Hu Pingtao said slowly: "If Zhang Yacui is still alive, then your inference, even if it is not completely true, is at least 70% likely."

He paused: "The question now is... Zhang Yacui is dead. She was in that car at the time. Even if she was behind all this, why did she get in that car? She knew it was dangerous but took the initiative to get involved.

, this is totally unjustifiable!”

Lu Xiaoxu took a deep breath: "At first, I thought this case was very simple. I just need to spend more time to find out the truth. Now it seems..."

He shook his head and said nothing.

Hu Pingtao comforted him with a smile: "You are thinking too much. In fact, what Li Bowen said today has made many issues that were unclear before become clear."

Lu Xiaoxu raised his head with eager eyes: "What are you referring to?"

"The origin of all cases is a motive." Hu Pingtao said seriously: "Why Yao Xinqiu had convulsions in the middle of the night is because she knew, or should be said to be more or less aware of all this."

"Why did Zhang Yacui deliberately plan to have a relationship with Li Bowen? Of course it was not because of love, but mostly just for money."

"If we look at whether these two things can be combined together, the person we are looking for next is Yao Xinqiu."

Lu Xiaoxu asked: "You mean, she is an insider?"

Hu Pingtao replied: "Even if not, given the relationship between Yao Xinqiu and Zhang Yacui, she must know some secrets."

Lu Xiaoxu is an activist. He immediately stood up from his chair: "I will apply for the arrest of Yao Xinqiu now."

Hu Pingtao looked up at him and quickly tried to dissuade her: "Why are you arresting her? She is just a little girl. She didn't kill anyone and she didn't set fire. I mean she knows something about the case, not that she has any involvement in it.

.And Chen Miaoyun entrusted me to help Yao Xinqiu solve the problem. If you come here, you will mess up the matter."

Although Lu Xiaoxu was a little reckless, he still listened to other people's opinions. He sat back on his chair and asked, "You seem to have a plan?"

"Let's act separately." Hu Pingtao said seriously: "First of all, you have to work hard, mainly conducting interviews among students and teachers to find all the details that originally listed Xiaofeng Mountain as a picnic attraction."

"Secondly: Although Guan Xinwei was injured and hospitalized, he still needs to be interrogated. Maybe unexpected clues can be dug up."

"In addition..." At this point, Hu Pingtao hesitated. He obviously changed his tone of voice: "I suggest you go to your police technical department to obtain the on-site investigation data of the car accident, including... the driver who was driving at the time...

…In short, let’s reorganize it from beginning to end.”

Lu Xiaoxu was a smart man, and he immediately recognized the hidden meaning in Hu Pingtao's words. He narrowed his eyes slightly and asked the other person: "Do you doubt Uncle Xu?"

The school bus driver’s name is Xu Yongde.

Hu Pingtao replied calmly: "I just think it is possible."

The reason why he had some scruples about this was because of the close relationship between Lu Xiaoxu and Xu Yongde.

Lu Xiaoxu was slightly angry: "Uncle Xu is not that kind of person. I know him very well."

Hu Pingtao turned around and looked at him squarely: "I have no prejudice against anyone. But you... are a policeman first, and then you can talk about other things."

Lu Xiaoxu was a little sensitive: "Do you think I'm covering for him?"

"How can this be called shielding?" Hu Pingtao stood up with a smile, walked to Lu Xiaoxu, and said friendly: "We all live in this world, no matter who dies, there will be relatives and friends. You are the senior

Inspector, the police rank itself is a recognition of your ability and qualifications. Since you said there is nothing wrong with Xu Yongde, you must have your reasons."

Lu Xiaoxu's expression softened slightly, but he heard Hu Pingtao change his subject: "We are all police officers. You should understand that personal emotions cannot become an obstacle to investigation and judgment. Whether Xu Yongde has any problems is not yours alone to say.

It doesn’t matter, but more evidence is needed.”

Lu Xiaoxu got a little angry: "I'll say it again: Uncle Xu is not that kind of person."

"I know." Hu Pingtao remained calm and calm: "But if it's just like this, it's not enough to convince me."

Lu Xiaoxu stood up with a "swish" and stared at Hu Pingtao with almost fire-breathing eyes: "What do you mean?"

Hu Pingtao looked at him and slowly frowned: "Why, do you think I'm targeting you?"

Without waiting for Lu Xiaoxu to answer, Hu Pingtao spread his hands with an innocent expression on his face: "I am not from Hong Kong City, and I don't live here. No matter in work or life, I will not have any intersection with you, let alone

constitute a threat."

"Once again, I was entrusted this time to help investigate the cause of Yao Xinqiu's midnight convulsion. I never thought that I would be involved in a car accident, let alone dig up clues from you and deliberately kill someone."

"I don't know Xu Yongde. Before this, I had never even heard of this person's name."

"No matter what you think, I only have one request - be sensible, stay awake at all times, and don't let personal emotions dominate your subjective consciousness and interfere with correct judgment."

As he said that, Hu Pingtao took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it over, smiling and saying: "This is a cigarette from Dian Province, take one."

For men who share common hobbies, cigarettes are the best glue to resolve conflicts.

Lu Xiaoxu's face was gloomy. He took the cigarette and subconsciously took out a lighter, but was not in a hurry to light it. He stared at Hu Pingtao, his eyes guarded, and his tone was stiff: "Tell me what you think about this case."

Hu Pingtao looked at him for a moment, then turned and approached the alloy cabinet on the side of the room. He picked up a large tea tray with cups, coffee, kettle and other items from the cabinet and returned to his desk.

Picking up two glasses and one porcelain cup, he placed them on the table in order. Hu Pingtao pointed at the two glasses and explained: "This is Yao Xinqiu, and this is Zhang Yacui."

