The cable car space is very narrow, and even though the volume of the conversation between the Guo family and her daughter was very low, Hu Pingtao, who was sitting opposite, could still hear it clearly.

What Guo's mother said made him feel a little strange.

Although he was not at the scene at the time, after listening to Guo's mother's description of the incident of breaking the bracelet, Hu Pingtao felt that something seemed to be missing.

The cable car travels from bottom to top, and outside the window is the dense cold forest zone. The higher you go up, the more sparse the vegetation becomes. Drought-resistant shrubs replace the coniferous forests, and finally only mosses and lichens remain. Melted snow water washes out shallow ditches.

, scattered stones covered the entire slope, and white mist enveloped the cable car. It felt like human mechanical creations were drifting deep in the clouds, slowly ascending in a cold and lonely world.

It was Su Xiaolin's first time to come to the Snowy Mountains. She looked out the window at the valley hundreds of meters deep in the distance and couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's so high!"

Three very simple words, like an invisible key, instantly opened the lock of doubt in Hu Pingtao's heart.

He leaned his upper body forward, looked at Guo's mother, and asked seriously: "Mrs. Guo, when you washed your hands in the bathroom, where did you put the bracelet?"

Now is not the time to explain in the tourist bus. In order to ensure that the other party understands what he wants to express, Hu Pingtao specially used Hokkien.

The Guo family, mother, daughter and Adrian were all stunned.

"Can you speak Hokkien?" Guo Lingyu asked curiously.

Hu Pingtao nodded, and then turned his eyes to Guo's mother: "I suspect that Mrs. Guo broke the bracelet and it was strange. Please recall the details at that time."

Mother Guo was a little confused: "Xiaohu, I know you mean well. But the bracelet really has nothing to do with anyone else. I accidentally broke it."

Hu Pingtao asked seriously: "Are you sure?"

Although Guo's mother had a gentle personality, she did not allow others to question what she had said. Her face showed displeasure, but she did not completely reject it and only nodded slightly.

Hu Pingtao continued: "Please answer my previous question: When you washed your hands in the bathroom, where did you put the bracelet?"

"On the left side of the sink." Mother Guo said calmly, "I remember it very clearly. There is a bottle of hand sanitizer on the right side."

The old lady's attitude has become indifferent.

This is the common mentality of all those who make mistakes.

If an expensive jade bracelet is accidentally broken, it will not only cause frustration, but also self-blame. If a person from an average family encounters this kind of thing, most of them will beat their chests and cry to heaven and earth.

The Guo family is truly rich. Although Guo's mother likes the jade bracelet very much, she just treats it as an ordinary object. If she drops it, she drops it. At worst, she will have to buy a new one. However, the annoying thoughts are still there, which leads to the desire to use it.

The cover-up mentality of downplaying the matter.

Just like a child who accidentally breaks a bowl and hurriedly gathers the pieces and hides them...the two have the same psychology.

Hu Pingtao knew very well what Guo's mother was thinking at this moment. He showed a comfortable smile and his tone became softer than usual: "Mrs. Guo, how high is the distance between the sink and the ground?"

Although Guo's mother was not very happy, she did not refuse to answer. She said calmly: "It's the kind of sink that is very common in bathrooms. I have to bend down to reach the faucet."

Hu Pingtao asked again: "Mrs. Guo, I heard you say just now that the bracelet was broken to pieces?"

Guo's mother said nothing and nodded.

"How broken is it?" This is the focus of Hu Pingtao's concern.

Mother Guo raised her hand and held the hearing aid hanging on her ear. She moved very slowly and was not in a hurry to answer. There was a look of surprise on her face, and the look in her eyes was a little anxious, but also a little surprised.

People are old, but their brains are not confused. These questions raised by Hu Pingtao are related to each other. Guo's mother is a person who has been there. With her experience and experience, she also noticed the abnormalities.

Guo Lingyu also reacted and said quickly: "Mom, what Xiaohu said is right. If you think about it carefully, how did the bracelet break into pieces?"

"...there is...there is such a long section." Mother Guo gestured, pressing the tip of her left thumb on the first joint of her index finger: "The rest were broken, one by one, like stones."

The three people communicated in Hokkien, and Adrian couldn't understand a word next to him. From the changes in the expressions of several people, he judged that a serious problem had occurred, and quickly reached out to pull Su Xiaolin's clothes and asked in English.

: "What are they talking about?"

Su Xiaolin only knew a little about Hokkien. Fortunately, Hu Pingtao and the Guo family spoke very slowly. She guessed and got a rough idea, then added her own understanding to translate for Adrian.

In order to ensure stability, the cable car goes up the mountain slowly, taking more than ten minutes one way.

Hu Pingtao glanced at the transparent closed cable car window behind Mother Guo, and said seriously: "Jade is a mineral, which is divided into soft and hard. In the narrow sense, soft jade mostly refers to Hetian jade, and in the broad sense, soft jade refers to Hetian jade.

