Chapter 1093

Zhou Wenhao is really dead.

The familiar pale cheek in the morgue box was wrapped in a thin layer of frost, like a cheap mask, with a stiff and indifferent expression.

Qiao Xue stared at her, suddenly covered her mouth with her jade hand, fell on the cold ground and retched.

Her body trembled uncontrollably, and it was still difficult to accept such a tragic reality. The man who had vowed to wipe out the chaos in Hong Kong went so suddenly and so simply that he was as light as a feather. The human feelings are few, and the inspector's office is still in order. It seems that no one is really sad for him. Everyone cares about the assassination of the director of the port supervision department and the huge waves caused by this position, but who ever cares about the life and death of Zhou Wenhao?

Qiao Xue even vaguely began to doubt that Zhou Wenhao was destined to be a man abandoned by heaven? And his consistent belief in him is a kind of stupidity or helplessness in the face of the world?

"Well, have a good rest. Call me if you have anything. I... I'm worried about you."

"I'm... Worried about you."

The last call with Zhou Wenhao echoed in Qiao Xue's mind. Will this man who is ashamed to express his feelings inadvertently reveal his tenderness in the last part of his life?

This unbearable heavy love made Qiao Xue fall into deep remorse in addition to the pain. She had long known Zhou Wenhao's feelings for herself, but in Qiao Xue's heart, this man was only his firm belief. It is a kind of respect, a firm friendship between like-minded people, far from love.

Now, Qiao Xue finally has no worries, but she doesn't feel relaxed.

Xie Hongbo slowly pulled up the body bag, and Zhou Wenhao's calm cheek slowly disappeared in sight.

"The cause of death can be determined. Considering the special identity of director Zhou, there was no administrative anatomy," Xie Hongbo said slowly, "Now I'm waiting for instructions from my superiors. At the same time, I'm also secretly contacting Yanjing. When the final result is available, I'll transfer director Zhou's body back to the mainland and bury it in the earth. I don't know much about director Zhou's family. Where are his parents?"

"Parents are dead, no relatives." Qiao Xue took out her handkerchief from her pocket and wiped the corners of her mouth.

"Well..." Xie Hongbo hesitated slightly, "the future affairs can only be handled by the official."

Qiao Xue raised her head and stared at Xie Hongbo coldly. Her eyes were slightly red: "why didn't you inform me last night?"

"I called you, but I didn't get through."

"I live in fuyunshan community. Is it difficult to inform?"

Xie Hongbo's face changed slightly: "what do you mean? Doubt me?"

Without saying a word, Qiao Xue got up and walked out.

Xie Hongbo hurriedly pushed back the morgue box and quickly followed Qiao Xue: "I fully understand your mood. Can you calm down? You were transferred from Yanjing to Lingang with director Zhou. Your identity is extraordinary. Follow up..."

"Is this the reason why you didn't inform me? Except me, the inspector's office is all your people, right?" Qiao Xue stared. "Xie Hongbo, the port has its own law, and the murderer must pay for his life. Zhou Wenhao can't be deceived, and I can't be deceived."

Xie Hongbo suddenly felt cold at the bottom of his eyes: "you'd better speak with a little heart. I'm not Li Qing and won't pity fragrance and jade."

"Of course you are not him. You can never match his character." Qiao Xue's cheek seems to be covered with a layer of frost. "Do you dare to say that last night had nothing to do with yourself?"

"Your suspicion is unreasonable. Just because I didn't inform you at the first time after the incident, I became a murderer?" Xie Hongbo raised his hand and swore, "I can swear that if director Zhou's death has half to do with me, I'm willing to die in a short time."

In modern society, few people believe in the oath, and Xie Hongbo is no exception. He made this oath only because Qiao Xue was excited for a moment. However, he did not expect that he would die one day.

"There will always be a day when the truth will come out." Qiao Xue snorted coldly and spun away. Tu Liu Xie Hongbo clenched his fist behind her and stared coldly at her back disappearing at the end of the corridor.

"What a trouble..." Xie Hongbo murmured, pondered for a moment, and then stepped up.

Qiao Xue rushed into the security office in a silent atmosphere, kicked open the door of the office and picked up Hu Qi, the director of the security office, from his chair.

"Qiao Chu! Qiao Chu!" Hu Qi raised his hands and shouted, "have something to say! Have something to say!"

Qiao Xue held Hu Qi's collar and pressed him on the door panel: "I ask you, where were you when director Zhou was assassinated last night? What were you doing?"

"I... I..." Hu Qi hesitated for a moment, turned his head and looked out the door. He didn't find Xie Hongbo, so he quickly gave his men a wink.

"Answer me!" Qiao Xue shouted coldly.

"Ah, i... I took someone and Xie out of the mission."

