At this time, Agent Liu, who was sent to the hat shop in the southern district, came back, holding the yellow cap used by the driver just now.

"How's it going?" Inspector Zhou hurriedly asked him.

"It's been investigated, and the hat was bought by a driver."

"What? Is it a driver?"

"Yes, the driver seemed to park the car in front of the store, then got out of the car and entered the store, hurriedly bought a hat, didn't even try it, said that he bought it for the customer, paid for it and left. Because he was in a hurry, the clerk was very impressed. ”

"What kind of car is that? Is it a private car?"

"No, it's a big car."

"What time is it?"

"Just this morning."

"What, this morning!"

"Yes, the clerk told me the hat was sold this morning."

"No way, this hat was found in the yard last night, and it should have been sold at noon yesterday at the latest!"

"However, the clerk did say that it was only sold this morning!"

"That's weird." Inspector Zhou pondered. Suddenly, he jumped up from his chair and shouted, "Quick, get someone to call the driver of the car that chased us here this morning!"

Not long after, Agent Liu came back alone.

"Where's the driver?"

"He was eating in the kitchen just now, and then he went out!"

"What, it's out, where have you gone? Did you drive?"

He said he went to a relative's house nearby, borrowed a bicycle and rode away. Neither the coat nor the hat were brought. ”

"So, he's not wearing a hat anymore."

"No, he pulled a yellow hat out of his pocket and put it on."

"What? A yellow hat?"

"Yes, a yellow fur hat for the driver."

"How so? Isn't this hat here?"

Inspector Zhou pointed to the hat on the table with his chin, and kept fiddling with the coat left by the driver with his hand. Detective Liu suddenly shouted: "Inspector Zhou, there are two hats of the same kind!" This one was just bought this morning, and it didn't help solve the case, and the hat that the prisoner left as physical evidence last night was put on the driver's head and ran away. ”

"By the way, in order to exchange this only physical evidence, the prisoner asked his accomplice to pretend to be a driver, and bought the same hat this morning in exchange for the real thing on the fireplace in the living room."

"So, the prisoner must still be hiding here. Otherwise, how could he instruct the driver?"

"Yes, perhaps, this monster thief is hiding somewhere here in magical disguise. Of course, the driver must be his accomplice, but is there anyone else? Be sure to search carefully, not carelessly. ”

"Inspector Zhou, look! In the driver's coat pocket, there's this thing!" Agent Liu said, handing over a small note folded into a square.

Inspector Zhou carefully opened it, snorted, and saw that it was scribbled in pencil: If the leader is killed, your daughter's life will not be saved.

Inspector Zhou thought: This is a terrible intimidation. No, these vicious gangsters have done everything, and since they have said so, even if they are strictly protected, they cannot ensure that the two girls are safe and sound. And, isn't there already an accomplice of the prisoner lurking in this house? Like that driver, is one of them, if that guy is an accomplice of the robbers, then there must be other accomplices, who are they?

Inspector Zhou thought and turned to the two young reporters, "Which newspaper are you two reporters from?" ”

"I'm a reporter for Jinbao in Dongzhou City." The older one said.

"Where's your press card?"

"Here, here!" After examination, Inspector Zhou confirmed that there was no doubt about this person, returned his press card to him, and asked another: "What about you?"

"I'm a freelance journalist, and I'm not limited to a certain newspaper, freelance writing."

Inspector Zhou looked at him carefully. This is a tall and thin young man, with a beard on his mouth, he is in good spirits, his eyes are sharp, and he is full of heaven, and it seems that this is a young man with a cool head and a quick mind.

"Please show me your press card."

"I don't have that, only journalists who work for a newspaper will have a press card."

Inspector Zhou was skeptical and asked, "What's your name?"

"Jiang Zhixing."

"What's your regular occupation?"

"I'm a student at Southside High School."

"Nonsense, where are the high school students with beards?"

"This? It's a fake beard!" Jiang Zhixing smiled, took off his fake beard, and immediately turned into an innocent teenager, this is like a high school student! . Jiang Zhixing smiled, revealing a mouth full of white teeth. This is indeed the face of an innocent, simple teenager.

"If you don't believe me, there's a letter from my father." As he spoke, he took out a letter from his pocket, and the envelope read: Jiang Zhixing, the dormitory of the South District High School

Inspector Zhou straightened his face and said, "A high school student, what are you doing here?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to study it out of curiosity."

"Research should be on campus!"

"Why are you so fierce! School is now closed. ”

"yes, so what are you here to study?"

"Field internship for amateur detectives!"

"What?"

"I love to read adventure novels and detective novels. Whenever I think of the adventure stories and detective stories in the novel, I am envious. This time, I put on a fake mustache as if I was also a detective, and then, pretending to be a reporter from a major newspaper in Dongzhou, I came to this neighborhood to spend my vacation. ”

"Where the hell do you live?"

"My house is a little further away from the South Side."

"Aren't you going home for the holidays?"

"No, I've been here all the holidays, because school is going to start in two or three days, so I can't go back."

"How did you get here?"

"Last night, I made friends with this reporter from Today's newspaper, and this morning he brought me with him when he heard about a burglary at the estate."

Hearing him say this, Inspector Zhou, who was originally very serious, also smiled and said, "So, do our little detectives have any high opinions about this case?"

"Well, this is a rare mystery! This kind of mysterious murderer and bizarre case, although I have read it in novels before, I have never experienced it myself. This time I came to the scene in person, and if I carefully studied it and exposed the truth about it, it would be amazing!"

"So, you have a clue?"

"Don't dare." The boy smiled and said, "Still, I did find a clue. ”

"Really, to be honest, I don't have a clue! The two escaped prisoners had clearly carried two large packages, but they did not find anything missing. The wounded prisoner did not escape, but disappeared into thin air. I can't figure it out. ”

"I know these questions very well." All those present looked at him in amazement.

"Do you think you know everything?"

"Yes."

"So where is the wounded prisoner hiding?"