Chapter 88
The three thousand yuan that the machinery factory had kept in the safe disappeared, and the door and the safe were pried open.
Normally, a safe would not store so much money, but I just happened to have to pay a sum of money in the next few days, so I took out so much money.
I didn't expect that I had just taken it back the day before, but found it was stolen the next day.
Three thousand yuan was undoubtedly a huge sum of money. After the cashier found out about it at work, he immediately reported it to his superiors and called the police.
Tang Qingqing had to learn painting that day, so she left home early and had no idea what was happening in the factory.
When she came back, as soon as she stepped into the family compound, someone pulled her aside and talked to her about this matter.
"You're good at tracking, right? Go find out who stole the money!"
Tang Qingqing was not in a hurry to answer: "Have you called the police?"
"I did. As soon as I found out the money was gone, I called the police. It was such a big deal, how could I not call the police?"
Tang Qingqing nodded: "Then let's wait for the news."
Everyone stared at him: "You don't care?"
"Aren't you very capable? Why don't you care about our factory when something goes wrong?"
"They can't all be scams..." someone muttered in a low voice.
Tang Qingqing glanced at the man and said, "For such a big case, the scene has been temporarily sealed off, right? I am not a police officer, so I cannot barge in at will. If you can make the decision, we will go to the scene now. But I don't know whether you will be suspected by the police and taken back for investigation."
The man suddenly fell silent. Who would be willing to go to the police station for no reason?
Even if he is innocent, he doesn't know how the story will be spread after going through so much trouble. He may even be criticized and accused of destroying the scene.
"Don't worry, the police will find out the truth soon. We have to believe in their ability."
Tang Qingqing wouldn't get involved in every case to show how capable she is.
The Public Security Bureau is not a pushover. Although there are a few cases that are difficult to solve, most of them can be investigated thoroughly and the criminals can be caught.
She remembered that the case had been mentioned in a book and that it had been solved quickly, without her having to get involved.
This case was not simple. It was not a simple theft, but a deliberate plot to cover up the crime. After the investigation, many people were punished.
"You think you have the ability to solve the case sooner if you get involved. We are all employees of the factory. So much money was stolen from the factory, so it's inevitable that we are a little anxious."
Others echoed.
Tang Qingqing nodded: "I will go to the Public Security Bureau to ask later. If they need my help, I will definitely help actively."
After hearing this, everyone praised her for her beauty and kindness.
Tang Zhenzhen just came back and saw this scene.
Tang Qingqing was surrounded by people like a big star, with everyone praising her for her intelligence and beauty.
A dark light flashed in Tang Zhenzhen's eyes, and she soon walked up with a smile.
But before she could say anything, Tang Qingqing pretended not to see her, said goodbye to everyone, and turned away.
Tang Zhenzhen stopped greeting halfway and stood there awkwardly.
The others exchanged glances with each other. They had heard that the relationship between the real and fake daughters of the factory director's family was not good, and now they saw it with their own eyes.
Tang Zhenzhen didn't expect that Tang Qingqing would be so disrespectful in front of outsiders and unwilling to pretend at all.
She was secretly happy in her heart, but her face showed a sad and pitiful look. However, when she faced everyone, she forced a smile and greeted everyone awkwardly.
The old lady comforted her, "I think Qingqing is a good girl, but she still has some resentment now. You two will become good sisters if you get along well with each other."
Tang Zhenzhen looked dejected: "Grandma Wang, is that true? I don't think my sister likes me at all, and I don't know what I should do to make her forgive me."
"People are all made of flesh and blood. She won't always be like this."
Tang Zhenzhen responded obediently, "No matter how my sister treats me, I won't blame her."
After Tang Zhenzhen left, everyone started talking again.
"Tang Qingqing is so cold-tempered. Zhenzhen is such a nice girl, but look at her attitude just now. She was so rude."
"If you were replaced by someone else, wouldn't you feel any resentment?"
"That was an adult's fault. What does it have to do with the child? As expected, you grew up in the countryside and are not magnanimous at all."
"What's wrong with growing up in the countryside? Everyone is from the countryside! If you ask me, I like Tang Qingqing's straightforward personality. If she likes something, she likes it. If she doesn't like something, she doesn't like it. It's abominable to pretend and then stab someone in the back!"
"That's right. You men just like to act like that. You don't even know you've been fooled around. You've taken such a big advantage, and you still have the nerve to act like a good kid here."
During dinner, Tang Zhenzhen brought up this theft case.
"Dad, the person who stole the money must be someone familiar with our factory, right? Otherwise, how could it be stolen just when I withdrew the money today? This is too coincidental."
