In the bar, opposite Thomas Holderman, Han Annie was asking him a series of questions, and sweat was already pouring down his forehead.
Yin Shabel's followers were there to take careful notes.
Lu Ming was behind the bar, and from this angle, Thomas couldn't see him.
Listening to the questions asked by Han Annie, Lu Ming nodded. The girl was making great progress in her interrogation skills.
Glancing at Heidi, who looked a little uneasy, Lu Ming whispered, "Don't worry, it's okay."
Just now, Hetty mentioned that Simmons often got drunk here and talked to her a lot. What Simmons talked about the most was that Thomas Holderman had done him too many favors. She had always been very puzzled. He was just a worker in a leather factory, earning the same salary as others, and he hadn't saved any money. How could she say that Thomas had done him so many favors
And when she heard that Simmons and his men had assassinated the Duke of Hausburg, she recalled the conversation she had with Thomas and felt even more strange.
Moreover, the last time she saw Simmons, Simmons asked her if she wanted to leave here with him and that he would come to pick her up when he made a lot of money.
Simmons had joked with her like this many times, and she thought it was just a drunken joke like before, but she didn't expect that it would be the last time they met.
When she said this, Hetty seemed a little sad and a little panicked. Obviously, she also knew that she might be involved in this terrible vortex.
And now, when Thomas was brought here for questioning, Hetty was even more frightened.
Looking at her, Lu Ming whispered, "I told you that I can send you and your daughter away tonight. If you want to settle down in Hausville, there is a Peninsula Hotel in Hausville. I can arrange a position for you as a deputy supervisor of the housekeeping department or the cleaning department. I feel that you are very careful and capable. You can quickly get started with this kind of work. As a deputy, you can also quickly gain experience." He paused, "If you don't want to stay in Hausville, you can also go to Donghai, where I also have a hotel. Of course, other cities are also OK. As for me, I suggest that you leave Hausville, because you should also understand that this is a big case. Although you are not involved in it, and you don't need to testify in court, after all, you have contributed to the Special Investigation Bureau, and it will be hard to guarantee your future... So, I suggest that you leave and live a new life elsewhere. I will help you get a new identity."
After a pause, he said, "Actually, leaving your hometown is difficult, but the world outside is vast and the scenery may be better. You should think about it carefully."
A female attendant translated quietly beside him.
Hetty listened in a daze, then smiled bitterly: "What do you mean by leaving home? This place is not my home at all. If I have the opportunity to leave here and forget everything here, it will be a gift from God to me. Mr. Lu, thank you, I am willing to go to other places, you can send me anywhere, as long as it doesn't trouble you too much."
Lu Ming nodded: "Okay, then I understand."
Thomas suddenly started to yell angrily, "What? You want to lock me up for 48 hours? What evidence do you have? What law have I broken? I want a lawyer!"
"Whether there is a lawyer present or not, we also have the right to detain you for 48 hours. During this time, we will not interrogate you again, so there is no need to provide you with a lawyer!" Han Annie stood up and said, "This tavern has been temporarily requisitioned by the Special Investigation Bureau. You stay here and think carefully about anything you need to tell us!"
Lu Ming gestured to Hedy and the little girl Lida next to him, pointed to the back door, and whispered, "Let's go from here."
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In the study on the second floor of the courtyard, sitting opposite was the bald detective Quickson. For the past two days, he had been investigating every person in the town who might have a relationship with Simmons and the other two.
At this moment, looking at Lu Ming, he smiled bitterly and said, "I don't believe it, Old Lu, you can't find out anything? Didn't you figure out the identities of the three gunmen without making any noise?"
He came to inquire about the situation, but after talking for a long time, he still couldn't get any clues.
Lu Ming called him Lao Kui, so he followed suit and called Lu Ming Lao Lu.
Lu Ming spread his hands: "I just don't have any clues."
After the door was knocked gently, Yin Shabel rushed in with excitement on her face, but when she saw Quickson, she stopped immediately, regained her elegance and composure, and said calmly: "You haven't left yet?"
Quickson is one of the few people in the SBI who knows Yin Shabel's true identity. Although his rank is not high, he is a detective that the top brass of the SBI rely on very much, so many things are not hidden from him. Since he cannot be satisfied with the position and salary, they can only use this method of paying special attention to him and tell him the secrets that only the top brass can know, and Quickson falls for it.
Seeing this noble royal family in beautiful white clothes, Quickson stood up and touched his chest and bowed, "Miss Yin Shabel, I'm leaving!"
He looked at Lu Ming suspiciously again and thought that Old Lu was Old Lu. You see, Lady Yin Shabel clearly treated him as her own and barged in just after knocking on the door. Moreover, the stern poker face that he usually had was gone. He looked so excited. He was obviously a beautiful girl in her prime, but now, she was pretentious again.
Lu Ming thought for a moment and said, "Lao Kui, how about this? You stay. Although the fewer people who know about this, the better, I believe in you. You can't tell anyone before you turn over the dice."
Quickson was immediately overjoyed, "Okay, okay!"
Lu Ming looked at Yin Shabel, "Is there any good news?"
Seeing that Lu Ming allowed the agent to stay, Yin Shabel no longer guarded against Quickson and smiled proudly: "Yes, teacher."
Quickson looked at this scene, rubbed his eyes vigorously, and smiled bitterly in his heart. Yes, even if she is a real noble, in reality, she is still a young girl of eighteen or nineteen, right? However, her cute appearance as a girl is naturally not seen by ordinary people.
Yin Shabeier had already taken out a letter. "The fourth team intercepted it. After interrogation, we found out that the letter was sent to Hausville and addressed to Rooney Holderman, the owner of the hotel where you were doing business. However, the person who delivered the letter was... He didn't know the content of the letter."
Lu Ming nodded, took the letter, and saw that it was still sealed with glue. Obviously Yin Shabel did not open it, but gave it to him so that he could read the contents of the letter first.
Although the content of the letter must be translated by her, she also has to read it by herself, which shows respect for herself.
Lu Ming smiled at Yin Shabel: "It seems that you are the one who deserves the most credit. It was all your idea."
Yin Shabei smiled innocently, "Thank you, teacher!"
The purpose of pressing the Holderman family of the leather factory step by step was to create an atmosphere that they had been exposed and even had certain evidence against them.
In the previous life, it was a method of alerting the snake by stirring up trouble.
Sure enough, the Holderman family branch in this small town could no longer hold back and wanted to contact higher levels.
As for phone calls and so on, Yin Shabel's people were monitoring them and also keeping an eye on the activities of the Holderman family members.
Sure enough, the messenger was intercepted today.
Lu Ming put on rubber gloves, soaked the envelope head with water, slowly opened the envelope, took out the paper from it, and smiled.
It seems that the crucial information was really intercepted, but it is not so easy to decrypt it.
Yin Shabel, with a curious face, leaned close to Lu Ming's face and gritted her teeth, "How cunning!"
On the paper was a bunch of numbers, obviously a coded letter.