Chapter 6 Pier No. 3 by the Six Rivers

An hour later, when Shao Changshui was about to go to No. 9 Courtyard, No. 3 Pier Street, Jiangbian to meet her according to the time and place set by Cao Nan, he received a call from Chief Zhao: "Something has happened. Come quickly and come with me." Let’s go to the scene together.” The scene that Team Zhao wanted to see was the scene of Zhu Lei’s suicide.Of course, this matter cannot be delayed, Shao Changshui hastily postponed the meeting time with Cao Nan.By the time he and Zhao corps team arrived in a hurry, the people in charge of the Provincial Public Security Bureau, the Municipal Public Security Bureau, the judiciary, and the procuratorate had already arrived.The location of the scene was in a long and narrow courtyard of the No. 1 Detention Center of the Municipal Bureau.The No. 1 Detention Center of the Municipal Bureau is an old-fashioned "prison" red brick building built in the 1950s. It is radial and has three floors.With the corrections office as the center, five straight "tubes" radiate out.On both sides of each tunnel, there are "prisons" where criminal suspects are detained.One by one, with small iron doors and big iron locks.There are small peepholes in the door.

In recent years, the central government has implemented an anti-corruption strategy, and the number of mid-level and senior officials who have been sacked has increased year by year.These officials who have problems have been approved by the discipline inspection and supervision departments of the party and the government. Once they are handed over to the judicial department for handling and enter the judicial process, they will be temporarily detained here after the official arrest; will be sent to prison.In order to facilitate management, the City Bureau Detention Center detained these "former officials" in the three tunnels on the third floor.Among the three tunnels, one is dedicated to detaining senior cadres above the front office and bureau level.Of the remaining two tunnels, one is used to detain officials below the middle level, and the other is specially used to detain "death row prisoners".There is a common-sense problem that most readers may not know: Once a criminal is sentenced to death, he will stay in the detention center to wait for the final execution, and will no longer be sent to prison.Therefore, Zhu Lei has been locked in the cell called "C-10" on the third floor for more than a year, waiting for the Supreme Court to issue the final execution order.That day, he suddenly received an order from the Supreme Court to suspend the execution of the death penalty. Maybe he was too excited (?). He suddenly felt chest tightness, severe pain in the left precordial area, fatigue, pale face, and cold sweat all over his body. He was rushed to the medical staff of the detention center. room treatment.The nursing room of the detention center is on the first floor.At that time, a prison guard led two bailiffs to guard him and walked to the first floor.According to the memory of the person involved, when he was about to reach the stairs, he suddenly pushed away the bailiffs and guards beside him, and ran towards the end of the tunnel.When the two bailiffs chased after him, he had already jumped out of the window and fell downstairs.One of the bailiffs ran fast and gave him a hand, yelling, "Deputy Mayor Zhu, don't do this..." But he still didn't stop.

Since everyone didn't think about "homicide" from the beginning, the scene was not well protected.When the sheet covering the body was lifted, the fatal impact wound could clearly be seen on the head.There happened to be a big rock under the window that Zhu Lei jumped out of. After Zhu Lei fell, his head hit the big rock.The autopsy report later also confirmed that the only cause of Zhu Lei's death was the impact injury on the head. Things seem to be very clear.After carefully listening to the statements of several parties involved at the scene of the incident, all the leaders present unanimously determined that the cause of Zhu Lei's death was "suicide" based on the results of the autopsy.

However, Zhu Lei did not commit suicide sooner or later. Why did he end his own life after the Supreme People's Court issued an order to suspend his execution?If you don't end my life, let me end it myself.Did he long to die so much?If he thought he deserved death and wanted to die so badly, why did he appeal the death sentence at that time?His appeal meant that he didn't think he deserved to die, or at least he didn't want to die.Since he thought he shouldn't die and didn't want to die, why did he suddenly end his life when the Supreme Court gave him a chance? It's completely out of line with common sense and common sense.

Of course, if it was not suicide, and it was not a normal death caused by other reasons (such as death from illness, etc.), it could only be homicide.If it is really determined as homicide, the issue will be complicated.Because if he kills someone, there must be a murderer, there must be a motive for the murder, and someone must push him down the stairs from the window.Who will be this "murderer"?Why did he (they) kill Zhu Lei?Apart from Zhu Lei, there were only three people at the scene of the incident: two young bailiffs and a middle-aged correctional officer who had been transferred from a grassroots police station and had worked in the detention center for five years.Is it possible for three judicial officers to collectively "murder" a condemned prisoner?Why would they do this?This... this... If this is not a fairy tale, it is absolutely ridiculous and ancient anecdote...

... On the way back to the provincial office, there was silence in the car.Everyone was suffocated by the doubts that came to their minds.Back in the office, Commander Zhao did not immediately call all the comrades who went to see the scene to sit down and study and analyze the case as usual.Now that the leaders have determined that Zhu Lei's death was a "suicide", is there still a need for the Criminal Investigation Team to "research and analyze" it?But he still kept Shao Changshui. "What do you think of this?" He asked Shao Changshui. "Hmm..." Shao Changshui hesitated.

"Don't 'hmm' with me. Just say it straight." "It's hard to say." "What do you mean 'hard to say'? Don't you think Zhu Lei committed suicide?" "Captain, we have all dealt with so many murder cases. You said that Zhu Lei committed suicide at this time, is it justified?" "..." Zhao Wuliu pondered for a while, then suddenly took out a small crumpled note from the notepad and placed it in front of Shao Changshui. "What is it?" Shao Changshui asked. "Look and see." Zhao Wuliu said calmly. Shao Changshui unfolded the note.I saw only this sentence written on the note without thinking: "The stone was moved to its current position the night before the incident".

