When Lu Ming sent Hu Dingshan and Master Gong out, they were chatting and laughing, and seemed to be very close.
Liu Sili and other district officials were already waiting outside the courtyard. They again saluted with a flood of flattery and escorted Hu Dingshan, Mr. Gong and others away.
Lu Ming looked at the backs of the mighty group of people and turned to go back. The black-headed man approached him and said, "Master, just now Shen Qing sent someone to say that Liu Yiding, the special commissioner who harassed Mrs. Wei, has been arrested. Also, the investigation team has reached a preliminary conclusion that the old jackal was kidnapped and Ma Xiaowu was the real insider..."
Lu Ming was slightly startled, this Chen Qing was really ruthless, but, it was probably due to the environment.
I sighed in my heart and walked back to my house. I saw Yaya watching butterflies playing in front of the flower bed. I couldn't help but smile. In Longgang, it was like entering a primeval forest. Everything was subject to the law of the jungle. It felt very depressing. Only Yaya was the only bright spot.
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It was getting dark and the bright moon was already above the willow branches.
In the study, under the dim gas lamp, Lu Ming was flipping through the file that had just been delivered. It was the trial record of the lawsuit that Liu Hanming was fighting today.
On the chairs at the door, Yuluan and Heitou were also reading, looking very peaceful.
They stayed at home and no longer went out. Both of them were dressed as maids in pink satin clothes. Yuluan followed Madam Liuli's training and wore different clothes for different occasions. Heitou followed suit and even imitated Yuluan by pulling on her embroidered shoes. When her master was alone and it was time to go to bed, she dressed casually.
Suddenly, Yuluan and Heitou jumped up from their chairs almost at the same time.
Lu Ming was startled, "What's wrong?"
"It sounds like gunshots, coming from the northwest." Heitou walked to the window, removed the support rod, and lowered the paper window.
Yuluan stood silently aside. She came later and everything was led by Heitou. She never interrupted others.
Northwest? Lu Ming frowned slightly.
The newly built district office is just to the northwest, and tonight's welcoming dinner for Commander Hu will also be held in the district office cafeteria.
Hu Dingshan had originally specifically asked Master Gong whether he wanted to go to today's dinner, but he felt that there was nothing more to discuss and there was no need to give him any face.
A few minutes later, Sun Bo stood outside the window and said, "Master, there is an assassin who wants to kill Hu Dingshan. He is a master gunner."
A few minutes later, Sun Bo came again in a hurry. "In order to catch him, two people from the pistol team died, and the sharpshooter also committed suicide by taking poison."
Lu Ming frowned. Another sniper? He sounded quite capable.
"I'll go check on the body!" Lu Ming stood up. "Is Hu Dingshan injured?"
"I heard he suffered some minor injuries, nothing serious."
Minor injury? Lu Ming nodded.
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It was dusk when Lu Ming walked out of the morgue. Although the county police station had a forensic doctor, the examination of corpses was still basically the same as it was a hundred years ago. There were no modern instruments, and the examination of corpses was also very sloppy. Lu Ming had to do it himself, and was instructed where to dissect and so on.
Master Gong, who was waiting outside the morgue, came over and said, "Boss, Hu Dingshan went back to Montenegro overnight."
Lu Ming nodded. Hu Dingshan was shot in the arm. He didn't know whether it was a scratch or a penetrating wound. When he saw him last night, his arm was wrapped tightly with white gauze.
"Boss, do you think Hu Dingshan is the one who staged this incident himself and is here to cause trouble?" Mr. Gong frowned and looked to the side, "Si Li, tell me."
Liu Sili is the district head of Xiping District. Sansha Town is the seat of the district office. He is considered the local official here, and he was born and raised in Sansha Town.
He smiled and said to Lu Ming, "Boss, although Sansha Town has been growing in size recently and has many outsiders, it is not a county town, let alone a city government, so the town is generally aware of newcomers. This assassin is unfamiliar, so he must have come today. Moreover, he must have sneaked in when the town was in a mess to receive Commander Hu and his entourage." He paused, "I suspect the assassin came in Hu Dingshan's car. I also told County Master Gong the same thing."
