Detective Files II

Chapter 277 Witnesses

"Are you the boss here?" Tian Mi nodded to the woman.

The woman nodded arrogantly with her chin raised, and threw a business card on the table: "That's right."

Tian Mi took a few glances at the leather girl in front of her, and saw that she was wearing heavy makeup, her face was covered by foundation and blush so that the skin itself could hardly be seen, her face was arrogant and a little arrogant, but if you pay attention carefully, there is something in her eyes. It can be seen that she is not very old, probably less than 30 years old, but her dress and style make herself look a little too mature.

Touching the business card on the table, Tian Mi couldn't help laughing when she saw the words "Lin Nan, Assistant Manager of the Hotel" written on it. For a small restaurant of this size, what level is the so-called Assistant Manager? Arguably, even if she doesn't study psychology, she can clearly feel that the practical significance of printing this kind of business card is far more important than the element of vanity.

"You two, what do you do?" The manager assistant, the girl in leather clothes, glanced at her and asked.

Without saying a word, Tian Mi simply followed her example and took out her work card and put it on the table.The girl in leather was obviously stunned when she saw the police badge on it, reached out to take it, and frowned slightly, opened the badge and looked at it.

"I really didn't realize that you are still a criminal policeman!" When she returned her work card to Tian Mi, although there was no smile on her face, her tone was involuntarily added a little more deliberate friendliness.

After all, when the criminal police came to the door, no one had any idea what would happen.

Tian Mi also gave her a polite smile: "Assistant Lin, right? That's it. We are here today because there is a criminal case that may require the help of your store's employees to provide evidence."

"Actually, you can just call me Xiaolin!" Lin Nan changed his words, and stood up as he spoke, with a slightly embarrassing expression on his face. Cashier, take care of the waiter, what kind of case, I can’t decide on such a big matter, how about this, wait a moment, I’ll find my sister-in-law for you!”

After all, he hurriedly opened the door and went out.

have to!After working for a long time, he didn't know the background of the other party, so he came here to show his prestige, but now he saw that he was dealing with the police, and immediately ran away.Looking at Lin Nan who disappeared outside the door, Tian Mi couldn't help sighing.

Soon, a well-dressed middle-aged woman went straight to the private room, with a smile on her face as soon as she entered the door: "Both, I'm sorry! I'm the boss here, my surname is Zhang, and the one just now is my sister-in-law, who is usually spoiled at home." I can't handle things, I can't entertain you well!"

"Boss Zhang, you're welcome. We're here today for business. It's not too late to entertain us when we drive by next time!" Tian Mi joked.

Boss Zhang quickly agreed with a smile, with a look of sophistication.

Tian Mi saw that her attitude was quite cooperative, so she explained the reason for her visit. The female boss was very surprised when she heard that Wu Liang and his son had been murdered.

"Officer, I know you can't ask around, but can you tell me, is it robbery?" She asked anxiously.

Tian Mi shook her head: "According to our investigation, there is no loss of property in the store."

Hearing this, Boss Zhang relaxed greatly, let out a sigh of relief, stroked his chest involuntarily, raised his eyes to see Tian Mi and Lu Xiangdong looking at him, felt a little embarrassed, and quickly expressed compassion The tone said with emotion: "Tell me, why did you encounter such a sudden disaster! I also said why their house has been closed for the past two days. I guessed whether it was not doing it, but I didn't expect it to happen after a long time. What a pity!"

Although her words were beautiful, there was obviously not much sincerity in her tone. It seemed to her that a competitor who had no competitive strength was killed, but this matter had nothing to do with her. To her The most important thing is that it would be great if the other party was not murdered for money, because in terms of money, anyone with long eyes can see how different the money source of this Fengshouyuan is from the big red lantern. Don't.

"How many people in your store worked the night shift that night?" Tian Mi asked.

"We are open 24 hours, so the waiters work in three shifts, with eight people in one shift. What time is it in the evening? I have to check which people are working at that time."

"Between 8:12 p.m. and [-]:[-] p.m.." Tian Mi tried to speak as broadly as possible.

Boss Zhang signaled the two to wait a moment, and he left the private room to check the waiter's duty list outside, and came back after a while.

"It's a coincidence that the waiters who worked at that time are now on shift." She said to Tian Mi and Lu Xiangdong.

"Can we talk to them?"

After hearing Tian Mi's request, Boss Zhang had a troubled look on her face. She looked outside the private room: "This...you two have also seen it. We still have customers coming to the door right now. If I give you all the waiters If you are called, there will be no one to greet the customers, and the business will be impossible! Otherwise, I was also in the store that day. If you have any questions, you should ask me first. If I can’t help, I will Go and call someone for you, do you think it will work?"

