These random sounds did not disturb Hu Pingtao's thoughts. He pulled the property management manager out of the crowd, stood next to the patrol car, and asked: "Can the surveillance camera capture the location of the float?"

The property management manager understood his intention as soon as he heard it and said quickly: "The monitoring is broken."

"Really bad?" Hu Pingtao's face was filled with doubt.

"It's really bad." The property management manager said with honesty on his face.

Hu Pingtao said calmly: "You have to think about it, this matter will cause a big fuss today. Although the groom is busy picking up people, he will definitely not give up. This float happened in the community, you guys

Property management also has an unshirkable responsibility. Although those who are pulling the strings are willing to compensate, you have to understand that this is not a question of whether to compensate or not."

"It's you who have been raped for such a long time during your wedding. Are you willing to accept mediation?"

"If this matter is not handled well, the groom will definitely cause trouble with your property management. By then, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat and will have to walk around."

This was not a threat, and the property management manager was indeed scared. He quickly defended: "Comrade police, I really didn't lie to you, the camera is really broken. If you don't believe me, I will take you to the monitoring room to have a look. There is really no image."

Hu Pingtao asked: "Since it's broken, why not repair it?"

"If the superiors don't give me money, there's nothing I can do about it!" The property management manager spread his hands and screamed in frustration.

Hu Pingtao thought for a while and asked: "Then do you know the woman who lives in the second unit of Building 7?"

"Know."

"what does she do?"

"I'm not sure about this. It's only been two months since I took over the house, and the head of household information shows that the house belongs to her mother, and her workplace information is blank."

Hu Pingtao thought for a moment: "Well, you take me to her home to see her."

He had a feeling: There was something wrong with this woman.

Although the old man named Zhang is domineering and a bit unruly, what he said is quite reasonable.

"It's not like I was the first to pull this flower. There was someone else in front of me."

There are indeed people in society who are dishonest, but they are in the minority after all.

Xinyuan is a gated community, not too big. Even if the people living here don't know each other, they look up and look down, so it's certain they are familiar.

The decorated wedding car is parked downstairs in the community, and adults know what this means.

Children are ignorant, and it is normal for the old man to follow the child's wishes and pick flowers from the car to coax the child.

It is entirely possible for an old man to be unreasonable.

But the second, the third, the fourth... according to the record, there were as many as seven old people involved in the affair, which is a bit unjustifiable.

There is only one premise for this situation: that is, the decoration on the float has been severely damaged, making people feel that it is just a pile of garbage.

It's normal to pull a few flowers from the trash.

The first person to destroy the float must be found.

In addition, as the old people discussed, Hu Pingtao also had another idea.

I hope I am overthinking it.

…

Building seven, unit two, room 502.

Knocked on the door, but it didn't open.

Hu Pingtao increased his voice: "Please open the door, I am the police."

He heard sounds of movement inside.

After knocking for two minutes, the old guardrail-style security door was still closed.

This further confirmed Hu Pingtao's suspicion.

"Open the door, otherwise the water and electricity will be cut off." Although the property management manager didn't know what Hu Pingtao was thinking, he was willing to cooperate with the police.

The door slowly opened a crack from the inside, gradually widening, revealing a wrinkled and wary face: "Who are you looking for?"

Hu Pingtao looked down at the old lady: "Are you the head of the household?"

The other party looked a little unnatural by him, and was even more afraid of the black police uniform he was wearing. He nodded slightly and said, "What's the matter?"

"Someone is getting married today over at Building Three. Someone saw your daughter pulling off someone else's float. Let's investigate this." Hu Pingtao's reasons were very good.

"My daughter hasn't been out today." The old lady said and was about to close the door.

"She came back this morning." Hu Pingtao increased his voice, full of deterrence: "This is a normal household investigation. I hope you will cooperate with our work."

The old lady's face changed, but her words were still tough: "I said she didn't go out, she just didn't go out."

Hu Pingtao said calmly: "Call Jiang Mei out, just to do a simple investigation."

This is the name the woman registered with the property management office.

The old lady is her mother, He Ying.

He Ying tightened her face, pursed her lips, and said coldly: "My daughter is sleeping, you can come another time!"

Hu Pingtao said seriously: "You must let her come out today."

As he spoke, he took off the walkie-talkie from his shoulder and asked for backup.

After a few minutes of stalemate, He Ying reluctantly opened the door.

Hu Pingtao noticed the expression on her face.

Helplessness, pain, numbness... but more importantly, relief.

