Chapter 4: I Must Defeat Him

  Facing the two tender and lovely 'girls', I was particularly patient: "Little White, you are really cute. You first tell me what you saw, that is, 100% confirmed, and then talk about what you heard."

  "Hmm, okay, if I'm being honest, there are two things that seem quite strange. First, after Aunt Li was taken away by them, Zhao Ye, the big villain, came over and took a look around before leaving. But when Lin Zhen asked him about it, he insisted that he hadn't been there at all, trying to deceive my handsome brother, what a bad person! Bai Yang was curious and wanted to use this as an excuse to get to know Lin Zhen, but she was also very afraid, after all, someone had died, and she wasn't some kind of unusual girl like Zhang Man."

  Zhao Ye was the one wearing black clothes who guarded the entrance to Ghost City before, one of the very few people in Ghost City who could activate the fingerprint recognition machine.

  At the mention of this name, I furrowed my brow. If it was him, then outsiders would be indirectly involved in the case, which would make things complicated.

  "Also!" Bai Yang said tightly, clutching his small hand: "When Lin Zhen brother was investigating the case, Yan Feng always followed at a distance to sneak a peek. I saw it several times at the entrance of Little Mole's 'hole'."

  This little mole's 'cave' appears to be in a dark and secluded location, but it is actually situated at the intersection of roads, with several households nearby that can keep an eye on her. At night, the door will be locked, otherwise this clever little girl would be living alone in such a deserted and chaotic place, and the consequences are unthinkable... Cough~

  Young people who like online games, I will definitely visit tomorrow, don't think too much.

  "So what have you heard?" I didn't want to let go of any clues.

  At this time, Zhang Meng got up and went to the 'cave' entrance to close the two 'gates'. Bai Yang then opened his voice and said: "Rumor has it that Xu Na and Xu Jie, the two sisters, particularly dislike Li Ayi. If it weren't for Captain Bobo, they would have fought if they hadn't agreed."

  How is this related to those two 'girls' who like submarines again? It's inexplicable.

  "There's another rumor, I heard that Uncle Kong and Auntie Li have a love-hate relationship and sometimes even get into physical fights."

  The information is a bit too much for me, I'm feeling dizzy and sleepy, it's really sorry to the two pretty girls beside me.

  Forget it, tomorrow I have to visit so many "refined" and "outstanding" people, I'd better conserve my energy first.

  Two girls slept on the bed, I slept on the sofa, the lights were turned off, I was very sleepy but it took a long time to fall asleep...

  I actually slept for a whole night without doing anything - what a waste of talent!

  The next day, the three of us got out of bed, had a playful time washing up, and became even more familiar. I promised to treat the two girls to breakfast.

  However, when I arrived at the Ghost City Restaurant, I was really stunned. This is an abandoned ship cabin interior, with 'milky' white lights, a small bar counter, red wine barrels, a navigation rudder, old iron cannons, and an absolutely medieval pirate ship style.

  More than ten food boxes, the staff were busy, after we sat down at the restaurant table and chairs, we ordered. The three of us had a small pot of millet porridge, a small dish of seaweed, a dish of red square, three fried eggs, and a plate of small buns with more than 50 pieces, two mouths for one!

  It's a bit expensive, eating outside costs at most 15 yuan. Looking around, some people are luxurious, some are very simple, some are in a hurry, buying food and leaving, and some see me and run away...

  Steamed buns with red bean paste, paired with millet porridge, still smells good. After finishing, the two girls asked for two bottles of milk, I took a bottle of mineral water and started working.

  We first found the Ghost Market administrator Chen Dong, who was dressed in a suit and tie, seemingly waiting for us in his office.

  "Police comrades, please crack the case as soon as possible. Whatever is needed, I will fully support it." After this incident, as an administrator, Chen Dong's days were not easy to get through.

  "I first want to know, after the incident, have you been to the murder scene?" I opened my mouth and got straight to the point, feeling that this person was cautious and tight-lipped, a sly guy.

  Chen Dong hastily said: "I haven't been there, but after the accident, I couldn't eat or sleep, and all day long I've been paying attention to this matter, constantly thinking about the safety of Gui Shi."

  "Is that so?" I smiled wryly: "Since you've been paying attention all day, after I arrived, you didn't even ask about my food or lodging, are you trying to hurry up and squeeze me out?"

  "Here we go again!" Zhang Meng pulled Bai Yang aside and told him about my usual suspicious methods.

  "I'm sorry, it's not that I didn't prepare these things, but the previous Lin police officer wouldn't let me ask about anything and told me to stand aside. That's why I lost my manners. At noon, I'll invite the police comrades for lunch, and in the evening when the leaders return, we can all get together."

  "As a manager, shouldn't you go and take a look when something happens?" I casually asked. As for their leader, whether he was present or not, he would definitely try to please me first before letting the leader appear, so that I wouldn't speak ill of him in front of the leader.

  "This is it~" Chen Dong smiled: "Comrade policeman, you know that's just how the world works - the more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make; and if you don't do anything, you won't make any mistakes. I get paid one salary, so it's better to be a little lazy."

  He's quite like me in this way, muddling through life and earning a high salary.

  Of course, now I'm not for the position, nor for the achievement, not even for that one million, just to crack the case, defeat Lin Zhen and humiliate him thoroughly.

  "First, tell me your thoughts on this murder case. Before that, I need to remind you that it's better for you to cooperate with me and solve the case successfully. Otherwise, neither of us will have a good time, right? I must tie him to the same boat, yes, an ant on the same thread."

