After receiving the call from Lin Feng, who was on a business trip, Officer Ma and Zhou Yusheng didn't have time to deal with it, because another murder case immediately disrupted their pace.
"The victim's name is Chang Xiao. He is the security director of a finance company, but he is actually a debt collector."
The police officer who arrived first quickly reported, "According to the people in the same line of work, Chang Xiao was driving at the time, but suddenly, Chang Xiao's head tilted, then the car lost control and crashed into the safety bolt. When they dragged Chang Xiao out, Chang Xiao was no longer breathing, and there was only a bloody hole on his forehead … suspected to be a gunshot wound. "
When he heard the gunshot wound, Ma Houde's hand couldn't help but tremble … Xin's gun control was very strict, and it was not like foreign countries that had the so-called qualification to hold a gun.
If the criminal had a gun and killed people in the downtown area …
"What was the victim doing before the accident?" Zhou Yusheng asked in a deep voice.
They had already rushed to the scene. There were many onlookers at the scene, but they were all isolated outside the cordon.
The police officer said, "They were drinking, in a bar not far behind. We asked, and the owner of the bar can testify. At the same time, we found traces of a fight in the back alley of the bar. The other two people in the car also confessed that they happened to encounter a debt collector, and after beating him up, they finally left. "
Ma Houde frowned, "What about the debt collector who was beaten up?"
"Oh, this person is called Qian Er. His identity has been verified." The police officer immediately replied, "But when we found him, he was already dead drunk and unconscious. There were also traces of beatings and bloodstains on his body. Our initial estimation is that he may have slight internal bleeding, which matches what the other two said."
Ma Houde nodded, and then went to see the so-called Qian Er with the police officer. The two came to Qian Er and saw that Qian Er reeked of alcohol and didn't seem to wake up. "Did you do the test?"
"Yes, 292 per 100 milliliters," the police officer quickly said.
Sir Ma's eyes widened, and he shook his head, "This guy doesn't care about his life … He's so drunk that he can't even stand up, let alone kill someone. Go, go, go, send him to the hospital. "
In fact, Qian Er was in the ambulance at the moment. Now that Sir Ma said that, the ambulance left first.
At this moment, Zhou Yusheng walked over with an ugly expression. "Old Ma, Chang Xiao's death … might be the same as the one in the detention center."
"What?" Ma Houde's expression changed slightly.
Zhou Yusheng said seriously, "Before the accident, Chang Xiao was driving. He must have been facing the windshield … But there are no traces of damage on the windshield. Unless the two people in the car are lying, it's too strange."
Ma Houde scratched his head and looked around. "There are no surveillance cameras around here … How about this? Let's take the people in the same car back and interrogate them. Let's see if we can get an autopsy report out tomorrow. "
Zhou Yusheng could only nod.
Sir Ma then said, "Zhou, how about this? This place is close to your house. Why don't you go back first, take a shower and have a rest? There are still many things to do tomorrow. "
"I'm not tired." Zhou Yusheng shook his head.
"But I'm tired!" Ma Houde patted Zhou Yusheng's back without hesitation. "I won't feel at ease if I don't drag someone down with me!"
"You old bastard." Zhou Yusheng couldn't help but laugh bitterly. "You'd better go back first. Your wife has a second child, so it's right to take care of her … Anyway, someone needs to take care of this matter. I'm not tired, I'll do it. "
"That's what you said." Ma Houde blinked. "I didn't force you."
"Alright, why are you talking so much nonsense?" Zhou Yusheng replied impatiently.
Sir Ma took out a cigarette box and gave one to Zhou Yusheng. He also lit one for himself. It seemed that he planned to drive home after smoking. He patted Zhou Yusheng's shoulder and suddenly asked curiously, "Zhou, you seem to have changed over the past two or three years. Why are you working so hard?"
Zhou Yusheng said casually, "We're the police. If we don't work hard, who will?"
Ma Houde was stunned and leaned against the car door. "Aiya, if you said this a few years ago, I wouldn't believe you at all. But in the past two or three years, you've almost become a workaholic. I can't help but believe it … I still remember when our two teams worked together on a case. At that time, Captain Luo was still there, and the second team was led by Captain Gao. At that time, you were the most slippery one. You came to work on time and got off work on time. You either made excuses or were careless about some things. Everyone said that you were just here to waste time. "
Zhou Yusheng lowered his head, not knowing what to think.
