The lobby on the first floor was very brightly decorated. The gray floor tiles reflected the lights from the ceiling and looked very "modern". Looking at the well-designed lobby, Shi Ran felt as if he had returned to Blue Star.
On the sofa next to the hall, a few men and women in suits were sparsely sitting, drinking coffee and reading newspapers.
Shi Ran and Ling Qian walked to the front desk, showed their police officer IDs and explained their intention.
"Please wait."
The front desk lady spoke a few words into the intercom and seemed to get a positive answer. She directed Shi Ran and Ling Qian to wait on the deserted sofa.
"Two police officers, please come over here and wait a moment. We have notified Yang Rong and he will come down immediately."
"Thank you."
After they sat down, the lady at the front desk poured them two more cups of warm water in small paper cups. Shi Ran took this opportunity to ask her about some information.
"Thank you. How long do you work a day?"
"Well, I work from eight o'clock in the morning to eight o'clock in the evening."
"Oh, are you working this Friday too?"
"Yes...is there any problem?"
"Then do you remember what time Yang Rong came to work on Friday?"
"Friday...the day before yesterday. He was working the evening shift. He should have arrived before 4:30."
"You're not sure, are you?"
"I didn't pay much attention, but he was there at five o'clock. I remember I informed him to check out."
"Okay, thank you, I delayed you."
"It doesn't matter."
After the receptionist left, Shi Ran and Ling Qian looked at each other and shook their heads. It seemed that the murderer was not Yang Rong.
According to the autopsy report, the time of death of the deceased was between 5 and 6 o'clock the day before yesterday. The front desk lady's testimony proved that Yang Rong had arrived at the hotel at least at 5 o'clock and talked to her through the intercom. .
The hotel was a certain distance away from where Yang Rong lived and from the abandoned factory, which meant that Yang Rong should have left there at 4:30 at most. He and Yang Rong had even separated before 4:30.
So after the deceased and Yang Rong separated, where did he go and who did he meet? Why was he killed in an abandoned factory?
We can only wait until we meet Yang Rong later and see if we can get some clues about Yang Rong's whereabouts.
After waiting for a few more minutes, Yang Rong arrived belatedly.
He came out of the safety door on the left side of the hall, with Shi Ran's back facing him and Ling Qian facing him.
The person walking towards him was a boy who looked to be about 17 or 18 years old. He had a crew cut, delicate and fair skin, and was over 1.7 meters tall with a slim build.
The reason why he was so sure that he was Yang Rong was because he kept walking towards them, and his eyes kept lingering on Shi Ran and Ling Qian.
There was no smile on his face, and his slightly furrowed brows and cautious eyes revealed his uneasiness at the moment.
Thinking about it, he already knew about the death of his friend Qian Junyao.
"Yang Rong, right?" Shi Ran and Ling Qian stood up and showed their police IDs, "We are from the Criminal Investigation Brigade and are investigating a murder case in an abandoned factory. We are here to learn some information from you."
Yang Rong glanced at the police officer certificates they showed and said anxiously: "If you two police officers have anything you want to ask, just ask."
"Sit down and talk." Ling Qian patted his shoulder and motioned for him to sit down, "Don't be nervous."
Shi Ran opened the recorder and placed it on the table, and said to Yang Rong: "We will record the next conversation. You don't need to be too nervous, just answer truthfully."
"Yeah, okay." Yang Rong nodded and kept rubbing his hands on his knees, looking very nervous.
These micro-movements of Yang Rong looked very suspicious. If it hadn't been confirmed by the front desk that he had an alibi, Shi Ran would have thought that he was really related to Qian Junyao's death.
Although he didn't kill the person, he must know something, Shi Ran decided in her heart.
"Um, lady at the front desk, could you please bring me a glass of warm water."
In order not to affect the interview, Shi Ran asked for a glass of water from the front desk.
Soon the front desk brought the water, and Yang Rong took it. After drinking a few water, his face looked much better, and they officially started taking notes.
"You already know the news of Qian Junyao's death?"
"Yes, Xu Cheng told me first, and then I saw it in newspapers and forums." Yang Rong nodded and pinched the rim of the paper cup with his long nails.
"Now please recall the day Qian Junyao died, which was last Friday. We need you to provide more and more accurate information."
Yang Rong nodded with his lowered head and said, "Okay."
And his memory also returned to the day Qian Junyao died.
That day Qian Junyao came to see him, and he seemed to be in a good mood. They had beef noodles at the noodle shop downstairs of his house, and Qian Junyao paid for it.
After eating, they went to his house upstairs. Qian Junyao seemed to be in a very good mood. He even said that he would have to go to work at 4:30 on the evening shift today, but he still bothered him for a full two hours.
After he was done, he hurriedly changed his clothes and went to the hotel. When he left, Qian Junyao was still at his house, and he took out all the money in his wallet and gave it to him. This was the first time. Qian Junyao was so generous for once, and he had obviously been asking him to borrow money before.
He remembered asking him when he left, "Are you not short of money?"
Qian Junyao's answer was, "It'll be fine soon."
He originally wanted to tell him not to do anything illegal, but thinking about it, it seemed impossible. The bus downstairs would be late, so he left in a hurry.
Because he had that kind of relationship with Qian Junyao on the day of his death, when Xu Cheng told him that Qian Junyao was dead last night, he almost vomited out his dinner and couldn't sleep well the whole night.
Why did he die? Could it be related to what he was going to do that day that would make him not short of money right away?
He didn't know whether to tell the police.
On the one hand, he hopes to provide the police with more clues so that they can catch the murderer as soon as possible. On the other hand, he does not want the relationship between him and Qian Junyao to be revealed.
People are not so open-minded now. If his relationship with Qian Junyao is known to others, they will definitely get stabbed in the back.
Now that Qian Junyao is dead, he will be the only one to bear the blame.
His mother, who has worked so hard to raise him, will also be disappointed.
Thinking about it carefully, he didn't understand how the relationship between him and Qian Junyao developed like this.
Obviously, they, Xu Cheng, and Tang Hanliang had been good friends for several years, but one day a year ago, Qian Junyao was playing video games with him at his house, and Qian Junyao suddenly had an affair with him. relation.
Qian Junyao was much bigger than him, and he couldn't break free. As time went by, he gradually got used to this kind of relationship.
He didn't expect that Qian Junyao would die so suddenly, and the forbidden love he thought he had suddenly had nowhere to put it.
