Chasing the Mist

Gu Xun: "If Miao Mi's best friend knows about this, then ask Zhang Lan/Lan."

Meng Jia and Zheng Tiancheng took the task and went out to run field work.

Gu Xun was busy with various meetings, and Lin Yiran tried to find him several times to explain what happened last night, but he didn't have a chance until noon.

Lin Yiran wasn't in the mood for lunch, so he squatted on his desk, and when he woke up, he had extra clothes on his body, and there were many people beside him.

Gu Xun lay on his stomach in the same posture, the two faced each other, Lin Yiran didn't move, he looked at Gu Xun quietly, his slender and curly eyelashes fell naturally, and the sound of sound sleep was soft and even, he was engrossed, when Gu Xun suddenly opened his eyes. Open your eyes and meet each other.

After a while, Gu Xun turned his head.

Lin Yiran put his clothes on Gu Xun, drank from a cup, and talked about last night to himself.

In the nine months since he came to the Municipal Bureau, he has participated in four cases. The order of the case notes is arranged according to the order of the cases. The ice sculpture case is at the bottom, and the rest are listed in order. He remembers the content and order of each note clearly.

When I returned home that day, Lin Yiran found that the number of pages in the notes was chaotic, and it was obvious that someone had touched it. The bedroom was not in the habit of locking the door, and any guests who came to the house could enter and exit the two bedrooms at will.

The people who read the notes may be Gu Yuan, Gu's mother, Yuan He, or even friends brought back by Gu Yuan, because I don't know who read the notes?For what purpose?So Lin Yiran kept silent, and I have been thinking about this for the past few days. I happened to be alone at home last night, so I sent the notes to the trace inspection department. Colleagues from the trace inspection department found in the notes that there was another fingerprint besides Lin Yiran. This fingerprint belongs to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen pursued him first, and then approached Gu Yuan, did he have other plans?

Notes that were unintentionally flipped through, or intentional for a long time?

Has any other place in the home been tampered with?

Many questions lingered in his mind and couldn't get rid of them. The more Lin Ran thought about it, the more uneasy he became. He went home and searched the whole room, but found no bugs or needle cameras, so he relaxed a little.

The fingerprint prompted him to call Jiang Chen, and then went to the bar with Jiang Chen and those rich second-generation friends.

Li Shengzhou was also in that group of people, and he chatted with them. Those who don't know him will naturally regard him as a rich second generation. If you look closely, you will see the clues. Jiang Chen is a real rich second generation. Well, no matter showing off, his eyes are pure. Li Shengzhou is different. He wears high-end clothes and deliberately imitates Jiang Chen's movements, demeanor and tone of voice, but his inferiority complex cannot be erased. He looks like a clown among those people.

Occasionally, those rich second generations talked about their family's company and business, and then he shut his mouth and lowered his head to play with his mobile phone. It was still the silver iPhone 11. Lin Yiran glanced at the interface and was chatting on WeChat. Who was he talking to? , can't see clearly.

That night, only Lin Yiran and Li Shengzhou were not rich second generations. Lin Yiran took the initiative to find a topic to chat, but Li Shengzhou ignored him, snorted, and continued to look down at his phone.

In order not to arouse his suspicion, Lin Yiran shut up and sat quietly for a while, Li Shengzhou took the initiative to talk to him again, his eyes were full of sarcasm as before, "Little policeman, are you looking for brother Chen to give you a hug?"

"No, I'm bored today, so I'm going out for a walk."

Li Shengzhou snorted again, "People like you are the most annoying. You wear uniforms and think you are gods and can eliminate harm for the people. In fact, you are not the same as us. Hmph! Birds die for food, and people die for wealth. This principle has been around since ancient times. No change, what are you doing approaching Jiang Chen if you don't love money?"

Lin Yiran didn't answer, and let Li Shengzhou imagine him as something else.

Lin Yiran took the initiative to come to Jiang Chen, which put him in a good mood, drank more wine, and put his arm on Lin Yiran's shoulder.

Lin Yiran turned sideways to hide.

"Since you dare to come out, don't be shy and make me happy. I will find a way to give you whatever you want."

"I don't like the way of being too direct, let's start with friends and cultivate them slowly." These words fit Lin Yiran's coolness very well.

