Chapter 4: Murder in a café
Li Moliu was stunned: "What?"
Then he immediately turned around and ran back, and the sound came from the women's bathroom......
The scene in front of her was very amazing, the women's toilet was full of water, and Ling Xiaoru was lying there motionless, her face was blue and her eyes protruding from her sockets, which was very terrifying. Beside her, Li Xiang reached into her neck with one hand and the other hand was covering her face......
The scream was made by Xiao Chang at the door, and the girl was frightened. Her head was tightly constricted in Chu Xianghua's arms, and she didn't dare to show it at all. Chu Xianghua's face was flushed, and she was much calmer than Xiao Chang about the tragic situation in front of her, but it could be seen from her trembling hands that her heart was far less calm than she appeared.
Li Xiang seemed to be frightened, he retracted his hands like an electric shock, and said with a panicked face: "No...... No, it's ...... Not what you think! I...... I didn't kill her! Trust me......"
He excitedly rushed to the three of them, his hands raised and shaking, trying to seek their approval. It can be seen from his eyes that his explanation is mainly to Xiao Chang.
"Mr. Li, please calm down!" Li Moliu immediately took effective measures to protect himself and the two women, he quickly grabbed Li Xiang's hands and buckled them upside down behind his back, and pushed him against the wall.
"No...... I didn't kill anyone! I didn't ......" Li Xiang didn't resist much, just kept repeating this sentence.
"I'll call the police!" Chu Xianghua's reaction was also very fast, and she immediately made a wise choice.
I would like to thank our comrades for setting a good start at the beginning of the 21 st century, changing the procrastination of the past, and five minutes later Captain Xia Zhengtian of the Second Criminal Investigation Team of the Municipal Bureau arrived with two police officers.
They had come to the front station and protect the scene, and they had hurriedly brought Li Xiang under control first - for now, he was the main suspect.
It didn't take much effort, a large group of police officers and on-site investigators ran in, briefly exchanged the situation, and Xia Zhengtian started the on-site inquiry in a corner of the café.
The first one called Li Moliu, and when he walked in front of Captain Xia with his head down, Lao Xia's expression suddenly became very strange, and he asked with surprise on his face: "Li ...... Li Moliu? ”
"Right...... It's me. Lao Xia, we haven't seen each other for a long time. ”
Li Moliu was hugged by Lao Xia, and he said excitedly: "Lao Li, I can be regarded as finding you...... Good guy, I haven't seen you for more than ten years, and I don't know each other anymore! ”
"Hey! Put me down, ...... Don't turn around, dizzy...... "Li Moliu didn't expect to meet Lao Xia in this situation. They are comrades-in-arms of the 107th Regiment of the Fourth Field Division, both of whom were born as reconnaissance company commanders and were good brothers in the same squad at the beginning.
"Huh? I said, why haven't you contacted your old comrades-in-arms all this time? For so many years, you've been like you've disappeared, a haunted ......"
"It's nothing, after the death of the old man in the family, he began to be a private detective, and he actually did almost the same thing as the paparazzi, and he was very disappointed, so he didn't want to have more contact with his past acquaintances."
"! Didn't we assign you to the Civil Affairs Bureau when our group was transferred? Why, don't you do it - that's an iron rice bowl, a good unit? ”
"Yin and yang, don't mention it!"
Seeing that Li Moliu's interest was not high, Lao Xia changed the topic with interest.
"Tell me, what's going on with this case this afternoon? Even caused a human life? ”
"I don't know very well, it's basically the female deceased and the man named Li Xiang are two people......" Li Moliu began to talk to Lao Xia about what he knew, Lao Xia listened very carefully, and made notes in his notebook while listening.
"So, looking at the superficial evidence, this Li Xiang is the main suspect in killing Ling Xiaoru?" Lao Xia closed the notebook, and then asked seriously.
"I still feel a little suspicious."
"Oh? Let's talk about it. ”
Li Moliu adjusted his thinking slightly, and spoke down one by one: "First of all, Li Xiang's categorical denial, you must know that I saw his hand on the neck and face of the female deceased, but he has always resolutely refused to admit that he is the murderer. Second, is his appearance in the women's bathroom too coincidental? I met him when I came out of the men's bathroom, and I watched him enter the men's bathroom, so why did he suddenly run to the women's bathroom? Is it a temporary murder? Third, I feel that if Li Xiang committed the crime, why didn't he even lock the door, isn't it obvious that he will be caught at any time? Also, how to explain the water on the ground and the water on the body of the dead? The real cause of death of the deceased ......"
"What you said is right, it's a little strange, it seems to be deliberately arranged, it's a bit too coincidental......" Lao Xia and Li Moliu fell into deep thought.
