Chapter 153 All Match



The male assistant had a good memory and replied, "I remember Hou Rui left twice. One time was at 7:30. He went out to smoke and came back 15 minutes later. He didn't look very happy."

"Oh, what happened?" Jian Jing was curious.

The male assistant said, "He was in a bad mood, so we didn't dare to ask."

"Then what happened?"

"The next time was around 8:35. He was drunk and went to the bathroom to vomit. About half an hour later, he didn't come back. I was a little worried, so I went to knock on the bathroom door," the male assistant said embarrassedly, "but he ignored me."

"When was that?" "

Around 9 o'clock."

"Who found the body?"

"Me." The female agent said, "At 8:50, I went to the bathroom. When I came back, Xiaoquan said that he hadn't come out yet. I went back to call him, but there was no response. I had to call the waiter to open the door. Who would have thought that as soon as the door was opened...he was like that!"

Jian Jing wrote it down in her notebook and didn't ask any more questions.

The first interrogation usually doesn't get too many details, so wait until everyone's suspicion is sorted out before talking about it. She finally asked a strange question: "Your name is..."

"Quan Lei."

Quan, the homophone of Quan.

Why does this guy fit the name too?

Jian Jing knocked on the door of the second private room with a complaint in her mind.

The door opened, and the four looked at each other, which was extremely awkward.

The guests of private room No. 2 had just met, and they were Coco and Jiang Ou.

Jian Jing: "..." The letter C and the letter O, they can both match, this is too coincidental.

"Why is it you?" Jiang San remained arrogant and said in a cold tone, "I don't want to see you again."

"Someone died. The surveillance at the door did not capture anyone else entering or leaving. Everyone in the restaurant today is a suspect." Jian Jing said, "I am cooperating with the police to obtain a statement."

Coco asked in surprise, "Someone died? Who?"

Jian Jing stared into her eyes and said slowly, "Didn't you hear the screams just now?"

"I heard them." Coco's reasons were very sufficient, "But I don't know who the other customers are. What if there are reporters?"

Jian Jing originally liked her very much, but unfortunately, she had an unpleasant boyfriend, so she was unfortunately angered. "That's a pity." She said, "You could have seen him one last time."

Coco was stunned, looking surprised: "What do you mean? Who to see?"

"If you want to continue acting, I can accompany you." Jian Jing said, "But I want to save my energy and stop acting. You know Hou Rui is here too."

Coco was puzzled: "Hou Rui? I don't know, is he here too?"

Jian Jing scanned their table: "You drank sake, but you smelled of red wine and a little bit of cigarettes. The ashtray on the table is very clean. Mr. Jiang doesn't smoke, right? So where did you get it from?"

Without waiting for Coco to make an excuse, he continued: "Confessing now and confessing after being found out are two completely different things. You deliberately concealed it and your suspicion has increased. What's the benefit?"

Jiang San saw the opportunity and said coldly: "Then it's not your turn to interrogate."

"If you think I will deliberately interfere because of the previous conflict..." Jian Jing stepped aside and motioned for auxiliary police A to step forward to ask, "The suspect is not cooperating, so it's inconvenient for me to interrogate. Sorry to bother you."

"It's our job. You're too polite." Auxiliary Police A, in uniform, stood straight. "We have some questions about the murder case. I hope you can cooperate with us."

Coco pulled Jiang San's sleeve, hesitated, and said, "Okay, go ahead."

Jian Jing closed the door and went to Box 3 with Auxiliary Police B.

There was only one guest in this box. His surname was Yuan, and he was a reporter. He was between 30 and 40 years old, tall and sturdy, with a bandage on his left palm.

He was positive, even too positive: "Hou Rui died? How did he die? Did he kill himself or commit suicide?"

"How do you know it was Hou Rui?" Jian Jing asked back.

"As a reporter, I have this kind of sensitivity." Reporter Yuan crossed his arms. "You are here to verify the identity of the customer, which means that the murderer is among today's customers?"

Auxiliary Police B: "Routine inquiry."

