Chapter 10 Chapter Two Tracing

"You can go in, the scene has been checked and collected." A policeman said to his supervisor, Captain Xu. Captain Xu walked in and looked at the corpse on the bed. The body was covered with coagulated blood, but the deceased showed no signs of struggle or struggle.The drawer of the bedside table was opened, the empty wallet was thrown on the floor, the air conditioner was still on, but the window was wide open. "It looks like stealing and murder." Xiao Chen, the subordinate, said in a low voice, "No murder weapon was found at the scene." Captain Xu's eyes fell on the suitcase of the deceased. The suitcase had not been opened, and he shook his head imperceptibly.Walking to the window about 1 meter high and 60 to 70 centimeters wide and looking out, there is a layer of ivy with thick green branches and leaves on half of the wall. The outer wall under the cover is flat and smooth, and there is no strong place to climb.Stealing on the second floor requires the use of some kind of tool. Several colleagues in the yard are carefully checking and sampling.

He turned and walked out, and said to Xiao Chen, "Let the friend of the deceased check what is missing, and tell me later." Then, he came out and said to the shopkeeper, "You arrange a room, I have something to ask you." The shop owner walked downstairs, then he turned to the people in front of him and said, "My surname is Xu, you can call me Captain Xu." He looked at the shopkeeper's daughter-in-law: "You found the corpse, right?" When the policeman asked her, Cai Youzhen, who seemed to have collapsed all the time, showed some satisfaction, and said very cooperatively: "Oh, yes, yes, I was scared to death at that time, you know I am the most sensitive ... When I walked to the door, I felt something was wrong. I called the door, but she didn't answer. The door was not locked. When I turned it, the lock opened. When I saw it, ah—it was scary! I screamed and screamed, but no Make a noise, you know I've never seen a dead person. Blood is all over the bed, the room is a mess, the windows are still wide open, I knew it was robbed, but I didn't go in, I have common sense Oh, I said to myself, no, I have to call the police, but I can't walk, I'm squatting at the door, you know I'm sensitive, I just can't stand up, I said, no, you have to stand up , but I still couldn't stand up, you know I'm very sensitive, and then I turned my head and saw him coming in from the outside..."

She pointed at Li Zhenya, and continued to narrate, ignoring Captain Xu's gestures to stop her several times, like a flood that opened the gate, and her expression changed extremely richly with the narration: "He came here for a while." Look, I was terribly scared. I wanted to go in to see what was going on. I said, 'Don't go in.' He wouldn't listen. I couldn't hold him back. I reminded him, 'You can't go in. We have to protect the scene and call the police.' I have common sense, but he had already gone in to see what happened. I reminded him. Well, when he went to call the police, I still couldn’t stand up. I didn’t stand up until they came and helped me up.”

She pointed at Li Qing and Liu Qiang with her fingers: "I haven't calmed down after drinking several sips of cold water. I'm a very sensitive person." Speaking of which, she patted her chest lightly with her hand to express that she just came back from the shock . Captain Xu was very happy that the talkative woman finally stopped for a while, and he hurriedly ordered: "I can tell, shhh, you'd better take a rest, we can ask you for details later." The room fell into silence again, ten minutes later. The tall woman who followed Xiao Chen in to check came out, and Captain Xu asked, "What's missing?"

"Money, I'm not sure how much. Her necklace is lost, it's a diamond." "How much is it worth?" "Tens of thousands of dollars." "Aw—" The people next to each other made the same and knowing voice, and then began to whisper slightly different comments. "No wonder, he must have been caught by a thief, and he followed me in the middle of the night." "That's right, you can't leak money when you're away from home, you're recruiting thieves." "That's right, recruiting thieves outside, it's hard to catch if you're unlucky."

"Yeah, where can I find it? If you arrive in Shanghai by boat, doesn't that mean you've fallen into a sea of ​​people?" "That's not right, several shifts have been dispatched in the morning." ... Listening to the more and more ominous comments around, Captain Xu was very grateful to see the owner coming up with a nod and bow - knowing that he was ready, he turned back to the owner's daughter-in-law and said, "Now, please come downstairs with us. Tell me what you know." "Hey, what do I know, I don't know anything, I don't know who killed people, how could I know this?" She protested with a blank face.

Captain Xu carefully looked at the woman in front of him. She was very short, only about 1.5 meters old. Maybe it was because of being at the seaside all the year round. This family was very dark, but because they were young, they were very dark and playful, so they were very cheerful. , coupled with a clear whispering temperament at the corners of the eyebrows and eyes, it seems that there is no need to worry about communication problems caused by nervousness after seeing the police. "Name." Captain Xu finished his observation, leaned his body comfortably on the chair and started his questioning. Considering the level of rapping of the woman in front of him just now, he adopted a concise way of questioning.

"My name is Cai Youzhen, and I am the daughter-in-law of this family. My husband's name is Zhu Chengye, my father-in-law's name is Zhu Laigen, my mother-in-law's name is Cao Aihua, and my husband has an older brother. But their family has been doing business in other places and never came back. He is smarter than my husband." Too much, I opened a restaurant, it’s a big hotel, the money is so old, my husband can’t do it, it’s like wood, hey, the dragon has nine sons, the sons are different, why do you think my husband is so stupid Well, he will do whatever his father says, and he doesn’t think about our future at all, we need money to live, don’t you think, what can you do?” Cai Youzhen asked and answered ten questions, and finally began to tell them about her unhappy family affairs .

"I believe that it is enough for you to think about your future." Captain Xu followed her words, saying that he listened to her answer very carefully, but cleverly brought the conversation back to the case: "Now what I want to know What time did you go upstairs and found the body, why did you go to her?" "Oh, originally, a small hotel like ours doesn't disturb customers, unlike a big hotel that cleans the room regularly, unless you don't let them clean, you have to hang a sign of 'Do Not Disturb', our small family Hotels are different. Everything depends on the needs of customers. Whatever you want, if you don’t want us to go in, we won’t go in. If you want us to go in and clean, we’ll go in and clean. Anyway, it’s based on the needs of customers. If a small hotel like ours wants to The only way to attract customers is to do things according to customer needs, right? Although sometimes customers go too far, we have to bear with it. Who makes it difficult to make money now, like the four of them played cards all night yesterday, and they quarreled We didn’t say anything about the mess. We ran to our kitchen in the middle of the night to make supper. It was very noisy. Although these expenses will be added to their bills in the end, but in big hotels, even if you add money, they won’t let you do it. Ah, we are here to be careless. I am the most pitiful person when I make such a fuss. I am a light sleeper. I know any sounds. This is not a comfortable thing. I don’t sleep soundly. I am very tired and have no energy to work, and my father-in-law and mother-in-law also said that I am lazy, do they wrong me and make me mad." Speaking of this, Cai Youzhen closed her mouth angrily, still feeling aggrieved.

