Chapter 56 Hot Pot
◎ His eyes narrowed slightly, and he was on alert◎
In front of Liang Chenghong, Tan Xueru began to describe the process of the murder in detail.
The two met late at night. Under the moonlight, Tan Xueru saw traces of sexual intercourse on Wei Qingwan's body. He was filled with shame and anger and asked who she was. Wei Qingwan refused to reveal Liang Chenghong's name, which successfully angered Tan Xueru and eventually led to her murder.
Until her death, Wei Qingwan never imagined that the little man who always said he loved her and couldn't bear to leave her would kill her.
Was it because she wanted to break up her daughter and Tan Xueru, or was she stimulated by the love between her daughter and Tan Xueru and wanted to show and verify her feminine charm, so Wei Qingwan personally seduced him? With her death, it became an eternal mystery.
However, three things are certain.
——Because of greed for momentary pleasure, Wei Qingwan couldn't make up her mind to break up, and had a secret meeting with Tan Xueru in the middle of the night;
——Because she was afraid that her daughter would find out about her relationship with Tan Xueru, Wei Qingwan was forced to have a relationship with Liang Chenghong.
——Because she underestimated the evil of human nature, Wei Qingwan insisted on breaking up even when her neck was strangled.
All of the above sowed the seeds of disaster.
Killing people, burying corpses... Liang Chenghong felt like he was in a nightmare. His face turned pale and he sat down suddenly. For a moment he didn't know where he was.
There is no regret medicine in life, and nothing can be repeated.
The case of Wei Qingwan's disappearance was solved successfully, but the atmosphere at the summary meeting of the serious crime team was a little heavy.
It started with sex and ended with sex. This murder case caused by an incestuous love affair left the young people in the Serious Crime Unit at a loss for words.
Gao Guangqiang, however, was older and had seen a lot, so he waved his hand lightly, "Alas, this little thing between men and women has caused countless murders. I once handled a case where the husband was imprisoned for robbery, and his wife found a new lover, but out of morality and because their children were still young, they did not divorce. After the husband was released from prison, he was initially grateful to his wife for not leaving him, but when he discovered that his wife had cheated on him, he killed her in a rage and threw her on the railroad tracks, and even tried to frame her lover. We investigated for a long time at the time. If the lover had not been in a position to commit the crime, he might have been successfully framed."
Xu Songling nodded: "I remember this case too. It's quite bizarre."
Zhu Feipeng became interested: "Old Gao, tell us how bizarre it is?"
Gao Guangqiang briefly introduced the case: "At that time, I was still at the Wufulu Police Station. There was a wife in our jurisdiction who could not stand her husband's domestic violence and ran away from home many times. Every time the wife ran away from home, the husband would call the police, causing us to help him look for her everywhere. Although we knew this was the case, it was our duty, and as long as he called the police, we still had to go to the police.
The last time, the husband called the police again. We thought it was the same old story again. I gave him a few lectures, telling him to cherish his wife and treat her well. Since he didn't want to divorce, he should not care about the past and live a good life together.
But when we found the person, it was a cold corpse. Oh, no, it wasn't a complete corpse. When we arrived at the scene, the body had been broken into pieces and scattered all over the railroad tracks. It was a bloody mess and very scary.
Zhu Feipeng was curious about how Gao Guangqiang determined that it was murder and not suicide: "My wife was subjected to domestic violence for a long time and finally couldn't stand the torture. It's possible that she committed suicide by lying on the railway tracks."
Gao Guangqiang: "Yes, at that time our comrades in the police station also thought it was suicide. After all, we were familiar with this woman and she often shouted that she wanted to die. However... later when we were sorting out the body parts, we found a suspicious point."
"What's the doubt?"
"The deceased's shoes were not found."
"Shoes? The shoes may have been lost on the road, or they may have been blown away when they were hit."
Gao Guangqiang shook his head repeatedly: "No, the deceased was wearing a pair of blue nylon socks with wear marks on the heels, but no damage on the forefoot, which is inconsistent with his suicide behavior."
