The smell of food in the kitchen is a sign that the hostess is quite good at her craft.

There is no refrigerator at home, so leftovers are kept close to the window – the temperature is lower and it helps to keep it cold.

On the windowsill are two plates of vegetarian dishes, stewed tofu with shredded potatoes and cabbage, and a pressure cooker liner covered with a plastic bag.

When I lifted the plastic bag, I saw that the braised pork inside had cooled, and a layer of white oil flowers was floating on it. It seems that the family ate a "hard dish" in the evening.

There is still leftover rice in the rice cooker.

Wu Duan took all the samples of the rice and vegetables and put them in the evidence bag.

There was a bowl in the sink, two pairs of chopsticks, and a bowl on the pot table next to the sink.

Wu Duan picked up the bowl on the pot table and sniffed it, there was a faint smell of dish soap.

When Wu Duan returned to the second bedroom, Mink Fang had already put the body into a body bag with the help of the police. Mink Fang asked, "Did you find anything?"

"It's nothing special, you can take these food samples back for toxicology testing."

"Cheng, leave it to me...... By the way, can you do it yourself on the spot? Don't you really need to call August to help? ”

"No, let him stay at home with his daughter-in-law."

It was too cold, so he helped Mink Fang load the body into the car, Wu Duan wrapped his clothes tightly and trotted into the corridor, and he decided to talk to the male owner.

The deceased's house, living room.

Wu Duan sat down beside the man.

You can see that the man is trying his best to help, he breathes heavily, trying to calm himself down, but to no avail, every breath he takes, it is a sob.

Even so, the man tried his best to squeeze a voice out of his throat and asked, "Are they...... How did you die......"

The mere utterance of the word death was a great pain, and he trembled three times when he said a word. How unwilling he is to accept such a reality!

"The exact cause of death is still under investigation." Before the facts of the case were clear, Wu Duan's rhetoric was very conservative, and he changed the topic and said: "Let's talk about you first, how is the relationship between your husband and wife?" ”

"What do you mean?"

"Routine inquiry, you also want us to investigate carefully and not let go of any related person, right?"

The man stared at Wu Duan hatefully, "We have a very good relationship!" Whatever you want! ”

"Oh?"

The man stretched out his big hand to wipe a handful of snot, Wu Duan couldn't stand it, took out a napkin from his pocket and handed it to him.

The man took the paper and wiped it on his face, "She also sent me a WeChat message in the afternoon, saying that there was a barbecue at home, and asked me to come back from the car at night and don't forget to eat something." ”

The man pressed the broken screen phone a few times through the evidence bag and opened the WeChat on it, "This is her mobile phone, you see." ”

Sure enough, there are chat logs between the two.

Not only yesterday's, but after turning dozens of pages, the couple chatted a few words through WeChat almost every day.

When a man goes out of town, he always brings back a small snack to give his wife and daughter a tooth sacrifice.

The family left food for the man who returned late, and the wife always gave him a word of advice. When it is windy and rainy, the wife will send a message to remind her husband that the road conditions are not good and tell him to drive carefully...... It's mostly chatter about firewood, rice, oil, and salt.

Ten days ago, on Valentine's Day on February 14, the two also "conspired" to send their daughter to live with their uncle for a day, so that they could watch a movie and have a Western meal, and have a world for two.

Their relationship seems to be good, better than most couples who have been married for more than ten years.

"In order to earn money to support your family, you have to drive at night often, right?"

"It's common to come back in the middle of the night, and they're used to it."

"What about your wife? What does she do? ”

"She used to work as a cashier in a supermarket, but then her children went to high school, and the school was far away, so eating became a problem, so my wife quit her job and cooked for her children at home."

"Did you buy the ingredients for this meal tonight, or did she buy them?"

"She bought it," Seeing that Wu Duan didn't answer, the man continued to explain: "She used to work in a supermarket, and it was convenient to buy specials, but now she doesn't work there, but she is popular, and if there are any specials, her former colleagues will still give her a run, and she will go to buy them, so I never care about buying vegetables and cooking, what she does, what I eat." ”

Wu Duan believed it.

