Criminal Investigation: Forbidden Rose

There was a thunderstorm and then a clear sky, and the temperature soared sharply.Amidst the noisy chirping of cicadas, Yan'an officially ushered in a steaming summer.

The West Branch has good benefits. Every year, there is a share of cold drinks, and free ice cream and soda are provided to field workers to relieve the heat.There are basically lucky draws on those popsicle sticks and soda bottle caps.

Yan Jingjing "mounted" five [one more] popsicles at her workstation to show her status as the Emperor of Europe, while Xia Yi stared at the nth one [Thank you for participating] in her hand, and couldn't help but swear.

Shao Lin comforted him: "It's okay, I've never gotten one either."

Someone Xia blinked pitifully: "I really want to experience the feeling of going to the store to get free popsicles..."

Yan Jingjing protected her winning popsicle like a hen protecting its chicks: "I won't give it to you!!!"

Coincidentally, Li Fu who was on duty suddenly ran up in a hurry: "The team leader, the team leader, a reporter came, mysterious and crazy, and he insisted that someone was going to kill him, but he refused to say the specific reason. Regardless of the matter, if you have to talk to the leader directly, you will not be able to drive away."

"Talk to him about the rules of handling things. If you don't explain things clearly, how can you help him file a case? And see the leader?" Xia Yi still had the stick that was out of ice cream in his mouth, and turned back to browse the webpage with peace of mind. [The Most Beautiful Border Shepherd in the World], "The leader is busy, so I don't have time to play with him."

"But he refuses to say what's going on." The big boy pursed his lips aggrievedly, "and threatened me that if I didn't call the leader, he would complain about my job number."

Yan Jingjing patted him on the shoulder sympathetically: "When you come up, you will use your trump card. This kind of person is the most disgusting."

"Fuck, who is it!" Xia Yi hooked his fingers and took the clip from Li Fu, which contained a copy of the surrendered ID card and a basically blank police receipt.

"Xiang Houjun——" Xia Yi stared at the man's photo, and said loudly, "The name is correct, and he looks like a fucking monkey. Damn, this address doesn't belong to our jurisdiction, right? Fuzi, ID card Has the medical insurance under the account been checked, this person has no history of schizophrenia, right?"

A few years ago, a schizophrenic patient came to the police to make a fuss, claiming that someone was going to kill her. Later, after wasting a lot of police resources, it was discovered that the patient was only suffering from auditory and hallucinations of being persecuted.

Li Fu slapped his head: "I'll go right away!"

"Wait, Xiang Houjun?" Shao Lin heard the name, sat on the chair and slid over.He leaned his head and glanced at the ID card in Xia Yi's hand: "The name sounds familiar."

"Oh? How do you say it? Is there a mental problem and I went to your hospital to see a doctor?"

"No." Shao Lin frowned slightly, checked the name again, his face was not very good-looking, "... There is also a person with this name on the Penglai Princess."

Xia Yi patted the table: "Fuck! This boat is haunting, endless, right?"

In the inquiry room.

Xiang Hou looks a little funny.According to Xia Yi, it was like a monkey.The man has a round and small face, a pair of protruding ears, a collapsed nose but a big nose, and a pair of small buck teeth when he smiles. In addition, he is in his early thirties but has a touching hairline. The two tall arcs on his forehead make his shiny forehead appear Very empty.

He clasped his hands and placed them in front of his chest. He subconsciously pinched his thumbs together: "Officer, I actually live in the east, but I came here specifically to find the Western District Bureau because of the two cases you handled earlier."

Sure enough, Xiang Houjun mentioned Xu Huahao's family, as well as the matter of Leng Xiangrong and Kang Cheng.

"The police officers who handled these cases must have known that those who died were all on the Penglai Princess ship." Xiang Hou hesitated, "I, I saw someone on the Internet saying that the ship was cursed. Now, those who survive will all die..."

More than curses, the news broke out some time ago, and there are all kinds of things on the Internet-the diet on the ship is not clean, people have been bewitched, there is a mummy of Princess Penglai in the warehouse at the bottom of the ship, killing games are being played on the ship, all kinds, There is everything.

