Chapter 314 Business is booming

"Boss Ding? Hello, I'm Zhou Yi, whom I met yesterday."

"Oh, it's Officer Zhou. Hello. What you were talking about yesterday was the information about the person who cheated Brother Gua. I heard it." Ding Wenyuan said in a rough voice.

Zhou Yi was immediately delighted and asked, "Great! We just happened to learn something about this situation. Is this man called Jiang Shun?"

"Jiang Shun? No, no, that's a fake name. This guy's real name is Jiang Wei. He used to be a little gangster hanging around in the north of the city."

"This kid? Boss Ding, how old is this Jiang Wei?"

"I don't know exactly how old he is, but he should be around 30 at most. His father used to contract land for watermelon cultivation, but after his business failed, he committed suicide by drinking pesticide. I found out about this through a friend who knew his father."

Zhou Yi thanked Ding Wenyuan and hung up the phone.

The information provided by Ding Wenyuan is very important.

First, Jiang Shun is a pseudonym. Even if you search the entire province or even the entire country, you won’t find a match for this name.

Second, Jiang Wei was relatively young, and there was a significant age difference between him and the male corpse found in the park. Tang Wenli's initial assessment was that the male corpse was between 40 and 50 years old.

Because the two bodies were already highly decomposed, it was impossible to tell their ages on the surface, but Zhou Yi knew that experienced forensic doctors could infer their age range by examining their teeth.

Further accurate age analysis requires an autopsy, which will be carried out by examining the bone condition and using laboratory instruments to conduct detailed analysis and determination.

Zhou Yi immediately contacted Pan Hongjie, then found Xia Yu and told him this important information.

Zhou Yi looked at the busy people and felt that he was powerless. He sighed helplessly and simply left the Municipal Bureau.

He first called Chen Yan and asked him to keep an eye on Zhang Xianglan's situation. Logically, Zhang Xianglan would return to Hongcheng tonight, and he was afraid that something might happen again.

Then he looked at the sky and called the dormitory manager's office that Lu Xiaoshuang had left for him. The dormitory manager called Lu Xiaoshuang over via the radio.

Zhou Yi asked her how she was doing these past two days?

Lu Xiaoshuang smiled and said, "It's fine. I even participated in an event at school yesterday."

"Activities? What activities?"

"It's a social gathering."

"Social gathering?" Zhou Yi was stunned, because in the investigation records of the grand case in his previous life, there was no record of Lu Xiaoshuang participating in any social gathering activities. Could it be that Wu Yongcheng and the others missed it?

Zhou Yi immediately asked nervously, "Who took you there? Why did you suddenly join this kind of social gathering?"

On the other end of the phone, Lu Xiaoshuang chuckled and said, "I was just kidding. Look how nervous you are. Youyou said she wanted to take me with her, but I remembered what you said before, so I didn't go."

Zhou Yi breathed a sigh of relief. The purpose of the social activities in the university was to promote social interaction among students, but in reality, there were basically two types of people who went: one type was looking for a partner to release hormones, and the other type was just there to join in the fun.

Theoretically, Mo Youyou should have asked her to attend the social gathering in her previous life, but Lu Xiaoshuang did not go in her previous life, most likely because she had to work.

"It's good that he didn't go, it's good that he didn't go." Zhou Yi murmured. He felt a little nervous now.

Lu Xiaoshuang stood at the window with her back turned to the window. The dormitory manager was knitting and watching TV.

Lu Xiaoshuang whispered into the microphone: "Don't worry, I will take good care of myself, don't worry about me."

The aunt's ears immediately pricked up, but the yarn in her hand did not stop.

Lu Xiaoshuang hung up the phone, said thank you to her auntie and left.

Auntie smiled and murmured to herself, "Just fall in love, Auntie, I've seen everything. Why are you talking in secret?"

When she looked up, the aunt saw a figure in the darkness not far away looking at her.

So she stood up and looked carefully. The figure noticed her movement and immediately turned and left.

The aunt didn't take it seriously and continued knitting and watching TV.

There are many boys who want to take advantage of the situation and sneak into the girls' dormitory. She is confident that no Monkey King can escape her Five Finger Mountain.

Hearing Lu Xiaoshuang say that everything was fine, Zhou Yi felt much more relieved. He found a small shop on the side of the road and planned to go in to eat something.

Although it was lunchtime, the restaurant was empty. The owner, upon hearing him speak Mandarin, knew he wasn't from here, so he started chatting with Zhou Yi in his heavily accented Mandarin.

"We're poor in Anyuan, so few outsiders come here," the boss said. "You've come at the wrong time. Our watermelons in Anyuan are the best. Come back in the summer to enjoy some watermelon. Freshly picked watermelons, splashed with cold water, are sweet and juicy."

"Also, there's Xiaoqiushan Park, which has a lot of monkeys. It's also very famous. If you have a chance, go see it. Those monkeys are so smart."

