"After I returned home last night, I immediately sent your portrait to the photo studio on Taoyuan Road, which is directly under the Public Security Bureau.

The quickest way I could think of was to turn the portraits into photos and distribute them to various police stations.

But Huber said that the earliest we could get the photos would be this afternoon.

Just this morning, I convened a meeting of special police from all police stations and showed them the portrait you drew.

I didn’t expect to receive news from them before noon that someone had died.”

Qiao Xinghua explained what happened with an expressionless face.

Zuo Zixuan frowned.

Could it be that the Seven Fairies did this? Was she afraid that the two robbers would expose her, so she cut off the roots?

No, no...

Even if it was really done by the "Seven Fairies", she couldn't have done it alone. She must have had accomplices to help her, or she must have used some other tricks.

Or maybe there are spies among them...

"Brother Xinghua, where did you go and who did you meet when you left my house yesterday?"

"After we got out of here, we went to Captain Wen's house. Because his family member Wen Liangbing had also seen the faces of the bandits, we went to verify the situation with him.

After leaving the military area, we went to the photo studio.

Then I went straight back to the bureau.”

Zuo Zixuan narrowed his eyes and thought about it. The He family was afraid that someone would make a fuss about her encounter with robbers, so they blocked all the news at that time.

Before the truth comes out, it is forbidden to spread the information, and violators will be dealt with by military law.

The news of the robbery's failure could not have spread to the "Seven Fairies" so quickly.

So the problem is most likely in the photo studio?

"Brother Xinghua, please send someone to check if the photographer at the photo studio on Taoyuan Road is still there..."

Qiao Xinghua looked at Zuo Zixuan with a puzzled expression and said:

"See what he's doing?"

"I suspect he leaked the news, or he secretly passed the portrait to someone else."

Zuo Zixuan said anxiously.

“No way, that museum is a small department of the Public Security Bureau.

Mr. Hu has also worked there for decades.

He will retire in two years, so there is no need for him to take the risk of doing something like this."

Qiao Xinghua shook his head and said disapprovingly.

"Brother Xinghua, we can't rule out all possibilities. Go and take a look. I didn't ask you to arrest anyone.

Besides, didn’t he ask you to pick up the photos this afternoon?

Then it’s a good opportunity to go over and take a look.”

Zuo Zixuan tried her best to persuade Qiao Xinghua.

Qiao Xinghua promised to ask someone to go over and take a look immediately. In fact, he didn't believe that the honest and decent Mr. Hu would do such a thing. He asked someone to go over and take a look just to get the photos.

Half an hour later, the He family's phone rang. It was a call transferred from the army.

The police officer who was sent to retrieve the photos said anxiously on the phone: "Chief Qiao, the photo studio is closed. I looked in from the window and the room is empty."

"What?" Qiao Xinghua stood up from the sofa excitedly and asked excitedly: "Have you asked people around? When did they move away?"

“I asked around, and the residents around here all said that they hadn’t seen the photo studio open since this morning.

I guess they moved out last night when it was quiet.

Director Qiao, it seems Miss Zuo has guessed it right, what should we do now?"

The young policeman asked anxiously.

"Come back first, and we'll talk later..."

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Xinghua looked at Zuo Zixuan with a puzzled look on his face, "Does Sister Zixuan know something?"

Zuo Zixuan shook his head and told Qiao Xinghua his guess about the photo studio.

After listening to this, Qiao Xinghua was full of admiration for Zuo Zixuan.

"Brother Xinghua, what did the forensic doctor say? Are the results out?"

Qiao Xinghua shook his head, "It won't happen that quickly.

However, preliminary examination showed that the two had no obvious external injuries, and it seemed that they committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

The medical examiner should begin the autopsy at around 8 or 9 in the evening.

The autopsy results will take at least 4-7 days to come out.”

Zuo Zixuan nodded and said, "Brother Xinghua, can I watch the forensic autopsy from the side?"

"puff……

Cough cough cough…”

Qiao Xinghua almost choked to death on the tea and coughed for a long time before he recovered.

He raised his head and looked at Zuo Zixuan with a strange look.

"Aren't you afraid?"

Zuo Zixuan turned around and looked at Qiao Xinghua as if he was a fool.

"How can a dead person be more terrifying than a living person?

It's already dead, there's nothing to be afraid of.

Unless they turn into zombies and crawl up to bite people, then I’ll be scared.”

Qiao Xinghua twitched his eyes fiercely and silently gave Zuo Zixuan a thumbs up in his heart.

This girl is awesome...

Father He was a little surprised. Zuo Zixuan was not afraid of death. She was worthy of being the daughter-in-law of the He family. She had some courage...

But He's mother's reaction was very strong. She was scared just by listening to it, let alone watching others dissect a corpse.

She thought that Zuo Zixuan was too courageous.

"Xuanxuan, what's so interesting about dissecting a dead body?

Let's not go. Mom will take a walk with you in the evening and teach you how to play mahjong, okay?"

Zuo Zixuan grinned and said:

"Mom, that dead man is not as scary as you think.

What about chicken, duck, fish, and meat? Aren’t we eating their corpses every day?

It's fine……"

Mother He did not feel better after hearing this. Instead, she felt worse. She felt nauseous whenever she thought of the chicken, duck, fish and meat she usually ate.

