The vicissitudes of the rock façade outline the gate of the Nancheng Police Station, and on both sides are the saplings planted when the police station was first established, which has grown into a towering tree standing proudly. Gao Cheng leaned against the tree and gently closed his eyes, and the afternoon sun fell on him through the gaps in the leaves.

Many times, Gao Cheng always leaned against the tree alone, lit a cigarette, and analyzed the case with a file. He regarded the tree at the door as the eyes of the people, watching his tense nerves all the time, and did not dare to slack off.

There are already some eyebrows in the case in the morning, and through the questioning of Bai Ling's roommate, Yang Fan has already obtained the basic appearance of the murderer, and now he is doing a portrait puzzle, I believe that the general appearance of the murderer will soon be known.

After hearing Su Xiaonuan talk about Bai Ling's situation before the accident in Bai Ling's dormitory in the morning, Gao Cheng quickly contacted Bai Ling's other roommate, Lin Xin. In addition to confirming that the facts Su Xiaonuan said were true, Lin Xin also got another clue, that is, the basic appearance of the murderer.

It seems that this cyber homicide case will soon be closed.

Whenever this happens, Gao Cheng always thinks of his wife Li Yueyue. There is no man in this world who does not love his home, and there is no man who would rather treat his career as his home, just because he is busy, so he neglects his wife and neglects to take care of his home.

Gao Cheng is always alone, facing the deep pain and sorrow in his heart alone. In the eyes of outsiders, he is a meticulous and calm criminal police captain, but no one knows the pain and helplessness in his heart.

In the past few days after breaking up with his wife, he has not come home. When he left the police station, he always drove his car past every place he had ever walked with his wife. One night, he leaned on the seat of the car and listened to the song "It's not a sin for a man to cry when he cried" on the radio.

Sometimes, behind the strength is the fragility that can be broken at the touch.

Thinking of this, Gao Cheng sighed deeply. He looked up and saw Yang Fan walking out of the police station. It seems that the portrait of the murderer has come out.

Gao Cheng stood up, patted the dust off his body, and walked forward.

Staring at the portrait in his hand and the data description below, Gao Cheng frowned, and after a moment he raised his head and asked, "Are you sure that the girl named Lin Xin is not talking nonsense?" ”

"No, maybe she doesn't know!" Yang Fan shook his head and said.

"What is this? This is a portrait of the Grim Reaper in a Japanese fantasy anime "Bleach Blaaper". Wait......" Gao Cheng suddenly paused.

Death? Te

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Could this be the identity of the murderer? No, this must be a trick by the murderer using the Grim Reaper.

Yang Fan next to him seemed to have thought of something, he stared at the portrait, and said thoughtfully, "It seems that what we encountered this time is not an ordinary case!" ”

When you are sad, please come here; When you're happy, please come here. This is the poster word that Blue and Bar put on the door. Gao Cheng pulled Yang Fan and walked in. Yang Fan seemed a little stage frightened, he didn't expect Gao Cheng to come to this place. Originally, he thought that Gao Cheng had found some important clues.

The singers on the stage sang sad love songs, and the listeners in the audience also gently harmonized. Gao Cheng gently tapped his fingers on the wooden surface of the bar, his eyes slightly closed, as if those songs rushed into his body like air and spread all over his body.

"Yueyue and I are divorced." Gao Cheng suddenly spoke.

"What?" Yang Fan almost spit out the beer in his mouth.

Gao Cheng didn't speak again, picked up the beer in front of him and drank it all, as if those melancholy troubles were also swept away.

Only then did Yang Fan understand why he had been feeling that Gao Cheng seemed to have something on his mind these days. He didn't expect it to be like this. Of course he knows the reason, and this is also the most headache for every police officer. How precious it is to have a wife who can understand and support you.

"Actually......" Yang Fan just wanted to say something, but Gao Cheng waved his hand to prevent him from talking.

At this moment, Gao Cheng's mood, Yang Fan understands. Perhaps, quiet drinking is more useful than talking or comforting. So, he proudly raised the cup in his hand and touched it with Gao Cheng, but his eyes froze for the moment he raised his head.

Gao Cheng sensed his strangeness and followed his gaze.

In the crowd opposite, there was a man standing. He was wearing a black trench coat, and his gaze was wandering everywhere. Turning his head, he seemed to see Gao Cheng and Yang Fan looking at each other.

His appearance is exactly the same as the Grim Reaper in the portrait.

Gao Cheng swallowed his saliva, and a cool breath rose into his stomach. He jerked to his feet.

The man bowed his head, turned and walked away. Gao Cheng and Yang Fan hurriedly chased out. The man walked fast, a black trench coat looking ghostly and mysterious in the night. Gao Cheng and Yang Fan followed closely behind him.

The man stopped at the mouth of a small alley. He slowly turned his head to look at Gao Cheng and Yang Fan behind him, and then went into the small alley.

Gao Cheng looked at Yang Fan, took out a pistol from behind his back, and followed softly.

