Who is the murderer? (Four)

  Officer Fang took out his phone and dialed the bureau's number, "Director Zhang, this is Fang Jingping. I'm currently at the 'Jing Mei Massage and Health Center' on the 5th floor of room 504 in Dongcheng District, Fuxing Street with Ah Gang. A murder has just occurred here. A masseuse named Ah Ya was hit on the back of her head with a heavy object and is in critical condition. Boss Qian Dawei was also knocked unconscious in the same room. After he came to, he said that another masseuse named Xiao Yu in the same room beat Ah Ya severely and then knocked him out before fleeing the scene in fear of punishment. I'm currently having Ah Yu and Tianping guard Xiao Ya and Qian Dawei while Ah Gang and I search for evidence at the crime scene. Please send someone to support us here, so I can dispatch people to set up a city-wide manhunt to capture Xiao Yu... Hmm, okay, I'll ask about Xiao Yu's appearance right away, it would be best if we could find her photo. See you!"

  "Light rain, can kill people? We don't believe it. You can't listen to one-sided words from Qian Dawei!" Lingling heard this and felt sorry for Xiaoyu.

  "Although Xiaoyu and Aya had a disagreement the other day for some reason, I don't believe Xiaoyu would commit murder," Bingbing interrupted.

  "We just suspect, just want to catch and interrogate Xiaoyu. Do you two have any photos of Xiaoyu?" Officer Fang saw Lingling and Bingbing looking at each other in dismay, hesitating, and explained, "Can't you bear to see Aya being beaten into serious injury without knowing what's going on? If Xiaoyu is innocent, we can also clear her name."

  "The boss has a copy of all the employees' ID cards at the cash register, and there's a solo photo of Xiaoyu on the contract. I'll get it for you." Little Snow said, standing beside Zhao Yun.

  "Alright, go get all the employees' information in the store."

  Xiaoxue quickly ran downstairs and soon handed a contract to Officer Fang, identifying Xiaoyu. Officer Fang took down the photocopies of Xiaoyu's and Aya's ID cards and the contract.

  "Ice, you said Xiaoyu and Xiǎo Yā had a conflict, can't you tell us more about it? Also, did Xiaoyu stay in this hotel room with the rest of you? Which staff members at your store know if Ah Ya has any connections with anyone?" Officer Fang asked Ice and Lingling while taking out a pen and notebook to take notes.

  "It seems that due to a dispute over Qian Dawei's matter, after the dispute, Xiaoyu moved to room 612 of Jinye Hotel not far away the next day, saying that she wanted to avoid Qian Dawei's harassment and asked us to keep it confidential. YHZW website. [I don't know anything else]". Lingling replied.

  "So now there are only three people living in this room. - Aya is a person who loves money, has a small mind, and sometimes goes out to eat midnight snacks or even stays overnight with some customers who come here for massages. After getting the money, she likes to show off in front of us. She has been working here for over a year, and her relationship with us is not very good, but she hasn't had a big fight with anyone." Xiaoxue chimed in from the side.

  "Is there anyone among you who is from the same hometown as Xiaoyu or Aya?" Officer Fang asked.

  "I and Xiao Yu are from the same hometown, both from Fengyang City, Anhui Province. Xiao Yu's real name is Feng Qing, which can be seen from this flower name book. Aya is a Hainan girl, her real name is Zhao Yating, there is no one from the same hometown here." Lingling pointed to the flower name book and said.

  "Oh, here's also Fang Qing's phone number. I'll write it down." Officer Fang said as he wrote it down in his notebook.

  Zhao Yun leaned over to look at the flower name list held by Officer Fang, silently memorizing Feng Qing's ID number, address and phone number, as well as the phone number of this massage center.

  "What about Xiaoyu? How is he?" Officer Fang asked.

  "Feng Qing is a kind-hearted person, outgoing and active, gets along well with us. Like us, he is also law-abiding."

  "Hey, this gentleman seems to be interested in this case. Please take out your ID card."

  "I don't have my ID card."

  "May I ask your surname?"

  "My surname is Li, and I'm Li Xiaoyun."

  "What brings you here?"

  "Massage."

  "Have you seen Xiao Yu and A Ya these two people?"

  "Aya doesn't know me, but Xiaoyu gave me a massage at Yanhuang Station. So I know her, and pay more attention to this person."

  "When did the little rain start giving you a massage? What time was it when she finished the massage? Did you notice where she went after finishing the massage?"

  "It was estimated that at around 8:10, I and another man were massaged by Ice in the same massage room. At about 9:10, after finishing the massage, he took me to the cashier counter. After seeing me pay, he went to the changing room, and then I don't know what happened."

  "Did Xiaoyu leave the massage room at all during that hour? Or were there any unusual movements?"

