fog city detective

Chapter 185
The bi-weekly date is always so short, and the two separated at Karin's hotel apartment at ten o'clock in the evening. Karin has not yet found a suitable house.As an intern attending doctor, except on rest days, he is always on call and cannot live too far from the hospital.

After returning to the apartment, Liang Xi took a shower and originally planned to open Thresh's email and start a preliminary analysis of the information.But the good feeling has been lingering in my mind, the world is full of Karin's voice, smile and long legs, etc., it is difficult to calm down.So I put things aside first, went to bed and wrapped myself in the blanket, thinking about Karin to fall asleep.What a day, let's not bother Thresh cockroaches.

The next day when Liang Xi just arrived at the detective agency, Kunta visited Liang Xi and told Liang Xi that he was fine.Ask Liang Xi how to deal with Phil and Tom.Liang Xi didn't tell the truth, because Liang Xi was still planning to get rid of Kunta's two brothers.As someone who was born in London and grew up in London, he has a little affection for the city.But not now, the captain of the fan hunting team should be replaced first.Although the captain Dake didn't offend him, and he doesn't know Dake himself, but for the long-term development of the fan team, it's better for this guy to get out.

After Kunta left, Liang Xi received a call from Robert, and he told Liang Xi some news in a casual manner.Dale and Cyclops fight in the police chief's office, and Cyclops wins and is suspended.After listening to Robert's analysis, he found out that the top management of the frontline police department was not satisfied with the decision to airborne the assistant director from Liverpool. This time, because of the situation of the commander's son, the heads of various departments of the police department were resistant to Dell.Cyclops lit another fire, and Dell's position was in jeopardy.

After reading a book for a while and drinking a few cups of tea, Bobby went to the detective agency to hang out, and the two bragged about drinking tea and having lunch.Thresh, who knew that Liang Xi hadn't received the email so far, called to inquire about the progress furiously, and Liang Xi remembered that there was still Tom's relic.When Bobby heard about the new toy, he changed his itinerary and stayed with Liang Xi to solve the puzzle.

Tom lives alone in the Golden Collar area, which is a river-view villa built along the Thames River, extending from the city to the suburbs.Because the location is different, the price is also different.Tom's house is in the second half of the community near the outskirts of the city. The police have conducted a comprehensive search of Tom's residence and all real estate.Thresh's email contained a detailed police investigation report, including photos of the house inside and out.

In addition to real estate, Tom is also a member of many clubs.Members of a total of eleven clubs including fighting, camping, squash, golf, tennis, boating, and leisure.Clubs can be roughly divided into two categories, one is exercise, interest, and the other is communication.Almost all clubs provide members with private lockers.

These materials coincided with those held by the police, and the police had already searched Tom's private lockers in eleven clubs, but found nothing Thresh wanted.

Thresh does not provide additional useful information, so how to start?Liang Xi decided to contact the shadow private detective agency that Tom had worked for for a year first.The boss of Shadow Private Detective Agency is House.He was one of the guests invited by the last blood moon, and Liang Xi and House also met during that blood moon invitation.

House was very happy to receive Liang Xi's call, and chatted for a while. After Liang Xi explained the reason for the call, House remained silent for a long time, and only spoke after Liang Xi asked again: "A lot of people miss Tom recently. Liang Xi , don't dip into this muddy water."

Liang Xi was puzzled: "Is there anything I don't know?"

House said: "Tom is a very ethical private investigator, very dedicated and professional. After leaving the shadow company, he has sublimated his career, and the client population is also different."

Liang Xi asked, "He hid the privacy of his clients?"

House said: "No, as I said just now, he has a very professional ethics. Although Tom left the detective agency, we often spend in leisure clubs, so we often keep in touch. He seems to be involved in something recently, quite Difficult, he asked my opinion. The thing is very simple, A takes the evidence and asks him to blackmail B. A not only doesn’t want anything, but also pays Tom as much as Tom blackmails. The condition is that it can’t be less than One hundred thousand pounds. I am very surprised, how can there be such a strange employer, let me come and find me."

Liang Xi laughed: "Haha." House was still so funny.

House said: "Things are simple, but the situation is not simple. Tom told me that these two people are big shots, and neither of them is someone he can afford."

Liang Xi asked, "How big is it?"

House replied: "It's about the same level as a minister."

Liang Xijing: "Damn it." There is no Minister of Finance in the UK, only the Minister of Finance.

House said: "Don't be so surprised. The prime minister and the ministers are all for one or two terms. It's very good, but it won't be a shit."

