The case of "No. 221 Huajie Lane" was included in the investigation of major criminal cases, which made the criminal police of the Xingmin Branch of the East County Police Department feel like a big enemy. In the usually stable and harmonious old alley, a resident disappeared mysteriously on the night of the power outage, leaving no other human tissue at the scene except for a piece of charred human skin and hair ashes. And the bloodstains at the scene only belong to the same person, that is, the household advocates Hengyuan. The criminal police preliminarily speculated that Zhang Hengyuan had been killed, and according to the height and distribution of blood spray, the victim was cut by the murderer from behind, because there was a large area of splashing spring-like markings and there was no empty area formed by other objects. Also present at the time, Zhang Wei, the son of the head of the household, was fortunate that no direct evidence of suspected injuries was found at the scene, and there was a possibility that he would survive.

At 11 o'clock on Friday night, the criminal police officers finished the seminar, and Xu Mengheng was sitting at the desk sorting out a lot of data files. She studied at the Donggio Police Academy, which is the best police academy in Liyuan District. After graduating, she was admitted to the A1 civil servant early, she is a veritable professional group, and she was born in a family of police officers, and she was quite talented, and soon became the police inspector of the Xingmin Branch in several promotions, which is equivalent to the level of the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau.

However, Xu Mengheng, who has already had many experience in solving cases, also has a headache about this case. There was no property loss at the scene of the crime, and theft and homicide were ruled out in the first place, and she learned from the public interviews this morning that the victim's family did not have any enemies at work or in the neighborhood, and she had even gone to learn more about the school interaction of the son of the head of the household, but she did not find anyone's possible motive for committing the crime.

Wang Zi'an is the police department under Xu Mengheng, and he is also a thunder attribute magician, who is good at analyzing computer data, he can use his original magic to galvanize computer data, and through his own brain for information selection and memory. Since high school, he has been at the top of his liberal arts grades because he only needs to magically "copy" knowledge points into his brain for deep memorization.

With Wang Zi'an, a convenient "data processor", Xu Mengheng immediately ordered him to check all the monitoring probes in Lao Xiang and the surrounding area, but there was no suspect at all. Xu Mengheng guessed that the murderer was either a habitual offender with a strong sense of anti-reconnaissance, or a professional killer with capable means. In addition to the fact that the first scene was well preserved, there were almost no clues in the surrounding area, but half of the cigarette butt was found outside the fence next to the house where the crime occurred, and the roll paper was brand new, which matched the time of the crime, but this cannot be directly determined to be related to the murderer. Such a clueless case can only hope to find the murderer's place of throwing the body, and this can only depend on fate, sometimes no matter how much police force is dispatched, it may not be found, if you are lucky enough, it is best for the masses to find it inadvertently.

Xu Mengheng's sense of smell told her that this incident was probably done by a professional killer, and it was not small. She also went to investigate the large-scale power outage before the crime, which was said to be due to the aging of the distribution circuit, but it was not ruled out that the interference of the thunder attribute magician was not ruled out. Such a planned, non-muddy operation is at least a small group. Just as she was thinking this, a cold wind hit the window beside her, and at the same time, a young man's voice sounded in the empty police office.

"Yo, long time no see, Miss Inspector."

Xu Mengheng was startled and saw two men in long black trench coats jumping in from the window. It was Onodera Shinri who spoke, carrying a few half-melted snowflakes above his head, panting for steam, rubbing his hands to close the window, and then looked at the half-open wooden door of the office, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, the door closed a few meters away.

"Zhan Tan, Emperor Xiang? How did you end up here? Xu Mengheng did not receive an order from above, and he was very surprised by the sudden visit of the middle-level cadres in charge of other regions. However, her reaction was also very fast, and she immediately thought of their relationship with this case, and then asked, "This murder in Huajie Lane can't be done by the two of you." ”

"Hmm." Hori Beixiang nodded too lazily, but he suddenly squinted, walked quickly to Xu Mengheng's desk, picked up an evidence bag on the table, and pretended to be expressionless but an embarrassed voice sounded, "Hey, this cigarette butt seems to have been lost by me." ”

Onodera snorted lightly, "Look at your careless look, I'm embarrassed to say me, pay attention next time." Then he looked at Xu Mengheng with a little doubt, "By the way, listen to Miss Jianzeng's meaning, don't you know about this mission?" ”

"I don't know."

