Assistant Quan Lei walked into the small office, which became a temporary interrogation room.
Jian Jing was very polite to him: "I want to ask you a few questions, and I hope you can answer them truthfully."
Anxiety flashed across the assistant's face, and he said awkwardly: "Okay, what do you want to ask?"
"Hour Rui died inexplicably. I want to know who might have done something to him." Jian Jing said slowly, "I heard that his personal relationship was chaotic. Can you tell me about it?"
The assistant hesitated and hesitated: "He just likes to have fun, likes to go to bars to pick up girls, and occasionally sleeps with fans... My last girlfriend was Coco. Because of the breakup, the two of them were very unhappy."
"So who is Hou Rui with now?"
The assistant scratched his head in embarrassment, but Jian Jing had no intention of giving in and stared into his eyes.
"Okay." He was not a determined person and quickly gave up resistance, "Hour Rui is with Mr. Chen now."
Jian Jing asked: "Let's not talk about those romantic relationships. Among the people around him, is Mr. Chen the only one who has an affair with him?"
The assistant answered affirmatively: "Yes."
"Where are you and your agent?"
The assistant waved his hand: "No, no, Sister Yao and I are not that kind of people. I have a girlfriend, and..." After a slight struggle, he chose to be honest, "Mr. Chen sent me to take care of Hou Rui, how could I have a relationship with him?" ?”
Jian Jing raised her eyebrows: "Really? But I heard that Mr. Chen is very 'generous'."
"Well, Mr. Chen's other 'friends' are also artists, so they have nothing to do with me." The assistant was extremely embarrassed.
Jian Jing looked at him for a while, and for the sake of his appearance, she temporarily believed him: "Are you on good terms with Hou Rui?"
"Of course it's not good." The assistant vomited bitterly, "Hou Rui is not easy to serve, and I am the boss's spy, so I always keep an eye on him and don't mess around. He annoys me very much, and loses his temper at every turn. What can I do if I file a complaint with my boss?”
At this point, he seemed to have noticed something was wrong, and he made amends: "However, I will never kill anyone because of this. Mr. Chen gave me a lot of money. One day I have enough of his arrogance and I will quit."
Jian Jing nodded, assuming there was no emotional dispute, Hou Rui was dead, and the assistant would be of no benefit.
"How is the relationship between the agent and Hou Rui?"
The assistant sighed and said: "The situation has not been good recently. Hou Rui feels that he has become famous. He dislikes Sister Yao for not being good enough and has no resources at hand. He wants to change his agent. Sister Yao has finally brought out a popular artist, so she definitely doesn't want to Let go. But he is now the number one brother in the company, and the senior management is coaxing him, so he will probably agree. "
"What about Reporter Yuan? I heard that he and Hou Rui had a conflict."
"What's going on? He took the photo, and Sister Yao said that he could buy it back with some money. Hou Rui disagreed, saying that he was bored to death by following him all day long." The assistant frowned, "Then ask Mr. Chen to take action. Taught a lesson."
"What was Reporter Yuan's reaction?"
"He said that Hou Rui will be killed one day, so let him wait." The assistant spread his hands and said, "Just say harsh words."
Jian Jing nodded and thought, so it seems, Jiang Baiyan's news is correct. Reporter Yuan and Manager Yao both have strong motives for killing, and they also have the conditions to kill.
From a time perspective, reporter Yuan has a greater advantage.
"When you went to call Hou Rui at 9 o'clock, was the door locked? Could you hear what was going on inside?" Jian Jing asked in detail, with a serious expression, "It's very important. Think about it carefully."
The assistant tried to recall: "It was 9 o'clock, and there was an announcement tomorrow. I wanted Hou Rui to go back to rest early, so I went to the bathroom to call him. The door was closed, so I knocked on the door first. There was no movement inside because Hou Rui had not drunk enough before. Shao, I was afraid that he would be drunk inside, so... Yes, I tried to open the door, but it was locked. I had to scream a few times, but there was still no movement. I guess he might be unhappy with me and ignored me on purpose. Go back first."
Jian Jing asked: "Is there any sound of vomiting or anything else?"
The assistant shook his head: "I can't hear you clearly, the toilet music keeps playing."
"I understand, thank you." She asked, "Don't reveal our conversation for now."
The assistant should .
