Chapter 34: A Mysterious Disappearance
At the end of school, there were many parents who drove their children home at the entrance of a high school in City A. Lu Xiaoshi's parents are not among them, because her family lives two streets below, which can be reached on foot. There are also some advantages to not having parents to pick her up, she happily walks on the road hand in hand with her good friends, and the sixteen-year-old girl can always easily discover the beautiful side of this world.
Passing by the small shop next to the school, the steaming oden made the stomachs of the two girlfriends who had not eaten yet. Originally, this morning, the two people who had just said that they wanted to lose weight together finally lost to hunger after less than a minute of ideological struggle.
"Oden is quite light, we don't eat it every day, so we shouldn't be fat. It's a big deal to go home and skip dinner. Wen Lulu still had a little bit of guilt in her heart.
Lu Xiaoshi pulled her to the front of the stall, "Lulu, let's not eat enough, how can we have the strength to lose weight." Besides, today we not only studied for a day, but also took a quiz, which is so hard and must have consumed a lot of calories. If you don't make up for it, how can you have the energy to do your homework at night? ”
So, the two hit it off, selected several strings of ingredients familiarly, and did not forget to greet the boss.
"Boss, I want a string of bean skin meat rolls, sweet or not spicy, cuttlefish balls, white radish, beef balls. You can help me pour more soup, your oden soup, but we have the most fragrant ever. With that sauce at your house, it's absolutely stunning! ”
The owner and the proprietress are kind and have been opening a shop at the entrance of a high school for many years. Since Lu Xiaoshi and her children were just in high school, they have watched them grow up all the way, and looking at their children, they are like their own daughters.
"You two little girls are not fat, don't lose weight. What should I do if I can't keep up with the pressure of schoolwork every day! Come on, I'll serve you another cup of soup. Even if you can't finish it, it's good to hold it in your hand to warm your hands. The proprietress enthusiastically served the two of them another cup of soup, and the heat in the pot smoked on her face, red.
She squeezed her eyebrows at Lu Xiaoshi, and said with a smile, "Hey, I said Xiaoshi, is that young man over there interesting to you?" ”
"Huh? Which one? Lu Xiaoshi was eating a beef meatball and was taken aback by the proprietress words.
"No, it's over there." The proprietress pointed to the boy who was standing under the bus stop sign not far away, and smiled narrowly, "This young man has been watching you since just now." ”
Wen Lulu took the lead in turning her head, and then pretended to be calm and leaned into Lu Xiaoshi's ear, "Ah, Xiaoshi, it's Peng Bu!" He's really looking at you! Turn around and remember to pretend to be calm. ”
Lu Xiaoshi's little heart was pounding, she swallowed the beef balls in her mouth, touched her hair, and turned around with a smile that she thought was the most decent.
The tall, handsome-faced boy stands under the bus stop sign, and even if he stands with so many people, he can recognize it at a glance. When he saw Lu Xiaoshi turn to look at him, he didn't dodge, but smiled generously at her, waved his hand, and turned around and got on the parked bus.
"Ahhhh
"Oh my God! It's really him. Lu Xiaoshi's face didn't know if it was because she drank the hot soup, or if she was shy and turned red.
Wen Lulu pulled her home, "Don't you have his friends, you now, hurry home, wash up, dress up, take a few beautiful selfies and post them in the news." See what he has to say about you! ”
"Will this work?" Lu Xiaoshi was a little hesitant.
"Try it and it doesn't cost anything. Oops, I went first, and I saw my mom come back. After saying that, Wen Lulu ran into a residential building like a rabbit seeing a wolf.
"It's good to live close to home, and you don't have to go too far to go home. Hey, it's like me. Lu Xiaoshi muttered, straddled the schoolbag in the crooks of her arms, and walked home.
Lu Xiaoshi's home lives in the middle of this community, and not many people usually pass by. As she walked down the road, she remembered the look she had just met, and felt that her face was hot now.
There was a sound of brisk footsteps behind him, Lu Xiaoshi thought it was a neighbor, and turned around to say hello. Unbeknownst to her, before she could turn around, she heard a muffled sound above her head, and then fell into darkness......
During the night shift, Xie Wencong and Xiao Rongzheng, who were eating instant noodles, heard a rush of footsteps, and a middle-aged couple ran in in a panic.
The wife seemed to have cried, so she came over and grabbed Xiao Rongzheng's hand and begged, "Comrade, my child is missing, please help find her." ”
Xiao Rongzheng hurriedly pushed the instant noodles aside and moved two chairs for the couple, "Sister, don't worry, sit down and tell me what's going on." ”
"My child, named Lu Xiaoshi, is a student at the No. 1 High School in City A. Yigao usually leaves school at 5:20, counting the time she has to walk home and buy food on the way, how can she be home at 6 o'clock. However, today I waited with her father until seven o'clock and didn't move, and I couldn't get through on my mobile phone.
