Liu Guanchao's family is not in the local area. He stayed in Yucheng to work after graduating from Yucheng. He has no relatives in Yucheng. Qingqing is an only daughter, and her close relatives are all in other provinces. There are only two parents at home, so Liu Guanchao needs help from the Han family for his funeral.
Han Feilu himself found a funeral team and took Liu Guanchao's body to the funeral parlor. As a police officer, he also informed Liu Guanchao's parents of the bad news. Liu Guanchao's parents were on their way to Yucheng. Liu Guanchao's body was parked in the parking lot.
In the corpse room, the undertaker was arranging Liu Guanchao's remains. Sitting on the bench beside the corridor outside the door was Qingqing and her parents. Qingqing fell into her mother's arms and burst into tears.
Han Yuliang, his wife and Yin Guang were also present. The three of them changed into black clothes, and Yin Guang and Han Mu kept wiping their tears. Han Yuliang looked heavy, and accidentally looked to the side, and found that Han Feilu was gone, so he asked in a low voice
Qingguang: "Where is your brother?"
Qianguang: "He just went out to make a phone call."
As soon as he finished speaking, Han Feilu came back. He patted Yingguang's arm and motioned for Yingguang to follow him out. He led Yingguang outside under the cool shade and said, "Tell me, last night
what's going on?"
Yingguang said: "I don't know either. Song Zhuo and I went to the convenience store to buy drinks. When we returned after buying the drinks, they were already fighting."
Han Feilu: "Who is Song Zhuo?"
Lead: "He is Liu Guanchao's friend. He also went to the KTV last night. He was the one wearing black short-sleeves and jeans."
Han Feilu vaguely remembered that there was a man wearing black T-shirt jeans in the box, but he was not very impressed: "What happened next?"
Qingguang: "He asked me to stay away, and then he went to start a fight."
Han Feilu: "Are you sure he was provoking a fight? Not fighting?"
Qing Guang: "No, he is very gentle. He is thin and not as strong as me. At that time, he was just trying to start a fight. I could see clearly that he didn't fight back even after being hit several times."
Han Feilu: "Keep talking."
Guiding: "They entered the alley next to them while they were beating. There were no lights inside, and it was so dark that you couldn't see anything. I heard someone inside shouting, 'He's dead,' and then the group all ran away.
We ran into the alley and took a look and found that Liu Guanchao was almost out of breath."
Han Yuliang and others also came out. Qingqing nestled in her mother's arms and moved down the steps step by step as if she had lost her soul. Han Yuliang walked towards Han Feilu and asked, "Have you been caught?"
Han Feilu: "Not yet."
Han Yuliang looked at Qingqing's family with heavy eyes and said, "You have to take this case seriously and give your Uncle Zhang's family an explanation."
Han Feilu nodded: "I know, I will go to the police station to understand the situation after I send you back."
Han Yuliang: "We still have to wait for Liu Guanchao's parents, who will drive us back later. You go and do your work."
Han Feilu drove away from the funeral home. Xihuan Road was under the jurisdiction of Sanliqiao Police Station. When he arrived at the police station, the police officer behind the reception desk said: "Team Han, Master Chen is waiting for you in the information room on the second floor."
He ran up to the second floor and pushed open the door of the information room. There were several rows of computers neatly arranged inside, and several policemen in police uniforms were sitting there. The large screen on the wall was playing real-time surveillance video of the main roads in the jurisdiction. Master Chen was standing there.
Next to the policewoman who was operating the computer, she waved at Han Feilu who came in through the door.
Han Feilu walked over and shook hands with Master Chen, and then asked: "Has the surveillance been adjusted?"
The policewoman said: "The cutting has been completed, do you want to play it now?"
Han Feilu came running all the way, pulled a chair and sat next to her, saying: "Let go."
The big screen began to play the video, and the policewoman explained: "The incident occurred at 10:23 pm on July 15th, at Shop A1-13, Xihuan Road Barbecue Plaza. There was a public camera and a private camera at the crime location.
The scene was captured with a camera. The footage captured by the public camera opposite the store is being broadcast now.”
