, Aunt Ma came up. To be precise, the voice arrived before the person arrived. "Oh, oh, this is amazing." Aunt Ma cried, "Brother Fan, Aunt Ma, my coffin book..."
The patrolman who brought Aunt Ma up burst out laughing.
Cheng Qianfan glared at him, so frightened that he quickly closed the door and went out.
"Aunt Ma, don't be anxious, come on, sit down and talk slowly." Cheng Qianfan helped Aunt Ma and said, "If you have anything to do with me, Brother Fan will make the decision for you."
"Allah knows that Brother Fan is serious and will not ignore it.
Old woman. "When Aunt Ma heard this, she immediately wiped her tears and said.
Cheng Qianfan was amused. He knew that Aunt Ma was waiting for his words.
He opened the cupboard, took out a box of snacks, poured a cup of tea, and asked Aunt Ma to eat while she talked.
A box of snacks is finished.
The tea cup was refilled twice.
Aunt Ma had just finished telling the story of the 'tragic thing' she had encountered.
…
Aunt Ma was deceived. To be precise, the old woman fell into the 'children's letter-reading' scam that has just emerged in Shanghai:
Passers-by will see a young child on the side of the road, holding a letter in his hand. He will come up to chat with people he meets.
A child will claim that he is too young to read and ask someone to read what is written in the letter.
When the literate person read the letter, his eyes lit up. It turned out that the letter was about mailing a few high-quality ginseng, and he must go to a certain post office to claim it in time.
Of course, the letter may also include other valuable medicinal materials or items, such as top-quality bird's nests. In short, it must be something tempting enough to tempt greed.
The child claimed that he had picked up the letter by himself and was about to go home and give it to his parents. Out of curiosity, he asked someone to show him the contents of the letter.
Since it is a found item, it means whoever holds the letter can go to the post office to collect the package.
This signed or stamped letter or note is the proof of claiming the parcel. Seeing that this child is just an inexperienced child, naturally some people are greedy and use crooked ideas to give the child a few dollars and send him away.
Then, when the person took the letter and rushed to the post office to pick up the package, he realized that it was a scam. Either the things mentioned in the letter did not exist at all, or there was really something to receive, but when he took it home, he took a look. , all dried radish, not even a single ginseng hair.
Aunt Ma fell into this kind of scam. The old woman was defrauded of five yuan. For Aunt Ma, who had always been frugal and wanted to break into eight-petal flowers with a steel hammer, this was like killing the old woman. Dead.
Looking at the heartbroken Aunt Ma, Cheng Qianfan knew that Aunt Ma was really heartbroken this time.
He opened his wallet, took out five yuan and handed it to Aunt Ma.
"Aunt Ma, it's my inability to govern you that makes you frightened. You need this money first..."
"No, this can't be done, Brother Fan." Aunt Ma said repeatedly, "When Brother Fan said it, the five yuan had already been kicked into his pocket."
Cheng Qianfan comforted Aunt Ma a few more words, saying that if there was any difficulty in the future, she could come to the patrol room to find him, and Brother Fan would definitely support her neighbor.
"Brother Fan, we all know that Zhu is reliable." Aunt Ma thanked her profusely and muttered, wondering if she could still catch the little bastard.
Cheng Qianfan glanced at Aunt Ma and asked, "Where did Aunt Ma meet that little bastard who lied to you?"
Aunt Ma said that she went to the market in Xijilaihuoxing Street today and stopped at the bookstore. Maybe she was too hungry because of the delay, so she felt dizzy on the way back and was cheated. She didn't know where it was. .
"You must be careful when you grow old. It's hard to guard against scammers." Cheng Qianfan warned Aunt Ma.
….
After Aunt Ma left, Cheng Qianfan's face darkened and he fell into deep thought. West Jilaihuoxing Street.
Who is in Nishi Jiraiya Street?
Or, what happened in Nishi Jiraiya Street?
Yes, the key to Auntie Ma's visit was to give her an address: West Jilaihuoxing Street.
Of course, it's possible that Aunt Ma came here mainly for the five yuan and sent a message by the way.
Why is Cheng Qianfan so sure that Aunt Ma sent the address?
Aunt Ma is illiterate!
How could an illiterate old woman fall for the 'letter reading scam'?
Cheng Qianfan shook his head. He could probably guess that Aunt Ma had come up with such an excuse to see him. Maybe Aunt Ma had heard about this letter-reading scam from somewhere and used it.
Aunt Ma is a smart person.
It's just that he was clever after all, but he forgot about her
I can't read anymore.
Well--
wrong.
Cheng Qianfan's expression was serious. The Aunt Ma he knew was not just a little clever, she was a very powerful old woman.
Aunt Ma's husband died early, and an unemployed widow could fight with her husband's wolf-like relatives without falling behind, and successfully keep the house and small shop. This is not something ordinary people can do.
In addition, Aunt Ma has lived in Yandeli for twenty years. She has been fighting with her neighbors for ten or twenty years, and she has almost never suffered a loss.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Aunt Ma's intelligence and wit are beyond the comparison of ordinary agents.
This old woman is amazing.
….
Cheng Qianfan figured it out instantly:
Aunt Ma is a smart person, and after living for so long, the old woman knows how to seek good luck and avoid disaster. She was probably entrusted by someone to report the news, but she also knew that there were some things that she, an old woman, could not get involved in. She was worried that she would be harmed. I fell into it, so I thought of a trick and used the 'letter reading scam', a flawed method to send the message.
