In a jewelry store, a saleswoman looked depressed at the young man holding a small-leaf red sandalwood bracelet and smelling it in front of the counter. This young man had already let her get thuja bracelets, golden nan bracelets, huanghuali bracelets, and even imitation red sandalwood blood sandalwood and rhinoceros horn red sandalwood. She showed him almost all types of bracelets. But he just listened and didn't even say a word.
This eccentric young man is Ning Tao, and this is already the fifth store he has sniffed.
"Sir, if you like to smell it, you can buy it and smell it any way you want." The saleswoman said, if it weren't for Ning Tao's handsome appearance and eye-catching appearance, she would have stopped serving him long ago.
"It doesn't smell like this..." Ning Tao had a disappointed expression on his face.
"What doesn't smell like this?" the saleswoman asked.
Ning Tao then put away his thoughts. He handed the rosewood bracelet to the saleswoman and smiled, "Nothing, thank you."
"What kind of bracelet do you want to buy?"
Ning Tao thought for a moment and asked tentatively: "By the way, are there any rings made of wood?"
The saleswoman said: "Who would wear a wooden ring? We have never sold wooden rings here, unless you make them yourself, and ordinary wood will definitely not work. You have to turn wood into jade."
"Wood Jade?" When Ning Tao heard this name for the first time, he asked curiously: "What is Wood Jade?"
The saleswoman said: "Wood-based jade is prehistoric trees buried underground. After a long period of time, it has evolved into jade-based petrified wood. It has a hard texture and looks similar to jade. This kind of thing is only produced in Myanmar."
Ning Tao's heart skipped a beat and he was a little anxious, "Where can I buy this kind of wood jade?"
The saleswoman looked at Ning Tao with a strange look, "Are you sure it's not smell?"
Ning Tao grinned and said, "I prefer the smell of wood, so I always smell it when buying beads. Do you have any wood jade? If so, please show it to me. I will definitely buy the same one as you."
"That thing is heavy and is kept in the warehouse. Come with me and I will take you to see it." The saleswoman said.
"Okay, thank you." Ning Tao followed the saleswoman through a narrow corridor in the store and came to the warehouse.
As soon as he entered the warehouse, Ning Tao awakened the smelling state of his nose, and a large amount of the smell of wood and jade poured into his nasal cavity.
The saleswoman walked to a corner in the warehouse and said, "Don't touch things, or our boss will scold me."
"Please don't worry, I won't touch things randomly." Ning Tao said, and at this moment, a smell that seemed to have been smelled before suddenly poured into his nasal cavity.
That's it, he smelled this smell on Zhou Ying's body!
The saleswoman walked to the corner and lifted a piece of black cloth, revealing a piece of red petrified jade. It looks like the trunk of a tree, with a diameter of several dozen centimeters, a length of more than one meter, and a visual estimate of at least a hundred pounds. Its colors are very bright, including emerald, red, and white. The main color is emerald. If you just look at the emerald area, it looks a bit like jade.
In fact, as soon as the black cloth was lifted and more smell molecules poured into Ning Tao's nostrils, he was sure that the wood smell he caught on Zhou Ying's body was the smell of wood-based jade. The murderer wore a ring made of petrified wood jade on his finger.
"That's it." The saleswoman stopped next to Mu Huayu.
Ning Tao said: "Is this kind of thing only produced in Myanmar?"
There was a smile on the corner of the saleswoman's mouth, "It's only made in Myanmar. Do you want to smell it or buy it?"
Ning Tao, "..."
When leaving the jewelry store, Ning Tao fulfilled his promise and bought a blood sandalwood bracelet worth 100 yuan. He estimated that it was only worth 20 or 30 yuan. But in terms of what he gained, this effort was insignificant.
After leaving the jewelry store, Ning Tao called Bai Jing, "Sister Bai, how are you doing there?"
Bai Jing's voice came from the mobile phone, "I went to three drone clubs and a drone performance company, but they all said that there are currently no civilian drones that can carry a person into the sky. Delivering packages There are drones, but they can only transport a few kilograms of cargo.”
Ning Tao was silent for a moment before saying: "Then we can rule out the possibility that the murderer used a drone to dump the body. You and Qing Zhui go back first, and I will come back later."
Qing Zhui's voice came from the phone again, "Brother Ning, what do you want to eat tonight? I'll make it for you when I get home."
Ning Tao felt warm in his heart, but he said: "Don't bother, you don't even have a stove in your place."
"Can't I just use a stone to prop up the pot?" Qing Zhui's voice was soft and pleasant.
"Then let's make some porridge." Ning Tao said, she wanted to cook for him, but he would be a bit ungrateful if he said she wanted to eat outside.
"Well, I'll go home and cook now." Qing Zhui's voice was full of joy and happiness.
Bai Jing's voice came from the mobile phone, "You useless silly girl, if you spoil him like this, you will spoil him..."
Ning Tao smiled bitterly, hung up the phone, and then rode the Tiandao battery car back. He originally wanted to go back to "Little Mistress", but halfway through the ride he changed his mind and came to Yamacheng Medical University.
