In a small noodle restaurant called "Original Flavor" on the street side of the Ganges community, Gu Song ate the last noodle, paused for a moment, and drank the beef soup in the bowl in one go. Putting down the dishes and chopsticks, he pulled out two napkins from the paper drawer on the table and wiped the corners of his mouth, with a satisfied expression on his face.

During the whole process, Xia Shi always sat opposite Gu Song without saying a word, holding his cheek raiser with one hand, staring out the window with his eyes and thinking about his thoughts. Although Gu Song's return to the team gave him a glimmer of hope to solve the case, he knew that he still had a long way to go.

He suddenly missed the past days, the former captain of the criminal police team was still there, his respected predecessors were still there, and his partners in life and death were still there, as if no case could stump them as a group of tireless people. And now, those who have been promoted, transferred, and left the team, the people he can rely on seem to have left him overnight, and he often feels lonely and lonely, at the same time, he has gradually reined in his edge and learned to get along with others with a humble attitude.

Because of his outstanding contributions in the past year, he was exceptionally promoted to become the youngest criminal police detachment leader in the history of R City, and the burden and responsibility on his shoulders are much heavier than before. He always felt that if Gu Song was not bound by that sudden marriage, the captain's position must be Gu Song......

"I said you......" Gu Song tapped the table lightly with his index finger, pulling Xia Shi's thoughts back to his eyes. He slowly turned his head, looked at Gu Song as if he had just woken up from a dream, and asked, "You, finished eating?" ”

"I'm full of food and drink, and I can continue to work." Gu Song said and beckoned to the middle-aged man sitting in the sun at the door of the store, "Boss, settle the bill." ”

The boss answered, stretched comfortably, and got up and walked towards them. The wall clock on the wall showed that it was half past two in the afternoon, and there were no other customers in the store except Gu Song and Xia Shi.

"16 bucks." The boss glanced at the table and said with a smile, seeing that Gu Song had drunk the noodle soup, he couldn't help but ask again, "Handsome guy, what do you think of the taste of our small shop?" It has only been open for ten days, and I have to listen carefully to the opinions of customers. ”

"It's not bad, I was introduced by a friend just now." Gu Song replied with a smile.

"Yes, then please help with the publicity, we can also deliver food here."

"Okay, no problem." Gu Song readily agreed, "Next time I pass by here, I'll come to your store to eat." ”

Out of the noodle shop, Xia Shi wanted to take Gu Song to the crime scene of the second case to see the situation as originally planned, but thinking that there was still a bunch of work at hand that had not been arranged in place, he decided to go back to the team first, and by the way, he also let Gu Song meet with his colleagues in the "9.16" task force.

The two of them walked towards the parking lot, and Xia Shi took out a cigarette case and a lighter from his pocket. He lit one for himself first, and then handed the cigarette case to his side, but Gu Song immediately stretched out his hand to block it and said, "I don't need it." ”

"You've quit smoking again?"

"Tian Rui won't let me smoke."

"Hehe, my wife is strict." Xia Shi took back the cigarette case and teased Gu Song, "You have to follow her wishes in everything you do now, I insist on pulling you back to the police force this time, will she be angry with me?" ”

"She won't. Actually, she never ......" Gu Song smiled faintly, not wanting to talk too much about his family's affairs with Xia Shi, so he changed the topic and said, "How much do you know about Dong Wei?" ”

"He Yao's neighbor, a potential witness, works in an auto repair shop, is single, lives alone, is quite honest, and has a slightly shy personality." Xia Shi thought about it for a while, and added two more sentences, "Maybe he had a crush on He Yao, but there is no way to verify it." There is no motive for the killing, and it is not currently in the range of suspects. ”

"It seems that you haven't thought about these things."

Xia Shi shrugged his shoulders noncommittally, "What's wrong?" Do you doubt him? ”

"It's not that I suspect it, I just think he's a little weird, as if he doesn't like to deal with the police."

"Nonsense, people live well, but someone suddenly dies on the other side of the house, or is he murdered, and the police come to inquire about the situation every once in a while, and who is willing to change it."

"But did you notice, the moment he saw you in the hallway, his whole body stiffened, and it looked very unnatural. Would a normal person react this way when they see a police officer? ”

"You mean freeze reactions?" Xia Shi seriously recalled the scene when he came into contact with Dong Wei in the past, "He is really reluctant to deal with the police, but this is not enough to explain anything." Because some people are inherently timid, especially when it comes to such a horrific homicide, it is understandable that he does not want to see us. Otherwise, it's ......" Xia Shi paused for a moment and said half-jokingly, "Otherwise, he has done something unseemly, and I am afraid that we police will find out." ”

"I hope not." Gu Song frowned and laughed dryly, "The case in front of us is enough for us to be busy, I don't want any other mess in the middle." ”

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Gu Song returned to the long-lost criminal police team, and as soon as he entered the office building, a colleague greeted him warmly and asked him if he was back to be a policeman. Gu Song greeted them in a friendly manner, without too much explanation, and came to the "9.16" task force office on the second floor with Xia Shi.

Familiar rooms, familiar tastes and furnishings. Once upon a time, how many sleepless nights he spent in this room, how many big and important cases he solved. Flipping through files, checking information, watching surveillance, writing reports, discussing cases with colleagues, and occasionally arguing because of disagreements, but no matter how fierce the quarrel is, their ultimate goal is the same, that is, to punish the crime and avenge the victims.

