Li Zan and Chen Jie returned to Lane 11, while Ji Chengling was responsible for escorting Lu Xinda back to the police station. The two parties temporarily parted ways.
On the way, Li Zan asked as he walked: "Tell me about the deceased's personality, popularity and interpersonal relationships."
Chen Jie quickly followed Li Zan's rhythm: "The deceased was outgoing, very popular, had many friends, and had a wide network of people. Because she was the team leader of the nightclub and was responsible for accompanying the drinks... literally accompanying the drinks. At the wine table
I know a lot of people online, and I heard from her colleagues that they are basically bosses who spend a lot of money."
"sociable?"
Li Zan slowed down his pace so that Chen Jie would not be too tired to follow him. He turned his face slightly, looking straight ahead but making a gesture of listening.
Chen Jie: "No one can say anything bad."
Li Zan smiled and said, "Who dares to say bad things at this time?" He changed the topic and asked, "Are there any emotional disputes?"
Chen Jie nodded and used an implicit word to describe it: "Rich. Xiao Hua is good-looking, has a lively personality, and has no shortage of admirers. She worked in the nightclub in Jinyuan Plaza for a year and had three men.
My friends, the latest one broke up two months ago." After a few seconds, she added: "We broke up peacefully, without any disputes."
Li Zan walked to the entrance of Building 7 in Lane 11 in silence and glanced at the wonton shop opposite. There was no one else in the shop except the proprietress.
He turned back as if nothing had happened, walked up the stairs, and asked an irrelevant question: "How much is the monthly salary for the nightclub area foreman and group leader?"
"ah?"
Chen Jie has no criminal investigation experience. The anti-pornography experience accumulated in the past few years and the knowledge learned in the police academy must be thrown away in the direction of criminal investigation.
Her investigative and interrogation methods were so mediocre that she couldn't solve an overly complicated case, so she didn't think about the connection between the nightclub staff's monthly salary and the case.
At this time, she was a little confused, but fortunately she remembered that Ji Chengling had asked similar questions.
"The regional foreman's monthly basic salary + commission is about 15,000, and the team leader's basic salary + liquor commission is about 9,000 to 12,000."
"so tall?"
"A leader in the industry and in peak season. Under normal circumstances, the monthly salary is basically around 5,000 to 6,000."
Li Zan understood, stopped on the ninth floor, and knocked on Room 901, where the deceased had lived.
A middle-aged woman came to open the door. She was a kitchen helper in the nightclub and was responsible for the hygiene in the store. Her name was Sister Lian.
Sister Lian: "Who are you?"
Li Zan took out his ID: "Interpol."
Sister Lian was both frightened and confused: "What happened? I didn't commit any crime, comrade policeman."
Sister Lian didn't go to work until six o'clock in the afternoon, so she didn't know about the police going to the store to investigate.
Chen Jie explained the matter briefly, but Sister Lian couldn't believe it and even said "impossible".
"I heard yesterday that a corpse was found in the old well in Jiuxiang. I thought it was unreal, but it turned out that the person who died was that girl Xiao Hua?! This... sinful, wicked, and cruel thing." Sister Lian lamented pitifully.
He did not hide his worry and curiosity: "Comrade police, will this murderer come out to harm others? Who did Xiao Hua let to be killed?"
Chen Jie dismissed Sister Lian's curiosity by simply saying, "The case is confidential and will not be disclosed to the public for the time being."
Li Zan never worried about appeasing the masses, so when he saw that Chen Jie could handle it, he took the initiative to go inside.
This house has three bedrooms and one living room. There are three iron beds with bunk beds in the master bedroom, and two iron beds with bunk beds in each of the two secondary bedrooms. Wardrobes and desktops fill the free space in the house. There are even two iron beds in the open space of the living room.
, suitcases and various sundries were piled in the corner, making it cramped and cramped.
Most company employee dormitories are cramped and crowded, and this one is one of the typical examples.