The alley is not long, and you can see the opposite side at a glance. There was a faint street lamp flickering and hitting the pavement in the alley.

The man was gone.

In a few seconds, he definitely didn't have time to run to the other side. Is it even more impossible to go back? So, where did he go?

Just as Gao Cheng was thinking, a bright light suddenly pierced into his eyes. Gao Cheng's eyes flickered, and he vaguely saw that it was a silver scythe. That man, who seemed to be in the blink of an eye, appeared in front of Gao Cheng's eyes.

Gao Cheng was startled, and was just about to buckle the gun. The man's scythe flew over. Gao Cheng's wrist hurt, and the pistol fell to the ground. The man ran quickly forward and disappeared into the night.

"Captain, how are you?" Yang Fan hurriedly ran over from behind to support him.

"Death, God." Gao Cheng looked at the front with a heavy face, and then said two words word by word.

When I got back to the police station, it was almost dawn. Looking from the windowsill, there are vendors passing by from time to time on the street. It's a new day. Gao Cheng extinguished the cigarette butt in his hand and looked back at Yang Fan who was lying on the sofa on his side.

The scene from last night still clearly surfaced in front of Gao Cheng's eyes. Gao Cheng didn't understand whether it was because he was dizzy from drinking, or if the man was really the Grim Reaper. In an instant, he appeared in front of him and cut his wrist.

Scold! Yang Fan yawned and sat up. He looked up and saw Gao Cheng contemplating out the window.

Yang Fan got up and stood up, walked over to Gao Cheng and poured him a cup of tea. Gao Cheng turned his head, his eyes were bloodshot, his hair was a little messy, and it seemed that he had not slept all night.

Gao Cheng picked up the cup, took a sip of water, muttered slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Yang Fan, organize all the team members immediately." Today, we officially begin the investigation of the Grim Reaper's killings. ”

"Yes." Yang Fan was in a straight shape and replied sharply.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the conference room of the police station was filled with all the officers on standby.

Gao Cheng glanced at everyone below solemnly, and then turned on the switch of the projector. In front of each team member was a brief description of the case that Yang Fan had just sorted out last night.

Two days ago, a female corpse was found in the willow forest in the south of the city. After investigation, it was found that the deceased was Bai Ling, a student at Nancheng University. The medical examiner determined that the deceased had been killed with a sickle or scimitar. And the deceased's dormitory classmates provided clues that the deceased went to meet a netizen the night before he was killed.

Gao Cheng pressed the mouse, and a portrait immediately appeared on the projector. Seeing the portrait, there was a commotion in the crowd below. Gao Cheng ignored it and continued, "This is the photo of the deceased's netizens, and it is a portrait of the puzzle based on the information provided by the deceased's roommate. ”

"Captain, this, it can't be! This is the portrait of the Grim Reaper in the Japanese manga "Grim Reaper"! A policeman next to him asked questions.

"yes, could it be a mistake?" The people below chimed in.

"Yes, this is indeed a portrait of the Grim Reaper in the comics. It is very likely that the murderer worships the Grim Reaper, so he pretends to be the Grim Reaper to kill people. I can tell you that Yang Fan and I had already fought this Grim Reaper last night. He is quick and not your average criminal. Therefore, we must pay attention to our own safety. Now, I declare the official start of the search for the Grim Reaper's killing. ”

"Yes." All the officers stood up and took orders.

The door to the conference room was shut, and Gao Cheng stared at the portrait of the Grim Reaper on the projector, the scene of last night still seemed to be in front of him. The man who pretended to be the Grim Reaper was quite skilled. What made Gao Cheng feel even more incredible was that when he chased to the corner of the alley, how did the "Grim Reaper" appear behind him?

Bang! The door to the conference room opened.

Gao Cheng turned his head and saw Yang Fan walking towards him with a gloomy face, and he still had a phone call in his hand that did not hang up.

Gao Cheng was puzzled for a few seconds, took the phone, and put it to his ear.

On the LCD, Te

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The message is like a pair of provocative eyes.

The call was made by Lin Xin, and she told Gao Cheng that on Bai Ling's QQ, she saw Te

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Message.

There is only one sentence in the message - at half past ten tonight, Ming'an Private High School.

One time, one place.

Obviously, this is the time and place of Death's next killing.

The other party's behavior undoubtedly made Gao Cheng a little confused, if the previous encounter in the blue and bar was accidental, then what is the other party's behavior now?

In some movies and novels, there are indeed some murderers who will inform the police in advance of the time and place of their actions. Of course, those are high-IQ criminals who take it as fun to fight with the police. Could it be that the "Grim Reaper" in front of him wants to imitate the criminal in the movie?

Without thinking too much, Gao Cheng seized the time to start the layout. If the "Grim Reaper" really appeared in Ming'an Private High School today, then no matter what, he must be caught.

Ming'an Private High School is the only private high school in the city. Because the investor is Ming'an Group, a leading enterprise in the city. Therefore, the students who study in Ming'an Private High School are the children of wealthy families in the city.

