Men and women eating in the courtyard

"Yeah~shout~shout!"

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

"I was really wronged~"

Sheng Shaowei couldn't tell whether Li Xuewu was teasing him or telling the truth.

Zheng Fuhua looked at him, nodded to Li Xuewu, and said, "Are you familiar?"

"Haha, half cooked"

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

"Zheng Ju"

Lai Shanchuan had already walked this way from the water's edge when he saw Li Xuewu coming.

The corpse has been recovered for a while, and it is still parked at the entrance of the ice, and forensic doctors are conducting investigations.

He walked up to the two of them and first said hello to Zheng Fuhua. Then he looked at Li Xuewu with some hesitation, then stretched out his hand and said, "Li Tuan."

"It's better to call me by your name. It seems a little awkward to hear you call me."

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

"Alas~"

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

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

"Fortunately, you are here."

He looked at Zheng Fuhua anxiously and said, "Bureau Zheng, let's watch the scene."

"Um"

Zheng Fuhua nodded, and while walking, he motioned to Sheng Shaowei, who was standing by with a mournful expression on his face, and asked, "Did he find it?"

"yes"

Lai Shanchuan glanced at Sheng Shaowei, and accompanied Zheng Fuhua and the others to the edge of the pool. As they walked, he said, "I asked the workers at the park management office."

Li Xuewu naturally knew Sheng Shaowei's identity, but when Lai Shanchuan was talking, he naturally couldn't continue.

I came here today at Zheng Fuhua's invitation to "take a look". It's not his case, and he is no longer from the branch, so he has to keep his mouth shut.

Even if he knew Sheng Shaowei, even if Sheng Shaowei was innocent, there was no need for him to talk nonsense here.

What is true is true, and what is false is false. Sheng Shaowei, an ordinary citizen, will never mess around as long as he does not touch justice and this case does not touch justice.

It was said that Longxugou has been around for more than five years. Now most of the goldfish pond has been filled in, and the remaining part of the pond has the look of a park.

The surrounding houses are no longer the dilapidated mess they once were, and anyone with a little money knows how to clean them up.

Of course, this place belongs to the Nancheng area. No matter how early it is, it belongs to the boundary outside the city, where the poor people stay.

After more than ten years of development and changes, the bungalows are still the same bungalows, but the population is denser and the roads are flatter.

Don't think that the population of Sijiu City is that small at this time. More than seven million people are talking about the entire city.

There are not that many people actually living in Sijiu City, so when we say there are not enough houses to live in and it is difficult to distribute jobs, we are referring to the cities.

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

At least there are brick buildings.

Most of the residents who have lived here for generations have worked in the city, and the female corpse discovered by Sheng Shaowei today is actually from here.

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

Standing outside the forensic isolation area, Lai Shanchuan said: "He must have been hit on the head with a blunt instrument before he was alive. He was then put into a sack and tied with ropes and attached to a stone sinking pond."

"Has your identity been confirmed?"

Zheng Fuhua avoided the reflection on the ice, looked at the body with slightly squinted eyes, 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 answer, and waved his hand, indicating to hand it over to Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows when he saw the photo handed over by Lai Shanchuan. He didn't want to accept it.

After seeing the photos and then looking at the corpse, it is actually a very fragmenting experience.

But there are only three of them here at the moment, and it wouldn't be good if they don't answer.

"It's useless to look at it. I don't know it."

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

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

"..."

Zheng Fuhua looked back at Li Xuewu speechlessly, and suppressed his words.

But Lai Shanchuan couldn't help it anymore and said with a grin: "Your taste is somewhat... indescribable."

"You can tell me by looking at the photo~"

Li Xuewu shrugged his shoulders, shook the photo in his hand to indicate to the two of them, "I liked this kind of big sister anyway when I was in school."

"Take it up~ I know you are awesome!"

Zheng Fuhua nodded at Lai Shanchuan with his mouth twitching, and said: "Tell him the basic situation of the case. Psychology is going to be used now. This is what he does, and it might have miraculous effects."

