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The reason why it is said that the suspect is familiar with explosives is because the suspect knows the principle of explosives and the way to trigger them.The EOD department believes that the suspect is a person who has normal contact with explosives, but has no normal contact with bombs on a daily basis.In terms of the strength of the EOD department, the bombs they made themselves are basically indestructible.Since more than ten years ago, countries such as the United States have given priority to detonation in dealing with explosives, sending the bomb to a safe place and detonating it. EOD personnel are not encouraged to dismantle bombs on site, unless hostages are involved. security or other reasons.

The EOD director introduced: "Single circuit, no trap, just like connecting a wire directly from the power supply to the light bulb, as long as the wire is cut, the light bulb will definitely not light up. We don't know the other party's intentions, and we can't figure out the other party's thoughts. Double trigger The method shows that he can do better, but the design of the bomb is very simple. We have searched the bombing crime data of the European Union and my country in the past 30 years, and there is no bomb similar to this bomb. Therefore, there is a reason The suspect is suspected to be a first-time offender."

There are many classifications in the criminal investigation department, including arson, drug delivery, theft, murder and other classification departments.When an important case occurs, the frontline police department will dispatch the case according to the specific conditions of the three major criminal investigation areas, not limited to the division of jurisdiction.Among the three major criminal investigation districts in London, the Southern District Criminal Investigation Department often deals with gang crimes and kidnapping cases.The North District Criminal Investigation Department has more experience in investigating chemical crimes such as arson and poisoning.The Criminal Investigation Department of the Central District is responsible for serial murders and bombings.

The person in charge of this case is a woman named Betty, about 30 years old, and she is the team leader of the special case team of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Central District.Her short hairsprayed hair gives her a very sophisticated look.Betty walked up to the projection cloth: "Hi everyone, I'm Betty. First of all, let me introduce this meeting, and it's the first time I've heard of the civilian who participated in the case meeting, Mr. Liang Xiliang."

Everyone looked over, Liang Xi raised his hand and forced a smile.

贝蒂道：“梁先生是位侦探, 侦探先生给我们带了一张地图，称是疑犯交给他的地图。大家看屏幕, 这是一张半年前官方发布的大伦敦区纸质行政地图。我们特意去市政厅拿了一份同样的地图进行扫描对比，并没有发现侦探先生所说的差别。除了上面的三个数字27、13和35。侦探先生认为是27号13点35分。今天是30号, 按照侦探先生的理论，下个月27号将发生新的暴炸案。”

Liang Xi interjected: "Sorry, I mean the three numbers are 27:13 on the 35th, and I didn't say anything would happen."

Betty glanced at Liang Xi, ignored him and said, "In short, we have scanned and compared many times and found no difference between the two maps. Although the case happened in the Southern District, Mr. Downer handed over the case to The Central District is in charge. The brothers and Mr. Detective in the Southern District have had a hard day, and we will be in charge of the rest of the matter in the Central District. Two, your work is over. Thank you."

Baker glanced at Liang Xi and stood up. Liang Xi asked, "Since the map has nothing to do with the case, can you return it to me?"

Betty replied: "I'm afraid not. The technical department still needs to use various chemicals to conduct experiments. It cannot be ruled out that there are hidden clues hidden on the map."

Liang Xi said: "The map is for me. The other party should know that I don't have any conditions for chemical testing. Even if you don't want to return it to me, please don't destroy the integrity of the map. I firmly believe that the suspect wants to pass information to me through the map."

Betty nodded: "We will fully consider your opinion, Mr. Detective."

Baker and Liang Xi left the building of the Criminal Investigation Department in the Central District. Baker complained first: "Stupid woman."

Liang Xi hurriedly corrected: "If you say that, people will misunderstand that you are biased against gender. You should treat them equally and say: silly X."

"Haha." Baker said, "Let's go, I'll treat you to a drink."

Liang Xi looked at the time and said, "No, I have invited Fiona to dinner."

Baker asked: "Your map is gone."

Liang Xi said: "Didn't Betty scan the map? Fiona happens to be a hacker, so it's not too difficult to steal something from the central area."

The two got into the car, and Baker started the car and said, "To be honest, since Betty scanned the map and found no difference, Fiona can't find anything after scanning."

