Chapter 517 Doubts abound

Author: The bear skimming the treetops

In the early morning, at a mountain goods shop located at the entrance of Yinma Alley, the shopkeeper was instructing two guys to repair the wooden door.

This wooden door has been in disrepair for a long time and cannot be closed tightly when the wind is strong.

A waiter complained that it would be better to replace the door with a new one as soon as possible, but the shopkeeper said that if money is spent wisely, the wooden door will last for several years if repaired.

Seeing the guys knocking in according to his request, the shopkeeper nodded with satisfaction and turned around and entered the shop.

The shopkeeper's surname is Tao, known as Boss Tao. He looks to be in his mid-forties, has dark skin, a big beard, and an exceptionally honest smile.

This mountain goods shop has been open for more than ten years and is famous for its fair prices. Mountain people outside the city who live in the mountains like to come here to exchange mountain goods for money. This shop is quite famous in Lincheng City.

Kaoru Ishihara, wearing a gray gown, appeared outside the door of the mountain goods shop early in the morning. The two guys at the door just said hello and continued to repair the door panel, with no intention of receiving him.

Ishihara Kaoru's appearance doesn't look like a customer of a local goods shop.

Xun Ishihara looked through the door and saw Boss Tao lying on the table sorting out the accounts - he fiddled with the abacus nimbly twice with his rough fingers, and then picked up a pen to write down two entries in the account book.

I haven’t seen him for many years. Back then, Boss Tao was one against ten. I wonder if he could kill someone?

Ishihara Kaoru thought about this and then stepped in.

I saw a figure flashing at the door,

The door creaked and Boss Tao raised his head.

Seeing that the person coming was Kaoru Ishihara, he couldn't help but stood up and was stunned for a while. When Kaoru Ishihara came to the counter, he said respectfully: "Sir, what would you like to order?"

Kaoru Ishihara said nothing, standing by the door and looking at the room——

There is a pillar in the center, and there are shelves on the west side of the pillar, which are almost the same style as the shelves against the wall. There are all kinds of mountain products on them, and there is a dazzling array of everything.

The walls on all sides are neatly painted.

On the north wall is a long black wooden table with a statue of the God of Wealth on it. Next to the statue of the God of Wealth is a gray wolf skin. The two look neither fish nor fowl when paired together.

There is a standing cabinet in the corner of the west wall, with a row of wine jars on the top. The words "tiger bone wine" are written on the red paper in the middle of the jars. The wine jars below are filled with various kinds of soaked snakes.

Boss Tao was a little unsure of his purpose, and continued to ask in a low voice: "Sir, he looks unfamiliar. He doesn't look like a local from Lincheng. When did he come here?"

Ishihara Kaoru then looked back: "I've been here for a while, but I haven't found a suitable business. I happened to see your store open when I was walking in the morning, so I walked in."

Boss Tao said: "Sir, are you here to discuss cooperation? Please come in!"

There are two rooms at the back, which are specially used to receive important guests. The furnishings are much more exquisite than the outbuildings.

The windows are bright and clean, spotless, and it looks like a tea room.

Boss Tao poured a cup of tea and asked Ishihara Kaoru to sit down.

"It's very safe here. If you have anything to say, feel free to say it," said Boss Tao.

Ishihara Kaoru took a sip of tea and said, "We haven't seen each other for so many years, but you haven't changed at all."

Boss Tao smiled: "I'm old!"

There was a lot of helplessness in the words.

"Yes, we are all old. If we work for a few more years, we will have to shed this burden. I am here to ask you for a small favor!"

Boss Tao sat up straight: "Why not contact us through other means?"

What he meant was that given the current situation in Lincheng, it was very dangerous for Kaoru Ishihara to come to the door so rashly.

"There is no way, the matter is urgent, and going back and forth through other methods will waste a lot of time, so I can only come in person. Do you remember 'Cricket'?"

"Of course I remember, that was my senior and a legend in the training class back then."

Boss Tao's eyes lit up at first, and then dimmed again. It was definitely not a good thing for Ishihara Kaoru to mention "crickets" to him at this time.

"Something happened to him!"

Boss Tao's face suddenly fell. It was just as he guessed, but he was a little unwilling to accept this fact.

