Xiyao

The streets of winter nights are covered with a layer of frost.

There is a shallow pool of water in the corner, which seems to be water after rain, reflecting the moonlight faintly.

Chu Jiangli moved the lantern closer, and suddenly a pool of thrilling red came out.

When he rushed to the scene from the theatre, the pool of blood had already solidified, but it was still shocking, causing several policemen on duty to turn their heads away uncomfortably.

Seeing him coming, one of the younger ones quickly called "Brother Li", while the rest clasped their fists slightly and said politely: "Capture the head."

It was said to be a headhunter, but in fact, Chu Jiangli knew a few words, and his temperament was rigorous and serious. He was responsible for registering various "cases" in the warehouse, so he assumed a false title.

To be honest, he was in his early twenties, not the deepest qualifications, nor the richest experience. Because of his clumsy speech and clumsy speech, it took him longer to persuade a fight than a few young and clever ones, but when he stood up, a few arresters Immediately, he was relieved as if he had found the backbone, and began to explain the cause and effect to him in a hurry.

"Old Uncle Wang, who was on watch, went to patrol the first watch and never came back. Uncle Ma felt that something was wrong. When it was halfway through the second watch, he couldn't help it, so he called a few other people to go out to look for it." The ghostly Yang Xiaofu was a little Withered, he lowered his head and fiddled with the iron lock on his waist after speaking, and fell silent.

Li Zhu who was next to him answered: "... Uncle Zhang went crazy when he found the corpse, Brother Ma was the one who could hold his breath, and tremblingly asked someone to tell people in the theater to go home together, the city is not safe, don't go alone night road."

He sighed deeply, and said again: "I have been a police officer for more than [-] years, and this is the first time a homicide has occurred."

"Captain, you also know that our city has always been peaceful, and no matter how chaotic the south is, it won't be as chaotic as ours. It's a hard job and a cheap job. Everyone thinks it's bad luck, and no one is willing to do it for white-collar money. After so many years Always vacant."

He couldn't help showing a wry smile when he said this: "But the cause of death is obvious at a glance, and there is no need for an autopsy."

General Chu nodded.

Needless to say, Li Zhu had already seen the cause of Ma Yougui's death, which was too obvious and too cruel.

When there is a wound in the throat, it is obvious that the blood has been drained out. In addition to the blackened and dried blood, there is even a little disgusting whiteness.

Chu Jiangli didn't want to know what it was.

From the corner of his eye, he saw that everyone's faces were extremely ugly. Although his stomach was upset for a while, he didn't show it. He just said: "Old Ma is always kind and kind, and he will never make enemies with others, and the purse has never been touched. This is really strange.”

"With such a wound, the blood may splash all over the murderer's body. It won't be treated very quickly. If you look for it quickly, you should be able to catch it. Brother Huang, Xiao Fu, you guys follow me to arrest people."

"Brother Zhu, Brother Liu, please go door-to-door and ask who has seen a suspicious figure or who is acting sneakily."

"Brother Li, since there is no need for an autopsy, let the old man go to the ground first. The old man's family may not know about it, so please let me know."

The irritable Huang Yin stomped his feet and said cursingly: "Who would kill someone for a few quarrels, what son of a bitch, don't get caught by me."

If it was in the past, Li Zhu would advise him to relax and stop swearing at others, and he is not in the same mood now, he lowered his head and kept sighing, and said with a sad face: "I always have an ominous premonition."

He raised his head and looked around: "You say, it's not for enmity and profit, why did that person kill Brother Ma?!"

General Chu sank from his heart, he heard what Li Zhu meant, but he couldn't help but hope that he was thinking too much.

It was destined to be a sleepless night, Chu Jiangli led the team to turn the entire Yuan City upside down, but found nothing.

The murderer seemed to be able to fly into the sky and escape from the ground without leaving a trace.

At dawn the next day, he listened to the mourning music resounding through the whole street, and his mouth was bitter. He shook his head amidst the voices of people around him urging him to go back and rest.

"The longer the time passes, the more likely the other party will destroy the evidence, and..."

"And what?" Yang Xiaofu stared at him with wide eyes, asking endlessly, Chu Jiangli glanced at Li Zhu, knowing that he was thinking the same as him, so he didn't answer.

He couldn't tell others that everything might just be the beginning.

The old and tragic death of the watchman may not be the last victim.

So he must find the murderer as quickly as possible, before the other party strikes again.

