Chapter Twenty-Three: The Scapegoat

The sunlight shone into the cell of the police station through the window, and Lu Hehuan came to the cell of Bai Yulou with a thick hemp rope in his hand. Two police officers carried a dead pig and followed Lu Hehuan, so tired that he was out of breath.

A police officer on duty opened the door of the cell, and Lu Hehuan and others walked in.

Bai Yulou, who was sitting in the corner of the cell, heard the sound and stared at Lu Hehuan with dull eyes.

Ying Xi trotted all the way to catch up, rubbing his beard incomprehensibly, "Lu Hehuan, do you still think this case is not complicated enough?" What are you dragging a dead pig for? Could it be that this pig was also murdered by Bai Yulou? ”

Lu Hehuan ignored it and motioned for the two police officers to put the dead pig on the ground, and then he tied the pig's neck with a hemp rope, and then threw the other end of the hemp rope around the beam.

Lu Hehuan pulled the hemp rope hanging down, and looked sideways at Bai Yulou, "Bai Yulou, this pig is about the same weight as the deceased Sun Fenglian, as long as you hang this pig on the beam of the house, I believe that you are the murderer." ”

"What do you mean?" Bai Yulou immediately came to his senses and stood up from the corner.

"As long as you can do it, I'll go to Director Bao immediately and convict you." Lu Hehuan looked serious.

"Great!" Bai Yulou became excited.

Ying Xi thought that if Bai Yulou really hung the dead pig, the serial murder case of Huaihua would be closed, so he also became restless.

Bai Yulou took the hemp rope in Lu Hehuan's hand.

Ying Xi clenched his fists beside him and encouraged, "Bai Yulou, you have to fight for some qi and hang that pig up......," he glanced at Lu Hehuan, "Show this pig." ”

Bai Yulou nodded and began to pull the hemp rope hard.

"Come on, come on...... Hard! Believe in yourself, you can do it! Come on! Ying Xi followed.

Bai Yulou carried the rope on his shoulder, his whole body tilted, and he couldn't hang the dead pig with all his strength.

Seeing this, Lu Hehuan couldn't help but cheer loudly, "Bi."

go,just what I thought! ”

"The villain has a will!" Ying Xi glared at Lu He Huan dissatisfied.

"Do you understand?" Lu Hehuan was inexplicable.

Ying Xi rolled his eyes, "I guessed by your tone." Isn't it possible? ”

Lu Hehuan looked at Ying Xi who was huffing and shrugged helplessly, "I'm not a villain, I'm just expressing that my reasoning is correct, Bai Yulou is not a murderer, he is probably hypnotized by the real murderer to take the blame." ”

While the two were talking, Bai Yulou suddenly went crazy and shouted at the top of his voice, "I haven't been hypnotized!" I'm really a murderer, please believe me! ”

Ying Xi glanced at the hysterical Bai Yulou, and suddenly felt a splitting headache, he rubbed his temples and looked at Lu Hehuan seriously, "If you decide that Bai Yulou is not guilty, do you know who the murderer is?" ”

Lu Hehuan shook his head, "I don't know yet, but as long as I track it down, I will definitely know." ”

Ying Xi was so angry that Lu Hehuan paced back and forth, "Lu Hehuan, Lu Hehuan, is it not because I am expelled that you can rest assured!" ”

Lu Hehuan's eyes followed Ying Xi back and forth.

Ying Xi angrily pulled the hemp rope that tied the pig, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "There is a way!" ”

"What's the solution?" Lu Hehuan looked at Ying Xi in confusion.

Ying Xi ignored Lu Hehuan and motioned to the two police officers beside him, "Go, bring me a stone in, it's a little heavier." ”

A police officer near the door of the cell left in response, and in a moment, he walked in with a large rock.

Ying Xi nodded in satisfaction, "Put it down." ”

The officer lowered the stone. Ying Xi walked over and tied the other end of the hemp rope to the stone. Lu Hehuan and the two police officers stared at Ying Xi intently.

Ying Xi got up and looked at Bai Yulou with a smug expression, "Bai Yulou, is that right?" Come on, you pull this pig again. ”

Bai Yulou didn't know what to do, came over and pulled the end of the rope tied to the stone, gritted his teeth and finally pulled up the dead pig on the ground.

"Congratulations on your success!" Ying Xi happily high-fived Bai Yulou.

"Great! I did it! Condemn me quickly. Bai Yulou looked surprised.

