Chapter 103 Sent to the Cemetery
Xia Lili was afraid that Xiang Quan would have less work and less salary, which would increase his life pressure. So she first asked the bureau to help Xiang Quan apply for a reward for reporting clues to major cases. She also searched for information in the part-time job group and helped Xiang Quan find a part-time job with suitable salary and hours.
The reward for reporting was not paid out so quickly after going through the original process, but thanks to Xia Lili's efforts, Xiang Quan quickly received the reward of 20,000 yuan.
Xiang Quan handed the milk tea bag to Xia Lili with a simple smile on his face. "I heard that you young people like to drink milk tea. I've never bought it, so I asked the college students at the milk tea shop to place the order for me. They said these two flavors are delicious."
Xiang Quan had obviously never bought a drink like milk tea that cost more than twenty yuan a cup. When he handed it over, he was afraid of dropping the thing on the ground.
Xiang Quan rubbed his hands awkwardly, then pointed to the bulging bag of snacks on the bench: "Um... I also bought some snacks, just some worthless little things..."
Xia Lili looked at the two plastic bags that were almost bursting. It was definitely not just some random purchases.
Her eyes involuntarily drifted to the other end of the seat - in an open red plastic bag, a white foam lunch box lay alone, with two disposable chopsticks stuck crookedly on the side, and there was no meat in the dishes inside the lunch box.
"Brother Xiang."
Xia Lili took the milk tea, her throat tightening a little. "I'll take the milk tea. You can take these snacks back to the children. I'm trying to lose weight recently."
Xiang Quan's smile froze on his face. He subconsciously touched the back of his neck, his fingers unconsciously curling the handle of the plastic bag: "This...this is so bad..."
After Xia Lili's repeated refusals, Xiang Quan finally sighed, "Well... well then."
Xia Lili sorted out the documents in her hand and said, "Brother Xiang, my parents are planning to open a courier station in the community and are looking for a reliable employee. The initial focus will be on supervising the renovations, and the later stages will be on the afternoon and evening shifts."
She paused. "The salary is comparable to that of a supermarket stock clerk, and they also help pay for the five social insurances. Overtime pay is double. Your child can be picked up directly at the post station after school. What do you think..."
Xiang Quan's eyes suddenly lit up, and his rough fingers unconsciously clenched the corner of his work clothes.
He opened his mouth, his Adam's apple rolled up and down a few times before he uttered, "Yes, yes, of course!"
There was an undisguised tremor in his voice.
Xiang Quan suddenly straightened his hunched back and added eagerly, "I know a few reliable workers who can do renovations. They use good materials and pay fair wages!"
Then he took out a wrinkled notebook from his pocket and said, "I'll write down a few phone numbers for you. They are all brothers who have worked with me..."
Xia Lili took the note with a smile: "Thank you for your help. We'll contact you by phone for the details."
"Hey! Good!"
Xiang Quan nodded repeatedly, glanced at his phone, and then hurriedly looked up, "I have to rush to work. Comrade Xiaoxia, really..."
His voice choked and he bowed deeply, "Thank you so much."
In the sunlight, there was a faint gleam of water in the fine lines at the corners of his eyes, but his back as he turned and left was much taller than when he came.
Xia Lili looked at Xiang Quan's back in a daze for a while, then came to Leng Xiaohe's office to inquire about the progress of the kidnapping case of Lin Hesheng's niece.
Xia Lili pushed open the office door and asked, "Sister Xiaohe, have you found the source of the paparazzi's information?"
Leng Xiaohe stared at the computer screen and shook her head: "These paparazzi all said they received anonymous emails providing them with the latest intelligence."
"The anonymous email was relayed through the dark web, with the IP address jumping through more than a dozen countries before finally being sent from the public network in Brazil."
Leng Xiaohe pulled up a string of encrypted codes. "The other party used virtual currency to purchase a disposable server. It was automatically destroyed after the data was transmitted. Even the email header had been tampered with."
Leng Xiaohe rubbed her temples. "It looks like someone is deliberately using a multinational company's VPN traffic as a cover, and each transmission is timed during the lunch break in different countries—a professional anti-tracking method."
Xia Lili clenched the documents in her hand: "So...what's the current situation of those four kidnappers?"
Leng Xiaohe sneered and tapped the case file with her fingertips: "They are all habitual criminals who have committed more than ten crimes in five provinces."
She flipped open the interrogation records and said, "This time we finally caught this whole nest of rats."
"They had planned to smuggle themselves out of the country after completing this operation,"
Leng Xiaohe's voice suddenly turned cold. "I followed Lin Hesheng and Mianmian for two months. I even knew the girl's painting class time every Wednesday."
She snapped the file shut. "This sketching activity was a carefully chosen opportunity for them to strike."
"I've been reviewing it all morning, and this is all I have for now."
Leng Xiaohe rubbed his brows and said, "The kidnappers are now secondary. After all, they have been apprehended."
"We haven't figured out who sent the message to the paparazzi yet, and we're worried it might pose a threat to Lin Hesheng's uncle and nephew."
Xia Lili patted Leng Xiaohe's shoulder affectionately and said, "I will contact Mr. Lin Mianmian regularly to see if they will be in danger in the future."
Leng Xiaohe smiled and fed her a piece of chocolate: "Okay, then it's up to you!"
Three o'clock in the afternoon.
Xia Lili downloaded the food delivery crowdsourcing software, put on a helmet and sun-protective gloves, and started her journey as a food delivery rider.
By the evening, Xia Lili had completed ten orders and had looked into the eyes of hundreds of people without experiencing any hallucinations.
However, someone complained that the lid of the lunch box was dented by 0.5cm, and the rider received second-hand food that had been eaten by someone else, and ate it secretly.
Xia Lili was speechless about this and couldn't imagine how many weird things those full-time riders had encountered.
The next day, Xia Lili worked diligently delivering takeout for another day.
I still haven't made eye contact with the "person involved in the unfortunate incident" to confirm their gaze.
Xia Lili has earned two hundred yuan by delivering food in the day and a half. It is indeed hard-earned money.
Come to think of it, with public security so good these days, why are there so many crimes? This isn't like we're filming Detective Conan.
At eight o'clock in the evening, after delivering two orders and finishing the meal, Xia Lili took a break. Suddenly, her phone vibrated and a robotic female voice rang out: "Ding! You have a new Kangaroo takeout order. Please process it promptly."
Xia Lili picked up her phone and saw that the destination was actually a remote cemetery.
On the map, there are mountains behind this cemetery, and there are graves on the mountains. It is located 6.5km away from Xia Lili's current location.
Delivery riders generally call orders that are extremely long distances and have been rejected by multiple people as orphan orders, and the system sometimes forces such orders.
Part-time crowdsourcing riders who turn on automatic order acceptance are easily forced to take orders, and if they reject too many orders, it will be difficult for them to receive orders in the future.
Xia Lili thought about it and decided to deliver this order before calling it a day in order to build up her courage.
And if she encounters a criminal, she can improve her performance again.
Xia Lili rode an electric scooter to the merchant to pick up the meal. This order was for seafood fried rice, and it smelled quite delicious when it was served.
She followed the navigation and drove down the road. The further she got, the fewer cars there were.
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