Chapter 55 Chapter 55 Looking for Someone
Sang Baiyu approached the pit cautiously.
The diameter of the cave is not big, but it is very deep and bottomless.
Fang Xiaoman swore: "If they throw more bodies into the pit, I will definitely fight them to the death."
Did you know that she is the only one who can dispose of the body?!
Sang Baiyu lay at the edge of the pit and sniffed for a while before saying, "We need to go down there. They've been here before, and there's still... the smell of corpses."
Fang Xiaoman: “!!”
Can there be some new ideas in disposing of corpses?
Ning Hongying stopped them and asked, "Who are they? What bad things did they do to be caught by homeless people?"
Fang Xiaoman said, "Xiaoyu said it smelled like a corpse. They must have been spotted by a homeless person when they were dumping the body. He followed them all the way and was discovered, so he silenced them."
Ning Hongying asked again: "How many people are there?"
Fang Xiaoman said, "Six or seven? Xiaoyu, how many people did you say?"
"That's not the point," Ning Hongying said. "The girl between them is related to Tirad, who was murdered many years ago, and also to He Li. Zhu Jiang is Chi Zhao's subordinate and a member of the Chi family."
Fang Xiaoman nodded, "That's right."
"You haven't noticed anything wrong yet?" Ning Hongying said helplessly, "This might be the Chi family's business. They chose to dump the body in Yulan Mountain, which means they usually operate in Changxia City and can't take the body to Longxinggang for disposal. Here, there must be a group of Chi family members operating behind the scenes."
The checkpoint between Longxinggang and Changxia became increasingly strict. They had no way of returning to Longxinggang with the corpse and could only choose Changxia.
It is actually more convenient to dispose of the bodies in Longxinggang. First, the police station may not conduct a strict investigation, and second, they have a network of connections that can protect them.
Fang Xiaoman realized it belatedly and said, "You mean, the Chi family has a conspiracy in Changxia City?"
Ning Hongying nodded.
"What conspiracy?"
"Chi Mingyuan has been engaged in the business of trafficking drugs and also wants to smuggle arms. Perhaps this matter is related. All that matters to Chi Mingyuan is business."
"This guy is so bad. He will do anything to make money."
"Stop complaining," Ning Hongying said. "We need to notify the police and ask them to come and look for the body. But we can't tell them directly. We can ask my eldest sister to find someone to convey the message."
Sang Baiyu looked at the pit entrance hesitantly.
Fang Xiaoman said: "Hongying is right. We don't know what's going on down there. Since it's related to the Chi family, we have to be careful."
Sang Baiyu stood by the pit and watched for a long time before saying, "I feel like there are living people down there."
Fang Xiaoman was shocked. "What do you mean by a living person?"
"The breath is very weak, but it should still be alive." Sang Baiyu said, "But I can't be sure. I have never encountered such a situation."
If there really was someone alive, regardless of whether he was injured or not, he would suffer from falling from above.
The pit is not too deep.
Sang Baiyu decided to take the risk and go down to take a look.
Fang Xiaoman said, "Forget it. I'm good at rock climbing. I'll do it."
Sang Baiyu wanted Fang Xiaoman to take the risk. This was her idea.
"What do you mean by 'you and me'?" Fang Xiaoman lectured her with a stern face. "You are my sister, you are younger than me, how can I let you take risks! I have even been down the tiankeng, how can I not go to this small pit?"
Ning Hongying looked around and said, "If we must go down, we can, but we must first make sure that no one is watching this place."
Based on Sang Baiyu's description, the other party seemed to be a gang.
If it is related to the Chi family, the situation will be even worse. There are many people working for the Chi family, and they have countless thugs.
If someone comes while they are walking down, it will be dangerous.
Sang Baiyu said, "I'll go for a walk first."
There are only mountains in the mountains, no people.
Ning Hongying carried some small monitoring devices with her and placed them around the room.
Climbing ropes are also readily available. When Fang Xiaoman goes out, apart from a scalpel, the only equipment he carries with him are these light-weight equipment.
She slowly put it down and walked away, with Sang Baiyu lighting the way for her from above.
The lighting lamp was also modified by Ning Hongying and is much brighter than the usual flashlight.
Slowly, Fang Xiaoman crawled to a place where the light could not reach.
Sang Baiyu and Ning Hongying waited above for nearly half an hour, but there was no movement from Fang Xiaoman.
Sang Baiyu was a little worried about Fang Xiaoman's situation. "If the place below isn't where the bodies were dumped, and the living people are theirs, then Sister Xiaoman will be in danger."
Ning Hongying: “…”
I was so worried that I couldn't think logically anymore.
Ning Hongying asked, "Why did they leave themselves down there? Just to make it inconvenient for them to come out?"
Sang Baiyu: "..."
She was still worried, "Next time I'll go. If we meet a human, Sister Xiaoman might not be able to deal with her."
"I agree with that," Ning Hongying said, "Xiaoman's brain needs to be redeveloped."
The two sisters nodded gravely.
The climbing rope suddenly began to shake.
