Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven

Ke Baisha's friend, Mi Shanlou, came from the homicide unit of the Los Angeles General Bureau, and he was in charge of the case. Mi Shanlou reluctantly admired Ke Baisha in some ways, especially her thick and strong appearance.Shanlou has repeatedly mentioned sincerely that if she is willing to be a guardian in a women's prison, the whole country will not think of anyone else.But he and I never got along.When I entered Baisha's business, he clearly expressed his disappointment.Baisha pointed out that she needs young blood with quick hands and feet and quick brains.Shanlou just can't see people with short stature.He adores muscles.I remember he once said to Baisha: brain.The brain is useful, and you have to walk with your thighs to reach your destination.

Mi Shanlou said: Haha, isn't this our little friend Lai Tangnuo again?Smart traitor to the law school.How come you happen to be here this time? At present, I say: I just finished calling the police.After the police have finished asking me what is necessary, I will go back to the office immediately unless you personally want to spend money to treat me to lunch. Why do you want me to treat you to lunch?Shanlou's suspicious professional habits immediately made him attack me. I half-truthfully said: When the murderer cannot be found, blame others for making trouble inside.Put a murderer's hat on someone's head if necessary.For me, a canned food that is ready to be opened and used at any time should not be treated as a substitute for a dead ghost.

son of a bitch.He said angrily: Where is the body? Think about it wrong, these two sentences are too close.He hastened to explain to the two people who came with him: The son of a bitch refers to this kid. The key is here, he's inside the door, and you'll find some interesting clues. After you messed around in there for a while?Shanlou asked. He took the key and went to open the door. He stood at the door for a long time, and then directed the two men who had come with him to come and join him.Three people stood silently at the door. Shanlou pointed to the blowing arrow with feathered tail inserted on the wooden cabinet, then pointed to the open window, and then pointed to the window of the studio opposite across a light-filled patio.He said: Look at who owns the apartment below.He said to one of the two assistants: You can do it now, find the apartment manager, ask him for the key, and I will go and have a look.

It's not that difficult, Mrs. Huangfu said: That apartment happens to be mine. Why live here and want another apartment down below? That's my studio, where I work. What do you do?Officer Mi Shanlou asked suspiciously. She paints.I told him. How long have you been involved in this matter, Tang Nuo?Shanlou asked me. started three days ago. How did it get in here? They are having a party.Huangfu Youtian was repeatedly upset that someone stole his collection.so he hired betha to replace him Oh, not bad, not bad.Shanlou interrupted me and said: I remember, I saw it in the newspaper.Is Baisha getting on well with these guests?

very good. How is the old lady herself? Passable, same old. Amazing people.He said it with a little sincerity.Then, as if to explain to his people, he brought him one of the two and said: This woman will do what she wants, and she can gouge out your eye, or break your leg.Lai, you are in charge of taking Mr. Ni and Mrs. Huangfu outside to wait anywhere.I'm going to take my people in to see the body. How did the body happen to be found?Been dead for a long time. I've only been here for a few minutes.I said: But I know that this part is his private and secret study.He doesn't like shutting himself up here when others are bothering him.There is a rule in this house that no one is allowed to disturb him when he is inside.

What about eating? On the shelves you can see canned goods.As far as I know there is also a kitchenette. Have you ever been in?How far in? I only go to the door. What about the others? Didn't go in much.I called them all back. All right.He said: Go outside to rest, I will have a look inside and talk to you.We have a photographer of our own who will come at any time, a forensic doctor, and a fingerprint expert.Send someone to see if they know how to ascend the Fa.Is there any other way to go than this ridiculous elevator? As far as I know there aren't any, I said: unless you can walk up to somewhere else on the roof deck.

Well, come on, keep an eye on these people, and don't let them mess with any evidence of this.I'm about to get busy. I took them to the living room and sat down to rest. Would you like some wine?Huangfu Feili asked casually, entertaining us as if it were a general gathering. I think we'd better wait a while.I said: Shanlou is not a simple character.He is not allowed to drink alcohol when he is working, so he will be upset if he smells of alcohol. Mrs. Huangfu, I handed you a blowgun yesterday evening. Where is it now? What's the matter?She said: already in the studio.Do you want them to check?

they will. Well, she said nonchalantly: I'll fetch it. You sit here, and I say: Do not go back to the studio unless you are accompanied by Officer Mi. Why?This is my studio. Of course it's your studio.But doubt is Shanlou's natural responsibility.He'll think you're in a hurry to cover up the evidence or throw away some incriminating evidence. What do you mean incriminating? I mean nothing, Shanlou will explain these things to you. We kept quiet and did not speak. The machine gun-like typing sound in Mr. Tong's office now sounds exciting and makes people nervous.

