With the senior sister, Bai Ming thought he was far from them, so he had no face to declare his relationship with them, for fear of losing the face of Zheng Ye and Qiao Xue.
Zheng Ye put away his previous indifference and sternness, and said in a calm tone: "My position was originally intended to be reserved for Qiao Xue, but she has high ambitions and rises step by step like a carp leaping through a dragon's gate, but I have never stopped her. , I just hope that my students can be at a good level, at least better than me, then I will be content."
Hearing this, Bai Ming was suddenly enlightened. Now that Qiao Xue had left the court profession, she could not inherit the experience and knowledge taught by Zheng Ye. This is why Zheng Ye wanted to choose another student. Bai Ming also gradually realized at this moment, It turns out that in Zheng Ye's eyes, he is the chosen one who should sit on the throne, hold the gavel, and judge the fate of others in the name of justice.
The power of this encouragement is like a scourge, and the higher the hope, the heavier the pressure will be. Bai Ming didn't know how to repay it, so he said silently: "Teacher, I..."
"You still have a long way to go." Zheng Ye interrupted immediately, as if he was very tired of the hypocritical atmosphere, "It's just an extra job, what are you proud of?"
The kind face was only on Zheng Ye's face for a moment, and then he showed his sharpness, and he once again resumed his usual attitude towards Bai Ming.
However, Bai Ming was also more used to his sharp appearance, so he felt relaxed, smiled slightly, and said, "I will work hard."
Zheng Ye didn't want to say anything more, and still said seriously: "Since you have a half-day vacation, why don't you hurry up and enjoy it. It's just a waste of time with me. After tomorrow, I will have tasks here that you will feel better about."
Bai Ming chuckled, said goodbye and left the house.
This half-day vacation was hard-won, and he could just use this time to visit Lu Wu at the Municipal Bureau, but it had been a long time since the trial session ended, and Lu Wu had already sent Yang He and his wife home, and then returned to the Municipal Bureau.
Bai Ming pushed open the hall door of the court building, but his footsteps stopped under the canopy with pillars. The rain was not too heavy, falling along the pillars like silver threads. The steps in front of him were already wet. He looked forward. Going, a thin layer of mist gradually rises under the gloom, like flower needles falling from the sky, embroidering brocade and Chinese clothes in the hazy emerald smoke.
There were five or six people standing beside him, all of them were staff who had just stepped out of the building like him, but found that they did not have an umbrella, so they could only pace back and forth, hoping for the rain to stop.
Bai Ming stood where he was, debating whether to set off in the rain.
At this moment, a round shadow covered him from back to front. He looked up and saw a big black umbrella standing on top of his head. He hurriedly turned his head and saw Lu Wu standing behind him , was looking down at him with a slight smile, surprise overflowing from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, he secretly rejoiced, and said, "Officer Lu, why are you here? Isn't the trial over?"
Lu Wu held an umbrella in one hand, and put the other arm on Bai Ming's shoulder, his smile only increased, "I have already told Jing Yu to send Master and Master home. Turning around casually, I saw you when I glanced outside."
After finishing speaking, the hand resting on Bai Ming's body pushed lightly, and he followed Bai Ming down the steps and stepped into the rain. The rainwater hit the umbrella surface and then gathered and fell together, forming a waterfall-like water curtain hole. The umbrella tilted slightly towards Bai Ming, like a pure black flower blooming quietly in the busy city, like a pure black flower blooming in the rain.
The rain was much heavier than it looked, and Bai Ming had to stick close to the policeman. He raised his head slowly, smiled softly, and explained the mystery: "I don't think you are idle, but you are waiting here on purpose." me."
Lu Wu turned around and glanced at the other people in the canopy behind him, everyone cast envious eyes on having an umbrella, he chuckled and said, "I'll wait for you, you wait for the umbrella, they wait for the rain to stop, isn't that okay?" ?”
Bai Ming took a closer look, and these few sentences fit the atmosphere of this rainy day, so he suddenly replied, "I haven't seen you for a few days, Police Officer Lu can already compose poems."
"A few days?" Lu Wu scratched his head, pretending to be thinking, "I thought I hadn't seen him for months or years."
These words made Bai Ming smile brightly, his mood didn't seem to be affected by the weather at all, "I took half a day off, I thought I would go to the Municipal Bureau to visit you after the trial, but I didn't expect everyone to come to listen, Zheng The teacher said it was your idea, but he just agreed, Officer Lu, thank you."
"Little assistant, don't say the word "thank you" to me from now on. If you can't hold back, just smile at me. As long as I see it, I will know that you mean thank you. "
Lu Wu made a joke, raised his arm lightly, and put his palm on top of Bai Ming's head. After hesitating for two seconds, he still rubbed the back of Bai Ming's head, just like he would stroke his own head every time he was embarrassed.
The force is very light, like rubbing cotton.
This action made Bai Ming's heart tremble, he swallowed his breath, and did not escape.
He didn't know what was wrong with him, but he didn't reject this kind of intimacy at all. In the past, he always felt that there was a gap between himself and Lu Wu. No matter how he talked, he needed to set a safe distance in his heart, but this safe The distance is getting smaller and smaller in the running-in time after time, until now it almost no longer exists.
This feeling is very subtle, he has never experienced it before.
Raindrops splashed on the ground, blooming fleeting silver flowers, scrambling to watch the scene under the umbrella.
The black car stopped outside the gate of the court, Lu Wu opened the rear door, and returned to the driving seat after Bai Ming got in the car.
Before Bai Ming could sit still, he continued, "Why is thank you a forbidden word? The thank you just now refers to the court hearing. This time you waited for me with an umbrella, and I haven't said thank you yet."
The car started, Lu Wu drove the car out of the court, and said: "Then why don't you promise me a condition, if you do it, we will write it off, okay?"
"Conditions?" Bai Ming was taken aback, and agreed without thinking, "I agree."
"I haven't said anything yet." Lu Wu followed the rearview mirror and looked at Bai Ming who was looking out of the car window, "Do you like watching basketball games?"
The wind suddenly picked up outside the window, and the rain intensified, like the blessings bestowed by the gods, spreading widely in the world.
"I haven't seen it much." Bai Ming looked at the blurred scenery and asked casually, "Why did the police officer suddenly ask this?"
"Next month, the Public Security Bureau will hold a triennial basketball league in the Jiangzhou City Gymnasium. Traffic police, civilian police, patrol police, public security special police, and city-level and district-level public security, economic investigation, criminal investigation and other police personnel can participate as long as they sign up. do you want to go?"
Bai Ming suddenly remembered that Wang Qian had told him about the basketball league, but he was still confused. He blinked, stared for a moment, and said with a smile, "Me? I, I'm not a member of the police, and I don't know how to play basketball either." .”
As soon as these words came out, Lu Wu sneered, as if he knew he would say that, "I mean, would you like to watch me play?"
Bai Ming connected the words just now, and realized that the condition Lu Wu was referring to was to allow himself, who knew nothing about basketball, to watch his performance. He asked in amazement, "Have you signed up yet?"
"I'm a master, so I naturally want to sign up." Lu Wu answered confidently.
Bai Ming lightly supported the sides of the headrest of the front seat, moved his body forward, and asked worriedly: "Then can you beat those younger than you?"
Lu Wu scratched his head with one hand, laughed dryly, and said, "The current physical strength is definitely not as good as when I was in college five or six years ago, but fortunately, I still exercise regularly, just do my best."
If it's a basketball game on weekdays, Bai Ming can't understand it at all, so he can't arouse interest at all. Anyone who invites him will be declined by him, but this time it is Lu Wu who plays in person. Although he knows that he still can't see anything. He didn't know the way, but he was always curious, so he said, "I have to check the work schedule for that day. If I'm not busy, I'll definitely go there, but if I'm busy..."
