Tiger Police

Chapter 636 Pajamas
"never seen it."

"no impression."

"I really can't remember this! There are too many people who come to our store to buy milk every day, and there are dozens of young women. If there are photos, it's easy to say, maybe I can remember who it is."

This is a larger dairy specialty store.There is a shop manager and three shop assistants, all of whom are women.

One-on-one inquiries are also useless.

Hu Pingtao and Xing Le looked at each other, and they both saw the disappointment in each other's eyes.

Still nothing.

If no leads are found, the case becomes unsolved.This is the result Hu Pingtao does not want to see the most.

Afterwards, Hu Pingtao called the store staff and store manager together: "How about this! Please give me a list of customers in the store. Also, the shopping records in the store last month are also required."

Since the relevant personnel cannot be found, we can only start with the customers who have been in the store.

Compared with the past, there is an advantage in finding clues now-with the popularity of smart phones, many people have formed the habit of paying online.Especially to buy milk, just take out your mobile phone and scan the code.More importantly, dairy companies collect customer data and make production adjustments based on daily product sales.In other words, as long as you look up the relevant information in the store's computer, you may be able to find out the identity information of the deceased.

Hu Pingtao showed her ID, and the store manager also called the company. After the two parties confirmed, she turned on the computer and inserted the USB flash drive Xing Le handed over to transfer the data.

This is very normal behavior.

Just as he was reaching out to pull out the USB flash drive, the store manager's expression suddenly became a little hesitant.

Hu Pingtao was standing outside the counter. From his angle, he could just see the manager's emotional changes.Seeing this, Hu Pingtao felt a little strange and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

The name of the store manager is Zhou Zhixin, and he is about 30 years old.She raised her hand to adjust her glasses, and said uncertainly: "Um... that photo of pajamas, can you show me again?"

When Xing Le heard it, he quickly took out his mobile phone, turned it on, and handed it over.

An unprecedented expectation instantly filled Hu Pingtao's brain.

He stared at Zhou Zhixin, and asked impatiently, "Why, have you seen this dress?"

Zhou Zhixin looked at the photos on his phone, hesitating to speak.After half a minute, she frowned and said, "I'm not sure... I mean, I have a friend who has a pajamas that is exactly the same color and style as the one in the photo."

Hu Pingtao instantly understood what Zhou Zhixin wanted to express: "You mean, there are a lot of the same clothes, so you're not sure?"

"...Yes." Zhou Zhixin was a little embarrassed, and explained: "I really want to help you, because you are the police! It is my duty to provide clues. But...but...it's not all about the style of clothes , The point is... oh, this matter is a bit complicated to say, and I don't know how to say it. "

Seeing this, Hu Pingtao slowed down his speech and smiled gently: "Don't worry, think about it carefully and speak slowly."

Zhou Zhixin pondered for a moment, and said seriously: "I have a friend, I have a very good relationship with her, she should be regarded as a best friend."

Hu Pingtao asked: "What's the name of this friend you mentioned?"

"Her name is Chu Ruoying." Zhou Zhixin said, "Xiaoying also worked here before, and she was my colleague. Later, she resigned and did not work."

Xing Le asked: "When did this Chu Ruoying leave?"

"It's been more than half a year." Zhou Zhixin explained: "Because Xiaoying and I have a very good relationship, even after she left, we still keep in touch."

Hu Pingtao asked: "It means you saw Chu Ruoying wearing this style of pajamas?"

He didn't say it was the same piece, only that it was the same style.

"Yes." Zhou Zhixin first answered in the affirmative, and then his expression became a little strange: "But... when you came in, you said that you were investigating the case. I also heard about a corpse being picked up by the river yesterday. If the dress in the photo is really Xiaoying's, then she..."

Speaking of this, Zhou Zhixin shook his head vigorously, frowned, and said to himself: "Impossible, it can't be Xiaoying, I must have made a mistake."

Xing Le was in a hurry. Seeing Zhou Zhixin chanting back and forth, but she didn't see any more, she became anxious all of a sudden, and kept urging: "Oh, what are you doing? Since you said you saw Chu Ruoying walk through this A piece of clothing, then you should hurry up and continue talking!"

"Wait a minute first." Hu Pingtao interrupted Xing Le suddenly, he asked Zhou Zhixin: "Xiao Zhou, are you sure you have seen this dress?"

