Chapter 50 Humbert Humbert Seventeen

"At 8:30 p.m. on the 27th, Xu Wenchao is indeed at home," Tao Ran first followed to the hospital, said a few words to Chenchen, who gradually regained consciousness, and hurried back. He received news on the way, so he dropped by to verify Xu Wenchao. 's alibi, "I also checked his takeaway orders for the past six months, and it was very regular, basically just a few, and everyone who delivered takeaways knew him."

A police officer next to him asked, "Is it possible that the delivery person was bought?"

"Check out the personal relationship between the witness and Xu Wenchao a little bit, but I don't think it's a big deal," Luo Wenzhou said. "The food delivery people are all children, and it's not too long. Change batches every three or two months. I'm not familiar with it, and it's unlikely to do such a serious case of perjury for a customer ordering food, and not everyone dares to talk nonsense in front of the police... There's another point."

"what?"

"My pair of shoes are forty-two," Luo Wenzhou stomped his feet gently, "Xu Wenchao was wearing sneakers when he came in the afternoon, I didn't really notice it, but it was the pair he wore just now. Judging from the leather shoes, it seems to be smaller by visual inspection."

There was an uproar in the conference room.

At this time, Lang Qiao was the last to walk into the conference room and threw himself on the chair: "Boss, please change someone quickly, I have nothing to do with that child, I get hairy when I look at her."

Luo Wenzhou asked, "How is Su Luozhan?"

"People are very comfortable, they should eat and sleep," Lang Qiao shook her head and took a can of coffee thrown over by her colleague, "She is not afraid of adults or the police, and I don't know what the reason is now. Maybe it is Too young, do not understand the consequences of what you do, or it may be too cunning, know that you are small, so you are not afraid. You talk to her well, she pretends to be confused with you, acts like a spoiled child, you scare her, she just smiles Look at you—yes, I asked me for a bottle of sweet milk just now, and after drinking it, he asked me, 'I'm sleepy, can I sleep for a while', and then I really fell asleep. To be honest, if I do something bad I was frightened to death when I was taken to the Public Security Bureau, and I definitely couldn't sleep, is this child still human?"

Luo Wenzhou didn't say a word, and lit a cigarette with a very solemn expression.

Xu Wenchao, without a doubt, must have played some kind of role in this incident, otherwise there would not be so many coincidences.

He connected the case more than 20 years ago with the current case. He has a close relationship with Su Xiaolan's mother and daughter. Su Luozhan called him twice at the crime scene, and did not hesitate when the police asked about it. identified him.

And his two attitudes when he entered the palace for the second time in one day are also worth pondering. For the first time, his attitude was gentle and polite, but he did not behave easily. was a little nervous when expected this extravagance.

The second time he was sharp and calm, methodical, and his speech was impeccable. In the middle of the night, he was suddenly detained by the police who broke into the house, and he was dressed neatly.

When Xu Wenchao came over for the first time, he said that he heard the broadcast and knew about Qu Tong's case. Of course, the information disclosed to the public did not involve specific details, but the two key points of "Night on the 27th" and "Xiling District" There are words, and he clearly has such a clear alibi, why didn't he mention it at that time?

Was he unprepared and panicked to the point of forgetting, or did he not realize that he was suspected by the police?

Or... is he just testing the police's response?

If it's the latter, it's terrifying.

However, in any case, it is impossible for people to be divided into two, and it is impossible to appear in two places at the same time. This is also an objective fact.

Luo Wenzhou pondered for a moment, then stretched out his hand and tapped on the table: "Come on, everyone, listen carefully, I need you to help me count one thing later..."

At this moment, the door of the conference room was pushed open from the outside, and the staff on duty in their communication room came in and interrupted Luo Wenzhou's voice: "Captain Luo, you ordered the takeout, they brought it here."

Luo Wenzhou was stunned for a moment, and before he could speak, several young men who had been running around for most of the night had already rushed up with green eyes, and then took a look at them and were completely dumbfounded.

I saw that what drove late at night was neither kebab nor Malatang, not even McDonald's and KFC.

A total of two large bags were sent, one is a thermal lunch bag, the other is a freezer bag with ice, both with a very luxurious logo, and the tableware is wrapped in a special carton, which is very elegant Not like a xing.

When opened it, saw Chinese food, Western food, hot and cold food, and a few boxes of very fresh ice cream in the freezer bag, as if had moved the cafeteria of a luxury hotel here!

Luo Wenzhou was choked to death by his own puff of smoke.

Lang Qiao was the first to regain his senses, and quickly grabbed a box of ice cream and held it in his arms: "My mother, the boss is too polite!"

