Before Shen Nuo could fully react, a gunshot rang out, and Lao Zhang fell down and lay on the ground. Lao Zhang pointed the muzzle of the gun at his own head, the bullet pierced his temple, splashing a splash of blood, I could see very clearly, the moment Lao Zhang fell, his eyes stared behind me in horror.

And when he fell to the ground, the horror on Lao Zhang's face disappeared, except for the painful expression that had been solidified, what Lao Zhang showed on his face was relief. The flashlight in my hand tilted down slightly, and the beam hit Lao Zhang's face, and the blood slowly flowed out of Lao Zhang's head and melted into the rain all over the ground.

The heavy rain was still falling, and the gunshots had long been drowned out by the rain, Lao Zhang was no longer breathing, and this shot directly killed Lao Zhang on the spot. My hands trembled slightly, this was the first time that someone I knew died in front of me on the spot, I tried my best to calm down, took out my mobile phone and dialed Zhao Da's number.

The mobile phone has also been soaked in heavy rain, but fortunately it can be used, after a long time, Zhao Da answered the phone, compared with the previous tone, Zhao Da seemed a little impatient, I rushed before he spoke, quickly explained the situation. Zhao Da yelled a few times on the other end of the phone in surprise, Zhao Da immediately went to the police, and after hanging up the phone, I stared at Lao Zhang and couldn't speak for a long time.

Like Zhong Yudong, Lao Zhang said some very strange things before committing suicide. Shen Nuo also kept staring at Lao Zhang's corpse, neither taking his eyes off nor saying a word. The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and my head was getting dizzier and dizzier, and if I hadn't held it up, I was afraid I wouldn't have been able to stand it anymore.

When Zhao Da arrived here with the police team, it was already half an hour later. All the policemen looked at Lao Zhang with red eyes, Zhao Da sighed, took off his police hat, and saluted Lao Zhang. Several forensic doctors carefully carried Lao Zhang's body onto a stretcher, and after sorting out the scene, Shen Nuo and I followed Zhao Da and them back to the police station.

Shen Nuo and I were still in the same car, Shen Nuo was holding the steering wheel absentmindedly, and I was also thinking about what Lao Zhang said before committing suicide. Like Zhong Yudong, these two people ended their lives by suicide, the same fate, different, just the way of death.

When I called, I asked Zhao Da to send someone to Lao Zhang's house, and Lao Zhang told me before he died that Xiao Nan was at home, which meant that I should take care of Xiao Nan. Entering the police station, Zhao Da sighed and sat on the office chair, he answered the phone and told me that Xiao Nan would not leave her house, so the two criminal policemen had to stay at her house to protect Xiao Nan.

After the clerks were in place, Zhao Da began to personally question Shen Nuo and me, Shen Nuo and I were eyewitnesses to the suicide, and we followed the procedural regulations and told Zhao Da what we knew word for word. Zhao Da's face was not very good-looking, especially when he heard Lao Zhang talk about "that thing" before he died, the pen Zhao Da was holding in his hand was almost broken by him.

Shen Nuo sneered disdainfully: "Aren't you very bold? If you don't check it out, I'm worried that the next one to die will be you! ”

Zhao Da gritted his teeth and glared at Shen Nuo: "I haven't asked you yet, in the middle of the night, why are you running to the suicide forest?" ”

Shen Nuo no longer answered Zhao Da's words, and we sat in Zhao Da's office for more than two hours, during which Xu Yi called and learned that I was fine, and she was relieved. Zhao Da kept coming in and out of the office, as if he was busy with something.

My mind was blank, I had long felt that something bad was going to happen tonight, but I didn't expect Lao Zhang to commit suicide. After waiting for a long time, Zhao Da came in and said that we could go, the suicide case, he was not going to file a case. Before I could speak, Shen Nuo objected.

"Lao Zhang's death is strange, I can't help but file a case!" Shen Nuo yelled at Zhao Da, her voice was so loud that it attracted the attention of several policemen. Everyone looked at Zhao Da in unison, waiting for Zhao Da to answer, Lao Zhang has worked in the police station for most of his life and is very respected by everyone.

"This is a suicide case, you should know very well!" Zhao Da was unhappy, he replied to Shen Nuo's words, but his eyes were looking at me, "The appraisal department has preliminarily determined, Lao Zhang committed suicide, and you have also seen it with your own eyes, do you still have to file a case?" ”

"What was the motive for suicide?" Shen Nuo refused to back down at all.

Zhao Da was completely angry, he slammed the file in his hand on the desk, "How does Lao Tzu know what his motive for suicide is, people commit suicide every day, does Lao Tzu have to ask them one by one why they committed suicide?" ”

Shen Nuo wanted to say something, so I grabbed her, Zhao Da was still able to barely calm down with me, he tried his best to maintain a polite tone, and said that we can go back. This is Zhao Da is issuing an eviction order, I will not stay longer, and immediately go out of the police station with Shen Nuo, Zhao Da is right, Lao Zhang did commit suicide, even if the case is filed, nothing will be found, this is the reason why all suicide cases are almost not filed.

