Tiger Police

Chapter 317 Mother
"Her mother?" Hu Pingtao narrowed his eyes.

Yao Xinqiu said: "Cui Cui's mother is not in good health, so she needs to take medicine on time. But I don't know what the disease is. Cui Cui never tells me about it."

Hu Pingtao was still waiting for her to continue, but Yao Xinqiu had nothing to say.He also needed time to digest what he just listened to, so he leaned his head back on the sofa, stared at the ceiling obliquely, and combined various details in his mind.

After a long time, he returned to his normal sitting posture, and asked sympathetically, "You have been troubled by this incident recently, so you can't sleep well at night, and you always have nightmares?"

Yao Xinqiu lowered his head and bit his lip hard.

She raised her head slowly, looked at Hu Pingtao with probing eyes, loosened her teeth, and moved her lips a few times: "Are you a psychiatrist?"

Hu Pingtao smiled: "As I said before, I am a policeman."

Yao Xinqiu's voice was very low: "...After the car accident, I always dreamed of Cui Cui when I was sleeping."

Although Hu Pingtao is an atheist, he can only follow the other party's wishes at this time: "Did she tell you anything in the dream?"

"Cui Cui said that she needs money." Yao Xinqiu's tone sounded a little uncertain: "Actually...the number of times I dreamed of Cui Cui is not very frequent, probably because I think too much, so..."

Hu Pingtao showed an understanding smile on his face: "So you have been unable to sleep, and your spirit is not good."

Yao Xinqiu's expression was a bit elusive, and his voice became lower and lower: "After the car accident, I kept thinking, why did Cuicui go to Xiaofengshan?"

Hu Pingtao focused his gaze on Yao Xinqiu.

She continued: "It's strange to say this. The school's outing time is very fixed every year. Cui Cui has never said that she has a special interest in a certain place before. But this time it is different. She found me and said it was very interesting. If you want to go to Xiaofengshan, it’s best for everyone to go and get together when you’re having fun. I couldn’t hold her back, so I promised to invite other students to choose Xiaofengshan when I was collecting scenic spots in class.”

Hu Pingtao thought quickly in his mind, mainly based on the timeline in the diary, and quickly opened his mouth to ask: "Isn't your school going out on a "class" as a unit? How can you say that you get together during play?"

Yao Xinqiu explained: "This is not necessarily the case. There is one class, there are also two classes, and at most there will be several classes. It depends on the time and vehicle arrangement of each class."

Hu Pingtao understood: "Has there been a similar situation before?"

"Yes!" Yao Xinqiu replied, "We went to Lantau Island when we were in Form [-], and we were in two classes together."

Hu Pingtao frowned: "Why don't you tell these things?"

"I'm afraid that Cui Cui will be involved." Yao Xinqiu's mood has not been high: "In fact, she is very pitiful...Although she has done some bad things to me, I don't blame her. As for Li Bowen...Since Cui Cui likes it, Just do as she wants! My feeling towards Li Bowen is very general, although it is a relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend, it is not yet to the level where talking about breaking up means life or death."

"I'm very open about this kind of thing. Men, there are many better than him, there is no need to hang on a tree."

Speaking of this, Yao Xinqiu suddenly raised his head, his eyes flickering: "Compared to him... I like you more."

Hu Pingtao quickly smiled and waved his hands: "I have been hiding it from you. I am married and have children."

Yao Xinqiu suddenly opened his eyes wide, his face became very rich, and he exclaimed: "How old are you! You have a child?"

A faint smile flashed across Hu Pingtao's face: "I didn't lie to you. If you don't believe me, you can ask Sister Guo."

"I dare not ask her." Yao Xinqiu stuck out her tongue, looking very cute: "She is my mother's best friend, and I usually call her "Aunt Guo". Kind of like an earthquake."

Hu Pingtao thought about it, and felt that some things should be made public: "Actually... I was entrusted by your mother to help you."

"Help me?" Yao Xinqiu thought for a while, and then realized: "You mean I can't sleep in the middle of the night, and I always have nightmares?"

"Yes." Hu Pingtao did not deny it.

Yao Xinqiu said in relief: "My mother was thinking too much... I did have nightmares a while ago, but my mood has improved since then. But since you said that, I really need your help."

Hu Pingtao nodded: "Speak up! I will help if I can."

Yao Xinqiu said seriously: "Please find out exactly how Cuicui died."

Hu Pingtao's heart moved, and he asked suspiciously: "Didn't she die in a car accident?"

