Dinner was finished in about an hour. Because of their previous acquaintance with Liu Xing and Chen Xinxin, they invited Chen Bai to their house to play. Song Anchun was very happy and Chen Bai didn't say much.
"Uncle, what do you do? Why is your girlfriend so young?"
Chen Bai was a little helpless. In fact, Song Anchun was also twenty-eight years old this year, and even though he was in his thirties and almost forty, a young man in his twenties couldn't always call him uncle!
"actually...."
"Uncle, if it's not convenient for you to say it, there's no need to say it. It's normal for you to have some assets at your age and have a girl who likes you."
Chen Bai was a little helpless and could only nodded.
"Let's play board games together! I wonder if you are interested in this?"
After playing a few games, Liu Xing went to get something to drink from the refrigerator, while Chen Bai and others sat on the sofa to rest.
"Boom!"
There was a thunder explosion outside, which startled several people in the house. Chen Bai looked at the weather outside and frowned. If it rains so heavily tomorrow, it will be completely impossible to go out to play.
"ah!"
At this moment, Chen Xinxin beside him suddenly shouted. Chen Bai quickly turned around and saw Chen Xinxin pointing at a place and shouting.
"Rat, there is a rat!"
"Chen Bai!"
Song Anchun was also a little scared, but by this time the mouse had gone somewhere.
"Why are there rats in this place?"
Chen Xinxin was a little puzzled, but the expressions of Song Anchun and Chen Bai changed. The presence of mice meant that something was rotting nearby, but this place is a high-end resort, how could something be rotten?
"Let's go find the boss."
Because it was already past eight o'clock in the evening and all the waiters were off work, Chen Bai and Song Anchun could only go to the banquet hall to find someone first. Because they left first, when they left
The fat man and the boss had drank a lot.
"Boss, boss, are you there?"
Chen Bai opened the door of the banquet hall, but there were still unfinished meals on the dining table, but there was no one in the banquet hall now.
"There is no one, it seems we can only go back first."
"No, I can't sleep with the mice!"
Chen Xinxin looked a little scared, and Chen Bai could only say helplessly when he saw Song Anchun's worried look.
"Let's go! Let's go check out the front desk!"
The front desk of the resort is right at the gate. The four of them walked for a while holding umbrellas and then arrived at the front desk.
"There are rats? How is this possible? The hygiene standards of our resort are all up to standard, and there will definitely be no rats."
The little girl at the front desk was a little confused, but looking at Chen Bai and the others, they didn't look like they were lying, so she could only follow them to take a look.
"By the way, where did your boss go after he treated us to dinner tonight?"
Chen Bai was a little confused. Even if all three people left, they couldn't find anyone, right?
"I don't know. I've only been here less than two months and I'm not very familiar with this place yet."
"By the way, can you take me to your cellar?"
After Song Anchun finished speaking, the girl asked in surprise.
"How did you know we had a cellar here?"
"Your hygiene is pretty good, but rats eat carrion, and they like dark and humid environments, so I guess it's possible that something in your cellar is broken, and that's why the rats are attracted.
"
The girl nodded and then said a little embarrassedly.
"I'm really sorry. I don't know where the cellar is, but our boss watches TV series in his room at ten o'clock every night. I'll help you go there first. If you can't solve the problem, I'll help you go there after ten o'clock.
boss."
Chen Bai nodded, there was no better way now, but after arriving at the villa, the girl at the front desk found a broom and really blasted a mouse out of the house.
"I'm so sorry. We have never had anything like this happen here. This time it was a mistake in our work. I will go to the boss at ten o'clock and ask him to solve it for you."
After the girl left, Chen Bai wanted to go back and rest, but Chen Xinxin and Song Anchun both looked very scared, so Chen Bai had no choice but to accompany them.
"Chen Bai, Chen Bai, wake up!"
"What's wrong?"
Chen Bai opened his eyes in confusion. He fell asleep on the sofa because he had to accompany Song Anchun and Chen Xinxin.
