Five p.m.
Interpol Xiao Qi sat in the surveillance car, eating bread while staring at Chen Lijiang in the picture.
"Hey, nothing unusual, right?" The partner came over and patted him on the shoulder.
Xiao Qi swallowed the bread: "No. Just now Zeng Fangping came to talk to him for a while, and then both of them went to the production line."
His partner sat down beside him: "Be careful. Xiaobai called just now and said that Zeng Fangping may be the suspect in the third case. They are now going to Bao'an Temple to find clues. Both of them must be closely watched. I don't know about Zeng Fangping. , did you realize that he left footprints, if he told Chen Lijiang, he would be shocked."
Xiao Qi wiped his mouth and replied, "It should be fine. Look, they are doing a good job on the production line. Besides, we are watching."
Sure enough, as Xiao Qi said, for the next period of time, the workshop has been normal and quiet. It's just that their car is parked in the yard of the factory. After all, the cameras in the workshop are limited, and they cannot lock the two suspects all the time. But after a while, they will appear on the screen.
Half past five.
Xiao Qi leaned back in the chair, stared at the screen, and suddenly sat up straight: "Something happened!" The partner immediately looked over: "What's going on?!"
I saw a young worker in the picture, and I don't know what happened, the clothes were hooked on the machine, and the whole person was being drawn into the cutting machine. And the location he was in was a remote corner. I saw him open his mouth in horror and screamed for help, but he didn't know if the surrounding noise was too loud, and no one came over for a while.
"Hurry up and save people!" The partner opened the car door and jumped down, followed by Xiao Qi.
Everything happened in just a few minutes.
Two detectives ran into the workshop, and sure enough, they heard the roar of the machine, almost burying the vague cries for help. The two rushed to the corner, one ran to turn off the machine, the other grabbed the worker and dragged them out desperately. Their appearance finally caught the attention of the other workers, all of them crowded around in astonishment, and rescued the worker at the last minute.
"It's not right, Xiaoqi!" The partner police officer looked at the cutting machine, "The blade was removed."
Xiao Qi was shocked, and the two immediately looked around, but among the dozens of workers around them, there were still Chen Lijiang and Zeng Fangping!
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"Run?!" Bai Jin Xi held the phone and looked at Han Chen next to him, "Report to the branch immediately, ask for reinforcements, block this area, they must not be allowed to escape this time! They are desperadoes now. , let everyone pay attention to safety."
After hanging up the phone, Bai Jin Xi stared at the road ahead. They had just returned from Bao'an Temple, and they were already approaching the old town, and there was an alley in front of them.
Han Chen was driving, and Zhou Xiaozhuan who was sitting in the back seat suddenly pointed out the window, "Boss, there are motorcycles there!"
Han Chen and Bai Jin Xi turned their heads to look at the same time. It was an auto repair truck at the entrance of the alley, and there were indeed two motorcycles parked.
In the alley, motorcycles are naturally countless times faster and more convenient than cars.
Han Chen immediately parked the car at the door of the repair shop, Bai Jin Xi jumped off first, got on a motorcycle, put on his helmet, took out the police officer card from his pocket, and threw it to the boss who came after hearing the news: "What about catching the criminal? It's requisitioned, I'll send it back to you later!"
When the boss and the guy saw the police car parked at the door, they were all frightened by the situation, and they didn't dare to say anything more, and began to close the shutters.
Zhou Xiaozhuan hurriedly ran behind Jin Xi, grabbed another helmet, and put it on. Han Chen took out his gloves and put it on, and stepped on another motorcycle. Who knew a guy came over and said, "Police, police officer, this bike has not been repaired yet." When he looked up, he saw that Bai Jin Xi had already started the motorcycle, and Zhou Xiao Zhuan had her arms around her waist and was about to step up.
Han Chen jumped off the problematic motorcycle, walked behind Zhou Xiaozhuan, and pulled him down.
Xiao Zhuan looked back in confusion: "Han Shen, why are you pulling me?"
Han Chen put on his helmet and stepped on it: "That car is broken, think of other ways."
"what?"
Bai Jin Xi is working hard, starting the car, and at the same time calculating the approximate route in her mind. She is very focused, and wearing a helmet, so she doesn't pay attention to the movement behind her. Just after thinking about it, I realized that the circuit diagram in my mind was like a spider's web of chaos, and finally decided to give up and continue to rely on Zhou Xiaozhuan behind him.
At this time, I felt a sinking behind me, and someone sat up. Without hesitation, she stepped on the accelerator and sped out.
