Chapter 177 Is there something buried inside?
Another doubt in her heart was resolved, but Guan Xia was not relieved. She just calmly watched Liu Xiang's distorted expression, sometimes painful, sometimes relieved, and sometimes happy.
If Guan Xia didn't know that Liu Xiang didn't have any mental illness, just looking at her appearance, she would have really thought she was crazy.
After an unknown amount of time, Liu Xiang finally calmed down. Guan Xia quickly asked another question, "Do you know what will happen to those children you kidnapped?"
Perhaps because she'd been asked this question so many times, Liu Xiang half-closed her eyelids, her expression unchanged as she numbly replied, "I just want to take care of myself. I can't care about anyone else."
Although Liu Xiang's words were so brief that it seemed like she said nothing, Guan Xia understood them. She might know what those children would face, but as their executioner, she had neither the ability nor the mood to consider unnecessary things. She didn't care whether those children were dead or alive, and she was too lazy to think about it.
At this point in the interrogation, Guan Xia had asked all the questions he wanted to ask. He turned around and looked at Xu Nian and Pang Le inquiringly. After getting answers from the two that they had nothing to ask, he planned to stand up and leave.
Unexpectedly, just as she lifted her butt, Liu Xiang suddenly raised her head, staring intently at Guan Xia. She said nervously, "I know I probably won't be able to leave this place, and I might not live until next year, but my child can't be left without someone to mourn him. Since he passed away, I've been visiting him every month, bringing some of his favorite foods and toys. Could you please help me visit him once? Just once, this August, just once. I beg you."
I don’t know what Liu Xiang felt from Guan Xia. There were clearly three people there, but Liu Xiang just stared at Guan Xia and tried to stand up, kneel down and kowtow.
This action immediately alarmed the guards standing by. Two people quickly came over to control Liu Xiang, but Liu Xiang was like a madman, begging desperately regardless of anyone. In the end, the guards could only drag her out of the room.
Watching Liu Xiang disappear behind the door and the iron door slamming shut, Guan Xia was reluctant to look away. She frowned and recalled Liu Xiang's words and actions just now, feeling as if she was hinting at something to her.
Before Guan Xia could figure it out, Pang Le couldn't help but curse out loud, "Fuck, is this woman sick? It's already this time, and she's still a criminal. She actually asked the police to commemorate her child on her behalf? What's she thinking? Does she think Guan Xia is easy to bully?"
Pang Le was so angry that she put her hands on her hips. It seemed that if it weren't for the wrong occasion, she would have rushed in and taught Liu Xiang a lesson.
Guan Xia didn't bother to comfort Pang Le. She instinctively turned to look at Xu Nian and saw that Xu Nian was also frowning, with a thoughtful look on his face.
Guan Xia's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Xu Nian and asked, "Do you also think that Liu Xiang has something else in mind?"
Xu Nian hesitated for a moment before nodding and saying, "My intuition tells me that something is wrong. She seems to be hinting at something."
Guan Xia thought about it carefully and asked tentatively, "Could it be that there is something wrong with his son's grave?"
Xu Nian frowned and thought carefully for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I can't really say, I just feel like she's giving us some hints."
Pang Le was listening on the side, confused, and interrupted, "What are you talking about? What hints or innuendos? I didn't get it. I just heard her making outlandish requests. It's really outrageous. We are police officers, and she is a criminal. A criminal actually asked the police to commemorate her son. It's really against the will of heaven."
Pang Le casually complained, but Guan Xia perked up. "Yes, that's the truth. Under normal circumstances, any normal person wouldn't make such an outrageous request. The most important thing is that Liu Xiang knew she had committed so many evil deeds and the police hated her deeply, but she still made such an outrageous request. She's obviously hinting at something."
Pang Le's eyes widened when he heard this. "No, you're still speculating. Can't she really be crazy and make such a request that the police will never agree to?"
Pang Le turned to look at Xu Nian, trying to get his support, but Xu Nian nodded thoughtfully, "It's indeed a bit strange. Wu Yingze hasn't been captured yet, so we still have some time. Since we have doubts, we might as well go and take a look. We might actually find something."
Pang Le looked at Xu Nian, then at Guan Xia who was lost in thought. In the end, he didn't say anything against it. However, he couldn't help but look doubtful, trying hard to recall whether he had missed anything just now.
As for the location of Liu Xiang's child's grave, Guan Xia first asked Captain Zhou after getting back in the car. After learning that Fan Ya was also detained in the Chengnan Detention Center, he went back and got the answer from Fan Ya.
Fan Ya naturally did not hide anything and said it very directly.
But what surprised Guan Xia was that Liu Xiang's child's grave was not in any cemetery, but in a semi-developed wild mountain on the outskirts of Shangshuang City.
