Nov. 27, 9:10 a.m., Che Wuchen's residence.

As a native of Linyi, Che Wuchen naturally has a home here, or rather...... Once had a home.

The reason why home is home is because of the existence of family, but Che Wuchen has no family in this world, so this place is just a "residence" now.

Tick – tick –

When the doorbell rang, Che Wuchen happened to be holding a dumbbell in the living room.

He put down his equipment, walked to the door in a few steps, looked out through the cat's eye, and then opened the door.

"See you again, Detective." Outside the door, Smiling in a suit and leather shoes.

"Good morning, Lieutenant." Che Wuchen's attitude is still so lukewarm, so calm that people can't see the slightest emotion.

Because Cha Wuchen had promised yesterday that he could assist in Scram's investigation at any time, the two barely talked nonsense; After saying hello, they went straight to the point and set off together.

Twenty minutes later, the two drove to the Sunshine Youth Behavior Modification Center in the suburbs.

At this time, a yellow line had been drawn outside the gate of the building, and police officers had been sent to stand guard on all sides of the fence; On the street opposite the gate, there were a number of interview cars with tickets on them, and dozens of reporters and photographers from various media outlets, like a group of illegal workers squatting on the side of the road, silently waiting in the cold wind for the work that would come at an unknown time.

The arrival of Scram and Che Wuchen undoubtedly made these reporters very excited, but their rush to the front was blocked by the human wall raised by the police.

"Please stay, are you involved in the case?"

"Who are you? Which department is the investigator from? ”

"Could you please share your thoughts on this case?"

Despite being blocked, the reporters stood on tiptoe, stretched out wireless microphones, and shouted questions; The photographers also carried long guns and short cannons, and greeted them with a burst of flash.

However, Skram and Che Wuchen are both people who are used to seeing big scenes, and they will not react to this kind of battle, and the two of them just acted as those reporters as air, and walked into the scene of the crime on their own.

"In a sense, your unexpected intervention this time has saved at least one person." On the short stretch of road leading to the main entrance on the first floor, Scram said to Che Wuchen in a conversational tone.

"Who?" While Che Wuchen asked this question, he was also thinking about the answer.

"Heh......" Scram smiled, "Officer Zhang, of course." ”

When he said this, Che Wuchen understood as soon as he heard it.

The evening before yesterday, if it weren't for Che Wuchen, the "patrol officer," who requisitioned Officer Zhang's motorcycle and gun, he immediately rushed to the scene and dealt with it first-hand...... Then, Officer Zhang is bound to follow his previous experience and come slowly.

If things develop like this, the media will definitely make a big fuss about the time difference between the time of reporting the crime and the time when the police arrived at the scene; After all, this kind of social news that "easily causes taxpayer dissatisfaction" can easily become a hot topic.

In the end, in order to appease public anger, the authorities will inevitably have to push someone out to blame; Needless to say, I know that this person is Lao Zhang......

In a world where information is highly developed and past records and photos can be found everywhere, unless you reach a certain level where you can encrypt your personal information, you can...... If something happens, not only my career, but also my future life will probably be over.

However, due to the intervention of Che Wuchen, a senior FCPS agent, most of the details about the case have become "confidential" to the public; The police can justifiably use this as a reason not to disclose any information to the public.

Even if the media makes up something to attract attention and successfully arouses public outrage, this hot potato can be thrown to the FCPS to praise...... At least the local officials in Linyi don't have to worry about how their careers will be affected.

"Maybe." After a few seconds, Che Wuchen answered, "But this can't be said to be my credit, because I subjectively didn't think about helping him; It's just that out of professional habits and personal philosophy, I can't get used to seeing a police officer put on a non-caring and unhurried appearance after receiving a call for help from the public, so I took action. I didn't expect to really hit a big case...... It can only be said that it was Officer Zhang's luck. ”

"Huh...... It's an elite. Scram laughed when he heard this, "Whether it's responsibility or execution...... It's different from the grassroots personnel who copy the ticket. ”

"Two different things." "This has nothing to do with class, it's just that in an individual incident, the personal differences between me and him are reflected in the results. We can also look at it from another angle...... If this is just another 'false alarm', then the result is that I am nosy and make a big fuss, right? ”

As the two spoke, they passed through the electronic door and entered the corridor on the first floor.

