Chapter 73
After contacting the district police station, Li Qingyao and Xia Yongze, with two policemen as helpers, came to the nightclub called "Jindu". Judging from the exterior, this nightclub is medium in size and exquisitely decorated. Jindu opened more than ten years ago and is considered an old-fashioned nightclub in Xiangcheng, and many people know it. But as time passed, the original decoration looked rustic, so the owner redecorated it two years ago. The business is pretty good now. Although it is not the best in Xiangcheng, it is also an old and famous store and can get a share of the pie.
The owner of the nightclub was called Jin Sheng, and he arrived quickly, and was very polite and cooperative. He repeatedly stressed that his nightclub was operated in a formal manner, and would never skirt the rules and would crack down on drug abuse. The ladies were there to sing, dance, and sell alcohol to the customers, and he guaranteed that there would be no pornographic business in the nightclub.
The police officers from the police station also secretly told Li Qingyao that they had conducted surprise inspections several times before, and it was indeed as Jin Sheng said, that the nightclub was operating in a fairly formal manner and no illegal activities were found. They also visited several employees and found no cases of them being forced into prostitution. As for whether the ladies will follow the clients after leaving the nightclub, the nightclub has no control over that.
Li Qingyao had also read Jin Sheng's resume in advance. Although this person must have power in both the black and white worlds to be able to open a nightclub. But he can basically be considered a boss with a conscience, who knows how to abide by the law, has a clean record, and makes money in a down-to-earth manner.
Li Qingyao was not here to fight against pornography and illegal publications. She took out a photo of Liu Tingmei and asked Jin Sheng, "Have you seen this girl? Tell the truth, this involves a very serious murder case."
After looking at her, Jin Sheng said, "You should have seen her. She came to work here for a while a few years ago, but she left soon. I don't know much about her. Sister Deng is in charge of the lady's performance. I'll ask Sister Deng to come."
Sister Deng came soon. She was a woman with a graceful figure, about forty years old, with delicate makeup and a gentle and sweet appearance. She also cooperated with the police very well. After looking at the photo, she said: "I remember this girl, her last name seems to be Liu. She was so pretty, but she only served drinks, she couldn't dance, she didn't like to talk much, and she couldn't sell drinks. She worked for about half a year and then left."
"Do you know where she went?"
"I don't know. We never ask about these things. But I remember that she had a very good relationship with Liao Tingting at that time, and the SIM card she used was Liao Tingting's secondary card. You can ask Liao Tingting, she may know."
"Liao Tingting? What is she still doing here?"
"She left five years ago, but I have her WeChat account. She is now working as a salesgirl in a shopping mall."
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Liao Tingting, 27 years old, is from a certain township in Tan City. She came to Xiangcheng to work at the age of 18. She first worked as a waitress in a restaurant for a year, then worked as a hostess in a nightclub for 3 years, and finally worked as a salesgirl in a shopping mall.
Judging from the photos, Liao Tingting has a small round face. She is not very pretty, but she is pretty and cute. His entire resume was unremarkable, with no criminal record, except for one time when he assisted a police investigation.
Around March 2018, Liao Tingting's then boyfriend Zhao Liangchen slipped and fell into a deep pool and drowned at Tielu Mountain in the suburbs of Xiangcheng City. Because the incident happened in a remote location, there was no surveillance and no witnesses. There were piles of rocks around the pond, and no footprints were left. Zhao Liangchen owed a lot of online loans and was in a difficult financial situation, but after police investigation, these online loan platforms had nothing to do with Zhao Liangchen's death. All the creditors who had borrowed money or been defrauded by Zhao Liangchen were cleared of suspicion one by one.
The police also investigated Liao Tingting because neighbors heard the two arguing in Liao Tingting's home several times and saw Zhao Liangchen leaving angrily. But on the day of the incident, Liao Tingting returned to her hometown, and with all the surveillance and witnesses, it was impossible for her to be the murderer of Zhao Liangchen.
In the end, the case was determined to be Zhao Liangchen's suicide or accidental death by falling into the lake. Because he owed a debt of two million at the time and was no longer able to repay it.
Li Qingyao and Xia Yongze met Liao Tingting in a teahouse near the shopping mall. As soon as you see her in person, you can feel that she is a soft-hearted and even a little timid girl. She looked at the police with nervous and bright eyes and dared not say a word.
