Chapter Ninety-One: Street Performers

"Boss, are we done here, should I take Shaw away?" Tim Haggis looked like he was done, and asked Alan Hal for advice. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Wait," Alan Hal said, pulling out a piece of paper from the file in his hand and handing it to Tim Haggis, "this is the appearance of the escaped female robber, you can take a look, remember her appearance, and pay attention to this good-looking woman when protecting Shaw." ”

"Okay, I will. Tim Haggis reached out and took it.

"The appearance of the female robber was spelled out so quickly?" Hearing that it was the appearance of the female robber, Danny on the side also curiously approached Tim's side to take a look.

"It's pretty good. Danny commented, and then said with some surprise, "But why is it a sketch portrait? Didn't our bureau switch to computer software ten years ago to spell out the appearance of the suspect, could it be that Henry's computer malfunctioned? I didn't expect Henry to have this hand, such an old-school technical master." ”

Danny's Henry is a technician at the precinct who specializes in spelling out the suspect's appearance based on eyewitness descriptions, so Danny's first reaction is that it is Henry's handiwork.

"It's not Henry's drawing, it's him. Alan Hal pointed to Xiao Yaodao, "The note next to it was also written by him." ”

"Our eyewitness can really do anything!" said Tim Haggis speechlessly as he looked at the young Chinese man he was about to protect.

"What do you mean?" Danny asked Tim Haggis curiously, "Did anything happen that I didn't know about?"

"Damn!" At this time, Xiao Yao, who was squatting on the ground, let out an angry scream.

"What's going on?" The three detectives and Morton's mother and daughter were attracted by Xiao Yao's cry and also looked over.

It turned out that Xiao Yao saw Tim Haggis looking at the portrait of the suspect, and knew that he would have to delay for a while, so he set his eyes on his luggage. When he saw the guitar case against the wall, another worry also came to Xiao Yao's mind. So, Xiao Yao put the guitar case down on the ground, squatted down and opened the guitar case to check his guitar. Unexpectedly, as soon as the guitar case was opened, the guitar inside had been destroyed to the point that it was not in shape, not to mention that the speaker panel was cracked, and the neck part was directly broken, and the headstock was only connected to the speaker part by a few guitar strings.

The three detectives and the Morton mother and daughter were also taken aback when they saw the tragic condition of the guitar.

Danny immediately raised his hands and said, "I promise, I didn't do it." From the time I helped you remove your luggage from the conveyor belt to the time you entered the lounge, I guarantee that you didn't fall, not even bumped. On the way, I put two suitcases in the trunk of the car, and the guitar case I put in the back seat of the car, and I haven't fallen off on the road, so this is not possible. ”

"I believe you," Xiao Yao said as he glanced up at Danny, who was a little nervous, "I think I know who did it." ”

"Yes," said Sana Morton, "when we boarded the plane in London, we found that the porter was brutal and carried the passengers' checked luggage directly with the throwing of it, and Young's guitar must have been broken at that time." ”

Listening to Sana Morton's words, Danny immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Alan Hal looked at the destroyed guitar and said to Xiao Yao, "So that's what happened. We can't help you with this kind of civil damage, so you can only go to the airport or airline to complain and negotiate a solution. I can refer you to a lawyer if needed. But with all due respect, it's hard for ordinary people to win a verbal battle with giant corporations like airlines and airports. ”

"No thanks, thank you for your kindness. Xiao Yao nodded to Alan Hal and thanked him, "This is my own business, and I can solve it myself." As he spoke, Xiao Yao took out his mobile phone and took a picture of the "corpse" of his guitar, and closed the piano case again.

"Can we go?" Xiao Yao said, standing up.

"That's it. Alan Hare nodded, took back the sketch of the suspect from Tim Haggis's hand, and waved his hand to Xiao Yao to make a gesture of please.

"Shaw, take my car. Out of the gate of the substation, while waiting for the elevator, Tim Haggis suggested to Xiao Yao.

"Yes," Xiao Yao nodded, looked at Morton's mother and daughter, and asked Tim Haggis again, "Can you please send Sana and Katie home first." ”

"Of course, as long as you go with me to deliver it, it's fine. Tim Haggis nodded.

"Don't bother Mr. Detective, let's just take a taxi back by ourselves. Sana Morton said.

"It's okay, I'll send you, it's safer. Tim Haggis shook his head.

"Well, thank you then. Sana Morton didn't insist, after all, after what happened tonight, it would still be reassuring to have a police officer escort home.

The four of them took the elevator directly to the underground parking lot and got into Tim Haggis's car together. Tim asked Morton's address and drove off.

"Mrs. Morton, can you ask," Tim Haggis glanced at Sana Morton in the back seat through the rearview mirror, and asked curiously, "why didn't you see your husband when this happened tonight?"

"My husband is not at home. Sana said, "Because of his work needs, he was sent by the company to work in Huaxia for a period of time. In fact, we just went to visit him in Huaxia and just came back from Huaxia today. ”

"I see," Tim Haggis nodded, no more.

"Considering that their mother and daughter are alone at home, do you also need to take some protective measures for their mother and daughter? Xiao Yao suddenly said to Tim Haggis, "The two of them were also taken hostage by the gang of robbers at that time. ”

"I don't think so. Tim Haggis shook his head and said, "I also learned about the interception incident you experienced, and the content of the passenger's revelation on the Internet said that you did it alone, and the two of them didn't do anything, and theoretically they would not be retaliated against by the escaped female robber." Morton's neighborhood is very safe and secure. ”

Seeing that Xiao Yao was still frowning, Tim continued: "But since you mentioned it, I will greet the NYPD and ask their patrol officers to pay attention to the situation near Mrs. Morton's house." They are also participants in tonight's incident, and they know what happened, so they should not refuse this request. ”

"Okay, thanks. Xiao Yao nodded and said, "Also, my English name is Yang, you can call me Yang directly." Xiao Yao's favorability for Tim has obviously increased a lot.

