At Yangchuan Road, police lights were flashing. The ambulance had left the scene less than an hour ago. The blood stains on the ground beside the car that had been hit were very clear. People in the nearby community were wearing jackets and slippers. They were whispering outside the police cordon.
Gu Xizhou pulled up the police cordon and went inside. When he arrived, Fang Zhi had already arrived at the scene.
He was riding an electric scooter to work in the middle of the night when he suddenly saw a taxi change lanes and hit this black Santana. Then the Santana flipped over. There were three adults and a child in the car. The child and his mother were sitting in the back. His mother protected him, so she was slightly injured. The driver was the child's grandfather, and he died on the spot. "
One of the police officers showed Gu Xizhou the surveillance video. The video was similar to the description of the person who reported the case. The taxi with the fake license plate suddenly changed lanes and hit the other party's car. From the surveillance video, it was obvious that the man opened the window and looked back before driving away. He did not look back when he saw the car that had been hit flipped over. He drove away directly.
From the video, the man looked to be about fifty to fifty-five years old. He should not be very tall.
Gu Xizhou took two steps forward. The body in the car had been taken away, leaving only large patches of blood.
"Is the witness still at the scene?" Gu Xizhou asked softly.
The police officer pointed behind him and said, "Your people are asking about the situation."
When Gu Xizhou walked over, Fang Zhi was taking notes with a notebook.
The witness was a middle-aged man in his forties. He was wearing jeans and a white short-sleeved shirt. Because it was cold outside, he had put on a thin jacket. His face was pale, as if he had not recovered from the accident. When he answered the question, his voice trembled.
"I'm a security guard in Two River District. I was on the morning shift today. I rode my bike to work, and I happened to see two cars in front of me colliding. The car hit someone and drove away. I took out my phone and took two photos of the car! Then I ran over to see the people in the car. The driver … shouldn't have died … "
Fang Zhi asked, "Why do you say that?"
Luo Jin thought for a moment and said, "It's just a guess. The taxi hit them from the left. There was a telephone pole in front of them at the time. I saw that the car was about to hit the telephone pole, so it swung the plate and flipped over."
Fang Zhi nodded. "Can I see the photos you took?"
"Sure!" The middle-aged man took out his phone, opened the photo, and showed it to Fang Zhi. He pointed at the picture and said, "This is the car!"
This taxi was very ordinary and was no different from other cars. However, the photo taken by the middle-aged man was very clear. Gu Xizhou had just confirmed with the traffic police that he had contacted the driver. It was confirmed that the real taxi had been left in the owner's neighborhood and had not left. This car had a fake license plate.
Fang Zhi said, "Thank you so much. If you hadn't called 120/110 in time, all the people in the bus would have been gone."
The man nodded. "That's what I should do. Didn't I meet you? Who wouldn't get into an accident? Helping others is also helping yourself. "
Fang Zhi continued, "Please send me the photo and leave me your contact information. If you think of anything, please contact us."
The man gave him his contact information without hesitation and was taken away by the police.
"Gu Ge, from the surveillance footage, the probability of it being intentional murder is very high. Normally, speeding is at most a rear-end collision. This car is not as simple as speeding." Fang Zhi frowned, obviously not relaxed.
"Okay, leave the search for the car to the traffic police. Get them to retrieve the surveillance footage of the surrounding roads as soon as possible. Find this car with a fake license plate and coordinate with us. The probability of it being intentional murder is very high … Let's go to the hospital to see the injured people and ask their families if they have any clues." Gu Xizhou said softly. After all, other than the debris left behind after the collision, there were no other clues in the vicinity.
Gu Xizhou drove to the hospital. As soon as he arrived, he heard good news. The two seriously injured people were out of danger.
The man sitting in the aisle was crying loudly. After hearing that his mother-in-law and wife were out of danger, he was sitting on a hospital chair, wiping his tears. His eyes were red. The man's parents also hurried over.
Gu Xizhou found him. "Hello, I'm a police officer on Jinluo Road. I can understand your family's situation, but according to the traffic police's current investigation, the other party is very likely to deliberately hit you with a car."
When the man in his thirties heard Gu Xizhou's words, he suddenly became agitated. "Deliberately hit you? Was it really intentional? "
"We're not completely sure about this, but from various signs, the possibility of it being intentional is very high. Has your family offended anyone recently?"
The man frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head. "No, my wife and I are just ordinary civil servants. We haven't offended anyone recently. I'm sure of this."
"What about your father-in-law and mother-in-law?"
"That's even less likely. My father-in-law and mother-in-law are state-owned workers. After they retired two years ago, they've been helping us take care of our children at home. We live in an apartment given to us by our previous unit. We're surrounded by old neighbors and have a good relationship.
