Section Chief Shen sighed, put down the pen in his hand, stared at the record in the notebook for a while, and asked Xu Yan: "Xu Yan, did you go to Wanhe Mall alone that day?"

The other party mentioned this problem again, and Xu Yan's heart suddenly tightened: "No." I went with a friend. ”

"A friend?

Looking at the vague smile on Section Chief Shen's mouth, Xu Yan immediately knew that the other party actually already knew the answer. He thought for a while, pretending to be embarrassed: "This...... It's about my privacy, can you not answer?"

Section Chief Shen leaned back, sat up straight on the sofa, and said with a smile: "Classmate Xu Yan, it is your duty as a citizen to assist the work of the state security organs and answer questions truthfully, this is common sense, and we don't need to tell you, right? In the face of inquiries from the security organs, your so-called privacy cannot be justified - moreover, there is another point,"

He stared at Xu Yan's eyes, smiled and said, "There was a camera in the mall at that time, and the conflict situation at that time had already been captured by the camera, so it is useless for you to hide something." In fact, we have completely grasped the situation at that time, and now we just want to see if Xu Yan is willing to cooperate with our work. ”

Section Chief Shen smiled, but his eyes were extremely indifferent, and his words were soft and firm, Xu Yan was shocked when he heard it - the other party hinted clearly enough, but he didn't say "confess leniently and resist strictly". Moreover, the other party said that there was a camera in the mall, which made Xu Yan's heart even more confused: If there was a camera in the mall, wouldn't Zhu Youxiang also be photographed?

But what Xu Yan didn't know was that this sentence was completely deceived by Section Chief Shen: it is true that cameras were installed near the main halls and east and west entrances of Wanhe shopping malls, but that day, because the line was faulty, several cameras in the shopping mall were not turned on - this is also the reason why the National Security Bureau was furious, if there were cameras, they would have found out Xu Yan a long time ago, why do they need to ask Zheng Qiuyi to reveal clues again and again?

But Xu Yan didn't know about these situations at all. He hesitated for a while, and finally gave in: "I was with me at the time, and a friend of mine, Zhu Youxiang. ”

"Zhu Youxiang, she's a woman, right? What is her relationship with you?"

She ...... Well, she's my friend, the kind of friend with whom I have a very good relationship. ”

The two national security policemen both laughed, and they both showed expressions of "We are all men, you know". Section Chief Shen frowned and said to Xu Yan: "This is a very good friend...... Could it be your live-in girlfriend with classmate Xu Yan?"

Xu Yan was silent, but he resolutely warned himself in his heart: Don't talk nonsense! Every word he says in the living room now, Zhu Youxiang, who is hiding in the guest room, will hear it clearly. If you talk nonsense and say that Zhu Youxiang is your friend, wait for these two policemen to leave, and it's strange that the violent girl won't chop herself into meat sauce later!

Section Chief Shen continued to ask, "Your girlfriend, this Zhu Youxiang...... How old is she, what is she doing, where is her family?"

"She's about sixteen or seventeen, I guess she's a high school student. I don't really know where to study. ”

"You guess -- you don't know what she's doing, you don't even know what school she's in?"

Xu Yan spread his hands and looked very helpless: "Officer, I met her in an Internet café, and we got together when we talked about it." I haven't known her for long, I'm lazy, and I don't check her household registration, how can I know where she is studying?"

"Didn't she tell you?"

"She seems to have told me, but I didn't pay attention to it, it seems to be an affiliated middle school in the city...... Either the No. 3 Middle School in the city, or the No. 5 Middle School, or one of these schools in the neighborhood anyway...... However, she often skips class, so I guess it's the same if she doesn't attend this class. ”

"She didn't talk to you about her home or school?"

"The situation at the school...... She said a lot, but I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but I remember that she said that she hated the teacher in the class, and she hated a few girls who pretended to be forced...... Uh, I remember that she likes to scold a girl named Zheng Yanyan the most, saying that the girl is the most sassy and loves to be showy and likes to seduce boys, she often scolds in front of me, cursing that this little ** is not good to die, she will be hit by a car when she goes out, and she will be hit by a little hooligan when she goes out at night......"

