remnants

"What did you say? Lost it?!" Nie Qing didn't expect that he rushed to Fumin Street Police Station full of hope, and got such a result.

The middle-aged policeman on duty was obviously a little dissatisfied with this "uninvited guest", and he tapped his ears with his fingers and said, "Yes, that's all the files we have here—" He glanced at the metal cabinet behind him, "I don't believe you Find it yourself."

Nie Qing couldn't help squinting his eyes and staring at him, "I lost the file, do you take it for granted?"

"Please!" The middle-aged policeman said in an exaggerated tone, "I said, comrade, if you really want to know about an accident 20 years ago, you might as well go to the city library to look through old newspapers! Why don't you just leave it here to make sense? Tell me You, I don’t want to eat this set!”

Nie Qing glanced at the nameplate on the duty desk, and when he learned that this person was called "Zhao Hu", he said politely: "Senior Zhao, let's discuss the matter, there is no need to argue. I just want to know where this file is. If you can't find it, you can provide me with the list of police officers who were on duty here 20 years ago."

Zhao Hu raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and a look of disdain was written all over his face.He squinted at Nie Qing, shaking his legs and sneered: "Who are you calling senior? Who are you kidding?? Don't you just want to look young and promising, have a shorter police career than me and a higher police rank than me? Interesting? !"

"I didn't think so, don't worry too much." Nie Qing looked at him with a frown, feeling that this person was a little unreasonable, and didn't know why he was chosen to be on duty here.

Zhao Hu's temper became more and more violent, and he yelled at Nie Qing impatiently: "You know if you think so, you don't need to explain to me! In a word, what you want is not here, you love it yourself Just look for it wherever you go! A small remote temple like ours can't accommodate a big Buddha like you who came from afar!"

When Nie Qing heard this, he finally realized something.

Looking at Zhao Hu's age, and looking at the slightly scattered three four-pointed star flowers on his shoulder straps, it is not difficult for Nie Qing to guess where his uncontrollable resentment comes from.

"Senior," Nie Qing's title remained unchanged, but his attitude was no longer as gentle as before.He put away his expression and said lightly: "Whether you like it or not, I am your superior. What I am telling you now is not a request, but an order. It doesn't matter if you are dissatisfied with me, but if you continue to ignore my request , that's a matter of discipline. I guess it's not easy for you to stay here on duty, so why don't you use your job for the rest of your life to make a quick buck?"

"You—" Zhao Hu jumped up, pointed at Nie Qing's nose, and was about to yell at him, but found that Nie Qing was staring at him coldly, and his hands retracted involuntarily when exposed to this gaze shrunk.

At this time, Nie Qing said again: "Usually I don't like to speak in this way, but now it's an emergency, so I can only do it as a last resort. Please forgive me if I offend you."

"Hmph, as expected of the 'talent' cultivated by the Municipal Bureau, the tone of his speech is already quite similar to that." Zhao Hu's expression was grim, but his temper did not come out.He stood on the spot and gasped for a few breaths, and when he got better, he patted the table and said, "I really don't like you, but there's no need to lie to you. Everything that should be here is here, and what's not is just No. If you insist on asking me to answer, I have nothing to say. However, our institute will regularly hand over the sorted files to the Dongze Branch Bureau for storage, but I don’t know if it was the same 20 years ago.”

"I see, thank you." Nie Qing said this sincerely.Seeing that Zhao Hu seemed not so angry, he asked again: "What about the personnel list? Does the branch have records?"

"How do I know this? I don't work at the branch office." Although Zhao Hu said it impatiently, it was indeed true.

Nie Qing was just asking casually at this moment. He knew that the personnel matter would either go to the branch office or go back to the city bureau to adjust the personnel files.It's just that once the transfer of personnel files is involved, it will inevitably be a toss about authority.If Chi Xiaofei couldn't figure it out, he would have to alarm the upper echelon, and this was what Nie Qing tried to avoid.

"Hey, I really have nothing to say. Can you go?" Zhao Hu began to urge.

Nie Qing reckoned that there would be nothing to gain if he stayed any longer, so he nodded, "I'm leaving now. But if I need it, I will come again."

Zhao Hu gave a disdainful "cut" between his teeth.

Nie Qing glanced at him, turned and left the police station without saying a word.

It was past eleven o'clock.

Nie Qing has no plans to rest yet.Without further ado, he decided to rush to the Dongze District Public Security Bureau immediately.

This distance is relatively short, and it takes only 10 minutes to reach the gate of the branch office.

Seeing that the office building of this sub-bureau was well-built, Nie Qing felt a little worried, and reckoned that the office staff here should be more reliable than the one at the police station, and he would be able to find more things.

However, it turned out that he was still too young.

