There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game-Chapter 703 - 604: He Will Probably Die in the Future

Chapter 703: Chapter 604: He Will Probably Die in the Future

“On August 22nd, I was working at the Fragrant Residence Bar, and Miss Jenny was also present,”

Booth number three.

Facing Xu Shuo’s pressure, the bartender this time didn’t act arrogantly but rather cooperated and informed of his whereabouts at the time of those five homicides.

Of course, whether or not the information was truthful was uncertain.

But regarding such matters, Luona Police Station already had recorded archives, and Xu Shuo had also looked through some files at that time.

He listened quietly to the bartender’s account, recalling the information he’d seen, and it largely did line up with the bartender’s schedule.

...

——The man hadn’t lied about this matter.

When the incidents occurred, the bartender was either mixing drinks or on his way to mix drinks, the unusual part being that he had switched to three different jobs in that period.

Discounting other entertainment venues that Jenny had frequented, there were only three bars she patronized in the Luona District, with Fragrant Residence Bar being the one she frequented the longest.

And the victims, too, died from the first bar to the third.

In other words, the bartender might have mixed drinks for every victim.

“Sir, my only responsibility was to mix drinks.”

At this moment, the bartender suddenly said, “Whatever drink the client ordered, I just served that drink. But after they took the glass away, who they gave it to or how they drank it, that was none of my business.”

A drink could directly change hands four or five times after leaving the counter, can you deny the suspicions of those people?

The bartender didn’t voice this statement.

But looking into Xu Shuo’s eyes, he overtly challenged the issue.

What makes you think those people aren’t the murderers?

Xu Shuo met his gaze then casually looked away, his eyes landing on Jenny, who was sitting there with a compliant smile.

“Miss Jenny,” he called out.

“Hm?” Jenny looked over at him.

“Do you recognize this man?” Xu Shuo pointed at the bartender.

The bartender immediately puffed up proudly as if he were an eager young man showing off in front of his goddess, his eyes brimming with adoration and excitement as he fixated on Jenny’s face.

Jenny turned towards him, her lips curving into a smile: “I recognize him. Thank you for the drinks you’ve treated me to.”

The bartender’s face flushed with color: “It’s my honor to buy drinks for Miss Jenny, and if possible, I would also love to dance with you!”

Jenny replied coquettishly with a playful smile: “If I’m in a good mood, I will dance with you.”

The bartender immediately responded with invigorated excitement: “I’ll definitely make Miss Jenny happy!”

But…

Jenny seemed to be in high spirits all the time.

She always wore a smile regardless of who she faced.

Even if someone tried to take liberties, she would simply blink her innocent, clear eyes and say “Please don’t do that,” while deftly swatting away the hand that tried to reach for her skirt.

If that person didn’t heed the warning and tried again, Miss Jenny would gently but firmly twist his wrist.

Yes…

Don’t assume Miss Jenny is just a beautiful woman; she has unexpected strength and can easily fend off any freeloading lechers by herself!

However, no one thinks it’s strange.

Because Miss Jenny is, after all, a dancer; she moves from place to place, dancing to her heart’s content, sometimes able to celebrate all night without getting tired.

If a dancer didn’t have that kind of stamina, it would probably be hard to call them a dancer, right?

In the presence of such stunning beauty, no one dared or even wanted to question Jenny’s background, and under the gaze of those innocent eyes, they would rather offer up all the good things in the world to her.

Miss Jenny was that enchanting, capable of driving every person who saw her to madness.

…

Xu Shuo watched as they exchanged glances filled with messages, the air between them almost seeming to bubble with pink hearts when he interjected bluntly, “Miss Jenny, are you aware that five men who admired you have all died?”

Jenny withdrew her gaze to look at him, tilting her head slightly: “They’ve died?”

“All of them.”

“Oh,” was all Jenny replied.

“And now this man,” Xu Shuo continued, pointing at the bartender, “he too is an admirer of yours, and he may also die. What are your thoughts on this?”

The bartender’s expression shifted subtly upon hearing this.

Jenny glanced at the bartender, then sighed, “I’m very sorry.”

And that was that.

Just moments ago, the two were exchanging flirtatious glances, but Miss Jenny turned her head and became cold and indifferent, dismissing the issue with a single word of regret, showing no further concern for his safety.

