The Wanguo Hotel has a very deep background. It does not mean that you can just conduct a random search. It must be approved by the superiors.
Besides, in such a big hotel, even if the spies wanted to search it secretly, just these few of them would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
When Shen Zhifeng heard the news and arrived, except for the body of Ishikawa Shigeyasu in the staff passage, everything was as usual in the hotel, with people still singing, dancing and laughing.
After listening to his subordinate roughly telling what happened, Shen Zhifeng suddenly raised his hand and gave him a slap in the face, saying angrily: "I told you not to leave even an inch, are you so stubborn? Everyone was killed, and you didn't notice it at all!"
The agent covered his face and whispered: "Director, the main reason is that the murderer can speak Japanese. We thought Ishikawa was fine, but we never thought..."
The matter is very clear. Someone called Ishikawa and asked him to go to the coffee shop. The murderer calculated that he would go through the employee passage, wait in the passage in advance, cut off the power switch at the right time, and then take the opportunity to kill Ishikawa!
Because "Ishikawa Shigeyasu" kept talking while coughing, the agents mistakenly thought that Ishikawa had been moving forward, so they did not alert them and the murderer was able to escape calmly.
Zhao Zhuo knelt down, took a rough look at Ishikawa Shigeyasu's body, and said: "Director, Ishikawa is also a soldier after all. His neck was broken instantly without any resistance. This shows that the murderer is very skilled.
Outstanding."
Shen Zhifeng pondered for a moment and then ordered: "Zhao Zhuo, go check where this bowl of chili powder came from and see if there are any witnesses. You guys, find the woman who called Ishikawa, and let's split up!"
"yes!"
"yes!"
The steaming bowl of fried chili powder could only have come from the kitchen. Zhao Zhuo easily found the source. Ten minutes before the incident, a bowl of chili powder was indeed missing from the kitchen.
Zhao Zhuo thought for a while and said to several kitchen workers: "During this period, have you found anyone acting suspiciously?"
"As you can see, there are so many guests at dinner, and we are all too busy to hit the back of our heads. How can we pay attention to these things..."
"With a bowl of chili powder, you must have something to cover it... Didn't you notice who was holding a newspaper or book or something like that?"
"No." Several kitchen workers shook their heads in unison.
“Do you fry up a bowl of paprika every day?”
"No, by chance we ran out of chili powder today..."
Zhao Zhuo thought to himself, did the murderer predict in advance that the kitchen would fry a bowl of chili powder at this time?
Ordinarily, it shouldn't be the case. If that's the case, the chef must have his accomplices, who can coordinate in secret at the right time.
What if there are no accomplices?
That means that the murderer just happened to be passing by and took away the chili powder with an idea. This was not part of his plan!
The murderer who killed Shigeyasu Ishikawa in the employee tunnel must have other ways to leave. With this bowl of chili powder, the method becomes easier.
In order to confirm his inference, Zhao Zhuo returned to the employee passage again. Ishikawa's body had been sent to the hospital through the side door, leaving two agents looking for clues.
Zhao Zhuo soon discovered that the passage was not completely dead. There was a closed elevator shaft in the corner. The elevator shaft went from the first floor to the fifth floor, with at least a two-meter square space.
In order to prevent someone from accidentally entering and falling in, an iron door was installed at the entrance, but the lock had been pried open.
After asking the hotel staff, I found out that an elevator was actually supposed to be installed here, and the elevator shaft was reserved. For some unknown reason, it was not installed in the end.
This is the second floor. If you are a master, you can use a rope to go down the elevator shaft to the first floor and escape smoothly.
Supposedly, this is also a safe way to escape in a dark environment, but the disadvantages also exist. If no one is there to answer the exit on the first floor, there is a possibility of being discovered.
Zhao Zhuo understood, and the murderer had obviously thought of this, so he made two preparations. If the chili powder method didn't work, he would leave quietly from the elevator shaft.
After figuring out this link, it means that the murderer just happened to pass by the kitchen. If you follow the path he took, you may be able to find a clue.
Zhao Zhuo returned to the kitchen door and walked slowly along the corridor. Assuming that he was the murderer, which direction would he come from? Of course, he would try to avoid the direction of the crowd.
After turning several corners and arriving at the stairwell of the third floor, Zhao Zhuo looked around and saw that there was no other way to go. The murderer should have gone down from the third floor to the second floor!
After going up to the third floor and entering the bar, he saw Bai Jumin asking the waiter. Zhao Zhuo walked over and asked, "Team Leader Bai, how are you?"
Bai Jumin sighed and said: "After checking, the place to call Ishikawa is the phone booth opposite the Wanguo Hotel. I sent someone there and found nothing."
"No witnesses?"
"A nearby cigarette seller said that he saw a woman with disheveled hair coming out of the phone booth, but the woman was wearing a scarf and couldn't see her face clearly."
"Wearing a scarf is to prevent others from recognizing her, indicating that she is the woman who called Ishikawa!"
"That's right! I've been prepared for it for a long time, I must have thought of it!"
"Ask the guests in the hotel, maybe..."
"The foreign devils are on the sidelines. We are not allowed to harass the guests. The Secrecy Bureau is investigating the case. This is the first time we have encountered such a thing. This won't work and that won't work! What the hell!"
The Hotel des Nations has a very deep background. Even the Secrecy Bureau does not dare to mess around when foreigners are involved. Once a diplomatic incident occurs, it will be a huge event.
After coming out of the bar, Zhao Zhuo continued to walk forward according to his own ideas. When passing by the entrance of the western restaurant, he saw Jiang Xinyu's family through the glass window.
Zhao Zhuo's heart moved. What a coincidence. Ishikawa Shigeyasu was assassinated, Jiang Xinyu was actually in the hotel, and the murderer could speak Japanese...
Zhao Zhuo opened the door and walked into the restaurant, pretending to look around casually, then walked up to Jiang Xinyu and greeted him attentively: "Captain Jiang, Mrs. Jiang."
Hattori Mina bowed her head in greeting but said nothing.
Jiang Xinyu said in surprise: "Zhao Zhuo? Why are you here?"
Zhao Zhuo whispered: "You don't know yet? Something big has happened!"
"What happened?"
"Shigeyasu Ishikawa was just killed!"
"Ishikawa Shigeyasu? Which Ishikawa Shigeyasu?"
Jiang Xinyu stood up, followed Zhao Zhuo to the side, listened to him briefly describe what happened, and then sighed: "I, the captain of the operation, don't even know any news about such an important matter!"
After killing Ishikawa Shigeyasu, Jiang Xinyu did not leave the hotel immediately because he knew that the agents would definitely guard the exit at the first time. If he left in too hasty, it would arouse suspicion.
Being able to get rid of Ishikawa this time was actually a dangerous move. Whether he could succeed or not was secondary. The most important thing was to evacuate safely!