Chapter 3 Three, the second

Ji Zhonghai has been paying attention to the bizarre death of Tong Daxing. One and a half months have passed, and the case has made no progress.There is no doubt that Tong Daxing died of spontaneous combustion. The doubts are the huge sum of 100,000 yuan in his pocket of unknown origin, and the coincidence of the huge sum of money and his bizarre death.Qin Qiaoju said that Tong Daxing once said that he would go to a "fire" or "stone" company to receive the award, so they asked the Zhengzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau to investigate all companies that involved the word "fire". This task was very difficult, because Qin Qiaoju did not Without saying what type of company it is, the Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau had to conduct a comprehensive investigation: stores, sales companies, advertising companies... There are a total of 231 companies related to "fire", but there is no "fire stone", "fire jade" or similar The name.

Ji Zhonghai sometimes thinks with a wry smile that such an aimless and massive investigation may have only one effect: to scare the suspect away and never show up again. This situation continued until the beginning of September.Late that night, Ji Zhonghai received a call from Lu Ziyue. From his urgent tone, Ji Zhonghai had a premonition that the case had made significant progress.Lu Ziyue told him that he received an urgent notice from the Provincial Bureau that another death due to spontaneous combustion was discovered in a small hotel in the Huangshan Scenic Area of ​​Anhui!The protagonist is still from Xibai County, named Chen Lian. He is traveling and getting married with his new wife. His wife is Ge Xiaobai, who is also from Xibai.

Ji Zhonghai interrupted him impatiently: "Is Ge Xiaobai dead? Ge Xiaobai is not dead?" Lu Zi said with certainty: "Yes, Ge Xiaobai is still alive, and he is a rare witness. The bureau and the city bureau asked us to rush to Huangshan immediately!" When answering the phone, Ji Zhonghai was already fully dressed, and his heart was full of excitement before the battle.There is no need to doubt this time. The two spontaneous combustions were both from Xibo, so there must be something famous in it!Of course, when he came to this unquestionable conclusion, he still had a lot of doubts in his heart-if there is a reason here, it means that the two "spontaneous combustion deaths" were not natural, but man-made.But which person has this supernatural power and can fake the scene seamlessly?It was simply not human work, but magic or witchcraft.

Fortunately, the second death left a living witness, which is too precious!Ji Zhonghai reported the situation to the leaders of the county bureau, and suggested that they temporarily block the news of Chen Lian and Ge Xiaobai's family, but immediately implement monitoring to see if they can find any suspicious clues. Early the next morning, Ji Zhonghai rode a motorcycle to Beiyang. Before leaving, he went to Chen Lian's house according to the address given by the county bureau. together.There was a brand-new big red happy letter on the door, and Chen Lian's mother was going out to buy groceries with a basket of vegetables, chatting loudly with her neighbors.The neighbor asked when the young couple would come back. Mother Chen said it was early, and she answered the phone the day before yesterday. They arrived in Huangshan, and they would go to Wuxi, Suzhou, Guilin, Hainan... The neighbor said how much it would cost, and Mother Chen said with a smile : I don’t care how much money is spent. I manage their weddings and travels. They save their own money.

Afraid of attracting the attention of the Chen family, Ji Zhonghai boarded his motorcycle and left without stopping.At that time, these conversations did not arouse Ji Zhonghai's vigilance.He thought that young people would receive presents when they get married, and usually they would receive a gift of ten thousand and eight thousand. Adding in the savings they usually save, it would be almost enough to cover the expenses of their wedding trip. Ji Zhonghai and Lu Ziyue rushed to Huangshan in the afternoon by the city bureau's car, and the driver was Xiao Zhang.Lao Liu from the Huangshan Public Security Bureau accompanied them to the "Wild Lily" hotel.It is located in a small valley at the entrance of Huangshan Mountain. The environment is very elegant. The houses are surrounded by dense bamboos, and the odd-shaped pines overlook from the half-hillside.A little squirrel poked its head out of the needles and looked at them ghostly. As soon as they approached, the squirrel disappeared.Ji Zhonghai has never been to Huangshan Mountain, and he is full of praise for the scenery of Huangshan Mountain.But he found that he didn't see a forest bird along the way, and he didn't hear a bird call!Da Liu said it was true, too many tourists frightened the birds away.Those who come to appreciate the beauty of Huangshan are actually destroyers of nature.

