Xiao Xun lay on the ground, the autumn sunset was warm and pleasant, he felt that the ground was still hot, and blood was gurgling out from the seven wounds on his body, absorbing and tasting by the earth little by little. The smell of blood was choking and disgusting, and his senses became unusually sharp in the adrenaline rush, but at the same time it was proof that the flame of his life was gradually being extinguished, and his soul was being ruthlessly withdrawn from his body by death. Ironically, Xiao Xun had imagined what it would be like to die countless times, maybe pain, maybe numbness, maybe unconscious, but he guessed wrong. It turns out that when a person is on the verge of death, he will feel unusually calm and even a little happy.

At the same time, his brain was also very conscious and calculating the time before death, which should be 18 seconds away. But what else can you do in 18 seconds? He pondered the question, raising his heavy eyelids at the passers-by who had already been screaming and frightened in fright, the limping murderer who had escaped from the crowd and fading away, and the evening clouds in the sky against the background of everything in this murder. At this moment, he thought of his son, his beloved wife, his parents, and his unfinished doctoral dissertation, and indeed death came too suddenly, and there was still so much to do in life. But he still took out the phone in his pocket with his bloodied hand and typed in an 11-digit string of numbers.

18 seconds passed, and Xiao Xun died.

The vicious murder was broadcast on the evening news in City C. "Xiao, a student at a university and a doctor of management, was stabbed seven times in the street in the downtown area, and Xiao died when the police arrived. According to eyewitnesses, the gangster was a man, about 40 years old, about 1.7 meters tall, with a disabled left leg. A university was shocked by the incident and deeply regretted Xiao's death. Further investigation is ongoing. ”

Xiao Xun's body was taken to the funeral home after a forensic examination, where his family and friends were already waiting. Dou Ming's eyes were red, standing alone outside the crowd, looking coldly at a large family, bursts of sadness in his heart, and at the same time lingering in his heart, there was endless loneliness and bitterness. Two police officers in police uniforms approached the crowd to take the handover formalities and asked loudly, "Who are Xiao Xun's relatives, come and sign it?" Xiao Xun's father stepped forward and just stretched out his hand to pick up the pen in the officer's hand, when a thought flashed, he turned his head and looked at Dou Ming in the distance. Dou Ming, you come! Father Xiao's voice was like a sharp arrow, cutting through the silence in the funeral home, and also through the crowd, piercing straight into Dou Ming's heart. She was stunned for a moment, then settled down and walked over slowly. Dou Ming's writing is very beautiful and steady, and it can be seen in the writing that she is a frank woman. And after signing the word "wife" in the "relationship with the deceased", Dou Ming's tears could no longer be controlled, burst out of his eyes, and slid down the paper......

Three hours later, a plane from S city landed at the airport, Wang Qiang was the first to get off the plane, he walked in a hurry, turned on his mobile phone, and dialed Shu Xin's phone, "I'm in C city, why are you so slow?" Yes, Li Xian was already on the plane, and his phone was turned off when he called just now. The plane from Y Province should have more than two hours to land, and I waited for him at the airport first. You come to your own accord. "Xiao Xun's three best friends, Wang Qiang is in S City, Li Xian is in Y Province, and Shu Xin is in Q Province. Thirty years of friendship, heart-to-heart. The bad news spread, and the three of them ran thousands of miles to mourn. Back then, the four brothers were admitted to university from the small county town in their hometown. The last time they got together, it was Xiao Xun's son's full moon wine that everyone drank together ten years ago, and the four of them never reunited again. Wang Qiang lit a cigarette, and he looked at the dark night sky, with a waning moon on his head. Mid-Autumn Festival, Xiao Xun has just celebrated his fortieth birthday. That day, Xiao Xun also posted a video in the WeChat group of four people, looking hippie and smiling, and after a few days, the person died. Thinking of this, Wang Qiang gritted his teeth fiercely. He looked at the Rolex on his wrist, it was eleven o'clock in the evening.

It was eleven o'clock, and Dou Ming's eyes were taken away from the wall clock in the conference room of the police station, and at this time, she was making notes. This vicious homicide case has a great impact in City C, because of Xiao Xun's identity, he was a deputy director-level cadre of the Education Bureau of City C, and he resigned from his government job two years ago because he was admitted to a doctoral degree to concentrate on studying. Although he left his post, his social circle in government agencies and education is extensive, and the death of the young talent with a halo in people's hearts has brought great pressure to the police in the uproar caused by the society. The police chief, who is also the deputy mayor of City C, held a special mobilization meeting to solve the case within a time limit for the criminal investigation team.

Officer Zhu, who took the record, asked, "Has Xiao Xun offended anyone recently?" ”

Dou Ming replied, "No." He's an academic person who can offend anyone. ”

Officer Zhu asked again, "What about before going to school?" When he was in the Education Bureau. ”

Dou Ming replied, "Impossible, Xiao Xun is a person with extremely high EQ and IQ. ”

Officer Zhu asked again, "Do you know anyone who knows anyone with a disabled left leg?" ”

Dou Ming replied, "No." ”

Officer Zhu picked up an evidence bag from the table, which contained Xiao Xun's bloodstained mobile phone. He stood up and put the evidence bag in front of Dou Ming, according to the regulations, Dou Ming could not touch the evidence, through the transparent film, her eyes fell on the bright mobile phone screen, and a string of numbers "10000904940" appeared. Dou Ming shook her head, she didn't know anything about the string of numbers left by Xiao Xun.

