She disappeared (9)

After the interrogation, Teng Fei was taken to Xiaobie Mountain to identify the crime scene, including the place where they stayed that night. The investigators discovered new physical evidence left by Teng Fei and Liu Yuwei, including a sachet that Liu Yuwei was going to give to Teng Fei, which might have been left there because she was in a hurry to watch the sunrise that morning.

Later, when Teng Fei was dealing with the scene, he missed a small amount of physical evidence because of the rush of time. However, because the forest was secluded and covered by wind and sand, it was never discovered. At this point, the evidence chain of Teng Fei's murder of Liu Yuwei was complete.

Meng Siqi has been in a bad mood these days. She is not a very sentimental person, but the story of Teng Fei and Liu Yuwei has given her too great a shock.

Tang Xiaochuan, Zhao Leiting and others also experienced periods of low moods, but perhaps because they had experienced so many cases and had strong healing abilities, they soon threw themselves into their intensive work.

When making the final notes, Meng Siqi sorted out Teng Fei's childhood experiences.

More than ten years ago, Teng Fei's father was a carpenter who traveled around the country and was well respected by the villagers. During the Spring Festival, several relatives and villagers gave him cloth coupons and asked him to help buy cloth at the township supply and marketing cooperative.

After Teng Fei's father left this time, for some unknown reason, he never came back.

At first, everyone thought he had met with an accident and felt very sympathetic. Later, gossip began to spread, saying that he had absconded with the money.

They gradually gathered at Teng Fei's home and tried their best to ask for cloth coupons. Teng Fei's mother was in poor health to begin with, and suffered the disappearance of her husband and the torture of her relatives and friends. Under the double blow, she suddenly became terminally ill and died.

Thirteen-year-old Teng Fei and his sister Teng Rong, who was five years younger than him, began to depend on each other for life. Teng Fei was hardworking and capable, and could even read some books and newspapers, so they were able to maintain their life.

Combining Teng Fei's adult experiences, Meng Siqi tried to profile him. Meng Siqi has recently been reading books on criminal psychology profiling, and she also hopes to put her knowledge into practice and be able to profile Teng Fei's criminal psychology.

When Teng Fei was about ten years old, he must have felt pain and confusion because of his father's disappearance. That was the first major turning point in his life. Perhaps he had always longed for his father to come home. Even on the eve of his mother's death, he was still longing for him. Maybe in the end, he began to resent his father for leaving without saying goodbye.

But he seemed to see a detail in his father's disappearance: once a person disappears, he can disappear forever, no matter how absurd the way of disappearance is.

The death of his mother was the second major turning point in his life. He was not only saddened by the loss of his mother, but he also hated those who tortured her. For the first time, he felt the indifference of human nature. His psychological defenses became stronger, but also more indifferent, and he would no longer trust anyone.

The third major turning point in his life was his sister's serious illness. His mother had asked him to take care of his sister before she passed away. His sister was his only relative in the world, and they depended on each other for survival.

When he first started writing, he published a hazy poem in a county newspaper, comparing him and his sister to two small trees swaying in the wind and rain, and he had to grow taller and bigger to protect her.

Until she became seriously ill, Teng Fei felt lost. That was not only the result of his years of hard work in taking care of his sister, but also a promise to his mother and the only harbor for him to survive in this world.

Meng Siqi's profile is limited to this, but she believes that unfortunate people are also kind and even know how to sympathize with the weak. Why is Teng Fei so cold-blooded and cruel? His inner world is probably more terrifying than her profile.

That day, Han Changlin said to Meng Siqi and Zhao Leiting: "You two should go visit Teng Rong." Teng Rong's illness was still dragging on, and no one knew what her condition was now.

Teng Fei was arrested. In fact, Han Changlin's intention was very clear. He asked the two of them to convey Teng Fei's matter to Teng Rong.

In fact, perhaps they didn't need to convey this, because the news of Teng Fei's arrest had already appeared in the newspapers, and the novels written by Teng Fei were banned. Now his name has almost become a thing of the past.

On the way, Zhao Leiting said that although Teng Fei had not been formally transferred to the procuratorate and the court had not yet made a final judgment, according to Article 232 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China: "Whoever intentionally kills another person shall be sentenced to death, life imprisonment or fixed-term imprisonment of ten years or more; if the circumstances are relatively minor, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of three to ten years or more."

