The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 35 The person who picked me up hasn't arrived yet
"What is it?" Qi Fei listened attentively. It was all some petty and trivial matter.

Pan Ting's eyes dodged again, and he lowered his voice, "This matter, absolutely, absolutely must not be known to anyone else... Niu Yinzhu asked me to transfer a large sum of money to the hotel where the incident occurred. I didn't understand what this was at first. This woman was too calm, she didn't seem like someone her age. At first, I thought it was hush money to the hotel, but after spending more time with Nancheng Investment, I realized she was much more formidable than I imagined."

Qi Fei recalled what he and Zhong Kui had overheard yesterday and guessed about 70% of it, but he still pretended not to know: "How do you say it?"

"This money is not for her own use. You police officers must know whether the scandal about Nancheng Investment is true or false." Pan Ting had an expression of "you know what I mean".

Qi Fei said expressionlessly: "I don't understand."

"Don't everyone know about the relationship between their boss and the beautiful second wife? It's indeed that hotel, no doubt. Damn, Niu Yinzhu is asking me to pay for the room for her lover! But I'm also very surprised that besides Niu Yinzhu, I'm the only one who knows about this matter. I think Luo Yin is probably suspicious of me. Feng Yi just called me about this and that project. Haha, he seems to be trying to burn bridges after crossing them. Ever since Luo dealt with the matter of his wife's report, I knew that my project would most likely fail. They are sure that these days people laugh at the poor but not at prostitutes!"

The psychological shock from guessing and hearing is different.

Qi Fei knew that Lao Qian had commented that Niu Yinzhu was "kneeling and licking", but he didn't expect her to be so thorough.

However, on the other hand, from the hospital records, Qi Fei could be sure that Niu Yinzhu had not been violated until she disappeared.

"Are you sure that the person you had sex with was Niu Yinzhu?" Qi Fei asked.

Upon hearing this, Pan Ting immediately sat up straight, as if the question had touched the heart of his heart.

"I tell you, if I hadn't seen Niu Yinzhu sleeping next to me that night, I would have thought she was a beauty. Although I don't remember what she looked like, she had such a great figure that I can still remember her no matter how much I drink. She's not at all like the short and fat Niu Yinzhu!" Pan Ting said with his eyes wide open.

Qi Fei fell into deep thought. Someone didn't want them to find out that Niu Yinzhu had an imperforate hymen. There was no doubt that they didn't want to reveal that the person who had a relationship with Pan Ting was not Niu Yinzhu.

"Who was there that day?"

"It was Luo Yin, Feng Yi, and Niu Yinzhu. I just remember that I was drunk and Niu Yinzhu offered to take me back to my room. Things got out of control after that. I don't remember it very clearly, otherwise how could I say it was a honey trap!"

"You mean, maybe nothing happened between you and Niu Yinzhu?"

When asked this, Pan Ting backed off and stammered, "Well... I know it myself. I should have done it..." "That's strange. Niu Yinzhu is still a virgin." Qi Fei said.

"Ah, that's impossible... There were bloodstains on the sheets. If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have agreed to let her pay the hotel. Frankly, what era is this? My company has lawyers. Who can say whether this was voluntary or forced? But looking at her attitude, I feel a little uneasy, to say the least." Pan Ting said, and suddenly asked with concern, "Are you sure she is...?"

"We checked the hospital records. I'm sure she went to the hospital for a check-up after what you mentioned happened." Qi Fei said affirmatively.

Pan Ting was completely stunned. He slumped in the parking space and muttered, "Damn it! It really is a trap! They tricked me!"

Seeing Pan Ting's indignant expression, Qi Fei only felt more suspicious.

"I know you've been questioned many times, but Niu Yinzhu disappeared during the business trip to look for you. At what point did she lose contact with you?"

Pan Ting recalled, "If you really say so, the process of losing contact is indeed a bit strange... I remember that I was very busy in Hai City during those few days, and I received a call from Niu Yinzhu. She asked me why the person I was supposed to meet hadn't arrived yet, and her tone was very impatient. I saw that she still had two hours to arrive, and I felt unhappy. I thought, this Niu Yinzhu and that Feng Yi have the same habit of showing off, so I hung up the phone and ignored her."

"Are you sure? What she originally asked was why the person to pick him up hasn't arrived yet?" Qi Fei immediately became alert.

"I'm sure of that, because it was very blunt. I was very angry at the time, so I won't be mistaken."
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In the office, Qi Fei was reading Niu Yinzhu's information page by page. Wu Shanqiu handed him a cup of hot tea and came over curiously: "Brother Fei, you've almost torn this content apart. What clues are you looking for?"

"I talked to Pan Ting, the person Niu Yinzhu went on her last business trip with, and I found something very strange." Qi Fei took out a hand-drawn picture with two timelines on it. "Look, this is the time Pan Ting gave for contacting Niu Yinzhu. Normally, it takes two hours to get from Nancheng to Haishi by high-speed rail and three hours by bus. Before she left, she asked Pan Ting why the person who was picking her up hadn't arrived yet. About an hour later, she asked him for the location link of her destination. Pan Ting ignored her both times because he was too busy. This is the location of her mobile phone signal captured when investigating Niu Yinzhu's disappearance case. It was also the last time they captured news of her. When she asked Pan the first question, the location was in the suburbs of Nancheng. When she asked the second question, the information captured by the base station was reflected on the highway to Haishi. Because of this record, the direction of the investigation was always to search along the way from Nancheng to Haishi."

Wu Shanqiu listened carefully and noticed something odd. "Well, usually we ask where our destination is before we set off, and only ask where our pick-up person is when we're almost there, right? The order in which Niu Yinzhu asked questions is a little strange."

"Yeah, it's like being in a completely different time and space with Pan Ting."

"I saw in the records that they agreed to meet at 4 p.m. Based on the time Niu Yinzhu first contacted Pan Ting, there was no way she could show up in Hai City on time, whether by high-speed train or bus. Didn't she tell him she was going to be late?"

"I've confirmed with Pan Ting that Niu Yinzhu's original question to him was, 'Why hasn't the person you're looking for arrived yet?' It wasn't about when the person you're looking for will arrive. It sounded more like she'd been waiting for a long time and hadn't seen anyone, so she urged him."

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