178, Dark Forest [Five Thousand Words Monthly Pass]
"Lu Weiwei, didn't I tell you to stay outside and see if Hu Mengyao came back? Why are you here?"
"Old Wang, don't be impatient, look who is behind me?" Lu Weiwei gave up her position without any haste, and then waved to the door: "Come in quickly."
Then Bai Xiaolan walked in with a microphone...
"Uh, I'm not saying that you are a reporter. Please give me some permission." Lu Weiwei was a little embarrassed and continued to wave: "Come in quickly."
At this time, a tall girl with short hair wearing a crew vest walked in. After looking at the surrounding environment, her eyes quickly fell on Gu Chen.
"Are you looking for me?" the girl asked.
Officer Wang and Gu Chen looked at each other, feeling that the girl in front of them was obviously much more mature than Hu Mengyao, who was wearing school uniform in the photo.
But no matter from the facial features or appearance, Gu Chen was sure that the person standing in front of him was Hu Mengyao, the failed girl that Wu Qi had been looking for.
"Are you Hu Mengyao?" Gu Chen asked.
The girl shook her short hair and said: "Actually, after staying in the south for a long time, everyone likes to follow the southern custom and call me Ayao. The name Hu Mengyao is rarely mentioned, so few people know it."
Officer Wang still looked very alert: "Are you really Hu Mengyao from Jiangbei? Do you know that everyone in Jiangnan City is looking for you?"
Hu Mengyao shrugged, put his hands in his pockets, took a sharp breath, and said: "I have also seen the missing person notice on the public account. In fact... I have forgiven that teacher a long time ago. I also did something very wrong.
, but my father passed away at that time and I was in a terrible mood, so I put a small note under the paper."
The old village chief actually knows the purpose of the police coming here...
Seeing that both parties had reached the top, he raised his chin to several other elderly people in the village and motioned for everyone to leave quietly.
Photographer Wu Jun pointed the camera at Hu Mengyao, and Bai Xiaolan instantly entered working mode.
"Hu Mengyao, I am Bai Xiaolan, a reporter from Jiangnan TV Station. I am very happy to meet you in Xinghua Village, Panlong Town. Are you serious when you said you forgive Wu Qi who came to you?"
"Of course I'm serious." Hu Mengyao faced the camera without any stage fright. Instead, she showed a hint of a smile.
This has something to do with the fact that Hu Mengyao has been working on the crew for a long time...
"He is not wrong at all. He is just fulfilling the responsibility of an invigilator. I think those who slander him have gone too far. I want to say sorry to him here."
Bai Xiaolan was very excited. This result was big news. She quickly said: "Then what are your plans in the future? Will you go to the hospital to see him?"
"That's for sure." Hu Mengyao smiled: "After the work here is over, I will personally carry the fruit to see him..."
Several people conducted in-depth interviews at the village committee, which met previous expectations.
At the end of the interview, Hu Mengyao even introduced some interesting stories about her work in Jiangnan City to several people, and they had a great time chatting.
At nine o'clock in the evening, Hu Mengyao said goodbye to several people one by one and returned to the dormitory arranged for her by the crew.
"Reporter Bai, your work is over. You can return to Jiangnan City as soon as possible tomorrow." Gu Chen also reminded.
"No." Bai Xiaolan said with a reluctant look on her face, "Hu Mengyao's matter has been settled, but you haven't settled the matter in the village yet."
Officer Wang was a little stressed: "The situation here still needs to be investigated. I'm afraid you may be in danger if you stay here. Who knows if that lunatic will appear again?"
In fact, Officer Wang said this because he took into account the complexity of handling the case.
In addition to the villagers, there are also crew members here, and the relationship between the people is very complicated.
When handling a case under such circumstances, it is inevitable that there will be some constraints.
Photographer Wu Jun smiled and said: "Don't worry, Officer Wang, we won't cause any trouble for you. If you catch the murderer who hurt others, wouldn't we have added a new material? This trip will not be in vain."
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"Teacher Wu is right." Bai Xiaolan looked at Officer Wang expectantly: "Officer Wang, what do you think?"