I called her classmates, and they said that they were out of school on time today, and that there was nothing unusual about my daughter's behavior along the way. My children never cause trouble, they must have been kidnapped or taken away. ”
Qin Ying cried so much that she had a handful of tears. Lu Zhongren also wiped his tears, hugged his wife in his arms, and comforted him softly.
"Ma'am, do you two have the first person you think of who can take your daughter? For example, the business opponent, or who have you ever offended? Xiao Rongzheng asked the husband and wife while asking Xie Wencong to call the others back to gather.
"Right?" Lu Zhongren thought for a while and swore solemnly, "There is such a person, he is a competitor of our company, some time ago, our two companies bid together, and in the end, our company won the project." I remember he was upset! Is it possible that could be him, you say? ”
"What's that person's name?"
"Zhou Chuyuan! I've also heard that his background is not very clean! ”
"Okay." Xiao Rongzheng wrote down the name in the notebook, "You two can go back and wait for the news first, and if there are any clues, you must notify us as soon as possible." ”
The husband and wife stood up and bowed deeply to Xiao Rongzheng and them, "Comrade, our daughter will be handed over to you!" ”
Xiao Rongzheng's eyes were quick, and he hurriedly helped the two of them up, and then solemnly saluted, "Don't worry!" ”
Seeing off the Lu couple, Xiao Rongzheng dialed Cheng Han's phone, "Hey, where are you now?" ”
"Ran Ran and I have already arrived at the provincial hospital, and we will be there soon."
"Then you two go directly to the first high school in the city now, and see if anyone in those stores has seen a high school girl named Lu Xiaoshi along the road. Her message, I'm sending it to your phone right now. ”
"Okay, I see."
Hanging up Cheng Han's phone here, the white pigeon and the others hurried over, "Boss, what are your orders?" ”
Xiao Rongzheng put Lu Xiaoshi's photo in front of the stone white pigeon, "You two came just in time, help me bring out the surveillance video near the first high school in the city, and if you see traces of this girl, report it to me in time!" ”
"Yes!"
"Lao Xie, how did Zhou Chuyuan's information go?"
"This week was a little unusual!" As he spoke, he turned the screen to Xiao Rongzheng, "Zhou Chuyuan, born in City A in 1983, his growth experience is the same as that of ordinary people, but the only difference is that he has a 12-year blank period of information. That is, from 2001 to 2013, all the networks could not find any news about him. But after that, he suddenly appeared in City A and opened this trading company. ”
"Blank period?" Xiao Rongzheng frowned and looked at the man on the computer screen. It's a face that can't be more ordinary, and there's nothing impressive about it. It's the kind of look you can never remember when you see him once.
But such an ordinary appearance made Xiao Rongzheng have a strange feeling that he couldn't say.
"Can you find his address? Let's go meet him for a while. ”
Cheng Han hung up the phone and said to Xu Ranran, who was driving, "Ranran, turn directly to the first high school in the city, and then pull over." ”
"What's wrong?"
"Xiao Rongzheng said, let's go around the high school to see if any vendors have seen this girl." As he spoke, he showed her the photo of Lu Xiaoshi on his phone.
"Okay, there's a parking space in front of us, so let's park here first."
The two got out of the car and first ran to the school guard, Xu Ranran handed the mobile phone to the security guard on duty and asked, "Big brother, have you seen this girl?" ”
The security guard shook his head, "Girl, I'm so embarrassed. If she arrives late or leaves early, I can still have a little impression. If she had been on time to and from school, I really wouldn't have recognized her. ”
Cheng Han took this opportunity to observe around until he saw the two cameras at the school gate, "Big brother, is your camera easy to use?" ”
"Look at what you're saying, of course it's very useful. Otherwise, should we be ornamental? ”
"What is the scope of these two? If a student wants to come out of it, can they record their faces? ”
"I guess so, I'll show you." As he spoke, the security guard on duty turned on the monitor, "Yes, what time period do you want to watch?" ”
"Let's start at 5:20."
The two stared intently at the screen, for fear of missing a possible opportunity. Finally, at five thirty-five, I saw Lu Xiaoshi and a girl walking out of it intimately.
"This kid is out!" Xu Ranran pointed to the screen, Cheng Han didn't move, still staring at the screen. As time passed, fewer and fewer students passed through the school gates, and until now, there is no one at the school gates.
Cheng Han sent Lu Xiaoshi's photo to the mobile phone of the security guard on duty, and left Xiao Rongzheng's phone number by the way, "Big brother, this child is gone, please show her photo to your colleagues, if there is news, you must tell us!" ”
"Don't worry, we are also parents, and we are most afraid of accidents to our children. Hey, what did her parents have to do in a hurry! I'll be sure to let you know as soon as I have any news. ”
"Okay, then let's thank you in advance!"
