fog city detective

Chapter 336 The Third

After ten minutes or so, Liang Xi came back, returned the cigarette and lighter to the head of the bodyguard, and asked casually, "Hey, Bobby, you won't tell Betty the information we have like that?"

Bobby blinked his eyes and said, "Of course not." It would be a spill of coins, and it definitely couldn't be a spill of coins.After he defeats the regular police detective Betty, he will explain his story of strategizing and catching the villain and winning the police as the winner.From beginning to end, everything is under his control.

Even the head of the bodyguard can't stand it, so don't play tricks with him.And you, why do you keep bullying others?This reminded the chief bodyguard of a silly friend of his. He drove to his home for more than two hours just to tell himself: the team he supported defeated the team he supported, leaving behind a very proud laugh, twisted Twist your ass and drive home.The worst thing is that I was so angry for three days that I almost smashed the TV.Until half a year later, his team killed his team, and he drove for more than two hours to avenge his revenge.

Basically no woman would understand the naive and almost idiotic behavior of two men.

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The perpetrator has a son and a grandson.The son is 40 years old this year, entered the palace for the third time, and was sentenced to life imprisonment for robbery and murder.The grandson has lived with his grandfather since he was a child.His grandson is an amazing person. The 20-year-old grandson is studying economics and management at Oxford University. This major basically requires A grades in mathematics and advanced mathematics. The interview success rate is 25%, and the admission rate is only 7%. .Less than 90 people are admitted each year, and graduates are extremely sought-after.

The 20-year-old grandson and two classmates set up a consulting company to provide consulting advice to some small and medium-sized enterprises.Although he didn't make much money, he achieved outstanding results and was well received.According to information on the Internet, their three-person team has been targeted by headhunters.In addition, Sun Tzu is a good person in the traditional sense. He is a volunteer firefighter, and he participated in the training of the local fire brigade to obtain the qualification of firefighter.Attended college more than 30 times so far.At the same time, he was also a prison volunteer and went to the prison many times to give speeches.He told the criminals that his father was a criminal.The son of a life-imprisoned criminal can also go to Oxford University. Although it is an isolated case, for criminals, this bowl of chicken soup is more inspiring than commutation and parole.

At the end of the information, the grandson of the perpetrator, as a firefighter, assisted in the transfer of animals from the animal rescue station yesterday.I worked from nine o'clock yesterday morning to six o'clock last night.I went back to the university at [-]:[-] last night and read in the library until [-]:[-] in the morning before going back to the dormitory.

Bobby said: "After ruling out the suspicion of the grandson, only the son is left. The son is in prison, and it is impossible to make and use bombs. But the place where the son is in prison is a severe punishment prison, where there are all kinds of talents. It is not ruled out that someone owes his son favors." The reason is that after being released or on parole, he helped his son kill someone."

Bobby has been defeated repeatedly and habitually waits for Liang Xi's correction. This time, Liang Xi is just as incomprehensible as Bobby.After listening to Bobby's brief and crude analysis, Liang Xi had no better opinion.Unless the perpetrator has invisible family members, Poppy's explanation seems to be the only one.Of course, all of this is based on the correct direction of my investigation.

"Your treat?" Poppy asked, wanting to know whether his conclusions were right or wrong.

Liang Xi nodded slowly. Did he make a mistake at the beginning, or did he miss some clue?Liang Xi, who was thinking, patted Bobby's thigh. He ignored the three numbers that the suspect reminded him. These three numbers were the time when the perpetrator caused the death of the victim.

Bobby jumped up in pain, Liang Xi didn't wait for him to get angry, and said: "It's not the relatives of the perpetrator, but the relatives of the victim. Only they care about the time of death of the deceased."

Bobby: "Hey, the perpetrator was sentenced to 15 years, and the person is dead. Oops?"

"Ok?"

Bobby asked: "Will the victim's family think that the perpetrator was not punished just because the perpetrator died after only six months in prison? The perpetrator died half a month ago, and then the bombing occurred."

"This idea is...very interesting." Unable to admire this idea, Liang Xi raised his own question: "Then why did you attack the lawyer?"

Speaking of which, the chief bodyguard gave Bobby the phone. It was Bobby's uncle, an assistant superintendent.After answering the call, Bobby said: "A traffic accident investigator from the Road and Traffic Operations Headquarters of the Ministry of Operations received a bomb and was holding it in his hand and dared not move." Greater London is too big, although there are many The police heard that there was a bombing, but few people knew the details of the bombing.Keeping details secret is also to prevent copycat crimes.