Lu Ming nodded: "Keep your ground these few days! I'm going to Longgang now!" He glanced at Master Gong and said, "You should wait until daybreak. Be careful recently."
Master Gong nodded.
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When it was light, Lu Ming arrived at Zhang's Smoked Chicken Shop in the county town. The smoked chicken shop was not open yet and the wooden boards were tightly closed.
Heitou took two steps forward and knocked on the door. After knocking a few times without any response, he kicked the door bang.
"Come, come, who is it? Are you here for a funeral?!" A waiter yawned and had just unloaded two wooden boards when Heitou rushed in and took the waiter aside. Lu Ming stepped in.
The guy asked stupidly, "Who are you? Who are you looking for?!" He was stunned when he saw the beautiful and charming Yu Luan in a snow-white women's suit standing next to Lu Ming. He turned around and saw that the quilt was still spread out on the table where he slept. His face turned red and he quickly turned his eyes away.
There are very few watch shops in Longgang County, and this smoked chicken shop is no exception. The waiter originally thought that he had fallen asleep. It was already time to open the shop, but the boss had not come yet. The customers were too impatient. No matter how good the business was, they wouldn't line up like this, right
Who would have known that a few people like this would come in, a dark-skinned girl, a very fashionable and stylish beauty, and in addition, a tall and thin young man. Oh, judging from his appearance, he was the leader. No matter how you looked at it, these people were not here to queue up to buy smoked chicken.
"Hey, buddy, what's your name?" Lu Ming asked with a smile.
The guy was stunned and said: "My last name is Zhang..."
Lu Ming nodded. "Among the smoked chicken sellers in Longgang, your Zhangji smoked chicken has the most positive color, a red date color. They bought it for me and I tasted it. But I felt that it shouldn't be too much trouble to use fried sugar to color it. It should be the kind of food coloring that's starting to become popular in big cities, right?"
The clerk nodded immediately: "Yes, yes, yes, our boss spent a lot of money on this process..." Then he was stunned, "Ah, how did you know?"
Of course, it is their boss's secret and is never passed on to others.
Lu Ming smiled. In his previous life, the store would definitely not acknowledge it, but nowadays this thing is actually new technology and the clerk is actually very proud of it.
"That's not the point!" Lu Ming smiled, "So, after 5pm yesterday, judging by the amount of chicken skin he digested in his stomach... there was someone special..." He shook his head, "Here's a photo..." Lu Ming took out a photo and showed it to him, "Have you seen this person? He should have come to buy your Zhangji smoked chicken."
The photo shows a fair-skinned young man with his eyes closed, as if he is sleeping.
Lu Ming secretly felt lucky that this guy committed suicide by taking poison, otherwise, if there was a hole in his head, he would be scared.
The instant imaging camera that we carry with us is also a high-tech product nowadays. It has only been on the market for a few years, so the photos are a little blurry, but the faces can be clearly seen.
"Ah, I remember him. He was clean and white, but he was dressed in rags and had black dust on his face. I could tell!" The waiter became excited. "You want to hide it from me? Sir, is he some kind of fugitive?"
Lu Ming was startled, thinking to himself, if this guy wants to set up an investigation department here, he must put you in. He smiled and said, "Then you must have paid close attention to him. Did you have any conversations with him? If so, what's his accent?"
The waiter shook his head: "No, this guy is like a mute. When buying smoked chicken, he just points and doesn't say anything. Just let people understand what he means."
Lu Ming frowned slightly, thought for a moment and asked, "Did you notice who he came into contact with? Which direction did he come from on the street outside? I want to see if he stayed overnight in the county town."
The guy chuckled and said, "I don't know where he came from, but I know that his ancestral home must be from Jinkang."
"Oh? Why do you say that?" Lu Ming's eyes lit up. Jinkang County is a neighboring county of Longgang and is rich in iron ore.