Hu Pingtao asked back: "Brother Zhang, you are a lawyer, what do you think?"

As he said that, he picked up the diary on the table: "Yao Xinqiu's diary only writes up to this point, which is June 8th. There is no more after that."

Chen Miaojun quickly explained from the side: "Mr. Tiger, Mr. Zhang, I really didn't lie to you this time. Xinqiu's diary is all here. I took it out of her room just like this. I really haven't deleted it."

Hu Pingtao comforted him: "I know it's none of your business. But I'm curious, what happened after June 8th? So much so that Xinqiu felt scared and didn't dare to record it in the diary.

?”

Chen Miaoyun thought for a moment and said quickly: "I remembered that the yelling in the middle of the New Year's Eve started around that time. But it was not as serious as it was later."

Hu Pingtao narrowed his eyes and asked, "So early?"

Chen Miaojun nodded: "I slept very peacefully before the New Year. I remember that it was almost the days after Children's Day. She often woke up in the middle of the night and ran to my room, saying that she couldn't sleep and wanted me to accompany her.

She. Because my husband was not at home during this period and the bed was large and empty, I took Xinqiu to sleep with me. Later, in July... Xinqiu's condition became more and more serious. She screamed in the middle of the night and woke up.

I kept crying after that."

Zhang Wanhe suggested from the side: "Xiaohu, why don't you take advantage of the fact that Xinqiu feels good about you and ask her out to have a talk?"

Hu Pingtao thought for a moment and shook his head: "This can easily backfire. Yao Xinqiu must know something, but I don't think she has much involvement in the case itself. Also, my current status is very embarrassing, and it is inconvenient for me to know too much about the case.

If you go deeper, it will be difficult to continue to investigate.”

Zhang Wanhe responded quickly: "Miss, I can help you in this regard."

Hu Pingtao thought for a while and nodded: "Okay! Brother Zhang, please tell Sister Guo. The main reason is that the situation has changed, and I can't stay in Hong Kong City for too long. I hope she can understand."

…

Guo Lingyu has great energy in Hong Kong City.

In the afternoon, the police station specially sent someone to contact Hu Pingtao.

An acquaintance——the senior inspector Lu Xiaoxu whom I met at the scene of the car accident before.

The appointment took place in the conference room of the Guo Group's office building.

The receptionist led Lu Xiaoxu and an attendant into the room. When he saw Hu Pingtao and Zhang Wanhe, he was a little surprised.

Taking off his sunglasses and subconsciously extending his right hand, Lu Xiaoxu had a complicated look on his young face: "Why is it you?"

Hu Pingtao smiled and held his hand, then let go: "Why can't it be me?"

Guo Lingyu had given special instructions, and the waiter turned around and left after serving the tea, closing the door.

Lu Xiaoxu looked at Hu Pingtao, his eyes full of wariness: "Are you from the Guo family?"

"No." Hu Pingtao explained: "As I said last time we met, I am a policeman just like you."

Lu Xiaoxu's expression softened slightly, but his tone was still a little surprised: "Are you really a mainland policeman? I thought you said that as a joke last time."

Hu Pingtao waved his hand casually: "There will be no distinction between us after 1997. We are all from the same country, but the systems on both sides are different... Okay, let's talk about this case!"

Lu Xiaoxu's eyebrows were raised high, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised: "What, you also think there is something fishy about the car accident?"

Hu Pingtao nodded and did not hide his opinion: "I think it is largely man-made."

As he spoke, he opened his wallet and took out a copy of Yao Xinqiu's diary. He placed it on the table, but pressed it with his hand and was not in a hurry to hand it to Lu Xiaoxu.

"This case is somewhat special. We have learned some information and would like to communicate with you, the police, to find out the truth together."

Lu Xiaoxu frowned slightly, with a look of impatience on his face: "You are not qualified... I'm sorry, I mean, you can't do this. Both the mainland police and the Guo Group must obey the orders of our police. Here

This is a port city, and all your actions must comply with the law, otherwise..."

Zhang Wanhe coughed a few times and interrupted: "We all know the rules well. But rules are dead and people are alive. No matter how strict the rules are, there is always a time to be more humane. What's more, we just want to settle things right now.

Understand...if the joint investigation yields results, all the credit will go to you, and we won't take any of it."

The expression on Lu Xiaoxu's face did not change, and he said seriously: "The investigation is just the investigation, it doesn't involve so much. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to start judging the merits and rewards before even writing these eight characters!"

Zhang Wanhe was a little angry when he heard this, and his tone began to become tougher: "Why are you such a sour person?"

Lu Xiaoxu glanced at him and said sarcastically: "You are so powerful that you can put pressure on the Commissioner of Police. Although I don't know what your purpose is, I can tell you that as long as I am here, you will

Don't even think about muddying the waters. This was a premeditated murder. The five victims were all students... I must find the real culprit."

Hu Pingtao looked at him and said seriously: "Actually, it was my idea to contact the police department through the Guo Group this time and transfer you here."

These words shocked Lu Xiaoxu. He stared at Hu Pingtao and asked, "Why?"

Hu Pingtao replied: "Brother Zhang and I met you at the scene of a car accident that day. I am also a policeman. A case, no matter how complicated it seems on the surface, must be peeled off, bit by bit, and various detailed inspections done.

Work. This is a very grueling job that requires a lot of time and a lot of patience."

At this point, Hu Pingtao pointed sideways at Zhang Wanhe: "Brother Zhang introduced you and said that you are a very good policeman, but you are a bit stubborn. Haha, I still understand the rules of investigating cases. If it is not necessary, it will be very easy."

