Hearing my words, You Lu put down the dishes and chopsticks he had just picked up.

"Professor Li, are you suspicious of me?" You Lu asked.

When Meng Ting heard this, she panicked suddenly: "Li Ke, will you make a mistake!" ”

I shook my head: "It's just a routine question." ”

Hearing my answer, both You Lu and Meng Ting breathed a sigh of relief, You Lu didn't seem to tell Meng Ting the details of what happened that day. You Lu said that he would pass by there, really to participate in the art exhibition, You Lu said that I have also seen the art exhibition, and it is impossible for him to hold such a big art exhibition at once in order to deliberately block us.

You Lu was a little anxious, he said that the route he drove that day was also told to him by Meng Ting. Meng Ting's family lives in City B, and she is a senior reporter, she is much more familiar with the route of City B than You Travel, on the day of the trip, Meng Ting and You Travel discussed, Meng Ting thought that the route would save more time.

Meng Ting also nodded, saying that it was indeed her idea. I looked at Meng Ting, then at You Lu, and smiled: "Okay, I know, can you tell me about the matter between you and Hong Jie?" ”

You Lu was very cooperative, he said that Hong Jie was indeed his good friend, and that in the first two years, Hong Jie and his wife would often come to his house as guests, and the two portraits were painted at that time. But in the past two years, You Lu has been running around the country, busy doing various art exhibitions, and he has not seen Hong Jie and his wife for a long time.

On the day of his wedding, Hong Jie did not attend because of business matters, but Hong Jie gave You Lu a big gift. Hong Jie was ready to sponsor You Lu to hold a large-scale art exhibition again, for the two of them, especially for Hong Jie, money was not a problem at all, so You Lu did not refuse.

They had made an appointment to have dinner together in a few days, but I didn't expect to bring him such news.

You Lu: "Can I go see Hong Jie?" ”

I stood up: "I can't do anything about this, you can go to the police to go through the formalities." ”

I walked out of the villa, Meng Ting kept following me, she said that I must have made a mistake, You Lu could not deliberately obstruct the police. I turned around and patted Meng Ting's shoulder gently, signaling her to rest assured that I would not wronged a good person.

Meng Ting's face was full of anxiety, and from her expression, I couldn't see any nostalgia for Du Lei. I also hope in my heart that You Lv has no problem, if You Lv has a problem, Meng Ting will be too pitiful. Saying goodbye to Meng Ting, I got into the taxi waiting for me outside, and with the wind blowing, I called Shen Nuo.

As soon as the case was closed, I felt that there was more to deal with. Shen Nuo answered the phone quickly, the other end of the phone was a little noisy, I asked Shen Nuo about Xiao Nan's situation, and Shen Nuo told me that Xiao Nan was dead......

Xiao Nan was recognized as brain dead by the hospital last night, and when I heard the news, my heart beat a few times.

"Why didn't you notify me?" I asked.

Shen Nuo: "Aren't you solving the case?" ”

Shen Nuo was at Xiao Nan's funeral, and she told me that there were few people at Xiao Nan's funeral, not even her biological parents, and those who were at the scene were Lao Zhang's colleagues in the police force. Everyone misses the old days, so they took time to attend Xiao Nan's funeral, but they all came and left.

The funeral was very deserted, and Zhao Da also went. Shen Nuo cried, she asked me not to worry about the affairs of G City, and soon, she hung up the phone. Before I knew it, I was back at the police academy, which was full of media, and the news of the case had been broken, and many reporters were gathered outside the police academy.

Several leaders of the police academy were being interviewed, and the reporters asked very sharp questions, and many even questioned why the students of the police academy believed in such a thing as a pen immortal with no scientific basis, and some people reprimanded the police academy for its unfavorable education and the cultivation of cruel murderers.

The families of the victims mingled with the crowd, and with the help of the media, they demanded an explanation from the police academy. The leaders of the police academy simply couldn't cope with so many reporters' inquiries, and I saw a leader take out his mobile phone, and it seemed that he was about to contact the administration to expel the media.

When I entered the police academy, a lot of reporters spotted me and they surrounded me. They didn't target me, they just asked me some details about solving the case, and there were several reporters I knew who shared the table with me at Meng Ting's wedding. I felt a headache, bypassed the crowd and entered the police academy, many reporters wanted to follow, but the security guard at the gate stopped everyone.

