crime puzzle

Maogui District was originally the last remote suburb annexed by Qilan City after commercial development.Although the area code, ID number, and address can all be labeled with the three characters of Qilan City grandly, they have never taken it seriously internally, and even other areas will be all due to competition. exclude its existence.

Business development is good or bad, but he can't stand the poor security and public facilities.As legal practitioners, neither Cheng Xiaojing nor Chen Yifan are unfamiliar with this area.However, Lan He, who had a completely different social circle, became a real blind man as soon as he entered Maogui District.

It was the first time for Cheng Xiaojing to act as a guide for someone so big. After pointing out a few intersections, he simply picked up the phone and dialed Chen Yifan.

Cheng Xiaojing: "What are you doing behind us? Chao Chao leads the way."

Chen Yifan: "... why doesn't Lan know the way? Tell me sooner! I said that his SUV with the performance of eighteen streets is so slow!"

Lan He felt that he had lost all face, so he couldn't help but muttered, "It's my fault for not knowing the way."

Chen Yifan laughed wildly on the other side of the phone.

"I don't know you, call me Dad, Dad will show you the way!"

Cheng Xiaojing returned him.

"You want to be Lan He's father?"

If this was said by Lan He, with Chen Yifan's pissing nature, he would definitely stick his nostrils up and beat him down.But from Cheng Xiaojing's mouth, he subconsciously used his brain.

"Hey." Chen Yifan pretended to be stupid, and after hanging up the phone, stepped on the gas pedal and turned to Lan He's left side.

Lan He didn't have Lan Tian's temperament from inside to outside, so he slowed down the speed of the car, let Chen Yifan overtake, and then simply put a hand on the steering wheel, and leisurely fell behind the broken car in front.

The car to Maogui District seems to be more crowded than imagined, and Lan He is still concerned about the road conditions outside while driving.

Cheng Xiaojing also noticed the strangeness, and said, "There are too many cars, it's not easy to go."

Lan He affirmed his idea.

"Maybe it's because of the bidding. Those successful people usually take their lives very seriously, and rarely drive there on their own initiative." As he spoke, he pressed the traffic broadcast.

As soon as it drove off, a real-time traffic report to Maogui District was broadcast on the radio.

"Please pay attention to all drivers who are going to Maogui District or passing the Langui Expressway section around Maogui District. There was a malicious rear-end collision at the expressway exit in Meizhen, three kilometers away from Maogui. The traffic police have blocked it now. Drivers are asked to turn in advance and choose other directions on the road..."

Cheng Xiaojing turned on his phone and glanced at the map, and said, "It's not far from us, so we can't get around it." Looking at it, he didn't seem to care that Lan He guessed wrong.

Lan He responded and said, "Ask Chen Yifan how to get there."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yifan took the initiative to call.Lan He glanced at his mobile phone, gave Cheng Xiaojing a look, and said, "You pick it up. He will talk less nonsense."

Cheng Xiaojing was very curious about his habitual action, and after taking it, he asked, "You really don't treat me as an outsider."

Lan He smiled, glanced at Cheng Xiaojing, saw that he answered Chen Yifan's call, and did not make any unnecessary explanations.

Chen Yifan made a special call to Lan He, and as soon as he got through, Cheng Xiaojing's voice said, "Why did you answer it? Lan He is paralyzed after driving a car, so he can't answer a phone call, right?"

Cheng Xiaojing simply turned on the hands-free, and said, "Hands-free, tell me."

Chen Yifan's scalp went numb for a while, and he spoke in a different tone.

"Hey, hey, listen to my explanation! I'd be happy to talk to Lawyer Cheng!"

Lan He answered the call.

"How to go?"

Chen Yifan paused before turning to the main topic, and said, "Oh, I'm looking for you for this. Let's go straight and see what's going on over there. It shouldn't be impossible to stop everyone from leaving."

As soon as Lan He heard it, he knew that he was thinking of some means to use the sword to take the edge, and immediately said earnestly: "Farewell. Just take a detour at the next intersection."

Cheng Xiaojing swiped his finger on the screen of his mobile phone, and when he heard Lan He's words, he raised his head and said something.

"If you make a detour at the next intersection, you will have to eat lunch by the side of the road today."

Lan He, who didn't know the way, was stunned for a moment, and asked Cheng Xiaojing: "It's far away?"

