The maintenance section seemed particularly busy in the early morning.
Groups of uniformed railway police officers rode bicycles in and out.
From time to time, three-wheelers and jeeps roar in and out.
Even the railway workers who were coming in and out felt the serious atmosphere, and their footsteps were much lighter than before.
When Jia Zhengyi was caught by the Armed Forces, he had already collapsed into mud and was soon abandoned.
But what disappointed Li Aiguo and the task force was that he had no information about Liu Chunhua at all.
After Jia Zhengyi was shackled, he realized that his fate could not be changed, and turned to plead with Fan Xiaozhi.
"Old Fan, there is one hundred and thirty yuan under my mattress. That is my salary and is clean money. Can you go a long way and give it to my mother-in-law in the countryside?"
"What did you do earlier?"
Fan Xiaozhi hates that iron cannot become steel.
But he still nodded and said: "When the case is completed and I am sure that the money is OK, I will make a trip for you."
After Jia Zhengyi was taken to the detention room and imprisoned.
Li Aiguo and the comrades of the task force were waiting for the search results from Minister Niu.
At this time, a burst of hearty laughter came from outside the door: "Comrades, thank you for your hard work. Come on, let's cook the whole bowl."
When he opened the door and looked around, he saw Zhou Ke looking at a net bag with seven or eight aluminum lunch boxes in it, and he was handing out lunch boxes to the comrades in the task force one by one.
"Why are you here? Didn't I ask you to stay at home with your siblings?"
"Reporting to Comrade Deputy Team Leader, I got approval from Comrade Huang Shuxian."
As Zhou Ke spoke, he took out a lunch box from his net pocket and handed it over, "I was just sitting at home, anxious, and just wanted to do something to help my comrades."
"I will go back after delivering the lunch boxes."
addiction.
I have been working as a railway police officer for a long time. If I don’t participate in a case, I will feel uncomfortable.
Li Aiguo took the lunch box, which contained hot braised food.
From last night to now, I have only been focusing on investigating the case, and I haven't felt hungry at all.
Smelling the rich and unique fragrance, Li Aiguo's stomach rumbled.
Picking up the chopsticks, he picked up a piece of greasy braised large intestine and stuffed it into his mouth.
Don't tell me, the chef in the locomotive depot canteen is pretty good at it.
The stewed meat is fat but not greasy, the marinade is fragrant, the crispy skin penetrates the bones, the five flavors are rich, and the flavor lingers on the teeth and cheeks.
Coupled with the firm fire, you will be full in a short time.
He burped with satisfaction and was about to hand the lunch box to Zhou Ke.
A young comrade ran in from outside: "Team Leader Li, Minister Niu is in trouble over there, and I want to invite you over!"
"Come here!" Li Aiguo asked clearly about the location, got on his bike and was about to go out.
Zhou Ke grabbed the car seat from behind and begged, "Brother Patriot, can you take me with you?"
Li Aiguo waved his hand: "You know the rules."
Zhou Ke was silent for a moment, let go of his hand, and reluctantly watched the bicycle disappear at the end of the road.
He sighed, got on his bicycle and ran to the vegetable market.
During the three-day holiday, he had to take advantage of this opportunity to perform well in front of Huang Shuxian.
Niuma Hutong is not far from the locomotive depot. In the dead of night, you can even hear the whistle of the train.
'Liu Chunhua was really brave enough to hide here with Liu Erfeng. '
Li Aiguo rode his bicycle to avoid the debris in the alley and came to the outside of a large courtyard.
At this time, two comrades were standing outside the door on duty, surrounded by many nearby residents.
"Madam, do you know the residents in the reverse room?"
"I don't know, no one has lived here. It was only when there was a light inside a while ago that we knew there was a new resident.
It's just that their door is open outside the yard, and I haven't seen it without leaving it in front of me. "
Minister Niu is leading people to conduct mass surveys.
Seeing Li Aiguo coming over and handing his pen and notebook to a comrade, he turned around and greeted him.
Li Aiguo saw that Minister Niu's face was tired from not sleeping all night, so he took out a cigarette to cheer him up.
"Minister Niu, how is the situation?"
Minister Niu struck a match, took a deep breath, and frowned like a field ridge: "Not ideal."
"We found this inverted house based on the clues provided by Liu Erfeng, but Liu Chunhua had already slipped away."
