The sky gradually darkened from bright to gloomy.
Sunset clouds appeared on the horizon.
The ice surface of the Baihe River is reflected with a layer of orange-yellow.
A rising gale swept up layers of white frost from the ice surface.
A team of police officers, dressed in thick cotton-padded coats, struggled to move forward on the ice against the strong wind.
Soon, the person in the lead pointed to the ice surface to his side and exclaimed in delight:
"Look, there seems to be someone over there."
The others looked closely, some with surprise, others speechless:
"Hey, there really is someone here!"
"Judging from his appearance, he seems to be a fisherman."
"Holy crap, I'm really impressed."
This is our job; in this freezing weather, we have no choice but to search on the ice.
This fisherman is quite something; instead of using the heating at home, he's suffering in the cold wind on this ice.
"How addictive is that?"
"That's right!"
Is it really necessary?
Fishing outside in this freezing weather!
Stop rambling.
I'll go over and ask what happened. You guys, check around here for any bloodstains or anything."
"good!"
"no problem!"
"You can go now!"
The officer who led the way approached the fisherman, showed his identification, and asked kindly:
"Brother, have you noticed anything unusual about the Baihe River these past few days?"
"Abnormal? Yes, there is!"
The fisherman raised his eyelids and glanced at the police officer:
"This is too unusual."
I haven't caught a single fish in the past few days.
The police officer was speechless for a moment, unsure of what to ask.
And it was at this moment!
The police officers who were surveying the area nearby suddenly exclaimed with delight:
"Captain, we've found something here."
It looks like blood..."
Further north, in the snow-covered mountains and forests!
You can see eight or nine small teams, scattered, searching the outskirts of the mountains and forests.
However, the officers were moving much slower than those investigating the Baihe River.
Every step seemed difficult.
Moreover, the path was uneven, with one foot deep and the other shallow.
In some places, the snow layer is relatively thin, only about ten centimeters thick.
But in some places, you can't even touch the bottom when you step in; it's more than half a meter deep.
Even with such difficulties, the team members still explored inch by inch along the planned route.
Suddenly, a joyful shout came from the squad to the left front:
"I've made a discovery here."
We found a cave, and at the cave entrance, we found a small amount of blood..."
Hezijian Village!
There used to be more than a hundred households here.
But now, everything has been moved out, and the village is deserted.
Moreover, more than a hundred houses, half of which have collapsed.
Of the remaining half, 20% has already partially collapsed.
Of the houses that were still in relatively good condition, only about 30% remained.
Xu Xinyi instructed the police officers to divide into several teams and conduct a thorough search of the relatively intact houses.
However, the search did not go smoothly.
More than 30 houses have been searched, but no clues related to the case have been found.
Let's go!
"We shouldn't find what we're looking for in this house."
Xu Xin and his group searched the house thoroughly, and after confirming that they found nothing, they left.
However, suddenly, a crisp "crack" sound came from behind her.
And then there was a scream of "Ah!"
Xu Xin was startled and turned her head to see a team member who had broken through a wooden plank and fallen into the pit below.
She rushed over to check and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the team members in the pit were alright.
The team member looked slightly embarrassed, brushed the dirt off his clothes, and looked around in the light of the searchlight overhead:
"This area should be the residents' cellar, where they store vegetables and fruits in the winter."
I looked inside, and there was nothing suspicious.
Xu Xin nodded and asked his teammates to pull him up.
"It seems that not every resident we searched had a cellar..."
Xu Xin felt that there might have been some oversights in the previous investigation.
A police officer standing nearby said:
"Sister Xu, not all residents dig cellars."
Moreover, even if they were to dig, it wouldn't necessarily be like this family's case, where they dug inside the house.
Some dug in the yard, and some dug outdoors.
I had specifically looked for it when I searched the house before.
There should be no omissions.
Xu Xin nodded slightly:
"Then continue searching the houses behind. If you don't find anything, then fill in any gaps."
The reconnaissance operation has begun again.
After checking five more houses, the team found an indoor cellar.
However, the cellar was filled in by the original owner.
at the same time!
The police officers from the asbestos mine called.
"Sister Xu, we've identified a safe route to enter the mine."
"Do you want to come back and take charge of the search here?"
"Okay, I'll go back right away!"
Xu Xinyi instructed several police officers to finish searching the remaining houses.
She then led the two back to the asbestos mine.
but!
Just as she was about to leave the village, Xu Xin looked at a half-collapsed house to the side and suddenly stopped.
Then, quickly turned around and went back:
"Wait, something's not right about that house!"
Go back and take a look...
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com