"Interesting..." Shao Changshui carefully read the sentence on the note twice, turned it over again, checked the size, material, and style of the note, and asked, "Who gave this to you?" of?" "Someone secretly put it in my notepad." Zhao Wuliu replied. "Clipped it in your notepad?" "After watching the scene, didn't we all go to the conference room of the detention center to drink tea? At that time, I found time to go to the toilet. Because I saw that the conference room was full of our own people, I put away my backpack, notepad and so on. It's on the table in the conference room. When I came back from the toilet, I found this note in the notepad."

"What does he mean? That stone was deliberately moved to its current position before the incident. The whole incident was premeditated..." Shao Changshui analyzed. "Do you think it's possible for three judicial officers to join forces to murder a condemned prisoner?" "...it's a bit mysterious." "Even if someone moved the stone before the incident, there are many motives and reasons for moving the stone. For example, someone was tired from working there and moved a stone to sit and rest for a while. Two days later, Zhu Lei hit the jackpot. It doesn’t have to be a premeditated murder, if it’s arranged, Zhu Lei’s head will be smashed upwards.”

"Yes, there are all kinds of possibilities... The person who wrote the note should be found quickly. This person should not be difficult to find. He should first be someone inside the detention center. If he is not inside the detention center, it is impossible to express his opinion on the location of the stone. .He should have been able to enter the meeting room at that moment. He could not enter the meeting room, and it was impossible to put a note in your notepad there. At that time, there were not too many people who could meet these two conditions at the same time , it shouldn't be hard to find out."

"..." Zhao Wuliu fell silent for a while, then suddenly put away the note and warned Shao Changshui, "Don't say anything about this matter to the public. I will report everything to Director Yuan and Deputy Director Jiao." Let’s talk after the chief’s report. Let’s see what the department leader means.” "Of course. Of course." Shao Changshui hurriedly agreed, and then he said, "There is one more strange thing about this matter. I knew that something happened to Zhu Lei when I returned to the provincial capital early this morning. It was not very bright at that time. Well, Zhu Lei’s real accident happened earlier than this. But what time did you notify us to go to the scene? After noon. How many hours between?! The incident happened in the detention center. They are all people who understand the law .According to the requirements, when such a major incident happened, the police must be called immediately, the scene must be protected, and the criminal investigation department should be notified to send personnel to investigate the scene and determine the cause of death as soon as possible. Why did it take so long for us to be notified to go to the scene? And the scene was so damaged Great. People came and went in the well that day, and there were sixty or seventy footprints in a mess. These are hard to explain." Shao Changshui said it in one breath, seeing that the Zhao team just listened in a daze, without any reaction, After sitting for a while, seeing that the captain was still sitting silently, he knew it was time to leave. When he was walking out, he also hesitated whether to report Cao Nan's "suspicion" to Li Min and the two things left by Mr. Lao in his hand to Commander Zhao.But as a result of hesitation, he decided not to report for the time being.He thought that since he had just arrived at the provincial department, he had not yet fixed his position, so no matter what he did, he had to stick to two principles, one was the principle of "very sure".If you are not very sure about everything, you would rather not do it for the time being.For example, what happened to Cao Nan and Li Min's separation?It's not quite clear yet.Don't say ten points, not even one point sure.If you're not sure, don't talk nonsense and report.Especially if it involves Li Minfen, who is regarded as a "heavyweight" figure in the entire Public Security Bureau, he should be more cautious.The second is the principle of "leaving room".Everything has to be done with room for effort.This "room" is conducive to "self-protection".Mr. Lao forgot to hand in those two things during the report in the morning, and if he handed them in now, there must be a good excuse.This kind of thing is neither big nor small.If the leader doesn't care about you, it's not a big deal; but once he wants to care about it seriously, he can also make you go around because of it.So, since this is the case, don't do it too hastily for the time being.But he still reported to Zhao Wuliu by the way that he was going to visit a girl named Cao Nan and ask her for some information.Such an understatement of the report also laid a foreshadowing for the future when it is necessary to make a serious report