Detective Files II

Chapter 151

The distribution of residents on the top of the mountain, as Lu Xiangdong said before, with the help of two police officers who patrol this area, Tian Mi learned that there are 28 households living in the bungalow area on the top of the mountain, all of whom have been living for many years. The old tenants who have lived here for a long time, because of the inconvenient transportation on the top of the mountain, no developers are interested in the nearby land, so that the bungalow can still be preserved, and it has not been demolished and built.

The female corpse was found in the toilet of the middle school in the 21st century. The face was painted with heavy makeup, and the long curly chestnut hair was dyed and permed. Before the identity could not be determined, almost everyone identified the deceased as the age based on the appearance. Young girls between the ages of 18 and 28.

So the object of the current investigation is whether there are any young women in the homes of the nearby residents who should be home but have not yet returned.

After discussing with the two patrolmen who assisted in the investigation, Tian Mi and the others walked out of the gate of the 21st Century Middle School. After walking a few steps, Tian Mi looked back at the empty and dark guard room, and looked again. The time, at this moment, is already [-]:[-] in the evening. Zhou Gui, the watchman, still has not returned from his post.

"Why haven't you come back yet!" Tian Mi frowned.

"Are you looking for 'Boss Zhou'? He might not come back tonight." A middle-aged man who came to watch the excitement heard Tian Mi's words and leaned over to ask.

Tian Mi took a look at the person in front of him. He was of medium height, slightly fat, with greasy and thinning hair.

"You are?" she asked suspiciously.

The middle-aged man quickly waved his hand: "I'm no one, I just heard that something happened here, come and have a look."

"Then how do you know Zhou Gui won't come back tonight?"

"I didn't say that he will definitely not come back, I just mean that he probably won't come back." The middle-aged man quickly explained.

Tian Mi took a few more glances at him: "How do you know?"

"I saw him leave in a hurry tonight. Looking at his anxious posture, I guess there is a game of cards waiting!" After the middle-aged man finished speaking, as if he was afraid that Tian Mi would question his words, He hurriedly pointed his hand back and pointed to a small shop across the small road in front of the gate, "I open a small grocery store here, isn't this right in front of the school gate, I saw it when I closed the stall tonight. Zhou Gui left."

"Are you familiar with Zhou Gui?"

"Unfamiliar, not familiar at all!" The middle-aged man hastily dismissed: "It is that he often buys beer in my store, and sometimes buys a sausage and sits in the store and watches TV for a while. I just chat a few words when I have time, and I don’t understand anything else.”

"When did you see Zhou Gui leave?"

"It's past five o'clock!"

"Can you be more precise?"

"After 05:30, it's less than six o'clock. Anyway, everyone in the school has left."

After finishing speaking, the middle-aged man couldn't hold back his curiosity, and asked, "Comrade policeman, what happened inside? Why did I bring one out when I saw it just now?"

"It's nothing." Tian Mi said casually. It can be seen that this middle-aged man is also a talkative master on weekdays. He loves to inquire and spread the word. cause unnecessary panic.

"It's nothing. Why are you asking Zhou Gui?" The middle-aged man didn't give up.

Tian Mi glared at him: "The person who watched the watch left his post without permission. Is there anything wrong with asking where he is going?"

The middle-aged man wanted to inquire about the inside story, but he didn't expect to be stumped by this good-tempered little policewoman, felt bored, and left embarrassingly.

Considering that it was getting late, Tian Mi didn't dare to delay any more, so she went to the surrounding residents' homes together with Lu Xiangdong to inquire. The result was as Lu Xiangdong expected, and she didn't get any valuable information. Finally, It’s just a waste of work. They interviewed 1 households. Basically, most of them are the whole family. There are only two young women who have not returned. One goes to the factory to work the night shift, and the other goes out to eat with friends. The family members also confirmed after calling. up to this point.

After a lot of tossing around, the identity of the deceased was still not clear. Seeing Lu Xiangdong's expression of "I'm right" on Lu Xiangdong's face, Tian Mi felt a fire in her heart, and wanted to pinch herself severely. .

At first the freak didn't come, so it was good to go to check Miemen with Cheng Feng and the others, but I felt awkward in my heart, and I always felt that something was missing, but it turned out to be good, the plague god came by himself, and the run on every inch of time I made myself angry again.

Since Lu Xiangdong said again that the deceased was not a nearby resident, there was no point in staying any longer, so Tian Mi had no choice but to end the investigation that night, and planned to wait to see if the bureau could gain anything from the corpse and the victim's clothes.

When it was time to go down the mountain, Tian Mi realized a problem—the car was driven away by An Changpu.

"How did you get here?" She asked Lu Xiangdong.

"Walking here." Lu Xiangdong lifted his chin and turned towards Xuezi Road.

I had no choice but to walk back.

On the way, Tian Mi called the bureau to inquire about the progress. The reply was that traces of black fibers were found on the pink coat of the deceased found at the scene, but no fingerprints were found, including on the body of the deceased. It seems that the murderer Cleaned up the body of the deceased after committing a crime.

