Liu Pengcheng was a little annoyed when he was interrupted by someone, but it was indeed time to set off after looking at his watch. I don't know if Xiao Xia can bring any useful clues to herself.

The place to meet Xiao Xia was found by Xiao Liu of the Mingzhou Criminal Investigation Detachment, called the Red Umbrella Cafe, it is said that this place is not far from Xiao Xia's house, so that Xiao Xia can go home early to rest after the conversation.

Liu Pengcheng and Xiao Xia arrived in Mingzhou and couldn't find the north, so it was Xiao Liu's car, this red umbrella café was really not close to the city bureau, and when there was no car at night, it drove for more than half an hour, and after Xiao Liu parked the car in the parking lot, they saw Xiao Xia waiting at the door as soon as they got out of the car.

This café is not big, because at that time it was fashionable to have coffee, Western food or something, so although it was already more than nine o'clock in the evening, there were really a lot of people, and there were new guests.

This café should be the decoration style of a typical small western restaurant in the 90s, the walls are covered with photos of scenery from all over the world, there are useless candlesticks on the table, and a girl playing the piano on the stage, Liu Pengcheng can tell that it is "The Blue Danube".

A few people found a seat and sat down, and the waiter, dressed like a Western maid, came over and asked them what they had to drink.

Liu Pengcheng took their menu and looked at it, asked a few people for their opinions, ordered three cups of coffee, and ordered a glass of milk and a sandwich for Xiao Xia.

The coffee came up quickly, Liu Pengcheng took a sip, it tasted good, authentic Nestle instant coffee.

Natsu's sandwiches and milk also came up. The reason why I ordered sandwiches was because Liu Pengcheng saw that Xiao Xia was a little restrained here, and he should have rarely or never eaten Western food. Sandwiches, on the other hand, are eaten with your hands, without the knife and fork.

Xiao Xia finished the small sandwich in a few bites, Liu Pengcheng asked him what he ordered, Xiao Xia hurriedly shook his hand, and said that he had eaten a boxed lunch at night. It's just that I have to have a late-night snack every day when I go home.

After a few nonsense conversations, they got to the point. Xiao Xia said: "Officer Liu, I remember something, I don't know if it will be useful to you. ”

In fact, it was not so much that he remembered one thing, but rather remembered a place, and this place was Fengqi Street. This is a famous old street. According to Xiao Xia, in addition to business banquets, one of the few times he sent Lao Du outside after work, just didn't go home, just went here. But every time I send it, I don't need him to pick it up. Because it's not far from here to Lao Du's house.

Lao Du never said where he was going, nor who he went to, because this was an old pedestrian street, so Xiao Xia could only park the car at the entrance.

It is said that this is not a clue, and it has nothing to do with the case, but there are a few things that impress Xiao Xia very much, and after he remembered this incident, he still called Liu Pengcheng.

First, the person Lao Du was looking for was his old acquaintance, and he met by chance, Lao Du was very happy in those days, and told Xiao Xia that he had found someone he knew when he was in elementary school. National Elementary School! It's elementary school, that is, this person met when he was in the Republic of China. Because when New China was founded, Lao Du was already in middle school.

Second, he should be a craftsman, because Lao Du and Xiao Xia said, "You still have to know a craft, but I really didn't expect him to return to this street with his craft." ”

Third, this person is a man, because every time Lao Du goes to see this person, he never goes empty-handed, but brings cooked foods such as roast chicken and duck, or seafood such as crabs and prawns, and he must bring old wine. This should all be liked by men. Moreover, Lao Du called the other party's old brother, which shows that he is not only a man, but also much older than Lao Du.

But later, Lao Duti became less and less person, and finally one day he never mentioned it, although sometimes he still went to this street, but he never talked to Xiao Xia about this person again.

Liu Pengcheng asked, "Do you know what this person's surname is?" ”

Xiao Xia shook his head, he really didn't know, Lao Du had never said it. And Xiao Xia is not a random character.

He didn't know any more.

The next day, the criminal police compared the list of those who attended Lao Du's funeral, as well as Lao Du's "tea friends".

Strangely, there was neither a business nor a person living near that street.

Tea friends don't have excusable circumstances, but people who have known each other for so long can't say anything if they don't attend Lao Du's funeral. Of course, it is not excluded that the old man is old and walks in front of Lao Du.

While the criminal policemen were busy comparing, Liu Pengcheng was not idle, found Professor Xiao and Professor Luo, and showed them the situation of Luohe's case.

After Professor Xiao saw it, he smiled and said, "Professor Xiaoyanagi, do you suspect that the man in the military coat and think that the so-called hired murderer is valid?" ”

Liu Pengcheng didn't hide his thoughts: "Yes, I think this person is looking for the victim, and he is also looking for a reason for him to act." ”

Professor Xiao smiled and asked, "Do you think he found it?" ”

Liu Pengcheng said: "If he is really the murderer, then he has found it." The first reason was that he thought that the drunkard Shi Xiaojun was right, he killed an adulterer and an adulteress. The second reason is that Shi Xiaojun spent two yuan seven to invite him to dinner. ”

Professor Xiao thought for a while: "One public and one private, it is indeed two reasons, if it is really him, then the biggest reason is that he wants to kill someone, or he must kill someone." Do you suspect that this is a perverted homide? ”

Liu Pengcheng asked, "Do you think it's possible?" ”

"Of course it's possible, any motive is possible until the real culprit is determined," Professor Xiao said. Do you think the suspect in our case is the same person? ”

At this time, Professor Luo also walked into the conference room, still holding the forensic report made by the task force at that time. said: "The forensic examination at that time was too rough, let me say a judgment that cannot be regarded as a scientific conclusion, it is just my personal opinion, these two cases were done by one person." Although there are no good clues, from the angle of the knife edge, the length and the exposure of the large intestine, you can still see some! ”

Liu Pengcheng asked: "If it is really a person, the reason last time was to punish the adulterer and adulteress, and to accept the grace of a meal from others, then what about this time?" Everyone knows Lao Du's personality, was he also punished? ”

Professor Xiao said, "No! The criminal's criminal consciousness and subjective viciousness will also escalate, last time it was a public and a private reason, this time it is very likely that one reason will be on the line, whether it is for public or private, he just needs a reason to convince himself to do it. Eventually, it will develop to the point where he can kill people for no reason. ”

Liu Pengcheng nodded.

At this time, Xiao Liu walked in, holding a bunch of case information, and told them by the way that they had compared the list of Lao Du's tea friends and those who attended the funeral, and there was no one who met the conditions you said.

Liu Pengcheng stood up and said to Xiao Liu: "You change into civilian clothes, let's go shopping, and come back to see these case files." ”

(End of chapter)