The man who was suddenly called out was wearing an old but still straight Zhongshan suit, carrying a tattered briefcase, and had the air of an intellectual.
When he heard Shao Jingque ask this, his brows immediately furrowed, and he pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said unhappily:
"I said it, what's wrong?"
He was just describing an objective fact, so he shouldn't be scolded!
Shao Jingque looked at the man carefully - in such a crowded and stuffy carriage, his Zhongshan suit was buttoned tightly, not even the top button was undone. The zipper of his briefcase was broken, but it was tied up with a nylon rope. He held the briefcase in his arms with his hands crossed, his legs pressed together and tightly together, in a very defensive posture. It was obvious that this man was an extremely cautious person.
It was possible for someone like him to stay up all night on the train, so it was not surprising that he saw the little girl sleeping just now.
However, since he saw the little girl fell asleep, he must have seen a suspicious person approaching the little girl. Moreover, he has such a strong sense of defense, he should be the most sensitive one in the group. Maybe he had already discovered that the suspicious person was a thief, but he didn't say anything for self-protection.
"I want to ask, when this girl was sleeping just now, did you see any suspicious people approaching?"
Hearing Shao Jingque's question, the man with glasses looked a little unnatural. He curled his lips and muttered:
"No, I saw nothing."
The answer was quite straightforward. Shao Jingque chuckled:
"That's strange. The girl said she checked her bag before falling asleep and found her money was still there. When she woke up, the money was gone. It took no more than ten minutes. During this time, everyone else was asleep, but you said you saw her sleeping soundly. That just proves you weren't asleep."
"You weren't asleep, but you didn't see anyone suspicious approaching the girl, and the money wouldn't just grow wings and fly away. So there's only one possibility left: you're the one who stole the money while she was asleep!"
"You're talking nonsense!"
The man with glasses seemed to be greatly stimulated. He stood up with a "swoosh" and wanted to jump three feet high. The veins on his neck were exposed.
"This is absolutely slanderous! How could I, a government official, steal money?! I didn't steal that money!"
Shao Jingque, however, acted unconvinced.
Wasn't he the first one to incite public opinion and hold a criticism meeting against the little girl?
She also knows this trick.
"Everyone heard it. The money was lost while the girl was asleep. He just admitted that he saw the girl asleep, which means he wasn't asleep himself. But he also said he didn't see anyone suspicious approaching. Isn't that a contradiction?"
"I think he just let it slip by accident, and I found the loophole in his words, and now he can't make it up!"
After hearing what Shao Jingque said, the people around him nodded in agreement:
"What the girl said makes sense. The money wouldn't just disappear on its own. Someone must have stolen it!"
"He was the only one who wasn't asleep among all the people. He knew the girl was sleeping soundly, and I couldn't name any other suspicious people. I think he didn't run away."
"You can only judge a person by his appearance, not his heart. Just because he says he's a government official, does that mean he must be? Who knows if he's wearing that outfit on purpose to cover himself up?"
"In the dark, he's not sleeping and staring at a little girl. Even if he's not a thief, he's not a decent person..."
Everyone started talking at once, and the situation became more and more plausible. The man with glasses was so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet. But he couldn't argue with so many people:
"You guys, you've gone too far! I already told you it wasn't me! I can show you my work ID! If you continue to wrongly accuse me, I'll go to the police station and sue you!"
Shao Jingque didn't take his threats seriously. She just wanted to get clues about the thief from him:
"Since you feel wronged, then think carefully about whether you saw anyone suspicious. Even if you go to the police station, they will still ask you the same questions. If you can't answer them, you will be the biggest suspect!"
The man with glasses was frightened by her words. He felt bad about being wrongly accused, but when he thought of the scene he had just seen, he was too scared to say anything.
Shao Jingque noticed the uneasiness in his eyes and threw him another sweet date:
"You just said you're a government official, so you should always consider the interests of the people. You helped this girl get her money back, and she might even give you a banner!"
The little girl suddenly felt someone pulling her arm. She looked up and saw Shao Jingque winking at her. She quickly agreed:
"Yes, uncle, please help me think about it. If the money is really found, I will definitely give you a banner!"
When the man with glasses heard that the girl really wanted to give him a banner, his eyes lit up. It was obvious that this condition was very attractive to him.
He hesitated for a moment and stammered:
"Actually... I can't see it very clearly, but it seems like there is a..."
"A what?"
Shao Jingque was waiting for this sentence.
The man with glasses paused, as if he had weighed the pros and cons in his mind, and finally he breathed a sigh of relief and whispered:
"It was a little man in a peaked cap."
"I'm a very thoughtful person. I couldn't sleep on the train, so I just half-closed my eyes to rest."
"The little girl just came back and sat down, and she quickly fell asleep. At this time, a small man squeezed in from somewhere and stuck close to her."
"At first I thought the man was trying to take advantage of the girl, so I coughed to remind him that there was someone awake next to him."
"Who knew that person would turn around and stare at me with a knife in his hand. I was so scared that I closed my eyes and pretended to sleep."
"Then, I heard the little girl crying and shouting that her money was missing. I realized that the man was a thief..."
Seeing Shao Jingque remained silent, the man with glasses thought she didn't believe him, so he hurriedly explained:
"Everything I said is true! I didn't say it just now because I was afraid of getting myself into trouble. You didn't see that man holding such a long knife in his hand. I was worried about what would happen if he retaliated against me."
"But I really didn't see him stealing the money. I was so scared that I didn't dare to open my eyes..."
Shao Jingque originally wanted to force him to tell the truth about what he saw and did not doubt him at all.
It is still at least several hours' drive to the next stop. I believe the thief will not jump out of the car at this time in the wilderness. He may continue to commit crimes while many people are asleep, so there is still time to catch him.
"Does that person have any other obvious characteristics?"
The hat can be taken off. There are many short men these days, so in order to find the person as quickly as possible, you have to narrow the scope as much as possible.
The man with glasses thought about it and remembered something:
"When that man turned his head and glared at me, the knife in his hand reflected the light, and I saw a big black mole on the left corner of his mouth!"
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