Chapter 16 Chapter 16 The Train Incident

A train was swinging forward on the rails. Because it was a slow train, there were no empty seats. Fortunately, there were not many passengers, so there were no standing passengers, and the order in the carriage was considered orderly.The wheels and the rails were constantly rubbing against each other, and there was a rhythmic bang between the carriages, like an eternal lullaby intertwined. Wu Ning sat by the car window with his chin propped, looking at the flying scenery outside the window.Beside her was Cheng Che who was sleeping soundly with his head tilted. His even breathing sound came from his mouth, and his quiet sleeping face made his already "young" face look more like an immature child.

Cheng Che blinked his eyelashes twice as thick as a small fan, opened his sleepy eyes, looked around blankly, and subconsciously asked, "Where are you?" "About ten minutes until we reach the terminal." Wu Ning's calm, joking voice woke Cheng Che up instantly. He sat up straight, blushed slightly in embarrassment, and explained, "I just didn't sleep well last night. I was too sleepy. This morning I was scared by someone's speeding car again, so I took a nap." "I don't care how long you slept last night, I just know that if you don't get up and pack your things, you won't be able to get out of the car in time."

It was only then that Cheng Che noticed that there was already a packed backpack beside Wu Ning, and other passengers also stood up one after another to carry their luggage.He protested dissatisfied: "How about waking me up earlier?" "I'm not a voluntary alarm clock." Wu Ning looked at his watch, "You still have eight minutes left, if you have time to complain, it's better to act quickly, friendly reminder, after getting off the car, you have to go to the pier to catch the boat to Wucun, so you'd better Don't waste time." "Everyone, this train is about to arrive at the terminal station, and the arrival time is 15:30. Please take your luggage and get off in an orderly manner."

As the announcement sounded, some passengers had already walked towards the door, but were blocked when they were approaching the door.The reason was that a passenger was sitting in front of the toilet between the two cars, with his eyes closed as if he had fallen asleep.But this is the only way to the door, so the conductor who came to lock the toilet found this situation and was patiently trying to wake people up, and the passengers who were waiting began to talk about it. "This man is really, sleeping here is in the way." "That's right, I think it's probably because of a mental problem. You see, it's strange for a big man to bring a doll by his side?"

"baby?" Cheng Che and Wu Ning were behind the crowd, unable to see the specific situation in front of them clearly, and could only piece together a general idea through people's words, but when they heard the word "baby", their faces changed, and Cheng Che even stared. With big eyes, he couldn't help raising his tone of voice a little, which attracted the attention of people nearby. "Excuse me, can we go over for a while?" Cheng Che politely tried to move forward, but was pushed back. The one closest to them was a tall man. He turned his head impatiently and said, "Wait, are you the only ones in a hurry? Anyway, it's hard to get through anyway. Didn't you see everyone lined up honestly?"

Cheng Che touched his nose, and reached for the pocket containing the police ID, but Wu Ning held it down, and she shook her head at him.Of course, Cheng Che also understood that it was not a wise choice to show the police ID when there was no confirmed case.But in this recent case, the word "doll" is too sensitive. He didn't want to miss any opportunity that might be related, but he couldn't go there to find out. He was afraid of women, so he didn't dare to rush to the crowd. Squeeze in, can only resort to this method. Wu Ning signaled him to be calm and calm, then compared himself, and walked towards the flow of people.

"Ouch!" The man who spoke just now let out a low cry, then glared at Wu Ning, "Why did you hit me?" Wu Ning raised her eyebrows innocently, "I'm just passing by, please don't frame me? First, I accidentally touched you lightly. Secondly, who would believe that it would hurt so much when I touched you?" People around all looked sideways, and glanced at the slender but slender Wu Ning and the tall and strong man, with questioning eyes in their eyes.The man was quite embarrassed, and seemed not in the mood to argue with Wu Ning any more, and gave way unwillingly.With his lessons learned, wherever Wu Ning goes, people will automatically give up a narrow passage to avoid suffering.

Wu Ning passed by with her bag on her back as if nothing had happened, while Cheng Che followed behind her with his head down, trying his best to hide the suffocated smile at the corner of his mouth.He doesn't know about others, but Wu Ning looks thin and weak, but he has learned his skills.It is estimated that she still had some strength when she shot at the man, otherwise the man would have fallen to the ground long ago. This time, the two of them came to the front of the crowd smoothly, and happened to see the flight attendant, who was a little impatient, reaching out to pat the shoulder of the man who was still unresponsive.Unexpectedly, as soon as his hand touched that person, that person, like a lifeless puppet, slid down the bathroom door and fell to the ground.

