"Just take a week!" Hu Pingtao casually wrote a blank check.

...

After coming out of Liao Cunxue's house, Xing Le looked at the two ends and asked in a low voice: "You deliberately fooled him just now?"

Hu Pingtao smiled: "Are you talking about death certificate?"

Xing Le nodded.

Hu Pingtao said: "I'm not talking nonsense! If everything goes well, it's really a week to drive him."

Xing Le frowned: "Liao Cunxue must be suspicious. You do this..."

"I am trying to calm his heart." Hu Pingtao whispered: "From the clues currently available, Gong Xinxia must have not drowned accidentally. Although it is normal for couples to quarrel, how many of these words that Liao Cunxue said today are true, and it will be necessary to investigate carefully before confirming."

Xing Le nodded slightly: "Anyway, I think his relationship with his wife is not as good as it seems on the surface... Also, Gong Xinxia has only been drowned for a few days, and he has been busy asking you for a death certificate. They are husband and wife! Just as the old saying goes, before the bones are cold, you have to... Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk

Hu Pingtao was also quite emotional: "The husband and wife are the same forest birds. They fly each other when the disaster comes... It sounds quite coincidental. Last time we partnered, we were in a case where couples fought each other. This time, so maybe next time...hahahaha!"

He laughed loudly, making Xing Le blush.

She glared at Hu Pingtao, gritted her teeth and let go: "You are so kind to open your mouth."

Hu Pingtao said happily: "I'll just say it casually, don't take it seriously."

...

In the evening, Ding Yi and Zhou Changhao came back.

"Boss, you have a major discovery!" Zhou Changhao was very excited and shouted loudly as soon as he entered the door.

Hu Pingtao quickly asked Xing Le to pour tea for them, then pulled over the chair and placed it on the side of the desk: "Sit down first, drink some water, and talk slowly."

Ding Yi seemed thirsty, but fortunately, the tea was soaked in the pot for a while and it was no longer hot. He picked up the cup and drank it all, raised his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth, and said excitedly: "Director Hu, this surveillance really works. On the night of the incident, Zhang Hao did go to the wetland park."

Zhou Changhao took out a U disk from his pocket and inserted it into the computer.

Ding Yi continued: "Zhang Hao's phone number has not been reached. However, it was quite smooth to find the surveillance camera. There were not many people near the wetland park at night and there were few traffic. We only spent less than an hour with the traffic police and found many clues."

At this time, Zhou Changhao had already transferred the surveillance video to the computer and called everyone present to come and see.

A taxi with a mint green appearance soon appeared on the screen. Zhou Changhao stood in front of the desk with his body slanted, holding the mouse in his hand, freezing the screen.

He pointed to the male passenger sitting next to the driver: "This is Zhang Hao."

The mobile phone number is bound to the ID card, and Zhang Hao’s personal information was retrieved from the database. The man on the screen looks similar to Zhang Hao’s photo, and it can be basically confirmed that he is the same person.

Hu Pingtao stared at the time in the lower right corner of the screen and asked in confusion: "At 3:11 in the middle of the night... is this the time when Zhang Hao left the Wetland Park?"

The autopsy results from Ding Jian’s side showed that Gong Xinxia died at 9 o’clock on the night of the incident.

Ding Yi nodded beside him: "Yes. The surveillance shows that Zhang Hao got on the taxi at 3:09 in the morning. The boarding location is on the side of the road about 120 meters outside the south gate of the Wetland Park."

Hu Pingtao stretched his eyebrows: "Can you find this taxi?"

Ding Yi replied: "There is a license plate for this car on the surveillance monitor. It has been entrusted to the traffic management department to investigate. It is estimated that there will be news soon."

Hu Pingtao smiled and nodded repeatedly: "That's good... Let's go to have a meal first! I'm here guarding the phone number, and we'll set off when there is any news."

...

At around 8 o'clock, the traffic police called and said that the taxi had been found.

Hu Pingtao took Ding Yi and Xing Le quickly to the traffic police brigade.

The deputy captain of the Sixth Traffic Police Brigade is Zi Xiangyu. He has known Hu Pingtao before. The traffic police team and the police station are originally brother units, and they usually support each other. Seeing Hu Pingtao bringing Ding Yi, Xing Le and others into the office, Zi Xiangyu quickly stood up and pointed to the middle-aged man sitting opposite the desk, introducing: "This is Master Zeng, Zeng Heping. The person you are looking for is him."

