On October 7, police in almost the entire county were searching for the killer who stabbed a 16-year-old high school student, who should have tried to escape by all means. However, the news said that the boy was out of danger and has been transferred to a general ward for observation and will wake up at any time. People hope that the boy can recover as soon as possible and tell the truth to the police as soon as possible, and he is the only one who wants to curse the boy to die immediately.

Yes, the boy already knew his secret, and to him it was like a bomb that could detonate at any moment. He couldn't let the boy continue to live in the world, and no matter how big the risk was, he had to get rid of that aftermath with his own hands.

In the dead of night, he dressed in black and walked to the path outside the county people's hospital. His right hand was in his jacket pocket, and he held the fruit knife that had been stained with the blood of the three victims, and in his trouser pocket, he had four brand-new steel nails, which were indispensable tools for the crime.

With the inpatient building in front of him, his heart couldn't help but start beating faster at the thought of what he was going to do next. He carefully observed his surroundings, and for the time being, he did not see plainclothes disguised as passers-by. Perhaps the police ambush was all set up in the hospital building. He knew in his heart how risky the trip was, but he had no choice.

"Don't go!"

Just as he made up his mind to cross the path, a whispered warning suddenly came from behind him. He frowned suspiciously, thinking that it was an auditory hallucination caused by being too nervous, but after a few seconds of silence, the man whispered again: "Hey, you wait!" ”

He turned around in surprise and saw a handsome young man standing beside a street tree, scrutinizing him with a sharp gaze. He was a little at a loss for a while, and he didn't know the identity and intention of the other party.

"Are you talking to me?" He asked, looking around, very uncertain.

"Of course." The young man walked over to him with his hands in his pockets and in a dashing manner, "Is there anyone else here besides you?" ”

"I don't know you." He looked at the other party with a gloomy face, and gripped the fruit knife hidden in his pocket vigorously. Is this person here to find fault? Why is it happening at this time? His mood was so bad that he even felt the urge to kill. "Go away, get out of the way!" He warned the other party viciously, thinking that if this person pestered him again, he would definitely not be merciful.

"I know you have a murder weapon in your pocket, and if I'm not mistaken, it's a fruit knife, right?" The young man glanced at his right hand hidden in his pocket with alarm, and suddenly showed a mocking smile, "Idiot, you're going to die by doing this." ”

"What do you mean?" His eyes widened in horror, completely unrecognizable as to what the man was trying to do.

The young man did not seem to be frightened at all, and took a few steps closer, and said with a smirk: "I know who you are, and I know what you are going to do. I just wanted to remind you that the hospital is full of cops, they set traps waiting for you to fall into the net, and if you go now, you will never come back. ”

"What's the matter with you?" He asked displeasedly, "Who the are you?" ”

"It doesn't matter who I am, but if you believe what I say, I can help you."

"I don't need your help." He coldly rejected. Just as he was about to turn away, the young man suddenly took out a gun from the inside of his coat pocket and said to him in a commanding tone: "You'd better be sensible and come with me, or this day next year will be your death day." ”

The trapping continued for several days, but there was no sign of the prey. Xia Shi gradually lost his patience and began to suspect that the method proposed by Huo Yan did not work.

In the office of the captain of the criminal police brigade, Xia Shi and Zhao Hongshan sat opposite each other, and the two discussed it and decided to abandon this plan and continue to conduct a carpet search in Jinshui County until they found Dong Wei's whereabouts.

"Team Zhao, the work here will be handed over to you, and we will contact you at any time if there is any situation." Xia Shi was always thinking about Ma Zhichen's case, and wanted to go back quickly. Now that Zhao Hongshan has arranged the next work, there is no need for him to continue to stay here.

The only thing he is worried about is that the murderer will commit the crime again, and for this reason, they have issued a public notice to remind the general public to take more precautions, protect their own safety, and report to the public security organs immediately if they find clues related to the suspect.

"Before the murderer is caught, you still have to ensure Wu Kaifei's personal safety, and you must not let him have another accident." Xia Shi reminded Zhao Hongshan.

"Don't worry, I've been sending people to keep an eye on the hospital, in case the murderer is waiting for the opportunity and wants to kill us by surprise, we can deal with it."

"That's good, we'll contact you anytime if there's a situation." Xia Shi shook hands with Zhao Hongshan and got up to say goodbye.

After returning to the detachment, Xia Shi immediately convened investigators from all walks of life for a brief meeting to grasp the latest progress of the "10.4 case".

