Chapter 6 Expand the Investigation

  Through Fang You and Yang Rong's visit, it was found that Zhou Linlin is just a wild model. Wherever there are company opening shows, she will participate. In her free time, she likes to drink and have fun with a few friends.

  On Christmas Day, according to Zhou Linlin's friend's recollection, they had originally planned to spend Christmas in a bar, but Zhou Linlin didn't show up. Later, she called to say that she had run into a friend and was going out for a drink with them, and then was never seen again.

  Fang You asked who the friend was that Zhou Linlin had mentioned, and several people suddenly burst out laughing. One of them, a woman dressed in a very seductive manner, said: "Little brother, we don't know who Zhou Linlin's friend is, but if you want to be my friend, I won't mind. Are you free tonight?"

  "Has anyone ever seen such a scene? Some of them leaned back against the backrest, looking embarrassed. "Cough... so you guys don't know who this friend of Zhou Linlin's is either?"

  "Haha......" Seeing Fang's embarrassed appearance, several people found it even more amusing. The woman who had previously teased Fang said: "Are you really clueless or just pretending to be confused? The 'friends' we're talking about are actually fuck buddies, hahaahaha..."

  Yang Rong saw Fang You in this state and really couldn't take it, wondering how he had been a policeman for so many years. "How to talk to the police? When asked questions, just answer properly, why so much nonsense!"

  "Hmm, I wonder who it is. It turns out to be a little girl! I thought it was some kid who hadn't been weaned yet." These people had never seen anyone like this before, and when they heard Yang Rong's words, the woman glanced up and down at Yang Rong, her gaze lingering on Yang Rong's flat chest. Then, proudly, she puffed out her own proud twin peaks, letting Yang Rong know what kind of figure was considered a real woman.

  Yang Rong looked at the woman's shaking breasts, then lowered her head to look at her own, which had almost no curves, thinking that having big breasts was nothing special, and that these brainless women with big breasts were useless. "Cut the nonsense, when did you last see Zhou Linlin?"

  "Hmph, I've said it before, no matter how many times you ask, it's still the same. Sorry, little sister, we have things to do and are very busy, can't keep you company!" The woman glanced at Yang Rong disdainfully, pulled the others up and left, but after a few steps, she stopped again, turned her head to look at Fang You, and said with great charm: "Little brother, come find me when you're free, I've left my phone number for you."

  Before leaving, she still didn't forget to throw a flirtatious glance at Fang, which left him somewhat bewildered.

  Yang Rong saw Fang You staring at the woman, and in anger, she slapped Fang You on the back, "What are you looking at? She's already gone far away. If you can't bear to part with her, then go chase after her!"

  Fang You was inexplicably beaten by Yang Rong, those girls were indeed beautiful, and it's normal for people to appreciate beauty. He took a few more glances, "What nonsense are you talking about? Alright, next we'll go see the friend Zhou Linlin mentioned, let's see if we can find her."

  Yang Rongke had no intention of letting Fang You off, the woman just said she left a phone number, how come she didn't see where it was left, "Hypocrite, you didn't take her phone number!"

  "What phone number, I didn't see it at all, and you believed what she said." Fang You shook his head helplessly, wondering what was wrong with Yang Rong. The two of them had been together all along, if that woman really gave her the phone number, then Yang Rong should have seen it too.

  "Who knows, maybe you're secretly passing messages under the table, I certainly can't see." Although Yang Rong was staring at the woman, if they made any moves under the table, she wouldn't be able to see.

  "I don't have a third hand, I'm seriously taking notes, you saw it too. Besides, even if I had her phone number, I wouldn't call her, I don't have that much money to ask her out." Fang You didn't know why he was explaining so much to Yang Rong, he just didn't want her to misunderstand him.

  "What's with all the nonsense? Aren't you here to investigate? Hurry up!" Yang Rong knew that woman would say something like that, and seeing Fang You giving an explanation, she suddenly felt a lot more at ease.

  "Oh, here I come, wait a minute." Fang You saw Yang Rong's face reveal a smile, and his tense heart was finally put at ease.

  Along the way to the bar where Zhou Linlin's home was located, Fang You and Yang Rong walked around, holding Zhou Linlin's photos and asking from door to door. Such a beautiful woman, if someone saw her, she should not be forgotten.

  As expected, at the entrance of a hotel, the security guard said that he had seen this woman before. Christmas was just last night, and she had stayed in their hotel for one night. Fang You and Yang Rong came to the hotel's security office to check the time when Zhou Linlin appeared on Christmas Eve, and they saw Zhou Linlin's figure in the hotel lobby.

  A man appeared with Zhou Linlin, the man put his arm around Zhou Linlin's shoulder, checked in at the front desk, and then the two people took the elevator and left.

