Chapter 1: Sniping

  Welcome to Jiupin Literature, you can quickly enter this site by searching "Jiupin Literature" on any search engine. This site permanently provides free downloads of high-quality and txt format without pop-up windows! Li Wenzhong sent the three of them to the door, before getting in the car, Gu Hanhao suddenly thought of something and called out to Li Wenzhong, "Right, think carefully, is it like this? In the past two months, whenever Shao Hui went out at night without you driving, Shao Meiyan was always at home. Whenever Shao Meiyan was not at home at night, Shao Hui was always at home. And there were only situations where both of them were at home, but never a situation where neither of them was at home?"

  Li Wenzong tilted his head and thought for a moment about Gu Hanhao's riddle, then slapped his thigh, "Amazing! It seems to be true! How did you know?"

  Gu Hanhao smiled in satisfaction, "Thank you for your cooperation. If you remember any details, no matter how small or seemingly unrelated to the case, please contact us promptly."

  As he spoke, Gu Hanhao gave a hint with his eyes, and Liu Fan understood and handed Li Wenzhong a business card.

  What does this mean? Ling Lan pondered, could it be that these father and daughter separately went to see the same person?

  Around 11 am, Gu Hanhao drove the car back to the Criminal Police Brigade. Ling Lan followed Gu Hanhao and Liu Fan into his office, where Yuan Jun was already waiting.

  "How about it, have you got any news on the taxi's license plate number and Yue Tong's call records?" Gu Hanhao sat in his comfortable swivel chair, while Ling Lan and Liu Fan sat on the sofa near the door.

  Yuan Jun walked to the front of the office desk and stood still. "The taxi with that license plate number belongs to Shun Da Taxi Company, and the driver's name is Lei Zhen. I just came back from Shun Da company, their boss said that Lei Zhen coincidentally resigned on the second day after the case occurred, and now his whereabouts are unknown. I have arranged for someone to stake out the residence where he used to live in the company. As for the call records of Yue Tong and Feng Jia, on the day before the explosion, they indeed had five calls with a suspicious number, totaling over ten minutes, all of which were incoming calls. Regarding this number, I also investigated, it's a temporary card, the account holder is the name of the owner of a communication store at the school gate. Coincidentally, the card was opened on the day before the explosion, that is, the day the call was made. I asked the boss if he remembered what kind of person opened this card, he said it was two girls. I showed him the photos of Feng Jia and Yue Tong, and as a result, he confirmed that the ones who opened the card were indeed Yue Tong and Feng Jia."

  Ling Lan was getting restless, she walked to Gu Han Hao's side, beside Yuan Jun, "What does this mean? They opened this card and gave it to someone else, specifically to keep in touch with them? Was the phone call really from Meng Yu Si?"

  "I was thinking, who did Feng Jia and Yue Tong listen to in order to open a new card? I think this person is likely the murderer, someone they originally knew, and Ling Lan also knows them, which is why they said 'fortunately Ling Lan didn't see'. If I were the murderer and my face was seen by Feng Jia and Yue Tong, the first thing I would do is to calm them down, using emotions or benefits to make them keep quiet. Then, when they let their guard down and completely trust me, I would take advantage of their unpreparedness and kill them to silence them, because in my opinion, only dead people won't speak out of turn. To temporarily calm them down, I must get in touch with them, but if we contact each other too frequently, it might arouse the police's suspicion after the fact. So, I would first think of a way to let them act on my behalf and apply for a new card, then hand the card over to me, and use this card to get in touch with them. I wouldn't allow them to call me proactively, even if they did, I wouldn't answer; only I have the right to initiate contact."

  When Gu Hanhao said this, Ling Lan quickly searched her mind to see who was the most suspicious, who would be this ruthless thug, which man was about 185 cm tall and someone they all knew. The more she thought, the more anxious she became, the more anxious she became, the more confused she got, and for a moment, she didn't know where to start.

