dead innocent

The interrogation against Qin Xiao didn't go smoothly. Maybe people like Qin Xiao had some legal knowledge training.They know very well how to deal with the police, how to protect themselves, and how not to let themselves fall into the trap of the police when they are involved in a lawsuit.

Like wolves in the forest, they know well the traps laid by the hunter.They are not only alert and cunning, but also confident, relying on their inherent species advantages.They have fangs, claws, and more importantly, wolves behind them.

Chu Xingyun quickly looked at the surveillance video during the time of the incident. The surveillance video showed that Zhou Shiyang entered Room 106 with the key card taken from the front desk at 10:106. About [-] minutes later, the cleaning Enter Room [-] to clean up.

At 38:106, the cleaning staff walked out of Room [-].

At 45:106, Qin Xiao entered Room [-].

At 106:[-], Qin Xiao escaped from Room [-] and was brought back by He Cheng.

The video clearly tells the whole story line of Zhou Shiyang's murder. Only Bao Jie and Qin Xiao entered Room 106.In fact, according to the monitoring kept at the scene, the final suspect was not Qin Xiao, but the cleaning aunt.

The cleaning aunt was pushing the cleaning cart, and it was easy to install a murder weapon in it, and she was also the last person Zhou Shiyang came into contact with before his death.This speculation is absurd and ridiculous. The cleaning aunt has no motive for killing. She doesn't even know who the guest in room 106 is. She can't kill.Moreover, Chu Xingyun sent people to search the cleaning car, and her cleaning car never left the monitoring range from the beginning to the end. There were only some cleaning tools in it, and there was no murderous iron as Su Wan described.

That is to say, the two people Zhou Shiyang came into contact with before his death, Qin Xiao and Mrs. Cleaning, could almost rule out any suspicions. The only remaining suspect was Qin Xiao.

Chu Xingyun fell into contemplation watching the scene where Qin Xiao ran out of 106 and rushed to the elevator on the screen. Now there is no direct evidence that Qin Xiao is the murderer.If Qin Xiao was not the murderer, then the murder he was facing was a secret room murder, that is to say, someone sneaked into 106 and killed Zhou Shiyang without anyone noticing, and then disappeared without anyone noticing.

But he remembered very clearly that the cleaning aunt said that when she entered Room 106, the window of the room was locked, and she would lock the window every time she finished cleaning the room.And that window can only be opened and closed from the inside. It is impossible for someone to open the window from the outside and sneak into the room unless the murderer has an inside response in the room—but not only can no murder weapon be found in room 106, but there is no redundant one. People, this conjecture can almost be given up.

Chu Xingyun took out a blank sheet of paper from the file folder, and wrote down three inferences——

1; Qin Xiao is the murderer, where is the murder weapon?

2; Qin Xiao is not the murderer, how to kill in a secret room?

When writing the third point, he suddenly raised his head to look at the frozen screen. On the screen, Tan Xiao's fleeing figure was like a mouse crossing the street; so panicked and embarrassed.

When he saw Qin Xiao at the scene, he could tell at a glance that there were unfathomable things in Qin Xiao's heart.Facing Zhou Shiyang's body, Qin Xiao did not show any humane sadness or pity.He was just terrified, terrified, as uneasy and worried as if he was haunted by the evil spirit transformed into by the dead Zhou Shiyang.

There is a dark and sharp cold light in Chu Xingyun's eyes, like a candle lit up in the dark world, vaguely catching those ghosts and monsters lurking in the darkness.

After a moment of contemplation, he wrote down the crucial third point on the white paper - the goal.

The red pen in his hand drew a few circles around the two characters, and the red oil refill surrounded 'target', like a bloody trap.

The paper was suddenly taken away by a slender and beautiful hand, and Chu Xingyun then dropped the pen in his hand on the table, held his forehead and took a deep breath.

He Cheng scanned through the three doubts he had listed, focused his eyes on the word 'target' that was written in red and could hardly make out the notes, and said calmly: "You don't think the murderer's target is Zhou Shiyang?"

