"Mr. Mei only entered the hotel this morning. How did you find the body in the fire water tank?"
"To correct you, it's not a discovery, it's a guess. I didn't go to the roof, and I never saw the body. I smelled it completely. The waiter can testify that when I checked in this morning, a fire sprinkler was broken and there was water dripping.
It smells bad on the face."
"But other people didn't smell it."
"I have a good nose, so I didn't pay much attention at first. I just thought that the hotel had neglected its work and failed to clean the water tank in time, causing the water inside to deteriorate. It wasn't until you police knocked on the door to ask, that I expressed my suspicions..."
A highly decomposed female body was actually hidden in the water tank on the roof of the hotel. This incident became a big deal, and the previous peace was no longer here.
The news appeared on major media websites with sensational headlines.
As a result, not only a large number of police officers moved in to investigate, but also various well-informed media people poured in. Even if the place was temporarily blocked, they could not get in, which made the staff and the police officers who maintained order very anxious.
Not to mention the panicked guests who asked the hotel to check out and compensate them.
However, Mei Qian has experienced strong winds and waves, and he behaves quite calmly when a murder suddenly occurs in the hotel where he is staying.
It was in sharp contrast to the residents who became hysterical after hearing the news.
In fact, it’s no wonder these people reacted violently. Before anything happened, the media reported that hotel guests drank corpse water for ten consecutive days. Most people really couldn’t bear it.
Because Mei Qian had just checked in this morning and was a little suspicious, she didn't take a shower and even used mineral water to wash her face. Therefore, she was still in the mood to watch the excitement when being questioned by the police.
After the neighbor who was vomiting and couldn't control himself was carried into the elevator on a stretcher, he withdrew his sympathetic gaze and began to answer the police's questions seriously...
Whether it is the staff, long-term guests, or even some who have left Yangcheng, they are all suspected of committing the crime.
Mei Qian was almost listed as a key suspect because the information he provided was too accurate, but he was quickly ruled out because he had neither the time to commit the crime nor the motive for the crime. He was too innocent, otherwise he would not have been in the hotel alone.
was asked.
He didn't want to be too different, so he planned to follow the crowd and change his residence. After all, the environment here was no longer suitable for fishing.
But after watching the two police officers leave and closing the door, he turned around and saw the soft big bed, and couldn't help but yawn.
It seems that staying for another day is nothing!
After closing the curtains, Mei Qian's sleep was no longer disturbed. When he opened his eyes, the room was pitch black.
This time I really slept until I woke up naturally, and my energy really recovered a lot.
It's a pity that the snacks I bought for lunch didn't taste good after they were cold.
He was too lazy to go out again, so he simply called the customer service number, ordered a simple late-night snack, and then took a hot bath while humming a song.
Probably because there were fewer people in the hotel, the food was delivered very quickly. Unfortunately, besides the waiter, the two young police officers who came in with the dinner were also the two young police officers whom I had met before.
"You haven't gotten off work so late..." Mei Qian looked at his watch and politely let the person into the room: "You two officers, do you have anything else to ask?"
"We still have some details that need to be verified with Mr. Mei." The older police officer Liu sighed first, and then smiled: "I called you before, but no one answered, so..."
"Sorry!" Mei Qian first motioned to the waiter to put the dinner plate on the coffee table, then sat down on the sofa: "I just woke up and haven't had time to answer the phone yet. I'm really hungry, don't mind if I eat something first.
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"We are the ones disturbing you. You can do as you like." The two police officers were quite polite. They waited for the waiter to close the door and leave before sitting down at the coffee table.
But when Mei Qian opened the lid of the dinner plate and revealed the true appearance of the food inside, Officer Liu next to him only frowned slightly, but the young man turned pale, suddenly covered his mouth with his hands, and retched.
A few sounds.
The casserole is nothing more than raw porridge that is very common in Yangcheng. The white rice porridge is served with pork liver and pig blood, and is garnished with green vegetables. It is very appetizing at first sight, but of course it also triggers unpleasant memories for young people.
After Mei Qian revealed his guess, the three of them went to the rooftop together.
Therefore, the people in the room now can be said to be the first witnesses to the body in the fire water tank, but their reactions afterwards are different!
Mei Qian was really hungry, so she didn't care too much and didn't care about boiling it. She just drank the porridge in the casserole quickly with the pickles.
Feeling that his stomach felt much better, he put down the spoon and wiped his mouth with a napkin: "Is there anything else I need to know?"
"When you discovered that the fire sprinkler head was leaking, did you tell the staff that there was a smell in the water?"
"No, I was just a little dissatisfied at the time. I felt there was something wrong with the work of this hotel, and I was thinking about finding another place to stay."
"As far as we know, the broken nozzle is right outside your room door. Have you seen the repairman?" At this time, Mei Qian had just come out of the bathroom. He was only wearing a bathrobe and his hair was still wet. Officer Liu looked at her.
Looking at him, he asked solemnly.
"No, when I woke up, the nozzle had been repaired." Mei Qian was silent for a moment and asked, "What? Do you think the repairman has a problem?" At this point, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and moved his ears.
Officer Liu opposite noticed the change in his expression, was slightly startled, and did not answer the question.
Mei Qian stood up and walked slowly in the room, as if thinking about something. After a while, he sighed: "My sense of smell is different from ordinary people. The smell is very slight. It is normal that other people can't smell it."
Then, he laughed again: "You can't doubt others just because their noses don't work, right?"
Officer Liu nodded seriously: "Thank you for reminding me, we will consider this."
"I hope so!" Mei Qian took a deep look at the two of them. At this time, he was already standing by the curtain, and suddenly raised his hand and patted the wall to the left of the floor-to-ceiling window.
Suddenly, there was a dull sound of "poof", and the heavy curtains swayed in this palm.
But he turned around and smiled at the two people who were stunned: "Sorry, I saw a mosquito and couldn't help it."
Officer Liu looked at the curtains but found nothing unusual, so he continued to ask a few small questions.
Mei Qian patiently answered them one by one.
On the way, I also heard a continuous car alarm sounding downstairs, but it was already a little weak when it reached the 16th floor, and none of the three people in the room paid attention to it.
After taking notes, the two of them said goodbye and left.
"Brother Liu, don't you think this Mei Qian is perverted? I can't stand it, and he can still drink pork liver porridge." In the elevator, the young police officer finally couldn't help but started to complain.
When Officer Liu, who had been staring at the floor display, heard this, he frowned at his colleague and warned: "He has nothing to do with this case, don't get involved."
The young police officer curled his lips but said nothing more.
Because it was already midnight, there were few people entering the hotel elevator, so the descent went smoothly.
But when they arrived on the first floor, as soon as they came out, they heard a loud noise and exclamations: "Someone fell in the backyard parking lot."
The two looked at each other and hurriedly ran in the direction of the sound.
As a police officer, you must step forward when encountering emergencies.
Little did they know, just as they were calling an ambulance and maintaining order, the curtains in a room on the 16th floor above their heads were opened. Mei Qian was standing by the window, looking at the busy little figure at his feet.
The cigarette was burning on his lips, and the red firelight and lingering smoke in the dark night blurred all his expressions...