Shen Xing remembered clearly that when he saw a similar video, the person in the video was also standing not far from him.
It was Zhao Wenbo at that time, and his statement was consistent with that of the young man now. He had never been to the scene in the video.
But at this moment, the facts are before our eyes. The young man did appear at the back of the truck, dragging an identical package behind him.
He got in the car, and soon he was still dragging a similar package out of the truck, and walked towards the blind spot of the video surveillance until he could no longer see it.
Obviously, the package that was dragged out of the truck has been exchanged with the one that was dragged into the truck just now. That is, the puppet of Miss Changge at this moment has been replaced by this young guy.
There was no one else around during this process, and the young guy's movements were very quick, without any stagnation, as if they had been rehearsed countless times so naturally.
After the video ended, the fat shop owner Judd raised his head and stared at the young man without saying a word.
The guy was already frightened and overwhelmed. He wanted to explain, but he knew that the man in the video looked exactly like him. He couldn't explain it, and he couldn't even jump into the Yellow River to clean himself up at this moment.
At this moment, Shen Xing suddenly stretched out his hand, patted his shoulder, and said: "Don't worry, think about it carefully, did you go back that day? Well, or you can recall whether you felt any discomfort in your body that day. , or have there been gaps in your memory, or have you even experienced fainting?”
The young clerk was being stared at by Judegaard at the moment and felt guilty, but he also knew that he could not explain clearly. However, listening to Shen Xingyike, it seemed that the customer did not doubt him so much, so he immediately thought about it carefully.
Judegao said sternly from the side: "Think clearly, there has never been a situation where puppets have been subcontracted in my store! This is ruining the reputation of my store. If you can't explain clearly, I will call the police now." Officer, come here!"
"Boss, no, let me think about it." The young man was so frightened that his face turned pale.
Shen Xing was worried that Jia Degao's threats would make the young clerk have no time to think about it. He immediately said: "Boss Jia, it's okay. I won't pursue this matter. Even if he did transfer the items in the store, I just gave them to him." Paid the bill.”
Then he looked at the young man and comforted him softly: "Remember it carefully and don't think about anything else for the time being."
The guy nodded vigorously and tried hard to remember, not daring to look at Judegao.
Judd walked aside angrily, raised his tea cup and took a big gulp of tea. Then he sat down, still staring at the embarrassed young man with his eyes wide.
"I...I didn't faint, and I remember what happened that day." After thinking for a moment, the guy said, "After I left the express delivery company that day, I ate a bowl of chicken drumstick rice bowl across the street, and then I I’m home and everything is normal.”
Shen Xing rubbed his chin and thought carefully. There was nothing else he could do.
Jiadegao withdrew his gaze from the guy and looked at Shen Xing. His gaze became less severe and he said in a gentle tone: "Mr. Shen, do you think you have anything else to ask for?"
Shen Xing looked up at him and did not answer. Instead, he said, "Boss Jia, how long have you been running this store?"
Judd thought for a moment, "About eleven or twelve years."
Shen Xingke asked: "Have you ever offended anyone?"
Judd was stunned for a moment and said with some surprise: "You mean, an enemy bribed this kid to deliberately do this to me?"
Shen Xing shook his head, pointed at the young clerk and said, "Maybe he is also innocent, but it may be true that someone wants to harm your store."
Jiadegao stared at the guy fiercely: "It's simple. Now I just need to report it to the sheriff, and he must admit who he is working for."
The guy's whole body trembled and he quickly looked at Shen Xing.
Shen Xing smiled: "Don't worry, don't worry, there are people who look alike in this world. If you deliberately disguise yourself, you may not be able to tell them apart through a camera."
"Yes, yes, yes!" The guy immediately nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. "Someone must have impersonated me. I am innocent. I was really gone at that time!"
Shen Xing continued to Jia Degao: "Boss Jia, please recall it carefully. I won't hold you accountable for this matter. Anyway, the boy puppet is still okay, so I will accept it without exchanging it."
After a pause, he added: "By the way, you said that the puppet of Miss Changge was made by the fine carving master Motu. I wonder if Motu lives in Ping'an City or somewhere else?"
Jia Degao was originally thinking about who he had offended for such a thing to happen. Now when he heard Shen Xingke get up, he seemed to have thought of something.
"Is it possible that someone deliberately targeted Master Motu, and I was harmed by Chi Yu?"
"I'm also trying to understand this." Shen Xing said with a smile.
Judegao said: "Master Mo lives in Ping'an City, but he seems to have several residences. I don't know where exactly he lives."
