Chapter 15 Chapter 15 The Seventh Drawing
Xu An took Zhu Wang into the car.
He and Fang Jie held Zhu Wang in the middle. Zhu Wang moved cautiously and stiffly, with his hands on his knees, looking awkward.
Pei Qing took a look and prepared to drive.
"Where are you going?"
Xu An asked Zhu Wang to show him the way.
"Go see the place where he last met Sun Xiuxiu."
Zhu Wang pointed the way according to Xu An's request, and soon Pei Qing drove the car to the Hongmen platform.
Xu An and Fang Jie took Zhu Wang downstairs for a walk.
Xu An: "This is where you were last seen?"
Zhu Wang: “Yes.”
Xu An: "You took the gold bracelet together, but you didn't mention how to divide the loot?"
Zhu Wang argued quietly: "I didn't want to take it."
Pei Qing looked at his angry face and knew that he would not be able to compete with Sun Xiuxiu.
She couldn't bear to watch and continued looking at the street beside the platform.
Fang Jie asked: "Where did you get to the platform?"
All the money these two people had in total was less than 100 yuan, and after being deceived into the pyramid scheme, they didn't earn a penny. They had no means of transportation, so their only options were taking the bus or walking.
Zhu Wang pointed to the vaguely visible bridge surface ahead and said, "We walked from the bottom of the bridge to here, which took about an hour."
He couldn't remember either.
Pei Qing: "You live under the bridge? There are homeless people over there."
Zhu Wang nodded: "Yes."
His nose moved, as if he smelled that sour odor again.
"I wanted to go to an Internet cafe, but it's 20 yuan an hour here, which is too expensive."
Xu An frowned and asked Zhu Wang to take a look under the bridge.
There were a few ragged homeless people lying at the bottom of the bridge, and not far from them was a garbage dump with a strong sour smell.
It was difficult to drive through, so Xu An asked Pei Qing to wait on the side of the road.
He and Fang Jie took Zhu Wang to the bottom of the bridge.
Pei Qing watched them get off the car and took out his tablet.
The previous drawing only had a few messy black lines, but no final drawing.
She banged her head against the tablet.
ah!
If you can’t draw it, you can’t draw it!
No feeling.
So angry.
Pei Qing looked up at the scene on the street again. There were rows of self-built houses mixed with a few bungalows. Some of the houses were abandoned and overgrown with weeds. The weeds had spread over the walls, making the streets look empty.
She looked at it for a few seconds and then turned to look at the bridge.
The bridge is divided into two lanes, a motor vehicle lane and a non-motor vehicle lane. Many people ride down the bridge on electric scooters.
Pei Qing continued to look outside and saw from a distance a woman pulling a suitcase being stopped by a man. The man was saying something. The woman was dragging a suitcase and wanted to take a detour but failed.
Pei Qing frowned more and more as he looked at it.
Is there something wrong with the men in Hongmen?
Everyone likes to strike up a conversation, and won’t let people go even if they’re not happy about it.
"Bang-"
Pei Qing got out of the car, closed the door, and walked out.
She walked quickly and reached the other side in seven or eight minutes.
The woman was still pulling the suitcase, and Pei Qing discovered that one of the wheels of the suitcase was broken.
She walked over quickly and found that the man was an acquaintance.
Isn’t he the guy who approached her near Hongmen that day?
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Shi Dacai was still talking to Han Xiao. He stopped the suitcase with one foot, and said with a playful smile, "Add me on WeChat. I'll let you go after you add me."
Han Xiao looked resistive.
Shi Dacai wanted to continue speaking when he saw Han Xiao's surprised expression.
Shi Dacai: "What?"
Before he could ask clearly, he felt a pain in his calf.
"Which little jerk kicked me!"
He turned around and cursed, but immediately saw Pei Qing standing behind him, and his face froze.
Pei Qing said in a bad tone: "I didn't hit you too hard last time. Didn't you see that you wanted to leave?"
Shi Dacai: "I fucking——"
In the end, the rest of the painting was not mentioned in front of Pei Qing's cold face.
Shi Dacai put on a smiling face again: "Hey, I just want to make a friend."
Pei Qing: "This is harassment, get out of here."
She pushed Shi Dacai, causing him to stagger, then reached out to take the suitcase from Han Xiao's hand. She turned the suitcase handle in her hand and then stood it firmly on the ground.
Pei Qing asked Han Xiao: "Where are you going?"
Han Xiao was stunned for a moment, and then stammered, "In front, I rented a house in front."
Pei Qing: "Let's go."
She walked in front and Han Xiao hurriedly followed.
"Thank you, thank you."
Shi Dacai was not happy: "No, sister? I didn't hire you. What's your business if I say something to someone else? Aren't you meddling too much?"
Pei Qing glanced at him. Sometimes he really couldn't understand the train of thought of these men.
"What do I care about? I think you deserve a beating! What? You want to get beaten?"
Han Xiao pulled Pei Qing from behind, but Pei Qing didn't notice.
Shi Dacai rolled up his sleeves and said, "Let's fight, who's afraid of who?"