on this matter. Dock Street was one of the few "prosperous" and "lively" places in this provincial capital decades ago.In those days, there was no such thing as air transportation, and land transportation was also very backward. The only kind of wood-burning cars were small in number and poor in quality, which were not enough for use at all.Only water transportation is more developed.Therefore, the wharf has become an important hub for north-south travel and the exchange of people and goods.As the saying goes, when the whistle blows, you will get ten thousand taels of gold; when you move the oar, you will marry the bride.Back then, it was a place where wealthy businessmen, bullies, policemen, thieves, theaters, brothels, storytellers, and flies, mice, dogs, and wolves gathered.No. 3 Pier Street is a residential street built by a wealthy businessman from Xuzhou at a huge expense. It is only rented and not sold.There are more than 20 courtyards built on one street, and each courtyard is like a courtyard in Beijing, with several houses surrounding a closed courtyard.But it is different from the ancient courtyard house. It is not surrounded by green brick bungalows, but three-storey buildings made of brick and wood.These twenty yards have gone through centuries of wind and rain, and not many survived.Courtyard No. 9 is one of the few courtyards that are both lucky and unfortunate to survive to this day.It's a "fluke" because it survived anyway.It has a "longevity" and has been fortunate to experience the vicissitudes of the times in the past 70 or 80 years. As a symbol of the times and a witness of history, it still enjoys the respect and concern of most people in this city.A few years ago, a city-level cultural relic protection sign was hung on the gate of the compound. Students from primary and secondary schools and foreign tourists often came here to visit and search under the leadership of teachers and tour guides.Call it "unfortunate", after all, it remains as a symbol of the "old society". There are many "scars", the old state is full, and the living facilities are extremely backward.In winter, the domestic wastewater of the upstairs residents is directly discharged into the ditch in the center of the yard through the 20 to 30 meter long plastic pipes installed by themselves, often forming huge yellow-brown ice mounds in the yard, and piled up The black coal piles under the eaves of the corridor form a breathtaking scene.When it comes to summer, the inevitable encounter is bad smell.Of course, the residents here strongly demand the demolition of such courtyards, and they have jointly submitted letters to the city government and the provincial government many times.They hope that even if it is used as an "education base", at the very least, the Tourism Bureau, the Cultural Relics Bureau and the Education Bureau will spend some money together to improve the living facilities here, so that the residents can live here with peace of mind and serve as " model of the old society".This matter has attracted the attention of leaders at all levels in the city, but it also makes them feel embarrassed.The leader in charge said that the condition of this street must be improved.But municipal construction funds are limited.The surface of the current municipal construction is relatively wide.There are more points to take care of.It is really difficult to repair and rebuild it completely at the expense of the state.The problem of this street has been studied many times, but it is nothing.Fortunately, these old houses can still be used for people, and they can make do with it.As for how and when to make changes in the future, we can only wait for the results of careful consideration and research... Besides, the relevant leaders did not require these residents to stay here to play an exemplary role in education.If the house is empty, it can also serve as an "educational model".On this point, they are very clear. Some residents moved out.Now there are many new houses, as long as you can afford RMB in your pocket.But not all households can afford so much RMB in their pockets.It should be said that most households still cannot afford new houses, especially those newly built properties in the prosperous urban areas. Cao Nan lives on the third floor.To be honest, the main reason why she still lives here is not the "RMB" issue. Shao Changshui tremblingly went up to the third floor through a section of wooden stairs built outdoors.Several of the bases of this wooden staircase are slightly skewed, and each is tied or supported by reinforcing wooden bars.The stairwells were blackened with decay and cracked.The eaves of the third floor are full of old things eliminated by various households.These old things can't be sold at a good price, and I'm afraid they won't be used again in the future. It's unlikely that anyone will accept them even as a gift, but those household heads are still reluctant to throw them away and use old mats. They were wrapped in broken blankets, and they were just piled up under the eaves to collect dust. Cao Nan's house