Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 561 The truth is always frustrating

Xiao Wei thought for a moment, looked at the photo frame on the wall, and asked, "Grandpa, you only have this one child?"

The old man said, "Two, two girls. The older one is married. This one." He went over and pointed to the photo, introducing, "This is my older daughter, and this is the younger one. This is the older one's boyfriend, and this is the younger one's classmate."

Xiao Wei asked, "There aren't any photos of your youngest daughter?"

The old man said, "Yes, it's true, it fell through, and the girl took it down. Let me see." He rummaged around for a bit, then took out a few photos and handed them to Xiaowei. Xiaowei took them and looked at them. The old man said, "She worked at the same factory as the girl. She was a decent person. I don't know how it fell through, and it's not easy to ask."

Xiao Wei asked, "Which factory? What's it called?"

The old man said, "The towel factory is run by Huang Bo. What's wrong? You suspect it's Xiao Bo? No way, that kid wouldn't do something like that."

Xiao Wei said, "I've taken this photo. I'll let you know when I get any news." He said goodbye to the old man, then drove back to the police station.

When responding to a call, a report needs to be written. Xiao Wei asked Xiao Liu for a copy to write, but he didn't have the authority to sign it; Xiao Liu had to sign it.

After finishing writing the record, Xiao Wei took the photo and the record into Director Lu's office.

Lu Suo looked up at Xiao Wei and asked, "You're back? What happened?"

Xiao Wei said, "They said nothing was stolen, but they came in and went through things, including the washing machine and his daughter's wardrobe. I suspect it was this guy. It's so obvious. His daughter's girlfriend, they broke up a few months ago. I think this guy must really like his daughter, he can't let go of her, what's that called again, fetishism, right? I guess he went through his daughter's underwear or something, he's too embarrassed to say anything if his daughter is missing."

Chief Lu took the photo, looked at it, shook his head, and said, "It doesn't seem like it. This young man's eyes don't match what you're talking about. Let's bring it back and ask him. This is your first time going out on a call alone, let's get some results and see, haha."

Xiao Wei asked, "What would you do if that were the case? Something like this?"

Lu said, "It's hard to say. Actually, our current sentencing standards have a wide range. In the past, this kind of thing would have been at least five years, or even execution. Now, a few words of education and release would be fine, detention for three to five days would be appropriate, and a sentence of one and a half or two years would not be bad."

Xiao Wei asked, "So that means it all depends on your mood?"

Lu Su burst out laughing, almost choking on his water, and said, "If you insist on saying that, then so be it. The key is to look at the victim's attitude. Also, whether or not there is a prior criminal record is also within the scope of sentencing considerations. If it's a first offense, there shouldn't be a big problem."

Xiao Wei pointed to the report: "So what do we do now?"

Lu said, "See if Xiao Liu is alright. If he's alright, you two go and bring him back for questioning. Don't wear your police uniforms, change into civilian clothes. I have a feeling this isn't the person, and wearing a police uniform would be inappropriate."

Xiao Wei asked, "How do you feel?"

Lu said, "You'll understand after ten years or so. You'll be in contact with criminals every day, and you'll be able to tell a lot from them at a glance. It's something that can't be explained in words."

Xiao Wei pursed his lips, turned around and went to Xiao Liu, who was buried in a pile of case files, busy working on them. Xiao Wei said, "Liu, do you have some time?"

Without looking up, Xiao Liu asked, "What?"

Xiao Wei said, "I'm going to the towel factory to bring someone with me."

Xiao Liu said, "Treat me to a meal, and I'll go with you."

Xiao Wei glanced at the time and laughed, "I went out on a call for you, and now I'm supposed to treat you to dinner? Is there no justice in this world?"

Xiao Liu said, "Going there is pointless; it's just a load of nonsense. It's just playing along. If you don't invite me, who will?"

Xiao Wei asked curiously, "Why do you say that?"

Xiao Liu rolled his eyes and said, "I've been a policeman for three or four years, and you've only been one for a few days? If you really lost something, you would have run to the police station by now. Why would you call the police? This is all nonsense. Are you feeling excited, thinking you have a target? Let me tell you, based on my judgment as a top student from the Dalian Police Academy, your suspected target is basically impossible."

Xiao Wei said, "Survey Lu said the same thing, why is that?"

Xiao Liu said, "Who the hell knows why? But this is just how weird it is. The stronger the suspicion, the less likely it is to be true." He threw down his pen, stood up, and said, "Come on, I'll walk around with you, Officer Zhang. Let the facts teach you a lesson, you greenhorn. Buy me dinner, okay?"

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, I'll treat you to dinner. Are you leaving already? Lu said I'm not allowed to wear my police uniform."

Xiao Liu was already unbuttoning his shirt, glanced at Xiao Wei, and said, "Do you need to tell me? I wouldn't wear it even if you told me to. I'm not hanging out with you to embarrass myself. What are you going to treat me to?"

Xiao Wei said, "Anything is fine with me, you choose. What if I guess right? You'll treat me then?"

Xiao Liu said, "Okay, if you're right, I'll treat you; if I'm right, you can treat me to a meal at Anji Restaurant. How about it?"

Xiao Wei rubbed his scalp and said, "I feel like I'm setting myself up for failure. Fine, one table it is, it's on."

The two went out the door, and Xiao Liu reached out his hand and said, "Here, the key, let me open it."

Xiao Wei said, "Use my car for work?" and handed over the keys anyway.

Xiao Liu took the keys and said with a smile, "Why bother with all this business and personal stuff?"

The two drove to the towel factory.

Huang Bo was a technician, and the factory wasn't very big. The old gatekeeper gave them directions, and Xiao Wei and Xiao Liu went directly to Huang Bo's office.

"Who are you?" "We're from the police station. We need to ask you something."

Huang Bo glanced at the two of them, then looked at the table and said, "What's up? I can't leave right now."

Just as Xiao Wei was about to speak, Xiao Liu said, "It's nothing, we'll just say a few words here, we'll have about ten minutes, right?"

Huang Bo hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, come in and sit down."

The three sat down, and Xiao Liu said, "You know Sun Li, right?"

Huang Bo was stunned for a moment, then his face twitched. He said with a wry smile, "I know you. I know what you want from me. But I can't say, I really can't say, it's too difficult to say."

Xiao Wei asked, "What's so hard to say? Is it you?"

Xiao Liu patted Xiao Wei and said with a smile, "Come on, I'll talk to Huang Bo, just listen, don't be in such a hurry."

Huang Bo asked, "Would you two like some water?"

Xiao Liu shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it anyway, we'll keep it a secret. It's really not a big deal, as long as Sun Li's dad doesn't keep asking, it'll be over. Sun Li probably won't bring it up again, right?"

Huang Bo said, "Xiao Li definitely wouldn't mention or talk about this. Actually, our breakup was also related to this. Tsk, how should I put it?" Scratching his head, Huang Bo said with a troubled expression, "This matter involves her brother-in-law. We argued about it a few times, and then we broke up."

Xiao Liu said, "Could you elaborate a little more?"

Since he had already started, Huang Bo didn't hold back and said, "About half a year ago, I was eating at Xiaoli's house. When I went to the bathroom, I saw her brother-in-law smelling her underwear. I was too embarrassed to say anything at the time. Later, I started paying attention and found that her brother-in-law was always trying to steal her underwear, especially the ones he had worn."

(End of this chapter)