demons lurk beside you

Lin Xin and the others followed the bar manager to a box.

At this time, a waitress knocked on the door, then walked into the box from the outside, and asked the bar manager, "Manager Chen, would you like some drinks for the guests?"

Manager Chen turned his head to look at Lin Xin, and asked indifferently, "Officer, how about some beer for you?"

"Manager Chen, no need. We just want to ask you some simple questions. We won't be staying for too long. We will save the wine in your bar for the guests who come here at night." Lin Xin saw Manager Chen Instead of showing a fierce tone like before, but being polite to others, when she wanted to buy them a drink, she also politely responded to her.

Seeing Lin Xin showing a slight smile to him, Manager Chen smiled back at her, then turned his head and said to the waitress: "Don't drink for the time being, step back."

After the waitress agreed, she gently closed the door and left.

The four of them then sat on several sofas prepared in the box.

"Officer, there really hasn't been any murders here. So, what do you want to ask me?" Manager Chen asked calmly, leaning back on the sofa.

"Manager Chen, what I want to know is that you have been running the bar for many years, do you stay in the bar every day?" Lin Xin began to ask, staring at her with piercing eyes.

"Well, I've been in the bar almost every day except for sick leave. You know, if I didn't stay in the bar, the staff might not be as disciplined as they are now. And, If there are suddenly more customers in the bar one day, we will face the problem of insufficient manpower, so sometimes I have to be a waiter and serve drinks to the guests who come here.” Manager Chen To be honest, there is nothing hidden in the words.

"Yeah." Lin Xin nodded and agreed, and then she asked again: "So, what about last Friday? Did you serve wine for the guests yourself last Friday when there were a lot of people?"

"Haha, police officer, you also know that there are a lot of people on Fridays, so serving drinks to guests that night is something I have to do. Think about it, I am not far from XX University, and the students will always be there On Friday, they flocked to the bar to cheer us on." Manager Chen couldn't help showing a hint of satisfaction when he thought about how busy he was last Friday.

As a bar manager, being able to attract crowds to the bar is a great comfort to her.

"Haha, that's good. Now, I think you have some impression of the customers in the bar, right? That means if I show you some pictures, do you remember coming to the bar last Friday? What is the appearance of the drinking guests here?" Lin Xin didn't continue to deal with her, and asked directly to the topic.

"I've been in this industry for so long. I can't say that I don't remember my customers at all, but I can't say that I definitely remember them. However, if the police officer shows me some photos, maybe I can tell them apart." Manager Chen smiled Said, I still have a little confidence in my ability to identify guests.

"Okay, then do you know this girl?" Lin Xin then took out Dong Hongwei's photo from her trouser pocket, spread it out in front of Manager Chen, and asked.At the same time, a pair of eyes were fixed on her, wanting to see the reaction on her face.

Manager Chen took a photo that Lin Xin handed him, and carefully looked at the girl's appearance in the photo.

After a long time, she said: "I recognize her. She drank a lot that night and was also drunk. However, I remember that she didn't come to drink alone. She was accompanied by a young boy of her age. The reason why I remember them is because the girl has a big temper and always scolds the boy. However, she also drinks a lot, I think she was abandoned by her boyfriend, so she came here to drink, I drank 7 or 8 bottles of beer in one drink. And I served these wines for them myself. At that time, I wondered if I should persuade her to go home. However, I thought later that since she came here For consumption, I have no reason to drive her home, so I didn't say a word to them."

Lin Xin's eyes lit up after hearing this.

When Manager Chen saw Lin Xin's appearance like this, he couldn't help but suddenly realized, and asked in surprise, "Officer, could it be that the female deceased you mentioned just now was her?"

"Yes, that's her." Lin Xin said firmly.

"Furthermore, the DNA report has also been released. She is the woman who died by the river. That's why I approached you." Lin Xin added again.

"This... this..." Manager Chen sat there in a daze, feeling a little unbelievable, and he couldn't believe that the customer he served that day died like this.

"Manager Chen, do the two of them come to this bar often?" Lin Xin ignored her blankness and continued to ask.

When Lin Xin asked, Manager Chen immediately woke up, looked up at her, shook his head and said, "No. The two of them don't come here often. I remember her just because they drank too much that night. , I don’t see them coming here on weekdays. Maybe they have been here a few times, but I don’t have a deep impression of them, so I don’t think the two of them are regular customers in this bar.”

