never forget [criminal investigation]

There are two villa areas along Binjiang Road, one old and one new, separated by a river.

The old district is located closer to the city center and has a slightly smaller scale. It was built more than 20 years ago.

The new district is slightly farther away, but it is larger in scale, surrounded by forest parks and shopping malls, and is very popular.

The traffic on Binjiang Road was half dense and half sparse, and Xing Yue's car was caught in it, and the speed was not fast.

At four or five o'clock in the afternoon, the sun turned and set on the side of Xianghai.The sun shines through the car window, shining golden on him.

The two of them had nothing to say along the way.Xing Yue looked at the road ahead, while Xiang Hai kept his face sideways, wandering out of the window.

He closed his emotions, like someone sleeping with their eyes open.Xing Yue guessed that he was falling into memories, but he couldn't read the proportion of sadness and joy in it.

The speed of the car gradually slowed down, and there was an exit of the expressway not far ahead.Many cars turned on their turn signals and converged towards the far right lane.

Xing Yue turned the steering wheel slightly while looking at the rearview mirror.Looking across Xiang Hai's side face, he found that his eyes were following a slowly approaching sign on the side of the road.

"Are you turning right here?" Xing Yue had already completed the merge, and the brake lights of the cars in front of him flickered on and off, and the speed was getting slower and slower. From time to time, there were cars trying to force their way in.

The sign reads "Qingbo Garden", and below it is a big arrow pointing diagonally upwards.

"Brother Xing, why don't you go?" Xiang Hai seemed to wake up suddenly, and suddenly changed his mind.

"Huh? Are you sure?" Xing Yue asked him, but the car didn't change direction.

Xiang Hai is obviously not sure.He looked at Xing Yue, as if expecting him to make this decision for him.

The cigarette butt thrown downstairs at Xing Yue's house just now ignited his desire to come back and have a look without warning.

The idea was so strong at the time that it was almost overwhelming.

But come all the way, shake all the way.Until I saw the road sign, the last bit of persistence disappeared.

He couldn't understand why he came back more and more, what did he come back to see?He didn't even remember the house number of that "home".

The house already has a new owner.He, along with all traces of his existence, had been erased.

So, what kind of sense of presence should I look for when I come back?

"It can't be done, it's already crossed the solid line." Xing Yue glanced at the side, "If you really don't want to go, get off Binjiang Road later, and I'll turn around in front."

He stared at the red light at the rear of the car in front, freed his right hand to hold Xiang Hai's hand, "If you haven't made up your mind yet, just think about it before it's too late."

The sign saying "Qingbo Garden" has been left behind, and the car has no choice but to continue moving in the direction indicated by the arrow.

Xiang Hai held Xing Yue's right hand tightly, his fingers were cold, as if he had just thrown a piece of ice.

"Do you want to turn off the air conditioner?" Xing Yue squeezed his fingers into the palm of his hand.

Xiang Hai shook his head and looked out the window again.

Everything here, except the name on the street sign, is unfamiliar.Whether they had changed, or whether he had forgotten, he could not tell.

Until the car stopped at the gate of Qingbo Garden, Xiang Hai didn't ask Xing Yue to turn around again.

Xing Yue felt that he still wanted to come and see it, but he needed a stronger and more perfect reason.Even if it was because I dragged him here?

"Is it here?" The car turned off and stopped outside the magnificent gate of the villa area.There is a huge fountain in front of this gate, and the gushing water column neatly surrounds a European-style statue.

Xiang Hai looked through the car window for a long time, not very sure, "Yes... yes."

Xing Yue was happy, "What's the situation, can't you remember where you lived?"

Xiang Hai pursed his lips tightly, desperately remembering.But the harder you try, the more empty your mind becomes.

Compared with the vague old files, the brain is still more willing to respond to novelty.Therefore, when the picture in memory cannot overlap with reality, it will be quickly overwritten by vivid reality.

It's funny when you think about it.The treasured film has been reluctant to take it out for development, but it was exposed at the moment when I finally made up my mind.The home that I have stuck to for more than ten years in my memory, that short period of happy time, has completely disappeared now.

Thoughts froze for a while, Xiang Hai suddenly felt relaxed, as if he had completed a task.

"That's right, that's right."

"Are you sure?" Xing Yue looked at the phone map, "Qingbo Garden has three phases in total, this is the entrance to the first phase, you..."