Chu Xingyun dragged his forehead and closed his eyes, stretched out two fingers to make a two, and his tone was tired and low: "There are two situations; one, if Qin Xiao is the murderer, his target is Zhou Shiyang. Second, if Qin Xiao is not the murderer , the murderer’s target will not be Zhou Shiyang. Conversely, using ideology to demonstrate the state, if we can find evidence that Zhou Shiyang is the target of the attack, then Qin Xiao is likely to be the murderer, otherwise, Qin Xiao is not the murderer.”

He Cheng understood, Chu Xingyun found that the murder weapon was hard to find, so he opened up a new way of thinking.It's just that this road is not much easier than finding the murder weapon. The clues available in this case and the closed space of the case are simply unbelievable.

Chu Xingyun took out the cigarette case and knocked out a cigarette, and with the cigarette holder in his mouth, he searched all the pockets on his body to find a lighter.

He Cheng silently bent down to pick up a lighter that had fallen on the corner of the table, leaned against the edge of the table, held the flame with his hand and handed it to him.

Chu Xingyun lit a cigarette with his hand, and felt that it felt good.He thought hard about the case, and He Cheng served before the case. In ancient times, he had red sleeves to add fragrance, and he had the president to light cigarettes.

He Cheng lowered his eyes and looked at the flames emerging from the lighter, and gently traced the outer layer of the flames with his left fingertips, testing the scorching heart of the flames little by little.He retracted his fingers when the skin was about to be burned, and tried again after a while, the flames became a game in his hands.

"You don't seem to doubt Qin Xiao very much."

He Cheng said.

Chu Xingyun bit his cigarette and frowned, then pulled the video back to the original point, his pupils reflected the strong light of the screen.

"In the absence of critical clues, anyone is suspect. Similarly, anyone may be innocent."

He Cheng raised his eyelids, and smirked with slanted lips: "You still trust him."

"Who, Qin Xiao?"

"Otherwise? There is only one suspect now, but you don't interrogate him. What are you waiting for?"

Chu Xingyun took away the smoke from the corner of his lips and licked his lower lip which was dried by the smoke. He didn't realize that there was something in his words, so he stared at the screen and said: "It's useless, that kid can't say anything, his psychology The line of defense is not so easily defeated. Director Qin is his backer, as long as Director Qin does not fall, his psychological defense will not collapse."

He Cheng crossed his arms, stared at him with lowered eyes for a while, then lifted his lips and sneered: "When I was involved in a murder case, you were very active in interrogating me."

Chu Xingyun played back the video twice more, and saw that the cleaning staff came out of Room 106 and then entered Room 107, and within 5 minutes after the cleaning staff entered, the guests of Room 107 came out of the room with their luggage, and walked with Qin Xiao.When the cleaning staff stood at the door of Room 106 and exclaimed about the dead, the guest of Room 107 happened to walk to the stairs and went downstairs.

It's a little strange, this person should have heard the exclamation of the cleaning, but his steps are not chaotic, and it seems that he has not been affected in the slightest.

Chu Xingyun opened the customer information that the manager gave him that night, and found this person in the registration column of Room 107. His name is Lu Xia. He checked into the Shu Palace on September 10, and checked out within 107 minutes after the homicide occurred. .If this person is forced to be involved in this case, then the only connection between him and Zhou Shiyang is that he lives in room [-].However, this Lu Xia moved in two days ago, and this bit of information overturned the only remaining relationship between him and Zhou Shiyang, leaving only a layer of chance.

In any case, facing such a confusing case, Chu Xingyun still felt that it was necessary to find this person, even if it was useless, he had to try.

He rummaged through the details for Lu Xia's contact information, didn't pay attention to what He Cheng was saying, bit his cigarette holder and said absently, "Well, bring the ashtray here."

Seeing that he didn't attract his attention, He Cheng felt a little unhappy, and instead of taking the ashtray to him, he bent down and took the cigarette in his mouth.

Chu Xingyun's mouth was empty, and he raised his eyes subconsciously, and saw He Cheng leaning over with his hands on the table, leaning over, and stopped very close to him.

"what happened?"

Chu Xingyun asked in wonder.

He Cheng looked at him sullenly for a moment, then said in a cold voice, "Didn't you hear what I just said?"

"No, what did you say?"

He Cheng twitched the corners of his lips, savoring the taste: "I said, you didn't hesitate when you interrogated me, and you wished you could use all your tricks on me."

