Chapter 040 The Fortieth Melon
"Mr. Gu, Mrs. Gu, please be careful."
The driver got out of the car, opened the door, helped Gu Yuanshan and his wife put the suitcases in the trunk, and then got in the car.
Gu Yuanshan sat in the back seat of the car, looking at the scenery outside the window, and couldn't help but sigh: "Hong Kong is still the best. I went to Singapore and it's nowhere near as good as here."
"That's right. This trip is really boring. I think we should go to Europe and America next time. What's the point of wandering around Southeast Asia all day long?" Mrs. Gu stroked her hair. The big gold ring on her finger was so dazzling that it could almost blind people's eyes.
The driver, sitting in the driving seat, felt disdainful when he heard these words. They were just two country bumpkins who had smuggled in from the mainland and had only been prosperous for a few years. If it weren't for Miss Wang's help, how could they have lived such a good life.
"Oh, by the way, Xiao Li, is there any newspaper I can read?" Gu Yuanshan said as he crossed his legs and lit a cigar.
The driver took out a recent newspaper from the drawer and said, "This is a recent newspaper. If you don't mind, Mr. Gu, please read it. You two have been away from Hong Kong for the past few months, and a lot of things have happened here."
"Really? What's the matter?" Mrs. Gu showed curiosity on her face.
She needs to learn more so that she can have something to talk about with those rich ladies.
"We have a fortune teller here. You know this fortune teller, right?"
The driver introduced while driving: "You have them in mainland China too, right?"
"How would we know? We have been away from the mainland for seven or eight years." Gu Yuanshan was flipping through the newspaper and immediately retorted when he heard this.
The driver was disdainful in his heart, but still smiled: "Anyway, she is just a fortune-teller. I heard that she is very accurate. She lives in Temple Street. There is a report about her in this newspaper. You can take a look."
Gu Yuanshan had already seen the report. That report was about the breakup between Zhou Minwen and her sister because of Master Gu’s fortune-telling. There was also a photo of Gu Xicao attached to it.
Because it is in black and white, the girl's face in the photo is a little blurry, but you can see that she is quite pretty.
"Gu Xicao, why is it called this name?"
Mrs. Gu leaned over and her face changed slightly when she saw the name.
The driver laughed and said, "What's wrong with this name? Isn't it a good name?"
"Yes, it's very good." Gu Yuanshan exchanged glances with Mrs. Gu, signaling her not to reveal her true colors.
When they returned to their residence, an 800-square-foot house, Mrs. Gu couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Gu, could this Gu Xicao be the child?"
Gu Yuanshan dropped the suitcase and sat down on the sofa. "Don't think about it. How is it possible? You know that the child is very timid and cowardly. Besides, the newspaper also said that she was a fortune teller. The Gu Xicao we are talking about cannot be a fortune teller, let alone come to Hong Kong. Even if she is willing, my aunt-in-law will not agree."
After hearing these words, Mrs. Gu thought for a moment and then breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's good that it's not that child. As long as it's not that child, there's nothing to worry about."
"Thank you, this is my business card. If any friends need it, you can introduce it to me."
It was easy to have Wang Laoshi as a helper. Gu Xicao now had a business card. She saw off a customer and stretched.
The gossip system came online while eating melon seeds: "Host, there is your melon."
"What?" Gu Xicao was stunned. "What can I have?"
The system said: "It is related to the original body. Her grandmother told her before she died that she had relatives in Hong Kong and the original body could go and seek refuge with them."
Gu Xicao remembered that this was what happened in her original body’s memory.
"But didn't she find out the address was fake when she went to look for her relatives?"
"Yes, now the relatives are back. In terms of seniority, they are your cousins. Do you want their addresses?" the system asked.
Tsk.
Gu Xicao shook her head without even thinking.
There is a world of difference between cousins and strangers. What's the difference between the so-called cousins and strangers? What's more, they left a fake address for their hometown, which shows that they don't want to have anything to do with them at all.
She is living a good life now, why should she cause trouble to herself?
"Xiao Gu," After picking up Lin Yuan after get off work, Gu Xicao bought some roast duck at the cooked food stall downstairs and went home.
As soon as I got home, Mrs. Liang came to visit me.
Gu Xicao smiled and greeted, "Landlord, have you eaten?"
"I haven't eaten yet, but my family has prepared dinner. I came here now to tell you a good news." Mrs. Liang's face was full of smiles.
Gu Xicao smiled and said, "What good news? Your grandson was admitted to TCB?"
