Late at night, most of the windows of the Public Security Bureau building were darkened, with only a few lights that stayed on all night. The outline of the building was hidden in the dark night. Looking from a distance, the illuminated windows looked like a few lanterns hanging in the night sky.
Han Feilu walked out of the building, holding a bulging yellow envelope in his hand. He drove the car out of the police station gate and drove on the brightly lit road. Before driving far, he received a call on his cell phone.
He freed up his hand to pick up his cell phone and glanced at a message. It was from Gu Hai. There were only a few words: Shihai City has been handed over to the detention center.
After reading the message, he was about to put down his phone when Gu Hai sent another message: What should I do about Dou Qing?
Seeing this news, Han Feilu's brows, which had finally relaxed after getting off work, knitted together again. It was true that they had captured Shi Haicheng and they had solved the serial case, but there was still one last thorny problem——
Dou Qing.
Wang Xiuyun retracted his confession and proved that Shi Haicheng had received the blackmail letter that was suspected to be from Dou Qing. Shi Haicheng had no excuse and confessed to all the crimes; he fed Tong Yue poison, causing Tong Yue to go insane and fall to her death;
His own daughter was pushed off the swing; he ordered Li Feifei to push Qiao Qi off the cliff; after receiving the blackmail letter, he thought Li Feifei was blackmailing him in return, and killed Li Feifei to avoid future troubles. In short, he killed his wife and killed her
He killed his lover and all those who stood in the way of his innocence and wealth. He was extremely cruel. The Shi Wei case, the Tong Yue case, the Qiao Qi case, and the Li Feifei case all came to light. Only Dou Qing's identity remained the same.
A mass of fog.
Not surprisingly, the blackmail letter was written by Dou Qing. Dou Qing knew that it was Shi Haicheng who killed Shi Wei and Tong Yue. It seemed that everything she did was not as simple as asking for money, but to help Tong Yue get revenge. But Tong Yue's
There is no such person in the social circle, and Dou Qing has been missing for many years and has not contacted her family. It is also a strange thing that Dou Qing surfaced for the first time just to take revenge on Shihaicheng.
Han Feilu was thinking while driving, and unknowingly drove the car to the downstairs of his parents' community. He parked the car on the side of the corridor, and before getting out of the car, he looked at the document bag lying on the passenger seat and hesitated for a moment whether to take it with him.
It finally went upstairs empty-handed.
Han Yuliang was sitting on the sofa watching TV alone. When he saw Han Feilu coming back, he said, "You're back. Have you had dinner?"
Han Feilu changed his shoes and walked in: "No. Where are mom and Yingguang?"
Han Yuliang: "Your Uncle Zhang's daughter is having a wedding banquet in two days. Your mother and your sister have gone to your Uncle Zhang's house to help. There are cooked dumplings in the kitchen."
Han Feilu went to the bathroom to wash his face, then brought out a plate of dumplings from the kitchen, went to the living room, put the dumplings on the coffee table, moved a small stool and sat down to eat.
One look at his face and Han Yuliang knew that he had been very tired these past two days. He peeled the garlic and said, "You've been very busy these days?"
Han Feilu stuffed three dumplings into his mouth, swallowed them down, and then spoke: "The case is coming to an end, and tearing me in half won't be enough."
Han Yuliang threw the peeled garlic cloves onto his plate: "No matter how busy you are, you have to eat well. Your mother said yesterday that you have lost a lot of weight recently, and she plans to move to your place to take care of you for a few days."
Han Feilu said with a smile: "I'm already a fourth-year student, so you don't need to worry about me. Just worry more about Guangguang. This girl is about to take the exam."
Han Yuliang: "I have discussed with your mother, and we will take her to stay in a bed and breakfast in the countryside for a few days to let her relax."
A documentary was being broadcast on TV, telling the story of the establishment and demise of the feudal dynasty. Han Yuliang liked documentary historical documentaries. Because he was not used to the modern Internet search function, he bought a set of discs with an old-fashioned disc.
machine.
Han Feilu talked very little. He ate while watching TV. Except for answering Han Yuliang's work questions, he said nothing. Han Yuliang didn't say much to him. He waited until he finished the dumplings on the plate before asking: "You
Why did you come back so late at night?"
Han Feilu sat on the sofa, poured himself a glass of water, and then said: "There is indeed something wrong."
Han Yuliang paused the documentary and waited for him to say more.
Han Feilu took a few sips of water, then put down the cup: "Dad, what was the situation when you arrested Chi Chenguang?"
Han Yuliang wondered: "Didn't you bring Zhou Song back last time to ask?"
