Saying goodbye to her uncle and aunt, Ling Li went upstairs. There was an incandescent lamp hanging from a wire above the stairway, the light was not so bright, but the steps could be seen clearly.

It was about to rain, the air was damp, and the night wind blew through the corridor with the cold of early winter, blowing the lamp hanging in the air.

Under the lamp, Ling Li's shadow was also alive, dancing on the mottled wall with teeth and claws, which was very weird.

Fortunately, she had already gotten used to it, and fortunately, the bowl of hot soup just now could withstand the cold, Ling Li turned a blind eye to this scene that made people palpitate, went up the stairs, arrived at the door, took out the key to open the door that had been locked three times, and turned around to lock it after entering the door.

After that, he put down his things and changed his clothes, and sat alone in the living room, holding his cheeks in a daze.

The silence of her own solitude reminded her of a case that took up almost all of her energy.

If there is no breakthrough point in Qu Jia's case, should she fight hard, or should she simply give up and find a new starting point?

She was fascinated by the sudden loud noise on the balcony that startled her body.

She followed the sound and turned her head to see that her somewhat panicked emotions had just settled.

It turned out that the night breeze blew the two casement windows open and close, as if the hinges were about to break in the next moment, Ling Li hurriedly got up and closed the window.

Another gust of cold wind blew, blowing Ling Li's hair in front of the window was unkempt, and her eyes were about to open.

The raindrops had already fallen, and the leaves of the plane trees outside the house were ticking, and the shadows of the trees were shaking and rustling as if they were about to break off as if they were being pulled by the wind.

She pulled the window vigorously, but the hinge was a little rusty and deformed, and the latch was misplaced and not easy to lock, and it took a lot of effort to finally close it.

A cold wind crept in through the crevices that were gradually closing, whimpering through the small living room, blowing a string of shell bead curtains hanging under the lamp, and fluttering the tassels that fell under the bedroom door curtains.

After rampage through the house, the cold wind gradually dissipated, and finally blew weakly to the floor in front of the security door, and the last bit of aftermath seemed to lift a thin layer of objects next to the door.

In the warm orange light, the long, flat thing floated for some distance to the door, and then lay down quietly, blending in with the brown laminate floor.

Ling Li clenched her fists and hesitated, her heartbeat began to accelerate.

So, what is it...... Although it is only at a glance, but looking at the shape, it seems to be an envelope.

She had some bad premonitions in her heart, and a chill ran down her spine, and finally, she walked over and bent down to pick up something on the ground.

Sure enough, it was an envelope, but there was no handwriting on the yellow brown paper, but there was some weight inside.

Ling Li slowly opened the envelope and took out a messy, crumpled piece of paper.

As the letter unfolded, Ling Li only felt as if his entire body had been soaked in ice water, and the chill pierced through his bones.

"Don't meddle in your business, or you'll ......"

It's still those nine words, it's still that weird ellipsis.

It's just that this time it's not the inky black handwriting cut out of the newspaper, but a crimson and black mass. The color of the word, as if it had been coagulated by blood, was so strong that it was dazzling, and it was soaked in mottled letters.

And the six points that stretched along the handwriting were crooked and twisted with some arcs, as if drawing a slightly upturned mouth with blood, and showed a scarlet smile at her.

Ling Li breathed a little, her heart seemed to be pinched tightly, and she suddenly skipped a beat, and then beat wildly uncontrollably.

The wall clock in the living room was ticking, the hour hand was already pointing to eleven o'clock, Ling Li sat motionless on the sofa, still not sleepy.

The paper was spread on the coffee table, even if she didn't look at it deliberately, but the hideous and dazzling handwriting had been deeply imprinted in her mind, and she couldn't shake it off.

Exactly the same nine words, it is obvious that the two letters she received came from the same person.

For the first one, she didn't really care that much. If you really want to do something to her, you just have to do it directly, why send such a letter to make her more vigilant?

And this second letter can't be despised by her. The crimson handwriting had a strong smell of blood, and if it wasn't human blood, it was the blood of real animals.

Ling Li hesitated a little, such a disgusting letter, as if the person behind it could no longer allow her to investigate further.

However, this also proves that she is indeed on the right track, and she is probably about to unravel the truth behind it.

Thinking of this, Ling Li didn't care about being afraid, and carefully recalled what she had done these days, trying to figure out what made the other party panic.

applied to the court to read the case file, investigated Qu Jia's call records, questioned Qu Jia's former colleagues, teachers, friends and neighbors, and made appointments to meet Zhou Ze, Qian Liting, and Qu Linjiang......

In addition, there are things she wants to see Qu Jia but can't.

From taking over the case to the investigation gradually entering a stalemate, all the events and characters she has come into contact with are generally replayed in her mind, outlining the context of the entire case.

Then, she clarified the case little by little along a few time nodes, and gradually, she only felt that a figure was getting clearer and clearer.

Ling Li repeatedly deduced for a long time, and was finally shocked by his conclusion.

She was stunned for a long time, and muttered to herself: "Could it be him?" How could it be him? ”

I don't know if the window frame has been deformed, the window is not closed tightly, Ling Li only felt that the wind was gusting behind her, her neck was cold, and she couldn't help but shiver when she was thinking about it.

In the silence of the night, there was a sudden sound of a rapid piano, which sounded particularly thrilling and frightened Ling Li again.