"Then Mo's Handicraft Workshop is run by Master Mo, right?" Shen Xingke.
"Yes, Mo's Handmade Workshop specializes in the production of handmade puppets. Each piece is valuable and can be purchased as a collectible. But the original Changge puppet you saw last time came from Master Mo, but the one you bought One piece comes out of the assembly line, not entirely from a handicraft workshop." Jia Degao explained.
"I know that." Shen Xing nodded.
Now he had a guess. The source of everything seemed to point to the master carver named Motu, whether it was the boy puppet he received or the dummy Xia Hongyu received for medical teaching and research.
At this time, Jia Degao had already begun to think wildly and whispered to himself: "Is it Mo's Handicraft Workshop that is targeting me? Have I offended them?"
The only thing he remembered was that he owed Mo's a purchase price of more than 700,000 yuan when he purchased goods six months ago. He only repaid this amount last month.
It was not that I had no money at that time, I just used it in other places, thinking that I could delay it for a while. It wasn't until a lawyer's letter was sent to Jiade Gao that he hurriedly paid it back.
If there was any offense, maybe it was that time.
"In that case, I'll go to Mo's Handicraft Workshop to have a look. I happen to be very interested in their puppet works."
Shen Xing believed that the target at this moment had shifted to the Motuna people, so there was no need to stay here.
But as soon as these words came out, Jiadegao immediately stood up, glanced at the young man first, and shouted: "You go to the back first, I will talk to you later."
The young clerk lowered his head tightly and immediately went to the room at the back of the store.
Then Jia Degao came to Shen Xing and lowered his voice: "Mr. Shen, I want to trouble you with something. I remember you said last time that you were also a wood carver, so I wanted to ask you to do me a favor. When I arrived at Mo's After going to the handicraft workshop, can you use your own eyes to identify whether there is any difference in the craftsmanship between the original Changge puppet and the boy puppet you received later."
Shen Xing was slightly surprised: "What do you think..."
Judegaard forced a smile and lowered his voice: "If it can be confirmed that both puppets belong to the Mo family, I think I may have really offended them, and maybe I will adjust my business methods."
The entire Ping An City is rich in puppets, and the industrial chain is very strong. Motu and his family are not the only ones in Ping An City who sell the most puppets.
If it can be confirmed that Mo's is targeting him, Jiadegao may consider changing his partner instead of hanging himself from a tree.
After all, he wanted to continue working in this industry and never considered changing careers in his lifetime.
Shen Xing nodded, roughly understanding Jia Degao's intention.
Jia Degao turned around and went to the counter, quickly took out the product catalog, handed it to Shen Xing and said: "Let's do this, Mr. Shen, you can choose two puppets and I will give them to you. Well, this row is the most popular one in the store. You can choose two expensive puppets regardless of the price, and I will mail them directly to your home. This time I will mail them myself, and I will never make any mistakes again."
Shen Xing knew that he wanted to use this as a reward so that he could help him with peace of mind. Then he looked down at the product catalog and found that in the row of expensive puppet products, the cheapest one was 5,600 yuan.
The most expensive one was close to 10,000, but Shen Xing didn't want to choose. He returned the catalog to Jiadegao and said, "I don't want to choose anyone anymore. Among the best products, you can just pick two animal puppets." Well, if you want a cute one, I’ll give it to your child.”
"Okay." Jiadegao nodded immediately.
Now Shen Xing was going to investigate Mo's handicraft workshop anyway, and by the way he accepted Jia Degao's request. He not only got a favor, but also got his own affairs taken care of, killing two birds with one stone.
What's more, Feifei's gift was not delivered. For Shen Xing, she still felt a little bit regretful.
This time, the puppets have been replaced by two more refined animal figures. I believe Feifei will also like it. After all, the scene of the dummy's resurrection last time may have caused some psychological shadow on Feifei.
After chatting with Jiade Gao for a while, they had a sumptuous dinner under the other party's warm hospitality. Then Shen Xing left, making an appointment to inform Jiade Gao immediately when the results of his investigation were found.
After leaving the puppet shop, Shen Xing slowly walked back to the hotel while thinking.
After closing the door of the guest room, Shen Xing took out his phone and dialed a number he had saved in advance. The other end rang three times, and then he was connected and a slightly older voice came out.
"Hello?"
"Are you Lao Liang please?" Shen Xingke asked.
"Yes, I am."
The person on the phone was none other than the private detective Lao Liang that Xia Hongyu mentioned.
"Please help me check where Motu, the fine carving master in Ping'an City, usually lives."