Han Feilu: "What I asked last time was why you received a call to report Chi Chenguang. I didn't ask you about the specific details of his arrest. You arrested him and you interrogated him. I want to know some details of that year.
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Han Yuliang knew his son very well and immediately guessed that there must be a reason for Han Feilu's trip. After thinking about it for a while, he understood: "Is it related to Zhou Song? I have heard about him and Shi Haicheng."
A sad look immediately appeared on Han Feilu's eyebrows, and his shoulders sank.
Han Yuliang said: "I know what you want to ask. This is also a question I have always had."
Han Feilu looked at him: "What does this mean?"
Han Yuliang picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea, and said slowly: "Back then, I interrogated Chi Chenguang for two days and one night. Although he confessed his crime, I could see that he was hiding something."
Han Feilu: "What is he hiding?"
Han Yuliang thought for a moment and said in a serious tone: "I suspect he has an accomplice."
Han Feilu was surprised: "Accomplice?"
Han Yuliang: "He always takes the victim to the cellar of the villa. His habit of committing crimes is to dismember the victim, cut the person into more than a dozen parts along the joints, and then bury him in the garden. This is true for all seven victims.
But one victim named Liu Siyu is a little different from the other victims." He raised his palms, "All the fingers on her hands were cut off. The palms of the other six victims were all intact, only her fingers were cut off.
Lose."
Han Feilu had a vague premonition in his heart: "It wasn't Chi Chenguang who did it?"
Han Yuliang shook his head: "I don't think so, but Chi Chenguang insisted that he did it."
Han Feilu: "Why do you suspect it's not Chi Chenguang?"
Han Yuliang: "I have seen all Chi Chenguang's crime tools. He used a set of cold steel 88ns. The cross section and curvature of the incision on the victim's stump are consistent with this kind of knife. But the characteristics of Liu Siyu's finger incision are closer
Than a flat blade or a dagger."
Han Feilu: "Maybe it's just that the crime tools are different. Didn't you find the suspected knife?"
Han Yuliang: "No, Chi Chenguang does not admit that there are other tools for committing crimes."
Han Feilu: "I understand you. If the tools were just different, you would not suspect that there is another perpetrator."
He guessed correctly. When he saw Han Yuliang's expression becoming more solemn, he felt suddenly uneasy.
Han Yuliang said: "The incisions on Liu Siyu's fingers were very messy. The perpetrator seemed to be very unskilled and did not have much strength. He cut and slashed randomly with the knife, so the incisions left were also messy." He glanced at Han Feilu, like
He frowned unbearably, "It's like a child did it."
Something seemed to explode in Han Feilu's mind, like a cluster of small fireworks. After the explosion, there was no trace. He was silent for a long time and then said: "The day you arrested Chi Chenguang, Zhou Song and Zhou Chen were both there.
villa?"
Han Yuliang shook his head: "Only Zhou Song."
Having said that, Han Yuliang said no more, pressed the remote control to the TV, and continued watching the documentary.
Han Feilu sat slumped on the sofa for a long time. He accidentally looked up and found that it was almost early in the morning. He picked up the dishes he had used and went to the kitchen. After washing them, he pulled two pieces of kitchen paper to wipe his hands and walked out of the kitchen.
Said: "I'm leaving."
Han Yuliang watched the TV without moving, but his eyes were always full of worry: "There are dumplings your mother made for you in the refrigerator."
Han Feilu came out of his home carrying a bag of raw frozen dumplings, went downstairs and got into his car. He heard the faint sound of light coming from the front, but there was no one visible outside the streetlight, so he was probably still some distance away. He was there.
I hesitated whether to wait a while to see my mother and sister, but I was really exhausted both physically and mentally at this time. I was worried that my mother would be worried if I showed my fatigue in front of her later, so I turned the car around and drove towards the gate of the community.
When he got home, he took a shower and went to sleep. He didn't get up until noon the next day, making up for all the sleep he had missed in the past few days. As soon as he opened the bedroom door, he saw two cats on the cat climbing frame.
They were running up and down, chasing each other and playing. He cleaned the litter box, opened cans and poured cat food for the two cats, and finally it was his turn to clean up. When he was washing his face, he touched the stubble on his chin, so he took out the
The razor started shaving, and as soon as it was lathered, the mobile phone in the living room rang. It was a call from Qian Guang. He took the mobile phone to the bathroom and connected it, turned on the speakerphone, then put the mobile phone on the sink and asked
: "What's wrong?"
It was very lively over there in Qingguang. Judging from the noise, there were probably four or five girls. She laughed twice at someone and then said, "Did you go home last night?"
