Card Room

【Chapter 342, The silenced witness】

Xiao Lou walked over quickly, and looked at the scene of the crime from the gap in the crowd—Uncle Zhong’s death was obviously poisoned. Judging from the time of death and the condition of the body, the one who poisoned Uncle Zhong this time should be the most effective. Fast poisonous items.

□□ It is a controlled drug, and it is difficult for ordinary people to buy it. A few grams is enough to kill.

Uncle Zhong sat at table No. 1, and there were 7 people eating at the same table with him, including his nephews He Rong, Song Dongping, Song Xiaoqing, brothers and sisters, and five well-known local bosses. During the meal just now, Xiao Lou was always paying attention to the situation at this table. The tableware everyone used was provided by the hotel, and the food they ate was the same. If poison was poisoned in the food, other people would also be poisoned.

Only Uncle Zhong died, and the only possibility was to poison the tea or wine cup he drank alone.

Uncle Zhong's tea was poured by a waitress, who poured water for the whole table with a kettle, so she couldn't poison Uncle Zhong to death alone. The biggest possibility is the red wine. There were a lot of toasts to Uncle Zhong just now, and some people brought the wine over by themselves. If it was poisoned, Uncle Zhong could easily die in a short time if he drank the poisoned wine.

Xiao Lou said softly to Yu Hanjiang: "The murderer poisoned the red wine bottle, and only Uncle Zhong was poisoned. It is likely that someone poisoned the red wine brought by the last few people who toasted the toast. The murderer probably didn't have time Leave the scene."

As soon as Uncle Zhong fell down, the murderer killed him by poisoning, and he would definitely leave after confirming Uncle Zhong's death.

The police officer's card is in his shirt pocket, so Yu Hanjiang can go directly to investigate as a policeman now. According to Xiao Lou's deduction, the beer-belly "Mr. Zhang" who toasted Uncle Zhong at the end was very suspicious, but after thinking about it, he knew that Mr. Zhang definitely did not poison him.

Yu Hanjiang frowned, his sharp eyes quickly swept around.

Suddenly, he found a waiter about 1.7 meters tall in the corner of the hall and walked into the side door with a plate. The back looked familiar, and Yu Hanjiang couldn't help but think of the night when he just entered the secret room, when he was shot in the abdomen, The figure who fled through the window.

Yu Hanjiang narrowed his eyes, and whispered in Xiao Lou's ear, "Find Xiaoye and Lao Mo, and wait for me at the coffee shop opposite the hotel."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and chased after him with big strides.

Xiao Lou was stunned for a moment, and when he turned his head, Yu Hanjiang's back had disappeared at the side door of the hall, and he quickly realized that Team Yu probably had locked the suspect.

Xiao Lou's physical strength is not as good as Yu Hanjiang's, and he will definitely not be able to keep up with him now. When the police come later, he, a "fake" waiter, may arouse the suspicion of the police. Xiao Lou thought about it, took advantage of the chaos and left the hotel through the back door, went to the bathroom to change his clothes.

He left the drone in an inconspicuous corner of the birthday banquet hall, and he could observe the police investigation process later.

The police car and the ambulance arrived together. After the doctors and nurses got off the car, they checked Zhong Yongqiang's body on the spot. Uncle Zhong had already missed the best time for rescue, and his pupils were dilated.

Hearing the news of Uncle Zhong's death, many guests gasped.

The local police quickly sealed off the scene and checked the guests attending the birthday banquet today one by one. The team's forensic doctor quickly came to a conclusion—poisoned, the most likely to be poisoned was the glass of wine that Uncle Zhong drank.

The red wine was taken back as evidence for inspection.

Mr. Zhang, who was the last toast to Uncle Zhong, trembled with fright, shook his head like a rattle, and stammered, explaining: "No, no, I didn't do it. I have no grievances or enmity with Mr. Zhong. Maybe poison in the wine?!"

