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With a grave expression, Old Zhang said, "Mr. Li, your guess has been confirmed; there was indeed a bomb in the car. This is the biggest public safety incident Jialin City has ever experienced since its establishment. I hope you can cooperate fully to help us find out the truth and the real culprit as soon as possible."

At this point, Lao Zhang could already foresee the immense pressure their task force would face.

"Mr. Li, who were on the bus at the time? What items were they carrying? Did they exhibit any unusual behavior? Do you remember?"

"We need to figure these things out, investigate them one by one, and identify each person as a suspect."

Li Mu nodded and said, "I remember. When I sensed danger, I also suspected the people in the car. I observed them carefully. It hasn't been long, so it left a deep impression on me."

"There were nine passengers in total. The first one was a live streamer wearing a floral shirt who was filming videos on the bus. He called himself 'Number One.' He only had a mobile phone and didn't bring anything else. He had nowhere to carry explosives, so he can be ruled out as a suspect."

"There's another one, a muscular man sitting in the front row by the door, wearing headphones, but he wasn't wearing anything else, so he can be ruled out as a suspect."

"There was also an older woman carrying a bag, but it contained medicine. After Li Shiqing pretended to be sick, the other woman even kindly looked for quick-acting heart medicine, so she can be ruled out as a suspect."

"Including Li Shiqing and me, the five of us have nowhere to carry explosives, so we can be ruled out as suspects."

"The remaining four all have the capability and the means to carry explosives, making them highly suspicious. I think the police should focus their investigation on these four individuals."

Chapter 284 Who is the Suspect?

Old Zhang said, "Do you remember the physical characteristics of these four people, what they were carrying, and where they were sitting?"

Li Mu nodded and said, "I remember."

"First, there was the one sitting in the last row on the left by the window, dressed in all black, wearing a black hat and a black mask, completely covering himself up."

"He carried a black backpack on his chest, always holding it in his arms, which made him look very mysterious."

Old Zhang immediately retrieved the surveillance video from the bus stop.

"This is a set of surveillance footage of passengers getting on and off the bus that we specifically retrieved based on the departure time of bus route 45. Please take a look."

Li Mu flipped through the papers for a while, then stared at the figure and said, "It should be this one."

Old Zhang looked at it and confirmed, "It's definitely this one."

"Well, that's it."

Old Zhang said, "This person boarded at the Yanjiang East Road station."

He then turned to Jiang and instructed him, “Xiao Jiang, immediately arrange for your comrades to investigate the target platform and confirm his identity as soon as possible.”

Jiang Feng hurriedly ran off to make arrangements.

Li Mu continued, "The second one is the aunt sitting in front of us. She had a very large red plastic bag under her, which she was holding very tightly. I took a closer look and it looked like a pressure cooker inside."

As he spoke, Li Mu continued to review the surveillance footage in front of him.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he said, "That's it. He's carrying a red plastic bag with both hands, looking very strained and very careful, handling it gently."

At this moment, Li Mu pointed to another figure next to him with some surprise and said, "This uncle carrying a red suitcase actually got on the train at the same stop as this aunt. He was sitting in the eighth row on the left by the window. With a suitcase that big, he could easily fit explosives in it. He is also a suspect."

Old Zhang immediately ordered people to investigate.

Li Mu reviewed the surveillance footage again and found the last suspect.

"The uncle carrying the snakeskin bag was also there. He was sitting in the fifth row on the left by the window. The bag contained several round things, and one of them had a hole in it. I took a look and it looked like a watermelon."

"However, it cannot be determined whether it is a disguise; it needs to be confirmed, and there is some suspicion."

After spending several tens of minutes reviewing a large amount of surveillance footage, Li Mu finally identified the four most suspicious individuals.

Old Zhang immediately assigned people to investigate the suspicions and identities of these four people.

As evening fell, Li Mu and Li Shiqing each ate a bucket of instant noodles, and good news from the police kept coming in.

First, the young man sitting in the back row, dressed in all black with a black hat and a black mask, named Rudy, was the first to be ruled out as a suspect.

Ludi lived on the other side of the river. His parents couldn't contact him all afternoon. After seeing the news about the explosion of bus number 45, they knew that their son often took bus number 45, so they took the initiative to contact the police station to identify him.

He was so bundled up in the car because he had asthma, and the backpack on his chest contained nothing but a cat.

After investigation, the police found several cats in his rented house, which, along with corroborating evidence from his parents and staff at a stray cat shelter, led to further investigation.

Rudy's suspicion can now be largely ruled out.

Around 8 p.m., the man carrying the snakeskin bag was also cleared of suspicion; his name was Ma Guoqiang.

To be honest, just looking at his resume, this person is very suspicious. He was sentenced to seven years in prison for causing a traffic accident and resulting in death, and was just released two years ago.

His wife and children broke off all contact with him and settled in Jialin City, while he lived alone in a remote rural area growing watermelons.

Through surveillance investigation, it was found that Ma Guoqiang came out of Jialin City Railway Station, transferred to another bus, and then boarded bus number 45. His train ticket purchase record has been detected.

He came to Jialing City to see his son. His snakeskin bag went through security checks multiple times while he was on the train, and there were no abnormalities.

