Ten o'clock at night.
There are fewer and fewer pedestrians on the street, and even the shopping malls are closed.
Several private cars were driving out of the parking lot of the Suzhou Xiangcheng Criminal Investigation Brigade. They looked like police officers who had just gotten off work, but in fact all the vehicles had the same destination: they were all heading towards the Xishan Orchard.
One minute after receiving Lin Tian’s latest information.
Liu Yang quickly organized his police officers and immediately headed to Lin’s Xishan Orchard.
......
Several private cars were speeding on the road, and where the Xiangcheng special police team was located, several private cars were also driving out of the parking lot at the same time.
Since it was late at night, the road was relatively unobstructed and there was no need for alarms to clear the way.
In the vehicle at the front of the team, Liu Yang, who was familiar with Gusu Xiangcheng District, sat in the driver's seat. He looked at Bai Yu beside him, and glanced at Zheng Hui through the rearview mirror, then spoke slowly.
"West Hill Orchard."
"It is a relatively remote place in Xiangcheng District, located halfway up the Xishan Mountain, half an hour's drive from the city."
"Even if we rush as fast as we can, it will probably take at least 20 minutes to get there, not to mention the climb up the mountain. I hope nothing unexpected happens along the way."
It's obvious.
Although action has already been taken, Liu Yang is still a little worried.
Because the Xiangcheng Criminal Investigation Brigade is quite far away from the Xishan Orchard, it takes at least twenty minutes to reach the foot of the mountain at full speed, and then there is the time for climbing.
in other words.
The other hidden member of the organization had more than enough time to execute Poison, and given the brutality of this organization, they were definitely capable of executing him early.
Bai Yu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned up his collar, took out his mobile phone, looked at the map, frowned slightly and said with regret.
"it is a pity."
"I just looked at the map and found that Xishan Orchard is less than five minutes' drive from the Shuiyuan Longting Villa area we checked earlier."
"If we had been able to confirm that the poisoner was hiding in the West Hill Orchard when we searched the villa just now, we would have been able to arrest him directly and there would be no need to worry now."
Hear this.
Liu Yang nodded in agreement at first, but then immediately shook his head and explained seriously while tapping the steering wheel.
"Although Shuiyuan Longting is indeed close to Xishan Orchard, but... it's too difficult, Detective Bai."
"After we came back from searching the villa area, didn't we carefully judge and search for possible hiding places for the poison? But even though we considered so many places, we didn't think of the West Mountain Orchard."
"Even if we had considered beforehand whether the poison might be hidden in a familiar place, we might have even considered where to get the cyanide raw materials."
"But we never expected that in order to extract enough cyanide to commit the crime, the poisoner would actually rent out an orchard. This is really beyond our expectations."
"Although it's easy to infer now with hindsight."
"But in the environment just now, it is impossible to consider this. If it weren't for the major breakthrough made by Director Lin and Deputy Team Leader Su, I think the poison could have been hidden for a long time."
Zheng Hui in the back seat immediately leaned forward and looked at Liu Yang, who was wearing a white police uniform and driving straight ahead, and asked with a little curiosity.
"Director Liu."
"How are Brother Ming and the others doing now?"
"Have you accomplished your goal? Otherwise, how can you be so sure of the location of the poison? And let us act immediately."
Bai Yu was also a little puzzled and looked at Liu Yang beside him.
Feeling the puzzled looks from the two people in the car, Liu Yang exhaled heavily, then nodded vigorously, and exclaimed with heartfelt admiration.
"Yes."
"Deputy Captain Su's ability to solve cases is beyond everyone's imagination."
"In less than an hour this morning, the private cinema poisoning case in Gusu City has made unprecedented progress."
"After arriving in Liangxi City, with the full cooperation of the Yuhua Criminal Investigation Team, we successfully arrested and detained Qiangwei, an important member of the drug trafficking organization, just a few minutes ago."
"We just happened to find out about the poison, so let's go there as soon as possible."
"So, we can't fall behind on this line. We must arrest the poisoner and pry him open to get other key information and clues!"
After saying that.
Liu Yang couldn't help but feel a rare excitement and subconsciously stepped on the accelerator even harder.
This was the first time since he became the head of the Xiangcheng Criminal Investigation Brigade that he returned to his youth and felt the passion he had when he first started out as a criminal policeman.
......
at this time.
In the Xishan Orchard in Xiangcheng District.
“Patta—Patta—”
The sound of dry branches being cut kept coming from far away.