"Wild Lily" is a private hotel. As soon as he entered the door, Lu Ziyue "smelled" the smell, the same smell as the Beiyang Station Hotel. It smelled burnt, with a bit of sweetness, which made people feel tired.The atmosphere here was the same as there: the travelers were all watching from a distance, chattering in low voices.Although it has been more than a day since the person died, there is still a sense of fear on their faces.The proprietress is a big man, and she has been chattering after Lao Liu as soon as he entered the door. "Our family is in bad luck this year! It's the peak tourist season, and there's a thunderstorm in the sky. If he disturbs the work, how many customers will be affected! Comrade Liu, the hotel is not responsible at all, they have a marriage certificate ah."

Old Liu was tired of hearing this: "Stop gossiping, and bring the comrades from Henan to see the scene!" The room where the deceased lived was the most advanced room in the hotel. The entrance is the living room, with fresh fruits on the coffee table and a gold-plated chandelier above the head. Further inside is a spacious bedroom and bathroom with a telephone and a 29-inch color TV. An extra large double bed.The beds were still in their original state, with towels piled in disorder beside the bed, and men's and women's obscene clothes thrown on the waxed floor.Old Liu gently lifted the towel quilt, revealing a bed full of gray and white broken bones, a skull separated from the chest, lying alone on the side.The proprietress kept chanting to the Buddha and said, "You've committed a crime, you've committed a crime."

Lu Zi said to Ji Zhonghai and said, "That's it, it's exactly the same as in the Beiyang Hotel. The flesh and skin of the deceased were all burnt, but the surrounding clothes and bedding were basically undamaged." Old Liu led the two to look at the closet, Men's and women's clothes hung in the closet, all newly bought high-end fashion.Lao Liu explained that the injured woman was sent to the hospital naked wrapped in a towel, so all her clothes were here.I found their ID cards in their pockets and suitcases, as well as train tickets (soft sleepers) from Xibai to Luoyang, Zhengzhou and Wuhan, and ferry tickets from Wuhan to Huangshan (second-class cabin). A small pile of native products and some gold and silver jewelry, there are tourist tickets everywhere.It is roughly estimated that the young couple has spent more than 30,000 yuan on this trip.Ji Zhonghai was suddenly touched and asked:

"How much cash do you have left?" "There is not much cash left, but they have a Peony Gold Card, and there is still 60,000 on the card." Ji Zhonghai asked closely: "Have you seen how much money was initially charged on the card?" "I've seen it. The full 100,000 is credited on September 2. Then 30,000 and 10,000 will be withdrawn on September 3 and 6 respectively." 100,000!Ji Zhonghai and Lu Ziyue looked at each other and nodded tacitly.The two deceased both died of extremely rare human spontaneous combustion, and both received a huge sum of 100,000 yuan before their death.Now, even a fool would know that the similarities between the two were no coincidence.

This must be a big case, more precisely, it is likely to be a part of a big case that has surfaced.Old Liu also saw the doorway, and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?" Lu Zi said briefly, "Another death case in Xibai County is exactly the same as here. You call the waiter who was there at that time, and we will ask." The waiter on duty last night, surnamed Niu, was forty-one or two years old, with short hair, and looked quite shrewd.She traced the circumstances of the deceased in detail. "The young couple moved in the day before yesterday. They were very happy. They spent money like running water. They lived in the highest-level room, bought things in big bags, and even reserved a table for dinner in a nearby restaurant. I heard a woman persuade her husband by chance, saying that spending too much money is too expensive. Too much, the man said, anyway, it’s not our money, spend it all before going back! (Ji Zhonghai quickly writes down in his notebook: It’s not his own money) The young man is full of energy, climbed the mountain for a day, and spent the night in bed. Yesterday morning I went to deliver boiled water, but no one answered when I knocked on the door. When I opened the door, I saw two naked people twisted together, sleeping soundly. I put the water bottle on the table and hurried away. Last night at 9:00 I went to deliver again boiling water……"