Zhou Xiaozhuan stood there blankly. At this time, an enthusiastic guy pushed a bicycle out: "Comrade police, do you think this is okay?" Zhou Xiaozhuan gritted his teeth and rode on it. It doesn't matter, he still has two legs.
—
Bai Jin Xi drove for a while, only to realize that the people behind him were very quiet. And she didn't hug her, it was just that the helmets of the two were inevitably touching, which made her feel the existence of this person.
Hi, what happened to Xiao Zhuan today
She said, "Hang on my waist, do you want to fall? Hurry up and take a look, turn left or right ahead?"
The person behind was silent for a few seconds.
Suddenly, she felt a warm body slowly sticking up and surrounding her.
Then a pair of black-gloved hands looped up from behind, instead of hugging her waist, they were next to hers, and also held the handle of the front of the car.
"I'll go. Let go." His deep voice came through the helmet, right next to her ear.
Bai Jin Xi's heart jumped so suddenly, Yi Yan let go of her hand. He immediately took over the front of the car, black gloves clenched the handlebars, stepped on his feet, and the speed of the motorcycle immediately increased.
"Where's Xiao Zhuan?" she asked.
"Behind."
"Oh."
The evening sun shines on the stone road, and the sparse pedestrians dodge when they see them. Bai Jin Xi grabs the front of the car with both hands, looking around to see if there are any suspicious signs. Han Chen, who was behind him, was completely in the posture of a standard racing driver, with his arms around her calmly, his body leaning forward and leaning against her back. Several times, Bai Jin Xi felt his helmet rubbing against her neck. That means his head is resting on her shoulders.
It feels a little weird. Because Zhou Xiaozhuan had never driven her with such a crowd before, Xiaozhuan always hugged her waist and attached to her.
But maybe the sun is too good, leaning against his arms, she still has a warm feeling in her heart.
Along the way, no one spoke.
Inexplicably, Bai Jin Xi's neck is about to go stiff.
"Target found, target found!" A hurried voice came from the walkie-talkie on Bai Jin Xi's waist, "The two targets fled in the direction of Daoli Lane. The nearby police force will be reinforced immediately!"
Bai Jin Xi grabs the walkie-talkie: "I'm Bai Jin Xi, Han Chen is with me, go over immediately."
The motorcycle made a sharp turn, and Bai Jin Xi's body fell to the side, startled, and immediately grabbed his arm. And his arm didn't move, blocking her body.
Bai Jin Xi regained her seat and immediately withdrew her hand.
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Road Lane.
The sky is already a little dark, because there are many old buildings to be demolished in this alley, so there are no people at this time. Looking around, there are residents with smoke curling up from cooking, and half of the broken buildings like ruins.
Bai Jin Xi and Han Chen got off the motorcycle, one left and one right, and slowly moved forward.
There are two series of footprints on the ground, probably stepped on sewage, not continuous, but clear.
Bai Jin Xi raises her head to look at the sparse residents in the alley, as well as the two blue walls, and asks in a low voice, "Judging from the footprints, is it them?"
"Yes." Han Chen knelt down on one knee and pressed his black gloved hand to the ground.
The two got up, followed the footprints, and approached again.
Han Chen's footsteps suddenly stopped, his face darkened.
Bai Jin Xi turns to look at him: "What's wrong?"
"Sisi lives in the front."
Bai Jin Xi was stunned, and the two quickened their pace. When they got to the alley, they saw Sisi's canteen.
It was still dark, but the door was closed, and there was no movement at all.
Bai Jin Xi's heart skipped a beat, it wouldn't be so coincidental, would it? But on second thought, it is very possible. Two criminals were forced into this alley by the police, and there was no way out. And Sisi's canteen is facing the street, with its doors and windows wide open, and the orphans and widows are easily subdued, making it a ready-made shelter. It is the best choice for them to temporarily avoid the police search and then escape.
"Follow me." Han Chen stuck to the wall.
Bai Jin Xi followed closely behind.
The two trot all the way to the window of the commissary without making any sound. Bai Jin Xi glanced at him, he raised his head, and the profile of his profile was very clear.
It was the first time she had met such a match-making partner, and it felt so... cool.
It is cool to sway freely and to take a slanted sword.
Han Chen looked at her and made a gesture. Bai Jin Xi understands, he means to let her go to the back door to guard, and he breaks through the front door himself.
But this is tantamount to also giving him the greatest danger.
She was silent for a moment, reached out and patted her left heart, meaning to let him be careful.
He nodded slightly.
Bai Jin Xi turns around and walks around the house along the base of the wall. Unexpectedly, just after walking a few steps, I suddenly saw the back door being pushed open with a bang, and a person ran out. Look at that appearance, it's not Chen Lijiang! His hands were covered in blood, with a knife in his hand, and he ran forward with a sullen face!
