Outside the window, the horns of cars and motorcycles blared. The LCD advertising screen on the Wanda commercial building is constantly rolling the commercial advertisements endorsed by Zhang Ziyi. The ginkgo trees on both sides of the road are full of shiny decorative lights, and there is an endless stream of pedestrians in front of the brightly lit shops.

Inside the window, an old man with gray temples was pacing back and forth in the living room, with an angry expression on his cheeks. There is no trace of heat in the delicacies on the table. The clock on the wall was ticking rhythmically, and Liu Xue and her mother sat at the table, leaning over, absentmindedly looking at the TV opposite.

"Dad, let's not wait, it's past seven o'clock, didn't I say that the leader of Liu Tao's unit had a car accident today, and the perpetrator escaped at the scene, I guess he will be busy dealing with it?" Liu Xue looked up at the quartz clock on the wall and cautiously persuaded her.

"Alas! It's all said that it's good, how can you change the hexagram and change it? Last time I celebrated my birthday, the stinky boy excused himself for not coming to the unit, and this time he repeated the same trick. Liu Xue's mother turned her head angrily, pointed to the birthday cake on the coffee table, and said sarcastically.

"Mom, don't you follow the coaxing, okay? He's really in trouble, he didn't answer when I called before I got off work, and now I'll call him again. Liu Xue replied angrily, grabbed the mobile phone on the table, and skillfully pressed Liu Tao's mobile phone number.

"Liu Tao, you finally answered the phone, can you come back for my father's birthday? What the? Something happened in the bureau? I don't care if you have an accident or not, your parents are waiting for you to eat! If you don't come now, I won't be home in the future.

By the way, there is something to tell you, in the afternoon, the people in the unit were talking about the raiding of the Dragon Slaying Song Hall. I ran into Julia at the mall in the morning. Of course it's true, oh! You're coming back, okay, slow down on the road. Liu Xue hung up the phone as if relieved, and let out a deep sullen breath.

"Dad, don't show people the face of Liu Tao when he comes back in a while, he just returned to the bureau from the police, and he hasn't eaten yet!" Liu Xue walked to the window, took her father's hand, and instructed coquettishly.

Liu Xue's father, whose name is Liu Baishan, has just retired from his post as deputy director of the Haifeng County Technical Supervision Bureau this year. He was honest and kind-hearted, attached importance to feelings and sensibility, and only because he was not used to the deceit of officialdom did he retreat to the second line a year early.

After Liu Baishan listened to his daughter's words, the resentment just now had already dissipated without a trace. He has been a cadre all his life, so he naturally understands the truth that "officials can't help themselves." Especially in the police industry, there is very little time for yourself.

After years of getting along, he trusted Liu Tao's character. Young people are self-motivated, and it's not a bad thing to do a little more work. Liu Baishan looked at his daughter, who was already a wife, and replied kindly: "Xiaoxue, don't worry! A man does his part, Dad can understand. ”

"Well, thank you Dad. Tulong is the brother-in-law of the golden oil, I saw him in the mall in the morning, chubby, wearing a white tourist hat on his head, looking like a thief and sneaky. I heard from the people in the unit that in the car accident in the afternoon, it was their group that was taking revenge on the Public Security Bureau. Liu Xue pulled her father to sit at the dining table and opened the topic with an angry face.

"Tourist hats? Stealthy? I remember, when I was waiting for you in the parking lot, someone borrowed my phone to make a call, and his image was similar to what you described. Liu Baishan was stunned and said thoughtfully.

"Ah, what a coincidence!" Liu Xue listened to it and blurted out in surprise.

"Well, this person who slays the dragon, although I haven't seen it before, has heard of it a long time ago, a villain who does all the bad things for the tiger. As the saying goes, evil is rewarded for evil, it's not that he doesn't repay it, the time has not come, sooner or later he will get the retribution he deserves. Liu Baishan frowned and said indignantly.

"Hey! Don't worry about it, you two, call to see where Liu Tao has gone? My stomach was already rumbling with hunger. Liu Xue's mother stood up stupidly, picked up the two dishes on the table as she spoke, and slowly went to the kitchen to heat up the dishes.

"Bang Bang!" Suddenly, there was a sharp knock on the door. Liu Xue put down her phone, knew that Liu Tao was coming, and ran to open the door with a smile on her face.

"Liu Xue, I'm sorry, I'm late. Happy birthday to you, Dad! Mom, Mom! Liu Tao, who looked tired, greeted everyone as soon as he entered the door.

"Liu Tao, sit down and talk, your mother is hot in the kitchen." As soon as Liu Baishan saw Chenglong's quick son-in-law, he couldn't close his mouth happily, and his eyes narrowed into a slit.

"Dad, let him wash his hands first, it's dirty." Liu Xue looked at Liu Tao affectionately, and pulled him into the bathroom while talking distressedly.

When Liu Xue pushed Liu Tao out of the bathroom, she almost bumped into the two dishes in her mother-in-law's hand, and she immediately exclaimed: "Hey, Captain Liu is here, or Deputy Director Liu's face is big, you didn't come last time when I celebrated my birthday."

