Li Rui did not say anything. The ugly and fierce face of Director Li, who was next to the Qingyang Exhibition Stand and was at the Huangzhou Exhibition Stand, appeared in his mind. Speaking of sinners, the only person he had offended in the past two days was him. However, it was hard to imagine that he would do such a thing. Could it be that at such a provincial exhibition, in the face of the attention of the provincial leaders and foreign businessmen, he did not care about unity and politics? Was he not worried about what level of punishment he would receive if his deeds were exposed and he was caught? As a deputy department head, it was impossible for him not to consider such things, right?
Gu Yingtong also quickly thought of Director Li. She said hesitantly, "Could it be that the people at the Huangzhou Exhibition Stand did it? I almost forgot that I quarreled with them yesterday evening, but I don't believe that they would dare to do such a thing. "
Li Rui smiled at her and said, "Let's see when we get there."
When they arrived at the entrance of the exhibition hall, Li Rui rushed out to pay for the taxi fare. This made Gu Yingtong feel very embarrassed, as if she had made him suffer a lot. Li Rui did not give her time to feel embarrassed and urged her to get out of the car. The two of them got out of the car, walked side by side, and quickly walked through the entrance.
Gu Yingtong walked very hurriedly along the way. Her high heels made rapid tapping sounds on the bluestone floor, as anxious and uneasy as she was feeling. Li Rui wanted to comfort her, but it was useless, so he closed his mouth again.
At this time, the exhibition hall was completely closed, and all the security channels were closed, so the two of them had to go around the side door, which was more than 100 meters away. Of course, for the two of them who were in a hurry to get to the venue, this was not a long way.
When they walked into the exhibition hall, perhaps because the marble floor had just been cleaned, it was very slippery. Gu Yingtong was not careful and her left foot slipped, and her two legs involuntarily split. Li Rui was right beside her. How could he let her fall to the ground and embarrass herself? His eyes were sharp and his hands were quick. Before she fell to the ground, he suddenly reached out and hugged her waist, lifting her up again.
After Gu Yingtong steadied herself, she was both shocked and shy. Her beautiful face was flushed like a peach blossom. She bit her lower lip and didn't say a word. That feminine look was both coquettish and charming.
Li Rui had already let go of her waist. He gently advised, "We're already here. Don't be anxious. Even if you're anxious, you won't be able to change anything. Let's take it slow. Besides, we still have a whole night to make use of. What are you afraid of? "
Gu Yingtong nodded slowly and looked at him gratefully. "I'm not in a hurry. Really, let's go over."
The two of them calmed down and continued to move forward. Soon, they arrived at the entrance of Area D. The female subordinate who had discovered the situation was still there. When she saw Gu Yingtong, she quickly went forward to report and brought her to the exit closest to the Qingyang exhibition hall to check.
Standing outside the glass door of the exit, Li Rui could clearly see that the lights inside were as bright as day. He didn't know why the lights were not extinguished even though the exhibition hall was closed. The front desk, walls, specialty display table, and floor of the Qingyang exhibition hall were all splashed with red paint. There wasn't a lot of paint, but it covered half of the exhibition hall. Under the light, it was blood-red like blood. It made people feel extremely suffocated and uncomfortable. If it wasn't cleaned up, tomorrow's exhibition would definitely be greatly affected.
After Gu Yingtong saw it, her pretty face was filled with anger and sadness. She clenched her fists and said angrily, "Who did this? This is too wicked! "
The female subordinate also shouted angrily, "Yes, Director. It's so wicked that it's smoking! If we catch that guy, we'll definitely make him eat all the paint! "
Li Rui smiled and instructed Gu Yingtong, "Call the person in charge of the conference immediately and explain the situation to him. I'll look for the exhibition hall's security personnel and see if we can find the culprit through the surveillance cameras. The culprit must have done it at the last moment when the exhibition hall was closed and there was no one in Area D. Then, he wouldn't have to worry about being discovered. Hence, he should be one of the last few people to leave the exhibition hall. It should be easy to find him. "
Gu Yingtong saw that he handled it well and felt relieved. She nodded and took out her phone to make the call according to his instructions.
As Li Rui walked out, he observed the surveillance cameras above his head. Soon, he confirmed that there were two spherical cameras. One of them even had a panorama that could be rotated at an angle. These two cameras just happened to cover the main entrance of Area D and all the aisles where the exits were located. Even if a mouse slipped out of Area D, it would be captured by the cameras, let alone a living person. With these two invisible "detectives" around, it was only a matter of time before they caught the culprit.
