misplaced survival

Jiang Xiyan conveyed the time and place of Lu Ku's arrival to Song Zhou, and the two of them took Dabai back to his single-room dormitory, and immediately set off to the flower and bird market in the suburbs.

Lu Ku arrived early, always an academic, he cleaned himself up before going out, deliberately changed into a new suit, stood at the gate of the flower and bird market, stretched his neck and stood on tiptoe, looked towards the intersection, and saw a car coming towards him.

He waved his hand, and happily stepped forward to say hello, only to see that the person sitting in the driver's seat was not Jiang Xiyan.

Jiang Xiyan poked his head from the passenger seat and said hello, "Mr. Lu, good morning."

"Hello, Officer Jiang." Lu Ku instantly beamed when he saw Jiang Xiyan.

How could Song Zhou not know what this teacher Lu's eyes meant, but he didn't think he was threatened, but felt that his cake was being coveted by others, so he was not happy.

He unbuttoned the seat belt with his right hand a little awkwardly, and turned sideways to block Lu Ku's sight, "Mr. Lu, I have long admired your name."

Jiang Xiyan was taken aback, had Song Zhou heard of Lu Ku before?But why did you ask him on the way here just now?

He quickly realized that Song Zhou was...jealous?

But he only met Mr. Lu a few times and had very little contact. Song Zhou must have thought too much!

Seeing that Jiang Xiyan was blocked by someone, Lu Ku turned his attention to the person in the driver's seat, "May I ask who you are?"

"Jiang Xiyan..." Song Zhou tilted his head slightly and looked back, "Captain, my name is Song Zhou."

His police officer, Jiang, doesn't seem to plan to make him public so far.Besides, he doesn't know Lu Ku's intentions yet, so he should wait and see first.

"Hello, Team Song!" Lu Ku shook Song Zhou's hand symbolically, but he had never heard of this guy, so he had nothing to say.

So he tilted his head and said to Jiang Xiyan behind him, "Let's go in! The stalls are open."

"Okay." Jiang Xiyan unbuckled his seat belt, seeing Song Zhou looking at him with interest, he couldn't help laughing, and said in a low voice, "I really have nothing to do with Mr. Lu."

Song Zhou frowned slightly, "Just because you think so, doesn't mean he thinks so too. Get out of the car first!"

The two followed Lu Ku to the flower and bird market. At the door of several shops near the gate of the market, the owner was squatting next to the plastic bucket to dismantle freshly arrived flowers, and the clerk from the fish shop next to him was cleaning the fish tank with his feet.

Lu Ku said to the two people behind him as he walked: "The ones placed by the door are all for laymen to buy and play with. Those people are just good-looking, and they won't go into details. As for these stalls... "

When they walked to the end of the shop, their vision suddenly widened. Some tables were built with cement on a large open space in the market. The vendors packed up their stalls in a busy and orderly manner, and put all kinds of things in an orderly manner.

Cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, lizards and spiders, succulent flowers, pine and cypress bonsai, exotic stones, antique decorations, everything is there. If you really want to look at it, you can walk all afternoon.

The old men who got up in the morning and came to stroll around with their hands behind their backs, and occasionally stopped to look around, coupled with their meaningful smiles, looked a little mysterious.

Lu Ku kept walking forward, looking at them from time to time along the way, and explained: "The goods on these stalls are mixed with good and bad. We call them Taohuo. If you can buy good things, it depends on whether you know the goods."

Now there are scammers in all walks of life, and it's the same here.But these street vendors will not lose their conscience and make people lose everything. At most, they will suffer a little loss on the spot.

Therefore, even if they know what is real and what is fake, they will turn a blind eye to it.

"Then who are we looking for today?" Jiang Xiyan noticed when he passed by those stalls just now. "The way.

Song Zhou looked around the market, although there were a few vendors looking at them, but they were all curious eyes, and they didn't find the emotion of inquiry and speculation on their faces.

Obviously, these people did not know Lu Ku.

Lu Ku pointed to the back door of the market and said in a low voice, "It's at the back."

He deftly opened the door curtain and walked inside.

Song Zhou and Jiang Xiyan followed closely behind. Behind the market was a place similar to a warehouse, and there was nothing unusual about it.

Many vendors were unloading goods here, and when they saw Lu Ku coming, they greeted enthusiastically: "Hey, Mr. Lu, you don't have class today!"

"Mr. Lu, I just received a batch of Yuhua stones yesterday, do you want to have a look?"

Lu Ku waved his hand and refused, "Next time, I'll bring my friends over for a stroll today."