"I think so too"

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

"Hey! You're swearing, right~"

Li Xuewu glanced at the photo in his hand again, and handed it to Lai Shanchuan's secretary, while saying nonsense: "What does it mean to play? We call this research, high technology, and published a book!"

Zheng Fuhua was watching the scene with his hands behind his back, too lazy to talk to him, knowing that Li Xuewu was looking for something to say to relax his nerves.

You must have a big heart to do this job. I have seen people push open the door and hang a whole room of people, and I have also seen people disembowelled and separated limbs.

Over time, you will inevitably experience psychological pressure, and you must learn to relax and adjust yourself.

Doctors also have similar situations. For example, during surgery, they talk about everything. They even talk about what to eat at night while operating the surgery.

They were all old players, so they naturally understood Li Xuewu's intentions, so no one at the scene thought his joke was out of place.

Lai Shanchuan was under great pressure, his face was covered with mud, and the wrinkles on his forehead were about to squeeze into the shape of mountains and rivers.

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

"Speaking of this case, our branch has been completely disgraced~"

Lai Shanchuan pointed to his cheek and showed it to Li Xuewu and said, "It's all swollen because of the heat."

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

He took a deep breath angrily, then shook his head and said: "At the beginning, the case was in the office, and then it was upgraded step by step. Now, Director Zheng is in charge, and I will handle the case. You tell me~" .

"Well, it's quite unlucky."

Li Xuewu raised his head slightly and took a look at the corpse. His eyes were almost eaten by the small fish in the water, and only some scraps of meat were left hanging on the dough. There was no beauty in the photo.

Only now did he realize what the earlier people meant when they said that beauties are just pink skulls.

"It's more than just bad luck!"

Lai Shanchuan is in a good position, and now he is mentioned at his level. If the case cannot be solved, the branch will have to suffer a lot.

"This is so fucking unlucky that you opened the door for me. I'm so unlucky!"

"Oh, come on, let's talk about the case. Please help me more. I'm finally home."

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

"Hello Tuan Li"

The officer saluted first, then saw Li Xuewu nodding, and then began to report: "Zhang Shuqin, female, 26 years old, cashier of Jiaodaokou Supply and Marketing Cooperative in Dongcheng District, lives in Qian'er Hutong..."

"Hiss~"

Li Xuewu felt so familiar when he heard the name of this work unit. Isn't this Director Ma's unit?

Hearing Li Xuewu's reaction, the officer raised his head and looked at him, wondering what was wrong.

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

"yes"

The officer looked at the two leaders who were also smoking and continued to report: "On October 29th this year, Zhang Shuqin and a colleague went to Dongsijitiao Credit Union to withdraw a payment of 5,000 yuan, and disappeared that day."

"There are three parties who reported the crime. One is Zhang Shuqin's husband Yu Lanfang, one is Zhang Shuqin's workplace Jiaodaokou Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and the other is Dongsishitiao Credit Union."

The officer glanced at Lai Shanchuan and asked for instructions: "Director, would you like to report to the three parties who reported the case?"

"Let me tell you"

Lai Shanchuan took a long drag on his cigarette and told Li Xuewu: "Zhang Shuqin's husband Yu Lanfang reported that his wife was missing. This is the case we received."

"The supply and marketing cooperative reported that their cashier was missing with money. This is a case received by Jiaodaokou."

"The credit union reported that they received fake withdrawal vouchers and encountered fraud. The amount involved was as high as 50,000 yuan. It was a case received by Dongsijitiao."

After talking about the three parties, he clapped the back of his hand regretfully and said, "Isn't that right? The disappearance of a person involved three bureaus, and finally he was promoted to our branch."

It is very understandable that Li Xuewu was promoted in this way. The unit responsible for the investigation should be determined based on the main place where the case occurred, rather than based on the jurisdiction of the missing person.

Now that Zhang Shuqin is found dead here, in hindsight, he is unlucky.

