Chapter 4 Chapter 3 Missing Persons

It has been eight days since Xia Zicheng returned to the criminal police brigade in the ancient city, and the case has not progressed at all.They were frowning in the lobby when the obese director suddenly appeared. He had just been interviewed by reporters about the progress of the case, and when he came in, he was furious: "What a day these reporters are haunting like ghosts." Xia Zicheng and the others were silent, knowing that the director was under tremendous pressure from the media, and it was normal to lose his temper. "Xia Zicheng, is there really no other way?" The director looked at Xia Zicheng with a haggard face.

Xia Zicheng shook his head. "There must be a clue, but where is it?" Zhong Mingyue muttered to herself, pacing back and forth. "Captain Xia, your phone number!" Dabao from the criminal police room poked out his pig's head and yelled loudly. "Who's calling?" Xia Zicheng said as he walked over quickly. "Chen Min." "Oh." Xia Zicheng suddenly remembered asking Chen Min to investigate ancient tombs and magazines. "I'm Xia Zicheng, Chen Min?" Xia Zicheng said directly as soon as he picked up the microphone. "I'm Chen Min. Captain Xia, you ordered to investigate the dragon pattern in the ancient tomb. There is no whereabouts yet. As for the person guarding the tomb, there is no doubt, but there is a very important discovery, that is, the magazine's "Wolf City" The editor-in-chief has not returned to work after seven days of traveling."

"What?" Xia Zicheng couldn't believe that things were getting more and more coincidental.From the dragon pattern to the "Wolf City" magazine, and now that the editor-in-chief has not returned from traveling, everything is too coincidental.He quickly organized these in his mind, and everything seemed to be in a straight line. Chen Min was stunned for a moment, and repeated it once. "Is there a phone number for the magazine?" "Yes, you wait." Xia Zicheng hung up after writing down the phone number, hesitated for a moment, and then dialed the number of the magazine.

"Hello, Hunting Cat Magazine Publishing Department." A woman's gentle voice came from the other end. "Hello, I'm Xia Zicheng, captain of the criminal police brigade, please find your person in charge." The other party was obviously stunned, and after a while he murmured, "Okay, please wait a moment." About twenty seconds later, a man's voice came from the other end. Xia Zicheng probably expressed his intentions, and then said that he wanted to talk to the other company. The other party hesitated for a moment, but reluctantly agreed. After hanging up the phone, Xia Zicheng went to the hall to call Zhong Mingyue, and said to the director, "Chen Min called and found that the editor-in-chief of Hunting Cat Magazine was missing."

"Then go and investigate immediately!" The director immediately showed surprise on his face.So do the other players. After going out and getting into the police car, they rushed directly to the Hunting Cat Magazine. They expressed their intention to a girl in a red sweater and asked to see Mr. Pan.The girl asked them to wait for a while, and then entered the office. After a while, a middle-aged man with a moderate figure, cheerful and easy-going personality, wearing black casual clothes, smiled and shook hands with them and greeted them, and then he walked into the office and sat down on the leather sofa chair.

Xia Zicheng and Zhong Mingyue looked at each other in surprise. Few people treated the visiting criminal police with such enthusiasm.In other people's hearts, the visit of the criminal police often makes people feel disgusted. Xia Zicheng handed the business card to the other party, and Zhong Mingyue said: "Can I smoke here?" Before the other party could answer, he smoked a cigarette and put it on his mouth. Mr. Pan obviously didn't mind, and said, "I didn't hear very clearly on the phone just now, what do you want me to do specifically?" "It's more complicated to talk about. In order to clarify, I would like to ask about the situation of the editor-in-chief of your company recently."

"How do you understand the situation of the editor-in-chief?" Boss Pan looked at Xia Zicheng calmly, trying to figure out his intentions. "Is your editor-in-chief in the company now? What's his name?" Xia Zicheng encountered many cunning businessmen in Guangzhou when handling cases, and he thought the other party was the same type. "Her name is Mi Lip, and she is currently traveling." The other party obviously felt that this topic was sensitive, and the muscles on both sides of his face pulled. "When did you go on a trip?" "I will be on vacation on the 7th of this month. I heard from her that I will go to Shanghai on the 8th. It seems that I have booked a plane ticket in advance."