I said to Ni Maowen: Someone better tell Mr. Tong.It was no longer possible for the person who hired him to write him a check. Ni Maowen said: You go and tell him. I felt that Huangfu Feili and him exchanged a look, so I sat down, lit a cigarette and said: "If you think about it again, don't rush it for a while, anyway, he will know later."Perhaps Shanlou will ask him to type these things up for reference sooner or later. I'm going to get some coffee.Feili said: My stomach is playing empty tricks. I also need some coffee.Ni Maowen said: Let me make the coffee. Don't, don't.I will cook.

Ni Maowen smiled at me.If you don't mind, Lai, he said: I'm going to help Mrs. Huangfu make coffee.We'll be right back. I stood up and said: If you two don't mind, I'll help you two to make coffee together. I followed the two of them to the kitchen. Huangfu Feili took out a coffee maker that only uses electricity.We don't actually cook anything to eat here.She explained: Just coffee, occasionally eggs and ham for breakfast.As for the three meals, we either eat in the restaurant below or go out to eat.Of course, it was delivered outside during the banquet. Is there any cheese?Ni Maowen asked.

I don't use cheese. I never drink coffee without cheese and sugar.Ni Maowen said. She opened the refrigerator.He took out a square plastic box, walked to a drawer, took out a spoon, poured some cheese from the square box into the spoon, and took it to his mouth to taste.sour.He said. Feel sorry.Mrs. Huangfu said. It doesn't matter, he told her: I'll do it once.The coffee was still rolling when I came back.Otherwise I'd better not run around in this situation.They might ask for something, can you make a run, there is a food store two doors to the left of the gate I can't, absolutely can't.I stopped him from talking: Shanlou would not let me go either. I also took out a spoon from the drawer, tried the cheese and said: Besides, the cheese is sweet and not sour at all. I taste sour. You have a problem with your tongue. This is the relationship between drinking juice.Mrs. Huangfu said lightly: Every time I taste cheese after drinking grapefruit, I feel sour.How are you, Mr. Lai?Are you interested in drinking coffee? I don't care.I said: There is absolutely nothing wrong with cooking more.Officer Mi is a big coffee drinker. I see no reason for us to serve them food and drink.Mauwen said. They cannot be served wine, let alone rice.I said: But serving a little coffee, which is more humane, will make them and Margaret a little friendlier.Shanlou likes coffee, but if he smells the aroma of coffee and you don't give him a cup, he may not be very cooperative. Ni Maowen said stubbornly: Whether he cooperates or not has nothing to do with us.Then he turned to Mrs. Huangfu and said: But it is always good to cook more, Mrs. Huangfu. She opened another cabinet, took out a large coffee pot, and said, This is only a gallon.Lay Donno, how much shall we cook? up to you.I said. Put more coffee and make it a full pot.Melvin said: Lai may be right, these guys like coffee. Huangfu Feili poured the coffee in, filled it with water, and plugged it in.She opened the refrigerator again, took out the frozen orange juice, diluted it with water, mixed it with a long spoon, raised her eyebrows, and asked me silently. I shook my head and Ni Maowen nodded. The door opened and Mi Shanlou walked in.All right, Lai.He said: It's your turn to speak. I said: This is Mrs. Huangfu.widow. I saw her eyes widen when she heard me say widow.But she immediately controlled her expression. Well, I can see that.Shanlou said, "What about this one?" This is Ni Maowen.I said: The manager, the person in charge of public relations, I believe he is Huangfu Youtian's right-hand man.Tong Weibo was typing in that room.He is a secretary.I don't think he knew Huangfu was dead yet.He doesn't live here.I don't know if Ni Maowen lives here. do you live hereShanlou asked Ni Maowen. Of course I don't live here.Mrs. Huangfu answered this question. Well, Shan Lou said: Let's figure things out. Is this coffee in it? She nodded. great.Give me a cup when it's ready.Let's start with you, ma'am.May I ask how long have you been married to Huangfu Youtian? three years. Have you been married before? secondary. Divorced or the husband died? divorce. Where is Huangfu? He was married twice. When was the last time you saw him? Well, I didn't see him all day yesterday.When I got up, he had gone into his study, and he What does it mean to go into his study? As I said, when he entered his study, he closed both doors.The two doors I mentioned, one is from his study to the storage room, and the other is from the storage