Himemoto's interpretation

Chapter 16 Suspicion

The car got off the elevated highway and merged into the long queue in the downtown area. Xia Libai glanced at the co-driver, and Xingqi was still unknowingly tugging at the hem of her clothes.

It is impossible to only wear unlined clothing in the cold winter months. She is matched with a light-colored turtleneck sweater, a dark blue short trench coat, and washed straight-leg jeans.The chubby rabbit turned into a slender one, much cleaner than before.

As for how many pieces of thermal underwear Xingqi stuffed inside, Xia Libai speculated that there were no less than two sets from the wet hair on his forehead.

She is used to hiding herself in the thick outer packaging, which seems to bring her a sense of security.

The sudden change will inevitably make her restless, as can be seen from the way she keeps pulling on her clothes when she gets in the car.

Xia Libai considered his words for a moment, and then slowly said: "Although it is to solve problems for others, the client has also paid an equivalent amount of remuneration. So strictly speaking, detectives belong to the service industry, and we must leave trustworthy first things to the client." Impression, it will be easier to investigate."

Xingqi stopped and looked at her blankly.

"Different clients have different thinking habits and personality traits. Some people are well-organized and temporarily confused by the authorities. It is more effective to go straight. Some people are indecisive and change their minds. You have to guide them to tell useful information. When dealing with people with strong personalities, you You don’t have to be stronger than the other party, but you can’t show weakness. On the contrary, you have to be relatively strong when dealing with weak people. In other words, you have to be an actor first.”

Xia Libai frowned, and he was also quite puzzled by this whim and self-deprecating explanation, but he still searched his brains to find some legitimate reasons to continue——

"Ordinary people only think of looking for detectives when they are in trouble. Whether the other party is the receiver or the maker of the trouble, when they find a vent to vent, these people who are unable to deal with the trouble will most likely vent their negative emotions to the first person involved. .You need to let them know that you are here to help them with their problems, not to be a trash can."

Having said that, Xia Libai placed his right hand on Xingqi's left shoulder and slowly slid down.

"Also, if the client needs image data as evidence, relatively formal attire can make your image less ... suspicious when shooting."

The detective stops.

The only sound left in my ears was the crackling of rainwater beating on the car windows.

Silence and a vague citrus fragrance permeated the carriage.

Xingqi pressed her back against the car door, hesitated for a moment, stuck her index and middle fingers out of her sleeves, and tapped the detective's wrist tremblingly, "Then why did you put your hand... here?"

At first, Xingqi thought that the detective had accidentally misplaced it, but combined with the content of the explanation, she couldn't help guessing that the other party did it on purpose.

Not to mention the detective's "measurement" action.

The detective's speech was neither too fast nor too slow, with little change in tone, and her expression...was expressionless, as if she was touching the back of a chair, shoulder, or the cat's head, or she was completely immersed in the lecture content and had no time to pay attention to subconscious movements.

Xia Libai returned the steering wheel as if nothing had happened, "Demonstrate the benefits of changing clothes."

Xingqi lowered her head, buried half of her face in the high collar of the sweater, and secretly glanced at the detective from the corner of her eye, thinking that the theory that this set of people rely on clothes is correct, and the behavior that the detective can call the police by changing the gender is very natural and ordinary, as if It's really to demonstrate the positive effect that a decent image can have.

As the person whose breasts were touched for no reason, she didn't feel offended at all, and she didn't have any irrelevant associations—it was just a little shocked and a little awkward at first.

Awe-inspiring integrity is as contagious as perfume.

Xia Libai knocked on the steering wheel, "Do you understand?"

Xingqi said "ah", pressed half of her forehead as if having a headache, and read in a low voice: "On the sixth line of page 4 of the labor contract, Party B must unconditionally adjust the attire according to the entrusted scene."

Meaning: I did as you asked, you don't need to explain.

It can be regarded as a counterattack to the detective touching|chest behavior.

Xingqi's troubles didn't come from changing out of her oversized coat. The rain made vertical lines on the car window. She complained softly, "Why doesn't it stop raining?"

"Hate the rain?" Xia Libai picked up the conversation and turned on the radio.

The traffic channel is broadcasting the weather, reminding listeners that the torrential rain covers the entire Haicheng, and the precipitation in the eastern district of Haicheng has reached the level of heavy rain, and it will last for four hours.

The heavy rain seriously affected traffic, vehicles lined up in long queues, signal lights turned red, and the countdown counted down to 99 seconds.

"The luggage is outside." Xingqi tried hard to keep calm, but the center of her brows became red from rubbing, "All the luggage."

All belongings.

If you don't know when to go back at night, the three pieces of luggage will probably be turned into spring mud to protect the grass, which may not even be as good as spring mud.

"Oh." Xia Libai said coldly.

It turns out that this person is like an ADHD patient who has been twisting and turning, and the irritability of rubbing the corners of the clothes and the thread balls is really nothing to do with changing clothes.

Xingqi rubbed her eyes and said to herself, "Fortunately, most of them are clothes. They can be worn after washing and drying."

"What about clothes?"

Xingqi counted the real Jiazhen, "Bedding: two sets, computer: one, books: six, drying racks: seven, soap..."

Xia Libai took out a piece of candy and handed it over to interrupt her, "Okay, I see."

A quarter of an hour later, the car finally moved out of the congested road and entered the underground garage of a private hospital.

