White Harbor City 111 Integrated Police Center.

"111 police center, what is the situation that needs to be reported?"

Tong Ling, who was about to get off work, answered what should be the last call of the day.

There was a rush of voices on the other end of the line......

"Don't worry, take your time, the truck overturned? …… Are you sure someone is being crushed underneath...... Please tell us the exact address where the incident occurred...... Well, good! I repeat, is it the entrance of Hongqi Vegetable Farm, Lane 230, Dapu Road, West District? Okay, we'll notify the relevant authorities to arrive at the scene immediately! Please wait where you are......" Tong Ling entered the case classification briefing in the system, and directly notified the fire department, the hospital's emergency department and the city's western district police station.

Shuguang Apartment, West District, Shixi.

The sun has disappeared from the horizon. Even if there is no sunlight, the curtains in the Jiang family's room seem to be always drawn.

He sat down at his desk, staring at an entire wall of information in a daze.

Two years ago, after persuading Tong Lie to re-investigate the billboard accident in Xicheng Commercial Building, to no avail. He can only rely on himself to find out the truth, he changes the trajectory of his life, becomes a "night walker", whenever twilight comes, the night is approaching, those lurking "night creatures" begin to wake up, he wanders in the night, looking around, not missing a clue.

He used the entire east-facing wall of the living room as an information wall, with a huge map of White Harbor on it. Photographs and newspaper clippings were pinned to different locations on the map, words were written, circles were drawn, and lines of different colors were attached.

In the past two years, whenever there is any accident, Jiang You will obtain it through the police radio and other information channels, and then go to the scene to investigate and collect evidence. He sifted through and pieced together the nature, suspicions, and connections behind these accidents, as if he were completing a complex puzzle. But despite this, he has gained very little in the past two years. Every time he thought he was about to clear the fog, it seemed that an even bigger fog appeared in front of him. Just like this time, Ji Dongshun sneaked back to Baigang City, which made him see the hope of clearing the fog, but he still gained and lost.

Jiang You frowned and looked at the information wall, and the information flashed into his mind as far as his eyes could see. Little by little, the clues are pieced together and broken, and then pieced together and broken, and so on.

Photographs and newspaper clippings from the billboard accident two years ago were posted on the map of the location of the West Side Building, which was heavily marked with a circle and a large question mark with the word "accident" written next to it. Other locations on the map, as well as photos of various accidents, information about victims, newspaper clippings, etc. It is also marked with "accident" and question mark next to it.

These photos flashed through Jiang You's mind, and without murder evidence as a clue, the only clue was the beneficiary! These beneficiaries are different and even implicated in each other, and among these beneficiaries, the one that appears the most is Luhai Group!

In the accident two years ago, Huajian Group was a competitor to Luhai Group on a project; A year and a half ago, the deputy director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, crashed into the sea and died in an accident after his car brakes failed. At that time, he was in charge of investigating a bribery case, and one of the bribe-givers had been suspected of being Luhai Group; Another 10 months ago, a fire broke out in the home of the chief financial officer of Luhai Group, and he jumped from the 13th floor and died in an accident...... There are also several accidents and disappearances that directly or indirectly point to the Luhai Group, plus the death of Ji Dongshun this time.

Jiang You stared at the words of Luhai Group on the wall, and frowned deeply. After thinking about it for a long time, he seemed to have made a decision, called the laptop next to the table, and logged in to a chat software that was actually the most basic DOS-style interface......

At this moment, the radio station on the table sounded: "There is a truck at the gate of Hongqi Vegetable Farm, No. 230 Dapu Road, West District, Shixi District, which accidentally overturned on its side, and a pedestrian was crushed underneath, please ask the nearby police on duty to protect the scene and maintain order!" ”

Shixi District? Accidental rollover? Another accident?

Hearing these two words, Jiang You's two words stopped the movements in his hand almost reflexively.

……

Zhang Fan drove the car, glanced sideways at Tong Lie and said, "Isn't this Tong Ling's voice?" How about it, master, are we going to find that Jiang You, or are we going to the scene? ”

Tong Lie, who was sitting in the passenger seat, thought for a while and said, "Go to the scene first!" ”

Yesterday he gave Zhang Fan a name - Jiang You. After finding out his address today, the two are going together.

