Chapter 83 Chapter 83 (Two in One) Wu Sijia... Envy...
Xu Yanhong was kicked awake, and the pair of high-heeled, pointed leather shoes were still in front of her.
She covered her leg which was in sharp pain and sat up with her body curled up.
It was pitch black in the basement, and I couldn't tell what time it was.
The surroundings were surprisingly quiet, with only the heart-pounding sound of waves.
The person who kicked her threw the kettle and steamed buns in front of him, then clapped his hands, sat back on the shabby sofa chair opposite, and slowly smoked a cigarette.
Xu Yanhong was so hungry that she was starving. She didn't care that the steamed bun was dirty and just grabbed it and stuffed it into her mouth.
The sound of her impatient chewing could be heard in the basement.
After drinking the food and drinking the water, my limbs finally regained some strength.
Xu Yanhong held the kettle and sipped it slowly. While the person opposite her was puffing smoke rings and lost in thought, she carefully looked around.
No one knew what had happened to this place. The walls had turned a smoky gray. There were broken tables and chairs piled up in the corner, and a relatively clean and tidy camp bed was laid out opposite.
The woman who kidnapped her seemed to be on the run from the police and had been sleeping here since last night.
This gave Xu Yanhong the first glimmer of hope.
The second glimmer of hope came from what she saw before she fell asleep.
——There is a line of small words engraved on the wall next to the dog cage.
She spent a long time in the dim light before she recognized the three crooked characters as "Deng", "Qian" and "Xiu".
This was probably the name written by the last person imprisoned here.
Looking at the mottled and hideous strokes on it, Xu Yanhong felt a tightness in her heart.
What happened to Deng Qianxiu?
Could it be true as that woman said... that he was imprisoned in this basement for more than two years and then brutally murdered?
So will the same fate be waiting for her?
She drank the last drop of water in the pot, glanced down, and suddenly stopped.
——A thin wire with a sharpened end was tightly attached to the gap between the dog cage and the wall.
If you don’t look carefully, you can’t see it at all!
Xu Yanhong thought with her brain moving very slowly - was this left by Deng Qianxiu?
Maybe the name on the wall was written with this wire?
Xu Yanhong didn't have time to think too much. She put down the kettle and wanted to take advantage of the noise to pick up the wire and hide it in her sleeve.
But the basement door was suddenly pushed open.
A dazzling light shone down from above, and then a fat figure that she was very familiar with appeared at the door.
"...Si Hai?" Xu Yanhong's eyes widened as she cried out in disbelief, "Si Hai! Why are you here... So you and she kidnapped me together?"
"Oh, um, Yan Hong..." Dong Sihai took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat from his forehead with exaggerated movements, "I can't explain it to you clearly..."
"What's so hard to explain?" Xu Yanhong's tears fell as she knelt on the ground and begged her boyfriend, whom she trusted so deeply. "Si Hai, why are you doing this to me? Is it because of this woman? For the sake of our past relationship, can you please let me go..."
Dong Sihai looked at her with a somewhat ashamed expression and did not speak for a long time.
After wiping the sweat off his face, he finally walked over to the woman and said softly, "Sijia, I've been hiding in the woods and watching. Just now, another police officer came and drove away my Mercedes-Benz."
"What are you afraid of?" Wu Sijia lit a cigarette calmly. "The car has been swept clean. They won't find anything."
"That's true, but that car is expensive... Besides, without it, how can we leave here and become a pair of desperate mandarin ducks on the run?"
"..." Xu Yanhong in the cage was so angry that she almost vomited blood. She asked in a sad voice, "What about me? When you approached me from the beginning, did you just intend to use me as your plaything?"
"It's not his." Wu Sijia raised her chin proudly. "It's mine. Teacher Xu, you are the honest woman I asked him to choose and tricked into coming here for me to play with."
Dong Sihai rubbed his hands nervously. "Sijia, have you had enough fun this time? Do you really want to get rid of her?" He put his hand across his neck. "Like that Deng Qianxiu?"
