Chapter 15 Hidden Feelings
Immediately, there were reports to refute it, and even said that they interviewed the "little white face" who eloped, and indignantly accused Li Baozhu of being stingy and mean, just deceiving the feelings of innocent teenagers, and they eloped not for money, but Li Baozhu offended Kuo Shao in Shanghai and couldn't get along, so he wanted to take him to martyrdom. After they arrived in Nanjing, Li Baozhu asked him to wait at the inn, and he never returned, and he didn't know where he went......
"How did these people make up their words?"
Han Yu was shocked, but Zhou Erya watched it with relish.
At this time, a young man approached the Eryu Detective Agency and said that he was not the "little white face" who cheated money and sex as mentioned in the tabloids.
"Coming here, I want to ask two gentlemen to help clarify, I really didn't cheat Sister Baozhu out of her money!"
The "little white face" is called Wu Liankui, a native of Jiangyin, 21 years old this year, and has been an apprentice in Shanghai Yinlou since he was a child. Li Baozhu left his wallet when he was shopping for jewelry, and Wu Liankui picked up the gold and returned it to the door, and the two had a friendship.
"Me too...... I didn't expect ......."
Wu Liankui was hesitant, probably still embarrassed to tell this kind of indecent secret.
He is six feet tall, with a handsome face, especially a pair of eyebrows that are particularly good-looking, thick and slender, and looks full of energy, but he does not have the feminine air of the ordinary "little white face".
Judging from his narrative, in this relationship, it seems that Li Baozhu is more active.
"Since that day, Miss Baozhu has often come to our silver building to buy all kinds of trinkets. She also loved to buy gold, but this was too frequent, and she often asked me to accompany her to choose styles, and then once, she invited me to afternoon tea alone. ”
Wu Liankui swallowed, but from his youthful appearance, it could be seen how could he be able to get out of the control of a mature and beautiful woman?
Besides, a man will always refuse this kind of thing, and he will naturally be happy in his heart for this secret love.
"I didn't expect her to really have a lover, and she still took the initiative to hook up, it's really ......"
Han Yu really wanted to say "everyone is as good as he can", his impression of Li Baozhu became disgusted from Zhong Qing, and now it is subverted and subverted, and only contempt and contempt for her remains.
"A beautiful woman with a young and handsome lover, that's right." Zhou Erya was not surprised by this kind of worldliness, and his focus was different from Han Yu's, and asked the young man, "Li Baozhu likes to buy gold?" ”
The prosperity of antiques and troubled gold, the world has not been calm for decades, but anyone who has a little net worth wants to buy a few small yellow croakers in case of emergency.
It's not surprising that Li Baozhu has this idea.
Wu Liankui nodded like a chicken pecking rice, full of awe for Zhou Erya, he didn't dare to look at his eyes, kept his head down, wrung his clothes crampedly, and replied: "That's right, I know Sister Baozhu because she often visits our silver building." She just likes to make a few pieces of jewelry, basically half a month, must come once. Either someone accompanies you, or you pay the bills yourself, big or small, you always have to buy one or two things. ”
Miss Red Card Dance can really be regarded as a high-income class in Shanghai, and she can buy gold jewelry every month, even if many of them are gifts from suitors, it is still in her hands after all.
But...... Zhou Erya and Han Yu glanced at each other, and they all thought that Li Baozhu didn't leave anything behind.
Neither her own apartment nor Zhong Qing's apartment left her private property.
- Where did Li Baozhu's property go, this was originally Zhou Erya's question.
"So, where do you meet on weekdays?"
Han Yu's eyes lit up, maybe Li Baozhu was cunning in the three caves, and there was a third residence?
Wu Liankui's face turned red, and he replied honestly: "Miss Baozhu has a long-bag suite in the Peace Hotel, and the first time she asked me to go to the hotel for afternoon tea, I went to the room to rest......
Sure enough, it's a high-income class!
Han Yu sighed again.
The Peace Hotel is now one of the most expensive hotels in Shanghai, usually mostly foreigners, Chinese can live either rich or expensive, I can't imagine that Li Baozhu can afford it.
"Will her things be hidden in the hotel?"
Han Yu guessed and asked Zhou Erya that in this era, a high-end hotel is actually a relatively safe place. It is much safer to leave your valuables in the hotel for safekeeping than at home.
This may be a new clue, Zhou Erya asked Han Yu to call Boss Jin first to inquire about the situation, and simply took Wu Liankui with him and drove to the Peace Hotel.
