Hu Pingtao fell into deep thought again.

Suddenly, the phone rang and it was Zhou Changhao's number.

He looked very excited on the phone: "Boss, we have made a major discovery."

Hu Pingtao suddenly became energetic: "Do you have any clues over there?"

Zhou Changhao said a heavy "hmm" on the phone: "I'm at the office, please come back quickly."

"Okay." Hu Pingtao agreed, but couldn't restrain his curiosity: "What did you find?"

Zhou Changhao's volume is not loud, but the content has an absolute explosive effect.

"That guy Liao Cunxue lied. He must have deliberately deceived us - Gong Xinxia can actually ride an electric bike, and her skills are very good."

…

Back at the institute, Zhou Changhao was already waiting for Hu Pingtao in the technical department.

He pointed to the surveillance video being played on the computer and said seriously: "This is Cane Garden Road. Go straight to the north and you will reach Yanhe Community. This road is more than 300 meters long. You have to go to the commercial district in the south before there is an intersection.

Exit the entrance, turn over and enter Neon Road, and then go down to the Wetland Park.”

As he spoke, he held the mouse, pressed pause, and the screen froze.

Hu Pingtao stared at the computer screen.

On the still picture, there is a woman riding an electric scooter. She is wearing a pink sweater on her upper body and blue-gray tights on the bottom. The electric scooter under her crotch is silver-gray, and the "Beyond" trademark on the front of the car is extremely conspicuous.

Zhou Changhao explained: "There are many surveillance cameras installed on Cane Garden Road. I got this from the traffic police. The image is very clear. Gong Xinxia is riding a bicycle, and there are videos on the front and rear sections. Well, boss, you will know after taking a look.

Already."

He clicked the mouse to play.

Gong Xinxia was driving from north to south along Zhiyuan Road. Her movements on the bicycle were not messy at all, and she even accelerated and overtook several cars in front of her.

The surveillance video was obtained from the traffic police. There is also a speed record in the lower right corner of the screen - no less than 30 kilometers per hour.

No matter how you look at it, Gong Xinxia doesn't look like a novice who just learned to ride an electric bike.

Zhou Changhao was watching from the side and said: "This woman's bike ride is smoother than mine, especially in the latter section. She was so fast that she almost hit the turning Nissan on the opposite side. Look, boss.

Look, the Nissan was forced to brake and stop, and the driver was probably frightened. If he hadn’t stepped on it smartly, the two sides would have passed by, even if they hadn’t hit each other.”

The intersection in the video happened to be at the end of the green light. The yellow light was already flashing, but Gong Xinxia accelerated and rushed over. The Nissan coming from the opposite direction turned right normally, but she could only stop in the middle of the road. Later, the window of the car was rolled down,

The driver showed an angry face. Judging from his mouth shape and facial expression, it was obvious that he was yelling at the electric car that had gone away.

Hu Pingtao clasped his hands in front of his chest, thinking and thinking to himself: "This can explain why Liao Cunxue spent 3,500 to buy a "Beyond" instead of an ordinary, cheap light electric vehicle."

Zhou Changhao raised his head and asked: "His wife obviously knows how to ride a bicycle, why did he lie?"

Hu Pingtao glanced at him: "If we bring Liao Cunxue back for questioning, do you think he will tell the truth honestly?"

Zhou Changhao shook his head: "We have no evidence, and he won't admit anything he says! Besides, you can just find any excuse. If Liao Cunxue insists that he didn't know that Gong Xinxia can ride an electric bicycle, and on the contrary says that Gong Xinxia lied to him

, there’s nothing we can do!”

Hu Pingtao nodded slightly: "So we can only do this investigation ourselves."

He told Zhou Changhao what happened in the park today. Zhou Changhao nodded frequently after hearing this: "Yes! There are no street lights, the light is so dark, but you choose that kind of place to practice driving... What a lie!"

