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 when they came over 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 she heard the words. She was no longer as confused as before, and her head gradually resumed thinking about Qiao Liang's words and Qiao Liang's gang.
Cai Cai's suspicion shocked He Qingqing. Could it be that Shi Lei's 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 mobile 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 wanted to say something, but suddenly thought of
She was not familiar with Shi Lei's family, so it was inappropriate to speak rashly. After returning the phone to Shi Lei's brother, Qiao Liang pulled He Qingqing aside: "Director He, please wait.
Let's talk to him and see if we can take Shi Lei's mobile 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, Qiao Liang interrupted her on the other side of the cliff. He Qingqing
Qing guessed that Qiao Liang didn't want to talk about this in front of Shi Lei's brother, so he didn't speak again.
"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 who were bullied and beaten by the iron mines. Do you think this is possible?
Did the people from the iron mine know about it? Or maybe Shi Lei had some evidence that could threaten the iron mine, so the people from the iron mine took action against Shi Lei?" Qiao Liang said
Make your own 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 about it.
Qiao Liang once told her about this matter.
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 she had obtained the illegal and criminal evidence of the iron mine from Ma Yuanxiang's husband Wang Anfu, Qiao Liang couldn't help but feel guilty, assuming that Shi Lei's death was really related to the iron mine.
If so, then he should have asked He Qingqing to tell Shi Lei in advance that there was no need to collect any more evidence of the iron ore crime. In that case, maybe Shi Lei would not 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 the town to find a hotel. After completing the check-in procedures, He Qingqing came to Qiao Liang's room and asked: "County Magistrate Qiao, if you really found something from Shi Lei's mobile phone,
There are clues to the suspicion, so what are you going to do?"
"What else can we do? When the time comes, we will hand over the case to the county bureau for investigation. After all, it is their responsibility to handle the case..." Qiao Liang suddenly stopped as he spoke. Shi Lei's death
Once it was related to the iron ore, he didn't believe that there were no clues left at the place where Shi Lei's accident occurred, but the people in the institute quickly concluded that Shi Lei was dead, and
After notifying Shi Lei's family, can that...or even the county bureau above be trusted?
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 of a deeper level. She just thought of the 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. That's why he 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 about the close relationship between the iron mine monk and the county magistrate, 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 there are really doubts about Shi Lei's death, we can't just do nothing and let Shi Lei die in peace."
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 always
I will definitely give justice to Shi Lei and let him die in peace."
"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 take care of the funeral arrangements.
Back in the county town, Qiao Liang first went to a mobile phone store to repair Shi Lei's mobile phone and told everyone that the only one on the Internet was Qiu Shuyi. After turning on the phone, Qiao Liang went directly to check Shi Lei's mobile phone call records and messages, but
The result disappointed Qiao Liang. Qiao Liang could not find any suspicion in it. However, Qiao Liang was not familiar with Shi Lei's social circle, so he did not know about the call he made to Shi Lei yesterday.
In the final analysis, whether there is anything suspicious in these calls must be left to professional criminal investigators.
After a moment of silence, 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?"
interest."
"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 restored a deleted message after a short operation. When Qiao Liang saw it, his face suddenly became solemn. After paying in a hurry, Qiao Liang took the mobile phone.
leave.
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 had made an appointment with Shi Lei on that small cliff.
When they met, the only pity was that the text message only showed the number and no name, which meant that Shi Lei did not have the name of this number in the address book on his mobile phone.
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 can only be left to professionals.
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 down to investigate, it would be a big deal. You know, the main leader in the city, the monk
The relationship between the county magistrate... If the case is filed, there is no guarantee that the news will not leak out. The most important thing is that it will encounter resistance from above, and in the end I am afraid that it will fall short." 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 just
I’m afraid that if things don’t work out in the end, it will be 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.
, the 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.
What can I do? As a cadre who came to work on exchange from other places, Qiao Liang has no local connections at all. What can he come up with?
