Chapter 93
When Zhou Yangxin walked into the ward with the evidence bag, he happened to see Chen Pu practicing slowly straightening up with his arms supported.
Zhou Yangxin: “…”
He thought Chen Pu was crazy. He started rehabilitation training just a few days after the operation? Fortunately, the surgeon who performed the surgery on him was the best in Guizhou Province. Chen Pu also required the use of all kinds of expensive imported medicines at his own expense. In addition, his physical condition was good to begin with, so his condition continued to improve.
"Okay, you should be quiet for a while." Zhou Yangxin, as a family member who was "ineffective in taking care of the patient", had already been scolded by the doctor. "There is a new discovery. This is really good news."
Chen Pu stopped moving, slowly sat up with his hands on the bed, and took the photos handed to him by Zhou Yangxin. The photo shows a river beach with a mobile phone lying on it.
"Colleagues who were searching along the river bank found Li Qingyao's cell phone on the riverbank, 5.5 kilometers away from where they fell, about 100 meters from the river." Zhou Yangxin's eyes lit up. "The phone was severely soaked in water and could not be used, so we couldn't locate it before. But Li Qingyao is definitely not dead!"
Chen Pu, who had a gloomy face for several days, finally smiled. He stared at the photo without saying a word, his mind quickly deducing various possibilities -
If Li Qingyao died in the river, the cell phone would not have appeared on the shore; if he died on the shore, the cell phone would not have appeared so far away from the shore, and there would be no point in others doing this. So what Zhou Yangxin said was right, there was only one possibility left - she went ashore.
But if she were free, she would contact them immediately. Therefore, this mobile phone was either dropped on the shore by Li Qingyao or by someone else.
In any case, she should be in Xie Xinrui's hands now. This is also consistent with Chen Pu's initial speculation about Xie Xinrui - she had already hidden a backup plan.
Chen Pu's heart, which had been hanging in the air, was half relieved.
"What's the next plan of action?" he asked.
"Not far from the river bank, there is a national road and a highway. We are currently investigating all the traces and mobilizing the surveillance footage from the past few days to check them one by one."
Chen Pu frowned.
This is the right way to check, and this is the only way to check, but it is too slow. The national highways, especially the expressways, have a huge daily traffic volume. God knows where Xie Xinrui took Li Qingyao. Two days have passed. By the time the police find out the whereabouts of the two, I'm afraid everything will be a foregone conclusion.
The key is, what does Xie Xinrui want to do?
Chen Pu picked up the police uniform jacket hanging on the bedside guardrail and slowly put it on: "Go and complete the discharge procedures."
Zhou Yangxin's eyes widened: "You are crazy, it's only been three days since the operation!"
"Didn't the doctor say I can be discharged in a week at the earliest? It's not even a few days away now, and my wounds are starting to heal, so it's fine. I won't move around or work, I'll just lie down wherever I go, and watch you investigate the case. It's no different from being hospitalized."
"You really think we can't solve this case without you, do you?"
Chen Pu stared into his eyes and said seriously, "You will definitely be able to solve it. But when it comes to this series of cases and Xie Xinrui, only Li Qingyao and I know the most in-depth and comprehensive knowledge. And I always know what Li Qingyao is thinking, and she also knows what I would think. If I'm there, maybe I can help at some point."
Zhou Yangxin was speechless.
Just then, Zhou Yangxin's cell phone rang. When he saw the number, his expression straightened and he walked to a deserted place outside the ward to answer the phone. After a while, he hurried back, unable to hide his excitement, walked to Chen Pu, leaned over and whispered: "The Yunnan police sent news that Li Qingyao's whereabouts have been found! She is really great!"
"What did she do?"
"Look in the group."
In their work group, the latest progress report has been issued:
It turned out that early this morning, a sanitation worker on the Yunnan Expressway picked up a rag doll. I originally thought that someone had casually discarded the doll from a car, but when the worker accidentally turned the doll over, he saw two bloody words written on the back: Call the police!
…
If Li Qingyao had thrown other personal belongings out of the window at that time, firstly, it would have easily attracted Xie Xinrui's attention; secondly, even if the sanitation workers picked them up, they would most likely have taken them away as garbage. Therefore, when she saw the mineral water in the bag on the front seat and touched the doll belonging to Qiao Anran in her pocket, she came up with this plan.
She first used the excuse of chest tightness to ask Xie Xinrui to open the window. Then, when biting open the cap of the mineral water bottle with his mouth, Li Qingyao deliberately dawdled for a while, and took the opportunity to bite his finger. While talking to Xie Xinrui, he quickly wrote on the back of the doll. She deliberately held the doll next to the left side of Xie Xinrui's face, and it "accidentally" fell out of the window. She then quickly used the topic of murder in the orphanage to divert Xie Xinrui's attention. However, even if Xie Xinrui noticed it at that time, it was unlikely that she would stop the car and back up to pick up the doll.
