Chapter 17 second quarter

Under the dim moonlight, Su Yu, who was wearing black night clothes, was hunched over in front of a room on the second floor of the villa, skillfully using a handheld computer to fiddle with the smart lock on the door. "Tick tock", with a soft sound, the door opened. After finishing all this, he turned around and took a look, the whole villa was quiet, most of the people accompanied the princess to the river lantern ceremony, there was no sound in the white building where the master lived, only the servant's room next to it was lit. With a few dim lights.Far away on the surface of the Chao Phraya River, there are bright lights, and there are some sounds of silk and bamboo from time to time.

A branch of an old tree in the back garden shook suddenly and violently, and a big bird spread its huge wings and flitted across the darkness, uttered a shrill cry, and flew away into the distance. Su Yu stared at the flying strange bird for a moment, then pushed open the door and entered. He unscrewed the night vision glasses and took a glance.The room looked like a bedroom, with a king-size bed in the style of a palace, covered with ornate fringed sheets.Next to the bed is a retro-style dressing table, which is full of various cosmetics.There are also creamy white reclining chairs and a beauty couch in the room, and pink pajamas are hung on the coat rack, showing that this is a young woman's bedroom.Su Yu put on gloves, opened the closet and various drawers as quickly as a cat, and began to rummage in an orderly manner. Every thing he looked through would be gently put away as it was.The whole room looked extremely tidy, considering the financial resources of the General's Mansion, it was even too simple, except for the necessary daily necessities, there was not even a single piece of extra paper.

When he finished looking through the drawers of the dressing table, when he looked up, a pair of pure and bright eyes were staring at him quietly on the wall.Su Yu took down the crystal photo frame and took a closer look. This was the only photo in the entire boudoir. The Lan Mani in the photo was quite different from her usual dignified and quiet appearance. She was wearing a horse riding suit and was riding on a horse. There was a faint smile on the strong chestnut horse. Lan Mani's boudoir is the first room on the second floor, and it took Su Yu about five minutes to search through everything.Before leaving, he sniffed hard, and sure enough, a familiar faint fragrance wafted through the whole room.It is the fragrance of the dreamy Chao Phraya River. It is said that this fragrance is long-lasting and long-lasting. Once it is lit, it will not dissipate within twelve hours.

Su Yupiao walked out of the house and closed the door behind her.He crept along the wall to the second room, and still used the handheld computer to destroy the smart lock and entered the room.This room is twice the size of Lan Mani's bedroom, and it also smells like the dreamy Chao Phraya River.The decoration here is extraordinarily gorgeous and comfortable, and most of the furnishings are in accordance with the traditional style of Thailand.In particular, the Buddhist altar on one side of the room enshrines the God of Song Qian, and is also lit with faint ever-burning lamps.Su Yu walked around the room quietly, and finally came to the big nanmu bed with exquisite patterns, and looked down at the several photo frames on the bedside table. In the black and white and yellowed photos, two Wearing Thai-style clothing, the extremely cute little girl is snuggling up happily beside an elegant middle-aged man.

The current appearance of Princess Meiyantong appeared in Su Yu's mind. It seemed that this aged princess, like her elder sister who was a queen, had been a pair of beauties since childhood.It is said that the ninth emperor of Thailand once had a hard time choosing between two beautiful sisters. In the end, the little princess voluntarily withdrew from the competition and went to study in France, which fulfilled the thirty-year love marriage between the ninth emperor and the current empress.And she herself married a classmate in France, gave birth to a son and then divorced. After the son grew up, he returned to Thailand to join the army and quickly became a political upstart in Thailand, while the princess herself has been living in France. It was not until recent years that he returned to Thailand to settle down.

Su Yu was thinking about it, and a small bottle beside the photo frame attracted his attention. It was a small white porcelain bottle. Su Yu picked up the small bottle, opened the lid and sniffed it. There was no smell. He poured some more into his palm In the middle, after observing carefully for a while, he put the small bottle back to its original place. Su Yu raised his wrist and looked at his night vision watch. It was almost ten o'clock. He knew that the time was imminent. The river lantern ceremony was coming to an end, and the princess and her entourage were about to return.He quickly walked to the last room on the second floor, and opened the door in just a few seconds.This bedroom is full of military blood and clean style.There are Thai machetes and ancient arquebus hanging on the wall, a white ivory on the rosewood desk, and some sculptures of ancient gods.There are all kinds of ceramics and colored paintings displayed on the bookshelves, and the most eye-catching one is a huge ship model in the shape of Zheng He's treasure ship.