"And they're very nice people. They're good to everyone. When they see someone in the newspaper who needs to donate money, they'll go back and transfer money …"
Gu Xizhou nodded and looked at the man with red eyes. "Other than recently, have you had any arguments with anyone in the past?"
The man shook his head. "No."
Because the man was not in the car at the time, Gu Xizhou and the others found the boy who was the least injured.
"I, I only remember that he was wearing a mask and a hat. I couldn't see his face."
Gu Xizhou and Fang Zhi carefully asked about the style of the hat and mask. After taking notes one by one, they left the hospital. As soon as Gu Xizhou arrived at the police station, he met the forensic doctor, Xiang Yuan, who had a very good relationship with Gu Zhizhi.
"Here, I know that the two of you haven't eaten yet. I'm good to you!" Xiang Yuan smiled and handed each of them a plate of steamed buns and soy milk. "When I woke up this morning, I saw that the group was talking about the accident last night."
"I knew with my knees that the two of you were called again."
Gu Xizhou had just finished his breakfast when Xiang Yuan came over to look for him again. "I've read the report from the hospital. The man who was driving died from an open wound on his chest due to the impact of the car. It's just a normal car accident. We can't find any clues from the body and the injuries of the injured."
"Fang Zhi asked me to pass the information to you. He said that he'll visit the unit where the injured works and the neighborhood to confirm the situation," Xiang Yuan said softly. He mainly wanted to remind Gu Xizhou that there would be no clues about the body.
Gu Xizhou took the information and gestured for Xiang Yuan to leave. He opened the information and looked at it for a while. He had already developed the photo that Luo Jin sent to Fang Zhi. Gu Xizhou looked at the photo for a while and felt a headache coming on. It was difficult for him, a devil cultivator.
He could cheat in the mission world, but how could he cheat in this thing?
Gu Xizhou could only place his hopes on Fang Zhi's investigation of the interpersonal relationships of the people who were involved in the car accident.
Unfortunately, Fang Zhi's investigation this time was the same as what the deceased's family said. This family was all good people and had never argued with anyone. Because the two elders had retired long ago, there was no such thing as competition. Their daughter was ordinary in the unit, but she had never argued with anyone. She was the kind of person who didn't even speak loudly. It seemed that it would be impossible to start with interpersonal relationships.
On the other side, the traffic police also gave their answer. After the car with the fake license plate left along the main road after the hit-and-run, it finally disappeared into an area without surveillance. The driver seemed to know the surrounding surveillance very well. Now, they could only place their hopes on investigating the nearby repair shops to see if anyone had repaired the taxi with the fake license plate recently.
Gu Xizhou scratched his head. This was a bit difficult to do.
Fang Zhi, who returned without any results, took off his coat and was a little discouraged. Gu Xizhou saw him after work. "Xiao Fang, let's go. I'll take you home."
Fang Zhi shook his head. "Gu Ge, let me look at the information again …"
"Okay." Gu Xizhou thought for a moment, put on his coat and went home first.
When Gu Xizhou entered the house, Gu Zhizhi had already written a long list of questions on the back of the door.
What's the situation?
Gu Xizhou saw that he was so anxious to ask about the case, so he didn't tease him. He directly told him about the day's situation and put the information he brought back from the police station on the coffee table in the living room. "You can look at the rest yourself."
When Gu Xizhou came out of the shower, the lights in the living room were all on. In the dim yellow light, there was a hint of human scent. He saw the pages of information turn automatically on the table in the living room, and a pen was making comments on them.
A few days ago, Gu Zhizhi lost his temper and smashed the furniture in the house. Many things were missing in the house. Looking at it like this, the living room looked very big and spacious. Of course, it also made Gu Zhizhi look a little pitiful.
Gu Zhizhi's parents died in a mission when he was in high school. Now, Gu Zhizhi was also 'dead'. Gu Zhizhi's soul was still there, but it was confined in this house and couldn't go anywhere.
Gu Xizhou seemed to see a man who looked exactly like him sitting on the sofa in the living room, carefully reading the information and writing comments seriously. He was serious and solemn.
Unfortunately, all he saw was a ball of air.
Gu Zhizhi's comments were very detailed, but because there weren't any useful clues, it didn't mean much. No matter how good a police officer was, there were cases that he couldn't solve. Seeing Gu Zhizhi flip through the information, Gu Xizhou was bored. He chose to lie on the bed and wait for the traffic police to find out if there was any useful information.
The next day, Gu Xizhou took the information that Gu Zhizhi had been reading all night to his office. As soon as he put it down, he saw Fang Zhi, who had dark circles under his eyes.
"Morning, Gu Ge!"
Gu Xizhou nodded. "You're here so early?"
