Chapter 28 Chapter Twenty Seven

Chen Xiao locked the office door, raised his wrist and looked at his watch, it was already 9:07 in the evening.The entire office building was empty, and in the dark corridors, only the LCD screen of the elevator still had a slight red light.She felt a little flustered, and with the help of the faint light of the phone screen, she walked quickly to the elevator. The sensor light came on, and Chen Xiao relaxed a little.With a "ding", the car door opened silently.Chen Xiao stepped into the elevator and slowly descended to the first floor. On the street, she breathed a sigh of relief, and the burning sensation in her stomach began to become apparent.She scolded the boss in her heart for being unreasonable, while thinking about how to solve the dinner.After much deliberation, eating alone always felt too boring, so I decided to go to a convenience store and buy a sandwich.

As soon as he walked to a "7-11" convenience store downstairs from the company, Chen Xiao heard a soft call from behind him. "Little Chen." Chen Xiao turned her head subconsciously, and saw Lin Guodong standing a few meters away, looking at her cautiously. "Ms. Lin?" Chen Xiao was surprised, "Why are you here?" "It's okay, let's take a walk." Lin Guodong smiled, "I got here somehow—you just got off work?" Chen Xiao felt a slight heat on his face: "Yes, work overtime." "Have you eaten yet?" "Yeah." Chen Xiao pointed to the convenience store next to him, "I'm planning to buy a sandwich."

"Sandwich? How about just eating that!" Lin Guodong frowned, "It's too simple." "It's okay, anyway, I'm alone." Chen Xiao lowered his head halfway, stroking the strap of his backpack, "I can deal with it in one bite." "How about going to my house for dinner." Lin Guodong looked at her with a tentative tone, "I did cook a few dishes today. However, I have no appetite for being alone." Chen Xiao raised his head.Half of Lin Guodong's body was hidden in the shadow of the street lamp, his eyes flickered, as if he was eager to get closer but dared not take a step forward.Although he was already thin, he looked dull, gentle and sympathetic.

Old man, old man. She bit her lip: "OK." Lin Guodong's eyes lit up, as if this sudden surprise made him a little bit at a loss: "Then...you are tired, I'll go take a taxi." Chen Xiao watched him run to the side of the road in a few steps, stretched out a hand and waved it, and actually had some expectations for the small house in the Lvzhuyuan community in his heart.During countless sleepless nights, she knew very well that there was a gap in her heart.Well, let a good meal, a good night's sleep, and a warm old man fill the gap tonight. Luo Shaohua walked around the park before finding Ma Jian's Honda CRV behind a van.He walked to the front of the car, and just as he raised his hand to knock on the glass window, the door opened.

"Get in the car." Ma Jian leaned on the steering wheel, his eyes fixed on the 22nd building, "Have you brought anything?" Luo Shaohua responded, climbed into the passenger seat, opened the backpack, pulled out the baton and handed it to him. "Well, this equipment should be enough." Luo Shaohua looked back at the back seat. Gloves, ankle boots and police rope could be vaguely seen in a small cardboard box, and an aluminum baseball bat was placed horizontally on it. "You are..." Luo Shaohua took out his mobile phone, "Send me a text message and invite me out for a drink."

"Yes." Ma Jian pouted out the window, "Tonight we should have dinner at the Chaoshan restaurant next door. After drinking, we picked up the car in the Lvzhuyuan community, and accidentally discovered a murder case." "What?" Luo Shaohua was startled, "You mean, Lin Guodong..." "Yes. Tonight." Ma Jian pointed to the window of Room 501, Unit 4, Building 22. Although the thick cloth curtains were drawn, lights could still be seen pouring out. "He took the girl home." "Then how are you sure he will kill?" Luo Shaohua's doubts did not diminish at all, "He doesn't even have a car now, how can he throw the body?"