The public camera was installed across the road, more than ten meters away from the barbecue restaurant where the crime occurred. From this angle, you can see the entire conflict between the two groups centered on Liu Guanchao and Wu Qiping; at 10:03, Liu Guanchao
, Qingqing, Yingguang, and three other men and three women were sitting on the roadside at a table made up of two tables; at 05 minutes, Qingqing and a man wearing black T-jeans crossed the road and went to the convenience store on the east side of the street; 12
After a while, Wu Qiping and others came to this barbecue restaurant. There were five of them, including two women and four men. They sat down next to Liu Guanchao and others. In the first few minutes, the two groups were in peace, and Liu Guanchao even asked Wu Qiping.
He waved, as if saying hello. At the same table as Wu Qiping was a fat man wearing a red T-shirt with chest and belly. He happened to be sitting behind Liu Guanchao, with their backs to each other. The man in the red T-shirt spit on the ground.
, but he vomited onto Liu Guanchao's trousers. Liu Guanchao argued with him, but the red-t man was very arrogant. Instead of apologizing, he pushed Liu Guanchao. Liu Guanchao hit the table and the table shook, which showed that the force was quite strong.
The man with the red t was the fuse. There was also a tall and thick man sitting at the same table with Liu Guanchao. Without saying a word, he rushed over and punched the man with a rounded arm. This punch officially started the war. The two groups
There was a quick scuffle. Liu Guanchao and Wu Qiping initially tried to pull the two groups of people away from each other, but they were both beaten and fought back, which eventually turned into a melee. They fought fiercely for about three minutes. At 10:17,
The man in the black t-shirt and the lead light came back, both holding drinks in their hands. The man in the black t-shirt blocked the lead light back for a moment, and then joined the battlefield. He did not hit anyone, but was fighting, and was wounded.
He didn't fight back for several times. But his strength alone was limited. A group of people pushed, pulled and tore at the entrance of the alley. A small man who was beaten anxiously ran into the alley in a panic. A man from the enemy camp followed closely and chased him. The others also followed.
They all got into the alley. Fast forward to 20 minutes, several of Wu Qiping's friends ran out of the alley one after another. Wu Qiping himself was the last one to come out, jumped into a friend's car and fled.
After the video was played, the female police officer said: "Excluding the deceased, there are a total of eight people involved in the case. We arrested seven of them overnight, and one person involved has not been brought to justice."
Han Feilu: "Wu Qiping?"
The policewoman nodded: "His whereabouts are currently unknown."
Master Chen added: "We have interrogated all seven people involved in the case. The three men who were with Wu Qiping that night were Wu Qiping's cousin Zhang Yucheng, Zhang Yucheng's friends Sun Yue and Zhao Xiaobin. Sun Yue's mother-in-law three
A brain tumor was diagnosed a few months ago and needed surgery as soon as possible. Wu Qiping was a well-known brain expert, and the surgery was scheduled for half a year. Sun Yue wanted to go through the back door, so he found Zhang Yucheng, and Zhang Yucheng called Wu Qiping out, so the four
People go to the barbecue square to eat. The one who spit on Liu Guanchao's pants was Sun Yue."
Han Feilu: "Liu Guanchaofang's personnel composition."
Master Chen: "The tall man who rushed over to beat Sun Yue was named Zhu Yong. He had been in jail before and had a criminal record. He also got into it because of fighting and causing trouble. He and Liu Guanchao didn't know each other before. He was the boyfriend of a friend of Liu Guanchao's fiancée. He was such a bitch.
It has something to do with diarrhea. This group of people met together by accident and had such a bad fate."
Han Feilu said with a bitter smile: "Liu Guanchao and Wu Qiping are both safe and sound. They were both passively involved in this turmoil, but one of them lost his life and the other was involved in a lawsuit."
Master Chen was also very sad: "As the saying goes, making careless friends will lead to disaster, but Liu Guanchao and Zhu Yong are not friends, and Wu Qiping and Sun Yue have never known each other. It is very bad luck for them to end up with these two troublemakers."
Han Feilu: "No matter what, we still have to distinguish between primary and secondary responsibilities. Liu Guanchao's death was both accidental and man-made. Someone needs to take responsibility for it."
Master Chen nodded: "You are right, but there is no surveillance in the alley, and these people are passing the blame on each other, and no one admits to being close to Liu Guanchao."
Han Feilu asked the policewoman to pull the video back to where Yin Guang came back from buying drinks, pointed at the man standing next to Yin Guang, and asked, "Who is he?"