A young policewoman named Xue Ning is on duty in the file room of the sub-bureau tonight.In the middle of the night, she suddenly saw a strange man appearing in front of her eyes. Her reaction was both surprise and a little calm and alert.

"What does the leader want to check?" Xue Ning checked Nie Qing's ID first, knowing that his rank was higher than his own, so he was very polite.

Nie Qing didn't make any detours, and said bluntly: "On July [-], [-], a fall accident occurred in the affiliated courtyard of Pingcheng Smelter Factory on Fumin Street, resulting in the death of two people. I want to check the relevant files."

"The accident in 20..." Xue Ning repeated, looked at the computer in front of him, frowned slightly and shook his head and said: "I can't find it, most of the files from [-] years ago were sealed by the Public Security Bureau Unless it's an unclosed case. The earliest case file I can find here is already in November [-]."

Nie Qing's heart skipped a beat.Although the expectations were not high in advance, it is still very disappointing to get nothing.

At this time, Xue Ning added: "In addition, I do not recommend that you go to the hall to check. The accident files are kept for a short period of time. If there is no doubt, they will usually only be kept for five to ten years. I think that even if you go , will only return in vain.”

It hurts my old sister.

Nie Qing couldn't help sighing silently in her heart.

"Then, can I find the list of police officers on duty at the Fumin Street Police Station in [-]?" He changed the direction of the inquiry.

This time Xue Ning nodded slightly, "This should be fine. All police personnel's personnel files are required to be kept properly for a long time. However, the personnel files are highly confidential, and I can't transfer them without authorization. I must have the instructions of our branch chief." OK."

"So the police files of the Fumin Street Police Station are kept in your branch?" Nie Qing followed her words and asked, wanting to confirm further.

However, Xue Ning just said noncommittally: "After you get the instructions from your superiors, you can investigate freely."

The so-called bad start probably refers to Nie Qing's state tonight.Even after running two places and asking two people, I couldn't get the answer I wanted.

What should I do next?

Should I go to the branch chief for instructions?Or think of other ways?

What else can be done?

Nie Qing came out of the Dongze sub-bureau, got into the car, rested his forehead on the steering wheel, and quietly organized his thoughts.

What he wants to know now is who handled the case of Fu Mingjie's father and his mistress jumping off the building.Because, from what Fu Mingjie said to Yu Sheng that night, it can be inferred that Yu Youwen's death and Yu Sheng's shooting were directly related to him.Fu Mingjie may really be the one who shot, but there must be another mastermind behind him. Moreover, this mastermind is not only a policeman, but also kind to Mingjie, so that Fu Mingjie can do those "dirtywork" for him wholeheartedly. .

Obviously, as long as the person behind Fu Mingjie can be found out, whether it is the "June 6" operation seven years ago or the truth about the series of serial murders before, there will be clues.

But the question is how to find the person behind the scenes?What did he help Fu Mingjie?How did the two of them connect?

Regarding the entanglement between Fu Mingjie and the police, the first thing that popped into Nie Qing's mind was the accident in which Fu Mingjie's father and Lin Nuan's mother fell to their deaths.

It is said to be an accident, but it is not so clear whether it should be classified as an "accident" or a "homicide".If the police who handled the case were more inclined to believe that Fu Mingjie's mother deliberately pushed the pair of "adulterants" down the stairs, I am afraid that not only Lin Nuan, but even Fu Mingjie will become unattended together. orphans.

So, will it be from then on?

Or is it a bit further back, after he joins the force?Fu Mingjie worked at the Lianhua Street Police Station in Wuhua District for a year before he was transferred to the Criminal Police Team of the City Bureau.Who transferred him there?And just because of the fact of being promoted, is it enough to make Fu Mingjie feel completely overwhelmed?I always feel that this reason is too far-fetched.

Also, what is the possibility...

Yu Sheng suspects that Yu Youwen's death is related to his father and uncle, is this possible?Where were Nie Gongping and Nie Shenxing when the accident happened in [-]?When Fu Mingjie was transferred from the police station to the City Police Department in [-], what were the positions of the two brothers of the Nie family?

To be honest, Nie Qing didn't believe that his father would betray his Uncle Yu from the bottom of his heart.But he also believed that Yu Sheng could never fabricate it out of thin air.After all, both of them knew exactly what the accusation meant.

If this conjecture is finally confirmed, then he and Yu Sheng may no longer be able to face each other calmly.

Nie Qing gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands, feeling as if he was passing a train inside his head. The rumbling noise was endless, shaking his head so badly that his internal organs felt restless.

must.We must prove Nie Shenxing's innocence.

If the road from Fu Mingjie doesn't work, then change to another...

The world seemed to gradually quiet down.

