"As long as he says it, this matter has nothing to do with you. If you want to seek leniency at that time, you will have no chance."

Li Bowen remained silent. However, after a few seconds, he would always raise his eyelids and his eyes would subconsciously wander on Hu Pingtao and Lu Xiaoxu. There were doubts and concerns, some annoyance, and more timidity.

.

After a long time, he finally spoke in a low voice: "...What do you want to know?"

He then added at a very fast speed: "I really didn't kill anyone."

The stone in Lu Xiaoxu's heart finally settled. He asked seriously: "Why did you choose Xiaofengshan as your outing destination?"

Li Bowen hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "Yes... Zhang Yacui asked me to do this."

Although Hu Pingtao and Lu Xiaoxu had discussed this issue many times before, and each had their own thinking patterns and reasons, no one expected that the real reason coming from Li Bowen's mouth was this.

Lu Xiaoxu suppressed his inner surprise and asked calmly: "Why did Zhang Yacui go to Xiaofeng Mountain?"

"I don't know." Li Bowen said this quickly, and it didn't seem like he was faking it.

Lu Xiaoxu became a little angry. He raised his finger and pointed at Li Bowen and shouted sternly: "You'd better think clearly before speaking. This is your last chance."

Li Bowei trembled slightly because of his roar, and cried out in a tearful voice: "I...I really don't know!"

Hu Pingtao raised his hand to block Lu Xiaoxu who was about to get angry. He looked at Li Bowen and said in as calm a tone as possible: "Let's do this! Just tell me the whole story, be sure to be careful and don't miss anything.

"

Li Bowen felt as if he had been granted amnesty and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay."

"The school arranges outings at this time every year. According to past practice, the teacher will give us several scenic spots for us to choose freely. Because the situations of each grade and class are different, the scenic spots given by the teacher are different. Some of them are different.

I will choose museums, sometimes go to parks, and sometimes go to amusement parks... This kind of thing mainly depends on the age of the students in each class, not necessarily."

"As far as I know, teachers in many classes have not listed Xiaofengshan as this year's outing destination. I have no idea about this matter. I am a very casual person, and I will go wherever everyone chooses to go. After all,

I'm not very interested in outings, and I'll probably ask for leave when the time comes."

Hu Pingtao asked seriously: "Why do you need to ask for leave?"

Li Bowen hesitated for a moment and replied in a low voice: "I like to stay at home and play games."

Hu Pingtao said "Oh": "Go on!"

Li Bowen's mood was better than before, not as nervous as before: "Later, Zhang Yacui came to me and said that she wanted to go to Xiaofengshan and asked me... asked me to help contact other students... Well, this matter has to be divided into two steps.

What to do: First, persuade the teacher to add this place to the list of outing attractions, and second, ensure that more than half of the people choose Xiaofengshan during the class vote."

Hu Pingtao's voice was full of meaning: "How did you operate it specifically?"

Li Bowen raised his head, glanced at Hu Pingtao's eyes, and then looked away: "I...I asked Guan Xinwei to contact other students in school and invite them to drink Coke and eat. In this way, when

When making a choice, naturally they will do what I say."

Hu Pingtao moved his fingers and said calmly: "You must speak in order. If the teacher does not list Xiaofeng Mountain as an optional attraction, your subsequent operations will be meaningless... Tell me, how did you do it?

Did you make the teacher change his mind?"

"I really don't know about this." Li Bowen raised his hands in a panic and shook them: "When Zhang Yacui came to me to tell me about this, Xiaofeng Mountain was not included in the selection of scenic spots announced by the teacher. But later on

...About a week or so later, Xiaofeng Mountain was chosen as the scenic spot.”

He was very frightened, and the tone and rhythm of his speech were a bit messy, but the meaning he expressed was very clear.

Hu Pingtao and Lu Xiaoxu looked at each other and saw unexpected looks in each other's eyes.

Lu Xiaoxu turned his attention to Li Bowen and asked seriously: "Are you sure?"

Li Bowen nodded quickly: "I'm sure. I really didn't lie to you."

Hu Pingtao's eyes narrowed slightly.

As a result, the situation becomes complicated.

It was originally thought that Li Bowen was behind the change of the outing destination by the school. Now it seems that the truth is very different from the speculation.

Hu Pingtao relaxed his expression and continued to ask: "Why did you let Guan Xinwei be responsible for this matter instead of choosing someone else?"

"Guan Xinwei has a very good relationship with me. He listens to me very much." Li Bowen said, "We are classmates in elementary school and often play together."

Lu Xiaoxu asked: "How many people did you ask Guan Xinwei to contact?"

Li Bowen was a little hesitant. He did not rush to answer, but fell into thinking for several minutes.

For a long time, there was a strange look on his face, and he said slowly: "Speaking of this matter, I feel strange now when I think about it. When Zhang Yacui said that she wanted to go to Xiaofengshan and asked me to help with the secret operation, I

I always thought that I just needed to contact my classmates. But then she told me that I had to expand the scope of contact, and it would be best to let all classes in the school designate Xiaofengshan as an outing destination."