An alley not far from the Hongqi vegetable market.

Li Dai did not know about the accident on the nearby Dapu Road. Seeing that it was dark and pedestrians were sparse, he led his men into action. His plan of intimidation against Liu Yongde was simple, direct, and brutal — arson.

I saw him and a group of thugs sneaking up on an alley full of debris. Lift a dirty rainproof cloth, and a few gasoline cans suddenly appear inside!

He sent two people to the mouth of the alley to control the wind, and he looked around for a while, and after making sure that there was no one around, he took someone to carry the gasoline drum and touched the back alley of Liu Yongde's house.

"Boss, why don't we wait until it's too late and everyone is asleep?" Li Dai's attendant asked curiously.

"You're a tiger! Everyone is asleep, and if you set it on fire, you can't really burn a few people! We're here to scare people, not really burn people! When the fire is lit, run away, you know! Li Dai was so angry by the IQ of his follower that he slapped the back of the man's head hard.

He just wanted to scare Liu Yongde so that he could retreat. It wasn't like I wanted to burn him. So he didn't choose to come late at night, but just after nightfall.

"Let's start, give me a little bit of action!"

With his order, several thugs, one of whom carried a gasoline can, split up and began to pour gasoline.

After everyone dispersed, Li Dai laughed fiercely. thought in his heart, after this fire is burned, I will see if Liu Yongde dares to continue to be tough.

……

Dapu Road, Old West City.

At the scene, the old blue truck was still leaning on the road, and its wheels were stuck at the mouth of the sewer manhole. Liu Yongde has been put on stage in an ambulance. Fire officials are clearing scrap iron briquettes piled on the ground. The truck driver was standing on the sidelines, helpless as he was questioned by the police.

Tong Lie came to the manhole cover of the sewer and squatted down to check.

Judging by the situation on the spot. The manhole cover seems to be old, and the air in the sewer has corroded the steel structure at the bottom of the cover. In addition, the overloaded scrap iron truck was parked on it for too long, exceeding the standard 30 kg safe load-bearing range of the manhole cover, and the cover was broken......

"Master, the identity of the victim who was pressed below has been confirmed, it is Liu Yongde." Zhang Fan came over to report the situation.

"Liu Yongde? How is the name a little familiar? Tong Lie frowned and asked.

"It's the resident representative of this area, and yesterday it wasn't because of the demolition......

"Oh! I remembered, how could it be him? How is he doing now? Tong Lie asked.

"The situation is not very good, I have been sent to the hospital, I was buried under such a heavy pile of iron lumps, and I was already a fortune teller if I didn't die on the spot." Zhang Fan said.

Liu Yongde? Accidentally? Such a coincidence? Tong Lie touched the stubble on his chin and half-squatted beside the manhole in thought.

"I found all the manhole covers and brought them back to the technical department of the city bureau to find out the cause of the breakage." Tong Lie pointed to the manhole cover, half of which was stuck at the mouth of the well, and the other half might have fallen into the sewer.

"Huh? The firefighter said that the car was overloaded and crushed, didn't it? Zhang Fan touched his head, a little unwilling to do this dirty work.

"If you are told to do it, you will do it!" Tong Lie said, stood up and left.

"Huh? Master, where are you going? Zhang Fan saw that the person turned around and left, and hurriedly asked.

"Find someone!"

This place is not far from Shuguang Apartment, and Tong Lie saw that he had no more to gain by staying here, so he decided to go to Jiang You.

At this time, Jiang You had already left Shuguang Apartment and walked towards Dapu Road. He wanted to see the accident. Over the years, he seems to have developed a habit of being like a gossip reporter, and whenever an accident occurs, he will come to the scene as much as possible to see it in person.

And he had a gut feeling that this accident in Oura Road had something to do with what he was going to investigate, and he had experienced countless battles in his life, and like many people who had been through a hundred battles, he trusted his instincts very much......