Chu Xingyun narrowed his eyes slightly, leaned back into the leather chair, and raised the corners of his lips lazily.Although he didn't know why He Cheng was suddenly on par with Qin Xiao, but he could tell that He Cheng was expressing his dissatisfaction and seeking comfort to him.

Staring at his face for a while, Chu Xingyun suddenly sat up, leaned forward, stretched out his hand to hook his chin, and said with a smile: "How do I remember that I didn't interrogate you very much, are you sure I used all the tricks Has it been used on you?"

He Cheng was already used to his flirting from time to time, and he still liked his tricks, raised his eyebrows and said, "You tricked me, doesn't that count?"

Chu Xingyun's laughter was deep and soft, and he said: "It's far away, you haven't seen my real tricks yet."

He Cheng's eyes dimmed, he suddenly pursed his lips, put his face in front of him, and said in a low voice, "Let me see it some other day?"

Chu Xingyun raised his palm and pressed it on his waist, rubbing his palm against his suit jacket, lowered his eyes to look at his lips that had been pressed to his own, and said, "No problem, as long as you can bear it."

"Is it life-threatening?"

"Didn't you say you gave me your life?"

He Cheng smiled lowly: "It's true, anyway, even my life is yours."

Chu Xingyun pecked lightly on his lips: "Yes, it's all mine."

Just as the bundle of dry firewood in the office was about to be lit, Zhao Feng knocked on the door.

"Boss, the family members of the deceased have come to identify the body."

Chu Xingyun clicked his tongue, stood up and straightened his coat casually, raised his legs and walked towards the door: "Let's go, go meet your partner."

At the door of the autopsy room, stood Qiao Shishi and a tall man in formal attire.The man's face was sad and sad.Chu Xingyun only felt that he was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him.

Until He Cheng called him: "President Qiu."

Qiu Zhi turned around and shook hands with He Cheng: "Mr. He."

After what He Cheng said, Chu Xingyun remembered that he was Zhou Quliang's right-hand man and the leading vice president of Huafeng Group.

And Zhou Quliang was standing in the autopsy room, next to the mortuary table where Zhou Shiyang's body was parked.Perhaps it was because of his haste on the road, his suit jacket was draped over his arm, and there was not much sadness in his flat and serious profile.But Chu Xingyun can see that he is experiencing the biggest trauma in his life.

Zhou Quliang's straight shoulders, which were always standing still, completely collapsed at this moment, and the suit jacket on his arm trembled slightly with his body.

About 10 minutes later, he covered Zhou Shiyang's face with a white cloth with his own hands, turned around and walked towards the door.

His steps were slightly unsteady, but his demeanor was still there. He walked out of the autopsy room and stood in front of Chu Xingyun, asking, "Who is the murderer?"

To be honest, receiving the family members of the deceased is a very heart-wrenching job.In addition to explaining the cause of death to them and asking the family members of the deceased to allow time for them to arrest the murderer, the most challenging thing for the police is to face the desperate and sad faces.

Chu Xingyun sympathizes with the family members who have lost their loved ones, and at this time he sympathizes with Zhou Quliang even more.This accomplished man has the self-cultivation and demeanor equal to his wealth, so even though he suffered such a heavy blow, he can still keep calm.Perhaps it was in Zhou Quliang that he saw the strength and forbearance that he had always admired. At this time, Chu Xingyun sympathized with him more than any family members of the deceased.

"My condolences, Mr. Zhou."

Chu Xingyun said.

Zhou Quliang nodded with a pale face, thanked him softly, and then asked, "Who killed Shiyang?"

Chu Xingyun sighed in his heart now, and said: "The murderer hasn't been locked yet."

Qiu Zhi said angrily: "It's spread outside, it's Director Qin's son!"

Chu Xingyun looked at him with calm and serious eyes and said: "It's just a suspect, there is no direct evidence pointing to Qin Xiao as the murderer."

Qiu Zhi sized him up, the muscles on his face twitched constantly, as if he wanted to say something, but tried his best to hold back.

Even if he didn't say it, Chu Xingyun could guess what he wanted to say, and it was nothing more than reprimanding him for protecting Qin Xiao from the official.

