can not breath

chapter 28
After listening to Wu Wei's words, Xie Yixue straightened her waist and asked, "You have said so much, what exactly do you want to tell me?"
Wu Wei smiled and said, "Don't you understand? The incident four years ago, although I haven't found out what happened, it must have something to do with Li Hanliang and your husband. At that time The son of the patient who died in the hospital reappeared, and he was so close to the people around you, and the people around you are dying inexplicably one by one. What does this mean?"
"Are you talking..." Xie Yixue could not help but shudder, "Is Xiao Zhijie taking revenge? Does he want to avenge his father?"
Wu Wei sighed, and said, "We don't have evidence to prove all of this now, we can only say that this possibility cannot be ruled out."
"Then...then what should we do?" Xie Yixue asked eagerly.

Wu Wei was about to answer, when Zhou Yuanyi came out from the bathroom and said, "Ms. Xie, we will attach great importance to the personal safety of your family, and we will definitely not let you get hurt."
Xie Yixue muttered Xiao Zhijie's name, and suddenly her face turned pale.She stood up and shouted: "Xiao Zhijie! He is with Xiaoye now!"
She rushed to the phone like crazy, and dialed the number of Shen Xiaoye's phone.But there was only a long blind tone, and no one answered.

With a trembling voice, she shouted: "Xiao Zhijie must want to kill everyone around us, one by one! Now it's Xiaoye's turn! He wants to kill Xiaoye!"
Wu Wei and Zhou Yuanyi looked at each other after hearing these words.

It was Zhou Yuanyi who broke the silence. He said loudly to Wu Wei: "Come on, let's go back to the bureau and find a way to find Xiao Zhijie and Shen Xiaoye immediately."
Zhou Yuanyi arranged everything methodically.He asked everyone to pay attention to every intersection in Jiangdu and the places where hostages were easily hidden.For example, a farmhouse, or a remote guest house.He photocopied Xiao Zhijie's photo and handed it over to every police officer on the front line, and even sent it to the police station in a neighboring city to ask for assistance in the investigation. .

Jiangdu City is really too big, and the transportation is also convenient.It is all too easy for a man to hide himself and his prey.

Wu Wei watched Zhou Yuanyi arrange everything without saying a word, and he also knew that Zhou Yuanyi's reaction was not wrong at all.But he always felt that something was wrong.But what he did wrong, he didn't know.He didn't know any better way to find Xiao Zhijie and Shen Xiaoye.

He walked out of the room, took out a cigarette and lit it.

Where did Xiao Zhijie go?
Should we think about it differently?If I were Xiao Zhijie and wanted to take revenge on all the twisted things, where would I hide Shen Xiaoye?

Consider what he has done before, and assume for a moment that he did it.

The people who were killed were all done cleanly without leaving any traces.If he continued the previous method of crime, he probably wouldn't hide Shen Xiaoye, maybe he had already killed Shen Xiaoye, and all he had to do now was dispose of her body.

Thinking of this, Wu Wei couldn't help but gasp.

Where would he hide the body?In fact, in the previous murders, the murderer never thought of hiding the body.Whether it was the man and woman who died on the river beach, the director's daughter who was killed in a vacant building, or the boss of a pharmaceutical company who died in a car accident, none of their bodies were hidden in some unknown place. .Will this time be an exception?
In the past, Wu Wei often conducted research on serial murders.Generally speaking, serial killers pay attention to the continuity of behavior during the crime process.This is not only due to the murderer's habits, but more importantly, it can satisfy the murderer's psychological requirements for being valued.

If Xiaoye's body cannot be found within 24 hours, then it can be considered that Shen Xiaoye was not killed by Xiao Zhijie.

But, will Xiao Zhijie change his habits?

Where is he?

Until the evening, there was no whereabouts of Xiao Zhijie and Shen Xiaoye.

Zhou Yuanyi was a little impatient, his eyes glowed red, like a wild beast in the dark night.He felt that he was in trouble, and he knew that if Xiao Zhijie could not be found within 24 hours, the case would become more and more difficult.

At this time, his mobile phone sang "Nunchuck" again.

It was Xu Tingting calling.

"Detective Zhou, have you forgotten? You still missed me a meal." From the other end of the phone came Xu Tingting's voice like a silver bell.

"Oh, is that so?" Zhou Yuanyi was a little uneasy by what happened today.But then he remembered that he owed the meal because he doubted Xu Tingting's uncle Li Hanliang.

But today, after hearing Wu Wei talk about the public case four years ago, he appeared to have new doubts about Li Hanliang.But these doubts are not supported by evidence, only in theoretical reasoning.