Shen Nuo gritted his teeth and scolded all the way, as if he wanted to skin Zhao Da.

"Enough, can you tell me now, why are you sure that Lao Zhang is the murderer, and you also went to commit suicide to lure the murderer?" I coldly interrupted Shen Nuo's words. Shen Nuo went to the suicide forest to lure the murderer, and Lao Zhang also happened to go to the suicide forest, this is definitely not a coincidence, there have been too many coincidences recently, and there are not so many coincidences in the world.

Shen Nuo wasn't ready to answer me at all, she asked me not to ask, this time she guessed wrong.

Listening to Shen Nuo's words, I was furious, she wanted to leave, I grabbed her wrist tightly: "You guessed wrong?" That's a human life, you'd better tell me! ”

Shen Nuo shook off my hand fiercely, "Professor Li, don't you often rely on guessing when you handle the case yourself?" Shen Nuo's words made me angry, she gave me a blank look, and was about to leave, but she immediately stopped again, turned around, and asked me with a smile if I wanted to go with her.

I couldn't stand Shen Nuo's emotional changes faster than turning a book, I rubbed my temples, and finally figured it out, Lao Zhang was not led by Shen Nuo at all, Lao Zhang wanted to commit suicide, and no one could stop him. Before Lao Zhang died, he was very aware that his suicide was active, but I don't know why he committed suicide.

Seeing that I didn't answer, Shen Nuo asked again, saying that she was going to see Xiao Nan, was I sure I wouldn't go with her. When she said this, I hesitated again, Lao Zhang is my teacher, although I haven't had much contact, but he died, and I still feel uncomfortable.

I still decided to go with Shen Nuo, so she drove to Lao Zhang's house again. On the way, Shen Nuo still looked absent-minded, her hair was still slightly wet, messily draped over her shoulders, I observed this woman with the corner of my eye, I guessed, someone must have given her some information, otherwise she would not have suddenly chosen the suicide forest as the location of the murder.

According to Lao Zhang's performance before his death and the situation when the previous incidents occurred, I have ruled out the possibility that he is an internal ghost or an accomplice, but I am sure that he has something to hide from me, and these things may be known to him from Zhong Yudong.

There is also this Shen Nuo, although her identity is suspicious, I believe more and more that she has nothing to do with the murderer. When he was thinking about it, Shen Nuo had already stopped the car, but it was still at the entrance of the alley, and the car couldn't drive in. The rain had slowly subsided, so Shen Nuo and I each held up an umbrella and got out of the car.

It was already late, and the residents of this residential area slept early, and at a glance, there was only one room with the lights on, which was Lao Zhang's house. In the rainy night, the red umbrella that Shen Nuo was holding and the red clothes he was wearing all turned dark red like blood, and we soon came to the door of Lao Zhang's house.

I calculated the time, the moment Lao Zhang took Xiao Nan out of Zhao Da's office, he must have sent Xiao Nan back directly, and then immediately took the car to the suicide forest, so that the time came. The policeman that Lao Zhang usually drove was still in the police station, and no traces of other cars were found near the suicide forest.

The suicide forest is also rumored to be a bit scary in the local area, and taxis usually don't take orders from the suicide forest at night, so I immediately thought of the person who hung the flashlight. Lao Zhang definitely didn't go there alone, he said that it was impossible to see Zhong Yudong, who was already dead.

Shen Nuo had already knocked on the door, and after a while, the wooden door opened, and it was two criminal policemen, who were obviously startled when they saw Shen Nuo's red clothes. After recognizing that it was us, they breathed a sigh of relief and greeted us. Xiao Nan and the two criminal policemen were on the first floor, Xiao Nan sat on the bench in a daze, her body straight to the ground, but her head turned sideways to look at us.

The slightly yellowed light made Xiao Nan's pale face even more haggard.

After Shen Nuo saw Xiao Nan, his eyes were slightly red, Shen Nuo seemed to care about the child very much, the time Xiao Nan was in distress, Shen Nuo also cried all the way, and then Xiao Nan fell asleep, and Shen Nuo was still on the side. Shen Nuo walked slowly inside, my heart was also slightly sore, Lao Zhang died, he left in a hurry, I don't know how to explain her grandfather's death to this child.

I didn't expect that Lao Zhang, who had always felt sorry for Xiao Nan, would leave Xiao Nan and leave this world.

Xiao Nan was still looking at us sideways, and when Shen Nuo was about to walk to Xiao Nan's side, Xiao Nan suddenly stood up, jumped up the steps, and ran to the second floor. Shen Nuo immediately followed, and I asked the two criminal policemen to guard outside, especially under the balcony, and I had some shadows on this balcony.

After the explanation, I also followed, I found that the lights that were originally on had been dimmed, so I had to slow down the pace of my feet, hold on to the handrails and slowly climb up, the sound of leather shoes on the ground echoed in the dilapidated house. Finally, I found the pull cord to turn on the light.

Pulling it down, the light came on, and a miserable white face almost stuck to my face......