The lights are on, and the nightlife in the city has just begun.

Zero Bar gathers all kinds of people, some are lovelorn and drink to kill their sorrows, some are empty and bored and seek excitement, and they vent their depressed emotions when they soak in the bar at night. The dim lights make the eyes blur, the mixed air is filled with the smell of tobacco and alcohol, and the men and women in the middle of the dance floor dance their bodies wildly to the loud music.

The Zero Bar is divided into front, middle, and back, all of which have different programs. Mo Dai is the singer in the front, she has just finished her singing, and the light makeup can't cover the tiredness on her face.

She sat down at the bar, and the bartender mixed her a separate glass of spirits as usual, "Try it, new concoctions." ”

She took it from his hand and sniffed it, the aroma of wine coming to her nose, and she drank it all, holding back the burning sensation coming from her stomach.

"Drink it slowly, it's easy to get drunk. ”

Mo Dai looked at the empty cup and said, "What's your name?" ”

"A cup relieves a thousand sorrows. ”

Mo Dai sneered: "Specially tuned for me?"

The bartender poured her another glass and honestly said, "You're the first and the last to taste." ”

Mo Dai understood what he meant, and she left the bar with a clear goblet in one hand. "Thanks. ”

The moment she turned to leave, the bartender's words were drowned out by harsh music.

As she walked past the booth next to her, the guests around her warmly invited her to her seat to chat, but Mo Dai refused one by one, and she sat alone in a dark corner.

The lights were dim, no one could see her expression, Mo Dai played with the wine glass in her hand, and looked at the men and women on the dance floor who kept partying, as if everything in front of her was out of place with her whole person.

She drank quietly, and as soon as the glass was at the bottom, she waved her hand at the waiter. After a while, the waiter put the same wine on the table.

At night, the neon lights in the city flickered on and off, changing different colors, shining on Mo Dai's face, she was drunk, ruddy and slightly drunk, staggering down the street, her low mood made her can't help but shout out loud, someone followed her in a place she couldn't see.

Mo Dai took out the key to open the door, walked into the house, took off her high heels and put on slippers, and walked into the bedroom with a dull and weak body, and fell heavily on the bed.

The door she opened slowly bounced back, and the man behind Mo Dai walked into the room and came to her bedroom.

It was quiet all around, and the person on the bed was motionless. In the middle of the night, Mo Dai, who had been drinking, opened her misty eyes, she sat up and rubbed her neck, the moonlight outside the house shone into the house, and she vaguely saw someone standing at the end of the bed through the faint light. "Who are you. ”

The person standing next to the bed didn't say a word, and Mo Dai hurriedly turned on the light, her expression stunned. "Why are you here?"

His voice was cold like a devil from hell, his eyes were full of anger, and she could feel his deep hatred. "I said what you said would make you regret it. ”

Her eyes widened, and her face was incredulous: "It's not suitable between us, why don't you let me go." ”

He walked to the bed, leaned forward slightly, covering the light above her head, she looked at the person in front of her in horror, and her voice trembled a little: "What are you doing?" ”

His hand was around her neck, her face was cold, her face flushed, and she struggled until the person on the bed no longer moved.

At this moment, he was a little embarrassed, he looked at the person on the bed, and his eyes were already rosy at some point. Fingertips glided gently over her silhouette, and he dropped a kiss on her lips and walked out of the bedroom, his gaze falling somewhere in the living room.

Standing on the periphery of the cordon, there were many people watching the excitement, some were pointing and muttering something. Xiao Jingyao walked through the crowd and was stopped by police officers when she bent over the cordon. At this time, a man's cold voice came: "My people." ”

When he said this, she could clearly feel that her heart was beating very irregularly.

He Yan casually passed past her, "Don't let your thoughts get out of your work. ”

Xiao Jingyao patted his cheek when he was not paying attention, forcibly suppressing himself, and a faint joy began to ripple in his heart.

In addition to the technicians who took photos and collected evidence at the scene of the crime, Song Bin and Wang Qian were also at the scene.

From the moment He Yan entered the house, he noticed Jiang Cheng standing on the balcony, "Your Jiang team is thinking about life again?"

Song Bin, who was investigating at the scene, said: "Two days ago, there was a life case in the county, and the bureau was short of manpower. ”

He Yan pushed open the sliding door and stood side by side with him, looking into the distance. "From the observation of the scene and the body, the probability of suicide is zero, and the probability of an acquaintance committing the crime is ninety. ”

Jiang Cheng had a freshly lit cigarette in his mouth, he spat out the smoke ring, his voice was a little hoarse, and he could see that he was not in a very good mood. "The deceased's name is Mo Dai, twenty-seven years old, 1.75 meters tall, 98 in weight, a foreigner, a resident singer at the Zero Bar, his parents are abroad, and he rarely has contact with the deceased. ”

"When was the time of death. ”

Jiang Cheng turned around and leaned against the railing and looked inside the house. "Around eleven o'clock in the evening, the next day at noon the deceased's boss found out. ”

He puffed out the cigarette in his hand, and the two walked inside.

