"The poor maid was born, and died in the morning and evening."
"That's what the third letter is about."
"I remember. At that time, you were worried about involving the servants around you, so you gave her a leave and asked her to go back to the countryside to visit relatives."
"But she still had an accident."
He Youan showed a wry smile.
When Ling Shu and the others heard the content of the third letter, they guessed whether the target of the murderer was someone close to He Youan.
He Youan herself was more direct, she thought of the maid who had been by her side.
This maid has been with He Youan for the longest time, and it suits her the most. She knows He Youan's work and rest habits and even many details and hobbies. For He Youan, this maid is like half of her relatives. It is only measured by the master-servant and employment relationship.
After receiving the threatening letter, He Youan gave the maid a three-month long vacation for the first time in history, let her go back to the countryside to visit relatives, and gave her a lot of money to go to the department store to buy things, Count homecoming.
Although the maid had seen the world after she followed He Youan, but her family did not have any, she also knew that she could buy something casually in Shanghai and go home, enough to amaze her relatives in the countryside.
Since He Youan often went to Xinxin Department Store, the maid also looked for Xinxin Department Store. With the money given to her by the hostess, she bought a lot of large and small bags in it, but when she came out, there was an accident.
The maid had too many things in her hand, so she didn't pay attention when she went down the steps. She stepped on the air and fell straight down. The back of her head just hit the steps, and blood was everywhere on the spot.
"Miss Qian fell into a serious coma on the way to the doctor, and she was pronounced dead shortly after being sent to the hospital. We are also very sorry. This incident did not happen in a department store. We should not be responsible for it, but in the spirit of humanitarianism, we I will still do my best for Miss Qian's funeral, and I also ask Miss He to mourn and change."
It's been a frustrating day for the person speaking, a department store manager.
The news of the woman falling to her death outside the department store has already been published in the newspapers, and the blood on the floor is enough to scare away many customers who came in and out. In the final analysis, it is hard to say that this matter has no impact on the department store. Competitors such as Shi Department Store took the opportunity to discredit it, saying that Xinxin Department Store has problems with its feng shui, and that business will be greatly reduced in the future.
If it weren't for the fact that the hostess of the deceased was the famous He Youan, the manager of the department store would definitely not have been able to make this trip in person.
Ling Shu: "It snowed two days ago. If the steps are too slippery and the dead person falls, the department store will definitely be involved."
As soon as the manager of the department store heard this, his face darkened in half, and he had to explain.
"Mr. Ling, you have wronged us by saying this! Snow is snowing, but there are so many customers in and out of the department store every day, we must have someone sweep the snow out of the door every two hours. The weather is cold and the road is slippery, and I have never heard of any guest other than Ms. Qian in such a tragic incident."
The implication was that the maid Qian Shi was unlucky and had bad luck, so she lost her life after a fall.
He Youan sighed: "Although Qian and I are masters and servants, they are in fact no different from relatives. I am also very uncomfortable with this incident. I will not greet you for the time being. You can talk to Boss Teng when you get the pension. I don't want any money, I will let him pass it all over to Qian's family."
The manager of the department store was eager to leave early, and immediately said: "Miss He is righteous, we will publish an obituary for Miss Qian, explaining the reason, and ask future guests to pay more attention, and we will also praise Miss He for her kindness to the maid. "
He Youan shook his head: "Don't mention me, you can send it, but don't deliberately smear Qian, the deceased is gone, please let her rest in peace."
"That's nature! That's nature!" said the department store manager repeatedly.
The third letter was fulfilled again.
Of the three accidents so far, only the second was an attempt.
If the dead cat is just to frighten, then now, it is really fatal.
With the third, will there be a fourth, a fifth
What is the other party's purpose
Maybe he didn't want He Youan to die so happily, so he started from the people around her again and again, just like a cat caught a mouse but didn't eat it, and played with it again and again. Maybe, the last time the movie theater assassinated, the other party Most likely there was no intention of taking her life.
He Youan's face was very bad.
Not only frustrated and sad, but also mixed with setbacks.
This time, she thought she had detected it in time and took precautions, but who would have thought that she could not avoid it.
If you don't believe that the maid fell to her death alive, there are so many witnesses under the sun;
If it is believed that her death was accidental, then what is the explanation for the letter with obvious prophecy
Ling Shu felt that it was not appropriate to mention Liang Ye again under such circumstances, but he still had some doubts in his heart.
"Miss He, I take the liberty to ask, do you know Liang Ye?"
He Youan raised his head.
"Have you found him?"
Ling Shu nodded: "I shouldn't have brought it up at this time, but for the early detection of the case, I can only ask to understand."
He Youan calmly said: "You ask."
Ling Shu: "Is Liang Ye really your uncle?"
He Youan: "Indeed."
Ling Shu: "Since you paid the tuition for him, why did you hide it?"
He Youan: "You should have met him? Then you know that his attitude towards me is worse than that of strangers. For him, I am the murderer who indirectly murdered his brother and destroyed his family, no matter what I do. What, he is not willing to see me, and if he is told that the tuition comes from me, I am afraid he will not accept it."
