In this timeline, being able to see Lao Zhang and feel that he is still alive is enough to comfort the two young people.
In other words, this is simply one of the few things that they can feel that "our hard work is still worthwhile" after going through so many fucking cycles.
Li Shiqing cried just now, and seeing Lao Zhang now, she was both happy and sad, and her eyes were red.
"Yo, what's the matter with you? Are you afraid of seeing the police uncle?"
When Lao Zhang saw that the little girl was about to cry, he smiled and coaxed her like a child, "Don't be afraid, the police uncle doesn't catch good people, he only catches bad people."
"I know… "
Li Shiqing forced a smile on her and nodded.
"What's wrong with her?"
When Lao Zhang led them in, he noticed that Li Shiqing and his younger brother were very familiar and their body movements were very intimate, so he regarded him as Li Shiqing's boyfriend and asked him in a low voice.
"Why aren't you in the right mood?"
"She is soft-hearted, and she has been sad since she knew that the bus accident killed so many people. On the way to the police force just now, the radio in the taxi happened to be carefully broadcasting this incident again, and she didn't hold back. , got out of the car and ran to the side to vomit."
Having experienced the previous experience, my brother knew that it was best not to lie in front of these well-trained old criminal policemen, so he told the truth.
"The person I saw just now, suddenly said that he was gone, and he was gone. I couldn't accept it psychologically."
"How can you think like this, you should be thinking 'It's great that something like this happened and nothing happened'!"
Hearing the little brother's explanation, Lao Zhang looked at Li Shiqing with softer eyes, and his voice became softer, "Little girl, you don't need to blame yourself, and don't be afraid..."
He has studied psychology and understands that some "survivors" will have a kind of "moral trauma". They will feel that they did not do well enough in the disaster, or blame themselves and themselves for not doing anything, so they fall into deep guilt. Create psychological problems.
This kind of "moral trauma" is called "survivor's guilt" in psychology, also known as "survivor syndrome".
Unlike PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), everyone tends to pay more attention to PTSD, but ignores people with "survivor's guilt". When the tragedy happens, it is often too late.
Li Shiqing is still such a young girl, and the young man in front of him looks very gentle, of course, Lao Zhang can't just sit back and watch such a big problem in their psychological condition, while walking, he tried his best to resolve the negative emotions of the two young people.
"No one wants such a thing to happen. You don't have to feel that you haven't done anything, and don't always think about those terrible things, let alone think that what you did or didn't do is wrong. It has nothing to do with ordinary passengers like you... "
People who experience this kind of "trauma" are often people with a strong sense of morality. A selfish and indifferent person will have no such problems.
“…it is the person who planted the bomb that should be condemned and punished, not you lucky ones who narrowly escaped.”
Sometimes, sensible people will bear more, which also makes Lao Zhang feel more distressed about these two young people.
He has repeatedly emphasized so much, just to convey a message:
[It's not your fault.]
Not your fault.
A few simple words made Li Shiqing completely unable to hold back.
They have worked hard for so long, failed for so long, have seen the dawn of hope, and also experienced the darkness.
Sometimes, they even feel that the whole world is persuading them to give up, but they don’t want to admit defeat, and they don’t want to accept their fate. No matter how much setbacks they suffer, no matter how painful they are, once they wake up, they still have to grit their teeth and tell each other—“Try again.” .
But no matter how hard they tried, nothing could be saved.
After going through the last cycle, Li Shiqing was faintly tired of all this in her heart, and felt that such a "strange" thing did not deserve to happen to an "ordinary person" like her.
She is so stupid, so weak, God arranged such an "opportunity" for her, it is a waste, she can't do anything well, and she can't do anything, she can only watch the whole car die again and again .
But now, someone is saying to them:
— "It's not your fault."
After understanding the meaning of Lao Zhang's words, Li Shiqing cried bitterly.
Probably because she felt that this was hypocritical and ashamed, she wiped her tears indiscriminately, and tightly covered her eyes with her arms.
Not to mention Li Shiqing, even Xiao Heyun, a man who doesn't shed tears easily, felt a little uncontrollable at this moment, and raised his head quietly.
They are so bitter, so bitter indeed.
It's so hard that I can't even bear a word of persuasion from others.
Lao Zhang didn't expect his words of comfort to make the two young people so emotional, but his intuition as a criminal policeman for many years immediately made him understand something.
If they just got out of the car, the two children would not be so emotional. They must have learned something in the car, but didn't really put it into action, so they would feel deeply "guilt" about it.
Guessing this, Lao Zhang burst into ecstasy, and treated the two young people more cautiously.
They made many phone calls to ask the passengers who got off the bus to assist in the investigation. These two people were the ones who answered the most straightforwardly, agreed the least hesitantly, and came the fastest. Now Lao Zhang noticed that they seemed to know something , which shows that there is a great possibility that they will cooperate!