If it had been discovered at that time, the case would probably have been investigated from here. People are the root of the case.

"Tell Li Tuan how the case happened."

Lai Shanchuan waved his hand to the clerk angrily, indicating for him to continue speaking.

On October 30, the supply and marketing cooperative did not wait for cashier Zhang Shuqin to go to work, nor did she wait for payment for the goods, so she sent people to her home to look for her.

But when the people from the supply and marketing cooperative found their home, they were not there, and neither was the money.

Zhang Shuqin's lover, Yu Lanfang, said that Zhang Shuqin stayed away all night and was waiting for his wife to come home for dinner last night.

He is sure that his wife has not come back since she went to work yesterday morning, thinking she was on temporary duty."

After learning that his wife was missing with a huge sum of money, Yu Lanfang chose to call the police at that time.

After the case was elevated to management, the branch sent personnel to investigate all clues along the way, as well as the credit union's withdrawals.

After ruling out other possibilities, his eyes focused on Zhang Shuqin's lover.

The criminal team's review found that Yu Lanfang's behavior was rather abnormal. His wife stayed away all night and did not call to inquire despite having a phone at home.

And after discovering that his wife was missing the next day, he immediately chose to report the crime instead of going out to look for her.

According to the logic of ordinary people, they all have the instinct to protect their relatives. This continuous abnormal behavior made the criminal team very suspicious.

Therefore, after the promotion review, Yu Lanfang was detained and reviewed by the branch.

Don’t think this is an exaggeration. The complexity of this case was very stressful in the eyes of the investigators at that time.

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

Just when they interrogated Yu Lanfang and thought they could find a way out from him, a new situation emerged.

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

In the letter, she said she was sorry for her colleague and caused her trouble, but she really needed the money urgently, so she ran away and hid her name.

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

However, the powerful department personnel of Zhili rushed to the scene to check, but they found no such person, and there was no record of Zhang Shuqin's accommodation at all.

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

Just when the criminal team organized members to go to Zhili to investigate, another situation emerged.

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

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

As a result, he was once again taken back to the bureau by the criminal team that was following him.

Such a treatment was not only because of his handling of the letter, but also because of the content of the letter.

Zhang Shuqin's letter from Jinling mentioned that she arrived in Jinling the day before, but failed to wait for her husband, and went to the next address as planned to wait.

The criminal team was in chaos all of a sudden, and Yu Lanfang was also confused. He was identified as Zhang Shuqin's accomplice and was interrogated again.

Although the letter from Jinling said that he was leaving, the criminal team still contacted the local brother unit to help investigate.

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

In this era, there were no cameras, let alone real-name system. To stay in a hotel, you only needed a letter of introduction and a household registration book.

There was no photo on the household registration book, 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. It was no longer a case as small as Sijiucheng.

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 from Yangcheng Hotel, saying that her lover was innocent and did not know about it. Please do not embarrass him. She was ready to cross the sea and never come back.

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

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

What was the situation? If it was really as the letter said, then even if Yu Lanfang did not know about it, she should have known to go to Jinling to meet up.

But now that the interrogation has lasted for so many days, Yu Lanfang has no reason to lie anymore.

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

Li Xuewu was invited now, not because he was very skilled and difficult to invite, but because the branch had applied for the strongest interrogation force in the department to support him.

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

Today, the staff of the park management office came to fish out the goldfish, and they played tricks on them for more than two months, traveled across most of China, and were already abroad.

After Lai Shanchuan got the results of the photo comparison, the first thing he said was: It's really a ghost!

Previously, I thought I could get clues from Yu Lanfang, but now the body was found, and more than two months of hard work was in vain.

Isn't it just a waste of time? They have always believed that the escaped criminal is hiding in this ice.

And the interrogation of Yu Lanfang was even more wrong. All the directions were wrong from the beginning, and all the work was in vain.

Everything has to be started over again, back to the origin of the case and start again.

But more than two months have passed, and because of the wrong direction of the investigation, many things will not match up when they go back to investigate.