"I followed him for a few days." Ma Jian's tone was calm. "The day before yesterday he bought a toolbox, a hand saw, rolls of plastic film, and an electric pressure cooker." He turned to face Luo Shaohua: "The big one." Luo Shaohua looked at Ma Jian in a daze, and after a while, he asked nonchalantly, "What should we do?" "First of all, remember what I told you." Ma Jian stared at Luo Shaohua and said word by word, "At 9:30 tonight, I will have a drink with you at the Chaoshan restaurant—I will arrange for you to drink at the restaurant. Well, don't you worry - the topic of discussion is my son's work problems and my diabetes. After drinking, we went back to the community to pick up the car and called for a driver. While peeing downstairs in the 22nd floor, I accidentally We found a person with blood on his body at the window of Room 501 in Unit 4. We felt suspicious, so we went upstairs to check and found Lin Guodong raped and killed him at home. We tried to subdue Lin Guodong, but the other party resisted with a knife."

Luo Shaohua was silent for a while, then asked again: "And then?" Ma Jian turned his head, looked ahead, and said without any emotion in his tone: "In the face of ongoing violent crimes that seriously endanger personal safety-such as committing crimes with knives, take proper self-defense and cause serious injuries or death to the unlawful offender. , is not considered excessive defense and does not bear criminal responsibility." Luo Shaohua trembled, his face turned pale: "Is this... alright?" "Shaohua, we have been criminal policemen for nearly forty years. No one knows better than us what the scene of self-defense is like." Ma Jian lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly, "What are we talking about? That's what."

Luo Shaohua lowered his head, and gradually felt the muscles in his whole body begin to tense. "So what do we do now?" Ma Jian sat back in the driver's seat, staring at the window and the lights pouring out from behind the curtains. "Wait." When Chen Xiao was thrown on the bed, the aroma of red wine was still in his mouth.She was dizzy, but she could still feel Lin Guodong's hands moving around her body.At the same time, clothes were taken off one by one. She just resisted for a while, then opened her arms, lying on the bed and letting Lin Guodong move.The fire in my heart was kindled little by little.Chen Xiao soon felt his whole body was hot and his cheeks were flushed.

Unknowingly, only the underwear was left on the girl's body.Lin Guodong buried his head on her chest, arching like a beast.Chen Xiao stroked his dry hair, trying his best to suppress the moan that came out of his throat. Suddenly, she noticed that Lin Guodong's movements slowly stopped, and his steaming body gradually cooled down.Chen Xiao was both amused and disappointed in his heart: before getting to the point, this old man won't be done, right? Lin Guodong leaned over her body, sniffing around like a puppy. "Have you changed your perfume?" Lin Guodong propped his hands on the bed, looking down at her condescendingly.

