Chapter 96 Chapter 9 "Hello. Um. It's me." ...
"Hello. Um. It's me."
At 7:21 in the morning, Wei Sheng, wearing an expensive haute couture outfit, sat in a simple roadside stall. He took out a tissue and began to wipe the wooden folding table for the twelfth time.
The restaurant was surrounded by a bustling crowd of diners, with various voices intertwined. Everyone had different requests and different amounts of money in their hands. At first glance, it was impossible to tell who was saying what. However, the owner seemed to have some superpowers, accurately taking the money and handing out the corresponding food.
Wow, that’s amazing.
This shop looks inconspicuous, but unexpectedly the business is so booming that not only is the small shop packed with people, but the row of small outdoor tables outside the shop are also full of people.
The two of them only had a seat thanks to Officer Li's familiarity with the boss. As soon as he arrived, the boss cleared a small table for him and asked Li Zheng if it was still the same. Li Zheng nodded and looked at Wei Sheng beside him.
What else can he say?
"Same as him."
Wei Sheng could only say this.
They hadn't even chatted for a few minutes when Li Zheng, who was sitting opposite him, suddenly seemed to remember something. He took out his cell phone from his pocket, rummaged through it, and started making a call.
Not knowing what was said on the other end, after listening in silence for a while, Officer Li frowned.
"You're lying. You're not in school."
"What the hell are you doing? Shouldn't you be in class right now? Why aren't you in class?"
"Don't worry about whether Mingyao told me this or not. What's wrong with you? Why did you skip class?"
"What do you mean I don't care about you? When did you start skipping classes? When I sent you living expenses last month, you were already not in school. Where were you?"
"…Are you dating someone? When did it happen? ……………Then why…"
An elderly lady in the store walked towards Wei Sheng carrying a pile of steaming buns, placing one or two trays on different tables as she walked.
When she arrived at Wei Sheng's side, it was obvious that she wanted to say hello to Li Zheng, but she swallowed her words when she saw that he was on the phone.
“Hey, your buns.”
The aunt placed two trays of steaming dumplings on the table. Probably because she saw that Wei Sheng didn't look familiar, she stayed there for a while longer and pointed in one direction of the room.
"The porridge is over there, you have to get it yourself. The pickles are also next to it, take as much as you want. The small plates and bowls are in the sterilizer, and the chopsticks are also there."
"Ohhhh, I see. Thank you."
Auntie is gone.
When Wei Sheng squeezed through the crowd and returned with two bowls of vegetable porridge, Li Zheng's phone call came to an end. It was unclear what they said before, but he only heard him sigh to the person on the other end of the phone.
"Did you finish the fight?"
Wei Sheng handed one of the pairs to Li Zheng.
"Um."
Li Zheng took it.
"Who are you talking to on the phone? I just heard you talking to him about going to school... Is that your brother?"
Li Zheng nodded.
"What's wrong with him? I just heard you say he skipped class? What did he do? Go to the internet cafe to play games all night or go out and get into a car fight with someone? Is he in a relationship?"
"I don't know." Li Zheng swallowed the bun in his mouth, "I'm usually very busy."
Wei Sheng sighed and said in the tone of an elder admonishing a younger generation, "That might be the rebellious phase. Children are like that. The more adults control them, the more annoyed they become. It will be fine in a few years."
Li Zheng gave him a strange look, as if he wanted to say something, but then closed his eyes. It was obvious that he didn't want to talk to him about this topic any further.
“…………”
Neither of them spoke for a while, they ate buns and drank porridge together.
"Hey. This bun tastes really good."
Although it doesn't look very good from the outside, with uneven folds and a small shop, the buns are surprisingly good, with soft dough and juicy meat filling.
"That's why his business is so good. If we were there half an hour later, it would be gone."
"Hahaha, luckily I didn't stay in bed today."
"Um."
The atmosphere fell silent again.
"Well, did I snore yesterday?"
"No."
"Did I talk in my sleep?"
"No."
"What if there is? I woke up before you today. When I woke up, you were still sleeping."
