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"Feng Xuemin is our employee. He has worked here for six years and has never encountered an accident. I heard that he has driven a car for many years before, worked in a regular company, and also drove a black car. Experience and technology Anyway, there is nothing to talk about.” Kang Linfeng, the logistics manager of Qiongyu Taxi Company, is in his early 40s, with a beer belly, thinning hair, and a simple and honest face, while pouring water into a disposable paper cup and putting tea bags, he said worriedly : "Yesterday morning, he chatted with people on his mobile phone while driving. He was distracted and drove the wrong way. He almost collided with a minivan on Maoshan Road. Fortunately, he reacted promptly and did not actually collide. But this dodge , and hit the guardrail on the side of the road. I also went to deal with the accident, hey, the minivan is not responsible, Feng Xuemin is fully responsible."

As soon as Hua Chong heard the location of the accident, he remembered the car accident he saw on the overpass.

Under the overpass is Maoshan Road, which runs from east to west.

Zhang Mao also said, "Flower Team, this Feng Xuemin is the one we saw on the bridge yesterday, right?"

Hua Chong said: "Contact the traffic police detachment, and adjust the law enforcement video during the accident handling and the video along the way. Also, immediately find the driver of the minivan, take him to the police station, and check the other party's background. Investigate the accident in detail."

"Yes!"

Kang Linfeng was often called to the scene because the company's driver got into a traffic accident. He had dealt with the traffic police many times, but this was the first time the criminal police faced him. He was a little nervous for a while. dripping out.

Hua Chong didn't touch the paper cup, but took out a paper towel and wiped up the spilled tea.

Kang Linfeng smiled gratefully, and continued: "Feng Xuemin's car was severely damaged after this collision. It is estimated that it will be scrapped. His income will definitely be affected. He was in a bad mood yesterday afternoon. Well, I didn’t go back to the company with me. I said I wanted to go home and discuss it with my wife, so I asked him to go back. Later, when I was about to get off work in the afternoon, I was not at ease. I called him. His mobile phone was on, but he didn’t Pick up. I yelled a few more times in the group, but he didn't move. Everyone knows that he hit the guardrail, but no one knows where he went. I didn't continue to ask. I guess he should report today. Compensation We had to discuss these things face to face, but he didn't show up for a long time. Instead, his wife called in the morning and said that he was helping a colleague on the night shift, why he didn't come home until broad daylight, and the phone was turned off. We just found out that he didn't go home all night, and he hasn't been found yet. You said that this person is very good, how can he disappear if he doesn't see him?"

Hua Chong had a strong feeling that Feng Xuemin had something to do with Man Xiaocheng's accident.

"Feng Xuemin's wife came to the company to make trouble and asked us to return her, but we don't know where Feng Xuemin is." Kang Linfeng shook his head, "I heard that it takes 48 hours for an adult to report missing, Feng Xuemin Xuemin has only been missing for a long time, and I was hesitating about how to deal with this matter, so you came here. Feng Xuemin can’t be in trouble, right? These days everyone keeps saying that you don’t want to cut your throat. Could it be Feng Xuemin? Has this kind of thing happened to me? It shouldn't be, his luck has always been surprisingly good..."

Hua Chong originally wanted to inquire about the relationship between Feng Xuemin and Man Xiaocheng immediately, but suddenly he was very concerned about Kang Linfeng's sentence "his luck has always been surprisingly good".

They are all drivers of the same taxi company. If Feng Xuemin was exceptionally lucky, then Man Xiaogong, who suffered an unwarranted disaster, was extremely unlucky.

"Feng Xuemin is lucky? What's the best way?" Hua Chong asked.

"Those of us who drive taxis, as long as we run on the road for a long time, we will more or less encounter some accidents, which will not break our arms and legs, but scratches and disputes are inevitable, and we are prone to encounter strange things. Customers complain at every turn." Kang Linfeng said: "But Feng Xuemin has been driving for so many years, not to mention that he has never encountered an accident, and he has not been complained by a customer once, which is quite rare. In our company, he is 'the only one'. But If something bad happened to his sudden disappearance this time, it's probably because his luck ran out."