This is the result announced by the Hong Kong City Police.All the deceased had undergone autopsies, and there was absolutely no way that there could be a problem with the cause of death.

Yao Xinqiu said calmly: "I always feel that there is something strange in it, but I can't say what it is. In short... Cuicui's death should not be normal."

"When she came to me before, she said that this time she will do something big. If she succeeds, she won't have to look at other people's faces in her life."

"I was very curious. I asked her what she wanted to do? But Cui Cui refused to tell me no matter what."

……

After saying goodbye to Yao Xinqiu and leaving the cafe, Hu Pingtao called Lu Xiaoxu and explained the situation to him.

"I also think Yao Xinqiu is fine." Lu Xiaoxu said on the other end of the phone: "I thought about it carefully, what you said before makes sense—whether she or Zhang Yacui, Li Bowen and Guan Xinwei, they are all future Adults. Maybe they will engage in conspiracy, but when it comes to killing people, it is almost impossible."

Hu Pingtao asked: "How is your investigation?"

"No progress." Lu Xiaoxu sighed on the phone: "We didn't find any clues from Guan Xinwei. We already know what he said. This kid is a fan of "Young and Dangerous" and he regards Li Bowen as his big brother. Although Guan Xinwei is still very loyal, but his brother will settle accounts clearly, and Li Bowen asked him to help with those things in school, Guan Xinwei still has to work hard from Li Bowen, not less than a penny."

When Hu Pingtao heard it, he was immediately happy: "So, he is still very principled!"

Lu Xiaoxu also laughed on the other end of the phone: "Guan Xinwei said that what he did in school was all in accordance with Li Bowen's orders. In fact, he was also very curious and asked Li Bowen quietly. At first Li Bowen was unwilling to talk about it, but later Only then did I tell him it was Zhang Yacui's request."

Hu Pingtao covered the phone with his hand and asked, "So, Guan Xinwei is also an insider?"

"Yes, but he didn't think badly." Lu Xiaoxu said, "Actually, Guan Xinwei likes Zhang Yacui very much. After learning the inside story from Li Bowen, he worked harder. This time, Class [-], Grade [-]...is the class where the accident happened. The reason why almost everyone in the class voted to go to Xiaofengshan is the result of Guan Xinwei's hard work in private to make contact."

Hu Pingtao felt amused when he heard this: "He wants to use this outing to get closer to Zhang Yacui?"

Lu Xiaoxu said in a muffled voice on the phone: "Not only that, he also specially bought a very high-end tent, just waiting for the day of the picnic to take Zhang Yacui together...to sleep together...you understand."

Hu Pingtao sighed: "This guy...is a talent!"

Lu Xiaoxu paused for a moment, and put it off on purpose: "Actually, I went to the hospital today to find Guan Xinwei, and it wasn't completely fruitless."

Hu Pingtao asked keenly: "Are there any new clues?"

"Probably!" Lu Xiaoxu replied, "Guan Xinwei mentioned a detail."

"What details?"

"Guan Xinwei likes Zhang Yacui. When he got on the bus at school, he deliberately sat on the chair behind her."

"Wait." Hu Pingtao interrupted him: "Since I like it, and it's an outing, why didn't I sit in the same row? Instead, I sat in the back?"

"The seats are arranged by the teacher in the class. Only the same table can be side by side. Of course, they can also be combined freely if they are mutually voluntary." Lu Xiaoxu explained: "For this kind of outing, who sits with whom is almost always fixed. According to Guan Xinwei, Zhang Yacui treated him coldly, and he asked Zhang Yacui several times, but was rejected. Therefore, it is impossible to sit in the same row in this outing...Even sitting behind Zhang Yacui, Guan Xinwei spent 200 yuan , a position bought from other students."

Hu Pingtao laughed again when he heard this: "There is still such a way... this person is really different from other people! Li Bowen didn't say anything, so Zhang Yacui took the initiative to post it. Guan Xinwei racked his brains, but Zhang Yacui didn't care about it. .”

Lu Xiaoxu also smiled and said: "So Guan Xinwei has been paying attention to Zhang Yacui all the time. From the moment he got in the car, he has been staring at her the whole time. It's understandable for a little boy."

Hu Pingtao thought sharply: "You mean, Guan Xinwei kept paying attention to her until the car accident happened?"

Lu Xiaoxu said "hmm" on the phone: "Guan Xinwei said that when the car accident happened, he was in a daze. He subconsciously grabbed the armrest of the seat and dared not move. Everyone was screaming and crying. The world was spinning. In addition to being afraid, he also heard Zhang Yacui, who was sitting in the front row, screaming."