Li Zan checked the master bedroom and a secondary bedroom. He only glanced at the door and immediately closed it. He unscrewed the door of the last secondary bedroom and walked in.
Chen Jie followed in: "Which one is Xiao Hua's bed?"
Li Zan stopped on the lower bunk of the iron bed by the window. He didn't reply and concentrated on looking for clues.
The lower bunk of the iron bed by the window is covered with a yellow goose down blanket and a neatly folded quilt. There are pink dolls next to the pillows. Photos and a dozen photo stickers are posted on the wall. No one is sleeping on the upper bunk, and there are two large suitcases and
Seven to eight bags.
Pink, tender, clean and tidy, a girl's bed.
Chen Jie: "Exquisite woman."
Li Zan took photos of the wall, the deceased's bed, upper bunk, wardrobe, and the table next to her bedside. Then he clicked on the gallery and looked through them one by one, making sure that nothing was missing before leaving the second bedroom.
After hearing Chen Jie's comments, Li Zan asked casually: "Aren't all you girls like this?"
Chen Jie paused: "For me, one bed and one quilt are enough."
She doesn't deserve the word "exquisite woman".
Li Zan went to the living room and asked Sister Lian: "The deceased has been missing for four days, has any of you ever thought about calling the police?"
Sister Lian: "Xiao Hua doesn't live in the dormitory very often. She always lives with the men outside. Different men will change with each other every once in a while, saying they are friends. After talking with each other, they will rent a better house in the community outside.
She lives outside. But her monthly utility bills are paid on time."
Li Zan: "She should go back to the dormitory more often recently."
"That's true." Sister Lian said: "I heard that the friend I was talking about broke up again and was kicked out. So women can't rely on men, they are unreliable."
She was ready to describe more about the embarrassing scene in which Xiao Hua was kicked out of the house by a man, with her face shining with sympathy and the "insights and insights" of hindsight.
Falling out? Not a peaceful breakup?
Li Zan put his hands in his pockets and showed no expression. Chen Jie showed a slightly surprised look, but she couldn't hide it.
Li Zan stared at the railing of the balcony, where a thick bush of green radish hung, occupying a corner of the balcony. He asked in a low voice: "Xiao Hua may be living outside when she didn't go back to the dormitory, so don't you think it's strange that she didn't go to work?
"
Sister Lian hesitated for a moment, thinking that everyone would be dead anyway, so she simply said: "She is actually often absent from work, and the foreman turns a blind eye to her."
After listening to her explanation, Li Zan opened the balcony door and took a picture of the hand-held cross-body bag under the thick green radish bush.
Sister Lian stretched her neck and said in surprise: "That's Xiao Hua's bag!"
Chen Jie also came over to take a look. When she saw the nameplate on the bag, she couldn't help but gasped and said what she felt from the bottom of her heart: "My dear. Famous brand! The latest model!"
Poor women also want to have it.
Li Zan: "Let's go."
"g?"
Chen Jie, who felt like she hadn't discovered anything, was full of doubts, but she still did some ideological work to deal with the aftermath. She gave Sister Lian a few words and then left closely behind Li Zan.
There is no elevator in this building, so you can only climb up and down on two legs.
Li Zan and the two quickly arrived at the second floor. There was a short woman in a red sweater standing at the door of 203 on the second floor, opposite the stairs.
When the two sides missed each other, they both glanced at each other. Li Zan recognized her as the middle-aged woman who had just been at the same table with the man with dysgeusia in the wonton shop. Her name seemed to be...Sister-in-law Lin?
The short woman in the red sweater saw them coming down the stairs and took out a bunch of keys to open the door. The keys jingled.
Li Zan raised his head and glanced at the rather spectacular bunch of keys, which made his teeth ache.
This is actually a tenant who owns a building, so disrespectful.
..
Jinyuan Plaza.
There is a wide road on the right side of Jinyuan Square, called Chajing Street, which divides the area of Chajing Street into two halves. On the other side is the urban village, with a large number of farmers' buildings and hand-holding buildings, a mixture of good and bad, and the public security situation depends on your own awareness.
