Arriving at Fuming City Central Hospital, I quickly met Mr. Lei Jianbo. In the TV series, he played the butler of Song Qirong's family. He was the slowest to react at the time, and the bomb was closer to him. The doctor said that if it had been any closer, Lei Jianbo might have been in mortal danger, or even died on the spot.
Seeing me, Lei Jianbo said, "You are the famous Detective He? I heard Sherlock Holmes can't even compare to you?"
"That's just what people outside are saying. I'm far from Mr. Holmes. Mr. Lei, I've come to ask you a few questions!"
"Alright, please ask!"
"Why didn't you run faster?" I stared directly into Lei Jianbo's eyes with the focused gaze of a criminal investigator.
"I had a slight impact on my leg before, so I couldn't run fast. Director Yan knows this too!"
Yan Zhanpeng immediately replied, "Yes, Detective He. He injured his ankle in a previous drama. Although he recovered after surgery, he can never be the same as before."
"Then why did you arrange for him to film this kind of action scene?" I questioned.
"There was no choice. Mr. Lei is also a very outstanding actor in today's Chinese historical dramas."
"Is that so? Then the next question, Mr. Lei, what were you doing about 40 minutes ago? Can anyone prove it?"
"What do you mean by that, Detective He? Are you suspecting that I planted the bomb?" Lei Jianbo's face showed displeasure.
I shook my head, "No, this is just a routine investigation."
"Mr. He Qiming and I were discussing some things about the script. He can testify."
"He Qiming was with Gan Xiaorui at the time. I will confirm this later. So, the last question: What is your relationship with He Qiming?"
"Hey, hey! Officer He, what do you mean by asking these sensitive questions?"
"As I said, it's just a routine investigation! Otherwise, you'd be at the police station right now."
"Is it because I was the most seriously injured that you think I staged a 'bitter flesh' scheme and are treating me as a suspect?" Lei Jianbo moved angrily and immediately cried out in pain.
I quickly comforted him, "No, Mr. Lei, please don't get agitated. If you don't want to answer, forget it. I'll find someone to confirm it later! It's no use if you don't say anything."
"Officer He, alright. My relationship with He Qiming is quite good. After all, when Mr. Yan was still around, I acted with him. However, at that time, he was an extra. If it weren't for Miss Gan, he wouldn't have been the lead!"
"Hmm? Judging by your age, you must be around 40. After so many years of struggle, you still can't be the lead. And you let such a 'pretty boy' rise so quickly. Don't you feel very jealous? Is that why you deliberately planted the bomb! You wanted to harm He Qiming, but somehow you harmed yourself??" I deliberately questioned.
"Officer He, your imagination is truly remarkable. No wonder you can write such scripts. But this is reality. What criminal would be foolish enough to make such a low-level mistake?" Lei Jianbo retorted dismissively.
Seeing that his micro-expressions were normal, I thought, is it really not him?
At that time, He Qiming was with him, and they mutually confirmed each other's alibis. Miss Gan also said the same. If they were conspiring, what would be the benefit? This clearly doesn't make sense. Perhaps this case was really done by someone from outside.
I bid farewell to Lei Jianbo. As I left, Yan Zhanpeng sheepishly asked me, "Detective He, please don't talk about Lei Jianbo like that. He would never do such a despicable thing."
"Hmm, I was just making a conjecture."
"Uh, I felt like you were suspecting him just now."
"Every police officer suspects everyone."
Yan Zhanpeng didn't know how to respond. He drove me back to the siheyuan and then left.
After resting at home for a while, Liu Yuning called me, "He Sheng, are you currently collaborating with the TV station on a historical drama?"
"Hmm, the news travels fast. However, something happened today. There was an explosion at the studio!"
"No way! Hasn't the news gotten out? Why didn't you call the police?"
"That was Director Yan's decision. Forget it, let's not worry about him. Let's send people to investigate the scene!"
"Wouldn't that be a bit inappropriate? What if Yan Zhanpeng questions us?"
"Don't worry about him. Citizens should cooperate with police investigations."
Half an hour later, we arrived at Star Legend Company. I asked Gao Mingqiang and Xiao Yuande to come over. The four of us, equipped with precision instruments, began to search the explosion site. I took out the shadowless reflection tube and scanned the area. At that time, I hadn't carefully examined the scene.
I came near a gray backdrop and pulled it back and forth. I found many fingerprints on it. The crew members had touched this backdrop regularly, so fingerprints were normal.
However, based on the age of the fingerprints, I extracted the most recent one. Then I squatted down nearby. There were too many footprints here, overlapping each other, making it impossible to distinguish.
I asked Liu Yuning to turn on the lights and walk back and forth on a piece of wood. Gao Mingqiang suddenly found something and said, "Everyone, over here!"
Liu Yuning and I quickly approached. Gao Mingqiang picked up a vase and said, "How strange, there's some vomit in this vase!"
I took it and found it was indeed the case. I took out an evidence bag and poured the vomit into it. Gao Mingqiang asked me, "Team Leader He, what are you doing?"
"Vomit can be used to test for DNA and other data."
As I spoke, I thought, did someone feel unwell and couldn't make it to the restroom, so they vomited into the vase? But why didn't that person clean it up? Did they forget? What is the connection between this person and the explosion case?
At this moment, Xiao Yuande seemed to have found something else. He beckoned us over. Near the wall, there was a silver-white box, which was open. I found equipment used for filming scenes inside, a gray tripod, and a few cameras. Liu Yuning asked Xiao Yuande what was special. Before he could answer, I said, "These cameras haven't been used recently, but there's blood on them!"
I discovered the stains before I even used the yellow wine. After pouring it, Liu Yuning suddenly understood. I tapped her head, "What's wrong with you lately? Are you too tired?"
"No, I just feel strangely tired sometimes, and my head buzzes!"
"No way, no wonder I've found you so slow-witted recently. I should take you for a check-up when you have time!"
"We'll see later. We're busy now!"
Some of the bloodstains hadn't been cleaned up. I collected a small amount with a cotton swab. I thought if the box had been closed at the time, the victim's blood shouldn't have flown in after the explosion. Based on the freshness of the blood, it wasn't left recently; it should be more than three days old. I had a slight feeling that there might be other cases hidden within the crew, which we hadn't discovered yet.