Chapter 11 Helping Hands
If you want to catch someone, it's easy to say it's easy, it's really difficult to say it's difficult, Luo Ming also tried to find Hei Qi by himself, but his own city is still unfamiliar, and another city is simply impossible for him to make up.
With the verbal promise of the police in Luoshui Village, he couldn't run desperately to the police station anymore, so he could only wait anxiously.
After two or three days, he was disheartened and the money on him gradually ran out. Luo Ming plans to return to Luoshui Village and wait for the news, as for how to explain to Li Miaozhu, it can only be fooled one day at a time.
I was going to go to the police station again before going back, but I don't know why even this courage disappeared after a long time. He walked to the station in despair, and his mobile phone rang twice and he didn't plan to answer, and now he is calling him except Li Miaozhu, I'm afraid there will be no one.
got on the bus back to the village, and he hadn't bought a ticket yet, so he reluctantly took out his mobile phone, but he was overjoyed.
"......" He didn't say anything for a long time.
The other party fed on the phone for a long time.
Luo Mingcai said: "Autumn ...... Officer Qiu, that, what's wrong?" he didn't think that Officer Qiu could really help him, after all, there was no news after so many days.
The other end of the phone was also a little impatient, Qiu Xi was a young man after all, and he didn't speak politely: "I didn't answer a few calls to you, don't you want the money back?"
Luo Ming said weakly: "It's not that I don't want it, but I ...... Who to ask for?" he felt angry, and he couldn't find a place to vent, so his tone was also very bad.
The other end of the phone smiled: "Look at your dejected appearance." Well, I have a day off left, so I'll take you to try your luck and maybe find the fraud suspect......"
Luo Ming couldn't believe his ears, he hesitated, "You, are you serious?"
Qiu Xi said angrily: "You think I have nothing to do to tease you?"
"No, it's not ......" Luo Ming finally reacted, and he hurriedly said, "If you can really help me find Heiqi, I will definitely thank you." Brother, please drink......"
Qiuxi said solemnly: "This is my job, what kind of wine do you drink...... Besides, I'm not sure to help you find the person involved, you have to be mentally prepared. ”
"Okay, okay!" Luo Ming doesn't care about work or favors, as long as someone helps, he doesn't dare to call him brother anymore, "Officer Qiu, where can I find you?"
As he spoke, he rushed down the middle bus and almost knocked down an uncle who had just gotten in the car, and the uncle cursed something in the back, but he didn't hear it at all.
There was silence on the other end of the phone, and it took a long time to say: "I'm still on vacation, so I won't go back to the office...... Otherwise, you can wait for me in Riverside Park, and I'll rush over as soon as possible. ”
Luo Ming agreed without thinking about it, and when he hung up the phone, he remembered that he didn't know the specific location of Riverside Park at all, and he was dumbfounded.
He picked up his mobile phone and wanted to dial it back, but in the end he gave up, he was embarrassed to bother people anymore, so he asked all the way over, this city is not too big, and it is not difficult to find a park.
In this way, Luo Ming inquired all the way and trotted all the way to the riverside, but the passers-by were kind and didn't show him a counterpath.
More than an hour later, when he rushed to Riverside Park out of breath, Officer Qiu, who was dressed in civilian clothes, had obviously been waiting for a long time.
Fortunately, Officer Qiu just frowned and didn't blame him.
Luo Ming rubbed his flushed face vigorously and said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, Officer Qiu...... I'm not familiar with the city. ”
Qiu Xi reached out and shook his hand with him quite gracefully, and said calmly: "It's okay, let's hurry up and find someone." ”
Luo Ming nodded gratefully, not daring to say more.
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Luo Ming described Heiqi's situation and the name of the train in his impression to Officer Qiu again, and Qiuxi judged that Heiqi should have gone directly to the provincial capital.
But this range is still too wide, so Qiu Xi proposed to go to the antique street to investigate, although Qiu Xi is only twenty-six or seventeen years old, but a native of the city, grew up in the city. So walking the streets and alleys is easy to master, those upside-down antique bosses obviously also recognize people, although I don't know that the person is a policeman, but after a few words, I know that the person who came is not good, so I don't dare to hide it, the robber meets the official.
According to the description of the shop owner, Hei Qi often travels back and forth between the city and the provincial capital, the so-called peers are enemies, and Hei Qi naturally will not easily reveal the situation of the next family, but the bosses are not so easy to fool, after a long contact, they probably know the survival of Heiqi.
It turned out that Hei Qi had previously run a garbage disposal site in the provincial capital, but he had a bad time with his partner at the beginning, garbage disposal is a dirty job, and there is a chance to pick up treasures, but there is a lot of luck, and the two partners want to do easy work, so they can't cooperate, and finally make a big fuss and break up.
Scattered, but the deal is still there, so there must be one person who wins and stands firm, while the other can only walk away.
The shopkeepers all thought that Hei Qi had been squeezed out, otherwise how could they not do good business and be willing to come back to this small mountain town to be a rag king?
Qiu Xi didn't delve into these, he didn't doubt the nature of this case, the fraud definitely couldn't run away, looking at Luo Ming's unlucky appearance, you can conclude that the biggest problem now is that you can't find this person Hei Qi.
The shop owners provided the approximate location and name of the garbage disposal site in the provincial capital, Qiu Xi thought about it, although it was unlikely that Hei Qi was in this garbage disposal site, but ordinary exchanges should not be broken (the so-called business is not benevolent), so he led Luo Ming on the train to the provincial capital.