Old Liu interrupted suddenly: "Are you going to deliver boiled water at 9 o'clock at night?" The waiter surnamed Niu blushed, his expression was very embarrassed, and he was speechless.Ji Zhonghai hurriedly pulled Lao Liu, motioning him not to ask any further questions.Needless to say, delivering boiled water at 9 o'clock at night is an excuse. Generally, hotels deliver once in the morning and at noon.But the person surnamed Niu definitely did not commit crimes last night.She must have been unable to resist the temptation, wanting to run into the scene in the morning again. This kind of intention is not bright, but it is not particularly dirty, after all, people have seven emotions and six desires.Old Liu also realized this, and waved his hand in disgust: "Don't care about your business, let's go on!" The man surnamed Niu blushed and said, "When I went in, the two of them were fast asleep again, and they were still naked. In the morning, Sergeant Chen asked me if the man was alive at that time. I said yes, I saw it with my own eyes. The man's arm was moving. I put the tea bottle away, and when I closed the door, I looked back and saw the fire!" The cattle waiter fell back to the scene last night, his eyes widened in fear, and his body trembled: "A bright light! It's very strange, very bright, and very soft, with a bit of a miserable green background. That strong light... How should I put it, it seems to be wrapped in some kind of transparent shell, which is a human-shaped shell. The strong light lasted for a few seconds, and my eyes were dazzled. When I rubbed my eyes, the man had become charred black Burnt black. I heard the woman wake up, probably from the pain of being roasted by the fire. She screamed and pushed the man hard. I heard the sound of Kaba Kaba, the man's bones were crushed, It has become what it is now. God, how could a person burn out so quickly, was he really caught by Tianlong?" "Is that girl seriously injured?" "It's not serious," Lao Liu replied, "This thing is really weird. The man was burned to ashes, but the woman was basically unscathed." He took out a few photos from his pocket, which were taken by the forensic doctor for Ge Xiaobai.In the photo, two nurses are pressing hard on Ge Xiaobai, who is naked and insane. Her abdomen and neck have a few scorching marks from burning.Old Liu asked: "Are you going to see Ge Xiaobai? It's useless to go, she's already gone out of her mind, she just yelled: Fire from the sky? Fire from the sky?" Lu Ziyue discussed with Ji Zhonghai and said, "In this case, we will not go to the hospital for the time being. The waiter's testimony is enough. We want to calm down and study the physical evidence left by the deceased." Lao Liu entertained the two of them for a simple meal and left them in a secret room in the Public Security Bureau.At night, they checked the deceased's sundries in detail and found nothing suspicious.From the tickets, the young couple visited Luoyang Baima Temple, Guanlin, and Longmen Grottoes; Zhengzhou Yellow River Tourist Area, Wuhan East Lake, Yellow Crane Tower, Guqin Terrace, and took a boat from Wuhan to Huangshan.It is worth noting that they set off from Beiyang City on August 30th, but deposited 100,000 yuan on the Peony Gold Card on September 2nd, and deposited it in Zhengzhou.This shows that what the first deceased Tong Daxing said about going to Zhengzhou to receive the award was not fabricated!The most valuable evidence is the phone book in Chen Lian's coat, which contains more than 100 phone numbers.It's a pity that his memory is messy, he didn't indicate the area code, and some didn't even remember the name, which added a lot of difficulties to the investigation work. Most of the numbers are 7 digits and start with 9 characters, so they are naturally the numbers of Xibai County.Ji Zhonghai and the area code of Beiyang tried to dial two times. Yes, the people who answered the phone were all from Xibai, and they all knew Chen Lian or Ge Xiaobai, and they knew that they had gone on a trip to get married and hadn't come back yet.Some numbers start with 3 characters, probably the number of Beiyang City.They also added the area code of Beiyang and made a few trial calls. Those who answered the phone either knew Chen Lian, or they were public institutions (shopping malls, post offices).There is a line of numbers that is more suspicious, the handwriting is very sloppy, and only Ms. He is written next to it.They first added the area code 0377 to call: "I want to find Miss He." The other party was a man with a rough voice: "Miss He. You must have dialed the wrong number. There is no Miss He here." "Excuse me, are you..." "The Yellow Cattle Farm! Beiyang City Yellow Cattle Breeding Farm!" Lu Ziyue repeatedly apologized and hung up the phone. He and Ji Zhonghai looked at each other and said in unison, "Dial 0371! The area code of Zhengzhou!" They added the area code of Zhengzhou and dialed, and there was a sweet girl's voice: "This is the Tianhuo Creative Studio. Excuse me, is there