Red Makeup Serial Murder Case (23)

A week has passed, and the progress of the Hongzhuang serial murder case is still anxious. However, the good news is that Zhao Yuting has fully recovered and returned home after being discharged from the hospital, and Zhao Leiting has also successfully returned to work at the police station.

Meng Siqi has been working on a case with Team One recently, but when he returned to Team Two's office and found that Zhao Leiting was not there, he still felt like something was missing.

Fortunately, Zhao Leiting came back. He looked much more mature than before. However, within a short while, he started to talk nonsense in front of her, as if he was more dependent on her than before. Meng Siqi could only frown, "Zhao Leiting, don't you see that I'm very busy now?"

"Oh, indeed. Officer Meng, please go ahead and do your work. I won't disturb you for now. I'll come talk to you when you're done."

"What is it that needs to be discussed all night long?"

"That's different," Zhao Lei Ting sighed, "You don't know how much I missed you during the days when Yu Ting was in the hospital."

"Stop, stop," Meng Siqi waved his pen, "Your words will cause misunderstandings."

"No, I've made up my mind. I've decided to officially give Lu He to you. I'm ready to pursue Lin Mingjia!"

"..." Meng Siqi's head went numb for a moment, "Okay, I got it, go chase him."

After Zhao Leiting left, Meng Siqi shook her head and smiled, then looked through the notes again. She discovered something in the notes.

Before Tan Xiaoshuang went to the TV station for an interview, she had just graduated and had just broken up with her boyfriend because her parents objected. After this incident, her boyfriend even went to Tan Xiaoshuang's school and made a scene for a while.

A similar incident also happened to Zhao Yuting. She had witnessed that incident. In front of the library, a male student named Deng Hanliang was rejected after his confession and wanted to jump off the building. Later, Huang Feixiang slandered Zhao Yuting and slapped Deng Hanliang in the face. It caused a lot of commotion at the time.

In Meng Siqi's impression, the victims of the Red Makeup Serial Case are generally beautiful, come from very well-off families, and are loved by their families. It can be said that their life journey is extremely smooth, and they are pampered both in school and at work.

However, there are many women with this condition in Jinyang City. If we can’t find other common points, it will be difficult to find the real cause.

However, Tan Xiaoshuang and Zhao Yuting both had the same experience, which was emotional "betrayal". In fact, it was not betrayal, perhaps just some small episodes in life's emotions, but in the eyes of the murderer, it was betrayal. If the murderer's basis for killing was the "betrayal" of a beautiful woman as the motive for the crime, then this seems to make sense.

Assuming this is the motive of the crime, at least the portrait of the suspect can be improved a lot. Did the first two victims, Du Lianxi and Yin Mo, have similar experiences? She had not paid attention to it before, and now she must go to the first team office to find out.

Just as she stood up, Zhao Leiting walked in, with an eager look on his face, as if he had brought back some good news. He walked to her table and whispered, "Siqi, let me tell you something."

"What's going on? It's so mysterious?"

"Liang Yunfeng, you know, he was actually sent by the provincial government to train at the grassroots level."

Meng Siqi was surprised at first, but then he thought it was not surprising. Liang Yunfeng was a prestigious university graduate from the Provincial Police University. He should be from the province. He came so far to the Municipal Bureau right after graduating last year. There must be a reason for him.

"Besides," Zhao Lei Ting said mysteriously, "it is said that his father is the leader of the provincial political and legal organs. You can't tell, but this kid will have a great future. He has a good school and good abilities, and he is training at the grassroots level with Lu He. If he returns to the province in the future, he will be very successful. I have to build a relationship with him."

Meng Siqi curled his lips and said, "Zhao Leiting, look at your achievements."

"Hey, I'm talking about political awareness, but you don't understand." Zhao Leiting raised his voice. "Since a year of grassroots training has passed, Liang Yunfeng may be transferred back to the provincial department."

"Ah, is Yunfeng leaving?"

"That's what I mean. His father is in the province, so he will have to go back sooner or later. Besides, he must be very good at training at the grassroots level. He will be better than many young people when he goes back."

That's right. He has strong academic qualifications and abilities, has worked here for a year, and is personally mentored by Lu He. He will definitely surpass a large number of his peers when he returns.

