Siheyuan diet for men and women

Chapter 943 The Case is Complicated

"Hmm~ Shout~ Shout!"

Seeing that he was about to cry, Li Xuewu teased him, "If you shout louder, it won't be unfair~"

"I am really wronged~"

Sheng Shaowei couldn't tell now whether Li Xuewu was teasing him or was serious.

Zheng Fuhua looked him over, nodded to Li Xuewu, and said, "Are you an acquaintance?"

“Haha, medium rare”

Li Xuewu glanced at Sheng Shaowei and explained to Zheng Fuhua: "I bought a goldfish for my daughter to play with in the summer, and I got it from him."

"Zheng Ju"

When Lai Shanchuan saw Li Xuewu coming, he had already walked towards this side from the water's edge.

The body was salvaged some time ago and is still lying at the ice mouth, with a forensic doctor conducting an investigation.

He walked up to the two of them and greeted Zheng Fuhua first. Then he looked at Li Xuewu hesitantly, stretched out his hand and said, "Tuan Li."

"Just call me by my name. It sounds awkward when you call me by my name."

Li Xuewu shook hands with him, then pointed at his hand jokingly and asked, "You didn't touch the corpse just now, did you?"

"Ah~"

Seeing that Li Xuewu was generous and didn't care about the past, Lai Shanchuan stopped stretching.

With a long sigh, he said with a tired look on his face: "Li Tuan, I really can't laugh anymore. This case has made me physically and mentally exhausted. I can't sleep at night."

"Fortunately you are here"

He looked at Zheng Fuhua anxiously and said, "Director Zheng, let's go to the scene."

"Um"

Zheng Fuhua nodded, and as he walked, he gestured to Sheng Shaowei who was standing nearby with a sad face, and asked, "Did he find out?"

"Yes"

Lai Shanchuan glanced at Sheng Shaowei, then walked with Zheng Fuhua to the edge of the pond, saying as he walked, "We've asked the workers from the park management office."

Li Xuewu was naturally aware of Sheng Shaowei's identity, but since Lai Shanchuan was talking, he naturally couldn't respond.

He came here today at the invitation of Zheng Fuhua to "take a look". This is not his case, and he is no longer a member of the police station, so he has to watch his mouth.

Even if he knew Sheng Shaowei, even if Sheng Shaowei was innocent, there was no need for him to speak nonsense in such a hurry.

What is true is true, and what is false is false. Sheng Shaowei is just an ordinary citizen. As long as he does not have anything to do with politics and this case does not have anything to do with politics, he will never do anything wrong.

The Longxugou was built in the 1950s. Now most of the goldfish pond has been filled in, and the remaining part looks like a park.

The houses of the surrounding residents are no longer in the dilapidated state they used to be. Anyone with a little money knows how to clean them up.

Of course, this place belongs to the South City. Earlier, it was considered the outskirts of the city, where peddlers, hawkers and poor people lived.

After more than a decade of development and changes, the bungalows are still the same, but the population is denser and the roads are smoother.

Don’t think that the population of Beijing was that large at that time. The population of over 7 million refers to the entire city.

There aren’t that many people actually living in urban areas, so when they say there aren’t enough houses to live in and jobs are hard to find, they’re referring to the cities.

So old urban areas like Nancheng look no different from rural areas in later generations, but they are much better than rural areas of this era.

At least there are brick houses.

The residents who have lived here for generations mostly work in the city, and the female corpse that Sheng Shaowei discovered today is actually from this place.

"It must have been a long time. Although the degree of decay is relatively light, the physical damage is serious."

Lai Shanchuan stood outside the forensic isolation area and introduced: "He must have suffered a blunt force trauma to the head before he died, and was then put into a sack, tied with ropes, and sunk into a pond with stones."

"Has your identity been confirmed?"

Zheng Fuhua avoided the reflection on the ice, squinted his eyes and looked at the body, and asked, "Is the deceased Zhang Shuqin?"

"Yes, I have compared it with the wanted photo."

Lai Shanchuan nodded, took a photo from the secretary behind him and handed it to Zheng Fuhua.

Zheng Fuhua didn't take it, waved his hand, and indicated that he should give it to Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows when he saw the photo Lai Shanchuan handed over to him. He was a little reluctant to take it.

