In the northern hills of the city, police officers in uniform were moving in the jungle. The sound of their footsteps rustling through the dry grass and branches could be heard everywhere, and they would occasionally take pictures of certain places with their cameras.
There were some stains and blood on the ground. The body lying here had been moved away. The re-search of the crime scene was initiated. You Xiaojun came back from there and squatted beside Cheng Bin who was squatting. This was a hilltop. From here, the urban area of Shanhai City could be seen at a glance.
Cheng Bin's uniform looked a bit old, which seemed inconsistent with his status as a deputy director. However, in a small city like Shanhai at this time, a deputy director had no reason to put on airs. The administrative level of a county-level city was only one level higher than that of a village official.
Cheng Bin didn't smoke, he just squatted with his legs crossed. You Xiaojun lit a cigarette and noticed from the corner of his eye that the button on his sleeve had fallen off at some point. He held the cigarette in his mouth, freed his hands to roll up his sleeves, took the cigarette out of his mouth, flicked off the accumulated ash, and took a few deep puffs.
Cheng Bin watched this scene from the side and frowned, "Look at how unkempt you are. When will you find a wife and get married..."
You Xiaojun grinned naively, "I like our new girl... Xiaotong... She's down-to-earth and pretty, hehe..."
Cheng Bin was stunned and said with a smile, "You are so good! She is the most recognized policewoman in our building... You are ambitious."
"Hey... I don't think about it, maybe it can improve the genes of future generations..."
Light and shadow moved in the middle of the city with some dark tones. This was the scene of a murder, while the urban area separated from it was an isolated area of peace and tranquility. The shocking scene of Cheng Ran's junior high school art performance was still going on.
Cheng Bin turned around and asked, "How is it?"
You Xiaojun's expression darkened as he was chatting normally. "As you said, I checked the nearby trees and found traces of trampling on the branch in the southeast corner. I asked the identification department to extract the footprints. The preliminary result is that it should be rubber shoes, similar to the rubber of Jiefang shoes."
"I don't know how many people there were. There is a footprint on it. People who go hiking often come up this mountain. Some of the footprints are new and cannot be identified. But judging from the scene where the couple was killed, it is impossible for one person to do this..."
Cheng Bin took the cigarette from You Xiaojun's mouth and put it out on the stone at his feet. "Then our previous guess was correct. The other party should be observing something here, but they ran into two young lovers who were having a tryst on this mountain. Their faces must have been seen, and their behavior was a bit abnormal. In order to avoid leaving any witnesses, they killed them to silence them. The faces and fingerprints of the two victims were severely damaged by sharp weapons, and their property was taken away. They deliberately disguised it as a robbery and murder... The other party has a strong anti-reconnaissance awareness..."
"The murder weapon is something like a military dagger. The chamfer of the blade should be 30 degrees. The blade is narrow and long, about two centimeters, with cutting edges on both sides. It is suitable for piercing, but not very suitable for cutting for daily use. Those who can use this kind of knife skillfully have some basic skills. They are either habitual criminals or professionals." You Xiaojun said with narrowed eyes.
Cheng Bin stood up and said, "Re-profile and review the situation again."
You Xiaojun squatted in front of the tree, but did not climb up to avoid damaging it. After a while, he walked towards the direction where the victim's body was lying, walking slowly at first, then running up, observing carefully from the ground on the lawn, then standing up, leaving, walking around the mountainside, and coming back. This time, You Xiaojun did not go to the victim's location, but walked straight to the other side.
You Xiaojun was a company investigator back then. After he was demobilized, the skills he learned in the army came in handy when he joined the police force.
"The murder took place on the lawn outside the woods, and the bodies were dragged here for disposal afterwards... Damn, these bastards... have been leading us around in circles... This is a blatant provocation and contempt for us!"
Cheng Bin held up his chin. "Have someone carefully question all the idle people in the city, as well as people working in video halls, karaoke bars, and clubs, to see if they have seen three or five outsiders gathering together recently. If they find any suspicious people, report them immediately. These people are willing to kill just to silence a couple who saw something unusual. Their characteristics must be very obvious... Judging from the wound on the victim, the other party is at least a strong adult male, so he is most likely a strong man over 1.7 meters tall."
