Just after five o'clock in the morning on the 29th, Ding Linjie, who was full of worries, couldn't sleep anymore, got up and walked out of the bedroom, the sound of his mother's busyness came from the kitchen, and two side dishes and a small pot of white rice porridge had been placed on the dining table in the living room.

Ding Linjie washed his face, and Mrs. Ding took out a plate of freshly steamed buns and said, "Ajie, come, eat." ”

"Why did you wake up so early? Wait for the kids to get up before eating. ”

Mrs. Ding, who is sick and has not been in good spirits, is wearing a seventy-percent new stone blue brocade noodle lake silk jacket, her gray hair is combed without any mess, and she sits down at the table and says: "The porridge and buns are not delicious when they are cold, you eat first, eat well and go to work, and I will give them heat when they get up." Come, mom with you. As he spoke, he filled two bowls of porridge.

Ding Linjie's heart was warm, he couldn't help but sit down, took the porridge, Mrs. Ding looked at her son with a smile, it seemed that she couldn't see enough, and said, "Drink quickly, mom will accompany you." Remember? When I was a child, you had to get up early to go to school in the winter, and when you got up, it was still dark like now, there was no electric light at that time, and my mother was afraid of wasting oil, and when you slept, you couldn't sleep well if you had a little light, and you couldn't light the lamp all night, and you were timid and afraid of the dark, so your mother got up in the middle of the night to stay by your side, and when you opened your eyes, you quickly lit the lamp. ”

Ding Linjie smiled: "How many years ago, do you remember?" Mom, this porridge is good, you can drink it too. Ding Linjie saw that his mother's gray hair had almost turned white overnight, and his eyes were deep, and he asked with concern: "Mom, didn't you sleep well?" ”

"No, Mom slept well."

Ding Linjie said again: "Mom, my son is too busy to pay attention, when did your hair turn white?" ”

"It's been white for a long time, the grandchildren are so old, and the mother is old."

Ding Linjie drank a bowl of porridge and said, "Mom, you should drink it quickly, the weather in Shanghai this year is too cold, and it's not good if it's cold." Mrs. Ding finished drinking a bowl of porridge and said, "Ajie, no matter where you go in this life, your mother will accompany you." Don't be afraid, when I get there, I will make it clear to your father and the ancestors of the Ding family: it's all your mother who is bad, it's your mother who has burdened you, it's me who didn't teach you well, they will forgive you......"

Ding Linjie was very strange, what did his mother's words mean? Before he could open his mouth for questioning, a sharp abdominal pain hit him......

At six o'clock, in dormitory No. 76, Zhao Jingdong had just gotten up and was washing, and the doorman on duty hurriedly ran upstairs and shouted while slamming the door: "Captain Zhao, something happened!" ”

Zhao Jingdong was startled, and quickly opened the door and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Mrs. Ding called to find Director Li, of course Director Li didn't go to work at this time, Director Ni didn't live here, and Secretary Liu didn't come back yesterday......" The doorman said upside down.

Zhao Jingdong pulled down his face and said, "Don't say these useless! What the hell is going on? Mrs. Ding? That Mrs. Ding? What's the matter with looking for Director Li so early? ”

"Director Ding is dead! Mrs. Ding asked Director Li to ......"

Zhao Jingdong broke off and said, "Okay! Director Ding is dead? That Director Ding? Ding Linjie? ”

"Yes, which other Director Ding can it be, we only have such a Director surnamed Ding at No. 76."

Zhao Jingdong was taken aback, could it be that the military commander did it again? He asked, "How did you die?" ”

"I don't know, Mrs. Ding is crying all the time......"

Zhao Jingdong was really impatient and asked, "Is there a phone number at Director Ding's home in the duty room?" ”

"Yes, Director Ding only left us ...... the day before yesterday" Before he finished speaking, Zhao Jingdong had already put on his clothes and went downstairs.

