That day, it rained lightly all the time. The raindrops wet everything on the back mountain, soaked the soil, and wet the clothes of Xu Lang and Xiao Yueyue.
That day, the young Xiao Yueyue held a black umbrella and stood behind a man with long white hair who was kneeling in the mud. She listened to the man muttering something in pieces, Xu Lang
His voice was so low that even Xiao Yueyue, who was standing next to him, didn't hear what Xu Lang was talking about.
Many years later, when Xiao Yueyue grew up, every time she thought of that scene, she couldn't help but feel heart palpitations, because she had never seen such a fragile father, so miserable that he could only swallow everything.
Father.
After the ancestor worship was completed, Xu Lang was soaked all over, and his clean clothes were already dirty. He stretched out his hand, took Xiao Yueyue's hand, and held the umbrella with his other hand, and took Xiao Yueyue down the mountain.
Went, and on the way back, Xu Lang didn't say a word, just silent. Xiao Yueyue found that Xu Lang's eyes were red, as if he had cried, but she knew that Xu Lang was not crying at that time, or
He said that when he was worshiping his ancestors, he was crying silently.
After going down the mountain, Xu Lang took Xiao Yueyue to Mother Ye's house and left a sum of money and many gifts for Mother Ye. Then, that afternoon, Xu Lang took Xiao Yueyue and drove away from Zhangjiazhuang.
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Before leaving, Xu Lang looked at the house that had been burned to the ground. Xu Lang looked at it for a long time and drove away without saying anything.
After returning to S City, Xu Lang, after taking care of Xiao Yueyue, went to the study alone and stayed there until dawn.
The next day, Xu Lang stayed up all night, but he still prepared breakfast for Xiao Yueyue early, woke Xiao Yueyue up to wash up, eat, and then go to school.
Just when they were having breakfast, the doorbell rang. Xu Lang was a little confused, so he asked Xiao Yueyue to continue eating while he opened the door.
After opening the door, Xu Lang found a courier standing at the door. He was holding a package in his hand and said to Xu Lang: "Xu Lang, right?"
Xu Lang looked at the courier boy, then at the package in his hand, frowned subconsciously, nodded, and said, "I'm Xu Lang."
"Here is a courier for you. Could you please sign for it?"
After saying this, the courier boy handed the package to Xu Lang, and then handed Xu Lang an order.
Xu Lang took the pen and signed his name on the express delivery order. After returning the pen to the courier boy, he asked: "What is in this?"
After the courier boy put the order away, he smiled and shook his head at Xu Lang and said, "I'm just a courier. I don't know what's in the courier."
"Then do you know who sent it?" Xu Lang asked.
The courier boy shook his head and said, "It's listed above. You can see for yourself. I have other express delivery to deliver."
After saying this, the courier boy turned and left.
Xu Lang stood at the door, holding the package. He looked down and found that the name of the consignee on it was indeed his, and the address was also here. However, there was no address or name of the sender, which made Xu Lang very surprised.
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After closing the door, Xu Lang returned to the living room suspiciously with the express delivery. He found a utility knife and opened the outer packaging of the package, revealing a box inside. The box was not big, only as big as a book, and it was made of wood. Xu Lang
Lang looked at the wood and could smell the fresh wood fragrance. There was no label on the box. Xu Lang hesitated and opened the box. The moment the box was opened, Xu Lang smelled the smell of formalin.
There was also a corpse smell, and when Xu Lang saw the contents of the box, he immediately covered the box.
"Who was it just now?" Xiao Yueyue had already finished breakfast at this time, and while wiping the corners of her mouth with a napkin, she walked towards the living room and asked,
Xu Lang's face was very ugly and solemn, but after hearing Xiao Yueyue's voice, Xu Lang quickly turned his head, smiled and said to Xiao Yueyue: "Oh, no one, just a courier."
"Sending express delivery?"