Xu Yanhong looked at the man and woman opposite her, and her heart suddenly tightened.
Could it be that Deng Qianxiu... was really killed by the two of them?
Wu Sijia tilted her head and stared at Dong Sihai with her beautiful eyes, "Why not?"
"...After all, we have no grudges against her, so is it necessary to do such a drastic thing?"
"Don't you always say you love me? Then prove to me how far you can go for love."
Wu Sijia waved her cigarette leisurely, opened her red lips, and gave Dong Sihai a beautiful eye-contact.
The man's spine immediately softened.
After wavering for a long time, he finally chuckled amid Xu Yanhong's sobs and said, "Of course I'm willing to give everything for you...but my wife has a very powerful private detective on her side. What if those idiot policemen don't find anything, but he finds out instead? Then we'll be..."
"Oh, you mean that person?" Wu Sijia said calmly, "I knew it a long time ago."
"...Ah?" Dong Sihai was very nervous. "Why didn't you tell me, did he find out what we did?"
"No." Wu Sijia said firmly, "The day before we dealt with Deng Qianxiu, I cashed in the diamond ring you gave me and gave it to him. Now he has left Jingzhou without saying goodbye. Even your wife can't contact him."
"That pigeon egg?" Dong Sihai's eyes widened. "How can you just give up something so expensive?"
"Hey, Old Dong, this is all for us." Wu Sijia smiled and pushed him. "Besides, what if he finds out that you drove the car to the dog farm that night, carried the body out yourself, poured gravy on that little face yourself, and attracted those wild cats and dogs... then what should we do?"
Xu Yanhong collapsed to the ground with a thud and took a deep breath.
Even if you haven't seen the actual situation, you can tell from the conversation that Deng Qianxiu must be dead, and after her death, she was bitten by cats and dogs and her body was brutally mutilated!
However, Dong Sihai's attention was not on her at all.
"That's right, I can't let them ruin my life." The man clenched his fingers. "This money is worth it!"
"Yes, Mr. Dong, so you can compensate me for the diamond ring later." Wu Sijia rested his elbows on the table, crossed his legs and swayed leisurely. "When you came here, the police had all left, right?"
"Let's go." Dong Sihai said quickly, "I watched them retreat."
"Alright." Wu Sijia glanced down at his watch. "Although we made the basement door very concealed, the provincial police are not to be trifled with. They will definitely come again. We can't stay here any longer. Once it gets dark, we'll move on."
Dong Sihai took a deep breath and said, "I'll do as you say!"
“…” Xu Yanhong in the cage bit her lower lip in despair and clenched the wire hidden in her hand.
*
Provincial Department.
The clock had already struck one-thirty in the afternoon.
Ji Yinhe sat behind his desk, looking at the two men opposite him calmly.
That morning, she and Lu Zheng separately called Chang Lei, the fiancé of the female accountant who died in November 1994, Kong Hu, the boyfriend of the hairdresser who fell from a building in February 1995, and Wang Xingzhou, the boyfriend of the female college student Deng Qianxiu who disappeared in December 1993.
Shortly after his fiancée's death, Chang Lei left Jingzhou and returned to his hometown.
After the call was connected, the other party was silent for a few seconds and claimed that he was married now and did not want to be disturbed by the past and had nothing to provide to the police.
Before Ji Yinhe had the chance to ask him if he knew Wu Sijia, Chang Lei hung up the phone indifferently and didn't answer the next call.
They had no choice but to place their hopes on the last two people.
Fortunately, Kong Hu and Wang Xingzhou were still working in Jingzhou. Lu Zheng contacted the Jingzhou Municipal Bureau, borrowed police officers from the local police station, and directly "invited" the two people to the provincial department for questioning.
Both men had previous dealings with police over the deaths of their girlfriends and were not surprised to be under investigation.
However, when they were taken into the interrogation room of the provincial department, they all showed nervousness.