It has consumed huge manpower and material resources. If it becomes an unsolved case, Zheng Fuhua may really get what he wants and retire early.

"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, and said helplessly: "I don't want to watch it, I don't understand it, I want to say that she committed suicide, I guess you don't want to either."

"Suicide..."

Lai Shanchuan looked at the scene, the big hole behind the head of the corpse, the hands and feet tied with ropes, and the sack that was salvaged and tied tightly, and he was silent and doubted 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 said this, he threw the cigarette butt in his hand on 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's not appropriate to strip naked and get into the water. Let's not close the case and continue to look for money."

"How to find it?"

Zheng Fuhua turned his head to gesture 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 so big. The ice in the winter is more than one meter thick. If you really want to break the ice to find money, not to mention the investment of manpower and material resources, it is estimated that even if you find it from here, the cost will be far more than 50,000. .

If it is not found, the responsibility for losing money will be even greater.

"So, we can only continue to investigate."

Zheng Fuhua looked at Li Xuewu and the two 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, find out the time of death of the body and determine the scope of the case."

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

"Third, find out whether the deceased took the money, 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 an idea to try it out."

"What's the idea?"

Zheng Fuhua frowned slightly and said, "I have agreed with you on the premise that the bureau does not have the funds to make amends."

“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 what he said, everyone was speechless.

"This trick is so damn... great"

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

Zheng Fuhua could not help but twitch the corners of his mouth, and looked at Li Xuewu with something strange in his eyes.

He now extremely believes that his decision to insist on recruiting Li Xuewu into the team was very correct!

If such a tough villain flows into society and gets out of control, the consequences will be incalculable.

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

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

Li Xuewu saw Director Zheng staring at him with a somewhat unkind look, raised his eyebrows and said, "There's no need to be so guarded against me."

"No~ quite good~"

Zheng Fuhua told an unintentional lie seriously and said: "You are indeed a talent. This is a good idea."

"Comrade Shanchuan"

He turned to look at Lai Shanchuan and arranged: "Remember the three points above and refer to what I just mentioned. Let's do it now."

After explaining, he put his hands behind his back again and glanced at the curious crowd on the shore. What he was thinking was, it would be great if Li Xuewu had not been transferred. All subordinates like this are in need.

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

Without understanding the specific circumstances of the case, without strong evidence to support it, and without obtaining the forensic investigation report, he was able to give three suggestions, which shows that Li Xuewu's professional level is really high.

After all, Li Xuewu doesn't write novels, so he can just make things up, right?

Zheng Fuhua also felt that these suggestions were feasible, so he ordered Lai Shanchuan.

After Lai Shanchuan finished explaining his work to the criminal team, the forensic on-site investigation was basically over.

Zheng Fuhua looked at the time on his hand and said to Lai Shanchuan: "Then it will be hard work tonight for the forensic comrades. The criminal team will also sort out the information as soon as possible, okay?"

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

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

The last one was for Li Xuewu, so he quickly followed up and said: "Director Zheng, you have to say it first, help is help, this is what we should do."

"But I'm really busy at work now and my time is limited. I can help as much as I can."

Li Xuewu said sincerely: "It is 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 used to be a family, but we no longer recognize each other after we are separated?"

"Of course we must understand that you are busy with work and will not delay your work, but we also need your strong support."

He also said very seriously: "Calling you is not my personal behavior. It was coordinated by the high-level bureau and the leaders above, and the ministry 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, but please ask questions without any guilt, okay?"

"Listen to you"

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

It was already after four o'clock when he came out of the scene and got on the bus. After rejecting Lai Shanchuan's invitation, Li Xuewu told Han Jiankun that he would not go back to the factory and would go directly to the nearby Hufang Bridge to take a shower.

It's not far. They are all in the south of the Temple of Heaven. It's less than three kilometers. It's just a matter of one step on the accelerator.

Han Jiankun also knew why Li Xuewu wanted to take a bath. If he lived there, it wouldn't matter. There were pregnant women and children at home. How could he go home directly?