Teng Fei committed premeditated murder with brutal means and will certainly be severely punished by law.

Zhao Lei Ting spoke in a serious tone. Meng Siqi looked at him in the sunshine and felt deeply moved. Justice is served, and that is the most beautiful thing in life.

When Meng Siqi and Zhao Leiting arrived at the hospital, they learned that Teng Fei had left all the money from selling books to his sister, so Teng Rong could continue to be hospitalized and receive treatment.

Before meeting Teng Rong, the two found Teng Rong's current attending physician, Dr. Zhang. The previous doctor, Song Renai, had been detained for investigation.

Doctor Zhang directly told them about Teng Rong's condition. He said that under current medical conditions, there is almost no possibility of cure. All he could say is that she would become more and more painful after chemotherapy, and that the duration might not be long.

That afternoon, the sunlight poured into the ward. When Meng Siqi saw Teng Rong again, she could no longer sit up. Her face was so pale that there was almost no trace of blood, and not even a piece of healthy skin could be seen.

She is terminally ill.

If she wasn't wearing a dust helmet, she would probably look even more pitiful. Meng Siqi already didn't want to stay here any longer.

"I'm sorry..." Teng Rong seemed to be trying hard to smile.

She didn't understand why Teng Rong said sorry, so she sat down and comforted her: "Teng Rong, I asked the doctor, as long as you work hard to receive treatment, you will be fine..."

Teng Rong didn't say anything, and seemed to be struggling. She moved her lips and looked at Meng Siqi again, her eyes slowly turning red.

Meng Siqi was worried that their visit had caused her to become emotionally disturbed, so she smiled at her and stood up. Zhao Leiting had been standing by, and perhaps because he saw Teng Rong's expression, he remained silent throughout the whole process.

Not knowing what to say, Meng Siqi originally wanted to tell her about Teng Fei, but he couldn't bear to do it.

She finally decided that was it, and said to her, "I'll come see you another day, when you can sit up."

"Sister Siqi..." Teng Rong suddenly spoke, seemingly with great effort, "I don't plan to treat you anymore!"

"Huh?" Meng Siqi always felt that Teng Rong knew about the condition.

She quickly bent down to comfort him: "Don't worry, everything will be fine."

"I... I'm sorry Sister Yuwei... I should have died a long time ago..."

A turbid tear slowly slid down from the corner of Teng Rong's eye.

Meng Sixi suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, so he said a few more words of comfort and left the hospital without staying for long.

A few days later, Meng Siqi was entrusted to meet Teng Fei. He sat inside the iron railing, wearing prison uniform, with no expression on his face. He just asked: "You saw my sister, how is she now?"

Facing such a cold-blooded person, Meng Siqi decided to speak frankly: "Teng Rong's attending physician has already said that she may not make it, just... during this period of time..."

Teng Fei, who had been expressionless at first, suddenly shook his head and his mouth twitched a few times, but he seemed to be holding it in, and said in a serious tone: "It's impossible. I clearly left money."

“Money is not omnipotent. If it were omnipotent, there would be no birth, aging, sickness and death in this world!”

"You told me this?" Teng Fei's eyes turned cold, and he whispered, "Do you want me to regret it? I'm not wrong. Even if it's like this, I won't regret it!"

"I don't want you to regret it. I just want to tell you that your sister already knows everything about you and she has taken the initiative to refuse treatment."

Meng Siqi didn't want to influence him, and it would be a waste of her time to talk to such a person.

However, Teng Fei gradually became calm, lowered his eyelids and remained silent.

She stood up and finally expressed what Teng Rong had told her: "In fact, Teng Rong has long known that she is no longer capable. Her greatest wish in life is for you and Liu Yuwei to walk into the palace of marriage."

"This is," she took out a small card from her pocket with a picture drawn on it with a colored pencil, "from Teng Rong."

Teng Fei held it in his hand, his eyes fixed on it, motionless.

Although the painting is not good, it can be clearly seen that this is a newlywed couple. The man is wearing a black suit and holding flowers, and the woman is wearing a white wedding dress and holding the man's hand.

