Chapter 4 "Spicy" Restaurants

Xu Xiaolin and Lin Su glanced at each other, and in the end, Lin Su said their common opinion. "Were these two assassinations done by two people?"

"At least that's what I think." Wang Shen clasped his hands around his chest and nodded slightly. "Moreover, I think one of them is Han Mo himself. You use this as a knife to stab me and stab yourself. Wang Shen pointed to the pen in Lin Su's hand, then pointed to himself, and motioned Lin Su to try it according to his own method.

Lin Su followed what Wang Shen said, used the pen as a fruit knife, and first stabbed at Wang Shen. When the tip of the pen just touched Wang Shen's abdomen, Wang Shen suddenly grabbed Lin Su's hand. After a few seconds, everyone understood what Wang Shen meant. Because the tip of the pen pointed to the position of Wang Shen's abdomen from the bottom up. Lin Su stabbed himself with the pen again, and in the same way, the tip of the pen showed a top-down distribution.

The three of them glanced at each other again, and Xu Xiaolin's mouth opened slightly, with a sense of sudden realization. "So, by the direction of the piercing, you can judge that one knife was stabbed by Han Mo himself, while the other knife was stabbed by someone else. This has also become direct evidence for you to deduce that Han Mo did not commit suicide, right? Xu Xiaolin looked at Wang Shen, waiting for his answer.

Wang Shen nodded. "That's right. I can't think of any other explanation. ”

"However, there are two problems. The first and most important question involves the final mystery of this case, that is, how the murderer can come and go freely in the enclosed space. The second question also sounds strange, if one of the knives was stabbed by Han Mo herself, then why did she stab herself? Lin Su looked at Wang Shen as he asked, unable to find the answers to these two questions immediately.

"I don't have a way to answer these two questions at the moment. Perhaps, as we investigate further, all the puzzles will be solved. Wang Shen shrugged his shoulders and smiled.

"In that case, why did you think that Han Mo committed suicide at that time?" Xu Xiaolin looked at Wang Shen with a serious face.

"Because there was really no evidence of his murder at that time, and there was no way to find a way to crack this secret room. In addition......" Wang Shen was halfway through his words, when he suddenly paused, and his mind seemed to weigh something. "Well, now that you're a member of this case, there's nothing to hide from you." After speaking, Wang Shen took out another piece of paper from his pocket and put it in front of Xu Xiaolin and Lin Su.

Lin Su was the first to pick up the piece of paper, and half held it up in front of himself and Xu Xiaolin. This is a medical certificate. "Moderate-to-severe depression?" Lin Su read out a few words on the diagnosis book in surprise.

"That's right, when we investigated Han Mo's background, we found that she often went to a psychological clinic. And this piece of paper is the diagnosis provided by her counselor. Therefore, based on this diagnosis and Han Mo's Weibo information before her death, the conclusion that she committed suicide was determined. ”

"I didn't expect that such a glamorous person as her would suffer from depression." Xu Xiaolin took her eyes off the diagnosis, sighed, and leaned her back heavily on the back of the chair again.

"Whoever is glamorous must live freely. The brilliance in front of people, and the suffering behind people are the most tormenting. ”

"Wang Shen, when did you become a philosopher? Okay, let's get down to business, did that counselor provide any useful clues later? Xu Xiaolin then asked.

"This certificate is stored in the file. However, I believe that there must be more clues from the counselor. This could be a breakthrough for us. ”

"Isn't there that ordering call? Are you sure it was Han Mo himself? Lin Su also put down the diagnosis book in his hand, looked at Wang Shen and asked.

"It happened to be the manager of the restaurant who answered the phone, and it was said that the voice of a woman on the other end of the phone was a conversation. According to the manager, there are two possibilities. The first possibility is that the call was indeed made by Han Mo. The second possibility is that the call was made by another woman, and the woman who called was the murderer. However, I have seen the autopsy report on the time of Han Mo's death, after ordering a meal. So I think the first one is more likely. ”

"Wang Shen, in my novel, the mobile phone of the deceased Li Xue is missing. Because the murderer made a recorded call after Li Xue's death. And the murderer had to leave Li Xue's community when he made the phone call to create an alibi for himself. Because Li Xue's community has a complete monitoring system. So after the murderer left the community with Li Xue's mobile phone, he made a call through recording, and finally disposed of the mobile phone. In this way, the murderer's own alibi is established. I want to ask, did Han Mo's community surveillance capture any valuable information? Did Han Mo's phone be found? Xu Xiaolin kept writing in her little notebook, and kept saying her own opinions and asking her own questions.

"Disappointingly, the old community where Han Mo lives has no monitoring devices at all. Moreover, Han Mo's mobile phone was placed on the coffee table in the living room at the beginning. Wang Shen smiled bitterly and answered Xu Xiaolin's question.