"Oh, I was going to come to you to check it out." Onodera looked disappointed, "We went to Jianguang in the morning, he knows, didn't you listen to Lord Yu Guangmu at the same time?" ”

"This ...... I don't know, I haven't heard anything from Hirome-sama. ”

Onodera was originally convinced that the white rose was related to the inspection, because the person in charge of the organization stationed in Xingmin was only these two people, but now one of the two flatly denied it, and the other was completely unaware, which made him at a loss for a while. But he also wanted to confirm whether there were other factors, "You don't know, then your subordinates probably don't know." ”

"I'm just two subordinates, so I don't know. Did something unusual happen to the task? ”

"Well, there are two targets in this mission, one of which is marked by the White Rose, but we can't find out who the source of the mark is."

Xu Mengheng was shocked when he heard this, "Are you crazy? Why do you investigate this, the iron law of the organization is that you are not allowed to probe the source of the mark, you just need to obey it. Be careful that the higher ones know that you will be guilty of your sin. ”

"We don't want to, but I always feel that something is wrong. The family that has been successfully killed is too weak to be able to do such a simple task, right? Miss Detective. ”

Xu Mengheng nodded after careful consideration, "That is indeed a bit sudden. However, it may have been made by Hirome-sama himself. ”

"I've asked Jianguang to help us investigate, this assassination list is said to have been drawn up by him, there are only two families, and suddenly there is one less, how can it be said."

"I'm sorry, but I don't have any news here, which makes your mission difficult." Xu Mengheng apologized politely, but was very unhappy in his heart. The organization has such a major task and did not inform her in advance, and she is in charge of this task, she categorically will not reveal the two real murderers in front of her to the media, so that the case that caused public fear will not be solved, and her career will be greatly affected. With such a little distress, she suddenly thought of something, and then she was relieved, but she suddenly became interested in another family on the assassination list, "By the way, Zhan Tan, what is the name of the other family?" ”

Onodera Marei touched the pocket of his jacket, and originally wanted to take out the list, but suddenly remembered that he had already known it by heart, "The head of the household is called Tang Quan." There are only two people in this family, and the other should be a daughter, named Tang Xianting. ”

Xu Mengheng was stunned for a moment, always feeling that this name was a little familiar, and after looking down and thinking about it, he suddenly grabbed his wrist and asked nervously, "Say the second name again, which xian?" Which ting? ”

"Envy xian, bamboo pavilion ting. What's wrong? Do you know? Onodera also saw some clues on her face, and couldn't help but frown.

"No, I don't know, but I just happen to have a friend whose name is very similar to hers." Xu Mengheng replied with a smile, but his heart was sour. She recalls that she had recently had a good relationship with a local girl, who had been invited to eat on the street a few times, and had taken her to visit the police station last Sunday. And the first encounter with the little girl was in a clear pond not long ago to help local fishermen, Xu Mengheng is very fond of this little girl who is obsessed with magic and worships herself, and now that the little girl's name appears on the assassination list, how can she not be nervous? So, she wanted to tactfully change the minds of the two men in front of her, "I think it's better for you not to ask too much." As long as White Rose is present, no one will blame you, so leave it to the senior officials if you can't figure it out. ”

"That's not going to work." Onodera refused decisively, "I will be outside, and I have the right to decide the beginning and end of the mission." His eyes looked directly at Xu Mengheng, and then suddenly looked away, "And, hehe, because of this incident, I suspect some individuals, tsk, secretly selfish." ”

Of course, Xu Mengheng knew what he meant, his face stiffened, and he slapped the table angrily, "If you doubt me, I'll just say it, what are you doing with yin and yang?" ”

Onodera smiled, "How so?" How could I doubt Miss Inspectorate. If you had the selfish desire to protect that family, you would never tell us that you knew nothing, or you would not have borne the brunt of suspicion, and I don't think you would be so stupid. But he changed his words and showed a fierce face, "However, although you are not suspicious, it does not mean that you can talk to me like this!" Don't forget, you're just the bottom of the ranking, and you're still very different from us, so don't think you can be on an equal footing with us at the same level. He approached Xu Mengheng who was sitting in the chair with a calm face, and looked down at her, "In the future, add the word 'adult' after our code name, do you understand?" Miss Detective. ”

Xu Mengheng sighed dissatisfiedly, neither nodding nor answering, annoyed that Onodera Zhenli gritted his teeth.

