broken dust

Chapter 9 Troubleshooting

When the urban detachment received the report from the Shidu International Hotel, the large troops here had already left work, and only one person was left on duty in each department.

It was already 08:30 in the evening when Yu Ge, the head of the urban criminal investigation team, arrived at the Shidu Hotel with two cars of police officers.I thought that there would be a lot of reporters on such an occasion, but I didn't expect that when Yu Ge sent people to block the scene, there were very few reporters and media outside the hotel.

Mr. Zheng Zheng Qingfang from the sunny day came down and led Yu Ge to take the direct elevator to the top floor, but after arriving at the sunny day, he didn't see the owner for a long time.

Luo Yang, who was beside Yu Ge, had a very loud voice, and when he said "quiet", the audience fell silent.

Yu Ge asked Zheng Qingfang, "Why didn't you see the owner?"

Zheng Qingfang pulled Yu Ge aside nervously, and explained, "Well, the owner asked to keep his identity secret."

Yu Ge shouted: "Who the hell is that? It's a big air. If he doesn't come, how will I know the situation and how to make a record?"

Zheng Qingfang said awkwardly: "Boss Shen entrusted us to cooperate with the police."

Just after he finished speaking, he immediately covered his mouth and silenced, but inadvertently slipped his mouth.

Yu Ge usually doesn't know much about the business circle, but when it comes to the surname Shen, he knows who it is without even thinking about it.

"President of the United Chamber of Commerce, Shen Musheng?"

"No."

"Who is that?"

"His son."

"Oh," Yu Ge suddenly realized, "I said why there are no reporters squatting outside on such an occasion. It turns out that the venue was cleared in advance."

Zheng Qingfang nodded.

Yu Ge said again: "That's good too. In the past, I was most afraid of those playing 'spoilers', and it always made our work more difficult."

Zheng Qingfang looked ashamed. Last time, Yuge's murder case took a whole month to solve. The progress of the case was reported. The murderer had already been alerted, so it greatly increased the difficulty of solving the case and prolonged the time for solving the case.The culprit who leaked the progress of the case was none other than Zheng Qingfang.

Because the deceased had sat on the WiFi in the lobby of Shidu Hotel for two hours on the night of the murder, and later the police station received a report, and Zheng Qingfang expected that the police would come to the hotel for investigation, so he called a certain online media reporter in advance and asked her to bring him to the hotel. People came to stay for a long time, which led the reporter to follow the clues and leak the process of solving the case.

Fortunately, the reporter kept silent the whole time and did not expose him.

But hearing Yu Ge mention it unintentionally, it still scared him into a cold sweat.

"Boss Zheng?" Seeing his pale face, Yu Ge asked with concern.

Zheng Qingfang came back to his senses: "Oh, it's all right."

Yu Ge got to the point: "Okay then, tell me about the whole process."

Zheng Qingfang said as he recalled: "It's like this. Our party is scheduled for six o'clock in the afternoon, and there are three collections for auction in total. At around ten past six o'clock, I received news that Mr. Shen is coming, and said that he will travel in a low-key , so we have already cleared the place here."

"Mr. Shen came at about seven o'clock. When he arrived at the venue, the second lot had just been sold. Later, when he was about to display the third piece of collection, Mr. Song, Mr. Shen's secretary, went to the backstage to meet the owner, and then It was sold privately with the owner of the collection at 20 times the price."

"Then the auction will be interrupted?" Yu Ge interjected.

Zheng Qingfang nodded: "Yes, and then the host came to explain the situation."

"When did you find out that something was missing?"

"There was a group photo after the auction, and the collection was found missing during the group photo."

"On the way to take pictures?"

"No, 1 minute before the shooting, the staff was about to take the collection to the stage and open the box and found that the collection was gone."

"where is it?"

"Oh, this way." Zheng Qingfang led Yu Ge to the back of the stage.

Next to the auction stand is a nearly 8-meter-long stage with projection equipment, which is said to be used to play collection documentaries, and the host stands on this stage most of the time.

The place less than three meters behind the stage background board is surrounded by a red barrier line. The surrounded place is facing the center of the stage background board. table, on which the five collections were placed.

"The order of arrangement was like this." Zheng Qingfang gestured on the table with his fleshy hands.

