You die and die

Today is a working day, and it is not time to get off work. Just like Yuan Che said, KTV is almost very quiet.

"Welcome." The welcome at the door greeted warmly.

Yuan Che tugged at his collar and said, "My friend recommended this place to me and said it's very good. I'm resting today, so come here and give me a shout. Isn't it cheap?"

"Yes, we spend 50 for a small bag for two hours, 60 for a medium bag, and 80 for a large bag."

"There is no one now, can we choose one ourselves? The one that looks pleasing to the eye?"

"We generally recommend that you choose a box according to the number of people. If there are only two of you, a small bag is enough."

Apart from the private rooms, the main income of KTV is the wine and fruit plate. The more people there are, the more such consumption will be.They occupied a large private room, affecting the income of drinks.

"Then what if we just want to play big? When we get excited, we might turn somersault or something."

The store manager next to him came over and patted the waiter who received them: "Okay, the first group of customers today, preferential treatment. Open whichever one you like."

"How refreshing, Xiao Ke, what do you want to choose?"

"I, let's see." Ke Ran wanted to say anything, but he changed his mind when he received Yuan Che's eyes.

The store manager was afraid of encountering difficult service, so he came to receive them by himself, and took them through from the inside to the outside.Yuan Che picked and chose, and finally chose a box near the toilet.

Similar to other KTVs, the corridor divides some private rooms like a maze. The small bags are mainly on the left, and the medium and large bags are on the right. I think there are more rooms than the small bags.

There are different decorations on the doors of the boxes inside, which are very eye-catching. Some are a sharp sword, and some are a spinning top. They all seem to be equipment that appear in some games. These decorations make it easy to distinguish doors of the same size and color.

This large box is at the end of the corridor, and there is a double door in the passage near the inner side, with a new U-shaped lock on the door.This door is pasted with cellophane similar to the background wall, as if it is hidden on the wall.

"Do you still use your ID card to sing all night here?" Yuan Che asked the store manager, lying almost on the one-meter-wide sofa.

The store manager smiled and said: "You are kidding, this is the place to sing songs, and it's not that hotels don't need ID cards."

Yuan Che said, "Is this place full at night?"

The store manager replied proudly: "Yes, ours is the best around here, and we often can't order it."

Yuan Che picked up the musical instrument on the table and shook it. His voice was a bit harsh. He plucked his ears and asked, "How do you usually make reservations here? Do you need to leave any information if you make a reservation?"

"Just leave your name and phone number. Then you can open the private room with a text message." The store manager explained skillfully. By the way, he mentioned what luxury equipment is included in the most luxurious private room here, and talked a lot about it.

The waiter who came in with them prepared all the preparations, and the store manager asked them if they wanted some wine.Yuan Che declined, saying that he would not drink while driving, and asked for some fruits and dried fruits.

After a while, the store manager brought up the items himself. Seeing that they didn't intend to start singing, he kindly explained: "We have a timer starting from the registration of the room. If you have any questions, you can ask me."

Yuan Che stood up and approached the store manager, and suddenly asked, "Does Luo Meijiao know you well?"

The store manager's smiling face froze for a moment, then he smiled dryly: "Hehe, who are you talking about? I don't know him."

Yuan Che signaled Ke Ran to close the door, and then took out his ID: "Our colleagues came to ask you, and everyone said that there is no such person as Luo Meijiao. But you know Luo Meijiao. Your boss is worried about business and won't let you tell me. To be honest. We don't care so much. I only care about Luo Meijiao."

When the store manager saw the certificate, his face became a little ugly, and he was in a dilemma for a while before he said resignedly: "Actually, it's nothing, just a temporary worker. If our place is too busy one day, there will be a few Regular temporary workers come to help."

"Did Luo Meijiao come to help on the night of the 3rd?"

"Yes, there were so many people that day, we were a little busy and called her here."

"And then? When did she leave, do you know?"

"It was a bit unpleasant in the middle, because one of our customers touched her. She came out of the private room crying. I comforted her and asked her to go to another area to work. As a result, the customer drank too much and chased after her. A guest in a private room helped her out, and drove the person away with a few words. Later, I saw that she was in a bad mood and was afraid of causing trouble, so I let her go back first. When she left, it was probably It's midnight. It's past eleven o'clock.

