In the afternoon, the team investigating the suspicious electric car in the surveillance video made a major discovery. As Xia Shi speculated, the electric car ridden by the man in black was a stolen vehicle, and its owner was a middle-aged man in his 40s named Zhao Silai, who currently runs a beef noodle restaurant called "Original Flavor" on the street side of the Ganges community.

With the assistance of Director Li of the Xishan Street Police Station, the stolen electric car was soon found by the police in the alley near the Tianhe community.

After careful inspection and comparison by the technical team, this silver-gray electric car is indeed the one that appears in the surveillance video. The man in black in the video rode a stolen electric car, followed the victim Xu Zilin all the way to the vicinity of the crime scene, abandoned the car and fled after committing the crime. Fingerprints, shoe prints and other traces and physical evidence on the car still need to be further investigated.

I don't know if it was a coincidence or another reason, but the location where the suspect stole the car happened to be near the scene of the first crime. Gu Song marked the location of the noodle restaurant on the regional map, and found that from He Yao's house to the main gate of Xishan Middle School, that is, where Xu Zilin set up his stall before his death, he just had to pass through the street where the noodle restaurant was located.

At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Gu Song and Xia Shi came to the small noodle restaurant they visited yesterday again. The owner remembered them and greeted them warmly as soon as they met and asked them what they wanted to eat.

"Boss, we're not here for dinner today." Xia Shi said and showed his ID, "We are police officers from the Municipal Public Security Bureau, and we want to know something about you." ”

"Yo, it turns out that the two of you are policemen." The boss immediately put away the smile on his face and looked at them puzzled, "What do you want to inquire?" ”

"Yesterday morning, you went to the Xishan Street Police Station to report that your electric car was stolen, right?" Xia Shi asked.

"Yes, yes, I went to report the case yesterday." The boss nodded again and again, but the expression on his face was even more puzzled, "You shouldn't have found my car, right?" ”

"I found it, but we can't return the car to you for the time being."

"Why?" The boss looked surprised and asked, "Why can't you give it to me since you found it?" Could it be that the car is broken down and cannot be used? ”

"That's right." Gu Song explained to the boss, "Your electric car is very important physical evidence for us, and we have to conduct a careful investigation of it to see if we can find evidence related to the suspect." When the work on our side is over, we will naturally return the car to you. ”

"How long will it take? I went to the market to buy groceries and prepare ingredients. ”

"It's hard to say." Gu Song smiled apologetically, and then asked, "Boss, where was your car parked before it was stolen?" Take us to see it. ”

The boss sighed helplessly, but also understood the work of the police. He walked out of the noodle shop with Gu Song and Xia Shi, pointed to a street tree on the side of the street and said, "I usually park my car under that tree, because my car is a little old, and I never thought that someone would steal it." I don't know which thief is so poor and crazy that he doesn't even let go of a rag. ”

"yes, maybe the car thief is really crazy." Gu Song said with a wry smile. "What time does your noodle shop close on the night of September 29th?"

"Nine o'clock, every day."

"Was your car still there at that time?"

"Yes, I saw it on purpose, but it disappeared the next morning."

"Did you notice the night before yesterday that there were some sneaky people around this noodle shop?"

"I didn't pay much attention to it, and I patronized the business in the store."

"Well, thank you for your cooperation." Gu Song said politely, "If you can pick up the car, we will call you to let you know." ”

After bidding farewell to the noodle shop owner, Gu Song and Xia Shi walked along the side street in front of the door again to see if they could find the witnesses the night before, but they found nothing. In desperation, they could only collect some surveillance videos of shops along the street, hoping to find valuable clues from them.

Returning to the Ganges community, Gu Song proposed to find He Yao's neighbor Dong Wei to verify some information. Combined with the information he has so far, Gu Song is increasingly suspicious that He Yao's murderer lives nearby. He thought about it for a moment, and then he realized something very terrible.

The murderer has a certain social connection with He Yao, and may not be acquaintances, but may just be nodding friends; He Yao took the initiative to open the door for the murderer at nine o'clock in the evening, and was in the same room with him without noticing any danger; He Yao's flushing toilet was obviously repaired, but the repairer was not Ma Zhichen, not Deng Jun, and probably not He Yao himself, so could it be the murderer who visited He Yao's house that night?

The murderer did not go to other places to steal the electric car, but stared at this place where a murder had already occurred, indicating that the murderer probably also lived in this community, and on the way home, he would pass by Xishan Middle School, which intersected with the second victim, Xu Zilin.

If you try to answer the question just asked, who repaired the flushing toilet in He Yao's house? There is a very simple answer.