"According to the steward of the courtyard, this abandoned house was originally a run-down house. The Liu Chunhua siblings claimed to be relatives of a run-down house. They came to the capital to see Liu Erfeng for medical treatment. They had no place to stay, so they lived here temporarily."
"At that time, they also showed the steward a letter of introduction from Red Star Commune. I have sent people to investigate this clue, but I don't have high hopes. The letter of introduction is probably forged."
"On weekdays, they have almost no contact with the residents of the courtyard, so the ladies don't know their situation."
This result did not exceed Li Aiguo's expectations.
The old businessman behind Liu Chunhua.
That person has been able to hide in the capital for so many years. He must be extremely careful in handling things and will not leave things unfinished easily.
"I invited you here this time because I want you to take a look at the scene."
Minister Niu pulled Li Aiguo into the house: "After all, this is where Liu Chunhua lived. Maybe there will be some clues left."
The house had no windows and was dark inside.
Snap.
Minister Niu unzipped the light cord, and the dim light dispelled the darkness.
The chairs were also missing arms and legs, and there was a layer of dust on the worn furniture. This house had indeed not been lived in for a long time.
The room was very clean. Almost all the luggage belonging to Liu Chunhua and Liu Erfeng were gone. Only a few broken bowls were placed on the Eight Immortals table.
etc.
Li Aiguo suddenly walked to the Eight Immortals table and bent down, as if he was checking something.
Minister Niu hurriedly approached: "What did you find?"
"Bring me a pair of chopsticks."
Li Aiguo took the chopsticks, put them under the table, and picked out a dirty thing from inside.
"Cigarette butts?" Minister Niu frowned when he saw the cigarette butts: "Liu Erfeng and Liu Chunhua both smoke, so it's not surprising that there are cigarette butts here."
"It's really not surprising that there are cigarette butts, but this cigarette butt is a little different."
Li Aiguo asked someone to spread a piece of paper on the Eight Immortals table, put the cigarette butt on the paper, and found a flashlight to shine on the cigarette butt.
Under the snow-white flashlight light, the cigarette butt appeared in front of everyone at a glance, and even the burnt tobacco inside could be clearly seen.
But everyone still felt a little puzzled.
Minister Niu said: "It's just a cigarette butt, it just has a filter tip."
Li Aiguo also carefully observed the cigarette butt at this moment, picked up his chopsticks and pointed at it: "First of all, this is the filter tip cigarette butt of the Dadao brand. Dadaos are generally used to supply the troops."
"You mean, Lao Shang is in the army?" Minister Niu's expression changed drastically.
Li Aiguo waved his hand: "No, most of these cigarettes are supplied to the army, and a small amount are sold through supply and marketing cooperatives. However, because the price is low, it is the same price as the cheapest Class B cigarettes, so most of them are privately owned by people in the supply and marketing cooperatives. If it is divided, it will not flow into the market at all.”
Minister Niu was overjoyed and moved his mouth. Seeing that Li Aiguo hadn't finished speaking, he closed his mouth again.
"Also, the butt of this cigarette is one centimeter long, which shows that the smoker is financially well-off and smokes cigarettes regularly."
Li Aiguo picked up the cigarette butt with chopsticks and placed it in the light of the flashlight: "There are no bite marks on the cigarette holder, which means this person does not do manual labor."
Minister Niu thought about it carefully and realized that the coal loaders in the locomotive depot really liked to work with their cigarette holders in their mouths. I secretly sighed at Li Aiguo's meticulous observation.
"Being able to obtain illicit cigarettes from the supply and marketing cooperative and having good economic conditions can expose a large number of people to the public. I will immediately arrange the arrangements and ask comrades from the local police station to help screen them."
At this time, a comrade in charge of inspecting the house ran out carrying a lavender cheongsam.
"Team leader, we found this under the bed. It was probably dropped by Liu Chunhua accidentally."
Minister Niu picked up the silk cheongsam with his chopsticks and stared wide-eyed: "Comrade patriotic, what do you think of the silk cheongsam?"
"Of course I looked at it with my eyes." Li Aiguo looked at the well-made silk cheongsam and said half-jokingly: "I am a train driver and a gay man. How can I understand my mother-in-law's stuff? You still have to find a few A tailor."
"Too."
Minister Niu laughed. He felt that he regarded Li Aiguo as a detective.
After determining the direction of the investigation, the task force was divided into two groups.
Because of his good relationship with the local government, Minister Niu led people to investigate the supply and marketing cooperative.
Li Aiguo asked comrades from the Publicity Department to take some black and white photos of the silk cheongsam.