First of all, four and a half years ago, after Ma Zhichen was arrested by the police for a drug driving accident, he voluntarily confessed to two drug dealers who provided him with heroin. One of them committed another crime after being released from prison and is still serving his sentence in a prison in the province, ruling out the possibility of retaliation killing. At the end of last year, another person was seriously injured because he participated in a crowd brawl, resulting in a disabled left leg and inability to commit crimes, so the suspicion of homicide was also ruled out.

Secondly, regarding the investigation of Tang Xun's gang, the police have interrogated the gang members one by one, collected their shoe prints, and compared them with the footprints extracted from the crime scene, and have not yet found their suspicion of committing the crime. At the same time, they were unable to provide any information about clownfish.

As for the case of Tang Xun suspected of drug trafficking, it has now been handed over to the anti-narcotics team for further handling.

Third, An Ziyang, a sophomore who had a motive to kill but did not have the time to commit the crime, basically ruled out the possibility of hiring a murderer, and his father, who worked in other places, also confirmed that he had nothing to do with this case.

Fourth, the verification of old cases is still in progress, and no clownfish-related cases have been found. Therefore, the "October 4 case" can only be handled as an independent case, and cannot be investigated together with other unsolved cases.

The content of the meeting can be summed up in one sentence: the investigation of the "October 4 case" has reached an unprecedented deadlock. All the suspects that the police can think of have basically been ruled out, and how to proceed next seems to be a difficult problem.

Summer time is stressful. When the pressure was greater, his stomach hurt even more.

After the meeting, Xia Shi sat depressedly in the office, smoking one cigarette after another, choking Huo Yan and coughing vigorously. It wasn't until Xia Shi took out the last cigarette from the cigarette case and put it in his mouth that Huo Yan couldn't stand it anymore, snatched the unlit cigarette and threw it into the ashtray, and said with a serious expression: "Team Xia, can you control it?" Smoking like this is too hurtful. ”

"I'm sorry, I choked you, didn't I?" Xia Shi came back to his senses, and quickly got up and opened all the windows in the office for ventilation, "I'm sorry, I was too engrossed in thinking about the problem just now and didn't notice it." ”

"Ahem, it's not ......" Huo Yan explained while coughing, "I'm worried about your body, you've been feeling unwell lately, so try to smoke less." ”

"Okay, I'll try to control it." Xia Shi smiled apologetically, and said helplessly, "The work pressure is high, and sometimes I really can't help it." ”

"Eh, you're almost done." Gu Song watched the two of them "flirting and scolding" on the side, feeling like a superfluous light bulb. "I said, Mr. Xiaohuo, you haven't confirmed your relationship with our summer team yet, so you're starting to worry about his smoking?"

"What?" Huo Yan's face flushed, "I didn't want to care about him, I just ......"

"Gu Song, if you tease me, forget it, why don't you even let Teacher Huo go." Xia Shi was afraid that Huo Yan would be embarrassed, so he glared at Gu Song fiercely, but Gu Song did not restrain himself, and continued to jokingly say: "Teacher Xiao Huo, the shortcomings of the Xia team are not just that they like to smoke, if you want to be with him, you have to be mentally prepared in advance." ”

Hearing this, Huo Yan suddenly became interested, and asked gossipingly: "Yes, what other shortcomings does he have, let's hear about it." ”

"Do you really want to hear it?" Gu Song asked with a wicked smile, Huo Yan nodded hurriedly, and Gu Song said in one breath: "He is sullen, arrogant, rigid, doesn't understand romance, speaks duplicitously, eats picky, snores in sleep, and looks ugly in sleep." When you're in a bad mood, you yell at people, and you have a tendency to be violent......"

"Have you said enough?" Xia Shi roared angrily, grabbed a thick book from the desk and smashed it at Gu Song. Gu Song escaped the catastrophe sideways, and smacked his tongue, "You see, he is not humble enough to accept criticism, this person is no longer saved." ”

"That's better than you, too." Xia Shi said defiantly, "At least I haven't had a problem with my brain." Teacher Huo, do you want to know what shortcomings this guy has? ”

"Okay, let's talk about it too." Huo Yan didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement, and smiled playfully at Gu Song.

Xia Shi snorted coldly, showing no mercy to Gu Song at all. "He is insidious, cunning, gluttonous, undisciplined, loves to make up nonsense, loves acting, does not follow the rules, does not know how to cherish life, and ......" Xia Shi paused, "He also has a split personality." ”

"What, split personality?" Huo Yan thought she had misheard, and opened her mouth in surprise.

Gu Song hurriedly rushed to prove his innocence, "Eh, Teacher Xiaohuo, don't listen to his nonsense, my illness has already been cured, and it is not as serious as he said." ”

"What the hell is going on?" Huo Yan looked at Xia Shi and then at Gu Song, with a puzzled expression on her face. The two men looked at each other and smiled, and then stopped talking.