The five of us were taken to five interrogation rooms respectively. I don’t know the situation of the others because I don’t know English. Looking at the meekest one, Martinez and He Yiyang came to greet me personally, as if they wanted to take advantage of me. A breakthrough was found here, and after a cup of coffee was served, He Yiyang first spoke English, and then Martinez translated: "We don't want to waste time. We know the details of you and that person named Sun Desheng. There is no need for me to put you in the folklore affairs investigation Can you please tell me your resume from the Research Bureau?"
At this point, Martinez paused, moved the coffee cup towards me, and continued: "You are different from Sun Desheng. He is a senior official of the Folklore Affairs Investigation and Research Bureau, and Mr. Shen, you are just a small Investigator. Let's make a deal. Just tell us why you people came to Las Vegas and why you killed Father Anthony. We will apply for political asylum in the United States for you in the name of the Department of Homeland Security. Qualifications, of course, include legal status as a U.S. citizen, and a decent job. Believe me, we have something like your Bureau of Folklore Research here..."
While Martinez was talking, I went through all the American TV dramas I had watched in my mind, especially some clips about police interrogating prisoners. It seemed that they all had one thing in common. After he finished speaking, I and He Yiyang and Yiyang waited for my reaction with smiles. I picked up the coffee cup and took a sip. After calming down, I said to the two of them: "What, I have the right to hire a lawyer, right? Can you please hire one for me?" The cheapest, preferably free. Also, please help me contact the Chinese Embassy. I remember that I am now a staff member of the embassy. I should have some kind of diplomatic immunity, right? If so, tell me earlier. , maybe even the lawyer fees will be saved.”
Looking at the two detectives' expressions that had darkened, I continued with some helplessness: "It's not that I didn't tell you, it's just that I haven't figured out what's going on..."
The lawyer didn't wait, Xiao Jintong arrived first. I could hear his roar at the police station on behalf of the embassy in the interrogation room. In view of Lao Xiao's sensitive identity, no one dared to do anything to him. I don't know if it was him. The roar had its effect, and after half an hour, it was just me, Meng Qiqi and Fatty Sun, and even Huang Ran and Li Qimu were released.
Martinez calmly explained the reason for releasing us. It turned out that when the state police inspected Meng Qiqi's mini, they discovered the vehicle surveillance inside. The surveillance records clearly captured the entire process of Father Anthony's death. It proves that we have nothing to do with this tragic incident. The police and Homeland Security Department no longer have any right to detain us.
After regaining his freedom, Xiao Jintong told Fatty Sun that the church was now closed and that the church would not be open to the outside world in the short term until the case was solved. After getting into Xiao Jintong's car (the hotel where Huang Ran took a taxi back to), inside the car There was really no place for him), Fatty Sun suggested to Li Qimu that he should go back to the police station to get back the relics that his grandfather had placed in the church, but to his surprise, Li Qimu shook his head and said, "No, I don't believe a few police officers." You can find my grandfather’s relics. Those things were banned by my grandfather and are not something ordinary people can discover.”
When Li Qimu said this, the expression on his face was quite confident, and Fatty Sun did not ask any questions. When we returned to the hotel, Huang Ran was already waiting in the lobby. After seeing us, he hurriedly came over, but
Fatty Sun stopped him and said: "Old Huang, I'm not telling you, Tianlitu is out of business and has been detained as evidence by the police station. If you want to find Li Qimu, you might as well directly negotiate with the police station and the Homeland Security Bureau to let
They handed over the Tianli diagram.”
Huang Ran was not an energy-saving lamp either. He looked at Fatty Sun, then at Li Qimu, and said with a smile: "Since I saw you, I have no intention of getting the Tianli Map. As I said, I'm just showing off to the committee.
Look, old guy, if you don’t do anything when you come to America, you will be gossiped about.”
Huang Ran followed shamelessly, and Fatty Sun didn't stop him anymore. Maybe he thought that under the current situation, having a person like Huang Ran by his side wouldn't be a bad thing.
After having something to eat at the hotel, he was about to go back to the room to discuss what to do next. The two lingering Homeland Security agents appeared again. He Yiyang first took out a piece of paper.
, Martinez said for her: "I have a regrettable thing to inform everyone here, because all gentlemen and ladies were involved in a murder case this afternoon. Although there is no substantial evidence to prove that the murder case is related to you, in order to ensure that such incidents are avoided
happened, the Las Vegas District Court still signed an injunction: Mr. Sun Desheng, Mr. Shen La, Mr. Huang Ran, Mr. Li Qimu and Ms. Meng Qiqi, the five of you will have 72 hours from now.
, are not allowed to leave the confines of the Caesars Palace Hotel in Las Vegas, otherwise they will be regarded as suspected of endangering the public safety of the United States and will be deported immediately. They will also be regarded as persona non grata and banned for life.
Entering the United States”
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jintong jumped up from his chair and shouted at the two detectives: "Do you know what you are doing? You have no right to do this! This so-called restraining order of yours has no law at all.
In support of the provisions, our embassy will lodge a solemn protest!"
"That's a pity." Martinez shrugged and said, "If you protest, our Department of Homeland Security will have to announce the true identities of some of you to show the necessity of the injunction.
I'm afraid that some institutions in mainland China and Taiwan will come out of the darkness. Believe me, such a subversive disaster is not what we want to see. Now you only need to keep it in the hotel for three days, and the ban will be lifted.