You Xiaojun gritted his teeth and said, "Then I'll go give those people a lesson. If anyone hides something, I have plenty of ways to punish them!"
Cheng Bin nodded and came to the tree that the suspect had stepped on. He turned around and headed towards the location opposite the tree...
The other party is hiding in this tree, he must be observing something...
What are they observing
Cheng Bin's eyes searched slowly. He was facing the urban area two kilometers away. There were many units' buildings, courtyards, and residential areas, all facing the hill directly. If there were someone here, with something like a high-powered telescope, they could really see many places clearly.
The murderer was very sharp, extremely cunning and cruel... and had strong anti-detection capabilities. They had made many misjudgments before, and were always led by the other party. They felt an inexplicable anger in their hearts.
The man's family is of some importance to the couple, and his imported Honda CA125 motorcycle is parked at the foot of the mountain. The two came to this mountain for a tryst, but they didn't expect to encounter such a disaster. Now the higher-ups have issued a death order to solve the case within a time limit, and he, the deputy director, has to personally go into battle... The murderer was able to kill the couple who saw their abnormal behavior, which means they have a bigger plan.
Even when the police took action, they still did not reveal any clues. They were very good at hiding themselves, which made Cheng Bin feel uneasy.
The wind started to blow and he looked at the city below.
What exactly is their goal
If this cannot be confirmed, it is likely that something bigger will happen next.
Shanhai City is destined to be turbulent this summer.
On the other hand, the incident at the cultural performance caused a lot of uproar. Regardless of how shocking the aftermath would be, when Cheng Ran returned home that day, he encountered a wave of resistance.
Xu Lan had just put down the phone, her face was cold and her hands holding the microphone were pale. It was obvious that she had been suppressing her anger. "Cheng Ran, tell me yourself, tell me yourself..."
Seeing this, Cheng Ran understood, "Did Li Zhan call you?"
"Please ask your parents! You are already so old, but you still need to ask your parents! What on earth are you doing? Your class teacher said that you are in a premature relationship and you were chasing after girls at the art performance! How come you are like this now..."
Just now on the phone, hearing Li Zhan's impolite tone was not a big deal. Xu Lan was mainly thinking about the things that had happened in her unit recently. Cheng Feiyang's career prospects were uncertain, and Cheng Ran still had the obstacle of the high school entrance examination. The future and fate of this family were all dark and endless. Coupled with the sudden news she received today, Xu Lan felt blocked in her heart, angry and anxious, and tears fell from her eyes.
This is also because Cheng Ran has grown up a little. If she could go back two years, she could just chase him around the house with a clothes rack.
"… I won't go. This is such an embarrassing thing. You should go and call your dad! Why are you like this now? I thought you really changed. How can you be so brave… It's the eve of junior high school graduation. Do you still want to get into high school? What if you can't get into high school? Go to a technical secondary school. You don't know how bad the technical secondary schools in the city are. You will be really ruined if you go in…"
This is really... one wave after another...
Seeing his mother crying and nagging, Cheng Ran could only comfort her with kind words, "I just read a poem, but it happened to be a love poem, so it was mistakenly thought that I was courting a girl. In fact, it was just a show effect... If it was puppy love, that would be terrible. There were school leaders at the art performance. Do you think this is possible? This kind of thing alone is enough to make me a scapegoat!"
"Are you sure you really didn't..." Xu Lan was still persuaded.
"I'm sure this is not a confession! And I've been studying so hard recently just to get into... um, No. 4 Middle School. Without paying a high price!"
Hearing "no high price", Xu Lan felt a little relieved. In this situation, she naturally believed what her son said. She frowned and said, "Then why did you ask your parents to come? And what happened to your neck? What scratched you?"
"Nothing, I scratched it while playing on the horizontal bar on the way back... Although it's not out of line for Mingli to seduce me, the school will still have to investigate... Of course, I have to let you go to understand the situation..."
When Cheng Feiyang came home in the evening and heard the whole story, he waved his hand and said, "Looking at your recent performance, you have become much more sensible. Although you like Yang Xia, you are not so reckless, so Dad believes you this time!"
Cheng Feiyang's face wrinkled like an orange peel again, "It's just to invite parents... Hey, I've been there many times... Every time I go, I have to act like a grandson to the teacher... Right, anyway, your dad has lost face, so I'll go and clean up your mess again this time!"