When he arrived at the front desk, the lobby manager's eyes lit up when he saw Zhou Erya, and he hurriedly came up to say hello, and his whole face wrinkled with a smile: "Gongzi Zhou, is it still the same?" Lao Song is not here today, but his apprentice's Napoleon cake is already eighty percent hot for him, and it also has its own flavor innovation, you can try it. ”
Zhou Erya waved her cane, dressed in British clothes, and said with a smile: "I have a job today, I don't need afternoon tea, I want to find your manager James." ”
It seems that Zhou Erya is also a frequent visitor here, and Han Yu also guessed that when there are usually no important cases, Zhou Erya goes out for afternoon tea in the afternoon, which must be these places.
The lobby manager didn't dare to slack off and hurriedly called the manager.
Zhou Erya only explained to Han Yu at this time: "Although Li Baozhu is dead, the news has not been leaked yet, and it should not be possible for her long-packed room to expire." As for the items she entrusted to keep, even the police couldn't see them. If she is deceased, the safe can only be opened unless a lawyer is present at the same time as her heirs. ”
It is precisely because the hotel hosting is so strict that it has become a safe place in this day and age.
Han Yu scratched his head and asked very depressedly, "Then what should we do, aren't we coming for nothing?" ”
"Not necessarily." Zhou Erya smiled, "No matter where you are in the world, there are always some ways other than the rules, especially in this era. ”
Rules are rules, but some people are always able to do things outside the rules that others can't.
The more troubled the times, the larger the gap in the rules, and the wider the gray space.
"I knew you weren't going to waste your time." Han Yu grinned at Zhou Erya and relaxed slightly.
In this kind of ambush weather, Zhou Erya still dressed neatly and went out, which was like penance for Han Yu.
He came out in a short-sleeved shirt and suit shorts, standing with Zhou Erya, who was in a straight suit, very incompatible.
James, with yellow hair and blue eyes, soon hurried over and greeted Zhou Erya warmly in Chinese: "Dear Zhou, which gust of wind blew you here?" ”
His mouthful of Beijing films is more slippery than the official language of ordinary Shanghainese, and there is a pleasing smile on his fat face. Everyone knows that this Jew is exquisite, and he is also the number one person in Shanghai.
James was of Jewish descent, and when he bought a ticket from Europe to Shanghai to break into the world, he was so poor that he was said to have no property except for a suit on his body, and even his shirt and shorts were rotten goods with dozens of holes.
He entered the Peace Hotel as a doorman at that time, and for 20 years, he has been observing words and feelings, and he has climbed to this position, which can really be called an old treacherous and cunning.
"We want to see Miss Lai's room."
Zhou Erya rarely greets these people, straight to the point, and directly explained the purpose.
James was stunned for a moment, and his face was embarrassed: "Zhou, you are embarrassing me like this, this is not allowed by the regulations." ”
Zhou Erya turned sideways slightly, let Adjutant Cai behind him step forward and handed James an envelope.
James took the envelope, didn't even look at it, and pushed it directly into his arms, as if he hadn't said anything just now, and bowed with a smile on his face: "Since it's Miss Li's friend who wants to see the room, then please come with me." She told us that if it was her friend coming over, we could use the spare key. ”
The speed of changing face is comparable to that of a chameleon.
Han Yu was dumbfounded, and before he had time to complain, he was taken away.
James led everyone up the elevator to the eleventh floor, bypassed the hallway, came to the last guest room on the east side, knocked lightly on the door a few times, and after making sure that there was no one inside, he used the spare key to open the door.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the room where the most beautiful dancer in Shanghai lived, please enjoy visiting, I am sure you will definitely make your trip worthwhile."
He pinched the thick envelope in his arms and smiled wider.
1109, this is the room number of Li Baozhu.
Wu Liankui blushed and nodded, confirming that it was this room, thinking that he had been in and out of this place and the beautiful past, he almost buried his entire face in his chest.
Beds, cupboards, sofas, soft carpets and heavy curtains, comfortable bathtubs and toilets, this room is decorated with the same facilities as the other suites in the hotel, and there is nothing special about it.
The rooms in the Peace Hotel are not small, especially 1109 is a suite, which may be slightly larger than Li Baozhu and Zhong Qing's apartments.
This is the best hotel in Shanghai, and the price of the suites is naturally not cheap, even if it is a long package, the room rate for a month is astronomical.
"This is in line with Li Baozhu's identity and personality......"
Han Yu sighed, to be honest, now he has no sympathy for Li Baozhu, who is good at disguise.
Li Baozhu has saved a lot of money over the years, and she can afford to live a luxurious life.
On the desk in the room is a bottle of wine and two glasses, reflecting the crystal clear light in the afternoon sun.
"I can't imagine that she also drinks in private."
Zhou Erya's focus is different from others.
- Of course, Li Baozhu has to drink, as a red-card dancer at Paramount, her job is not only to accompany the dance, but also to accompany the drink. When the guests are happy, they will have a large amount of rewards and continuous support, and they will not be able to hold on in this drunken dream of death.
But apart from work, Lai's home and dressing room do not show that she has a hobby in this area.