As Lin Yingxue spoke, she took out the note from her pocket and handed it to me. I held the handlebars with one hand and took a quick look at it with the other. It was exactly as she said. There was only her name and my name on it, as well as the address of the courier shop. The handwriting was very neat and it didn't look like it could be written by a young person.
I held the note and asked in confusion: "Is the temple you mentioned called Gaomiao? Have you asked the monks there why you are there? This makes sense, but I am still confused. Why do you keep asking me to help you find your murderer? You are clearly alive and well."
This Gao Temple is an ancient temple located in the center of Zhongwei City, also known as Baoan Temple, only a few hundred meters away from the Drum Tower. I don't know how many years of history this Gao Temple has. I went there to play when I first came to Zhongwei City.
Gao Temple is not very large, it can be regarded as a medium-sized temple. The three-story ancient temple also has an underground underworld. It is one of the famous attractions in Zhongwei City. When I went up to the third floor, I could clearly feel that the entire third floor was in a shaky state, as if it would collapse if there were a few more people. But when I asked some monks in the temple, they said that this ancient temple was blessed by the gods. Although it was shaky, Ningxia Province had experienced several major earthquakes, and none of them could shake it at all.
When the monk said this, I suddenly felt that this temple was truly magical, so whenever the temple was open on holidays and did not charge admission, I would go in and burn incense to the gods inside one by one, as a way of praying for some spiritual comfort.
Lin Yingxue took the note from my hand and put it back in her pocket, shaking her head and saying, "It is indeed called Gao Temple. I have also asked the monks there, but they all said they don't know how I appeared. There are some things you don't understand. Although I can't remember anything from the past, this incident has always been indelible in my mind. Maybe I have really been killed."
She said this calmly, but I was not at peace at all. I thought that since Lin Yingxue came from Gaomiao, I would go to Gaomiao after finishing today's business to see if I can find any clues. After a moment of silence, I asked, "Can you give me a definite answer? Are you alive or dead?"
Lin Yingxue just shook her head and said nothing. Maybe she couldn't tell the difference now. But I didn't believe what she said at all. I thought that Lin Yingxue must have been stimulated by something to think this way.
Although we walked slowly, it didn't take long for us to arrive at the head office. I came a little late today, and I saw that the large truck in front of the head office was already full of goods, and it seemed that the goods had been almost divided.
But when I got closer, I found that no one seemed to be dividing the goods, but gathered in a circle to look at something. I parked the car aside and went up with Lin Yingxue to ask Xiao Wang: "What's wrong? Is something broken again?"
Xiao Wang turned around and saw that it was me. He was about to explain to me when he suddenly noticed Lin Yingxue standing next to me. His eyes widened and he stared at Lin Yingxue endlessly, his saliva almost dripping.
Xiao Wang looked at me incredulously and asked, "Who is this beauty?"
I finally got the chance to show off, how could I let it go? I said proudly, "This is my girlfriend."
Xiao Li and others were also watching. When they heard what I said, they were all shocked and unbelieving. Xiao Wang walked around Lin Yingxue and me, smacking his lips and said, "Ji Wen, how lucky are you to have such a beautiful girlfriend? Why are you late today? You must have had a lot of fun last night, right? Where did you meet her? If you have time, introduce one to me."
I looked back at Lin Yingxue cautiously and found that her eyes were always fixed on the ground in front of her which was surrounded by the crowd. She didn't seem to care about what I said. This also made me feel relieved. After all, if I pretended to be cool in front of a girl, I would be in trouble if I was exposed.
I didn't continue chatting with Xiao Wang about this, and asked, "What's going on? What are you all doing here?"
Xiao Wang then returned to the topic and sighed, "See for yourself."
I walked forward to take a look in confusion. Although I didn't observe it closely, my hair stood on end at that moment!
Because the package on the ground was so familiar to me, it was the weird empty package I delivered two days ago! And judging from Xiao Wang's eyes, this empty package was probably another package in my area.
This empty package has appeared in my hands for three consecutive days, and strange things happened because of this empty package in the past two days. Could something strange happen today because of this empty package
I just stared at the empty packet but didn't dare to go forward to pick it up. Instead, Lin Yingxue, who had been silent all this time, suddenly went forward and took the empty packet in her hand, turning it over and over again. From her puzzled eyes, it could be seen that she seemed very curious about this empty packet.
Lin Yingxue's appearance was just as mysterious as the empty bag. Seeing her actions, I immediately stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong? Do you know what this is?"
Lin Yingxue shook her head slightly and said, "I don't know either. I probably have never seen it before."
Although Lin Yingxue said so, I still felt that she seemed to have seen this thing. I couldn't resist my curiosity any longer, so I took the empty bag from Lin Yingxue's hand and prepared to open it to see what was inside.
In fact, I could have opened it yesterday, but I hesitated in the end. There are so many people standing around now. Even if there is something strange inside, it will not cause any harm to me. On the contrary, not knowing what is inside will definitely make me worried.