Although the agent received the same bombs as the attorney received, there was no note.As a front-line detective, even a traffic case detective, he was keenly aware of danger.In fact, he opened the lid and knew something was wrong when he saw two mercury tubes.

Bobby was thoughtful: "Could it be a case of topping? The victim's family knew that the perpetrator was topping, so they attacked the lawyer handling the case and the detectives handling the case?"

The bodyguard said, "It's unlikely."

Bobby asked: "Why? He represents my opinion, and his contribution represents my contribution in this case." First villain and then gentleman.

"Shameless."

"You are shameless. This is called good leadership. Which chairman have you met who can write a report?"

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, the bodyguard explained: "After the victim died, the victim's parents could not accept this reality. They divorced a month later. The mother followed the advice of the psychiatrist and left the UK for the Southeast Asian branch. Work. My father is a private custom interior decoration designer. He slipped and fell from the third floor when he was inspecting the house three years ago, resulting in paralysis of the lower body. He can only rely on a wheelchair for daily activities. After his mother left, his father sold the old house Living in the suburbs may be due to the fear of seeing things and thinking about others, or it may be because of the need for design inspiration.”

Liang Xi said: "If the bomb can be dismantled this time, I think the truth of this case will be revealed soon."

Poppy asked: "You haven't confirmed that the detective who was held hostage by the bomb was the detective who handled the traffic accident back then."

Liang Xi said: "I'm not a policeman, so I don't have the energy to investigate in such detail. Even if he's not the detective of the escape case, the case has something to do with him. Let's go and have a look."

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Betty arrived at the scene as soon as possible, and the scene was the detective's home.Detective named Suter, Suter is an unmarried single, today is his day off.At 400 o'clock at noon, Suter left home and walked [-] meters to a restaurant for lunch. After paying the bill, he chatted with the female clerk for a few minutes. After walking home slowly, he saw a large white envelope the size of a file bag at the door.A courier note was pasted on the large envelope.Suter read the message and found that it was a courier sent by his mother from Glasgow.The detective took the package into the living room, sat down, took a paper knife, opened the seal, and pulled out a wooden box.The same wooden box as the previous two bombs.

Liang Xi and Bobby arrived at the scene a few minutes later than Betty. This time, Betty's attitude was much better. Seeing Liang Xi outside the cordon, he explained to the police officers beside him, asking Liang Xi to come in.On the way here, Betty has confirmed that Suter and the then deputy director of the department, Renee, are investigating the accident.It is now basically certain that a series of bombings are related to the accident.

The EOD team was still on the way, but Liang Xi was stopped at the door.Betty leaned over and watched the bomb with a flashlight, as if explaining to Liang Xi: "On the whole, there is no difference between the two boxes from yesterday."

Liang Xi said by the door: "The first bomb had text and pictorial descriptions. The second bomb had missing text and pictorial descriptions. I think the suspect was indifferent to whether the first bomb would be dismantled. The second bomb was not In this way, the suspect also changed the map of the city hall, further reflecting this willingness. I personally think that the first one is the third ambush pen. Because the first one has photo and video records, the police fully figured out the structure of the bomb , under normal circumstances, the EOD team will use the first bomb as experience to treat the third bomb. My personal judgment is that this bomb is different from the first bomb. Can one of Poppy's bodyguards go in and take a look? He is in the middle east Eight years of dealing with the bomb."

Betty looked back at Liang Xi for a while, then nodded.

The expert bodyguard entered the living room and greeted Suter who was holding the bomb: "Hey brother, today is your lucky day."

Souter was dumbfounded: "I don't consider myself lucky."

"You are lucky if the dismantling is successful. If the dismantling fails, you can be on the front page. No matter what you do, you will make money." Su Te took the flashlight and observed carefully, saying: "It's a rare mechanism. Normally, dismantling this bomb bomb There are two ways, take the risk and use pliers to cut the wire directly into the gap. The safe and regular operation is to use liquefied nitrogen to make the mechanical and electronic detonation methods invalid at low temperature. This bomb has a mercury device because of the small gap. It is difficult to use the instrument to measure the circuit after nitrogen filling. Therefore, the most correct way is to insert the pliers and cut the wire after nitrogen filling, which adds an extra step of nitrogen filling and increases the error tolerance rate.”

The expert bodyguard said slowly: "But the suspect seems to know about liquefied nitrogen, so he set up a small mechanism. I'm not sure if it's true. You need a camera to go in and check to be sure."

Liang Xi asked: "What institution?" Those who do technical work are slow-tempered.