Usually, he is used to big fish and meat, but a sudden plate of vegetables aroused Jiang Chen's great interest. He laughed out loud, "Uncle Policeman is interesting, okay, I'll listen to you, let's start with friends."

Lin Yiran took the opportunity to ask, "Why didn't Gu Yuan come?"

"Today, my father came back and couldn't go away. Besides, he came here, can you let go? It's better not to be here, I am at ease." He stretched his arms back, leaned on the back of the sofa, smoked up, and slowly exhaled the smoke from his mouth towards Lin Yiran , "Gu Yuan is too clingy, I haven't known him for long, and he always comes to me." Looking at Lin Yiran meaningfully, he smiled, "He is much more proactive than you."

Lin Yiran ignored all his hints, "How do you know each other?"

"Drinking together at the bar, what do you ask these for?"

Lin Yiran said frankly, "Curiosity."

Jiang Chen was called by a beautiful woman to play a game, Lin Yiran saw that there was no chance to talk routinely, and then found an excuse to leave.

After talking about what happened last night, Gu Xun was still lying on his stomach, Lin Yiran reached out and rubbed his head, "It happened suddenly last night, I didn't discuss it with you, I made you worry, I'm sorry."

Gu Xun was still angry, pretending to be dead and not moving.

Lin Yiran grabbed his hair with his fingers, and pulled it up slightly, "If you play dead again, I'll kiss you."

This time Gu Xun sat up like a corpse, and grabbed Lin Yiran's collar, "He would sacrifice his life alone for the sake of fingerprints, Jiang Chen is a dangerous person, don't you know?"

Colleagues went out to work in the afternoon, Lin Yiran glanced at the empty office from the corner of his eye, leaned his upper body forward, and touched Gu Xun's lips, "I only dedicated myself to you, baby, don't be angry."

The anger and depression that Gu Xun had squeezed all night were all dissipated by Lin Yiran's two or three words and a light kiss, and he cursed secretly, "Damn it."

He let go of his hand and pretended to be serious: "In the office, can you pay attention? Very hungry?"

Lin Yiran smiled, "I'm really thirsty, why don't you quench my thirst at night?"

Gu Xun kicked him under the table, "Isn't it too risky to get close to Jiang Chen with a handprint? It's possible that he went to our house with Gu Yuan and glanced at him out of curiosity. I don't know Jiang Chen, or even the entire Jiang family. , no resentment, no enmity, why did he target me?"

The smile at the end of Lin Yiran's eyes disappeared, and he frowned slightly, "It's hard to say, we can't measure some people with normal eyes, whether you have hurt him or not has nothing to do with whether he targeted you or not.

When Gu Jingjing was murdered, the first suspect we identified was Li Shengzhou, but on the night of the interrogation, a second victim appeared and Li Shengzhou was cleared of suspicion.

When the second victim, Zhang Xiaojing, was killed, we also checked Jiang Chen. At that time, the two had nothing to do with each other. Only half a year later, Li Shengzhou became friends with Jiang Chen. Why did they suddenly become friends?

And why did Jiang Chen find an inexperienced student to be the chief financial officer?

I think Li Shengzhou must have done something for him. There is probably another relationship between them. Give me some more time and I will definitely find out. "

Gu Xun's face also turned cold, "No, let's not say that this is your guess, even if it is a fact, you can't act alone. If you want to get close to Jiang Chen in the future, you must report it first. I will arrange someone to watch nearby."

"My intelligence and physical strength are fine, you have to trust me."

Gu Xun said sternly: "It's not because of our personal feelings, if Zheng Tiancheng and Meng Jia were the ones who discovered the problem today, I would still say this.

Have you forgotten what happened to Meng Jia?In the second case, you and Zheng Tiancheng were injured twice and narrowly escaped death. I can no longer watch my brothers get hurt, and you are not allowed to act alone. This is an order. "

Lin Yiran compromised and saluted Gu Xun, "yes, sir."

Gu Xun didn't bother to talk to him, "What are the arrangements for the afternoon?"

"I'll take some time off this afternoon."

Gu Xun turned his head suspiciously, "The case is so busy, what are you doing?"

"Uncle Gu asked me to meet at 2 p.m., and I'll come back to work immediately after the conversation."

"Don't go."

"I have promised."

"There's nothing to talk about with him."