He paused for a moment, as if he was intentionally hanging on to Lu Wu's heart, but his smile was like a light cloud crushed by a celestial being after a boozy drink, which was moving.
"If I'm busy, I'll ask for a day off and I'll definitely go there."
Although these words were broken into two sentences, the result was the same, and Lu Wu was also very happy, "You must come, Jing Yu and I have to prepare in advance on the field on the day of the league, so there is no way to pick you up. At that time, I will ask Wang Qian to drive you to the gymnasium."
"Is it the gymnasium that looks like ingots that we saw when we were rowing in Jiangxin Park in summer?" Bai Ming asked again in doubt.
Lu Wu nodded, "That's it."
Bai Ming continued what he said just now, and said, "I'll go by myself, I won't bother Police Officer Wang, but..."
The rain slanted and hit the window glass like a bug. After merging with other water droplets, they merged into a meandering river. However, the window dried up in an instant.
"It's just that this is the first time I know that Officer Lu can play basketball."
Bai Ming smiled, and through the glass, he stretched out his hand to touch the dry river. The moment his fingertips touched, there was a coolness like morning mist.
He didn't get a response for a long time, so he moved his eyes into the rearview mirror, and saw that Lu Wu's eyebrows froze after hearing this, secretly sad, as if he had something on his mind.
"Officer Lu, what's the matter with you?"
Lu Wu didn't realize that Bai Ming was looking at him. After such a gentle question, he was startled, quickly withdrew his sad face, and forced a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, this gloomy weather affects the mood too much."
Bai Ming was not convinced. This situation had happened too many times. Lu Wu would always start to think about something when he said something, and then seemed to think of some sad past.
After all, Bai Ming wanted to ask clearly, so he said: "Officer Lu, I seem to step on your pain point inadvertently every time. If you don't mind, can you briefly mention it to me, and I will definitely pay attention to it in the future."
After all, it was Bai Ming who opened his mouth first. Lu Wu took a deep breath, feeling an unbearable itchiness in his heart. He bit the bullet and said, "No, why do I have pain points? It's too late for me to be happy to have the life I have now."
The lingling autumn rain dyed the autumn colors completely, Bai Ming didn't believe his excuse, wrapped his coat tightly, and remained silent.
The little assistant in the rearview mirror lost his usual smile, and his lively eyes became hazy, as if mist had slipped into the car and got stuck between the two of them. Seeing this, Lu Wu began to blame himself. It was he who killed the obviously lively atmosphere like a broken leaf in the thick autumn atmosphere.
"Little assistant, I, I mean..."
He was about to explain, but Bai Ming immediately interrupted him.
"Officer, I won't force you to say anything you don't want to say, I just want to tell you that I don't know when I have regarded you as my closest friend in Jiangzhou. The secret is that every time I see you sad, I feel sad, I don’t know what’s wrong with me, my mood always fluctuates easily with you, I, I want you to be more happy.”
The sunlight failed to penetrate the thick clouds, but it still shone into Lu Wu's heart. Bai Ming's words tightly gripped his internal organs, and the autumn wind from the south stirred up a clear pool of water hidden in his heart. Dilute the endless bitterness.
Lu Wu was startled, and his heart froze like an electric shock.
"Although you have heard enough thank you, I still want to say, thank you Officer Lu, you are so kind to me, a few simple thank you can't express my gratitude to you, but I really don't know what to say How to repay you."
"I never expected anything in return from you." Lu Wu suddenly continued, his hands gripping the steering wheel, as if he had never been so nervous when driving, "Compared with you, what I have done is completely worthless." carry."
Like a trickle of water nourishing the buds of spring, and blooming soft flowers in the mid-autumn land, Bai Ming slowly raised his head and listened.
"Little assistant, although we have only known each other for half a year, why don't I regard you as my closest person? I do have some unbearable past, but I don't want to mention it again. I want to start life again Forget about the past, since the night I met you in early summer, I have told myself that I am a new Lu Wu, and I will no longer live in the past."
"It's better to wait for the wind than to chase the wind. This is the famous saying of the little assistant. I always remember it."
The car turned into the Municipal Public Security Bureau, Lu Wuyi said, "I promise you, I will never think about the past, I promise that I will always be happy in the future, just like you, just as optimistic."
Bai Ming smiled gradually, looking at the pair of eyebrows and eyes that seemed to have made up his mind, he couldn't help asking: "Really?"
"This time it's true, absolutely true."
Magnolia flowers fell to the ground outside the gate of the public security building. I don't know if they were blown away by the wind or knocked down by the rain.
Lu Wu stopped the car and didn't get out of the car. Instead, he turned his head and looked at the back seat. The real Bai Ming is better than the one in the rearview mirror. The corner of his mouth raised it like a smirk, "Then what did you say just now?" Is it true that your mood will fluctuate with me?"
Rebel Army!
Bai Ming was leaning against the sofa in the back seat, these words made his cheeks blush, becoming the only bright color in this gloomy weather, he glanced his head, his eyes wandered uneasily in the car, but did not fall. On Lu Wu's face.
He held back for a long time, and finally said: "Fake."
After finishing speaking, he wanted to open the door and get out of the car, but unfortunately the car lock was not unlocked, so he was helpless and could only sit in his original position.
This answer made Lu Wu laugh twice, as if mocking the ashamed Bai Ming, he unlocked the car door, stepped out of the car, held up the umbrella, and opened the back door for Bai Ming, the rain rolled down on the umbrella, and he walked towards The people in the car cast smiles like spring breeze.
Bai Ming turned sideways, raised his left leg, got out of the car, and stood under the umbrella.This set of movements is just like he just got into the car, the same person, the same car, the same umbrella, the same rain, and the same thanks.
"Thank you Officer Lu for the umbrella." Bai Ming grinned.
Lu Wu also replied with a smile: "I don't think you can change the habit of saying thank you to me."
50. Confidential letter
The black umbrella was not put away. In order to prevent it from getting wet and rusted, Lu Wu put it at the door of the office.
Although Bai Ming didn't get wet at all, Lu Wu still poured him a cup of hot water, "The rainy weather in Jiangzhou is too humid, drink some hot water to warm your body."
He took the water glass with both hands, and sat in Yang Zhong's place, with hot air blowing over his cheeks continuously. He looked out of the window, and the dark green poplar branches that used to be a little faded now, covered with a layer of dead yellow leaves, this tree The big tree seems to be holding its last breath, struggling tenaciously at the end of its life.
It was pitch black and rainy outside the window.
The house was lit with white lights, shining brightly.
But after entering the room for a while, there was a knock on the door of the office, followed by a report. Jing Yu pushed open the door, saw Bai Ming at a glance, nodded in greeting, then moved his eyes to Lu Wu, and said, "Captain Lu, We have already checked all the surveillance videos on the road on the day when the [-] incident occurred."
On the surface, Bai Ming took a sip of water in a leisurely manner, but his heart seemed to be put into a steamer immediately. He looked at Jing Yu intently, hoping that he could give some useful clues.
"But we couldn't find a single character who qualified."
These words made Bai Ming almost choke. He coughed twice, frowned, stood up, and said in disbelief: "Impossible, the time and place are determined, the suspect is a man who is smoking and making a phone call. There are so many people in Jiangzhou. How could there be none?"
His excited words really made Jing Yu panic, and hurriedly said: "I really checked, and there is no male who meets the characteristics, not even a phone call."
The hot water in the cup gradually cooled down. Bai Ming was puzzled and added, "Maybe the prisoner is wearing earphones and his cell phone is in his pocket, or the prisoner may not be on the side of the road, but on the side of the street." in the shop?"