Xia Yi coughed lightly and said, Comrade Xiang Houjun, we don't pay attention to feudal superstition.

"I didn't believe it before. I thought it might be a coincidence." Xiang Houjun suddenly lowered his voice and probed his brain, "But during this time, our community suddenly has a lot of stray cats, all kinds of cats. , there are that kind of native cats, and there are also some expensive breeds, anyway, there are a lot of them!"

Xia Yi raised his eyebrows and choked out a sentence for a while: "...and then?"

"But recently, those cats have started to die one by two!" Xiang Houjun wrinkled his face, looking even more ridiculous, "The most strange thing is that an orange cat died in my yard. In the tank!"

As he said that, he took out his mobile phone and showed Xia and Shao the photos: "Look, is it strange? This water tank was used to grow lotus. It was raining heavily, so a lot of water accumulated, for some reason, when I saw it this morning, the cat died inside."

"Our community is full of people who are willing to feed cats, but I don't feed cats. What do you think this cat is doing in my yard? There are no fish in this tank? So, I think this cat was killed After I got it, I threw it in on purpose!"

"The people who survived on the boat disappeared one by one... the cats in my community died one by one..." Xiang Houjun murmured, "I always have a feeling that the next bad luck will be me..."

Xia Yi scratched his head blankly: "Well, Mr. Xiang, are you overthinking it? Maybe, that cat just happened to be in a stagnant water tank?"

"Officer, trust me." Xiang Houjun said in a mysterious tone, and tapped his shiny forehead with his index finger, "My sixth sense is very accurate. I usually buy stocks, draw lottery, etc., but whenever I follow If I follow my intuition, I am very lucky. Don’t believe me, police officers, I don’t have any serious work, right, but I still earn a lot of money, and the money won in the lottery every year is tens of thousands.”

Xia Yi: "..."

"Now, my gut tells me there's something wrong with that cat. It's coming after me!"

"Mr. Xiang, when a normal person sees a dead cat in the yard, the first reaction is not to think that someone is going to kill him." Shao Lin said unhurriedly, "In your subconscious mind, you seem to be very sure that someone wants to kill you." Kill you. There must be a reason for this. In your mind, is there any candidate for the murderer?"

Xiang Hou thought for a while, then shook his head again.

"In your subconscious mind, you still feel that this matter may be related to the Penglai Princess. Last year, what did you do on that ship..." Shao Lin swallowed the "criminal matter" obstinately, "It may offend Human? We'd love to assist you, but we need more information."

Only then did Xiang Hou hesitate and say: "I, I won a lot of money from gambling, does that count?"

Before he could finish his sentence, he made a patch quickly, desperate to survive: "I know that gambling is illegal, but at that time, the Penglai Princess sailed from the coconut country to the sea, and it was legal in that country! Haha Haha, everyone who knows it understands it, and many people go to Southeast Asia to play for this.”

"But do you blame me for my luck in gambling? As I said just now, officer, my luck is so good, very prosperous. If you don't believe me, ask people in the circle, anyone who knows me will know." Xiang Hou frowned Wrinkled, "But, no one wants to kill me because of this..."

Shao Lin and Xia Yi glanced at each other, with indescribable words written all over their faces.

Xia Yi filled out some content in the form, then scratched his head: "I'm very sorry, Mr. Xiang. Based on the information you provided, we can't help you file a case. I can only say, please be careful about the environment when you go back. Be vigilant. If you really feel that you may not be safe, you can hire a security company or something..."

"No, no, no, I'm really scared! To be honest, I don't have that much money to hire bodyguards, so I can only find you people's police!" Xiang Houjun shook a pair of protruding ears into rattles again, "If you don't mind Me, can I turn myself in? I beg you, investigate the matter of the dead cat and lock me up during the period, so I can feel at ease!"

Xia Yi: "........." In the world, there are no surprises, but this person's brain circuit is really strange.

After a long while, he finally choked out a sentence: "...Why did you surrender yourself?"

"Prostitution!"

Xia Yi's eyes were dull, and he took another look at this crooked melon and cracked date: "...Are you a prostitute?"

