"We are very good friends. What happened to Zhao Xue?"
Seeing Ma Qian's excited expression, Chen Bai didn't say anything but took out Zhao Xue's mobile phone and opened a software.
"Are you Zhao Xue's ghostwriter?"
Hearing this, the girl wanted to quibble, but after seeing the look in Chen Bai's eyes, she finally said helplessly.
"Yes, I am Zhao Xue's ghostwriter."
Ma Qian looked a little helpless. Chen Bai looked at Ma Qian and asked seriously.
"Where were you last Saturday morning?"
"You doubt me?"
Ma Qian was a little excited. She stood up and looked at Chen Bai and said.
"Do you suspect that I am the one who killed Zhao Xue? Let me tell you, without Zhao Xue, I am nothing. It was she who made me what I am. Besides, do you think the novel world will accept a person who was once someone else's shadow?
"
Chen Bai raised his head and looked at Ma Qian, and after a long time he spoke.
"Since I entered the door just now, it seems that I have never said that Zhao Xue is dead, right?"
Ma Qian was stunned when she heard this. After a long time, she hesitated and said.
"The criminal police came to the door and said that something happened to Zhao Xue, so I naturally thought of this. Is there any problem with this?"
"So, where were you last Saturday morning?"
"I have made an appointment with my personal trainer to provide door-to-door services. If you don't believe me, you can call this number or go directly to this person."
Ma Qian took out a business card, then sat directly on the yoga mat and closed her eyes to relax.
"Okay, we will investigate, but we also hope that you will not leave Binhai City recently. We will still look for you at any time."
After Chen Bai finished speaking, he took Bai Hongwei and left.
"There is definitely something wrong with Ma Qian. We knew that Zhao Xue was dead before we said anything. Although an explanation was given in the end, I still feel something is wrong."
Chen Bai nodded. Bai Hongwei thought the same as himself. This matter was definitely not that simple.
"First go find the coach Ma Qian mentioned and see what he says."
The two of them quickly found the personal trainer through his business card. He was a young boy in his twenties who was about 1.8 meters tall. The young boy was a little nervous when he saw the police coming to the door.
"Don't be nervous. We have no other intention of coming to you. We just want to ask you something. Just tell us what you know."
"good!"
After Chen Bai finished speaking, he took out Ma Qian's photo and placed it in front of him and asked.
"Li Tao, right? Do you know this woman?"
"I know her. She is one of my members."
Chen Bai nodded and continued to ask.
"Where were you last Saturday morning?"
"I'm at her house, and she has classes at her house every Saturday morning. She doesn't like to come to the gym on Saturdays because there are too many people, so she likes to have classes at home on Saturdays."
Chen Bai noticed that this man's eyes couldn't stop looking up and to the right when he was talking, so Chen Bai suddenly changed his tone and asked.
"How much do fitness instructors like you earn in a month? I see you have many members here. Do you earn a lot every month?"
"That's not the case. We are also focused on performance. Not everyone who comes to the gym will come to us to buy classes, and some people buy more and some buy less. This is also impossible to say."
Chen Bai smiled. The place where they were sitting was the rest area of the gym, so you could see many people coming here to exercise. Chen Bai looked at those people and asked.
"Aren't these your potential customers? If you work harder, you can probably turn them into your real customers, right?"
"Yes, that's the truth, but some people actually apply for the card on a whim, and some people can't come back several times after applying for the card."
Bai Hongwei never understood why Chen Bai asked these questions, but he did not interrupt and just listened to Chen Bai continue to ask.
"So where were you last Friday night?"
"At the gym, I have a client who comes to class at 7:30. It is a one-hour strength training session, and then we do aerobics together for an hour. After the gym closes at 9:30, I go home."
After the two left, Bai Hongwei finally couldn't help but asked.
"What do you want to ask after asking so many questions? Does this matter have anything to do with him?"
Chen Bai said nothing until he got in the car, lit a cigarette, looked at Bai Hongwei and said.
"There is something wrong with this person. When we saw Ma Qian just now, Ma Qian was wearing a necklace around her neck. I don't know if you noticed it. It was a diamond ring. The person just now was also wearing the same necklace. These two people
It's very possible that they are a couple. If this man gives false testimony to Ma Qian, then Ma Qian's suspicion will be very high."