Zeng Heping was tall and burly. It was cold, and he was wearing a military-style camouflage coat, thick and square face, and he looked like a bear.

Hu Pingtao smiled and reached out to him: "Call you from afar, sorry!"

Zeng Heping hurriedly held his hand and was a little flattered: "Look at what you said, where is this? The people's police can provide clues to the people to help you solve the case. This is a good thing, I should do!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Pingtao subconsciously glanced at Zi Xiangyu standing diagonally opposite. According to convention, the relevant personnel must abide by the principle of confidentiality. As soon as he met, he said nothing, Zeng Heping expressed his cooperation. This was obviously Zi Xiangyu had revealed to him one or two before.

Seeing this, Zi Xiangyu smiled and explained: "Some situations should be treated differently. Lao Zeng is not an outsider. He used to be a soldier, a deputy company-level retired from the 14th Army, and started driving a taxi. Lao Zeng lives in a residential community not far from our traffic police team. He is an enthusiastic person, and he will help others when encountering difficulties. He has been rated as an excellent person for several consecutive years. Lao Zeng also donated blood every year, with a total of more than 5,000 milliliters. The city has issued him a certificate of honor. Now he doesn't have to pay for buses, subways, or parks, and it's all free."

After saying this, Hu Pingtao understood. He also had to deal with things. Excellent elements like Zeng Heping who were completely stain-free can indeed reveal a little and let him prepare in advance.

Everyone sat down separately, and Zi Xiangyu brought them hot tea.

Zeng Heping was generous, and he laughed at Hu Pingtao and said, "Captain Zi has told me that I will copy the video of the driving recorder that night on the U disk. Director Hu, please use it first. If you have any questions, just tell me."

Hu Pingtao smiled with satisfaction and said, "Then I'm not polite. Well... In this way, please tell me about the night of the incident, you picked up people near the wetland park!"

Zeng Heping nodded and said, "Okay! My taxi was transferred from a friend. I usually work in two shifts. I drive during the day, and drive the car to the Workers' Cultural Palace at 6:30 every afternoon and hand it over to another friend who chartered the car. The next morning he returned the car to me. Anyway, it's all for making money, so people are idle and not idle."

"Last Tuesday, my friend called and said that there was something at home and agreed to adjust the shift with me that day. So during the day, I asked my family to help me and I came out again at night."

"There are few people in the wetland park, and I rarely walk there. Now it's different from before. In addition to waving and parking, I basically go on and off the app on my phone and click on it and look for a car online. I registered my car online two years ago. That night, I was running the order on the other side of the bar street. A customer lived on Nanyuan Road, not far from Yanhe Community. As soon as I pulled someone, I received a carpool order. The other party was a man and a woman. Because they were all on the same road, they were not far from the front and back, so I picked it up."

"I'll send the one who lives in Nanyuan Road first. The two of them live in Songyuan Community, which happens to be north of the Wetland Park. There is a road construction there, so you can only take a single line back and forth, and you have to pass the south gate of the Wetland Park. That night at three o'clock... Well, it should be past three o'clock. Please check the driving recorder for the specific time. When I came back from Songyuan Community, someone waved to me on the side of the road and got on the bus."

"The man had a straight facial features, big eyes, and looked like he was in his thirties. He was wearing a wool coat, a light gray pullover inside, and blue jeans below. He had an accent outside the country, but I couldn't hear the exact place of people."

Hearing this, Hu Pingtao interrupted: "He called you off on the roadside?"

Zeng Heping nodded: "Yes! This matter is quite strange, because now I drive, basically orders sent through the website. It is convenient to call a car on your mobile phone! Under normal circumstances, there will be a car in a few minutes, and you have to wait for a while during rush hour, and it is hard to say when it rains... But no matter what, it is much better than standing on the side of the road to see if there are any empty cars."

"If it is in a lively area, it is normal to wave and call a car on the roadside. But the Wetland Park has just been built, and it only took half a year to go. Apart from the residents who live nearby, few people come here. Not to mention that in the middle of the night, there are still people waiting for a car on the roadside... It's not that I'm bragging, just the road outside the south gate of the park. Not to mention a car at night, even people are rarely seen."