He was furious. He wanted to get back at Pei Qing for beating him up last time, and he just happened to run into her today. This woman could beat him alone, but could she beat four or five of them?
He shouted into the alley, "Brothers! Let this little girl see today that anyone who doesn't do it is a coward!"
Han Xiao pulled Pei Qing even harder.
Pei Qing returned the suitcase to her.
"Here."
Han Xiao said: "Sister, let's run quickly."
Pei Qing: "Isn't it just a fight?"
She glanced at the few people walking out of the alley. They were all thin, with not much flesh on their arms. She couldn't help but beat them when she saw them.
From the first year Pei Qing was brought into the Li family, she had a special coach who taught her how to fight. She knew how to fight better than memorizing a book.
According to the Li family, if they can't kill him, they will beat him to death. Anyway, they can afford the medical expenses. Instead of being bullied, it is better to beat the other party so that he can't fight back.
She is good at fighting!
Just as a few thugs were approaching Pei Qing, a loud shout was heard in the distance.
"What are you guys doing over there?"
As soon as Xu An led Zhu Wang out from under the bridge and to the side of the road, he saw a few thugs blocking Pei Qing.
How did she get off?
He ran over quickly. When the thugs saw three more men coming, they knew there was no fight and they dispersed into the alley again.
Shi Dacai also wanted to run, but was grabbed by Pei Qing with one hand.
"Why are you running? The police are here, so you can tell them what you meant by blocking the girl in broad daylight!"
Shi Dacai was stunned. Police? What police?
Why are the police here?
When Xu An came over, he saw Pei Qing dragging a man with a shifty face, and after hearing what Shi Peiqing said, he knew that this was a gangster.
"Want to go to the police station?"
Shi Dacai quickly shook his head.
"No, no, no, I won't do that anymore. Next time I see you, I will definitely take a detour."
He was humble for a while, and Xu An held the man down and gave him a lecture. He said he didn't have time to deal with these hooligans today, so he let them go first.
Before Shi Dacai left, he heard Xu An threatening: "If you do it again, I will arrest you and put you in jail for a few days. Don't harass young girls all day long and corrupt social morals. If you have nothing to do, find a class to attend..."
Shi Dacai: "Yes, yes, you are right. I will leave right away. I will leave right away."
Seeing the person walking away, Pei Qing pulled Han Xiao's suitcase again.
"Where is the house you rented? I'll take you there."
Han Xiao waved his hand: "No, no, I can go there by myself..."
Seeing that she was scared, Pei Qing asked Xu An to show her his police officer ID.
"It's really a policeman, not lying."
Xu An handed over his police officer ID patiently.
Han Xiao took a look and breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that one of the wheels of Han Xiao's suitcase was broken, Fang Jie picked up the suitcase and walked a few steps.
Han Xiao is sorry.
Fang Jie: "It's not that heavy. Do you live nearby? I can just help you carry it over."
Han Xiao thanked him repeatedly and said, "It's a bit far, still three kilometers."
Pei Qing: "Then I'll drive you there. Don't be afraid."
Finally, Han Xiao sat in the passenger seat. She was obviously a little uneasy and pulled the seat belt several times before it came down.
Xu An began to inquire: "Are you from outside the city? Are you coming to City A to work?"
Han Xiao nodded and said, "Yes, the salary here is higher than in my hometown. That's why I came here."
Fang Jie: "Are you alone? And you don't have a partner?"
Han Xiao was embarrassed: "Originally I had a friend with me, but then her mother arranged a marriage for her, so she couldn't come out."
This was a difficult question to answer, and Fang Jie scratched his head.
Pei Qing said: "It's just an engagement, not a marriage. You can still work after getting married."
Han Xiao still smiled good-naturedly, and she didn't seem to be very angry about being stood up by her friend.
Pei Qing glanced at her, and then thought of what Han Heyue had said about the Hongmen. He said, "My friend said the security here is not good. Do you want to move to another house?"
It’s annoying to think about the hooligans harassing young girls all day long.
Han Xiao smiled awkwardly: "I looked it up online, the rent here is the cheapest."
This is the helpless reality.
Xu An: "Let's go take a look first. We just happened to be doing some work recently, so we'll be hanging around here. If any hooligans come to block people again, we'll arrest them and lock them up for a few days. If we lock up more of them, they won't dare to do that anymore."
Fang Jie nodded: "That's right." Pei Qing sent Han Xiao to the street where she rented a house. He found that it was a row of bungalows. The roofs of the bungalows were not covered with tiles, but with blue partitions.
No wonder this house is cheap.
Fang Jie got out of the car first and pulled down her suitcase. Han Xiao took it and said while checking the message on her phone, "It should be inside. I'll call the landlord."
After a while, a plump middle-aged woman holding a bowl came over. Han Xiao was obviously relieved to see that the landlord was a woman. Just as he was about to say goodbye to them, Pei Qing took out his mobile phone and opened the QR code.
Pei Qing: "Add me on WeChat."
Han Xiao was stunned for a moment: "Okay."
