Chapter 4 Chapter Four

At eight o'clock the next morning, I called the Qula Wenting Hotel.I'm going to take Godafin's room.I said. Please wait a moment.said the operator.After waiting for a while, she said: We don't have a resident named Ge here, sorry. May I ask if there is such a name that is scheduled to live in.I asked quickly. Checked, no. Could you take care of the luggage in the luggage room, please?I want to know if she has any luggage stored there, and I plan to move in later. Please wait a moment.Passing the line, a male staff member said: Hello. I asked: Excuse me, are you in charge of luggage?

That's right. A Goldaffin has luggage left in the store, did she stay or take the luggage? no sir.Luggage remains in its old place. Well, I think she's a little late, thanks. Lawyer Fei's murder didn't make it to the first edition of the morning papers, but the radio station didn't miss a single bit of news. Lawyer Fei, who lived in the most luxurious residential area of ​​Beverly Hills in Hollywood, was shot in the heart by a bullet from a .38 caliber revolver after a fierce altercation, and the murderer fled the scene. A neighbor heard the altercation and also heard the gunshots and immediately notified police.Police radioed the patrol car, which arrived at the scene, in fact only a few minutes after the incident.The body was found in the study on the second floor.The murderer has escaped.

Lawyer Fei is a wealthy widower who claims to be semi-retired, but many clients still list him as the first legal counsel they want to hire. There was no servant in the house at the time of the accident. Police found the back door was unlocked and not closed, it was ajar.There is a spring lock on the door.People outside the door have to pull the door to lock it. The houses in this area are far apart from each other, except for the path, and each house has a well-manicured lawn.Neighbors are all in charge of their own affairs, and they don't often visit each other.Other than the sound of quarrels and gunshots, the police could not find any clues nearby.

One neighbor, who thought he saw a car with at least one man in it, had parked in front of Fei's house before the accident, and the car hadn't turned off.The neighbor gentleman was walking his dog at the time, and it was because the car was not turned off that he paid attention.Even so, he just glanced at the car, he didn't remember the make, year, or even the color of the car.He only knew that this middle-aged or young man was sitting in the front seat of the car, and he was very neatly dressed. The police believe that Lawyer Fei was shot to death while sitting on a chair behind a desk while negotiating business with someone in the study on the second floor.

Bullets come from close range.Since there was no sign of struggle at all, the murderer was believed to be an acquaintance of the lawyer.It may have been an appointment in advance, and the lawyer personally received him into the study. A neighbor who heard the quarrel told the police that he heard Lawyer Fei saying: Stop bluffing me, the police The next thing was gunshots. The gunshots were followed by a woman's screams. The neighbor who reported the incident was not sure whether the sound was a gunshot or a slamming door, but because of the woman screaming, he decided to call the police immediately.

I went back to the detective agency and walked into Ke Baisha's office pretending nothing happened. Is there something urgent?I asked. Nothing, have you got in touch with Dumbony? I shake my head. Baisha said angrily: He keeps saying he wants you to call him back as soon as possible.Baisha opened the drawer, took out a business card with Bonnie's phone number on it, picked up the phone and asked the operator to answer the call. After a while the phone came in. Bai Sha calmed down quickly, forced a smile on her face, picked up the phone, and raised her other hand to gently pat her hair.She said in what she thought was the most cordial and sweet voice: Hello.

Her face suddenly changed, it is unreasonable, why is she not here?She said: Did you call the right number?That's right, this number? Maybe he went out to breakfast.Call him again in half an hour. I said: We tried to contact him.He shouldn't be too demanding. Of course, Bai Sha said: But we don't know where the phone is installed.Looks like it's where he lives.Try it in half an hour, will you be here? I'll be in and out.I told her. How is your investigation on this matter? But that's all. Did you find anything? I said: It is not time to make a report yet, but the purpose of the advertisement is definitely not to find a witness for the car accident.

This kind of thing? !Baisha asked. I nod. Don't be stupid, Tang Nuo!They must be in a hurry to find a witness, otherwise why did they offer 300 yuan to find a witness? The witness was to testify under oath that the Ford ran a red light and crashed into the Cadillac. Of course, who would pay to have a witness against themselves? In fact, I said: This case is exactly the opposite of what they say.It was Caddy who ran a red light and got into a Ford Uranus. Baisha's small eyes blinked fiercely, obviously she was trying hard to digest the meaning of my news.No wonder they have to pay three hundred yuan.she exhaled.