Above their heads, there was a bright moon emitting a beautiful halo. Teng Rong marked it, "This is me!"

When Meng Siqi walked towards the door of the guard room, she suddenly heard Teng Fei crying loudly behind her. The sound was so miserable, like the cry of a ghost!

*

The case was finally settled.

When Han Changlin went to hand in the case report, Director Liu said with satisfaction: "Changlin, this case was handled beautifully!"

Han Changlin was waiting for Director Liu to say this. He said humbly and proudly, "It is indeed as Director Liu said. The case went very smoothly, but we also encountered some difficulties. Fortunately, our colleagues in the second team are all great."

Director Liu picked up the report and flipped through it. "I heard that the important clues about your Xiaobie Mountain incident were discovered by that female intern."

"Meng Siqi," Han Changlin said hurriedly, "is thoughtful and has a strong ability to associate ideas. She is a good embryo. As long as she is nurtured, she will have a promising future. I was afraid that she would be too proud to praise her."

"I was worried that you would get angry!" Director Liu said with a smile.

"Haha..." Han Changlin also laughed softly.

Director Liu added: "But I remember that you were determined not to get her."

Han Changlin smiled awkwardly: "Well, at that time, I was indeed a little hot-headed."

"Well, Changlin, you have a long way to go. During this period of time, I can see that your second team has indeed changed a lot, but you can't be arrogant and conceited. You must maintain your true colors. In addition, you two teams should interact more with the first team. I heard that your relationship is not very good."

"No," Han Changlin explained, "Lu He and I have always had a close relationship. What you heard must be some rumor."

"Well, although the bureau is planning to merge Team One and Team Two, don't worry, as long as you stay true to yourself, I won't take away your name, Han Changlin, easily."

Han Changlin saluted and said, "Don't worry, Chief Liu! I won't let you and the police station down!"

After walking out of the director's office, Han Changlin sighed. He was also an old hand. Today, Director Liu's words were obviously a warning to him and a sweet treat for him. However, he also realized that as long as they followed the current standard, the second team would definitely become the benchmark in the bureau. Lu He would have to bow down to them by then.

Han Changlin was in a good mood. He returned to the office and clapped his hands: "Brothers, let's get together after get off work. I'll pay for this meal!"

Zhao Lei Ting was the first to respond: "Our Korean team is so strong now!"

Han Changlin smiled and said, "Zhao Leiting, you are the only one who can talk, right? When have I ever opened the door to you?"

"The Korean team is still very generous!" Tang Xiaochuan added.

Han Changlin smiled and said, "Tell me, why do I like working with such an excellent colleague like Xiaochuan now?"

Everyone laughed happily. Meng Siqi, who was organizing his notes, couldn't help laughing.

At the end of the get off work day, everyone packed up and went out together. This was the first time for the five of them to leave work together, but everyone knew that the second team had recently solved a big case, so the way they walked was different.

Colleagues from other departments who passed by had to take a detour for fear of being hurt by the momentum.

As I walked to the gate, by chance, I ran into a group of people. It was a team walking towards me from the front.

Team One had more people, seven in total, and they had the advantage in numbers over Team Two.

Except for Luo Xiaoguo, Meng Siqi didn't know the other people very well, but the man among the seven people immediately attracted Meng Siqi's attention.

He was tall and slender, wearing a very tight brown leather jacket, and he looked like he was carrying a gust of wind when he walked. A little of his white shirt was exposed at the collar, just enough to half-cover his protruding Adam's apple.

As he got closer, Meng Siqi saw his face clearly. It was a serious and even dignified face. His skin was a bit bronze, and he looked very solid. His edges and corners were very clear, and he looked like he was carved out with thick lines in a comic. His sharp eyes were looking forward, as if he was judging him!

No need to guess, that person must be the captain of Team 1.

The encounter between the two teams was like that between a tiger and a lion, with some tension even rising.

One meter away, the two teams stopped almost at the same time.

The air was filled with a faint smell of smoke and no one spoke.

After a while. "Captain Lu, just got back?" Han Changlin was probably in a good mood today, and after receiving advice from Director Liu, he took the initiative to speak.