Ji Yinhe also got straight to the point and dropped a bombshell as soon as he sat down -
"Do you know a stewardess named Wu Sijia?"
Immediately, the two people opposite looked at each other and lowered their heads in panic.
"Kong Hu?" Ji Yinhe raised his eyebrows. "You speak first."
Kong Hu shuddered, "I guess I recognize him..."
"Whatever you call it, it counts." Ji Yinhe said solemnly, showing the aura accumulated during the interrogation over the past year, "Tell the truth!"
"I know her!" Kong Hu exclaimed, "I dated that flight attendant before, but we broke up very quickly!"
"..." Ji Yinhe pressed his eyebrows, "Tell me in detail."
Kong Hu said shyly, "To be honest, I feel really bad for my girlfriend... We were always arguing during that time, and I was getting annoyed. I went to a nightclub to relax, and that's when I ran into Miss Wu. Actually, we only had two meals together, but my girlfriend found out pretty quickly... We had a huge fight, and she said she wanted to break up with me and even ran away from home!"
Lu Zheng, who was taking notes nearby, couldn't help but frown, "You didn't go out to look for someone?"
"Officer, my girlfriend really loves to quarrel with me. This isn't the first time she's run away from home, and breaking up with me is a regular occurrence!" Kong Hu said distressedly, "I thought she was just talking that night, but in the middle of the night, she actually climbed to the roof and jumped off..."
Ji Yinhe lowered his eyes and looked at the case file and the schedule of Wu Sijia who was transferred from Handong Civil Aviation this morning.
On the night of the incident in February 1995, Wu Sijia was on a flight and landed in Lake City that night, so he had a complete alibi.
Moreover, the police investigation was quite diligent and no signs of homicide were found at the scene.
Therefore, the hairdresser who fell from the building may have really chosen to commit suicide because of emotional hurt.
But it is hard to say whether Wu Sijia has learned any lessons from this case.
Ji Yinhe closed his eyes gently, trying to understand the thoughts of his former good friend.
Would she think...it turns out that women can fall in love so easily, and that manipulating a person's emotions can easily destroy their life?
In the cases I handled before, the murderers always had various motives - for money, for power, for love, for wealth, for sex, and to escape the shadow brought by their original family.
And what about Wu Sijia? What can he gain from all this killing?
Ji Yinhe thought of the little sun in the pool of blood again.
...Could it be that what she was addicted to was just the pleasure of destruction?
"Wang Xingzhou." Officer Ji opened his eyes and looked at the other silent man. "What about you? Do you know her?"
"I know her." Wang Xingzhou stared at Wu Sijia's photo, his voice trembling. "I didn't know her name before, but we..."
Lu Zheng keenly noticed that he was hesitant to speak, and said coldly, "Did you have sex?"
Wang Xingzhou coughed, "...Yeah, I slept with him."
Ji Yinhe sighed, "Then you must have told her about Deng Qianxiu, right?"
Wang Xingzhou scratched his forehead. "It's been several years now, I can't remember the details, I guess I mentioned it... You've seen Xiuxiu's photo, right? She's not very good-looking. Her father is a coal boss, and she has many children. So, apart from giving money, she doesn't care much about anything else. Not long after we got together, Xiuxiu gave me a Walkman. This girl... Wu Sijia was very interested in it, so she let me talk a little more, and she said that I must introduce them to each other if I have the chance."
Ji Yinhe asked incomprehensibly, "So you had sex with Wu Sijia because you were attracted to her because she was prettier than Deng Qianxiu?"
"Yes," Wang Xingzhou admitted frankly, "Isn't that how it's played out in American movies?"
“…” Lu Zheng frowned.
Ji Yinhe took a deep breath and asked, "After Deng Qianxiu disappeared, have you and Wu Sijia still been in contact?"
"No." Wang Xingzhou shook his head. "During that time, I was being called by the police every day. I was so annoyed that I didn't have the mood for that. I swear."