Looking at the body after seeing the photo is actually a very shattering experience.

But there are only three of them here at the moment, and it would be bad if they don’t answer the call.

"It's no use looking, I don't know him"

Although Li Xuewu said this, he still took the photo and took a look at it.

"Well, she's quite pretty. I liked girls like this when I was in middle school."

"..."

Zheng Fuhua looked back at Li Xuewu speechlessly and forced himself not to say anything.

Lai Shanchuan couldn't help it, and said with a grin: "Your taste is a bit...hard to describe."

"Look at the photos~"

Li Xuewu shrugged his shoulders, shook the photo in his hand and gestured to the two people, "When I was in school, I liked this kind of older sister."

"Please take it back~ I know you are so powerful!"

Zheng Fuhua pointed at Lai Shanchuan with a twitching mouth and said, "Tell him the basic situation of the case. We need to use psychology now. He is an expert in this field. Maybe it will work wonders."

"I think so too"

Lai Shanchuan smiled bitterly and said: "My brains are not good enough. I should have invited Li Tuan a long time ago."

"Hey! Are you cursing?"

Li Xuewu took another look at the photo in his hand, handed it to Lai Shanchuan's secretary, and said nonsense: "What do you mean by playing? We call this research, high-tech, and we've published a book!"

Zheng Fuhua stood with his hands behind his back, watching the scene, too lazy to pay attention to him, knowing that Li Xuewu was just trying to find something to talk about to relax.

You have to have a big heart to do this job. I have seen people being hanged in a room with the door opened, and I have also seen people being disemboweled and having their limbs separated.

It is inevitable to have psychological pressure over time, and you have to learn to relax and adjust yourself.

Similar situations also occur in the profession of doctor. For example, during surgery, people say all kinds of things, and some even talk about what to eat in the evening while operating.

They were all veterans, so they naturally understood Li Xuewu's intention, and no one at the scene thought his joke was abrupt.

Lai Shanchuan was under tremendous pressure, his face was covered in dirt, and the wrinkles on his forehead were about to be squeezed into the shape of a mountain.

After getting Zheng Fuhua's explanation and seeing Li Xuewu taking the initiative to help him relieve the pressure, Lai Shanchuan also knew that he had agreed to help.

"Speaking of this case, our police station has lost all its face~"

Lai Shanchuan pointed to his cheeks and showed them to Li Xuewu, saying, "It's all swollen because of the inflammation."

"From the time the case was reported on October 29th and the case was filed on the 30th, until now, we have been led around by the nose and played around in circles!"

He took a deep breath angrily, then shook his head and said, "In the beginning, the case was within the station, and then it was escalated step by step to the present. Director Zheng is in charge, and I'm in charge of the case. You tell me~".

"Well, it's unlucky enough."

Li Xuewu raised his head slightly and glanced at the corpse. The eyeballs had been eaten by the fish in the water, leaving only some scraps of meat hanging on the dough. It did not look as beautiful as in the photo at all.

Only now did he realize what the ancients meant when they said that so-called beauty is nothing but a pink skeleton.

"It's more than just bad luck!"

Lai Shanchuan is a director, and now he has been promoted to this level. If the case cannot be handled, the entire branch office will be in trouble.

"This is bad luck opening the door for bad luck. This is extremely unlucky!"

"Well, come on, let's talk about the case. Please help me. I'm at home now."

He waved his hand, signaling the criminal department officer behind him to explain the case to Li Xuewu, while he took out a cigarette and handed it to Li Xuewu to light.

"Hello, Li Tuan"

The clerk saluted first, and then when Li Xuewu nodded, he began to report: "Zhang Shuqin, female, 26 years old, cashier of Jiaodaokou Supply and Marketing Cooperative in Dongcheng District, lives in Qianer Hutong..."

"Sigh~"

Li Xuewu felt the name of this workplace was so familiar. Isn't this Director Ma's workplace?

Hearing Li Xuewu's reaction, the clerk looked up at him, not knowing what was going on.

Li Xuewu raised his head slightly and signaled to him: "It's okay, just continue talking."