Lu Hehuan, who was silently observing on the side, suddenly remembered something and shook his head, "No, if the body is hoisted with a stone counterweight, then there will definitely be friction marks left on the beams." But at the scene of Sun Yulian's death, there were no traces of friction on the beams. ”

"Even if you don't tie the stones, the murderer will hang Sun Fenglian on the beam of the house, and it will leave traces of friction." Ying Xi retorted unconvinced.

"So I guess the murderer first tied a rope to the beams of the house, and then hung the body to create the illusion that the deceased hanged himself."

"Then why did you let Bai Yulou pull that pig just now?"

"Test his strength." Lu Hehuan explained lightly.

"Why is it so troublesome to try your strength? Just let Bai Yulou hug the pig and see if he can hug it? Ying Xi thought that Lu Hehuan, who had always been smart, was stupid in this matter.

"Pig carcasses are dirty and have bacteria." Lu Hehuan looked serious.

Ying Xi moved his lips angrily and turned to leave.

In Bao Kang's office, Bao Kang stood solemnly by the phone, talking to Gordon on the phone with a respectful face.

"Yes, yes...... The Inspector General is reassured that we have locked up the killer and the case will be closed soon...... Yes, I understand. Bao Kang smiled and nodded.

There was a knock on the door, and Lu Hehuan, who looked confident, and Ying Xi, who was dejected, appeared at the door at the same time.

Bao Kang put down the phone, and immediately made a straight face when he saw Lu Hehuan and Ying Xi, "Are you here to tell me that you have caught the murderer?" ”

The two of them were silent, motionless, as if they were embedded in the door frame.

Ying Xi drooped his head, didn't dare to look at Bao Kang, and pushed Lu He Huan.

Lu He Huan stood up and saluted, and said firmly, "Director Bao, we are here to report to you, and after our careful verification, Bai Yulou is indeed not the murderer." ”

Bao Kang was so angry that his lungs were about to explode when he heard it, "The chief inspector is very dissatisfied with the fact that this case has dragged on for so long, and he has called me a third time, and I reported to him that we have locked up the murderer......"

"Who's the killer?" Lu Hehuan interrupted Bao Kang with a serious face.

"I should ask you that, right?" Bao Kang frowned and asked Lu Hehuan.

"But the real murderer hasn't been found yet...... Lu Hehuan was puzzled, thinking that Bao Kang was eager to solve the case, so he stepped forward to comfort him, "But Director Bao can rest assured, as long as he continues to investigate......"

"Shut up! There is no need to continue the investigation, now close the case immediately, the murderer is Bai Yulou! Bao Kang interrupted Lu Hehuan without question.

"The case can't be closed, as the director of the old gate police station, you have to uphold justice and can't wrongfully accuse the innocent!" Lu Hehuan said sharply.

"If I don't close the case, I won't be the director of the old gate police station!" Bao Kang remembered Gordon's warning and was furious.

"Director Bao, please give me a little more time, I will definitely find out the truth." Lu Hehuan pleaded sincerely.

Ying was glad to see that Lu Hehuan and Bao Kang had a dispute, and secretly prayed in his heart not to harm himself.

Bao Kang glared at Lu He Huan, thought for a moment, and finally let go, "Okay, you are limited to find out the truth within three days, otherwise you will be convicted of Bai Yulou immediately." ”

"Bao ......" Lu Hehuan wanted to say something, but was pulled by Ying Xi.

"Yes, Director Bao, we'll do our best." Ying Xi grabbed the conversation and respectfully made a promise.

Lu Hehuan thinks that the three-day deadline is far from enough, but now, he can only pray that new clues will be discovered soon.

Even though it was broad daylight, the police station cells were still underlit.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps in the corridor of the cell. Liu Rushuang followed a police officer to Bai Yulou's cell.

In the cell, Bai Yulou sat in the corner, his eyes glazed.

Seeing that there was no one around, the police officer who led the way tiptoed open the cell door.

"Miss Liu, I'm sorry, I can only give you ten minutes."

Liu Rushuang nodded, took out some money from her pocket and stuffed it to the officer, "Thank you." ”

The officer happily accepted the money and stood outside the cell to guard the door.

Liu Rushuang couldn't wait to walk into the cell, and cast her concerned gaze on Bai Yulou who was shrinking in the corner, "Baibai, how are you?" ”

Bai Yulou raised his head slowly when he heard the sound, and looked at Liu Rushuang pitifully.

