Chapter 1: Police dispatched to Da'an Village to investigate a murder case

Drip, drip.

The weather got cold especially early this year. Even the strong criminal policemen wrapped themselves in their warm jackets early and walked shivering in the rain from outside into the two-story building of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Anlu District, Anxi City.

Those who were strong stretched out quickly, while those who were weak could not relax even after entering the house. They curled up their hands and blew on them, trying to warm them up.

They were all old acquaintances, and they were greeting each other in groups of three or four, creating a lively atmosphere.

"Good morning."

"Good morning, it's too cold today. May everything go smoothly today and nothing happen to you." As soon as the tall young man spoke, he attracted the angry glares of a group of people.

"Just shut up!"

The tall young man was not annoyed by being treated like this, but rather felt very regretful.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

He apologized quite quickly, obviously already familiar with the process.

It's because his broken mouth often speaks ill instead of good. As long as he prays, no matter how idle the day is, a case will definitely happen soon, and they are often particularly difficult and vicious cases. Basically, as long as his words come true, they can't rest.

Who would want to go out on field work in such a cold day, not to mention having to face all kinds of tragic wounds. If it was just a cut or something, it would be fine, but if someone died, the scene would be something that ordinary people could not bear.

Even though some of them had seen many corpses, it did not mean that they were mentally strong enough to remain calm when seeing a corpse. They quickly clasped their hands together and prayed that nothing would happen.

However, as the saying goes, good things don't work, bad things do. The next second, a life-threatening call came from the office phone.

Everyone had only one thought in their mind.

It’s over!

They really didn't want to answer the call. They looked at each other, trying to find a scapegoat. But before they could even look at each other, they heard a pretty and loud voice.

"Anlu District Criminal Police Brigade, who is this?"

When they looked up, they saw the new girl talking in an unusually fearless and methodical manner.

"Da'an Village, okay, we'll be there soon."

Although they avoided answering the phone, they couldn't hear the specific content, and they couldn't help feeling anxious. This girl had not been here for long, only more than half a month, but she was pretty, with a pair of big black and bright eyes, and a smile that was so sweet that it was impossible to take their eyes off her. Many guys in the bureau secretly inquired about her news, and after hearing so much about her, they naturally knew the girl's name.

Seeing her hang up the phone and go upstairs, they rushed over.

"Jiang Jiang, what's the case?"

"A murder occurred in Da'an Village."

As soon as Qiu Jiang opened her mouth, everyone hissed.

Before they could express their opinions, a middle-aged man hurried upstairs. As soon as he saw them, he complained loudly, "I worry about you every day. I'm going to die sooner or later. Xiao Chen, where's Xiao Chen? Hurry and call him back to take notes for me."

"Captain, Xiao Chen is on vacation." Someone replied to him.

The middle-aged man immediately slapped his forehead, his face full of despair. He immediately raised his voice in anxiety and continued to output, "Fuck, why choose this time? Grandma's legs, who of you will come with me?"

Some people wondered, "Is it Daan Village?"

"How did you know?" Chen Da was suspicious, but he didn't have time to listen to their explanation. He quickly said, "Someone come with me."

Everyone looked at each other in confusion, "Captain, we don't know how to keep records."

Chen Da was choked, his eyes wide open, his head buzzing.

In fact, he regretted it as soon as he finished speaking, because the city leaders called to discuss this case, and the bureau also specifically asked him to go over and cooperate. The two city and district bureaus attached so much importance to it, so he must take it very seriously. However, he was not unaware of the level of his subordinates. Asking them to take notes was more difficult than killing them, so it would be better for him to do it himself.

But seeing how self-aware they were, his head started to hurt again. He decided to recruit a few more police academy students who could write and read next year. But whether it was a dream or not was put aside for the time being. He just wanted to know what he could do this time?

Just when he was at his wit's end, God seemed to have heard his desperate cry, and a crisp and exceptionally firm voice responded to him.

"Captain, I can—"

Chen Da's ears moved and he turned his head to look. The person who spoke was the young sister Qiu Jiang who had just arrived.

Yes, police academy students.

His eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly, "Are you afraid of corpses?"

"Don't be afraid." Qiu Jiang said firmly.

"Good girl, come with me." Chen Da clapped his hands and took her away, and by the way, he also asked the tall man with a jinx to drive.

The three of them hurriedly got into the brigade's broken van. One hand took out the police lights and put them on the roof. The siren suddenly lengthened its tone, the car started up, and with a "whoosh" it rushed out of the gate, raising a trail of dust.

When they got in the car, Chen Da was obviously worried that she had just boasted, and kept telling her not to be nervous and to do as he said, and not to be afraid when seeing corpses. If she wanted to do this job, she would get used to it sooner or later. Qiu Jiang looked like she was being taught, but her thoughts were actually a little far away.

