Chapter 54: Burning Bones
More than 300 people poured out of the nest, almost turning the entire bar street upside down, but there was still no trace of Zeng Meimei.
I roared at everyone in the pouring rain: "Find! Keep looking for Lao Tzu! If you can't find it, don't think about it tonight! β
Syllable! Syllable!
Two huge searchlights were running with the supply of generators, and the entire Jiuyan Bridge was instantly illuminated as if it were daytime! The bright light illuminated countless raindrops falling from the sky, and the stagnant water on the ground glittered like a mirror. At this time, if you pull another air defense siren, it will be like making a war movie.
"Yaoyang!"
wiped the rain from his face and looked at a man who was running towards me not far away, Jiang Yuhan.
"Quick! Turn off the lights, you'll attract zombies! β
I ignored him, even though I knew it would be suicidal, but I didn't want to take his advice at all!
"Yaoyang, can you stop being vindictive? Turn off the lights, or this will be a target for zombie attacks! β
I was really annoyed by him, so I scolded angrily: "Get out! It's your business! Here Lao Tzu has the final say, it's not your turn to be a half-veterinarian here to point fingers at me! β
He seemed a little excited, grabbed me and said, "Just let me beg you, okay?!" Turn off the lights! β
Bang! Bang bang!
At this time, there was a dense collision sound from the blue partition, and everyone, including me, was shocked into a cold sweat!
Jiang Yuhan shouted loudly: "Turn off the lights!" Turn off the lights! Turn off the lights! β
Syllable! Syllable! The two lives are crisp, and the Nine Eyes Bridge is engulfed in darkness again!
Realizing that he had almost caused a catastrophe, he couldn't help but feel a little scared that the slightest negligence on the part of a leader, a group, a group of more than 300 people, could cause irreparable consequences.
I can't help but sigh in my heart that I am still too young, and I need a good leader here......
"Sister Meimei! Where are you! Mei ......"
Jiang Yuhan suddenly snatched the megaphone in my hand and smashed it!
"What are you doing?! Fuck you! β
He ignored me, turned to the others, and said, "Everyone, look quietly, don't make a loud noise!" Those from the north are done looking for the south and go to the south, and those from the south are gone to the north so that there is no place to be missed! It's dark, everyone must pay attention to safety! β
No matter how much I look at him, I have to say that his ability to do things is indeed better than mine. Soon there were clues......
Two men said that they found that the iron door on the roof of the residential building could not be opened.
Roof?
Right! Zeng Meimei must be on the roof!
"Quick! Let's go upstairs! β
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Because of my legs, I climbed very slowly, so in order to hurry, I called two people to take turns carrying me upstairs!
"Sister Meimei! Open the door! β
The black tin door was rattled by my knocking, and there was no response except thunder outside. At this time, Jiang Yuhan finally climbed up with He Siyuan's support, and said with a pant...... Yaoyang ...... Don't knock it, straight ...... Just hit the door......"
I patted my head, yes, I forgot about it in a hurry, didn't I just hit the door......
Bang!
As soon as I broke down the door, I saw a figure standing against the railing in the distance, and I recognized her at a glance!
"Sister Meimei! Don't! β
He suddenly turned around and pointed at everyone: "Don't come here!" β
I immediately motioned for everyone to stay still, as she was half-leaning.
Thundered! Thunder! Raindrops slid down her hair and over the corners of her eyes like tears. She shivered, not cold, but too weak, her skin as if it were clinging directly to her bones, as if death was coming to call her at any moment.
I tentatively took two steps forward: "Sister Meimei? What are you sitting there for? Come down, it's not safe there. β
"Yaoyang, you all go, leave me alone......"
She held her face with her hands, her whole body twitched, and she cried with a suppressed and painful sigh, while forcibly suppressing and finally uncontrollable crying, a tearing cry.
I forcibly held back the discomfort in my heart and held back the tears in my eyes: "It's okay, it's all over...... It's all over......"
She suddenly roared, "I'm a dirty woman now!" It's better to live like this than to die, why are you saving me?! Why should I face my current self......"
The summer rain is not gentle, it is cold, and my heart is like falling into an ice cave, and it is cold to the bone.
Looking at her sad appearance at the moment, my heart hurts, the pain is heartbreaking, my heart is like being pricked by a needle, and I can't breathe in pain.