Li Moliu decided to go back to the scene to have a look.
Lao Xia accompanied Li Moliu to the women's toilet, and the on-site investigators were still busy. A young police officer reported to Lao Xia: "Captain, the scene investigation is still ongoing, the cause of death of the deceased was drowning, and the first crime scene is initially suspected to be there!" As he spoke, he gestured to the third toilet next to him.
Opening the partition door, Li Moliu saw a few strands of long hair hanging by the urinal that was still bubbling water, which should have been left by the deceased. Poking his head out to take a closer look, there was a white stuff stuffed in the toilet, looking for a hook to take it out and looking again, it turned out to be a float from the tank - it seems that the murderer used it to achieve the purpose of keeping the toilet running.
Li Moliu and Lao Xia looked at each other, and a thought popped up in their hearts at the same time: "The murderer is someone else?"
Lao Xia and Li Moliu stayed in the women's toilet for a long time, and when they came out, Li Moliu suddenly saw a white handkerchief in the pile of evidence?
Li Moliu's heart moved, and he said a few words to Lao Xia. Lao Xia was also stunned, so they then began to ask Xiao Chang and Chu Xianghua.
"Xiao Xiao, hello! I am Xia Zhengtian from the Criminal Investigation Department, and I have some things to consult you about this case in the afternoon, so please actively cooperate with our work. The inquiry was in charge of Captain Xia, while Li Moliu sat in the corner without saying a word, quietly observing Xiao Chang's every move.
"Xiao Chang, have you met the deceased before?"
"No, but her husband comes a lot and knows us well."
"You had an argument with the deceased in the afternoon, and Li Xiang beat her?"
"Yes."
"What's the cause?"
"I ...... I don't know. Xiao Chang was a little panicked, and she looked at Chu Xianghua not far away as if asking for help.
"It seems that in this girl's heart, this Chu Xianghua has a lot of weight." Li Moliu secretly wondered.
Chu Xianghua was now very calm, with a non-caring attitude, and he also ignored Xiao Chang's eyes.
"She also witnessed a murder happening, why did she act so calm?" Lao Xia, like Li Moliu, focused his attention on her.
"Xiao Chang, you were with Chu Xianghua when you found the deceased?"
"Yes, we passed together."
"You've always been together...... Haven't been separated in between? When Lao Xia asked this, Li Moliu and Lao Xia turned their gaze to Chu Xianghua together.
The woman could be said to be expressionless, but when she noticed that she was in the spotlight, she lowered her head slightly, but still did not react.
Lao Xia couldn't help but glance at Li Moliu, his eyes were full of helplessness, it seemed that he also realized that woman was a difficult character to deal with.
It is basically certain that Chu Xianghua is related to Ling Xiaoru's death, at least she knew what happened to the deceased in advance. Looking at her concern for Xiao Chang, you can know that she is not a cold-blooded person, but she is too calm about the dead and Li Xiang......
Li Moliu silently calculated, what is lacking at the moment is evidence, and there is no way to get out of physical evidence for the time being, but she must not be allowed to escape from the hands of the police. Almost 100% sure that once she leaves, she will not have to think about finding this woman's shadow easily. She already knew that she had exposed her feet, so she had to break her self-confidence as soon as possible and make her completely admit defeat in a panic......
Lao Xia's inquiry did not stop and continued.
"Have you been together all the time?"
Xiao Chang did not get support from Chu Xianghua, he was a little stunned, and was silent for a long time...... Then he said, "No...... I was alone when I was in the locker room. ”
Chu Xianghua's cold gaze shot over like electricity, and the outright hatred made Xiao Chang tremble, her face immediately became as white as snow, and she subconsciously moved the stool to the dark, she was deliberately keeping a distance from Chu Xianghua......
"She knows...... Xiao Chang knew that Chu Xianghua was suspicious! Li Moliu's eyes lit up, and he instantly had a way.
He glanced at Lao Xia, stood up and whispered in his ear for a while, and then said to Xiao Chang: "Xiao Xiao, can you talk alone?"
"Mr. Li? What do you mean ......"
"Nothing, I just want to make sure you're hiding something we don't know? For example, your relationship with Li Xiang? And ......" Li Moliu deliberately looked at Chu Xianghua, and then said: "I'm afraid there is something between you and Xiao Chu that hasn't been said, right?"
"Nope! No...... We don't have much ...... No...... No, I told you everything I knew! ”
Chu Xianghua suddenly laughed, laughing so hard that his eyes were even full of tears......
"All right, my darling. Why cover it up for us? It doesn't make sense at all. ”
Old Xia let out a long breath and said, "Miss Chu, do you have anything to add?"
"I really can't stand it, men like you will only bully honest people like Xiao Chang......"