Liang Xi replied: "My intuition tells me that there must be information on the map. Today is just the beginning. Take me back to the detective agency to pick up the car first."

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Dinnertime is the most relaxing time after a long day at work.In a French restaurant in London, eight gold-collar workers in suits are gathering. They are colleagues. Today is the 40th birthday of a female lawyer in the law firm.According to the arrangement of the boss of the law firm two days ago, the company prepared a birthday party for the female lawyer in the restaurant, and invited several colleagues who had a good relationship with the female lawyer to attend.

This female lawyer has a kind personality and is amiable, and everyone in the law firm likes her.Even colleagues who were unable to attend due to work and family reasons prepared a gift for the female lawyer.Several colleagues helped carry the gifts to the restaurant, and after the birthday candles were blown out, at someone's suggestion, they began to guess the gift.

The female lawyer picked up a packing box, shook it, listened, and said, "Snow Mountain Crystal from Finance Mimi." When she opened it, it was a Santa Claus ornament with a greeting card inside, and the giver was not free to attend. A lawyer at a birthday party.

The female lawyer regretfully picked up the wine and drank it in one gulp. Everyone clapped their hands: "Next."

The female lawyer picked up the ribbon-wrapped box, shook it, listened to it, and weighed it again: "A mobile phone?"

After all, the female lawyer opened the package, and a wooden box appeared, which was twice the size of an ordinary mobile phone box.The female lawyer looked at everyone and saw that everyone was very curious. She thought it was a gift from a colleague who did not attend the banquet, so the female lawyer held the wooden box with one hand, and pressed the left and right buttons on the box with the other hand. pop open.The first thing that catches the eye is a pair of mercury tubes on the left and right.

"What's this?" The female lawyer felt very interesting. She shook her hand, and the two mercury tubes tilted to the other side, and then no one followed.

It was a bomb, almost identical to the one during the day.The only difference is that there is no instruction on the back of the box in the lawyer's hand.The consequences were completely different. Eight people sat at the same table, three died and five were injured. Of the five injured, two died after being sent to the hospital.

Twenty minutes before the explosion, Fiona, who ate foie gras at a French restaurant, scanned the results. She got the original scanned image from the technician in the Central District, and then scanned the administrative map she bought at the travel agency. Comparing and found a difference.Liang Xi's map has a location with a darker font, while the map Fiona bought has a lighter font.In a map, darker fonts indicate larger and more important areas.The location is a five-storey office building in the city of London, which is a commercial center. The building is called the Ice Building.Fiona inquired and learned that the first floor of Binghai Building is a supermarket, and the second floor is the office building of Binghai Law Firm.

Liang Xi dialed Betty's phone number: "Hi Miss Betty, I'm Liang Xi, I scanned the map and found that there is a problem with the Binghai Building."

Betty replied very politely: "Thank you for calling, we will conduct further verification on the information you provided." This attitude is already good, and it was the attitude that Betty corrected only after the department boss talked with Betty alone after the meeting.The head of the department told Betty that Liang Xi was the one Tang Na agreed to approve to participate in the meeting. No matter how unhappy you are, you can't be so rude to him.So after receiving Liang Xi's call, Betty answered Liang Xi very politely.

After hanging up the phone, Betty and the team continued to search for clues.According to the explanation of the EOD director, the Ministry of Internal Affairs once suspected that someone in the EOD department had stolen standard explosives, but there was no evidence to support this.Betty had just interviewed the warehouse management earlier, and the warehouse management confirmed that there were such rumors, and he himself thought that there might be problems.When answering Liang Xi's phone call, Betty and the team members were comprehensively analyzing the information of all members of the EOD department and determining the order of interviews.

Soon Betty arrived at the scene of the explosion, and after understanding the situation, she found that all the victims were employees of the Binghai Building Law Firm.Betty couldn't understand, it's impossible, her own people scanned the map several times, but didn't find any difference, Liang Xi didn't have a map but could scan the difference?

A team member reminded: "It is said that Liang Xi has some background as a magician."

This hint was very direct, and Betty asked back: "He directed and acted by himself?"

Team member: "Otherwise, how do you explain his prophecy?"

Betty thought for a while: "See how he explains this problem."

