Oe City is a cosmopolitan city, and the night is very charming, but I didn't have the heart to enjoy the night view. I made an appointment to meet a private detective who called himself Tang Renjie, of course this is just his pseudonym in the chat group, I guess this should be a pseudonym, a name that reminds people of the Tang Dynasty's detective Di Renjie. Because my name in the chat group is not Zuo Yan, but a pseudonym like Bekinka. Each of us keeps a certain distance in the unfamiliar chat group, although it seems to be very intimate on the surface, in fact, we all implement the AA system when we meet, and most of the chat friends have never met in their lives. Tang Renjie and I happen to be like this.

Private detective is a mysterious profession, and in my mind, he should be alert, resourceful, and middle-aged, or at least so that no one else can tell his age by his face. He also has to be quiet and able to analyze events wisely, but he only hides it in his heart and only shows his intentions at critical times.

However, when I saw him appear at a café, I couldn't believe my eyes.

Since we had never met each other before, and we had not seen each other's photos, we agreed to meet at the remote island café by the river, and we agreed that he would have a white cigarette stick in his hand. There are not many people with white cigarette sticks in this year, so it is easy to identify. He asked me to take a picture with my phone and send it to him, but I refused him on the grounds that I had lost my phone. And I didn't tell him my real name either, because I'm now a suspect wanted by the city's police. I called him from a public phone.

As far as his voice sounds, it is very much in line with my assumptions about a private detective: the pace of speech is moderate, the pitch is neither high nor low, and even a little low. I told him that I would meet him in a suit, presumably a few minutes later than the agreed time, and asked him to wait for me at the window on the second floor of the Lonely Island Cafe. I said that I had this position there, but it was actually so that I could observe him myself. Even if the spot wasn't there when he went, it didn't matter, as long as he was there, I could still recognize him by the white cigarette stick in his hand. Moreover, it can be determined by this observation whether he has brought someone else with him. - I told him that I could pay a lot of money, as long as I did a good job, money was not a problem, but I asked him to keep it a secret, so he couldn't bring anyone to meet with me.

The private investigator promised not to take anyone, saying that he knew the rules, and in order to reassure me that he would keep his promise, he said that as a private detective, he understands all kinds of clients very well, because anyone who asks a private investigator to deal with affairs often has some special requirements, such as some rich wives to investigate whether their husbands have other women outside, want to get divorce evidence in their favor, some creditors want to find creditors who hide debts, etc., are unwilling to reveal their real names, So as not to bring unnecessary trouble to yourself. And he said he likes to do something challenging, especially taking on big and important cases, which will make him famous and prosperous.

To be honest, I've never been exposed to a private investigator. After listening to his understanding words, I judged that he should be a person with high professional qualities. That is, I convinced him that I was rich by the mystery I had created, and he convinced me that he was worthy of my trust by his description of the behavior that sounded like that.

In today's society, almost all business is negotiated on the phone first, and then the two parties meet. There is an obvious loophole in between, but people like to do it anyway. After I did this, I went to the stone bench across the road from the Island Cafe and sat down, waiting for Tang Renjie to appear.

Behind me is the entrance to the riverside park, with a wide view, if the police appear, I can quickly disappear into the dense woods of the park, or hide in the barge, if necessary, I can also jump into the river to hide, the aquatic plants and reeds along the river are very luxuriant, thousands of people hide in it without revealing the slightest horse's feet.

There was still more than half an hour before our agreed meeting time, and the café was crowded with passers-by, old people walking, jumping children, and couples holding arms. However, looking through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the café, there are not many people inside, as if the people of Oe City don't like coffee at all, but like to wander the streets.

I looked at my phone screen, and twelve minutes before the appointed time, a man with a white cigarette stick in his mouth appeared. He was only about 1.7 meters tall, a little thin, with relatively long hair, like a Beatle, draped behind his head, revealing a broad forehead. He wears a pair of sunglasses, the kind of toad glasses, like a black super, giving people a cool feeling, wearing a t-shirt on the top, a pair of cropped pants on the bottom, a pair of sneakers on his feet, and a camouflage bag on his shoulder.

I didn't have time to take a closer look, he had already turned and entered the café. After a while, he appeared at the staircase on the second floor. He stood there for a moment, as if looking at the upstairs surroundings, then he went to the window and sat down, a waitress brought the menu, he quickly ordered something, and the waitress left. He turned his head to look out the window.

