Murder Puzzle Code 10
Chapter 10
Seeing Yu Jing bringing so many people, Song Yu was a little surprised, "Is your police station having a team building today?"(t/n: team building means team get-together/party where they sit together, eat, drink and make their familiarity even stronger.)
Yu Jing looked at the bustling bar and said sadly: "If the bureau really had such a fancy team-building method, I wouldn't be single until now."
As a police officer, you don’t have a lot of rest time. If you want rest, you can climb mountains and visit the tombs of martyrs. If you want to have a little social interaction, you can go to nursing homes to accompany the elderly.
Meng Jingyi was the only girl in their serious crime team, but she was a tomboy and stayed with them all day long.
Changing water dispenser buckets, climbing over walls, and arresting people, these male police officers knew how to do it, but Meng Jingyi did not admit defeat at all.
The female police officers in other groups didn’t have enough points in their ranks, so how could they be allowed to get involved?
A few years ago, his mother would put some effort into finding girls to go on a blind date with him, but they either thought he was too busy, or he was really too busy and didn't rush there. Anyway, it hasn't been successful yet.
“I thought I had good connections, but now it seems that I am still too young. Yu Jing, you decide whether you wanna get married or not. I'm not going to see your mom. I'm tired!”
Yu Jing felt funny every time he thought of what his mother said.
From being forced to go on a blind date to asking his mother to help find a partner, Yu Jing now had no idea about marriage. Anyway, he wasn’t the only bachelor in the police station.
He thought, looked at Lu Yan, and explained: "Song Yu has a good reputation when it comes to eating, drinking and having fun. You and one young colleague will go in with him later. Don’t get exposed. If you are really exposed..."
Song Yu confidently said: "Don't worry, I will definitely protect your people."
Yu Jing didn't care whether Lu Yan would be injured or not, and even felt inexplicably relieved.
He looked at Lu Yan, curled his lips, and reminded him, “I'll give you a piece of advice, try not to hit anyone, If you’re reported, you’ll go back and write a review.”
Here, if you know the law and still break it, you need to write a review, which starts with ten thousand words. Even if it is a small mistake, you must reflect deeply and it takes a lot of time to write an article.
He still owed Captain Li two articles that he hadn’t written yet. It would be better if Captain Li forgot about it!
Lu Yan sneered, "Do you think I am you?"
He didn’t practise Sanda to hit people, but... never mind. (t/n: sanda is chinese boxing.)
Lu Yan was too lazy to argue, and looked at the young police officer who had just arrived, and the two of them took the lead in going into the bar.
Song Yu looked at Lu Yan's back, turned to look at Yu Jing curiously, and asked in a low voice: "I've never seen him before! New here?"
The group of people under Yu Jing's command all followed him like little fans. The person who confronted Yu Jing like this was quite bold.
"Yes." Yu Jing responded lightly. He put his hands in his pockets and looked at Lu Yan from a distance.
Compared to him standing in the darkness, Lu Yan looked very radiant. The dazzling laser light shone on his white shirt. Maybe it was because his family had a good upbringing, the elegance of Lu Yan’s movements seemed a little inconsistent with this place. He looked at the others who passed by sideways and strode forward while untying his cuffs and the tie. The water droplets on his hair dripped down the collar along the jawline, stained with a little secular atmosphere, like the ice stone of the old cold mountain, falling into the noisy and galloping long stream.
Standing at the door of the bar, Lu Yan turned around, his back to the noise inside. He tilted his head slightly, and looked at the shadows on the corner of the street in confusion.
Yu Jing was a little dazed, and he strongly felt that Lu Yan had an inexplicable sense of familiarity. He had clearly had a grudge against Lu Yan before, but he always subconsciously trusted Lu Yan. He couldn't understand it and didn't know why.
Seeing Lu Yan coming over, Yu Jing immediately came back to his senses, reached out and pushed Song Yu on the back, "If you are interested, ask him yourself."
"What am I interested in? I'm not..." Feeling the force from behind, Song Yu staggered forward a little hastily. There were always some eyes cast towards him. He wanted to scold Yu Jing, but he immediately straightened his clothes and walked towards the bar.
When the bartender saw that it was a regular customer, he immediately went up to greet him and asked diligently, “Master Song is here. Is it a private room or a booth today? Didn't you say you wanted to drink Richard last time? We got it in right away the next day, so that you could drink it as soon as you come here!”
Master Song was a well-known rich second generation in the industry. The key was that he was rich himself too, so he didn’t feel bad at all when he came to the store to spend money. If Master Song placed an order on someone, that person would definitely not have to worry about his bonus this month, not to mention the additional tip that Master Song would give him.
Song Yu was surrounded and moved forward, enjoying the priority reception from all the waiters in the bar. He waved to Lu Yan and Zhang Cheng who were standing at the door, "Come in with me!"
"This is the first time these two have come to our bar. I haven't seen them before." The waiter looked at the two people following Master Song.
Song Yu turned back to look at the two of them, nodded and said, "Yes, they are my friends."
Lu Yan looked around the bar. Young people were holding wine bottles and dancing on the dance floor. The light balls above their heads were rotating, reflecting the colourful lights. The entire bar hall was filled with light, and the customers could not be seen clearly.
