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The bungalow is divided into upper and lower floors.The first floor is the living room, kitchen, bathroom, and storage room. The nanny room has been converted into a gym with a home treadmill inside; the second floor is the master bedroom and study room. There is no bed in the second bedroom, and glass cabinets are all three walls , there are all kinds of figures in it.

Qu Zhi is also an ACG fan, and his most proud collection is the Myth of the Holy Cloth from Bandai. As soon as he entered the second bedroom, he was blinded and shouted: "Fuck, why don't I have such a rich father? I just saved a shelf by saving money, and she can buy a whole house when she travels around the mountains!"

"Are you jealous?" Hua Chong asked.

"Can you not be jealous?" Qu Zhi sighed, "It's nice to have money."

Hua Chong let out a "huh" without commenting. After a rough scan, he walked to the study.

The study room is larger than the second bedroom, but the simple and luxurious mahogany bookcase stands inside, making the whole room look much more crowded.The bookcase is full of books and video game disc sets, and there is a clear distinction between the two, as if they exist in two worlds.

There are all kinds of game discs, including horror, action, and gunfights.In contrast, the types of books are much more monotonous. Except for a row of domestic and foreign travel guides, the others are all historical books.

Tomes such as "Zizhi Tongjian", "Three Kingdoms", "Historical Records", "Hanshu", "Houhanshu" and so on are placed in the most conspicuous positions of the bookcases. Even the dozens of comics in the corner are "Fire Phoenix Starts a Prairie Fire" with the background of the Three Kingdoms.

Hua Chong took out a receipt folder about the thickness of a dictionary from the bookcase, and what was stored in it were not financial receipts, but tickets to scenic spots.There is a time stamp on the tickets, and the ones at the front have turned yellow. They are tickets from seven or eight years ago. It can be seen that Xu Qiangsheng is right. Xu Yujiao has indeed been obsessed with traveling since she was in college.

"Brother Hua." Qu Zhi felt a headache when he saw the ancient text, and he put a copy of "Book of Wei" back after turning a few pages, "You just said it to prove a guess, what guess?"

"Xu Yujiao loves to travel, but she puts more emphasis on human history than natural scenery." Hua Chong put down the receipt folder, "This trip is not in vain, it is exactly what I thought."

Qu Zhi was puzzled: "But what does this have to do with the case? Could it be that she was murdered because of her preference for humanities and history?"

"It's hard to say for now." Hua Chong said: "But it may be an important breakthrough point. Now that we have discovered it, we must not let it go."

Qu Zhi still couldn't figure out the relationship, and asked again: "How did you guess it before you came here? You can't be fooled, right? Let's hear it, and I'll learn it too."

"Do you still remember Xu Qiangsheng saying that Xu Yujiao often goes on short road trips on weekends?"

"Well, for the convenience of Xu Yujiao's travel, Xu Qiangsheng even bought her a Land Rover. Tsk, I'm so spoiled."

Hua Chongdao: "There are not many natural scenery worth seeing around Luocheng. On the contrary, there are places of interest everywhere. Xu Yujiao drives around on weekends, and she can hardly leave the province. All she can see are ancient battlefields, tombs of celebrities, and museums. So I guess , she is a relatively fanatical lover of humanities and history. This room full of books just confirms this guess."

The song value aftertaste for a moment, "It makes sense."

"Record as many clues as there are, and analyze them one by one when I go back." Hua Chong put the laptop on the table into the evidence bag, and handed it to Qu Zhi: "Let the technology investigate the traces of this computer."

Talk about technical investigation, and technical investigation will arrive.

Hua Chong's cell phone rang suddenly, and Yuan Hao shouted from there: "Huatai, you asked us to check the surveillance cameras of Xinluo Bank and the surrounding area, and it really paid off! We found a suspicious man on the surveillance cameras of the nearby subway. On the 13th In the evening, Xu Yujiao was with him! The staff of Xinluo Bank confirmed that this man is Xu Yujiao's boyfriend who has been dating for half a year!"

Hua Chong was not surprised, but raised his eyebrows almost instinctively, "Continue to investigate, I also found something in Xu Yujiao's house, I will give it to you when I come back."

After hanging up the phone, Hua Chongchong said, "I have to work overtime tonight."

"This is not news." Qu Zhi snorted, "Has there been any progress?"

Hua Chong: "It seems that Xu Qiangsheng doesn't know Xu Yujiao well."

"what?"

"She may have a boyfriend."

Song Hai huddled on the armchair in the interrogation room, his shoulders were raised high, his head was buried very low, his eyes and eyebrows were covered by his messy curly hair, his arms were shaking constantly.

Hua Chong looked at him with folded arms, his voice was a bit cold, "What's so good about the floor? Look up and look at me."

Sang Hai didn't raise his head, only eyelids lifted under his forehead, staring at Hua Chong in horror, biting his white lips twice, tremblingly said: "I didn't kill her, it wasn't me, it really wasn't me! "

On the way back to the city bureau, Hua Chong had a preliminary understanding of Sang Hai, so he was not surprised by his reaction at this time.

"You are 23 years old, from Hua County. You came to Los Angeles to study at the age of 18. You are now a graduate student in the School of Literature and History, Los Angeles University." Hua Chong said unhurriedly: "Xu Yujiao's colleague said that she started talking to you half a year ago. dating, you two are siblings. Is there such a thing?"

Sang Hai pursed his lips tightly, breathing heavily.

Hua Chong pretended to be impatient: "Hey, I told you to look at me, but didn't tell you to hide your eyes behind your hair. Am I that scary?"

Song Hai raised his head slowly, and after about half a minute, he nodded slightly.

"Xu Yujiao is a bank account manager, and you are a graduate student. How do you know each other?"