"Would you still help cover it up if you knew it was murder?"
Chen Bai smiled and said while starting the car.
"This is not necessarily true. Maybe Ma Qian used some method to keep Li Tao from knowing. Anyway, let's check the surveillance near Zhao Xue's house and see if there are any results!"
As a result, several people took turns watching the surveillance camera from the afternoon until midnight, almost blinding their eyes, but they didn't see any results.
"There is no surveillance near Zhao Xue's old building. Although the surrounding communities have surveillance, you can still avoid it. I think the surveillance here is of no use."
Da Binzi was a little disappointed. After all, he had been watching for almost twelve hours and found nothing.
"Okay, you go and take a rest first, I will do the rest."
Kong Bingxuan came over with a bowl of instant noodles, Da Binzi shook his head and wiped his face and said.
"No, this is the last clue to our case. I will stick to it no matter how tired I am."
Da Binzi took the instant noodles and finished them all in three or two mouthfuls.
"Cough cough cough!"
"Hey, slow down!"
Kong Bingxuan quickly took out two pieces of paper and handed them to Da Binzi, but at this moment, Da Binzi suddenly thought of something.
"Wait a minute, since we suspect that Ma Qian has a motive for murder, why don't we call out the surveillance cameras around Ma Qian's home? As long as we find the surveillance cameras of Ma Qian leaving home on Saturday morning, can we follow the clues and find Ma Qian?
Where did you go?"
"That's right! There are few surveillance cameras near Zhao Xue's old building, so we might as well go directly... Wait, what if Ma Qian is not the murderer?"
Da Binzi was silent for a moment and then said.
"Okay, now is not the time for us to dwell on this. If not, we will have to look for other clues, but for now we will investigate based on this."
There was nothing to say all night. The next day, as soon as Chen Bai opened the door of the office, he saw Da Binzi and Kong Bingxuan lying on the office table, fast asleep.
"Wake up, why did you fall asleep here?"
Chen Bai pushed Da Binzi to wake him up. Da Binzi saw Chen Bai coming and said with sleepy eyes.
"Teacher Chen, I watched the surveillance all night yesterday and found that Ma Qian left the south door of their apartment at seven in the morning and came back at 11:30. Although Ma Qian packed her bags carefully when going out, I
Judging from the figure and the direction in which the person is going back, we can tell that the person is Ma Qian."
When Chen Bai heard this, he immediately became interested and quickly sat down next to Da Binzi and asked.
"Ma Qian won't be home on Saturday? Are you sure?"
"Sure, Teacher Chen, look at this!"
Da Binzi finally opened his eyes at this time, took the computer from the side and played the surveillance.
"This is the surveillance of Ma Qian's apartment. Although she was wearing a mask, I could tell at a glance that this person was Ma Qian. She got on the bus after going out from the south gate. I checked and the bus happened to pass by Zhao Xue's door."
Chen Bai looked at the surveillance camera carefully. Although the video was a little blurry, he could still clearly see that it was Ma Qian.
"This is interesting. Ma Qian went out in the morning but said she was attending class at home. The key is that someone helped her even with such a lie. It's interesting."
But Chen Bai also knew that there was no way to prove anything with this blurry video, and even if Ma Qian lied, he had no evidence to prove that she was the one who killed Zhao Xue.
At this time, the Phoenix Banquet Hall, the largest in Binhai City, was being decorated in full swing, as if it was about to welcome a big shot.
"Aren't you just joking? I know you are Zhao Xue's gunman, but the problem now is not that. The problem now is what will the readers think if this matter is really told."
Editor Wang looked at Ma Qian who was calmly putting on makeup and felt helpless. In fact, he lied about whether he knew Zhao Xue's gunman. After all, he knew about Zhao Xue's search for the gunman first because Zhao Xue published it himself.
As long as the company's golden signboard can be sold for money, it doesn't really matter who wrote it.
"Those readers will not have any objections. Those readers only care about whether the books they read can be updated. As for who wrote it in the end, no one cares at all."
