embrace
G City, Investigation Bureau.
The Special Operations Department office was like a pot of boiling water, with everyone busying around like boiling bubbles. However, all the busyness seemed to be in vain at the moment, so overflowing fatigue and hidden complaints rose like steam in the room, making the atmosphere tense and hot.
The investigator took advantage of a moment of free time to pick up the coffee that had already gone cold but he never had time to drink it, hoping to save his life after not closing his eyes for almost three days.
Ding-ling-ling——
The intercom phone at hand suddenly rang.
The investigator's hands inevitably trembled. After hesitating for only half a second, he resignedly put down the coffee cup and picked up the microphone.
Two minutes later, the investigator hurried to his immediate superior to report what he had just heard on the phone.
"Sir, the call center just received a report. Someone provided clues to the real culprit of the previous serial murder case. The reporter said that the murderer appeared on the streets of the abandoned factory area in the suburbs today."
The officer, fresh from a barrage of criticism from his immediate superior, had a sullen, lifeless expression. It took him a moment to realize which case the investigator was referring to. He massaged his solar plexus while asking, "Have you confirmed the information?"
"It has been confirmed. The body shape information provided by the informant is basically consistent with what we previously collected and analyzed. As for the time and location mentioned, further confirmation is needed."
This serial murder case was committed in a brutal manner and had previously been listed as one of the key investigation cases.
The murderer was very cunning and always cleaned the crime scene thoroughly. If he had not been slashed with a knife by a struggling victim during one of the crimes, and if a passerby happened to witness the crime and report it, the murderer would not have fled in a hurry, leaving behind important clues such as footprints and blood.
The body shape information was analyzed based on the footprints left at the scene and the testimony of witnesses.
"I actually found it at this critical moment..." The officer seemed to be thinking about something.
Recently, almost the entire investigation agency has been busy with the kidnapping case of the heir of the Zhou Group. Even the superior is no exception. He is under high pressure from his superiors to solve the case within 72 hours, and he is very restless.
This kidnapping case was even more difficult than the one from fifteen years ago. Back then, the kidnappers were after money, and they quickly made ransom calls after abducting the victim. At least the investigation agency could conduct a ground search based on the approximate location of the phone.
This time, apart from the provocative phone call on the way to escape, there was no other news about the kidnappers, and the investigation agency could only search for a needle in a haystack based on sporadic clues.
On the first day, when no ransom message arrived, the officer was on pins and needles, thinking the kidnappers were clever, exploiting anxiety to raise the price. On the second day, when no ransom message arrived, the officer was sweating profusely, thinking the kidnappers were patient and prepared to demand an exorbitant price.
It's already the third day, and there's still no news. Not to mention the superiors, even the head of the Investigation Bureau was so anxious that he went to Chairman Zhou's house early in the morning to appease him, and he almost apologized.
Since the kidnappers don't want money, doesn't that mean that the Zhou family's heir may have met with an accident?
Thinking of this, the officer sighed and his head hurt even more, but he still asked cautiously: "Have you located the address of the person who reported the case?"
It's no wonder the officer was suspicious. After all, how could an ordinary citizen go to the suburbs and "just happen" to witness the murderer's whereabouts? It wasn't just the enthusiastic people who knew the murderer's information; the murderer himself also knew about it.
"We've located it. The cell phone signal is near the location mentioned by the reporter."
"Send a small team over there, and be careful." This is a special period, and the authenticity of the source of this information is unknown, so this is the maximum number of people the commander can mobilize.
I hope the murderer can be caught this time.
-
Zhou Min felt like he was being watched, but it also seemed like he wasn't.
The reason why she felt she was being watched was that it was raining heavily in the suburbs late at night and there were not many cars. How could it be such a coincidence that a car going the same way as her was following her closely?
She felt that she was not being targeted because, considering the severity of the incident in which she kidnapped Zhou Yiting, the Investigation Bureau only sent one car to chase her. Isn't that a bit of an underestimation of her?
At that moment, Zhou Min had a rough guess - it was probably Chen Shu's doing again.
I also believed her lies. How could I believe such nonsense as "I have something I want to talk to you face to face"?
I guess the sentence "You are not allowed to die" is also a lie.
She was really grateful for not reporting directly to the Investigation Bureau that the man she met tonight was the kidnapper of Miss Zhou. Zhou Min couldn't help but sneer.
In fact, she had long anticipated that Chen Shu would do something bad, so she did not drive directly to the previously agreed location, but circled around it from a distance to observe the situation. Unexpectedly, the car followed her directly, as if someone was directing it remotely and accurately.
If this is true, the situation is not optimistic.
He was not sure if there was anyone watching his car from a high place, nor was he sure whether the Investigation Bureau would send more reinforcements to intercept it later. Driving away would be too obvious, so abandoning the car and running away seemed to be the best option.
The wipers kept wiping away the layers of mist on the windshield. She looked up at the rearview mirror and found that the familiar car was speeding towards her, as if trying to force her to stop.
She stepped on the accelerator and turned the steering wheel at the same time, changing lanes and accelerating off the road towards the nearby construction area.
Seeing the roads around her getting narrower and narrower, and the car that was catching up with her getting closer and closer, when she was about to reach the next intersection, she quickly changed direction, slammed on the handbrake, and reversed the steering wheel.
A sharp sound of tire friction was heard, and the car body turned 90 degrees and drove into the small road. The following vehicle had no time to react, passed the intersection, and could only make a hasty U-turn.
With the little time difference he gained, Zhou Min, dressed in black clothes and black pants, quickly got out of the car and sneaked into the alley under the cover of night and heavy rain.
The rain wet my hair and flowed down my forehead, barely blocked by my eyelashes so as not to blur my vision.