is the second last room on the right side of the third floor.Sure enough, as she had emphasized on the phone, there was a very clean white cloth curtain hanging on the door.A colorful sticker of the popular Japanese cartoon "Rogue Rabbit" is stuck to a corner of the white cloth curtain.The house was kept very clean.Judging from the various furnishings and decorations, it was clearly a girl's "single" residence, and a faint fragrance was indispensable.At first, Shao Changshui couldn't believe that this was Cao Nan's residence.Because Cao Nan usually gave him the impression that he was "extraordinary in temperament" and dressed in "appropriate and noble", as if he shouldn't live in such a "slum".After sitting down, he took a brief look at the furnishings in the house, smiled, and asked in a slightly surprised tone: "Why did you arrange such a residence?" Probably, he had been questioned more than once, and Cao Nan was a little bit surprised. He didn't bother to answer seriously, just smiled faintly, and replied: "Yes. Is there any problem?" "No, no. What's the problem?" Shao Changshui hurriedly laughed.He later learned that Cao Nan's home was demolished two years ago during urban renovation.The whole family squeezed to relatives to make a temporary transition.As a grown girl, she lived and ate at other people's house, which was neither convenient nor comfortable.At that time, "Uncle Lao" hadn't left the provincial office yet. After learning about the situation, he used some connections and invited the head of the housing management office to have a meal. I'm not quite sure; in the end, I made such a room here for her, which should be said to have saved her life.Anyway, having a space of her own is better than being crowded with big men and women from relatives.She was just trying to improvise.Later, the whole family moved back to a new house and got a two-bedroom and two-living apartment.Although the new house is much more spacious and brighter than the two small bungalows that their family used to live in in the courtyard, and the kitchen and bathroom facilities are more comprehensive, but after all, they still have to live in the same house with their sister.She definitely doesn't dislike her sister and parents, but after all, she is already in her twenties, and she really wants to have a living space that belongs only to herself. One day, two or three days, completely at their own disposal.She knows that people cannot completely belong to themselves, but the days when they cannot belong to themselves at all are indeed unbearable.So, she persuaded her family to allow her to live alternately between her new home and Dock Street, running back and forth.She knows that in the provincial capital, it is impossible for countless girls of her age to enjoy such a "living space" alone.And as soon as I started to live independently, I could find a decent job (although the monthly income of the district library was a bit low), and I could have such a "living space for my own use" (although it was outdated) , but she is really contented. People who claim to know Cao Nan say that she is easy to be satisfied in life, never causes trouble in interpersonal communication, has a calm and compatible personality, and has elegant and peaceful taste habits.Sometimes it seems a little withdrawn and a little melancholy.On the contrary, this added to her a lovely feeling of "the old girl next door".But these statements are actually very one-sided and subjective.If it is really possible for you to "read" her deeply and get in touch with her, you probably won't come to such superficial and wishful thinking conclusions, and you will know that this girl is definitely not what you usually see Calm and comfortable.Her heart, her personality and actions are far more complex and intense than most people can feel, and it should be said that they are "much more complex and intense".What makes this girl special is that she doesn't care how she lives (although she can decorate her room very well), and she doesn't care how she dresses (although she can always find the latest fashion at a cheaper price ), and don't care what other people think of her (however, no matter where she goes, she is more eye-catching).It is said that she "does her own way", but many times she appears to be very honest and obedient; when she is said to be "honest and obedient", she can always do things that will surprise you, stomp your feet again and again, and even "wish you would die".The most accurate word to define her is, "uncertainty and incomprehensibility".This is the only conclusion that her mother and her class teacher in middle school have accumulated for many years of "pain" and "pride". When Shao Changshui knocked on the door, Cao Nan was obviously still making final preparations for his arrival.She obviously didn't expect him to come so soon.She seemed to be hastily removing some furnishings and moving others around the room.This is her consistent "means" and "tricks": when receiving different guests, or the same guest at different times, she always deliberately moves and