Captain Lu was aloof again today.

Chapter 66 Public Transportation
Quyang County does not have a subway; the main modes of transportation are buses, taxis, and private cars.

Therefore, the bus routes in Quyang County are very dense, extending in all directions, winding and interwoven in a well-organized manner, resembling a giant spider web.

"Is there something wrong with this picture?" Wei Qingsong glanced at it briefly but failed to grasp its deeper meaning.

"While you were questioning Zhang Ming, I took the time to study the bus route map of Quyang." His tone was extremely calm, as if what he was talking about was as simple as eating and sleeping.

In fact, Wei Qingsong has always lacked spatial imagination.

Let alone a flat map, even if you gave her a 3D model, she might not be able to accurately locate her position.

Once upon a time, she used a certain unethical map app and navigated for more than half an hour before discovering that the place she was looking for was in a small alley across the street.

For example, right now, she stared at this map for several minutes but couldn't figure out what secrets it contained. Moreover, she only had a slight understanding of Quyang and wasn't that familiar with it, so she had no idea what this route map meant.

Zhang Ming was a simple-minded person, and it didn't take him long to test the waters.

In such a short time, what could Lu Jingming possibly glean from this?
Wei Qingsong looked at him expectantly, waiting for him to say what he was about to say.

Lu Jingming suddenly moved closer, and his pleasant, refreshing scent wafted over, causing Wei Qingsong to lose her composure slightly.

He opened the drawing tool and marked several places on the drawing in bright red.

“I have seen the victims’ information. The four of them lived in communities that were all near the No. 26 bus line.”

Li Guangsen is the driver of bus route 26.

When the topic turned to business, Wei Qingsong quickly focused his attention and began to examine the bus route map even more carefully.

Bus route 26 runs from the south to the north of the city, with a total of 32 stops along the way, winding its way through most of Quyang County.

The four places that Lu Jingming circled earlier are indeed all on this route.

However, how could an ordinary person notice such details? Even with Wei Qingsong's divergent thinking, he didn't notice the problem with the bus route.

That makes sense, after all, Lu Jingming's thought process can never be viewed with a normal mindset.

She turned her head, gazing intently at him, a glint of light in her brown eyes, and asked curiously, "How did you find out?"

Lu Jingming said casually, "On the way to Quyang County, I happened to note down the residences of the four deceased. In the office, I happened to see a map of Quyang County on the wall. After learning that Li Guangsen was a bus driver, I looked at the bus route map when I had nothing to do, and that's how I discovered this coincidence."

He rarely spoke such a long string of words in one breath, and he used "just right" three times in a row, which made Wei Qingsong's lips twitch slightly.

Her Captain Lu is becoming more and more down-to-earth. It feels like he's been pulled down from the clouds to the mortal world, back to where she can reach him again.

Wei Qingsong was surprised that Lu Jingming found the clue so "just in time," but she also felt that it was within expectations.

When he was in school, Lu Jingming was exceptionally bright. He could remember things quickly and learn them well. He was always a good child in the eyes of parents and a good student in the eyes of teachers.

Unlike her, who is always causing trouble and does whatever she wants without considering the consequences.

After a moment of reflection, Wei Qingsong became serious and said, "Are you trying to say that this 'coincidence' might not be so coincidental, but rather that there is a certain logical connection between them?"

"Hmm." Lu Jingming responded calmly, "There's something that has been puzzling us, and that's the logic behind how the killer selected the victims. The four victims have two prominent commonalities: first, they were single and unmarried; second, they were wearing black bodycon skirts on the day they died. We must figure out how the killer selected these specific victims."

Wei Qingsong suddenly understood what he meant: "I get it. Of these two commonalities, the former requires long-term observation, while the latter has a certain degree of randomness. The residences of the four deceased were all on the No. 26 bus line. The four seemingly unrelated people were connected because of the No. 26 bus."

"Besides Yu Fangfang, Ma Xiaolu and Luo Jiajia are white-collar workers, and Jiang Keying is a teacher. Their jobs are all fixed, which means that they have to take the No. 26 bus home every day. That's the intersection between them!"

Bai Rushuang hurried over from the other end of the corridor. When she saw the two of them, she quickly said, "So you're here. I just checked. The night before last, Zhang Ming did have a late-night snack with some colleagues at a food stall. The surveillance footage also showed that they left the food stall around 11 p.m.

In other words, Zhang Ming indeed did not have the time to commit the crime.

Wei Qingsong and Lu Jingming exchanged glances, showing no surprise at the outcome.

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Zheng Xun did not go on fieldwork with Chen Jin and the others. He was a top student majoring in computer science and was recruited through a special program. He was engaged in technical work.

The information Wei Qingsong and Lu Jingming have is incomplete, so they need Zheng Xun to provide more information.

However, Zheng Xun was still very resistant to cooperating with them. As soon as he heard that Li Guangsen was to be investigated, he immediately started shouting in the office.

"Seriously? Are you kidding me? You just finished investigating Zhang Ming, and now you're going to investigate Li Guangsen? Didn't you think Zhang Ming was suspicious? Well, what happened? It turns out he wasn't a fugitive from our Quyang County police force. Your investigation direction was completely flawed!"

Wei Qingsong's gaze was extremely calm, like the surface of water covered with a thin layer of ice in the dead of winter, without any ripples, yet carrying a hint of coldness.

“I’ve said it before, you can disobey or act alone, but we just want you to provide more information about Li Guangsen. If you’re not even willing to cooperate with such basic requirements, then I have reason to suspect that you’re trying to slow down the investigation and have ulterior motives.”

This accusation was really too much. Zheng Xun's face turned slightly pale, and he almost gritted his teeth as he said, "Stop talking nonsense!"

Seeing this, Bai Rushuang pressed her temples in exasperation, stepped forward, and slapped Zheng Xun on the head: "What's wrong with you? You do what I tell you to do, but you have to go against me, right? You're getting more and more outrageous."

Lu Jingming and Wei Qingsong were both taken aback by her bold move, which calmed their anger considerably.

I thought that, given Zheng Xun's unruly nature, he would definitely fly into a rage and cause a huge scene.

To everyone's surprise, Zheng Xun only glanced at Bai Rushuang quickly before turning his head away sullenly and saying in a muffled voice, "Okay, I'll go find it now, alright?"

He turned around, opened an unknown computer system, and his ten fingers danced across the keyboard at an extremely fast speed.

On the screen, several images flashed by rapidly, dazzling Wei Qingsong, while Zheng Xun was quite adept at searching for Li Guangsen's information in the vast database.

Wei Qingsong stared thoughtfully at his youthful and arrogant back, then turned her head to look at Bai Rushuang, who was standing next to him with her hands on her hips.

Bai Rushuang's palm strike just now was extremely smooth, suggesting she's done this kind of thing quite often.

It's quite interesting that Zheng Xun, who is usually so defiant and defiant, can be so obedient and submissive.

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