gentry

Chapter 16

It was only after the two of them came out of Wu's house that Xiaoman realized it.

"Damn it, you actually refuse to admit it." Xiao Man said and pulled her hand back.

"He's right." Luo Fei nodded, still walking ahead.

"Ah?" Xiaoman didn't expect the mighty Luo Fei to say such a sentence for a while, so she couldn't help walking a few steps to catch up with Luo Fei, and tilted her head to look at Luo Fei.

"The key evidence in this case is indeed the corpse. I wanted to blackmail him, but he wasn't fooled. I lost this game."

Xiaoman was even more surprised: "Lost? It's so easy to admit defeat? Then... hey, Luo Fei, where are you going?"

Luo Fei finally looked back at Xiaoman, then waved and jumped into a rickshaw, and left.

In the evening, Xiaoman walked all the way back to Sullivan's apartment along the dimly lit alley, holding a can of coffee beans in both hands.When Xiaoman walked downstairs to the apartment, she looked up at Luo Fei's window on the second floor, and saw a figure holding a saxophone slowly swaying, but there was no sound.

Xiaoman walked to the second floor, walked towards the door of her apartment, hesitated for a moment, then turned around and walked to Luo Fei's door, and knocked on the door.

"Luo Fei." Xiaoman said softly.

The door opened a crack, Luo Fei bit the mouthpiece of the saxophone, still swinging from side to side, looking at Xiaoman without saying a word.

Seeing this scene, Xiaoman's eyes were hesitant and earnest: "I want to say... If you are sure that Wu Qingfeng is the murderer who subcontracted and murdered, I think we should continue to look for evidence instead of admitting defeat and giving up."

After Luo Fei finished listening, he blew a hasty note and looked at Xiaoman with a touch of emotion in his eyes.

Luo Fei's inexplicable actions immediately made Xiaoman a little at a loss.She didn't know if Luo Fei already had plans but didn't tell her, or if he really gave up.But this feeling of looking at each other made Xiaoman feel that the injury in those eyes seemed to have nothing to do with the case.

The two were silent for a moment, before Luo Fei could answer, Wang Susu's voice came from the other side of the corridor.

"Detective Qin! I heard that your luggage has been found, can you pay the rent first!"

Xiaoman was startled when he heard this, "Let me hide." Xiaoman hurriedly pushed Luo Fei in, and quickly followed behind and closed the door.

Xiaoman lay on the door listening to the movement outside.

"It's so strange. I saw her come back, but am I dazzled?" Mrs. Wang's voice came from outside the door.

Luo Fei faced the door and wanted to blow again, but Xiaoman grabbed his neck.

As Mrs. Wang's footsteps gradually faded away, Luo Fei's face turned from red to blue.

Xiaoman breathed a sigh of relief, and when she turned her head, she was taken aback by Luo Fei's face that was so close, and then realized that she was using too much force, and hurriedly let go of her hand.

"Ahem..." Luo Fei rubbed his neck, "You still owe Wang Susu's rent?"

"I accidentally lost the money when I first came here, and when the patrol room pays the salary next month..."

Luo Fei didn't even listen to Xiaoman's words, so he walked to the table and dug out a small wad of banknotes from the skull.

"Take it." Luo Fei handed over the money.

"There is actually money hidden here, why didn't I find it?" Xiaoman was dumbfounded.

"This should be enough for you to settle the bill with Wang Susu and find a better place. You will move as soon as this case is over."

"Why should I move?"

Luo Fei was expressionless: "Because you are not the neighbor I want..."

"Are you sick? Wait!" Xiaoman was surprised again, "You said wait until the case is over? Do you have an idea?"

"Crap!"

Xiaoman stood in the corridor holding the money, and the door of Luo Fei's house closed again in front of her.

Xiaoman subconsciously glanced at the corridor window.

At the same time, Luo Fei suddenly opened the door: "I locked the windows too!"

The door slammed shut again.

"Crazy." Xiao Man said with certainty while nodding.

Xiaoman closed the diary at the desk, looked at the pile of money that was somewhat curled up, and then sandwiched the money flatly in the diary.

At this moment, Luo Fei slowly opened the door, picked up the can of coffee beans and a small cloth bag the size of a palm, and stood at the door looking at the door of Room 204.

In the early morning, Xiaoman opened her eyes, collected herself, and yawned.Sitting up from the bed, she walked to the door as if she had a habit and wanted to open the door to take a look, but found a note slipped under the door without knowing when.

Xiaoman stepped forward to pick it up, and murmured: "At ten o'clock in the morning, No. 22 Jisifeier Road?"

Xiaoman thought for a while, opened the door suddenly, and looked towards the other side...

At the gate of Wu's house, a taxi with the engine turned on was parked. Wu Qingfeng and Axiang were putting their luggage into the car one by one.

Wu Qingfeng moved in a hurry. When he turned out of the trunk, he saw Qin Xiaoman standing at the door. Seeing that Xiaoman was alone, Wu Qingfeng became calm again: "Detective Qin, you are here to see him off. ?"

