dead innocent

The Yiyang Road Development Zone is an unfinished building abandoned by developers. Last year, half of the high-rise buildings were built. The government intervened in it and called out a document saying that the high-rise buildings on this ground level polluted the environment, and resolutely took back the right to use the land for 50 years.To put it bluntly, there was no good greeting with the director of the environmental project, or the praying mantis stalked the cicada and the oriole, and the higher-level leaders and relevant departments wanted to take advantage of it for nothing.All departments worked together to drown the private developers in the foundations of the high-rise buildings, and took over the concrete frames of five high-rise buildings.

After the developer ran away, this place became the government's private land, waiting for development, and has been idle.It is said that there will be a big move next year, and maybe they will cooperate with He Cheng to rebuild an internationally renowned luxury hotel.

The inexplicable and "cooperated" He Cheng paid more attention to this rumor, and specially recruited a reporter to explain that he had no intention of extending the wings of Swan City to the west of the lake. Such rumors should stop as soon as possible.

The reporter asked him the reason, and he said implyingly, "The building is too high, I'm afraid of falling and falling into hell."

His words scolded corrupt officials and traitors who used their power for personal gain. At the beginning, Boss Liu, the developer, put his wealth and life on five buildings.When the general trend was about to come true, he was intercepted halfway by someone with a heart, and Boss Liu ran away with his private money, leaving behind his wife and children, and a mess of bad debts.His wife couldn't bear the siege of debt collectors, and when she was desperate, she thought of a way to escape. She took her two-and-a-half-year-old son up to the tall building, jumped from the top of the building, and went to the underworld together.

There is a way of death, called the king's law to let you die, you have to die!

Back then, this murder case was covered up by caring people, and those who knew were just regulars in a circle.It was a coincidence that He Cheng heard the news, he didn't express anything, his heart sank, and the nausea in his stomach was over.However, he took note of all those involved, and avoided them in his future work, feeling contemptuous of them.It is estimated that the director of the project wanted to use these five buildings as a meeting ceremony to knock on the He family's rich family, which made this news spread like wildfire, but He Cheng refused to accept the move. Differentiate yourself from those brutes.

The development area has been reduced to a garbage dump, and the domestic waste of nearby residents is thrown into this once famous project development area in the city. There are more flies and mosquitoes in it than people.

On the way to the development zone, Chu Xingyun has learned the latest developments of the case through the Internet, and the kidnapper is indeed the one who dropped the bomb.This guy is crazy, downright crazy, and he's live-streaming on the darknet.

In a blocked live broadcast room, a chair was placed in a closed and dark room, and a young woman was tied to the chair.The woman's hands and feet were tied, and her mouth was glued by several layers of footsteps. She sat on a chair and looked at the camera tremblingly, her eyes were full of signs of panic and survival.There was a piece of cardboard in her arms, on which was written "Guess who I am" in charcoal, and a smiling face was drawn at the end.

The kidnapper was sitting in a place where the camera couldn't see, but his voice was sent to everyone's ears by the network's online viewing number '568555'.

"Is Mr. He there? Mr. He? It's time in 10 minutes. If you don't arrive at the 10rd floor of Building 23 within [-] minutes, then you can only use this beauty's hand to exchange time with me." myself."

The pupils of the woman on the chair were dilated, she twisted her arms and struggled desperately, and there was a sound like boiling water in her throat.

Gao Yuannan and others have been tracking this underground dark web account, and finally found the location in Washington, USA.Obviously he is a skilled hacker, and the Internet is his most indestructible armor. He can hide in the dark web and do whatever he wants without any constraints.

The technical team turned to overcome the hidden mask in the live broadcast room, and it took a full 10 minutes to break through the room's ban on speech.

Gao Yuannan said in the Bluetooth headset: "Captain Chu, you can talk now, be sure to let him reply you in the dialog box"

He Cheng suddenly took away the notebook that Chu Xingyun had put on his lap, and tapped his fingers on the keyboard calmly—this woman has nothing to do with me, do you think I will save her?

Chu Xingyun looked nervously at the dialog box, as long as that person replied to the text, Gao Yuannan would have a way to get his submask.

But he let them down. This person is obviously very smart. After sending the text, he was silent for a moment, then laughed and said: "It seems that the police are not all trash." Then he said: "Of course you will save her , because you represent the face of your parents, will they allow their face to be spat on by the people? Well, Mr. He, you should hurry up, because those policemen are provoking me, I don’t want to cut off this woman’s hand , I want to chop off her head now."

Chu Xingyun closed the notebook and threw it aside, saying, "Stop talking, this person is a lunatic."