What Hu Pingtao was thinking about was another question. He pointed to the frozen picture on the computer screen and said seriously: "Rewind the video and play it again from the beginning."

After watching the replay, he smiled and asked Zhou Changhao: "Did you see anything?"

Zhou Changhao thought deeply, shook his head, and urged: "Don't be so secretive, just say it quickly."

Hu Pingtao said: "Gong Xinxia was riding very fast all the way from the north of Zhuoyuan Road. Although this road is located on the outskirts of the city, it connects residential areas and commercial areas, as well as nearby wetland parks. There are many relocations in this area

In the community, the road to the west is still under construction, and all cars going south and north can only go here. Even after nine o'clock at night, there are still a lot of pedestrians and vehicles."

"Look at the people next to Gong Xinxia who are also riding electric bikes. They are all slower than her. Her speed along the way can be described as lightning fast! Especially when she got to the intersection, she almost lost her speed in order to rush past.

My son crashed into a car."

Zhou Changhao's eyes suddenly lit up and he understood what Hu Pingtao was thinking: "Yes! Why is she riding so fast?"

Hu Pingtao smiled: "Safety comes first when driving on the highway. Do you still remember the joke in "The Wandering Earth"? Driving is not standardized, and relatives shed tears. It's late at night, the lights are dark, and the light is bad, but I still ride so fast. What is Gong Xinxia's story?

What do you want to do?"

Zhou Changhao thought thoughtfully: "She is rushing to gain speed. Is she busy doing something?"

"Yes, that's what I want to say." Hu Pingtao snapped his fingers, pointed at the computer screen, and said seriously: "Gong Xinxia's turn at this intersection, go in this direction and you will see the Wetland Park. Of course.

If on the night of the crime, her

The destination is not a park, but it is not impossible to continue along this road to go somewhere else. But it was so late at that time. Further down this road is the Third Ring Road. After passing the overpass, you will get on the expressway. It will take a big detour.

Circle, Gong Xinxia will eventually come back."

Zhou Changhao understood clearly: "In other words, Gong Xinxia chose the Wetland Park as her destination from the beginning."

Hu Pingtao changed his position to a more comfortable position and continued his analysis: "When I was looking for an electric car in the Wetland Park, I found that the lights there were very dim. It was an open park. Due to funding and nature of the park, the lights there were very dim at night.

Lighting facilities are mainly concentrated in the square at the entrance to the park. Most of the lights installed in the park are lawn lamps, which are plugged into the ground, absorb solar energy during the day, and operate at night. The brightness is low, and most of them are installed on the back of the landscape."

Zhou Changhao nodded frequently: "I thought there was something fishy about this when I watched the surveillance video before - Liao Cunxue clearly said that his wife couldn't ride an electric bike, but Gong Xinxia was riding so smoothly on the video! Also,

It’s so late, why is she going to the Wetland Park?”

Hu Pingtao smiled approvingly: "Yes! Why did she go to that place? It would be fine if it was summer. The temperature is high and many people like to go outside to enjoy the coolness at night. But now it is winter. According to the report issued by the Meteorological Bureau

, the temperature last night was even less than ten degrees Celsius. Gong Xinxia specially rode an electric bike to the lake... What on earth did she want to do? "

Zhou Changhao became excited when he heard this. He rolled up the sleeves of his hands and geared up: "Looking at it this way, Liao Cunxue must have lied... Boss, how about I bring a group of people over to find him now and get some information from his mouth?"

Digging for clues?”

"It's useless." Hu Pingtao shook his head: "I thought about this problem on the way back. Think about it, Liao Cunxue took the initiative to report the case, instead of waiting until we released the deceased's information before coming to the police station. It means that he was involved in this case

Even if the matter was not planned in advance

He is planning a conspiracy and at least knows part of the inside story. In the absence of conclusive evidence, we can only detain him for forty-eight hours at most. If he refuses to let go during this period and does not say a word, we may not be able to do anything to him.

