The slaughter of the bones [criminal investigation]

"Captain Nie, the investigation of the murder scene is over?" A junior just passed by him and greeted him casually.

"Yeah." Nie Zheng nodded.

It was already early morning at this time, there was no one on the road, and there were lights of police cars in the distance. He rubbed the center of his brows, the overload of work made him feel groggy.

Nie Zheng doesn't drive often, and usually parks in the parking lot downstairs in his own community. He said that driving to work will always waste a lot of time due to traffic jams and detours.

He was walking on the road, and it was cool in summer when it was windy, but today the wind was really strong, and his hair looked a little messy.

This man still had a cold expression on his face. After so many years in the crime squad, he rarely communicated with others, so he naturally had no close friends in the police station.

Nie Zheng's home is not far from here, but it takes a night to pass through a busy place, commonly known as the Black Street.

The law and order in this place is very poor, but in fact it just looks like a mess, and there is nothing illegal about it.

He was impatient with the horrible serial murder case at hand.He paused in his steps, glanced at a few people who were squatting on the ground chatting and smoking, pretending that he had never seen them before, scratched his hair and walked forward.

No matter how you say it, he is also the captain of a small team of the serious crime team. He never thought in his life that he would dawdle on this troublesome murder case for several months without making any progress.

Thinking about it, he felt even more irritable. He frowned, and just wanted to go back to the Internet and see if there was any useful information.

Under the night, there is always something hidden, especially in this chaotic area called the Black Street, such as the corpse that was discovered just now.

Other places were quiet at night, only this place gradually became lively, but tonight was a bit different, because of the murder case, it became quieter.

Nie Zheng's cell phone rang, and it was the default ringtone that was completely uncharacteristic.

"Talk about things." Nie Zheng adhered to the principle of saying one less word if he can. These days, he stares at the data all day long, and it almost becomes an X-ray machine. Hearing other people talking makes him feel a headache. Hang up, the tone is horrifyingly gloomy.

The subordinate on the other end of the phone didn't care what his attitude was. He flipped through the things in his hand and said, "The autopsy report just came out, and it's confirmed. It's exactly the same as the previous murder method. The chest cavity was cut open."

"...Fuck," Nie Zheng said in his heart that if he found that serial murderer, he would definitely die a terrible death. "I went to the scene to see the one I found just now, and most of it was done by the same one."

He recalled the scene he saw in Heijie just now. The chest cavity of the corpse in the pool of blood was also opened. The tragic death and the smell of blood made people very uncomfortable.

"Oh... this is difficult, I'll send you the information later."

Nie Zheng said "Thank you" to the phone without any sincerity.

Make an appointment with the person on the other end of the phone to see you tomorrow morning, hang up the phone and move on. "The chest of the deceased was opened", what was the purpose of this cruel technique, he thought to himself as he walked home.

Stand still and glance at the phone, click on the communication software from the default wallpaper interface, confirm that there is no news, raise your head and just want to go forward...

What's wrong with me again?

In front of Nie Zheng, the situation was more like a group of people preparing to fight one person than a group of people gathering to fight.

He looked and saw that half of the surrounded boy was facing Nie Zheng, his face was full of troubles, and although the corners of his mouth showed disdain, he didn't know how many times he could beat him with bare hands and thin arms and legs. A burly man with a dagger.

The difference in strength is too great, it is simply disparity.

For a moment, he wanted to leave this kind of trivial matter that might often happen here and go straight back, but this idea was not logical.

Nie Zheng sighed, who made him still have a sense of justice despite being depressed, and the person who was about to be beaten has been looking at him since he found Nie Zheng, and even showed an embarrassing smile that looked like asking for help... …

With this eye-catching smile, you can't do without going up to help.

"Get out, are you guys interested?" Nie Zheng pushed and squeezed in, preparing to save that little thing from here.

That person also took advantage of the situation, grabbed Nie Zheng's clothes and hid behind him timidly, but showed a sly smile to those gangsters.

But Nie Zheng didn't pay much attention to it. He heard such words as "Officer, don't meddle in our affairs." "Do you know what this little bastard did!"

Those people were not intimidated by Nie Zheng's majesty as a policeman, they insisted on grabbing the person behind him, paused for a while, and then started to move again.

At this time, Nie Zheng's other identity played a role - the previous Sanda champion during the police academy.

Three strikes, five divisions and two divisions. It didn't take much effort to beat those people to the ground. The process is nothing to describe. It can be summed up as a group of people beating a group of people.But in fact, they didn't hurt much, and they were let go quickly, and those people also fled quickly in desperation.

