He grabbed the leftover rice with his hands and stuffed it into his mouth. Hu Pingtao ate it with gusto.

He did not forget to kowtow to the middle-aged man.

When he knelt down and raised his head, there was a hint of gratitude in his eyes.

The man was very satisfied with Hu Pingtao's performance. He threw away the cigarette butt, squatted down, and watched Hu Pingtao finish the leftovers in two bites, then opened the carton with extremely fast movements... and asked with a smile: "Where are you?

people?"

He spoke Mandarin with a clear accent.

Hu Pingtao looked confused and seemed not to understand.

The man was very patient and asked twice more.

Hu Pingtao seemed to understand a little and vaguely said the three words "Wangjiacun".

"Where is Wangjia Village? Be specific." Although the man was smiling, his heart was full of vigilance.

The conversation between the two was difficult, mainly because Hu Pingtao's thinking speed was clearly unable to keep up. He seemed to have suffered a head injury and his intelligence was impaired.

The man asked five times, and Hu Pingtao hesitated and said the name of the place - Zhouzhuang.

The man took out his mobile phone from his trouser pocket and slid open the page skillfully. Through the map and search engine, he quickly found many search terms related to "Zhouzhuang" and "Wangjiacun", and also found the corresponding provinces and cities.

"Are you from Shannan?" Recalling that Hu Pingtao's previous speech was obviously mixed with a Shannan accent, the middle-aged man's wariness was mostly eliminated.

Hu Pingtao said "Huh" and stopped talking. He just lowered his head and sorted the paper boxes.

After all, this can be sold for money.

The man was a little bored. He stood up and watched Hu Pingtao gather the unpacked cartons, pour water on them as usual, then tie them with the previous harvest with ropes, carry them on his shoulders, and walk towards the trash can in the distance, continuing

Rummage.

The man took out the cigarette case from his trouser pocket, shook his head, and muttered: "Smelly beggar..."

He turned and left.

A few minutes later, the middle-aged man returned to his room upstairs. He stood sideways in front of the window, looking through the gap between the curtain and the window frame at Hu Pingtao, who was still rummaging through the trash downstairs.

His movements and steps slowed down.

For some reason, Hu Pingtao suddenly took off his pants and squatted on the roadside to defecate.

There is a public restroom on the side street dozens of meters away.

He turned a blind eye to it.

Although this location behind the wall is remote, there are still pedestrians coming and going.

A woman came around the corner of the street and saw Hu Pingtao squatting there defecating. She was so frightened that her face turned pale. She subconsciously raised her hands to cover her mouth and nose, screamed "Ah", turned around and ran away.

An elderly mother-in-law approached from the opposite side of the street. When she saw this, she was dumbfounded. After all, she was elderly and experienced. Although she was a little surprised, she did not scream. She just stood there and frowned for a while, feeling very unhappy.

He turned around and left, mumbling curse words.

An old man appeared. The expression on his face changed from surprise to anger, and he shouted at Hu Pingtao to "get out of here."

Hu Pingtao paid no attention to anyone. He squatted there and completed the most basic daily excretion work of human beings.

The middle-aged man stood in front of the window upstairs, taking in everything.

"You're such a shameless beggar." He curled his lips, put down the curtain, and completely lost interest.

The leftover rice was sprinkled with some laxative bought from a nearby pharmacy.

The middle-aged man had questions about Hu Pingtao, a beggar who often appeared near the small building.

If it's a real beggar, it's okay, no one will take it seriously.

But if you are deliberately pretending to be a beggar, it will be different.

It's easy to pretend to be crazy. People have always been tolerant of crazy people and stayed away from them.

But if it’s a police officer pretending to be a mentally ill person…

Middle-aged men must test.

If they are real beggars, they won't care about the taste of leftover food.

If the pretender is faced with a question such as "Where are you from?" they will give more details instead of just a vague place name.

If they were sane "psychopaths", they would not take off their pants and poop in the street.

In short, everything Hu Pingtao did was logical.

The sound insulation in this building is really bad.

But this is also a good thing. When he first chose to rent, the middle-aged man took a fancy to this. In addition, there are no high-rise buildings around, and the view is wide, so no snoopers can hide.

Downstairs, the old man's voice could be heard cursing and talking on the phone.

"City management bureau? There is a beggar here defecating on the street. Do you care about it..."

