In the rainy H City, it is the day to return to the south in early spring, and there are complaints everywhere in some old alleys hidden in the depths of the city. The old alleys are all old houses built during the Republic of China, and they are redecorated again, and when they go back to Nantian, the floors and walls of the house are seeping water, and the clothes and quilts are all damp and moldy. The aunts and aunts who were provoked sat under the eaves and complained loudly, although it was a little noisy, it was a unique scenery in the alley.

In the deepest part of the old alley, there is a small two-storey house. On the top of the red-painted iron door, there is an old wooden sign, on which the words "Cross Detective Office" are engraved with the words "Cross Detective Office". Everyone in the alley knows that in this detective office, there lives a tall and thin girl with long white hair/beautiful girl who often wears a peaked hat and holds a cigarette, and is the boss of the detective agency. said it was a detective company, but in fact, the girl was alone, and she often wrapped herself tightly in the summer, wearing sunglasses, and looked depressed.

In fact, there are some troublesome three aunts and six mothers-in-law in the alley, who often break their mouths, saying that some people rumor that the strange and mysterious girl in the detective agency is actually eating food in the underworld. I never go out in the daytime, every time I go out at night, wearing a peaked cap, a mask, and a pair of long leather shoes, I pass by the narrow bluestone road of the old alley, which makes people feel furious.

From the outside, the decoration of the detective office is European-style, a bit old. The fence and the iron gate surround a small yard, there are two camphor trees planted next to the gate, the age is a little old, it takes two adults to hug each other, a stone road is paved on the ground, it extends to the gate of the small building, the stones on the stone road are all disorderly protruding, the feet of the diaphragm are sore when walking barefoot, and a few cherry trees and a few peach trees are planted in the yard. Now it was the time of flowering, but after a few days of rain, most of the flowers on the trees were down, and only a few words were left on it, and the ground was covered with a layer of muddy petals, which looked a little desolate.

The hall on the first floor is quite Chinese-style, the chairs, stools, bookcases are all Nanmu, in the left corner of the hall, there is also a laughing Buddha in the enshrinement, there are a few apples and bananas, and a few half-burned incense sticks are inserted in the incense burner. The room is full of the smell of incense, the smell is refreshing, the floor is solid wood, dry and beautiful, the doors and windows are closed, so the return to Nantian outside has not affected here.

There are two desks in the hall, one of which is facing the door, with a large bookcase facing back, and all kinds of old books and archives are stacked on top of each other, which looks a little crowded and cluttered. A slim white cigarette was sitting in the ashtray on the table, and the smoke was curling up, and the ash was about to fall. A thin and tall figure is standing on the boss's chair, with slender and white knuckle fingers slightly together, a thick notebook is placed on the desktop, and a beautiful fountain pen is rolling on the side, and the handwriting on the white paper is strong through the back of the paper, clear and upright "Chronicle of the Two Hundred and First Case"

Chu Shi'an raised her eyes slowly, her eyes were hidden in the darkness by the brim of her hat, so that people couldn't see where her gaze fell, she looked at the guests opposite for a long time, and then said leisurely: "Say, what case do you entrust me to do, you can rest assured, the case entrusted by me here will be solved perfectly in ten days for the big one and two days for the small one." As for the price, it will be charged according to the complexity of the case, so now, let's talk about the basic situation of the case. The hand swiped slightly in mid-air, and the tone was also light, which made people feel at ease in an instant.

"Hey, help me find some, here's a picture of it." The little girl with a small schoolbag in a ponytail sucked hard and sucked in the snot that was about to fall to her mouth. Then he walked to the desk, took out a photo from his schoolbag, stood on tiptoe and pushed the photo onto the table, and then stared at Chu Shi'an with tears in his eyes.

"Hmm." Chu Shi'an, his eyes fell on the photo, and above him was a small flower cat with a bright tongue and a bright coat. Stretching out his slender fingertips, he pressed the photo on the table and patted it gently, straightened up and said solemnly: "I already know the appearance characteristics of the entrusted cat, now please describe when you lost it." "Huh." The little girl sniffed again, and said in a milky voice: "Yesterday, I took a little bit to Yunwan Park to play, and a big dog ran over to scare a little, and ran away in fear, and never came back." ”

Tapping his fingers rhythmically on the table through the photo, Chu Shi'an nodded, frowned lightly, and slightly pursed his thin lips with a little whiteness: "I already understand the basic situation of the case, now, let's talk about the honorarium." Although the incident is simple, after all, it will delay me a little, so you can calculate it according to my two-hour appearance fee, four hundred yuan. "That's all I have." The little girl took out a crumpled ten-yuan bill from her pocket, and handed it to Chu Shi'an with some reluctance.

The air seemed to freeze for a few seconds, just as the little girl's mouth wrinkled, tears were about to drip from her eyes, and snot from her nose was about to run into her mouth. The person who had been motionless and hidden in half of the darkness finally moved, and in the blink of an eye, he took away the banknote in the little girl's hand, and then raised his eyes and pushed a contract on the table in front of the little girl, and said indifferently: "I took the case, you can sign the contract." You have a copy of me, and tomorrow this time, you come to me again, and I will hand over the entrusted cat to you. ”

"Thank you, Detective Sister." The little girl sniffed happily, excitedly wrote her name crookedly on the contract, and jumped away.

Chu Shi'an pressed the brim of his hat, and his pale face had a cautious and calm look. She flattened the crumpled banknote little by little, and then sighed lightly and whispered: "The world is declining, and business is difficult to do." ”

The sky slowly became dark, and Chu Shi'an's stomach growled twice. She stood up slowly, walked to the door, put on a long black trench coat, and did not use an umbrella, and went out with the ten yuan she had just earned.

The handwriting on the recruitment notice hanging on the iron door began to fall apart, but no one cared. Chu Shi'an stretched out his hand and patted the recruitment revelation that was not sticky, and the corners had been turned up, his dark eyes flashed, and then pressed the brim of his hat and gathered his clothes, and walked into the drizzle in the rain.