The lightning outside the window continued, and thunder came from the distance, low and low.
"Fortunately, there was only thunder but no rain, otherwise you would have gotten wet." Xiao Wu had already picked up Lu Sheng. The two of them were sitting at Lu Sheng's home. Xiao Wu looked at Lu Sheng worriedly, "Master,
Why do you look so bad?"
Lu Sheng didn't speak on the way back, sitting quietly in the car sorting out his thoughts. The medicine he just took made Lu Sheng's mind very clear at this time, but his body felt very uncomfortable.
Lu Sheng would not ask Xiao Wu to pick him up. He called Xiao Wu because the recent discoveries were enough to explain some situations.
"I have been to Prosperity Road many times recently, and I have made some new discoveries." Lu Sheng did not answer Xiao Wu, but instead brought the topic to the Prosperity Road case, his voice full of exhaustion. "There is a driver eating fast food near Prosperity Road.
Thanks to this restaurant for giving me some tips.”
"Look at the video, the time interval between his third and fourth time entering and exiting the noodle shop is about 20 minutes."
Xiao Wu glanced at Lu Sheng again worriedly, but did not continue his topic. He reached out and took out his phone, adjusted the video, watched, and counted the time.
Xiao Wu was surprised to find that just as Master said, the two times were separated by 25 minutes.
After getting a definite answer, Lu Sheng said to Xiao Wu, "Your previous question has been answered. The third time he went out was not because there were people sitting by the window of the noodle shop. He went to the driver's fast food area and was looking for a suitable restaurant."
I didn’t find the car, so I came back.”
"I have calculated on the spot that it takes 16 minutes to go back and forth. The rest of the time he is looking for the car."
After a brief pause, Lu Sheng continued, "If this is really the case, then there will probably be more than 20 minutes between the time he went out for the fourth time and the time of the crime. Let's look at the time he went out and the time of the crime.
"
After hearing the explanation, Xiao Wu had no time to admire Lu Sheng's criminal investigation ability and hurriedly dragged the video progress bar.
"The time between the fourth trip and the car accident was 27 minutes," Xiao Wu said loudly, his eyes widened, and he could not hide the shock in his tone, "The incident occurred at 9:28 on the night of June 17
!”
"So, the murderer is 100% him, but..." Lu Sheng was about to say something, but suddenly, "What time did you say just now?"
"9:28 p.m."
"No, no, it's the date."
"June 17th."
"Why does this day feel so familiar?" Lu Sheng hurriedly took out his mobile phone and looked up the specific date. "June 18th is the Dragon Boat Festival!" Lu Sheng said loudly, "The day after the accident was the Dragon Boat Festival!"
On this special day, the problem that had troubled Lu Sheng for a long time finally had a reasonable explanation.
"He stole the taxi in front of the driver's fast food. Taxis are the most parked on the side of Prosperity Road, especially in front of the driver's fast food. Most of the people who come to eat on this street don't have a car, and if they have a car, they won't drive here.
Drinking." Lu Sheng paused for a moment and continued, "So the most likely way he drove away was in a taxi."
"But how can he be so sure that there must be an unlocked taxi?" Xiao Wu was always confused.
"Of course he wasn't sure. Now that I think about it, he must have caused trouble on that road that day." An excited expression appeared on Lu Sheng's morbid face, "As for the car, he just happened to steal the key.
?Pry open car doors? Or even drive your own car! He has many options and luckily he came across a taxi like this!"
Lightning was still flashing frequently outside the window, and the room was also flashing, flickering. Xiao Wu looked at Lu Sheng in front of him, so obsessed with the case, and suddenly felt an inexplicable emotion. When he heard the word "lucky"
, Xiao Wu was even more unable to judge whether it was really the right thing to involve the master in this case.
"Prosperity Road, a street for drunkards, deliberate movements in front of the noodle shop's surveillance camera on the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival." Lu Sheng said confidently, "This is clearly a long-planned and carefully planned crime that provokes the police."
"This is the suspicion I didn't tell you that day. What I just said has fully confirmed that my previous suspicions were correct."
Lu Sheng explained to Xiao Wu in detail, "When he entered the door for the first time, he went directly to the excellent observation position by the window. He is very familiar with this restaurant, and he must be very familiar with the nearby environment. He prepared carefully
Plan, choose the time and place, deliberately leave evidence, and provoke the police.
The only way is to steal a car, otherwise no matter what method is used to obtain the car, it is easy to leave fatal clues. As long as he cannot be caught, he may continue to do it, and this is most likely not the first case he has made.
.
This madman is just a beast, no, this beast is a madman."
"Because we need to cause a traffic accident on the night before the festival, we need to take action on the night of June 17th anyway." Xiao Wu repeated, "Taxi is just an accident in his plan options."
"right!"
"But why does it have to be Prosperity Road!" Xiao Wu was indeed an outstanding graduate of the police academy, and asked what Lu Sheng was thinking about now, "If it is deliberately causing trouble, it should have some meaning."
Lu Sheng showed a pleased smile, "I can't explain this now, but you are right, this Prosperity Road has a strong street attribute, it must have some meaning, and once you understand this meaning, you may directly
He found it."
After listening to Lu Sheng's analysis, Xiao Wu strengthened his belief in finding the murderer together with his master. Thinking that his master was helping him who violated discipline, Xiao Wu suddenly thought of the police station, "Am I going to report to Team Yan like this?"
"It's useless to tell him now. He can't be caught. If you know that I'm helping you, you might still have to be punished."
When Xiao Wu heard what Lu Sheng said, he also had some strange thoughts in his heart, "What nonsense is discipline? I am arresting bad people. If you want discipline, I will go to the provincial department."
Xiao Wu did not directly express his thoughts, but said almost complainingly, "Master, the team's thinking before has been stuck on the taxi and the victim, but now it seems that it is all wrong," and then said with some worry,
"Oh, I've missed it for a long time. I hope this lunatic hasn't continued committing crimes."
Xiao Wu's words were like a basin of cold water, extinguishing the rare smile on Lu Sheng's face. Lu Sheng's mood is very complicated now. The evidence left by the murderer was actually for the police, but so much time has passed. He is now
He should be very proud.
"The next idea is to investigate similar traffic cases in the past." Xiao Wu looked at Lu Sheng in front of him, as if he was asking or telling himself, "Or wait for a similar situation to happen."
"The next step is up to you. Let's check it out from past cases." Lu Sheng's thoughts were shifted to the case itself by Xiao Wu, "Mainly picking traditional festivals, traffic cases..."
As soon as they said this, Lu Sheng and Xiao Wu looked at each other in unison, and a case instantly appeared in their minds. The master and apprentice really had a good understanding.