"Sister Shuang, I'm a murderer, why don't you believe me......"

"In vain, I know you didn't kill anyone, don't worry, I will assist Brother Xi and Lu Hehuan to solve the case as soon as possible and clear your suspicion." Liu Rushuang interrupted Bai Yulou and swore to comfort.

Bai Yulou suddenly got up and approached Liu Rushuang, and scolded sharply, "You don't have to be nosy, I killed those people, I am a murderer, I am innocent of death!" ”

Liu Rushuang had never seen such a hot-tempered and fierce-eyed Bai Yulou, and she withdrew from the cell with some fear.

Lu Hehuan and Ying Xi raced against time to come to the scene of the crime in Huaihua Lane, hoping to obtain new clues. The two came to Chen Xiu'e's house first, Lu Hehuan pulled Ying Xi to lie on the ground and carefully looked for clues, but unfortunately found nothing, Lu Hehuan couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment, and Ying Xi sighed; Then they came to Liang Fang's house again, the two wore white gloves and brushed the window where Liang Fang fell from the building, but still no new clues were found, and Ying Xi was so anxious that he rubbed his hands and feet; Lu Hehuan was unwilling, and pulled Ying Xi to Sun Fenglian's house, Lu Hehuan rode on Ying Xi's neck, carefully inspected the beam of the house where Sun Fenglian hanged, Ying Xi looked up at Lu Hehuan expectantly, but Lu Hehuan shook his head again, and Ying Xi threw Lu Hehuan to the ground in a hurry.

Time was passing minute by minute, Lu Hehuan and Ying Xi came out of Sun Fenglian's house, and the two walked on the path of Huaihua Lane.

At this time, Fangfei in April, the red apricots in the courtyards on both sides have poked out of the wall, and the willows on the embankment not far away spit out the charming goose yellow, which is sultry, but unfortunately Lu Hehuan and Ying Xi who passed by have no intention of enjoying the spring beauty in front of them.

Lu Hehuan rubbed his arm and blamed Ying Xi angrily, "I was ruthless, I was almost crippled by you." ”

Ying Xi glared at Lu Hehuan, and his anger did not subside, "Who told you to toss blindly!" Hmph, you're dead now, aren't you? There are no clues at all, so there are no other murderers, it is Bai Yulou who kills people. ”

"Yes, there is no clue at all, how can it be Bai Yulou who kills people?" Lu Hehuan retorted.

Ying Xi saw that Lu Hehuan hit the south wall and didn't look back, and suddenly his anger surged, and he scolded sharply, "Why are you tendoned!" What do you think, since there is no clue at all, if Bai Yulou is not the murderer, then why did he turn himself in? ”

Lu Hehuan nodded thoughtfully, "It makes sense, Inspector Ying, we can use this to convince Director Bao that Bai Yulou was indeed hypnotized." ”

Ying Xi saw that he was surrounded by Lu Hehuan again, and immediately stopped, stared at Lu Hehuan, and threatened seriously, "Lu Hehuan, I really want to beat you up." ”

Ying Xi raised his hand and made a gesture to hit Lu Hehuan.

Lu Hehuan subconsciously dodged, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure flashing behind Ying Xi, so he took Ying Xi's hand and hid in the corner of the alley.

Ying Xi withdrew his hand in disgust, "What are you doing?" You dare to touch the detective's hand......"

Before Ying Xi's words were finished, Lu Hehuan put his finger on his lips to silence him, Ying Xi closed his mouth in amusement, and Lu Hehuan turned sideways and looked in the direction of Sun Fenglian's house.

Ying Xi didn't know why, so he followed Lu He Huan's gaze, but saw a man looking at Sun Fenglian's house sneakily.

The man was in his twenties, dressed in a straight gown, and looked like a teacher.

Lu Hehuan vigilantly took out the matching gun and glanced at Ying Xi.

The man was not aware of the prying eyes, and was still looking at the house, sometimes muttering, sometimes opening the small notebook he carried with him to take notes.

Lu Hehuan quickly rushed over, raised his gun and stood opposite the man.

"Don't move! Hands up! ”

When the man heard Lu Hehuan's warning, he turned around in fear and wanted to run, but when he turned his head, he saw Ying Xi standing behind him with a gun. It turned out that Lu Hehuan and Ying Xi had long expected that the man would run away, and they had already blocked each other's way.