Qiao Xinghua agreed with Zuo Zixuan that he would pick her up at 8 o'clock in the evening, and then he hurried back to the bureau to investigate the matter of the photo studio.

After Qiao Xinghua left, Zuo Zixuan sat on the sofa and thought alone.

If this was done by someone arranged by the "Seven Fairies", then the person behind her must be no simple person.

Could this man be her father?

However, we cannot make any random statements without evidence. If it wasn't done by the "Seven Fairies", then who else wanted to kill me?

Why did Mr. Hu from the photo studio tip off the suspects and kill the two gangsters overnight?

Did Mr. Hu from the photo studio know the "Seventh Fairy" or the father of the "Seventh Fairy"?

The father of the "Seven Fairies" has such a large network? Even the photo studio directly under the police station has his people planted in it?

What requires such a wide net?

What was not peaceful in the 1970s was not only the social unrest, but also the secret spies planted by the island countries in China. Some of them were planted before the founding of China, and some were planted after the island countries withdrew.

Is it...

Father He saw Zuo Zixuan's solemn expression and thought that this girl must have some thoughts in her mind. He raised his teacup and took a sip, then asked in a relaxed tone:

"Xuanxuan, what do you think about this matter?"

After hearing what Mr. He said, Zuo Zixuan came to her senses and told Mr. He her thoughts.

But she avoided overhearing the conversation between the "Seven Fairies" and her grandmother, and her speculation about that family.

Things are not clear yet, and slandering high-ranking military officials is a serious crime.

After listening to Zuo Zixuan's words, Mr. He's expression became more solemn, but he felt that Zuo Zixuan did not tell him everything she guessed, and she was hiding something.

But Mr. He did not ask any further questions. He just said that he was going to the army, and stood up to go out.

Before he had taken two steps, Zuo Zixuan called him.

"Dad, don't go. Just make a phone call and ask Commander Ning and Commander Yang to come over for dinner tonight.

If you go to the army, you will alert the enemy."

Mr. He looked at Zuo Zixuan in astonishment. Now he was even more certain that Zuo Zixuan must know something but didn't say it.

"Xuanxuan, do you know something that you haven't told Dad?"

Zuo Zixuan hesitated for a moment and shook his head, "Dad, don't you think that if this is really as I guessed, we shouldn't do it in secret?

We are in the light, and the enemy is in the dark. Who knows where the enemy is hiding?

It’s always better to be careful.”

Mr. He thought about it. Although he was sure that Zuo Zixuan was hiding something from him, what Zuo Zixuan said made sense.

He followed Zuo Zixuan's advice and called Commander Yang and Commander Ning, asking them to come over for dinner in the evening.

Zuo Zixuan also called the Public Security Bureau to find Qiao Xinghua and asked him to come over for dinner in the evening.

After get off work in the evening, Commander Ning and Commander Yang took He Yi's car and went to He's house together.

Zuo Zixuan cooked dinner very early today, and the food was already served when everyone entered the house.

Everyone sat at the table, and Mr. He went straight to the point and talked about Zuo Zixuan's speculation in the afternoon.

After Mr. He finished speaking, everyone's expressions suddenly became solemn, and the meal didn't seem to taste as delicious anymore.

At this moment, the gate of the courtyard was slammed "Pa Pa Pa", like the Japanese invaders entering the village, startling everyone who was deep in thought at the dinner table.

He Yi stood up and went to open the door. As soon as the door opened, Ning Rong came into the room, shouting, "Okay, you actually started eating early without telling us, that's too much..."

Following behind him was Ning Ke, who was drooling from the corners of his mouth.

Zuo Zixuan laughed, "You usually come home early when you're not on night shift, right? Why are you back so late today?"

Ning Rong gets angry when this matter is mentioned.

"Don't mention it, I get angry when it comes to this.

Around three o'clock in the afternoon, an old farmer was brought in with six stab wounds in his body. He was almost dying.

But this person is a mental patient and is extremely uncooperative with treatment.

He kept muttering "God, ghost" and struggling so hard that several young male doctors were unable to hold him down.

The anesthetic was administered for an hour but still hadn't been fully applied.

The operation did not go very smoothly. The patient was held down, but he was still running a fever of over 40 degrees Celsius, and his heart was also failing. We were really worried.

The wound was sutured with great difficulty. As soon as the anesthetic wore off, he rolled over and jumped up on the bed.

The wound split open with a "bang bang bang" sound, and the blood was flowing so much that it was not an exaggeration to say that it flowed like a river.

We asked the family to send the patient to a mental hospital for treatment, but they refused to do so.

I insist that this old farmer is not mentally ill, he must have been possessed by a ghost when he passed by the abandoned factory today."

Everyone else at the table remained calm, except He's mother.

She had felt very uncomfortable when she heard Zuo Zixuan talking about the corpse in the afternoon. Now when she heard Ning Rong talking about the scene of the patient bleeding like a river, she was so scared that her face turned pale and she almost fainted.

Seeing that He's mother didn't look very well, Zuo Zixuan persuaded her to go to the bedroom to rest.

Mother He greeted the people at the table and went upstairs.

However, Qiao Xinghua grasped the key point of Ning Rong's words, "abandoned factory."

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