Chapter 290 Discovering the Insider

Author: The bear skimming the treetops

Chapter 290 Discovering the Insider

What Zhang Xinhua thinks of is still Fang Ning.

Half an hour later, Fang Jinjin and Ji Chenglin drove to the scene.

Halfway through, he felt a sense of déjà vu, and immediately connected the person he met last night who jumped out of the alley in a panic.

Go straight down that small alley, and you will reach the back wall of Yuqing Pond about thirty meters away. A blue brick on the top of the wall has scratches and is very new, but there are no obvious footprints on the inside or outside of the wall.

Zhang Xinhua said: "From this point of view, it is very likely that the murderer was wearing soft cloth muffs on his feet."

"This person should be well prepared."

I went back to the check-in room again to look at the corpses. I didn't have much time to do this job, but now I saw a lot of corpses. I had already passed the hurdle in my heart, and I was no longer surprised.

"The knife edge is very deep and kills with one blow! The deceased was killed while he was sleeping, with almost no struggle." Zhang Xinhua is an expert in this field. He pointed at the corpse on the bed and said, "Judging from the shape of the knife edge, it is much thicker than an ordinary dagger."

It's a bit narrow, but the blood tank is not small, and the blood of the deceased will drain out quickly."

"The murder weapon is very sharp. I remember some short-edged swords used by the Japanese, especially Japanese swords. The scabbard has convex lines matching the blood groove, which can make the blade hang in the sheath to avoid friction between the blade and the sheath.

Reduce the sharpness.”

Fang Jin nodded, the murderer was a master with a knife.

Zhang Xinhua added: "This time the Japanese are ahead of us again. According to the normal time schedule, I should interrogate this person now."

There was a bit of regret in his tone.

Fang now said: "Team leader, the top priority is to find out how Hou Hongliang was targeted by the murderer."

These words really woke up the dreamer. Zhang Xinhua trembled and nodded: "Yes, how can outsiders know when a waiter in a bathhouse is on duty? I have controlled both the shopkeeper and the waiter here, and they can do it at any time."

Ask questions. I will order someone to observe those guys secretly to see who will reveal their flaws."

"good!"

Zhang Xinhua left. Fang Jinjin and Ji Chenglin made a general appearance inspection of Hou Hongliang's body and found that there were bruises on the abdomen of the corpse. Fang Jinjin called the shopkeeper over and asked him whether Hou Hongliang had been with anyone else in the past few days.

There was a conflict and he was injured. The shopkeeper said that Hou Hongliang was very weak and he didn't usually mess with anyone, so he probably wouldn't fight with others.

Several guys who were close to Hou Hongliang also said the same thing.

Moreover, Hou Hongliang usually sends his salary back to his hometown the next day. He rarely carries any money with him, which is not in line with the practice of seeking money at the expense of life.

Fang now decided to conduct an on-site inspection in the value room to see if there were any suspicious signs.

The duty room was a north-facing house with poor lighting. Fang Jin and Ji Chenglin each held a flashlight and carefully inspected the situation in the duty room.

The area of ​​the check-in room is very small, about seven or eight square meters. Apart from a bed, a cabinet, a table, and a chair, there is nothing else.

According to the shopkeeper, Hou Hongliang loves cleanliness. Whenever he is on duty, he will clean the duty room, so the duty room is still very clean, without any cobwebs or dust. Of course, there are no traces of dust on the ground.

print.

Fang now checked the window sill in detail and found no traces such as footprints.

The ground and windows were carefully inspected, but nothing was found.

How did the murderer get in?

Could it be a door?

Normally, the clerk on duty would lock the door when sleeping inside. But now he used a flashlight to carefully shine on the door frame, and his heart suddenly sank.

There were no signs of being pried with tools on the door frame. When I reached out and wiped it, there was still a lot of dust on it. It didn't look like it had been tampered with and then cleaned.

Fang is now very frustrated. After the on-site inspection, nothing was found.

There are no direct clues that could lead to the solution of the case!

Although the panicked guy I saw may be the murderer, I don’t know his name and I haven’t seen his face. How can I find him in a huge crowd?

How to solve the case if there are no clues?

It seems that we can only use reasoning.

Fang now came to the room where the shopkeeper and the clerks were waiting for questioning. There were agents with guns standing guard at the door, and everyone inside looked panicked.

The police were enough to scare them, but these agents were even more brutal than the police. Several guys were beaten with bruises on their noses and faces just because they were a few steps too slow when entering the room.

Fang Jin whispered a few words to Zhang Xinhua in a low voice, then stood in front of everyone, looked around at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Hou Hongliang is dead. He was killed in the check-in room of your bathhouse. In order to catch the murderer, now

I'm going to question you, and you'd better tell me honestly and don't hide anything, otherwise you won't be able to bear the consequences, do you understand?"

He was wearing casual clothes and he was very young. Most of these guys couldn't figure out where he came from, so they couldn't help but make speculations in their minds.

At this time, a dark and thin waiter muttered in a low voice: "The person is already dead. If we don't catch the murderer, why are we just locked up and interrogated?"

The voice was very small, but it still reached Fang Jin's ears. He sneered: "Of course the murderer must be caught, but the situation in the bathhouse must also be clarified. You must understand that this is not a case of the police station, which is responsible for the investigation.

