Near the intersection of Huacui Road and Chang Yuan Street.
An off-road vehicle stopped at the intersection, and Han Bin's group of three got out of the vehicle.
Based on Ren Jianhua's phone number, three days before his disappearance, he was probably staying around here.
This was an old part of the city, and most of the buildings were low-rise buildings with shops lining both sides of the street.
Zhao Ming scanned the empty street. "This area is both big and small at the same time, so how are we going to confirm Ren Jianhua's exact address?"
The base station could only confirm a rough location, not an accurate one.
Han Bin looked around. "Ren Jianhua's close friends aren't locals, so the chance of him staying at his friends' house isn't high. I saw earlier that there's a hotel and an internet cafe nearby, so he's most likely staying at those two places. "
Be it the hotel or the internet cafe, they were temporarily closed.
However, for the police, contacting the person in charge was not difficult.
Ten minutes later, a middle-aged man came out from the back of the hotel. His name was Liu Yi, and he claimed to be the person in charge of the hotel.
The hotel was not big, and it only had three floors, so it was not that high of a grade.
Han Bin flashed his police badge to show his identity.
Liu Yi studied the three of them before his gaze fell on Han Bin. "Officer, how should I address you?"
"My surname is Han."
"Officer Han, why are you here?"
They entered the hotel lobby from the back door, and Han Bin's group sat on the sofa. "How many people are staying at your hotel?"
Liu Yi smiled bitterly. "It's not open for business yet, and I'm worried about the hotel being empty, so I came to look after the door."
Han Bin did not ask any more questions and got straight to the point. "We're here today to ask for your help to check on the hotel's guest's room record."
Liu Yi revealed a serious expression. "Officer Han, our hotel has been closed for the past year."
"I want to check the room record from before the new year."
Liu Yi heaved a sigh of relief. "When exactly will it be?"
"Between January 9th and January 11th."
"Do you know the guest's name and identification number?"
"Ren Jianhua, ID number 15 …"
"Please wait a moment, I'll check for you." Liu Yi got up and walked to the counter, turning on the computer to check.
After a while, Liu Yi said, "Yes, this Ren Jianhua stayed in our hotel before. He checked in at 4 p.m. on January 8th."
"What about check-out time?"
"It shows that he didn't check out and left without saying goodbye. According to our hotel's rules, we reserved a room for him for three days. He still owes us three days' worth of room fees."
"What kind of rule is that? Why don't I know about it?" Zhao Ming asked.
"This …" Liu Yi hesitated.
"Did Ren Jianhua leave anything in the hotel?"
Liu Yi glanced at the computer screen. "Yes. Because he didn't check out and there were still some of his belongings in the house, we reserved a room for him for three days."
Zhao Ming snorted, "I asked you just now, why didn't you make it clear? Are you trying to embezzle Ren Jianhua's belongings? "
"No, no, I'm a businessman. How could I do such a thing?" Liu Yi hurriedly denied.
"Where are Ren Jianhua's items?"
Liu Yi was silent for a moment. "They're in a cabinet in the storeroom."
"Bring me to the door."
Liu Yi took out a key from the drawer behind the counter and led Han Bin and the rest to the end of the corridor on the first floor of the hotel.
Liu Yi opened the door and explained, "The first floor of this hotel is more humid and noisy, so the hotel's guests don't like to stay here. So, I made a room just for storing items."
The moment they opened the door, they smelled the smell of disinfectant, as well as unused mops, brooms, and other cleaning items.
There was a row of cabinets on the right side of the storeroom. Liu Yi took the key and opened one of the cabinets. "These are Ren Jianhua's belongings."
Zhao Ming tried to sound him out, "You remember clearly."
"There's a record on the computer. It's written in the remarks column." Liu Yi smiled.
Tian Li put on her gloves and took out Ren Jianhua's belongings from the cabinet. "There's only a dark gray backpack with a change of clothes and a book, 'How to Be a Rich Man'."
Han Bin flipped it open. "Are there any other items?"
Liu Yi blinked. "I don't think so. It was someone else in the hotel who took care of it. I'm not too sure about the details."
Han Bin hesitated for a moment. "Get the hotel's surveillance footage."
"Ah." Liu Yi was stunned for a moment and explained, "It's been almost a month. The surveillance footage has long been erased, so we can't get it."
"You can't get it, but that doesn't mean the police can't. I'm asking you to get it, so get it. We naturally have a way to recover the footage," Zhao Ming said.
The temperature in the hotel was not high, but Liu Yi's forehead was already sweating.
Han Bin kept staring at him. Although the mask covered half of his face, he could still see that he was nervous. He tried to sound him out. "It's been so long, you might not remember it clearly. Think about it carefully. Did Ren Jianhua leave any other belongings in the hotel? "
"Please wait a moment. Can I make a call? I wasn't in charge for those few days." Liu Yi gulped.
Han Bin raised his chin. "Go ahead."
"Yes," Liu Yi replied and took his phone out of the storeroom.
Zhao Ming followed him to the door. He saw Liu Yi holding his phone and walking to the other side of the corridor. It was as if he was afraid of being heard by the police.
Tian Li reminded him, "Team Leader, according to the clues provided by Ren Zhongyuan, Ren Jianhua might have a laptop."
"I know. That's why I gave Liu Yi a way out. Let's see if he knows what's good for him." Han Bin sneered.
One wrong move and he might be sent to the detention room.
Zhao Ming kept staring at Liu Yi. When he saw him holding his phone and walking towards the lobby, as if he was about to leave his line of sight, he followed him.
Liu Yi walked to the counter and looked around. When he saw Zhao Ming standing not far away, he revealed an awkward expression.
"Boss Liu, you finished your call?"
"Yes, I just hung up."
"Does Ren Jianhua have any other belongings?"
Liu Yi hesitated for a moment. "Yes."
"What item?"
"It's a laptop."
"Where is it?"
"Please wait for a moment. I'll go get it for you."
"I'll go with you."
Liu Yi hesitated for a moment and glanced at the counter.
Zhao Ming was a criminal police officer. Although he wasn't very experienced, he still had the ability to read people's expressions. He turned his head and looked at the counter.
There were two computers on the counter. One was a desktop computer. Liu Yi had used it to check the hotel records.
The other was a laptop. The screen was still lit.
Zhao Ming walked to the counter. "Is that laptop yours?"
Liu Yi took a deep breath and forced a smile, as if trying to make himself look more natural. "It's been a month, I really can't remember it clearly … I just asked the other person in charge of the hotel, and I found out that this laptop might be …"
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