The policeman asked sullenly, "Where did you get this glass of red wine?"

Mr. Zhang said: "There is a row of red wine on the counter over there, I just took a bottle..."

The police went over and saw that there was indeed a row of red wine on the counter. All the wine bottles were exactly the same, and Mr. Zhang couldn't tell which bottle he just took. The policeman asked, "When you picked up that bottle of wine, did you remove the cap?"

Mr. Zhang said: "It seems to be opened."

The policeman asked, "Where's the cup?"

Mr. Zhang thought for a while and said, "I asked the waiter for an empty wine glass."

The police then approached the manager of the hotel: "Who is in charge of the drinks for this birthday banquet?"

The manager said innocently: "Mr. He brought all the drinks to us in advance, and they were not purchased by our hotel."

The policeman asked, "Where are the cups and cutlery?"

The manager hastily explained: "These are prepared in advance by our hotel, and they were disinfected uniformly this morning. I guarantee that there will be no problem when the tableware is put on the table! Comrade police, our hotel has no enmity with Mr. Zhong, so don't doubt it." Come on us!"

Xiao Lou watched the scene through the drone surveillance, and his brows became more and more wrinkled.

According to the results obtained by the police, the poison was in Mr. Zhong's last glass of red wine. Mr. Zhang said that he took a bottle of red wine at random and asked the waiter to fill the empty glass with half of it to toast. The randomness of the red wine taken by the guests at the scene is too high. If the murderer poisons the wine in advance, it is very likely to poison the wrong person. To accurately poison Mr. Zhong to death, the best way is to poison Mr. Zhong's wine glass.

Table No. 1 sat with Mr. Zhong and the most distinguished person in the room. Changing the wine glass for Mr. Zhong was too easy to attract attention. Therefore, the murderer picked Mr. Zhang who was going to toast Mr. Zhong, and smeared poison on Mr. Zhang's wine glass.

The easiest way to approach wine glasses is of course the waiter.

Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou pretended to be waiters and entered the birthday banquet venue to investigate. Obviously, the killer also pretended to be a waiter and brought poison into the scene.

On the cloth, apply □□ in advance, and before Mr. Zhang takes the wine glass, wipe the wine glass lightly with a white cloth.

The local police quickly speculated on this result and asked Mr. Zhang to identify the waiter on the scene who handed him the wine glass.

Mr. Zhang looked around and scratched his head blankly: "The waiter is dressed the same, I really can't remember... I just remember a young man with short hair, about 1.7 meters tall, and I'm just like him." almost."

The waiters in the hotel were uniformly dressed, and it was too embarrassing for a boss to clearly remember the appearance of the waiters. The police had no choice but to take all the waiters back to continue the investigation, and asked the hotel to call the surveillance cameras in the corridor outside the banquet hall.

He Rong left with the police with a livid face, and his uncle's body was sent back to confirm the cause of death.

Xiao Lou put away the drone, turned around and came to the coffee shop opposite the hotel.

Uncle Zhong must have been poisoned by a killer sent by the organization. He only borrowed Mr. Zhang's hand. The waiter had already left the hotel. After the police found out, it was like finding a needle in a haystack. We could only hope for Yu Hanjiang who chased him out immediately.

There were not many customers in the coffee shop in the afternoon, so Xiao Lou found a place with a wide view and sat by the window, and ordered a cup of coffee.

The coffee was served soon, and Xiao Lou was in a state of confusion. He was worried that something would happen to Yu Hanjiang if he chased him alone, but his physical fitness and speed were much worse than Yu Hanjiang's. If he followed up at this time, Yu Hanjiang would have to be distracted from taking care of him. , maybe he will become the opponent's oil bottle instead.

Team Yu has often tracked down criminals in real life and has rich experience. Even if they are in danger, they should be able to escape, right?

Xiao Lou comforted himself with this reason.

