Chapter 149: Twilight

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Taking out a photo of a corner that had been folded from the drawer, Ling Peifeng casually pulled a curtain to wipe the dust on it, then laid it flat on the table, and then pushed it to the person opposite. Flash Dance.

"Look, do you know him?"

Ling Shucheng lowered his eyes and stared carefully for a while, shook his head, and replied, "It can't be regarded as an acquaintance, but it seems that we have met somewhere." ”

"Theoretically, you two must have met." Ling Peifeng leaned back comfortably and leaned back in his chair, "If you can think of it yourself, I can save a lot of saliva later." ”

Silently combing through all the people who had the opportunity to "meet by chance" with him, Ling Shucheng finally came up with the answer: "At the graduation ceremony of the military academy, he stood behind me. ”

"So what does that mean?" Ling Peifeng continued to inspire.

"He and I were alumni of the first class and graduated as the second in the class." Ling Shucheng calmed down and recalled for a while, and then said, "Shi Xuming, his name should be Shi Xuming. I remember the principal calling his name next to me when he personally presented the diplomas to the top ten. ”

"Oh, I'll have to explain that to him by the way." Ling Peifeng snapped his fingers crisply, "He was actually the first in your total score that year, and in the end he lost to you because your internship bonus points were too much." ”

"I barely went to class, so I don't have much of an impression of him......," Ling Shucheng gradually slowed down his speech and suddenly asked, "In that incident three years ago, the code name in the official report was 'xm'...... Is it 'Xuming'? ”

"yes, you're pretty quick to react. Now that we're talking about 'official reports', let's talk about how much you know about it. The middle-aged man smiled slyly, "By the way, let me intuitively feel whether your memory is better than that of an old man like me." ”

Why do you have to stir up such a serious atmosphere as if you are memorizing a text? Ling Shucheng had just crossed such a thought in his heart like a meteor, and he was stunned for a moment before he spoke.

"What's wrong?" The person on the other side soon noticed his abnormality.

This kind of dΓ©jΓ  vu joke tone is too much like being infected by Yuan Sui. Ling Shucheng staggered eye contact with his father without a trace, and said calmly, "It's okay. I remember that at that time, it was said that a young soldier who survived the mission failed, and after returning to the ship for a long period of rehabilitation training, one day suddenly infiltrated the industrial zone on the lowest floors with a miniature bomb, causing secondary damage to the hull of the ship in the area, and seawater seeping into more than 300 rooms, some of which have not been fully restored and reopened until now. If it weren't for the quick response of the police and the fact that the closure of the isolation door exceeded the design standards, the Pangu would not only have almost sunk, but the underwater part might have been directly deformed under the action of high pressure, and the first affected residents would not have even escaped. Flash."

"Well, it's official." Ling Peifeng commented, "What about the others? For example, the clues that you learned from other people, or your subjective opinion on the matter? ”

"I just remember that when I finished my mission and wanted to return to the ship, the 'Call' told me that some of the facilities at the bottom of the pier in Pangu had been damaged and we could not enter the port normally. After spending more than three days in Waipanhuan, the sight I saw after disembarking was very impressive. The past, which had long faded in ordinary people's minds, was easily retold by Ling Shucheng in detail, "Obviously in the deep sea, the port is everywhere as if it has been hit by a storm. The bullet holes in the walls were so dense that they looked like beehives that had been dissected, the chandelier on the ceiling was still ricketering with only the broken skeleton, and the blood stains that had not been completely cleaned were flowing down the steps layer by layer...... He looked pale when he lost blood. ”

"The level you describe is good." As if somewhat infected by the emotions in Ling Shucheng's words, the middle-aged man's face was rarely depressed, "And then?" ”

"I've heard that almost a squad of the police station has been wiped out, and that many of the remaining men have been disabled for life, and that almost all the day-to-day duties of the ship during that time have been assigned to men 'borrowed' from a few armies. Until now, the number of incumbents in the police department has been far from what it was in previous years. Speaking of this, Ling Shucheng paused obviously, "At that time, Han Yue was reluctant to mention to me the reason why he was so disheartened at that time, I only knew that Jiang Bonan of the police station also died in that operation, as the hero who finally eliminated the 'spy' - but because the consequences of this incident were too tragic, and it was inconvenient to publicize it excessively, her name was not known to ordinary people." ”

"You're so inquisitive." Ling Peifeng sneered, "If Han Yue reports under my hands every day, it is not only the relationship between him and Jiang Bonan, but even I can inquire clearly about the progress of the two of them." ”

"There's never been much 'progress' between the two of them." Ling Shucheng corrected expressionlessly.