Under the moonlight, the young man looked at Nie Zheng's skills, and couldn't help but chuckled secretly. Nie Zheng turned his head and saw him smiling kindly.

"What's the name?" Nie Zheng noticed blood on the man's face, took a piece of paper to help wipe it off, and saw that his whole body was covered in dust, and wondered if he had been beaten on the ground many times.

"Yu Lu." The young man struggled. He must have wanted to say more than these two words, but in the end he held back all of them.

Yu Lu looked at Nie Zheng from an upward angle. He looked at the police uniform and recalled his skills. He felt that this policeman should be a real guy.

Nie Zheng saw the dim street lamps nearby shining on his head, and the tips of his hair were slightly gray. It didn't look like it was dyed, but it was probably malnourished.

"Where do you live?" Nie Zheng looked at Yu Lun's dirty gray T-shirt and a tattered khaki bag on his back, thinking that his home should be nearby.

"Sleep in the wind, live in the open, homeless." Yu Lu spread his hands with a smile, but he was not very afraid of the police.

He speaks in a strange tone, which is unique to this age. There seems to be magnetism in his voice, which attracts others to think about him further.

Nie Zheng frowned, and called Yu Lu back to him, who had turned his back on him, "Where is your home?" He still didn't quite believe the saying "homeless".

"Report to the police officer, stay in cheap hotels when you have money, and stay in parks when you don't have money." Yu Lu was in a good mood, smiling with his eyes narrowed.

Nie Zheng thought for a moment: "There is someone on duty at the police station, I will take you to treat the wound." After all, it is not good to leave a person who has just been rescued alone.

In fact, he didn't think much about it, but for Lu, hearing that he was going to be taken to the police station was like letting him die, he shook his head desperately: "I don't want it, I refuse! Goodbye, Mr. Police Officer!" He was about to run away .

Nie Zheng: ...

The light of the street lamp shone on Yu Lu's face following Yu Lu's wobbly movements, Nie Zheng frowned, this face always looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

Nie Zheng tried his best to recall, but he couldn't remember anything. Although he was sure that he had never communicated with this Yu Lu before, he always felt that he had met him before.

"Have we met before?" He looked at Yu Lu and asked.

Yu Lu was stunned for a moment, his legs were fixed in place just as he was about to slip away, he just smiled and didn't speak, and he didn't give a decent answer.

Nie Zheng sighed, it seems that this person is not ready to give a letter: "Go live at my house."

"???" As soon as he finished speaking, a warm hand appeared on Yu Lu's back, "What do you want to do, officer?" Yu Lu was stunned, and he didn't know what Nie Zheng's words and actions were because of.

Yu Lu was also stunned for a moment, worried that he had committed something and wanted to escape, but Nie Zheng took the lead and added: "You don't have a place to live, it just so happens that I still have a spare room at home."

Nie Zheng actually didn't care much about this person at first, but Yu Lu's noncommittal attitude when he answered the question just now made Nie Zheng a little suspicious.The sixth sense told him that this little gangster was not a bad guy.

Yu Lu was shocked, with question marks written all over his face, he smiled awkwardly and wanted to ask himself what kind of operation this was, maybe it was just luck?

He looked at himself, the khaki bag and gray jacket on his back had been stained with mud for some time, and the jeans underneath had holes that were not for decoration.He thought to himself that it was really dirty, so he might as well go take a hot bath.

"Police... Mister police officer, can you put your hand down first." Yu Lu was a little flustered.

He felt that this feeling was no different from having a giant Buddha behind him.

"Tomorrow, find a doctor you know to see if you are injured. Those few people will see that they don't know what to do." Nie Zheng let go of his hand and left with Yu Lu.

Yu Lu was also quite optimistic, patting the ashes off his body as he walked: "Thank you Mr. Police Officer for saving me first." Otherwise, he would have a big fight with those gangsters.

Yu Lu felt that one person could defeat those people, but it would be no fun if he accidentally got charged with something and would be hunted down.

When Nie Zheng heard the thank you, he didn't say "a little effort" like a normal person, imagining Yu Lu's flustered look just now, and there was something in his mind: "Well, do you have a job? Or are you in school? ?”

Nie Zheng knows that the answer to this question is eight out of ten | Nine out of ten are yes, but it's polite to ask.

