Huang Fangyuan almost never goes to a place like a bar on weekdays, but at the moment, he is so uncomfortable that he is stiff, and he can only hide his inner overwhelm with his calm and composure on the outside.

Ge Bin took the water cup and asked the waiter who was about to leave, "What's your name?" ”

The waiter pointed to the badge on his chest and said, "Everyone calls me Mike." ”

"Mike, huh?" Ge Bin glanced at the badge, and his gaze returned to the waiter's face, "Do you remember me?" I was here the day before yesterday and I sat in that spot outside the door. ”

The waiter followed the direction of Ge Bin's finger, looked at the open-air dining area through the window, and then suddenly said, "I remember you, you were with Mr. Xu that day." ”

"Do you know Xu Zhonghui?" Ge Bin asked.

"Xu Zhonghui?" The waiter pondered the name for a moment and replied respectfully, "I only know that his surname is Xu, and he is a frequent customer here, so I don't know exactly what his name is." ”

Ge Bin took out the mobile phone in his pocket, opened a software, typed a few words on the screen, and after a while, a page popped up, and Ge Bin clicked on one of the photos, which was the ID photo on Xu Zhonghui's ID card. He held the screen of his phone up in front of the waiter and asked, "Is this the person?" ”

"That's right, it's him." The waiter pointed to the screen of the phone and gave an affirmative reply.

While Ge Bin was talking to the waiter, Huang Fangyuan kept rolling his eyes and looked around at the environment in the bar.

Just as Ge Bin was about to ask the next question, a man in a black suit appeared in front of them.

"Are you looking for me?" The man said as he handed his business card to the two, "The contemptible person's surname is Zhu, and he is the manager of this bar." ”

Huang Fangyuan took the business card, looked at it carefully, and responded: "Manager Zhu, hello, we are the Jiangbei District Public Security ......."

"Two, let's go upstairs to the office and talk about it!" Manager Zhu politely interrupted Huang Fangyuan's words, and made a "please" gesture to the small door at the end of the aisle.

"Can you call him too? We have a few questions we would like to ask him. ”

Ge Bin tilted his head in the direction of the waiter. The waiter was stunned and looked at Manager Zhu with slightly frightened eyes.

Manager Zhu ignored it and replied briskly, "Yes." ”

Manager Zhu took the lead in turning around and walking into the small door behind him, Huang Fangyuan and Ge Bin followed closely, and the waiter walked last.

Through the small door, you will come to the back of the bar. Located on the left side of the door is a narrow bathroom, which can only be designed as a unisex model due to the limited size of the bar; On the other side is a narrow, dimly lit staircase with empty wine bottles piled down below; Further inside is the back kitchen of the bar.

Under the leadership of Manager Zhu, several mermaids climbed the stairs to the second floor. It is about the same size as the downstairs, but is divided into four areas: the storage room, the staff lounge and locker room, the manager's room, and the finance room. Manager Zhu pushed open the door of the manager's room and led everyone in.

The room is small in size and very simply furnished. Manager Zhu gave up the only two-seater sofa to Huang Fangyuan and Ge Bin, and dragged an office chair to sit opposite him, while the waiter with the pseudonym Mike stood beside Manager Zhu.

"Go get some drinks for the two officers." Manager Zhu had a calm face and commanded the waiters around him.

"Don't bother, we're not thirsty." Huang Fangyuan stopped Manager Zhu's order out loud, "Let's talk about business directly!" ”

Manager Zhu's facial lines softened at that moment, and there was a slight flattery in his tone.

"I wonder what the hell is going on with the two police officers? The small shop has always been operating in accordance with the law, and the employees are also keeping to themselves, so they shouldn't have done anything illegal and undisciplined, right? ”

Ge Bin was a little amused when he saw Manager Zhu put on a cautious and tentative look, but he still had to hold on his face.

"It has nothing to do with the people in your store, we are just here to verify that a customer has come to the restaurant."