After drinking hot coffee, he calmed down a lot, so he contacted Mo Xuemin first: "Old Mo, where are you and Ye Qi?"

In order to enter the labyrinth-like Tianya clubhouse in the early hours of the morning, Xiao Lou and Lao Mo temporarily connected to the "Talk of Heart" channel and asked Lao Mo to guide the way ahead. Qin Guan's "Talk of Mind" refreshes the cooldown at 24 o'clock every morning. After refreshing, the target can be changed. Once connected, it cannot be changed again within 24 hours.

He and Lao Mo are connected with each other right now, and it is the fastest way to find Lao Mo directly through the spiritual channel.

However, what surprised Xiao Lou was that there was no response from Lao Mo in the spiritual world.

Xiao Lou was startled, and continued to call Mo Xuemin: "Old Mo? Can you hear me?"

There is no mental fluctuation in my mind, just like a calm and windless lake, without the slightest ripple.

Xiao Lou sensed something was wrong, and immediately sat up straight nervously, took out his mobile phone and called Lao Mo, and a friendly female voice came from beside his ear: "Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable."

He then called Ye Qi, the same message: "Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable."

Strong unease enveloped the heart, like a ball of flame, burning Xiao Lou as if on pins and needles.

He stood up and looked out the window.

The sky outside the floor-to-ceiling windows was clear and cloudless, and there were people coming and going on the street, but Ye Qi and Lao Mo couldn't be seen at all.

Xiao Lou wanted to contact Yu Hanjiang very much, but he knew that Yu Hanjiang was tracking the suspect, and his phone call might affect Yu Hanjiang's actions. Lao Mo and Ye Qi have so many cards in their hands, so it is not so easy to cause accidents. Besides, on his contract, Lao Mo and Xiao Ye's signatures are still printed on it.

The signature is still there, proving that the person is still alive.

Xiao Lou took a deep breath, calmed down quickly, and dialed the phone to Shao Qingge.

Shao Qingge's health has not been very good these few days, it may be because of the operation, he is particularly tired easily. He had just woken up and was having lunch when his cell phone rang suddenly. The woman on the other side of the table asked with concern, "Whose phone is it?"

Shao Qingge glanced at the caller ID, smiled slightly and said, "Mom, you eat first, I'll answer a call from a friend." He picked up the phone and turned to the balcony, closed the door, and then pressed the answer button, low Said: "What's the matter, Professor Xiao?"

On the phone, Xiao Lou's usually calm and gentle voice rarely revealed a trace of anxiety, and the ending even trembled slightly: "Mr. Shao, can you contact Xiaoye?"

Shao Qingge was startled, and tried to contact Ye Qi with a tacit understanding.

There was no response in my mind.

His eyes suddenly darkened, and he said: "I can't get in touch, how could this happen?"

Xiao Lou then asked: "After the refreshment of the heart at twelve o'clock in the morning, have you established a connection with Ye Qi?"

"It has been established. He also told me last night that the four of you visited the Tianya Club at night, and found a secret passage behind the mirror on the third floor of the club. Inside is a warehouse with many weapons hidden." Shao Qingge was silent for a few seconds , his face gradually turned ugly, "Ye Qi went to bed around two o'clock last night, and I also went to bed at two o'clock, and I didn't wake up until noon, and then I received your call."

"That is to say, you haven't contacted him today?" Xiao Lou held his breath nervously.

"Yes, I just woke up, and I haven't had time to contact you yet." Shao Qingge clenched his phone tightly, "Xiaoye... Is something wrong? Why can't I get in touch?"

"I can't get in touch with Lao Mo and Xiaoye, I can't get through the phone, and there is no response from the heart." Xiao Lou took a deep breath and said, "Once the communication channel is established, the two connected people can communicate directly. But in a situation Down, it loses its effect."

"What's the situation?" Shao Qingge had already guessed the answer in his heart, but he still couldn't believe it.

