The so-called appointment was not at a military base, nor at any location in Vanlire. The person sent by the military this time found an open-air cafe. After showing his ID, he Ask the cafe to clear out immediately. Although the owner of the cafe was a little unhappy, he still obeyed the second lieutenant's request. After all, this is an order from the military. If he doesn't cooperate, the other party might arrest him.
The military's reputation has always been very strange. To put it simply, no one would say that the military is a good person, except for those military families whose children are serving in the military. In Vanliar, where martial law has just ended, it is even more unlikely for anyone to stand up and say that the military is a good person and that the military is great. Such words go against one's conscience. Various free requisitions some time ago had already made the citizens of Vanlier feel disgusted with the military. This time the military asked for clearance and the cafe owner suddenly received a sum of money. It was inevitable that he would feel very resentful.
"A cup of delicious wine and a Napa burrito..." Dulin ordered fifty yuan and put it on the table. "This is compensation for the losses you have suffered. Although I don't like these people either, I need to talk to you now. They talk, but that doesn't mean I'm the same as them, you deserve it."
The boss, who had a dead look on his face, suddenly became a little at a loss. He looked at the money on the corner of the table with some greed, and then flinched, "Mr. Dulin, actually you don't need to do this."
It's not surprising that the owner of the cafe knows Du Lin. Many people in the entire empire know Du Lin. Not only Du Lin's name but also Du Lin's photo were included in the overwhelming reports some time ago. He always appears in reports with a positive image. Even if some people throw dirty water on him, he quickly sinks into the mainstream wave.
Under Dulin's gentle gaze, the cafe owner nodded sheepishly, "Well, thank you very much for your generosity, Mr. Dulin, your kindness and generosity are like sunshine as we all know. Warming the heart!" The owner of the cafe also added a very rhythmic sentence, which may have been heard from opera or poetry. In the eyes of many people, coffee shops always seem to have an indescribable literary and artistic atmosphere. In fact, there are not many like this. Most coffee shop owners are very ordinary businessmen, and they cannot be so cultured. statement.
He also bent down, then turned around and left.
There was no expression on the second lieutenant's face, and he was actually feeling very bored.
"Mr. Dulin, where were you this morning?" The second lieutenant adjusted his mentality slightly and began to talk about some things that might be related to the murder of Memnon.
"In the morning?" Dulin took out a cigarette and lit it, leaning on the chair. He didn't seem to care about the officer in front of him at all. He blew out the smoke and said, "I have been at the construction site these days, just like you before. As you can see, I need to be responsible for the infrastructure of the settlements and I need to supervise them. This is for them and for all investors.”
"Did you know that Mayor Memnon was murdered this morning?"
"I know, someone told me."
The second lieutenant looked at Du Lin for a while and then asked, "Aren't you shocked?"
"Shocked?" Dulin laughed cheerfully, "Why should I be shocked? Because that bastard Memnon is dead? I have to say this is a very pleasant thing. If it's not too early now, I Maybe a little wine to celebrate.”
The ensign frowned and asked, "Why? As far as I know, there doesn't seem to be any dispute between you and Mayor Memnon?"
Du Lin watched the owner of the cafe bring him his fragrant coffee and Napa burrito. After saying thank you, he picked up the burrito and took a bite. While chewing, he told the reason. In fact, it was very impolite to do so, but Dulin didn't care. These people were enough for him to take seriously, and there was something wrong with the other party's attitude. Only appropriate humiliation could make them understand that the west is not the military's west.
He told the ensign about Memnon preventing him from purchasing the mine, including how Memnon made people constantly perfunctory and delayed in obtaining the certificate. In short, in Dulin's description, Memnon was a very stupid villain. What was stupid about him was that he thought Dulin didn't know what he was doing, but Dulin not only knew, but probably knew more than he himself knew.
This is very consistent with Dulin's suspicious characteristics, because he has a grudge against Memnon, but judging from Dulin's tone, expression and attitude, Dulin's suspicion is not very high. Most criminals will try their best to get rid of any connection with the crime during the period of incubation after committing the crime, but Dulin said this bluntly, giving people a subjective hint that Dulin would not be a criminal.
