178, Dark Forest [5,000 words, ask for a subscription and ask for a monthly pass]

"Lu Weiwei, didn't you stay outside to see if Hu Mengyao came back?

"Lao Wang, don't worry, let's see who is behind me?" Lu Weiwei gave up a position without hurry, and then beckoned to the door: "Come in." 35xsā€

Then Bai Xiaolan walked in with the microphone......

"Well, it's not that you're a white reporter, please let me go. Lu Weiwei was a little embarrassed and continued to beckon: "Come in." ā€

At this time, a tall short-haired girl wearing a crew vest walked in, and after looking at the surrounding environment, her eyes quickly stayed on Gu Chen's body.

"You're looking for me?" the girl asked.

Officer Wang and Gu Chen looked at each other, feeling that the girl in front of them was obviously much more mature than Hu Mengyao in the school uniform in the photo.

But no matter from the facial features or appearance, Gu Chen can be sure that standing in front of him is the unsuccessful girl Hu Mengyao that Wu Qi has been looking for.

"Are you Hu Mengyao?" asked Gu Chen.

The girl shook her short hair and said: "Actually, I have been in the south for a long time, and everyone likes to call me Ayao according to the habits of the south, and the name Hu Mengyao is rarely mentioned, and few people know it." ā€

Officer Wang was still very vigilant: "Are you really Hu Mengyao from Jiangbei? Do you know that people in Jiangnan City are looking for you?"

Hu Mengyao shrugged, put her hands in her pockets, took a sharp breath, and said, "I have also seen the missing person notice of the official account, in fact...... I had forgiven the teacher a long time ago, and I did something very wrong, but when my father died, I was in a terrible mood, so I put a small note under the paper. ā€

The old village chief actually knew what the police were here for......

Seeing that both sides had seen each other, he tilted his chin at several other village elders and motioned for everyone to leave quietly.

Photographer Wu Jun pointed the camera at Hu Mengyao, and Bai Xiaolan instantly entered the working state.

"Hu Mengyao, I'm Bai Xiaolan, a reporter from Jiangnan TV, I'm very happy to be able to meet you in Xinghua Village, Panlong Town, did you just say that you forgave Wu Qi who came to you seriously?"

"Seriously, of course. Hu Mengyao faced the camera, not stage fright at all, but showed a hint of a smile.

This is also related to Hu Mengyao's long working hours in the crew......

"He's not wrong at all, he's just doing his duty as an invigilator, and I think those who detractor him are too much, and I'm going to say sorry to him here. ā€

Bai Xiaolan has solved it very much, but you haven't solved the matter in the village yet. ā€

Officer Wang was a little stressed: "The situation here still needs to be investigated, I'm afraid that you will be in danger if you stay here, who knows if that neurotic will appear again?"

In fact, when Officer Wang said this, he also took into account the complexity of the case.

In addition to the villagers, there are also crew members here, and the relationship between the personnel is very complicated.

In handling cases under such circumstances, it is inevitable that some people will not be able to let go.

Photographer Wu Jun said with a smile: "Don't worry, Officer Wang, we won't block you, if you catch the murderer who hurt people, then won't we add a new material? ā€

"Mr. Wu is right. Bai Xiaolan looked at Officer Wang expectantly: "Officer Wang, what do you think?"

Officer Wang thought that it was unlikely that these people would go back first: "Okay, but pay attention to safety, especially at night, and don't go to places with few people." Flash"

"You mean?"

"It's the grove near the village, according to the old village chief here, the man in black hurt people twice in the grove, and he fled the scene so fast that ordinary people couldn't keep up with him. ā€

Gu Chen took Officer Wang's words and continued: "I heard from them that the injured are all villagers of Xinghua Village, but it is not ruled out that they will attack others, you had better think clearly." ā€

"But the murderer doesn't seem to know that the police are in Xinghua Village this time, and he may restrain himself for his recklessness, and it will definitely be difficult for you to find that person. Bai Xiaolan told the truth.

Officer Wang was asked, but he didn't take it to heart, picked up a glass of water on the table, drank two sips, and said: "No matter if this murderer appears, our police will definitely investigate it to the end, this incident is too bad, the impact is not good, if you don't find out this murderer, it is difficult to give everyone an explanation, so we must find him." ā€

"Then you will continue to stay in Xinghua Village?" Bai Xiaolan repeated.

Lu Weiwei turned her head to look at Bai Xiaolan's expectant eyes, and couldn't help but say, "You're really not afraid?"

"I'm afraid I won't come to Xinghua Village, since I'm here, why don't you have to bring some news back?" Feeling lonely, Bai Xiaolan turned her head to look at Wu Jun beside her: "Right, Teacher Wu?"

Wu Jun's expression was suddenly retracted, and he reacted from the conversation just now, and hurriedly said: "That's for sure, it seems that your police are in a lot of trouble this time." ā€

Why did Wu Jun say that?

The people who came to participate in the filming of the show this time are the successors of some family businesses across the country......

If this matter is not handled well, it is likely to cause the reputation of the Jiangnan City Police Force to collapse.

And there is also a co-production unit of Jiangnan TV Station in the crew, which is equivalent to handling the case in front of the media.