"And what about her family, where is her family, and what is she doing?"

"Well, I don't really know. Listening to her tone, it seems that her family is doing business, and it seems that she still has some money. She doesn't have a very good relationship with her family, and rarely talks about family matters. ”

"Have you been to her house?"

"No, I've never been to her house - who will go to her house if there's nothing to do, and I'm not full of food to make trouble for myself. ”

Hearing Xu Yan's vulgar words, the two national security policemen shook their heads, and Officer Xu muttered: "Young people now", Section Chief Shen continued to ask: "Then, where is Zhu Youxiang now?"

Xu Yan shook his head: "I don't know...... She came to me when she was free, and sometimes she disappeared for a while, and I don't know where she had gone - last week, she got into an argument with me over a trivial matter, and she hadn't looked for me for a few days, and I wondered if she had dumped me and left on her own. ”

"Hey, don't you have a contact number? If she doesn't come to you, won't you go to her?"

Xu Yan blushed, trying to pretend to be a cheeky prodigal son: "Officer, everyone is a man, you know, I slept with her so many times, I got tired of it...... She dumped me, that's just right! I also thought she was verbose, in fact, I was also trying to get rid of her and get a new one - she didn't bother me, I couldn't ask for it, why should I go to her?"

The two police officers frowned, and Officer Xu sighed again: "How are the current college students, how are they taught in school?" According to Xu Yan's description, they have probably formed the impression of Zhu Youxiang in their hearts - a very rebellious modern non-mainstream girl, who has no intention of studying, is full of rebellion, loves to skip classes, loves to go out to mingle, loves to fight and scold, and treats feelings casually and superficially.

Such a superficial and ignorant bad little sister can be seen everywhere in Jincheng's Internet cafes and hi bars, this kind of brain-dead non-mainstream girl, in order to charge a few dollars Q coins, she is willing to casually accompany a man to bed, hearing that Xu Yan's girlfriend is such a person, the two national security police officers suddenly lost interest - in fact, in their original investigation plan, Xu Yan's girlfriend did not occupy much weight, she was just one of the hundreds of witnesses present, it doesn't matter if you ask or not.

But now, since they asked, according to the case-handling procedures, they still have to finish this interrogation process, Section Chief Shen asked Xu Yan for Zhu Youxiang's phone number, Xu Yan pretended to take out his mobile phone, flipped through the phone book a few times, and found a friend who had not been contacted for a long time and the phone was also shut down, and he gave them his phone number.

Section Chief Shen wrote down the number in his notebook very seriously, and watched him bow his head to record, Xu Yan only felt that his hands were full of sweat, and he felt a chill behind his back - if his answer just now was just a gag to mislead the other party and get by, then the current answer is really a naked lie. Once exposed, Xu Yan didn't know what kind of consequences were waiting for him.

Xu Yan lied like this, but in fact, he also had a back hand. He was also gambling, he bet that the National Security Bureau was not really interested in Zhu Youxiang, and the questioning just now was just a routine matter, and he would not really call to inquire and verify. Even if they did call, the number they called would just show "This number is down and cannot be reached" — Xu Yan felt that the police would not have the energy to go to the telecommunications bureau to inquire about the phone number of such an insignificant little person who had little to do with the case.

Even if the police really checked and found that the owner of this number was not Zhu Youxiang, Xu Yan could still spread his hands: "This phone is not Zhu Youxiang? Ouch, strange, she usually calls me with this number, why not her? Why not her—how do I know this?"

After this prevarication, if the police continue to investigate deeply, then Xu Yan has no choice but to confess honestly: This, maybe maybe maybe I really remembered the wrong number...... I've accidentally deleted the name of the real Zhu Youxiang in the address book, and I misremembered the number...... For such a trivial matter, you are not really going to arrest me and put me in jail, are you?

"There is one more thing," Section Chief Shen frowned and said slowly: "Classmate Xu Yan, we noticed a detail, when the gangster came out of the elevator and went straight out of the west gate of the mall, it was you who recognized the gangster and shouted out for the police present to arrest him - this, I'm not wrong, right?"

