Chapter 9 Tryouts
It's really a vague sense of justice, the wind is waiting to be buried.
Of course, Li Xiaonan had long been aware of his bad behavior, although that didn't stop them from becoming friends who shared garlic coffee together, but it wasn't until a few hours ago that Li Xiaonan realized that Feng Beifu's opinion about his younger brother Bai Zhuaoi's actions was not a joke at all, and his sense of justice trembled a little.
This seems to indicate that in the near future, there is really a half probability that they will have an irreversible conflict, just like what the wind is going to say.
"Sometimes, justice is like a unique shackle."
This is the reason why Li Xiaonan failed to be selected for the "selection competition" that year.
It's not so much that he was defeated, but that he, like Zongji, voluntarily gave up his qualifications. Li Xiaonan is reluctant to let his sense of justice become blurred, to this day he still believes that wrong is wrong, and the purpose of uncovering the truth is to catch the cunning criminals hidden in the puzzles and tricks and trying to escape punishment, and use it as a weapon to return the truth to the world, so as to achieve justice in his heart.
Li Xiaonan lives for his justice.
There is nothing wrong with clinging to the truth and the answer, but you must not be confused by the answer.
Whether that answer is a blinding light or a darkness that you can't reach.
“...”
"Crime is a common phenomenon, but logic is a rare kind of thinking." Jean is like a lecturer who speaks "famous quotes" from literary works.
At this time, there was only the piano quietly reading the dossier in the detective's office, and Li Xiaonan, who was crackling and tapping on the keyboard.
After the rest of the detectives learned about the crime, they got the permission granted by Li Xiaonan and went to the scene of the crime.
Li Xiaonan did not issue an official "reward" for this case, which means that although the case is treacherous, it will not provide too much "fame" for the detectives who solve the truth.
But every detective has a heart that yearns for "answers", and they use curiosity to urge the body, like another kind of adrenaline in the concept; Use logical reasoning as the blade to find the way to the truth from the thorn-like mysteries.
“...”
After the "whoosh" sound of the plastic bag and the strange sound of taking a sip of milk tea, Qin put the takeaway bag into the trash can, stretched her waist, picked up the file from the sofa, and handed it back to Li Xiaonan.
"You also ordered a takeout?" Li Xiaonan said casually after taking the file.
Jean sat back on the couch with a "poof" and replied, "It's lunch time." ”
"You have a result?" Li Xiaonan was a little incredulous.
Jean pondered for two seconds and said, "If the message they bring back is the same as I expected." ”
"By the way, Ananda, I still want to make sure, how high is the ceiling of the room at the scene of the crime?"
Li Xiaonan recalled for a moment and replied: "It's probably about one and a half meters high in a normal layer, about 6 meters." ”
"Whew, is that so?" Qin nodded: "In the room where Zongji lives, there should be a piece of physical evidence that is easy to hide, but in fact it is not easy to destroy." ”
Li Xiaonan stood up, took out the information he had just edited from the exit of the printer, walked out of the office, and replied, "It's really like a god, an A-level detective known as the 'door of truth', Qin." ”
“...”
After Li Xiaonan walked out of the office, he summoned Zhao Yinglu and the others, and sent the clues they heard from the detectives, except for Xiao Yang's hand shaking more and more, the faces of the others invariably fell into solemnity.
"It's like a big man with a head and a face, Ananda." Old Zhong frowned, and his already somewhat shriveled cheeks were squeezed out of a deep furrow like bark.
"Yes," Li Xiaonan sighed as if by these two words, and pasted the photos he had obtained and the profiles and information that he could investigate on a glass wall.
"Did you find any other information?" Li Xiao looked at the forensic doctor Xiao Xia.
Xiao Xia shook his head and replied: "There must be a person among them who is proficient in hacking, otherwise the information would not have been eliminated so cleanly, if the information of the members of this organization had been noticed earlier, with the ability of the bureau, they would definitely be able to find out something." But now it's all been deleted and changed, leaving no clues. ”
"As for the origin of that refrigerator, the investigation has been investigated, and the final delivery address shown is downstairs in the 'Old God Research Society', the territory of those young detectives." Old Zhong added with some regret.
"I couldn't even find a motive for the crime." Zhao Yinglu seemed to be in a low mood: "It seems to be... Committing a crime for the sake of sinning..."
"It's like a bunch of crazy people."
“...”
Evening.
Under Li Xiaonan's gaze, another takeaway was delivered into his office, but there was no sign of the detectives returning.
Old Zhong Xiaoxia heard from Zhao Yinglu that Li Xiaonan had actually participated in the selection of detectives when he was in college, so they pestered him to tell him the story of the detective selection competition five years ago, the reason was "What if there are any clues." ”
Li Xiaonan didn't know if they really thought that there would be clues in it, but after roughly recalling it, he actually agreed with their excuses.