Jing Yu glanced at Lu Wu, and then said to Bai Ming: "Captain Lu has already thought of what you said, so we have also checked it out. Although the road from Huai'an Court to the Municipal Procuratorate is long, there are almost all roads on both sides of the road. Street trees, few stores, and even fewer people wearing headphones.
In addition, the Lu team also asked us to check all the tall buildings that can see this road, including every house, every rooftop, and every corner that may be seen with a telescope, but we still haven't found any clues. "
Bai Ming was shocked and speechless.
The criminal who watched him get on the bus from nowhere and threatened him seemed to have disappeared into the city without leaving any evidence, not even the bomb. If he hadn’t secretly recorded Yin, there must be a policeman similar to Zhou Liang jumping out now, thinking that he has delusional disorder, or he made it up at will.
Lu Wu stood in the house with his hands behind his back, without saying a word, until the end he gave the order: "Increase the search area, extend the time from half an hour before the crime to two hours before and after the incident, and widen the road section to No. 256. Take all the routes of the bus, verify the identities of all men who smoke and make phone calls, and make a record, and we must find out the fish that slipped through the Canglan Road case five years ago."
"Yes." Jing Yu replied, then closed the door and trot away.
"A fish that slipped through the net?" Bai Ming asked in amazement, "Has it been confirmed that he has a connection with Wei Feng?"
Lu Wu shook his head and explained: "Although Wei Feng is still recuperating in Jiang'an Hospital, he has woken up. I questioned him, but I didn't find out why. When I mentioned that someone was on the bus you were sitting on When he intentionally planted a bomb on the ground, he suddenly became emotional and looked flustered, as if he was worried about your safety."
"Worried about my safety?" Bai Ming was puzzled, Wei Feng almost killed himself on Changchun Road before, how could he react like this now?
Lu Wu lingered in the room, and then said: "Besides, in the recording you provided, the other party's condition is to let you stop investigating the Canglan Road case, no matter whether he is Wei Feng's accomplice or not, and whether he is directly involved in the case, he will more or less Shao is suspected of concealing and covering up, so he must be inseparable from this case."
Bai Ming didn't expect the police to be so fast during the few days of preparing for the trial. First they conducted a blanket investigation and search, and then they went to inquire about Wei Feng. It's a pity that the criminal had a strong sense of anti-reconnaissance. The police spent a lot of manpower and material resources, but it was still in vain.
It was windy and rainy outside, and a row of windows was blown loudly. The howling wind sounded like soldiers besieging the city, and they were bound to fight to the death with the glass windows.
Bai Ming drank his saliva, and expressed the bold conjecture in his heart: "Officer Lu, I think the most strange thing is that there is no bomb on the bus. Do you think this is just a prank?"
Lu Wu stopped, and continued: "I'm very glad that there is no bomb in the car, otherwise this matter would not be so simple, no matter whether the other party is playing a prank or not, since he dared to threaten the face of the public prosecutor, it means that his eyes Li flouts the laws and regulations, even if he is not held criminally responsible, I will educate him for violating public security management.”
As he said that, he walked up to Bai Ming, frowned, and said seriously: "I'm sorry, assistant, I insisted on letting you intervene in the Canglan Road case. At first I just wanted to investigate with you, but I didn't expect to bring you trouble." I hope you can withdraw from the investigation now, otherwise that person may attack you again, and you can rest assured to leave the work after that to me."
He stood tall and straight, with a dignified appearance, his eyes shone brightly under the projection of the incandescent lamp, and his worries revealed invincible firmness.
Bai Ming was stunned, and then he opened his mouth after being in a trance, and replied solemnly: "Officer Lu, since I promised you at the beginning, I won't give up lightly. If everyone in the judiciary shrinks back because of threats , how will the case be solved?"
Lu Wu put his hands lightly on Bai Ming's shoulders, his stern expression did not fade away, "I have already decided, you don't need to interfere in this matter anymore, just work hard in the court from tomorrow, if you are still interested, I will find time to go to the court Looking for you, I will tell you about the progress of the Canglan Road case, you only need to listen to it, and you don’t need to do the rest.”
These hands unseen the pressure on Bai Ming's shoulders, but he refused, just about to refute, but suddenly saw the scar on that arm.
He didn't realize that on the way to the city bureau, the umbrella had been tilted towards him, so Lu Wu's arm was already wet, and the foundation that Wang Qian had smeared on his arm had been washed away by the rain.
The scar is like a Gu worm, creeping out from the cuff quietly, lying on the flesh and greedily sucking blood, this scene almost made Bai Ming stunned.
Only then did Lu Wu realize that he quickly turned his hands behind his back, changed the subject and said, "Let me pour you some more water."
He pulled out one arm, and just picked up the water glass, but Bai Ming grabbed his wrist, "Officer Lu, your injury is still in good condition before the trial this morning?"
Lu Wu was stiff all over and didn't speak.
Bai Ming went around behind him, lifted his shirt, and there were more scars in front of his eyes, some had scabs, some were still bright red, which was even more shocking without covering up.
He stretched out his hand and caressed those scars. Each scab felt like a raised ridge, of different sizes, carved messily on Lu Wu's back, like a picture scribbled by a child with a red pen. In the picture scroll, feelings of guilt welled up in his heart in an instant, he drooped his head, paled in humiliation, and felt ashamed.
Lu Wu knew his expression without looking, and said in a deep voice: "Little assistant."
"sorry."
The sudden apology made Lu Wu panic, and hurriedly said: "No need to apologize, I did it voluntarily, and it has nothing to do with you."
"sorry."
Bai Ming said again.
Lu Wu was speechless, so he could only stand where he was. In order not to make Bai Ming feel more sad, he put down his rolled-up shirt, turned around, and comforted him: "Don't worry, I'm fine. I don't need it now." The medicine is applied, and after a few days, they will all fall off."
He helped the silent Bai Ming back to his seat, and said again: "Let me tell you something happy. Although I have no clue about the [-]th case, I have made some progress in the Canglan Road case. Do you want to hear it? "
"Think." Bai Ming replied in a low voice, still unable to gather strength.
"I still have the same sentence, I can only listen to it in the future, and can't interfere." Lu Wu repeated the rules he set, grinning, "Do you remember where we found out in the end?"
Bai Ming raised his head slowly, raised his chin with his right hand, thought for a moment, and responded to Lu Wu's question.
"We started with the victims, first Liu Ying, then Zhao Dan, and then we should investigate the second victim, the one who died the worst.
I remember that when Zhao Dan was killed, Jiangzhou University didn't pay much attention to the case, nor did the teachers and students. They thought it was just an ordinary murder, and it was the second victim, He Qing, who really caused panic in the whole school.
"At that time when the news of He Qing's death came out, all the teachers and students of the school were afraid to leave the campus in the middle of the night, especially to go to Canglan Road. During that period, let alone the girls, even the boys' dormitory was changed from the original closed door at night to the one-day blackout. Just locked the door, Lin Jiang was also frightened at that time, he didn't go to study at night, and he had to sleep in the same bed with me every day."
"A bed?" Lu Wu was surprised and interrupted directly.
Bai Ming looked at the policeman who caught the wrong focus in astonishment, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay." Lu Wu shook his head helplessly, and let out a long sigh, "This He Qing, do you know anything about her?"
"No." Bai Ming's mind was spinning rapidly, but he could only come up with one piece of information, "But I read in her profile that she was a student of the Media Department of Jiangzhou University and lived on Canglan Road when she was alive, so I and her Not only the alumni, but even the house I lived in was the same, five years after she was killed, I also lived in the rented house on Changchun Road."
That rental house was the end of He Qing's life, and also the beginning of all Bai Ming's nightmares.
Lu Wu looked approving and nodded with satisfaction.