I also told her to call when I got home.As a result, I was busy and forgot.She didn't call either.What happened to her? "

"Who is that person who rescued her?" Yuan Che asked instead without answering.

"I don't know the guest's name. It was a man."

Yuan Che was the first to think of Yu Guang, and he asked the store manager if there was surveillance at that time.The store manager immediately shook his head and said that there was no surveillance camera at that location.

Yuan Che narrowed his eyes, feeling that the store manager's answer was a little too smooth.He didn't ask any more, but asked them to find out the surveillance footage of Luo Meijiao leaving.

In the picture, a girl with shawl hair and a white dress left the KTV around 11:30.But the shawl hair covered half of his face, making it hard to see clearly.

"Is this Luo Meijiao?" Yuan Che asked the waiter to pause the video, and asked the store manager who had been following him.

The store manager immediately replied: "Yes."

"What time does she go to work?"

"Today, today is five o'clock."

"Five o'clock?" Yuan Che confirmed it.The store manager thought for a while and finally nodded affirmatively.

The person at the convenience store where Luo Meijiao works said that Luo Meijiao went to the store at seven o'clock in the evening to buy drinks.

"Is there any surveillance video from that time?" Yuan Che asked.

"This, there should be." The store manager patted the waiter who was working in front of the computer, and gave him a look.

The waiter's eyes were a little confused for a moment, then he nodded and began to fiddle with the mouse.

The corner of Yuan Che's mouth twitched, and he asked another question: "Is her overalls still here?"

"No, she got dirty that day, she said she went back to wash it and took it away."

"Are your shoes also uniform?"

"The shoes are not. We can ask for black, and we prepare them ourselves."

Yuan Che stood up straight, thumped his back and said, "When you find everything, please give me a copy of the video."

"Sorry, we don't have a USB flash drive here now." The store manager replied with a smile.

"I have." Yuan Che said, looked around, found Ke Ran who had just turned back from inside, and greeted him.

"I have a USB flash drive in my car, go get it." Ke Ran took the key and turned to leave.

After Yuan Che took out his mobile phone and sent a message, he turned around and saw that the store manager's smile became a little forced. Yuan Che deliberately ignored and said, "He will come back later to copy. By the way, those dried fruits, pack them for me." He was at the cash register After paying, he went to the computer where the monitoring was stored and asked, "Did you find the video?"

The waiter faltered and said soon.

Yuan Che looked back at the store manager who was almost next to him.The store manager couldn't hide his nervousness anymore, and stared at him every step of the way.

Yuan Che said with a smile: "You don't need to entertain me, I just copy the video and leave."

"The people's police work for the people, so it doesn't matter if we do such a small thing."

Yuan Che tasted his expression and tone of voice, and said nothing more.

At this time, the phone at the cash register next to him rang.After a waiter answered the phone, his face showed embarrassment, as if he couldn't speak.Finally, with a helpless face, he asked the store manager to answer the phone, saying that there was a complaint from a customer.

The store manager glared at the waiter, then smiled dryly at Yuan Che, walked over to answer the phone, but still stared at Yuan Che.

"Hello, don't be angry, and speak slowly. You are embarrassing me a bit. There are cars with tickets all over the street. How can you prove that you were posted when you were singing here? Besides, we really don't provide tickets here. Parking service. We are not shirking..." The store manager and the customer on the other side of the phone came and went to a stalemate.

Yuan Che asked the waiter who was operating the computer in a low voice: "Just now I saw that you looked for that video very skillfully. Does anyone often check the video?"

"No." The waiter paused and said, "I'm quick."

"It's not easy for you to work, don't you often drink and make trouble?"

"It's okay. Most of them come with friends. If one person makes trouble, others will stop him." The waiter paused, slapped the table and said in surprise, "Oh, well, I remember. She When I was at work, there was no video at that point. I said why I couldn’t find it. Liu Tian clumsily unplugged the wrong power cord that day, and the video from that time was not saved.”