I turned my face a little to the side so he couldn't see my front. Actually, I was a bit redundant because I wasn't wearing a casual suit as agreed. Not only that, but to disguise myself, I wore a wig like a squirrel's tail and a pair of brown polarizers. Even if he saw my face, he wouldn't have recognized me.

The waitress came over and placed the coffee he had ordered on the table in front of him.

The appointed time has come.

He looked out the window again, then picked up the white cigarette stick from the table and put it back to his mouth. It should be said that except for the somewhat exaggerated cigarette stick, his clothes are quite decent, even if his pants are printed with various color blocks, but that is a frequent element of modern young people, not very eye-catching.

I again observed anyone who walked past him, as well as the sparse passers-by outside the café, to make sure he wasn't followed by plainclothes.

After about five minutes, he leaned back on the couch and looked impatiently to the left and right. I scanned around the café with wide eyes again, and found no suspicious people, so I got up, crossed the street, walked into the café, went up to the second floor, and sat down across from him.

But when I came face to face with him so closely, I still didn't quite believe my eyes.

He didn't look very old, he seemed to be in his twenties, and it looked like the hair on his mouth hadn't grown yet, just some small hairs.

My backpack was still on my shoulders, my glasses were not taken off, and my wig was still on my head. Before I walked up to him and sat down, I had made sure there was nothing wrong with my outfit. - I can't show him my true colors until I'm sure he's hurt me.

At such a close distance, I could see a line printed on his shirt: Go your own way and let those SBs speak. Just like the words we see in some private cars, very selfish, full of new and new human breath. Under the table, there were two raw-edged holes in the thighs of his cropped pants, and two pieces of flesh were exposed. ――If a woman were exposed like this, it would be sexier and more impressive, but it would be disgusting for a man to show like this, and it was for a man like me. There are even more surprising things: he has ten holes in his left ear, I don't count them all, but it will not be less than that, he is wearing a large row of silver earrings, and his right ear also has ear piercings that cannot be counted at once, and there is a row of red beads, like agate, and like round beads ground out of coral, and there is a bright silver diamond-shaped thing nailed at the end of the left eyebrow, but it is definitely not a diamond, it may be crystal, that is, an angular thing made of acrylic, as big as the buttons of a mobile phone, and it only makes people feel distressed when they look at it.

How did that get in? Somehow, such a question flashed through my mind.

"Are you Tang Dynasty Renjie?" My voice was visibly taken aback.

He tilted his head and blinked his double eyelids, which were noticeably too wide—what I thought was the result of plastic surgery. He looked at my sunglasses, trying to make out my eyes, trying to see my eyes, then looked at my fluffy hair, looked at my T-shirt, touched the crystal diamond on the tip of his left eyebrow with his fingers, and said with some suspicion: "Tang Dynasty Renjie." Are you - Beckin card? ”

"Yes, I contacted you." I said, "Have you done this before?" ”

He reached over to me and tried to shake my hand. I looked at his fingers that were deliberately together, thin and pale, like the kind of person who spends a lot of time at home playing on the computer. Didn't put his hand out. In the face of such a person, everyone will subconsciously protect themselves from direct contact with the other party.

"I do a lot of help find missing dogs, missing children, or missing cars. You don't have to doubt this, I have a lot of experience in this area and will definitely help you find what you are looking for. Just the other day I helped a boss who sells adult products to do a social survey, and he wanted to know which women like to use entertainment tools to solve problems on their own, where his main demographics are, and how to find them, and I successfully completed the task. It was as hard to talk about as asking a man to sell sanitary napkins, but I still got the job done on time. That is, even if it is impossible to ...... completely"

As soon as his mouth opens, words pop up immediately, a little tongue-twisting, but the theme is only one, which is to constantly sell yourself and convince you that he is up to the role you are about to give him. According to psychology, what a person lacks is often to show off in front of others. I'm almost certain of two, one is that he's a new human, and the other is that he's a rookie. However, this type of person is often the most challenging and likes to try something new and exciting.

"This thing may fall out of your head, do you dare to do it?" I say.