Bai Ming raised his head, his bright eyes were like two morning stars, "What is the new clue you are talking about?"
Lu Wu immediately smiled, "What do you think?"
The tone was a little naive and provocative. Since he and Bai Ming became more and more familiar, the once tall and serious image seemed to have long since disappeared.
Bai Ming complained softly, "Be more serious."
Lu Wu laughed loudly and said, "When I investigated He Qing a few days ago, I found that she was still alive."
Bai Ming didn't know what to do, he was confused, and repeated: "Alive? What does this mean?"
"It's not considered alive." Lu Wu sat back in his seat, took a sip of water, put his hands on the table, and explained the results of the investigation.
"When He Qing's body was found in the sewer of Canglan Road five years ago, her whole body was in disrepair. From her hometown in Beijing, she has limited mobility, so she was admitted to Jiangzhou University from other places alone.
"However, when I retrieved her personal information a few days ago, I found that her debit card was still being used, so I sent Wang Qian to the bank to find out who the current cardholder is. The user is He Qingchang. Wang Qian was terrified at the time, and almost thought he had run into a ghost, so I went to find out the identity of this person, and I could only confirm it through fingerprint identification, and that person was not He Qing."
Bai Ming listened with gusto, as if he was reading a criminal investigation novel on the mobile phone software. When Lu Wu stopped abruptly, he couldn't wait to ask: "Who is that person?"
The clock on the wall was swinging regularly, Lu Wu clasped his fists in both hands, calmed down and said, "Coincidentally, that person's surname is also He."
As if a gust of wind swept over his shoulders, Bai Ming shivered. If they looked similar and had the same surname, he asked in disbelief, "Is it He Qing's biological sister?"
Only then did Lu Wu stop the whirlpool of doubts in his heart, "Not only that, but also twin sisters."
Bai Ming's eyes widened, his face was full of disbelief, he couldn't figure it out, since they were twins, why didn't the other one come to claim the body immediately when He Qing was killed?
He understood, raised his head and asked, "Who is sister?"
"He Qing."
"What's that sister's name?"
Frost gallops like a galloping horse, accompanied by the concerto of the sound of rain, whirling and dancing, like a phoenix and a phoenix.
Just as Lu Wu was about to speak, he half-spoken the word "Congratulations", but was interrupted by a hasty knock on the door. The two looked at the door together, and it was Wang Qian who broke in.
"Senior brother, it's not good!"
Lu Wu restrained his face and held his breath, the captain's sternness was immediate, and he always looked like this in front of outsiders, and said without anger: "What's the matter?"
Wang Qian helped the door, out of breath, with a note in her hand, she glanced inward, and saw Bai Ming, the steps she wanted to walk in suddenly stopped, and she stood there at a loss.She opened her mouth halfway, unable to speak.
The scene was frozen at this moment, and Wang Qian froze for two seconds, as if she was worried about something, "Brother, you should come out for a while."
Lu Wu was unmoved. After the incident of revealing his heart in the car today, he no longer wanted to hide anything from Bai Ming, so he said, "You have known the little assistant for so long, is there anything you can't tell directly?"
The situation is urgent, and every minute and every second cannot be missed. Wang Qian had no choice but to walk into the room, smiled awkwardly, handed the note to Lu Wu, and said in a low voice: "This is the secret letter received by Times Evening News today. This is The copy, the original is with Jing Yu, he is taking the fingerprints on it, you should take a look first."
Lu Wu stood up, took the note, and read it carefully.
The "secret letter" firmly grasped Bai Ming's ears. He sat in his original position, his palms sweating a little. Looking up, he saw Lu Wu's complexion gradually changed, and his pupils shrank suddenly. Bai Ming was stunned by this expression. My heart also became tense, after all, no matter how much danger Lu Wu encountered on weekdays, he would never show any panic on his face.
But now just a note can make him pale.
Bai Ming's tone was green, and he asked in surprise, "Did something happen?"
"Take me to see the original!" Lu Wu was furious. He tore the copy into pieces, threw it into the trash can behind the door, followed Wang Qian, and said to Bai Ming as he walked, "Wait for me a moment , I’ll come as I go.”
This series of reactions made Bai Ming realize the seriousness of the matter. He remembered the Times Evening News mentioned by Wang Qian, which is the largest news media in Jiangzhou, but what is the connection between the media and the police?
Curiosity forced him to stand up and pick up the torn pieces of paper from the trash can. He went back to the table and reassembled the pieces of paper.
It is not easy to put together the crumpled paper, but fortunately, he is very patient and puts the center together along the lines. As for the blank debris on the outside, he sweeps them aside with his hands and completes the assembly in less than 5 minutes.
The sound of rain outside the window disturbed everyone in the city bureau, but it couldn't disturb the turmoil in Bai Ming's heart.
He spread out every word as much as possible, and after a closer look, he saw two sentences written crookedly on the paper.
"Bai Ming, the assistant judge of the Huai'an court, without any law enforcement power, violently coerced others and forced a body search when the February [-] case happened. Fortunately, the police arrived in time and no serious casualties were caused. Publish this news Tonight’s headlines, otherwise tomorrow I will randomly detonate a certain place in Jiangzhou, and I will do what I say.”
It was only two words, but he froze in place, his heart seemed to fall into the abyss, exhausting his last will.
Violence, coercion, these fictitious charges were held on his head like this. He read it over and over again, and every time he read it, it was like a knife was stuck in his heart, spurting out bright red blood.
He couldn't believe it, and he didn't want to believe it. He tried his best to rescue everyone on the bus that day. Regardless of the credit, what he got was an unwarranted crime.
Violent law enforcement, mandatory body search, every word pressed on him will become the focus of public opinion. After the headlines tonight, the citizens will definitely be in an uproar, and the achievements he has just made in work are very likely to be lost because of this.
The days just started to get better, why did they suddenly take a turn for the worse.
He analyzed it in detail. This must be the gangster from the [-] case a few days ago. In order to prevent himself from investigating the Canglan Road case, that person saw that the threat would not work, so he used such a method. After the city was full of storms, he would be resigned Work, lose qualifications for investigation.In this way, the gangster no longer worried that someone would intervene in Wei Feng's case.
He stopped guessing, the back of the head seemed to be hit by someone, and his throat was also entangled with a steel rope. Even breathing has become an extremely luxurious thing at this moment, and this time he really has no strength.
Bai Ming was disheartened.
The strong wind suddenly picked up again, and it turned out that the sky had already told him the answer.
The door of the office was pushed open again, and Lu Wu was also upset by this matter. He walked into the room and saw Bai Ming standing in front of the table, leaning against him, without looking back, just looking down at the table .
He closed the door, walked behind Bai Ming, and then lowered his head to see that what was placed on the desk was the note he had just torn up.
With a tremor in his heart, he randomly grabbed the note and threw it into the trash can again, while the assistant judge in front of him didn't respond, just stood there silently. Compared with the calm-looking Bai Ming, Lu Wu was a little flustered. A voice of comfort: "Don't worry, there are still a few hours before the night's release, there must be a way, I'm thinking, I'm thinking."
Bai Ming didn't respond, as if he lost his mind.
Thousands of thoughts are like a spider web, and Bai Ming is caught in a mess. The more he struggles, the tighter the web shrinks, until he can't move and becomes a prey that must die.
But compared with his own innocence, the lives of Jiangzhou people are obviously more important.
There was a dull pain in his heart, and he opened his mouth slightly after a while, and replied lightly.
"Publish it."
51. Evening News
The heavy rain covered up the hustle and bustle of the world, and washed every bright window in Jiangzhou. A row of glass in the office reflected two figures, one big and one small, as transparent and clear as a mirror.