"That's good, but this good news is also good. The people in charge of the demolition at the Lin company have discussed with us and will let all of us live together after the demolition. What do you think, is this good news?" Mrs. Liang said cheerfully.
Gu Xicao hadn't paid much attention to the demolition recently, but she heard that the people in the public housing area had been arguing with the demolition company. However, she was still overjoyed to hear the news: "That's great, congratulations to you, landlord."
"Congratulations to all of us," Mrs. Liang patted Gu Xicao's shoulder and said, "If you are willing, you can continue to rent my house. I don't even want your deposit."
"Then I thank you in advance."
Gu Xicao was really moved.
After closing the door, Lin Yuan said to Gu Xicao happily: "Sister, this is good. We can continue to live together in the future."
"Yeah, I didn't expect that demolition company was quite kind."
Gu Xicao sighed.
That Young Master Lin really does what he says.
At dusk.
Neon lights flicker and the streets of Hong Kong, a city with a population of 5.86 million, are extremely crowded.
A yellow taxi stopped at the intersection of the alley, and a man wearing a mask and a hat got out. He walked through the criss-crossing alleys with familiarity and casually threw a suitcase bag into the trash can at the end of the alley.
This kind of place is where sanitation workers often slack off and often only come to clean up the garbage once every ten days or half a month.
Even though surrounding residents have written numerous letters of protest, the Hong Kong government has still not taken any action.
Over time, the residents got used to it.
Therefore, no matter what kind of garbage it is, it will be cleared here, from large items like home appliances and sofas to small items like mud and rags.
If nothing unexpected happens, it will take at least several months for this bag of garbage to be discovered to be abnormal.
But sometimes, God just likes to play jokes on people.
There happened to be an orphanage in this place, and Mr. Lin happened to come here to donate money, so the sanitation workers had to come here early in the morning to clean up.
"Really? If rich people come to donate money, what does it have to do with us?" Lao Fu and Lao Chen are responsible for cleaning the garbage in these streets. What they do every day is to drive to various places and empty the garbage cans into the garbage truck.
This job is not tiring, but it stinks.
Especially in places like this, where all kinds of people mix together, you can pick up anything in the garbage dump.
Old Fu complained and braked skillfully.
Old Chen put on his gloves and got out of the car with a smile: "Don't complain, just think of it as us doing good deeds, maybe we can win the prize when we buy horses later."
"What kind of winning is this? I've been buying horses for more than ten years, and I've only won a few thousand dollars." Old Fu kept complaining. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it. The smell of nicotine made him feel a little better. He even had the leisure to lean against the window and look at the scenery outside.
"Old Master, Old Master..."
Just as Old Fu was staring at the sky in a daze, Old Chen's panicked voice came from behind.
Old Fu was startled and asked, "What's wrong? Don't scare me so early in the morning."
"You, come here quickly!" Lao Chen's voice became more and more terrified.
Old Fu listened with his heart beating fast, he took out a wrench from the drawer and jumped out of the car. Another reason why they didn't like to come to this place was because the people were too complicated. Those thugs didn't even let them, the garbage collectors, go and rob them of any money they had.
Damn, who is this gangster again!
Just as Lao Fu walked to the back of the car with a wrench in his hand, he saw Lao Chen standing there alone, with the trash can overturned on the ground. He was stunned for a moment, and finally let go of his worry. He put the wrench in his back pocket and said, "Lao Chen, you really want to scare me to death. You are playing a joke on me so early in the morning. I almost lost my life because of you."
Old Fu complained for a while, and Old Chen raised his head with a stiff neck and looked at Old Fu, "Yes, there is a hand, a hand..."
What's your hand?
Old Fu was confused and walked forward. When he looked down at the trash can, his face changed instantly.
A cigarette with sparks fell quietly to the ground.
A moment later, a scream pierced the sky, shattering the tranquility of the city.
"PC1789, PC9290, the two of you follow me up to the meeting!"
Chen Shazhan came out of the office in a hurry. Seeing Lin Jianyi and Sun Zhaogan had arrived, he waved to them, said this, and strode up the stairs.
Lin Jianyi and Sun Zhaogan looked at each other and hurriedly followed.
The moment they entered the meeting room, Lin Jianyi and the other person were both startled.
A superintendent, three inspectors and seven or eight sergeants from the police station gathered in this conference room. It was obvious that a major case had occurred.
