Back in the office, Tao Ran seemed to be much more relaxed, he thought that he had done a seamless job, at this time, he leaned back in his chair, squinted his eyes and smoked a cigarette, as if thinking about something, he suddenly thought: "Although, the technical appraisal has become a foregone conclusion, but the night is long and dreamy, or, Xiao Yong is doing their work, once he comes out to report and expose, the consequences are unimaginable." Therefore, the old cobbler became one of his greatest hidden dangers, as long as the old cobbler never spoke, "all is well", thinking of this, a conspiracy began to arise in his mind.

Tao Ran carried a bag, closed the office door, circled around, and quickly came to No. 45 Fukang Road, he looked at a "Tiger Brand" Renyi Dan advertisement hanging on the pillar of the door, and then went all the way inside.

Shopkeeper Hu was "crackling" about to dish, and when he saw Tao Ran coming in, he put down the work in his hand and quickly let him into the inner room.

As soon as Tao Ran entered the inner room, he put his bag on the table and sat on a small bench. Then he cocked Erlang's legs, lit a cigarette, and looked like nothing happened.

Shopkeeper Hu came in and stood opposite Tao Ran and asked in a low voice, "Do you have any important orders when you come here?" ”

Tao Ran looked out for a while, saw that there was no one, and then whispered to the shopkeeper Hu: "Be sure to dispose of the old leatherman opposite tonight, and keep him, it will cause a lot of trouble." This cannot be postponed until tomorrow, the sooner the better, and it must be done cleanly and neatly, leaving no traces. If someone comes to you, he asks the boss if he has Rendan? You replied only with cooling oil. After saying that, he took his bag and went out.

Shopkeeper Hu looked at Tao Ran's back, he was pondering Tao Ran's words: "You must dispose of the old leatherman opposite tonight, and you can't delay it until tomorrow......"

Hu shopkeeper, named Degui, 40 years away, a native of Xiaoshan, Zhejiang, has learned some grappling kung fu since he was a child, worked as a combat instructor in the Kuomintang army, was expelled from his hometown because he accidentally injured a company commander, because his father had opened a small pharmacy here, he had died a few years ago, so he came to his father's business, last year a chance to meet Tao Ran, was favored by Tao Ran, developed into a member of the spy organization, with the pharmacy as a cover, doing the work of underground contact, today, Tao Ran wants him to kill, it is really "military orders can not be violated!" "But how did he ever do anything to kill someone?

The old leatherman, already in his early 50s, his original name was Zhu Afu, or when he was 8 years old, his parents died, and since then he has become an orphan, and then his uncle entrusted favors, and asked his master Wang Leather Maker at that time, Wang Leather Maker saw that he was pitiful, and he was loyal and honest, so he took him in, since then, he learned the craft of sewing shoes, a few years later, the master died, he supported this façade, due to the chaos, the business is light, it is difficult to make a living, therefore, he has never married, alone, has been here to sew shoes for a living, for a long time, His age has also gone up, and the neighbors used to call him "the old leatherman".

From last night to this afternoon, the scene of the "old cobbler" was really difficult for him to understand. "The little hammer was obviously borrowed by the public security, saying that it was a blackboard newspaper arranged, how could someone use this small hammer to kill people? The police won't kill people themselves, right? And who was the dark shadow last night? He had a lot of question marks on his head, but he couldn't figure it out.

On the table, there was a plate of peanuts, a bowl of mackerel stewed tofu, and half a bottle of clay roast. The "old cobbler" was smoking a tidal cigarette while drinking a sullen wine.

At this time, the shopkeeper Hu pushed the door in, put his hands behind his back, looked leisurely, and asked with a smile: "Oh! Dude, why are you drinking alone? ”

The old leatherman said casually: "It's nothing, just drink a few sips, you have eaten dinner, or you will have a few sips." ”

The shopkeeper Hu said casually: "I also just had a good meal, I have nothing to do and go out for a walk, and you know that I don't know how to drink." ”

"Come, sit here, I'll make you tea." As he spoke, the old cobbler was about to get up.

"Hey, you just eat, don't be busy." As he spoke, he pulled the "old cobbler" with his left hand and sat down, and with his right hand he smashed the nerve of the "old cobbler" in the back of his skull with a knife, and the "old cobbler" fell unconscious on the spot and collapsed to the ground.

At this time, the shopkeeper Hu took out a piece of fine hemp rope prepared in advance, put a set of it on the neck of the "old leatherman", stepped on the chest of the "old leatherman" with one foot, and tightened the fine hemp rope vigorously.

The "old cobbler's" eyes suddenly burst out, blood continued to flow out of his nostrils and mouth, and his tongue dragged long.

Shopkeeper Hu dragged the "old cobbler" to the inner room, hung the "old cobbler" straight on the window stall in the inner room, then turned off the lights, closed the door, and walked away.

This is an old-fashioned bungalow, it is said to be two, but the area is not large, there is only one bed in the inner room, and there are some miscellaneous things, and the outside room is all together for cooking, eating, and shops. Thanks to him alone, he barely managed to make a living.

Li Ming always felt that the conversation of the "old leatherman" during the day was rambling, giving people a feeling that he seemed to want to say but did not dare to say it, and it seemed that someone was putting pressure on him, so he wanted to have a good chat with him again to see if there was any hidden secret.

Li Ming came to the "old leatherman's" house, only to see that the door was open, he pushed the door in, and there was a black hole inside, and he shouted: "Is there anyone?" Anyone? ”

He turned on the flashlight, there were two plates on the table, as well as wine bottles, and wine in the wine glass, indicating that the person did not go far, so he used the flashlight to find the light switch at the door, he pulled the light to see, there was no movement in the house, he pushed open the door of the inner room again, only to feel that there was a smell of blood rushing towards him, he used the flashlight to shine, only to see the "old cobbler" show his eyes, drag his long tongue, nostrils, mouth is still bleeding, see this scene, the body does not feel a shudder. But he immediately calmed down again, picked up the walkie-talkie, "Hey, Director?" I am Li Ming, and I am now at the house of the 'old cobbler', and the 'old cobbler' has hanged himself. You send someone right away. ”

Xiao Yong hurriedly said, "Okay, let's come over immediately!" ”

As soon as he heard that the "old cobbler" had hanged himself, the expression on Xiao Yong's face suddenly became serious, "Got it, I'll be there soon." So, he called the comrades of the Technical Supervision Section and several other public security soldiers, and hurried out of the public security compound.

At the house of the "old leatherman", several comrades of the public security technical supervision were busy taking pictures, and a cordon was also set up at the door.

A few neighbors watching the excitement at the intersection whispered in private: "Why did you commit suicide when you saw him okay in the afternoon?" ”

"yes, what can't he think of? He's quite honest, and no one will have trouble with him. ”

"It's hard to say that people's hearts are separated from their stomachs."

Xiao Yong picked up the wine glass that had not yet been drunk and looked at it, and saw a shoe that had fallen off, and saw the "old leatherman" hanging there, only to see that he was wearing shoes on one foot and only socks on the other, and there was dust on his heels, indicating that the body had been moved. The body hanging there was an illusion, and it was clearly not the scene of the crime.

Xiao Yong gritted his teeth and thought: "The 'old leatherman' must have been killed by him, there is no doubt that the death of the 'old leatherman' is related to the small hammer, it must be the enemy's doing, this is the enemy's killing and extinguishing, it seems that the enemy has taken the lead again." ”

Several police officers put down the hanging "old cobbler", took some photos repeatedly, and then put on a stretcher, covered it with a white cloth, and carried it out of the door.

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