Xiao Yueyue walked to the living room, threw the napkin into the trash can, glanced at Xu Lang, then looked at the box in Xu Lang's hand, frowned and asked: "When did you start online shopping? What did you buy?
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Xu Lang smiled reluctantly and said perfunctorily: "Oh, I've known it for a long time. I didn't buy anything, just some personal items. I'm usually busy with work and don't have time to go shopping, so I bought it online. It's convenient and fast."
"Personal belongings?"
Xiao Yueyue sniffed and smelled a strange smell. She looked at Xu Lang with a puzzled face and asked, "What did you buy? Why does it smell weird?"
Xu Lang smiled awkwardly, shook his head and said, "It's nothing."
Seeing Xu Lang's expression, Xiao Yueyue became more and more curious. Just when she was about to come over and take a look, Xu Lang suddenly shouted: "Ah!"
Xiao Yueyue was startled by Xu Lang's sudden shout. She quickly stopped and looked at Xu Lang with a puzzled look on her face and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's half past seven. You'll be late for school."
Hearing what Xu Lang said, Xiao Yueyue immediately raised her head and glanced at the clock on the wall. Sure enough, it was already seven thirty-one. She quickly turned around and ran towards the bedroom, shouting as she ran: "
It's all your fault, why didn't you call me earlier, hurry, hurry, send me to school, I'm going to be late."
Seeing Xiao Yueyue going to the bedroom, Xu Lang quickly wrapped the box and put it on the table. He stood up and walked towards the door. Xiao Yueyue ran out of the bedroom with a small schoolbag on her back and left.
We got home and drove Xiao Yueyue to school.
Along the way, Xiao Yueyue
He kept complaining: "It's all your fault. Why didn't you wake me up earlier? You see, I'm almost late. I've never been late. If I'm late this time, I'll settle the score with you."
Xu Lang could only keep smiling, saying it was all his own fault.
Along the way, Xu Lang sent Xiao Yueyue to school quickly. Fortunately, Xiao Yueyue was not late when she entered the school.
After sending Xiao Yueyue to school, the smile on Xu Lang's face immediately disappeared. He drove back home immediately and looked at the box on the coffee table with a very ugly expression.
Xu Lang never shopped online. What he needed was to go to supermarkets or shopping malls, or go to specialty stores to buy. Therefore, Xu Lang had almost no express delivery, and the express delivery Xu Lang received in the morning was not something Xu Lang bought online.
Something in the box, and what was in the box was not something, but a hand, a human hand.
Xu Lang opened the box again, and what he saw was a human hand that had always been pale and bloodless. The fingers of the human hand were slightly spread out. The hand was neatly cut off from the wrist. The wound was very smooth. It should have been cut off with a sharp knife.
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Who delivered a human hand to him? Who is the owner of this human hand? Has he been killed?
Xu Lang was full of doubts. What shocked Xu Lang even more was that there was no trace of blood flowing out of the wound on this human hand. Xu Lang did not smell the smell of blood. The location of the wound was the same as the palm. It was very pale. It should have been injured.
Specially processed.
In addition, there was another detail that caught Xu Lang's attention. He discovered that the fingerprints on the five fingers of this kind of human hand were gone, and the skin where the fingerprints were was peeled off, revealing a white
The tender meat looks particularly scary.
Looking at the hands in the box, Xu Lang didn't hesitate at all. He immediately took the box out the door, went downstairs and drove to CSY.
When Xu Lang came to CSY, he found that everyone in CSY was not very busy. Luo Jiayan was sitting in her seat eating snacks and her mouth kept moving, while Fan Yang was still dressed so sexy and was at his work station.
He was putting on makeup in front of a mirror, and Lu Xing was sitting in front of the computer, looking at something with concentration. When Xu Lang came, he didn't even notice, while Lai Pi was sitting in his seat, reading a book.
A magazine about the military, while Ding Haoqiong and Qin Mingyue were drinking a cup of coffee.