After parking the car, Xia Libai handed a white card to Xingqi, "Take this to the service desk on the first floor, and someone will take you for a medical examination."

"Medical examination?" Xingqi wondered, "Didn't you go to the scene?"

Xia Li rolled his eyes at her sharply, "Anatomy site, residential investigation site, choose one of the two."

"Busy, detective!" Xingqi quickly opened the door and got off the car with the card in hand, "I'm going for a medical examination."

"Come back here and wait for me when it's over."

"Roger that!"

The physical examination lasted 90 minutes. The beautiful and sweet-mouthed nurse led the whole process. She couldn't help but praise Xingqi for choosing a conscientious company and a reliable boss. She worked on [-] projects, all of which were VIP channels. Team once.

Xingqi only had a quick physical examination when she was admitted to university. Before the impression examination, she had to pay attention to diet or fasting. When she asked the nurse if she could have the examination even if she had eaten, the nurse was stunned for a moment and said with a smile that it was okay.

After the physical examination, the nurse gave her two sandwiches, saying they were gifts in the physical examination package.

Remembering the detective's instructions, Xingqi took the things to the garage before opening them.

After chewing and eating slowly, she saw the detective coming out of the elevator opposite, and beside him was an old man with gray beard and hair.

I don't know if the detective said something, but he looked up at Xingqi, who was standing beside the car and looking around, his relaxed expression when talking with the detective suddenly became serious.

Soon, they came behind a pillar and were then obscured by a line of vehicles.

The old man's voice came over, "...at this stage, listen to you and wait and see what happens, but ah, we two old men don't have much time."

The detective said something in a low voice, but Xingqi didn't hear clearly, she moved forward involuntarily, wanting to take another look at the old man.

"Mr. Tan stays behind, I will contact you in time if there is any progress."

Hearing this, Xingqi turned to the other side of the car and saw Tan Lao's profile, and the other party seemed to have sensed it, turned his head to meet her gaze, a light flashed under the drooping loose eyelids, and the wrinkles on his cheeks twisted. move.

His eyes are very directional, not just a response to being noticed.

Xingqi felt very strange, and faintly felt a sense of uneasiness, always feeling that Tan Lao didn't look like he was looking at a stranger.

"Have you learned how to see with your eyes and listen to all directions so quickly?"

Obviously the detective had just bid farewell to Mr. Tan a moment ago, and she suddenly appeared behind him in a blink of an eye, with a strange smile on the corner of her lips.

Xingqi was startled, "No."

The doubts about Mr. Tan dissipated before the detective's fox-like enigmatic smile.

The detective raised his hand, but remembered something, put it back into his pocket without a trace, took out the car key, "Get ready to go, there is still a scene today."

The temperature in the car was comfortable, and the incense was charming. Xingqi pinched her palms and thighs, but she still couldn't overcome the waves of drowsiness, and she yawned one after another.

Xia Libai adjusted the passenger seat to the lowest position, "Climb to sleep in the back seat if you're sleepy, don't interfere with my driving."

Even though she was so sleepy and confused, Xingqi still had the idea of ​​"letting the boss drive, so I can rest assured that sleep will affect the evaluation of the probationary period" in her mind.

But she was too sleepy, and her worries about her future soon disappeared like mud cows, unable to make waves.

If she glanced at the rearview mirror before she fell asleep, she would find a cold light in the detective's eyes, as if it was noon, the grass blades were still covered with frost, and the stone platform was still covered with snowflakes, just a few spots, but it indicated the cold winter has arrived.

Tan Yehan personally supervised the examination of the rabbit by the brain experts of the hospital.

The detailed report has to wait for further analysis, but the doctor made it clear that the rabbit’s brain had been surgically traced—it was so simple and rough that the doctor couldn’t help sighing, “It’s a miracle that he’s still alive after this kind of surgery.”

The rabbit known as a miracle is ignorant, as if he is also a rain-soaked garment, and he can still survive after washing and drying.

The heavy rain turned to moderate rain, and then to light rain. Xingqi sneezed and woke herself up.

The car was parked downstairs in a row of husband's houses.

The detective got out of the car first, opened the door for the assistant himself, and before Xingqi's back foot landed on the ground, he stuffed a candy into her hand and motioned her to look at the third floor.

"Look at the one with lilies on the balcony. If it's you, is there a way to go up without going through the main entrance?"

Xingqi looked in the direction she pointed.

The household where the lilies are placed has neighbors on the left and no homes on the right.The third floor, ten meters above the ground.The pipe is one and a half meters to the left of the balcony, and the air conditioner is on the other wall. Both of them are some distance away from the balcony.

Xingqi looked up for a while, then turned her head with difficulty, "Turn down the balcony on the fourth floor?"

"This is not a brain teaser for rabbits." Xia Libai took out his phone and looked at it, "Just in time, the client has just arrived home, let's go up."

For a moment, Xingqi thought that the detective would take her in an unusual way.

But no, the detective also had to ring the doorbell and climb the stairs in a proper manner.

Going up to the second floor, Xingqi called the detective and asked seriously: "This client, do I need to be stronger or not so strong?"

The detective kept walking, "You see the situation yourself."

It turned out that the theoretical lessons of detectives could not be applied to practice for the time being, because after greeting the delicately made-up female client, the first sentence the other party uttered was——

"You may not believe it if you tell me, my house is haunted."

The author has something to say: It's not scary, don't worry.

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