Zhao Lei Ting was still not finished, saying, "Director Liu is also conscientious and hardworking. Because Liang Yunfeng is going back, he immediately added a new member to the first team. And he started work today. Now there are seven people in the first team, two more than us. But don't worry, Director Liu will definitely not be partial. Our second team will definitely add new members this year."

Meng Siqi was not surprised. Last year, she and Liang Yunfeng came to the Municipal Bureau together. This year, there might be new college students or comrades promoted from local police stations.

"Let me tell you something," Zhao Leiting smiled, "I also heard from Luo Xiaoguo that their new colleague seemed to have been transferred from a police station. He's quite interesting. You know, he actually squatted next to a toilet in the countryside for seven days and seven nights, squatting next to the stench alone for seven days and seven nights," he described with an unbelievable tone, his nose wrinkled, "He caught the suspect after enduring the stench for seven days, it's amazing."

Meng Siqi's face darkened as she listened. She suddenly remembered that one day she asked Meng Xinghai: "Dad, how did you get to the Municipal Bureau?"

"You won't believe me, but I squatted next to the toilet for seven days and seven nights. I even squatted there to eat. It was a hot day, and I was soaking wet and smelly. I couldn't get rid of the smell for several days. I made a contribution and was promoted."

"Dad, could you please not go into so much detail during the meal?" She was still young at that time, and Meng Xinghai sounded particularly proud of what he said that time. However, because of her frown, he never mentioned the incident again.

Her nose suddenly felt a little sour, as if time had gone back thirty years, which made her even more sad. Zhao Leiting asked: "Siqi, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing?" Meng Siqi smiled and asked, "What's his name?"

"Meng Xinghai."

Meng Siqi walked away quietly and quickly walked out of the office door. She was afraid that Zhao Leiting would see her lose her composure, but as soon as she walked out of the door, she couldn't help but hold her face and cried. Zhao Leiting shouted from behind: "Siqi, where are you going?"

Meng Siqi cried more and more fiercely. She was afraid of being seen, so she hid behind a pillar and sobbed. It took a long time for her to feel better. She burst into laughter again, thinking, isn't this a happy thing? She met Meng Xinghai, who was 26 or 27 years old.

Meng Siqi wiped away her tears, adjusted her mood, straightened her clothes, and walked to the door of a team office. She heard the conversation between Meng Xinghai and Luo Xiaoguo. They were laughing about the heroic feat that lasted for seven days and seven nights.

Meng Siqi stood there for a long time and finally mustered up the courage to walk in. The man was standing there, wearing a clean and tidy short-sleeved police uniform, and looked energetic.

It was like the old Meng Xinghai was several times younger. He had no white hair, but thick black hair, a rosy face, bright eyes, and a thin figure, a little taller than Luo Xiaoguo.

In fact, he was average looking. Meng Siqi had seen photos of him when he was young. Photos looked better than the real person. He was really ugly. His teeth were not straight, his eyes were not big, and his nose was strong. He looked old. It was only because of his bright smile that he looked kind and gentle. She didn't know how he could give birth to such a beautiful daughter.

Luo Xiaoguo and him were the only two people in the office. "Xiao Meng," Luo Xiaoguo saw her, "Come over here quickly, you two are from the same family. Let me introduce you to Meng Xinghai, an outstanding police officer who was promoted to our team from the Xincheng County Police Station."

Meng Xinghai turned around and faced Meng Siqi, keeping a standard smile. Luo Xiaoguo introduced her again, "Comrade Meng Xinghai, I would also like to solemnly introduce you to this young policewoman, Meng Siqi, the best police officer in our city bureau."

Meng Xinghai's eyes lit up, as if he was very moved by hearing this name. When Meng Siqi couldn't imagine and was very nervous, he quickly walked up to her, saluted, and said with a smile: "Officer Meng, I have heard of your name in the police station. You have solved many strange cases and you are so handsome. I am lucky to meet you today."

Meng Siqi suppressed her bitterness, slowly raised her hand and patted his arm. This was her habitual action of patting Lao Meng again and again. She choked up a little: "Lao Meng, you, you are finally here. Why did you come just now?"

"Ah?" Meng Xinghai was confused.

Luo Xiaoguo was also a little puzzled and asked hurriedly: "Xiao Meng, you two don't know each other, do you?"