"Yes"

The clerk looked at the two leaders who were also smoking and continued to report: "On October 29th of this year, Zhang Shuqin and a colleague went to the Dongsishitiao Credit Union to withdraw 5,000 yuan in payment for goods and disappeared on the same day."

"There are three parties reporting the case. One is Zhang Shuqin's husband Yu Lanfang, one is Zhang Shuqin's workplace Jiaodaokou Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and one is Dongshishitiao Credit Union."

The officer glanced at Lai Shanchuan and asked, "Director, should we report the three parties who reported the case?"

"Let me tell you"

Lai Shanchuan took a long puff of his cigarette and told Li Xuewu: "Zhang Shuqin's husband Yu Lanfang reported to the police that his wife is missing. This is the case we have taken on."

"The supply and marketing cooperative reported that their cashier had disappeared with the money. This was a case that Jiaodaokou took over."

"The credit union reported to the police that they had received fake withdrawal receipts and had been defrauded. The amount involved was as high as 50,000 yuan. This was a case that was taken over by Dongshishi Street."

After he finished talking about the three parties, he slapped his hands in regret and said, "That's right, one person's disappearance involved three stations, and finally it was escalated to our branch."

Li Xuewu understood this escalation very well. The unit responsible for investigating the case should be determined based on the main location where the case occurred, rather than the place of residence of the missing person.

Now that Zhang Shuqin was found dead here, in hindsight it can be said that he was just unlucky.

If it had been discovered at that time, the case would most likely have been investigated from here, because people are the root of the case.

"Tell Li Tuan what happened."

Lai Shanchuan waved his hand at the clerk a little angrily, indicating him to continue speaking.

On October 30, the supply and marketing cooperative sent someone to look for the money at home without waiting for the cashier Zhang Shuqin to come to work or receiving payment for the goods.

But when the people from the supply and marketing cooperative found their home, neither the person nor the money was there.

Zhang Shuqin's lover Yu Lanfang said that her husband had not returned home all night and was waiting for his wife to come home for dinner last night.

He was sure that his wife had not returned since she left for work yesterday morning and thought she was on temporary duty."

After learning that his wife had gone missing with a large sum of money, Yu Lanfang chose to call the police immediately.

After the case was escalated to a higher level of management, the branch sent people to investigate all clues along the way and the withdrawal situation of the credit union.

After ruling out other possibilities, his attention turned to Zhang Shuqin's lover.

The criminal investigation team found that Yu Lanfang's behavior was rather abnormal. His wife did not return home all night, and there was a phone at home but he did not call to inquire about the matter.

And the next day, when he found out his wife was missing, he chose to report it to the police immediately instead of going out to look for her.

According to common people's logic, everyone has the instinct to protect their relatives. This continuous abnormal behavior made the criminal team very suspicious.

Therefore, after the higher-level review and confirmation, Yu Lanfang was detained and investigated by the branch.

Don't think this is an exaggeration. The complexity of this case was extremely stressful for the investigators at the time.

First it was a fraud case, and then it was a case of absconding with money, and the amount was huge, so it is reasonable to investigate the suspects.

Just when they were interrogating Yu Lanfang and thought they could find a way through him, a new situation arose.

On November 3, Zhang Shuqin mailed a letter from Zhili Zhili Hotel to her colleague who went with her to withdraw money on the 29th.

The letter said that she was sorry for causing trouble to her colleague, but she really needed the money, so she ran away and changed her name.

After receiving the letter, the employee did not open it to read and handed it directly to the case handling team. The criminal team immediately contacted Zhili for support.

However, when the powerful departments of Zhili rushed to the scene to check, they found no such person and no record of Zhang Shuqin's accommodation at all.

The emergence of this situation directly disrupted the criminal team's case handling rhythm and investigation direction.

Just as the members of the criminal group went to Zhili to investigate, another situation arose.

On November 16, Zhang Shuqin mailed a letter to her lover Yu Lanfang at Jinling Friendship Hotel.

Different from the way the supply and marketing staff handled the matter, Yu Lanfang, who had been released and returned home, suddenly received the letter from his wife and opened it directly to read it.

The result was that he was once again taken back to the police station by the criminal team that was following him.

