Chapter 67 Kitten Team
Zhu Liang looked up at Xia Mufan, then glanced at Liu Caiyang, lowered his eyes and whispered, "Even my mother doesn't believe me. If I tell others, will they believe me?"
Xia Mufan raised his eyebrows: "Maybe someone will believe it?"
His father was introverted and silent, and he vented his inner stress by abusing cats; his mother had a strong control desire, and devoted all her time and energy to running a shop and making money, and had no time to pay attention to Zhu Liang's mental health. Living in such a family for a long time is also Zhu Liang's sorrow.
Zhu Liang's eyelashes trembled, and she seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted by Liu Caiyang: "Liangliang! Didn't I tell you to read a book? You are still a student, don't meddle in adult affairs. Now that your father is dead, don't talk about buying and killing cats anymore, what's the point? People can't come back to life after they die."
Zhu Liang suddenly exploded.
He suddenly shook off his mother's hand and stared at her with his eyes as if he was about to spit fire: "You are always like this! As soon as I talk, you tell me to study and read books. In your eyes, I am just a tool, right? You don't care whether I am happy or sad."
Liu Caiyang was stung by his son's hateful eyes. He sat down on the sofa, covering his face with his hands, tears streaming from his fingers: "I work in the shoe store for more than twelve hours a day. I have to take time out for eating and going to the toilet, and I can't get home until after nine o'clock in the evening. Isn't it all for this family that I work so hard? Isn't it because of my hard work that we can live in a new house and you can go to the best boarding high school in the city? How can you have no conscience at all!"
Gu Shaoqi said softly: "Raising a child requires more than just money."
Xia Mushige: “You have to trust him, respect him, understand him, and support him.
Trust, respect, understanding, support?
These four words made Liu Caiyang feel unfamiliar.
She has been afraid of poverty since she was a child, and has been working hard to make money all her life, not daring to slack off for even a minute. In her opinion, no love is as real as money.
But now, the police comrades told her that what children need is not just money, but also trust, respect, understanding and support.
Liu Caiyang was at a loss.
Liu Caiyang stopped trying to stop him, and Xia Mufan was finally able to have a serious conversation with Zhu Liang.
"Zhu Liang, do you want your father to die?"
Holding the coal ash in his arms, Zhu Liang's emotions gradually calmed down. He lowered his head, nodded slightly, and then shook his head.
"My dad is a bad guy! He killed my Mimi and lied to me that she froze to death."
"He killed a lot of kittens, I know that."
"He deserves to die for killing so many kittens."
"But murder is against the law and the police will arrest you."
Xia Mufan and Gu Shaoqi exchanged glances. In Zhu Liang's world, the life of a cat is on the same level as that of a human.
Xia Mushige asked: "Do you have good friends at school?"
Zhu Liang opened his mouth, but suddenly realized something and shook his head vigilantly: "No."
He was obviously trying to hide something.
Xia Mufan did not continue to ask questions, but stood up and said goodbye politely.
Sun Xianbing and Yu Jing were full of doubts and couldn't wait to ask questions as soon as they went out.
"Zhu Liang must know something, why don't you continue asking?"
"Yes, he already said that he deserved to die. Is it possible that Zhu Liang killed his father?"
Xia Mufan narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "If it's really Zhu Liang, he can't do it alone, he probably has helpers. Let's go to his school to find out the situation and then ask him. There's no rush."
The four men returned to the Criminal Investigation Brigade.
After parking the car in the parking lot, Gu Shaoqi picked up the aquarium from the trunk and looked at Xia Mufan: "Well, I'm going back."
After spending a day together, Xia Mufan and Gu Shaoqi gradually became familiar with each other. She waved her hand and said, "Okay. Let's quickly settle Xiao Mo and his wife down."
The word "daughter-in-law" made Gu Shaoqi pause and turn away.
Looking at Gu Shaoqi's tall back, Xia Mufan suddenly remembered the feeling of his heart being tickled by a feather in the pet shop. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, and his mood improved again.
Sun Xianbing muttered, "Forensic Doctor Gu is very approachable today."
Yu Jing was a few years older and noticed something unusual. He quietly poked Sun Xianbing's arm and pouted at Xia Muchan.
Sun Xianbing glanced at Xia Mufan with a confused look: "What's wrong?"
Yu Jing: "Forensic Doctor Gu wants to spend more time with Xiao Xia."
Sun Xianbing: "He is a forensic doctor. If he spends all day investigating with us, wouldn't that be a waste of time?"
Yu Jing smiled: "As long as Xiao Xia doesn't hate it."
Xia Mufan ignored their mutterings, picked up Meihui and walked ahead: "Let's go back and see if Xiaoyu and the others have made any progress."
The three of them returned to the office of the Serious Crime Unit 7. Gong Weiguo and Feng Xiaoyu were waiting there. They immediately stood up and greeted them: "Team Leader Xia, there is news from the paging station."
Seeing that it was getting dark, Xia Mufan put the coal ash on the table, signaling it to stay put and not run around. Coal Ash half-crouched on the table and meowed twice.
[Then hurry up.] 】
[I want to eat new cat food.] 】
[And my new mat, don’t forget it.] 】
Only then did Xia Mufan remember that he had spent half the day in the pet shop today and bought a lot of things for Meihui. But once the case discussion begins, it will be difficult to pay attention to coal ash.
As I was hesitating, there was a gentle knock on the open office door.