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

Han Jiankun thought so too. Taking a bath can get rid of the cold and bad luck. After such a lively bathhouse, everything will be fine.

"Which school did you graduate from?"

"I'm from Tsinghua University."

"Where is Hufangqiao?"

"No, opposite the Huguang Guild Hall."

"Isn't that a place?"

"Where is it?"

"Huaqing Pool!"

Anyone who has heard this passage from Mr. Guo's "Article Meeting" knows that the "school" they are talking about is Li Xuewu's destination today.

Huaqing Pool, the only Chinese time-honored brand in the bathhouse industry.

Bathhouse is a more elegant name. The old city is called a bathhouse.

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

If you say I'm going to the bathhouse to take a bath, people will definitely laugh at you for showing your timidity.

What are you pretending for!

This thing has been called a bathhouse for a long time, and the name of a bathhouse was only used later when single rooms were built.

The bathhouses in the old city began in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, they were mainly opened by monks in temples and were places for believers who came to worship 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 other special projects.

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 period take a bath outside? They didn't care about their face or reputation.

The more popular, the more popular, the lower-end, this is determined by the economic characteristics.

What special projects are there in the bathhouse?

Compared with later generations, the formal bathhouses have everything except "going up to the second floor".

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

Of course, there are also informal bathhouses, all concentrated in the Eight Great Hutongs.

I know that everyone likes to see some informal ones, so I will talk about them briefly.

Most of the low-end bathhouses are in Wang Guafu Xiejie. After all, it is an outer city, belonging to the urban-rural junction, and the conditions are very general.

At that time, this hutong concentrated some northern chickens squeezed by southern chickens and retreated here, and opened many small inns for eating and sleeping.

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

So when people talk about this place, they will say: "Go to Wang Guafu Xiejie", and over time, this place name has been formed.

But now it has been changed to Zongshu Xiejie. Wang Guafu is gone, and that place has been changed 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 the bathhouses in Sijiucheng came from Dingxing, Hebei Province, but the owner of Yipinxiang was a Muslim, so the word "Muslim" was specially engraved under the plaque of Yipinxiang.

At that time, this Muslim bathhouse was really popular in the entire Dashilan area. Many Muslims came here to take a bath, and even the Peking Opera master Mr. Ma often visited here.

It is said that the owner of the bathhouse and the drum king Liu Baoquan were close friends. They often took a walk together and then went to Yipinxiang to take a bath.

In the afternoon, they went to Liangyixuan for 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, how boring.

Li Xuewu is certainly not an artist, but he also wants to be so boring. After all, elegant artists pursue a life, 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. The place is empty and only some historical debris are left.

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

Let alone other things, the pedicure here is unique.

Speaking of pedicure, the origin is even earlier. There are already two words "sick feet" in the oracle bone script of the Shang Dynasty.

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

The above passage cannot be used as a historical reference, because it was said by the pedicure master to Li Xuewu, and he just listened to it for fun. Who knows if the master was bragging?

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

What time!

"Hey! Come on! Come in!"

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

As soon as he entered the door, a waiter stood at the door and shouted, still with the smell of the old capital.

"Come on, come in"

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

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

They asked for towels and soap from the counter, which were included in the bath ticket.

A waiter led the two to change shoes and brought two cups of water in advance, which is called welcoming tea, also known as mouthwash.

Li Xuewu waved his hand and refused. He never drank tea or water outside.

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

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

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

It was an old bathhouse. Even though it was renovated several times later, it still revealed the characteristics of the era.

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

Of course, in terms of service, this place is still 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 was filled with mist, just like the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet. Look at the "big peaches" and "small peaches" floating around the bath.

Someone sang a line from an opera by the pool: "The sun and the moon take turns to urge the arrow of dawn", and someone in the pool marked "hot" immediately sang "Green mountains and green waters are always in front of us".

The two old men smiled at each other and continued to chat. They could talk about one and then another. As long as you are interested in what others say, you can join in the conversation, just like a symposium, just talk casually.