Jian Jing dragged the mouse and replayed Reporter Yuan's actions.
According to his confession, he went to eavesdrop first, and then went to the terrace to smoke after failing to eavesdrop.
Smoking... She held her head and thought for a moment, then suddenly stood up and went straight to the terrace.
The terrace of the restaurant is not big, about ten square meters. It is just a balcony with a few pots of green plants and two chairs. There is an ashtray on the table with some ash and a cigarette butt remaining.
She picked up the remaining cigarette butts with tweezers and identified the brand on them.
Yes, it matched the brand of cigarettes I had glimpsed in Reporter Yuan's box before, so it should have been left by him.
She gently sniffed the cigarette butt and discerned a hint of orange.
Just watching the surveillance video, she confirmed the serving time in Reporter Yuan's box.
He came late and jumped in the queue temporarily, so the food was served slowly. We arrived at 6:50, and the food was served at 7:30. It was not finished until 8:10, and the time for freeing fruits was at 8:15.
On his table, the fruit plate showed signs of being moved, and the oranges and cantaloupe had been eaten.
The cigarette butt has an orange flavor—the xylitol on the table has a mint flavor—so it can basically be proven that the cigarette was smoked after 8:15.
His second activity time was from 8:42 to 8:48, which was only five minutes in total. Is it enough to kill someone and then come back to smoke
The time to death from suffocation is very long.
Jian Jing fell into a blind spot in knowledge and had to turn to smokers for help.
"Hey, I want to ask you a question." She called.
The patient asked lazily: "Tell me."
“How long does it take to smoke a cigarette?”
Monsoon: "Usually 3-5 minutes."
"What about natural combustion?"
"About 8-10 minutes, it depends on the brand." He said with great interest, "If you encounter any case, tell me..."
"Thanks." Jian Jing hung up the phone cruelly.
After the cigarette is burned out, even if it is lit first and then kills, it will be difficult to complete.
Reporter Yuan's suspicion suddenly dropped.
Now, the biggest suspect has become agent Yao Fei.
She seemed to have an alibi, but in fact she was not. The waitress did not see her in person, but only heard the voice through the door.
Whether the door is locked or the sound is heard, everything can be faked.
The sound is simple and can be solved by a Bluetooth speaker, but how do you lock the door
Jian Jing walked in circles in the small bathroom.
The layout of the toilet is like this:
.men's restroom.
Wash... .Female
hand... toilet
District... place
..Door... .
The door outside cannot be locked and can only be closed normally. In addition to the ball door lock, the men's and women's toilet cubicles also have a door bolt added to the back.
A special feature of the spherical door lock is that as long as you press the bulge in the center of the inner handle and bring it directly to the door, you can lock the door from the outside. It is also very simple to open and can be done with a thin card. It has no anti-theft function. .
Jian Jing asked the waitress who delivered the things before: "When you opened the door, was it locked?"
The waitress reached for the handle and regained her feeling: "No, the handle can be turned. The customer should have locked the door bolt inside."
She was sure: "By the way, the guest said, 'Come in, the door is unlocked,' but she forgot to lock the door bolt, so she had to let me squeeze in through the crack of the door."
Jian Jing raised her eyebrows.
It’s a bit interesting.
The style of door bolt is the most common latch. It only costs a few yuan online. It is cheap and easy to use. But it now becomes the key to the alibi.
Jian Jing used a magnifying glass to examine the insertion rod extremely carefully. There is some wear and tear on the metal insert rod, and the marks are very light and are horizontal lines. They should be normal marks left after repeated use.
Additionally, there are no tape marks on the entire latch.
Jian Jing knows several techniques for using bolts to create a secret room. It is not difficult to do it with practice using universal fishing line or tape. But there is a problem with this method, that is, it cannot be canceled from the outside.
The door is locked and there is no one inside. Doesn’t that expose the secret
The murderer used the secret room in reverse to create the illusion that someone was inside, and the door had to be reopened.
It’s not difficult to operate. As long as you don’t press the hook on the insert rod, be patient and slowly move the pole in the socket, and you can open the door.
There are no marks on the pluggable rod.
How did you do it
Jian Jing put herself in the position of the murderer and felt that the method should not be too complicated. The bathroom door cannot be locked, and guests will come in at any time. If you use the mechanism or something, it will be easily exposed. Concealment, efficiency, and simplicity are what she pursues.