Liang Xi asked: "Then who can lie?"

House thought for a while: "Queen, at least five shit."

"Haha."

House also laughed for a while, and said seriously: "Liang Xi, to be honest, the water is very dirty and muddy."

"Okay, I see. Thanks."

"You're welcome, let's have dinner together some other day."

Liang Xi hung up the phone.

Bobby: "What's going on?"

Liang Xi said: "Before I judged that House was either an American intelligence officer, or someone who sold information to the United States. Such a person ignored such a valuable thing. House may also be looking for Tom's relics, looking for A handed over evidence to Tom to blackmail B."

Poppy: "Are we following House?"

Liang Xi said: "I got the hang of it. But House is a fat fox. In my opinion, he is the most difficult person I know so far. During the call just now, he wanted to use me to look up some information, so he went around A big circle. But I directly accepted his suggestion verbally, without getting involved in the muddy water."

Bobby understood: "Under normal circumstances, you won't be persuaded by him, and you will ask for clues and information. At this time, he will tell you something along the way. It may be added that it is unconfirmed, just a rumor After that, you were deceived and there was nothing to reason about."

Liang Xi nodded: "Yes, this guy is just so dirty. I hate dealing with these people. They are gentle and gentle when they play with fire, and they will sell them if they are not careful."

Bobby said: "But he also said that A used Tom to blackmail B."

Liang Xi said: "Yes, but it's equivalent to not saying anything. I said these words only to increase my interest. This field is the field of private detectives, and I don't have much advantage in it." Detectives are faced with the scene, information, etc. dead.The private detective faced living creatures like people. If Liang Xi wanted to grab food from House, he felt that he didn't have the ability.He can only use his own advantages to analyze information and attack dead objects.

Liang Xidao: "Thresh's email has a lot of content, and we have to look at some of it carefully. That is the conversation with the club staff recorded by the police when they searched the club." This kind of evidence uses video data, especially during the search. , will definitely use a law enforcement recorder or video camera to record the entire search process.

Poppy asked, "What is the main thing to pay attention to?"

"Number of times, the number of times Tom went to the club, who he went to the club with, etc." Liang Xi said: "If I want to hide something, I will definitely choose super black under the lights."

Bobby was startled: "I've heard of being black under the lights, what the hell is super black under the lights?"

Liang Xi said: "I went to the club to register as a member and got the cabinet. I hid my things in a hidden compartment in the cabinet. When the police opened the cabinet, it was empty. Hiding in other parts of the club is called super dark under the lights. According to the spirit of modern law, the police can only search my locker, not the entire club.”

Bobby said: "But you are hiding in the club, and someone may accidentally find it out."

Liang Xi said: "There is a place that will not be accidentally dug out."

Poppy asked, "Which place?"

Liang Xi replied, "Member lockers."

Bobby was startled: "Dark space? It's dark under the lights?"

"No, someone else's member locker." Liang Xi explained in detail: "It's very convenient for me to get things, open my own locker, open the target locker, and take things away. No one will know that I took things from other lockers , unless there is monitoring or being watched. Same goes for me putting things back."

Liang Xi said: "Thresh didn't lie about most of the information. Tom probably has a Saturn bank card, not a bank card in his name, so Thresh can't find this possible card. He needs to take the Saturn bank card. Come out, go to withdraw money or transfer money at the counter, and put the Saturn bank card back in the locker after mentioning a sum of money. Therefore, the goal we are looking for is: Is there a club that Tom visits frequently and infrequently. Say frequent , He comes once in the morning and again in the afternoon, or once yesterday and again today, he wants to take away the bank card, he wants to return the bank card. He said that he doesn’t want to go to the club too often. Causes unnecessary suspicion. So about once or twice a month is standard."

Poppy asked, "What if you're wrong?"

Liang Xi said: "There is no right way now. I'm not in a hurry. I don't have a date today. How will I know if I don't try? Look at this information about the police search. I found [-] pounds in cash at Tom's house. It proves my Your theory is at least partly correct. But...please answer."

Bobby was speechless: "But what?"

Liang Xi continued: "But when we were talking, I took a cursory look at the transcripts, etc., and I found that one factor was missing."

"What factor?"

"Woman." Liang Xi clicked the mouse to look through it: "The police did not find any female friends who had a close relationship with Tom. It is likely that Tom ate fast food and paid cash. I need the help of a hacker."