Master Chen: "His name is Song Zhuo. He is a fourth-grade mathematics teacher in Linshui Primary School. He is also Liu Guanchao's childhood friend."
Han Feilu: "I heard from Yin Guang that he did not participate in last night's group fight, but only went to start the fight. Now that I have seen the video, it seems that he did not participate."
Master Chen: "This is indeed the case in the video. He kept standing in the middle to start fights, and the people he blocked were all his own people. He was not trying to deflect the fight, and he didn't fight back when he was beaten."
Han Feilu: "Where are the others?"
Master Chen: "Handcuffed on the first floor."
There were several chairs along the corridor leading to the detention room on the first floor. Five or six people were handcuffed on the chairs. Except for a few drunkards, only Song Zhuo was sober. A policeman took off Song Zhuo's handcuffs and pulled him up.
, Song Zhuo asked blankly: "Where are you going?"
He was taken to the mediation room on the first floor by the police, where Han Feilu and Master Chen were sitting. He was taken to the side of the long table to sit down and nervously glanced at Han Feilu, who had just appeared. Han Feilu was also sizing up
Judging from his appearance, he is indeed as Yingguang said, a man with elegant temperament, gentle face, fair skin, and thin body, who fits the stereotype of what a teacher should be.
Han Feilu was the first to post: "Your name is Song Zhuo?"
Song Zhuo: "Yes."
Han Feilu: "What's the relationship with Liu Guanchao?"
Song Zhuo's eyes were red and swollen, it was from crying, and his eyes were red again: "We have known each other since we were children."
Han Feilu: "Did you participate in the group fight at the Barbecue Square last night?"
Song Zhuo said hurriedly: "I didn't participate, I just wanted to pull them away."
Han Feilu: "Did you follow them into the alley?"
Song Zhuo: "I'm in."
Han Feilu: "What happened in the alley?"
Song Zhuo: "It's too dark, I can't see clearly."
Han Feilu: "Even if you can't see it, you can still feel it, such as who is closer to you; who is more aggressive; who is beating Liu Guanchao. Describe the pictures in your memory in detail. It doesn't matter if you can't explain clearly."
Song Zhuo frowned and recalled carefully: "At that time, I chased into the alley and heard several people cursing. One person had a loud voice with a northern accent, another person spoke in Sichuan dialect, and Guanchao was also shouting. I just
In the past, a man wearing a ring on his hand slapped me." He pointed to the band-aid on the cheekbone of his left cheek. "The ring also scratched my face. I lay on the ground for a while and couldn't recover.
, then someone stepped on my calf, and I screamed in pain. Someone yelled, "He's dead," and those people ran outside. I took out my mobile phone to illuminate and saw Guan Chao lying on a pile.
On the shelf, the back of the head was pierced."
He covered his face and choked up: "The person who stepped on my leg at that time was probably Guanchao. He couldn't stand firm, so..."
Han Feilu: "You still didn't get to the point. Who was closest to Liu Guanchao at that time? Who made the most moves?"
Song Zhuo: "The one with the ring hit the hardest. He was chasing Guan Chao before he even entered the alley."
Han Feilu looked at Master Chen, intending to verify who Song Zhuo said was the 'man wearing the ring'.
Master Chen said: "He is talking about Sun Yue, the man wearing a red T-shirt and spitting that we saw in the video just now."
Han Feilu asked Song Zhuo again: "What do you remember?"
Song Zhuo thought for a while and said: "There is a person in that group who is a colleague of Guan Chao, his surname is Wu."
Han Feilu: "Wu Qiping?"
Song Zhuo: "Yes, that's him. He doesn't have a good relationship with Guan Chao. Guan Chao told me that he didn't get along with a doctor named Wu in the hospital."
Han Feilu: "What do you mean by this?"
Song Zhuo: "Although he didn't do much when the fight started, he seemed to have been deliberately sticking to Guanchao."
When Han Feilu watched the video just now, he also discovered that Wu Qiping had been sticking close to Liu Guanchao, even if he was not protecting Liu Guanchao, he would not take action, and his eyes would always drift to the surroundings. After the little man who fell got up and got into the alley, it was him.
Be the first to chase after him.
Han Feilu: "Do you know the reason for the discord between Liu Guanchao and Wu Qiping?"
Song Zhuo: "It seems to be because of an operation."
Han Feilu: "What kind of surgery?"
