Chapter 57
These days, Li Qingyao's pace of life is no different from before.
Get up at 7:30 every day. Before coming to the front-line criminal police team, I spent half an hour every day washing and dressing up, but now it only takes 15 minutes. Tidy up the house and clean up, 20 minutes. It’s a 5-minute walk to the rice noodle shop or steamed bun shop, where you can eat whatever you want depending on your mood. She remained indifferent even though her appetite had increased by at least half. I eat faster than before, but still can't catch up with that glutton.
After finishing breakfast at a normal speed of 15-20 minutes, I walk to the office for another 5 minutes, make some tea, get some water, chat with colleagues, and then it’s time to go to work. The people in the team inevitably talked about the two people who were on a business trip in Yunnan. It was heard that they found the snakehead yesterday. It was heard that Chen Pu brought honor to the second team again by finding the hiding place of Lu and Li... Li Qingyao was just beside them, listening with a smile. Once again, Yan Yong asked her: "When will Chen Pu and the others come back?" Li Qingyao said, "How would I know?" Yan Yong, the straightforward man, smiled and said, "I thought you would contact Chen Pu more often." Li Qingyao laughed and punched him, saying what nonsense! Who would want to contact him more? He is treating people like a donkey. Yan Yong felt sad.
The second team was newly assigned a homicide case, which was not complicated. Fang Kai and a few of them quickly identified the murderer. During this period, Li Qingyao went out early and came back late, performed his duties conscientiously and worked hard without complaint. The investigative work and files she handled were meticulous and comprehensive, winning unanimous praise. Even the captain of the third team of the first team took advantage of Chen Pu's absence to flirt with him: "Hey, I heard that your new policewoman is smart and awesome, but she's still single? We have a few young talents in our team, do you want to get to know them?" "Who said she's single? It was Old Ding who said that."
Yan Yong, along with a few strong men, angrily pushed them back. Although the second team, under the leadership of Chen Pu, has always been a 24K steely straight man, no one has ever had any dirty thoughts about Li Qingyao (of course, the fact that Chen Pu was only a cuckold for a month and then suddenly became Li Qingyao's regular partner was also one of the main reasons). But if people from other teams want to poach our players, the people from Team 2 will definitely not let them take advantage of the situation.
Naturally, no one wanted to let Li Qingyao know about this vague romance. Such a good girl, she shouldn't be eaten by pigs from Team One or Team Three. But Yan Yong secretly sent a message to inform Chen Pu: [Boss, the captains of the third team of the first team are not human beings. They want to introduce their team's Big Head, Liu Meng, Little White Face and others to Li Qingyao. They also said that there are many types of girls, fat and thin, black and handsome, white and beautiful, for you to choose from. If they succeed in stealing the home team, how will the second team put their faces? Where do you put your face? 】
If this had happened in the past, when Chen Pu was not so busy, he would have definitely caused trouble to retaliate and find ways to suppress the other teams. But this time, several days had passed since Yan Yong sent the message, and Chen Pu hadn't said a word. After research, Yan Yong and several military advisors in the team came to the conclusion: Chen Pu must have become depressed because life on the border was too hard.
Li Qingyao was not unaware of some of the commotion, but he didn't care either. It was nothing more than that she met more detectives from other groups while walking on the road, and more people talked to her for no reason. But after Chen Pu exposed her mask last time, she no longer had the leisure to pretend to be a gentle and innocent girl. You have to know that when Li Qingyao gets cold, he can be very cold. Although these words are polite, they give you the feeling of being kept at a distance by an iceberg. Soon, Li Qingyao and Chen Pu, who were thousands of miles apart, also gained a new nickname - Smoothie Beauty. Smoothies may seem refreshing and delicious, but they are actually freezing.
Yan Yong passed the nickname to Chen Pu again, and this time Chen Pu responded: [Haha, that’s appropriate. 】
Yan Yong was a little confused: His feeling was right, right? Was Chen Pu being sarcastic?
Let’s talk about Li Qingyao.
After get off work every day, her life rhythm changes. In the past, I would either work overtime with Chen Pu or eat together. Most of the food we eat is street food and fast food snacks. Even if they didn't have to work overtime, the evening would always pass quickly as they ate, digested their food, bickered, or continued to search for their brother's whereabouts.
But recently, the cases are not busy, and Li Qingyao has nothing to do after work. Fang Kai has a wife and children, and he runs away after get off work. Li Qingyao didn't feel like looking for a place to eat, so he just ate something nearby the community or ordered takeout. It is often around 7 o'clock when she finishes eating and taking a shower, which is still 5 hours before her usual bedtime of 12 o'clock. Li Qingyao suddenly realized that the night was so long.
The next day, she went to report to Ding Guoqiang and asked him to continue investigating Xiang Siling privately. Ding Guoqiang looked at her curiously: Chen Pu said the same thing before he left, and he will investigate when he comes back. What? You two didn’t discuss this?
Li Qingyao nodded and replied: It is true that we don’t have much tacit understanding.
The old man agreed, and Li Qingyao devoted all his time after get off work to Luo Hongmin and Xiang Siling. She began to use her expertise to investigate the two people in a very in-depth, detailed and unconventional way. At this time, she also realized that although she had only worked with Chen Pu for a few months, his influence on her was subtle and silent. For example, now that she has started the investigation alone, the first thing that comes to her mind is not to have a too clear purpose, but to find out the "story" of Luo Hongmin and Xiang Siling. Then let’s start with the deceased Luo Hongmin.