"There was no surveillance, and the phone was not lost. It's a dead end, what kind of murderer can design such a seamless case. Xu Xiaolin finished writing the last word and slammed the pen on the notebook.

"So we need to make a sound judgment by gathering evidence. At present, the two important clues at hand are a psychological counseling room called 'Xiao', which is located in the center of the city. There is also a clue that the 'spicy' restaurant is in the suburbs. Tomorrow I'm going to run an errand near the 'Spicy' restaurant, so one of you will come with me. We went to the delivery person at the time and the manager who answered the phone to find out. The other went to the counseling room in the city center to look for clues. ”

As soon as Wang Shen finished speaking, Lin Su took over the conversation. "I'd better go to that counseling room." Lin Su smiled. "Because tomorrow I'm in the city center and there's a book signing in the morning. As soon as the signing session was over, I went to the counseling room to find out what was going on. ”

"That's right, Writer Lin will sign a lot, unlike me. Wang Shen, I'll accompany you to that restaurant. After Xu Xiaolin said this, Lin Su smiled awkwardly, picked up the cold coffee at hand and took a sip.

"Okay, then it's decided. I'll communicate with them as a police officer first, so that you can go to work tomorrow. ”

Everything was arranged, and after the three of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, they all evacuated the "Zhile Cafe".

The city in the south of the Yangtze River is rainy, and today is a surprisingly good day, just like the sun has wandered for a long time and returned home for a short time. Xu Xiaolin parked her white Audi and walked out of the car. Xu Xiaolin's outfit today is even more capable than yesterday. Women's suits are simply gone, replaced by more concise sportswear. There was another pair of black sneakers on her feet, and she didn't know that she thought it was a policewoman who had just finished boxing.

Wang Shen was already standing at the door of the "spicy" restaurant, beckoning to Xu Xiaolin not far away. Wang Shen looked at Xu Xiaolin who walked in front of him, looked at it from top to bottom again, and clapped his hands. "Very professional."

"Thank you." Xu Xiaolin shook her capable short hair, bypassed Wang Shen, and walked straight to the door of the store. "Don't talk about those who don't, my appearance fee is very expensive, hurry up."

Wang Shen smiled and followed into the store.

The "spicy" restaurant is a typical Sichuan restaurant style, with a red pillar and a railing, but there is no noisy atmosphere in the market, and there is no smell of fragrant chili peppers, let alone guests pushing cups and changing lamps. Later, I inquired and found out that this restaurant is a very high-end restaurant in the local area, and the store adopts a semi-private structure. Guests at different tables do not see each other and do not disturb each other. As soon as Wang Shen and Xu Xiaolin entered the door, a well-dressed greeter walked over. "Hello two, what time do you have an appointment?" The greeter was very polite, and the attitude and tone of the speech were also very comfortable to listen to.

"I've made an appointment with your Manager Han, please tell him about it, Wang Shen has arrived."

When the greeter heard this, he smiled and nodded, first found a seat for Wang Shen and Xu Xiaolin to sit down, and then went to find their manager.

Not long after Wang Shen and Xu Xiaolin sat down, a middle-aged man who was more appropriately dressed walked out of the inner hall quickly. "I'm sorry to keep you waiting, let's go inside." The manager Han in front of him was wearing a suit and a pair of silver-rimmed glasses, and he looked very gentle.

Wang Shen and Xu Xiaolin followed Manager Han around two corners, and then stopped in front of a carved door. Manager Han gently pushed open the carved wooden door, turned sideways, and asked Wang Shen and Xu Xiaolin to enter the house. Soon after the three of them took their seats, the waiter brought in three cups of tea and then withdrew.

"Officer Wang, I already know your intentions." Regardless of whether he spoke or not, the smile on Manager Han's face never stopped.

"In that case, Manager Han, then I'll get straight to the point. This time, we are here for Han Mo's case three years ago, because the file is needed, so we need to communicate with you and supplement the file. You should be able to understand that, right? Wang Shen looked at Manager Han and smiled.

"Of course, of course. I will answer the police's questions truthfully. I will also keep the privacy of our customers absolutely confidential, so please rest assured that Officer Wang. ”

"You answered Han Mo's order call at that time?"

"Yes."

"Did you have any conversations and exchanges with the person you received when you received this call?"

"Although a bit of time has passed, you also know that Han Mo is a celebrity and a high-level customer of our restaurant. So when I received her call, I paid special attention to it, and I was very impressed with that call. I remember we did talk about ordering food at the time. ”

"If you still have an impression, could you please write down the conversation at that time?" After Wang Shen finished speaking, he took out a pen and paper from his pocket and put it in front of Manager Han.