Tian Chunda thought about it and decided on the spot to meet this reporter after returning to Nanguang. At this moment he had to forget about it for the time being, because there were other things to think about.
The train Tian Chunda took continued to travel north, and the monotonous sound of the train continued to penetrate his eardrums. Tian Chunda leaned his head on the back of the chair and thought about Jiang Shangfeng.
Jiang Shangfeng must have taken this train to Dongyang five nights ago and was convinced that Guan Lin killed the Tajima couple.
On what basis does he believe that Guan Lin killed Tajima and his wife? This question resurfaced in Tian Chunda's heart again.
After Jiang Shangfeng read Hong Limin's diary, he said that he was even more convinced that it was a murder. Since Tian Chunda read the diary several times, he could almost recite it. However, he could not see where Jiang Shangfeng was convinced that it was a murder. Looking at the incident as a whole, he only came to the conclusion that it was a forced sacrifice of love. However, looking at it part by part, there was indeed something fishy about it.
For example, this incident started when Hong Limin knew that her husband was having an affair. The reason why Hong Limin knew that her husband was having an affair was because someone wrote an anonymous letter to her, but she did not know who that person was.
She only said in her diary that it seemed to be a woman's handwriting. Maybe she was so preoccupied with her husband's affair that she didn't notice who wrote the anonymous letter to her? However, Tian Chunda did not think that Jiang Shangfeng was convinced that it was a murder based on this incident.
Hong Limin witnessed her husband entering the health pharmacy, which made people feel that it was too coincidental. Could someone have deliberately arranged it like this? During the search, this was also included in the focus of the investigation, but it was not found to be a deliberate arrangement.
Although Hong Limin suspected that her husband had obtained potassium cyanate at a health pharmacy, since there was no evidence to prove it, the suspicion was still a suspicion and should not be taken seriously.
Thinking of this, Tian Cunda became increasingly unable to understand what Jiang Shangfeng said, "I am convinced from the diary that it was a murder." If that was a murder, Guan Lin was the murderer. If Guan Lin was the murderer, in Hong Limin's diary, Guan Lin's actions should be strange! Be careful about records like Guan Lin. However, after looking through the entire diary, there are records that trust Guan Lin. Therefore, on what basis does Jiang Shangfeng believe that Guan Lin is the murderer of the Tajima couple?
Tian Chunda stared at the night view outside the car window, which might make him feel better, and he might accidentally discover some oversights.
"How is Jiang Shangfeng now?" Tian Chunda closed his eyes, thinking of Jiang Shangfeng's round face full of kindness, "Is he dead?"
At 5:34, the train arrived in Dongyang on time.
Tian Chunta found the "Guanjingzhuang" hotel run by Guan Lin's family. This is a large hotel. It may not be the tourist season yet, so there are not many guests staying and it seems a bit quiet.
Tian Chunda stood a little nervously in the front hall of the hotel and told the waitress who came out to greet him that he wanted to meet Guan Lin. He looked around and saw a painting hanging on the wall. It was a landscape painting painted by Tajima. Just as he said on the day of the funeral, Guan Lin hung this painting at the entrance.
Even now, Tian Chunda still feels that it is not a good painting.
"It turns out to be Mr. Detective..." someone said from behind. Tian Chunda looked back and saw Guan Lin in a suit standing in the accounting room with no expression of surprise on his face.
Tian Chunda was taken to the inner room. As soon as the waitress who brought the refreshments left, Guan Lin asked, "What business do you have in Dongyang?"
"I'm here for vacation. I've always wanted to come here when I was studying." Since this was not a very clever lie, he knew that Guan Lin would not believe it.
Guan Lin smiled and said: "I don't think Dongyang is a very interesting place, but please take your time and visit. If you have time, I will definitely take you to visit Dongyang Ancient City."
"Thank you." Tian Chunda thanked Guan Lin and asked, "Did Jiang Shangfeng come to visit you six days ago?"
"Jiang Shangfeng?" After Guan Lin asked this question, he continued: "Is it Mr. Jiang Shangfeng from the New Century Society? He didn't come. What happened to Mr. Jiang Shangfeng?"
"He said he was traveling to Dongyang, and his whereabouts were unknown as soon as he left. That's why I wondered if he came to see you?"
"It's a pity that he didn't come to me."
Tian Chunda nodded, but he didn't believe what Guan Lin said. As soon as Guan Lin left the room, Tian Chunda immediately called the waitress over and showed her the photo of Jiang Shangfeng borrowed from the New Century Club.
"This person should have been here five days ago. Do you have any impression?" Tian Chunda asked.
The waitress looked at the photo very carefully.
"This person didn't come." The waitress said in an affirmative tone.
Asked other waitresses and got the same answer. They all said Jiang Shangfeng didn't come. From their expressions, there was no sign that they were asked to keep it secret by Guan Lin.
Has Jiang Shangfeng come to Dongyang? Tian Chunda lost his self-confidence for a moment, but then he immediately thought that maybe he was here, but he just didn't go to the Guanjingzhuang Hotel, because if he wanted to meet Guan Lin, he didn't have to be at the Guanjingzhuang. He could also call Guan Lin to make an appointment. ah!
Tian Chunda remembered that there was a small switchboard next to the accounting room, so he immediately left the room and went to the switchboard. Fortunately, there was no one else near the switchboard. There was only a twenty-two or three-year-old woman who seemed to be bored and reading a book. That woman was probably Switchboard lady.
"You answer all the calls here, right?" Tian Chunda asked.
The young lady replied: "Yes."
"Has anyone called Mr. Guan Lin in the past five days?"
"Yes, it's from people from the city government and the tourism association."
"Didn't anyone else call Mr. Guan Lin?"
"No, just the two links mentioned just now."
"Isn't there a man named Jiang Shangfeng calling Mr. Guan Lin?"
"Jiang Shangfeng..." After muttering to herself, the switchboard lady shook her head and said, "No, this person didn't call. Only the city government and the Tourism Association called."
Tian Chunda left the hotel after saying he wanted to go out for a walk. The clouds are still low.
Although Jiang Shangfeng did not come to Guanjingzhuang or call Guanjingzhuang, Tian Chunda was still convinced that Jiang Shangfeng came to Dongyang.
There are rows of low houses near Guanjingzhuang. Has Jiang Shangfeng been here?
Since the cigarettes had been smoked out, Tian Chunda entered the small cigarette shop. The shopkeeper was an old woman who was nearly sixty years old. After Tian Chunda bought a pack of cigarettes, he asked the old woman about Guan Lin's personality.
"He is really an admirable child." The old woman said loudly. "When he left home to study painting, his parents were very worried. Three years ago, he suddenly came back. It was as if his whole person had changed. He put all his energy into the hotel. A hard-working person like him , it’s really rare at the moment.”
