Chapter 21 Hotel Murder 5 The Disappearing Cash Box
The waitress was questioned by the police again, and Shenqing was obviously a little panicked.
"Didn't I tell you everything yesterday? That perverted painter insisted on letting me pour the wine for him. I poured it and left."
"Your name is Lin Xue, right?" Pei Feng was about to get angry when Dashu pulled his sleeve and asked.
"I heard that you originally worked in the restaurant, but later you were transferred to the guest room because Painter Yin complained, right?"
"Yes, is there a problem?" The waitress's attitude was still very tough.
"We found the drug 'stamp' in the red wine bottle you brought to the guest room. It was because of the 'stamp' that Painter Yin had a hallucination and finally drowned. And you, first had a conflict with him, and then
He also personally poured the red wine containing drugs into the bathtub in the room. So, now, we have reason to suspect that it was you who put the drug 'stamp' into the red wine bottle."
"Officer, you can't accuse people unjustly. I don't even know what the drug stamps you are talking about look like. What evidence do you have to prove that I was the one who put them there?" Lin Xue's momentum was obviously starting to weaken.
"Does this still need evidence? First, you are the first to be complained by the victim and feel resentful, which means you have a motive. Second, besides the deceased, you are the only person who left fingerprints on the red wine bottle, which means you are the only one
People who have the opportunity to poison. Aren't these enough?" Dashu's voice suddenly rose, and when he looked at Lin Xue's face, he became panicked, and his eyes began to dodge unconsciously.
"Officer, I've already told you, can't you do it?" Under Dashu's attack, her psychological defense completely collapsed.
"Actually, it was Painter Yin who gave me money that day, forcing me to dress up as 'Countess Lee Custer' and pour wine into the bathtub?"
"Countess?" Dashu, who didn't know this allusion, sounded a little confused.
"It's a legend about using the blood of young girls to maintain one's youthful appearance." Pei Feng quickly explained from the side.
"Please tell me the specific situation at that time in detail."
"That day, I delivered two boxes of red wine to the painter's room and was about to leave. He suddenly stopped me and asked me if I wanted to make some extra money. I was afraid that he would complain to me again, so I said: Let's see what happened.
When he saw that I agreed, he said that he wanted me to dress up as that countess and help him pour all the red wine into the bathtub for him to take a bath. In fact, I also heard that taking a bath with red wine can beautify the skin, so I
I agreed to him. Unexpectedly, he actually asked me to take off all my clothes and go into the bathroom, saying that when the countess wanted to take a bath, she would not be wearing clothes. I was confused at the time, and then I scolded him: You are a bastard.
You perverted pervert, go to hell. Who would have thought that he smiled and was not angry at all. Instead, he took out a wad of money from a box next to him and told me directly: As long as I follow his instructions, all the money will be gone.
It's mine. Moreover, he will only stand outside the bathroom and will never go in. I hesitated when I saw the wad of money, which was more than my monthly salary. Who knew that before I could think about it, he took it out of the box again
He took out a wad of money and asked him if he wanted to do it or not, I would find someone else. Now I was panicking. The two wads of money were enough for me to work for several months, so I agreed to him."
When Lin Xue said this, she raised her head as if embarrassed and glanced at Pei Feng and Dashu.
"Continue, by the way, does he have a lot of money in that box?" Mentioning the box and money, Pei Feng suddenly remembered that this evidence did not seem to be found in the room where they arrived at the scene.
"A box full of money, I estimate it must be at least several hundred thousand." When she mentioned the whole box of money, Lin Xue's eyes suddenly became filled with envy.
"Okay, let's continue." Dashu couldn't stand it. Such a woman seemed to be the type who would do anything just for money.
"I went into the bathroom and took off my clothes. He really stood outside and didn't follow me. He just looked at me blankly for a while, then pried open a bottle of red wine, knelt down on one knee, and handed the bottle to me.
He came in and said: Countess, this is the blood of the girl you want. I was a little scared at first, thinking he had a mental problem, but then seeing his serious look, I felt it was very ridiculous.
At that time, Painter Yin looked humble, as if he were my servant. I poured the wine slowly, and he respectfully placed the money at the bathroom door. Then he asked me to take the money and leave without telling anyone. I
I thought to myself, who would tell others? Then, I got dressed and came out.
I dare not say it because I am afraid that everyone will know that I took his money and did...that kind of thing. After all, it is not a very honorable thing. Officer, I have said it, can you please stop saying it everywhere, otherwise
, I will be shameless as a human being." After Lin Xue finished speaking, her eyes were full of prayer.
