In the Daxing Hotel, Lin Zichen was having lunch with Hu Huilan.

Today was a good day, and there was a big sun in the morning, but at noon, it suddenly became gloomy, and the wind blew, and the wind blew on the body, and it was wet, and it looked like it was going to rain soon.

Hu Huilan was still talking to him one second, but the next second she sneezed trickily, and she was a little embarrassed to cover her mouth and nose with a tissue.

Lin Zichen carefully got up from the chair, took off his coat and draped it over her.

The clothes carried his body temperature, and there was a faint smell of Chinese medicine, which smelled very good, and an imperceptible flush quietly appeared on her face, and she lowered her head and didn't dare to look at him.

Li Yao hurriedly took off his coat, patted it, and returned it to him.

The box of Daxing Hotel is very elegantly arranged, sitting upstairs can see the band downstairs, the dancers on the table are dancing with the melody, the lighting arrangement is also very luxurious, since the last Daxing Hotel accident, there are more vigilance here, people seem to have not been affected by the still singing and dancing here.

The owner of the Daxing Hotel is surnamed Shen, a Shanghainese, who didn't know what to do and made a windfall, so he built a hotel on this street, and got the funding of foreigners, so the business is thriving, and there is an endless stream of dignitaries and nobles who come and go every day.

For ordinary people, eating here is a bit of a luxury.

After sitting for a while, the waiter served the dishes, and the bartender opened a bottle of red wine and poured them over.

Lin Zichen skillfully held a knife in one hand and a fork in the other, cut the steak in front of him neatly, and then handed it to Hu Huilan and brought her portion in front of him.

The well-cooked steak is not bloody, but it is unusually tender, dipped in some seasoned sauce, and the entrance is sweet and fragrant, I have to say that it is indeed delicious.

Hu Huilan was a little overwhelmed, a glass of red wine was in her stomach, her face was already slightly drunk, plus she was a little allergic to alcohol, her face was red, but her brain was sober.

Lin Zichen looked at her face as red as a ripe apple and blamed himself: "My fault, I don't know you can't drink." Immediately called the waiter to give her a glass of water to relieve her hangover.

When he handed it over, he suddenly saw a drop of sauce on the corner of her mouth, he raised his hand and wiped it lightly on the side of her mouth, and both of them were stunned in their subconscious movements.

Hu Huilan's already red face burned even more, she didn't expect that she would be as shy as a girl, and said, "I'm sorry, I'll go to the bathroom." ”

She washed her face, and the burning on her face gradually subsided, and her heart trembled when she thought of Lin Zichen's actions.

When she came out of the bathroom, her face was not as red as before, but her head was still a little dizzy, she held her forehead and walked to the corner, but she didn't know where to shake out of someone, she was startled, the person walked a little unsteadily, as if he had drunk too much, and he didn't seem to react when he hit Huilan, she quickly dodged away, for fear that this person would start a drunken madness, but she didn't smell the slightest alcohol from him.

The man stumbled all the way and quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor, and Hu Huilan returned to her seat thoughtfully.

After eating, the black clouds had already gathered, and it was about to rain.

As soon as they got out of the hotel, a person came out of the back heel, it was the person Huilan bumped into just now, he saw Hu Huilan, as if he knew her, suddenly rushed over, grabbed her hand, the hand was very strong, pinched her painfully, seemed to be frightened in some way, a face looked a little hideous and distorted, widened his eyes, stared at her deadly, and muttered: "There are ghosts, there are ghosts chasing me, help me, help me." After speaking, he laughed nervously again, his mouth opened to reveal a creepy smile, Hu Huilan wanted to break free of his hand, but she couldn't shake it off.

Everything happened too suddenly, Lin Zichen was also stunned, and after reacting, he immediately dragged the person away with his hand, wanting to pull her back to him, but the man's strength was really amazing, he only had one hand, and he couldn't move her at all, so he simply threw away the crutches in his hand and broke it with both hands.

He left the crutches, the whole person was crumbling, let alone rescuing people, Hu Huilan's heart was horizontal, and she raised her knee to the man's crotch is a blow, and he immediately let go of his hand in pain, but he still looked like he was chattering, and there was a ghost in his mouth.

At this moment, a speeding car drove at the end of the road, and the man ran towards the center of the road with a loud shout.

With a loud bang, he was knocked out a few meters away, and fell on the side of the road like mud, and the blood quickly stained the piece, several passers-by were frightened and screamed, and the driver of the sedan came back to his senses, and sat motionless in the car with a frightened face, the windshield was shattered, and several pieces of broken glass splashed on the pedestrians.

They were also stunned by the scene in front of them, and no one expected him to rush out suddenly.

Everyone only knew that Fang Cai had a dispute with Hu Huilan and them, and the accident must have nothing to do with them, so they surrounded the two of them, and the person who drove the car killed him was weak, and when he heard passers-by say this, he also stood up and blamed together, and even wanted the two to pay for the car.