"No, I'm just passing by. Are you in a hurry to leave?" Xiaoman said with her arms around her shoulders.

Wu Qingfeng nodded: "Yes, I went to work in Nanjing, I told you yesterday."

Xiaoman sneered: "Working? I'm afraid he will disappear from the world."

"How come, I didn't break the law." Wu Qingfeng spread his hands.

Wu Qingfeng was about to turn back and get into the car, when suddenly, a black car with a police license plate screeched to a stop at the door.

Immediately afterwards, a policeman got down from the driver's seat and trotted open the rear door.Then Inspector Javert came down from the inside.Wu Qingfeng was taken aback when he saw this.

"Inspector Sha, are you looking for something to do with me, Mr. Wu?" Wu Qingfeng tried to calm down.

But Xiaoman took a closer look, and what she didn't expect was that Inspector Javert, who got off the car, also had a blank expression on his face, but saw Javert flashing a note: "Didn't you say you needed to call me for something urgent?"

"I... I didn't leave a note for you." Wu Qingfeng looked at the note, feeling inexplicably disturbed.

"Then who wrote this note?" Javert also found Xiaoman at this time, and then handed the note to Xiaoman.

Xiaoman shook her head repeatedly, looked around, and saw Luo Fei unhurriedly turning out from behind a tree.

"I wrote it." Luo Fei played with the cigar box and made a face at Javert with a playful smile.

"Luo Fei, what the hell are you doing?" Inspector Javert pouted.

"It's not me, it's Lawyer Wu, I'm here to catch ghosts today." Luo Feichao smiled slightly at Qingfeng Wu, and handed over the cigar box, "Would Lawyer Wu smoke one? The key evidence you want, I have already found it."

Wu Qingfeng pushed his hand: "Really, how did you find it? I'm a little curious."

Luo Fei took out a cigar by himself, put it under his nose and sniffed it: "Let me speak slowly, my mouth is so dry, how about going in for a cup of tea first."

Wu Qingfeng lowered his face: "I'm sorry, I'm catching the train."

Luo Fei tilted his head: "Your train doesn't leave until 11:30, you must be within 10 minutes."

"Luo Fei, what's going on?" Javert, who was listening in a cloud, stared at Xiaoman, "Qin Xiaoman, what are you two doing?"

Xiaoman shrugged: "The inspector is really none of my business, I only came here after receiving the note."

"Do you two want to answer together, then let's go into the house together." Luo Fei said and walked towards the courtyard.

Wu Qingfeng let out a long breath: "Okay, I'll give you 10 minutes. If you can produce the evidence you said, I'll go back to the arresting room with you. If you can't, stop pestering me."

"Master please first." Luo Fei waved his hand at Wu Qingfeng.

Afterwards, a group of people walked into Wu's house.

The living room of Wu's family has been almost emptied of everything, only tables, chairs and some tea sets are left.

"Everyone, you're welcome, sit down wherever you want." Luo Fei still had a mean smile on his face.

Everyone looked at each other and had to find a place to sit down in embarrassment.Xiaoman winks at Luo Fei, but Luo Fei just winks at Xiaoman.

Luo Fei picked up a cup: "Lawyer Wu, why don't you invite us to drink tea?"

"Sorry, the tea leaves have been put away." Wu Qingfeng said impatiently.

Luo Fei looked at the water in the cup: "Overnight tea is also good, it can improve eyesight."

Wu Qingfeng looked at his watch: "You still have 8 minutes."

"Luo Fei, I still have something to do in the patrol room. I didn't come to see you perform a one-man show early in the morning." Javert said sharply.

"Inspector, I found out that there was a third person at the scene of Mrs. Ma's car accident, and I came to my inference. I think you already know it." Luo Fei said as he took out a cigar tong and put it on the cigar.

"Qin Xiaoman told me, but I don't think you have any evidence, just a random guess." Inspector Javert said.

"Okay, then I'll show the evidence." Luo Fei cut the end of the cigar short as he said, then picked up the teacup and looked at it carefully.

Javert looked at the cup puzzled: "Is the evidence in the teacup?"

"Unfortunately, fine porcelain." Luo Fei shook his head and said.

Suddenly, Luo Fei let go of his hand suddenly, and the cup fell to the ground and shattered, and the fragments scattered everywhere, which shocked everyone.

"Sorry, my hands are slippery." Luo Fei looked at the debris exaggeratedly, looking at a loss, "Oh, the debris all over the floor will hurt your feet, someone will clean it up."

At this time, the servant Ah Xiang hurried into the house, wiping the floor with a rag and picking up broken porcelain pieces.

Luo Fei also knelt down to help pick it up together, peeking at the slightly nervous Wu Qingfeng.The still dazed Javert turned his face away impatiently, out of anger.

Ah Xiang picked up a piece of broken porcelain.

"Oh, be careful!" Luo Fei stretched out his hand to hold Ah Xiang's hand, pretending to be concerned, "Porcelain is very sharp, your hand is delicate and tender, it won't be good if you scratch it, Mrs. Ma."