anything we can do for you?" Skyfire!Lu Zi said that Gordon felt in his heart, and he gestured to Ji Zhonghai, which meant that there was something going on here.He then asked, "I want to find Miss He." "My surname is He, sir..." Lu Ziyue covered the microphone, exchanged an excited look with Lao Ji, and said in a low voice: "Tianhuo Creative Room, Miss He!" Ji Zhonghai rolled his eyes and quickly wrote a line on the paper: Skyfire Creative Room - Fire Jade! Lu Ziyue suddenly realized that what Qin Qiaoju said about "fire jade" is the homonym of the three characters "fire", "meaning" and "shi". It seems that they want to dig out the root of the "100,000 yuan prize" up!But at the same time, he couldn't help muttering in his heart. After hearing Miss He's short conversation, his intuition told him that this "Tianhuo Creative Studio" didn't look like a gangster organization.Now, how to proceed?After a little hesitation, he decided to impersonate Chen Lian: "Ms. He, hello. I'm Chen Lian. Chen Lian, Ge Xiaobai, do you remember?" "Of course I remember. Congratulations again for winning a grand prize of 100,000 yuan. Have a good honeymoon." Sure enough, they were the ones who awarded the grand prize. The case went so smoothly, Lu Ziyue couldn't help but say, "Very good, our trip went well." "What's the matter, Mr. Chen?" Lu Ziyue quickly made up an answer: "I want to thank Miss He again. When we go back and pass by Zhengzhou, I want to visit your company again and give you a little gift." "Thank you, this is what we should do, goodbye." Putting down the phone, the two of them thumped each other's shoulders, joyous beyond measure.Unexpectedly, Lao Gen, the winner of the 100,000 yuan prize, was found so smoothly!Of course, it is too early to say what kind of criminal organization "Skyfire Creative Room" is.They are likely to be used by others, but finding "Skyfire" is finally a big progress.At least two of them firmly believed: first, the huge prize of 100,000 yuan must be related to the two bizarre deaths; Lu Ziyue reported to the Beiyang Public Security Bureau and asked them to report to the Provincial Bureau to quickly monitor the "Tianhuo Creative Room".They called Lao Liu again and explained the situation. Lao Liu was also very happy: "So smooth? It's too smooth." Lu Zi said: "We plan to return to Zhengzhou tomorrow morning, and I will entrust you with the matter here. Please Huangshan Public Security Bureau treat Ge Xiaobai as soon as possible, and notify the patient's family. As for Chen Lian's death, keep the family secret for the time being, so as not to be in the hospital. There's another wave of fear in Siber." "Leave tomorrow? Let's stop for a day, Lao Ji hasn't seen Huangshan yet." "I don't have that life, forget it, if you have entered the gate of Huangshan, you will have visited Huangshan." At night, lying in the small building of the Huangshan Guest House, listening to the waves of pines and the gurgling water outside the window.Ji Zhonghai has been feeling restless.He said: "Lao Lu, I have a hunch that something big is going to happen, there will be great tribulation." Lao Lu laughed at him, are you worried that the sky will burn on you?I heard that the sky fire starts from the Yongquan acupoint, let me look at the Yongquan acupoint on the sole of your foot, see if there is anything unusual, bah bah, stinky feet! After 20 years, your stinky feet are still so stinky! Tianhuo Creative Studio is located in a small alley on XX Road in Zhengzhou. The door is a banner of official script. Under the official script, a group of blue and white flames burn on the background of the universe.The front of the creative room is very small, only half a room, facing a computer and a printer, there are not many other equipment.There is a table at the door, and a couple of young people are lying on the table, eating instant noodles and mustard.The innermost one is a small bed, and the quilts are piled up in disorder. Chief Pang Ke of the Municipal Bureau led Lu Ziyue and Ji Zhonghai in.When the young couple saw the customer, they quickly pushed aside their jobs and came up to them. It seems that they are both people who are used to staying up late, with blue eye sockets, a thin figure, and casual clothes. The man wears shorts and vests, and the woman wears Skirts and off-the-shoulder outfits.Lu Zi said: "Excuse me, are you Miss He?" The girl said in sweet Mandarin: "Yes, my surname is He, sir, please sit down." "This one..." "His surname is Jiang, and he is my fiancé." Chief Pang Ke showed his police ID.Xiao Jiang and Ms. He knew that it was not a client who came, and the enthusiasm in their eyes faded a little, but they still entertained warmly. They invited the three of them to sit down and brought out three glasses of Coke.Ji Zhonghai had been quietly staring into the depths of the two's eyes, where he found no fear or guarded expressions. Chief Pang said in a casual chattering tone: "These are two comrades from the county. I want to know something about it. What is