Chapter 16 sixteen

at dusk.After Guo Qiang got off work, he got on his bicycle, and not far from the gate of the Serious Crime Brigade, he found Fang Yulin standing beside an old Santana across the road, smoking leisurely, as if he was waiting for someone.For two days, Guo Qiang has been looking for this kid, but he doesn't know where he went.He knew that there must be some reason for his sudden disappearance.But unexpectedly, it would appear in this place at this moment.Guo Qiang hurriedly turned around and rode towards Santana.Fang Yulin seemed to have noticed Guo Qiang, and immediately started the car and drove forward.Guo Qiang accelerated the frequency of pedaling.The Santana was also accelerating.It looks like the Santana is trying to evade the bike.But the strange thing is that once Guo Qiang is blocked by another car and slows down, the Santana also slows down, which seems to be waiting for Guo Qiang on purpose.In this way, the Santana car is always driving ten or twenty meters in front of the bicycle.

In this way, the Santana car turned into a quiet small road.Obviously, this is the small road where the Natural History Museum is located.Guo Qiang chased after him and called out, "Fang Yulin! What are you doing, boy? How many times have I been looking for you!" Fang Yulin said calmly, "Come with me." So he took Guo Qiang again. Go to the small room on the second floor of the Natural History Museum.Guo Qiang asked hesitantly: "Didn't you move away from here?" Fang Yulin chatted and said with a smile: "Can't you move back?" "You and I are engaged in anti-investigation!" Guo Qiang punched him. "Brother, I only have running water here."

Guo Qiang smiled and said, "I didn't intend to drink boiled water when I entered this door." As he said that, he murmured in his heart: Fang Yulin's expression is obviously a little bit wrong today, and he is very quiet, as if he has already decided something important , like a showdown with him. After a while, Fang Yulin really said: "Guo Qiang, we have been together for a long time, haven't we?" Guo Qiang asked back: "What do you think?" Fang Yulin lowered his head and sat silently for a while, then said, "I am a person with flaws, and you are not tall and perfect, are you?"

Guo Qiang shrugged his eyebrows: "Are you sick today?" Fang Yulin acted as if he didn't hear what Guo Qiang said, and just continued, "But at least we are still human, aren't we?" Fang Yulin suddenly became deep, which made Guo Qiang's heart tremble.He was familiar with Fang Yulin and knew that he would not be so serious easily.Once he is serious, there must be something worthy of his seriousness.He looked at Fang Yulin seriously, and asked, "Fang Yulin, you..." Fang Yulin interrupted him very rudely, and urged: "Answer my question!" Guo Qiang put on a nonchalant look and said, "Fuck, you're not a human being, what are you?"

Fang Yulin pressed, "A real person?" Guo Qiang was a little disgusted: "What do you want to do, kid? Pretending to be a wolf with a big tail!" Fang Yulin said, "Answer." Guo Qiang hesitated for a moment, grudgingly gritted his teeth, and replied, "Of course it's a real person." Fang Yulin immediately said: "Okay. I didn't want to trouble you anymore, but I really have nothing to do. I don't know what to do..." Guo Qiang smiled coldly: "Your old man is gone? What happened again, so serious?" Fang Yulin sighed, and said slowly: "Recently, I discovered...found...the Deputy Mayor Zhou who was just mentioned may be related to this murder..."

Guo Qiang was stunned: "Who? Who is the murderer? The newly promoted Deputy Mayor Zhou? Fang Yulin, you are really sick! What evidence have you got? It is believed that Deputy Mayor Zhou killed Secretary Zhang ?" Fang Yulin said: "There is no such evidence yet..." Guo Qiang roared: "Then what are you talking about with me!" "But there are signs telling me that he is very noteworthy, and we should even include him in our scope of investigation. Is this allowed or not?" "With such signs, it must be reported to the higher-level party committee for approval. ,Deputy Mayor!"

