Murder in a Secret Room Bed and Breakfast (3)

When Meng Siqi was organizing her thoughts for the interrogation, she thought of one thing, which was the Serie A match mentioned by the two chefs. Feng Shaomin asked her to confirm the time. She thought that in case there was a time comparison during the interrogation, she still needed to confirm it in advance.

She had already recorded the competition time and situation described by the two chefs in her notebook. Feng Shaomin seemed to know something about it, but he may not have watched a competition for a long time, so he did not react to it at the time.

She did write down a lot of names in her notebook, but she didn't recognize any of the players' names, and she used homophones to represent them, such as "Martini"'s header to win the game.

The Korean team and Zhao Leiting should know. She stood up and asked Zhao Leiting. Zhao Leiting said that he had not paid attention to the game recently. Han Changlin happened to come over with a cup and said, "I would like to watch the game, but unfortunately I went to bed early at home with my children. You can ask Cai Shuangxi, he is an old fan and never misses a game."

Meng Siqi knew Cai Shuangxi, a team of police officers. She immediately stood up and walked towards the team's office. In order to save time, she walked quickly. As soon as she entered the team's office, she almost bumped into Lu He head-on.

The two people were one person apart. When Meng Siqi raised his head, his eyes met Lu He's.

The man's eyebrows were deep and sharp, revealing a professional coldness, and it seemed that he intentionally pressed down his long eyelashes, giving him a somewhat gentle look.

Ever since she knew that Lu He had carried her all the way last time, she couldn't help but feel an inexplicable nervousness in her heart whenever she saw Lu He, as if this man had left a clock in her heart, ticking from time to time.

Maybe Lu He was really anxious to save people at that time, and he didn't care about this matter, and she shouldn't care about it either. It is natural for colleagues in the police station to help each other. It's just that because of the difference between men and women, she always thinks about it uncontrollably even though she doesn't think about it. She even wondered whether Lu He felt she was heavy that night because she was neither fat nor thin.

Although her heart was calm, she tried to keep a calm face. She pursed her lips and smiled: "Team Road."

"I was in a hurry before the New Year and didn't have time to congratulate you." Lu He's tone was calm, yet with a lingering magnetism.

Meng Siqi hadn't met Lu He since she won the award before the New Year, so she smiled and congratulated him: "Congratulations to your team, too."

"By the way, is there anything you want to talk to me about?"

"Oh, there's a case that may be related to a football game last night. I want to ask about the timeline."

"Hey, you've found the right person." Lu He turned halfway around and looked at Cai Shuangxi who was sitting in a corner of the office.

Meng Siqi took a look and saw that Cai Shuangxi was about thirty years old, with a long face and a high nose. He was yawning, but was suddenly caught by the cold gaze of the team leader and immediately covered his mouth with his hands.

He seemed to realize that both of them were looking at him, and his face flushed slightly. Not being able to concentrate on work is also a sign of incompetence, but Cai Shuangxi's hobbies cannot be changed overnight.

Serie A is commonly known as the Mini World Cup. His only hobby in life is watching football matches, especially Serie A matches, where his favorite football stars are. He can talk about this for a long time.

He had to give up watching many games due to work, but he would find ways to make up for it afterwards. Even so, he still felt guilty for not being in good spirits at work sometimes.

Being caught by the road team at this time, he felt guilty.

Lu He said, "Shuangxi, can you tell me about the game last night?"

Cai Shuangxi's face suddenly turned red, and his neck felt burning. Not only the female police officer, but the entire team stopped working and all looked at him with an expression that said "watch a good show".

Cai Shuangxi smiled awkwardly and said, "Captain Lu, please stop scolding me. I will change. I will definitely change. If I can't change, I will apologize to you."

Lu He lowered his voice and said, "I have a hobby. Have I told you that? If I ask you about the game, answer honestly."

Cai Shuangxi is also a criminal investigator. When he saw the bright eyes of the policewoman next to Lu He, he knew that the case of the second team might be related to the game last night. He temporarily eliminated the uneasiness in his heart. Speaking of playing in the game, that is his strong point.

