In the 2018 Qingming Festival, the continuous drizzle came as scheduled. The gloomy weather makes people feel depressed.

Tao Yaping's eyebrows were gloomy, curled up, nestled in her own sofa in a daze. She was dressed in the most ordinary T-shirt and slacks, and her face was plain - not at all like the appearance of a hostess living in a villa.

Suddenly, two unexpected doorbells "Ding Dong" broke the dull atmosphere of the lazy silence in the house, and also broke her unchanged monotonous life.

Outside the door stood a man and a woman, both young and wearing police uniforms.

"Hello, is it Ms. Tao Yaping?"

Tao Yaping nodded blankly: "Well, I am." ”

The male policeman took out a document from his chest pocket, opened it and showed him: "My surname is Tan, and we are from the Criminal Police Squadron of the Dongshan Branch of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. There is a burglary case and I would like to ask for your help in investigating. ”

"Oh, okay. Tao Yaping invited the two policemen into the house, and then pulled a rubber band and tied her hair up simply. And secretly wondered in his heart what was going on. Burglary, does it have anything to do with me?

Officer Tan glanced around the room and asked, "Are you alone at home?"

"The kid just went upstairs to the bedroom for a nap. Tao Yaping poured a glass of water for each of them and put it on the coffee table. "Is something going on?"

Officer Tan chose a single sofa and sat down, and then went straight to the topic: "This morning, your research institute was stolen. ”

"This morning?" Tao Yaping obviously didn't know anything. She took the kettle to the table and put it away, asking suspiciously, "Did you steal anything?"

"Nope. Officer Tan replied seemingly casually, but his eyes were firmly fixed on the hostess's every move. "Fortunately, it was discovered and stopped in time, so there was no property damage for the time being. But burglary is a criminal case after all, and since someone has reported it, we still have to visit and investigate it as usual. ”

"Oh, understandable. Tao Yaping also chose a sofa and sat down, "Then I don't know what clues I can provide?"

"May I ask Ms. Tao, where are you from 8 to 10 o'clock this morning?"

Tao Yaping was confused: "Me? I'm at home." It had been raining outside so I didn't go out all day. ”

"Is there anyone who can prove it?" the policeman then asked.

"Is my son okay?" replied Tao Yaping without hesitation, and pointed upstairs. "He and I were at home all the time. ”

"How old is the child?"

"Six and a half years old. ”

"Hmm......" Officer Tan hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Can you provide any other proof besides your son?"

Tao Yaping recalled it well and replied: "I received a package from JD.com in the morning, and their courier can prove that I was at home at the time." ”

"Will the courier be able to prove that it's you?" the young policeman was very quick in his mind and immediately raised his suspicions.

"It should be possible. I usually shop a lot online, and I know the courier quite well, and sometimes I will chat a few words. Tao Yaping spoke in a very sincere tone, and took the initiative to click on the mobile phone software and show it to the other party. "This has the order details and his contact number. ”

The policewoman took the phone and recorded all the relevant information in a small notebook.

"Oh, yes. I also went out once in the morning to take out the trash. Tao Yaping got up and walked to the window, opened the curtain, and pointed to the right side of the window. "It's that garbage can, I don't know if the surveillance in the community has filmed me. ”

The two policemen followed and walked to the window to glance at each other and exchanged glances. Then the female police officer suggested that she would go out for something and come back later.

Officer Tan returned to the sofa and sat down, continuing his questioning: "According to eyewitnesses, the suspect is extremely familiar with the terrain in the courtyard. When he escaped, he walked through a path to the side entrance of the research institute. Those who are so familiar with the work environment are most likely the insiders of your firm. He paused, raised his eyes to stare at Tao Yaping, and suddenly asked quickly, "Do you know that path?"

"To the side door?" Tao Yaping thought for a moment, "I know." It was supposed to be a flower bed next to Building 2, with a gap in the middle that someone had stepped on. We've borrowed it from there once in a while. She answered the questions with absolute knowledge and no evasion.

"If only you admit that you know. Officer Tan suddenly laughed inexplicably. Witnesses also said that although the suspect was wearing a mask and could not see his face clearly, his height, body shape, and the contours of his eyebrows and eyes were very similar to yours. ”

What does this mean?

Hearing this, Tao Yaping began to realize that something was wrong: "You guys...... Doubt me?"

After living for 36 years, it was the first time she had been wronged so much. If you were those with a strong temperament and a hot temper, I am afraid that you would have slapped the table and stood up and scolded the street.