changes the furnishings in the room.Even if it is not for the guests, but only for herself, she will move and change after a while.Ding Ling clanged and tossed until midnight, until he was ashamed and exhausted, and lay down on the floor.She likes to create surprises and novelties for herself.A vase is in the same place, she will never let it sit peacefully for a week.After a year, this vase can "swim" around her room several times.She is always looking for all kinds of best combination points, critical points.Regarding her "feature", her mother had a disagreement with her middle school head teacher.And that was the only difference they expressed on her question.Her mother believed that her instability would cause her a lifetime of pain.The head teacher thought that it might be painful, but it made it possible for her to succeed. "Success? Who? Her? Thank you." Her mother shook her head with a wry smile. Shao Changshui noticed at a glance that there was a corner in the room dedicated to displaying books.The bookshelf is very chic.It is to install many shelves that can be moved by pushing and pulling on a vertical shaft.The shelves and vertical shafts were oiled dark brown and showed the rough, rough wood grain of the logs.On each shelf are books of different categories, or books of different purposes.One shelf, for example, was filled with books on zoology.On the other shelf are written materials needed by a good friend of hers.That good friend is pregnant and is about to give birth.So she collected a lot of books and newspaper clippings about confinement, baby-rearing, early development of children's intelligence, maternal and child hygiene, tips on promoting lactation and withdrawal...for "consultation" . (This probably has something to do with the habit she developed from working in the library all the year round.) But there are two boards full of books on public security and justice.When he first walked into the room, he also saw a half-read book on the bedside of her bed.Without allowing him to look carefully, she rushed to stuff the book under the pillow.But in a flash, Shao Changshui still saw two or three words on the title of the book, which seemed to be about sex studies.After hiding the book, her face didn't turn red as she imagined, but she looked a little embarrassed. She smiled and tidied up the pillow towel before turning around to make tea for Shao Changshui.Shao Changshui thought it was understandable for this girl in her twenties to peek at some books on sexology. After all, the era has entered the 21st century; but why is she so interested in public security and justice? It took a lot of thinking. "Why should I have reservations about Director Li when I report?" Shao Changshui asked bluntly with a smile while continuing to look at the furnishings in the house.He smiled, hoping to minimize the condescending blunt feeling that "public security officers" always have when they talk to people, and he doesn't want to frighten the little girl.I don't know why, although I am full of doubts about this "little girl", and these doubts have become more and more serious in recent days, but I still can't stop my intuitive goodwill. Cao Nan didn't answer Shao Changshui's words right away. After brewing tea, she sat silently for a while. During this time, she also made a cup of tea for herself, held it in her hand, and slowly stroked and twirled the cheap appliqued glass. , and asked in a low voice: "Has Uncle Lao's funeral been settled? Should he be brought back to the provincial capital for cremation, or cremated on the spot?" "Before the case is clarified, there is no question of cremation at all, let alone where it will be cremated." "Then it has been frozen in the freezer in the hospital mortuary?" "I guess so……" "..." The circles of her eyes suddenly turned red, and she fell silent again. "Let's talk about Director Li." Shao Changshui urged. "Do you think I'm suspicious, with such long arms and meddling in so many affairs?" Cao Nan asked tentatively. "What do you think? Do you think you are suspicious or not? A staff member of the district library actually knew the movements of a criminal investigator from the Provincial Public Security Department. Not only did he know that I went to Taurigan, but he also knew that I would come back to report someday. He stopped me on the way to report and gave me such a serious warning... Who do you think you are? Who do you have contacts with in our Public Security Bureau? Why do you want to get involved in this kind of discord What should you do to meddle in?" Shao Changshui asked a series of questions while sitting upright. "How about interrogating me?" Cao Nan raised his head and asked softly. "You think this is like an interrogation? Have you ever seen a real interrogation?" "..." Cao Nan lowered his head and fell silent again. "What's going on?" Shao Changshui urged again. "...Didn't Uncle Lao tell you anything?" After a while, Cao Nan replied, and when "Uncle Lao" was mentioned, her eyes immediately became moist, her tone immediately sank, and she even choked up involuntarily. one