Chasing the Mist

In winter nights in Baicheng, the temperature can reach minus 25 degrees. Even if the heater is turned on in the car, it won’t warm up for a while. Gu Xun tightened his collar, slipped his hand into his pocket, and took out the shriveled cigarette case. Glancing inside, he unknowingly smoked out the whole pack of cigarettes, crumpled the pack into a ball, and threw it at the co-pilot's seat.

He folded his hands behind his head, leaned lazily on the back of the car seat, raised his head slightly, and looked directly at Lin Yiran's room. The tall figure sitting in front of the window was reading a book with his head down. image.

After watching silently for a while, Gu Xun suddenly smiled, with an indescribable bitterness in that smile.

Make good use of cold violence to deal with problems. When cold violence is not enough, they will meet each other with fists and fists, and each other will be scarred. The irritability caused by not knowing how to solve it, and this way of getting along with him made him lose the desire to go home, and he wanted to run away, so he kicked the gas pedal and drove the car out of the community.

At the same time, Lin Yiran turned off the lights in the room, and the whole house fell into darkness, as if saying goodbye silently.

In the middle of the night, the police station was engulfed like a mouth full of blood. In the darkness, the lights in the security room sparked hope again. Gu Xun parked his car and knocked on the door of the security room.

The security guard came out with a surprised expression on his face, "Captain Gu? Come in quickly."

Gu Xun picked up the small broom by the door and dusted off the freshly fallen snow, "It's been snowing for two days."

"Hurry up, hurry up, the weather forecast says it will stop tonight, Captain Gu, come to work overtime so late?"

Gu Xun nodded.

"I heard that a woman's head was made into an ice sculpture and placed in the world of ice and snow?"

Every time there is a case, the police security guard and the cleaning aunt always like to ask them for news, and spread it to relatives and friends at home, to show the superiority of working in the police station. The case has not yet entered the formal investigation stage, and there is no secret involved. It can be said that Gu Xun said "hmm".

The security guard made a long voice, "Hey.......It sounds creepy, you are busy during this time."

Gu Xun chatted with the security guard for a while. After smoking two cigarettes, Gu Xun raised his legs and walked towards the dark office building. Within three to two minutes, the office on the west side of the second floor was lit.

In the morning, the heavy snow that had been falling for two days finally stopped.

Meng Jia entered the door carrying soy milk and fried dough sticks, and was surprised to see Gu Xun, who had always been at work, sitting on the seat and reading materials, "Boss, it's early!"

"Morning." Gu Xun stayed up all night, and his mental state was not bad, but the dark circles under his eyes betrayed him.

Gu Xun only drank milk for breakfast, and it was still a fixed brand. Meng Jia kept the leader’s living habits in mind, ordered a box of milk directly online to put in the office, and fed a bottle to the leader every morning. She held the milk and stared at Gu Xun. Xun asked, "Boss, you didn't go back last night?"

Gu Xun took the milk, unscrewed the cap, and drank half of the bottle in two gulps, "Hurry up and sort out the materials. Today's case analysis meeting will be hosted by you."

Meng Jia was stunned for two seconds before she realized that she was flattered, "Thank you boss" and slipped away like a puff of smoke.

Ice and Snow World is the most popular tourist attraction in Baicheng in winter. After the New Year's Eve party, there are still many southern tourists who are still interested in visiting on New Year's Day. Therefore, there are a lot of onlookers at the scene of the crime. The ice sculpture of a human head was quickly posted on the Internet and forwarded by netizens In the comments, it quickly became a hot topic on Weibo.

Nine in the morning.

Gu Xun came out of the deputy bureau's office and went straight to the conference room on the second floor.

Seeing his solemn expression, all the participants felt the pressure of the ice sculpture case. Meng Jia didn't dare to delay, and immediately turned on the projector to introduce the case.

Meng Jia speaks clearly, articulate, piercing eyes, smart and cute, people can't help but feel protective. Such a cute little girl chooses to be a policeman, with a group of rough guys, walking on the blade all day long.

She said: "The reporter Xu, female, 20 years old, flew from Haikou to Baicheng on December 12 to participate in the Ice and Snow World New Year's Eve party. There were too many tourists that night, and Xu, who saw snow for the first time, did not enjoy himself. Returning to the world of ice and snow in the morning, Xu traveled all the way along the northern line to Lover's Bridge, when he was taking pictures on the bridge, he accidentally found an ice sculpture of a human head, and immediately reported the case after panicking."

She lightly tapped the keyboard, and the PPT reflected on the wall was replaced by a photo of the face of the deceased. The delicate face of a woman was embedded in transparent ice crystals. Her bright red lips, like roses blooming in a crystal ball, exuded a strange beauty. .

The ice wrapped outside was carved into the shape of a human head according to the contour of the deceased's face, and the eyebrows and eyes were clearly visible. The murderer carved it so finely that even the faint smile on the lips of the deceased was carved out.

All the criminal police focused their attention on the photo of the deceased. The conference room was silent, and Meng Jia's crisp voice sounded again: "After an overnight investigation by the sub-bureau, the identity of the deceased has been confirmed. The deceased Gu Jingjing, female, 21 years old, from the province of G, the only child in the family, is now studying. The Department of Foreign Languages ​​of Baicheng Teachers College is a junior this year, and the two days from December 12th to 30st are weekends and New Year's Eve, so the deceased did not return to bed at night and did not attract the attention of his roommates."

Meng Jia changed a photo of the deceased after Huabing and makeup removal, and removed the thick layer of makeup. It can be seen that Gu Jingjing's facial features are delicate, pure and pleasant, a typical face of first love.