"At least an hour's long detour." Cheng Xiaojing poured cold water on Lan He, then looked at Lan He with a smile, and said, "I agree with Chen Yifan's opinion."

Chen Yifan's arrogance was suddenly boosted by Cheng Xiaojing's encouragement.

"Time is life. We went with a mission!"

Lan He was overwhelmed by the two of them and couldn't say anything.

Fortunately, Chen Yifan came out in a field car, and the car quickly arrived at the scene of the accident.From a distance, a row of red traffic police officers could be seen blocking the entire intersection with roadblocking props.The scene of the car accident was tightly sealed.Can't see what's on the road.

Chen Yifan deliberately stopped behind the traffic police car for a while.The traffic policeman who handled the scene was an acquaintance, and when he saw him, he came up to say hello warmly.

"There is no criminal case here, what are you doing here?" With such a familiar attitude, the relationship should be really good.

Chen Yifan poked his head towards the scene of the car accident and asked, "The truck rear-ended?"

Traffic policeman: "It's not surprising. Accidents related to such large trucks are simply disaster scenes. It's common for people to die. I don't even want to come to deal with such accidents. It saves lunch." The scene is quite tragic.

As soon as Chen Yifan heard the word "human life", he couldn't control his eyes and kept looking forward.

Seeing this, the traffic policeman stretched out his arms and turned back, saying, "Don't watch, don't you feel sick after watching so many murder scenes? It's for your sake, buddy. Let's have a good lunch."

Chen Yifan laughed.

"It's not a good habit, haha."

The traffic policeman saw Lan He's SUV parked behind Chen Yifan's car at a glance, and immediately opened his throat.

"Hey, so who, you can't park here casually. Didn't you see that the road was closed!"

Chen Yifan dragged the man back, and said in a low voice, "I brought it here. I saw you doing business here. I just stopped to say hello to you. I'll leave later."

The traffic police looked at him suspiciously, and someone called him from behind.

Seeing his response, Chen Yifan gave him a push and said, "We'll go there right away. Let your people clear the way for me."

Only then did the traffic police understand, pointed at him and said, "You, you can let him go. You owe me a favor."

Chen Yifan patted him on the back, and said, "Go ahead, I will keep my favor for such a trivial matter, so why not treat you to dinner next time?"

The traffic policeman smiled and waved to him, signaling him to leave quickly.

Chen Yifan cleared the road and immediately led people past the scene of the car accident.

Fifteen minutes later, the car parked steadily in the parking space at the entrance of the department store in Maogui District.The three got out of the car one after another, Lan He took the materials he had brought over, and said to Cheng Xiaojing, "I'll go over and say hello first, you..."

"Chen Yifan and I just went for a walk." Cheng Xiaojing had already made plans in his heart, he came here for Xiao Min.

Lan He hesitated, wondering if he should order something more.

Chen Yifan, who heard the movement from their side, waved to them and said, "How to arrange it?"

Cheng Xiaojing immediately walked towards him and said, "I'll go with you."

Chen Yifan tilted his head to look at Lan He.

Lan He pointed to the roof of the building and said, "I have to talk to the people above."

Chen Yifan nodded understandingly, and gave Lan He an OK gesture, saying, "Remember to call us when you are eating."

The three went about their own business.The division of labor is fairly clear, and there is no interference with each other during the work process, which is perfect.

Chen Yifan stood at the door and stared at the layout of the mall for a long time, Cheng Xiaojing said, "What are you looking at?"

Chen Yifan said in a low voice: "If you want to find someone without startling others, it's best to be able to parachute directly in front of Xiao Min."

Cheng Xiaojing directly dragged him inside.

"People work in it, just ask the people who work with you and you will know."

The two went upstairs and went straight to the cashier of the women's clothing department on the second floor, only to be told by the cashier who stayed behind - "Xiao Min changed shifts with someone this morning, so she didn't come to work today."

Chen Yifan heard the rushing rhythm, and asked, "Do you know why she changed shifts?"

The substitute girl shook her head and said, "I don't know, Xiao Min doesn't tell people much about herself, who are you?"

Chen Yifan handed over his ID, made a shush gesture at the same time, and said, "We are here to investigate the case, keep a low profile."