Xing Le joked: "Are you not afraid of driving in the middle of the night, and encountering a monster in such a remote place?"

These words immediately made everyone in the room laugh.

Zeng Heping smiled and said, "I am a brave man. I used to be like this in the army. Now, let alone encountering ghosts when driving, I am not afraid even if I encounter murderers. I will catch him and send him to the police station, and I can still make some contributions to the society."

Hu Pingtao agreed with this and asked seriously: "So you pay special attention to the person who called the taxi in the middle of the night?"

Zeng Heping put away the smile on his face and his expression became particularly serious: "I have a few old guys in the army who work as scouts, and I have learned a lot of related things. Think about it, it was in the middle of the night, and I was taking a taxi in that kind of remote area. Before I could use my phone, I felt strange at that time. When he got in the car, it felt even more strange."

Hu Pingtao suddenly felt energetic: "What are the doubts about him?"

Zeng Heping said seriously: "His pants are wet."

"Wet?" A glimmer flashed in Hu Pingtao's eyes.

Zeng Heping nodded: "I have two pairs of seat cushions in my car. It is hot in summer, so I can just woven bamboo to sit on it and cool down. In winter, I changed it to cotton wool, which is soft and hot. The man got in the car, and the light was not good, so I didn't pay attention. When he got off the car, he found that the seat cushions were wet and were full of water."

Hu Pingtao thought for a moment: "When he waved to take a taxi on the side of the road, he should be illuminated by your headlights to see if his clothes are wet."

Zeng Heping chuckled softly: "Later I was also puzzled because the coat on his upper body was dry. I later discovered that his condition should be wet at the bottom and dry on the top."

Xing Le asked in confusion: "There is water accumulation on the road near the Wetland Park. Will he fall and just get his pants wet?"

Hu Pingtao did not draw a conclusion, although this is possible.

Zeng Heping continued: "After the man got on the bus, he said he was going to the train station. Because there was a 24-hour traffic control there, I took him to the road ahead of the station. When he got off the bus, he took out his wallet and paid in cash."

Hu Pingtao narrowed his eyes and asked, "He didn't use his cell phone?"

"No." Zeng Heping shook his head, and a strange expression appeared on his face: "When it comes to money... there is something wrong with me. The money he gave me at that time... was wet."

Hu Pingtao's eyes were solemn: "Are you sure?"

Zeng Heping reached out to take out his wallet from his pocket, pulled it open, took out five banknotes, and placed it on his desk: "It's quite far from the wetland park to the railway station. The meter billing is 42 yuan in total. He gave me one, twenty yuan, two, ten yuan, and two yuan per yuan. I usually pay for meals and groceries with my mobile phone. Although I usually have change on the car, the guests who take taxis used WeChat to scan the codes these days. I didn't have the chance to use this money, so I have kept it until now."

"When I received the money he handed over, I felt strange. I asked him why the money was wet? He replied: When I was waiting for a car on the sidewalk, I didn't notice that the green belt next to the sidewalk suddenly sprayed water, which made his body wet."

Xing Le raised his hand and stroked his chin: "The green belt water spray? Automatic watering system... is reasonable."

Hu Pingtao continued to ask: "What's the matter?"

Zeng Heping said: "To be honest, I don't want this money very much. So I asked him if he could change it? He said that all the money was like this, and he opened his wallet to show me. There were three hundred and a few ten yuan inside, and all were stained with water. The outer cortex of the wallet was wet."

Hu Pingtao concentrates and keeps silent.

It can basically be concluded that the passenger is a major suspect.

He turned around and winked at Ding Yi who was sitting on the side. The latter nodded understandingly, opened the briefcase he had been holding in his hand, and took out a photo.

That is an enlarged version of Zhang Hao’s ID card photo.

Ding Yi handed the photo to Zeng Heping: "Please take a look at it, is the passenger at that time this person?"

Zeng Heping took the photo and looked at it carefully. After nearly a minute, he made a judgment: "It's him."

...

After returning to the office, Hu Pingtao summoned everyone to have a short meeting.

"Zhang Hao is a major suspect." He said seriously: "Gong Xinxia's fall into the water must be related to Zhang Hao. Otherwise, he wouldn't have wet his pants and he wouldn't even use his phone."
Chapter completed!