  "Ah, if I had to say, there are a few people who are suspicious. First and foremost, it's the Xu sisters, Na and Jie." Chen Dong hastily said, his brain not hesitating for a moment.

  "Where is the contradiction?"

  "They two sisters made a submarine, naturally in the mountain stream and small river, but Li Mohan wanted to put some fish fry and water grass in the small river, because of this matter, I am not a human being inside or outside, listening to whom is not right."

  It turned out to be such a small contradiction. I thought about it and the mountain streams are clear and bottomless, but the artificial canals seem to be only three to five meters deep. Can a submarine pass through?

  At this time, Chen Dong said: "Li Mohan likes to raise fish very much. She can't argue with the two sisters of Xu's family alone, so she often goes to the pond outside the 'cave' to watch the goldfish and feed them by hand. Oh, right! The Zhao Ye at the 'gate', who doesn't like it when someone walks through the 'gate' a few more times, but Li Mohan comes in and out every day, he has never said anything, I suspect, huh~ anyway, maybe they are just purely friends."

  "I've seen photos of the deceased when she was alive, and even in her thirties, she was still very beautiful. I guess that's the advantage of being a beauty." I chimed in along with him.

  As expected, Chen Dong's mouth opened immediately: "Beautiful, Li Mihan is especially beautiful. Don't mention Zhao Ye, that dead stubborn guy, even those young internet worms, a few of them have flirted with her."

  "They tease whoever they want." Bai Yang suddenly shouted angrily: "Administrator, you should control them, don't always let them say those inexplicable things to me."

  "What!" Chen Dong was shocked at the time: "Xiaobai, I have installed cameras at your 'door', and there are also alarms on my body. If someone bullies you, why don't you press the alarm button?"

  "The camera, at what angle, how didn't I notice?" I was astonished, this is a major clue to the case.

  "Officer, this is a secret. As Xiaobai grows up and becomes more beautiful, we worry about her safety. After obtaining her consent, we installed a camera above the 'hole' last year, which can only see within three meters of the 'hole'."

  "Actually, it's nothing much. It's just that they always invite me to play together, but the place is messy and smelly, I don't like it."

  "What's going on?" I came with a 'sharp' mind: "Go adjust the surveillance video, take a look at the scene of the murder the day before yesterday, see if there are any clues."

  Unfortunately, after our investigation, we didn't find the real culprit, but instead found many perverted uncles who tried to peek at young girls.

  On the surveillance screen, I saw five men having designs on Bai Yang. Moreover, within two hours after Zhang Mian and I entered, there were actually two groups of people eavesdropping.

  The only clue of some value was that Yan Feng also went to eavesdrop.

  "Haven't you been bullied by these shameless old men before?" I put the case aside for now, my 'girl' friend's safety is important.

  Zhang Meng bitterly smiled: "I've had it before. Too many people peeked, I left the Ghost Market. Similarly, too many people confessed to me, but I didn't attend high school."

  "Oh~" I wanted to ask her, why didn't you have a boyfriend before, but the words reached my lips and were swallowed back. In this world, men are still planning to make more money, with a beautiful "girlfriend" kept at home safely, preventing fire, theft, and love rivals.

  "Haha ~ So you guys are here." At this time, Wu Xing appeared at the door of the office.

  I nodded and said: "We've gathered a lot of intelligence, now we're going to make the rounds, would you like to come with us, sir?"

  "Let's go together, don't call me Mr. Lao anymore, it sounds awkward, just call me Uncle Wu like Xiaoming." Wu Xing joined our team with a smile.

  The other party self-proclaimed that they were knowledgeable, and there was a saying that "many people are not surprised by courtesy". Now it's not too late to change their tune: "Now the suspects include Xu Na, Xu Jie, Zhao Hongsen, Wang Wenlu, Kong Xiangdong, Zhao Ye, Yan Feng, and also the surrounding ' chaotic' crowd. This is really too many, I plan to first confirm who has entered the murder scene, now it's just short of one or two names."

  "What? How can you still be Captain Wang? How did you make this judgment?" Wu Xing was really surprised.

  I awkwardly waved my hand: "No suspicion, my air identifier shows that apart from the deceased, nine people have entered the murder scene. Four of us have been confirmed: me, Zhang Man, Lin Jingci, and you, Wu Shu. The four of us are absolutely impossible. Among the remaining five people, three have been confirmed to have entered: Kong Xiangdong, Wang Wenlu, and Yan Feng. There are two more slots, one of which is very likely to be Zhao Ye, and the other is still under investigation."

  "It turned out that you were just pretending to attack earlier, 'tricking' eleven people into deceiving Kong Xiangdong. But the way you're investigating this case is too troublesome." Wu Xing shook his head.

  "I don't quite understand the local customs and traditions, does Uncle Wu have any good methods or know about their relationships?" I humbly asked for his advice, after all, he's been here for a long time.

  "There's no way, but I think the killer is among the people you mentioned. As for the last person you want to investigate, I don't think it's necessary." Wu Xing smiled indifferently.

  "Who is that person, I want to know, this will be beneficial for the breakthrough of the case." This is the biggest surprise since I started investigating the case. If it's confirmed to be those five people, I'll focus on dealing with them, there are ways to do so, just worried about any fish that might have slipped through the net.

  "He's absolutely not the murderer, go investigate Zhao Ye first..."