Chapter 187 This is the Fairy!
Xiao Xingyu was generally a gentleman that night. The next morning, he took Zhang Moyan to the hospital to visit Xiao Guotao, who was still unconscious, and then went to the car 4S shop.
In the monitoring room of the 4S store, several staff members accompanied Xiao Xingyu and Zhang Moyan in front of a row of surveillance screens, and a security supervisor sat and operated the mouse to play back the surveillance video for them.
"After receiving your call, we immediately checked the surveillance footage. Mr. Xiao, you came to wash your car that day, and two minutes later, another car of the same make as yours came in for inspection and parked right across from yours... Look, that's the one."
Everyone's eyes followed the security director's finger and focused on a black Wrangler driving in on the monitor.
The surveillance room was remarkably quiet. A black car, identical to Xiao Xingyu's, was parked in the upper left corner of the screen, diagonally opposite. A moment later, a man emerged from the driver's seat. He wore a black baseball cap, a black Adidas tracksuit with three stripes, and a mask. He appeared in the video for a few seconds before exiting the surveillance area.
There were a few workers milling about in the surveillance area at the time. A few minutes later, they seemed to be drawn away by something, leaving the surveillance area blank for a moment. The man then came into view again, but instead of heading towards his own vehicle, he stopped in front of Xiao Xingyu's, opened the hood of his SUV, and was unsure what he was doing.
The video shows that the gate security guard looked in his direction several times, but thought he was fiddling with his car and did not become alert.
About a minute later, the man closed the hood, opened the car door and got into the driver's seat with ease (it is normal to leave the keys in the car when washing the car).
After waiting for half a minute, the man came out, looked towards the security room, confirmed that he was not discovered, got into his car openly, and then drove away from the 4S store.
"The man drove in and left for less than ten minutes," the account manager said respectfully to Xiao Xingyu. "We reviewed all the surveillance footage, and his movements were deliberately avoided by the cameras. Only a few shots of him were captured in the parking lot. We asked the workers in the area at the time why they left en masse at that time, and they said they heard the automatic car wash alarm go off and went to check... We suspect the man did this deliberately to distract everyone."
Xiao Xingyu understood and stared at the man frozen on the screen: "What did the police say?"
The account manager replied, "We immediately called the police. According to their investigation, the Wrangler this man was driving had a cloned license plate and he deliberately chose a route away from traffic cameras. His whereabouts are now untraceable. Based on his series of counter-detection actions, we suspect he premeditatedly carried out the illegal operation on your vehicle."
The account manager waved back, and a middle-aged employee in a blue overalls came up. "Mr. Xiao, this is our supervisor responsible for inspecting your vehicle. He will tell you the main cause of your vehicle's failure."
Xiao Xingyu extended his left hand to the maintenance supervisor: "Hello!"
The maintenance supervisor leaned forward, cupped his hands, and shook Xiao Xingyu's hand. He said seriously, "According to the diagnosis, your car's transmission has been tampered with. As a result, the power is cut off as soon as the speed exceeds 100 mph, leaving the engine in a zero-load state. The revs suddenly increase, and the accelerator has no rebound."
He handed Xiao Xingyu a small black metal piece and said, "Mr. Xiao, please take a look. Is this yours?"
Xiao Xingyu took the small object from his hand and turned to examine it with Zhang Moyan. It was an S-shaped metal hook about two centimeters wide, a common load-bearing device that buckled behind the front seat. Xiao Xingyu looked up and met Zhang Moyan's gaze. Zhang Moyan shook her head slightly and said, "I don't remember."
Xiao Xingyu replied to the maintenance supervisor: "I don't think I had this thing in my car before."
"We found this under the brake pedal," the maintenance supervisor said, indicating a pedal with his hand. "Nowadays, car owners like to hang decorative pendants in their cars. During sudden braking, these items could be pulled forward by inertia and fall under the brake pedal. But in your case, the hook might have been deliberately placed there."
The account manager took out his phone and showed it to Xiao Xingyu: "Mr. Xiao, you were out of town before. This is the phone number of the police officer in charge of the case. You can contact them."
Xiao Xingyu waved his hand: "If we can't find out about this, then we can't find out. We'll talk to you when the police contact us if there's any further information."
The account manager held the phone and said, "Mr. Xiao, be careful! Someone is clearly targeting you. Have you offended someone? This person's actions are going to kill you!"
Xiao Xingyu stared at the account manager intently. That expression made Zhang Moyan worry that he might have offended too many people, or that he simply didn't think he had offended anyone.
"Mr. Xiao, this car you own is from eight years ago. The Wrangler has been upgraded with dual-system intelligent human-machine interaction technology. While its design pays homage to classics, its safety performance has been significantly improved..."
The account manager was very smart and listed Xiao Xingyu as a potential customer and took the opportunity to start marketing.
"Alright, alright," Xiao Xingyu raised his hand. "Let's talk about this later. I'm still traumatized. I'll come back to you if I need anything."
Zhang Moyan and Xiao Xingyu walked out of the 4S store and waited for the Xiao family's driver to drive over.
The spring breeze was blowing, and the peach trees in the green belt along the road were full of pink flowers. Zhang Moyan looked up at the blue sky and took a deep breath.
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