As soon as work was over, the mbers of Team Three greeted Luo Fei and left one by one.
Luo Fei waited until everyone from Team Three had left before closing the door and leisurely headed towards the main door of the Criminal Police Team.
After waiting at the entrance for a while, Yang i and Wu Xiaoyue finally ca out together.
"Sister Yang i, I’ll head off first, so I won’t be the third wheel." Wu Xiaoyue waved to Yang i, then subtly gave Luo Fei an encouraging gesture before taking off.
After Wu Xiaoyue left, Luo Fei said to Yang i, "The concert is still early; let’s go have dinner first."
"Sure!" Yang i replied.
"Where should we go to eat?" Yang i asked.
"Let’s go to Old Qiao’s Private Kitchen Cuisine, the food there is pretty good," Luo Fei suggested.
"Alright, but I didn’t drive today, should we take a cab?" Yang i asked.
"The concert is still early, and Old Qiao’s Private Kitchen isn’t far from here. Let’s walk there slowly," Luo Fei suggested.
"Okay," Yang i nodded. She deliberately didn’t drive today, partly because she wanted to walk with Luo Fei, to increase their ti alone together.
The two then walked side by side, chatting and strolling slowly into the distance, with Yang i’s cheerful laughter occasionally ringing out. When facing soone she likes, the conversation is always enjoyable, regardless of the other person’s humor.
Before long, the two arrived at Old Qiao’s Private Kitchen.
This place is known for its delicious food, so it attracts quite a number of diners. At this mont, the first floor was already full.
"Excuse , the first floor is full, but there are two seats left on the second floor," the service staff told Luo Fei and Yang i.
"Let’s go to the second floor then," Luo Fei replied.
The server then led Luo Fei and Yang i to the second floor.
Indeed, the second floor was also crowded, with only two tables empty near the wall to the right in the view.
The server led Luo Fei and Yang i to their seats, handed them the nus, and then went downstairs.
"Yang i, you can order, see what you like?" Luo Fei handed the nu to Yang i.
"You order, I don’t know what’s good here, just order whatever," Yang i said.
"Alright, anything you don’t eat?" Luo Fei asked.
"No, I’m not picky at all. My mom always says I’m the easiest to raise; I used to eat everything she gave when I was little, not picky at all," Yang i said with a smile.
"Haha, I couldn’t tell, alright, then I’ll order," Luo Fei smiled back, then picked a few dishes he thought were tasty from the nu.
After ordering, Luo Fei and Yang i chatted while waiting for their food.
About ten minutes later, a couple ca up the stairs on the second floor—it was a man around thirty-seven or thirty-eight, wearing a Polo shirt, slacks, and leather shoes, with neatly combed hair, having a dignified and successful presence; the woman looked under thirty, petite, sweet-looking, with a gentle, refined deanor.
Since there was only an empty table next to Luo Fei and Yang i, the server led the couple over to sit at the vacant table behind Luo Fei.
At that mont, Luo Fei’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. Just when the couple ca up, Luo Fei noticed at first glance that the man had an aura of black mist looming over his head. Although there was no small black figure, the black mist ant the man had definitely done sothing illegal, as otherwise, such an aura wouldn’t be there.
"In Ningjiang, the stead fish at Old Qiao’s Private Kitchen is the best. It’s different from other places. Last ti you ca, I ant to take you here for this specialty dish, but you left in such a hurry and didn’t get to try it." Luo Fei heard the woman introducing the dish to the man, indicating that he isn’t from Ningjiang.
"Last ti sothing urgent ca up at the company, so I really didn’t have the ti, but it’s okay, I can try it this ti, right? I’ll savor the dish this ti and see what makes it deserve your endless praise, Xiaoxi." The man had a bright smile on his face.
"It won’t disappoint you. But how long will you stay this ti?" the woman asked, and Luo Fei could tell she seed quite dependent on him.
"After eting your parents this ti, I’ll stay two more days with you, then I’ll head back, as there’s still a lot of work to do at the company," the man answered.
"It always feels so short when I’m with you. By the way, didn’t you ntion that next month is your birthday? Is there anything you want as a gift?" the woman asked.
The man thought for a mont, "Last year I rewarded myself with a rcedes for my birthday, so this year I’ll keep it simple; maybe I’ll just get myself a watch. I’ve got two Cartier watches already, so this ti I’m considering an IWC one. I saw the pilot series online, and it seed nice, not too pricey, only about eighty to ninety thousand."
The man spoke casually, as if eighty or ninety thousand was nothing to him, showcasing a wealthy deanor.
"I’m just ntioning this; you really don’t have to buy it for . Even if you want to get it, just select the model, and I’ll pay for it myself. You work hard for your money too," the man suddenly continued to the woman.
The woman initially appeared hesitant. Her family conditions were reasonably good, and she owned a pet shop that brought in ten thousand a month, but spending eighty or ninety thousand was still significant for her.