Tao Ran was shocked and said, "What are you talking about, the second half of the month will not be enough?"

"Boss, did you win a lottery ticket?"

"The European Cup bet must have won a big one!"

"What are you talking about, can our captain take care of that? Hey, Luo team, did your parents suddenly give you pocket money?"

"What pocket money is there to give? There is nothing to be courteous, isn't it the second old man who wants to give birth to a second child first to take care of you?"

Luo Wenzhou: "... give birth to you, get out!"

Really a bunch of close colleagues.

He turned over the thermal bag and saw the familiar hotel sign on it - he had just returned from the door.

The corners of Luo Wenzhou's eyes jumped wildly.

"Hey, this seems to be the local tyrant hotel in the north," Lang Qiao said suddenly, "Isn't their cafeteria so cold, why is it still open at midnight, and... even delivering food? It's so close to the people!"

"Eating can't cover your mouth," Luo Wenzhou said, two small blue veins bursting out of his forehead, "Why the hell do you have so many problems? If you don't want to eat, just live!"

Lang Qiao looked at Luo Wenzhou's watch, and the girl who had been dead for many years swindled her corpse without warning.

She thought about it carefully, such a "Mandarin Duck and Butterfly Pie" supper did not seem to fit Team Luo's home style of "pancakes, fruits and hot soy milk". A whole new idea flooded into her mind, and Lang Qiao blurted out, "Wait. Wait, it won't be a love dinner specially sent by someone who wants to soak in you... ouch!"

Her forehead was hit by Luo Wenzhou with a ball of paper.

Luo Wenzhou pretended to be deaf and ignored the topic of supper, and in the aroma of the food, he picked up what he had just interrupted: "You guys eat me and say, I need everyone right now. Divided into two groups, the first group compiled all the missing children's case files in the city's districts and counties from the missing children information platform, mainly focusing on the gender, age, physical characteristics of these missing children, and the case qíng at that time. Briefly describe these four items, and in this order, we will screen them from coarse to fine - the time is limited to the last two years."

Tao Ran asked, "Do you suspect that Qu Tong is not the first?"

"The suspect's long tracking did not reveal any traces, and he took Qu Tong away in a sudden situation without panic, which means that their goal at the time was very clear, that is, to follow the kidnapping, and there was no sudden sex and excitement. I think Qu Tong is definitely not the first." Luo Wenzhou said in a deep voice, "Since we can't find the current evidence, let's look for the previous ones—the second group, I want you to dig Su Luozhan, Su Xiaolan, and Xu Wenchao. All data of the two generations, transcripts, accounts, communication records, personal computers and other equipment, all must be thoroughly checked."

These two tasks are like two big mountains. You can hear the huge pressure by listening to your ankles. The Five Elements Mountains are on the top of everyone's heads. Those who take notes for a while are taking notes, those who bow their heads to eat, and those who eat, even delicious food. The night supper became painful, and no one could care about exploring the truth of the meal.

Luo Wenzhou grabbed a roasted chicken wing through a napkin, and gnawed the chicken wing like a locust flies over a paddy field: "It's all physical work. After you've replenished your physical strength, go into action. Xiao Lang will do the summary."

"Boss, is that Su Luozhan no longer in the first trial?"

"It's useless," Luo Wenzhou said, "to deal with your lord, you can provoke him, scare him, deceive him, but that Su Luozhan...you sit across from her, she doesn't think of you as a kindred spirit at all, maybe in her eyes In her, people are no different from sheep, they are just prey and food. Besides, she is too young, so her testimony can only be used as a reference. This should be done more solidly. The family members of the victims of the case 20 years ago are still No one in the halls wants to drag this thing out until we retire - hurry up."

This kind of tedious work of writing text can't stimulate people's adrenaline at all. It is especially drowsy in the early hours of the morning, and it is only possible to rely on low-quality coffee. The information records of all the lost children are very concise, boys and girls, how old they are, where they lost them, how they lost them... As for what kind of child he is, what he likes, what his temperament is, and who else in the family has nightmares every day Waking up, planning to spend the rest of your life in hopeless searching—it wouldn't be on paper.

All the tragedies listed together are like inscriptions on the victims of the disaster, shocking and tedious.

In the blink of an eye it was dawn, and the conference room was filled with empty coffee cans and cigarette butts.

"Girls, between the ages of 9 and 14, have not been heard from since they went missing for no reason, excluding those who left home and left their own letters and found dead bodies later, there were 32 cases in total last year, and the year before last was 32 cases. 31. Taking into account the physical characteristics, delete the children who developed earlier and look more like adults, and those who have not yet entered the early stage of youth and look like they have just finished their teeth. There were a total of 26 cases last year. The year before last was twenty."

