Chapter 16: The Eve of the Rainstorm
A month has passed since Zhong Qiming's incident. Shen Mingyu is gradually getting used to the rhythm of this job, although it is very hard and often does not rest well, but the sense of accomplishment after solving the case is incomparable.
The Spring Festival holiday was over, and the unit saw that Shen Mingyu was working overtime as a whole and helped solve several big cases, so he was given an extra week off.
Shen Mingyu packed his luggage, he hadn't been home for half a year, because he was usually too busy and didn't have much contact with his family, but his parents were very supportive of his work.
He chose to take the train home, which was much slower than the high-speed train, but he was able to lie down and rest, and he could also take a look at the scenery along the way, which was why he took the train.
The train station is one of the places that can best reflect people's lives, approaching the end of the year, all kinds of people are pouring into the small station, going home for the New Year, not only a tradition, but also a cultural and social expression, but also contains the feelings of most people's hearts.
Shen Mingyu mixed in the Spring Festival team and embarked on the journey home.
"10 cars and No. 025 lower bunks, it's so hard to squeeze in." Shen Mingyu complained. This is also one of the disadvantages of taking the train, there are too many people.
It took Shen Mingyu a long time to finally get to his place, he put his luggage away, sat on the bench in the corridor, looked at the scenery outside the window, and then thought about his own affairs, which he felt was the most comfortable thing on this long journey.
Shen Mingyu's hometown is far from the University of Political Science and Law, and he has to take the train for about 20 hours to go to school every time, which is undoubtedly a test for a student who has never traveled far before graduating from high school.
In the past four years, the train tickets he has accumulated are as thick as a book, and he packed the tickets in a box, not only to remember the past, but also to remember his lost youth.
At night, each carriage closed its door, the corridor lights were turned off, Shen Mingyu lay on the sleeper of the train tossing and turning, and he could only go to the toilet to wash his face without sleepiness.
Suddenly, he heard an exclamation,
"Oh, there's a thief, my wallet is gone!" Shen Mingyu returned to the carriage when he heard the sound, and because of this scream, everyone in the carriage was woken up.
After hearing this, the flight attendant also came over to maintain order, and Shen Mingyu had to take out his ID when he saw this.
"Everyone, be quiet, I'm from the City Public Security Bureau of A, everyone listen to the flight attendant, don't panic first, I'll help you see what the situation is." Shen Mingyu came to seat 020, and he found that the person who lost his wallet was an aunt, who was in her 50s and dressed plainly.
"Auntie, tell me what happened first, don't panic." When the aunt saw Shen Mingyu's documents, she immediately stabilized, and she said: "That's the case, my wallet is in my bag, my bag is in the bed where I slept, at my feet, I just went to the toilet, I thought about just going to it, I didn't bring my wallet with me, but I came back and found that it was gone, what is this, this is my money to go home for the New Year." ”
"Don't get excited, are you sure this wallet was still here before you went to the toilet? How long did it take you to go to the toilet? Shen Mingyu asked.
"It must have been, because I touched it when I got out of bed, and it was still there. I should have been there for about ten minutes. ”
"That means the wallet was stolen within ten minutes, don't panic, I'll solve this problem, I hope you can cooperate." Shen Mingyu began to get excited, the last time he was in Lin Meng's case, he had thought that he would solve the case like a detective, but everyone still had to cooperate with each other to solve the mystery in a big case.
But this time he finally had a chance, and he could show everyone his reasoning skills. Shen Mingyu began to analyze the current situation for everyone: "Auntie's wallet was stolen within ten minutes of going to the toilet, and now it is night, the doors connecting the carriages are closed, and there are attendants on duty at the door, so it can't be stolen by personnel in other carriages." The bus hasn't arrived yet, so the guy must not have gotten off either. That person is in this carriage right now, and if he doesn't want to come forward, then I'll start investigating. Everyone agreed.
"Is there a private room where you can testify to each other, you can say that a close relationship requires a third person to testify, first of all, I can help me prove this private room, because I didn't sleep when the case happened, and all four of us were in the private room all the time." Shen Mingyu then asked the passengers in the other private rooms, and after elimination, only two private rooms remained.
The first is the private room where the aunt is, except for the aunt who goes to the toilet, the other three people all claim to be resting, but they can't prove each other.
