After the wrong flirtation, the president lost control

Early in the morning on a weekday, Xiao Tongyu arrived at the door of the Public Security Bureau.

Captain Liu Wei contacted her last night and wanted her to come to the police station to identify someone.

After the case happened thirteen years ago, Xiao Tongyu was called to the police station every now and then in the first two years. He repeatedly looked at various evidence and witnesses, and recalled all the details that might be related to the case.

Xiao Tongyu was only in his teens at the time, so you can imagine how much mental trauma and pressure he endured. Those painful memories would be pulled out and replayed almost every once in a while.

She has nightmares almost every night.

As time went by, the relevant evidence became less and less, and the case became more and more difficult to solve. She had not received any contact from Officer Liu for many years.

"Tongtong?"

Xiao Tongyu turned around and saw Lin Xiao trotting towards her from the bottom of the stairs.

He was wearing a dark blue hooded sweatshirt today, which was unusual. His bangs were scattered on his forehead and there was a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

She was a little dazed for a moment, as if she saw the school hunk in high school who was wearing a blue and white school uniform and black headphones on his ears.

"Lin Xiao? Why are you here?"

"Officer Liu asked me to identify someone."

In fact, Lin Xiao also felt strange. He had never participated in the investigation of Xiao Tongyu's parents' case from beginning to end. He was also confused when he was suddenly called here to identify the person.

Not to mention that so many years have passed, even when the case first happened, he knew nothing.

But fortunately I came today, at least I can see Xiao Tongyu.

"Oh."

Xiao Tongyu didn't say anything else, and the two of them walked into the Public Security Bureau together.

……

In the reception room, Liu Wei placed three photos on the table.

"Look around, both of you, to see if there are any familiar faces among these three people that you have seen before."

Xiao Tongyu and Lin Xiao immediately moved closer to the photo.

The men in the three photos have nothing in common.

The first one had a square face, stubble, and looked to be in his forties.

The second one had a thin face, deep wrinkles, and wore glasses.

The third one had dark skin and a deep scar on his face.

Xiao Tongyu frowned and tried hard to search his memory, but he couldn't remember where he had seen these people.

While the two were observing, Liu Wei kept watching Lin Xiao's reaction. In fact, the purpose of asking Lin Xiao to come was not to identify him, but to find out how much he knew about the inside story of Xiao Tongyu's parents' case.

Liu Wei had contacted Lin Tianhao, but he refused because he was too busy. Lin Tianhao was not a suspect, and the case happened so many years ago, so they couldn't force others to participate in the investigation. If those big businessmen brought in lawyers, it would be a headache for the police.

So Liu Wei had no choice but to contact Lin Xiao, but he didn't expect that he would agree immediately.

Xiao Tongyu raised his head: "Officer Liu, I have never seen these three people. Who are they?"

Liu Wei said seriously, "These three are wanted criminals on the run. They have committed similar crimes in the past ten to twenty years. Most of them are intentionally causing car accidents that have caused serious injuries or deaths to others."

"In the case of Mr. and Mrs. Xiao Ming, the car with the brake failure was usually only used on weekends. On weekdays, Xiao Ming would take another car that had no problems at all to and from get off work."

"So the accident car has been parked in the Xiao family's garage. I think when the criminal was tampering with the car, you, Xiao Tongyu, might have seen it intentionally or unintentionally."

At that time, Xiao Tongyu lived in a villa with a garage next to it. Xiao Tongyu tried hard to recall whether he had seen any suspicious strangers near his home during that period.

But so many years have passed, even if she had seen him, she would not be able to remember his appearance.

Lin Xiao raised his head and looked directly into Liu Wei's eyes: "Officer Liu, why did you call me here to identify the person? Our home is not close to the Xiao family, and I have no chance of getting in touch with the Xiao family's car."

Liu Wei explained: "It's like this, Lin Xiao. Because your Lin family and Xiao family were very close back then, I thought you would often go to the Xiao family and maybe you would see them by chance."

Judging from Lin Xiao's expression when he looked at the photo just now, Liu Wei was almost certain that even if the Lin family was the main culprit in the Xiao family case, Lin Xiao must not be aware of it.

There was no evasiveness in his eyes, nor did he try to hide anything or feel guilty. Instead, he seemed to be trying his best to recall.

"Oh," Lin Xiao seemed to be convinced by this reason, "I have hardly ever been to the Xiao family."

"Okay. In that case, let's stop here for today."

Liu Wei was about to put away the photo when Xiao Tongyu asked, "Officer Liu, is the person who damaged the brakes among these three people?"

Hearing this, Liu Wei put his elbows on the table and leaned forward.

"There are many types of murder. The simplest is impulsive murder, which can be solved with a knife. The more difficult ones are planned murders. Some meticulous criminals are smart and will design a perfect crime plan. This requires the brain. For example, sabotaging the brakes to cause traffic accidents to kill people is called technical crime. This kind of work is not something that ordinary people can do."

"In a country like ours with a strong rule of law, there are only a handful of people who will do this work and dare to do this work."

"I can't say for sure, but the criminal is most likely among these three people."

After hearing Liu Wei's words, Xiao Tongyu stared at the three photos in front of him, as if he wanted to see through the people in the photos.

It turns out that the murderer who killed the parents was among these three people.

"Xiao Tongyu, you must understand that these three people are just murder tools. They have no grudges against your parents. In most cases, they just do things for money. The one who really put your parents to death is actually someone else. But the first step is to find the murder tool, so that we can find the mastermind behind it."

Xiao Tongyu bowed his head and said, "Well, thank you, Officer Liu, for still caring about my parents' case after all these years."

Liu Wei waved his hand: "As police officers, this is our duty."

Thinking of his parents' strange behavior that day, Lin Xiao couldn't let it go.

He struggled for a moment and interrupted, "Excuse me, Officer Liu, I wonder if I can take these three photos?"

Liu Wei's eyes flashed sharply in an instant. His intuition as a criminal police officer over the years told him that maybe Lin Xiao knew something, but he was not convenient or did not want to speak for the time being.

"Okay." He pushed the three photos towards Lin Xiao.

After leaving the Public Security Bureau, Lin Xiao asked Xiao Tongyu: "Tongtong, where are you going? Do you want me to take you there?"

"No, I'm driving and rushing back to work."

"Oh," Lin Xiao paused, "When are you going to go home? There are still many things in your room that you haven't taken away."

Xiao Tongyu raised his eyes and looked at him: "Please help me throw it away, that's not my home."

Just as she was about to turn around, Lin Xiao grabbed her and said, "Where is your home then? Do you think Ji Yunze will give you a home?"

Xiao Tongyu smiled self-deprecatingly and gently shook off his hand: "Ji Yunze won't, and neither will you. I've seen through it. Even without a home, I can live well alone."

"I'm leaving first, Lin Xiao."

Lin Xiao stood there for a moment, staring at Xiao Tongyu's back as he walked away.