Free Web NovelChapter 648: Chapter 648: Investigating the Beauty Salon
Sun Xiaoman’s response was flawless.
Faced with Zhang Hui’s question, she neither claimed to have a good memory nor a bad one, instead, she brought Zhao Kui into the conversation.
Moreover, her tone remained calm and gentle.
"Boss Sun, may I take a look at Zhang Cuiying’s customer records here?"
"Oh, no problem, we have a membership management system. After every member spends here, the system automatically deducts the corresponding amount."
"It’s on the computer at our bar, you can check it anytime."
At this moment, Lu Chuan, who was sitting aside, suddenly spoke up: "Boss Sun, is it convenient for us to take a tour of your beauty salon?"
Sun Xiaoman was slightly taken aback, then looked somewhat troubled: "This..."
"Of course, there’s no problem with a tour, it’s just that we currently have a few customers getting beauty treatments inside, it might not be particularly convenient."
After saying that, Sun Xiaoman looked towards Zhao Kui.
Zhao Kui naturally understood what Sun Xiaoman meant.
But at this time when Lu Chuan wanted to take a tour, was it really just a tour?
This is an investigation!
Can it be avoided?
Thus, Zhao Kui quickly spoke: "Boss Sun, talk to those customers, offer them a free service next time, just cooperate with our police officers."
Sun Xiaoman didn’t get effective help from Zhao Kui.
Knew that she had no other choice.
As for rejecting Lu Chuan’s request, Sun Xiaoman certainly wouldn’t do that.
Sun Xiaoman runs a business with an open door. Between offending a few customers and offending the police, she naturally knows which is lighter and which is heavier.
Besides, as Zhao Kui said, she doesn’t necessarily have to offend the customers, she can just offer them a free service next time.
It just costs her a bit of money.
"Alright, alright, this good police officer, please wait a moment, I’ll arrange it right away."
Lu Chuan smiled, the investigation was definitely necessary, but he wasn’t trying to pressure anyone.
If there’s really no problem, he would personally cover the compensated amount.
Anything that can be resolved with money is not an issue for Lu Chuan.
But under the current situation, applying for a search warrant directly wouldn’t be appropriate.
Thus, by observing through a tour, Lu Chuan could gain some understanding of the situation.
After all, if Zhang Cuiying’s disappearance is really related to Sun Xiaoman, then it’s very questionable whether this place is the first crime scene.
While Zhang Hui was talking with Sun Xiaoman, Lu Chuan casually strolled around.
Sun Xiaoman’s beauty salon not only has a front building but also a back building.
Lu Chuan roughly observed that there are more than thirty rooms.
Actually, during the conversation just now, Lu Chuan didn’t have much suspicion towards Sun Xiaoman.
Zhang Cuiying was an important customer of Sun Xiaoman, spending a lot at the beauty salon.
It can be said that Zhang Cuiying was one of Sun Xiaoman’s beauty salon’s significant sources of profit.
And doing business with women, earning money from women, Sun Xiaoman had her unique tricks.
That was to become friends with every woman who came to spend here.
While checking at the front desk just now, during the review of Zhang Cuiying’s spending records at the beauty salon,
Lu Chuan noticed some surprising information in the membership system.
In Sun Xiaoman’s membership system, there was not only basic information like members’ birthdays, contact details, and home addresses.
There were also notes on what kind of perfume members liked, what clothes they liked to wear, and even which type of music they liked to listen to, which celebrities they favored.
For some important members, Sun Xiaoman even knew their husband’s preferences.
For example, what type of cigarettes they smoked, or which brand of clothes they liked to wear.
She even set up a specialty gift cabinet beside the counter.
It was filled with male products.
All customers who spent at the beauty salon, based on membership level and spending level, could periodically select items to give to their husbands or boyfriends.
No wonder their business was doing well.
But precisely because of this, Lu Chuan believed the possibility of Sun Xiaoman being related to Zhang Cuiying’s disappearance was very slim.
In less than an hour, Lu Chuan toured every part of the beauty salon.
Including the basement and the employee rest area.
When returning to the reception room, Zhang Hui had finished with his questioning.
Lu Chuan shook his head at Zhang Hui, indicating that there was likely nothing wrong with the beauty salon.
Based on Zhang Hui’s understanding of Lu Chuan, if the beauty salon were indeed the first crime scene, no matter how thoroughly it was cleaned, there would be traces left.
And Lu Chuan would definitely find those subtle clues.
"Boss Sun, I truly apologize for disrupting your business."
"Not at all, not at all, chatting with Group Leader Zhang was quite pleasant."
Lu Chuan stepped forward: "Boss Sun, I noticed a few customers left because of us, how about this, tell me how much the loss is, and I’ll cover it for you."
Sun Xiaoman was stunned; she did not expect this handsome officer to actually offer to compensate her.
However, she quickly adjusted her mood, maintaining a graceful smile.
"Director Lu, you’re being too polite. First of all, Boss Zhang is my good friend, and now that she’s missing, it’s only right that I help a bit."
"Besides, cooperating with the police is the duty of every citizen."
That was nicely said, soothing to hear.
Lu Chuan didn’t persist.
After the three of them left, they headed straight to the farmhouse inn.
The farmhouse inn was located in a small town under Tang County.
It was about 30 kilometers from the county seat.
The three drove from the beauty salon and took more than half an hour to reach the farmhouse inn.
Even though it’s called a town, the farmhouse inn was actually at the town’s edge, surrounded by beautiful scenery.
Upon getting out of the car, Lu Chuan and the others were overwhelmed by the nearby scenery.
Even though it was winter, the scenery was breathtaking.
Unlike the urban area where snow is promptly cleared, the snow here hasn’t been touched since the winter season started. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
Looking across, it was a vast expanse of white, with a few unknown birds flying over the distant treetops.
In front of the farmhouse inn was an unfrozen river, winding through with swirling mists.
The trees on both sides of the river, covered in snow, appeared dazzling and crystalline under the sunlight, like a fairy tale come to life.
"Captain Zhao, does Tang County really have a place this beautiful?"
Zhang Hui was indeed a bit overwhelmed; he had never seen such a beautiful place before, and this place wasn’t far from Haizhou City, about sixty or seventy kilometers away.
Lu Chuan also clicked his tongue in admiration.
This place was truly beautiful.
Zhao Kui shook his head and smiled, "I didn’t know before either, but later, while following up on Zhang Cuiying’s missing case, I discovered such a beautiful place."
"Captain Zhao, what brings you here?"
As the three were talking, a middle-aged man walked out from inside the farmhouse inn.
Zhao Kui introduced him to Zhang Hui and Lu Chuan: "This is Song Fei, the owner of the farmhouse inn."
