"Next, we just need to find the place where the body was dumped, and then look for the missing students nearby bit by bit." Zhou Ziheng comforted.

"Especially in the past two weeks, the skin on the hands and feet has fallen off in a glove-like shape. If this happened on a body in the summer, the time of death would be about a week, in the winter about a month, and in the spring and autumn about two weeks." It is autumn now, and some other factors cannot be ruled out. Her guess is roughly right.

"Thank you, you've worked hard."

"It's not hard." She shook her head gently.

She glanced at the time and found that it was already 8:30 in the evening, very late.

At this time, her stomach rumbled very loudly.

Zhou Ziheng glanced at her and asked, "Are you hungry?"

"Yes, but the state-owned restaurant should be closed at this time, right?"

The restaurant closes at eight o'clock. She's been eating there so often lately that she already knows when it closes. There's nothing she can do about it; the food at the state-owned restaurant is so delicious. As for her cooking? It's barely cooked enough, and to say it's delicious is a stretch.

"I have a kitchen over there, what would you like to eat?"

"Ah? Captain, you cook?"

"Yeah." He nodded.

"Anything is fine, as long as it's edible," she said immediately.

"Okay, go back and take a shower first."

"Okay." She nodded. She had a strange smell on her body, and the first thing she did when she got back was to heat up the water in the dormitory.

She also prepared a coal stove in the dormitory, but this was just to hide it from others.

She boiled hot water in the space. There was a big pot in the space that could boil a lot of water.

After about twenty minutes the water became hot and she went in to take a shower.

I washed myself comfortably from head to toe and then washed my clothes.

After doing all this, she looked at the fruit tree next to her, picked a few ripe bananas, and walked to Zhou Ziheng's door and knocked on it.

Zhou Ziheng opened the door inside. She took a look at Zhou Ziheng's room. There was a simple bunk bed and a desk. It was spotlessly clean. If it weren't for the bed and the desk, she would almost think that no one lived here.

A fragrant aroma came from inside, and when I looked carefully, I saw that the food was already prepared on the table in the living room.

"I didn't buy any vegetables here and there's nothing to eat. I only have eggs, noodles, and a few tomatoes. I made tomato and egg noodles."

"Wow, it smells so good and looks so delicious."

"It's okay. Aren't you hungry? Eat now. If you put any more in, it will become a lump."

There were two small stools in his room, and she sat down and started eating noodles.

Wow, I didn’t expect his cooking skills to be so good. She was really amazed after taking a bite.

Because she was very hungry, she started eating without any hesitation.

"Are you full? If not, there's more in the kitchen."

"Then I'll get some more." She was really hungry, so when he asked, she couldn't help but get another bowl. In the end, she finished three bowls of noodles.

After eating, she burped inelegantly. Suddenly realizing something, she covered her mouth and blinked her big eyes at the person in front of her.

She put it away quickly just now, he probably didn't hear it, right?

Seeing him silently finish the last mouthful of noodles, um, he probably didn't hear it.

She nodded secretly and took out a bag. "I have some bananas here. Do you want some?"

Zhou Ziheng didn't bother to be polite with her. He picked up the banana and started eating it. It seemed that he was not completely full.

She felt a little guilty, wondering if it was because she had eaten so much just now that he wasn't full.

"It's getting late, you should rest, and let me clean up the dishes."

"Captain, good night." She said good night to him.

Because it was unavoidable that someone would gossip about the two unmarried men and women, Zhou Ziheng left the door open. If someone passed by, they would definitely see that the two of them did not do anything.

But at this time everyone who should be asleep is asleep, so no one will be watching them.

After returning to the room, Lu Xiangxiang did not fall asleep immediately. Instead, she read a book for a while until her stomach was no longer so bloated and her hair was dry before going to bed. It was only a little after ten o'clock in the evening.

The next day, her biological clock woke her up. She got up, washed, heated up the water and went for a run. Zhou Ziheng also came out with her.

She nodded to him, and they each practiced their own.

When I came back, I took a shower and walked out feeling refreshed.

There was a breakfast shop near their residence, and she spent money to buy a fried dough stick and a cup of soy milk.

Just then, someone patted her shoulder. Turning around, she saw Yan Zhengyi and the other two looking at her with smiles on their faces: "Hey, good morning, Xiao Lu."

"What did you have for breakfast? Let me see."

“Youtiao.”

"Then I'll eat fried dough sticks too."

"I'll have one too." Soon they were holding the same fried dough sticks and soy milk as Lu Xiangxiang had.

The few of them ate as they walked, and Lu Xiangxiang also followed the local customs.

Zhou Ziheng saw the group of people from a distance, and frowned when he saw them talking and laughing.

"Good morning, Captain Zhou."

"Good morning, Captain Zhou."

The first person to see Zhou Ziheng was Lu Xiangxiang. She was the first to greet him. It seemed that the others only realized later that it was Captain Zhou who greeted him.

"Captain Zhou, are you going to have breakfast? Then go ahead." The few people didn't say much to him and urged him to leave.

Zhou Ziheng was about to go eat, but after hearing what they said, he suddenly felt that he was not very hungry.

He couldn't help but stop and look at the people who were walking.

Zhang Mingwei tried to make the girl happy like a peacock spreading its tail feathers. She was indeed amused by Zhang Mingwei, and her rosy cherry lips slightly raised, revealing two sweet dimples at the corners of her mouth.

Yan Zhengyi and others also spoke up, and the girl was extremely happy for a while.

I don't know why I feel uncomfortable when I see this.

Lu Xiangxiang and the others had just arrived at the office when Zhou Ziheng, who had gone to have breakfast, came in with breakfast.

"We have a tough battle to fight today. First, we need to investigate the location where the headless female corpse was dumped. Zhengyi Mingwei, go investigate the missing persons of the nearby middle and high schools. Tiezhu, you investigate the missing teenagers in the area within a few dozen miles."

"Captain Zhou, please take me with you. I want to help too." She raised her hand and said to Zhou Ziheng.

Zhou Ziheng nodded, then said, "You and I will patrol the riverbank together."

"Okay." She agreed immediately.

In this way, everyone dispersed to complete their respective tasks, while Zhou Ziheng took Lu Xiangxiang with him.

"Recently, there's a fuel shortage in the country, so we can't drive around freely. So we have to ride bicycles today, which will be a bit difficult."

"Oh, it's so hard to do our job. Captain Zhou, if you can't ride anymore, you can tell me and I can give you a ride." The girl said seriously.

He chuckled, "My physical strength isn't that bad yet."

"Follow me."

Zhou Ziheng rode his bike to the river where the body was found yesterday, stopped the bike, locked it next to a tree, and then walked forward with her.

The two of them were not moving fast, it could be said that they were moving very slowly.