At 21:30 in the evening, Dong Yiqing, who had just reviewed the training content during the day, sat tiredly at her work station and sent a text message to Mr. Stein, informing him of the bus route to the convention and exhibition center and the location of the Meite Bear and Whale Company's booth.
She waited happily for the old man's reply, but there was no reply from Stein until she fell asleep in front of the computer again.
This stone technology exhibition was held at the Frankfurt Convention and Exhibition Center. The center is located in Frankfurt and is the third largest exhibition venue in the world. It has more than 10 exhibition halls. The total area of the venue is about 470,000 square meters and the indoor exhibition space is about 321. 10,000 square meters, and the outdoor exhibition space is about 90,000 square meters.
Due to the world-renowned international brand effect of the Convention and Exhibition Center, exhibitions in different industries are opened at the Convention and Exhibition Center every month. There is an endless stream of exhibitors, purchasing customers and visitors. The Convention and Exhibition Center is definitely a bright spot in Frankfurt. International business card.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, the door of Hall 8 of the Convention and Exhibition Center slowly opened, and the media and visitors who had been waiting outside the door for a long time poured into the venue like a tide.
People of different skin colors and speaking various foreign languages swarmed in. When they passed the A booth of Meite Bear and Whale Company, they were all attracted by the charm of Che Lizi.
I saw that she was wearing a white tube top skirt today, with a pair of long white and straight legs, and a circle of glittering sequins on her calves. The high heels under her feet were actually a few centimeters higher than the pair she wore during training yesterday. . She stood outside the booth with her head held high and her chest upright like a small pine tree. She looked at the people approaching her with a smile and the flashing lights flashing around her. It seemed as if there was a strong aura surrounding her. Like a queen.
Dong Yiqing looked down at her black suit and couldn't help but feel annoyed that she was too conservatively dressed. But it had already begun, and she had no other choice. She could only take a deep breath, straighten her waist at the same time, and actively walked towards a reporter outside the booth who was looking at the contents of the display board. She smiled and said hello while showing a bright smile.
Standing outside the gate of the Hanover City Police Station, Lei Lanting looked at Dong Qiangqiang and asked worriedly: "Do you think the three of us can get the money back?"
"Didn't Anna say that? We have to ask the police why they are holding our money. If they finish the investigation, shouldn't they return the money to us?" Dong Qiangqiang glanced at Tong Lele, "That's what Anna said yesterday, right?" Right, Lele?"
Tong Lele put her sunglasses on her forehead, looked at the outer wall of the somewhat dilapidated police station building, and nodded thoughtfully.
"Okay, there are times in your life that you must have, but there are no times in your life, so don't force it." Lei Lanting took a long breath and clapped his hands, "Let's go!"
The three of them pushed open the door of the police station and walked in one after another. A police officer led the three people to Thomas' office and then left. The three of them were studying for a while who would speak first, when they saw Thomas walking into the office with his head held high.
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen." After not seeing each other for a week, Thomas actually grew a big beard. He had a loud voice and looked full of energy.
He slammed the pile of materials in his hand onto the table and asked as he sat down, "Did you think of anything else to tell me today?"
"No, Officer Thomas," Dong Qiangqiang said bluntly, "We told you everything that day. We came here today just to know, when can we get our money back?"
"Your money?" Thomas was stunned when he heard this, stopped the pen he was about to write with, squinted at Dong Qiangqiang and thought for a few minutes before saying, "You are referring to the money found in the Mueller's house. Money?”
Dong Qiangqiang and the other three were very excited when they heard that the other party took the initiative to mention Mueller. It seemed that Anna's analysis made some sense. "That's right." Dong Qiangqiang responded quickly.
"That money cannot be touched yet," Thomas stopped looking at Dong Qiangqiang and others and lowered his head to write again, "We are still investigating."
"But Mueller didn't go to court to sue us." Seeing Thomas's busy appearance, Tong Lele was worried that the three of them came here in vain, so she quickly came closer and added.
Seeing Thomas writing at his desk, with an attitude of not caring about the matter, Lei Lanting couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, walked from the last of the three to the front, and said loudly: "Mr. Thomas, How long will it take for you to investigate Mueller thoroughly? Do you have to keep investigating a small matter endlessly? What about your efficiency? Who should be responsible for the loss of our money during your investigation? What about being responsible?
Seemingly hearing the dissatisfaction in Lei Lanting's tone, Thomas was slightly surprised. He put down his pen and looked at Lei Lanting seriously, "A small thing? Do you know how many fires there have been in the city in the past three months?"
"Then how do I know? It wasn't me." Lei Lanting said aggrievedly, "And you policemen also think that we didn't set the fire at Mueller's house. If that's the case, wouldn't it be enough to just return the money to us? ?”
Thomas' eyebrows were knitted together, and his beard was raised as he spoke. He seemed to be a little excited: "The police are still unable to determine whether this money is related to the recent fires in this city. In addition, the amount of this money It’s very big. We need to verify whether the money is involved in some financial crimes that have been recorded before. We can’t give you an answer until these are all investigated. As for whether Mueller goes to court to sue you, that is his choice, but whether it is Mueller Le's money, or your money, is currently in the police station and is properly kept by a special department. As for the loss you mentioned... I really don't understand what it means. What loss are you referring to? "
"A loss is a loss, what else can it mean?" Lei Lanting was blocked by Thomas's answer. He couldn't think of how to reply to him, so he could only say casually, "For example, after you finally finished the investigation, you found that Mueller The money we found is very clean and has no problems. So who will pay the interest accrued on our money during the period of your investigation? Such a large amount of money will still earn interest even if it is placed in the bank. Is it possible? Isn’t it?”
