remnants

"Where's Ma Weiyuan?!" Nie Qing rushed to Ma Weiyuan's house in the rain, and saw several plainclothes guards in the living room, and the bedroom door was still closed.

One of the plainclothes saw that Nie Qing was anxious, so he quickly pointed to the bedroom and said, "He's resting inside."

Nie Qing nodded, went to the bedroom door and knocked twice, and said, "Doctor Ma, is it convenient for you to come out now? I have something urgent to ask you."

After he finished speaking, he waited for a while, and found no one in the room to answer, so he knocked hard again and said loudly: "Doctor Ma! Please open the door, it is really urgent!"

However, there was still silence on the other side of the door.

A bad thought suddenly came to Nie Qing's heart: something bad happened!

"Pry open the door!" Nie Qing ordered his subordinates, while he himself drew out his gun and stood on guard.

In fact, he really wants to destroy the lock with a single shot at this moment, but firstly, this is not a crime scene, and secondly, Ma Weiyuan is not a criminal suspect. It's not good that even the police uniform has to be taken off, so he has to hold back.

Fortunately, the colleague who picked the lock was very quick. After 2 minutes, the lock was already opened. Nie Qing signaled him to step back, walked to the side of the door, kicked the door open suddenly, and quickly stepped in. He raised his gun and scanned the left and right, only to find that the room was open. The house was empty, only the door leading to the balcony was wide open, and a puddle of rainwater from the balcony had already accumulated under the door.

"What about him, others??" A plainclothes person behind Nie Qing rushed in and turned around twice, his expression changed, "Didn't he be asked to lock the balcony door! How could people come in?!"

"He didn't let anyone in. He should have left by himself." Nie Qing's face was ashen. After saying this, he strode to the balcony to check. The distance between them is very close, and the floors are not high, so you can climb down through the small platforms about [-] centimeters square that extend out of the balconies of each house and the balcony guardrails.

Although a few families changed their balconies into closed structures to prevent thieves, most of them did not take such measures. At most, they reinforced the doors and windows.

It is probably because most of the residents living in this area have average family conditions, and the pickpockets also know that they will not get much benefit from this area, so the theft incidents are not too many.

"Team leader, do you think Ma Weiyuan will really go down here by himself?" Another policeman came over and leaned on the railing to look down. ? This is too unsafe..."

"Whether it's safe or not, just try it." After Nie Qing finished speaking, he made a call to Ma Weiyuan's cell phone without any hope, and it turned off as expected.He called Mu Xi Ze again and asked him to keep an eye on the signal status of Ma Weiyuan and Fu Mingjie's mobile phones, and tell him the location immediately if they appeared.

Then he ordered the two people to inform the others first, and together they searched for Ma Weiyuan's traces in the surrounding area, while the other two asked them to stay upstairs temporarily. Go down here, you watch upstairs, pay attention to the movement of the surrounding residents, and then close the door and come down after I go down to the end."

"Wait, team leader, can't you just go down like this?" A plainclothes pulled Nie Qing, "It's too dangerous, wait for us to find a rope, tie it around your waist, and you can go down after we hold it."

"Where can I find such a long rope now? It's too time-consuming." Nie Qing waved his hand at him, and looked down carefully at the positions and approximate distances of the small platforms on each floor, then took off his coat and handed it to him. "Don't say any more, I'll go down now. As long as I can go to the end smoothly, it means that Ma Weiyuan should also be able to leave in this way. Please pay attention to timing for me and see how long it will take in total."

"Okay... the team leader, you should be more careful." The two policemen knew that they couldn't persuade him, so they walked aside to prepare for the timing.

Nie Qing tried to grab the railing with his gloves first, and it felt okay, so he carefully rolled over from the railing, stepped on the protruding platform, squatted down, and slid his hands to the bottom of the railing, then he let go of one hand , and jumped lightly, the person has already stood on the platform of the next floor.

It was about the same difficulty as he imagined.

Then it's easier.With the first experience, Nie Qing jumped down the remaining few floors faster, and it took only 3 minutes for him to land on the ground.

"Team leader, are you okay?" The subordinate shouted upstairs.

"It's okay." Nie Qing raised his head to cover the rain with his hands, and called them: "Come down!"

"it is good!"

While waiting for someone, Nie Qing stood at the entrance of the corridor, taking shelter from the rain for the time being, but he was already soaked through, and his cold shirt stuck to his skin, making him very uncomfortable.