"I'm asking you what time you went upstairs and found the body. Why did you go to her?" Captain Xu asked patiently. "Oh?" In a daze, Cai Youzhen realized that she didn't answer the question, thought for a while and said, "That's right, the tall woman told me to remember to bring her a glass of milk at nine o'clock every morning. Huh! It's so tricky, I still want you Send milk in, I have seen many people coming and going in our hotel, I have never seen someone like her, I am not surprised that she was robbed, she is too ostentatious, what she wears, what she wears, tsk tsk! Actually Why do you come to live in our small hotel if you have money? My mother was so happy when she brought them here that day. She thought she could make more money, yes! Now it’s all right, all the thieves have been recruited, and they still die here. I'm scared to death, this is a mental loss! Also, business will be in trouble these days, and I don't know if they will pay us if they delay these days, it's really bad luck!"

Cai Youzhen spread her hands, as if she was complaining to her neighbors, but she immediately went on to say very contentedly: "But it's okay, just rest for a few days, there is no way to make money, if people want to open more, I think very happily , unlike my parents, I can't think about it." "So you found the body at nine o'clock?" "Yes, maybe a few minutes late. I'm always on time, but—" "Did you go upstairs before nine o'clock?" Captain Xu cut off her words first, because he speculated that what she said next was nothing more than a confession of his punctuality. "Not today, but I usually go up. I always get up early. I get up at five o'clock, and I go up to clean after six o'clock. There is no way. If I get up late, my parents will nagging endlessly." Ah, living with the elderly is like this, it’s unspeakably hard, and I’m not my parents, I don’t know how to love you, alas! Fortunately, I always get up early, clean downstairs, and clean upstairs, I think they played mahjong in the stairwell all night yesterday, they must be sleepy late, so I didn't go up until nine o'clock, but when I came up, the man—the one whose wife was very good at haggling with us—was lying on the sofa I went to bed and slept soundly. I urged him to go back to the room to sleep. After he went back, I was just about to clean up. I remembered that I needed to make milk, so I went downstairs to make milk. Oh, let me tell you, I heard it downstairs There were footsteps upstairs, maybe the thief just left at that time, I was scared to death thinking about it, you know I have always been very sensitive." "You said you didn't sleep all night, so did you hear any sounds or see any unusual sights last night, such as climbing a wall or something?" "No, the current thieves are all burglars. They come without a trace and go without a trace. How can I see it? Think about it, it's scary, our bedroom is directly below, maybe the thief even looked into our room, oops, You have to pay attention in the future." Speaking of this, she seemed to realize the danger, and her face suddenly turned pale. Captain Xu said that he doesn’t think that today’s thieves can come and go without a trace, because it’s not the ancient times, and people don’t practice miraculous martial arts very much anymore. If they really have unique skills, they can earn a lot of money openly in today’s society. Ordinary thieves are more agile at best.Therefore, the burglary and murder on the second floor must have been climbed up. As the place directly below the crime scene, you should be able to hear some sounds or see some things. If she really stayed up all night as she claimed, because the floor upstairs Carpets are just regular floor tiles. Cai Youzhen made another long discussion, first arguing about the possibility that thieves can come and go without a trace, and also cited some examples to quote from many sources, expressing regret for Captain Xu's lack of correct estimation of the capabilities of current criminals , because "the lives of the people are in your hands"!He also said that she did not sleep all night, although occasionally she would lose consciousness for a while. Finally, Captain Xu asked her again to confirm whether she believed that she did not hear any suspicious voices or see any suspicious figures. Cai Youzhen shook her head regretfully, and said that if she knew in advance that a thief would come, she would pay attention and provide clues to the police. Of course, she also said that if she had known in advance, this incident would never have happened, which is to no one. good.She once again expressed that she was very sensitive. This incident gave her a great shock. It is still unclear how her life will be affected in the future. Finally, she asked if she had provided them with any useful clues. Captain Xu hurriedly said that truthfully reflecting what he knew was the best help to the police. She provided extremely valuable information, and earnestly expressed