The furnishings in the room were basic.

The apartment is divided into two floors by a staircase, with the entrance door directly connected to the dining room, and the open kitchen and living room connecting the north and south, and the small and spacious rooms can be seen at a glance.

In the living room is a small coffee table, an old two-seater sofa sits next to the fireplace, and the sunset sets fall on the carpet through the cracks in the shutters.

It can be seen that this home is not rich, but it is very warm.

Chu Zihang and Caesar looked around the room, while Little Peter was also secretly observing the two "good-looking" teenagers at the corner of the stairs.

Growing up, apart from his parents and parents, little Peter has never seen such a good-looking person.

Even the stars on TV can't compare.

But relatively speaking, the dark-haired brother is still better-looking.

Although the blonde one has a lovely smile, there is always a sense of domineering on his body, and little Peter looks at him, always unconsciously thinking of the big man he saw in school before, and even the principal has to treat him respectfully.

Little Peter didn't like those people.

Although the black-haired brother is very "cold", little Peter feels "warmth" from his body.

It's weird, but it's comfortable, and Peter doesn't hate it.

Little Peter's big eyes poked out around the corner, saying that they were peeking, but in fact, his bright eyes were a little obvious, and the two people standing in the living room could only look around, trying to avoid looking at Little Peter.

Mei closed the door and followed: "You two, please take a seat." ”

Caesar and Chu Zihang sat down, and Mei went to the kitchen to get two cups, poured two glasses of water and brought them over.

Chu Zihang got up and took it and put it on the coffee table.

Mei sat down and muttered, "That, the economic survey and the relief money or something, what's going on?" Can you elaborate on that? ”

Caesar and Chu Zihang glanced at each other, the two had already discussed countermeasures on the way here, and at this time, they just had to plan step by step.

The two of them took out the documents they bought from their pockets and handed them to Mei.

Mei took the document and looked at it carefully.

Although she can't understand the above things, at this time, even if she can't understand it, she has to pretend to understand, because this can ensure equal communication in the rest of the conversation.

This is the wisdom of the little people.

But it is estimated that she would never have thought that these two upright teenagers took out just two "fake" certificates.

However, it is said that it is a "fake" certificate, but it is only nominally "fake", and the certificate itself is a real material, so it doesn't matter if Mei understands it.

Because the "fake" certificate itself is "true".

Mei took the documents of the two and looked at them for a long time, and compared the photos on the documents, and after confirming that it was me, she handed the documents back to the two: "The two gentlemen are really young and promising." ”

The two took the documents, Caesar nodded, and Chu Zihang said, "You're polite." ”

Caesar said: "We were sent down by the New York General Office, because I heard that the canonical registration here in Queens is always not implemented well, and the relief money does not fall into the hands of the residents at all. ”

"The General Office felt that this matter was a little strange, so let the two of us go to the bottom to conduct some statistics and investigate the whereabouts of the relief funds."

Aunt May asked Caesar for some details about the canon, and shook her head: "We have never heard of such a thing as a relief fund, there seems to be a poor family relief fund in the first two years, but that is also limited, there is only one place in each block, and only infinite families who have no source of income are eligible to apply." ”

"As for the social poverty relief you mentioned...... Sorry, I haven't heard of it. ”

Chu Zihang nodded, and took a notebook to record the situation, after all, you have to do a full set of plays.

Caesar furrowed his brows: "Then what is your family's main source of income and economic situation?" Is there anything special about the cost? ”

This is a question that Caesar and Chu Zihang discussed before, and after discussion, the two agreed that after using the identity of the Zhengfu to relax Mei's vigilance, the focus of the exchange should be from two angles, and the two sides should go together.

The first is about Ben Parker's work.

Both of them know that Ben Parker is facing a mid-life unemployment crisis recently, and starting from this aspect can quickly understand Ben Parker's interpersonal relationships and daily activities, so as to identify the prisoner.

The second point is from the cost.

This point is mainly to investigate the pill that Ye Sheng brought back, which Gu Bei stole from Ben Parker.

This kind of thing can't always be homemade or picked up, there must be a provider.

To put it simply, this thing is a trade item, and it is bought.

