latent body

Chapter 45 Murder
Ling Zihan carefully put the gold yuan into his body pocket.

He turned around, turned his gaze to the ruins of the old era behind him, and said in a clear voice: "You can come out now."

After half a minute, a dark shadow slowly walked out from the depths of the shadows.

"How do you know I'm here?" The visitor seemed a little surprised, and his words were cautious.

Ling Zihan looked at him vigilantly, with his right hand hovering only a few centimeters away from the handle of the pistol: "When I left Changsheng Street, I found someone following me, but I didn't expect it to be you."

The black shadow slowly walked out of the shadowed area. Although the light from a distance was not bright enough, it was enough for Ling Zihan to see his face clearly.

Yang Yan, the police chief of the third district of Floating Cloud City.

The two had met once before, but they have not dealt with each other since.

Ling Zihan was quite surprised, but he didn't show it on his face: "Why are you following me?"

Yang Yan said calmly: "I want to talk to you."

Ling Zihan is very smart: "About Kong Linlin and Kong Jun?"

Yang Yan nodded: "This is not suitable for talking. Let's go, I know there is a place where we can have a drink and then have a good chat."

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Barbecue stalls in the night market have extremely tenacious vitality. They have passed through the times and have survived to this day with extremely rich historical traces. Although the ingredients and methods are very different from before, the goal of "making money" is almost eternal and never changes.

"Qiaotouchachaquanquan" is a name familiar to the common people at the bottom of Floating Cloud City.The specific reason for which bridge got its name has long since become untestable.Anyway, all the shops in this area are named after "Qiaotou".

"Qiaotou Women's Fragrance" are two stores with completely different business nature.One refers to the body, and the other refers to the meaty, edible kind.

"Qiaotou Roast Duck" also has two business properties.One is loved by thousands of wives, and the other is really honest to cook barbecue, but the source of materials is very wide, so there is no need to think about high-end products such as duck meat, and the meat of sawtooth rats or hyena mosquitoes is also possible.

Yang Yan took Ling Zihan to the "Qiaotou Dog Meat" at the corner of the night market, and sat down at a remote table.

The boss is a middle-aged woman with a graceful figure, quite pretty, with a very coquettish ball head, and a red apron that tightly covers all the important parts of the front body including the chest.One-third of her back is exposed, and her lower body is wearing an extremely narrow skirt. It is strange that no matter from any direction, the private position between her legs cannot be seen.

Yang Yan is obviously a regular customer here, so he raised his hand and called the boss to order: "Boss Liao, bring me four catties of meat."

After ordering, the boss turned and left with a smile on his face, and went to work on the kitchen stove.

"Her name is Liao Qiu, and she's a nice person." Yang Yan explained casually, "The dog meat she cooks tastes very good. You can take care of the business when you have time."

Ling Zihan was slightly taken aback.

Her name is also Liao Qiu?
Subconsciously, she turned her head to look at the boss's back, just in time to see her slender thighs wearing light gray stockings, and her feet wearing silver high-heeled shoes that can have a strong visual effect on most men.

It was the first time Ling Zihan had seen such a charmingly dressed dog meat stall owner.

Turning around, I happened to see Yang Yan holding a bottle of wine in his hand and pouring it into two glasses respectively.

"I don't drink." Ling Zihan said seriously.

Yang Yan said without raising his head: "My wine is different from Liu Mingquan's."

Ling Zihan subconsciously remembered the glass of champagne in the red flag car, narrowed his eyes and asked, "How do you know he invited me to drink?"

Yang Yan had already poured the wine, handed him a glass, and said with a smile: "If you had drunk Liu Mingquan's wine, you would not be able to sit here now."

"As long as the men and women he likes drink his wine, there will always be a part of his body that hurts the next day. It's not convenient for me to say this kind of thing, you can make up your own mind!"

The female boss, Liao Qiu, moved very quickly, and brought up the prepared dog meat while speaking.

It was a large earthen pot, and the stewed meat in it was already cooked, and the soup was bubbling constantly. Along with the rhythmic sound of "gurgle, gurgle", a strong and attractive aroma wafted in the air.