This treatment is not only because of his handling of the letter, but also because of the content of the letter.

Zhang Shuqin wrote from Jinling saying that she had arrived in Jinling the day before, but failed to wait for her husband, so she went to the next address as planned to wait.

The criminal team was thrown into chaos, and Yu Lanfang was also confused. He was identified as Zhang Shuqin's accomplice and was interrogated again.

Although Jinling had said in the letter that they were leaving, the criminal team still contacted local sister units to help with the investigation.

The result was the same, no such person was found and no news was heard from him.

There were no cameras in that era, let alone real-name registration. To stay in a hotel, all you needed was a letter of introduction and your household registration booklet.

There is no photo on the household registration booklet, nor on the letter of introduction.

Therefore, as long as the behavior does not show suspicious behavior, no one will take the initiative to investigate.

This caused great trouble to the investigation of the case, and it was no longer a case limited to the city of Beijing.

Just as the criminal team was interrogating Yu Lanfang and waiting for new clues, a letter was sent from Yangcheng to the branch.

On December 1, Zhang Shuqin wrote a letter from Yangcheng Hotel, saying that her lover was innocent and knew nothing about the incident, and asked not to make things difficult for him. She was already prepared to cross the sea and never come back.

There were two consecutive cases of forged letters. Although the criminal team knew that this investigation would be useless, they still coordinated with other units in Yangcheng to help with the investigation.

The result was as they expected, the answer was surprisingly consistent: no such person exists.

What is the situation? If it is true as the letter says, even if Yu Lanfang is unaware, she should know to go to Jinling to meet up.

But now that the interrogation has lasted for so long, Yu Lanfang no longer has any reason to lie.

It’s not that they trust Yu Lanfang, but that they trust their own interrogation methods.

The reason why Li Xuewu was invited now was not because he had superb skills and was very difficult to hire, but because the branch had already applied for the strongest interrogation force in the department for support.

As the supervisor, Zheng Fuhua was very sure that Yu Lanfang would have no room for lying.

Today, the staff of the park management office came to catch the goldfish. They had been playing tricks on them for more than two months. They traveled across most of China and finally caught the goldfish from Zhang Shuqin, who had already gone abroad.

After getting the photo comparison results, the first thing Lai Shanchuan said was: It’s really a ghost!
I had thought I could get some clues out of Yu Lanfang, but now the body has been found, and more than two months of work have been in vain.

It was all in vain, as they had always believed that the fugitive criminal was hiding in the ice.

The interrogation of Yu Lanfang was a mistake on top of a mistake. All the directions were wrong from the beginning, and all the work done was in vain.

Everything has to be started over again, returning to the origin of the case and starting over.

But more than two months have passed, and because of the wrong direction of the investigation, when we go back to investigate, many things don't match up.

It would cost a huge amount of manpower and material resources. If it becomes an unsolved case, Zheng Fuhua might really get his wish and retire early to enjoy his retirement.

"Tell me about it"

Just as the sun was setting and the ice was radiating brilliant light, Zheng Fuhua, who had been silent for a long time, asked Li Xuewu: "What do you think?"

"Stand and watch~"

Li Xuewu raised his right hand and rubbed his eyebrows, saying helplessly: "I don't want to see it, and I don't understand it. If I say she committed suicide, I guess you won't agree."

"suicide……"

Lai Shanchuan took a look at the scene. He saw the big hole behind the corpse's head, the hands and feet tied with ropes, and the sack with its mouth tied tightly after being salvaged. He simply fell silent and began to doubt his life.

"I also think she committed suicide, but where did the money go?"

"Stop talking nonsense~"

Zheng Fuhua took a deep breath, looked at the forensic doctor who was still busy on the ice, and said: "If you can cover it up for me and tie your own pockets, I don't mind filing a report to close the case."

As he spoke, he threw the cigarette butt in his hand to the ground, stomped it out and said, "It doesn't matter even if I can't get the money back."

"Don't worry, it's too cold."

Li Xuewu shrugged his shoulders and said: "It is not appropriate to go into the water naked. Let's not close the case and continue to look for money."

"How to find it?"

