The military commander was very good at finding people. Following Fan Keqin's instructions, Qian Jinxun immediately started a quick contact method and asked them to go to the newspaper office tomorrow morning. Shanghai Station received the order from Qian Jinxun, the deputy director, and naturally obeyed it immediately. They even deliberately sent people dressed as new newspaper sellers to go to newspaper offices to "replenish goods." In this way, it will be more reasonable and the methods will be more diverse so that words will not be missed.
How could that child be on guard? According to his own habit, he came to the newspaper office early in the morning and started waiting in line to receive the newspaper. The people under military command recognized him immediately. In fact, the situation at that time was that they saw the child at the surveillance point, but there was a distance and their face could not be seen clearly. But who told this child to have the same clothes?
This year is not like the future. Children at home have a lot of clothes to change at will, and wear whatever they want. To put it bluntly these days, it’s good for a child to have a complete set of clothes, so why not change them? What a sweet dream. If he hadn't come out to sell newspapers and make some contributions to the family, he might not even have this complete set of clothes.
Therefore, the people under military command could see it at a glance. Then he handed it to his accomplice with his eyes. At the back of the queue, a new newspaper seller was waiting in line behind this child. Then, as if he hadn't noticed, he bumped the child lightly. He immediately supported the child with both hands and said, "Oh, I bumped into you. How is it? Are you okay?"
Just touch it and nothing will happen. The child turned around and said, "It's okay, I'm fine."
"Okay." The military commander smiled and nodded, then made a difference and said, "Hey, little brother, are you selling newspapers over there on Erxiang Street? I think I saw you somewhere the day before yesterday?"
"Ah." The child nodded immediately after hearing this and said, "Yes, uncle is there too?"
The military commander said: "Yes, it's a coincidence. Let's go together later. I have a car here to carry you back."
The child said: "Then...it's actually not necessary. I'll walk back and hawk it on the street and maybe I can sell a few copies."
"You kid, why are you so polite?" Juntong said with a smile: "I'm taking you back on my bike for the ride. How many copies can you sell at such an early hour? By the time we get to Erxiang Street, I guess Ah, it will take a long time before I come out from home. Just listen to me."
"Then...thank you, uncle." The child nodded and said.
"You're welcome." The military commander replied with a smile, and then continued to line up with him to receive newspapers. With just a few words, the military commanders felt that this child was definitely not a little traffic officer. Because the way, content, and behavior of this child talking to him were just like an ordinary child. Moreover, he said that he would carry the other party back, but the other party was polite, but finally agreed, so the possibility of this was very small.
After receiving the newspaper, the military commander came outside with the newspaper seller, got on his bicycle, and rode forward along the street.
"I didn't have breakfast this morning, so I'm a little hungry. What about you, have you eaten this morning?" the military commander asked while riding his bicycle.
The child in the back seat hesitated for a moment and said, "I...I have eaten."
"Okay, then come with me and have some more." The military commander on the bike said, "It's still early anyway, we will definitely have time."
"Then...okay, okay." The child behind replied. Just like that, after a while, after passing a few streets, the bicycle turned and turned into another street. I didn’t wipe it more and it was sad that I stopped at a stall selling Chaos.
"Two pieces of Chaos and two pancakes." The cyclist took the child and sat on a small table before ordering the food. Soon the stall owner brought them food. The child was quite polite. After all, it was the first time he encountered this situation. It was not okay to be rude: "Thank you, uncle."
"It's okay." The military commander replied with a smile and said, "Come on, eat quickly while it's hot." After saying that, he took a sip of the chaos soup with a spoon. Seeing this, the child also took a bite of the pancake.
Just like this, two people were chatting while eating. Isn't it easy for the military commander to talk to a child? I asked him where his home was, how many people there were, and what his name was. Then the military commander put down his bowl and chopsticks and said, "Xiaoguan, I want to ask you something. Do you remember that the day before yesterday, you went to Sanyuan Bookstore, and that bookstore later caught fire. Good guy, the fire was quite big."
"Remember." The child named Xiaoguan said, "I heard about it yesterday."
"Ah." said the military commander: "Then why did you go to Sanyuan Bookstore? Buying books and studying?"
"No." The child named Xiaoguan said: "That day, a gentleman asked me to deliver a few newspapers and a letter to Sanyuan Bookstore. That's why I went."
"That's right." The military commander smiled and said, "That's right. It's good to earn some errand fees. So what didn't the bookstore owner tell you?"
"No...no." The child named Xiaoguan, he was only over ten years old this year, but he was not a fool even when he was young. He felt something when the other party asked him, so he asked: "Uncle, what's wrong? Yes?" Isn’t it you...that boss?"
"Yes, he and I are friends. But as a not-so-familiar friend, he has helped me before." The military commander said, "No, I saw his bookstore was on fire, and I wanted to take a look. Can you help me in any way, but I still can’t find him? Do you know where he went? "
"I don't know about that." The kid named Xiaoguan said, "I just delivered newspapers and letters, but I didn't see the boss."
"Oh." The military commander said, "Do you know the person who asked you to deliver the letter? Did you pay attention to that person at the time?"
"I don't know him either." The kid named Xiaoguan said, "In the past, many customers asked me to help run errands and buy some cigarettes. So, I didn't pay much attention."
The military commander nodded and said, "Then do you remember what he looks like, or what clothes he is wearing, or what features he has on his face, such as a mole at the corner of his eye, or a scar or something?"
"No." The person named Xiaoguan replied: "But... he kept coughing. Maybe he was sick? Or his throat was uncomfortable? So when he talked to me, he blocked his mouth with his fist, but it was the same. I can’t see his whole face. But the clothes he wears are quite high-end, a suit, dark, and his eyes are not big, and they are squinty and narrow..."
(End of chapter)