"Brother Xing." Xiang Hai interrupted him.

"Aren't you going to look ahead?"

"No. It's enough to take a look here."

"You can think about it, don't look back and regret it and blame me again."

Xiang Hai looked at him, not understanding what he meant.

"Blame me for misleading you, causing you to recognize the wrong door and show the wrong love, which has brought huge losses to your fragile little nerves." Xing Yue leaned on the seat, looked at Xiang Hai who was stunned, and stretched out his hand. He scratched his chin.

Xiang Hai tilted his head, dodging the flirtatious hand, "Am I that shameless?"

Xing Yue smiled, "Then who knows. After all, I've suffered a lot, so I have to be careful."

Xiang Hai frowned, "What's wrong with you?"

Xing Yue lowered the car window and lit a cigarette, "I think when I first came to the branch, my master took me to handle a case. It was the first homicide case I came into contact with, so it left a deep impression on me. "

"When the body was found, it was already..."

With a cigarette in his mouth, Xing Yue glanced at Xiang Hai and found that he was listening quite seriously.

"Do you want to hear it? If you don't want to hear it, I won't talk about it. It's scary."

"Fuck, brother Xing, don't hold it, hurry up and talk about it." Xiang Haizheng was engrossed in listening, and his scalp became tense.In the past few years he has been a policeman, he has never been involved in a murder case.He really wanted to hear about these experiences of Xing Yue, and also wanted to learn from him.

"Okay then." Xing Yue took a puff of cigarette in satisfaction and continued, "The corpse was already highly corrupted at the time, beyond recognition. Clothes, documents, personal belongings, nothing. The only thing that is certain is that the deceased was a woman, aged Between 35 and 37 years old, about 162 cm tall, had an appendectomy, and had a birthmark on his right shoulder."

"Just two days before the body was found, a man reported to the police that his wife was missing. Because the couple had quarreled the day before, they suspected that they had run away from home. But more than a month later, there was no news. He That’s how the case was reported.”

"At that time, the identity of the deceased could not be confirmed, so the investigation could only start with the missing persons. So this man was invited here to find out the situation."

"As a result, as soon as this man heard the age, height, and appendix surgery of the deceased, he immediately said that this must be his wife, and clamored to identify the corpse."

"Isn't there still a birthmark? Does this match?" Xiang Hai couldn't help but interjected.

"You are so smart," Xing Yue blew a puff of smoke at him, "Listen carefully, I haven't finished yet."

"At that time we asked him if his daughter-in-law had birthmarks, tattoos or other marks. He said he couldn't remember clearly, but there seemed to be. Then he insisted on identifying the body, saying that it was enough to see his wife, and he would not Recognize."

After speaking, he looked sideways, "How is it? Does this sound familiar?"

"..."

"Anyway, he went to identify the corpse. As a result, he fainted as soon as he met him."

"..." Xiang Hai didn't expect such a development, "Then what then?"

"Then, when he woke up, he cried and yelled, insisting that she was his wife."

"Since he's so sure, it's an important clue. We're going to arrange for his daughter's DNA test. It hasn't even started yet. Guess what?"

Xiang Hai immediately said, "His wife is back?"

"Oh, you're so smart!" Xing Yue stretched out his hand again, pinching his face hard.

"Tsk, Brother Xing, can you stop being so hands-on? I listened very seriously." Xiang Hai also lit a cigarette for himself, "Who is that corpse? Has the case been solved?"

"The case is solved. But let me tell you about it, the point is not whether the case is solved or not."

"What's the point?"

"The point is, the next day, the daughter-in-law led her man to the branch office and asked us to compensate him for his mental loss."

"What did he lose?"

"It was said that he was stimulated by that corpse. His wife's original words were," Xing Yue squeezed his throat and said in a high-pitched voice, "'How do I look like that corpse? Ah? What are you policemen thinking about? ? Why scare my husband? Treat us like guinea pigs? It’s scary! This thing is endless! I just want an explanation today! It’s just too bullying!'”

Xiang Hai couldn't help laughing while frowning, "Brother Xing, you're too immersive in what you're talking about."

"Then how did it work out?"

"How to solve it has nothing to do with you, so don't inquire about it." He patted Xiang Hai on the shoulder, "I'm talking about this today, just to tell you that to protect yourself, follow the procedure. Don't mislead people. And don't be misled. There are people in this world, and anything is possible."