Shota Horikita, who is usually fierce, looks like a good old man abnormally, and pats Onodera on the shoulder, "Forget it, Zhantan, don't embarrass her." Everyone is dedicated to the organization, and there is no need to make the relationship so strained. Then he bent down slightly, took off his hat and smiled at Xu Mengheng, "I'm sorry, Miss Jianzeng, you don't have to be so rigid, just treat us as colleagues and friends." ”

"You ......"

Onodera raised an eyebrow and glared at Horikita, and was about to reprimand him, but the door of his office was knocked on by a continuous knock. "We'll have to slip away, and we'll see you later." Horikita hugged his fist in ceremony, and hurriedly pulled Onodera through the window into the deep cold of the winter night.

It was Wang Zi'an who entered the door, holding a miniature tablet the size of a mobile phone in his hand, "Sir, cough cough, the envelope is red." ”

Xu Mengheng immediately stood up from the chair. The communication between the cadres of the Red Regiment depends on this customized tablet, because it has 8 security protection authorizations, except for cadres who are one level higher than themselves, it is impossible to open it except for themselves. There are two main functions in the tablet, one is the envelope, which is specially used to receive instructions from the superior cadres, and the other is the mailbox, which is the communication software with the cadres at the same level. Xu Mengheng usually likes to put this tablet next to Wang Zi'an, but Wang Zi'an can interact with this machine, and if there is news, he will definitely know it at the first time, and there will be no possibility of omission.

Hurriedly took the tablet, but the instructions on it made her heart cold. "Fully cooperate with Emperor Zhantan." At the same time, her boss Guangmu also mentioned that the authenticity of the white roses that appeared in the sky in this mission still needs to be reported and decided, but in this way, the procedures are complicated and the mission itinerary is delayed, so Gao Ganduowen gave Zhan Tan and the emperor the power to cut first and then play.

Xu Mengheng began to panic. Considering that, because of the constraints of the iron laws of organization, the two of them may not have done anything to that family for the time being, but now with a special mandate, they will definitely show their expressive desire for nowhere without scruples. So she took the mission order as an opportunity to make an appointment with the emperor and Zhan Tan.

Looking up at the sky, you can definitely find some fine gray and white in the pitch black, and it seems that the strength of the first heavy snow is not enough, leaving only a shallow layer on the roof. Onodera Shinri squatted on the iron fence in front of an underground parking garage, "hissing" and gnawing on the omelette, he took out the kelp shreds and threw them on the ground, "The omelettes, dough and sauce here are good, but this kelp shreds are not good, too hard and unpalatable." As he spoke, he looked at Xu Mengheng, who was standing with his face drooping and rubbing his hands, and stretched out his hand and said, "Take a bite?" ”

Xu Mengheng turned his face in disgust, "Let me state first, I don't want to help you, if it weren't for Lord Guangmu's order." ”

"Yes, yes, you official magicians have stable jobs, where can you make time for tasks, and professional magicians like us have to work tirelessly." Onodera jumped off the tubular iron fence and stepped in front of Xu Mengheng, "We really don't need you to do anything, this kind of piece of cake, we can do it tomorrow." Go back and sleep in peace, Miss Policeman. ”

"Oh? You know I'm a police officer. Xu Mengheng was not to be outdone, "How dare you be so arrogant in my territory?" Watch out for a notice to arrest you, vagrant. ”

The smell of gunpowder burst out, Onodera was so angry that his teeth trembled, and he even threatened, "Wait for the little girl, if you get to me in the future, I promise to kill you." ”

Seeing that the two of them had quarreled again not long after they met, Shota Horikita quickly put out his cigarette and closed his arms to the two of them with a kind face, "Oh, you two are really a narrow family." However, according to my experience over the years, this situation is the easiest to spark love. ”

Xu Mengheng exaggeratedly covered his mouth and gaged, "Who?" He? A vagrant with a bad personality and a roe deer face? If I could feel the slightest feeling for him, I'd tear the great white shark by hand. ”

"I'm afraid that your eyes have been gouged out as glass marbles in soda bottles, and you are embarrassed to say that my face is like a roe deer with my face that fascinates thousands of women? I think I was a school grass back then! Onodera spit to his feet, "I don't deny anything else, if you want to complain about my appearance, then I'm really embarrassed, there is no man in the world who can enter the eyes of Miss Police." ”