Song Zhuo shook his head: "He didn't go into details, and I didn't ask."
Han Feilu winked at Master Chen, and the two walked out of the mediation room and stood outside the door. Han Feilu said: "Master Chen, have you ever interrogated Sun Yue?"
Master Chen: "I tried it, but he pretended to be confused."
Han Feilu: "Currently, he is more suspected, and Wu Qiping has to be arrested. I will go to the hospital to check the surgery that Song Zhuo mentioned, and you continue to look for Wu Qiping."
Master Chen: "Don't worry, we know what to do."
Han Feilu shook hands with him and said goodbye. He came out of the police station and rushed to the hospital without stopping. He was in such a hurry that he didn't notice a car parked on the opposite side of the road, and the people in the car were staring at him closely.
Seeing Han Feilu's car disappear at the corner of the street, Liang Jie turned around and drove in the opposite direction, until he drove to a quiet street near the train station on the edge of the city. A "sunshine" was hung on the second floor of the restaurant next to the roadside.
The hotel's signboard, Liang Xiao got off the car and walked up the fire escape next to the restaurant to the second floor. There was a small front desk at the entrance of the hotel, with a security window outside, and a young woman was sitting inside playing with her mobile phone.
Found someone coming in.
Liang Xie walked straight in, turned around the corridor and stopped outside the last guest room door. He looked around cautiously to make sure no one was around before knocking on the door. Someone in the room asked in a low voice: "Who?"
Liang Xie: "Open the door."
The door opened, Liang Xie walked in and immediately locked the door.
This is a small and simple single room with heavy curtains drawn and dim light. There is a bed and a table in the room of less than ten square meters. The air is full of the smell of cigarette smoke. There is a person sitting on the bed.
The man was Wu Qiping, who had been missing for a day and a night. He was holding a deck of playing cards, lowering his head and placing the playing cards on the bed one by one. His expression was numb, his movements were mechanical, and he had repeated this boring game many times.
"Did you feed the oranges?" Wu Qiping asked in a dull voice without raising his head.
Liang Xie opened the curtains and looked outside, then closed the curtains again before saying, "I didn't go to your house. The police are looking for you everywhere now. They must have set up an ambush at your house." He threw the backpack on his shoulder.
On the bed, "There are clothes and cash inside, as well as an ID card and a mobile phone. I've helped you contact a car to Dandong at 10pm. The driver will pick you up in the evening."
Wu Qiping: "Take the orange away and take good care of it."
Liang Xie sat down on a chair, crossed her legs and looked at him: "I won't help you raise a dog."
Wu Qiping stopped arranging the playing cards, paused for a moment while holding the cards, and said: "Liang Xie, can you and I be friends?"
Liang Xie said coldly: "Not really, we are partners."
Wu Qiping looked up at him, his eyes full of ridicule: "Why are you cooperating with me?"
Liang Xie said nothing, just looked at him expressionlessly.
Wu Qiping: "That's right. You have always wanted to meet the professor and need me to introduce him to you."
Liang Xie: "So I've helped you so much, should you give me a gift in return?"
Wu Qiping lowered his head again and continued to play cards: "Do you regard the professor as the last straw, or are you deceiving yourself?"
Liang Xie: “What do you mean?”
Wu Qiping put down a piece of Ghost King, looked at the clown's ferocious smile, and said, "Do you really believe that the experiment will be successful?"
Liang Xie's eyes were sharp: "It must succeed, otherwise I will expose you."
Wu Qiping smiled bitterly: "Expose me? You want to say that you will tell the truth about Lu Yiran's death? What is the truth? He did not die of cerebral hemorrhage, but died of his brain being hollowed out? But he has been burned to ashes, the police
There was no way to lift his skull to see if his brain was still there."
Liang Xie: “Do you think I didn’t keep any evidence?”
Wu Qiping: "It doesn't matter if you threaten me. I am already guilty and I don't care if I am charged with more or less crimes."
Liang Xie: "I was just going to ask you, there are many ways to get rid of Song Zhuo, why did you choose the stupidest one?"
There was a hint of anger in Wu Qiping's eyes: "It was an accident, I didn't want to kill him!"
Liang Xie smiled indifferently: "Then your luck is really bad." He glanced at his watch, "How should I contact the professor after you leave?"
Wu Qiping: "You don't have to look for her, she will contact you on her own."