A murder weapon of her choice.
The murder weapon...
Could it be
ah.
For the first time, Jian Jing experienced the feeling of lightning flashing through her mind.
A flash of inspiration suddenly dawned on me.
Souga, there may be many roads there.
She dug out a long cotton swab in her makeup case, tied double-sided tape on the cotton end, and poked it into the socket. When I took it out, there were some fine white particles on the surface of the tape.
Put it into the evidence bag and slowly rub it open.
as expected.
Scraps of paper.
Some of the tricks cannot be considered tricks at all if revealed. At most, they can only be called blind spots in thinking.
It is not necessarily the inserting rod itself that serves as the inserting rod, it can also be a substitute.
Like blackmail, paper towels can be obtained locally and rolled into strips about the size of a stick. Use a hard card or blade, insert it into the door gap, catch the pattern of the paper towel, and then move it into the socket from the outside to become a disposable door bolt.
When a waitress delivers something to a customer, how many people will push the door hard? You must push it a little and it will stop when you find it locked.
After using her to complete the alibi, the props lose their value. With a knife, the secret room can be canceled immediately. Then throw the paper towel into the toilet, clean and without any trace.
What's missing now is evidence.
It’s not that difficult.
Jian Jing sighed softly and walked into Box 1. She told her assistant: "I want to talk to Ms. Yao alone."
The assistant was not suspicious and immediately vacated the space.
The female agent did not realize that something was wrong, but instead asked with concern: "Is there any progress? I just saw that Coco was also next door. She and Hou Rui were having a very unpleasant quarrel. Could it be..."
"Ms. Yao, I already know who the murderer is." Jian Jing said.
The female agent was startled, then reluctantly said: "Really? Miss Jian, aren't you a writer? Are you really good at solving crimes?"
Jian Jing said: "Yes, I have been lucky enough to solve a few cases. Every time in the end, I would advise them to surrender. After all, people are confused sometimes, and it is better to figure it out."
The female agent said: "I don't understand what you mean."
"Before Hou Rui died, he left clues to the murderer." Jian Jing opened her phone and showed her the pattern she took, "He has already hinted at the identity of the murderer."
The female agent glanced at the photo and said, "What kind of hint is this?"
"It's a coincidence that every suspect can be related to a death message. But if you think about it carefully, it's not really reliable." Jian Jing raised her finger, "Assistant Quan Lei, 'Quan' and' The word "circle" has the same pronunciation as "circle", but to be honest, if he wants to leave a death message, he must cut his hand and write it with blood, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. If it is complete, it is more consistent with a fist. "
She gathered her five fingers and made them into fists: "If I want to remind Quan Lei, I will use this gesture. It is simple and convenient."
The female agent was noncommittal.
"As for Reporter Yuan, 'Yuan' sounds the same as 'Yuan', but I highly doubt that a person like Hou Rui knows who Reporter Yuan's last name is?" Jian Jing reasonably questioned, "He should just call him 'dead paparazzi' or something." Right?"
The female agent said: "How do I know?"
Jian Jing did not push her, and continued: "Jiang Ou and Coco also match the information. Assuming Hou Rui knows Jiang Ou's identity, his name has a simpler expression."
She dipped her fingers in water and drew three lines, or dots, on the table.
"Three dots of water are much easier to draw than circles, and three is also his ranking." Jian Jing said calmly, "As for Coco, is her stage name. The two were once lovers. Could it be that she also called her by her stage name behind her back? ? Her real name is Zhu You, it is more appropriate to use u. "
The female agent asked: "What does have to do with me? My name has nothing to do with o."
"It's your earrings." Jian Jing said straight to the point, "The earrings with the letter "g", the last stroke of "" is crooked, it looks like an o was not drawn well, but it's okay to say it's "g"."
She analyzed: "When Hou Rui died, he was half-kneeling on the ground. From his perspective, he could just see your earrings reflected on the metal decorative strips on the wall."
The female agent subconsciously touched her earlobe, and then sneered: "So what Teacher Jian calls solving cases is just making up stories?"
"It was true just now, but not now." Jian Jing shrugged, admitting that the death message was mostly conjecture, "I have figured out your modus operandi."
The agent crossed his arms: "I'd like to hear the details."