"On the far left is the Yaobian Tianmu tea bowl, then the imperial Chengni Tiger Inkstone, then the blue and white plum vase with dragon pattern, and then the double-eared jade vase, and on the far right is the precious enamel and gemstone jewelry that was stolen this time. box."

"Where was the staff that ran these things?"

"They've been watching from outside the line."

"Did no one enter the whole process?"

"Not at all. No one entered from the time when the things were lifted down and put here, until they were ready to be brought on stage again."

"Okay, go on."

"Then we immediately notified the security team. The hotel's security team and Sunny Time blocked the hotel's exit. At that time, I was on stage doing speech work to appease the scene. The hotel manager and the manager of the dark field called the police. Finally, Waiting until you come."

"Apart from the owner, who else left on the way?"

Zheng Qingfang said: "In addition to Mr. Shen, she is also Ms. Fu from the Chendong Group."

Yu Ge was suspicious: "Miss Fu?"

"We've checked. Mr. Shen bought this treasure at a high price to give to Ms. Fu, so she is also a victim. At that time, Ms. Fu was a little frightened, and we sent security to take her out. When I was going out, I made a special phone call. Let the security guards in the hall check it out, this, this is not like stealing your own things!"

Zheng Qingfang's tone was affirmative, his eyes sparkling under the light.

He shouldn't have the need to sycophant to excuse others.

Yu Ge stood at the exit of the red barrier, thinking carefully.

If the prisoner was stolen during the period from the auction of the collection to the photo on stage, and there are guards outside the barrier, then the exit on the right side of the barrier, which is where I am standing now, is the only exit.

After the prisoners go out from here, the left and right sides are closed, and the front is the stage background board, so if you want to go out, you can only go through the main entrance or...

Yu Ge walked around the barrier area, and there was a side door in the far right corner about five meters behind.

"That's the back door, so you can't go directly under the hotel." Zheng Qingfang explained.

Yu Ge opened the side door, and it was indeed closed. There was only a small aisle in front of him. Yu Ge walked along the aisle. There was a bathroom on the left, and a light green door at the end of the right.

Yu Ge asked, "Where does this door lead to?"

Zheng Qingfang pushed the door, but it was not locked.

"Oh, this, there are stairs behind this, which is equivalent to a safe passage."

Yu Ge saw that the railings of the corridor had already accumulated dust. This hotel has been standing here for more than ten years, and this remote corridor must have been used by no one.Just as he was thinking, the phone rang, and it was Luo Qian, the captain of the Changchuan Detachment.

How old is Yu Gechang Luo Qian? His master Ying Jiying and Luo Qian's master Wen Xiangran were both students of Professor Fang Ji of Hosei University when he entered the urban detachment. The two masters often communicated, so the two have always been good friends , get together if you have nothing to do.Although the two are a few years apart in age, they have the same personality and temper, except that Luo Qian is a little more tactful and gossip, while Yu Ge keeps his ears to the outside world and only wants to handle the case.

Yu Ge answered the phone and made a show to Zheng Qingfang, Zheng Qingfang backed away silently.

Luo Qian mentioned the hotel theft as soon as he came up.

Yu Ge felt surprised: "No, how did you know that I took over the job in less than 10 minutes after I came here? Didn't you plant an undercover agent on my side?"

"My brother~ who's stalking you for nothing! And he's no better looking than others!"

Luo Qian's voice was as loud as ever, Yu Ge covered his ears so loudly, and it was very noisy outside, so Yu Ge had no choice but to open the door and walk into the corridor while talking.

"What's the matter?"

"Oh, that's right. I have a suspect on my side. I just suspect that there is no evidence. I sent someone to watch him and watched him enter the hotel all the way, so I know there is something wrong with you."

"Then what do you want me to do? Help you control him?"

"No, I won't say everything, I'm just suspicious. Just pay more attention to see if there's anything unusual about him. Maybe he's the thief you're looking for?"

Yu Ge was annoyed: "Where is this going? I know about you. Isn't it a murder case? You can't get along with me. Don't slander at will. Be careful that people will sue you for defamation!"

"Okay, okay," Luo Qian's tone became impatient, and began to be no big or small, "Old Yu, are you not in a hurry? Talk to me. If you ask me to pay attention, just pay attention. Why are you talking so much? Next I invite you to eat crabs this time."

At this time, Song Yang, who was in the singing team, appeared at the door of the corridor and gestured to him, it seemed that he had something to report.

