Chapter 171 Glass
Jin Yang's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously took a step forward. He saw Zhou Yunze frowning and looking up and down at the glass in his hand, wondering what he saw inside.
His and Liu Ting's cups were still placed next to them.
In fact, they only knew that someone in the box had died abnormally, but they didn't know who died or how it happened. But Jin Yang knew that Rong Yuan was with them when the incident happened, and he didn't want to associate his friend with such an incident.
Zhou Yunze carefully put down the glass, waved over the bartender, and asked, "Do you remember who ordered this soda?"
The young bartender in a white shirt and black vest recalled for a while, shook his head and said, "It seems to be a young boy. Sorry, there are too many people, I can't remember clearly."
Because the classmates of No. 1 Middle School were having a reunion here today, and they brought their lovers, friends, brothers and sisters, etc., the whole hall was full of young people of similar age. The boys were not as easy to identify as the girls. Except for those who were too fat or too thin, most of them looked a bit similar. Rong Yuan used the mimicking clothes to imitate a common face, which was difficult to remember in the dim light.
"Does he have any companions?" Zhou Yunze asked again.
"Uh... it seems that a man and a woman talked to him." The bartender looked uncertainly among the crowd. Jin Yang and Liu Ting were both very conspicuous, and they were not characters that could be forgotten in a blink of an eye. Moreover, they were less than three meters away from him. However, the bartender had also seen them talking to the police officer in a very familiar manner, so his answer was a little vague.
Zhou Yunze's eyes lit up and he asked, "Who is it?"
The bartender said nothing, looking behind him.
Zhou Yunze was stunned for a moment, then turned around and saw Jin Yang, who was lowering his head and talking to Liu Ting.
…
Rong Yuan was very clear about the cause of the commotion in the bar, because the reason he went there was not just to say goodbye.
The deceased, Ma Zhigang, was 49 years old, with 27,000 merits. He was of Tang descent. On the surface, he was an unemployed vagrant in Nuo Country, but secretly engaged in the human and organ trade between the two countries. His name was not only registered with the public security bureaus of both countries, but also on the list given by Rong Yuan to Heiqi.
The place chosen by the students for the gathering was just the place where the black chess player was going to attack. When Rong Yuan found out about it, he also had something to do with Jin Yang, so he disguised himself and came over.
However, he did not expect that Jin Yang already had a girlfriend. Although Rong Yuan had no ill feelings towards the girl, he could not give her much trust, so he did not talk about the matter in the end.
He lowered his head, looked at the small silver buckle in his hand, and put it back into his pocket.
The higher the merit of the contractor, the stronger the jade leaf's protection ability will be, and it can also bring more blessings to the wearer, which is a good thing. However, when Rong Yuan's merit value exceeds a certain value, things become too much.
When earthquakes occurred frequently around the world, it not only brought Rong Yuan a lot of merit, but also made Jin Yang's luck rise. How good was his luck? He saw money falling on the ground at least five or six times when he went out. He always became a lucky audience when he went shopping. A TV program he had never participated in suddenly notified him that he had won a prize. This was not a scam, but someone had mistakenly recorded his phone number. When he was shopping, he picked up a lost child and found out that it was his professor's granddaughter when he sent her home.
It would have been fine if it were just ordinary good luck. Overnight, all the breathing creatures around him, from eighty to three years old, were full of affection for him. He received so many love letters, his desk was always filled with chocolates, and some people even fought for the seat next to him in the cafeteria. The leader of the Sugar Country Senate came to City A for an inspection and went to their school library. He happened to sit next to Jin Yang, and he instantly became famous all over the country. He encountered a knife-wielding robber on the road, and when the robber ran towards Jin Yang, he stepped on his shoelaces and fell headfirst, and the knife in his hand cut him so hard that blood flowed out...
There are countless examples like this, and the most important thing is that these things are not accidental events, but "inevitable events" that will happen whenever Jin Yang goes out. It was not until Rong Yuan had squandered all his merits that Jin Yang got a breathing space.
Noah later reported these things to Rong Yuan one by one. After Rong Yuan learned about it, he asked Wandou to find this limiter in the Merit Mall. After setting it up, it can limit the golden light of the jade leaf to a level equivalent to about 100,000 merits, which can protect the wearer from illness and disaster, and also take care of close relatives to a certain extent. That's all, there is no more extra bonus, just an ordinary person with a little better luck in the vast sea of people.
He thought, this was exactly what Jin Yang wanted.
Passing by a stationery store, Rong Yuan went in, bought a light yellow envelope, and put the limiter inside.
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Seeing Zhou Yunze looking at him with a complicated look, Jin Yang asked inexplicably, "Brother Zhou, what's wrong?"
Zhou Yunze pointed at the bar and asked slowly, "Yangyang, who was sitting here just now?"
Jin Yang and Liu Ting looked at each other, then looked directly at Zhou Yunze and said, "I don't know who he is?"
"Oh?" Zhou Yunze's eyes sharpened, and he said, "That's not what the bartender said just now. He saw everything! Yangyang, this matter is not simple. You'd better tell me the truth now, otherwise if it gets to the higher-ups, the consequences will be unpredictable!"
