At 1:30 p.m., Cai Xiangli's new secretary called and told the writer the original words, saying that he could accept the relevant inquiries about He Xing's murder at 3 o'clock today.

Gu Qingtong and Shi Dong came to the villa in the northern suburbs for the second time as agreed.

At the same time, Pan Shaofang also arranged a plan for on-site investigation, just waiting for Gu Qingtong to send a signal back.

The villa door is open, there is no need to get close. You can see the scenery in the courtyard dozens of meters away.

It can be seen that Cai Xiangli has a paranoid love for willows. Not only is there a row of willow trees planted on the south side of the villa, but even the yard has a landscape design with willows as the theme.

The new secretary who was responsible for receiving visitors came out to greet him. She wore sunglasses and a pollen mask and brought Gu Qingtong and Shi Dong to the pavilion by the pond.

"Teacher Cai will come out soon. You two sit down for a while and have a cup of tea to quench your thirst."

"Please stay." Gu Qingtong asked politely, "Do you have your surname?"

The new secretary said: "My surname is Meng, just call me Xiao Meng."

Gu Qingtong took out a photo of Tian Xiaomei and showed it to the other party: "How long have you worked for Teacher Cai? Have you ever seen this woman in the photo?"

"I know, isn't this Xiaomei sister? She has worked with Teacher Cai for 6 years." Xiao Meng replied, "I came in early March, and Sister Xiaomei's handover with me. She looked in a good mood. I heard that she was going to marry her boyfriend..."

"Where are people? Where did they die?"

Cai Xiangli's roar came from the direction of the room. Xiao Meng hurriedly turned around and ran back, leaving only Gu Qingtong and Shi Dong.

The weather is hot and the catkins are floating around and causing people to be particularly irritable.

Shi Dong picked up the teacup and before he could deliver it to his mouth, Gu Qingtong hurriedly stopped him: "Be patient, there is bottled water in the trunk, and then drink it in the car."

"Uh..." Shi Dong reacted, and his smile froze on his face instantly, "Sister Gu, I almost forgot about He Xing's poisoning... Fortunately, you reminded me."

Gu Qingtong found the cotton swab she carried with her, dipped it in the teapot and put it in a transparent evidence bag.

"If it were another case, I would seem to be a little bit full of troops. But this time, I always feel that I must do this to be safe."

Shi Dong was about to answer, but when he looked up, he saw Cai Xiangli following Xiao Meng and strode towards the pavilion. He winked at Gu Qingtong, took the evidence bag and put it in his backpack to hide it.

Cai Xiangli pretended to be enthusiastic, but there was obvious resistance and resistance in his expression.

"The two police officers have been waiting for a long time!"

"Teacher Cai," Gu Qingtong greeted, "I hope our visit did not disturb you from conceiving new works."

"Where are new works?" Cai Xiangli smiled self-deprecatingly, "You don't usually read books, right? "Spring Mud" has been ordered to be removed from the shelves. I can't sell it even if I write new books, and it's almost the same for the pen to be closed."

Shi Dong quickly explained: "Teacher Cai, we have no malice..."

Cai Xiangli changed the topic: "It doesn't matter. I have made enough money and spent enough in the second half of my life. Tell me, what do you want to ask me?"

Gu Qingtong turned on the recording device: "At 8 o'clock on Monday morning, that is, the day before yesterday, did He Xing visit you?"

"I've been here." Cai Xiangli recalled three or five seconds and said, "He Xing came very early and smashed the door at seven o'clock, waking me up. I like to stay up late to write articles, but I happened to go to bed on the spot last Sunday, and I had relatively sufficient sleep, so I didn't care about him."

Gu Qingtong asked again: "Do you opened the door for him personally?"

"It's done by Xiao Meng." Cai Xiangli glanced at the secretary waiting beside him and ordered, "You go back to your room now and get out the surveillance video of Monday morning. I'll take the police officer and the others to see later."

"knew."

