Chapter 7 Chapter 7: The Truth Hidden by the Gamblers

Cheng Che excitedly pushed open the door of Dong Peng's office, holding a few pieces of paper in his hand.Dong Peng raised his head in doubt. Although this kid is always excited because of a little thing, this kind of excited look only occurs when he finds clues that can advance the case, which makes Dong Peng stop. Things, waiting for his next. "Team leader, great discovery!" "You'd better come up with an answer that satisfies me, so that you can barge in so impolitely without even knocking on the door." Dong Peng leaned back in his chair and looked at Cheng Che leisurely.

"I have found out the trick Li Long used when calling! His home phone has been transferred." "what is that?" "To put it simply, when the landline at home is busy or no one answers, it will automatically transfer to the business on the mobile phone." Cheng Che explained, "I asked the person who called Li Long that night, and he recalled that the phone After calling for a few minutes, Li Long did say that he wanted to go to the toilet. He wanted to end the call, but Li Long said that he hadn't talked enough, but he couldn't afford the phone call, so he begged him to call back in ten minutes. He found it strange and a little bit dissatisfied, but he did it anyway, so he remembered it clearly. When he was asked for the first time, he said he didn’t say it because he didn’t think it was important.”

If Dong Peng realized something, he frowned and analyzed: "That is to say, Li Long may have taken this opportunity to transfer the call to the mobile phone, and then took the mobile phone and entered Liu Huihui's house through the window, talking on the phone at the same time." "It's not possible, it's certain." Cheng Che stretched out his hand vowingly, gesticulating with his fingers, "First, according to the person who called Li Long, the second time he called, the phone rang several times and no one answered. , when he almost hung up, Li Long took the time to pick up the phone. That's because the automatic call transfer takes time, so Li Long is waiting. Second, I have already checked the call records of Li Long's landline and mobile phone, On the night of Liu Huihui's death, the calls on his landline only ended at 9:06, and ten minutes later, calls started to appear on the mobile phone, and it was the same number as before, and it was the person who called him."

"That is to say, your hypothesis is established." Dong Peng stood up, walked to Cheng Che, nodded with a smile, "Yes, this time is very clever, let's go, let's go." "Where are you going?" Cheng Che asked confusedly. Dong Peng's smile faded, and he stared at him, "You can't help but to boast? Just say you're smart, and pretend to be confused? Of course, invite Li Long to come to the Public Security Bureau as a guest!" "Yes, yes, let's go right away!" Only then did Cheng Che jump up and ran to the door first. Under Cheng Che's hard lobbying, Dong Peng agreed to let Wu Ning listen to the suggestion of interrogating Li Long behind the one-sided glass in the interrogation room.Wu Ning did not say that she was the one who discovered the call forwarding. Seeing the rare confident smile on Cheng Che's childish face, even she couldn't help smiling knowingly.Anyway, she is not from the Public Security Bureau, so what does it matter who is responsible?It's better to let Cheng Che take the credit.

In the interrogation room, Li Long lowered his head, kept rubbing his hands between his legs, and was so nervous that a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, but he didn't dare to raise his head to meet Dong Peng's sharp gaze. "Li Long, I think you are familiar with this place, right?" Hearing this, Li Long raised his head and quickly looked around the interrogation room, but then lowered his head again, did not answer, and only nodded lightly. "Then do you know why you were invited here?" Dong Peng asked. Li Long remained silent and did not answer.

"Do you think you'll be fine if you don't speak?" Cheng Che on the side couldn't help scolding, but Dong Peng waved his hand to stop him. Dong Peng put his hands on the table and looked at Li Long calmly, which was in stark contrast to Li Long's embarrassment.Dong Peng was no longer in a hurry to ask questions, but kept staring at Li Long, with invisible oppression and majesty in his eyes, which made Li Long look more and more restless even if he looked down at the ground. "I..." Li Long opened his mouth hesitantly to speak, but he seemed to lose his courage when he raised his eyes, and asked instead, "Can you give me a glass of water?"

Dong Peng was not annoyed, but signaled Cheng Che to pour a glass of water and put it on the table in front of Li Long.Li Long picked it up and took a sip, took a deep breath, and then slowly said, "Liu Huihui's death really has nothing to do with me." "Then why are you lying?" Cheng Che asked from the side. "Officer, I don't quite understand what you're saying." Cheng Che frowned, "You went to Liu Huihui's house the night she died, didn't you?" "I was on the phone at home and never went upstairs." "We found the same paint on the window sill of Liu Huihui's house as the anti-theft windows of your house, because the building is very old, and the paint on the anti-theft windows has long been weak. , the paint got on the soles of the shoes, and then fell on the window sill of her house, maybe you didn’t notice it yourself?” Dong Peng looked at Li Long, “I’ve already asked people to take all your shoes and send them to the forensic department Sampling, I believe that the conclusion will be drawn in a while, do you want to say it now, or wait and see?"