“…”
After the two people left, Ji Yinhe and Lu Zheng tacitly drew a timeline on the blackboard.
In 1981, Wu Sijia was abducted by Wang Bo and Che Xiaozhen, and taken to Jingzhou, where she was later adopted by Wu Tianfeng and his wife.
In 1991, Wu Sijia joined Handong Airlines and became a flight attendant.
In 1993, Wang Xingzhou met Wu Sijia, and soon after, his girlfriend Deng Qianxiu disappeared.
In 1994, Chang Lei's fiancée died unexpectedly.
In February 1995, Kong Hu met Wu Sijia, and his girlfriend had an argument with him and then jumped from the building.
In 1996, Dong Sihai had an affair with Xu Yanhong, who disappeared in July of the same year.
A few days ago, they found a body with a disfigured face in a suburban dog farm and based on the clues, locked the body in the name of flight attendant Wu Sijia. However, she was picked up by Dong Sihai's car and never appeared again.
Lu Zheng posted the final autopsy report nearby. "The deceased found at the dog farm is most likely Deng Qianxiu, who has been missing for two years."
"Also, the body only appeared recently, which means the murderer might not have intended to kill the deceased at first, but just wanted to have fun... What made her change her mind?" Ji Yinhe slowly twirled the chalk and circled the name of the hairdresser who fell from the building. "—Because she felt a sense of... pleasure from the death of Kong Hu's girlfriend?"
"It's possible." Lu Zheng continued her speculation, "And Xu Yanhong is the next target she and Dong Sihai chose for 'pleasure seeking.'"
Ji Yinhe couldn't help but shiver.
At this moment, the phone suddenly rang in the office.
The person who called was Chang Lei, who had hung up in a hurry that morning.
"Officer, I've thought about it and decided to cooperate." He spoke quickly, a little apologetically, "Actually... I know Wu Sijia. She's very beautiful and very good at making people happy. I was obsessed with her for a while back then and almost did something to let my fiancée down, but I restrained myself at the last moment. I didn't expect that accident to happen later..."
Ji Yinhe heard the stories of three different men who were completely bewitched by Wu Sijia that day, and at this moment he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"...Officer, everything I said is true," Chang Lei said seriously. "After what happened that year, I suspected it was all related to Wu Sijia, because my fiancée would take a shortcut along the river after her night shift. I only mentioned this to Wu Sijia... Later, after the funeral, I went to confront her, but she flatly denied it."
Ji Yinhe looked at the timeline arranged on the blackboard.
In 1994, Kong Hu's girlfriend had not yet jumped off the building, so the death of Chang Lei's fiancée was most likely just an accident, and not necessarily the murderer Wu Sijia himself.
"Besides this, is there anything else you can tell us?" Ji Yinhe paused, "Especially about Wu Sijia."
Chang Lei thought for a moment and said, "She...seems to have suffered a lot in the past. She envied the little girl next door."
Ji Yinhe's eyes moved slightly.
Wu Sijia...envies her?
"Did you give a reason?"
"Oh, that's true." Chang Lei replied, "Because the little girl was never scolded or beaten by her family, but if she made a mistake, her parents would lock her in the basement."
Ji Yinhe lowered her eyes slightly.
Back then, the Wu family lived on the first floor and did have a basement for storing coal briquettes for the winter.
But outsiders never know these details.
"Oh, right, she said she suffered a lot in the basement later, the kind she'll never forget." Chang Lei said in confusion, "I never understood what she meant. Isn't childhood just childhood? Later... when was this?"
Ji Yinhe, who was holding the receiver, had a sudden buzz in his head.
--basement!
Yes, Che Xiaozhen mentioned that his yard was built at the highest point of the dock, so he had an extra basement than other people’s houses. It was usually used to store miscellaneous items, and it was right under the burned house!
Since the incident, they have not been able to find the hiding place of Wu Sijia, Dong Sihai and Xu Yanhong.
