Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen

Officer Mi Shanlou only hesitated for a very short time.He said: Excuse me, turn the torch light away, you said his name is Meng Jirui. Yes. How long have you known him? About a week. Oh yes.Shanlou said: How long have you known the blind man surnamed Gao? Six or seven days. In other words, you knew Gao and Meng almost at the same time? Yes. Today is Sunday night, think about it for me, did you know the two of them last Sunday? Yes. What's the relationship between the two of them? It doesn't matter. But you know Meng because Gao gave you a job, right? is only indirect. From your words, it seems that Meng Jirui wants to blackmail you?

Not for one thing, but for another. Another thing? Baisha said: That incident has nothing to do with Gao Langni.Especially not with this case. Why? I'm not going to tell you. I think you're going to tell me.Mrs. Ke, why is he trying to blackmail you. Bai Sha said: It's because of a car accident, a case I'm working on.I don't think my employer wants this to be made public at the moment. You didn't make it public, you just told me privately. I know, but if you have a report, the reporter will find out. This is a murder case.Mrs. Ke. I know.But everything I know has nothing to do with his killing.

How can you be sure? Not something that would create a motive for murder. But, you said he was a liar, a blackmailer. Yes. Why do you say that about him? The method he used. What's wrong? Neither is right. Meng Shanlou said: Okay, let's go out and talk for a while in the car.Is the address here given to you by Gao Langni? Yes. Think about it, are there any clues you know that can make you think that Meng Jirui also lives here? No. Do you know where Meng Jirui lives? Bai Sha said impatiently: Of course I don't know.Why are you asking me these things?Does that guy not have a driver's license?Do you have a credit card?have

That's the problem.Officer Mi said: "If it wasn't that someone took away all the documents that could be used as identification in his pocket after his death, or that before he came here, he had already left all the documents on his body except cash. out of place.Apparently no one touched his money.There were indications that the cash was hastily removed from the purse and stuffed into his pocket.It's not about you. how could be? I don't know either.Shanloudao: This is always a good avenue of investigation.Use a steel wire to make a trap and let the shotgun shoot automatically. The murderer's purpose is to kill people with an alibi at a distance.However, if someone searched the deceased's pocket afterwards, it is naturally unlikely to be the murderer himself.According to the calculation of time, when the person died, or shortly after the death, you yourself admitted that you were in the room.So, I want to ask you, do you know what he has in his pocket?

I have no idea. Shanlou said, "Okay, let's go back to my car."well, let's go.Charlie, you stay here and watch over this place.As a general practice, idlers are not allowed to enter.Don't let anyone in until the fingerprint specialist is done.We will try our best not to let the reporter know that the body will be transported away upon our notice.All right, Mrs. Ke, you come with us. In the car, Ke Baisha only answered Mi's questions with yes or no, and sometimes she just closed her lips tightly and remained silent.Regarding how she knew Meng Jirui and why she criticized Meng Jirui as a liar and blackmailer, she refused to answer and insisted on her constitutional rights.

After a while, Officer Mi had to give up.He said: Of course I can't force you to answer, Mrs. Ke.But the grand jury has that right. (Translator's Note: The grand jury is different from the jury. The grand jury is composed of twelve to twenty-three people, examines the crime, and indicts when sufficient evidence is obtained. The jury, also known as the small jury, consists of twelve people Composition, to participate in the trial of the case in the courtroom, to decide whether the accused is guilty.) No, not even with a grand jury.There is a portion of the conversation that I can arguably claim to be professionally confidential, and I have that right.

I see it differently. Bai Sha said: I am in business.My profession is to run a private detective agency.Clients come to hire me to work for them.All the dialogue between me and the client is confidential, and no one has the right to ask me to speak out.To be honest, if the client was willing to announce it, he would have gone to the police instead of us. Well, Shanlou said: If you really love your career so much, you should also understand that private investigators who have a bad relationship with the police have no future.Besides, private detective agencies that had bad relations with the police could not make money and had to close their doors.

I have indeed told you all that is useful to your case.I keep it private and have absolutely nothing to do with this murder. I want you to answer all your questions, and it's up to me to decide whether it's relevant or not. I know, but everyone has their own ambitions, and I hope to do things my way. Mi Shanlou leaned against the back of the car seat.All right, he said to the driver: Let's take Mrs. Ke home.I'm going to notify the General Administration by phone that there is a comprehensive arrest warrant for the blind man to bring to justice.It is strange why he is not at home.Find him at least half of the case is clear.let's go.