Bai Jin Xi was startled, she was about to chase after her, but someone suddenly grabbed her shoulders.
"I'll go." Han Chen's voice sounded in her ear.
As soon as Bai Jin Xi turned her head, she saw his face flash across, and the ink in his eyes was deep.
In an instant he let go of her shoulders and ran forward. He ran faster than Chen Lijiang, and soon chased after him, disappearing at the end of the alley.
Bai Jin Xi calmed down, turned to look at the open back door not far away, and slowly approached. However, the closer she got, the more clearly she could smell the blood in the air.
Then she heard someone crying.
Without any hesitation, Bai Jin Xi jumped into the house against the wall. But just a few steps away, she was startled by what she saw—
The lights were on in the house, and the floor was covered in blood. Sisi hugged the child in ragged clothes and hid in the corner, both of whom were crying. On the ground beside the bed, there was a man lying with several knives in his body, almost turning into a bloody man. And he stared round his eyes, his face was pale, and he was obviously out of breath.
It's not Zeng Fangping!
Seeing Bai Jin Xi running in, Sisi was stunned for a moment, then hugged the child and cried louder, the kind of crying that finally let go. Bai Jin Xi glanced at her quickly, then checked for a week, and after confirming that no one was there, she immediately ran to crouch in front of the two of them.
"Officer..." Sisi hugged her. Only then did Jin Xi see that not only was her body blue and purple, but there was also a deep scar on her neck.
Jin Xi hugged her and the child in her arms, she couldn't imagine what happened here just now, and she was still in front of the child. She took a deep breath and reassured them softly: "It's alright, it's alright, the police will be here soon, you will have nothing. Come on, Sisi, listen to me, go out with me first, don't let the children stay there here."
Sisi cried so hard, she picked up the child and nodded. Jin Xi picked up a coat from the bed and put it on her, the three of them got up and walked out.
"What happened?" Han Chen appeared at the door.
When Bai Jin Xi saw him for the first time, he felt a "deng" in his heart. Because he was standing in the backlight, his arms were covered in blood, and his black polo shirt was soaked.
"Big Brother Han..." Sisi covered her face and sobbed, Han Chen came over and supported her with Jin Xi. He whispered, "It's alright, go out first."
"Hmm." Sisi nodded.
Across Sisi, Bai Jin Xi looks at Han Chen. He noticed it and looked at her sideways.
"Are you all right?" she whispered, "what about that?"
"It's alright." He raised his arm and looked at the blood on it, then put it down again, "It's not my blood. It's already caught and thrown to Xiao Zhuan and the others."
Jin Xi breathed a sigh of relief.
As soon as I walked out, I saw a lot of police standing outside the door, and there were two police cars parked at the relatively wide alley. Under the street lights, Chen Lijiang was locked in the back seat of one of the police cars, with two policemen beside him.
Bai Jin Xi exhaled a long breath.
—
The police began to explore the scene, and Sisi finally coaxed the child to sleep and put it into the back seat of a police car. She turned around and looked at Han Chen, Bai Jinxi, Zhou Xiaozhuan and the others, and slowly sat down beside the car, tears welling up in her eyes again.
…
Sisi saw the two people when the sun was about to set.
Both looked familiar, they should have both bought cigarettes from her. They stood in the corner talking, occasionally looking up at her. Seeing that, Sisi felt a little hairy in her heart.
Then they came over.
"Take a bag of white sand," said the thinner young man.
Sisi breathed a sigh of relief, bent over and went to the counter to get them cigarettes. Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed in front of him, and another stronger one turned directly into the counter. Sisi was startled, but it was too late.
She was dragged into the house by them covering her mouth, and then watched as they closed the store door.
As soon as he entered the house, Chen Lijiang saw Doudou sitting on the ground and playing, and was stunned.
Then the mother and son were driven to stay on the bed. Chen Lijiang held a knife and threatened them not to make a sound. No matter how dare Sisi is, she can only hold her children as quiet as possible, and ask them to leave quickly.
The sky gradually darkened.
It seemed that someone ran past the front of the shop.
Someone else ran away.
The two men in the room also gradually became restless. Zeng Fangping, in particular, kept asking, "Brother Chen, what should I do? What should I do?"
However, Chen Lijiang seemed very calm and said, "We may not be able to escape."
These words made Zeng Fangping even more anxious.
When did Zeng Fangping think about her? Sisi didn't know either. Maybe it was Chen Lijiang's words that made him despair, maybe it was getting darker and darker, and the way he looked at her also changed.
