when the moon whispers

Chapter 564: Rose-Pinched Off (Part )

Case Seven Rose
Forty-four Cut Off (Part 2)
Zhang Han was stunned, obviously not expecting that the policeman in front of him would be able to speak so directly and clearly. He blinked twice in embarrassment, pushed away the screen, and helped the security guard who was leaning over to help retrieve the surveillance footage. He suppressed the corners of his mouth with a smile.

"That's right... The business license is right here, and those two people have name tags on them, so it's not hard to guess that they have connections. Seeing that they hide away when they are in trouble, anyone with a discerning eye can probably figure out that they want to let me take the blame."

Zhang Han picked up the documents on the table and arranged them neatly. He slightly raised his eyebrows and said, "…Did someone add fuel to the fire? This should be considered arson, right? Since Officer Jiang has guessed it, will he just ignore it?"

"For something like this, someone has to call the police first, and then there has to be evidence to clearly identify the person. If the police have to rely on guesswork to solve cases, then where is justice in this world? ...Besides, judging from Manager Zhang's attitude, he doesn't seem to have such plans." Jiang Mo didn't look up, but stared at the display screen without a single move, looking at the black shadow that flashed by in the corner of the surveillance camera on the fourth floor this morning, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

"The surveillance camera on the fourth floor was broken. It was cut off manually."

Zhang Han didn't say anything at first, but the security guard who was repeatedly dragging the video progress bar in front of the screen seemed to suddenly recognize the half-blurred profile of the face. He raised his head in surprise and stared at Zhang Han with round eyes, "Sister Han, isn't this Lao--"

Zhang Han frowned and pinched the young security guard's lips. Jiang Mo looked around for a while, and raised his eyebrows as if he expected it, "Boss?"

Zhang Han knew that it was a bit unnecessary for him to show off his sword in front of Guan Gong. He met Jiang Mo's gaze, pursed his lips and paused for a moment, then sighed helplessly.

"I received a guest with obvious suicidal tendencies when I failed to get a promotion and took my annual leave instead. It wasn't over after dealing with the mess they made... I thought the boss personally begged me to stay and coach them for another two months because he wanted to part ways amicably, but who would have thought that this family had some kind of plan and actually wanted to use the hotel's safety issues to force me to leave without paying compensation. They used 433 to make fun of me and let this fire start on my head... They are not afraid of really burning their own family assets to pieces."

"If there's smoke or something going on outside 433 and a customer notices something's wrong and complains, it's easy for them to squeeze you out if things go bad. It's too expensive to just set fire to it. Although I don't know the details, you're still the boss after all, so you won't let a fool do that."

Jiang Mo's lips curled up, his eyes returned to the screen, and he flicked his finger to signal the security guard to turn his busy mind back to the surveillance. He thought for two seconds, and felt awkward and twisted his body. "I'm kindly reminding you. The utility room was too clean. There was only a stool and an iron basin. This is because the firefighters didn't find any flammable residues. I think... they are all hidden in the garbage truck that cleans room 432."

Zhang Han was stunned for two seconds. He had never thought that such a small internal conflict would seriously escalate to the level of arson. "You mean, there might be someone else who set the fire?"

Jiang Mo didn't say yes or no. He just looked at Zhang Han's expression through the small mirror under the counter at the front desk, and reminded him slowly, "The suspected fire did not cause any casualties. It's up to your hotel to decide how to deal with it. But if you want to call the police to collect evidence, it's best to do it now, or... put away the iron basin for burning paper first, so that it won't be destroyed."

Zhang Han muttered something with a tingling scalp, and suddenly recalled that just now outside the door of 433, Jiang Mo came back after wandering around, holding two slightly wrinkled and messy plastic bags in his hands.

She took a half step forward, stretched out her hand to hold Jiang Mo's right shoulder, vaguely felt that she trembled with a groan of pain, and then she let go of her hand apologetically, lowering her eyes to look at the black ash on Jiang Mo's hand that was not wiped clean: "It's not the paper that was burned-" "It should be the pillowcase that 432 replaced. This thing has a lot of smoke, but it doesn't catch fire that quickly. Throw it in the basin and burn it for a while before the alarm sounds."

Jiang Mo stopped talking and waved his hand, looking down at the surveillance footage that was playing at double speed, and tapped the table twice with his fingers: "Here, the date and time when Yang Tangguo will arrive at the store."

Jiang Mo paused for a moment, waved to Han Lu and Shao Jie who were standing there in a daze, then turned around and snapped his fingers in front of Zhang Han who was a little dazed: "The check-in time is consistent with what Han Lu said... But Manager Zhang, since you knew that someone just died in Room 433, why did you arrange for Yang Tangguo to stay in that room?"

"Let's not talk about the internal struggles in our hotel, whether there was any deliberate element in it... Ms. Yang booked a one-month long-term rental. At that time, there were not many rooms available for long-term rental. Ms. Yang also wanted to choose a quiet location, so she chose room 433. As you know, we are open for business, and we can't tell her in the lobby in front of so many customers that someone had just committed suicide in this room less than two weeks ago, so we just advised her that the location was a bit remote, and for personal stays, it is better to try to choose a room close to the elevator."

Zhang Han curled his lips and spread his hands helplessly, "But she refused, and emphasized to us that if there is no cleaning sign on the door handle of the room, we should not knock on the door to come in."

Jiang Mo nodded and waved to Han Lu who was moving closer to check Yang Tangguo's profile on the surveillance screen. "Do you have a general idea of ​​her daily routine? Have you noticed her time of entering and leaving the hotel or her habits? Especially for long-term guests, if they haven't shown up for a long time, will the hotel really ignore them and not care about anything?"

Zhang Han shook his head slowly and awkwardly, but the security guard next to him raised his hand and opened his mouth, "This Ms. Yang doesn't seem to see people very often. She either wears a mask or a hat when entering and leaving the hotel. She pretends not to see us when she sees us... She doesn't seem to order any express delivery or takeout, and her time of return is uncertain occasionally. But this time, the time we couldn't find her was not that long, and it wasn't as far as we thought - when she left yesterday, I happened to be off night shift, and I thought she would come back today... Who would have thought... I really haven't seen her all this time..."

Jiang Mo frowned: "What time did you see her leave?"

The young security guard thought for a few seconds and said, "Yesterday morning at 7:30. He went out wearing a sports suit and a hat. I thought he was going for a morning run."

"…I had just called her at that time, not long after."

Han Lu squeezed the rustling plastic bag and eagerly squeezed into the conversation, "After that, she never answered my phone calls..."

Han Lu's voice was hoarse and hissing, and he took several turns. Shao Jie, who couldn't bear to watch, pushed him aside and he raised his head. In a daze, he handed Yang Tangguo's phone to Jiang Mo.

"But before she lost contact yesterday, besides me, there was another number with no notes that called her several times - Officer Jiang, Candy is missing... could it be related to this person?"

Due to work and health reasons, I will be working on another day~
"Let's put the white deer among the green cliffs and ride to visit famous mountains as soon as possible."