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Chapter 116 The Third Dead

The third deceased was found in a simple love hotel. When Cheng Feng and Jiayi rushed over, Ma Chunlei and An Changpu had already organized people to seal off the scene, and the forensic doctor had already begun to conduct inspections.

It was the waiter who was on duty at the hotel that night who found the deceased. At this moment, the young man was huddled behind the bar, trembling all over, with a pale face.

"Are you okay?" Jia Yi looked at him, remembering the last time he felt when he saw Li Mei's body. He felt so bad even though he was mentally prepared. Seeing such a scene when he was unprepared, he must have been terrified.

The waiter raised his eyes to look at the young girl in front of him. Maybe he felt that he was a bit useless now, so he hurriedly adjusted his posture and wanted to sit upright. But he was helpless. I had enough energy to spare, so I struggled a bit, but in the end I still looked sluggish.

"Brother Feng, this is the person who found the body," Ma Chunlei pointed to the young man: "Do you want to go to see the scene first?"

Cheng Feng nodded, turned around and told Jiayi: "You wait here, I'll come as soon as I go."

Jiayi knew that he was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable, so after thinking about it, it's better not to insist on following them and make trouble for them, so he agreed to Cheng Feng's arrangement, found a relatively clean chair and sat down.

The young man who found the body was still in shock, and he huddled behind the bar in a daze, not saying a word.Jiayi looked around boredly. This love hotel is not only located in a remote location, but also the interior facilities are dilapidated. The simple foyer, the corners of the roof still have traces of damp left after the rainy season, the paint on the bar is slightly mottled, and the carpet is already dirty. I can't see the original pattern and color, and there are many hairballs on it.

After a while, Cheng Feng came out from the inside, accompanied by Zhao Fayi who had met Jiayi earlier.

"In addition to the gender difference, the victim this time also had a struggle, unlike the previous two deceased, who had no resistance at all." Forensic Zhao walked to the door: "The death time of the deceased is tentative. It is inferred that it has been more than 24 hours, and it should be within 48 hours. To be more specific, I will not know until I go back and conduct further examination on the corpse!"

"Then I'll thank Forensic Doctor Zhao!" Cheng Feng politely sent Forensic Zhao out, and then turned back.

"What? The victim this time is a man?" Jiayi was surprised: "In the case of the vampire bride, there was a male deceased. Isn't that too weird? Could it be that someone pretended to be a vampire killer to take advantage of the fire?"

"At first we were also suspicious, but according to the investigation of the scene just now, the murderer's modus operandi is very consistent with the previous two cases, and the chance of imitating others' crimes is not high." Cheng Feng looked solemn.

"It's exciting this time, and tomorrow the newspaper will probably have to write about vampires' sexual orientation. Now they are not only looking for a bride, but also a groom!" Ma Chunlei shook his head sarcastically.

"Where are the witnesses?" Cheng Feng asked.

Jiayi pointed to the back of the bar: "It's always been there, never moved."

Cheng Feng sighed, just now he noticed that the young man behind the bar was looking out of his mind, and he couldn't help feeling a little worried, hoping that he could still remember some key information, so that his mind would not go blank after being frightened.

"Hello, I'm Cheng Feng. I'm in charge of this case." Cheng Feng sat across from the young man, looked at him, and spoke calmly, for fear of putting him under greater psychological pressure: "I know how you feel now, but I'm still I hope you can try your best to recall the scene at that time and give us feedback."

The young man raised his head and met Shang Chengfeng's gaze. He nodded timidly and took a few breaths before finally being able to speak.

"I came to take over this afternoon. The people from the previous shift told me that the guests in room 210 hadn't left yet. I remembered to ask if they still planned to stay. "His voice was still trembling: "I knocked for a long time, but no one answered the door. I wondered if the guests had actually left. They didn't notice it carelessly, so I took the spare key to open the door, thinking To see if the guest has gone out or has already left, I opened the door and saw a pair of shoes on the ground, and the bed was covered with a quilt, so I knocked on the door again, but the person on the bed still didn’t respond and was still motionless, so I felt something was wrong Yes, I walked over and lifted the quilt, only to see..." He shivered and couldn't continue.

"Who did this guest come with? Has he registered his identity?" Cheng Feng asked.

The young man shook his head: "I don't know who he came with. We are on shifts. We are on duty for two nights and one day, and then we rest for two days and one night. We have ID cards for check-in here. You can see for yourself!" He pointed to the bar on the computer.

Cheng Feng quickly retrieved the grade records of the hotel. The name of the grade in room 210 was Lin Wei, and the check-in time was the night before yesterday. His ID card information showed that he was a local, 26 years old, but there was no record in the system that he was the same as Lin Wei. Who is here.Cheng Feng turned to the young man again: "Who was the waiter on duty the night before yesterday?"