Tang Jianguo was also worried about this matter. He looked at Tang Qingqing:
"Qingqing, what do you think?"
"I haven't investigated the scene, so I don't know the exact situation. I will go to the police station tomorrow to find out what happened."
Tang Jianguo nodded and said, "See if you can help find the thief as soon as possible. If he has used the money, it will be troublesome. Even if he is caught, it will be difficult to recover the loss."
Three thousand yuan is not a small amount. Although it is only a small amount compared to the annual profit of the machinery factory, as normal working capital, if it cannot be recovered, it will have a great impact on the normal operation of the machinery factory.
Su Rong also spoke up: "Qingqing, this concerns the interests of the entire factory. You should pay attention to this case and recover the losses."
Before Tang Qingqing could reply, Tang Zhenzhen continued:
"Dad, I don't think this is that simple."
Tang Jianguo looked up at her, "What do you want to say?"
"Didn't you say that an auditor would come to check the accounts in a few days? Why did something like this happen at this time? So much money was stolen. According to our factory's custom, we cannot leave so much money in the factory overnight. Something must be wrong when something is out of the ordinary."
"It's not that mysterious, right?" Su Rong asked with uncertainty in her tone, looking at Tang Jianguo.
Tang Jianguo had a serious expression. He didn't say anything, but ate faster. He took a few bites of rice and went out.
When he was leaving, he said to Su Rong, "I have to work overtime tonight, you can go to bed first and don't have to wait for me."
After dinner, Tang Zhenzhen also went out in a hurry.
"Mom, I'll be back a little later in the evening."
Su Rong couldn't help but frown: "Where are you going so late at night! It's a mess outside now. You are a girl, don't stay out too long at night."
"Mom, don't worry, I'm with Juanzi, Xiaogang and the others, nothing will happen."
After saying that, he immediately slipped away, making Su Rong very upset.
When she turned around and saw Tang Qingqing was also about to go out, she became even more angry.
"Why are you going out too? Why are you all away from home?"
None of the three brothers came back for dinner today, and now her husband and two daughters are all running out, which makes Su Rong very unhappy.
"I'll call the police station and ask about the situation."
Su Rong was speechless now. "Do you have any money? There is change in the shoe box at the door."
The thing that the machinery factory is most concerned about now is this matter. If they had more money on their books, they would have been able to make up for the stolen 3,000 yuan immediately. Otherwise, they would not be able to pay the money that needs to be paid today, which would have an impact on their reputation.
"I have money on me."
Tang Qingqing went out and gave Shi Pengfei her phone number.
Shi Pengfei happened to be the person in charge of this case. "The criminal left a lot of traces at the scene, including footprints and fingerprints. We have made some progress. Don't worry, the man won't get away!"
After hearing this, Tang Qingqing no longer took the initiative to ask to participate in this matter, but just said: "If you need any help, you can call me anytime."
"There is something I need your help with, but it's not this case."
"Okay, I'll go there tomorrow. If you're in a hurry, I can go and look at the materials now."
Shi Pengfei paused and asked, "Is it convenient for you to come out now? I am short of manpower here, and I can't send anyone to deliver the materials to you for the time being."
During this call, Shi Pengfei was interrupted several times as people kept trying to talk to him.
"It's convenient. I just want to go out for a walk to help digest the food."
The machinery factory is not far from the Public Security Bureau, only three or four stops away, and it takes more than half an hour to walk there.
After Tang Qingqing hung up the phone, she wanted to walk out of the machinery factory, but after taking two steps she turned back and told Su Rong that she was going to the Public Security Bureau.
"Are you going alone now?"
Su Rong looked out the window. The sun had already set, with only some afterglow shining on the earth.
"I know the way."
"It's getting dark now. It's not safe for you as a girl."
"This road is safe. I can do it alone."
Su Rong was still a little worried. There were too many negative news these days, and the employees in the machinery factory had all encountered problems.
She is the union president, specializing in employee work, and is particularly familiar with the issues involved.
A female employee was working the night shift and was returning to the dormitory late at night when she was dragged away on the road.
Fortunately, the management of the machinery factory is relatively strict. As soon as she screamed, a patrolling security guard heard her and rescued her.
But this scared the girl enough that she started trembling when she saw the man.
Now that so much money has been stolen from the factory, it's obvious that it's not safe.
"How about I take you there? I'll ride your bike and give you a ride."
Tang Qingqing refused: "Don't bother, I've walked more dangerous roads by myself."
"That was in the past. Now you have your parents to protect you. No matter how old you are, in your parents' eyes you are just a child."