Besides, I pointed out that the case was settled out of court before the ad was in the newspapers. Baisha moved forward abruptly, and the chair she was sitting on creaked.Case settled? ! reconciled.I say: settlements before ads. So, what's the point of posting such an ad? Someone is looking for a substitute. scapegoat? It can be said like this.I said: They are looking for someone who is willing to make a false confession for 300 yuan. What was the use of a false witness if the case was closed?Baisha asked. It doesn't have to be useful. don't know. What they wanted was a man who would perjure himself for three hundred dollars; then they hired a notarized lawyer to sign under oath a statement that was utter nonsense.And then they use this one testimony to bind him, to control him, to do what they want him to do.

What's up? I do not know.I said. His grandma's!Bai Sha said, her voice was not loud, but her words were heavy.It turned out to be this relationship. I'm not completely clear, I said: I dare not report to our customers at present, mainly because I am not fully clear.Just from what I've gathered so far, it looks like this is the case. Did they suggest you commit a perjury, Dono? Did not say so directly.I'm a little too sophisticated for them.They're looking for someone who can't react fast enough and is cornered. So what if you found such a person? I spread my hands out, you can figure it out yourself.I told her.

Baisha's small eyes shone with enthusiasm, there was nothing wrong with that, Tang Nuo.She said: That's what Dumbony already knew and wanted us to find evidence for.He knew that there was a group that kept a group of people who were willing to give false testimony at any time, which would be detrimental to the insurance company. Don't tell Dumbony until we're sure.I said. Why? Let us not make him think that the job is easy. Baisha studied my explanation, um, that's right, I understand what you mean. If Dumbony comes to us, you can push me.After I finished speaking, I walked back to my own office. Bu Aiqian gave me a warm smile, Tang Nuo, how is that case going? Nothing, I think this case needs your help. She raised her eyebrows. Can I trust you completely?I said. Totally, no matter what. Do you have a particularly brightly colored scarf here? I have.How about red with orange? Great, I said: Take it with you, go to the nearby grocery store to buy a pair of exaggerated sunglasses, put on some red lipstick, we are going on a business trip. We don't tell others, two people go out, Baisha and her Baisha would not be happy anyway.I said: But besides you, I can't trust anyone else.We won't be out for long. OK.Elsie said. Get ready and call me.I told her. I looked at the letter on the table, there was nothing very important, halfway through it, Baisha called. I finally dialed the last phone number that Dumbony left behind.Do you know where it is? A small mansion?I asked. A lawyer's office, who were not familiar with the term Dumbony, asked me if I should leave a message why I was looking for him, and state my name and address. what do you sayI asked. Bai Sha said: Of course I have to be careful, Tang Nuo.I said I was looking for him for a personal matter and I hung up the phone. Didn't leave a message, name or phone number? No, nothing. Good boy, I said: I think he will take the initiative to contact us this afternoon. I have no way to prove that Mr. Deng and Lawyer Fei, or Mr. He and Lawyer Fei, are in contact.Of course, I hope that the matter between Godarfin and Lawyer Fei has nothing to do with it.But I'm kind of insecure. Bu Aiqian put on her sunglasses and came back.The big bright scarf was wrapped around her head, and the lipstick was painted like drinking blood, which was very dazzling. I put her in the front seat of the company car and drove to the Qula Wenting Hotel by myself.I parked the car in front of the hotel and honked the horn twice. A doorman came out. You have some of Miss Godaffin's luggage with you.I said: We are going to take it back now. He took a quick look at Ai Qian; his eyes were immediately attracted by the two-dollar cash stuffed into his hand. We are in a hurry.I said: I have to catch a plane.Can you hurry up? Is it left under the name Godarfin? Yes, I said, looking at Bu Aiqian, I said: Is it saved in your name? Elsie nodded.The doorman walked briskly into the hotel, and returned in a minute or two with the suitcase and overnight bag. Is there a luggage tag?he asks. Just save it in the name of Godafin.I said: Could you put it in the back seat, please? He said: Should there be a note or something? Forget it, I told him: We are too late, these things are right, and we don’t care about the others. All ready? Done.I told him to jump back behind the wheel.Immediately after he put his luggage in the back seat and drove the car away, I didn't want him to have a chance to see the license plate number. What role do you want me to play again?Elsie said. Take off the scarf, sunglasses, and lipstick, go back to the office, and forget about the scene just now. I put Ai Qian down at the entrance of the company, don't tell anyone when I will be back, in fact, you don't know anyway.Tell people I'm in and out every day as usual.Ask them to leave an item to contact.I will contact you. I drove to the coach station, put my luggage in a temporary locker, and began to study the situation myself. Ge Dafen is somewhere in the city now, and he doesn't have a dime on him.I took the luggage away again, cutting off her retreat.She has most likely been involved in a murder case.A man named He Long also had a statement in his hand, which was evidence of her