It was more than just acquaintance, but Meng Siqi couldn't explain it. She smiled and said, "Oh, because I have heard about your deeds a long time ago. You squatted next to the toilet for seven days and seven nights to catch the murderer."

"Officer Meng has been awarded, but that's just a small matter. Don't mention it again." Meng Xinghai explained embarrassedly.

Luo Xiaoguo took over the conversation: "Meng, this is not a trivial matter. This is a kind of professionalism. Our Municipal Bureau really needs your professionalism."

"Thank you, Deputy Luo, and thank you, Officer Meng. I will definitely continue to carry forward the spirit of hard work and perseverance in the City Police Department."

Meng Xinghai spoke passionately, but Meng Siqi wanted to laugh. She looked at him carefully and thought it was great that he was still young.

"Oh, by the way, Officer Meng..."

"Old Meng," Meng Siqi immediately reminded, "Call me Little Meng from now on, or Qiqi."

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it." Meng Xinghai waved his hands repeatedly.

"But Officer Meng," Meng Xinghai showed his usual good manners, "I'm going to tell you the truth, you may not believe it..."

"Hmm?" Meng Siqi was very curious.

Meng Xinghai said: "Although I haven't married yet, I have been thinking that I will sacrifice myself for my job these years, so I gave my future daughter a name in advance. I originally thought of missing her, but I didn't expect that the name is a bit like you, so I decided to call my daughter Sigui in the future."

"Wait a minute," Meng Siqi blurted out, "I can't change my name to Old Meng, so I'll just call myself Siqi, and my nickname is Qiqi."

"This is really embarrassing for me. How can I encroach on your reputation?"

Meng Siqi insisted, "Old Meng, it's settled. I'll call you Meng Siqi. If you don't agree, I'll be very dissatisfied with you."

Meng Xinghai was stunned for a moment. Luo Xiaoguo stood by and said with a smile: "Meng, it doesn't matter. There are very few people with the surname Meng in the bureau. Officer Meng may find you friendly. Besides, there are many people with the same name now. At most, I can call your daughter Qiqi in the future. Then your daughter Qiqi can call Officer Meng Auntie Meng. How nice."

Meng Xinghai finally nodded, "That's fine, I'd better obey your command."

But Meng Siqi remembers it very clearly. After a meal thirty years later, she asked Meng Xinghai, "Does my name have any meaning?" Old Meng said, "Actually, I don't know what it means. That day I met your Aunt Meng for the first time, and she told me that I must choose this name."

Next, Meng Siqi really had no intention of doing anything else. When Meng Xinghai was cleaning the table, she asked about Meng Xinghai's personal situation. In fact, Meng Siqi knew that it would take a few more years for Meng Xinghai to meet her biological mother, and the two would get married soon, and little Meng Siqi would be born after 2000.

She asked him about his heroic act again. Meng Xinghai said that after the toilet operation, many people stood far away from him for fear of being smelled by him. But his colleagues in the Municipal Bureau and she treated him differently.

At this time, Lu He walked in, and Luo Xiaoguo reminded him: "Lao Meng, it's Team Lu."

Meng Xinghai quickly ran to Lu He, saluted, and said generously and forcefully: "Police officer Meng Xinghai from Xincheng County Police Station in Jinyang City reports to Team Lu!"

Lu He replied: "Hello, Comrade Meng Xinghai, welcome to join the team. Let's work together and accomplish the glorious mission!"

"Yes, Meng Xinghai, take the order!"

At that moment, Meng Siqi suddenly lowered her head, her eyes moist, and she remembered what Meng Xinghai said when he was sick in bed.

"On the day I went to the Municipal Bureau to report, I met Lu He, the captain of the Criminal Police Team 1. He is a very remarkable person, and I am honored to be his subordinate... That day, I also met your Aunt Meng..."

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"Let's have a meal together as a team tonight, Siqi, you can come too." Lu He suggested.

"It's been a while since we had a dinner together," Luo Xiaoguo said with a smile, "It just so happens that there are new members reporting in, and Comrade Xiao Liang is also here... Hey, I'll go make the arrangements."

During the dinner in the evening, Meng Siqi drank a lot of wine. She was very happy, as if everything in her life had gone as she wished.

After the meal, Lu He sent the half-drunk girl to her room. When he carried her to the bed, Meng Siqi held his hand tightly and said drunkenly, "Lu He, you know, do you know how happy I am now? I want you all to be fine, and nothing should happen to you... Okay... Promise me, promise me, okay..."