Lu Wu shook the soulless body with his hands, and said angrily: "What are you talking about? We still have time,
Zheng Ye put away his previous indifference and sternness, and said in a calm tone: "My position was originally intended to be reserved for Qiao Xue, but she has high ambitions and rises step by step like a carp leaping through a dragon's gate, but I have never stopped her. , I just hope that my students can be at a good level, at least better than me, then I will be content."
Hearing this, Bai Ming was suddenly enlightened. Now that Qiao Xue had left the court profession, she could not inherit the experience and knowledge taught by Zheng Ye. This is why Zheng Ye wanted to choose another student. Bai Ming also gradually realized at this moment, It turns out that in Zheng Ye's eyes, he is the chosen one who should sit on the throne, hold the gavel, and judge the fate of others in the name of justice.
The power of this encouragement is like a scourge, and the higher the hope, the heavier the pressure will be. Bai Ming didn't know how to repay it, so he said silently: "Teacher, I..."
"You still have a long way to go." Zheng Ye interrupted immediately, as if he was very tired of the hypocritical atmosphere, "It's just an extra job, what are you proud of?"
The kind face was only on Zheng Ye's face for a moment, and then he showed his sharpness, and he once again resumed his usual attitude towards Bai Ming.
However, Bai Ming was also more used to his sharp appearance, so he felt relaxed, smiled slightly, and said, "I will work hard."
Zheng Ye didn't want to say anything more, and still said seriously: "Since you have a half-day vacation, why don't you hurry up and enjoy it. It's just a waste of time with me. After tomorrow, I will have tasks here that you will feel better about."
Bai Ming chuckled, said goodbye and left the house.
This half-day vacation was hard-won, and he could just use this time to visit Lu Wu at the Municipal Bureau, but it had been a long time since the trial session ended, and Lu Wu had already sent Yang He and his wife home, and then returned to the Municipal Bureau.
Bai Ming pushed open the hall door of the court building, but his footsteps stopped under the canopy with pillars. The rain was not too heavy, falling along the pillars like silver threads. The steps in front of him were already wet. He looked forward. Going, a thin layer of mist gradually rises under the gloom, like flower needles falling from the sky, embroidering brocade and Chinese clothes in the hazy emerald smoke.
There were five or six people standing beside him, all of them were staff who had just stepped out of the building like him, but found that they did not have an umbrella, so they could only pace back and forth, hoping for the rain to stop.
Bai Ming stood where he was, debating whether to set off in the rain.
At this moment, a round shadow covered him from back to front. He looked up and saw a big black umbrella standing on top of his head. He hurriedly turned his head and saw Lu Wu standing behind him , was looking down at him with a slight smile, surprise overflowing from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, he secretly rejoiced, and said, "Officer Lu, why are you here? Isn't the trial over?"
Lu Wu held an umbrella in one hand, and put the other arm on Bai Ming's shoulder, his smile only increased, "I have already told Jing Yu to send Master and Master home. Turning around casually, I saw you when I glanced outside."
After finishing speaking, the hand resting on Bai Ming's body pushed lightly, and he followed Bai Ming down the steps and stepped into the rain. The rainwater hit the umbrella surface and then gathered and fell together, forming a waterfall-like water curtain hole. The umbrella tilted slightly towards Bai Ming, like a pure black flower blooming quietly in the busy city, like a pure black flower blooming in the rain.
The rain was much heavier than it looked, and Bai Ming had to stick close to the policeman. He raised his head slowly, smiled softly, and explained the mystery: "I don't think you are idle, but you are waiting here on purpose." me."
Lu Wu turned around and glanced at the other people in the canopy behind him, everyone cast envious eyes on having an umbrella, he chuckled and said, "I'll wait for you, you wait for the umbrella, they wait for the rain to stop, isn't that okay?" ?”
Bai Ming took a closer look, and these few sentences fit the atmosphere of this rainy day, so he suddenly replied, "I haven't seen you for a few days, Police Officer Lu can already compose poems."
"A few days?" Lu Wu scratched his head, pretending to be thinking, "I thought I hadn't seen him for months or years."
These words made Bai Ming smile brightly, his mood didn't seem to be affected by the weather at all, "I took half a day off, I thought I would go to the Municipal Bureau to visit you after the trial, but I didn't expect everyone to come to listen, Zheng The teacher said it was your idea, but he just agreed, Officer Lu, thank you."
"Little assistant, don't say the word "thank you" to me from now on. If you can't hold back, just smile at me. As long as I see it, I will know that you mean thank you. "
Lu Wu made a joke, raised his arm lightly, and put his palm on top of Bai Ming's head. After hesitating for two seconds, he still rubbed the back of Bai Ming's head, just like he would stroke his own head every time he was embarrassed.
The force is very light, like rubbing cotton.
This action made Bai Ming's heart tremble, he swallowed his breath, and did not escape.
He didn't know what was wrong with him, but he didn't reject this kind of intimacy at all. In the past, he always felt that there was a gap between himself and Lu Wu. No matter how he talked, he needed to set a safe distance in his heart, but this safe The distance is getting smaller and smaller in the running-in time after time, until now it almost no longer exists.
This feeling is very subtle, he has never experienced it before.
Raindrops splashed on the ground, blooming fleeting silver flowers, scrambling to watch the scene under the umbrella.
The black car stopped outside the gate of the court, Lu Wu opened the rear door, and returned to the driving seat after Bai Ming got in the car.
Before Bai Ming could sit still, he continued, "Why is thank you a forbidden word? The thank you just now refers to the court hearing. This time you waited for me with an umbrella, and I haven't said thank you yet."
The car started, Lu Wu drove the car out of the court, and said: "Then why don't you promise me a condition, if you do it, we will write it off, okay?"
"Conditions?" Bai Ming was taken aback, and agreed without thinking, "I agree."
"I haven't said anything yet." Lu Wu followed the rearview mirror and looked at Bai Ming who was looking out of the car window, "Do you like watching basketball games?"
The wind suddenly picked up outside the window, and the rain intensified, like the blessings bestowed by the gods, spreading widely in the world.
"I haven't seen it much." Bai Ming looked at the blurred scenery and asked casually, "Why did the police officer suddenly ask this?"
"Next month, the Public Security Bureau will hold a triennial basketball league in the Jiangzhou City Gymnasium. Traffic police, civilian police, patrol police, public security special police, and city-level and district-level public security, economic investigation, criminal investigation and other police personnel can participate as long as they sign up. do you want to go?"
Bai Ming suddenly remembered that Wang Qian had told him about the basketball league, but he was still confused. He blinked, stared for a moment, and said with a smile, "Me? I, I'm not a member of the police, and I don't know how to play basketball either." .”
As soon as these words came out, Lu Wu sneered, as if he knew he would say that, "I mean, would you like to watch me play?"
Bai Ming connected the words just now, and realized that the condition Lu Wu was referring to was to allow himself, who knew nothing about basketball, to watch his performance. He asked in amazement, "Have you signed up yet?"
"I'm a master, so I naturally want to sign up." Lu Wu answered confidently.
Bai Ming lightly supported the sides of the headrest of the front seat, moved his body forward, and asked worriedly: "Then can you beat those younger than you?"
Lu Wu scratched his head with one hand, laughed dryly, and said, "The current physical strength is definitely not as good as when I was in college five or six years ago, but fortunately, I still exercise regularly, just do my best."
If it's a basketball game on weekdays, Bai Ming can't understand it at all, so he can't arouse interest at all. Anyone who invites him will be declined by him, but this time it is Lu Wu who plays in person. Although he knows that he still can't see anything. He didn't know the way, but he was always curious, so he said, "I have to check the work schedule for that day. If I'm not busy, I'll definitely go there, but if I'm busy..."
