Both of them smiled bitterly at each other and returned to the car. They drove out of the neighborhood and headed to the Subdistrict Office.
Both of them were warmly welcomed in the Subdistrict Office. The Subdistrict Office Director personally led both of them to the office and asked his subordinates to make tea for them, but Li Rui declined. Li Rui explained his purpose in a few words and asked if the Director could provide any useful information.
The Director looked up at the ceiling and pretended to be deep in thought. After a long time, he shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Director Li. As far as I know, there's nothing I can help you with. It's been too long. The New Garden District was built in the 1990s. It's been so long, and the old staff and records are all gone. I really want to help you, but …"
It was already 11: 30 a.m. when they left the Subdistrict Office. Li Rui and Shen Yuanzhu stopped for a while and looked for a restaurant to eat and rest. They had been running around all morning. Although they were not tired, it was exhausting.
Li Rui and Shen Yuanzhu sat opposite each other at a table near the entrance of a small restaurant. There were three dishes on the table in front of them. Both of them chatted as they ate. Naturally, they were talking about the search for Su Yun.
Li Rui sighed and said, "It seems like we can only use the stupidest method, which is to knock on every door and ask around. Although it's time-consuming, it can guarantee the highest quality." Shen Yuanzhu said, "We can't do it alone. I've noticed that there are more than 20 buildings in the New Garden District. Each building has five units on six floors, and each floor has two households. A building is six times five times two, and there are a total of 60 households. More than 20 buildings mean more than a thousand households. We can't even get enough information even if we run around until we break our legs. We need to find someone to help us. "Li Rui nodded in agreement." Who should we ask for help? "
Li Rui was really tired. He did not even want to think about such a simple question. Instead, he threw the question to Shen Yuanzhu. She was not an outsider, and her answers were usually very constructive.
Shen Yuanzhu said, "I think it's best to ask the Subdistrict Office for help. There are many idle people in the Subdistrict Office, and they can also contact the Community and Neighborhood Committee. We don't need too many people, just a dozen or so will be enough. One person is responsible for two buildings, it won't be too tiring, and we can also finish counting in a relatively short time. "Li Rui laughed," I have the elemental beads, there's nothing to worry about. Come, let me offer you a toast. "After saying that, he picked up the teacup. Shen Yuanzhu was beaming with joy from his praise. She clinked her cup with his and said, "It's good that you know I'm good. I didn't waste half the day with you."
After the meal, the two of them returned to the car and reclined on the seats to rest for a while. Li Rui took the opportunity to call his godson, Li Ming, and asked him, as the Mayor of the Southern District, to give orders to the Subdistrict Office of the Xinyuan District to help him find Su Yun. After all, the Xinyuan District was under the Southern District's jurisdiction. When Li Ming heard that the victim, Huang Xinghua, was personally received by the Municipal Party Committee's Secretary, Song Chaoyang, he did not dare to be negligent. He said that he would immediately find someone to inform the Subdistrict Office to quickly organize people to listen to Li Rui's orders.
After the call, Li Rui leaned back. He did not dare to let the back of his head hit the headrest. He deliberately leaned his head against the headrest and closed his eyes to rest. He thought to himself, I don't know how Elder Huang found Su Yun's whereabouts a few days ago. Did he also find the Xinyuan District? Or did he look around the Guan Temple and gave up when he did not find the Big Locust Tree Alley? Sigh, I didn't ask him in detail this morning. Maybe this information can help me eliminate some possibilities.
While his thoughts were running wild, his nose was suddenly pinched by two fingers. He opened his eyes and saw Shen Yuanzhu retracting her hand and looking at him playfully. Her eyes were round and her red lips were slightly curved. Her expression was cute. He laughed and said, "You dare to harass me? Do you want me to spank your butt?" Shen Yuanzhu laughed and said, "No, I just want to talk to you. What do you want to say? "Li Rui said," I'm thinking about Elder Huang and Su Yun. It's probably the biggest tragedy in the world that lovers can't be together. I sympathize with Elder Huang, so I must help him find Su Yun's whereabouts. "
Shen Yuanzhu snorted and said, "If you ask me, he's a heartless person. He promised Su Yun that he would come back to look for her, but he didn't. If that's not heartless, then what is? How can such a heartless person have the nerve to think about her for the rest of her life? " Li Rui smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that Elder Huang doesn't want to come back. It's because of some reason that he can't come back. We should understand him." Shen Yuanzhu said, "Anyway, I don't have any good feelings towards him. Let me tell you, the reason why I'm helping him to look for Su Yun is because of you. This favor will fall on your head." Li Rui laughed and said, "No problem. Consider it as me owing you a favor. How do you want me to repay you? Can I repay you with my body? "
The two chatted and laughed as they rested. Occasionally, they would touch each other. It was pleasant and warm. When it was five minutes to one, the two of them drove to the new district. Li Ming had already told Li Rui that he would get the Subdistrict Office to organize people to come to the new district.
