Behind the family home is the embankment of the Liang River, and the two people walked out of the back door of the retreat and went up the embankment along the stone steps.

Xu Xiaolan and Zhao Zimeng have not seen each other for a few days, and she has been living in her parents' house since her father fell ill.

She and Zhao Zimeng have been married for nine years, and their children are now in the second grade of primary school.

But Xu Xiaolan's feeling now is no different from when the two were first together, as long as her husband is together, she still feels very sweet.

Zhao Zimeng and Xu Xiaolan have the same mood, his wife, children and family are very important to him, but the career he is engaged in now is also very important to him.

Therefore, he can only try to find a balance between the two.

Zhao Zimeng came tonight, in addition to visiting his father-in-law, mother-in-law and children, there was one more thing: Xu Xiaolan introduced a subject to Ma Jianping, but because the criminal police team was busy with work, so far, the two of them have not been able to see each other.

The case I just took on today is very difficult.

Ma Jianping is busy with his own work, but everything has a priority, and he can't leave other girls hanging for too long, so he has to ask Xu Xiaolan, the introducer, to explain to the girl, and at least politeness and respect are still necessary.

"Zimeng, what did the pony say about the thing I told you on the phone yesterday?" Xu Xiaolan asked.

"Xiaolan, I was about to tell you about this. This afternoon, I was just about to tell Xiaoma about this matter, when I suddenly received a call from Director Zhang, there was a case, and everyone was busy all night. ”

"Oh? I said, why are you here so late. In my house, why didn't you say it! ”

"I don't want to worry the two old people."

"Zimeng, I know you have discipline, I won't ask more!"

"Xiaolan, thank you for understanding me, it's good to have you!" Zhao Zimeng put his arm around his wife's shoulders and said, he was full of gratitude to Xu Xiaolan in his heart, and he was very pleased to have such a sensible and tolerant wife.

"About Xiaoma, can you explain it to Teacher Xiao Qi well, please understand her more, I've been so busy lately, don't worry, as long as I'm free, I will definitely arrange for the two of them to meet." As soon as the pony comes into contact with the case, he is like a chicken. ”

"Okay, I'll talk to her, but the sooner the better. It's the object of our introduction, and now that the girl agrees to meet, we can't hang others like this. Xu Xiaolan instructed seriously.

"Okay! Obey my wife's will. Zhao Zimeng naughtily saluted Xu Xiaolan with a military salute.

Xu Xiaolan smiled, "Look at you." ”

"Today's case is indeed very important, I am off work, and Ma Jianping is still working overtime in the criminal investigation team! This kid is a bit like when I first joined the work, he has a momentum in his body, and he is a good material for being a criminal policeman! ”

"Zimeng, don't you abuse other people's ponies, you still have to work so late?"

"Why! It's really a tight time, the task is urgent, you know, that's how we do criminal police, and we never get on time. "Zhao Zimeng is telling the truth, the profession of criminal police is indeed involuntary.

"Well, I think Xiaoma and Teacher Xiaoqi are very suitable, Xiaoqi is a little different from ordinary girls, she is a person who pays attention to spiritual pursuit, and she also admires you criminal police."

"She's very attentive to her work, and she's an excellent educator in the district, which is a bit like your pony."

"It would be great if it worked out and the two of them could come together. However, marriage cannot be rushed, and it requires some patience. ”

"Xiaolan, you're right." Zhao Zimeng rubbed his wife's hands and said.

"By the way, if you decide the time to meet, you must notify me in advance, don't make a surprise attack, and Teacher Xiaoqi also needs some time to prepare."

"Okay, don't worry."

"Well, it's so late, go back quickly!"

"I'll take you downstairs and pick up the bike."

"Good!"

The two of them held hands and walked back, and after a while, they arrived at the back door of the family home.

The back door is not closed, and there is a duty room at the back door, in which sits an old man who is over half a hundred years old and has a gray head, and the old man is watching a small TV with his back bent.

Zhao Zimeng and Xu Xiaolan walked into the compound, Zhao Zimeng fumbled out the car key from his pants pocket and opened the bicycle lock.

He pushed the cart and prepared to leave.

"Xiaolan, do you have anything to explain?"

"You must remember to eat three meals on time, and never go hungry." Xu Xiaolan instructed.

"I know." Zhao Zimeng nodded.

"You go up quickly, rest early, I'm leaving."

"Yes!" Xu Xiaolan looked at her husband reluctantly, stopped for a moment, turned around and walked into the stairwell.

Zhao Zimeng watched his wife walk into the corridor, turned the head of the car, and then rode a bicycle out of the back door of the family home.

When he got home, it was already late at night, he took a shower and threw the clothes he had taken off into the washing machine.

Zhao Zimeng, who was born in the military, has good living habits.