After the photos were developed, I took two comrades with me and visited tailor shops in the capital with the photos.
Public-private partnership had just begun in these years, and there were still many private tailor shops on the streets.
Tailor shop owners are wary of comrades wearing uniforms.
Although Li Aiguo said that the matter had nothing to do with them, the bosses remained tight-lipped.
The investigation didn't go smoothly.
"This is the last one this morning. After the visit, we will go back to Duanli for dinner."
Li Aiguo took two comrades to a shop called 'Chen Ji Tailor Shop'.
The owner of the shop is Chen Fangxuan, a middle-aged man in his forties.
He has two mustaches on his lips and a thin figure. He looks like the dishonest type.
This kind of person is an old man and it is difficult to get what you want from him.
really.
Seeing the silk cheongsam, Chen Fangxuan immediately waved his hand to deny it: "I'm sorry for you guys, this cheongsam is not made in a small shop."
"Boss, if you take a closer look, can you tell which tailor's workmanship it belongs to?"
"How can you recognize this? Comrade Soldier, you also know that our capital is an imperial city, and people must be decent. There are only one thousand tailors if they don't have eight hundred."
Seeing that there was no gain, Li Aiguo didn't hesitate, wrote down his words in a notebook, and left with others.
The calm sunlight swayed behind the door, and Chen Fangxuan's face gradually darkened.
He wiped the sweat from his brow.
He muttered softly: "If I had known better, I shouldn't have coveted the ten dollars."
After muttering a few words, Chen Fangxuan was not in the mood to sew the clothes carefully.
Seeing that it was noon, he shouted towards the back of the store: "Xue Ru, stop working and go back to eat quickly. You have to go to the People's Park in the afternoon. It's a blind date!"
The curtain door of the back room opened and a young girl walked out.
"Dad, who came here just now? Investigating something about cheongsam?"
"No one, just the comrades from the street office asking rational questions."
Looking at his daughter, Chen Fangxuan's eyes were full of doting.
"Behave yourself this afternoon. This time I relied on an old connection to introduce you to a train driver. He is a decent person."
"I don't want to get married so early"
Chen Xueru took hold of Chen Fangxuan's arm and said coquettishly.
Chen Fangxuan's face softened: "Dad can't bear to let you go, but when a girl grows up, she has to get married."
“In these days, when it’s windy, it’s windy, and when it’s raining, it’s raining.
There are fewer and fewer people wearing cheongsam on the streets.
Our tailor shop might have to close at some point.
Besides, the Hou family is watching over you. If you don’t get married, the Hou family won’t give up. "
Chen Fangxuan turned to look at the cheongsam hanging on the wall. His originally upright body was much shorter. He sighed and said, "If you marry a good family, dad will feel at ease."
"I know, Dad."
Chen Xueru saw the sadness on Chen Fangxuan's face and quickly agreed.
She was also full of expectations for the train driver.
This time, the person doing the slimming was Chen Fangxuan’s neighbor when he was young, his surname was Liu.
Aunt Liu hugged Chen Xueru when she was little.
I was shopping for vegetables at the vegetable market a while ago and recognized Chen Fangxuan. It was like meeting an old friend again.
Not a few days later.
Aunt Liu said that she has a nephew who is about the same age as Chen Xueru and works as a train driver in the locomotive depot.
I want to introduce it to Chen Xueru.
Chen Fangxuan agreed on the spot and agreed on a time to meet.
Who would have thought that the train driver was very busy at work and couldn't spare time.
yesterday afternoon.
A thin old man wearing glasses came to the door.
He said that he was the third uncle in Aunt Liu's courtyard and was here to come as a matchmaker.
Invite Chen Xueru again to Mrs. Liu’s house to meet the train driver.
In Chen Xueru's imagination, the train driver was the kind of man with a dark body and pimples on his arms.
What does that person look like?
The little girl was a little excited and couldn't even eat. She returned to the house and started choosing clothes.
She grew up around sewing machines and learned a lot about the craftsmanship. She made all her clothes herself.
There are cheongsams, double-breasted jackets, and short-sleeved shirts.
Finally, Chen Xueru thought twice and chose a floral short-sleeved shirt paired with a pair of black labor cloth pants.
Although it doesn't look as beautiful as a cheongsam, considering the identity of the other party's train driver, this simple combination is just right.
Out of the tailor shop.
The sun is glaring outside.
Li Aiguo always felt like there were eyes staring at him.