Before leaving, he leaned over to take a look at the Yuhua Stone soaked in the water, nodded frequently, and seemed to like it very much.

Jiang Xiyan turned his head and glanced at Yuhuashi, thoughtfully.

"The warehouse at the back is also a wholesale market. It looks like shopping for goods, but there are a lot of goods, and the probability of seeing good things is high, so if you really want to buy something, you have to come later." Lu Ku said familiarly. The two people behind pointed to the three shops, "These three are the ones with the most orchid resources in this area, so don't look at the others."

Good orchids are priceless in the market, not to mention "Junhe", one of the eight famous products of Jianlan, which cannot be played in small shops.

Seeing Lu Ku coming, the owner of the florist greeted him warmly, then looked at the two people following him, "Who are these two?"

"Hello, we are from the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Jiangxin Sub-bureau. Here is my ID." Song Zhou showed his ID.

Jiang Xiyan asked: "Boss, we were introduced by Mr. Lu. I heard that you have orchids here. I want to ask you something. Is it convenient for you?"

"Convenience is convenience, what's the matter?" The boss looked at the ID in the policeman's hand, a little confused.

Song Zhou put away his ID and said in relief: "Boss, don't be nervous. I heard that this area belongs to you and the other two shops with the largest sales of orchids. The police have a case about orchids. I want to ask you for help."

The boss looked suspiciously at the two shops opposite, fearing that what they said would be unfavorable to him, so he nodded.

But when the police asked about "Jianlan Junhe", the boss shook his head with certainty: "The flowering period has just arrived recently, and it is the most expensive time. Many people came to inquire, but no one can afford it when they hear the price. money."

Song Zhou checked the orders in the store and confirmed that what the boss said just now was true. There were indeed no orchids sold recently.

For the same question, Song Zhou and Jiang Xiyan also asked the second shop. Indeed, some people had asked about orchids, and some people had offered to buy them, but the varieties were not the same as what they were looking for.

Boss Pan awkwardly moved a pot of welcoming pine towards the door, and suddenly felt the weight in his hand lighten. He tilted his head and saw a tall man with a bandaged right hand holding the other end of the pot.

Song Zhou raised the flowerpot with his left hand and helped the boss arrange the welcome pine before introducing himself.

When Boss Pan heard that it was a policeman, he felt very honored, "Hello, police officer, thank you very much just now, if it wasn't for your help, I would have to move around by myself for about ten minutes!"

Song Zhou: "It should."

Jiang Xiyan saw that Song Zhou's left hand was slightly reddened. He originally wanted to help, but Song Zhou refused to let him, insisting that he was the hand for inspection and had to be taken care of.But Song Zhou's right hand is still injured, and his left hand cannot be injured anymore.

Lu Ku noticed Jiang Xiyan's concerned gaze. This gaze...should be concerned about his teammates!Yes, it must be so!

But if you care about your teammates, do you need to keep staring like this?

"Why did the police officer come to our place?" Boss Pan asked curiously.

Jiang Xiyan responded after hearing the sound: "Boss, you are so hospitable and hospitable, you usually have a lot of customers!"

Boss Pan smiled heartily, nodded and said, "Fortunately, earn some money to support the family."

"In your business, what kind of flowers are the most profitable to sell, such as orchids? I heard that there is a very famous one called Junhe, right?" Jiang Xiyan asked sideways.

Boss Pan nodded, pointed to the whole row of flowerpots on the flower stand, and said, "You are asking the right person, orchids are the best in our store. Unfortunately, the Junhe you mentioned was taken away by someone last week. I bought it, or I will give you palm eyes."

The potted flower has been grown for a long time, and he took good care of it, even if a leaf was broken, he felt sorry for it.

"Last week?" Song Zhou and Jiang Xiyan looked at each other, and then asked, "Boss, do you remember who bought it?"

Boss Pan nodded, "Remember, that buyer would ask me to order a pot of orchids at this time of year, asking for the most expensive and the best."

He relies on this benefactor to make a lot of money every year.

"Can you take a look at the order?" Song Zhou asked.

Boss Pan immediately went back to the counter, took out the order book and rummaged through it, and found the page for ordering Junhe, and handed it to the policeman, "This is it."

Jiang Xiyan leaned over to Song Zhou's side, and the two looked at the information left on the order, and their eyebrows were slightly puzzled.

Song Zhou asked Boss Pan, "Is this the buyer's name?"

"Orchid" is the English word for orchid.

