Chapter 32: A Fatal Coincidence (4)
"How do you know something happened to us at seven o'clock last night?" The man looked at Liu Ling in surprise with an expression of disbelief.
Liu Ling's heartbeat skipped a beat, and she took a deep breath: "Is there really an accident?" Can you tell me what's going on? β
The man swallowed his saliva and replied, "Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that there was an accident at the construction site, and several workers were injured, but no one died." β
"Can you elaborate on that?" Liu Ling said busily.
"Girl, why are you asking so much," the man looked wary, "I said it was not a big deal. He didn't seem to want to say more, "I'm still in a hurry to go back to the construction site to raise funds, and my brother is waiting for money to save his life!" I won't tell you more about it yet. The man turned to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Liu Ling hurriedly stopped him, "Can you leave me a contact information?" β
The man frowned: "Leave the phone, don't worry, what do you want to do, girl?" β
"Is your construction site in Baihua Lane?" Liu Ling asked suddenly, staring at the man's lips, eagerly waiting for an answer.
"You... Did you see that? When the man heard this, his originally cold and anxious expression changed instantly, and he looked at Liu Ling with his mouth open.
"Anyway, just leave me a phone number! Let's get back to you later, and I'll explain it to you. Liu Lin pleaded.
The man sighed, although he was very hesitant, but finally read out a string of numbers, which Liu Ling quickly recorded.
"Xie..." Before Liu Ling could say another word of thanks, the man hurriedly left.
"Cousin, what did you just say to that man?" Looking at Liu Ling, who was walking back with a heavy heart, his cousin asked curiously.
"It's nothing, let's go eat first!" Liu Ling replied perfunctorily, helping her aunt, who was still sobbing faintly.
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When she returned home at night and lay down on the sofa, Liu Ling felt that her legs were like heavy lead and she was exhausted.
Reluctantly cheered up and took a shower, Liu Ling, who was lying on the bed, remembered to call Luo Zhen. Before she could press the dial button, the phone screen showed that her boyfriend was calling.
"Honey, there's a discovery!" As soon as she picked up the phone, Liu Ling heard her boyfriend's excited voice, "Today we expanded the scope of investigation. Near that alley, cameras within a radius of two hundred meters have been called up, and after checking them one by one, guess what? Luo Zhen recounted endlessly, not giving Liu Ling a chance to ask questions at all.
"I found that not far from the end of the alley where the accident occurred, on the side of a street parallel to the alley, a camera photographed a large stop truck parked there, although because of the bad angle, the license plate number cannot be seen clearly in the video, but, guess what is in the truck?" Luo Zhen gushed endlessly, and his tone was excited.
Liu Ling immediately sat up: "Mao Zhu, is it my uncle's truck?" β
"Eight or nine is not far from ten." Luo Zhen immediately replied, "I immediately thought of what you told me during the day, about my uncle eating in Baihua Lane. So I went to check my uncle's impounded van and found that the front of the two cars was the same! He paused at this point, "So, my uncle was probably near the scene at the time of the crime!" β
"You don't suspect that your uncle is the murderer, do you?" Liu Ling asked tentatively.
"Fool, where do you want to go!" Luo Zhen immediately replied, "Originally, there were no clues in the case, but now it seems that my uncle may be the only eyewitness." I've reported this to the captain and he told me to follow up closely. β
"It's a pity that my uncle hasn't woken up yet, otherwise there might be a clue." Liu Ling sighed.
"Yes," Luo Zhen's voice instantly became smaller, and he seemed to be a little frustrated, "but at least there is hope!" Don't worry, didn't the doctor say that the condition is getting better, maybe you will wake up tomorrow. β
Liu Ling agreed, but suddenly remembered something. She paused and asked her boyfriendβ
"Luo Zhen, let me ask you, is there a construction site near the accident alley?"
There was a pause on the other end of the phone, and then her boyfriend's surprised voice came, "There really is one." How do you ask that? β
"Do you think it's possible that something fell from the construction site and hit the dead?" Liu Ling had a flash of inspiration and asked softly.
"Impossible!" Luo Zhen immediately denied, "Is it okay to have two streets between the construction site and the alley?" And people have safety nets, so they can't be smashed into the alley anyway. What's more, I also said that there was no murder weapon found at the scene, let alone bricks, steel pipes and anything like that. β
"Oh..."Liu Ling replied disappointedly.
"Honey, why did you think of this?" Luo Zhen was a little puzzled.
Liu Ling thought about it, and told Luo Zhen everything about her dreams and talking to men during the day.
After listening to his girlfriend's story, Luo Zhen thought for a moment and said, "You send me that person's phone number, and I'll go find out the situation tomorrow." Honey, you rest early, I can't make do in the duty room tonight. Good night! β
Hanging up the phone, Liu Ling sighed deeply. Although there seems to be some progress in the case, the doubts in her heart are deep. She was stunned for a moment before she got into bed and turned off the lamp.
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On the third day of the incident, Baihua Lane, 10 a.m.
Luo Zhen stepped on the cigarette butt and closed the car door casually. He looked at the gloomy sky and the buildings under construction surrounded by green safety nets, and his heart felt more and more solemn.
When he arrived at the construction site office, Yin Runyuan was already waiting there. And, of course, the person in charge of the construction site.
"Comrade policeman, you've done a lot of work." The person in charge of the construction smiled with a smile on his face and enthusiastically beckoned Luo Zhen to sit down.
Yin Runyuan stood aside a little uncomfortably, his eyes flashing, and he didn't say a word.
After another greeting, the person in charge of the construction poured tea for Luo Zhen, and Luo Zhen got straight to the point: "Today I just want to know about the accident that happened at your construction site on November 5th, that is, the evening before yesterday." β
"Yo, what's the accident, Officer Luo!" The person in charge of the construction was busy, "Our construction site is in accordance with the regulations, and the construction is safe, and there are no hidden dangers." Who are you listening to to talk nonsense about what kind of accident there is? He glared at Yin Runyuan as he spoke, and the latter cowered and didn't dare to speak.
Luo Zhen sneered and said to the person in charge of construction: "I came to find Yin Runyuan today, and I want to talk to him alone." Please go out for a while and cooperate with us, thank you very much. β
The person in charge of construction was like a punch, and his face instantly became ugly. He rubbed his hands, looked at Luo Zhen and smiled awkwardly, and glared at Yin Runyuan fiercely, before he opened the door and went out.
"Sit." Luo Zhen said to Yin Runyuan, "Don't be nervous, it's just a regular question, you just tell the truth, and tell everything that happened the night before clearly." β
"Officer Locke, really... There really weren't any incidents. It was just a small accident, no one was injured, and no one died. Really, you believe me! Yin Runyuan nervously stood up again, his eyes looking at the ground.
"I know." Luo Zhen pulled him to sit down, "You just tell me about the matter, I'll find out, it's okay." β
Yin Runyuan swallowed his saliva and paused for a long time before slowly starting to speak. β