"Who can provide these information to the higher-level party committee so that they can decide to approve such an action? Should it be us? When we consider issues, should we only consider whether he has anything to do with the case and what kind of relationship he has? , and shouldn’t first consider how high an official he is?” The two argued fiercely. "Okay, tell me, what signs did you find?" "You really have the patience to listen to me?" "Don't care about the food?" "Tsk!" Fang Yulin said, took out three or four beer cans and a plastic bag full of various convenience foods from the closet, and put them in front of Guo Qiang.

Guo Qiang said: "Well, let's talk." "One thing is for sure now, even if the murderer is not from our internal staff, he must have something to do with our internal staff. Otherwise, he would not be able to enter the villa that day, nor would he be able to call Secretary Zhang away." "Why couldn't he have sneaked in before the alert was imposed?" "The possibility of this is almost zero. Look at this (Fang Yulin took out a video tape and inserted it into the VCR. The VCR was connected to a computer. He tapped the keyboard a few times skillfully. The VCR started to move, and a video appeared on the TV screen. picture). Before the alert, we took people to repeatedly search every corner of the villa and all the surrounding terrain and features, including the dilapidated small villa, and found no suspicious person, and then deployed the alert. After the incident, we immediately screened every guard soldier. The results of the inquiry showed that no outsider had entered the villa during the entire security process. All those who entered the villa had passports and special certificates. Look here again, There were no footprints on the snow outside the fence either. This shows that no one climbed over the wall and..."

"However, the handyman clearly said that Secretary Zhang was called away by a stranger he didn't know. If this stranger was Deputy Mayor Zhou, he should know him. However, we asked the handyman to recognize all the people who were present that day. He even showed him photos of all the VIPs who were there that day, and he said none of them were the stranger he saw. Do you think the handyman was lying?" "Don't worry about me first. First of all, we have no reason to doubt the loyalty of these guards. Besides, they were on duty that day. Every one of them has another person to testify. Second, I also Didn't say the handyman was lying. But we have to find out how true the handyman's testimony is. I think of the pictures..."

"photo?" "A lot of photographers came to the scene that day, and some of the family members of provincial and municipal leaders also brought cameras. I took a lot of film that day. If there is such a stranger, I wonder if there is such a possibility, maybe he will be there At a certain moment, when I was swaying in front of a certain camera lens, who was photographed in the film... So I re-enlarged and checked all the photos I took at Laifeng Mountain Villa that day, and went to several newspaper offices to find The photojournalists who were also interviewing at Laifeng Mountain Villa that day transferred all the negatives they took and zoomed in on them one by one for inspection.

