River Breeze Night Sparrow

It was thick at midnight.The summer night air is as thick as thin cream, as if every tiny movement can cut a long hole in it.On the empty road, street lamps warm each other with faint orange lights.The sound of cicadas in the villages and fields in the distance seems to be stuffed in a nitrogen bag, which is a bit less harsh, but still annoying.

A silver Volkswagen sped past, seemingly hoping to cross the three-second green light, but unfortunately failed.The panic of the female driver even caused her to accidentally turn off the engine after slamming the brakes. After the screeching tire friction, only the sound of her heartbeat and the breathing of the two children in the back seat remained in her ears.

It was already past one o'clock in the morning, and the children's eyelids were very heavy.The girl was older, with her head up, but she didn't dare to lean on the seat and fall asleep.She stared at the road through the front window, as if that would keep her mother safe.The younger brother leaned his head against the car window, his eyes were tightly closed, and his eyelashes trembled vigorously.

Another strange sound came from the side of the road, and the younger brother opened his eyes and looked out of the window suddenly. "What's calling?" he asked, the immature child's voice was embellished strangely by the dullness of the night.

No one paid any attention.

He turned his head to look at his silent mother and sister, and asked again: "What's calling?"

The little boy felt helpless in this long silence, so he couldn't help but want to continue asking, but was interrupted by his sister with closed eyes.

She replied, "Cat!" The younger brother snapped his mouth shut.

The car finally started again.The tired woman kept a trembling silence all the way to the underground parking lot.As soon as the car stopped, she couldn't help shaking, lying on the steering wheel and crying.There is a strange fear, guilt and struggle in this sobbing sound.

The eight-year-old brother has fallen asleep in the back seat of the car. He has a dream about the merry-go-round, with a very unhappy expression on his face. The 11-year-old sister half-kneeled down in the back seat, trying to reach out and touch her mother's hair.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Mom, don't be afraid, let's go to the police."

"The police are different. The police will protect us. We're going to save that sister."

"We're going to save that sister," she repeated.

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After staying up all night, Jiang Yi's stubble sprung up like mushrooms after rain.He washed his face indiscriminately, shaved his beard in threes and fives, ignored the first fine lines that had grown out of the corners of his eyes, whistled in the mirror, looked at the high nose and deep eyes, and sighed. "Big guy".

Before going out, Jiang Yi tore out a few pages of the calendar after a long absence, and casually glanced at today's one that said "everything is going well", and felt even more refreshed.

Jiang Yi's house is only a 15-minute walk away from the city bureau, and he can go faster with his long legs.He walked and chatted with all kinds of uncles and aunts along the way, purely as criminal police's daily private visits in disguise to understand the people's sentiments.Perhaps it is this diligence and love for the people that moved the people. Every time Jiang Yi leisurely walked through the morning "fireworks on earth", he would be fed one by one by the early morning stalls.

Yesterday was Jiang Yi's 28th birthday, and it was already nine o'clock in the evening after finishing the mission.I had already talked with the elders at home on the phone, saying that it was too late to go home for dinner.After watching the video hastily, his parents didn't bother him anymore, and just said, "I'll make you a big one later when it's your birthday." Jiang Yi responded with a perfunctory smile, but he was slightly apprehensive about the matter of Ben San .Why is it that a piece of fresh meat back then is almost expiring in the blink of an eye?

He doesn't like holidays and birthdays, he thinks life is not a day, isn't it a day to put a name on it?It doesn't matter whether Brother Jiang is handsome or not.Therefore, he and his colleagues did not say anything, no dinner, no cake, no blessings, no gifts.If I had to say it, I had a rare sleep like a dead pig last night, probably a birthday gift from God.

On his first day at the age of 29, Jiang Yi also spent at work as expected.

Jingdong City Public Security Bureau, Criminal Investigation Detachment Office.

Just after Ye Yuan finished typing a report, he stretched his waist and asked Lin Lin, the deputy team next to him, for a bag of biscuits with a smile.

A mean smile appeared on Sun Xiaoqu's face: "Sister Yuan, aren't you trying to lose weight?"

Ye Yuan looked at Sun Xiaoqu's sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks and body like a bamboo pole. He was furious, rolled his eyes at him, and said angrily, "Stinky monkey, you have a mouth. If you don't say a few words, you will die!"

Sun Xiaoqu, an outstanding young criminal policeman, is as thin as a monkey, and coincidentally, his surname is Sun, so he was nicknamed "Monkey" and respectfully called "Brother Monkey" in the world.