At this time, the "corpses" in the corridor have all been disposed of; Thirty-one heads, each of which was packed in thirty-one empty body bags, and thirty-one barrels of "corpse brine", were also labeled separately and transported to the coroner's room along with the matching heads.

Thankfully, in this era, there are already very advanced portable liquid suction instruments, otherwise the police may have to use mops and rags to successfully collect the "corpses" on the ground.

Anyway, now that the filth in the hallway has been largely cleared, all that remains is the chalk line that marks the location of the corpse; The line of this crime scene...... If you let someone who doesn't know the situation look at it, it will definitely feel very inexplicable. In ordinary crime scenes, the lines are drawn to the outline of a person who has fallen to the ground, but here there are large circles with irregular edges on the ground, and those who don't know think that it is a large slime that has died.

"The whereabouts of more than 150 patients, as well as Professor Tang himself, are unknown, and the police have launched a search throughout the city...... You've probably heard about this from the news, so let's talk about something that wasn't reported in the news,......" Skram said as he led Che Wuchen inside, "The identities of the dead were all found out the night before yesterday; Thirty-one people, men and women, all of them were wardens here...... Oh, you can also say that they are 'teachers' and 'doctors'......" He paused, glanced at Che Wuchen, and then said, "Huh...... Sounds a bit messy, right? "In this center, there is no meaning in 'position' and 'title', whether it is 'doctor' or 'teacher', it is mainly to deal with the outside world and facilitate management;...... Based on the information I have received from the patient's family...... It is not so much a healing institution as a miniature kingdom in which the people can be simply divided into 'kings', 'king's lackeys', and 'untouchables'. ”

"You don't have to tell me this, I've seen about this center in the media a long time ago." Che Wuchen said, "Although it's all whitewashed propaganda, the essence is what's going on, and anyone with a little IQ can see it." ”

"Well, then I won't talk to you about it, and then I'll talk about the ......case," Scram shrugged noncommittally, and continued, "In addition to the thirty-one wardens, there are five people working in the cafeteria, one of whom is the boss in charge of the contract, and the other four are cooks and helpers.

"After the incident, the police have quickly located and controlled four people except the boss. After inquiry, it was learned that the day before the incident, the boss suddenly let the four employees take a paid day off for unknown reasons...... Of course, they didn't ask much; It was originally a holiday given for free, but if you ask too much, the boss will reply, 'Why do you ask so much?' It's not nice to let you rest, right? Then you'd better come tomorrow'...... Isn't it a cocoon? ”

"And where is the boss?" Cha Wuchen was not very interested in the second half of Scram's words, and he interjected before the other party could get further and further off the topic.

"Hmm......" At this moment, Skrham's eyes changed slightly, and he glanced at Che Wuchen slyly, "You can just ask the point......" He paused for half a second, and continued in a mysterious tone, "According to those chefs and helpers, this boss's name is 'Zhang San', yes...... Zhang San's Zhang, Zhang San's three. We found the address of Zhang San's 'contracting company' in the files of the correction center, but when we got there, we found that the address was fake, and the mobile phone number he left behind was empty when we called...... Follow the clues of number registration to check, it is also a dead end.

"As for his residence...... No one knew, and no one could have a picture of him; His employees all said that they were accosted and hired by him directly at the door of the employment agency, and after a few simple chats, exchanged names and mobile phone numbers, they were pulled to work the next day. ”

"What about the surveillance footage?" Che Wuchen's reaction was quick, and he immediately suggested a possible breakthrough point, "All public areas of this center are monitored, and the canteen is no exception, as well as ...... There are also videos on the streets nearby, and when he commutes to and from work every day, there will always be times when he is photographed, just ask his employees to identify them......"

"These police have already done it." Before he could finish his sentence, Scram replied, "We did determine Zhang San's appearance from the surveillance footage, and through the search of facial recognition programs, we listed the data of all citizens who were more similar to this face...... But after comparison, it was found that there was no such person as him in the database. ”

"So......" Che Wuchen muttered.