Hua Chong found that Kang Linfeng had an extremely emotional expression on his face when he talked about Feng Xuemin's luck. Compared with that expression, the examples Kang Linfeng gave did not seem to make people feel that emotional.

"Anything else?" Hua Chong asked, "Did anything happen to Feng Xuemin around him?"

Hearing this, Kang Linfeng's expression changed slightly, as if he had thought of something, but he didn't know whether he should say it or not.

"Feng Xuemin is missing now, so it's hard to say whether something has happened." Hua Chongsu said, "Don't hide what you know."

Kang Linfeng's body immediately tensed up when he met Shang Huachong's gaze, and his voice became a little higher, "I don't know whether it's his good luck or the other driver's bad luck, maybe, maybe it's their respective life."

Hua Chong's pupils narrowed slightly, and caught a clue, "Who is the other driver?"

"He, he has passed away. This young man was really unlucky. He ran the night shift and ended up in a falling object accident. He died very badly."

The gray-black thick fog was pierced into a ray of light, and the clues were connected one by one. Hua Chong said, "Is this young man Man Xiaocheng?"

Hearing the unfamiliar but familiar name, Kang Linfeng's fingers trembled, and he looked at Hua Chong with complicated eyes, before realizing it after a while: "Are you here today to investigate the accident five years ago?"

"I'm here to find out how Man Xiaocheng was when he was working here." Having said that, Hua Chong stopped beating around the bush, "You said that Man Xiaocheng and Feng Xuemin were too unlucky and the other was too lucky On the day of Man Xiaocheng's accident, what kind of interaction did Man Xiaocheng have with Feng Xuemin?"

Kang Linfeng lowered his eyes, remained silent for about half a minute, nodded and said, "If it wasn't for Feng Xuemin's help, Man Xiaocheng could have avoided that accident."

"Did Man Xiaocheng's accident happen because of Feng Xuemin?"

"You can't say that, but there must be some causal relationship. That night, Man Xiaocheng didn't schedule a shift. After 10 o'clock, he should go home and rest." Kang Linfeng stared at the paper cup, and said in a regretful tone, "It's time for the night shift. It was Feng Xuemin, but Feng Xuemin said that there was an emergency at home, his wife was sick, and he had to go to the hospital immediately, and asked if anyone would help him with a night shift. No one would, except Man Xiaocheng."

Hua Chong pursed his lips tightly and made a fist with his right hand.

Kang Linfeng continued: "Man Xiaocheng is a child with a good heart and a kind person. He is very enthusiastic at a young age, and he will help whatever he can. His mother was seriously ill at the time and was living in the hospital. The medical expenses are not a small amount of money. This may be the reason why Man Xiaocheng has to work hard and often helps other drivers on the night shift. , that is to say, he needs money urgently, and he will take over the work when he has time."

After a pause, Kang Linfeng lit a cigarette, "He is a very kind person, and because he is short of money, he will help Feng Xuemin with that night's shift. If he refuses, when the glass in that neighborhood falls, He was either staying with his mother in the hospital, or sleeping at home. How could he... Hey! It's all fate, and no one can blame it. I found out later that Feng Xuemin's wife was not sick at all, and he was changing shifts with Man Xiaocheng that day. , I am addicted to poker, and I am in a hurry to play mahjong."

Hua Chong frowned tightly, feeling like a heavy boulder was pressing on his heart.

Countless coincidences pushed Man Xiaocheng to death step by step.

According to the murderer's logic, there is no doubt that Feng Xuemin was one of the "culprits" that caused Man Xiaocheng's tragic death, and his sudden disappearance was by no means as simple as disappearance.

The Major Crimes Unit may still be a step too late.

"Luck is really hard to say." Kang Linfeng waved his hand, "If there is no shift change, Man Xiaocheng will not have an accident, and Feng Xuemin may not drive there. Both of them are safe and sound. But then again Come back, maybe Man Xiaocheng’s fate should be like this. Even if he doesn’t encounter a falling object accident, maybe he will encounter other disasters. Good people don’t live long. He hasn’t been driving here for a long time. He’s really a good guy. It’s a pity Ah..."