Luo Wenzhou poured the tea on the wet wipes and wiped his face: "What about adding the feature of the floral skirt?"

"There were seven cases last year, and eight the year before." Lang Qiao raised her head, and the colleagues around her were yawning all over the sky, but she was the only one whose face was turned pale by the fluorescence of the computer screen, and there was absolutely no sleepiness in her bloodshot eyes." Team Luo, do you want to take a look?"

She connected the notebook to the projector in the conference room, and typed a dozen photos of the summary on the white cloth. Tao Ran yawned halfway and held it back alive—

Fifteen girls, maybe taken out individually, no one looks alike, but when they are listed together in this way, their features are strangely diminished infinitely, only the kind that is between girls and girls. The subtle temperament is prominent, and it is extraordinarily unified. At first glance, it is impossible to tell who is who!

Tao Ran murmured in a low voice, "No way..."

Those girls are like a handful of flowers sprinkled on the ground, submerged in the massive information on missing children, and gradually become part of the backlog of unsolved cases in the old pile of papers. Grows on vines.

It was a poisonous rattan hidden in the dense forest under the bright sunshine. It had huge roots and quiet branches, like an invisible net, only showing the tip of the iceberg, which made people shudder.

"Turn forward," Luo Wenzhou said, "check the first ten years... no, the first twenty years, all the way back to the period of the serial kidnapping case at Lianhua Mountain!"

Early in the morning, Fei Du asked someone to bring a change of clothes, tidied himself up, and asked his assistant to drive him to Teacher Bai's house, but it was a middle-aged man who opened the door.

The man was of medium stature, with a Chinese-style face and broad shoulders. He wore a pair of glasses, and his clothes were so plain that they were unremarkable, but Fei Du frowned inexplicably when he looked at him.

His eyes are neither strong nor sharp, but there is a special sense of presence, like an extremely thin needle that can penetrate a person's pores silently.

Fei Du was stunned for a while, then said very politely: "Hello, I'm looking for Teacher Bai, and I made an appointment yesterday."

"Oh," the middle-aged man adjusted his glasses, "I know, it's Mr. Fei, right? Bai Qian is my lover, please come in."

While talking, Teacher Bai had already come out. The man seemed to be rushing out the door. He said hello to Teacher Bai gently, picked up his briefcase and left.

"He works at Yancheng Public Security University," Teacher Bai noticed that Fei Du glanced back at the man, and introduced him casually, "Actually, he's a nerd who can only drop his bookbags, and knows nothing. He knows how to teach and write all day long. The article—the book you're borrowing this time was edited by him."

Fei Du's eyes fell on the book "Research on the Psychology of Victims in Criminal Cases (Third Edition)" in his hand, and he lingered for a moment on the editor "Pan Yunteng".

"How are you doing lately?" Teacher Bai poured tea for him, "the last time you told me you missed a graduate student? It really shocked me. It's the first time I heard that a successful person like you has such a fuss. The related life plan, wouldn't it be because I turned over too many academic materials?"

"I was originally a mascot," Fei Du said indifferently, "My father left me a very good team of professional managers who can cooperate and balance each other. I don't need to do everything myself, other shareholders. Even more, I wish I would stop pointing fingers and take the dividends honestly. This kind of useless 'young master' should honestly study a book, and don't always show shame with the diploma of 'Xi Tai', which is what everyone likes. "

Mr. Bai said strangely: "On your conditions, wouldn't it be more helpful to go abroad to study for an MBA? Is our profession too biased?"

Fei Du laughed: "Mr. Bai, many prodigals like me are studying 'Spiritual Studies' and 'The Beatles'. In comparison, my hobbies are no longer a minority."

Teacher Bai laughed: "Indeed, you are not worried about employment anyway - which aspect are you more interested in, maybe I can introduce you to a mentor."

"This aspect is quite interesting." Fei Du shook the thick book in his hand.

Teacher Bai was stunned, and saw the young man's face showing a little bit of self-joking: "I heard that there are many beautiful women with good images in the public security system. What if I can get close to the water tower?"

It was already afternoon when Fei Du took his leave from Teacher Bai. The fully charged mobile phone had been lying quietly in his pocket without ringing. Fei Du thought about it for a while, and while the assistant asked for instructions, he said. : "Go to the city bureau."

The assistant was taken aback: "Mr. Fei, what happened, do you want to report it?"

Fei Du smiled at her. The assistant had followed him for several years, and he had learned to recognize the meaning of the playboy's various smiles. He shuddered suddenly, feeling that the young master's taste was getting more serious.