Ke Baisha didn't say a word, and quietly let Officer Mi's police car take her to her door. goodbye.He said Good night.Bai Sha reluctantly said two words, stepped out of the car resentfully, passed the sidewalk without looking back, and walked into the door of her apartment.The police car outside drives away by itself. Almost immediately, Ke Baisha came out of the apartment again, walked to the door of the pharmacy on the corner, hailed a taxi, sat in and closed the door, and said: South Figaro Road, Tiny Bird Apartment, hurry up, don't waste time. At the gate of the Titmouse Apartment, Ke Baisha slapped Dai Sefine's electric bell until she heard Dai Sefine's voice coming from the intercom, and then let out a sigh of relief.Dai Sephine's voice said: Who is it?

It was Mrs. Kebetha. I'm afraid I don't have time to entertain you, Mrs. Ke, I'm packing. I must see you. I have a new position and I'm packing for a flight. You pack your luggage, and I can talk to you on the side.Ke Baisha said: I only need a minute OK, please come in.The door opened with a buzz. Ke Baisha went upstairs, and saw Dai Sefine flustered and suddenly about to go out in embarrassment. Hello, she said, with a casual glance at Betha, and going about her own business, all this has to be sorted out by midnight.Things have to be sent to other people's homes, and the house has to be rented out.It seemed too late.I have to take a shower and change clothes.But the plane leaves at 12 o'clock, so I won't wait.It's not that I don't greet you, you know how urgent I am.

