Chapter 40: Racking Your Brains
After hanging up the phone, Yingzi asked with concern, "Do you know the whereabouts of the 60,000 yuan?" She seemed to be very surprised in her heart, and those beautiful eyes opened wide, looking at Lang Xiaobai.
"Haha! I don't know, I don't know at all. ”
"Huh?"
"If I hadn't said that, the Inspector wouldn't have sent someone. However, I am not without clues, I have my own reasoning. ”
Yingzi and Cheng Zhenhua were both dumbfounded, but Lang Xiaobai just pursed his lips and smiled. Soon after, two security guards arrived on motorcycles.
"I'm sorry for you. Did you bring the notebook with the banknote number on it?"
"That's it, Inspector let us thank you on his behalf."
The security guard took out a notebook, Lang Xiaobai looked at it, and said, "Okay, now, I'll take you to take a look!"
"What is that place?"
"It's right in this restaurant."
"Huh?"
"After the murderer finished the case, he threw away the motorcycle, rushed here as soon as possible, and hid 60,000 yuan."
"Where can I find it?"
"To the sixth floor."
As soon as Cheng Zhenhua heard this, his whole person jumped up.
"Hey! Just kidding, the only room on the sixth floor is the one I rented. He cried out, his face turning white.
"When you and your wife went out to the movies, the murderer took the opportunity to run to your room."
"But he doesn't have the key, and I'm the only one who has the room key."
"No, you can get in without a key. Those ninjas with extraordinary abilities can escape as long as there is a gap, like a wisp of smoke. ”
"But...... However, there is no indication that anyone has ever entered...... That's right! You're saying I'm the murderer, aren't you?" Cheng Zhenhua's face flushed and roared angrily.
"Alright, alright! Mr. Cheng Zhenhua, you calm down first. "That's not what Mr. Lang meant, he means that the murderer took advantage of your absence to hide here."
Yingzi comforted Cheng Zhenhua and let him dissipate his anger.
"Mr. Lang Xiaobai, are you sure that 60,000 yuan was hidden in this room by the murderer?" Cheng Zhenhua asked.
"Not bad."
"So, now, all those bills are still here?"
"It's still there."
Hearing this, Cheng Zhenhua laughed out loud.
"Huh! There won't be such a thing! If it was hiding in my room, I should have found out!"
"But have you searched the entire room?"
"Even if I look for it, there is no result. In such a small room, how can there be a place to hide that money!"
"A banknote with a denomination of 1,000 yuan, but a few thin sheets, as long as there is a little place to hide.".
Lang Xiaobai said without giving in.
Cheng Zhenhua: "Your words are not unreasonable...... However, I never noticed any signs of intrusion. I always carried my keys with me, and the doors and windows were firmly closed. What's more, I am a very fragile and sensitive person, and the slightest sound when I sleep at night will wake me up immediately...... How could a murderer get into my room? Moreover, I have never met the murderer, let alone have anything to do with it, so why did I hide in this dormitory? It doesn't make any sense!"
"Look at the way you look, are you doubting me? It's really uncomfortable for me to be so suspicious of you. Okay, now, I'll let you search for it!"
The group came to the sixth floor, which was a very neat room, and things were arranged in an orderly manner. There was a box for a hat on the small table next to the window, and Cheng Zhenhua took off the hat and carefully put it into the box. At the same time, he took off his black gloves and placed them neatly on the lid of the hat box.
This neat and orderly room, people can think at a glance, the owner is a clean and sensitive person, if the furniture and accessories are placed slightly skewed, you must immediately put it right, otherwise it will be very uncomfortable in your heart, Cheng Zhenhua is such a person. As soon as he saw the chairs, beds and vases that Lang Xiaobai had touched, the position had changed slightly, and he immediately showed a displeased expression on his face.
At last he lost his patience and began to become restless, so he took out of the box and put it on his head, and looked out the window again, as if he could not stand the sight of others searching his room.
The small room was searched in less than an hour, everywhere, even in the corner of the ceiling.
"It's broken, it's been moved elsewhere."