Zhu Feipeng and others listened attentively.
If it was suicide, the woman should have been wearing shoes. Even if she lost her shoes in a panic, she should have worn out the front of her foot if she was walking in socks. How could only the heel be torn? It was obviously caused by being dragged after death.
Gao Guangqiang showed a hint of pride on his face: "With this suspicion, the case was classified as murder, and then we started investigating the social relationships around the deceased, and only then did we arrest the murderer."
Zhu Feipeng was always enthusiastic and applauded: "Old Gao is very meticulous and successfully found the real culprit. Great!"
Zhao Xiangwan's eyes sparkled as he heard this. Criminal investigation methods include not only interrogation, but also physical evidence inspection, corpse inspection, personal examination, etc. His mind reading skills can only be used in the interrogation stage. If you want to become an excellent criminal police, there is still a lot to learn.
After Gao Guangqiang successfully raised everyone's spirits, the serious crime team began to review the case of Tan Xueru.
"Zhao Xiangwan, why did you think of letting Tan Xueru and Liang Chenghong confront each other?"
Hearing Xu Songling's question, Zhao Xiangwan lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, then raised his head, speaking in a clear and slow voice: "During the interrogation, Senior Brother Zhu seized the loopholes in Tan Xueru's words and led him to reveal the location of the tryst. He also successfully dug out the place where Wei Qingwan buried her body through micro-expression observation. But we didn't expect that she was actually raped by Liang Chenghong on the way, which led to her murder."
Hearing this, He Mingyu felt heavy-hearted: "Wei Qingwan died unjustly." Even if she seduced and played with Tan Xueru in order to separate her daughter and Tan Xueru, she should not be killed. In the love affair between men and women, who gets the advantage and who suffers? No one can tell clearly.
Zhao Xiangwan continued, "After the body was dug out, Tan Xueru suddenly went into dissociation mode. In this psychological state, it became very difficult to break through his defenses and get him to tell the truth."
Hearing the word "dissociation", Zhu Feipeng gave Zhao Xiangwan a thumbs up. Zhu Feipeng was in charge of the interrogation at the time and indeed felt that Tan Xueru had changed. Previously, he was ashamed, excited, and irritable, but after his head was dug out, he suddenly became extremely calm and difficult to deal with.
"At this moment, grasping his deepest needs becomes the key." There was a gleam in Zhao Xiangwan's eyes, making her look peculiarly charming.
Like a sword drawn from its sheath, cold and hard, with a sharp edge;
Like the sunset glowing all over the sky, it is dazzling and reflects thousands of rays of light.
Everyone's eyes were attracted by Zhao Xiangwan. Even the calmest Gao Guangqiang couldn't help but hold his breath and pay attention to her every word.
"What is Tan Xueru's deepest need?"
"Sex? Actually not. Tan Xueru has had relationships with many women. He is very experienced in this area. The one who really lacks sex is Wei Qingwan. She has been a widow for many years. Once she breaks through that layer of self-restraint, she can't stop."
"Love? Not really. Tan Xueru has dated several girlfriends, but Yu Chuxiao still can't forget him. He doesn't care about women's admiration for him."
Zhu Feipeng interrupted: "He wants money, right? He wants to settle down in this city, he wants a stable job, a house, and lots of money."
Zhao Xiangwan hummed, "From Tan Xueru's several love experiences, we can roughly guess that he is a very purposeful person who is eager to change his fate through marriage. The reason why he fell in love with Yu Chuxiao is because Yu Chuxiao's family conditions are good and she is the only daughter in the family. If they get married, they can settle down."
He Mingyu laughed: "Isn't this just living off someone?"
Zhao Xiangwan continued to analyze: "Yes, it is a gigolo. Maybe most people in society think that men should be strong and be the support of women, so they think that gigolo is shameful for men, but I have no ill will towards men who are gigolos. If Tan Xueru loves Yu Chuxiao, and they respect and love each other after marriage, Tan Xueru provides emotional value, and Yu Chuxiao provides material conditions and a stable life, then it is not a bad idea."