When she realized that it was the ringtone of her mobile phone, Ling Li gasped for breath, patted her heart to soothe her emotions, and then grabbed the phone and pressed silent.

When she could see the names flashing on the screen, she was a little dumbfounded.

It's so late, what is this man calling for?

Confused, he connected the phone, and Nan Zhiyi's slow voice came from the other side: "Hey? Pink girl? ”

Disturbed by the news of the threatening letter, Ling Li's reaction was half a beat slower at this time, and he only hummed and didn't speak again.

Nan Zhiyi probably thought that she didn't know who she was, and added: "It's me, Nan Zhiyi." ”

Ling Li came back to her senses, tried to stabilize her mind, and said, "I know it's you." ”

Nan Zhiyi seemed to be a little surprised, and paused for a few seconds before saying, "Why is your voice a little trembling?" Are you sick too? Also, it wouldn't be you who transmitted the cold to Guli! ”

His questioning words made Ling Li instantly understand why Nan Zhiyi called her in the middle of the night.

Two days ago, Guli had a runny nose and a bit of diarrhea. Ling Li was afraid that it was canine distemper, so she took Guli to the pet hospital to have a look, and the canine distemper virus test was negative, and it was confirmed that it was just a common cold.

After seeing a doctor and prescribing medicine, thinking of Tao Xing's instructions, Ling Li originally wanted to call Nan Zhiyi to report the situation, but his mobile phone couldn't be turned off, so she had to leave two text messages.

It seems that Nan Zhiyi probably just turned on the phone, and when he received a text message, he made a phone call, and he didn't care that it was late at night.

The phone call in the middle of the night was frightening, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he had a questioning tone, and it was this special time, Rao is Ling Li had a good temper, and he couldn't help but be a little angry.

She rolled her eyes and finally said, "Teacher Nan, a human cold is not contagious to a dog. ”

Nan Zhiyi said: "Of course I know that because of the difference in CD molecules, human cold viruses will not be transmitted to dogs, but it cannot be ruled out that you have some strange bacteria and parasites on your body." To be on the safe side, tomorrow you will walk your dog, so you should wear a mask. ”

Rao was so shocked by the intimidation that the three souls went to two and a half souls, and Ling Li's remaining half of his brain was also a little dazed by his anger.

Ling Li endured it for a long time, and finally endured it and said, "Teacher Nan, you don't have to worry about it, I will take good care of Mi Li and Guli, I am not sick." ”

Nan Zhiyi still didn't believe it, and his voice was undisguised with disgust: "Forget it, you don't have to worry about Mi Li and Guli from tomorrow, I'll find someone else to walk." ”

After that, he didn't say a word again, and hung up the phone straightforwardly.

Ling Li listened to the beep in the earpiece, and felt that she was about to explode with anger.

This Nanzhiyi is really excessive, tricking her into walking two large working dogs, causing her to be dragged crazy every day. After that, she worked tirelessly to help him clean up his room.

Nan Zhiyi didn't appreciate it, he actually thought she was sick, and said that she had bacteria and parasites, and she was not allowed to approach the dog?

Also, as a Virgo cleanliness addict, he was actually disgusted and dirty by a sloppy and outrageous homeless uncle? It's really unbearable!

Ling Li squeezed his phone tightly, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he dialed a phone to find him to explain the truth clearly, but in less than a minute, his phone had been turned off again.

was interrupted by the mechanical female voice prompted to turn off the receiver, but Ling Li calmed down.

Nan Zhiyi is the owner of the dog, and he said that not letting her walk the dog, no matter what the motive is, is not it a good thing for her, a black laborer?

It just so happened that because Qu Jia's case was busy, she could free up some of her energy, so she couldn't ask for it, and she just happened to rest.

After figuring out the matter of walking the dog, Ling Li pinched the phone and hesitated about whether to report to the police.

The anonymous letter with blood on it looked scary, but she wasn't sure if the police would be able to catch the man and pry his mouth open from the letter.

First of all, the old neighborhood where she lives is not only dimly lit, but all kinds of trees used for greening have grown for a decade or two.

Especially the banyan trees and sycamores, the canopy covers most of the tube buildings in the community, and the monitoring does not play a big role. Like several burglaries and burglaries that happened half a year ago, they all hurt people, and the culprits were still not caught.

The police force is limited, and if there is a big case such as a rape and murder case, the police will definitely spare no effort to immediately put in the case, but it is similar to petty theft and the like, which cannot be taken seriously.

It's just a threatening letter, and there is no other evidence, so it's not so easy to convince the police of her one-sided statement.

Secondly, this person has been lurking for so long, and he is very cunning, all she can hold in her hands is to intimidate. Even if there is a confession, there is no chain of evidence corroborated by this, and the case cannot be decided.

If it was really what she deduced, then as long as the mastermind behind the scenes insisted that he didn't want Ling Li to participate in the case and made intimidation, not only would the police have nothing to do with him, but they would be more careful in the future.

And the evil that person did to Qu Jia will never surface.

Thinking of this, Ling Li's heart calmed down, and he comforted himself in a firm tone: "He has begun to panic, I have to wait for him to show more horses." ”

Besides, although this is an old community, her location, under the bedroom, is right opposite the way to enter and exit the community, and people come and go. Just close the window in the living room facing a plane tree, and you'll be safe.

She took a few deep breaths, tried to suppress some uneasiness in her mind, put her phone on silent, washed up, and went to bed.