"That's right, it's a 'fake face.'" "At least in the Commonwealth database, there is no such person; As for whether his name is 'Zhang San'...... It doesn't matter anymore, let's just call it that. ”

"Isn't there a 'person'...... 'identity'," Che Wuchen said, "that makes sense......" he said thoughtfully, "If this 'Zhang San' is a member of the 'rebel group', then it's not surprising that he is a 'capable person', right?" ”

"Yes." "At this stage, this person is the biggest suspect in this case, so the police task force is also focusing on him as the primary target to spread resources to investigate." ”

At this point in their conversation, they have reached the fifth floor.

Along the way, none of them stopped at any other level, and the electronic doors along the way had been adjusted to open freely.

Skram took Che Wuchen directly to the monitoring room on the fifth floor and stood in front of the console.

"So...... Next, let's talk about surveillance. When Skram said this, he did not shy away from looking at Che Wuchen with a suspicious gaze.

"Say whatever you want." Che Wuchen Road.

"Yes." Scram really "straightened it out," "I doubt you." He paused for two seconds, "I suspect you're an accomplice in this case." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Cha Wuchen was accused in person, but he was still calm.

"On the evening of the 25th, when the first police officers arrived at the door of this building, it was 19:32, and you were already waiting at the door." "According to your testimony, when you arrived at the scene, you immediately launched a search, and at 19:25 you called the police from the phone in the monitoring room on the fifth floor, and immediately returned to the gate of the building after calling the police, waiting for the police to arrive...... So far, you don't have any objections, do you? ”

"Nope." Che Wuchen replied.

"Okay." "You also said that during the entire search, you didn't touch anything from the scene except for the door panels of the toilet cubicles and the phone in the monitoring room...... Is that right? ”

After these words were spoken, Che Wuchen ...... I hesitated.

"Nope." "I touched ...... too," he said, gesturing to the console behind Scram's side with his eyes, "...... That console. ”

"What?" Scram's expression and tone became cold and aggressive, "Are you retracting your confession now?" ”

"Nope." Cha Wuchen denied it, "This is not a confession, and there is no need for me to provide any so-called 'confession' to anyone other than my superiors." He paused, "That's ...... I'm just going to say it to you. He turned his head slightly and looked at the monitoring station, "The night before yesterday, before I called the police, I checked the surveillance video, and I deliberately wore gloves to operate, so as not to leave fingerprints." ”

"Why didn't you tell the police about this?" Scram asked.

"Because it doesn't follow the investigation process, if I told the police...... This act of mine will leave a written record, give someone authority, and cause unnecessary trouble for the FCPS. Che Wuchen still seemed very calm, without the slightest feeling of being pressed, but the other party's demeanor looked more anxious than him.

"Oh? So far...... Do you care about the 'program'? Scram sneered, "For a person on leave who suddenly requisitioned police equipment on the street......"

"It is meritorious to requisition police officers with guns and cars and discover the scene of a major crime." Che Wuchen interrupted the other party and said, "After arriving at the scene, I didn't strictly follow the regulations, this is a trick." He paced two steps, "It has nothing to do with whether I care about the 'program' or not, I said it before...... The correctness of the attitude sometimes depends on the outcome. ”

His response was logically flawed, and Scram knew it, so the latter quickly changed to a smirk: "Huh...... So, I can ask, are you in front of this console...... Did you do something? ”

"Didn't I say that, I checked the surveillance footage." Che Wuchen replied, "And its purpose ...... Naturally, to find out what exactly is going on here. "As a result, as you know, all footage after midnight on the twenty-fifth has been cleared; I'm the same as the police...... No footage from that day was seen. He paused and added, "Therefore, I don't need to report to the police what I have seen on video." ”

"And how do you prove ......," Scram added, "that you just 'watched' the video and not 'deleted' it?" He licked his lips and continued, "If you are an accomplice to the murderer, you can agree in advance to let the murderer call the police at the appointed time, and you ...... At that point in time, he locked on a police officer closest to the scene of the crime, intercepted his mission as an inspector, and was the first to rush to the scene, check if the accomplice had left any clues, cover them up, and finally go upstairs to delete the video, and leisurely report to the police again......"

