On the morning of the next day, in the office of the Criminal Investigation Department of the police station, Zhou Taiqing and Lu Mingzhi were sitting opposite each other, their faces were gloomy, and the atmosphere in the room was very dull.

Just now, their immediate boss, Niu Xingfa, director of the Taiyuan Police Bureau, called them over, severely accused them of their ineffective work, and ordered them to deal with the backlog of cases in their hands as soon as possible, otherwise they would be told to roll up and get out of the way as soon as possible.

The two of them were scolded in embarrassment, and they withdrew in a gray manner, and returned to their offices, in a very depressed mood.

The room was silent, Zhou Taiqing was full of worries, holding a pen back and forth on the desk and putting it down, after a long time, he sighed lightly and said: "Old Lu, Yoshioka Masao died, up and down pointed the finger at us, Yamada can't be relied on, Niu Xingfa, this guy looks at us without a backer, and he wants to find trouble for us, you can also see it, today is deliberately looking for fault, ready to drive us away, it seems that our road is getting narrower and narrower." ”

The two of them were not Niu Xingfa's men in the first place, but because of Yoshioka Masao's order, they were parachuted into the Criminal Investigation Department of the Police Station and occupied the position of the chief and deputy section chief.

But this touched the interests of the director Niu Xingfa, you must know that the Criminal Investigation Department is one of the most important departments of the police department, with a large number of personnel and a lot of strength, and Dai Wenshan, the former chief of the Criminal Investigation Section, is his confidant.

Dai Wenshan was killed, but Yoshioka Masao arranged the six traitors captured to the Criminal Investigation Division, and also served as the chief and deputy chief, which made Niu Xingfa feel like he had eaten a bite of a fly, and he was extremely uncomfortable.

But Yoshioka Masao's order could not be disobeyed, Niu Xingfa did not dare to slack off, but had to be a little scruples, and was kind to Zhou Taiqing and others, for fear that they would go to Yoshioka Masao to have many troubles.

But as soon as Yoshioka Masao died, Niu Xingfa changed his face, if it wasn't for the fact that he didn't understand the attitude of the special high school for a while, he was afraid that he would have ordered to drive out these outsiders now.

Lu Mingzhi also looked depressed, he knew that his people were in a difficult situation now, but he was at a loss, so he could only say helplessly: "For today's plan, we can only make achievements as soon as possible, so that these people up and down can see our value clearly, otherwise, sooner or later, one day we will be swept away, and at that time we will be lost dogs, and there will be nowhere to live!" ”

"I also want to make a result, it's best to find the two poisonous snakes that assassinated Masao Yoshioka, but I can't do it!" Zhou Taiqing raised his hand and rubbed his temples, and complained weakly, "The Japanese have put so much effort into it, haven't they gained nothing?" You say, where are we going to find people in the meantime?

Besides, if you look at these people in the Criminal Investigation Department, which one of them is really convinced of us? One set in front of the face, one set behind the back, all eager to see our jokes. ”

They had just joined the Criminal Investigation Bureau, and they had no foundation in the police station, and their subordinates were inevitably dissatisfied, and their status was already unstable, and before they could rectify it, Yoshioka Masao died, and the situation was even worse.

Speaking of this, Zhou Taiqing was depressed, and then said: "What's worse is that even if we don't go to them, they will come to the door, don't forget, we are on the removal list." ”

His words made Lu Mingzhi, who was still a little angry, like a frosted eggplant, lose his spirit, yes, relatively speaking, Niu Xingfa and these people just wanted to drive them away, and the worst result was just the end of the world, but the military commander was determined to take their lives, and a negligence was that there was no recovery, which was the most terrible.

Lu Mingzhi nodded and said, "This is obvious, Yoshioka Masao did not settle us in this position at the beginning. ”

"Alas......, Lao Lu, our brother said something from the heart, what kind of section chief is this, it is not appropriate, in this world, it is important to save life, we should be careful when we go in and out during this time, don't be calculated by those two poisonous snakes."

Lu Mingzhi nodded when he heard this, did not speak, his eyes wandered, and the two of them were disheartened and speechless.

On the morning of the next day, Bo'ai Hospital, one of the largest hospitals in Taiyuan, was at the gate of the hospital, and there was a lot of people coming in and out.

Xu Chengyan appeared in front of the gate, today he dressed up slightly, wearing a suit, a pair of sunglasses, and two more mustaches at the corners of his mouth, his appearance is very different.

Instead of entering the hospital, he looked at a shop diagonally across from the hospital's entrance.

According to the information provided by Cao Rui'an before, this shop was originally supposed to be a photo studio opened by Lu Mingzhi, but now it has obviously changed owners.

He came to the door of the store unhurriedly, looked up at the signboard, and saw that it was written with three big characters of "Mo Xiangzhai", the signboard was white on a black background, and the material was new.

Mo Xiang Zhai?