"All classes?" Lu Xiaoxu was a little impatient and couldn't help blurting out: "Why?"

"I don't know." Li Bowen kept shaking his head: "Anyway, that's what she said at the time. These are her original words."

Lu Xiaoxu has always listed Li Bowen as a major suspect and asked coldly: "Who can prove it?"

Li Bowen was speechless and speechless - the person was already dead, and there was really no evidence of death.

Hu Pingtao changed the question: "Even if Zhang Yacui asks you to do this, there are so many students in the entire school, and it only depends on Guan Xinwei. Does he have so much time and energy?"

"……this……"

Li Bowen was asked and fell into thinking again. When the matter reached this point, he could no longer hide it, so he could only answer bravely: "At first, I only asked Guan Xinwei to help. Later, Zhang Yacui proposed that all classes in the school should

In this way, I can only continue

Continue to look for people... I searched for all the classmates I usually have good relationships with in school and asked them to invite acquaintances from other grades and classes. The reason is that basically everyone has been to parks and museums, which is boring. Xiaofengshan is a newcomer

It is a developed attraction and can be used for camping.”

Lu Xiaoxu asked sarcastically: "Still the old way, treat guests to dinner?"

Li Bowen was obviously a little afraid of him and timidly nodded: "...Yes."

Lu Xiaoxu was not going to let him go just like that, and asked closely: "It costs money to buy snacks and soda. According to the information we have, in addition to Guan Xinwei, you have invited at least dozens of people to help you this time. Haha

...Li Bowen, the benefit you are giving out right now is a huge amount. Where did you get so much money?"

After a pause, Lu Xiaoxu stared at him: "Don't tell me your parents gave it to you."

Li Bowen was forced to speechless for a moment: "I...I..."

His face turned red and white, and he didn't say anything for a long time.

Hu Pingtao insinuated: "Don't even think about hiding it. To tell you the truth, we are all very aware of what happened between you, Yao Xinqiu, and Zhang Yacui."

Li Bowen was stunned for a moment and continued to pretend to be confused: "I don't understand what you are talking about."

"You don't want to give up until you reach the Yellow River!" Hu Pingtao sighed and told him what he had learned and what Yao Xinqiu had recorded in his diary. Of course, he did not mention the diary, only that it was collected by the police.

evidence arrived.

Li Bowen was immediately dumbfounded.

Lu Xiaoxu said coldly: "How does it feel to step on two boats?"

Li Bowen lowered his head, his eyes full of fear and even a bit of despair.

"I...I really didn't kill anyone!" He insisted on these words and said with a cry: "I really don't have that much money, so I can only ask Yao Xinqiu for some, plus my savings...

This time it was all spent.”

Lu Xiaoxu asked: "How much did it cost in total?"

"About 110,000 yuan, less than 120,000 yuan." Li Bowen looked very depressed: "I promised to give Guan Xinwei 5,000 yuan when the project was completed, and the others ranged from 2,000 to 3,000 yuan. I bought all kinds of snacks every time.

After they received it from me, they went to their respective classes to distribute it... Actually, this kind of thing is not difficult to do, as long as you have money."

Hu Pingtao asked: "How much money did you take from Yao Xinqiu?"

Li Bowen answered hesitantly: "I can't remember the exact number clearly. I took it in several installments. The total must be tens of thousands of dollars!" Yao Xinqiu used to work in an adult chat room, and I took a few pictures with my mobile phone.

Photo. She has something in my hands, so every time I ask her for money, she will never refuse, it just depends on the amount."

Lu Xiaoxu asked sarcastically: "Isn't she your girlfriend, and you still treat her like this?"

The expression on Li Bowen's face was a little bitter: "Just because she is my girlfriend, I have to catch something about her."

Hu Pingtao asked: "I have calculated that the combined money of you and Yao Xinqiu is less than 80,000 yuan. You just said that you spent a total of more than 110,000 yuan to operate this matter, so where did the rest of the money come from?

?”

"This..." Li Bowen looked extremely reluctant and answered hesitantly: "...the other money... was given to me by Zhang Yacui."

This answer surprised Hu Pingtao and Lu Xiaoxu.

"Zhang Yacui?" Lu Xiaoxu frowned deeply and expressed doubts about what Li Bowen said: "She asked you to do things for her, and in turn gave you money?"

Li Bowen raised his head and looked at him: "This is normal!"

Lu Xiaoxu waved his hand gently: "The relationship between you and Zhang Yacui is very unusual. Don't think that we don't know anything. You and Zhang Yacui had an intimate relationship that was not friendship, and she was pregnant with your child."

Li Bowen's eyes suddenly widened: "...this...how do you know?"

Hu Pingtao looked at him with a half-smile but not a smile: "Don't forget, we are police. This is our profession. Zhang Yacui used pregnancy as an excuse to blackmail you into giving her money. This is normal. But since this is the case between you

Relationship, why would she give you money and ask you to do things for her?"
To be continued...