Luo Hongmin has a long entrepreneurial history and a lot of company information. He owns dozens of properties in Xiangcheng alone. In addition to those that are rented out, he owns and keeps more than a dozen of them idle. Li Qingyao flipped through the information page by page and checked each house one by one. With Ding Guoqiang's support and Xiang Siling's usual cooperation, these tasks progressed smoothly.
Sometimes Li Qingyao would go home after investigating until 11 or 12 o'clock. He would not feel sleepy yet, so he would sit at the table and continue to read materials related to his brother's case. So these days, from morning to night, she still lives a fulfilling and peaceful life, without wasting a minute.
Once, she once again looked through the private work record book that her brother left behind before he disappeared. It was the same model as the one used by Team Two, an all-black, palm-sized book. On a page at the back of the notebook, she found that her brother had handwritten the lyrics of a song, which was the song "Angel". She had come across it before, but didn't see any clues. This time, when he saw it, he was stunned.
After a while, she turned on the music on her phone, put on headphones, and played the song. She closed her eyes, lay on the bed, and placed her hands on her heart. When she heard it the second time, she suddenly opened her eyes, pulled off her headphones, and snorted loudly.
During that weekend, Li Qingyao went home for dinner and stayed overnight. Her father, a criminal policeman who was about to retire, happened to be on vacation and cooked a few of his signature dishes himself. The family of three was having a great time, chatting about their work and recent interesting things. Li Qingyao appeared to be very cheerful, happy and in high spirits.
However, after dinner, when her father went to wash the dishes, her mother suddenly wanted to check her pulse. Li Qingyao calmly played with her mobile phone and asked her father to show her his tongue obediently. Then Yuan Ling said, "Look at how angry he is. Last time the edge of his tongue was just red, but this time the coating has fallen off. His pulse is also very stringy and hard, bang bang bang. I noticed it when we were having dinner just now. He's forcing a smile. Who made you angry? Or is your work not going well? Talk to mom about it?"
Li Qingyao opened his innocent eyes and said, "No, I'm very smooth and I'm praised every day. Who can make me angry? Who dares to make me angry?"
After all, the child is grown up, and Li Qingyao’s condition was so bad in the past few years. He had finally become more confident in the past two years, so Yuan Ling didn't want to force him to ask. Finally, he gave her the evaluation of "strong on the outside but weak on the inside", stuffed five boxes of Jiawei Xiaoyao Pills into her hands, and shook his head to say: You still have to figure it out yourself. Solve any problems you have and tell your parents when you are willing. Don't hold it in anymore.
Li Qingyao said yes.
When she returned to her rented house, she chewed the Xiaoyao Pills her mother gave her and cursed Chen Pu in her heart once again. This is also the time when she thinks of Chen Pu regularly every day. Not often, just three times a day, two bags at a time, and each bag has 100 pills.
The day before she sent a text message to Chen Pu, she might have chewed too many pills and was full of energy. At 12 o'clock, she was not sleepy yet, so she simply stayed in the old house under Luo Hongmin's name and searched for things.
That was the commercial house that Luo Hongmin bought 10 years ago. It was over 100 square meters and might have been considered quite good many years ago. But now it seems that only the location was good but the house was too old. Luo Hongmin lived here for two or three years and moved away six years ago. The old furniture in the house was kept, but Luo Hongmin probably didn't want it anymore. There weren't many things left, just a few quilts and a dozen pieces of clothes in the closet, and all the home appliances had been moved away. There are some pots, pans, and some books and sundries on the bookshelf.
This house has probably not been occupied for several years, and there is a thick layer of dust everywhere. Li Qingyao searched carefully. With her style, it would not be an exaggeration to say that she could dig three feet into the ground without leaving any trace.
The photo in which Luo Hongmin and Liu Huaixin appeared at the same time was found in the interlayer behind a photo in an old photo album.
Li Qingyao looked at the time and it was past 3 a.m. For such a big thing, Chen Pu would definitely need to be called. But she thought that he was far away in Yunnan, and it would be impossible for him to come here immediately even if he had wings. Then I thought that with his workaholic personality, he might sleep very late, so I sent him a message.
After sending it, she sent the same photo to Fang Kai and asked for leave to arrive at the office late tomorrow.
By the time she took the hot evidence and put it in her office drawer, she went home to take a shower and get ready for bed. It was already 5 a.m. She looked at her phone again and saw that Chen Pu had not replied yet, so she simply fell asleep.
The next day, Li Qingyao had dark circles under her eyes. She had no appetite for breakfast after staying up late, so she just bought a piece of sugar-free and oil-free bread on the roadside. By the time she walked into the second team office while chewing on the bread, it was already past 11 o'clock in the morning.
She walked to her seat listlessly and sat down. Suddenly she remembered that she left in a hurry that morning and forgot to take the Xiaoyao Pills. She felt annoyed. She took another big bite of the bread and suddenly felt something was wrong.
She raised her head.
The seat that had been empty for almost a week was now occupied by a dusty man. Chen Pu's suitcase was still thrown on the table. He was still dressed in black, a black T-shirt and black pants. His hair was a little messy, but his face was washed clean, and a windbreaker was draped over the back of the chair. He had the same dark circles under his eyes as she did, and was staring at her quietly.
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