"What are you talking about? There are counter-proposals circulating in Jinxia City recently?"
In the Police Department of the Security Bureau, Li Xing raised his head from the case file and said.
"Boss, you don't know?" Agent Huang Si nodded repeatedly, "This book has become very popular in the streets and alleys recently! The bookstores selling it have people lining up from the courtyard to the street entrance!"
"Oh? Let me tell you in detail." Li Xing suddenly became interested.
To be honest, the security environment in this city was the best he had ever seen. Even during the period when enemies were infiltrating wildly, there were less than a hundred murders. Now that it has entered a period of peace, the city is even more prosperous and stable, with even less robbery and theft. However, this does not mean that the police department is doing nothing. In fact, their work has become increasingly busy, such as conducting population registration, applying for identity documents, handling commercial disputes, etc. Even disputes between neighbors have become one of their tasks to resolve. one.
This also made Li Xing feel a little melancholy.
He always felt that his talents had lost their use.
The emergence of the anti-book news cheered him up. There is no doubt that the Qixing Privy Council has not stopped sending spies to Jinxia. If these moths can be caught, the credit will definitely be greater than dealing with the trivial matters in the neighborhood.
The whole process is not complicated.
About four or five days ago, a book of proverbs called Hua Kai suddenly became popular, with many people rushing to buy it and triggering heated discussions. Due to the limited quantity, its price is also rising. After several resales, the price can even triple or four times. Price supervision is originally one of the responsibilities of the police department. It was because someone in the market reported it that the detectives noticed the popularity of this book.
But that's all if it's just a book of proverbs that buys well.
The key is that a considerable part of its content involves the life of court officials, and the images of the people in the book clearly have the shadow of the founder of the Secretariat.
After listening to the report from his subordinates, Li Xing stood up and said, "This man is so brave!"
No wonder he was angry. Xia Fucheng's reputation in the Secretariat was respected by everyone, and his behavior was noticed by everyone. Although Her Royal Highness the Princess behind him was indeed extremely supportive of him, anyone with a discerning eye knew that he was able to achieve this not because of the support of the superiors, but because it made sense.
There is no doubt that this is definitely a public opinion weapon used by enemy spies to discredit Xia Fan!
"Boss, do you need to report this matter to the Privy Council?" Huang Si asked.
If your opponent is a Seven Star, you should consider the possibility of the alchemist causing trouble. Although the police department is equipped with air rifles, the guns are obviously at a disadvantage when arresting people in complex environments such as streets and houses.
"No, I guess the plotter is most likely an ordinary person." Li Xing said decisively, "It is precisely because he is incapable of carrying out substantial damage that he chose such a despicable method to attack Mr. Xia. The bookstore that sells books is Which one?"
"Beicheng District, Erli Peach Blossom Street, Fengming Bookstore."
"Bring a team of people and seal down the bookstore immediately!"
"yes!"
"Wait a minute." Huang Sigang was about to leave when Li Xing suddenly stopped him again, "The enemy will not be the bookstore. This is too stupid. It is tantamount to a blatant provocation. If we react too much, we will alert the snake. And the enemy can even go further. Rumors say that it is precisely because the contents are true that Jinxia City is so taboo."
"What should we do?" Huang Si scratched his head.
"After he closes his business, we will visit him at night." Li Xing said solemnly.
In Fengming Bookstore, shopkeeper Zhang was laughing as he made plans.
What is wise and decisive, what is a business wizard, this is it! First, free samples were used to promote the book through the teahouse, and then the books were sold in limited quantities. In less than a week, Fengming Bookstore went from being unpopular to being a popular presence, with a large number of customers visiting every day. And requested to buy the book "Hua Kai" by name.
There were only two people in the bookstore, Zhang Yuan and him, and the printing volume was obviously unable to meet such a huge demand. In addition to urgently recruiting manpower, he deliberately used a first-come, first-served method to raise the purchase threshold, and secretly asked someone to increase the price while he himself A part of it was secretly leaked out and now a book can be purchased for three to four hundred yuan, which is enough to be worth hundreds of Shenjin weekly newspapers, and it has also brought the bookstore back to life in a desperate situation.
The numbers on the abacus clearly reveal the fact that the sales in the past few days have exceeded the total of the previous half year!
This sense of pleasure in reversing the overall situation made him laugh out loud in his dreams.
Boom, boom, boom.
There was a knock on the door outside the house.
"Who is it? It's so late." Shopkeeper Zhang looked at his waiter, "We are closed. You go and thank the customers."
"No, uncle." Zhang Yuan looked surprised, "I have obviously locked the courtyard door."
Wait, the courtyard door is locked
How did the knocker get into the house
As soon as shopkeeper Zhang felt a sense of alarm rising in his heart, the door bolt was quietly cut off, and several figures rushed into the house, instantly blocking all their ways!
"Don't move." The leader shouted in a low tone.
Shopkeeper Zhang was so frightened that he almost dropped his abacus to the ground.
He clearly saw that the opponent was holding a long sword in his hand!
In the past, there were occasional home invasions and robberies in Jinxia City, but in the past six months, the crackdown on crime has been strict, and all street gangs and gangs have been wiped out. He has not heard of such incidents for a long time. Coupled with the sluggish business of the bookstore, he fired the only guard. He did not expect to be robbed at such a time!
"If you want money, put it in the box under the counter."
"Who is the robber?" Li Xing said impatiently, "We are from the police station, and we are here to investigate the counterfeit letter. You'd better cooperate with our actions, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences!"
"Police station?" Shopkeeper Zhang was startled and replied subconsciously, "According to the provisions of Chapter 5 and Twelve Sub-chapters of Jinxia Law, the police station must produce documents for investigation."
Li Xing couldn't help but be stunned.
After sizing him up for a moment, he took out his police officer ID card from his pocket and showed it in front of the shopkeeper.
"Ah, it turns out to be Mr. Li. Please take a seat." Shopkeeper Zhang took a deep breath and glanced at Zhang Yuan, "Go and make tea for the police officers."
"No one can leave this room without my permission." Li Xing interrupted, "Come here first, I have something to ask you."
"Uh, you have the final say." The shopkeeper walked out of the counter honestly and sat down in front of the head of the police department.
"You should know the purpose of my coming, right?" Li Xing raised his head slightly and said in a deliberately cold tone.
This is a powerful threat, which can not only deter the suspect, but also find out his background.
The latter rubbed his hands and said, "I guess it has something to do with the blooming of flowers?"
"Hmph, it seems you know it very well." Li Xing narrowed his eyes, "So who wrote this anti-book, and who gave it to you to print? I guess it wasn't written by the waiter in your store, right?"
He glanced at Zhang Yuan, who trembled with fear on his face.
This person might be a breakthrough, Li Xing realized.
"Rebellious book?" The shopkeeper shook his head in confusion, "Mr. Li, are you sure you read the title of the book correctly? This book is obviously just a bizarre and wonderful emotional story, so why is there any reason to be rebellious?"