Barely thinking about it, he raised his hand into the air and made an exaggerated cross, "Are you saying it's dangerous?" Before I did this, a lot of people told me it was dangerous, and some of the clients I talked to told me it was dangerous, but you can see I'm still alive and well. My mom also said it wasn't a legitimate job, but I like to do things like this. ”

I watched his movements and kept silent.

His eyebrows went up, and he made a nonchalant look, "Believe it or not, whatever you want." But let me tell you something, I'm a very serious person and I'm not afraid of any risks. He thought for a while, leaned over slightly, and whispered, "Is it a corrupt official?" Proof? ”

"Pretty much." I think those two bandit policemen are more terrible than corrupt officials.

He put his bag on the table, pulled open a slit, and pointed it at me, "is complete." ”

I quickly scanned it with a telescope, a tiny camera, and a high-voltage electric bar...... There are also some big and small things, which look weird and can't be named. He fished out something the size of a fingernail from inside, "This is a bugging." He fished out another needle-like thing, "This is a pinhole camera." "This is a remote locator, high-tech, more advanced than GPS, and the CIA also uses this." His hands were still in it......

There are more and more pedestrians on the street, and many people go for a walk to the street after dinner.

I need to hurry. I put the note with the names of Guo Zhenchao and Yin Wenbin in his hand, and asked him to find out the details of the cases that the two of them directly handled in the past three years.

He looked at the note and tucked it into his pants pocket. When I told him that these two people were police officers from the Dajiang City Criminal Police Brigade, he was stunned for a moment, "You asked me to check the police?" ”

"What's the matter, you're scared?"

"I'm afraid? What am I afraid of. ”

"These two are complete villains, you have to be able to find out and ensure that you become famous." I say this seductive phrase at the right time.

"What? These two people know the law and break the law? ”

"You don't have to ask about this, you just need to find out the details of the cases handled by these two people and give them to me. You can be regarded as a great hero who has done a great deed for the people of Dajiang City. I looked at his eager expression, "And then you can get a decent bounty." ”

"If you don't have money, it doesn't matter, it's for the people." He thought for a moment and then changed his words and said, "How much do you pay?" ”

If he didn't talk about money, he wouldn't do it, and he wouldn't do it if it wasn't. I was ready to stick out a finger.

"How much? Ten thousand? He said.

"Add two zeros to the end." I remembered the news that the police had offered a reward of 100,000 yuan to catch me, so I added a zero after 100,000 yuan, which was more beneficial to me

"Ah, you're by far my biggest customer." He propped his hands on his legs, as if he was about to jump up with joy. "I want my mom to know that being a detective is more profitable than being a supermarket salesperson."

"I have a stolen ancient painting worth 50 million, and that's nothing." I deliberately said lightly, "If you find me that ancient painting, I'll double the commission for you." I held out two fingers.

"Why should I believe you?"

"You go and check, are the two policemen I wrote on the note I gave you real? If it's true, you come back to me. "I was prepared for this question from him.

After saying this, I told him that I was going to the bathroom and asked him to wait for me. I walked to the top of the stairs, walked briskly downstairs, walked out of the café, and disappeared into the bustling downtown market.

After about ten minutes, I went to the public telephone booth I had chosen in advance, called him, and said that I would call him at ten o'clock tomorrow morning, and if he answered the job, he would answer my call, and if he didn't, it would mean that he would not answer the job, and I would look for another master.

He asked me to make a note.

I said that this kind of thing was highly classified, and that there should be no paper left, and if he didn't succeed, lest I be implicated. After saying this, I hung up the phone without waiting for him to react.

At 10 a.m. the next morning, I walked out of a private hotel that did not require ID registration, crossed two streets, found a new public phone booth, and called him on time.

He said excitedly on the other end of the phone that one of the two policemen was the captain of the criminal police brigade and the other was the director of the police office, and it was a big case, and he took it.

I said that all private investigators get commissions after they finish their work, and you can rest assured that the money will not be lost to you.

He said, "You know the rules."

I warn you, don't underestimate me. I say.

He said, don't dare, you are Party A, you are God, I will put what you want in your hands in a few days, and let you see my speed. You do the propaganda for me.

I said, I'll call you in two days.

Still without waiting for him to react, I hung up the phone. I think I've created enough mystery in his head to lose him to help me with my plans.

Whatever it is, as long as it is carefully planned, it can achieve its own ends.

Those two bandits are waiting to be unlucky, I said to myself.