More than ten minutes later, a blue and white pickup truck with the words "City Management" on it stopped at the intersection. Several staff members in light blue uniforms got out of the truck, worked together to pull Hu Pingtao into the truck, and drove away.

.

…

The pickup truck drove directly into the district rescue station.

People took Hu Pingtao out of the back seat and pushed him like a prisoner into an empty room that had been prepared in advance.

After a simple wash, Hu Pingtao went to the infirmary on the second floor for a physical check-up.

Playing the role of a beggar is not as simple as it seems on the surface. Disguise is only one of them, and the more important thing is physical health. In order to make all the actions conform to the character of "beggar", when necessary, one often has to swallow a lot of food that does not meet the requirements of "beggar".

something defined.

For example, those leftovers from before.

Hu Pingtao felt that there was still a faint pain in his abdomen, and the power of the laxative was still there.

He went to the bathroom again.

When he came out, the staff waiting at the door took him directly into another empty room.

There were three police officers in the room, all with high rankings.

Wang Yongjiang, the director of Binhai City, strode forward to greet him, held Hu Pingtao's hand firmly, and said seriously: "Comrade Hu Pingtao, thank you for your hard work."

When setting off from Dian Province, Hu Pingtao saw photos of several major contacts here in Binhai. Because the case was special and the situation was urgent, he obtained information from the response team outside Binhai City and received makeup... Until today,

Finally met several leaders of the task force.

He smiled and asked: "Are you Director Wang?"

Wang Yongjiang nodded and pointed sideways at the other two policemen: "Let me introduce, this is Captain Cao Yong of the Criminal Investigation Detachment, and this is Li Shengbin of the District Brigade. They will be mainly responsible for the rest of this case."

Cao Yong and Li Shengbin shook hands with Hu Pingtao respectively, and the four of them sat down on chairs and sofas respectively.

Li Shengbin asked very directly: "Comrade Hu Pingtao, what did you find during the period when you were under surveillance?"

The reason why Hu Pingtao was recruited from Yunnan Province was mainly because of his special ability in language.

After all, the surveillance of "Yali Dance School" has now been carried out for the third week.

"There are thirty-two to thirty-six women in that building." Hu Pingtao replied seriously: "Normally there are thirty-two. They come back in the early morning every day and leave around three in the afternoon. There are vehicles every time

For pick-up and drop-off, the car model and car number are not fixed. According to my observation, there are five cars in total. The models are Jinbei, Iveco and Buick Business. There are two Jinbei and Buick Business cars each. The Jinbei car is very old, and one of the cars has been replaced.

Right tire."

"The other four women rarely leave. I mean the relative time and frequency. They only leave once every two days or so, and the cars they pick up are different each time. There is a black Audi and an old Mercedes-Benz.

.These information are probably reported by the comrades who were responsible for surveillance before, so I won’t tell you the specific model.”

"These four women are more beautiful and have better figures than the other 32. The difference can be evaluated as 90% and 80%. I estimate that their treatment is also very different for different customers."

"None of these women are from us. Among them are Burmese, Annan and Jianpuzhai people. Although they can all speak a few words of Chinese, the local accent is very strong and sounds very awkward. This building should be a temporary resettlement

Every day, I go out late and come back late every day. When I pick up people in the afternoon, the car drives directly onto the sidewalk. The thirty-two women come out of the unit door and get on the car. They go very quickly, no more than three minutes each time. They are dressed in ordinary clothes.

I never wear makeup or wear perfume, obviously I don’t want to attract attention.”

"The other four are different. They wear heavy makeup every time they leave because the car they pick up is very high-end and they look well matched. Judging from their words, three are from Annan and one is from Myanmar.

"

Cao Yong frowned tightly: "We have basically mastered these situations. Apart from this, have you made any new discoveries?"

Hu Pingtao nodded: "These women can speak a few words of Chinese more or less, and two of them from Annan are very proficient. There are six men in the building, who should be responsible for supervision. When they were present, the women were all

They are very reserved, speak carefully and don't speak loudly. They become casual only when the man is not around."

"The one thing these women have in common is they don't have cell phones."

As soon as the words came out, Wang Yongjiang and the other three people were stunned.

There was a look of disbelief on Cao Yong's face: "We have been investigating this case for almost half a year, and we have already identified some of the main people involved. Based on the intelligence analysis we have already obtained, this is a complex involving drug trafficking, smuggling, human trafficking, and underground sex.

1A comprehensive integration of trading, gambling and other aspects
To be continued...