Uncle Zhou didn't hear clearly and asked, "What?"
Cui Zijing lowered her eyes, "Nothing."
"I heard that the place where we had the accident was a village. Do you live there?"
"You ran with us all night and sent me home. I have nothing to repay you. Otherwise, please leave me your contact information and I will transfer money to you."
Uncle Zhou had a gloomy look on his face. He said in a straightforward tone, "It's too polite to talk about money. I just encountered this and I'm here to help you."
Cui Zijing asked again: "Don't you have to go to work tomorrow? Will you be late? If your boss scolds you, I can testify for you."
Uncle Zhou didn't care and replied, "I just help people grow flowers and trees. It's not a serious job. It's okay."
Cui Zijing smiled and said nothing more.
In the narrow space inside the car, there was only the strong, fishy smell of mint.
The Cui family lives in a villa area in the far suburbs. The advantage is that it is cheap, but the disadvantage is that there is no one around. Some of the villas are in the middle of nowhere and even the property management is not in charge.
Few of the surveillance cameras in the community are working. After six o'clock in the evening, the security guards disappear.
Uncle Zhou saw Cui Zijing open the door with her fingerprint and asked with concern: "Are you okay alone? It's dark here, it's too unsafe for a little girl like you."
Cui Zijing was standing at the door at this time. She turned around and smiled at him: "Don't bother you, I can do it alone. I can call the property management if there is anything."
"Please go back soon. I'm sorry to have bothered you all night."
Uncle Zhou said, "Okay, go in, I'm leaving."
Cui Zijing closed the door and stood there at the door until the sound of the car drove away before entering the house.
Lin Jiaqiao called at this moment.
She wanted to reject the call, but on second thought, she pressed the call button.
After the call ended, she began to check the windows of the room.
The father and daughter usually live in a training base for the disabled. The windows of the villa are locked, leaving only a skylight for ventilation.
Cui Zijing remembered it when she was checking the kitchen window.
She went straight to lock the skylight, seemingly forgetting that the window next to her was not locked.
Based on Qin Guan and Lin Jiaqiao's descriptions, Lin Dapeng soon found the suspect in a nearby village.
This man is called Zhou Wei, he moved here a few years ago. He used all his savings to buy a bungalow, and then made a living by doing odd jobs.
Planting succulents has become popular in recent years. Someone in the village has set up a succulent farm. He works there now, responsible for changing the soil and preparing the 'nutrient soil'.
It's called 'nutrient soil', but in fact it's just soil mixed with various animal feces. It smells fishy, and he's the only one in the village willing to do this job.
Zhou Wei doesn't talk much on weekdays, and the villagers only describe him as "honest". A big reason for this is that even without any competitors, he still works diligently to prepare the "nutritious soil".
He also has a son who attends vocational high school and comes home once a week.
According to villagers, his son was very arrogant and always spoke Mandarin to his father.
When Lin Dapeng and his men arrived at his house, Zhou Wei was not at home. According to neighbors, he had gone out in the morning and had not returned all day.
Neighbors also said that Zhou Wei had a Santana, which was a second-hand car he bought from a neighboring village a few years ago.
As for the Jinbei, it is the car of the succulent farm.
It matches the tire marks at the accident scene.
The group found nothing at Zhou Wei's house, so they rushed to the succulent farm.
The owner of the succulent farm is from this village. He was woken up by the village chief in the middle of the night. He was very angry, but when he saw Lin Dapeng's police ID, he was shocked:
"No, I usually steal a little and deduct some of my employees' wages, but I compensate them at the end of the year. There's no need to send the criminal investigation team to arrest me."
Lin Dapeng and the other policemen were speechless after hearing his question. The village chief also felt embarrassed and pushed him. “Why are you talking so much nonsense? The policemen are here for Zhou Wei.”
Hearing the name, the boss was even more confused. "What's wrong with him? He's a very honest man. You can't do anything wrong with him. What did he do wrong?"
Lin Dapeng said: "Take us to your succulent plantation first."
The boss was very kind-hearted. He didn't even change out of his pajamas. He just took the key and took them there.
The plantation is on the outskirts of the village, right next to the village reservoir. There are not many people around, and the plantation is covered with weeds. There is not even a decent road.
The succulents in the plantation were growing well and were plump. The crowd didn't find anything inside, and the boss took the opportunity to speak up for Zhou Wei, "I already said it can't be him."
"Uncle police, you must have made a mistake. Zhou Wei is really an honest man. Otherwise, you see, I am such a wicked boss, but he has been working under me for such a long time. Just think about it, how could he be-"
Before the boss could finish his words, Young Master Lu's barking almost woke up the entire village.
There is an abandoned stone bridge next to the reservoir, and under the bridge covered with weeds, there is a Santana hidden.
The front of the car was severely dented and one of the headlights was broken, and it was obvious that it had suffered a severe collision.
Lin Dapeng opened the car door and saw a set of men's clothes, a pair of shoes, and an old-fashioned razor on the driver's seat.