The forensic doctor pointed to the photo on the screen, "The deceased's eyes | cornea | membranes | were severely clouded, pupils could not be seen through, and the time of death was more than 48 hours. There was no frostbite on the skin and no bright red corpse spots. The preliminary judgment is that he was frozen after death. The edge is neat, the contusion band is not obvious, it should be injured by a thin, sharp knife... The initial autopsy can only see this, and the detailed autopsy report will take time."

The forensic doctor paused, hesitated for a moment, and said: "It's best to find the corpse below the neck, only the head, and the information is limited."

Gu Xun understood the forensic doctor's concern and nodded.

Hen Jian said embarrassingly: "No fingerprints were collected on the surface of the ice sculpture or the head of the deceased, and the heavy snowfall covered the murderer's footprints... There is no progress on the traces for the time being."

The murderer dared to blatantly put the dead man's head in the hottest tourist attraction, causing a storm of public opinion and blatantly putting pressure on the police. That was pie in the sky.

Gu Xun understood the current situation, and didn't put too much pressure on the trace inspection, just asked them to go to the scene to investigate again, and don't miss any details.

"The ferment of the ice sculpture case on the Internet has aggravated the panic of the citizens. Some people say that the inability to solve the case is due to the incompetence of the police. In the world I am looking for, there is no such word as incompetence. Digging three feet into the ground will find the murderer." Gu Xun leaned lazily In the chair, the tone was frighteningly serious.

All the criminal policemen felt the weight of the burden on their shoulders at the same time, all looked serious and listened quietly.

"Zheng Tiancheng led people to investigate the staff of Ice and Snow World and nearby villages, and the staff on duty that night focused on inquiries."

"Meng Jia is in charge of conducting second-level interviews on Gu Jingjing's social relations."

"..."

The participants each had a new task, and Lin in the corner was no different, Gu Xun didn't even mention it.

Meng Jia looked at Lin Yiran's cold and indifferent eyes, and inexplicably felt a little sympathy, and she boldly asked, "Boss, Lin Yiran's mission hasn't been revealed yet?"

Gu Xun snorted coldly, and looked at Lin Yiran contemptuously, "Mission? Arrange whatever you want."

Yesterday all the detectives felt that Gu Xun was unfriendly to the newcomer, but no one knew the reason, and they didn't dare to ask, so they could only silently sympathize with this new colleague.

Lin Yiran's indifferent expression made everyone confused, feeling like eating salty radish and not worrying about it. For a while, the relationship between these two people became a new gossip for everyone after dinner.

At the end of the meeting, all the participants went to work, only Gu Xun did not leave.

The curtains in the meeting room were closed, the projector was on, and he had a cigarette in the corner of his mouth. He stared blankly at the photos of the crime scene on the wall, and unconsciously tapped his fingers on the table.

Baicheng Ice and Snow World has a large building area and is a seasonal tourist project. Therefore, it is built in the outskirts, surrounded by large farmlands. In winter, the fields are covered with thick snow. It is difficult for people to walk, and vehicles cannot pass through the fields at all. If you want to go to the world of ice and snow, there is only one main road in the suburbs.

Transportation of human head ice sculptures is inseparable from means of transportation, so the surveillance video of the main road can be used as an initial clue to check. Gu Xun dialed Zheng Tiancheng: "First call up the surveillance video of the main road on the outskirts of the city on the evening of December 12, Check for vehicles turning towards the ice and snow world intersection, especially in the middle of the night."

On the other end of the phone, Zheng Tiancheng responded with "obedience" and said with a smile: "Boss, I strongly request to be in the same group as Meng Jia. It is not tiring to work with men and women. The only lesbian in our team, how can I be cheaper than the newcomer?" Brat? I solemnly apply to exchange jobs with Lin Yiran."

After 24 hours of hard work, Gu Xun finally showed a little smile and resumed his usual tone: "If you can find the car driven by the murderer from the surveillance video, I may consider helping you as a matchmaker."

Zheng Tiancheng has been with Gu Xun since he graduated. He naturally understood the difficulty of the ice sculpture case, so he hurriedly said, "Then don't bother the boss, I will work hard on my own."

While talking, Meng Jia came in holding the notebook, "Who is the boss going to match?"

Gu Xun said: "You."

Meng Jia's round deer eyes turned around, and said solemnly: "That's not okay, my mother won't let me fall in love early."

Gu Xun: "..."

The team members under him are all living treasures. No matter how heavy the work pressure is, they always have joy. Working in this kind of atmosphere, it is difficult to be depressed. From this point of view, Lin Yiran is suitable for joining his group.

Meng Jia put down her notebook and sat down opposite him, the smile on her face gradually faded, and her mouth pouted slightly: "Boss, let someone else take Lin Yiran... I can't do it, he has excellent grades in the police academy, and he is a He is a celebrity in the police academy who assisted the branch to solve the case of dismemberment... I took him as a child of the wrong person... Letting him take me is almost the same."

"No matter what he was like before, he has to follow my arrangement when he comes to my team. I think you are suitable to take him, and you are suitable. Meng Jia, you are very good, don't doubt yourself."

Meng Jia's eyes suddenly turned red, and she didn't know what to say for a while, so she lowered her head slightly.

Gu Xun waved his hand, "Go out to work quickly, if you can't finish the task, don't even think about going home."

Meng Jia stood up and whispered, "Thank you, boss." When she reached the door, she glanced back at Gu Xun. But there are always a few gentle words of praise quietly popping out, making people's hearts bloom instantly.

This kind of careless encouragement is very useful to Meng Jia. She decided to get acquainted with Lin Yiran as soon as possible and cultivate a tacit understanding. Maybe their group of "newbies" will make a major discovery and turn salty fish over.