And Shen Qiqi was not idle either. She found Detective Chen to discuss the next countermeasures.
"The most urgent thing now is to find my sister-in-law and find out what happened."
Detective Chen touched his chin. "This sister-in-law's disappearance is very strange. I suspect someone did it on purpose."
"I think so too." Shen Qiqi nodded, "I now suspect that the theft of food coupons and the disappearance of my sister-in-law were done by the same group of people."
"Then we have to find them as soon as possible." Detective Chen said solemnly, "Qiqi, do you remember that hunter Zhang we heard about earlier? I heard he's often in the black market. Maybe he knows something."
Shen Qiqi's eyes lit up, "Yes, go find him!"
The two men came to Zhang the Hunter's house and explained their purpose.
Hunter Zhang squinted his eyes at them and said, "You want to get information? Sure, bring the money."
Shen Qiqi didn't waste any words and directly took out a stack of money, "As long as you provide useful clues, this money is yours."
Hunter Zhang's eyes widened as he grabbed the money and said, "Hey, if you two want to know anything, feel free to ask."
Shen Qiqi and Detective Chen exchanged a glance and were about to speak when suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside the door, followed by a breathless voice, "Qiqi, this is not good..."
Hunter Zhang grabbed the money, rubbed his fingers together, and said with a sly smile, "Whatever you want to know, feel free to ask."
"Have you seen a woman wearing a blue floral jacket recently? She's about this tall..." Shen Qiqi gestured at Li's height. "She looks a little pale and doesn't look very healthy."
Hunter Zhang narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, "The one with the blue floral jacket... I think there's such a person. I think I saw her go to the black market in town a few days ago."
"Black market?" Shen Qiqi and Detective Chen exchanged glances, both having a bad feeling.
"Yes, it's that abandoned warehouse at the east end of town. It opens at night," Hunter Zhang added. "That place is full of all kinds of people. You better be careful."
After thanking Hunter Zhang, Shen Qiqi and Detective Chen immediately set off for the black market in town.
Along the way, Shen Qiqi was worried and always felt that something was wrong.
When they reached a secluded path, Shen Qiqi suddenly found a white handkerchief on the ground.
She bent down to pick it up and found that the handkerchief was embroidered with an exquisite plum blossom, which was the one Li often used.
Shen Qiqi's heart tightened, and she carefully examined the handkerchief. Suddenly, her eyes focused, and she found a small mark in the corner of the handkerchief - the sign of the grain station!
"This..." Shen Qiqi clenched her handkerchief tightly, and her breathing became faster.
"What's wrong?" Detective Chen noticed something was wrong with Shen Qiqi and asked quickly.
Shen Qiqi handed the handkerchief to Detective Chen, "Look, this is the sign of the grain station."
Detective Chen took the handkerchief, examined it carefully, and his expression grew serious. "So, sister-in-law has been to the grain depot?"
"No, I suspect..." Shen Qiqi paused, and a bold guess emerged in her mind, "I suspect that the person who stole the food coupons is related to the grain station!"
As the sky gradually darkened, Shen Qiqi and Detective Chen arrived at the abandoned warehouse at the east end of the town.
At the warehouse door, several burly men were staring at the passers-by with a fierce look.
Shen Qiqi and Detective Chen looked at each other, took a deep breath, and walked in.
The lights in the warehouse were dim, and the air was filled with the smell of mold and sweat.
Various vendors set up stalls along the wall, and the sounds of hawking could be heard one after another, creating a lively scene.
Shen Qiqi and Detective Chen carefully moved through the crowd, their eyes constantly scanning the people around them, searching for Li's figure.
Suddenly, Shen Qiqi's eyes froze. In front of a stall selling herbs, she saw a familiar figure...
Shen Qiqi had sharp eyes and saw at a glance that the woman in the blue floral jacket in the crowd, who else could it be but her uncle's wife Li?
!
She was talking furtively to a stall owner, looking panicked.
"Damn! After searching high and low for something, it finally came to me without any effort!" Shen Qiqi was delighted and pulled Detective Chen to rush over and catch the man.
Unexpectedly, before he took two steps, he was stopped by several burly and ferocious black market thugs.
"What are you doing? Can't you see that they are doing business here?" A thug with a face full of flesh said in a rough voice, with a look in his eyes that seemed to want to eat Shen Qiqi alive.
"We're looking for someone!" Shen Qiqi glared back unwillingly. She wasn't one to be frightened.
"Looking for someone? Looking for whom?" The thugs immediately became alert when they heard this. This is not a place where anyone can just barge in.
"It's her!" Shen Qiqi pointed at Li in the distance and said without hesitation.
The thugs looked in the direction of Shen Qiqi's finger, and suddenly, their faces changed. Of course they knew Li, this was their boss's "honored guest"!
"Haha, looking for her? I think you're here to cause trouble?" A thug sneered, rubbing his hands together with a malicious smile. "Kid, this is not a place for you to run wild. Get out of here!"
"Get out of here!" Shen Qiqi was also angry. This group of people really looked down on others. It seemed that there was no way to reason with them without some tough measures.
"Detective Chen, grab your weapons!" Shen Qiqi gave the order, rolled up her sleeves and prepared to get to work.
She is an independent woman of the new era, and she would never argue if she could take action!
Detective Chen is also a ruthless person. Although he is usually greedy and afraid of trouble, he is still very reliable at critical moments.
He pulled out a dagger from his waist and stared at the thug in front of him with sharp eyes.
"Oh, quite arrogant!" When the thugs saw that Shen Qiqi and the others dared to attack, they immediately became furious and rushed towards them, waving their fists.
Shen Qiqi and Detective Chen were trapped in a circle. These thugs were ferocious and obviously not someone to be trifled with. How could they break out of the siege and find Li to find out the truth?
This is really a hot potato!
At this moment, a cold voice suddenly sounded behind them, "Stop!"
Shen Qiqi and Detective Chen turned their heads at the same time, and what came into view was a man wearing a black leather jacket and with sharp eyes.
Behind the man, a group of his men followed him, approaching aggressively...
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