"Once the nitrogen injection cools down, at least one piece of insulator will fall." The expert bodyguard put down the flashlight and explained with words and gestures.It probably means that this piece of insulator was originally supported by a metal rod. Once the temperature drops, the insulator is likely to fall.Without the insulator, the metal rod will fall due to gravity or torsion, forming a loop and detonating the bomb.

"As for whether the liquefied nitrogen destroys the trigger device first, or activates the device first, I can't guarantee." The expert bodyguard added: "It's done by hand. My suggestion is not to use liquefied nitrogen. After reaching into the camera to determine the situation, use the pliers directly." Cut the circuit. It is not recommended to wear explosion-proof clothing to operate, and the error tolerance rate is very low."

After finishing speaking, the expert bodyguard comforted Suter: "If there is no traffic jam on the road, the problem should be solved soon."

Betty asked, "Shouldn't he put the box on the table?"

The expert bodyguard replied: "Yes, but I think the danger of cutting the circuit is less than the danger of letting him put the box down."

Liang Xi said: "If he puts it down and blows it up, one will die, and if he cuts the circuit, two will die."

Su Te hurriedly said: "I like to take less risk."

Betty shook hands with the expert bodyguard: "Thank you."

The expert bodyguard nodded and left the living room.

Betty picked up the envelope on the table and walked out of the living room, saying to Suter, "Hold on, buddy."

Su Te could only smile wryly, he didn't dare to cough now, what else could he do besides hold on?
Betty looked at the envelope against the sun for a while, then handed it over.Liang Xi took out a tissue and held the envelope: "The courier note is real, but the other party destroyed the courier note number. Although the information on the courier note is handwritten, it should have used fonts. I feel that the suspect is a member of the judicial system, which is quite offensive. Reconnaissance experience. Not only pay attention to cleaning up traces, but also mislead the direction of investigation."

Betty took it and looked at it for a while, and it really was a font.For example, the six ms in it are exactly the same, and no one can write exactly the same characters.There are many types of fonts, and living printing is one of them.Take love as an example. Find four letters and line them up, and print them like stamps. During this period, you can control the distance between the letters, and you can also tilt the letters at various angles to create the illusion of handwriting.

The envelope didn't have much information, and it also showed the other party's premeditated ability and anti-investigation ability.

Liang Xi whispered in Betty's ear: "It's somewhat risky to dismantle a bomb. Should I ask Su Te about the traffic accident now?"

Betty responded: "He is not only a policeman, but also a victim. I can't distract him who is already nervous." It's not that she doesn't want to ask, but she can't ask now.

Liang Xi nodded: Betty is not without merit, she is very careful in doing things.After asking, if Suter gets emotional, it's over. Even if there are no emotional waves, his concentration will inevitably decrease, which may cause him to shake the box.The only good news is that the box is placed on Suter's lap, and Suter's current position is conducive to supporting it for a longer period of time.Perhaps the designer didn't expect that the two buttons on the box caused Suter to put the box on his lap and free both hands to press the buttons together.

Box?Another box containing three-dimensional puzzles, either the suspect wholesales three-dimensional puzzles, or he is a three-dimensional puzzle fan.This again disproves the fine craftsmanship of the suspect.

Fuck!Could it be that the bombed box was a relic of the escape victim?The victim's father was a designer and had heard about it, so his daughter may like three-dimensional puzzles.Liang Xi remembered the top hat worn by the suspect he had been paying attention to.In modern times, apart from nobles and high society maintaining traditions to reflect their different identities from civilians, the most likely occasion to wear a top hat is a funeral.

But there is another small contradiction. Using the victim's relics as a tool for revenge is a manifestation of anger.A funeral hat is an act of mourning.Both the top hat and the box are tools in the case, are they related?
In any case, Liang Xi believes that the family members of the victims in the escape case are very suspicious.The victim's father is a designer, and his hands-on ability should be better than before because he is paralyzed from the lower body. It is possible for him to make a box bomb.But it is a fact that my father is disabled. Even if he can make bombs, how can he deliver bombs?

The bigger puzzle: Assuming the father was the mastermind.The father had no dissatisfaction with the victim's 15-year sentence before. After the victim's death, the father began to retaliate.It doesn't make sense logically.Of course, it is not ruled out that the father has recently been mentally stimulated.Liang Xi believes that the person who sent the bomb should be the most critical person in this case.

Some do not want to understand, and some want to understand.Liang Xi guessed the reason why the suspect asked him to play games. The suspect probably wanted to ask him to re-investigate the escape case.In other words, the suspect believed that the case was tricky.However, according to the case materials seen by the lawyer, Liang Xi did not find any problems.Physical evidence, technical surveys, transcripts, confessions, court hearings, etc. showed no abnormalities.

(End of this chapter)