In the end, the dinner ended in a bad mood.

Meng Ting felt that he had lost face in front of his peers and did not want to get involved in the case of Shaluxun. This matter was too sensitive. He took a few bites and left on the pretext of being busy with official business.

Formosa believed that Meng Ting was deceiving him, and temporarily dismissed the plan to instigate the opponent. He decided to find the conclusive evidence of the case first, and then the two sides sat down and had a good talk.

There is a British proverb: Don’t wade by the water if you can’t see the bottom of the river. Without 100% sure, it’s best not to decide something easily, for him, and for Meng Ting.

The next morning.

Formosa hurried to the scene of Shaluxun's death with his assistant. He was accompanied by a consulate translator and a traffic policeman. He was on duty not far away and witnessed the accident.

In addition, the dozen police officers appeared again last night, and they began patrolling around in full armed manner, without any intention of interfering with the case solving. They looked like an ordinary guardian operation.

Mr. Detective can only comfort himself. It is good news for the investigation of the case and can obtain first-hand information. Fortunately, Mr. Consul has a good relationship with the Jinling government.

However, due to the car accident and fire, the scene has become a ruin. The burned black truck skeleton lies among the gravel tiles, and there is no valuable clue at all.

The accompanying traffic police explained: "Mr. Detective, because the case is of great importance, we did not clean up the scene according to the order of Shangfeng, and it still looked the day of the accident."

"Good. You guys are very professional."

After listening to the translation and retelling, Formosa praised him. The first crime scene was very important. He did not expect the Chinese to keep it. Are you not afraid of finding evidence here?

He was a little confused, and after thinking about it, he asked the other party a question: "Mr. Policeman, please introduce in detail the accident, especially the status of the truck and the driver. Is it OK?"

The traffic police said a few words to the translator and nodded: "Okay, when the accident happened, I stood at the intersection not far away to command traffic, and the truck rushed over at a very fast speed.

The driver stood in the driver's seat and shouted to the outside world that the truck had lost control. Because the opponent's speed was too fast, before I could react, the truck hit Mr. Saruxun and the coffee shop.

Almost at the same time, a fire suddenly lit up at the bottom of the truck. The citizens fled in panic and blocked the road. The police had no time to start rescue. It was too late to wait until the firefighting team arrived.

According to the on-site investigation, the cause of the accident was the breakage of the brake line, which may be caused by improper maintenance. This was also proved after comparing it with the brake line of the vehicle of the same service life.

In the end, the accident killed two people in total, one was a citizen of your country and the other was a truck driver. After investigation, the two people did not know each other or had a conflict of interest.

So we determined that this was an ordinary car accident and handed over the corresponding documents and photos to your consulate. I don’t know what else you need to ask, and the Jinling Police Station will cooperate with you."

The translator immediately started to talk to Formosa in a low voice. After hearing this, Formosa nodded. In fact, he didn't believe in the statement given by the Chinese at all. During the detection process, he could only believe in himself and science.

He circled the scene twice, focusing on the black frame. If this was a murder, the evidence would probably be in the murder weapon, that is, the truck, and waved his hand.

"Jack, open the box, remove the magnifying glass in the second row inside, prepare the test tube and tweezers, and I will tell you when needed, be careful not to step on anything."

"Yes, Mr. Formosa."

Jack was a little nervous when he heard this, and he handed over the magnifying glass in a hurry, then carefully observed the employer's actions. When he returned to London, he might be able to sell the story to the newspaper.

He is willing to come to the distant China, not only for a weekly salary of 10 pounds, but also to learn detective skills to enter Scotland Yard, but is the best way for children in Lower Town, London to cross the class.

Fumosa didn't know the assistant's thoughts, so she walked into the scene with a pipe and a magnifying glass in her mouth. An unpleasant smell came to her face, which reminded the scene of the detective just getting off the train.

He frowned and covered his nose, slowly walked from the rear of the truck to the cab position, and occasionally stopped and recorded the distribution of bricks and tiles on the ground with paper and pen, and was very careful in his movements.

There is a reason for this. Through these situations, we can judge the speed and impact angle of the truck at that time. As the most famous detective in the UK, he did not have a reputation for being a false name, but only basic skills.

After watching for more than half an hour, Formosa was a little confused. Judging from the collision traces, the truck did not slow down and directly hit the place, so is there something wrong with the car or the driver?

He looked up at the seriously deformed cockpit, as if he saw the driver hit the truck into the hard wall without any hesitation, and then turned into ashes in the burning flames.

If all this is voluntary, it would be terrible. This is the legendary dead man. In order to achieve his purpose, he will sacrifice his own life. Is it necessary for the Chinese to pay such a price?