  "Right, Meng Yusi also knew this person. On the day of the incident, Meng Yusi was probably not standing guard at the door, so she coincidentally met the murderer who escaped from the window. The two faced each other, and Meng Yusi was stunned because she also recognized the person. Afraid that she would shout loudly, the person knocked her out and took her away. When Meng Yusi woke up, under the persuasion of the other party, she formed an alliance with them. Or maybe Meng Yusi never woke up again." Yuan Jun continued along Gu Hanhao's train of thought, saying this as he cast his expectant gaze towards Ling Lan.

  Ling Lan paced back and forth in her room, "Who is it? Who is it?"

  Yuan Jun gentlemanly stretched out his hand and patted Ling Lan's shoulder, "Don't be in a hurry, sit down and have a glass of water first. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. All this is just our hypothesis for now, it can't be completely confirmed."

  Ling Lan took over the paper cup and said thank you, then sat back beside Liu Fan.

  "Yuan Jun, get me the call records of Yue Tong and Feng Jia." Gu Hanhao thought for a moment, "You just said that there's only one suspicious number, which means there are no other unfamiliar numbers?"

  Yuan Jun nodded and stepped away, but just over a dozen seconds later, he stepped forward again and placed two pieces of paper in front of Gu Hanhao.

  Gu Hanhao looked at the two lists from top to bottom, and it was likely that the killer's name was hidden in them. He circled with his pen the call records of the time period after the case occurred and before the two girls went to the communication store to open new cards. "Ling Lan, listen to these people, which ones are male, and their height is around 185 cm, and all four of you girls know them."

  Ling Lan immediately understood Gu Hanhao's meaning. The murderer may have used their own mobile phone to call Yue Tong or Feng Jia, asking them to go and get a card. He didn't use a public phone because the boss might remember him, nor did he go to a telephone booth, possibly because he was afraid that passersby would notice him - after all, using a telephone booth is too rare these days. Apart from phone calls, there's only face-to-face notification left. As for text messages or online methods that can leave behind written evidence, and finding someone to bring the message can leave behind witnesses, the murderer probably wouldn't choose such a foolish method. The possibility of face-to-face notification is not great; if the murderer wanted to meet them, they would also need to make a phone call - why not just directly call to notify them to get a card? If it was in a place like the cafeteria, waiting for them to appear would be too unreliable - firstly, they might not necessarily show up, and secondly, since it's on school grounds, with people coming and going, who knows who might see or hear their conversation. In summary, using one's own mobile phone to find a secluded spot to make the call is the best choice; even if suspected, a plausible excuse can be made up.

  Gu Hanhao read out the names one by one, his voice slow and enunciating clearly. Yuan Jun and Liu Fan held their breaths beside him, listening intently with Ling Lan.

  Ling Lan and her friends are all seniors, nearing graduation. There are many things going on in school, such as class leaders, teachers, and classmates who need to contact each other about various matters. They also made new friends and contacts with recruitment personnel from companies at the previous job fair, exchanging phone numbers. So their call records have been quite rich lately.

  Yue Tong's sheet was almost finished, and during that time period, only five people had conversations with her. Three were girls, two boys: one was their class monitor, 170 cm tall; the other was a foreign English teacher, about 185 cm tall, but it was absolutely not him. Gu Hanhao started reading Feng Jia's sheet again, Ling Lan listened intently until she heard that name, her hand holding the paper cup shook violently, spilling water onto Yuan Jun's leg beside her.

  "It's him! How could I not have thought of it?" Ling Lan's lips trembled, and tears burst out in an instant. "No wonder they said 'fortunately, Ling Lan didn't see'."

  Gu Hanhao drew a horizontal line under the name with his pen, Peng Ze. Is this person the murderer? Gu Hanhao didn't dare to confirm whether he was the murderer or not, but from Ling Lan's expression and tone, he dared to confirm that this Peng Ze was indeed Ling Lan's promiscuous boyfriend.