092 The Author Wants to be Playful Late at Night
The layout of the Hua Qin Hotel was the same as elsewhere. There was a counter with a clerk standing behind it, ready to greet customers at any time. People staying at the hotel would come in during the evening or at night, usually spending one or two hundred yuan to book a room.
Perhaps because there were some places nearby that were not suitable for children, people who came to book a room were usually not alone. A man and a woman were the common configuration. If they were willing to spend ten yuan more, they could buy some Okamoto or Durex, which were always available at the hotel, to do their business. If they spent up to a hundred yuan, they could buy even more toys, but these customers were generally not that generous.
Wang Heng, who entered the shop tonight, was alone without female companionship. As soon as he came in, he was a little embarrassed, seemingly hearing the high-pitched screams from the room on the second floor, not quite used to it.
“Friend, booking a room alone? This is a love hotel.” The young male clerk sized up Wang Heng, whose face was slightly embarrassed, and teased.
He didn’t answer, but said to the counter, “Book a room. I want a single room upstairs.”
With that, he laid out two hundred-yuan bills.
The clerk joked, “We don’t have single rooms in our shop, not even standard rooms, only king-size bed rooms.”
“King-size bed room…”
“Yeah, it’s so lonely to sleep in a king-size bed alone. Do you want me to call someone over to play with you?”
Wang Heng’s eyes widened. “That’s illegal… Illegal! Can you just play around with something so terrible?”
The clerk immediately burst into laughter. Accompanied by the sharp screams from upstairs, the air inside and outside the shop was filled with cheerfulness.
Wang Heng sighed in a low voice, “A king-size bed room it is then. Give me one.”
**
Wang Heng didn’t walk into Liu Rong’s room.
The hamster had put sleeping pills in Liu Rong’s water—although they weren’t the strongest controlled drugs, they were enough to make him sleepy quickly—then, the hamster opened the door, came out, and climbed into the pants pocket of the person at the door.
Wang Heng stood in this spot and waited for only two minutes before his support arrived.
He pushed the door open a crack, glanced at Liu Rong, who was snoring loudly on the bed, tiptoed away, and returned to his own room.
Then he called the police.
“Hello, I saw an online wanted criminal here near the North Third Ring Road, named Liu Rong… Yes, yes, that’s right, it’s an economic crime… The specific location is Hua Qin Hotel. By the way, if you have time, you can also crack down on pornography and illegal publications here. You might have some unexpected gains… No, it’s okay, no need to thank me… You ask what my name is? Oh, I’m just an enthusiastic citizen, doing good deeds without leaving a name.”
**
Liu Rong had a long dream.
In the dream, he successfully escaped, lived incognito overseas, and led a free and wealthy life. After investment immigration, there would be blonde models lying in the large villa with a swimming pool, giving him foreign language lessons every day, from English to French to Russian… What a positive and fulfilling life.
On the left was the hot English teacher, holding his left hand. On the right was the tall and cool Russian teacher, holding his right hand. In front of him was the romantic French teacher. She opened her red lips slightly and, with the most magnetic and mellow voice, spoke French full of the flavor of the Seine:
“Get up, you melon child.”(Silly child)
…?!
Wait, that doesn’t seem to be French! Mandarin, with a Rongdu accent?
Liu Rong finally opened his eyes and was instantly shocked.
There was an iron ring on his left hand, an iron ring on his right hand, connected by an iron chain in the middle—weren’t these handcuffs!
In front of him was a middle-aged male police officer with stubble, mocking him: “Sleeping so soundly. The wanted notice is up, and you still dare to sleep without closing the door? With such a big heart, what the hell are you running for?”
Liu Rong opened his mouth wide, stunned for two seconds, and shouted, “I locked the door, and the door chain was on! You pried the door open, didn’t you!”
The police officer pointed to the door behind him. “The lock and chain are perfectly fine. Why the hell would I pry it?”
Liu Rong rubbed his eyes with his handcuffed hands. “Wait, wait, wait, how did you know I was here?”
Police officer: “No need to tell you that. Come on, come with us.”
**
A certain enthusiastic citizen who did good deeds without leaving a name ended up going to the police station after all. As the informant, procedure required him to give a statement, and there was really no reason to refuse.
Giving a statement wasn’t the first time for Wang Heng, after all, he had been a party to a kidnapping case just a few days ago. As the saying goes, the first time is raw, the second time is ripe. The maturity and sophistication he showed during the statement process surprised the police officer on duty.
After the statement was completed, the police officer couldn’t help but ask, “Are you a private detective?”
Wang Heng: “…?”
The police officer pointed to the completed statement materials and said, “Although this is illegal in the country, don’t worry. The statement is done, and I definitely won’t tell anyone. I’m just curious. Did the rich man who was cheated in Lin City pay you to come here?”
Wang Heng pointed to his own face and retorted, “Is there a private detective as young as me? Do you think this is Conan Edogawa?”
The police officer touched the tip of his nose. “Sorry, I was overthinking. But how did you find someone even our police couldn’t find?”
Wang Heng looked up at the fluorescent light on the ceiling. “Probably fate. I just saw the wanted notice and then saw the suspect. As the saying goes, the net of heaven is wide and nothing escapes it. Heaven has eyes.”
Police officer: “But what are you, a student, doing in such a remote place?”
Wang Heng lowered his head in thought.
The police officer continued to press, “And you were alone. Why would you go into that kind of love hotel?”
Wang Heng glared at him. “Am I a criminal?”
The police officer waved his hand. “Don’t think too much. I’m just curious. Look, the recording isn’t even on.”
Wang Heng looked carefully. Sure enough, this police officer’s face was practically written with gossip. To satisfy his curiosity, it seemed he could only think of a way to make up a story… Fortunately, Wang Heng’s brain had always been quick.
He leaned back in his chair and sighed deeply. “This matter is very upsetting to talk about. I fell in love with a girl online.”
The police officer raised an eyebrow. “Online dating?”
Wang Heng: “Yes. I spent a lot of time and energy on her, and money too. All in all, I gave her eight thousand yuan.”
The police officer was astonished. “Cheated out of eight thousand in online dating? Then report it now!”
But Wang Heng shook his head, his face full of vicissitudes. “Forget it. I loved her.”
The police officer was moved. “You…”
Wang Heng continued, “The meeting place I agreed with her was there. She didn’t come, so I knew the answer she gave me. But I still wanted to sleep there alone for a night, and when dawn came, bury my innocence and love together.”
The police officer held his hand. “Young man, don’t despair about love. There are still many good girls in the world!”