  Through investigation of the front desk registration records, it was found that the ID card used by the man who checked in was his own, with the name Li Menglong. He is a frequent guest at this hotel and some front desk staff have an impression of him.

  Li Menglong and Zhou Linlin came to the elevator entrance after registering at the front desk, went up to the 16th floor, and the two of them couldn't hold back in the elevator, embracing and kissing each other.

  The room number of the two people was 1606. Last night, they stayed inside for more than 4 hours, and then Zhou Linlin left, soon after Li Menglong also left.

  According to the waiter's recollection, the two people also ordered a bottle of red wine last night. After they left, the waiter cleaned up the room and found that both bottles were empty, indicating that they had finished drinking them all.

  The cleaning staff recalled that the room was very messy, with towels and bath towels scattered all over the place. One of the towels even had a black footprint on it. All the condoms in the room had been used up, so they remembered it very clearly.

  Yang Rong heard what Baojie said and looked away awkwardly, thinking that these two people were too crazy.

  According to the surveillance video at the hotel entrance, Fang and others saw that Zhou Linlin left at 3:16 in the evening, and the direction of her departure was exactly the same as the direction where Zhou Linlin encountered the crime.

  After leaving the hotel, Fang Yu followed in the direction of Zhou Linlin's departure, looking for yesterday's witnesses and surrounding surveillance to see if he could capture anyone who had encountered Zhou Linlin when she left or was being followed.

  Fortunately, there are many surveillance cameras on this road. One of the supermarkets' entrance cameras captured footage of Zhou Linlin last night. She was harassed by a group of thugs for a while before two police officers passed by and the thugs left. Afterwards, Zhou Linlin left alone and disappeared from the camera's range.

  The two policemen who found Zhou Linlin last night have been located. They recalled that at the time, Zhou Linlin had drunk some wine and was extremely arrogant. The two of them advised her to pay attention to safety, but were scolded by her instead. Seeing it was useless, they didn't bother with her anymore.

  However, those few hoodlums were familiar with the area and often appeared there, fighting and brawling was a common occurrence, they had records at the police station. Last night, because of a drunken brawl, they were locked up in the police station, so after they parted ways with Zhou Linlin, they were caught, and should have no relation to Zhou Linlin's death.

  So next to investigate is the man who was with Zhou Linlin last night, he might be able to provide a clue. After checking his ID number, Fang found his residence.

  Li Menglong is a typical rich second generation, doing nothing every day, just spending his family's money. He was very inhospitable to Fang You and Yang Rong's arrival.

  "Who are you talking about? I'm with so many women every day, how would I know which one you're referring to?" Li Menglong had a severe headache now due to drinking till 4 am last night. He originally planned to sleep in and get up at night, but was woken up by two police officers, full of resentment.

  "Take a look at this photo. The woman's name is Zhou Linlin, and you were together last night." Fang You placed the photo of Zhou Linlin in front of Li Menglong.

  Li Menglong lay on the sofa, narrowing his eyes and said without looking: "I don't remember."

  Yang Rong saw Li Menglong's dying look and got angry, "You didn't even look at it and said you don't remember. I'm telling you, if you don't cooperate with the police investigation, I'll arrest you on suspicion of killing Zhou Linlin. If you're not afraid of trouble, then go ahead and don't cooperate."

  Yang Rong's threat didn't faze Li Menglong at all. "Police, don't try to scare me, I'm not buying that. She's dead and has nothing to do with me, I don't even know her."

  Since Li Menglong didn't say anything, Yang Rong decided to remind him, "You don't recognize her? Fine, I'll help you remember. On December 25th, 2015, which was last night, you and Zhou Linlin opened a room at the Biquan Hotel, room number 1606. That night, you ordered a bottle of red wine and then had relations, using up an entire box of condoms from the hotel. After that, around 3 am, Zhou Linlin left the hotel, and not long after, you also left. Now do you remember?"

  Li Menglong originally wanted to get rid of the two people as soon as possible, so he could go back and sleep well. He now had a severe headache and didn't expect these two people to be so troublesome. Li Menglong sat up, opened his eyes, and looked at the photos on the table. "You're talking about her, right? Last night we were indeed together. This little woman is so promiscuous, I didn't think she was so unsatisfied. Last night was exhausting, one time after another. Do you know how many times we did it?"

  Fang You didn't want to hear how many times he and Zhou Linlin had done it that night. "How did you two meet? Did you keep in touch afterwards?"

  Li Menglong saw that Fang didn't want to listen to his romantic history, and felt very uninteresting. "I met her on the road, I just asked if she wanted to play together, she got in my car, and then I drove her to the Biquan Hotel. What happened afterwards, you guys don't know? If you want to hear the details, I can tell you, what position we used, I'll tell you very clearly."