On the other side, in the face of this bus explosion that shocked the whole city, the city took it very seriously and issued a fatal order asking them to solve the problem within a time limit.
At the explosion site, Zhang Cheng was leading people to collect evidence. His apprentice Jiang Feng came over to report: "
Master, according to our inspection of the surveillance cameras at major bus stops, there should have been nine passengers on the bus at the time of the incident, plus the driver, there should be a total of ten people, but we only found eight bodies at the explosion site."
Zhang Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly: "Are you sure there were ten people in the car at that time?"
Jiang Feng said: "Make sure, we have checked the monitoring of all bus stops. According to the statistics of the number of people getting on and off the bus, there should indeed be ten people on the bus."
Zhang Cheng looked at the scene and asked doubtfully: "But we only found eight corpses at the scene. Where did the other two go?"
Jiang Feng looked at the surging river water on both sides of the bridge across the river, and guessed: "Master, could the explosion be too powerful and blow people into the river?"
Zhang Cheng nodded silently: "There is a possibility that if the river washes away, it will be difficult to find the person."
Having said this, he raised his head and warned again: "Take someone to check the surveillance cameras on both sides of the road again. Don't worry about whether it's a bus stop or not."
Jiang Feng said: "Master, you suspect that someone did not get off at the bus stop."
Zhang Chengdao: "It is possible."
Jiang Feng said: "I remember the bus company has regulations that prohibit people from getting on or off the bus halfway. The chance of this should be low."
Zhang Chengdao: "Regardless of whether the probability is high or not, we can't let it go. There must be a suspect among the passengers, and maybe we can find clues."
Jiang Feng said: "Okay, master, I'll find someone to investigate right away."
Zhang Cheng sighed and got busy next.
…
On the other side, the two walked along the river embankment to another road, and then began to stroll around.
Li Shiqing had a lot of fun with the delicious food, beautiful scenery, and beautiful clothes. After playing happily for several hours, the two of them passed by a lottery shop.
Li Mu led Li Shiqing in and played scratch-off for a while. There was no big prize, and he lost a lot, so he was quite happy with the scratch-off.
Before leaving the house, Li Mu looked at the lottery date at the door and smiled at Li Shiqing.
"Shuangseqiu draws the lottery today, remember tonight's lottery numbers, and buy one every day from now on. When the cycle is over, you will have wealth and freedom."
Li Shiqing was stunned for a moment when she heard the words, and then realized the meaning of Li Mu's words. This operation was really feasible, and her heart pounded for a while.
Faced with the opportunity to get rich overnight, no one can be calm. Fortunately, Li Shiqing is a new generation of college students with ideals and ambitions. What she cares about most at the moment is saving people and ending the cycle.
He quickly adjusted his mentality and stammered: "Let's... where should we go now?"
Li Mu looked at the time: "Let's go have dinner first. After dinner, we can take a walk and then find a hotel to stay."
Li Shiqing hummed softly.
…
After dinner and walking on the street for a while, Li Mu found a good-quality hotel. Li Shiqing followed him, her face red. She had never been to a hotel with a boy.
Li Mu glanced at her: "Don't worry, there are two rooms."
Li Shiqing was even more embarrassed.
When they came to the room, Li Mu called Li Shiqing, and then discussed the bus explosion. After having fun, spending money, and feeling relaxed, it was time to analyze the matter seriously.
Li Mu took out a piece of paper and said: "You went through four cycles alone before. After I woke up, we went through two cycles together, for a total of six cycles."
"Do you feel that every time we go through another cycle, we wake up earlier."
Li Shiqing nodded vigorously: "Yes! I feel the same way. Every time I wake up, I wake up earlier than the previous time."
"The first time I woke up, I exploded; the second time I woke up, it gave me time to adjust my thoughts and check my body; the third time I woke up, it gave me more time."
"Every time I wake up, I wake up earlier than the next time."
Li Mu nodded: "Yes, there must be a pattern here."
"Suppose the explosion time is set. When the time is up, the bell will ring and the explosion will begin."
"The first and second time you woke up, you didn't cry or make a fuss. It didn't have any impact on the passengers on the bus. There was no possibility of detonating in advance. The explosion time was set in advance."
Li Shiqing nodded thoughtfully.
Li Mu continued: "Today's explosion at noon, we did not do anything in the car to detonate it in advance. The explosion time must have been set in advance."
"After the explosion, I looked at the time and it was one forty-five."
"This also means that the first time you woke up was at 1:45, and then there was an explosion."
"Do you know when I first woke up?"
Li Shiqing asked curiously: "What time?"
Li Mu said: "One forty-one, this is also the time you wake up for the fifth time."
Li Shiqing suddenly realized: "You mean, every time we wake up, the time will advance one minute."
Li Mu nodded: "Yes, the time we woke up today is 1:40. Next cycle, the time we wake up should be 1:39."
Li Shiqing said happily: "So we will have more and more time and have more time to react."
