"Why did you wake me up early in the morning?"

The woman who got on the car came with a stomach full of resentment because she didn't sleep enough, and her tone was naturally a little rushing. Slammed the car door hard, and a small face hid behind the makeup mirror, and his head turned over and over. The trim on the white silk shirt swayed with it.

Tang Shubai put his left hand on the steering wheel casually, turned the rearview mirror with his right hand, and glanced at the back seat, but he didn't make a sound.

For the editor-in-chief who doesn't need to run the news, getting up early is naturally a twelve-minute difficulty, not to mention that he almost didn't close his eyes last night.

Since May Fourth talked about civilization, every newspaper has kept one or two "vases". Fang Xiaorou, the woman in the back seat, is undoubtedly the progressive signboard of "Tianjin Daily News". For this female subordinate, except for nostalgia for singing and dancing, snooze and getting up late, Tang Shubai has no other opinions, after all, this kind of life is also a portrayal of him. However, things are afraid of what happens, for example, right now, the state of the two people is not very good, and there are doubts about whether the work can be done beautifully.

At this time, Fang Xiaorou probably saw the meaning, it seemed that there was breaking news, but she needed to wait for a while. So, he put down the makeup mirror, leaned his head forward, glanced at the apartment in front of him, and asked, "Shall we just do this and wait?" Actually, since you are here, why don't you call me when the matter starts?"

Tang Shubai yawned, raised his hand and knocked on his forehead more than ten times, and said, "I'm not afraid that you will be too lazy to paint Emei and be too late to make up and groom!"

When Fang Xiaorou heard this, she smiled wryly, not daring to answer again.

After a while, the door of the apartment, which had always been closed, was gently pushed open, and a tall woman in a western dress and a sun hat stepped out. Although there was a pair of big sunglasses to cover it, Tang Shubai still easily recognized Li Fengzhu, and when he saw that she reached out and summoned a rickshaw, he immediately prepared to start the car and slowly followed her behind.

This is Li Fengzhu, a newly hired female field reporter at Ta Kung Pao. By the way, in the first half of the year, the newspaper held a tea party, have you ever said hello?" asked Tang Shubai.

"The topic she likes to talk about is too ...... for me" Fang Xiaorou shook her head, and then complained, "I thought what I was going to do early in the morning, can I do it among my peers?"

As he spoke, Li Fengzhu's car stopped in front of a cobbler, and the rickshaw driver parked the car on the side of the road and waited.

Tang Shubai turned a corner at the three-way intersection without hurrying, took out a cigarette box from his pocket with his free hand, and then stopped out of Li Fengzhu's sight. lit the cigarette again, and the other party explained with a smile: "I know Xu Xinqi too well, and I am especially good at giving people a pulse." Like Li Fengzhu, a bold, experienced and newcomer who wants to gain a foothold in the new owner quickly, he will definitely show his ability to take care of the house. If I were Xu Xinqi, I would definitely send her the hottest and most tricky news, so that she would make her head cannon loud. While talking, he stretched his hand out of the car, wrenched the rearview mirror, and watched Li Fengzhu take off the high heels on his feet.

"But......" Fang Xiaorou saw that his expression was serious, and he didn't dare to say bluntly that Li Fengzhu didn't look like he was working, "The Haihe floating corpse case has been found in the Japanese concession, and the car has to be stopped if it can't be stopped." No matter how hard you write, it will not come to fruition. She Li Fengzhu may not know how to advance or retreat, but the editor-in-chief of the Jinguan of "Ta Kung Pao" and above is probably still the majority of people who know current affairs, right?"

"You don't care enough about your peers!" Tang Shubai sighed, playing cigarette ash in his hand, "The recent daily report of Ta Kung Pao is not a floating corpse case, but a case of abandoning relatives. ”

Fang Xiaorou pouted and said, "I'm also following this matter." ”

Tang Shubai raised his hand, first quietly looked in the mirror, and then pointed to an oncoming empty rickshaw, and said, "But now, I want you to follow her to see if she has picked up any exclusives, her ability in this regard should not be underestimated." ”

Fang Xiaorou glanced in the rearview mirror first, but saw Li Fengzhu beckoning, and then a man wearing a top hat on his head, a camera around his neck, and luggage in his hand walked over. Li Fengzhu put on his shoes and got into the car with him affectionately.

For that man, there is no need for Tang Shubai to introduce him, Fang Xiaorou and Xu Xinqi have a lot of opportunities to meet. It seems that Tang Shubai's sense of smell this time is very sensitive.

"Grab the headlines, I'm doing this very well!" As soon as she saw that she had something to do, Fang Xiaorou's doze naturally woke up. She got out of the car, hurried to stop the oncoming empty car, and told the coachman to run up.

