deep white secret

Chapter 120 Full of Reluctance

Xu Jie walked to the waiter first and took out his ID:
"I am a criminal police officer from Jinghai City. I can assist you in protecting the scene until the local police arrive."

The little girl opened her eyes wide with fear, as if holding on to a life-saving straw, and nodded happily:

"Officer, please come with me."

At this time, there are many guests dining in the West Island Restaurant.The little girl's voice was not loud, but her panicked look and the contents of her phone call still let everyone know: something happened!

Everyone, including Yang Meilan, stood up, left their seats, and followed the waiter out of the restaurant.

Xu Jie and Ning Xia walked in the front. They heard that Xu Jie was a criminal policeman. Everyone was spontaneously cautious and driven by curiosity. Everyone wanted to know what happened.

Coming out of the West Island Restaurant is a [-]-meter-long wooden plank road across the lake. At this moment, the lake embankment in the north is already full of people.

Xu Jie asked the waiter:

"How was the body found?"

"There is a fish pond for our restaurant in the lake below. The chef from the kitchen came down to fish for fish and found something floating on the lake. When he rescued it, he found it was a human being, but he was dead."

The little girl was incoherent and simply explained the process clearly.

Xu Jie raised his hand and looked at the time, 19:10.

"Found it 5 minutes ago?"

"Well. Almost."

While talking, everyone walked down the wooden plank road and down five steps. Below the wooden plank road, you can see a large area of ​​water surrounded by floats.

"Is this your fish pond?"

"Yes."

The waiter pointed to the east side:
"They were all there, and that's where the master found the body. The master was frightened, and our manager was also there."

Within 5 minutes, the shore was filled with people who were fishing nearby, walking, and running over to watch the excitement. In addition to the guests coming out of the restaurant and the waiters from the West Island, more than 30 people were gathered together at this time.

Xu Jie was a bit overweight.

The waiter waved to a woman from a distance:

"Manager, this person is a criminal police officer."

Upon hearing the news of the police, several people wearing hotel uniforms and chef clothes looked at Xu Jie, and a woman in uniform came over to greet him:

"Arrived so soon? Thank you."

Xu Jie quickly explained:

"No, we are the Jinghai City Criminal Police. This is Ningxia. I am here to help you protect the scene until the local police arrive."

"That's great."

The woman's face was pale, her semi-high-heeled leather shoes were stuck in the gravel on the shore, and she walked crookedly.

Xu Jie glanced at the corpse surrounded by the crowd, raised his hand and said:

"Now everyone, step back five meters and don't spread the photos of the scene. Everything will be subject to the official announcement."

The crowd finally made way, and Xu Jie said to the restaurant manager:
"Call a few people to surround the body. Let's take a look at the scene first. The first person who found the body will stay. The police will question him later."

The manager agreed and hurried to the shore to make arrangements. After a moment, several hotel waiters surrounding the body turned to face the crowd.

"Please don't watch around and leave space for the police to investigate the scene."

Xu Jie shouted, leading Ning Xia into the encirclement.

Both men took out their gloves at the same time and turned their eyes to the deceased.

The deceased was lying on his back by the lake, his neck and cheeks were white, his mouth and nose were swollen, his head was tilted to one side of the lake, and his hair covered his eyebrows.

Wearing red beach shorts, clinging to the thighs, and white short sleeves covered with mud, the clothes of the deceased looked familiar to Ningxia.

Xu Jie did the same. He quickly walked around to the opposite side of the body and looked up at Ning Xia in shock. Ning Xia had already realized what Xu Jie wanted to say.

"Captain Xu, is this the person who caused trouble this morning?"

Xu Jie looked at Yang Meilan outside the crowd and strode over:

"Auntie, don't be afraid, come and see if you recognize this person."

Yang Meilan followed Xu Jie with a surprised look on her face. The moment she saw the deceased, Yang Meilan covered her mouth:
"Ma Laifu!"

