"Buzz buzz buzz."

Zhao Mingrui opened his phone and found a WeChat message from Su Yu.

"Officer Zhao, if you feel anything unusual, you must send me a message as soon as possible, and you must carry the talisman with you."

"Don't worry, it's the same for you. If there's anything going on over there, let me know as soon as possible."

Zhao Mingrui threw his phone on the table and looked at the surveillance camera in boredom.

He was unwilling to directly go against Captain Li's wishes. Besides, being a people's policeman represented a very important position, and some special investigation methods really could not be put on the table.

But he had also seen Su Yu's methods and knew that he should not put Su Yu in the same category as a charlatan.

So in order to completely solve this serial death incident, tonight's private action was taken.

Zhao Mingrui did not report to the police station, but took Su Yu to contact two nearby construction units.

It was already winter break time, and there was no one else at the construction site except the watchman.

As a result of the continuous deaths in recent days, the watchmen at the nearby construction site were so frightened that they all quit their jobs.

After Zhao Mingrui revealed his identity to the two construction units, they both hurriedly handed over the keys to them. After all, people who have been to the construction site all year round know some taboos, and they also hope that the matter can be resolved as soon as possible without affecting the future construction period.

After getting the keys, Zhao Mingrui got one and Su Yu got one. They decided to act separately in order to find the clues more easily.

The house is very simple and belongs to the color board house on the construction site.

The heating method is also simple, and stoves are common in rural areas.

Zhao Mingrui snuggled on the chair next to the stove and looked at the time, 21:30.

Apart from the howling of the north wind outside, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

Zhao Mingrui saw that there was half a bottle of liquor next to the monitor, so he stood up and took it.

Most of the old people who work on the construction site like to have a drink in the middle of the night when no one is around to relieve their boring life.

Zhao Mingrui stared at the half bottle of white wine and pondered for a long time. He wanted to try it but was afraid that there was something wrong with the wine.

Trying does not mean that he has a habit of drinking, but that he wants to better insert himself into the case and find common ground.

Many police officers have this habit, such as sitting in the deceased's usual seat and reading his favorite book, and reconstructing the incident from the deceased's point of view, which often works wonders.

Zhao Mingrui is this kind of person.

As soon as this idea came up, it occupied his mind and he couldn't get rid of it.

Holding the bottle of wine in great confusion, Zhao Mingrui dialed Su Yu's phone number first, intending to seek some advice.

Su Yu was leisurely watching TV with his legs crossed. The environment here was much better than that at Zhao Mingrui's. They used electric heaters for heating.

"What's wrong, Officer Zhao?" Su Yu answered the phone immediately when he saw it ringing.

"It's nothing serious. I just want to ask. If there is really a ghost, do you think he would have poisoned the wine?" Zhao Mingrui asked seriously.

"..."

Off the mark!

Su Yu was a little dumbfounded, but he still explained patiently: "Usually, the so-called ghost is a special energy body. Their method is just to cause panic by creating hallucinations, thereby breaking people's psychological defenses, let alone poisoning the wine.

I can't even open the wine bottle because they can't touch it."

"So it's better not to look for reasons from alcohol. People at the construction site like to drink some in their free time. It gives them strength to work and relieves fatigue."

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Mingrui shook his head and smiled. He was indeed a little suspicious.

But I just can’t help but want to try to be a substitute.

Zhao Mingrui is so embarrassed, what a fucking occupational disease!

Then I thought about it, since Su Yu's charm is here, I don't have to hand in the gun I have on duty today, I'm afraid of being a target!

Zhao Mingrui unscrewed the bottle cap and took a big gulp.

A line of fire followed the chest and reached the abdomen.

What a strong drink!

As the saying goes, tobacco and alcohol do not separate families.

Opening his mouth to release the spicy taste in his mouth, Zhao Mingrui lit a cigarette and continued to stare at the monitor intently.

But he didn't sleep well for two consecutive nights, and his eyelids became heavier and heavier.

It wasn't until the doorbell rang outside that Zhao Mingrui stood up from his chair with excitement all over.

He actually fell asleep.

Zhao Mingrui did not rush to open the door, but turned his attention to the monitoring screen.

Although the picture quality is not very clear, you can still clearly see two people, one tall and one short, standing outside the courtyard gate.

Touching the gun on his waist, Zhao Mingrui was in no hurry to send a message to Su Yu.

Police rigor is no joke.

He first wanted to determine whether the two people who came here were what Su Yu called 'murderers'.

