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Xu Qiangsheng was sitting in the inquiry room, dressed in a rigid black suit, in his fifties, with gray hair, bloodshot eyes, his fingers clenched into fists, and his square-shaped face with masseter muscles, looking very haggard.

His voice seemed to pass through dry wood and charcoal fire, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he covered most of his face, choking with difficulty.

"Why did Yujiao encounter such a thing!"

Hua Chong sat upright on the opposite side of the table, without making a sound or making unnecessary movements. He just quietly looked at the middle-aged entrepreneur who lost his daughter, leaving enough time for the other party to sort out his emotions.

A quarter of an hour later, Xu Qiangsheng looked at the ceiling and breathed hard, his eyes were terribly red, and his whole body seemed to be covered with an extremely depressive gray layer.

He looked at Hua Chong, and after several deep breaths, he seemed to have finally suppressed his intense grief for the time being, and said slowly: "Yujiao's mother couldn't bear the pain, she fainted and was hospitalized, I was the only one here. Mr. Police, do you know who killed our Yujiao?"

"The case is still under investigation." Hua Chong asked Qu Zhi to pour a glass of warm water and put it in front of Xu Qiangsheng.

Xu Qiangsheng has worked hard in the mall for most of his life. He is calmer and more reasonable than ordinary victims' families. He kept begging for an explanation, sighed, and said in a trembling voice: "Mr. Police, please catch the murderer. What's the matter?" If you need my cooperation, I, Yujiao's mother and I must do as you say!"

Hua Chong nodded solemnly, "I know it's torture for you to recall Xu Yujiao now, but the prime time to solve a case is within 48 hours after the incident. Xu Yujiao was discovered late, and now it is no longer within the prime time. We plan to Investigating from her in person requires learning as much about her as possible."

"I understand." Xu Qiangsheng looked heavy, "You ask, as long as I know, I will never hide it."

Hua Chong gave the other party a few more minutes before asking, "Does Xu Yujiao usually live with you?"

"No. A few years ago, her mother and I bought a suite for her. It's in Luo'an District, which is a high-end community. It's not far from where she works, and the transportation is very convenient."

Hua Chong listened while Qu Zhi took notes.

"Yesterday I heard that there was a murder case in Fukang District. The deceased was a young woman." Having said this, Xu Qiangsheng began to choke up again, "I also asked her mother to call her, and wanted to tell her to be careful at night and not go to messy places. Go, where did you think, where did you think that it was our Yujiao who was killed..."

"Xu Yujiao was killed on March 3th, Friday night. Her body was found on the morning of the 13th, which is Monday." Hua Chong asked, "Neither you nor your wife noticed anything unusual during the three days she disappeared. ?”

Xu Qiangsheng couldn't hide his grief, "Yujiao hardly contacted us on weekends. She has her own affairs, and her mother and I have long been used to it."

Qu Zhi paused the pen in his hand, and looked at Hua Chong suspiciously.

Obviously, Hua Chong also heard something strange from this sentence, "Xu Yujiao has a bad relationship with her family?"

"No, no, you misunderstood. She has a very good relationship with us, especially kissing her mother." Xu Qiangsheng said: "She often comes back to eat with us on weekday evenings, but weekends are her own time. At this point , me and her mother respect her very much."

"Then do you know how Xu Yujiao usually lives from Friday night to Sunday night?"

"I know, she will tell us when she comes home for dinner." Xu Qiangsheng nodded, "Short road trips, shopping with friends, staying at home and reading."

"Self-driving tour? Her car..."

"It's a Land Rover. I bought it for her. She doesn't drive it to and from get off work. She always takes the subway. She only drives it when she goes on a self-driving trip."

"Traveling alone or with friends? Do you know who she has a good relationship with in Xinluo Bank?"

"This..." Xu Qiangsheng hesitated for a while, as if he was reluctant to answer this question.

Hua Chong reminded: "Your answer is very important for us to solve the case."

"Sorry." Xu Qiangsheng sighed, "Yujiao has a good relationship with her colleagues in the bank. She has never had a dispute with anyone, but in fact, she has no colleagues who have a good relationship. She studied in a foreign university. The best classmates are not here, and after work, she always tells her mother that there is no like-minded person in the unit.”

"What do you mean by like-minded?"

Xu Qiangsheng showed embarrassment, "She seems to get along with everyone, but she is actually a bit withdrawn. She is quite an adult, and she is also keen on playing games."

Qu Zhi whispered: "So it's a hidden house just like me."

Hua Chong said: "So she always goes out on a road trip by herself?"

"Yes."

"Then does she have a boyfriend?"

Xu Qiangsheng showed shock, calmed down after a few seconds, and shook his head heavily: "No."

"You don't live together." Hua Chong said, "Is it possible that she did, but you didn't know?"

"No. Yujiao never hides anything from us. If she has a boyfriend, even if she doesn't tell me, she will tell her mother."

The inquiry room fell silent, Hua Chong looked at Xu Qiangsheng, and then changed the topic, "Just now we learned something from Xu Yujiao's colleague - she travels abroad a lot every year, just last year, she went to She has been to Nepal, India, Pakistan, Greece, and went to Russia during the Spring Festival this year. And you also said that she often travels by car on weekends. Xu Yujiao likes traveling very much? Is this one of her hobbies in leisure time?"

Xu Qiangsheng's expression was unnatural for a moment, "Yes, yes, she has liked traveling since she was a child."

After finishing speaking, she deliberately emphasized: "But every time she travels, she has asked for leave from the bank, and the money is also spent on our own family. It is definitely not a public funded trip."