"Captain, don't put too much pressure on you. This case scared everyone. It's really hard to find neither physical evidence nor personal evidence." After that, you also go to have a little something to eat, and there is no rush."

"You have enough melon seeds in your head, maybe you will have a clue when you calm down."

The seriousness on the faces of the few people who spoke in one sentence faded, Chu Jiangli was still hesitating, but Yang Xiaofu grabbed him and dragged him to the wonton shop.

A few arresters behind him laughed out of shame, feeling rare relaxed all night.

Although Chu Jiangli didn't want to admit it, the other party's rough words were not biased.

Not to mention his kung fu of eating a bowl of wontons, even if he couldn't catch the murderer by the tail all day long.

After dragging his exhausted body back to his own room, he fell down on the plank bed without taking off his official boots, and fell into a deep sleep.

The dream was bizarre and chaotic, distorting the entire day that had passed without incident into all sorts of strange appearances.

Chu Jiangli frowned more and more, and couldn't rest in his dream.

He didn't sleep for a long time, and he would sleep from You to Xu, before the first watch call sounded, he got up, patted his face with a ladle of cold water hastily, and went to patrol with an iron ruler.

Even though he wasn't on the night shift these days, the police officers in the circle were familiar with his temperament, knowing that such a big incident happened, he must be worried, and no one persuaded him, allowing him to join the night watch team.

After all, Yang Xiaofu was younger, but he was more energetic than him. He regained his vitality after sleeping for a few hours. He waved to him from a long distance, took out an oilcloth bag from his arms, and said with a smile: "I knew that Brother Li would not If you have time for dinner, here, my mother’s steamed sweet-scented osmanthus cake, I’ve been told not to steal it. It’s as if I’ve never seen anything good before.”

Chu Jiangli picked up a piece, stuffed it into his mouth, and refused to eat it.Patted his head and said, "Thank you Aunt Fang for me."

There was a funny catcher next to him, who put on a show and said, "Osmanthus cake is not a good thing, so what do you say?"

Yang Xiaofu glared at him contemptuously, and said firmly, "Of course it's candied haws!"

A group of people laughed uproariously, Chu Jiangli coughed before stopping, and went to patrol one by one.

General Chu was not on duty, so he was naturally alone. He walked a few steps with the iron ruler in his hand, and couldn't help but turn his head and said, "Xiaofu, what are you doing with me?"

Yang Xiaofu followed behind him like a tail, and said unconvinced: "Brother Li is biased, you let the old man who is on the shift act in twos, but you go alone."

"A few people are together, just in case." Chu Jiangli said, "It doesn't matter to me, it's fine to be alone."

"why?!"

Chu Jiangli did not answer.

It made him so angry that his cheeks bulged, and he couldn't help muttering that Brother Li was partial and petty.

Chu Jiangli was so entangled by him that he had no choice but to say: "If you want to keep up, be obedient."

Yang Xiaofu nodded desperately, but suddenly felt something was wrong, raised his eyebrows and said: "I'm not a child anymore!"

"Eighteen, you are the youngest among the arresters." After Chu Jiangli finished speaking, his expression changed, and he said, "Shut up!"

Under Yang Xiaofu's envious gaze, he kicked off his boots on the wall, flipped up like a swallow deftly, flicked his fingers around his waist, turned his palms and took out a dagger, threw it at the young man's feet, and said in a low voice: "Take self-defense."

After a few ups and downs, the rabbit disappeared on the roof.

Yang Xiaofu pulled the dagger from the ground, and hurriedly ran forward along the corner.

Afraid that he would be lost, he buried his head and ran in the direction where General Chu left. He smelled a strong smell of blood as he ran, and his face turned pale.

No need to discern the direction anymore, when he followed the breath of blood to find Chu Jiangli, he saw him squatting in front of a person, slowly closing the other person's eyes, turning his head and shaking his head at him.

"It can't be saved, the throat was completely cut open, and all the blood gushed out in an instant."

The young man blinked his eyes, only to understand what he was saying, he opened his mouth, wanted to say something, tilted his head and vomited it out.

For him, seeing three dead bodies in two days was beyond his tolerance.

General Chu Liyuan was calmer than him, but seemed preoccupied. He groped around his waist with one hand, found a small cylinder the size of a thumb, and twisted it open forcefully.

The red fireworks flew straight into the sky, making everyone who saw it tremble.

It was the warning fireworks that Chu Jiangli received as usual when he took over the position of head arrester.The person who gave it to him was just following the rules, and never thought that it would be useful one day.

There is only one firework, which means martial law in the whole city.