Hu Pingtao quickly asked: "What did Zhang Yacui say at that time?"

Lu Xiaoxu said: "She said...how could this happen? It shouldn't be like this!"

Hu Pingtao's thinking nerves tensed suddenly: "Are you sure?"

Lu Xiaoxu replied: "I also think this is a bit unbelievable. When I was in the hospital, I asked Guan Xinwei several times. He swore to me, saying that he heard it with his own ears, and there could be no mistake."

Holding a mobile phone, Hu Pingtao stood at the same spot, feeling some inexplicable, seemingly shining, dazzling traces suddenly popping up in his mind, but they just passed by and could not be grasped.

"It's not like that... What on earth is she trying to say?" He muttered to himself.

Lu Xiaoxu heard clearly on the other end of the phone, and asked earnestly: "I think this is a new direction of investigation. As long as you understand why Zhang Yacui went to such lengths to choose Xiaofengshan as the destination for the outing, you will be far from the truth." Dabai is not far away."

Hu Pingtao thought for a few seconds, and said seriously: "Let's discuss it, let's split it up now."

Lu Xiaoxu smiled slightly: "I understand what you mean. I thought about it when I came out of the hospital. I am currently in charge of this case. I am more familiar with you in Hong Kong City. Now I will organize people to go to school, yes The teachers and students in Classes [-] and [-] of Secondary School checked in detail one by one."

The corner of Hu Pingtao's mouth moved slightly, and he also smiled.He likes to cooperate with such smart people, it saves a lot of trouble, and there is no need to explain the details like a housekeeper: "If Zhang Yacui screamed loudly when the car accident happened, Guan Xinwei would not be the only one who heard those words .”

Lu Xiaoxu gave a "hmm" and asked, "Where are you going?"

"I'll go to Zhang Yacui's house to have a look." Hu Pingtao said: "This is a must-see link, maybe there will be something to gain."

……

Public housing estates are public housing built by Hong Kong City Housing Authority or Housing Association.

In Hong Kong City, every inch of land is expensive, and housing prices have always remained high.But the rich are a minority after all. In order to take care of the low-income groups, Hong Kong City has introduced a distinctive "public housing system".

There are two main prerequisites for applying for public housing: one is that the applicant must be a permanent resident of Hong Kong City, and the monthly income and total personal assets are limited.

Zhang Wanhe took Hu Pingtao into the housing estate where Zhang Yacui lived.

It is said to be a "housing estate", but it is actually a residential area in the Mainland.On the whole, the environment is clean and elegant, but Zhang Wanhe explained that this kind of public housing is OK on the surface, but the living area is actually very narrow.

"House in Hong Kong City is getting more and more expensive. It's fine for the elderly, but it's too difficult for the young. In the past, they could rely on themselves, but now they can only rely on the old and their parents. There is no way, the income cannot keep up with inflation, let alone catch up. on the price."

"Speaking of it, it is also the problem of the Hong Kong City Government itself. Now the population is expanding too fast, and more and more people are waiting for public housing. In addition, Zeng Yingquan (Harmony)'s anachronistic real estate policy has caused developers to hoard a lot of land. , In the end, the Hong Kong City Government has no land to build public housing, it can only be hard to say!"

Complaining, Zhang Wanhe took Hu Pingtao to find Zhang Yacui's home according to the address.

The temporary pass issued by the Hong Kong police is very effective. In addition to the temporary certificate issued by Lu Xiaoxu, in the eyes of Zhang Yacui's family, Zhang Wanhe and Hu Pingtao are no different from the police.

As Zhang Wanhe said, the interior area of ​​the house is very small, which is very different from the houses in the mainland that are often hundreds of square meters.

Zhang Yacui's mother is 44 years old, she looks much older than her actual age.The whole person looks thin, the facial muscles are loose, and there is an obvious sense of skin drooping.Just like the body fat of a very fat person suddenly disappears, the shape shrinks rapidly, and a large number of wrinkles appear between the gray and white skin.

She beckoned Zhang Wanhe and Hu Pingtao to sit down, and sighed: "You have been here twice before...today is the third time."

Hu Pingtao and Lu Xiaoxu exchanged news: The police conducted two investigations on the deceased in the car accident.

Zhang Wanhe looked at the old woman sympathetically: "Are you alone at home? Where's your husband?"

Hu Pingtao cooperated with him, did not speak, but looked around with shrewd eyes.

(End of this chapter)