The Nanshan City Criminal Investigation Detachment received an urgent report: an explosion occurred at the Peace Hotel. Tian Chunda, the captain of the criminal investigation detachment, immediately led his subordinates to the scene of the crime.

When the police car arrived, two fire engines and three ambulances were parked in front of the hotel.

Tian Chunda walked in and asked one of the firefighters present, "What's the situation?" ”

"An elevator exploded on the thirtieth floor. It was like a time bomb, killing and wounding several people. It didn't catch fire, but it was a blessing in misfortune......"

After listening to him, Tian Chunda walked towards one of the six elevators next to side. Several detectives followed him.

When I came to the 30th floor, I saw chaos in the corridor in front of the elevator. The smell of blood and gunpowder was in the nose, and the groans of the wounded were incessant. The white smoke has not yet dissipated. The wounded were carried on stretchers, presumably the deceased, wrapped in blankets.

It was the leftmost elevator that was blown up. The thick iron door, curled outward, illustrates the severity of the explosion. Inside, there was slimy blood all over the floor.

The young criminal policeman An Yi looked inside and couldn't help but "vomit!" With a bang, almost throwing up, he hurriedly gagged his mouth with his hand. It turned out that there was a human hand thrown in the corner of the elevator hall that had been blown off.

Tian Chunda squatted on the blood-stained floor, picked up pieces of the shattered handbag fragments and looked at them, and finally gently grabbed the human hand that was thrown on the floor, and said, "Lost something!" "Handed over to the ambulance crew.

"Was the bomb in a handbag?" An Yi asked.

"Probably!" Tian Chunda nodded slightly.

It is understood that at the time of the explosion, there were 15 men and women in the elevator, because the door had not yet been opened, and they were stuck inside, which aggravated the tragedy. A total of six people were killed and nine were slightly or seriously injured.

The wounded were taken care of at the nearby No. 1 Municipal Hospital.

Two detectives came to the hospital.

Only three lightly wounded were able to speak, but their testimonies were vague and of little value. The elevator where the accident occurred stopped all floors, and at the time of the incident, there were people going up and down almost every floor.

"Do you see anyone carrying a purse?" Detective Hao Dong asked.

All three shook their heads, saying that they had found no one acting suspiciously.

When people walk into the elevator, they naturally face the door. As a result, it is not possible to find a handbag that could be placed in the innermost corner. Moreover, it is a large hotel with 700 guest rooms, and if the guests enter the elevator on the first floor, there must be a lot of people carrying handbags or suitcases, and people will not notice them one by one. In fact, of the nine wounded, six were lodging guests and three were practitioners. The criminal police did not get a decent harvest and returned to the scene.

An Yi was still inspecting the bombed elevator. He chattered with personal analysis: "I inquired for a long time, but I didn't get decent testimony. A young female wounded woman said that she had seen a young man of twenty-five or sixteen years old, wearing sunglasses, going up and down the twenty-fifth floor, like a criminal, but he could not be trusted. I don't think a suspicious person wearing sunglasses is a criminal. For the offender, whether male or female, is certainly not conspicuous in his clothing and manners. ”

"Did someone put a bomb on it to kill a specific person in the elevator?" An Yi said.

"No, six people died in the elevator, and the other nine survived. If you want to kill a specific person, this method is too certain. Tian Chunda said.

"So, does the captain think it was the bomber?"

"I don't think so, either. If you are a bombard, you will choose a more effective place. ”

"So, what does the captain think?"

"I think it's an act of intimidation. Let's follow this clue and investigate. ”

Tian Chunda and Hao Dong and An Yi came to the general manager's office of the hotel.

In the spacious office, a large desk sits by the window, where a well-dressed man in his mid-sixties sits. He is Qiao Jian, the general manager.

Tian Chunda looked at Qiao Jian and said, "We are from the Municipal Criminal Investigation Detachment. My name is Tian Chunda, and these two are criminal policemen Hao Dong and An Yi. ”

"It's the police! However, there is no need to ask me about the explosion. Ask the guards! They are responsible for the security of the hostel. I don't know anything. Qiao Jian stretched his arm and said.

"I can't believe your words." Tian Chunda's words shocked An Yi beside him.

"What did you say?" Qiao Jian's face turned red.

"I'm going to ask you straight, and please answer me frankly too!"

"Ask what?"

"Is someone intimidating you? At first you thought it was a prank and ignored it, but the criminals resorted to action and blew up the elevator, didn't you? ”

"No, no one intimidated me."

"Really?"

"Therefore, please go back. I'm busy. In this case, although the security department entrusted a security company, the pensions of the deceased and the injured had to be discussed with the relevant personnel. ”

"Understood." Tian Chunda nodded briskly and walked out of the office with two subordinates.

Tian Chunda's attitude surprised An Yi very much. Therefore, while walking down the corridor towards the elevator, he said, "Captain Tian, the general manager is obviously lying. His face changed when he heard you mention intimidation. ”

"I know he's lying."

"Then why do you want to go back here?"

"I didn't say I wanted to go back, did I?" Tian Chunda said calmly.

Tian Chunda went down to the front hall on the first floor and sat heavily on the sofa. Hao Dong and An Yi also sat down helplessly. They don't know what Tian Chunda's next step will be

Office, looking at Tian Chunda's face uneasily.

Tian Chunda took out his cigarette and smoked it leisurely, and after about twenty minutes, he looked at his watch, suddenly stood up and said, "The time is just right." ”

"What?" Hao Dong asked.

"Follow me and you'll find out."

Tian Chunda walked into the elevator again and went straight to the manager's room on the thirty-sixth floor.

On the door of the manager's room hangs a sign that reads "Meet Now". Tian Chunda pushed the door open without any scruples.

The female secretary shouted in surprise and blocked in front of them, Tian Chunda bypassed her and opened the door to the inner room.

General Manager Qiao Jian was standing inside with a man of forty-five or sixteen, whispering something, and there was a huge suitcase on the table.

Qiao Jian looked back in surprise. Tian Chunda didn't say a word, stepped forward, and glanced at the open suitcase, which was full of used hundred-yuan bills.

The young criminal policeman An Yi couldn't help but whisper in surprise, "Ah! But Tian Chunda always looked at Qiao Jian with calm eyes, and then at another man.

"The bank is closed, this is the cash in the hotel vault! Is this the amount demanded by the criminals? ”

Hearing what Tian Chunda said, Qiao Jian said helplessly: "Yes, but how do you know that Tian Jun, the head of the accounting section, will scrape together the money and bring it?" ”

"On my instincts."

"Intuition? I don't see it. How do you know, please be sure to tell me. ”

"Why?"

"Only if you say it, can I decide whether to trust you or not. I don't trust detectives who only rely on intuition. ”