Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 1798 Investigate the news
We walked out of the wine shop, and Ah Bao immediately asked me: "Why did you talk to him for so long? Just ask him directly, but he refused to say, just asking for money. If we give him the money, there will be no delay." After such a long time, we can already know these news!"

I curled my lips and said, "This is sophistication. Not everything can be bought with money. If you spend money, what if he doesn't tell the truth? If you give him money, he will say he knows it or not. If It’s okay to tell the truth, if you tell lies, we will waste more time! You have to learn to chat and communicate with people! Otherwise, no matter how smart you are, you won’t be able to guess people’s hearts!”

Ah Bao was still a little confused, so I sighed and said, "You need to get in touch with more people to know the knowledge that you can't learn in books! Let's go find that little Northeast first, and see if we can find out about Xiao Hei's whereabouts!? "

Ah Bao hurriedly said: "Then let me ask this time!"

I thought for a while and said, "Okay, but don't let me talk about him, he is our only clue now!"

Bao readily agreed.

When we asked, there was only a construction site nearby, just a few kilometers away. When we arrived at the construction site, we were dumbfounded. This construction site is a sewage treatment plant with a large area. It will be so big and there are so many people, how can I find out about it? I asked a few people casually, but no one knew.

We had no choice but to follow the crowd and see where they went to eat. Several roadside stalls were sitting in rows. I told Bao that we should look for someone with a Northeast accent, and then ask, maybe will be able to find.

I searched around, and most of them were from Sichuan. I was a little disappointed. Over there, I saw Po sitting on the sidelines, eating with a group of people, with a bottle of beer in his hand.

I walked over in surprise and saw him chatting with several workers. Those who didn't know thought they were fellow workers for many years!
I didn't bother them, just sat on the sidelines and listened to their chatting until they finished eating and drinking, and greeted A Bao to go back to work.

Abao turned his head and said to me: "Xiaodongbei didn't come to work today, he is their team leader. They all live in the simple iron house of the construction company. Xiaodongbei occasionally lives in it, and most of the time they rent outside. The address of the house is in the residential building behind here, and they don't know which one it is, so we can go and watch it!"

I hummed and asked very curiously: "How did you get along with them? You were not very good at communicating with people before!"

A Bao said confidently: "It's not difficult, just follow what they say! Most people are more resistant to strangers and not easy to get close to them. This is normal, but people in the Northeast have a kind of familiarity. Resist the kindness that anyone conveys to them, as long as you are sincere!"

I asked inexplicably, "Then how did you know?"

Ah Bao replied with a smile: "Mobile phone, that's what the phone said!"

I groaned and said, "You're still learning really fast!"

Arriving at the residential building at the back, this is an old building that can no longer be old. If this is the city center, it may have been demolished long ago. It can't be called a community here, because there are no gates in the front and back of the community. , There is also a road to cross the car.

I wondered: "Why do you squat here? One person can't see a few buildings, and besides, I don't know which one is Xiaodongbei?"

A Bao once again used his wisdom and said: "It's not difficult! Just ask, and the old man and old lady downstairs will know if there are any foreigners who rent houses here? With a Northeast accent, you can know which building Lou, isn't it easy to find?"

I nodded and said: "Then you can develop the technology you have learned and use now? I will wait for you here!"

After a while, Ah Bao came back, pointed to a building in front of him and said, "Unit 502, 2, I have moved in for almost [-] years, and I live with a woman. These old ladies all say that they are not a serious couple, maybe they came from home. The mistress who eloped, or was in a bag, never greeted them, and even avoided them, they all suspected whether these two people were fugitives, if there was no evidence at all, they would have called the police a long time ago!"

I smiled and said, "These old men and women must have been underground workers before!"

We sat for an afternoon, but we didn’t see any young people coming downstairs. They were all old men and women. It turns out that this is the family building of veteran cadres. Most of the young people here have moved to the city or lived in big cities. Some old people!
Ah Bao couldn't sit still anymore, and wanted to go upstairs to find someone, but I stopped him and said, "You don't know what's going on when you go up now, and the door won't be opened for you. People know who you are? What do you say?" If you are looking for someone, just find someone! This is definitely not possible, let’s wait for someone to come down and see the situation before we talk about it!”

