Chapter 383 Qiuxiang is the key to solving the case
"Boss, have you finally remembered?" Gao Yaowun couldn't help but asked after he got impatient at the empty door.
"Don't worry, I remember smelling it somewhere. Gao Yao, the head hunter, showed me the door of the room and let me think about it again." Although Li Guolou couldn't remember it, he was sitting on a small table in the room. Use a pen to write names and places, and there will always be a name or place that matches this musky scent.
"Weird guy." Gao Yaowun didn't dare to disturb Li Guolou, who was quietly cultivating, so he closed the door and left Li Guolou sitting alone in the room, thinking hard.
Li Guolou sat there for more than an hour, and finally an idea suddenly occurred to him. A name came to mind. Sister Qiuxiang who was sitting on the stage in Jiaofenglou used this kind of fragrant powder. The Qiuxiang who sat in his arms while drinking flower wine, I used this scent to seduce him.
Li Guolou pushed open the door and said with a smile: "Captain Jin, Captor Gao Yao, bring the shadow figures, let's go to Jiaofeng Building to find Mother Wu, I found a clue!"
"Really." Jin Erzi and Gao Yaowuyun stared at Li Guolou in surprise. The veteran will gain something if he takes action. If the famous "Third Brother" can't solve the case, then the underworld in the capital will become lawless.
Li Guolou, Jin Erzi, and Gao Yaowun changed into casual clothes and went straight to Jiaofeng Tower in Caishikou. There was an open space in front of Caishikou in the south of the city. It was the place where murders were carried out in the capital. It was the most lively area in the capital. It is a very legendary place. Many famous historical figures were beheaded, cut in half and even executed here. Therefore, people who come to the capital will go there to see it. It is a tourist attraction. Slowly. The slow Caishikou has formed a commercial and tourist area, where various industries are concentrated and open for business.
Wu Yingzi, the old madam of Jiaofeng Building, is now with Wang Wu. Business in the capital is booming and a second branch has been opened. Li Guolou and his party came to Jiaofeng Building. The proprietress Wu Yingzi is not here. The semicolon has gone, and the person responsible for receiving them is Sai Jinhua, who is now the "second in charge" of Jiaofeng Tower.
"Hey, you are dressed like this just to get away with it. Don't think that I won't recognize you when you put on the vest. What do you want to do when you come to my place, little plum? Aren't you afraid that I will eat you?" said Sai Jinhua charmingly. He put one hand on his waist and moved his chest forward to stop Li Guolou.
Li Guolou said solemnly: "Sai Jinhua, don't be so petty. We are here to run an errand. Let me ask you, is Qiuxiang still here?"
"Here, she is now the number one in our Jiaofeng Building. Mr. Li, if you want to see Sister Qiuxiang, you will be rewarded. We haven't seen any wealth today, so let's ask for good luck." Sai Jinhua spread her little hands and came to Jiaofeng Building. Even the prince wants to reward you with money, so there's no reason for it to be in vain.
"Don't you know who we are?" Gao Yaowun stepped forward and glared at Sai Jinhua angrily.
"I know, Xiao Lizi is my good friend. My English and French have improved so quickly because of Xiao Lizi." Sai Jinhua didn't care and shamelessly exposed Li Guolou's background. She has many foreign friends. They were all introduced by Li Guolou.
Li Guolou now was different from the past. He wanted to distance himself from the past, and he suddenly changed his expression and said: "Sai Jinhua, watch your mouth, and don't smear my face. You will benefit from it." After saying this, Li Guolou quickly stuffed his mouth. I gave Sai Jinhua a twenty-tael silver note. For Wang Wu's sake, I didn't care about the small money.
"It's easy for you, little Lizi. I have an old friend of yours here. Do you want her to serve you?" Sai Jinhua asked with a smile as she walked up the stairs.
"Who is it?" Li Guolou was a little curious. Jiaofenglou was a high-end brothel. There were some singers who were not prostitutes but acted as facades. Of course, sometimes such singers also received customers, just like Sai Jinhua, who would usually Go on a show, support the dignitaries, and do the business of drinking and laughing.