"Sir! Sir? Is there something wrong with you?" The flight attendant showed panic on his face, and the onlookers also started to commotion. Sensing the change in the atmosphere, in order to avoid further commotion, Cheng Che hurried forward a few steps, took out his police ID, and shouted loudly: "Everyone calm down, I am the police, I will handle it here!" Cheng Che's voice was unprecedentedly firm and majestic. This time, facing his baby face, no one raised any doubts. The steward beside him even took a few steps back as if seeing a savior, and turned sideways. Let Cheng Che get closer in the narrow passage.

At this point, all the pictures were finally fully displayed in front of Cheng Che and Wu Ning.The man who fell to the ground was pale, his eyes were closed tightly, and there was not even a trace of blood on his lips.And the doll mentioned by the person who commented before was being held in his right arm, and as he fell, the doll also fell face-to-face on the ground. Cheng Che knelt down, felt the man's pulse and breath, and slowly shook his head, "There are no signs of life." "Look at the doll beside him, don't you think the costume looks familiar?" Wu Ning didn't look at the corpse at all, and kept staring at the doll thoughtfully.

"Well, it seems to be the same as the doll when Liu Huihui's body was found." Cheng Che said, put on the gloves that he carried with him, and turned over the doll carefully. "The doll is bleeding and crying!" "It's scary!" Following his movements, the sound of inhalation and exclamation came one after another from the mouths of the passengers standing closer to the front.Indeed, as Cheng Che said, this doll was exactly the same as the one Liu Huihui found when he died, except that on the fair face of the doll, there were two red marks spreading from the eyes, which were shocking.Compared with the doll's skin color, the strong visual impact adds a bit of weirdness. Cheng Che paused and obviously hesitated for a moment, but when he thought that he was the only policeman on the scene, he felt a sense of mission spontaneously.He took a deep breath, lightly touched the "blood and tears" on the doll's face with his gloved fingers, and sniffed it close to his nose. "It's ketchup." The crowd immediately went into an uproar. After the initial shock, some people began to complain restlessly, "When will we get off the bus?" "That's right, I'm still in a hurry to get things done!" At this time, the captain of the bus hurried over after receiving the report from the flight attendant. The captain of the bus was a middle-aged man in his forties. The flight attendants gathered around hand in hand, artificially circled a small encirclement, isolated the vicinity of the corpse, protected the scene and waited for the arrival of the police, and then, together with Cheng Che, began to evacuate the passengers in an orderly manner. About half an hour later, the passengers on the train, whether they were anxious to get off the train, or those who wanted to wait and see the excitement, were politely persuaded by the conductor.The carriage finally became quiet, except for the flight attendants who turned their backs to the corpse and acted as a circle and did not dare to turn around, only the captain, Cheng Che and Wu Ning remained. Wu Ning looked at the body lying sideways on the ground. She was not there when Liu Huihui died, so she only saw the doll from the evidence photos, but what she saw with her own eyes at this moment, and the book "The Killing Intent of the Doll" when Deng Feng died , some of the past that she tried to hide before resurfaced in her heart like a tide.What she liked most when she was young was that her father was sitting in the rocking chair and reading story books to her. Whenever she was sleepy and fell asleep, her father would always hum the nursery rhyme for her: "My sister came to the garden with a doll in her arms. When I went to see the flowers, the baby cried and called mother, and the bird on the tree called chirping." At that time, my father often said, "Xiao Ning, one day, I will write a book for you." It's a pity that her father finally left in an irresponsible manner. This "Doll's Killing Intent" may be the only connection between her father and her. "I said Xiao Ning, do you have to sing this frightening ballad under such circumstances?" Cheng Che's protest awakened Wu Ning, who was immersed in memories, and only then did Wu Ning realize that he subconsciously sang.Although the voice was not loud, it reverberated in the empty and cold compartment. Coupled with such a scene, a faint storm appeared in the calm, and it seemed to howl and penetrate into every pore. Wu Ning kept his voice down. At this moment, a flight attendant walked over quickly, followed by two men with serious faces. "Boss, the police are here." One of the older men stepped forward steadily and held out his hand to Cheng Che, "Hi, you are the policeman who happened to be in the car, right? I am Luo Zilin, the policeman in this town." After speaking, he pointed Pointing to the young police officer beside him, "He is my assistant Xiao Qiao." "Hi, I'm Cheng Che." Cheng Che and Luo Zilin shook hands, scratching their heads in doubt, "Just the two of you dispatched to investigate the murder case? What about the forensic doctor? What about the forensic