In the duty room at the gate, Zhao Jingdong dialed the phone at Ding Linjie's home. Hirakawa Shinno heard the news and called the doorman to ask in a low voice.

Five or six minutes later, Zhao Jingdong, who put down the phone, stood there in a trance: Ding Linjie was poisoned to death in his home, and Mrs. Ding also died...... What's going on?

Hirakawa Xinye said: "Captain Zhao, do you need to report to Director Li immediately?" ”

"Pingchuan-kun, don't alarm Director Li yet, when Director Li goes to work, it's not too late for you to report to the director, I'll take the forensic doctor to Lao Ding's house to have a look."

At eight o'clock, after Li Shiqun went to work, he was also taken aback when he heard that Ding Linjie had something to do, and asked, "Ding Linjie is dead?!" What the hell is going on? ”

Hirakawa Shinno replied: "The subordinates don't know very well, Captain Zhao has already gone." ”

Liu Zezhi pushed the door in, and Hirakawa Xinye frowned and asked, "Why did you come?" ”

Liu Zezhi replied: "It's a bit of a private matter, I wanted to take half a day off, I called the dormitory to look for you at half past seven, the doorman said that you had come to the office, and said that Director Ding died, what is going on, do you know?" I was afraid that the director would find me something, so I rushed here. ”

Zhao Jingdong hurried back: "Director, you are here." Ding Linjie and his old mother were confirmed to have died of poisoning, and the preliminary investigation was between 5 and 6 o'clock this morning. ”

"Poisoned? What poison is it? Was it taken by mistake, or was someone poisoned? What poison? ”

Zhao Jingdong replied: "It is neither a mistake or a poison, but ...... The poison was the potassium cyanide capsule that we issued to professional agents on the 76th for use in special cases, and after puncturing the capsule, it was put into white rice porridge. ”

Li Shiqun's face was gloomy and he didn't say a word. Liu Zezhi asked in a low voice, "Who sneaked into the kind of capsule that the Ding family obtained?" How did the murderer know where Ding Linjie hid the capsule? White rice porridge? Pingchuan-kun said that Mrs. Ding also died, was she also poisoned? Where is the rest of the Ding family? ”

Zhao Jingdong replied: "Everyone else is fine......" Seeing that Liu Zezhi and Pingchuan Xinye were still at a loss, Zhao Jingdong, who was extremely awkward, was anxious: "Why don't you understand?" I guess it should be the poison that Mrs. Ding throws! ”

"Impossible!" Liu Zezhi was really surprised! He retorted: "Tiger poison does not eat children!" You must be mistaken! The old lady ...... Yes, it's awkward, I've dealt with him, and I've been a traitor and traitor to the country for glory...... But it was his own son! I heard that he was an only son who was raised by a widow. ”

Hirakawa Shinno was shocked by this shocking news, and was stunned and at a loss.

Zhao Jingdong sighed and replied: "I can't believe it's true, but Mrs. Ding said that Mrs. Ding will get up at five o'clock in the morning to make breakfast, I don't know what's going on, Ding Linjie got up very early, mother and son have breakfast together, and when she gets up, mother and son have ...... There were no outsiders in the house, and I checked carefully, and it was true that no outsiders entered. The two deceased also had no injuries on their bodies. ”

Zhao Jingdong stole Li Shiqun's face and didn't dare to say any more. The atmosphere in the office was solemn and breathless.