"Yes, I see." Lin Xin nodded and said.Then she asked, "So, do you know if there were any other women besides them who came to dance with the boy who accompanied the dead woman last Friday night?"

"I don't remember that. After all, there are quite a lot of people in the bar, and I don't always notice them. What's the matter? Someone told you that there were other women looking for the boy? I don't think it is very likely." , this boy seems to love the girl very much, he should not just abandon her and dance with other women." Manager Chen said.

Just when she said this, Lin Xin showed a slight disappointment in her heart.If even she didn't notice this woman, let alone others.

"So, didn't you meet any suspicious drinkers last Friday night?" Lin Xin continued to ask, trying to get some useful information out of her mouth.

Manager Chen tilted his head and thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "That's not true. Officer, if you said that the woman who found the boy was suspicious, I must have noticed it a long time ago. However, since I If she didn’t notice, then I think she should be just an ordinary drinker, but she doesn’t come here often.”

"Well, that's true." Lin Xin agreed with Manager Chen's statement.

Indeed, if there was anything suspicious about this woman, then Manager Chen, who often hangs around in bars and has an insight into human nature, must have noticed her too.

"Then when was the last time you saw the dead woman?" Lin Xin asked after thinking about it.

"I don't remember either. However, I remember that she once walked towards the bathroom and covered her mouth. Presumably she vomited badly inside." Manager Chen said, recalling the moment when she saw Dong Hongwei go to the bathroom. go through.

"Well. Later, I learned from the boy who accompanied her to the bar that she went to the bathroom and never came back. Do you know which direction she went?" Lin Xin asked.

"Haha, officer, I don't have the habit of following customers to the bathroom, nor the habit of following customers to the parking garage after leaving the bar. So, how do I know where she went after that?" Manager Chen said with a smile, his tone It's a little frivolous.

When Lin Xin heard this, she couldn't help laughing.

"Haha, you're right too."

She then stood up from the sofa and said to Manager Chen seriously: "Okay, we're done asking. If you have any other news you want to tell us, please contact Officer Tang in the Public Security Bureau."

Seeing that Lin Xin and the others were about to leave, Manager Chen nodded and said, "Yes, yes. By the way, when I say hello to Officer Tang, he must be very busy right now."

Just after she finished speaking, a charming smile appeared on her face, and she winked at Lin Xin.

"Manager Chen, when he is not busy, I will ask him to come to your bar to cheer you on. He said that after he solves the case, he will treat us to a meal, and then you and him can meet again. Already." Lin Xin said politely.

"Officer, I really didn't expect you to be so smart. Do you want to take this opportunity to use Officer Tang to suppress my small bar?" Manager Chen sent Lin Xin and others to the entrance of the bar, leaned close to her ear, and asked .

However, before Lin Xin could answer, she said, "But, I like girls. So, I look forward to seeing you here with Officer Tang after you solve the case."

"Manager Chen, there are quite a few female drinkers who come to your place. You can waste your time on them, and I won't accompany you." After Lin Xin finished speaking, she smiled at her, and then talked to Yang Cong, Meihua walked to the side of the car together.

Yang Cong started the car, then quickly left the small bar and ran in the direction of the Public Security Bureau.

"Sister Lin, she was teasing you just now." Mei Hua couldn't help shivering when she thought of Manager Chen's charming smiling face just now, and said to Lin Xin.

At this time, Lin Xin said with a serious face: "That's not important, because I'm more concerned about her unfamiliarity with the woman who asked Lu Feng to dance. She said that she has never seen her, and she does not know her." So, I don't think she's a regular at the bar. That proves that she doesn't come to this bar very often. However, her movements are very skilled, so I think she must be a veteran clubber, just not this one Instead, I went to another bar. However, Manager Chen also said that there were no weird characters in the bar that night, so I think this woman should be dressed normally, but I have never been able to figure out who she is. "

This really stumped Lin Xin.At this moment, she no longer knew whether she should suspect this woman.She originally thought that there was a glimmer of light in the case, but judging from the results she got when she came to the bar to inquire, she still couldn't figure out the identity of the murderer.

Perhaps, this is what Police Officer Tang said, the woman who came to dance with Lu Feng was just an ordinary drinker and had nothing to do with the murderer.

However, is this really the case?Or was there some hidden little detail that none of them noticed?

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