that he might ask her for some more things in the future, and hoped that she would help. She invited her husband in. "I think—" When Cai Youzhen went out, Xiao Chen, who was taking notes, raised his head and sighed deeply, and said to Captain Xu solemnly, "taking notes is a heavy manual job, especially heavy!" What makes Xiao Chen very happy is that Cai Youzhen's husband Zhu Chengye is a dull man, and Cai Youzhen probably said everything he said. But he looked very unpleasant, like a creditor. He rolled his eyes and answered Captain Xu's question, but they didn't gain much. Apart from answering the basic information such as the name, he was as dazed as a piece of wood. He asked Captain Xu repeatedly whether he felt that there was something special in the middle of the night. He just repeated dryly: "I was tired after doing all the work during the day, and fell asleep as soon as my head touched the pillow at night, not to mention the middle of the night, I didn't know what happened after ten o'clock in the evening, anyway, I didn't wake up with a start." When Captain Xu said that his wife couldn't sleep well because of playing cards upstairs all night, when he asked him what he heard, he still said dryly: "My daughter-in-law slept all afternoon yesterday, and she didn't feel sleepy at night. sleep, very sleepy." Looking at his gloomy and indifferent face, Captain Xu let him go in disappointment. "He looks like a criminal. In fact, he has a good chance of committing a crime. He just climbed up from his own window. Maybe he did it because of the money." Xiao Chen said dissatisfied. "You mean to say that this is Erniang Sun's black shop." "It's not that dark, it's just that people who are rich will attack, not everyone who is black." "It's not impossible for you to suspect, but I think the possibility is too small." Captain Xu shook his head slightly. "You see, according to the scene, the deceased did not show any signs of struggle at all, and was killed in a deep sleep. If he saw the money, he could just steal the things and leave. Why bother to kill people. Besides, like the shopkeeper and the others This kind of family is well-off, and the money on passengers generally does not arouse their desire to commit crimes. He has no criminal record, so how can he kill people when he says he will kill them." "I also said it casually, mainly because I don't like his appearance." "I don't like his appearance either, but it's his parents' fault." Captain Xu suddenly shut up when he said this, because his father Zhu Laigen walked in... Zhu Laigen is of medium build. He might have looked shrewd and funny at first, but now he looks very depressed. His thin face is covered with deep criss-cross wrinkles. Too many wrinkles make you think he is a hundred years old. Fortunately, his strong body makes his age look much younger, that is, he looks like he is in his fifties or sixties. Just looking at his face, you will think that his life is extremely difficult. Now his mourning appearance makes his wrinkles show a kind of A feeling of desolation, as if his whole life has been tortured by life, although this is actually just an illusion, he has always lived a good life, the face that has experienced vicissitudes is only due to being too close to nature - the cool sea breeze has an imperceptible hardness . He also said that he didn't hear any special noises, probably because the playing cards upstairs was quite noisy. Of course, it wasn't too loud afterward, and he said that there were no blankets on the card playing table, at most there was a layer of cloth. If they were provided with a bed The blanket is even better. In fact, he wanted to go up to talk about them in the middle of the night. Later, considering the principle that customers are gods, it is rare for them to have such a good time, so he endured it again. He just closed the window and made the sound quieter, but it was still limited. Because maybe the window in the stairwell is not closed. "Is your bedroom opposite your son's bedroom, which is directly below the room of the deceased's boyfriend?" "yes." "Then do you sleep lightly?" "I usually sleep lightly. If you run a hotel, you should be more vigilant." "Then did you hear any special noises above your room in the middle of the night? I mean the room directly above is the room of the deceased's boyfriend." "Above?" said the owner, looked at Captain Xu in amazement, then nodded suddenly, and then gave Captain Xu a comprehensible look, then lowered his head, frowned and gritted his teeth to remember, but after a long while, he just replied with some uncertainty: "There seems to be some noise, but it's not obvious. Besides, in the middle of the night, I can't guarantee that people won't wake up after all." Feeling guilty for not providing strong evidence for Captain Xu's suspicion, he added thoughtfully, "If Walking around with bare feet, the sound is very low, not to mention people, even dogs can’t be sure.” Cao Aihua has