Xu Songling looked at Zhao Xiangwan and felt a headache. His little apprentice had different ideas from others and was difficult to deal with. He had stopped her from dating Ji Zhao because he thought that men should be a woman's support. A man like Ji Zhao, who had been autistic since childhood, could not protect her at all. But what did Xiangwan say to Qiaoxiu?
She said she doesn't need anyone's protection!
Women are like flowers, they need men's careful care, so why don't they need protection?
Alas! Xiang Wan is too independent, calm, and strong, unlike ordinary women. Her future life will be difficult.
As a criminal policeman, Xu Songling has handled too many cases, and most of the victims are women. In this world, women are the weak. It is too difficult for Xiang Wan to break through the secular perspective.
Now listen to what she is saying - can you understand a man who eats gigolo food? Thinking of this, Xu Songling's eyes accurately found Ji Zhao sitting behind Zhao Xiangwan, and he snorted in dissatisfaction. This kid is lucky, Xiangwan actually favors him.
Xu Songling's dissatisfaction was too loud and clear, and it was difficult for Zhao Xiangwan to ignore it. He could only look at Xu Songling and sighed: "Master, am I wrong?"
Xu Songling was called out by Zhao Xiangwan, so he had to let Ji Zhao go for the time being. He said with a stern face, "That's right, you continue."
[Boy, Zhao Xiangwan protects you so well, damn it! ]
Zhao Xiangwan cleared his throat and continued, "What does a man who lives off women want most in his heart? Respect. He wants to be respected, to be treated equally, and to be truly loved by women. If this respect is not recognized, he will feel unbalanced, and a look of contempt will be enough to make him collapse."