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In the inquiry room of the Municipal Bureau, the truck driver Xu Hengxin looked furious, slapped the table and shouted: "Yesterday, I was driving on the road in compliance with the law, and was almost hit by a taxi that came out halfway! Fuck, I was right again, I am innocent, why are you arresting me?"

Zhang Mao and two other criminal police officers were asking him about the details of the accident. Hua Chong watched the surveillance in another police room for a while, then turned around and walked quickly to the traffic police detachment.

Although this Xu Hengxin looked fierce and full of hooliganism, from the perspective of emotions and body language, there was a high probability that it had nothing to do with Feng Xuemin's disappearance.The car accident yesterday might have been just an accident, even the murderer didn't expect Feng Xuemin to have a car accident suddenly.

Hua Chong walked and thought, and couldn't help but slow down.

The murderer has already set his sights on Feng Xuemin, but he may not decide to strike immediately, "he" may have another target at the same time.And Feng Xuemin's car accident is tantamount to providing "him" with a rare opportunity.After the car accident, Feng Xuemin's tools for making a living were towed away. "He" knew about the car accident and followed Feng Xuemin until a certain moment, when he found an opportunity to do it.

Hua Chong stopped in the corridor, remembering that Kang Linfeng said that Feng Xuemin used his wife's illness as an excuse to ask Man Xiaocheng to work the night shift instead of him because he wanted to play mahjong.

I want to play mahjong so much that I don't even want to go to class, which shows that Feng Xuemin's mahjong addiction is very strong.

Then last night, when Feng Xuemin told his wife that he was working for a colleague, he was probably playing cards in a mahjong parlor.After that, he had an accident.

As for which mahjong parlor...

It is impossible for his wife not to know about Feng Xuemin's addiction to mahjong. If she knows, she must know the mahjong parlor he often goes to.Feng Xuemin had a car accident during the day and cheated on his wife at night. He was already in an extremely guilty state. He was afraid of being discovered by his wife, so he would never go to the familiar mahjong parlor.

What he chose should be a mahjong parlor that is far away from home and company, and his wife and colleagues don't know about it!

Hua Chong returned to the criminal investigation detachment, explained to several members of the serious crime team and the technical investigation team, and then hurried to the traffic police detachment.

"After receiving your Xiao Zhang's request, I started to investigate here." A team leader of the traffic police detachment pointed to the display screen and said: "Yesterday afternoon, Feng Xuemin appeared on the No. 19 and No. 55 buses. The locations are Zhongyuan West Road and Fengchao North Road respectively, and the last time he was photographed by road surveillance was at 4:52 p.m., at the branch road intersection of Fengchao North Road."

"Thank you, brother." Hua Chong immediately called the serious crime team and asked to focus on investigating the mahjong parlor and teahouse near Fengchao North Road.

The leader of the traffic police waved his hand, saying that you are welcome, and then asked: "Is there anything else we can do for you?"

Hua Chong asked: "If someone follows the No. 19 and No. 55 buses, can they find out?"

"This..." The traffic police leader was a little embarrassed, "It's hard to say, it takes a lot of time to screen through a lot of videos. Let's do our best to check."

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On the way back to the Criminal Investigation Detachment, Hua Chong's phone rang again, and Liu Zhiqin's name flashed on the screen. Hua Chong looked up and saw Liu Zhiqin with the phone on his side face and shoulder, walking quickly. While arranging the bags and coats in his hands.

"Where are you going?" Hua Chong shouted.

Liu Zhiqin stopped in his tracks, and when he turned around, his eyes seemed to flash, "Flower Team."

Hua Chong rushed up, "Why are you calling me? Where are you going?"

"Wenming Town." Liu Zhiqin put his phone in his pocket, "I learned something when I checked Man Xiaocheng's family, but the information on the Internet is not comprehensive. I want to go to Wenming No. [-] Middle School."

Hua Chong immediately caught the key word, "Wenming No. [-] Middle School?"