"Well, that doesn't mean I went there the night she was killed." "Then you admit that you have entered Liu Huihui's house?" Cheng Che grasped the meaning of Li Long's words and did not relax. Li Long didn't answer directly, and said awkwardly: "Officer, didn't you call me here because of the case of Liu Huihui's murder? I said it all. I called at home that night and then went out. There are many people who can Testify for me." "But the evidence doesn't tell us that." Dong Peng paused, "Xiao Che, give him the call record."

Cheng Che handed several pieces of copy paper to Li Long, "Look for yourself, we have verified that the one-hour power-on you said at that time was basically divided into two stages. In the beginning, it was indeed a landline at home, but since nine o'clock After sixteen minutes, I have been using my mobile phone all the time, so this alibi cannot be established. That is to say, there is more than one hour between the time when I hang up the phone at 9:06 and the time when you show up at the nearby supermarket at 10:10. Hours of free time, you can do whatever you want! Do you still want to quibble?"

"Officer, I didn't do it, I didn't kill anyone! I didn't kill Liu Huihui!" Li Long's expression changed and he became emotional. Of course, Dong Peng and the others understood that Liu Huihui died between 11:00 am and 1:00 am, but at that time Li Long was playing cards and gambling money, but they didn't know how to tell Li Long. Dong Peng cleared his throat calmly, and said again, "Don't worry, we didn't say you were the murderer, we just want to know what happened that night? Only by telling the truth can you clear yourself of the suspicion , I think you should know better than anyone else."

