Red Moscow

After hearing what Victoria said, Sokov clapped his hands and said with emotion: "It's such a flawless deception, and the liar's psychological quality is also very good. He took the victim to a company, and even pretended to tell the front desk With a few words, the woman's doubts about him were completely dispelled. Someone with a poor psychological quality would probably not be able to do this. "

"Yes." Victoria agreed with Sokov's statement: "To be honest, I have handled many fraud cases, but this is the first time I have seen such a classic fraud method." To be honest, if I were the victim, even if I had any doubts about the scammer, I would put aside all my doubts when I saw him entering the company and talking to the front desk. "

"Do you have any clues now?"

"After we received the case, we immediately rushed to the Evolution Tower and recorded a statement for the victim." Victoria said: "Although she told us the scammer's personal information, after inspection, the man's identity was false. Now he can What I did was use that photo to create a wanted poster.”

"After a wanted warrant is issued, can the liar be caught?"

Victoria shook her head and said with a wry smile: "With so many wanted warrants issued every year, how many criminals can be caught in the end? We go to the scene to investigate and take notes, but we are just following the procedures. As for whether we can solve the case in the future, then It all depends on luck.”

Victoria's words reminded Sokov of something a friend told him, and he said cautiously: "A friend of mine told me that about ten years ago, his store was robbed and he lost more than 400,000 US dollars. After discovering that the goods were stolen, they immediately called the police at the market office and the police station. After receiving the call, the police, accompanied by market security personnel, came to the scene to conduct an investigation and interrogated several nearby shop owners. , everything seemed very formal. After surveying the scene, they left, and then the case was over. "

Victoria was obviously very interested in the case Sokov mentioned, and quickly asked: "Oh, the case more than ten years ago, Misha, can you tell me what happened? If the people who originally investigated the scene were It's in our bureau, maybe I can check the file."

Seeing that Victoria was interested in this case, and Sokov happened to know what happened at that time, he began to tell her: "It happened in 2009. My friend Lao Xu opened two adjacent stores on the first floor of the market. His fur shop was very prosperous because he had many styles of goods and affordable prices. He worked in that position for two or three years, but the business of his neighbors was not as good as his, so people kept opening shops and people kept closing down and leaving.

Shortly after the leather jacket store next door closed down, a suitcase seller moved in in early August. The shop owner is an Azerbaijani young man in his early twenties, and he often goes to Lao Xu's shop to chat with him. Lao Xu is very warm to people. When his neighbors take the initiative to visit him, he will naturally not turn them away.

However, at the end of August, Lao Xu opened the store door one morning and found that all the furs in his store were gone. He was shocked at the time, because when it closed yesterday, the store was still full of goods, but after just one night, all the goods in the store were gone. Lao Xu quickly ran to the company office and told the company boss about the matter. After the company owner learned of the incident, he immediately called the police.

After the police arrived, they immediately inspected the scene and found that there was a hole in the ground of one of the shops, just big enough for a person to pass through. Just now, there was a cardboard box on top of the hole, so no one noticed it. After discovering the entrance to the cave, a thin policeman went in to check and found that it was a tunnel. He crawled along the tunnel and found that the exit was in a shop selling suitcases next door.

After the policeman returned to Lao Xu's shop and reported his findings to the police officer leading the team, the police officer asked the market owner to contact the store selling suitcases, but the phone number could not be reached. A security guard patrolling the area came over and reported that he saw a store selling suitcases taking away all the suitcases in the store early in the morning. He even asked about it at the time, and he was told that the business here was not good. Yes, I plan to change places. Because it was common for shops in the market to open and close, he didn't pay much attention and just let the suitcase seller take away the goods.

After hearing this, the market owner quickly ordered someone to get a cutting machine to cut the door lock of the store. When the store door opened and everyone rushed in, they found that the store was indeed empty, with nothing except two tattered suitcases. "

After hearing this, Victoria asked curiously: "Where did those lost furs go?"

"After later analysis, it seems that the shop owner who sells suitcases left two people in the shop when they closed the door the night before. Waiting until it was quiet at night, they quietly entered Lao Xu's shop through the tunnel they had dug in advance, and put The furs inside were looted. After the furs were packed into the suitcase, they were quietly taken away early the next morning, so that no one could notice. "

"I've been to the market. It's probably not an easy task to dig a tunnel on the hard cement floor."

"I think these thieves may have done it a long time ago." Sokov said: "After they settled in the shop next door to Lao Xu, they took advantage of the renovation and dug a hole in the hard cement floor. There is soft soil down there, so it’s easy to dig a tunnel and transport the excavated soil out in suitcases so that no one will notice.”

Victoria thought for a while and continued to ask: "There are security guards patrolling the market at night. If they want to open up the cement floor of Lao Xu's shop, they will probably make a lot of noise. Aren't they afraid of alerting the security guards?"

"According to the results of subsequent investigations, the concrete floor in Lao Xu's store was opened with a jack." Sokov said with a wry smile: "It is indeed a good idea to use a jack to open the cement floor, even in the dead of night. It can’t make much noise.”

"After the police surveyed the scene, there was no movement?"

"No, the police officers who arrived at the scene seemed quite dedicated. They dug tunnels and took photos. Unfortunately, after completing all these procedures, nothing happened."

"Since the goods were lost in the market, is there any response from the market?"

"After Lao Xu's hard work, he was finally exempted from three months' rent. At the same time, he sent people to re-reinforce the floor of his store and laid a layer of stainless steel plates on the cement floor to prevent anyone from using the tunnel to enter his shop next time. inside the store.”

After hearing what Sokov said, Victoria couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, and then asked: "Apart from this, is there no other compensation?"