Sang Baiyu and Ning Hongying quickly got up to check the situation. Fang Xiaoman was climbing up with the light on below.
She sped up incredibly quickly. Sang Baiyu and Ning Hongying pulled her up. She stood there, breathing heavily for a long time before pointing down and saying, "Three people, girls, around 10 years old. Two of them died within 24 hours, and the one who was still alive was on her last breath. I gave her some simple care, but you should know I'm better at handling corpses."
Now we have to find someone to rescue the girl and take her to the hospital.
The girl may have multiple fractures all over her body and they cannot move her easily.
Sang Baiyu ran to the village at the foot of the mountain to call the police, and then called Hui Haiming.
*
After a night of tossing and turning, the girl was rescued by Changxia police.
Later, two more military personnel came and took the girl away, saying they wanted to protect her.
These two people are probably related to Hui Haiming.
The girl remains in a coma and has not been able to provide any further clues.
Instead, Duan Hao called Ning Hongying and asked her to go to the bureau.
Ning Hongying took Fang Xiaoman and Sang Baiyu there that day.
Duan Hao saw the three wealthy women and was very friendly. "We're also very confused about the deceased's constant hold on to you. The transcript says he kept saying 'you two' to you."
Ning Hongying nodded. "I don't understand the meaning of these two words. It might be a dialect."
"That's right," Duan Hao said, "We have found out the true identity of the deceased."
Sang Baiyu asked, "Is the place he mentioned his hometown?"
"That's not the case," Duan Hao said. "Until the case is solved, I can't reveal any more information to you, but I can tell you one thing: 'Liangkou' might be a place name. There's a Linkou County in the neighboring province. The deceased was from Yucheng, and their dialect there would pronounce Linkou as 'Liangkou'. I've confirmed this."
Before the death of the deceased, he would rather not cover his wound and insisted on holding Ning Hongying's hand and saying two words. Is it a place name?
Duan Hao asked, "You really don't know him? Why did he mention Linkou to you? That's so weird."
Ning Hongying had never been to Linkou, nor had she even heard of it.
Ning Hongying felt heavy-hearted when she left the Municipal Bureau.
Fang Xiaoman touched Sang Baiyu.
Sang Baiyu walked over to Ning Hongying and said, "Shall we go with you to Linkou?"
Ning Hongying was slightly startled, then smiled bitterly and said, "It's useless to go there. He only mentioned Linkou County. There are also many people in small counties in China. Who should we go to?"
"Just treat it as a way to relax. Being dragged into a murder case for no reason is already very unlucky."
Fang Xiaoman said, "Let's rent a car and drive over. It's convenient. Let's go. I also want to go out and see the world. I'm always stuck in Longxinggang and haven't been anywhere. I heard that China is developing very well now."
Sang Baiyu said, "I'm fine, but Sister Xiaoman, you..."
Fang Xiaoman: "Hmm?"
Ten minutes later, Fang Xiaoman found the landline and picked up the receiver tremblingly.
Before she could even open her mouth, she heard Wu Yuanqing's roar: "How many more days of leave do you want?!!"
Fang Xiaoman: “…”
*
Amid Wu Yuanqing's scolding, Fang Xiaoman tearfully asked for a few more days off, and Wu Yuanqing agreed to plead for her.
Originally, Fang Xiaoman went to Longxinggang to work as a forensic doctor just to be closer to her elder sister. She thought they would continue to live in Longxinggang.
It seems that there is no need for that now. If possible, it would be nice for her to stay in Changxia City and work as a forensic doctor.
The three of them rented a taxi and rushed to Linkou. Along the way, people waved to them and asked for a ride.
There is no way. There is no decent car rental company now, so it is more convenient to rent a taxi.
Linkou is 500 kilometers away from Changxia City. It is not too far, but not close either. There are many mountain roads, making it difficult to drive.
The three of them took turns driving.
When they were almost at Linkou, Fang Xiaoman replaced Sang Baiyu, and Sang Baiyu returned to the back row to rest.
My pager rang and a text message came in from an unfamiliar number.
They were asked what they had found.
Although he did not reveal his identity, Sang Baiyu was inexplicably convinced that he was Chi Zhao.
Sang Baiyu raised an eyebrow.
When she went to find Chi Zhao, Chi Zhao was uncooperative and did not deny that he was the one who sent people to the jade shop.
Sang Baiyu put down the pager and ignored him.
After a while, the phone rang.
Sang Baiyu deliberately ignored him and didn't answer.
The phone call was followed by a message.
"Are we still partners?"
Sang Baiyu took a glance and threw away the pager again.
Fang Xiaoman asked curiously, "Who keeps sending you messages?"
Sang Baiyu said casually: "Unimportant people."
Fang Xiaoman: “?”
It seems that Sang Baiyu would glance at Xiao Lingtong from time to time, and he doesn't seem like an unimportant person.
The PHS rang again.
This time, Sang Baiyu pressed the answer button lazily. She just listened without speaking first.
The other party didn't say anything.