Su Rong was firm in her attitude and would not allow Tang Qingqing to refuse.
Tang Qingqing pursed her lips and said nothing. Su Rong untied her apron and followed her to the Public Security Bureau without saying a word.
家裏的女式自行車被唐珍珍騎走了，蘇蓉推出家裏的二八大杠，要帶着唐青青。
唐青青猶豫，她的個子現在竄上來了，蘇蓉還沒她高呢。
“上來吧，媽的後座載過你三個哥哥就是沒有載過你，趁着我現在身子骨還好，也載一載你，以後年紀大了，想帶着你也帶不動了。”
唐青青輕輕跳了上去，蘇蓉穩穩的把着把手，只稍稍歪了一點點，很快就正了過來。
蘇蓉笑道：“你比他們穩多了，我最煩就是帶你三哥了，每次都恨不得把車子掀翻，跟只猴子一樣。”
唐青青沒說話，蘇蓉并不計較，說起三兄弟小時候的事。
“別看你大哥現在這麽穩重，小時候特別嬌氣粘人。他是我和你爸第一個孩子，又沒有長輩幫忙，都不知道該怎麽養。生下來一連好幾個月，都是要人邊走邊抱着睡，特別鬧人。”
一路上都是蘇蓉在說話，唐青青只是聽着，并沒有搭腔。
兩人到了公安局，就看到這麽晚了，每個人依然在忙碌着。
市裏的公安局跟公社裏沒有太大差別，頂多更加寬敞一些，人也更多一些。
唐青青一進去就感受到了熟悉感和親切感，這是她在這個陌生的城市，讓她感到最舒适的地方。
母女倆剛走進去，就有人一邊整理材料一邊打招呼。
“你們是來報案的嗎？”
唐青青上前自我介紹：“您好，我是來找石鵬飛同志的。”
那個公安有些詫異，上下打量一眼，趕緊跑進去叫人。
“頭兒，你對象帶着你的丈母娘來視察工作了！”
趙慶光看到石鵬飛從審訊室裏走出來，一臉興奮道，聲音都不禁拔高。
這一聲吸引了大家的注意力，全都停下手邊的事望了過來。
“喲呵，小石同志，你什麽時候偷偷談了對象！竟然一聲不吭的，太沒有個革命精神了。”
有人則非常感興趣的詢問趙慶光：“小趙，石副隊的對象長啥樣啊？能瞧上咱們石副隊的，是不是眼神不大好？”
趙慶光滿臉激動：“長得賊漂亮，難怪一直藏着掖着不說！”
石鵬飛原本思緒還在案子裏，被這麽調侃後回過神，頓時怒了：“別胡說八道，我哪裏來的對象。”
趙慶光撓撓頭，一臉的失望：“頭兒，那不是咱嫂子啊？”
石鵬飛直接一腳踹了過去，“別給我瞎扯犢子，那是足跡鑒別專家唐青青！再讓我聽到你胡咧咧看我怎麽收拾你！”
趙慶光驚訝極了，“長這麽漂亮啊？！頭兒，你回來咋沒說啊，哎喲——”
“少給我們隊伍抹黑，我們是看人本事還是看人臉的？”
石鵬飛用文件夾拍在趙慶光腦袋上，邁着大長腿往外走。
一看到唐青青和蘇蓉，石鵬飛的臉立刻揚起了個大大的笑容。
“唐同志，麻煩您專門跑一趟。”
唐青青朝着他笑了笑，“我能幫上忙就好。”
石鵬飛将唐青青和蘇蓉帶到一間辦公室裏，先給唐青青介紹機械廠被盜案的進展。
“根據現場的痕跡，和我們的走訪結果分析，我們推斷犯罪分子對機械廠非常熟悉。他應是提前就在廠子裏伺機而動，等到第二天下工的時候，才跟着人群離開，因此沒有被保安發現。”
廠區管理很嚴格，財務室裝着這麽多錢，保安更是重點盯着，每次都是兩人作為一組進行巡邏，避免一個人有遺漏。
但是他們沒有看到個有人出入，晚上也沒有出現過什麽異常情況。
蘇蓉皺眉：“我們廠子的人？”
“不是職工也是相關人員，具體進展我目前還不方便透露，不過已經安排人手蹲着了，很快就會有好消息的。”
石鵬飛拿出一個文件袋，他這邊還有個案子需要唐青青幫忙。
“一個月前光明路供銷社被偷走了現金一千元，還有煙酒等貴重物品，現場只留下了一個不大清晰的腳印。”
唐青青将文件裏的相片抽出來，第一張相片就是比較模糊的鞋印，而且還被摩擦過，不僅不完整，原有痕跡還被抹掉了不少。
唐青青認真地看着上面的腳印，好一會才查看現場其他圖片。
圖片中的物品并沒有被翻亂，除了少些東西，其他依然擺放得整整齊齊的。