"The story is very complicated, and we haven't figured out what happened. He is currently in the special care unit of the hospital."

"You mean rescue?"

"He has been arrested for a long time. I suspect he has already spoken and asked Shanghai for instructions..."

Boss Tao couldn't help but tremble when he saw Kaoru Ishihara slashing lightly with one palm.

"I really didn't expect it!" "Cricket" is a veteran agent. Is he really going to take such extreme measures?

"Yes." Kaoru Ishihara nodded sympathetically.

Boss Tao was speechless for a moment. He opened the tea can, put some tea leaves in a cup, poured himself a glass of water, and asked casually: "What are you asking me to do for you?"

"Please clean up and go out with me." Kaoru Ishihara said.

"Now?"

"Um."

"Where to go? How long will it take?"

"I don't know either. Depending on how things progress, I might be able to come back on the same day, or it might take two or three days."

Boss Tao was stunned and replied: "Okay. Just wait, I'll change clothes."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and entered the back room.

Ishihara Kaoru picked up the tea cup and was about to drink it, but stopped again.

Kaoru Ishihara put the tea cup on the table.

This room is behind the main house, has no ventilation, and is a bit stuffy.

After waiting for two minutes, Boss Tao hadn't finished cleaning up yet, and Ishihara Kaoru couldn't sit still.

He got up, walked around twice, and casually flipped through a ledger on the table. He accidentally looked up and saw a line of numbers written in pencil on the back cover of the ledger.

As if he had seen it somewhere, Ishihara Kaoru searched hard for this string of numbers in his memory.

"9541" seems to be written on a piece of paper posted on the wall. There are many people surrounding it, and some people in the crowd are reading the words on the paper loudly:

"...There are grave robbers who are digging up graves and robbing graves. They are completely unconscionable and cannot be tolerated by God. If anyone finds any trace of him, please report it to the police station immediately. We will reward him according to the circumstances..."

It is the reward notice published by the police station, and 9541 is the reporting contact number left on it.

Kaoru Ishihara took another look and saw that yes, what was recorded in the account book was the reporting phone number on the notice.

Why is Boss Tao so enthusiastic?

Before Ishihara Kaoru could turn around, heavy footsteps came from behind.

"I'm ready, let's go!"

Just by looking at it, Boss Tao knew that his account book had been turned over.

"Interested in my ledger?"

Ishihara Kaoru turned around and teased: "It seems that your way to make a fortune is not just selling mountain products!"

Boss Tao sighed and said, "How much money can you make from this small shop? You have to figure it out yourself."

Ishihara Kaoru's tone gradually became colder: "You can make money, but you can't play with fire!"

Boss Tao put away the ledger: "I don't like the rewards from the police station."

Ishihara Kaoru said: "I'm not talking about this reward, you should be able to understand!"

"I can't hide anything from you. Let me report this matter to you in detail later. How about you go first and I'll follow you later. We'll meet at the door of the stewed vegetable shop at the corner of the street ahead."

Ishihara Kaoru didn't say anything, it was considered acquiescence.

When Ishihara Kaoru walked out of the store, Boss Tao turned around and erased the phone number from the ledger.

He wrote this a month ago, but over time he forgot to erase it.

Just such a very inconspicuous little detail was discovered by Ishihara Kaoru, and his eyes were really vicious.

…

The injured person who fell off the bridge due to drinking left the hospital before dawn. The three of them had not been to any other place except the emergency room and the entrance of the building. They seemed to be very well-behaved.

Fang has not ordered anyone to follow him now. His main focus is on the hospital. Too many lines will easily distract him.

After breakfast, I took a short rest in the office. I didn't sleep all night, and my body was really tired.

Takeru Yuno is the kind of spy who hides very deeply, and most of the people related to him are also the same, and may even be of a higher level than him.

These are the big fish that Fang wants to catch now.

Do you want to contact Miura Kazuichi and ask him to cooperate?

In fact, he had been considering this issue since he discovered Yuno Kenichi.

With the help of Miura Kazuichi, the investigation will definitely be more effective with half the effort.

But the disadvantages are also obvious, which may lead to premature exposure of Kazuichi Miura.
To be continued...