Xiao Jingyao saw that Jiang Cheng had a layer of stubble on his chin, a faint layer of dark circles under his eyes, and a state of poor spirit, and there was more concern in her tone: "Don't take your body seriously." ”

"There's no way, this bowl of rice from the criminal police is very difficult to eat. ”

The corpse on the bed was covered with a white cloth, and He Yan passed between the two of them and stood beside the bed to lift the white cloth. "The deceased had a pinch mark on his neck, an obvious tendency to resist violently, the corpse spots were dark purple, and the eyes protruded, compressing the trachea, resulting in death from lack of oxygen. ”

She leaned in curiously to take a look, but was blocked by He Yan sideways, and the movements of the two were watched by the people around her.

She pondered for a while and said, "The deceased drank alcohol before he died. ”

He Yan said, "Are you sure?"

"I don't believe you've sniffed it carefully. ”

Everyone present shook their heads, indicating that they didn't smell anything.

Jiang Cheng said: "I didn't expect your sense of smell to be so sensitive." ”

She smiled: "It means that I still have some help for you." ”

"Team Jiang, I found this. Song Bin took out a yellowed diary from a drawer.

"Something. ”

"It looks like a diary. ”

Jiang Cheng took it and flipped through a few pages and read it out.

The people present were deeply shocked in their hearts, and they couldn't imagine what kind of feelings the deceased had encountered before his death.

He Yan, who was standing on the edge of the bed, vaguely heard a sound coming from under the bed, he squatted down and bent down to look down, the pure white puppy was nested under the bed, and it seemed to be holding something in his mouth.

Jiang Cheng looked under the bed in the same posture. "When did you run in. ”

"It's always been there, we just didn't find it. ”

Jiang Cheng lay on the ground, and the puppy nested under the bed remained motionless no matter what method he used.

He Yan stood up straight and looked at Xiao Jingyao behind him, "You go." ”

She pointed to herself and said, "Me?"

He saw her next move, three black lines appeared on her face, and he asked her to go to try to communicate with the dog, not to let her get under the bed.

Xiao Jingyao, who was lying under the bed, tried to take it out of the puppy's mouth, and it let out a threatening low roar in its throat, and the dog bent its tail under its stomach and tucked it away. She gently stroked its back, the dog's facial expression relaxed, its mouth slightly grinned, its tongue drooped, and the picture in its mouth fell to the ground.

She picked up the photo and held it in her hand, reached out and held it and got out from under the bed.

He Yan looked at her helplessly: "Some people can't understand what others say, and the central nervous system needs to be examined by neurology. ”

Jiang Cheng took the photo in her hand and jokingly said, "The profession of a dog trainer is also suitable for you." ”

Xiao Jingyao put down the puppy in her arms and deliberately leaned towards He Yan's side.

He frowned, took a step back, and covered his mouth and nose with a look of disgust.

Wang Qian interjected: "The house has been checked, all valuable items are there, the possibility of robbery can be basically ruled out, and there is no trace of the deceased being violated." ”

"The body was sent for examination first, and Bin Zi and Wang Qian investigated the monitoring of the community to see if there were any suspicious people entering and leaving the community, and then found out whether the deceased had any conflicts with anyone before his death. Lao He, in the evening we will go to the place where the deceased worked. ”

The corpse was lifted from the bed onto a stretcher, and the puppy nested beside the bed barked wildly as if it knew its owner was gone forever, its neck hair standing on end, and following her master.

He Yan stood in the living room and looked at the plates next to the kennel, his expression frozen for a moment. "Dogs generally bark when they see strangers, whether it's to get someone's attention or to fear being bullied. It is undeniable that dogs are indeed very timid animals, and when they encounter strangers, hear different footsteps, or smell different smells, they can't help but be vigilant, even when they are asleep at night. The deceased's diary mentions that it had gastroenteritis, and that the food it ate could only be soft and liquid, and it was impossible to feed it some hard dog food. The dog's memory is stronger than its keen sense of smell, and it seems to be remembered for the rest of its life by those who have been in close contact with it, and it is clear that the murderer often comes to the deceased's home. ”

"Some dogs are more friendly to people and won't be aggressive towards strangers," Jiang Cheng said. Besides, it's normal for people to sleep at night and not hear the dog barking. ”

"Naturally, there will be some people with irregular schedules at night, such as neighbors who play games until the early hours of the morning, and residents upstairs who have children who have just completed the moon, and they don't hear any unusual sounds. ”

Jiang Cheng received a call from Song Bin, saying that he saw the suspect on the surveillance video that was retrieved.

"Let's go, let's see. ”