He covered his eyebrows with his palms and looked around.
It was almost noon, and pedestrians were constantly coming and going on the street.
"Driver Li, what's wrong?" Xiao Wang asked curiously.
"It's nothing. Maybe I saw it wrong. Come on, let's go back and eat."
Li Aiguo found nothing unusual, so he got on his bicycle and took the two comrades back to the locomotive depot.
The second floor of a shop facing the Xizhimen Street.
The wooden window lattice was slightly opened, revealing a gap. A pair of gloomy eyes looked down from the window, staring closely at the tailor shop.
Seeing Li Aiguo raise his head, Shang Chonghou was so frightened that he took a step back and quickly hid aside.
"What an alert boy! I've met my match this time!"
Liu Chunhua was sitting on the sofa crying.
"Old Shang, my brother was arrested because he was trying to help you. You have to save him!"
Shang Chonghou was already very angry, but when he heard these words, he was so angry that smoke came out of his nostrils.
He strode over, grabbed Liu Chunhua from the sofa, slapped her twice, and pushed her down on the bed.
Liu Chunhua's face suddenly became red and swollen, she let out a scream and covered her face: "Old Shang, you, what are you doing?"
"What are you doing? I want to ask you what you did!"
Shang Chonghou picked up Liu Chunhua again, pulled her to the window, and pointed at Li Aiguo's back.
"Let me ask you, how did they investigate the tailor shop? Did Liu Erfeng tell them?"
"Li Aiguo!!"
Liu Chunhua recognized Li Aiguo's back at a glance and cursed angrily: "Damn Li Aiguo, you are still a ghost!"
"Snapped!"
Shang Chonghou dragged Liu Chunhua back, slapped her on the ground, and then stepped on her heart.
"I'm asking you a question! Did you leak my trace?"
"No, absolutely not!" Liu Chunhua came into contact with Shang Chonghou's venomous eyes.
She knew that this man really dared to kill people.
He trembled with fright, turned pale, and quickly defended: "Old Shang, you know, I have always been very obedient. You told me not to reveal your identity. I have always kept it in mind. You must be from the maintenance section. Clues were found somewhere.”
somewhere else
Shang Chonghou savored it carefully for a moment, then seemed to remember something, and his expression changed drastically.
He rushed to the cabinet and picked up Liu Chunhua's bamboo suitcase.
He rummaged around like crazy for a while, his face gradually turned cold, and he turned his head and stared at Liu Chunhua.
A cold voice came to mind in the room.
"Where's the silk cheongsam I bought for you?"
"Ah, isn't it in the box? I remember putting it in." Liu Chunhua's heart rose to her throat.
She and Shang Chonghou ordered the silk cheongsam from the owner Chen Fangxuan at the Chenji Tailor Shop across the street.
At that time, the boss of Chenji Tailor was an acquaintance of Shang Chonghou, and he deliberately charged two yuan less.
Now Li Aiguo found the tailor shop. It was because of the silk cheongsam.
Liu Chunhua realized that something was wrong, her voice became smaller and smaller, and finally she lowered her head and sobbed softly.
The messy hair, swollen cheeks, and bright tears all make people feel pity for them.
It's a pity that for people like Shang Chonghou who live on the edge of a knife, it is of no use at all.
"You stinky cousin, how dare you mislead me!"
Shang Chonghou took out a shell gun from his arms, put his finger on the trigger, and wanted to pull the trigger.
Suddenly he stopped again.
Liu Chunhua was frightened to death, and with a plop, she knelt on the ground, moved between Shang Chonghou's legs, and cried mournfully: "Old Shang, I really didn't mean it. If you spare me this time, I will definitely do anything in the future." Listen to you."
The muzzle of the gun slid across Liu Chunhua's face, and finally lifted her clothes and slid down to her heart. Shang Chonghou said coldly: "Help me kill Chen Fangxuan!"
"Ah, murder." Liu Chunhua's eyes widened.
"What? You don't dare?"
The muzzle of the gun was slightly pressed, and Liu Chunhua felt as if her heart had been pierced.
"Dare, dare, I'll take action at night!"
"Maybe it's just a coincidence. This nest is hard-won and cannot be easily exposed. We can't scare the snake away, we have to hold on tight and wait for two more days."
Shang Chonghou lowered his head and looked at Liu Chunhua in front of him, suddenly feeling that this woman seemed even more embarrassed.
There was a crooked smile on his lips.
(End of chapter)