"Is that Mr. Xu?" The waiter interjected on the side and asked.

"What Mr. Xu?" Manager Zhu turned his head to the side, raised forty-five corners, and looked inquiring.

"It's a regular customer in our shop." The waiter explained, "Because he comes often, the waiters in the store are familiar with him, so we call him Mr. Xu." ”

"Yes, it's this Mr. Xu." Huang Fangyuan replied, "We want to know if he came to your restaurant yesterday?" ”

The waiter didn't think too much about it, and blurted out: "I've been here, I have an impression." He also made an appointment with a beautiful woman, and the two sat in the same place where he and the officer had sat the day before. The waiter spread his palms and pointed in the direction where Ge Bin was.

After Huang Fangyuan and Ge Bin glanced at each other, they continued to ask, "When did he come yesterday?" And when did you leave? Can you tell us more about that? ”

"Is there something wrong with this Mr. Xu?" The waiter did not answer the rhetorical question.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't. Whatever people ask, you just answer. Manager Zhu seemed to be very knowledgeable about current affairs, "If you know, just say it, don't talk nonsense if you don't know." ”

"Got it." The waiter replied respectfully, "I worked the evening shift yesterday and today, and I remember that I had just been working for a short time, and Mr. Xu came to our store just after six o'clock......

"Is he alone?" Huang Fangyuan asked.

"Yes, he came alone."

"Please go on."

He ordered a cup of coffee and a light meal, and sat at the bar to enjoy it alone. After sitting for at least an hour and a half, he ordered another glass of cold Coke and went outside to the open-air dining area. At that time, I also advised him that it was not suitable to sit for a long time when it was cold outside. He said that he had made an appointment with someone, and he was afraid that the person would not find this place, so that he would sit outside and be more conspicuous and attract the person's attention. So, I didn't stop it. After that, about half an hour later, a beautiful woman came. She and Mr. Xu talked for nearly an hour, and finally the two left the bar together. ”

These circumstances are basically consistent with Anxin's description, and Huang Fangyuan and Ge Bin did not ask for details.

"When I walked in the door, I noticed that you have security cameras in your store, I wonder if they are working properly?" Huang Fangyuan asked Manager Zhu.

"It's all good, it's working every day." Manager Zhu told the truth.

"How long do you keep surveillance footage in your store?" Huang Fangyuan continued to ask.

Manager Zhu immediately understood: "The surveillance video is generally kept for 30 days, if the two police officers want to view yesterday's surveillance video, I can retrieve it for you." ”

"Then it's going to trouble Manager Zhu." Huang Fangyuan responded politely.

Manager Zhu immediately got up and went to a desk at the other end of the room, and after tinkering in front of a computer for a while, he asked again: "I don't know which time period the two police officers want to retrieve?" ”

Huang Fangyuan also stood up when he heard the sound, walked behind Manager Zhu, and replied at the same time: "It will start playing from the time when Mr. Xu entered your bar." ”

Manager Zhu clicked on a folder, pressed the pause button, and gave up the seat under him.

"Sit down and take your time!"

Huang Fangyuan didn't give in, and sat down in his seat. After adjusting the distance of the chair and changing to a more comfortable sitting position, Huang Fangyuan pressed the play button, and the screen on the computer screen began to move.

Ge Bin stood behind Huang Fangyuan and watched together. Because the pixel of the camera is not very high, the video picture appears to be relatively blurry, and the camera is placed at a higher position, and the shooting angle is basically in a top-down state, so most of the people in the picture are on the top of the head, and there are not many lenses that can clearly capture the face of the guests, and the vicinity of the door is barely a place.

The video was played for nearly five minutes or so, when a familiar figure appeared in the picture - Xu Zhonghui pushed the door and entered. Huang Fangyuan immediately adjusted his sitting posture, his entire upper body was straight, his eyes were firmly locked on the computer screen, and his eyelids did not blink.