Ling Shu: "That's not necessarily true. I think his heart is like a mirror, but he doesn't want to admit it. While taking benefits from you, he looks down on you at the same time. Is such a person worth your support?"
He Youan: "What I am good to him is actually just fulfilling my promise to Liang Zhou. When I was in the most difficult time, Liang Zhou helped me, even if he offered marriage in exchange. But I don't hate him, and I have thought about it. A stable life of washing my hands and making soup, but unfortunately it is not according to people's wishes. Not long after marriage, he became addicted to smoking, and then he lost his family property. Even if I work day and night, I can't pay the debt, and I have nothing on me. The only possession is this face."
She touched her smooth cheeks, and asked Ling Shu with a hint of sadness.
"Mr. Ling, how do you think a woman can survive in a troubled world? If I had the background of Miss Zhen and the others, I might be happy to study abroad in the West, and return to China to become a woman in the new era. Too bad I don't, I only have this face. I hate it, but I can't ruin it."
With Ling Shu's kind words, he couldn't think of a suitable answer to answer He Youan's question for a while.
Fortunately, He Youan did not need his answer.
"My marriage is not a secret, it's just that Boss Teng doesn't want too many people to know about it, because it will affect the movie's success. Mr. Ling, do you doubt Liang Ye? As far as I know, although he hates me, he should do it. There is no such thing, because he doesn't even dare to kill a chicken, let alone kill a chicken. He stepped back and said, if I die, his tuition and living expenses will be gone. Since he guessed that the money was sent by me You should know it's not good for him."
He Youan made a lot of sense, and Ling Shu also eliminated Liang Ye's suspicion early in the morning.
"You have been more careful recently. If there is a fourth letter, or if you find someone suspicious around you, please let me know." He could only tell He You'an that way.
When he said this, he did not expect that the fourth letter would come so quickly.
Just as Ling Shu left He Youan's residence and walked to the intersection, a newsboy came towards him.
"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers! Sir, get a newspaper, new newspaper, front page headlines, the League of Nations does not recognize Manchukuo, Germany has elected a new chancellor!"
"no need… "
Ling Shuzheng was thinking about He Youan's case so much that he didn't have the mood to read the newspaper, but as soon as he opened his mouth to say three words, the newsboy had already shoved a copy into his arms.
The other party didn't even ask Ling Shu to ask for money. He was about to run away after stuffing the soles of his feet with oil. How could Ling Shu let him slip away? He immediately strode forward and dragged him back.
"You don't want any money to sell newspapers?"
"I don't want the money. Someone gave it to me before. He bought this newspaper and asked me to give it to you!"
"Who asked you to give it to me?" Ling Shu asked.
The newsboy pointed at him.
Ling Shu followed and looked up.
People come and go on the street, and there are still people standing still waiting for them to be identified.
"Why did he buy me a newspaper?"
"I don't know. He seems to have stuffed a letter into the newspaper and asked me to give it to you together with the newspaper. I don't know anything!"
Ling Shu weighed the newspaper, and sure enough, it seemed like he was holding something.
"What does the other party look like?"
"I-I don't remember."
"If you don't tell me, we'll go to the police station."
"I really don't remember. He wore a hat and a scarf covering half of his face. He was also tightly wrapped. He was wearing a black coat. He was quite thin, but he should be a man!"
Seeing that he didn't look fake, Ling Shu reached out and pulled out the letter from the newspaper.
The envelope was very thin and contained only one photo.
In the photo, a woman hangs herself on a white sash.
Ling Shu recognized at a glance that the woman in the photo was He Youan.
This is a classic scene in one of He Youan's films. The desperate heroine finally hangs herself. This still photo has been published in big newspapers and small magazines and is widely known.
Then flip the back of the photo, and there is also a line of small words written in pencil—
The beauty in front of the pond, the fragrant bones behind the bridge, the dry tomb in the town, the winter is approaching, the spring is coming, there are blood and tears inside and outside.
The inexplicable sentence, which is not even a limerick, has a terrifying aura.
Ling Shu knew in his heart that this was probably the fourth letter to He Youan.
But why send it to him
The murderer has been secretly watching his every move, and does he know that he will definitely hand the letter to He Youan
Ling Shu frowned, feeling that he was caught in a net woven by others.
The greater the movement, the stronger the backlash of this net.
The weavers hid in the dark and snickered, but they didn't even notice the murderer.
And does this photo indicate that what will happen to He Youan next time will be more dangerous
There was a sudden tap on the shoulder.
Ling Shu turned back suddenly!
It was Yue Ding Tang.
Seeing that he was overreacting, the other party said strangely, "What happened?"
Ling Shu breathed a sigh of relief.
Even he didn't know why he felt more relaxed when he saw Yue Dingtang.
The author has something to say:
A small theater that has nothing to do with the text:
Yue Dingtang: Why did you breathe a sigh of relief when you saw me
Ling Shu: Maybe it's because a handsome man like me is often frightened of being molested by beautiful beauties.
He thought that Yue Dingtang would call him shameless, but no, Yue Dingtang raised his eyebrows playfully.
Yue Dingtang: Then why do you think that men must be safe? What if I want to tease you too
Ling Shu: ?