小偷非常有目的性，他只拿想要拿的，其他東西都沒有碰。
唐青青将相片放下，查看資料上的文字信息。
“有目擊證人？他看到小偷什麽樣了嗎？”
石鵬飛嘆氣：“看到的人是個老頭，他年紀大了眼睛也有些花，所以看不大清楚。我們經過調查，确定了嫌疑犯，那嫌疑犯也很符合老爺子的描述的，可後來經過查證是弄錯了。”
“弄錯了？”
“供銷社被盜那天，那個嫌疑人跑到幾十裏外的地方參加婚禮，根本沒有作案時間。”
石鵬飛提起這個案子就感到很不痛快，“很多證據都指向這個嫌疑人，把我們都給誤導了，白白浪費了那麽多時間。”
“這個腳印不大清晰，估計花費的時間會比較長。”
“不急不急，你慢慢看。”
唐青青正想要離開，可她感受到石鵬飛一副欲言又止的模樣。
“石同志，您有什麽話不妨直說。”
“我這邊其實還有一個案子。”
“有什麽問題嗎？”
石鵬飛猶豫：“這是一樁滅門案，現場慘不忍睹，你方便嗎？”
唐青青也調查過殺人案，可這樁滅門案的慘烈程度遠超于常人可以承受的。
唐青青畢竟年紀還小，又是個女孩子，沒有經過專業訓練，石鵬飛怕她扛不住。
石鵬飛去現場勘察的時候，都覺得不忍看，跟着他一塊的趙慶光，那天回來都沒有胃口吃飯。
蘇蓉一聽，連忙拒絕：“不行！青青不能去，這種事怎麽讓一個女孩子摻和！”
滅門案這樣大的惡性刑事案件，是沒法瞞得住消息的，蘇蓉一聽就知道是哪一樁案子。
她早就聽說現場有多慘烈，光是聽着就毛骨悚然。
一家五口全都被殺了，連最小的五歲女兒都不放過，而且手段極為殘忍。
據說血沾滿一地，事情已經過了十多天了，現在都沒人敢靠近那棟房子，全都是繞道走的。
唐青青一臉嚴肅道：“我希望您能尊重我的意願。”
蘇蓉勸道：“青青，這個案子不一樣，現場特別殘忍，老大爺們看了晚上都睡不着，你一個女孩子……”
“沒人規定女孩就比男的更受不住，我以後就是要走這條路的，您若是把我當女兒，就請尊重我的。這不是違法亂紀，您不能阻止我。”
蘇蓉原本還想說些什麽，可聽到她提起‘您若是把我當女兒’這句話，她什麽話都說不出來了。
唐青青也來了有一段時間了，可一直到現在都沒有叫過她，也不會主動給她交流，一直以旁觀者的姿态在這個家裏生活着，并沒有把自己當成這個家的一份子，尤其對待她和丈夫，更是極為冷淡。
她現在難得承認她們是母女，這讓蘇蓉想要拒絕的話卡在了喉嚨裏。
蘇蓉擔心若是她不同意，唐青青會離自己越來越遠。
不管怎麽說，都是自己身上掉下來的肉。
雖說當年的事都是怪唐建軍和趙大花不做人事，可他們做父母的認不出自己的孩子，若非如此又怎麽會被順水推舟的忽悠，這确實非常失職。
她心中有愧，讓她在唐青青面前底氣不足。
可蘇蓉還是難免擔憂：“那個案子特別可怕，現場慘不忍睹，聽說腦袋都被砍出腦漿了……”
唐青青聽到這話，也忍不住倒吸一口氣，目光投向石鵬飛。
石鵬飛嘆道：“沒有那麽誇張，不過确實也好不到哪裏去。男主人的腸子灑落一地。如果你要進行足跡鑒定，肯定要分析現場，想要避開這些畫面恐怕不太行。”
“現場的屍體已經被移走，可看着依然很瘆人，血腥味特別沖人，還有人去了現場差點給吐了的。”
“而且還有個最讓人難以忍受的，就是幾個孩子被害了，那兇手對孩子也毫不留情。”
這對于普通人來說，沖擊裏是最大的。
現場就有女公安差點堅持不下去的，女性共情力強，看到成人可怕的屍體還能面不改色，看到那麽可愛的孩子遇害，往往會覺得非常難受。
蘇蓉聽了更覺得心驚，“青青，媽不是不想不尊重你，實在是這個案子太可怕了，媽怕你晚上做噩夢。你要是想通過自己的能力發光發熱，只需要負責那些盜竊案就行，這種案子還是別碰了。”
唐青青抿着唇，思忖片刻，再擡眼眸中充滿了堅定：
“我還是想要盡自己的一份力量，那家人這麽慘，我們更應該迅速将兇手捉拿歸案。讓這樣的惡人流竄在外，實在是太危險了。如果我能幫上忙，也能盡早制止這樣的危險擴散。”
蘇蓉：“可是……”
"I want to do this." Tang Qingqing looked at her, her dark eyes revealing determination.
