It would be nice if there were ghosts, but Qu Nanpei did die, and his death was very miserable.
He was lying on the bed, naked, with a swollen and purple face and obvious finger pressure marks on his neck. This death was enough for a horror movie, but the most horrifying thing was that the whole bed was soaked in bright red blood.
A strong smell of blood floated in the air, fishy and sticky, flowing from the bed to the floor, dripping, with a strong visual impact.
Director Li leaned over to take a look and almost sent himself away: "What, what is this?"
Jiang Baiyan shook his head sincerely. He was very sensible and didn't even look at her, just waiting for Jian Jing to come.
She arrived at the crime scene in ten minutes.
First thing, the autopsy.
There is no doubt that the cause of death was mechanical asphyxiation and strangulation. Judging from the condition of the body, the time of death was no more than 2 hours.
It is now 1:40 in the morning, and the time of death should be between 23:40 and 1:40.
As for the blood... She put on gloves, touched some and felt it. It felt delicate. Then she smelled it and smelled a strong smell of blood.
"This doesn't seem to be a plasma bag." In order not to disturb the scene, Jiang Baiyan could only stand at the door and look around.
"Yes, it's blood." She guessed, "Maybe the anticoagulant was added, so it didn't coagulate normally."
Jiang Baiyan asked: "Human blood?"
Jian Jing: "Probably not."
"It's a ghost!" The girl who was pulled outside and sitting in the patio raised her head and trembled, "It must be a ghost."
Jian Jing looked at her inquiringly. The girl was very young, no more than twenty years old, and was wrapped in a bath towel. There were bloodstains on her bare thighs and arms, forming a series of indentations.
"Yes..."
The girl looked pale and in a trance, she kept repeating, "There is a ghost."
"Don't be afraid, there are no ghosts now, you are safe." Jian Jing activated the trust card, held the girl's shoulders, and observed her inconspicuously, "Can you tell me what you saw?"
The girl swallowed a few times and moved her lips: "A ghost killed someone."
"Did you see it?" Jian Jing glanced at her palm. Her nails were long and manicured, and her finger bones were slender. On the middle finger of her left hand was a ring inlaid with rubies and sapphires, which had a cute shape.
"She touched my face." The girl was horrified. "I woke up and felt sticky all over. I opened my eyes and saw blood - blood all over!"
She babbled incoherently: "There's so much blood. He's dead."
Jian Jing asked: "Did you touch your face? How did you touch it? Are you sure it was your hand?"
"It's a ghost." She was about to cry, "I thought it was a joke, but it turned out to be real... It's so scary... Will I be killed too?"
Jian Jing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and hurried to comfort her.
But the girl was so strongly stimulated that she couldn't calm down at all, so she had to ask Sister Chen to accompany her to the side to rest.
She and Jiang Baiyan sorted out their schedule for tonight.
Around 11:30 p.m., Qu took the girl back to the room. They were both probably drunk and were talking loudly, making a lot of noise.
At 12:05, he fell asleep and the video was interrupted, but Jian Jing could still see him.
At 1:20 a.m., a piercing scream suddenly came from outside the house, scaring him so much that he woke up from his dream and opened the curtains to check what was going on.
At 1:30, he found Director Li, and they went to supporting actor Qu's room together.
Jian Jing saw the death of Qu Nanpei through the video.
At 1:40, she arrived at the scene, performed an autopsy, and determined the time of death.
Jian Jing confirmed a few doubts: "The door must have been locked at that time?"
Jiang Baiyan was very sure: "Yes, it is open, and it cannot be opened."
The second question: "Who has been here in the past 10 minutes?"
"Everyone came to inquire about the situation, and after learning that someone was dead, they left." Jiang Baiyan said, "None of them entered the room."
A secret room with locked doors and windows, mysterious blood, a man strangled to death, and a witness who claimed that his face was touched.
This murderer is quite capable.
Jian Jing thought for a moment and said, "Call the landlord. I saw there was surveillance. Let's check who has been in and out of this place today."
Jiang Baiyan gestured "ok" and went out to make a phone call.
The landlord lived next door and arrived soon. He checked the surveillance camera immediately: "There are only two cameras here, one at the front door and one at the back door. They are all here."