"Oh." Xia Zicheng and Zhong Mingyue glanced at each other, and their eyes met in mid-air.Zhong Mingyue quickly took out her notebook and drew on it. "When does the vacation end?" "The day before yesterday was over, but I don't know why I haven't come back to work. I called her, but the phone was turned off." A trace of anxiety flashed across Mr. Pan's face. "Is it a normal vacation?" "Of course it's normal. Every editor can take a vacation every year to travel." "Can you provide us with the specific information of Mi Lip?"

"Okay, do you need it now?" The other party stood up, and suddenly looked at Xia Zicheng, with deep eyes hiding a trace of anxiety.The keen Xia Zicheng saw it. "Yes." Mr. Pan turned around and rummaged through the office desk, and took out a resume in a moment and handed it over.A one-inch color photo with rice lips on it. The rice lips in the photo are of average shape, and there are personal details, family address, and parents' names. "Can we talk about Mi Lip?" Xia Zicheng looked at it and handed it to Zhong Mingyue for the record. "She has been working in our company for almost two years. Although she is not very beautiful, she graduated from a prestigious university and has a very temperament. Of course, she is also very capable. Otherwise, she would not be the editor-in-chief." Mr. Pan talked, The sorrow on his face was gone.

Xia Zi deliberately thought, maybe this is where Mr. Pan appreciates Mi Lip. "You investigate Mi Lip, did something happen to her?" Boss Pan took the resume that Zhong Mingyue handed him, and suddenly said in surprise. "There was a death case in East Lake a few days ago, and the deceased was a woman." "Ah——" Boss Pan's eyes widened in shock, his face lost all color, and he mumbled, "It couldn't be such a coincidence that it was her." "The situation is still unclear, and the specifics need to continue to be investigated." "I hope it won't be her. As far as I know, she doesn't seem to have any enmity with anyone." He muttered to himself.