"I brought Liu Tingmei to work in the nightclub." Liao Tingting said, "I still remember the first time I saw her was in the community where I lived at the time. She was looking for a house to rent, and I saw her for several days in a row. I saw that she was poorly dressed and looked unhappy. I remembered when I first came to Xiangcheng, and I couldn't stand it. It happened that two sisters in our dormitory left, and two beds were empty, so I discussed with others and rented it to her for a few days at a low price. Anyway, as long as there were no new people coming in, the boss would not care.
Later, after a few days together, seeing that she had no education and no connections like me, I asked her if she wanted to go to a nightclub. She was very hesitant at first, so I told her that she could do like me and just sit with clients, drink and sing, and she could make money without performing on stage. So she went. ”
"What kind of person do you think Liu Tingmei is?"
"She was very depressed and seldom spoke. She seemed to have a gap with other people except for a few words to me. I felt that she always looked very sad. After a month or two, she told me about her family's situation. She had hit her head and her family wanted to sell her off. I felt sorry for her, so I often helped her deal with some troublesome clients at work. After all, I went there more than a year earlier than her and had more experience. So she got along better with me. We were together every day, working together, eating together, and going home together."
At this point, Liao Tingting showed a disappointed look: "I also told her that we both have the word Ting in our names, so it must be fate, and I want to become sworn brothers with her. But she said that the two Ting characters mean good luck, and her name means a hard life. I advised her that everything depends on human efforts, and we should make more money in these few years and do whatever we want in the future. Then she cheered up and said that she must also make a lot of money to be able to do what she wants."
"Where did she go afterwards?"
Liao Tingting sighed and said, "I don't know whether the place she went to was good or bad. She only told me. There was a customer who liked her. I thought she would definitely not agree. She was usually very arrogant and hated customers touching her. Every time her hands or legs were touched, she would come back and wash for a long time.
But that time she came back and told me that the boss was really good to her and treated her like a daughter, not as others thought, so she wanted to go with him. I advised her to think twice and was a little disappointed in her. But she had made up her mind and left in the end. I don’t know whether she has been cheated or not, and whether she is living a good life now. Maybe she was angry because I said some unpleasant things at that time, so we never contacted each other again after she left. ”
"Do you know who she left with?"
Liao Tingting thought for a moment and said, "I remember he was quite old, indeed old enough to be her father. He was not bad looking and looked quite respectable. Every time he came to the nightclub and ordered a girl, he only drank and watched dancing, and never made any advances. I just remember that he was very rich, and every time he gave a lot of tips, the boss would come to greet him personally, bowing and scraping. Oh, I remember now, his last name seemed to be Xie, and he was either from Hong Kong or Guangdong."
"How do you know?"
"The accent, I can tell right away, most likely he's from Hong Kong."
"When did Sister Liu Ting leave?"
"It was January 2018, before the Chinese New Year. I remember it very clearly."
"Did she tell me where she was going with that Xie guy?"
"She didn't say that."
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After saying goodbye to Liao Tingting, Li Qingyao asked Xia Yongze to drive and turn around to find the nightclub owner.
Perhaps Jin Sheng knows more about the Hong Kong man named Xie.
It was already late at night, but luckily the nightclub was just beginning to get busy, so it wouldn't delay their investigation. But they have to go there twice a day, and the boss must be having a headache.
Li Qingyao felt a little tired and leaned his head against the car window. He heard Xia Yongze mutter, "I hope Jin Sheng remembers Boss Xie."
"They should remember it. For business people like them, big clients like this are the most important."
Xia Yongze's confidence increased after hearing this: "It seems that we will find Liu Tingmei soon."
Li Qingyao smiled and looked at the few stars hanging scattered in the night sky outside the window. He felt that he had overlooked something.
What is it? It felt like something stuck in her throat, making her feel uncomfortable.
The surname is Xie, and the boss is from Hong Kong...
Why did she feel like she had heard it somewhere before?
At this time, a construction site transport vehicle drove over from the opposite side of the road with "China Railway Construction Sixth Bureau" written on the body of the vehicle.
Li Qingyao's mind suddenly started and he sat up straight.
It was as if an invisible thread had instantly strung together the stars scattered in the corners of her mind, forming a shining white light.
Li Qingyao's heart began to tremble slightly.
She remembered.
That was already several months ago.
Boss Xie is from Hong Kong and is old enough to be Liu Tingmei’s father. The blonde woman, with heavy makeup, looks like a completely different person. There is also the list of trucks on Black Ridge Peak and the DNA of a woman in the cabin that does not exist in the resident database.
…
She knew where Liu Tingmei had gone.
We also know who the serial killer is who killed Liu Huaixin, Qian Chengfeng, and attacked Luo Long in the cabin. ⊙
Sister Ting, it turns out that we have met so long ago.
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