Ling Zihan was not in a hurry to move his chopsticks. He looked up at Yang Yan who was sitting across from him, and asked suspiciously, "Dog meat is very expensive. If you asked for four catties at once, would it be too much?"

"The wild dogs you are talking about are different from this one." Yang Yan picked up a large piece of meat from the pot with chopsticks, dipped it in his condiment plate, stuffed it into his mouth with indescribable satisfaction and comfort, and chewed it.He hissed while explaining: "There are people in the city who specialize in raising dogs, and they are very cheap."

Ling Zihan felt a little unbelievable: "What do they use to raise dogs?"

Yang Yan knows a lot about this topic: "Dogs even eat feces, let alone other feed."

Ling Zihan never moved his chopsticks, this kind of thing is beyond his normal understanding: "I heard that some people use dead bodies to raise dogs?"

"Nonsense!" Yang Yan sneered at this: "A dead man raises a dog? This is telling a ghost story! Killing a person can only get a little bit of biological tissue. How many people do you have to kill to feed those beasts?"

Unmoved, Ling Zihan broke the casserole and asked, "What do they eat?"

"Isn't it the same as us, cassava." Yang Yan revealed the answer: "As long as it can be eaten by humans, dogs can also eat it. These days, raising dogs is also a technical job. The effect of biological reproduction technology on dogs is the same. As for feed... There was a word in the old days called "foie gras", have you heard of it?"

Ling Zihan nodded, and he instantly understood: "You mean force-feeding cassava?"

Yang Yan replied: "That's almost what it means. This kind of stuffed dog meat is definitely not as tasty as the blood-striped dogs in the wilderness. Think about it, the meat dogs bred to fatten up can only stay in cages and sleep when they are full. The space for movement is very limited. On the other hand, ordinary people can't deal with blood-striped dogs with bare hands.

Ling Zihan picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth.

The taste is not bad, I can only say that the boss cooks with superb cooking skills, and the combination of various seasonings is also very complete.

As for the meat itself...it's really not chewy, and even has a pulpy texture that makes people associate it with other things.

It's not so much meat as a solid paste that simmers in a pot.

He took a sip of the wine, and indeed, as Yang Yan said, there was no excessive toxin added to it.The taste is good, not so harsh.

After drinking for three rounds, Yang Yan lowered his volume and entered the theme.

"From last year to now, five people have died in succession in the area of ​​Changsheng Street. Three men and two women."

"Dead people are very common, and it's not a big deal in the wilderness. But this is Floating Cloud City, with the Azure Dragon Legion for external defense, and our police are responsible for maintaining internal security. In fact, we don't control it very strictly. We basically don't ask about things like fighting and cutting people's hands and feet. The premise is that the two sides don't argue and resolve it in private."

"But killing people is different. I mean the public, the kind that everyone knows about."

"In the beginning, someone reported that their child was missing. Speaking of which, let me explain to you by the way, no matter in the city or outside the city, there are quite a lot of child abductees. The main reason is that children's biological organs are easy to sell and are worth more than adults. In this way, for the safety of their children, some parents wait for their children to grow up to a certain age. Then, some parents will perform plastic surgery on their children, deliberately making their faces old and old, so that they look mature. As long as they look like adults, the kidnappers will not choose them as targets."

Ling Zihan nodded slightly.This kind of thing also happens in the wilderness, and I often hear about it.

Yang Yan continued: "I am in charge of the law and order in this area. I took people to investigate the disappearance of the child for more than a month, and finally found the parts of the missing person in the black market. Although the body was not found, but the matter has reached this point, it is basically certain that the missing child is dead."

"The case on my side has not been resolved yet. The same child disappearance case occurred in District [-] and District [-], followed by District [-]... All together, there are as many as [-] missing children, exactly nine boys and nine girls."

"In fact, there are quite a lot of missing persons cases. There are people of all ages, and the gender is not fixed. Most of the disappearance cases are found in the end. Let alone now, even the old days when the law was sound can not achieve a [-]% detection rate."

"Let me explain it first! I don't advertise myself. Although my job in the police station is to a large extent, I am waiting to die, but sometimes I have to do what I should do. If I fail the review at the end of the year, I will not be able to get my current salary after being demoted... So I calculated the time and thought that the continuous cases of missing children in the four districts should be more or less able to find some clues."

