i must be in hell

[Timore is not a stingy person, but sometimes he pays special attention to his sovereignty, such as his precious insect collection, newly bought cigars, and the collection of books in the bookcase.These are easily not allowed to be touched by outsiders, not even his mother.Some people call it - Mr. Detective's Weird Fetish. 】

Xu Shangyu turned a page and was about to continue to look down, but was interrupted by an unexpected visitor.

"Cultivating sentiment early in the morning, Captain Xu is very leisurely and elegant."

Being covered by a large area of ​​sunlight, Xu Shangyu raised his head to look at the culprit.His old rival, Comrade Ji Yuqiu, was smiling maliciously, but it was not this unscrupulous guy who attracted Xu Shangyu's attention, but a new face behind him.

A young man in his early twenties was following closely behind Doctor Ji, looking a little embarrassed.Seeing Xu Shangyu looking at him, the young man nodded to him with some trepidation.

"Newbie?"

"Oh, you're talking about this?" Ji Yuqiu turned to the back, "The new interns in the Appraisal Department, Captain Xu, don't bully our newcomers casually."

Xu Shangyu smiled, "How dare we, we outsiders have the nerve to do it before you have bullied us enough."

As soon as he finished speaking, the newcomer visibly trembled again, looking uneasily at Ji Yuqiu who was leading him the way.

Ji Yuqiu didn't deny it either, "If you have time to tease me here, why don't you go to your own case. Are you free recently? Still reading here."

He unceremoniously took the book in Xu Shangyu's hand and flipped through it.

""Detective Timor", when did you start reading this kind of novel?" Ji Yuqiu felt disgusted when he saw the title of the book. "Why don't I know that your taste is so special, or do you want others to write a book like "Detective Xu Mensao" to satisfy your soaring vanity?"

"No, I just like this kind of easy-to-understand name." Xu Shangyu snatched the book from him, "If you want to know an author, start with his writing, and I happen to be very interested in the author of this book. "

"...This author has a grudge against you?"

"No way, he is my nobleman."

"A nobleman of the captain of the criminal police." Ji Yuqiu sneered, and said with some sympathy: "Then he is really unlucky."

Xu Shangyu stopped talking nonsense with him, looked at his phone, patted his pants, and stood up from the gate of the police force.

"Where are you going?" Ji Yuqiu asked curiously behind him.If you don't hurry up to solve the case at this time, where will this boss go to mess around?

"See you, my lord."

Xu Shangyu shook his hand with his back turned to him, then turned and stepped out of the gate of the police force.

At 15:[-], he arrived at the appointed place [-] minutes earlier - KFC on Qianmen Street, but unexpectedly, the person he was meeting with arrived earlier than him.Xu Shangyu didn't go in immediately, but looked at the person sitting by the window through the transparent glass.

The man sat with his back to the sun, so that his eyes would not be dazzled by the light while writing.Holding a pen, he writes and draws in a small notebook from time to time, sometimes he suddenly raises his head and looks in a certain direction without moving, and sometimes he talks to himself in the air.From an outsider's point of view, this seems a bit abnormal.However, whenever a passing person casts a strange look at him, this person always notices in time and returns a friendly smile.Over time, those who were curious about his behavior no longer had the nerve to look at him wantonly, as if the strange person was himself.

In this way, among a group of people who were eating, eating and fighting, this person sitting alone by the window didn't look obtrusive at all, and blended in harmoniously.

Xu Shangyu observed for about 5 minutes before raising his hand and pushing the door and entering the store.

"Sorry, it looks like I'm late."

Ning Xiao, who was writing quickly, raised his head when he heard the voice, and saw the captain of the criminal police pulling out his chair and sitting opposite him.

He checked the time on his watch, it was eleven twenty, ten minutes before the scheduled time.Ning Xiao put away the banknotes and said, "I'm the one who arrived early."

"It turns out that you have the habit of going to appointments in advance." Xu Shangyu continued his words, "However, I made you wait longer. I treat you to this meal. What do you eat?"

Ning Xiao would never refuse this kind of opportunity to eat lunch for free.

"One family bucket, two pairs of grilled chicken wings, one bag of big potatoes, and one serving of mashed potatoes. That's all for now."

Xu Shangyu was amused to hear that, so many first?How big is this guy's stomach?

"Forgot to say, the above is for me alone." Ning Xiao looked at him, "You can order another if you eat by yourself."

Xu Shangyu, who was walking towards the ordering counter, paused for a second, and then left after more than a second.

Ning Xiao looked at his slightly stiff back and hummed.

"Wouldn't it be a loss if you don't get your money back."

He opened the notebook in his left hand, revealing a small round mirror inside, took it out, put it in his pocket and put it away carefully.It is Ning Xiao's habit to carry a mirror with him when he goes out. Many times he likes to keep the mirror in his hand while recording inspirations.In this way, he can observe not only the front, but also the scenery behind his body, and it is not easy to be noticed by others.

