After standing on the cliff for a while, Qiao Liang went to the bottom of the mountain and took a look. Blood stains could be seen on the rocks, which should be where Shi Lei fell.
"Did the people in the institute really just say that Shi Lei accidentally slipped?" Qiao Liang asked Shi Lei's brother again.
"Well, that's what the people in the office said just now." Shi Lei's brother nodded.
Qiao Liang fell silent. This answer did not satisfy him.
"This is not far from the iron mine." Qiao Liang said suddenly.
Next to him, He Qingqing's expression changed when he heard the words. She was no longer as confused as before, and her head gradually returned to thinking. Qiao Liang's words and Qiao Liang's suspicion just now shocked He Qingqing. Could it be said that Shi Lei His death was not an accident?
"County Magistrate Qiao, you are suspicious..."
He Qingqing opened her mouth to speak, but was interrupted by Qiao Liang with a wave of her hand: "It's nothing, I just said it casually."
After Qiao Liang finished speaking, he looked at Brother Shi Lei: "Where is Shi Lei's cell phone? Where is it now? I wonder if it would be convenient for us to take a look."
"It's nothing inconvenient, but his cell phone was also broken. He should leave it at home now and have to go back and look for it." Shi Lei's brother said.
"Okay, let's go back now." Qiao Liang nodded.
The three of them drove back home. After searching the house, Shi Lei's brother quickly took out a mobile phone with a broken screen: "This is Leizi's mobile phone."
Qiao Liang took it over and pressed the power button. He found that not only the screen of the phone was broken, but it could not even be turned on. Qiao Liang frowned and was about to say something. Then he suddenly remembered that he was not familiar with Shi Lei's family, so he rashly spoke. As appropriate, after returning the phone to Shi Lei's brother, Qiao Liang pulled He Qingqing aside: "Director He, please talk to him later and see if we can take Shi Lei's phone back."
"Okay, leave this to me." He Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then quickly understood Qiao Liang's purpose and nodded immediately.
After leaving the matter to He Qingqing, Qiao Liang went outside to wait in the car.
A few minutes later, He Qingqing walked out, still holding Shi Lei's mobile phone in his hand, got in the car and said to Qiao Liang: "County Magistrate Qiao, it's done."
"Okay, let's dig into this phone and see if there are any clues." Qiao Liang said.
"County Magistrate Qiao, do you suspect that Shi Lei's death is related to the iron mine?" He Qingqing asked her doubts. Just now on the cliff, Qiao Liang interrupted her. He Qingqing guessed that Qiao Liang didn't want to see Shi Lei in front of him. My brother talked about this and said nothing more.
"Well, I have such suspicions, but they are just suspicions. After all, there is no evidence." Qiao Liang shrugged.
"But if Shi Lei was killed by the iron mine, what was their motive?" He Qingqing asked puzzled.
"Director He, I told you before that Shi Lei secretly collected evidence from the people around the iron mine who had been bullied and beaten by the iron mine. Do you think it is possible that the people at the iron mine knew about this? Or maybe Shi Lei We have already obtained some evidence that could threaten the iron mine, so the people from the iron mine took action against Shi Lei?" Qiao Liang said his guess.
Hearing Qiao Liang's words, He Qingqing was stunned for a moment. If Qiao Liang hadn't mentioned it, she would have forgotten about it. She had been so busy with poverty alleviation work recently that she had forgotten what Qiao Liang had told her. thing.
After being stunned for a moment, He Qingqing suddenly started crying: "If...if Shi Lei really died because of this incident, then...then I'm sorry for him."
Qiao Liang fell silent when he heard this. If this was the reason he guessed, then he also had a certain responsibility for Shi Lei's death!
Thinking that he had obtained the evidence of iron ore crimes from Ma Yuanxiang's husband Wang Anfu, Qiao Liang couldn't help but blame himself. Assuming that Shi Lei's death was really related to the iron ore, he should have asked He Qingqing to tell Shi Lei in advance that it was unnecessary. Let's collect evidence of the iron ore crime. In that case, maybe Shi Lei won't die.
Both of them were silent for a while. Qiao Liang sighed and said, "It's too late to go back to the county in the evening. Let's go to the town and find a hotel to stay."
The two went to a hotel in the town, and after checking in, He Qingqing came to Qiao Liang's room and asked: "County Chief Qiao, if you really find suspicious clues from Shi Lei's mobile phone, what are you going to do?" ?”
"What else can we do? Let the case be handed over to the county bureau for investigation. After all, it is their responsibility to handle the case..." Qiao Liang suddenly stopped as he spoke. Once Shi Lei's death was related to the iron mine, he would I don’t believe that there were no clues left at the place where Shi Lei’s accident occurred, but the people in the institute hastily concluded that Shi Lei was dead and notified Shi Lei’s family. Can we still believe that... or even the county bureau above? ?
This matter is terrifying to think about.
He Qingqing saw Qiao Liang frowning and didn't say anything further. She knew that Qiao Liang had already thought about a deeper level. She just thought that there was Shang Ke's support behind the iron mine, so even if Shi Lei's death was really related to the iron mine, It would be very difficult to investigate the case, which is why I asked Qiao Liang like this.