"Huh?" Chen Xiao felt puzzled, "What did you say?" "Perfume!" Lin Guodong asked sharply, looking fierce and terrifying, "Did you change it?" "Yeah." Chen Xiao suddenly became frightened, she used her hands and feet, and pulled out from under Lin Guodong's arms, "The previous bottle was used up, so I just..." Lin Guodong suddenly became frustrated and angry.He turned over and sat on the edge of the bed topless, with his elbows on his knees, rubbing his face with his hands. Chen Xiao had no idea what happened. The only thing he could be sure of was that a one-night spring dinner was no longer possible.She quickly gathered up the scattered clothes on the bed and the floor, and quickly put them on. After zipping up the jeans, she saw Lin Guodong still maintaining his original posture, sitting motionless.The man who erupted like a volcano just now is like a silent glacier. He was puzzled, and even more unwilling, hesitated for a while, and tried to squeeze out a few words between his teeth: "You go." The girl felt embarrassed at first, and then, a surge of anger came to her heart: "What do you mean?" "You go." A clearer and colder sentence came from under the gray head, "Your smell is wrong." Chen Xiao was taken aback for a moment, and then humiliation and hatred were written all over his face. "You are fucking sick!" After that, she picked up her coat and backpack, put on her shoes, and slammed the door away. After three full minutes, Lin Guodong stood up slowly, scanning the messy sheets and his own clothes scattered on the floor.He looked at it motionless for a while, then got up and walked out of the bedroom. Passing through the living room, he caught a glimpse of the brand new electric pressure cooker on the gas stove in the kitchen out of the corner of his eye.Immediately afterwards, he walked to the door of the bathroom, pushed the door open and walked in. There was the toolbox on the sink.Behind the toilet, a hand saw with a wooden handle peeks out.He walked to the bathtub, opened the shower curtain, and stared at the translucent plastic covering the bottom of the bathtub. Suddenly, his breathing became rapid, and his hands clenched into fists, as if there was a balloon in his chest that was getting bigger and bigger, almost bursting his chest. Lin Guodong grabbed the plastic film, quickly crumpled it into a ball in his hand, and threw it viciously at the wall. Smoke filled the small cab.Ma Jian coughed first, and then Luo Shaohua also began to cough violently.The coughing of the two old men echoed in the cab.Finally, Ma Jian cursed and opened the skylight. "I guess this bastard is busy with his work, so he won't pay attention to the downstairs." Luo Shaohua lowered the car window, stretched out his hand to flick the cigarette butt out, and looked at his watch again. "It's been almost two hours." Luo Shaohua turned his head and asked Ma Jian, "Will you continue to wait?" Ma Jian looked at the window and thought for a while: "How about going to find out the truth?" Luo Shaohua nodded. Ma Jian leaned forward to the back seat, took out his gloves and boots and stuffed them into his pockets, weighed his baseball bat, and picked up the telescopic baton. He opened the car door and said as he got out of the car: "I'll knock on the door later, if he dares to answer the door, it means that he hasn't done anything yet. If he doesn't open the door, you unlock the door..." Suddenly, Ma Jian realized that Luo Shaohua was still sitting on the co-pilot, motionless. "Hurry up." Luo Shaohua stared ahead and was in a daze, but when he heard Ma Jian's call, he turned around as if he had been awakened. "Old Ma, what are we doing?" Luo Shaohua said in a hoarse voice, "Are we just waiting for that girl to be killed?" Ma Jian held the car door, stared at Luo Shaohua for a few seconds, and then slowly turned around. "Shaohua, there are some things that neither you nor I can stop." Ma Jian's voice revealed deep exhaustion, "What's more, it's probably too late for you to repent now." Luo Shaohua trembled, put his head on his knees, and reached out to grab his hair. "This is our only chance. After tonight, everyone will be safe." After finishing speaking, Ma Jian stood quietly by the car door, waiting for Luo Shaohua to get off the car. After a long time, Luo Shaohua sighed and stepped out of the car. "Let's go." The two of them, one in front of the other, crossed the quiet corridor of the park and walked towards the 22nd building without a sound.When I came to the door of Unit 4, I was about to open the door and go upstairs when I heard an angry shout. "stop!" Both of them were taken aback, and the voice-activated lights above their heads lit up.In the pouring down lights, Ma Jian and Luo Shaohua's faces were as white as paper, looking in horror at the dark place beyond the light. With the sound of rustling footsteps, the faces of Du