room to the outside. What was he doing in his study? Work. I noticed a tape recorder inside. Yes. But I didn't find any recording of him yesterday. There must be, he was inside for a whole day yesterday, of course, sometimes it is to conceive and find a way to narrate. How often does he record? travel literature.He likes to travel.His whole life was dedicated to traveling. Do you like drawing? Yes. How long have you owned the studio downstairs? About six months. I'll go down and have a look later, will you object? No objection, I can take you there by myself. Just give me the key.Shanlou said: I like to see for myself. I'd better take you there. OK, follow you.Wait a while before going. He turned to Ni Maowen: What do you know about this matter? Mr. Huangfu and I are very close at work.Ni Maowen said: I know he went into the study yesterday, but he came out once, at about four thirty or five o'clock.He gave me some recordings to be transcribed, and told me to inform Secretary Tong that I must come here this morning.He also told me to come at nine o'clock, because he wanted to discuss some important matters with me.He made a few phone calls and went back to his study, closing the doors behind him. Know who he called? have no idea. His secretary came in the morning? Here he is playing those recordings. It seems that he is very skilled in his work, Shanlou said. Very fast, and correct. It would be nice to have someone like that type the report for me.Shanlou said: I peck the rice with two fingers of an old hen, and I have always used an old-fashioned typewriter, which is too heavy to deal with electric ones. of course.I said. Not talking to you, little one.He said: Now it's your turn.what are you doing here I'm here to discuss something with Mr. Huangfu. What's up? One of the things he hired me for. A jade bodhisattva was stolen.Ni Maowen said: Mr. Lai told me on the phone that he had found it. Shanlou raised his eyebrows to look at me.I nod. over there?Shanlou asked. Where I can get it when I want it. Where did you find it?From whom? That doesn't necessarily matter.I said.Then, I saw the look in his eyes.I made a face at him. Very good, little one, very good.He said: Let's talk about the Bodhisattva later. Stolen along with a blowgun.Ni Maowen said. Shanlou sat up straight suddenly, as if a thorn had come out of the chair: Bowgun, huh? Yes. That's what killed him, didn't it? seems like it. Well, what about the blowgun? Mr. Lai got it back yesterday, or so I think. Shanlou looked at me: It's really interesting. Ni Maowen continued: I heard him tell me that he returned the blowgun to Mrs. Huangfu. Well, more interesting.Shanlou narrowed her eyes and turned from my face to Huangfu Feili's.Are you there? In my studio. Are you in the studio below?Shanlou pointed in the general direction and asked. She nodded. What are you going to do next? Mr. Lai came to see my husband yesterday. At that time, there was no one upstairs. I told the counter that he could find me in the studio when someone came.When I called, Mr. Lai said that he found the blowgun. I believe he wanted to come up. He wanted to see Mr. Huangfu first, and then he told me that he found the blowgun. I can’t remember the details. Great, Shanlou said with great concern: Did he bring a blowgun? have. What should I do if I bring it up? Give it back to me. Shanlou scratched her head and said: Ma'am, I want to ask you a question, I hope you don't mind, don't be angry.I'm not suggesting anything, I'm just asking questions.In your studio below, there is a window, long, flat and not too big, it looks like a bathroom window. This window is slanting towards the window of your husband's study and storage room. That's right. Now.Shanlou continued: I want you to think carefully before answering my question, and I want you not to change the answer to this question in the future.I want facts, and I want you to listen to this question now.The problem is this.Did you open that window after you got your blowgun? Of course I have, why?she says. Oh, you have? Of course, Mr. Lai and I opened that window together. Oh oh oh.Shanlou said, looking at me again: What are you doing opening the window together? She wants to get her husband's attention.I said: she has a flashlight, so little guy!Not asking you.Shanlou said: I am asking Mrs. Huangfu.Madame, why did you open that window? I want to get my husband's attention, I want him to come to the window. What method do you use? Use a flashlight. Is it day or night? It's daytime, but it's evening. Can the flashlight shine through? It's a big flashlight.I said: A big five-section flashlight. Little one, I told you not to