That kind of.
The remaining half is made up of neat and orderly communities, commercial plazas and office buildings, which in a sense is a sharp contrast.
There is an endless flow of people at the gates of Jinyuan Plaza. There are supermarkets, cinemas, restaurants and other chain industries. The underground parking lot on the far left is busy with traffic, and the horizontal bar has not stopped going up and down.
A row of cars were parked in a ground parking lot opposite the square. The window of one of the Santana cars was pulled halfway, revealing Zhao Yanli in business attire in the driver's seat.
While Zhao Yanli was on the phone, he pulled down his sunglasses and stared at the man next to the fountain in Jinyuan Square opposite. He was watching the street artist painting, while the people next to him were watching him.
Either passing by, pretending to look at it casually, or stopping to take a peek. Once their eyes and attention touch the walking morning star, they cannot move away and are firmly attracted to it.
"Hmm... I know, okay, hey, I know, I promise to be obedient and sensible and not ruin the blind date party you worked so hard to arrange. I'm here and I'm hanging up."
Zhao Yanli hung up the phone, thinking that if her blind date could have one-tenth of the looks and temperament of the man opposite her, she would be fine.
After closing the car door, Zhao Yanli was about to walk towards Jinyuan Square when he happened to see Li Zan walking slowly from the main road on the right.
The captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Dongcheng District Branch, a public official with a mediocre track record of neglecting his duties and having nothing to do but wait for death!
Zhao Yanli learned about Li Zan's identity from his seniors at the main station. He was 30% disdainful of his character, and the remaining 70% was excited to find out about the intersection of the current public official's inaction and the vicious corpse dismemberment case.
Although her seniors warned her not to touch public officials, especially pay less attention to Li Zan, they also said that this person was not easy to mess with, and she would rather offend the district police chief than offend him.
However, in Zhao Yanli's view, these 'advices' were nothing more than evidence that her predecessors were timid and fearful and that Li Zan might abuse his power for profit. It would only strengthen her determination to track down Li Zan and expose his corrupt face.
Zhao Yanli clutched her cell phone tightly and approached Li Zan's direction.
A circle of drunkards gathered around the fountain, and Li Zan, who had excellent eyesight and had no faults, naturally saw it too.
He also recognized Jiang Heng, who was the center of the crowd. When the latter raised his head, the two looked at each other.
Jiang Heng greeted him with a nod and a smile, showing his reserved big white teeth. His movements made it seem like if he was wearing a tall hat, he could take it off to behave like a gentleman.
Standard cordiality is like condolences to the people.
With an expressionless face, Li Zan crossed the crowd and entered through the square.
Heading straight to the nightclub.
It was approaching noon and the nightclub was not open yet. The three or two people cleaning the place subconsciously looked back at the bar when they recognized Chen Jie.
A young man at the bar was wiping the wine glasses. He threw the towel into the hot water basin to disinfect it, wring it out, and continued scrubbing.
"Everyone is off work. You won't be able to find anyone if you come back." The young man at the bar said without raising his head.
Chen Jie introduced in a low voice: "He is the owner of the nightclub."
This nightclub is located on the first floor of the Jinyuan Plaza. It has a high-end decoration and has the trinity of entertainment functions including KTV, bar and dance hall. The confidentiality and security are very high, so you can’t afford to open it without any qualifications and background.
Li Zan sat down on a high chair at the bar, with his toes on the ground, and his eyes swept across the entire row of high-end wines behind the bar.
There are basically all kinds of foreign wines and domestic liquors with prices ranging from several thousand to tens of thousands, and the price in the row in front of you is over a million.
The nightclub owner looked at Li Zan and asked, "What would you like to drink? I'll buy the first drink for any good-looking person, regardless of gender."
"Orange juice."
"..." The nightclub owner poured a glass of pure juice with a look of "overkill", and then asked Chen Jie expectantly: "What kind of wine do you want?"
