The captain of the criminal police brigade in Guangdong City is called Wang Xin, and when we had a meeting in City B, we met several times and left a contact number. Wang Xin was upright, and he was joking at the time, hoping that he would never dial my mobile phone number for the rest of his life, because the police system called me for only one reason: I encountered a big case.

After picking up the phone, Wang Xin said hello and got straight to the point. Sure enough, he came to me because of a big case in Guangdong. According to Wang Xin, the victim in the case was a middle school student at Shihua Middle School (pseudonym) in Yueshi, whose body was found on a mountain two days after his disappearance.

Wang Xin told me that the body of the deceased was pierced by a sharp and thick bamboo pole, which penetrated through the crotch of the deceased and out of the mouth, and even more heinously, the murderer skinned the deceased. Wang Xin's words immediately reminded me of the painting painted by Zhu Li.

Is it a coincidence? If it is a coincidence that Xiong Wancheng died in Qiu Xinghua's case, then it is too much to say that Zhu Li has something to do with the case in Guangdong City. I held up the phone and thought about it for a long time, but I forgot to answer Wang Xin for a while, and it wasn't until Wang Xin repeatedly asked me if I was willing to take on this case that I reacted.

I looked at Xu Yi and hesitated. Xu Yi suddenly snatched the phone from my hand, and promised Wang Xin as my girlfriend, and when I was stunned, Xu Yi returned the phone to me with a smile. Putting the phone back to my ear, the first thing I heard was Wang Xin's hearty laughter.

Xu Yi nodded at me again, and I took a deep breath: "Okay, I'll take the train to Guangdong City now." ”

Wang Xin: "Professor Li, don't worry, you don't have to take the train, you go to the airport and wait, I have already sent someone to pick you up." "Wang Xin told me that the case had caused panic in Guangdong, and that he had promised his superiors that he would solve the case within a week, otherwise he would take the blame and resign.

At that time, the cost of taking a plane was very high, and Wang Xin paid out of his own pocket to have someone pick me up, which shows how urgent the case was.

I didn't refuse either, and directly agreed, but I was a little puzzled and asked, "How do you know I'm in S County?" ”

Wang Xin laughed: "Professor Li, is there any province that doesn't pay attention to Qiu Xinghua's case?" ”

So that's the case, after hanging up the phone, Xu Yi and I went back to the police station. Yang Fan didn't expect us to meet again so soon, and asked us in surprise how we came back. I didn't want to trouble Yang Fan, but we weren't familiar with this province at all, and we didn't know where the airport was.

Yang Fan listened to my explanation, and immediately said that he would send someone to take me and Xu Yi to the airport, fortunately, S County is not too far from the airport, and it can be reached in more than three hours by car. I asked Yang Fan to pay attention to Zhu Li for me, whether Zhu Li's paintings have anything to do with the case in Guangdong City, I need to go to Guangdong City in person to decide, before that, I can only ask Yang Fan to help me.

I was very relieved that Yang Fan was doing things, and I didn't say too much, so I got into the car of the person Yang Fan sent to see us off. After more than three hours on the road, we finally arrived at the airport.

After arriving at the airport, I immediately contacted the contact information given to me by Wang Xin, and soon, we found the person sent by Wang Xin to pick us up. After completing the formalities, we rushed to Guangdong City without stopping. Xu Yi and I are both flying for the first time, and on the plane, I kept saying thank you to Xu Yi, and I am very grateful that she can understand me.

Whether it's for her or for my desire to conquer difficult cases, I hope to solve all cases. After what happened last night, I was even more worried about Xu Yi, and I held her hand tightly all the way. Xu Yi seemed to have forgotten all about what happened last night, and I was the only one who was struggling to figure out why Xu Yi had come out of the hotel in such a ghostly manner.

When we got off the plane, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon, and Wang Xin personally came to the airport to pick me up. Wang Xin is in his forties, he hasn't seen him for a few years, and he is a lot older. In his position, Wang Xin, as the captain of the Guangdong City Criminal Police Brigade, is naturally much harder than ordinary criminal police.