An uncle in his 40s said: "I slept under this sister, and I heard the sound of someone getting out of bed, but I didn't open my eyes, and I didn't know who went out." A female college student who slept opposite my aunt said: "I didn't fall asleep at the time, but I was listening to the song with my eyes closed and wearing headphones, and the volume may be relatively loud, and I didn't notice that anyone went out, or because my aunt screamed, I reacted." Another uncle, who slept on the lower bunk, said, "I was asleep at that time, and I was awakened by the lady's return and yelling." ”
"Okay, I understand the situation, what about the other private room?" Shen Mingyu continued to ask. A couple took the lead in saying: "We were both in the lower bunk, because we were too tired to catch the car today, so we fell asleep as soon as the lights went out, and we woke up just now when there was a commotion, and we didn't notice if anyone got up." Shen Mingyu found that the couple didn't even wear their shoes well, and came directly on their shoes.
Then a young man in his 20s: "I wasn't asleep, I was playing a mobile game, but I was sleeping in and wearing headphones, so I didn't notice it." "Finally, a woman in her 30s smelled of perfume.
BYD also wore such a strong perfume at night. Shen Mingyu complained in his heart. The woman said, "I go to bed early, otherwise my skin is not good, and I sleep when the lights go out, and I don't understand anything else." Shen Mingyu had a general understanding of the situation, and he asked everyone: "From the time I got on the bus to the present, apart from the aunt's private room, has anyone else been to this private room?" The aunt said, "The young man who played games came, and he forgot to bring the paper, so he came to the private room and asked us to borrow the paper, which I gave him at that time." ”
"Indeed, I borrowed it in the afternoon, and everyone was in my aunt's private room at that time, and I was very grateful to my aunt at that time, because I forgot to take the paper in a hurry when I got on the bus, and I went back to my bed after I borrowed it."
"Has anyone else been to Auntie's private room?" Everyone shook their heads.
"Okay, classmate, can I take a look at the song you listened to?" Shen Mingyu said to the female college student. The female college student handed over the mobile phone, Shen Mingyu checked the playback record, it was indeed listening to the song non-stop, and the female college student's shoes were placed under the bed for fear of being stepped on, although she could go directly from her bed to her aunt's bed, but the middle was suspended, so the difficulty factor was too great, so her suspicion could be ruled out.
"Have you ever encountered anything strange?" Shen Mingyu continued to ask.
"I ask from time to time about the smell, and I choke my nose." The aunt replied. Shen Mingyu reacted immediately, choking his nose, could it be...... He hurriedly turned back to the woman who was dressed in fancy clothes,
"This lady, have you ever sat in the seat in the corridor outside your aunt's private room during the day?"
"Uh, yes, yes, what's the matter, my phone is out of battery, and I just found that there is an outlet under there, so I'll just sit there and charge it." The woman replied.
"Did you wear perfume when you got in the car?"
"Of course, I wear perfume when I go out."
"Then this choking smell should be perfume." Shen Mingyu replied. As soon as this statement came out, everyone also agreed, and today I did smell a very strong perfume, and I don't know how much perfume this lady has applied.
Shen Mingyu smiled confidently, and he noticed that the lady was wearing high heels, and she didn't bring spare shoes to change.
He understood perfectly,
"Everyone, I'm here to uncover the mystery now, everyone listen carefully, first of all, this is definitely not a temporary event, but premeditated, everyone knows each other, no one will know where Auntie's purse is. Only those who have seen or understood know it. According to the description of the aunt's private room, only two people have come to the private room and stayed in the private room today, one is the young man who borrowed paper towels, and the other is the lady who recharges. Everyone was there when the young man was there, and he had only stayed for less than a minute before leaving, and he could not have known where the aunt's purse was. Why don't I doubt the people in a private room with my aunt, because they don't have to, in this semi-enclosed space on the train, they will be found soon, and they have a better time to start, they can wait until they are ready to arrive at the station, at this time, there are more people, you can take advantage of the crowd to get off in it, there is no need to choose this time, then only the people in other private rooms can start, this person is not good at grasping the opportunity, and she can't always appear near the aunt's private room, That only increases the suspicion, right, this lady, you're a thief! Everyone was amazed that a well-dressed lady could be a thief.
"You, don't think that the Public Security Bureau can spew blood, but tell me how I stole it." The lady retorted.
"It's very simple, you shouldn't have this plan, but when you charge, you can see the situation in the private room, and you see the aunt put her wallet in the bag at the end of the bed, so you have a bad thought. You're in another private room, it's usually hard to start, and when the lights go out, you see your aunt walking out to go to the toilet, so you go over there and get your wallet, because of the high heels you're wearing, you must go barefoot, otherwise it will make a noise, can you lift your feet up for me to see? The lady was visibly panicked, and in the eyes of the crowd, she slowly lifted her feet, which were covered with ash.