Zhou Zhixin suddenly became hesitant: "I...that..."

Hu Pingtao comforted: "I didn't mean to force you. I just want you to recall it carefully. After all, human life is at stake! In addition, the one in the photo is not ordinary clothes, but a women's pajamas. So I have to figure out the relationship between you and Chu Ruoying. Because under normal circumstances, no one would run around in pajamas. Unless you and this Chu Ruoying have a very good relationship and once lived together. "

Zhou Zhixin understood the meaning of Hu Pingtao's words and nodded: "Xiaoying is gentle and gentle. She was very well-behaved when she was in the store. I always treated her as a younger sister. She just came to the store at that time. Although she doesn't understand many things, Xiaoying is sweet-talking, and when she sees someone older than her, she just calls her brother or sister, and everyone likes her."

Next to it, a clerk interjected: "Speaking of Chu Ruoying, I have a good impression of her. She is very good-looking. She looks good and has a good figure. It was summer, and we usually like to wear hot pants and short skirts, but the store Of all the people here, only Xiaoying looks the best on her body."

Another female shop assistant couldn't help joking: "That's because your legs are thick and look like carrots."

These words immediately made everyone laugh.

Taking advantage of the lively atmosphere, Hu Pingtao asked Zhou Zhixin, "Does that mean you and Chu Ruoying lived together?"

Zhou Zhixin nodded: "Xiaoying and I both came to the provincial capital from other places to work. At that time, she just came to work and asked me if there was any accommodation in the store. I saw that she had no money, so I took her to the house I rented. Temporarily staying here. In fact, the house I rent is not big. In a village in the city, a single room with a bathroom costs 500 yuan a month. Later Xiaoying got the first month’s salary and offered to give me 300 yuan The money, she said it was her share of the rent. I said it was no good, at most two hundred, but she was very stubborn and insisted on giving it to me. "

Hu Pingtao nodded slightly: "Looking at it this way, Chu Ruoying has a good character."

He then asked, "How much do you earn a month for working here?"

Zhou Zhixin replied: "I am an old employee. I have worked in Xuelan for more than ten years. Now I can earn more than 6000 a month. In our line of work, there is still a big difference in salary. Although the official recruitment advertisement says that newcomers, That is to say, ordinary salespersons earn three to five thousand a month, but very few actually get five thousand."

Xing Le asked puzzledly: "Why?"

"Because there are many components of salary." Zhou Zhixin explained: "For example, overtime, this is inevitable. Employees who are willing to work overtime must get more than those who are not willing to work overtime. In addition, the number of years of work, all units depend on seniority, new The employees are definitely not as good as the old employees."

Next to it, a female shop assistant sighed: "There is really no way to work overtime. Just like me! When I first came to work, I negotiated a basic salary of 200. But I have to eat at noon! There are two situations for us to eat. One is the company’s catering, that is, the company finds a fixed restaurant to cooperate with, and each meal costs [-] yuan per person, and the meal is delivered. The other is to see the situation of the store. For example, our store has a large area and there is a There is also an induction cooker in the lounge, as long as everyone contributes money to buy rice and vegetables, and take turns cooking at noon... But even so, after a month, the cost of [-] or [-] yuan is still required."

Hu Pingtao nodded slightly: "That is to say, you can actually get less than three thousand a month, which means more than 2000?"

"Yes." Zhou Zhixin said seriously: "So Xiaoying took the initiative to give me the money at that time, saying that the rent was shared between the two of us. I was very touched. At least it shows that Xiaoying is not willing to take advantage of me."

Hu Pingtao smiled and continued the topic: "You live with Chu Ruoying, so you saw her wearing the same style of pajamas?"

Zhou Zhixin was silent for a few seconds, then raised his head with a complicated expression on his face: "I don't think it's as simple as the same style, it should be... the same dress."

As soon as this remark came out, Hu Pingtao subconsciously narrowed his eyes.

Xing Le felt his heart tighten.

Hu Pingtao controlled the rhythm of the conversation and asked seriously: "Why are you so sure?"

Zhou Zhixin said, "Please open that photo on your phone."

Hu Pingtao obeyed and handed over the phone.Zhou Zhixin carefully looked at the photo of the pajamas, pointed at it, and replied: "I don't know if you have noticed this position, there should be traces of sewing."