"Don't worry, we won't go around talking nonsense. You go back first, and we will come back to you if anything happens." What Pei Feng is most concerned about now is the box and the money in it that Lin Xue mentioned just now.
"Gu Qing, when we entered the room, we didn't see the box and money, right?" Pei Feng turned around and asked Gu Qing.
"No. This is a new situation." Gu Qing replied.
"Do you think someone discovered that Painter Yin was carrying a large amount of cash and killed him? I think we have to go back and take a closer look at the hotel's surveillance video. After all, so much money had to be taken out of the room.
It's impossible not to be discovered." Gu Qing glanced at the two of them, and her beautiful eyebrows began to slowly wrinkle.
After returning to the police station and reporting on the interrogation of Lin Xue, the new issue discovered about the box and money attracted everyone's attention.
"Actually, someone from the Pang family called just now. They asked if they could take back the portrait that Painter Yin painted for his young master, because after all, they spent 300,000 yuan in exchange for it. I said yes.
After the case is over, send it to them." As the case became more and more complicated, the instructor also got involved.
"By the way, I have always had a question about the painting you mentioned. Tell me, why is it that everything in the room is staggered, but only this painting is in the middle of the room, but it is okay?
?" Lin Jinghao finally expressed the question he had been hiding in his heart.
"Yes, Suo Lin, this is true. Do you think Lin Xue wanted to take advantage of Yin Jie being controlled by psychedelic drugs to steal his money and help him hold up his easel?
"Gu Qing said.
"I just watched the hotel video again. When Lin Xue came out, she obviously pushed an empty trolley. Moreover, if she stole the box, it should be impossible for her to tell
She has seen the money." Lin Jinghao refuted Gu Qing's speculation.
"Actually, I also have a question. That night, given the psychedelic state Yin Jie was in, it should be impossible for him to bolt all the doors and windows shut."
"No, Forensic Doctor Xia, if you put so much money in the room, you would also bolt the doors and windows shut." Pei Feng expressed his disagreement with Xia Mingyue's statement.
"Based on my understanding of 'stamps', Yin Jie must have been in a state of extreme excitement and madness at that time. It was impossible for him to pay attention to these details."
"It's also possible that he closed the doors and windows before he was hallucinating." Pei Feng still disagreed with what Xia Mingyue said.
"Okay, we don't need to discuss who committed this secret room murder. What we want to analyze now is - how did the box disappear in this secret room? Only by finding the money can we possibly find the real
Suspect." Lin Jinghao stopped their discussion.
"If we can't find any other suspects, and we can't prove that it was Lin Xue who poisoned the red wine, then can we close the case with the death of Painter Yin due to overdose of drugs?" As soon as the instructor spoke, everyone
Everyone looked at him...
"Check for me all the people related to Lin Xue and Yin Jie, especially those with a history of drug abuse. I don't believe you can't find any clues." Lin Jinghao stood up. He was not a person who gave up easily.
The investigation work began, and it was very simple for Yin Jie. After escaping from death, his wife, who had never left him, divorced him, saying that she couldn't bear to face Yin Jie all day long and made the house eerie and terrifying.
Yin Jie also happily accepted it. He also left all his property to his wife and left home, which was considered the most benevolent and righteous act. Perhaps, for a person who has died once, what else is worth caring about!; Lin Xue compares
It’s complicated. He had two short marriages. The first husband was his childhood sweetheart. He grew up in the same village. They were both farmers in urban villages who worked hard. Who knew they got demolished and became rich overnight?
After that, his husband got into the bad habit of gambling under the temptation of the gambling company, and finally lost all the compensation for the demolition and got divorced. The second husband was also a demolition household in their same village. Da Linxue was a teenager.
With two children, Lin Xue became a stepmother at a young age. It is said that this husband was very stingy and had to take care of Lin Xue in everything. Not long after, they also divorced due to emotional discord. However, according to the investigation,
, none of them have a history of drug abuse, and no one around them has been found to be related to drug trafficking.
Lin Jinghao had watched the hotel video countless times. Except for the manager and Lin Xue, no one else entered Yin Jie's room that night. The next morning, no one went to Yin Jie's room.
There was only Lin Xue, and then she called the young security guard who opened the door because she couldn't open the door. Lin Xue ran out screaming in less than two minutes, and then the security guard standing at the door entered the room and checked for two minutes.
, when they came out, they were all empty-handed and didn't take anything. Later, Xia Mingyue rushed over and entered the room, waiting until they arrived.
Judging from all this, there seems to be no flaw at all. Maybe the drug 'stamp' was really put into the red wine bottle by Yin Jie himself? However, the only thing that cannot be explained is that the box and money mentioned by Lin Xue disappeared.
Chapter completed!