Lao Liang had obviously done a lot of work in advance. After listening to Shen Xing talk about it, he seemed to be flipping through paper materials, making a clattering sound, and quickly spoke.
"He has four residences in Ping'an City. He usually likes to live in two places. One is Taoyuanwu, which is a high-end private residential area with a quiet environment and very strict security. The other is Botian Building, which is also his luxurious residence. Studio. As for where he lived specifically during this period, I have to investigate before I can determine it." Lao Liang was chatting on the other end of the phone.
Although he is not in Ping'an City, he seems to be closely connected with certain institutions here, and he knows more about them than Shen Xing.
Shen Xing suspected that this was a network of private detectives, a state, or even private detectives between states, where resource information could be shared.
As for how Xia Hongyu found a private detective like Lao Liang in the first place, it may have something to do with her business, or she may have established a cooperative relationship with Lao Liang when she was investigating her ex-husband in the early years.
"How long will it take to get the investigation results?" Shen Xingke.
"Tomorrow, I'll give you an answer tomorrow." Lao Liang said.
If you want to determine Motu's specific residence, you need to determine it by contacting his plans and whereabouts, not just getting a certain piece of information.
"As for the way to purchase the dummy for medical research, it is confirmed to be from the public relations department of Mo's Handicraft Workshop." Lao Liang continued: "The shipment code is yy011298, and it was originally shipped to Jingzhou Medical University in batches. , Miss Xia asked someone to amputate one, so the dummy was transported directly to Yungu City."
"During this process, was there any news or relevant traces about her ex-husband Guan Zhixiong?" Shen Xingke.
"Nothing has been found yet." Lao Liang said: "But I also checked the current news about Guan Zhixiong, and I couldn't find the whereabouts of this person. It seems that he is not in Jingzhou, nor in Kuazhou here in Yungu City."
"Can't even find your method?" Shen Xing was a little surprised.
"It was only found that he came to Jingzhou once two years ago, and then there was no relevant information." Lao Liang's tone sounded calm.
Having been in this line of work for a long time, he is able to remain calm about any things and encounters.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Xing thought to himself: "Could it be that Guan Zhixiong has been staying in Jingzhou and never left? But even if he stayed in Jingzhou, it's impossible that no news would come out?"
After a pause, he suddenly said silently: "You won't die here, will you?"
There was no result from such random thinking. Shen Xing stopped guessing, took out the wood carvings of the two nuns, put them on the bedside table, and then went to wash up and get ready for bed.
This week is almost over, and now it seems that although the previous text prompt did not pop up after the last nun i was dealt with, there should not be a second nun appearing this week.
Shen Xing focused more on Motu, who was currently investigating. Of course, he would still be wary of the appearance of the nun before the last second of the week.
After all, those three fingers are still in his body at this moment, and he cannot be sure whether they are completing this weekly killing.
I made a video call to Feifei. This little girl had already finished washing and was about to go to bed.
Shen Xing noticed that she was wearing pink pajamas with small flowers. He had never seen these pajamas before, and it looked like they were made of high-end fabrics.
Before he could, Feifei had already said that Aunt Xia had just bought it for her.
Xia Hongyu, who was applying a facial mask, also appeared in the video, but some of Shen Xing's progress today was revealed. From time to time, the golden retriever over there could be heard happily barking and running and jumping, probably because he and Feifei were having fun.
The video was shaking, and a gray short-haired cat appeared in the camera at the door of the bedroom, squatting at the door, with deep eyes, staring quietly in this direction. I don't know if it was watching the video on the mobile phone, or staring at Feifei or... Its owner Xia Hongyu.
Shen Xing was slightly startled, then heard Feifei speak quickly on the other end: "That's Big Niu, and this is Maomao, and Maomao is a golden retriever, and he's very well-behaved! But Big Niu is very aloof and doesn't like to be with us. "
"Well, Feifei, it's time to go to bed after playing for a while." Shen Xing nodded.
"I will remind her, bye bye." Xia Hongyu brought her head with the mask on and turned off the video call.
The moment the call was turned off, the phone tilted, and it happened to take another photo of the short-haired cat squatting at the door. The guy's eyes seemed to reveal a mysterious look, and he was still staring in this direction.
Shen Xing put down her mobile phone to charge, turned off the lights and went to bed early, preparing to recuperate her energy and get up early tomorrow to go out for a walk.
Before Lao Liang sent the specific information to him, he couldn't wait in the hotel all the time. He could just take this opportunity to go to the Mo's Handicraft Workshop at No. 208, Ping'an 17th Lane.
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