Escape From the Library

【Chemical Reaction-10】

It was noon soon.

At lunch time, everyone came to the cafeteria together, sat down around Jiang Pingce and Yue Xingwen, and observed the workers of the chemical plant while eating.

Discussions came from the dining table not far away——

"Why did Sister Chen resign suddenly?"

"It was said that she was not feeling well, and she had to go back to recuperate for two years. Originally, we wanted to have dinner to see her off at night, but she refused. She hurriedly packed her luggage and left, as if there was something urgent."

"Speaking of which, those who came to the factory in the same batch have resigned one by one in the past six months. I always feel that something is wrong..."

At this point in the conversation, two people happened to pass by the table with dinner plates, and the gossiping employees immediately stopped talking.

It happened to be Xue Xiaolian passing by with the tray.

Among the people who came to the factory together, Xue Xiaolian and Lin Yusen are the only ones who have not resigned.Xue Xiaolian weighed more than 150 kilograms by visual inspection, and there was a large black birthmark on her face, and her slightly thick eyebrows made her entire facial features look fierce.She doesn't seem to be very popular in the factory. She sits in the corner to eat, and the passers-by avoid her.

Yue Xingwen observed her movements from the corner of his eyes. She was eating alone with her head down, her expression was calm, and she didn't seem to care about the discussions around her.After a while, a girl with ponytails sat across from her with a plate and said, "Sister Xue, thank you for last night. I'll return the kettle to you when I go back later."

Xue Xiaolian looked up at her and said, "You're welcome, I still have a kettle, you can use it first."

Zhou Qiqi smiled all over her face: "Thank you, sister Xue, then I won't buy it for now, I'll talk about it on the weekend."

The two chatted while eating and seemed to have a good relationship.

Yue Xingwen couldn't help wondering—Zhou Qiqi is one of the murder suspects they are currently targeting. She graduated from the Department of Materials Chemistry and is responsible for the approval of warehouse materials in the factory. She is easily exposed to toxic materials.In addition, her surname is Zhou, and she is likely to have a blood relationship with Ms. Zhou Jianan who was killed that year.

But if she was the murderer and came to take revenge, why did she have such a good relationship with Xue Xiaolian?Could it be that Xue Xiaolian didn't participate in the events of that year?

Jiang Pingce saw Yue Xingwen's doubts, and said in a low voice: "It is possible that Xue Xiaolian's death had nothing to do with Zhou Jianan's death, or even Xue Xiaolian told Zhou Qiqi the truth of the matter?"

Yue Xingwen was silent for a moment, and said: "That is to say, among the 7 people who entered the factory in the same batch back then, 5 people participated in 'that incident', including Peng, Cheng, and Yi who resigned before, and those who resigned today Chen Xiumei, and Lin Yusen from the laboratory?"

"Well, Chen Xiumei met Lin Yusen on the rooftop last night, but she didn't communicate with Xue Xiaolian in private. This also shows that Xue Xiaolian probably has nothing to do with 'that matter'."

"In this way, the murderer's next target is likely to be Lin Yusen?"

The two looked at each other, and suddenly stopped discussing - because Lin Yusen happened to pass by them with a plate.Wearing silver-rimmed glasses, the laboratory director has a cold aura of "death to anyone who gets close to me" all over his body. His eyes are sharp and he is very difficult to mess with.Moreover, he didn't show panic about the resignation of his companions.

Yue Xingwen typed on the research group channel and asked, "Xin Yan, is the experiment he asked you to do completed?"

Xin Yan said: "It's half done, and we will continue in the afternoon. Ke Shaobin checked this person's resume in detail just now, and found a very strange thing - Zhou Jianan, who died in a fire 20 years ago, and Lin Yusen actually It's a high school alumni."

Yue Xingwen was taken aback: "Middle school classmate? In the same class?"

Ke Shaobin popped up and said, "Well, I hacked into Lin Yusen's computer, found a high school graduation photo, and found that the two of them had been in the same frame. It was the graduation photo of Class 7, Grade 1, No. [-] Middle School in Los Angeles. Lin Yusen's college entrance examination When she came to the School of Chemistry at HKUST, Zhou Jianan did not enter university, but only studied for a junior college. After graduation, Zhou Jianan first came to work in a factory, and Lin Yusen joined the chemical factory a year later than her."

Ke Shaobin sent the photo copied by Xiaotu to the WeChat group. Yue Xingwen turned on his phone and looked, and sure enough, he saw the two people Ke Shaobin circled in the photo.

Zhou Jianan stood in the second row, Lin Yusen in the third row.The photos at that time were all black and white, but it can still be seen that the appearance of the two people is very outstanding.Lin Yusen wears glasses, gentle, and looks very elegant among a group of bumpkins; Zhou Jianan wears two braids that were very popular at the time, black trousers and white shirt, handsome and beautiful, with a gentle smile.

Lin Manluo said in the group: "Zhou Jianan is very beautiful, a pure natural beauty."

Lan Yarong said: "Do you think she looks a lot like Zhou Qiqi?"

Ke Shaobin looked up at Zhou Qiqi, and quickly typed: "I asked Xiaotu to analyze Zhou Qiqi's facial features, and compare it with Zhou Jianan's data. Let's take a look." After he finished speaking, he sent the computer analyzed data to group.