Tang Shubai's car fell behind Fang Xiaorou, twisting his eyebrows and muttering to himself: "Suddenly dressed like this, there must be something strange." ”

Li Fengzhu, who was walking in the forefront, felt that today was a little unusual, and he heard the sound of cars everywhere he went. Since the place she was going to was still the British Concession, this anomaly made her uneasy, and she couldn't help but look back vigilantly.

Fang Xiaorou, who was behind, put down the canopy on the roof of the car one step earlier, tilted her body, and looked like she was dozing off.

"The two steps you just walked didn't make a sound. ”

Xu Xinqi nodded and said, interrupting Li Fengzhu's suspicions. She lowered her eyes and looked at the small piece of cloth that had just been glued to the heel of her shoe, feeling a little smug.

When the car reached the place, Li Fengzhu beckoned the driver to stop. She took Xu Xinqi's arm and got out of the car, looking like a pair of lovers in the eyes of others. Turning around and looking back, the street was empty, with no one and no cars, and she was relieved.

"Although you have disguised yourself from height to dress, looking down from the upper floor, you may not be able to notice that your new face has come and gone several times in a row. But we should be cautious and not have to go to Sefendao. When Xu Xinqi said this, he smiled on his face, and raised his hand from time to time to pat Li Fengzhu's arm.

Li Fengzhu also pursed his lips and covered his nose with a handkerchief: "My idea is that these undercurrent houses are naturally iron walls on one side of the-for-tat, but what about the other side? And I believe that acting in unison often means planning in advance and acting in a similar style. If we try to get a step closer, there may be surprises. ”

Therefore, they need to use the appearance of outsiders as a cover, and reasonably approach and observe these mysterious houses. If there is a case, it may be easier to deal with the interrogation later, but the disadvantage of being late is that the eyes in the dark will be opened, and as long as one person feels that something is wrong, then it is difficult to get out of the tiger's mouth. Therefore, the good story of Li Fengzhu and Xu Xinqi is that the two have just married in Beiping and came to Tianjin for their honeymoon, and they will take the train back at noon today, taking advantage of the last bit of time to take photos as a souvenir. In order to hide her physical features, Li Fengzhu wore high heels, and in order not to irritate people's ears, she asked the cobbler to do a little homework on the shoes in advance.

After walking for a while, Xu Xinqi instructed her to stand over: "Sister, you go to the station, I'll take a picture of the street scene for you." ”

At this time, there were still more than ten minutes before eight o'clock, and the British Concession, where dignitaries and dignitaries were gathered, was indeed as quiet as Li Fengzhu expected, so quiet that everyone's nerves were relaxed or even dull. Even so, she still trembled a little when she walked, wondering if it would arouse suspicion, and I wondered if the people inside would rush out alertly. But if you think about it carefully, even if an accident happens, it seems that it can also be a kind of evidence that there is a ghost in your heart.

Thanks to God's grace, the plan went smoothly.

After walking to the last house, Li Fengzhu took the opportunity to put away the camera for Xu Xinqi, whispered a few words, and did not forget to reveal a gentle smile in his eyes: "The one opposite the street door and the one on the north side are incense in the house." And the one to the south doesn't have this smell. However, a Gu Yu sticker painted with five poisons was left by the door, which is completely a unique custom of the Chinese people. ”

Xu Xinqi swept the front with his afterglow, and whispered: "There is also this one, although this is the back door, the cobwebs are a little unreasonable. ”

Li Fengzhu also whispered back to him: "The street door of this house is facing the back door of Ma Zhanshan's house, I noticed it when I passed by yesterday, and there are also cobwebs." If this house is used, no matter how deep and simple the people in it are, they also need to live, right, it is impossible to have a net between the front and back doors. It seems that it is only a coincidence that this one also uses black curtains. ”

Xu Xinqi bent down to carry his luggage, thought for a moment and then changed his words: "Not exactly, it may be that someone from one side has rented it and there is no manpower to send, so it is idle." ”

Li Fengzhu nodded in agreement, and the smile on her face at this moment was like a cloud in the sky, bright and brilliant. Her adventures were rewarding.

When he walked out of the British Concession, Li Fengzhu let go of Xu Xinqi's arm, and his voice gradually became louder: "In fact, a vacant house can rule out a possibility. ”

Regarding this layer, Xu Xinqi was also aware of it, so he nodded: "It will never be Ma Zhanshan's opponent's doing." ”

"That's right, if this is the back road for the family, no matter how short of people there is, you can't be stupid and let it go. Therefore, either it is really empty by chance, or it is specially done by Ma Zhanshan for the convenience of entering and exiting. ”

After saying this, the two of them had already walked to Xu Street in the Japanese concession, and the gate of the newspaper office was close in front of them.

Li Fengzhu looked at the izakaya that had not yet opened, took a deep breath, and a light flashed in his eyes.