He paused for a moment, as if he was intentionally hanging on to Lu Wu's heart, but his smile was like a light cloud crushed by a celestial being after a boozy drink, which was moving.
"If I'm busy, I'll ask for a day off and I'll definitely go there."
Although these words were broken into two sentences, the result was the same, and Lu Wu was also very happy, "You must come, Jing Yu and I have to prepare in advance on the field on the day of the league, so there is no way to pick you up. At that time, I will ask Wang Qian to drive you to the gymnasium."
"Is it the gymnasium that looks like ingots that we saw when we were rowing in Jiangxin Park in summer?" Bai Ming asked again in doubt.
Lu Wu nodded, "That's it."
Bai Ming continued what he said just now, and said, "I'll go by myself, I won't bother Police Officer Wang, but..."
The rain slanted and hit the window glass like a bug. After merging with other water droplets, they merged into a meandering river. However, the window dried up in an instant.
"It's just that this is the first time I know that Officer Lu can play basketball."
Bai Ming smiled, and through the glass, he stretched out his hand to touch the dry river. The moment his fingertips touched, there was a coolness like morning mist.
He didn't get a response for a long time, so he moved his eyes into the rearview mirror, and saw that Lu Wu's eyebrows froze after hearing this, secretly sad, as if he had something on his mind.
"Officer Lu, what's the matter with you?"
Lu Wu didn't realize that Bai Ming was looking at him. After such a gentle question, he was startled, quickly withdrew his sad face, and forced a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, this gloomy weather affects the mood too much."
Bai Ming was not convinced. This situation had happened too many times. Lu Wu would always start to think about something when he said something, and then seemed to think of some sad past.
After all, Bai Ming wanted to ask clearly, so he said: "Officer Lu, I seem to step on your pain point inadvertently every time. If you don't mind, can you briefly mention it to me, and I will definitely pay attention to it in the future."
After all, it was Bai Ming who opened his mouth first. Lu Wu took a deep breath, feeling an unbearable itchiness in his heart. He bit the bullet and said, "No, why do I have pain points? It's too late for me to be happy to have the life I have now."
The lingling autumn rain dyed the autumn colors completely, Bai Ming didn't believe his excuse, wrapped his coat tightly, and remained silent.
The little assistant in the rearview mirror lost his usual smile, and his lively eyes became hazy, as if mist had slipped into the car and got stuck between the two of them. Seeing this, Lu Wu began to blame himself. It was he who killed the obviously lively atmosphere like a broken leaf in the thick autumn atmosphere.
"Little assistant, I, I mean..."
He was about to explain, but Bai Ming immediately interrupted him.
"Officer, I won't force you to say anything you don't want to say, I just want to tell you that I don't know when I have regarded you as my closest friend in Jiangzhou. The secret is that every time I see you sad, I feel sad, I don’t know what’s wrong with me, my mood always fluctuates easily with you, I, I want you to be more happy.”
The sunlight failed to penetrate the thick clouds, but it still shone into Lu Wu's heart. Bai Ming's words tightly gripped his internal organs, and the autumn wind from the south stirred up a clear pool of water hidden in his heart. Dilute the endless bitterness.
Lu Wu was startled, and his heart froze like an electric shock.
"Although you have heard enough thank you, I still want to say, thank you Officer Lu, you are so kind to me, a few simple thank you can't express my gratitude to you, but I really don't know what to say How to repay you."
"I never expected anything in return from you." Lu Wu suddenly continued, his hands gripping the steering wheel, as if he had never been so nervous when driving, "Compared with you, what I have done is completely worthless." carry."
Like a trickle of water nourishing the buds of spring, and blooming soft flowers in the mid-autumn land, Bai Ming slowly raised his head and listened.
"Little assistant, although we have only known each other for half a year, why don't I regard you as my closest person? I do have some unbearable past, but I don't want to mention it again. I want to start life again Forget about the past, since the night I met you in early summer, I have told myself that I am a new Lu Wu, and I will no longer live in the past."
"It's better to wait for the wind than to chase the wind. This is the famous saying of the little assistant. I always remember it."
The car turned into the Municipal Public Security Bureau, Lu Wuyi said, "I promise you, I will never think about the past, I promise that I will always be happy in the future, just like you, just as optimistic."
Bai Ming smiled gradually, looking at the pair of eyebrows and eyes that seemed to have made up his mind, he couldn't help asking: "Really?"
"This time it's true, absolutely true."
Magnolia flowers fell to the ground outside the gate of the public security building. I don't know if they were blown away by the wind or knocked down by the rain.
Lu Wu stopped the car and didn't get out of the car. Instead, he turned his head and looked at the back seat. The real Bai Ming is better than the one in the rearview mirror. The corner of his mouth raised it like a smirk, "Then what did you say just now?" Is it true that your mood will fluctuate with me?"
Rebel Army!
Bai Ming was leaning against the sofa in the back seat, these words made his cheeks blush, becoming the only bright color in this gloomy weather, he glanced his head, his eyes wandered uneasily in the car, but did not fall. On Lu Wu's face.
He held back for a long time, and finally said: "Fake."
After finishing speaking, he wanted to open the door and get out of the car, but unfortunately the car lock was not unlocked, so he was helpless and could only sit in his original position.
This answer made Lu Wu laugh twice, as if mocking the ashamed Bai Ming, he unlocked the car door, stepped out of the car, held up the umbrella, and opened the back door for Bai Ming, the rain rolled down on the umbrella, and he walked towards The people in the car cast smiles like spring breeze.
Bai Ming turned sideways, raised his left leg, got out of the car, and stood under the umbrella.This set of movements is just like he just got into the car, the same person, the same car, the same umbrella, the same rain, and the same thanks.
"Thank you Officer Lu for the umbrella." Bai Ming grinned.
Lu Wu also replied with a smile: "I don't think you can change the habit of saying thank you to me."
50. Confidential letter
The black umbrella was not put away. In order to prevent it from getting wet and rusted, Lu Wu put it at the door of the office.
Although Bai Ming didn't get wet at all, Lu Wu still poured him a cup of hot water, "The rainy weather in Jiangzhou is too humid, drink some hot water to warm your body."
He took the water glass with both hands, and sat in Yang Zhong's place, with hot air blowing over his cheeks continuously. He looked out of the window, and the dark green poplar branches that used to be a little faded now, covered with a layer of dead yellow leaves, this tree The big tree seems to be holding its last breath, struggling tenaciously at the end of its life.
It was pitch black and rainy outside the window.
The house was lit with white lights, shining brightly.
But after entering the room for a while, there was a knock on the door of the office, followed by a report. Jing Yu pushed open the door, saw Bai Ming at a glance, nodded in greeting, then moved his eyes to Lu Wu, and said, "Captain Lu, We have already checked all the surveillance videos on the road on the day when the [-] incident occurred."
On the surface, Bai Ming took a sip of water in a leisurely manner, but his heart seemed to be put into a steamer immediately. He looked at Jing Yu intently, hoping that he could give some useful clues.
"But we couldn't find a single character who qualified."
These words made Bai Ming almost choke. He coughed twice, frowned, stood up, and said in disbelief: "Impossible, the time and place are determined, the suspect is a man who is smoking and making a phone call. There are so many people in Jiangzhou. How could there be none?"
His excited words really made Jing Yu panic, and hurriedly said: "I really checked, and there is no male who meets the characteristics, not even a phone call."
The hot water in the cup gradually cooled down. Bai Ming was puzzled and added, "Maybe the prisoner is wearing earphones and his cell phone is in his pocket, or the prisoner may not be on the side of the road, but on the side of the street." in the shop?"