a shrewd black face, which looks more or less like a gourd, with the main protrusions concentrated in the lower half.At this moment, her face was full of boredom, and her protruding mouth was weakly shrunk back, and she would sigh long and short as a prelude to answering any questions from Captain Xu. "Is it you who brought these people back?" After the routine basic questions were asked, Captain Xu began to ask targeted questions. "Oh, bad luck, bad luck! I said I was going to be unlucky that day, and it turned out to be really bad luck. That day my right eye kept twitching. I thought what's the big deal. If I don't believe in Bodhisattvas, I can't do it. But I didn't care. A few scattered guests, I thought they only stayed for half a day, but I met these four, many people asked them to live, they insisted on living together, other people’s houses were not as big as mine, they refused, my house The room was just enough, so they came, and I didn’t need to say anything. I was happy at the time, because they said they would stay for a few days, and they went out to four rooms at once. I said I picked a cheap one this time, and others were jealous the day before yesterday. I'm lucky, this time I can laugh. Oh, bad luck, bad luck! If I had known, I would not have let them come and live. Died in my home, this is so obscure, I should never have never done it Ignore the Bodhisattva's warning." "Do you know any of these people? Or one of them?" "Where do I know each other? I just see them as some rich people. Whoever thinks that the problem lies in the things they look at rich. Whoever thinks that there will be thieves. The Bodhisattva here is so clever, who dares to be so bold, I will be punished. Alas! I also want to understand that this may be a small tribulation deliberately given to our family by the Bodhisattva, and it cannot be said to be a small tribulation. No suffering, small suffering is better than big one." The last words were purely talking to herself, because she didn't look at Captain Xu and the others at all, Xiao Chen didn't know whether to record these words or not. "Have you ever been burglarized here before?" "Amitabha, it's okay to be repaid by thieves every day. How can there be such a thing? I think it's them, especially the woman who died. She looks very rich. Her coat can't cover her belly button. Hanging brightly and ostentatiously, some greedy thief must have seen them and followed them. I really shouldn't have brought them to live with us, I shouldn't, alas! But then again Oh, it’s fate, there’s no way to avoid it. By the way, this thief must be a foreigner. We don’t have many people on this island, and they are all very good-natured, so why would they sneak up on them?” "Did you hear any special noise in the middle of the night?" Captain Xu asked without hope. As an affirmation of his ability to judge, he soon heard the expected answer. "No, I sleep very hard, you think I'm busy all day long, and I have to worry about it inside and out, unlike that lazy woman who should sleep or wake up." Cao Aihua curled her lips in disdain , but in an instant, he calmly turned the words to his own feelings, "But I don't have to worry about it these days, and I don't have much business anyway. Maybe it's because the Bodhisattva sees me as too busy. Poor! I'm so busy." I have been using this method to let me rest for a lifetime, Bodhisattva is the most merciful, how about calling it the merciful and merciful Guanyin Bodhisattva." When she said this, she actually smiled, obviously she was asking and answering questions. In a short time, she had gone from irritated to plausibly calm. Xiao Chen wanted to interject and say that if the Bodhisattva uses this cruel method to let you rest, then this Bodhisattva really cannot be called compassionate, but this kind of thought is only in his stomach, and he dare not express it. Captain Xu let her go and lowered his head in thought. "Captain Xu," Xiao Chen leaned over worriedly and said, "If, as she said, it was a tourist who did it, the case might be more difficult. Think about it, with so many boats coming and going every day, I'm afraid The murderer is long gone." "Yes, if this is the case, the chance of catching it is slim. However, I have another suspicion. I will wait until the comprehensive appraisal is over." Captain Xu turned his head thoughtfully. The questioning of the six people upstairs was already in the afternoon, during which all inspections have been completed, including Li Zhenya and Li Liqing's inspection of the deceased's belongings. The corpse was also transported away under people's fearful and curious eyes. "It's weird. Although the window is open, there are no traces on the window or the outer wall." Xiao Chen muttered as he read the technical appraisal results. Captain Xu tapped on the identification documents and said: "So this should not be a death caused by theft or robbery. I looked at the scene in the morning and thought it was suspicious. The