After being released from the detention center again, Pang Le couldn't help but say, "This Liu Xiang is really strange. If she had no money a dozen years ago and buried the child casually in the mountains, it would have been understandable. But in recent years, she has become a core member of the peripheral members and controls the criminal funds of several small gangs. Given her harmless and warm-hearted image, it would be easy for her to buy a good feng shui burial plot for her child. Could it be that she really did something behind the scenes?"
Guan Xia didn't know if there was anything in the child's grave, so she couldn't answer. She just said, "It's past three in the afternoon. I got the location of Liu Xiang's child's grave from Fan Ya. It's closer from the Nanping branch, which gives Sister Ji and the others enough time to prepare their tools."
Guan Xia took out her cell phone and called Ji An. In order to save time, Guan Xia did not go into too much detail and only briefly stated what to bring.
After hanging up the phone, Guan Xia heard Pang Le ask curiously, "Did Liu Xiang tell the other police officers who interrogated her about her last words?"
Guan Xia recalled the confession record he had just read at noon and shook his head with certainty, "No, if Liu Xiang had said such inexplicable words, even if the interrogating police didn't understand, they would still record it truthfully in the confession."
"That's strange," Pang Le continued, "I remember Captain Zhou saying that Liu Xiang was interrogated about ten times after being captured, and several interrogation experts were replaced. How come Liu Xiang didn't say anything then, but she started talking today when we got there?"
Guan Xia didn't answer, but she guessed in her heart that it might be because of the system. Compared with the police, her soul fluctuations were a little different. According to the system, this was to attract the attention of criminals. Even though her soul was now wrapped in a shell like that of ordinary people in this world, it was still different after all. It would be okay if they just passed by accidentally, but if they faced each other directly, or even looked at each other intently, it would be easier for them to let down their guard.
As Guan Xia was guessing this, the system interface suddenly popped up.
The system had just been upgraded a few days ago, and it kept popping up without being triggered. Guan Xia was a little uncomfortable with it. She was surprised at first, and then she understood something and looked carefully at the line of words that popped up on the interface.
System: You guessed right. As long as you are involved in arresting criminals, even though they know that you are a police officer and you are on the opposite side, your very different soul fluctuations can easily give criminals the illusion that you are the same kind. Therefore, they will be more likely to say things that they don’t want to say to the police.
Guan Xia understood and recalled her previous experiences of participating in interrogations. It was indeed as the system said, it was easier for her to get criminals to speak. However, Guan Xia then thought of another question.
Guan Xia asked in her heart: But there was a time before when the strength of the aura was completely exhausted, why would that potential criminal want to hurt me.
She still remembers the man who pried open her door and hid in her bedroom closet, waiting for an opportunity. Fortunately, Xu Nian happened to come home from get off work that day, otherwise Guan Xia couldn't imagine what she would face.
The system answered on the interface: Criminals also follow the law of the jungle and they don’t sympathize with each other.
This short sentence contained countless meanings. Guan Xia understood it, but felt it was a bit far-fetched. After all, the man didn't look like he wanted to compete with her.
But no matter what the reason was, it was already a thing of the past. Guan Xia was too lazy to delve into it. She just hoped that Liu Xiang's words were indeed hinting that they would discover something on this trip.
With the location tracking on, Guan Xia and the others met up with the others at the foot of the wild mountain.
After getting out of the car, they waved to each other as a greeting, opened the trunk and started taking things out. Perhaps in order to deal with some unexpected situations, Ji An prepared a variety of things. Fortunately, they were all relatively small, so if everyone shared them, it would not be considered as carrying heavy objects.
Guan Xia was given a trekking pole, and Pang Le emphasized this, "Shangshuang City is further south than Yongquan City, which means it's closer to the equator, so there are more snakes, insects, rats, and ants. Even though Zhong Xiaoyu and Xu Nian are leading the way, you still have to be careful with your trekking pole, tapping around to avoid accidentally stepping on a snake."
When she heard the word snake, Guan Xia shuddered subconsciously. Although she was a person with cheats, she was still afraid of this long reptile that moved forward by crawling on the ground.
She nodded very solemnly to show that she would obey. Pang Le was busy checking whether her trouser legs were tied tightly. Seeing this, he couldn't help but smile and comforted her: "Don't be afraid. There are so many of us. No one will be hurt. You are the core figure among us, the soul of the team."
Zhong Xiaoyu was studying a map facing the sun. Upon hearing this, she said seriously, "Pang Le is right. Don't worry, everyone will protect you well."
Ji An didn't say anything, but patted Guan Xia on the shoulder soothingly, then took a bottle of insect repellent spray and began to spray Guan Xia all over his body.
After more than ten minutes of hard work, everyone was ready and Zhong Xiaoyu took the lead and headed into the mountains.
