Chapter 24: Xiao Lin has changed
As night fell, the narrow streets became more crowded, but the flow of people did not decrease at all. Each roadside stall set up a shelf at random, hung an orange light bulb on it, and in an instant, the whole path was bright again.
"Be careful." Wang Shen suddenly pulled Xu Xiaolin, who was walking in front, to his side. Not far ahead, they saw a motorcycle speeding past them.
Xu Xiaolin frowned tightly and glanced down at her shoes. Wang Shen touched his pocket, took out a tissue, and bent down to wipe the dirty water splashed by the motorcycle on Xu Xiaolin's shoes.
"Officer Wang is really a humble gentleman." Xu Xiaolin smiled while watching Wang Shen's gentle movements.
Wang Shen didn't answer, and after wiping it, he found a trash can and threw away the paper towel in his hand. "Let's go over there, I have something to ask you." Wang Shen pointed to an open area in front of him.
The two of them walked for a while, and the flow of people gradually decreased. They finally stopped. "What is your relationship with that family?" Wang Shen didn't turn around, his eyes looked at the last remnant of the sky and asked.
"The family? Oh, and they're beneficiaries of one of my charitable foundations. β
"Charitable funds?" Wang Shen turned around and glanced at Xu Xiaolin suspiciously.
"That's right. I set up a charitable fund to help poor families who are seriously ill, and it just so happens that their family is fully qualified for the fund I have set up. Xu Xiaolin stretched her arms, raised her head slightly, and took a breath of the air here. It's not easy for people here, and even the air smells of poverty. β
Wang Shen became more and more unable to understand the woman standing in front of him. The current Xu Xiaolin's impression in Wang Shen's heart is sometimes naΓ―ve and sometimes deep.
"How?" Xu Xiaolin turned her head and glanced at Wang Shen. "It's illegal not to set up a charitable foundation, right? I went through the normal process. If you don't believe me, you can look it up. Xu Xiaolin pouted, deliberately pretending to be angry.
"Did you know that the man had an accident?" Wang Shen's eyes stared at Xu Xiaolin, wanting to see how Xu Xiaolin would react when she heard the news.
"Who?" Xu Xiaolin looked at Wang Shen with wide eyes slightly. "Didn't you say he was on a business trip?"
"You know I'm not the head of their company. You can guess what I'm here for. So, let's be honest and honest, okay? Wang Shen shook his head, but he didn't appreciate Xu Xiaolin's ability to pretend to be stupid.
"Okay, since you've said so, then I'll just ask. What happened to the man? He is the pillar of that family, and without him, that family is probably over. Xu Xiaolin sighed, shrugged her shoulders, and looked at Wang Shen.
"He was in a traffic accident."
"Traffic accidents? How is he doing, is his life in danger? Xu Xiaolin frowned, and pursed her red lips after speaking.
Wang Shen shook his head. "He knocked a man to death."
"Hit someone? Is he responsible? Hopefully not. However, his company should be able to insure the car with a large amount of insurance. In short, horizontal and vertical is not a big deal. There are so many traffic accidents every day, and it's no surprise that there are so many traffic accidents. Xu Xiaolin's brows relaxed, her delicate makeup became relaxed again, and even her tone of voice was indifferent.
"Don't you care who died? You are really different from the Xu Xiaolin I knew before. Wang Shen turned his face and no longer paid attention to Xu Xiaolin's expression. Wang Shen took out the cigarette case from his pocket, lit a cigarette, took a puff, and spit out a smoke ring towards the sky.
"We haven't seen each other in years, and people change. For example, I remember you never smoked. β
After listening to Xu Xiaolin's words, Wang Shen laughed, nodded unconsciously, and took another puff of cigarette. "Actually, you know the person who died. In a sense, she helped you before. β
"An acquaintance who once helped me? I'm really interested now. However, I hope I don't have a deep friendship with this person, otherwise I will be sad. β
"San." Wang Shen directly said the name of the deceased.
"Who?" Xu Xiaolin turned to Wang Shen and looked up at Wang Shen. "She? How so? β
"That's what I want to ask you, how can this be?" Wang Shen extinguished the cigarette in his hand and looked down at Xu Xiaolin who was standing in front of him.
"Ask me? How would I know. Xu Xiaolin's eyes widened, and her gaze collided with Wang Shen.
"There was a conflict between the driver and Sang before the accident, do you know this?" Wang Shen looked away, took half a step back, and continued to ask Xu Xiaolin.