"My news sense tells me that this is it." Reporter Yuan's eyes are sharp. "Next to me is Coco, who was previously involved in a scandal with Hou Rui. Across from me is Jiang Baiyan, who competes with Hou Rui for fashion resources."

He was amazed and said boldly: "In my opinion, everyone is suspicious."

Jian Jing asked: "What about you? The boss said that the customer who originally booked this private room was not you, but you begged and persuaded to come, and made three phone calls. Later, he agreed because the customer canceled the reservation."

"It's okay to tell you. We can find out from the dashcam anyway. I've been following Hou Rui today and plan to take some exclusive photos." Reporter Yuan stroked his short beard, feeling very proud. "Who knew there was really news? Haha."

Auxiliary Police Officer B warned him: "Please don't leak any information about the case before getting the police's consent."

"I know, I didn't say that." Reporter Yuan didn't take it seriously and inquired, "So, do you have any clues now? How did he die?"

Jian Jing smiled and said, "What do you think, Reporter Yuan? Does Hou Rui look like someone who would commit suicide?"

"No." Reporter Yuan said crisply, "This kid is young and arrogant, he became famous at an early age, and thinks he is very capable. Everyone has to flatter him. Even if he encounters trouble, he will never think of committing suicide. He will only retaliate against others, not torture himself."

Jian Jing tentatively asked, "Does it sound easy to make enemies?"

Reporter Yuan laughed, with a bit of resentment in his eyes, "The higher he is praised, the worse he will fall. Look, he lost his life in one go. With his personality, it's not surprising that he ended up like this."

"I heard that entertainment reporters have some affection for celebrities after being together for a long time." She smiled slightly, "Why do you sound like you can't wait for him to die?"

"Really?" Reporter Yuan was good at playing dumb. "I feel sorry too, but when I think about exclusive news, oh, it's a sin, who made me a reporter."

Jian Jing stopped pursuing the matter and said, "Tell me about your movements tonight."

Reporter Yuan said, "Hou Rui and I arrived at the store one after another. I thought he had an appointment with someone, so I took the opportunity to walk by their door a few times. Around 7:40, I saw him and Coco talking, but unfortunately I went to the bathroom at the time and didn't have time to pick up my phone, so they separated."

Coco really knew the deceased was here.

"After an hour, I saw Hou Rui go to the toilet again. He hadn't come back for a long time, so I went to check." Reporter Yuan showed a lewd expression, "Who knew that I could not hear anything after leaning on the door for a long time."

Jian Jing was stunned and asked in confusion: "What can you eavesdrop on?"

It was a single toilet. Jiang Baiyan couldn't be in it, and Coco couldn't go into the men's toilet to talk to him. Could it be eavesdropping on the phone?

Reporter Yuan frowned: "Of course it's big news."

Jian Jing: "???"

"It seems that you don't know." Reporter Yuan's eyes flashed, and he broke the news, "Hou Rui is a double plug. It's not the first or second time that he messed around in the toilet."

Jian Jing & Auxiliary Police: 0.0

Naked Chicken.

The rich circle is really extraordinary.

No, this is not the point. Jian Jing pulled back her thoughts and asked, "You didn't hear any sound?"

"That toilet plays music, I didn't hear any human voice." Reporter Yuan corrected her, with a tone of regret.

Jian Jing said, "So, since you arrived at the box at 6:55, you left three times. Once at 7:10, you pretended to go to the bathroom and passed by the door of Box No. 2. Once at 7:40, you went to the bathroom and ran into Hou Rui and Coco. One hour later, you went to the bathroom again to eavesdrop, right?"

Reporter Yuan nodded.

"And then you came back right away?"

"I went to smoke a cigarette." Reporter Yuan pointed to the sign that prohibited smoking indoors, "On the terrace."

Jian Jing nodded and asked, "Did you meet Hou Rui today?"

"No, I just took pictures." Reporter Yuan denied it decisively.

She: "Can I see it?"

Reporter Yuan was reluctant, but still took out the camera: "Be careful, don't delete it for me."

Jian Jing flipped through the pictures one by one and found that this guy was really responsible enough to squat at the door of Hou Rui's house early in the morning. In the photo, Hou Rui was wearing a hat and a mask, fully armed, and his expression could not be seen clearly.