He will also scare others away from others."

"Boss, what do you mean, let's check in another direction first?" Zhou Changhao is very smart and understands everything.

Hu Pingtao nodded: "Judging from the current situation, there is at least half a chance that Gong Xinxia died accidentally."

Zhou Changhao frowned and asked: "Accident? Why?"

Hu Pingtao explained: "I saw the scene at the Wetland Park today. There were obvious scratches from electric vehicles on the hard ground. I guess Gong Xinxia might have passed by the lake on a bicycle. Because the light was not good, she could not see the road clearly. No.

Carefully slide down the nearby slope, fall into the lake and drown."

"The scene environment is very consistent with what I just said. It makes sense logically. The only flaw is that Gong Xinxia's body was found a little late. There were many people doing morning exercises in that place early in the morning, and the deceased was floating on the water.

It attracted a lot of people to watch, and the site was trampled everywhere, and the remaining traces were destroyed, making it impossible to identify it through footprints."

Zhou Changhao lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and asked: "According to what you said, the possibility of homicide is also very high."

Hu Pingtao agreed with this view: "The reason why I did not classify this case as homicide at the first time was because Gong Xinxia died from drowning. Although the artificial lake in the Wetland Park is shallow, in the event of an accidental fall into the water,

Due to factors such as the depth of night, light, and panic, it is difficult to stand up when you accidentally fall into the water. Don't underestimate the water depth of more than one meter. When you are struggling in fear, the chance of drowning is very high."

"Panic...oh, no, boss, what you just said was fear." Zhou Changhao frowned and asked, "Why is Gong Xinxia afraid? What is she afraid of?"

"This is just a guess on my part." Hu Pingtao analyzed calmly: "According to Liao Cunxue, Gong Xinxia bought this "Beyond" electric car to learn to drive. The surveillance video shows that Gong Xinxia's driving skills are very good, so it leads to

Two questions."

"First of all: Why did Gong Xinxia deceive Liao Cunxue?"

"This question can be further extended: Liao Cunxue may have known that Gong Xinxia could ride an electric bicycle, but why did he pretend not to know?"

"Secondly: The reason why I used the word "fear" is that I suddenly thought that Gong Xinxia might learn something from Liao Cun without telling her. I don't know what it was exactly, but the wife hid it from her husband and went to a remote place like the Wetland Park at night.

The main reasons for this place are nothing more than money and feelings."

Zhou Changhao said thoughtfully: "Then our next investigation direction is to find out why Gong Xinxia went to the Wetland Park?"

Hu Pingtao said without hesitation: "If it is a homicide, then there must be a motive. This is the basis of investigation of all cases."

Zhou Changhao suddenly thought of another question: "Boss, do you think it was Liao Cunxue who killed Gong Xinxia, ​​then pretended not to know anything and deliberately reported the crime to disturb our view?"

"It is possible, but it is unlikely." Hu Pingtao thought for a moment and replied: "According to the transcript, Liao Cunxue watched TV that night and went out to look for people after twelve o'clock. He had many witnesses during this time. And along the

There is a surveillance camera at the gate of He Community, and Liao Cunxue's comings and goings are recorded. He has many acquaintances in that community, and even if he disguises himself, there is a high chance of being recognized, and he will not take such a risk."

Zhou Changhao asked with a smile: "Why do you think you have already regarded Liao Cunxue as the first suspect?"

Hu Pingtao shrugged his shoulders: "The only persons directly involved in this case are Gong Xinxia and Liao Cunxue. I can only temporarily use him as a hypothetical target for analysis."

Just as I finished speaking, the phone rang.

It's Ding Jian's number.

His voice on the phone was a little tired: "The autopsy report is out, I will send it to you later. The time of death is what I told you before, around nine o'clock at night, the error is within ten minutes."

Hu Pingtao deliberately teased him: "So accurate?"
To be continued...