After the two plainclothes came down, they returned the overcoat to him. Nie Qing thought it better not to wear it, so he hung it on his arm and called Chi Xiaofei again.

"Hello." Chi Xiaofei was yawning when he answered the phone, and asked a little sleepily, "How's it going? Did Luo Qi find it?"

"Not yet." Nie Qing paused, "Where's the captain?"

"Still in the office." Chi Xiaofei glanced at Fu Mingjie's office, "I've been turning on the lights and pulling the curtains since the afternoon, I don't know what I'm doing in there. I came out an hour and a half ago to use the printer, and then Never came out again."

"You mean he hasn't moved for an hour and a half??" Nie Qing felt more and more uneasy, as if faintly aware that a certain premonition was about to come true.

Chi Xiaofei sneered at Nie Qing's aggressive reaction on the other end, and joked: "There is nothing to be afraid of if there is no movement, and it is impossible for him to escape from the office through the window. What place do you think this is? This is the Municipal Public Security Bureau , There are more monitors installed than the pits in the toilet, who would dare to run from here if he can't think about it?"

"...Don't be sarcastic, just knock on the door to see if he's still there!" Nie Qing was even more annoyed by Chi Xiaofei's leisurely tone.

Chi Xiaofei still didn't take it seriously, "Are you thinking too much? If he really dares to leave in this way, isn't he afraid that he won't be able to explain it clearly afterwards?"

"He probably doesn't care what happens afterwards!" Nie Qing almost yelled at the phone, "Ma Weiyuan has already run away, and there is no one to protect him now, and if the captain left the city bureau an hour and a half ago, they will The two have probably already met! Ma Weiyuan is in danger!!"

"Wait—" Chi Xiaofei heard that Nie Qing was in a hurry, and his tone finally became serious, "You mean the murderer's last target? He ran away from your people by himself? Why? He's not stupid , why would you risk your life and sneak out at this time??"

"The hostage..." Nie Qing clenched his fists, "If my guess is correct, his wife and son are likely to be controlled by the murderer now. To ensure their safety, he will definitely do what the murderer said. In short, you go to see the captain first, it’s fine if he’s here, but if he’s not here…”

"Okay, wait a moment." Chi Xiaofei's voice was far away, but the phone did not hang up.

Nie Qing heard the sound of him walking, it was very empty and quiet, there should not be many people left in the criminal investigation hall at this time.Then Nie Qing heard his footsteps stop, followed by a knock on the door, and Chi Xiaofei asked, "Captain? Captain, are you there? I have something to ask you."

There was no response from inside the door, just like when Nie Qing knocked on Ma Weiyuan's bedroom door just now.

"Captain? Captain! If you are here, open the door, otherwise I will go in by myself!" Chi Xiaofei slapped the door again and shouted.

"Okay, you can just pry open the door." Nie Qing said on the phone.

"Damn it..." Nie Qing heard Chi Xiaofei curse, and then heard him call: "Zhang Lei! Come pick the lock!"

"Hey——" Zhang Lei's voice turned from far to near, and he was taken aback again, "Pick, pick the lock?? Boss, are you crazy?! This is the captain's office—"

"Where are so many nonsense coming from! If you want to pry, you can pry! Otherwise, are you still waiting for me to do it yourself?" There was a muffled sound followed by a muffled sound, probably Chi Xiaofei slapped Zhang Lei on the back.

"Okay... I'll drive now..." Zhang Lei's tone was a little aggrieved, and then there was a jingle, as if he was holding a tool.

Nie Qing waited silently for 2 minutes, and finally, the door over there opened, and three seconds later, Chi Xiaofei yelled as if out of breath: "Fuck!"

Although this result had been expected, Nie Qing still felt her heart sink instantly after getting the confirmation.

"Hey Nie Qing, what are you going to do now? What else can I do?" Chi Xiaofei picked up the phone and asked furiously.

"You take Jin Ming from our team to investigate the surveillance video in the bureau. With the evidence that the captain left the office through the window, plus the clues you collected before and the relationship between the captain and Lin Nuan, you should at least find the Wu Bureau. You can get the order to bring the captain back. Then you bring people to Funing County, and if I think right, the murderer will choose to attack Ma Weiyuan here."

Nie Qing may have just reached a certain threshold of anxiety, but now he calmed down.After finishing each sentence, he added: "I'm going to No. 227 now, I hope there's still time."