There were also some fine, stubble-like hairs in the car.
Lin Dapeng shouted behind him: "Forensic Science Department, come here!"
The village chief had never seen such a big scene in his life, so he couldn't help but join in the fun. He even took the time to whisper to the boss, but the boss didn't answer.
The village chief saw that the boss looked unhappy and thought something was wrong. He asked in a low voice: "What's your business here?"
The boss made up his mind and took the initiative to find Lin Dapeng: "Uncle police, I have important information to explain."
"Just now, in the base, I actually discovered the situation, but I didn't say it."
"I usually put my work clothes and shoes in the garden shed, and I just looked and they are gone. Oh, and I also lost my hat."
When everyone checked, it was exactly the suit that Uncle Zhou was wearing.
At the same time, Lin Jiaqiao and Qin Guan came to Cui Zijing's house.
Without waiting for the car to stop, Lin Jiaqiao jumped out and kept ringing the Cui family's doorbell.
When she pressed the button for the third time, Cui Zijing asked from inside the door, "Who is it?"
Lin Jiaqiao said loudly: "It's me, Lin Jiaqiao."
The door opened a crack.
Cui Zijing asked: "What happened?"
Lin Jiaqiao wanted to push the door open, but it wouldn't open. He looked down and saw that the safety chain had not been removed.
Cui Zijing explained: "I designed a small mechanism at the back door. It's very complicated and it's very troublesome to install it once. Let's just leave it at that."
Seeing that she was very vigilant, Lin Jiaqiao felt relieved. She asked, "Where is the driver? Did he cause you any trouble?"
“No.” Cui Zijing said: “Before I came back, I called the property management and there was a security guard waiting for me at the door.”
Lin Jiaqiao was relieved. She said, "Please open the door. Qin Guan and I will stay with you tonight."
"We'll take turns standing guard, there won't be any problems."
Unexpectedly, Cui Zijing refused:
"No, you can't stay here!"
Lin Jiaqiao immediately became alert. She lowered her voice and asked, "Did something happen?"
Cui Zijing waved her hands quickly, "No, don't misunderstand."
"I mean, you guys are supposed to be guarding my dad."
"My staying in the hospital would cause you trouble, so I came back. I want to entrust my dad to you. Can you help me look after him, okay?"
"Call me if you have any questions. I won't sleep tonight."
Lin Jiaqiao was convinced by her.
She was so angry just now that she wanted to find the murderer and avenge Cui Boxing. But she forgot that Cui Boxing was the most important.
Her silence made Cui Zijing misunderstand her. She became nervous and said, "My dad is fine."
This time it was Lin Jiaqiao who was nervous. She immediately waved her hands, "No, no, I was just too worried about you, so I came to see you."
Cui Zijing breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
"Don't worry about me, I can take care of myself."
Lin Jiaqiao was about to leave when he remembered something else, "Do you have the evidence? I'll give it to my dad for you."
Cui Zijing became serious and said, "No."
"Tomorrow, I will personally hand over the evidence to Uncle Lin. I will punish this bastard myself!"
She was firm in her attitude, so Lin Jiaqiao did not insist.
Before she got into the car, Cui Zijing called her: "Zizi."
Lin Jiaqiao turned around. The dim light from the living room cast a soft glow on Cui Zijing, making her face look unreal.
Cui Zijing said seriously: "My father, I'll leave it to you."
After that, she closed the door.
After the car disappeared, Cui Zijing said, "They're gone, you can move the knife away."
It turned out that when she was talking to Lin Jiaqiao, a sharp knife was against her waist.
Time goes back to twenty minutes ago.
Cui Zijing checked the entire house and returned to the living room.
She couldn't actually sleep, but she forced herself to close her eyes.
She knew the night was still a long way off, so she forced herself to rest.
Just like every time she stood at the starting line, she counted silently to calm her racing heartbeat.
While I was half asleep and half awake, the doorbell rang.
She woke up immediately, but did not open the door right away.
She found her cell phone, pressed the time button, and discovered that only half an hour had passed.
The unfocused eyes dimmed a little.
She stepped quietly off the sofa, groped her way into the bathroom, made sure everything she had prepared was there, and then walked towards the door.
The visitor was getting impatient, and the doorbell rang louder and louder. At the same time, a deep male voice called out, "Miss Cui, are you home?"
Cui Zijing raised her lips in disdain, but soon put away her smile. She said, "Here she comes."
The man claimed to be a community security guard and came here to check on her safety at the request of her friend.
Cui Zijing made sure that she had not given the property management company's phone number to any of her friends, but she did not expose the person who came.
She even let the visitor wander around her house.
Sure enough, just before leaving, the man put a knife to her neck and said, "Hand over your valuables!"
But the timing he chose was unfortunate. Before Cui Zijing could even pretend to be scared, Lin Jiaqiao had already arrived.
Now, the man used the same old trick again and threatened: "I only want money, not life. Where are the valuables in your house?"