"Yes, who are they you are talking about? Tell me!"

Hearing Li Xiangnan's question, Guo Qian immediately reacted, rushed to Han Li in a few steps, and shook his shoulders excitedly.

"Captain Guo, Consultant Li!" Han Li clutched the edge of the iron table tightly, shaking his head like a rattle, tears streaming down his face. It was unclear whether they were sweat from nervousness or tears of regret. "I don't know. I haven't seen them. I don't know..."

"You don't know?" Li Xiangnan frowned and suddenly grabbed Han Li's arm. "What do you mean? How come you haven't seen them? Didn't you help them open the cell door? And then let them in and killed people? Han Li, you have to tell the truth. It's already this time, you should know the consequences!"

Li Xiangnan felt a little relieved when he heard that Han Li finally gave up.

It is now a little after nine in the evening, and exactly twelve hours have passed since Xu Sheng's body was found.

The relevant personnel in the prison had already conducted a round of questioning and had made several notebooks of notes.

Finally, Li Xiangnan got some clues from Han Li. He was excited, thrilled, and full of hope!

But now Han Li's tone didn't sound like he would reveal the truth anytime soon, which made his heart start beating wildly again!

"Consultant Li, I'm not lying to you. I'm telling you the truth! About ten days ago, I found a note and a hundred yuan in cash in my locker! I was terrified at the time, thinking someone had misplaced the money. But after taking a closer look at the note, I realized someone wanted me to do something!"

Han Li grabbed his hair in pain and tried hard to recall.

"District Chief Han, please tell me, what's written on the note?" Guo Qian immediately stepped forward and pressed the man's shoulder, trying to calm him down.

Han Li raised his head, wiped his tears, and choked up, "The note said that as long as I do what they say, I'll get money after the task is completed! They asked me to unlatch the spare door at the end of Xu Sheng's cell, which is usually locked, from the inside when I patrolled District 3 last night. Just don't lock it completely! Leave it a crack so I can quietly lock it again when I come back from my next patrol!"

"..."

After these words were spoken, Li Xiangnan and Guo Qian looked at each other in surprise.

"Is it that simple?" Li Xiangnan's heart was pounding.

Such a request is easy for Han Li, and it will not make Han Li realize that he is helping to commit a crime.

What's the use of just opening a door?

What made Li Xiangnan even more confused was that they just asked the warden of the third prison area to help open the door, that's all?

and then?

How was the crime carried out?

How did Xu Sheng die?

Who passed through that door and what did they do?

Li Xiangnan had noticed that door. It was the separation door between the fourth and third prison areas and was rarely used.

The fourth prison area is the most strictly guarded area in the entire prison.

It is where convicted criminals are held, and where death row prisoners awaiting execution are held.

Could it be that someone came out of the fourth prison area, entered the third prison area, then walked into Xu Sheng's cell and killed him?

So, the murderer might be a death row inmate?

But if that was the case, how could a death row inmate under strict guard put a note and cash in Han Li's locker?

No, no, there is no discrepancy!

The more Li Xiangnan thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He immediately asked, "Han Li, didn't those people ask you to do other work? Did you see anyone else? Or did anyone help you kill Xu Sheng?"

"No, Consultant Li! Really!" Han Li got anxious when he heard this and immediately defended himself, "I didn't agree at first. I thought I'd just leave it alone and pretend it never happened! But two days later, there were suddenly another four hundred yuan in my locker! Five hundred yuan in total! The note even said I could get five hundred yuan for free just by opening the door! I thought..."

He burst into tears and felt remorseful. "Advisor Li, I've been completely bewildered. My son is about to graduate and wants to find a partner, who will ask for a gift. If the company doesn't allocate housing, I'll have to figure out where to rent one. The house the prison allocated to my family is too small. How can I afford to arrange a big event for my son in the future?"

"Han Li!" Li Xiangnan detected other emotions in his tone. He took out a cigarette and handed it to him, then smoked it himself, staring at him with a sharp gaze. "If it was just to leave the door open, you wouldn't be so scared, right?"

Almost at the same time as these words came out, Han Li's shoulders suddenly trembled.

Guo Qian's eyes slowly widened.

"Xu Sheng's death has put you, originally relieved at having gotten a good deal, into a dilemma. You opened a door, but someone lost their life because of your actions. Your conscience is troubling! And then, this afternoon, Ding Erpian was seriously injured in a fall in the workshop, nearly dying. You realized the danger, right?"

While Li Xiangnan was speaking, he stared at Han Li.

When he heard Ding Erpian's name, Han Li trembled violently, his face instantly turned pale, and fear almost overflowed from his eyes!

He felt as if someone was strangling his throat, and breathing suddenly became difficult.

"I... Consultant Li... I, I..." Han Li was shaking all over and could hardly speak complete sentences.

Li Xiangnan pressed on, leaning closer to him with a firm tone, and said word by word, "You received the note about Ding Erpian, right?"

Guo Qian almost clapped his hands in admiration.

Yes!

Han Li's current performance, after revealing that he was bribed, suddenly his tone took a sharp turn, his chest heaving, and his whole body looked like he was washed by sweat!

He looked just like what Li Xiangnan said, as if someone had...

"Were you hinted at? Or warned? Did those people tell you to shut up, or else Ding Erpian would be your fate?"

Guo Qian's eyes were shining, his heart was pounding, and he almost shouted.

Han Li seemed to have been drained of all his strength. He collapsed in his chair, closed his eyes in despair, and tears burst out of his eyes.

He suddenly stretched out his hand tremblingly.

Li Xiangnan suddenly became alert.

Guo Qian subconsciously pressed the gun at his waist.

Han Li fumbled in his trouser pocket for a while, took out his cigarette, and took out a piece of paper that was soaked with sweat and a little softened from the paper box, and put it on the table.

Li Xiangnan glanced at Guo Qian, who immediately picked up the note and his pupils shrank.

I saw this piece of paper, which was printed with scissors, and now it formed a sentence.

"If you dare to reveal a single word, Ding Erpian will be your fate!"

Guo Qian immediately handed it to Li Xiangnan and asked angrily, "When did you receive the note?"

Li Xiangnan squinted at the note, raised his head, and glanced at Han Li with sharp eyes.

"When I got home this morning and was about to change my clothes, I touched my pocket and found this note!" Han Li said in despair.

"morning?"

Li Xiangnan was shocked!

He and Guo Qian looked at each other, and their hearts instantly turned cold.

So... Ding Erpian has already been on the murderer's death list?

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