The two of them had just exchanged a few words when Gu Xizhou's phone rang. He put down the phone and the first thing he said was, "The patient is awake."
"Go to the hospital!"
Driving to the hospital, Gu Xizhou saw the injured old man and woman. The old man was called Niu Dinglan, the woman was called Wei Xiaoling, and the dead driver was called Wei Guo, Wei Xiaoling's father.
The patient was lying on the bed, and Gu Xizhou sat beside him and asked about the situation. After asking, the two of them confirmed that they didn't have any enemies.
This made their investigation difficult. On the other side, Gu Xizhou received a reply from the traffic police. They investigated the nearby auto repair stations, but they couldn't find the corresponding vehicle. Gu Xizhou rubbed his forehead.
"Please find the person who hit us! My husband … My husband did it for me. When the car was hit, I was facing the telephone pole … If he hadn't swung the plate, I … I would have been dead long ago! "
"Police comrade, I beg you to find the person who hit us!"
The old woman, who was almost 60 years old, was lying on the bed. Because of the injury on her neck, she couldn't move. Her tears wet her hospital gown, but she kept nagging about her husband.
"We'll do our best!" Gu Xizhou didn't dare to make any promises, so he said helplessly.
After leaving the hospital, Gu Xizhou and Fang Zhi went to the scene of the car accident to check on it.
"Hey, Old Gu, let's go for a drink after work!" Xiang Yuan, who was wearing a white coat, said to Gu Xizhou with a smile as he leaned on his desk with one hand.
Gu Xizhou glanced at him and said, "I'm going home."
"Why are you going home?! Let's go, I'll take you out to relax. You need to find a young lady to comfort your fragile heart! "
Gu Xizhou said, "I'm not fragile."
"Tsk, we've been colleagues for so many years. Do you think I don't know you? When you come across a case, your mind is filled with thoughts of how to find the murderer. Now that there are no clues to your car accident case, you must be grumpy. Look at you, you don't even want to talk to me recently. "
Gu Xizhou glanced at him. "I'm not."
Xiang Yuan sneered at him. He waved the documents on the table and said, "Look at these documents. They're about to be torn apart!"
Gu Xizhou was speechless. No, I'm not the one who did it!
I'm not the one who's stressed out. It's Gu Zhizhi!
Three days after the car accident, they still couldn't find any clues. It was as if the car with the fake license plate had disappeared.
Gu Xizhou rejected Xiang Yuan's good intentions. As soon as he walked out of his office, he heard a few colleagues chatting softly at the door.
"My blondie gave birth to four puppies. They're already a month old. I can't keep them. Who wants to give them to you?" a girl in uniform whispered.
"I already have one at home. I'm afraid they'll fight, so I don't want it."
The girl even took out her phone to show them pictures of the puppies. They were all very small and cute. The group of old aunties exclaimed that they were so cute.
"Why don't … you give me one?"
"Huh?" The girl heard a man's voice and was slightly stunned. She turned around and saw Gu Xizhou not far away. "Eh … Captain Gu, you … you want to keep a dog?"
Gu Xizhou retorted, "Can't I?"
Xiang Yuan, who had just failed to invite Gu Xizhou for a drink, came out and saw this scene. He teased, "Captain Gu, don't harm other people's dogs. If they let you keep them … you'll starve them to death, right?"
Gu Xizhou: "…"
Noticing the girl's doubtful expression, Gu Xizhou immediately made up his mind. "Don't worry. I guarantee that they won't starve to death. There's a machine that feeds dogs and cats regularly. I'll buy one when the time comes."
After discussing with the girl, Gu Xizhou drove home. When he got home, Gu Xizhou casually ate something. He watched as Gu Zhizhi flipped through the documents.
"It's useless even if you find some tricks." Gu Xizhou rolled his eyes. He sat in the living room and turned on the TV.
His words obviously caused Gu Zhizhi's strong dissatisfaction, and she was immediately hit on the head.
Gu Xizhou: "You're too much! If you can't find them, you can't find them! Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because I can't see you or catch you! "
Unfortunately, Comrade Gu Zhizhi ignored him and continued to flip through the collected documents. Gu Xizhou leaned over to take a look and said sarcastically, "Let's see if you can still find a flower."
"Eh …" Gu Xizhou looked at the photo taken by the informant and was stunned for a moment. "F * ck, there really is a flower!"
Gu Zhizhi: "?"
Gu Xizhou ignored Gu Zhizhi and took out his phone to call the traffic police. "You said that the license plate of the car might have been changed, right?"
"Yes, yes."
"I saw a flower pillow at the back of the car. Can we start from this pillow and investigate the cloned taxi?"
"Okay, let's try!"
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