Wang Xin held my hand, this case in Guangdong City, not only did not make Wang Xin feel worried, he even showed some joy when he saw me. I was a little puzzled, Wang Xin seemed to see through my thoughts, and he smiled: "With Professor Li personally to guide the case, do I need to worry?" ”

Wang Xin said as he greeted Xu Yi and me into the car.

Wang Xin told us that the deceased's name was Zhou Xiaoruo (pseudonym), and his body was only found this morning, but in just half a day, the case caused a sensation in Guangdong City, because some media intervened to report it. Guangdong's media system is leading the country, and as soon as Wang Xin said this, I understood.

As soon as the media was exposed, Wang Xin felt the pressure from his superiors, and Wang Xin issued a "military order" that the case would be solved within a week.

Wang Xin laughed twice: "I can't save energy this night, it's up to Professor Li, with your guidance, the case will definitely be successfully solved." Although Wang Xin said this, he was not worried at all, which shows how much confidence he has in me.

"Guidance can't be talked about, do my best." I replied to Wang Xin.

It was already getting dark, and Wang Xin asked us if we wanted to rest first or go to the crime scene first. After Wang Xin was sure that I would intervene in the case, he asked people to protect the crime scene intact, and even the people from the identification department could only extract part of the traces of the scene.

The people brought by Wang Xin parked the car at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain in the southern population is actually just a small hill, and the altitude is not high. We climbed the mountain road for ten minutes to reach the crime scene, there were a lot of people here, but everyone was sitting around, and only a few people dressed as forensic doctors were in the cordon.

Everyone was lighting flashlights with strong lights, and although it was already dark, under the illumination of dozens of flashlights, the scene was clearer than during the day. Wang Xin clapped his hands and asked everyone to stand up, Wang Xin introduced me to everyone, and just after the introduction, suddenly a person rushed in front of me and held my hand.

"Professor Li, my name is Jiang Jun, and I am your admirer!" Standing in front of me was a very young detective, who was very short, and had just reached my shoulder. My first reaction was that his name was "General", but looking at his size, he didn't look like a general at all.

"Stinky boy! Stand back first! Wang Xin couldn't cry or laugh, pretended to raise his foot and kicked Jiang Jun's buttocks, Jiang Jun screamed twice, reluctantly let go of my hand, and stood back. Jiang Jun's performance caused everyone to burst into laughter, and it can be guessed that Jiang Jun is the living treasure of this police force.

"Alright, get down to business!" Wang Xin suddenly became serious, and as soon as Wang Xin's words fell, everyone all restrained the smiles on their faces. I immediately understood that the atmosphere of the police force led by Wang Xin was very good, but it did not affect the handling of cases, which is exactly the phenomenon that police captains everywhere painstakingly wanted to create, but there were few that could really do it.

Wang Xin took me and Xu Yi into the crime scene, and Xu Yi's identity is still my assistant.

Wang Xin told us to be mentally prepared, Xu Yi and I both nodded, but when we saw the deceased Zhou Xiaoruo, our backs were cold.

This is a typical case of skinning, but the appearance of the deceased is more miserable than I have ever seen. As Wang Xin said, Zhou Xiaoruo's body was pierced by a very thick bamboo pole, the bamboo pole was pierced from under Zhou Xiaoruo's crotch, Zhou Xiaoruo grew his mouth, and the thin end of the bamboo pole pierced out of his mouth.

The bamboo pole was inserted on the ground, and Zhou Xiaoruo's whole person was hung on the bamboo pole.

The most cruel thing is not only that, Zhou Xiaoruo's clothes were taken off and thrown aside, the clothes were stained with blood, and it was vaguely recognizable that it was a set of school uniforms for middle school students. Except for the head, the skin of Zhou Xiaoruo's whole body has been peeled off, but the muscle tissue on Zhou Xiaoruo's body has been highly air-dried, and the shriveled flesh has turned dark red.

There was a rotten smell in the air, and the stench was almost smoking.

"Captain Wang, are you sure this person is Zhou Xiaoruo, who disappeared two days ago?" I asked, frowning.

Wang Xin kept his hands behind his back and didn't speak, and he replied: "Well, the parents of the deceased have already identified them. Professor Li, I know what you're thinking, and that's why I wanted to ask you for help. ”