As for corpses, she really wasn't afraid.

If it was the Qiu Jiang from a month ago, she might really be scared, but she was not the original one, but came from hundreds of years ago.

As a child growing up in the frontier, seeing corpses every day, if I were afraid, I would have been scared to death long ago.

What's more, she is a descendant of the Miao people. When she performs witchcraft, she often has to go to the deep mountains and forests to find the little guys. It is normal for her to encounter a few corpses.

So...what's so scary about a corpse?

What she feared more than the corpse was not being able to stay.

She had heard the captain complain more than once about the delicate girl who came and wanted to exchange her for a young man from the police academy. If she didn't let him see her value, she would probably be packed up and sent back to the police academy.

Women had a low status in her dynasty. Even though her mother was the daughter of a general and had accumulated countless military merits, she was still inferior to men who were not as good as her. She was injured and depressed, and passed away early. Her father was a stubborn Miao man, and he followed her even though he had no desire to live.

She finally came to an era where men and women were equal and girls could enter officialdom. She could realize her mother's ambition openly, so how could she bear to miss this opportunity? Besides, she really needed this job to support her family, so she couldn't miss this opportunity, and she had to show her ability.

After Qiu Jiang came back to her senses, her eyes were bright and extremely determined, and she looked very reliable, which made Chen Da feel a little relieved. However, his brows were still deeply furrowed, making his already dark face look even more vicissitudes of life.

There was no conversation along the way. After speeding for more than forty minutes, they finally arrived at their destination, Da'an Village.

Da'an Village is located in the suburbs of Anxi City. In recent years, the suburbs have been designated as a national-level development zone. It is a time of large-scale construction. As a beneficiary group, a large number of people in the neighboring villages have been relocated. The original villagers have suddenly become city dwellers, which is the envy of people in other districts.

At the same time, there are many more migrant workers here, and when there are too many people, it is easy to get chaotic.

Look, there have been more cases in the past two years than in the previous decade.

Because this piece of land was separated from their Anlu District, and the department here has not been fully established yet, the cases here are also under their jurisdiction. They have come here to handle cases many times in the past two years, but there has never been a homicide before. Today is really the first time.

Chen Da's dark face was full of seriousness. He got out of the car and strode away. Qiu Jiang jumped out of the car and hurriedly followed him.

"Eh?" Deng Xingwang was stunned and shouted, "Wait for me."

Because Da'an Village is a village built on the mountain, the crime scene is on the mountain. Chen Da has obviously been here several times, but he has never been to the mountain before. However, he is an old criminal policeman with many years of experience, and he still has the ability to observe the environment. He found the way up the mountain with a quick glance and took Qiu Jiang and the others up.

"Sizzle—"

At this moment, the piercing sound of a car speeding to a stop and rubbing violently against the ground reached the ears of the three people, and they all looked over.

Although he had seen cars for more than a month, Qiu Jiang still took a few more looks at the car out of curiosity after seeing it was completely different from the ones he had seen before.

Unlike the tattered van they were riding in, the car in front of them was so clean that the tires showed no signs of use. It was obviously a new car, and its appearance was different from any she had seen before. If she remembered correctly, this should be called a sports car.

The bright red car body and streamlined model reveal the owner's high-profile personality everywhere.

As soon as the people in the car got off, it turned out to be true.

She saw a tall and well-proportioned young man wearing a white suit. The appropriate tailoring magnified his figure. The large sunglasses made it difficult to see his facial features, but from her point of view, this man was definitely not bad looking.

The most important thing is that his clothes are out of tune with theirs. Compared with them, they are simply unfashionable.

"Fuck, what a rich guy!" Chen Da recognized the value of the car and couldn't help but take a second look. But that was all he did. He then urged Deng Xingwang, who was stunned, and said angrily, "What are you looking at? What are you looking at? You're drooling. A grown man doesn't even have the self-control of a little girl. What a loser."

Deng Xingwang was scolded by him and subconsciously wiped the corner of his lips, but did not feel anything suspiciously wet. He just chuckled twice in response. However, when he turned around and saw Qiu Jiang had already walked dozens of meters away without changing his expression, he could no longer hold back his blush and his face turned red.

Don't ask, it's embarrassing.

Chen Da glared at him.

"Captain, I see a lot of people ahead heading to one place. I think that's the crime scene. Should we follow them?"

Her timely interruption made Chen Da forget about the scolding he was about to say. He replied "Follow" with full energy and strode forward.

At this time, Qiu Jiang was walking one step behind, and Deng Xingwang hurriedly ran to her side and gave her a look of gratitude.

Qiu Jiang smiled slightly, successfully making him stunned for a moment.

Ahem, this young colleague is really too good-looking, especially when he smiles.