But I can't cry......
No......
I said, "You just thought it was a nightmare, nothing happened......
"Let's go! You're all gone!! Woo woo woo~"
At this point, I immediately stepped forward and grabbed her by the waist, intending to pull her back! "Yikes!" She screamed and hooked her leg firmly onto the railing!
"You let go of me!"
"Help!" This sound was shouted to the people behind him, Jiang Yuhan reacted the fastest, but he slipped and fell, so that he became the fastest rusher, but in the end he didn't help the embarrassing guy.
With everyone's concerted efforts, Zeng Meimei, who was sticking to the railing like a plaster, was finally torn off.
"You let go of me! Let me die! I don't want anyone to pity me! β
I let go of her and slapped her hard.
She was stunned, and I scolded, "Is this a big deal?!" Big fart!! You want to die so much, Lao Tzu will die with you! β
I continued, "If you want to say who's the most damned, I'm the first to fucking damn! How many people I've killed! A group of classmates were thrown on the roof of the building by me, and an old man and a company of soldiers were also killed by me! But I didn't die, why? Because of you, because you told me that as long as people are alive, there is hope! Dead, fart! β
I pointed downstairs and continued: "There is a girl who has to raise seven younger siblings at the age of twelve, a gambling mother, a father who beats people when he is drunk, and a brother who takes drugs and has no money in the end, and sells her to be a chicken!"
She was sold to another country at the age of fifteen, and at the age of sixteen, she worked as a wine companion in the lounge, and everyone from the foreman to the manager took advantage of her! Be a lover to a man who is older than your own dad! She's so much worse than you!
But she is such a dirty woman in the eyes of the public, she not only saved my dog's life, but also accompanied me on desperate adventures, smearing zombie entrails and drilling sewers full of corpse rats, just to save those who scolded her for being a dirty woman!
Even though she was spurned by thousands of people and overwhelmed by reality, she still insisted on her dream, because she chose to follow me to be a good person! And I choose to follow you to be a good person! Do you understand?! Sister!! β
"Yaoyang! Woo woo woo~"
Her eyes were filled with helplessness, and her whole body began to lean downward, and then she fell.
Jiang Yuhan wanted to help her, but I kicked her back. Tears kept rolling and I had to look up at the sky.
"What are you like now? What's that look on your face? What are those two lines of your tears?!! β
I followed her tone, and when the rain was enough to wash away the tears, I said, "Can tears protect more than 300 people here?" β
She was still crying, and I raised my voice again: "Can tears protect more than 300 people here?" Answer me!! β
"Can't!!"
She threw her head into my arms, stroking her long hair while patting her back and whispering, "I've lost a sister and I don't want to lose you again...... Sister ......"
I felt a faint pain in my heart, and the scenes when I got along with her passed through my mind like a slideshow, completely tearing my psychological defense, my eyes were faintly sour, and before I knew it, my vision had blurred, and I didn't know if it was the rain that hazy my eyes, or the tears that dimmed everything.
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That night, I successfully persuaded Zeng Meimei, who attempted suicide, Jiang Yuhan was right, the wounds in her heart were far more fatal than the wounds in her body.
Seeing that I was looking at her, she immediately wrapped herself in the quilt and curled up in a ball and sobbed. I didn't dare to leave her for almost a moment, I was really scared, and as soon as I left her, I would fall asleep again, and then sleep forever......
"You go out, I want to be alone."
When she finally spoke, I immediately replied, "No, you freak me out tonight, so I'm going to be with you twenty-four hours a day." β
"I don't want anyone to see me like this," she said. β
I smiled and said, "It's not like I haven't seen you cry, I'm your brother, so you can cry if you want to, don't be ashamed." Hehe~"
"Don't laugh!"
"Oh, I don't laugh......"
It seems that I am looking for something to say, so I make all kinds of sycophants, anyway, I blow her as high as the sky is! After more than an hour of whiskers and horses, she was still depressed, and Lao Tzu's mouth was dry.
Just as I was about to take a sip of water, she finally sighed and spoke: "I have been in a coma and have been dreaming that someone is talking to me in my ear. β
I smiled and asked, "Which handsome guy is it?" What sweet words did you say? β
She glared at me, her expression was very serious, as if she didn't want to joke with me, and then continued: "He said, Zeng Meimei doesn't need you here anymore, you are superfluous here, you are a dirty woman now......"