perjury. This lady has all her troubles. I decided to check out my new apartment first.I drove up, parked the car, and went into the apartment. The curtains on the windows were drawn down, and the room was quite dark.I turned on the light, and the first thing I saw was a black ribbon hanging on the sofa. Going in and taking a closer look, it was a long strand of hair hanging down from one end of the blanket. A shaggy head emerged from the blanket with frightened eyes.Blinking twice, I saw clearly that it was me, and smiled.That was Godafin.She said: Hi Don Nuo.Why did you come back? Hi, I just want to hi you, I said: What's going on? She said: Tang Nuo, I had no choice but to ask you to take me in temporarily.I don't have a dime.I am homeless.I leave the bed for you to sleep in.I saw another blanket in the closet and I took it outside.Hope you don't mind. What happened? Tang Nuo, she said: it's ridiculous.Looks like I'm having trouble. I also feel that you are having trouble. She said: "Last night I closed the window and the heater was on.I woke up freezing at 3am and they turned off the heat. I said: You should go to the room, and only use this spare blanket if it gets colder. I don't want to take away your rights.Tang Nuo, what if you come back in the middle of the night?In fact, I really wished you could come back.Frozen girls will be persuaded in a few words.Where did you spend the night Of course I have no right to ask, but I'm right, aren't I?A woman stays with you overnight. I didn't sleep here last night, that's a fact.I said: But what I care about is what happened to you. I went to the Monador building and she said: The man is already there. You mean He Long? Yes. how is he? He has a big car, I think it's a Lincoln.He got impatient and told me to get in the car.We're heading straight to Hollywood in no time.Walking well, he suddenly turned left, then left, then right, then turned into a road, and drove into a family's house.I saw no one inside and the house was dark.That's the square at 1,700 Hamm Street. Street left, or street right? north. Did he go in? We just sat in the car and waited without going in. where is the car Far down the driveway. what happened after that? After waiting ten minutes, we drove towards the house. Lawyer Fei's home? It should be. so what? He said: We want you to come in.You can use this key to open the gate.After you open the door, go in very quietly and go upstairs.At the head of the stairs, to the right, there is a small table.There is a suitcase on the little table.You get your suitcase, go back out the gate, and walk to the end of the road.Turn left or right as you go, keep going, don't stop no matter what.In case someone is following you, you pretend not to know.Just keep walking and I'll be around to keep an eye on my surroundings.When I am sure no one is following you, I will drive up to you and ask you to get in the car.I'll drive you into town again.You will receive three hundred dollars, and your mission is complete. That's it?I asked. Just maybe.She said: Of course, he also said a lot of words of explanation.He said: According to the current situation, I cannot pay you three hundred yuan.Because our superiors have problems with your credit, they don't believe that you really saw the car accident, and I can't help it.Afterwards, he said: It is really difficult to work with those lawyers who insist on words. . Well, I said: what about the future?Did you go into the house? I opened the door with the key he gave me.I knew it was very inappropriate, but I went to the stairs and heard two people upstairs arguing.All I heard was a man's voice, speaking with a lot of specialized vocabulary, obviously very angry. Can you tell what the man said? Difficult, but one or two words are acceptable.He said that the other party was a traitor and a liar, and when it came to breaking the agreement, I finally heard him say: I changed my mind, stop bluffing me and then suddenly there was a gunshot.But at the time I didn't know what that sound was.At that time, I thought it was someone banging on the door vigorously; the difference was that the sound had rang, and the whole world suddenly became silent.After a while, the sound of a person's footsteps went down the stairs somewhere behind. what do you do I immediately hid in a small cloakroom at the foot of the stairs and shut myself in it. And after that? I heard the man run out the back door, I pushed the door open slightly, and I went up the stairs.When I was halfway up and could see the landing on the second floor, I also saw a room with lights on and the door was closed.I saw a small table at the foot of the stairs with suitcases on it.There was not one but two suitcases.I didn't know which one to get, and finally decided on the top one.Then I glanced into the room.I see a pair of men's feet.I take two steps forward to see clearly.The man was on his back, lying on the ground with his hands and feet stretched out. That's when I understood that what I heard must have been a gunshot.I was petrified. what do you do then I think I yelled once.I remember turning around and running, only to find the suitcase still in my hand when I ran out of the house. what happened after that?I asked. She said: "I walked out of the house and stood at the door to see if the car would come in and pick me up.I waited in the shade for a minute or two, but I didn't see Mr. He Long, nor his car.There was no sign of him at all.It was originally agreed that he would take care of me nearby.I was shaking all over, hiding in the shadows and not knowing what to do. Two people from the neighbor's house came up to their own door.One