Xu Xiaolin turned around, stared at the dark blue sky in the distance, and nodded. "I probably understand, that woman seems to have bumped into a child. I happened to be in the hospital that day and happened to be arguing with them. But, after all, it's not my own business, and I don't want to meddle too much, so I know so much about their situation. β
Wang Shen carefully compared what Xu Xiaolin said with the clues he had, and did not find any loopholes. "Could you please answer me a few more questions? About Zheng Wu. How can you be sure that Sang will accuse Zheng Wu? And then take out the prepared USB flash drive at the right time to let Zheng Wu confess? Wang Shen didn't even expect to ask so directly. Now that the words have already been spoken, with Xu Xiaolin's intelligence, she should have already sensed Wang Shen's suspicion of herself. So the key now is, Xu Xiaolin's answer.
"First of all, I'm not sure that Sang will accuse Zheng Wu. Of course, I'm guided in that direction. The result was also unexpectedly satisfying. Secondly, even if Sang didn't accuse Zheng Wu, I would take out the audio-visual materials in my hand. I believe that with the audio-visual materials in my hand, Zheng Wu will also confess. Officer Wang, I don't know if you are satisfied with my explanation? Xu Xiaolin tilted her head sideways, and her face already showed a hint of unhappiness. Xu Xiaolin looked away from Wang Shen, brushed the hair on her sideburns, turned around and took a few steps forward. "If Officer Wang has nothing to do, then I won't accompany him."
"Xiao Lin." Wang Shen called Xu Xiaolin. "If there's something you want someone to talk to, I'm an audience. It's just that some things are left to our police. β
Xu Xiaolin stopped, didn't look back, raised her voice and replied. "Thank you, Officer Wang, for your kindness."
Wang Shen looked at Xu Xiaolin's back as she left, and had an indescribable feeling in her heart. Just when Wang Shen was distracted, Wang Shen's mobile phone rang. "Okay, hard work, just send it to me." Wang Shen asked for the results of Sang's call records. Wang Shen trotted all the way into his car, stepped on the accelerator, and the entire shantytown was pulled farther and farther behind the car.
Wang Shen rushed into the office, turned on his computer, and downloaded Sang's call logs. Wang Shen's eyes were preoccupied with the place of ownership and everyone on the call record. In addition to Zheng Wu, who often talks to Sang, there is also a number, and everyone is shown as Liang Li. Wang Shen wrote down Liang Li's name in the notebook. In addition to the fact that you can find people who are in frequent contact with each other, there is also a strange thing that is most valuable in this call log. Two weeks before Zheng Wu's accident, Sang received several strange calls, and they were not mobile phones, all of which were shown as public phones. It can be seen that the caller is very cautious, because each incoming call is a different IP address. And every call is in the middle of the night. Although they were different IP addresses, Wang Shen had a strong voice in his heart telling him that the callers should be the same person.
Wang Shen glanced at the night outside the window, and he suddenly remembered a place. The car blended into the city's neon streamers. The same alley will never lose its color because of who is missing. Wang Shen stood under the glittering signboard with the word "Wu" and entered the bar where Zheng Wu had been arrested last time.
"Huh? It's you? Come, I've got a good spot for you. "Last time, the waiter saw Wang Shen walk into the bar, and greeted him warmly.
"Do you remember me?" Wang Shen glanced at the waiter in surprise.
"Of course. My memory is good. Come, sit here. The waiter led Wang Shen to the same position as last time.
"Huh? What about that beauty last time? Why didn't you come? The waiter asked Wang Shen as he looked at the door, and a malicious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Do you have any recommendations this time?" Wang Shen smiled.
"You really should try this vodka, it doesn't matter if you can't finish it, you can store it in our store, and you can continue to drink it next time you come." The waiter flipped through the wine list in his hand and placed it in front of Wang Shen, still with a smiling expression of ill-intentioned and trying to cater to him.
Wang Shen glanced at the price, which was higher than the ordinary price, but it was not outrageous, so he nodded briskly.
"Okay!" The waiter shouted happily, closed the menu and was about to leave.
"Wait." Wang Shen gently grabbed the waiter's wrist and pointed to the seat opposite him.
"We have a rule here, I can't sit down, and the boss will deduct the money when he sees it. If you have anything to say, just say it, and it's the same when I'm standing. The waiter refused Wang Shen's kindness, but for the sake of Wang Shen's face of buying wine, he still stood patiently in place.
"There's a wine girl named San, you know?"
"You know, she often comes to our store, along with the scoundrel with the scar on his face." The waiter answered Wang Shen's question briskly. "But strange to say, they haven't been there since the last time you looked for that scoundrel."
"I ......" Wang Shengang wanted to explain, but he didn't expect the waiter to take his words.
"That scoundrel didn't come, but it made us feel a lot more comfortable. You really don't know how annoying that scoundrel is. The waiter frowned and shook his head. However, don't say it, during this time, the scoundrel paid very happily. I've never seen him so happy before. That's not true. The waiter shook his head again. It seems that the money during this period was paid by the woman. β
"That woman, is that San?" Wang Shen interrupted the waiter.