Chapter 21: Hotel Murder 5 The Disappeared Cash Box

The waitress was questioned by the police again, and her mind was obviously a little flustered.

"Didn't I say it all yesterday? The perverted painter insisted that I pour the wine for him, and I finished pouring it and left. ”

"Your name is Lin Xue, right?" Pei Feng was about to get angry, but Da Shu pulled his sleeve next to him and asked.

"I heard that you originally worked in a restaurant, but later you were transferred to a guest room because of a complaint from Painter Yin, right?"

"yes, is there a problem?" The waitress was still tough.

"We found drug 'stamps' in the wine bottle you took to the guest room, and it was precisely because of the 'stamps' that the Yin painter hallucinated and drowned, and you, first had a conflict with him, and then poured the red wine containing drugs into the bathtub in the room with your own hands. So, now, we have reason to suspect that it was you who put the drug 'stamp' in the wine bottle. ”

"Officer, you can't wronged people, I don't know what the drug stamps you are talking about, what evidence do you have to prove that I put them?" Lin Xue's momentum was obviously starting to be insufficient.

"Does this still need proof? First, you are resentful of the victim's complaint in the first place, that is, you have a motive. Second, you are the only person who has left fingerprints on the wine bottle other than the deceased, that is, you are the only person who has the opportunity to poison it. Aren't that enough? Da Shu's voice suddenly increased, and when he looked at Lin Xue's face again, he panicked, and his eyes began to dodge unconsciously.

"Officer, can't I say it?" Under the attack of the big tree, her psychological defense line completely collapsed.

"Actually, it was Painter Yin who gave me money that day, and I had to pretend to be some kind of 'Countess Lee Kerst' and pour wine into the bathtub?"

"Countess?" The big tree, who didn't know this allusion, sounded a little confused.

"It's a legend about using the blood of a maiden to maintain your youthful appearance." Pei Feng hurriedly explained beside him.

"You go into more detail about the specific situation at that time."

"That day, I had brought two cases of red wine into the painter's room and was about to leave when he suddenly stopped me and asked me if I wanted to make a little extra money. I was afraid that he would complain about me again, so I said, "Look what's going on." When he saw that I had agreed, he said that he wanted me to dress up as the Countess and help him pour all the wine into the bathtub for him to soak. Actually, I had also heard that bathing in red wine could beautify the skin, so I agreed to him. Unbeknownst to him, he actually said that I should take off all my clothes and go into the bathroom, and that the countess would not be dressed when she wanted to bathe. At that time, I was stunned, and then I scolded him: You pervert, die. Who knew that he smiled and was not angry at all. Instead, he pulled out a wad of money from a box next to him and told me directly: As long as I do what he tells me, the money will be mine. Moreover, he will only stand outside the bathroom and will definitely not go in. I hesitated when I saw that the wad of money was more than my monthly salary. Who knew that I hadn't thought about it yet, and he pulled out a wad of money from the box again, saying that if you don't do it, I'll find someone else. Now I panicked, these two wades of money are enough for me to work for a few months, so I agreed to him. ”

When Lin Xue said this, she seemed embarrassed to raise her head and glanced at Pei Feng and Da Shu.

"Go on, by the way, does he have a lot of money in that box?" Referring to the box and money, Pei Feng suddenly remembered that in the room where they arrived at the scene, it seemed that no evidence had been found.

"A box full of money, I estimate that there must be at least hundreds of thousands." When it came to the whole box of money, Lin Xue's eyes suddenly became envious.

"Alright, move on." The big tree is a little unbearable, such a woman, at first glance, is the kind that can do anything for money.

"I went into the bathroom and took off my clothes. He really stood outside and didn't follow up. He just stared at me blankly for a moment, then pried open a bottle of red wine, got down on one knee, and handed it in, still saying in his mouth: Countess, this is the blood of the maiden you wanted. I was a little scared at first, thinking that he had a mental problem, but then I saw that he was serious, and I thought it was very funny. At that time, Painter Yin looked humble, just like my servant. I slowly finished pouring my wine, and he respectfully placed the money in the bathroom door. Then let me just take the money and go, don't tell anyone. I thought to myself, what do ghosts tell people? Then, I got dressed and came out.

I don't dare to say it, because I'm afraid that everyone will know that I took his money and did... That kind of thing, after all, is not a very honorable thing. Officer, I've said it all, can you not go around saying it, otherwise, I will be shameless. After Lin Xue finished speaking, her eyes were full of pleading.

"Don't worry, we're not going to go around talking nonsense. You go back first, and we'll look for you if there's something," What Pei Feng is most concerned about now is the box and the money in it that Lin Xue mentioned just now.