"Study, college activities." Sang Hai whispered.

"College activities? Make it clear."

Sang Hai took a deep breath, "Sometimes our college holds some knowledge lectures for the society. One, some people who like history, ancient literature, and traditional culture will sign up to attend the lectures. Yu, Yujiao also came."

"Are you a lecturer?" Hua Chong asked.

"I'm a lecturer's assistant."

Hua Chong was not very interested in the love history of young people, so he asked a few more questions before getting straight to the point, "At 13:6 p.m. Wusheng North Road, Mingluo District. After leaving the subway station, you went to a coffee shop called "Cat Angel" for half an hour, and then walked to the "Zhenlong" hot pot restaurant in the same business district for dinner. It was evening when you left 14:9."

Song Hai had already calmed down quite a bit, but when he heard this, he began to tremble again, his lips opened and closed, "I really didn't kill her, we only had a meal together that night, I don't know anything else, believe me I!"

"All the times and places I mentioned just now are evidenced by the surveillance of the subway, public surveillance, and coffee shops and hot pot restaurants. I have already counted where you went after that." Hua Chong's voice sank, "Now, come here Tell me, where did you go after you and Xu Yujiao parted ways at the Wusheng North Road subway station at 9:18? Where were you after 10:[-]?"

"I..." Sang Hai's eyes were full of fear, sweat dripped down his forehead, "I'm back to school, I didn't go anywhere!"

"Lie." Hua Chong crossed his legs, and his attitude was peaceful, but the surrounding air seemed to be centered on him, and it solidified layer by layer.

"Didn't you understand what I just said? The surveillance camera captured the scene of you and Xu Yujiao before they parted, so naturally they can also capture the aftermath. After sending Xu Yujiao to the subway, did you really go back to school?" Hua Chong's eyes drooped Lifting it up, his gaze was like a sharp sword, piercing Sang Hai's body with chills.

"Daoqiao Road is the place with the worst law and order situation in Fukang District and even the whole Los Angeles City. Although you are not a local, you should know something after studying at Luo University for five years." Hua Chong pointed his index finger on the table. , "The place where you and Xu Yujiao eat is in Mingluo District in the east, Luo University is also in Mingluo District, and Daoqiao Road is at the westernmost end of Luocheng. Why did you also get on the bus bound for Fukang District in the west after Xu Yujiao left by subway? subway?"

Song Hai was short of breath, "I, I'm worried about her!"

"Why? What did she tell you?"

Song Hai lowered his head again, his hands tightly twisted together.

Hua Chong observed his body language, and said again: "Unfortunately, the camera on Daoqiao Road was broken a lot, and I couldn't capture when and where Xu Yujiao entered Daoqiao Road. But she left the Huahan Road subway station ——That is, the time of the nearest subway station to Daoqiao Road is clear, 10:02. And you left the Huahan Road subway station at 10:11. A good camera on Daoqiao Road is at 10:25 You were photographed at [-] minutes. I guess you and Xu Yujiao did not enter Daoqiao Road from the same alley."

Song Hai shook his head vigorously.

"What did you see?" Hua Chong asked, "Or, what did you do?"

"It's not me!" Sang Hai yelled, "When I found her, she was, already..."

"Already killed?"

Sang Hai scratched his hair and started to cry, "I didn't do anything, I shouldn't have followed!"

"It's useless to cry." Hua Chong showed a hint of displeasure, "The surveillance captured you leaving in a hurry at 0:43 the next day. What were you doing during the two hours in between? You know Xu Yujiao is going to Daoqiao Road, so you You should also know why she went to such a remote place at night."

"Didn't you say it? I'm worried about her!" Sang Hai roared.

"Worried? I'm afraid not." Hua Chong leaned forward, his tone tinged with sarcasm, "If you were really worried about her, why did you say 'I shouldn't follow' just now? Now you feel that you shouldn't follow her , just because it was captured by surveillance cameras, it became a suspect we were targeting."

Sang Hai was speechless, staring at Hua Chong dumbfounded.

"I advise you to be honest." Hua Chong said, "Why did you go, and what did you see? Also, you and Xu Yujiao have been dating for half a year, why did you carry her colleagues and parents behind your back? If it wasn't for Xu Yujiao's colleague half a month ago. How long are you going to keep it a secret when you bump into the two of you together?"

"Me, we're just friends!"

"Friend?" Hua Chongxu raised his eyes, with a faint smile, "Then it wasn't you who sat on the chair and told me how you two met just now? A ghost?"

Sang Hai panicked completely, and was terrified by the word "ghost", only then did he realize that he had just said something contradictory.

"No ghosts." Hua Chong sneered, "I'll give you 2 minutes, think about it carefully, and don't say anything wrong."

Sang Hai wiped his face rudely, and said, "I, we were dating, but I really didn't do anything that night!"

Hua Chong lowered his voice: "Then why did you follow Xu Yujiao to Daoqiao Road?"

The interrogation room fell silent, and Sang Hai's lips trembled. He probably knew that he couldn't hide it anymore, so he gasped and said, "Archaeological excavations are being carried out in the west of the city recently. The scientific research team was there, and a noble tomb from the Eastern Han Dynasty was found there. That place is too remote. If you want to go there, Daoqiao Road is the place you must pass. Yujiao and I both want to see it."

"The 13th is Friday." Hua Chong asked, "Even if you want to see it, you can wait until Saturday. Why do you have to go on Friday night? Isn't it better to see it during the day?"

Sang Hai scratched hard at the edge of the table, "I can't do it during the daytime!"

"why?"

"Yu, Yujiao is very courageous, she doesn't just want to see it." Sang Hai roared tremblingly: "She wants to take the opportunity to touch some cultural relics and get them out. It's too easy to be found during the day, and only at night has the opportunity!"