"Okay..." Chi Xiaofei hesitated for a few seconds, and added: "Be careful."

"Ah."

Nie Qing hung up the phone, turned around and asked the two plainclothes people beside her, "Do you have any guns?"

"Take it!" The two replied in unison.

"Okay, then let's—" Nie Qing didn't finish speaking and the phone rang again. He thought it was Chi Xiaofei, but he didn't expect it to be Yu Sheng. Nie Qing hesitated a little before picking up.

"Hey, Asheng, what's the matter?" Nie Qing asked in a gentle tone, which made the two little brothers around him startled.

Yu Sheng was already restless in the ward. Hearing his voice, he hurriedly asked, "Ah Qing, I just heard that Ma Weiyuan ran away? Where did he go?"

"I don't know, but Chi Xiaofei has confirmed just now, and the captain is no longer in the bureau. I suspect that it is very likely that he gave Ma Weiyuan an instruction to get Ma Weiyuan out of the police's control to meet him."

"Why is Ma Weiyuan so obedient? Doesn't he know it's dangerous??" Yu Sheng pressed the wound and sat up from the hospital bed.

Nie Qing looked at the time and said: "His family is likely to be taken hostage, so he dare not say anything in front of us. I'll send someone to his wife's natal home to confirm whether it is true as he said. It is said that his wife took her son back, but eight out of ten | Nine out of ten are false. Ah Sheng, I will not tell you now, I have to go to Wenhua Road immediately, and I can’t wait any longer. It’s just that Luo Qi is missing. Fortunately, the murderer may not be able to kill him, but now even Ma Weiyuan is missing, and he will die if he drags on. You wait for me in the hospital honestly, don't worry, trust me. If things go well, today The case should be closed by the end of the day.”

"Ah Qing and so on—"

"Okay, I have to hang up, you are obedient." After Nie Qing finished speaking, he pressed the "hang up" button directly. When he saw Yu Sheng called again, he didn't answer. He put the phone back in his pocket and said to the two plainclothes : "You all heard it just now, and now one person goes to Ma Weiyuan's wife's parents' house to check whether his wife and children are there. Look for Liu Jinghua, let him look for Ma Weiyuan's wife and children while looking for Luo Qi. Once found, make sure they are safe and notify me immediately."

"Understood!" One of them answered, and looked at Nie Qing uncertainly, "But team leader, isn't it too dangerous to go to Wenhua Road with just the two of you?"

"Don't worry, let's check the situation first, a group of people will arrive soon, and we will decide on the next move after we meet up." After Nie Qing ordered, seeing that both of them nodded, they stood in front of each other. They patted on the shoulders.

"Let's go."

After speaking, the three of them rushed into the rain again. Nie Qing and one of them went to drive, while the other ran in the direction of the People's Hospital.

The phone in his pocket was vibrating at first, but after Nie Qing got into the car and walked for about ten minutes, the vibration finally stopped.

"Team leader." Plainclothes waited for Nie Qing to park the car at the intersection two streets away from No. 227, and looked at him seriously, as if he was ready to fight at any time.

However, Nie Qing turned around and said to him at this time: "Stay in the car, get on the driver's seat, don't turn off the car, and wait for me for 10 minutes."

"What?!" The plainclothes was taken aback, "No! I have to go with you—"

"This is an order." Nie Qing lowered his voice and looked at him firmly, "In this situation, there is not much difference between the two of us and one person. If there is a trap, it will be bad for both of us to jump into it." So you have to stay here, remember to lock the car door, and leave as soon as you notice something is wrong! Go join a group!"

"But the team leader—"

"Also," Nie Qing interrupted him, motioning him to stop talking, "If nothing happened, but I didn't come back, send a message or call you after 10 minutes, and leave immediately, don't leave Stay here. Also tell the other people in the three groups that when you can't contact me, follow the instructions of Chi Xiaofei and Liu Jinghua in all actions, and don't listen to anyone else except the two of them."

"Yes...but since this is the case, why don't the group leader stay and let me go—"

"Now is not the time for you to give in to me. It is definitely more appropriate for me to go than you." After Nie Qing interrupted him again, he threw his coat on the back seat, pinned his gun and opened the car door.

"Team leader! Be careful!"

The plainclothes were too late to persuade him, and Nie Qing jumped out of the car and closed the door on this side as soon as he finished speaking. His thin figure was quickly submerged by the pouring rain.

In a moment, he was gone.