He turned his fingers and pointed at the porcelain cup: "This is Li Bowen."

Hu Pingtao picked up a box of sugar cubes from the tea tray and placed them around the three cups: "This is the school bus that was involved in the accident."

He picked up another teapot and placed it far away on the table: "This is Xiaofeng Mountain."

Lu Xiaoxu was attracted by his movements, put the cigarette into his mouth, and held it silently, thinking involuntarily as Hu Pingtao explained.

"Yao Xinqiu and Zhang Yacui are best friends. Although because of money problems, Yao Xinqiu was seduced by Zhang Yacui to work in an adult chat room for a period of time, and because Li Bowen was seduced by Zhang Yacui, the two had a falling out, but later Zhang Yacui took the initiative to find Yao Xinqiu to explain, so

Get back together."

"On the surface, Zhang Yacui is the real third party. You have also heard the interrogation of Li Bowen just now. The relationship between Zhang Yacui and him is not out of love, nor is it even about liking. It is purely for money."

"Li Bowen's family is very well off. The total value of his parents' property exceeds tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars. In the eyes of billionaires, they are not really rich, but in the eyes of poor people, this is something they will never be able to achieve in their lives.

money earned.”

"Among the three of them, Zhang Yacui's family situation is the worst. She is truly poor and her parents have a very bad relationship."

"Based on the current situation we have, we can make the following judgment - the reason why Zhang Yacui planned a series of actions against Yao Xinqiu was to get Li Bowen."

Lu Xiaoxu nodded: "She got her wish."

Hu Pingtao glanced up at him approvingly and continued his analysis: "But there is no love between Zhang Yacui and Li Bowen. The reason why she did this is entirely because Li Bowen's family is very rich. If the two people maintain the relationship at that time, after graduation,

There is a high probability that she will get married, and Zhang Yacui will be able to enter a higher social class through Li Bowen."

"But they still broke up."

"The reason is simple, for money."

Hu Pingtao raised his head and his tone became a little erratic: "Judging from Zhang Yacui's previous actions towards Yao Xinqiu, she is scheming and good at planning. But since Li Bowen has become her prey, why did she fall out with him?

"

Lu Xiaoxu recalled the memories in his mind: "Zhang Yacui has been asking Li Bowen for money."

Hu Pingtao immediately picked up what he said: "And the amount is quite large. Do you still remember what Li Bowen said during the interrogation? Zhang Yacui often asked him for money, and she asked him for three or five thousand. Li Bowen had no job, and the economy

The source can only rely on his parents. To put it bluntly, he gave Zhang Yacui his own pocket money. As time went by and the number of times increased, he simply couldn't hold on."

"You have read Yao Xinqiu's diary. On the eve of the outing, Zhang Yacui took the initiative to find Yao Xinqiu, confessed her affair with Li Bowen, and at the same time admitted her mistake to Yao Xinqiu and asked for forgiveness."

"When I read the diary and saw this, I just felt horrified - How old is Zhang Yacui? She is in Form Four this year, so she is only fifteen or sixteen years old. But she has such a high emotional intelligence and is very understanding of things.

They were very considerate, but it was really terrible.”

Lu Xiaoxu frowned and asked in confusion: "I think it's normal! Zhang Yacui and Yao Xinqiu were best friends before, and they had a very good relationship. Zhang Yacui later didn't like Li Bowen, so she turned around and admitted her mistake to Yao Xinqiu. There's nothing wrong with that!"

Hu Pingtao shook his head and said seriously: "This is the scary thing about Zhang Yacui."

"If you think about it carefully, she originally induced Yao Xinqiu to become interested in the Lolita theme, and then for a dress, she gave Yao Xinqiu the idea of ​​"buying it even if he betrays himself."

"Yao Xinqiu has a very strict tutor, but even so, she is willing to work in a place like an adult chat room. Fortunately, she later woke up and got out in time."

"Even so, Zhang Yacui achieved her goal and successfully snatched Li Bowen from Yao Xinqiu."

Hu Pingtao looked at Lu Xiaoxu and said slowly: "Let's put ourselves in your shoes. If the same thing happened to you, would you accept that I betrayed you, took away your most beloved man, and almost ruined your reputation?"

, the person who plunged you into a place of no return?"

"Although she was once your best friend, the relationship was very close. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she was even a biological sister."

Lu Xiaoxu folded his hands and stared at the three cups on the table, lost in thought.

Hu Pingtao tapped his finger on the glass that represented Zhang Yacui: "Anyway, I will never forgive this kind of person, no matter what I say, it is impossible. Who can guarantee that she will continue to scheme against me in the future? Mouth.

He said it nice and kept saying, "I was wrong," but he still didn't change his mind after that. He still treated me as a fool and a fat sheep, and stabbed me ruthlessly, maybe even destroying my family."

Lu Xiaoxu expressed doubts about this: "It shouldn't be that serious! They are just little girls. Although Zhang Yacui is smart, she can't be that bad!"

Hu Pingtao shook his head and smiled, and asked: "Why do you think Zhang Yacui took the initiative to find Yao Xinqiu and restore their previous relationship?"

Lu Xiaoxu didn't understand: "Why?"

Hu Pingtao casually picked up the document bag on the table: "The answers are all written in Yao Xinqiu's diary."

Lu Xiaoxu's eyes focused on the document bag. He thought hard and searched deep in his memory: "Yao Xinqiu's diary...she never mentioned anything about this!"

"You forgot an important factor - time!"

Hu Pingtao explained: "If you think about it carefully, under what circumstances did Zhang Yacui take the initiative to find Yao Xinqiu to confess her relationship with Li Bowen?"

Lu Xiaoxu thought for a long time, suddenly raised his hand and slapped his forehead, and suddenly realized: "I remembered it, it was before Li Bowen was beaten."
To be continued...