When they saw Xu Lang walking in with a box, everyone raised their heads and looked at Xu Lang. Luo Jiayan stood up from her seat, ran to Xu Lang, and asked: "Brother Lang, are you going to the countryside this time?"
How was the fun? Did you bring us anything delicious?"
After saying this, she took the box from Xu Lang and couldn't wait to open it. When everyone else saw this scene, they also smiled heartily. Regarding the fact that Luo Jiayan, this little lolita, is a foodie,
They have long been accustomed to it. For foodies, nothing attracts them more than food.
However, after Luo Jiayan opened the box and saw the contents in the box, she exclaimed and almost threw the box in her hand, but she did not do so in the end.
"ah......"
Hearing Luo Jiayan's exclamation, everyone looked at Luo Jiayan. Ding Haoqiong and Qin Mingyue looked at each other, then looked at Luo Jiayan and said with a smile: "What's wrong? Did Brother Lang bring it to you?"
Is the food you eat a bit heavy?"
"Ha ha......"
Hearing Ding Haoqiong teasing Luo Jiayan like this, everyone else burst into laughter.
"Brother Lang, what is in this? How did you get this?"
Luo Jiayan ignored Ding Haoqiong's joke. She raised her head, looked at Xu Lang with a pale face, and asked in surprise.
Everyone who was laughing just now noticed something was wrong when they heard Luo Jiayan's words, because Luo Jiayan's expression told them that the box was definitely not food, and they
When he turned to look at Xu Lang, he found that Xu Lang's face was also very ugly. It seemed that the things in the box were not simple.
"Manpower." Xu Lang said slowly.
"What? Human hands? Are you sure this is not a handicraft?" Luo Jiayan looked at Xu Lang in disbelief.
Xu Lang looked at Luo Jiayan and asked, "Can't you even smell the smell of corpses?"
After hearing the conversation between Xu Lang and Luo Jiayan, Ding Haoqiong and Qin Mingyue immediately put down their coffee cups and walked quickly to Luo Jiayan. Just when Ding Haoqiong was about to reach out to get the box, Qin Mingyue
Stopped Ding Haoqiong.
Ding Haoqiong turned his head and looked at Qin Mingyue with a puzzled expression.
Qin Mingyue did not look at Ding Haoqiong. Instead, she took out a pair of gloves from her pocket and put them on, and said lightly: "Gloves, if you hold them like this, you will leave fingerprints."
After saying this, Qin Mingyue took the box from Luo Jiayan's hand. He held it in his hand and looked at it carefully. Then he picked up the hand as if no one was around and looked at it carefully.
, sniffed again and smelled.
Others also put down their work, stood up, and gathered around, looking at the human hand in Qin Mingyue's hand, waiting for Qin Mingyue's judgment.
After Qin Mingyue held the human hand and observed it for a long time, he slowly said: "This is indeed a human hand."
"Ah? It's really a human hand."
Luo Jiayan exclaimed, raised her head and looked at Xu Lang.
Others also turned to look at Xu Lang. The box was brought by Xu Lang, and the hand was inside the box. Naturally, they could not suspect that Xu Lang had cut off the hand. Xu Lang would not do that, and it was impossible.
So, how did the box come about?
, what is going on with the human hands in the box, only Xu Lang knows best.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Xu Lang handed a courier package to Fan Yang and said, "In the morning, someone sent me a courier. When I opened it, I found that it contained a human hand.
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Fan Yang took what Xu Lang handed over, looked at it carefully, then frowned and said, "Why is there no name and address of the sender?"
Xu Lang shook his head and said he didn't know.
At this time, Qin Mingyue spoke again: "This is the right hand of an adult male. The hand has been specially treated and soaked in formalin for a period of time. All the blood and water in the palm have been lost. According to
According to preliminary judgment, it has been at least two weeks since the hand was cut off, but the specific time needs further autopsy to determine."