"I promise you...Siqi. You take a rest first." Lu He said as he took off her shoes and went to get a hot towel to wipe her face.

Lu He came back quickly, and as if he was doing something familiar, he gently wiped her face with a warm towel, and gently moved her head to wipe her neck and ears. His movements were very gentle, and as meticulous as doing criminal investigation work.

Meng Siqi had been secretly looking at him. She still remembered the last time he brought her home after she got caught in the rain, and he wiped her in the same way. But she was a little reluctant at that time. Today, she felt very happy. She hoped that such days would be ordinary and permanent. She hoped that it would be a long-lasting relationship, forever...

The next day, Meng Siqi got some personal information of Du Lianxi and Yin Mo before the accident, but she was surprised to find that they did not have the same emotional experience as Tan Xiaoshuang and Zhao Yuting, which made her doubt again.

But she was in a particularly good mood these days. During meals, she specially called Meng Xinghai to chat with him in the cafeteria. When Lu He went to get her some seasoning, Meng Xinghai asked, "Does Captain Lu have a lover?"

"No...I guess."

"Not bad." Meng Xinghai said with emotion.

"What's good?"

"In all aspects. Hehe." Meng Xinghai said with a smile.

Meng Siqi really wanted to laugh. She was especially relaxed in front of Meng Xinghai, just like when she was at home.

At around seven in the evening, Meng Siqi returned to her residence. It was drizzling outside, so she closed the window. When she turned around, the phone rang.

She guessed it was a call from the bureau or Lu He. Lu He had to write a report in the evening and should be in the office.

She picked up the phone, and the voice on the other end was a little different, rough and a little weird: "Officer Meng, hello, please listen carefully to the following words, bring 500,000 yuan to the bottom of the Sujiang Lighthouse within an hour! Your family is at the top of the tower, if the money is not delivered within an hour, they will all be blown to death!"

Meng Siqi was startled and asked loudly, "Who are you?"

"I'll let you hear their voices."

There was a noisy sound coming from the phone. If there was no landline phone on the top floor of the Sujiang Lighthouse, the person might be holding a mobile phone.

"Daughter, daughter..." Ye Xiuhui's timid and frightened cry was heard soon, "Daughter, please come and save us. Your father, brother and I have bombs tied to us at the top of the Sujiang Lighthouse. They said that only you can save us. Please come and save me, daughter, daughter..."

"Sister, sister, I'm sorry for you," Meng Tingzhe cried, "You've been so lenient when I offended you before. My parents and Aunt Chang are here. We were kidnapped by a group of masked gangsters. They said that only you can save us..."

Meng Sixi suddenly felt cold all over. The sound of wind whirring in the phone sounded like the wailing of a ghost. Amid the cries of Ye Xiuhui and Meng Tingzhe, she finally heard Meng Hui's voice. His voice seemed very weak, as if he was injured: "Daughter, don't worry about Daddy...daughter..."

"Is the money all with you? Tell me the safe password!" the gangster yelled.

"Hurry up, husband..." "Dad, tell me the password..."

"Password..." Meng Hui said weakly, "Your birthday, six digits backwards..."

"Okay," the gangster said, "I heard there's no Officer Meng!"

The voice turned to the other side, and it was Aunt Chang's choked voice: "Siqi, Aunt Chang can no longer cook for you in the future, Siqi you must be well."

The sound finally returned to heavy breathing. It must be the criminal taking the phone back. He smiled and said, "Did you hear that, Officer Meng?"

"Who are you? What do you want to do?" Meng Siqi asked sharply.

"Officer Meng, you have been investigating the Hongzhuang serial murder case, right? I hope you stop investigating from now on! This 500,000 is my punishment to you! I will only give you one hour, otherwise, they will all be blown to death, blown to pieces!"

It turned out to be another serial murder case involving red makeup? Meng Siqi tried to calm down and asked, "How can I find you!"

"There is a trash can at the south gate under the lighthouse. Remember not to call the police. You are only allowed to come here. Put the 500,000 yuan in the trash can and leave immediately. It will be considered a success. If I find the police, they will die immediately. It is now 7:30, and the one-hour countdown begins, hahahaha..."