After listening to the conversation, he asked nervously, "Is it really a female ghost who kills people? No one has ever died in the past."
"Has there been any rumors of ghosts in the past?" Jian Jing asked.
"Yes, there is. I saw a pregnant woman wearing clothes from the Republic of China in the scenic area at night. She was gone in a flash. It's the first time I've seen a death." He felt very unlucky and couldn't help asking Director Li, "Director, is the master you invited still here? Please do something nice for our house. Otherwise, how are we going to do business in the future!"
Director Li's face was not looking good either. An actor in the crew suddenly died. What if it was reported by the media? Who knows what rumors would be spread. It would be good if it could become a hit, but the most worrying thing is... In addition, he would have to explain to the investors... He was overwhelmed with thoughts at the moment, and veins in his temples were throbbing.
"Xiaobai." He called Jiang Baiyan, "Let's go out and talk for a while."
Jiang Baiyan was so smart that he was interested in the music and followed them out immediately.
The two people were whispering in the patio. Jian Jing didn't eavesdrop, but focused on scrolling the progress bar to quickly check the situation of the B&B.
The B&B has a square structure, faces north and south, and its layout is as follows.
... ..Room 1... .Room 2... .
Room 3... Room 4... Room 5
Room 6... ..Day... ... Room 7
Room 8... ..well... ... Room 9
Kitchen... .Dining room... Door... ...
Simply put, the main courtyard is divided into three rooms, the east and west wing rooms are divided into two rooms, the back room is divided into two rooms, and the back room is used as a dining room and kitchen, for a total of 9 guest rooms.
You can also make a list of the guests staying in each room.
Room 1: Lady Bei
Guest Room 2: Jiang Baiyan (currently living)
Room 3: Qu Nanpei
Room 4: Blood Handprint Room, originally occupied by Jiang Baiyan, now vacant
Room 5: Director Li
Room 6: Director of Photography
Room 7: Art Direction
Room 8: Stage Manager
Room 9: Producer
Jian Jing first scrolled the surveillance time bar to 11:30, and saw Qu Nanpei coming back drunk. He put one hand around the girl's waist, pointed at her, staggered and muttered something.
The producer supported him and seemed to be trying to persuade him, but Qu didn't listen at all and kept laughing and joking with the girl. They were both drunk and almost fell down when they stepped over the threshold.
She wrote down the time in her memo: 23:35, the last time the deceased was seen alive.
Time goes back and we begin to look for the time when each guest returns.
22:15, Miss Bei is back
22:40, Jiang Baiyan comes back
23:10, the production manager comes back
23:35, the male supporting actor Qu, the girl and the producer come back.
23:50, the art director comes back
00:15, the director of photography returns
00:40, Director Li is back
Checking the back door surveillance, no one entered or left the room all night.
So, there were eight guests staying in the nine rooms, one died, and the remaining seven are suspects.
There is also the girl, an "eyewitness", who cannot be ruled out as a suspect.
But she had studied the handprints on the deceased's neck, which were larger than her palms and did not look like a woman's hand. And when she pressed the side of the neck, she could feel a fractured hyoid bone, which was a typical sign of strangulation.
It’s hard for women to do this.
In addition, Qu's fingernails were very clean, with no visible skin flakes or clothing residue, and there were no signs of resistance or struggle on his skin.
He was killed without any resistance.
Among the tenants: Jiang Baiyan was under her nose the whole time, so he can be ruled out; Director Li, the producer, the production manager, and the director of photography are all men, so they are more likely to be suspected; while the female lead, Ms. Bei, and the art director are less likely to be suspected.
But the possibility of collaborative killing cannot be ruled out.
She made sure to note the order in which each person returned, preparing to ask them one by one later.
Next it was time to survey the site.
But Jian Jing wanted to wait for the police to arrive. It was not that she was lazy, but when she went into the room to perform the autopsy, she was terrified by the chaos in the room.
I've never seen such a messy crime scene.
The bed was soaked in blood, and most of the traces could not be distinguished by the naked eye. In addition to the blood flowing down the bed, there were also scattered clothes, bathrobes, underwear, and panties, which were wrinkled and exuded a strong smell of alcohol and sour smell.