Zhou Yi nodded and said he had gone to see it today.

"Boss, are you here to buy chicken from us too?" The boss brought the dishes Zhou Yi ordered and put down a plate of side dishes.

"Boss. I didn't order this, did I?"

"It's for you."

"Thank you. Boss, did you say you wanted to buy chicken?"

"Yes, watermelons and monkeys are our Anyuan's specialties, but now Anyuan is also particularly famous for something, which is raising chickens."

"Raising chickens?" Zhou Yi didn't know this.

The boss said that Anyuan has no industry and the best jobs are in those state-owned factories, so many people don’t even have a decent job to earn money.

Later, some people started breeding and made money, and more and more people followed suit. Local governments saw that breeding could boost the economy and promoted it vigorously.

So within a few years, chicken farms were everywhere in Anyuan, and it became a well-known chicken production area, and the output of chickens far exceeded that of watermelons.

The boss said enviously: "Those first batch of people who engaged in breeding are now big bosses. They are all rich. Their mothers have several wives."

Zhou Yi said: "Several wives? In our country, bigamy is a crime."

The boss laughed out loud: "You are so funny, young man. What crime have you committed? It's not like you're really married. You're keeping a mistress or having an affair. Isn't it enough to just pay the money? There are plenty of beautiful women, but few rich men."

"The owner of the chicken farm where my wife works has three wives, each with a house. They all have children and receive their salary on time every month. They're a wonderful family."

If I had heard this kind of thing at the age of 23, I would have been very surprised.

But for Zhou Yi now, he just laughed it off.

Anyuan is indeed underdeveloped, which can be seen from the local construction situation.

But the more underdeveloped a place is, the more likely it is that a small group of people will control a large amount of wealth, which is a bit like the local rich man.

On the contrary, in economically developed areas, the bigger the wind and waves, the more likely it is that there will be people showing off their magical powers.

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "So, Boss, you are really envious of others who have three wives and four concubines?"

"That's impossible. You have to be strong to do such things. Take our boss Hu, the first one to do breeding business in Anyuan. He died of drinking himself to death. His family was in chaos after his death. He had three illegitimate children who had been fighting over the inheritance for years. We are just ordinary people. We wear pants that fit our butts." The boss chuckled, but his words were true.

Zhou Yi gave a thumbs up and said, "Boss, this is your awareness. Just because of your awareness, you will definitely live a prosperous life in the future."

"Hey, young man, that's a good omen for you. Come on, I'll bring you another bottle of beer." The boss said generously.

"No, no, I don't usually drink."

"Then give me a bottle of soda." The boss picked up a can of soda and put it on his table without saying anything.

Zhou Yi took a look and said, hey, Jianlibao.

Sure, sure. I'll include it in the bill when I pay the boss later.

"Young man, I wish you a prosperous business too." The boss said with a smile.

Zhou Yi almost spit out the food in his mouth and quickly drank some Jianlibao to calm himself down.

The boss looked at him with confusion, not knowing why he reacted like that.

"Boss, I'm a policeman, a criminal policeman." Zhou Yi explained helplessly.

"Oh, oh, oh, I'm sorry, I thought you came here to do business. Just pretend I didn't say anything, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Zhou Yi said that ignorance is not a crime and he did not blame the boss.

Perhaps knowing Zhou Yi's identity, the boss didn't dare to talk to him anymore.

Customers came one after another, all of them were locals and obviously regular customers, greeting the boss in the local dialect.

Just when Zhou Yi was about to finish eating, a white-haired old lady walked in with a little girl of five or six years old.

The old lady had a sullen face, as if someone owed her money.

The little girl was dirty and her hair was tangled. She was wearing plenty of clothes, but she had a runny nose and kept sucking her fingers.

This combination seemed a bit strange, and Zhou Yi couldn't help but take a second look.

The old lady scolded the little girl in the local dialect, and then said a few words to the boss.

Zhou Yi thought the old lady wanted to order some dishes, but the boss took out a plastic bag from the kitchen, which contained some leftover dishes, both meat and vegetables.

The old lady nodded and bowed to thank the boss, then turned and left. The little girl quickly called out "Grandma" and quickly followed her, grabbing the old lady's clothes.

After the two left, Zhou Yi paid the bill and asked curiously, "Boss, this old man and this child look a little strange."

The boss sighed, "Ah, two poor people."

"What's the meaning?"

"This is a long story. If you're not busy, I'll tell you."

"Not busy." Zhou Yi handed the money to the boss and said.

The boss took one look and quickly said, "That's too much. We promised to give you this soda."

"It's just a small business, so don't be polite to me. Let's talk about that grandmother and grandson."

"Okay, I'll bring you another dish next time." The boss took the money and said, "Comrade police officer, let me tell you, this old woman is not the little girl's grandmother."

"grandmother?"

"No, no, the two are not related at all. This old woman is the child's creditor."

"What?"