Liang Xi received a call from Betty and replied, "I'm picking up my girlfriend from get off work, and I'm not free now." He already knew about a bombing in a certain restaurant.

Betty said: "Mr. Liang, three people died."

Liang Xi replied: "I know, I'm not free right now, I'll talk about it tomorrow if I have something to do."

Betty said: "Mr. Liang, I am very polite to ask you to go to the police station. If you refuse, we can only send someone to pick you up, and everyone will not look good at that time."

"Send someone to pick me up." Silly, Liang Xi made a phone call: "Sprinkle coins, borrow a lawyer."

Bobby: "Anything fun?"

Liang Xi: "Yes, it's fun. I'm going to be arrested soon, and I can't explain it." You can't betray Fiona, right?While Fiona was an official hacker, hacking into the Central Technology Department's computers was at least a violation.This is not why Liang Xi doesn't want to explain.As I said before, the best way to deal with long-term premeditated crimes is to disrupt the opponent's plan.Since the suspect involved himself in the matter, he would go to live in the police station for a few days to break the suspect's original plan.

As a detective, Liang Xi already knew the possibility that Betty suspected him and then detained him.Liang Xi knew the direction of the matter as soon as he turned his head.Liang Xi didn't mean to argue with Betty, he would not let himself be uneducated because of other people's impoliteness.Fighting against Betty, it seems that he is too small.

Considering the case itself, is this the last case?Impossible, once the case involves a law firm, the data will become very large.The first thing to do is to determine which lawyer the suspect targeted, and then to figure out whether the lawyer was attacked for professional or personal reasons.What made Liang Xi uneasy was that the suspects were not good men and women. The homeless man would kill him if he wanted to, and he didn't care. It might be because he didn't treat the homeless man as a normal person.Where's the lawyer? 3 dead and 5 injured, doesn't he care about killing innocent people by mistake?

While talking, Karin came out of the hospital, Liang Xi greeted her, hugged and kissed to explain the situation.The two sat down in the small park of the hospital, leaned together and had a little whisper.About 10 minutes later, two plainclothes came to the door and showed their IDs: "Liang Xi, please come with us." Judicial arrest requires reasons, but not evidence. The arrest arrest time limit is 24 hours. If the case is complicated, you can apply for an extension of the detention time. .

Liang Xi went quickly, and Karin took Liang Xi's car keys and shouted: "Honey, if you have nothing to do, stay a few more days, I like the heating in your apartment."

Liang Xi looked back and glared, and Karin blew a kiss: "I miss you." Karin had no idea about Liang Xi's detention, and the situation was under Liang Xi's prediction and control.

In order to be successfully detained, Liang Xi didn't know anything about Betty's questions, and only answered one sentence: "Talk to my lawyer if you have something to do."

According to Liang Xi's request, the Clement Group managed to find a stupid lawyer. With the help of the stupid lawyer, Liang Xi was successfully detained by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Central District in the suspect's detention room of the Criminal Investigation Department.An hour later, according to Liang Xi's arrangement, the reporter contacted by Karin called the Criminal Investigation Department and confirmed that the short-lived Internet celebrity Liang Xi was detained by the Central District Criminal Investigation Department as a suspect.Liang Xi didn't want his resources to put pressure on Betty, in fact, these resources were very smart, and they would not take care of Liang Xi's affairs unless Liang Xi asked.Liang Xi's purpose is to tell the suspect through the Internet: I have been arrested, and I can't get out for a few days, you can play your game yourself.

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This is not the first time Liang Xi entered the detention room. The last time he entered the detention room was when he was ten years old. He was accompanied by children's psychological counseling and an exclusive children's lawyer, and stayed in the detention room for several hours.The conditions of the detention room are relatively better than that of the detention center and the detention center, because the detention room temporarily detains the suspects, and in order to avoid the possibility of collusion and information, most of them are single rooms.However, in order to prevent suicide, the prison room has iron fences as walls, and the suspects have almost no privacy.There will also be guards in key detention rooms, and 360-degree cameras with no dead ends will serve you.