Although Su Yu moved quickly, he never panicked. He checked everything in the room. When his hand touched a hideous shadow puppet mask on the bookshelf, his heart moved slightly. The mask was actually fixed there. Unable to move, he twisted and didn't move. He hesitated for a while, then stretched out two fingers and poked the eyes of the mask vigorously. With a click, the mask moved away, revealing a small hidden compartment. Su Yu stretched out his hand Going in, he took out a small shiny golden box, he weighed it with his hands, and couldn't help but secretly surprised that it was actually a pure gold box.Opening the lid of the box, there is only a black and white photo inside. In the photo, a young man with delicate features and a young woman in white traditional Thai dress are standing side by side under a lilac tree, smiling.

At this moment, Su Yu heard a rustling sound outside the house, which seemed to be the sound of someone coming from afar.He quickly put back the photo, closed the dark compartment, and unscrewed the night vision goggles.In a flash, he quietly attached to the wall by the window. A faint light came from far to near, apparently a man was walking from the corridor with a lantern, he walked slowly out of the window of the princess bedroom, stayed for a while, seemed to be looking around, and after finding nothing unusual, Someone came and blew out the lantern, and the sound of footsteps gradually faded away, probably going downstairs.

Su Yu waited for a while, until there was no sound outside, then he stepped out, walked quickly and silently through the corridor, and followed the back stairs to the back garden.The General's Mansion is built on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, and there is a private pier in the back garden for the family members of the General's Mansion to travel.Su Yu trotted along the slippery path under the palm trees to the trestle of the private pier.Sure enough, there was a speedboat tied to the wooden post there, which was prepared by Su Yu when he left the hall of the General's Mansion and asked Xiao Tang to help him prepare it.

Su Yu bent down to untie the cable, and was about to jump on the speedboat, when he suddenly felt a slight creaking sound from the planks of the trestle under his feet. He turned around suddenly, and swung a palm, hitting the approaching figure in the twilight.Just as Su Yu's palm was about to cut the neck of the incoming person, he suddenly stopped abruptly, because he smelled a familiar, vaguely scented fragrance. "Miss Lan Mani!" Su Yu called out in a low voice. Lan Mani, who was dressed as a servant, put her hand on her chest and smiled slightly: "Su Yu, you almost hurt me!"

