Chapter 155

Wang Wei probably feared taking responsibility, and his face looked unhappy. Fang Hao said, "Manager Wang, don't be nervous. We want to find these two people. Do you know where they are now?"

Wang Wei immediately explained the whole story.

It turns out that when the peak season comes and there is a shortage of manpower, the logistics department will recruit some local people for logistics, cleaning, security and other work, pay them daily wages and use them flexibly.

The deep mountains behind Heili Peak are adjacent to Guizhou Province, and there are still large areas that have not been developed. Transportation is inconvenient, and there is no conclusion on how to develop those mountains in the future. The travel company does not have extra staff to go over the mountains and maintain some useless small attractions.

Now that the National Day is approaching and there has been a lot of rain in Xiangcheng this year, Wang Wei wants to recruit a few temporary workers to live in the mountains to guard against mudslides or insects and animals that may destroy the original ecological attractions.

Shangren and Luolong went to the most remote mountain. Half a month ago, Wang Wei sent someone to drive the two down the mountain, and they climbed up by themselves. There was a wooden house of the old forest ranger on the mountain, and they could just carry their daily necessities up. Because the signal in the deep mountains was not good, they agreed to pay their wages monthly, and then they would take a few photos of the maintenance of the scenic spots on the mountain and come to the logistics department to collect the money.

During the interview, Wang Wei saw that they were both tall and strong, and the salary was low. In addition, there was nothing to steal from the bare mountain and the old wooden house, so Wang Wei only looked at their resumes. It has not been a month yet, and the two sides have not contacted each other.

Fang Hao immediately asked Wang Wei to lead the way, take everyone with him, and drive to the old mountain.

Even in the Heili Peak Scenic Area, the straight-line distance is not far, but it still took an hour and a half to drive along the winding mountain road to get there.

When they arrived at the mountain, everyone was stunned.

There were several heavy rains in the mountains in the past two days, but there was no problem in the core scenic area outside, so no one knew the situation in the uninhabited areas deep in the mountains.

Now, the only dirt road in front of them, which was only wide enough for one car to pass through, had long disappeared. A muddy stream more than ten meters wide rushed past the road. The huge rocks and mud piled up like a small mountain, making it impossible for cars and people to pass.

"Is there any other way?" Fang Hao asked anxiously.

Wang Wei answered hesitantly, "No. There used to be an abandoned road that crossed the river with a stone bridge. But the bridge was destroyed by a flood two years ago and has never been repaired. Otherwise, we have to take a detour over the mountains, which would take a day or two."

"Take me to see that stone bridge!"

The group walked along the mountain road for a while and came to a small river.

The river is about 70 to 80 meters wide. There is a single bridge in the river that was built in an unknown era with huge gray-white stone slabs. But now, the stone slabs have been washed away and the widest broken part is more than ten meters wide. This is also the narrowest bend of the river. The river is very turbulent and there are many reefs.

Fang Hao had a lot of experience, and he knew at a glance that even the speedboats were in trouble. Besides, it was already dark, and if they mobilized the speedboats and transported them in, it would take almost as long as it would take to clear the road. It would also be dangerous to sail at night. So he decisively said, "I will apply for support immediately to clear the road."

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It was nearly ten o'clock in the evening, but the lights in the Public Security Bureau's conference room were brightly on.

Today is the second day of the Qian Chengfeng case and also the second case analysis meeting. Each group reports on their work progress and the criminal police team determines the next direction of investigation.

Not only were all the backbone members of the second team present, but also the people from the main supporting departments. Fang Hao, the captain of the third team, was on his way back.

Ding Guoqiang glanced at his watch and said, "Let's not wait for Fang Hao, let's start first."

Fang Kai first reported the situation to Xiang Siling: from the 300 people who were similar to the portrait selected by the system, Xiang Siling finally identified three people who were most similar to the suspect she saw that day, and she said she was relatively confident.

Xiang Siling's inability to identify the suspect with 100% accuracy made sense to experienced criminal police - at a murder scene, people would be extremely nervous, and she had to protect her child and avoid angering the suspect. Normally, she would not have had the opportunity to take a close look at the suspect's appearance.