Yuan Che showed a regretful expression: "Really? It's a pity. Then, when did the person who rescued Luo Meijiao come? There should be that video, right?"

The waiter was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly denied: "I don't know much about this. I didn't see that person at the time, and I don't know when he came."

The store manager finally hung up the phone and came over to urge him: "Why are you so slow, you are delaying the work of the police comrades."

"Don't rush him, I'll ask him to find another video. What time did the person who rescued Luo Meijiao come?"

"Well, there were so many guests that day, I was busy dealing with the mess, so I forgot."

"Okay, how about this, you copy to me all the videos of the end of your night show from five o'clock to six o'clock the next morning in this foyer."

"There are so many, can't you put them in the USB flash drive?"

At this time, Ke Ran entered the door with a reddish face, trotted over, and handed the USB flash drive to Yuan Che.Yuan Che gestured: "Don't worry, 126G should be enough."

The shop manager was sweating slightly on his forehead, and nodded to the waiter.

The waiter started to save the video.

At this moment, Yuan Che's cell phone vibrated. It was a call from Liu Hecheng. Yuan Che hurriedly motioned for Ke Ran to stand in his place, and then walked to a corner to answer it.

"Head, are you in the 'Singing Ba' KTV?" Liu Hecheng asked.

"Hmm. What's wrong?"

"The owner of the physical store that sells kitchen utensils called me and said that a man came to their store to buy ice picks in the afternoon. I checked according to the store surveillance, and the man was called Liu Tian. I just called him and registered with his ID card. phone number, and guess what. He works for 'Sing Ba'."

"What a coincidence." Yuan Che raised his eyebrows, "He bought the ice pick for his own use?"

"No. He said that the ice pick in the store was missing. Because he didn't have it when he was on duty, he bought one with his own money. He works one day and takes one day off. Today he rests. According to calculations, on the [-]rd, it happened to be him. on duty."

"Interesting. How's the silk scarf?"

"It's not easy to search for silk scarves. There are too many places that sell silk scarves. For those who sell silk scarves online, because they can't see the finished products, there is no way to determine whether they are from the scene of the crime."

"I see. You first register the buyer information for online bulk purchases. Put the rest away first. Then, you go and bring this Liu Tian to the bureau. I have something to ask him."

Hang up the phone here, save the video over there, and more people came to sing one after another.

Holding the USB flash drive, thanking the store manager, and leaving the KTV, Yuan Che gave Ke Ran a thumbs up: "Good job. How is it? Isn't it fun to fight?"

"I haven't had much quarrel. It's not good. Does it work?"

"It's useful. Their KTV is tricky. From the beginning to the end, the store manager stared at me nervously and didn't say anything. I asked the waiter to find another video. His movements are very strange. You can find the video that is said to be Luo Meijiao leaving. Obviously, they found the video of Luo Meijiao leaving in advance and showed it to us on purpose. I want to watch the video of Luo Meijiao going to work that day, but the computer was powered off at that time and there is no memory. Come down. There is no video of the trouble, saying that there is no camera in that area. Liu Hecheng called just now, and a person named Liu Tian in their store went down to buy ice picks today. It is said that the ice picks in their store were lost. "

"So, Luo Meijiao's death is indeed related to the store. Then why didn't we just ask him directly?"

"It's better to ask that Liu Tian than to ask him. The waiter who saved the video passed the mistake of not being able to find the video to Liu Tian. It should be an instinctive reaction. This Liu Tian may be a careless person who is easy to cause trouble. Maybe he is usually crowded out. Therefore, Liu Tian bought ice picks during his break today, and he probably received a lot of criticism. He wanted to make up for the lost ice picks before others found out, so as not to be criticized. "

"Then, shall we go to the scene where Luo Meijiao was murdered?"

Yuan Che nodded, he stood at the door and looked around.

This KTV is next to the intersection.The place where Luo Meijiao was found was diagonally behind this KTV.Luo Meijiao's residence should be located directly along this road to the west.One west, one northeast, not on the way at all.That is to say, she was not attacked on the way home. According to the time Li Jiran witnessed, Luo Meijiao should have been killed shortly after leaving here.

They walked towards the deserted commercial street.