Because of the strong intervention of the provincial department, more than half of the cases that were originally investigated were snatched from Fang Lubai's hands by the so-called task force, and this result made it difficult for the criminal police team to accept, and there was nothing to be done because of the orders of the superiors.

On the grounds of being injured, Shi An openly did not appear in the bureau for several days, and the morale of the team members was almost extremely low, but the depressed and depressing atmosphere did not last for a few days, and the arrival of a new case gave Fang Lubai and everyone a new goal to be busy.

But this time it was not as sensational as the previous murders, there were no fatalities, just a serial robbery.

Compared with the cases that were cracked before, it was indeed a small case, so much so that when he got the case file, Liu Chuqi also muttered to Yan Wei in private: "Our criminal police team has always only handled major cases of human life, when will even the robbers be arrested by us!" ”

"Don't say more, since it has been assigned to us, it is our case, the murderer and the robber are the same people who endanger social order, and there is no question of who will be arrested."

Secretly looking at Fang Lu's white face, Yan Wei restrained his cynical tone in the past, and it was rare to be serious.

Liu Chuqi came to his senses, and after glancing at Fang Lubai, he sighed in a low voice: "It's good that Shi An can recuperate from his injuries and not go to work in a grand manner, but in the past few days, I can only be under the black face and eyes of the captain and not pretend to be busy, and live a life of worry, it is easy to look forward to the case, it is good to be busy, it is better than being so idle and in a hurry." ”

Fang Lubai, who was not ignorant of the complaints of his subordinates, made a rough deduction and analysis after a cursory study of the facts of the case recorded in the file.

Assigned tasks to Liu Chuqi, Yan Wei and others: "So far, it has been confirmed that the same suspect has committed a total of seven robberies, and the locations of the crimes are all scattered in the northern part of the city, so I deduce that the robbers are very familiar with the geographical environment of the area, and it is likely that they are people who live or work around the place, so I hope you can go and find out first." ”

"Captain, rabbits don't eat the grass next to the nest, if the robbers are people who live or work in Beicheng, how dare they rob there, aren't they afraid of being recognized?"

After listening to his analysis, Liu Chuqi immediately asked suspiciously, Fang Lubai replied with a slight smile: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, just do what I order, go to the surrounding area to reconnoiter in civilian clothes, and let you go shopping." ”

Criminal psychology research shows that most criminals have a psychological comfort zone, which is a place they think can safely commit crimes and allow them to escape afterwards.

This theory is also applicable to murderers and thieves, so robbers will commit crimes in the Beicheng area, mostly because this place in Beicheng is their comfort zone for crimes, and if ordinary people have not worked or lived nearby, how can they be so familiar with it, and they can carry out robbery activities with confidence and boldness.

Although he was still puzzled by the task assigned by Fang Lubai, Liu Chuqi still changed into civilian clothes, disguised himself as a lover with Yan Wei, and set off to reconnoitre, and the rest of the team members also went in batches in twos and threes, but Fang Lubai did not plan to visit the street like them, but wanted to go to the hospital to visit Shi An, who did not come to work in the name of 'recuperation'.

…

After consulting the nurse at the front desk and knowing the door number of Shi An's ward, Fang Lubai walked straight to the door of her ward, and just raised her hand, about to knock on the door, Shi An's voice came from behind him: "Team Fang, why are you here?" ”

Turning around and looking back, Fang Lubai saw Shi An wearing a light blue miscellaneous gray and white striped hospital gown, on crutches, standing in the hospital corridor vividly, couldn't help but feel a throbbing heart, and reached out to help: "Your foot injury is not healed, why are you still walking around." ”

"Oh, there was a patient I had a good conversation with, who passed away this morning, and I went to see her off." Under his scorching gaze, Shi An only felt that his cheeks were a little hot, and he hurriedly lowered his head;

"Last night she and I were still chatting in my hospital room, playing backgammon, and she looked pretty good at the time, but I didn't expect that overnight she would..."

The speaker was unintentional, the listener was intentional, Shi An's words made Fang Lubai's heart move, with the instinct of handling the case for many years, he almost immediately suspected the cause of death of the patient in her mouth, and he asked quietly: "What kind of disease did your patient have, why did he die so suddenly?" ”

"Bone cancer, it is said that the bone marrow transfer surgery failed, there was rejection, and the cancer cells spread throughout the body, so the doctor recommended that she be hospitalized for chemotherapy, but this has not officially started treatment, how can she die, alas."

I don't know what he really thinks, Shi An is simply regretting the loss of his first friend, Fang Lubai heard this, the doubts in his heart became even heavier, and he frowned and asked again: "You, a patient, when I was with you last night, in addition to looking good, is there anything inappropriate?" ”

"What do you mean by that, team? Could it be that you suspect that you can stain her death, not because of the cancer cells in her body, but..."

Finally figuring out the meaning of Fang Lubai's words, Shi An's eyes widened and he looked at him in surprise, his face full of disbelief.

Nodding, Fang Lubai first put a finger to his mouth, made a 'shhh' sound, quickly pulled her to open the door, walked in, locked the door, and then confirmed softly: "Yes, if your friend is really like you said, he looked good before he died, and there were no signs of an attack, the cause of death is really suspicious." ”

"How come, this is a hospital, a place to save lives and treat people, and the cancer cells on her body have already spread, if the chemotherapy fails, she won't be able to live at all, even if someone really does it, what's the point of murdering a dying person?"

After the initial shock, the criminal police, who were accustomed to murder, thought that Fang Lubai's move might be a little suspicious, and Shi An tried to find a reason to refute and persuade him.

Staring at Shi An's little white face close to him, Fang Lubai once again experienced the taste of his heart beating faster, but the little reason that remained still drove him to speak: "If you want to prove whether your friend died of natural illness or murder, I advise your relatives to send the body to the bureau for forensic examination." ”