"Oh, I want to ask, does Mi Lip have a boyfriend?" "Boyfriend..." Boss Pan's face became more and more ugly, and he said hesitantly, "I haven't heard of it." "According to the reason, a woman should have a boyfriend at this age, don't you think so?" Seeing that Boss Pan became more and more uneasy, Xia Zichen said tentatively. "It should be, it should be." "Does Mi Lip live in Zisong Apartment by himself, or do they share a room?" Zhong Mingyue saw that Zita Apartment was written on the resume. "I don't know the specifics. It should be a shared apartment. The editors in our company are all shared apartments. You know that can save a lot of money." Xia Zicheng understands that urban men and women basically rent apartments together. "Let's go back and continue investigating about Mi Lip. You need her to go to work anyway, but I still have some questions and I want to ask Mr. Pan." "Say it." "I want to ask about the magazine "Wolf City"." ""Wolf City" magazine?" Mr. Pan stared at Xia Zicheng suspiciously. "It's like this. My wife is an assistant to Professor Yang of the Department of History and Mythology at Gucheng University. She has been studying with Professor Yang. It's just that they discovered an ancient tomb in the ancient city not long ago. The objects in it have never appeared in historical dynasties, and There is a strange statue, one of the nine sons of the dragon in mythology, named Taotie, who looks like a wolf." Xia Zicheng said while carefully observing the other party's reaction, "Not long ago, a dragon pattern on Taotie's forehead was stolen. , Then, that is, on the eighth day, I accidentally discovered that your magazine "Wolf City" was launched, and the content was exactly the same, what explanation do you have for this?" "Huh, there is such a coincidence." Boss Pan showed a shocked expression on his face, not pretending. "It's such a coincidence." "For these, I cannot explain." Xia Zicheng thought for a while, and then said: "Who is responsible for planning the magazine "Wolf City"?" "Nana. Our editor-in-chief." "Oh, is she at work, there are some things I have to ask her personally." "There's no problem with this, but I don't want to disturb the employees, you know that it will affect the work." Mr. Pan looked at them pleadingly. "No problem." Xia Zicheng said after a moment of thought. "Nana, come in." Boss Pan opened the door and called. "Hmm." A woman's deep voice came from outside the office.Xia Zicheng and Zhong Mingyue felt their voices were very gentle. When Nana appeared in the office, Xia Zicheng and Li Mingyue were stunned for a moment.They could not have imagined that Nana was so beautiful.She has white skin like snow, big watery eyes, a small mouth under a slender nose, beige boots on her feet, blue jeans and a black coat that match well. "She is indeed a beautiful woman." Zhong Mingyue thought in her heart, and said, "We are the criminal police of the ancient city, and we just want to know something from you. Please don't be alarmed by it." When Nana heard that it was a criminal police officer, a flash of uneasiness flashed across her fair face. "What do you want to ask?" Nana said slowly and calmly. "About the "Wolf City" magazine." Xia Zicheng looked at her with a slightly gentle gaze. "Oh, are you guys interested in this magazine too? It's rare to hear that criminal police will read it." They found that the other party changed very quickly, and she seemed to be a strong woman with great ability to handle things. Xia Zicheng probably talked about the situation of the ancient tomb, the theft of the dragon pattern, the contents of the magazine, and the time it was launched. Nana seemed to understand, and after a moment of contemplation, she said: "The magazine "Wolf City" was indeed planned by me, and I also made up my mind to do it when I saw ancient tombs being dug in the ancient city and wolf-like gluttons appeared while browsing the web. As for what you said about this magazine being related to the case, it is completely coincidental." Xia Zicheng felt that the previous reasoning was completely correct. They did make the magazine after seeing the information about the ancient tomb, but would the news about the dragon pattern be related to them?It is necessary for them to take the risk of stealing the dragon pattern to create a magazine? "According to what I know about the magazine industry, the editor-in-chief and the editor-in-chief often have different opinions, and they often quarrel with each other about the magazine's affairs, and they refuse to give in to each other." Zhong Mingyue put down her pen and asked suddenly. Nana didn't expect Zhong Mingyue to ask such a question, she was taken aback for a moment, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Basically, it's as you said." Xia Zicheng and Zhong Mingyue worried that Mr. Pan would be present and asking too many questions would affect Nana's work, so they wanted to find out about the magazine's affairs through other channels, so they left. Before leaving, Xia Zicheng and Mr. Pan made a request, hoping to find Mi Lip's hair, and the identification department would identify whether it was the same person as the deceased. Mr. Pan thought for a moment and said, "Send someone to look for it at night." Xia Zicheng nodded, then bid farewell and went out. As for whether the