Was Saruhoon really murdered?

He smiled bitterly and shook his head, feeling a little shaken in his heart. The two people who had died before said that the Chinese traffic police did not know each other, why did the driver die with a stranger?

Formosa calmed down and stood outside the driving window and looked inside. He did not see any tools such as handcuffs and shackles, which showed that the driver was free at the time and was not restricted from movement or coercion.

Of course, it may be that these things were taken away by the murderer after the incident, but as long as they existed, there would be traces. He took out a handkerchief to pad the car door, pulled the car door open and drilled in.

The first thing he checked was that the steering wheel was very suitable for placing handcuffs. If the driver was involuntarily, he would definitely try to escape. The power of survival was huge, and the steering wheel would inevitably be damaged.

However, after some inspection, although the wooden wrapping material on the steering wheel had been completely burned, it was still very flexible when it was rotated left and right. It seemed that it had not been pulled or kicked vigorously.

He made a judgment, and then he unwillingly looked at the positions of the accelerator and brakes with a magnifying glass. The steel parts were burned intact and there were no suspicious scratches or scratches on them.

There is no so-called tool to restrict freedom. The driver's condition was normal when the car accident occurred. The other party was either a dead soldier or the murderer was very clever and predicted his own detection route in advance.

Is there really such an opponent?

who is he?

Formosa walked down the cockpit with a dark face, leaned over and looked at the bottom of the car. A black wire line was in his eyes, connecting to the truck's rear axle on one end and hanging in the air bent on the other end.

This is the brake line. He pulled the broken end hard to his eyes and placed it under a magnifying glass to observe carefully. He could see that the broken wire rope was short and long, and it was not caused by one-time.

Only when the wires are cut by excessive wear rather than sharp tools, the traffic police did not lie, and the truck brake line was indeed broken due to fatigue.

He climbed up helplessly. No wonder the Chinese were fearless. They neither destroyed the scene nor sent people to cooperate. All the evidence at the scene showed that this was just a simple accident.

Then the only hope for solving the case is what the traffic police call a fire. Once it proves that the fire is man-made, it can inversely prove that the car accident that Saruxun encountered was actually a carefully planned assassination.

This is a gasoline car. Ordinary impacts rarely cause spontaneous combustion. Unless it is fuel leaked and an open flame is encountered, where does the open flame come from? If you find out this, the case will open a breakthrough.

Formosa smiled confidently on her face and lay on the ground again to observe the burning traces at the bottom of the car. She soon found that the truck's fuel tank was the darkest, and the fire started here.

In order to get a better viewing angle, he turned over and lay on the ground, reached out his hand to fumble on the fuel tank, and soon found seven or eight big and small holes, and the fuel was indeed leaked.

"Jack. Bring the flashlight."

"As for the order, Mr. Formosa."

Since the fuel tank is at the bottom of the vehicle, there must be sufficient light to see the crack, which reflects the importance of the assistant at this time. When Jack heard the call, he walked to the truck carefully and said.

"Sir. The flashlight is coming."

"Okay, Jack, stay away from my scene, keep your feet in mind, if you dare to destroy the evidence, you can only spend Christmas in the Chinese cell, have you heard it, boy?"

Formosa reached out to take the flashlight and immediately opened the flashlight to chase people. Then he turned it on and shone it at the break of the fuel tank, trying to find out the abnormality at the break of the crack, such as fresh metal cutting traces.

This can be seen that the fuel tank crack only occurs after a fire, not caused by impact. Unfortunately, things are different from what he thought. There is also a thick layer of ashes on the cross section of the fracture.

There is also the wreckage of a small oven not far from the fuel tank explaining the source of the open flame. This is a French coffee shop, desserts are essential, and it is very normal to have an oven.

"Damn Frenchman."

Formosa whispered indignantly, no matter whether it was the fire lit by the Chinese or not, he could not object to the physical evidence on the scene. Why wasn't the French who was hit?

He turned off the flashlight and walked outside, pointed to the traffic police at the translator: "Tell him. I want to meet other witnesses on the day, preferably a waiter in a coffee shop or a foreign guest."

The translator naturally understood what he meant. This was a testimony provided by the Chinese, so he shrugged and walked to the traffic police to put forward Formosa's new request in skillful Chinese.

After hearing this, the traffic police said with regret: "I'm so sorry, Mr. Detective, it was very chaotic when the accident happened. We were unable to register the guests, and I don't understand foreign languages ​​either.

As for the waiters, they left the store after the accident and could not be found for the time being. If necessary, I can help you contact the newspaper to publish a missing person notice, which should be of some effect."

Is this a coincidence?
Chapter completed!