Any mistake may have a serious negative impact on the Seremban police station.

Which is more important, Wu Jun has long seen it in his eyes, and he also knows the pressure in Officer Wang's heart.

Officer Wang and Gu Chen glanced at each other, both of them with flat expressions.

After all, it is not the first time that the two have met in an unexpected situation like this.

Since someone is doing something right under their noses, they have to give the other person some color to see.

......

......

Ten o'clock in the evening.

Everyone drove to Panlong Town.

did not stay in the dormitory prepared by Xu Lang for everyone, but went directly to Panlong Town Central Hospital.

Then he found Liu Xiaobao, a villager who was injured tonight, to check his specific injuries.

For the investigation and collection of evidence, only from the mouths of the parties can we get first-hand accurate information.

Liu Xiaobao was taken to the ward after the wound suturing operation, and the anesthetic had not yet disappeared, so Liu Xiaobao did not feel any pain.

Several of Liu Xiaobao's family members were accompanying him, and when they saw the police coming, they all consciously gave way to a passage.

"How is Liu Xiaobao?" Officer Wang took the lead in stepping forward to inquire about the situation.

"Comrade policeman, there is nothing serious at the moment, but the wound is also very deep, and he may not be able to get out of bed for half a month. ā€

Liu Xiaobao's mother, who spoke, had red eyes and felt extremely aggrieved.

"I knew that I would be attacked by someone when I went to the forest, and I would rather not earn money from this guide, but now that the person is also injured, I haven't even found the shadow of the murderer. Dad Liu said this, and also let out a long sigh.

"Mr. Liu, don't worry about this, we will definitely find the murderer and give your son an explanation. Gu Chen looked at Liu Xiaobao with his eyes and continued: "If he has no problems at the moment, we have some situations that we want to know about him now." ā€

"As long as you can find the murderer, just ask. Father Liu frowned, stood up, and gave Gu Chen a position.

Gu Chen turned on the law enforcement recorder hanging on the epaulettes, walked in front of Liu Xiaobao and said, "Hello Mr. Liu, I am Gu Chen, a police officer of the third criminal investigation group of the Furong Police Station, can I ask you a few questions?"

"Yes. Liu Xiaobao couldn't move, and could only blink slightly in agreement.

"You were filming with the film crew at the time, right?" Gu Chen picked up the notebook and began to write.

"Yes, at that time, the crew was going to shoot in the heart of the forest, because the scenery there was very good, and there was an orchard through the forest, so they asked me to be a guide to lead the way, and help with the equipment by the way. ā€

"Did you meet any strangers on the road?" Seeing Liu Xiaobao's slow response, Gu Chen said again: "Is there any suspicious person following you?"

"I didn't ...... No. Liu Xiaobao shook his head, paused, and then he changed his words: "I don't know, I felt that a rich man went to work in the orchard with farm tools, which was very interesting, and the attention was all on the big rich man. ā€

"What about when you come back, can you tell me more about your attack?" Gu Chen continued to look up and ask him.

"It was already dark, we all prepared flashlights, on the way back, there was a moment of urgency, considering that there were female field workers in the group, so I left the team and came alone to a big tree not far away to relieve my hands, but when I was about to catch up with the team, a black figure suddenly jumped out from the side. ā€

Thinking of this, Liu Xiaobao shrank his neck in horror.

"What happened later?" asked Gu Chen.

"Later, he rushed over, and the knife in his hand was unpredictable, and he stabbed me directly, uh, no, he didn't stab me, he slashed, and wherever the blade went, it was as fast as lightning, and I didn't have time to react, and he had already cut five or six wounds on my body. ā€

"This guy is practicing martial arts, right? so fast?" Lu Weiwei couldn't believe it.

"It's definitely amazing. Liu Xiaobao also tried to open his eyes wide, and said: "I felt like I was going to die in the forest, so I yelled desperately and dodged quickly, if it wasn't for the film crew who heard the call and rushed over in time, I might have really been finished." ā€

"Then have you offended anyone recently?" Gu Chen did not change his calm style because of Liu Xiaobao's affectionate narration.

"This ...... Not really, I swear, I'm an honest man. Liu Xiaobao lowered his head, and his voice was as small as possible.

Maybe you don't even believe it yourself......

Lu Weiwei followed Liu Xiaobao's gaze to his parents.

The two may be afraid that the police will not believe it, and Liu's father immediately responded: "It's true, my Xiaobao has always been very honest, and only others bully him outside, and I have never seen him bully others, let alone offend people." ā€

"Okay, I got it. The pen in Gu Chen's hand wrote quickly.

Like the other second child of the Liu family who was injured last time, Liu Xiaobao did not offend people.

"Could it be that the murderer committed the crime randomly?" Gu Chen couldn't help but ask himself.

If it's a random crime, it's more terrifying than a purposeful crime.

The murderer had no target and could launch an attack on anyone in the village.

And judging from the situation expounded by Liu Xiaobao, he portrayed the murderer who attacked him as a martial arts master.

I don't know if there's any exaggeration here......

But being able to cause great damage to Liu Xiaobao in a very short period of time, and being able to quickly retreat with his whole body is not a neurotic as the village chief and several old people in the village said.

