"You can just come over when the time comes," the security guard said. "Mr. Ding has told us that we will fully cooperate with anyone who comes to investigate the case."
Qu Mingcong nodded, stood up and said, "Okay, I won't delay your work. I'll go in and take a look."
It seemed that he couldn't dig out any more clues from the security guard. He planned to go into the museum and ask the staff to inquire.
Qu Mingcong followed the direction of the crowd into the museum and picked up his cell phone to call He Qile.
"What are you doing with him?" Xiao Qiao muttered on the phone before the call was connected.
"I'll pave the way for him." Qu Mingcong replied with a smile.
After the ring rang a few times, He Qile answered the phone and asked hesitantly: "...what's the matter?"
"Where are you?" Qu Mingcong teased, "Why aren't you following me?"
He Qile was choked.
We were originally going to follow him, but didn’t the last action result in Qu Wan falling into the water? The director was worried that continuing to follow Qu Mingcong would arouse Qu Mingcong’s emotions, so he temporarily asked everyone to withdraw.
"I'm... eating in the cafeteria." He Qile silently glanced around. Most of the researchers at the institute had forgotten to eat and sleep. When they arrived at the meal time, there were not many people in the cafeteria. There were only three or five people queuing up not far away to get food.
Qu Mingcong said: "I'm at the museum. Are you free at nine o'clock tonight? Do you want to come over and investigate the clues? Maybe we can make some new discoveries tonight."
"Museum?" He Qile was stunned, "But...you, haven't you already..."
Already know?…
Knowing that he was invited to investigate the case at the museum as a test, why did he continue to investigate? Could it be...
He Qile's heart suddenly became heavy: Does Qu Mingcong want that one million bonus? Is his financial situation already so bad?
"Since you have signed the contract, you should try your best to fulfill it." Qu Mingcong said casually, "Don't you claim that you are a puzzle enthusiast?"
He Qile pursed his lips and murmured in a low voice: "I lied to you. She is the puzzle lover, not me."
His voice was too soft and Qu Mingcong didn't hear him clearly, so he asked on the phone: "Are you coming tonight?"
"I..." He Qile replied slowly, "You can check it yourself. I won't go... The director may assign me a task at any time. I can't run around."
He now has to cooperate with everyone's work and work together to find the target. He is not in the mood to go with Qu Mingcong to find out the truth about the fall in the museum.
"Tsk, it's really a child. Adults don't let him go out, right?" Qu Mingcong smiled, "You said 'it' is a puzzle enthusiast. Maybe the target that disappeared during the investigation will reappear."
"...Ah?" He Qile was slightly startled.
This possibility cannot be ruled out. Qu Mingcong's various behaviors are very similar to Qiao Yueying's. There is no reason why he can't find the target unless the target has moved. However, among the people Qu Mingcong has been in contact with recently, no one has been found to be suspicious.
He Qile looked up at the people eating nearby and subconsciously wanted to find a leader for advice. Then he heard Qu Mingcong say on the phone: "If you are an adult, come here by yourself. Don't ask adults about everything. I'm here to check."
It's not about coaxing children."
Before He Qile could respond, Qu Mingcong hung up the phone after finishing speaking.
He Qile: “…………”
He put down his cell phone, looked at the number in the call history, and silently pursed his lips, thinking: I am not an adult in the first place.
He had just turned seventeen, so in order to meet the requirement of being able to place orders in the office, he had to ask his boss to arrange a fake ID card for someone who was over eighteen years old.
He Qile sighed gloomily and looked at the food on his plate in a daze.
Should he go or not tonight...
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"Is this the foreshadowing you want to do?" Xiao Qiao was speechless, "This foreshadowing is really sloppy."
Qu Mingcong smiled and said nothing. He walked into the elevator on the east side of the museum and pressed the button.
For him, this was not only a pavement for He Qile, but also a pavement for himself.
He and she started in a hurry, so he hoped it would end slowly - just like investigating a case, they could proceed step by step, get closer to the truth, come up with a complete answer, and then say goodbye soberly and continue their respective lives.
The elevator door opens and reaches the fourth floor.
Exiting the elevator room is a corridor leading to each room. A glass door separates the elevator room and the corridor into two spaces.
Qu Mingcong saw a card sensor on the wall to the right of the glass door. He didn't notice this access control when he came last time because all the doors were open that time.
Qu Mingcong stood in front of the glass door, took out a business card from his pocket, and called Ding Zhaolin's assistant according to the phone number on the business card.
After waiting for a while, the assistant came to open the door.
The other party had a good memory, so he immediately matched Qu Mingcong's face with his name, and said hello with a smile: "Mr. Qu? I haven't seen you in a few days. We almost thought you gave up and refused to participate in the investigation."
"I was delayed by some things." Qu Mingcong replied with a smile, "I hope it's not too late. Can I take a look at the surveillance video from the night of the incident?"
"Of course, go to my office." The assistant led the way.
The assistant's office is next to Ding Zhaolin's office. It is a small single room that is neatly tidied up. Every document is sorted and placed on a bookcase with a glass door.
There is a desk by the window with a laptop and folders in uniform colors.
The assistant found the surveillance video from the computer and said to Qu Mingcong: "These are all the surveillance videos from that day. I have marked the video with Miss Ding in red to make it easier for you to search."
He turned to Qu Mingcong and smiled, "It will probably take a long time to read them all. Just read them slowly and I'll get you a glass of water."
"Thank you." Qu Mingcong came over and sat down, browsing through it briefly.
There are a total of 36 cameras installed in the museum, 2 high-definition cameras at the entrance and exit, 2 on the first floor of the East Building, 2 on the second floor of the East Building, 8 on the first floor of the West Building, 10 on the second floor, and 8 on the third floor.
There is one elevator each in the east and west, and there are also two infrared cameras in the wall.
There are 24 hours of segmented video in each camera's subfolder.
If you want to watch all the videos, even if you watch them at five times speed, it will take a long time.
Qu Mingcong first picked out the videos that had been marked by his assistant, and suddenly discovered that these surveillance videos did not cover the entire museum.
The assistant brought a glass of water and put it on the table.
Qu Mingcong raised his head and asked him: "Why is there no surveillance video of the third and fourth floors of the East Building?"
"Oh, because there are no cameras installed here." The assistant replied, "The surveillance scope mainly covers the external tourist area. The third and fourth floors of the East Building are office areas, which require a certain degree of privacy. In addition, the decoration style is antique. Ding
The old gentleman didn’t want to ruin the overall effect, so he didn’t install it at the beginning.”
The assistant paused and sighed, "Cameras were installed on these two floors only after Miss Ding's accident."