Yu Ge stopped talking and asked Luo Qian's name directly.

"The source should be stopped."

Yu Ge was shocked: "Who are you talking about?"

"Should stop the source, what should be answered, what should be stopped, what is the source of the source, what's wrong?"

Yu Ge's voice immediately lowered: "I hope you are not talking about the same person I know."

"How to say?"

"This is the name of the son my master had with his ex-wife before!"

Luo Qian wanted to ask again, but Yu Ge hung up the phone.

Song Yang at the door didn't know why, so he just stood there in a daze and forgot to say anything.When he came to his senses, his boss was no longer in sight.

"Boss? Boss?" He yelled twice and no one answered.

The voice-activated lights in the corridor suddenly went out, and the green safety passage was reflected on the wall, making it even more intrusive.

All I could see was the dark staircase and the old red railings that would peel off their paint if touched.

Song Yang graduated from the police academy and came to the team for only three months. He is naturally timid, and he is not afraid of fighting bad guys, cockroaches, spiders, poisonous insects, and monsters. Strange to say, he was not afraid when he read it, but he felt terribly painful after reading it. He was born with a rich imagination, and the scenes in the book and the movie would inevitably flash in his mind.

Now that he is blocking the door, it is impossible for his boss to pass by him without feeling at all, and disappearing in front of his eyes like this is really daydreaming.

Especially the dim scene in front of him made him unable to stop thinking about those ghosts and monsters.

He stomped his feet, but he didn't expect that the voice-activated light didn't respond, and he became even more frightened at the moment.

"Boss! Boss!"

These two shouts can be described as earth-shattering and weeping ghosts and gods.

Just as he was trembling and about to retreat to the hall, the roar of Emperor Yugetian Laozi came from down the corridor.

"What's the name of the ghost? I'm down there!"

Song Yang clings to the railing and sees the darkness below, his voice trembles like twisting twists: "Boss, is the corridor light broken?"

After hearing this, Yu Ge didn't want to pay attention to him, thinking he was an idiot. It's obvious that no one has been here for hundreds of years, and all the equipment has long been in disrepair. Now it suddenly works, so it's no wonder it's not broken.

Seeing that no one answered, Song Yang had to turn on his mobile phone and follow the stairs against the wall and go downstairs. After going down one floor, he became more and more frightened, so he could only shout: "Boss, wait for me to come down! I'm coming down!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Yu Ge lying on the corridor window.

He was startled, and felt in a daze that his boss was like a ghost, so he hurried forward and hugged his boss's thigh and dragged him down.

"Boss, don't, boss!"

"What are you doing!" Yu Ge kicked back, Song Yang couldn't stand still and fell to the ground, his butt hurt.

"Boss, are you okay?"

"What can I do?"

Regardless of the people behind him, Yu Ge climbed up the window and jumped out without looking back.

Outside the window is the pitch black night, only the neon lights not far away are jumping and flickering.

"Boss!"

Song Yang got up quickly, lying on the window, his voice trembling in the wind.

A white light suddenly lit up in the darkness, and Yu Ge was holding his phone as if standing in the air.

Song Yang took a photo with his mobile phone, and it turned out to be a terrace.

"Boss, do you want me to go there?"

The white light moved to the rear right and disappeared from sight after a while.

Yu Ge's voice came: "You just stay there and don't move."

Song Yang held up his mobile phone, nodded tremblingly and said, "Okay, okay, Boss, I'll wait for you."

Ten minutes later, a little white light came back on the terrace.

Song Yang shouted excitedly: "Boss, are you back?"

With long legs and big strides, Yu Ge walked across the terrace to the side of the corridor in a few strokes, and appeared in front of him through the window: "It's late at night, if I don't come back, where am I going?"

Song Yang looked embarrassed, held up his mobile phone to light up the stairs, and led Yu Ge in front:

"Boss, what did you find?"

Yu Ge said from behind: "I probably know how the prisoner got out."

"How did you get out?"

"I took a look. There are two stair passages in this building, which are distributed diagonally. The stairs here are obviously not used for a long time. According to the hotel staff, Sunshine Time and Shidu Hotel are operated separately. For convenience The elevator on a sunny day is a direct elevator, but this direct elevator is in the hotel lobby, from the beginning of the banquet to the closure of the hotel gate, the hotel lobby has not been interrupted by people."

"What does Boss mean, the prisoner must not have walked through the main entrance?"

