Doctor entering the police gate

Chapter 77
"That's right, even if you didn't reveal the truth, sooner or later someone else will solve the case. Or if you leave it alone, Meng Yingjun will remember everything sooner or later."

"Yes. But why me?" Yang Wenbin looked at Yan Junli firmly, "I know this idea is very selfish, but why should I take this responsibility?"

Yan Junli was at a loss for words for a moment, and didn't know what to say.

"Forget it, don't worry about it." Yang Wenbin waved his hand, brought the topic over, and asked, "How is your case going?"

"It's no big deal. It was a physics teacher with severe depression who died. No matter how you look at it, it was a suicide. There is nothing suspicious. If you spend a little more time writing the report, you can take two days of annual leave."

Yang Wenbin seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "That's good, I was always worried about whether you could let go of your vacation."

"If City C continues to be the way it was before, with criminals big and small making troubles, I definitely won't have a vacation." Yan Junli's tone was somewhat proud, "But in the past two months, I don't know what happened, these criminals are safe and sound. There are too many points."

"Of course you, Captain Yan, are wise and powerful." Yang Wenbin laughed, "Maybe C City is really about to usher in spring."

However, the reality is often not as beautiful as people think.Just when the news media was overwhelmingly reporting that the C City Police Department had solved a strange case, everyone thought that the future of C City would be bright.People immersed in the joyous atmosphere of the New Year were dropped a blockbuster on New Year's Eve.

Yang Wenbin was discharged from the hospital very quickly, and Yan Junli also finished all the finishing work at the police station.On the night of New Year's Eve, the sound of various firecrackers exploding can be heard everywhere, and red confetti and cannon fodder are floating in the streets.The lights are on in every house, and private cars are parked in the community.

In this old residential area, passing through many gray buildings, there is an inconspicuous small building near the small factory.On the second floor of this small building lived an old man with a bent back and wrinkled face.The old man was bending over to clean the floor, when the doorbell rang, the old man quickly put down the broom and hurried to open the door.

"Uncle Zhu! Happy New Year, Gong Xi Fa Cai!"

As soon as the door opened, Yang Wenbin and Yan Junli said in unison with a tacit understanding. The old man burst into laughter when he heard it, and quickly welcomed the two into the door.

"Hey, come in, come in, it's cold outside."

Yan Junli followed Yang Wenbin into the room.The place where the old man lived was not ample, not more than [-] square meters in front and back, but the small room was tidy. There was a set of exquisite tea sets on the small two-meter-square coffee table, and the teapot was steaming from the mouth.

"Uncle Zhu, this is Yan Junli, you've seen it before." Yang Wenbin patted Yan Junli on the shoulder, "He won't be able to go home during the Chinese New Year, so I just brought him here. It's more fun for multiple people, isn't it?"

"Oh, that's right, you are the heroic captain." Zhu Bo stared at Yan Junli for a long time, then nodded vigorously as if he suddenly realized, "I saw you on TV, you are amazing! "

Yan Junli quickly waved his hands and declined: "No, no, I don't dare to take it for granted. Wen Bin has more than half of the credit for this."

"Oh, this kid can't even be a doctor. He's still helping out. It's good that he didn't cause you any trouble." Uncle Zhu laughed heartily.

"Uncle Zhu, why are you turning your elbows all the way out?" Yang Wenbin complained, and they both laughed.

At dinner, Zhu Bo cooked a large table of hearty meals, and the three of them formed a table, talking and laughing.

"Uncle Zhu! These dumplings are so beautifully wrapped." Yan Junli was full of praise while eating.

"That's really embarrassing, I made these dumplings." Yang Wenbin poured cold water on Yan Junli without hesitation.

"That's why the tiger father has no sons! It's thanks to Uncle Zhu." Yan Junli flattered without blinking his eyes, so happy that Uncle Zhu hurriedly put a lot of food into his bowl.

The deserted little room, the small tables and benches, seem to be less old-fashioned than other people's houses, but the three of them chatted and laughed together, and really couldn't think of a more warm year than this.

"Xiao Bin." After dinner, Uncle Zhu sat beside Yang Wenbin, holding Yang Wenbin's hand with calloused hands, "I've never seen you, how are you doing recently?"

"I'm fine, don't worry." Yang Wenbin comforted.

"I heard that you gave up your job as a doctor and ran cases with that Captain Yan all day long?" Uncle Zhu frowned and asked.

Yang Wenbin hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "But I still have the position in the hospital, I can go back anytime I want, I—"

Uncle Zhu shook his head and smiled: "Son, I didn't say that you should live a nine-to-five life in the hospital. Since you have made a choice, it must be worthy of respect. It's just that the world is very chaotic now. Going out You have to be careful out there."