"It's Xiaoling," the young man quickly replied, "Are you looking for her?"

Cheng Feng nodded, and the young man immediately picked up the phone and called the waiter named Xiaoling: "She lives in the dormitory rented by the boss nearby, and she will be there soon!" Xiao Ling, there is no need to force him to recall that horrible scene, which made him very relieved.

After about 10 minutes, a tall and thin young girl ran in hurriedly: "What's the matter? What's the matter?"

"Something went wrong!" The young man hurriedly pulled her over: "The guest in room 210 died in the room! I found it! The police came to investigate and asked about what happened that day. Tell them quickly!"

"Huh? Dead?" Xiaoling also changed her face: "This is the end, the boss knows that he can't fire us!"

"Are you the waiter on duty the night before yesterday?" Cheng Feng interrupted the conversation between the two waiters. Right now, he urgently needs to understand the situation at that time, while making the next deployment: "Did Lin Wei in Room 210 come alone the night before yesterday?" ?”

"No," Xiao Ling replied cheerfully, "Who would come to this kind of hotel by himself? He came with a woman."

"Then why is Lin Wei himself the only one in the ID card registration record?"

"Our place is not so formal. If two people check in, it is usually enough to register one person's ID card. If he takes it out on his own initiative, of course he will register it!" Xiaoling answered as a matter of course.

"You seem to have a deep impression of Lin Wei!" Seeing Xiaoling answering so quickly, Jiayi couldn't help asking: "Do you remember all the customers here so clearly?"

"That's not true," Xiaoling shook her head: "Although our business here is not very prosperous, there are many people coming and going every day. How can I remember all of them, but the man in room 210 is generous, so It’s hard not to remember him.”

"Be specific."

"Because the condition of our hotel is not very good, the rooms are relatively cheap. Generally, the people who come here are quite poor, and they rarely meet rich people. When the man in front came, he looked very dignified, and it was even more expensive to pay the money." Happy, at first he said he would book for one night, but the woman who came with him muttered something, and he immediately changed it to two nights. The two nights' accommodation fee plus a deposit is paid in one go. How long will we have? I have never met such a generous guest, so I am more impressed."

"Do you have any impression of the woman who came to stay with him?"

"I probably remember," Xiaoling recalled: "I wear a pair of big sunglasses, heavy makeup on my face, a black coat, and long hair, but it looks like a wig. That kind of hair, it’s probably a wig!”

"What else? Anything else?"

Xiaoling shook her head, expressing that she couldn't think of anything.

"It was night when Lin Wei came, right?"

"It's past nine o'clock in the evening!"

"The woman who came with him wears sunglasses at night, don't you think it's weird?" Jiayi thought that if she met a person wearing big sunglasses at night, she would definitely pay more attention to it because of its weirdness.

After hearing Jiayi's words, Xiaoling put on a funny face: "You are so rare, if you work here for a few days, you won't think there is anything strange! These days, whoever comes out to steal Would you like to be recognized by others, let alone wearing sunglasses, even if you show up to us wearing a mask, we won't ask too many questions!"

"Then when did this woman leave?"

Xiaoling was taken aback, thought for a long time, then shook her head: "I don't know..."

"When did the guest leave? Why don't you have the slightest impression?" Ma Chunlei listened anxiously.

When Ma Chunlei asked anxiously, Xiaoling couldn't help shrinking her neck: "Our business here is not booming, the rooms on the first floor are damp and no one likes to live in them, so the boss simply rents them out to those who are doing business around here." The warehouse is closed, so people come and go every day, and we can’t keep an eye on them. We usually tell customers directly that they should take their valuables with them, otherwise we will not be responsible for losing them, that’s all.”

"Then why didn't you go round yesterday?"

"Because he paid for two days and two nights in one go, and the deposit is withheld by us, so there is no special reason, and we will not disturb the guests," Xiaoling added: "Our place is just a small hotel. , it’s not a big hotel, and it doesn’t do room service for guests every day!”

"Boss, this time the deceased was a man. I heard just now that the person who came with the deceased was wearing a wig, so it's impossible for a woman to disguise himself as a man?" An Changpu also came out to listen for a long time after finishing his work inside. , I couldn't help but make a guess at this moment: "After all, Lin Wei is a big man. If the woman with him is the murderer, and Lin Wei resisted when he was killed, can a woman do it physically? "

"Impossible!" It was Xiaoling who spoke: "I remembered, that woman that day was wearing high heels, the heels were thin and high, and her feet were not big, how could she be pretending to be a man!"

A woman in western high heels subdues a man taller and stronger than her and kills him?
Then, Wang Qian mentioned, who was the man who left with Li Mei that day?

And why did the behind-the-scenes target shift from women to men?
(End of this chapter)