"Ahem, it doesn't matter. It's a pity that Han Yue must be the person who knows the most inside information in this matter, but we can't ask him for anything anymore. ”

"He doesn't necessarily know." Ling Shucheng's eyes were a little gloomy, "I don't doubt the people closest to me, it's the inertia of everyone's thinking." ”

"You've been feeling a lot lately."

"I've said all I know, and many of the details that follow are up to you. 35xs" said too much in one breath, and Ling Shucheng took a sip of tea.

"Okay, since the long-winded part has been almost long-winded by you, I'll get straight to the point." The middle-aged man clasped his hands on the table and cleared his throat to show seriousness, "Although there is no direct evidence to support it, I have always suspected that Jiang Bonan is the one behind the attack...... Or at least one of those behind it. ”

"What did you say?" Ling Shucheng's hand holding the cup froze.

"Don't get excited, I said it, it's just a conjecture that is 'not supported by evidence'." Ling Peifeng turned his head with one hand on his neck, and then said, "Like you or Han Yue in the past, people who are generally only responsible for a certain aspect of the ship's affairs may not feel this obviously. But a member of the countermeasures team like me, who has to go through everything related to Pangu one by one every day, after learning about this incident, his first reaction is - how could it be so coincidental? ”

"What do you mean?"

"There was such a big mess, I must have used all the means at my disposal to investigate deeply. But the more I thought about it, the more I shuddered. ”

Under Ling Shucheng's quiet gaze, the middle-aged man slowly spoke: "How can anyone wipe all the clues so cleanly?" ”

"For example?"

"The only camera that captured Shi Xuming committing the crime just captured him being stabbed from behind by Jiang Bonan, who was also seriously injured." Ling Peifeng raised his hand and wiped his face vigorously to hide the haze in his eyes, "So I followed the route Jiang Bonan came over and turned back to find evidence, and I only observed how she was covered in blood and gritted her teeth, crawling without making a sound for three minutes, until I went around behind Shi Xuming, who was installing new explosives." ”

"What about the others? For example, how the other victims were killed by Shi Xuming. ”

"Nope." Ling Peifeng shook his head with a cold face, "No matter which entrance Shi Xuming entered the target floor from, how he took advantage of the unpreparedness to complete the sneak attacks one after another, and even, we don't even know how Jiang Bonan was trickedβ€”because there happened to be a magnetic storm that day, which interfered with all communications in the ship. ”

"Yes." Ling Shucheng nodded, "Originally, I could have prepared to return to the ship in advance, but the 'call' waiting for me on the shore did not give a reply in time, so I walked for another day and a night, and knocked on the hatch by myself." ”

"The network inside the ship was paralyzed because of the magnetic storm that interfered with the communication signals. All surveillance footage can only be temporarily stored in the machine's memory chip and cannot be uploaded normally. Ling Peifeng narrowed his eyes, and his tone of voice was somewhat mysterious, "And those machines that store the most important information are eventually soaked in the seawater that seeps in, and some of them can't even find all the wreckage." ”

"What about other records that may be indirectly involved in this matter? For example, since Shi Xuming had just recovered from his serious injuries, where did he get such a large amount of explosives? ”

"It may be a little hard for you to believe that he stole all the relevant materials prepared for the students in the military academy for bomb disposal drills, as well as the small amount of reserves in the police station, half a day in advance." Knowing what the other party was going to ask, Ling Peifeng explained in an accent in advance, "This part of the surveillance record was lost two hours before the incident. ”

"Lost?" Ling Shucheng frowned again.

"To be precise, it was manipulated and deleted on its own initiative in the monitoring room." Ling Peifeng spread his hands, "Of course, after the incident, all the staff on duty not only decisively cleared up their relationship with this matter, but also proved to each other, and they didn't see any unusual operations from the colleagues around them. ”

"Will it be ......?"

