Chapter 24: A conjecture triggered by an inkstone
Shen Junchen returned to the street entrance of Yongan Department Store, which he checked at night last night, and walked back slowly against the road when Gao Fei came.
Restaurants, Western restaurants, tea houses, pharmacies, rice shops, all kinds of shops, this street is close to Yongan Department Store, it can be regarded as a more prosperous street in Shanghai.
But Shen Junchen doesn't care about this, what he cares about is where he can buy this inkstone in his hand.
Following this direction, Shen Junchen easily walked to the door of the Sifang Bookstore. Shen Junchen thought to himself that he was really confused, how could he forget that there was a Sifang bookstore here, and he used to come to this bookstore often, because it was not far away from the school he once attended.
Shen Junchen walked into the bookstore, the bookstore was as quiet as before, but the young man who stepped into the bookstore today was no longer the student who had no distractions at the beginning.
"A-Yuan." Shen Junchen affectionately patted Ah Yuan, the guy who was keeping his head down.
Ah Yuan raised his head and was also surprised: "Isn't this Shen Gongzi?" But I haven't seen you in a long time. ”
Shen Junchen: "Yes, I haven't been here for more than two months, how is it, the bookstore business is okay?" ”
Ah Yuan: "It's still the same, people don't like to read now, like you don't read anymore, how can we do business." ”
Shen Junchen: "You also know that I don't study anymore?" ”
A-Yuan: "Yes, the last time your classmate Miss Xia came, it seems that she said it once. ”
Shen Junchen suddenly said: "Oh, yes, Xia Ju often comes here...... Ah Yuan, do you sell inkstones? ”
Ah Yuan said with a smile: "Shen Gongzi, you are joking, if our bookstore doesn't sell inkstones, it's as funny as restaurants don't sell rice." Selling, selling, is Shen Gongzi going to buy an inkstone? ”
Shen Junchen: "Oh, I'm just going to take a look, what kind of inkstones do you all have...... here"
Ah Yuan shouted into the inner room: "Boss Tang, someone wants to see the inkstone." ”
As soon as the door of the inner room opened, Boss Tang came out coughing, and Ah Yuan explained to Shen Junchen: "Boss Tang has had a cold recently. ”
Shen Junchen smiled: "Boss Tang, hello." ”
Boss Tang: "Oh, I thought it was someone who was chatting with Ah Yuan so lively, it turned out to be Shen Gongzi." ”
Shen Junchen: "Boss Tang, you are sick ......"
"It's okay, it's okay, it's an old problem, and I make a few mistakes in winter. What is Shen Gongzi going to buy......" Boss Tang pretended not to hear clearly just now, and turned his head to ask Ah Yuan.
Ah Yuan: "Shen Gongzi wants to buy an inkstone." ”
Boss Tang's heart moved, and he asked quietly: "I don't know what kind of inkstone Shen Gongzi wants to buy?" ”
Shen Junchen handed over the tightly wrapped inkstone and said, "Boss Tang, I just want to buy such an inkstone, do you have it?" ”
Ah Yuan's eyes are sharp: "This inkstone is not ......"
Boss Tang hurriedly took over the conversation: "This inkstone is not a top grade, Shen Gongzi, I recommend other inkstones to you, you can see if it is agreeable." ”
Shen Junchen looked at Ah Yuan suspiciously, then at Boss Tang, and said, "Boss Tang, let me tell you directly, I just want to ask this inkstone, has it ever been sold in your store?" ”
While speaking, Shen Junchen stared at Boss Tang and also at Ah Yuan, this time Ah Yuan learned to be obedient and lowered his head to remember his account book.
Boss Tang took the inkstone and looked at it a few times, and said, "I have also sold ......."
Shen Junchen hurriedly asked, "What kind of person did you sell to?" ”
Boss Tang: "Oh, that's a lot." At the beginning of the month, she sold a little doll to an enlightened learner, and her father took her to buy it. In the middle of the year, two strangers bought two pieces. Not long ago, not long ago, the shopkeeper of Daxing Rice Bank bought ...... Shen Gongzi, why are you asking about this? ”
Shen Junchen was already a little impatient, and when he saw Boss Tang asking him, he took out his documents and handed them to Boss Tang, saying, "Don't hide it, I am now working in the secret service headquarters and was ordered to investigate a case, so I also ask Boss Tang to cooperate." ”
Boss Tang pretended to be panicked and returned the documents: "It's rude and rude, it turns out that Shen Gongzi is now the number 76 person, and Tang is rude." ”
Ah Yuan also looked at Shen Junchen in horror, he didn't understand why a well-mannered student would want to be a spy at the headquarters of the hate and disgusting secret service.