I also went to the cultural department of the military region to find the comrade who was making video at the scene that day, and turned over all the video tapes he shot that day..." Guo Qiang hurriedly asked: "What did you find?" Fang Yulin immediately took out an enlarged black and white photo, about 20 inches in size. "This is one of them. I really struggled to find this one." Guo Qiang took the photo and looked at it carefully, and thought it was nothing, it was an outdoor landscape photo.Fang Yulin handed Guo Qiang a magnifying glass and pointed to a spot on the photo for him to take a closer look.Guo Qiang saw a very vague figure. "Who do you think he looks like?" Fang Yulin asked.Guo Qiang smiled and said, "Who does it look like? It looks like a sticky bean bag." Fang Yulin took out another enlarged photo, which was the same photo as the previous one, but enlarged, almost as big as a dining table , Let Guo Qiang watch it again.This time Guo Qiang saw a little outline. "he…… He seems to be...""Like who? "Guo Qiang hesitated for a while, still a little unsure: "Is it a bit like that Secretary Zhang? "Fang Yulin took out another photo for Guo Qiang to see. It was a group photo with several people on it. One of them was standing sideways. He asked Guo Qiang to compare the people in this group photo. Does anyone look like the person in that photo. Guo Qiang compared it, pointed to the person standing sideways and said, "Like him, very similar." Fang Yulin told Guo Qiang: "This is Secretary Zhang." Then he said: "Look at the time recorded in the photo, it was 4:38 pm that day. 20 minutes before the gunshot." Guo Qiang asked: "If it is Secretary Zhang , another 20 minutes before the gunfire. What is he doing there? "Fang Yulin pointed to another place on the photo for Guo Qiang to take a closer look. Guo Qiang took a closer look with a magnifying glass, and now he can recognize that it is also a person, but it is more blurred, and he can't see clearly at all. Fang Yulin said : "Judging from experience, the reason why this portrait is so blurry is because he is walking.But one thing can still be determined, that is, his face is facing Secretary Zhang.In other words, this person is walking towards Secretary Zhang at the moment.I went to the scene to measure it, and it was only about two or three meters from the position of this person to the position of Secretary Zhang.In other words, 20 minutes before the gunshot, this person was looking for Secretary Zhang. " Guo Qiang said, "Do you think this person is Deputy Mayor Zhou? Why? You can't tell from the photo that he looks like Deputy Mayor Zhou." Fang Yulin inserted another videotape into the VCR and tapped the computer keyboard again. .Some scenes that happened in Laifeng Villa that day began to appear on the computer screen: In the hall, members of the chorus were practicing.Zhou Mi came over, talking and laughing with some of them.Someone is decorating the hall, moving light stands, a banner has fallen, etc.Then, in the background of the picture, we saw Zhou Mi make a movement, hesitated for a moment, turned around and walked towards the back door of the hall. Fang Yulin immediately tapped the keyboard, and the screen stopped. Fang Yulin pointed at Zhou Mi in the picture (Because in the background, the surrounding light is not very sufficient, and there are many people in the foreground, so it is not very clear) Ask Guo Qiang: "Can you see who this person is?" Guo Qiang hesitated and said, "This person looks a bit like Zhou Mi. But...it's hard to say..." Fang Yulin clicked "Zhou Mi" on the screen with the mouse. "Zhou Mi" suddenly zoomed in. Fang Yulin asked again: "What about now?" Guo Qiang still hesitated: "...it seems... Zhou Mi..." "Like?" Fang Yulin said while clicking the screen again. "Zhou Mi"'s avatar became bigger, almost filling the entire screen.Now I can see very clearly, it is indeed thorough. "It's Zhou Mi, so what? He's in the hall right now." Guo Qiang said. Fang Yulin clicked on the screen, and the screen returned to normal size.Click again, and the screen moves in slow motion.At this time, he could see more clearly, Zhou Mi looked at his watch, and then walked towards the back door of the hall.At this time, Fang Yulin clicked again to stop the screen.Fang Yulin asked Guo Qiang to see the time marked on the screen: December 18, 1998 at 16:36:28. "He looked at his watch at 4:36:28, then turned around suddenly and walked towards the back door of the hall. I measured it on the spot, and it took about a minute and a half to walk from here to the position shown in the photo Around, exactly around 4:38. In other words, the person who appeared outside the back door of the hall at 4:38 in the afternoon and came into contact with Secretary Zhang was most likely the Deputy Mayor Zhou—the then Secretary-General Zhou ." Guo Qiang retorted: "He walked backwards, maybe he was going somewhere else, not necessarily through the back door. Is there any other exit during this minute and a half journey?" Fang Yulin said: "Yes. On this passage, there is a men's bathroom, a women's