The piece of finger meat was only about one centimeter in diameter, and the whole meat was a brownish brown color, very similar to ordinary cooked beef. But if you look closely, you can still make out the outline of a human finger, as well as the nail that was about to fall off!
The diner who discovered the finger was so frightened that he screamed, then bent over and began to vomit. The other diners who learned the truth also bent over and vomited one after another, even Zhang Qishan next to me was no exception.
Originally, I tried hard not to think about that and suppressed my churning stomach, but the feeling of nausea seemed to be contagious. After seeing so many people vomiting at the same time, I finally couldn't help it and vomited all over the pants of Officer Yang next to me.
I don’t know if it was because I vomited all over his pants or because of something else, but Officer Yang’s eyebrows stood up, and he stared at the completely terrified noodle shop owner with a sullen face, and said to the forensic doctor Xiao Zhang behind him without even turning his head: “Take him away!”
Xiao Zhang was indeed a forensic doctor, and he remained calm when he saw such a disgusting scene. He put on gloves, put the half finger on the table into a plastic bag, then handcuffed the noodle shop owner, and walked out of the noodle shop together. Officer Yang immediately called the police station, and not long after, I heard a series of sirens coming from outside the door.
It would have been fine if I hadn't vomited, but once I did, I couldn't stop at all. My mind kept recalling the color and taste of the bowl of beef noodles I had just eaten. The more I thought about it, the more sick I felt, and the more sick I felt, the more I wanted to vomit. In the end, there was really nothing else in my stomach to vomit, but my stomach kept twitching, and I didn't even have the strength to stand up.
Immediately afterwards, a series of car braking sounds were heard outside the door, and then more than a dozen police officers rushed in. Seeing the spectacular scene of so many people vomiting at the same time, several of the police officers could not help but vomit as well, while the rest adjusted their mentality, completely cordoned off the scene, and began to inspect the kitchen of the noodle shop.
I took the mineral water that Officer Yang handed over, gave one to Zhang Qishan first, then tilted my head back and drank most of the bottle in one breath. I felt much better, and helped Officer Yang stand up. When Officer Yang was about to speak, I immediately stopped him and said, "Please don't say anything yet, let me take a breath, do you want me to vomit to death?"
Officer Yang said with a grim face: "You should already know the nature of the matter. Ji Wen, this matter is now handed over to you. You must solve this case within five days!"
I don't know if it was because I had just vomited or because of something else, but when I heard what Officer Yang said, I just felt a splitting headache. I let my stomach calm down a little, and then said, "Officer Yang, you said that we can solve the case in five days, so we can solve it in five days? I don't even know what the situation is now, and I don't know who the owner of that finger or that thing is. How can I find out?"
Officer Yang's expression eased a little, and he said, "We will leave this to the police. From now on, keep your phone on 24 hours a day and keep in touch at any time. If we find any clues, we will notify you immediately."
As soon as he said the machine would be on 24 hours a day, I knew I wouldn’t be able to sleep well for the next few days. But I didn’t have any complaints. On the contrary, I was inexplicably excited!
Isn't this the big case I was hoping for? If I can successfully solve this case, it will be a perfect start for my previous plan!
At this moment, I suddenly heard that the police officer who was guarding the scene outside the door seemed to have an argument with someone. Turning around, I saw a group of reporters with microphones standing outside the door, asking questions and trying to squeeze in. It seems that the news here has spread completely. Even if Officer Yang wants to seal it off, it's probably too late.
Officer Yang cursed under his breath and asked the police officer next to him to go out and deal with it. The police officer who had entered the kitchen to investigate earlier seemed to have found something by now. Two police officers came out with a large plastic bag filled with a large piece of steaming and fragrant meat, followed by the forensic doctor Xiao Zhang.
Looking at the meat in the plastic bag and smelling the fragrance in the air, I couldn't help it again and spit out all the mineral water I had just drunk.
Xiao Zhang didn't care about my feelings at all. He walked over to Officer Yang and said, "Preliminary conclusion is that this is indeed human body tissue. I'm afraid we need to take the details back to the bureau for careful analysis."
Not to mention me, even Officer Yang seemed to be unable to bear it anymore. He waved at Xiao Zhang, signaling him to take the things back quickly. Then he rushed out of the noodle shop, breathing in big gulps of fresh air.
To be honest, I didn't want to stay in this shabby place anymore, so I immediately walked out with Zhang Qishan. The air outside was very cold, but I felt very comfortable. At least it allowed me to temporarily forget what I had just experienced.
Officer Yang and I chatted for a few more words outside the door, and then he was surrounded by a large group of reporters. I had no choice but to leave with Zhang Qishan first. After all, in my current state, it was completely impossible for me to go into the noodle shop to investigate anything, so I could only leave it to the police to handle.
