It was noon.
Ding dong!
The doorbell rang, and a delivery employee on an electric bicycle brought Zhao Yu and Cui Lizhu a sumptuous lunch.
The lunch was a combination of Chinese and Western dishes, which were delicious and nutritious.
Although the meal cost more than a thousand dollars, the two of them enjoyed it very much and felt that it was worth it.
"Aiya!" Cui Lizhu burped and exclaimed sincerely, "It's so nice to be rich. I hope we can find the treasure!"
"It's not just about the treasure now!" Zhao Yu wasn't as happy as Cui Lizhu. After he finished eating, he found a few pieces of white paper and placed them on the table. He used them as a whiteboard and began to write down his investigation records.
This was a habit that he had developed over a long period of time. He felt that only by writing down the information could he think of more ideas.
There were a total of sixteen names on Tao Xiang's list. There was a line of small words below each name, which was a brief introduction of the person.
The first eleven people had been marked with an "X" by Tao Xiang, but the last five didn't. Zhang Jingfeng had confirmed that the five people had all died of heart attacks.
Zhao Yu believed that the deaths of the five people were not accidental.
Cui Lizhu understood Zhao Yu's habits, so she stayed silent and helped Zhao Yu.
Just as Zhao Yu was about to write, Zhang Jingfeng called him again.
"Xiao Zhao, why are there so many names? What kind of big case are you investigating? "Zhang Jingfeng was puzzled over the phone." These people don't seem to be related to each other! "
"Zhang!" Zhao Yu was eager to know the answer, so he urged him, "Hurry up! Are there any problems with those eleven people?"
"Mm … Well, it's hard to say! It's like this, mm … "Zhang Jingfeng's answer was a little hesitant." The eleven people that you asked me to investigate are all dead! That means that there are sixteen people in total, and none of them are alive! "
"Huh?!"
The two of them were shocked.
"They're all dead?" Cui Lizhu's voice trembled. "There are so many people. Who did this?"
"Don't say that …" Zhang Jingfeng quickly said, "Although they're all dead, the circumstances of these eleven people are a little complicated. They're different from the previous five!
"Mm … How should I say this? From my information, these people died over a very long period of time. The earliest one can be traced back to fifteen years ago, and the latest one was in the second half of last year. They were all educated people and had never done anything illegal, so they didn't have any criminal records.
Also, these people's ages varied, but most of them were old. There were even some who were 90 years old! Moreover, according to the information, they were all normal deaths, and it seemed that they had nothing to do with heart disease.
"However, because some of them are too old, it will take some time to confirm them one by one!"
"I see …" Zhao Yu smacked his lips and said seriously, "Old Zhang, help me investigate these people's detailed information for the time being. I want all 16 of them! "I can is, and I can can, and I can can can. If possible, I can can can can."
"Okay! Just wait and see! "Zhang Jingfeng hung up the phone happily and sent the information he had found to Zhao Yu.
"Boss … You have to think carefully!" Cui Lizhu reminded him. "Do you really want to report this to the higher-ups? Aren't we being a little rude? Why don't we check it out first? What if those people died due to natural causes? "
Zhao Yu didn't answer Cui Lizhu's question. Instead, he picked up his mobile phone and carefully looked through all the details of the people, then began to write on a piece of white paper.
The whole process lasted for nearly an hour. Zhao Yu finally put away his pen, shook his head, and said, "This piece of paper is not as good as a whiteboard. If I make a mistake, I can't erase it!"
"Boss, boss, how is it?" Cui Lizhu saw Zhao Yu speak and hurriedly asked, "Do you have any clues? Who is the murderer? "
"What the f * ck!" Zhao Yu frowned. "I'm a detective, not a god. If I could find the murderer just by writing, I wouldn't do anything else!"
Cui Lizhu was speechless.
"Look …" Zhao Yu pointed to the information that he had already written. "Let's put death aside for the time being. Let's look at these people first. Look … "He pointed to one of the names." This person is a doctoral supervisor who studies modern history. Look at this one, an economist. This one is a technical expert from the Cultural Relics Bureau. There are also some people who are involved in scientific research projects and even prospecting! What do you think? "
"Um … These people are all very knowledgeable and have very high academic qualifications!" Cui Lizhu speculated. "Moreover, their majors seem to be related to that batch of gold treasures! This … "
"Yes, they have a bright future!" Zhao Yu nodded. "I guess that the reason why Tao Xiang wrote these people's names in the book is that these people have participated in an operation related to the treasure hunt. Tao Xiang wanted to find more clues about the treasure through them! "
"So, every time he finished investigating a person and found that they had nothing to do with the treasure, he marked them with an X!" Cui Lizhu said. "So, he didn't have time to investigate the other five people?"
"It seems …" Zhao Yu thought for a while and said, "It's not that he didn't have time to investigate them, but that although he did, he wasn't sure. Don't forget that Tao Xiang's box was buried under the floor! The floor was rebuilt by him, which means that he doesn't intend to retrieve the box anytime soon, right? "
"Oh …" Cui Lizhu looked at Zhao Yu in surprise. "No wonder you are a great detective! Now that you mention it, it seems that I'm suddenly enlightened. The reason why my dad didn't mark these five people with an X was because these five people did know something about the treasure, right? "
"Look at this again." Zhao Yu pointed to the names in front of him and said, "Although the 11 people with X's are all dead, when they died, they were already very old. Look … They were all in their 70s, 80s, and even 90s! Even if there were a few younger people, they died of terminal diseases, not heart disease! "
"And then?" Zhao Yu pointed to the names in the back. "Look at the five people in the back. Although they are not young, they are not old enough to die of old age. In this day and age, people in their 60s are not really old at all!"
"Oh …" Cui Lizhu nodded. "I see. You mean, the ones who are likely to die are not everyone, but only the five people who didn't draw the X's?"
"Something like that!" Zhao Yu said. "Now, this is the most important question. If these five people really died an unnatural death, why did the murderer kill them?"
"Oh my God!" Cui Lizhu said in surprise. "Because these five people knew the secret of the treasure? Then … So, the murderer killed them to find out the secret, or to silence them? "
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