Chen Jie: "Tsingtao Beer."
The nightclub owner said with a dark face: "No."
Chen Jie: I obviously saw it.
In the end, the nightclub owner mixed a low-alcohol cocktail, but the mixing process was so thrilling that the owner had to change into clean clothes with his face full of drinks.
Chen Jie: "...Talent."
It was the first time I saw a bartender who could explode the mixer and spray drink all over his face. The key was that he persisted and was extremely confident that he was a master mixologist.
Li Zan held the glass of orange juice, his fingers absorbing the cold temperature.
"He is not a serious bartender to begin with." He said: "When he first came in, he was clearing the bar, and the bar was full of exploding drinks and ice. Didn't you see it?"
No, really not.
Chen Jie fell into self-reflection and silently sipped the cocktail and found that it tasted pretty good.
Ten minutes later, the nightclub owner came back after changing into casual clothes. He looked like a college student who had just left the society. He leaned on the inside of the bar and said with the attitude of a cooperative and friendly family between the police and the people: "Ask me, if you have any questions, ask them."
, I can answer and promise not to lie."
Li Zan was also very cooperative and asked unceremoniously: "What was the name of Xiao Hua's last boyfriend? Where did he work? Do you have any contact information?"
Nightclub owner: "Zhang Fuqing, the boss of a construction company, is a big client with a lot of money. As for contact information...wait a minute." He took out a notebook that looked like a table leg from under the bar, dusted it off, and pressed the initials
The letter found Zhang Fuqing’s contact information: “Here, this is his mobile phone number.”
Li Zan wrote down the number, and then praised like pouring beans: "Look, the consciousness of young people nowadays is high, and the harmonious police-citizen relationship is maintained by the people with high consciousness. A harmonious socialist society and a happy and safe life require
Let’s build it together. Then the last question——”
“Where did you get this wine in your store?”
..
Five minutes ago, the faucet in the men's restroom on the first floor was turned on. Water was flowing but no one was using it.
Jiang Heng sent a text message on his cell phone, then emptied it, put the phone back into his pocket, and turned off the faucet after washing his hands.
While drying his hands and looking in the mirror, he also neatly trimmed his hair.
When he came out, the phone in his pocket vibrated slightly to alert him to a text message, but Jiang Heng pressed delete without even looking at it.
At the same time, Zhao Yanli entered the nightclub and secretly turned on the video and recording equipment on his mobile phone.
..
After Li Zan asked about the channels for purchasing alcohol, the atmosphere suddenly condensed. The nightclub owner who was originally a "police and civilian family" suddenly put away his friendly smile and stared at him expressionlessly.
Chen Jie didn't know why, but she felt nervous based on her intuition, so she remained vigilant.
Li Zan drank orange juice, as if he had just asked the question casually.
The nightclub owner pressed his hands on the dark and translucent marble of the bar, approached Li Zan, stared at him, and asked curiously: "Is your criminal investigation office still responsible for market supervision?"
Li Zan didn't even move his eyelids and said calmly: "It is common for all departments to work together and assist each other."
It was closing time, and there was only a small light turned on next to the bar. The light was not very bright. Originally, only a vague outline could be seen. Now that he got closer, the nightclub owner realized how handsome the police comrade in front of him was.
It really doesn't contain any moisture.
The shadow of the light casts on one side of Li Zan's cheek, just like the shadow of the powder, deepening the outline and three-dimensionalizing the facial features, making him jealously handsome.
"Comrade police, it's not that I won't cooperate. The key point is that you are not responsible for food quality inspection and market supervision. It would be unreasonable for you to rashly ask for our wine purchase channels." The nightclub owner went back and continued to wipe his wine glass: "Unless there is market supervision.
Come on. Please forgive me."
Nightclubs and bars generally have their own purchasing channels for drinks, which can be purchased through various channels, such as online shopping or cooperation with local tobacco and alcohol companies.