"Listen, is there any movement?"
"Is there any movement? What's the movement?"
Chen Bai didn't hear anything. He only knew that it seemed that it was no longer raining outside.
"I feel like there are still rats!"
Chen Bai was really scared when he saw Song Anchun, so he could only stretch out his hand to hold Song Anchun in his arms.
"Okay, go to bed quickly!"
Chen Bai said that he wanted to hug Song Anchun. When Chen Bai opened his eyes, it was already the next morning.
"I'm really sorry for bothering you yesterday."
Liu Xing was a little embarrassed. After all, it was his girlfriend who was afraid of mice, and she ended up letting others pay for her for the whole night.
"This is nothing, we..."
"ah!"
At this moment, there was an exclamation, and Chen Bai and Song Anchun stood up almost at the same time and ran towards the screaming voice.
(What is Conan’s sense of déjà vu? Not sleeping well will really affect your state.)
"What's wrong?"
Chen Bai and Song Anchun heard that the sound came from the hot spring behind the banquet hall. In fact, if it hadn't rained yesterday, he and Song Anchun should have come here to soak in the hot spring.
"What happened?"
"Dead, dead!"
Chen Bai saw a man floating in the hotel's hot spring pool. The water temperature in the hot spring pool was very high, and the people in the pool were already soaked all red.
"Call the police quickly!"
The police arrived at the scene quickly. Chen Bai did not know the police in Qingpu District, but a middle-aged man in his forties found Chen Bai quickly.
"Consultant Chen, right? I've heard of your name a long time ago. I know you're great, but this place is Qingpu, not Binhai, so I don't want you to participate blindly. Especially you, you are not a policeman and only that guy Bai Hongwei can.
Treat you like a treasure."
Chen Bai was a little confused. He didn't seem to have offended him, right? Why did he treat him like this from the beginning?
"It doesn't matter, we can pretend we didn't see it and we'll go back first after you solve the case."
"Wait a minute! Go back? Are you thinking too simply? I tell you, all of you will stay here from now on, and all of you are under serious suspicion."
After the man finished speaking, Chen Bai's expression also changed.
"Xu Hai, is there something wrong with you? I am a teacher at the Public Security University and a consultant to the police. I have nothing to do, right? I kill people?"
"No, no, that's not what you said! Now, we don't know the identity of the deceased. If you really have any grudge against the deceased, you might kill someone."
Chen Bai was speechless, but after all, this was not Binhai, so he could only cooperate with Xu Hai.
"Xiao Zhao, how are the autopsy results?"
"Team Xu, the deceased was male, 25 to 30 years old. There were strangulation marks on the deceased's neck. The cause of death should be mechanical asphyxia. I estimate that the murderer suddenly attacked the deceased from behind while he was taking a bath. The deceased did not react before he died.
He was strangled to death. So, everyone who was at the resort yesterday is a serious suspect. But I think we should rule out our police officers first."
Only then did Chen Bai see that Song Anchun had also put on forensic clothes at some point and helped them conduct an autopsy together.
"Yes, everyone who was at the resort yesterday is suspected, and the murderer must be among them."
After Xu Hai finished speaking, he glanced at Chen Bai again. Chen Bai didn't say anything and just sneered.
"Why are you laughing? Let me tell you, don't think that we won't doubt you because you helped the police solve a few small cases."
"Are you a new forensic doctor? If you don't know how to do an autopsy, I can teach you!"
Chen Bai took out a cigarette. The forensic doctor who just spoke was about to get angry when he was stopped by Xu Hai.
"Consultant Chen, I would like to learn a lesson. You said what our forensic doctor said was wrong. What did you see?"
Chen Bai took a puff of cigarette and pointed at the body in the hot spring pool.
"First of all, it rained all day yesterday. If a normal person really wants to take a bath, he has to go to an indoor hot spring. And even if you don't go in, you can still feel the temperature of this hot spring pool, right? It's too hot for people to get down at this temperature.