He actually found out when Xu Shangyu came, but after seeing the policeman standing outside and peeping at him, Ning Xiao didn't show any abnormality, pretending to be writing normally.This time, his disguise was perfect, and he also had a geographical advantage. Even Xu Shangyu, the old fritter, didn't notice this method, and he didn't know that he had already been counter-reconnaissance once.

Ning Xiao was a little complacent, but he still couldn't swallow the breath in his heart, thinking that I am a good citizen, why should I be observed like a thief like you, a criminal policeman.Simply slaughter Xu Shangyu, so as to let out a bad breath.He also thought regretfully, it's a pity that KFC's consumption level is still not high enough, otherwise the policeman's wallet would be emptied today.

When Xu Shangyu came back with a plate full of things, Ning Xiao had already packed the things on the table and was waiting eagerly.Seeing his appearance, Officer Xu was amused, he really looked like a hamster waiting to be fed by its owner.

Both are big men, and they are not polite when eating.After a while, each of them grabbed a piece of chicken and gnawed on it.

"Did you find the boy from last time?" Ning Xiao asked hastily after swallowing a mouthful of meat.

"Not yet, I wonder why you care so much, and even asked me out to ask."

That's right, Ning Xiao took the initiative to meet this time.When Xu Shangyu first received the message, he was really surprised that this person took the initiative to ask him out?Didn't he feel bad for himself?

"I provided some clues, at least you can ask about the progress." Ning Xiao said, "And it doesn't involve confidentiality. It's just looking for a kid who ran away from home. You don't need to keep it secret."

Xu Shangyu said: "Yes, there is no need to keep it secret. But if it is just an ordinary runaway case, do we still need our criminal police?"

Ning Xiao slowed down his chewing, "What's the matter? Didn't his mother commit suicide and he ran away from home after being stimulated?" As a novelist who has been constructing suspense for a long time, he keenly smelled a difference breath.At this moment, he stopped eating, stared at Xu Shangyu closely, and waited for his answer.

Xu Shangyu didn't answer his question, but talked about an irrelevant topic: "I remembered, this boy is studying near your community, no wonder you care so much." He asked: "Have you seen this child before?"

Ning Xiao shook his head. "No."

"Then why are you so curious?"

"Can you answer my question first?" Ning Xiao was a little impatient.

"No." Xu Shangyu chuckled, showing his white teeth, looking very confident. "Because it's you who ask me now."

This guy is simply underwhelming.

Ning Xiao gritted his teeth, once again experiencing the feeling of wanting to beat him up when he saw this smiling face.But the situation is not forgiving, he can only show weakness.

"……brick."

"what?"

"When I saw him at the door of the store that day, he was holding a brick in his hand." Ning Xiao said slowly: "And his expression was very wrong at that time, it reminded me of..."

Once upon a time, another teenager.

Having said that, he didn't go on talking, but looked up at Xu Shangyu. "Would you believe me if I said that I care about this case and just don't want anything to happen to this boy?"

Xu Shangyu was silent for a long time, looking straight into Ning Xiao's eyes.

"letter."

After a while, he repeated it again. "I trust you."

He looked at Ning Xiao with serious eyes, not fake at all.This made Ning Xiao a little embarrassed, and turned his head slightly to avoid his direct gaze.

At this time, Xu Shangyu started talking again.

"In the case of Zhang Weiwei's mother, the bureau tends to close the case by suicide. In fact, there is almost no evidence that it may be a homicide. The testimony of the neighbors shows that she was depressed and behaved abnormally more than a month ago, and she always stayed alone. These are typical manifestations of depression, and it is not surprising that a depressed patient chooses to commit suicide. It seems to be a typical suicide case."

Ning Xiao noticed that he used a lot of words, all expressing the meaning of probability, without absolute certainty.

"You don't think so." He stared at Xu Shangyu, "You don't think this is a suicide case, do you?"

Xu Shangyu looked at him and smiled slightly, revealing the dimples around his mouth.

"No, I don't think she committed suicide."

Not suicide, but homicide.

The change of a word can turn the world upside down.It is very likely that the murderer is hiding in the dark at this time, watching everyone treat this case as a suicide, and feel complacent.A life was taken from this world silently, without anyone noticing.

There was a certain emotion in Ning Xiao's heart that was touched, it was anger, it was helplessness, and it was also some kind of fear.Allowing a murderer to go unpunished is tantamount to allowing a person to kill wantonly.Like a wolf infiltrating innocent sheep, you don't know when he'll strike again.Maybe next time, that bloody mouth will swallow more lives.

After a long time, he recovered from the whirlpool in his heart and made a certain decision.

"is it okay?"

Ning Xiao said softly. "I want to go to the scene once."