In the Dark

Chapter 54: Luoshen (1)

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Tang Xiaomo couldn't be contacted during the day. She was a high school girl, but she didn't go to class all day. She didn't know where she was fooling around. It happened that Xiao Zhou, the security guard in the hospital, woke up, and Tao Longyue, Xie Lanshan and Shen Liufei went directly to the hospital to record their statements.

The smoke choked in from the fire, the lungs were severely burned, and Bao Bao Xiaozhou's left foot suffered severe second-degree burns. According to the doctor, further treatment was required to determine whether or not to amputate.

On the hospital bed, the security guard Xiao Zhou learned that all three of his accomplices had been shot and died on the spot. He was stunned for a while, and luckily let out a sigh of relief. He wasn't shot. The bullet just brushed past his scalp and ripped off a large piece of his scalp. He was so afraid that he would faint. It was also due to misfortune and fortune that his accomplices thought he was dead after the collapse of blood, and did not shoot him again.

The security guard Xiaozhou explained that their gangs have been running around and committing crimes for a long time. Usually, they first step on the spot and then start. In the past, they only stole from business executives or officials. Most of these people’s money was unclean, and the other party usually did not dare to call the police if they were stolen. I have never stolen a museum art gallery. After all, the security monitoring is first-class, and there is no such thing as a thief. This time, someone was thinking about the things in the Shanghe Art Museum first and instructed them to steal it.

Xie Lanshan asked him, "Who cares? Sister T?"

The security guard Xiaozhou shook his head: "I haven't seen the real person, and I don't know what the other party's name is. It's mysterious, but it's very refreshing to give money, and said that if it's exposed, we can arrange for us to sneak out."

Tao Longyue asked him: "Step on the spot before committing the crime, the consciousness is quite advanced, but it is so easy to sneak into the security team?"

Even the security guard Xiao Zhou himself felt strange, obviously their identities were fake, and they couldn't come up with any beautiful resumes such as retired soldiers and sportsmen, but they passed the interview in such a confused way. He said, maybe the exhibition was held in a hurry, and the art museum couldn't recruit people.

Tao Longyue continued to ask: "What happened to you guys in the hut, did you kill each other because of the uneven distribution of the spoils?"

The security guard Xiaozhou squirmed his pale lips and recalled with difficulty: "It was not uneven, after a few years of working, there was a tacit understanding... I just don't know why, Da Zhuang, the tallest and strongest among us, suddenly went crazy..."

"Are you in good spirits now?" Captain Tao treated the injured criminal suspect very humanely, and only asked after getting a definite answer: "Please repeat the details of the night of the Crane Art Museum crime."

"Captain Tao, can you give me a sip of water first?" The security guard Xiao Zhou was given a sip of water, and finally had the strength to continue: "That night was windy and rainy, and the museum was very gloomy, and there were ghosts wandering everywhere. The three of us were actually very flustered. We have never done such a big deal, and we have been thinking about whether to do it or not, and the power went out-"

Xie Lanshan asked, "The first power outage?"

The security guard Xiao Zhou nodded: "Yes, the first time. Because there is a big exhibition to be held the next day, all the security guards have received training. Once a special situation occurs in the exhibition hall, they must go to the exhibition areas to inspect the exhibition area as soon as possible. The whole group went to check the wax figure area in the east hall with a flashlight. There was nothing unusual, but the wax figure was very scary, almost like a living person. After a while, the electricity came, and the electrician said that it was a wiring problem caused by the typhoon. Tripping is normal—"

Shen Liufei, who had been thinking silently, suddenly said, "When you checked the wax figure area, did you notice how many Luoshen wax figures are in the exhibition hall?"

"Seven." Security Xiaozhou didn't hesitate.

"Seven? Are you sure?" Shen Liufei frowned. After the incident, he checked the drawings for the construction of the exhibition hall. The drawings showed that there were six wax figures of Luoshen in the East Hall, but their placement was somewhat different from what was actually displayed at the end. , He asked the security guard Lao Qi about this, but Lao Qi was stunned by a stick and couldn't remember it.

"It's seven, it's really seven." Bao Xiaozhou said, "It is said that the Crane Art Museum has killed people, so I was very scared. This wax figure really looks like a living person, so I took a flashlight and took pictures one by one, remembering The number is seven."

You can count the number of wax figures in the wax figure area. Captain Tao cut to the point and asked what he thought was more important: "Let's talk about what happened after the second power outage. You went to the toilet with Liu Mingfang before, but the power went out, you At that time, he stole the painting, do you think it is possible that he went to kill someone?"

The security guard Xiao Zhou said firmly: "Impossible, people didn't kill him."

Xie Lanshan interrupted him: "Why are you so sure?"