It seems that it is not a bad idea to have a meal with Xu Tingting, just in time to learn about Li Hanliang's situation from the side.Besides, Xu Tingting can be regarded as an attractive girl.Zhou Yuanyi was very impressed by the meal at her home that day.

However, is it unfair to Xu Tingting to do so?Doesn't it seem a bit too despicable to do this by yourself?Let her know in the future, maybe she won't even have to be friends.Besides, the case in hand is still under pressure here, he must find Xiao Zhijie and Shen Xiaoye as soon as possible, otherwise the above will know about this, and Shen Jianguo will be under a lot of pressure.

Just when Zhou Yuanyi was hesitating on the phone receiver, Xu Tingting said like a cannonball: "What's the matter, Detective Zhou, I don't have time, are you still busy? No matter how busy you are, you have to make time for dinner, right? I'm right here Daoxiang Village not far from your police station. If you don’t come, I will be very disappointed.”
After listening to Xu Tingting's words, Zhou Yuanyi replied softly: "I will come, I will arrive in half an hour."
Even he didn't know how he could make such a gentle voice, as if addressing his girlfriend.

Zhou Yuanyi doesn't have a girlfriend, and he hasn't had a girlfriend for a long time.His ex-girlfriends couldn't bear him. He was always working like a ghost, and even forgot the time to date with his girlfriend.As soon as he receives the task, he will start immediately, even if he is having dinner with his girlfriend, it will not change his decision.In front of his girlfriend, he has never tried to speak softly, it's not that he can't, but he can't look gentle at all.Just imagine, for a policeman who faces the cruelest criminals and the weirdest crimes all day long, it is indeed too difficult to appear gentle.

But today he actually said such a gentle tone to Xu Tingting, even he himself felt strange.Could this Xu Tingting become someone he was destined for?
Zhou Yuanyi didn't dare to think about it anymore.He fastened the buttons on the collar of his shirt, and walked out the door under the surprised eyes of his subordinates.

Daoxiang Village is a folk restaurant that is decorated like a small farmyard. A girl with a dirty dress and a rosy face led Zhou Yuanyi to the private room. He saw Xu Tingting sitting behind a round table with a smile.

There was a novel in front of Xu Tingting, probably she was reading it while waiting for Zhou Yuanyi to come.As soon as she saw Zhou Yuanyi entered the private room, she quickly closed the book and put it in the women's Kun bag.

Zhou Yuanyi still saw the cover of the book clearly. This is the Zhuhai version of the classic Japanese volume of world detectives.There are a total of ten volumes in that set of Japanese scrolls, and Zhou Yuanyi also kept such a set in his collection, and he often dug them out to have a look at them when he was bored.Judging from the cover of the book that Xu Tingting was reading, Zhou Yuanyi easily recognized the title of the book, "Black Hand Gang", even though he just glanced at it.

"Black Hand" is the classic work of Edogawa Ranpo, the Japanese master of reasoning.Although Zhou Yuanyi prefers the official history works of Biange School Henggou, he is also a must-read for every work of Master Ranpo.He didn't expect that Xu Tingting was also a fan of mystery novels.

"You also like to read mystery novels?" Zhou Yuanyi asked, just as this book could start the topic.

"Well, I like to read it very much. However, I think that Ranbu's article is not as good as Henggou's official history. I like Henggou's "The Devil Blowing the Flute" the most." Xu Tingting replied.

Zhou Yuanyi's heart thumped, this girl's taste was the same as hers.He added: "I don't like random steps either, but the mystery writer I hate more is..."
"Matsumoto Seicho. Two people said their names at the same time. Although Matsumoto Seicho is the great founder of social mystery novels, his obscure writing is hard to be truly appreciated by young people.

Zhou Yuanyi and Xu Tingting had the same hobbies and tastes, which undoubtedly made the topic and atmosphere harmonious.

After ordering a few dishes, I realized that they have almost the same taste for dishes, and they all like spicy Sichuan food.

Zhou Yuanyi began to have a strong interest in this girl.This seemingly weak woman actually caused some waves in his heart.

But remembering that his purpose of coming was to try to understand Li Hanliang's situation from the side, Zhou Yuanyi couldn't help feeling a little hesitant. "Can I use this girl like this? Can I break her heart?" His heart couldn't help but weaken.

He buried his head and said nothing, only caring about killing the garlic and white meat on the plate.

"What's the matter? Why don't you speak? Is the case at an impasse?" Xu Tingting asked empathetically.