Hua Chong nodded, and asked again: "Do you have any clues about who might hurt her?"

Xu Qiangsheng's eyes dimmed immediately, and he slammed his right fist on the forehead, "It's my fault, it's my fault! Her mother and I raised her in our hands, and we will give her whatever she wants." , but she forgot to teach her to protect herself. When she first entered college, she went to Tibet alone and hiked to Medog. Later, she became more and more courageous, saying that there were kind people helping her along the way, so let us not worry I regret it. If I had reasoned with her well back then and let her understand the evil in this society, maybe she would not be harmed by evil people now. She is only 28 years old this year, and her mother and I have only one daughter... ..."

Leaving the inquiry room, Hua Chong lit a cigarette and leaned against the railing of the terrace.

He just took off his uniform. He is wearing a smoke gray shirt and slacks. There are thin calluses on his fingers holding cigarettes. His shoulders hang loosely. The hem of his shirt is tucked into the edge of his trousers along his waistline. .

"This family is weird." Qu Zhi asked Hua Chong for a cigarette, but he didn't smoke it behind his ear. "Let's say they are close. My daughter was lost for three days, and the parents didn't know about it. They live in the same city." In other words, the children of other families will go back to their parents’ house to call at least on weekends, and Xu Yujiao disappears on weekends. It can be said that they are not close, and Xu Qiangsheng’s emotions don’t seem to be pretending. Moreover, the salary of the bank account manager is not the same as Performance is linked, Xu Yujiao asks for leave every three days, how can there be any performance, looks at the scenery, but the income is not high, and the usual expenses are provided by Xu Qiangsheng and his wife."

Hua Chong ignored him, "Xu Yujiao likes to travel, do you think she focuses on humanities and history, or on natural scenery?"

Qu Zhi was taken aback, "Is this related to the case?"

"I guess it's human history." Hua Chong crushed the cigarette butt, "Come on, tell the trace inspection department to go to her house and have a look."

Xu Yujiao's residence in Yuewu Community is a small bungalow with two floors and a small garden outside.The trace inspector checked the small bungalow inside and out, and found nothing abnormal. The house was very clean, not even a single stranger's footprints.Hua Chong didn't enter the house, and Qu Zhi went to the property management to adjust the surveillance video.

The monitoring of the community claims to have full coverage. Seven cameras showed that Xu Yujiao left the community at 7:13 am on the 7th and never came back. No one else entered or left the small bungalow.

Xu Yujiao in the video was wearing the same clothes as when she was killed, with a coach bag on her shoulder, but this bag did not appear near the body.

The murderer took bags, cash, mobile phones and other things, but left the bank card and Xu Yujiao's ID card at the scene.

That's why the bureau was able to determine Xu Yujiao's identity early on.

It is also a doubtful point discussed by Hua Chong and Xu Kan.

"Stealing wealth and stealing sex." Qu Zhi said, "The murderer has a strong anti-investigation awareness, and he hasn't taken the bag to a second-hand luxury store to sell the stolen goods."

Hua Chong returned to the entrance of the small bungalow, put on shoe covers and latex gloves, and stared at the tidy living room, "The murderer took the bag, but didn't sell it immediately. He really has a certain anti-investigation awareness. , will be locked by us." Hua Chong paced back and forth, "In this case, why did you leave Xu Yujiao's ID card?"

"Is it easy for us to find the source of the corpse?" Qu Zhi asked: "Under the current technology, it is not difficult to find the source of the corpse, but it takes time to compare the DNA. Generally, the murderer is too late to delay. Why does he help us?"

"There seems to be no clues in this case until now, but there are actually a lot of clues." Hua Chong frowned, "But these clues are like a mess and contradict each other. Many places are contrary to common sense and it is difficult to sort out. For example, you just now Said that he has anti-investigation awareness and left the victim's ID card at the scene. This shows that he is not afraid of us starting from the victim at all."

Qu Zhi followed Hua Chong's train of thought, "The murderer doesn't know Xu Yujiao? No matter how we search for Xu Yujiao, we can't find him?"

"But it doesn't make sense." Hua Chong said: "If Xu Yujiao and her relatives and friends don't know the murderer, then there are only two situations left. One, when Xu Yujiao appeared on Daoqiao Road, the murderer happened to be there too. Xu Yujiao wore a famous brand, With a good face, the murderer may have evil intentions temporarily. However, the murderer carried household hammers, knives, and condoms with him, which is inconsistent with "passionate killing". In addition, if there is no deep hatred, why would the murderer torture the corpse? The murderer knew Xu Yujiao, but Xu Yujiao didn't know him. In short, he was a stalker. But if the murderer often followed Xu Yujiao, he would definitely leave traces on Xu Yujiao's way to and from work, near his home and company. Surveillance is useless, but the cameras around Xinluo Bank are all high-definition. The technical investigation is investigating, and no one suspected of stalking has been found so far.”

"That's weird." Qu Zhi sighed, "I suddenly have a bad feeling."

"Ok?"

"This case is hard to solve."

Hua Chong smiled, "It's so bad that we still need our serious crime team?"

Qu Zhi squatted by the sofa, rubbing his fingers on the edge of the coffee table, "Xu Yujiao is a pretty clean girl. The property manager of the community said that she never hired part-time workers, and she did all the cleaning by herself. No guests came to the house. No wonder the trace inspector said There are no footprints of outsiders. This is quite strange, you said she was white and beautiful, why didn't she hire a servant...Hey flower team, why are you going upstairs?"

"To confirm a guess." Hua Chong said.