Chapter 415: Kill Him! (2/2)
I lowered my voice, ”The Dog Trainer sent me.”
The manager muttered an affirmative and deliberately raised his voice, “Alright, I'll show you around the wine cellar.”
”You lied to me,” accused the driver. “You said you were looking for the other witnesses!”
”I have my own style of doing things! Stop interrupting, you dog!” I snapped.
The four of us went to the wine cellar filled with huge oak barrels and crates of wine. Authentic wine was extremely expensive. No wonder this man was wealthy enough to afford the Dog Trainer's services.
The manager grinned, ”Why didn't the Dog Trainer show up this time? Did he send you because of my special hobby... ” His grubby paws reached out to touch me but was thwarted by Song Xingchen who grasped his hand and bent his arm in the opposite direction.
The manager screamed in pain and the driver quickly dissuaded, ”Don't hurt the client!”
”We will clean up your mess but we don't provide other services. You'd better show some respect,” I warned.
”I got it! I got it!” cried the manager.
I glanced meaningfully at Song Xingchen, motioning for him to let go. The tear-eyed manager held his arm.
”How should I address you?”
”I’m only a small winery owner to the outside world but they know me as the Transvestite Killer in the Jianghu!” he beamed with pride.
I feigned surprise, ”You were the one who killed the boy in red?”
”No, no!” he shook his head. “That wasn’t my work but my modus operandi was inspired by that case. By the way, did you dispose of the body and witness from last night?”
”I’ve handled it,” I lied.
”That’s great! Cooperating with you guys has always been a pleasure! I will bank in the money to the Dog Trainer's account.” The manager took a bottle of wine from the shelf and offered, ”Let me buy you a drink. Here’s to a happy cooperation!”
I waved my hand, ”Forget about the wine first. I’m afraid we might have missed something. Is this the original crime scene?”
”Yes,” admitted the manager.
The dust on the ground did show signs of struggling. ”Who was the deceased?” I asked.
”A handsome guy who came to purchase some wine,” replied the manager. “I’ve been eyeing him for several days and finally managed to trick him to come down here.” His lips curled in a triumphant smile as if he was showing the recent acquisition of an antique.
”Good taste,” I lauded.
”I’ll be honest with you, I can’t usually get an erection. Only killing stimulates me enough to achieve hardness. So whenever I see a handsome man, my impulses run wild. The addiction is a hundred times stronger than my desire for good wine!” explained the manager.
”As long as you don’t try anything with me!” I chuckled.
”No, I would never! I respect you as much as the Dog Trainer,” assured the manager. “By the way, I haven't got your name.”
I ignored his question and added, ”How many people have you killed?”
After a moment’s contemplation, he said, ”I’ve not kept count but it’s probably around forty!”
”What about the souvenirs left behind after the murders? I’m rather interested in them.”
The manager's expression shifted abruptly. Meanwhile, the driver rebuked, ”What the hell do you think you’re doing? We don't ask about the client’s private matters.”
The manager quickly recovered his smile, ”That’s alright. It’s understandable since it’s your first time. Just make sure not to repeat it!”
”By the way, how is the sound insulation here? Could the waiter above have heard anything?”
”You can be assured that this cellar was specially rebuilt by me. There are five or six layers of soundproofing materials. Even if there’s an explosion in here, you wouldn’t be able hear it outside.”