After all, they were at the same level now. Ma Houde laughed awkwardly. "Zhou, I'm just lamenting. I don't mean anything else. Zhou? "
Zhou Yusheng pressed his palm to his forehead and rubbed it hard. He looked like he was in pain. Sir Ma became concerned.
"I'm fine …" Zhou Yusheng shook his head and took out a small bottle from his clothes. He poured out two pills and stuffed them into his mouth. Then, he took a bottle of water from the car and drank a few mouthfuls.
"What medicine did you take?"
Zhou Yusheng adjusted his breathing and seemed to feel better. "Just some headache medicine. It's nothing."
"How can you not have a headache?" Ma Houde said unhappily, "Look at you. You stay up late every day and often don't sleep. I wouldn't be surprised if you suddenly died one day. No, no, no. How about this? You go back and rest. I'll take care of the rest. "
"No need." Zhou Yusheng shook his head.
Ma Houde's attitude became firm. "Are you going or not? If you're not going, I'm going to call Chief Liu and ask him to give you an order. "
"This …" Zhou Yusheng rubbed his forehead. He really did have a terrible headache. He could only say helplessly, "Alright, I'll go back first."
"Remember to see a doctor!"
Zhou Yusheng waved his hand, looking like he didn't hear him. Ma Houde was still worried. He called a colleague to drive Zhou Yusheng back.
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"Captain Zhou, are you feeling better? Let me get you a glass of water. "
The colleague helped Zhou Yusheng down and onto the sofa in his house.
"No need. I can take care of myself." Zhou Yusheng leaned on the sofa and raised his head. He waved his hand and said, "There's a lot to do at the station. You go back first. I'll be fine after some rest. I'll go back later … You should organize Chang Xiao's information as soon as possible. "
"But Captain Zhou, why don't you rest more? With the team watching, it shouldn't be a problem. "
"Just do as I say. Why are you talking so much nonsense!" Zhou Yusheng's tone suddenly became heavier.
The colleague could only nod. After pouring a glass of hot water, he quickly left … He thought that Captain Zhou might be in a bad mood these few days. However, for the past few years, Captain Zhou had basically been in a bad mood. He would scold people at the slightest provocation. Although his ability to solve cases was top-notch, under high pressure, the people in the team were also suffering.
Maybe it's a family problem … Everyone knew that Zhou Yusheng's family wasn't very good. Today, when he helped him back, the house was empty. It was obvious.
At the same time, he shook his head and took one last look at Zhou Yusheng before closing the door.
After the colleague left, Zhou Yusheng was in a daze. His forehead and neck slowly broke out in cold sweat. He only felt that his mouth was dry and his chest was tight … He wanted to drink water, but his hand trembled. The cup fell to the ground and shattered.
The sound of the cup shattering was like a switch. It made Zhou Yusheng go crazy and scream a few times.
He crazily swept the things on the table away and even overturned the coffee table. He kept screaming at the empty house.
The surroundings seemed to be split and stacked on top of each other. Zhou Yusheng opened his mouth in pain and slowly covered his ears with his hands. He knelt on the ground and finally curled up.
He seemed to hear countless, repeated and loud sounds.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!
This kind of sound.
In the end, he fell to the ground. It was unknown whether he fell asleep from exhaustion or fainted.
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Subconsciously, Zhao Le's hands were weak. He almost couldn't hold the box in his hands … He took a deep breath and immediately closed the box. At the same time, he looked around nervously.
The people on the road were rushing to work or school. No one was in the mood to notice Zhao Le's sudden loss of composure.
He lowered his head and hugged the box. The direction he originally planned to go to the bus stop suddenly changed … He quickly walked to the nearest public toilet, walked into one of the cubicles, and closed the door.
Zhao Le's eyes flickered. He quickly pushed his glasses and put his hands on the box … and froze.
Suddenly, Zhao Le took a deep breath and directly opened the box … The silver pistol seemed to be heavy. He could even feel the weight on his leg.