Buying things will incur expenses, so start with this and investigate the source of the medicine.

Mei heard Caesar's question, and she couldn't hold back, she opened her mouth and babbled about some things that she didn't have, Caesar nodded while listening, Chu Zihang took a notebook next to him, and picked out some useful things to write down.

"In terms of expenses, the biggest expense is the children's schooling, and then the rent, and the rest is not very important, but my husband has been under a lot of pressure recently......"

Speaking of which, neither of them could analyze any outstanding clues from Mei's words, Chu Zihang shoved the notebook into Caesar's hand and asked, "Can I visit here?" ”

When Mei heard Chu Zihang's request, she thought that Chu Zihang was going to observe the situation in the room to determine what she said, so she got up enthusiastically: "I'll take you ......"

Chu Zihang shook his head: "It's good that you are here, my colleague still needs to record something, if you really don't worry about me......"

Chu Zihang turned his head to look at the boy who was probing his brain at the entrance of the stairs: "Can you let him introduce me here?" ”

Mei followed Chu Zihang's gaze and saw Peter lying at the top of the stairs looking curiously, and couldn't help but smile: "Peter~"

Peter at the top of the stairs suddenly jumped out, at a loss: "Yes, Aunt May...... Oh, I mean...... I'd love to. ”

"Thank you, Peter."

"You're welcome."

Peter walked over, and Chu Zihang followed him to the second floor.

Aunt Mei looked at the backs of one big and one small, and suddenly felt as if two people had walked into the same time and space.

Now that I think about it, Richard and Mary were also handsome men and beautiful women, and they were not inferior to these two teenagers in terms of appearance, and they were both high-achieving students who graduated from a prestigious university, if they lived to this point, the life of the Parker family would be much better, and Peter could have a good childhood like other children.

But it's not bad now, Peter's grades are very good, and he is very obedient, if he can grow up smoothly, he should also become a good person like his parents.

Mei glanced at Chu Zihang, turned her head to look at Caesar who was sitting there, and thought to herself: No matter how bad you are, you can become a young talent like these two teenagers.

Speaking of which...... What college did Richard and Mary graduate from?

It seems to be ivy, too, and it's called ...... What's going on?

At this time, Caesar's voice interrupted May's thoughts: "Madam, let's continue." ”

"Oh, good."

——

Chu Zihang went up to the second floor under the leadership of Peter.

On the second floor is a hallway, with only two rooms on either side, a master bedroom for the Parkers, a second bedroom for Peter, and a small bathroom at the end of the hallway.

As soon as he went upstairs, Chu Zihang frowned slightly.

He smelled a strong, choking, pungent smell.

Not coming from the bathroom.

Although Chu Zihang's strength is not known for his cultivation, and he does not have the dog-nosed magic skill of the Liuku Immortal Thief like Gu Bei, his physical state blessed by dragon blood and the strengthening of his forging body have gradually developed his five senses.

Even if you can't tell the ingredients of the flavor, you can make some rough guesses.

…… Is it Chinese medicine?

Chu Zihang remained silent and followed behind Little Peter.

Little Peter introduced: "On the left is Uncle Ben and Aunt May's room, and on the right is mine, which one do you want to see first, brother?" ”

Chu Zihang identified the direction and determined that the smell was coming from Little Peter's room.

How can there be Chinese medicine in a middle school student's room?

Could it be that this child is suffering from some disease?

But most of Ben Parker's sources are about Ben Parker himself, a small part of May and some people close to him, and only a few places mention Peter, so he doesn't know what this little point is.

However, his purpose this time is to investigate Ben Parker's living environment, so of course he will start with Ben Parker's room.

Suppressing the curiosity in his heart, Chu Zihang pointed to the left-hand side: "Let's take a look at your adult's room first." ”

"Okay."

Little Peter nodded and led Chu Zihang to push open the master bedroom on the left.

Very ordinary room, a tidy double bed, wardrobe against the wall, small balcony with a few flower pots under and a few clothes to dry on it.

Chu Zihang looked around and didn't find anything special.

There was a household first-aid kit in the wardrobe, and there were two white medicine bottles without any text identification in the bedside table, Chu Zihang subconsciously felt that the medicine bottles were strange, but after opening them, he found that they were empty.