The position of her fingers is the part where the right shoulder strap of the pajamas connects to the front front.

Hu Pingtao and Xing Le took a closer look, and there was indeed a white flower there.Only the size of an adult's fingertips.

It's not uncommon for women's pajamas to be decorated with such patterns.

If there is no special reason, highly decomposed corpses are usually not dissected during autopsy.

The body of the deceased was wrapped in a black plastic bag, which was stuffed with bricks to increase the weight and sank to the bottom of the water.If some of the plastic bags were not damaged, and Wang Zhenjiang and Luo Kai happened to be fishing by the river, and the fishing hooks were hanging on the plastic bags on the body of the deceased, it would take a long time for the body to float up and be found.

Under such circumstances, when the women's pajamas worn by the deceased were picked up, the surface was covered with mud, dirty and smelly.Even Ding Jian, a serious forensic doctor, ignored this little flower on the surface of the clothes.

Because the stitching is very delicate, it can't be seen that it is to cover up the broken shoulder strap.

Zhou Zhixin said earnestly: "When I got home from work that night, Xiaoying went to take a shower first. Because there were only her and me in the room, and she was always laughing and quarrelsome. She would reach out and dig out my creaking hole when she put on her pajamas. The two of us quarreled on the bed for a while, and then I was tired, and when I got up to take a shower, Xiaoying's clothes were just pressed under me, and the shoulder straps broke with a little force."

"I learned how to mend clothes from my mother. I just had an old dress that I was going to throw away, so I cut out the little white flowers on it and sewed them on the pajamas as a decoration. Xiaoying liked it very much and praised me for my handiness. "

Hu Pingtao waited patiently for her to finish speaking, took the mobile phone, walked quickly to the corner of the room, and dialed Ding Jian's number.

He simply and quickly explained what he had just learned, and asked: "Look at the pajamas on the deceased, where the shoulder straps connect to the skirt, is there a small white flower? If there is, take a new close-up." Send me photos with better clarity.”

A few minutes later, Ding Jian sent a photo.

After seeing the new photos with higher resolution, Zhou Zhixin is sure that this is the pajamas he sewed.

Both Hu Pingtao and Xing Le felt particularly excited.

The case finally has a new breakthrough.Judging from the evidence currently available, it is almost certain that the deceased was Chu Ruoying.

However, what Zhou Zhixin said next surprised them.

"Although the clothes belong to Xiaoying, but...but Xiaoying is still alive! She is not dead."

Hu Pingtao was stunned.

Xing Le opened his mouth wide in surprise.

The two said in unison: "Are you sure?"

Zhou Zhixin nodded and explained: "Just before you guys came, I was chatting with Xiaoying on WeChat."

Hu Pingtao reacted quickly: "Show me your mobile phone."

Zhou Zhixin took out his mobile phone, clicked on the screen, found the conversation with Chu Ruoying, and handed it to Hu Pingtao.

The profile picture of the WeChat user is a young woman with a pretty face, wearing hot pants and a white shirt, with a really good figure.

The WeChat name is "Madam Qian Second Generation".

The note name is: Chu Ruoying.

Zhou Zhixin explained from the side: "Xiaoying usually likes to play Monopoly on her mobile phone, and she has always used the role of Mrs. Qian. Xiaoying also told me that she will find a rich boyfriend in the future."

Hu Pingtao let out a "huh" and didn't express his opinion. He concentrated on looking at the WeChat chat records between Zhou Zhixin and Chu Ruoying.

From the time point of view, they did chat before they entered the store with Xing Le.

"I called you yesterday, why didn't you answer?"

"Oh, I told you I'm in class, so I can't pick it up!"

"What class are you in?"

"Finance, didn't I tell you before! I want to get an accountant certificate, it will be much easier to find a job in the future."

"Wow, you have such an idea! When you pass the exam, you must treat me to dinner."

"Ok."

"By the way, why don't you come to the store in the afternoon! I bought some peaches, which are very fresh. You can try some and have dinner together at night. I haven't seen you for a long time."

"I'm not going. I want to read, I don't have time!"

"No way! When did you become a three-good student?"

"I have to work and study, sister. Do you think I'm idle all day? I won't tell you anymore. I'll talk back when I have time."

(End of this chapter)