Zheng Fuhua pointed to Zhang Shuqin's body and said, "I don't think there is 50,000 yuan in cash under the ice. Even if there is, I don't have the ability to fish it out."

This goldfish pond is really fucking huge. In the winter, the ice is more than one meter thick. If we really want to break the ice to make money, not to mention the investment of manpower and material resources, even if we find it here, the cost will far exceed 50,000.

If you don’t find it, the responsibility for the lost money will be even greater.

“So, we can only continue to investigate.”

Zheng Fuhua looked at Li Xuewu and the other man and said, "We have to investigate as soon as possible. Although it has been delayed for two months, new clues have emerged after all."

“I can only give you three suggestions.”

Li Xuewu said seriously: "First, we need to find out the time of death of the body and determine the scope of this case."

"Second, find out the cause of death and determine the murderer's motives and characteristics of the crime."

"Third, find out whether the money was taken by the deceased, where she went, and where she disappeared."

Li Xuewu looked at Zheng Fuhua and said, "I don't believe there is 50,000 yuan in cash hidden in the water, but that doesn't stop me from helping you think of a way to fish it out."

"What's the idea?"

Zheng Fuhua frowned slightly and said: "Let me make it clear to you first. The bureau doesn't have the funds to waste on this."

“It doesn’t cost a penny”

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, motioned to the crowd watching on the shore, and said: "Let the comrades go over and remind them later that there may be 50,000 yuan in cash hidden under the ice, and tell them not to come here to fish."

"..."

Hearing him say this, everyone was speechless.

"This trick is really... really good."

Lai Shanchuan promptly took back the word in his mouth and replaced it with the word "good".

Zheng Fuhua's mouth twitched inevitably, and there was something strange in his eyes when he looked at Li Xuewu.

He now firmly believes that his decision to insist on recruiting Li Xuewu into the team was a very correct one!
If such troublesome villains were allowed to flow into society and get out of control, the consequences would be incalculable.

Therefore, Zheng Fuhua has made a huge contribution to the peace of Dongcheng today.

"If you think my move is a little inappropriate, you don't have to listen to it."

Li Xuewu looked at Director Zheng with a somewhat unfriendly look in his eyes, raised his eyebrows and said: "There's no need to be so wary of me."

"No~very good~"

Zheng Fuhua told a lie in all seriousness, but he didn't mean it, "You are indeed a talented person, and this is a good idea."

"Comrade Yamakawa"

He turned to look at Lai Shanchuan and said, "Remember the previous three points and use them as a reference. Let's do what I just said now."

After giving the instructions, he put his hands behind his back and glanced at the curious people on the shore. What he thought was, how great it would be if Li Xuewu had not been transferred. Such subordinates are needed.

Although Lai Shanchuan felt that the three suggestions given by Li Xuewu were a bit mediocre, he still agreed with them from his personal perspective.

Without understanding the specific circumstances of the case, without strong evidence to support it, and without getting the forensic investigation report, he was able to make three suggestions. It can be seen that Li Xuewu's professional level is really high.

After all, Li Xuewu is not a novelist, so he can make up stories, right?

Zheng Fuhua also thought these suggestions were feasible, so he nominated Lai Shanchuan.

By the time Lai Shanchuan and the criminal team had finished explaining their work, the forensic on-site investigation was basically complete.

Zheng Fuhua looked at the time on his wrist and said to Lai Shanchuan, "Then I'll have to trouble the forensic doctor tonight. The criminal team should also sort out the information as soon as possible, okay?"

After saying that, he made arrangements with the people around him: "That's it for today. Let's hold a meeting tomorrow morning to discuss the case."

"In the afternoon, we'll ask Comrade Li Xuewu, a criminal psychology expert, to help us review several suspects and people related to the case to see if there are any new situations or clues, okay?"

The "OK" at the end was said to Li Xuewu, so he quickly followed up with "Director Zheng, let me say this in advance, helping is helping, and this is what I should do."

"But I'm really busy at work right now and my time is limited, so I'll just do whatever I can to help."

Li Xuewu said sincerely: "It is really not easy for one person to do two jobs, please understand."

"What are you talking about~"

Zheng Fuhua smiled, patted Li Xuewu's arm and said, "We were a family before, but now that we've split up, you don't recognize each other anymore?"