Few people stay at a site that has been identified for a long time. I asked you a few questions that day, and you answered fluently, which shows that you are familiar with all the details of the car accident scene and have done a lot of work."

With these words of praise, Lu Xiaoxu's resentment immediately subsided for the most part, and his feeling towards Hu Pingtao became much better than before.

Hu Pingtao looked at the police title on his shoulder with a smile on his face: "Your position is almost the same as mine."

"Oh?" Lu Xiaoxu suddenly became interested: "What is your rank in the mainland?"

"Superintendent First Class." Hu Pingtao said with a smile: "I am in charge of a police station. If you have the opportunity to come to the provincial capital of Yunnan Province in the future, remember to call me and have a drink together."

Lu Xiaoxu smiled. At this point, the defensiveness in his heart had disappeared. Then he raised his finger and pointed at the document held down by Hu Pingtao, and asked: "What are you going to show me?"

Hu Pingtao's arm was still on the document and said: "This is a diary."

Lu Xiaoxu reflexively asked: "Whose diary?"

"Yao Xinqiu." Hu Pingtao looked into his eyes: "Do you know him?"

Lu Xiaoxu nodded calmly: "We know... After the car accident, I spent two days memorizing the names of all the students in the school and the basic situation of each person's family."

Zhang Wanhe listened and felt very strange: "Why do you do this? Is it necessary?"

Lu Xiaoxu turned sideways and glanced in the direction of the door, then turned back, raised his head and scanned the four corners of the room to make sure there were no surveillance cameras or other devices. Then he returned to his normal position and said seriously: "I told you last time

However, this car accident was very strange. There are two reasons: first, there was no problem with the driver's operation at the time. Second, there was no problem with the vehicle's mechanical system."

Hu Pingtao nodded slightly: "You said the same thing at the scene of the car accident that day."

Lu Xiaoxu continued: "In addition to weather, geographical environment, road conditions and other factors, the reason why a car accident occurs is nothing more than these two reasons. But as far as I know, these two reasons can be ruled out. So I can only start from

Think about it from other aspects and classify it as a homicide."

Hu Pingtao crossed his arms and leaned on the chair: "Do you think the murderer is hidden among the students?"

"There must be a motive for committing a crime." In this regard, Lu Xiaoxu and Hu Pingtao agree: "A very ordinary car accident may involve many unknown secrets. Take this school as an example.

A car accident will have adverse effects, leading to a significant reduction in next year's enrollment. This is a very common business competition. In addition, there is a high possibility of personal grudges. Taking the school board of directors as an example, it is inevitable that some people will use the excuse that the car accident caused

The idea of ​​killing and injuring students, and then achieving some of his own goals."

Hu Pingtao asked seriously: "Have you checked all these aspects?"

Lu Xiaoxu seemed to have drank it. He picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, wiping the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand: "Yes. I also entrusted colleagues from other departments to help me sort out and analyze a lot of relevant information. Unfortunately... there has been no

Harvest.”

Zhang Wanhe nodded understandingly: "So you changed the search target to students?"

Lu Xiaoxu bluntly said: "The possibility of students committing crimes is very high. The parking spots for school buses are fixed. Although the school does not allow students to move near the garage, there is always a gap. I checked the school garage and there is no surveillance installed nearby. Change

In other words, even if someone tampered with the car, no one would know."

"The conflicts between students are far more complicated than imagined. Even though they are just children, when they get violent, let alone their parents, even I feel scared. Even the two people who usually have a good relationship

Individuals often fall out because of a single word. This happens even to friends at the same table.

And the cause of the conflict was completely beyond your expectation - I didn't help you buy things, I didn't lend you homework to copy, a casual sentence... Even my pen was out of ink, I asked you to borrow it

, being rejected, such a small thing may develop into a cause of hatred."

Zhang Wanhe was deeply touched by this: "Today's young people are very temperamental... But to say that they tampered with the school bus just because of this is a bit too much, right?"

Lu Xiaoxu sneered: "You think about things too simply. Students' thinking is different from ours. Because of the lack of contact with society, they rarely think about problems in an all-round way. Take the car accident as an example, what we thought of

It is the collision or rollover of the vehicle that causes injuries or death to the passengers. But what about them? What they think of is that the vehicle is forced to stop for repairs due to breakdown, causing the passengers to stay in place and unable to move, and are delayed for several hours, or even a whole day.

sky."

Hu Pingtao understood the meaning of Lu Xiaoxu's words: "In other words, the students think that doing this will not hurt anyone and is just a prank?"

Lu Xiaoxu was a little excited: "They thought it was just a prank, but in fact it was a matter of life and death. People will die... No, someone has already died. They are all their classmates, maybe even friends."

Hu Pingtao asked keenly: "Are you sure the murderer is a student?"

Lu Xiaoxu replied: "It's most likely so."

Hu Pingtao thought for a moment and said seriously: "I can show you this diary. But you have to promise me to temporarily give up your previous ideas and not read it with fixed ideas."

Lu Xiaoxu frowned and asked, "You seem to have discovered and known something?"

Hu Pingtao said frankly: "I just want to deal with the problem fairly and justly."

After a pause, he said sincerely: "We need to cooperate. You can have your own opinions. I don't object to it, and I won't force you to give up your existing fixed thinking. But both I and you must learn from multiple perspectives.

Think about things from perspective.”
To be continued...