After thanking the security guard on duty, Cheng Han and the two of them walked along the edge of the school wall. The small shop next to the bus stop is still open, and the owner and his family are cleaning up the oden stall inside.
"Excuse me, have you seen this girl today?" Cheng Han stepped forward and asked.
The boss glanced at it, a little surprised, "This kid came here when she was out of school, with her classmates." However, the two children ate a little bit and left. ”
The proprietress also came over, "Her classmate's name is Wen Lulu, and she seems to live in the taller building in front, but we don't know which one it is." ”
"What's wrong with this kid?" The boss asked with some shut-in.
Xu Ranran and Cheng Han glanced at each other and left their phone number on the paper, "She is missing, and she has not been found yet, if you two see her, please contact me." ”
The two of them nodded yes again and again, and then watched Cheng Han and them leave with a worried face.
Standing under Wen Lulu's house, looking at the lights on every floor, the two of them were at a loss. Xu Ranran held her chin and thought for a while, "Ah Han, let's knock on the door one by one and ask, although it took a little time, but I definitely won't miss it." ”
Cheng Han glanced at her in disbelief, held back a smile, took out his mobile phone and dialed Xiao Rongzheng's number, "Hey? ”
"What's wrong?"
"Can you help me check what the specific address of a girl named Wen Lulu is?"
"Wait a minute", after Xiao Rongzheng finished speaking, Cheng Han heard the sound of crackling and tapping on the keyboard, "Shunyi South Road, Unit 2, 701." ”
"Okay, hang up first."
Hanging up the phone, Cheng Han looked at Xu Ranran playfully, "Let's go, my detective, target 701." ”
When Wen Lulu opened the door, she saw two young women, one tall and one short, standing at the door. One of them took out his ID and showed it to her, "Smell Lulu?" We are from the criminal police team of City A, and we specially asked you to learn about Lu Xiaoshi. ”
"Okay, okay. Come in! Wen Lulu turned sideways and guided the two of them to sit on the sofa, and then ran to give them a cup of hot water.
"Sister, if you have anything you want to ask, I can definitely help."
Xu Ranran took out a pen and asked while recording, "When the two of you were separated today, did Lu Xiaoshi say where she might go back?" Or who did you date? ”
"She didn't talk about it, and we made an appointment that she would get home quickly and send me a selfie."
"Is this an agreement between your friends? Posting a selfie? ”
Wen Lulu waved her hand again and again in denial, "No, it's just today, we found that the boy she had been looking up to responded to her. We thought about striking while the iron was hot, posting a selfie, and deepening the impression of the boy on social feed. ”
Speaking of this, Wen Lulu suddenly looked at Xu Ranran and them, "Sister, did you say that the other girls did something to Xiaoshi out of jealousy?" ”
Cheng Han was a little curious, "Why do you say that?" ”
"The boy who Xiaoshi used as a role model was very popular in school, with good grades and good basketball play, and many girls had a good impression of him. After school for a while, there were a lot of people, could it be that someone stalked someone and taught a lesson? Sister, you say, will there be anything wrong with Xiaoshi. ”
"We can't guarantee it, but every minute and every second is buying time for her life. Lulu, do you have the impression that for example, in school, there is anyone who will have a holiday with Xiaoshi and it will be bad for her? ”
Wen Lulu thought about it carefully, "There is indeed such a person!" Her name is Qin Shuang, and she often skips school. She just got into trouble with Xiaoshi in physical education class a few days ago, and asked her to stay away from Peng Bu, otherwise she would be made disappear! ”
Cold sweat ran down Wen Lulu's forehead, and she didn't care about wiping it, and looked at the two sisters opposite with a frightened expression.
Xu Ranran and Cheng Han glanced at each other and comforted the little girl in front of them, "Since Qin Shuang said so, we will go to her in a while." If she is really related to Lu Xiaoshi's disappearance, she will naturally get the punishment she deserves. Lulu, don't be afraid, just take a good class, and leave the rest to us. ”
Walking downstairs to the unit, Xu Ranran looked at Cheng Han and asked, "Then, let's go find the girl named Qin Shuang in a while?" ”
"I want to talk to her, after all, people do disappear after she says hateful things. However, don't get your hopes up too much. ”
"Why?" Xu Ranran was puzzled.
"Although this Qin Shuang looks arrogant and domineering, he is a typical 'bad student'. However, if she was able to say this in front of so many people, she should have thought that if something really happened to Lu Xiaoshi, she must be the first to be suspected. No matter how stupid a person is, he will not desperately increase his suspicion on himself. ”
"There is some truth to it, so shall we go?" Xu Ranran asked.
Cheng Han stretched his two arms to the top of his head and stretched his sore neck, "Of course we want to go, although it is unlikely, but we must not let go of any chance to find someone." Hey, I don't know if Xiao Rongzheng has made any progress there. ”