"Gu Qing, when we entered the room, we didn't see the box and money, right?" Pei Feng turned around and asked Gu Qing.

"Nope. This is a new situation. Gu Qing replied.

"You say, could it be that someone found out that Painter Yin was carrying a large amount of cash and killed him. I figured we'd have to go back and take a good look at the hotel's surveillance footage, after all, so much money has to be taken out of the room, and it's impossible not to be discovered. Gu Qing glanced at the two of them, and her eyebrows had begun to wrinkle slowly.

After returning to the police station and reporting the interrogation of Lin Xue, the new problem about the box and money that was discovered attracted everyone's attention.

"Actually, someone from the Pang family called just now, and they said, can you take back the portrait that Painter Yin painted for his young master first, because after all, they spent 300,000 yuan to get it back. I said I'd wait until the case was over and then send them over. "As the case becomes more complex, the instructor is involved.

"By the way, I've always had a question about the painting you talked about. Why, you say, everything in the room is crooked, but this painting is the only one in the middle of the room, but it's all right? Lin Jinghao finally said the question he had been hiding in his heart.

"Yes, Lin Suo, that's true. Do you think it was Lin Xue who wanted to steal Yin Jie's money while he was being controlled by psychedelic drugs, and helped him pick up the easel. Gu Qing said.

"I watched the video of the hotel again just now, and when Lin Xue came out, it was obviously an empty trolley. And, if she had stolen the box, it shouldn't have been possible for her to say that she had seen the money. Regarding Gu Qing's speculation, Lin Jinghao refuted it.

"Actually, I also have a question. That night, with Yin Jie's psychedelic state, it should be impossible for him to plug all the doors and windows to death. ”

"No, Forensic Doctor Xia, if you put so much money in the room, you will also plug the doors and windows to death." Pei Feng said he disagreed with Xia Mingyue's statement.

"Based on my understanding of 'stamps', Yin Jie should have been in a state of extreme excitement and madness at that time, and it was impossible for him to pay attention to these details."

"It's possible that he closed the doors and windows before he hallucinated." Pei Feng still disagreed with what Xia Mingyue said.

"Okay, let's not discuss who did this secret room killing, what we're going to analyze now is - how did that box disappear in this secret room? Only when the money is found will it be possible for us to find the real suspect. Lin Jinghao stopped their discussion.

"If we can't find other suspects, and we can't prove that Lin Xue poisoned the red wine, then can we close the case on the grounds that Yin Painter died due to an overdose of drugs." As soon as the instructor spoke, everyone looked at him...

"Check all the people related to Lin Xue and Yin Jie, especially those with a history of drug abuse, I don't believe I can't find clues." Lin Jinghao stood up, he was not a person who gave up easily.

The investigation has begun, and Yin Jie's side is very simple. Since escaping death, his wife, who has never left him, divorced him instead, saying that she couldn't stand facing Yin Jie all day long and made the family look gloomy. Yin Jie also gladly accepted, and he also left all his property to his wife, and went out of the house, which can be regarded as benevolent and righteous. Perhaps, for a man who has died once, what else is there to care about!; Lin Xue is more complicated, there have been two short marriage histories, the first husband is his childhood sweetheart, grew up in the same village, originally both of them were urban village farmers who did their duty, who knew that they encountered demolition and became rich overnight. After that, his husband was tempted by the gambling company, fell into the vice of gambling, and finally lost all the compensation for the demolition and divorced; The second husband is also a demolition household in their same village, Da Lin Xue is a teenager and has two children, Lin Xue went over to be a stepmother at a young age, it is said that this husband is very picky, and he has to take care of Lin Xue. Not long after, he was divorced because of emotional discord. However, according to the investigation, none of them had a history of drug abuse, and no one around them found anyone related to drug trafficking.

The video of the hotel has been watched countless times by Lin Jinghao. That night, apart from the manager and Lin Xue, no one else had ever entered Yin Jie's room. The next morning, only Lin Xue went to Yin Jie's room, and then there was the young security guard who called to open the door because she couldn't open the door. Lin Xue ran out screaming for less than two minutes, and then the security guards standing at the door entered the room to check for two minutes, and when they came out, they were all empty-handed and didn't take anything. Later, it was Xia Mingyue who rushed over and entered the room and waited until they arrived.

Judging from all this, there seems to be no flaw at all. Perhaps, the drug 'stamp' was really put into the red wine bottle by Yin Jie himself? However, the only thing that can't be explained is that the box and money mentioned by Lin Xue have disappeared. Could it be that Yin Jie had already disposed of the box and money before he died... Lin Jinghao's faith began to waver.