Qian came to the door of the garden restaurant again, and the scene of the meeting with Li Yaozhan that day resurfaced in front of him. At this time, he was wondering if if he forced Li Yaozhan again that day, would everything be different. In retrospect, the meeting on that day revealed disharmony everywhere, what was that restless Li Yaozhan hiding? Is it fear or despair?

"What are you thinking, Uncle Yu?" Bai Tianqing followed behind, watching Yu Qian stunned at the signboard of the café, and couldn't help asking

"Oh, nothing, let's go inside." Yu Qian came back to his senses, pushed open the door and walked in.

Directly facing the door is a landscape of greenery, and across it is a cleverly divided area with rows of seats. At the innermost end of the street, there is a long bar against the wall, and at the end is a nondescript door to the storage room and the interior area. In the left corner of the café is a solid wood-clad staircase leading to the second floor of the café.

Yu Qian came to the front desk, bent his index finger and tapped lightly on the bar

"Hello, what do you need?" The trained waiter asked busily

"Call your person in charge." Yu Qian took out his police ID card and lit it up.

"Okay, wait a minute." The waiter was taken aback and hurriedly walked to the back. Not long after, a man in a purple suit with a slight fat ran over in a hurry, smiled professionally at Yu Qian and the others, and shook hands with Yu Qian warmly with a pair of fleshy hands in the depths. He summoned them into his office.

"Hello, hello, I am the person in charge of this store, my surname is Zhou, I don't know what the two of you call you?" Manager Zhou had a smile on his face, and he was really a little apprehensive. As soon as I came out and saw Yu Qian and the two in civilian clothes, I knew that I was going to do something bad, if the people from the industrial and commercial fire department came, it would be nothing, and the official business would be done with the bottom of my heart, but this casual clothes would not be able to figure out which way the fairy was.

"Municipal Criminal Police Team, my surname is Yu." The two sat down, and Yu Qian put his documents on the desk and pushed them in front of Manager Zhou while introducing them.

Bai Tianqing spread out his notebook and said, "My surname is Bai." ”

Manager Zhou took Yu Qian's police ID card and carefully studied it for a long time, looked up and compared it with Yu Qian, handed it back to Yu Qian with both hands, and said with a smile: "I don't know what the two of you are doing when you come to our store today?" ”

"On the 23rd of last month, this person should have come to your coffee shop at about ten o'clock in the morning, I don't know if anyone in your store has seen it." Yu Qian didn't talk nonsense, took Li Yaozhan's photo from Bai Tianqing and handed it to Manager Zhou.

Manager Zhou took the photo with both hands and looked at it, did not say anything, took out his mobile phone and flipped out the schedule to find the schedule on the 23rd, and pressed the pager on the desktop

"Is Xiao Feng in class today?"

"The manager who is there." A quick answer came from the pager

"Tell her to come to the office."

Soon, a slightly petite girl walked into the office, her big eyes full of unease, carefully observing the three people in the room.

"This is the front desk foreman in our shop, she is on duty on the 23rd, you can ask her. Xiao Feng, this is a fish police officer of the criminal police team, you have to answer truthfully if you ask you. Manager Zhou introduced to Yu Qian

Yu Qian glanced up and down, a little strange how this Manager Zhou found a girl who looked a little timid to be the foreman, and suddenly thought about it, maybe it's hard to say that rich people are good now. Putting aside the distractions, Yu Qian handed the photo to the girl and asked her the same question.

"Ah, I know this person, it's Mr. Li, he's a regular visitor here." Saying this, Xiao Feng's face turned slightly red, and he immediately returned to normal, "No. 23... Well... Number 23... Oh, last Saturday, it was early, around half past eight. He arrived, ordered a cup of espresso and waited for him. ”

"Do you remember what time the guy he was waiting for arrived, and what did he look like?" Yu Qian hurriedly asked

"Uh...... Probably half an hour of waiting, right? Here came a man. Speaking of this, Xiao Feng shuddered unnaturally, "It's a very strange man." ”

"Do you remember what they looked like, what clothes they wore, and what characteristics they were?" Yu Qian asked

"Oh my God! It's all features. Xiao Feng seemed to remember something terrible, and his tone was a little frightened, "He is very tall, about 1.9, because I see that he is a head taller than Mr. Li when he sits, very thin, wearing a black coat and a black top hat." It's very old-fashioned, like the kind in a black and white movie. His whole person is like in a black and white movie, he has very white skin and wears a pair of sunglasses. And also... Belch... And the teeth are also very white... Hey? I can't remember what he looked like. ”

As he spoke, Xiao Feng suddenly froze, clearly remembering that the man had left a deep impression on him at that time, but at this moment, in retrospect, he couldn't think of any other characteristics except for the oozing white teeth.

"Are you sure?" Yu Qian suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked as calmly as possible, "A tall, black-clothed, hairless man?" ”

"Oh yes, he's bald! The kind of special light! It's still white! Xiao Feng reminded Yuqian and hurriedly blurted out, and then felt that it was not good to say that others were bald so loudly, and he smiled a little embarrassedly.

"Do you remember how old he looked?"

"It's... I don't know, it seems to be very young? But it doesn't sound young anymore to see it..."

"Do you know what they talked about?" Yu Qian's tone was a little eager

"I don't know, customers come to the bar to pick up their coffee, and they were far away from the bar that day, at table 9." Xiao Feng replied

"Is it the seat on the first floor that is hidden by the vines by the window?" Yu Qian remembered that the day he and Li Yaozhan met, it seemed that they were also table nine

"Yes, Mr. Li asked someone to come to our store, and if table 9 is empty, he will go to that table."

