After Bai Qi finished speaking, not only I, but even Bai Longfei who was standing next to Bai Qi was shocked and asked, "How is it possible? Is the hotel haunted?"
Bai Qi glared at Bai Longfei and said, "How many times have I told you that there are no ghosts in this world! You are already an adult, but you are still making a fuss all day long. I think you are not as sensible as Ji Wen."
Being scolded by his father, no matter how strong Bai Longfei was, he could only nod in agreement.
But I think that since Bai Qi said so, it must be the truth. It’s just that someone used some means to make us think that it was the ghost of the foreigner who killed the second person.
"Uncle Bai, are you sure that the person you saw in the surveillance video is that foreigner?"
Bai Qi nodded and said, "The local police showed me the surveillance video, and I'm sure it was the first victim. Although I don't know how the murderer made up so similarly, it's like he was cloned, but this surveillance video was spread out for some reason. Now the hotel's business is booming again, and it's almost full every day. But the people who come to stay in the hotel are all looking for excitement. They even gave this hotel a name, the Ghost Hotel."
I didn't think about what Bai Qi said later. I kept thinking in my mind, why did the foreigner who had been dead for a few days suddenly appear and walk into the second victim's room on the night of the second victim's murder? If I can't figure this out, I don't think about solving this case so quickly.
I have severe face blindness, especially when it comes to Europeans. I feel like they all look the same. If I have to identify them, I would not identify them based on their face shape, but their hairstyle and clothing. When I think that the victim this time is a foreigner, my head hurts.
Although this case is a bit difficult for me at the moment, fortunately the murderer committed the murder in a hotel. There must be cameras everywhere in the hotel. As long as I find the surveillance video of the past few days, I will definitely be able to find some clues.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Bai, have you checked the cameras on the road leading to the water tank on the rooftop when the foreigner and the local died? If the murderer wanted to kill someone and dump the body, he would definitely pass by here, and there must be some clues here."
Bai Qi sighed and said, "Do you think I didn't think of that? On the day of the incident, I urged the local police to focus on investigating the surveillance video of that section of the road. But you can't imagine that the hotel's surveillance can be saved for 30 days, but we retrieved the surveillance video for the entire 30 days, and the deceased did not appear in the footage."
I was stunned when I heard that and said, "Nothing was found? Then how were their bodies thrown into the water tank? Did they fly up there?"
Bai Qi shook his head and said, "Of course he didn't fly up there. After the foreigner died, we didn't find any footage of him passing by in the surveillance video. In order to prevent it from happening again, we quietly installed a camera next to the water tank on the top floor. But I never expected that after the second death, when we checked the surveillance video again, we still found nothing!"
I was completely confused when I heard this. Even if the murderer had a way to avoid the camera leading to the top water tank, he couldn't avoid the camera next to the water tank! Because if the murderer wanted to dump the body, he had to pass by the water tank and open the lid to put the body in. But there was no information in the picture. How did the murderer put the body into the water tank
Although some of the cases I encountered before were a bit bizarre, at least according to my reasoning, there were clues to follow. Now there is no information in the surveillance of this case, which provides solid evidence of soul murder from another aspect, making me feel that this case is a bit tricky.
Anyway, everything I know now is what Bai Qi described to me. To know the real details, I have to go there in person. In short, this case is very interesting to me. Even if Bai Qi just calls me and doesn't come here in person, I will go to Yinchuan to see how unsolvable this legendary "ghost hotel" is.
"Uncle Bai, leave this case to me. You haven't seen me for a while. During this time, I have grown a lot. This time, I will let you see the results of my hard work."
I said to Bai Qi with full confidence, and Bai Qi couldn't help laughing: "Haha, I see that your other abilities haven't improved, but your eloquence is amazing. I won't give you a deadline to solve the case this time. In short, you must find the murderer before those foreign police solve the case. You can't embarrass us Chinese no matter what!"
It was originally an ordinary case, but after Bai Qi said this, it instantly became related to the national glory. I was originally very relaxed, but now I suddenly feel a little pressured.
"There's no need to elevate the nature of the matter to such a high level, right? Uncle Bai, since you said that I can't go in to investigate in the name of your special case team, what should I do?"