When Liu Tao heard this, his cheeks immediately flushed, and he didn't know how to answer for a while. Seeing this, Liu Xue hurriedly relieved the siege and said: "Mom, why do you love to turn over old accounts like a child, haven't everyone explained it to you!"

"When people are old, they like to nag and nag, and the stinky girl marries a man and forgets her mother." After Liu Xue's mother put the food on the table, she pointed to her head and said humorously.

"Hahahaha......" everyone couldn't help laughing. The awkward atmosphere just now suddenly disappeared without a trace, and the family was talking and laughing, sitting around the table.

"Liu Tao, I heard Xue'er say that you haven't eaten either, so let's eat some sauce beef to pad your stomach first." Liu Baishan picked up the chopsticks with a smile and said enthusiastically while putting meat into Liu Tao's bowl.

"Thank you Dad. In the afternoon, on the way to a meeting of the county party committee, Director Zhu was deliberately caused by a car accident and was seriously injured, and is now being rescued in the hospital. In the evening, near the garbage dump, we found the bodies of Zhang Feng and the guard of the song hall. Do you say that I can not be busy as a criminal police captain? Liu Tao put down the dishes and chopsticks and introduced with a heavy heart.

"Ahh What happened to Julia's dad? The colleague in the unit didn't say who it was? Leah went to the city in the afternoon to run errands, and I guess she should be back by now. Liu Xue's eyes widened in surprise and said uneasily.

"The case is so complicated? Who are the specific suspects? Liu Baishan withdrew the chopsticks in mid-air and asked with a solemn expression.

"Well, all of this is related to dragon slaying, and the whole police department is arresting him. Liu Xue, can you tell me in detail about the encounter with the dragon slayer in the morning. Liu Tao turned his head and said solemnly to the worried Liu Xue.

"At nine o'clock in the morning, Leah and I went out to run errands, and by the way, we went to Wanda Mall to buy a birthday cake for my father. Before leaving the mall, Leah suddenly saw the dragon slayer and immediately stepped forward to take the initiative to talk. But he seemed to be deliberately avoiding us, and without saying a few words, he excused himself and left. There is also a father waiting outside the mall to get the cake home, and Tulong once borrowed his mobile phone to make a call. Liu Xue, who gradually calmed down, replied softly.

"Called? Dad, show me your phone. After hearing this, Liu Tao hurriedly turned around and said to Liu Baishan alertly.

Liu Baishan stood up suddenly, looked at the living room, pointed to the coffee table next to him and said, "Xiaoxue, the phone is there, you can help me get it."

Liu Tao took the mobile phone handed over by Liu Xue, quickly opened the call record, found a landline number at more than nine o'clock in the morning, and asked excitedly: "Dad, there is a call record in the morning, can you be sure that you haven't called?"

"Well, I'm sure I didn't call in the morning, but I took a call from Xiaoxue and Erni from the countryside." Liu Baishan pondered for a moment and replied solemnly.

"Great! Thank you Dad, I'll check it now, where does this number come from? Liu Tao excitedly took out his mobile phone and quickly dialed the command center.

"Command center, my code name is 07, the police number is 25116006, and the password is 28541, please help me check whose phone number is 68667758? online, etc. Liu Tao cleared his throat and said calmly.

"I've kept you waiting, 68667758 number is the office phone number of County Magistrate Liu. Do you need any more help? A crisp voice came from the phone.

Liu Tao was taken aback when he heard this, and being able to call Liu Baichuan when the dragon slaying was in danger fully showed that the relationship between them was extraordinary. Could it be that he hid the dragon slayer? At the same time, what made him feel embarrassed was that Liu Baichuan was not only the magistrate of Haifeng County, but also the cousin of his father-in-law. But for some reason, the two have not had any contact for many years.

"Captain Liu, are you listening? Please answer if you hear it. The female police officer on duty in the command center asked politely again.

"Thank you, the content is known, please hang up." Liu Tao, who was at a loss, was stunned for a long time before he replied softly.

"Dad, Mom, you all heard it just now, this number involves the county magistrate Liu Baichuan, I have to go to the mall to retrieve the surveillance video to see if there is close contact between them. Hurry up and eat, and don't wait for me. Liu Tao hurriedly stood up and said eagerly to his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

After hearing this, Liu Baishan glanced at his wife who was in a daze, and kindly instructed: "Liu Tao, no matter how busy you are, you have to eat, or I will bring you something and eat on the way."

Liu Xue, who was as careful as a hair, knew that the situation was serious and could not be delayed, so she immediately filled him with a lunch box full of delicious food according to his father's wishes. then took Liu Tao's arm and sent him downstairs.

At this time, Liu Tao's heart turned a thousand times, and the awe-inspiring shadow of Zhu Qing's justice flashed in his mind for a while, and then crossed Liu Baichuan's sanctimonious face. He knew very well that a phone number would not work at all for the illustrious Liu Baichuan, and if he wanted to tear off the mask on his face, he had to hold real evidence.

In the moonlight, the bleak autumn wind kept shaking the treetops, and the withered yellow leaves continued to fall. Liu Tao took the heavy lunch box, walked quickly to the front of the car, got in, lowered the window glass, and waved at Liu Xue under the tree. started the engine, turned on the police lights, and disappeared from Liu Xue's sight in a blink of an eye.