Gao Cheng didn't know who the "Grim Reaper" would choose, so he informed Ming'an Private High School in advance that it would be an early holiday in the afternoon. In this way, at least the "Grim Reaper" will not be able to take advantage of it.

It was getting dark. Ming'an Private High School at night is more like a splendid architectural mansion. The entrance was filled with limousines of all kinds, and the security guards at the door stared at anyone who passed by the door.

Those limousines were deliberately parked by Gao Cheng, the purpose of course to confuse the "Grim Reaper". Of course, no one knows what the "Grim Reaper" will do next.

Little by little, time passed. The time is approaching half past ten little by little, and Gao Cheng's heart is like a winding arrow, ready to burst out at all times.

At this time, a figure suddenly walked over from the corner next to the school and walked step by step to the gate of Ming'an Private High School.

Seeing that person, Gao Chengdeng was stunned. She turned out to be Li Yueyue.

"Captain, why is my sister-in-law here?" Yang Fan next to him was also stunned.

Gao Xiang was electrocuted and woke up suddenly. He picked up the phone in his hand and dialed his wife's.

The call went through quickly.

"Hurry up and leave Ming'an Private High School, hurry up." Gao Cheng shouted loudly.

"How do you know I'm at Ming'an Private High School?" Li Yueyue asked.

"Don't say so much, you hurry up and leave, do you hear." Gao Cheng shouted anxiously and angrily.

"Gao Cheng, we are divorced. You don't have the right to yell at me. Li Yueyue spoke and hung up the phone decisively.

Gao Cheng looked at the phone in his hand angrily, raised his head, and his eyes froze.

Next to a car at the entrance of Ming'an Private High School, a person's figure flashed, so familiar. He was the man he had seen that day at the Blue Harmony Bar. As if he knew that Gao Cheng was watching from the side, he walked towards Li Yueyue step by step. It was as if a beast of prey was slowly approaching its prey.

Gao Cheng rushed out at once. The policeman next to him hurriedly turned on all the lights.

The man had already choked Li Yueyue's neck, and his eyes shone with a cold light under the dazzling light. He watched Gao Cheng run forward, and then slowly raised the scythe in his hand.

"Don't." Gao Cheng stopped running, staring at the scythe in the man's hand.

"Goodbye, Mr. Policeman." The man laughed, and at the same time, the sickle in his hand slashed across Li Yueyue's neck.

"Bang! Bang! Gao Cheng snapped the pistol in his hand. The man ghostly scurried into the group of cars next to him, and then disappeared from everyone's eyes. Yang Fan led people to chase after him.

Blood stained the ground red, and it also stained Gao Cheng's hands. He hugged his wife's body, and his whole body trembled like a sieve. This usually meticulous, calm, and calm man is crying and wailing on the street like a lost child at the moment. He called out his wife's name over and over again, hoarsely.

An ambulance came. Gao Cheng couldn't hold his wife's body several times. He was almost paralyzed, and he endured the grief in his heart and got into the car with the ambulance staff.

Nurses and doctors were scrambling to rescue Li Yueyue. Gao Cheng sat firmly in the car, and his eyes were blank. He didn't know how long it took for him to feel someone tugging at his arm.

Raising his eyes, he saw the regretful expressions of the doctors and nurses. The doctor was still talking about something, but Gao Cheng felt as if he had fallen into a cloud and mist, and the whole person was fluttering, and he couldn't touch the edge.

"Captain Gao, please mourn." The doctor's voice pulled him back to reality once again. Captain Gao, he is the captain of the criminal police team. No, at the moment he was just an ordinary man, a man who had just lost his wife. Tears flowed silently down her cheeks. He regretted it, he was sad, he didn't even tell his wife in person before she died, in fact, he had always loved her.

At the police station, he talked eloquently; In the face of criminals, he was righteous in his words. But in the face of his wife alone, he always hides his love deeply. He has always thought that deep love needs to be understood.

Now, the wife is dead. Even if he wanted to say more and do more, it was useless.

Gao Cheng has experienced death more than once.

In the year he graduated from the police academy, he and his teammates went on an anti-drug operation, and the vicious drug dealer grabbed one of the team members like crazy at the last minute. It wasn't until the dealer was killed that they realized that the team member had been bitten off the neck by the drug dealer.

It was the first time he had witnessed death. Standing in front of his teammate's mausoleum, he heard the police station leader talk sadly about the responsibilities and obligations he should face as a police officer.

Life can be small, but it can also be great. In many cases, it is precisely because of our dedication that the security and interests of the people have been achieved.

Sitting down in front of his teammate's grave, he sat until it was dark. From that moment on, he understood that since he had chosen the profession of police, he must hold back his tears and hold back his compassion.

But now, in the face of his wife's departure, he can't bear the grief in his heart. He slammed the door next to him, letting the iron-edged knife stab into the palm of his hand.

Tears covered all the pain.