I make a living solving crimes.

A puff of black smoke came out of the chimney, and with the sound of a long whistle, the long steel dragon "Stroll and Eat" "Stroll and Eat" slowly started.

The train is like a void traveler, driving out of the ancient city and stepping into the boundless wilderness.

The journey was more than an hour long, and the four of them were unwilling to suffer in the carriage, so they stood in the empty space where the two cars were connected. The noise of "Kuanglang" and "Kuanglang" filled their ears, and the air was filled with the stench of sweat, feet, feces, and smoke, and occasionally the aroma of braised dishes wafted through.

Chang Wei leaned against the door and looked out the window, his mood becoming increasingly bad.

As expected, the reward for catching the thief has never come. So far, the last reward in the system was brought by Zhang Qi after he was caught.

[Solve a murder case, points +8, rewards: Physical Fitness Fruit, Lock Picking Mastery. ]

There are two physical fitness fruits in stock.

After leaving Laolongtou Railway Station, the four people felt the difference between Tianjin and Beijing.

The alleys in Beijing are designed to be straight and level. If there are any slanted ones, you can tell from their names, such as Yandai Xiejie, Waiguan Xiejie, Yangmeizhu Xiejie...

There are no iron trees on the Iron Tree Street

Cherry Street

There is a widow on Palm Street

The alleys in the capital are also very narrow, and most of them are traditional courtyards with clear axes and left-right symmetry, showing a simple and ancient charm.

Tianjin is different.

The roads here are very wide and mostly slanted, with two- or three-story houses on both sides of the sidewalks.

The railway station is built on the site of a former concession. To the west are the Italian and Austrian concessions, and there are seven more to the south of the Haihe River.

The concessions of nine countries made Tianjin look like an international exposition, with all kinds of buildings.

"Chang Wei, where are we going first?" Jiang Hongxia had forgotten her previous unpleasantness. At this moment, her face was puffy and her eyes were looking around, looking at everything in curiosity.

"Investigation Bureau, they have the most complete information." Chang Wei glanced at the seven or eight red names gathered on the platform, took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

The overpass across the railway line was crowded with people. Wu Jimao looked up from the platform and suddenly asked, "Hey, is that girl studying opera at the art school?"

Following the direction of his finger, the four of them saw Lan Xiaojie wearing overalls and a worker's hat in the crowd.

Jiang Hongxia was delighted to meet an old friend in a foreign land. Just as she was about to shout, she was stopped by Chang Wei, "Something is wrong. She is following someone."

With enhanced vision, he could see more details. Lan Xiaojie's hat brim was pulled down to half cover her head and face. She was hiding in the crowd, occasionally poking her head out to look forward, and then quickly retracting it after confirming.

But there were so many people on the overpass that Chang Wei didn't know who she was looking at.

Such a furtive action naturally aroused the curiosity of the four people. As they were about to leave the station, they followed slowly.

After leaving the train station and heading south into the city, it was not until he reached Jiefang Bridge that Chang Wei could clearly see the target he was following.

Zhang Yu, this person’s identity is not simple.

He paused, his mood suddenly brightened, and he hummed softly in his duck voice: "This letter came at the right time, God bless Huang Zhong to succeed in his work."

"Chang Wei, let's stop following him and go to the Investigation Bureau as soon as possible, shall we?"

Jiang Hongxia lay on the steel-frame bridge and watched the hustle and bustle on the river for a while, then quickly walked to Chang Wei. She was thinking about work and had lost interest in Lan Xiaojie.

"Don't worry, following these two people is more useful than going to the Investigation Bureau." Chang Wei's face was full of pride, as expected, there is no coincidence in the world.

"Is there something wrong with Lan Xiaojie, or is there something wrong with the person she is following?"

Hearing Chang Wei say this, Jiang Hongxia's eyes widened and flashed.

Wu Jimao and Li Laifu also came over with curiosity.