After Ah Xiang heard this, her expression changed.Both Javert and Xiaoman opened their mouths wide for a moment, unable to believe that the dead Mrs. Ma is really alive right in front of them?

Wu Qingfeng followed suit and stood up: "Luo Fei! Don't bully me too much!"

"Yo! Lawyer Wu is really considerate of his servants, and no one else can touch him." Luo Fei stood up and said to the surroundings, "Let me introduce to you Ma Boyuan's wife, Mr. Wu Qingfeng's lover, Ms. Ruan Mengzhu."

As Luo Fei spoke, he tore off A Xiang's fake braid, and A Xiang screamed, revealing her curly hair.

Javert stood up in surprise: "This...what the hell is going on?"

"Lawyer Wu, you are right. My previous reasoning lacked key evidence. I deduced that you used a female corpse to impersonate Ruan Mengzhu, but I didn't deduce where the corpse came from. At first, I went to hospitals and slums to find the recently missing women. Dead body, I was busy for a long time, and then I suddenly realized that you were deliberately misleading me. I couldn’t find the source of the dead body like this, because no one was missing. Or, even if this person disappeared, no one would know .”

"I see, that corpse belongs to Ah Xiang!" Xiao Man jumped up from the chair.

Luo Fei pointed at Wu Qingfeng with a cigar and said, "That's right, you killed your maid, A Xiang, and then dressed Ruan Mengzhu as A Xiang's impostor, one suspended death, one disappeared, the two coincided, it was so perfect, You almost fooled me. It’s a pity that there is no absolutely perfect crime in the world, and no matter how clever the plan is, it will inevitably leave flaws.”

"Really?" Wu Qingfeng leaned back on the chair weakly, looking down at the broken porcelain pieces.

"Yesterday I handed over my business card when I entered the door. This Ah Xiang took the card and glanced at it, but later I learned from my neighbors that Ah Xiang is a rural girl who cannot read at all, thus confirming my suspicion..."

At this moment, Ruan Mengzhu suddenly clutched the broken porcelain and cried out, "It's all my fault. I forced him to do all this. Don't blame him."

Luo Fei shook his head: "No, Mrs. Ma, you are just an accomplice. You don't know Ah Xiang, and you don't know that she has a similar figure to you. How could you make such a plan?"

Wu Qingfeng sighed: "I did all of this, but I was also forced to do nothing. I was worried about Mengzhu's situation and sometimes called Ma Boyuan when she was not at home, but I was too careless and was stolen by Axiang. I heard it, and she used it as a threat to blackmail me."

"Can I have one?" Wu Qingfeng pointed to the cigar that Luo Fei was about to light.

Luo Fei nodded, nodded and handed it to Wu Qingfeng.

Wu Qingfeng didn't know how to smoke, let alone smoked cigars, but at this moment, he sucked greedily, and then coughed violently.Wu Qingfeng seemed to have completely relaxed after some unreasonable inhalation. He slumped on the chair with vacant eyes, as if scenes of memories were slowly flashing before his eyes: "I accidentally killed Ah on impulse. Xiang. I was panicked at first and didn’t know how to deal with the corpse. After I calmed down, I suddenly found that Axiang’s figure was very similar to Mengzhu’s, so I thought of this trick.”

Luo Fei nodded: "The plan I launched you before was to fake the scene of the car accident, blame Ma Boyuan, and take Ruan Mengzhu far away, killing two birds with one stone. I underestimated you, your plan is to kill three birds with one stone."

When Javert heard this, he suddenly stood up: "Wu Qingfeng, Ruan Mengzhu, it seems that you have to go back to the patrol room with me."

At this moment, Ruan Mengzhu stepped forward and hugged Wu Qingfeng's leg: "Qingfeng, I'm sorry, it was I who hurt you."

Wu Qingfeng leaned down slowly, took out the porcelain piece from Ruan Mengzhu's hand with distressed eyes, then took his own tie and wrapped it around the wound on his palm, he said while carefully bandaging it: "No, Mengzhu, let's get along together Although these few days are short, I am very happy and the happiest time in my life, thank you."

Mengzhu held Wu Qingfeng's hand tightly: "Qingfeng, no matter where you go or what the outcome is, I will always be with you until the end."

Seeing this scene, Xiaoman couldn't help turning her head to look outside the door.

"Cough!" Javert coughed lightly: "Ruan Mengzhu, I must remind you that legally you are still Mrs. Ma."

Wu Qingfeng looked at Javert: "No, in order to escape the crime, Ma Boyuan has signed and admitted that he has a history of mental illness. It should not be difficult to divorce a mental patient. You can ask my friends in the legal profession for help."

Luo Fei nodded: "You've even thought about the next move, I admire you."

Javert also ignored Wu Qingfeng, turned around and ordered to Qin Xiaoman: "Qin Xiaoman, take them back to the arresting room."

Xiaoman was in a daze.

"Qin Xiaoman!" Javert walked out after finishing speaking.

"Oh." Xiaoman agreed, walking towards Wu Qingfeng and Ruan Mengzhu with some hesitation.

(End of this chapter)