I rushed to Bai Longfei's house. It was already past seven in the afternoon. Before I even entered the door, I smelled an appetizing aroma. It seemed that there must be a table of delicious food waiting for me in his house.
I knocked on the door gently and Bai Longfei opened it soon. I had never been polite with Bai Longfei before, so I walked in directly. As soon as I entered the room, I saw Bai Qi sitting on the sofa, smiling and nodding at me. When I looked carefully, I found that Officer Yang was there too. Of course, there was another person busy in the kitchen at this time, and that was Lin Yingxue.
"Uncle Bai, Officer Yang, how are you doing recently? What's the matter with calling me here today?"
Bai Qi still had that signature smile on his face, and nodded, "Of course, let's not talk about that for now. The food is almost ready, let's eat first, and then we'll talk about it after we're done. But Ji Wen, how come you look a little fatter in this month?"
I said helplessly: "I haven't worked for a month. I stay at home playing games every day. How can I not gain weight?"
As we were talking, Lin Yingxue came out from the kitchen carrying a plate of stir-fried pork with green peppers. She had a smile on her face, but when she saw me, her smile instantly disappeared, replaced by the indifference that I was very familiar with.
I was already used to Lin Yingxue's attitude, so I just smiled awkwardly and greeted her, and she ignored me.
"The meal is ready. Come, everyone, come and try the cooking of our special case team's top chef. I guarantee you'll want to eat more after trying it." Bai Qi said with a smile. Together with Officer Yang and Bai Longfei, the five of us sat together and started to feast on the meal.
I have to say, although Lin Yingxue looks cold on the surface, the food she cooks is really delicious! If she opened a restaurant, wouldn't she make a fortune
After taking a close look at Lin Yingxue who was eating silently, I felt extremely emotional. Lin Yingxue is so beautiful and cooks so deliciously. It would be great for anyone to marry her. It's a pity that she is so cold. If she could be a little more enthusiastic, she might be more perfect.
Soon, the seemingly harmonious dinner was over and everyone was very satisfied. Lin Yingxue began to clean the table and wash the dishes, while a few of us sat around on the sofa and smoked.
"Ji Wen, nothing has happened to you during this period, right? Has that Qiongqi bothered you again?" Bai Qi asked me while smoking.
"No, I've been doing fine. Uncle Bai, have you made any progress in this investigation? Have you found out the identity of that Qiongqi?"
When I asked him this, Bai Qi immediately sighed and said, "No, this Qiongqi is too cunning. He didn't leave any clues and did everything perfectly. But after a month of investigation, we found out something else."
"Oh? What's the matter?" Officer Yang asked before I could ask.
"Recently, many cases have occurred across the country, and it is inevitable that our special case team needs to intervene in some of them. However, our people have discovered that a capital Y often appears as a mark at the crime scenes of some cases. Although these cases are still under investigation, the fact that someone left the same mark may mean that there is some connection between these cases that we don't know about."
"At first we didn't quite understand what the mark meant. Once when we were interrogating a recently captured murderer who had been on the run for many years, the man actually recognized the mark. When we asked him about it, it was even more amazing."
Y-shaped sign? What does it mean? According to some movies and real events I have seen online, if the murderer leaves a sign at the scene, it can only mean that the murderer has strong confidence that he will not be caught, and at the same time tells everyone that I committed this crime. I just noticed some information from Bai Qi, that is, "all over the country" and "recently", which means that the person who committed the crime is probably not just one person, but a premeditated organization!
Bai Qi put out the cigarette in his hand and continued, "According to the confession of the prisoner, the symbol belongs to an organization called 'God' that he had only heard of this year. He doesn't know what this God organization does, who founded it, or how many people there are in total. But he has heard some rumors that any crime committed by this organization will leave a Y as a mark."
"There is such an organization? Commander Bai, this can be completely defined as a terrorist organization. What did the higher-ups say?" Officer Yang was very interested in this God organization and asked curiously.
"The higher-ups haven't defined it yet, but they've asked our special case team to investigate it with all their might. We must destroy this organization before it takes shape. Ji Wen, what do you think of this organization?"
I was still immersed in Bai Qi's words, and was suddenly stunned by his question. Then I said, "Uncle Bai, don't you think that the appearance of this organization is too coincidental? Could it have something to do with that Qiongqi?"