Xu Chengyan has some impressions in his mind, his memory is far beyond ordinary people, he was familiar with the city of Taiyuan before, he has seen this paper shop in the north and east of the city, and knows that this is a more famous store in Taiyuan, but he didn't expect that there is also a branch here, and this business is not small.

Xu Chengyan came here, originally hesitated, and didn't want to inquire directly about Lu Mingzhi's situation, but now when he saw the signboard of "Mo Xiang Zhai", he felt a little relieved, because this is a time-honored brand, which means that the background of the store here is clean, and it should not be too dazzling to inquire by himself.

Xu Chengyan stepped into the store, the business was a little cold at this time, when he came in, the last customer had just left, and there was only one guy left in the hall.

This guy is in his early twenties, dressed in a plain cloth gown, with snow-white cuffs turned up, dressed neatly and neatly, with smart eyebrows and eyes, and he looks like a smart person at first glance.

He raised his eyes and saw Xu Chengyan coming in, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "Sir, what do you need?" We have here the best lake pens, Hui ink, rice paper, Duan inkstone, as well as Parker and Pelikan pens have just been purchased from Jinmen, everything is available......"

The guy introduced it neatly, but Xu Chengyan still waved his hand and smiled: "Man, don't be busy yet, I want to bother you to inquire about something." ”

"What's the matter? Just ask. The guy's attitude is warm and amiable, and he doesn't slow down a little because the other party is not a customer, it seems that this Mo Xiangzhai's business can be bigger, and there is indeed some reason.

Xu Chengyan had already thought of the excuse, and asked: "That's the case, this shop turned out to be a photo studio, I heard that the boss was going to exchange this photo studio, so I intended to take over, but I was too busy a few days ago, and I delayed for a while. ”

When the guy heard this, he immediately understood, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he arched his hand slightly, and explained: "I'm really sorry, you're late, our shopkeeper just took over this shop at the beginning of last month." ”

Xu Chengyan shook his head, with a look of regret, and said: "It's a pity, I originally planned to open a photo studio, this photo studio has complete equipment and equipment, and it can be opened when I take over, alas, this time I missed the opportunity." ”

Suddenly, he seemed to think of something, and then asked, "By the way, I don't know where the original Boss Lu is now?" I have something I want to talk to him face-to-face. ”

Xu Chengyan wants to test whether the relationship between this store and Lu Mingzhi is a commercial act? Or have you been in contact before?

He also inquired in the neighborhood before, but the people in contact said that the boss of this photo studio Lu has a withdrawn temperament, rarely communicates with the neighbors around him, and does not know much about his situation, and now he can only look for clues in the store to see if there is a chance to lure Lu Mingzhi to the bait.

Looking at Xu Chengyan's attitude, the guy thought about it carefully, and finally shook his head and said: "I'm really sorry, I wasn't there at the time of the handover, and I don't know where this Boss Lu went, but..., if you still have the intention of continuing to open a photo studio, I do know where those equipment are going, you can give it a try." ”

Xu Chengyan's heart moved, and he hurriedly said: "Oh, that's great, that's exactly what I mean." ”

During the Republic of China, all the equipment for photography and photography needed to be imported from abroad, and the price was quite expensive, and the photo studio was not opened, even if Lu Mingzhi did not use it, he would not easily discard it, as long as he followed the whereabouts of these equipment, he could also find what Xu Chengyan needed.

The guy didn't doubt it, turned around and went back to the counter, took a pen and paper, wrote down an address, handed it to Xu Chengyan, and said: "When I cleaned up the store at that time, there was a lot of equipment and equipment, and the boss Lu didn't show up, but just notified the shopkeeper to let us pack up and send it here, and it was received by a lady surnamed Tian at that time." ”

A lady with the surname Tian? It's not Lu Mingzhi!

Xu Chengyan took the address and took a look, only to see that it read "No. 17, Yongan Street, North of the City, Tian".

"Okay, good, it's hard work!" Xu Chengyan thanked him repeatedly, took the address and left Moxiangzhai.

Out of the door, I rushed straight to the north of the city, and soon came to No. 17 Yongan Street, looking at it from a distance, this is a unique courtyard, the courtyard wall is high, the gate is closed, and nothing can be seen from the outside.

The woman surnamed Tian who lives here must have something to do with Lu Mingzhi, of course Xu Chengyan will not come directly to the door and rashly contact people close to the target.

In case Lu Mingzhi is here at this time, even if he is disguised, with Lu Mingzhi's eyesight, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be recognized, and everything is better to be careful.

Xu Chengyan found a corner nearby to stay and monitor the residence from a distance, but at this moment, the door of the residence opened from the inside, and a young woman walked out from inside.

I saw that she was dressed in a light blue cloth shirt, with culottes covering the top of her feet, light makeup on her face, curved eyebrows and bright eyes, dressed plainly and elegantly, and her appearance was very delicate.

Xu Chengyan watched her close the courtyard door, turned around and left, and followed immediately.