Let's welcome the storm when you're full, Zhao Youyi. After listening to Li Lu's words, I felt like I heard the call of the times, and hurriedly got up and followed him to the office, completely ignoring Zhu Sijia, who was left to dry. They came to my house to pick me up, and it was definitely not as simple as letting me come to eat a boxed lunch.

I went into his office with Li Lu, and he motioned for me to close the door. Unlike the cluttered and crowded workstations outside, Li Lu's office is not large, but it is clean and tidy, so it is extraordinarily spacious. The quaint old-fashioned desk, with bamboo potted plants on it, this kind of general old-fashioned aesthetic must not have been arranged by Li Lu himself. On the wall behind the desk are the national flag and police badge, and below is a simple bookcase with folders and books, trophies and certificates, and a photo of Li Lu in a police uniform. Li Lu above was younger than now, holding a German Shepherd puppy in his arms, smiling brightly and approachable.

"You sit in my seat," Li Lu pointed to the swivel chair behind his desk.

"That's not good, the swivel chair in the office of the deputy captain of the criminal police team, you can only sit on it," I said as I moved a small colorful plastic stool from the side, put it next to his desk, and sat down obediently, "I'll just sit here." ”

Li Luo didn't stop me anymore, sat straight to his place, took out a folder from the bookcase behind him, and flipped through it carefully. Probably because of the sound insulation, the noise of other police officers at work was kept out, and the clock ticked in the office, and I could hear my own heartbeat clearly. I rolled my eyes in my heart, called me over and didn't speak, and I wasn't the prince's accompaniment.

"Two bodies were found last night in the village cemetery in Fengbo Village. One of the male corpses was 176 cm in length, with no abnormal skeletal development. After investigation, the male corpse was Zhang Tiemin, a villager from Fengbo Village. Zhang Tiemin was born in 94 years, entered the city in June 18 to work at a construction site in the city, was electrocuted in November of the same year due to a construction accident, and was buried in the village cemetery of Fengbo Village that month. We have verified the situation with the person in charge of the engineering team he was working on at the time, and we have also visited the villagers of Fengbo Village, and many people can prove that the situation is true. ”

"Another female corpse, 163 cm long, with no abnormal bone development and good nutrition. The zombie has been lifted, the corpse spots are not obvious, the rest of the skin is pale, some are maggots, the corpse is obviously swollen and ascites, and the time of death is roughly five days ago. The cornea is opacity, and the conjunctival hemorrhage points of the eye are high in incidence and in large number. Cyanosis of the lips and prominent cyanosis of the fingers and toenails. The cause of death was asphyxiation, and the cause of death is unknown. In addition, toxicological tests proved that the corpse had the residue of midafilen, an anti-anxiety drug commonly used in sleeping pills. ”

Li Lu quickly read the key points of the practice report, and did not give me a chance to interject at all. I don't know if it's his reading habit or if he was reading it to me on purpose.

"After a day of investigation, we have learned the identity of this female corpse. The deceased's name is Cao Ke, a native of Xihua Village in a neighboring city, with a high school degree. Last year, he began to work in nightclubs in the city, and was the focus of the city's anti-pornography and anti-illegal activities. Now he lives in Unit 902, Building 2, Hongchun Community, and is still engaged in the leather and meat business. After reading the situation of the two corpses, Li Lu put down the report sheet in his hand and turned to look at me, his eyes burning, as if he wanted to see me through, "You should have known these contents a long time ago." ”

"......", this question, I don't answer, and I don't answer either.

"I went to Cao Ke's apartment in the afternoon, and her roommate told me that the night before, that is, the day I moved, around 10 o'clock, a woman with black shawl hair, a thin body, and a tight skirt went to their apartment to find Cao Ke, saying that Cao Ke was a relative in the countryside. Do you still have any impressions of these, Youyi? ”

"Ah, yes......", I don't have the impression that I suddenly have amnesia.

"Do you think this description is a bit like you back then", Li Lu still stared at me, his expression seemed to be smiling, as if he already had an explanation in his heart, so he didn't care about my answer. "Her roommate is now downstairs to clean up pornography and fight illegal activities, if you don't have an impression, I can take you down and ask in person. ”

Li Lu's set of words directly put me in a state of aphasia. I looked down at him, nervously buttoning my nails, mentally rehearsing and negating countless possible words, and for a moment, a heart-piercing pain came from my fingertips.

I frowned in pain, and when I looked closely, I saw a cut between my fingernails, and there was faint blood oozing out. I'm pretty myself.

"Why, you're going to self-harm to gain sympathy. You wait a minute", Li Lu, who was staring at me, noticed the strangeness of my hand, and frowned for some reason, but his tone remained as calm as ever. He bent down, not knowing what to look for, and after a while took a pack of Band-Aids from a drawer and handed it to me. "I think you should tell me something you know, it's the best thing to do. ”

I took the band-aid, took out one and stuck it on the wound, trying to return the rest to Li Lu, but he didn't take it.

"You can keep it. ”

"Okay," I bit my lip and put the bag of Band-Aids in my bag, muttering in response. If I don't have a showdown with Li Lu today, let alone the Public Security Bureau, I don't think I will be able to get out of the door of this office. "It's okay to say it, but I want to state in advance that Cao Ke's death has nothing to do with me. ”

Then, I told Li Lu how Guan Linlin entrusted me to help her find someone, how I got to Brother Leopard wittily, and how I got to Cao Ke's address and went to reconnoiter the details of this series of events. Of course, my story ends on the night of my encounter with Li Lu's convenience store, and as for the rest of the content, I don't mention anything about it.

"And then?" Li Lu recorded what I said as he listened, and when he saw that I had stopped abruptly, he put down his pen and raised his eyes to ask me.

"And then, there was no then—I went to Cao Ke's apartment to take a look, and found that there were no clues, so I retreated. ”

"Retreat in the face of difficulties...... Really", Li Lu repeated the word, and suddenly laughed, confusing me. "So you don't know about the maps and red lines that appear in my house. ”

"Didn't I tell you, that's your family's feng shui problem, I'm just more enthusiastic to help you, who wants to have something to do with Cao Ke...... I'm really innocent, comrade policeman. ”

"So you're a feng shui master?"

"No, no, I'm just a metaphysics lover, the kind of amateur who will read a little bit of this when he grows up because he was obsessed with Xianxia novels when he was a child, and that's it. Although you policemen don't believe in ghosts and gods, it turns out that I still helped you a little, and I didn't ask you to thank me......" The more I spoke, the lower my voice became, and by the last few words had become a bottomless mutter, and I don't know if Li Lu heard it clearly.

He focused on what he was writing in his notebook, and after a moment he looked up and rubbed his temples. "After listening to your explanation, it seems that there is really no evidence to doubt you, at least not directly", he paused, and continued, "Although I don't believe in metaphysics, this case may really need your help-"

"I hope you don't lie to me anymore. ”