Crossflow

Tao Fengche's eyes widened suddenly, and he lost his voice: "How is it possible?!"

He blurted out subconsciously, and before Xu Song could reply, he had already realized his gaffe.

Tao Fengche raised his hand to stop what Xu Song was about to say, then closed his eyes and calmed down his rapid breathing.After a while, he raised his head, his eyes were clear, and his tone was deliberately adjusted to be calm.

"Have you found the murderer?"

He looked calm and composed, and only from his slightly trembling hands could he get a glimpse of his true emotions.

Xu Song let out a long sigh in his heart, pretending not to see the fault of Tao Fengche's disguise, lowered his eyes to avoid looking at Tao Fengche, the expression on his face was [-]% respectful: "There is no murderer. Liu Tianlei committed suicide."

"What's going on?" Tao Fengche frowned slightly, "Hasn't he been locked up in the ICU all the time, and there are bodyguards standing guard at the door 24 hours a day? How did he find the chance to commit suicide? What was the murder weapon?"

"The murder weapon was a fork used to eat western food." After meeting Tao Fengche's suspicious gaze, Xu Song shook his head, "We didn't provide it to him."

Xu Song spoke calmly, telling everything he knew in a calm manner.

"Liu Tianlei's abdominal gunshot wound has almost recovered, and he can walk normally. The reason why he is still in the ICU is that visits are not allowed here, and the people who can be contacted are also very fixed, which is conducive to supervision. This, young master Should know?"

Seeing Tao Fengche nod his head, Xu Song continued.

"After dinner yesterday evening, Liu Tianlei suddenly said that he wanted to take a bath. He used to ask for a bath after dinner from time to time. If no additional orders were received, the bodyguards would accommodate him appropriately within the allowed range. Liu Tianlei proposed After the request, the bodyguard went to the bathroom to search as usual, and after confirming that everything was normal and that there was no life-threatening device, Liu Tianlei was allowed to enter, and at the same time guarded and monitored at the door."

"For privacy reasons, the door of the hospital bathroom is not transparent, that is to say, the bodyguards standing outside the door can't actually see what's going on inside. Liu Tianlei usually takes a bath for about 10 minutes, but this time it passed After 15 minutes, he still hadn't come out, and when the bodyguard went to twist the doorknob, he found the bathroom door was locked from the inside."

"They called Liu Tianlei's name, but there was only the sound of water in the bathroom. After breaking through the door, they found...Liu Tianlei fell naked on the ground, with a steel fork stuck in his throat, and the fork was almost completely submerged. .”

Following Xu Song's narration, Tao Fengche outlined a general scene in his mind - in an empty bathroom, blood stained the ground red and was diluted by the water flow, the body of a middle-aged and elderly man lying on the ground was cold, with a sharp weapon in his throat Shining with metallic luster...

Although the protagonists are quite different, this scene subtly coincides with the nightmare that haunted Tao Fengche all night—the ending of the story is all about death.

Tao Fengche closed his eyes forcefully, trying to dispel the overly bloody images in his mind, as well as the flood of dreams again, but it was completely useless.

After a while, he opened his eyes a little discouraged, let the bloody scene circle in his mind, and asked: "When my brother received the call last night, it was when the bodyguard found Liu Tianlei's body, right?"

"Yes. After they found Liu Tianlei in the bathroom, they sent him to the emergency room as soon as possible, and then called Master Sui. After Master Sui rushed over with the trace inspection people, they found..."

"There is only Liu Tianlei's fingerprint on the fork." Tao Fengche interrupted Xu Song and completed the sentence for him.

"Yes. The young master is wise." Xu Song confirmed his guess.

"It would be weird if there were other people's fingerprints." Tao Fengche sneered, with a hint of sarcasm in his smile, then nodded, "I see."

His tone was calm, with no ups and downs in his voice, and Xu Song couldn't tell whether he was angry or angry, so he could only watch helplessly as Tao Fengche pushed away his half-eaten rice bowl, stood up again, and ordered, "I'm going back to my room. Send up the electronic version of the live photos later.”

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After Tao Fengche returned to the room, after waiting for less than 5 minutes, Xu Song came up with a tablet computer.

He reached out to take the tablet, stared at the photo that was basically the same as the scene he had imagined in his mind for a long time, and even kept zooming in on the photo with his two fingers, not letting go of any corner, observing various details, but Like the people sent by the Tao family, they couldn't see anything abnormal.

