Serious Crime Unit 1

Chapter 16 The Price of Cheating (6)
"Sorry, we are not here to eat. We are from the city's criminal police team. We want to know the situation from you and ask you and your staff to cooperate with us." Jiang Yiming showed her his police officer ID card, and she said "oh", looking a little disappointed. , the proprietress may be afraid that the police's investigation will affect her business, so she took them to her office on the third floor, turned on the air conditioner with the remote control, made two cups of tea and handed them to them, saying to them: "If you have any questions, just ask me. I will cooperate with you well."

The proprietress is about 35 years old, but she dresses like a girl in her 20s. Her face shows the shrewdness and sophistication of many years of working in shopping malls. Jiang Yiming has a habit of judging what kind of person the person is before questioning, and then what kind of action he takes. He took out Xiao Qing’s photo from his bag, handed it to the boss’s wife and asked, “Do you know this person?”

She took the photo, looked at it and said, "I know him. He often comes to our place for dinner, but I don't know his name."

"Did he come to your place for dinner on the night of July 7?"

"Let me think about it, the night of the 25th? It was last Wednesday, um, he came."

"Tell me about the situation at that time."

"That night, he came with a middle-aged man about his age. They came late and the private room was already full. I arranged for them to sit in the window seat on the left side of the hall. The two of them chatted while eating. They seemed speculative. They ate for a long time and drank two bottles of Wuliangye. They left around 8 o'clock. Because they had eaten 2800 yuan for that meal, they were considered high rollers. I sent them outside and looked at them. Get in the car and drive toward East Street."

"I heard they came for supper again at 11 o'clock?"

"Yes, around 11 o'clock they drove to our place to drink again. They were still sitting in the same seats. They seemed happier than at night. They drank two more bottles of Wuliangye and they didn't go back until 12 o'clock."

"Did anyone else see them besides you?"

"All the eight waiters working the night shift in the lobby saw it, but Xiao Ju knew it best, because they ordered more expensive food and drinks. I secretly pulled Xiao Ju aside and told Xiao Ju to take good care of the two distinguished guests, so Xiao Ju's sight was very Don’t leave them alone.”

"Can you go find Xiaoju?"

The boss's wife nodded, stood up from the boss's chair, and walked out. A strong smell of perfume rushed into Jiang Yiming's nose. He motioned for Zuo Li to follow her. Zuo Li understood and went downstairs with her.

After a while, Xiao Ju came up and answered the same question as the landlady. Asked her if she heard the conversation between the two guests. She said they spoke very softly and the hall was noisy, so she couldn't hear what they said at all.

Jiang Yiming asked: "Xiao Ju, this person's name is Xiao Qing. Take a good look at the photo. Is it the same person eating dinner and midnight snack?"

"It's the same person, and he's wearing the same clothes, both wearing a white Montagut shirt and pants." When Xiao Ju spoke, he glanced at the boss's wife from the corner of his eyes, and the boss's wife showed an imperceptible smile, as if appreciating Xiao Ju's answer.These subtle movements were captured by Jiang Yiming. Is it because Xiao Ju and the landlady have a tacit understanding, or does Xiaoju have the habit of looking at the face of the landlady when she speaks?
Jiang Yiming decided to shock Xiao Ju, stared at her closely and said, "Xiao Ju, you have to know that you will be legally responsible for concealing facts."

"Everything I said is true, and I am willing to take all responsibilities." She glanced at Jiang Yiming, her eyes were as clear as autumn water, without a trace of panic. This reassured Jiang Yiming. An 18-year-old country girl who had just come out to work was lying. It shouldn't be possible to be so calm and composed.

No.20 Section [-]: Suspicious Xiao Qing
Jiang Yiming and Zuo Li came to Xiao Qing's house and rang his doorbell. A loud voice came from inside: "Here we come!" The tone was slightly relaxed and cheerful, not like a man whose wife had just died, " With a "squeak" sound, the door opened, and Xiao Qing poked his head out from the crack of the door. When he saw it was Jiang Yiming and the others, he immediately stopped his original cheerfulness and became sad and sad. His voice just now and his current expression were obviously very asymmetrical. , even though he tried hard to hide it, he couldn't escape their eyes.

Xiao Qing's ponytail was cut off at some point and became a short haircut. Jiang Yiming felt strange: "Hey, why did you cut your hair? Your original hair was so beautiful, why were you willing to cut it off?"

"Well, I grew my hair for my wife when I met her five years ago. Now that she is gone, everything is meaningless, so I cut it to save me from feeling sad every time I wash my hair. People can't live in memories, right?" Xiao Qing sighed deeply, seeming to be immersed in missing Ma Minghua.

"Yes, people cannot be resurrected, and there is no use in being sad. We are here today to learn about your activities on the night of July 7th."