Generally refers to a collection of silicate minerals with gem value. Hard jade usually refers to jade, and the bracelet you have, Mrs. Guo, is of this type. According to the standards promulgated by the country, the hardness is generally between four and seven.

"

"Jade is a dense mass of tiny crystals that are tightly intertwined. Madam Guo, two-thirds of your bracelet is made of ice, and the rest is made of glass. On average, the overall hardness of the bracelet can reach "six."

index."

"Let's talk about marble. It is a carbonate stone with a hardness between 2.5 and 5."

"In places like bathrooms, marble is rarely used for floor tiles because the cost is too high, so ceramic tiles are used in most cases. Ceramic tiles are made of refractory metal oxides and semi-oxides, which are ground and mixed.

Produced after pressing, glazing and sintering, the base hardness index is eight.”

"The gravity of the earth will have an acceleration effect on falling objects. The same reason is true for a bird hitting a high-speed flying airplane, causing the plane to crash and kill people. When the hardness is equal, the degree of fragmentation of a jade bracelet,

The conclusion can be drawn through calculations. Of course, various complex factors are involved, including impact point, landing angle, airflow and temperature..."

"Under normal circumstances, if it is dropped and hit from a height as high as the sink, and rocks hit rocks, it is impossible to achieve the degree of fragmentation you mentioned, Mrs. Guo."

Having said this, Hu Pingtao smiled calmly: "Unless it is not high-density jade, but another kind of broken texture."

Guo Lingyu was surprised, stared at Hu Pingtao and asked: "You mean, Xiao Sun did something to deliberately deceive my mother?"

Hu Pingtao did not give a direct conclusion. He continued his unfinished analysis: "To add, when entering the cable car waiting room from the VIP channel, we all passed the road leading to the restroom. At that time, I turned my head and glanced

, the bathroom at the end of the corridor has wooden floors.”

"Also, Sun Tiantian was sent by the Culture and Tourism Bureau. When we got on the bus from the provincial capital, she stayed with you. When we set off from the hotel this morning, she was busy preparing cold-proof clothes and oxygen bottles at the foot of the mountain.

She is with you all the time. All this shows that she is a conscientious person. But I don’t understand why she separates from you when it’s time to take the cable car? Even if Adrian and I are men, even Linlin

We are pushing forward, but Sun Tiantian is lagging behind, which feels a bit unreasonable."

There was a trace of anger in Guo Lingyu's eyes: "She stole my mother's bracelet?"

Guo's mother also looked surprised, shook her head and sighed: "It's true that she knows people but not their hearts. I thought she was helping me, but I didn't expect..."

Hu Pingtao comforted: "Don't think too much. Ms. Guo, let me handle this matter! We are almost reaching the top of the mountain. Have fun. After all, it is not easy to come here. Don't be bothered by this matter.

Bad mood."

Guo Lingyu regained her composure, and her expression softened: "Xiaohu, thank you! Just do as you say!"

…

Although the signal at the top of Daxue Mountain is not very good, I can barely make calls.

After getting off the cable car, Hu Pingtao called Xiong Jie in the corner and briefly explained the situation. Xiong Jie told him not to worry and immediately contacted the Lijiang City Public Security Bureau.

In order to delay time, the Guo family's mother and daughter played on the mountain for nearly two hours. After taking the cable car down the mountain, Guo's mother excused herself from being too tired from the mountain just now and stayed in the rest area until a police car with blue and white markings drove away from the entrance of the scenic spot.

Come over and stop in front of the VIP aisle.

Several uniformed police officers walked into the lounge, led by a first-class superintendent. He must have read the information, came closer, and asked tentatively: "Excuse me, who is Director Li of the Provincial Department of Commerce?

"

Li Weifang stood up quickly: "I am Li Weifang."

The visitor smiled and stretched out his right hand: "I am Chen Zheyong from the Lijiang City Public Security Bureau."

After shaking hands, his eyes swept through everyone in sequence and quickly settled on Hu Pingtao: "Are you Hu Pingtao?"

Hu Pingtao quickly stood up and raised his hands in salute.

Chen Zheyong smiled in return and raised his finger to the woman sitting in front of Hu Pingtao: "Is she Sun Tiantian?"

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, Hu Pingtao remained motionless after going down the mountain. He and Adrian divided their duties and kept monitoring Sun Tiantian at all times. The other two bodyguards were also ordered to observe secretly to ensure that at least two people were around Sun Tiantian at all times.

She is in a free state. As soon as she makes the slightest movement, she will be arrested immediately.

Seeing the other person pointing at her, Sun Tiantian suddenly felt a strong bad feeling in her heart. She felt guilty, and she had the urge to run away. However, there was no chance at this moment. The Guo family's bodyguards and the police came in different directions.

They came around and trapped her tightly in the circle.

"What... do you want to do?" Her eyes were full of fear, and after saying this incoherent sentence, her teeth began to chatter violently under the control of panic.
Chapter completed!