As the place with the largest number of residents in the entire Qingding City, the north of the city is undoubtedly the most lively industry here, especially Rongde Fang, where restaurants and restaurants can be seen everywhere.

The two of them came out of the newspaper office in a hurry just now, and they hadn't eaten yet, so after Lu Jiu left the residence, he went to a fang market in Rongde Fang to find Zhou Ze.

Originally, according to the previous agreement, the two were going to visit the neighbors and family members of those "hysterical patients".

Now that Lu Jiu had seen the people of Jing Yesi in the apartment, the situation had changed again.

Passing through the crowd, I found a lively restaurant on the side of the street, and I didn't go in, but sat down under the awning outside.

Even though it was early summer, the sun was still unbearable just after noon, and pedestrians on the streets came and went.

The sound of hot oil is accompanied by the aroma of food from the restaurant to the street, and the thick smoke of smoke lingers around the chimney on the exterior wall of the restaurant.

"Xiao Er, braised chicken, braised pork, pickled vegetables and tofu...... Don't drink wine, just plain water. ”

Under the awning outside the restaurant, Zhou Ze tore open the bench, finished ordering, turned his eyes to Lu Jiu on the side, and asked with some excitement on his expression,

"Did you really see the people of Yasuyaji?"

"Why, they're rare?"

Lu Jiu did not hide the matter of meeting the Jingye Division's team at the door of Uncle Zhao's house.

"Of course, I heard my father and his friends drink and chat before, Jing Ye Division is different from those people, they specialize in dealing with some difficult cases, and they are all a group of fierce people, not only independent of the Qingding City and County Government, but even have their own prison!"

While talking about the power of the Jingye Division, he gestured to Lu Jiu with his eyes to several officials who were sitting around a stall eating wontons not far away, wearing the uniforms of the Inspection Division.

Regardless of personal quality, in terms of weapons alone, only one member of the patrol division team in charge of patrolling Chengbeifang City carried a firearm on his back, and the rest were long knives, and judging from the scabbard and hilt, it was obviously just an ordinary thing.

"Since the people from the Jingye Division appeared at the door of Uncle Zhao's house, it is enough to prove that our previous guess is correct, we don't need to visit again in the afternoon, just write a manuscript...... It's just that in terms of content, we have to be evasive about mentioning only the common features of serial murders. ”

Holding a chopstick in his hand, he tapped the desktop with his head and made a "aggressive~" sound, Lu Jiu discussed the report with Zhou Ze, and what he was thinking about was what he had just overheard.

Lu Jiu is undoubtedly confused now.

On the one hand, it's because of the weird heart that helped him when he faced the surprise inspection of the Yasuya Division just now.

I clearly didn't have a heartbeat, and I didn't feel anything unusual in my chest, so what was it?

On the other hand, it was about the mourning crow, I thought he was targeting Uncle Zhao's family, but after overhearing the conversation between Jing Yesi and several people in the corridor, Lu Jiu felt more and more that this person's real target was himself.

Especially after learning from Zhou Ze that in the previous hysteria incidents, there was often only one person who had hysteria, and the surrounding neighbors were not affected, Lu Jiu confirmed his guess.

Compared with Uncle Zhao's family, who have no abnormality, his strange physical condition is undoubtedly more likely to be the target that Mourning Crow wants to kill.

If Lu Jiu is an ordinary person, now that Jing Ye Si has intervened, he can confess, and then use their strength to fight back, but his current physical state is impossible for others to know, and cooperating with Jing Ye Si is tantamount to pushing himself into the fire pit.

This put Lu Jiu in an extremely embarrassing situation, the mourning crow was secretly watching, and Jing Yesi, who was able to stop him, put all his attention on Uncle Zhao, who was the "only" one affected last night.

The fact that he could actually be the target of the crow can't be said, after all, he said in front of those people not long ago that he was normal last night.

Maybe it's a good idea to escape the north of the city for a while and come back when the dust settles.

Can't you hide if you can't afford to provoke it?

However, after thinking about it, Lu Jiu quickly realized that he really couldn't leave right now.

The reason is simple.

If the crow's target is himself, then he undoubtedly knows some secrets of his predecessor, otherwise why would a serial murderer target a small newspaper clerk like this?

At the moment, if a battle breaks out between Jing Ye Si and Mourning Crow, the final result is nothing more than three things:

First, the mourning crow died violently on the spot, and Lu Jiu's personal safety was guaranteed, but he would lose a channel that might know the situation of his predecessor.

Second, if the mourning crow surrenders, it is possible to confess the true purpose, so Lu Jiu may have to prepare to flee, and it is impossible for Jing Yesi to let go of a person who can move freely without a heartbeat.

Third, the mourning crow was defeated and escaped, and he must be extremely careful in his next action after suffering a loss, and in the next few days, Lu Jiu must face a terrifying enemy hiding in the shadows.

Regardless of the rest, in Lu Jiu's opinion, the results of these three situations will put him in a passive situation!

Escaping can certainly save his safety for a while, but Lu Jiu's current half-dead state, can he hide for a lifetime?

Click!

The bamboo chopsticks broke, the wooden stubble pierced the fingertips, and the tingling sensation dragged Lu Jiu back to reality from his chaotic thoughts.

Looking at the sharp wooden stubble and the red marks on his fingertips, Lu Jiu pursed his lips.

You can't solve anything with brain supplements alone, it's just a sting pain right now, and if you can't make a decision, the pain you may suffer later can't be relieved by rubbing it twice.

"What are you thinking?"

