did not meet tonight

Two employees were cleaning the steps at the gate, and buckets of water were flushed down, dripping all over the ground. Ji Zonglun stood beside him, frowning tightly, with an ugly expression on his face.The female employee in her forties looked at Ji Zonglun hesitantly, as if she had something to say, Ji Zonglun noticed it and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Boss, it's like this..." The female employee smiled reluctantly, "My youngest son is going to go to university next year. ..."

Although the words were not finished, the meaning was already very clear. Ji Zonglun smiled wryly, and then asked, "When?"

"The store is not busy at this time, and I should not be in a hurry to ask for someone. I plan to leave tomorrow." The female employee said.

"So urgent?" Displeasure floated on Ji Zonglun's face.

"The family is in a hurry, and I can't help it. Women like my age live for their children. Boss, I have worked here for two years. If it wasn't for the children, I would not be willing to leave." The female employee laughed. road.

Ji Zonglun pondered for a moment, and said, "Okay, let's settle the salary in the afternoon."

Seeing that he agreed so readily, the female employee couldn't help showing a happy smile on her face, but she didn't want to show it too obviously, her expression looked particularly weird, she thanked her twice, rubbed the broom vigorously on the ground, and started to work hard.There was a black plastic bag in the corner, and a piece of red flesh was exposed from the unfastened mouth of the bag. Ji Zonglun asked them to dispose of it later.

He turned around and was about to leave. When he turned around, he saw Xiao Yu and Ye Jian standing at the door at some time. He was taken aback for a moment, and said with a little embarrassment, "Mr. Xiao is looking for me?"

Xiao Yu pretended not to hear the conversation just now, and said directly: "Last night, the dead animal appeared again. It is the only physical evidence left so far. I would like to ask Mr. Ji to give it to me."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Yu glanced at the plastic bag on the ground.

Ji Zonglun said in embarrassment: "Mr. Xiao, you have also seen that I have been tossed by these things during this time, and I haven't slept well for more than a month. Now these are the most unlucky things for me. Don't want to see them, let alone leave them in the store."

"I understand, but this is also to find the perpetrator as soon as possible. I hope Mr. Ji can cooperate." Although Xiao Yu said it politely, his attitude was firm and he could not refuse.

Ji Zonglun obviously didn't expect him to speak like this, and he was taken aback for a moment before he said: "It is true that I asked Mr. Ji to investigate the animal carcasses, but as an employer, I think I have the right to deal with these things."

"Since our detective agency has received a deposit, we will of course do our best. Mr. Ji can rest assured about this, so what we are doing now is to find out the truth. I think this should be the result that Mr. Ji most wants to obtain. .” Xiao Yu said, seemingly unwilling to give an inch.

Ji Zonglun thought for a while, and finally compromised: "Okay, but I don't want to see these things being moved into Zhuangzi. If Mr. Xiao wants to investigate, please take them to the utility room in the backyard."

Xiao Yu turned back to look at Ye Jian, Ye Jian's face was full of doubts, and it took a while to understand, pointing to himself and saying, "Shall I move?"

Xiao Yu looked at him with a smile and said nothing, Ye Jian's eyes were wide open, and his objection was already in his throat, but looking at the smiling face in front of him, he couldn't say anything.He picked up the plastic bag resignedly: "All right, all right, where is the utility room?"

Ji Zonglun asked the female worker to lead them the way. It turned out that there was a row of small flat houses behind the villa, which were used to pile up discarded tables, chairs and equipment.Ye Jian carried the things in. The bag didn't look big, but it was quite heavy. Xiao Yu found the switch, and the light illuminated the narrow room. A few old tables were piled up on one side, occupying most of the space.

Xiao Yu put on rubber gloves, opened the plastic bag, and a bloody smell rushed towards him, Ye Jian couldn't help but backed up three feet, frowned at the bloody mess on the table, and asked, "What kind of animal is this? "

"It's a monkey." Xiao Yu said.

Huating Mountain is a famous scenic spot in Yicheng. One of its major features is the wild monkeys on the mountain. Tourists often feed them. Because of this, these monkeys are not afraid of people at all, and they will actively ask tourists for food.Monkeys are nationally protected animals, and hunting is strictly prohibited, let alone such inhumane treatment.This monkey should have been an adult, larger in size, and most of the fur on its body has disappeared, only the limbs and tail remain.Ye Jian was very surprised: "This is already a serious violation of the Wildlife Protection Law!"

Xiao Yu inspected the corpse, and soon found a slender scar resembling a knife cut on the skull, with some silver liquid still stained on it.Xiao Yu took a piece of it with a cotton swab, and observed it carefully under the lamp. Although the smell of blood was strong in the room, he still smelled a chemical smell of melted metal.He said: "The prisoner should use high-temperature melting mercury and other alloy materials to make corrosive water, and pour it from the wound on the head. The amalgam has a very high melting point and can detach the skin and muscles in a short time."

Ye Jian felt his scalp go numb: "You mean he used this method to harm these animals?"

"High temperature will kill animals in an extremely fast time. You can see the focus and blackness of the muscles as evidence." Xiao Yu pointed to the animal corpse and said.

"How perverted you have to be to do such a wicked thing!" Ye Jian said.

They suspect that Ji Zonglun is not without reason. One is that such a big event happened in the villa, but Ji Zonglun did not take any substantial action, but still let the villa operate normally, which is really incredible.The second is that he claimed to have been on guard for three days and nights, but he also said that things did not happen every day. In this case, how could he be sure that animal corpses would definitely appear during the three days he was guarding.And the most important point is that everything happened through Ji Zonglun's mouth, including the disappearing surveillance video, sudden loss of consciousness and so on.

Ye Jian suddenly remembered something, and said: "The first night we came here, the day I encountered something strange, I smelled a very strange smell in the corridor, it seems...it seems to be this."

He looked at the black plastic bag. At that time, he was too scared, but he didn't think about it. Now that he recalled it, the smell was the smell of blood and carrion.

"It seems that we have to find a way to go to Ji Zonglun's room." Xiao Yu said.

"He just reminded us that he is an employer!" Ye Jian said.

"I have been fulfilling the agreement in the contract to investigate the dead animals." Xiao Yu tied the plastic bag and said calmly.

"It's not good for him to find someone. He has to find a former police captain like you. I think he must regret it now." Ye Jian shook his head and couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic, "By the way, you didn't tell Ji Zonglun about the vigil last night. But I guess he already knew, did he ask you?"

Xiao Yu gave him an inscrutable smile, and Ye Jian understood it, and said with great admiration: "Sometimes I can't tell which of your words is true and which is false."

They were about to leave when they suddenly saw an eye sneaking in through the broken window. They immediately chased him out.

The man raised his arms to cover his face and shouted, "Don't grab me! I don't see anything! Don't grab me!"

The clothes on his body were dirty, emitting a stench, and his behavior did not look like a normal person. They remembered the two mentally disturbed employees written in the information, and looked at each other in surprise.At this moment, the man bumped away from Ye Jian, and ran forward frantically, screaming in terror, Xiao Yu and Ye Jian immediately chased after him, the man ran in through the back door, and disappeared in a blink of an eye .