Chapter 24 Chapter Twenty-Four

Officer Bian strode into our office at 12:45 on Tuesday.Bu Aiqian told me that he was waiting for me outside, so I went out to talk to him. I hope you don't have any unpleasantness with me anymore, Mr. Lai. If you don't, neither will I. You should tell me that you are protecting Fang Ludai because you are afraid that her life will be in danger. Then you'd take her into police custody and send her back to New Orleans. Yes, at last he admitted that there was some truth to it. Don't say that there is still Ge Yina's problem.I continued talking to him. He said: Mr. Lai, you really don't show your face.I wish you could tell me what happened in New Orleans, do you know the truth?

You mean lawyer Qu? Yes. I looked at my watch and said: I have an appointment in twelve minutes down the street.It takes about ten minutes to walk there.I must be on time.Can we walk and talk while you walk with me. Can.I would be grateful for any secret information you could give me.My mission to come here on business was a failure.The state of Louisiana may want to extradite Fang Ludai, but based on the only evidence so far, I don't think so.It would be glorious if I could find a way to solve this murder when I got back. I said: OK, shall we go? I picked up my hat, walked to Bu Aiqian and shook hands with her.

She was full of surprise.want to leave?she asked. Yes.Maybe go away for a while.take care. She looked very strange and said: You seem to have something real? Oh, I'll be back. we leave.Her eyes followed me until the door closed. Just as we stepped out of the elevator, we met Betha.Ke Baisha gave Police Officer Bian a wonderful smile.Did you hear the news report?Tang Nuo?she asked. What? Police officer Lang found the pistol that Ge Mako had used and thrown out of the apartment window.Ballistic experts tested two bullets, proving that this gun was the murderous gun that killed Gao Haode.Ge Mako claimed that the police planted it.But the police believe that the evidence is conclusive.

That's fine. Where are you two going?Baisha asked. I just went for a walk on the street, and Officer Bian said he wanted to take a walk, so come with us. She looked at the elevator, couldn't decide whether to follow us, and said: I was going back to the office.I ordered a batch of silk stockings by mail, and I want to see if they arrive.But it's good to go with you.Yes, that's good too. The three of us walked side by side on the sidewalk.Baisha was on the inside, Officer Bian walked in the middle, and I walked on the outside. Officer Bian asked me: Do you really believe that Highmore went to that apartment at 2:20 in the morning?

That's absolutely true.What did you find about him? He laughed: He is not a lawyer at all. I didn't think he was a lawyer either.Is it a private eye? Yes, the head of the New York detective agency.Ge Mako hired him, hoping to get a confession from Fang Lvdai, or some news.To be honest with you, I think he put all the evidence in Fang Lvdai’s apartment on purpose, and threatened her with this matter, if she doesn’t cooperate, he will restart the investigation of Gao Haode’s murder, and put this murder case Push hard on her.There is only one way to keep him silent, that is, Fang Ludai believes that she is in collusion with Ge Yina, and the two cooperate in this trick.

Very reasonable.I said. What they miscalculated, he continued, was that they didn't understand it. It wouldn't do to find a random gun and put it there deliberately, because it would definitely be identified together with the bullet that killed people in the end. I said: Of course, if Fang Ludai gives in and is willing to speak in the way they like, they will give these things to her. Yes, yes, I never thought of that. I said: Maybe what they really want is to put pressure on her. Officer Bian said: There is a little truth, but there are many unreasonable and small things in this case.I hope you can clarify some points.

Like what places? Give me a hint so I can start the Qu Paul murder case.Did Haimolai make a move? I looked at my watch. It was five minutes to one.I told one thing, I said: Kebetha and I were the first to find the body. Really!he cried out in surprise. I said: Yes, they can't do anything to us.We called the police and it was me who called. Officer Bian said: Tell me, tell me the other things. We ring Fang Ludai's apartment bell.Someone rang the doorbell for us.We went upstairs to where we could see the inside of the apartment.We saw the body of lawyer Qu.I pulled Baisha and backed out, because I thought the murderer was still inside.

Officer Bian nodded. Actually he wasn't in there.I said. How do you know he's not in there? Because we had been keeping an eye on the house, he didn't leave.No one left the house except an old lady.until the police arrive. Officer Bian said: That's strange.After the police received the anonymous call, they sent two detectives over.They rang Fang Ludai's electric bell, and someone rang the bell to open the door for them.They went upstairs, and there was no one in the room. I said: That night I went to Fang Ludai's apartment for the first time.Lawyer Qu knocked on the door of her apartment, but did not ring the bell outside to ask for the door to be opened.Lu Dai put him off and told me that I had better leave as soon as possible.I left as soon as Lawyer Qu left. I looked carefully at the street as soon as I went out the gate, but I couldn't find Lawyer Qu.

Officer Bian said: Lai, what is the reason?The color of impatience is evident on the face.I said: Lawyer Qu Paulo, there must be another friend in that house.This friend Qu often went to look for her.Reasoning seems likely to be a girlfriend.When this girlfriend finds out that Paul and Ludai have not given up, she must be terribly jealous.Marie Wen rented an apartment in this house, directly opposite Lu Dai. After the murder, many people came to the house. They all rang Fang Ludai's bell at the gate, and the gate opened quickly.If Fang Ludai had returned to her own apartment, she might have been killed that night.But if the wrong person goes in, the murderer will not be seen.What we all ignore is the door lock, as long as it is a resident of the house, anyone can open it.Please think about the rest yourself.

Officer Bian frowned vigorously. I said: Mary Wen said she heard gunshots at 2:30.She was the only one in the world who heard it.If you promise not to sue Highmore, you have a good talk with him, and you will find out that he is negotiating with Attorney Qu at 2:30.If, after he left, Wen Mali walked into Fang Ludai's room, she would also go to negotiate with Lawyer Qu. But Mary Wen heard muffled gunshots at 2:30. She said she heard it.If I wanted to go to someone's apartment at three o'clock and kill him, I could create an alibi and tell my friend that I was opening the door when I heard gunshots.It was said afterwards that it was two thirty.

Officer Bian stared at me with big eyes, as if I had turned into a rabbit. Baisha said: Good boy, it belongs to his grandma. Officer Bian whistled.Suddenly a decision is made.All right, Mr. Lai.He said: You go back to New Orleans with me. You are making wishful thinking.I told him as I walked up the steps and into the gate of the Navy Recruiting Office.Neither of them knew where I was going. I said to the man behind the counter: Lay Donno, report for duty. Well, sailor, enter this door.There's a bus waiting behind you, so act fast. Officer Baisha and Officer Bian rushed in to follow and bumped into each other. Officer Bian forgot his southern politeness. A man in uniform held a long gun with a bayonet across in front of them, and the two of them stood there as if the video tape had been paused.Officer Bian pointed at me with a finger and called: I want this person. The man behind the counter said: "Uncle Sam wants him too. I turned around and blew a kiss to Baisha: I will send you a postcard from Tokyo.