Everyone was thoughtful.
劉良駒皺着眉毛說：“我們以前偵辦過一個案子，入贅的女婿把妻子一家，包括丈母娘、老丈人、妻子、妻妹全部殺光，連兩個孩子都沒有放過，滅門慘案，審訊時他曾經說過，妻子一家人對他非打即罵，農活、重活都是他，還不讓他吃飽飯，因此懷恨在心。動手的那天，他幹了農活餓着肚子回家，到了竈房丈母娘卻咒罵他不配吃飯，他當時操起菜刀就砍，殺紅了眼。按照向晚你剛才分析的，就是被尊重的需求沒有得到滿足，長久心理失衡所致。”
高廣強長嘆一聲：“唉！世人皆平等，還是得尊重他人。很多人看不起吃軟飯的男人，言語、行動間的不尊重很常見。可是，偏偏是這種尊嚴被人踐踏的人，神經特別敏感，一旦觸發，可能就會做出令人發指的事情來。”
趙向晚道：“對，我們在省機械廠詢問梁成洪的時候，他交代在晚上與魏清婉發生了關系。這件事情，就是觸發譚學儒兇性大發的點。如果要打破他的解離狀态，只需要從這個地方入手，就能突破，讓他憤怒而失去理智。”
在譚學儒看來，他不畏懼世俗眼光，不嫌棄魏清婉年紀大，心甘情願做她的地下情人，一腔真心與她交往，這是一種偉大的情懷與犧牲。可是她卻将自己的尊嚴踩在地上踐踏，不僅背着他找備胎，甚至敢和別的男人歡好後再來找他！
憤怒讓他心理扭曲，這才釀成悲劇。
同樣的，只要利用好他這個心理需求，讓梁成洪出現在他面前，讓他內心更加不平衡——她就為了這麽個東西，拒絕我？
再加以适當引導，就能誘他說出真相。
衆人唏噓之後，都對趙向晚年紀輕輕卻如此洞察人心而贊嘆不已。
“向晚，你今年才十九吧，怎麽就把戀愛男人的心理把握得如此精準？”
“對呀，你連戀愛都沒談過呢，沒想到卻懂得很。”
“天賦異禀啊，向晚。”
許嵩嶺瞪了衆人一眼：“向晚小時候吃的苦頭多，所以學會了看人眼色。你們要是和她一樣長大，也會這麽懂人心。”一句話定了性，讓所有人都閉上了嘴。
趙向晚擡頭看着許嵩嶺一眼，喉嚨口仿佛被什麽堵住，酸酸澀澀的情緒湧上來，不知道如何形容自己的心情。她能夠看透人心，是因為被雷劈出來的讀心術，這個特殊能力不能告訴旁人，所以她努力用微表情行為學來遮掩。
現在許嵩嶺一句話把她的讀心術定了性，讓她曾經惶恐的心落到了實處。再也不用擔憂被人發現異能，因為師父說了，她之所以懂人心，是因為從小生長環境惡劣，學會了察言觀色。
這個說法卻讓她瞬間有了安全感。
季昭坐在趙向晚身後，感覺到她的情緒波動，擡起左手輕輕放在她頭頂，溫柔地撫摸着。
小雲雀乖乖地蹲在枝頭，黑豆眼睛左看看、右瞅瞅，忽然跳到草地，叼着一朵粉色小野花飛到空中。
【不難過，送朵小花給你。】
暖意讓趙向晚心情很放松，她嘟囔了一句：“不是真的，不要。”
季昭聽到她的話，明顯呆了呆。
小雲雀傻乎乎地叼着那朵小花，半天才張了張嘴，小花掉落在草地上，花瓣一片一片随風飛起。
小雲雀四處瞅了瞅。
哪來的風？
他的世界，一直都只在這個小小的空間裏。別人不知道，但是向晚能夠看到這個世界。
曾經狂風暴雪，向晚知道。
曾經雲雀艱難飛翔，向晚知道。
她的到來，給他的世界帶來陽光，風停雪住。
她讓他的草地積雪消融，鮮花盛開。
可是，向晚說：這不是真的花，她想要真的。
什麽是真的，什麽是假的？
內心世界的一朵鮮花，怎麽才能真正送到向晚手中？
有風吹來，季昭陷入沉思。
季昭的手依然停留在趙向晚頭頂，被許嵩嶺看到，眉毛一皺，低聲喝斥：“季昭，把你的手放下去！”
一旦陷入沉思，季昭根本聽不到外界任何聲音。
趙向晚看到那朵掉落草地的小花，眉頭微皺。季昭的內心世界開始起風，這代表他情緒不穩定。
趙向晚低下頭，讓開季昭的手。
季昭的手依然懸留在原處，一動不動，他的眼睛開始變得黯淡無光，焦距變得很遙遠。
很久沒有看到季昭這個樣子，許嵩嶺有點慌，趕緊閉上嘴，緊張地看着趙向晚，用嘴型問：他怎麽了？
趙向晚轉過身，專注地看着季昭。
季昭的手懸停在半空，小雲雀也停止動作，呆愣愣地站在草地，小眼睛盯着在空中飛舞的花瓣，半天沒有說話。
趙向晚擡起雙手，溫柔地托住季昭的左手腕。
做慣農活的手，掌紋繁雜，指尖皮膚略顯粗糙，但卻穩定、有力、溫暖。兩人肌膚相碰，有熱度自趙向晚的指尖傳到季昭細嫩似瓷的掌根。
季昭的眼睛忽然有了焦距，認真地看着趙向晚。
【起風了。】他的聲音裏透着一絲委屈、一絲疑惑。
趙向晚點頭，順着他的話：“是啊，怎麽起風了？”
