Chapter 58 Chapter 58 The First Drawing
It's just September and the weather is still a bit hot and humid.
After get off work, Yang Xingping went straight back to his rental house.
His shifts mainly followed Pei Qing's pace. When Pei Qing had something to do, he would be busy. When Pei Qing had nothing to do, he would be very free. Sometimes when he had nothing to do in the office, it was common for Xu An to call him to the shooting range to shoot targets for a day.
I've been very idle these past few days.
The house he rented was very close to the Public Security Bureau, in the building next to the house rented by Xu An.
Before 5:10, he arrived at the door of his house. Just as he was about to use his key to open the door, he saw a familiar-looking agent walking over with a young girl.
The agent tried hard to sell the house: "...Look at this house, it faces south, the sun is bright, and the furniture is all included. If you like it, you can move in tonight. The most important thing is that the police station is just around the corner from this house, it's safe, who would cause trouble near the police station!"
The young girl stood behind him, wearing a mask and a hat, covering her face tightly.
Out of professional habit, Yang Xingping took another look.
The agent also saw Yang Xingping, and immediately slapped his thigh and said to the young girl, "You may not know, but the person opposite you is a policeman. He also rented the house from me. Brother Yang, long time no see. Why are you off work so early today?"
Yang Xingping said "hmm" and asked, "What's the matter?"
Agent: "Oh, it's okay, it's okay, this girl wants to rent the houses in front of the Public Security Bureau, but there are no houses available, so I brought her here to have a look."
Yang Xingping felt something was wrong after hearing this, but the girl brought by the intermediary didn't say anything. She just looked up at him and didn't react.
Yang Xingping didn't ask any more questions and opened the door and entered the room.
The next day, as soon as Yang Xingping got off work, he saw two suitcases piled up at the door opposite, and a girl wearing a mask was sweeping the dust and catkins out of the house.
When the girl saw Yang Xingping, she was startled and looked down at the watch on her hand. It was ten past five. Just like yesterday, she nodded to Yang Xingping and continued cleaning the house.
Yang Xingping took a look at the long-sleeved shirt and long pants she was wearing. It was 30 degrees outside, but she didn't even roll up her sleeves while working.
Seeing that she didn't ask for help, Yang Xingping went straight into the house.
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Pei Qing has been very free during this period.
She was delivering food to Han Heyue.
Han Heyue has been constantly being picked on at work by her boss lately, and she is extremely annoyed. While having dinner with Pei Qing, she kept cursing her boss to become bald soon.
Han Heyue took out her cell phone again and opened the mobile banking app.
"I rely on this salary to support my work every day."
Pei Qing comforted her: "It's inevitable that you'll meet some weirdos when you're at work."
Han Heyue: "What bad luck."
After having dinner with Han Heyue, Pei Qing returned to the bureau.
Xu An is not here again. He must have gone to help next door.
Pei Qing sat in his office, playing with his phone out of boredom.
Not long after, Yang Xingping also came.
Pei Qing's eyes lit up when he saw him.
"Would you like some milk tea? Two cups or more is free."
Yang Xingping: "Why don't you order two cups and give one to Xu An?"
Pei Qing: "Xu An doesn't like the taste. He doesn't even like porridge. Try it. I'll treat you. There's a new product recently. It tastes good."
Yang Xingping: "Whatever."
Seeing that he had no objection, Pei Qing quickly ordered two drinks.
The two had nothing to do. After Wu Xinglin and Zhuang Wen were sent away, the three of them spent several days scratching their heads and writing the case closing report. They felt relieved after finishing it.
Although Pei Qing did live broadcasts every now and then after that, nothing major happened.
They are either looking for pets or calculating marriage prospects. Apart from that, they are looking for abducted children.
Ever since Pei Qing found the first child who had been abducted ten years ago, sometimes people would come to ask about him for several days in a row.
But Pei Qing couldn't draw every one of them.
It would be fine if I couldn’t draw it, but sometimes when I drew a cemetery, the public screen would be silent for a moment.
Even so, there is a constant stream of people coming to ask for manuscripts.
Xu Andu said that they could put up a sign on the door that would read: Missing Persons Investigation Office.
Pei Qing opened his tablet. This time he didn't draw anything, but was just bored and decided to find a drama to watch.
As she was looking for it, she heard Yang Xingping suddenly ask.
"Do you think it's a problem for a young woman to always wear long sleeves and long pants and cover her face?"
Pei Qing: "Hmm? If it's not for sun protection, then there's something wrong. Who are you talking about?"
Yang Xingping: "The neighbor across the street who just moved in."
Pei Qing: "Hmm? You have neighbors?"
Yang Xingping was speechless: "I can't even have neighbors?"
Pei Qing: “No hahaha.”
She smiled awkwardly: "Then talk to him nicely."
Yang Xingping: "I've moved here three days ago. I brought the masks here."
He gestured, pointing to his neck, and then continued, "I don't even roll up my sleeves when I'm cleaning. Sometimes I go out at night fully armed, with my sun protection suit zipped up to my chin. I still have to wear sun protection suits in the middle of the night."
Pei Qing felt that there was something wrong.
"You're still wearing so much clothes at night, trying to hide from people."
Yang Xingping thought so too.
"I asked the real estate agent, and he said he had found more than a dozen houses but was not satisfied with any of them. He said it had to be near the Public Security Bureau."
Pei Qing: "Hmm?"