Ningxia saw Yang Meilan's face turn pale and hurriedly supported her:
"Mom, you go back to the restaurant and wait for us. It's a good thing to confirm the identity of the deceased. When the Qing'an City police come, Captain Xu and I will go back to find you."

The waiter came over sensibly:
"Auntie, come in with me."

Xu Jie and Ning Xia returned to the shore again. It was already dark, and Xu Jie approached Ma Laifu's body again.

There was a bloodstain on Malaifu's jaw to the corner of his mouth. He was swollen and purple after being soaked in the lake water. One eyebrow bone was higher than the other, and his eyes were open, looking ferocious.

There was a sunken wound on the back of the head, the edges were blurred, and the hair was wet and clinging to it, with blood still visible on it.

There were several scratches on one side of the arm and the back of the hand, and on the same side of the thigh, all in the same direction. The wounds were not deep, and the skin was rolled and wrinkled.

There were many black spots on the coat and trousers, scattered on the chest and back, Xu Jie didn't understand all of a sudden, what are these spots?What could leave such a mark?

The pockets of Malaifu shorts were slightly bulging. Xu Jie reached in and took out half a pack of cigarettes. The cigarette case had been softened by the lake water, and there were three cigarettes left in it.

The other trouser pocket was empty.

Xu Jie stood up and looked at the calm lake in the distance. The vast misty waves, Ma Laifu went down to the lake and dragged out a long water mark.

Xu Jie turned around and asked the waiter:

"Which of you will find the deceased first?"

"Me and Xiao Wei."

A short middle-aged man raised his hand, wearing a white chef's hat on his head and holding a fishing net for catching fish.

"Where did you find the deceased?"

The middle-aged man pointed to the fish pond a dozen steps away:

"When I came down from the stairs, I saw something dark on the lake, but I didn't even think about it. When I was fishing, Xiao Wei poked me and said something was wrong."

Xiao Wei is a young man in his twenties, who has been nodding beside me.

Xu Jie turned to Xiao Wei and asked:
"How did you fish Malaifu out? I don't think you are even wet."

Xiao Wei pointed to a small bamboo raft next to the fish pond:

"We go fishing at the lake in front of him on weekdays. After I found the man, I went over and pushed him with a bamboo pole. In a few strokes, I pushed him to the shore."

The middle-aged chef continued:
"At this time, I called for someone. Fortunately, this person was quite close to the shore. Later, Xiao Wei and I got the person to the shore and found that he was dead."

Xu Jie pointed to the several black spots of varying sizes on Ma Laifu's body:

"Is this made of bamboo poles?"

Xiao Wei took a quick glance and nodded:

"Well, actually the man was already motionless when I passed by. I knew he might be dead, so I had no choice but to push him to the shore with a bamboo pole."

At this time, noisy footsteps and voices came from the direction of the stairs. More than a dozen police officers gathered around. The crowd was quickly evacuated and a yellow cordon was set up.

Xu Jie greeted him and stretched out his hand:
"I am Xu Jie, captain of the Jinghai City Criminal Investigation Team, this is Ningxia, and we happen to have dinner here."

The leading man was wearing black short-sleeves and was in his 40s. He hugged Xu Jie enthusiastically:

"Captain Xu? Nice to meet you. I am Wang Yousheng of the Criminal Investigation Team of Qing'an City Bureau. Captain Xu, I heard you give a report last time we went to the provincial meeting. It was great."

Two forensic doctors came with Team Wang and were already kneeling beside Malaifu to conduct preliminary on-site investigation.

Wang Yousheng said:

"Captain Xu, since we met by chance, why not help me solve the case? Qing'an City is not a big city and I don't have much contact with criminal cases. I don't have much experience in this area. I will apply with the bureau. Please help me."

Captain Wang's words reached this level, and Ma Laifu's identity was very special. Xu Jie looked at Ningxia, but Ningxia had a bulging face and was full of reluctance.

(End of this chapter)