Although she is young, she is not as gentle as other girls and has her own opinions.
The confidence and composure in her eyes made Su Rong believe that she could bear the consequences of her actions, instead of acting recklessly like a child without knowing the consequences.
Su Rong sighed, feeling very unhappy.
If a girl matures early, it means she has experienced too many hardships.
If you are spoiled at home, you will be as innocent and cute as a child. As long as your parents can protect you and you find a good man when you grow up, you can have such innocence all your life.
Instead of being like many adults, who are well-versed in the ways of the world and carry all kinds of pressure on their shoulders.
The pretty face and bright eyes gradually became haggard and dim under the heavy burden.
But as fate would have it, Su Rong could only stop interfering with Tang Qingqing's decision, but she did not express any support either.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Tang Qingqing turned to Shi Pengfei and said, "I want to apply to join the investigation team!"
"Welcome! With your participation, we will definitely be able to find out the truth faster."
Shi Pengfei was very happy. During this period, they dispatched a lot of people to conduct interviews and investigations. The superiors also kept putting pressure on them to solve the case as soon as possible.
If the case is not solved, the people will be in a state of panic.
There are all kinds of rumors out there now, especially since the male victim is the head of the district tax bureau, which adds a lot of material to this case.
Now many people have begun to speculate whether this is revenge due to corruption.
Shi Pengfei quickly found the information about the Mie Family case and was about to give it to Tang Qingqing, but quickly took it back.
"You'd better not watch it tonight, otherwise you won't be able to sleep. You should study the case first. It would be better if you come here during the day tomorrow to look at it. If you have any questions, it will be convenient for you to find someone. Or I can send someone to take you to the scene for a field investigation."
Tang Qingqing did not reject Shi Pengfei's kindness. She really couldn't face these things calmly.
Even if you solve a few murders, you still need a certain amount of psychological preparation.
"Okay, I'll take a look at the case at hand first, and then come back during the day to participate in the investigation of the murder case."
Tang Qingqing and Su Rong left the Public Security Bureau. Su Rong couldn't help but say, "You are in charge of two cases at the same time. It's too tiring."
"This is normal. Many people in the police station have several cases on hand."
Tang Qingqing actually had more than just these two cases on hand. She also had footprints sent to her by public security bureaus in other districts, asking her to help identify them.
"You, a girl, don't have to work so hard." Su Rong said with concern.
"I don't think it's hard. No, to be exact, this little bit of hardship is nothing compared to the sense of accomplishment and happiness I've gained. This is something I can be sure truly belongs to me, and no matter what happens or what the situation is, it will not be taken away by others."
Su Rong looked gloomy and swallowed all the words in her mouth.
It was a rare occasion for Tang Qingqing to stay up late to study the shoe prints, and she went to bed more than two hours later than usual.
When she returned to the room, she found that Tang Zhenzhen had not come back yet. The lights downstairs were still on. Su Rong was waiting anxiously, looking out the window from time to time.
Whenever she heard any movement outside, she couldn't help but run over to see.
Tang Qingqing walked downstairs, and Su Rong saw her and asked, "Are you thirsty?"
"I saw the light was on, so I came down to have a look."
"It's okay, go to sleep first, I'll wait for a while."
Su Rong knew that Tang Qingqing didn't like people mentioning Tang Zhenzhen in front of her. Although she really wanted to talk to someone to relieve her anxiety, she still swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
Tang Qingqing was also very curious. Based on what she had learned during this period, Tang Zhenzhen was not the kind of person who would stay out playing late at night and not go home.
Besides, there’s nothing fun to do outside at night. Where did she go?
However, Tang Qingqing did not show it and went straight upstairs to sleep as she had a tough battle to fight tomorrow.
As a result, not long after Tang Qingqing fell asleep, someone came and banged on the door, shouting at the door:
"Director Tang, Aunt Su, Zhenzhen is in trouble!"