interrupt.Shanlou said to me: What are you talking about? A large five-cell dry cell flashlight.I said. Oh, Shanlou said: Mrs. Huangfu, what are you doing down there with a big five-cell flashlight? I keep a big flashlight down there just to get my husband's attention sometimes.I could put a circle of light on the wall of the storage room, or the window of his study.If he wanted, he could open the window to me, and I could shout and tell him what I needed to know. So you have a powerful flashlight just for this one thing. Yes. A police officer comes in.Shanlou said: Officer Di.Like an explanation, not an introduction at all. Can you give me the key so I can go and see for myself?Shanlou asked Huangfu Feili. I said: I also think it would be better for Mrs. Huangfu to go down with you. Shanlou looked at me and said unhappily: What makes you think your words are worth two cents, little one?We're the ones investigating murders, and my stupid head doesn't like other people's opinions. I looked at him and said: If you go down alone, what evidence do you find.You put a sticker on it and bring it into court as physical evidence.There is such a smart lawyer who asks you: How can you prove that you did not plant the crime on purpose?how do you say? Oh, now it's up to you to teach me how to do my job?Shanlou said. Yes, it can be said that way. Shanlou thought about what I said, and said: You can get what you want, but it's not time for me to punish you.I will take Officer Di down, so you will be satisfied, since you mentioned that the smart lawyer may find fault with all my actions here.I think we'd better play by the rules.Let's go to that office first and tell the secretary what happened to his boss.Then I'll leave someone behind to watch over you, so you don't wander off to inappropriate places. I think the clever Mr. Lai will have no objection to my handling of this.If Mrs. Huangfu has no other intentions, I hope you can give me the key to the studio You don't have to give it to him, Mrs. Huangfu, I told her: If he wants to search your place, you have the right to ask him for it. Officer Di is so big, but he moves pretty fast.He grabbed my neck from behind, and with one hand, pressed his middle finger and thumb a little below my earlobe, I opened my mouth and couldn't speak.It's an old trick used by the police, and it's often seen in movies. If you continue to chatter and chatter, I will teach you a lesson.He said. I don't care how hard or painful it is when I speak, I say: If you don't take your hands away, I will teach you a lesson. Police officer Di increased the pressure on me, causing double vision in my eyes. Shanlou watched from the sidelines, and casually said, "Officer, I think you've gone too far." Officer Di took his hand away, looked at him in surprise and said: You can tolerate him saying that, and he will say it all without warning him. Don't underestimate this character.Shanlou said cautiously: This guy has a brain.Now, for the sake of proof, Lai, have you ever been employed by Mrs. Huangfu? I was so dazed by him that I couldn't speak for a while.He is now employed by me.Mrs. Huangfu said. What are you employed by?Shanlou asked. Find out who killed my sir. Shanlou's eyes narrowed: this is a big deal. Even if it's a big deal.She said: I would like to cooperate with you, but I also want to know who killed my husband. This matter is our responsibility.Shanlou said. I understand this, and I believe that Mr. Li also understands this. I can be sure that you will solve the case effectively.Now, if you want the key to my studio, I will give it to you unconditionally. She handed the key to Shanlou.Shanlou said to the police officer: All right, Shoutai.Let's go and tell Secretary Tong about this first, and then go down to have a look at the studio.Mrs. Huangfu, you have to understand that if you want to come together, we have no objection at all. It doesn't matter, Mrs. Huangfu said: I have nothing to hide, I have complete confidence in your justice and ability.Although, she glared at Officer Di and said: I really don't like your brutal and inhumane behavior. Officer Di said: The law does not stipulate that when the police are investigating a murder case, a private dog can keep interfering. On the contrary, she said: I think Mr. Lai is absolutely entitled to do this.He is polite, respectful and cooperative.And your unreasonable attack, in my opinion, is bullying.This is the first time I've seen police brutality and I'm shocked, I don't like it. Officer Di stood there looking at her, flushed and angry. Mi Shanlou sighed.Come on, Shoutai.He said: It's no fun to stay here, let's go down and have a look at the studio.