cut to the chase

It was getting late and we went back to our accommodations. Early the next morning, the three of us gathered again at the Tailenol coffee shop in Zhongdinglou Square. The first thing we want to visit today is the young couple from a famous family, Carrie and Dorio. Saul was excited, and he half-jokingly said, "I always see reports about Attorney General Ratchet on TV, but I've heard a long time ago that he has a daughter who is like a beautiful girl, and today I can finally take advantage of the investigation to see her." And it's also nice to meet the young descendants of the illustrious Denon Jabina family! ”

Rahman smiled dismissively.

As I was about to come face-to-face with the young couple of Carrie and Dorio, it dawned on me that I had had had too little contact with them. In the past few days of travel, I have neither spoken a few words to them, nor have I been alone with them, just like two moving pinballs, as soon as they touch, they will bounce out.

When I came to the door of the room covered with flowers, I heard the smooth and cheerful soft music in the house. Unfortunately, no matter how much Thor knocked on the door, there was no answer inside. Eventually, Rahman had to join in, and after the two of them knocked on the door three times in a row, there was some movement in the house.

"Who?" A stern, impatient man's voice.

"Hello! We are the detectives in charge of the cave corpse case, and we want to talk to you about ......"

Thor was halfway through his sentence when he was cut off abruptly.

"Hey, you don't have to guess to know that it's you little policemen who haven't seen anything of the world. If you have any questions, please contact our legal counsel who will take full responsibility for all our legal matters. Got it?! Behind the door, the man squeezed the words out between his teeth.

Thor froze straight in place.

It looks like we're going to have to go back today, I thought to myself.

"I'm sorry to bother you today! If it is an ordinary small case, it will naturally not bother the two. However, this is a major case involving human lives, and even if the lawyer can handle it with full responsibility, it will require two people to be present at the scene, which will definitely delay your precious time. For the sake of simplicity for both parties, I think it's better to meet. What do you think?! Although Rahman's mouth was giggling, the expression on his face was neither humble nor arrogant.

The other side of the door was still quiet.

Time passed minute by minute, and we all stayed still. I thought it would be fine, but this time it was a big mistake. Because the door suddenly opened, the handsome and dashing Dorio stood next to the door.

"If it weren't for the rush back to Romeo and Juliet's charity commemoration, we wouldn't have met you alone." His tone is tough, but his voice is magnetic.

"Let's take what we need!" Thor's tone was also extraordinarily stiff.

And I was secretly looking at Dorio in front of me, his tall and burly figure, and with the grace and luxury of the sixteenth century, it was really beautiful! This is the modern version of Romeo! I couldn't help but feel excited. Just appreciation, just appreciation, I muttered to myself.

Following him, we walked into the living room. The living room was so chaotic that it was full of gorgeous clothes, silk and satin, and all sorts of things, as if the whole department store had been moved. We had to stack the items on the couch on one side to make room for a small sitting.

"The living room is very messy, please forgive me. We've been basically preparing for the masquerade these days, and we don't have time to think about anything else. "Even though Dorio was talking to the three of us, his deep eyes were watching his wife Carrie affectionately.

Carrie sat in front of the dresser in the corner of the living room, gently wiping the right side of her eyeshadow with a pale yellow eyeshadow. She always had her back to us, but we could look at each other through the mirror on the large, bright dresser. She whispered "sorry" in a low voice, like a yellow warbler coming out of the valley, which made me feel refreshed. I just glanced at Thor casually, only to see that his mouth was half-open and frozen.

But Rahman was indifferent at all, and he said with a blank face: "It has been revealed that you two are the murderers of Eden, that is, Shareel. ”

His words were not a little bit detouring or evasive, but concise and to the point, and I guessed that he was trying to attract the eyes of the young couple and to hang their appetites, but this trick completely failed. The two of them, one still intently arranging their makeup, while the other was obsessed with the Indian badge he was holding in his hand, ignored Rahman's opening statement.

After a pause, Dorio said dismissively, "No matter what big or small the case is, as long as we are here, it will inevitably be involved." If it doesn't involve us, it's a miracle! We're used to it. ”

"Then why doesn't anyone know the whereabouts of the two of you?!" Rahman was in hot pursuit.

"Where do we go to play, do we have to tell everyone?!" Dorio asked rhetorically lightly.