Bai Qi then smiled and said, "Yes, I have always suspected that this matter is related to Qiongqi. Qiongqi reappeared after disappearing for more than a year. As soon as he appeared, such a strange organization appeared. There must be some connection between them. At present, we have sent a large number of people to conduct undercover investigations. I believe that it will not be long before we can know the answer."
After Bai Qi finished speaking, he looked at me with a strange expression. I asked in confusion, "Uncle Bai, did you call me here today just to talk about this?"
Bai Qi looked at Officer Yang, who also sighed helplessly. Then he said to me, "Of course not. I called you here this time to give you a mission. That empty bag has appeared again."
"What!"
When I heard the news, I stood up from the sofa and asked hurriedly, "What's going on? Isn't Zhang Peng dead? Why did the empty bag appear? Is it another heart-breaking incident?"
Bai Qi shook his head and said, "No, this case has nothing to do with Zhang Peng. To be exact, it's not even a case. We just got the news that the empty bag appeared again."
A few days ago, Officer Yang was looking through recent files in his office when he suddenly received a call from a township police station in Zhongwei City, telling him that an empty bag that had been wanted by the police a month ago was found there.
Officer Yang was also puzzled at the time. He thought that the empty bag case had been solved and Zhang Peng had been brought to justice. It was impossible for the empty bag to appear again. He thought it was just similar in appearance. However, when he asked about the details casually, sweat broke out on Officer Yang's forehead.
This time, the empty package not only had the recipient's address, but also the sender's name, with the two words "Qiongqi" written in large letters.
Upon learning the news, Officer Yang immediately contacted Bai Qi, who also rushed over without stopping and then called me over to discuss the matter.
"A package sent by Qiongqi himself? What does he mean?"
I still didn't understand what was going on, so I asked for details, but to my surprise, Bai Qi and Officer Yang knew nothing.
I kept wondering, "Didn't you bring the empty bag over to have a look?"
Officer Yang smiled bitterly and said, "I wanted to, too, but the police there received the information about the empty package from a remote village. When the local police went to investigate, the empty package had already been burned by the recipient."
"A remote village? What happened next?"
"Later, the local police called me to communicate, and I just asked them to question me carefully. But who knew that the next day, something happened at the recipient's home."
Officer Yang suddenly came closer and said in a gloomy voice, "The next day, the recipient's father passed away."
Officer Yang's expression and his words gave me a creepy feeling, as if Officer Yang was telling me a ghost story. I felt very uncomfortable and asked, "How did he die? Was it another brutal method?"
"No, it has been identified and it is a natural death."
The more Officer Yang talked, the more strange it seemed to me. First, the empty packet appeared again, and it was signed by Qiongqi, which proved that Qiongqi would definitely cause trouble again. But although something happened to that family, it was a normal death. This confused me a little. Could it be that Qiongqi had the ability to predict other people's deaths? Or did he have other intentions, and the death of the recipient's father was just a coincidence
I kept wondering in my mind what Qiongqi wanted to do, but I could never guess it. It was not until now that I realized that I still couldn't see through this mysterious Qiongqi.
Perhaps seeing that I was lost in thought, Bai Qi did not disturb me and said, "We have already found the delivery address from the courier number. It is in Beijing. We checked the surveillance video of the courier company and indeed saw Qiongqi still wearing the windbreaker and delivering the courier himself. Although I don't know what he wants to do, my intuition tells me that something big is about to happen in that small village. So this time I asked you to come here to let you go to that village to investigate the matter in person. The reward is still the same as before, and it also includes food and accommodation. What do you think?"
Bai Qi looked at me with a weird smile, which made me feel uncomfortable. Although I knew that there would be danger on this trip, and although everything seemed normal on the surface, who knew what terrible things would happen after I went there
But despite this, I still decided to go and find out. Not to mention that I had been looking forward to investigating this strange case again, I had no way of refusing Bai Qi's 10,000 yuan reward, so I nodded and said, "No problem, when should I leave? Who should I go with?"
Bai Qi nodded in satisfaction and said, "I have already asked Lao Yang to arrange everything. Someone will pick you up there. I will not go over this time. You, Lao Yang, and Xiao Lin will go over there. You must find out what Qiongqi wants to do! I am waiting for your good news!"