雲雀扇了扇翅膀，再一次叼住一朵藍色的小花。
【我要把花送給你。】
【你不要。】
【你說這不是真的。】
【什麽是真的？】
這是第一次，季昭意識到他內心世界與真實世界有區別，這讓趙向晚有些激動。如果能夠讓他清楚地知道，什麽是真實世界，讓那只小雲雀走出那個封閉的小世界，季昭的自閉症是不是就能好起來？
趙向晚轉過頭對何明玉說：“師姐，幫我到外面采一朵小花來。”
何明玉摸頭不知腦：“什麽花？”
趙向晚的聲音裏有掩不住的欣喜：“什麽花都可以，只要是花就行。”
何明玉應了一聲，從椅中站起，快速跑出辦公室。
重案組這一堆人，都一頭霧水地等着。
許嵩嶺剛才被季昭的反應吓到，也不敢再訓他。好不容易季昭在重案組的表現越來越靈泛、越來越像個普通人，可不能再讓他變回原來自閉症的狀态啊。
何明玉很快就跑回來，右手拿着一朵紅色的石榴花。
趙向晚接過她遞過來的石榴花，托在掌心，舉到季昭面前。
“看到了嗎？這是一朵何師姐剛剛從樹上摘下來的石榴花，看得見、摸得着，花會開、會謝，會結果子，是真實的。”
公安局辦公大樓的兩側，種着幾株石榴花，開得正旺。
重案組的每一個人，都很熟悉這幾株石榴。
這朵石榴花像一個小小的、橙紅色的小鐘，花端六裂，單瓣，表面光滑像上了臘一樣，拿在趙向晚手中顯得玲珑可愛。
季昭審視着這朵石榴花，兩秒之後慢慢伸手碰觸。指尖摸到這朵花的花瓣，那柔軟而細密的觸感讓他感覺到很新鮮。原來真實世界的花朵，是這樣的。
季昭的嘴角漸漸漾起一個淺淡的笑容。
零碎的劉海垂下，季昭面龐精致昳麗，眉眼如畫，笑容似芙蕖綻放，耀得衆人都有些睜不開眼。
小雲雀扇動翅膀，在空中舞動起來。
內心世界的那一道看不見的壁壘忽然被打破，雲雀歡呼一聲，向外面飛去。
不再是永遠不變的畫面，季昭的內心世界開始變得豐富起來。
開滿鮮花的樹、一蓬蓬灌木叢、一片片稻田、碧波蕩漾的池塘、潺潺流水的小溪……
随着雲雀的飛翔，趙向晚看到了許多許多不同的場景。
她嘴角帶笑，眼睛裏閃着亮光，緊閉雙唇，就怕驚擾了季昭。雲雀高飛，季昭的世界變大了！
【向晚，這是真的嗎？】
季昭的聲音裏多了一絲興奮，似乎也對眼前不斷變化的世界很好奇。
這是個好現象——季昭開始意識到真實世界與內心世界的區別。
只要季昭不沉浸在自己封閉的小世界裏，不斷擴展他的內心世界，那他的自閉症就會漸漸痊愈。
壓抑不住內心的歡喜，趙向晚眉眼彎彎：“只要你肯飛出來，看到的世界就會越來越大。”
雲雀停下飛翔，半空中發出“啾啾”兩聲，黑豆小眼睛專注地看着畫面外，若有所思。
季昭目光灼灼，眸光如星，專注地看着趙向晚。
【所以，我眼睛裏看到的才是真？】
季昭一點就通，這令趙向晚很驚喜：“對！”
小雲雀歡呼一聲，季昭右手一翻，與趙向晚十指相扣，緊緊握住，指節之間輕微的擠壓感給了他莫名的安全感。
“咳！”許嵩嶺重重咳嗽了一聲。
重案組所有人的目光都集中在趙向晚與季昭交握的兩只手。
【我靠！趙向晚和季昭談戀愛了？】
【季錦茂真是個老狐貍，難怪要把季昭放在我們重案組，原來是看上了趙向晚這個媳婦。】
【一朵鮮花插在牛糞上啊，啊啊啊……額，等等，誰是鮮花、誰是牛糞？我怎麽突然腦子不夠用了。】
聽到衆人的心聲，趙向晚抿着嘴笑了笑，輕輕松開季昭的手。
季昭是個糊的，絲毫沒覺得當衆拉手有什麽不好，感覺到手一空，有些疑惑地看着趙向晚。
小雲雀停在一棵開滿鮮花的石榴樹上，啾啾叫了兩聲。
【你，是真的。】
季昭那少年清潤嗓音裏透着雀躍，這讓趙向晚的心情很好。
兩人的互動，雖然許嵩嶺看不慣，但成功地讓重案組其他成員開心了起來。
魏清婉失蹤案偵破節奏非常快，困難重重，大家都感覺到疲憊。
省機械廠、鞋廠調查取證；挖出魏清婉的埋屍之地；多次提審譚學儒，誘他交代所有罪行；再将所有人的口供、刑事技術處那邊的DNA比對、檢測結果整理好，結案移交。強度高、任務重、時間緊，好不容易全部完成，許嵩嶺又拉着大家開複盤會議，一件接一件，連個喘息的機會都沒有。
現在趙向晚與季昭兩人在大家眼皮子底下膩膩歪歪，仿佛雷雨天吹來的一陣清風，讓所有人都覺得沉悶的心變得輕松起來。
何明玉逗季昭：“那花是我摘的，還我。”
季昭皺了皺眉，不舍地将石榴花遞到趙向晚掌心。
趙向晚将手中石榴花扔回給何明玉：“還你！”
何明玉一把接過，左右端詳，白了趙向晚一眼：“喂，你做什麽扔我的花？剛剛指揮我摘花的時候态度可比現在好多了。”
