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    Chapter 49 Humbert Humbert

    "Whenever I look back on my youth, those days, like the white snowflakes on a blizzard morning, were driven away from me by the gust of wind."

    - "Lolita"

    "Comrades, work a little harder today. I will reimburse you for the money for supper and the girls' face masks. If you have wives and children, I will write a letter of repentance for your family members. Even if it is all night today, even if the old house of the Su family is dug three feet into the ground. No matter what, I want to see that little girl Qu Tong, and I want to see her body.” Luo Wenzhou finished speaking to the walkie-talkie, and turned to Fei Du who was looking at him with interest. "Young man, I feel that you may be the reincarnation of the broom star. This birthday is really happy. Can't I take you back, call you a car, or go through which hotel to drop you off and make do with it?"

    Fei Du didn't answer. Instead, he asked without going to the village or the store, "When you are on duty, what kind of supper do you usually eat?"

    "It's usually a deluxe set meal for waste oil," Luo Wenzhou said with a bit of bitterness. "Occasionally, there are some people who are particular about people who might eat some high-end ones, such as McDonald's."

    Fei Du: "..."

    "Nonsense," Luo Wenzhou turned the steering wheel in the direction of the Municipal Bureau, and said angrily, "It's not easy to support like you, can I pay for it? There is a hotel in front of me, half a month's salary and one night's sleep, I'll give it to you. Do you stop?"

    "I don't live in that house. The incense in the lobby of their house is too choking, and there is no bathtub in the bathroom." Fei Du said slowly to the miserable civil servant who was "starved for food, thirsty for gutter oil", and then ignored it. A series of turbulent hatred caused by himself, he commanded, "Go on, there is a six-star service near your bureau, it's okay, I can walk there by myself."

    Luo Wenzhou: "..."

    He endured for a long time, and finally couldn't bear it any longer: "Mr. Fei, you have nothing to do with anything but play all day long. Does your family have enough money for you to squander your whole life? What if you lose your family in the future? You said that you are a very old man too. After today... Yesterday, going to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a certificate has legal effect, can you do less!"

    Fei Du's uninjured elbow rested on the car door, and he didn't make a sound. He just held his chin and smiled.

    Luo Wenzhou didn't know what was so funny about it. He was worried when he saw him. If it weren't for the pity that he was a disabled person today, he would have almost wanted to throw this person out of the car.

    After a while, Fei Du asked again, "Are you sure you don't need my help?"

    "Do you have an establishment? Do you get a salary?" Luo Wenzhou didn't let him walk over by himself. When he was approaching the city bureau, he scolded and temporarily turned into the side road across the road, aiming at a building that could be regarded as a nearby landmark. to the hotel, "What's the matter with you?"

    "I heard that the so-called 'accomplice' you arrested was identified by the murderous little girl. There is no other evidence, right?"

    Luo Wenzhou said blankly, "The investigation process is kept secret."

    When his voice faded, Fei Du continued without hesitation: "Oh, yes, and because he has some connection with the serial kidnapping of girls 20 years ago, he looks suspicious."

    Luo Wenzhou gritted his teeth secretly, thinking in his heart that after the matter was over, he had to go back and check it out. Which grandson was so unreasonable.

    "In other words, you have no evidence. That little girl is not yet thirteen years old, and her IQ looks high, but her spiritual condition is not healthy. How credible is her testimony? The alibi was made by the police himself, what if he firmly denied it?" Fei Du slightly spread his hands, "And that little girl, you can't ask anything from her mouth, anyway, you can't torture a little girl. Excuse me, is it possible that you are planning to find an expert who specializes in the mind of juvenile criminals overnight?"

    Everything Fei Du said was true, and this was what caused Luo Wenzhou a headache.

    All of the actions this evening were without the support of actual evidence. If Chenchen hadn’t been rescued successfully in the end, Luo Wenzhou would have had a good meal the next day just by relying on Luo Wenzhou’s many self-assertions and beheadings.

    At this time, his car had already driven downstairs to the hotel, and the excess air-conditioning was blowing towards him, bringing with it the cool and tranquil scent of incense in the hotel lobby, which was refreshing.

    Even in the early hours of the morning, the doorman on the night shift still stepped forward, eager to greet the guests.

    Fei Du got out of the car and was about to go inside, when he suddenly remembered something and turned back. He bent over and knocked on Luo Wenzhou's car window, then opened the driver's door.

    "The phone has fallen," he said. "Please pass it to me."

    Luo Wenzhou let out an "oh", picked up the cell phone from the passenger seat, and was about to hand it over, but Fei Du, as if he couldn't wait, stretched out his hand to pick it up.

    His shirt, which had been messy because of the car accident, was hanging loosely. From Luo Wenzhou's point of view, he could just see into his drooping neckline. The chest was a little thin, but displayed under a well-defined collarbone, it was rather restrained. He did not deliberately spray cologne today, but this person's corrupted body may have been marinated by fragrances from all over the world, and a faint, vague male appeared from the neckline. Incense, so that people have not had time to taste carefully, it has disappeared.