"Disgusting! Disgusting! Disgusting to death. Xu Mengheng trembled and took two steps back. But at this time, Horikita finally couldn't stand the two of them, returned to his vicious face, and scolded loudly, "You two give me a little stop!" Damn it, shameless, huh? It's all the middle of the red group, and it's fun to quarrel with two little kids, right? Hurry up and get down to business! You're not cold, I'm cold. ”

Xu Mengheng was stunned, touched the hair on his ears, and asked first, "What are your plans for tomorrow?" Hands-on? ”

Onodera rolled his eyes, he didn't want to answer, but he was punched on the head by the fierce Horikita, so he had to cover his head and say, "We just received the news from Jian Guang, and he has confirmed that Tang Quan's family is undoubtedly the target of extermination, and there is nothing that is ineffective." But we also take your words into account, so we are going to follow Tang Quan tomorrow and see how he behaves. If there is no anomaly and there is a white rose signal in front of the house, we will abandon this mission. ”

Hearing Onodera's answer, Xu Mengheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the implication of this passage was to let this family go. The two of them also thought about it for a long time, and finally did not dare to easily decide the right and wrong of the task. So she said with a relaxed expression, "Yo, I didn't expect you to change your words too quickly, in that case, I don't need to do anything tomorrow, just wait for you to leave." ”

"No way, this is the safest solution. Miss Jianzeng, you are right, rather than taking the risk of questioning the authenticity of the marking, it is better to follow the rules, so that no one will blame us. Otherwise, if we are not careful, we will be miserable if we get into a power struggle at the top. Shota Horikita lit a cigarette again, inhaling and exclaiming.

"You're thinking about it quite deeply, and I'll tell you the truth, I also think that this mission is due to the disagreement between the top few adults. It seems that in the near future, we may start to fight for power, and we can only follow our own senior cadres, and our fate is all in their hands. Although Xu Mengheng is the last middle cadre, she knows much more than her peers. As a police officer who can be in charge of local criminal cases, she has a special status and a promising future, and the organization needs a person like her who is in power, so it is natural for her to know a lot of inside information.

On top of the 8 senior cadres of the Red Regiment, it is said that there are three founders, whose identities are secret, but they also have honorific titles, namely "Taihe", "Zhonghe" and "Baohe". These three men are in charge of the organization's discipline, armament, and finances, but in recent years, they have begun to interfere with each other, especially the Zhonghe people, who hold the power of armaments, have repeatedly commanded the finances, which has led to signs of partisanship within the organization. But Xu Mengheng is not interested in the unpredictability of these futures, because she is a dying person.

On the way back to the police station, she felt another bout of nausea in her stomach, and with a cough, her palms covering her mouth spread out, and a pool of sticky blood curdled on her palm. Half a year ago, she went to the hospital with the same discomfort and was diagnosed with advanced uterine cancer, which had metastasized to other organs through the blood, and the liver was also seriously damaged. But she didn't tell anyone about her illness, and she didn't want to make useless resistance in the ward, she wanted to hand over her declining body to the organization, the place where hope was kept.

Ever since a man of the Star Head bloodline became the chief executive of the Liyuan District, the treatment of people of the Liyuan bloodline in this land has become more and more unfair. The people seem to be free and equal, but in fact, they are just paralyzed and brainwashed by the rulers, so Xu Mengheng has a dream, she wants the surviving people of different origins from all over the world to get along amicably, without any prejudice and suspicion, and truly understand and care for each other. So, she joined the Red Regiment, a gathering place of people who shared her ambitions, and they sang the praises of equality, sang of fraternity, and grew over the years. But Xu Mengheng found that in order to expand its own power, the organization has become more and more unscrupulous in recent years, and even harms some innocent people. Although she also knew that this was a necessary sacrifice for the future of the Great Dao, she still couldn't let go of this guilt and unease in her heart. And this visit by Onodera Shinri and Shota Horikita really shook her faith in the days when the candle was flickering, and made her feel self-loathing.

Xu Mengheng knew that she would die with her fledgling ideals, but at the same time, she didn't want to see the innocent little girl named Tang Xianting sadly begging to survive in front of her. She didn't want to hear the death of any innocent person before the end of her life. Thinking like this, her eyes went black, her legs went limp, and she fell on the cold road.