After finishing speaking, he opened the car door, hooked his finger at Xiang Hai, "Come down, let's go over and have a look together, everyone from all the way is here."

Seeing that Xiang Hai didn't move, he went around and opened the car door here, "Since you said you want to take a look, then take a good look. It's nothing to look through the glass."

He helped Xiang Hai out of the car, and closed the car door, "I did this mainly for self-protection, so you won't regret it later, and come back with me again. I've suffered a loss once, and it's impossible for me to suffer a second time. Do you understand?"

Before Xiang Hai had time to refuse, he was led to the entrance of the gate of Qingbo Garden, and then he was politely stopped by the security guard.

After learning that they were neither owners nor visitors, but just two idlers who wanted to go in for a stroll, the security guard smiled and persuaded them to leave.

"Did you give up this time?" Xing Yue helped him back again, "It's not that you don't want to, and it's not that I don't want to, it's because they won't let you."

"En." Xiang Hai nodded.

"The management of this place is quite strict. It really is a place where rich people live."

"Brother Xing," Xiang Hai stopped suddenly, and handed over his mobile phone, "You can take a photo for me, it's right at the gate."

"...OK." Xing Yue took the phone and walked a few steps away.

Xiang Hai stood between this square inch, trying to behave as naturally as possible.Behind it is a beautiful fountain, and farther away are the three characters "Qingboyuan".

Is this a farewell?Probably.

Xing Yue carried the setting sun on his back, and a long shadow also broke into the camera.

He pressed the shutter and recorded this moment.

At 04:30 the next morning, Xing Yue showed up at Luo Meihua's house on time.

At the moment the sky is dark blue and the air is cool.

Luo Meihua's luggage is only a small trolley case, and it is impossible to judge how long the journey will last based on this alone.

Xing Yue carried the suitcase downstairs and stuffed it into the car.

Luo Meihua sat in the co-pilot, fastened her seat belt, and leaned back in the seat a little tiredly.

"Mom, are you feeling unwell? I think your complexion is not very good." Maybe it was because of the dark sky, he always felt that Luo Meihua's complexion was not clear.

"It's okay, it's just that I didn't have a good rest last night, and I got up early today. I'll be fine after a night of sleep." Luo Meihua stood up, "Let's go."

Xing Yue didn't ask any more questions, and started the car directly.

By the time Luo Meihua was sent to the airport and returned, it was already dawn.

He stopped downstairs and sent Xiang Hai a message.

- are you up?

Xiang Hai came back quickly.

- get up early.

Xing Yue called him directly, "Why are you up so early?"

"I have to go to work today."

"You are such a model worker!"

"It's so boring at home."

"Then you wait, I'll buy breakfast and go find you."

"Row."

When Xing Yue entered Xiang Hai's house with his breakfast in hand, he found that he had put on his police uniform and was rolling up the bright red pennant.

"You still plan to bring it?" Xing Yue put the breakfast on the dining table.

"Of course I have to bring it." Xiang Hai also put the rolled pennant on the table.

"You are not afraid of others saying that you are stinky and showing off."

"Who is so dark." Xiang Hai laughed, "This is originally for the institute, not for me personally."

"Besides, this thing can't be hung at home, right?"

"I don't understand, don't ask me," Xing Yue washed his hands and sat down at the dining table, "We haven't won a pennant, and we don't have this trouble."

"Brother Xing, you are so sour." Xiang Hai sat opposite him, "I will order one for you tomorrow."

"Stop talking nonsense and eat quickly. I have to go to the bureau early after delivering you later, I still have things to do."

"What's the matter?"

"Tsk, why are you so curious?"

After breakfast, Xing Yue sent Xiang Hai to the gate of the police station and asked him to call him after get off work.If you can get off work on time, come and pick him up.

When he arrived at the branch office, the door of the office hadn't opened yet, so he was the first one.

It's too early today.

He went downstairs again, went to a nearby convenience store to buy a cup of coffee, and when he came back, people arrived one after another.

Everyone greeted each other, pouring water, yawning yawning.

Finally, when Cui Zhendong came in, Xing Yue called him back, "Da Cui."

"Ah." Cui Zhendong stopped.

Xing Yue stood up from his seat, raised his chin toward the door, "Go, find a place to chat."