Chapter 17 Chapter 17

The busy police officers on the scene were completely unaware of this.

Lu Junhua probably didn't expect how many things would be involved this time.

Let’s return our sight to Xishan Mountain Park.

The crowd dug the ground almost halfway, and after digging it up, they found nothing!

For this purpose, I went to find Shan Po again and asked her to confirm many times.

But she either insisted on dying or said she didn't know.

It was getting late, so they prepared to retreat.

It’s hard to walk in the mountains when it gets dark, and accidents can easily happen!

After a day of hard work, everyone was holding their breath. They packed up their tools, prepared their equipment and left.

The local police sent from the jurisdiction also felt embarrassed.

Because of the trouble they caused, these public security comrades caused a lot of trouble.

"I'm sorry, Captain Xia!"

"I'm sorry, Captain Lu!"

The young police officer stammered as he explained, and the atmosphere was silent.

A group of people were silent, and everyone looked at the captain!

Old Xia silently pinched his waist, gritted his teeth and looked depressed.

Seeing the pitiful look on the boy's face, he added, "Alright, stop saying sorry. Isn't this normal? Solving a case is never easy. Let's go!"

Xiao Xu wanted to cry. He had been running around during the mountain search these days, and every time he came back, his colleagues would criticize him and say that he had caught the attention of his superiors.

But who knew that he was so tired that he didn't even have the strength to speak and just wanted to lie down and rest!

When they reached the foot of the mountain, it was already dark.

The mountain woman returned to her thatched hut.

Several members of Team Xia's team rode on a bicycle, carrying the people in front and following behind.

He went to the police station in a hurry.

At this time, I didn't even bother to go home and was ready to fight hard in the bureau.

After dinner, I still have to organize the information.

Running on site during the day!

... ...

Anyway, everyone is used to this. When there is a case, they work day and night and race against time!

The cafeteria had just taken a break, so several people got their meals directly.

Just as I was about to find an empty seat, I saw a group of new people in the cafeteria.

The group sat in the last row laughing and talking.

When everyone heard the sound and looked over, their faces changed.

They are the economic investigation team returning from a business trip.

The General Police Headquarters consists of five regional branches: Xichuan, Dongchuan, Nanchuan, Beichuan and Zhongchuan. Only the Xichuan Police Station has two parallel departments: criminal investigation and economic investigation.

I heard that they were seconded this time.

"This time he comes back, he must have solved some major cases!" many people thought enviously.

Now that you are back, you must be returning home in glory, right?

Most of them looked at them with envy.

Lu Junhua didn't care too much and chose a seat to sit down and eat.

Old Xia then sat down to eat.

A few people lowered their heads to eat, pretending not to care.

Yang Ke couldn't help but wonder how it could be such a coincidence.

There is envy and jealousy in their eyes. This news must have spread throughout the system when they return.

At the beginning of this year, an economic crime shocked three provinces. Due to limited police force and lack of economic investigation talents at the scene, a phone call was made here.

This directly puts them on the top, so is there any place for them?

Thinking about the meeting at the end of each month, he almost broke his chopsticks!

Old Liu yawned and looked very happy.

"Xiao Ke, eat more. Young people shouldn't be so hot-tempered!"

"Haha, Xiaoke, there's nothing to be angry about. We just need to ignore them!"

You say you don't want to pay attention to him, but he's a celebrity now.

As I was talking, I saw two people walking towards me from a distance.

The middle-aged man is Captain Cheng, the head and captain of the Economic Investigation Team.

"Captain Cheng!"

We need to correct our attitude.

Lu Junhua nodded at him, his eyes flashed, and his gaze swept over the people beside him.

Captain Cheng greeted with a smile and said to Old Xia.

"Old Xia, the compound will prepare a celebration banquet the day after tomorrow, or we can have a quick meal."

Old Xia knew that this guy was not a good person.

You're showing off to him, right? "I have a toothache and can't eat anything."

After he finished speaking, everyone subconsciously looked at his desk.

The lunch box is so clean that there is not a drop left!

Old Xia scratched his ears and said casually, "Oh, I've been out all day and this is all I've eaten. I'm so hungry. Enjoy the celebration banquet. I'm busy!"

He said goodbye to them and left, completely ignoring Lao Cheng.

Old Cheng smiled on the surface, but he was extremely annoyed.