朱飛鵬幸災樂禍咧開嘴直樂：“該！”
【我幫你摘花去。】
季昭忽然站起身，長腿一邁，徑直往門口走去。
趙向晚沒有跟着，只囑咐了一句：“就在樓下，你快去快回。”
旁人有些不明白，問趙向晚：“季昭幹嘛去？”
趙向晚：“他幫我摘花。”
衆人全都笑了起來，笑聲裏有着淺淺的調侃、濃濃的歡喜。
“何明玉，都怪你太小氣，一朵石榴花麽，非得要回來。”
“可不是？又要勞煩季大畫家去摘。”
“還是小師妹面子大呀，嘿嘿。”
朱飛鵬看一眼季昭的背影，再看一眼趙向晚笑得眼睛裏滿是光亮，不知道為什麽內心被觸動，那顆耿直無比、對男女之事半點興趣都沒有的心，突然就急跳起來。
談戀愛，這麽有趣？
這一剎那，或許是被季昭與趙向晚之間的甜蜜氛圍所感染，朱飛鵬眼中的畫面忽然就蒙上了一層柔光。何明玉指尖拈着的那朵石榴花，變得漂亮起來，襯得何明玉那張清秀的臉龐泛着豔光。
朱飛鵬站起身，胳膊一伸，一把搶過何明玉手中石榴花，夾在耳邊，得意洋洋一笑：“這花，送我得了。”
何明玉一個不留神，手中花朵被朱飛鵬搶走，想要生氣吧，一擡眼看到他那張英氣俊朗的臉龐耳邊多了一朵豔麗花朵，既滑稽又充滿喜感，不由得撲哧一笑。
眼見得大家一個一個都在開玩笑、打趣，許嵩嶺虎着臉：“開會開會，認真開會！”
高廣強笑得很慈祥：“許隊，淡定淡定，咱們重案組又不是那些外國人開的大公司，不允許搞辦公室戀情。”
許嵩嶺看一眼高廣強，高廣強攤開手，哈哈一笑：“哪個沒有年輕過？讓他們年輕人去吧，只要不耽誤工作就行了。”
許嵩嶺悻悻然轉過臉：“好了，魏清婉失蹤、譚學儒殺人并案偵查，現已結案，會議就到這裏，今天正常下班，散會——”
随着這一聲散會，所有人第一時間站了起來。
朱飛鵬豪爽一揮手：“兄弟們，今晚我請客，咱們去四季大酒店吃飯去！”
祝康、劉良駒等人興奮鼓掌：“好！”
許嵩嶺還沒吭聲，朱飛鵬已經一把拉起高廣強：“老高，你勸勸許隊，領導得與群衆打成一片，不能搞特殊化。”
高廣強忍着笑，咳嗽一聲：“許隊，我聽說……你要升官了，是不是也該和兄弟們一起慶祝一下？”
話題一下子就引到許嵩嶺即将升官的喜訊之中。
“我去！許隊要升官？這麽好的事您可一個字都沒透啊。”
“許隊您這可不像話啊，升官這麽大的事也不說一聲。”
“是不是武建設一垮臺，咱們公安系統就空出來不少位置？”
許嵩嶺被小夥子們的叫嚷聲吵得頭疼，擡起雙手提高音量：“好了好了，還沒定下來的事情，別到處嚷嚷，老高你這個人……可真是消息靈通！”
高廣強在公安局工作了幾十年，上上下下誰都熟。他為人仗義、不計較得失，因此朋友挺多，早早就收到許嵩嶺要升官的消息，終于逮到機會說出來，根本不在意許嵩嶺的抱怨，笑眯眯地說：“武建設一案，咱們彭局立了大功，馬上就能進入省廳工作，而副局長這個位置，彭局推薦了……”
朱飛鵬、祝康、劉良駒等人異口同聲：“許隊！”
高廣強連連點頭：“那當然是咱們許隊。主管刑偵大案的副局長，非我們許隊莫屬，所以……嘿嘿。”
歡聲雷動，所有人都喜笑顏開。
季昭在這個氛圍中，捧着一大捧石榴花枝走進來，身後跟着一個滿面怒容的中年警察。
“許隊，你得管管他，摘花總是不對的……”
結果一進屋，就被這歡樂的氛圍搞得不知所措，以為自己走錯了屋，又退回去看一眼門上牌子，這才稀裏糊塗地走進來。
高廣強迎上前去：“楊警官，這事兒比較特殊，你千萬別介意。我們吶，就是想看看，額，那個夾竹桃殺人到底需要多少數量才能致死。這孩子不認得花，搞錯了、搞錯了。”
楊警官相信了高廣強的話，埋怨了幾句便離開了，臨走前還好奇地問了一句：“最近我們局裏有接過夾竹桃毒素殺人案嗎？你們讨論得可真夠熱烈的。”
“哈哈哈哈——”所有人都笑了起來。
市局對面馬路有不少餐館，一到晚上熱鬧得很。
許嵩嶺帶隊，走進一家名為“老重慶火鍋店”，重案一組全體成員，身穿便裝，滿滿當當坐了一張大圓桌。
餐館頭頂上的吊扇呼呼地吹着，可還是熱。
朱飛鵬擡手抹了一把頭頂的汗，愁眉苦臉：“許隊，咱就不能去四季大酒店嗎？那裏好歹有空調，夏天涼快啊。”
許嵩嶺瞪了他一眼：“今天我請客，就這條件！”
朱飛鵬哀號一聲：“求您了，讓我請客吧。”大熱天、吃火鍋，看來趙向晚和季昭眉來眼去，讓許隊火大啊。
高廣強拍了拍朱飛鵬的肩膀：“到哪個山頭唱哪首歌，小朱同志，你就努力适應吧。”
火鍋店裏香氣撲鼻，吊扇底下已經坐了幾桌人，看得出來生意不錯。