"Brother, you have to trust me. I have waited for eight years, and I will not give up easily because of a few words from my uncle."

A few days ago, Gu Xun felt that something was wrong with Lin Yiran, and he had something to hide from him. After hearing these words, he felt that he was too worried. This kind of ambivalence made Gu Xun very annoying, so he unscrewed the rainbow candy on the table, Pour out a small handful and put it in your mouth, "Whatever you want."

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Yiran and Gu Renli met on time. The two were silent for a while, and Gu Renli said, "Xiao Ran, uncle has something to say. I hope you and Gu Xun will separate. As long as we separate, we will still be family."

Lin Yiran looked directly at the past, "I accepted my uncle's suggestion and left Baicheng to work in Nanping, but we couldn't make it through breaking up."

Gu Renli's hand stirring the coffee paused slightly, with a calm expression on his face, and he said earnestly, "Young people are impulsive for love, uncle understands, but you have to do things with a degree. Homosexuality is not allowed in our Gu family."

Lin Yiran opened his mouth but didn't say anything, Gu Renli said again: "Don't ask questions, I'll tell you a story.

There was a boy who reached adolescence, and suddenly found that he was different from others. Other boys began to be interested in girls, and his mind was full of pornography. He was very distressed, and no one told him.

This feeling tortured him into adulthood. He slowly accepted the fact that he liked men, and wanted to fall in love like all young people. Because of his long-term secret love, he became a child. One day, the two were crazy at home and kissed each other on impulse.

When Fangfa Xiaoying came over, he insulted him with all kinds of ugly words, and finally broke up with him. This matter was heard by the elders. The boy's parents have been rigid and upright all their lives.Absolutely can't accept it.

Adults take turns to persuade invalid.

His mother began to force him to go on blind dates. During college, he had dated countless girls, but none of them could interest him.

After working, my elder brother got married and his friends got married one by one. My mother became even more anxious and forced him to get married.

One day, my mother was drying clothes on the balcony. Speaking of this, the mother and son had a big fight. The mother threatened that if he didn't get married and have children, he would jump off the stairs.

The boy was young and energetic, and said angrily that you should jump off, I don’t like women either, then he turned his head and left, and then turned back and the balcony was empty.

My mother was only 45 years old that year, half of the house collapsed, and the whole family was in chaos. My brother, sister-in-law, and father kept blaming him.

During that time, he thought about death countless times, and he complained why God didn't give him a normal sexual orientation?

Why did he hate himself for not obeying his mother's advice?

He tried to commit suicide. When the cold knife was in his hand, he was afraid. He was cowardly and did not dare to die.

For a long time, he didn't go out, didn't speak, didn't see anyone, and just dawdled around. One day, his father came in suddenly and said that if you don't want me to die too, get married right away.

Later, he married a nurse and had two sons and a lot of wealth.Thirty years later, his mother's death entangled him like a poisonous snake, and he never slept peacefully.

The reputation his mother bought back with her life cannot be destroyed by the next generation, otherwise he will be speechless to face his mother under the nine springs. "

After the story was told, Gu Renli's eyes were flushed, he lowered his head and took a sip of his coffee, then looked up, his eyes had returned to normal.

Among the younger generation of the Gu family, no one had ever met Grandma Gu Xun, and Lin Yiran could only tell stories that the protagonist was Gu Renli. She was shocked and felt sorry for him. In that era, the public's acceptance of homosexuality was much lower than it is now.

"Uncle, times have changed, and now people are much more accepting of coming out."

Gu Renli did not hesitate to tell his secret, and persuaded Lin Yiran to give up, but the result was not effective, and he directly said coldly: "If you don't want Gu Xun to live in guilt for the rest of his life, you'd better separate from him, otherwise the boy in the story will be him. "

Gu Renli's firm eyes made Lin Yiran's hair stand on end, and he was more panicked than facing the murderer, "Uncle, you are doing this unfairly to Gu Xun."

"They were the first to treat me unfairly. My mother defended the family's reputation with her life. I must never let her down."

"Why did you transfer the pain back then to Gu Qun?"

Gu Renli's calm eyes were turbulent, revealing a trace of anger, and roared: "If you don't seduce him, how can he like men?"

"Uncle, Gu Xun has only had one girlfriend at the age of 30, and he is still a virgin. Do you think it's normal? He doesn't like women in his bones. I just let him recognize himself."