The bastard is simply a rogue bastard.

He finally got the chance to show off, so just forget it if he doesn't want to come.

If he eats more then, he will eat up all the food he has not eaten.

... ...

After being stimulated by this, everyone who wanted to give up during the break quickly perked up.

Old Xia knocked on his lunch box and said, "Did you see the smug look on the neighbor's face? Who are we? We are from the Criminal Investigation Brigade. How could we be outshined by the Economic Investigation? When we report to the province at the end of the year, do you want to lose face?"

"In no mood."

"Won't!"

"Then do your best and keep your eyes open!"

Old Xia roared and tightened the strings for them.

Lu Junhua was also named by him.

"Captain Lu, tell me something!"

He had already asked this kid if he had any clues. This time he couldn't do any checks and balances. He had to do his best to solve the case and show them his brother's strength.

Lu Junhua also knew that Captain Xia was a straightforward person.

It is truly amazing that he has been able to endure until now when there has been no progress in the case!

But he had already thought of the problem.

"Okay, let me just say a few words."

"It all started when Xiao Xu came to our house and provided us with human bones and thumb bones. We tracked them down to the mountain park and found the old lady. We then searched the mountain based on her description, but there was no progress. "

Everyone nodded along with his line of thought.

Lu Junhua continued, "Then this matter is simple."

There were only two people present who understood what he meant.

Liu Shan hurriedly asked, "Are you saying that Shan Po is lying?"

But why is this?

Everyone was shocked, some couldn't believe it.

Old Xia interrupted everyone and said, "Not necessarily. Maybe we are not digging hard enough."

After hearing Captain Xia’s explanation, everyone thought that this was indeed the case.

Now that things are clear, they just need to follow their goals.

Then look at it in conjunction with the forensic report.

The incomplete skeletons found included a male skull that showed he had died earlier, about two to three years ago.

However, there were many cuts on the finger bone, which was less than five centimeters long.

At the same time, it is the bone material from seven or eight years ago.

The preliminary forensic identification showed that it was a young child and the cross-section was complete.

"Was this cut down?"

The forensic doctor shook his head. "To be precise, it was cut off with a knife."

"We can confirm that there is at least one headless male corpse. As for whether there is also the body of a young child, I'm not sure!" After the forensic doctor's final statement, everyone fell into deep thought again.

Is there a connection between the two?

The situation ahead was thick with fog, and everyone in the Criminal Investigation Team was very worried.

Old Xia scratched his head. There was no way out here or there. What should he do?

"How about this, Captain Xia, let's split up as before."

"One team will continue to fight in the mountains and keep an eye on the mountain woman and the others. The other team can focus on confirming the body and the identity of the deceased, as well as the finger bone that looks like a child, and go to the jurisdiction to investigate and inquire about the situation."

Old Xia suddenly realized something and remembered what happened before.

He hurriedly asked, "Old Lu, can your friend come and help?"

All the comrades present looked at him. Yes, that female comrade was a great painter and she helped them a lot last time. She should be able to do it this time as well. Why didn't they think of it before?

Yang Ke and others also looked at the captain with sharp eyes.

"No way!"

I thought it was a done deal, but he refused it outright.

Old Xia, who was on the verge of joy, immediately got angry.

"Why not? Did something happen to your sister-in-law? Did she hurt her hand or something?"

Yeah, is that person gone?

Anyone thinking?

"What are you talking about? My wife just happened to do that last time. She can't do that again. She also has work to do."

He said he would never agree to anything easily again.

Old Xia understood what Lu Junhua meant and had to ask her.

She is the one who makes the decisions about her own affairs, and he will maintain a good image for her.

Liu Shan thought about it and started to make amends to improve the atmosphere.

"Captain, this is indeed a problem. Why don't we go and ask them in person? If that doesn't work, we can talk to the director and ask Comrade Yu to hire him as an external staff member. He has really made a lot of efforts and is a great help!"

Old Xia thought what he said was a good idea.

He came in person and asked her to come!

"Xiao Lu, how about this?" Liu Shan asked him with a smile.

Lu Junhua said that he had to be present as well, and didn't say much.

The more Old Xia thought about it, the better it seemed. He said he would leave it to him and that the task of confirming the identity of the deceased would also be handed over to their team.

Two more people were assigned to Team 2, and then they went to ask the leader for help.