Officer Wang thought it was impossible to let these people go back first: "Okay, but pay attention to safety, especially at night, and don't go to places with few people."
"you mean?"
"It's the grove near the village. According to the old village chief here, the man in black injured people twice in the grove, and he fled the scene so fast that ordinary people couldn't catch up with him."
Gu Chen took Officer Wang's words and continued: "I heard them say that the injured are all villagers of Xinghua Village, but they cannot rule out attacking others. You'd better think clearly."
"But it seems that the murderer didn't know that someone from the police was in Xinghua Village this time. He may have restrained himself for his rashness. It will definitely be difficult for you to find that person." Bai Xiaolan told the truth.
Officer Wang was asked, but he didn't take it to heart. He picked up a glass of water on the table and took a few sips. He said: "No matter whether the murderer appears or not, our police will definitely pursue it to the end. This incident is too bad and has a huge impact."
No, if we don’t find out the murderer, it will be difficult to give everyone an explanation, so we must find him.”
"Then you will continue to stay in Xinghua Village?" Bai Xiaolan repeated.
Lu Weiwei turned to look at Bai Xiaolan's expectant eyes and couldn't help but said: "Are you really not afraid?"
"I'm afraid I won't come to Xinghua Village. Since I'm here, why don't I bring some news back?" Feeling that she was alone, Bai Xiaolan turned to look at Wu Jun beside her: "right, Teacher Wu?"
Wu Jun's expression suddenly turned away, and then he realized what had just happened and said hurriedly: "That's for sure. It seems that your police have encountered quite a lot of trouble this time."
Why did Wu Jun say this?
Those who came to participate in the filming of the program this time are all successors of some family businesses across the country...
If this matter is not handled well, it is likely to cause the reputation of the Jiangnan City Police Force to collapse.
Moreover, the crew also has the co-production unit of Jiangnan TV Station, which is equivalent to handling the case in front of the media.
Once there are any mistakes, it may have a serious negative impact on Furong Police Station.
Wu Jun has long seen what is minor and serious, and he also knows the pressure in Officer Wang's heart.
Officer Wang and Gu Chen looked at each other, both of them expressions calm.
After all, this was not the first time the two of them had encountered an unexpected situation like this.
Since someone is doing something under your nose, you must give the other person some color.
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Ten p.m.
Everyone drove to Panlong Town.
Instead of staying in the dormitory prepared by Xu Lang, we went directly to Panlong Town Central Hospital.
Then I found Liu Xiaobao, a villager who was injured tonight, and checked his specific injuries.
Regarding the matter of investigation and evidence collection, only first-hand accurate information can be obtained from the mouths of the parties involved.
After the wound suturing operation, Liu Xiaobao was taken to the ward. The anesthesia had not worn off yet, so Liu Xiaobao did not feel any pain.
Several of Liu Xiaobao's family members were accompanying him. Seeing the police approaching, they all consciously made way for him.
"How is Liu Xiaobao's situation?" Officer Wang took the lead and stepped forward to ask about the situation.
"Comrade policeman, there is nothing serious at the moment, but the wound is very deep. He may not be able to get out of bed for half a month."
Liu Xiaobao's mother, who was speaking, had red eyes and felt extremely aggrieved.
"If I had known that I would be attacked by someone when I went to the forest, I would rather not earn the money of this guide. Now people are injured, and I can't even find the shadow of the murderer." When Liu's father said this, he also let out a long sigh.
"Mr. Liu, don't worry about this. We will definitely find the murderer and give your son an explanation." Gu Chen glanced at Liu Xiaobao and continued: "If he has no problem at the moment, there are some things we want to know about him now.
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"As long as you can find the murderer, just ask." Father Liu frowned, stood up, and made room for Gu Chen.
Gu Chen turned on the law enforcement recorder hanging on his epaulette, walked up to Liu Xiaobao and said, "Hello Mr. Liu, I am Gu Chen, a police officer from the Criminal Investigation Group 3 of Furong Police Station. Can I ask you a few questions?"
"Okay." Liu Xiaobao couldn't move and could only blink slightly to express his agreement.