Five minutes later, Gu Qingtong and Shi Dong entered the central control room of the villa.

If Cai Xiangli's villa is compared to a computer, then the central control room is equivalent to the CPU of this computer and plays an extremely important role.

The room was in poor light, with only one door leading to the outside world, which was illuminated by two rows of energy-saving lamps on the ceiling.

Although the new secretary Xiao Meng was wearing a big mask, Gu Qingtong could keenly capture the changes in her facial expression.

As soon as he entered the door, Xiao Meng took off his sunglasses and stood near the door away from the operating table. His eyes occasionally glanced at the fire extinguisher in the corner of the wall, as if he was worried that some unpredictable disaster would happen.

Xiao Meng's alienation made Cai Xiangli very angry: "No one eats you, why are you standing so far?"

"Aren't I worried about the circuit tripping overload?" Xiao Meng said stutteringly, "The workers said they came to change the fuse, but they have been dragged until today."

Cai Xiangli said angrily: "You learn Xiaomei well. When you complain, you speak a stern tone. How can you do it if you are always gentle?"

"Then I'll urge them a few more times."

Xiao Meng's coping answer obviously aroused Cai Xiangli's deeper anger: "Which mask is still worn when I enter the house? I'm not a biochemical laboratory here - take it off quickly!"

"Teacher Cai, I'm allergic to willow catkins."

"There are no catkins in the house, so you can't find any idea even if you make excuses!"

Xiao Meng took off his mask in disappointment and showed a red face: "Teacher Cai... Actually, I am also allergic to dust mites..."

Cai Xiangli was unmoved: "This room is cleaned every day and it is very clean!"

"The hourly worker coaxes you, but she doesn't let you see her lazy and slick..."

Gu Qingtong turned a deaf ear to the conversation between the writer and the secretary afterwards. She stared at Xiao Meng's face intently and made a big discovery.

This face looks familiar.

Gu Qingtong quickly searched in her memory, and soon found a matching appearance - she was actually the woman who returned to China on April 10 when Shita Xiaomei's passport!

Retracting his gaze from Xiao Meng, Gu Qingtong couldn't help but think of the 100,000 yuan extra spent in Wang Tao's bank account.

He Xing's death was not good for Cai Xiangli, and even damaged his reputation. Wang Tao was likely to use He Xing's trust and Cai Xiangli's vanity to obtain ill-gotten wealth.

And the secretary Xiao Meng in front of him may also be a link in this chain of interests.

Only the person involved knows the truth or falsehood.

Cai Xiangli pointed to the operating table and introduced: "8 probes were installed outside the villa, and the villa yard and corridors on each floor were also installed, a total of 14. I am preventing problems before it happens. After all, I had a thief in the year I moved in. Isn't your promotional videos often say that we should improve our safety awareness!"

Gu Qingtong did not respond and watched the surveillance video of Monday morning silently.

7:12, He Xing appeared outside the gate of Cai Xiangli's villa.

7:19, He Xing entered the living room, and Xiao Meng gave him a drink.

7:25, Cai Xiangli walked out of the bedroom, went downstairs along the stairs of the corridor on the third floor, and entered the study on the eastmost side of the first floor.

At 7:30, He Xing walked into Cai Xiangli's study, and the two seemed to have a dispute and had physical conflicts.

7:37, He Xing rushed to the gate of the villa.

At 7:46, He Xing left the surveillance area around the villa.

The 4-kilometer journey from the villa to Yulin Mountain is not short.

Even so, He Xing ran all the way and could not escape the fate of death. Why did He Xing call Gu Qingtong's cell phone while running away, and how did he get the contact information of the police officers in the Crime Team?

This incredible doubt always lingers in Gu Qingtong's mind.

With Cai Xiangli's consent, she copied the surveillance video of the whole day on Monday.

Before saying goodbye, Shi Dong requested a photo with Cai Xiangli as a book fan.