drawer of the hotel table was opened, but the deceased's box was not opened. Since it was stealing, why didn't it be opened? Also, the deceased There is no sign of waking up, why did the murderer kill her? Isn’t this just asking for trouble? Of course, considering the possibility of a murderer, I’m not completely sure that it’s not an outsider who committed the crime, but now I’m afraid there’s nothing wrong with it. How about the murderer? Entering the room? Someone is playing cards in the stairwell, so it is impossible to come through the stairs. There are only windows. But the window is small and on the second floor, the window frame is still made of wood, and the surrounding is full of creepers. Even if the murderer is as thin as an eleven or twelve-year-old child , going in and out will definitely leave traces, not to mention that the murderer may not be so small, if you want to go in and out without leaving traces, unless it is a bird." "Indeed, it's just that the murderer deliberately created the illusion of robbery and murder. However, he also took the Public Security Bureau too stupidly. It doesn't mean that we think it's an outsider who committed the crime when the window was opened." Xiao Chen wrinkled his nose resentfully. "Besides, no one from the owner's family came up in the middle of the night, so the murderer must be someone upstairs." Xiao Chen's face became serious: "That means the murderer is one of the people below?" "Who knows if it's one of them or two or three?" "Oh, no way, there are only six people in total, and there are three unrelated tourists." "Yes, let's start with three unrelated tourists, oh, let's ask this one named Lin Mulan first." "Why her?" "It's very simple. She was in the card list they gave me just now, and she is a woman. I hope she is a trivial woman who pays attention to all the details." Captain Xu was delighted to find that Lin Mulan had a face full of curiosity, secretly expecting her to be as talkative as the shop owner's daughter-in-law. "It must be hard to see my friend killed." Captain Xu said deliberately. "Of course it's uncomfortable." Lin Mulan obviously didn't pay attention to Captain Xu's words, and said along with her own thoughts, "I didn't expect the law and order here to be so bad. To be honest, I have lost interest in playing on this island." "The law and order on this island has always been very good, but if someone deliberately commits a murder here, we can't prevent it in advance." "What did you say?" Lin Mulan was startled by Captain Xu's words. "According to various clues and identification, we can conclude that this is a murder, and the murderer is one or several people on this floor." Mulan stayed for a while— "It's none of our business," she said quickly in self-defense, and then added slyly, "Oh, that's silly, you must have heard that self-confessed saying a lot." Captain Xu smiled slightly. "Of course it has nothing to do with us." Mulan suddenly realized the trap in the police's questioning just now, she stretched her neck hastily to argue, "I don't know the deceased at all, why would I murder her, by the way, they came from Beijing, we are not here In a province, you can check your ID card; also, you can go to our workplace to investigate, of course, I don’t have a job now, but we have always been law-abiding citizens, you can check it, we—” "Don't be nervous," Captain Xu waved his hand, interrupting her nervous self-justification. "The time of death has been estimated. Didn't you play mahjong last night? That means that most of the time someone will testify for you. Tell me about your whereabouts." "Oh, well, we started playing cards about eleven o'clock last night—" "So late?" Captain Xu interrupted her again, "Why didn't you start earlier?" "Actually, they didn't necessarily ask us to play cards. I mean, maybe only one of my husband and I was needed. According to Ms. Li, Ms. Zhang and her boyfriend had a little unhappiness, so Ms. Zhang took medicine and fell asleep. The young lady came to invite us to play cards after appeasing them." "Go on." "Then, we chatted for a while, about one o'clock, and a lady who lived across from me—" Speaking of this, Mulan's heart moved slightly, she thought of those bulging sad and dull eyes again, but for a moment Mulan decided not to say anything, that woman should have absolutely nothing to do with this matter, why bother talking about her past blindness Guess what?She paused and then said: "Oh - blame us for being too loud, of course, because we didn't play for a long time, we continued to play - naturally - controlled the voice, but after a long time, I feel that it affects the mood , I also felt very sleepy. I wanted to take a break at the stall, but later I wanted to eat some supper before going to bed. About two o'clock, Liqing and I went downstairs to have a supper. It was about three o'clock when we started eating, and we ate half a meal. After many hours, who knows that after eating, I