of them said: Do you think what we heard just now was a gunshot?Another person said: It is very possible, I think it is not wrong to report to the police first. I asked: Where was your correct position at that time? There is an orange tree in the front lawn.At least I thought it was an orange tree.The tree was very dark and its leaves were dense. What happened again? The neighbor went in and called the police.I remembered that Mr. He said that if I walked along the road and he could see that no one was following me, he would pick me up and get into the car.So I ran to the sidewalk, looked up and down the street, and there were no headlights, so I started walking, and the more I walked, the more scared I became.I walked at least a hundred yards and came across a house that seemed completely uninhabited.There were no lights in the house, it was all dark.I think they must have gone out to play.Anyway, I was in a hurry to get out of the light, so I went around to the back of the house, sat on the back step, and waited in bewilderment for at least half an hour.I heard the siren of a police car.I was still shaking with fear. What about after that? After that, I was really afraid that the owner of the house would come back, so I forced myself to stand up, and I walked and walked to a side street, and I walked back to the avenue in the opposite direction, and I saw a bus stop with a long wooden bench beside it.I don't know how often the bus leaves at this late hour, so I just walk over and sit down.You must not forget that I only have three and a half cents in my pocket. and after?I asked. Two cars pulled up in front of me, and they told me to get in and take me back to town, but I could tell they had other intentions.An older gentleman pulled up and seemed nice.He said: Miss, if you have to wait for the bus, it may take a long time before the bus arrives.I'm going to Los Angeles via Hollywood.If you need my help, I can take you back to the city. what do you do I was already a little cold because I was so nervous.I accepted his invitation. what's wrong? Not at all.He's a standard good guy. Is he the one who brought you here?I asked. No.She said: "I gave him an address which was two streets away from here.He put me down there to watch me come into my apartment.I laughed at him and said that I often come back late, it doesn't matter.So I ran up the steps of an apartment, stood, turned the croquet, and the door was open, and I walked in.There was no one in the hall; I waited a minute and came out again.The gentleman has already driven away.I will come back to you on foot.I knocked on the door several times, but there was no answer.I use the key to open the door and come in.I decided it would be better to go to you; but I don't want you to know, I don't want you anyway, I don't want to sleep in your bed and wait for you to come back, so I looked around to find this spare blanket.I also changed into your pajamas and wrapped myself in a blanket. Tang Nuo, I think I'm in big trouble!I don't have a comb, I don't have a toothbrush, I don't have makeup, I don't have anything.I'm an orphan without a master, and I don't know what to do with myself. Where is the suitcase now?I asked. Right under the couch.she says. She flipped the blanket down. The movements are completely natural, there is no need to be shy and artificial, and there is no need to study whether it is feasible. She just flipped the blanket and sat up from the couch.She was wearing my pajamas, with the top two buttons unbuttoned.She bent down and pulled out the suitcase from under the sofa.The pajamas held her tightly from the hips. That's it, Tang Nuo.She said, sitting on the couch in full pajamas. It's an expensive suitcase.There is no name printed on it, it doesn't look like it has been used, but it looks brand new. I tried to find and open the suitcase.It is locked. She smiled and said: Tang Nuo, I tried it last night.I'm also curious as to what might be inside. I said: let me try it.I went to my suitcase, in which I always kept a stiff wire ready for use.Sometimes it is equivalent to a master key in the hands of those who use it well. In less than a minute, the suitcase was opened by me. A box of cash. I heard Daphne say: My God, Don Nuo!This is because she was too surprised to speak. I grabbed the money in my hand and said: The two of us should work together to count the money so that we can protect each other in the future. She nodded, pulled the blanket out from under her knees and spread it on the sofa.I dumped the whole box of money on the blanket. There were 40,000 yuan in cash in the box. I put the money back, locked the case, and stuffed it back under the couch. What do we do now?she asked. We must now stay ahead of the police.I said: We need to know where we stand before they find us. Tang Nuo, what I heard was indeed the sound of a pistol, right? It was a gunshot, I said: and besides, the man who lived in that house was a famous lawyer named Faydel, and he was dead.I don't need to explain to you carefully, your current situation is very bad. Tang Nuo, she asked: Can I just take the three hundred yuan from the box, and then Not even a dime!I said. But, Tang Nuo, I have no choice but to get out of here and go where the police can't find me. In the past few days, you have done a lot of stupid things. I said: fleeing at this time will make you regret it for the rest of your life.In California, fugitive itself is one of the incriminating evidence.You have already escaped once. when? When you ran out of that house.The correct thing to do at the time was to wait at the scene and tell the police everything we knew. Will