Apart from this point, there has been no other progress. The forensic doctor has not yet found a result, and the identity of the deceased is still a question mark.

It seems that we can only wait until the next day for the forensic report, and we can go to the school to find out. Although the surrounding residents can be ruled out, the teaching staff in the school cannot. The mountain is so remote. Or the people who live here, no one would bother to wander here, let alone the cold weather, whether it is the stone steps of Xuezi Road, or the path that Tian Mi and the others drove up on the other side, are all covered. It is covered with snow and ice, making it very difficult to walk.

So why did the murderer choose to strike here?On campus at night, in a smelly and cold outhouse?
On the way down the mountain along the stone steps of Xuezi Road, Tian Mi found a small church in the middle of the long steps of Xuezi Road. There should be frequent people walking around during the day.

"When the identity of the deceased is found out, maybe we can learn something from the people in this church. Comparing their position on the mountainside, people who go up and down can see it." Tian Mi said to Lu Xiangdong.

This time Lu Xiangdong did not refute Tian Mi's words, but nodded in agreement.

"By the way," Tian Mi suddenly remembered a question that had been pressing in her heart all day: "Why did you appear in the narrow alley at the back door of the hotel this morning?"

"is there a problem?"

"It's a big problem. A person who should have been in the car, didn't wait in the car, just happened to appear at the narrow alley behind the side of the hotel, and was waiting there just before Xing Junting ran out, and just happened to run out Mr. Xing is quite right!" Tian Mi replied with what Lu Xiangdong said before: "Behind so many coincidences, someone must be planning! Did you know there was a side door before?"

Lu Xiangdong nodded generously and admitted: "You are right, I went to the hotel to ask about it in advance."

"When did it happen? Why did you think to find out if there is a side door?" Tian Mi looked at Lu Xiangdong in amazement: "Could it be that you can predict the future?"

"On the two days when you were doing the final evidence collection work, I just put myself in Xing Junting's perspective to speculate. If I were a frightened suspect, how should I escape once the police came to the door."

Tian Mi was surprised by Lu Xiangdong's thorough consideration of the problem, and secretly remembered it, but did not reveal it, but said: "I knew you would not happen to be there, so I really owe you a big debt." Thank you, if Xing Junting ran away today, at least two more days of tossing, how could the case be closed so smoothly... Ah—"

Before Tian Mi could finish her sentence, she slipped and nearly slipped down the stone steps. Thanks to Lu Xiangdong who was beside her quickly, he grabbed her arm and never let her fall into the danger of "rolling down the mountain".

Panting heavily in shock, Tian Mi's heart was still beating violently, she stretched out her hand to stroke her chest, and smiled at Lu Xiangdong: "That's just finished, I owe you another thank you."

"You're welcome." Seeing that she had stood still, Lu Xiangdong immediately let go of her hand and continued to walk forward.

Going down Xuezi Road, there is no light other than street lights on the North Ring Road in the middle of the night. The road is quiet, and there are no vehicles passing by, let alone taxis.

There was no other way, Tian Mi and Lu Xiangdong had no choice but to walk towards the bustling road on foot.

After walking for a while, no one spoke, Tian Mi gradually couldn't hold back anymore, and she took the initiative to joke with Lu Xiangdong: "I said, you are supposed to go to Jiangkou District today, but you are here. Could it be that you went over there and saw the bloody scene of the murder case, and you couldn't bear the fear, so you ran to my side to take refuge?"

Thought that Lu Xiangdong would retort a few words, who knew that he just shrugged his shoulders and didn't say anything, neither admitting nor denying.

When there was no response, Tian Mi also suddenly felt dull, curled her lips in boredom, and fell silent.

After walking for a while, Lu Xiangdong suddenly said to her, "It's [-]:[-] in the evening, if you don't go home immediately, will the family be anxious?"

"No, my parents are used to my brother and I having a case with my whereabouts." Tian Mi suddenly wanted to understand something, and opened her eyes excitedly: "Did you think of something and wanted to call me?" Let's go check together?"

"That's not true," Lu Xiangdong shook his head, "I want to treat you to dinner."

When Tian Mi heard this, her mouth opened in surprise, and she quickly looked up at the sky: "You want to treat me to dinner? Let me see if there is red rain in the sky first."

Lu Xiangdong didn't care about her teasing, and said tightly, "You're right, you did save me once during the day, so—"

"I didn't intend to ask you to treat me to repay me!" Tian Mi said hastily.

"I didn't say it was a repayment. I just want to say, treat you to a meal, and we will settle the balance, and neither will owe the other."

Lu Xiangdong's answer was far beyond Tian Mi's expectation. After hearing his words, Tian Mi stared at him in surprise, her face slowly flushed, and finally gave him a hard look: "You never owe me anything, and I and You don't have any friendship, so you won't eat the meal you invited."

After speaking, he quickened his pace and left angrily.

Lu Xiangdong was behind her, watching Tian Mi's back with complicated eyes, hesitated for a while, and finally rushed up with big strides.

(End of this chapter)