"You were filming with the camera crew, right?" Gu Chen picked up the notebook and started writing.
"Yes, the crew was going to shoot in the hinterland of the forest, because the scenery there is very beautiful, and there is an orchard through the forest. They asked me to be their guide to lead the way and help pick up the equipment."
"Did you meet any strangers on the road?" Seeing Liu Xiaobao's slow reaction, Gu Chen asked again: "Is there any suspicious person following you?"
"No...no." Liu Xiaobao shook his head, paused, and then changed his words: "I don't know. At that time, I felt that a rich man was carrying farm tools to work in the orchard. It was quite interesting. All his attention was on that big man.
When filming the rich man, the field staff and photographers accompanying him were not allowed to talk on the road, and they would only ask questions when interviewing the rich man about his experience."
"What about when you come back? Can you tell me the details of the attack on you?" Gu Chen continued to raise his head and asked him.
"It was already dark, and we all had flashlights prepared. On the way back, I felt urgent to urinate. Considering that there was a female field attendant in the group, I left the group and went alone to a big tree not far away.
I wanted to relieve myself, but when I was about to catch up with the team, a black figure suddenly jumped out from beside me."
Thinking of this, Liu Xiaobao shrank his neck in horror.
"What happened next?" Gu Chen asked.
"Then? Then he rushed over. The knife in his hand was unpredictable, and he stabbed me directly. Uh, no, he didn't stab me, he scratched. Wherever the blade touched, it was as fast as lightning. I
Before I had time to react, he already had five or six cuts on my body."
"Is this guy practicing martial arts? So fast?" Lu Weiwei couldn't believe it.
"It must be very powerful." Liu Xiaobao also tried his best to open his eyes wide and said: "I felt like I was going to die in the forest, so I yelled as hard as I could and dodge quickly. If the film crew hadn't heard the call, I would have died.
If I get here in time, I might really be doomed."
"Then have you offended anyone recently?" Gu Chen did not change his calm style because of Liu Xiaobao's affectionate talk.
"This... it's really not true. I swear, I am an honest person." Liu Xiaobao lowered his head and kept his voice as low as possible.
Maybe I don’t even believe it myself...
Lu Weiwei followed Liu Xiaobao's gaze and looked at his parents.
The two of them may be afraid that the police will not believe it. Liu's father immediately responded: "It's true. My little baby has always been very honest. He is only bullied by others outside. I have never seen him bully others, let alone offend others."
Already."
"Okay, I understand." Gu Chen wrote quickly with the pen in his hand.
Like the second son of the Liu family who was injured last time, Liu Xiaobao did not offend anyone.
"Could it be that the murderer committed the crime randomly?" Gu Chen couldn't help but ask himself.
If the crime is committed randomly, it is more terrifying than if it is committed with purpose.
The murderer has no target and can attack anyone in the village.
And judging from the situation Liu Xiaobao described, he described his attacker as a martial arts master.
Although I don’t know if there is any exaggeration here...
But being able to cause great harm to Liu Xiaobao in a very short period of time and escape quickly was not a lunatic as the village chief and several old people in the village said.
After collecting clues about Liu Xiaobao, Gu Chen and Officer Wang gave him a few words of comfort and then returned to the police dormitory room in Panlong Town.
This is actually a private house. Since there are not many police officers in Panlong Town, it is usually used to store some sundries and receive some police officers who come over for internship.
But it remains vacant most of the time.
Although the room is not big, the items are very complete.
Gu Chen and Officer Wang live on the second floor, while Lu Weiwei and Bai Xiaolan live on the third floor.
Twelve o'clock in the evening.
There are not many pedestrians on the streets of Panlong Town anymore...
Officer Wang gradually fell asleep, while Gu Chen turned on the desk lamp and silently closed his eyes.
Soon, his mind was spinning. Gu Chen used his entry-level imagination to construct a virtual scene in his mind.
At this moment, Gu Chen had arrived in a dark forest.
"It's almost time before Liu Xiaobao is attacked." Gu Chen lowered his head and looked at his watch to calculate the time.
Move forward the time when Liu Xiaobao was attacked.