"I really can't hear that..."Yu Qian was slightly disappointed

"However, they didn't seem to have a pleasant conversation, and there seemed to be a quarrel later, and Mr. Li left first, and he looked angry when he left." Xiao Feng added

"What about the man in black? When did he leave? ”

"After Mr. Li left, he came to the bar and ordered a cup of coffee, sat for about ten minutes and left." Xiao Feng struggled to recall, "The rest is nothing." ”

"Are you familiar with Li Yaozhan?" After listening to Xiao Feng's narration, Yu Qian pondered for a moment and suddenly asked

"Ahh Xiao Feng seemed to be startled, his face turned red, and after a pause, Ai Ai said, "Do you have to say this?" ”

"Isn't it convenient?" Yu Qian asked

"It's not... Well... Mr. Li chased me at the beginning. Xiao Feng said shyly

"Can you tell me when?" Yu Qian's face was serious

"Hey, it's like... Well... Last summer. ”

"Are you in school?"

"Well, XX is in my third year of university, and I work here on my days off and during the winter and summer vacations."

Yu Qian secretly thought that Li Yaozhan's emotional life was very rich. And what surprised him the most was the mysterious man, tall and thin, dressed in black, with a white face and no hair. If it is said that the group of mysterious merchants described by Mutona, it may be a coincidence, but the man who met Li Yaozhan will definitely not be a coincidence, such a characteristic image, it is difficult for ordinary people to recognize it.

"That, Officer Fish? Can I ask Mr. Lee what's wrong with him? Xiao Feng looked at the silent Yu Qian, felt that something was wrong, and asked in a low voice

"Li Yao died in battle." It's not something worth keeping secret, Yu Qian replied casually

"Ahh Xiao Feng's face suddenly turned pale, his face was pale, and he covered his mouth and couldn't speak.

"Officer Yu, do you have anything else to ask Xiao Feng?" Manager Zhou asked out loud

"Oh, no, can you see if there's anything wrong with the records?" Yu Qian showed the record to Xiao Feng, Xiao Feng hurriedly looked at it and shook his head, and then left the office.

"Manager Zhou, I want to take a look at the monitoring on the morning of the 23rd, please cooperate." Yu Qian took out the formalities and handed them to Manager Zhou, and the three of them went to the monitoring room next door to retrieve the video of the 23rd, Yu Qian carefully stared at the fast-forward display screen, trying to find the man's shadow.

The café on Saturday morning was not incrowded, and from time to time people came in and out with computer bags, and soon Li Yaozhan appeared in the picture. He ordered coffee at the front desk and went straight to table 9 and sat down, but because of the vines, he could only be faintly seen sitting in it from the surveillance camera.

When the time showed 9:00 sharp, as if stepping on time, a tall and thin man in black pushed the door in, and without any hesitation, he accurately found Li Yaozhan's location and walked straight to table 9. When he sat down, all he could see was a pale bald head peeking through the gap, and his face was obscured by his hands and round-framed sunglasses. Although he couldn't hear what the two were talking about, it was obvious that Li Yaozhan was very excited, and finally grabbed his coat and left the table angrily. After that, the mysterious man put on a top hat and went to the bar to order a cup of coffee, returned to his seat and drank it quietly, and strode out of the café at 9:30.

Although there are surveillance cameras in many places in the café, the strange thing is that none of the cameras captured the face of the man in black. Either obscured by a wide-brimmed old-fashioned top hat and sunglasses, or by your hands, all you know is a pale bald head. And for the police, this is the most worthless feature, because if the suspect has a heart, the bald head is undoubtedly the most suitable for disguise.

"This, how can it be, the design of our store is very formal..."Manager Zhou awkwardly adjusted the picture, trying to find a complete face to show that his store security measures are perfect

"Don't bother, give us a copy of the video, and we'll send the technician to screen it frame by frame." Yu Qian patted the anxious sweaty Manager Zhou and comforted him, and waved Bai Tianqing to copy the documents.

Over there, Bai Tianqing and the security guard copied the information, and here Manager Zhou and Yu Qian walked out of the monitoring room.

"Well, Officer Fish, let me ask, this case has nothing to do with us, right?" Manager Zhou asked with some concern

"It doesn't seem to matter for the time being." Yu Qian walked to the window at the end of the corridor and pulled out a cigarette, and Manager Zhou hurriedly took out a lighter. Yu Qian flipped his hand and lit up the lighter that he had already held in the palm of his hand, and politely declined Manager Zhou's courtesy.

"That, that Li Yaozhan? How did he die? ”

"The case is still under investigation, and it is not convenient for me to disclose it to you." Yu Qian took a puff of his cigarette and said lightly

"Yes, too. That's not something I should ask. Manager Zhou laughed and sneered

"On duty on the 23rd, it's not just the little girl surnamed Feng just now, right? Didn't the other service staff see clearly? Yu Qian turned his head and asked

"This... In addition to me, there are 4 cashiers, 3 bartenders, 3 foremen and 2 supervisors on duty at the bar.

There are also 3 room attendants and 3 garden attendants. There is only one foreman and supervisor in a shift, and the supervisor is not at the front desk. If you have the opportunity to get close to the guests on the day, it is the foreman, waiter and cashier, who have the opportunity to communicate with the customers face-to-face. You also saw it in the monitoring just now, it was a guest personally received by Xiao Feng at that time, and if there were still others who saw it clearly, there was only the cashier. Manager Zhou explained

"So, the cashier?" Yu Qian asked

"It's unfortunate that she wasn't on duty today." Manager Zhou spread his hands helplessly

"So is she going to work tomorrow? Also, will the little girl surnamed Feng be there tomorrow? ”

"The cashier is less than tomorrow's duty, but Xiao Feng's future shifts are all night shifts and weekends."

"Huh? Why? "Yu Qianqi

"Officer, today is the number one, and the school is open." Manager Zhou said with a smile