老板是個胖乎乎的中年男人，系一條黃色圍裙，笑容滿面地将許嵩嶺一群人領到桌角，打開牆上的壁扇，操一口川音普通話：“幾位老板，是吃鴛鴦鍋，還是紅湯鍋？”
湘省人嗜辣，許嵩嶺原本想點紅湯鍋底，話到嘴邊，看一眼季昭，又改了主意：“鴛鴦鍋吧。”
“好嘞~”老板将菜單、鉛筆放在桌上，“你們點菜，我去端鍋底。”
鴛鴦鍋子往桌子中央一放，紅的那一半飄着厚厚的牛油，辣椒、花椒鋪得滿滿當當，看着就讓人頭頂冒汗。白的那一半聞得到雞湯香味，紅棗、大蔥、枸杞飄在面上，奶白的濃湯讓人手指大動。
難得老大請客，又逢升官之際，每個人都興致勃勃開始點菜，牛肉、羊肉、鴨腸、毛肚、火腿……呼啦啦點了一大堆。
朱飛鵬大手一揮，在菜單上挨着個地劃勾勾，嘴裏說着：“咱們人多，每樣都來兩盤。哦，對了，你們吃不吃腦花？”
祝康眼前忽然閃過挖出來的枯骨頭顱，臉色一白，連連擺手：“不不不，不要點這個。”
大家都是同事，一起偵查案件、一起審訊犯人，相互之間非常熟悉，一看到祝康的反應，就知道原因是什麽，也都一起說：“對對對，不要點這個。”
刑警當久了，見過太多碎屍爛肉，說實話，如果不是心性堅定，恐怕連肉都不敢吃。
朱飛鵬斜了大家一眼，“嘁——”了一聲，沒有在腦花、鴨血、腰花之類上打勾，再加上粉條、土豆、蘑菇、青菜，這才作罷。
老板接過菜單，眉開眼笑：“天兒熱，要不要冰汽水、冰啤酒？”
許嵩嶺手一揮：“上！冰汽水上三瓶，冰啤酒先來十瓶。趙向晚、何明玉、季昭三個人喝汽水，其餘全都給我喝啤酒。”
喝一大口冰鎮飲料和啤酒，所有人都呼了一聲：舒坦！
越吃越高興，哪怕辣得全身都是汗，依然歡歡喜喜。如果不是因為有女士在場，重案組的幾名男将恐怕早就脫了上衣，打上赤膊開吃了。
Ji Zhao was wearing a snow-white short-sleeved shirt, revealing half of his arms. It was his first time to eat at a hot pot restaurant, and he was very curious about everything. He picked up the wooden chopsticks and scooped the food in the pot, imitating Zhao Xiangwan. His movements were elegant and calm, forming a sharp contrast with the group of men around him who were eating heartily, and attracted the attention of the diners at the next table.
"Oh, this might be a rabbit."
"Isn't it? She's prettier and more delicate than a woman."
"Which one of you dares to tease this little rabbit?"
"There are so many people on the other side, who dares to go over and flirt with him? If you can touch his face, you will be rewarded with 100 yuan!"
The other party's attitude was very arrogant, his voice was loud and clear, and he didn't hide it at all. Xu Songling and his table could hear it clearly.
Zhu Feipeng was furious when he heard this. He slammed the beer bottle in his hand onto the table and looked at the people eating at that table with lightning eyes. Damn, these people are really evil. They dare to challenge our serious crime team!