Jin Yang restrained himself from looking at the bartender. He had been in and out of the police station since he was a child. He had seen many police officers interrogating prisoners pretending to know everything and deliberately intimidating and threatening them. He was very familiar with Zhou Yunze's tricks. But it didn't mean that he was as calm as he appeared. Only he knew what it felt like to face such intimidation. But he was sure that even if the bartender had a photographic memory, he couldn't know what they said. At that time, the bartender was busy showing off his skills with a few beautiful girls, and even when he was mixing drinks for them, he was not very close.
He froze for a moment, his expression slightly nervous, and then he argued: "At first I thought he was my classmate, so I came over to say hello. But when we met, I realized I was mistaken. He just sat here with Tingting for a while and talked a few words. I didn't even know his name!"
"Tingting?"
Zhou Yunze looked at the girl next to Jin Yang with an awkward expression, but Liu Ting greeted him generously: "Hello, Brother Zhou."
"Hello." Zhou Yunze nodded, grabbed Jin Yang's neck and took him aside, saying, "Come here, I have something to ask you."
As he turned around, he winked at the female police officer beside him.
After Zhou Yunze asked a few questions about the man's clothing, appearance, and other characteristics, he suddenly changed the subject and asked, "What did you say at the time?"
On the other side, a young female police officer who called herself Zhao Meng took Liu Ting to sit down, asked her where she went to school and where her hometown was, and praised her for being smart and beautiful. The two of them treated each other like sisters and seemed to get along very well. Then Zhao Meng asked the same question.
Jin Yang: "I said I was sorry for recognizing the wrong person, but he said it was okay, because it would be boring for him to sit alone. He asked if I was alone. I said my girlfriend was also here, and he said Tingting was a good girl and wished us a long life together."
Liu Ting: "He said he hopes we will grow old together and never leave each other."
Zhao Meng asked: "If that person doesn't know you guys, how does he know you're a couple?"
Liu Ting: "It should be Jin Yang who introduced him, right? Jin Yang can get along well with anyone quickly."
Jin Yang: "Do I need to tell him why I should introduce him to you? Tingting is my girlfriend, I wish the whole world knew it!"
Seeing that he looked like a fool who was in love, Zhou Yunze avoided the question and asked, "What happened next? What did you talk about next?"
Jin Yang: "I ordered a cocktail, and he said drinking is bad and can damage the brain."
Liu Ting: "Jin Yang laughed at him for drinking soda in the bar, and he said that it was childish for Jin Yang to drink for the symbol of adulthood."
Zhao Meng asked in surprise: "Did they quarrel?"
Liu Ting recalled, shook her head and said, "No, they were just joking with each other. I think that person is quite rigid, because he is worried that alcohol will inhibit the central nervous system, just like Lao Fuzi who only drinks soda water, which is obviously not delicious."
Zhao Meng perked up and asked, "Then do you think that when they said this, they were joking like close friends?"
Liu Ting: "Jin Yang has that kind of personality. As for that person... I can't really describe him. He doesn't seem like the type who likes to make friends. It feels like he's just casually chatting with someone."
Zhao Meng asked again: "Do you remember what they said?"
Liu Ting: "He seemed to say he was going to the beach far away. I didn't hear him clearly because the bar was too noisy."
Jin Yang: "He said he came from the seaside and was going to travel far away... Where? I didn't ask. It would be annoying to ask about it, right? He didn't say how long it was, and then I heard someone screaming."
Zhou Yunze and Zhao Meng talked to the two of them for a while, and from time to time they asked the previous questions in a different way to verify whether they were lying. Later, the two compared the recordings and found that although their statements were inconsistent, in fact, the statements that were completely consistent were the most suspicious. When asking questions repeatedly, their answers sometimes added something that was previously omitted, and sometimes omitted some content, but the overall comparison allowed them to completely restore the whole thing, which also indirectly proved that the two did not make up lies.
After more than 20 minutes of interrogation disguised as casual chatting, Zhou Yunze finally let Jin Yang and the other two go. It would be too fake for Jin Yang to pretend that he didn't notice their intentions. He let out a long sigh and asked, "So, the suspicion of the two of us has been lifted?"
With a slightly questioning tone, Zhou Yunze touched his nose and said frankly: "Well, it's okay for now. I will find you again if I need you in the future."
Jin Yang was furious. He was speechless about his shamelessness, so he said unhappily, "At least tell me why that man is suspicious? From what I saw, he was sitting here when the incident happened. Also, Brother Zhou, when did you start to take care of homicide cases?"
He looked at Zhou Yunze, waiting for an answer. Under the cover of his body, he quietly held Liu Ting's hand. The girl's fingers were slender and soft, but cold from fingertips to palms. He turned his head and took a look. Liu Ting looked normal on the surface and even smiled at him.
"I came here to track down the crows. I suspect this guy is a crow observer." Zhou Yunze placed the three of them's wine glasses on the table and said, "Look, what's different about this glass?"
Jin Yang knew that he would not shoot without purpose, so he opened his eyes wide and compared them carefully. He looked at the color, height, shape, and pattern of the glass to see if there was any mystery. As he looked, his fingers suddenly twitched like a spasm, and he finally understood why Zhou Yunze suspected Rong Yuan from one cup.
There's not something more on the glass, but something missing.