Soon, Li Rui found the two security guards on the night shift in the courtyard outside the exhibition hall and told them the situation. The two security guards first looked at the scene under his lead. They also looked at the scene through the glass door. After confirming that the situation was real, they brought him to the security monitoring center on the first floor of the office building. According to his instructions, they retrieved the footage from the two surveillance cameras between 6: 00 p.m. and 6: 37 p.m.
Li Rui carefully looked at the footage from the two cameras. It was fine if he didn't look at it, but after looking at it, he felt a little depressed. This was because the last five people to leave Area D in the limited time period didn't leave alone. They all came out with others. Of course, even if they left with others, it didn't mean that they weren't suspicious. It could very well be a gang. However, the problem was that none of the five people were from Huang Zhou's booth. Since there were no people from Huang Zhou's booth, these five people didn't have a motive to commit the crime.
What's more, when these five people came out, they were either empty-handed or carrying flat briefcases. They didn't carry any containers that could hold paint, such as paint buckets. According to the psychological analysis of the crime, after the culprit poured the paint, he must have taken the tools out to destroy them. If he just left them in the exhibition hall, it would be easy for someone to find out. With such a comprehensive analysis, it was even less likely that these five people would commit the crime.
At this point, Li Ruixin felt a little depressed. He thought that it would be easy to find the culprit through the surveillance footage. He didn't know that things weren't that simple. However, this also stimulated his desire to solve the case.
The culprit must have committed the crime between 6: 00 p.m. and 6: 37 p.m., but there are no images of suspicious people in the surveillance footage. What does this mean?
Li Rui muttered to himself as he thought. Suddenly, he thought of something and asked the two security guards, "In addition to the entrance in Area D, are there any other entrances in other directions?"
The two security guards thought for a while and shook their heads. One of them, who was fatter, said, "There is a back door in the east, but it's not open all year round, so it doesn't exist."
Li Rui thought again, "The culprit didn't leave from the front door after committing the crime, and there are no other back doors. Where could he have run to? Could he have learned Sun Wukong's Seventy-two Transformations and turned into a fly after committing the crime? Haha, of course that's impossible! But how could he have gotten out? "
He racked his brain and thought hard. Suddenly, he realized that he had overlooked a possibility. That is, the culprit didn't leave Area D after committing the crime. Instead, he hid inside and waited for the exhibition to open the next day. Then, he could openly show up and pretend to be a good person.
"Oh, right. Why didn't I think of this earlier?! The culprit was very smart. He knew that there were surveillance cameras outside facing the entrance. He also knew that if he went out after committing the crime, he would be easily photographed. So, he simply hid inside and didn't come out. In fact, if it weren't for Ying Tong's subordinates who suddenly ran back because they lost their phones, they wouldn't have known that the booth had been splashed with paint. No one would have known that the culprit was hiding in the exhibition hall. Haha, I understand now. So that's how it is! "
Li Rui figured it out and was very excited. He said to the two security guards, "I know. The culprit didn't come out after committing the crime. He was hiding in Area D. Now, take the key and come with me to Area D, and we'll catch him! "
The two security guards looked at each other and hesitated. The fat security guard shook his head and said, "No, sir. After the exhibition closes at night, we have no right to open the door of the exhibition area. Otherwise, if any important products are lost in the exhibition area, we will be blamed."
Li Ruiqi said, "This is not a normal situation. Our booth has been destroyed. I figured out the culprit's hiding place by myself. Isn't it reasonable to ask for your help to catch him? There are only a few of us here. Who would lose the products in the exhibition hall? "
The fat security guard still shook his head. "No, sir. We really can't. Why don't you call our leader? If he agrees, we will go and open the door for you."
Li Rui had no choice but to do as he said. He called his superior, the person in charge of the exhibition hall's security.
After listening to his statement, the person in charge said, "Sir, I really want to help you. Unfortunately, I don't know you. I can't let the security guard open the door for you based on your words alone. You'd better let the person in charge of the exhibition contact me. I think I know him. If he calls me, I can arrange it."
Li Rui could understand. After all, they had to follow the standard procedures. Otherwise, they would have to bear the responsibility if something went wrong. He called Gu Yingtong and asked her to tell the person in charge of the exhibition to contact the person in charge of the security to open the door as soon as possible.
After the call, five minutes later, Li Rui finally brought the two security guards with the key to Area D's main entrance. The fat security guard took out the key, unlocked the heavy steel cable, and opened half the door.
Li Rui said to the two security guards, "I'm going in to find the culprit who is hiding. Help me watch the door. Don't let anyone out. If anyone runs out, catch him."
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