“………”
Wei Sheng racked his brains to find a topic.
"Hmm... You seem very familiar with this place. How long have you lived here?"
"Almost two years."
"Are you familiar with their boss?"
"Um."
“…What time do you start work next?”
"I'll go after I finish eating."
While Wei Sheng was still racking his brains for topics to talk about, Li Zheng had already finished the last meat bun, picked up the bowl and drank the vegetable porridge at the bottom of the bowl, then took out an old-fashioned wallet that looked a bit old from the inner pocket of his coat and pulled out a ten-yuan bill and four one-yuan bills.
A basket of small buns costs six yuan, and porridge costs one yuan per person, a total of fourteen yuan, including Wei Sheng's.
Wei Sheng quickly stopped him: "How can I let you treat me to a meal? I'll turn to you, I..."
He suddenly remembered that he didn't seem to have Officer Li's WeChat yet. Wasn't this the perfect opportunity? It was as if it had been handed to him by heaven.
"Add me on WeChat. I'll transfer the breakfast money to you."
"..." Officer Li stared at Wei Sheng with his sharp eyes for a few seconds, which made Wei Sheng feel guilty. Officer Li then took out his phone and said, "Scan me."
Officer Li’s avatar is similar to the one in the game, a landscape painting with a very lush tree in the middle of the picture, blue sky, white clouds, and green grass.
It can be said that he is very mature and old.
"I'll send it to you."
Under the message [I have passed your friend verification request, now we can start chatting], Wei Sheng first sent a smiling emoticon and then initiated a transfer of 50,000 yuan.
"Collect it quickly."
He urged.
Li Zheng glanced at his phone and then looked at Wei Sheng.
He actually didn't have a very deep understanding of clothing and had no knowledge of brands. For him, as long as the clothes were wearable, it was fine. However, he could still tell from the fabric that the clothes he was wearing were very valuable.
He should be the kind of young master who grew up in a wealthy family, living a life of luxury. When he first entered his rental house yesterday, even though he had concealed it well, Li Zheng still caught the shock and disbelief in his eyes.
You've never seen such a small house before, right?
You've never eaten at a roadside stall, right?
And it was such a pampered young master who actually slept obediently on the floor of that shabby little house that could not be more shabby all night yesterday.
In fact, Li Zheng was the first to wake up in the morning.
It might be because there was a stranger in the room, or it might be because I went to bed earlier than usual the day before, so I woke up earlier than before.
It was around four o'clock in the morning. The sky outside was still dark, and there was no light source in the room, so it was also pitch black.
Li Zheng turned over and lay on his side, staring at the black bulge beside the bed. He could hear the young man's long breathing, and after his eyes adjusted to the light in the room, he could also see his vague outline.
He was wondering, why? What was it about himself that made him so obsessed?
This is so weird.
A stranger he had never met before suddenly broke into his life one day without any warning, but he had no sense of vigilance at all. His sharp intuition, which he used to be proud of, seemed to be failing him at this moment.
No matter how many times he looked at it, he really didn't feel the slightest bit of threat from this person.
Later, he didn't know how he fell asleep again in a daze. When he woke up again, he opened his eyes and saw a head very close to the bed.
The owner of the head said to him with a smile: "Good morning, Officer Li, you're awake."
…
"Let's go."
Li Zheng did not accept the very touching transfer, but turned and walked towards one of the gray old cars on the side of the road.
Wei Sheng still followed behind.
Everything was the same as yesterday, except that the positions were changed. This time, Li Zheng was in the driver's seat and Wei Sheng was in the passenger seat.
"Shall we go to Qingshui River Park first?"
Of course, the investigation of a criminal case cannot be completed in just one session. For more complicated cases, it is very likely to take more than ten sessions, or even several months.
"No, let's go back to the Municipal Bureau first." Li Zheng's answer was still concise and clear. "I want to verify something."
Wei Sheng said "oh".
Soon, the two arrived at the Municipal Bureau. The car stopped, and Li Zheng got out and walked straight towards the gate of the Municipal Bureau.