they believe me? Maybe not, I said: But if you search the evidence carefully, there is always some evidence to support your statement.At least I can attest to everything I know. Can you? certainly. How to prove the Fa? I said: When you left the Monador Building, I followed He Long's car with my car. real? real. God!Why? I was curious and wanted to know what was going on.I also think I can give you some help when necessary.I have a feeling you're going to be in trouble. Why?Tang Nuo, how did you know? You can figure it out with a little brains.I said: This man named He Long wanted a signed statement, not for the purpose of a car accident lawsuit.What he wanted was a man who would perjure himself for money.Once the confession is in his hands, he can control the person.At least he could scare him with perjury at any time. I applied too, and he didn't like the way I looked; I acted a little too slippery and maybe I was too verbal.But in case he can't find someone else, he'll use me too. You also apply, everything about you is too suitable for them to ask for a cornered, innocent girl. Tang Nuo, I am no longer so naive that I don't know anything, I have a lot of experience! Of course, I said: In theory, you have done things and been fooled, but you are still a blank slate. At one point, she wanted to debate this point of view with me.Suddenly, she gave up.Pull the blanket up with both hands, above the neck, and place the fists holding the blanket under the chin.All right!She said: You will give me on-the-job training. If I'm right, I say: You're already about to receive a postdoctoral education.Starting this afternoon, the police will start looking for you.Tonight, you will be charged with murder. Her eyes were wide open, Tang Nuo, she called out loudly.After a while, she said: Are you kidding me?Are you trying to scare me? I'm telling the truth.I told her: I don't know if he planned all this and asked you to be a scapegoat, or if you were unlucky and accidentally broke into this case.You go to that house at this time, you But, Tang Nuo, I don't know this lawyer!I've never seen this ghost in my life! That's what you say.I said: You stand on the stand of the police and take a look.Lawyer Fei was murdered.Before his death he had an argument with a woman.There might be a woman blackmailing him.Attorney Fei may not be willing to pay the money. The woman pulled out a pistol and killed him.The police believed that the woman took the last sum of money that Lawyer Fei was going to give her. Of course, this woman might have something against him, at least the woman didn't give it back to him, because there was no such thing at the scene. And the police found you with a large bag of money. You tell the police that someone gives you a key and tells you to go inside.So why should you listen to him?Your purpose is to get the three hundred yuan that those people owe you.Why do they owe you three hundred dollars?Because you voluntarily perjured and signed a false statement to them. You try to tell such a story on the witness stand.The district attorney goes to court and he'll hex you, he'll laugh at you.He will ask: Oh, so for three hundred yuan, you are willing to do anything, including perjury, right?You tell him you have no money, you are hungry, you are angry, you want to avoid it.However, the District Attorney will specifically seize a wound and dig.In the end, you had to admit that you voluntarily gave false testimony for three hundred yuan. The D.A. nostrils contemptuously at you, turns and walks away. All the jury members look at you, thinking for a long time that you are a woman who will do anything for three hundred dollars.For 40,000 yuan, what are you willing to do? Tang Nuo, stop talking!she says. Things in the world are not all as you imagined.I told her: This is not a TV series, you can turn off the TV when you don't want to watch it.It's not like a movie, you don't have to watch it when you don't want to. Real life is constantly going through life, and the world is constantly advancing relentlessly according to the relationship between cause and effect.What happens today will have results tomorrow.Once it enters the vortex of events, no one can stop it. Now you should take a shower and change clothes.I'll go out and pick up your luggage for you. The luggage was in the hotel and she said: I was supposed to live there and you thought they were going to look for me, Donno? Of course they'll come after you, I told her: if they find you before we're ready, they'll charge us both with murder. us two?she asked in disbelief. the two of us.I said: I will follow you all the way down.I also wandered around the scene to welcome you back. But you didn't welcome me back. You tell the police to listen and see if they believe it or not.I said: They found out that you stayed overnight in my apartment last night, and they found that money in my living room. Tang Nuo, why did you tell them about money? They will know.I said: Never underestimate the capabilities of the police.They already know that I followed a car in that area last night, and everything else, they will know.Our only hope is to find out some facts while we are still free, and when they find us, we can give them as much evidence as we can to convince them of our innocence.I'm going to pick up your luggage. Wouldn't it be too dangerous for you to go to a travel agency? I have already been to the hotel, and I told her: I have put your luggage in a storage place.I'll get it for you to use. There's a dozen eggs in the fridge, and some gammon.The coffee pot is inside the carton.Remember, I don't like a tub with a ring of dirt on it.