i must be in hell

It was already eight o'clock in the morning when Xu Shangyu drove to Linjiang Avenue.

The two got out of the car and saw a group of people surrounded by the embankment from a distance. Passers-by surrounded the police cordon and pointed inside.

"Borrowed, borrowed."

Xu Shangyu managed to squeeze through the crowd and led Ning Xiao into the innermost floor.

"Captain! You are finally here."

Lu Fei, who was on duty inside, saw him as if he saw a savior, and rushed towards him.Xu Shangyu stopped him and put his hand against the guy's face. "How is it going?"

"The identity of the deceased is still unclear, and the specific examination will not be judged until the forensic doctor arrives."

Lu Fei saved his own face from Xu Shangyu's grasp, and said, "However, judging from the appearance and signs of the corpse, it has been soaked in water for at least a week. There are no scars or signs of fighting on the body, and the possibility of suicide Relatively large, of course, the possibility of homicide cannot be ruled out."

Xu Shangyu nodded. "I'll take a look."

Lu Fei hurriedly followed behind him, but he stopped and saw Ning Xiao who was one step behind.

"Consultant Ning." He hooked Ning Xiao's shoulder. "Last time you really had a good time. How is it? Has anyone come to interview you recently?"

"Last time?" Ning Xiao was puzzled. "What's up?"

"No way, stop pretending. It was the last time you and the captain went out to carry out a mission in secret. Later, the Internet broke the news, saying that you successfully saved a dozen people and captured the real culprit. Now people are shouting You are a famous detective in the new era, and you are very flattered."

Ning Xiao frowned upon hearing this. "When did this happen?"

Lu Fei was taken aback. "You really don't know?" Seeing that Ning Xiao's surprise didn't look like a fake, he quickly explained: "This news first broke out from an online media. I heard that it was a trainee reporter who personally witnessed the scene. It was reprinted by the paper media, and now many people know about you. I heard that some media have also collected information about your participation in the detection of previous cases, and are planning to make a column program."

Lu Fei said: "Now this matter has been shown on the provincial satellite TV program, but you haven't heard any news?"

Ning Xiao didn't say anything, since he came back from Bailu Mountain Villa, he has been immersed in searching for He Ye's clues.In addition to the interruption of the novel, in order not to be serially killed by the editor, he turned off his mobile phone early and did not log in to any communication tool.Ning Xiao really didn't know about the fact that he had become popular news.

While talking, the two had already walked to the river embankment, Lu Fei quickly put away his gossip and got busy.But Ning Xiao's thoughts were still stuck on the topic just now. Regarding the excessive media attention, he faintly felt that things were not that simple.Before he had time to think deeply, he was attracted by the nameless corpse placed on the shore.

The corpse has been preliminarily handled by the criminal police to avoid secondary damage.Xu Shangyu was squatting beside the corpse, observing something carefully.When Ning Xiao approached, he didn't lift his head and said, "What do you think?"

Ning Xiao took a look. "Looking at the clothes, it should be a young woman. What belongings does she have?"

"I found a lipstick and [-] yuan in cash in my pocket. I don't have an identity document, so I can't confirm her identity yet." Xu Shangyu said: "I can only investigate the missing persons in the last week to see if there are any clues. But it is basically certain that it was drowning."

Ning Xiao looked at the swollen female corpse that had been soaked in water. Her skin was already wrinkled and whitish, reminiscent of pickled chicken feet soaked in lime.From time to time, bloody foam overflowed from the nose and throat, gradually condensing and drying on the face.The entire face of the female corpse was already swollen, almost losing its original appearance.Looking at her limbs again, a large amount of cuticles on the hands and feet fell off, forming a suit that barely hung on the original body. It looked like a layer of deteriorated and out-of-shape human leather gloves and foot covers were put on the corpse.

Ning Xiao squatted down, gently raised the dead man's right hand to observe.The deceased was a woman who paid attention to appearance, her nails were cut very short, and there was basically no dirt between the nails.When he was about to raise his hand to check the throat of the deceased again, he was stopped by someone.One hand pressed down on his right hand so hard it hurt.

Ning Xiao raised his head, and the person who stopped him was a criminal policeman whom he had never met before.This person looked to be in his early thirties, with a stern face, his eyes narrowed into a thin slit, and a cold and stern gaze projected from the slit.

"Are you a forensic doctor?" The other party asked, his voice sounded very indifferent.

"No."

"Then please pay attention to your behavior and don't touch the corpse casually." The strange policeman let go of Ning Xiao's hand and said, "If this causes trouble for the follow-up investigation, no one can bear the consequences." He said After speaking, he looked at Xu Shangyu again. Although he didn't express anything in words, there was already a condemnation in his eyes.

Why bring an unrelated person to the scene?

Ning Xiao believed that he understood the meaning in his eyes, and almost subconsciously defended Xu Shangyu: "He was ordered to protect me, and he received an emergency order when he was going out, so he came here together."

Hearing his words, the criminal policeman shifted his eyes again and looked at Ning Xiao.A look of surprise flashed in his eyes, but his expression became more consultative.

"So, you are the consultant. The so-called detective that the media brags about all day long?"

The cynicism in these words is almost naked.Ning Xiao couldn't help frowning, when did he offend this guy?I always feel like he doesn't like me very much.

"Captain Xing." At the critical moment, Xu Shangyu came out to smooth things over. "This is indeed a newly promoted consultant who has helped us solve many cases. Ning Xiao, this is Captain Xing Feng, the captain of the first criminal police team, and my senior."

It turned out to be the captain of the legendary elite first team, no wonder he was so arrogant.For Xu Shangyu's sake, Ning Xiao stretched out his hand to greet him. "Hello."