"Yes, Man Xiaocheng used to teach mathematics at Wenming No. 16 Middle School. He resigned seven years ago. Before leaving, he was in charge of Senior One." Liu Zhiqin said: "At that time, Yin Ziqiao was [-] years old and happened to be studying in Wenming No. [-] Middle School. .”

Hua Chong's expression suddenly became serious, "Is Yin Ziqiao really related to Man Xiaocheng?"

"The victims of the three throat-cutting cases are all inextricably linked to Man Xiaocheng." Liu Zhiqin's eyes were filled with shadows, "Flower Team, we may be wrong! Judging from the state of the body, killing Lu Ke The murderer of Luo Xingshan is the same person, and the murderer of Yin Ziqiao is another person. But the intersection of the three of them is Man Xiaocheng!"

Hua Chong frowned deeply, quickly digesting the sudden clue, and said after a few seconds, "I'll go with you."

"No." Liu Zhiqin said in a tone of strength that he seldom showed, "You have to stay here. The murderer is in Los Angeles, and he may commit crimes again at any time. You can't leave."

"Then you alone..."

"I have reported to Team Chen just now, and the brothers from the special police detachment will go there with me." Liu Zhiqin raised his wrist and looked at the time, "They are waiting for me at the door, I have to go."

Hua Chong felt relieved, and patted him on the shoulder, "Be careful, don't turn off your phone."

Liu Zhiqin raised his eyebrows, "Last time, the phone ran out of battery and was turned off temporarily. It was you, not me, who caused Team Chen to find no one."

In fact, as soon as he said that sentence just now, Hua Chong knew that he was lifting a rock to shoot himself in the foot, but he couldn't take back what he said.Before I said it, it was purely in my head, I especially wanted to say "No" to Liu Zhiqin, but for a while I couldn't remember what to say after "No", my mouth was faster than my brain, and I remembered it after I finished speaking, Liu Zhiqin's cell phone seemed to be Never turned it off.

Every time he called Liu Zhiqin, he was always connected quickly.

He secretly exhaled, and then looked to the side, Liu Zhiqin had already disappeared.

Downstairs there was the sound of an off-road jeep starting its engine, and that sound was all too familiar to him—it was the car of the special police detachment.

He wiped his face, as if to wipe away all the exhaustion, and the inappropriate thoughts in his mind were immediately replaced by the case.

Unexpectedly, Yin Ziqiao's death may not be an independent case.But if Yin Ziqiao's murder is also related to Man Xiaocheng, then the murderer of the three throat-cutting cases is the same person?

But how to explain the wound that has no similarities at all?

Did the murderer do it on purpose?

Or is the murderer not the same person at all?

Hua Chong leaned against the wall, put his hands in the pockets of his coat, frowned in thought.

Assuming the murderer is the same person, why would "he" do this?To mislead the police?

This is unlikely.

The murderer's thinking is extreme and his behavior is extreme. Usually, this kind of person will not intentionally obscure his method of committing crimes. "He" didn't even deal with the corpse, so he wouldn't intentionally create two completely different wounds.

Furthermore, the wound is a concrete response to the murderer's psychological state when committing the crime. Can calmness, decisiveness, anger and anxiety appear at the same time?

Hua Chong closed his eyes, shook his head after a while, and began to make another hypothesis.

The murderer is two people.

The murderer who killed Lu Ke and Luo Xingshan was undoubtedly out of revenge, so was the murderer who killed Yin Ziqiao?

Did they discuss it before taking action?Or purely by chance?

Man Guojun is suspected. If Man Guojun is one of the murderers, who is the other murderer?

Is it possible that Yin Ziqiao's murder had nothing to do with Man Xiaocheng?

Then how to understand the relationship between Man Xiaocheng and Yin Ziqiao in Wenming No. [-] Middle School?

Countless doubts hovered in his mind, like a flock of flying birds losing their sense of direction.

Hua Chong covered his forehead, pressed his fingers on his temples, and suddenly remembered the feeling when he received Liu Zhiqin's massage.