Information was obtained by contacting his hometown. It was confirmed that the bag contained watermelons. He had seen his son's post on WeChat Moments that he wanted to eat watermelons from his hometown, so he deliberately brought them from his hometown for his son to eat.

Suspicion can be ruled out.

Subsequently, the man carrying the red suitcase was identified as a migrant worker named Jiao Xiangrong.

Because his family lives in another city, all the identification information he was carrying was burned afterward. His identity has only just been confirmed, and his only daughter, who is currently in school, is on her way.

Through communication with his daughter, it was learned that Jiao Xiangrong originally worked on the construction site, but the construction site has been shut down for some time and has not resumed work. He has been looking for work recently.

Police have just contacted his coworkers and confirmed this. He was taking the bus because he was moving, and a coworker had helped him get a food delivery job.

Although there is no evidence yet to prove what was in the box, according to the police analysis, this person is not a suspect.

There were four suspects in total. Three of them were basically ruled out, leaving only the last one, the aunt carrying the pressure cooker.

The station where she boarded, Gangwu Xincun Station, is located in an urban village with a dense and complex population. All her personal information was burned along with the bus.

In addition, after the bus accident, other family members quickly contacted the police for identification, but the woman carrying the pressure cooker seemed to have no family members, and no one came to identify her from the surveillance footage.

It wasn't until 11 p.m. that the police were able to identify the woman carrying the pot.

Her name is Tao Yinghong. She used to be a chemistry teacher. Five years ago, she came to Jialin City and worked in the quality inspection department of a chemical plant. She recently resigned.

Upon seeing her personal information, Li Mu's eyes lit up. There were four suspects in total. Even if the first three had not been ruled out, this one was the most suspicious based on her information.

A chemistry teacher who has worked in a chemical plant has both an academic background and practical experience. If he sets his mind to it, he can easily make explosives.

The others were either melon farmers, migrant workers, or anime fans; let alone planning something like this, it would be difficult for them to even acquire such a powerful explosive.

Although I'm already inclined to believe the woman who carried the pot, it's just a tendency, and further investigation by the police is needed to confirm it.

If we have just half a day more, we can investigate this woman carrying the pot thoroughly and find out if she is a suspect.

Unfortunately, it's already past 11 p.m., and there's no time to make it today. Police officers are human too; they need rest as well.

Li Mu was slightly disappointed and could only confirm it himself tomorrow.

Since it involves an explosion, we must proceed with caution and confirm everything is correct, otherwise it would be a huge loss to be killed in an explosion for no reason.

Whether you feel the pain is hard to say, but dying once will lower your mission rating.

With that thought, Li Mu felt he had almost achieved his goal of coming to the police station. He stopped worrying about anything, exchanged a glance with Li Shiqing, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Chapter 285 The Eighth Cycle

As the bus swayed, Li Mu slowly woke up.

He scanned the car and finally focused his gaze on Tao Yinghong, who was carrying a pressure cooker in the front seat. He really wanted to take action and subdue her.

However, even though he knew Tao Yinghong was highly suspicious, he couldn't be sure she was the real suspect. If he guessed wrong and alerted her, based on Li Shiqing's previous experiences, she would immediately explode, and Li Mu didn't want to die again.

After thinking about it for a long time, I decided to be cautious and investigate the matter thoroughly again using another loop.

At this moment, Li Shiqing also woke up.

Li Mu said, "Get ready, we'll get off up ahead."

Li Shiqing was already experienced in feigning illness; she habitually clutched her chest and made a pained expression.

Li Mu almost laughed, so he gently patted her and whispered, "Wait a minute, wait until we've crossed the traffic light!"

Seeing Li Shiqing's puzzled expression, Li Mu explained, "If we get off at the traffic light, the bus will collide with the tanker truck, causing an earlier accident and explosion. Besides, there are too many surveillance cameras on this section of the road, making it difficult to avoid and easy for the police to notice."

“After passing the traffic light and avoiding a car accident, there are fewer surveillance cameras, so you can get out of the car without anyone noticing. After the explosion, no one knew that two people got out of the car here.”

Li Shiqing instantly understood Li Mu's intention.

"Let's learn the sixth cycle and avoid the police."

Li Mu nodded and said, "Yes, we're here to investigate, not to be suspects. I don't want to be detained by the police and spend a whole day in an interrogation room."

The two chatted in the back without interfering with the driver's normal driving, and as expected, no accident occurred, and they passed the traffic light smoothly.

After passing the bustling section, they reached the riverbank. Fortunately, there were very few surveillance cameras along this stretch of road. Li Mu gave her a look, and Li Shiqing immediately clutched her chest, feigning pain and pretending to be about to faint.

Li Mu carried her to the front, shouting anxiously, "Driver, driver, my girlfriend has had a heart attack and needs to get to the hospital immediately! Stop the car! We can't delay on the cross-river bridge, it's too late!"

When the others on the bus saw this, they also began to voice their support.

The driver glanced at Li Mu, who looked anxious, and then at Li Shiqing, who looked pained and almost fainted. After hesitating for a moment, he gently turned the steering wheel and pulled over to the side of the road.

As soon as Li Mu got off the bus carrying Li Shiqing, the bus sped away as if in a hurry.

Li Shiqing looked at Li Mu with a slightly flushed face.

"Could you put me down? There are no security cameras around here, so I don't need to fake being sick."