"Brother Chen," he said, "I can't run away anyway. My life is over. I haven't fucked a woman once, so I'll fuck her."
The two turned to look at Sisi at the same time, only to see that Sisi was heartbroken.
"Don't! Don't do this. I won't tell the police, I haven't seen you..." Sisi desperately pleads for mercy.
"Don't touch her." Chen Lijiang interrupted her, "She still has children."
Sisi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, Chen Lijiang turned his head, his eyes matched hers, his eyes were calm and deep.
Zeng Fangping was not very happy, and kept looking at her with red eyes.
After smoking a few cigarettes, Chen Lijiang stood up: "Let's go. If you can get out, you can get out, if you can't get out, you will recognize it."
Zeng Fangping had already stood up, and suddenly said: "Brother Chen, let's go separately. The goal is relatively small, you go first."
Chen Lijiang thought for a while, and probably felt that there was a greater chance of escaping in this way, so he nodded. He glanced at Sisi on the bed and said, "It's important to escape, don't touch her."
Zeng Fangping responded.
Sisi's heart sank fiercely.
As a result, as soon as Chen Lijiang walked out of the back door, Zeng Fangping turned to look at her.
His gaze was like a trapped beast.
He pounced on her.
When was Zeng Fangping strangled by the throat? Sisi was in a daze and couldn't remember a little. She didn't intend to resist, but when Doudou cried and rushed up to ask for her mother, but was pushed to the ground by him, she began to struggle.
Her breathing was getting harder and harder, probably Zeng Fangping was in a hurry and didn't realize that he was killing someone, just desperately trying to calm her down.
Sisi knew that she was about to die.
Then she spoke with her remaining strength: "Doudou... close your eyes, be good, mom is fine, uncle is just... playing games with mom, close your eyes... "
Close your eyes, child.
Close your eyes, nothing happens in your world.
Suddenly, everything stopped.
The hand that was stuck on her neck suddenly loosened. Zeng Fangping grunted a few times, his expression became distorted, and then he lay on top of her.
Sisi began to gasp for breath, and then saw Zeng Fangping being pushed away with blood all over his body.
Chen Lijiang stood behind him with a gloomy face and red eyes, with a knife in his hand.
Sisi was so frightened that she hurriedly hugged the child in her arms, the mother and child huddled together, she reached out to cover the child's eyes, preventing him from seeing everything in front of him.
Chen Lijiang stood quietly for a while, and Sisi didn't dare to come out.
"The kid doesn't have to close his eyes because he can't hurt you anymore," he said.
…
it's getting dark.
Bai Jin Xi and Han Chen are standing under the street lamp, looking not far away, Sisi gets into the police car and strokes the child. And Chen Lijiang, who left in a police car.
"He has always been calm and self-controlled. It is very likely that he saw a mother being raped, and what Sisi said to the child at the last minute seriously stimulated him, made him lose control of his emotions, and killed Zeng Fangping." She said, "He hurt A few innocent girls saved the lives of this mother and son."
"Mother's love." Han Chen lowered his head and lit a cigarette, flicked the match, glanced at her, and smoked one for her.
Bai Jin Xi didn't answer, but said, "I only smoke when the pressure of investigating a case is high. Now that the case is over, I'm going to abstain from sex."
Han Chen smiled.
The light was a little dim, and his face was stained with a little sheen. Bai Jin Xi suddenly realizes that his smile is actually very gentle.
Of course, he is also very handsome. Eyebrows, eyes, bridge of the nose, lips, lines are very clear.
Looking at him, Jin Xi suddenly has a feeling of wanting to sigh, turning her head and looking at the old town in the dark. Neither of them spoke for a while.
At this time, a criminal policeman stood by the police car not far away and greeted her: "Xiao Bai, let's go back to the house, shall we go?" The road is narrow, only two police cars drove over, one escorted Chen Lijiang away, and another Sisi's mother and son are sitting. The other policemen had to walk for a while to get on the police car at the intersection.
Jin Xi glanced at the motorcycle parked beside her, and replied, "You guys go first. I have to send this motorcycle back to others, and then go back to the office."
She stepped on the motorcycle, the weather was too hot, and now she is not in a hurry and does not wear a helmet. After starting the car, she turned to look at Han Chen: "You..."
The seat behind him sank, Han Chen has already straddled up, and threw the cigarette butt in his hand: "Let's go."
Jin Xi was startled: "You won't go with them?"
Now it seems... no need to ride together.
"Do you know the way?"
Jin Xi was hit at the key point all of a sudden: "Oh."
The motorcycle starts smoothly, Bai Jin Xi holds the handlebars and glances back secretly. This time he didn't reach out and say he was going to leave, and of course he didn't put his arms around her waist. She didn't know where he was holding his hand, and his body kept a short distance from her. But she could still feel his breath.
