Early the next morning, Baofeng Building was surrounded by the family members of the deceased, and business would definitely be impossible. I told Wang Guohao to directly seal Baofeng Building, and find a few big prosecutors to take the initiative to contact the family members of the deceased, and help them sue Baofeng Building for compensation, which delayed those family members who wanted to cause trouble.
What I want is time. As for how the family members will make trouble in a few days, it is not within my scope of consideration.
I waited a whole day in the deserted Baofeng Building, and even after dark, I didn't see Ye Sanqi and Ninth Prince come back.
I know I can't wait any longer.
I said to Ning Beile, "Master Beile, how are you doing with your investigation into Lin Hetang's matter?"
Ning Beile said: "Lin Hetang has been on East Street for three generations, and his background is clean. Nothing has been found!"
I frowned and said, "Is your background pure?"
Back then, the people who built Baofeng Tower were not good men and women. Although I don’t know the secrets of Feng Shui, I do know some common sense of Feng Shui. The location of Lin He Tang just blocks the Feng Shui of Baofeng Tower, but it can still be driven safely until now. I am the first to not believe that there is no ghost here.
At this time, Wang Guohao said: "I sent people to collect the files of Abacus City and found that more than ten years ago, Lin Hetang's boss suffered a kidnapping. At that time, Lin Hetang paid a lot of ransom."
Ning Beile slapped his forehead and said: "Yes, I also know about this matter. In order to raise the ransom, the shopkeeper Lin Hetang almost had the shop taken away. This matter made a big fuss at the time, and many people still suppressed it. They are trying hard to swallow up Lin Hetang, and join forces to lower the price."
"Later, an old friend of the shopkeeper Lin Hetang rushed to Abacus City and gave him a sum of money, which saved his family's ancestral business."
"No!" I stood up and said, "Did the kidnapping case happen before the construction of Baofeng Building? If so, the kidnapping case was a smoke screen deliberately set out by someone."
"That's right!" Wang Guohao slapped his thigh: "Anyone who is kidnapped is afraid that his family members will be ripped off, and he will never talk to anyone. The approach of shopkeeper Lin Hetang is obviously to make his family members kidnapped." The matter has been made known to everyone!”
"I'll make arrangements to arrest them right now!"
"No!" I said solemnly: "Let's go find Shopkeeper Lin."
With Wang Guohao's order, the people in the patrol room surrounded Lin Hetang. Nimbeile's men also blocked the East Street, knocking on doors from door to door, telling people in those shops not to come out.
Lin Hetang's shopkeeper was so frightened by this sudden battle that he turned pale: "Chief Inspector, Mr. Beile, you two are here..."
Ning Beile didn't wait for him to finish his words and slapped him in the face: "Shut up, our young master has something to ask you."
I said to the shopkeeper who was covering his face: "Shopkeeper Lin, I will only ask you once. If you are not honest, something serious will happen. I hope you can cherish this opportunity to live."
I stared at Shopkeeper Lin closely and said, "Listen to me, what is the relationship between Lin Hetang and Baofeng Tower?"
"No...it doesn't matter!" Shopkeeper Lin just stammered "It doesn't matter" when he was kicked to the ground by Ning Beile. Ning Beile roared: "I think your bones are itchy?"
"Come here, chop off his fingers one by one. Let me see how many of them he can hold up?"
"Wait a minute!" Wang Guohao waved his hand and said, "Chop his fingers, it's too slow. Bring his son and daughter and chop them starting with the two younger ones."
Shopkeeper Lin's family had been kidnapped by Ning Beile's men a long time ago. Their sons and grandsons were all pushed to the ground, and their palms were stepped on. The shining steel knives were pressed against their fingers, and the children were frightened. They cried their hearts out, but no one paid attention to their pleas.
When Shopkeeper Lin saw someone raising the knife, he couldn't hold it anymore: "Stop, stop, I'll tell you everything."
"Stop!" Ning Beile waved his hand and said, "Take the person down. If he is dishonest, chop him up outside and bring him in."
I walked up and helped Shopkeeper Lin who was kneeling on the ground: "Shopkeeper, I just want to know the truth. So, you have to think about things before you speak."
"Hey..." Shopkeeper Lin composed himself and said, "This matter has to start with my grandfather's generation."
Back then, when people in Guanli were heading to Guandong, my father took our whole family from the northeast to Guanli. Moreover, after my father wandered around the imperial capital for a few days, he didn’t know who he went to see. He took a large amount of money from that person, and took our whole family to Abacus City, where he supported Lin Hetang. facade.
When my grandfather first came here, someone told him: "Go visit the house and pay respects to the neighbors, so that everyone can take care of you in the future."
But my father sneered: "There are only three people who can let me worship my neighbors, and they don't live on this street. I will live here for three years and then leave. When nothing happens, let's not see each other. So as not to miss each other." It’s pleasing to the eye.”
The man was choked by my master and couldn't speak for a long time. In the end, he could only bow his hands and walk away.
When I heard this, I interrupted the other party: "Are you sure your father said this?"
I interrupted him out of curiosity. Isn't that old man Lin's behavior the same as Ye Sanqi's? They all use a shop to hide their identity and put down roots somewhere to facilitate their own affairs. Moreover, he even calculated clearly when to leave.
"I told you!" Shopkeeper Lin said, "My father's name is Lin He. Lin Hetang is named after him."
I said deliberately: "Your father is quite weird in his actions!"
Unexpectedly, Shopkeeper Lin nodded: "Weird things are yet to come."
Shopkeeper Lin continued:
Since my father lives on Dongjie, he has to open a storefront.
When other people open a house, they have to choose an auspicious day, wrap the door plaque with red cloth in advance, set off firecrackers, and then unveil the plaque.
Not only did my grandfather choose "Heisha Day" to open, he also hung a wire rope noose at the door. From a distance, it looked like a hanging rope was hung at the door.
Anyone who has lived in the Northeast can tell at a glance that the wire is a noose used to strangle pheasants in heavy snow.
When the neighbors saw it, they all said there was something wrong with me. Even if I hung a rope in front of my door, I wouldn't be afraid of attracting someone to hang me.
I heard them talking about my father and he was still dissatisfied. He stood at the door and said, "My family ties a noose on the door. How can I pull a pheasant? No!"
The person who listened to me laughed at that time: "Where do you think Abacus City is? Not to mention pheasants, there are not many house finches here. What do you want to trap?"
"Besides, if you want to trap a pheasant, you have to do it in heavy snow, when the pheasants can't find food. Now there aren't even any snowflakes, so what are you going to trap?"
My face turned red when the other party said it, but I still said stubbornly: "Maybe... maybe it will snow tomorrow."