"Yes, that's it. ”

"So," Section Chief Shen suddenly raised his head, and his eyes pierced Xu Yan's eyes like a sword: "Classmate Xu Yan, how did you recognize that gangster? So many people and so many policemen at the scene failed to recognize him, but you recognized him, why are you so sure that he is the murderer?"

Xu Yan did not hesitate at all about Section Chief Shen's question - because in the original idea, Xu Yan had expected that this was the most likely question to be asked by the police, so Xu Yan was quite prepared for this question.

He calmly replied: "Section Chief Shen, because I originally came down from the third floor, and on the third floor, when the murderer killed someone, it caused a lot of panic, and many people were shouting and running away. At this time, I heard someone commotion over there, and I also went over to take a look, and I also saw the appearance of the murderer from a distance...... But I couldn't see it very clearly, and at that moment, I fled with the crowd. In this way, when I saw him again on the first floor, I recognized him. It just so happened that so many police officers were around, so I hurried to report to the police, but I didn't expect ...... Alas!"

Section Chief Shen raised his eyebrows: "You just glanced at him from a distance on the third floor, and then you saw him on the first floor, and you were able to recognize the murderer right away?"

"Not right away, of course. The murderer changed his clothes, and I just thought this guy was a little strange, and he looked a little familiar, but I wasn't sure yet. It wasn't until he walked a few steps and was about to leave the door that I finally recognized him. ”

Seeing that the two policemen seemed to be a little suspicious, Xu Yan added: "There is another reason, I saw that there seemed to be a little blood splashed on the gangster's pants, and it looked a little dark at the time, and I looked a little wrong...... That's one of the reasons I can recognize the gangster. ”

Section Chief Shen and Officer Xu glanced at each other, and both of them had a feeling that on this key question, Xu Yan's answer was a bit untrue, but they couldn't find out what Xu Yan said was wrong - this feeling was really depressing.

Section Chief Shen flipped through the records again and asked his companions, "Lao Xu, do you have anything to ask?"

Officer Xu stared at Xu Yan, his voice was a little cold: "Xu Yan, when you were fighting with the gangster, the gangster was holding a knife, what weapon did you use to fight him? Empty-handed, or armed?"

Xu Yan's heart was shocked, and he pretended to be indifferent: "Officer Xu, to deal with such a little thief, it is more than enough for me to deal with him empty-handed, why do you need any weapons? This kind of thief, I let him have no problem with one hand!"

Officer Xu stared at Xu Yan without blinking, and his tone was stern: "Are you sure you are empty-handed?"

Seriously, Xu Yan was afraid that the other party would talk to him in such a serious tone. He sighed helplessly: "Well...... I think with my skills, it will be more than enough to deal with that guy empty-handed, but at that time, I happened to have a craft sword by my side, this ...... I didn't use it for nothing, so I took it and parried it...... Actually, it's useless, I didn't even pull out the sword, I just blocked it like that, the key is that my skills are great!"

Xu Yan said, while thinking back to Liu Yang's expression when he was bragging in his heart, trying to imitate the fat man's disgusting face, he didn't know if he could fool the two security bureau policemen in front of him - uh, it didn't seem to have much effect, Officer Xu was still staring at him strictly, his eyes showed a trace of contempt, but he continued to ask: "Then, you fought with that gangster, who won in the end?"

"Officer Xu, I think this question is really unnecessary—it must have been me who won, do you still have any doubts about this?"

Officer Xu asked sternly, "Why did you say that you won?"

"Because the gangster ran away!"

Officer Xu was stunned, and he asked again: "Then, why do you think the gangster ran away?"

Xu Yan looked at Officer Xu with idiot eyes: "Why did that gangster want to escape? Officer Xu, isn't this nonsense you asked? Because I won, he will naturally run away." ”

Why do you say that if you win, because the gangster has fled, it will naturally prove that I have won, and why will the gangster run away, because I have won, he will naturally run away;

For Xu Yan's god-like self-justifying answer, the two police officers really didn't know how to ask again.

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