She frowned, "She's having a dispute with someone, maybe it's because of her ex-boyfriend. Some men are so paranoid nowadays that they can stab their ex-wives to death in front of the court. You should pay more attention after get off work to see if there are any strange men around."
Yang Xingping: "Then I'll walk around the area after get off work."
Although Yang Xingping sometimes speaks harshly, he is still very serious when doing things.
After work, he walked around outside twice and went home only after he didn't see any sneaky men nearby.
The girl next door opened the door a crack, and only opened it again when she saw Yang Xingping.
"Hello."
Only then did Yang Xingping see her face. She had a fair complexion, delicate features, and a crease between her eyebrows. It looked like something was wrong.
Yang Xingping paused and asked, "What's the matter?"
He spoke without much ups and downs, and the muscles on his exposed arms were smooth. The girl opposite took a look and pointed at the door and said, "I want to install a surveillance camera here. Do you mind?"
The two of them live next door to each other, and if they install surveillance cameras, they can capture the neighbors if they are not careful. She came to ask for advice.
Yang Xingping: "Don't take pictures of my door."
The girl nodded: "I'll adjust the angle."
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On September 7, Pei Qing continued the live broadcast.
As soon as the live broadcast room opened, many IDs flooded in.
Pei Qing glanced at the lively public screen and drew a few cute pets first. Soon these cute pets were snapped up.
[The anchor is such a kind person, he even gave me a free avatar. ]
【I’m coming, I’m coming! 】
[Which art school did the anchor graduate from? To be honest, I've wanted to say this for a long time. She has a pretty good foundation.]
Before Pei Qing could say anything, someone responded on the public screen.
[Don't pick on me, this is really a problem. If the anchor runs away, will you compensate me? ]
[That’s right, respect each other, understand? 】
[I just asked casually, thinking that art school students have a wide range of employment opportunities. ]
Pei Qing didn't say anything and started the live broadcast directly.
The person who grabbed the first live broadcast spot today was a man.
The man gave out a bunch of gifts, and then said on the public screen: [I want to find my wife. My wife has been missing for half a month. She disappeared on the way home. Her parents and I are very worried. I will send you the photo.]
Pei Qing shook the pen in his hand a few times and looked at the photo sent to him.
Questions began to appear on the public screen. This is a regular feature of the live broadcast room, and everyone likes to guess the reasons for the disappearance.
[Your wife? Did you call the police? ]
[Do you have a police report receipt? Send it to the anchor to see. ]
[That’s right, you know, there are many cases of wife murder. ]
[Don’t you know that in more than half of cases where women die, the murderers are husbands?
【Anchor, please be careful.】
The man who came to ask for the manuscript did not stop for a moment: [Of course there is a police receipt, I sent it. If I did it, why would I come looking for it! Just act in front of the police. ]
Pei Qing had already prepared for what kind of people he would meet during the live broadcast. Human species are so diverse that it would not be strange to meet any of them.
Pei Qing sent the police report receipt and photos to the group.
Xu An moved quickly.
[This police report receipt is a fake. ]
Pei Qing: [P?]
How come there are still people who cheat others?
Do you think she can't connect to the public security network?
Pei Qing was angry, and looked at the small group of three people, and saw that Yang Xingping had sent a message.
[This woman is my next-door neighbor. She didn’t go out tonight.]
Outrageous.
Pei Qing: [Wait, I'll expose him right now.]
She typed on the public screen: [You must be sincere when you ask for an article. It’s pointless to lie. I calculated that you don’t have a wife, and you didn’t call the police. You can stay where you want. I blocked you!]
The people Pei Qing had met before were mostly those who kept illegal reptiles, or those with a paranoid personality like Xu Qianyu's mother who had a strong desire for control. This was the first time someone came to the live broadcast room to lie.
The audience on the public screen were stunned.
[Are there really people who lie? ]
[No, what are you thinking? You don't take your job as a broadcaster seriously? ]
[How could someone come to the master's live broadcast room to lie? ]
【Block him, block him! 】
[Don't be angry, host, next one! ]
Pei Qing blocked the first man and waited for the second boss to come and ask.
The public screen was filled with comments from the audience. Pei Qing waited for a long time before he heard the second boss' question among the comments.
[I want to ask my neighbor, is it okay to ask this? He hasn't shown up for a week, and all the packages he's delivered are piled up at his door.]
Apparently because the first man was talking nonsense, the second boss asked cautiously.
Theoretically speaking, Pei Qing did not set any restrictions on the bosses who commissioned articles.
But the most basic thing is to remain honest.
But how does it have anything to do with the neighbors?
Pei Qing asked the second boss to explain in detail.
The second boss said: [He is a clerk in our chain cake shop. I went to ask him and he said he hadn't been to work for a week and hadn't asked for leave. I couldn't get through on the phone. The manager was very angry and said he was going to fire him. He was very serious at work and had never asked for leave. How could he be absent without reason? I was very worried, but I had no relationship with him and we were not family, so I didn't dare to call the police. I didn't need to know where he was, as long as he was safe. I was afraid something might happen to him.]
[A cake shop clerk? Could it be the cake shop I was thinking of?]
[The clerk at that cake shop is super handsome. ]
[Oh——sister, you like me]
[Be serious, be serious, someone is missing and you are still making trouble here. ]
[But the clerk is really handsome. You mean Yu Lu? He hasn't been here for a few days.]
[I testify that Yu Lu is really handsome, much better than the ugly kids of the domestic entertainment capitalists. This sister did not lie, Yu Lu has indeed been absent from work for a week. I went there yesterday and heard the manager say that he would call the police.]
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