Lao Zhang took them to the office of the task force. Officer Du, who was on the phone, saw them coming in. He was so busy that he didn't have time to talk. What's on the phone.
Unlike the last time they came directly into the interrogation room, this time they were invited as "investigators". In addition to Lao Zhang who went out to pick them up and Officer Du whom they had met before, there were many police officers in the office Come and go, but everyone treats them just fine.
"Is there anything from the Trace Section?"
"No!"
"Where are the files! Have you sorted out the files of the victims?"
"The forensic doctor is still identifying it!"
Police officers with case files kept rushing in, took things away without getting dust on their feet, and occasionally yelled for things, and they were so busy.
Probably because they were too busy. When they saw Li Shiqing and the younger brother, they looked at them curiously at most, but they didn't feel any discomfort.
"Hey, these are the two young people who got off at the last stop? But they are here! Come, Fang Zi, pour them two glasses of water!"
A police officer passed by, his expression relaxed, and he shouted.
The police officer who happened to pass by brought two paper cups and put them on the coffee table in front of them. He glanced at Li Shiqing and winked at Lao Zhang: "What's the matter?"
Why are your eyes red
"The little girl was frightened when she heard that the car exploded."
Lao Zhang didn't say much, and pushed the police officer's back, "Go to your business!"
When Police Officer Du finished the call and came over, Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun also packed up their emotions, leaned against each other and sat on the bench, quietly waiting for the police to ask questions.
"Thanks to the two who cooperated with the police's summons to the police force to assist in the investigation of this bombing. On behalf of our special case team, I would like to thank the two for their support and trust in the police. I am the person in charge of the special case team. My surname is Du. You can call I am Officer Du."
Officer Du is a calm and serious person, and his speech is concise and to the point, ending the opening remarks in a few words.
"I believe you all know that the bus you were on was in an accident. You are invited to come because the bus in the accident was severely damaged in the explosion, and there are many traces on the scene that cannot be identified clearly, so your assistance is needed. Please try your best to A lot of memories of the situation in the car and provide us with useful information."
"There are other questions that we also need to understand, and please answer them truthfully."
coming!
"Okay, Officer Du!"
Li Shiqing and the little brother were shocked, sat upright involuntarily, and nodded like two good boys answering the teacher's question.
"Why do you take this No. 45 bus? What is your relationship?"
Officer Du first talked to them about the problem.
"I'm going to the youth bookstore in Jiangbei District to buy some professional books. I need to write a thesis recently. There are few bookstores near our school. It's too late to buy online."
Li Shiqing stated her purpose.
"I went to the Apple flagship store in Jiangbei District to check out the latest mobile phones."
The little brother followed up and replied, "I am friends with her, we met on the bus by chance, and found out that she also took this bus today, so we just sat together and walked together."
"You all go shopping in Jiangbei District, why do you get off at Yanjiang East Road Station
Officer Du frowned, and his tone became harsh unconsciously.
"Boss, let me ask."
Old Zhang on the side saw that the young man with glasses turned pale, and hurriedly "saved the scene".
"Just ask about the situation, don't make it so serious!"
"Sorry, I'm not dissatisfied with you, it's my professional habit."
Officer Du also realized that his tone was too harsh, so he nodded apologetically, "Then, old Zhang, you can ask."
Lao Zhang's attitude is much more gentle.
"Did you find anything unusual in the car?"
He paid close attention to the girl's facial expression, and asked in a soothing tone, "Because I felt something was wrong, I got out of the car, didn't I?"
Because there might be a new breakthrough point, Officer Du and the officer next to him who heard the question couldn't help becoming tense, holding their breath and waiting for their answer.
Li Shiqing raised her head, looked back at Lao Zhang's encouraging eyes, and nodded.
"What is it?!"
In an instant, every police officer's eyes showed an excited light.
"The lady in the floral shirt sitting in front of us has a mental problem. She kept nagging about 13:45 and Wang Xingde. I just felt that the lady was not quite right. I was a little scared subconsciously, so I pulled Xiao Heyun. Get off at the next stop together."
Li Shiqing didn't know whether the excuse she discussed with Xiao Heyun could win the trust of the police, so she could only hold Xiao Heyun's hand tightly and draw courage from her companion.
"But not long after we got off the bus, we saw smoke coming from the bridge across the river..."
When they heard the words 13:45 and Wang Xingde, Police Officer Du and Lao Zhang looked at each other with unusually solemn expressions.
The explosion occurred at 13:45.
And Wang Xingde is the driver of this bus.
Neither of these two pieces of information is something ordinary passengers should know, and the clues they provide may be true!
"The aunt in the flowered shirt? Do you remember what she looks like and what she carries with you? If I show you the surveillance camera on the train at the station, can you tell which one is her?"