don’t feel sleepy anymore. In addition, my husband and I took a nap at night and were very energetic. We wanted to play for a while, but they were a little tired. Around five o'clock, I was too sleepy, so I went to sleep at the booth." "Did none of these leave alone? Like go to the bathroom?" "Ah, yes, oh, I went there after one o'clock. Miss Li went there when we were having supper. It seems that when we were downstairs, my husband and Mr. Liu went there. I hope the deceased is not He was killed when my husband and I were going to the bathroom." Lin Mulan looked at Captain Xu longingly. "Can you be sure about these times?" "It should be about the same. I checked my watch today, and there is nothing wrong." "Really? Congratulations, the deceased died between two and three in the middle of the night, so if what you said is true, you are not suspected." Captain Xu bowed his head and thought for a while, then asked, "Do you know how long your husband and Liu Qiang go to the toilet?" "I don't know, but my wife will definitely not kill people. Why would he kill her? He doesn't know her at all." "How do you know your husband doesn't know her?" "This—" Mulan choked, leaned slightly, and suddenly said with a smile on her face, "Of course I can't prove that we don't know her, but the deceased was stabbed to death? It must be blood spatter. If it was my husband, how could it be possible?" To kill without any contamination in such a short period of time? I swear, he didn't change his clothes all night." "You have a quick mind," Captain Xu smiled for the first time, "Scarlet, yes, Bloody." Mulan also relaxed a bit, and she added fairly, "Actually, none of us changed clothes, really." "Okay, now can you tell me how you feel about these people." Mulan scratched her hair. "Well, I don't know these people at all, and I don't have any special feelings. The dead Miss Zhang was well-dressed and looked very fashionable. She should have a good living environment, but she seems to be rather arrogant. She treated us Full of refusal air, I mean body language. In short, I don't want to talk to her when I see her. You know, even ordinary people have self-esteem. That Mr. Li is very polite and seems to be a learned and rich person, but I can't see who he is at all, because he hardly looks at others or says anything when he does what he does. Ms. Li and Mr. Liu are much more friendly. Ms. Li is a considerate and meticulous person, and her cooking skills are excellent; Sir, it sounds harsh, but it sounds interesting, and the journey will not be boring with him." "Did they talk about why they came during the card game?" "I didn't talk about it in detail." Mulan said, and then she rolled her eyes and recalled the conversation last night for a while, "Zuo is just here to play. But I think it's mainly for Miss Zhang and Mr. Li. Miss Li is very interested in this island. I have no interest at all, because she has come to play before, she said that she has never played abroad, she thought she could go out this time, but Ms. Zhang insisted on coming here, so she had no choice but to obey. I believe that Ms. Zhang—— " "--how?" "It looks very conceited, and it is also domineering when talking to people, like a self-centered person. Of course, except for her boyfriend, I think it is a bit flattering." "Really?" Captain Xu pondered for a while, "Tell me the reason?" Mulan looked at Captain Xu, hesitantly narrated the chat during the card game last night, and finally added: "...It's probably like this, I'm not spreading gossip, since it involves—" "Of course!" Captain Xu quickly interrupted her embarrassing self-confession, and gave a strong affirmation, "You did the right thing, do you have anything more specific?" "No more, you can ask her friends more specifically." Mulan suggested. "Okay, did you hear anything special during the game?" "No." Mulan answered after thinking for a while. "Think about it, any special situation can be said." Mulan frowned and thought about it for a while, and finally shook her head. Captain Xu nodded in satisfaction. The performance of the woman in front of him basically met his expectations, although her love for talking was not as good as that of Cai Youzhen. "You can leave first, but don't tell anyone the content of our conversation, don't talk about it." Captain Xu ordered, "Also, please come over with your husband." Mulan reluctantly agreed and left. Captain Xu looked at Wu Ming, who had a figure like a wax gourd and a very comfortable face. Wu Ming talked about his actions at night, and it was no different from Lin Mulan. There would be no accidents, because they entered and exited together. Oh, no, they did not exit together. After the card game, Wu Ming stayed on the sofa in the stairwell going to bed. "Why didn't you go back to your room to sleep?" "My wife is like a lunatic when she's not sleepy. If something interferes with her sleep, she will be furious. I'm fat and I snore very loudly when I sleep." "Oh, that's