"Chen Shazhan, what are you doing bringing these two PCs in?" Ren Shazhan glanced at Lin Jianyi and the other man, his face full of dissatisfaction, and he put out the cigarette in his hand on the table.
Chen Shazhan said calmly, "You brought a few PCs with you, too. What's wrong with me bringing my people in? Besides, these two PCs may be young, but they have solved several cases so far. They are not here just to make up the numbers."
Hearing this, Ren Shazhan's face looked a little ugly.
Superintendent Michael waved his hands and said in fluent Cantonese: "Stop arguing, all of you sit down. If anyone dares to mess with me in this situation today, I will send him to see the pond immediately."
Ren Shazhan and the others knew that Mai Gao was a man of his words, so they all kept their mouths shut.
Michael motioned to Inspector Liu to show the slides, "These are the photos of a female corpse that was found in Mong Kok this morning. Only the arms, neck, and left leg were left."
Each photo was covered in blood.
Even though everyone had seen a lot and had seen many corpses, they still felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.
This is especially true for Lin Jianyi and Sun Zhaogan.
After all, they had only been in the industry for a short time, and even though they had seen other corpses, these photos still shocked and uncomfortable them.
"The forensic doctor has examined the body this time. The time of death was three days ago." Inspector Liu is a middle-aged woman, very capable. She holds a baton in her hand and says, "The forensic doctor speculates that the deceased was dismembered after death. This modus operandi is very similar to several cases three years ago."
"You mean the serial dismemberment case?"
Lin Shazhan's expression turned serious.
Inspector Liu nodded. "That's right, Lin Shazhan has a very good memory. We initially estimated that the same person committed the crime."
"Serial murder case?!" Everyone's expression changed.
Once a serial murder case occurs, it is inevitable that people will panic, and as long as the murderer is not caught, it means that there may be another or even more cases at any time.
"Superintendent!" Just as everyone was talking, a female police officer suddenly opened the door, her expression nervous and panicked, "Something bad has happened. Reporters have found other body parts in the alley near where the female corpse was found. The TV station is broadcasting it live now."
"What?!"
Mike's face changed drastically.
Television reporters these days are notoriously unethical. Not only did they take photos of the body parts, they also went on TV to accuse the police of failing to do their job and wasting taxpayers' food!
Maigao and the others' faces turned completely black.
Mai Gao looked at Inspector Liu and said, "Inspector Liu, how sure are you about your speculation about the serial murder case?"
Inspector Liu said solemnly, "I followed the previous case for a while. The modus operandi is exactly the same as before. From the scars on the bones of the corpse, we can also see that the deceased was tortured before his death. This information has never been known to the outside world, so I think there is at least a 70% chance that the same person committed the crime."
Seventy percent?
That's enough.
Mai Gao crossed his arms and swept his calm eyes over the crowd. "Sooner or later, someone in the media will link this case to the case three years ago. For now, please put aside the other cases on hand and investigate this case thoroughly, Inspector Liu."
"Yes, sir!" Inspector Liu saluted.
Mai Gao said: "I will give you five days. Search all of Hong Kong and make sure to find the person!"
Five days?!
Sun Zhaogan and Lin Jianyi were arranged by Lin Shazhan to go and see the scene and search the trash cans in the surrounding streets.
Trash cans smell extremely sour during this season.
Sun Zhaogan and Lin Jianyi didn't care much about it. Compared with human life, a little suffering was nothing.
Sun Zhaogan put on gloves and sifted through the garbage while saying to Lin Jianyi, "Brother Yi, the time given by the superintendent is too short. What can you find in five days?"
"Not short." Lin Jianyi shook his head and said, "The authorities are in such a hurry to solve the case, not only to appease the citizens, but also for another reason, to catch the murderer as soon as possible."
"Ah?" Sun Zhaogan looked confused.
He raised his arm to wipe the sweat off his face, but was hit by the stench on his body.
"The body parts are not complete, and the murderer may have dumped the body somewhere else. If we can find clues and catch the murderer in time, we can stop him from committing the next crime."
Lin Jianyi explained.
Sun Zhaogan suddenly realized.
He lowered his head to pick up the garbage and suddenly realized that something seemed wrong.
Suddenly, he raised his head and looked at Lin Jianyi: "Brother Yi, we may not be able to find it here, but we can ask Xiao Gu to tell our fortune."
Gu Xicao?
Lin Jianyi was stunned and looked at Sun Zhaogan. They both saw the excitement and annoyance in each other's eyes.
Damn, why hadn't they thought of this before.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