Lin Zichen firmly protected her behind him, but unfortunately no matter how he explained, others didn't believe it, seeing more and more excitement, Lin Zichuan and Hu Muran quickly rushed to the scene.

There was a murder case at the door of the Daxing Hotel, and after receiving this notice, the two of them rushed to the scene as soon as possible, but they didn't expect the suspects to be their brother and sister, they were stunned at first, but soon began to investigate.

The scene was chaotic, and the security of the Daxing Hotel also came out to maintain order, and the identity of the deceased is still uncertain, but from the mouths of eyewitnesses, it can be concluded that he rushed to the road before being hit by a car, and why he did so remains to be investigated.

The body was transported back to the police station for further identification, and Lin Zichen and Hu Huilan, as well as the driver who hit the person, were also taken back to the police station.

After all, Lin Zichen is Sheriff Lin's own brother, and routine questioning is very casual, and the editor of a newspaper is driving, and under the pressure of public opinion, the police department does not dare to embarrass him too much, and he has nothing to do with the deceased, so he sat in a transcript and let him go after a few words.

The only person who has ever come into contact with the deceased is Hu Huilan, and Hu Muran went to inquire in person.

She was still a little nervous, calmed down for a while, and told the story of what happened today.

"Sister, you said you saw this person in the corridor of the hotel bathroom?" Hu Muran asked.

"He bumped into me, and at first I thought he was drunk, but when he was so close to me, I didn't smell any alcohol, and then I smelled a smoky smell and choked a little. He stumbled to the other end of the hallway, and then he was out of sight. Hui Lan replied.

It seems that I have to go to the hotel to investigate, Hu Muran was a little displeased after asking, and complained: "This Lin Zichen is really, he hasn't been able to protect you, I really don't feel at ease when you are with him, you said that his legs are ......."

Before he finished speaking, Hu Huilan interrupted him and motioned him to shut up, it turned out that the door of the room was open, and Lin Zichen was standing at the door, looking at them with some embarrassment.

Hu Muran got up and said, "You can't come to the interrogation room, go out and wait." ”

His attitude was a little unpolite, Lin Zichen had to nod and said to Hu Huilan behind him: "I'll wait for you outside." ”

After Hu Huilan came out, Lin Zichen walked over to pick her up, was silent for a while, and said, "I'm sorry, Mu Ran is right, I didn't take care of you." ”

Hu Huilan said: "My brother is a little impulsive, don't take it to heart, no one expected this incident to happen so suddenly." ”

Originally, Lin Zichen was supposed to comfort her, but now it was her to comfort herself, Lin Zichen blamed himself even more, if he had a good leg, maybe he would be able to protect her well, he thought like this, and gradually fell into contemplation.

Lin Zichuan and Hu Muran went back to the morgue, the man was lying there, the flesh and blood were blurred when he was hit to the ground, the boss with two eyes staring, the pupils had long been dilated, very terrifying, they had no timidity at all, Lin Zichuan carefully observed the mouth, nose and fingers of the corpse, the teeth were yellow and black, the complexion was dull, the scalp was a little bald, although the body was not as thin as the ones in the moat, but it was not particularly strong, the fingers were yellow, it should also be an old smoking gun, so to speak, this person and those people are related to some extent.

Hu Muran said: "It seems that this Daxing hotel is not clean. ”

Lin Zichuan nodded, turned around and went out and said to Zhao Xiaomiao: "Release the appearance and characteristics of the corpse, notify the family to collect the corpse as soon as possible, tonight's incident will be treated as an accident, and it will be announced in the newspaper tomorrow." He dealt with the matter cleanly and returned to the morgue, where he had something to say to Hu Muran.

"What do you think about this case?"

Hu Muran pondered for a while and said: "The few corpses that were salvaged before, except for Li Wuye, are all dock workers, and their identities have been confirmed, so it is very likely that those opium were transported by water, and our focus is still on the dock and find the source of goods first." ”

Lin Zichuan nodded and said: "What you said is good, but if this kind of thing happens, they must not dare to commit crimes against the wind, the brothers we sent out these days have searched all the docks, and almost no contraband has been found, and besides, those workers have been running around with the ship all year round, and it is not clear where they got their addiction to smoking." ”

"Then now, we can only start with the Daxing Hotel."

"Hmm."

Hu Muran said again: "That Du Hong and Li Wuye are so close, it should be impossible not to know his whereabouts, she is inextricably linked with Daxing Hotel and Huajian Pavilion, I think she may be able to provide any useful clues." ”

Lin Zichuan felt that what he said made sense, and said with a smile: "Daxing Hotel will be handed over to me, and this woman will be handed over to you." ”

"You're pretty good at finding a way out for yourself!" Hu Muran said helplessly.