Luo Ming couldn't help but think of the scene of Xing Chong Chong bidding farewell to Hei Qi a few days ago, at that time, he didn't have any reason in his head except to make a fortune, thinking of this, he felt that his face was hot again.
Qiuxi, who was sitting opposite, didn't see his abnormality, and thought that he hadn't entered the city and was too restrained.
So he took the initiative to speak: "You relax, this train will take at least half a day to reach the provincial capital, and you can squint if you can rest." ”
Luo Ming nodded gratefully, he had always had a question in his heart that he was embarrassed to ask.
"Officer Qiu, you said, you can't take a vacation for this little thing...... Luo Ming said.
Qiu Xi said quickly: "To be honest, your case will definitely not be taken down in a few months according to the regular procedures, and if you are unlucky, you may not be able to catch it in a few years." ”
Luo Ming's chick nodded like a peck of rice: "Yes, yes, yes......"
Qiu Xi continued: "Let's go this time, that is, try our luck, you have to be mentally prepared. I think it's your first time in the city, so I'll try to help you, and I haven't been back to Luoshui Village for many years, so how can a closed place know the real situation in the city......"
Luo Ming was surprised: "Officer Qiu, you are also from Luoshui Village?...... No, I don't think I've ever seen you before......"
"I heard my mother say that I have an uncle from your Falling Water Village, but he hasn't been in touch for many years. ”
Luo Ming suddenly realized that he was still a "distant official relative", and he felt inexplicable and much more down-to-earth in his heart.
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In the garbage disposal site in the provincial capital, no trace of Hei Qi was found, and the current boss was obviously reluctant to mention Hei Qi, and it seemed that the two of them were very stiff.
Qiuxi pretended not to know, and repeatedly claimed that he was a poor relative who defected to Heiqi, and sure enough, the boss almost swept him out with a broom.
Before going out, the boss scolded in a low voice in the back: "In the future, you raccoon dogs, if you dare to come to the door again, I won't break your legs...... What the hell!"
The boss obviously didn't intend to carry someone, so the two of them could hear the words clearly.
Qiu Xi didn't laugh angrily, but Luo Ming didn't know why, and followed Qiu Xi in a daze and left the garbage disposal site disappointed.
"This boss is also strange, what does Fu Ruixiang mean?" Luo Ming muttered.
Qiu Xi smiled: "Fu Ruixiang is the largest antique city here......"
Luo Ming seemed to understand something.
"What do you mean...... Can we find Hei Qi when we go to this Fu Ruixiang?"
Qiu Xi thought for a while, and then said: "It should be a frequent visit, don't talk nonsense when you get there, so as not to be seen by those ghost bosses." ”
Luo Ming said embarrassedly: "Uh......"
Qiuxi didn't pay attention to him anymore, he stopped the car by himself, and he often came to the provincial capital, and Fu Ruixiang was no stranger.
However, this trip did not have any expected gains, and I asked several families, all of whom said that they had never seen Hei Qi recently, and they didn't know where this kid went to make a living.
However, these people also provide some valuable information: Heiqi does maintain a long-term relationship with them, and usually, Heiqi's channels are relatively simple.
Qiu Xi was puzzled, although Luo Ming lost more than 100,000 yuan, this amount of money was obviously not enough for Hei Qi to give up his usual financial path easily, and it was not a huge amount of money.
Did something go wrong?
This thought flashed through Qiuxi's mind.
He re-analyzed the ins and outs of the whole thing, and many plots that didn't make sense surfaced:
First, if Hei Qi is just to defraud Luo Ming's money, then he only needs to take a few worthless things and roll the money away, but Luo Ming said that the cash was handed over to the dealer by himself, and the quantity purchased was a lot, and there were several types of utensils that were not small.
Second, although the owners of the antique street say that the things they sell are not worth much, they are also the normal price of the local area, and if they don't change hands, how can they cash out?
Third, since Hei Qi's usual next home is in Fu Ruixiang, then he should at least show his face, not to mention bringing all his things and bringing a broken bowl over to identify the general insurance, right?
With such an analysis, the current situation is much clearer, either it is black and hidden to avoid the limelight, or it is to find another family, or there is an accident!
Either way, this time the two of them came in vain. Qiu Xi didn't want Luo Ming to feel that he had run in vain, and the good guy did it to the end, so he patiently walked around several other unknown small antique cities, and after many verifications, Hei Qi had indeed never appeared in the provincial capital.
Luo Ming was very disappointed, but he was helpless, he was grateful to Qiuxi for his private help from the bottom of his heart, and seeing that Qiuxi's vacation was about to be consumed, he pretended to be indifferent, and wanted to invite Qiuxi to have a good meal in the provincial capital to thank him.
Qiuxi refused, he had to go to work tomorrow, and besides, this favor was basically not helpful.
At Luo Ming's insistence, the two found a small shop, fried a few home-cooked dishes, and sipped a few sips of wine.
In Luo Ming's concept, the two can be regarded as acquaintances, and he inadvertently has a friend in the city.
After eating, the two of them took the car back to the city, Qiu Xi's mood was a little low, he almost didn't say a word along the way, Luo Ming naturally couldn't find a topic, he set his mobile phone to silent, he was tired enough to toss today, and wanted to rest on the train.
The two sat and stared at each other for more than three hours, and then parted ways when they returned to the station in the city.
When Luo Ming returned to the hotel, it was already more than twelve o'clock in the evening, and he didn't even take a shower, so he fell asleep.
He slept so fast and deep that he didn't notice several missed calls on his phone.