Fan Keqin continued: "This is our chance to catch them. As for Pinmingxuan and Xiangrou Restaurant, if the spies in these two places have really been used, they will not have time to clear the traces."
Several others clearly agreed with what he said. Therefore, the next few people were very patiently waiting for the results of the investigation.
Li Jian got the information at around three o'clock, and then he returned to the Changsha Bureau to report after finishing the arrangements. So the investigators went to Pinmingxuan and Xiangrou Restaurant and conducted detailed questioning for more than an hour, almost two hours. Finally, around 5:30, I called the Changsha Bureau.
After answering the phone, Li Jian immediately made a decision and asked them to bring back the two people who responded to the situation.
After a while, the Changsha Bureau agents brought the two information providers back to the Changsha Bureau. However, although these two boys were a little scared, they were not that scared. After all, the agents from the Changsha Bureau explained it to them when they brought them back, and even told them according to Li Jian that as long as the information they provided was useful, they would each be given a reward.
Therefore, the fear of these two people who provided information is only the fear of Xiao Pingming in this era towards the government. It's just instinctive. This will be left to future generations. As long as you don’t commit any crime, who will be afraid of you?
The agents from the Changsha Bureau first placed a person in the reception room and led him directly to the director's office upstairs. One of the agents said, "These are the officers of our bureau. Just tell me exactly what you just told me. If you think of anything else, you can tell me."
Sha Qingqing smiled and saw that the other party was dressed like a store clerk, and his waist was still a little straight. So he said: "Don't be nervous, little brother, let's sit down, smoke a cigarette, and talk slowly. Did they tell you? As long as you speak well and are useful to us, it is a meritorious service. Huh? And the meritorious service personnel , the party-state will not treat the land badly. Then you can get the land with rewards."
Hearing what he said, and the agent next to him actually led him to sit down and light a cigarette, the shop assistant really felt less nervous. But he didn't dare to lean directly on the sofa, and just sat half-way.
After taking a puff of cigarette, he said: "Well, Mr. Li, he often comes to our Pinming Xuan. He is a regular customer and is very familiar with us. And he is also very friendly to our shop assistants. So we are here at Pinming The people who served Xuan also cared about him sincerely. The last time... it was about four or five days... five days ago, I saw Mr. Li drinking tea with someone.
Normally, Mr. Li is alone when he comes here, and it was the same that day. But when I went up to refill Mr. Li's water, I found him sitting with another person, and I paid attention. I didn't think about anything else at the time, so I didn't pay attention to what they said. But it seems that the two of them are not very familiar with each other, but they seem to be having a good conversation. I refilled my water and went back.
It took about an hour or so... When Mr. Li paid the bill, he and the man were fighting for a while to pay, and then they left together. In addition, it seems that Mr. Li and the other person are very happy. I didn’t hear the other words clearly, but there was one sentence in which Mr. Li also said: You are so patriotic, why should I pay the bill? It seems to be such a sentence. "
"Yeah." Fan Keqin listened nearby and asked, "What about other than that? Have you seen this person before?"
"No," said the clerk, "that's for sure."
Hua Zhang next to him asked: "Is there anyone else with them that day? Or are there more new faces coming to your Pinmingxuan?"
"There should be a few." The store clerk recalled: "But not many. Our store is located on Zhuanwa Street, and the officers also know that it is not a very prosperous place. Therefore, there is not much customer flow, and we are all Most of the business is done by nearby neighbors. But it can't be said that there are no unfamiliar faces.
I can’t remember much about that day, but in my impression, there were only a few unfamiliar faces. And it seems that he didn’t have any interaction with Mr. Li or another person. "
"Well." Fan Keqin asked again: "Can you remember that person? What are his clothes, height and appearance, and does he have any characteristics, such as a mole or something?"
"No," the shop assistant said, "but I will definitely be able to recognize him when I see him. After all, I am more impressed by the people who are with Mr. Li. Hmm...sharp face, small eyes, um...dress It's quite dressy and upscale, with a white shirt and black suit pants. I didn't pay attention to the shoes, but they should be black leather shoes. He also held a black leather briefcase in his hand. Anyway, this outfit, including the briefcase, is all It’s quite new. The hair is also waxed, and it’s 37 points, so you can tell he’s a high-class person.”
Fan Keqin asked: "When did this person come, and when did Mr. Li come?"
"Oops. Let me think about it." The store clerk held the cigarette in his mouth, took a slow breath, and then exhaled a puff of smoke and said: "He came before, Mr. Li came later. Mr. Li probably It's less than six o'clock, maybe around five-fifty, no different from usual. And that well-dressed person... It should be five o'clock, or around four-forty, it's almost five o'clock anyway, It probably came around this time.
When he arrived, the man asked for a plate of dried fruit. A pot of tea... No, I forgot. I really didn’t pay attention to other things. "
Fan Keqin said: "Then when he came, um... during the time before and after he entered your Pinmingxuan, were those strange guests coming? Didn't you say there were a few strangers that day?"
"Ah... yes, yes." The shop assistant said: "It seems that one, maybe a few minutes before this person came, I didn't pay attention to the specific time... came in. It seems that there is another one, maybe after he came in Was it ten minutes, or how long it took for him to come in. But I’m a little unsure.”
Several people looked at each other and felt that Fan Keqin's control of details was so precise. Just don't let go of anything. Following Fan Keqin, he asked about the clothing of several other strangers, but unfortunately, the store clerk didn't pay much attention to the other strangers. Don’t quite remember. But they are not too old, they are basically around thirty years old, and they should be around twenty-six or seventeen years old...