"That night, Lu Xiaohua and I had dinner at Palm Wine House. We ate until 8 o'clock. I was not as good at drinking as Lu Xiaohua. I drank too much. Lu Xiaohua drove me home to sleep. He went back to the hotel and slept until 11 o'clock. When he woke up, he called again. He asked me to go to a palm wine house for a late-night snack. After a good sleep, the smell of alcohol evaporated a lot and I felt more energetic, so I went there happily and drank with him until 12 o'clock before we parted." He thought clearly and spoke clearly. , if you are not familiar with it, there should be a pause in the middle.

"Did anyone see it?"

"Yes, the security guard at the gate of the community saw it." Xiao Qing nodded.

"Okay, thank you for your cooperation. That's all for today. Goodbye!" Jiang Yiming walked out and Zuo Li followed him downstairs and asked: "Captain Jiang, we only asked him a few words and gained nothing. Let's go back like this. La?"

"Why didn't he gain anything? First of all, before he saw us, when he heard the doorbell ring, he said 'here it comes' in a cheerful voice. What does this mean?" Jiang Yiming asked. "It means he was in a good mood and pretended to be sad after seeing us. This is a bit abnormal for a man whose wife just died. What is the second finding?"

"He cut his long hair short."

"Is this considered a discovery?"

"For a good detective, every detail is a clue, so learn from it."

"Captain Jiang, don't be too pretentious. Tell me, what clues did you find from this?"

"Here's a question for you: If Xiao Qing was going to Binhe to kill someone, but he had to prove that he was not at the crime scene, but was drinking with Lu Xiaohua at a palm wine house, what would he do?"

"Find someone who looks very similar to him as a substitute."

"It's so smart, a kid can teach it. Now let's ask the security guard of the community to see if what Xiao Qing said is true. This can prove whether our hypothesis can be established."

They asked the security guards on duty on the night of July 7. The two security guards said: At about 25 o'clock that night, Xiao Qing was driven back by a middle-aged man. The car was a Binhe City brand. Xiao Qing might have drunk too much. He was middle-aged. Xiao Qing was sent to room 8 before he went downstairs. But shortly before 304 o'clock, Xiao Qing came downstairs again, stopped a taxi at the gate of the community and went out. He returned home after 11 o'clock. When he passed by the door of the duty room, Xiao Qing came downstairs. Qing greeted one of the security guards and gave them two cigarettes to smoke. At that time, Xiao Qing's mouth was full of alcohol and he looked very happy.

"Captain Jiang, it seems that our hypothesis just now has been overturned."

Jiang Yiming thought for a while and said, "Not necessarily."

He returned to the community, walked around the community, pointed at the wall and said to Zuo Li: "Look at that wall, there is a corner missing, it is only about 2 meters. Almost every tall person can climb over the wall and enter. "

"We assume that the person sent back by Lu Xiaohua after 8 o'clock was not Xiao Qing, but Xiao Qing's brother, or a substitute who looked very much like Xiao Qing. He was too drunk, and after being drunk by Lu Xiaohua, Lu Xiaohua sent him to Xiao Qing's house. She was sleeping at home, but at this time Xiao Qing had arrived at Binhe and was preparing to kill someone, or was currently killing someone, because Wang Chunyue was killed between 25pm and 8pm on the 9th."

"After killing Wang Chunyue, he immediately drove back to the Yangtze River. After arriving at the Yangtze River, it was almost 11 o'clock. He climbed over the wall and entered the Yuanquan Community. Then he walked out of the gate and drank with Lu Xiaohua at a palm wine house. So, the security of the community and The proprietress of the restaurant can see Xiao Qing, so he has an alibi. I want to tell you why Xiao Qing is willing to cut off his long hair to commemorate his love..."

"Because the substitute he found had short hair, in order to prevent the substitute from knowing his murderous intention, he had to bear the pain and give up. He took the substitute's photo to the hair salon and asked the barber to give him the same hairstyle as the person in the photo... ...But this is all just a hypothesis, where is the evidence?" Zuo Li asked.

"So we have to go find her. If you go to Xiaoju again, you might get what you want from her."

"Why should I go alone?"

"You are all little girls, easy to talk to."

"I'm not a little girl, I'm 24 years old this year." Zuo Li said with her mouth raised, very unconvinced.

No.20 Seven Festival Xiao Qing’s twin brother
Zuo Li waited until Xiao Ju got off work and asked her to have tea at a tea bar near the palm wine house. Since there was no boss lady around, Xiao Ju was very relaxed and asked Zuo Li: "Sister Police, do you have something to do with me?"

"It's the same thing I asked you last time. Think about it carefully. On July 7th, what was the difference between Xiao Qing when having dinner and Xiao Qing when having midnight snack? Think about it slowly and don't answer me right away. "

Xiaoju tried hard to remember, thought for a long time, and shook her head. She said that she was far away from the guests at that time, and she would only approach them when they waved and needed something. She could not keep staring at the guests, that would be rude.

Zuo Li did not give up: "For example, the way he smokes, the way he holds chopsticks, the way he talks, etc., every detail is very important to us. Xiaoju, don't worry, think about it again."

(End of this chapter)