Hu Pingtao nodded and pointed to the sugar cube box on the table: "This is another direction of investigation. I have no objection to Xu Yongde. Let's discuss the matter. Don't you think this car accident is very strange?

"

Lu Xiaoxu touched his chin and thought for a long time. He raised his head and stared at Hu Pingtao: "What are you referring to?"

Hu Pingtao smiled slightly: "Let's not consider Zhang Yacui for the time being, let's talk about the car accident itself. Your Hong Kong police have investigated the scene of the car accident before and concluded that the mechanical system of the school bus was operating normally. And that day Brother Zhang and I

When I met you at the scene of the car accident, you said: Xu Yongde himself admitted that on the day of the accident, the brakes failed on the downhill section, causing the vehicle to lose control and roll down the ravine."

Lu Xiaoxu took a deep breath and said seriously: "I know Uncle Xu, he won't lie."

"I only believe in evidence." Hu Pingtao's attitude was equally serious: "There are tens of thousands of police officers in Hong Kong City, and they have very excellent technical talents. Even if they were negligent during the on-site investigation, the inspection of vehicle wreckage

There shouldn’t be any major omissions.”

"I know you have special feelings for Xu Yongde, but if this case is prosecuted and goes to court, who do you think the judge will believe in terms of the investigation evidence provided by the police and Xu Yongde's personal statement?"

The corners of Lu Xiaoxu's eyes kept twitching. He stared at the sugar cube box, clenched his hands into fists, and punched the table hard, supporting his body that seemed to be about to collapse at any time.

For a long time, he let out an unwilling and extremely weak gasp from the deepest part of his throat: "...Uncle Xu...it's impossible. The school bus was full of children at that time. It's impossible for him...never to do something so heartless."

thing."

Hu Pingtao walked around the table, patted Lu Xiaoxu's shoulder gently, and comforted: "What is right and what is wrong still needs to be investigated."

Lu Xiaoxu raised his head and stared at him with red eyes: "Didn't you say that Zhang Yacui is very suspicious?"

Hu Pingtao still insisted on his previous point of view: "She needs money, and the amount is quite large. We should follow this clue to investigate, and maybe we can find out the relationship between Zhang Yacui and the car accident."

Lu Xiaoxu tried his best to calm down: "Zhang Yacui died. She was in the car at the time."

Hu Pingtao nodded: "I'm confused about this too. If according to what Li Bowen said, Zhang Yacui was behind all of this, especially when Xiaofeng Mountain was selected as the school's outing attraction. But why was she in the car at that time?

superior?"

"Li Bowen realized that this outing might be dangerous, so he temporarily pretended to have a cold and fever, obtained a certificate from the doctor, and asked for leave from the school... Even he knew that he was doing this. Why did Zhang Yacui, the mastermind, put himself in danger?"

Lu Xiaoxu's voice was trembling: "...Is this the reason to doubt Uncle Xu?"

Hu Pingtao looked at him and asked, "Isn't this reason enough?"

Lu Xiaoxu made a hoarse voice from deep in his throat: "Next...what are you going to do?"

Hu Pingtao said calmly: "Let's split up!"

Lu Xiaoxu raised his head and stared at him: "You want me to investigate Uncle Xu?"

Hu Pingtao said seriously: "No one is more suitable than you. I believe you are a good policeman."

Lu Xiaoxu's eyes trembled slightly, and after a long time, he let out a long sigh.

"What about you?"

"I'm in charge of Yao Xinqiu's side."

Hu Pingtao explained: "Some questions can only be answered from her."

…

When Yao Xinqiu walked into the promised cafe, he saw Hu Pingtao sitting in the booth from a distance.

He was wearing a red and black light-colored plaid shirt, a very long one, with a soft texture. The pants were a very common gray loose style. He ordered a cup of coffee and was stirring it gently in the cup with a small spoon. His expression and movements were very interesting.

laid back.

Seeing Yao Xinqiu coming over, Hu Pingtao stood up from the sofa, said hello with a smile, then called the waiter and ordered her a drink.

"What's the matter with asking me out?" She smiled faintly, but her eyes felt a little cold.

Hu Pingtao felt very surprised. The pre-planned opening statement was obviously no longer applicable. He thought for a moment and asked with a smile: "Looking at your unhappy look, what happened?"

Yao Xinqiu's eyes were still cold, and there was a strong release of anger in them. Even his voice became hoarse: "...Someone peeked at my diary."

Hu Pingtao was startled for a moment, then quickly adjusted his thinking and facial expression. First he said "Oh", and then asked in a tentative tone: "Did you record a certain secret in your diary?"

Yao Xinqiu sat quietly, staring at Hu Pingtao's face, and spoke in a sad tone: "Mom touched my diary..."

"How do you know she has moved?" Hu Pingtao asked doubtfully. His voice was a little unnatural, but it was cleverly restrained and changed in time, so that Yao Xinqiu did not find any flaws in it.

"I recorded the number of pages in the diary. I pinched a few hairs in the middle." Yao Xinqiu's voice was still hoarse, and she tried to clear her throat: "I put my hair up and twisted it into a circle very carefully. Once I turned it over,

It will disperse if opened. This way, I can know if someone peeks at my diary."