It was as if Liu Tianlei really prayed day and night, and then the gods responded to his call and gave him a fork so that he could hold it to understand his life and seek relief.

...but how is it possible?

Tao Fengche is an atheist. He has never believed in gods and Buddhas, let alone the lie that "God loves the world".What's more, even if the gods really exist, how can a person like Liu Tianlei, who has done so many evil things, deserve his mercy?

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and after thinking for a while, he operated a few times on the screen, sent the photo to his mobile phone, and then handed the tablet back to Xu Song: "Haven't you found the person who gave him the fork?"

"No."

"The news is blocked?"

"Yes, follow the young master's order as soon as possible."

Tao Fengche nodded noncommittally, and suddenly looked away from the phone, looking at Xu Song.

He didn't ask Xu Song to back down, and Xu Song didn't dare to leave easily. The eyes of the two met in the air. Tao Fengche stared fixedly at the housekeeper who had watched him grow up, as if trying to find some flaws.

Xu Song didn't move at all, his eyes didn't shift the slightest bit, and he looked at Tao Fengche calmly, with a clear heart written all over his body.

Even though Tao Fengche's eyes looked at him from beginning to end like a searchlight, he still had this expression.

No one knows how long Tao Fengche stared at Xu Song. Time seemed to be paused in this room. After a long time, Tao Fengche finally took the lead to look away, as if everything just now had never happened before. He waved his hand carelessly.

Xu Song bent slightly, retreated to the door silently, and closed the door of Tao Fengche's room intimately.

"Click."

Tao Fengche was originally sitting in front of the desk with his back straight, but when this voice came, he suddenly bent down, and his whole body immediately relaxed.

The mahogany chair is very hard, especially the delicate carvings on it, which are beautiful, but actually it is not comfortable to lean on it, just feel uncomfortable.But Tao Fengche curled up on the chair as if he suddenly lost consciousness.

Tao Fengche closed his eyes and sorted out the huge amount of information in his mind.

There are strange things about Liu Tianlei's suicide.

From the beginning to the end, apart from the bodyguards at home, only three people knew that Liu Tianlei was in this hospital—he, Xu Song, and Sui Yuesheng.

First rule out himself; the possibility of Xu Song's betrayal is very small; even if someone in the family's bodyguard really had a second heart, the night he returned from Liu Tianlei's mistress's house, after he told Sui Yuesheng about the incident, the latter would definitely I have sorted out the bodyguards who are on duty at the hospital to ensure that the candidates are safe...

...Could it be that Sui Yue made a mistake?

But that's born with the moon, so it doesn't make sense.

Tao Fengche twisted the word "Chuan" between his brows, and he couldn't think of a clue for a long time. There was a clue looming in his mind. He thought desperately, and finally grabbed its tail, but couldn't believe the answer.

——If the person who deliberately killed Liu Tianlei was Sui Yuesheng, then everything would make sense.

He is indeed the most likely person to do this, but if it is him... Tao Fengche doesn't want to think about that possibility.

Just a few months ago, he just doubted him and said very excessive words to him. Now whenever he thinks of this incident, he regrets it deeply, wishing to travel back in time and strangle that unrestrained self to death.

They had only met again for less than four months, excluding the days when Sui Yuesheng was away on business, the time they spent together was negligible.

That was the first, and quite possibly the only, person he fell in love with...

Tao Fengche didn't want to think about it, let alone delve into it, but most of the time, people can't decide their behavior based on their likes and dislikes alone.

After all, he was Tao Zhixing's only son, and he had been trained as his heir for so many years, so he couldn't turn a blind eye to those doubts.

He hasn't been dazzled by the emotion called love, and he hasn't been manipulated by emotion to this point.

What's more... Sui Yuesheng has always been a liar, for example... almost everyone thought he was a beta.

But what if he was wrong?He misunderstood Sui Yuesheng again, did he hurt him again?

Tao Fengche pursed his lips firmly, biting the inner wall of his mouth forcefully, struggling violently in his heart.

Now everything is just his own speculation, he has no evidence, and it is simply untenable.If you suspect Sui Yuesheng just based on this, thinking that he is calling for a thief...

——Have it!

Tao Fengche suddenly had a flash of inspiration, he took out his mobile phone, and carefully looked through the address book.

Although the current head of the Tao family is Sui Yuesheng, he is the only remaining Tao family bloodline after all, and still has certain authority.