After all, he couldn't let go of Zhou Ying's death, and that young and beautiful face always appeared in his mind. If she is not given justice, how can he, the middleman between good and evil, have the dignity to walk in the world
When he passed the school gate, Ning Tao slowed down and drove towards the alley, where a garbage truck was parked. A middle-aged man stood at the entrance of the alley and looked into the alley. He probably wanted to go in to dispose of the garbage, but there was a police isolation tape at the entrance of the alley, prohibiting entry.
Ning Tao stopped next to the garbage truck, set up the frame and came to the middle-aged man's side. He subconsciously glanced at the middle-aged man's hand. There is no ring on the middle-aged man's hand, and the palm is rough.
The middle-aged man glanced at Ning Tao and said, "Brother, why is this place blocked?"
Ning Tao said: "A body was found here, and the police sealed it off."
"Oh, that's it. It seems that I can't clean up the garbage here today." The middle-aged man muttered to himself, then turned and walked towards the garbage truck parked on the roadside.
Ning Tao looked at the orange work clothes he was wearing and suddenly thought of something, "Brother, please wait a moment."
The middle-aged man stopped and glanced at Ning Tao, "What are you doing?"
Ning Tao came to the middle-aged man's side, "I came to the city to work, so is there a shortage of people there?"
"There is a shortage. Our company has been recruiting sanitation workers and garbage truck drivers for many years. But you are so young, can you bear the hardship?" The middle-aged man looked at Ning Tao with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Ning Tao said: "I come from the mountains. I am strong and can endure hardships and stand hard work."
The middle-aged man said: "I see you have thin skin and tender flesh. What strength do you have? Working in sanitation is very hard."
Ning Tao sighed, "Brother, please do me a favor. I came out this time because my mother-in-law thought I was worthless and made trouble in front of my daughter-in-law every day. I just went out to work to find money. Out of sight, out of mind." He revealed With a sad face, he said, "If I can't find a job, my snobbish mother-in-law won't instigate my wife to divorce me. Brother, if you do me this favor, I'll treat you to a drink later."
The middle-aged man's mood suddenly changed, "Damn, my mother-in-law is also a snobbery. Every time we meet, she tells my wife: "Look at how many nutritional supplements the son-in-law next door bought, and so-and-so's son-in-law got promoted. I got a raise and my whole family went on a trip to Thailand, which made me angry.”
Ning Tao sighed again, "Brother, it seems that we have the same disease."
The middle-aged man reached out and patted Ning Tao on the shoulder, "Brother, my name is Shi Run. Remember your mobile phone number. Come to my company and call me tomorrow. I will take you to the interview. With just one word from me, you can go to work. "
Shi Run's body was full of the smell of garbage.
Ning Tao wrote down Shi Run's mobile phone number, asked for the company's address, chatted for a while, and then asked: "Brother, how many times do you drive out in a day?"
Shi Run said: "Usually twice a day, once in the evening and once at four or five in the morning, and you have to work overtime on holidays. In our line of work, we get up earlier than a chicken and go to bed later than a dog. All we earn is hard-earned money. What, are you giving up?"
Ning Tao said: "No, I will definitely come tomorrow." After a pause, he asked again, "By the way, Brother Shi, who came to deal with the garbage here last night?"
"I don't know about this. There are several people running this line. I have to go back and ask to find out. Why do you ask?" Shi Run looked at Ning Tao with curious eyes.
Ning Tao said: "I just asked casually to understand the route situation. I may not necessarily drive a garbage truck in the future."
"Do you have a driver's license?"
Ning Tao shook his head, "No, but I can learn. I will definitely get my driver's license."
Shi Run smiled, "Let's wait until you get your driver's license. Okay, I have to drive."
Ning Tao said: "Brother Shi, I will come find you tomorrow."
"Okay, call me when you come tomorrow." Shi Run got in the car and drove away.
Ning Tao looked at the garbage truck that was quickly driving away, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. This Shi Run is not the murderer, but he already knows how to find the murderer.
Ning Tao returned to the Tiandao battery car and was about to get on the car when two classmates supported an old aunt and walked over here.
"Auntie, I think you should not go there. That place is very dirty." A female classmate said.
"No, no... I'm going to take a look..." The old aunt walked tremblingly, muttering as she walked, "Daughter, mother is here, mother is here..."
Ning Tao had already guessed the identity of this old aunt. Looking at the old aunt with gray hair on her temples and a stooped body, his heart felt as if he had been pricked by a needle, aching.
The three people walked by, and no one glanced at Ning Tao.
The male classmate who supported the old aunt said: "Auntie, please forgive me and accept the change. People cannot be resurrected after death. You have to take care of your body. Classmate Zhou Ying doesn't want to see you like this."
But the old aunt didn't seem to hear his voice, and still muttered, "Daughter, mother is here, mother is here..."
The most painful thing in the world is when a white-haired person gives a black-haired person a gift. Is there any comforting language in this world that can help an old aunt get over the grief of losing her daughter
Ning Tao was helpless.
However, he could give her justice.