"Interest?" Thomas has never thought about this question. "I can't answer you about this. Let's wait until we find out. If there is really no problem with the money, there will definitely be a written answer to you. If you are interested in the answer If you are not satisfied, you can appeal.”
Dong Qiangqiang confirmed again: "So the money staying here actually has nothing to do with Mueller's accusations against us?"
"I made it very clear just now," Thomas shook his head helplessly, "Do you have any other questions now?"
"Then we can only wait forever?" Tong Lele asked, "No need to do anything?"
"When we need it, you should come over at any time to cooperate with us in investigating the fire." Thomas narrowed his eyes, looked at Dong Qiangqiang, and suddenly added, "Of course there is also Jin Yuan's matter."
The three of them walked out of the door of the police station. Lei Lanting beat the wall with his hand in frustration: "Another trip in vain. It seems that the money is gone."
"It's not like he ran away in vain," Tong Lele comforted, "At least Thomas has said that the money left in the police station has nothing to do with Mueller's accusation against us. This is good news. We just have to wait."
"But how long do we have to wait?" Lei Lanting suddenly frowned and asked, "Hey, you don't think this money was stolen by Mueller's father, right? In that case..."
"Bah, bah, bah," Tong Lele pushed Lei Lanting, "Don't talk nonsense, you crow mouth. Why did he steal the money when he was fine?"
"I'm just thinking, with so much money... Lele, you didn't see Mueller's eyes turned straight at that time. Hey..."
"I think we don't need to be anxious. There's no point in being anxious. Just be patient and wait for the results. You still have to believe what Thomas said. I've dealt with the German police several times, and the overall feeling is okay." Dong Qiangqiang thought carefully about it. Analysis of the conversation just now.
"As things have come to this, it has to be done even if it doesn't work." Lei Lanting stretched out and suddenly asked, "By the way, did Hans come to you again later?"
"Not yet, I guess the farmer is not that easy to find." Before Dong Qiangqiang finished speaking, the phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated. He quickly took out the phone, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "Hey, Cao Cao Cao Cao is here."
The location of booth b is actually not too biased. Although there are several booths of other companies separated from booth a, it is at least much better than the booths further away from the exhibition hall gate and booth d.
But what makes Dong Yiqing strange is that although he can catch part of the foot traffic of booth A, except for a few media who took photos, there were very few people watching the booth display boards, and even fewer people came in for consultation. As for placing an order, only one None.
After Dong Yiqing cooperated with the media to take a few photos, a bald German man stepped in, pointed in the direction of booth A, and complained: "You are a company, right? Why are there so many people there? Why do I I've been waiting in line for a long time and no one greeted me?"
Dong Yiqing hurriedly pulled up a chair and handed him a glass of water: "Please take a seat. There are more guests over there. I'm sorry to keep you waiting for so long."
The German uncle was reading the brochure on the coffee table while drinking water. Before he finished the glass of water, a group of various questions rushed towards Dong Yiqing.
Dong Yiqing listened, took notes and answered, but the German uncle spoke faster and faster, and there were more and more questions. Beads of sweat gradually appeared on Dong Yiqing's forehead.
She finally had no choice but to ask him to slow down and repeat the question.
Upon hearing Dong Yiqing's request, the German uncle suddenly raised his arms and muttered a bunch of words that Dong Yiqing didn't understand. Although he couldn't understand what the other party was saying, Dong Yiqing knew from his expression that he was very dissatisfied. He suddenly pushed the coffee table away, stood up with a straight face, turned around and walked out of the booth quickly, not even leaving Dong Yiqing with his business card.
Although Dong Yiqing has done several exhibition translations, she has never encountered such a customer. She stared blankly at the uncle's back, speechless for a while.
Her eyes unconsciously fell on Che Lizi at booth A in the distance. She always had a full smile on her face, and she didn't look tired at all. There were many visitors around her.
Dong Yiqing withdrew her gaze in frustration and walked back to the display cabinet. She was just about to secretly check her phone when no one was around to see if she had received a reply from Old Stein. Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she felt someone looking at her from the side and in front of her. She She quickly turned around and saw Zhang Yingfang staring at her closely.
After closing the phone, Dong Qiangqiang couldn't hide his excitement: "Old Lei, follow me to meet Hans and the farmer he is looking for at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning."
"He found it so quickly?" Lei Lanting found it unbelievable.
"That's right. I'll forward the address to you later. We'll meet at the station tomorrow."
"What are you talking about? What kind of farmer?" Tong Lele was confused by the conversation between the two.
Seeing Dong Qiangqiang smiling and saying nothing, Tong Lele turned to look at Lei Lanting in confusion.
After Lei Lanting was happy for two seconds, he suddenly remembered something and sighed: "Hey, it would be great if Thomas could be as efficient as Hans. They are both Germans, why is there such a big gap?"
