That sentence was like a thunderclap rising from the ground, exploding in Shi An's ears.

She suddenly raised her head and looked at the house in front of her, which was already a few years old. Judging from the untouched walls, the whole house is in an old state, and the wall skin has peeled off a little, revealing the original dark gray cement underneath.

Some of the parasitic plants that had been coiled around it were burned clean, leaving a few stumps and leaves hanging on it alone. Occasionally, the wind came, but it only trembled twice with the sound of the wind, revealing a bit of depression.

Because of the murder, the police have cordoned off the scene.

The initial curiosity has faded, and people's nature of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages has been well interpreted at this time.

Except for the necessary commute, many people are reluctant to come out. The old men and old ladies who used to exercise in the community in the morning are gone, and even the children will be told by adults to stay away from that 'bad place' when they go out.

The fire seemed to take away all the vitality, and the whole neighborhood was empty and silent, as if there was nothing but the plants that had taken root in the ground.

When Shi An saw this scene, he suddenly didn't know what it was like in his heart.

At this moment, her eyes were on the old woman who had hidden in the corridor before.

Because of the distance, Shi An couldn't see the old man's appearance clearly, but this time she was sure that the person must be avoiding them. Because every time Shi An turned his head, he saw the old man shrink back into the shadows.

There are quirks.

Shi An thought so, and then whispered a few words to the other party.

When Fang Lubai heard this, he pretended to be careless and wandered in place for a while. When he turned around suddenly, he saw that the old man that Shi An had said before seemed to be frightened, and rushed into the corridor.

Seeing this, Shi An hurriedly wanted to catch up, but was stopped by Fang Lubai.

Glancing at the dark corridor, the corners of Fang Lubai's lips hooked an arc: "Don't worry, you will encounter it again." ”

The sky was getting darker, but the moon did not show its full face. Most of his body was obscured by thick clouds, and a sickle-like hook was traced, like a sharp blade, hanging on the ink-splashed night, exuding a slightly eerie aura.

Seeing that he really couldn't figure out any clues, Fang Lubai waved his hand and decided to go home.

While in the car, the rain began to fall again, and the water droplets clinged to the car glass, splitting the strange world in front of me into pieces one after another.

The hand holding the steering wheel tightened, and Fang Lubai combed through the current information in his mind while driving.

Thinking of Yan Wei's words before, it is impossible to determine the cause of death, which is really a big problem. But the bodies of the three victims have been roasted to the ground, and so far there is no reliable basis for determining exactly what they died.

Was it the sudden fire? Or is there something else going on?

The strange back resurfaced in Fang Lubai's heart.

Shi An sat in the passenger seat, and the man's serious and cold face looked very different in the dark night.

The calm attitude of the past has all been put away at this moment, and I can vaguely see a bit of the gentleness of the past from his tightly knit eyebrows, but more importantly, it is the trickiness of this case.

Cars drove methodically on the National Boulevard.

Shi An tilted his head and vaguely sensed the general direction of the car's movement through the water droplets that blurred his vision.

"Dididi-"

"Dididi-"

The mobile phone rang suddenly, and it was particularly noticeable in this semi-enclosed and small space. Shi An picked up the phone at Fang Lubai's signal: "Hey-"

"Captain, the social relationship of the victim's family has been investigated."

It was already an hour later when the car arrived at the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Fang Lubai stepped into the door with his front foot, and Yan Wei came up with his back foot and handed him the sorted out information.

Taking the stack of materials printed with the victim's detailed information, Fang Lubai rubbed his temples that were a little swollen twice, and then read them carefully.

Seeing this, Shi An gently closed the door of the office, and for a while, there was only Fang Lubai in the entire room.

"Did you and the team find anything when they went to the scene?"

When receiving water in the water dispenser, Yan Wei suddenly came to Shi An's side and asked.

"There are no valuable clues." Drinking the warm water from the cup, Shi An then shook his head.

"That's it......" Rubbing his chin, Yan Wei pouted at the office with the door closed, "Also, looking at the captain's eyebrows that were able to clip the fly just now, I don't think there are any clues." ”

After speaking, he shook his head and poured the tea left over from last night in his hand into the green plants next to the water dispenser.

Looking at the half-dead plant wordlessly, Shi An pinched his eyebrows, and suddenly remembered something, and called Yan Wei, who was about to leave: "You just said on the phone that the social relationship of the victim's family has been investigated?" What's going on? ”

It's okay not to say it, as soon as he mentioned this, Yan Wei's expression was also a little dignified.

"Liu Chuqi and I have checked the social interactions of the victim's family in the past two days, and the information we get from our relatives and neighbors is roughly consistent."

They all said that the victim's family was usually kind and never had a quarrel with anyone. It's been 20 years since the family moved here, and everyone is kind and angry. ”

Shi An: "What about family relationships?" ”

"Family relationships are simpler." Yan Wei took a sip of water, "According to the neighbors, the man Gu Guoqiang, an employee of a state-owned enterprise, is a typical model husband. I always go to work on time, get off work on time, and go out early in the morning on weekends to help my wife buy vegetables. ”

His wife, Zhang Meishu, a full-time wife, is responsible for taking care of the family's life every day, with a gentle temperament and a slow voice. The couple has a total of two children, a son and a daughter, all of whom were admitted to a university in the city. ”

After listening to Yan Wei's words, Shi An was a little confused: "According to this statement, this is still a model family, how could such a bad thing happen as arson?" ”

"Don't say you can't figure it out, I can't figure it out either." Yan Wei shook his head, "Arson in broad daylight, no matter how you say it, you have to have a deep hatred, right?" But as far as the neighbors who live next to them are concerned, how can someone who can't even get into a quarrel offend anyone? ”

At this time, the door of the office was opened, and Fang Lubai walked out of it.

"It's not impossible, it's just that we don't know." As he spoke, he handed a file bag to Shi An.

Afterwards, Yan Wei heard Fang Lubai say: "Inform everyone, and go to the conference hall in half an hour for a meeting." ”