Chu Xingyun ignored him, turned to Zhou Quliang and said: "The evidence at the scene is indeed insufficient, and we are doing fingerprint identification. Once other suspicious candidates are found, no matter who the real murderer is, we will arrest him and bring him to justice. Please believe us."

Zhou Quliang stretched out his hand towards him, his palm trembling violently, his deep voice remained steady: "I trust the police, and I trust you too."

Chu Xingyun had to admit that he was moved by the sincerity in Zhou Quliang's eyes, which was full of sadness. He held Zhou Quliang's hand and said solemnly: "Thank you."

Yang Kaitai hurried over after getting the news, his eyes were red and swollen, and he seemed to be crying a lot.

He walked to Zhou Quliang's side, the inexplicable guilt made his eyes red again, and his lower lip was almost bitten by himself.

"I'm sorry, Brother Zhou."

Zhou Quliang didn't take his anger out on him at all, he raised his arm with difficulty and patted him lightly on the shoulder, saying: "It has nothing to do with you."

Then he asked Chu Xingyun: "Can I go back first? The second elder doesn't know about this in a foreign country. I need—if there is any progress, please inform me as soon as possible."

Chu Xingyun said: "Yes."

Vice President Qiu Zhi asked to stay and wait for the news. Zhou Quliang asked him not to hinder the police investigation work, and then said goodbye to Chu Xingyun and He Cheng.

He took a step forward, but his steps were slightly unsteady, and his body swayed, as if he was almost blown down by a gust of wind.

Qiao Shishi, who had been standing aside for a long time, suddenly stepped forward to hold his arm quickly, and then picked up the suit jacket he had dropped on the ground.

"Thank you."

Zhou Quliang didn't see clearly the appearance of the girl standing in front of him, and wanted to take the clothes after thanking her.

Qiao Shishi said worriedly: "I'll take you back." As he spoke, he found the car key in his suit jacket, turned around to say hello to Chu Xingyun, and then left vigorously with the car key.

After Zhou Quliang left, Yang Kaitai told Chu Xingyun: "Captain, Qin Xiao's lawyer has arrived."

"Did Captain Fu ask anything?"

Chu Xingyun asked.

Yang Kaitai shook his head, indignant and helpless, tears appeared in his eyes again, and said: "No, Qin Xiao only said one word back and forth, he didn't kill people."

Chu Xingyun didn't say anything, and left the autopsy room to meet Qin Xiao's lawyer.

Qin Xiao was invited into the police station for tea. Not only Director Qin, but also Director Yang of the Municipal Bureau were alarmed.

After Qin Xiao's lawyer arrived, the first thing he did not meet the client was to go straight to the director's office and upload the order for Director Yang.And seized the loophole of insufficient evidence and demanded that Qin Xiao be released on bail pending trial.

Chu Xingyun expected that Qin Xiao could not stay overnight at the police station. His identity is one thing, but insufficient evidence is another.Regardless of the police department's pressure on the city bureau, to be honest, if there is insufficient evidence, he can only be released.

Fu Yi squeezed his glasses and walked out of the interrogation room tiredly, followed by Qin Xiao.

Accompanied by a lawyer, Qin Xiao signed a final consent form for release on bail pending trial, and stopped in the lobby on the first floor when he was about to leave the office building of the police station.He glanced at the dark-faced criminal policemen, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his lips. He had completely lost the panic and fear at the scene of the Shu Palace crime. At this time, Tan Xiao, who had power and a lawyer by his side, was arrogant and arrogant. Cold and arrogant.

His eyes moved from Chu Xingyun's face to Yang Kaitai's face, as if he was declaring war on them, and said with a sneer: "You can't play with me."

Yang Kaitai rushed over and grabbed his collar: "If evidence is found to prove that you are the murderer, I will definitely kill you!"

Qin Xiao didn't hide, but straightened his back, something in his eyes trembled violently, staring at Yang Kaitai and shouted: "Come on!"

After Qin Xiao was taken away by the lawyer, Yang Kaitai turned around like crazy and rushed upstairs. He was too hasty to notice a man coming down the stairs.

Just as Qiu Zhi went down the stairs, he bumped his head on the chest, so he hurriedly held on to the handrail of the stairs to avoid being hit by him.

