Chapter 9 grumpy little old man

After sitting with Wilbur for a long time and chatting for a while, I said goodbye to Wilbur, got up and left the nursing home. When I got to the door, I turned around and saw Wilbur still sitting under the tree by the lake, with his head bowed in thought. I hurried into the office of the nursing home. An older female nurse asked me, "Is there anything I can do for you?" I took out the photo of Ye Li that I brought with me and handed it over: "Have you seen this woman?" The female nurse took the photo and frowned: "The photo is not very clear." I reminded, "She's here for Wilbur."

The female nurse groaned: "When you said that, I remembered that the person she was looking for was Wilbur." I was ecstatic in my heart, but my face remained calm: "Can you tell me about the situation at that time in detail?" "The situation at that time..." The female nurse frowned and recalled, "At that time, this woman came several times, but she didn't visit anyone, she just stood in an unobtrusive place, wearing a blue-gray She wore a long windbreaker with a waistband and a silk scarf, and she didn’t talk to anyone. When I asked her who she was looking for, she just smiled. It’s only now that I understand that every time she stands, she just happens to be able to see Wilbur from behind.”

"From behind?" I asked in amazement. "Hasn't she spoken to Wilbur?" "Absolutely not!" The female nurse shook her head. "Actually, Wilbur didn't know she had been here at all. Every time she stood far away, staring at Wilbur's back." Then I asked about the approximate position where the girl stood every time she came, and I quietly went back, and stood in that position, and sure enough, I saw the back of the elderly Wilbur, who was putting his face in his hands, and his shoulders twitched from time to time.This poor old man, he has been chasing a beautiful dream all his life, knowing that he will find nothing in the end, but he still can't let go of it.

With Wilbur's back as the target, I delineated a semicircular search area.In this area, Wilbur can be seen from any position. Then I stepped back and chose a secluded place. Here, only a small telescope is needed to monitor those who are staring at Wilbur's back. Before I left, I went to the nurse again and asked her to call me the next time the girl came to look at Wilbur again. When I got back to the police station, I was caught up in endless trivial cases. After working hard for a few days, I finally received a call from the female nurse, saying that the girl had come. I rushed out the door immediately, jumped into the car with binoculars in hand, and drove towards the nursing home.When I got to the gate, I first found a hidden place and parked the police car so that Wilbur wouldn't notice.Then he jumped out of the car and hurried to the door.

The female nurse was chatting with some idlers in front of the door. When she saw me coming, she greeted me with a smile on her face and said, "You are late, I have already left." I said "hmm" and asked where the girl was standing this time. I looked over and took a look, and kept it in my mind.After returning to the police station, I drew a topographic map of the nursing home and marked where the girl was standing. After that, I received several calls from the female nurse.Although every time I rushed over, the girl had already left, but I felt that I had mastered her rules.She went to the nursing home about every 6 days, stood at a distance, looked at Wilbur from behind, but didn't meet him or speak to Wilbur.

According to this rule, the next time the girl appears, it should be 5 days later. I started to think about the action after 5 days, but my mind has not been clear about this action, why should I act?I don't even seem to have an answer to this question. If there is no answer, should we still take action? This question also confuses me. While hesitating, he received a case of provocation from Professor Lu from the Seafood City. The person who called the police was a service worker from Seafood City, and his voice was very urgent, saying that there was an old man making trouble in Seafood City and beating people, and the other party kept fighting back, and the old man was about to be beaten to death, so let the police come over quickly.

old man?Hitting people in Seafood City?Hearing this makes people feel uncomfortable. But I have to go if I'm awkward, I can't let that old man who picks quarrels and troubles be beaten to death, can I? Seafood City is on a food street, and there are restaurants on both sides of the road with many signboards.It may be that the time is wrong, all the restaurants are deserted, and there is not a single customer. The innermost restaurant, a small three-story building, is full of people. People who come to eat form a long queue outside the door, and the waiters impatiently maintain order. The transparent aquarium reaches the lintel and is crowded. The diners are crowded in front of the aquarium to choose the delicacies to go with the wine.

This is the Seafood City. A young foreman came up to meet me, took me into the restaurant, and introduced the situation while walking. It turns out that there is a transparent aquarium near the gate of the Seafood City. All kinds of sea fish are airlifted here and kept in the aquarium. The diners order on the spot, and which fish they like will be fished out and handed over to the chef. According to the requirements of the guests, the chef cooks it in brown sauce or steams it and serves it on the table. Several guests looked around beside the aquarium, discussing while watching. "How about this one?" "I've eaten it, and it tastes the same." "How about that one?" "It's not tasty, let's change to another..." No matter which fish you choose, there will always be people shaking their heads and objecting.Although it is a seafood city, everyone lost interest after eating all the varieties.After choosing for a long time, the guests picked a fish they wanted to eat.

This is a sea fish with a flat body, wide front and narrow back, eyes on both sides of the head, forked and crooked tail, and body covered with tiny tooth-like protrusions.The reason why customers order this fish is because the shape of this fish is weird, and customers want to try something new.And what kind of fish it is, no one cares. When the guests chose this fish, there was an old man outside the restaurant, who was sticking his face to the aquarium, looking at the fish with indescribably strange expressions in his eyes.