Chapter 20: The Living Are Dead
By the time I looked back, it was already too late. Wu Xuesheng had already aimed the muzzle of the gun at his mouth and pulled the trigger.
A bullet pierced his bare skull in an instant. By the way, there is also blood and **.
The sound of a huge gunshot echoed in my ears, and my ears buzzed. Wu Xuesheng's brain was splashed with bright red blood and white brains. The red and white ones are mixed with the unfinished hot pot on the table around them, forming an absurd and treacherous picture. The crowd that had not yet been fully evacuated was in a mess, screaming loudly and running towards the exit.
I sat there quietly, my phone in my hand before I could put it down. My mind went blank at this point.
Ouyang Qian, who heard the gunman, ran up from downstairs in a panic, with a gun in her hand, ready to subdue the prisoner at any time. But when she saw the scene in front of her, she was also stunned in surprise.
Wu Xue was born and died. And it is also the way to choose suicide. He died in front of me, just to tell me some clues about the trafficking case. Then he ended his life with a bullet. This demon who kills without blinking an eye does not hesitate to kill himself at all.
Police soon arrived at the scene. They cordoned off the entire hot pot restaurant and sent a forensic doctor to the scene to examine the dead Wu Xuesheng.
The results of the forensic examination were not long in coming.
"The cause of death was very direct, the bullet with a caliber of 7.62mm pierced directly through the prisoner's skull, causing the prisoner to die on the spot. As far as the firearm used by the prisoner to commit suicide is prima facie, it should be just a simple homemade assembled pistol, and the materials used to make it should have been bought by the murderer on the black market of underground materials, without any qualified product mark. ”
The incident generated a lot of media coverage. Because it was a shooting in a public place, and there were a large number of people at the shooting site who had not been evacuated, the social harm and impact can be seen. What's more, the person who committed suicide by shooting this time was the murderer of the recent murder on the cusp, so the media of all sizes in the city did not let go of this eye-catching news.
Therefore, not long after Shao Feng and others returned to the police station, the outside of the police station was surrounded by the media. The police had no choice but to immediately hold an emergency press conference to announce the news to the outside world.
At this time, I was still in a state of demonic dazedness. The shock in my heart is beyond words.
I had only two conversations with the murderer. Once on his mobile phone, he used Ouyang Qian's mobile phone to call me and tell me to say hello; The second time, that is, this time, I didn't expect the murderer to give me a meeting gift of his suicide.
I suddenly remembered what he had said to me on the phone: "I'm sure we'll see each other again soon." "I didn't expect it to be a prophecy, but it wasn't as magnificent as I had thought. I thought I would fight him again and fight again. But it seems that he has long since lost interest in continuing to play with us.
In this way, many of the murderer's unexplained behaviors will become a mystery that can never be known, hidden deep in the brain that has been penetrated.
The Director General attended the press conference. In front of the flashes and cameras of major media, he made the following speech:
"Dear friends of the general public, and friends from the media, I am Yin Hua, the current director of the Municipal Police of S City, and on behalf of the police, I hereby announce that the 2.18 extraordinarily large murder and dismemberment case that occurred some time ago has now been successfully reported. The murderer of the case, Wu Xuesheng, shot himself at about 11:46 a.m. today on the second floor of Hongxing Street at the 'authentic Sichuan hot pot'. ”
"After forensic identification, the suicide was determined to be the murderer himself. At this time, the murderer of the case has been punished, and the 2.18 case is officially over. I hope that the general public can no longer worry about being afraid, and finally, I wish you all a good year with your family in the future......"
I sat in front of the TV and watched it all and felt a deep sense of powerlessness. In fact, the truth is not as the director said, it is a happy end. What remains for us is the truth of the child abduction and trafficking case back then, and what Wu Xuesheng has to do with this case. What is it that makes it worth killing for it, making it worth sacrificing his life for it?
I suddenly remembered Wu Xuesheng's message, his father killed his mother with his own hands, he killed his own father with his own hands--- no matter how you look at it, this young man's life is already so tragic, why does he still have such a mission, trying to use his own strength to uncover that unknown secret......
Fang Jing.
The name jumped into my head. I didn't tell anyone what the killer told me, because he mentioned that the trafficking case would involve a large number of high-level police interests, so I was worried that if too many people knew about it, they would be suppressed by their superiors.
This makes me feel a little sad. The police who protect the people have something to do with such a thing that hurts nature and reason.
I decided to go and meet Fang Jing for a while, my old director. But this time, it's alone.
I grabbed some needed stuff from my office and was ready to leave. That's when Azure came to my office.
"Hi, Shao Feng." Her eyes were a little misty.
"Hi...... Teal you are? I wondered why she was in my office at this time.
"Shao Feng, I'm leaving. The case is over, the task force is disbanded, and my mission is complete. I'm here...... I want to say goodbye to you. ”
"Aren't you staying to participate in the investigation of the trafficking case?" I try not to show reluctance in my heart.
"No, I've already bought my train ticket for tomorrow. Go back to your dorm today and pack your things. You...... Take care. ”
"So are you." I stepped forward and hugged her. I didn't let go of all the past in my heart. Especially that thing.
She seemed to see through my thoughts. He patted me on the shoulder and said, "Don't think about that anymore." It's been so many years. Aren't we all doing well now? You have your own life and career, and I have mine. None of them were affected much. ”
"When I'm done with what I'm doing, I'll apply for a vacation to come to you. Let's call our old classmates together to get together, okay? ”
"Good!" Her eyes sparkled. As she was leaving, she gave me a gentle kiss on the cheek.
The scent of her body faded as she left, until it was gone.
It seems that the incident of that year still had an impact on those who experienced it. I'm fine, and she's fine. After all, memories don't lie.
But for now, I need to get rid of what I'm looking for.