Chapter 20: The Unfathomable
The four people who got out of the off-road vehicle were not wearing police uniforms, so there was no way to tell their identities. The young man in the driver's seat walked briskly towards us and saluted Li Lu.
"Good evening Team Li," the man who came was not tall, a few centimeters supplemented by his hair, and his body was lean, but his complexion was unusually dark. He was roughly in his early twenties, with an angular square face, thin lips, and a youthful spirit between his eyebrows.
"Who is this?" he fixed his gaze on me, his face was elegant, and the corners of his mouth suddenly showed a smile on his chest, as if he had smelled a big gossip. "I said how Team Li specifically asked me to buy an extra cup of coffee, and emphasized that it should be hot. He lifted the paper bag in his hand to his chest and displayed it as if he were offering a treasure.
"Didn't I tell you, you don't need to call me Team Li, just call me brother. Let's not take this as an example. Li Lu took the bag from his hand, took out a cup of coffee from it, and stuffed it into my hand without hesitation. Stuffing clothes and coffee, how do I feel like a piggy bank?
"Let me introduce, this is my junior brother, Zheng Duan, who has not been assigned to the criminal police team for a long time, and we all call him upright. Don't look at him as skinny, a champion of municipal martial arts competitions, and a national second-level swimmer", Li Lu took out his own coffee, returned the bag to Zheng Duan's hand, and then pointed to the people behind Zheng Duan. "The burly man is called Wu Bin, and the one carrying the box is a high-ranking man from the Trace Section, and the one who walks behind him is carrying a bigger box, Guan Wei, the forensic doctor in our team. "I followed Li Lu's introduction one by one, and at the same time my brain was racing - it was quite difficult for me to remember the names of so many people at once.
"As for the one next to me", Li Lu took a sip of coffee and paused for a few seconds before continuing to explain, "Zhao Youyi, I invited a knowledge consultant to solve the case." ”
Team Lee...... Ah no, boss, such a beautiful young lady is actually a consultant, so I'm a little curious about what kind of case is this time. Zheng Duan listened to Li Lu's introduction, and the strong fire of gossip in his eyes was suddenly extinguished, and there was still unwillingness in his disappointment. "Besides, when is it time for our team to hire an advisor? ”
Li Luo ignored Zheng Duan, and shone the excavated tomb with a flashlight in his hand, "You guys go over first, pay attention to the blockade of the scene." Let Guan Wei take the corpses back and take them both away. Then he looked at me, "You get in the car and sit and wait for a while, and I'll accompany you." ”
He took the car keys from Zheng Duan's hand, accompanied me to the side of the SUV, reached out to open the co-pilot's door, and motioned for me to go up and sit. I didn't have much choice, so I patted the dirt on my trouser legs and sat in the car in resignation.
"Wait for me, I'll send you home. ”
"Okay, okay, comrade police, go get busy, I'll definitely let you worry", I took off my mask, and the fresh and cold air slapped on my face, instantly refreshing my mind. Li Luo looked at the car and didn't say anything, just nodded and closed the door.
I curled up in the saddle, looking at the interior of the car, and suddenly found that Li Lu's clothes were still in my arms, no wonder Zheng Duan had just misunderstood the purity of the two of us. I hurriedly went to the car door with my hands, trying to return the clothes to their original owners, but I couldn't open them - I don't know when Li Lu quietly locked the car door - and said believe me, this is a disguised captivity.
I knocked on the car door in a fit of rage, but no one answered me. I tried the test window button again, but there was no response, and after some exploration, I found that only the roof sunroof was open, presumably reserved for me to ventilate, so as not to suffocate in the car.
Li Luo, Li Luo, you can really do it. I remembered what had happened in the past five hours, and I still remembered the satisfaction of eating curry rice, and I came here to dig a grave and solve the death of a poor woman. The most important thing is that the neighborly relationship that was obviously harmonious and friendly before, with some cooperation, was ruthlessly locked in the car by the police comrades. The more I thought about it, the more angry I became, and I couldn't help but complain about Guan Linlin, the initiator, who not only dragged me into this muddy water, but also didn't reply to my text messages.
There were people walking around outside the window, mostly police officers in uniform. From where I was, the originally deserted and bleak wasteland cemetery was now brightly lit, with many powerful flashlights fighting against the night when no one was chopping wood for fire. A cordon was set up near Cao Ke's body, and after a while, the forensic doctor returned to the convoy with his toolbox, and the police officer who followed him carried two stretchers covered with white cloths, presumably the two corpses.
I played a little game in the car, scrolled through the forums, and took the time to reply to a few palmistry messages. The original impatient mood has been gradually worn away by time, and it has become the current boredom. There wasn't enough space on the co-pilot's side for me to stretch, and I tossed and turned to change my sitting position to relieve my numb ass and legs. I don't know how long it took, but my consciousness was a little depressed, and sleepiness swept over me, causing me to yawn incessantly. There were many strange thoughts in my head, and I couldn't grasp any of them. They just pass me like a river, and flow into some kind of eternal abyss.
When I woke up again, I realized that I had just fallen asleep. Li Luo didn't know when he got into the driver's seat, and he was lowering his head to send WeChat messages on his mobile phone, looking focused, as if he was busy with work. The light outside the window had faded, and the night was getting thicker, but the jeep's headlights were on, and I could see the crickets fluttering in the grass.
"You're awake", Li Lu came back to his senses from his phone and looked at me, as if he had been waiting for a long time.
"Didn't you say believe me, why do you still lock the car door", I was still stuck in a short circuit, and suddenly recalled the extreme corruption before falling asleep, this question blurted out without thinking. I don't have to look in the mirror to imagine my stinky face at the moment.
"I'm afraid you're not safe. There was no justification in his tone, but rather a firmness, like a standard answer. I slammed a steel punch into his cotton, and I collapsed in an instant. Li Lu also seemed to be tired, rubbed his eyes gently, and then stepped on the accelerator, and the engine hummed.
"Taken care of on the spot?"
"The medical examiner has taken the body away and is preparing an autopsy to further determine the cause of death. Duan Zheng is still at the scene, waiting for dawn to visit the villagers. "The off-road vehicle drove up the village road, and after a while it passed by the entrance of the Fuping supermarket, and at four o'clock in the middle of the night the village lost its vigilance, the roller shutters were closed, and the lights were all turned off.
"Who would have thought that I also ate a piece of candy from a corpse, it's disgusting. ”
"I'm thinking, this twilight may be related to the entire Fengbo Village, what do you think?"
"First of all, let's determine the identity of the female corpse and how she appeared here. Dare to match the darkness, which means that there must be a feng shui master in the middle, and the suspect is not necessarily a villager, or more than that. "Although I know Cao Ke's identity, I believe in the efficiency of the police, and I believe that more detailed information will soon be handed over to Li Lu.
"Hmm", he nodded, took a sip from his coffee cup with one hand, and I noticed that his eyes were bloodshot. The car is speeding on the ring road, and there are no other vehicles in sight, only the street lights on both sides are lit one after another, making the return journey look less lonely. "Do you know why I believe you?"
"Because you have a secret in you that I am more curious about, it is so fascinating that I am willing to wait. This is a little selfishness on my part. I've been watching you today, and I'm sure you're watching me too, and my instinct tells me that a girl like you has nothing to do with sin, and you deserve to be trusted. The light outside the window was reflected on Li Lu's face, flickering and flickering. I couldn't figure out his attitude for a while, but I found him calm and reliable.
"But if I'm wrong in judgment - I'll catch you personally. ”