Chapter 32: Refrigerator Corpse (Part 2)
The two of them didn't sleep together after all. Just five minutes after they stopped talking, Shen Yunfei called and said that the mountain behind Fu Wei in the photo had been found.
In Hai City, 284 kilometers away from Yun City, there is a place called Lianxiang Town. The mountain behind Fu Wei is there.
Gao Bochuan and his men rushed to Liangcheng Town overnight. It was a nearly four-hour journey and they arrived at exactly eight o'clock.
Xia Beibei slept all the way with Gao Bochuan's legs as her head resting on her sleep. After waking up, she felt sore in the waist and back. As time was tight, they hurriedly ate breakfast and rushed to their destination.
Gao Bochuan had contacted the local police in advance. When Xia Beibei and others arrived, the local police had already searched the mountain twice but found nothing, no living people, let alone dead bodies.
Fortunately, the mountain was not big and it was not difficult to find. Gao Bochuan took Shen Yunfei and others to join hands with the local police to conduct a carpet search.
Xia Beibei couldn't help with this kind of mountain climbing work. While others were busy, Gao Bochuan asked her to wait in the car. She kept looking at the photo of Fu Wei, but still had no clue.
The local police have visited nearby residents and searched the entire town. Someone did see Fu Wei half a month ago, but it was only a one-time encounter.
This town is not small, with many people coming and going every day. No one will pay attention to a stranger. There is a surveillance camera outside the town, but in the footage, Fu Wei was only seen coming in, not leaving.
The people from the Sun Organization sent this photo to Gao Bochuan on purpose, so they all subconsciously thought that Fu Wei had been killed.
If he was not murdered, there would be no news at all. If he was murdered, so many police forces were dispatched, even police dogs were used, it would be impossible that there would be no clues after searching for so long.
Xia Beibei felt a headache, so she went downstairs to get some fresh air. Just after taking a sip of water, she saw a middle-aged man behind the last police car, stretching his head and looking up the mountain.
She squinted her eyes and looked for a while. The man was very alert. He seemed to notice her gaze and looked at her as well. There was only five meters between them. After their eyes met for about ten seconds, Xia Beibei suddenly ran towards him.
The middle-aged man was startled and turned around and ran. The man had a limp and could not run fast. When he was three meters away, Xia Beibei threw the thermos in her hand at him.
The man was hit on the back and staggered forward. Xia Beibei took advantage of this opportunity to pounce on him and pinned him to the ground. Just as she was about to speak, the middle-aged man suddenly took out a gun from his arms and pointed it at her.
Xia Beibei didn't expect that he actually had a gun. She was stunned for a moment, then reacted extremely quickly and grabbed his wrist and flipped it hard. The man screamed in pain and the gun went off.
The bang of a gunshot startled Gao Bochuan and others who were coming down the mountain. After everyone reacted, they quickly ran over here.
Xia Beibei narrowly avoided the bullet, then bent her body, pressed hard on the middle-aged man's back with her knee, and grabbed his little finger with the hand that was pinching his wrist, and twisted it hard, snatching the gun from his hand amid the man's tragic wails.
Just as she kicked the man away, someone grabbed her wrist. Turning around, she saw Gao Bochuan staring at her with a pale face and an extremely ugly expression. Xia Beibei shuddered all over and quickly handed the gun to him.
"Boss, I..."
Before she finished speaking, Gao Bochuan had already snatched the gun from her hand and threw it to Shen Yunfei behind her. He pinched her chin and said in a cold voice:
"Next time you act without authorization, I will deduct one year's salary!"
Xia Beibei looked at his back as he walked towards the middle-aged man, looking aggrieved. Shen Yunfei came over, patted her shoulder and sighed:
"The boss is scared. Didn't you see how his legs went limp when he heard the gunshot and saw you here? Mr. Bei, please let the boss worry less. Let us take care of the charge. If you come a few more times, the boss will be scared to death by you."
Xia Beibei opened her mouth and said, "I didn't do it on purpose. Who knew he had a gun in his hand? Besides, I was fine. I only rushed over when I was sure. If I wasn't sure, I would have stayed away without you telling me. I'm not stupid."
After being controlled by the police, the middle-aged man was very angry. Not only did he refuse to cooperate when asked questions, he also cursed.