"The other party has lost consciousness." Xiao Lou grasped the edge of the table with his fingers. On the back of his fair hand, the blood vessels were clearly visible.

Lao Mo and Ye Qi fell into a coma at the same time, and there was no time to resist before they passed out, and they didn't warn their teammates. The two of them were investigating in Qingshui Town for the past two days, and they probably attracted the attention of those people, and they were knocked out and taken away. "

"..." Thinking of the scene of the 60-year-old Lao Mo and the 7-year-old Xiao Yeqi being knocked out and taken away, Shao Qingge felt a tingling pain in his heart. His heart had just been operated on. Hearing this result, I was so angry that I almost had another heart attack. Shao Qingge pressed his heart hard, frowned and said, "I'll come to Qingshui Town right away."

"No need." Xiao Lou sensed that Shao Qingge's voice had changed, and hurriedly said, "You just finished the operation, so don't be too emotional, you can rest at home first, continue to contact Xiaoye with 'heart to heart', once there is a response, immediately Tell me. I will try to rescue them after Team Yu returns. I think we may have reached the headquarters of the organization, and Xiaoye and Lao Mo should not have gone far."

"Okay." Shao Qingge rubbed his forehead helplessly. With his current body, his heart would ache when he was emotionally excited. If he had another heart attack on the way, wouldn't it cause trouble for his teammates? It's better to stay at home.

"Besides, Uncle Zhong died just now." Xiao Lou said softly.

"What?!" Shao Qingge narrowed his eyes slightly, "Could it be silenced again?"

"Well. I suspect that our movements have long been targeted by the organization, so they will always be one step ahead of us and silence our important witnesses. First Cheng Shaofeng, then Uncle Zhong, and maybe He Rong next... ..."

Thinking of this, Xiao Lou felt a chill run down his spine.

There is a pair of eyes that have been staring at them secretly. Whenever they find an important clue, they cut it off. Liu Qiao went to follow Cheng Shaofeng, but Cheng Shaofeng had a car accident; he and Yu Hanjiang went to Uncle Zhong's birthday banquet, but the birthday banquet turned into a funeral.

When did Xiaoye and Lao Mo show their feet and be kidnapped at the same time?

The more Xiao Lou thought about it, the more he had a headache, but he couldn't help himself. Team Yu is still tracking the suspect. He has to keep his teammates steady and discuss countermeasures when Yu Hanjiang returns. After all, Yu Hanjiang will be more experienced in handling the situation of "teammate missing".

Thinking of this, Xiao Lou quickly calmed down, and said to Shao Qingge, "Boss Shao, please contact Long Sen and Qu Wanyue and ask them not to go out today. Team Yu and I will go find Xiaoye and Lao Mo, and keep in touch with our mobile phones at any time. .”

Shao Qingge nodded: "Alright, I'll find Qu Wanyue right away and tell them to be careful."

After putting down the phone, Xiao Lou sat back in his seat and drank a cup of coffee to keep himself calm.

Time passed by, and Yu Hanjiang hadn't appeared yet.

Seeing that it had been half an hour, Xiao Lou worriedly sent a message to Yu Hanjiang: "How is the situation over there?"

Yu Hanjiang did not reply.

Xiao Lou waited for a few more minutes, but there was still no reply, so he had no choice but to call Yu Hanjiang, and a gentle female voice came from his ear: "I'm sorry, the phone you dialed has been turned off."

shutdown? ! Did something happen to Team Yu?

I can't wait any longer, if you wait a minute longer, your teammates will be more dangerous!

Xiao Lou's face turned pale, he got up and left the coffee shop, and walked quickly towards the hotel where he stayed last night.

However, as soon as he passed the corner of the street, his neck suddenly felt numb, as if he had been bitten by a mosquito, followed by a strong sense of dizziness hitting his mind. Before falling down, Xiao Lou saw a pair of shiny black men's leather shoes, which stopped in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, he completely lost consciousness.