"No, I should say thank you. Sana in the back seat spoke.

It was already very late to send Morton's mother and daughter home, so Sana didn't keep Xiao Yao much, just exchanged phone numbers with him, and watched Tim carry Xiao Yao away.

"Xiao, you're from Huaxia, you don't have a place to live yet, right?" Tim Haggis asked Xiao Yao again as he drove away from Morton's house, "If you don't mind, you can stay at my house directly." Of course, if you don't feel used to it, I can also accompany you to the hotel. You can choose which hotel you want, as long as it's not too dangerous in the community. But you'll have to go home with me first, and let me pack my bags briefly. ”

"Let's stay in a hotel. Xiao Yao said, "Actually, I booked a hotel before I came to the United States, but I don't know if they still have a room for me after such a long delay." ”

"It's okay, I'll rebook if it's gone. It's not the tourist season, and there is no shortage of rooms in the hotel. Tim smiled and drove Xiao Yao to his house.

After simply packing a few changes of clothes, Tim took Xiao Yao to the hotel where he had booked a room before. Xiao Yao's reservation of the Ferret Hotel is not in the center of New York City, but in a slightly more remote location on the edge of the city. But because there are several well-known art schools there, it is a famous art and cultural district in New York, and the surrounding environment is very good, so Tim has no problem with Xiao Yao staying in this hotel.

When he came to the hotel to check in, the room that Xiao Yao had booked was still there, but after Tim found out that Xiao Yao had booked an ordinary single room, he made the decision to change the room to a suite. The single room was relatively small, and there was only one bed, which was not conducive to Tim's protection work, and Tim didn't want to live next door to Xiao Yao. Of course, Tim didn't say to sleep with Xiao Yao, the suite was a layout of two bedrooms and a living room, sharing a door, and for Tim, this level was enough.

The price of the suite is naturally different from that of a single room, but since Tim said that the protection task is an official task assigned by the sub-bureau, the bureau will bear the cost of accommodation, and Xiao Yao does not need to spend money, so Xiao Yao gladly accepted.

After a busy night's work, Tim's proposal to invite Xiao Yao to dinner naturally could not be realized. After the two checked in, Tim asked the hotel to send some food to the room directly through room service, and after eating something with Xiao Yao, Tim was ready to sleep.

However, Xiao Yao was not sleepy at all at the moment because of the time difference and the fact that he slept a lot on the plane. Xiao Yao brought a guitar from Huaxia to the United States, but now that the guitar has been destroyed, Xiao Yao has to solve the problem of the guitar in addition to sending a complaint letter to the airline. So, after a simple meal, Xiao Yao kept asking Tim where there was an all-night musical instrument store nearby, and he was going to buy a guitar. However, Tim, who was not very familiar with this area, was not very clear, and finally Xiao Yao called the front desk of the hotel to ask for the address of a musical instrument store that was open all night.

Although Tim, who was already a little tired, was reluctant to go out, but because he said that he would not restrict Xiao Yao's movements, Tim could only reluctantly follow Xiao Yao out to buy a guitar. Fortunately, the instrument shop was not too far from the hotel, and it didn't take much time for them to buy guitars.

After buying the guitar and coming back, Xiao Yao didn't ask for anything more, and went into his bedroom to fiddle with the newly bought guitar, and Tim could finally rest.

Due to the task of protecting the parties involved, Tim did not dare to sleep too hard and woke up early the next day. When he finished washing up and went out of the bedroom to the living room, he found that Xiao Yao had gotten up earlier than him and had already eaten breakfast in the living room.

Speaking of which, Xiao Yao also takes good care of Tim. Not only did he not run out to exercise early after waking up in the morning, but even the breakfast was delivered to the room by the hotel, and staying in the room honestly without going out could also allow Tim to sleep a little longer.

"Morning, I ordered breakfast, let's eat together. Xiao Yao saw Tim come out and greeted him with a smile.

After the FBI's profile analysis of the three robbers, they were violent crimes, and the trick of poisoning did not conform to their behavior patterns, so Tim's protection did not include checking the food, and Xiao Yao did not need Tim's consent to eat what he ate.

"Okay," Tim sat down in front of Xiao Yao, grabbed a piece of toast and took a bite, and asked Xiao Yao while eating, "What are your travel plans today?" Since Xiao Yao refused protective confinement, it was obvious that he would not stay in the hotel honestly.

"I'm going to be a busker on the side of the road outside Chambers & Partners today. Xiao Yao smiled, "You can find a suitable distance to look at me, but I don't want you to stand by my side." ”

"That's fine, just make sure you're in my sight. Tim nodded, then asked curiously, "Don't tell me you came to the United States to be a busker." What are you going to perform?"

"Of course it's playing the guitar," Xiao Yao smiled and pointed to the guitar he bought overnight last night, "Why do you think I went to buy it so late last night." ”

"Man," Tim shook his head and looked at Xiao Yao, "although I don't know much about music, I also know that Chambers is a world-class music school that has produced many world-class instrumental masters. You're running off the street outside Chambers College of Music and playing guitar as a street performer? It's like a uniformed patrol officer running outside the FBI's headquarters building and bragging about how he solved a crime. Are you crazy?"

"Why not?" Xiao Yao shrugged with a smile, "It's not illegal for me to do this." And, don't you think it would be cool to do that?"