Although Dong Qiangqiang had only seen Zhang Yueqin's back and not her face, he recognized her immediately when she walked into McDonald's.
He has a palm-sized, oval-shaped face, single eyelids, and phoenix eyes. The corners of his eyes are somewhat long, and the whites of his eyes take up two-thirds of the eyeballs. The nose is flat and the bridge of the nose is slightly crooked. The facial features alone look fine, but when paired together, they give people an unruly look that is not easy to mess with. The powder makeup on her face can be seen in a thin layer. Dong Qiangqiang guessed that she was in a hurry when she went out and came out without applying it evenly.
But what attracted Dong Qiangqiang was not her appearance, but her clothes and the bag she was carrying.
A week ago, Dong Qiangqiang would not have been able to distinguish the quality of big-name women's products, but he had just gone through special training in the shopping village, so he easily recognized that the other party was wearing Gucci women's clothing and carrying a M&S leather bag. Matching the outfit is a fresh scent of perfume, which seems to be the same one that Brother Yun uses.
Dong Qiangqiang's first feeling was that the other party was not a wealthy man who was short of money. His second feeling was that he should not have invited the other party to McDonald's. It should have been one of those petty bourgeois French coffee shops on the corner.
"Hello, Ms. Zhang, I'm Dong Qiangqiang." He stood up and extended his hand in greeting, "Would you like to order a meal?"
"Thank you, no need. I've eaten here." Zhang Yueqin politely shook Dong Qiangqiang's hand, then sat across from him, "I'm Zhang Yueqin."
"Since everyone is Lei Lanting's friend and it's getting late, let's keep the story short. You said on the phone that Lei Lanting encountered difficulties, but I just saw him last week. He was in high spirits at the time. How could he get through it? It’s unreasonable to encounter trouble in just one week, and it’s a big trouble.” Remembering Tong Lele and Lao Bai’s warnings, Dong Qiangqiang asked straight to the point, “I want to hear you tell me the specific situation.”
"That's right, Lei Lanting has encountered a lot of troubles recently and needs money. He said you are his best friend, so I took the liberty to call you." Zhang Yueqin's voice was very low, as if she was worried that walls have ears. Although They were the only two Chinese people in McDonald's.
"If he really encountered something difficult, why didn't he call me in person?" Seeing the other party's hypocrisy, Dong Qiangqiang thought to himself that this girl is a bit tactful. I wonder if Lei Lanting is still in the hospital. Since she refuses to say it clearly, then He simply asked clearly. Thinking of this, Dong Qiangqiang deliberately asked, "Is Lei Lanting still in the hospital?"
As soon as this question came out, Dong Qiangqiang saw Zhang Yueqin's face change color obviously. She did not reply directly to Dong Qiangqiang, but looked around.
But no one in the restaurant cared about them at all.
"He... it's not convenient for him to see you." Zhang Yueqin answered Dong Qiangqiang's first question in a low voice, but deliberately avoided his second question.
"Ms. Zhang, are you kidding?" Dong Qiangqiang said seriously, "I paid the fine for him and lent him money to start a company. I am not even a shareholder of his company. Now you say that he is in trouble and needs my help. He asked for help but refused to see me. What does he mean?" Dong Qiangqiang took out the phone and said, "I won't make it difficult for you. I'll ask him what kind of trouble he got into."
Seeing Dong Qiangqiang start dialing, Zhang Yueqin looked panicked and hurriedly stopped: "You can't call."
"Why?" Dong Qiangqiang became more and more convinced that Zhang Yueqin was hiding something from him. "Is he still in the hospital? Or has he gone home?"
"The user you dialed is not in the service area. Please call again later. Or you can leave a message after the 'beep' sound..." A clear voice prompt came from Dong Qiangqiang's mobile phone. He quickly glanced at Zhang Yueqin, and it was obvious that she heard it too. There was a look of relief on her face and she let out a long breath.
Seeing that Dong Qiangqiang looked more suspicious, Zhang Yueqin stopped talking. After thinking for a while, he slowly said: "He...may have gone to work. The signal in the factory is not good."
"He went to work right after he was discharged from the hospital? Still working night shifts?" Dong Qiangqiang felt that there were more and more loopholes in the other person's words, and he became more and more curious. Is the woman in front of him really Lei Lanting's girlfriend? He was very suspicious, "Then do you know what kind of job he does?"
Zhang Yueqin shook his head: "He didn't tell me."
"Okay, I'll leave him a voice message." Dong Qiangqiang was about to call a second time when Zhang Yueqin suddenly whispered: "Don't call him, he doesn't know I'm looking for you."
Dong Qiangqiang's sixth sense told him that this sentence was probably the first truth she said tonight, and he immediately asked: "Why?"
"Because we are all looking for him." The expression on Zhang Yueqin's face was very strange, like the relief after telling the truth, but not completely relieved.
"We?" Dong Qiangqiang was confused, "Who else?"
"Police, clients, friends, family." She shrugged.
What Tong Lele said to him that night flashed through Dong Qiangqiang's mind. Did her words come true?
"If you really want me to help him, just tell me exactly what happened to him during this time."
"I don't know where to start?" Zhang Yueqin's voice became even softer.
"Then let's start with him being hospitalized."
"I was not in Hannover during that time, and I didn't know he was hospitalized until I came back. I went to the hospital to see him once, but he didn't say anything to me at the time."
"Why didn't he tell you when he was hospitalized?" Dong Qiangqiang felt unbelievable. "Aren't you his girlfriend?"
Although it was quite cold in the restaurant, Zhang Yueqin's face gradually turned pale, and she seemed to be stumped by this question.
"I only heard later that he was beaten." Zhang Yueqin looked upset.
When Dong Qiangqiang saw the other party's expression and actions, he knew that the "hearing" the other party mentioned was probably something he found out after a lot of trouble. He didn't like to inquire deeply into other people's personal affairs, but Lei Lanting owed him a lot of money. If he really had something wrong with him, he really couldn't let it go.
"Do you know who he was beaten by?" Dong Qiangqiang asked, staring at Zhang Yueqin intently.
Zhang Yueqin lowered her head and thought for a long time before murmuring: "I've heard about it too, but I don't know whether it's true or not."
"Um."
"It seems to be called Yu Jianghai."
Dong Qiangqiang took a breath, and it was just as he guessed. He continued to ask: "I heard that the police are also looking for him recently. It seems that he is suspected of murder. Is this true?"
He very much hoped that Zhang Yueqin would deny his question, but Zhang Yueqin nodded slightly. "I don't know the specifics, but the police did ask him several times and asked me, but I really don't know anything about him and the other party."
"Then the police said they suspected him of murdering someone, do you know?" Dong Qiangqiang asked with concern.
Zhang Yueqin had a strange expression on her face and stared blankly at Dong Qiangqiang.
Dong Qiangqiang looked behind him suspiciously, but there was no one there.
Just when Dong Qiangqiang was about to ask again, Zhang Yueqin sighed thoughtfully and whispered in a low voice: "Yu Jianghai."
These three words hit Dong Qiangqiang like a thunderbolt, and he was so shocked that his jaw almost dislocated. "Say that name again!"
"Yu Jianghai."
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