editor-in-chief Mi Lip is the deceased, there is not even a clue at present, so it is impossible to make a conclusion.But this is the first missing person known so far, and they can only investigate as the dead. When Xia Zicheng drove the car onto the main road, Zhong Mingyue looked at him and said, "When Boss Pan said he didn't know if Chu Michun had a boyfriend, his reaction seemed to be very different." "Your opinion is the same as mine. It is normal for the boss to have a relationship with the employee." "However, when Boss Pan knew that Mi Lip was missing and might die, his reaction was normal, and he didn't pretend." "This is what I don't understand. If he is the murderer, his reaction should not be so calm." "The murderer is usually a cold-blooded animal. What's more, this murder case is so perfect that the other party can be forgiven without revealing any clues." "Oh, you have the same idea." "Next, we should investigate Mi Lip. How about going to her house first?" "Yes, we will go there according to the address. But first, call the criminal police brigade and ask them to check the flight from the ancient city to Shanghai on the morning of the 8th." .In addition, dig out the file of the deceased to see if there is any similarity between the deceased and the employment form of Mi Lip. Also, call the people in the identification department and tell them to come to the magazine office at night." "Yes." Zhong Mingyue immediately took out her phone and dialed the criminal brigade, "Hi, I'm Zhong Mingyue, you're a great treasure, immediately ask the team to check the eighth of this month... Oh, and there's news about the filing of the deceased. Read it to me... Oh, really? That's true, well, I'll wait for your call." "What did Dabao say?" Zhong Mingyue opened the notebook, stunned for a moment, and murmured: "The height on the Mi Lip file is almost the same as the deceased's height, only 30 millimeters apart." "Thirty millimeters?" Xia Zicheng thought for a while and said, "It may be the same person. When filling out personal files, the height of thirty millimeters is usually not filled in." "What about age and weight?" Xia Zicheng asked further. "The age difference is only one year. Of course there is a big difference in weight, but according to the inference of the forensic doctor, the difference between the weight of the deceased and Mi Lip's weight is not very big, but you also know that the weight is not clear." "Although it is not clear that these are the same person, they may be the same person." The car turned onto the main road and went straight to Mi Lip's residence. Zhong Mingyue's phone rang suddenly, it was from the brigade. "How's the investigation going? Oh, really, that's great." After Zhong Mingyue hung up the phone, she said excitedly, "Sure enough, you guessed it right. Mi Lip was indeed scheduled to go to Shanghai on the 4th. The plane ticket, but no one got on the plane, and the airport also said that when they called Mi Lip to inform her that she was going to fly, the mobile phone had been turned off, and the mobile phone number was the same as that provided by Mr. Pan.” "That's great, it proves that Mi Lip 7 may have had an accident that night." "Maybe it's a coincidence, but this reasoning is completely correct." Zhong Mingyue looked at her phone, it was already twelve o'clock. Afterwards, Zhong Mingyue called the appraisal department, who agreed to come to the company at night. The police car stopped in front of the security booth of Zisong Apartment, and the security guard on guard stepped forward. Zhong Mingyue handed him the address. "Oh, keep going straight ahead, then turn at the first trail and go straight, stop about fifty meters, and you'll see the fourth apartment building." "Thank you!" Zhong Mingyue withdrew his hand, and the straight bar to stop the car slowly rose, and Xia Zicheng drove in slowly. After knocking on the door for a long time, it still didn't open. It seems that he should live alone.At this time, suddenly the iron door next door opened, and a middle-aged woman stuck her head out, looking at them vigilantly. As criminals, they were regarded as thieves by her, and she couldn't help laughing in her heart. "Hello, we are criminal police." Xia Zicheng took out his ID from his pocket and settled down in front of her eyes, "I want to ask about the situation next door, whether there is only a girl named Mi Lip living there." "I don't know that it's called Mi Lips. I only know that two girls live there and both work day shifts. If you want to find them, you can definitely find them when you come over at 7pm." "Is something wrong?" "The details are not very clear, but have you heard the voices next door these days?" "This... oh, a few days ago I was wondering why the neighbors were so quiet. I asked one of the girls once, and she said that the other one went to Shanghai for a trip." "Thank you for your answer." Xia Zicheng glanced at Zhong Mingyue, and then went downstairs together. The girl's name is Dodo, and she sells a house in a real estate development. Xia Zicheng and Zhong Mingyue took out their documents to explain their intentions, and Duoduo opened the door for them to enter. The apartment has two bedrooms and one living room, and it is relatively clean. Mi Lip lives in the south. They took out their gloves and put them