Chapter 37: Revisiting the Crime Scene
On the fifth day, Guo Yixin proposed that she was going to find Officer Hu, but she didn't see Officer Hu's heart not dying. Liu Xiaodong had to agree, and after they discussed, it was decided that Liu Xiaodong would continue to stay in the town and wait for Bian Fengcheng to "wait for the rabbit"; Su Shuang drove Guo Yixin to Luoqiang to find Officer Hu.
But Liu Xiaodong reminded Guo Yingxin not to tell Officer Hu about Bian Fengcheng. He feared that the police would kick them out of Lop Nur if they knew they were following the case.
Guo and the two returned to Lop Nur Town from Luoqiang at noon the next day. The news she brought back was within Liu Xiaodong's expectations, and it exceeded Liu Xiaodong's expectations.
Officer Hu told her that he was no longer in charge of the "104 case". Politics. The government is paying more and more attention to the case, and the state has just announced the establishment of a task force, headed by the leader of the state, and now he is only an ordinary member of the task force. Regarding the rumors from the outside world, Officer Hu still said that they were rumors. asked Guo Yixin to believe in the police, saying that the establishment of a special case team would be more conducive to solving the case. As for the slow progress in solving the case, Officer Hu said that the murderer was too cunning! The perpetrator has a strong sense of anti-investigation and is likely to deliberately mislead the police that it will take time to solve the case.
"You said that they replaced Officer Hu, do they really attach importance to solving the case, or are they acting?" Guo Yixin asked Liu Xiaodong. The three of them had just finished dinner and gathered in Liu Xiaodong's room.
Liu Xiaodong played with the lighter in his hand, pondered for a while, and said: "It's really hard to say, ordinary people sometimes chase the wind and catch the shadow to vent their emotions, politics." When there is pressure, there will be action...... But I still think it's political. It is very unlikely that the government will shield the criminals. You must know that the national media is paying attention to the disappearance of Lop Nur, which is difficult to contain! Unless...... Somewhere an important person is in a death throes. ”
"So, what now?" Guo Yixin sighed.
"Bian Fengcheng disappeared......" Liu Xiaodong put the lighter on the coffee table and frowned, "It's not a way to wait like this." I thought, why don't we go to Panda Yadan again? I came all the way over, and I always felt unwilling to go back like this...... I always feel that the place of Panda Yadan is boring, and it will not be a coincidence that Bian Fengcheng has been running over there! If Bian Fengcheng hasn't appeared after coming back, we'll go back, and then hand over Bian Fengcheng's clue directly to the Public Security Department......"
"What if it's as the rumors say?" Guo is still worried.
Liu Xiaodong touched his chin: "You have to make a choice, if the rumors are false, then informing the police of Bian Fengcheng's clues should speed up the case; If the rumors are true, we will do our best......"
Guo Yingxin wrinkled her eyebrows and pondered for a while, but she couldn't think of any other way, and asked: "We don't have a guide, and we don't have a certificate from the unit, how can we go?" ”
"I have already contacted Wang Zhong yesterday, and he said that there is a way to bypass the checkpoint, and he can leave tomorrow!" Liu Xiaodong has quietly made corresponding preparations, "It's just that we only have one car, and in addition, he doesn't have a new license plate!" ”
Su Shuang, who had been listening to them, said, "Wouldn't it be too risky?" If you get caught, the fine is very heavy! He had seen the prohibition notice in the hallway.
"I think it's okay!" Guo Yixin stood up and looked out the window, "If we are really caught, we will tell the truth about the purpose of coming to Lop Nur...... We were also forced, this fine is unreasonable! ”
After discussing, the three of them went downstairs and went to the store on the first floor to buy some bottled water, pastries and other necessary items, and Liu Xiaodong filled the car with gas.
However, at about nine o'clock in the evening, Wang Zhong called Liu Xiaodong and said that he had an urgent matter and could not accompany them to the direction of Loulan.
"What then? Why don't we wait for you to come back......" This sudden situation made Liu Xiaodong a little big.
"Don't worry, I've already arranged for my uncle to accompany you. He has a lot of experience than me, and although he is a bit older, he has always been in good health! ”
"I'll just say, you won't leave us alone!" Liu Xiaodong smiled, "Does your uncle have a new license?" ”
"Nope! I heard that I didn't send out a few of them. Those who want to enter Lop Nur on business are waiting in line for the guide, and you say that this is a whole ......," Wang Zhong said angrily, and then said, "I have also informed my uncle of your situation." Actually, he didn't want to go at first, but after telling him, he said he wanted to help you. My uncle is a good man, right? ”
Early this morning, Liu Xiaodong was mouthing when he heard a knock on the door. When I opened the door, I saw an old white jacket and gray-haired uncle standing in the doorway. Liu Xiaodong wondered if the uncle had found the wrong person.
"May I ask if it's Liu Xiaodong?"
Liu Xiaodong nodded with a toothbrush.
"My surname is Ma, Wang Zhong asked me to come over,......," the uncle said and turned to leave, "I'll wait for you downstairs, you guys clean up slowly." ”
Liu Xiaodong was stunned, he didn't expect Wang Zhong to say that "the age is a bit old" is so big! Uncle looks like he's over seventy years old, can he still run into the desert?
He probed and shouted, "Uncle Ma! Sit in the room for a while! As he spoke, a lot of foam came out of his mouth.
"No, I'll take a stroll downstairs!"
As soon as the words fell, the uncle was gone, and it seemed that the uncle's body was indeed tough. Liu Xiaodong raised his hand and looked at his watch, which was nearly twenty minutes away from the time they had agreed.
Liu Xiaodong and the three of them packed up and went downstairs to the square, and the sky was already bright. Uncle Ma was watching around the white jeep, and it seemed that he already knew their license plate number, checking the vehicle before the long journey.
"Did you eat your breakfast?" Uncle Ma asked.
Liu Xiaodong said and raised the bag in his hand: "No need, let's eat some pastries in the car!" I brought you a ...... too."
"I've already eaten it. Young people, if you can eat hot, don't eat cold. Don't be in a hurry for a few minutes, you go to eat breakfast first, go quickly! Uncle Ma said in an unquestioning tone.
The three of them looked at each other and decided to listen to the old comrade.
"Give me your car keys and I'll put my stuff on it!" Uncle Ma pointed to a large canvas bag behind the car and said to Liu Xiaodong.
More than ten minutes later, the white jeep drove out of the square and drove along Provincial Highway 235 in the direction of Hami, which is the opposite direction to Loulan. In order to bypass the checkpoint, Uncle Ma adopted the strategy of attacking the east and west.
A few people didn't know that at this moment, in a room on the third floor of the hotel in the commercial building, a man was standing in front of the window, holding a telescope in his hand. The telescope kept its eye on the white jeep until it disappeared into the wasteland. The man lowered his binoculars, revealing murderous eyes with murderous ......
Liu Xiaodong insisted that Guo Yixin sit in the passenger seat, and he and Su Shuang did the back seat.
Uncle Ma is well-informed, although he doesn't talk as much as Wang Zhong, he can talk about anything.
More than 20 minutes after the car drove out, Uncle Ma looked at the GPS, looked at the surrounding terrain, and sharply hit the steering wheel to the right, and the jeep turned into the desert from provincial road 235. The speed of the car has slowed down, but their general direction has turned to the direction of Loulan. The ground is rugged, and the shaking amplitude of everyone's body in the car is getting bigger and bigger.
"Bear with me, I can't drive too slowly, or I won't be able to get there very late!" Uncle Ma was apologetic.