I interrupted, "Who is it?" β
"I don't know, and I don't remember if it's a man or a woman," she said. But I could feel it, he hated me. At first I thought it was just a dream, but the cold touch was so real that he wanted to strangle me......"
My scalp tingled when I heard it, and cold sweat oozed from my back!
"I felt like I was about to be strangled to death by him, when suddenly I heard another voice, and it was very familiar."
I asked, "Who is that familiar voice?" β
She patted her head and tried to remember: "I don't remember, it seems to be a man, very familiar and familiar."
Finally, I heard a sentence, don't hurt people anymore...... I can't remember anything else...... It seems that he stopped the man who wanted to kill me. β
After listening to her story, I sorted it out in my mind.
Obviously, someone often stimulated Zeng Meimei's heart and spirit during her coma, and the purpose was to make her commit suicide!
But this person seems to be not confident enough in his hypnotic methods, and finally chose the most direct way just in case!
The familiar method of choking the neck is obviously the serial murderer!
But by coincidence, the murderer was discovered halfway through the murder and stopped!
Recalling Jiang Yuhan's various strange performances in the past two days, I think the person who stopped the murderer was him!
Either the killer knew him well, or he was threatened by the murderer......
Wait a minute! There is another person who is also suspicious - Zhou Yuting
But here's the problem, the two people who died last night were a man and a woman, and it was impossible for her to be a nineteen-year-old girl, let alone a man who was strangled to death......
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Bang bang bang!
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and when I opened the door, I saw that it was Jiang Yuhan.
I asked angrily, "What are you doing here?" β
He glanced at Zeng Meimei, and then motioned for me to go out and talk.
"Yaoyang, you can't tell Zeng Meimei what happened recently, she can't be mentally stimulated now."
I glanced at him disdainfully: "I know this, I don't need you to teach me." β
He said: "Go and see Yuting, that girl is making trouble again." You're still ......."
I directly interrupted: "What about our! I think there's something wrong with you, and my wife and I have a business with you!
You can't cure Zeng Meimei's illness, and you don't want to investigate the murderer's affairs, why do you worry about my affairs every day? β
He didn't speak, and I asked tentatively, "In the past few days, apart from you and Zhou Yuting, have you seen any suspicious people come to this room?" β
"No ......"
His eyes blinked as he answered, obviously lying, and I grabbed him by the collar and pressed him against the wall: "Don't pretend to me!" If I find out what you have to do with that murderer, I won't let you go! β
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Then I reviewed all the people I was familiar with!
Zhou Yong said that he didn't dare to kill chickens in Dalian since he was a child.
Liu Li said that she had been staying in her room since she separated from Zhou Yong, and the only time she went out was yesterday when I slaughtered Shen La's remnants.
He Siyuan said that he had been with Zhang Yi before, and after Zhang Yi left, he and Yang Zhun were responsible for guarding the food in the factory, and they had no time to commit crimes. And said that he hoped that the big boss would wake up soon.
Yang Zhun simply knelt on the ground and cried, shouting that he was wronged.
As for Zhang Yi and Zhao Xiaoling, although they are gone, they have no reason to kill Zeng Meimei.
After eliminating these people, the most suspicious person was only Zhou Yu......
I suspect that she is not empty words, because many things that have happened recently seem to be as she wishes, Zhang Yi is gone, Li Jingliang is dead, Zeng Meimei is almost dead, so to speak, everything is like being arranged.
I suddenly felt that there were so many people around me, but none of them were trustworthy......
I even had the idea of leaving with Zeng Meimei......
Wait, maybe there's another person I can trust - Ding Xiaoyan
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It's almost dawn, and I don't know if she's still in the bar. If so, will you be unwilling to help me because I don't keep my promises?
Just as I was standing at the door of the bar and hesitated, the door of the bar suddenly opened.
Ding Xiaoyan had a sleepless tiredness on her face, it seemed that she had been waiting for me here all night, so I was even more embarrassed to speak.
"Good morning."
"Oh, good morning."
After greeting each other, she seemed to notice that I had something on my mind, smiled and said, "It's okay, I know you were very busy last night, and the entire Nine Eyes Bridge was turned upside down." β
I smiled along, "yes, I didn't sleep all night last night." β
She said, "Come to me early in the morning, what's the matter?" β
Then I hesitated, for I was not sure if he was really worthy of my faith.