Jing Yu glanced at Lu Wu, and then said to Bai Ming: "Captain Lu has already thought of what you said, so we have also checked it out. Although the road from Huai'an Court to the Municipal Procuratorate is long, there are almost all roads on both sides of the road. Street trees, few stores, and even fewer people wearing headphones.
In addition, the Lu team also asked us to check all the tall buildings that can see this road, including every house, every rooftop, and every corner that may be seen with a telescope, but we still haven't found any clues. "
Bai Ming was shocked and speechless.
The criminal who watched him get on the bus from nowhere and threatened him seemed to have disappeared into the city without leaving any evidence, not even the bomb. If he hadn’t secretly recorded Yin, there must be a policeman similar to Zhou Liang jumping out now, thinking that he has delusional disorder, or he made it up at will.
Lu Wu stood in the house with his hands behind his back, without saying a word, until the end he gave the order: "Increase the search area, extend the time from half an hour before the crime to two hours before and after the incident, and widen the road section to No. 256. Take all the routes of the bus, verify the identities of all men who smoke and make phone calls, and make a record, and we must find out the fish that slipped through the Canglan Road case five years ago."
"Yes." Jing Yu replied, then closed the door and trot away.
"A fish that slipped through the net?" Bai Ming asked in amazement, "Has it been confirmed that he has a connection with Wei Feng?"
Lu Wu shook his head and explained: "Although Wei Feng is still recuperating in Jiang'an Hospital, he has woken up. I questioned him, but I didn't find out why. When I mentioned that someone was on the bus you were sitting on When he intentionally planted a bomb on the ground, he suddenly became emotional and looked flustered, as if he was worried about your safety."
"Worried about my safety?" Bai Ming was puzzled, Wei Feng almost killed himself on Changchun Road before, how could he react like this now?
Lu Wu lingered in the room, and then said: "Besides, in the recording you provided, the other party's condition is to let you stop investigating the Canglan Road case, no matter whether he is Wei Feng's accomplice or not, and whether he is directly involved in the case, he will more or less Shao is suspected of concealing and covering up, so he must be inseparable from this case."
Bai Ming didn't expect the police to be so fast during the few days of preparing for the trial. First they conducted a blanket investigation and search, and then they went to inquire about Wei Feng. It's a pity that the criminal had a strong sense of anti-reconnaissance. The police spent a lot of manpower and material resources, but it was still in vain.
It was windy and rainy outside, and a row of windows was blown loudly. The howling wind sounded like soldiers besieging the city, and they were bound to fight to the death with the glass windows.
Bai Ming drank his saliva, and expressed the bold conjecture in his heart: "Officer Lu, I think the most strange thing is that there is no bomb on the bus. Do you think this is just a prank?"
Lu Wu stopped, and continued: "I'm very glad that there is no bomb in the car, otherwise this matter would not be so simple, no matter whether the other party is playing a prank or not, since he dared to threaten the face of the public prosecutor, it means that his eyes Li flouts the laws and regulations, even if he is not held criminally responsible, I will educate him for violating public security management.”
As he said that, he walked up to Bai Ming, frowned, and said seriously: "I'm sorry, assistant, I insisted on letting you intervene in the Canglan Road case. At first I just wanted to investigate with you, but I didn't expect to bring you trouble." I hope you can withdraw from the investigation now, otherwise that person may attack you again, and you can rest assured to leave the work after that to me."
He stood tall and straight, with a dignified appearance, his eyes shone brightly under the projection of the incandescent lamp, and his worries revealed invincible firmness.
Bai Ming was stunned, and then he opened his mouth after being in a trance, and replied solemnly: "Officer Lu, since I promised you at the beginning, I won't give up lightly. If everyone in the judiciary shrinks back because of threats , how will the case be solved?"
Lu Wu put his hands lightly on Bai Ming's shoulders, his stern expression did not fade away, "I have already decided, you don't need to interfere in this matter anymore, just work hard in the court from tomorrow, if you are still interested, I will find time to go to the court Looking for you, I will tell you about the progress of the Canglan Road case, you only need to listen to it, and you don’t need to do the rest.”
These hands unseen the pressure on Bai Ming's shoulders, but he refused, just about to refute, but suddenly saw the scar on that arm.
He didn't realize that on the way to the city bureau, the umbrella had been tilted towards him, so Lu Wu's arm was already wet, and the foundation that Wang Qian had smeared on his arm had been washed away by the rain.
The scar is like a Gu worm, creeping out from the cuff quietly, lying on the flesh and greedily sucking blood, this scene almost made Bai Ming stunned.
Only then did Lu Wu realize that he quickly turned his hands behind his back, changed the subject and said, "Let me pour you some more water."
He pulled out one arm, and just picked up the water glass, but Bai Ming grabbed his wrist, "Officer Lu, your injury is still in good condition before the trial this morning?"
Lu Wu was stiff all over and didn't speak.
Bai Ming went around behind him, lifted his shirt, and there were more scars in front of his eyes, some had scabs, some were still bright red, which was even more shocking without covering up.
He stretched out his hand and caressed those scars. Each scab felt like a raised ridge, of different sizes, carved messily on Lu Wu's back, like a picture scribbled by a child with a red pen. In the picture scroll, feelings of guilt welled up in his heart in an instant, he drooped his head, paled in humiliation, and felt ashamed.
Lu Wu knew his expression without looking, and said in a deep voice: "Little assistant."
"sorry."
The sudden apology made Lu Wu panic, and hurriedly said: "No need to apologize, I did it voluntarily, and it has nothing to do with you."
"sorry."
Bai Ming said again.
Lu Wu was speechless, so he could only stand where he was. In order not to make Bai Ming feel more sad, he put down his rolled-up shirt, turned around, and comforted him: "Don't worry, I'm fine. I don't need it now." The medicine is applied, and after a few days, they will all fall off."
He helped the silent Bai Ming back to his seat, and said again: "Let me tell you something happy. Although I have no clue about the [-]th case, I have made some progress in the Canglan Road case. Do you want to hear it? "
"Think." Bai Ming replied in a low voice, still unable to gather strength.
"I still have the same sentence, I can only listen to it in the future, and can't interfere." Lu Wu repeated the rules he set, grinning, "Do you remember where we found out in the end?"
Bai Ming raised his head slowly, raised his chin with his right hand, thought for a moment, and responded to Lu Wu's question.
"We started with the victims, first Liu Ying, then Zhao Dan, and then we should investigate the second victim, the one who died the worst.
I remember that when Zhao Dan was killed, Jiangzhou University didn't pay much attention to the case, nor did the teachers and students. They thought it was just an ordinary murder, and it was the second victim, He Qing, who really caused panic in the whole school.
"At that time when the news of He Qing's death came out, all the teachers and students of the school were afraid to leave the campus in the middle of the night, especially to go to Canglan Road. During that period, let alone the girls, even the boys' dormitory was changed from the original closed door at night to the one-day blackout. Just locked the door, Lin Jiang was also frightened at that time, he didn't go to study at night, and he had to sleep in the same bed with me every day."
"A bed?" Lu Wu was surprised and interrupted directly.
Bai Ming looked at the policeman who caught the wrong focus in astonishment, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay." Lu Wu shook his head helplessly, and let out a long sigh, "This He Qing, do you know anything about her?"
"No." Bai Ming's mind was spinning rapidly, but he could only come up with one piece of information, "But I read in her profile that she was a student of the Media Department of Jiangzhou University and lived on Canglan Road when she was alive, so I and her Not only the alumni, but even the house I lived in was the same, five years after she was killed, I also lived in the rented house on Changchun Road."
That rental house was the end of He Qing's life, and also the beginning of all Bai Ming's nightmares.
Lu Wu looked approving and nodded with satisfaction.
Bai Ming raised his head, his bright eyes were like two morning stars, "What is the new clue you are talking about?"
