when you stare into the abyss

On the evening of October 10, at 2:6, on the third floor of the complex building of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, the meeting had just begun, and the task force had already been established.Nie Zhilan was the team leader and Ma Zhao was the deputy team leader.

Nie Zhilan turned on the computer and presided over the meeting: "At 10:2 p.m. on October 5, A Tao talked with Tong Tong for 10 minutes. He mentioned that he met an acquaintance in the bureau and got out of the car to follow up; at 2:5, he talked with his family members. Talking about the dinner party at night." The woman clicked on the first picture, put her hands on the table, looked serious, and continued: "At 13:5, the second camera in Wanli Lane captured A Tao, and at 17 minutes, the third camera captured A Tao Arrived, it is speculated that A Tao entered the inner bar around 21 minutes."

Scroll down the photo: "Look at the two backs again. They are suspected to be the acquaintances mentioned by A Tao. They are wearing sports and casual clothes and peaked caps. They are about 180cm tall. They deliberately bury their heads and bend down to confuse the investigation." many.

When the colleague disappeared, the policemen of the entire detachment were filled with righteous indignation, and the discussion was intense, and they decided to rescue Chu Tao as soon as possible.

"How did they transport A Tao away, or was he hidden in a bar?"

Nie Zhilan replied: "The swill bucket will be poured once a day between 5:6 and 6:[-] p.m., and A Tao's wife will report to the police at [-]:[-]."

"That bar only opened the day before yesterday, and the news from the anti-drug detachment is that it is safe."

Zhu Fang usually has a good relationship with Chu Tao, his face was flushed, and he growled: "Captain Nie, you can arrange it directly. The golden hour is 48 hours. I will do it even if I don't sleep."

Ma Zhao nodded: "Yes, try to find Xiao Chu within 48 hours, otherwise the danger will increase."

Wan Tong didn't speak, and lowered his head, wondering what he was thinking.

"Brother Zhao, you and Zhu Fang protect Chu Tao's family; Lao Yang, Lao Wang, Tong Tong and I are responsible for the investigation of the bar line, and the others cooperate."

The meeting lasted for half an hour, and the task force began to act immediately.

At ten o'clock in the evening, in the dark of the bar, the phone screen was on.

"Boss, 'Viper' said he wouldn't touch it. His principle is not to touch the weak. The other policeman seems to have a lot of background."

"Is that Wan Tong? Zhao Yingying's daughter." In the gorgeously decorated room, the cigar was filled with smog. The man put out the cigar in his left hand, opened the photo album with his right hand, and the woman in the photo was Zhao Yingying 8 years ago.With deep eyes and a calm face, he typed a line in the dialog box, "The policeman's family can be let go, but Wan Tong, the 'Viper' won't touch it, we will touch it."

After a long time, the screen of the mobile phone went dark, and the man was holding a newspaper from 8 years ago in his hand.

The header was dated October 2009, 10, and at the bottom of the page was written: Binnan City Intermediate People's Court, in accordance with the execution order issued by the President of the Supreme People's Court, sent criminals Tang Yuhai, Zhou Fangmin, Zhou Fanglong verified his integrity and took him to the execution ground to execute the death sentence.

He held the newspaper tightly, stared at the black and white photo frame opposite, and whispered in a hoarse voice: "Brother, uncle, second uncle, it's been eight years, I'll send some more people to accompany you."

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After midnight, Nie Zhilan and Wan Tong, who returned without success, got off the car and walked into the elevator.

"Tongtong, are you wearing both bulletproof vests?"

"Get dressed."

"From now on, stay with me 24 hours a day."

"Yes." Wan Tong said with deep eyes, followed behind Nie Zhilan, went back to her home to pack her things, and then went into the next room together.

As soon as the door closed, the phone in Nie Zhilan's bag vibrated.

"Sister, go to bed early."

"Well, I'm with Tongtong."

Nie Zhilan held her mobile phone and said to Wan Tong who was standing beside her, "You take a shower first. My room is on the right. After washing, go to bed first."

"Oh." Wan Tong glanced at the room on the left, turned out his pajamas, and strode into the bathroom.

Nie Zhilan, who was sitting on the sofa, clicked on the WeChat icon. On the top two avatars, she clicked on the one below.

"Fox, good night, have a good dream." In the end, an emoji was added for the first time.

The next morning, Wan Tong woke up on the hard floor. As for what happened, let's listen to the conversation between the two.

"Tongtong, let's sleep alone tonight."

"Aunt Lan is really good at legs, why don't I sleep on the sofa in the living room tonight?" Wan Tong was kicked out of bed three times last night, and in the end she lost her heart and went straight to sleep on the floor.

"No, there is no one in the living room, it's not safe."

"Why not?" Wan Tong looked towards the left wall.

"With Ah Yan?"

Wan Tong nodded hurriedly: "Didn't Aunt Lan say that Aunt Yan's bed is more spacious?"

"That seems to be the case." Nie Zhilan folded the quilt and realized, "Okay, I dare to despise your Aunt Lan, pack it quickly."

"No! Don't dare to dislike it. Lao Zhao is not here occasionally, and Aunt Lan takes me in for my safety." Having said that, the movements of her hands are really fast, and she can be cleaned up in two or three minutes.

For breakfast, Nie Zhiyan used freshly toasted bread in a bread machine, as well as a glass of milk and half a bowl of fruit for each person.Nie Zhilan chewed the bread and said casually, "Ayan, Tongtong is sleeping with you these few days."

"Huh?" The rising tone meant that he wanted to know why.

