Neverland

"Name."

"Yan Cen."

"age?"

"28 is old."

"Where were you from two to five in the morning on January 1?"

Yan Cen, who had been lowering his eyes to cooperate with the inquiry, finally made a movement other than answering - his right hand resting on the table moved slightly, and then raised his eyes to look at Xu Muzhou who was two meters away.

There must be at least two police officers present for the summons record. The young female police officer Yan Cen who is taking the record from the inside is very unfamiliar. She should be someone from Xu Muzhou's team.Xu Muzhou was sitting on the outer side of the desk. There were several printed A4 papers scattered in front of him. Yan Cen glanced at it and found that it was the funding information of the Microco**ic Foundation. The names are listed one by one on the paper, followed by dense funding details.

It was [-]:[-] in the morning, nearly two hours had passed since He Beibei returned from the scene of the crime.Judging from Xu Muzhou's usual work efficiency, this time is enough for Xu Muzhou to recite the information on the surface.

Yan Cen's eyes swept over the documents in front of Xu Muzhou, and then fell on the steel frame more than one meter high two steps away to his left.

The camera set up in the corner of the room flashed a red light representing the working status. From the perspective of the camera's placement, Yan Cen's situation could just be included in the lens.

The position of the monitoring camera on the ceiling is exactly in a diagonal line with the recording camera, and it can take a vertical shot of the whole room from Yan Cen's back.

Yan Cen is extremely sensitive to this modern method. Unlike the directional monitoring mechanism of Neverland, Yan Cen always feels that using this kind of indiscriminate monitoring equipment is like stripping people naked and throwing them on the street in 360 degrees. It's the same as people watching in all directions, 1 people don't adapt.

"Yan Cen." Xu Muzhou saw that he didn't reply, his tone sank slightly, and asked again: "Where were you that night?"

Yan Cen rarely—no, it should be said that he has never been in such an almost antagonistic position with Xu Muzhou, so this is another novel experience for him, because he has been used to it unconsciously. In order to cooperate with Xu Muzhou, he is also used to protecting the other party while taking advantage of the work convenience that Xu Muzhou brought him.

As a result, the little fox who is obedient and protective of food now turns his face and refuses to recognize anyone, and his claws become sharp and sharp. Although Yan Cen doesn't feel the pain, he can't help but sigh in his heart—habit is a terrible thing, Unknowingly, he was spoiled by the little fox, so much so that he would be so uncomfortable just being called by Xu Muzhou his name in such a cold tone.

Yan Cen is not a hypocritical person, whether it is being suspected or misunderstood, or something more extreme, as long as it can promote the progress of the mission, Yan Cen will not think it is a big deal, even if the other party is Xu Muzhou is the same.In the final analysis, these are just a part of the ordinary "work" for him, and they are the necessary links for him to complete the task under his own choice.

This is not an unbearable thing, but Yan Cen still inevitably feels that this task is a bit too long.

——It still has to end sooner, Yan Cen sighed in his heart.

"I'm at the Xingshan Resort in the suburbs." Yan Cen said: "January 1 is Sunday, I originally decided to take a good rest that weekend, so I booked two days of board and lodging and package tickets for Xingshan Resort one week in advance , Checked in on Friday night... Oh yes, I should still have the booking information in my mobile phone. I also worked overtime on Sunday morning, so I checked out early, and there should be a record at the front desk."

Xu Muzhou of Xingshan Resort knew that it was a resort area that was divided in the first planning of Shencheng. It was located in a large resort area in the suburbs, and it was a regular place for Shencheng people to take short vacations on weekends.

"Is there anyone accompanying?" Xu Muzhou asked.

"No." Yan Cen said, "Only me."

Xu Muzhou put down the documents in his hand, leaned back on the chair with folded arms, and asked, "That means, no one can prove your whereabouts between 1:25 am and [-]:[-] am on January [-]th, right? .”

"Yes." Yan Cen said, "I ordered the hotel's midnight snack delivery at [-]:[-] in the morning."

Xu Muzhou tapped his left elbow lightly with his right index finger, waiting for Yan Cen to continue.

"I can't remember clearly, but the supper should be ready and delivered to my room 5 minutes later. I opened the door to receive it myself. If the waiter who delivered the food has a good memory, he should still remember me." Yan Cen paused , and said: "Of course, if he doesn't remember, maybe the surveillance camera in the corridor also captured me. Therefore, it is impossible for me to call Xu Kang at 25:[-] in the morning."

It was past six o'clock in the morning, and the sky outside had become half white, and the thin light was cut into small pieces by the steel window frame, enclosing all the people in the house in a square frame.

The female police officer next to him, who had been recording in real time, stopped and turned to look at Xu Muzhou in doubt, probably not understanding how Yan Cen's time logic was so certain.

But Xu Muzhou understood.

