Chapter 17: The Nightmare Track
Xu Tian approached Kang Yuliang's car, leaned over and checked the bottom of the car, although the traces were not too obvious, but the dust on the ground still had a little scratch traces, it seemed that there was really someone hidden under the car.
Less than half an hour has passed since the incident, and due to the two fires last night and the spread of rumors, there are no pedestrians on the street now, and Xu Tian concluded that the person hiding under the car should not have left the area.
When Xu Tian was looking for the camera nearby, he found that only the alley on the side of the noodle shop could avoid the camera, and if the murderer wanted to hide, the chance of hiding in the alley was very high.
Just as Xu Tian wanted to take a step into the alley, he suddenly thought of something, how did the person under the car get in?
Xu Tian recalled the scene of meeting Hailan and Kang Yuliang in the noodle shop before dawn, and before Hailan and Kang Yuliang entered the noodle restaurant, Xu Tian's impression showed signs of the car lights flickering, that is, Kang Yuliang had just parked the car in front of the noodle restaurant before entering the noodle restaurant.
After that, Xu Tian and Xiao Ai quickly left the noodle shop, and it didn't take long after that the noodle shop caught fire, and Kang Yuliang would definitely move the car away from the front of the noodle shop after the noodle shop caught fire, which means that the person hiding under the car got under the car after the noodle shop caught fire.
It was almost dawn when the noodle shop caught fire, after which Xu Tian and Hailan met each other, and then returned to the hospital, judging from Kang Yuliang's description, after that, Hailan and Kang Yuliang went back to sleep in the car.
Xu Tian took a closer look at where the car was parked, the front of the car was facing the road, the rear of the car was facing the burned noodle restaurant, and the whole body was closer to the alley.
In other words, when Hailan and Kang Yuliang are in the car, it is likely that someone will come out of the alley and hide thoroughly, and if no one in the car turns back, it is still easy to hide under the car.
But the parking location of the car made Xu Tian feel a little strange, how could the car be parked in front of the burning noodle restaurant? After the fire truck came, it was polite not to scold Kang Yuliang, could it be that Kang Yuliang moved the car twice?
Now Xu Tian can only go to the alley for the time being, if no useful clues are found in the alley, then he has to go back and ask Kang Yuliang.
This alley is still very wide, and the hospitals are all brand-new buildings, as Xu Tian expected, the alleys next to the hospital are all stores, so it will be a little troublesome to find people.
However, God still favored Xu Tian, and just a few steps into the alley, Xu Tian saw a camera installed in front of a small supermarket, that is, the person hiding under the car would definitely stop at the small supermarket.
The entrance of the small supermarket was so close to the food stall next door that the person probably wouldn't venture into it, which used to have only three stores: a restaurant that was also open all night, a hotel, and a barbershop with a closed door.
Xu Tian walked into the restaurant without hesitation, there were a few people eating breakfast in it, and after entering, Xu Tian first checked whether there were cameras in the small restaurant, as Xu Tian expected, the simple small restaurant did not install monitoring equipment at all.
"Hello, would you like breakfast?" The waiter said politely.
"Okay, give me a bowl of porridge and a plate of pickles, can I borrow the bathroom before that?" Xu Tian said politely.
Under the guidance of the waiter, Xu Tian walked into the bathroom, which is an independent bathroom, there is no distinction between men and women, and it is reasonable in this kind of small restaurant.
However, Xu Tian did not come to the toilet, but to inspect the bathroom windows, which were unfortunately, welded with steel bars.
Xu Tian walked out of the bathroom and continued to walk inside, and found that it was the storage room and the back kitchen, Xu Tian lifted the curtain of the back kitchen, there was no back door inside, only two middle-aged women were making breakfast.
The storage room was also open, Xu Tian opened the half-hidden door, there were only two square meters in size, and there were not many things, no one hid inside.
That is, the problem must be with the diners, as well as with the staff of the small restaurant.
Xu Tian immediately returned to the gate, picked up his mobile phone and sent a text message to Lao Chen for help, just after Xu Tian put down the phone, one of the men in his thirties who was eating suddenly ran towards the door, Xu Tian picked up a chair and hit the man, but the man did not plan to rush out of the door at all, but jumped directly onto the table next to the window, broke the glass with one foot, and jumped out of the window.
Xu Tian was not to be outdone, and immediately grabbed the door, and when Xu Tian just ran out of the door, Ming Huanghuang saw the man fleeing to the hotel next door.
Xu Tian, who chased into the hotel, didn't see anyone there, the front desk of the hotel was empty, but the computer was on, and the salesperson should have left temporarily.
There is no elevator in the hotel, only a staircase on the inside, but on the other side is the corridor of the guest room on the first floor, the man is gone, and Xu Tian can't tell whether the man has gone upstairs or hid in a guest room on the first floor.
The only thing he could do at this time was to wait for the police to come, but Xu Tian was very worried, once the man escaped upstairs, he would probably jump out of a certain guest room on the second floor, but if Xu Tian chased upstairs, the man would be in trouble if he hid on the first floor, at this time Xu Tian was very distressed, if there was a helper by his side, he would definitely not fall into the current dilemma.
"Why are you so noisy?" A girl came out of the guest room on the first floor, rubbing her eyes and said.
Xu Tian took a closer look, isn't this girl a swallow!
Before Yanzi could fully come out, someone from another room also came out, and it was also a familiar person, that is, Sharon who quarreled with Yang Qi in the middle of the night.
"Is something wrong?" A woman came out of the third room.
This is also an acquaintance, it is Aunt Xu, this picture was completely unexpected, just when Xu Tian fell into contemplation, a woman in uniform came out of the innermost bathroom, it seems that she is the salesperson here, but this salesman is also a person Xu Tian has seen, it is the daytime salesman of the small hotel that caught fire last night.
When Aunt Xu saw Xu Tian's anxious eyes, she immediately reacted, and then Aunt Xu rushed into the bathroom.
After Yanzi saw Xu Tian, he greeted him, "It turned out to be you!" Sure enough, you're here too. ”
Xu Tian ignored Yanzi, but immediately sent a message to Lao Chen, because he saw Aunt Xu, originally Lao Chen said that he would take Aunt Xu and them to the hotel where they went to the appointment, why did Aunt Xu appear here, Xu Tian was very confused.
Sharon, who found that there was nothing to do, closed the door and went back to the room, and the salesman seemed to be pretending not to know Xu Tian and went back to the counter to tidy up things, but the swallow was still in front of Xu Tian, and this most difficult guy made Xu Tian feel extremely bored.