Han Feilu pushed back his wet hair, looked at his face in the mirror and slowly turned the razor: "I'm back, you and mom are not here."
Qingguang: "Qingqing is having a wedding, and my mother and I are going to help choose a hotel and other things."
Han Feilu had some impression of Qingqing, who was about to get married: "Didn't she just graduate soon?"
Qingguang: "But she and her boyfriend have been together for five years. They started dating when they were in college. They said it would be a good time to get married."
Han Feilu said nonchalantly: "Congratulations."
Qingguang: "Qingqing has her birthday today, we are having a party at the KTV, you can come."
Han Feilu declined without hesitation: "No, I'm busy."
Qian Guang found a quiet place, seemingly hid in the bathroom, and lowered his voice: "Do you have any human touch? You didn't come to my last bachelor party before getting married? Our two families have been neighbors for many years."
Han Feilu: "I don't know her very well. You can help me buy a gift for her, and I'll transfer the money to you."
Qingguang: "Are you out of your mind? There will be at least a dozen young and beautiful girls attending the party tonight. If you think about it with your toes, you will know that this is a good opportunity to get out of singles."
Han Feilu still had a mediocre response: "If I wanted to be single, I would have done so already. I don't have time to find a partner now."
Qingguang: "Then when are you going to do it? You will be thirty-three soon. Brother, Qingqing is younger than you and is about to get married. Do you know that mom is helping you find a blind date?"
Han Feilu was startled: "Blind date?"
Qingguang: "She has been going to the dating corner in the park for several days in a row, and she asked the aunties in the square dance team to help you look for suitable candidates."
Han Feilu suddenly felt very tired. He threw down the razor and washed his face carelessly. He walked to the living room with his cell phone and asked, "Can you keep your words true?"
Qingguang: "It's 100% true. If you don't find one by yourself quickly, just wait until you go on a blind date."
Han Feilu thought for a while and said, "Send the time and location to my mobile phone." After that, he hung up the phone.
After finishing the phone call with Qingguang, he replied to some work news, then went back to his room to change his clothes, and when he walked to the entrance, his eyes drifted to the kitchen refrigerator. There was something in the freezer that he brought back from his parents' house last night.
Dumplings. He turned into the kitchen, took out the bag of dumplings, put them into a clothing bag, and went out with the bag.
He had already found out clearly that Zhou Song was discharged from the hospital last night, and today, Saturday, it was still early, so Zhou Song was most likely sleeping at home. He drove the car to the bottom of the unit where Zhou Song lived, sat in the car and started
He felt a new round of worry; the day before yesterday, Gu Hai brought him a message, and Zhou Song asked him to return the things. He knew what Zhou Song was talking about, and Zhou Song also knew that the things must be in his hands.
On the day Shi Haicheng was arrested, the police tracked Shi Haicheng's car all the way to Chi Chenguang's old villa. Before the police car arrived at the door of the villa, Shi Haicheng ran out of the door in a panic and tried to drive away, but of course he was stopped by Gu Hai and others.
Worried about Zhou Song's safety, he led people into the cellar, only to see Zhou Song lying unconscious in the corner with two masks, one large and one small, beside him.
Mask, another mask. The mask found in the cellar reminded Han Feilu of the mask that belonged to Shao Dongcheng. He took the mask back to the work unit for inspection. This time he was not so lucky. The mask was inside and out.
It was clean on the outside, leaving no traces. Judging from the identification results, it was impossible to determine the owner of the mask. But Han Feilu already had the answer in his heart. The mask must belong to Chi Chenguang, and the owner of the small mask has not yet been identified.
It can be known.
Before the messy thoughts could be sorted out, the minute hand of the watch had already rotated more than ten times. For the first time, Han Feilu felt that time passed so quickly. The flat wooden box had been placed in the back seat by him, and he held the wooden box in one hand.
He went upstairs with a garment bag containing dumplings in his hand. When he arrived at the door of Zhou Song's house, he rang the doorbell several times. No one responded or opened the door. When he called Zhou Song, no one answered. He hesitated for a while and tried.
After entering the password Zhou Song told him last time, the door actually opened.
As soon as the door opened, he heard a slight noise from the bedroom. He thought it was Zhou Song inside, so he raised his voice and said, "Master, I brought you a gift."
Han Feilu changed his shoes and walked in with ease. The bedroom door opened, and an aunt in her forties walked out. The two met each other.
Sister Cai: "Who are you looking for?"
Han Feilu did not answer, but quickly scanned her whole body. He saw that she was wearing an apron and gloves, and was holding a vacuum cleaner in her hand. He probably guessed her identity, "I am Zhou Song's friend, who are you?"
