crime puzzle

"Just as Tang Yadong said, he really wanted to sue Changning Securities, but he had endured it for so long before, why did he choose this time?" Cheng Xiaojing murmured softly as he walked quickly through the narrow street behind the firm.

After finishing speaking, the answer to the question he asked automatically emerged from the bottom of his heart.

Because there is no way out, because the dog is anxious and will jump down the wall no matter how high it is.Cheng Xiaojing recalled carefully that Tang Yadong's frightened expression was a typical look of being cornered.

"Xiaojing!" Lan He chased after him and called out to him.

"Ah?" Cheng Xiaojing glanced back subconsciously, and his chaotic pace slowed down a little.

Lan He chased after him in a few steps, reached out and grabbed him to lean a little to the side.

He looked around and whispered, "Why are you running so fast? Do you know where he is?"

Cheng Xiaojing stopped abruptly, his face went blank.

Then he reacted and asked, "Where is it?"

Lan He couldn't help but sighed, took his hand and pulled it down, and said, "Follow me."

Cheng Xiaojing broke free from him, and said, "You lead the way, and I will follow you."

Lan He looked back at him one more time, then nodded solemnly.

Cheng Xiaojing subconsciously began to plunge into his own thoughts, and Lan He suddenly said: "Chen Yifan only had time to say on the phone that Tang Yadong was hacked and ran around, and he cleverly chose a suitable place to hide."

Cheng Xiaojing asked: "Tang Yadong is not dead?"

Lan He walked hurriedly and whispered, "That's why I said he is smart."

Cheng Xiaojing already had another understanding of Tang Yadong's behavior in his heart.

"He's called shrewd."

Shrewd and clever are two adjectives in different categories.Cheng Xiaojing thinks that with Tang Yadong's character, shrewdness is the most appropriate.

Lan He felt that Cheng Xiaojing seemed to use this word for ulterior motives, and wondered if this person had a deeper understanding of Tang Yadong.

The two hurried across the street.As soon as I came out of the end, my eyes suddenly opened up—there was a two-way parallel lane in front of me, and now there were only occasional cars passing by on the road, and there were no pedestrians.The open space seems to have been cleaned up by humans.

Lan He glanced to the front right, and immediately ran over there.

Cheng Xiaojing followed closely, and when he took the first step, he saw Tang Yadong running out from the other side of the street—and Gong Shuzhen chasing after him.

Lan He sneered in a low voice, and said, "Chen Yifan is quite capable, and he really expected to go this way."

Cheng Xiaojing's heart beat wildly instinctively.

The appearance of Gong Shuzhen chasing and hacking is different from that of ordinary gangsters.Most murderers will surface their fierce side when chasing people.But Gong Shuzhen is not, his fierceness comes from the bottom of his bones.

Whether it's chasing Tang Yadong now, or blocking him in a dead end back then.

He is like a living fierce god, who can easily make his prey die miserably.

Tang Yadong was running in a panic, clutching his right arm with his left hand, limping forward as if paralyzed.

Lan He shouted at him like a savior.

"Mr. Tang! This way!"

Tang Yadong turned his head and looked ecstatically when he saw Cheng Xiaojing.

"Help! Help me~"

Lan He only thought that he was asking for help, and shouted at him as he ran.

"Run this way!"

Gong Shuzhen turned around suddenly, and stopped when he saw Lan He and Cheng Xiaojing.He looked around vigilantly, then turned and ran in another direction.

Cheng Xiaojing chased after two steps and shouted at him.

"Uncle Gong!"

Gong Shuzhen turned his head and glanced at him, and immediately turned deftly into the small alley next to him.

At this time, Chen Yifan finally caught up with him.He ran out from the intersection on the ground, looked left and right holding his breath, and took a big breath after seeing Tang Yadong and Lan He standing together.

"Where's the person?" He ran over and asked.

Lan He replied concisely.

"Run from there."

Chen Yifan spat in disgust, and asked, "Didn't you just call me my little friend? Why did you run out?" As he spoke, he took a special look at Cheng Xiaojing.

it is more than words.

Cheng Xiaojing looked at Chen Yifan, pondered for a while, then turned to Tang Yadong, and said nothing.

"You should owe me several explanations."

Tang Yadong's expression was panicked, Cheng Xiaojing's simple words made him take a step back.

Lan He didn't know when he walked around behind him and said, "You can leave now if you don't want to say it. But if Gong Shuzhen finds you again, we won't be able to save you."

Tang Yadong was so frightened that his face turned pale.

Chen Yifan clicked his tongue, stood in front of Tang Yadong, showed his ID, and said, "Or, you can just go back to the bureau with me, I guarantee it's safe there."

Tang Yadong was forced to the base of the wall, and moved towards Cheng Xiaojing in a panic.

"No, no, I have to talk to Lawyer Cheng about something."

Cheng Xiaojing nodded, and explained to Chen Yifan: "My place is relatively close, and I also want to ask Tang Yadong about some things."

Tang Yadong nodded and bowed vigorously.

Cheng Xiaojing gave Lan He a wink.

Lan He directly came over and dragged the person forward, saying, "I'll take you there."

Seeing this, Chen Yifan raised his foot and was about to follow.

Cheng Xiaojing stopped him at this moment.

"Officer Chen, there is something I want to ask you first."

Chen Yifan turned back to look at him, hesitated and suddenly smiled at Cheng Xiaojing, and said, "Ask whatever you want, and tell me everything."

Their current location is not far from the office, and Cheng Xiaojing didn't want to waste too much time, so he went straight to the topic and asked, "Can you tell me what happened just now?"

Chen Yifan asked intuitively.

"Is there something wrong?"