However, upon hearing the man’s words, her hesitant expression turned determined, and she promptly said, "No way, how could I let you buy your own gift? I want to buy it myself."
"Oh, Xiaoxi, you work hard too. Why don’t you listen to reason?" The man showed a helpless expression, then added, "Okay, okay, let’s leave it at that. When it’s your birthday, I’ll buy you a Porsche, no objections." The man confidently said to the woman.
When the woman initially decided to spend eighty or ninety thousand to buy a watch for the man, she felt a bit pained, as she thought, just like the man said, she worked hard earning money herself. She wouldn’t even spend that much on herself.
But hearing the man say he would buy her a Porsche for her birthday, she felt nothing but joy, gazing at him with eyes full of affection.
"Alright," she nodded repeatedly in agreent.
Behind the pair of man and woman, Luo Fei was chatting with Yang i, but his attention was entirely focused on the conversation between the man and the woman next door. Their voices were not loud, but since they were quite close, plus Luo Fei was eavesdropping attentively, he was able to hear their chat clearly and distinctly.
Perhaps the woman was romantically involved with the man, as she, being engrossed in love, trusted his words unquestionably. However, Luo Fei, as an observer, noticed the dark aura looming over the man’s head, and he was almost certain that the man had just been coaxing the woman into buying him an expensive watch.
"Sothing about rewarding himself with a rcedes last year" "Sothing about you looking at the watch, I’ll pay for it." "Sothing about why don’t you listen, okay okay"
Luo Fei, as an observer, imdiately knew these were lies ant to lure the woman into a trap; it was just that the woman was deeply involved and oblivious at this mont.
Judging by the situation, this man was a habitual offender and likely often used this thod to swindle money and similar things.
"What are you thinking about, Luo Fei?" Yang i was chatting enthusiastically, but seeing Luo Fei frowning in thought, she asked.
"Sorry, suddenly thought of sothing and got distracted." Luo Fei said, then took out his phone and sent a text ssage to Yang i, informing her of his suspicion that the man behind them was a scamr.
Yang i heard the text alert and was a bit puzzled when she saw Luo Fei texting her despite sitting across from her. After reading the ssage, she understood the situation.
Because Yang i was seated slightly farther away and her attention was entirely on chatting with Luo Fei just now, she was completely unaware of the chat between the man and woman behind Luo Fei.
"So what should we do now?" Yang i texted Luo Fei.
"Don’t worry, I’ll notify the police station to co over and casually check everyone’s identity information in the restaurant. This way, even if the man isn’t a scamr, it won’t matter." Luo Fei replied.
Yang i replied with an OK emoji.
Luo Fei then excused himself to go to the bathroom and called Zhang Haiyang, informing him of what was happening in the restaurant and asking him to bring so people over to verify the man’s identity information.
After finishing the call, Luo Fei returned to his seat and gestured an OK sign to Yang i.
Just then, the dishes for Luo Fei and Yang i were served.
"Let’s eat sothing." Luo Fei calmly told Yang i, having been accustod to handling all sorts of murder cases in the past, he was unperturbed by small-scale scams, which barely caused a ripple in his mind.
"Okay." Yang i nodded, obviously not paying much attention either.
"The fish here is really good, try it." Luo Fei said casually as he picked up a piece and gave it to Yang i.
"Thank you." Yang i replied.
About ten minutes later, Zhang Haiyang and Liu Haiquan arrived.
"Sorry for interrupting your al, we are trying to catch a thief and need to check everyone’s identification and ask a few questions. Please cooperate with our work." Zhang Haiyang announced loudly.
Upon hearing that the police were catching a thief, people were sowhat displeased but still cooperated honestly.
When it was Luo Fei and Yang i’s turn, they casually gave false identities, and Zhang Haiyang and Liu Haiquan were just going through the motions. After superficially checking Yang i and Luo Fei, Zhang Haiyang and Liu Haiquan walked over to the man and woman behind Luo Fei.
"May I ask you two to show your IDs?" Zhang Haiyang asked.
The woman quickly took out her ID, but when it was the man’s turn, he calmly said, "I left my ID at the hotel, didn’t bring it."
"What’s your na?" Zhang Haiyang asked.
"Liu Shifei"
"Where are you from?"
"Anxi Province"
"What job do you do?"
"I run a company."
"What’s the na of your company?"
"Changyuan Technology Limited Company?"
"Why did you co here?"
"To see my girlfriend."
"Why can’t I find your company na online?"
"The company is small, so it can’t be found."
Up until now, the man answered smoothly, clearly thinking they were only casually questioning because Zhang Haiyang and the others were supposed to be catching a thief.
But then, Zhang Haiyang asked, "What’s your ID number?"
The man frowned slightly, then said with a dissatisfied tone, "Officer, you don’t think I’m the thief, do you? Do I look like a thief?"
"Yes, he’s a company boss; he couldn’t be a thief." The woman chid in to support.
"We’re just doing a routine check, please cooperate with our work." Zhang Haiyang continued.
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