Sister Cai: "Oh, my surname is Cai, and I work as a housekeeper. Mr. Zhou is not at home."
Han Feilu: "He didn't come back last night?"
As he spoke, he walked forward, wanting to see if Zhou Song was hiding in the bedroom, but Sister Cai opened her arms to block the door, "You, what are you doing?"
Han Feilu keenly caught a flash of panic on her face, which made him suspicious. He took out his police officer ID card from his pocket and gave her a look: "Don't be nervous, I'm a police officer."
Sister Cai was startled, then smiled in embarrassment and panic: "It's the police, sorry, sorry."
Han Feilu opened the bedroom door and looked inside. The inside was clean and tidy. The scent of lavender essential oil was wafting in the air. It looked like it had just been cleaned. He walked in and saw a small pendulum clock on the bedside.
The pendulum swings left and right, making a slow and rhythmic sound. There is an aromatherapy lamp placed next to the small pendulum clock, and the scent of lavender wafts out from here.
He glanced around the table and found no signs of tampering, then opened the drawer to reveal several watches neatly arranged inside. These were Zhou Song's watches, each one worth a car. He
He didn't know the amount on the watch, so he closed the drawer after just a cursory glance, and then walked out of the bedroom and closed the door. The performance of the domestic worker named Cai just aroused his suspicion. He had seen many cases of domestic workers stealing property from their employers.
, I was worried that Zhou Song’s house would be stolen, so I was extra cautious.
Han Feilu put the frozen dumplings in the refrigerator and saw Sister Cai cleaning the living room floor with a vacuum cleaner, so he walked to the living room and sat on the sofa, stared at her for a while, and then asked: "Are you a local?
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Sister Cai: "Yes."
Han Feilu: "I've been here many times, why haven't I seen you?"
Sister Cai: "I don't live here, so I come here to clean in the morning and evening."
Han Feilu: "How long have you worked here?"
Sister Cai: "It's been more than four months."
More than four months. If he remembered correctly, it was also four months ago that Zhou Song returned to China. Han Feilu asked again: "Did you bring your ID card?"
Sister Cai took out her ID card from her bag and handed it to him. He took it and looked at it carefully for a while, then returned the ID card to Sister Cai and said with a smile: "Zhou Song told me that the aunt at home cooks good Cantonese food."
, I thought you were from the Guangdong area, but it turns out you are a local."
Sister Cai knew that he meant to check her ID card, but she still smiled cooperatively: "I lived in Guangzhou for several years."
Sister Cai left after cleaning, leaving Han Feilu alone in the house. He placed the wooden box in a prominent position on the coffee table in the living room, then took out his mobile phone and called Zhou Song. Zhou Song still didn't answer the phone, he
After the third call, Zhou Song's cell phone was simply turned off. I wonder if he was trying to avoid him.
Han Feilu was not in a hurry and instead sent him a WeChat message: I am at your house. If you don’t come back within half an hour, I will sell your house.
Worried that Zhou Song would not be able to see his message, he 'patted' Zhou Song's profile picture several times. However, the message still fell into the sea and there was no news. Han Feilu counted the time and stood up at the thirty-minute mark.
He left, slamming the door hard when he left. He was not an idle man with nothing to do. He missed half a day's work and came to Zhou Song's house to sit on the bench. This was his bottom line. Zhou Song would not answer the phone or reply to messages.
If you treat him like air, he will inevitably have anger in his heart.
After leaving Zhou Song's house, he went to work. He was always unhappy at work. Gu Hai, Qi Tianlei and others all avoided him. Only Mu Xuecheng came to him carelessly, but he sent him to buy a car.
A birthday gift for Qingqing. Mu Xuecheng was so happy that she took his card and asked Xiao Zhao to go with her. However, she misunderstood Han Feilu’s intention and thought that Han Feilu bought the gift to pursue his future partner.
, and I didn’t feel bad at all spending money that was not my own, so I bought a bracelet from an affordable luxury brand.
When Han Feilu looked at the invoice, his eyes darkened and he almost fainted. He pulled Mu Xuecheng's ears and asked him where he had offended her. Mu Xuecheng screamed and avoided him, and said that he was stingy and even chased girls.
Reluctant to give up the book. Han Feilu's heart was bleeding and he was too lazy to explain many things to her. He went out on his own and bought an affordable gift that would not make the other party owe him any favors. He accepted the bracelet that Mu Xuecheng bought.
Get up and prepare to save it for your favorite person.
The noisy day passed quickly, and at night, as soon as he left the public security bureau, he received the address sent by Di Guang: Crystal Palace KTV on Xihuan Road.