"No more." Sokov shook his head and said: "Later, Lao Xu went to the market owner to ask for an explanation, but was turned away. After going there too many times, the market owner directly gave an order to the security guard guarding the door. When you see Lao Xu appearing nearby, drive him away immediately.”

"Misha, this friend of yours is really unlucky." Victoria said regretfully: "The loss of more than 400,000 US dollars has not been compensated."

"Except for a few of Lao Xu's lost goods, most of them were consignment goods taken from the wholesale area." Sokov continued: "But after people in the wholesale area learned about this, they all came to look for Lao Xu. Xu asked him to return the goods or pay for it. For a month, Lao Xu’s store was crowded with creditors, making it impossible for him to do business.”

"What happened next?" Victoria asked curiously, "Did Lao Xu return to China?"

"No, he stayed in Moscow." Sokov said: "He wrote IOUs to all the cargo owners, promising to pay off the debt within a number of years. Then he gave up on some aggressive cargo owners. , and chose a new partner. After more than three years of hard work, he finally paid off all the debts. "

"He is really amazing." Victoria said with admiration: "Anyone else would have run away long ago after encountering such a huge setback. It's really amazing that he can stay and face it bravely. By the way. , Where is he now? Is he on the same street as you? "

"No. He left Moscow two years ago and went to develop elsewhere."

"Where did you go?"

"I heard that he bought a winery somewhere in the Crimean Peninsula, and the wine he produced was sold to Europe."

"Oh, it turns out that I went to the Crimean Peninsula and became the owner of a winery. It's really amazing." Victoria said with a smile: "You know, the wines produced by the wineries in the Crimean Peninsula , very popular in Europe. Even France, which is rich in wine, also likes to drink wine from the Crimean Peninsula. If you contact your friend one day, remember to buy it from his winery. Two bottles of wine.”

"No problem, no problem." Sokov said with a smile: "Not to mention two bottles, even twenty bottles will be no problem."

After saying this, he took out his mobile phone and looked at the time, frowned and asked, "Vika, it's already ten o'clock. I wonder if the rescue work at Hoflin Hospital has started?"

"Misha, don't worry, I'll call and ask."

Victoria took out her cell phone, rummaged through the communication records, found the lieutenant's number, and dialed it directly.

After ringing for a while, the phone was connected, and the lieutenant's slightly hoarse voice came out: "Major, what can I do?"

"Hello, Lieutenant. I would like to ask, has your rescue work started?"

"It has already started." The lieutenant replied: "After careful investigation, geological experts have located the location of the trapped people and are conducting drilling operations."

"What, a drilling operation?"

"Yes, Major, drilling operations are in progress." The lieutenant may be worried that Victoria does not understand what is going on, and specifically explains: "Experts say that people trapped underground may face hypoxia, so A hole must be drilled as soon as possible, and a pipe must be drilled in to provide them with oxygen and some food and water.”

"You are very thoughtful." After hearing the lieutenant's story, Victoria praised her and asked, "I wonder when we can go there?"

The lieutenant on the other end of the phone paused, and then replied: "Major, if I were you, I wouldn't come over."

"Why?"

"First of all, we don't know who are the people trapped underground and whether the person you are looking for is among them." The lieutenant said: "Secondly, they must be very weak after being trapped underground for so long. They need to be rescued immediately. Send them to the hospital for treatment. Even if you come, I'm afraid you won't have a chance to talk to them, so it's best not to come over. I will call you when I have further information."

"Okay, I understand." Victoria said into the phone: "If you have news, be sure to notify me as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, Major, I will."

After Victoria ended the call, she said to Sokov: "Misha, the rescue work has just begun, and we don't know when we can rescue the people. I believe you just heard that the lieutenant does not want us to go to the scene, because so far, it is still unclear who is trapped underground, and whether they are the friends you are looking for. And even if they are rescued, they will be sent to the hospital for treatment immediately, and will not stay at the scene for too long. You will not have the opportunity to communicate with them if you go."

After saying this, Victoria saw that Sokov was silent, and continued: "Misha, I know you are doing this for your friends. I am worried about your safety, but some things cannot be rushed and can only be done step by step. It's getting late, you should go back and rest first, I will inform you if there is any news. "

After hearing Victoria's call just now, Sokov naturally realized that there was not much point in staying, so he stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go back first, remember to inform me if there is any news." Before he left, he glanced at the room where Lida slept and asked in a low voice, "Vika, will you let Lida and Kopalova meet?"

For Sokov's question, Victoria thought for a long time, and finally shook her head slowly: "Although I want them to meet, you also see that my great-grandmother is now , sometimes clear and sometimes confused. If she is clear-headed when they meet, they can still talk about the past. But if she is confused, I am afraid she can't even recognize who the other person is. What's the point of meeting like that? Don't you think so? "

"Yes, you are right." Sokov nodded and said, "This is indeed a troublesome matter, so let it go. If Kopalova calls me or you one day and wants to meet Lida, it won't be too late for us to arrange a meeting between the two of them." Sokov returned home and just entered the door, he heard Anna's voice coming from the bedroom: "Misha, are you back?"

"Yes, I'm back."

He walked to the bedroom door and saw Anna sitting on the bed, so he asked casually: "Are you ready to go to bed so early?"

"Misha, I just came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, and I slipped and almost fell to the ground."

Sokof hurried forward and asked with concern: "Are you hurt?"

"I sprained my ankle, and now my ankle hurts a lot."

Sokof sat on the bed, lifted her injured foot, and found that there were some bruises on the ankle. He immediately realized that the other party's injury was not light, and hurriedly said to her: "Anna, your ankle sprain is a bit serious. I will apply some medicine to you first, otherwise you can't even walk tomorrow."