There were five people at the next table. The man who just shouted that whoever touched Ji Zhao's face would be rewarded with 100 yuan was obviously the leader. He was in his thirties, thin, with slightly dark skin, deep wrinkles around his eyes, and his eyes were slightly narrowed, with a gleam of brilliance, looking a bit evil.
Zhao Xiangwan and Ji Zhao were sitting next to each other, facing this thin man. For some reason, Zhao Xiangwan felt a chill in his heart when he met his gaze.
It was a very strange feeling, as if suddenly encountering a wild beast hiding deep in the jungle, which made one shudder.
Zhao Xiangwan, who had acquired the ability to read minds at the age of ten, encountered such a situation for the first time. He sat up straight unconsciously, narrowed his eyes slightly, and became alert.
Xu Songling was sitting opposite Zhao Xiangwan, with his back to the people at the next table. Noticing Zhao Xiangwan's vigilance, he couldn't help but smile and shook his head, then leisurely put down his chopsticks and pressed his palms down, signaling everyone to eat peacefully, and not to be impetuous or panic.
[Small problem, small problem.]
[You are still too young and inexperienced. These people are drunk and said some nonsense. There is no need to worry.]
Zhao Xiangwan felt relieved after hearing Xu Songling's thoughts. Yes, except for himself and Ji Zhao, the rest of the people at this table are criminal police. Even if we meet a vicious and extremely evil person, we are not afraid.
A shirtless fat man at the next table laughed, picked up his beer glass, filled it with beer, stood up staggeringly, and burped: "Brother Fan, I'll take this hundred yuan first, watch me!"