evidence?" "I'm sorry, our small town hasn't had one or two murders for decades, unlike your big cities, where there are so many people investigating cases." The person who answered was Xiao Qiao, with a young face showing a bit of displeasure. "Xiao Qiao, pay attention to the way you speak." Luo Zilin glared at Xiao Qiao, "Don't mind, this kid still needs more exercise, but what he said is true, we will briefly inspect the body and the scene first, and then remove the body Transport it back to the hospital in the town, and hand it over to the hospital to assist in the autopsy and get a report." "I'll go with you too. This case may be related to a serial murder case we're investigating recently, and I hope to allow me to participate in the investigation." "I wish for it. After all, we are not as well-informed as the policemen from the city, so please give us some advice." Luo Zilin smiled kindly, and stopped greeting Cheng Che, but devoted himself to the on-site investigation. Speaking of watching the scene, in fact, there are not many procedures.Because there is no forensic evidence in the town, we can only look at it with our eyes and make some feasible records. Luo Zilin will collect the dolls and other evidence, and then hand them over to the higher-level public security bureau for detailed testing.As for the corpse, the town hospital was commissioned to conduct an autopsy in order to confirm the specific details such as the time of death. Luo Zilin called the town hospital, and after checking the scene, they got the news that the car from the town hospital was already waiting outside the train station.Because the death has been confirmed, there is no need for rescue, and the hospital only sent the driver.In the end, Xiao Qiao was the helper, and together with the driver, they put the body on the stretcher, covered it with a white sheet, and carried it to the car. "Officer Luo, let's follow to see the results." Cheng Che said. Luo Zilin looked at the ambulance that was still open. Although the space in the car was not too small, after putting a stretcher, there was room for two people, "This...how about I let Xiao Qiao Go to the hospital by car? But if this is the case, this..." Luo Zilin looked at Wu Ning, "I'm afraid I have to take the bus with Xiao Qiao." "How far is the hospital from the train station?" Luo Zilin smiled, "Our town is only that big. There are two or three buses. If you take a bus, it's only two stops. It's just a turn from the front. However, because there are few buses, the people on the bus may There will be more." After Luo Zilin finished speaking, Yang pointed in the direction. "Then don't bother Xiao Qiao. Xiao Ning and I will go to the hospital by ourselves. Officer Luo, you go first and meet there." Cheng Che quickly made a decision. Luo Zilin nodded, expressing his acquiescence to Cheng Che's proposal. After exchanging mobile phone numbers with Cheng Che, he turned around and got into the ambulance, which closed the door and drove on the road. "Are you sure you want to follow?" Wu Ning looked at the direction where the car disappeared and asked Cheng Che. "Of course, if you ask clearly, you can explain the situation to the team leader." Cheng Che answered as a matter of course. "Do you want to take the bus to the hospital?" Wu Ning asked again. "Yeah, I didn't make a deal with Police Officer Luo..." Cheng Che didn't know why he answered halfway, but seemed to react slowly, and sighed with his forehead, "Oh no, I can't squeeze Bus, otherwise the problem of not being able to touch women will be revealed, I bought my own car because of this, and I drive to and from get off work every day, how could I forget?" "It's not bad if you can realize it before you get in the car." Wu Ning curled his lips, but he didn't turn to Cheng Che, and just said calmly, "Fortunately, the road is not far away. It shouldn't take long to walk there. It's okay. By the way, move your body." Cheng Che rubbed his nose and could feel that although Wu Ning's words were joking, he had figured out a way for him and understood his difficulties, so he also showed a cute smile. Facing the afternoon sun, the two walked in the town.Different from the city, there seems to be a simple and quiet atmosphere everywhere here, which naturally reveals a comfortable and comfortable state of mind.Wu Ning took a deep breath of the air that seemed to smell like sunshine. She couldn't remember how long she hadn't relaxed like this. Looking at Cheng Che who kept his head down and looked pensive, Wu Ning couldn't help joking, "Don't look at the road when you walk, be careful not to hit the tree." "I'm thinking, if this case is indeed related to the deaths of Liu Huihui and Deng Feng, then our investigation is in the right direction. This time, the deceased appeared on the train coming here. Wucun must be hiding something we know Things I don't know." "Just check according to your own thinking..." Before Wu Ning finished speaking, his voice stopped abruptly, he raised his eyebrows and stared at the bus stop not far ahead, and stopped in his footsteps. Cheng Che followed her line of sight without knowing why. At this time, a bus was coming into the station. Except for a group of passengers getting on the bus, there was no other clue.He asked suspiciously: "What's wrong?" "I seem to