The chaotic thoughts became clearer, he shook his head, knowing that some doubts will be answered after Liu Zhiqin arrives at Wenming No. [-] Middle School.

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The search was time-consuming and labor-intensive. After a few hours, the serious crime team finally found the mahjong parlor where Feng Xuemin played cards yesterday.

The mahjong parlor is located in a remote alley on Fengchao South Road, and the bus station where Feng Xuemin got off is at Fengchao North Road.He actually walked from the North Road to the South Road along the back street.

"Lao Feng doesn't often come to my place to play cards." The owner of the mahjong parlor was very frightened, thinking that his mahjong parlor had been reported by others, which is why so many policemen were called.

Hua Chong is watching the surveillance in the mahjong parlor.

Different from the teahouse opened by Qiu Han in the community, although the environment of this mahjong parlor is not very good, it has complete surveillance, and almost every corner can be photographed, and the images are still high-definition.

But this does not mean that this mahjong parlor is very conscientious. On the contrary, ordinary people may not understand the reason for the high-definition cameras installed in the mahjong parlor. It is to see the cards in the player's hand.

Of course, not everyone who comes to play poker will be recruited, and only a small part of them are unlucky.But only relying on the money lost by this small group of people, the mahjong parlor can make a considerable income.

This mahjong hall must be destroyed, but not now.

Quickly dragging the video, Hua Chong asked, "Does Feng Xuemin have any familiar poker friends with you?"

The boss shook his head, "No, he comes and leaves alone every time. The people who play cards with me are basically residents who live nearby, but he is from other places. Several times, no one else is willing to play cards with me. He beat him because he thought he had never seen him, and was worried that he would cheat."

Hearing the word "deception", Hua Chong sneered.

The boss turned pale, and quickly changed the subject, "What's wrong with him?"

"After Feng Xuemin came to play cards yesterday, did any suspicious people appear around?" Hua Chong asked.

If you ask this question to the proprietress of the canteen next door, the proprietress will definitely not be able to answer it. The ordinary people live their lives honestly, not everyone can be a detective.But if you ask the mahjong parlor, especially the owner of the mahjong parlor, you are asking the right person - after all, playing mahjong is a kind of gambling. If you catch a large amount of gambling, you will be fined, but anyone who runs a mahjong parlor must be vigilant at all times, not to mention always standing at the door to observe, but also always pay attention to the movement outside.

If someone lingers outside the mahjong parlor, the boss and the buddies in the mahjong parlor will definitely find out.

"Suspicious person?" The boss thought for a long time, "There is really no one. If there is, I will ask in the morning."

The video dragged to the end, and Feng Xuemin left at 0:31 in the morning. There were no cameras installed outside the mahjong hall, and there were no cameras installed on the small road with only a few street lights. At 0:31, Feng Xuemin was caught by surveillance for the last time.

Hua Chong walked out of the mahjong hall, observing the surrounding environment, while speculating where Feng Xuemin had gone.

There are three small roads outside the mahjong hall, one leads to an old community, one connects to the third branch of Fengchao South Road, and one extends to another small road.

The path looked nothing during the day, but it was probably darker at night.

In the middle of the night, Feng Xuemin should not go to the gloomy alley, and of course he would not go to the strange old community, so there are only three branches of Fengchao South Road left.

Hua Chong looked in the direction of Sanzhi Road, and saw a row of low-end hotels connected together.

In a hotel of this class, the ID card will definitely be checked during the day, but not necessarily at night.If Feng Xuemin moved in without registration, it would be difficult for the public security system to check.

"Zhang Mao." Hua Chong shouted to the back, and Zhang Mao immediately ran forward, "Flower Team!"

"Go to the hotel opposite and ask if Feng Xuemin stayed last night."

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"I know this person!" The lady proprietress of Xingwang Hotel looked at the photo and said, "He knocked on the door in the middle of the night last night, but he refused to stay in the end!"

Zhang Mao watched the video, and it was indeed Feng Xuemin!

"What happened later? Why didn't he want to live?" Zhang Mao asked anxiously.