"Listen to me first." Ling Peifeng held the cup and preemptively interrupted the other party's question, "In the process of constantly trying to unearth new evidence, more and more incredible coincidences are placed in front of me. Why was it that on that day, almost all the incumbent combat forces in the army, even you, who had not yet been officially organized as the leader of the second group, were not on the ship? I can say this, if Jiang Bonan hadn't finally blocked the spy who even had bombs wrapped around his waist, the police station would soon have no one to send, and the only two people left who could go in person would be either me or Zhong Si. If we talked about the police, why didn't they move as fast as usual that time? It was because it happened to be the day when they held their monthly debriefing meeting at irregular times - note that it was an important meeting that was 'irregular' and had at most one evening notice in advance, so there were many fewer people patrolling each floor than usual. Going deeper, why did it take that during that period of time, Shi Xuming, who had to report to the quiet room every day, regained his freedom? ”

"I heard Xu Zeyuan mention this matter." Ling Shucheng also felt a rare trace of anxiety, "Let's confirm first, in the previous mission, Shi Xuming was brought back to the ship by the follow-up search and rescue team as the only survivor, right?" Is it assumed that he was indeed injured in the course of his mission, and that he was not involved in the enemy's attack on his teammates? ”

"It's really hard to say. But we could neither collect evidence from the enemy, nor could we wake up Shi Xuming, who was killed by Jiang Bonan, and let him tell us. ”

"Do you suspect that Jiang Bonan is trying to kill his mouth?" Ling Shucheng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head heavily in disagreement, "If that's the case, why was she seriously injured before that?" Could it be because her attempt to kill her mouth was discovered by Shi Xuming, who was originally a teammate? No, it won't. With Jiang Bonan's ability, who can simply subdue her on the premise of one-on-one? No...... If you think about it, it's already strange that she would be attacked to death by a junior who is far less experienced than her......"

"It's okay, don't think about it yet, it's just asking for trouble." Ling Peifeng sighed softly, a layer of stacked wrinkles squeezed out of the corners of his eyes.

"Why do you have preconceived doubts about her?"

"In the absence of any conclusive evidence, I can only analyze the problem from the perspective of 'who did it'." Ling Peifeng replied, "From this point of view, Jiang Bonan is the only best candidate. Judging from her resume, Jiang Bonan not only served in the army and has excellent overall quality, but also entered the military academy and the police station to teach after being injured and resigned, and is quite familiar with the personnel arrangement in this area. What's more, with the relationship between her and Han Yue, it should be easy to inquire about a lot of things in advance, especially whether the army currently has a large backlog of expatriate assignments......"

Rational to the point of being a little cold-blooded, Ling Shucheng felt a little uncomfortable. He hesitated for a moment, but then interrupted: "As long as there is no direct evidence, inferences are just inferences." If you focus on a particular person, you will naturally find her to be particularly suspicious. ”

"Are you excusing Jiang Bonan? Why? You don't have much to do with her. Ling Peifeng smiled subtly, "Or are you avoiding accepting this possibility that would make Han Yue's existence ridiculous?" ”

The originally indifferent gaze suddenly became fierce, and Ling Shucheng said in a deep voice: "You have never mentioned this possibility in front of Han Yue. ”

"That's natural, I still have the virtue of being sympathetic to the feelings of my subordinates."

"You-"

The sound of footsteps came from the corridor not far away, and the two stopped talking at the same time.

"It may be that Xu Zeyuan has finally come over." Ling Peifeng touched his chin, "What's the matter, now you still have the confidence to keep your mind rational and keep track of it?" ”

"I will." Ling Shucheng got up, "I won't bother you yet." ”

Looking at his slightly stiff back, Ling Peifeng said lightly: "When you really can't find a clue, just try to torture Tang Yuche...... But until the last moment, try not to move her, it's easy to startle the snake. ”

"I don't like your habit of measuring the value of the people around you." Ling Shucheng turned his head, his tone a little cold, "I can't accept your habit of measuring feelings by whether you have interests or not." ”

"You can actually say 'don't like', are you assimilated by the girl next to you?" Finally, after teasing, Ling Peifeng added a new cup of tea to himself, "During my absence, don't leave the ship unless you have to." ”

"I understand."

"If you want to leave the ship, it's probably not enough to take a little girl with you." Ling Peifeng looked down at his changing face in the rippling water, "Zhong Si is a good candidate...... In every sense of the word. ”