I didn't feel like playing games anymore, so I decided to send Zhang Qishan home first, then go home and have a good sleep to forget about this disgusting experience today.
But who would have thought that when we arrived at Zhang Qishan's door, she looked at the barbecue stall on the roadside and turned to me and said, "I'm a little hungry, how about we eat something?"
"You're still eating? Can you still eat?!"
I am completely impressed by Zhang Qishan. I feel that I will have no appetite to eat anything tomorrow, let alone today. But she actually has the leisure to eat, and she is eating barbecue.
Zhang Qishan snickered and said, "Don't think about it. It won't be so disgusting now. There's nothing in my stomach now. I'm sure I won't be able to sleep at night. Let's go eat barbecue."
Not to mention going to eat, just smelling the barbecue made me feel like vomiting. I quickly refused Zhang Qishan and ran back to my home as if I was escaping.
When I got home, I drank three bags of milk in a row before I felt my stomach better. I took off my clothes and threw them on the balcony to get rid of the smell. Then I took a hot shower to wash away all the smell on my body. I felt much better now. I lay on the bed, watching a movie and thinking about what happened today.
Did I not check the almanac before going out today? How come I could encounter such bad luck after staying at home for a while and going out occasionally? First, I was almost wrongly accused of murder for eating a bowl of noodles, and then human flesh was found in the noodle shop where I ate noodles. Until now, when I think of the taste of meat in the beef noodles, I feel uncomfortable all over.
However, no matter how uncomfortable it is, the case still needs to be analyzed. Based on my observations in the noodle shop today, there should be no connection between the poisoning and murder case and the human flesh beef noodle case. It just happened that the two cases happened at the same time. And judging from the expression of the noodle shop owner, he should be completely unaware of it. So the starting point now is the source of the human flesh.
When I was a child, there was a Zha Zha noodle restaurant near my home. The owner there was very familiar with my father, and we often went to his noodle restaurant to eat. However, every time the boss cooked noodles for us, he would not put meat in it.
I was still young at the time and didn’t understand what was going on. I thought the boss was too stingy. It wasn’t until I asked my dad later that he told me that in order to make a living, small shops like this have special channels for purchasing goods. A small number of them do not purchase goods from regular meat processing plants, but trade with some private slaughterhouses. The meat from private slaughterhouses is much cheaper than that from meat processing plants, but everyone knows that with cheap meat, who knows what the quality will be? So the owner of the Zha Zha Noodle House really regarded my dad as a friend. For the health of our family, he never let us eat meat.
Now that I think about it, I feel that the noodle shop that I encountered today that ate human flesh must have used the same procurement channel and made deals with some private slaughterhouses, which is why this disgusting thing happened today. I guess today Officer Yang will be able to ask the noodle shop owner where the goods were purchased from. As long as the source of the goods is found, there will be clues!
Another point is the identity of the person whose meat was cooked in the noodle shop. Why was he killed and cruelly cooked into a meal and served on the table? This is also very important.
The two directions are already very clear, and my thoughts are much smoother. I put aside all distractions and watch the movie with peace of mind. Everything will have to wait until tomorrow morning when I go to discuss it with Officer Yang.
In a daze, I fell asleep while watching, and had a strange dream. I dreamed that I went back to junior high school. The class was over. I sat in my seat and stared at the scenery outside the window. Suddenly, I heard a very harsh sound. I turned around and saw a classmate scratching the blackboard with his fingernails, making a maddening sound.
I can't stand this kind of sound the most. When I hear it, I feel goosebumps all over my body. I want to find something to grab it hard and ask that classmate to stop, but he just wouldn't listen. Gradually, that classmate's face became blurred, and finally turned into a plate of food, which was served in front of me!
I was instantly awakened by this horrifying dream and sat up in bed. Then I realized that it was already late at night and my computer was still playing the movie.
I shook my head helplessly and reached out to turn off the computer and go back to sleep, but at this moment, I suddenly heard the sound coming from outside the door, which was similar to the sound of nails scratching a blackboard that I heard in my dream. It was intermittent and irregular, but still so harsh!
At that moment, I felt all the hair on my body stand up! I don't know if it was because of the harsh sound or because of the fear in the dead of night.
The sound would reappear every ten seconds or so. I listened carefully for a few minutes before I realized that it seemed like someone outside was scratching my door with his fingernails.
After experiencing so many things, I am much braver than before. I put on my clothes, moved quietly to the door, and listened carefully to see if I had heard it wrong. However, the sound was interrupted. It seemed that what I heard just now was just an illusion.
I stood guard at the door for nearly two minutes, but the sound never came again, so I didn't take it seriously and prepared to go back to sleep. But at this moment, the shrill sound rang again, and I finally understood what was going on standing at the door. The sound turned out to be coming from under the door. It seemed like someone was lying on the ground at my doorstep, scratching my door with his fingernails!