The projector showed pictures of three men.

The first one was Luo Long. The other two men did look similar, but upon closer inspection, they were slightly different. One had a wider chin, and the other had lighter skin.

Fang Kai said: "According to our investigation, the two men behind had definite alibis on the day of the incident, and they were strangers to Qian Chengfeng, so they can be ruled out as suspects. Only Luo Long should be the third person who did live broadcasts with Qian Chengfeng and Liu Huaixin back then. Moreover, he has been missing on the day of the incident and at present. Chen Pu is responsible for investigating Luo Long's specific situation, so I will not go into details."

There were fewer people attending the meeting today than last time. Li Qingyao and Chen Pu came in together and sat on the chair behind him, only a foot away. She was holding a pen and preparing to take notes when Chen Pu turned around, put his arm on the back of the chair, glanced at her seriously and said, "Li Qingyao, report."

Li Qingyao stood up and answered, "Yes."

She opened the investigation record book and began to introduce Luo Long's situation, including his life, family situation, criminal record, the core evaluation of him by the warden and his cellmates, his relationship with Shang Ren, and his whereabouts after being released from prison.

The content was complicated and fragmented, but Li Qingyao's organization was very clear, her sentences were concise and accurate, and her voice was soft and pleasant. No matter what she said, it felt like she was telling a story. Everyone had printed out the investigation records in their hands, but they were all attracted unconsciously and looked up to listen to her.

Ding Guoqiang was sitting on the top, listening to the distraction for a while, thinking that if he needed a spokesperson to deal with reporters or take promotional posters next time, Li Qingyao would be a good choice. In the past, he thought Chen Pu had a good image and wanted him to go, but Chen Pu refused to do it because he thought it was embarrassing. What a bad disciple.

After Li Qingyao reported these objective investigation results, she was about to change the topic and say, "But we think..." When someone knocked on the door, she was interrupted.

Ding Guoqiang: "Come in." Fang Hao, covered in dust, walked in hurriedly. He said to Ding Guoqiang: "Boss, I'm sorry to be late. Hei Lifeng hasn't finished his work yet."

Ding Guoqiang waved his hand and said it was okay.

An old detective asked, "Fang Hao, where did you roll with all this?"

Fang Hao's seat was next to Chen Pu. He threw his police hat on the conference table and said, "Don't mention it. Boss, I've confirmed with the person in charge of the scenic area that Luo Long and Shang Ren went there as temporary workers half a month ago and lived in Laoshan to guard the forest. It rained heavily in the mountains a few days ago and the road was washed away. The armed police and the road administration department have been contacted and they are repairing it. My people are still guarding over there to help, and this outfit is also for helping with the work. It is estimated that the road will be open early tomorrow morning, and then we will go into the mountain to arrest people."

Everyone was excited after hearing this. Ding Guoqiang smiled for the first time that night and said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Fang Hao then glanced at Chen Pu and said, "Thank you, it's all thanks to the clues found by your team two."

Chen Pu raised his eyebrows, and the two men performed the same fake smile.

"It's a small matter." Chen Pu said, "It's not worth thanking. It's all for investigating the case."

Someone asked: "Could those two people have already run away?"

Fang Hao replied: "It's possible. Then we can only flee to the mountainous area in the direction of Guizhou Province. No matter what, we have to get into the mountains first."

"It seems that the murderer must be Luo Long." Someone said while smoking a cigarette, "The time and place are ready, and he is familiar with the terrain of Heili Peak. He became a forest ranger just to kill people."

This statement was echoed by the majority of people. Fang Hao also said: "It is definitely true, there is no doubt about it."

Ding Guoqiang said, "Okay, everyone be quiet for a moment. Li Qingyao, please continue."

Li Qingyao, who was still standing, glanced at Chen Pu calmly.

Chen Pu remained sitting sideways and glanced at her. His expression was still indifferent, but the index finger on the armrest of the chair was slightly bent inward and pointed at himself.