"With all due respect, you're a little poor at reasoning, Lieutenant." When faced with this accusation, Che Wuchen actually replied in a commentative tone, "First of all, if I am an accomplice, and my task is to help my accomplices check whether there is any evidence left at the scene from the perspective of criminal investigation...... Why did I have to come to the scene in the form of a 'mission to intercept a police officer'? Wouldn't I just come to the scene and help him get it? This is the suburb of Linyi, not Zurich, and I can count the cameras on the street...... Is it going to be difficult for me to get around all street surveillance and enter this building? ”

"This ......" to which Scram was speechless.

"Secondly, if I had been an accomplice in this case and was in charge of the 'aftermath', I would not have been able to let my accomplices use such a conspicuous method of killing in the first place, right? And also...... Why should I ask my accomplices to call the police? Che Wuchen's rebuttal was to the point, "If you make it like this, it will definitely attract EAS people, right?" Of course, you could also say that the introduction of EAS into the bureau is also part of my plan; The question is...... What exactly is my plan? ”

Che Wuchen shook his head: "This leads to the third point, which is also the core loophole of your reasoning...... Motivation. He paused for half a second, "You have been talking for a long time, and these actions of mine are obviously untenable in terms of conventional logic, unless you give a specific motive to make it up...... However, you can't tell you the motive, because ......," he said, taking two steps forward and looking the other man in the eye, "I was innocent in the first place. ”

At this point, Scram's expression was a little embarrassed, because he was indeed not very good at reasoning; In the Asian branch of EAS, he is a typical "martial arts faction", compared with the elite agent of the FCPS in front of him, he plays criminal investigation and logical deduction...... Bullied him too much.

In fact, Scram's reasons for doubting Che Wuchen were not even plausible to him - just gut feeling.

He just felt that this FCPS guy was too calm, and the process of his involvement in the case also contained too many coincidences, which made him feel strange, but what was the specific method...... He couldn't figure it out; Fang Cai's reasoning was also said by him "out of whim", but it was completely overturned by Che Wuchen in less than a minute, and it was reasoned and well-founded.

Just as the lieutenant was thinking about how to step down, there was a sound of rapid footsteps.

"Sir." A police officer appeared in time to relieve him, "The results of your investigation have been obtained." ”

"Huh? Oooh......" Scram hurried up and asked, "How's that?" ”

"Uh......" The police officer looked at Che Wuchen next to him, and made a look of wanting to say something.

"Do you want me to avoid it?" Che Wuchen instantly understood that the matter investigated by the other party was related to him, but he didn't want to embarrass the police, so he said.

"No, you don't." Scram immediately replied, and turned to the officer, "It's okay, what to say." ”

"Yes." "Dr. Choi said that Mr. Che's psychological evaluation ended at around 5:40......

"Oh?" As if he had grasped a life-saving straw, Scram glanced at Che Wuchen with bad intentions, "That's weird......" He pretended to be talking to himself, "When Detective Che met Officer Zhang downstairs in the clinic, it was 6:22, right?" Is it forty minutes in between...... Are you all crouching around, waiting for your car to exceed the parking meter and then being ticketed? ”

"Uh...... Sir. When the officer heard this, he added, "I'm not done yet...... Dr. Cui said that the psychological assessment ended at 5:40 a.m., but Mr. Che left at around 6:20 a.m. Oh, and the other ...... She also reminded us that the clock in her clinic was set ten minutes faster, so Mr. Che might think that he was leaving around half-past six. ”

"What?" "And what is he doing in the clinic for forty minutes?" ”

"Dr. Cui......" Before the officer could reply, Che Wuchen opened his mouth and said, "In addition to being a psychiatrist, she is also a single and very open-minded woman of my age......" He looked at Skram, "I don't know if this information is enough for you to deduce the forty minutes of blank...... Or do you need me to be a little more specific? ”