How could the deceased take a bath here? Also, even if the deceased did not care about the rain and soaked in the hot spring outdoors, he was not afraid of being burned, but where were the clothes of the deceased? There is no way this person came to the hot spring naked, right? And the most important thing
First of all, the strangulation marks on the neck of the deceased showed no signs of struggle, which shows that the deceased had fainted when he was strangled to death, so he would not struggle."
After Chen Bai finished speaking, Xu Hai glanced at Xiao Zhao and then at Chen Bai.
"Consultant Chen, who do you think the murderer is?"
"I'm not a magician. How can I know who the murderer is just by seeing the body? But the murderer dumped the body in such a high temperature environment so that the forensic doctor could not tell the time of death. Someone who can do this must be very familiar with it.
The people here.”
After Chen Bai finished speaking, he looked at the staff at the resorts.
"That's right! So all of you can't leave now. You have to wait until the investigation is clear before you can leave. Lei Zi, go check on the missing persons and see if there are any missing persons who match the appearance of the deceased recently."
"What are you investigating? The deceased is from the resort!"
Hearing Chen Bai's words, Xu Hai seemed even more confused.
"Chen Bai, how do you know that the deceased is from the resort?"
"His face is not soaked. There are photos of all the employees on the wall at the entrance of the resort. You will know by comparing them."
After Xu Hai heard this, he immediately called his men to take a look.
"Okay, now there's nothing to do with me, right? Then let's go back!"
"Wait a moment!"
Xu Hai put on a smiling face and came to Chen Bai's side.
"Consultant Chen is really capable. He just took a brief look and understood what happened. Don't worry. In fact, I have no hostility towards you, but solving the case is our police's business. I just didn't want you to get involved in the beginning. If
Rumor has it that our police rely on a criminal psychology professor from the Public Security University to solve cases, don’t we lose face?”
Chen Bai nodded, of course he understood what Xu Hai was thinking.
"So, can you help us with this case?"
"OK!"
In fact, according to Xu Hai's attitude just now, Chen Bai could have refused, but Chen Bai knew that if he did not catch the murderer for a day, he would not be able to leave the resort for a day. There were still a lot of things waiting to be dealt with at the school and the police station, so of course he would not.
Maybe I stayed here too long.
"Zhang Zhiyong, male, 31 years old, resort waiter. According to the resort's surveillance, Zhang Zhiyong came to the hot spring pool around 11 o'clock last night. We have confirmed with the boss that around 11 o'clock is the rest time for their employees.
The hot springs can be used during rest hours. Zhang Zhiyong appeared in the indoor hot spring at 11 o'clock, but there was only surveillance of Zhang Zhiyong going in and no surveillance of Zhang Zhiyong coming out."
Chen Bai looked at the surveillance camera, pointed to a corner and said.
"That's right, this indoor hot spring has a back door, and this back door can lead to the outdoor hot spring. But now, our most important question is not when Zhang Zhiyong came to this outdoor hot spring, but where Zhang Zhiyong came to.
Where he was killed is the most important thing."
When Chen Bai said this, he looked at several people with some confusion.
"Have you still not found the first scene where Zhang Zhiyong was killed?"
"No!"
Xu Hai was a little embarrassed. After all, it was their dereliction of duty in not finding the first scene for such a long time.
"Let's go! Go take a look at Zhang Zhiyong's dormitory, maybe you can find some clues."
Because the entire resort is now semi-enclosed, everyone is staying in their rooms at this time.
"Is this Zhang Zhiyong's bed?"
The staff dormitories of the resort hotel had bunk beds, and each dormitory accommodated eight people. When Chen Bai entered, seven people were gathered around a table playing cards.
"Yes, that is Zhang Zhiyong's bed."
"How is Zhang Zhiyong's relationship with you guys?"
Chen Bai asked while looking at Zhang Zhiyong's bed. The bed was very simple except for pillows and quilts. There were only charging cables and headphones. There was also a box of Liqun and a lighter under the pillow.
