The name of the deceased mentioned by He Qingqing was Shi Lei.
Shi Lei is dead!
After being stunned for a while, Qiao Liang finally came to his senses and said in shock: "Shi Lei, how could he..."
Qiao Liang would never have thought that something would happen to Shi Lei suddenly, and he could not accept this reality for a while.
"I don't know either. I called him in the evening and he didn't answer. I just called him again. This time it was his brother who answered the phone. He told me that Shi Lei was dead." He Qingqing said with a tearful voice.
"How could this happen? Wasn't Shi Lei fine during the day?" Qiao Liang's head was in confusion for a moment. Too many things happened today. Qiao Liang is still confused now. The key point is
He had seen Shi Lei during the day, and he was still a lively person. But now He Qingqing called him to tell him that Shi Lei was dead. Qiao Liang was stunned, even though
He was not very familiar with Shi Lei, but when he heard such news, he was filled with shock.
"I don't know what happened. His brother's voice was very noisy. He just told me that Shi Lei was dead, and then hung up the phone in a hurry." He Qingqing's voice was hoarse.
Dumb, almost crying, "County Magistrate Qiao, I... I want to rush to Shi Lei's hometown in the countryside now, can you come with me..."
Qiao Liang heard He Qingqing say before that although Shi Lei's parents have a house in the city, they often live in their hometown in the countryside.
"Okay, where are you now? I'll pick you up, let's leave now." Qiao Liang knew that it was not safe for a woman like He Qingqing to drive to the countryside late at night. Last night
The experience of meeting the wolf was still fresh in his mind, and Qiao Liang was not worried about He Qingqing driving to the countryside alone at night.
He Qingqing was now in the county compound. After Qiao Liang heard this, he asked He Qingqing to wait where he was and then drove back.
At the gate of the county compound, Qiao Liang picked up He Qingqing, who had already walked out and was waiting at the gate, and immediately drove to the rural pastoral area.
Through the dim light in the car, Qiao Liang saw He Qingqing's eyes were red. Qiao Liang didn't know how to comfort him at this moment. He knew that Shi Lei and He Qingqing were in love.
Xiao, the friendship between the two was very deep. Now that Shi Lei died suddenly, the blow to He Qingqing can be imagined.
After leaving the city, there were gradually fewer cars on the road. Qiao Liang also gradually accelerated his speed. He headed to the rural pastoral area. There was a section of the road that passed through the deserted Gobi beach.
, Driving at night is still a bit dangerous. While it is not too late now, Qiao Liang hopes to drive faster and pass that section of road as soon as possible.
"County Magistrate Qiao, there is no need to drive so fast. It won't take long. Driving at night is dangerous. Safety comes first." He Qingqing said with red eyes.
"It's okay. It's late at night, there are no cars on the road, and the road conditions in this section are better. It'll be okay if you drive faster," Qiao Liang said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Qiao Liang's cell phone placed on the center console of the car rang again. Qiao Liang glanced at the caller ID. It was Ma Yuanxiang calling, and Qiao Liang picked up the call.
"Qiao...Qiao Liang, are you convenient now? I...I have stewed some nourishing soup and want to send it to you." On the other end of the phone, Ma Yuanxiang was a little nervous.
I'm still not used to calling Qiao Liang's name, so I stutter a bit.
"Thank you, but I'm not in the county now, and I probably won't be able to come back tonight. You'd better drink this soup by yourself," Qiao Liang said.
"Oh, okay then." Ma Yuanxiang said a little disappointed.
After talking to Ma Yuanxiang for a few words, Qiao Liang focused on driving and hung up the phone in a hurry. He didn't have the time to notice anything different about Ma Yuanxiang at the moment.
Next to him, He Qingqing was sitting quietly without speaking. Normally, she would have teased which beauty was going to bring soup to Qiao Liang, but now, He Qingqing felt sad in her heart.
I am full of hurts and I am not in the mood to gossip.
At around nine o'clock in the evening, Qiao Liang and He Qingqing finally arrived at Shi Lei's hometown in the pastoral area. Shi Lei's hometown was a small two-story brick building, although the decoration was extremely ordinary.
, but in the pastoral area, such family conditions are already considered very good. At this moment, Shi Lei's house is full of people, including neighbors, as well as relatives and friends of Shi Lei's family.
Friends, after hearing that Shi Lei passed away, they all came over to help with the funeral arrangements.
He Qingqing and Qiao Liang entered the house and heard crying coming from the back room. They were Shi Lei's parents. When they came here, He Qingqing's footsteps softened and she almost collapsed. Qiao Liang
Liang quickly supported the other party.
"Director He, be strong, we can't cause trouble to the Shi Lei family at this time." Qiao Liang said softly to He Qingqing.
When He Qingqing heard this, she nodded, bit her lip, and told herself to be strong.
"Uncle and aunt." He Qingqing walked towards Shi Lei's parents.
"Xiao Qing, Lei Zi..." Shi Lei's mother choked up and was speechless when she saw He Qingqing.
"Auntie, Shi Lei is gone. You and your uncle should take care of your health..." He Qingqing couldn't help but shed tears.
While He Qingqing was talking to Shi Lei's parents, Qiao Liang walked to the bed and placed Shi Lei's body on it.
Qiao Liang looked at Shi Lei's body and frowned. He saw that there were bruises everywhere on Shi Lei's body. There was even a blood hole on his head and there were faint traces of blood. The body must have been wiped.
After passing by, all the blood stains on it had been wiped clean, and only some blood stains could be seen. The scene in front of him made Qiao Liang deeply moved.
Deeply confused.
