Not long after, the bus stopped at Fengbocun Station. There weren't many people who made it to the terminal, except for the two of us, a young couple with a baby in their arms, apparently bringing their child to the city for medical treatment. The conductor gave one final urge, then sat back in his place and chatted with the driver.

When the sound of the engine stopped, there was silence all around, restoring the original appearance of the night. The small supermarket adjacent to the site—or the kiosk is more appropriate—exudes almost a faint light, the only source of light, and in such an environment, it is hopeful and warm.

"Why don't you buy a bottle of water to drink first?" Li Lu also noticed the existence of the commissary, and involuntarily swallowed his saliva, and his Adam's apple rolled up and down.

I nodded in agreement, and the two of us walked briskly towards the light. It was supposed to be a two-story brick building, the first floor of which was used for the sale of goods, and the second floor was converted into a black hotel for rent. In front of the store, a motor tricycle used to load goods is parked, several open delivery boxes are stacked, and a wooden sign is erected next to it, which reads "2 yuan an hour" and "20 a night" quotations. The roller shutter door of the supermarket was half-drawn, and I noticed a few large characters spraying out of it with red paint - although it was incomplete, it could still be seen at a glance, Fuping Supermarket.

Li Lu bent in front and entered, and I followed closely behind. The inside of the roller shutter door was much brighter, with two tubes dutifully emitting light and heat overhead, and the wires were completely exposed. The shelves are extremely loosely packed, stacked with some quirky brands of bread, instant noodles and sausages, and next to a freezer that is not plugged in or sliding. A plump middle-aged woman sat behind the counter, wearing an orange long-sleeved sweatshirt and thin curly hair like bubble noodles, playing mahjong online with the mobile phone in front of her. She only glanced up at our arrival, and then continued to immerse herself in the red of the chicken.

I took a bottle of room temperature orange juice out of the freezer, he took a bottle of mineral water, and I scanned the payment code before him.

"Twelve yuan", the proprietress played the card, and the smug look appeared on her face without reservation. Her eyes pulled away from her phone, lingering over both of our faces.

"Xiao Zhao, the content of today's visit to the picking garden has been recorded, and I will hand over a publicity plan tomorrow, don't forget it", I was entering the payment password, Li Lu suddenly spoke beside me, "You check what time the next bus back to the city is, it's really unlucky, it's so late today." ”

I was stunned by this inexplicable content, and looked at him suspiciously, and he threw me a cooperative look.

"Oh, okay Director Li, I promise it's okay. "I'm confused.

"Sister, we are a cultural media company, and we have made an appointment with your village cadres to come to your village today to inspect the autumn harvest ecological picking garden, and prepare to go back to integrate and promote it", Li Lu turned his head and talked to the proprietress again, and his tone was very much like a perennial strategizing leader, "Do you have a picking garden in your family, or do you know who has it, unified packaging and promotion, and ensure that the income is doubled." ”

Listening to Li Lu's words, the proprietress lady's eyes suddenly changed from vigilant to soft, and her body movements also relaxed. "Really, why haven't I heard of it. ”

"How can this kind of trade secret be disclosed casually. However, today's inspection feels that Fengbo Village is very good and has great development prospects, and we plan to bundle development, and it is best to integrate individual orchards. Li Lu replied fluently, with a natural and sincere expression, and even I almost believed him.

"My family doesn't have it, but my brother's family has three acres of land to grow strawberries, this kind of work is not okay", the proprietress easily believed Li Lu's words, her eyes lit up, and she was the kind of shrewdness that thought she smelled business opportunities.

"Great, that's what you need. We'll come back in a few days, and we'll come to you first, and we'll talk about it in detail then. ”

"Okay, don't forget, my sister's shop is next to the station store, it's easy to find", the proprietress instructed Li Lu with a focused expression, then looked at me and beckoned, "Come sister, there is candy here, grab a handful for your leaders." My nephew got married a few days ago and leftover from the candy. As she spoke, she opened the drawer on the counter and pulled out a large red iron box filled with candy wrapped in red.

I hurriedly stretched out my hand and took it from the proprietress for "Director Li". There are different types of these sweets, and the brand is unknown, but without exception, the word "Xi" is printed on the candy wrapper, and the colors are bright, and you can still feel the sweetness of being blessed.

"Let's go, Xiao Zhao. ”

Following Li Luo out of the commissary, and walking out of a distance of about 500 meters, Li Luo's cold face to me instantly relaxed, and returned to its usual cordiality and softness.

"I'm sorry Ha Youyi, it was a little sudden just now", he rubbed his face and showed me a hippie smiley expression, "We have a tacit understanding." ”

"Where, Director Li", I glanced at him, accentuating the bite of "Director", "Why did you suddenly say that?"

"Did you notice the way she looked at us when we checked out? In fact, there will be such people in every village, most of whom open a small store at the entrance of the village, silently paying attention to strangers who come to the village. The reason why I said that I wanted to indirectly tell her that we were not threatening and that we were about to leave. If Fengbo Village really has a secret, I'm afraid it's dangerous. ”

"You're quite meticulous, I thought you were suddenly getting into a good place," I put the candy in my pocket and looked back at the distant light, and the surroundings were gradually shrouded in darkness. Probably because of habits, the countryside was dead silent at this time, except for the sound of the two of us staggered footsteps and the sound of the wind crossing the treetops, only the barking of dogs came from the empty darkness. "So what do we do now?"

"Of course, I'm going to look at the places marked on the map," Li Lu narrowed his left eye, then raised his right arm to the level of his chest, stretched out his fist, stretched out his index finger and thumb, and posed in the shape of a gun in front of him, with a thud in his mouth. "If you keep going in this direction, you will see that the sewage river is almost there. ”

With such a good sense of direction, it is not a loss to Comrade Criminal Police, and I silently praised him in my heart. I thought I was the only one who noticed the location of the Fuping supermarket and the moat, and I was still confused about how to determine it in real life. The anxiety in my heart became more and more intense, and I could feel that I was getting closer and closer to Cao Ke.

"Although I can't figure out why the information about that map suddenly appeared in my house, I still have a cursory understanding of Fengbo Village. With its geographical advantages, this village has developed agricultural product picking and farmhouse projects in recent years, and basically every household has a good economic level. That's why I'm going to use the promotion of eco-harvesting projects as an excuse. His voice was cool at night, "Collecting information, investigating and visiting, these are the basic skills of the criminal investigation police." ”

"I'm relieved to see that your basic skills are so solid", I took out a piece of sugar from my pocket, unpacked it and put it in my mouth, replacing the sweetness of cocoa butter and rich and greasy, and there was actually a wine filling filling in it. I smiled at him, "Grappling is also possible, and if it's dangerous, remember to let me run first." ”