Detective: Open your eyes, I am handcuffed in the interrogation room.

Chapter 492: Boss Lady Nie Lin

"Jiang Mingfu took the bracelet?"

Chen Yi frowned slightly when he received the call, but then quickly relaxed.

"Okay, it's okay."

If it were Wei Jianfeng or Fang Songping, he would definitely say something, but he was not familiar with Xia Lanshan, so he had to be polite.

Just take it away. The fingerprint and substance extraction work on the bracelet has been completed. There is not much point in keeping it in the hands of the police. It’s just that from a procedural point of view, it cannot be returned to the owner for the time being.

Jiang Mingfu holds an important business position in Mingcheng and even the entire Yunzhou. It is normal that some people need to give him face, and Chen Yi can understand that.

That's not what he was thinking about.

"I'm a little anxious."

After hanging up the call with Xia Lanshan, Chen Yi, who was eating dinner, started thinking.

According to Jiang Mingfu, Jiang Yanyan liked this bracelet very much. After losing it, she even lost her appetite and lost several pounds. Now that she has found it, it is understandable that she is eager to take it back, but it seems that she is a little too anxious and does not hesitate to offend Xia Lanshan.

Xia Lanshan is in charge of the criminal investigation work of an entire province, which in ancient times is equivalent to a sixth-rank prosecutor in charge of criminal cases, who controls the power of life and death in criminal cases. Can such a person be easily offended?

This doesn't fit the personality of a business tycoon. At this moment, Jiang Mingfu seems to have lost some of his rationality.

Just for his daughter's preference? Is there really such a doting father?

When the seeds of doubt begin to sprout, any unreasonable behavior will be magnified. Perhaps, that bracelet has a special meaning to Jiang Yanyan.

For example, it was related to that strange disease.

Can the bracelet cure diseases? Chen Yi certainly wouldn't believe such a ridiculous thing.

Just because he doesn't believe it doesn't mean Jiang Mingfu doesn't believe it.

"Old Hu, ask our colleagues in Mingcheng to check the origin of the bracelet secretly." Thinking of this, Chen Yi looked at Hu Qingzhi who was sitting diagonally opposite him in the cafeteria where they were eating.

"Where did the bracelet come from?" Hu Qingzhi was puzzled. "I bought it from someone else."

Chen Yi: "I know. Let's dig deeper. Where did the seller get it from?"

Hu Qingzhi didn't ask any more questions, but nodded and said, "Okay, I'll make a call later."

……

Tonight Chen Yi chose to stay at the hotel opened by Tu Xiangnan. It is a very common chain hotel that can be found in almost all cities and counties across the country, and the prices are affordable.

Although Tu Xiangnan is dead, his wife is still alive, and the operation of the hotel does not seem to be affected at all.

Chen Yi was familiar with the hotel industry. If he wanted to open this hotel, he would need to prepare about 7 million yuan in funds, including franchise fees, decoration fees and other expenses.

Tu Xiangnan, 32 years old, didn't win the lottery nor got any windfall, so where could he get 7 million?

Is it true that they developed step by step and finally opened this hotel with the help of loans?
Also a possibility.

With so many people in the country, there will always be a considerable number of young guys who have achieved theoretical financial freedom at an age when others are still struggling.

You can’t investigate a case by thinking, you have to look at the facts.

During today's meeting, the task force had already selected people from the Economic Investigation Brigade of the Ruicheng City Public Security Bureau to conduct an in-depth investigation into the financial status of the four victims, starting from the beginning to find out how these four people got started.

Even the source and destination of a penny cannot be overlooked.

Vendetta is still the current focus of investigation. As for Han Yuedong's speculations about religion and sacrifice, we can pay attention to them during the investigation.

After ten o'clock in the evening, the hotel gradually became busy.

Many young couples came to the front desk together to book a room and each took out their ID cards. Tonight was destined to be a wonderful night.

There were also men in their forties or fifties walking past Chen Yi with beautiful girls. One could clearly see the anticipation and excitement on the men's faces. Tonight was destined to be a very joyful night.

Also, occasionally one could see beautiful women with slim figures and fashionable clothes walking straight to the elevator. However, in Chen Yi's eyes, their forced naturalness was full of flaws. They must be afraid that the front desk would ask them for their ID cards.

Takeaway? Chen Yi didn't know that this kind of chain hotel used to be a disaster area, but now... the management is much stricter, and the police often check the rooms.

Therefore, there is a saying in the industry that when ordering takeout, don’t go to the hotel.

As a policeman, he is well aware of the work of maintaining public security.

Snapped!
Chen Yi lit a cigarette. He didn’t want to sit here to watch the gunfire so late at night. He wanted to chat with Tu Xiangnan’s wife.

The other party has already arrived and is supervising the work at the front desk and helping out.

The woman was very young, with a pure face and an eye-catching figure, and her bunted hair made her look a lot more mature.

The information shows that she is 26 years old and has a bachelor's degree. Judging from the time of their marriage, she and Tu Xiangnan must have obtained a marriage certificate before graduation.

As long as you do well, your wife will be taking the college entrance examination.

As long as you are rich, your wife will go to kindergarten.

truth.

If you marry someone of the same age, it means you are not rich enough, unless it is the result of the joint efforts of both husband and wife.

Chen Yi kept looking at her, and finally the woman noticed him and they looked at each other.

She was stared at by boys every day when she was in college, so she was used to it. How could she not be lustful?

Just as she was about to look away, she saw Chen Yi suddenly raised his hand, waved at her, and called her "Boss".

The woman hesitated for a moment, thinking that she couldn't ignore her customers when doing business, so she left the front desk and walked over.