After a long time, Zhao Jingdong stubbornly continued to report: "The subordinates carefully interrogated Mrs. Ding, and she also said that after Ding Linjie went home yesterday, she had been writing letters, and then Mrs. Ding rarely took the initiative to talk to her son for a while. Before going to bed, her husband confessed to her two bank deposits under a pseudonym. Others, not anymore. ”

Li Shiqun asked, "Where is that letter?" ”

"The subordinates led people to search all the rooms, but they didn't find it. But...... Ding Linjie's six-year-old son said that his grandmother seemed to have burned something in his room, and that the child was too young to say clearly. ”

Liu Zezhi said boldly: "According to Captain Zhao, Ding Linjie seems to be explaining what happened? Did he have a premonition that something might happen to him? The Ding family is all women and children except him, so why don't they report to the director? Or is it a call for help from a colleague? What was the content of that letter? ”

Zhao Jingdong said again: "Director Li, yesterday at noon, I heard from Xiao Shi in the confidential room that Ding Linjie had been consulting the files in the confidential room all morning, and had read several "briefings" of the operation, as well as the files of Director Ni and Secretary Liu and his subordinates. ”

Liu Zezhi echoed: "When the historian said this, his subordinates were also present. Director Ni asked me to speak for him, saying that I asked Director Ding to order the people in the General Affairs Office to temporarily put the things purchased for Ye Junyuan into the warehouse, and when I went to the confidential room to find Director Ding, he was indeed looking at the documents, as for what documents he was reading, I didn't pay attention at the time, and I heard about it with Captain Zhao at lunch. ”

Hirakawa Xinye interjected: "Director Li, did Ding Linjie make any discoveries?" That's not right, if you find something, you should report back to you, what are you writing a letter for? Addressed to whom? The subordinates can't figure it out: the mother and son are family members, what kind of deep hatred can make the mother kill her son and die with her? ”

Li Shiqun finally spoke: "Who is in the Ding family now?" ”

Zhao Jingdong hurriedly replied: "Mao Jun and the forensic doctor are here, and there are still four people left under him." ”

Li Shiqun ordered: "Pingchuan-kun, you and Captain Zhao go out first." After the two left, Li Shiqun said: "Zezhi, you go and offer condolences on my behalf, check the two pseudonymous bank deposit accounts that Ding Linjie said, if it's not too outrageous, just pretend not to know." This thing...... As far as the family conflict is concerned, the deceased is the ......"

Li Shiqun didn't have anything to say, but Liu Zezhi understood and replied: "Yes, please rest assured, the director, his subordinates will definitely handle this matter in a low-key, smooth and speedy manner." ”

"Go ahead and call Captain Zhao in."

Zhao Jingdong was still smoking in the outer office, and Pingchuan Xinye had just chatted a few words, and was called in again. Li Shiqun asked, "Jingdong, what do you think is going on in this matter?" ”

Zhao Jingdong thought for a while and replied: "My subordinates really don't understand, please ask the director for advice." ”

Li Shiqun sighed: "Jingdong, I think it should be like this: Ding Linjie found something, the biggest possibility is related to the military command, I don't want to report it for the time being, but I am afraid of danger, so I left a letter, but I didn't expect to be learned by Mrs. Ding, that old lady, stubborn, has never thought that Ding Linjie took refuge in No. 76, so ...... It caused a tragedy. ”

Zhao Jingdong pondered carefully and replied: "Director Gaojian, but his subordinates still can't figure it out: let the mother and son kill each other and go to Huangquan together...... It must be a big deal, why didn't Ding Linjie report it to you? ”

Li Shiqun sneered: "Ding Linjie? Don't look at him and I were friends when I was in the military, and later defected to me, but in fact, he may not have the same heart as me, hum! He may still want to catch up with the Japanese directly and go one step further in his career. ”

"Hitching up with the Japanese? Director, you are not kind to him, and what kind of credit can make the Japanese look at him differently...... What did he want to do when he accessed the files of Ni Xin and Liu Zezhi and his subordinates? Do I want to deal with you? ”

Li Shiqun sighed: "It's hard to say, maybe it's the traces of Zhou Chengbin and others, maybe it's the next big move of the military commander, maybe it's worried that there are problems within us, Ding Linjie may have insufficient evidence for the time being, and it will take a certain amount of time...... And he wants to take this opportunity to implicate you and hit me ......"

Zhao Jingdong gritted his teeth and said: "If this is the case, Ding Linjie is innocent!" ”

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