If you want to buy a large quantity of wine at the lowest price, you will usually choose to wholesale it at a local tobacco and alcohol store. If you have special channels, you can purchase high-priced wine at the lowest wholesale price.
A shadow fell on Li Zan's face, making it difficult to see his expression clearly.
Even after being rejected by the boss, Li Zan didn't get angry. He drank the last sip of orange juice, got up and left neatly.
"See you in the afternoon."
"..."
I don’t want to see you again at all!
The nightclub owner was thinking about giving himself a week or two off, and decided to go out early for the New Year's holiday.
Just as he was thinking this, the phone next to his right hand vibrated to indicate a new text message. He clicked on it and looked at it, his face looking as ugly as if it were painted with soot, and at the same time he showed a trace of confusion.
"Wait!" The nightclub owner rubbed his hands and forced out a friendly smile: "I thought about it carefully and felt that I am needed to build a harmonious society. My blood is surging and my enthusiasm is boiling. Come on, let me tell you."
Li Zan showed an expression of disgust without hesitation.
Chen Jie: "Maybe he came back from studying art in Tianjin."
Li Zan: "The kind that was expelled from the school?"
The nightclub owner lowered his voice and said: "Longshen Tobacco and Liquor Trading Company. Don't say it was me who said it. Keep it a secret. We all pretend we don't know. If word gets out, no one will sell me cigarettes or alcohol."
Li Zan: “Just kidding, China’s e-commerce ranks first in the world, and no one will push formal business out.”
Hearing this, the nightclub owner smiled coquettishly.
At this time, the cleaning waiter discovered that Zhao Yanli was secretly filming. He quickly grabbed her and scolded her: "Who are you? How do you secretly take photos? Hand over the video!"
Li Zan turned around, recognized Zhao Yanli, and immediately stepped forward.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Yanli hurriedly poured the water in the cup into the waiter's eyes, took the opportunity to shake off and fled towards the door.
Li Zan grabbed the railing and climbed up the stairs and ran up. By chance, someone came in at the door and blocked Zhao Yanli's way.
"ah--!"
Zhao Yanli was running too fast and couldn't stop for a moment. Her feet stumbled and she fell backwards. Behind her was Li Zan. Li Zan quickly grabbed her hand and used his skill to stabilize Zhao Yanli and prevent her from falling.
As a result, Zhao Yanli didn't know whether he was frightened or out of inertia, but he pushed Li Zan in turn.
Seeing that he was about to roll down the stairs, Jiang Heng suddenly appeared at the door and quickly grabbed Li Zan's arm.
A huge force from his arm stopped the downward momentum. Under the action of inertia, he fell backwards and turned over, and his back hit the wall hard with a muffled sound.
The bones creaked, screamed and groaned, as if they were madly protesting against the sudden accident. But Li Zan couldn't take care of and comfort the severely hit back. He stared at the face of the man who was approaching quickly, his pupils gradually dilated, and he was about to touch him.
to him.
Li Zan made a fist with his right hand. As a result of reflex, his fist moved towards the abdomen of the man who was pressing against him.
Nightclub owner: "woc!"
Chen Jie: "I lost it!"
At the critical moment, Jiang Heng's right hand crossed Li Zan's ear to support the wall and successfully supported the forward body. His arm was tense and veins popped out, but his palm was firmly branded on the wall, and fine wall dust powder fell off.
At the same time, Li Zan's right hand barely touched Jiang Heng's abdomen and then stopped abruptly. Jiang Heng's work jacket was shaken by the wind of the fist and then stopped.
The two looked at each other, very close to each other.
Their faces were close to each other, their breathing was slightly hot, their noses were one centimeter apart, and they could open their lips to each other just one centimeter away.
Not only will it stick tightly, it may also break the skin and bleed profusely, giving you a passionate ‘spicy kiss’.
Li Zan's arm was grabbed, his back was pressed against the wall, and Jiang Heng's arm was lying across his ear.
Apart from gender and location, the first time in my life was given to me.