Cheng and Zhang Zhenliang appeared in the shadows one by one. Du Cheng was wearing a gray-black down jacket with a blue and white hospital gown exposed at the neckline. It seemed that he had come from the hospital. "What are you going to do?" Du Cheng's waxy face was dripping with sweat, and his deep voice was mixed with severe panting, "Why are you here?" Ma Jian stared at him in a daze, and after a while he managed to utter a few words: "Why are you here?" "Ma Ju, you ask Luo Shaohua out for a drink." Zhang Zhenliang frowned, "At first I didn't care, but later I found out that the restaurant is next to the Lvzhuyuan community." Ma Jian was irritated: "Are you fucking trying to trick yourself again?" Zhang Zhenliang snorted, turned his head away, and did not answer. Du Cheng looked Ma Jian up and down, then suddenly stepped forward and pulled out a pair of gloves from his pocket. "What are you going to do, are you fucking crazy?" He pointed to the baton in Ma Jian's hand, "Execute Lin Guodong?" Ma Jian snatched the gloves with his hands: "It has nothing to do with you!" "He's crazy, are you crazy too?" Du Cheng turned to Luo Shaohua behind Ma Jianjian, "Do you know what you two are doing?" Luo Shaohua lowered his head, gritted his teeth, and said nothing. Four people stood at the entrance of the corridor, one glared at them, and the other was silent.After a few seconds, the voice-activated light quietly turned off, and then turned on again. Almost at the same time, a burst of crisp footsteps sounded in the corridor. The four of them looked into the corridor together.A young girl stood on the steps, looking at them blocking the door with a look of horror, as if she was also frightened. Du Cheng looked the girl up and down, suddenly thought of something, and turned to look at Ma Jian and Luo Shaohua. Shock.puzzled.disappointment. Both had the same expression on their faces.The difference is that Luo Shaohua seemed to let out a breath of relief. Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed in Du Cheng's mind, and he suddenly realized the real purpose of Ma Jian and Luo Shaohua's trip.Immediately, his facial features twisted, and his teeth creaked. The girl looked nervously at the four people at the door, and stepped down the steps hesitantly, trying to pass through them.Ma Jian stared at her relentlessly, as if he wanted to find the long-awaited answer in her. The girl walked over tremblingly, not daring to look at them. When she passed by Du Cheng, she shrugged her shoulders, as if she wanted to escape from these four strange men as soon as possible. Du Cheng grabbed her arm.Startled, the girl screamed. "Zhenliang, take her out!" Du Cheng still stared at Ma Jian and Luo Shaohua, and pushed the girl towards Zhang Zhenliang. Zhang Zhenliang responded, picked up the girl who kept kicking and beating, and walked out of the park. "what are you doing?" Ma Jian's complexion changed drastically, and after a low drink, he suddenly became violent, reaching out to stop Zhang Zhenliang.Unexpectedly, as soon as he got up, he was punched in the face by Du Cheng. Ma Jian was staggered and almost fell, but with Luo Shaohua's support, he managed to stand still.When he raised his head again, Du Cheng's extremely angry face was in front of him. "Ma Jian, I'll fuck your mother!" Du Cheng raised a finger and pointed at him tremblingly, "What kind of fucking policeman are you? Are you still fucking human?" Ma Jian's eyes were also red, struggling to rush over.However, Luo Shaohua hugged him tightly from behind, and Ma Jian could only wave his fists in vain, screaming at Du Cheng. "You fucking think I'm just for yourself?" Ma Jian's eyes widened, and he desperately tore at Luo Shaohua's hand on his waist, "Shaohua has been with him for twenty-two years! What about you? How long can you fucking live? Let's all have a peaceful old age—isn't it good?" "You fucking fart!" Du Cheng pointed out of the park, "That's a person! A real person! In order to achieve your goal, let that girl..." "Stop it!" Luo Shaohua roared, and then burst into tears. Among the entangled three people, the desolate cry of an old man seemed very abrupt.Du Cheng stopped yelling, and Ma Jian stopped struggling. "Don't hit me..." Luo Shaohua's face was full of tears, "It's all my fault, it's my fault..." The hands around Ma Jian's waist fell limply.Ma Jian straightened up, looked silently at Luo Shaohua who was twitching from crying, stretched out a hand, and pressed it on his shoulder. Du Cheng was also speechless, looking at the two policemen who were once as strong as lions but now as fragile as old dogs, the sadness in his heart couldn't be added. "Let's go." After a long time, Du Changchang let out a long sigh, "Just pretend that what happened today never happened." Ma Jian turned to look at him with a complicated expression.Finally, he nodded, supported