Sui Yuesheng gave the order not to let him go out, and the bodyguards resolutely carried it out, but when Sui Yuesheng didn't give the order, there was still a lot of room for maneuver - just like when he took advantage of Sui Yuesheng to attend the dinner not long ago , It's the same as ordering the bodyguard to accompany him out.

The bodyguards don't ask too many questions, and they don't talk too much afterwards.

However, if the group of bodyguards currently stationed at home are allowed to go out, it is difficult to say whether Sui Yuesheng has ordered to monitor his movements, and they will always report to Sui Yuesheng, and the latter will soon know his intentions.

But that doesn't mean there's no other way.

Even though Sui Yuesheng ordered the bodyguards at home, he didn't necessarily notify everyone—for example, those bodyguards who happened to be on vacation right now.

Tao Fengche bet that Sui Yuesheng did not spread the news that he was grounded.

As he thought about it, he finally found the person he wanted on his phone.

Xia Jun, accompanied Tao Fengche to the traditional Chinese medicine factory, and also accompanied him to Liu Tianlei's mistress's house. He was the youngest of that group of bodyguards. It didn't matter how old Tao Fengche was, and he had a very detached personality.The two were about the same age, and after chatting for a few days, Tao Fengche left his contact information.

He remembered that Xia Jun said at the time that he would buy a bag for his girlfriend with the bonus. After returning from Liu Tianlei's mistress's house, he took annual leave within a few days, saying that he wanted to accompany his girlfriend. The date of the leave seems to be in the last few days ...

Tao Fengche thought for a moment, finally cleared his throat and dialed his number.

"Master, what are your orders?"

The phone was quickly picked up.

"I remember you are living with your girlfriend now? Is it convenient to talk now?" Tao Fengche asked suddenly.

"Convenience. My girlfriend went back to my hometown to run errands two days ago, and now I am alone at home."

Tao Fengche nodded: "I have encountered a rather difficult matter. Although you are still on vacation, after much deliberation, I still think that only you are the most suitable candidate..."

"Do you want to go out to work?" Xia Jun understood, "Master, you can just tell me. I have been staying in the house playing games for the past two days, and my bones are about to lie weak. It would be great if I could go out for a walk."

"That's good, I'll make up for the missing vacation later." Tao Fengche promised with a smile, and instead of exchanging pleasantries with him, he turned to business, "The 'abandoned' traditional Chinese medicine factory in the suburbs of Jingpu before, you should Do you still have an impression? I need you to go there."

"Leave immediately, you don't need to go in, just take a look at it from a distance to see if it is still operating normally, and call me after checking the situation. But you must pay attention to one thing." Tao Fengche slowed down his speech, one word After a meal, "Absolutely don't let anyone know about this."

"I understand." Seeing this, Xia Jun immediately stopped his teasing thoughts and said solemnly, "Young master, please rest assured, I will leave right away."

"it is good."

Tao Fengche hung up the phone, closed his eyes and leaned back on the chair, and heaved a sigh of relief after a long time.

What can be done has been done, and now we can only wait.

Tao Fengche pretended that nothing happened, as if he suddenly gave up the idea of ​​going out for a stroll, studied and reviewed in the house as usual, and worked out in the gym in the afternoon and evening, and didn't even refuse the bodyguards. Requirements for training.

Sui Yuesheng didn't come back all day, and Tao Fengche didn't ask him where he was going, which made Xu Song and his bodyguards heave a sigh of relief.

At the beginning of ten o'clock in the evening, while Tao Fengche was taking a bath in the bathtub, the mobile phone that was placed aside suddenly rang.

He glanced at it, and the word "Xia Jun" was clearly written on the caller's place.

Tao Fengche seemed to be strapped into an out-of-control roller coaster, his heart rate was out of control, he took several deep breaths, and finally pressed the answer button.

"Hey?"

"Young master, everything is going on in the traditional Chinese medicine factory, and the production is normal. The time and frequency of the transport trucks are also normal. You told me not to disturb anyone, so I didn't steal the medicine, but I hid nearby and looked at the temperature control box. Its shape and size are exactly the same as those brought back that night, so it should be the same thing."

The sword of Damocles hanging above his head finally fell, and Tao Fengche had no way to hide from where the sharp blade was directed, and was stabbed to pieces.

The heart sank like a ton of iron and lead, and it fell straight down. Tao Fengche was trembling all over, unable to hold anything at all, the phone fell freely on the bathroom floor with a clatter, and under the effect of inertia, Slipped along the smooth tiles all the way for several meters.