At this moment, the film crew in the distance, a total of five people, was lined up.
Liu Xiaobao led the way, chatting and laughing with the crew.
Since this section of the journey was taken before going to the orchard, everyone was eager to return home and wanted to go back to Xinghua Village early for dinner.
Especially Liu Xiaobao, who has been greedy for food from the crew these days, and hopes that he can grow a pair of wings and fly back as soon as possible.
At this moment, in the dark forest, a masked man in black was leaning against a big tree, eyes closed, quietly waiting for the team to pass by.
When several beams of flashlight light swept past him, the man in black remained unmoved, completely letting himself blend into the dark forest.
The sound... getting closer and closer.
The man in black suddenly knelt down and turned to glance back at the camera crew who walked in.
At this time, Liu Xiaobao suddenly pointed to the road ahead with the camera crew behind him. After a few brief explanations, he looked around at the surrounding environment and came to a big tree behind a big rock.
What Liu Xiaobao didn't know was that the man in black... was approaching quietly from another big tree at this moment.
Gu Chen snapped his fingers, and the scene suddenly stopped.
A ray of light hit Liu Xiaobao and the man in black.
Gu Chen quickly took a closer look and saw that behind Liu Xiaobao, the man in black only showed a pair of ferocious eyes and was holding a sharp knife.
The knife was polished by him to be extremely sharp, and the moonlight shone on the blade with bursts of cold light.
"Judging from the wounds, the murder weapon is indeed very sharp, which shows how ferocious the murderer is." Gu Chen held his chin and thought for a few seconds before snapping his fingers again.
At this moment, the light was still shining on the two of them, and the frozen picture suddenly unlocked.
Liu Xiaobao noticed a rush of footsteps coming from behind him, turned around, and was quickly attacked by the murderer.
The subsequent scene was just as Liu Xiaobao explained.
Liu Xiaobao was stabbed several times and fell to the ground shouting for help.
At this time, the film crew came quickly.
The murderer took back the knife, turned around, and quickly disappeared into the dark forest.
The crew members who arrived were also frightened by the scene, so two photographers carried the injured Liu Xiaobao and quickly evacuated towards Xinghua Village.
Gu Chen snapped his fingers again, the lights went out, and Gu Chen returned to the real world and slowly opened his eyes.
"The murderer indeed committed the crime randomly." Gu Chen frowned: "If Liu Xiaobao had not been alone at that time, he would not have become the target of the murderer. From this point of view, the situation is indeed more complicated than imagined.
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Thinking of this, Gu Chen opened the map on his mobile phone and checked the terrain near Xinghua Village.
"There are no other villages around the forest, and it is close to Xinghua Village. If the murderer can evacuate quickly in a very short time, it means that he is indeed familiar with the surrounding terrain, and the only possible destination must be Xinghua Village. Could it be
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Gu Chen hesitated for a moment: "Is the murderer in Xinghua Village?"
The sudden thought made Gu Chen feel extremely frightened. When he thought that this man in black might be hiding in Xinghua Village, Gu Chen had countless thoughts.
You know, Xinghua Village is also a large village with a large population.
If I returned to Xinghua Village tomorrow and saw that everyone might be the murderer, I wouldn't know if my judgment would be useful at that moment.
Although the elimination method takes time, rashly doubting and announcing one's own speculation will definitely cause great panic to the entire Xinghua Village, and even the crew who are working hard to film.
Originally, the crew and the village committee had a stake in each other.
The arrival of the crew has brought considerable income to the village, and the cost of daily operation of the crew is also a considerable expense.
If my own investigation messes up the crew's filming, I will definitely not be able to afford the loss.
Moreover, if it is embarrassing in front of the media, where does the Furong Police Station lose its face?
"This murderer is well hidden, but what was his motive? Why did he hurt people randomly? Or did he really only hurt the villagers of Xinghua Village? He didn't hurt the crew?"
All kinds of questions are running through my mind...
There are really few clues. Gu Chen, using his entry-level imagination, can only deduce that the murderer is an expert with a knife, and there is a high probability that he is hiding in Xinghua Village.