Zhu Bo's tone was calm, just like ordinary parents caring about their children who are away from home, Yang Wenbin couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart.From childhood to adulthood, Zhu Bo had the deepest influence on him, maybe even more than his parents.After all, when he needed it the most, it was not his dead parents but Zhu Bo who adopted him to send him to school.

"Why don't you watch the Spring Festival Gala?" At this time, Yan Junli was holding a bag of melon seeds, and sat beside him while nibbling.

"What's interesting, it's almost the same thing every year, and I'm tired of watching it." Yang Wenbin said casually.

"Hey, that's not necessarily the case. There are still good programs." Saying that, Yan Junli picked up the remote control and wanted to switch to CCTV.

However, what appeared on the TV screen was not the CCTV logo, but the face of a strange clown.

"What are you doing, where did you switch channels?" Yang Wenbin reached out and grabbed the remote control.

"No, I didn't move anything." Yan Junli looked blank.

Yang Wenbin pressed the channel-changing button on the TV, and the TV screen flickered for a while, but it was still the face of the clown with a strange expression.

"What's going on here?" Now Yang Wenbin also felt something was wrong.

There seemed to be a video on the screen, and the clown's face was also somewhat blurred due to the blurry equipment.Yan Junli and Yang Wenbin stared nervously at the weird-looking clown. When the room was quiet, the clown suddenly burst out laughing, which shocked everyone.

The clown showed a strange smile, and his pale face suddenly approached the camera, revealing a row of white teeth as soon as he opened his mouth: "Everyone in front of the TV, Happy New Year everyone! Here is the clown, wishing the people of the whole city New Year's greetings! Hehehe... "

The speaking voice has been specially processed to sound sharp and harsh.Yang Wenbin and Yan Junli looked at each other at the same time, their faces were ugly.Yan Junli quickly took out his mobile phone and called the office of the criminal investigation department, but unfortunately no one answered.While Yan Junli regretted the decision to give his subordinates a holiday, he quickly called the headquarters.

"Since it's a day of universal celebration, blessings and gifts must be indispensable. The clown has also decided to bring everyone a surprise gift! But I think the criminal investigation team in City C will like this more, hahahaha——" There was another ear-piercing After another weird laugh, the clown seemed to realize that he was digressing. He coughed dryly, and brought the topic back, "Okay, let's get down to business. This gift is a puzzle. You in front of the TV will definitely understand it." Interested! The mystery is - find this corpse! I only give you 1 minute, no cheating."

The clown's face disappeared from the screen and was replaced by a very bloody picture.In the picture is a bathroom. Water is running on the floor of the bathroom, but it has already been stained red with blood. A naked male corpse is lying on the ground on his back, his eyes are wide open, his expression is very ferocious, and there is a deep scar on his neck. The deep wound completely severed the carotid artery, the flesh was ripped apart, and the tiles beside it were all splashed with blood.

In a blink of an eye, the picture disappeared again, and the weird clown face returned to the screen, and the high-pitched voice began to speak: "Okay, I lied, I won't give you a minute. But did you see clearly in front of the screen? It’s nothing difficult! It’s just an ordinary guessing game, very simple. Well, it’s not that simple. In short, you’d better find it before it causes a commotion, otherwise I But I don’t know what the consequences will be! Come on, come on, the game has begun! Everyone get involved!”

The clown made a gesture that he thought was funny, and said, "Then everyone in City C, I won't bother you to watch the Spring Festival Gala. Happy Chinese New Year everyone!"

After saying this, the image of the clown suddenly flashed, and the TV screen returned to normal. The actors in the Spring Festival Gala were performing in full of joy, unaware of what terrible things happened in the small town thousands of miles away.

"How about it! Can you track down the video just now?" Yan Junli shouted on the phone.

"No way, Captain, we just found out the source of the signal was blocked by the other party's firewall." The other end replied.

"What about the voice? What about facial analysis?" Yan Junli asked again.

"Unfortunately, it doesn't work. It happened so suddenly that we didn't even have time to record it." The answer on the other end was still disappointing.

Yan Junli gave an annoyed "tsk", hung up the phone, turned to Yang Wenbin and said, "I'm going to the police station now, someone must have recorded the complete video!"

But I didn't want Yang Wenbin to say calmly: "No need, I already know where the body is, and it will be too late for you to rush to the police station."

"You already know?" Yan Junli asked in surprise, "That picture only appeared for a few seconds!"

(End of this chapter)