"You killed Ling Xiaoru, and then blame Li Xiang!" Li Moliu said lightly.
"Yes! It's me, because he has bad intentions for my baby! And also...... That woman actually dared to splash Xiao Chang with juice? Then, I will make her pay the price she deserves! Unlike Li Moliu and Lao Xia, who had a solemn face, Chu Xianghua's face was a lot more relaxed, she took one foot, took out a cigarette from her pocket and lit it, took a long breath and spit out a thick smoke ring.
"What's your relationship?" Lao Xia asked with a serious face.
"What do you say, my police uncle?"
"Be honest with me! Now I'm asking you! "Lao Xia is simply angry, this woman's attitude is really bad, even if he has been handling cases for many years, he has never seen such a guy who dares to despise his police uniform, especially if this is still a woman?
"We are friends, the kind that is very close, that is, we can ......" Chu Xianghua pursed his lips and made an ambiguous expression, blinking.
"Shameless!" Lao Xia was almost on fire, he stood up suddenly, pointed at the quirky woman in front of him and scolded loudly.
"Please, don't ...... Stop it. Xiao Chang slumped in his chair, powerlessly stopping his girlfriend's presumptuousness.
Chu Xianghua looked at her disdainfully, pouted and said, "Coward! If you don't do it if you're afraid, I won't be afraid if you do it! ”
Lao Xia put the handcuffs on her hands and snorted heavily.
"Come with me!"
Chu Xianghua rolled his eyes and glanced at him, then walked over to Xiao Chang and whispered, "It's all my fault!" You...... There is no ......" The voice became lower and lower, but Xiao Chang raised his head suddenly! There was an expression of disbelief on his face.
……
Chu Xianghua was taken away by the criminal police team, Lao Xia chatted with Li Moliu for a few words, exchanged contact information and left, Li Xiang, as a witness, and the family of the deceased also accompanied Ling Xiaoru's body to leave this sad place under the urging of the police.
The guests decreased one by one, and when the last guest left, Li Moliu suddenly found that the time was already more than 10 o'clock at night.
He looked at Xiao Chang, who was silent, and asked, "Do you need me to send you?"
"No, I think the place I'm going to is safe."
"I think it's ...... too"
"You already know?"
"I didn't know at first, but Chu Xianghua is really not a good actor?"
"Huh...... I also think she's gone a little too far......"
Li Moliu was the last to leave the café, and when he passed by the bathroom, a series of images came to his mind:
Ling Xiaoru hid in the bathroom and cursed Xiao Chang while crying, and then Xiao Chang rushed in, and the two women began to fight; Then Chu Xianghua also ran in, opened the water tank, took out the float and stuffed it into the toilet, and the water overflowed; They worked together to press Ling Xiaoru down, no matter how she struggled, they didn't let go until they ...... Ling Xiaoru was completely silent.
Chu Xianghua suddenly thought of Li Xiang, she was worried that Li Xiang would suddenly come to Ling Xiaoru, so she hurriedly walked to the hall.
Xiao Chang was frightened, covered her nose with a handkerchief, and ran back to the dressing room to change clothes crying, and in a panic, she lost her handkerchief outside. When she picked up the handkerchief, she happened to see Li Xiang walk into the bathroom......
Xiao Chang suddenly had an idea.
She ran quickly to the door of the men's bathroom, knocked hard, then stuffed her handkerchief into the crack of the door of the women's bathroom, and then immediately hid in the corner; Then Li Xiang walked out, saw the handkerchief, and began to rush into the women's toilet in a panic.
He accidentally saw Ling Xiaoru collapsed in the bathroom in the women's bathroom, so he immediately started first aid, pinching people while beating her chest, when he was in a hurry to save people, Xiao Chang rushed in and started screaming, and then Chu Xianghua hugged Xiao Chang tightly in his arms, not letting her smug expression be revealed......
Then Li Moliu also ran over, and then ......
When everything was sorted out, Li Moliu began to shake his head and laugh and walked out quickly, closing the door of the café firmly with his backhand.
At this time, the café returned to its former calm......
When Li Moliu finished telling the story, looked at the slightly pale sky, walked under the street lamp and took down a small wireless camera, and looked at a pair of ** men and women sneaking out of the car on the other side of the road, Mu Qingyang couldn't help laughing.
It turned out that they were all the same guys who were kept in the dark, but Li Moliu was blinded by the girl, and he was attracted by the detective's story, so he actually stayed with Li Moliu all night, and used himself to make a wonderful cover for this private detective - yes, what better cover than two good friends talking on the side of the road?
"What a cunning man you are!"
Mu Qingyang smiled and patted Li Moliu's shoulder, like an old friend for many years.