Today, he didn't say much about the case to Xu Xiaolan, first, he strictly abided by discipline, and second, he was afraid that Xu Xiaolan would be disgusting.

After drilling through the tomb, going down to the ancient well, and staying in the autopsy room for a long time, although I have changed my clothes in the team, I am afraid that there is still a residual smell on my body, but fortunately, my wife and parents-in-law have no reaction.

In the past, as long as he was out of the scene, before going home, he would definitely go to the bathroom of the criminal investigation team to take a shower, change his clothes and then go home, but today, when he returned to the criminal investigation team, it was too late, and he also participated in the autopsy work of Director Xiao Changsong, the case was serious, and the time was very urgent.

In addition, he also had to visit the sick old Taishan, so he could only change into spare clothes.

His wife Xu Xiaolan is also a clean person, usually tidying up the house spotlessly, everything is placed in an orderly manner, Zhao Zimeng knows his wife's hard work, and is grateful to her for taking care of the home food properly and warmly, he is very conscious of taking a bath and changing clothes every time, and is very cooperative.

When he returned home, as long as he saw this warm harbor, his heart felt infinitely warm.

After taking a shower and washing his clothes, he also wiped the surface of his shoes with alcohol, including the dirt in the grooves in the soles, with a brush, and finally, he wiped them with shoe polish.

In this way, he was finally relieved, and all the odors on his body were eliminated.

Before going to bed, he took out his notebook and pen and carefully combed through today's case, in addition to writing down important information one by one, he also had to think about some details, because these details may be related to the success or failure of the investigation work.

This is a habit and experience that he has developed over the years, and he will make some preparations for tomorrow morning's case analysis meeting.

Today, at the scene of the crime, Zhao Zimeng contacted a lot of people, and he thought that the next investigation should start with those neighbors at No. 117, in addition to Cao Runan, Sister-in-law Che and Rao, the scope of the investigation needs to be expanded.

These tomb robbers believed that there was an ancient tomb under the bamboo forest behind the courtyard wall of No. 117, and chose to dig a hole in the main landlord's house at No. 117.

The murderer mutilated the faces of deceased No. 1 and No. 2 and cut off the heads of deceased No. 1 and threw them into the well, indicating that deceased No. 1 and No. 2 were most likely locals, at least in Huaigu Village.

At present, in order to find the traces of the murderer, in addition to the simulated portrait drawn by Ma Jianping, visiting the masses is also an indispensable means, and Zhao Zimeng also wrote Professor Cai's name in his notebook.

The thief hole was dug at No. 117, and as the owner of No. 117, it cannot be ignored.

In Zhao Zimeng's notebook, there are also the names of Cao Runan, Sister-in-law Che and Rao at a glance, and today's conversation is about together.

According to Zhao Zimeng's experience, when several people talk together, it is difficult to speak thoroughly because of the time and occasion, and some people may have some scruples.

Therefore, Zhao Zimeng planned to talk to these three people alone, and of course, some other neighbors of No. 117.

Zhao Zimeng knows that today's case is so weird, it is estimated that the teammates in the team are also thinking about this case in their hearts, which is also a habit that everyone has formed over the years.

Tomorrow morning, the criminal investigation team will hold a case analysis meeting, and everyone will have to be prepared, which is called teamwork.

Under the abbot of Captain Zhao, there has never been a rule that everyone has to speak, but as a member of the "Condor Brigade", everyone wants to contribute to winning the "10.5" case one day earlier, and his teammates are all very powerful.

It was created by everyone's sweat and hard work.

After writing all the things that should be written in the notebook, Zhao Zimeng closed the notebook and went to sleep with the lights out.

Tomorrow morning, he will go to Mr. Cai's house before going to work, and he wants to get more information before holding a case analysis meeting.

Before the lights went out, he set the alarm for five o'clock.

The next morning, before it was all light, at five o'clock, the alarm clock rang on time.

Zhao Zimeng skillfully got up quickly, dressed, brushed his teeth, washed his face, and took only a very short time to carry his bag downstairs, took out the key, opened the lock of the bicycle parked at the staircase, hung the handbag on the faucet of the bicycle, and then rode the bicycle to the material school next door.

After a while, Zhao Zimeng came to the gate of the material school.

The doorman, Master Peng, saw Zhao Zimeng coming and opened the small door.

"Master Peng, you're early!"

"Captain Zhao is early."

Zhao Zimeng placed the bicycle outside the communication room.

As long as Zhao Zimeng sleeps at home, every morning, he has to go to the playground of the material school to run a few laps, which is a habit he has developed for many years as a soldier, and he has always adhered to it.

No matter how tiring the work is, he never stops, and if it rains, he will practice 100 dumbbells at home.