"Yes! I just said it several times. I am very lucky. There are rich women who want to prostitute me. After prostitution, I will be luckier and earn more money?"

Xia Yi: "..."

Xiang Houjun saw that the police officer holding the pen didn't respond for a long time, and suddenly became angry again: "Oh, why are you a policeman like this! I have surrendered myself to you, and you still don't deal with me. If you continue to neglect your duties like this, I'm going to report your job number!"

"Mr. Xiang, please don't worry." Shao Lin was the only one who could maintain a flawless smile, "We are the Criminal Investigation Detachment here, and we may have to go downstairs to the Public Security Detachment to deal with the situation you mentioned..."

Xia Yi resisted the urge to spurt three liters of blood in his heart, and yelled into the walkie-talkie: "Li Fu, take someone downstairs and surrender!!!"

Xiang Houjun just got up, and before leaving, he firmly held Shao Lin's hand, nodded and bowed: "Police, thank you, for holding my hand, your luck will improve in a few days! I'll go down first." , I hope the detention center will lock me up for a few more days! You guys remember to investigate the dead cat! Really, someone is going to kill me!"

Shao Lin: "..."

After explaining the number of crimes and the amount involved, he paid a fine to the waiting army and was happily sent to the detention center.

Sending him to the waiting army, Xia Yi hesitated: "Is this person really out of his mind, or is this related to the previous incidents?"

"It's not like." Shao Lin frowned slightly, and analyzed, "Neither Ji Tong nor Qin Liang gave any 'death warning' before killing people. If there is a large number of dead cats in the community, someone should kill cats in the community. As for Xiang Why Hou Jun is so suspicious, one possibility is that he is suspicious by nature, and the other possibility is that he knows what he has offended, but he refuses to tell us. It seems that he would rather be detained than dare to be alone With people staying outside, I think the latter is more likely."

"Then we should call the police." Xia Yi decided, "Even if someone thinks stray cats are too annoying and is poisoning and killing cats, it may hurt innocent people. What if the child picks up poisoned cat food on the way? Or poison the owner's pets in the community, you still have to remind the property."

"That's it, let's do it tomorrow." Someone Xia couldn't help but sigh, "Damn, this is the first time the police station has dispatched police for a dead cat, and it will be recorded in history!"

The bureau is not too busy recently, so it's rare that I don't work overtime.

In the evening, Xia Yi and Shao Lin each held a piece of ice cream in their hands, and walked side by side on the sidewalk, blending into the ever-flowing street amidst the restless chirping of cicadas.

It was so hot that the sorbet melted quickly.

"Suck it—" Shao Lin took a sip, and the popsicle stick revealed a head. On the off-white wooden stick, there was a dark brown word "Zai" written at the beginning.He suddenly stopped, and his eyes lit up: "I got it! It's the first time I got it!"

Xia Yi: "!!!"

"Fuck, shit, shit," someone Xia looked at the word "thank you" that had popped up on his popsicle, and couldn't help it immediately, "The agreed non-chief and non-chief hold hands, whoever draws first is the one who wins." What about the dog! It’s not because that strange person shook your hand today, right? He’s really a walking lucky buff machine! How much does he cost for a night? I suddenly want to whore??? Let’s say he’s leaving Why didn't you shake my hand when you were here! Damn it!"

Shao Lin couldn't help laughing, and handed over the ice cream in his hand: "Then I will exchange it with you, and you will get half of the lucky buff."

"Wow, is it okay!" Xia Yi exchanged a piece of ice cream with someone, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" the ice shattered in his mouth, and the [one more piece] mark appeared in two or three strokes.Xia couldn't help but licked those four words a few more times: "Damn it, sure enough, the popsicle with the label is sweeter than the one without the label. I will change it another day, and I will share half with you."

"Why don't you keep it, at the mounting station, maybe you can make it easier in the future."

"Too."

The two walked home while walking.

Shao Lin still ate Xia Yi's popsicles slowly, bit by bit.He suddenly found that he hadn't been this happy for a long time—for those silent companions and unknown joys in life.

His eyes were shining brightly, and there was a faint, sweet smile.