Shen Junchen: "You don't have to be afraid, I, Shen Junchen, am still Shen Junchen, but my identity has changed." ”
Boss Tang: "Yes, yes, yes." ”
Shen Junchen: "Boss Tang, think about it carefully, who bought this inkstone from you yesterday!" ”
Boss Tang: "Master Shen, oh, no, Sir Shen, let me think about it......"
Boss Tang hasn't seen Gao Fei until now, but when he saw this inkstone for the first time, Boss Tang knew that something must have happened to Gao Fei, otherwise this inkstone would not have fallen into Shen Junchen's hands.
If he said that he didn't remember who had bought it, it was obviously unrealistic, and it would deepen Shen Junchen's suspicions. Because it's only been a day, and the bookstore's business is so light, it's impossible not to be impressed by the customers at all.
Boss Tang: "Oh, that's right! Yesterday afternoon, I don't remember exactly, it was about five o'clock, and someone came to buy this inkstone! ”
Shen Junchen was very excited: "Yes, that's the time." What kind of person is he? Have you seen him before? ”
Boss Tang pondered: "He was around his big neck, and he couldn't see his appearance clearly, he was very tall, so he bought an inkstone and left." I've never seen this guy before. ”
Shen Junchen turned his head and asked Ah Yuan: "Ah Yuan, have you seen this person that Boss Tang said?" ”
Yuan: "No, I haven't seen it. ”
Shen Junchen thought about it, put away the inkstone, and said, "Okay, since that's the case, I'll ask somewhere else, excuse me, Boss Tang." ”
Boss Tang arched his hand and said, "Don't bother, don't bother, go slowly, Chief Shen." ”
Coming out of the Sifang Bookstore, although there was no substantial gain, Shen Junchen was not disappointed, because this was a good start, and he had to go back and carefully analyze the case before making further plans.
As soon as he returned to the secret service headquarters, Li Zhengxin asked Shen Junchen to go to the office of Jin Zhanlin, the head of the intelligence department, to report the case.
In the past, everything was transferred to Jin Zhanlin through the team leader Li Zhengxin, and today he suddenly jumped the ranks, which made Shen Junchen a little confused.
In Jin Zhanlin's spacious office, Shen Junchen stood in front of Jin Zhanlin solemnly, and Jin Zhanlin raised his head after reviewing the last document: "Junchen, don't be nervous, just sit down." ”
Jin Zhanlin threw Shen Junchen a cigarette, and Shen Junchen waved his hand: "Director, I don't know how to smoke." ”
Jin Zhanlin was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "How can a man not smoke?" It's easy to give it a try, British cigarettes, the taste is particularly mellow, not like Japanese cigarettes, which are difficult to smoke! ”
Jin Zhanlin's easy-going mood relaxed Shen Junchen's mood a lot.
Jin Zhanlin: "Let's talk about it, I heard Zhengxin say that the case you followed up is very progressive." ”
Shen Junchen told Jin Zhanlin in detail about the situation in the past few days, and then said: "Director, can you see if there are any omissions in this case?" ”
Jin Zhanlin took a deep breath of cigarette, spewed it out again, and said with a smile: "Except for the bad luck, other aspects are okay." ”
Shen Junchen said embarrassedly: "Yes, I am inexperienced......"
Jin Zhanlin waved his hand: "It's nothing, experience is tempered!" From today onwards, you don't have to follow the Zhengxin group anymore, I'll give you two people, and you will be responsible for following up on the case of your father's murder, I'm sure you'll be very attentive! ”
Shen Junchen stood up in surprise: "Yes, Junchen must live up to the cultivation of the director!" ”
Jin Zhanlin: "In addition, according to what you just said, that bookstore must be monitored!" Why would this person go to a bookstore and buy an inkstone? ”