No one cleaned the room at the B&B, and Qu Nanpei's hygiene habits were far inferior to Jiang Baiyan's. The trash can was overflowing with tissues, condoms, and other garbage, and drinks were spilled on the bedside table. Makeup brushes, beauty sponges, and lipsticks fell, but no one picked them up.
There were strange stains on the carpet, and different kinds of fallen hair: long curly reddish-brown hair, long straight black hair, and short haze-blue hair.
The bathroom was also a mess. The water in the bathtub had not been drained, there were several pieces of used paper on the bed, skin care products were placed all over the place, and the toilet still smelled.
In a situation like this, of course, it should be left to professionals, right
However, no matter how long we waited, the police still did not arrive.
"Have you called the police?" she asked Jiang Baiyan.
He said honestly: "Director Li won't let me."
She glared at him.
"I've talked to Director Li and understand his concerns. Once the police get involved, rumors will spread everywhere, and the crew will be greatly affected." Jiang Baiyan said quickly, "So we should all take a step back and investigate further. When the truth is revealed, we will announce the news."
That's about right.
Jian Jing's sleepiness had long disappeared. She looked around and found a new face.
"That's Qu Jie's agent." Jiang Baiyan said.
It is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. Jian Jing decided to ask him first.
She went up to reveal her identity, and the other party was unwilling to pay attention at first, but Director Li and Jiang Baiyan helped to persuade him, and he had to agree reluctantly.
"What do you want to ask?" The agent asked, without any sadness or panic, but rather a bit of anxiety.
Jian Jing remained calm and said, "What do you think about Qu Jie's death?"
Agent: “Unexpected.”
She was surprised: "Strangled to death or an accident?"
"I heard that this sounds outrageous, but it's actually normal - they overdid it." The agent said calmly, "Xiaojie is a man who likes to have fun, and he is well-known in the circle. It's not surprising that he got this result."
Jian Jing said "Oh" and asked, "Do you know that girl?"
The agent said, "I'm not familiar with her, but I've met her before. She's a fan of Xiaojie. She's usually quite generous and often follows him around. Xiaojie doesn't have a girlfriend now, so it's normal for him to be with female fans."
"Was it her the other day?"
The agent said calmly, "No, it's a fan I met in another bar. Teacher Jian, Xiaojie is a star, and there are fanatical fans blocking him wherever he goes."
"But she was drunk, and with her temper, it's not easy for her to strangle a man to death." Jian Jing said.
"Drinking alcohol can easily lead to trouble." The agent sighed and said sincerely, "I don't know what Director Li thinks, but our company has more than just Xiaojie as an artist. I will be responsible for negotiating with Xiaojie's family and issuing a letter of understanding. Let's not make a big deal out of this."
Jian Jing did not comment, but asked: "Doesn't anyone want to kill Qu Jie?"
"Of course, people in the same industry are enemies." The agent paused and said with a smile, "But Xiaobai doesn't need to do that."
Jian Jing felt that he was hinting at something, so she didn't respond and asked, "What about the emotional dispute?"
"He broke up with his girlfriend a long time ago." The agent tried to persuade again, "This is an accident, Miss Jane, you shouldn't complicate simple things."
"I don't think so." She said, "In the afternoon, he had conflicts with quite a few people."
After being implied by Master Long in the morning, Qu Jie was very unhappy. In the afternoon, when the three main actors were filming opposite each other, he was beaten up, scolded by Director Li, and laughed at by countless people in the crew. His mood was extremely bad.
When he was touching up his makeup, he felt that his eyebrows were not drawn well, so he threw a whole cup of iced coffee at the makeup artist. He also complained that the car that the production staff had promised to send him was not good, so he couldn't even rest in the car. He then implied that the lighting engineer was biased, saying that his skin color was obviously one degree darker than the male and female protagonists.
Later, he had a quarrel with Director Li and parted on bad terms. Everyone heard it with their own ears.
Of course, this was not the staff's motivation, but the agent's attitude of settling things peacefully still made Jian Jing very strange.
She smiled and said, "Human life is precious, so you'd better check it carefully. If you don't trust me, you can also call the police yourself."