Sure enough, the two faces were extracted from the photo separately, and after overlapping analysis, the coincidence degree was very high.

Liu Zhaoqing said, "The similarities in the faces conform to the laws of genetics, Zhou Qiqi should be Zhou Jianan's daughter."

This conclusion shocked everyone, and Zhou Qiqi's suspicion instantly rose to the highest level.But at present, there are still many things that are difficult to explain. Yue Xingwen said: "Zhou Qiqi is named after her mother. Where is her father? Can Young Master Ke find out?"

"I've searched for decades of information, but I haven't found any information about her father. What's even more strange is that Zhou Jianan's personal resume has always been filled with 'unmarried'. I suspect that this child is an illegitimate child?" said At this point, Ke Shaobin couldn't help but wonder: "Could it be that her biological father is Yu Chenming? The No. 2 workshop director that everyone suspected before. In his resume, the column for relatives is 'widowed', and his The age, profession, and position are all suitable for the murderer, and it is convenient to commit the crime."

"You mean, the father and daughter joined forces to avenge the dead?" Yue Xingwen asked.

"Otherwise, it's a little difficult for Zhou Qiqi, a girl in her 20s, to kill three old fried dough sticks in her 50s who have spent most of her life in the factory in a row. How can she control those three grown men?" Ke Shaobin said. .

"Xiao Ke's brain hole this time I think it makes sense. Zhou Qiqi is very young and has not been in the factory for a long time. She should not be too familiar with these seniors. How can she ask people out and poison them quietly? And kill three in a row?" Zhuo Feng analyzed carefully, "If there are accomplices, it will be much easier to achieve."

"All of this is just speculation, without any evidence." Jiang Pingce calmly interrupted everyone's thinking, "We still need to start with the evidence, first check whether the suspect has committed the crime, and in addition, find the location of the body as soon as possible. "

"That's right, Ping Ce and I suspect that the bodies of these people are probably still in the chemical plant." Yue Xingwen said.

"You mean, the corpse was corroded by chemicals?" Xin Yan frowned and said, "Chemical factories usually have sewage treatment pools, and the waste water and waste generated after passing through the production line need to be treated before they can be discharged. Waste water The smell of the pool is pungent, and if you break up the corpse and throw it in, it's really not easy to be found."

"Can you stop discussing dismembered corpses during meals!" Ke Shaobin picked the braised pork on the plate, and said with a bitter face, "It affects your appetite too much."

"Just get used to it." Liu Zhaoqing said with a smile, "When we were studying human anatomy in our freshman year, we used to eat in front of the dead teachers next door at noon."

"..." Ke Shaobin resisted the urge to vomit, and turned off the phone interface.

After the meal, Xu Yishen and Zhang Xiaonian also came back, and the line of the warehouse they investigated also yielded results.

Xu Yishen sent two photos in the group: "The warehouse managers of the factory are all elderly people over 60 years old. One is Li Daqiang, who is the uncle of the chemical factory owner. He likes fighting landlords when guarding the warehouse. Because of his relationship with the boss, no one dared to speak of him. The other surnamed Zhou was a retired employee who was rehired. Li Daqiang worked night shifts on July 7, August 19, and August 8, that is, before the three resigned. One night, he was on the night shift."

Zhang Xiaonian added: "We also checked the guards. There are three guards in the chemical plant on duty. On July 3, August 7, and August 19, the people on duty are different. Xu The senior brother asked them about it, and they all said that they hadn't heard any unusual noises in recent months, and no one had gone out at night."

Yue Xingwen flipped through the chat records in the group, and carefully sorted out his thoughts.

Li Daqiang, the warehouse manager, relied on his relationship with the boss. He was not serious when he was on duty. He either fought against the land master or slept. It is very likely that the warehouse key on his body was stolen by the murderer, and he was equipped with a spare.Then, the murderer could sneak into the warehouse and get the highly poisonous potion he needed while he was not paying attention.

It is very likely that Zhou Qiqi is Zhou Jianan's daughter, but the possibility of her committing the crime alone is very small.Therefore, either she has an accomplice, or she is not the real murderer, and the murderer is someone else.

The biggest suspects at present are Yu Chenming, the director of the No. 2 workshop whose information is registered as "widowed";

The next priority is to find the body of the deceased.

In the afternoon, everyone worked in their respective positions, sorting out and analyzing all the materials they had so far. The four girls went through the materials of the factory owners from the beginning to confirm that there were no omissions.

It wasn't until after dark that Yue Xingwen said on the research group channel: "Looking for the Corpse Squad, those who are willing to sign up!"

Jiang Pingce said: "There is no need for all to act, half of them are enough. The rest are watching the suspect in the dormitory."

Liu Zhaoqing raised his hand: "I sign up, I'm not afraid of corpses."

Xin Yan: "I will go too, so that everyone will not accidentally come into contact with dangerous chemicals."

Qin Lu asked, "Do you need my movement skills?"

Yue Xingwen said: "Yes. Besides, Sister Manluo, go too, maybe your vines will be used too."

Jiang Pingce quickly stretched out his right hand: "Brother Liu and Xin Yan came to the dormitory where Xingwen and I lived. Sister Manluo and Qin Luban switched places and went downstairs, trying to find dark clothes to wear. After 3 minutes, the person on the right side of the dormitory building Gather in the shadows."