And she just couldn't cry or laugh, and helplessly defended: "I was at home all morning and never went out." And...... I know best in our unit that there are only some bottles and cans of various medicines, and they are not valuable. What are you stealing? Something that can be called a little bit of value is probably only an experiment report. ”

"Whether you're really home in the morning or not, we'll find out in a moment. Officer Tan seemed confident, as if he was about to expose the woman's previous lies—in his mind, he had prejudged all her testimony to lies.

"You said you didn't know what to steal when you went to the institute, so I'll tell you what you could. At a quarter past nine this morning, when the suspect was discovered, she was alone in the toxicology laboratory, preparing to steal the drugs in the dangerous reagent cabinet. ”

"What do you mean...... She wants to steal dangerous reagents?"

Officer Tan nodded: "We have verified that the storage in that cabinet is full of flammable, explosive, toxic and harmful high-risk substances. Just make a small vial and you can easily maim or kill someone. On this point, Ms. Tao, as a professional, you should know better than us. ”

Tao Yaping did not speak, as a sign of acquiescence. She has a master's degree in chemistry and has been working at the institute since graduation. The dangers of these things are very clear.

"But in the end, she didn't succeed, and she was discovered without getting anything, so we can put this part aside for now. The most critical question now is how she will open the doors of the toxicology laboratory. Officer Tan leaned forward in order to create a tighter sense of oppression: "She used your fingerprint!"

My fingerprints?Tao Yaping was shocked.

The access card of the 709 Research Institute can only enter and exit the gate of the hospital wall and open the door of the ordinary laboratory, while the toxicology laboratory is equipped with a fingerprint lock due to its particularity, and the access card is invalid. Only insiders who have had fingerprints in the logistics department can open the lock.

"This can't be!" Tao Yaping began to look a little anxious, "There must be something wrong, I haven't been out all morning." ”

Officer Tan leaned back on the sofa again, his hands crossed in front of his chest, as if mocking his opponent's stubborn resistance. "There is a record on the door lock, and it is fingerprint No. 17 that opens the door of the laboratory at a quarter past nine in the morning. We went to the logistics department to check, and the number 17 fingerprint belongs to you. ”

"Fingerprint number 17 is me, that's right. But ......"

"Ms. Tao," Officer Tan interrupted, "if you don't admit it, please explain this again." He took out a card and handed it over: "Look at it, is this yours?"

Tao Yaping took it with both hands and took a closer look. It was an access card to the institute — with her picture on it, her name on it. It was undoubtedly her access card. But she didn't admit it immediately, but asked in surprise: "This...... Where did it come from?"

"This was accidentally left by the robber while escaping and was picked up by the security guard at the door. He had a smug look on his face, "What else do you want to say?"

Tao Yaping didn't answer, but reached out and took her bag over with a panicked look. After a few seconds, I finally found one of the cards inside, and I was relieved: "That's not my card! She placed the two cards side by side on the table.

Officer Tan's face changed sharply, picked up two cards, and compared them little by little.

The photo, the signature font, and even the card number are all the same.

The young man's face couldn't hide something, and Officer Tan's surprise was even better than Tao Yaping's: "This ...... Can you tell for yourself?"

Tao Yaping took back the two cards and looked left and right. Except for a slight difference in the degree of wear, there is almost no difference. Even a deeper scratch somewhere on the card face, both cards are the same!

"This one is a little newer, it should be mine. "The scratches on the back of that card are a little bit more and don't feel like it." ”

In fact, it's all hard to pick a bone in an egg. Placing both cards in front of you at the same time and carefully identifying them may be able to identify these subtle differences. But if she had just looked at one—no matter which one it was—she would have no doubt that it was her card.

At this time, the policewoman happened to return. When he entered the house, he whispered something to his companions. Officer Tan stared at him in disbelief. After whispering a few words, the two returned to sit on the couch. The policewoman also picked up the two identical access control cards, looked at them carefully for a while, and took a few photos for retention.

Tao Yaping looked at the two of them quietly, guessing that the policewoman should have gone to the property to check the surveillance just now. But she never said a word, and she didn't chase after her. She is so not active enough to do things, always passively waiting for the results. And blindly believe that God will definitely give a just ruling.

"Ms. Tao," Officer Tan finally spoke again, "as for your alibi, we have already checked. The monitoring of the Jingdong courier and the property in the community can indeed be used as your human and physical evidence. So...... It should be someone else who went to steal in the institute this morning. His tone was slightly awkward, perhaps embarrassed by his previous bad attitude.

Tao Yaping didn't mind, and only smiled lightly in response. She's not the kind of person who doesn't take care of people. What's more, in her eyes, this young man would still be a child if he hadn't worn this clothes.

"As for the access card left by the suspect," Officer Tan touched his chin and pondered carefully, "Now it seems that it is very likely to be a copy card!"