it. By the way, so you all went to the bathroom while they were cooking, who came first? How long?" "We went together. We felt a little bored when they went down. Mr. Liu said he was going to the toilet to clear his stomach, and asked me if I would go. Although I didn't really think about it, I thought it would be better to go back to the room. One trip, that is, five or six minutes." Speaking of this, Wu Ming paused for a moment, and then replied proudly: "I know she wasn't killed by a thief at this time." "Oh? Why are you so sure?" "It's like this. My figure looks like a person who eats and sleeps poorly." Wu Ming wrapped his hands around his body regretfully, and then said as if he had rehabilitated himself: "But in fact, I sleep very lightly. After we all went to bed in the morning, I seemed to feel that someone came out and walked near me, and then I moved a little, trying to open my eyes to see who it was, but I was really sleepy at the time, and then I felt as if someone walked away quickly , Then I fell asleep in a daze. I don’t know how long it took, it seemed that someone came near me again. I tried to open my eyes, but the person seemed to leave quickly. At that time, I was just sleepy, too lazy to think, and continued to sleep. Now I think that sneaky man is a murderer, he just finished his crime and wants to go downstairs." "Are you sure?" "Almost, I would have opened my eyes if I knew it earlier." Wu Ming spread his hands regretfully, "Although I was very energetic when I played cards at night, I was really sleepy when I fell down. The only feeling I had at the time was that I was very annoyed." "Don't you feel anything?" "It seems, it seems to be a person of medium build, anyway, he is taller than me, I can't guarantee it." Captain Xu estimated that the man in front of him was no more than 1.70 meters tall. "You may feel good, but the conclusion is wrong. The deceased was killed between two and three o'clock in the middle of the night. This is based on the degree of coagulation of the corpse and blood. It can't be wrong, at least not so much wrong." Wu Ming was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled self-deprecatingly, "It must be someone else walking around upstairs, I made a mistake." "Can you feel who it is?" "No, but it doesn't seem to matter anymore." "Important because the deceased was murdered by someone on this floor." Wu Ming sat up straight in shock, "Murder? Come to this tourist attraction?" Captain Xu's heart suddenly moved, he came to this tourist attraction to murder, why?Was it deliberate or improvised?He suppressed the suspicion in his heart and asked: "Did you hear anything between two and three o'clock?" "No, people always pay more attention when playing poker, especially when some money comes in." Wu Ming replied, and then he looked at Captain Xu worriedly, "It's very rare, it doesn't count as gambling, does it?" "No, this kind of entertainment is very common among tourists." Captain Xu comforted him and told him to leave first. "I guess the next step is to ask Wu Ruxin." Xiao Chen said. “说的不错。”徐队长有些疲惫地揉揉眼睛，低头看吴如心的身份证号码，“这人是宁波人，应该也是不相干的游客。” 吴如心看起来既像三十五六岁又像她的实际年龄二十八九岁，有张转瞬间就要苍老的脸，上面是一丝不苟的妆容，苍白干涩的皮肤、鼻梁两侧散落着点点雀斑，两只鼓出的眼睛愣愣地看着前方，瘦削的身材有些僵硬。 “你是宁波人，唔？”看对方点头，徐队长接着问，“在哪里工作？” “我没有工作。” “噢。你半夜曾经起来要求打麻将的人小声些，大概晚上没有休息好，有没有注意到什么不同寻常的动静？” “有的。”吴如心干脆地回答，她眨眨有些肿大的眼睛，“昨晚我并没有多想，直到今天早上我才意识到，其实我看到了那个贼。” “是吗？”徐队长惊讶地看着她，不知道该不该告诉她没有贼。 “是的，”她顿了顿，接着很肯定地说：“我的房间就挨着楼梯间，所以感觉非常吵，我开始忍着，想，如果直接告诉他们恐怕太不礼貌，可我有心脏病，很讨厌听噪音，实在受不了了，就出去说了一次，然后声音就小了许多，我也困了，迷迷糊糊开始睡觉，不知道多长时间，好像感觉窗外有人，你知道半夜人困得很，我也懒得管，我一直认为这里治安很好，因为这里是佛岛呀，现在想可能就是那个贼干的。” 徐队长侧过头认真的问：“噢？那时几点你知道吗？” “我不知道，当时睡得迷迷糊糊的，可我有感觉。” “你的感觉具体指什么？是视觉？比如看到模糊的人影？或者是听觉，感到外面有响动？” “都有一点，我先听到窗外有声音，然后好像看到窗外有影子。” “你确定不是幻觉吗？”徐队长怀疑地说。 “不，不是，我心脏不好，有声音睡不踏实的。” “你能确定黑影是人吗？” “应该是吧，这岛上有猴子吗？” “你意思是说是个瘦小的人？” “差不多，我觉得他似乎在窗户上停留了一会儿，我看着他，然后他就离开了。” “你真的认为不是幻觉或者是噩梦吗？我听说很多心脏不好的人容易做噩梦。” “不，我觉得我还是比较清醒的。” “那你没有害怕吗？你晚上感觉窗户上有人，还停留了片刻，居然毫不在意地继续安心睡觉？” 吴如心顿了一下：“我当时没多想，我很安心，这是佛岛，菩萨住的地方，没什么可怕的，我还以为是菩萨显灵呢，如果是今天晚上我一定会吓得叫出来。” “那既然你看到了，你能描述他长什么样子吗？” “很瘦小，穿一身黑衣服。” 徐队长凝视着她：“这个回答太简略了，这里的房间很小，我相信你能看得更清楚，如果你确实看到了的话。” “是的，可问题是我近视，很高度的近视，有八九百度，晚上我总取下隐形眼镜。” 徐队长盯着她鼓起的眼睛，相信她这句应该是实话，他小心地再次提醒道： “八九百度，我相信这是个不低的度数，有时候可能会出现错觉吧，比如把树影当人影之类的。” “外边也没有树，哪儿来树影，我近视，可不是瞎子，那是个人影不会错的，事情就是这样，我猜那个小偷一定是找那个看着阔气的女人，但是一开始找错了。” “那你是否听到走廊里有声音，比如人来回走动的声音。” “没有，我没什么感觉。”吴如心有些急躁地回答，“是窗外的声音，不会错。” “你这么肯定吗？”徐队长身体向后一靠，泰然反问，“如果如你所猜测，这个贼是专门找死者，他怎么会找错房间，你和死者的房间虽然是同一朝向，但中间还隔了一个房间。” “这有什么奇怪，那个贼一定是看见她阔气，跟踪到这里，然后晚上动手的。” “那他怎么确定死者是在这半边住的？” “也许对面他已经看过了，他找了一圈。”吴如心咬紧嘴唇坚持说，“我不会弄错的，是个人影，在窗外。” 徐队长若有所思地看着吴如心，良久才说：“刚才我忘记问你了，你在哪里工作？” “我现在没有工作。” “那你曾经做过什么？什么时候不工作的？” “我是会计，不久以前辞职的。” “那你停止工作前是在哪里上班？” 吴如心长久地沉默了，很久才吞吞吐吐地说： “我不在宁波工作。” “我问你在哪里？”徐队长坚持追问。 "Beijing." “噢，什么地方？” 吴如心愣了很长时间，告诉他一个公司的名字，名不见经传，似乎是个皮包公司。 “你辞职的原因是什么？现在找工作并不容易。” 吴如心突然暴怒：“为什么？我有心脏病，严重的，医生说我要死了！死了！” 徐队长看着她突然涨红的脸和更加突起的眼睛，不为所动地追问：“最后一个问题，你认识死者吗？或者她的朋友。” 吴如心摇摇头。 "real?" 她再次摇摇头。 徐队长也不为察觉地摇摇头，请她先出去了。 “这个女人有问题。”吴如心一出去，小陈激动地说，“如果她不是精神错乱那就是存心撒谎，她坚持窗外有人显然是胡说。整个墙的外立面我们都查遍了，根本没有任何人攀援的足迹，我不信有人会像壁虎那样能在墙上随意游走。” “所以我最后问她是干什么的。”