The more questions he asked, the smaller Dulin's suspicion became. The questioning lasted for about twenty minutes. Just when the second lieutenant asked a new question, Dulin suddenly stood up. His behavior made the second lieutenant close his eyes inexplicably. He paused and looked at Du Lin seriously.
Dulin glanced at the ensign, raised his wrist and glanced at the time. He drank the last bit of coffee in the cup and put the quilt back on the table. "Okay, I think you know enough. "Your questions have begun to deviate from your topic today, and I have pretty much answered them. I just have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now." After that, Du Lin nodded and got into the car quickly. Leave.
Watching the convoy disappear into the traffic, the second lieutenant withdrew his gaze and looked at the notebook filled with notes in his hand. For a moment, he had a very absurd thought. He felt that Dulin was not the murderer because Dulin was "frank". Whether it was a question involving privacy or a question that didn't involve privacy, Dulin didn't mind answering as long as the question he asked was related to the murder of Memnon. These answers were all true, and he had the feeling that Dulin had not deceived him or made up a lie to circumvent a certain question.
It was precisely because of Du Lin's honesty that the second lieutenant felt that Du Lin did not lie and did not send anyone to kill Memnon.
He sat in the cafe for about three to five minutes. Two tourists who looked like tourists walked into the courtyard of the cafe. When the boss was about to walk over and tell them that he was temporarily closed, these two people He walked directly to the second lieutenant and sat down. They took the book from the second lieutenant's hand, looked at the contents carefully, and nodded from time to time.
These two people are a new investigation team composed of several members each dispatched by the Security Committee and the Military Intelligence Office. Their mission is to keep an eye on Dulin, find when he makes mistakes, and collect evidence of his crimes. They were not assigned offensive tasks. They did not need to capture Du Lin personally. What they needed was to collect as much information and criminal evidence about Du Lin as possible so that they could shoot Du Lin to death if needed in the future. in court.
The expressions on their faces were not very good. They had been staring at Du Lin for more than ten days. His whereabouts during this period were consistent with what he said. This was what made them feel discouraged. They knew that Du Lin was a bastard, a scumbag and a criminal, but they couldn't find even the slightest connection between Du Lin and the crime, let alone any evidence.
Memnon died in Van Lier. These two guys, including the investigation team, all felt that Dulin might have had a hand in it, but the problem was... Dulin really didn't do anything. Even a phone call Dulin made while running a few days ago was traced. When Du Lin made that call, he dialed Alfalfa Town. He dialed his father.
The two of them left directly after confirming the transcript. The second lieutenant also left the cafe with the noncommissioned officer. If Dulin didn't take action, he could only focus on others.
Just half an hour after they left, a very ordinary Guart man wearing very common clothes walked into the cafe inconspicuously. He left after a while without drinking coffee or eating. Desserts and nothing else.
After pushing for another fifteen minutes, Du Lin put down the phone and said, "Look, I know, I always feel like someone is staring at me recently, but I can't find these people. I thought I was too sensitive, but it's not true. "
"There is no doubt that someone is watching us and is near us, but I asked you to search the area and found nothing. These people should be from the military. They have more experience. More advanced instruments, even now, somewhere they are watching me walking around my house!"
Du Lin looked as far away as possible towards the only window in the villa that did not have curtains drawn, as if someone was hiding behind the window and peeking at everything inside!
At this time, there was a seven-story house about one thousand meters away from Du Lin's villa. The guy who was monitoring and recording Du Lin's daily life suddenly trembled. At this distance, it is no longer possible to observe specific targets with the naked eye. For this reason, the military deployed several long-range military electronic observation instruments for their use. This kind of equipment is often used for military observation at a distance of five kilometers. Through a screen, the appearance of people five kilometers away can be seen quite clearly.
It is only one thousand meters away from Du Lin's villa, which is enough to see Du Lin's villa more clearly. But the look in Du Lin's sudden tilt of his head just now seemed to be able to penetrate the limits of human vision, even through the walls and curtains of the house, and see the observer sitting outside the monitor observing Du Lin.
His body trembled because of Dulin's terrifying eyes, and then he felt ridiculous. How could it be possible
Human eyesight cannot see that far away, and what he is looking at may not necessarily be him, but for some reason, whenever he closes his eyes, that sinister-looking look appears in front of him.
(End of chapter)