Team Lu said calmly, with a proud and slightly arrogant expression, "Yeah! I just got back."

"I heard that your recent case is a bit tricky!" Han Changlin didn't know what drove him, but he said something provocative.

All the members of Team One seemed to be unable to contain themselves and their faces turned cold, but Team Lu did not seem to have any outburst either.

Team Lu said calmly, "Congratulations on solving the case."

This seemed to be a rare sentence. Han Changlin was very satisfied. He made a half-arm hug gesture and said, "Let's go and have dinner together. It's my treat!"

"I have something else to do, Korean team, let's do it another day."

Just like that, the two teams finished their communication. Meng Siqi saw it all. She didn't quite understand why they were in a "confrontation" when they were both trying to solve the case.

In fact, what happened next was even more troublesome. Although they had finished chatting, it seemed that neither Team One nor Team Two wanted to give way to the other.

The two teams faced off like this for another half minute.

Fortunately, Han Changlin held his head high, said "see you later", and walked away from the side. Now, the members of the second team followed him reluctantly.

That night, they chose the same food stall again. Meng Siqi could clearly see that Han Changlin was in a good mood. He even said, "I'm very generous, but Lu Dui is just too stubborn. Forget it, let's have a try!"

"good!"

As they chatted, Meng Siqi finally heard the long-overdue praise from Han Changlin. Han Changlin sipped half a glass of beer and said, "You all deserve credit this time. No one in our second team is to blame, especially Xiao Meng, who performed well."

He was a little tipsy, and glanced at Meng Siqi, his eyes were sleepy, and his voice was a little unclear. Feng Shaomin was not a good drinker, and was lying in a chair half awake and half drunk, with a barely perceptible smile on his lips, and it was unknown whether he heard it or not.

Zhao Leiting took the initiative to not drink today and would drive everyone back later. He picked up the teacup and said with a smile: "Siqi, the Korean team has never boasted like this before. Come on, I'll cheer you up and keep it up!"

Tang Xiaochuan was also quite drunk. He lay on the chair, stretched out his arms, raised his wine glass, and said loudly: "Blessings!"

Meng Siqi had originally changed the tea, but now he quickly poured himself a glass of beer and drank it in one gulp. His stomach churned and his heart was pounding.

She looked at the neon lights, how beautiful!

*

Meng Siqi's home was the farthest away, so she was the last one to be picked up by the car. She drank two or three glasses of beer and was not drunk, but a little dizzy. She half-opened the window and enjoyed the street breeze.

She suddenly remembered and asked, "Zhao Leiting, don't you all like Team One?"

Zhao Leiting said: "Although you can see that Team One and Team Two are not getting along on the surface, in fact, when doing things, they all rush forward and help each other, so there is nothing wrong with them, they just have to be unreasonable with each other."

"That's true. Do you know the road team?"

"Road team!" Zhao Lei Ting said as he steered, "This guy is pretty strong."

"Um?"

"He had the opportunity to be transferred to the provincial department before, but I don't know why he didn't go."

Meng Siqi was also surprised that going to the provincial department would not have a better future. She thought for a moment and asked, "Then is he from Jinyang City?"

“It seems that he is a local.”

“That must be homesickness.”

Zhao Leiting smiled and said, "A man like Lu He shouldn't be homesick!"

After enjoying the evening breeze for a while, Meng Siqi felt like she had heard this name before. She asked, "Lu what?"

"You've been in the bureau for so long, and you don't even know his name. The road of the highway, the crane of the white crane!"

Lu He? Why does it look so familiar? Meng Siqi would never think of a name for no reason. She tilted her head to look at the street. A newsstand passed by the window. She suddenly remembered that she had seen this name in the news reports in her original world.

Lu He! Is it really him?

The reason why the "Red Makeup Serial Murder Case" that had remained unsolved for thirty years attracted attention in the original world was that when a group of old houses were being demolished, someone found broken bones in an oil drum filled with cement.

After DNA verification, Bai Gu's identity was confirmed to be Lu He, the captain of the criminal police who investigated the missing Hong Zhuang serial murder case thirty years ago.

At this time, the case that Lu He was investigating was almost the same as the Hong Zhuang serial murder case.

Could it be that she came into this world with an unspeakable secret?