Li Long had a dejected look on his face, he thought for a moment in dejection, and began to confess, "Yes, you are right, I went to Liu Huihui's house quietly that night, but I went in through the window when I saw her go out. I have been unlucky in gambling recently, lost a lot, and was being chased every day. I saw Liu Huihui going out that day, but she seemed to be walking in a hurry, and the window of the room was not closed, so I wanted to try my luck and get some money to spend. At that time It was getting dark, and our building was relatively remote, and almost no one would pass by, so I boldly stepped on the anti-theft window and climbed up." "What time did you see her go out?" "Nine o'clock, because I was on the phone, I still thought it was strange to see her from the window, where would she go at such a late hour as a woman? After I decided to go to her house to steal things, my mind was devoted to using the phone to make time. As for the proof, I was afraid that she would report the theft and the police would suspect me, so I didn't think about Liu Huihui's whereabouts in detail, but I didn't expect that it turned into a murder case in the end, so I dared not speak out." "If you're afraid of being caught, don't do anything illegal." Cheng Che said disdainfully. "I was also cornered, but police officer, I didn't kill anyone, please check it out!" Dong Peng ignored Li Long's pleading, and continued to ask: "You turned Liu Huihui's house into chaos?" "Yes, officer, otherwise how would you find something?" "You should have stolen a lot from her house, right? We heard that you have been gambling very generously recently." "Since the police officers have found out, I don't have to hide it. I didn't expect that Liu Huihui, who usually stays behind closed doors and looks very shabby, has a lot of money at home, and I dare not take things. I am afraid that the wind will be tight. Take the shot, just steal the cash, there are more than 100,000!" "Where is that money now?" Li Long laughed dryly, "Most of them were lost in gambling, and the rest is hidden under my mattress." Dong Peng thought about it again, "Apart from seeing Liu Huihui that night, did you see any suspicious people coming and going?" Li Long shook his head, "After I stole something, I hid part of the money and went out to gamble with a few thousand dollars. This is an absolutely true fact. I only heard about what happened the next day. .” "Okay, take him down first." "Let's go!" Cheng Che escorted Li Long to the door of the interrogation room, and handed him over to the police officers who came to arrest him. "Break into other people's houses, steal large amounts of cash, and gather crowds to gamble. Enough to keep you in prison for years." After sending away the dejected Li Long, Cheng Che showed a bit of disappointment on his face, "Although I knew that Li Long was not the murderer of Liu Huihui, but this clue is broken at this point, and the truth about Liu Huihui's murder has not yet been found out." The key is, I'm really not reconciled." Dong Peng knocked on the table calmly and looked at him amusedly, "Who said there is no gain? Eliminating suspects is also an important procedure in the investigation, not to mention that we have also confirmed the exact time when Liu Huihui left the house. Isn't that counted?" "But……" "Young people should not be too eager for quick success when doing things, and every time we solve a mystery, it is a success for us, isn't it?" "That's right." Cheng Che scratched his head with a smile, "If you say that, I really feel a sense of accomplishment now." "Very well, with your enthusiasm, let's go to the next thing." "Huh? Where are you going?" Cheng Che asked blankly. "Li Long's problem has been solved, besides him, who else's testimony do you think is the most suspicious?" Dong Peng reminded him. Cheng Che thought for a while, "Wu Ning and I also discussed that day, and felt that Shen Ling's reaction was very strange when he was questioned that day." "Since you have an idea, go and check it out." "I'll go by myself?" Cheng Che pointed to his nose in surprise. Dong Peng stopped knocking on the table with his hand, raised his eyebrows and said, "You saw Shen Ling's attitude that day, a child who is in the rebellious period is unwilling to have more contact with adults, I'm afraid it will arouse her resistance .” "Team leader..." Cheng Che curled his lips in displeasure, "I am also an adult, so don't automatically put me in the same group as Shen Ling, who is still a middle school student, okay?" Dong Peng smiled and raised his hands beside his head, making a gesture of apologetic salute, "I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention for a while." "Team leader..." Cheng Che looked at Dong Peng sadly, before he could argue, a female voice came in, "I'll go with you." Cheng Che and Dong Peng turned their heads at the same time, and saw Wu Ning standing outside the door at some point, looking into the room with arms folded.With a slender figure, simple attire, and neat short hair, he looks heroic.It's just that under her eyes, there is a wave of uncertainty. "That's just right. It will be easier for you two young people to talk." Dong Peng said, pushing Cheng Che out of the door, "I still have something to do, so you can drive Wu Ning to the school to find Shen Ling. Remember, don’t take things lightly.” "Yes, team leader." When Cheng Che walked out the door, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Wu Ning.Based on his understanding of Wu Ning, she doesn't seem like a person who is enthusiastic about everything. She agreed to participate in the investigation, and she also wanted to find the murderer who killed her father Wu Xiao. But why would she take the initiative to go to see Shen Ling with him today? Woolen cloth? As if feeling Cheng Che's gaze, Wu Ning's sharp eyes swept across, and his eyes met. Cheng Che was defeated very spinelessly, no longer looked directly at Wu Ning and made wild guesses, lowered his head, and walked out quickly .Wu Ning followed behind him and left the police station. Just when school is over, there is an endless stream of students wearing school uniforms walking out of the school gate. The sounds of farewell, laughter, and chatting form a sea of ​​people in the noisy, full of youthful atmosphere. Cheng Che was leaning against the car door, holding a glass of Coke in his hand, biting the straw habitually.With a yellow jacket, blue jeans, a pair of beige canvas shoes on his feet, and a backpack on his back, he looks like a member of the army of students.It's just that he is a little more cute and handsome than the usual young boy.Compared with him, Wu Ning, who was sitting casually on the hood of the car, with her legs crossed, and dressed in black pants, was a completely different world of ice and fire, but her coldness was also eye-catching.The two just stood like this, and students would pay attention to them from time to time. "Hey, look at the boy in black over there is very handsome." "The obedient one next to him is not bad either." Not far away, two girls' discussions could be heard clearly, and Wu Ning looked at Cheng Che meaningfully, "They regard you as their peers." "Aren't you also considered a man?" "It's okay, I don't mind." Wu Ning waved his hand gracefully, then turned his gaze to the school gate again, "Are you sure this is Shen Ling's school? Why haven't she come out after waiting for so long?" "It's not wrong, just wait." As soon as Cheng Che finished speaking, Shen Ling, who was carrying a schoolbag, slowly came out with the crowd.Among the crowds of students, she seemed a bit awkward all alone. "Come on, let's go." Cheng Che hurriedly put the Coke cup back into the car. After locking the car for a moment, Wu Ning had already rushed up to meet him. He had to follow closely, "Wait for me." Wu Ning walked up to Shen Ling and stood still, met Shen Ling's inquiring gaze, and smiled naturally and cordially, "Hi, we meet again." "You are..." Shen Ling was confused for a moment, as if he was trying to search for the shadow in his memory. When he saw Cheng Che who came after him, he suddenly realized, "You are the classmate of Shen Hui who came that day. Sister, why did you come with the police? You know each other very well?" Before Cheng Che could speak, Wu Ning said first, "I knew him before, but we hadn't seen each other for a long time. I got in touch after we met again at your house. I heard that he was coming to ask you for a question, so I followed him. gone." "I have nothing to say, so why ask?" Shen Ling said, gesticulating to leave. "Just chatting casually." Wu Ning moved his body and stood in front of Shen Ling without a trace, "You still have to go to the remedial class later? Let's find a place to sit and eat something first. If you I really don't want to say, you just leave after eating, this brother treats you." After speaking, he smiled and pointed to Cheng Che who was beside him. Shen Ling hesitated, looking back and forth between Wu Ning and Cheng Che's faces, as if thinking about a decision, he hesitated for a moment before nodding, "Okay, just sit down." "There's a fast food restaurant up ahead, let's go there." Shen Ling walked in front, and Cheng Che behind him elbowed Wu Ning, and asked in a low voice, "Why do you want me to treat you to dinner?" "Do you want to ask for clues?" Wu Ning raised his eyebrows, "If you talk nonsense, I will throw you among those female students who are staring at you, and let them visit them enough." Wu Ning's threatening words successfully made Cheng Che swallow all his complaints and shut up.It's a secret that his personality will become manic when he is touched by a woman, but for some reason, Wu Ning is an exception.