time. "...What should he say to me?" Shao Changshui asked, his tone gradually becoming stricter. "...He didn't talk to you about Director Li, didn't he talk about anything else?" Cao Nan asked anxiously with a faint blush on his cheeks. "What should he tell me? What did he tell you?" Shao Changshui pressed. "That day, he told me... something happened to him..." "He called you after the accident?" Shao Changshui was surprised. "Yes..." Cao Nan said, tears welling up uncontrollably. "What did he say?" "He said something happened to him. It might not work... He said that Director Li is a one-sided person, so I must pay more attention to him in the future." "Who told you that I will report to Director Li early this morning?" "..." Cao Nan fell silent again.Obviously, this question may be hitting a certain point.After a long while, she said, "... Director Li told me." "Why is he telling you this?" "Because...because..." "Because of what?" "Because I had an appointment to see him at his place this morning. He said, let me reschedule, because you are going, and Captain Zhao and some other leaders will go to his place to listen to the report..." "Why did Lord Lao tell you to pay more attention to Director Li?" "He didn't elaborate on the phone at the time. It was impossible for him to elaborate on the situation at that time." "Then he didn't ask you to dissuade me." "But he said something like this, he said, if he really can't do it, he can communicate with you as much as possible in the future. He said that you are a good comrade. At that time, he had already said it very hard, and then said One sentence. He said, Xiao Nan, it seems that I really can't do it... This is the last sentence he said to me..." At this point, Cao Nan couldn't help sobbing loudly. "About Director Li, what else did he tell you before?" "..." She raised her head and thought in a daze. Just as she was about to answer, there was a sudden rush of footsteps on the stairs outside.The footsteps were obviously familiar to Cao Nan.Hearing the sound of footsteps approaching, her face immediately became panicked. "It's Li...Director Li...Li Minfen..." She was stunned, and hurriedly turned her head to tell Shao Changshui. "Why is he here? You also asked him out?" Shao Changshui asked in a daze. "No...no..." Cao Nan replied in a panic. "Then why is he here?" Shao Changshui asked. "It's best not to let him see you coming to my place..." Cao Nan hurriedly wiped away the tears on his face, took out a powder puff from a powder box beside the bed, lightly touched up makeup, picked up the white While walking towards the door, he told Shao Changshui, "After a while, you can leave after I lure him away." Then he asked anxiously, "Your car isn't parked at the courtyard gate, is it?" Hearing Shao Changshui answer her: "The car is parked in front of the bathing center across the road." He hurriedly said, "That's good. That's good." At this time, Li Minfen had almost reached the stairs on the third floor.He only heard her hastily greet Li Minfen, and said a few words to him at the stairs, and then led him downstairs. Shao Changshui returned to the Provincial Department, stayed in the office for a while, and then returned home, it was already late.Wife and children are asleep.After resting for a while in the hall, when his wife's intermittent low snoring sound came out again, he quietly took out the two things of Mr. Lao from the special drawer of the closet. After he came back, he hadn't had the time to ponder these two "treasures" carefully.He kept them in a small jewelry case carved from camphor wood.This carved wooden box has a little history.It was given to me by a girl student at the Art Academy near the Provincial Police Academy.Last year, the police academy and the art school engaged in "military-civilian co-construction", and Shao Changshui was sent to teach judicial general knowledge to the senior students of the art school.Shao Changshui is an "expert detective", but his eloquence is not good. He has accumulated a lot of detective stories, but he can't tell them vividly.But no matter what he said, there was always a girl who always listened so attentively, and always took the initiative to help clean the blackboard and fill the thermos bottle before and after class... After ten judicial knowledge classes, his "co-construction "The mission is over.One day after returning to the police academy, a phone call came from the reception room, saying that someone had delivered a small package to Instructor Shao.Shao Changshui asked who gave it to him.The teaching staff in the reception room said that the person put down his things and left without leaving any words or his name. He looked like a female student, but he was definitely not a student of our police academy.Shao Changshui opened the small bag and looked, and it was this small carved wooden box inside.There was no message or anything like that in the box.But his intuition told him that it must have been given by that "specially dedicated" girl.Why it must be her, he couldn't tell himself.Of course he would not