Seeing Lu Yan stop, Song Yu knew that the purpose of their trip was to find someone, so he said to the waiter: "It seems that my friend prefers the booth, go and arrange a seat!"
The waiter immediately replied: "Okay, Master Song!"
"It's inconvenient to find someone like this. I'll call the person over for you later. It's up to you to identify the person." Seeing the waiter go to arrange the seats, Song Yu took the opportunity to explain to the two of them.
Lu Yan nodded, "Thank you."
As soon as the three of them sat down, the waiter immediately brought a fruit plate and a tasting drink, standing by to be ordered any time.
Song Yu ordered a few bottles of wine that needed to be fermented, and sent the waiters around him away first.
Zhang Cheng, who followed, looked at the people around him warily. As long as someone passed by, he would cast his gaze.
Lu Yan glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, shook his head, smiled, and said in a low voice: "If you continue to stare at others in such a high-profile manner, everyone will know that we are here for other purposes. Besides, according to the clues we currently have, you won't be able to find the suspect if you look for him this way. "
"Ah?" Zhang Cheng quickly lowered his head and asked in a low voice, "Forensic Doctor Lu, how should we find the suspect?"
"When you can't see clearly what a person's face looks like, then his body language is his second face." Lu Yan pointed at the waiter who just passed by, "After he entered the hall, he kept paying attention to the location of the bar and booths, because he was not very familiar with the layout here, and he must have just joined. And have you discovered it? The way he walks is different from others. "
Zhang Cheng looked at the waiter curiously. After careful observation, he found that the way he walked was indeed a bit strange, so he boldly expressed his thoughts, "Is it because his centre of gravity is farther back when walking?"
He didn’t think it was a virtue to hide his own ideas in front of the leader. On the contrary, since the leader gave him the opportunity to show himself, he would definitely seize it.
Lu Yan was quite satisfied with Zhang Cheng's answer and explained: "If you take a closer look at his lower body, you will find that the reason why he walks strangely is because his hind feet are turned out, the knee and hip joints have abnormal external rotation, and he walks with a figure-eight gait, so he most likely has flat feet, which is one of his characteristics.” (t/n: basically, figure of 8 gait is a way of walking in the style of character of 8, errr.. i'm struggling to explain this.)
Zhang Cheng's eyes lit up, and he felt as if he had discovered a new world. He didn't feel it before, but knowing that Forensic Doctor Lu could see people in such detail, he suddenly understood that he had looked at others too generally in the past.
"Understood?" Lu Yan asked. Seeing the young police officer's eyes shining, it seemed that he understood what he meant.
Zhang Cheng nodded rapidly like chicken pecking on grains. Originally, under the influence of the captain, he had a mediocre impression of Forensic Doctor Lu, but now he suddenly felt that Forensic Doctor Lu was actually really powerful! He had a good temper too!
Captain and Forensic Doctor Lu are both very good people. They had a quarrel before. Could it be that there was a misunderstanding?
Lu Yan looked around the bar, squinting and observing everyone carefully. He and Lin Xiangli studied the surveillance video. The suspect had slender limbs and strong athletic ability. The distance between steps was about 60 to 70 centimetres. The cadence was estimated to be 50 to 60 steps per minute. The centre of gravity of walking was forward, focusing on the forefoot, the neck tilted forward unconsciously, and the arms swing close to the upper body when walking.
But there was a mixed crowd in the bar, and among the few people seen so far, there was no suspect who met the conditions.
"Are you Lu Yan?" Song Yu looked at Lu Yan inquiringly. He shook the wine glass slightly, and the ice cubes in the glass collided with each other. It sounded better than any music.
He tilted his head slightly, and the agar liquid in the transparent wine glass slid smoothly into his mouth. His Adam's apple moved slightly. After a glass of wine, the aroma lingered in his throat, making him addicted to it.
Lu Yan nodded, "Yes, thank you Master Song for your help this time."
Seeing Lu Yan being so serious, Song Yu couldn't help but chuckle, waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, you're welcome, Yu Jing has taken advantage of me not once or twice."
Lu Yan was stunned, then coughed uncomfortably, "I don't need to know about you two."
Over the years of his career, he had dissected many dead people and seen all kinds of people, so it was not impossible to understand some people's orientations.
"That's not what I meant!" Song Yu hurriedly explained. He didn't want to be misunderstood. "My relationship with Yu Jing is very simple! What I mean is that Yu Jing is my brother. Anyone who needs help in the police station comes to me.”
He and Yu Jing went to school together since they were young. In college, they went to the universities they were interested in separately. But after all, they had a good relationship after many years of friendship.
However, no matter how familiar he was with Yu Jing, he didn’t interfere much with the affairs of the police station. Unless Yu Jing needed him for something, he would help depending on his mood.
"Brother?" Lu Yan took a sip of the lemonade brought by the waiter.
Song Yu explained, "We are not real brothers. We were neighbours when we were young, so we got together very well."
Lu Yan asked seemingly casually, "What kind of person is Yu Jing's father?"
