Chapter 132 Wrong person?
The hallucination ended and Xia Lili's vision returned to clarity.
She stared at the short and thin man in front of her with wide eyes, and all she recalled in her mind was the last scene of the hallucination, those large and small cement barrels, weird and creepy.
Xia Lili felt extremely depressed in her heart. She opened her eyes wide and stared at the unlucky and greedy scoundrel in front of her.
The short and thin man felt his whole body go numb when he saw Xia Lili's eyes, and thought the girl in front of him was weird and scary.
"What cell phone are you talking about? I don't know you!" He said with a scoundrel look, "You're crazy!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun grabbed the short and thin man by the collar, with a ferocious expression: "Still pretending to be stupid here..."
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At this moment, Xia Lili suddenly grabbed Jiang Yun's sleeve and said to the man, "Sorry, I got the wrong person."
She apologized to the short and thin man with an apologetic look on her face: "I'm so sorry."
Jiang Yun looked at Xia Lili in confusion, and their tacit understanding made him react immediately.
Although I don’t understand, Lili must have her reasons for doing this!
Jiang Yun immediately let go of the man's collar, clasped his hands together and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, brother. I was impulsive and didn't expect to get the wrong person."
The short and thin man frowned, straightened his wrinkled clothes, cursed a few words, and hurried away.
Jiang Yun looked at the man's receding back and asked Xia Lili in confusion: "Lili, what happened? Why did you let him go so suddenly?"
"Could it be that I recognized the wrong person? But I clearly remember..."
Xia Lili shook her head: "No, you didn't admit your mistake. I deliberately let him leave with my phone."
"He might be related to a case. I need to find out his movements and where his lair is."
It is not yet known whether the man got the hallucinated phone with the warehouse photos.
Her cell phone is a location tracker, and the police station can track the man's movements, know his address, and where he has committed thefts.
This is much more effective than the police arresting him and asking him to cooperate with the investigation.
The important thing is that this method can more naturally and covertly find the strange warehouse and the abandoned construction site full of cement barrels, and wait for the criminal gang to come and kidnap the man.
Jiang Yun showed an understanding expression, "There is a business hall over here, let's go buy a spare phone and a SIM card now."
Xia Lili shook her head: "My phone's data is backed up in the police department's cloud. I can just go to the police station and apply for a backup phone."
As soon as the short and thin man left, Officers Zhang and Jiang from Jinzhou North Police Station found Xia Lili.
"Comrade Xia, where is the person who took your phone?"
Xia Lili got straight to the point: "That man was involved in a major case. I didn't want to alert the enemy, so I let him slip away."
"Now I need your help to investigate him."
When the police heard that the man was actually involved in a major case, they immediately became serious.
Jiang Yun raised his phone at this time, "When I saw that man just now, I secretly took a few photos of him with my phone, and then went up with Lili."
"I don't know if this helps you."
Xia Lili gave Jiang Yun a thumbs up and said, "You're so smart, brother!"
“I really need it!”
The group questioned the shop owner with whom the man had just negotiated. The shop owner said that this was the first time he had seen this man and that he had just come to him to buy tools to disassemble mobile phones.
The two police officers seemed familiar with the vendors in the area. They explained to Xia Lili, "There are many mobile vendors in this area, and those who sell stolen goods tend to come here, but it's not easy to catch them in the act."
They stopped in front of a mobile stall that was setting up to recycle old mobile phones.
The boss was a middle-aged man wearing glasses, who was fiddling with the goods with his head down.
Officer Jiang called him, "Old Liu, I have something to ask you."
Old Liu looked up and saw it was a police officer. He immediately put down his work and put on a smile: "Hey, Officer Jiang, what brings you here?"
"Have you seen this man recently? He often sells second-hand mobile phones or accessories here." Old Chen showed Old Liu the photos taken by Jiang Yun.
Old Liu pushed up his glasses, his eyes flickering. "You're talking about... Ah Quan, right?"
Xia Lili's eyes lit up, and she immediately asked, "Do you know him?"
"It's not like we know each other."
Old Liu waved his hand and lowered his voice, "That guy is elusive. He comes every few days, especially when there are fewer people. He sells a lot of things, sometimes mobile phones, sometimes power banks, headphones, etc. The prices are ridiculously low, and it's obvious that he's not from a legitimate background."
"Is there a fixed time?" Xia Lili asked.
"Maybe." Old Liu shook his head. "Sometimes he comes early in the morning, sometimes just as the stall is about to close. And he's very shrewd. He never stands at the main entrance, always hanging around blind spots on surveillance cameras."
Xia Lili frowned: "Who does he usually trade with?"
"There are a lot of new faces, but there are also familiar customers." Old Liu thought for a moment, "But I advise you not to alert the enemy. That guy is very vigilant and will run away at the slightest sign of trouble."
"Old Liu, next time this guy comes to sell a phone, could you please notify us?" Xia Lili lowered her voice. "There's a reward for providing information."
Old Liu's eyes lit up immediately, "Of course."
After exchanging contact information, Xia Lili reminded him, "If he wants to sell a iPhone 14 Pro with a waterfall lock screen wallpaper, please let me know immediately."
This is the model and features of the phone in the hallucination with the warehouse photo.
Old Liu lowered his glasses and made an OK gesture.
Officer Jiang nodded and patted Lao Liu on the shoulder: "Thank you. Contact me anytime if you have any news."
After they walked away, Officer Jiang asked Xia Lili with a puzzled look on his face, "Comrade Xia, is there anything we need to do next?"
Xia Lili glanced at the time on her phone and said, "I have to go back to the Yangcheng General Administration now. After the General Administration deploys the operation, they will assign tasks for you to investigate."
"Thank you for your hard work today."
Officer Jiang nodded, showing great respect for the girl in front of him. Judging from the tone of the girl's voice, her authority was extraordinary.
"Then we'll wait for your news."
After Officer Jiang left, Xia Lili borrowed Jiang Yun's cell phone and sent a message to her own phone.
Hello, I'm a student. My phone contains important scientific research data and information, which is very precious to me. Twenty thousand yuan is indeed a lot of money for me, and I'm trying my best to raise the funds. I kindly ask that you not sell your phone for the time being. I will contact you as soon as I raise the funds. Please!
After sending the message, Xia Lili looked at Jiang Yun with a hint of apology: "Sorry, Jiang Yun, I may not be able to go to the swimming pool today."
After Xia Lili finished speaking, she felt even more guilty. Every time she traveled with Jiang Yun, they seemed to encounter a case, which delayed their original plan.
Jiang Yun had already realized from the incidents he encountered during his travels with Xia Lili that Xia Lili's identity might have some special connection with the police - an informant or a collaborator.
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