Gu Shaoqi held the aquarium in one hand and placed his other hand on the door, smiling, "Xiao Xia, I'll take Coal Ash's food back to the dormitory for you. It still hasn't eaten, right?"
Gu Shaoqi arrived at the right time.
Xia Mufan immediately handed him the cat food, cat grass, and cotton mat, and scooped up the coal ash and put it in Gu Shaoqi's arms: "Great, then please take the coal ash back and feed it some new cat food."
Under the strange looks from the other members of Serious Crime Unit 7, Gu Shaoqi quickly left the office carrying a bunch of pet supplies and holding Coal Ash.
Gong Weiguo opened his mouth wide and said after a long while: "Is that Forensic Doctor Gu?"
Feng Xiaoyu tugged at Xia Mufan's arm and said, "When did you two become so familiar with each other? Do you dare to order Forensic Doctor Gu to feed your cat?"
Sun Xianbing touched his chin and said, "Do you feel that Forensic Doctor Gu is becoming more and more talkative?"
Yu Jing just smiled and said nothing.
Xia Mufan has no idea about love, so if Forensic Doctor Gu wants to pursue her, he probably has a long way to go. It’s too early to say anything now, so it’s better to just be a bystander.
Anyway, it’s not a bad thing for the serious crime squad to have a good relationship with the forensic doctor, right?
Xia Mushige glanced at the excited team members and said, "Okay, let's start discussing the case now."
With just one sentence, everyone's gossiping mind was put to rest. Gong Weiguo immediately handed the materials in his hand to Xia Mufan and began to report the results of today's investigation at the paging station.
On the day of the incident, which was yesterday, the paging station did receive four strange calls, and the paging number was exactly Zhu Shengrong's pager.
According to the operator, the person on the other end of the phone had a very childish voice and the message was very strange, so it left a deep impression on him.
The first pager was around 4 p.m., and the message read: "Take cat food out."
The second pager was around 5 p.m. and the message read: "Go to the first floor lobby of Qingming Hotel and order food."
The third pager was at around 6 p.m., and the message read: "Don't play tricks, wait for me."
The fourth pager was at around 7 p.m., and the message read: "Finish the cat food, and I'll come over."
Gong Weiguo said: "Obviously, the other party had something on Zhu Shengrong, forced him to come out and meet him, and remotely controlled him through the paging station to eat cat food, causing him to die of poisoning. This is a typical murder!"
Feng Xiaoyu added: "The four pagers were all from a magnetic card phone near the North City Telecommunications Bureau. The voice was that of a young girl. This girl could be the murderer, or she could be being used by someone."
Xia Mufan opened the map of Hui City and drew a circle at the location of the Telecommunications Bureau in the north of the city.
Sun Xianbing's eyes lit up: "Shuguang Boarding School is right here!"
Yu Jing immediately responded: "Zhu Liang is studying here."
Gong Weiguo and Feng Xiaoyu looked at Xia Mufan at the same time: "What does it have to do with Zhu Liang?"
Xia Mufan simply told Gong Weiguo what he had learned today at the pet shop and Zhu Shengrong's home. Gong Weiguo exclaimed, "Zhu Shengrong abused cats, so his son wants to kill his father?"
Feng Xiaoyu felt a little reluctant and asked cautiously, "A high school student did this? No way?"
Xia Mufan stood up suddenly and said, "Let's go! Let's go to Shuguang Boarding School."
It was just right that while Zhu Liang was still at home, they investigated the situation separately.
Shuguang Boarding School is a famous private high school in Hui City, with strong faculty, good hardware facilities, strict management, and of course... the tuition is not cheap.
The sudden visit of the police made Zhu Liang’s head teacher, Mr. Li, a little nervous.
Xia Mufan asked Teacher Li: "How does Zhu Liang usually perform in school?"
Teacher Li: "Very well behaved, very honest, doesn't talk much."
Xia Mushige: "How is your study?"
Teacher Li shook his head: "Very average. This child is introverted and obedient, but he doesn't pay attention in class and is often distracted. He lacks concentration and his grades are not very good."
Xia Mushige: "What are his hobbies?"
Teacher Li: "Hobbies? He likes listening to music. He is a big fan of Little Tigers and even formed a band called Little Cats. They are pretty cute."
Xia Mushige remained calm: "The Kitten Team? Which ones?"
Teacher Li: "It's also a three-person team. In addition to Zhu Liang, there's also Du Haoran and Qiao Duo."
Xia Mushige continued to ask about the basic situation of the two students.
Du Haoran's father is the general manager of Qingming Hotel, and his family is well-off;
Qiao Duo is a poor student in the school, but she has excellent grades and receives scholarships every year. Her contact person is her sister Qiao Rui.
Cat food, Qingming Hotel, waitress Qiao Rui.
All the clues come together and the answer is obvious.
——These three kids were so bold that they actually planned a cat food murder case!
Xia Mufan felt extremely heavy in his heart.
How could three high school students under the age of 18 dare to do such a thing? !
Oh, that’s not right. Zhu Liang took a year off from school due to health reasons and is already eighteen years old.
Seeing that Xia Mufan looked unhappy, Teacher Li was worried: "What happened to these three children? Is there something wrong?"
Xia Mufan did not answer her question, but only said: "Please call Du Haoran and Qiao Duo over, and we will talk to them."
Du Haoran and Qiao Duo, wearing school uniforms and with childish faces, stood in front of Xia Mufan. Like Zhu Liang, they had a pair of pure eyes like cats.
There is a hint of cunning in the innocence.
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