Panda Criminal Investigation Team

Chapter 7 The Life That Died at Midnight

the next day is sunday,

Cheng Binnian, for the sake of the hard work of the whole team yesterday,

Announcing a holiday to everyone,

Wait until Monday to continue working.and himself,

Drag on Yu Renjie,

On this day, I visited the office where Lu Bing works and the house of her best friend.

The two met at 9:[-] a.m.

Yu Renjie has messy hair,

Eye sockets were black, Cheng Bin wanted to ask him if he slept well, Yu Renjie pointed to his face and asked, "Guess?"

Cheng Bin glanced at his dark circles: "I let you go home at 08:30 yesterday,

Still not enough sleep? "

Yu Renjie shook his head, as if he wanted to wake up from his drowsiness: "I just saw the corpse during the day, it died so badly,

who can sleep

Can you sleep if you want? "

"Fall asleep, and sleep until dawn." Cheng Bin said.

Yu Renjie was aroused by him for an unknown reason: "I asked for a vacation! If I don't have a rest, I will die from overwork!"

Cheng Bin laughed,

Remind him: "You were supposed to be at work today."

Interpol adopts a rotation system,

There are no perfect weekends.despite this,

Yu Renjie was still angry: "What about yesterday? Yesterday was a beautiful and precious Saturday."

Cheng Bin nodded: "You worked hard yesterday,

Can arrange vacation,

If given the chance...but not today,

I can't. " Then pointing to himself: "You still have some rest, I haven't rested in a few months, I didn't complain,

You complained,

Excuse me. "

Yu Renjie glared at him: "I can learn from you in terms of work attitude, when will my salary also learn from you, Team Chen?"

Cheng Bin handed him a mask, blocked his mouth, and then patted the back of his head lightly: "Let's go, you have to work if you scream."

Jiazhong Law Firm, where Lu Bing works, is located on the outermost layer of the Central Ring Road, and a little further is the Outer Ring Road.There are many commercial buildings in the forest, and Jiazhong Law Firm is located in one of them, No.20 floor, occupying two facades.The entire firm has a total of 26 employees, which is considered relatively large in the industry.Even though it was a weekend, the office was still open, and nearly ten people were working overtime.

Attorney Zhang came to receive this time as the coordinator: "You two have worked hard all the way, please sit in the conference room here."

Yu Renjie stepped in with a yawn: "Do you still work overtime on weekends?"

"Some clients only have time to discuss in detail on weekends. If you enter this business, there will be no weekends." Attorney Zhang smiled wryly, and looked up at the wall clock: "I have something to do later, and I can't shirk it. If you have any questions, just ask now." The implication is that my time is very precious, if you fart, hurry up and get out of here.

Cheng Bin went directly to the topic: "Is Lu Bing an employee of your company?"

"Yes." Attorney Zhang had already prepared her file and handed it to the two of them: "Lu Bing joined our company six years ago and was promoted from a paralegal to a lawyer. He has a strong working ability."

In addition to her education, position, and the cases she participated in, the files are listed.In the six years of work experience, there is also half a year of expatriate experience, providing legal consulting services for client companies.

"How is Lu Bing usually like?"

"I don't care about the private life of the employees. From the perspective of work, she is a very responsible girl, very hardworking, and very smart."

"How about getting along with colleagues?"

"Is this... I don't see anything wrong. The relationship between Lu Bing and his colleagues has always been good, and there is no conflict. The conflict is only about work, so it can't be called a real conflict."

"Can you tell me about the conflicts at work, no matter how small it is." Seeing the sullen look on Lawyer Zhang's brow, Cheng Bin changed his words: "It doesn't have to be between colleagues in your company, it can also be between competitors."

Lawyer Zhang stretched his eyebrows, but he still denied it: "There will always be enemies in the profession of lawyers, but you won't be killed if you win the lawsuit. Otherwise, who else will take the exam for the lawyer's license? You see, I don't live well. Yes! I understand that the police have to consider various possibilities in order to investigate the case, but the possibility of work is probably very small. Lu Bing is still very young, and the cases he takes are relatively simple, most of which are business-related. What you said There is almost no possibility!"

After answering some routine questions, Lawyer Zhang looked at the clock again: "I have no questions, I will leave first, you can stay here for a while, if you have any questions, you are welcome, but please don't disturb us Customers, customers are God, thank you for your cooperation and understanding.”

Perhaps it was the relationship between the old lawyer, who answered every question flawlessly, and firmly protected the company, preventing it from having anything to do with the murder case.But people couldn't catch any clues, and they cooperated well, so Cheng Bin's face was filled with restrained sullenness.

Yu Renjie liked to see Cheng Bin angry very much, as if as long as he was unhappy, he could be happy.After appreciating his boss' anger for a while, he interrupted: "Cheng Bin."

Cheng Bin was really in a bad mood, turned around and squeezed out two words: "What are you doing!"

Yu Renjie said, "Try hooking your fingers on that little girl."