Liang Xie stood up, gave him one last look, and said, "Then I wish you a safe journey."
He walked towards the door. When he reached the door, Wu Qiping said: "Liang Xie, you didn't even realize it. You are in danger now."
Liang Xie looked back at him: "What danger am I in?"
The room was dimly lit, and Liang Xie was inside it, his figure was like a blur of black mist, and his words were like whispers from the abyss: "You are so desperate, so you believe everything."
On the way back by car, Liang Xie kept thinking about what Wu Qiping said. He kept wandering absent-mindedly, and finally drove the car downstairs in the community where Wu Qiping lived. He got out of the car, took the elevator upstairs, found the door of Wu Qiping's house, and entered
Wu Qiping told him the password for the door, opened the door and walked in.
As soon as the door opened, a little golden retriever walked towards him. Even though he saw that the person who came was not the owner, he sniffed Liang Xie's trouser legs affectionately and kept wagging his tail. This golden retriever was only two months old and was full of fur.
Yes, like a doll. Liang Xie squatted down and touched its head, and it warmly touched Liang Xie's palm. Liang Xie took out a tissue from his pocket and wiped his hands clean, got up and walked around the living room, successfully finding the dog.
Food, a kennel and other items, as well as a dog leash. He tied the leash on the golden retriever, held the golden retriever in one hand and carried the dog food and other items in the other hand and left Wu Qiping's home.
Back at the door of his house, he pointed at the golden retriever's nose and warned: "Be quiet, or I will throw you out and become a stray dog."
The little golden retriever tilted his head, not understanding.
Liang Jie opened the door, and the light sound of the piano floated out; there was a piano next to the floor-to-ceiling window. Zhou Lingjun had his back to the door, wearing plain home clothes, sitting on the piano bench and playing the piano, talking very attentively, so
I didn't realize anyone was back.
Liang Xie put the things on the floor of the living room, let go of the dog leash and walked towards him to stand next to him. She saw the music sheet standing in front of him and helped him turn the page after he played the last note.
Only then did Zhou Lingjun realize that he had come back. He glanced at him lightly and then his eyes fell on the piano keys again: "Why have you been gone for so long?"
Liang Xie was worried that he would get dizzy if he kept looking down at the music score, so he raised the shelf holding the music score: "I went to a friend's house and sat for a while."
Zhou Lingjun stopped talking and played a short section quietly, then stopped after playing a wrong note. He pinched his fingers and said, "I haven't played the piano for so long that I have forgotten all the music scores."
The little golden retriever barked twice suddenly. Zhou Lingjun turned around and saw it, and was stunned for a moment: "Why is there a dog?"
Liang Xie said: "My friend is going on a business trip and asked me to help take care of him for a while. Last time, Xiao Song left two cats in your office. I think you like them very much, so I brought them back to relieve your boredom. If you feel noisy
I'll send it away."
Zhou Lingjun has only had two hobbies since he was a child: piano and fishing. He has never been exposed to pets, and he doesn’t know if he likes them. Last time Zhou Song gave him two cats in his office. He thought they were cute. Then he saw the little golden retriever.
He didn't hate it either. But he didn't know how to get along with the puppy, so he said like calling someone: "Come here."
The little golden retriever actually walked over and lay on his slippers wagging his tail.
Zhou Lingjun smiled, picked it up and put it on his lap, saying: "It's heavier than a cat."
Liang Xie saw him smiling and couldn't help but smile: "Do you like it?"
Zhou Lingjun touched the little golden retriever very gently for a while, then nodded and asked: "How old is it? Does it have a name?"
Liang Xie: "It should be almost two months old. It's called Orange."
Orange was naughty and melon seeds pressed on the keys. Not only was he not frightened by the sound of the piano, but he pressed it a few more times.
Zhou Lingjun lowered his head and faced it face to face, smiled softly and asked: "Do you like to play the piano? I will teach you."
He put Orange on the piano cover and played a children's song with a gentle rhythm. Orange lay on the piano cover obediently and looked at him, as if he really understood.
Liang Xie looked at his profile playing the piano and remembered Wu Qiping's words: You are too desperate, so you believe everything - Wu Qiping is right, he is indeed desperate, so he believes everything. Even if it is absurd, he will believe it.
That's right. Because he has reached a dead end and there is no way out.