The car quickly drove to the impassable narrow alley ahead. The two threw the car and walked, and suddenly saw the light through the [-]-meter-deep alley.Ahead is the unfinished development zone, with several police cars parked on the edge.Zheng Xihe led a few police officers around in a hurry on the bumpy ground. When He Cheng appeared, they all stared blankly.Chu Xingyun felt that their eyes were irritating, and they looked at He Cheng as if they saw a mouse. They all hoped to use He Cheng to end this public confrontation and provocation against the public security personnel.

Chu Xingyun, who appeared together with He Cheng, quickly extinguished the greed and urgency in their eyes, and Zheng Xihe took the lead to strike first: "Chu team, you have no right to participate, you have already been suspended."

Standing in front of him, Chu Xingyun suddenly couldn't tell whether it was the smell of garbage around him or the smell of human scum on his body that was trying to get into his nose.

"Captain Zheng, I know what you want to do. You want to push He Cheng into the fire pit to fill this bottomless pit? You are really naive. Now that I have been suspended, I don't have to avoid suspicion. Where can I not go?"

At this time, Qiao Shishi called him: "Boss, come up quickly, the 23rd floor of Building No. [-], there is no danger."

Zheng Xihe narrowed his eyes slightly, and his tone was full of threats: "It's Xiao Qiao?"

Chu Xingyun picked up his mobile phone and smiled at him: "It's our silly girl."

No matter how he reacted after speaking, he and He Cheng walked into the development zone with no barriers on all sides, bypassed piles of household garbage that exuded a peculiar smell, and found Building No. [-] with Arabic numerals painted red on the wall.The building was partitioned and cemented, so it was empty and cool.The footsteps of the two people were blocked by the walls in all directions, and then echoed back, the echo seemed unusually distant.

Climbing 23 floors without an elevator is not an easy task for anyone. Chu Xingyun claims to be in good physical condition, and his legs and feet are a little weak when he climbs more than halfway. On the contrary, He Cheng has been walking very loosely, and he is still catching up A few steps back to pull him, the physical strength is beyond Chu Xingyun's imagination.

He was dragged by the wrist by He Cheng and climbed to the 23rd floor. Before he had time to catch his breath, he heard Qiao Shishi call him from a rough room in the east: "Here."

Qiao Shishi and a tall, thin, well-proportioned male detective stood at the door of a rough room, waving at him anxiously.

Chu Xingyun and He Cheng walked to the door of the blank room, only to see that the inside was empty, except for the four load-bearing walls, there was nothing, and the floor-to-ceiling windows that had not had time to install glass were pouring hot air into it.

He looked around the corners of the four walls, and found a camera and a storage box on the ground in the southeast corner. The camera was turned on. Since they showed up, the camera was aimed at He Cheng's direction like an eye. , obviously being manipulated.

"What's in the box?"

Qiao Shishi said: "I opened it just now, and there is a notebook and a piece of clothing."

Chu Xingyun walked into the room and wanted to open the box, but He Cheng suddenly grabbed him in front of him and dragged him back, then squatted down and opened the box.Indeed, there was only a piece of clothing and a notebook. He opened the notebook and suddenly saw himself on the computer screen.

He Cheng suddenly raised his head and looked at the camera aimed at them in the corner. It turned out that this room was also being monitored, and the footage was transmitted to the same live broadcast room.

Chu Xingyun took the computer away from him, and saw that every move in the room was broadcast live to the same live broadcast room where the kidnapped victim was. It was him and He Cheng who entered the blank room.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha--"

The man laughed presumptuously and wildly: "You guys are really in a mess. I didn't expect you to come with Captain Chu. Since you have such a good relationship, why did He Cheng ask me for it?"

Chu Xingyun was sweating alternately from hot and cold on his forehead. Holding the notebook, he looked at himself and He Cheng under the camera in the screen, and then looked at the shivering woman, licked his dry lower lip, and said, "Don't you Hurting the innocent, this woman has nothing to do with He Cheng, if your target is He Cheng, just target him alone."

He Cheng: ...

But he said: "Who said she has nothing to do with He Cheng? Let me tell you, she and He Cheng have a long history."

He Cheng took back the notebook from Chu Xingyun's hand, threw it on the ground rudely, the notebook trembled twice, and sat firmly on the ground.

He Cheng also threw his suit jacket on the ground. The black shirt on his body was already drenched with sweat. He unbuttoned the cuffs of his shirt and slowly rolled the cuffs up to his elbows.Staring at the computer screen condescendingly, with the four characters of 'I will accompany you to the end' written on her face, she asked, "Who is she?"