"I think it's too expensive!" The proprietress looked contemptuous, "I think it's too expensive, but she refused to take out her ID card, saying that the wife at home is very suspicious, afraid that she will find out that she has stayed in a hotel in the future. Let me go, he is a big man, and he is afraid of his wife Check? I see, he is a stingy guy. He thinks that 80 yuan a night in my house is too expensive to live in, so he insists on finding a high-sounding reason."

Zhang Mao immediately reported it to Hua Chong, and then went to other hotels to inquire.But after asking all the hotels on Sanzhi Road, there was no second hotel that said they had seen Feng Xuemin.

"Strange." Zhang Trade said, "Where did Feng Xuemin go? Did he just disappear out of thin air?"

Hua Chong held a cigarette and was thinking, when the phone in his pocket vibrated, it was Liu Zhiqin.

Hua Chong's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and Liu Zhiqin called at this time, probably because he found out what happened in Wenming No. [-] Middle School seven years ago.

Before picking it up, he gestured to Zhang Mao to continue to explore the row on Fengchao South Road.

"Flower team." Liu Zhiqin's voice sounded more anxious than usual, "Yin Ziqiao and Man Xiaocheng are indeed related, and Man Xiaocheng was dismissed by the school because of Yin Ziqiao and another student!"

Hua Chong clenched the phone subconsciously, and a chill rose from the soles of his feet. His professional sensitivity forced him to suppress his curiosity about the incident itself, and calmly said: "Tell me the name of the other student first. Since Yin Ziqiao has been killed, then This person must also be in danger."

Liu Zhiqin immediately understood what he meant, and said unambiguously: "Cheng Mian, Cheng of degree, Mian of encouragement, male, the same age as Yin Ziqiao, according to the school, he should be working in Los Angeles now."

Hua Chong quickly wrote Cheng Mian's information on the notepad he carried with him, tore it off, and called a criminal police officer, "Find this person immediately, he is likely to be the murderer's target."

"That's it." Liu Zhiqin said: "It's not convenient for you to be outside right now? I have a photo of Cheng Mian here, and the brothers from the special police detachment will send it to the technical investigation team immediately."

"Okay." Hua Chong was busy but not chaotic, and arranged the work at hand before saying: "What is the reason why Wenming No. [-] Middle School persuaded Man Xiaocheng to quit?"

"A student reported that Man Xiaocheng was in love with a male student in his class." Liu Zhiqin paused, his tone changed slightly, "Flower Team, this male student is Yin Ziqiao."

Hua Chong couldn't help opening his eyes wide, suddenly feeling absurd.

"Wen Ming No. [-] Middle School still keeps a photo of Man Xiaocheng and Yin Ziqiao kissing. The person who took the photo is Cheng Mian, who is also a student in Man Xiaocheng's class." Liu Zhiqin continued, "This photo was originally taken in a The class, that is, the class where Yin Ziqiao and Cheng Mian belonged to was circulated on a small scale, but it didn't take long for it to flow to other classes, and then the students anonymously reported it to the principal and dean."

Hua Chong asked vigilantly, "Are you sure it's anonymous?"

"I'm sure." Liu Zhiqin said: "Even the school doesn't know who the person who reported it was. Man Xiaocheng was called to talk, and he resigned after half a month."

"Half a month? So fast? Man Xiaocheng didn't explain?"

"The school only said that Man Xiaocheng admitted to kissing Yin Ziqiao. Wenming No. [-] Middle School has always been very strict with teachers and students. I guess, even if Man Xiaocheng explained, it wouldn't make much sense. After all, the photo is there." Liu Zhiqin said: "The school hopes to eliminate the bad influence as soon as possible, and persuaded Man Xiaocheng to resign voluntarily, otherwise the stain of 'falling in love with a male student' will be recorded in the file. I have inquired with the teachers who have taught for many years, and this matter is very important to me. The influence of the school is actually not great. Persuading Man Xiaocheng to dismiss is like firing a temporary worker, but Man Xiaocheng has been greatly affected. Although the files are clear, in fact, almost all middle school teachers in Wenming Town are Talk about him behind his back. He has no way to be a teacher in Wenming Town."