But......

Why does this medicine bottle also smell of Chinese medicine?

Chu Zihang took the medicine bottle and asked Little Peter, "What is this?" ”

Little Peter recognized it after just one look: "This is Uncle Ben's medicine, but these should be finished, and the bottle can be kept." ”

Chu Zihang's mind flashed: "Medicine? ”

He remembered that the pill that Ye Sheng brought back was said to be taken by Gu Bei from Ben Parker.

And according to what Gu Bei said, there was still the smell of blood in that pill.

This medicine ......

Isn't it the same as that medicine?

Chu Zihang asked, "What kind of medicine is this?" Where did it come from? Is your Uncle Ben sick? How long has he been taking this medicine? ”

A series of questions made little Peter a little confused: "That, brother, can you ask one by one?" ”

Chu Zihang calmed down and repeated the question.

Peter thought for a moment: "Because Uncle Ben seems to be very unwell recently, so I went to check it up, and the doctor said that it was too stressful, so I gave Uncle Ben this medicine." ”

"That doctor is ......"

"It's Dr. Brian, who owns a psychiatric clinic in Midtown West, Manhattan, and he prescribed the medicine to Uncle Ben."

After answering Chu Zihang's question, Little Peter hesitated and asked, "Big brother......

"What's wrong?"

"Is there something wrong with that medicine?"

Chu Zihang shook his head: "It's nothing, can I take this medicine bottle?" ”

"Hmm."

Peter nodded vigorously.

Chu Zihang put away the medicine bottle and left the room with Peter.

This trip was not in vain, and it was a great gain to obtain information about the Brian Clinic.

But Chu Zihang didn't plan to leave now.

There is one thing that has been arousing Chu Zihang's curiosity, and that is the strange smell of Chinese medicine that permeates the second floor.

If you think about it, this smell is actually somewhat similar to the smell of Chinese medicine in the medicine bottle just now.

And the smell wafted from Little Peter's room.

Chu Zihang didn't go to Little Peter's room to take a look, and he always felt that he couldn't put his mind at ease.

Moreover, he was originally here to inspect the environment, so he couldn't just inspect one room, right?

Without him opening his mouth, Peter was already standing at the door of his room: "That, big brother, my room is a bit messy, do you really want to see it?" ”

Chu Zihang squatted down and touched Peter's head: "Just take a look, don't be nervous." ”

"Hmm."

Peter nodded, pushed open the door, and a strong smell of Chinese medicine hit his face, slamming into Chu Zihang's nasal cavity.

——

"So, it's just the two of them?"

Gu Bei looked at the old man at the counter and reconfirmed the answer in the old man's mouth.

The old man nodded.

"That's right, the business of our pharmacy is good, and there are many more people who come in and out every day to get medicine than in China."

"But there are really only these two people who came to grab the medicine without a prescription, and the strangest thing is that these two people didn't come together, but they took the same materials."

"At that time, we still wondered, when did this foreigner understand Chinese medicine, but fortunately, what they wanted was not any strange materials, those few flavors of medicinal materials, even if they were mixed together and boiled in water and drunk, there were no side effects, there was no prescription, so we simply gave them directly."

Gu Bei's index finger tapped on the table: "The medicinal herbs they want, is it cinnamon, ginseng, spinning flowers, licorice, rehmannia schisandra?" ”

"That's right, these flavors are quite special, so it's easy to remember."

Gu Bei nodded: "Can you tell me what those two people look like?" ”

The old man thought for a while and said, "Both of them are foreigners. ”

"The first to come was an adult, a man with long hair, one meter eight tall, dressed tightly, covered with a robe, and wearing sunglasses and a mask on his face, at first glance he looked like a big star, and he really couldn't see what he looked like."

"The one in the back is a child, who looks like he's only in middle school, just waist-tall, skinny and small."

"It's strange to say, this kid actually doesn't know the prescription, and he doesn't know the name of the medicine, and our people listened to him for a long time before guessing the medicine he wanted to buy."

"Later, our people took a pair of transaction records, only to find out that these two people actually bought the same medicinal herbs."

Gu Bei's eyebrows twisted: "...... kid?" ”