Bai Qi looked down at his watch and said, "What's up with Pan An? Why hasn't he come yet? Don't worry, I've already made arrangements for you. I've booked two rooms for you through the local police. The rooms are on the eighth floor, in front of the only passage leading to the water tank on the top floor. This location will also be convenient for your investigation. You only need to pretend to be tourists and stay there. Once you find the real murderer, I will let Pan An come forward and let you identify the murderer."
Although I roughly guessed that Bai Qi would use such a routine, who would have thought that he would actually let someone I had never met go with me, which made me a little resistant and asked: "Uncle Bai, who is this Pan An? He looks very handsome from the name."
After hearing what I said, for some reason Bai Longfei suddenly burst out laughing, and Bai Qi also smiled inexplicably and said, "Pan An is an elite in our special case team. He has a special ability. I just said that he is known as the 'special case team police dog'. As for what ability it is, I will not tell you for now. You can slowly get to know it. Don't worry, Pan An is the most easy-going person in our special case team. I think you two will definitely get along well. Moreover, Pan An's fighting ability is also one of the best in the special case team, second only to Lin Yingxue."
We were still talking about Pan An when I suddenly heard Bai Qi mention Lin Yingxue. For some reason, the words she said when we parted came back to my mind.
'coward!'
I was clearly with Zhang Qishan now, but when I suddenly thought of Lin Yingxue again, I suddenly felt a little sorry for Zhang Qishan. I immediately shook my head, trying to get rid of the voice and smile of Lin Yingxue in my mind.
Bai Qi is very good at observing people's expressions and seems to have seen what's on my mind. He sighed and said, "Now that you already have someone you like, treat her well and don't have any other distracting thoughts. Got it?"
I nodded and said, "Don't worry about that. I love Zhang Qishan very much, and she treats me very well. I plan to take her back to meet my parents during the Chinese New Year this year, and then find a good day to get married next year or the year after."
"That's right. A man only knows the importance of responsibility after he gets married. When the date is set, remember to send me a wedding invitation, hahahaha!"
Bai Qi laughed so heartily that my originally gloomy mood became better.
Suddenly, Bai Qi turned to me and asked, "Have you contacted your father in the past few days? Give me your father's phone number. I haven't contacted this old guy for a long time. I wonder how he is doing now."
Bai Qi mentioned my father again, and I remembered that Bai Qi seemed to say that my father was an old acquaintance of his. He didn't tell me in detail at that time, so I almost forgot about it. Now that Bai Qi mentioned it again, I couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Bai, how did you and my father know each other? Why didn't you tell me?"
Bai Qi seemed a little hesitant when he saw me asking about this matter, and said, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, but I know your father's temper too well. Since he doesn't want to tell you, he must have his reasons. If I tell you about this, what if your father blames me and doesn't recognize me as his elder brother?"
Based on Bai Qi's words, I can conclude that my father must have worked with Bai Qi when he was young, and that they must have had a very good relationship. But I am very curious, if my father was really a policeman when he was young, why did I live in such a simple family after I was born? Why did my father resign from the police position
"Uncle Bai, you better tell me. It's not something shameful. My father will definitely not blame you. If you don't tell me, I won't give you my father's phone number."
Bai Qi has always been very nice to me. It felt like the Bai Qi in front of me had no special identity, he was just the father of my best friend, so I gradually dared to joke with him.
Bai Qi laughed and scolded, "You dare to threaten me? Do you really think I can't find your father? You know, our special case team needs anyone's file, it's just a matter of saying a word, but I'm just too lazy to do it. You look really eager, never mind, I'd better tell you, anyway, your bus to Yinchuan will not arrive for a while."
As he spoke, Bai Qi's eyes seemed to become gentler. He looked at me and said, "Speaking of your father's name, perhaps others don't know it, but if it is mentioned in our special case team, everyone knows it. You know, he was known as the 'No. 1 Detective' back then. If it weren't for that incident, I'm afraid your father would be in my position now."
Before Bai Qi finished speaking, I heard the half-closed door being pushed open, and then a slightly fat young man rushed in and said to Bai Qi: "Sir, did I just hear you talking about the deeds of Senior Ji Yong, the number one detective?"