Li Qingyao understood what he meant: whether he should be the one to draw the next conclusion.

Fang Hao's arrival interrupted Li Qingyao's report, and the wind direction at the scene made everyone tend to believe that Luo Long was the murderer.

However, Chen Pu and Li Qingyao investigated Luo Long's case, and they were the only ones who had the most in-depth knowledge of many situations. It was reasonable for others to judge that Luo Long was the murderer based on the existing objective clues.

As a junior investigator, Li Qingyao will feel pressured in his next report and may face more doubts.

It doesn't matter if it's Chen Pu, he's very familiar with this kind of thing. It's great that I can slap Fang Hao in the face today.

However, Li Qingyao did not respond to Chen Pu. She lowered her eyes and began to speak. The first sentence was to praise others: "I agree that Luo Long and Shang Ren have a significant relationship with this case. Clearing the mountain road and arresting these two people are the key to solving the case. Thank you for your hard work, Team Leader Fang!" When she said this, she smiled sweetly at Fang Hao, the kind of smile that young people would give to senior people, a slightly cheerful and cheerful smile.

Fang Hao was pleased and nodded to the generous and sensible team leader. He caught a glimpse of Chen Pu next to him and felt even more disgusted.

Chen Pu listened and thought, he was acting again. However, by saying a few tactful and objective words, she could reduce the pressure she faced. Chen Pu felt that this was her own ability.

"However..." Li Qingyao changed the subject, his tone soft but firm, "We believe that there are still great doubts about Luo Long being the murderer. The main reasons are the following five grounds:
175. Height. Based on the footprints at the scene, it was estimated that the murderer was at most 184cm tall, but Luo Long was cm tall.

2. Financial ability. After being released from prison, Luo Long and Shang Ren had no source of income, and were very poor in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation. Shang Ren used an old-fashioned mobile phone, while Luo Long did not even have a mobile phone, and even asked his parents for money to buy one. How could these two people afford to buy guns? Where did they buy guns?
3. Personality. Both Luo Long’s criminal history and his performance in prison over the past five years show that although he is a bit clever, he is impulsive and irritable. His several imprisonments were all related to crimes of passion. This is contrary to the planning, purposefulness and thoroughness shown by the murderer in this case. Luo Long does not have this kind of crime style.

35. Luo Long is a sex offender. Not only was he imprisoned for rape, but he also couldn't resist harassing a single girl living upstairs. How could he not reach out to such a beautiful woman like Xiang Siling? Not only did he not reach out, but from Xiang Siling's full confession, we can see that during the minutes of their time together, Luo Long actually had no thoughts of that kind at all. This is not in line with Luo Long's character.

5. Motive. In prison, Luo Long boasted about his two college friends to his cellmates. He never mentioned hatred in his conversation. On the contrary, he was proud of their obedience. It is easy for a person to conceal something for a while, but it is difficult to conceal it for five years. I think what Luo Long revealed in prison about his relationship with Liu Huaixin and Qian Chengfeng is true. He does not hate them and has no motive to kill them.

The above is the main basis for us to believe that Luo Long is not the murderer in this case."

The meeting room was silent for a while, and then discussions began to rise. Many people nodded, thinking that Li Qingyao's words made sense; some people fell into deep thought; and some people frowned or shook their heads, including Fang Hao.

Ding Guoqiang seemed to have anticipated this scene. According to his custom, he would ask his favorite troublemaker apprentice to calm the situation: "Chen Pu, don't shrink back. What do you want to say?"

Chen Pu was about to speak and everyone fell silent.

Chen Pu smiled and said, "I'm not backing down, Captain Ding. I can't tell you everything. We have to give young people a chance. In my opinion, Luo Long is definitely not the murderer. He lied to Xiang Siling. She was indeed at the murder scene that day, and she did see the murderer. She even spent 35 minutes with the murderer in front of the corpse. But every word she said was false. She described the suspect to us based on Luo Long's appearance. He was not the person she saw with her own eyes."

　good evening.

　　(End of this chapter)