You will be free again"
Although Martinez's Chinese is not as good as Director Hugo's, he is much better than Boss Ma Xiaolin. After he finished speaking, the first person to quit was Miss Meng Qiqi: "Wait a minute! Why?
Implicate me? I am just a part-time tour guide, and I don’t know anything about them. Please, I have to go back to Paris to work tomorrow morning. If I don’t show up in the Louvre office at eight o’clock tomorrow morning, my boss will kill him.
Got mine.”
Agent Martinez spread his hands and said: "Ms. Meng Qiqi, I sympathize with your experience. But the law is the law, and no one is above the law."
There was no chance of staying out of the matter. Meng Qiqi glared at Fatty Sun fiercely. She did not shy away from the two agents from the Department of Homeland Security and said directly to Fatty Sun: "Hurry up and contact Fatty Gao. It's delaying my business. Remuneration."
If it still needs to be increased, I’ll have to wait until I think about what to add. I’ll tell him that it will come at my own pace and don’t blindly bargain with me!”
After Fatty Sun calmed down Xiao Jintong who was going berserk, he said to Meng Qiqi with a smile: "Why don't you quit your job in France? I will arrange an errand for you at the polling bureau. I didn't say that, the polling bureau
The first female investigator in history, you are about to make history."
"In history...it has only been more than 30 years since it was renamed the Polling Bureau, right?" Huang Ran glanced at Fatty Sun with a smile, and then he turned his face and spoke in English to the two agents. What did he do these days?
Before he finished speaking, the smile on Fatty Sun's face had already froze, and he interrupted Huang Ran with a smile: "Old Huang, I can't tell, when will your religious committee and the federal investigation
The police department is wearing a pair of trousers. What other incidents have you helped them handle? I’m not talking about you, but you should have told me earlier to avoid being locked up in a dark room in the police station just now."
Huang Ran pursed his lips and smiled. He was about to say something when Agent Martinez said slowly: "FBI? We belong to two departments. If you are an FBI agent, I can help you contact the FBI headquarters."
, they will apply to the local court that you are not within the scope of the injunction. But I'm sorry, with your current status, it is difficult for me to find an excuse to help you."
After Martinez finished speaking, Huang Ran smiled awkwardly. Before he could say a few words, the Asian agent He Yiyang spoke to us again in English. Martinez translated for her: "
I hope you understand the seriousness of this incident. The restraining order has now taken effect. From this moment on, if a person on the restraining order list is found outside this hotel, he will be immediately taken to the airport and taken to the nearest airport.
A flight leaves the United States."
After saying these words, Martinez showed a standard American smile and finally said: "I hope this accident will not affect your impression of Las Vegas. Finally, I wish you all a good stay at Caesars Palace."
Luck." After saying this, he and He Yiyang turned and left.
After the door was closed, there was silence in the room. Huang Ran and Fatty Sun looked at each other, and neither of them spoke. On the contrary, Meng Qiqi felt a little annoyed that he was involved, but in the end there was nothing he could do. In the end, Fatty Sun still smiled playfully.
He sat down next to Li Qimu and said with a smile: "Brother Qimu, this is your territory. If you can't get out from outside, just take me around inside and try your luck with a few games..." He hadn't finished speaking yet.
, Huang Ran had already come over, stared at Fatty Sun and said, "I'll go too!"
The Caesars Palace Hotel itself is a famous casino in Las Vegas. The internal facilities and style of the casino are very resplendent. Among the few of us, Miss Meng was unhappy and stayed in the room and refused to come down, while Xiao Jintong’s
It is not suitable to appear in the casino because of my sensitive status. In the end, I, Fatty Sun, Huang Ran and Li Qimu entered the casino together.
Li Qimu entered the casino like a fish entering a river. He kept going back and forth in it, but he was nowhere to be seen exchanging chips. Fatty Sun saw the trick, and he went to exchange a thousand US dollars in chips and gave them to Li Qimu.
For a long time, the two of them were like friends who had known each other for many years, standing shoulder to shoulder in front of a blackjack table.
And Huang Ran just stared at Li Qimu's every move with a smile. He only exchanged five US dollars in chips and played with them in his hand. It seemed that Huang Ran had no intention of stepping forward to participate in this kind of money game. And I just stayed with Huang Ran.
Behind my back, although I carry the 10,000 US dollars given by Fatty Sun and Gao Liang in my pocket, I basically live on a dead salary. It is rare to have this kind of "travel subsidy". If I lose at the gambling table, I will tell you when I go back to my hometown.
My grandfather didn't break my legs even after I started talking.
Fatty Sun and Li Qimu had more and more chips around them, and every judgment made by Fatty Sun brought them a lot of benefits. Watching them gamble, I suddenly remembered the tragic scene that happened in front of the church at noon.
Huang Ran was guarding me, so of course I didn't miss it. I stood next to him and said, "Old Huang, what did you say was going on at the door of the church at noon? It was clear and sunny, and it didn't look like it was haunted."
Huang Ran looked at me and smiled. He blinked and said after a moment, "I didn't go into the church, so I don't know what mechanism is hidden inside. The place where the accident happened was in the church. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be evil spirits or anything like that."
..."
I asked again: "If it's not an evil spirit, what else can you find?" Huang Ran made a face at me and said, "I don't know either."