Chapter 492: The Case of the Carriage Falling into the River (2)
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"That's the coachman...... That's the one, right? ”
"Yes,...... He told me that he had hit a car and it rolled into the river,...... So I went to fetch my lantern......"
"In other words, it's taken a certain amount of time, right?"
"Of course."
"What did the coachman do during this time?"
"I don't know. I guess he wanted something out of the dark. ”
"Did you approach his truck?"
"Probably closer. … I can't remember,...... I was mainly wondering if anyone had floated to the surface......"
"So you didn't know if the driver was the only one in the car?"
"I think he could be a person...... If anyone is still in the car, they will come out to help us. ”
"When you have nothing to do, did the coachman say anything to you?" "He said he was going to inform the government."
"Didn't he say exactly which government he went to?"
"No, I don't think he said that."
"And then?"
"Then he had already driven away." This is a truckman who looks like an ancient wrestler. He waited for the unfolding of the situation as if nothing had happened. He drank the wine of the inn.
Xiao Yu'er called him out, and the two of them walked into a one-room dining room, where the tables and chairs showed why this inn, despite its unlucky name, was very popular with couples.
"I suppose it's customary to walk in groups of several people, right?"
"That's usually the case. But my companion had an injury to his hand, so I've been driving alone for the past few days, and I've been walking this road for a long time, and it's a short distance, so I don't need to worry. ”
"What time did you get here?"
"Two Watches"
"I suppose you must have stopped in front of one of the restaurants where darts frequent?"
"You're right! Everyone has a place that everyone loves to go. Our gang was almost always in the same place at the same hour. As soon as I arrived, I parked my car and walked into the inn. The food there is a bit of a fame. ”
"How many carriages are parked outside the door?"
"Four! Two of them were for transporting furniture, and one was a large cart. A wagon for goods......"
"Did you eat with the other coachmen?"
"Ate with three coachmen. The others were at a table next to them. ”
"In what order did you leave the inn?"
"I don't know about the others...... I was the last to leave. ”
"Yes. How far do you think you are from those friends? ”
"I walked a quarter of an hour later than the last man. The last one was in a big car, I drove faster, and he looked like he was about four or five kilometers in front of me. ”
"Didn't you see the open-top carriage at the moment of the crash?"
"I saw it only a few meters away, but I didn't have time to dodge."
"Isn't there a little light?"
"Not at all!"
"Don't you see anyone either?"
"I said no,...... It's raining,...... All I know is that when the car fell into the water, I felt like someone was struggling to swim. Then, I heard someone shouting for help. "I'll ask you one more question: just now. I have a lantern now,...... Why didn't you take it out and use it at the time? ”
"I don't know...... I was confused. …… I'm worried that my car will slide into the river as well. ”
"When you passed by this inn, there was no light inside?"
"Maybe there's a light!"
"You often take this path?"
"Twice a decade."
"When you're looking around on the shore, isn't there anyone hiding in your car?"
"I don't think so."
"Why?"
"If there were, the man would have to untie the canopy."
"Thank you. You've got to stay here, though. I can trouble you at any time. ”
"Whatever you want!"
The only thing he thinks about now is to eat and drink. Little Fish watched him go into the kitchen and tell him to prepare dinner.
In charge of the cooking in the kitchen is the wife of the innkeeper Luo, a thin and yellow woman. With so many customers coming suddenly, she was so overwhelmed that she couldn't even spare time to say hello.
A young cook's assistant named Xiaoli. With a shrewd face that was extremely inappropriate for her age, and teasing everyone while pouring tea, the proprietress himself was not idle for a moment at the counter.
It was supposed to be the off-season. There are very few people on rainy days.
Boss Luo said to Xiao Yu'er: "The night before yesterday." I've got a couple of young men here in this carriage, the one that came up from the river. I thought, this is a newlywed. And lo and behold. That's what I asked them to fill out the accommodation slip. ”
The handwriting on the accommodation sheet is sharp and crooked, and Xiao Yu'er feels that this handwriting is even more frustrating than her own writing. The deceased was Wang Bo, 20 years old, from Guangzhou.
The answer to the question posed on the accommodation list is: Last. When the boss asked his companion to fill it out as well, the young man added the words "and Mrs." diagonally to his list.
“…… A very handsome girl, probably seventeen or eighteen years old," the innkeeper Luo replied to Xiao Yeru's question, "This is a conversation between us, she is still a 'milky hairy child!'" She wore a skirt that was too thin. ”
"Does this pair have luggage?"
"The luggage is still on it."
The luggage contained only men's clothes, which led one to suspect that the young girl had gone out mysteriously and must have been unprepared beforehand.
"Do they look flustered?"
"Not particularly ...... Let me tell you the truth, all they think about is love. They spend most of the day in their rooms. They asked the food to be delivered upstairs, and Xiaoli was now serving someone like them who didn't pay much attention to hiding her feelings, which was really a headache...... Do you see what I mean? ”
"They didn't tell you why they were going?"
"I think, for them, as long as they have a room, where they settle is not the same?" "What about the carriage?"
"Stopped in the backyard...... You've seen it...... It's a horse-drawn carriage, but it's outdated, and those people love to buy something like that, which is both generous and much cheaper than buying a latest-style car. ”
"Didn't you have the curiosity to open the trunk and take a look?"
"I never do anything like that."
The little fish shrugged. Because the innkeeper did not offer him anything of value, and he knew very well that the innkeeper's true curiosity was in him.
"Anyway, this couple should have come back to sleep with you, right?"
"Come back for dinner and sleep. We waited until late in the evening to clean up ......."
"What time did the car leave?"
"Let me think about it,...... It was not yet dark,...... Probably around the end of the deuteronomy,...... I figured that our young men were probably tired of being in the house too, and thought of somewhere, and where their luggage had been left all the time, so I was not worried that they would be in my charges. ”
"Didn't you know you had a car accident?"
"During the third watch at night, he heard a commotion, and I didn't know anything."
"Did it immediately occur to you that something had happened to your customer?"
"I've been worried,...... I noticed that the young man was driving the carriage very badly, apparently a novice, and that we knew the bend in the river very well. ”
"Do you detect any suspicious signs in the words of that young man?" (To be continued......)