Of course, Zhou Yuanyi is a qualified police officer, he must not divulge the secrets of the case, especially this case may involve Xu Tingting's uncle, Li Hanliang, the director of Jiangdu University Affiliated Hospital.

He sighed leisurely, noncommittal, and continued to fiddle with the dishes on the plate with his chopsticks.The beautiful girl on the opposite side has already disturbed him.

So Zhou Yuanyi changed the topic and discussed mystery novels with Xu Tingting again.However, because he has been busy with work recently, he hasn't read a new mystery novel for a long time.So when Xu Tingting mentioned the names of Lingyi Xingren, Shimada Shoji, and Qingliangyuan Liushui, Zhou Yuanyi felt strange.

In fact, Zhou Yuanyi's mind was on the case, and he also wanted to try his best to follow Xu Tingting's words, and understand what kind of person Li Hanliang is from the side.But in his heart, there has always been a grudge. He always feels that this is taking advantage of a girl he has a crush on.

However, if he didn't ask this question, the faces of the victims in this series of murders would keep appearing in his mind, first Zhao Wei, then Ouyang Mei, then Wu Qingsheng, Wei Linger...all the faces of the dead The faces overlapped, and finally turned into Li Hanliang's resolute face with a hint of indifference.This couldn't help but make Zhou Yuanyi shudder suddenly.

Therefore, the meal was tasteless.Xu Tingting also saw Zhou Yuanyi's absent-mindedness, but she didn't say anything.Maybe she thought it was the case for policemen, who would think about their jobs even when they were dating beautiful women.And this kind of dedicated professionalism is exactly what Xu Tingting appreciates.

After dinner, Zhou Yuanyi sent Xu Tingting home.Of course, it was Li Hanliang's old French-style house on the campus of Jiangdu University.Li Hanliang was still not at home, he was probably undergoing surgery.

When Xu Tingting walked into the room, she looked back at Zhou Yuanyi, and asked with a smile, "Officer Zhou, do you want to come in for a cup of coffee?"
Zhou Yuanyi's heart skipped a beat.Shall I come in for coffee?This is a vulgar plot used in the movie, which is the subtext that implies that we can continue to communicate.But...the case is at a stalemate, the whereabouts of Xiao Zhijie and Shen Xiaoye are unknown, and several murder cases are involved, how can they have the time and thought to talk about love now?
Zhou Yuanyi said reluctantly: "Forget it, it's next time. I have to go back to the bureau to get busy with work."
When he turned to leave, he could clearly see the disappointment in Xu Tingting's eyes.

He had just walked a few steps when he suddenly heard Xu Tingting calling his name behind him.Looking back, Xu Tingting had already run to his side.

Xu Tingting took out a book from her handbag and handed it to Zhou Yuanyi. It was the "Black Hand" published by Zhuhai Club.

"Detective Zhou, you should take this book home and read it. When I was eating today, I realized that you haven't read mystery novels for a long time. You should read more, maybe you can find inspiration for solving the case. "
Zhou Yuanyi smiled.How can it be so easy to solve the case?The things in mystery novels are all fictitious, far less complicated and cruel than the cases in real life.If mystery novels were useful, the world wouldn't need police officers -- only mystery writers.

But Zhou Yuanyi didn't say these words, he still took the book and put it in his bag.

Because he knew that borrowing books was the best excuse to meet between men and women at the very beginning.Because I borrowed a book, I must make an appointment to return it.When returning books, you can borrow new ones.

A smile appeared on Zhou Yuanyi's face.

Back in the bureau, Zhou Yuanyi immediately asked his subordinates if they had any news about Xiao Zhijie.Unfortunately, the answer is no.

After receiving a call from Zhou Yuanyi in the afternoon, Wang Li began to search for Xiao Zhijie.At Jiangdu University, he found Xiao Zhijie's address.After waiting at the door, he found out that Xiao Zhijie had gone out with a girl that day, and Xiao Zhijie's mentally ill mother also left with them.Needless to say, the girl he took away was Shen Xiaoye.

When Xiao Zhijie was leaving, he once told his neighbor, Uncle Gao, that he would be away for a few days and asked Uncle Gao to look after his house for him. He even gave Uncle Gao the key.It seems that he won't be back home anytime soon.

Where did he go?Where did he take Shen Xiaoye?What does he want to do?
In the afternoon of that day, Wang Li issued an internal assisted investigation notice, sending Xiao Zhijie's photo to the checkpoints at various intersections.However, no trace of Xiao Zhijie was found until night.Xiao Zhijie is like a raindrop falling on the Sahara Desert, as if it has evaporated in the world.Those who disappeared with him were his mother and Shen Xiaoye!
(End of this chapter)