  "He made a phone call halfway through, just outside the massage room door. It's unclear what was said specifically. There didn't seem to be any other movements."

  "Is it really like this?"

  "That's right."

  "I and Bingbing have already separated our luggage, please check." Lingling carried their two travel bags and suitcases to the door.

  "Have you found anything missing in cash, jewelry, or savings deposit?"

  "No. I didn't find anything missing." Yīng Yīng was about to shake her head and say.

  "No, I have everything."

  Officer Fang and Ah Gang carefully searched each other, but didn't find any clues.

  "Are those things inside basically Aya's?" Ah Gang asked.

  "Hmm, can we leave?" Bing asked.

  "Where do you want to live?" Ah Gang asked.

  "Xiaoxue and Xiaolian's room has an empty bed, so we'll temporarily squeeze into the adjacent room for now. Xiaoxue, is that okay?"

  "Officer Fang, can I take Boss's notebook away then?"

  "You can go, but don't leave the city for a week. If you want to leave the city, notify me first. This is my mobile phone number and the duty phone of the East City Branch." Officer Fang handed a business card to Xiaoxue, and asked A'Jiang, who was searching through Ayah's belongings, "Have you found any clues?"

  "No."

  "Alright, you all leave now. We still need to find some clues inside." Officer Fang said to everyone, then pulled Ah Gang into the room and whispered in his ear, "You go use the service desk phone to call Feng Qing's cell phone number. If it's turned off, tomorrow we'll go to China Mobile, China Unicom and other mobile communication operators to check who Feng Qing, A Ya, and Qian Zong have been in contact with by phone or text message over the past month, and track down Feng Qing's cell phone signal location so we can catch her."

  Zhao Yun didn't want any more trouble, so he followed the Wei army and other customers to leave the scene, then returned to room 605 of the Golden Leaf Hotel.

  "Director Zhao, who do you think is the murderer? Xiao Yu or Qian Dawei?"

  "I think David Choe's chances are higher."

  "What did you say?"

  "Judging from the situation, Qian Dawei should be a local underworld leader. When he came in, Xiaoyu might have hidden away, and Qian Dawei tried to force Aya to submit to him, but Aya refused and they fought. Qian Dawei got angry and accidentally hit Aya on the head, causing serious injury. At this point, he may have discovered Xiaoyu hiding under the bed or behind the wardrobe, and wanted to threaten her, even kill her. Xiaoyu picked up an iron pipe and knocked Qian Dawei unconscious, escaping from room 504."

  "What you said makes some sense. If Xiaoyu didn't kill anyone, then why did she run away? I think it's more likely that Xiaoyu accidentally killed someone."

  "Because Qian Dawei is a local snakehead, and Xiaoyu not only witnessed Qian Dawei accidentally hitting Aya's head with severe injuries but also knocked him unconscious. Can Qian Dawei let Xiaoyu off?" Zhao Yun was skeptical.

  "Actually, Xiaoyu made a wrong move. I think even if Xiaoyu escaped and changed her identity, she would still be carrying the crime of killing Aya on her back, this is no small sin, can she escape for the rest of her life?"

  "You're absolutely right. Xiao Yu is being foolish, there's no need to be so afraid of Qian Dawei. I have a premonition that Qian Dawei won't let this matter rest, he'll instruct his underlings to do some bad things, such as murder and silencing people."

  "It's possible."

  "Go to bed early, we still have to go to the Municipal Public Security Bureau tomorrow."

  The next day, Zhao Yun and Wei Jun finished collecting evidence in the city archives room and met a beautiful archivist in the corridor. They bumped into Fang Jingquan and Ah Gang who were coming out of the first criminal investigation team's office.

  "Hu Ping, how did you two end up here?" Officer Fang asked in surprise, pointing at Zhao Yun and Wei Jun.

  "They are case-handling police officers from JX Baoyan Public Security Bureau, here to collect evidence." Hu Ping introduced.

  "Haha, you two foxes' tails have finally been exposed. Now you two should tell me your names, shouldn't you?"

  "Sorry, Officer Fang. As investigators, we can't reveal our identities casually, you understand? - My surname is Zhao, and my name is Yun. Nice to meet you, Officer Fang."

  "My name is Wei Jun, this is our Deputy Director Zhao. Hello!"

  "Is Aya out of danger now?"

  "Early this morning, medical treatment was ineffective and she has passed away. Alas, poor girl! Now we have to go for an autopsy."

  "Did you catch that little rain?" Zhao Yun asked anxiously.

  "Didn't catch him, probably already left this city. Goodbye!"

  "Goodbye!"

  "Goodbye!"

  At night, Zhao Yun and the Wei army arrived at Baoxian County.

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