When they arrived at the district, the two of them saw a dozen people gathered outside the security room. There were both men and women, and their ages ranged from twenty to fifty. They were all dressed like cadres. One of them was a familiar face. It was the Subdistrict Office Director that they had visited this afternoon.
Li Rui knew that the reinforcements were here. He quickly got out of the car and greeted them. He shook hands with the Director and when Shen Yuanzhu arrived, he called everyone together and gave them a task. Each person was responsible for two buildings. Ask all the residents in the buildings if they were the original residents of Big Locust Tree Alley. If they were not, then forget it. If they were, they must record it down. At the same time, ask them if they remembered the first house they entered, the Su Family. Similarly, if someone gave a positive answer, they had to ask the person for all the information they knew and record it in their records.
After the task was given, everyone was responsible for two buildings. Then, they went to investigate. It was worth mentioning that the number of people who came to help exceeded Li Rui's expectations. There were twelve people who came to help. They took twenty-four of the twenty-five buildings in the district. In the end, there was only one building left. Li Rui and Shen Yuanzhu went to the last building to investigate.
The buildings in the new district were all traditional six-story buildings. Each building had five units, and each floor had two households. There were sixty households in each building. Not to mention how hard it was to climb up and down, just knocking on the door sixty times and asking the same question sixty times was enough to drive people crazy. Of course, some households had no one at home, so they did not have to go through the questioning procedure. However, they still had to knock on the door a few times.
Li Rui and Shen Yuanzhu spent nearly an hour before they finally finished investigating the building. When they returned to the ground, their backs were sore and their legs were weak. What was even more pathetic was that this trip did not yield any results. They did not find a single native of the Huai Shu Hutong. Of course, this did not include the twelve households that had no one at home.
After gulping down half a bottle of mineral water, Li Rui said to Shen Yuanzhu worriedly, "Do you know what I'm most worried about? I'm most worried that there are original residents of Big Locust Tree Alley among the twelve households that have no one at home." Shen Yuanzhu said, "What are you afraid of? At most, we'll come back tomorrow to ask." After she finished speaking, she snatched the bottle of mineral water from his hand, unscrewed the cap, and started drinking. Li Rui was stunned by her actions. He shouted, "When I asked you if you wanted to drink, you said no." Shen Yuanzhu smiled charmingly at him and said, "I want to drink now. Can't I?"
Li Rui laughed out loud. He looked around and saw that there was no one around. He whispered, "I think you just want to drink my water." Shen Yuanzhu giggled and said, "Go to hell. What you said is disgusting. I'm thirsty because I see you drinking." Li Rui smiled and did not continue to tease her. At this time, making a dirty joke could make the body and mind happy and increase the brain's excitement. However, there was no need to keep talking about this topic. After all, now was the time to do business. He said, "Let's wait and see what good news our helpers can bring back."
At around three o 'clock in the afternoon, all the residents of the twenty-five buildings in the New Garden District had been investigated. Li Rui and Shen Yuanzhu got the news about the original residents of Big Locust Tree Alley as they wished. However, the news was half good and half bad. The good news was that there were original residents of Big Locust Tree Alley in the district and some of them knew the first resident of the alley. The bad news was that according to the insiders, the first resident of the alley was not surnamed Su, but Sun. He had lived in the alley for at least ten years. After the alley was demolished, the Sun family did not move into the newly built New Garden District. Instead, they sold their house and went to the City Electric Power Bureau to buy a house in the South District.
After receiving this news, Li Rui and Shen Yuanzhu were both greatly disappointed. They felt like they had worked hard for nothing. They looked at each other and didn't know what to say. They didn't have the heart to speak either.
The Subdistrict Office Director said, "Director Li, Director Shen, I hope you don't like what I'm going to say. It's been too long. Think about it. It's been almost seventy years since the thirties and forties of the last century. In between, there were wars, founding of the country, land reform, the Cultural Revolution, and so on. Although the alley has always existed, the houses in the alley have been demolished and rebuilt many times, let alone the people who lived there. How many families had lived in the hutong for generations and lived until now? The Su family that you are looking for must have moved away long ago. "
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