Liang Xi came in to sleep last night, after all, Betty also had to sleep.Early the next morning, the stupid lawyer conveyed Liang Xi's intention. Liang Xi hoped to prove his innocence, even if he extended the detention time.Betty wondered, I haven't interrogated you yet, you asked for an extension of the detention period?This is a good thing for Betty. Originally, after 24 hours, she had to apply to the higher authorities for an extension of the detention period. Since Liang Xi proposed it himself, she signed a letter, voluntarily cooperated with the police investigation, and agreed to extend the detention period. .If Liang Xi is really a criminal, this is a factor that the judge will consider when sentencing after going to court.

Before the interrogation of Liang Xi, Betty went to Downer's office to report on the current investigation of the case.Tang Na heard that Betty had detained Liang Xi, and when he extended Liang Xi's detention before coming to see him, he was stunned for three seconds.He didn't understand whether Betty was too innocent, or Betty didn't understand Liang Xi.If Liang Xi had really done something bad, he would have jumped up and down a long time ago, using lawyers openly and favors secretly, how could he take the initiative to apply for an extension of time.Betty mentioned this matter mainly because Tang Na approved Liang Xi to attend the meeting yesterday.After thinking about it for a long time, Tang Na replied: "I don't know him very well, so go get busy."

Six people were killed and three were seriously injured in two explosions yesterday.After meeting Betty, Downer attended a press conference. First, he denied that the two cases were acts of terrorism. Second, he explained that the investigation of the cases was in charge of the Central District Special Case Team.The reporter asked, why wasn't Blade or the Office of Counter-Terrorism responsible for this case?Downer responded: He has explained that this is a criminal case, and the special case team has rich experience in handling cases, and I believe the suspect will be caught soon.

The special case team does have considerable experience, and there are also detectives who are proficient in explosives.But this case is not simple, there is no better clue except that the materials used by the other party are very common.The task force has not figured out who the target of the suspect was last night?Is it a single person?Or the entire law firm?How did bomb bombs get mixed into gifts?Was it dropped at the law firm, or was it added at the restaurant?Or was it someone at the law firm?

What worries Betty even more is Liang Xi's prediction: this is just the beginning.

Betty finally arraigned Liang Xi, and Liang Xi met Betty accompanied by a stupid lawyer, which first gave Betty a bad impression.As mentioned earlier, people who think they are innocent usually do not hire a lawyer, and it costs money to hire a lawyer. Hiring a lawyer shows that you have a guilty conscience, which will attract more attention and suspicion from the police.

Betty pushed the surveillance captured photo of a man wearing a top hat and mask to Liang Xi: "Do you know him?"

Liang Xi looked at the photo and said, "The height is about the same as me." This guy doesn't wear a top hat every day.You must know that Britain has a hat culture. Even Bush Jr. was criticized by the British media for wearing a wider hat when he visited the UK.Furthermore, few people wear top hats on the street now, and of course some people, usually nobles, wear them to show their status.In addition, when participating in some activities, such as funerals, many people choose to wear top hats.This person's top hat is pressed very low, from this point it can be judged that he is not a person wearing a top hat.

Why?Why do people who don't wear top hats wear top hats every day?Are hooded windbreakers and sweaters not fragrant?The top hat will attract the attention of others instead.The top hat should be a notable factor in this case.

"do you know it?"

"I don't know." Liang Xi replied.

Betty asked back: "Surely you don't know?"

"affim."

Betty laughed and said, "Only part of his face is exposed, but you are so sure that you don't know him."

Liang Xi responded: "Maybe it's because I know too few people."

Betty asked, "How did you know there was going to be an explosion in a certain restaurant last night?"

Liang Xi said: "You are framing. My original words are that there may be a problem with the Binghai Building."

Betty said: "The Binghai Building is the office of Binghai Law Firm. The staff members were attacked at the restaurant party last night, causing five deaths and three injuries. I know that you did not do it yourself. I am sure that this incident and You are connected. I can offer you a deal to become a tainted witness."

Liang Xi asked in surprise, "Really?"

Betty nodded: "Yes." Is this detective a fool?

Liang Xi looked at the stupid lawyer: "Is it possible?"

The stupid lawyer had some legal knowledge, so he replied, "Do you need the prosecutor's approval?" He wasn't sure.

Liang Xi was very angry: "You lied to me?"

Betty explained: "No, no, no, I have already contacted the prosecutor, and he has to read the file before making a decision. Your positive attitude will lead to his consent." In Betty's understanding, Liang Xi should know the identity of the suspect and hide the suspect. Even helped the suspect.