"If it's okay, I'll go back to sleep."
"Xiaoyan, wait!"
"Anything else?"
"I need your ......"
I walked into the bar and found a quiet placeγI told her all about the murderer and the object of my suspicions.γAnd bluntly said that I needed her to help me investigateγ
I thought she would hesitate or refuse, after all, it is very dangerous to track down a murderous madman hiding in the shadows, but I didn't expect her to agree, and she agreed very happily. And the reason is ridiculous, she said that she likes detective themes such as "Detective Di Renjie" and "Detective Conan", and often fantasizes that she can solve a big case. Looking at her excited face, no matter how you look at it, it looks like it's for fun.
Seeing that I was in a daze, she snapped her fingers at me: "Hey! What are you doing in a daze? Anything else to say? β
I scratched my head: "I originally prepared a lot of words, but you agreed so happily, so there is no need to say ......"
She didn't seem to have recovered from the excitement of being a detective: "I didn't expect you to dare to doubt your wife." But the fat man surnamed Jiang, I can feel that he is a good person, and the murderer may be very important to him, or everyone here is important to him, so he is caught in the middle and is in a dilemma. As for your wife, I don't think it's likely that she's the murderer. β
I asked, "Why?" β
"In the past, because of my relationship with her dead father, she reasoned with me, so to speak, that she was a spoiled daughter, and I kicked her over with one kick. Haha"
Looking at her proud face, I said in my heart, I really deserve to be a professional junior!
I proposed a simple and clear way to solve the case, that is, to forcibly extract a confession from Jiang Yuhan to name the murderer. But Ding Xiaoyan gave me a middle finger and said that only a stupid person like me can think of this method.
I was a little unhappy and said, "Cut~ You're so smart, then you should think of a better way, Detective Ding." β
As soon as she heard me call her Detective Ding, this girl floated away in an instant, knocking on Erlang's leg with a twist, putting one hand on her chest and touching her nose with the other, looking like she was thinking seriously. I was depressed when I saw it......
"Didn't you say that the fat man surnamed Jiang might know who the murderer was? In fact, it is very simple to pry his mouth open, and it does not have to be violent. Tonight we can pretend to be the murderer and choke that sister by the neck so that he will think that he is the real murderer. All he has to do is shout the name of the murderer, and we won't know who it is? β
I shook my head and said, "No, we don't even know if the murderer is a man or a woman, tall, short, fat and thin, how can we pretend to be?" Do you think Jiang Yuhan's eyes are as bad as yours? In case it doesn't work...... Ouch!! β
She pinched me hard: "Anyway, I think I can try, it's up to you whether you listen or not!" β
I continued: "If it doesn't work, wouldn't it remind the murderer that we are using Jiang Yuhan to investigate him?" In this case, maybe Jiang Yuhan will die next. β
The temporary investigation team has only been set up for less than ten minutes, and there are internal disagreements, in fact, I haven't thought about Ding Xiaoyan's method, it's just that the risk is too great, I don't care about Jiang Yuhan, I just don't want anyone to die......
After arguing for more than half an hour and invalidating more than 30 plans, the two sides finally reached the most direct stupid solution, squatting.
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Night slowly fell, except for He Siyuan with twenty or thirty vigilante teams armed with sticks still patrolling, the Nine Eyes Bridge also returned to calm.
The place where Ding Xiaoyan and I squatted was opposite the room where Zeng Meimei lived, originally this room was occupied, but I had taken it away in the name of requisition, and added a warning, if the news leaked, it would be punished for the crime of Shen La's remnants!
Squatting, as the name suggests, is to hide in the closest place to the scene of the crime and guard, which is easy to say, but difficult to do. I was impatient in my room in the dark area for less than an hour, and every minute was a torment for me, I was doing push-ups and somersaults on the bed in my bedroom, and I felt like the ceiling above my head was almost pierced......
On the other hand, Ding Xiaoyan, to be honest, I really admire her! The girl just lay on the door and stared at the cat's eye motionlessly, as if there was something unusual outside the cat's eye......
With such a serious attitude, I don't think I can help much, and I just planned to sleep for a while......
Suddenly!
"There's someone out there!"