"We understand that you are busy with work and will not delay your work, but we still need your strong support."

He also said very seriously: "Calling you is not my personal behavior. It is the result of coordination between Director Gao and the higher-ups. The department is also aware of this matter."

“Let’s go back to the beginning.”

Zheng Fuhua held Li Xuewu's hand and said, "We are under a lot of pressure, and the pressure from above is also not small. Let's work together and make sure we have a clear conscience, okay?"

"Listen to you"

Li Xuewu glanced at the forensic doctor who was sorting out the body. Zheng Fuhua used such a negotiating tone, especially in front of someone who might have died wrongfully. What else could he say?

It was already past four o'clock when they came out of the scene and got in the car. After refusing Lai Shanchuan's invitation, Li Xuewu told Han Jiankun that he would not go back to the factory and would go directly to Hubaoqiao to take a shower.

It’s really not far away. It’s all near the Temple of Heaven in the south city, less than three kilometers away. It’s just a matter of stepping on the accelerator.

Han Jiankun also knew why Li Xuewu wanted to take a shower. If he was living alone, it wouldn't matter, but there was a pregnant woman and a child at home, so how could he go home directly?

Even if he didn't mind these things, he was still afraid that his children and wife would suffer.

Han Jiankun thought so too. He wanted to take a bath to get rid of the cold and bad luck. After such a lively scene in the bathhouse, nothing happened.

"Which school did you graduate from?"

"I'm from Tsinghua University."

"Where is Hufangqiao?"

"No, it's across from the Huguang Guild Hall."

"Isn't that a place?"

"Where?"

"Huaqing Pool!"

Anyone who has heard Mr. Guo’s “Article Meeting” knows that the “school” they are talking about is Li Xuewu and his friends’ destination today.

The only Chinese time-honored brand in the bathing pool industry - Huaqing Pool.

Bathhouse is a more elegant name; in the old city of Beijing it was called a bathhouse.

When someone greets you, "What are you doing?"

If you say you're going to the bathhouse to take a bath, people will definitely laugh at you for being timid.

What to pretend!

This thing has been called a bathhouse since a long time ago, and the term "bathhouse" was only used later when single rooms were built.

The bathhouses in Sijiu City began to appear in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, they were mainly opened by monks in temples and were places for believers who came to burn incense to bathe and change clothes.

Later, it gradually evolved into a culture, a habit of "keeping oneself clean", and also became a business.

This bathhouse not only provides bathing services, but also has other special items.

Of course, in the past, only men would go to the bathhouse, and they were all of low status, after all, they had to be honest with each other.

How could young girls and wives in the feudal era take a bath outside? Would they care about their face and reputation?

The more popular, the more mass-market, the lower-end. This is determined by economic characteristics.

What special features does the bathhouse have?

Compared with later generations, this kind of serious one has everything except "go to the second floor".

For example, washing, rubbing, knocking, pressing, repairing... and so on.

Of course, there were also some unreliable bathhouses, all concentrated in the Eight Great Hutongs.

I know that everyone likes to watch some indecent things, so I'll say a little bit about it.

Most of the low-end bathhouses are located on Wang Guafu Street. After all, it is in the outer city, belonging to the urban-rural fringe, and the conditions are very average.

At that time, this alley was home to some northern chickens who were squeezed out by southern chickens and retreated here. There were many small inns for eating and sleeping.

There was a middle-aged woman named Wang in the alley whose husband had died. People called her Widow Wang. The "Widow Wang Chicken Restaurant" she opened on this street was very famous.

So when people talk about this place, they will say: "Go to Wang Guafu Street". Over time, this place name came into being.

But now it has been changed to Zongshushen Street. Widow Wang is long gone and that place has been turned into a teahouse, which is quite a pity.

Are there any high-end ones?
Yes, for example, Yipinxiang Bathhouse.

In the past, most of the owners of bathhouses in Sijiucheng were from Dingxing, Hebei Province, but the owner of Yipinxiang was a Muslim, so the word "Halal" was specially engraved under the plaque of Yipinxiang.

Back then, this halal bathhouse was really popular throughout the Dashilan area. Many halal people came here to take a bath, and even the Peking Opera master Mr. Ma was a frequent visitor.