"Who is it! Why should you ring the doorbell in the middle of the night?" Zhao Mingrui opened the door and shouted, pulling his neck.

A flashlight beam hit him, and Zhao Mingrui squinted his eyes. At this time, he couldn't see what was happening on the other side.

At this time, an old man's voice came: "Man, I'm the one who gave you the keys at the construction site during the day. It's not peaceful here recently. I was taking my grandson home and happened to pass by here. Come and see if you are okay!"

"Turn off the flashlight first! Don't shine it on me!" Zhao Mingrui said vigilantly.

The old man responded and turned off the flashlight.

Zhao Mingrui calmed down for a moment, but still cautiously put his hand on his gun and walked to the door of the courtyard.

An old man and a young boy were standing outside the hospital. The old man was dressed in coarse linen and had an honest look on his face. The child was wearing an old-style flowered cotton-padded jacket, his little face was red from the cold and he couldn't help rubbing his hands.

"Hey, it's you, uncle, why did you come home so late?" The old man's face did look familiar, and Zhao Mingrui determined the old man's identity after a brief thought.

The old man smiled honestly and said: "My life was hard, so I continued to work odd jobs at night. Right after work, I took my grandson back to the countryside in the suburbs. When I passed by here, I was worried and thought I would come and have a look."

The little boy on the side hid behind the old man and shivered, looking at Zhao Mingrui curiously with his big watery eyes.

"Are you from Luojiatun? It will probably take an hour to walk back to Luojiatun from here, right?" Zhao Mingrui went through the map in his mind, and there was indeed a village nearby.

The old man smiled sarcastically.

Seeing that the old and the young had to run around for life in the middle of the night in winter, and even had to walk home to save taxi fares, Zhao Mingrui felt full of sympathy.

"Come in and warm yourself up. You may not be able to get a taxi when you get here, but there is a bicycle in the house. You can ride it back later and bring it back at your convenience tomorrow. The child is still young, so don't freeze." Zhao Mingrui.

He opened the door and welcomed the two of them into the house.

"Those who don't care are used to it. Even though he is young, he is very sensible. He is not as squeamish as the kids in the city." The old man waved his hands quickly and said, "I appreciate your kindness. It's really not peaceful here. It's better to go back early."

Go home."

Zhao Mingrui looked at the old man's cracked hands and told them to go inside and rest.

The old man couldn't resist, so he took the child into the house.

After the two of them sat down, Zhao Mingrui asked, "What do you call the old man?"

"Li Fugui."

"My name is Li Tiandou!" the child replied quickly, looking at Zhao Mingrui with big eyes full of smiles.

Zhao Mingrui touched his head lovingly, it was very cold.

Feeling sorry for the child, Zhao Mingrui quickly stood up from the chair and carried Li Tiandou up.

"Old man, I just heard you say it's not peaceful here. Do you know what's going on?" Zhao Mingrui asked tentatively.

Li Fugui held the water cup and sighed with emotion: "Hey, to tell you the truth, since the construction of this development zone started last year, accidents have occurred frequently and more than ten people have died. I have also called in Feng Shui masters and Taoist priests, but I can't believe it.

Yes, it only stopped for a few months, but people have started to die again recently, this is the fifth one today."

Zhao Mingrui nodded, but he only learned today that a fatal accident occurred here last year.

Li Fugui sighed and continued: "It's not a good place. Several construction sites are not peaceful. I don't know why these people don't evacuate."

Zhao Mingrui shook his head and smiled bitterly: "In urban construction projects, the investment must be recovered. How many people value human life these days? All developers care about is real money."

Li Fugui smacked his lips. He didn't know much about money matters. He only knew that he could stay hungry by doing odd jobs.

Li Fugui turned to ask curiously: "Man, you are not too old. Why do you come to this place to work if you can't do anything bad?"

It seems that the construction company did not inform the old man of his identity when asking him to give him the keys.

Zhao Mingrui said vaguely: "Isn't this someone who resigned before? My friend was afraid of losing things at the construction site, so he asked me to come over and help."

Li Fugui gave a thumbs up and said: "You are a brave man, but help is help. There are some things that you don't believe in. It's really restless here at night!"

Zhao Mingrui turned around and poured hot water, and said thoughtfully: "The old man seems to be persuading me to leave, both inside and outside his words."

Being simple does not mean being stupid. The old man understands that if he talks too much, people may misunderstand that he has thoughts about things here.

Li Fugui smiled and said nothing.
To be continued...