"Do you have a holiday with anyone in your family?"

The man suddenly became alert, craned his neck and asked, "Were they killed?" ”

Wu Duan patiently explained: "We can't confirm until after the autopsy, and I will notify you as soon as I have the results, before that...... Wait a minute, the police will take you to the hotel, you can rest assured that you will stay, because we want to keep the scene as it is, and no one can live here for the time being. ”

Seeing that the man's mood calmed down a bit, Wu Duan repeated the question just now: "Do you have any enemies?" ””

The man shook his head, "No, our family is honest and has never had a grudge against anyone." ”

"You don't, what about your wife?"

"Impossible! She is the most honest," the man's voice trembled violently, full of crying, "She always educates her children, suffering is a blessing, how can a person like her make enemies with others?!" ”

"Okay," Wu Duan patted the man on the shoulder, "You should get some sleep, and we'll talk when you're in better shape." ”

The man was still crying when Wu Duan left.

He hesitated, but finally did not say anything comforting. The most effective consolation for the police is to bring the killer to justice.

……

At 8:57 a.m., Wu Duan drove the car into the underground parking lot of the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

I went to work at 9 o'clock, and at this time, there was already a "pit" in the parking lot. Fortunately, Wu Duan has his own parking space.

However, when he drove to his "pit", there was a high-headed off-road vehicle.

Wu Duan has seen this car, on the cover of a car magazine, limited, dead expensive.

The off-road vehicle was full of domineering spirit, calmly accepted Wu Duan's dissatisfied gaze, and remained unmoved.

Wu Duan had no choice but to go around the parking lot for half a circle, and finally found a vacant seat and parked in.

After sending a few pieces of physical evidence to the trace examination laboratory, he returned to the office and saw Li August writing a case file in front of the computer.

"My brother and sister are about to give birth, right? When do you take a vacation? Wu Duan asked.

Li August corrected first: "Call sister-in-law." Then he replied, "Let's put these cases in order." ”

"Go back and say hello to my brother and sister for me."

"Call sister-in-law!"

"By the way, have you decided on a name? It won't be called Li March, right? When I heard it, I was a stocky boy, but unfortunately I couldn't tell if it was your son or your eldest brother. ”

Li August said that he did not want to speak......

The two were in the same class when they were in the police academy, and after graduation, they entered the grassroots police station together, and they were admitted to the criminal investigation detachment of the city bureau together.

At this moment, Li August had some meaning to stop talking.

Wu Duan saw it and said, "If there is anything you need my help with, just say it." ”

Li August finally said: "I handed the transfer application to the above. ”

"Transfer?"

"Well, our criminal investigation detachment is responsible for all the vicious cases in Mocheng, the workload is too great, I am busy for ten days and half a month without being at home, I am about to become a father...... I want to change to a civilian job. ”

"You're doing the right thing, it's said that being a good dad is much harder than being a good cop, don't forget to invite me to a full moon wine when the time comes."

"Of course! Certain! Receiving the understanding, Li August breathed a sigh of relief, "By the way, I heard that a returnee doctor was sent from above to be your deputy." ”

"Dr. Returnee?"

"Well, I'm an expert in criminology or psychology, and I've participated in many big cases abroad......"

"Come on, a student who has studied a few cases with his mentor dares to say that he has participated in solving cases......"

There was a knock on the door, and Wu Duan stopped talking.

There was a young man standing at the door, looking at his stature, he was about the same height as Wu Duan.

Jeans, a black sweater, a shirt with a shirt exposed at the neckline and cuffs, and the texture of the sweater looks soft and comfortable. The whole person is casual and casual.

He has a flat head, which is said to be an important criterion for testing handsome guys, and this young man belongs to the type that can easily pass the test.

The first thing Wu Duan noticed was not that he was handsome, but that he felt familiar.

"It turns out that Officer Wu likes to speak ill of people behind his back."

As soon as the other party spoke, Wu Duan remembered his name.

"Yan Sixian? It's you? How are you?! ”

"It's me, it's you, Officer Wu, it turns out that your name is Wu Duan."