It's the Lincheng Military Intelligence Station. If any of you haven't heard of the name Lincheng Station, please ask the people next to you what the Lincheng Station does!"

After saying these words, the thin black man quickly lowered his head and stopped talking.

Fang now softened his tone: "There has been a murder in the bathhouse. If we can't find out, we won't be able to open the business for two or three months. This is the shortest time. I'm afraid everyone will have to find another way out."

Guys, look at me and I look at you. Isn’t that the case? A nice bathhouse has become a murder scene. Those customers have to think carefully before coming to the door. After all, they don’t want to cause bad luck. The business of the bathhouse is definitely

It has plummeted, which is directly related to everyone's income.

As for what Fang is saying now, it is even more troublesome. Lincheng Station and the police station come here every two days. What kind of business do they do?

The shopkeeper felt the most about this, and he hurriedly continued: "This is what the officer is saying. You all listen, the officer is here to help us investigate the case, and he is helping our Yuqingchi. Who wouldn't open his eyes?"

If this guy is talking nonsense and interfering with the superior's handling of the case, don't blame me for being ruthless. Xu Daqiang, if you don't have a f**king mouth anymore, pack up your bed and get out of here as soon as possible!"

Some of the clerks nodded and hurriedly found out the matter. The right way was to let Yuqingchi resume business.

Fang now nodded secretly, the shopkeeper is a sensible person.

"Shopkeeper, it was arranged for Hou Hongliang to be on duty here last night?"

"That's right, our Yuqing Pool usually doesn't close until eleven or twelve o'clock at night. You also know that if you encounter those who come to take a bath after drinking, the time will have to be pushed back. The next morning

Early in the morning, there are still guests coming, so someone has to prepare, and it’s not enough just to get there early in the morning.”

"So, we keep people on duty every day, firstly to see which places have not been cleaned, secondly so that hot water can be prepared in advance, and thirdly, to look after the house. Don't look at us here at night.

The running water will take them away, but there will still be some banknotes left on the counter."

Fang now looked at him: "What I want to ask is, according to the order of duty, should Hou Hongliang be on duty?"

"This..." The shopkeeper is involved in a lawsuit every day, and obviously he won't pay attention to such details.

Fang now turned his head: "Who among you knows?"

The thin and dark boy just now made up for his efforts and said: "Sir, according to the original duty order, it is Hou Hongliang's turn to be on duty tonight. Last night... last night..."

Any temporary shift change would be an opportunity for Japanese spies to catch him. If Hou Hongliang hadn't been in bad luck for eight lifetimes, someone must have revealed the information about the shift.

"Who was it supposed to be last night?"

"Yes..." The thin black man turned his attention to the man on his left.

Zhang Xinhua told Fang that this clerk was the one who first discovered that Hou Hongliang had been killed. His name was Zhai Xiangkuan. He had the head of a deer and the eyes of a rat, and he looked like he had not woken up.

Zhai Xiangkuan focused everyone's attention on himself, and couldn't help but feel embarrassed, his eyes were darting around, and his fingers were holding on to the front of his clothes.

Such a panic could not escape Fang Jin's eyes, and he immediately ordered people to take Zhai Xiangkuan to a nearby bathroom.

The water has been boiled a long time ago, and the room is steaming hot. Now I just waved my hand.

"Let him wake up and let him test the water temperature of Yuqing Pool."

After hearing what Fang Jin said, Ji Chenglin reached out and grabbed Zhai Xiangkuan's hair, and pushed his head into the big wooden barrel with force.

Not to mention that, two more team members came over. One of them picked up a thigh and directly plunged Zhai Xiangkuan upside down into the big wooden bucket. The full water splashed out and overflowed the bucket.

Zhai Xiangkuan was caught off guard. No matter how hard he struggled, he was restrained by the action team members and unable to move. Most of his body was immersed in the bucket. As he struggled, his body shrank into a ball.

It was barely bearable at first, but after a while, my lungs felt so tight that they wanted to explode, my head felt dizzy, and only a blank space remained.

He wanted to bring his head out of the water and take a deep breath, but it was all in vain. He couldn't raise his head at all. He could only watch the air in his lungs come out of his mouth and nose and become smaller and smaller.

Various blisters.

Driven by the instinct of survival, his struggle became more and more intense, even without the control of his brain at all. His body shook and splashed water, soaking a large area of ​​the ground.

Finally, the air in his lungs had been completely exhausted. He couldn't bear it any longer and subconsciously took a breath. Immediately, a stream of heat was poured into his nose, mouth, and ear canals, which made him cough repeatedly, but the more he got

The more you cough, the more water you drink.

Zhai Xiangkuan was so frightened that he felt as if his head and lungs were going to burst at the same time.

For a moment, he felt as if a strong iron chain was tied around his neck, and the other end of the chain was a huge stone. He followed the big stone and fell into the dark abyss of hell.

Countless waterweeds strangled and entangled his neck, exerting force little by little, making it impossible for him to breathe.

In the dark, he saw a man in a black cloak waving to him. He couldn't see the man's face clearly, but he felt that his soul had left his body and was slowly following that man.
To be continued...