The man said: "Look at the sign on her body. She said guess who I am. I will give you another half an hour. If you can't guess her identity within half an hour, I will let you watch her go." Die, don’t say I won’t give you clues, look back at that box, that’s your clue.”

Chu Xingyun quickly took out the clothes in the box, and after a closer look, he found that it was not clothes, but a yellow vest worn by sanitation workers, with the words 'Blue Bird Garden' printed on the left chest.

He turned his head and looked at He Cheng. He Cheng still looked cold and unkind, and looked at the yellow vest in Chu Xingyun's hand.A gust of cold wind blew from eyes as deep as Gu Jing's, and a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his lips. He looked up at the flashing red camera monitoring them, and said, "Pretend to be a ghost, and speak up."

When no one responded to him, the man stopped talking, only the red eye in the corner flickered on and off, as if blinking mockingly.

The vest is very worn out, the fabric is brushed and discolored, and even after washing many times, it still smells like laundry detergent.

Chu Xingyun simply sat down on the dusty concrete floor, spread the vest on the ground, and found that there was a series of numbers under the LOGO with the words "Blue Bird Garden" printed on his chest, but the handwriting was severely worn and hard to read.

He Cheng walked over and knelt down beside him, glanced at the LOGO on the vest, and said, "The Jade Bird Company collapsed three years ago, and it used to be the leading environmental protection company in Yinjiang City."

His attitude was too calm and calm, as if he was just a bystander, out of the way, watching other people's life and death.

Chu Xingyun raised his eyes to look at him, and quickly put his eyes on the string of numbers: "Think about it, this person must have something to do with you."

He Cheng said, "What does a cleaner have to do with me?"

Chu Xingyun raised his head again and stared at him: "A human life is in your hands, so be serious."

He Cheng's foggy eyes looked at him motionless for a moment, a line like a crack on the ice surface appeared on the corner of his lips, and he said, "If that woman dies, will you blame me?"

Chu Xingyun was stunned, He Cheng's words seemed to give him a loud slap in the face, making his head buzz.Immediately, he dispelled the irritability and anger that had arisen from the helplessness of the kidnapped, his mind became clear for a moment, and he looked into He Cheng's eyes, speechless for a moment.

yeah, what is he doing?He Cheng was also a victim of being implicated, why did he become hostile towards He Cheng?Just because he is the ultimate goal of that person?Just because he became a gun in that person's hand, and the gun was aimed at the innocent victim, did He Cheng have the obligation to save others, and use his life to guarantee the safety of the place?

What about himself?He Cheng is also so innocent, and now he is in the center of everyone's attention, carrying a life-and-death crisis on his body, and everyone is pressing him extremely eagerly to rescue the victim.Because everything started with him must end perfectly with him, no matter what the price he will pay.This is unfair, but it would be logical if it happened to He Cheng, because of his identity, his status, and the He family behind him, compared with an innocent woman, one can imagine who is stronger and who is weaker.In the ideology and morality of Chinese people who are moderate and have a strong "kidnapping" label, the strong should sacrifice for the weak. Whoever makes you sit on a tall building alone, then don't complain about being too cold at the top.

Suddenly, Chu Xingyun felt sad, and he found out that the person who was really kidnapped was He Cheng.And the people who kidnapped He Cheng were those 6765787 people who were watching the live broadcast.It was every commoner who was ruled by power, He Cheng was forced to the top of the wind and cloud by them, on the edge of the knife, everyone was eagerly watching his end, looking forward to the moment when he fell from the clouds——.

Chu Xingyun suddenly felt a dull pain in his heart and fatigue, and he especially wanted to say to He Cheng, 'I won't blame you, and I will protect you'.But he found that He Cheng didn't need any comfort and protection. He Cheng was more like a warrior than him. Even in the adversity of the swamp, he remained calm and composed.Even though the road ahead is full of dangers and helpless, he still walks firmly and bravely. Even if he will be swallowed by the quagmire, he will still stick to his demeanor and pride.

In fact, he is the most innocent one.

He Cheng is used to being attacked and slandered by various people in various languages ​​and forms for various reasons, and his position makes him an unequal opposite to ordinary people.This inequality is relative. Others hate his status and wealth, and when the flood hits, he is the first soul to die on the cusp of the storm.

When He Cheng asked Chu Xingyun if he would blame him, he didn't have any deep meaning or wit.Just simply worried that a woman died because of him, whether Chu Xingyun would blame him, in his opinion, the answer is obvious, Chu Xingyun would indeed blame him, because the two of them are in different positions.Chu Xingyun is also an extremely serious and responsible person with a strong sense of mission. In Chu Xingyun's position, he will definitely blame himself. If he doesn't want the gap between the two to widen, he can only go all out Don't let anyone be implicated by him, so as to preserve his magnanimity in front of Chu Xingyun, and to keep the only relationship between him and Chu Xingyun.