Su Yu closed her hands and said calmly: "Miss Lan Mani, didn't you go to release the river lantern with the princess? Why are you here again? You went upstairs just now, and you also noticed that I was in the princess bedroom , but, did not point out, but secretly hid downstairs, waited for me to come downstairs, and then followed me to the pier. Why?" Lan Mani looked at the river in the distance, and said decisively: "Come on, get on the boat first and then talk slowly. The housekeeper Willa will be back soon. My father must not find that you have entered our room. Otherwise you Big trouble." Without waiting for Su Yu to speak, Lan Mani took his hand and jumped onto the boat.Su Yu drove the speedboat, and passed through the long river quickly, causing waves of water to splash.After turning a few turns, Su Yu drove the speedboat into a narrow river in the city and stopped at a pier. While turning off the engine, Su Yu turned her head and said softly, "Miss Lan Mani, it's docked, can you let go of your hand?" Lan Mani gently opened Su Yu's hand, and smiled brightly: "I know you must have a lot of questions to ask me, in fact, I also have a lot of questions to ask you. There is an open-air bar over there, why don't we go there for a drink or two?" cup." Su Yu shrugged and said, "Happy to accompany you!" In the open-air bars on the streets of Thailand, there are always ambiguous dark red lights on, psychedelic music like aphrodisiac perfume, soft and boneless girls standing on the long tables in the middle of the bar, throwing seductive Eyes, twisting waist and dancing pole dance.The guests sat in twos and threes on the metal swivel chairs and chatted and drank wine.Older men from continental Europe often have a petite Thai woman in their arms, with an air of intimacy that makes one think they are a couple, but they may have only known each other for a few minutes. Su Yu and Lan Mani sat down in a corner, and Lan Mani ordered a few bottles of beer and two special cocktails.The two drank a few sips of wine and didn't speak at first, as if they were looking for an opportunity to speak. It was Su Yu who broke the silence and said with a smile: "Miss Lan Mani, you clearly found me in your father's bedroom in the general's mansion just now, why did you let me go and came here with me on a speedboat What? Don't you want to know why I came into your bedroom?" Lan Mani looked directly at him, and smiled slightly: "Su Yu, I know, you will not enter our bedroom for no reason. I absolutely trust you, you must be investigating a certain case. In fact, the bedroom we live in That building is equipped with infrared electronic monitoring equipment. I think you must have cracked the electronic monitoring equipment before you can enter, but you don't know my father is not at ease. He also specially asked someone to design a second layer of anti-theft The monitoring system, when the computer system on the first floor is hacked, the second floor will automatically start, and the system will immediately transmit the situation to my father's private computer. So when you sneak into our bedroom, my father has actually noticed Someone entered, and he also suspected that it was you, so he ordered Butler Willa to rush back to the General's Mansion to find out who stole into the White House. As for why I appeared, it was because I overheard their conversation , I was worried that you would be in danger, because the butler Willa will not show mercy to you. So I hurriedly pretended to be unwell, told my father and grandma that I would return early, and took a few entourages to take a speedboat to get ahead of Willa. Returned to the villa. You know the rest. I successfully reminded you and got you to leave the White House before Willa arrived. Okay, I have answered your question. Now, it’s time for you to answer my question , are you investigating something instead of entering my room with my father and grandma? Do you suspect that there will be any illegal activities in our General Gongchai's mansion?" Su Yu did not avoid Lan Mani's gaze, and said quietly: "Miss Lan Mani, since you are so frank, I might as well tell you the truth. I am investigating a case of missing children in Bangkok a year ago and the incident in Hong Kong. A writer’s bizarre death case, and a felony prison escape case, in which the important suspect involved died suddenly in the Hong Kong police station. We suspected that he was poisoned by a Thai wizard. And that’s why I I came to Bangkok to track down this wizard. I entered your White House tonight because I suspect that this escaped Thai wizard has some connection and connection with your General’s Mansion. He may even be hiding in your General’s Mansion.” Lan Mani was obviously taken aback. She widened her eyes and said, "It's impossible. Our General's Mansion never takes in people of unknown origin, let alone a wizard. What evidence do you have that this suspect is in our mansion?" ?” Su Yu smiled lightly: "Dream of the Chao Phraya River, in the whole of Bangkok, only the Chiang Mai Flower Company sells this kind of spice, and they only provide this kind of spice to the General's Mansion, and only the owner of the General's Mansion is eligible to use this kind of spice." Expensive and rare incense. But it is puzzling that such precious incense particles are left in half of the silver thread, which belongs to the escaped wizard and was left behind by the Hong Kong police On the window sill of the headquarters. This shows that the escaped Thai wizard is in the general’s mansion, and can enter the rooms of the general’s owners—you, your father and grandma. According to my investigation, the servants cannot Entering your room in the White Building, then, Miss Lan Mani, tell me, who else has the opportunity to touch this kind of incense?" Lan Mani's eyes flickered, she pondered for a while and said: "Su Yu, you know my father's position in Thailand's political arena, he has made many enemies, and my father is suspicious by nature, in order to prevent assassins, in the general's mansion, except Me, my father, and my grandma, only two people have ever entered the White House." "Which two?" "One is Willa, the housekeeper. He is usually responsible for cleaning our room, and he strictly inspects the food brought into the White House. The other is Hao Ji, the servant. The reason why Hao Ji can enter the White