That night, almost half of the city fell into a state of insomnia. Police forces across the city are struggling to track down the suspects in the shootings. Airports, railway stations, long-distance passenger terminals, highways, national highways, provincial highways, and other important transportation hubs have all entered a state of high martial law, and it is imperative to prevent criminal suspects from fleeing to other places.

Television and radio are constantly broadcasting news about the shooting, reminding the general public to pay attention to their personal safety and to report to the police immediately if they find anything unusual. On the online media, where information spreads rapidly, the "convenience store shooting" has been spread by people.

In a place like China, where guns are strictly banned, the occurrence of shooting cases can be described as a very sensitive matter for the people. While we all know to call the police immediately in case of an emergency, in reality, when people actually encounter a gunman, it may not be too late to call the police.

In tonight's case, for example, the tragedy occurred near a quiet and peaceful residential area, where all three victims were attacked by gangsters in front of their homes. In the face of the guns of the gangsters, they have no ability to fight back, and can only resign themselves to fate like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, which has to make the residents of the city lose the most basic sense of security about their living environment. As long as the suspects are on the run, they are on the verge of danger at all times.

Fears spread quickly, and calls for the police to catch the gangsters as soon as possible were repeated on the Internet.

A junior high school student who stayed up late to surf the Internet said half-jokingly on Weibo: I bought a watch last year, and I did things for Lao Tzu on the first day of the college entrance examination.

Someone commented below Weibo: Don't worry, we are not a country here, and campus shootings are not popular.

The blogger replied: The road from the door to the exam room is not necessarily safe. People were shot when they went out to make soy sauce, which is not easy to say!

These seemingly joking words made the R City police even more headaches.

Yes, such a sensational case occurred during the college entrance examination, which did cause a heavy psychological burden to many candidates and students' parents. Although it is inferred from the current situation that the purpose of the suspect's murder with a gun is only to rob, who can predict that bad luck will befall him in the next second?

At around 1 a.m., there was exciting good news from the Jianshe Road police station: two police officers had spotted a suspicious boy while patrolling at night. It was confirmed that the boy was the fourth person who stayed in the convenience store at the time of the shooting.

Knowing that the child was safe and sound, Gu Song's mood finally relaxed. Although he knew that going to the kid now might not be able to ask for valuable clues, he still wanted to meet the survivor as soon as possible.

"Senior brother, I want to go see him too." Qi Ruonan was also very worried about the child's physical and mental condition. It just so happened that the tasks at hand were completed, and seeing that Gu Song had no objection, she got into the car and went to the Jianshe Road Police Station together.

Xiao Song, the policeman on duty, quickly introduced the basic situation of the child to the two. The boy's name is He Weiqi, 10 years old this year, and he is a student in the fifth class of the fourth year of Jianshe Road Primary School.

When the patrol found the boy, the boy was hiding in the municipal garden near the Jianshe Road Elementary School, with a small amount of blood on his clothes and face, and he looked very suspicious. Fortunately, the boy was not injured, but he was psychologically frightened and could not cooperate with the police investigation for the time being.

"Are the child's parents here?" Gu Song asked eagerly.

Xiao Song nodded and said, "His mother has been informed, and it should be there soon." After a pause, Xiao Song continued to add, "In fact, three hours ago, the child's mother, Ms. Du, had already come to our police station to report the case. He Weiqi has not been home since school, and he told his mother that he went to his classmate's house to do his homework. At around 9 o'clock in the evening, there was a brief phone call between their mother and son, after which He Weiqi's mobile phone was turned off, and the child's mother could not contact him. Hearing that her son may have been involved in a shooting case and his whereabouts are unknown, Ms. Du was so frightened that she fainted on the spot. She was still lying in a nearby hospital when she called her to pick her son home. ”

"What about the child's father?"

"The child's father is out of town. Ms. Du divorced her husband last year, and it is not easy for both mother and son to take care of the children alone. ”

Gu Song frowned and asked, "What does the child's mother do?" How do you let a 10-year-old wander around at night? In today's society, there are so many bad people, isn't she afraid that her children will be in danger? ”

"Alas, I think she really can't help it, there is such a baby at home, can she not worry." Xiao Song understands the situation of the child's mother very well. "Ms. Du is in the clothing business, and her economic conditions are not bad, but she is usually too busy with work and neglects to discipline her children. According to Ms. Du, He Weiqi is a very naughty child, who often contradicts teachers and teases classmates at school, and is an out-and-out bear child who gives people a headache. She has always doted on this child, no matter what trouble the child causes at school, she never fights with her hands, at most she nags something. Of course, she didn't want the child to wander the streets so late, but the boy wouldn't listen to what she said many times. ”

"That ......"