Imagine a young girl who lives alone, when something in her home breaks down and is inconvenient to use, but she can't find a maintenance person who can come to her door immediately, who is she most likely to turn to?

Neighbor.

This is indeed an alternative answer. Although in modern cities, neighbors are much less friendly than before, and it is common for people to live in the same residential building without knowing each other, but this is not the case for everyone.

For example, He Yao's neighbor Dong Wei, he personally admitted that he knew He Yao, and when they met, they would greet each other, at least nodding and greeting each other.

He Yao's personality is more lively, enthusiastic and active. Even if Dong Wei is shy and not good at talking to people, when he faces a warm and cheerful girl like He Yao, he can still talk a few words.

Dong Wei is an auto mechanic, although the level of education is not high, but the ability to do it is very strong, and I believe that repairing these daily objects is not a problem for him.

If on the night of the crime, He Yao missed Master Deng's appointment because of a temporary matter, in order to find Dong Wei for help, Dong Wei should not refuse her request. Since he is his trusted neighbor brother, He Yao will of course take off his guard and stay in the same room with him without feeling in danger. As for when the police visited Dong Wei, he mentioned that "a man knocked on the door of He Yao's house at about 9 o'clock in the evening", which can be completely self-talking, with the aim of misleading the police's investigation.

In addition, the car service center where Dong Wei works is located near the farmers' market west of Xishan Middle School, and it is indeed possible to pass by Xu Zilin's stall on his way home from work.

Based on the above analysis, Gu Song believes that it is necessary to include Dong Wei in the list of criminal suspects and conduct an in-depth investigation.

Xia Shi thought for a moment, noncommittal to Gu Song's opinion. "Actually, when you asked me yesterday what I thought of Dong Wei, I also had momentary doubts about him in my heart, but he really had no motive to kill, and the whole thing felt inexplicable!"

"Yes, I still don't understand the motive for the killing." Gu Song spread his hands helplessly, "However, if it is really like Mr. Huo's analysis, the murderer killed because of some kind of mental disorder, we can probably look at the question of the motive of the crime." ”

While speaking, the two of them had already come to the downstairs of Dong Wei's house. "I don't know if he's at home now, let's go up and have a look." After Xia Shi finished speaking, he walked towards the corridor, followed by Gu Song.

After knocking on the door for a long time, no one responded in the room, Gu Song proposed to go to the car service center, and by the way, he could find Dong Wei's colleague to understand the situation from the side.

Ten minutes later, they parked their car in the front yard of the Guanghui Auto Service Center, and a young man in work clothes immediately greeted them. "Sir, are you washing the car or doing maintenance?"

"Is Master Dong here? We have something to do with him. Gu Song said.

"Are you asking Xiao Dong or Lao Dong?"

"Xiao Dong......" Gu Song was a little unsure, smiled and said, "I'm looking for Dong Wei, is he there?" ”

"Dong Wei, he took leave to go home yesterday afternoon, and he didn't come to work today. Do you repair cars or do maintenance? It's the same with someone else. We carry out activities during the eleventh period, and you can enjoy a 20% discount when you apply for a membership card, and you can also give a free room cleaning. In addition, if you recharge 2,000 or more at one time......"

"Wait a minute, don't introduce me yet." Xia Shi took out his ID with some impatience and said to the young man, "We are policemen, and we want to find someone to know about Dong Wei's personal situation." Who of you here is most familiar with Dong Wei? Know him best? ”

"This ......," the young man scratched his hair, showing a look of embarrassment. Dong Wei's temper is a little weird, and he doesn't seem to be close to anyone. If you want to say who knows him best, it can only be our manager. ”

"Tell me, what's a weird guy about him?" Gu Song raised his eyebrows proudly at Xia Shi, feeling that Dong Wei's image was getting closer and closer to their psychological portrait.

"He has a somewhat withdrawn personality, doesn't like to talk to people very much, and usually likes to be alone. Occasionally, his brothers go out to eat and drink, but he never participates, and he goes home alone after work, and it is difficult to know what he is thinking. Of course, some people have this personality, and no one can force others to get along with you. It's just ......"

The young man paused, and looked around as if he were guarding against someone, "I don't say he's weird-tempered because he doesn't get along with us. Mainly, he's a little nervous, paranoid, once he recognizes something, even if it's crooked, it's impossible for you to persuade him to change his mind, and he will yell at you if he's in a hurry, which feels terrible......"

The young man grinned awkwardly, as if realizing that he shouldn't keep saying bad things about his colleagues in front of the police, so as not to cause any trouble, so he added: "But there is one thing to say, Dong Wei's car repair technology is absolutely superb, and he has not made any mistakes in his work, which we all have nothing to say." ”