Lao Zhang's premonition succeeded, and he was so excited that he couldn't control himself.
"She brought a pressure cooker."
Li Shiqing didn't even need to think about it, she could tell the characteristics of that pressure cooker, "It was wrapped in a double-layer supermarket extra-large plastic bag, and the pot was very big, and it was placed under her feet."
She nodded and said, "I remember her. If you show me the surveillance, I can tell the difference."
"Fang Zi, adjust the monitoring and find out the information of the middle-aged woman who carried the pressure cooker into the car!"
Officer Du made a decisive decision and ordered directly.
"Especially social relations!"
"yes!"
"Old Wang, speed up the trace department! Make sure the explosives are in the pressure cooker, and focus on analyzing all the fragments that may be the remains of the pressure cooker!"
"Yes, boss!"
"Fang Zi, once you find out who the woman with the pressure cooker is, immediately notify Xiao Jiang to lead a team to search her residence!"
"receive!"
When other police officers in the task force heard that there was a major discovery, they all gathered around.
The police officer who had just called for information from the Trace Section took out two plans of the interior of the bus from nowhere and handed them to Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun.
"After Yanjiang East Road Station, there is no other station where you can get on the train. You got off the train at the latest, and we have not found any suspicious people who got on the train during the monitoring along the way. We speculate that the person who caused the bombing The murderer may have been in the car at the time."
He said, "We want to know who were in the car and where they were sitting, especially the suspicious lady in the floral dress you mentioned. I hope you can recall as much as possible and mark their positions on the floor plan."
"Let me do it."
Xiao Heyun took the pen from Lao Zhang, thought about it, and began to mark on the plan.
"Here is an old lady, and here is an old man with a snakeskin bag. There are round things in it. It should be melons and fruits... Here is an uncle with a black gym bag. Here is an old man with a vegetable basket." Mom."
He marked the people sitting in each position while marking X on the floor plan with a pen, and even wrote down the things they carried with them.
"...Here, here is the aunt in the flowered shirt."
Xiao Heyun's pen paused, and continued to draw an "X", "She is sitting in front of us with a pressure cooker."
According to his own memory, he drew the positions of all the people except the masked man who got into the car later.
Because they got off at the stop where the man in the mask got on, they probably wouldn't know where he was sitting.
When he gestured while drawing, several police officers exclaimed.
"Found a broken black gym bag on the bus earlier!"
"There are indeed traces of melons found at the scene!"
The police summoning the passengers who got off the bus to ask for information is just a way to collect information. How much information can be collected depends on how many things can be remembered by those who cooperate with the investigation.
In past experiences, it often happened that the person concerned was frightened and panicked or even spoke nonsense. Even if some clues given by those who behaved normally, there were often illogical or inconsistent situations, which had to be checked repeatedly to obtain use.
But this time was different. This time the witness who cooperated with the investigation was very clear-headed, and there were enough traces or evidence at the scene to support what he said and the marked information.
"Young man, it's really okay, remember so clearly!"
Lao Zhang patted Xiao Heyun's shoulder excitedly, trusting the clues they provided even more.
"I have a good memory. I am bored in the car and like to observe the passengers."
The little brother accepted all the compliments from others, and pushed his glasses.
"It would be nice to be able to help."
With new clues, the direction became clear all of a sudden, instead of looking for information from various aspects like before.
For a moment, the entire task force was like a machine with its motor fully turned on, running quickly and efficiently, carrying out the task in an orderly manner according to every instruction of Officer Du.
During this period, Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun were also anxiously waiting for the results of the police investigation.
Just like what the police expect of them, they also hope that the police can provide them with more information that is not easy to be investigated by ordinary people based on their clues.
After waiting for about an hour, Lao Zhang collected enough evidence and information from various colleagues, called up a surveillance photo from his mobile phone, and rushed to the side of the two young people.
"Look, is this woman with the pressure cooker?"
The photo is a little blurry, I can't see the facial features clearly, only a woman can be vaguely seen, carrying the big plastic bag Li Shiqing mentioned in her hand, there is no way to tell from the surveillance whether it is a pressure cooker or not.
But Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun were too familiar with the clothes.
"is her."
Li Shiqing nodded, "I remember her clothes."
"It was indeed her, and she used a bag from the Family Portrait supermarket."
The little brother also said with certainty.
"Investigate! Immediately check the identity of this woman and see what relationship she has with Wang Xingde! Ask Xiao Jiang to apply for the search procedure and be ready to go at any time!"
More than an hour later, the news from the Trace Section came first.
"The trace department has confirmed that the explosives are in the pressure cooker!"
Within a few minutes, Lao Zhang, who was investigating the middle-aged aunt, also rushed over, and whispered in Officer Du's ear, "Old Du, the little girl is right, this woman is a serious suspect..."
"She and the driver Wang Xingde are husband and wife!"