…
As expected, the sanitation worker who picked up the doll was shocked. He put the doll to his nose and smelled it. He could still smell a faint smell of blood, so he quickly called the police.
The local police also felt something was amiss and, in a responsible manner, immediately tested the DNA in the blood. This was compared with that of Li Qingyao, an on-duty criminal policeman in Xiangcheng, who immediately informed the Xiangcheng police.
Chen Pu looked at the photos of the front and back of the dolls in the group over and over again for a while, and he couldn't tell what he felt. Maybe I feel both relieved and distressed. His girlfriend is really capable. But he also couldn't imagine how Li Qingyao could do it in a high-speed car under the nose of a cold-blooded and shrewd serial killer like Xie Xinrui.
His eyes fell on several other photos of highways, where road signs clearly marked place names such as Lincang, Honghe, and Pu'er.
They were driving towards the south of Yunnan.
"I know what Xie Xinrui wants to do," he said.
"What are you going to do?"
Chen Pu put down his phone and said while buttoning his police uniform: "In fact, all these cases, in the final analysis, are the revenge plans of two women."
Zhou Yangxin is a criminal psychologist. When he heard him say this, he felt sympathetic: "That's right!"
"Although they formed an alliance only after arriving at Heili Peak, from what I've seen, the two of them are..." He paused and used an idiom that he wasn't sure if it was appropriate, "loyal to each other, sharing life and death. In this whole killing game led by the two of them, there is only one person who deserves to die, and he is still alive. Maybe it's because Xiang Siling didn't make up her mind before, or maybe she wanted to keep Li Meiling alive and torture her slowly. But now that Xiang Siling is dead, Li Meiling naturally has no need to live in this world. Xie Xinrui went to break up with Xiang Siling's mother."
Zhou Yangxin's heart was filled with turmoil, but he remained silent.
——
It was getting dark little by little.
Li Qingyao walked behind Xie Xinrui, with the bumpy dirt road under his feet. She listened to the conversation between Xie Xinrui and the tall and strong man.
"Beauty, who are you?"
Xie Xinrui smiled and said, "I told you on the phone, I'm Xiang Siling's cousin, my last name is Xie."
Brother Quan also smiled, but still gave people a cold feeling, and said: "Her last name is Xiang, and your last name is Xie?"
"cousin."
"Why doesn't she come over herself?"
"Maybe she doesn't want to face it. She can't leave recently. Anyway, just give her to me. The 70% advance payment has been transferred to your Hong Kong account. Can you check?"
Brother Quan looked at her, stopped, and everyone stopped as well. He took out his phone and looked through it. The smile on his face was indeed more sincere. He said, "Whether you are a sister or a younger sister, as long as we cooperate, we are all friends. Once the money arrives, everything will be easy. Come, I have arranged a small bamboo house for you. It has a great view and is very safe. Stay there tonight."
Xie Xinrui was very generous. She looked extraordinary even when surrounded by a group of fierce men. She said, "That's troublesome. Si Ling has always told me that Brother Quan has a good reputation. It's true."
Brother Quan laughed and said, "Of course, I worked with her father back then. Later, when things got tense, I returned to Yunnan. Luo and I were able to have a good time together. This year, Xiang Siling came to me, offered a fair price, and paid quickly, so of course I was happy to help. When I do business, the most important thing is to be trustworthy. Everything is clear and distinct." He seemed to have just seen Li Qingyao in bandages: "Who is this little beauty?"
"My assistant." Xie Xinrui said casually, "We ran into some trouble on the way. She broke her arm. She's a reliable person."
Li Qingyao: "Hello, Brother Quan." He looked neither humble nor arrogant, and was capable and neat.
As expected, Brother Quan didn't look at her again.
Brother Quan and his group led them to a small building, where two minions stood at the door. Brother Quan was even in a good mood and saluted them, saying, "I won't go in, you two beauties, please do as you please. Don't worry, the village is very safe, and the police won't come. There are two brothers on duty downstairs, let them run errands if you need anything. Listen carefully--" Brother Quan looked around with a cold gaze, "These two beauties are my important clients, please show some respect to me. I will cause trouble to anyone who delays my making money."
Seven or eight men hurriedly answered, "Yes."
Xie Xinrui asked: "When will you bring the person over? We are in a hurry to leave."
"She has been here for several months. I have told Si Ling to leave her in the dirtiest and most miserable place. Now she has contracted an infection and is probably mentally ill. The village where she lives is a bit far from here and inaccessible by car. We have sent someone to pick her up and she will be here tomorrow."
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