Of course, you can't go directly into the pool when you first come in, it will hurt your body, especially your heart.

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

Li Xuewu was 20 and Han Jiankun was 19. They both had military experience and were married. As young men, they were bound to swing around.

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

Even the two people playing chess began to look over here, and it was hard to say whether they were envious or jealous.

"Okay, man, make room for me"

Li Xuewu smiled and greeted, first sat on the stage, waited for the people inside to make room, and then went into the pool with Han Jiankun.

"Hey! Man! It's OK!"

An old man on the opposite side smiled and greeted him, saying: "It's good to be young."

"Hey~ What's OK or not~"

Li Xuewu smiled and moved the water to the side, jokingly saying: "If you have it, just use it. You can't wait until you can't use it and envy others, and still say 'OK~'".

"Hahaha~"

Li Xuewu's retort did not arouse the anger of the other side, but instead a burst of laughter floated in the pool.

There are many old customers in the neighborhood, and some are just old friends who chat with each other every day.

They are familiar with each other, and they have said almost everything they should say when they meet every day. They are almost done with all the jokes in their life.

So as long as they see a new face, and it is not so cold, they will basically make a joke, which is considered fresh.

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

You can't be angry, if you take it seriously, you will lose. There is an old saying in the city that you can't afford to play.

If he says something to you, you just say it back. Everyone here is smooth and don't care about whether there is hair on the head or not. Just play with each other.

We have entered the same pool, so don't care about what is noble or not. The more you can make trouble, the less they dare to make trouble with you.

Li Xuewu is surprisingly bad-mouthed. He kept making fun of several people in a variety of ways. These people laughed and diverted their attention.

The old Dengs have seen a lot of guys like him, either bad guys from the alleys or bad guys from the streets.

The rolling meat, not angry at all, spraying at you, and can spray for a whole morning without taking a breath, commonly known as Xiao Deng.

Finally, the clothes are taken off, and everyone has no scruples. You can hear everything in this pool.

Rumors, celebrity gossip, policy trends, national affairs, all kinds of things, no matter true or false, they will be told to you clearly.

Those who know are taking a bath, and those who don’t know think that there is an enlarged meeting above.

However, the "Jianzheng" in the bathhouse here has historical reasons, and it is also inherited.

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

So it is not taboo to talk nonsense here. It can only be said that this culture is hidden in this pool of soup and flows into the bones of all bathers.

Li Xuewu and Han Jiankun did not talk much, just listening to these "old bathers" bragging.

Under the current situation, of course, we can't talk about those things, but we can "talk nonsense". Just listen, there is everything.

After Li Xuewu finished his bath, he got up and asked the master to scrub his body, and enjoyed the experience of "108 towels" scrubbing his body.

Waiting for Han Jiankun to finish scrubbing, the two went to the foot disease treatment room.

In 1958, Huaqing Pool established the first foot disease treatment room in the country, taking the lead in combining pedicure technology with Chinese and Western medical technology, gradually changing from simple pedicure to foot disease treatment.

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

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

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

In the pedicure business, you must master the "finger and wrist skills", which emphasizes "strong and flexible fingers, steady and accurate cutting, and light and quick cutting". The thumb and index finger must be strong, otherwise it is easy to "run away from the knife" and stab the customer during the pedicure process.

The force is between millimeters, and some people jokingly call it carving on meat.

When the two walked out comfortably, Lao Deng, who had just been playing with them in the bath, almost popped his eyes out when he saw them get on the command car.

Originally thought they were bad kids in the alley, but they didn't expect them to be people from the powerful department.

Each of them was beating drums in their hearts, thinking back to whether they had said anything taboo in the pool.

Li Xuewu was so mean that he was dumbfounded when he saw those Lao Dengs standing at the door, and deliberately pulled down the car window and pointed at them with a cold face.

Well, I must scare a few people to death tonight!

When he pointed, those Lao Dengs might have a heart attack, cerebral congestion, etc.

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.