Chapter 44: Young People
Master Yao is a young man in his twenties, with a dry bath towel tied around his waist, shirtless, some water droplets hanging from his chest, and a pair of slippers.
The dark-skinned one next to him is Master Xiang, who looks like he is in his thirties, wearing a pair of special white work shorts with the words "Mengrongtang" printed on them, and the slippers on his feet are the same style as Master Yao.
Linghu Yunfei slapped a shuttle cigarette.
Master Ran took the portrait of No. 1 from Xiao Luhan's hand, pointed to the portrait and asked the two: "Xiao Yao, Xiao Xiang, do you remember this person?" ”
"Why don't you know? Isn't that the "bulldozer"! He often came to Hall 1 to rub our backs with our brothers. Master Yao said.
Master Xiang on the side frowned, and pushed Master Xiao Yao with his shoulder, it was very rude to give the guest a nickname.
"Bulldozer?" Zhao Zimeng was puzzled.
"Hehe, that's what we call him in private, he's a big bucktooth." Master Xiao Yao touched his head and said.
"Comrade policeman, I also know this person." Said to the master.
"Two masters, when you were rubbing his back and massaging, did you notice any special marks on his body?"
"Yes." Said to the master.
Master Yao nodded violently.
"What kind of mark do you remember?" Linghu Yunfei said.
"He has a distinct birthmark on his back." Said to the master.
"Oh yes, that birthmark is pretty special." Master Xiao Yao said.
"Where is the birthmark?"
"It's in this position—" Xiang said, pointing to the lower left of Master Yao's right shoulder blade, "probably here." ”
Xiao Yao Shi was very cooperative and turned his back to everyone.
"What shape is this birthmark?"
"It's kind of like an insect, an insect that spreads its wings and flies." Master Xiao Yao described it hard.
"Do you know what it looks like?"
"Yes, yes, yes, it's like knowing."
The birthmark on the back of No. 1 is exactly in this position.
"The man also has a scar on his neck." Xiang added to the master.
"It's down the throat, it's so long." Master Yao gestured with the thumb and index finger of his right hand.
The length of Master Yao's gesture is about seven centimeters - about seven centimeters is half the length of a stroke.
Needless to say, according to their physical characteristics, the person described by Master Ran, Xiao Liu, Master Xiang and Master Yao is No. 1.
Finally finding the trail of One, which is a good start.
"Three masters, please recall, when did this person first come to your hall to take a bath?" Zhao Zimeng said.
"About half a year ago!" Master Ran said.
"Probably in April or May of this year." Said to the master.
"It should have been earlier, I remember it was in March this year. You have forgotten that when he first came, he was wearing a fur coat. If it's April or May, do you need to wear a fur coat? Xiao Liu corrected that his memory is more convincing.
"Yes, Xiao Liu is right, it was in March, and at that time, it was still relatively cold." Master Xiao Yao said.
"How often does this person come to shower?"
"He comes to the shower every day." Xiao Liu said.
"Every time he comes, does he get pedicures, back rubs and massages?"
"Pedicure once a week, back rub once a week, massage every time I come." Master Xiao Yao said.
"What time of day does he usually come here?" Zhao Zimeng continued to ask.
He wanted to judge whether he had a profession and the characteristics of his profession by the time he went to Mengeitang to take a bath.
"He always comes to take a shower at about two o'clock in the afternoon, sleeps after a massage, and leaves around four o'clock, every day." Said to the master.
Zhao Zimeng's analysis: In this era, the commuting time of most units is fixed, basically 8 to 5, and the off-duty time of private enterprises is later.
Coming to the bathhouse at about two o'clock every day means that No. 1 is unemployed—at least not a legitimate job, could it be that this person is a freelancer?
Tomb robbers are out day and night, and their biological clocks are different from ordinary people, isn't it a kind of improper "freelancing"!
He has no legitimate occupation, but he spends money so lavishly. Mengrongtang's various projects are not lost, and he also smokes Chinese brand cigarettes, at least this person's money is relatively easy to come by.
Tomb robbing should be regarded as the kind of business that makes you rich overnight.
And, according to several masters, the person was drowsy.
Sleeping in the middle of the day, in the bathhouse, can only those who are old - or retired, young people come to sleep in the bathhouse?
He mostly lived at night.
In addition to keeping vigil and stealing, there is also tomb robbing.
Could it be that the deceased No. 1 was a tomb robber when he was alive, but he wore suits and leather shoes, was not well-dressed, had no calluses on his hands, the soles of his feet were tender, and he was so well maintained, how should this be explained?
"He came to Mengrong Hall to take a bath, does he know anyone?" Zhao Zimeng asked.
"No, we never saw him say hello to anyone. He may have lived in the neighborhood, but he was certainly not a local. Xiang said to the master.