on. Xia Zicheng twisted the handle on the door with his hands, but the door was not locked.They looked at each other in surprise. The room is relatively elegant, with a faint feminine fragrance, but the air is not circulated and it is very dull. They found that the suitcase was placed beside the bed, and there were still neat clothes on the bed.Xia Zicheng wiped the clothes with his hands, and found a faint dust. It seemed that no one had been in for a long time. Afterwards, they searched the entire room like a carpet, but found no clues, not even Mi Lip's hair. "It seems that someone has been to this room, otherwise there is not even a single hair, could it be..." Zhong Mingyue stared at Xia Zicheng with wide eyes. "It seems that the murderer has come in, and even the slightest clue has been dealt with as much as possible." "If that's the case, the murderer is very cunning, but the key to this apartment..." Xia Zicheng thought for a while, and said for a moment: "It seems that it is not that simple." In the end, Xia Zicheng's eyes stayed on the photo frame on the office desk. The photo was of rice lips, which was much more beautiful than the one on the job description.Plus, there's an envelope pocket. The envelope bag was not stuck, Xia Zicheng took out some things from it, and saw the cover of "Wolf City" magazine and the manuscript typed on A4 paper. He flipped through it carefully, and it was exactly the same as the content in the magazine. It seemed to be Mi Lip's final draft. After closing the door, they looked at Dodo in surprise, and sat down on the chair opposite her. "Did something happen to Mi Lip?" Duoduo looked at them suspiciously with a pair of clear eyes on her fair face. "It's not completely sure yet." Xia Zicheng said while observing. He saw that Duo Duo had fair skin, dark eyes, long black hair, and a white cotton jacket that looked good. "Absolutely sure? What do you mean?" "This... Let me tell you frankly, we suspect that the woman killed in East Lake on the 8th of this month may be Mi Lip." "No way?" Dodo covered her mouth in shock, her face turning pale. "Now we are asking you about Mi Lip, and I hope you will cooperate with us as much as possible." "I will, I will." Dodo whispered with a slightly trembling face. "Very good. You should know a lot about Mi Lip." "I can't say she is very beautiful, but she has a very tough temperament, a bit like a boy, and what I think is right is always right." "Oh, you seem to know Mi Lip very well. How long have you known each other?" "It's not long, it's not short, it's been almost two years." "Almost two years? It means that he has been working in the magazine since he lived here." Xia Zicheng hesitated and said, "Can the two still get along?" "its fine." "Does Mi Lip have a boyfriend?" "I haven't heard her say it, probably not yet, according to my woman's feeling, but it's a bit strange." "Ah, is there anything particularly strange?" Xia Zicheng suddenly raised his vigilance. Zhong Mingyue kept her head down and was busy taking notes, but she also raised her head. "I shouldn't say this, but I guess Mi Lip has a man outside, but not a relationship like a boyfriend, because a woman who falls in love and a woman who is a lover have different styles. And Mi Lip's style It's the latter." When they heard the news, they immediately thought of Mr. Pan, and felt that there must be a relationship between the two of them. "When did you find out?" "About half a year ago." "Haven't you seen that man?" "No." "Okay. Next, I want to ask about the situation on the night of the 7th of this month. When did you still see Mi Lip?" "On the 7th... I was busy with work that day, and I didn't return to the apartment until about 7:30. At that time, Mi Lip was just about to go out. I smiled and asked her why she went out so early tonight-usually she seldom goes out so early, she Say you have a date and go out." "That's the situation at the time. Is there anything else? Think about it carefully." "Oh, I remembered. She had just left the house, and she seemed to have received a call. She said she would be there in a while. It seemed to be a call from a woman." "Is this certain?" Dodo hesitated and nodded firmly. Xia Zicheng and Zhong Mingyue looked at each other, wondering in their hearts: Who is the woman who is dating Mi Lip?Will it be related to the case? "Okay, we'll stop here. If you find anything new, please call us." Xia Zicheng stood up and took out a business card and put it on the stage. "I will try my best to help, not to mention I really want to know the whereabouts of Mi Lip." Before going out, Zhong Mingyue suddenly thought of something and asked, "Is Mi Lip's room usually locked?" Duoduo was stunned for a moment, and said, "It seems that sometimes it is locked and sometimes it is not. After all, she is a sloppy person." woman." "Oh, that's it. Goodbye!" They waved to Dodo, and went downstairs. After the police car drove out of Zita's apartment, Xia Zicheng said, "Do you think Duo Duo is telling the truth?" Zhong Mingyue nodded: "It's trustworthy." Xia Zicheng smiled: "Oh, when did you trust women so much?" "Based on my intuition." "Intuition? It's really shit." "Currently Duoduo is still very suspicious." Xia Zicheng frowned in deep thought, "How did the murderer get into Mi Lip's room? How did you unlock the door outside?"