Brother Yifan was smart enough to realize that the old woman was illiterate, so he realized the intention.
In this way, Cheng Qianfan understood that there was a bookstore on Xiji Laihuoxing Street, and this was the purpose of Aunt Ma's trip.
A smile appeared on Cheng Qianfan's face. He still remembered that when he was a child, he secretly acted mischievously because he was scolded by Aunt Ma. When Aunt Ma came to visit, he wet Aunt Ma's briquette stove and turned around. Then he escaped.
He thought that the matter was done perfectly, but he didn't expect that Aunt Ma would come to his door soon.
His father, Cheng Wenzao, beat him up and asked him if he would accept the beating and if he knew why he was beaten.
Cheng Qianfan was naturally unconvinced and said that Aunt Ma had no evidence and had wrongly accused him. The father then laughed and slapped him in the face, saying that it was okay for the boy to be naughty. The reason why he was beaten was because he was blind and thought he was smart, but he offended the brightest woman in Yandri.
West Jilaihuoxing Street, bookstore.
Cheng Qianfan frowned and thought.
He lit a cigarette and took a puff. Two streams of smoke slowly blew out from his nose, his eyebrows furrowed.
Cheng Qianfan's heart moved, and he realized that he had ignored the essence of the matter.
Aunt Ma is such a smart person. If you say that this old woman is greedy for money, she is indeed greedy for money. However, Aunt Ma is a very smart person. She will not easily agree to help outsiders just for money, let alone get involved in danger. of things.
Then, Aunt Ma must know the person who asked Aunt Ma to summon her. I know Aunt Ma.
And the most important thing is that this person should have some important relationship with himself, or in Aunt Ma's eyes, this person has a close relationship with him, Cheng Qianfan. And this kind of close relationship was the reason why Aunt Ma wanted to help with this trip. Big brother Lu Xinge!
Cheng Qianfan had a judgment in his mind.
Lushingo had visited Yendri several times in the early years.
Aunt Ma has met Lu Xingge. Aunt Ma may not know Lu Xingge's name, but she knows that Lu Xingge is his sworn brother.
In this way, everything is straightened out.
Yendri.
When Aunt Ma returned home, she glanced at the briquettes at the door and put her hands on her hips, pointing at the door of Zhao Laolian's house next door and yelling.
Zhao Laowen, who had been fighting Aunt Ma for ten or twenty years, was naturally not afraid and decisively accepted the challenge.
When the neighbors saw this daily repertoire, some people stuck their heads out to enjoy it. Some people even held a handful of melon seeds in their hands and ate the melon seeds while watching the show. Some people felt annoyed and couldn't help shouting to stop the fight.
The quarrel ended with Aunt Ma going to Zhao Laowen's house to rummage through the cabinets and asking for a needle and two feet of thread as compensation.
Not to be outdone, Zhao Laowen took his old coat and asked Aunt Ma to help her mend it, so that the two countries could temporarily stop the war.
The one who had the good thing shouted, you two can live together.
These words are shocking. How can Aunt Ma, who has been widowed all her life, bear this? The old lady
Po went all out and scolded everyone and ran away. Zhao Laowen followed suit and said that he, Lao Zhao, was a serious person.
Everyone ran away, and the serious old Zhao stayed at Aunt Ma's house with a smile on his face and asked her to help sew his coat.
Although everyone was curious, they no longer dared to watch.
"Did you go to the patrol room today?" Zhao Laowen asked.
"I was asked to take a trip." Aunt Ma took Zhao Laowen's coat and mended it skillfully, saying.
"There are some things that we cannot interfere with." Zhao Laowen said with a serious face.
"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid." Aunt Ma said.
As she said that, the old woman grinned and said, "If you understand what it means, then you have a good life. If you don't understand, you can't blame me."
"You just haven't died yet." Zhao Laowen sighed, "If Brother Ninth is alive, I hope you can live a peaceful life."
As he spoke, Zhao Laowen said with a solemn expression, "Brother Fan is not an easy man, and he is so close to the Japanese now, so be careful not to get yourself involved.
"Brother Fan is what we have grown up watching," Aunt Ma said..."
"Good bamboo can produce bad bamboo shoots. Who knows these days." Zhao Laowen said with emotion.
Aunt Ma didn't speak anymore, but concentrated on mending her coat. Suddenly, she asked, "What did you find out about the incident on Kaisen Road? Did Fifth Brother and the others do it?"
Zhao Laowen shook his head, with a strange look on his face, "That thing is weird. Everyone said it was done by the Iron-Blooded Anti-Japanese Hoe Girl Gang, but it doesn't look like it to me."
No. 22, Xue Huali Road.
Li Hao returned to the patrol room dusty.
"Brother Fan, Shi Lei said that someone went to see Wang Kangnian, but he didn't know who that person was." Li Hao met Cheng Qianfan who was walking his dog downstairs and reported to him.
A passing patrol officer heard the name "Wang Kangnian" and smiled knowingly, "Mr. Xiao Cheng, the holiday with Wang Kangnian is well known in Shanghai. First I heard that Wang Kangnian was missing, and later I heard that he was captured by the Japanese." , is he not dead yet?
The patrolman walked away quickly.
Li Hao followed Cheng Qianfan, who was walking his dog, and the two of them strolled towards the secluded dog walking area.
"Brother Fan, Yang Changnian said that no abnormality was found." Li Hao said.
"Inform Taozi, Hao Zai, it's time to do something." Cheng Qianfan interrupted Li Hao and said in a deep voice.
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