The most dangerous place is the safest place. They must have taken advantage of Che Xiaozhen's inattention to hide in the basement and secretly modified the entrance and exit!
Judging from Officer Yan’s tone yesterday, the comrades from the police station who came to help did not know the details and may have overlooked the existence of the basement!
"Okay, thank you." Ji Yinhe hung up the phone with a snap. When he turned around, he saw Zhao Zhuoqun standing a few meters away with his hands in his pockets.
"Are you done with the call?" He raised his chin.
"Master, I have something urgent to do." Ji Yinhe grabbed the bag on the chair and wanted to find Lu Zheng to go to the dock again. "Let's talk later!"
However, Zhao Zhuoqun pulled her back as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Shi Youhua is here, Director Zu is entertaining her, but she specifically wants to see you."
Ji Yinhe looked back blankly: "…………Ah?"
*
A moment later.
Shi Youhua, dressed in a suit and skirt, sat on the sofa in the small conference room, leisurely drinking the coffee ground by Zu Yongxin's secretary.
"Boss Shi, do you have any clues to provide?"
Ji Yinhe, anxious, lowered his eyes to glance at his watch.
Shi Youhua said calmly, "I can't contact my private detective anymore."
"..." Ji Yinhe touched his forehead, "Do you want the police to help you find a detective?"
"No." Shi Youhua put down her coffee cup. "He has hands and feet, and our relationship is purely financial. There's nothing to worry about... I just wanted to tell you that before he disappeared, he was helping me investigate Dong Sihai. As far as I know, he and Wu Sijia had met frequently before."
"..." Ji Yinhe was a little speechless, "Didn't you say last time that these two people had no contact?"
"I'm deeply sorry for not telling the truth to you police officers." Shi Youhua looked matter-of-fact and unapologetic. "But last night, my ancestor came to Baihualou for dinner, and I chatted with him for a few minutes, and that's how I learned the details of this case... The body you found at the dog farm, was the flesh on its face eaten by stray animals?"
"yes."
"Hmm." Shi Youhua nodded, as if she had made up her mind. "I always thought he was just playful and lusted after young girls' bodies. I didn't expect he could do such a cruel thing... Well, let me tell you the truth. The chef of Baihualou told me this morning that a large barrel of edible flavoring was stolen from the warehouse. I think Dong Sihai might have smeared it on the dead man's face..."
Ji Yinhe looked directly at the elegant female boss, and a clear and reasonable logical chain gradually formed a closed loop in his mind.
"The deceased was indeed smeared with meat juice mixed with edible flavoring." She took a deep breath. "So, why are you suddenly telling me this...Once we catch Dong Sihai, he will most likely face serious charges."
Shi Youhua laughed softly.
"Officer Ji, I do love him, but my career won't allow me to harbor a murderer." She stood up, picking up the crocodile leather purse on the coffee table. "My lawyer is on the way, and soon, I'll end this marriage."
*
The salty evening breeze rolled in from the depths of the sea, hitting the rusty rolling door and making a whimpering sound.
The gray and dilapidated dock buildings glowed a sickly pale color in the moonlight, and were illuminated by the lights of the whistling police cars, turning them into red and blue colors.
Seven or eight cars stopped in front of the yard. Ji Yinhe and Lu Zheng, who were fully armed, got out with several criminal police officers and kicked open the closed door with guns raised.
"Report, no one on the first floor!"
"Report, no one is at Che Xiaozhen's house!"
"Report, no one is nearby!"
"Follow me and find the entrance to the basement!" Ji Yinhe shouted, walked into the burnt house, and raised the flashlight to shine on the dark concrete floor.
She thought it would take a long time to find the hidden door, but to her shock, the light swept across several discarded wooden boards, revealing a huge, pitch-black hole.
There was still no one down there, only the damaged cage silently telling what had happened here.
-----------------------The author has something to say: After I finished writing the chapter last night, I was not very satisfied with it so I didn’t post it, so today I revised it and directly wrote a big fat chapter of 6k words hahahaha!
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