House It was because she was Willa's girlfriend, and with Willa's guarantee, we naturally trusted her. At that time, grandma was sick and needed a woman to take care of her, so we asked Haoji to go into the white building every day to take care of grandma. But, no Thinking, one day, we discovered that Hao Ji had actually stolen a string of pearl necklaces from grandma. Since she has such a bad habit, we naturally cannot tolerate her. Willa reprimanded her and broke up with her, and my father also Fired her. If anyone ever smelled of the Chao Phraya Dream, I think it's just the two of them." "Hao Ji?" The name obviously aroused Su Yu's great interest, and he asked with burning eyes, "Then do you know where this Hao Ji went after leaving the General's Mansion?" Lan Mani thought for a while and said: "Hao Ji and Willa are from the same village, and they are both orphans. She has no other relatives and friends in Bangkok. I think, where she went after leaving the general's mansion, only the housekeeper Willa will know." .” Su Yu nodded, and asked again: "Miss Lan Mani, how long has the butler Willa been in your house? Do you know the origin of his hometown?" Lan Mani said in amazement: "You, don't you suspect that the big housekeeper Willa has something to do with that wizard you mentioned? I remember that he came to our house a few years ago. The original housekeeper was old and sick. , he is very capable, and he quickly gained my father's trust and replaced the original old housekeeper. As for the origin of his hometown, I only heard that his hometown is in the northern mountainous area. Except for Hao Ji, I have never seen anyone come to him." Su Yu smiled lightly: "I am a detective, and a detective's life is spent in doubt. The housekeeper Willa and his girlfriend Haoji are the objects of my investigation next. Miss Lan Mani, about The investigation of this case, until the truth comes out, I hope you can help me keep it a secret, and don't let other people know about it, including your father and Your Excellency Princess Miyayatong." Lan Mani nodded with a smile and said, "Don't worry, since I helped you just now, of course I won't tell my father and grandma again. However, you also have to fulfill a small request of mine." "any request?" Lan Mani blinked and said: "Su Yu, do you still remember that last time at the birthday party of the chief executive's wife, you mentioned to me that there was a girl who saved you in the deep sea of ​​Japan, but she herself died in the sea That story is really touching, but unfortunately you didn't finish it last time, so tell me today, how did you and that girl meet, and what kind of story do you have between you?" Su Yu stared at her for a moment, leaned back and drank a few sips of beer before slowly saying: "That girl, she is an orphan, she was adopted by the leader of Wings of Heaven since childhood, grew up in loneliness, and was trained to be a top killer. At first, she came to kill me. We fought against each other several times in Hong Kong and Tokyo. Later, when we were getting along, I found that she still had a pure and kind heart, and we gradually became friends. In that fierce seabed In the earthquake, the lair of the Wings of Heaven was destroyed. She helped me escape, but she gave up the chance to escape with me, and chose to accompany their leader, Princess Toyotomi, to the bottom of the sea. I still remember her saying , She killed too many people, even if she escaped, she couldn't change the trajectory of her life, and couldn't choose her life again, so she can only perish with the wings of heaven. Alas!" Su Yu sighed deeply, "It's a pity I failed to save her, if she is still alive, maybe she can walk a new path." Lan Mani listened quietly, and said quietly: "Her choice is not wrong. In fact, even if she is still alive, maybe she has no other choice. Since she is already a criminal, no matter how many things she does, she can't let those people Those she slayed were brought back to life." Su Yu shook her head and said, "No, she shouldn't die, Miss Lan Mani, we Chinese like to say, put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately. No matter who she is, as long as she has a little bit of good intentions, we shouldn't give up on her." Lan Mani smiled and said: "Su Yu, from what you said, it seems that you like this girl very much. She should also fall in love with you." Su Yu stared at her, and slowly said: "Actually, some feelings are not love, but they are also very precious and unforgettable. Lily is the girl's name, and she is just like her name. Lily." Lan Mani shook her head lightly and said: "I don't understand this. Since you don't love her, why should you care about the life and death of a female killer? Su Yu, I heard that the love story between you and your wife is also very tortuous Legend, in two weeks, I will accompany my father to Hong Kong to attend the inauguration ceremony of the new chief executive, and I hope to meet her and have a good chat with her." Su Yu smiled and said: "My wife also hopes to see Miss Lan Mani's demeanor. When you and the general arrive in Hong Kong in two weeks, I hope to invite you to Moon Shadow Villa as guests. You have been out for a while If you don't go back again, I'm afraid the general and princess will become suspicious, so I'll send you back." Lan Mani nodded, raised her hand to look at her wristwatch and said, "It's getting late, and the dragon boat that grandma was riding on should go back home. You don't have to see me, I'll go back by taxi and enter the white building through the back door. Believe it or not." will be discovered." Su Yu watched the colorful taxi disappear into the twilight of Bangkok with a solemn expression. He took out his mobile phone and looked at it. There were already more than a dozen missed calls, all of which were from Xiao Tang and Bai Wanrong. When he returned to the villa by the river, Xiao Tang was walking up and down the living room anxiously.As soon as Bai Wanrong saw Su Yu enter the door, she jumped up from the sofa excitedly, and asked repeatedly: "Brother Yu, you are finally back. Let's see Princess Mei Lingtong and Gongchai got on the dragon boat and left the general. After the private pier of the mansion, we immediately prepared a speedboat for you to park there. Later, we went to the scheduled location to pick you up. After receiving your