He Cheng took photos of the series of numbers and sent them to Xiao Shu, asking him to investigate. After waiting for the results, he asked, "Do you know the identity of the kidnapped woman?"

Chu Xingyun's original fighting spirit was depressed when he found out that he had become an accomplice of public opinion. He suddenly didn't know who he was serving.The oath to join the party said "for the people", but now that public opinion has kidnapped He Cheng, he still serves the people?He suddenly felt that the police were called 'thugs' for a reason. Sometimes, under the general trend, they were indeed not endowed with the slightest judgment and decisive power.Just aiming at the enemy in the eyes of most people like a steel gun, chaotic, rough, and ignorant, like a beast.

Looking at He Cheng's calm side face, Chu Xingyun thought to himself, since he was isolated by everyone, he would stand beside He Cheng, bear the cold eyes and attacks from others together, and serve He Cheng once for the time being.

He Cheng didn't listen to his answer for a long time, so he turned his head to look at him, but saw Chu Xingyun quickly turned his face to avoid his gaze, a little flustered, with a layer of obvious red on his face.

"Are you suffering from heat stroke?"

Chu Xingyun heard the words, turned his head to look at him sullenly, and said, "Is it too early for heat stroke now?"

He Cheng glanced at him suspiciously, and took out the vibrating cell phone in his pocket to see that it was Xiao Shu calling, so he connected it and pressed the speakerphone.

"Sir, I found out. The owner of the vest is Chen Zhiguo. He used to be a cleaner of Jade Bird Garden. The street in charge of cleaning is Wangjing Road."

When Chu Xingyun mentioned it in his heart, he immediately thought that the Ark Building was located in the center of Wangjing Road. At the same time, he also noticed the secret that Xiao Shu had never said: "Before, what about now?"

Xiao Shu was silent for a moment, and his tone was a little low: "Chen Zhiguo died three years ago."

He Cheng seemed unmoved, and it was impossible for him to have any impression of the cleaners who cleaned the streets every day, so he asked calmly, "What is the cause of death?"

"Who's next to you?"

He Cheng glanced at Chu Xingyun, Chu Xingyun turned around and asked Qiao Shishi and Zhao Feng who were standing at the door to go away, and then glanced at the camera that was always monitoring them, picked up the phone and turned off the hands-free, put it on Between himself and He Cheng, he said, "Let's talk."

Xiao Shu said: "Three years ago we bought the Ark Building for renovation. When the workers were installing glass on the 30-storey floor, they didn't take off the whole glass. Coincidentally, Chen Zhiguo fell from a height while cleaning the street. The broken glass hit him on the top of his head, causing a cerebral hemorrhage, the rescue failed and he died on the spot."

He Cheng didn't expect, and Chu Xingyun didn't expect, they didn't expect a murder case three years ago to be brought up again, in such a tragic way.

Chu Xingyun suddenly felt a little pain in his throat, and the hot wind made him dizzy, dragging his forehead and asking: "Then what? How to deal with it?"

Xiao Shu sighed imperceptibly: "The family of the deceased requested to go to court to sue the construction party and Swan City, but when Swan City has just established itself in Yinjiang and is waiting to be done, if this murder case goes to court, the vile It is difficult to reverse the influence, so we negotiated with the family of the deceased, lost a sum of money, and privately."

Chu Xingyun looked at He Cheng: "Do you know?"

A human life was hanging outside the tall building of the Ark Building, of course He Cheng knew about it.At that time, although he hadn't reached the level of proficiency in dealing with such unexpected accidents, he thought at the first time that no matter what, Swan City could not be sued in court, and he proposed to lose money privately.

He Cheng looked at Chu Xingyun, his eyes were still deep and transparent, without any guilt or remorse on his face, he replied with a commonplace, flat and cold attitude: "Of course I know."

As he said that, he frowned slightly, revealing a simple confusion: "Isn't this the right way to deal with it? Swan City is not mine, it belongs to the He family. Do you think any court can accept the prosecution of Swan City? Yinjiang The municipal government relied on Swan City to refresh its political achievements, and 10,000+ workers relied on Swan City to survive. It was a critical moment for international listings, and there was no resistance that could stop the momentum of Swan City. If Chen Zhiguo’s family insisted on appealing, I can guarantee that they would not be able to To get the justice I want, and not get a penny. I just want to pay for one life, and even if I don’t do other things, someone will do it for me.”