He stood up and started talking quickly: "Captain Lu, the game last night was so exciting. Milan won 2-1. Milan played their strongest lineup, goalkeeper Rossi, left defender Maldini, right defender Panucci, center defender Costacurta, Baresi, defensive midfielder Desailly, midfielder Albertini, Donadoni, midfielder Savicevic, Raducioi, striker Papin. The game was tied at 1-1 until the 90th minute. I was worried the whole time. Although Papin was not fast, he had precise footwork and could accurately lock the ball with a curved shot. Our super defender Maldini, with his long flowing hair and elegant demeanor, headed the ball into the goal and it went in!"

Cai Shuangxi raised his arms and almost cheered.

The entire office was extremely quiet, but everyone's eyes seemed to be attracted by Cai Shuangxi. He described it as if he was at the stadium in person, like a professional football commentator.

Lu He couldn't help laughing, and finally regained his serious side: "Cai Shuangxi, what about the timeline?"

"I forgot to mention that in the fourth minute and six seconds of extra time, Maldini scored the winning goal with a header."

"Okay, I'm talking about the entire timeline." Lu He said in a dignified manner.

"Oh oh." Cai Shuangxi calmed down immediately. "Sorry, team leader, I didn't pay attention just now. Yesterday's game started at 12 o'clock in the evening. Usually, we fans will prepare 10 to 20 minutes in advance. The first half of the whole game is 45 minutes, the halftime break is 15 minutes, the second half is 45 minutes, and there are more than 10 minutes of post-match celebrations."

"Okay. Please sit down." Lu He spoke.

He turned his head and looked at Meng Siqi again.

Meng Siqi had just come back to her senses from Cai Shuangxi's wonderful description. She smiled and said loudly: "Captain Lu, and Officer Cai, thank you. Officer Cai's description of the competition is very important. Thank you." She listened carefully to Cai Shuangxi's description, because every detail could confirm whether the two chefs of the B&B were lying.

Lu He also nodded slightly, although there was no smile, but it seemed like he was giving her a response.

"Then team Lu, I'm going back first."

"good."

After Meng Siqi left, as Lu He just walked out of the office, Luo Xiaoguo said, "I really don't know how a little policewoman like this could get a third-class merit."

As soon as these words were spoken, one team member became unhappy. They had been busy last year, working in wind and rain, without sleep and selflessly. Even if they could not get the third-class merit, they were not as bad as the road team, which was excellent.

Everyone chatted for a while, and when Lu He returned to the office with his water, he continued to chat, as if he was deliberately talking to him.

Cai Shuangxi was still in the excitement just now. His impression of Meng Siqi had changed. Meng Siqi was very beautiful, she loved to laugh, and most importantly, she spoke for him. He had a good impression of her for a while, so he couldn't help but say something: "Actually, maybe it's true? The director thinks it's not easy for girls, so he wants to set an example for the bureau. Look, didn't Lin Mingjia, who works in computers, win an award?"

"Can Lin Minjia do the same?" Luo Xiaoguo sneered, "She's a top student. She's the only one who knows how to use a 486 computer. Can you? She's also made a lot of contributions in this game by providing effective information."

This made sense. No one mentioned Lin Mingjia anymore. Luo Xiaoguo said, "I won't talk about Zhao Leiting's chatterbox. He can please the leader, but what does Meng Siqi rely on?"

"Why? Our team is so frustrated."

Lu He walked back to his desk, thinking in his heart, they didn't know, but he knew. At the end of last year, a large-scale illegal organ and organ specimen trading gang was highly valued by the provincial department. The entire provincial department sent a lot of manpower and financial resources for a year but to no avail. In the end, Meng Siqi and Zhao Leiting found a breakthrough and arrested an important contact person of the gang. As long as they follow the clues, this gang will definitely be taken down by the provincial department this year.

However, in order to keep the information highly confidential, he, Director Liu, and Director Han were the only ones in the entire Municipal Bureau who knew about this. He understood the confusion and complaints of his colleagues, but he would not allow them to slander others' innocence behind their backs.