"Eunuch An's widow, Jiu Suihong, is now the signature of our Jiaofeng Tower. She still remembers you, the little rascal. You are an unscrupulous enemy who eats hollow glutinous rice balls for others." Sai Jinhua took advantage of the situation and touched Li Guolou. Muscles, eat a bite of tofu.
"Oh, isn't Jiu Suihong a good person? Why did she come here?" Li Guolou couldn't figure it out. Ande Hai's widow, Jiu Suihong, had a lot of money in her pocket, so she would not be so depressed that she would show off for fun so quickly. .
"It's just a hobby. I like to do this business. I don't want to sell my body, you know?" Sai Jinhua seemed to have become a noble person, rising out of the mire but not stained.
"Oh, Jiu Suihong's face must be given. I will give you a reward later." Li Guolou always took care of the eunuch An Dehai's widow. It was fate that we met each other.
It was already past lunch time, but Qiuxiang had just gotten up and came to her room. She was sitting in front of the dressing table drawing her eyebrows. When she saw Li Guolou with two detectives, she couldn't help but be surprised. The one in her hand The eyebrow pencil fell to the ground.
Qiuxiang reacted quickly, in a naive manner, and said coquettishly: "Oh, I shocked Nunu, Sai Jinhua, why didn't you even knock on the door!"
Li Guolou sneered and said: "Qiuxiang, your case has been reported, wait and see!"
Both Sai Jinhua and Qiu Xiang's faces turned pale. Sai Jinhua's face turned pale and she said anxiously: "Master Li, why is this? This kind of joke is not allowed!"
Li Guolou looked at Qiuxiang with a sneer and said, "Go and ask her if I am joking!"
Qiu Xianghui showed off his showmanship and said with a fake smile: "Master Li, Nunu is a soft woman who never leaves home and has never done anything illegal!"
Li Guolou stretched out a finger, hooked Qiuxiang's chin, stared at her carefully, and praised: "Well, Qiuxiang is still a caring person. She has cried a few times, and her eyes are swollen like this. It seems that she is like this again today." No more guests!"
"What's going on?" Sai Jinhua became anxious, stamped her feet and shouted, losing her temper at Qiuxiang.
"Nunu, you really don't know anything." A thin layer of oil has oozed out from Qiuxiang's forehead, and the makeup she just put on was smudged.
Li Guolou sat in front of Qiuxiang and threatened: "Qiuxiang, squeezing you to death is like squeezing an ant to death. You know how big this case is. Tell me everything you know. I think it will be a good idea if we meet each other." For my sake, I’ll let you go this time, but if you don’t know the truth, Qiuxiang, you’ll die together!”
Tears welled up in Qiuxiang's eyes, and she knelt on her knees with a plop, crying and saying: "Master Li, please spare me, I just took it as a joke, I didn't expect it to really happen!"
Sai Jinhua has also seen the seriousness of the matter. The two detectives have not shown a smile since they entered the door. Jin Erzi stood at the door and looked out. Gao Yao Wuyun took out a pair of handcuffs and was ready to arrest people at any time. He hurriedly expressed his attitude and said : "Qiuxiang, tell me quickly. Mr. Li won't make things difficult for you. What on earth are you involved in!"
Li Guolou lost his hurry and became taciturn, looking at Qiuxiang with a profound and sophisticated expression. The person he admired most in the world was himself.
"Sai Jinhua, I don't think you don't know what happened in the capital. Even if Qiuxiang was executed by Lingchi, it was not unjust." Li Guolou's words were like a mountain, and Qiuxiang could bear all the pressure.
Gao Yaowun admired from the bottom of his heart Li Guolou's superb detective skills and unparalleled talent, which allowed him to directly find the key to solving the case. A living person knelt in front of him. The clues to solve the case were already there.
"Sir, I don't know much, so you can't make things difficult for me." Qiuxiang didn't dare to get up, and was trembling all over. She knew very well what the consequences would be. Since Li Guolou had come to the door, he would be tortured if he was not careful.