I know you are very busy.Bai Sha said: My business will be over in a minute. She wanted to find an empty chair, Dai Sephine smiled nervously seeing what she was looking for.She said: I'm sorry, immediately clear out the chair by the window pushing the folded clothes. Bai Sha said: I save time by telling the truth.Are you interested in five hundred dollar bills? have. I can get it for you. How to do it? All you have to do is sign a waiver of the right to sue. oh!that matter. What's the matter?Baisha asked. She laughed and said: You are late. Have you already signed someone else? No. Who is here before me? an eyewitness.He came to me himself to tell me that he saw the accident and that it wasn't my fault.He said that I can collect the compensation from the insurance company.He said he wanted to sign a contract with me, and he would bear all the legal costs. After the lawsuit, no matter how much money the insurance company paid, he would give me 50% of the compensation, and he guaranteed that I would never be less than 50%. hundred dollars.I think he has better conditions than you, what do you think? Ke Baisha said nothing. However, Dai Sephine continued: I can't do this kind of thing.Absolutely not.I told that person that after careful reflection, I felt that my fault for this car accident was no less than that of the driver.It can be said to be half and half or even a little more for me.The man said that no one would ask me these questions.The other party just wanted to close the case as soon as possible, and I just sat there and did nothing, and the money was mine.It's that simple.Dai Sefine raised her hand, making a crisp cracking sound with her thumb and middle finger. You don't want to do this? I laughed at that man, I thought it was a scam.I won't do it.The man who knocked me down was a good man, and my money loss was only seven yuan to pay the doctor. What's the name of the man driving the car, do you know?Baisha asked. I don't know, I don't know.I don't even know his car number.At first I was nervous and afraid, then The doorbell rang. Dai Sefine sighed angrily: Someone must be looking for Jamaya again. Is your roommate?Bai Sha said: I really want to see her too. Many people are looking for her. Where did she go? God knows.We are struggling.She is a friend of Mr. Mei, and Mr. Mei suggested that we live in the same apartment so that we can save a little money.I'm not very enthusiastic, but since the boss suggested I later found out that she was incurable.I left her a note yesterday telling her that the rent is due tomorrow which is Monday.I also told her I had until midnight today to get ready and move out.This afternoon, she called me, you know what she said? say what?Baisha asked. The doorbell rang again. She told me she was here this afternoon.Already moved out.She's only been here recently, so she doesn't have much.But each apartment has to pay a cleaning fee of 5 yuan when it is rented out.She didn't mention the half she was supposed to pay at all.When she called, I didn't think about it again. Dai Sefine picked up the intercom and asked: What is it?Then, he said angrily: No, I am her roommate.I don't know where she went.She left in the afternoon and moved away.Yes, I'm moving out at once myself.No, I don't want to see you.I don't have time to talk to you either.I'm tidying up, I'm naked.I have to catch a midnight flight Your urgency has nothing to do with me.I don't care who you are either.she is not here!I don't know where she is!I've been answering the doorbell all night to send her seekers on their way. Dai Sephine threw the intercom off the saddle, stood in the middle of the room, looked at so many things around, and worried hopelessly. I have never been able to figure out the relationship between this woman and Mr. May.She said: Oh, I said relationship doesn't mean that.But I feel that woman is spying on me at any time. Two weeks ago, my diary disappeared.Then it reappeared automatically, in the place where the diary has been kept, but under a silk scarf, pretending that I ignored that place when I was looking for it!Only she has the opportunity to do such a thing.I know that there is a kind of girl who likes to read other people's diaries secretly or mischievously.But why did she take the diary away?Where is it going? Did you ask her?Baisha asked. No, I think I've been victimized anyway.Besides, there was nothing to prove that she took it to see.So I decided not to talk, and I rented a very small apartment by myself, and I didn't go there.So I'm paying for two apartments. alright.Suddenly change the subject.There is only one thing to do now, which is to pack these things. It is really difficult to decide which ones to take with you and which ones to send away. She picked up a pile of folded clothes and put them in suitcases, wooden boxes, and cardboard boxes in a messy and indiscriminate manner. do you need my help?Baisha asked. No, said Daiselphine, thinking about it and adding: Thank you.She sounded as though Betha would be doing her a great favor if she left her alone or got out of here. What about that will?Ke Baisha asked: You are a witness. Oh, when you need me for anything, I'm always willing to come.She said: "They said I might need to go to the tropics with my boss.This is different from a weekend getaway.Only carry-on luggage is allowed.I can't take a big wooden box, because I'm flying all the way.I can travel too Ke Baisha didn't want to listen to her rambling anymore, she interjected: There is one thing you can do me a favor. What's up? She said: I want to know something about Mehler, how did he die? The death was sudden, but he was a little unwell for three or four days beforehand. Can you really describe his symptoms? Sure, but why?Symptoms started an hour after he entered the office.He had a terrible headache and started throwing up.I suggested he lie down, on the couch, and see if he felt better.I think he fell asleep for a while; then a sudden nausea woke him up.He kept saying that his stomach was burning and his mouth was dry as hell.I want to call a doctor right away.He said he would go home first and would ask the doctor to visit him at home.So I called Dr. Ji and told Dr. Mei that Mr. Mei was very ill and would take a taxi home immediately, and asked him to go to his house immediately, hoping to go to his house before the taxi arrived. Did you ride back with Mr. May? have. So what? In the taxi he became very ill.The whole stomach hurts very much.When going back to the house, everyone must help him. And after that? I help him out of the car.Mrs. Ge came out to help, and we got him into the house.Dr. Ji hadn't arrived yet, but he