Just as she was talking, a stylishly dressed beautiful woman came out from the entrance of the corridor. Her lower body was an ultra-short black denim skirt, which was so short that it almost reached her thighs. She had net mesh, a pair of red high-heeled shoes, a black leather jacket on her upper body, and a comb. With an afro, she can't see her face clearly, and she walks with twists and turns. Her appearance is out of place here. Don't think about it until she comes out of 502.

Just as A Bao was about to follow, I grabbed him and pointed to the balcony window of 502 upstairs. If there was a small gap in the balcony window of 502, a man with a crew cut was looking down and avoided his gaze. The window was closed, and Ah Bao was going to follow that woman. I thought for a while and said, "Just follow. If she comes back, call me in advance, and I'll go up and have a look first!"

A Bao questioned: "Didn't you say that if you go up like this, people will ignore you?"

I pushed him and said, "Go and stare at that woman, you don't have to worry about it here, just be careful!"

Ah Bao nodded and followed the woman.

I entered the corridor by myself and went up to the 5th floor, thinking about how to communicate with Xiao Dongbei?Before I thought about it, the door suddenly opened, and a man with a flat-inch flat head saw me appearing in front of his house. He was taken aback for a moment, and then he was about to close the door. I knew that if I didn’t do anything now, I might lose my chance, so I jumped over in one step. , put your feet against the door, and push the door hard with your hands.

A stranger was about to break in suddenly, the short-haired man pushed the door hard in panic, but it was too late, and I jumped in.

The man stared at me in panic, and shouted loudly: "Get out quickly, or I will be rude!"

In order to show that I didn't have any malicious intentions, I spread my hands and said, "Don't get me wrong, I'm just here to ask you for some news and ask someone!"

Bancuntou casually picked up a broom and said to me, "I don't know anyone, I don't know anything, hurry up, or I'll do it!"

I didn't care about his broom, and continued: "Do you know a man who often buys wine, tall and thin, 1.76 meters tall, with a full beard!"

It’s okay if I don’t say anything, but as soon as I said it, he picked up the broom and hit me on the head, let me block it with my arm, then grabbed the broom and said: “I told you, I didn’t mean anything malicious, just Ask you about someone!"

Seeing that the broom was snatched away, I started to enter the kitchen again. When I came out, I was already holding a kitchen knife in my hand. Now I was a little panicked, and said again: "Why don't you understand people's language? You are planning to be alone, and you are not here to rob your house, so you put down the kitchen knife first!"

But he is a real tiger. He swung the kitchen knife at once without any hesitation or strength. If this knife was cut by him, half of my head would be left. The kitchen knife almost flew off my scalp In the past, I knew I had to fight back, and if I didn't fight back, I would die!
Before he swung the knife for the second time, I was already in front of him, grabbing the kitchen knife with both hands, and at the same time kicked him hard on his lower abdomen. As soon as he felt the pain, the kitchen knife let go, I grabbed the kitchen knife, and watched He was covering his stomach on the ground, threatening him: "Don't you want to give me shame? Did you use the knife? I've said it all, I'm just asking you personally! After asking, I'll leave!"

The man squatted on the ground panting heavily, looking at him, he was very scared.

Holding a kitchen knife, I pointed at him and asked, "What are you talking about? Have you ever bought wine for a man? Where is he now? Tell me, I'll leave right away!"

The man seemed to have made up his mind, and said, "I don't know the person you mentioned!"

I swung my kitchen knife as if I was going to chop him, but he hid back in fright, I refused to give up and said, "I asked the owner of the wine shop, he said you bought wine for that man, what about others?"

The man shook his head and said, "I don't know, I don't know any man! I have never bought wine for anyone!"

I raised my hand again, he half sat on the ground, crawled backwards, was forced to the corner of the wall by me, and shouted loudly: "Come on, help, he's murdered!"