Li Zan slowly lowered his eyes, looking at the long leg inserted between his legs, and admitted that even without the 'hot kiss', this posture was hot enough.
The nightclub owner silently held up his mobile phone. As he was sick, taking photos was no longer enough, so he clicked on the camera.
Chen Jie was shocked: "Our boss's clean and innocent body——" Seeing that the two of them did not meet, she cried with joy: "I saved it!"
Nightclub owner\Zhao Yanli: "..."
Jiang Heng retreated to the base of the wall without leaning against the wall. His posture was somewhat casual and lazy. He held his strained right wrist with his left hand and pressed it to relieve the temporary paralysis caused by the collision.
He raised his head and looked at Li Zan, expressing his sincerity first: "You're welcome. The police and the people are in trouble, your innocence is my responsibility."
"Everyone sees the true love, let's work together to create harmony." Li Zan's heart also soared, and his face remained unchanged throughout the process: "Your thoughts and political consciousness are as high as your conscience."
Jiang Heng: "You're welcome."
Li Zan: "Should."
Both parties showed impeccable smiles at the same time, passing by each other and returning to their indifferent expressions at the same time.
Li Zan: "Chen Jie, throw the handcuffs over here."
Chen Jie, who was underneath, quickly threw the handcuffs up. Li Zan caught them without raising his head and opened them, cuffing Zhao Yanli who was too shocked to run away: "A reporter, right? Let's go to the police station together."
Zhao Yanli came back to his senses, regained his composure and gradually emphasized his tone: "I did not break the law. You detaining me without permission violated the crime of bending the law for personal gain and my civil liberties, Captain Li."
Hearing this, Li Zan narrowed his eyes, stuffed the handcuff keys into his pocket in front of her, and laughed at the same time: "The investigation is very clear, come prepared?"
His pupils were cold and black, revealing a violent energy that was suppressed to the extreme and was as thin as a razor blade.
"Who says it's not illegal?" Li Zan twisted the shoulder that had been hit hard, and a "click" sound suddenly came from the bones. He said lightly: "Isn't this an assault on the police?"
"you!!"
Zhao Yanli was initially frightened by that sharp gaze, but he never expected that Li Zan, a dignified criminal investigation captain, could fabricate such a rogue act as her assault on a police officer!
"You slandered me, you are seeking personal revenge!!"
Li Zan's face was expressionless, and he was irritated and impatient. Journalists who put people's livelihood first are indeed one of the most annoying creatures in the world, buzzing like flies and spreading viruses.
"Chen Jie, take her back."
"OK."
Chen Jie quickly ran up, pulled Zhao Yanli up and pushed him out.
When Li Zan left, he looked down. Below was the dim nightclub. The nightclub owner and Jiang Heng seemed to be standing side by side, but in fact there was a subtle distance between them.
The stance and position are too subtle and difficult to identify.
That is the relationship between subordinate and leader.
For an extremely brief moment, as fast as a flash of white light, Li Zan and Jiang Heng looked at each other, secretly sizing up each other but unable to come up with an answer.
One has his back to the light, and the other is in the light and shadow. No one can see the other clearly.
Li Zan's car is a Citroen C6 for public use in the bureau. This brand is very popular among the police car brands in Guangdong Province. However, the police car he drove has no obvious markings on the body and is usually used in various situations where it is inconvenient to disturb criminal suspects.
.
Li Zan opened the car door and got into the passenger seat. Chen Jie was in the driver's seat and Zhao Yanli was locked in the back seat.
The motor started, and Chen Jie turned the steering wheel and drove into Chajing Street. She saw Li Zan's sleeves rolled up a few times, and the exposed elbows were full of small particles that had not yet healed. She couldn't help but asked with concern: "Captain Li, the weather is a little bit...
It’s cold, why don’t you turn on the heater in the car?”
Li Zan: "No need."
Chen Jie turned the steering wheel to the right: "Aren't you getting goosebumps from the cold?"
