Deadly Delivery

Chapter 3: Zhang Qi Ling

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"Ji Wen, what are you doing?"

Unconsciously, I had torn off a piece of the tape on the surface of the package. Suddenly, I heard Xiao Wang's voice behind me. I woke up instantly as if from a dream. I immediately threw the strange empty package in my hand aside and turned around to see Xiao Wang looking at me with a smirk on his face.

"Nothing, nothing. I'm just curious about what's in this package."

Xiao Wang chuckled and looked around cautiously. After making sure that no one was paying attention, he whispered, "It's okay. We are not outsiders. If you really like something, just take it away secretly. Whenever I have packages of fruits or gifts, I will secretly take some away. Anyway, the recipient won't be able to tell if those things are missing."

As he spoke, Xiao Wang took the empty bag I dropped on the ground, weighed it in his hand, frowned slightly and said, "Ji Wen, you should know this thing very well. It's either an empty bag or a document. It's useless for you to have this kind of thing, right?"

I was too lazy to explain. I took the empty package from Xiao Wang, taped it up casually, and put it in my car. I said, "Don't talk nonsense. I really just wanted to see if this thing was a fake order. If it was, I could still send one less. Now, some fake orders can't be found at the address, and some will be scolded if delivered. Isn't it tiring to send one more?"

After I said this, Xiao Wang didn't continue to pester me, and I loaded the car with a heavy heart. I kept thinking about why I couldn't help but open the package just now, and what I saw and heard yesterday and today. Suddenly, I realized that this matter seemed to be a little weird everywhere.

If it was just an ordinary murder, why was there no news in the news from yesterday to today? There were only a few people who knew about it. And why could the police determine that it was not suicide based on the body, but still refused to disclose the condition of the body? Is there something behind all this that cannot be known

Thinking of this, I, who had just finished watching the fourth season of "Sherlock Holmes", suddenly became nervous. I kept imagining some strange murders in my mind and was intoxicated in endless YY.

Perhaps because of what happened to Yang Xiaoxia yesterday, I inexplicably put the empty package in the last delivery. There were a little more packages today, and it was around three o'clock in the afternoon when I finished delivering today's goods. I drove towards my destination, Jinhe Community, with this empty package.

Although Zhongwei is called a city, it is actually not very big. The distance between Jinhe Community and Changcheng Community is only a few hundred meters. When I arrived at Jinhe Community, I found the corresponding apartment building. I originally planned to call the recipient to pick up the goods, but in the end, I don’t know why, I decided to deliver it in person.

The recipient was named 'Zhang Qiling', and it was obvious that he was a fan of The Lost Tomb. I have seen many anonymous recipients like this. The most annoying thing was that I once met someone named 'my dad'. This nickname is obviously a trick on the courier. You can't just call and say hello, are you my dad

This Zhang Qiling lives on the third floor. I quickly came to the east house corresponding to the third floor and knocked on the door gently.

As soon as I knocked on the door, I heard footsteps inside. Then the door was gently opened and a girl who looked about my age poked her head out.

Originally, I thought that anyone with such a name must be a real man, but who knew it would be a girl. This girl was very thin. Although she looked energetic in a white shirt and cropped jeans, her face was a little pale. Overall, I had a good impression of her.

"Hello, there is a express delivery for you. Please sign for it." Although I had some good feelings towards this girl, work came first after all. I handed the empty package in my hand to her, and she was obviously stunned when she saw the package in my hand. Her already pale face became even more bloodless, as if she had seen something horrible.

I keenly noticed the change in the girl's expression, and became even more curious about the empty package in my hand. Although I was still not sure what the package was, at least I knew that this package was not an empty package used to swipe orders, and the girl obviously knew what was inside.

The girl was stunned for about five seconds before she took the package from me, sighed slightly, signed her beautiful name, tore off the express note and gave it to me, said thank you, and closed the door.

I was thinking about the package when the girl closed the door. I was not able to react for a moment. I looked down at the signature on the express delivery note and I was immediately amused. It turned out that this girl's name was really Zhang Qiling.

It's a rare opportunity to meet a beautiful woman while delivering express. My previously gloomy mood was slightly relieved. I returned to the store humming a little tune, made a record of the problematic items that had not been delivered today, and then began to sign for the express orders one by one.

Zhang Peng is still not in the store. The store received a lot of express deliveries today, most of which were large boxes. The boss lady was so busy that she was dizzy. She had to pack these express deliveries and answer the ringing phone at the same time. I couldn't stand it anymore, so after signing for them, I helped the boss lady pack these large boxes.

To be honest, the boss and his wife of this courier store are quite nice to me, otherwise I would not be able to work until now. I remember that more than a month ago, the boss of these branches was called to a meeting by the boss of the head office. He said that the courier industry was now in vicious competition, and they were all cutting prices. They discussed reducing the wages of couriers to reduce costs. The bosses of the other branches were very happy and immediately agreed to reduce the previous one yuan delivery fee to 80 cents, but the boss of our store and the boss of the West Street branch rejected it outright, and a dispute broke out. In the end, the two of them left in anger, saying that no matter how the head office paid the delivery fee, they would still pay our couriers one yuan per order. If there were no couriers, this courier company would not be able to operate.