In the dark orchard in the distance, a burly man wearing an old black raincoat and rain boots, his clothes and pants stained with dried blood, was holding a boning knife with rust all over the blade, only the front half of which had been hastily sharpened to make it brighter, and was walking slowly towards the wooden house halfway up the mountain.
In the sight of the burly man.
In the dimly lit wooden house of the workers, a shadow was flickering, as if looking for something. Then it suddenly moved motionlessly close to the wall and immediately turned off the light in the house.
dark.
Completely covering the entire orchard.
And here on the mountainside, far away from light pollution, you can still see many twinkling and dazzling stars in the night sky after ten o'clock in the evening.
The burly man walked slowly to the door of the wooden house, tapped the flimsy wooden door with a boning knife, and said in a low voice.
"It's me, the butcher."
"K, let me take you away. Gusu is no longer safe."
Three seconds later.
“Crack—”
The old wooden door was opened with a harsh sound.
Du Yao hid half of his body behind the door, looked at the butcher vigilantly, and asked tentatively.
"Butcher brother."
"Boss K asked you to take me away? Instead of doing something else?"
It's obvious.
Poison is not stupid, and he is well aware of the drug trafficking organizations' usual practices against those who expose themselves.
It's like...those useless people who failed the assessment, but no one has ever been caught alive by those police officers.
The burly butcher turned his head and glanced at Du Yao coldly. Through the reflection of the moonlight, he saw the pistol in his other hand, and a look of disdain appeared on his face.
He walked into the cabin expressionlessly, sat casually on the bed, took out his cell phone from his pocket, dialed K's number and turned on the speaker, saying without any emotion.
"K knows that you will definitely show this attitude when you see me coming."
"So the first thing I did when I saw you was to call him. Only after I talked to you and explained the follow-up arrangements, could he feel completely at ease."
As the butcher spoke indifferently, the waiting tone continued to sound from the loudspeaker on the other side.
"beep-"
"beep--"
"beep---"
......
After Duyao habitually counted to fifteen seconds in his mind, the call was picked up on time.
This time.
K still followed the fifteen-second code.
As soon as the call was connected, Duyao immediately took two steps forward, picked up the phone and said anxiously.
"Boss K."
"Didn't you say you would help me? Why did you let the butcher come to me?"
"I haven't told anyone else about this place. Only you and I know about it. If Brother Butcher reveals his whereabouts, wouldn't I be in danger too?"
Wait two seconds.
K's extremely calm voice then rang out.
"Oh? Is there no third person who knows about this place?"
"Don't worry, Poison. I know what's going on in your mind right now, but it's not to the point where I have to give up on you."
"I have found a new way for you to leave Gusu City safely. The butcher just used this method to find you, so just follow him later."
The words fell.
Du Yao glanced at the burly man in front of him, still full of worry and uneasiness, and continued.
"Boss K."
"Is the new route safe? Will there be any other unexpected events?"
"Or you can let Brother Butcher leave first, and I will continue to hide here for a few days. Anyway, no one will find this place, and I will feel at ease without having to worry."
Next second.
K on the other end of the phone immediately gave a somewhat cold response.
"Poison, you are relieved now."
"But I can't feel at ease. Maybe I'll have to worry all day long, you know?"
These words.
Ling Duyao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He wanted to say something, but suddenly he felt an unprecedented sharp pain in his left chest.
He looked down at his chest and saw a boning knife almost completely inserted into his heart.
Du Yao opened his eyes wide, but his vision became increasingly blurred. He tried his best to say something, but when he opened his mouth he could only make a gurgling sound, and blood continued to overflow from his mouth.
Immediately following.
The burly butcher held the poisoned head with his left hand and pulled out the rusty boning knife that was inserted into the heart with his right hand.
“Puchi———”
Blood splashed like a fountain, even splashing on the butcher's cheek, staining the butcher's old raincoat red, reflecting the dried blood.
Although his face was covered in blood, the butcher showed no emotion at all. He was as indifferent as if he was slaughtering a pig. He licked the warm blood on the corner of his lips with his tongue.
Du Yao, who was standing opposite, swayed and fell backwards on his back.
“Plop—”
Blood was still gushing out from the wound in his heart, but Poison's pupils had completely dilated and lost focus, and his body temperature began to slowly drop.
The butcher slowly squatted down and pulled the phone, which was still on the line, out of Du Yao's tightly clenched hand.
K's last cold words lingered in the wooden house.
"Only when you die can you rest in peace forever."
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