"Yes, what I said to the master is right. As long as you are a local who lives in this neighborhood, you know each other and greet each other when you meet. Xiao Liu said.
"Is he alone every time he comes to the shower?"
"There was a man who came with him — twice. Other than that, he came alone. Master Yao said.
"Do you remember what this man looked like?"
"It's a young man, we can't remember what he looks like, he has come too few times, and the time has been too long." Xiao Liu said.
Master Ran took a few puffs of cigarette and said, "We are here, and people come and go every day. We all eat by hand, and we only pay attention to the customers who often come to us for work. ”
"How old is this young man who came with him?"
"Probably in his early thirties!"
"I remember when he came, it was March, wearing a cap and a scarf, with only the eyes and part of his nose exposed." Xiao Liu said.
"It's not surprising, it's not that the weather hasn't warmed up yet." Said to the master.
"Caps? What kind of cap? Xiao Luhan, who has always been careful, asked.
"It's the kind of cap that is sold out there, oh, yes, there's a big yellow five-pointed star on it, and it's the first time I've seen this kind of fashionable cap." Xiao Liu said.
"I look at him in his twenties! The first time he came, I rubbed the backs of both of them. Master Yao said.
Originally, he didn't want to rub his back, saying that he had just rubbed his back two days ago, and originally, the "bulldozer" wanted him to also get a pedicure and a massage, but he only agreed to rub his back. ”
"Didn't he get a pedicure and a massage?"
No, he only rubbed one back, but the money for the first pedicure, back rub and massage of this "bulldozer" was all from young people. Master Xiao Yao pointed to the simulated portrait of No. 1.
"Didn't they talk between the two of them?"
"I saw their mouths move, but their voices were very low." Master Yao observed very carefully.
"What is this young man wearing?"
"I can't remember."
"What's your height?"
"It's more than one meter seven, I don't know."
"Master Yao, didn't he talk to you either?" Zhao Zimeng asked Master Xiaoyao.
"He seemed to say something, and when I rubbed my back, I said a few words to him."
"What accent?"
"Local accent."
"Really?"
"Right, local people."
"You said these two came in March, when was the second time?"
The four masters fell silent, they were thinking, they were reminiscing.
Zhao Zimeng waited patiently, and the pen in Xiao Luhan's hand also stopped.
"It seems to be—" Seeing at Master Ran, Master Ran's lips squirmed, and then stopped, "Master Ran, you speak first." ”
"Xiao Liu, you have a good memory, you speak first, and after speaking, it's not too late for me to say more." Master Ran said.
"Comrade policeman, the day after the young man came here for the second time, the bulldozer did not come, and it has not come again. ”
When was the last time this "bulldozer" came? Xiang Daimo asked in the tone of Master Xiaoyao.
Zhao Zimeng and Ling Hu Yunfei looked at him and shook their heads helplessly, feeling funny in their hearts.
"It's at the end of August and the beginning of September!" Master Ran took over the conversation.
"Yes, that was the time." Master Xiao Yao said.
"The last time he came, did he rub his back, massage and pedicure?"
"No, the last time I came, the young man didn't even take a shower, he only said a few words to the "bulldozer" and left. Xiao Liu said.
"Yes, the last time, these two people didn't come together, the young man came later." Master Xiao Yao said.
"What did they two say?"
"What I saw was two people speaking outside the door of Hall One. He didn't even go in. Xiao Liu said.
This conversation was quite detailed and thorough, and several masters of Mengrongtang were also very cooperative.
Xiao Luhan carefully recorded all the conversations, and the conversation was not very long, but Xiao Luhan wrote five pieces of paper.
At this time, the conversation should also be over, taking up the time of the masters, delaying the business of others, and it is time to withdraw.
When a few people first arrived, Master Ran had a guest in his hands, and he had only done half of the work on his hands.
"A few masters, thank you for your cooperation, I'm sorry for delaying everyone's time!" Zhao Zimeng said politely.
Several masters said in unison, "No delay, no delay." ”
"Master Ran, I will leave you a missing person notice with my phone number on it. If any of you remember something, please be sure to contact us. Zhao Zimeng took a portrait of No. 1 to Master Ran.
When they walked out of Mengrong Hall, Zhao Zimeng and Ling Hu Yunfei were still thinking and analyzing the inquiry just now, and the two of them coincidentally had the same idea.
Since this No. 1 had lived in the vicinity of Mengrongtang before his death, then he should look for traces of No. 1 in this Xicheng District, especially in some hotels, inns and residential areas near Mengrongtang.
As long as he is a human being, he cannot live in a vacuum, he must come into contact with someone, and the people he comes into contact with, including the young man who accompanied him to Mengrong Hall to take a bath, are most likely his accomplices.
So who is this mysterious young man?