Because whether it is the appearance of Saraville or the composition of the members of the "church" organization, it seems that they are inseparable from the tryouts, especially the woman who played them around, the scarlet pupil - Zongji.
In Li Xiaonan's somewhat helpless gaze, Qin took out a chair from his office, slowly placed it in the "VIP audience", and then trapped himself in satisfaction, as if looking at himself with some expectation.
"Don't get me wrong, the content and progress of the competition in each region are not the same, and they are not the same." Jean explained to the stares around her, "So I'm also curious about what happened in the competition area where Ananda is located, in the face of such a case..."
Qin's gaze swept over a week and then stayed on Li Xiaonan's face: "It made you give up your qualification to become a 'detective'." ”
"Can't I really lose the election?" Li Xiao asked rhetorically without changing his face.
Jean shook her head and didn't reply, but returned to her usual languid posture and nestled in her chair.
"The time of the selection is not fixed, the one five years ago was a full ten years after the last one." Li Xiaonan didn't pay attention to Qin anymore, but introduced the background of the story to the police: "The reason why it is called a selection competition is because people who have made achievements in the case will be able to log in to the detective network and a terminal after the case is over, and the detective identities of these people will be officially recognized, at least superficially." ”
But in fact, each selection competition can actually be regarded as a summary of doubts. Among them, you may even encounter the real culprit of the case who wants to fish in troubled waters to get away with the crime. ”
"So, in fact, the whole selection process is not as safe and sacred as it sounds. On the contrary, it is full of cunning and danger. ”
"Often when we are closest to the truth, danger is looming. Maybe not all the real murderers on the run will fight to the death, but not all 'detectives' with IQ are equally capable of having a good spirit of competition. ”
Li Xiaonan stretched out his finger and pointed to his head, and continued: "The selection competition five years ago was called the 'Battle of the Century' in the records, because the lineup of the participants was slightly luxurious, including many famous detectives who were already quite famous before the selection competition. ”
"For example, the A-class detective Jean who is sitting with us right now, he is called the 'Door of Truth'."
"As for the reason why I signed up for the competition, it was simply because I thought I was talented at that time, and I wanted to gain some satisfaction in cracking the truth and a sense of honor in defeating other detectives with my fledgling enthusiasm."
"Obviously, it didn't make the cut." Li Xiaonan shrugged his shoulders when he said this, looking free and easy.
"There were four stages in the tryouts, named ABCD, and the puzzles were different for each stage, and the contestants were completely randomly assigned, but I was placed in stage B, which happened to be in Dia, the city where I went to university. At the same time, when investigating the case at that time, I got acquainted with the Feng Beifu brothers..."Li Xiaonan took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth, lit it, and continued: "In my competition area, the case I was in charge of at that time was a serial murder and corpse mutilation case that lasted for eight years, and the murderer was on the run at that time, and he could even commit it again at any time. ”
"So did you catch him at that time?"
To Li Xiao's surprise, it was Qin who asked the question.
I don't know if it's an illusion, Li Xiaonan always feels that there is something wrong with the piano and wants to confirm it from his mouth... But why didn't he just ask.
"Nope." Li Xiaonan shook his head, looked at Qin who was a little focused, and continued: "If I caught him at that time, then I am also a member of the detectives now, right?" ”
"I look forward to your joining." Jean changed the subject once again.
"As for whether the real culprit of that case was arrested in the end, you need to ask if the wind that persevered to the end was buried." Li Xiaonan continued: "After all, I withdrew in the middle of the case, and for some reason, I haven't asked about the result of that match in the past five years. ”
"Since I didn't become a detective to get the terminal, I didn't have a channel to investigate on my own, and this matter was over."
Zhao Yinglu raised her hand at this time: "Isn't there a record of this case on our Internet?" ”
"Normally, there should be, but the tryouts five years ago were special in that they were sponsored by an anonymous billionaire in the form of commissions, including four cases in the ABCD division. So in the end, these are included in the scope of 'private commissions' and are not entered into the police system. Li Xiaonan thought about it and said: "But I have heard that during the selection competition, within the scope of the case, all cities sent police officers to participate in the investigation and collect information, and there should still be many seniors from the police station who understand the process, but they are not allowed to record it." ”
"There's really no card," the old bell sighed.
"After all, that's the right the detectives have earned for themselves." Li Xiaonan shrugged his shoulders again: "It's like a special right for 'superheroes'." ”
"I'll just wait for me to recall it a little bit, and I'll tell you when I'm free. Because I also felt that the tryouts did have a lot to do with the sudden appearance of Saraville who provoked the police, I wanted to avoid any omissions. Li Xiaonan clapped his hands and signaled that he could get off work.
Looking at the back of Li Xiaonan's return to the detective's office, Zhao Yinglu once again showed an "unhappy" expression, and muttered: "Obviously I didn't say anything!" ”
"Don't worry." Jean's voice answered her muttering, "The show may have just begun." ”