"It seems that if there is any doubt about this matter, it cannot be handed over to the county bureau for investigation." Qiao Liang said.
"That's right, when I think of the close relationship between the iron mine monks and County Magistrate Shang, I don't dare to put any hope in this matter." He Qingqing looked desperate and her eyes turned red again, "County Magistrate Qiao, if Shi Lei dies If there are really doubts, we can't just do nothing and let Shi Lei die in silence."
Qiao Lei raised his eyebrows and comforted He Qingqing: "Don't worry, I will find a way. If Shi Lei's death is related to the iron mine, then I also have a certain responsibility. I will definitely give Shi Lei justice and let him die." Close your eyes."
"Okay, I believe County Magistrate Qiao." He Qingqing's tears flowed down again.
A night of silence.
The next day, Qiao Liang rushed back to the county town first, while He Qingqing stayed behind to help Shi Lei's family arrange the funeral arrangements.
Back in the county town, Qiao Liang first went to a mobile phone store to repair Shi Lei's mobile phone. After turning on the phone, Qiao Liang went directly to look through Shi Lei's mobile phone call records and information, but the result was disappointing to Qiao Liang. Qiao Liang could not read it. There was something suspicious, but Qiao Liang was not familiar with Shi Lei's social circle, so he didn't know if there was anything suspicious in the calls he made to Shi Lei yesterday. In the final analysis, this matter still had to be left to professional criminal investigators.
After being silent for a while, Qiao Liang's heart moved and she said to the master at the mobile phone store: "Master, can you help me restore it and see if there are any deleted messages in the phone."
"Yes, but you have to pay more." The master said.
"No problem, you can decide how much it will cost." Qiao Liang nodded.
The master of the mobile phone store actually restored a deleted message. When Qiao Liang saw it, his face became solemn. After paying in a hurry, Qiao Liang took the mobile phone and left.
Back in the car, Qiao Liang's eyes were gloomy. There was indeed something fishy about Shi Lei's death! The content of the deleted text message was that someone asked Shi Lei to meet on that small cliff. The only pity was that the text message only had a number and it was not displayed.
The name shows that the name of this number is not stored in Shi Lei’s mobile phone address book.
Since there are doubts about Shi Lei's death, what should we do now? Qiao Liang frowned. He knew that he did not have the energy or ability to investigate such a criminal case on his own. Professional matters could only be left to professionals.
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After thinking for a moment, Qiao Liang took out his mobile phone and dialed Yang Jinshan: "Brother Yang, is it convenient now? Let's meet..."
The two arranged to meet outside the county compound. Yang Jinshan drove out soon. When he saw Qiao Liang, Yang Jinshan asked: "Brother, is there something important?"
"Brother Yang, do you know anyone from the city bureau?" Qiao Liang asked.
"People from the city bureau?" Yang Jinshan looked at Qiao Liang doubtfully, "Brother, what do you want to do?"
"I have a case that requires the help of criminal investigators. I'm worried about the county bureau. It would be best if people from the city bureau come to investigate." Qiao Liang said.
Hearing this, Yang Jinshan nodded thoughtfully and said, "Brother, I know the people from the city bureau, but can I ask first what case you want to investigate?"
Qiao Liang still trusted Yang Jinshan, and immediately told him about Shi Lei's accidental death and his speculation.
Yang Jinshan was surprised after hearing this: "If it was really done by people from the iron mine, then they would be too bold."
"If it was them who did it, they would not only be daring, but also simply lawless." Qiao Liang said coldly.
"Brother, if it was really someone from the iron mine who did it, then even if someone from the city bureau came to investigate, it would be very troublesome. You know, the main leader in the city has a relationship with the county magistrate... If the case is filed, there is no guarantee that it will not happen.
The news will leak out, and the most important thing is that it will encounter resistance from above, and in the end I am afraid that it will fail." Yang Jinshan said his worries.
When Qiao Liang heard Yang Jinshan's answer, his heart sank. Couldn't he even ask someone from the city bureau to come down and investigate?
Seeing Qiao Liang's face, Yang Jinshan said: "Brother, if you really want to ask someone from the city bureau to investigate, you can. I can help you find someone to investigate this matter secretly, but I'm afraid that the matter will not be completed in the end.
On the contrary, it’s a bad thing.”
"Brother Yang, forget it. After listening to what you said, I don't think it's reliable to ask people from the city bureau to investigate." Qiao Liang smiled bitterly.
"Well, it's really not easy to do something in our position." Yang Jinshan sighed deeply, "In the final analysis, we still don't have enough power and our position is not high enough."
"No, otherwise why would people in the system be scrambling to climb up one by one? Quan is a good thing." Qiao Liang also sighed with emotion.
"Brother, what are you going to do about this?" Yang Jinshan asked.
"I'll think of another way." Qiao Liang smiled helplessly.
Yang Jinshan didn't know what to say after hearing this. He wanted to help, but he might not be able to help. In the end, it might be bad. As for Qiao Liang saying that he would think of another way, Yang Jinshan didn't think Qiao Liang could really come up with anything.
Come up with a solution. As a cadre who comes from other places for exchange and temporary assignment, Qiao Liang has no local connections at all. What solution can you come up with?