"Zhiyong..."
"We all have a good relationship. We all eat and live together, so naturally we have a good relationship."
A young man held down the person next to him and stood up. Chen Bai saw that the young man lowered his head from time to time while talking, and sometimes even looked under Zhang Zhiyong's bed.
"How many years have you been here?"
"Two or three years ago!"
As Chen Bai spoke, he took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth. When the young man saw it, he quickly took out a lighter and lit it for Chen Bai.
"Does Zhang Zhiyong usually like to go to hot springs alone after get off work?"
"Yes, he hasn't been here long, so he likes to relax alone after get off work."
Chen Bai nodded. He knew that these people must be hiding something from him, but the problem now is that with so many people here, they definitely won't tell.
"Okay, if that's the case, I'll leave first."
After Chen Bai finished speaking, he led everyone out. Xu Hai was a little confused, but Chen Bai held Xu Hai's hand to prevent Xu Hai from talking.
"Just wait a moment. You'll know later."
Xu Hai was a little puzzled, but soon an older man chased him out.
"Comrade police officer, I have something to report to you."
"You say!"
The man wiped his sweat and then said somewhat mysteriously.
"Actually, I know it's not good for me to say this, but Zhang Zhiyong does have such a small problem. I once saw Zhang Zhiyong sneaking into a guest's room to steal things. I told him several times, but Zhang Zhiyong always told me.
Not this time. Just a few days ago, I saw Zhang Zhiyong receiving a courier. I saw that the courier seemed to be a rag doll. I was also wondering how Zhang Zhiyong, a grown man, could play with a rag doll, but I didn't expect it.
What’s more, after Zhang Zhiyong saw the doll, he was so frightened that he threw the doll away.”
"Do you know where to throw it?"
Looking at the garbage pile in the backyard, Xu Hai asked with some doubts as he looked at the mountains of garbage.
"You want us to dig through the trash?"
"Otherwise? Shall I come?"
Chen Bai was a little angry. Bai Hongwei was also the captain of the criminal police, but he would do it himself when encountering such a thing. Xu Hai saw Chen Bai's look and knew that it would be impossible if he didn't do it.
"Okay, okay, can't I do it?"
After about three hours of rummaging, I finally found a doll in the trash.
"Do you think it's this doll?"
"Yes, this is the doll Zhang Zhiyong received."
Xu Hai looked at the doll in his hand. He couldn't understand why Zhang Zhiyong was afraid of such a simple doll.
"Captain, do you think the doll in your hand looks a little familiar?"
Lei Zi looked at the doll. Although he felt that it looked familiar, he couldn't tell what the doll was.
"Isn't this the nightshade in the Fairy Sword?"
After Song Anchun finished speaking, Lei Zi next to him also said quickly.
"That's right, that's right, this is Nightshade. Why does it look so familiar to me?"
Chen Bai looked at the doll in Xu Hai's hand. In fact, he didn't understand why Zhang Zhiyong was so scared after seeing the doll.
"Let's go! Let's ask the boss first!"
When the boss came to the conference room, Xu Hai came up and asked before Chen Bai could say anything.
"Do you have Zhang Zhiyong's resume? Bring it over and let us take a look!"
"this....."
Seeing the boss' expression of embarrassment, Chen Bai smiled and said.
"What resume! Xu Hai, do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand? The waiters in this kind of place are the same as the waiters in restaurants. They don't have any resumes. They just come here as long as their hands and feet are sound.
Just work directly, boss, you don’t need to be nervous, just tell me how long Zhang Zhiyong has been here."
The boss nodded, thought for a while and said.
"I think about it, Zhang Zhiyong has been here for about half a year. In fact, I am still very impressed with this person. When Zhang Zhiyong came, it happened to coincide with the renovation of my resort. What I said at that time was that you would come back after my resort is completed.
I went to work, but who knew that this guy would come the next day and help me renovate the resort with the workers I found."