He was referring to the young girl behind the desk outside the glass door. She had long, shaggy hair and was so beautiful that she looked like she had just graduated from college.

Cheng Bin turned his face and cursed two words at Yu Renjie: "I'm sick!"

"You are the one who is sick!" Yu Renjie scolded back instinctively, paused, and then said: "Tick it, hurry up!"

This time Cheng Bin glared at him directly: "Don't think about anything else during working hours, she's not my type."

Yu Renjie rolled his eyes towards the sky: "When we were talking just now, this little girl kept looking into the conference room. I think she might know something, at least she is very concerned about Lu Bing's case."

"Didn't you fucking say it earlier!" Cheng Bin stretched out his right hand and was about to hook his fingers when he suddenly realized that he had been tricked by Yu Renjie. , about Lu Bing, we want to ask you some questions."

The girl shrank her neck, as if she saw that the policeman was a little nervous, but she still nodded firmly: "Okay, if it helps."

The girl's name is Li Shan, and she has been working for less than a year. She came to work overtime today to sort out the cases piled up in Lu Bing's hands. She is Lu Bing's assistant.

"I heard the news last night. I was so shocked, really shocked! I saw her on Friday, talked and laughed with her, and she even invited me to lunch...how can it be so good..." Her eyes were red without saying a few words, she was really sad for Lu Bing.

Even Cheng Bin's attitude softened, and he handed her a tissue: "Don't worry, speak slowly."

Li Shan said intermittently: "Miss Lu Bing is really kind, warm-hearted, and upright. Even if it doesn't make money, she will do her best. Unlike many people in the circle, who only care about money. Sometimes on weekends she will Give free legal advice to the poor elderly in the community. I heard that she has done volunteer work before, but she was too busy to do so. Sister Lu Bing is also very kind to me. She has always encouraged me to take the certificate and lent her notes to I... Comrade policeman, how did she die? I heard she was killed?"

To her question, Yu Renjie just replied: "It's not sure yet, we can't tell you anything."

Li Shan lowered her head in disappointment: "I hope it was an accident, it would be terrible if I was killed."

"Speaking of which, has Lu Bing had any conflicts with others at work, the big ones?" Cheng Bin asked.

"No..." Li Shan prolonged the ending, and then opened her eyes wide as if she suddenly remembered something: "Maybe there is one! It is the case that will go to court recently."

She was talking about the case of the resident Zhao Granny suing Sunshen Nuanfeng Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. in court.

A year ago, Grandma Zhao saw an advertisement for a Sun God heater on TV.The ad emphasizes that the heater can also be used in the bathroom.Granny Zhao immediately ordered a fan heater of this type to put in the bathroom. Unexpectedly, the heater leaked electricity during use, which injured her husband by electric shock. He suffered from nerve damage and hemiplegia. He has not recovered yet.Granny Zhao found Jiazhong Law Firm, and a lawsuit brought Sun God Enterprise to court.Lu Bing is the lawyer in charge of this case.

Before going to the court to file a lawsuit, Sun God's lawyer offered to pay 3 yuan in compensation, but Lu Bing refused.After going to court, Helios refused to take responsibility on the grounds that its heater was not intended for use in bathrooms, and that the instruction manual stated the upper limit of steam concentration.However, Lu Bing insisted that the advertisements were not true, and that the steam concentration in the instructions was not well known to the public and could not be measured.The result of the first trial showed a one-sided situation, and Lu Bing won the victory.

Before the start of the second trial, Sun God had already agreed to pay 50 yuan to end the lawsuit.Granny Zhao was satisfied with the amount, but she gave up the settlement under Lu Bing's persuasion.Lu Bing pointed out that this lawsuit is not for money, but for justice, so that others will not suffer the same suffering again.The person in charge of the Sun God went into a rage on the spot, pointing at Lu Bing's broken nose and cursing.

"You bitch, let's wait and see! You fucking wait for me!" Li Shan repeated this, swearing in her soft voice, sounding inexplicably happy.

After learning about the details of the lawsuit, Yu Renjie asked, "By the way, do you know who to look at the access control records?"

"Our IT is not here today, so we can't pull the data. If you are not in a hurry, you can do it tomorrow, but it is best to say hello to our supervisor first."

"Okay. By the way, did Lu Bing's mobile phone leave the company?"

"No, I've tidied her desk, but I didn't see it. Looking for her cell phone, what's there..."

"Nothing, just ask casually, if you think of any clues, please contact us."

Li Shan took his business card and nodded emphatically.

After taking down the contact number of Sun God Company, the two left the office and went to Lu Bing's best friend's house.Her name is Feng Xiaowen, and she is the mother of a three-year-old child.

When she learned that the person at the door was a policeman, her expression froze for a while, as if she didn't know what to show, she was troubled for a while, and then put on a polite smile: "Come in, the humble house is a bit messy." Bending down, she was looking for slippers for them, hiding her expression.