Wei Sheng followed closely behind him.
He didn't know much about these people in the city. In his eyes, they were just nameless NPCs with mosaics on their faces.
So Wei Sheng didn't pay any attention to what the two young policemen who greeted Officer Li and then passed by him were discussing?
He only saw that the police officer Li in front of him suddenly froze in place as if he had caught some key words, and then walked towards the two young policemen.
"What did you call the dead child?"
The officer who was suddenly grabbed was initially quite angry, but when he saw that it was Li Zheng who grabbed him, his expression softened a little: "It's Captain Li, what's wrong?"
"What's that kid's name?"
"Zhou Xinrui."
The next second, Li Zheng strode hurriedly towards an office. Because he was walking so fast, his injured leg couldn't keep up, and his shoulders were obviously uneven for a moment, but he didn't care at all.
What happened to Zhou Xinrui?
Wei Sheng, like the two young policemen who remained in place, had a confused look on his face, but then he seemed to suddenly understand something.
In just such a short time, when Wei Sheng looked up again, Li Zheng had disappeared at the end of the corridor.
"Depend on!"
You are truly worthy of being Officer Li!
Pan Song's office used to be on the same floor as the captain's, but later moved to another floor for some reasons. Li Zheng rarely went there.
However, he is in charge of the Sunshine Community case, so if you want to know the detailed information, you naturally have to go to him.
The office door was ajar. Li Zheng knocked politely first, and after opening the door, he met Pan Song's gaze as he looked up from his desk.
"What's up?"
"It's the case in Sunshine Community. You're in charge, right?" Li Zheng said bluntly, "Let me see."
Due to some well-known reasons, people in the bureau have always known that Pan Song and Li Zheng don't get along well. However, as far as the parties involved are concerned, they have actually never had any disputes. Apart from work, they rarely interact with each other. The two have never even had a meal together.
But after all, some words, if heard for a long time, would more or less affect the relationship. Seeing him crossing the line to interfere in his case, Pan Song felt a little unhappy.
But this case is indeed a bit strange.
Pan Song wanted to contact Li Zheng last night, but was reluctant to do so due to his pride.
After all, he was obviously a few years older than Li Zheng, but he was only a deputy. Besides, some newcomers in the bureau always said behind his back that he was only good at flattery and that he didn't actually have half the ability of Li Zheng. If he asked him for help or asked him questions, it would be like admitting that he was inferior to him.
He really didn't expect Li Zheng to ask on his own initiative.
Since he came to ask, Pan Song made a very impatient expression on his face, but he quickly handed over the stack of information on the table.
"Here, look."
Li Zheng didn't pay attention to his chaotic mental activities and the wonderful expression on his face. He quickly took the file bag and quickly untied the rope wrapped around it.
The first thing I saw was a series of clear photos of the scene, including the living room and dining room, and most of them were photos of the bedroom. It can be seen that the bedroom is very tidy, and the walls are covered with various watercolor paintings. And the male corpse in the corner...
Rigor mortis will appear 1 to 3 hours after death, reaching its peak in 24 hours and then slowly easing. Depending on the surrounding environment, a greenish color will appear in about 2 to 3 days. After that, putrefactive gases will continue to be produced, causing the corpse to swell, which is also known as putrefactive gigantism. At the same time, the soft tissue of the corpse will gradually liquefy and decompose, producing putrefactive fluid, which will flow along the corpse to the surrounding floor.
Because he had been dead for so long, even the surrounding floor was covered with dense black spots.
There are also some rough hand-drawn pictures of the scene, followed by some text information.
It probably contains some information about the time of the alarm, the location of the alarm, the time of the police response, the identity of the deceased, etc. There is also a memory card, which I think should be from the recorder.
The first page Li Zheng looked at was the page about the deceased's information, including the deceased's name, age, home address, and... a photo of the deceased.
As the information gradually came into view, Li Zheng's heart sank little by little.
It’s him!
It really is him!!
It’s really him!!!
Another dead person who had had an intersection with him!
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