The tentacles of Ouyang Ping's thinking began to extend to the depths: "Master Fan, do you want to say that the boat that your father and son saw in front of Ma Qiliang's vegetable field may be the one parked on the dock of the pickle factory?" ”

"Not probably, but definitely."

"Why are you so sure?"

"On the Qinhuai River, there are a total of eleven boats, this-you can go and ask Liu Laosi of Liuyedu, and he will tell you the same."

"Yes, it is indeed eleven boats—including Liu Laosi's ferry, a total of twelve boats." Director Xu said.

"The other ten boats are all relatively small, on this river, the largest boat is Liu Laosi's ferry, followed by the pickle factory, and the pickle factory is my boat, which is used to transport goods. On the Qinhuai River, in addition to Liu Laosi's ferry, the largest boat is the boat of the pickle factory, of course, on the Qinhuai River, there are many boats that come and go every day, but many boats will only appear on the river during the day, only eleven boats will appear on the river when it is more quiet, and the boat of the pickle factory will not open during the day. I can't be mistaken, that ship must be the ship of the pickle factory. If it was a fishing boat with a wire net, the other party would definitely greet me, and I wouldn't have to run as fast. When we go wire net in the river at night, we often come across some boats that are wire netting, and as long as we do, there is no one who does not say hello. The wooden boat had a wooden frame at the front and rear, which was used to hold the rope when it was loaded. Only the pickle factory boat had such wooden shelves. ”

"Fan Dengbiao is right, on the entire river, only the wooden boat of the pickle factory has a wooden shelf." Director Xu further confirmed Fan Dengbiao's statement.

"You can go to the pickle factory and inquire about it, and see if they have any goods in the night, especially on the night of July 28. Anyway, I still don't think something is right, even if the ship is carrying goods at night, the boat shouldn't be on the other side of the river! Van Dengbiao said.

The next day, that is, at 8:10 a.m. on November 20, Ouyang Ping and his entourage went to the pickle factory under the guidance of Director Ma. Director Ma went directly to the factory director's office.

A man of almost sixty years old is making tea. He is the factory director Zhen Changhai.

"Director Ma, why are you here?"

"Director Zhen, let's come to you to learn a little about the situation, these are comrades from the Municipal Public Security Bureau, and this is Captain Ouyang."

Director Zhen smiled and let everyone sit down on two long-backed chairs.

Director Zhen was busy making tea for everyone, and was dragged by Director Ma: "Director Zhen, don't be polite, you sit down, we can talk." ”

Director Zhen put down the tea canist, sat on the chair, and at the same time took out a pack of Hongtashan brand cigarettes from the drawer and hit a shuttle.

Director Ma took out a lighter and lit everyone's cigarettes one by one.

The cigarette was lit and the conversation began.

"Director Zhen, does your factory ship parked on the dock transport goods at night?" Director Ma asked.

"Our ships carry goods during the day and never at night. In the past six months, our factory has rarely used ships to transport goods, and with the increase in production, it is no longer possible to catch up with the ship alone, so we bought a car. Another reason why we seldom use boats to transport goods is that every summer, the river is swollen and the current is too strong, and it is very unsafe to transport goods by boat, and we are not as good as those who fish, they rely on the water for food, and they can row their boats to and fro on the river. ”