"Officer Song." Seeing that Gu Song wanted to inquire about something, Qi Ruonan impatiently changed the topic and asked, "Can you take us to meet that child?" ”

"Absolutely." Xiao Song replied enthusiastically, and then took Gu Song and Qi Ruonan to the door of an office, and said to the boy who was sitting motionless on the chair, "The child is frightened, if you want to inquire about the case, it is best to wait for his mother to come." ”

"Don't worry, we're measured." Gu Song showed a grateful smile to Xiao Song. "Thank you so much for today. If we can't find this child, the pressure on our criminal police team will be even greater. ”

"It's fine." Xiao Song waved his hand, "This is the work we should do, say no thanks." ”

"You don't know how worried we are." Gu Song explained with a wry smile, "There was a child lost at the scene of the shooting, this thing is really not a joke. With that, he and Ruonan walked into the office one after another, dragged two chairs and sat down opposite the boy.

The boy didn't look up at them, but remained staring at the tiled floor of the office in a silent and daze, seemingly indifferent to what was happening in front of him. Gu Song carefully looked at the boy's face and found that the child looked quite energetic, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a straight nose, he looked very clever, and there was an unruly energy between his eyebrows and eyes.

Although the boy rarely blinked, and the whole person froze there like a statue, what Gu Song saw from the boy's almost frozen expression was not sluggish, but seriously thinking about something.

After a moment of silence, Qi Ruonan smiled at the boy and said, "Hello, little handsome guy, we are the police of the R City Public Security Bureau, and we are responsible for arresting those heinous villains. Don't be afraid, we'll protect you no matter what happens. ”

The boy didn't react, as if he hadn't heard Qi Ruonan's words. The latter didn't mind at all, touched the boy's hair, and continued to ask patiently: "Can you tell my sister why you didn't come home after school?" I heard that you went to your classmate's house to do your homework, have you finished your homework? Do you want my sister to check it out for you? ”

The boy still didn't answer, but raised his head to look at Gu Song, who was silent, and the two of them looked at each other, and the boy was suddenly startled by Gu Song's serious and focused expression, and couldn't help but shrink back.

Qi Ruonan noticed the boy's strange behavior, hurriedly turned his head to look at Gu Song, and complained, "Senior brother, why are you so serious?" What to do if you scare a child? ”

"I'm sorry......" Gu Song's mind was too concentrated, and he didn't realize that his expression would scare the children. He scratched his hair, smiled apologetically at the boy and said, "I just want to know, what are you thinking?" ”

Hearing this, the boy opened his mouth in surprise, feeling that the man in front of him was a little strange, as if he could read his thoughts. But he knew very well in his heart that he was different from others, and no one in this world would really understand his pain.

Qi Ruonan sighed leisurely, and said helplessly: "Neither of us is good at coaxing children, if only Brother Xia Shi was here." I remember that when I first handled the case of the 'Night Killer', Brother Xia Shi asked the mute child to draw a picture for him without much effort, providing some clues to solve the case. I really miss him now......"

Gu Song didn't answer, and he also knew the truth of what Ruonan said. Thinking that at the beginning, Xia Jinyu was so severely traumatized that Xia Shi was cured, and this ability was really something he had to admire.

Just thinking about it, a middle-aged woman about forty years old and dressed quite fashionably walked into the office under the leadership of Xiao Song. As soon as she saw the boy sitting in the chair, the woman immediately rushed forward, took the child in her arms, and excitedly said, "Thank God, I can finally find you." You said if you have three long and two short, what should I do? I can't explain it to your dad......"

After crying for a while, the woman let go of the boy, and then she noticed that there were two other people in the office, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "Who are you?" ”

Xiao Song hurriedly introduced: "These two are colleagues from the Municipal Public Security Bureau. They want to ask your son about the convenience store shooting. ”

"What?" As soon as she heard this, the woman's face instantly showed hostility, "What do you want to do?" My son is scared like this, can't you let him go? ”

"Your son was probably the only survivor and witness to that shooting, which is very important to us." Qi Ruonan explained to the woman. The latter looked at her in disgust, snorted coldly and said, "I don't care if he is important to you or not, he is my son, if you want to inquire about the situation, you have to ask me if the guardian agrees, right?" ”

"But ......"

"Otherwise......" Xiao Song was afraid that they would quarrel, so he hurriedly said, "Ms. Du, it's not early, you take the child home to rest first, and we'll talk about it during the day." After speaking, he turned to Gu Song again, "Officer Gu, I know that your city bureau is eager to solve the case, but please also be considerate of the situation of parents and children." After all, they went through those things, and it wasn't easy. ”

"I understand." Gu Song smiled understandingly, "We just came over today to see the child's condition, and we won't force him to do anything." Ms. Du, please go back and talk to your children, and if you need help with psychological counseling, you can always come to the city bureau to find me. ”