"I'm sure. After the second power outage, our brothers realized that it was a good opportunity from God, and hurried to the West Hall to steal the painting. I didn't expect that boy to follow him in the dark. He was too cowardly. It's so dark and scary, the voice is right next to my ears. The east and west halls are so far apart, and the power outage is only five minutes away. He definitely won't have a chance to kill people in the east hall." Because the one in the fire scene With a look in his eyes, the security guard Xiao Zhou was very terrified of Xie Lanshan, and after a while, he continued, "I'm like this now, whether I can walk in the future is still a problem, and I can't lie anymore. Besides, I don't know the antique seller..."

This is reasonable, Xie Lanshan stopped talking.

The nurse came in to change the dressing and greeted people politely. Seeing that there was nothing new to ask, the three of them left the ward.

Shen Liufei put forward his own analysis: "The painting is fake. Originally, there were two possibilities. One is that someone unpacked the painting before we arrived, and then killed and destroyed the painting. In this way, the case can be closed, and so can he. I got away with the national treasure. But I heard Zhou Ang’s meaning just now, and that’s not the case. Then there is only one possibility. What they tried so hard to steal is a fake printed painting.”

Xie Lanshan nodded, still thinking about it, a phone call came first.

One after another, it was Ding Li.

Ding Li said that the US consulate came just now, and Li Guochang made a will before his death, and all the property belonged to his wife, Evelyn, so Evelyn asked the city bureau to return the temporarily withheld "Luoshen Futu".

Xie Lanshan immediately said, "I can't pay it back."

"Why can't you return it?" Tao Jun took the phone from the other end. Instructor Tao didn't change his irritable character, and scolded his face, "You bastard took the national treasure to another place without authorization, I haven't scolded you yet!"

Xie Lanshan took the phone away in time, half-squinted one eye, and waited for Tao Jun to shout before taking it back, and explained calmly: "I am handling the case according to the law, and it is stated in the property management regulations that the situation is urgent. The identification and identification work can be carried out within 24 hours after the property involved in the case is extracted, and then the handover procedures can be handled.”

"Good boy, have you told me about procedures and laws?" Tao Jun wanted to laugh a little, but his tone was lower, but his tone was still stern, "Tell me first, why can't you pay it back?"

Xie Lanshan said: "This painting is the key to solving the case. After returning it, the evidence will be gone."

"Then you must first produce evidence to prove that the painting must be related to the case. Otherwise, it is stated in the regulations that after taking measures against the property involved in the case, if it is determined that it has nothing to do with the case, it must be released within three days and returned to the party concerned." Tao Jun couldn't tolerate his many excuses, and gave a death order, "Now people are sticking to this point, and they have brought the consul to say that they will sue you for deliberate occupation and refuse to return it! I will give you three days to show evidence, otherwise You don't care about this case, and you don't care how the painting is dealt with!"

With a bang, the phone was cut off with a click.

Tao Longyue found that both of Shen Xie looked unhappy, Shen Liufei frowned, Xie Lanshan simply sank his face, his eyes happened to be hidden in the backlight, and the darkness was bottomless.

"As soon as this case involves Lao Mei, it's definitely not that easy. You should also imagine the pressure in the bureau." Tao Longyue sighed, "I'll go back to the bureau first, do you think you'll be with me?"

Xie Lanshan shook his head directly: "We still have things to do, you go back first."

A "we" finally made Captain Tao realize that the flowers were blooming all over the branches, and the men's college didn't stay in the middle, and the big thing was over.

Tao Longyue stopped trying to persuade him, turned his head to leave, and was stopped by Xie Lanshan again. He turned around and saw the other party's serious expression: "Old Tao, go and find out about the fire when Zhang Wenli was the director of the Art Museum of the Provincial Academy of Fine Arts, especially to find out who were the two people who were burned to death at that time. Status, where are their family members and relatives now."

Captain Tao left, and across the hospital corridor, Xie Lanshan called Tang Xiaomo again, but the call was always busy.

Looking at each other with Shen Liufei, Xie Lanshan said first: "Hey, Shen Liufei."

Shen Liufei nodded: "Who is the murderer, just ask the construction workers to find out."

Xie Lanshan thought for a moment, then nodded: "Whoever changed the position of the wax figure on the drawing and left space for himself to hide in the blind corner of the surveillance camera by disguising himself as a wax figure, is the murderer."

The truth was obvious, and they all saw it. It was Li Guochang's assistant, Qin Ke, who directed the workers to move the wax figure. At that time, his reason was "perfect", but now it seems that it is a hidden murder.

The fox's tail leaked out of the corner of his clothes, but Shen Liufei's brows were still tight: "At present, it seems that Li Guochang's death and the theft of "Luo Shen Fu Tu" are two cases. It's Tang Xiaomo's safety."