see Yu Fang." "Where is it?" Cheng Che became serious when he heard it, and tried his best to look at the crowd again, but he still couldn't tell whether Yu Fang was among them. Wu Ning shook his head, "I'm not sure either, I just saw a person who looked like Yu Fang flashing, and then he was drowned in the crowd." "Go and have a look." The two of them talked, and walked quickly towards the station, but within a few minutes, all the passengers boarded the bus, the bus closed its doors, and slowly left the station.The original station has become empty. "Hello..." Cheng Che called in vain as he watched the bus fading away. "Forget it." Wu Ning stopped him, "Even if the car stops, how do you explain it to the driver? Or can you check every passenger one by one? If Yu Fang is not found, wouldn't it become a troublemaker instead? Maybe I misunderstood Well, let's go to the hospital first." "It makes sense." Cheng Che thought for a while, then nodded. The scale of the hospital in the town is not large, and there are many taboos in the town, so the dissection room is next to the morgue, and it is a separate area from the hospital, which is not connected with the consultation part, which makes it even more deserted.Apart from Luo Zilin and Xiao Qiao who were sitting on the chairs in the corridor waiting for the results, Cheng Che and Wu Ning had just arrived. There was nothing to do while waiting, so Luo Zilin simply started talking with Cheng Che. "The way here was smooth, right? How about this small town, is it very different from the city you live in?" "very quiet." Luo Zilin smiled, "The place is remote and there are few people." "It's not bad to live, at least it's not that complicated." "That's a matter of people's hearts." Xiao Qiao interjected, still a little angry, but was stopped by Luo Zilin's eyes.Luo Zilin paused for a moment, then continued: "However, the public security in the town is relatively good, and there are not many cases. In fact, for those in our business, we would rather be unemployed than hope that everyone can be safe." This sentence got Cheng Che's approval, "That's right, it's just that we don't have such a good life." "Looking at your age, you haven't been a policeman for long, have you?" "Well, in less than a year, the first case I came into contact with was to follow the team leader to investigate this serial murder case." Luo Zilin didn't ignore the use of the word "this" in Cheng Che's words, "It's the case you said, maybe related to the people killed on the train?" "That's right, there are already two dead people, and this person in the car is the third." "Why do you link these several cases together?" "I don't know Officer Luo, have you ever heard of a book called "Doll's Killing Intent"? The author was a well-known reasoning writer at the time, named Wu Xiao." When Cheng Che said this, he subconsciously looked at it. Wu Ning, Wu Ning sat on the chair calmly, looking out the window with his eyes, unable to see what was in his mind at the moment. "I seem to have heard of this name somewhere, but I haven't read the book." Luo Zilin replied truthfully. "There is a nursery rhyme about dolls in that book, and the cases in it are all presented according to the description of the nursery rhyme. In the several cases this time, the first deceased was holding a doll in his arms, and the second deceased was in The book "Doll's Killing Intent" was found at the death scene, together with the third death scene found today, the three cases are exactly the same as the death method described in that book." "In other words, is it a series of imitation crimes?" "There is no conclusion yet, but there is a possibility." Cheng Che thought for a while, and then asked, "Just now on the train, Officer Luo, did you gain anything from your inquiries with the relevant personnel?" "Only the ticket was found in the deceased's pocket. It was a ticket from the starting point to the terminal, and it was in a separate box, so not many people saw the deceased, and no one noticed his whereabouts. It is unclear what he had touched. people, but the identity of the deceased has not yet been confirmed.” "I will also apply to the team leader and send relevant personnel to help. After all, there is a possibility of continuous cases." At this time, the door of the dissection room was opened, and a doctor in a white robe came out from inside.Seeing this, several people hurriedly ended the conversation and went forward. "Officer Luo." The man took off his mask and nodded to Luo Zilin, because it wasn't the first time they had worked together, and they were already familiar with each other.He handed a record to Luo Zilin, and explained concisely: "A sleeping pill was found in the body of the deceased. Judging from the degree of dissolution of the food and sleeping pill, the sleeping pill should have been taken after lunch, and the time of death was around two in the afternoon. From 1:00 to 3:00, there were obvious bruises on the neck of the deceased, and the cause of death was mechanical asphyxiation." "That is to say, it was about half an hour before the body was discovered." Cheng Che calculated. "Okay, thank you for your hard work." Luo Zilin thanked the doctor. After receiving the autopsy report, several people decided to leave the hospital first before making further plans.