The little girl immediately lowered her voice clearly, and asked, "Is it the case of the club next door? Didn't it mean that it has nothing to do with Sister Xiao?"

Chen Yifan asked: "Who told you it's okay?"

The little girl's expression changed, revealing a little apprehension, and she became more careful when she spoke.

"No, I heard it casually. People have been dead for so long, and Sister Xiao has been working here, we all thought..." She hesitated to speak, and suddenly said: "If you want to check, go to the manager's office Ask the shift manager, she is usually the one who writes notes when changing shifts."

Chen Yifan thanked her, and when he went back to find Cheng Xiaojing, he found that he was already standing at the door of the manager's office.

Chen Yifan walked over quickly and asked, "You know?"

Cheng Xiaojing's face was full of question marks when he asked him.

"I searched around but couldn't find anyone, what do you know?"

"Xiao Min has changed shifts temporarily. I think this shift is a bit hasty, and it's hard not to let me think about something." Chen Yifan glanced at the manager's office and said, "Let someone confirm Xiao Min's whereabouts first."

Cheng Xiaojing nodded and said, "I want to take a look around in the mall, and call me after you finish asking."

The two split up, Chen Yifan knocked into the manager's office, and Cheng Xiaojing began to wander aimlessly in the shopping mall alone.

All the guards in the shopping mall are women of both sexes. It is rare to see well-dressed and handsome men like Cheng Xiaojing come to the women's clothing department to hang out, and come up to say hello one after another. Some bolder ones let him go in and pick and try.

Cheng Xiaojing thought to himself, does he look like a person with such bad hobbies?

When passing by the cashier, even the little girl at the cashier didn't let me go, calling me over.

"Brother, did you come with the policeman just now? Are you also a policeman?"

Cheng Xiaojing paused, and turned around at once.

"We came together. But I'm a lawyer."

The little girl relaxed a little when she heard that she was not a policeman, and she didn't know what kind of cognition it was that made her familiar with herself as a lawyer.

"Then do you know why the little police officer asked about Sister Xiao? Could it be that Sister Xiao is really the murderer?"

Cheng Xiaojing leaned on the cash register and said: "I don't know about this. Police officers are very strict, no matter how good the relationship is, state secrets cannot be revealed casually. I only know that this case has just been transferred from the branch bureau to the city bureau. Some clues need to be redistributed." Verify."

The little girl seemed to understand, but she heard that Cheng Xiaojing's words did not mean that Xiao Min might be the murderer, so she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Sister Xiao is such a nice person, I don't think she will kill anyone."

Cheng Xiaojing glanced at her, subconsciously moved closer to the little girl, and asked, "Why?"

The little girl said: "Miss Xiao is very serious about her work. She is the only one who has never been absent from work. She often takes out-of-season goods from the shopping mall and goes to the night market to set up a stall at night. I heard that she has raised a man .But no one has seen it, and no one knows what it looks like. Everyone is guessing whether she was cheated by a man."

"Is there such a thing?" Cheng Xiaojing was sure that Chen Yifan hadn't mentioned this, "Are you sure?"

The little girl sighed and said, "I haven't seen it before, and everyone is not sure. So when the police station came to question me, no one dared to speak casually."

Cheng Xiaojing nodded.

Since Xiao Min was implicated in the case three years ago, she has been keeping a low profile.Chen Yifan said that since then, she has lived alone. Even though her home is in Qilan City, she has never been seen to go back.

But judging by Xiao Xiaotian's attitude, the siblings should have frequent contact.

Cheng Xiaojing asked: "Has anyone ever come to see Xiao Min?"

The little girl frowned, and whispered to him in a surprised tone after a while.

"Speaking of it, it seems like I've never seen anyone come to see Miss Xiao."

"Hasn't her family been here?" Cheng Xiaojing asked.

"...No." The little girl said: "Maybe it's inconvenient to go to other places. Sister Xiao mentioned it when chatting, saying that her parents are both there, and that a younger brother at home is studying at university. Promising, so I worked hard. I really want such a sister."

Cheng Xiaojing interrupted her.

"...Does none of you know that her parents and younger brother are both from Qi City?"

The little girl's eyes widened.

"No way. I've never seen it before. Sister Xiao seems to have never been back."

"How do you know she hasn't been back?"

The little girl said: "She rented a room with me. If I go back, I will know for sure."