Sure enough, since then, except for our North Street and West Street branches, the couriers from other branches resigned one after another, which really gave the bosses of those branches a headache for a while. Without anyone to help with the delivery, these bosses had to do it themselves. Sometimes they still hadn’t delivered all the goods of the day until ten o’clock in the evening. The fines alone made them lose a lot of money. It was really a case of trying to save a little and suffering a great loss.

The boss lady wiped the sweat from her forehead and smiled at me, "Xiao Wen, you are sensible. Who knows what our dead man is doing now? I am on strike now. I am as tired as my grandson every day, but he is free and easy."

Naturally, I couldn't interfere in the internal affairs of the boss's family, so I could only smile and agree without saying anything.

Suddenly the lady boss looked up and asked, "By the way, Xiao Wen, have you found a girlfriend recently?"

"Ah? Me? How is that possible? Who would be interested in a poor guy like me?"

After hearing what the boss lady said, I was stunned and wondered why the boss lady suddenly said that

"That's weird. At noon today, a girl came to the store to look for you. I told her you were delivering goods, and then she asked where you lived and left."

"Can you describe it in detail? I really don't know who you are talking about."

The proprietress hesitated for a moment, thought carefully and said, "I don't know how to describe this. The girl seems to be in her twenties. She is so pretty, but cold, as if you made her angry. Who is it? Did you go to harm the girl again?"

The lady boss looked at me with a smirk on her face. I smiled helplessly and said, "Stop making fun of me, lady boss. I don't even know who the person you are talking about is. I guess I sent it to the wrong courier and they are looking for me."

Having been a loser for twenty years, it is difficult for me to classify this kind of thing as a romantic encounter. Having this kind of mentality is a sorrow of mine.

After about half an hour, the boss's wife and I finally packed all the express deliveries on the ground and went home to play games. Before I reached the door of my house, I saw a police car parked in front of my apartment building from afar.

Before I could even get to the police car, the door opened and Officer Yang walked out. He looked at me with a sad face and said, "You're finally back."

Why is Officer Yang here again? Is there something suspicious about Yang Xiaoxia's previous incident

Before I could even ask, Officer Yang said, "Go upstairs and talk. This is not the place to talk."

After returning home, Officer Yang closed the door and asked directly without even sitting down: "Let me ask you, did you go to Jinhe Community to deliver a package today?"

As soon as these words were spoken, my heart skipped a beat. I remembered clearly that there was only one express delivery in Jinhe Community today, and that was the empty package from the girl named Zhang Qiling. Could it be that something had happened to this empty package again

"Yes, an empty package was delivered. Officer Yang, is there something wrong again?"

Officer Yang sighed, took out a pack of ten-yuan Ziyun from his arms, lit one for himself and handed one to me, sat on the sofa and took a deep breath and said, "Let me ask you, is the courier you delivered today similar to the one you delivered to Yang Xiaoxia's home before?"

I nodded and said, "More than almost the same, the size and weight are almost exactly the same. I felt strange when I went to sort the goods this morning. Officer Yang, what happened?"

"Dead again."

Although it was just three short words, I understood what Officer Yang meant. The family I sent to today might no longer be alive. Thinking of that cute, thin girl named Zhang Qiling, I couldn't help but feel a little sorry, but compared to the regret, I felt more fear.

Two families died after two empty packages were delivered. It is obvious that these two murders are related to the mysterious empty package!

I was thinking about it, when suddenly Officer Yang seemed to remember something important, and stood up from the sofa and said, "By the way, I checked the surveillance video today, and you went upstairs to deliver a package?"

I nodded slightly.

"So what was the final result? Is the courier still there?"

I was confused and said, "Of course it was signed for by the recipient. Isn't there an empty package at the scene?"

After hearing what I said, Officer Yang's face turned pale and he asked in a trembling voice, "Are you sure?"

"Of course it's confirmed. Can this be faked?"

Officer Yang stared at me for more than ten seconds, as if to make sure that I was not lying. Then he trembled and took out a photo from his pocket and handed it to me, saying, "Then please identify who signed for the express delivery today?"

I took the photo and looked at it. It seemed to be a wedding photo. In the photo, the couple looked at each other sweetly. The man was talented and the woman was beautiful. I was very envious. And I recognized at a glance that the woman was Zhang Qiling whom I saw today.

"It's this woman. I didn't expect she was married. She looks about my age."

Officer Yang just stared at the photo, then slowly raised his head and looked at me with complicated eyes, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "We received a report this afternoon from the neighbors of this family. They said that they hadn't seen the young couple across the street go out for a long time, and the faucet in their house seemed to have been left on all the time. When we found the property management and broke into the house, we discovered that the young couple had died in the bedroom. More importantly, the forensic doctor determined that they died a week ago!"