The Devil is Lurking By Your Side

Lin Xin and others came to a box with the bar manager.

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

Manager Chen turned to look at Lin Xin, and asked faintly, "Police officer, how about some beer for you?"

"Manager Chen, no need. We just want to ask you some simple questions. We won't stay for too long. You will save the wine in your bar for us and leave it to the guests who come here at night." Lin Xin sees Manager Chen Instead of showing a ferocious tone as before, but politely and wanted to invite them to drink, he also politely responded to her.

Seeing Lin Xin smiled to herself, Manager Chen gave her a smile, then turned his head and said to the waitress, "Don't drink for the time being, please withdraw."

After the waitress agreed, she gently closed the door and stepped back.

Afterwards, the 4 people each sat on several sofas prepared in the box.

"Police officer, we really haven't had any murders here. So, what do you want to ask me?" Manager Chen asked calmly, leaning on the back of the sofa.

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

"Well, except for sick leave, I stayed in the bar almost every day. You also know that if you don't stay in the bar, then the employees may not behave like they are now. And, If one day there are more guests in the bar, we will face the problem of insufficient manpower. Therefore, sometimes I have to be a waiter and serve the guests who come here personally." Manager Chen To be honest, there is no concealment in the words.

"Yeah." Lin Xin nodded and agreed, and then she asked again: "So, what about last Friday? Did you take advantage of the crowds last Friday to serve the guests yourself?"

"Haha, police officer, you also know that there are very crowds on Fridays, so serving drinks to the guests is something I have to do that night. Think about it, I’m not far from XX University, and the students will always be there. On Friday, we flocked to the bar to join us.” When Manager Chen thought about his busy schedule last Friday, he couldn't help showing a look of satisfaction.

As a bar manager, she can attract people to the bar, which is a great comfort to her.

"Haha, great. In that case, I think you should have some impression of the guests in the bar, right? That is to say, if I showed you some pictures, would you remember coming to the bar last Friday? What are the looks of the guests drinking here?" Lin Xin stopped dealing with her, cut directly into the subject, and asked.

"I have 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 must remember them. However, if the police officer shows me some photos, I might be able to tell them." Manager Chen smiled. Said, I still have a little confidence in my ability to identify customers.

"Okay, 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 watching her firmly, wanting to see the reaction on her face.

Manager Chen took a photo that Lin Xin handed him, and carefully examined the girl's face 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 did not come to drink alone. There was also a young boy who was about her age with her. The reason why I remember them is because the girl has a big temper and always scolds the boy. However, she also drank a lot of alcohol. I think most of it was abandoned by her boyfriend, so I came here to drink. I drank 7 or 8 bottles of beer as soon as I drank it. And I served them personally. I wondered if I should persuade her to go home. However, I later thought that since she was here. For consumption, I had no reason to drive her home, so I didn't say a word to them."

After Lin Xin listened, her eyes sparkled.

When Manager Chen saw Lin Xin showing this look, he couldn't help but suddenly realized, and asked in surprise: "Police officer, is she the dead woman you just mentioned?"

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

"Furthermore, the DNA report has also been released. The woman who died on the riverbank was her. That's why I found 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 on that day died like this.

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

Manager Chen Jing Lin Xin immediately woke up, looked up at her, shook her 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 didn’t see them coming very much during weekdays. Maybe they have been here a few times, but I am not very impressed with them, so I don’t think they two should be regular customers in this bar either."

"Well, I see." Lin Xin nodded and said. Then she asked: "So, do you know that on Friday night, besides them, were there any other ladies who came to find the boy who accompanied the deceased woman to dance?"

"I don't remember that. After all, there are a lot of customers in the bar, and I don't always pay attention to them. What's wrong? Someone told you that other women find the boy? I don't think it's possible. , This boy seems to love girls very much, so he shouldn't just leave her and dance with other women." Manager Chen said.

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

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

Manager Chen tilted his head for a moment, shook his head and said, "That's not true. Police officer, if you said that the woman who found the boy was very suspicious, I must have noticed it. But since I have I didn't notice, then I think she should be just an ordinary alcoholic, but she doesn't come here often."

"Well, that's what I said." Lin Xin agreed with Manager Chen's statement.

Indeed, if there is something suspicious about this woman, then this manager Chen, who often hangs around in bars and has an insight into human nature, will definitely notice her.

"Then when was the last time you saw the dead woman?" Lin Xin thought for a while and asked.

"I don't remember either. However, I remember that she once walked towards the bathroom and covered her mouth. I thought she was vomiting badly inside." Manager Chen said, and recalled seeing Dong Hongwei going to the bathroom. go through.

"Well. I later 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 later?" Lin Xin asked.

"Haha, police officer, I have no habit of following guests to the bathroom, nor the habit of following guests to the parking garage after they have left the bar. So, how do I know where she went later." Manager Chen said with a smile. It's a little frivolous.

Lin Xin couldn't help laughing when she heard it.

"Haha, what you said too."

Later, she got up from the sofa and said to Manager Chen sternly: "Okay, we are finished. If you have any other news that you want to tell us, please contact Police Officer Tang in the Public Security Bureau."

Manager Chen saw that Lin Xin and the others were about to leave, so he nodded and said, "Well, yes. By the way, when I say hello to Officer Tang, he must be busy at the moment."

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

"Manager Chen, when he is not busy, I will let him come to your bar to cheer you up. He said that after he solves the case, he will invite us to eat, and then you and him will be able to meet again. Now." Lin Xin said politely.

"Police officer, I really didn't expect you to be so smart. Would you like to take the opportunity to use Officer Tang to stop my small bar?" Manager Chen sent Lin Xin and others to the entrance of the bar, leaning close to her ear, and asked .

However, before Lin Xin could answer, she said again: "However, I like girls. Therefore, I am even more looking forward to seeing you after you solve the case. You will come here with Officer Tang and see me again."

"Manager Chen, there are also a lot of female alcoholics who come to you. You waste your time on them, I won't be with you." After Lin Xin finished speaking, she smiled at her, and then she and Yang Cong, Mei Hua walked to the car together.

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

"Sister Lin, she was molesting you just now." Mei Hua shuddered when she thought of Manager Chen's charming smile just now, and said to Lin Xin.

At this time, Lin Xin said with a serious face: "That's not important, because I am more concerned about her unfamiliarity with the woman who went to Lufeng to dance. She said that she had never seen her or knew her. .So, I don’t think she is a frequent visitor in the bar. This proves that she rarely comes to this bar. However, her movements are very skillful, so I think she must be a veteran of clubbing, but not this one. Bar, but in another bar. However, Manager Chen also said that there was no weird character in the bar that night, so I think this woman should be dressed normally, but I have never guessed who she is. "

This really stumped Lin Xin. At this moment, she didn't know if she should doubt this woman. She originally thought that there was a glimmer of light in the case, but based on the results obtained when she came to the bar to question this time, she still couldn't figure out the identity of the murderer.

Perhaps, as Officer Tang said, the woman who came to Lu Feng to dance was just an ordinary alcoholic, and had nothing to do with the murderer.

However, is this really the case? Or is it that none of them found some hidden little details?

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