spy ace

Chapter 3876 Three Brothers

After waiting for a while, the other people were nearby. After asking the few households, the results came out quickly, and basically nothing was found. So I told them the situation and said, "Come on, let's go find the Wang brothers and take a look."

Everyone boarded the boat, sailed out of this tributary, entered the mainstream waterway, and then went down the river, which was really a distance of more than ten miles. The waterway here is relatively wide, but Fan Keqin still saw several suggested docks on the west side of the river, and there were several boats parked at the docks. Zhen Bao patted the driver with his hand and drove the boat over.

Fan Keqin saw that, probably because of the sound of his boat, several people came out of a house in a small garden behind the simple docks. There were three people in total, the oldest was about 40 years old, and the youngest was about 30 years old. When these people saw Fan Keqin and his boat, they showed inquiring eyes, walked to the dock and looked over.

"What's the matter?" Without waiting to get close to the dock, the leader, a man in his forties, stood on the dock and shouted directly.

Zhen Bao leaned half of his body out of the side hatch and shook the certificate in his hand. He did not answer, but waited for the ship to arrive at the dock and boarded it with Fan Keqin.

The men certainly didn't see the ID clearly, but they knew what it meant. Although they didn't know who they were, they knew they were from the patrol team because they were showing their ID. So they behaved quite honestly and helped tie the rope to the piles on the dock.

"We are from the investigation team." Zhen Bao looked at several people and didn't mention the specific unit, because just saying one will do, and the other party seems to be very cooperative. Moreover, there are several ships on the other side's dock, and some of them are empty, which shows that the other party is indeed using ships for business. Looking at the clothes of the three people on the other side, they are also quite good, which further proves that these three people should be doing business for a living. But businessmen are most afraid of official appearances. So as long as you say it, it will definitely work.

In fact, these three people are from the same family. They specialize in the ship business. Therefore, when the other party showed their ID, they were already branded as "not to be messed with".

"Hello... Sirs, what's the matter with you?" The man in his forties said, "Come on, don't stand here. Let's go inside, make a pot of tea, and sit down to talk slowly."

"No need to go to all that trouble." Fan Keqin said, "Are you in the ship business?"

"Yes, yes." The man in his forties said, "Sirs, do you want to use the boat? No problem, it's just a matter of a word." As he spoke, he already had a flattering smile on his face. The other two also nodded.

"We came here to ask you something. Just answer it." Fan Keqin explained, and then asked: "It was about a week ago. If we had more time, it might be earlier. But it was about a week ago. During this period, did anyone come to buy or rent a boat?" "More than a week..." The man in his forties said, "Oh, I was not here at that time. I just came back four days ago. Second brother, third brother, you were there at that time, right? Did anyone come to rent a new boat?"

"Yes. But if I remember correctly, it's been... nine days." The third brother next to him frowned and looked at the second brother.

The second brother calculated in his mind and said, "Yes, nine days ago. At that time, a rich man came and rented four of our ships at once, one passenger ship and three cargo ships, all for short-term leases. Sir, are they...are they problematic?"

"Four?" Fan Keqin asked, "Are you sure?" After seeing the second and third brothers nod their heads again to confirm, he continued, "Tell me in detail what happened at that time. Also, how is your business? Is this rich kid the only one who rents a boat? Are there no other tenants?"

"There are no other tenants." The man in his forties explained, "The officer may not know that the boats we rent out are divided into long-term and short-term leases. Long-term leases are basically monthly, and the deposit is high. Generally, most of these long-term leases will definitely be for more than one month. They all rent the boat to run, such as to pick up passengers or transport goods. Running back and forth on the river, doing business, can make a lot of money at a time.

The other type is short-term rental, which includes three days and one week. However, as long as you use the boat, for example, if you rent it for three days but only use it once, you still have to pay for three days. The same goes for one week. Of course, my price is very fair. Even if you can make a hundred trips during the rental period, I will not charge you more. Unless you damage the boat, you don’t have to pay a penny more. Therefore, we don’t have guests every day.”

Fan Keqin nodded and said, "Did the rich man rent the house for three days or a week?"

"Three days." The third brother answered immediately. After he finished speaking, he saw Fan Keqin still looking at him, and added: "Definitely three days. I am sure I am not mistaken. It was me who took the hand at that time."

"Well." Fan Keqin said, "Then tell us about their coming to rent a boat."

"Okay. Let me think about it." The third brother rolled his eyes, thought about it with a very dramatic personality, and then said: "The rich young man who came at that time brought an attendant with him. He was dressed very well, all in plain clothes. After coming in, the rich young man didn't say much at first, but the attendant talked to me about renting a boat. I told him about long-term and short-term rentals, how much it costs, etc. Our business is actually... Actually, it's the same as other buyers and sellers, and we can negotiate the price a little. The attendant said that their young master just rented a boat to play on the water with friends, go fishing, etc., and he didn't damage the boat, and he would definitely return the boat in two days, so he asked me to lower the price.

I saw that the other party was sincere and didn't bargain for the rent. I wanted to agree, but I wanted to make more money at that time. So I didn't speak at the first time. Then the rich boy spoke up and said that he was just going out to play with his friends on the boat, and he rented four of our boats at once, saying that he was taking care of our business and that it was impossible for him to destroy the boats. He knew the situation clearly and said that it was his first time here..."