Officer Zhu asked, "You and Xiao Xun are married for the second time?" How is your relationship? ”

"Yes, married for 7 years. Our relationship has always been good. ”

The officer's eyebrows moved, and he smiled thoughtfully, "Oh? 7 years ago? I remember that Xiao Xun reported a theft case that year, and I made a record at that time. I remember it very clearly, because my son was in elementary school because of Tuo Xiaoxun's help. Dou Ming was disgusted by these boring topics of this boring police officer, but reason was the habitual state of this thirty-nine-year-old doctor.

Just then, another officer opened the door to the conference room, "The murderer's whereabouts have been found." Dou Ming's eyes lit up and darkened, and her emotions were surging in her heart.

After making the record, Dou Ming did not return to the funeral home, the police sent her home, Xiao Xun and Dou Ming had no children, and the home was very deserted. The lights were not on, only the faint light of the waning moon in the middle of the sky and the afterglow of the street lamps shining in through the windows, and the room was surprisingly quiet, except for the ticking of the clock and the low chil of the refrigerator. Dou Ming's eyes were empty, and his brain was recalling the past with Xiao Xun. At this moment, her phone rang, and the caller ID was Wang Qiang. She didn't answer the phone, because at this moment someone knocked on the door, "Boom...... Boom...... Boom...... "The knock on the door sounded like the heartbeat of a Yama from hell in the middle of the night, and the atmosphere in the room instantly became terrifying. Dou Ming slowly stood up and walked gently to the door.

At noon the next day, when the police opened the door of Xiao Xun's house, Dou Ming was already dead on the sofa, and she injected herself with highly toxic drugs. The medical examiner judged that the time of death should have been around one o'clock in the morning, and during that time period, there were multiple missed calls from Wang Qiang.

Earlier, the murderer was arrested, and when he was arrested, he was riding a motorcycle on the interprovincial highway in the direction of N Province, and after checking his identity, the murderer turned out to be Dou Ming's ex-husband Jiang Zhe. After arriving at the case, Jiang Zhe confessed to his crimes.

Officer Zhu of the Criminal Investigation Brigade was eating instant noodles while reporting the case to Captain Xiao of the Criminal Investigation Brigade. "Everything seems to be clear, at least logically plausible. Love kills! According to Jiang Zhe's confession, he has not had a good time over the years, and Jiang Zhe got married twice after Dou Ming left, but both ended in failure. His leg was permanently disabled in an accident. After doing a few businesses and losing all his family, he defined Xiao Xun as the initiator of his compassionate fate, so he drew his sword and faced each other. And Dou Ming's death is that she knew that the murderer was her ex-husband, she couldn't face such a reality, let alone the pressure from the Xiao family. So he ......" as he spoke, he gestured on his arm with chopsticks, learning the way Dou Ming injected intravenously. Captain Xiao nodded, and his heart was also a lot more relieved, at least he could communicate with the director at the afternoon debriefing. In such a short period of time, the murder case that had a great impact on the society was detected, and the criminal investigation brigade really made great contributions, and of course, under the correct instructions of the bureau leaders, they made a little bit of success. He felt a little proud, so he lit a cigarette and steadied himself.

After the first seven sacrifices, Wang Qiang, Shu Xin, and Li Xian found a tavern, prepared to get drunk, and then went their separate ways the next day. After three rounds of drinking, Li Xian pointed at Wang Qiang's nose with chopsticks, "You kid has been worried all night, what do you have to say, what are you doing in your stomach?" Shu Xin pushed the glasses, "Yes, just say it." Wang Qiang waved his hand and took a sip of the Wuliangye in the cup. Do we really know Xiao Xun, who has an IQ of more than 190? Before the words fell, Wang Qiang took out a USB drive from his pocket and slapped it on the table with a "snap", Li Xian and Shu Xin were completely stunned by this question and a beat.

"This is a conspiracy, a big conspiracy, Xiao Xun's conspiracy has been premeditated since ten years ago. Do you still remember this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, let's celebrate Xiao Xun's birthday on video? After you all went offline, Xiao Xun told me alone that he mailed me something for me to check, which was this USB drive. However, after I received it, I couldn't open it, it showed that there was a password, I asked him, but he wouldn't say. It's just that the opportunity has not arrived. As he spoke, Wang Qiang's eyes were bloodshot and looked very painful. Do you remember the string of numbers that the police said he left on his phone before he died? It was a string of Morse code, when I was in high school, Xiao Ping and I used the Morse code to pass a note, and the string of numbers decoded out was the number 613, which happened to be the password to open the USB drive. Shu Xin and Li Xian were dumbfounded, feeling that they were listening to the commentary of a particularly exciting and wonderful suspense movie, but this mysterious USB drive and Xiao Xun's death code made them numb all over, and their hearts were cold.

Wang Qiang let out a long sigh, "Alas, after more than 30 years of friendship, it turns out that we don't know him." As he spoke, he drank half a cup of Wuliangye in his hand, I don't know whether it was astringency or bitterness, the fierce burning made the heart of this forty-year-old man ripple with irrepressible sourness, and he cried while reading Xiao Xun's name.