Cheng Xiaojing said solemnly: "Yes. If you want to pry Tang Yadong's mouth open, you must get more information. Now I need to confirm whether he came to me today on purpose."

When Chen Yifan heard the three words intentional, he instinctively became cautious.

"what do you mean……"

"I suspect that Tang Yadong may know that he is being targeted and came to me on purpose. First, he wants to divert attention. Second, he may know that I was attacked. He thinks that there is an umbrella around me and I am safe. .”

"..." Chen Yifan felt that he was facing a smart person who saw everything, but kept cooperating with him and pretending to be blind.At this moment, I especially look like a fool.

He began to be sure that when Cheng Xiaojing said that it was you that day, it actually showed that the police's deployment of police forces around Cheng Xiaojing had long been seen by him, the person concerned.

Chen Yifan said: "It's too unlovable for you to turn around and talk like this, why don't you have something to say."

Cheng Xiaojing really didn't pay attention to the real meaning hidden in his words this time - he is now preoccupied with Tang Yadong's matter, he just wants to know how much Tang Yadong can know.

He stared at Chen Yifan seriously, and said, "I mean it literally, how did you find out about Gong Shuzhen and Tang Yadong? What kind of behavior is there between them."

"When Lan He and I came over, Tang Yadong was the first to be found. He was walking around the car alone, neither getting in the car nor leaving. Then we found Gong Shuzhen. When Gong Shuzhen appeared, he was not far from Tang Yadong's position. It's a little far away. According to my judgment at the time, they should not be able to find each other. Lan He was afraid that Gong Shuzhen was coming for you, so he ran to the office to find you. He had just left when Gong Shuzhen suddenly Just headed towards where Tang Yadong is." Chen Yifan touched his nose when he said this.

Cheng Xiaojing asked: "Is there anything suspicious here?"

Chen Yifan raised his head and said, "Yes. Tang Yadong's position is a little bit inside the wall, and there are cars parked outside. With Gong Shuzhen's position, it is impossible to spot Tang Yadong all at once.

Cheng Xiaojing silently wrote this down.

Chen Yifan continued: "Also, Tang Yadong was also very strange when he saw Gong Shuzhen's behavior. His car was obviously next to him. When he found Gong Shuzhen, his first thought was not to get in the car and run, but to run away... "

Cheng Xiaojing then asked a question.

"Which direction are you running?"

Chen Yifan said: "First he ran towards me, and then took two steps. It may be because there are too many cars on the road, and he suddenly turned to another direction."

Cheng Xiaojing responded, "Yes."

Chen Yifan thought that he would express his opinion after he answered, but he didn't hear him say anything after waiting for a long time.

He looked at Cheng Xiaojing inexplicably.

I saw that he still walked into the office with that cold face.

Seeing them coming in, Su Weiai at the front desk caught up with Cheng Xiaojing and asked, "Why are there so many people?"

Cheng Xiaojing paused, and said: "I have something to talk to them about, so you don't need to make tea for us and come in. Also, when the police from the city bureau come back later, if they ask me if I'm here, just say that I'm entertaining guests in the office. If they want a written statement, I will ask Officer Chen to bring it to them later."

Su Weiai repeatedly nodded in agreement, looked up at him with a serious expression, turned around and brought out a kettle from the tea room, and handed it to him.

As soon as Cheng Xiaojing entered the office, he saw that Lan He and Chen Yifan had automatically turned their faces on Tang Yadong.

Sweat dripped from Tang Yadong's face, and his uneasiness became more serious.Cheng Xiaojing took a tissue from his desk and handed it to Tang Yadong, saying, "I have a few questions for you."

Tang Yadong opened his mouth to look at him.

Cheng Xiaojing: "The purpose of your coming to me today is really to let me take your case?"

Tang Yadong took a deep breath.

"I swear, I did come to beg you to take my case."

Cheng Xiaojing: "How important is this case to you?"

Tang Yadong appeared in that disturbed but hesitant state,

"Lawyer Cheng, as you saw just now, they are not only trying to smear me, they are going to attack me. Can I not resist?"

Cheng Xiaojing: "I didn't ask you why. Just tell me how important this case is to you."

Tang Yadong's eyes flickered, and finally raised his eyes to look carefully at Cheng Xiaojing and said: "My life is at stake, of course it can only be done to the extent of success."

Cheng Xiaojing nodded and said, "I can take your case. But I have conditions."

Tang Yadong showed an expression of ecstasy.

"Really! Thank you Lawyer Cheng. Lawyer Cheng is my savior. You can ask for conditions, as long as I can do it."

Cheng Xiaojing looked at him and said, "Of course you can do it."

Tang Yadong heaved a sigh of relief, his face was filled with the joy of rebirth.

Cheng Xiaojing asked: "Gong Shuzhen escaped from prison. Before the police chased after him, they took necessary confidentiality measures about my being attacked and injured by him. So who told you about my attack?"

Tang Yadong opened his eyes slightly, and the corners of his mouth twitched, watching him instinctively start talking nonsense as usual.Cheng Xiaojing suddenly said: "I will ask you this question, of course I have analyzed your performance today. You should think about it carefully, and don't give me the chance to expose your lying."

Tang Yadong swallowed, and asked in a low voice, "What if I can't tell who it is?"

Cheng Xiaojing tilted his head, made a nonchalant expression, and said, "It's up to you, this is not the Public Security Bureau."

Tang Yadong breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, I came to you on purpose today. I admit that I am a little unkind. But when life is at stake, who can be kind? That's right, I know who will kill me, so I came here. I just want to Use you to distract him." Speaking of this, he glanced at Cheng Xiaojing and said, "However, I want to declare that the most important thing is for the case, and I want Lawyer Cheng to understand that I am on the same line as you. Up."