Lin Lin on the side smiled gently, and comforted: "You don't need to lose weight, the little round face is cute, and you're not really fat."

"What Vice-Captain Lin means is that even if you lose weight, your round face will still be round, and it won't help if you lose weight." Sun Xiaoqu made up the knife with a smile.Ye Yuan almost reached out and grabbed Sun Xiaoqu's neck, trying to tear his mouth open. "Sun Xiaoqu, you are courting death!"

Lin Lin, the deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment, is a well-known good guy in the bureau.It is as fierce as a tiger in the face of hostile elements, but as soft as water in the face of the people. It is known as a walking "sewing kit", which can mend the wounds of the soul anytime and anywhere, and nourish thousands of families.Seeing this, he hurried to fight, and stuffed a biscuit into one person's mouth to calm down.

While laughing and playing, I saw a tall man with broad shoulders and long legs leaning against the door.His brows are narrow, different from Lin Lin who has smooth and gentle facial features, his facial features are sharp, and he has a kind of aggressive and aggressive handsomeness.Although the pair of eyes are like peach blossoms, they are white and white, and when they are not smiling, they are cold and majestic.

It's okay to be foolish on weekdays, but once you put away that bit of ruffianism, it looks particularly scary.For example, at this moment, Ye Yuan and the others were seen holding their breath.

Jiang Yi, a member of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of Jingdong City Public Security Bureau, bent two fingers, knocked on the door, and threw two words loudly: "A meeting."

meeting room.

A policewoman with a round face and slightly chubby was reporting the case in front of the small whiteboard.

"On May 5, that is, at 4:2 a.m. two days ago, a police station in Changning District received a report saying that at around [-]:[-] a.m. that night, the reporter witnessed a man dragging a When the Changning District police arrived, they only found an old mobile phone. There were only a few text messages sent to a person named 'Xue'." Ye Yuan released the content of the text messages on the screen.

……

"Where did you go!"

"Where are you! Come back quickly, I have something to ask you!"

"I already know everything, I don't blame you, come back quickly!"

"Why don't you come back! I hate you I hate you!!"

The last text message was at 12:10 midnight.And there is an unsent text message in the draft box: "I'm leaving, you save them".

Ye Yuan paused, then continued: "Six hours after reporting the case, our investigators found the body of a woman in school uniform on a nearby cliff. After preliminary confirmation, the deceased was a girl named Zhou Mingyu from No. [-] Middle School. Forensic report It shows that Zhou Mingyu was violently beaten and raped before his death. The forensic doctor has extracted DNA from the remaining semen, which has been sent to the database for comparison. The victim had many contusions and bruises, but the fatal injury was on the head. It was caused by a fall from a cliff. Until the body was found, the death time did not exceed ten hours. That is to say, Zhou Mingyu died in the wilderness not long after the last text message was sent."

"Through fingerprint extraction and mobile phone content analysis, it is basically determined that the mobile phone belongs to Zhou Mingyu. And the person named 'Xue' she sent the message to is her sister Zhou Mingxue. Until now, Zhou Mingxue's mobile phone has been shut down Status. Based on Zhou Mingyu's text message, we can confirm that Zhou Mingxue disappeared six days ago, that is, on May 5th."

Jiang Yi signaled Ye Yuan to continue.Lin Lin added to Jiang Yi's meaning: "Tell me about the basic situation of the victim."

"Zhou Mingyu, 16 years old, is from Jiatou Village, Lushan County, our city. A year ago, he and his sister Zhou Mingxue were transferred to No. 5 Middle School to study because of funding. The two sisters did not have accommodation, but lived in a garage in an old community near the school. In a modified rental house. After investigation, Zhou Mingyu went out on May 6, that is, last Friday night, and then disappeared. My sister Zhou Mingxue had left home a week ago. The reason for asking for leave from the school was that her mother who lived alone However, after contacting the Lushan County police, we found that both of the sisters’ parents had died, and there was no sign of anyone returning to their hometown in Lushan County.”

"Recently there have been several cases of missing women in our city. After analysis, they are suspected to be related to a women's trafficking organization. Therefore, the Municipal Bureau set up a task force. According to Zhou Mingyu's unsent text message of 'save them', we decided to The case of Zhou Mingyu's murder is investigated together with the previous cases of disappearance. The case of Zhou Mingxue's disappearance and the case of Zhou Mingyu's murder may be related, and the police in Changning District will hand them over to the city bureau for handling."

Lin Lin scratched in the notebook and asked: "I just mentioned, are there any witnesses?"