Quietly walking to He Qingqing's side, Qiao Liang touched He Qingqing's arm and nuzzled at Shi Lei's body.
He Qingqing didn't understand at first. He walked to Shi Lei's body and took a look. He Qingqing was stunned and suppressed the sadness in her heart. He Qingqing turned to look at Shi Lei's father.
Mother: "Uncle and aunt, Shi Lei, he is..."
"Leizi fell from a cliff." Shi Lei's mother cried, her eyes red, "I'm sorry for my Leizi, not a single part of his body was healed from the fall."
When Qiao Liang heard this, he felt confused and couldn't help but ask: "How could Shi Lei fall off the cliff when he was fine? He is an adult and not a child.
It’s not like you were walking carelessly, is there any other hidden reason here?”
"The people from the institute came here just now. They said that Shi Lei accidentally slipped and stepped on a rock that collapsed." Shi Lei's father replied, as a man
, he was still strong and did not cry, but his tears could not be controlled. "When he was discovered, our Leizi had no energy left."
When Qiao Liang heard that the people at the police station had come to a conclusion, he nodded and said nothing more.
The atmosphere in the room was a bit stuffy, so Qiao Liang turned around and walked out.
There was a lot of noise in the yard outside. Some of the villagers who came to help with the funeral arrangements had already gathered together to play cards.
Qiao Liang walked alone to the car outside and sat down, thinking about Shi Lei's sudden and unexpected death. No matter how he thought about it, he felt something was wrong.
The night in the northwest was very cold. Although Qiao Liang was in the car at this time, he still felt a chill that penetrated his heart.
Qiao Liang looked at the deep night sky outside the car, frowning in thought. At this time, his heart was extremely uneasy.
A living life disappeared like this, which made Qiao Liang feel hurt and uneasy at the same time.
The sound of the door opening interrupted Qiao Liang's thoughts. He Qingqing opened the door and got into the passenger seat.
"Are Shi Lei's parents feeling okay?" Qiao Liang asked casually.
"How can it be better? If you raise such a big son, you will be gone. Moreover, Shi Lei is still their favorite son and the most promising one. Now suddenly
It's hard for the two old people to accept that he died." He Qingqing wiped her tears.
"Hey, the dead are gone, the living can only be strong." Qiao Liang sighed.
He Qingqing nodded and said sadly: "Fortunately, Shi Lei is not their only son, otherwise the two elders would really..."
He Qingqing was so sad that she didn't say anything further. It's still hard for her to accept this result and she doesn't believe that Shi Lei died suddenly like this.
"Director He, I always feel that this is a bit weird." Qiao Liang took out a cigarette and lit it.
"What does County Magistrate Qiao suspect?" He Qingqing turned to look at Qiao Liang.
"I can't tell. I just think it's weird, and maybe I can't accept it for a while. After all, when I saw Shi Lei during the day, he was fine, but at night he suddenly
"It's too sudden to say that everyone is gone." Qiao Liang took a puff of cigarette.
"It was so sudden, I still can't believe it." He Qingqing burst into tears again.
"Director He, go inside and ask if anyone knows where Shi Lei fell to his death. Take us there to have a look." After a moment of silence, Qiao Liang suddenly said.
"Ah?" He Qingqing looked at Qiao Liang in surprise, "Mr. Qiao, it's so late at night, do you want to visit the place where the incident happened?"
"Well, I want to go over and take a look." Qiao Liang nodded.
"Okay, I'll go in and ask." He Qingqing nodded.
He Qingqing went in for about seven or eight minutes, and soon came out with a middle-aged man. Qiao Liang looked at the man a few times and found that he was somewhat similar to Shi Lei.
"County Magistrate Qiao, he is Shi Lei's brother, and he is willing to take us to the scene to have a look." He Qingqing said.
"Okay, I'm sorry to trouble you. It's so late and I have to make a hard trip for you." Qiao Liang thanked me.
"It's okay, no trouble." Shi Lei's brother shook his head. After getting in the car, he said nothing except giving directions, his expression a little dull.
The car drove along the dirt road in the township for about 20 minutes and came to a small cliff. Because the car could not go up, Shi Lei's brother took Qiao Liang and He Qingqing to climb up on foot.
It was late at night in the mountains and the road was difficult to walk at night, so many people turned on their mobile phone flashlights.
It took about ten minutes to climb up the cliff. Shi Lei's brother pointed to a place and said, "This is it."
Hearing this, Qiao Liang walked to the place where he fell from the cliff and looked down. He took a small flashlight and looked down. The height here was not very high, but if a person fell, it would be very dangerous.
It was really annoying, especially when Qiao Liang saw that there were all large and small stones scattered underneath. If a person fell and hit a random stone on his head, it would basically be a sexual injury.
His life is in danger, but there is nothing nearby. Why is Shi Lei here?
"When was the specific time of Shi Lei's accident?" Qiao Liang turned to look at Shi Lei's brother.
"I don't know. It was around six o'clock when Leizi was discovered. He was not angry at that time. When we arrived, Leizi's body was all over the place.
It's stiff, so he didn't necessarily fall at that time, it should have been earlier." Shi Lei's brother replied.
Hearing this, Qiao Liang nodded and asked, "What is Shi Lei doing here?"
"No one knows about this. Only Leizi knows it, but now he has..." Shi Lei's brother said in a sad voice, trying to control his emotions.
"Director He, what do you think?" Qiao Liang looked at He Qingqing and asked.
"I...my mind is still in a mess right now, I don't know." He Qingqing shook her head.
Qiao Liang frowned and became more and more confused. There was nothing on this small cliff. What was Shi Lei doing here? Did he come up alone or with someone else?