He slammed the cup on the table with a loud bang. For a moment, the whole office was silent, and everyone shrank their heads and looked in his direction.

Lu He looked serious and said to everyone: "I'm sorry, under my leadership, I failed to win personal honor for you..."

The team members suddenly felt a little ashamed. Come to think of it, this was the first time Lu He said such a thing.

"I feel guilty, but I am also clear-headed. I hope everyone will not doubt the work of the bureau. What you see is reasonable. We did a lot of work last year. That is what we should do and it is our responsibility. Merit is important, but don't be greedy."

"You said that Meng Siqi has only been here for a short time, but she has already won an award that you can only dream of. But have you really understood what she has done? Are you just denying her based on superficial impressions?"

"If we talk about the amount of work, I do more than her. If we talk about the importance, I dare not say that I am more important than her. Please do your job well, and you will definitely reap the rewards in the future."

After Lu He finished speaking, his eyes lit up and his mood stabilized. He glanced at everyone again and sat back at the table.

Everyone in the team seemed to understand what Lu He meant. There were always some opaque and confidential aspects in the work of the bureau. Perhaps Meng Siqi really did make significant contributions. The contribution of the third-class merit was certainly not low. It was just that they didn't know about these contributions now. If even they, the police officers, didn't trust the police station and didn't understand their colleagues, then who else could understand them?

Everyone naturally felt a little guilty, and for a moment they all lowered their heads in silence.

Cai Shuangxi said: "Xiao Meng must like Maldini. I need to talk to her about this." Cai Shuangxi could not forget the fascinated eyes of Meng Siqi when she heard him talk about Maldini's goal just now.

Lu He: ...

Team 1: ...

After Meng Siqi returned to her seat, she supplemented the information about the competition, carefully considered her thoughts, and looked at her watch. Almost an hour was up. She walked towards Han Changlin with her notebook in her arms, "I'm ready for the Korean team. We can start at any time."

Han Changlin raised his eyes with bright pupils, "Okay. Old Feng, let's interrogate him."

The four of them went to the interrogation room together. On the way, Han Changlin instructed, "Zhao Leiting, now is your chance to practice writing. Take notes carefully. For a closed-room case like this, no details can be missed."

"Don't worry, Captain Han. I'm a third-class merit winner. How could I be careless?"

Han Changlin smiled and pretended to criticize: "You keep talking about your achievements every day. Why don't you learn from Xiao Meng?"

"This may not be the only time in my life. Meng Siqi will come every year after that. I can't show off."

“Promising!”

"hey-hey."

"Xiao Meng," Feng Shaomin asked, "what do you think? Let's interrogate Xia Sulan first."

Generally speaking, it is most reasonable to interrogate the person who first discovered the deceased. Sun Yuanyuan lived with the deceased Long Shanwen last night and was the first to discover the deceased this morning, so she is the most suspicious. However, Meng Siqi chose Xia Sulan, who was not the first suspect.

Meng Siqi answered as he walked: "Master, I was thinking that Xia Sulan's suspicion should be relatively small. She has a daughter, so she should have the least motive to commit the crime. Therefore, her confession can be used as a standard template for subsequent interrogation. I remember learning a barrel principle in high school. Assuming that Xia Sulan's confession is a barrel with the same length as the board, as long as the confession of the suspect behind has loopholes and a short board, the water will naturally overflow."

Feng Shaomin understood Meng Siqi's thinking. He first found a suspect with the least suspicion and had a comprehensive understanding of the details of last night. Then he defeated them one by one and attacked the weak points of other suspects.

Compared with normal thinking, this way of thinking has certain advantages in finding breakthroughs, which shows that Meng Siqi had thought about it seriously in advance.

He nodded and said "yes", full of anticipation for the interrogation.

Han Changlin smiled and said, "Zhao Leiting, listen to what it means to apply what you have learned!"

"Hey, Korean team, I will definitely learn from the top students and carry forward the spirit of being pragmatic, persevering, and steady in my pursuit of long-term goals."

"Tsk tsk, you're still talking nonsense. I wouldn't even recognize you if you weren't the director."