And she responded as if the bartender’s death was a foregone conclusion.

The players nearby all had strange expressions on their faces.

Xu Shuo, however, revealed an intrigued smile, helping her to the question, “Then, Miss Jenny, why do you think he will die?”

But Jenny responded with a question of her own: “Why would he die?”

Xu Shuo pretended to think, “Maybe it was poisoning?”

Miss Jenny repeated, “Poisoning?”

Suddenly, Xu Shuo leaned toward her.

Across a table, several meters apart, Xu Shuo stared into her eyes and said word by word, “And it might very well have been Miss Jenny who administered the poison.”

As soon as the words were spoken, the bar owner’s complexion changed!

But before he could voice his anxiety, Xu Shuo had already gestured for him to stop without even turning his head, and at the same time, the two police officers behind him laid their hands on his shoulders.

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Facing Xu Shuo’s gaze, Miss Jenny was momentarily stunned and said, “I administered poison?”

Xu Shuo leaned back, resting on the sofa, and said, “Yes, so did you poison them? Please answer me with ‘yes’ or ‘no’.”

“No.”

Unexpectedly, at the very moment Xu Shuo’s final word ended, Miss Jenny had already given a clean and swift response.

Her response was so quick it seemed like she was snatching the tail-end of his sentence to answer.

A fraction of a second too fast, a fraction too slow.

The timing was immaculately precise.

The bar owner’s emotions also calmed down, a look of contemplation flashing across his eyes as he glanced at the simple yet gorgeous Miss Jenny, then at the young inspector sitting across from him.

Then, Xu Shuo suddenly looked up and caught the bar owner’s gaze unexpectedly, causing the owner to hurriedly look away.

Xu Shuo arched an eyebrow.

He sensed a hint of murderous intent just now.

This bar owner’s mental state isn’t holding up, just a few questions and he’s already looking like he’s ready to fight, is it really necessary.

Compared to him, the bartender seems much more composed.

He even dares to challenge him.

Xu Shuo scoffed, and at that moment, his portable terminal beeped, with a green light flashing in the upper right corner.

Someone was sending him a message.

At this time, the only people who would be messaging Inspector Berrod were the officers who had been dispatched to gather evidence—after Fragrant Residence Bar was surrounded, naturally, officers were also sent to the bar’s back office.

The message contained a video clip.

Xu Shuo directly selected to play it aloud.

A square virtual screen about ten centimeters wide was projected, and the footage displayed was that of Fragrant Residence Bar earlier that evening.

…

Fragrant Residence Bar had a total of three surveillance cameras.

There was one at the bar’s entrance shining down the corridor, another in the main hall, and a third in the back office’s break room.

The entrance camera captured only a few meters of the corridor and the entrance area.

The hall camera, placed at the corner wall by the entrance, surveyed the interior and could cover the range of the tavern, the dance floor, and even the bar.

But it couldn’t capture the booths; one could only vaguely see a corner.

Fragrant Residence Bar had a total of six booths, and none of them were fully visible to the cameras—a common scenario in such entertainment venues.

Customers who choose booths are either rich or noble, and such customers don’t like to be monitored.

Moreover, some people from the underworld frequent bars like these for business, and they are even more averse to being caught on camera.

Therefore, this arrangement of the surveillance equipment.

Was not out of the ordinary.

In the video footage at this moment,

At half past midnight, a decadent man was sitting at the bar stool, apparently talking to the bartender.

Then, the bartender spent several dozen seconds mixing him a drink.

The man picked up the drink, turned, and walked into the dance floor, blending into the reveling crowd under the dazzling yet dim lights.

The next moment, the entire bar’s lighting went out abruptly!

Suddenly, only the positioning of the bar, with intermittent lights flashing on the liquor shelves and table edges, remained illuminated.

But even so, the surroundings were shrouded in near total darkness, especially since the camera without night vision couldn’t capture any individual, merely clumps of moving shadows.

Watching this, Xu Shuo narrowed his eyes slightly.

But he said nothing.

He continued watching. Three seconds later, a spotlight appeared at the center of the dance floor, followed by Miss Jenny, who danced alone with the support of a steel pole.

After a solo dance, colorful lights flickered again, and the whole bar was plunged back into riotous revelry.

During this time,

A waiter approached booth number three.

…