message, we knew that you and Lan Mani were together, so we went back to the villa and waited. Yours. Tell me quickly, how did you meet Lan Mani, how could she let you go when you sneaked into her room?" Xiao Tang quietly handed a cup of tea to Su Yu, and said after a while: "Brother Yu, did you track down Suge's clues after entering the White House? What is Lan Mani's purpose in helping you leave the General's Mansion?" ?” Su Yu took a sip of tea, but before she could speak, Tina came in from the kitchen with a smile on her face, and said, "Wan Rong, let Su Yu rest and ask again, he's been busy all night. I'll let the kitchen The freshest shrimps and crabs are prepared for you, let's talk while eating later." Su Yu cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Thank you, you are really thoughtful. The shrimps and crabs in the Chao Phraya River are the most delicious. It's a pity that Du Ping is not at home, otherwise I can have a good drink with him tonight." Tina bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Du Ping called back just now, saying that the business in Chiang Mai is almost over, and he will wait for you to go there. Don't worry, you will meet soon." Bai Wanrong jumped in and said, "Great, I want Brother Du Ping to accompany us to take a good look around Chiang Mai, and I also want to stay in the hotel where Teresa Teng once lived, she is my idol." Tina, Su Yu and Xiao Tang couldn't help being amused by her.At this time, the cook came in to report that the dishes for dinner were ready, and Tina hurriedly turned around and entered the dining room to arrange tables, chairs and tableware. Su Yu said seriously: "Wan Rong, don't forget that you are a policeman. You came to Thailand to investigate cases. Don't just think about it. Learn from Xiao Tang's serious attitude." Bai Wanrong stuck out her tongue and said, "Brother Yu, tell me quickly, how did Lan Mani find out that you had entered their bedroom in Bailou? How did you leave the General's Mansion?" Su Yu then briefly talked about his experience with Lan Mani that night. When talking about the hidden compartment found on the bookshelf in Gongchai's room, both Xiao Tang and Bai Wanrong opened their eyes wide in surprise. "A golden box! There is only a photo of a man and a woman in the box!" "Why should this photo be cherished? The man in the photo is not General Konchai himself? This is really unbelievable!" "Brother Yu, what do you think, I guess you must have some ideas in your heart!" Xiao Tang stared at Su Yu and said. Su Yu nodded slightly, but then shook his head slightly, and said slowly: "It's too early to say anything, this time we entered the White House, at least we know two things, first, Gongchai is always afraid of something, especially After returning from skiing in Nara, Japan three years ago, he began to strengthen the protection of the Bailou. Whether it was because he was afraid of the assassination of his political opponents, or whether it was related to the photo he carefully kept is an unsolved mystery. Second, Lanma If Ni's words are true, then there are only five people who can enter the White House and experience the dreamy Chao Phraya River incense. Among these five people, there may be the murderer who pretended to be Zalun and killed Wang Hai, Miyayatong The princess is old and frail, so she can basically be excluded. Gonchai and Lan Mani both attended a birthday party in the capital that night. In terms of time, it is absolutely impossible to impersonate Zalun. Only the butler Willa and him His girlfriend Haoji, both of them are very suspicious. The housekeeper Weila is said to be from the mountains in northern Thailand, and his height and shape are very similar to that fake Zalun. He happened to come to the country almost three years ago From the General’s Mansion, could he be the missing Sugar? As for that Haoji, why did she leave the General’s Mansion? According to Lan Mani, it was because she was found stealing a necklace from Princess Mei Lingtong Assuming that Hao Ji was fired for this reason, she should try her best to avoid mentioning this disgraceful experience, so why did she specifically mention that she had worked in the General's Mansion in the subsequent application? This is very inconsistent Common sense. After leaving the General’s Mansion, why did Hao Ji appear in the kindergarten where the missing children stayed? This is by no means a coincidence. After those children disappeared, Hao Ji also disappeared. Where did she go? ? This is the question we need to investigate next.” "The butler Willa, he should know the whereabouts of Hao Ji!" Bai Wanrong and Xiao Tang said almost in unison. Su Yu nodded and said: "Indeed, in Bangkok, Hao Ji has no other friends and relatives, and it is unlikely that she will go back to her hometown, because she and Willa are both orphans and have no relatives in their hometown. So, her only The person who can ask for help is the butler Willa. And Willa is very likely to be Suge who disappeared from the Shakyamuni a few years ago, and is also the mastermind of several missing children. From tomorrow, we will secretly monitor Willa, focus on investigating his activities outside the general's mansion to see if he can find any clues about Hao Ji's whereabouts. Hao Ji may have been silenced a long time ago, but she may still be alive and hidden somewhere. In short, follow With the clue of Hao Ji, we may be able to tear a gap in the ghost wing." Bai Wanrong frowned, bit her lips and said, "This case is getting more and more complicated. If Wei La is really Su Ge, then what is the purpose of him hiding in the general's mansion? Is Hao Ji dead or alive? What secret does Gongchai have? , why is the Bailou heavily guarded? Brother Yu, we have been in Thailand for several days, and I really don’t know when we can find out the clues and go back to Hong Kong.” Although Xiao Tang didn't say anything, he lowered his head and frowned slightly. Su Yu saw that the two of them were in a low mood, got up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows, opened the curtains, pointed to the vast Chao Phraya River in the night, turned her head and said: "Look, the night is very long, but investigating the case is like waiting for you." Dawn, be firm in heart and fear nothing!" His eyes were firm and clear, which even lifted Xiao Tang and Bai Wanrong's spirits!