There are three types of houses in the community. He Ying lives in the smallest one. It has two bedrooms, one living room, and a kitchen and bathroom.

As soon as I walked into the living room, I could see through the corridor that the bathroom door was open. Although the area was small, there was a large wooden bathtub placed there.

A naked woman was soaking in the tub. Her back was to the door, and her shoulder blades were exposed on her skinny back.

The house is not big, and the sum of the several rooms does not exceed fifty square meters at most. Whether it is Hu Pingtao standing in the living room or the woman lying in the bathtub, the distance between the two is not far. As long as they open their mouths to speak, they will

Can hear each other's voice.

Hu Pingtao turned around quickly and stared at He Ying with a frown: "Why don't you close the door when taking a shower?"

He Ying's wrinkled face showed a trace of ridicule: "This is my home, usually only my daughter and I are here. Don't you want to come in? Then just take a look!"

Hu Pingtao stopped talking. He took Li Pingbo to the living room, avoiding direct sight of the bathroom, took out the phone and dialed Liao Qiu's number.

"Requesting support? It has to be a policewoman? What's going on?" Liao Qiu felt confused on the phone.

Hu Pingtao gave a rough account of the incident of damage to the float in the community, and continued: "I suspect that there is something wrong with the first vandal of the float. He is now acting like a drug addict."

"I understand." Liao Qiu nodded on the other end of the phone: "I'll let Zhao Li go over now, and then notify the anti-narcotics brigade and the subdistrict office."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

The waiting period was very painful. He Ying crossed his arms across his chest and stood in the corner of the room, looking coldly at Hu Pingtao and Li Pingbo.

Li Pingbo put the transcript into the document bag, pushed Hu Pingtao with his shoulder, lowered his voice, and asked curiously: "Xiaohu, how do you know that the woman in the bathroom is taking drugs?"

Although he is an auxiliary police officer, he is more than ten years older than Hu Pingtao.

Hu Pingtao said calmly: "Only married people can tie flowers on floats. If there is a float parked downstairs in your house, will you pick the flowers on the float when you pass by?"

Li Pingbo shook his head without thinking: "Absolutely not! Unless it's a full meal. On someone's happy day, what's the difference between doing this and making a grudge?"

Hu Pingtao nodded slightly: "When I was taking notes for those old people downstairs just now, the property management manager of the community was also present. I asked in detail and saw the identity information of the seven old people. Among them were workers, teachers, and even some

There are cadres in public institutions who are all retired... In fact, when it comes to picking wedding car garlands, it is a herd mentality. As long as you watch the people in front taking a lot of flowers, the people behind you will start to follow suit. Some account for the small number.

The idea of ​​being cheap is not surprising, because free things are the best.”

"I ignored this at first. Later, when the old people were quarreling with each other when taking notes, I remembered that the "first saboteur" was the key to this matter. Just like you just said: a float is parked there, as long as

He is a person with normal logical thinking. Most of the time, he would not think of going there to cause damage, because everyone knows that it is a wedding car and is used to pick up the bride."

"Everyone has different qualities. But as people get older, they are more relaxed about issues like "face". Of course, it can also be said that they are relying on their old age to show off their old age. Do you still remember that during the Chinese New Year last year, there was such a news on TV? At that time

There was a batch of Christmas red flowers placed on the square, but some were stolen that night. The greening department had no choice but to replace the flowers again. But it was useless. After the peak flowering period, the batch of Christmas red flowers was lost one after another.

There are hundreds of pots."

"Stealing flowers is not strange, but stealing flowers from a wedding car is a little unreasonable. We usually live in the same community, and we don't see each other when we look up. As long as you see him upstairs, even if you don't catch him, he will not be spared.

You, this is a marriage after all! It may only happen once in your life. If you mess with my wedding car, I will never make it easy for you."

Li Pingbo nodded: "That's the truth."

"So no one in their right mind would tear the garland on the wedding car."

Hu Pingtao said firmly: "Of course, there are exceptions for children, but the children who come out in the morning are all taken by adults. Children are not sensible, so why are adults also ignorant? Everyone knows the principle of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, especially when taking notes before

Those seven old people, they kept shouting, "You only follow others to take flowers from the car". Haha... This makes sense, I believe they are not lying."

"Then the question is! Who tore the garland on the wedding car first?"

Looking at the confused Li Pingbo, Hu Pingtao raised his right hand and lightly tapped his forehead with his index finger: "No one with normal logical thinking would do such a thing."

Li Pingbo had some understanding: "Xiaohu, you mean... crazy?"
To be continued...