... ...

She is living a good life at home, brushing up on her painting skills.

Every day is full and quiet, and I can spend most of my time painting.

Yesterday she tried to draw his eldest brother's face based on Mr. and Mrs. Lu and Lu Junhua as references.

This phenomenon of using mother to depict child, based on genetics, is very novel.

But there is no lack of theoretical preparation.

In her memory, Brother Lu only appeared once, and she can't remember it clearly now.

Paint from afternoon to early morning.

Yu Jiajia, who was in deep sleep, would never have thought that someone would start knocking on the door at six o'clock.

Before he could stop it, Lu Junhua looked very angry.

"Wait, I'll open the door first."

He took out the key. Old Xia and Liu Shan didn't dare to say anything. They just stood there without moving after the door opened.

Lu Junhua asked them to come in first while he went inside to take a look.

The two elderly people, who were over 100 years old in total, were entering a young couple's home for the first time, and they were inevitably a little nervous so early in the morning.

Old Xia, who is usually very aggressive, is now not as good as Liu Shan.

Liu Shan sat down casually and was allowed to be more casual.

The furnishings in the house are elegant, the floor is clean and tidy, and there are a few flowers on the solid wood dining table.

Liu Shan instantly guessed that the hostess was a person who loved beauty and life.

Or it could be said to be somewhat petty bourgeois.

He stayed in the interrogation room for quite some time.

Old Xia didn't care about these, as his attention was completely attracted by the corner of the wall.

Liu Shan looked over and saw that there were indeed many portraits on it.

There was also Xiao Lu's. Old Xia felt the thickness of the papers and found that they were all in a stack.

I secretly thought that since this girl liked it and worked hard in private, it would be easy to fool her.

Glancing at his old partner, he instantly understood!

So when the young couple came out, Lu Junhua saw Captain Xia, who usually hated not to see him, with a smile on his face.

"Hello, comrade Yu Jiajia. I am Xia Qijin, the captain of the first team of the Xichuan City Criminal Investigation Brigade. I will not waste my words. I came here today just to ask you to help me draw a few pictures. We will not let you work in vain. This is a certificate with an official seal. You can work in the police station as a specially hired person recruited from the society. There is also a subsidy every month. You can leave early if you don't have to be on duty. You are free on weekdays and only come when you are needed."

"What do you think?" Old Xia sat up straight, groping his thigh, and spoke a lot of words in a rush.

Liu Shan secretly thought that the old man really took it to heart and could say so many words.

Yu Jiajia was stunned by these words.

Even Lu Junhua looked at Lao Xia. This is a very good treatment!

"Liu Shan, please help and speak up." Old Xia winked at him.

It was Lu Junhua who broke the deadlock, "Don't worry about this, if you want to go, go, if you don't want to go, that's fine too!"

Yu Jiajia picked up the certificate and said seriously: "I can help, but I need a free and quiet place."

Upon hearing this, Old Xia nodded quickly and was very excited.

"Okay, no problem."

... ...

On Sunday afternoon, Yu Jiajia had been working for ten hours in a row.

Yang Ke always brought her lunch.

Fortunately, he left people behind when he went into the mountains.

He said to keep an eye on his sister-in-law if anything happened.

Yang Ke agreed, knowing her abilities and that she was Captain Lu’s wife.

His admiration for Yu Jiajia is almost equal to that of Captain Lu.

He delivered water twice that afternoon. When he entered the house, people were motionless and very focused.

Just as I was about to bring her food, I saw her standing at the door.

Yu Jiajia stood outside the door and knocked.

When the police officer on duty saw it, he hurried to look for Yang Ke!

Yang Ke took a few steps forward, "Sister-in-law, are you finished painting or are you hungry?"

Yu Jiajia said, "I'm going home now that I'm done with the painting."

"Done?"

Yang Ke was surprised, then took the drawing paper from her.

Sure enough, it was full of a small stack of papers, so I hurried to give it to Captain Xia.

I also asked my sister-in-law to eat here before going back.

Yu Jiajia thinks about it.

She said she was capable and told him to go and do his work, and that he could come to her house if he had any problems.

Came to the cafeteria and took out the money.

Today's dinner is rice and braised pork.

This is a weekend snack, and I don’t know when Lu Junhua will be back.