arrived a minute or two later when we were trying to get Mr. Mei into bed. And after that? The doctor stayed with him for half an hour, gave him medicine and subcutaneous injections, and Mr. Mei felt much better, but his throat was still dry, and the burning pain in his stomach and intestines still persisted.He said he wanted to sleep for a while. And after that? After the doctor got home, he came back at four o'clock in the afternoon.He gave him an injection and suggested that he should hire a nurse at home or go to the hospital to avoid any changes at night so that everyone would not be at peace.He left behind a lot of medicines and how to use them, and said he would come back to see him at eight o'clock the next morning. And after that? Twenty minutes after Dr. Ji left, Mr. Mei passed away. Who is in the room?Are you there? No, Mrs. Ge was with him in the room.I went downstairs for a glass of milk and some sandwiches.I was in a hurry all day and didn't eat anything.By that time, we thought Mr. May would be fine. What do you do when he dies?Did you notify Dr. Ji? Yes, Dr. Ji is here again.But there was nothing more he could do.It was he who found the funeral home, and it was he who asked us to notify Merkel.It was my telegram. And after that? There are a lot of things that must be done to deal with the aftermath, and one by one is done well. It was already late when I left, and I had to go back to the office to lock the safe. Of course, my heart was extremely heavy.That's how I hit the car.I think I didn't eat breakfast, I only drank a cup of black coffee, that glass of milk and sandwiches were all I ate the whole day, in fact I didn't finish the sandwiches, Mrs. Ge called upstairs, I threw away half of the uneaten Sandwich ran up. What did the doctor say was the cause of his death? Oh, you know these doctors.A lot of medical terminology scares you first.To be honest, I don't believe Dr. Ji knows what his disease is at all.I don't remember what he said, I only remember a little bit, it seems that the acute gastrointestinal syndrome caused by poor liver function, and at the end he said something was inflamed. Nephritis?Baisha asked. I don't know, kinda like it.But he said that the main cause of death was gastroenteritis, that's all I know, and he may have said something else. Besides, I didn't listen to him carefully, and it was useless to listen. Where did Mr. Mei have breakfast?Baisha said. Dai Sefine looked at Ke Baisha strangely.What's the matter, of course it's at his house. I think he must have breakfast at home, otherwise he would invite Grandi, and what would Eva do.To be honest, in my opinion, she went on angrily: he pays so much for help, he should be able to be served comfortably like an emperor, or in a big tourist hotel, without that Often have to wait for the meal to have something to eat.However, this is not my business anyway.It's all over now, and it makes me angry for a hundred lifetimes to think that he left them all his property. You also have 10,000 yuan.Baisha said. If he decides not to leave his property to Mei's descendants, ten thousand yuan is not too much for me.Dai Sephine said firmly. How long have you been working for him? Almost two years. That's an extra year of $5,000. That's right, Dai Sephine was suddenly cold and stiff, and said bitterly: It is equivalent to five thousand for an extra year, which is a very generous subsidy, isn't it, Mrs. Ke?But if you don't understand it, don't look at it from your standpoint anyway, what's the use anyway?Could you please go home and let me tidy up these things? The eyewitness to the car accident, Baisha asked: It seems that the surname is Meng, isn't it? Yes.Meng Jirui.When he saw the car accident, I thought he was trying to get a couple of bucks out of it. He was a bit of a cheater. I was really busy, and I had to take something out of the suitcase. Meng Jirui is dead.Baisha said. She carefully took out the first layer of the suitcase and put it on the bed. She said: At least one thing can only be endured. I have to wear a pair of shoes to walk the world. She took out a pair of shoes already packed in the suitcase, walked towards the big wooden box in her hand, stopped suddenly, turned to Baisha, and said: Excuse me, what did you just say? Meng Jirui is dead. Dai Sephine smiled and said: I'm afraid you are wrong, I talked to him yesterday afternoon, and he called again a few hours ago.I see if I put He is dead.Ke Baisha said: About an hour and a half ago, he was murdered. murder! Yes. One high-heeled shoe fell from the bend of Dai Sephine's hand, followed by the second one.murder!an hour ago?how come? I don't know either.Baisha said: He ran to your friend, the blind man, what do you think about this matter? Yes.I understand this, and I told Mr. Meng that it was most likely that the traffic lights had changed when they started to cross the road.He said he could find a witness who was willing to testify that he heard the crash, the brakes, and then the bell of the traffic signal changing.I didn't realize it at the time, but now that I think about it, of course he was talking about the blind man.He was lovely and always humble.Happy, optimistic.I gave him some small presents.Mrs. Ke, are you sure Meng Jirui was murdered? Yes, he was killed while visiting a blind man. Mrs. Ke, are you saying that you are absolutely sure of yourself? It is absolutely true, Bai Sha said: I found the corpse. Anyone caught doing it? not yet. Do you know who did it? No idea, the police are looking for the blind man. Nonsense, Dai Sefine said: He won't even hurt a fly, he is absolutely fine. I think so too. How did you happen to find the body. I went to see the blind man. You like him very much, don't you? Yes. I like him too, and I think he's very respectable.I really want to ask him about Jamaya. I saw her chatting with him last week. Now I think it's my fault. I didn't know more about Maya first. As for this Meng, do you think I I know I really shouldn't gossip about dead people, but this Meng, what do you think? Baisha said: You are right, I don't care whether he is alive or dead, I will say that he is a shit. God, if you don't leave, I won't be able to keep up with the time if I chat with you vigorously. As for the car accident case, I have this kind of attitude. You can't change my mind even if you wait until tomorrow. Kebetha rose slowly and reluctantly from her chair, and walked wearily towards the door.Well, she said: goodbye and good luck with your new position. Thank you, Mrs. Ke, good night and good luck. You're right, what I need is a truckload of luck.Bai Sha said with emotion and walked out of the room.