Lu Wu immediately smiled, "What do you think?"
The tone was a little naive and provocative. Since he and Bai Ming became more and more familiar, the once tall and serious image seemed to have long since disappeared.
Bai Ming complained softly, "Be more serious."
Lu Wu laughed loudly and said, "When I investigated He Qing a few days ago, I found that she was still alive."
Bai Ming didn't know what to do, he was confused, and repeated: "Alive? What does this mean?"
"It's not considered alive." Lu Wu sat back in his seat, took a sip of water, put his hands on the table, and explained the results of the investigation.
"When He Qing's body was found in the sewer of Canglan Road five years ago, her whole body was in disrepair. From her hometown in Beijing, she has limited mobility, so she was admitted to Jiangzhou University from other places alone.
"However, when I retrieved her personal information a few days ago, I found that her debit card was still being used, so I sent Wang Qian to the bank to find out who the current cardholder is. The user is He Qingchang. Wang Qian was terrified at the time, and almost thought he had run into a ghost, so I went to find out the identity of this person, and I could only confirm it through fingerprint identification, and that person was not He Qing."
Bai Ming listened with gusto, as if he was reading a criminal investigation novel on the mobile phone software. When Lu Wu stopped abruptly, he couldn't wait to ask: "Who is that person?"
The clock on the wall was swinging regularly, Lu Wu clasped his fists in both hands, calmed down and said, "Coincidentally, that person's surname is also He."
As if a gust of wind swept over his shoulders, Bai Ming shivered. If they looked similar and had the same surname, he asked in disbelief, "Is it He Qing's biological sister?"
Only then did Lu Wu stop the whirlpool of doubts in his heart, "Not only that, but also twin sisters."
Bai Ming's eyes widened, his face was full of disbelief, he couldn't figure it out, since they were twins, why didn't the other one come to claim the body immediately when He Qing was killed?
He understood, raised his head and asked, "Who is sister?"
"He Qing."
"What's that sister's name?"
Frost gallops like a galloping horse, accompanied by the concerto of the sound of rain, whirling and dancing, like a phoenix and a phoenix.
Just as Lu Wu was about to speak, he half-spoken the word "Congratulations", but was interrupted by a hasty knock on the door. The two looked at the door together, and it was Wang Qian who broke in.
"Senior brother, it's not good!"
Lu Wu restrained his face and held his breath, the captain's sternness was immediate, and he always looked like this in front of outsiders, and said without anger: "What's the matter?"
Wang Qian helped the door, out of breath, with a note in her hand, she glanced inward, and saw Bai Ming, the steps she wanted to walk in suddenly stopped, and she stood there at a loss.She opened her mouth halfway, unable to speak.
The scene was frozen at this moment, and Wang Qian froze for two seconds, as if she was worried about something, "Brother, you should come out for a while."
Lu Wu was unmoved. After the incident of revealing his heart in the car today, he no longer wanted to hide anything from Bai Ming, so he said, "You have known the little assistant for so long, is there anything you can't tell directly?"
The situation is urgent, and every minute and every second cannot be missed. Wang Qian had no choice but to walk into the room, smiled awkwardly, handed the note to Lu Wu, and said in a low voice: "This is the secret letter received by Times Evening News today. This is The copy, the original is with Jing Yu, he is taking the fingerprints on it, you should take a look first."
Lu Wu stood up, took the note, and read it carefully.
The "secret letter" firmly grasped Bai Ming's ears. He sat in his original position, his palms sweating a little. Looking up, he saw Lu Wu's complexion gradually changed, and his pupils shrank suddenly. Bai Ming was stunned by this expression. My heart also became tense, after all, no matter how much danger Lu Wu encountered on weekdays, he would never show any panic on his face.
But now just a note can make him pale.
Bai Ming's tone was green, and he asked in surprise, "Did something happen?"
"Take me to see the original!" Lu Wu was furious. He tore the copy into pieces, threw it into the trash can behind the door, followed Wang Qian, and said to Bai Ming as he walked, "Wait for me a moment , I’ll come as I go.”
This series of reactions made Bai Ming realize the seriousness of the matter. He remembered the Times Evening News mentioned by Wang Qian, which is the largest news media in Jiangzhou, but what is the connection between the media and the police?
Curiosity forced him to stand up and pick up the torn pieces of paper from the trash can. He went back to the table and reassembled the pieces of paper.
It is not easy to put together the crumpled paper, but fortunately, he is very patient and puts the center together along the lines. As for the blank debris on the outside, he sweeps them aside with his hands and completes the assembly in less than 5 minutes.
The sound of rain outside the window disturbed everyone in the city bureau, but it couldn't disturb the turmoil in Bai Ming's heart.
He spread out every word as much as possible, and after a closer look, he saw two sentences written crookedly on the paper.
"Bai Ming, the assistant judge of the Huai'an court, without any law enforcement power, violently coerced others and forced a body search when the February [-] case happened. Fortunately, the police arrived in time and no serious casualties were caused. Publish this news Tonight’s headlines, otherwise tomorrow I will randomly detonate a certain place in Jiangzhou, and I will do what I say.”
It was only two words, but he froze in place, his heart seemed to fall into the abyss, exhausting his last will.
Violence, coercion, these fictitious charges were held on his head like this. He read it over and over again, and every time he read it, it was like a knife was stuck in his heart, spurting out bright red blood.
He couldn't believe it, and he didn't want to believe it. He tried his best to rescue everyone on the bus that day. Regardless of the credit, what he got was an unwarranted crime.
Violent law enforcement, mandatory body search, every word pressed on him will become the focus of public opinion. After the headlines tonight, the citizens will definitely be in an uproar, and the achievements he has just made in work are very likely to be lost because of this.
The days just started to get better, why did they suddenly take a turn for the worse.
He analyzed it in detail. This must be the gangster from the [-] case a few days ago. In order to prevent himself from investigating the Canglan Road case, that person saw that the threat would not work, so he used such a method. After the city was full of storms, he would be resigned Work, lose qualifications for investigation.In this way, the gangster no longer worried that someone would intervene in Wei Feng's case.
He stopped guessing, the back of the head seemed to be hit by someone, and his throat was also entangled with a steel rope. Even breathing has become an extremely luxurious thing at this moment, and this time he really has no strength.
Bai Ming was disheartened.
The strong wind suddenly picked up again, and it turned out that the sky had already told him the answer.
The door of the office was pushed open again, and Lu Wu was also upset by this matter. He walked into the room and saw Bai Ming standing in front of the table, leaning against him, without looking back, just looking down at the table .
He closed the door, walked behind Bai Ming, and then lowered his head to see that what was placed on the desk was the note he had just torn up.
With a tremor in his heart, he randomly grabbed the note and threw it into the trash can again, while the assistant judge in front of him didn't respond, just stood there silently. Compared with the calm-looking Bai Ming, Lu Wu was a little flustered. A voice of comfort: "Don't worry, there are still a few hours before the night's release, there must be a way, I'm thinking, I'm thinking."
Bai Ming didn't respond, as if he lost his mind.
Thousands of thoughts are like a spider web, and Bai Ming is caught in a mess. The more he struggles, the tighter the web shrinks, until he can't move and becomes a prey that must die.
But compared with his own innocence, the lives of Jiangzhou people are obviously more important.
There was a dull pain in his heart, and he opened his mouth slightly after a while, and replied lightly.
"Publish it."
51. Evening News
The heavy rain covered up the hustle and bustle of the world, and washed every bright window in Jiangzhou. A row of glass in the office reflected two figures, one big and one small, as transparent and clear as a mirror.
Lu Wu shook the soulless body with his hands, and said angrily: "What are you talking about? We still have time,
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