"Nonsense!" Qiao Xuemei stared, "you are the director of the security department. According to the current regulations, your duty is to protect the security objects, security objectives and major activities. Who allows you to go out and perform your tasks?"

"This..." Hu Qi was slightly stunned and looked out the door again. He saw that Xie Hongbo didn't know when he was standing at the door and was staring at himself without blinking.

The Adam's apple rolled for a while, and Hu Qi said with some difficulty: "I was ordered by the director general to help Xie Chu go out to perform his task."

Qiao Xue asked again, "where's the command letter? Give me the command letter!"

"Oral order, no letter." Xie Hongbo stood at the door and said low, "I can testify that director Zhou gave an order last night and ordered Hu to act with me."

Qiao Xue turned her head and narrowed her eyes slightly: "since I ordered you to perform the task, why use the people from the security office? Your inspection and action office is the largest department of the port supervision office. When did it become so poor?"

"Director Zhou ordered me to deal with the Nanli bridge accident, salvage the body and find out the truth. Because the matter was urgent and I didn't issue an emergency assembly order in advance, I needed the assistance of the security office," Xie Hongbo said in a deep voice, "Do you understand now? Please put Hu Chu away. This is the harbor inspector's office, not the place where you are abusive. Now is an extraordinary time. Please set a qualified example for your subordinates."

"Can you convince yourself of your explanation?"

Xie Hongbo's face was ancient well without wave: "believe it or not, this is a fact. Everyone at the security office can testify that Hu Chu went to Nanli coastal bridge with me last night and didn't return until 2 a.m."

Qiao Xue reluctantly loosened Hu Qi's collar: "I want to investigate the surveillance video last night and let the surveillance station stand by."

Hu Qi adjusted his collar: "er... I'm afraid not..."

"I'm the director of the investigation department. Why not?"

"Joe, you first put out the fire. This... The monitoring equipment was caused by a sudden power failure last night..."

"What!" Qiao Xueyu put his hand against Hu Qi's chest and slammed him on the door, "where's the standby power supply?"

"Er, it was the failure of the standby power supply that led to a large area of power failure..." Hu Qi said dully, but his cheeks couldn't help blushing. He felt uneasy and embarrassed from the bottom of his heart to say this unreasonable excuse.

Qiao Xuejiao's body trembled fiercely. She turned her head and stared at a large number of onlookers gathered at the door. A touch of panic flashed through her eyes. She stared at the familiar faces in front of her, but deeply felt that they were so strange and cold-blooded. She felt like a flickering candle, with boundless darkness in front of and around.

The jade hand trembled slightly, and Qiao Xue stared at Xie Hongbo with pale cheeks: "do you dare to say it has nothing to do with you?"

Xie Hongbo said, "I know that director Zhou is inexperienced in dealing with port problems, but I didn't give reasonable suggestions at the critical moment. Because of my carelessness, director Zhou suffered misfortune, which is my dereliction of duty."

With these words, Xie Hongbo looked up at Qiao Xue: "if you have to be so satisfied, even if I have a fault, I am willing to ask my superior for punishment."

"Ha ha, ha ha." Qiao Xue sneered, pulled Hu Qi aside, and then walked out.

"Where are you going?" Xie Hongbo asked behind Qiao Xue.

Qiao Xue walked forward without saying a word. Other people on both sides of the corridor let him go to both sides. There was a silence, numbness and embarrassment shrouded in everyone's heart.

The jade hand clenched tightly, and the joints of bones were faintly white. Qiao Xue was unwilling to stay more. She was worried that she would lose control of herself and break Xie Hongbo's neck in the next moment. She walked out of the office building in a daze, and Qiao Xue started her car to leave the inspector's office.

When driving to the door, the guard stretched his head out of the gate post: "Joe, it's a period of martial law. Without special orders, the internal personnel of the inspection hall can only enter and can't go out."

Qiao Xue pulled down the window and asked coldly, "who gave the order?"

"Well, thanks..."

Before the guard's voice fell, Qiao Xue had bitten her silver teeth and went straight to the parking bar.

"Zhou Wenhao has no soldiers or generals. Now you are the only one willing to work for him. What can a person do? I didn't understand it earlier, but I finally woke up. You can't do anything alone."

Qiao Xue looked straight ahead of the road, but her mind echoed Li Qing's words this morning. Li Qing reminded her more than once that things near Hong Kong are not so simple. Zhou Wenhao is smart on the surface, but stupid and stubborn in the bone. If she acts too eager for quick success and instant benefit, she will suffer evil consequences.

She only thought these words were Li Qing's self righteous, but now she knows they are golden words. From beginning to end, the participants in this farce are only herself and Zhou Wenhao.

A person, she is really just a person now and can't do anything.

Qiao Xue breathed a sigh of relief and was filled with despair for a moment.

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