Liang Xi kindly reminded: "You should focus on the case, not me. I think yesterday was just the beginning."

Betty thought that Liang Xi's words were threatening herself and asked herself to get rid of the prosecutor quickly, otherwise there would be more cases.Human subjectivity is so fun. When one thing is identified, they will make up their own reasons to explain it.Betty shouldn't have doubted Liang Xi, but Liang Xi's attitude made her doubt Liang Xi.

How long will Liang Xi live?For the time being, the occurrence of the next case shall prevail. If Liang Xi lived for 48 hours and still no case occurred, Liang Xi would be sure that the other party was following him and that he was a link in the other party's criminal plan.If a case occurs when you live in the detention room, it means that you are not important in the other party's plan, and the other party may have changed your plan.

Liang Xi didn't expect that there was a third possibility.An agent called Betty away and told Betty outside the interrogation room that he had just received a call from someone claiming to be the bomber demanding that Liang Xi be released immediately, otherwise another explosion would occur.The chief of criminal investigation let Betty decide for herself.

After thinking for a long time, Betty returned to the interrogation room and said to Liang Xi, "You can go."

Liang Xi replied: "No, I want to be a tainted witness, and I won't leave." Some idiot called.Isa?Bobby?Liu Zhen?Roger?Phil?No, is it Baker?Baker might meddle in other people's business, but Baker doesn't seem to be high enough, and with Isa by his side, he probably won't make money for himself.

Betty was shocked by Liang Xi's answer and didn't know how to answer for a long time.Liang Xi asked in a surprised tone: "The suspect asked you to release him?" Liang Xi got the answer from Betty's expression, what the hell is this.No, I can't go out by myself.

"I insist on being a tainted witness, otherwise I will file a complaint with the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Liang Xi looked at his lawyer: "Did you hear Agent Betty say about the tainted witness just now?"

The lawyer nods.

Liang Xi said: "If you don't let me be a tainted witness, then you will be suspected of inducing a confession during the interrogation." The suspect has such a strong will to carry out the plan, could it be Thresh?But Thresh said that he would not kill people, and several people died yesterday.Thresh just said that he would not raise money for the Orphan Society to kill his parents. It does not mean that the bad guys killed his parents. He also insisted on the spirit of not killing like Batman.

Do not!Yesterday I judged that the suspect had no money, and Thresh charged a high fee, so I probably wouldn't ask him to make a plan.Oh, I'll go, will the suspect tie Chris up as a Thresh, and Chris is forced to make a plan, involving himself, hoping that he can find clues to save him.This brain hole is a bit too big.

Betty didn't make a decision for now, she sat down and said, "Let's talk about the map. The map you gave me is fine. We compared it no less than ten times."

Liang Xi asked: "Then have you tried to change to a comparison map?"

Betty asked, "What do you mean?"

Liang Xi said: "The Criminal Investigation Department of the Central District is only 600 meters away from the City Hall. You must have taken the map from the City Hall. As far as I know, the Criminal Investigation Department of the Central District is responsible for almost all the bombing cases. I am so stupid that I can Knowing that you went to the city hall to get the map, why didn’t the suspect know that you went to the city hall to get the map?” The administrative maps and brochures of the city hall are free, and you can take it yourself.If my guess is correct, it means that the suspect wants to make some noise, so he replaced the map of the city hall with the map to mislead the police in the investigation.In other words, the suspect must kill.Liang Xi vaguely smelled revenge.

After watching Liang Xi for a long time, Betty left the interrogation room and went to the technical department. Unfortunately, various chemical tests were done on the two map samples.Fortunately, the computer was saved, so Betty sent someone to find three maps and told them not to go to the city hall to get them.This requirement made it difficult for the detectives. This product is not a hot seller. Modern young people are used to navigation, and few of them can understand paper maps.Most supermarkets don't sell them, so you can only go to travel agencies and gas stations near the airport. They must have administrative maps.

After more than an hour of tossing, the comparison results came out, and the difference in the map was found, and the difference was in the Binghai Building.But Liang Xi's suspicion did not diminish, because Liang Xi didn't have a map in his hand, how did he know the difference was in the Binghai Building?Betty raised this question, but it was a pity that Liang Xi was full of incomparable desire for tainted witnesses, and dealt with Betty with his own guesses and calculations.