Fiona?It's very troublesome to get Karin's approval.Karin would be flattened for disturbing the busy Karin because of other women.Liang Xi looked at Bobby: "You are the boss, I need a hacker, will you pay for it?"

"Selah?" Poppy asked.

Liang Xi nodded: "Selah has credibility, and she shouldn't have anything to do with Tom."

Bobby waved his hand: "I will be responsible for the normal expenses of the detective agency in the future. Don't worry about those few dollars, mother-in-law and mother."

Think beautifully!Do you really think you are the boss?

Liang Xi contacted Serra, who was in Northern Ireland, and after a little hesitation, he agreed to come down and arrive in London tomorrow morning.After contacting Sierra, Liang Xi and Bobby began to look through the police search video.Bobby was still impatient, and gave up after watching it for a while.

Bobby looked at Liang Xi who was concentrating on the screen, and said, "Hey, I have Zhang Nas's membership card here, do you want it?"

Liang Xi turned to look at Bobby: "What the hell?"

"Nas."

"Oh, luxury." Liang Xi remembered that it was the world's top luxury brand of women's bags.It also produces perfume, lipstick, lipstick and other women's products (men can also use it).Liang Xi asked: "What are the benefits of a membership card?" I have always wanted to give Karin a gift.

Bobby said: "NAS only has [-] members worldwide, and [-] members have the privilege of getting new bags ten days in advance."

Liang Xi looked at Bobby inexplicably: "I'm asking what's the benefit."

Bobby said: "This is the benefit. What's more, the customer service will contact members as soon as possible to inform that new products will be launched soon."

Liang Xi asked: "What are the benefits?" Discount?try out?buy two get one free?

Bobby: "It's an advantage to get the latest Nas bag before others. Vanity, vanity, you know Liang Xi, I can do things that others can't."

Liang Xi asked, "Is there a discount for members?"

Bobby replied: "NAS does not discount, and all products are only sold for one season. Super awesome card, a status symbol."

Liang Xi asked again: "Where is the hole?"

"What pit?"

Liang Xi said: "I don't know what's so good about a membership card. Since it's so good, you must have dug a hole."

Bobby said disdainfully: "Do you want love, don't pull it down."

Of course Nass members have face, a bag has been used for a month, or can you change it after a season?The customer service often makes sales calls enthusiastically, and they work hard every festive season.After taking this card, it is a big pit.

Liang Xi said: "Just for your attitude, you can't take this card even if you kill it."

Bobby asked back, "My attitude?"

Liang Xidao: "If there is no pitfall, you will say indifferently: whatever you want. You say: love or not, don't let it down, and you will have a more obvious disappointment."

Bobby was speechless: "Can you still be good friends, and you will see through this flaw?"

Liang Xi said: "No, it was after your words that I confirmed that it was a trap."

Bobby vomited blood and said, "Trust me, I think you are dirtier than House." Falk!
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Kung fu pays off to those who wait and see, Liang Xi's six small jobs are fruitless.He failed to get the information he wanted from the police's law enforcement video and the transcripts and interviews of club employees.Either because Tom hid things elsewhere, or the information was incomplete.

There is only one flaw left in Liang Xi's hand, and there are no women in the private life information.According to police interviews, neighbors did not mention that a woman had entered Tom's house.Neighbors said Tom was an early comer and a late comer, and they rarely saw Tom, let alone visitors to his home.After careful analysis, Liang Xi believes that the possibility of Tom eating fast food is low.As for the truth, we need tomorrow's Serra's technical support.

Sera arrived in London at six o'clock in the morning and went directly to Liang Xi's residence.This time she was dressed completely differently from the last time. She wore a black bottoming shirt, a white button-down shirt, a pair of beige khaki pants, and a pair of sunglasses on her forehead.The overall look is outgoing and lively.Let Liang Xi look at it for a while, but he can't be sure that it is Serra.

Of course she was Sera. After arriving at Liang Xi's residence, Liang Xi had already prepared breakfast and explained the situation.Around eight o'clock, Bobby, who was so free and crazy, came to join in the fun.His outfit today also made Liang feel completely new. He changed out of his everyday casual suits and elegant shirts, and put on a black church hooded suit.There is a huge cross on the back of the hood, and the holy words are written in Latin on the brim of the hood, which is an exorcist.

Liang Xi took out his mobile phone to check, and made sure that today is not Halloween.Then it was Bobby who heard that Sera was coming, so he specially adjusted his outfit.But Bobby was very polite and indifferent to Serra, which made Liang Xi unable to understand.

(End of this chapter)