However, Xing Feng did not shake hands with him, but continued to look at Ning Xiao with that cold gaze.

"Many cases have been solved?" Xing Feng repeated Xu Shangyu's words, "It seems that you are indeed a very capable person. But as far as I know, every case you participated in is related to the wanted He Ye, Is it just a coincidence?"

After saying this, even Xu Shangyu's expression froze.

"Captain Xing, what do you mean?"

Xing Feng said indifferently: "It's nothing." His expression was cold, as if he didn't want to talk to Ning Xiao and Xu Shangyu any more, he turned around and talked about the progress of the case with the criminal police, leaving them aside in the cold.

"You don't mind." Xu Shangyu sighed, and comforted Ning Xiao: "Captain Xing is just more vigilant, not malicious to you."

malicious?Of course Ning Xiao believed that the captain of the criminal police didn't harbor any malice towards him at all, but regarded him as a suspect at all.The gaze that stared at him was completely indifferent when looking at a suspect.This is very similar to the situation when he and Xu Shangyu met for the first time. Was he also so suspicious in Xu Shangyu's eyes at that time?Thinking about it, Ning Xiao turned around and glanced at the person standing beside him.

Seeing him looking over, Xu Shangyu gave a smile.The corners of the mouth are naturally raised, the expression is relaxed, and a very natural smile.And when Ning Xiao was regarded as a suspect, he still remembered that Xu Shangyu's smile was always neither cold nor cold, it looked like a fake face.Who would have known at that time that the two of them would develop into the cohabitation relationship they have now?

"Find out the source of the corpse..."

When he was distracted, Ning Xiao vaguely heard Xing Feng ordering the criminal police under him.

"Contact the nearby Public Security Bureau within a hundred miles, and compare the recent missing persons with them." When talking about business, Xing Feng's expression was more rigid than before.If Xu Shangyu is a smiling tiger, this person is completely Yan Mowang.

"As for you." After Xing Yanwang gave his orders to his subordinates, he turned around and looked at Xu Ning and the two of them. "Xu Shangyu, since you were ordered to protect him, take him back to the police force now. I don't want to be distracted by taking care of you while handling the case."

"But……"

"It's nothing but, I'm here, and you have your own mission."

Xing Feng's words were really merciless, Xu Shangyu had no choice but to leave with Ning Xiao.Just as he turned to leave, Ning Xiao intentionally left a word out of a certain state of mind.

"Captain Xing." He said, "I advise you not to work in vain to contact the local public security bureau, but go back and investigate the missing persons in this city."

Before Xing Feng could react, Ning Xiao followed Xu Shangyu and got in the car to leave.

Xu Shangyu drove a certain distance, and suddenly laughed out loud.

"You are the first person to let Lao Xing down."

Ning Xiao replied, "Don't tell me you haven't confronted him before?" Xu Shangyu's reputation as a devil king in the police force is well-known, and Ning Xiao didn't believe that he would be so pure.

"How should I put it, although Team Xing has a bad temper, I worked under him when I first joined the team, so I won't play tricks on the old captain." Xu Shangyu paused. "Ning Xiao, in fact, Xing Feng just seems a bit colder, and he speaks too straightforwardly, so don't take it too seriously."

Hearing his good words for Xing Feng, Ning Xiao felt a little uncomfortable for some reason.

"You know him well?"

After saying these words, Ning Xiao almost wanted to slap himself.This question was too thoughtless, even Xu Shangyu said that he was a former team member of Xing Feng, could he not be familiar with him?Even if there is no such relationship, Xu Shangyu has been in the police force for so long, and he is more familiar with any police officer in it than he is with himself.The sentence that Twitch asked just now was not only illogical, it sounded like he was eating food.

Ning Xiao looked at the rearview mirror outside the car window, and thanked himself for having a thick skin, otherwise he would have blushed a long time ago.Xu Shangyu didn't know if he noticed the slight jealousy in Ning Xiao's words, he just smiled, and then asked the next topic, which made Ning Xiao heave a sigh of relief.

"You told Team Xing just now that he should not contact other places, but focus on the missing persons in this city. Do you have any clues?"

Ning Xiao said, "I just discovered some doubts."

"kindness."

"Have you noticed that the body of the corpse is very clean?" What Ning Xiao said naturally did not mean cleanliness in the general sense, but that compared to other floating corpses, this unknown female corpse was considered too clean.

"There are no water plants or silt on the bottom of the body, and there is no sand and sand between the fingers." Ning Xiao said: "Generally, people who jump into the water and drown or are pushed into the river, after sinking to the bottom, after a period of time The body is always floating with silt and underwater debris."

What does this mean?Xu Shangyu's brain turned quickly and he reacted quickly. "That means she didn't die in the river!"

Ning Xiao nodded. "People who drowned in the river, whether they committed suicide or were pushed into the water, were unlikely to be free from mud. But she was too clean, it didn't look like she had been soaked in the water for so long, but like—— "

The two looked at each other, and a possibility came to mind at the same time.

This is only possible if someone has drowned first and then thrown into the river.Moreover, the body must not be soaked in water for a long time, because it will also be stained with sand and dirt.

"In other words, the deceased was drowned on the shore." Xu Shangyu analyzed.

"Not only that." Ning Xiao said: "She was also placed in the water and soaked for many days, deliberately pretending to be floating in the river for many days."

After a young girl was brutally murdered, she was soaked in water and gradually swelled and rotted. The cuticle of the skin slowly fell off, and the whole person gradually lost her human shape.The murderer has been waiting for this process, and then methodically threw the body into the river.Watching the corpses of the same kind degenerate and rot, and maintaining rationality in the process, this completely deviates from the nature of human beings. Who can do this?

"Psychopathic."

Ning Xiao said: "Commonly known as pervert."