"Hey, little girl, are you looking for someone?"

The aunt who was serving food asked casually.

She didn't explain much, just nodded and took the lunch box.

But I don’t know how much trouble her appearance has caused in this cafeteria.

Including the people in the kitchen, there were no more than one female comrades in the entire police station.

Such a young and beautiful lesbian.

Some police officers who were unaware of the situation discussed the situation and said that it couldn't be someone's girl.

Some people said, you’ll know after you wait and see.

But after they waited for a while, there was still only one person.

Captain Cheng, who had just entered the room, saw her at the first sight.

I didn't take it seriously, but soon I saw the girl talking to Lao Xia.

What's up with that old guy?

Could it be his girl?

He felt that it was impossible, as the genes had mutated to this extent.

Xia Qijin is usually very serious when he is outside, but at this moment he smiles very kindly at the little girl.

"Comrade Yu, I heard from Yang Ke that you are going back. Do you want to find someone to take you back?" He also heard that this girl started working as soon as she came in. Regardless of her accuracy, her attitude was very good.

Now he hoped to use her ability to identify the deceased.

Yu Jiajia said no and thanked him for his kindness.

On the way back, I bought braised meat and canned food and went to Dongchuan District.

She remembered that Yu's father worked here.

As the largest food factory upstream of the river, the daily production volume is huge.

The bright red iron door was locked from the inside.

The outer wall is very high and the surrounding area is empty.

She simply waited aside, thinking that she would be off work soon.

She stood at the door and watched the workers rushing towards one side.

But the security guard at the door noticed it and looked at her.

"What do you do? What are you doing?"

The middle-aged man stared at her with suspicion!

Yu Jiajia pulled away and said, "I'm waiting for someone, why haven't you come out yet?"

The middle-aged man turned around and asked, "Who are you looking for? I wonder if you have to work overtime recently?"

"Ah, I don't know. Does the leader have to work overtime too?"

The middle-aged man choked and said, "Overtime, of course. What you said is wrong, comrade. The good performance of our factory is due to the good leadership." As he spoke, he was about to praise him.

I didn't know the deputy factory manager was pushing a cart out after get off work on time.

"Xiaojia, why are you here!"

Yu Jiajia pretended not to notice the embarrassment of the people around her and smiled at Yu's father.

Then he waved the thing in his hand towards him.

"Are you off work?"

Yu's father nodded.

Middle-aged man: “…”

The gatekeeper opened the door and was about to greet her, but she hurriedly stopped him.

"Then let's go."

Yu's father nodded to him as he walked out, unaware of the lawsuit that had just happened.

She gave him the things she bought and said that she might be busy recently and would not be back soon.

Yu's father asked her what she was busy with since the school was on vacation.

Yu Jiajia paused after hearing this, not knowing whether she should say it or not.

When Yu's father saw her silence, he subconsciously straightened his face.

It looks like he doesn't want to bother anyone and has a very cold face.

"It's up to you. If you don't want to go home, then don't go home." After saying this, he still sent her back to the gate of the compound.

Yu Jiajia jumped out from behind his car and whispered, "I'm doing the right thing, and it's a good thing!"

What are you mumbling about?

"It's okay, go home quickly so that they won't worry."

"I got it." Yu's father felt a little relieved. The girl still cared about him.

The bicycle flew past him.

It was the same as usual in the compound, and sometimes you could see children running around wildly on the ground.

You chase me and I hit you, it's quite lively.

She likes quietness, so sometimes she would stop and watch.

I gradually began to imagine what her future children would be like.

By the way, I have to ask the child’s father.

... ...

The child’s father, Lu Junhua, plans to sleep in the mountains today.

As did several of the comrades he brought with him.

It was too troublesome for everyone to go back and forth, so they just asked someone to bring them meals and just worked the rest of the time.

He just doesn't believe it and can't find it?

Everyone stayed overnight next to the Guanyin Temple, which was not very big.

There are only three rooms, with a statue of Guanyin placed in the middle for offering incense; the two small rooms next door are used for miscellaneous items.

I feel like I'm fainted even when I sleep.

After a busy day, everyone was very tired. After lying in bed for a while, they all started snoring.

Lu Junhua was so sleepy that he didn't wake up the first time.

I heard a few muffled thunders in succession, and suddenly woke up from the dream.

When he woke up, he immediately became alert.