Editor Wang wanted to say something else, but Ma Qian spoke first.
"Okay, instead of worrying about this now, you'd better go and see the venue. Remember, Zhao Xue was your cash cow before, but now that Zhao Xue is dead, your cash cow has become me. As long as I'm here,
With the pen name Mantian Feixue, I can continue to publish books, and people will buy it."
The banquet was held like this, and of course a black and white photo of Zhao Xue was hung on the scene. Many people who came here were fans of Zhao Xue's books. They couldn't believe that the idol who created their dreams was gone. Many people were so excited before the banquet even started.
I've cried so much that I couldn't stop crying.
"Okay, the atmosphere outside is almost complete. When do you plan to go out?"
Editor Wang was a little anxious. In fact, he was not sure how Zhao Xue's book fans would react after telling them about this matter, and he didn't know whether they would continue to buy books in the future. But he only knew one thing, that is, no matter what, they would
You can't offend the woman in front of you.
"Don't worry, it's nine-fifty now, I will appear in the auditorium at ten o'clock, and I will tell everything then."
Ten o'clock arrived quickly, and when Ma Qian appeared in a black evening dress, no one knew what was going on.
"Everyone, I hope you can listen to what I have to say."
Ma Qian stood on the stage and looked at the people below. She knew exactly what those people wanted, so she dared to come forward to clarify everything at this time.
"I know you may be unfamiliar with me, but what I want to say next may be a little unexpected for you, but no matter what, I hope you can listen to me carefully."
Everyone fell silent. Ma Qian saw that people had calmed down and spoke.
"Hello everyone, my name is Ma Qian, I am Zhao Xue's gunman..."
Before Ma Qian finished speaking, everyone in the audience exploded.
"What are you talking about? This is impossible!"
"Get off!"
Ma Qian didn't speak, she just waited for everyone to be quiet before speaking.
"I know you don't believe this, but what I want to tell you is that this is true. I am really Zhao Xue's gunman. If you don't believe it, I can immediately send out the contract signed by Zhao Xue.
Does that make you believe it?"
Everyone was silent, and they didn't know whether what this woman said was true or false.
"I know this is a blow to you, but everything I said is true. I hope you can accept this fact. I am also very sorry for Zhao Xue's death. The police are now fully investigating this matter. I hope
You can stay calm. I am Zhao Xue’s gunman, and all Zhao Xue’s reasoning essays are written by me. I can do it, I really can!”
The banquet ended with just a few words from Ma Qian. Although it made no difference to him if someone else wrote the book, he was still very nervous. After all, his publishing house still relied on Zhao Xue's books.
Only by selling it can you make money and maintain it.
"Isn't Ma Qian too anxious? As soon as Zhao Xue died, she was so anxious to tell the news. Isn't she afraid that if the readers really don't buy it, it will be over?"
The banquet was also broadcast live online, and everyone in the criminal police team saw it. This is how Kong Bingxuan explained Da Binzi's problem.
"Actually, it doesn't matter to them who writes the book, as long as they have a book to read."
Chen Bai and Bai Hongwei looked at each other. Ma Qian was indeed a little anxious, and they learned that the copyright fee for "No Escape" was three million, and the copyright fee for each of the three upcoming books would not be
Below this number, Zhao Xue has no relatives, so the publishing house is likely to take back Zhao Xue's equity and transfer it to Ma Qian.
"Everything is such a coincidence. It is not an unreasonable inference that Ma Qian killed Zhao Xue and replaced him. But the problem now is that we can't find any evidence that Ma Qian killed someone."
Chen Bai nodded, but he never thought that a more crazy killing was about to come.
"My dear, your performance just now was really perfect. By the way, where should we go to eat tonight?"
Li Tao hugged Ma Qian from behind. Ma Qian calmly moved away Li Tao's hands and said with a smile.
"Let's talk about things tonight! I'm really tired now. I need to rest. I also have to talk to the editor about the new book. I guess I won't be able to accompany you tonight."
"Ah? But I just wanted to book a restaurant. I think the restaurant opposite our gym is good. Then let's go have dinner after you finish your work in the evening!"
Ma Qian turned around, looked at Li Tao and said impatiently.