"Sister Ying is on a business trip, so she can't be with Tongtong 24 hours a day. Regarding Chu Tao's matter, I think there must be someone there in the team. She is not safe."

Nie Zhiyan frowned immediately upon hearing that, "What's going on over there?"

"You know I can't tell."

"Okay, let's move things here."

What is doomed, even if you want to escape, you can't escape, just don't add any more thoughts, and keep a calm mind.

"What do you want to eat tonight?" Nie Zhiyan was on vacation during this period, and her body was recovering well. She was in charge of grocery shopping and cooking.

Wan Tong grinned at her and said, "I love whatever Aunt Yan does."

The speaker had no intention, but the listener had intentions. Nie Zhiyan's hand drinking milk trembled slightly, so she put the milk glass aside, her right ear was slightly red, and she didn't answer.

"Ayan, we may not be able to go home on time, you can eat first when you are done."

After Wan Tong and Nie Zhilan finished eating, they each brought a bottle of water and went out.Nie Zhilan opened WeChat, found that Xiao Bei hadn't replied, and sent another message: "I'm going to work, a certain fox promised the rabbit not to lose contact, so he forgot it so soon?"

Two seconds later, an additional message appeared in the white dialog box: "Morning, pay attention to safety."

Nie Zhilan rolled her eyes and got into the car.

The bar was closed in time and the police questioned all those present.

Opposite Wan Tong sat the waiter, a young man in his twenties, with bleached and dyed creamy gray hair, he looked like a gangster in society.

She took out Chu Tao's photo and asked, "This man, what did you do after entering the store? What drinks did you order?"

"He stared at the corner as soon as he entered the store, and he didn't know what to look at. He only needed a glass of boiled water, and he fell asleep not long after drinking it."

"and then?"

The waiter blinked, as if recalling: "The person in the corner should be his friend, so I took him away."

"How many customers are there in the bar?" Wan Tong wanted to investigate from other customers.

"Not many, just the three of them, our store has only opened recently."

Such a reply seemed to have no flaws on the surface. Wan Tong's eyes were slightly cold, and he slowed down his speech, and questioned him: "During the National Day holiday, Wanli Lane is a street of bars and food, and there are many tourists. According to incomplete statistics, the average number of other bars on that day is The traffic flow is 58 people, and there are only three of you?"

"Maybe it's because our location is off." The waiter's legs began to tremble, and he didn't dare to look at Wan Tong.

"The number of people in the bar next door is 36, which is 12 times that of yours."

The bartender came out with pointed leather shoes and cast a cold look in this direction, and the trembling legs of the waiter became even more uncontrollable.He quickly said, "Officer, I didn't know anything, so I brought him a glass of plain water."

"Making perjury is a crime of perjury. Seriously, you will be sentenced. Have you figured it out?" Wan Tong stared into the waiter's eyes, the other party's typical guilty conscience and uneasiness.

The waiter thought of their threats last night, weighed the pros and cons, swallowed, and responded timidly: "I, I didn't lie, officer."

Wan Tong sighed silently, and continued to ask. On the other side, Nie Zhilan spread out the notebook. She was facing the bartender, that is, the person who handed the boiled water to the waiter.

Nie Zhilan didn't raise her head: "Where's the cup of water?"

"Wash it, put it on the bar."

"How many cups of one type are there?"

"21 transparent cups."

Nie Zhilan turned around and reminded the inspector who was working not far behind: "Xiao Zhang, take away all the transparent cups from the bar."

"Got it, Team Nie."

The bartender crossed his legs, smiled contemptuously, and didn't care.

The same question, "How did Chu Tao leave", he and the waiter answered exactly the same: "We can't control what the guest does, the guest by the window has been staring at the two people in the corner, so I guess they know each other and didn't pay attention. "

"You were imprisoned for two years and five months for theft three years ago, and you were released on the 20th of last month?"

"Comrade police, this has nothing to do with the current case, right? I have rehabilitated myself and just worked for others."

"It's really irrelevant, I just looked through it out of curiosity." Nie Zhilan laughed, "You bought a Rolex watch worth [-] yuan last night when you were shopping at the mall. It seems a bit extravagant given that you just got out of prison and just started working."

"The money was saved before I got out of prison."

"Where is it stored? When did you pick it up? We asked the clerk at the watch store that you paid in cash."

The bartender's face changed suddenly: "I, I put it under the pillow at home, and there are tens of thousands more, if you don't believe me, go and search."

Nie Zhilan turned on the headset and notified the police who were ambushing near the bartender's house to enter the house.

Two minutes later, I received feedback from the frontline police: "Squad Nie, there is a total of 2 yuan in cash in the pillow. We are in contact with major banks. I wonder if we can find out who is withdrawing the money through the RMB prefix number."

After another 10 minutes, the bartender's face became paler and his forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he had already used up five paper towels to wipe his sweat.

The headset was connected: "Team Nie, I can't find out who made the withdrawal. All major banks say that their data will only be kept for three years at most, which means that the money was withdrawn three years ago, and it has been kept useless."

"Understood, search carefully to see if other evidence can be found."

"Yes."

Nie Zhilan turned off the headset and raised her head silently. The bartender still looked nervous. She lowered her voice and tried to trick him by asking, "Our colleagues found out that the cash under your pillow was recently taken out from the counter. how to explain?"

Before the words were finished, the sweat on the bartender's forehead flowed out like a waterfall. Nie Zhilan was about to ask questions, when the policeman suddenly came in from outside the door, holding a small square box in his hand, with a sad face.

"A child brought it over and said that someone gave him 100 yuan. The technical team scanned it and it was not dangerous, but..."