徐队长长出一口气，“也许她并不是普通的、不相干的游客！” “哦，李小姐。”徐队长细心地看着立清干练的脸庞和高挑的身材，“你回忆一下昨晚你的活动好吗？” “昨天，我们回来之后就吃饭，怎么说呢？白天亚妮和震亚发生了一个小小的争吵，所以，回来后她的情绪不太高，我安慰了她，然后她就服药休息了，我并不困，就找林小姐他们一起打牌。” 接下来的描述和木兰讲的没什么区别了，而且，她也没有注意到特别的动静。 “你好像对旅游不太感兴趣，你看，牌局开始就十一点多了，为什么不休息？打一夜牌很影响第二天的体力。” “我不是不爱旅游，但我可能更爱打牌，尤其是在兴趣不大的地方。说实话，我对这个地方兴趣不大，岛很小，沙滩也不大，海水发黑，我不是想指责这里不好，其实最关键的是我来过这里，如果不是亚妮坚持要来，我恐怕不会来。” “为什么你要屈从于她的愿望？” “屈从？不，当然，也可以这么说，我和亚妮是从小的朋友，在一个部队大院里，我比她大两岁，一直像姐姐那样照顾她，除了我参军的那几年，我们没有分开过，总在一起，她乖巧、任性，我总是忍不住按她的心愿办。” “那是什么使她坚持要来这里呢？” “不知道，其实本来有好几个地方可供选择，其中有一个是出国，我很盼着能出去，我没有出过国。”立清遗憾地咽了口唾沫，“但亚妮最后还是选了这里。” “一点动因都没有吗？你自己不确实的分析也可以的。” “动因？哦，现在是盛夏，这里是海边，而且还是佛教胜地；其次，我想亚妮想和震亚能尽快一起出去玩玩，震亚老家是宁波的，他也要到上海办些公务，毕竟，来这里是最省时间和最方便的吧。” “那他们白天为什么发生争吵了呢？” 立清沉默了，似乎在掂量该不该说。 "It's important." 她看了一眼徐队长，然后黯然地说：“我不觉得这重要，这件事根本在于这个岛治安不好，而亚妮又打扮得太出众了，她不该戴那么昂贵的项链，出门旅游不能显得太有钱，现在什么样的人都有，治安那么差。” “是呀，现在治安很差，”徐队长说，专心地注视着立清的表情变化，“不过你的朋友不是死于外来的强盗，而且我可以向你保证，就是这个楼里的某个人让她命丧黄泉的。” 立清惊讶地睁大了双眼，不信地摇摇头，又惶惑地怔在那里。 “到底是什么争执？”徐队长继续追问。 “很小的争执，亚妮希望能够结婚，但震亚似乎目前还没有打算。” “你说到这里我想问你，我知道现在人不比我们这个年纪的，是十分开放和亲密的。你们是两对恋人是吗？”徐队长咳嗽一声，“我知道现在热恋中的人出外旅游常常同宿一室，这好像很常见，他们——为什么分开？” “不知道。”立清坦率地说，“震亚说他神经衰弱，不愿意和人同房。” “可你并不太信是吗？”徐队长观察了立清的表情。 “是的，我们都不信，他远没有衰弱到那种程度，我认为他健康极了，登山游泳都是健将，这也是亚妮生气的原因，没有人是傻子，我不想隐瞒什么，我们都是成年人，该发生的都发生了，其实亚妮也知道，就是感到危机才极力挽回提出结婚，可震亚支支吾吾的，我认为是他想有步骤地疏远亚妮。” “你这么看？” “当然，还能怎么看。”立清回答，奇怪地回望着看起来意味深长的徐队长。 “你的朋友死了。” “啊，啊，对不起，我的脑子现在转不过来。” “好吧，你能否告诉我谁希望你的朋友死掉？” 立清张张嘴，又闭上了，摇了摇头：“亚妮漂亮、聪明，讨人喜欢。” 她似乎隐瞒了什么，徐队长暗想，但他没有追问：“好吧，我问你最后一个问题，你认识那个叫吴如心的旅客吗？” “吴如心？是哪一个？那三个人我一个都不认识。啊，对了，那个眼睛鼓出的女人，刘强说好像是他们公司的一个员工，不过我不认识。” 刘强高大魁伟的身材和讥讽的表情给徐队长很深的印象。他按部就班做了自我介绍和重述昨天晚上的活动，没什么区别，因为四个人的活动是一样的，但有所不同的是他显然对死者的不幸缺乏同情心—— “……露富就是这样的，戴着钻石项链，结果引来了贼，由此可见，学会收敛自己很重要。”他最后这样总结。 “我应该告诉你，没有贼，她是被这层楼上的人杀害的。”徐队长冷冷地说。 刘强讥讽的表情暂时消失了，充满了吃惊和不相信： “怎么可能？谁会杀她？” “这我也想知道，不过你最好先说说对死者的看法。” 谋杀的论断似乎震骇了他，思想还未从中转出来，半天他才简短地说：“她是个生活条件很优越的人，家里最小，很多人疼她。” “你呢？你认为她是个什么样的人呢？招怨吗？” “一个普通人，除了爱花钱，没什么特别的，我不觉得她招怨，她可能没从事过什么工作，所以，除了和她生活在一个屋檐下的人，她的死活对外人没什么影响。”刘强犹自不信，“你们，你们真的没弄错吗？不是贼作案？” “恐怕不是，你愿不愿意再评价一下死者。” “没什么说的，除了消费，我不知道她还会做什么，对了，还很喜欢指使别人做这做那，被宠坏的人。”刘强皱了皱眉头。 “但你的女朋友似乎不这么看。” “因为她们从小一起长大，不知不觉习惯了，习惯成自然，是吧。” “你和黎震亚也是多年的友谊吗？我看你们年龄差不多。” “那倒不是，我和他认识两年左右，但关系很好，我一直在福远工作，福远就是我们公司的名字，八年了，不短吧？现在随着公司成长而成长的人不多了，我就是一个，从业务员做起，搞销售，一直到副总，用了五年，可以说——历尽艰辛！”刘强做了个夸张的手势。 "What now?" “现在还是如此，打完天下就要守天下了，没有人可以永远上升，是吧。” “黎震亚呢？” “他是空降兵，MBA，货真价实的美国名校，双料硕士，这可是个金光闪闪的招牌，也许现在听起来不那么震耳欲聋了，可几年前美国的MBA把人晃的眼睛都花了。我们公司原来老老实实做小家电，起步很小，也就是百万资产吧，然后我们这些业务员一点点做，跑遍大江南北，农村城市，一步一步，然后，销售额上亿，我们的几个老板数钱数的手都酸了。我们搓搓布满老茧的脚，以为他们的嘴会咧得变成兔子，但是——他们的嘴只咧到一半又眉头紧缩了。Why？因为商人贪得无厌的本性大发作，是的，这种踏踏实实的挣钱方法已经无法满足他们的欲望，他们身边不少玩'空手道'的老朋友，前天还是瘪三，今天就成了亿万富翁，呵，太刺激了！然后，他们开始找会玩所谓'资本运作'的'精英'，于是花大价钱找到了黎震亚，撵走了原来的总经理，改聘他做总经理，这些从国外回来的精英都热爱赚大钱，热衷搞资本运营，总之，他们运作公司，花钱如洪水，然后有意料不到的结局。” “你是说他赔钱？” “哦，那倒不是，”刘强说，耸耸肩膀，“震亚确实很能干，一来就搞并购，买进卖出，空手道玩的不错，钱虽然没赚很多，但他说这是为上市做准备，我们老板就等着圈钱的那一天。我也相信他一定能赚钱，因为我很清楚中国有多少制度漏洞，更清楚受了几千年愚民政策的中国人是什么样子。” “你不欣赏他这种赚钱方式？” “不！”刘强一口否认，“恰恰相反，我认为他的赚钱方式非常有道理，我只是普通的大学毕业，没有机会受更高明的赚钱方法训练，现在被上了生动的一课，原来赚钱不需要那么辛苦，像我开始那样，住在肮脏的小旅社、吃便宜的盒饭，几天的路程也挤火车硬座，飞机这个工具有几年都在我的思想之外，哈，其实，NO，完全不用，钱生钱才是赚钱。他教会了我很多知识，说艺术一些，是开启了我的智慧之门，如何谈笑间坐看金钱潮起潮落，我们也因此成了好朋友，当然，我们两个女朋友是好友也加强了我们之间的关系。” “他什么时候到你们公司的？是个果断的人吗？” “来了两年半了吧，当然是个果断的人，作为老总，优柔寡断可不是该有的品质。” “那黎震亚和女友感情好吗？” “这你得问他。”刘强又洋派地耸耸肩膀，但显然是一脸否定的表情。 “你认为不好？”徐队长追问，希望得到准确的回答。 “除了道貌岸然的人，我想相爱的人会热衷同居一室，我发誓，他们都是现代派。”刘强依然婉转地表达了自己的观点。 “来这里玩你高兴吗？” “没什么高不高兴的，决定权又不在我手里。”刘强的脸恢复了讥讽，“我工作很忙，有时间度假到哪里都很开心。” “决定权在谁手里？” “当然是章亚妮。” “她看中这地方的原因是什么？” “谁知道呢？大概是想讨震亚欢心吧，震亚老家是宁波的，据他说小时候他妈妈每年都要来岛上烧香，他也想来看看，他最近又打算去上海办些公务，几项一算，可能就决定来这里了。” 海天佛国谋杀案海天佛国谋杀案“这么说，最终的决定权其实是在死者的男友手里？” “也许是，为爱的选择吧。”刘强嘲讽地回答，语气里尽多不屑。 “昨天在半夜的时候，就是两点到三点之间，你有没有听到什么特别的动静，那个时段好像你们在打牌，然后你女朋友和那个姓林的人一起下去做宵夜。” 刘强努力想了想，摇摇头。“恐怕没有，我的心思全集中在牌上了。” “对了，你是不是认识吴如心呢？” “吴如心？是谁？” 徐队长指出就是昨晚责备他们打牌声音太大的旅客。 “哦，你是说那个眼睛像栗子一样鼓出的女人？我不能说认识她，但我认为她好像是我们一个公司的会计，眼睛像瞎子一样。怎么，她有问题吗？如果需要我可以核实一下。” "That would be the best." 刘强拿出手机，开始打电话。“喂，刘部长，你们财务部是不是有个叫吴如心的？……对，眼睛像金鱼一样，干巴巴的，个子不低，不到一米七吧，有，宁波人？……一周前辞职了，严重的心脏病，啊、啊，好好，没什么事，需要的话也许需要你传真个照片过来，好好，再会。” “刘先生。”徐队长沉思着说，“你说，她有没有可能认识你们这些人呢？” “认识？如果说双方有交情称为认识那应该算不上认识。但按说她应该知道我们，我是说我和震亚，她作为普通员工，以我和震亚的位置，我们的脸她应该知道。”刘强微微自得地说。 “那黎震亚会不会认识她呢？” “这就难讲了，认不认识都不奇怪，她所在的建筑公司是两年前并购过来的。” 徐队长打量着黎震亚，心想，那个林木兰形容得不错，一个有前途又有修养的人，相貌不英俊却很顺眼，也许有三十五六岁了吧，但充斥着年轻人的活力感，很镇定，没有女友死掉的歇斯底里，恰到好处地表示自己的情绪。 问答交替进行，但他却像木头一样对一切毫无所知。半夜没听到、注意到、感觉到什么不同寻常的动静。外面打麻将吵吗？不，不吵，他睡得很好，麻将大约是在他睡着之后开始的。虽然以前睡眠不太好，但这个美丽的佛岛迅速改变了他，昨晚只吃一粒安定就沉沉地睡去了。至于为什么不打牌，是因为从不打麻将，对于女友的意外遇害他表示震惊、痛心，唯一希望警方能尽快抓住那个偷盗、杀人的凶手。 简直像外交部的，徐队长心里嘀咕。 “你早上出去过，几点？为什么不邀女朋友一起走走？” “大概七点？也许八点，夏天很早太阳就出得高高的了，我没注意时间，不过我回来是九点多一点，我看了挂钟，不错的。我有时喜欢一个人走走，所以没找亚妮。” “据说你的女友是因为你的缘故才选择来这里，本来她拟定了好几个出行计划。” “会吗？也许吧，她一向有自己的主张。” “你是说她很有个性？” “如果你把'自我中心'称为个性，是的，她很有个性。” 看来他对女友有着很清醒的认识。 “你们就要结婚了是吗？” “谈到了这个问题，但还没有决定。” “为什么，她人很漂亮，而且家境很好。” “是的，条件不错，但我认为我们应该有更多的了解再决定终身大事。” “很有理智，你们感情怎样？” “很好。”黎震亚皱皱眉头。 “你认识吴如心吗？就是住在紧邻楼梯间和你女朋友同一朝向的那个女的。”徐队长问，死死地盯着黎震亚。 但对方似乎看起来相当无辜。 “不，不认识。” "are you sure?" "certainly." “可刘强说她是你们公司的员工。” 黎震亚瞪大眼睛： “是吗？那天刘强就好像这么说过，不过我确实不认识。”他很快又说，“我想我不认识的员工不在少数。” “她也是宁波人，知道吗？” “是吗？”还是一句惊诧的反问。 “你一定觉得我对无关紧要的事问得太多，”徐队长停一两秒，说，“因为我要找出你女朋友被害的真相。” 他看到黎震亚渐渐拧起了眉头。 "I do not understand what you are saying." “是吗？我们有相当准确的证据判断，她是被这个房子里的人杀