Zhou Ze handed over an intact chopstick, and he saw Lu Jiu's stunned appearance.

"Uncle Zhao's family is being targeted by a murderer, and like you said, the Jing Ye Division is only responsible for special events, so I'm a little worried about them. ”

Lu Jiu lowered his eyes and looked at the dishes on the table, and replied in a muffled voice.

"Don't worry, the strength of the people in the Jingye Division is extraordinary, and they will definitely be able to bring the murderer to justice. ”

"It's because the people of the Jingye Division may catch the mourning crow, so I'm not at ease!"

Glancing at Zhou Ze, Lu Jiu sighed in his heart, and then spoke: "Zhou Ze, I want you to do me a favor." ”

"Huh?"

Zhou Ze, who was putting chicken wings in his bowl, asked without raising his head.

"I won't return to the club in the afternoon, I plan to go to see Uncle Zhao again, if the boss asks me where I am, you will say that I am visiting the north of the city. ”

"No problem, the newspaper will hand it over to me, eat, the food will be cold later." ”

"Thank you!"

After drinking all the water in the bowl in one gulp, Lu Jiu opened his mouth and tore the chicken thighs, scraping his teeth through the bones, and cleanly removing the pieces of meat.

......

呲~

With the brief sound of the engine deflating, a large cloud of gray-white steam rose and the bus came to a stop outside Mingde Square.

The setting sun had fallen into the horizon, and the last rays of afterglow dissipated in the sky above Qingding City, and someone held a torch and carried a short ladder to light the street lamps one by one.

Lu Jiu carried a bulging satchel, and as the crowd got out of the car, he took a deep breath, his hands slightly unnaturally clenched into fists, looking a little nervous.

Leaving the stop, it's half past six in the evening.

The normal closing time of the Yunling newspaper office is 6 p.m., and it takes half an hour to take the bus back to Mingdefang. ’

The memories of the predecessor were hovering in his mind, and this was the time that Lu Jiu deliberately pinched.

There were a lot of people on the street, and there were vendors pushing carts to sell, and Lu Jiu let himself try to walk in the area with fewer people.

Crossing the street, I pushed open the door of the apartment, and walked into the hallway as before, only this time instead of climbing the stairs and standing in the more secluded area of the inner hallway, I opened my satchel, took out a sleeveless shirt and changed into it, took a fan, and stuffed the changed clothes into it.

The people of Jing Ye Division should have been ambushed on the third floor at this time, and Lu Jiu still chose to return here under the premise that his residence was requisitioned, naturally to let the mourning crows who might be observing outside know that he had returned home as usual.

Leave through the back door of the apartment through the corridor on the first floor, and don't go far, turn left for a dozen steps to the back door of another apartment, push the door in, and go straight to the third floor without saying a word.

There is only one laneway between the apartment buildings in Mingde Square, and the structure of the houses is similar, and the distance between the roofs is even closer because of the existence of the eaves.

Lu Jiu sneaked back in the afternoon to reconnoiter the apartment buildings on the left and right sides of the apartment where he and Uncle Zhao's family lived, the third floor of this building has not yet been sold, only two rough rooms, push open the door of the room on the right side of the corridor and enter to see only the stacked wooden planks on the ground and some mud left over from the construction.

Taking two steps inside, the smoke and dust were everywhere, and Lu Jiu took out a black handkerchief from his pocket, which was also bought in the afternoon, not for wiping, but tied around his neck, and pulled up to make a simple masking towel.

The window of this room is facing Lu Jiu's residence, which is undoubtedly the best observation point, but Lu Jiu is not stupid enough to stand directly at the window and watch the situation over there, after all, the two apartments are not far away, and he doesn't want to be discovered by the people of Jing Ye Division.

Leaning against the door, listening intently to the movement in another apartment building, losing focus and wandering through the dimly lit room, the silence of the environment makes your thoughts wander.

Suddenly, he exhaled a breath, reached under the clothes in the satchel and took out a pointed short knife for removing meat that he bought when he passed by the knife shop in the afternoon, and brushed the blade with his thumb, and the sharpness made Lu Jiu's eyes narrow.

Did you make the right choice?

Lu Jiu couldn't answer.

In fact, so far, he has not had a detailed plan for his next actions, and it is completely improvised.

But there is no doubt about one thing.

The existence of mourning crows is a great threat to Lu Jiu.

If this trouble can't be solved, Lu Jiu will not be at peace in Qingding City for a day, and his personal safety will not be guaranteed, so what can he talk about finding out the mystery on his body?

Of course, Lu Jiu also knew in his heart that if he wanted to solve the mourning crow alone, the probability of success was too low.

Even though the brief "fight" with Uncle Zhao last night made Lu Jiu realize that his physical fitness was different from ordinary people, he still didn't think that he could defeat the murderer who was still at large under the pursuit of Jing Yesi alone.

Relying on external forces is the only option, and Jing Yesi is undoubtedly the most powerful foreign aid that Lu Jiu can find.

The problem is that if this foreign aid is not used properly, it is also easy to invite more trouble for itself.

That's why Lu Jiu appeared here, and he had to make sure that he knew the result of the battle between the Crow and Jing Yesi in order to deal with it.

It was just that the mourning crow was killed on the spot by the people of Jingye Division, and Lu Jiu could choose to give up the clues on him, after all, safety came first.

If there is a situation where the crows are captured alive or the crows escape...... If he can't say it, he will go up and "help" it.

It's one thing to be successful.

Lu Jiu just doesn't want to be a bystander to his own fate!