The terrifying laughter was mixed with the cries of Ye Xiuhui and Meng Tingzhe. The phone was hung up.

Meng Siqi realized that she was covered in cold sweat. She was worried that someone was playing a prank. The Sujiang Lighthouse was so high, how could a family of four be taken up there easily? She immediately called home and her father's office in the mall, but no one answered. She called Manager Ma's office and finally got through. He said that Meng Hui and Meng Tingzhe had returned home in the afternoon.

It seemed that a family was kidnapped by criminals at home. Her home was not far from the Sujiang Lighthouse. In this situation, she had to remain calm. She quickly explained the kidnapping to Manager Ma, told him the safe password, and asked Manager Ma to prepare 500,000 yuan and cooperate with her at the entrance of the shopping mall.

Manager Ma was also quite frightened and said he would prepare everything right away and wait for her to come and get the money.

After hanging up the phone, Meng Siqi desperately grasped her almost numb chest. Could it be that they were the murderer in the Hongzhuang case? What did they want to do? They led her to the Sujiang Lighthouse, gave her 500,000 yuan, and wanted to kill her? Seeing that five minutes had passed, Meng Siqi's fingers trembled as he picked up the phone again.

If she called the police station or called the police, Lu He would definitely rush over. What should she choose?

She is a police officer and she must call the police for kidnapping cases. She plans to go and get the money as usual, but at the same time tells Lu He that she believes Lu He must have a way.

The call was made to the team's office, and it was Lu He who answered the phone, "Siqi, what's wrong with you?"

"Lu He, listen to me. Someone has kidnapped my family and me. They are on the top floor of the Sujiang Lighthouse. It is very likely that they are the murderer of the Hongzhuang case. They want me to bring 500,000 yuan in cash to redeem them before 8:30. The handover point is the trash can at the south gate of the lighthouse. Otherwise, the lighthouse will explode. You can see what to do over there. I will go get the money first."

Lu He's tone suddenly became serious: "Siqi, be careful, I will bring people over right away."

"Lu He, you should also be careful. Also, don't let the other side know about the police operation. Let's merge at the lighthouse!"

"Meng Siqi, wait for me!"

When Meng Siqi hung up the phone, he heard Lu He's roar, "Liang Yunfeng, kidnapping case, call someone, Sujiang Lighthouse, I'll go first!"

Meng Siqi ran away. It would take an hour, unless there was no traffic jam. Otherwise, she would not have enough time. The police station was far away from the Sujiang Lighthouse, so she had to get to the lighthouse first to trade the ransom money, and then wait for Lu He to rescue her.

It just so happened that Zhao Leiting's car was in her hands. After she got in the car, she stepped on the accelerator and drove to the entrance of Shangyin Shopping Mall. Manager Ma was waiting anxiously. He had prepared 500,000 yuan for her, packed it in a box, and quickly threw it into the car.

Starting over, she found that she was still a dozen kilometers away from the lighthouse, but the road was a bit congested and she only had 20 minutes. She had to take a shortcut and immediately turned the car to a secluded road. She continued to accelerate, but the time was already 8:28. She could see the complete outline of the Sujiang Lighthouse. In just a moment, she could...

"Bang!"

A cloud of black smoke burst out from the top of the Sujiang Lighthouse, and the entire top of the tower looked like a shining firework, with dust splashing everywhere!

It was as if the heaven and earth were shaking! Meng Siqi trembled all over!

"..." Tears welled up in my eyes, the car slowed down, and the world seemed to stop...

Suddenly a car rushed in from the side of the lane at a very fast speed, "bang!" The car instantly hit Meng Siqi's car.

Suffering a huge impact, the airbag suddenly exploded, she felt dizzy, and suddenly everything in front of her was pitch black. Ah? Meng Siqi was like being trapped in a dark chaos, surrounded by darkness, without a single light. She wanted to break out of the darkness, she wanted to see the light again, but the endless darkness enveloped every inch of her skin.

Huh? She swam desperately, but there was nothing around her, as if this was darkness itself, and she couldn't escape at all.

"Meng Siqi..."

She didn't know how much time had passed before she heard a faint calling voice in her ears, just like the voice that had tried to wake her up countless times in her dreams.

"Meng Siqi..."

"Meng Siqi..."

That was the sound of a crane...but it was so far away, so far away in the sky, so far away that it was broken!