The peak of this wild mountain is not high, and the road up the mountain is relatively not that steep. When Guan Xia and her friends drove over, they could see some traces of artificial construction on the side close to the road. They could see wooden stairs hidden in the bushes from a distance, but they were only built halfway up the mountain. For some unknown reason, the development of this wild mountain was only halfway completed.
According to Fan Ya's oral description and a map she drew based on her memories, the grave of Liu Xiang's child was buried on the other side of the wild mountain that had not been developed by humans. It was not on the mountain, but in a small canyon between another peak. Although there was no need to climb the mountain, moving forward through the bushes was also very tiring.
The only good news was that although the map was very simple, Zhong Xiaoyu and Ji An were still very perceptive and found the right way. Especially after finding a tree that Fan Ya had repeatedly emphasized to have a mark carved on it, Zhong Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, we have fulfilled our mission. We are on the right path. According to the markings on the map, we will reach our destination in just over two kilometers."
Guan Xia always felt like a thorny leaf had fallen into his collar, making him feel itchy. He scratched it subconsciously and said, "It's getting dark. At our previous speed, if we walk another two kilometers, it will be seven o'clock in the evening."
"Seven o'clock is fine," Qi Bai said, holding a high-powered flashlight in one hand and tapping the surrounding grass with a wooden stick in the other. "It took us some time to find the way here, otherwise we could have walked faster. Once we get out and are familiar with the road, we estimate we should be able to get back to the Nanping Branch before midnight."
Guan Xia thought of something when she heard it, and turned to ask Xu Nian, "Has the task force received any news? Has Wu Yingze been apprehended?"
Under the bright flashlights, Guan Xia clearly saw Xu Nian shaking his head and saying, "The last news came in around four in the afternoon. The task force, together with the local police in Qiuning City, forced the man into a mountain. Wu Yingze looked like a somewhat carefree rich second-generation who only cared about eating, drinking and having fun, but he was surprisingly fast and had excellent driving skills. He managed to break a path through the police chase and escaped into the mountains. However, the police have now surrounded the entire mountain, with thousands of officers jointly searching for him. I don't think Wu Yingze can escape. I estimate that there may be news before midnight."
Guan Xia was indeed surprised. She recalled how Wu Yingze was tall and thin with no muscles, yet he was able to escape so well. She also recalled how he was able to escape from the police siege and into the mountains. She also recalled that he was usually driven by a driver, so she had no idea that he was such a good driver.
I don’t know if it was Guan Xia’s illusion, but I always felt that Wu Yingze’s behavior was very incongruous and totally inconsistent with his identity.
After chatting for a while and regaining their strength, everyone lined up in a long queue, with Guan Xia sandwiched in the middle, and continued walking into the mountains.
At about the same time as Qi Bai expected, Guan Xia and the others really arrived at the place where Liu Xiang's child's ashes were buried provided by Fan Ya at around seven o'clock.
It was a small grave mound. It was obvious that Liu Xiang came here frequently. Although there was no tombstone, there were very few weeds on the grave. Even if there were any, they were very short, as if they had just grown.
Guan Xia had come here originally just expecting to make some discoveries, but seeing this, she felt a little reluctant and almost subconsciously pulled out a dozen newly grown weeds, then walked around the small grave mound to see if she could find any clues.
Guan Xia didn't realize anything yet, but Lu Tingfeng had discovered something and casually called out Xu Nian and Guan Xia's names.
Everyone gathered around and saw Lu Tingfeng squatting on the ground with his head lowered, as if studying the ground. After a moment, he raised his head and said, "Look here."
Lu Tingfeng shone the flashlight on a very inconspicuous corner of the tomb. "The soil here is the wrong color. It's darker than the others. It looks like it was recently repaired, or maybe it was dug up and then refilled."
Guan Xia's eyes suddenly lit up, "Is there something buried inside?"
Qi Bai immediately took out a portable engineer shovel and said, "Please make way. I'll dig and see what's inside."
Everyone subconsciously made way, not even bothering to think about whether it was a bit immoral to dig up Liu Xiang's child's grave.
After about seven or eight minutes, Qi Bai made a discovery. He threw down his engineer shovel and dug in while saying, "I saw something in there. It's buried quite shallowly."
Pang Le muttered upon hearing this, "How strange! Liu Xiang was afraid that others wouldn't find her, so she buried her body so shallowly. I thought she would bury her deep for safety, even inside her child's urn."
Guan Xia didn't have time to think deeply, and stared at Qi Bai's actions closely. Not long after, Qi Bai took back his fingers holding a transparent plastic bag.
Everyone's eyes followed Qi Bai's fingers and they were a little surprised to find that the transparent plastic bag contained several very small USB flash drives.
Everyone obviously didn't expect this, and they looked at each other in confusion. Pang Le said again: "Good boy, these USB flash drives may be relevant clues to the buyer."
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