After collecting clues about Liu Xiaobao, Gu Chen and Officer Wang comforted him a few words, and then returned to the police dormitory room in Panlong Town.

This is actually a private house, because the number of police officers in Panlong Town is small, it is usually used to store some sundries and receive some police officers who come to practice.

But most of the time it is still vacant.

The room was small but well stocked.

Gu Chen and Officer Wang lived on the second floor, and Lu Weiwei and Bai Xiaolan lived on the third floor.

Twelve o'clock in the evening.

There are not many pedestrians on the streets of Panlong Town anymore......

Officer Wang gradually fell asleep, while Gu Chen turned on the lamp and silently closed his eyes.

Soon, the world swirled in his mind, and Gu Chen used his entry-level imagination to construct a virtual scene in his mind.

At this moment, Gu Chen had already come to a dark forest.

"The time is almost up for Liu Xiaobao to be attacked. Gu Chen looked down at his watch and calculated the time.

Move forward the time when Liu Xiaobao was attacked.

At this moment, the film crew in the distance, a total of five people, lined up.

Liu Xiaobao led the way in front, talking and laughing with the crew.

This journey, since it was filmed before going to the orchard, everyone is now thinking about going back to Xinghua Village for dinner earlier.

Especially Liu Xiaobao, who has been hungry for food from the crew these days, is looking forward to growing a pair of wings and flying back as soon as possible.

And at this moment, in the dark forest, a masked man in black was leaning against a big tree, closing his eyes, quietly waiting for the team to pass by.

When a few flashlights swept past him, the man in black remained unmoved, completely blending himself into the dark forest.

Sound...... Getting closer, getting closer.

The man in black suddenly crouched down and turned his head to glance back at the film crew that had walked in.

At this time, Liu Xiaobao suddenly pointed to the road in front of the film crew behind him, and after a few simple words, he looked left and right at the surrounding environment, and then came to the big tree behind a big rock.

What Liu Xiaobao didn't know was that the man in black ...... At this moment, he was quietly approaching from another large tree.

Gu Chen snapped his fingers, and the scene suddenly stood still.

A light hit Liu Xiaobao and the man in black.

Gu Chen hurriedly took a closer look, and behind Liu Xiaobao, the man in black only showed a pair of hideous eyes and held a sharp knife.

The knife was sharpened by him, and the moonlight shone on the blade, and the cold light was bursting.

"Judging from the wounds, the murder weapon is indeed very sharp, which shows the ferocity of this murderer. Gu Chen held his chin and thought for a few seconds, then snapped his fingers again.

At this moment, the lights were still on the two of them, and the frozen picture was suddenly unlocked.

Liu Xiaobao found a rush of footsteps behind him, and after turning around, he encountered a quick attack from the murderer.

And the scene after that is also as Liu Xiaobao explained.

Liu Xiaobao was stabbed several times and fell to the ground screaming for help.

At this time, the film crew arrived quickly.

The killer withdrew his knife, turned around, and quickly disappeared into the dark forest.

The crew who rushed to the scene was also frightened by the scene, and two photographers carried the injured Liu Xiaobao and quickly evacuated towards Xinghua Village.

Gu Chen snapped his fingers again, the lights went out, Gu Chen returned to the real world, and slowly opened his eyes.

"The murderer really committed the crime randomly. Gu Chen frowned: "If Liu Xiaobao hadn't been alone at that time, he wouldn't have become the target of the murderer's attack, so it seems that the situation is indeed more complicated than imagined." ā€

Thinking of this, Gu Chen opened the map on his mobile phone and checked the terrain branch near Xinghua Village.

"There are no other villages around the forest, and it is close to Xinghua Village, if the murderer can quickly evacuate in a very short time, it means that he is indeed familiar with the surrounding terrain, and the only possible destination, it must be Xinghua Village, is it ......?"

Gu Chen hesitated: "Could it be that the murderer is in Xinghua Village?"

The sudden thought made Gu Chen feel extremely frightened, and when he thought that this man in black might be hiding in Xinghua Village, Gu Chen had countless thoughts.

You must know that Xinghua Village is also a large village with a large population.

If you return to Xinghua Village tomorrow and see that everyone may be the murderer, you don't know if your judgment is still useful at that moment.

Although the elimination method takes time, rashly doubting and announcing one's own speculation will definitely cause great panic in the entire Xinghua Village, and even the crew that is filming at full strength.

Originally, the crew and the village committee had a stake.

The settlement of the crew has brought considerable income to the village, and the cost of the crew's daily operation is also a big expense.

If your own investigation messes up the filming of the crew, then you will definitely not be able to afford this loss.

And in front of the media, where is the face of the Furong Police Station?

"This murderer is very deeply hidden, but what is his motive for committing the crime? Why do you want to hurt people randomly? Or does he really only hurt the villagers of Xinghua Village? and not the crew?"

All kinds of questions in my mind turned over and over......

There are really few clues, Gu Chen is currently using his entry-level imagination, and he can only deduce that the murderer is a master of using a knife, and there is a high probability that he is hiding in Xinghua Village.

......