Invisibly, the atmosphere has changed subtly.

Dorio was very calm, "Of course, if you come to ask questions as a detective, it will be natural. But if it's a bystander who inquires about fake concern, that's a different story......"

"Yes, yes......" Thor said as he wiped a large bead of sweat rolling down his forehead.

"Then I have the responsibility and obligation to report our previous whereabouts!" Dorio said sarcastically.

"That's for the best!" Rahman said as he met Dorio's gaze.

Dorio retracted his gaze, "In the past few days, we have spent several nights at the Blue and Green Bar in the Daming Hotel, and a cocktail there called Between the Sheets is so delicious that it really makes us both unsatisfied!" Dorio's lips puffed up slightly, and he looked fascinated, "We also had a full body massage at the Meng Po Bath Center. The last two days have been spent shopping at the World Mall in preparation for the Romeo and Juliet charity gala. …… Hey, these are shopping receipts, and a bunch of receipts, you can take them all, and you can also ask the owner of the bar, the waiter, or the professional shopping guide Lucy in the mall, they can prove it for us. That's always okay, right?! ”

Rahman smiled and nodded, and scribbled a few notes in his notebook.

By this time, Karrie had already erased the somewhat exaggerated eyeshadow. She turned around and walked up to us, standing condescendingly across from us. All three of us looked up, her cheeks smeared with a slightly mischievous smile, her delicate features became more vivid, and her seductive and charming figure was wrapped in a gorgeous and ancient rococo gauze dress, which looked so delicate that I couldn't help but take a deep breath. A faint scent of jasmine quietly lingered around us. I guessed that Thor must not be able to hold on, so I peeked in, and sure enough, he tilted his head back, his mouth slightly open, and he was already petrified.

For the dull and fascinated gaze, Carrie is not surprised at all. "Now that we've made our whereabouts clear, it's time to talk about who we're suspicious." Jiali's peach-like lips opened and closed up and down, and immediately poured out melodious soft words.

Before we could speak, she continued: "It's a matter of our own business, and we should not talk about it. But who made us all fans of the great detective Sherlock Holmes, so after learning about the case, we also used our spare time to conduct some in-depth analysis and research. ”

"Oh, really?! Let's take a look. Rahman finally interjected.

"We commented and contrasted the suspicious and negative suspicions that everyone in the tour group had taken to investigate, and in the end our suspicions focused on one person, Galman--- the waiter who had been with us on the train."

Carrie paused so that all three of us could digest and comprehend the deep meaning of her words.

After a while, she opened up in a timely manner: "On the train, he was wilting, honest, rigid and restrained old waiter's demeanor, when he got off the train, it was like a different person, and there were so many words that you couldn't stand it at all, and the gap between before and after was too big, not like a person at all, which really made people have to be suspicious." And the biggest doubt is why he chose this luxurious and extravagant trip, according to the common sense, a middle-aged person of his age who is about to retire should prefer to receive bonuses, and then save every penny, which is in line with his identity, but he is the opposite, there must be another intention. What do you say?! ”

Rahman glanced over her reading glasses, then smiled quietly, "It's really worth scrutinizing. ”

Dorio took over the conversation and said proudly: "Of course, in the eyes of everyone, we must be imagined as a realistic version of Zorro and his good friend Octasia. Although centuries have passed since Zorro and Otasia were together and loved each other, killing the rich and helping the poor, the myth of their love still hovers in the minds of everyone, and it is now resurrected. I think you've heard of several versions of it, and each of these overly pretentious legends is more bizarre and beautiful than the other! However, I am embarrassed that as the chief of staff of the Air Force SWAT team at the time, I could not agree with their thoughts and actions. Although he didn't want to exterminate the crooks who imitated Zorro, he didn't allow himself to indulge in the traps they had set up. Now I just want to be able to enjoy the world of two people after my busy work, and that's enough! ”

His eyes lingered on his beloved wife's charming little face again, and then the two pairs of eyes were tightly intertwined.

"Then we'll take our leave." Rahman dragged Thor to his feet, still dazed.

Originally, they had already said what we were going to ask in advance, but Rahman still didn't give up at the end, "If there are any doubts, we will come back to visit." "Regrettably, however, not even the slightest kind echo was heard......