Seeing that I was about to open it, Xiao Wang hurried forward to stop me and said, "Ji Wen, don't open it. The police station came over yesterday afternoon to say hello. They said that if this thing is found, it must be handed over. It must not be opened, otherwise we will be held responsible!"
I didn't care about that. Besides, I couldn't contact Officer Yang right now, so I'd better wait until he arrived! I was about to reach out to remove the tape, but at that moment, I stopped what I was doing.
Because I found that the tape on the package seemed to have been opened, and the place and shape where it was opened were extremely familiar, clearly the traces of it that I opened yesterday!
In other words, the empty package in front of me is exactly the same empty package I sent out yesterday, and it is very likely that the things I sent out in the past three days are all the same thing! The most terrifying thing is that if this is really the case, then this empty package has never been opened by anyone.
I was confused. I was completely confused now. Thinking back to everything about the empty package in the past three days, Officer Yang said that no empty package was found in the deceased's home, and Zhang Qiling said that she opened the empty package and discovered it was empty so she threw it away. However, I found from the express tracking information that the empty package appeared directly on the truck, and there was not even any information about the sender. All the weird information connected together has completely confused my brain.
What does this empty package mean? Why has no one actually opened it so far
At this moment, I no longer had the courage to open the package. I just stood there blankly, and nothing in the outside world could attract my attention anymore.
"What's wrong with you? Did you find something? Why don't you give this to me and I'll open it and see what's inside. Maybe I can find something about my identity."
The couriers around naturally didn't have time to waste here, and one by one went back to redistribute the goods. Lin Yingxue came forward to wake me up from my thoughts and reached out to take the empty package from me.
"Don't move yet. I always feel that this thing is not that simple. A lot of strange things have happened around me in the past few days, all related to this empty bag. Besides, no one has opened this thing so far. Let's not open it easily. It's better to hand it over to Officer Yang for processing."
As I said that, I turned the empty package over and took a look at the express note on the back, and found that it was a completely new note, with no signs of being tampered with or torn. This immediately made me wonder, could it be that the tape that was peeled off the empty package just happened to be similar to the one I delivered yesterday, and this was actually a new package
"You're right, this thing is indeed extremely strange. Let's leave it to our police to handle."
Before Lin Yingxue opened her mouth to speak, I heard a familiar voice behind me. I turned around and saw a police car parked behind me. Officer Yang was walking towards me with a smile on his face.
When I saw Officer Yang coming, I immediately understood that someone must have discovered the empty bag and called Officer Yang before I arrived, which was why Officer Yang showed up so promptly.
I found so many clues yesterday, but I still couldn't contact Officer Yang. Now Officer Yang suddenly appeared, and I feel a little resentful towards him.
Officer Yang saw the way I was looking at him, and seemed to have guessed what I was thinking, and said, "Did you contact me yesterday? I'm really sorry, but a leader came to call us for a meeting yesterday regarding the two murders. The meeting lasted until the evening, and my cell phone was turned off the entire time. I have to take it back to the police station now. If you are interested, you can come with me."
After Officer Yang said this, I felt relieved. Since he said he wanted to take it back to the police station for examination, I could go with him. First, I could see what was inside, and second, I could share my findings and speculations from yesterday with Officer Yang.
Thinking of this, I nodded and said, "Okay, but Officer Yang, can you wait for me for a moment? I'll go with you after I divide the goods?"
After all, I still have to do my work, otherwise what will I eat? Officer Yang didn't seem to be in a hurry. He smiled and said nothing. He took the empty bag and smoked and observed carefully.
I hurried to sort the goods. The early goods from Xiao Wang and Xiao Li had already been sorted. Seeing that I seemed to be in a hurry, they helped to sort the goods. While sorting the goods, I paid attention to the movements of Officer Yang. I found that after Officer Yang looked at the recipient's address, he picked up the phone and seemed to notify other policemen to go to the recipient's home for protection. This action immediately made me like Officer Yang a little more.
Soon, the express deliveries on my side were sorted out with the help of Xiao Wang and Xiao Li. There are not many express deliveries today, only about ninety or so. I estimate that I can deliver them all in more than two hours, so I can go to the police station with Officer Yang.
I parked the delivery truck at the entrance of the head office and locked it, then walked over to prepare to go with Officer Yang. Officer Yang was getting a little impatient waiting for me, and when he saw me coming, he threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and got in the car.
It was my first time riding in a police car. After getting in, I immediately closed the window for fear that others would see me and think I had committed a crime and was arrested.
It was then that Officer Yang noticed that there was a beautiful woman, Lin Yingxue, next to me. He stared at Lin Yingxue's cold face, but there was no obscene meaning in his eyes, but rather some doubt and solemnity. Although the look was fleeting, it still did not escape my eyes.
"Ji Wen, who is this beautiful lady? Why didn't I see her yesterday?"
Faced with Officer Yang's question, I suddenly didn't know how to answer. I said she was my girlfriend before just to show off, but if I said that in front of Officer Yang, Lin Yingxue would definitely not agree.
Just when I didn't know what to do, Lin Yingxue, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up and said without a word, "I'm his girlfriend."