Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Five Suspects Hard to Choose
After many eliminations, everyone seemed to be a suspect, and no one seemed to be the murderer. The assumption that the murderer might be a woman, but not necessarily a woman, not only did not provide Lin Chong with any meaningful help, but made his head even bigger.
If Jonathan's nose is indeed credible, then the only thing that can be confirmed now is that the murderer should still be in the Yuelai Inn. This directly leads to Lin Chong now seeing everyone as the murderer, exuding an aura of suspicion.
After tentatively chatting with several other people, Lin Chong also learned more about their purpose here. Everyone was very anxious about not being able to leave the inn, except for the so-called sisters. Lin Chong read the novel and movie
Judging from countless experiences, these two people probably escaped from home.
That sister's clothes and jewelry are all of the highest quality. They ran away so brazenly with these things and still survived to this day. I have to say that they are really lucky.
According to Lin Chong's judgment, these two people were just young ladies who had never been out of the house. It would be difficult for them to kill a chicken, let alone a murderer. They had neither motive nor courage.
After they got acquainted, the two girls became lively. The young lady's name was Shao Xue and the girl's name was Liu'er. They refused to admit that they ran away from home secretly and said they were waiting for someone here.
Lin Chong imagined a big drama about a talented man and a beautiful woman eloping under the moonlight. He was in high spirits when he suddenly realized that he had thought too much. He shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Generally speaking, Shao Xue is a steady and dignified girl. When she smiles, she secretly covers the corners of her mouth with her hands, which is in line with the style that a lady should have.
Liu'er is a lively and lovely girl who knows a little bit about boxing and kicking. I think the family let her learn it for the purpose of protecting the young lady.
Seeing Lin Chong's frowning and worried look, Shao Xue asked softly: "Young master, you have encountered some trouble. Why don't you tell us so that we can help you figure out a solution."
"Yes, even if we can't think of a way, it will always feel better if we tell you." Liu'er helped.
Lin Chong couldn't tell them directly that he had just suspected that they might be the murderers, so he had to choose a more euphemistic way of saying it. "I'm wondering when this case will be solved and when we can leave here."
"Master, is there something urgent?"
"It's an emergency, it's a big emergency." Lin Chong said sadly.
Shao Xue seemed to understand, but she was smart enough not to continue asking.
In order to avoid embarrassment, Lin Chong waved to the waiter to bring a pot of tea and a few plates of snacks. The things came quickly, and Lin Chong put a few pieces on a small plate and pushed them to Shao Xue and Liu'er.
Shao Xue thanked her politely, but Liu'er screamed strangely, "What's on this? What you ordered was obviously apricot cake, but what was served was almond cheese. What's going on with this waiter?"
When the shopkeeper heard the sound here, he knew there was a distinguished guest here who could not be offended, so he hurried over to ask what was going on.
Lin Chong waved his hand. He didn't really mind whether he was served apricot blossom cake or almond cheese. In fact, it didn't matter which one he ate.
Liu'er was very serious: "Boss, what's going on with the people in your store? We obviously wanted the apricot blossom cake, look what he served us? Although the two snacks look similar,
, but the price is very different, you don’t think you want to blackmail us because we are outsiders, do you?”
The shopkeeper also saw the snacks on their table. Although he was speaking to Liu'er, his eyes were fixed on Lin Chong's direction and he apologized repeatedly: "I'm really sorry for the guests. We definitely didn't mean it. The guy just now was
I just hired you a few days ago. I can do some menial work in the backyard, chopping wood and carrying water, but I often make mistakes when delivering things. In this way, even if this snack is sent to you by us, it should be regarded as an apology to you, and I will let you go immediately.
I’ll send you another apricot blossom cake.”
"Huh, that's pretty much it." Liu'er was satisfied.
Lin Chong was very puzzled: "Since you also said that he often makes mistakes in his work, why do you still let him stay in the store?"
The shopkeeper already knew that he was a friend of Mr. Zhou and was currently in charge of the murder case in the store, so he didn't dare to hide anything at the moment. "To tell you the truth, I didn't want to recruit anyone at first. He ran away on his own.
When he came here, he said he wanted to find a job. The salary was only half that of others, and he only needed a place to eat and live. I saw that he was quite strong and seemed to be an honest man. I thought about where he might have escaped from.
.It is not easy for anyone to make a living these days, so I left him here."
Lin Chong nodded: "So that's it. I didn't realize that you, the shopkeeper, are still a kind-hearted person."
The shopkeeper smiled, and seeing that the matter here was settled, he went back to the counter to look at his account book.
Lin Chong felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't explain it for a while. After thinking for a long time without coming up with a reason, he gave up and concentrated on eating snacks and chatting with Shao Xue Liu'er.
At night, because Lin Chong's room was at Tianzi No. 2, very close to Song Fang's room, he could hear the noise next door at night.
It happened that that night, he was completely sleepy because he was thinking too much. At night, he vaguely heard a rustling sound coming from next door.
Lin Chong sat up from the bed and put his ears to the wall. Yes, there was indeed movement. It sounded like someone was rummaging through the cabinets. He was very nervous. The murderer must not have found what he was looking for.
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What should I do now? Shao Xue and Liu Er live in Tianzi No. 3 next to me, and Wang Chengen lives next to me. If I run out at this moment, I will definitely alert the murderer, but I will do nothing here.
?
Faced with a dilemma, Lin Chong gritted his teeth, took out the dagger given to him by Yuan Qingfang, and tiptoed out of bed. Although his voice was very quiet when he opened the door, the murderer who was rummaging through the cabinets next door still heard him. When Wang Chengen waited
When I heard the noise and rushed to No. 1, I saw Lin Chong standing blankly in the house.
Lin Chong murmured to himself: "It's not a woman, it's a man."
Wang Chengen was a little worried that he was scared out of his wits: "Are you okay?"
Lin Chong shook his head and ran to Zhou Ze and Jonathan's room without wearing any shoes.
Except for Lin Chong, who was of high status, no one dared to live with him. The other four people all shared a room with two persons.
Both Zhou Ze and Jonathan were sleeping soundly at this moment. When Lin Chong suddenly opened the door and walked in, only Jonathan woke up. He opened his eyes and glanced at Lin Chong fiercely. The murderous intent in his eyes made Lin Chong shudder.