"But weren't you quite sure you were here?"
The detective looked at Lang Xiaobai, as if he was blaming him. Lang Xiaobai had nothing to answer. Cheng Zhenhua turned around abruptly and asked, "According to you, who is the one who moved the money away?" Is it me?"
A flame of anger ignited in his eyes.
"Do you mean that I took the money that the murderer hid in the room? Do you think I'm that kind of person? Yes? Lang Xiaobai!"
Lang Xiaobai was silent, Cheng Zhenhua was angry and aggressive, he became more and more angry, and finally roared loudly.
"Lang Xiaobai! You don't say that there are 60,000 yuan hidden in this room, why do you think so? Where's the proof? It's really nonsense, you are spreading rumors like this and framing me, is it a man's doing? Stop making jokes like that!"
He was so angry that he shouted these words in a series of words, and when he had finished speaking, he clenched his fists and trembled.
Yingzi, this young girl, as soon as she saw Cheng Zhenhua, she felt that he was a decent person with affection and righteousness, and Lang Xiaobai now recognized him as a murderer, so Yingzi was very sympathetic to him, and it was understandable that he would be so angry.
Why did Lang Xiaobai say that? Yingzi couldn't figure out what he meant. She felt helpless, terrified, and didn't know what to do.
However, Lang Xiaobai said calmly: "I don't mean that the person who hid the money is you, but that this money was hidden in your room by an unknown person, I think Zhou Yunjie's mother-in-law will know the truth, make a phone call to ask, and you will know everything." ”
"Then please go and call. However, I think the phone call is just a waste of time, how can the old lady know the truth?"
Cheng Zhenhua was dejected, he was probably thirsty, so he took a bottle of water from the kitchen, took a few sips, and then put the water bottle on the windowsill.
"There's a phone in the restaurant, let's go together!"
He said listlessly, leading the way downstairs.
Lang Xiaobai answered the phone, and it was the maid who answered the phone
"The old lady fainted with grief, and it took a long time for her to wake up, and now she is resting in the bedroom!"
"Then please tell the old lady and ask her to answer the phone...... Feed! Feed! Feed! Is it Mr. Zhou Yunjie's mother-in-law? I'm Lang Xiaobai, I visited your mansion just now, there are some things I want to ask you, on the day of this murder, did Mr. Cheng Zhenhua go to the mansion?"
"Yes, it was just after noon, about one o'clock, and then I went to the movies with me and my daughter."
"At that time, did you talk about Zhou Jianwen's 60,000 yuan?"
"Yes, I said it."
"What time is the movie from what time to what time? Are you seated next to each other?"
"The movie started at 3 o'clock and ended at 5 o'clock, but Mr. Cheng Zhenhua didn't sit next to us because there were too many people in the movie theater that day."
"And can you see him from your seat?"
"Can't see it."
"Thank you, please greet Miss on my behalf, sorry for the trouble, goodbye!" Lang Xiaobai turned his face, looked at Cheng Zhenhua, and said, "Now, it seems that this mystery can be solved." ”
"I don't understand what you mean."
"Don't be confused. You avoided the mother and daughter duo in the cinema, and within two hours from three to five o'clock, you could go anywhere, including where Zhou Jianwen lived. ”
"That place is so far away......"
"More than enough time to ride a motorcycle back and forth. Not only do you know that Zhou Jianwen has 60,000 yuan in banknotes, but you also know that your friend Zhou Yunjie is on bed rest at home because of a headache and can't go out. ”
"You invited the mother and daughter to go outside to watch a movie to prove that you were not at the scene of the crime. However, in fact, you secretly left the movie theater, returned to the garage, and stole Zhou Yunjie's motorcycle, while not forgetting to steal the handkerchief and pistol. Then, you drove to Rongwang Street, killed Zhou Jianwen, stole the 60,000 yuan, and then took the money back to the dormitory, hid it in the room, and then went back to the cinema pretending that nothing had been done. At this time, it was almost five o'clock, and the movie was about to finish. In a short time, you and mother and daughter go out of the cinema to the café and go home. ”