At 25:[-] a.m. when Xu Kang received the call, Yan Cen did not have an alibi in the strict sense.But the problem is that the Ace of Spades called Xu Kang from a small convenience store in the northern development zone. Unless Yan Cen can split it in half by himself, there is no way he can run to Shencheng in just a few minutes. to the other side.

Xu Muzhou's chair is higher than Yan Cen's. From his angle, he can clearly see the other's eyes through the gap in the metal mirror frame. His thick and slender eyelashes hang down, just half covering the eyes. Beautiful amber eyes.

Yan Cen's thin and white wrist rested on the table, his fingers crossed, and his right thumb rubbed the tiger's mouth of his left hand.

Different from Qi Yuan's provocative rebuttal, Yan Cen's tone was calm and calm.He lowered his head slightly, his shoulders bent down into a very slight arc, and he looked non-aggressive.

——It's just a look, Xu Muzhou thought, because what Yan Cen used to refute his questioning was the "clues to the case" that Xu Muzhou himself handed over at that time.

This made Xu Muzhou inevitably feel an inexplicable anger of being fooled. When he thought that when he was running around investigating the case like a headless chicken, the people around him might be looking at him from the perspective of God in his heart , I feel my heart is on fire.

But of course Xu Muzhou would not bring this kind of emotion into the interrogation. Every confrontation with the criminal suspect can be regarded as a game. Find that little clue called justice in the case.

"What's your relationship with the victim?" Xu Muzhou asked.

Yan Cen didn't answer immediately, but asked back: "Which one?"

"Xu Kang." Xu Muzhou didn't like his "disrupting the rhythm of the question", and continued to ask: "There are also Fu Sihan, He Beibei, and Lin Yi and Qin Huai, what is your relationship in private? .”

This sentence is a bit like a fraudulent confession, because according to the information Xu Muzhou has, these seven people belong to different orphanages and have different funding channels and sponsors.In terms of theory and process, there is absolutely no need for them to meet.In other words, apart from Yan Cen's answer in the car just now, Xu Muzhou didn't have any evidence to prove that the seven of them knew each other in private.

If Yan Cen retorted on the spot, Xu Muzhou would have nothing to say.

Xu Muzhou rarely used this kind of problem with no way out, because it was too easy to be overthrown.

Xu Muzhou didn't know what he was betting on, he just instinctively felt that Yan Cen would tell him the truth.

Yan Cen raised the corners of his lips and smiled lightly. He was pleased by the "willfulness" hidden in the subconscious of the little fox, so he was not stingy in giving him some necessary information.

"Except for Qin Huai." Yan Cen said, "The rest of the people you mentioned - in terms of age, they should call me third brother... We have the same father."

"What about Qin Huai?" Xu Muzhou asked.

"She's a little older than me." Yan Cen bent his eyes and said with a smile, "I should be called Sister Qin Huai."

Xu Muzhou: "..."

Xu Muzhou realized belatedly that he seemed to have been teased by Xiao Xiaodi just now.

"Deputy Captain Xu." Yan Cen has a lot of experience in molesting little foxes. After jumping around many times, he knew the truth of accepting as soon as he sees it. He knocked on the table and brought the topic back.

"But to be honest, whether I have anything to do with them or not, it has nothing to do with the case. It's our private matter." Yan Cen said: "I have an alibi for Xu Kang's case. Fu Sihan was poisoned and killed by horse money. Zijian's onset time is only ten to twenty minutes, and He Beibei is the only person who saw her during this time—as for most of the rest of the time, I will investigate the case with you."

These words are very similar to Qi Yuan's. The central idea of ​​"I know I am innocent, so it is normal not to make trouble for myself" is written inside and outside the words. It is so selfish that Qi Yuan is almost like a close friend. brother.

"Is that why you concealed the situation?" Xu Muzhou laughed angrily, and asked back: "Checking the deceased's communication information and social relations is a necessary procedure for handling a case, let alone when an acquaintance is confirmed to have committed the crime. Do not you know?"

"Deputy Captain Xu, you can investigate whether what I said is true." Yan Cen said: "If you find something that doesn't match my testimony, you can conduct a second inquiry at any time."

Yan Cen's cooperation and frankness just now seemed to be a means to tease Xu Muzhou, it was as short-lived as dewdrops before sunrise, and disappeared as soon as it was exposed to the sun.

He seemed to be as confident as Qi Yuan, Xu Muzhou squinted his eyes, and was inexplicably aroused with some strange fighting spirit.

So Xu Muzhou stood up, picked up the scattered documents from the table, and sorted them out one by one.

"I will find out." Xu Muzhou said, "There is no perfect crime in this world, and it is impossible to have a perfect criminal."

Yan Cen sat in his original position, raised his head to look at him, and nodded in agreement.

"I'll wait and see." Yan Cen said.