"Report to Mr. Police Officer. Kindergarten education, job... It's not convenient for you to disclose." Yu Lu smiled slightly, and at the same time he was a little relieved: this serious-looking policeman with a paralyzed face doesn't seem to have any intention of arresting anyone.

Yu Lu thought of the few people who were so frightened by Nie Zheng and fled, he couldn't help turning his head and giggling twice, thinking that he had saved a fight.

Now that he thought of the reason why he was being chased all the way, he really felt a little ridiculous - didn't he just get some food from those people, and it was still in the bag now.

Nie Zheng nodded, and didn't feel much about the words "inconvenient to disclose", thinking that he must be looking for a job in this ghostly place with few people, or it would be some petty theft.

Yu Lu didn't say anything more, he still kept his refreshing smile.It's naturally good for him that Nie Zheng doesn't ask too many questions, no one is willing to reveal all his dirty things.

Nie Zheng really didn't ask any more questions, and his personality didn't seem like the kind that would chatter, and he avoided even small talk in the police station, let alone the nonsense situation where the two were alone under the moonlight.

He actually wanted to test it out, but he didn't know what to say.

Yu Lu broke the deadlock: "What's your name, Mr. Police Officer?"

I saw that Nie Zheng seemed to have just remembered that he did not report his family name: "Nie Zheng, just call me Team Nie."

"I obey~" Yu Lu saluted with a strange gesture, Nie Zheng couldn't stand it anymore and pressed his hand back.

Nie Zheng could feel that those hands were cold, and like the skin on his face, they were also bloodless.

Under the light night, this boy was as bright and cold as the moonlight.

He really admired Yu Lu for maintaining a lively look, but he was almost beaten by a gang... A little sympathy sprouted in Nie Zheng's heart, and he couldn't help thinking about what Yu Lu had experienced.

——In Nie Zheng's view, this is a little kid from a poor family who would do anything to survive.The fact may be the same.

With no one to rely on to do dirty work for a living, if this person is taken to the police station for investigation, then ten or eight days of detention is the minimum, but Nie Zheng is not a completely impersonal person after all.

Out of selfishness, he wanted to take Yu Lu home.

"Is there any pain in your body?" Nie Zheng glanced at Yu Lu beside him as he walked in a strange way. This person was naturally familiar, and he admitted the fact that he was picked up by the police.

Yu Lu was stunned, he was about to fall asleep while walking, but he was woken up by this question: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm still very resistant to beating."

In fact, Yu Lu was not injured much, the blood on his face was left when he hurt someone just now, and the other person's injury was more serious when his body was covered with mud and dust.

Afterwards, the two stopped talking, and Nie Zheng lowered his head and was thinking about something seriously. Yu Luxin thought that it was probably the case at hand, and honestly suppressed a lot of gossip in his stomach.

Although it was a bit weird, he seemed to be really not afraid of this policeman at all, and even said... a little vaguely fond of him.He raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

Nie Zheng took him back to his home. The room was very tidy, too tidy to be lived in. The TV and sofa seemed to be decorations. Nie Zheng hung the police uniform on the wardrobe at the door and went into the study.

"You can stay in my room temporarily tonight, I guess I will stay all night today..." Nie Zheng recalculated the time, originally wanted to rest today, but a serial murderer haunted again today, " At most, I will lie on the sofa in the early morning."

He also wants to sleep, but the facts don't allow it. Every time there is an additional case, he has to sort out the information even more desperately, and check whether these cases have any damn connection by the way.

"Captain Nie... what case is he investigating?" Yu Lu asked curiously.

"A pervert who likes to cut open people's chests..." Nie Zheng has nothing to hide, after all, the reports of this case have already been overwhelming, "You want to help me solve the case?"

He remembered Yu Lu's joke before, and he took it as a joke with a blank face, after all, he didn't expect a little gangster to have any ability to solve the case.

"Okay." Yu Lu's smile looked very relaxed, with such a contrast of expressionless but still joking, he couldn't let himself make a "poof" sound.

Nie Zheng nodded ambiguously.

"Why don't you go take a shower? For a change of clothes, I can choose anything in my room except the uniform." Nie Zheng didn't look at him, he had already exercised his muscles and bones, opened the browser, and was ready to start working.The light from the screen in the dimly lit room illuminated his neat features.

Naturally, the display screen was also the system's default blue-green wallpaper. Yu Lu was stunned for a moment, and replied, "Okay, thank you, Team Nie."

Water dripped down the gray hair, and the warm water wet the body.Yu Lu stared at the ground, thinking of Nie Zheng, couldn't help smiling...