use this as an excuse to go to that girl again.But out of a strange emotion, he has always cherished this little thing, and later put it away. The relief on the small wooden box is actually not exquisite.Something particularly delicate can be very expensive.She probably couldn't afford to send something like that.Before opening the box cover, he habitually put on the gloves commonly used by the deputy investigators when surveying the scene, adjusted the lighting in the room, took out his beloved Canon camera, and prepared to take pictures of these two things. end.He thought that he still had to hand over these two things to the organization as soon as possible.He cannot and should not keep them in his hands for long.After making all these preparations, he gently lifted the lid of the box, and a completely unbelievable thing happened, the wooden box was empty.Both of those things were gone.In an instant, his head exploded with a buzzing sound, and cold sweat immediately oozes from his back.How is this possible?The things were put in by himself.People in the family, whether it is his wife or children, never touch his things.This is a rule established over the years, a habit developed.How did they "disappear"?He stood there blankly for a while, then woke up with a start, and frantically rummaged through the drawers, and even blindly rummaged through the entire closet.I can't find them.Once again stupefied.Going to wake up his wife again, in order not to frighten her, he calmed down as much as possible, and asked her if she had touched the things in his drawer? She asked, what? He said, something in a small wooden box. She asked, is it in the lady's jewelry box? He blushed slightly, and said, what are women's and women's, there is only a small wooden box in my drawer. She said, if you're talking about what was in that lady's jewelry box, someone took it. He immediately stood up and asked anxiously, is there anyone?who?Why didn't you just tell me, and just let someone take my things away? She said, your leader comes to get it, can I not give it?Besides, you couldn't find it no matter how you looked for it at that time.Called your cell phone, and you turned it off again.How can I tell you? He didn't want to talk nonsense with her anymore, so he hurriedly asked, did the leader come to get it?Which leader? She said, what other leader can there be?If it is another leader, I will not give it.But Captain Zhao of your Criminal Investigation Corps and the former Director Li in your office, can I not give it to them? He was taken aback, is it the two of them? This afternoon, the captain and Li Min suddenly went home to find Shao Changshui.Very anxious look.He said that there were two crucial things that should be taken away from Shao Changshui immediately; he also said that the two things to be taken were related to a certain major case.Since it is related to the case, there is no delay.My wife has lived with Shao Changshui for so many years, and she knows that no matter what it is, as long as it is related to solving a case, it must be more important to these criminal policemen than their own lives.So after asking about the two "little things", Huifen (Shao Changshui's wife's surname is Meng, first name Huifen) immediately thought of the small wooden box.She had noticed the "lady's" "jewelry box" from Changshui's drawer a long time ago; but out of high trust and necessary respect, she didn't ask about its origin.Later, as expected, those two things were found from the wooden box. How do they know he still has these two things in his hand?And he knew it in such a specific way: two "little things"?It's totally unbelievable.There were only him and Master Lao at the scene of the incident.God knows the earth, he knows me.If it wasn't for Mr. Lao's "ghost" to report it, how would Captain Zhao and Li Min know that he still has these two "little things" of Mr. Lao? Is there really a "ghost"? Impossible. Now, what will the leaders think of his "deception"? In the public security team, if the subordinates deliberately conceal the key circumstances or evidence of a major case from the superiors, this is not just a matter of "fault". If the circumstances and consequences are serious, they must bear legal responsibility. The more he thought about it, the more timid he became.一时间，邵长水脑子里跟开了锅的稠粥似的，烫烫地，灼灼地，一片空白，一片昏暗，又一片粘稠，一片翻腾…… 正在这时候，家里的电话铃响了。电话是李敏分打来的。李敏分让他立马到他家里去一趟。 “立马？”邵长水忐忑地问道，同时又情不自禁地向依然漆黑一片的窗外瞟了一眼。 “立马。就这会儿。”李敏分斩钉截铁地回答道。 不出所料，在李敏分家等候着他的，还有赵总队。同样不出所料，讯问是严厉的。由于深夜还没休息，身体原本就不好的李敏分，脸色在灯光下显得格外的苍白。而黑脸膛的赵总队则神情森然肃穆。劳爷的那两件东西就在台灯旁放着。 “咋回子事？”赵总队问。 “没咋回子事。”邵长水答道。 “没咋回子事，你为什么不把它们立即交出来？！”赵总队又问。 “你们要相信我，就听我解释。要不信，我就啥也不说了，你们直接给处分就行了。东西我的确没在第一时间里交给领导。但绝不是故意的。确实不是故意的。” “不是故意的？你早上不交，还可能是疏忽，或大意。可下午呢？晚上呢？这会儿都几点了？下午你还外出了一趟。这你怎么解释？！”李敏分反驳道。 “邵长水，据我们了解，你过去不是那种藏奸耍滑的人嘛。”赵总队说道。 “我现在也不是。” “哈哈，你瞧他把自己说得。” “这档子事，我的确做错了。但我确实不是故意在跟你们藏奸耍滑。” “说实话吧。” “我说的每一句都是实话。刚才我说了，你们要相信我，就听我解释。要不，就直接给处分得了。” “嗨，还挺横!处分？你以为你能逃过处分？你以为你解释清楚了，就能不处分你？告诉你，话说得清楚说不清楚，处分都是要给的。现在就看你的态度了。如果发现你还在耍什么小动作的话，处分？那就不是一个简简单单的处分的问题喽。”李敏分的一番话，顿时把现场气氛整得非常紧张。他这是在拿搞“对敌专案”的劲头，在跟邵长水谈话。 邵长水低下了头去，不再作声。一路上他已经想好了。这事要放在平时，肯定不至于这么严重。