Chapter 131 The Fate of the Thief
The fresh aroma of shrimp filled the air.
"Brother Xubai, good morning." Jiang Yun greeted naturally, with the plate in his hand still steaming.
Xia Xubai rubbed his temples, his eyes were slightly blue from staying up late, and he said in a cold voice: "You woke up so early." His voice was still hoarse from waking up in the morning.
"Lili woke up hungry, I'll make her something to eat."
Jiang Yun smiled apologetically, "Did I bother you?"
He noticed the music manuscript in Xia Xubai's hand, "Just finished writing a song? Do you want to eat something together?"
Xia Xubai wanted to decline by saying that the chef would be here at 7:30, but the aroma of the pancakes kept coming into his nose.
His Adam's apple moved slightly, and he stammered, "...Eat a little."
At the dining table, the three of them ate quietly, with only the crisp sound of cutlery colliding.
The sunlight shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting warm spots of light on the tablecloth.
"Brother, are you still writing songs at home today?" Xia Lili asked after putting down his chopsticks.
Xia Xubai hummed, his slender fingers tapping the coffee cup lightly: "Organize the work and pack the luggage."
Xia Xubai will fly to Haicheng to record a program in three days.
He looked up, "What about you?"
"I'm going to the swimming pool!" Xia Lili's eyes sparkled, and there was a little pride in her tone.
After more than a dozen swimming lessons, this landlubber finally learned the doggy paddle. Although her swimming was not very graceful, she was able to flap her feet and avoid sinking.
Xia Xubai turned to Jiang Yun, and his gentle tone immediately became sharp: "Are you going too?"
Jiang Yun replied obediently: "I will accompany you on the shore. Coach Lili will teach you."
This answer made Xia Xubai reluctantly satisfied, and his expression softened a little.
After breakfast, Xia Lili and Jiang Yun took a bus back to the city and went to the swimming pool.
On the way back to the city, Xia Lili rummaged through her bag. When she noticed the Ruiling Black Diamond card and check in her bag, her fingertips trembled.
The check Liang Gezhou from Ruiling Airlines gave her yesterday did not have the amount written on it; it was a blank check.
What this means is self-evident.
After carefully clipping the check, Xia Lili sighed. Even though she made a fortune every day, she still felt uneasy.
At this moment, Jiang Yun's cell phone suddenly vibrated.
He frowned after seeing the message.
"What's wrong?"
Xia Lili leaned over and found that it was the person who "picked up" Xia Lili's phone yesterday who sent her a text message.
The person who picked up the phone asked Xia Lili to give him 20,000 yuan as a thank you fee.
The other party also said that if Xia Lili didn't give him 10,000 yuan, he would directly sell the phone to a phone recycler who would disassemble the phone and sell the parts.
The other party was sure that this phone was very important to Xia Lili, so he asked for a huge sum of money.
Xia Lili had no choice but to call the police station and ask for the real-time location of the man who "picked up" her phone.
After checking, Leng Xiaohe angrily told Xia Lili, "The man who found the phone is now located at Jinzhou North Electronics Mall."
Jinzhou North is the largest electronic product distribution center and electronic accessories trading center in Longguo.
"This person is too much. He even dared to blackmail police experts."
Xia Lili was helpless. She took a look at the current location of the car. It was only fifteen minutes' drive from Jinzhou North. She could just stop by to pick up her cell phone and should be able to catch the swimming class.
"Sister Xiaohe, I'm going to go get this 'kind-hearted person' the phone now."
The police's positioning of Xia Lili's special mobile phone is more accurate than the location shared by WeChat.
Leng Xiaohe responded, "Okay, I'll call the police officers from Jinzhoubei and ask them to help you get your phone back."
"Okay, thank you Sister Xiaohe~"
Xia Lili hung up the phone and changed the destination with the driver.
Twenty minutes later, the driver stopped the car at a street corner in Jinzhou North according to Xia Lili's instructions.
Jiang Yun, wearing a mask and a baseball cap, got out of the car with Xia Lili. According to the police's positioning software, the two entered the shopping street of the electronics mall.
"It's him!"
Jiang Yun pointed at a short, thin man in a blue polo shirt and said, "I watched the airport surveillance yesterday. It's this guy. He has the same shoes, height, and hairstyle!"
Xia Lili quickly followed him and stopped the short and thin man.
“Give me back my phone!”
The short and thin man was holding something in his arms and bargaining with the owner of a shop. When he was caught by Xia Lili and Jiang Yunyi, he raised his head like a frightened bird.
Xia Lili was about to speak when she was caught off guard and looked into the other person's cloudy eyes. The scene in front of her eyes faded like a tide and turned into a halo.
I'm hallucinating again.
It was the hallucination of the greedy, short, thin man in front of him.
In the hallucination, the short and thin man was lying in a dim and narrow rental house. On the table was a row of mobile phones of different styles and models.
The phones were covered in colorful cases, and it was obvious that they belonged to different owners.
But there is one thing in common, these mobile phones are of high value in the market, and are mainly used for fruit machines.
It is obvious that this man is a habitual thief of mobile phones!
The man also had a cell phone with a lit screen in his hand, and it was obvious that he knew the lock screen password of this phone.
"It's 95% new and can still be sold for 5,400 yuan."
The man took a sip of beer from his can, a greedy smile on his face illuminated by the light from his cell phone.
He searched his phone but found neither WeChat nor Alipay, and he couldn't find any software that could make money.
Slightly disappointed, the short and thin man opened the photo album and flipped through it aimlessly.
Suddenly, his eyes widened.
"Oh my goodness, so many cigarettes and alcohol."
In the album, there are many photos that look like the interior of a warehouse. The photos show that the warehouse is filled with boxes of cigarettes and liquor of various brands, which look like new goods, and the mobile phone positioning just shows the location of the warehouse.
The man rubbed his hands and swallowed.
"This warehouse is old and shabby, so it should be easy to pry open."
The next scene of the hallucination was inside the warehouse.
The man found the warehouse and started shopping for free, stuffing a lot of cigarettes and alcohol into his handbag, all of which were expensive brands.
When he was halfway through loading, he discovered that there was a safe in the warehouse, and the materials used in the safe were very valuable.
The man had an idea, and after filling his handbag with cigarettes and alcohol, he went out with the box in his other hand and returned with a full load.
The hallucination scene changed and the man returned to his home. However, this time the lights were on and there were some wine and snacks on the table. It was obvious that he had made a fortune from his "trophies" and his living conditions had improved.
“Dongdongdong——”
"Hello, takeout."
He was sending rockets to the beautiful anchor when the door suddenly rang.
As soon as the man opened the door, he was put in a sack and knocked unconscious by the masked man outside.
He woke up in a dark place, and a voice asked him, "Where is the account book? Who sent you?"
The man cried and said he didn't know what an account book was and could only beg for mercy.
The last scene of the illusion took place in the wilderness, and the final image left Xia Lili baffled.
In the dim moonlight, a half-human-high cement barrel stood quietly, its surface rough and mottled, as if it had been scratched by countless struggling hands.
There were a few dried dark red traces on the edge of the bucket, as if some sticky liquid had slowly overflowed.
All around, identical cement barrels were lined up, silently standing in the shadows. Some were already dry, cracked with fine lines;
Some of them seemed to have not yet completely solidified, with a damp and cold sheen on the surface, as if something was slowly sinking inside.
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