The two sides are at a stalemate.
After a moment, Chi Zhao's voice came, "You put forward the conditions, I just need to know what you have discovered."
Sang Baiyu smiled and said, "But you are of little use to me now."
Chi Zhao compromised again, "Okay, I can tell you that the police have taken the people away. They are moving again and are trying to find connections to smooth things over. Another group of people are trying to leave Changxia and avoid the limelight for a while."
Based on Chi Zhao's words, Sang Baiyu guessed the identity of that group of people.
It is certain that it is related to the Chi family, but it is not known which part of the Chi family's business it is related to.
Sang Baiyu said: "I'm not interested in these. How about this, you help me find someone."
"who."
"I told you before, Tirad."
Chi Zhao asked doubtfully, "Is it related to what happened today? I've never heard of his name in the Chi family. He's just a nobody."
"Don't worry about the size of the matter. Find the person who killed him. Also, find out why he died and who he came into contact with before he died. Only then can we continue our discussion."
Chi Zhao neither agreed nor refused.
Sang Baiyu hung up the phone.
Fang Xiaoman asked: "Do you still believe him?"
Sang Baiyu curled her lips and said, "I can't help it. He is so beautiful. I have to listen to what a beautiful woman says."
Ning Hongying said: "Beauty is the best at deceiving people."
Sang Baiyu: "?"
Why does this sound familiar?
After a bumpy ride, the three finally arrived in Linkou County.
Linkou is just a small county town with backward economic development. It doesn’t even have a train and only has a bus station.
There is only one bus in and out of the bus station every day, and the road into Linkou County is bumpy, making it inconvenient for private cars to enter and exit.
Ning Hongying had always wanted to come to Linkou County. When she finally arrived, she saw the deserted little county town and didn't know what to do.
She didn't even know what she was looking for.
Sang Baiyu said, "Maybe the homeless man has been to Linkou before, that's why he keeps calling out Linkou. Let's ask around and see if anyone knows him. I still remember his smell. If he's been in Linkou for a long time, we should be able to find some clues."
That's all we can do.
The three of them went to the bus station first.
Even for a homeless person, it would be difficult to walk out of Linkou County on foot, as there are mountains all along the way and no place to get supplies.
Ning Hongying drew a portrait of a homeless man and handed it to the staff.
The staff shook their heads and said, "I've never seen that. How can a homeless person afford to take a bus?"
Sang Baiyu secretly glanced at the portrait and found it to be 99% similar.
Her sister Hongying also has this ability!
Fang Xiaoman said proudly: "My elder sister said that we don't have cameras available all the time, so we need someone who can replicate a person's appearance. I've passed the job on to Hongying!"
Sang Baiyu was very envious.
Her sisters have so many skills!
The three of them asked around with the homeless man's portrait.
They also went to the Linkou police station to inquire about the homeless people in Linkou, but the results were also disappointing.
The three of them stayed up until eleven o'clock in the evening before going to the hotel to sleep.
At six o'clock the next day, Ning Hongying woke up first, and Sang Baiyu and Fang Xiaoman got up again to continue looking for people.
They searched for two whole days but found nothing.
It seems that homeless people have never appeared in Linkou County.
Fang Xiaoman couldn't hold on any longer.
Ning Hongying said dejectedly, "I really can't go on. Thank you for coming with me. I won't worry about it anymore after this trip."
Fang Xiaoman felt uncomfortable when she saw this. She asked Sang Baiyu, "You really don't smell any familiar smell at all?"
Sang Baiyu shook his head.
Fang Xiaoman said, "It's also possible that the homeless man came to Linkou County but stayed too briefly, or maybe it rained. Wouldn't the rain have affected him? He must have been there, otherwise he wouldn't have kept talking about it. Hongying, let's look for him again."
"Forget it," Ning Hongying said, "We don't know what happened to the girl we rescued, and the jade shop is always closed, which affects business. Let's go back."
Fang Xiaoman looked at Sang Baiyu in embarrassment.
Sang Baiyu recalled the journey he had taken in the past two days in his mind.
Linkou County is very small, with only two main roads, and they have searched it thoroughly in the past two days.
In order to make a living, homeless people have to appear in the public eye, especially on main roads.
No one has ever seen the homeless man, so perhaps he has never been to Linkou.
Since you have never been here, why did you hold Ning Hongying and insist on saying these two words?
Could it be that the word "two mouths" has another meaning?
Sang Baiyu said, "I'm afraid we can't find the homeless man now. We can go back to Changxia first and ask the police about his interpersonal relationships. Maybe we can get some information."
The three of them got back into the car.
Fang Xiaoman was driving and Sang Baiyu was sitting in the passenger seat.
There are few cars and taxis on the road, and the view is very wide.
The route out of Linkou passes through the bus station.
Sang Baiyu was staring intently at the pedestrians on the side of the road when Fang Xiaoman suddenly stepped on the brakes.
Sang Baiyu looked at Fang Xiaoman.
Fang Xiaoman pointed ahead in astonishment, "She, she, she..."
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