I didn't feel quiet when I entered the police academy, and the people in the police academy talked a lot, and it wasn't until I returned to the unit that I felt the roar in my head disappear. Xu Yi and Jiang Jun immediately asked me if the case had been solved, I nodded, just said that I had a headache and went back to my room to sleep.

I didn't know how long I fell asleep, I opened my eyes, Xu Yi was beside me, smelling the fragrance on her body, I felt that my head didn't hurt so much. Xu Yi gave me a glass of water and an unopened box of medicine, which was fenoprofen, and Xu Yi asked me to take one piece to relieve my headache.

I don't like to take medicine, I just drink water. When I came out of the living room, my mother was chatting with Jiang Jun, and I told everyone in detail about Zeng Rui and Hong Jie's murder. Jiang Jun couldn't understand it, in his opinion, no matter how much Zeng Rui loved someone, he would not kill people for the other party.

"Many times, there is no reason to kill, and there are many times when a small thing can cause the intention to kill, not to mention that Zeng Rui really loves a man so much." Xu Yi sighed.

After I talked about Zeng Rui's growing up environment, Jiang Jun finally had some understanding, people's personalities are complex, and people who have suppressed their hearts for a long time are easy to have no hesitation for the so-called love.

For the next two days, I didn't go out of the police academy again. The leaders of the police academy suggested that I end the long vacation to teach, and I did not refuse, I always felt that the Woman in Red case task force would not be established so soon. I gave my students a lesson in detective science, but during the two days of class, the students were all absent-minded, and they were still immersed in this case.

I called Wen Ning, who said that the investigation phase had ended and the case had been transferred to the judicial department. The case has a great impact in City B, so the court will arrange for the trial to start as soon as possible and allow the media to participate in the trial.

Wen Ning arranged a meeting with Xu Tong for me, and I didn't bring anyone with me to the café where Wen Ning informed me. The café is on the corner of Xidan Street, not long after it opened, there were very few people, and as soon as I entered the door, Wen Ning waved at me.

Xu Tong and Wen Ning sat by the window, and when I approached, Xu Tong stood up and held out his hand to me.

"Professor Li, long time no see." Just like a few years ago, Xu Tong still smiled when he saw me.

I nodded, shook his hand, and sat down.

Xu Tong is not young, just like Wang Xin. Xu Tong only drinks boiling water, he said that young people drink more coffee like this, and he is old and only likes plain things like boiling water.

Xu had something to say on the phone, and I smiled: "When did Captain Xu like to talk around the bush?" ”

Wen Ning was slightly displeased when he heard what I said, Xu Tong waved his hand and asked Wen Ning to go back first, Wen Ning didn't dare to disobey Xu Tong's order, glanced at me, and strode out of the café.

Xu Tong continued my words and said: "As a person, I like to be ordinary and bland, and I don't like life to have waves. In this case, you have also seen that there is a lot of pressure from public opinion, and the masses are not as easy to be deceived as in the past. ”

Xu Tong said half-jokingly, I understood what he meant. For a long time in the past, the masses did not ask about justice, but with the improvement of democracy, the investigation and judicial procedures have become more and more open, which is in line with the civilization and progress of the judiciary, but at the same time it has brought about an adverse effect.

Public opinion interferes excessively in the administration of justice, and it is fine if the criminal suspect is guilty, but in many cases, the court finally sentenced the death penalty because the criminal suspect should not be sentenced to death in accordance with the judicial procedures, and the defense lawyer of the criminal suspect will also be attacked by the masses.

I looked at Xu Tong, who was smiling but not smiling, and asked, "Captain Xu came out of me, not just to talk about this matter, right?" ”

Xu Tong nodded, and as I expected, he mentioned the 330 case. Xu Tong asked me why, for so many years, even though Xu Yi had returned safely, he had not given up investigating the case.

"Xu Yi, it's just my selfishness, but I don't want to see a case being covered up, have you forgotten the four highly decomposed corpses found in the Miyun Reservoir? Have you forgotten that there is also Du Lei who disappeared in the 330 case? I clenched the cup in my hand.

Xu Tong nodded with a smile: "What if I told you that the police have not given up the investigation?" ”