Ling Zihan asked puzzledly, "Why?"

Yang Yan looked around and lowered his voice: "All these cases have something in common."

"One is the age of the missing children, all of whom are nine years old."

"There is also a family of missing children, all of whom are in a good financial situation. Basically, they can be considered to have no worries about food and clothing. Although they mainly eat cassava, they add a certain proportion of high-grade grains such as flour and rice. Some families even have dairy products and eggs."

Ling Zihan thought of a possibility: "Could this matter have something to do with the Doctors United Association?"

Yang Yan shook his head: "It's impossible. Although the Doctors United Association openly purchases human brains and various fresh biological tissues, they never take the initiative to involve in things like killing, and all kinds of behaviors are in line with normal social moral standards."

"Let me tell you this, some big figures once proposed to obtain brains in the form of breeding people, but it was rejected by the United Doctors Association."

Ling Zihan's expression remained unchanged.He thought for a moment and asked seriously: "Do you think the disappearance of these children is related to Kong Linlin and Kong Jun?"

Yang Yan took a sip of his wine: "Some evidence points to them, but not too much, and the relevant clues are also very vague."

Ling Zihan asked: "Just because I accepted the mission issued by Kong Linlin, you took the initiative to find me today?"

Yang Yan did not deny it: "For a week, you have been in frequent contact with their siblings, so I can only ask you to find out the situation."

Ling Zihan shook his head: "I can only say that you are thinking too much. I don't know anything about them. When it comes to understanding... I am far inferior to you in this regard."

Yang Yan nodded: "I know."

These words obviously mean something.

Ling Zihan was slightly surprised: "Then why do you want me?"

Yang Yan's voice was deep: "In terms of information and intelligence, Liu Mingquan should know more than me. The reason why I came to you is actually the same purpose as Liu Mingquan's appointment to talk with you tonight."

Ling Zihan was even more surprised, he didn't ask any questions, but listened patiently.

"Kong Linlin is more complicated than you think. You have been to her house. I don't know if you have the feeling that the house feels very uncomfortable and cold. It's like... a haunted house in old times legends."

"Of course I don't believe in ghosts." As he spoke, Yang Yan raised his right hand: "I made two home visits, and every time the electronic sensor had problems."

Ling Zihan smiled, and asked half-jokingly: "Could it be that your equipment is aging?"

Yang Yan shook his head and said solemnly: "I think it may be caused by a special magnetic field."

He then added: "Given how much Liu Mingquan attaches importance to Kong Linlin and Kong Jun, he will definitely send someone secretly to sneak into that house."

Ling Zihan fell into thinking again: "I don't have this feeling... If so, have you had any contact with Liu Mingquan?"

Yang Yan smiled wryly and shook his head: "Liu Mingquan is very cunning. I took the initiative to ask him out for the case, and he also came. But he avoided the important ones and used various methods to figure out what I knew. What he knew in detail, he kept refusing to say."

"I have a feeling that Liu Mingquan must know that there is a mysterious discomfort in Kong Linlin's house."

Ling Zihan realized clearly in his heart: "So you and him came to me one after another, and you both wanted to talk to me?"

Yang Yan corrected: "It's cooperation."

"Cooperation?" The word made Ling Zihan have some special thoughts: "What can I get?"

He's a very down-to-earth guy.

Yang Yan swallowed the food in his mouth, raised his neck and drank the remaining wine in the cup.He likes the slightly intoxicating feeling of alcohol. Drinking just the right amount can refresh his mind and stimulate the central nervous system very vigorously.

"I've checked your details." He put down his chopsticks, turned his body sideways, with his left forearm resting on the knee of his separated left leg, and looked at Ling Zihan up close with shrewd eyes.

"You haven't been in Floating Cloud City for a long time. When you first came here, you worked as a job in a grocery store. Later, you went to Hengwei Boxing Gym, where you boxed every night. There was a record of winning ten fights in a row."

"Honestly I don't like dealing with fighters. Just to be clear, I didn't mean to insult you. Most fighters are in it for the money, they have no credibility."

"But you are different." As he spoke, Yang Yan cast his eyes on the Qinglong Legion badge Ling Zihan wore on the left chest of his clothes.

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