"Poisoning! He died from arsenic trioxide, which is arsenic!"
There's a natural disadvantage to investigating cases in these places: to protect the players' privacy, there are no security cameras in the hotel, and the source of the drugs is really hard to trace.
They weren't expecting that either.
This further ruled out Lin Hao as a suspect. After all, he couldn't have gotten on the plane, and Lin Hao had been with his teammates after getting off the plane, so they had already figured out his movements.
There is a suspicious point in this matter: arsenic is a deadly poison that would kill instantly. How did the murderer administer the poison? Was it at the banquet or back at the hotel? Everything in the hotel has been checked, but no poisoning was found.
An investigation revealed that the deceased, An, had interacted with many people at the banquet and returned to the hotel with his companions after the banquet ended.
In other words, he was murdered after returning to the hotel.
This companion naturally became the prime suspect. An investigation was conducted immediately. Judging from the deceased's condition, it was likely poisoning without an autopsy. The items in his room were searched, but the source of the poison was not found.
Where the poison was placed became the biggest question.
The day after the awards ceremony, since these were all important figures and it had been confirmed that they were not suspects, they were allowed to go home first.
Lin Hao obviously didn't have that honor, but he was still given some freedom and didn't have to stay in the room all the time.
Coffee shops seem to be sacred places for entertaining strangers. Lin Hao has already had two drinks. If it were before, he would definitely drink water while waiting. Now, he can try it too. It's really not good.
But it did give him a little more energy after a sleepless night.
Soon, accompanied by the clatter of high heels, a woman wearing sunglasses bigger than her face walked towards him, sat down opposite him, and got straight to the point without ordering anything.
"Speak quickly if you have something to say, my time is very valuable!"
"Hello, Miss Hal, I presume you already know about Miss Anne's situation?"
Hal frowned. "You have the nerve to say that? I don't understand why you're sitting here. An died right there. You should have been arrested and interrogated!"
"You think it was me? I have no reason to harm her, do I?" Lin Hao asked.
"How could there not be? At the banquet, you felt there were too many people, and as a public figure, you wanted to save face. So you went to find An privately, but An had already found a partner. You didn't want that, and an argument ensued. Isn't that reasonable?"
Lin Hao smiled and shook his head, trying his best to maintain his gentlemanly demeanor. "That's unreasonable. Everyone here is a celebrity, and there are many people who are much more famous than me or An. They are not afraid, so why should I be? For example, your fame is greater than all of ours, and I heard that Miss An is going to have even more opportunities recently!"
As soon as Lin Hao said this, Hal immediately became anxious, "What do you mean?"
Lin Hao quickly waved his hand, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything by it. You and Miss An are good friends, and I think you know her better. Let me ask you this: besides me, who do you suspect the most?"
"Ander!"
Lin Hao frowned; he had never heard of this name before.
"He was one of Ann's lovers. Ann had many lovers, but Ander just happened to be one of the waiters at the banquet that day!"
Lin Hao shook his head. "Logically speaking, he shouldn't be able to get into our hotel!"
"No, he can get in!" Hal said firmly. "He's still a hotel employee!"
"Huh?" Lin Hao was completely dumbfounded. Did this guy have some kind of problem?
Hal explained, "He was originally a hotel staff member. He went to the banquet because he heard that Ann was there. Because he has experience serving in high-end hotels, he was more likely to be selected!"
Lin Hao's expression didn't change at all, which surprised Hal. Hal continued, "Ander really likes An. He doesn't seem to understand their relationship! It's just a fling, but he's developed real feelings for An!"
"An invited other friends so brazenly today, he must be furious!"
Lin Hao nodded. "Do you have his contact information?"
"Yes, I have some, I'll give it to you!"
After seeing Hal off, Lin Hao returned to the coffee shop; he had another customer to greet.
This person is considered an insider; he's a training coach, specifically a strength and conditioning coach.
Its name is Bai Lun.
"Hello!" The two shook hands.
"May I ask you a few questions?"
"You... you really became a detective?" Byron asked with disdain.
"You can refuse, I'll have an agent ask you!" Lin Hao said, neither humble nor arrogant.
Byron had been asked this countless times over the past few days, and he said impatiently, "Fine, fine, ask away!"
"You and An went back to the hotel together, and she didn't leave the hotel until you got to your room, right?"
Byron nodded, "Yes!"
"When did she leave?"
"Around eleven o'clock!"
"What did you do after that?"
"Going to sleep! What else could we be doing?"
Did you know her before?
"I don't know him! I've never even heard of him before!"
Lin Hao kept his eyes fixed on Byron and continued, "One last question, who do you think the murderer is?"
Byron frowned and thought for a moment, then picked up his coffee, took a sip, and shook his head. "I don't know. I have too little contact with her. I can't imagine who would harm her!"
Lin Hao smiled, stood up, and extended his hand to shake hands with him again. "Oh, by the way, just a side note, since you can easily find out anyway, I'll just ask for convenience: what time did you arrive at the hotel?"
"Oh, I know that, 10:48!"
Lin Hao smiled and nodded, "Okay!"
Then, Lin Hao welcomed his third guest, Sasha.
Lin Hao cut to the chase, "I want to see Ander!"
"Why would you want to see him? He has an alibi!"
"How does he have an alibi? Isn't he a hotel employee?" Lin Hao asked, puzzled.
"But according to our investigation, he rested that night and did not return to the hotel!"
"Let's meet!" Lin Hao said with a smile.
Sasha narrowed her eyes. "You'd better really be a little Di Renjie!"
Lin Hao smiled slightly.
Lin Hao spent the entire afternoon in the coffee shop, but he felt he was getting close to the truth.
Two hours later, Ander arrived at the coffee shop. Lin Hao felt that he looked familiar as soon as he saw him, but he didn't remember him very well. He must have seen him at the banquet.
Sasha was there this time too, so Ander was very cooperative.
"Our young Di Renjie would like to ask you a few questions!"
"Speak!" Ander looked at Lin Hao suspiciously.
Did you speak to An that day?
"Yes! At the banquet, after she went to see you, I spoke a few words to her!"
Did they have an argument?
"No!"
Why do you want to kill him?
Ander, along with Sasha, suddenly widened their eyes. The question was so far-fetched that Ander thought Lin Hao hadn't heard his previous answer.