Zhao Le took another deep breath and picked up the pistol … It still felt heavy. This was obviously a metal product, not a simple plastic toy.
Under the silver pistol, there was a small paper card … Zhao Le quickly picked it up and opened it.
— Hold the gun, think of the person you want to kill, and the bullet will appear.
— You can kill people regardless of the distance.
Then there were two sentences of explanation — nothing more.
Zhao Le was silent for a moment, putting the pistol and the paper back into the box … He pondered for a while before taking out his mobile phone.
Social media app, blank profile picture.
There was no message record … Zhao Le quickly typed a line of words at this time.
— The gun, did you send it?
After sending the message, Zhao Le stared at the screen without blinking, silently counting the time — About a minute later, the screen showed a reply.
— No.
After Zhao Le saw the reply, he quickly typed a new message.
— I received a pistol today, but there were no bullets. Do you know who sent it?
But after waiting for a long time, there was no reply this time … Zhao Le gritted his teeth and typed again.
— The police came to find me.
This time, there was still no reply.
Three minutes, ten minutes … twenty minutes — there was still no reply.
Zhao Le's eyes flashed with a trace of ferocity. Finally, he closed his eyes. After a while, it returned to normal — He cleared the message record and the screen became blank again.
Zhao Le thought for a while and finally put the pistol and the small paper into his schoolbag, leaving the box behind. Then, he lowered his head and left here.
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Fortunately, there was no class in the first period. So, even if Zhao Le was delayed for a long time, he was not late — His family's financial situation was not too good, but because of his good grades and excellent studies, he quickly qualified for the scholarship.
Therefore, he would most likely not let himself make mistakes in school.
Big classroom, public class.
The teacher for today's class was Lecturer Gawain. This teacher's course was also one of the compulsory courses for Zhao Le. He needed the course credits for this course. Of course, there were only three classes a week, so it was not a lot.
But for Lecturer Gawain's class, those who were late would not be able to get a seat in front — Zhao Le was not late, but he arrived at the right time.
For this reason, he could only go straight to the seat in the back.
Just as he entered the classroom through the back door, Zhao Le saw a few malicious gazes — they were the students who had held him down and beaten him up in the upper floor yesterday.
When the leader saw Zhao Le enter through the back door, he narrowed his eyes and smiled. Then, he suddenly stood up.
Zhao Le lowered his head and quickly changed his direction. He hurriedly looked around — suddenly, as though he had seen his savior, he quickly sat down.
His seat was … beside Chen Mingming.
When the boys saw this, they gestured at Zhao Le and then sat down with a sneer — the bell for class was about to ring. When Gawain came in, they would not be able to cause trouble.
Although he was only a lecturer in the school, they did not know that Lecturer Gawain's father-in-law was in the upper echelon of the system and had hopes of being promoted to the province next year.
These students' families had some assets and connections, but even their parents did not dare to offend them, let alone themselves.
"Mingming … I'll leave after class. I won't implicate you … "Zhao Le shrunk his neck and whispered to Chen Mingming.
Chen Mingming glanced at him indifferently and then said, "Let's start the class first."
Lecturer Gawain slowly walked into the classroom from the front door … Because it was a different class, the students did not see Gawain's gaffe yesterday.
Although some students would talk about it on the school forum, it did not have much of an impact.
Gawain looked around at the students and finally saw Chen Mingming sitting at the back. He nodded slightly and said, "Okay, students, let's start the class."
Before turning on the projector, Gawain quietly turned on the camera on his phone and placed it on the podium … Then, he entered the classroom with a straight face and continued his lecture.
Even when he saw Luoqiu's figure suddenly appear in the empty seat midway, Gawain did not feel anything out of the ordinary.
Sure enough … he still appeared.
This was still a lecture that was up to standard … Just like the previous few times, when the bell rang, Gawain could not see Luoqiu again, and no student could find out anything.
Gawain stayed after class as usual and waited for some students to come forward to ask questions. When it was almost time for the next class, he packed up and left, returning to his office.
Everything was as usual.
On the way back, Gawain did not turn on his phone. Only when he returned to his office did he connect his phone to the computer and open the video he recorded during class.
From the first second … to the last second, Gawain did not fast-forward for a single second.
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