Seven's secret

Pei Rong didn't return all night again, Xiao Qi got up in the morning and sent Pei Rong a text message, saying that he would follow Mr. Wu to Qingliu Village in Yanyantang for two days, and told him not to worry, eat on time and work hard.

While eating breakfast, Xiao Qi also dragged He Mao up.Pei Rong was so busy that he couldn't go home. Once he left the house, the old man was left alone, and he didn't know how to cook.It's still far away from the urban area, and it's inconvenient to order takeout, and He Mao should tease his stomach with instant noodles three times a day.

"Hurry up and eat," Xiao Qi served a bowl of porridge for his master, "Let's set off after eating. Mr. Wu said that the environment over there is good and the air is fresh."

"The environment in our small courtyard is also good. You young people like to run around, but you are not as comfortable as your own home anywhere." He Mao yawned big as soon as he sat down at the table, and his eyes couldn't be opened.He usually likes to sleep late, and there is nothing to do in the Tiangong shed these days. He watches TV every night until midnight, and eats breakfast together at noon.

"Occasionally change the environment." Xiaoqi comforted him, his master has become more and more childish in the past two years, and he often has to be coaxed, "Mr. Wu said that you can fish, touch lotus root, and climb mountains over there. It was fun."

He Mao didn't take it seriously, "I used to live in the southern countryside, and I'm already tired of fishing!"

Xiaoqi could only persuade him from another angle, "Mr. Wu is the chef of Hejia Restaurant, a star chef. He usually has to queue up to eat the dishes, but now he can eat the meals he made...you go Or not to go? I heard Brother He said that Mr. Wu's specialty dish is rock sugar elbow."

He Mao blinked his eyes and slapped his thigh, "Oh, you're not good at swimming, so I don't feel at ease if you go by yourself. I'll go with you!"

Xiao Qi pouted secretly.This old guy is getting tougher as he gets older. It's already October and the water is getting cold. Can he still fish in the water?What's wrong with poor water quality?Really, it's such a bad excuse to find an excuse for yourself to step down.

"Eat quickly, eat quickly," He Mao began to urge him, "By the way, you are not at home, what about those two little guys in your yard?"

Hearing this sentence, Yutou, who was lying on the kitchen window sill and licking his hair, paused, looked up at Xiao Qi and cried out, "You want to go out?"

Xiaoqi had already thought about this matter, he was not busy with any serious business, Mr. Wu said that this trip is just like traveling, and it seems that there is nothing wrong with taking pets out.Although the name of the salt water pond is easy to misunderstand, it is actually the largest freshwater lake in the coastal area. If the fish head goes there, I will be very happy. It is much larger than the small pond in the yard. How many fresh fish must be kept in it? .

"I want to go out," Xiao Qi said, "I'm going to live in a village on the other side of the mountain for two days. Will you two come with me? That place is called Salt Water Pond, where there are mountains and water, lakes and fish."

The fish head meowed.

He Mao looked at Xiao Qi with a strange face. Is his apprentice talking to the cat? !Why didn't you find out that he had this problem before?

Xiao Qi didn't notice He Mao's expression, pointed to the outside of the yard and said to Yutou: "Go find Spider-Man, and you will both stay in cages on the road later, otherwise the mountain road will be unstable and the car will be bumped." If it's upside down, you two will fall easily."

Yutou let out a meow, and jumped off the windowsill to find Spider-Man.

He Mao's jaw dropped, and he stammered and asked him, "Cat...do you understand?!"

Xiaoqi's heart skipped a beat, and then he laughed again, "Yes, I understand. I can understand what they are saying."

He Mao's expression froze, "Really?"

Xiao Qi smiled and nodded, "Really."

He Mao pondered for a while, then shook his head and laughed, "You brat, you're playing tricks on me again."

Xiao Qi pursed her lips and smiled, and didn't intend to explain any more.This kind of thing sounds very mysterious, and most people would not believe it. It is normal for He Mao to think that he is joking.Besides, his master is also an old man, so why force him to accept things that go against his common sense.

After dinner, after packing up the toiletries and a few changes of clothes, Xiao Qi took the whole family to pick up Mr. Wu.Mr. Wu lives in the East District, not far from their residence.Along the way, the two old guys just could talk to relieve their boredom, and they wouldn't feel bored anymore.

Pei Rong woke up in a daze, and found himself lying on the desk, half of his arm was numb.The windows were open, but the office still smelled heavily of cigarettes.A surveillance video was played repeatedly on the computer screen: a tall girl walked down the sidewalk with her head down, and a man in a dark shirt followed behind her, with one hand in front of her body, fingering something nervously.The two walked in front of the screen one after the other, the screen froze for a moment, and then started playing from the beginning again.A tall and slender girl appeared at the corner of the sidewalk, walking forward with her head down.

Pei Rong reached out and pressed the pause button, stood up and stretched long.After two hours of sleep, the sky was already bright.Pei Rong took out his toiletry bag from the cabinet under the desk, planning to go to the bathroom to wash his face.