Gu Renli sneered: "Xiao Ran, I despise you, I have already said what I should say, you decide how to choose." After saying that, he left the table angrily.

Lin Yiran looked at the cold coffee in front of him and heaved a long sigh. A couple in the front seat was feeding each other. , The gazes they attract must be filled with curiosity and contempt. The road that few people take in the world is always difficult.

The choice that Gu Renli left for him, before he was with Gu Xun, he thought about it, he was already well prepared, and today, he is not in pain, but calm, thinking carefully about the things he doesn't want to face Once again, turn around and go out, take a taxi back to the Municipal Bureau.

In the corridor on the second floor, passing by the door of the meeting room, I happened to bump into Gu Xun and others having a meeting. Lin Yiran went in quietly and sat down at a side seat. It was a short meeting without projection, and only a few people from the team sat together.

Meng Jia: "Today we found Zhang Lan/Lan, and after repeated inquiries, we found new clues.

Miao Mi and the others left the women's club and switched to group chat, which meant that they wanted to find someone, no longer through the women's club, but through the group to find someone to meet directly.

Except for a few fixed women in the group, men who want to join the group must be recommended by group friends. After Miao Mi abandoned Zhang Xingchao, she met other people in the group.

During this period of time, Zhang Lan/Lan didn't know which man Miao Mi had been in contact with in the group. They didn't have a fixed partner, and they could find whoever they could chat with, which was very casual. "

Zheng Tiancheng stood up and continued: "I used my personal account, recommended by Zhang Lan/Lan, and sneaked into the group. There are ten women in the group, so-called buyers, and one hundred men are sellers.

After joining the group, buyers and sellers talk directly, and there is no transaction record. We want to find out who has had contact with Miao Mi recently, which is more difficult.

At present, I sneak into the group pretending to be a seller, get acquainted with these people first, gain their trust, and then look for clues related to Miao Mi. "

Gu Xun: "Let's investigate in this direction for now, report any discovery or action in time, and do not act without authorization."

The heavy responsibility fell to Zheng Tiancheng for the time being. Gu Xun didn't ask everyone to work overtime this night, so he went back to rest early.

After returning home, Gu Yuan had already fallen asleep.

Lin Yiran sat at the desk and sorted out his notes.

Gu Xun wrapped his arms around his neck and dragged him to the bed after taking a shower, Lin Yiran pushed him away, "Brother, I think Zheng Tiancheng's plan is risky.

It's better to directly call up the list of 100 men and visit them all. Interviews are always more reliable than online chats. "

"The murderer is likely to be hidden among the 100 people. For the time being, we can't scare the snake away. When Zheng Tiancheng can find out the people who have been in contact with Miao Mi, the murderer's locking range will be narrowed. It will be easier to find the murderer from a small area, and there is evidence." It is also convincing to let the murderer confess."

"Maybe we can pull a few more people into the group, and the investigation will be faster with more people."

"No, this group is extremely private. If there are many people in at once, it will attract the attention of the murderer."

The two were chatting when Gu Xun's cell phone rang. Zheng Tiancheng called, and he pressed the hands-free button, "Boss, I'm making fast progress. After chatting tonight, there are already two or three people in the group chatting well. I have made friends, and the next step is to have a private chat and ask about Miao Mi."

"Thanks for your hard work."

Zheng Tiancheng smiled and said: "Boss, I have become a duck for investigating the case. When the case is over, please treat us to roast duck."

"no problem."

The next day.

As soon as Meng Jia came, she asked, "Who saw Zheng Tiancheng? His phone was turned off."

"You don't even know where he went? How do we know?"

"Maybe let's talk about it and go with the rich woman."

The crowd laughed.

Meng Jia: "Be serious, he promised me that his phone will be turned on 24 hours a day, and he didn't come downstairs to wait for me this morning."

"Maybe the phone is out of battery?"

"Or traffic jam, don't worry."

An hour later, Zheng Tiancheng hadn't come yet, and Meng Jia was restless.

Gu Xun: "Come on, I'll accompany you to visit his house."

Zheng Tiancheng is not from this city. He bought a house two years ago and lived alone. Meng Jia had the key to his house, but no one answered when he knocked on the door.

At this time, Gu Xun realized that something was wrong, Zheng Tiancheng was missing.