The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 506: The Popular Dancer Was Killed
Cheng Mo is writing a script at home. During this period of time, he finally has some time to catch his breath. He has to make up for the lost time.

Therefore, he used the excuse of going home to accompany his pregnant wife, but in fact he was working hard at his desk.

The telephone on the desk suddenly rang.

Cheng Mo let it ring for a full half minute before reaching out to pick it up: "Hello, who is this?"

"Boss, there was a shooting in the Paramount, and a popular dancer died." The call was from Lui Lok, and it was urgent.

"The Paramount belongs to the Jing'an Temple Police Station. Besides, this kind of shooting case is under the jurisdiction of the Criminal Division. The Political Division doesn't handle this kind of case!" Cheng Mo said. Although the Political Division has a higher status than the Criminal Division, it cannot seize other people's cases without reason.

Murder cases like these have always been handled by the criminal unit.

"Boss, this is a shooting case. The Jing'an Temple Police Station said it might be related to the Blue Shirts Society's Anti-Traitor Team." Lu Le said.

"Why are all the cases related to the Blue Shirts Society? The one who died was a popular dancer. Could it be that she had a special identity?"

"The identity is not very special. This dancer is called Chen Manli and she has been married twice..." Lu Le explained the identity of the deceased on the phone.

"Who called the police?"

"Inspector Claire."

"Drive over to pick me up." Cheng Mo thought about it and decided to go to the scene. He had some impression of the name Chen Manli. There were many speculations about the cause of her death in later generations. The most common one was that she refused to dance with the Japanese, thus offending the Japanese and was shot.

This is also the reason why Cheng Mo is willing to take on this case.

About half an hour later, Cheng Mo and Lu Le drove to the Paramount Ballroom, and most of the guests had left.

With something like this happening, who would dare to stay?

Isn't this just asking for trouble?

The huge dance hall was in a mess, all caused by the stampede following the sudden shooting. The Paramount Dance Hall suffered a heavy loss this time.

"Cheng, you're here." When Inspector Claire, who was on duty, saw Cheng Mo, he was like seeing a savior. He immediately left the person he was talking to and ran over.

"Claire, what's going on? A dancer was murdered, how is it related to the Blue Shirts Society?" Cheng Mo asked.

"The murderer used the most common Mauser pistol and fired two shots in total. The first shot missed, and the second shot hit Miss Chen Manli, the most popular dancer in Paramount. Although Paramount immediately sent her to the nearest Chinese Hospital for rescue, she died on the way." Claire gave a brief account of the case.

"What time?"

"It was probably around 7:40, but I don't know the exact time."

"How long was the interval between the two shots?"

"Half a minute, shouldn't be more than twenty seconds..." Claire directly called the manager on duty in the ballroom to answer the question.

"Did you find the traces of the two shots?"

"Of course." Claire nodded. He was also a detective and it was his responsibility to investigate the crime scene.

So she led Cheng Mo to the bullet hole left by the first shot. The bullet left a bullet hole on the facade of a granite column. "Cheng, from the angle and traces left by this bullet hole, we can infer the location where the killer fired the shot." Claire pulled Cheng Mo back.

The distance is about ten meters.

In fact, the effective range of a pistol is about 20 to 30 meters. If the quality of the gun is not high, ten meters is already very good.

The bullet hole was very shallow, which was enough to show that the kinetic energy of the bullet was not strong and its lethality was limited. If it could not hit the vital point, basically nothing serious would happen.

"Where's the warhead? Have you found it?"

"No, there were too many people around when the gun went off. Although no one was hit, we don't know where the bullet flew to. My people looked carefully but couldn't find it." Claire said.

"It should still be in this dance hall. Based on the scratches left by the bullet on the pillar, we can analyze and determine the direction in which the bullet flew. If we find the bullet, we can do a lot of technical analysis." Cheng Mo said.

Claire knew this, but she had to find the warhead.

Of course, there is another bullet in the body of dancer Chen Manli, and analysis can also be done based on that bullet, but the person is dead now, and the bullet must remain in her body. If you want to remove the bullet, you must get the consent of the family.

In criminal cases, the police station certainly has the power to enforce the law, but the other party is a popular dancer and a mainstay of the Paramount, so communication is needed.

If we find this warhead, it will save a lot of trouble.

"Offer a reward and collect clues. Although the lights in the dance hall were dim when the crime happened, maybe someone saw the gunman's face clearly. As long as the gunman is found, the case will naturally be cleared." Cheng Mo also took a casual look to see if he was lucky enough to find the bullet head.

Obviously, Claire's men had searched every inch of this area and couldn't find it. How could he find it with just a casual glance? It was obviously unlikely.

The booths were tilted all over the place, and the chairs were all over the floor, with many of them having broken legs. It would cost Paramount a lot to replace all these tables and chairs, not to mention the impact of the case. It would take some time to restore the hotel to its original glory.

Everyone comes here to have fun. Even if they are looking for excitement, they are not here to die. If the Paramount Ballroom cannot guarantee the safety of its guests, then its business will be difficult to do in the future.

"This will be released tomorrow morning." Claire nodded.

"Inspector Claire, regarding the Chen Manli case, did you ask me to come over to hand the case over to the political department for investigation, or do you just want me to help you?" Cheng Mo asked.

"Cheng, your ability to solve cases is amazing. I would like to ask you for help." Claire said after thinking for a moment.

"If this case is really related to the Blue Shirts Society, then according to the rules of the police station, it will have to be taken over by the political department. Of course, you can also assist in the investigation, and your contribution will be indispensable." Cheng Mo said.

"No problem. Everything is up to you." Claire nodded and said that it would be best if such a difficult case could be solved. If it cannot be solved, it would also be nice to find someone to share the responsibility.

Don't say that the British are stupid, because they are not stupid at all.

Cheng Mo naturally knew what Claire was thinking. There were many different stories about Chen Manli's case in later generations. The most popular one was that she was killed because she refused to dance with the Japanese.

Although she is a dancer, she also has national spirit, which is much better than many men.

Of course, there are also people who say that Chen Manli is a Kuomintang secret agent. That is not impossible. Isn’t there a precedent of a dancing girl agent shooting and killing traitor spy No. 76?
If Chen Manli was a Military Intelligence Bureau agent, then it would be even more suspicious as to who killed her.

(End of this chapter)