It is said that Mr. Ma, the owner of the bathhouse, and Liu Baoquan, the king of the drum world, were close friends. They would often take walks together and then go to Yipinxiang to take a bath.

In the afternoon, they went to Liangyixuan to have dinner together, and after dinner, they went to the theater to watch the performances of Yang Xiaolou and Yu Shuyan.

You see, this is the life of an artist, so boring.

Li Xuewu is certainly not an artist, but he also wants to experience such a boring life. After all, it is the life that elegant artists pursue, and he thinks it must have its merits.

Of course, there are no more improper bathhouses in the Eight Great Hutongs. Even if there were, Li Xuewu would not go there because he is a serious person.

Besides, it would be useless to go there now, as the buildings are deserted and only some historical remnants are left.

Huaqing Pool is very good. It was originally called Xiaocanglang Bathhouse. Later, as it made money, it was upgraded to a first-class bathhouse in the city.

Apart from anything else, the pedicure here is unique.

Speaking of pedicure, its origin is even earlier. The word "sick foot" already existed in the oracle bone inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty.

The founder of the pedicure industry - Master Zhigong was a man from the Zhou Dynasty. According to legend, King Wen of Zhou suffered from toenail disease, and Zhigong stepped forward and used a "square flat shovel" to cure the disease.

The above passage cannot be used as a reference to historical facts, because this is what the pedicure master said to Li Xuewu, and he just took it as a joke. Who knows if the master was bragging?

His pedicure skills are really good, but if we trace it back to the Zhou Dynasty, he doesn't have the time to study whether King Wen of Zhou had paronychia.

I'm free!
"Hey! Here I come! Please come in!"

Han Jiankun parked the car at the gate and walked into the hall with Li Xuewu.

As soon as we entered, there was a waiter standing at the door shouting, it still had that old Beijing flavor.

"Come on, please come in"

Li Xuewu smiled and nodded to the waiter, then took Han Jiankun to the counter to pay the money and get the cards.

The valuables were naturally in the car, as the two men came with bare hands.

I just asked for towels and soap from the counter and included them in the bath ticket.

A waiter led the two people to change their shoes and brought them two cups of water in advance. This is called welcoming tea, also known as mouth-clearing water.

Li Xuewu waved his hand to refuse and didn't drink it. He never drank tea or water outside.

Han Jiankun did drink it. He was just a small driver and was not afraid of being plotted against.

Even if he was drugged here, it is estimated that three or five people would not be able to get close to Li Xuewu.

After changing their shoes and entering the bathhouse, they took off all their clothes and locked them in the small cabinet before walking inside again.

It is an old bathhouse. Even though it has been renovated several times, it still reveals the characteristics of its time.

Especially now that many factories and units have built their own employee bathrooms, the business here is not as booming as before.

Of course, in terms of service, this place is much better than the staff bathroom. After all, they are professional.

What? You said the staff bathroom is also professional?
Well, professional, that’s professional uncle!

The bathhouse is filled with mist, just like the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet. Look at all the "big peaches" and "small peaches" swaying all over the bath.

Someone by the pool sang a line from an opera: "The sun and the moon take turns to urge the dawn," and someone in the pool marked "hot" immediately followed up with "Green mountains and green waters are always before our eyes."

The two old men smiled at each other and continued their conversation. After talking about one, they could talk about another. As long as you are interested in what the other person is saying, you can join in the conversation, just like at a symposium, and talk freely.

Of course, you can’t jump directly into the pool when you first come in, as it can hurt your body, especially your heart.

The two took a shower and then strolled to the sink.

Li Xuewu is twenty years old and Han Jiankun is nineteen. Both of them have military experience and are married. As young men, it is inevitable that they will flirt with each other.

Especially Li Xuewu, who was gifted and different from ordinary people. He found that many eyes were on him.

Even the two people playing chess started to glance over here, and it was hard to tell whether they were envious or jealous.

"Okay, man, give me a seat."

Li Xuewu greeted them with a smile, sat down on the stage first, and waited for the people inside to make room for him before going down into the pool with Han Jiankun.

"Hey! Man! Sure!"