As she watched, she asked, "Does Hou Rui have any enemies? Does he have any emotional disputes?"

"Too many." Reporter Yuan spitted and listed them all. "When he was not famous, he got a lot of resources from Coco. Later, when he got a sponsor, he kicked her out. It's a pity that you didn't let me expose it, otherwise this kid wouldn't have such a happy life."

"Why not? Did you take the money?"

Reporter Yuan's face flashed gloomy: "Why? My godfather is very capable."

Jian Jing: "You must be very angry, right?"

"Nonsense, I..." Reporter Yuan reacted quickly and came back to his senses quickly, "Are you trying to trick me?"

"Oh, no." She curled the corners of her lips, innocent, "I just feel a little sorry for you."

Reporter Yuan was very alert and changed the subject and asked, "When can I leave? My son is waiting for me at home."

"We can do that after the investigation is finished." Jian Jing paused, then changed the subject, "Is your hand injured? Can I take a look?"

Reporter Yuan: "It was cut by broken glass, what's so good about it."

But she insisted: "Please take it off and take a look."

He had no choice but to remove the dressing and shake his palm, and sure enough, there was a newly healed scar.

Jian Jing nodded, ended the questioning, and returned to her private room.

Jiang Baiyan had been waiting in the room, and when he saw her come back, he hurriedly served her hot tea: "I heard that it was Hou Rui who died?"

"Yeah." Jian Jing put away the cups, bowls, chopsticks and plates, and made room to sort out the timeline, and asked casually, "You haven't left the private room, there is no suspicion, do you want to leave first?"

He arrived at the private room at 6:30, went to the bathroom at 6:40, and never left since then. The box only has windows, and there are ten floors below. It does not have the conditions to commit a crime, and is not a suspect.

Jiang Baiyan also poured water for Auxiliary Police Officer B, and said with a smile: "It's okay, everyone stay, I am willing to cooperate with the police work."

"Thank you very much." Auxiliary Police Officer B's favorability doubled when facing the popular celebrity.

At this time, Auxiliary Police Officer A finished asking about Box 1 and came over to communicate with Jian Jing about the situation.

Jiang Baiyan brought over a basket of cute custard buns: "I just ordered some snacks. You must be very tired to work overtime so late. Please have some."

Auxiliary police officer B waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, we are working."

Auxiliary police officer A: "We have eaten."

However, how could they resist Jiang Baiyan's earnest persuasion? In the end, each of them took a bun and worked together to make up for Coco and Jiang San's movement.

Coco and Jiang San arrived at 6:20.

At 7:30, Coco left the box to go to the toilet. When she came out, she met Hou Rui. The two had an argument and left at 7:40.

At 8:25, Jiang San went to the toilet and received a phone call at the same time. He talked on the terrace for a long time and returned to the box at 8:40.

He said that he did not meet Hou Rui.

At 8:30, Coco went to the restroom and put on makeup, and came back at 8:45.

Their timeline matches the surveillance, so a more accurate timetable can be compiled:

6:20 Coco and Jiang San arrive at the store6 :

30 Jiang Baiyan arrives at the store6:

45 Jian Jing arrives6:

50 Hou Rui, the agent, and the assistant arrive6

:55 Reporter Yuan arrives7

:30 Hou Rui leaves the private room7

:40 Reporter Yuan sees Coco and Hou Rui meet7

:45 Hou Rui returns to the private room8

:25 Jiang San goes to the bathroom and answers a phone call on the terrace8

:30 Coco goes to the bathroom8:35

Hou Rui goes to the bathroom8

:40 Jiang San comes back8

:42 Reporter Yuan eavesdrops and finds nothing unusual8

:45 Coco comes back8

:48 Reporter Yuan returns to the private room8

:50 Agent goes to the bathroom

9:00 The assistant went to the toilet and knocked on the door to call for help

. 9:05 The assistant came back.

9:10 The agent went back to the private room and found that Hou Rui had not returned. He returned to the toilet.

9:15 The body was found.


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