Hu Pingtao suddenly felt that things had become very difficult. He picked up the cup and took a sip of the strong coffee, feeling the bitter taste spreading inside his mouth. His brain was working rapidly, trying to choose the most suitable one from countless chaotic thoughts.

kind.

After a long while, he put down the cup and said seriously: "I asked you out today because I have something to tell you."

"What's the matter?" Yao Xinqiu's tone of question was much better than before. This shows that "Guo Pingtao" still has a high status in her mind.

"I'm leaving." Hu Pingtao thought about this and felt that it was the safest and least harmful way to deal with it.

"Where are you going?" Yao Xinqiu asked with wide eyes.

Hu Pingtao was silent for a full half minute.

He slowly opened his lips and uttered a unique, magnetic voice full of masculine charm: "I must apologize to you. There are some things... that I kept from you. But I must clarify that I did not do this on purpose."

Yao Xinqiu showed a suspicious look on his face, and his eyes became wary: "What are you referring to?"

"Let's talk about the relationship between me and Guo Lingyu first!" Hu Pingtao said frankly: "She and I have known each other before. I call her Sister Guo because our family has business dealings with the Guo Group. This time it is actually Guo

My sister invited me to come to Hong Kong City, but it was not for being a guest or traveling."

Yao Xinqiu is a smart girl. She leaned back a little and used this subconscious action to distance herself from the opponent: "In other words, your name is not Guo Pingtao?"

"My surname is Hu, from Tiger." Hu Pingtao explained with a smile: "A rare one."

Yao Xinqiu grasped her dress tightly with both hands under the table. The suffocating discomfort in her heart disappeared, replaced by a trace of sadness and a faint anger: "Why are you telling me this?"

"Because I don't want to lie to you, let alone cause harm to you because of this matter." Hu Pingtao explained with a smile.

He has been observing the changes in Yao Xinqiu's expression, capturing every available opportunity to speak.

Yao Xinqiu was a little disappointed, but she had excellent psychological quality, and her reaction and recovery abilities were stronger than Hu Pingtao expected. She raised her hand to smooth her hair and barely smiled: "Actually... you are overthinking.

We just met not long ago, we are just ordinary friends."

As she spoke, she picked up the cup and sipped the coffee, using this action to hide her uneasiness and frustration.

Hu Pingtao looked carefully at the little girl sitting opposite and said seriously: "My profession is a police officer."

Yao Xinqiu was stunned. He held the coffee cup and asked with a look of horror on his face: "What did you say?"

She thought she heard wrongly.

Hu Pingtao let out a helpless sigh in his heart. If possible, he really didn't want to reveal his identity to Yao Xinqiu in person, but the problem before him was so realistic - he didn't want to hurt this girl, and he couldn't go against his own will.

Professional ethics... can only find that extremely stomach-washing, perhaps non-existent, balance line between the two.

After thinking for a moment, Hu Pingtao decided to talk about everything: "Zhang Yacui is dead."

Yao Xinqiu didn't understand what he wanted to say at all, and nodded blankly, his mind filled with confusion.

"Based on the evidence currently available, this is not an ordinary car accident, but a premeditated murder."

"Li Bowen is a big suspect and he is currently under police control."

"Five people died in the car accident. They all went to the same school as you and were your classmates. And..."

Just as she said this, Yao Xinqiu suddenly interrupted Hu Pingtao. She stared at the handsome face opposite and asked coldly: "Have you also read my diary?"

Smart people can always guess the truth based on clues.

Hu Pingtao felt very embarrassed. He raised his head and closed his eyes. After a few seconds, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at Yao Xinqiu at a normal angle.

"Yes, I have seen it." His tone of voice and expression were serious.

"...Why?" Yao Xinqiu made a hoarse voice, and there was a terrible omen of an impending storm.

"Because they are dead, is there anything more important than this?" Hu Pingtao suddenly increased his volume, instantly overwhelming Yao Xinqiu who felt that his personal privacy had been violated and was about to get angry.

"Xiao Shurong, Fang Jun, Li Hanwei, He Hua...and Zhang Yacui. They are all dead."

Hu Pingtao deliberately put "Zhang Yacui" at the end. He stared at Yao Xinqiu with sharp eyes. There was no mercy in his eyes, only undisguised elements of coercion: "Li Hanwei died the most tragically, her eyes were pierced."

His brain was penetrated by a foreign object and he died on the spot."

Little girls of this age are very proud, especially Yao Xinqiu, who comes from a superior family and thinks very highly of herself.

Only by changing the tone and emotion of speech can we control the rhythm and atmosphere of the conversation. Blindly giving in will only be counterproductive. We must seize the opportunity to burst out and insert "car accident" and "death" just right. Only then can we achieve what Hu Pingtao wants.

result.

Sure enough, Yao Xinqiu was frightened. There was no anger in her mind after the diary was peeked, only overwhelming fear and an extremely strong sense of guilt that she wanted to get rid of: "Well... this matter has nothing to do with me.

,I...I don’t know anything.”

Hu Pingtao maintained a strong attitude, but his tone of voice was much gentler than before: "If it weren't for this, I wouldn't be here to talk to you today. By the way: Li Bowen has been arrested, and his problem is very serious.

"

Yao Xinqiu was so frightened that he shivered: "...He really did something to the school bus?"
To be continued...