    When Fei Du stretched out his arms to take the phone, he almost pressed it against his body, and then he walked away with a single touch. He touched Luo Wenzhou with his fingers intentionally or unintentionally, and took his phone away.

    Luo Wenzhou: "..."

    In the middle of the night, a young man who had sex with other men, liked men, had strong blood, and had no fixed partner for the time being, was caught off guard by this kind of provocation under the infinite work pressure. See the Michelin restaurant official Bo late night newspaper.

    "I should still be here tomorrow morning, you can come and find me if you need to," Fei Du stood up straight as if nothing had happened, and shoved his plagued cell phone into his pocket, "I can talk to that girl for you, although I'm not a problem teen expert, but I have a lot of experience as a problem teen myself."

    Luo Wenzhou waved his hands sullenly: "Get out of here."

    When Fei Du really rolled, Luo Wenzhou parked the car on the side of the road, smoked two cigarettes, and then recovered from the half-hard embarrassment. He started the car and went back to the city bureau. His heart was filled with vicissitudes.

    Ordinary people are busy with study and work, and they can solve personal problems by "blind date". A small fan like him has many inconveniences in this regard.

    When he first graduated, Luo Gongzi used to go around for a few years like Fei Du, but later found out that it is easy to làngdàng, but difficult to find a suitable person, and the so-called "drunk life and dream death" is basically four steps. He was fascinated at first, then got used to it, then became boring, and finally got nauseated, and coupled with the increasing pressure of work to divert his attention, Luo Wenzhou slowly started going to get off work, going home and petting the cat." Sunset Red" life.

    But his mentality was "red with the setting sun", his body was still young after all, and there was a huge internal conflict between the physical world and the spiritual world. Luo Wenzhou thought in a distraught: If we continue to develop like this, maybe one day he will face each other. Luo Yiguo's big hairy tail froze.

    He stepped on the gas pedal impatiently, and the car whined, jumped on the spot, and rushed into the brightly lit city bureau.

    "Captain Luo, Xu Wenchao is here, in the interrogation room, Su Luozhan is in another room, Xiao Lang is looking at her, are you planning to..."

    Before he could finish speaking, Luo Wenzhou's hasty footsteps stopped, and he saw a hunched figure in the corridor.

    "Uncle Guo?"

    Guo Heng put out the cigarette butt, stood up slowly, and tried to straighten his back... still not straight.

    Luo Wenzhou: "How do you..."

    "You went to me this afternoon to re-investigate the case back then?" Guo Heng looked at him with burning eyes, "Is that so? My daughter... I haven't found it for so many years. I heard that you found it just now. Is it true that after marrying a girl, the person is still alive? Are the suspects caught now? Is there any hope for Feifei’s case back then, besides Wu Guangchuan, are there other accomplices?”

    In the old man's turbid eyes, the flames that Old Man Yang mentioned back then seemed to be lit again, making it almost impossible to look directly.

    Luo Wenzhou didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only prevaricate awkwardly: "We will do our best."

    After he finished speaking, he smeared oil on his feet, ran quickly, and walked all the way, still feeling that Guo Heng was watching his back, his eyes were about to burn through his back.

    In the interrogation room, Xu Wenchao entered the palace twice in one day, and changed from "assisting in the investigation" to "suspect". He was detained from his residence in the middle of the night. stubble.

    At this time, his attitude was obviously not so polite. He clasped his fingers together and placed them on his lap, with an indescribable nervousness on his pale face.

    "I didn't," Xu Wenchao's tone was helpless and innocent, but his words were sharp, "I repeat, I have never kidnapped a little girl or killed anyone. You have read the driving records, illegal tracking and eavesdropping, and you have also It's been over, I want to ask, have you found evidence of my murder if you have violated a person's basic human rights to such an extent?"

    The interrogation police officer said coldly: "Su Luozhan kidnapped a girl from the same school, treated the victim with nüè, and attempted murder. She called you twice at the crime scene and identified you in front of everyone. Her accomplice, what else do you have to quibble about?"

    Xu Wenchao leaned back on the chair, and said in his characteristic soft words: "One phone call, one word from a child, and I became a murderer. Today, I understand it, what is 'yù plus crime, why worry about it'? already."

    "Why did Su Luozhan call you, and why did he frame you?"

    Xu Wenchao paused, raised his eyes quietly, Luo Wenzhou in front of the surveillance saw his eyes clearly, and an ominous premonition suddenly surged in his heart—this person is too calm, too determined, without any panic at all, as if he is carrying An unknown hole card.

    "Because my mother and I are lovers," Xu Wenchao said, "Yes, I didn't say it when I came in the afternoon... Because I was afraid of causing trouble-I liked Su Xiaolan since I was a child, but she didn't like me, she would rather live a good life No one, no ghost, no ghost, and she refused to accept me. Only when she learned that her life was coming to an end did she selfishly decide to give me a little warmth, but I was so grateful for it, and even wanted to marry her... If It's not that she couldn't wait for this day. Now I'm Su Luozhan's stepfather. Because I don't have this legal relationship, it's very difficult for me to adopt that child. , if something happens, she will call me, which is normal."