Li Mu said: "You can say that, but there must be a certain limit to this kind of thing, otherwise the waking time will keep going backwards, directly to before the bus leaves in the morning, and everything will be solved."
Li Shiqing said: "Yes! It can't be that simple."
After chatting about this topic for a while, Li Mu asked again: "Do you remember the times of the third and fourth explosions? Was it one forty-five?"
Li Shiqing shook her head: "At that time, I was only thinking about how to get out of the car and didn't care about this."
Li Mu then asked: "So? When it came to the third and fourth explosions, do you think there was someone behind the scenes that caused the explosion to happen in advance, or did it explode at 1:45?"
Li Shiqing recalled: "The third time I woke up, I made a fuss for a while and couldn't get out of the car, so I told the driver that the car was going to have an accident, and then suddenly it exploded."
"The same thing happened the fourth time. I smashed the glass with a safety hammer and tried to jump out of the car, but suddenly it exploded."
"The time of these two explosions should have been earlier. It couldn't have been 1:45. There must be someone behind it."
At this point, Li Shiqing opened her eyes wide and said with disbelief: "You mean, the person who made the explosion might be on the bus."
Li Mu nodded: "It should be in the car, otherwise it would be impossible to control it so accurately."
Giving Li Shiqing some buffer time, Li Mu asked again: "Do you remember how many passengers were in the car?"
Li Shiqing frowned and thought for a while: "Nine, not counting the nine drivers."
Li Mu said: "Yes, there are nine passengers in total."
"The anchor holding a mobile phone and wearing a floral shirt can be ruled out because he didn't bring anything with him; and the muscular man wearing headphones also didn't bring anything with him and can be ruled out."
"The same is true for that enthusiastic aunt. She was carrying a bag, but it was full of medicine. She even gave you a quick-acting Jiuxin pill to take. There is no way it could contain a bomb, and it can also be eliminated."
"Both of us, we can also rule out suspicion."
"There are a total of nine passengers, five of whom have been eliminated as suspects, and one of the remaining four must be the person who caused the explosion."
Li Shiqing looked a little excited.
Li Mu continued: "Do you remember the person sitting by the window on the left side of the last row? He was dressed in black, wearing a hat and a black mask, wrapping himself tightly."
"He was also carrying a black backpack, hugging it tightly to his chest, looking very mysterious."
Li Shiqing said: "I remember, I thought it was strange when I saw how tightly he was wrapped. Do you think it was him?"
Li Mu said: "Not sure, but there is a suspicion."
"The aunt sitting in front of us also had a red plastic bag at her feet. I noticed it before getting off the car. It seemed to be a pressure cooker inside."
"This person is also suspected!"
"There is also an uncle sitting in the eighth row by the window on the left, with a sad face. There is a red suitcase next to him. He is looking at it very closely, and he is also suspicious."
Li Shiqing answered: "Yes! I also think he is suspicious. With such a big suitcase, there are direct buses from here to either the bus station or the train station. Our No. 45 bus is the only one
, it doesn’t go through the bus station or the train station, and few people bring such a big suitcase.”
"And such a big box is convenient for loading bombs."
Li Mu nodded: "What you said makes sense. This is also a rather suspicious suspect."
"There is also an uncle sitting in the fifth row by the window on the left. He has a worried look on his face. There is a snakeskin bag at his feet. There are several round things in it, which look like watermelons. One of the bags is rotten.
Mouth, the green inside really looks like a watermelon."
"However, we can't be sure, what if it is an explosive device!"
"These five people are our key targets for investigation."
Li Shiqing's eyes lit up and she said, "You mean we will test them in the car next time around?"
Li Mu shook his head: "There is no need to test in the car, so as not to alert the enemy and let them detonate the bomb directly."
Li Mu has a mission, and he doesn't want to taste death and lower his mission evaluation.
"We find their personal information and investigate privately. If we dare to do this kind of thing, we can always leave clues."
Li Shiqing said: "But we don't even know their names, how can we investigate them."
"So." Li Mu said: "I decided to take the initiative to call the police tomorrow and use the police's help to find out the information about these people, or simply investigate."
Li Shiqing said with hope: "After calling the police, can the police stop the explosion?"
Li Mu shook his head: "Probably not, there is not enough time."
"If nothing else, our wake-up time tomorrow will be 1:39. Do you remember the time when the bus and the oil truck collided?"
Li Shiqing said: "I remember it was one forty-two."
Li Muchao: "Yes, the police were unable to respond in three minutes from waking up to the explosion. Even if the first car accident was avoided, the time until the explosion at 1:45 was only six minutes."
"The police also had no time to set up roadblocks and intercept vehicles. They also had no time."
Seeing Li Shiqing's frustrated look, Li Mu consoled her: "The purpose of our call to the police tomorrow is to inform the police so that we can get rid of our own suspicions. At the same time, we can use the power of the police to find out the information about these people and identify the suspects."
"As long as these are clarified, it will be easy for us to operate next."