The chief's answer was vague, but the policeman, whose surname was Yu, was about the same age as that person. Adding up these keywords, he still doubted whether Yu Jing might really be that person.
Song Yu was stunned for a moment, but he recovered quickly thanks to his adaptability in business. He sighed and said, "Don’t mention this to Yu Jing. His father died in a car accident when he was a child. You see that he is acting out of tune now, but there is actually a reason for it."
As he spoke, he asked curiously: "Why are you asking this? Did you and Yu Jing have any issues?"
Lu Yan replied calmly: "If you just met someone, and he couldn't help but fight with you first, would you be happy with it? Now that you told the reason, I can probably understand his rudeness."
The two of them exchanged words, but neither of them really revealed their true thoughts.
Song Yu raised his eyebrows, Yu Jing was indeed rather reckless sometimes, and many times he did harm to him unintentionally.
"Yes!" When he thought about this, Song Yu felt pain in his shoulder, as if Yu Jing was patting his shoulder.
Seeing Lu Yan carefully observing the bar guests, Song Yu poured a glass of wine, stood up with the glass in hand, and shouted loudly despite the din of the music, "I'm happy. Whoever comes to me for a toast, I'll pay for all the expenses tonight!"
"Great!"
"Master Song is so handsome!”
On the dance floor, the cheers of boys and girls almost brought down the roof.
Most of the guests in the bar came to line up, while the rest stood aside to watch the show. Lu Yan leaned on the sofa and watched the guests passing by, eliminating them one by one.
Zhang Cheng cleverly pretended to walk in circles in the bar, observing those who were still sitting in their seats.
The wine bottles on the table went from two to all over the table. Song Yu was still standing unharmed and could even chat with the girls who came to drink.
"Contact information? Okay, here you go." Song Yu drank a glass of wine and happily gave the girl his contact information.
But the girl looked at the person next to Song Yu expectantly, "Is it okay if I want this handsome guy’s?"
Lu Yan was suddenly called on, and was a little surprised. Under the gaze of Song Yu and the girls, he slowly stood up and whispered to Song Yu: "No one here is the suspect. I'll go to the back and take a look."
"It's because he has no taste. It doesn't matter, I just have taste." Song Yu said and clinked glasses with the girl again.
Cheers came one after another behind them. Lu Yan and Zhang Cheng looked at each other, seeing disappointment in each other's eyes.
Lu Yan raised his head and glanced at the direction board, then walked straight to the employee passage. If the suspect had been hanging around as a guest here for so many days, then there was a high probability that he was from here.
When he opened the curtain, he saw the staff photo hanging on the wall. Lu Yan silently took a picture of it.
"Hello! You can't go in here!" When the waiter saw a customer coming in, he immediately stopped him.
Behind him, there were other waiters busy. If a stranger came in, he would be easily discovered.
Lu Yan thought for a moment and pretended to be angry: "I saw someone walking in a few days ago, so I came to find him."
The waiter in front of him was the new employee he and Zhang Cheng had just talked about. Lu Yan lowered his eyes and glanced at the nameplate on his chest, Tony.
Tony was a little surprised, "No way, this is the employee passage, you must have seen it wrong!"
"I couldn't have seen it wrong. He owed me 200,000 yuan and he refused to pay it back. I thought he was in trouble, but I didn't expect that he took money to come to your place and enjoy and had no money to pay me back!" Lu Yan said, frowning and looking around.
"This...can you give a rough description of what he looks like? I'll find someone to ask for you." Tony was a little embarrassed. He was also new here, and he couldn't make the decision on many things.
"Wearing black Aneng Maintenance Company clothes and a black hat, he was dressed in black, as if he was attending a funeral, and he came in with a tool box." Lu Yan deliberately sounded evil and had a bad look on his face.
Tony muttered: "Black clothes, it seems there is such a person."
He pointed to the side door, "A few days ago, a man in black clothes came in, but he left immediately through the side door. We all thought he was taking a shortcut, so we ignored him."
"Are you sure he left through the side door? Where did he go after that?" Lu Yan continued to ask, "Do you have surveillance here? I have to catch this man and make him pay back the money."
Judging from the time, the suspect disguised himself as an air-conditioner repairman before the incident and entered the deceased's home, apparently for maintenance, but in fact he arranged the scene. He then left the deceased's home with the toolbox. According to surveillance, the deceased did not go out again after arriving at the bar, but the waiter said that the suspect left the bar.
Which part of this went wrong?
The author has something to say:
Small theatre:
*Yu Jing’s blind date.*
Yu Jing: Alas.
Song Yu: Did the blind date fail again?
Yu Jing: Yeah. Why is it so difficult to find a partner?
Song Yu: Are you sure you’re looking for a partner? You need the person to support your work and should be like-minded, preferably colleagues, who can provide you with constructive help and work together to solve the case. Brother, this is looking for an ally, not a partner!
Yu Jing (sighing): But I like this condition, and I don’t want to settle for anything else.
T/n: Finally, today, as of 8 May 2024, I have completed one of my double degrees after 3 years!! It was my last exam and my BA has ended and I am a graduate student now!! Cheers to memories🥂
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