"That's right, Manager Zheng of the hotel just showed me the place where the treasures are stored. The booth is just behind the background board of the stage. The light behind it is dark, and the back door is inside. It is impossible for the prisoner to bypass the stage and the VIP seats. Such a big circle down the elevator from the main entrance, and the brightly lit lobby below with so many security guards...he wouldn't take the risk."

"Boss means that the prisoner uses the back door to take the stairs?" Song Yang opened the corridor door, then turned around and pointed at the dark corridor with his mobile phone, "No way, this is the 78th floor. It is closed, and the hotel also said that there is only one stairway."

"That's right, the hotel uses the spacious and bright stair passage on the opposite side. The bottom of this side is indeed closed, which means that you can only walk between the 78th floor and the 1st floor, and you can't walk in between. Strand. But did you see that terrace just now?"

"You mean?"

Yu Ge nodded: "You can reach the 77th floor of the hotel through that terrace."

Song Yang still didn't understand: "But the hotel's elevator also reaches the lobby?"

"Not all, the hotel is more than just the two elevators in the lobby. The 77th floor is the dining area of ​​the hotel, and the staff area behind can be reached through the terrace. There is also an elevator in the southwest corner of the staff area. I checked that the elevator directly arrives at Behind the southwest door on the first floor below, if my guess is correct, it should be a special elevator for transporting ingredients. There is no one guarding the corner at all. If you pretend to be a restaurant worker, you might be able to get away without anyone noticing. go out!"

"Excellent! It seems that this thief should be very familiar with the layout of the hotel, and he must have done his homework in advance. Hey? Boss, do you think they are insiders of the hotel? They should be very familiar with the layout of the hotel, right?"

Yu Ge stopped and tapped Song Yang on the head: "I'm making progress! Boy!"

Song Yang rubbed his head in embarrassment.

"By the way, what did you come to see me for?"

"Ah!" Song Yang almost forgot, "The security guards and our people are conducting personnel investigations, and the other buyers of the collection are in a panic. They want to finish the inspection quickly and take their treasures back, for fear that their own treasures will be lost too. It's in the lobby!"

Yu Ge nodded: "I can understand it. After all, I bought it at a huge price. After finishing the transcripts one by one, let them go if there is no problem after checking."

"Hey!" Song Yang received the order to lift his legs and was about to leave.

"I haven't finished my sentence yet, I'm frizzy." Yu Ge grabbed him by the collar, "Who is watching over there in the security room of the hotel?"

Song Yang turned his head: "Xiao Qiu is over there."

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, and happened to see Xiao Qiu coming here.

"Isn't it coming?"

"Okay, okay, you go downstairs!"

Song Yang stood up straight and saluted respectfully, and rushed down as if he had received some important task.

"Team Yu!" Xiao Qiu ran over nervously.

"What's wrong?" Yu Ge frowned at him.

"I just went to the security room to check the monitoring. Guess what happened? At that time, Du International Hotel's monitoring was updated every [-] days. Logically speaking, today's monitoring must still be there, but I just went to the security room. Called the surveillance and found that the surveillance video of the past half month has disappeared, and today's surveillance also started after [-]:[-] in the evening!"

"Can you find out whether it was deleted manually or overwritten by the system's automatic update?"

"Well, I'm afraid not. I just asked."

Yu Ge paced back and forth, it seemed that this thief was not only very familiar with the layout of the hotel, but even the update frequency of the hotel's security system.Then why is it eight o'clock?Could it be that the prisoner left the hotel before [-]:[-]?Who deleted the hotel monitoring?Doesn't this mean that there may be accomplices, one person leaves the hotel with the treasure, and the other is responsible for the aftermath.

Or, the prisoner transported the treasure out of the hotel first, and put it somewhere outside the hotel or there was someone outside to pick it up.Then come back and delete the monitoring by yourself.

Regardless of the possibility, the interim time must not be prolonged, because it took only 15 minutes between the time when the treasure was found and the hotel was sealed off, and even if the treasure was taken to the display table at the back to be photographed, it must not exceed 25 minutes.That is to say, the criminal or his accomplice must escape from the hotel within 25 minutes after stealing the treasure, otherwise he will be locked in the hotel.

In other words, the prisoner or his accomplices are likely still in the hotel.

"Go! Let's go to the lobby!"

Yu Ge walked towards the elevator with strides.