the main business of your creative office?" Xiao Jiang flicked her long hair back and explained: "Creativity is to come up with an idea for thousands of people who want to get rich—but all of our ideas are righteous. In the 21st century, what is the greatest wealth? No. Money is human wisdom and creativity. British sci-fi writer Clark once imagined using geosynchronous satellites to complete intercontinental communication, and this idea became a reality five years later. It is a pity that Mr. Clark did not apply for a patent, otherwise he would become a Billionaires. Therefore, Xiao He and I set up this creative room, hoping to use our own brains to make others and ourselves rich." Ji Zhonghai interjected: "I want to ask, why did you choose such a name? Tianhuo, the fire in the sky." Xiao Jiang looked at Ms. He, and Ms. He stood behind him, grabbed his neck and smiled, "I named it because I read a science fiction novel written by a Chinese author when I was young, and the name was 'Tianhuo'. Write about a talented young man suppressed by the Cultural Revolution, in order to explore the truth, he disassembled his body and searched for the fire in the sky. Regardless of whether the novel is good or bad, anyway, I was deeply moved. Therefore, Xiao Jiang and I discussed the idea of When the office was named, I chose this name." She smiled triumphantly: "Xiao Jiang said that I am a lucky general, thanks to my name, several big business deals after the establishment of the company are related to it!" "Really? Tell me." Xiao Jiang held Xiao He's hand and said: "Xiao He is right. After we set up the creative room, we found that this kind of thinking might be too far ahead. The business was slow for half a year, and it was almost impossible to maintain it. Until one day, We suddenly received a call, and the other party said: Are you Tianhuo Creative Studio? Tianhuo, the fire of the sky, the fire of God. This name is very good. Because of this name, I invite you to do two deals." Lu Zi said, "When did this happen?" "One year ago, specifically April 13 last year." Lu Zi said nodded: "Please continue to talk, what business does the other party ask you to do?" Xiao Jiang widened her eyes and said: "This kind of business is too favorable, so we are still wondering until now. The other party claims to be Wu Ming, which is obviously a pseudonym, which is a homonym for "Anonymous". Give us a guarantee fee of 20,000 yuan, let us maintain the company. Then, when we receive the notice, we will receive a huge sum of 100,000 yuan at the same time, which will be distributed to the designated person as a bonus, and we can additionally Get 30% remuneration. This year, the company has lived on his compensation and business expenses." "Are all the recipients from Xibai County, Beiyang City?" Xiao Jiang looked at Ji Zhonghai in surprise, and said with certainty: "That's right, Mr. Wu only gave the phone number and name. From the phone number, they are all from Xibai County, Beiyang City. We are also very surprised why he frequently Giving big prizes to Xibai people? Xiao He and I speculate that he must be from Xibai himself, he may have done something wrong to his hometown, and now he has made a fortune, and wants to make compensation to his hometown in this way.” Ji Zhonghai hurriedly asked: "You said, 'Frequently give awards to Xibai people', how many times have you given out?" "5 times." Lu Zi said and Ji Zhonghai asked at the same time: "5 times?" "Yes, 5 times." Xiao Jiang couldn't understand why the two were so excited. He began to realize that these prize distributions might be related to a certain case, so he began to be cautious in his answers. "Is there a distribution list?" "Yes, four people have been sent out, and the fifth prize has not arrived yet, so I haven't been notified yet." Xiao Jiang said affirmatively, and nuzzled Xiao He. Miss He looked at her fiancé full of doubts, got up and went to the cabinet to get it. list.Ji Zhonghai suddenly felt dry in his mouth and tight in his throat, and a premonition that had been floating in his mind for the past few days came again.He always felt that the investigation these past few days was too smooth, and there must be some kind of disaster or setback waiting for them. As for what it was, he didn't know. Lu Ziyue saw his nervousness and nudged him lightly. Ms. He brought the list and spread it out in front of the two of them. The five names were arranged vertically, and the first four names had been crossed with a red pen.This detail made Ji Zhonghai's scalp explode: It's so annoying, they ticked off with red letters!This is reminiscent of the court's death penalty announcement or the book of life and death in the Palace of Hades.Tong Daxing's name was placed first, followed by Chen Lian; he didn't see the third and fourth names clearly, because a familiar name in the fifth place attracted his attention.He felt that his eyes were dark, and he fixed his eyes and looked again. Yes, it was still the very familiar name: Ji Lingling!