    "But you didn't answer."

    "I didn't answer it because I found out that I was wiretapped," Xu Wenchao said calmly. "Even if the call wasn't from her, but it was a phone call to deliver couriers or sell real estate, I wouldn't answer it. Officer, I have the right to answer. Hold your last freedom under the weight of public power?"

    "So, Su Luozhan framed you?"

    "I don't know why the child said that. If it's true, then I'm really sad. Her mother has been ignoring her. In comparison, I feel like a competent and responsible stepfather. This girl has been raised since she was a child. Some behaviors are very out of bounds, and I have disciplined them, maybe she is a little rebellious towards me," Xu Wenchao said here, and paused a little, "Maybe she didn't know what she was talking about, and someone guided her."

    Another detective slammed the table: "Don't come here! The surviving victim testified that after Su Luozhan called you, he once said, 'If he doesn't come, I can do it myself'. If so, the old house of the Su family has always been cleaned by you hired a part-time worker, and the water and electricity bills have been taken from your account! What are you maintaining an old house that is about to be demolished? The tip of the kidnapped girl may not see the sun tomorrow!"

    Xu Wenchao shook his head: "Where is the causal relationship between maintaining an old house and kidnapping and murdering? According to your logic, the municipality should be responsible for all criminal cases that occur within the city?"

    "Didn't he say that he burned his brain?" Luo Wenzhou raised his eyebrows in surprise, "I think he's very clever. Could it be that the idiot is also intermittent?"

    "Captain Luo, he has to insist on denying it, and we have no other evidence. Could it be that we have to give him a polygraph?"

    "Go check his account, credit card, car and real estate under his name... Take his photo and go to major car rental agencies to ask, and personal relationship, the car he drove when he committed the crime may also be borrowed. Qu Tong case There is no problem with the driving record on the day of publication, it can only mean that he did not drive the car that he clearly stated, and I don’t believe that he has the ability to hide a four-wheeled car out of thin air…”

    Luo Wenzhou's voice faded when he heard the detective in the interrogation room ask, "I'll ask you again, where are you on the night of the 27th?"

    "Reading at home." Xu Wenchao did not change his face, "I am a freelancer, I don't have to go to work every day, reading at home is normal."

    "Since you are reading at home, why are you renting a car?"

    This is fraudulent confession.

    If Xu Wenchao didn't drive his own car in Xiling that day, then whether he asked an acquaintance to borrow it or privately had a car with someone else's license plate, there were traces to follow, and it was easy to check. A good choice is to rent a car from some unregulated car rental companies. Some wild car rental companies are operating illegally and are deeply hidden. This is also Xu Wenchao's most likely approach.

    Luo Wenzhou closed his mouth, folded his arms across his chest, and waited intently to hear Xu Wenchao's words.

    Who knew that Xu Wenchao raised his eyebrows without changing his face, as if he was very sincere and surprised: "Officer, what are you talking about?"

    "On the evening of the 27th, you drove and followed a school bus leaving from Xiling, waiting for an opportunity to attack one of the eleven girls in the bus, but you happened to witness the school bus being hijacked by the kidnappers. During this process, someone called Qu Tong's girl escaped from the car and met you and Su Luozhan. Out of trust, she asked you for help and got into your car, but who knows that she will end up burying herself in the hands of a bastard like you! "

    Xu Wenchao laughed: "This is simply..."

    The interrogating police officer sternly interrupted his defense: "The surveillance camera outside the museum has captured your license plate number, what else can you argue!"

    "Officer," Xu Wenchao asked calmly, "what time is this on the evening of the 27th?"

    The detective in charge of the interrogation said coldly, "Don't you know it yourself?"

    "I really don't know," Xu Wenchao raised his hands slightly and shook his head, "Well, since you guys are trying to deceive me, it seems that you won't tell me the exact time, but I have to tell myself. In other words, if this case happened in the first half of the night, I'm afraid I won't be there in time. You can see the location of my house. It will take at least three hours to drive to the Xiling area you mentioned... This is still regardless of traffic jams. In the bad weather, around 8:30 pm on the 27th, I ordered a takeaway at home. The order number and delivery time were recorded. If I was lucky, the takeaway might still remember me. "

    Luo Wenzhou felt a "squeak" in his heart, and found that his hunch had come true.

    "I suggest you check it out as soon as possible, and you will also clear my innocence." Xu Wenchao looked down at his watch, "Looks like I'm going to spend the night in the Public Security Bureau, when can I hire a lawyer? Oh, yes, and, although Until now, I still don't know what Su Luozhan did, but she is still young, can the police officers be gentle with her? If necessary, I am willing to take on the responsibility of guardian."

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