When I opened the door, I found that almost all my colleagues who stayed up late woke up. Their situation was similar to that of Pei Rong. They were all so busy that they found a random place to sleep in the middle of the night.Seeing him come out, Meng Ke gestured to him with the lunch box in his hand, "Brother Pei, hurry up, we have lean meat porridge today."

Pei Rong stretched his neck and looked at a pile of lunch boxes and plastic bags on the table. There were porridge, soy milk, and buns and fried dough sticks. The variety was quite rich, but when he thought that these things were all made by the chefs in their cafeteria, Pei Rong couldn't help thinking I have no appetite in my heart.Their chef doesn't know where he dug it back from, and his cooking skills are not as good as that of his family's boss Yan who doesn't touch the spring water.

After washing his face and returning, Pei Rong found a text message from Xiao Qi on his phone, saying that he was going out to play for two days.Pei Rong imagined that he took Xiaoqi out on vacation, and sent a text message depressed: Have fun, and be careful.Remember to call me every day.

Meng Ke looked at the silly expression on his face with confusion, lowered his voice and said, "Is this a text message to Teacher Murong?" He kept calling Xiaoqi Teacher Murong, and told him twice that he couldn't change it. , Pei Rong didn't bother to talk to him, anyway, he was his baby seven anyway.

Pei Rong squinted at him, "Do you have an opinion?"

Meng Ke shook, "I have no objection. It's just that you are laughing so stupidly."

Pei Rong raised his foot and gave him a moment.

Meng Ke hid with a smile, and said with emotion, "What a teacher Murong got in..." He glanced at Pei Rong's expression, chuckled, shrunk his shoulders and hid aside.

A roomful of people were having breakfast happily, and the team leader Gao Ming walked in hurriedly, "Everyone, speed up. There is a new job."

A few people ate quickly, swallowing everything they could eat before asking Gao Ming, "What job?"

"Go to the forensic room for a meeting." Gao Ming said, "Number two, the head of the actual first victim has been found, Pei Rong, take Meng Ke and Xiao Gu to look around the scene later, See if there are any witnesses."

Pei Rong quickly agreed.

Gao Ming asked again: "What clues does the surveillance video have?"

Pei Rong shook his head, "After the technical department dealt with it, it was still not clear enough to see the suspect's features clearly. He was holding something in his hand... This should be a habitual action, just like some people get nervous when they are nervous. He loves to eat. But what is in his hand is still unclear. Smaller than a mobile phone, it may be a car key or a lighter."

Gao Ming also watched the surveillance video, and apart from what he said, he didn't find any new clues for the time being.Several people had a meeting in a hurry, and went straight to the forensic room with their belongings.

"The place where the head was found was in a depression of Lianhua Mountain. The head No. [-] was buried under an acacia tree." Gao Ming stood beside the stainless steel tray where the head was placed, frowning as he looked at the dead man's face. The torn wound, "was dug open by some animal. At that time, the human head was placed in a cardboard box, and the cardboard box was also torn. Several technicians from the garden institute who went up to the mountain to investigate the pest situation bumped into each other. , one of them almost stepped on it, and vomited in fright."

"It was buried recently," the young forensic doctor wearing thin-rimmed glasses stretched out two fingers and gestured. "No more than two days ago. It should have been in a frozen state before."

The degree of decay of the human head is not high, and the facial features can be vaguely seen.The strange thing is that this person's head was not only carefully combed hair, but also put on makeup very carefully. Eyebrows, eyeliner, blush, lip gloss... none of them were left behind, and even a pair of heart-shaped hair was put on her. gold earrings.

"The victim didn't have pierced ears." The forensic doctor carefully pushed aside the hair sticking to the deceased's ears, and motioned them to look at the wounds on the earlobes that were pierced by earrings. "It was put on after death."

"Can the cause of death be determined?" Gao Ming asked him, "Strangled?"

"Cerebral hypoxia due to neck compression," the medical examiner summed up succinctly. "Strangled. Dismembered after death."

Several people standing in the forensic room all showed thoughtful expressions at the same time.No. [-]'s method of death was completely different from that of the other victims, and the body found earlier appeared to be more complete than the other victims, and had not suffered excessive abuse.As for combing hair, makeup, and wearing jewelry on a corpse, such behaviors are very emotional, and it can be said to be tender.Will do such a thing, the murderer is likely to be an acquaintance of No. [-], or a suitor.No. [-] was known as the school belle during her lifetime, and her personality was quite cheerful. It is said that there is a long line of admirers behind her all the year round.

Gao Ming obviously thought of this too. He rubbed his chin and muttered: "It seems that the social relationship of No. [-] needs to be re-examined. It is really unbelievable to say that the murderer killed people randomly."

Pei Rong stood up straight and nodded at Gao Ming, "Let's go to the scene first. Although we may not be able to find any useful clues."

"It's not far from the mountain road. People who go up the back mountain usually take this road. It would be better if there are witnesses." Gao Ming yawned, his face was tired, and he was almost two days and two nights away. I didn't close my eyes.

Pei Rong agreed, and drove to the crime scene with two colleagues.