I want to come back, I really want to come back here to work, this is Gu Song's truest thought at this moment.

However, there are always many helpless situations in life that need to be faced. Despite the uncontrollable enthusiasm and impulse in his heart, he had to remind himself that his return was only temporary, and that his short mission would be over to help Xia Shi catch the murderer of the "9/16 case" and get through the immediate difficulties.

He shook his head slightly, trying to stop more thoughts from his mind and focus on the case at hand.

The pile of documents on the desk attracted his attention, he casually dragged a swivel chair and sat down at the desk, and said to the pile of documents: "All the case handling materials are here?" ”

"Pretty much." Xia Shi patted the documents on the table, "If you need anything, just tell me, I still have some work to arrange before the meeting." ”

"Okay."

"Then I'll come back to you later."

"Hurry up and get on your way, big leader." Gu Song waved his hand impatiently, and quickly devoted his attention to the information in front of him......

I don't know how long it took, but the door to the office was quietly pushed open. A petite girl with a doll's head walked in with cheerful steps.

Seeing Gu Song's engrossed back, the smile on her face became more obvious, as if she had seen a star she had admired for a long time. She walked behind Gu Song in three steps and two steps, and gave Gu Song a warm hug through the back of the chair, "Senior brother, are you really back?" I knew you wouldn't leave us alone. ”

Gu Song was startled by this sudden hug, and hurriedly put down the file in his hand and turned his head to look at the girl.

Qi Ruonan, a trace inspector in the technical department of the Municipal Bureau, a police academy student who is two years younger than him, a colleague who has cracked many major cases together, and his best friend of the opposite sex. Gu Song was very happy to see this girl as soon as he returned to the team.

"The crime scene re-investigation of Room 403 of Building 4 of the Ganges Community has been completed?" Gu Song originally wanted to chat with Qi Ruonan first, reminisce about the past, and then talk about the case, but he blurted out such a sentence reflexively.

Qi Ruonan opened her mouth in surprise, but she never bothered with Gu Song about these trivial matters. "Yes, following your instructions, we conducted a careful re-inspection of the bathroom in the victim's house, and guess what?" She smiled playfully and deliberately sold a pass.

"Looking at your smug expression, there must be something important to discover."

"Of course, this girl's fiery eyes are not blown."

"Alright, let's get down to business." Gu Song urged with a smile.

"I focused on checking the toilet in the bathroom and found that there was nothing wrong with the toilet flushing function, and it looked like it had been repaired. In addition, I found the dander tissue of the human body between the water tank and the lid of the toilet, and I guess the person who repaired the water tank accidentally fell there, and then no one noticed that it was pressed by the lid of the water tank. ”

"Did you find any fingerprints?"

"Nope." Qi Ruonan shook his head regretfully and said, "I have carefully checked it inside and out, and like the results of the first investigation, no fingerprints of the suspect were found." ”

"Then make the DNA of the dandruff tissue as soon as possible, and then compare it with the DNA of Ma Zhichen and Deng Jun to see if it was left by one of the two of them."

"I've been doing it in a hurry, and I don't know if I can successfully extract DNA, but I have to wait patiently for two days."

Qi Ruonan answered Gu Song's questions one by one, and at the end he was still not very relieved to ask: "Senior brother, do you really plan to come back and help us solve the case?" ”

"yes, I can't stand the stalking of your summer team. If I don't come back, he can detain me, do you believe it or not? ”

"I believe it." Qi Ruonan laughed twice, and then asked worriedly, "Is there a problem with my sister-in-law?" Her illness ......"

"Xia Shi will help arrange it, I can trust him."

"That's good, that's good......" Qi Ruonan muttered softly, and an inexplicable sadness suddenly surged in his heart.

After a while, Xia Shi walked into the office and asked Gu Song and Qi Ruonan to go to the conference room for a meeting together. Gu Song was a little hesitant, not knowing whether it was appropriate to participate in the case analysis meeting in his current capacity. Xia Shi told him that the director had specially approved him to temporarily join the "9.16" task force to assist the police in solving the case as an adviser, so he got up from his chair and followed Xia Shi and Qi Ruonan to the conference room on the third floor.

Several people met the "hot-blooded youth" of the criminal police team, investigator Meng Yu at the door of the conference room. He shook hands and hugged Gu Song very warmly, and then leaned into Xia Shi's ear and asked in a low voice, "Xia team, what should Ma Zhichen do over there?" ”

"Holy." After being reminded, Xia Shi suddenly remembered something, slapped his head and said, "This day is busy, I actually forgot about that bastard boy." ”

"What's wrong with Ma Zhichen?" Gu Song asked suspiciously.

Meng Yu explained: "That kid suddenly ran to the criminal police team last night and turned himself in, and we spent an all-night with him in the interrogation room, and as a result, he was talking about everything, and he didn't have a reliable word in his mouth. ”

"So did he turn himself in?"

"The devil knows what he's trying to do."

"Where is he now?" Gu Song asked.

"Where else could it be?" Xia Shi snorted coldly and said, "It's locked up in the interrogation room." As soon as the case came out this morning, we were too busy to deal with him, so how could we have time to deal with him. ”

"That's right, I'll talk to him later."