An old man opposite greeted me with a very frivolous smile and said, "It's good to be young."

"Hey~ What's possible~"

Li Xuewu smiled and pushed the water aside, jokingly saying: "If you have it, just use it. You can't wait until you can't use it anymore and then envy others and say 'sure~'".

"Hahahaha~"

Li Xuewu's retort did not arouse the other side's anger, but instead bursts of loud laughter floated out of the pool.

There are many old customers from the surrounding area hanging out here, as well as some who are just regulars and come here to chat and bullshit all day long.

They were familiar with each other, and they had said almost everything they needed to say when they met every day, and they were almost done telling all the jokes in their lifetime.

So whenever I see a new face that isn't so cold, I'll basically make a joke, which is considered fresh.

Of course, if you can't let go, or are shy or something, then they will block you and make fun of you.

Don't get impatient. If you take this seriously, you will lose. As the old saying goes, you can't afford to play with it.

If he says something to you, just go back. Here everyone is a simple person. Don't care if someone has hair on his head or not. Just play with each other.

Since we are all in the same pool, there is no need to care about whether we are noble or not. The more noise you make, the less likely they will dare to make noise with you.

Li Xuewu was extremely sharp-tongued, and he kept on scolding several people in different ways. These people just laughed and said a few words before diverting their attention.

The old guys have seen a lot of guys like him. They are either bad guys from the alleys or bad guys who grew up on the streets.

The rolling knife meat, which is lifeless and can spray at you for the whole morning without taking a breath, is commonly known as Xiao Deng.

Finally, we took off our clothes and had no more worries. Once you enter the pool, you can hear everything.

Street rumors, celebrity gossip, policy trends, national affairs, all sorts of stuff, no matter if they are true or false, we will tell you everything in a coherent way.

Those of you who know are taking a bath, and those of you who don’t know would think that an enlarged meeting is being held.

However, the "Jianzheng" in the bathhouse here has historical reasons and it has a heritage.

Before 1949, Huaqing Pool served as our organization's underground work activity station and did a lot of underground work for the peace of the city at that time.

So it's not a taboo to talk nonsense here. It can only be said that this kind of culture is contained in this pool of soup and flows into the bones of all the people taking the bath.

Li Xuewu and Han Jiankun didn't say much. They just listened to these "old guys" bragging.

Of course we can’t talk about those things under the current circumstances, but we can “talk nonsense”. Just listen, there’s all sorts of nonsense.

After Li Xuewu finished his bath, he stood up and asked the master to scrub his body, and enjoyed the experience of being scrubbed with "108 towels".

After waiting for Han Jiankun to finish rubbing, the two went to the foot disease treatment room.

In 1958, Huaqing Hot Spring established the first foot disease treatment room in the country, and was the first to combine pedicure technology with Chinese and Western medical technology, gradually changing from simple pedicure to foot disease treatment.

Trim, dig, lift, slice, divide, tear, scrape and pinch, these are the eight methods of pedicure.

Support, pinch, pick, clamp, gather, grasp, struggle and push, these are the eight methods of holding the feet.

Hold the knife steadily, look at the blue line carefully, move lightly, and keep your wrist flexible.

To be a pedicure practitioner one must master the "finger and wrist skills", which requires "strong and flexible fingers, steady, accurate and quick cutting". The thumb and index finger must be strong, otherwise the knife may easily slip during the pedicure process and injure the customer.

The force acts just between millimeters, and some people jokingly call this "carving on meat."

When the two men came out comfortably, Lao Deng, who had just been taking a bath and playing around with them, almost popped his eyes out when he saw them getting on the command vehicle.

I originally thought he was just a bad kid in the alley, but I didn't expect he was someone from a powerful department.

They were all nervous, trying to figure out if they had said anything taboo in the pool.

Li Xuewu was so mean that he was dumbfounded when he saw those old men standing at the door. He even deliberately rolled down the car window and pointed at them with a cold face.

Well, I have to scare a few people to death tonight!
If he pointed his finger, those old men might suffer from heart disease, cerebral congestion or something like that.

Even if I don't have an attack, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight. If I take another bath, I'll have to sew my mouth shut.

(End of this chapter)