Luo Shaohua who was still crying, and staggered towards the off-road vehicle. Watching the Honda CRV disappear into the darkness, Du Cheng stood there for a while, then looked up at the window of room 501.The lights were still on, and the thick cloth curtains were motionless.Presumably Lin Guodong was unaware of the fierce conflict downstairs. Go to sleep, go to sleep.The lines at the corners of Du Cheng's mouth became hard and cold.You won't be able to enjoy such a peaceful night for a few days. Zhang Zhenliang and the girl were sitting in the Chaoshan restaurant.Seeing Du Cheng coming in, Zhang Zhenliang got up to meet him. "I asked in the store, and the answer was impeccable." Zhang Zhenliang pouted at the cashier and whispered, "It seems that Ma Jian has arranged it very carefully." Du Cheng hummed, and turned his attention to the nervous girl: "What's the situation with her?" "Her name is Chen Xiao, and she works in a translation company." Zhang Zhenliang smiled, "It's the one Lin Guodong works for." "Oh?" Du Cheng raised his eyebrows, "They know each other?" "Yes. Chen Xiao didn't get off work until after nine o'clock tonight. Later, he met Lin Guodong and was invited to his house for dinner." Zhang Zhenliang's smile gradually faded, "I don't know how Ma Jian found out about this line. However, his judgment is very accurate .Lin Guodong definitely did not 'encounter' Chen Xiao, maybe..." He paused: "Maybe Lin Guodong really wanted to kill someone tonight." Du Cheng thought for a while, nodded, and walked straight to Chen Xiao. The girl was drinking water, and when she saw Du Cheng approaching, she became even more nervous, and could hardly hold onto the glass. Sitting opposite Chen Xiao, Du Cheng first smiled at her: "Sorry, I was rude just now." The girl looked at him, noncommittal. "We are the police." "Well, I know." Chen Xiao said, "Officer Zhang told me just now." "Okay, Zhenliang talked to you just now, and I won't go around in circles." Du Cheng looked directly into Chen Xiao's eyes, "What's your relationship with Lin Guodong?" Chen Xiao's face turned red: "Ordinary colleague relationship." "Ordinary colleagues, would you go to his house for dinner late at night?" "Coincidentally." Chen Xiao twisted his body uncomfortably, "I met by chance downstairs in the company after get off work." Du Cheng stared at her for a few seconds: "What did he do to you?" "I didn't do anything, I just ate." Chen Xiao raised his glass to drink water, and suddenly choked. Du Cheng lit a cigarette and calmly looked at Chen Xiao who was coughing continuously until the other person's breathing eased. "If it's just for eating," Du Cheng pointed to her left foot, "as for taking off the socks?" Chen Xiao was taken aback, and looked down, and found a section of brown and white sock sticking out between the bottom of the jeans and the sneakers. "You put your socks on backwards." Du Cheng looked at her calmly, "Tell me, what's going on?" Chen Xiao looked very embarrassed, and after muttering for a long time, he said in a low voice: "We... how should I put it, I don't know what kind of relationship it belongs to." She looked up at Du Cheng, but the old policeman made a gesture to continue without responding. "Mr. Lin is nice to me. I know he is interested in me. But, I refused." Chen Xiao lowered his head and fiddled with his fingers. "We met by chance after get off work today. I think it must be fate." Du Cheng snorted silently. "My boyfriend is not around, and I usually live alone." Chen Xiao smiled wryly, "So, it's good to have someone who loves me." "You have already..." "No." Chen Xiao flatly denied it, and his expression became even more embarrassed, "It turned out...it was possible. Later, for some reason, he stopped." "Oh?" "Hmm." The girl frowned, with a confused expression, "He seems to say...my smell is wrong." Du Cheng was stunned for a moment.A few seconds later, he jumped up, grabbed Chen Xiao's collar across the table, and leaned over to smell it. The girl was startled, and instinctively hid back: "What are you doing?" "Do you usually wear perfume?" Du Cheng looked serious, "What brand do you use?" "'Madame Butterfly'—a gift from my boyfriend." Chen Xiao was both surprised and frightened, "I ran out of it, so I changed it today." Du Cheng stopped talking, smoked a cigarette in silence, and then said in a low voice, "I see, I'll take you back later." He raised his hand to call Zhang Zhenliang, and asked him to take Chen Xiao home.Zhang Zhenliang agreed and motioned for the girl to follow him. Chen Xiao stood up, took a few steps, turned around again, and asked hesitantly, "Officer, Lin Guodong..." Du Cheng was staring at the desktop in a daze. Hearing her question, he thought for a while and said word by word: "Girl, don't contact him again." Looking at the girl's surprised face, he added: "Tonight, you saved your life."