Zhou Min didn't bother to wipe his face. He stood quietly with his back against the wall at the corner of the alley, holding a gun. He could hear the approaching footsteps amid the sound of the rain and judged that there were at least six people on the other side, scattered on both ends of the alley.
Six people? It seems there's more than one car chasing her.
She took a deep breath of the humid air and threw the gravel in her other hand towards the iron trash can not far away. The sudden sound triggered a burst of gunfire.
Zhou Min quickly determined the opponent's approximate position through the sound of gunfire, then dodged suddenly and fired two shots in succession, accurately hitting the right shoulders of the two people in front of him on the left. At the same time, he ducked back to avoid the counterattack that followed.
These two shots had exposed his position. While the opponent was still acting cautiously, Zhou Min dodged left and right and slipped sideways into the gap between the two buildings. He quickly went around to the other end of the alley, ready to use guerrilla tactics to deal with the opponent.
The feint to the east and attack in the west tactic like just now definitely couldn't be used a second time. Zhou Min could only shoot them one by one, making sure she could knock them down one by one without injuring their vital parts. She didn't want to be accused of shooting and killing an investigation agency officer.
The darkness and the sound of rain provided her with convenience, but they also really interfered with her. When she was dealing with the last person, an accident happened.
Behind him, a hand holding a gun was raised tremblingly.
Bang--
The body that was shot shook violently. She didn't bother to cover the wound that was bleeding. She endured the severe pain in her side abdomen and quickly dodged and shot the man in the left shoulder.
Tsk, left-handed people are so annoying.
The bright red blood could not stain the black shirt, which was already wet with rain, any darker. Warm liquid flowed out from between her fingers. She pressed the wound and staggered away in the direction where she had parked her car.
At this moment, Zhou Min was like a piece of porcelain that was about to break. The severe pain was like a crack, disintegrating his body inch by inch, and his body temperature was slowly dissipating through the gaps.
This was the first time in her life that she felt cold in August.
With trembling hands, she wiped away the drops of water that had fallen on the ends of her eyebrows and eyelashes, but found that her vision was still blurry, which was caused by the blood loss.
Am I finally going to die...
No, I can't die yet.
If I fell here and no one found where I hid Zhou Qiting, she would die.
But don’t I just want to die with her?
No, not at all.
I……
I don't want her to die...
This idea was like gunpowder, which exploded and expanded rapidly once it was lit, occupying Zhou Min's mind in an instant.
She remembered the first peach-flavored kiss, along with the memory of Zhou Yiting, like a ray of light from heaven, breaking through the endless darkness and pouring down on her from top to bottom.
Only then did she see the deepest thoughts buried in her heart. She had never truly understood the meaning of love, but now she understood and realized that she had been trapped by her feelings for Zhou Yiting in the cage woven by those tender moments.
At this moment she finally woke up.
It turned out that he no longer wanted Zhou Yiting to die, and it turned out that "dying together" was just a lie as the other party said.
She should have understood.
From the moment she gave up the assassination target to save Zhou Qiting, from the moment she willingly indulged in the beautiful dream with Zhou Qiting, or even earlier, from the moment her heart betrayed her, she should have understood that she would never be able to raise the knife against Zhou Qiting again.
But she just kept making mistakes again and again, hurting Zhou Qiting again and again, and she just wouldn't repent.
Zhou Min's nose felt sore, and then he realized that now was not the time to cry, so he could only lift the corners of his pale mouth and smile silently. At this time, the raindrops sliding down his face replaced the tears, venting the endless guilt in his heart.
I'm sorry, I shouldn't have let you suffer.
-
Outside the door, Zhou Min held his breath and walked back to where Zhou Qiting was. He raised his hand and tried several times before he opened the first door.
She didn't close the door, but went straight to the next door, forced herself to open her eyes, tried her best to focus her pupils, and unlock the final barrier.
The light in the living room was on, and the person she was thinking about was standing behind the door, as if waiting for her to come home.
"Zhou Qiting..."
The person in front of her said nothing and looked at her with dark eyes. She let down all her guard and staggered towards Zhou Yiting.
"Can I..." Hug you one last time...
When the blood-stained hand was about to touch Zhou Qiting, it was suddenly grabbed and pulled hard, and Zhou Min fell into a warm embrace.
A soothing fragrance surrounded her. She raised her hand with all her strength and grabbed Zhou Qiting's nightgown, and her head fell heavily on the shoulder of the person in front of her.
This time, I finally don't feel the heat anymore. Zhou Min half-closed his eyes, feeling the warmth from Zhou Qiting's body, and thought drowsily.
A slender but pale hand slowly covered Zhou Min's side, and the wound was slowly oozing blood in rhythm with the heartbeat.
The next second, the hand pressed hard, and blood spurted out again, staining her hand red.
"ah--"
Zhou Min cried out in pain and subconsciously hugged the person in front of him tightly, tears welling up in the corners of his eyes. Zhou Yiting coldly pulled away her hands that were clutching her sides, took a step back, and let her fall to the ground.
Zhou Qiting looked at Zhou Min, who collapsed to the ground, gasping for air in intense pain, her face pale. He smiled with disdain and sadness, leaned down, and grabbed her collar with the hand stained with her blood. Looking at her face soaked with sweat and tears, he whispered:
"Zhou Min, you can't die so easily. Just wait."
Zhou Min stared at the increasingly blurry face in front of him, unable to see Zhou Qiting's expression. She moved her lips slightly, wanting to say sorry, but no matter how hard she tried, she could only utter fragmented syllables.
Before she lost consciousness, the last thing that struck her was a figure walking resolutely towards the door.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