"Hello, what can I do for you?"

Chen Yi pointed to the sofa and said, "Boss Nie, please take a seat."

Nie Lin subconsciously thought that the other party was trying to flirt with her. Just as she was about to refuse, she was stunned for a moment when she heard the last name "Nie" and asked in confusion, "Excuse me, who are you?"

Chen Yi took out his ID: "Hello, Mr. Nie, I'm a criminal policeman." After learning the identity of the criminal police, Nie Lin no longer had any doubts and sat down decisively.

Since her husband was murdered, she has faced police questioning many times, and she has even become accustomed to it.

However, everything that needed to be said had been said. She didn't know much about Tu Xiangnan, and she had the impression that he had no enemies. She really had no new information to provide to the police.

After a brief chat, Chen Yi understood what she was thinking and said, "Boss Nie, we just came from Mingcheng to take over this case. We didn't come here to ask you today. We just live here. Since we met, let's just talk a little."

Nie Lin suddenly realized: "Oh, that's it. Okay, the room fee can be waived."

Chen Yi smiled: "No need, we can reimburse you. You and Tu Xiangnan have known each other for a long time, right?"

Nie Lin nodded: "Yes, we met in college. I went shopping with my classmates that day and he approached me and asked for my contact information. Later he became my boyfriend and later proposed to me and I accepted. We hadn't graduated yet at that time."

She explained it in great detail without having to wait for Chen Yi to ask.

Chen Yi likes this way of conversation, everyone feels relaxed.

"Do you know Yuluo Village?"

"Yes, Xiangnan mentioned it to me. It seems to be in... Mengzhu Town? The police came to ask about it before. I really don't know why he went to that place. Maybe it's for business?"

Chen Yi: "What does the hotel business have to do with Mengzhu Town?"

Nie Lin smiled apologetically: "I just said it casually."

Chen Yi: "Why did he mention Mengzhu Town to you? Under what circumstances did he bring it up?"

Nie Lin recalled: "Well... when he bought me a jade bracelet, he mentioned it while chatting. He said there was a village called Yuluo in Mengzhu Town, which was the birthplace of jade. There were jades everywhere in the village and you could just pick them up. At the time, I thought he was bragging. How could there be such a place? If there was, it would have been picked up by people long ago."

Chen Yi: "When you met him, the hotel wasn't open yet, right?"

Nie Lin: “Not yet.”

Chen Yi: "Was he very rich at that time?"

Nie Lin thought the question was a bit rude, but she didn't show it. She replied, "It's OK. He has always been generous. I like him as a person, not his money."

Chen Yi did not comment. He did not care about this question. It did not matter whether it was true love or not.

However, forcing an explanation will give people a guilty feeling.

"Has he ever cheated on me?"

"No."

"Do you have any special fetishes?"

"No."

“Are there any character flaws?”

"No, I can't feel it."

……

Chen Yi asked a series of questions in great detail to get a comprehensive understanding of Tu Xiangnan. In the end, he found that he was very normal and clean, and there was nothing suspicious about him.

Nie Lin was at a loss as to what he had vaguely suggested about candles, symbols, the four symbols and the like, and didn't understand at all.

Is Tu Xiangnan really clean? Four people who knew each other were killed. The probability of a stranger committing the crime is too small.

Without a motive, there is little hope of solving the case.

The murderer in Jiangcheng's case was caught because the motive for committing the crime was identified. There must be at least one breakthrough in the method of committing the crime, the crime scene, the time of the crime, the motive for committing the crime, etc. Otherwise, there is no way to close the case.

So far, all have been dead ends.

"Thank you." Chen Yi said.

Nie Lin stood up and said, "You're welcome. If you have nothing else to do, I'll get busy now."

"it is good."

After Nie Lin left, Chen Yi sat on the sofa for a while, then got up and went upstairs to his room.

Should we check the hospital records? No, the four victims didn't have anything missing, so the murderer was clearly after their lives.

If it's a matter of life and death, why do we need to carry out such weird rituals?

The ritual is indeed the key. If we figure out the reason, we may be able to find out the motive, but it is very difficult. The task force has returned empty-handed before, and there is no good solution even if he comes.

"There is strength in numbers. There must be someone in the whole country who knows about this, right?"

In the room, Chen Yi and Fang Shuyu were chatting.

Fang Shuyu: "Are you going to post it online?"

Chen Yi hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Maybe."

Without mentioning the murder case or looking at photos of the scene, people who know the truth should be able to figure it out based on a few key words. It doesn't matter if the murderer finds out by then, there won't be any worse consequences.

Seeing Chen Yi half leaning on the chair, Fang Shuyu stood up and walked over to rub his temples, saying, "In fact, it can be considered a punishment ritual. Since it is a punishment, it is a vendetta. There is no problem in investigating along the direction of vendetta. Other investigations are not very reasonable because the victims knew each other, so it is not such a coincidence."

Chen Yi hummed: "Vengeance is still the biggest possibility. What exactly did these four people do?"

Fang Shuyu smiled and said, "Didn't you say during the day that you were tempted by money?"

Chen Yi: "It's just a blind guess. If strangers are enemies, it's either money or sex. If it's an acquaintance, I don't believe that Old Han can't find out."

After chatting for a while, Fang Shuyu urged me to go to bed early and combine work and rest.

The task ahead is heavy, and there will be a lot of pressure before the case is solved.

This time it was a great experience to take Fang Shuyu and Chen Yi with me. While struggling forward through the intricate and unknown lines of the case, there was a warm light shining through.

(End of this chapter)