"Go ahead, I'm here to listen." Li Guolou crossed his legs, took the tea cup, and drank the tea slowly. From the beginning to the end, he didn't ask Qiu Xiang to get up, and just let her kneel on the ground to answer.
Qiuxiang figured out her thoughts and said: "Master Li, this is how it is. About half a year ago, just after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, at noon, two guests came to my place to drink wine. One of them was Ji, the clerk from Wanjia Bank. Rong, a person who looks refreshing and refreshing, and rarely talks. The other person is a rich man, and he was the one who paid the money that day. He claims to be the owner of some teahouse, which is located opposite Wanjia Bank, and Jiji. Rong is the next door neighbor..."
Qiu Xiang was eloquent, her thoughts became clearer, and she spoke in an organized manner. She revealed every bit of her acquaintance with Ji Rong, and even cried several times when she talked about the sad parts. She seduced people like Ji Rong who had never stepped into a romantic place. Qiu Xiang did not waste any effort, and soon Ji Rong and Qiu Xiang made an eternal alliance.
Li Guolou asked: "Qiuxiang, how much benefit did that tall man give you by letting you seduce Ji Rong?"
Qiuxiang was frightened again. She jumped away from the topic and went straight to the subject. She did not escape Li Guolou's eyes and hurriedly defended: "Master Li, don't be anxious. I haven't finished talking yet. The person who claims to be named Zhang, He gave me 200 taels of silver beforehand, and said that after the matter was completed, he would give me another 500 taels of silver. I followed the rules and gave Sai Jinhua 200 taels of silver. I embezzled the other silver!"
"You, you, you, let me tell you what you are good at." Sai Jinhua was furious. He agreed on four or six divisions of accounts, signed them in black and white, and even established the receipt. Qiuxiang was not satisfied yet, and corrupted Jiao. Fenglou’s normal income is 80 taels.
Li Guolou asked again: "Qiuxiang, how much money did you and Ji Rong need to redeem themselves?"
"Two thousand taels of silver, Mr. Li, I really have two thousand taels of silver, I'm not lying." Qiuxiang was in a low mood, but when she mentioned her worth, she immediately puffed up her breasts and let Li Guolou see that she was worth something. Value for money.
"Qiuxiang, don't lie to me. I know all about this kind of trick, and it will be divided into four and six, right?" There are two singers in Li Guolou's family, and Xie Xiuzhu and Zhen Yuhuan are also going to enter this industry. , more clearly understand the tricks in the so-called ransom money.
"Yeah." Qiu Xiang responded softly after being exposed by Li Guolou. The singer had to lie all day long. As for her wealth and face, how could she say it cheaply?
"Tell me about the person named Zhang." Li Guolou said halfway. Of course, the principal criminal named "Zhang" must first get along with Qiuxiang. This kind of thing can only be concluded in bed. "Surnamed Zhang" The main culprit also personally inspected many singers and found Qiuxiang who was a prodigy in beauties and could also speak eloquently. This is why Qiuxiang went out to seduce Ji Rong from Wanjia Bank.
Qiuxiang thought about it and said: "Oh... Zhang Dahai, he is probably in his early thirties, he has no beard, he has a rectangular face, his cheekbones are a little higher, his forehead is the same as Mr. Li, and he is tall... ····Three inches taller than Mr. Li, a little thinner, his appearance is above average, there is an obvious scar on his chest, like a centipede, very scary, his skills in bed are not bad, better than... ·····”
"Stop, stop comparing in bed, Qiuxiang, let's keep the topic on topic and get up to answer it!"
"Thank you, Mr. Li, for your kindness." Qiuxiang breathed a sigh of relief, saying that she was exhausted now and could finally stand up.
Li Guolou secretly pondered that the main criminal "surnamed Zhang" was cunning and cunning. His name was fake and his identity was fake. After growing a beard, it became even more difficult to identify the suspect. Now he is hiding somewhere in the corner of the capital. Although the case has some clues, it is still unclear. Only by digging deeper and finding small loopholes can we have the moment to clear the clouds and share it.