A little girl in a thick red sweater jumped out from behind, holding a golden cudgel in her hand, and yelled childishly, "Fight monsters!"

The golden cudgel hit Yu Renjie's leg, and Cheng Bin immediately covered his mouth and let out a low laugh.Yu Renjie was not in a hurry or annoyed, he knelt down and said to the girl, "You hit him, he is a bad guy!" He pointed in the direction of Cheng Bin.

Cheng Bin has always been confident about his appearance, he lowered his head and winked at the girl: "Uncle is so handsome, does he look like a bad guy?"

Before the words finished, the little girl beat and kicked Cheng Bin: "Mom, there are bad guys at home! I'll help you beat the bad guys!"

Feng Xiaowen quickly pulled the child back: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the child is disobedient."

Cheng Bin looked at the footprints on the trouser legs and forced a grim smile: "It's okay, the child is cute."

The two sat down on the sofa in the living room.The room was cleaned very well, the floor was spotless, except for the toys scattered on the floor, it was not clean.Feng Xiaowen smiled, took a sip of water from his teacup, and then fell silent.

Cheng Bin cleared his throat and started with the simplest topic: "I heard that you and Lu Bing are best friends..."

Feng Xiaowen grunted and nodded: "Yes, we are classmates in high school. How many years have we been since high school? We have always been good friends."

Cheng Bin sighed, "It's been many years since I thought about it."

Holding the teacup, Feng Xiaowen lost his mind after the curling steam: "It's been many years."

Cheng Bin slowed down the pace rarely, and stayed silent with her for a while before asking, "Have you heard about Lu Bing?"

Feng Xiaowen put down the teacup, his fingers were still firmly stuck to the cup: "I heard that, I was really shocked at first, how could it be possible... I mean, it's very common for this kind of thing to appear in the news, but when it happens to me ...I think, how should I put it, it's very regrettable."

"I think you probably know the purpose of our coming."

"Assist in the investigation, right? You shouldn't be suspicious of me, right?" Feng Xiaowen said uneasily, his eyes dodging a little.

"Just getting to know the victim from the side, don't worry." Cheng Bin added: "Or is there something about you that is suspicious?"

"No, no, I won't hurt anyone." She shook her hand and said, her expression finally relaxed.

Feng Xiaowen talked about the past of the two of them. In high school, Lu Bing was the top student in the class, and she herself was in the middle and lower levels, which was nothing special.But Lu Bing loves to play with her, and the relationship between the two is better than sisters.Later, they were admitted to different universities. Even though the two schools were located at the two ends of the city, they still insisted on meeting every week, and there were endless topics to talk about.To say that the relationship between the two became estranged, it started after they stepped into the society.Lu Bing was busy with work every day, while she married a college classmate, got married and had children, and embarked on two completely different paths. Gradually, her contacts became less frequent than before.

She used to regard Lu Bing as the most important person in her life, and thought that she would always be so close until she was old. Now that she thinks about it, she is so stupid.Her husband and children are the most important in her life.

The day when Lu Bing's body was found was the day when she and Feng Xiaowen had a reunion, nearly half a year had passed since the last time.For the rare reunion, Lu Bing worked overtime on Friday to finish this week's work, while Feng Xiaowen begged her husband to stay at home to look after the children, "abandoning the family and children" to travel with friends.Unexpectedly, at the appointed time, there was still no sign of my girlfriend, and when I called her mobile phone, I heard a notification tone saying that the user could not answer.She was also angry because of this, and sent her a message to question her, but she didn't know that her friend had already encountered misfortune at this time.

Hearing this, Cheng Bin interrupted her: "When did you call her?"

Feng Xiaowen found the call record from his mobile phone: "Around eight o'clock in the morning, we made an appointment to wait at the gate of the tourist distribution center, and we are going to play in the suburbs for a day."

"Have you communicated the day before departure?"

"Yes, of course there is."

"About when?"

"At about 9 o'clock in the evening, we sent some messages to each other one after another, reminding each other of the next day's schedule. After 10 o'clock, I had to arrange my daughter's bedtime, so I said good night to her. At that time, she was still working overtime and said that it might be possible. I would work overtime until early in the morning, and I told her to pay attention to her body and not to work too hard."

As she spoke, she adjusted the phone screen to the chat history of the two of them. As she said, Lu Bing chatted with her until nearly ten o'clock.

Afterwards, Yu Renjie asked about Lu Bing's relationship with men and women.The topic of love is exclusive to the circle of girlfriends.

Feng Xiaowen said that Lu Bing did not have a boyfriend, and he yearned to start a family. He started blind dates a year ago.Maybe it's the blind dates that took up her time as a volunteer, Yu Renjie thought secretly.

Feng Xiaowen flipped through the chat records and showed them the phone screen: "Maybe I'm overthinking, but I thought it might be helpful to you. One of Lu Bing's blind dates is not normal. It doesn't mean that many murderers are mentally ill." Patient. This man is not only a stalker, but also cursed Lu Bing after being rejected, calling her to die early."

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