Chapter 11: The Ninth Cycle of Time (V)

Chapter 11: The Ninth Cycle of Time (V)

Officer Du did not see too much of a flaw in Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun's performance and feedback to the questions, as their emotions were too real.

The mutual shifting of blame and escape of responsibility is also in keeping with the proper attitude of two young men who did not know each other before when confronted with questioning by police officers.

But his intuition and experience from years of working on cases still made him feel that something was wrong.

In fact, during the time they were summoned, all the information on their schooling and work history from childhood to adulthood, including the composition of their family members, had already been placed on the desk.

All information has been vetted and there is nothing wrong with it. The two young people are neither cynical nor unhappy with their families, their paths to school and work have been smooth, and they have never had direct or indirect contact with each other before.

But it was these two "clean" people who, by coincidence, got off the bus early, having just found the "explosives".

"Did you know at the time that it was the bus you were on that had the accident?"

Officer Du and Officer Jiang enquired separately.

"First I didn't know, then I found out."

Both replied with the same content.

"How do you know this?"

Officer Jiang wouldn't miss a single mistake, "Even if it was a bus accident, it might not be the one you were on, right? There are a lot of buses coming and going on this bus."

This question went beyond the two men's previous 'answer to the question'.

"I heard later that it was the 45 bus that just passed that hit the tanker, I just got off the 45 bus ah."

Li Shiqing holds back her inner turmoil.

"I was sure of that by looking at the photo of the bus driver that was exposed online."

Xiao Heyun reacted fairly quickly, "I have an impression of the bus driver's face."

"Did you guys notice anything wrong when you were in the car?"

Officer Du asked.

"For example, has the driver been held hostage?"

"Absolutely not."

Li Shiqing said without thinking, "The driver was driving all the time and there was no one next to him."

Xiao Heyun is the most vocal on this point.

"No, I've sat behind him before and no one has interacted with him."

"If you didn't know the bus was going to be in trouble, why did you run together when you got off?"

That's not at all the reaction of two people who have a conflict in the car, is it?

"He tried to run as soon as he got out of the car, so I pulled him to keep him from going to the police, and he ended up running, so I followed."

Li Shiqing replied.

"I got out of the car thinking that I had met a crazy person today and tried to get away from her. Who knew she was dragging me and wouldn't let me go, and when I thought that these lunatics would do anything these days, I tried to run ......"

Boy in the other questioning room replied, "I didn't know she was such a good runner, I couldn't even outrun her."

"Why are you going to the supermarket together?"

Officer Du's frown grows deeper and deeper.

"We hadn't been running long when it blew up behind us. Everyone was scared to death and running desperately forward, and we just happened to be wrapped up in the crowd running forward."

Li Shiqing looks back on the scene and is still haunted by the commotion that occurred after the bus exploded, "It was a situation where if you didn't follow and run towards the supermarket, you might get pushed over and maybe trampled on."

"Because that's where everyone runs to."

Xiao Heyun replied more simply, "I'm a foreigner and I'm not familiar with the places of refuge nearby, so of course I followed the locals."

"Then why have you stayed in the supermarket? Under normal circumstances, shouldn't you go back immediately when something like this happens?"

Mr. Zhang is widely regarded as the "good old boy" who lets his guard down.

"Simultaneous questioning or separate questioning?"

Officer Jiang was somewhat reluctant, but had to admit that continuing to ask hard questions would do more harm than good.

"Let's start with the men."

Officer Du said.

"Don't we start with Li Shiqing's side? Wouldn't it be easier to use a girl as a breakthrough?"

Officer Jiang is a little concerned.

"You should not underestimate that girl, she is more resistant to pressure than the male one in comparison. When we first met, she was able to open her mouth and explain under your intimidation, the guy didn't even dare to look up."

He patted Officer Jiang on the shoulder and said, "You can't just take things at face value, you need to gain more experience."

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When Officer Du, who was clearly in charge, went out, Xiao Heyun thought his plan A had worked.

This plan delays the investigation while avoiding the suspicion of collusion between the two sides. As long as both sides think the other is guilty, the police will take great pains to find out where the two men came from, and naturally they will find out that they have no motive or possible outcome for the crime.

One is an ordinary college student, one is just working programmer, clean family life experience is simple, not to mention the manufacture of explosives, even the manufacture of explosives are problematic.

There is not enough evidence to convict on the basis of "I think you are suspicious", they are being summoned, not arrested as a suspect.

But a short while later, an older, kindly-looking police officer entered Xiao Heyun's house and showed his identity card, which showed that his surname was "Zhang" and that he was also a criminal police officer.

If Li Shiqing had been here, she would have recognised that this was the other older officer who had questioned her last time.

A new inquisition begins.

Unlike Li Shiqing, who had already undergone one such intense "stakeout", Boy had no such experience, and was already in a hospital bed with severe burns, deaf and in a coma several times when he was last investigated, unable to speak in complete sentences.

He looked nervously at the "Officer Zhang", terrified that the next moment would bring more drastic measures, but to his surprise, the kind-faced officer was kind enough to explain the reason for the change first.

"It's past seven o'clock now, the two officers haven't rested from noon to now for this case, and they couldn't even have time to eat, so now they've gone to eat. They're afraid you'll be scared waiting here, so they asked me to come over and keep you company."

Mr. Zhang chatted like a family man, not saying anything about the "inquiry" or sitting down opposite him.

"By the way, do you want some of this?"

Mr. Zhang looked at the young man in front of him and politely exchanged pleasantries, "The food in our canteen is not bad."

"No, I've eaten."

Boy subconsciously declines.

"Oh, well, I'll go and get you a glass of water then."

As he spoke, he actually seemed to come and chat with him, running out in the middle of the conversation.

Xiao Heyun is heartily relieved.

However as soon as this " Mr. Zhang" went out, he immediately went into the pantry and informed all parties through the intercom.

"He said he had eaten and obviously knew it was not logical to stay at the police station for a long time."

He found a breakthrough and said in a buoyant spirit.

"Immediately investigate the service staff in the various restaurants in that building of the supermarket, and ask the security and floor staff on each floor if anyone has seen this person. Find out when this person ate and with whom they ate ......"

"Maybe there's an accomplice!"

Author's Note: A little theater.

Xiao Heyun: (squinting) Crow's-eye, real-head-breaking meal?

Li Shiqing: ...... You're no better, a seamless "Plan A"? I have a feeling they don't believe it at all.

Xiao Heyun, Li Shiqing: (grimaces) Hmph!

The two young men were too young to think they could "get" information from the police or stall for time, but hey. The police dad will teach them to behave.