Pei Qing: "I'll tell you when I see a cheap house."
Han Xiao was touched: "Thank you, sister."
Only after seeing Han Xiao follow the landlord into the bungalow did Xu An instruct Pei Qing to continue driving.
Zhu Wang led the way and repeated the route he and Sun Xiuxiu took to escape from the pyramid scheme den.
Several people looked over and thought that Zhu Wang and Sun Xiuxiu were just trying to get out of nowhere.
Zhu Wang: "We are afraid that someone will come over there to arrest us."
Pei Qing remembered something and asked, "I saw there were some abandoned bungalows in the area you came from. Didn't you live in them?"
Zhu Wang said honestly, "I've lived there before. It's full of bugs. Besides, the neighbors here all know each other. They'll pay more attention to us when they see strangers. We don't dare to get in among such acquaintances. We're afraid of being discovered."
Xu An: "So we live under the bridge?"
Zhu Wang lowered his head vaguely, and then asked, "Did Sun Xiuxiu really get into trouble?"
Xu An: "You want to identify the body? She should be the one who knows you best in City A."
Zhu Wang was stunned for a moment, then nodded heavily.
"I'll go identify the body. It's my fault. I wish I had stopped her from taking the gold bracelet."
But knowing it earlier is priceless.
Pei Qing acted as a driver and sent the person back to the Public Security Bureau.
When I saw Zhu Wang coming out again, his face was pale and he looked dazed, as if he had lost his soul.
Pei Qing felt sorry for him and handed him a bottle of mineral water.
Zhu Wang said thank you while his mind was wandering.
He murmured, "Why?"
Pei Qing: "Hmm?"
Zhu Wang: "Xiu Xiu...she loves beauty the most..."
Pei Qing listened to him.
"Xiu Xiu must not like the way things are now."
Pei Qing: "Do you think it was the owner of the gold bracelet who did it?"
Zhu Wang: “I don’t know.”
Pei Qing asked again: "What's Sun Xiuxiu's temper like?"
Zhu Wang: "It's OK, but sometimes she needs to be coaxed. But for a girl, it's okay to coax her a little."
No wonder you couldn't stop Sun Xiuxiu from taking the gold bracelet. It would be strange if you could stop Sun Xiuxiu with that temper.
Pei Qing continued to inquire: "Has she ever offended anyone else? Does anyone else dislike her?"
Zhu Wang: "No, she is very good at coaxing people and she is pretty, otherwise we wouldn't be able to escape."
As he was talking, Zhu Wang couldn't bear the pressure anymore and burst into tears: "It must have been done by Brother Ma and his gang, they are worthless... How could they do this... The worst that can happen is that we just return the bracelet, how could they do this..."
It seems that identifying the body is a big shock to him.
Pei Qing: "Drink some water. I'll take you home later. Just stay at home for the next few days."
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After Pei Qing sent Zhu Wang home, Xu An waited until night before he saw him come out.
As soon as Xu An sat in the passenger seat, he saw Pei Qing staring at the tablet with an expressionless face.
Xu An: "What are you doing? You look unhappy."
Pei Qing: "I spent the whole afternoon drawing, but I couldn't draw anything."
She put the tablet aside and turned to ask Xu AnL: "Is the Ma brother that Zhu Wang mentioned the leader of a pyramid scheme?"
Xu An: "Yes. His full name is Ma Youlin. He has a wife and daughter at home. He is not at home every day. The one who ran away with him is his lover, Ying Cuicui.
Puhe waited in his house for a few days but didn't see Ma Youlin. He asked his wife but she didn't know anything. When she heard that Ying Cuicui's gold bracelet was stolen, Ma Youlin's wife was very happy.
Pei Qing wondered: "If he doesn't go home, then where does he go? Food, clothing, housing and transportation always cost money."
Xu An: "It's not normal to have several bags of cash in a pyramid scheme. Maybe they spent cash recently, or maybe the cards they used were not in their names. It's possible. We're still investigating. By the way, the surveillance cameras at the grove were released. Four cars were found. We spent an afternoon investigating and found one was peeing and two were having sex. I'm really impressed by these guys."
Pei Qing: "What about the other one?"
Xu An chuckled twice: "The captain has gone to arrest someone, wait, there is definitely something wrong with this car. Hey, you send Zhu Wang back today, how is this kid? I'm busy this afternoon and don't have time to deal with him."
Pei Qing: "He was so scared and seemed quite angry. I think he had made up his mind that it was that Ma Ge who did it."
Xu An: "It's hard to say. I went to Hongmen this afternoon and it was quite chaotic. There were few surveillance cameras on the road. We checked the road surveillance near the bus stop on the 7th and found that the girl went into the small road. Where are the surveillance cameras on that small road?
This girl really hides in every corner to avoid people. She went to so much trouble to steal a gold bracelet, but now we don't even see the shadow of the gold bracelet, and we don't know who has it.
We will continue to visit and investigate tomorrow. Let's stop here for today and go back to sleep for a while. Hey, will you come tomorrow?"
Pei Qing: "Come."
She will follow him until the murderer is found.
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