Ying Xi sneered, "Let you raise your hand, not make you turn around." ”

Seeing that there was no way out, the man raised his hand obediently and asked, "You, what are you going to do?" ”

Lu Hehuan put down the gun and showed his ID, "I am Lu Hehuan, an agent of the Jiuzha Police Station, and now I suspect that you are related to a serial murder case, please go back with us to assist in the investigation." ”

"What serial murders?" The man's face became more and more flustered.

Ying Xi put down the gun and slapped the man's head impatiently, "Stinky boy, what are you pretending to be confused, what are you sneaking in at the door of the deceased Sun Fenglian's house?" ”

"I don't know who Sun Fenglian is......" the man argued.

"Chickens, huh? The mouth is so hard! Ying Xi interrupted the man and motioned to Lu Hehuan instead, "Take it away, go back and try again!" ”

Suddenly, the man fell to his knees with a thud, and said with tears in his eyes: "Two police officers, I have nothing to do with the serial murder case, I am Boss Zhu's subordinate, because Boss Zhu wants to demolish and rebuild the house in Huaihua Lane and rent it out, so he sent me to estimate the area of the house, because it is still in the secret stage, so Boss Zhu asked me to keep a low profile." ”

Lu Hehuan and Ying Xi glanced at each other noncommittally.

Seeing this, the man immediately took out a small notebook from his bosom and added, "I don't believe you, this is a record I made. ”

Lu Hehuan took the notebook, and saw that the specifications of the house were simply drawn on the notebook, and some formulas and data of the area of the house were recorded.

"It's true." Lu Hehuan dispelled his doubts and nodded at Yingxi.

"Which Boss Zhu are you talking about?" Ying Xi looked at the man and asked.

"Zhu Wolong."

Lu Hehuan and Ying Xi looked at each other in a panic, but they didn't expect Zhu Wolong to be involved in the serial murders in Huaihua Lane.

"I see." Lu Hehuan suddenly realized.

"Got what? Why didn't I get it? Ying Xi looked at Lu Hehuan, confused.

Lu Hehuan didn't take care of it, and returned the record book to the man.

"You can go."

"Thank you, officer." The man said he would run away.

"What's going on?" Ying Xi looked at Lu Hehuan and asked.

"The deceased are all lonely and widowed, and there is no one to inherit the property after death, so Zhu Wolong can naturally save part of the compensation......" Lu Hehuan looked at Ying Xi meaningfully.

"What do you mean?" Ying Xi's eyes moved, staring thoughtfully at Lu Hehuan.

"Zhu Wolong is suspected of committing a major crime."

"If you don't pinch that soft persimmon in Bai Yulou, you have to find Zhu Wolong, a cactus!" Ying Xi's expression was grim, and he muttered helplessly.

Lu Hehuan didn't care, and his tone was resolute, "Don't say that he is a cactus, even the chief inspector, if he violates the law, he should pinch it." I will report to Director Bao now and apply to take Zhu Wolong back to the police station for investigation. ”

Lu Hehuan was about to leave as he spoke, but Ying Xi grabbed him.

"You're not afraid, are you?" Lu Hehuan knew that Ying Xi was clinging to the powerful and did not want to offend Zhu Wolong.

Ying Xi sighed, "Director Bao has been matching Xiao Ying and Zhu Wolong, and he will definitely not agree to our investigation of Zhu Wolong." ”

"I'll argue with Director Bao!" Lu Hehuan's face was straight.

"Fight for a fart, you little agent can fight for the director?" Ying Xi shook his head and couldn't help but be rude.

Lu Hehuan scratched his head thoughtfully, "Then I'll call the chief inspector to complain." ”

Ying Xi pouted, "I thought I was so capable, but it turned out to be a complaint, hum." ”

"Then cut it first and then play it?" Lu Hehuan said tentatively.

"It's still an idea, but it's still necessary to report it first according to the procedure......"

In Bao Kang's office, Lu Hehuan and Ying Xi stood in front of Bao Kang with ulterior motives.

"Director Bao, after investigation, we have identified a major suspect." Lu Hehuan deliberately did not explain the identity of the suspect.

Bao Kang smiled, and immediately urged: "Then what are you doing standing here stupidly?" Don't go arrest yet! ”

Lu Hehuan and Ying Xi saw Bao Kang's plan and glanced at each other meaningfully.

"Yes!"

The two turned around and ran away, going straight to Zhu Wolong's residence.