Her request is not too much. Regarding the case of Wu Liang and his son, everyone in Harvest Court is at best a potential witness. To put it pessimistically, maybe even witnesses may not be able to be found. For such a reconciliation It is obviously unrealistic for a businessman to delay doing business with a case that he has nothing to do with.

"Okay, then thank you Boss Zhang for your cooperation!" Tian Mi is also a person who knows current affairs, and immediately accepted Boss Zhang's suggestion.

"Did Boss Zhang notice the situation at the big red lantern that night? Was there any special noise or thing that left an impression on you?" Tian Mi asked.

Boss Zhang recalled it for a long time, and finally shook his head: "No, probably not, don't look at the distance between our two stores, I don't know if you have been here at night, it's dark, how can you see anything? .”

"The big red lantern should be illuminated at night."

After hearing what Tian Mi said, Boss Zhang showed a contemptuous smile: "Yes, they have installed light bulbs over there, but compared with the lighting at our house, they are like fireflies. I can't see clearly at all. Besides, I have nothing to do and I'm not interested in seeing what's going on at their house."

"Won't you pay attention to the other party's business situation?"

"That's even more unnecessary. It's a miracle that their business can last until now, and they are completely uncompetitive." At this point, Boss Zhang seemed to realize that his words were a bit mean, and quickly took it back. "Look at me! It's such a misfortune at home that I shouldn't say anything."

"That night, at the time I mentioned, did your store have any waiters waiting outside the door to greet guests?" Tian Mi remembered the two waiters who went out to greet guests when they just entered the door.

Boss Zhang nodded: "There must be. Since the opening of our store, no matter sooner or later, there will be welcome guests at the door. Even if there is only one guest, we must make them feel well received."

"The waiter in charge of welcoming guests often goes in and out, is it possible to see anything?"

Boss Zhang thought about it, and felt that Tian Mi's words made sense: "Then I'll call you the waiter who will be welcoming guests that day."

Boss Zhang can be regarded as a resolute action man, and quickly found the two waiters who were welcoming guests that night. As usual, Tian Mi asked them if they had noticed the red lantern on the opposite side during that specific time period. There have been no special circumstances, and the answers of the two waiters are negative.

One of them said without any concealment: "That store is dead, and I usually don't like to look there when I have nothing to do, except once the two girls in the store got into a fight, and it was very lively, so I just stood at the door and looked at it." It took a long time! I found out later that it was the former wife of the owner of the store who came to fight with the current wife for some reason, and the two women scolded so loudly!"

"I also have the impression that many customers in my store heard the sound and ran to the door to watch the excitement." Boss Zhang also nodded in agreement, "There are also waiters patronizing to watch the excitement, even forgetting to serve the food .”

After hearing this, a waiter secretly stuck out his tongue.

"When did it happen?" Tian Mi had never heard of Gui Xiuqin and Qi Bing's fighting before.

"It's been a long time, it must have been a few months?" Boss Zhang was not sure, so he asked the waiter in his shop for confirmation.

The waiter nodded: "It happened when winter just entered."

After asking a lot, except for some gossip, I didn't ask much about the situation that night. When she left, Tian Mi was a little depressed.

"Have you finished your meal? The car has been wiped clean! This is a lighter from our store!" As soon as he went out, the young man who directed the car to stop came up to meet him.

When Tian Mi saw him, her eyes suddenly lit up, she grabbed him and asked, "Are you here every day to help park the car and distribute gifts?"

The young man was taken aback, and replied in a daze: "No, there is another person working as a substitute for me, one during the day and the other at night. What's the matter?"

Tian Mi reported the date of Wu Liang's death and asked, "Are you on the day shift or the night shift?"

"Evening shift, I just switched to the day shift today!"

God help me too!Tian Mi felt excited.

"You are outside, have you noticed the movement of the store opposite between 8 o'clock and 12 o'clock?" She asked quickly.

The young man was a little puzzled: "Over there? It's been very quiet over there, and there's not even much business. How can there be any movement!"

"Since the business over there is so bad, then you should remember carefully. When you were outside, did you see anyone appearing on the opposite side?"

"8 o'clock to 12 o'clock..." The young man rubbed his chin and thought for a long time, "A child came by bicycle at seven or eight o'clock, and I was called to help in the back kitchen in the middle, and I didn't pay attention... Oh! By the way At ten o'clock, a fat man came out to lock the door, and rode away on a bicycle!"

(End of this chapter)