"What right did you have to beat me? I picked up the gun from the ground and wanted to take it to the police station. Then I saw the police here and came over. I was chased and beaten by that woman for no reason. She is a police officer, right? Can police officers beat people at will? I want to sue her!"
Everyone looked at each other and then at Gao Bochuan. Gao Bochuan waved at Xia Beibei, and when she came over, he took out a cigarette from his pocket.
Xia Beibei took out a lighter from her pocket and lit it for him. Seeing that he was still angry, she didn't dare to provoke him. Feeling aggrieved, she yelled at the middle-aged man:
"You picked up a gun on the ground? How can you be so awesome? Stop talking so much nonsense. Where is Fu Wei? Tell us quickly. Don't waste our time. It's illegal to delay the police's investigation, you know!"
Xia Beibei's voice was louder than his and sounded fierce. Everyone's eyes were on her, and they were amazed. The middle-aged man was frightened by her and his voice began to tremble.
"You...what are you talking about? Who is Fu Wei? I don't know him."
Xia Beibei put her hands on her hips and spoke in an even worse tone, "You won't cry until you see the coffin. That gun belongs to Fu Wei. How did you get his gun? Did you kill him? Tell the truth!"
Hearing her words, the middle-aged man was completely panicked. The policemen next to him looked at each other. Even Shen Yunfei was shocked. Gao Bochuan threw away the cigarette and stomped it out with his foot.
When Xia Beibei saw him coming over, she changed her ferocious look and stood up straight. Gao Bochuan slightly leaned aside, and she immediately leaned close to his ear and said:
"He knows Fu Wei. Fu Wei must have been in trouble. He came here to see if the police were here for Fu Wei's matter. There's something wrong with this guy."
Gao Bochuan waved towards Shen Yunfei, pointed at the middle-aged man who was staring at Xia Beibei as if he had seen a ghost, and said, "Send him home, follow him."
The middle-aged man is called Zhang Tao, 39 years old, a native of Haishi Lianxiang Town. He lives in the town and runs a small hotel. He divorced his wife three years ago and has a son who attends high school in the city.
According to him, Fu Wei came to the hotel to stay half a month ago, and he arranged Fu Wei in a room at the corner end of the second floor.
The hotel business was bad, so Zhang Tao opened a chess and card room next door, where he liked to play mahjong.
At first, he didn't have much impression of Fu Wei, until two days ago, when the check-out time Fu Wei registered arrived and the room fee he paid was used up.
Zhang Tao could not tolerate others failing to pay the rent, so he went upstairs to ask for it after breakfast that morning. The door was locked. He knocked for a long time but no one answered. He went again at noon, but the door was still locked and no one answered. He went again in the evening, but it was still the same. He got annoyed.
"I thought he did it on purpose, so I was very angry and pried the door open. I didn't expect that there was no one inside. However, his luggage was there, so I checked it and when I opened the refrigerator, ouch..."
Zhang Tao opened the door with the key, his words full of horror and mystery. Xia Beibei asked in amazement, "Your small hotel room is equipped with a refrigerator?"
Zhang Tao smiled awkwardly and said, "Only his room has one. Originally, there was no one. Later, his friend asked for a refrigerator and paid twice the rent, so I moved the refrigerator from my home to give it to him."
While he was speaking, Zhang Tao had already opened the door and moved aside to make way.
"You guys...you guys go in. I won't go in. It's in the refrigerator. I suggest you get ready first."
Zhang Tao's reaction was very strange. His eyes were flashing with fear as if there were some monster in the house. As time was tight, Gao Bochuan and others had no time to deal with him and went straight into the house.
The room was no different from an ordinary hotel, except for the addition of a refrigerator.
Gao Bochuan took Xia Beibei's hand and pulled her behind him, then asked Shen Yunfei to open the refrigerator. Shen Yunfei opened the door and pushed it aside.
Xia Beibei was so curious that when the refrigerator was opened, she immediately leaned over from behind Gao Bochuan and looked inside. After taking a few glances, her face changed and she felt nauseous in her stomach. She quickly covered her mouth with her hands in horror.
She leaned her head against Gao Bochuan's back, not daring to look again. Her pale knuckles tightly pulled Gao Bochuan's clothes. Gao Bochuan realized her fear, put his arm around her shoulders and led her out of the room.
"You don't have to go in. Follow Zhang Tao downstairs to have a cup of tea, have a good chat with him, and ask about Fu Wei's friend."
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