"Then quickly collect fingerprints and find the owner of this hand." Luo Jiayan said.
Qin Mingyue shook her head and said, "This method may not work."
"Why?" Luo Jiayan asked in confusion.
Qin Mingyue glanced at Luo Jiayan and said, "The fingerprints on this hand were taken away."
"The fingerprints were taken away? How is this possible?" Luo Jiayan became increasingly puzzled.
"Look."
Qin Mingyue's hand was facing everyone. At this time, Luo Jiayan and the others discovered that not only had this hand been specially treated and no blood flowed out, but the skin on the fingertips of the five fingers had been peeled off, making it impossible to collect fingerprints.
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"Who would send you something like this? What does he want to do?" Ding Haoqiong looked at the man's hand, then turned to Xu Lang and asked.
Others also turned to look at Xu Lang. Xu Lang shook his head and said, "I don't know either."
"Is this a provocation to the police and a letter of challenge to you?" Ding Haoqiong guessed.
After hearing Ding Haoqiong's guess, other people also nodded and agreed with Ding Haoqiong's guess.
Xu Lang still shook his head. He was also very curious about who sent him this human hand and what was its purpose? Is it a provocation or a challenge? Moreover, who is the owner of this human hand? Is he still alive?
If he is alive, where is he now? Is he in the hospital or somewhere else? These questions linger in everyone's mind.
Xu Lang thought for a while and said: "Forensic Doctor Qin, you should conduct an autopsy on this human hand immediately and find a way to determine the identity of the owner of the human hand."
Qin Mingyue nodded, took the hand and turned around to go to the forensic autopsy room.
After Qin Mingyue left, Xu Lang said to Luo Jiayan: "Immediately contact the comrades from the General Bureau and the branch to see if there have been any vicious cases recently, such as fights and cases where someone's right hand was cut off.
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Luo Jiayan's face was still a little pale. She nodded, walked to her work station, and started making calls.
Xu Lang thought for a while and then said to Lai Pi: "Come with me to check the courier company near my home, find the courier, and ask about the situation."
Lai Pi nodded and had no objection.
After assigning these tasks, Xu Lang said to Lu Xing: "You and Fan Yang - check where this express is sent from according to the express delivery note."
"Okay, Brother Lang."
After saying this, everyone started to take action, and Xu Lang left CSY with Lai Pi.
After leaving CSY, Xu Lang kept thinking, who would express something like this to him? Is it a prank or a provocation?
Just when Xu Lang and the others walked out of CSY, Xu Lang's cell phone rang. Xu Lang took it out and saw that it was Ding Haoqiong calling, so Xu Lang quickly answered the call.
"Hello? What's wrong?" Xu Lang asked doubtfully.
"You should come back quickly."
"What's wrong?"
"Someone called and asked for you by name."
"Looking for me? What are you looking for for?"
Xu Lang was stunned for a moment, very confused, but he still hung up the phone and returned to CSY.
After returning to CSY, Ding Haoqiong was holding the phone and waiting for Xu Lang. When he saw Xu Lang coming back, he quickly handed the phone to Xu Lang.
After Xu Lang took the phone, he first glanced at Ding Haoqiong suspiciously, and then picked up the phone.
"Hello."
"Have you received the stuff?" A mechanical man's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Who are you?" Xu Lang asked.
"It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is, have you received the things?"
"Did you send that thing?" Xu Lang asked.
"Yes, isn't it a surprise? Ah? Haha..."
"What do you want to do?" Xu Lang asked.
"What do I want to do? What do I want to do?..."
After repeating it several times, the other party said, "I want to play a game with you."
"Playing a game? What game?" Xu Lang asked with a frown.
"It's a very fun and exciting game, do you dare to play it?" The man's voice was a little sad and a little excited. Obviously, he was very satisfied with his decision.
"Tell me, what kind of game is it?" Xu Lang asked.
"Well, I haven't thought about it yet. When I think about it, I will contact you."