After driving for a while, Bai Jin Xi thought about it and said, "Why don't we just drive back to the institute. Anyway, all the expeditions have been collected, and now I'll send them back, we have to take the bus. I'll go back to the institute first, I'll get off work at night, just in time. Send it back on the way."
"Hmm." He replied. A breath of breath was sprayed on her neck, and Bai Jin Xi's whole body was slightly numb.
Turn slowly and head towards the police station.
His hand suddenly stretched out from behind, just like in the daytime, next to hers, and took hold of the car.
This time he was not wearing gloves or a helmet. The body was gently pressed up, and the breath was next to her neck.
"Release." He whispered two words in her ear.
"Oh." Jin Xi released her hand.
The night was quiet and the wind was blowing. Driving out of the old city, there is a bridge in front, and the water under the bridge is very dark and gentle. Reflecting the lights on both sides of the strait, the colors are warm.
Going further, it's a boulevard. There are schools around, and there are people running and playing on the basketball court; there are shopping malls, and the lights are bright and noisy. On the boulevard, light and shadow interweave, there are not many pedestrians and vehicles, and the engine sound of the motorcycle becomes very clear.
Jin Xi sat in front of him, her body motionless, looking up at the front. And he was also very quiet, not saying a word all the way.
—
It was almost eight o'clock when we arrived.
Han Chen parked the car and stepped down first.
"You go up first, I'll have a cigarette," he said.
"Oh." Bai Jin Xi also got out of the car, and the two walked in opposite directions.
The interrogation room is on the second floor, and Jin Xi goes straight up the stairs on the side. When I walked to the corner of the second floor, I turned my head subconsciously, and I saw that under the dim yellow street lamp, everything in front of me was frozen like a chaotic oil painting. Han Chen leaned against the wall on the first floor, bowing his head and lighting a cigarette. The light stretched his shadow very long, and his whole body was black, except that his face was white and clear. He lowered his eyes and pumped one after another, and the whole person seemed to be very close and far away.
Jin Xi watched for a while, then turned around and went upstairs.
The image of the two of them riding a motorcycle just now appeared in her mind again.
The Han Chen just now actually made her feel tender.
But on second thought, she must be thinking too much. Colleagues are only riding together. If you want to talk about being close, Zhou Xiaozhuan still hugs her waist every time. He is afraid of dying, and he is still clinging to her and refuses to let go.
think too much.
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"Men's Troubles" by Small Theater
Han Chen hates physical contact with women, not entirely because of his fiancée, or because of his emotional cleanliness. Rather...
I've hated it since I was a kid.
When I was a child, because I was so good-looking, my family background was good, I played basketball well, and did my homework well. So there are always a lot of women around him. Kindergarten, primary school, middle school... Sometimes he is even inexplicable, and there are women who are jealous for him, fight and quarrel, frame each other... When he is in class, women are vying for his seat at the same table; during his spring outing, everyone wants to hold hands with him ; He stood in the corner of the playground smoking a cigarette, and a group of women secretly stood upstairs and sighed that he was so handsome and handsome, and as a result, he was arrested by the instructor.
So he has known since he was a child that women are really... very, very troublesome.
So since elementary school, he has been a lonely and lonely boy. The most common words to women are: "Don't touch me." "Go away." and "I don't like you, bye."
So at that time, Han Shisan Shao also had a nickname, called... "Han Chu". When I heard it, I thought it was the title of an agency leader. Once, when my father heard someone call him that, he thought it was quite interesting: "Why... you've given yourself an official title? What do they call you... Han Chu?"
At that time, Han Chen was still a young man, his face blushed. Answer: "Mainly because they are too troublesome."
In the end, he still fell in love with the most troublesome one. It's really troublesome, picky and beautiful. He is usually bossy, but when he is sad, he is as delicate and sensitive as a kitten, and he wants to be coaxed and petted. But Han Chen was just petting him willingly. The brothers went crazy when they saw how he was in love. They all said, "Damn it, Brother Han, it's not good to love women so much. Be careful of being bullied by women in the future." Han Chen replied: "Shut up! I will."
Later on, he understood. It's really... Money is hard to buy, he's willing. God made him experience the harassment and suffering of women when he was a child, just to let him save all the pity, all the tenderness, and all the goodness, and save it for this woman.
Han Chen felt that this was very good.
But after having her, Han Chen would occasionally show a meaningful smile when he was alone.
The young and handsome man was a little sad and a little excited.
He thought: finally have a chance to get rid of the title of "Han Chu"...! ! !