Although Cai Xiangli was reluctant, he reluctantly agreed for the sake of face.

Gu Qingtong picked up her cell phone to help them take pictures.

The moment she pressed the shutter, the corner of her eyes fell on Xiao Meng's face - the face, without any joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, as if wearing a pale mask.

-

After the meeting, the dusk outside the window was already slightly dark.

Gu Qingtong clicked on the call history and SMS inbox to check it, and found that Ji Heng had not contacted him for most of the day.

She felt a little disappointed, but the pace of work was not disrupted. She turned on the desk lamp on her desk, recorded the latest progress in the He Xing case, and turned to continue to sort out the information about Fu Yuli's murder case.

Wu Chen packed dinner and asked everyone to eat together.

Seeing that Gu Qingtong hadn't responded for a long time, Wu Chen stepped forward and asked in a worried manner, "Sister Gu, I ordered the vegetarian three-fresh fried noodles you like, which is served with tomato and egg soup, so it won't cause any heat."

"You eat first," Gu Qingtong stared at the monitor calmly, "I have the last page to finish reading."

Wu Chen stood still: "Do you need me to bring it to you?"

"No, thank you-" Gu Qingtong typed a red line on the report and said, "I'll go now!"

As soon as they appeared outside the conference room door, the crackling sound of the lunch box opening was heard.

Cao Zhe and Shi Dong were like they were competing, busy around the table, fearing that they would be surpassed by the other party after a pause. In the end, Cao Zhe narrowly won and opened an extra lunch box than Shi Dong.

Gu Qingtong was amused by the scene in front of her: "The process is very exciting, and it should be taken into a short film as a souvenir."

"These two brats," Pan Shaofang said helplessly, "I have to take me as the referee..."

Gu Qingtong smiled and joked: "You are the most fair and just. For such an important position as a referee, whom do you look for?"

Pan Shaofang also laughed: "The winner has two portions of beef and meals, while the loser has only the portions of soup."

Faced with the result of the game, Shi Dong was unwilling to accept it and started shouting loudly.

"Captain Pan, Sister Gu, Da Cao is cheating! We have made an appointment to start lifting the lid when you and Brother Chen walk to the door, but he is at least one second ahead!"

Cao Zhe glared: "Little Shitou, who did you learn from this problem of changing your mind when you see the wind? When you are happy, Brother Zhe called me, but if you lose the game, you will turn your back on your face? Is itching? I won't deal with you-"

Shi Dong hid behind Pan Shaofang and pretended to be trembling: "Da Cao is crazy, Team Pan save me!"

Pan Shaofang just smiled: "I can't save you, you're just thinking about it."

"In our internal dispute, what is the ability of Lapan team to be a shield?" Cao Zhe rushed towards Shi Dong with his teeth and claws, "Little Shitou, you're done!"

As he said that, Cao Zhe had already grabbed Shi Dong's neck, and the two of them had a quarrel in an instant.

Wu Chen leaned close to Pan Shaofang and said tentatively: "Everyone is so happy today. Team Pan, take out your Mingqian Longjing and share it!"

Pan Shaofang was not surprised: "You have been thinking about that box of tea for a day or two, right?"

Wu Chen smiled embarrassedly and said, "Our little thoughts can't be hidden from your eyes at all."

"It really needs something to refresh yourself when working overtime at night." Pan Shaofang turned to Gu Qingtong, "Xiao Gu, go to the tea room and go to the third door to the left. The outer packaging of the tea leaves is a stone-green iron box. Save it, don't brew it. Hai Yang will come back tomorrow, so leave him a bite!"

"Get orders!" Gu Qingtong shouted, and walked to make tea while laughing.

The third door is on the left, yes, the tea box is inside.

When she opened it, she couldn't help but laugh: Such a big box contains only a pack of tea leaves the size of a watch dial, and the weight is measured to not exceed 20 grams. No wonder Team Pan said that he would not brew it all, it turned out that the contents were only a little...
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