Boss Pan shook his head, "Probably not. I look like he is Chinese, and his accent is also local. I guess it's a stage name? Anyway, he's an old acquaintance, and I don't care about that."

"Is he picking up the goods on the spot? Is there surveillance?" Song Zhou looked up at the surveillance. He had confirmed the moment he entered the store just now that the surveillance cameras in the store were on.

Hearing the tone of the policeman, Boss Pan felt the seriousness of the matter. He shook his head and said, "No coincidence, he called me and asked me to send the flowers to the old place, and then sign the bill for payment."

Jiang Xiyan asked, "Where is the old place?"

"The church, the church on Yongxi Road." Boss Pan said, swallowing nervously.

"Thank you boss! Xi Yan, let's go." Song Zhou turned around and walked out of the flower shop with Jiang Xiyan.

Lu Ku was stunned for a moment when he heard it, he didn't understand what the two of them said, and he understood what they were saying. Seeing the two running out, he quickly followed.

"Wait." Passing by the Yuhua Stone stall just now, Jiang Xiyan stopped Song Zhou, pointed to the one that Lu Ku was looking at just now, and said to the boss, "I bought this, where will I pay for it?"

It was the first time for the boss to see such a cheerful seller, "here!"

"Okay." Jiang Xiyan quickly paid the bill, and handed the Yuhua Stone wrapped by the boss to Lu Ku who came anxiously, "This is for you, thank you for bringing me here today."

He moved quickly and didn't want to waste too much time.

Lu Ku caught it flatteringly, and scratched his head embarrassingly, "No, I brought you here voluntarily. You can call me next time you want to come, and I will take you shopping alone."

Before Song Zhou was jealous, Jiang Xiyan didn't feel anything, but he was not stupid, and he could see that Lu Ku treated him unusually, so he immediately explained: "Teacher Lu, don't get me wrong, I just don't like to owe favors."

Lu Ku glanced at Song Zhou next to him, took a step closer to Jiang Xiyan, and whispered, "Officer Jiang, that...you have..."

In his eyes, Jiang Xiyan was top-notch in terms of ability and character. He had been worried that Jiang Xiyan was not crooked before, so he didn't have the nerve to speak up.

But seeing the way Jiang Xiyan looked at his captain, he always felt something. Since Jiang Xiyan is not straight, does he still have a chance?

"I have a date." Jiang Xiyan grabbed Song Zhou who was next to him, "That's him."

They didn't make it public before because they thought the timing was wrong and they should focus on the case, but since there was a misunderstanding, he had to make it clear so as not to waste Teacher Lu's feelings.

Song Zhou was stunned for a moment, then laughed lowly, held Jiang Xiyan's hand tightly, but still spoke kindly to Lu Ku: "Mr. Lu, thank you very much today, the police will make a pennant and send it to you in person. School."

Lu Ku sighed wearily, nodded with drooping shoulders, "It's okay, just pretend I didn't say anything. If you're in a hurry to investigate the case, go first, and I'll go shopping alone."

Jiang Xiyan even made it clear that he was no longer interested in him, and he was not the one to pester him.

From this point of view, it is reasonable for someone as good as Jiang Xiyan to have Captain Song by his side.

After thanking them twice, Song Zhou and Jiang Xiyan ran out of the flower and bird market and rushed to the car parked outside.

"I'm driving, you call someone." Jiang Xiyan and Song Zhou changed positions tacitly and took the driver's seat.

Song Zhou nodded and agreed. His right hand didn't affect his use, but it was really inconvenient. He took out the walkie-talkie and asked Deputy Team Lin to lead a team to meet outside the church on Yongxi Road.

He opened the map of Jiangxin District. When they found out that Feng Xiao was missing, a suspicious truck passed by.

The police tracked the truck and found that it was parked in the outskirts. They searched five kilometers from the stopping point of the truck, but they did not find the place where the body was dismembered.

Judging from the map of Jiangxin District, although the church on Yongxi Road is more than five kilometers away from the stop, there is a direct path for easy movement.

Now it is known that the orchid was sent to the church, but the physical evidence found the orchid's tissue in the cement, and the vicinity of the church is very likely to be the scene of the first crime.

Song Zhou drove the navigation to show Jiang Xiyan the way, and the two rushed to the church very quickly.

Jiang Xiyan saw the stones on the flower bed outside the church at a glance, "It's vermiculite!"

He smelled it carefully, and there was a rotten stench in the air, not far from where they were.

Song Zhou noticed a pot of orchids at the door of the church. Its branches were graceful and swaying in the wind, as if welcoming guests.