"Yes. According to the transcript, the witness Cheng Qiuyuan took her children home after attending a party in the middle of the night. After witnessing the atrocities, she was afraid and did not report the crime immediately. She waited until the children were sent home before calling the police. The police in Changning District investigated Emerald Villa The cameras available nearby basically corroborated Cheng Qiuyuan's testimony."

An unspeakable expression appeared on Sun Xiaoqu's face, he nodded, and muttered to himself: "If she had called the police earlier, maybe this child would not have died."

No one spoke.

"Okay." Jiang Yi lowered his eyes and thought.He glanced at his watch, broke the silence, and said, "We will drive here first. Tomorrow, Yuan'er and I will go to No. [-] Middle School and Zhou's sisters' residence to investigate their daily situation. Lao Lin and Hou Zi will go to the scene of the crime and have a look." , especially the Emerald Villa nearby, so be careful. The relevant monitoring will continue to watch, and report any new discoveries immediately."

Emerald Villa, a newly built villa manor in Changning District, Jingdong City a few years ago.That place is remote and quiet, with beautiful scenery, and it is the first choice for the rich to retire.However, apart from the beautiful scenery, there is no other place worthy of the high housing prices. It is convenient to eat, drink and have fun. Only rich people who really want to hide from the world will live there.In any case, criminal cases tend to be protracted, tricky, and troublesome when rich people are involved.

After Jiang Yi assigned the task, he thought for a while and added: "Also, it's best to ask the witness again."

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In Zhao Weiran's ears, the teacher in the cram school was chanting a mantra-like explanation, and the question in front of him had doubled, and he couldn't tell which language it was in at a glance.The students next to him have already fallen under the Maleficent Curse and met Zhou Gong.But Zhao Weiran couldn't attend the class, not because he was sleepy, but because he was worried.

He stared nervously at the phone, almost staring a hole in it.Suddenly, the phone vibrated and a message was sent. He quickly clicked on it, but it was not from the person he was thinking about.

"Cousin: Get out early. Your mother asked me to pick you up for dinner."

Jiang Yi watched Zhao Weiran come out of the stairs with his schoolbag in his hands, opened the car door, and called "Uncle Cousin" languidly, then sat silently in the co-pilot, not knowing what he was thinking.

Usually, when Zhao Weiran sees Jiang Yi, he is always in high spirits, and he says "cousin" one by one, adoring and affectionate at the same time.Today, his bitter melon face is full of sorrow, which is very rare.

"What's the matter, boy? The three souls have lost the seven souls. Today is your grandpa's birthday, so don't make a bad face." Jiang Yi turned the steering wheel, merged into the traffic, and drove to Zhao Weiran's house.Today is the [-]th birthday of Zhao Weiran's grandfather, that is, Jiang Yi's cousin. He held a birthday party, hoping that the children would come to see him.

Zhao Weiran looked at Jiang Yi, hesitant to speak.What annoys Jiang Yi the most is the half-push and hesitation. He rubbed Zhao Weiran's hair violently in surprise, and gave an order: "If you have any farts, hurry up."

Zhao Weiran was a little tangled: "Cousin, I actually heard it secretly, and the school didn't tell anyone about it. Haven't there been several cases of young girls disappearing recently? There was also a girl student who disappeared and died in our school." Jiang Yi Shen He lowered his eyebrows.

He asked, "Do you know that girl?"

"I don't know. Not in our grade."

Zhao Weiran: "Actually, that's not what I want to talk about. I... a girl I know hasn't come to school for several days. Although I've asked her classmates and she asked for leave, I still doubt that she Also missing!

"Not in the same class? Your social circle is quite extensive." Jiang Yi glanced at Zhao Weiran, only to see that his little nephew's face was flushed, and the adolescent boy's thoughts were clearly revealed.

It was a matter of people's safety, so Jiang Yi didn't continue to tease Zhao Weiran, but asked seriously, "Why are you so skeptical?"

"Uh, let me just say, don't hit me. I'm just, gut feeling."

Jiang Yi twitched the corner of his mouth. "If she disappears, the family will report the crime."

"But no one knows where she went. She didn't ask for leave for so long. Every time I saw her, she was alone. I heard that she was an orphan! Even if she disappeared, no one would know...except me! "

Seeing that Zhao Weiran was so nervous, Jiang Yi guessed that his little nephew had "premeditated" him for a long time.But Zhao Weiran's speculation was groundless, maybe the girls of the family called the teacher to continue their vacation in private, saying that she was missing, it was probably a big fuss.But the recent disappearance cases did cause him to be highly nervous, so Jiang Yi frowned and asked, "What's her name?"

"Su Xiaoya!"