Chapter 18: Rose Wine

We found more than 10 boxes of "rose wine" in Bai Chuyue's home, the boxes were very high-end, but they contained simple liquor with almost no packaging.

Only one case of wine was opened, and half of it was missing, so it should have been drunk.

"Look up the brand of this rose wine and see which manufacturer makes it." I put the bottle of liquor back in my hand and said in a deep voice.

The various logos on the wine box are very complete, and it looks like it is produced by a regular manufacturer, according to the above information, and then through the internal system of the Public Security Bureau, we can easily investigate this winery.

However, the results of the investigation surprised us a little, because the distillery had closed down three years ago. Moreover, this brand of liquor is basically sold in nearby provinces and cities, and it has not opened up the national market at all.

"No wonder this wine has disappeared from the market, but how can Bai Chuyue's family have so much rose wine?" The more Li Meng looked at the boxes of liquor in front of him, the more strange he felt.

"It's not that there are no substitutes for liquor, and from the grade of rose wine, there are a large number of substitutes, how can it be in Jiatun wine?" Jiang Tingbai was also very puzzled by this.

"It's possible that this is a clearance sale when the distillery goes out of business." I pondered for a moment and muttered.

As soon as I finished speaking, Jiang Tingbai immediately took over and continued to express his doubts: "Even if the winery goes out of business, if you want to buy it, you need a channel, and there are more than ten boxes here. Could it be that Bai Chuyue has a clearance channel for the distillery? Otherwise, let alone Tun wine, it's not easy to buy it. ”

"Something is wrong." I shook my head slowly, and immediately said, "Investigate this winery and find the owner of this winery." ”

We are very unanimous in the matter of these liquors, and the origin of these liquors is definitely not simple. And when Bai Chuyue was killed, the murderer drank a lot of alcohol, and there must be some important connection in this.

This winery is fully documented and relatively formal, and we can easily contact the former owner of the winery through the qualifications of the winery.

The owner's name is Yu Yongshou, Chinese New Year's Eve is nineteen years old, after the winery closed, he changed careers to start a clothing business, and now he is a small boss.

Coincidentally, he happened to be on a business trip to Ningzhou City recently, and when he heard that our police were going to investigate him, he behaved very cooperatively, and immediately came to the Ningzhou City Public Security Bureau after receiving the police summons.

"Our old man especially likes to drink liquor, whether there is food or not, you have to drink two taels. In addition, our family has a sake cellar, and the older generation is in the winemaking business, so I can be regarded as a son inheriting my father's business. Yu Yongshou slowly opened his mouth and talked to us about his winery.

"With the development of the times and the progress of society, the production line of the factory is much more convenient and efficient than our own handmade brewing. Later, I started my own distillery to produce liquor. I use the ancestral recipe of my family, and I use roses to make wine, and the liquor is mellow, sweet and delicious. Long-term drinking of the wine has the effects of beauty, beauty, blood stasis, cleansing the heart and strengthening the brain, nourishing yin and nourishing the kidneys, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and is a good product for nourishing and health care."

If it weren't for the fact that we were police officers and were in the interrogation room of the criminal police team, we would have thought we were talking about some big business.

I cleared my throat, interrupted him, and said, "Tell us about the closure of the distillery." ”

Yu Yongchun looked at us, smiled awkwardly, picked up the paper cup, and took a sip.

Referring to the closure of the winery, a trace of sadness appeared on Yu Yongchun's face.

He let out a long sigh and said quietly: "This is how to do business, benefits and risks coexist. My winery has been open for several years and the quality of the wine is very good. But it has not been able to open the national market, at most it is by relying on us to go to various sales points to sell, so we can barely open the market in nearby provinces and cities. ”

Yu Yongchun paused and continued: "In the past few years since the winery was opened, it has been tepid, no loss or profit, it is a book. What was the point of doing in this business, and then I closed the distillery and changed careers. ”

He said it directly, business is to make a profit, and if you can't make a profit, there is no need to continue this business.

"After the distillery closed, what did you do with all the liquor in stock?" Li Meng asked seriously.

"If you can sell the rest of the drinks, you'll sell them all." Yu Yongchun's answer was very natural, and he said lightly.

"Be specific." I looked at him and said something in a deep voice.

Yu Yongchun was stunned for a moment, he looked at us in a daze, and it took a while to come back to his senses.

He had always thought we were doing a routine inspection and didn't know about the homicide.

He looked at our expressionless faces, became serious, and said in a deep voice: "We are all selling in various retail stores, although our market is not large, but the locals still like this liquor." ”

I fixed my mind and asked him earnestly, "What about individuals?" Is there an individual purchase? The number is relatively large. ”

Yu Yongchun recalled a little, looked at us, and asked weakly: "Is it worth using liquor to offset wages?" ”

"You don't pay your employees and use alcohol as collateral?!" Li Meng's eyes suddenly widened, and a serious voice sounded.

"No, it's not." Yu Yongchun hurriedly waved his hand and explained: "I didn't use liquor to offset the wages of employees, this matter, the child has no mother, it's a long story." ”

Yu Yongchun pursed his lips and said a witty word.

I smiled and said to him, "Then you'll make a long story short." ”

"At that time, I was going to close the winery and change to another business, after all, the winery has not been profitable. But at that time, there was still a lot of inventory in the factory, and I paid all the salaries of the employees, but I had a partner, which was more troublesome. If I were to close the winery, I would need to give my partner a lot of money, but I didn't have that much money at the time unless someone took over the factory. Yu Yongchun looked embarrassed and said in a deep voice.

"Then I talked to my partner about it, and he didn't have so much money in hand for the time being, and if he didn't need it urgently, he could wait for me for a while. When someone takes over the factory and the funds flow back, I will give it to him. But he disagreed, saying that the money had to be given to him as soon as possible. At that time, I couldn't help it, I couldn't get so much money in a short time, so I asked him to take the equivalent from the factory, and then he took hundreds of cases of wine. Yu Yongchun said lightly.

"Hundreds of boxes? What are you doing with so much wine? Liquor cannot be realized in time. I frowned suddenly, and subconsciously asked a question.

"Hey, you don't know, he's an alcoholic!" Yu Yongchun said with a smile.