bathroom...and a storage room..." "Then how do you prove that he didn't go to the bathroom, didn't go to the storage room, he must have gone to look for Secretary Zhang outside the back door?" Someone went to the back door to contact Secretary Zhang, why only the Deputy Mayor Zhou? At this time, there were only 20 minutes before the gunfire. Take a step back, the mastermind behind this murder is you Said Deputy Mayor Zhou, why did he take such a big risk to contact Secretary Zhang 20 minutes before shooting? To expose himself? Would he be so stupid? Where is the need for him to do this? If you are Zhou Mi, why would you do this? You must know that he is a person with a high degree of education, a high IQ, and considerable administrative experience. Why would he do such a stupid thing? He had to have such a conversation with the victim 20 minutes before the crime. An inexplicable contact? Besides, if he wants to kill Secretary Zhang, he can't choose this time and this place to kill him! Doesn't he kill himself by doing this?" Fang Yulin was silent for a long time and said: "But judging from the video just now, at 4:36, he indeed left the hall and walked towards the back door..." Guo Qiang said: "As I said just now, he walked towards the back door, there are various possibilities..." Fang Yulin said: "Yes, there are various possibilities. But it is not ruled out that he went outside the back door. Right? He was the Secretary-General at the time, and he was the direct leader of Secretary Zhang. He was one of the few who knew that the party was over. Finally, the people from the provincial anti-corruption leading group wanted to talk to Secretary Zhang, one of the leaders. More importantly, because of his special relationship with Secretary Zhang, it is very likely that he also got involved in the 300,000 internal shares." Guo Qiang said: "Now there is no evidence to prove that he got involved in those hundreds of thousands of shares." Fang Yulin said: "Yes, there is no such evidence yet. But why did he walk towards the back door at 4:36:28 that afternoon? Do you really think it was just a random coincidence? If he hadn't just The first deputy mayor you mentioned is not a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, not the brightest political star rising in the sky of our province. If he didn't have all these colorful halos on his head, you would be very concerned about him at 4:36 p.m. The action at 28 seconds, there is no doubt at all? Especially when he looked at his watch, this action is very telling. This shows that he made an appointment at a certain time to go backwards to do something... If it's just for going to the bathroom, what watch is he looking at?Who still looks at the watch before going to the toilet?My Captain Guo, I repeat, he was one of the few people who knew that the higher ups would talk to Secretary Zhang after the party.As Secretary-General, he was defaulted to participate in this conversation.As the secretary-general, he has a special relationship with Secretary Zhang that no one else can have. It is very likely that he has got his hands on those internal shares.Therefore, he may have a motive for committing the crime.At 4:36:28 that afternoon, he hurriedly left the hall and walked towards the back door!A minute and a half later, a person was at the edge of the small forest outside the back door, contacting the victim.Then, the victim disappeared, and another 20 minutes later, the gunshots rang out.My Comrade Captain, Your Excellency, Your Excellency, all of these..." Guo Qiang said: "No matter what you say, the handyman has already confirmed that the person who walked to the miscellaneous forest with Secretary Zhang was not Deputy Mayor Zhou, but another stranger. We should pay attention to the testimony of this person." Fang Yulin said: "However, at 4:36 p.m., Zhou Mi did leave the hall and walked towards the back door." Guo Qiang said unhappily: "Fang Yulin, why are you so obstinate?! Legally, the testimony witnessed by that handyman is much more credible than your vague and ambiguous photos and videos. !" At this moment, the BP machine on Fang Yulin's waist rang.Fang Yulin took a quick look and went outside to answer the phone.After a while, he returned to the small room, looking very depressed.Guo Qiang hurriedly asked: "What's wrong?" Fang Yulin sighed and said: "...that handyman is missing..." Guo Qiang was taken aback: "The handyman is gone? Which handyman?" Fang Yulin said: " It was the handyman who claimed to have seen a stranger take Secretary Zhang to the miscellaneous woods behind." Guo Qiang was startled: "He's gone? There's something famous here! How do you know he's gone?" Fang Yulin Said: "I have always been suspicious of this handyman. Early this morning, I asked two comrades from the brigade to find him and verify his testimony. Those two comrades just called and said that the handyman disappeared. Why? Can't even find it." "Then what should we do? This witness is too important." Guo Qiang said. Fang Yulin sat down slumped, and sighed, "I don't know... I don't know what to do..."