On the contrary, Yang Kaitai fell to the ground on his back, hit his lower back, and just about to get up, he stretched out a hand in front of him.

He hurriedly glanced at Qiu Zhi's right hand stretched out, and when he was about to ignore it, his eyes suddenly froze, and then looked at Qiu Zhi's right hand stretched out in front of him.

Fu Yixiao ran to his side, squatted down and wanted to help him up, but he suddenly grabbed Qiu Zhi's hand, and his red and swollen eyes widened: "Whose ring is this?!"

Qiu Zhi kindly helped him, but he snatched the ring from his finger, and he couldn't help saying angrily: "Of course it's my ring."

Although Yang Kaitai was stimulated today and his mood fluctuated violently, Fu Yi still didn't understand why he wanted to snatch someone else's ring, so he immediately grabbed Yang Kaitai's hand, looked into his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Give him back the ring."

Yang Kaitai suddenly turned his head to look at him, his eyes were dazed for a moment, and then he glanced at Qiu Zhi who looked displeased, his whole face suddenly flushed red, and his eyes were forced to burst into tears again.

"Not your ring!"

He growled at Qiu Zhi, then stood up from the ground, and stared at Qiu Zhi angrily like a teacher asking a crime: "Do you dare to say that this is your ring? Do you dare to say who gave it to you?!"

Qiu Zhi's complexion changed, he glanced at Fu Yi in a panic, and said, "Madman! ', and then escaped from the PUC.

Yang Kaitai held the ring tightly in his hand, and stood there in a daze, with messy colors flashing across his eyes, and his face looked vague and clear for a while.The fragments of information that kept flashing in his mind made him restless, but at the same time he had to hold his emotions tightly and not let them leak out.

Fu Yi tried to open his left hand that was tightly clenched into a fist, but unexpectedly touched his hand, and Yang Kaitai clenched his fist even tighter.

Fu Yi raised his eyes that were not covered by the lenses, the color in them was still dark and warm, and said in a gentle voice, "Do you have something to say to me?"

Yang Kaitai lowered his head, biting his lips as if he had been greatly wronged.As if caught in a dilemma, unprecedented difficulties forced him to a desperate situation, no choice was wrong.

Fu Yi stared at him in silence for a long time, held his wrist before he bit his lower lip, and said, "Come with me."

At the same time, Xu Zhe, the criminal defense lawyer who brought Qin Xiao out of the police station, passed a stack of photos to Qin Xiao who was sitting beside him in a car running under the night shadow of Yinjiang City.

Qin Xiao covered his left cheek which was swollen by Yang Kaitai with an ice pack. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the lawyer handing him a stack of photos for interview, and then he looked away from the night outside the car window.

"What?"

he frowned.

Lawyer Xu said: "This is all the people present who may be involved in the case. Although the police have not found any evidence to point to you, we can't sit still and wait for the police to come to your door—"

"I didn't kill Zhou Shiyang!"

Qin Xiao roared angrily.

Lawyer Xu gave him a very cold look, and then showed a formulaic smile: "Master Qin, I don't care whether you killed someone or not, who is the real murderer. Director Qin entrusted me to help you get rid of the crime, and my duty is to ensure that you Get out of this murder, I don't care whether you are the murderer or not."

Although he didn't win the trust, Qin Xiao had to admit that the most famous criminal defense lawyer in the country was indeed the most professional. Maybe he could really pull him away from the murder turmoil and ensure that he was safe and sound.

"how do you want to do it?"

Qin Xiao's face softened slightly.

Lawyer Xu picked up the photo that he had left aside and handed it to him again: "Find out all the people related to Zhou Shiyang from here."

Qin Xiao showed a strange smile, and slowly flipped through the stacks of photos: "You mean, since the police can't find the murderer, then we will help them find the murderer."

Lawyer Xu said: "You don't need to know too much, just tell me if there is anyone related to Zhou Shiyang."

Qin Xiao looked down at the photos, and suddenly stopped when he saw a pair of men and women sitting in the tea area on the first floor of the Shu Palace, and then frowned, his eyes dark.

"Lawyer Xu."

He suddenly smiled, looked slightly sideways at Xu Zhe, his eyes were deep and cold, and said: "Perhaps, I should tell you something else."