但偏偏牵涉到一个“代省长问题”，又发生了劳爷的“非正常死亡问题”，这一关可能就会不怎么好过了。真是一不留神撞到枪口上了，也是倒霉蛋催的，让自己赶上了这一茬。但不管咋的，都必须过。最终哪怕要付出很高的代价，那也得付。现在最重要的是重新取得领导的信任。有信任才会有谅解。有谅解，才会有“特殊政策”。要取得这种重新信任，惟一的办法就是“真诚”。彻底向领导敞开心扉，亮出“底牌”。反正已经这样了，爱咋咋的。不管怎么样，自己的确没有要跟领导唱对台戏的想法。于是他把自己从到陶里根前后，一直到今天为止的内心感受和过程中所产生的一些思想波澜，实实在在地说了一遍。 真是人说的：大机关没小事，半点儿都疏忽不得啊。 “这么说来，你是对我们这些人有怀疑，才不舍得交出这两件东西的？”听完了邵长水的陈述，赵总队哑然一笑道。 “我怀疑谁，也不能怀疑您……”邵长水的脸微微一红，赶紧解释。 “言下之意，就可以怀疑我了？”李敏分冷冷一笑道。 “李主任，您这么跟我咬文嚼字，我就没活的了。” “你留这两件东西到底想整个啥？”李敏分依然不依不饶地追问。 “我哪想要整个啥？就这么稀里糊涂地把它们给疏忽了……”邵长水赶紧撇清。 “稀里糊涂？你是稀里糊涂的人吗？你不想整个啥，干吗要私自'秘'下这两件东西？”李敏分死咬住不放，青白起脸一个劲儿地追问。 “如果李主任一定要这么认为，那我也就没得可说的了。反正是我错了，你们瞧着办吧。”说完，邵长水低下头去再不作声了。他觉得该说明的已经说明了，自己就不能再跟领导“顶牛”了。 “要不是我们亲自去陶里根走了那么一回，还真不知道有这两件玩意儿落到你手里了。”赵总队叹着气慢慢地说道。原来，事发后，赵总队等人随省厅主管刑侦的焦副厅长一起到陶里根去处理劳东林的后事，同时又大概齐地把事情发生过程了解了一下。陶里根人民医院急诊室的一个护士反映，事发当时，她从门外路过，无意中从虚开着的门缝中看到，浑身是血的劳爷挣扎着从一个黑色的手包里掏出一点什么东西给了一个“三十来岁、中等个儿、身穿黑色皮夹克、留个寸头”的男子。 “这个'三十来岁、中等个儿、身穿黑色皮夹克、留个寸头的男子'，你说是谁？”赵总队问道。 “是我……”邵长水歉疚地点了点头说道，然后小心翼翼地问，“焦副厅长亲自查下来，得出什么结论了吗？是谋杀？还是个纯粹的交通事故？” “结论？哪那么容易……”赵总队答道。看得出，他有些闪烁其词，不想正面回答邵长水的问题。邵长水也很知趣，就没再追问下去，默默地又等待了一会儿，见两位领导也保持着沉默，好像不是要继续再在这件事上追究和批评他了，便站了起来，诚恳地说道：“我回去好好写个检查。看……还要不要在刑侦总队的全总队大会上做一次公开检讨……” “这个，你等通知吧。”李敏分说道，“这件事我们还得向厅领导汇报哩。眼看就要开两会了（省人民代表大会和省政协会议），厅领导就怕出这样那样的事，一再关照大伙，要谨慎谨慎再谨慎。在重大问题上千万别出什么纰漏。你也是个老公安了，应该懂得这些。”李敏分得理不饶人地叨叨着。 “那，下一步……我……” “你先别考虑你自己的工作问题。刚才李主任已经说了，下一步的事，你等通知。”赵总队很干脆地说道。 邵长水的心整个儿地一凉。一震。事情怎么一下就闹到了如此严重的地步？连工作都不给安排了？不至于呀。他怔怔地看了看眼前这两位领导，似乎要从他们的神情中探查出一些如此严厉的真正原因来。当然，这是不可能的事。过一两分钟，李敏分又问了句：“你还有什么要跟我们说的？”他怔怔地答道：“没了……”李敏分又追了句：“真没了？”他仍怔怔地答了句：“没了……”他俩就让他回去了。 回到家，慧芬居然还没睡，还在大房间里不安地等着他。 “没事吧？”她忐忑地问道，一边赶紧给他拿来拖鞋。换了鞋，他一声不吭地往床上一倒。慧芬便在床沿边上呆呆地坐下，既不敢探问领导把他叫去后到底发生了些什么事，也不便随意说些软话来安慰，只得忧心忡忡地看着两眼发直、一个劲儿地只知呆望天花板的他。 “你睡吧。明天上班还要起早。”过了一会儿，邵长水说了这么句话。 “那……你也睡吧……把外衣脱了……”慧芬赶紧起身，想为邵长水打开被子。但邵长水却没动弹。过了一会儿，他突然从床上坐起，直奔壁柜而去。不知他要在壁柜里搜寻什么，总之，上下左右所有犄角旮旯里全搜索了一个遍，好像还是没找到，便转过身来，瞪大了眼睛，急急地问慧芬：“你到底让赵总队和李主任从家里拿走了几件东西？” “两……两件……”慧芬结巴地答道。 “到底拿走了几件？”他提高了声音再问。 “两件。就是你放在那个女式首饰匣里的那两件东西。”慧芬答道。 “那，我夹在这个小镜框后头的那件东西呢？”他举起一个小镜框，大声问道。小镜框里存放的是他们家一对宝贝儿女的照片。当时女儿十一岁，儿子一岁。他还给照片题了个名，就叫“十一和一”。这是长水最喜欢的一张照片。 “……”慧芬不说话了。 “你把我夹在这镜框背后的那片东西，也交给那两位领导了？”邵长水真有点急了。 “没有……”慧芬艰难地答道。 “没有？那东西呢？”邵长水忙问。 “东西……” “东西你给我放哪儿了？” “东西我烧了。” “烧了？天呐。你烧了？你！”邵长水一下冲过来，好像要一把揪住慧芬的头发，痛揍她一顿似的。但冲到慧芬跟前，他却绝望地站住了，悲怆地看着惊惶失措的妻子，极度无奈地摇着头，一副欲哭无泪的模样，嘴里却只是喃喃地数落着：“慧芬啊慧芬，你知道你烧掉的是啥吗？你知道你烧掉的是啥吗？你干吗不跟我商量一下？慧芬啊慧芬……你知道你烧掉的是什么吗？” 那天，在陶里根，带着劳爷写下的那两个血字回到宾馆房间，邵长水愣愣地呆坐了好大一会儿。他完全想不到事情会发生这样的突变，完全想不到事情整个儿地会有如此尖锐和激烈的变局。一个“奉命”秘密地来调查省委省政府主要领导问题的老公安突然死了，他说自己是被谋杀的。从小唱着“一条大河波浪宽”和“花篮里花儿香”长大的他，心灵受到的震撼可以说无法形容。同时，内心也一直在翻腾，考虑回省城后，怎么向组织汇报，要不要如实报告劳爷本人对这起事件性质的判断。从良心上、从职业道德和规范上来说，他应该如实汇报，也必须如实汇报；从感情上，从职业本能和直觉上，他确信劳爷不会在临死前还“做秀”、“造假”。也许有人会做秀造假，但劳爷不会。是的，现在谁也说不清劳爷这个血淋淋的判断背后到底还传递了哪些重要信息，更说不清他老人家做出这样的判断依据又何在。但有一点是应该能肯定的：他在自己生命最后时刻留下的这两个字，一定包含着他这几个月来秘密调查所得的全部认知和切身体验。这两个血字也可以说是一个老刑警用他一生的良知和生命勇气写成的，是他对这个世界最后的告白。虽然说得简单而残酷，但其内涵，和半个多世纪前牺牲在法西斯绞刑架上的那个捷克民族英雄优利乌斯·伏契克最后喊出的那一声：“人们，我是爱你们的。你们要警惕啊！”是同样的深长和沉重。邵长水觉得自己如果不能如实汇报就完全愧对这位老前辈和自己头顶着的那颗国徽。但经验告诉他，如实汇报，一定会引起各方面的震动。就像祝磊是不是自杀的一样，劳爷是不是被谋杀的，必将引发极大的争议。引发这些分歧和争论的原因，有技术层面上的，但更多、更重要的恐怕还会是政治上的。如果将来案子能查清确是谋杀，那啥事都没了，万一查不清呢（这是很可能的事。要知道，迄今为止，命案的破案率在有些省，只能达到百分之三四十），那肯定会惹下大麻烦。有人就会对当初主张这事是谋杀的人进行打击报复。而最早明确说出劳爷是死于谋杀的人，就是他邵长水。 他倒不怕凶手和隐藏在这些凶手背后的策划者和指使者们恨他。警察不让这些混蛋们恨，还能叫警察？他只是担心由此会失去领导和组织的信任。作为一个老公安干警，他深知，一旦失去组织和领导的信任，那就等于政治上“毁灭”。因此，到时候，他必须拿得出过硬的证据来证明，这“谋杀”一说，不是他邵长水“居心叵测”和“哗众取宠”的发明，确系出自劳爷自己的判断。应该说，这一点，连劳爷都考虑到了，否则他不会拼尽最后一点力气也要在他的手掌心上留下这样两个血字。留这两个血字，就是为了让邵长水拿去作证的。回到宾馆，邵长水对着这两个字，琢磨了好一阵子，因为血字在手掌心上无论如何也是持久不了的。怎么才能把这两个字留存下来呢？照相？录像？倒是可以留下这字迹的影像，但都不足以证明这两个字确确实实是老爷子自己写的，没法证明这两个字确实是劳爷用自己的血写成的。琢磨到最后，邵长水才想到用一种透明胶片把这两个字从自己的手上“粘拓”下来。这样，不仅留下了字迹，还留下了包含着劳爷DNA成分的血痕，同时也留下了他自己掌心的掌纹……这样，在需要它发挥作用的时候，这张透明胶纸就能起到它应该能起到的那种关键作用…… 但是，慧芬却不问青红皂白，把它烧掉了…… 慧芬啊慧芬，慧芬啊慧芬……你知道你烧掉的是啥吗？ “你……你啥时间烧掉的？”“……” “你张嘴啊！” “赵总队和李主任上我们家来把那两件东西取走后……” “他们来取他们的东西，你干吗要烧我这个东西？” “长水……你可能还不知道，这些日子，外头关于劳爷的死，议论特别多，谁都明白这案子不是一般的复杂，牵扯到上层许多关系，真不是一般意义上的那种刑事案。咱们苦了这么些年，好不容易从深山沟里调进省城，好不容易让咱两个孩子也有了个省城户口。你就是不为别的着想，只为咱这两个孩子今后的前途着想，也不能在这案子里陷得太深了……” “我愿意往里陷吗？啊？你跟我一起生活了这么长时间，怎么还不明白，这世界上，有许多事情是身不由己的，是由不得你愿意还是不愿意的。事情已经落到你头上了……” “落到头上了，你可以别管那么多嘛。你非要较那个死劲儿，把所有的事都整得那么明白？在省城办案，跟过去在小县城办案不一样。在小县城，我们对付的，纯粹是一帮子地痞流氓恶棍。在省会这样的大城市里，事情就不会那么简单，就可能搭上许多特别说不清道不明的关系。这些关系也红也黑，红里带黑，黑里又可能带一点红。在这圪瘩，你得学会睁一只眼闭一只眼。你非得把所有的事都整明白，就可能把所有人都得罪完了。没有一点关系，你也就没有立足之地了，我们还能在省城这么个大地方待得下去吗？” “你觉得我邵长水是全凭关系上来的？” "I didn't say that." “你没这么说！说你糊涂，说你啥也不懂，你还不服气！你知道这张透明胶片为什么不能烧吗？你知道这张透明胶片上留下的痕迹对我、对我们这个家、对你口口声声要保护的这两个孩子有多么重要吗？可你把它烧掉了！也不问问我就把它烧掉了。你想一想，你有多浑啊！” 随后，邵长水把这张透明胶片在今后证明自己的“清白”方面的重要性，细细分析给慧芬听了。慧芬终于不再“强词夺理”了。她开始害怕起来。她惶惶，不知所以。完全说不出任何话来了。但“沉默”毕竟不能弥补她已然造成的这个过错。邵长水一时间真不知道该怎么狠狠地“训斥”她，“数落”她，才能解了自己的心头之气。 但，训斥也罢，数落也罢，解气也罢，不解气也罢，同样都不能再使那份已经被烧掉的“证据”重新复原了。 此刻的邵长水，真有一种欲哭无泪的感觉。 “你……”他咬着牙，狠狠地瞪了慧芬一眼，转身向门外走去。他不想再看到她了——起码在今天晚上，在自己心头的怒火还没有平息之前，他要一个人找个地方好好待一会儿。却没料，刚走了两步，就听到身后响起一阵翻箱倒柜的声音，紧接着又听到慧芬一声战栗的叫喊：“你别那么性急嘛……”再回过头来看，只见慧芬手里捧着一个双耳釉下彩寿星献桃罐，脸带愧色，喘喘地看着他。 “啥意思呢？”他愣愣地问。那罐子是他们家平日存放零碎杂物的。还是结婚那会儿，她从她们家抱过来的。 慧芬见长水站住了，便慌慌地抱起罐子，向桌面上倒去。稀里哗啦，从这个大肚子的老式仿古罐子里倒出一堆东西。然后又“啪”地一声，掉出一本旧版本的“刑事侦查学”教材。一见这本“刑事侦查学”教材，邵长水心里格登了一下。因为从陶里根回来后，他就是把那张透明胶片夹在这样一本教材里的，然后才又转移到那个小镜框后头去的。不等他发问，慧芬哆嗦着双手，已经把教材翻了开来。邵长水看到，那片拓有“谋杀”两个血字的透明胶片，安然无恙地躺在那略略有一点发黄了的书页中间。他心里一激动，冲过去，一把把慧芬抱住，紧紧地搂进怀里，好大一会儿，什么也说不上来，只是不住地念叨着：“你啊你，你跟我在整啥名堂呢？你跟我在整啥名堂呢？你没烧啊？那你跟我演的哪出戏呢？” 慧芬却只是不作声，好半天也没能止住身上那阵战栗，然后便伏在长水怀里，心酸地低声哭泣起来。