But suddenly there was another noise.

The phone was clamoring frantically in his pocket.

Nie Qing raised his head, thinking that he had only been lying on the ground for a few minutes.But when he took out his mobile phone, he found that the time displayed on it was already four o'clock in the morning.

The caller is Yuan Liang.

"Hey, Brother Liang..." Nie Qing was still not fully awake, still closing his eyes and rubbing the center of his brows.

"Nie Qing, I have made a major discovery!" Yuan Liang's excited voice seemed extremely penetrating in the middle of the night.

Nie Qing suddenly opened his eyes and sat up straight, "What did you find?"

"Didn't you ask me to investigate the shooting case that happened in City S in [-] years ago? You really let me find some clues!" Yuan Liang looked complacent, "Actually, I saw this case before when I helped you investigate Yu Sheng's whereabouts." , but at that time I was not sure that Yu Sheng had something to do with this matter, so I didn't investigate it carefully. I checked it carefully again today, climbed over several walls, and went directly to their S city public | security system | system for a day trip! You Guess what? It's not an easy case!"

"Brother Liang, get to the point." Nie Qing was so overwhelmed by Yuan Liang's words that he had to interrupt him.

"Oh." Yuan Liang's interest suddenly fell, and he smacked his lips sounding unconvinced, and finally said: "Let me tell you, after this case was taken over by the Huanggu Branch, it was transferred to the S City Public Security Bureau within two hours. And it didn't stay there for long, and was transferred to the Provincial Public Security Bureau on the same day. After that—" Yuan Liang suddenly paused, and lowered his voice: "Guess where this case was transferred?"

Nie Qing pondered for a moment, then frowned and asked seriously: "Could it be the Public Security Bureau of Province Y?"

"Bingo!" Yuan Liang snapped his fingers on the other end of the phone, and Nie Qing could even hear the sound of his legs shaking excitedly, as the legs of his trousers rubbed against the leather chair in a non-stop sound.

"Have you found any other information?" Nie Qing stopped Yuan Liang's car in time to help Yuan Liang feel good about himself.

Sure enough, the leg shaking stopped instantly.After a second or two, I heard Yuan Liang say: "I don't know if it's new news. Although the identity of the shot dead person published in the newspaper was unknown, he was actually Lian Hai. You already know that. In addition, in the You also know that another person's blood was detected at the scene of the crime. Fortunately, based on the analysis of the scene, the police concluded that the other person whose blood belonged to could not be the murderer, otherwise Yu Sheng might have been wanted by now. "

"Well, I understand all this. The person who handled this case was—"

"I knew you wanted to ask this." Yuan Liang interrupted him, with a rare serious tone, "The confidentiality of the transfer process of this case is higher than the content of the case itself. At present, all I can find out is only in Huanggu The person in charge at the beginning of the branch—that is, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade there, Liang Yaozu. But after the case was transferred to the S City Public Security Bureau, the information of the person in charge could not be found out. I suspect that there are not many people in their city bureau Know."

Nie Qing couldn't help but fell into deep thought, and didn't make a sound for a long time.

Yuan Liang knew him well and knew that he was thinking about it by himself right now, so he didn't interrupt.Anyway, the two of them subscribed to the "family package" on their mobile phones, and they didn't need money to call each other.It's just a little hot to hold the phone all the time.

After another two or three minutes, Nie Qing finally came back to his senses, realized that he was still holding the phone, and said apologetically, "Sorry, I was distracted just now."

"It's okay, I'm used to it." Yuan Liang said jokingly. "And I should be the one apologizing to you. I was forced to get up to answer the phone at this time. It's a good thing you didn't scold me!"

"Fortunately, I didn't really sleep, so I squinted in the car for a while." Nie Qing rubbed his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.

And Yuan Liang was surprised when he heard it: "You are still outside at this hour, right? Didn't you go home??"

"Well, I have something to investigate." Nie Qing didn't want to say more.

Fortunately, Yuan Liang is not easy to inquire, so he only paused for a while and said: "Actually, you should directly ask your family for the details of the shooting. I also found a small thing, no It must be useful, just listen to it. Among the people who handled this case at the Huanggu Sub-bureau, there was an intern majoring in forensic medicine at the Criminal Police Academy, who is an old acquaintance of yours, Chi Xiaofei's younger sister Chi Xiaojing."

"Chi Xiaojing?" Nie Qing's mind flashed, and he suddenly remembered that Chi Xiaojing had talked to him alone the night Yu Sheng went to the City Bureau.Could it be because of this?Did Chi Xiaojing already know about Yu Sheng being shot? ?

Nie Qing's heart suddenly felt chilly.

For a moment, he felt that he had missed too much.

Impossible to get back.