"It's in your bag, I don't think I need to look for it." Shen Mingyu added. The lady was speechless and could only hand over her wallet.
Everyone cast approving glances at Shen Mingyu, and the aunt took Shen Mingyu's hand and said very excitedly: "Young man, thank you so much!" Thank you so much! Otherwise, I don't know what to do! Shen Mingyu said to the flight attendant: "Contact the police and hand her over to them at the next stop." Then he turned back to the people and said, "All right, the matter is settled, and as for any reason, let the lady and the police officer explain it, and everyone should go back to rest, and wait until they are gone home for a good year." Shen Mingyu also returned to the bed amid everyone's praise.
The next morning, the train arrived at the station, Shen Mingyu walked to the exit of the station, looked at his hometown that he hadn't been back for half a year, and couldn't help but feel nostalgic.
Shen Mingyu walked to the bus stop, he wanted to experience the bus he hadn't been on for a long time. Shen Mingyu's home was not very far from the station, and after more than 20 minutes, Shen Mingyu returned to his nest.
The warm welcome of his parents made Shen Mingyu re-experience the warmth of home. For a few days, Shen Mingyu was a big fish and a big meat, and the enthusiasm of his relatives made him irresistible, and he could finally rest well.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Mingyu received a call from his former friend,
"Mingyu, I heard that you are back, our brothers are going to go to the villa for a few days, what do you say?" The person on the other end of the phone is Liu Shu, 26, a friend of Shen Mingyu and a childhood friend, who is frivolous but very righteous, and is currently the director of a catering company.
"Yo, you're empty for the New Year, don't you need to stir-fry?"
"I've been promoted, what kind of food are you stir-frying, I'm on vacation, you definitely have to go, everyone wants to hear about your situation over there, I'll contact others later."
"OKOK, I'm definitely going, just tell me if you have a plan." Liu Shu planned to organize everyone to go to the villa to play, and everyone hadn't gotten together for half a year.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, everyone came to Liu Shu's house to gather, and there were a total of eight people with them. They are Shen Mingyu, Liu Shu, He Yuankang, Tan Yan, Lu Na, An Yuping, Xiao Qian, and Long Qi.
He Yuankang, one of Shen Mingyu's childhood friends, 25 years old, is currently working for a car manufacturing company, and is grinning, straight, but very enthusiastic.
Tan Yan, 26 years old, one of Shen Mingyu's childhood friends, star chef, the head chef of a Western restaurant, has very good cooking skills and a gentle personality.
Luna, 22 years old, a salesperson for a real estate company, is a friend called by Liu Shu. An Yuping, 24 years old, Shen Mingyu's former neighbor, who is also familiar with everyone, is currently working as a nurse in a hospital, and belongs to the category of social cattle.
Xiao Qian, 21 years old, a junior student, Shen Mingyu's goddaughter (the daughter of Uncle Mingyu's good brother), the two met Shen Mingyu when he was in junior high school, and they have always had a good relationship.
Long Qi, 26 years old, Liu Shu's good brother when he was in school, opened a hot pot restaurant, and the business was booming.
The soldiers divided into two roads and marched towards the villa. Said to be a villa, in fact, Liu Shu rented a villa, Liu Shu has been pampered since he was a child, is a typical rich second generation, but his character and personality are not like most of the rich second generation, but the approachable type, this villa is also booked by him in advance, the villa can be barbecued outside, there is a kitchen inside to cook, all kinds of equipment are readily available, and even the food was prepared in advance the day before.
I have to say that Liu Shu is still very experienced in organizing and planning collective activities. After about two hours' drive, the group came to this villa, which is not big or small, with a total of two floors, the first floor is the hall, the kitchen on the left, the dining room on the right, and a small storage room.
The second floor is full of guest rooms. Liu Shu said: "Everyone, how do we divide the room, the girls choose first." The three girls chose the largest room, which happened to have three beds, and then Shen Mingyu and He Yuankang chose the small bedroom next to the girls, and finally the three boys chose the bedroom inside.
After everyone put their luggage away, they were ready to start the activity, Liu Shu took the boys to set up the barbecue grill, and the girls helped wash the vegetables and skewers in the kitchen.
In the evening, everyone gathered in front of the courtyard, and everyone asked Shen Mingyu to talk about the cases he had handled before. Shen Mingyu told everyone about the cases of Lin Meng, Ning Lin, and Zhong Qiming, and after three rounds of drinking, everyone planned to go back to the room to rest, but they didn't expect that a nightmare was quietly coming.