"Neither of them is simple." He didn't need to hide in front of Sanbao. After thinking for a while, he said, "Lan Xiaojie has seen me and Jiang Hongxia. Ji Mao and Lai Fu probably don't have any impression of me. You guys should stay close and keep an eye on that man."

Chang Wei pointed to the distance, "The middle-aged man in the blue-gray shirt and the one wearing trousers."

Wu Jimao stood on tiptoe to take a look and nodded, "Lan Xiaojie has seen me twice, she won't still remember me, right?"

Jiang Hongxia rolled her eyes and said, "How old are you? I only met you twice, and one of them was at night. You didn't even come out of the office. How could such a beautiful woman remember you like this?"

Wu Jimao was stunned for a moment, and said blankly: "Are you saying I'm ugly?"

Jiang Hongxia snorted and said nothing.

Wu Jimao was completely desperate.

Chang Wei patted his shoulder soothingly, "Jimao, it's okay. Although you are ugly, you have beautiful thoughts."

Wu Jimao was about to get angry when Jiang Hongxia kicked him and said, "Get out of here! If you lose me, I'll bite you to death."

The four people followed one after another and walked through two more streets. Zhang Yu walked into a western-style hotel. Lan Xiaojie followed him and when passing by the hotel, she stuck her head out to look inside through the window glass for a few times, then continued walking forward without stopping.

After hesitating for a moment, she walked towards a guesthouse more than 200 meters away.

Wu Jimao and Li Laifu remembered Chang Wei's instructions that men were the key. They glanced in the direction Lan Xiaojie left and followed her into the hotel.

Chang Wei was afraid that Lan Xiaojie would come back, so he didn't dare to stay on the street and hid in the bookstore opposite the hotel.

Jiang Hongxia took a Russian book and chatted with the teller, looking through the glass window in the direction of Lan Xiaojie from time to time.

Chang Wei casually walked around the bookstore, flipping through books, and finally came to the section of picture books.

Well, it’s just right to buy two sets for the third child, this kid.

One set of "Journey to the West" and one set of "Anti-Japanese Little Heroes Series".

The painting style of Journey to the West already has the shadow of later generations. Maybe because it is for children, the three disciples are not drawn in the style of the original book, but are somewhat similar to the TV series.

Wearing a phoenix-wing purple gold crown, lotus silk shoes, and chain mail golden armor, the Great Sage looks majestic.

This monkey saved my country's TV series in 1986, saved my country's animation in 2015, and saved my country's games again in 2024.

I don’t know when you will come to rescue me!

Just as he was lost in thought, Li Laifu came out of the hotel, crossed the street, walked into the bookstore and approached Chang Wei. "He's moved in. He's on the third floor. Wu Jimao is guarding him inside."

Chang Wei thought for a moment and said, "Take me to see it."

When he said he was going to take a look, he really just glanced at the waiter at the cashier counter.

After walking around, he crossed the road and passed by the bookstore, and winked at Jiang Hongxia who was at the cashier counter.

Jiang Hongxia bought the Russian book in her hand, left the bookstore and followed Chang Wei, and said proudly: "Kid, do you understand it?"

Chang Wei glanced at it and said, "What's so proud of a book about steelmaking?"

Jiang Hongxia was stunned for a moment, and exclaimed: "The country is really getting stronger. Even losers can understand Russian."

Chang Wei was too lazy to argue with her and directly ordered: "You stay here, I'm going to the post office to make a phone call. If Lan Xiaojie goes out, you can follow her if you can, but keep your gun ready and be careful."

"Is there something wrong with Lan Xiaojie?"

"It's hard to say, but there is definitely something wrong with that man. Lan Xiaojie must have some ulterior motive for following him like this."

"Okay, I will definitely protect her!"

Chang Wei glanced at her and said nothing.

I haven’t seen you being so polite to Wanyan Huizhu?

In the final analysis, it’s still AA protection!