Just as he realized that everything was fine, there was another "boom" in the mountain.

The noise seemed to split the mountain in half.

He pricked up his ears and listened, and now more people were woken up one after another.

Someone turned on a flashlight and heard what they were saying.

Some people say that it is the god of thunder!

Some people say it won’t rain heavily, right?

Everyone was chatting and preparing to fall asleep.

Chen Wei spoke but poured cold water on everyone in public.

I was so scared that I almost rolled off the bed.

"This sound is wrong, it's not thunder!"

"What?"

"They're blasting the mountain. I've been in the artillery before, so I can't be mistaken about the sound of explosives."

"No, what's going on?"

Seeing everyone talking, Lu Junhua spoke.

"If the situation is right, you will know when you go out and take a look."

There were not many of them, including Chen Wei, Chen Taiyang, a small police officer, and a team of two people.

Including Lu Junhua, there were only six of them. He asked the young policeman to wait in the house.

Then he went out with five teammates.

The mountains were dark at night and the moonlight was dim.

Without lighting, you can't see the road at all. The Guanyin Temple where they live is on a small hill, which is considered a high platform.

Lu Junhua asked everyone to speak quietly and look around quietly in the dark.

This time, they really saw the flashlight flashing in the mountains.

Is there anyone in this woods?

Someone lowered his voice and asked, "Is there anyone hunting in the woods?"

"What nonsense! Guns and hunting are prohibited these days. Who would dare to do that?"

"Then, could it be done secretly?"

Lu Junhua motioned for the others to gather around him, "Be careful, and let me know if anything happens!"

"Understood, let's hurry up."

"Yeah, so he won't run away."

Chen Wei said that there was no need to follow too closely, just stand inside and he could smell whether there was gunpowder?

The five people divided into 2/1/2 and started heading towards the forest.

Xiao Xu, who was left alone in the Guanyin Temple, didn't know what to do at this moment.

He was the last one to wake up and was left here.

When he heard them say that there were people in the mountains and that explosives were used, he immediately remembered the skull.

Could it be some hidden murderer?

Well, then will they be in danger?

He has to go down the mountain and report the news!

Xiao Xu was about to open the door and go out, but just as he took a step, he caught a glimpse of a figure on the ground out of the corner of his eye.

He was so frightened that he almost fainted and quickly retreated.

But it was too late, and I saw a pair of old hands reaching out from the darkness.

With a stick in one hand, he hit him on the back of the head.

"Bang~" Xiao Xu fainted from the pain.

When I closed my eyes, I only remembered those hands.

... ...

In the forest, everyone listened quietly for a while before walking quickly.

When he found that there was no one around, he started running.

Judging from the light that appeared at the beginning, this place must be deep in the mountainside.

Lu Junhua was in a dilemma.

He continued to move forward without knowing the situation or the danger; but he had a hunch that this was the closest he would ever get to the case.

Chen Wei at the back smelled something.

The wind was strong in the forest late at night, and in the next second there was nothing left.

At this time, explosions began again in the forest.

“Boom~”

"Bang~~"

The bright and dazzling firelight flashed by and everyone saw it clearly.

As the gunpowder burned violently, everyone felt a little tinnitus for a moment.

Lu Junhua reacted quickly and knocked the man down immediately.

Chen Wei shouted at the top of his voice, "I know."

However, no one noticed and they just fell to the ground in a daze.

Then the birds and animals in the forest scattered.

The flock of birds flapped their wings and made shrill cries.

Everyone listened silently, not daring to make any move.

After waiting for a few minutes and seeing no movement, he gathered everyone and asked what was going on.

Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. However, one person didn't pay attention and had temporary tinnitus in one ear.

"Damn it, these bastards are so inhumane and almost blew me up." The one who cursed was A Biao who had just returned from vacation.

He was originally from the Armed Police Brigade. He is very skilled and strong. He looks reckless but is very meticulous.

His temper is just like Old Xia, very irritable!

"Just wait, I'm going to catch him."

"Hey, wait for the command to act, don't alert the enemy." Chen Wei called out directly.

Ah Biao said directly, "What are you afraid of? Did you notice the ground shaking just now? Wouldn't that scare away the snakes?"

"Don't worry, I can beat ten of them alone!" He said, and ran towards the forest.

It disappeared in an instant.