The more the suspect wants to get out, the less he can get out.

Betty's team has a lot of work. They believe that there must be suspects among the dead last night. They need to take notes on all the employees of the law firm and review the previous cases of the dead and injured.Call the monitoring to determine which gift is the bomb and when the bomb was mixed into the gift.The most important thing is to check the female lawyer who is the protagonist of the birthday.

But nothing for a day's work.At night, Betty arrived in the detention room, without food or drink, she leaned on the side with her hands on her chest and looked at Liang Xi who was eating in prison: "Your accomplice didn't intend to rescue you, he just made a threatening phone call."

"Oh." Sure enough, you must wait for yourself to go out.Already got the answer, there is no need to stay here anymore.Although the prison meal is free, is he a person who lacks the money?

"If you cooperate with our work, I can intercede with the judge." Betty continued to induce a confession.She was not sure about Liang Xi's position in this case.

Liang Xi said, "I want to make a phone call."

Betty gave Liang Xi her mobile phone, and after Liang Xi dialed the number, Betty took the mobile phone and put it on the table to turn on the speakerphone.Poppy: "Hello?"

Liang Xi: "Send a lawyer over here."

Bobby: "Hey, we are the Clement Group. It is really difficult to find an incompetent lawyer. Don't make things difficult for them, okay?"

Liang Xi said, "I want to go out."

Bobby: "Oh, come play with me?"

Liang Xi hesitated and said, "Think about it, do you have bomb experts over there?"

Bobby asked, and replied after a while: "There is a bomb disposal expert who has worked in the Middle East for eight years."

"Okay, let's play with you."

"Choking to death, send a team of lawyers there immediately." He was choking to death, and for safety reasons, Bobby was strictly restricted from going out.At the same time, Bobby knew that no one would stop Liang Xiyue from going out to play by himself.

Liang Xi hung up the phone: "Thank you."

Betty asked, "What are you doing?"

Liang Xi ate the last bite of beef, wiped his mouth, and said to Betty: "You should have discovered something. I can use the police rules to enter the detention room, and I can also leave the detention room. Your behavior can be predicted. It means that you will always be one step behind the gangsters in premeditated crimes. But this is not your fault, the police are supposed to deal with the aftermath, and you will only intervene after things happen. In the face of serial premeditated crimes, you are easily caught by the suspects Anticipate your next move.”

"Premeditated crimes consider things in very detail, including the material of the murder weapon they use, fingerprints, DNA, voice, etc. Those who can do things beautifully may be veterans. They have a lot of experience in dealing with the police and know the basic procedures of police work. The second One might be a judicial officer, and the best cops are capable of being the best criminals."

Liang Xi said: "I believe that your team is very capable of solving bombing cases, but this case is different from what you think. The focus of this case is not on bombing, because bombing is very rough. It can be said that the other party is an entry-level It’s just that due to the strong manual ability, the overall level of bombing has been improved.”

Betty said: "We also focus on people. Today we carefully asked all the employees of the law firm."

"No, no, we just said premeditated crime. Let's assume that the other party is very smart. He has considered some details. It is basically impossible to obtain information from the lawyer unless he deliberately gives the information to you." Liang Xi said: "I personally A little bit of opinion, I don’t know whether it’s right or wrong. The first detail: the top hat he wears. The second detail: the first deceased has no meaning, and the homeless man has no meaning to him. The third detail: the two bombs used They’re all wooden boxes with wooden three-dimensional puzzle pictures.”

"Let's analyze other information. It's the female lawyer's birthday, and the boss paid her out to celebrate her birthday. This detail was known to many people two days ago, so it's meaningless. It's a random behavior for a female lawyer to guess gifts at the birthday party. It's basically certain that the female lawyer It is the target. If the female lawyer is not the main target, then the gangsters treat Binghai Law Firm indiscriminately. Do you remember the three sets of numbers 27, 13, and 35 on the map? It must be meaningful, and you can try to contact the female lawyer for information. "

Liang Xi said: "I still have a lot of doubts. I think we don't have enough information to solve the case before the next bomb appears. Last but not least, my personal opinion is that your team is not suitable for solving this case."