When he yelled like that, I was really scared. This building is full of old men and old ladies. It’s the best thing. Once I heard this kind of sound, I had to rush to call the police. I warned him to shut up while I started to walk out the door. I knew that I probably wouldn't be able to ask anything today. If I didn't leave, I might be arrested for burglary and drunk!

As soon as the door was opened, the woman came back from the outside. Seeing me holding a kitchen knife and the man sitting on the ground, she rushed towards me like crazy. She was not afraid of the kitchen knife in my hand and grabbed my hair with one hand. , I was about to scratch my face, I hurriedly dropped the kitchen knife, kicked her to the door, and it was Ah Bao who appeared outside the door panting heavily.

I was really angry. I asked Abao to close the door, and then I looked at a man and a woman. The man saw that I kicked the woman, and he also went crazy. The two rushed towards me at the same time. Holding the soy sauce bottle I just bought, I was dumbfounded, how should I deal with it?The place is so small, I have trouble turning around.Fortunately, Ah Bao, who was dumbfounded from the sidelines, shot in time, grabbed the woman, put his hand behind her, and pinched the woman's neck tightly.Let me free my hand to deal with the man, and it was another powerful and heavy knife. This knife was not a slash, but a swing, and it was aimed at my chest. Come on!

I picked up the stool on the ground casually, and the kitchen knife sank deeply into the wooden stool. The knife almost split the wooden stool. The man wanted to take the knife, but he couldn't pull it out, so I landed on his crotch. On the head, then I rushed over and held down his hands. The man was very strong, and he struggled to break free, his mouth let out a low growl like a beast.

As soon as the scene was brought under control, someone knocked on the door, and the room became quiet all of a sudden. As long as either of the two of them yelled loudly, the police must have gone. I can't tell at all.

But the strange thing is that both of them chose to be silent at the same time, when the knock on the door rang again, the woman opened her mouth and said, "It's okay, aunt, we two quarreled, let's not quarrel now, it's okay!"

The old lady outside the door let out a hey and said, "The husband and wife are arguing at the head of the bed and at the end of the bed, what's the fuss about it, don't let it go!"

The woman hummed and said, "Don't do it, don't do it!"

There was no movement outside the door. I looked at the couple strangely, then slowly let go of my hands and said: "Don't do it anymore, do it again, you don't scream, I will!" After speaking, it really worked, they I didn't move anymore, and looked at me with a little fear.

I asked Ah Bao to let go, then sat on the ground, and said after a while, "Why did you hit me? I said it all. I just asked for personal information. If I don't tell you, I'll just leave. Is it worth doing it? You guys Is there something wrong with you? I guess it’s not too young? Don’t worry, I’m not here to arrest you, I’m really here to ask you about someone!”

The man still stared at me fiercely, and asked, "Who did you say you were looking for?"

I groaned and said, "Look for the person you bought him wine for!"

The man looked at the woman, but the woman didn't speak or show any expression.

I sighed, took out a wad of money from my body, threw it on the ground and said, "Running is expensive, right? This money is for you, tell me, where did that person go? Where can I find him?"

The man was indifferent, but the woman looked at the scattered money on the ground and said, "This money is not enough. He spent a lot of our money at that time, at least give me another 1!"

Just as I was about to refuse, Ah Bao casually took out a wad of money from his body and threw it on the ground, and the woman said a little temptedly: "That man is gone!"

Disappointed, I asked, "Where did you go?"

While picking up the money on the ground, the woman said, "Where do I know where he went? My family has a good heart. One day, they said that they saw a drunk under the overpass. The vomited stuff choked to death, so I turned him over, thinking that he would not freeze to death, so I brought it back. After I brought it back, this guy was an alcoholic. He wanted to drink every day, so we bought him wine every day. Drink until we are almost bankrupt, we can't keep letting us help him, and then he leaves!"

I frowned and asked, "He left by himself?"

The woman didn't answer, and the man showed a guilty expression.

(End of this chapter)