The desire that arises after self-torture is revenge. The purpose of revenge is to make our companions appear as miserable as us...so that they can feel equal and thus maintain their love...Therefore, Lituste will always be with us.
Pathological hypocrisy is inseparable.——Milan Kundera
April 19th, yin.
I don’t know what’s wrong with the weather lately. Maybe I realize that spring is about to pass, summer is coming, and the weather has become extremely bad. After it rained for several days in a row, the weather has been gloomy. Xu Lang and the others have been gloomy for a long time.
The sun has not been seen, and the search for Li Zhaojing and Luo Quan has not made any breakthrough so far. The investigation of the case has completely reached a deadlock here, and Li Zhaojing has not come out to commit crimes again. It seems that she has also fallen into a period of silence, and
Xu Lang and the others played a trick of mouse playing with cat.
Since Tan Yanxue's accident, Xu Lang has almost lived and ate in the office. He occasionally goes home to take a shower and change clothes. Apart from that, he spends most of his time in the office, or with other police officers.
During the past few days, Tian Yongchun did not call Xu Lang again. However, other leaders called Xu Lang every now and then to inquire about the investigation progress of the case. For these calls, Xu Langwei
You smiled bitterly and told them that the case was still under investigation. As for when the case would be closed, Xu Lang didn't know. Faced with Xu Lang's obviously perfunctory answer, they not only asked Xu Lang to solve the case within a time limit, but also said
He made some official remarks, but Xu Lang listened in one ear and out the other, and didn't take it to heart. Xu Lang kept thinking, what does Li Zhaojing want to do next?
Yes, what will Li Zhaojing do next?
After a chat with Ding Haoqiong that night, Xu Lang had already confirmed the idea in his heart. Li Zhaojing did all this not just for revenge, but mainly for herself. However, as the case progresses, Xu Lang
Except for the feeling that Lang was being teased and being led around by the other party when he was investigating the case, Xu Lang did not suffer any harm. No one took advantage of him when he was alone and slashed at him with a knife.
There was no other act of revenge, which puzzled Xu Lang.
Xu Lang no longer has any relatives. Except for Xiao Yueyue, the daughter Shu Yue left to him, Xu Lang can almost be said to be a loner. Since Li Zhaojing did not attack him directly, will she attack Xiao Yueyue?
Where to start?
After having this idea, Xu Lang could tell Ning Yanran to take good care of Xiao Yueyue these days and pick her up and drop her off in person whether she goes to school or after school. Ning Yanran naturally agreed to Xu Lang's request. However, during this period,
Here, Xiao Yueyue's life was normal. Except for the teacher asking her parents because she hit a fat classmate of hers at school, there were no other abnormal situations.
Just yesterday afternoon, when Xu Lang was thinking hard about what Li Zhaojing would do next, the door of the office was pushed open. Xu Lang subconsciously raised his head and looked towards the door. He thought it was other members of CSY. However, when
When he saw the person coming clearly, Xu Lang suddenly felt doubtful in his heart.
The person standing at the door of Xu Lang's office was not the other members of CSY, nor Du Ziqiao, nor anyone else, but Xiao Yueyue with two pigtails, wearing a school uniform and carrying a schoolbag.
After Xiao Yueyue opened the door and came in, she closed the door directly, then walked to the sofa, put down her schoolbag, and walked to Xu Lang's desk. She stood on tiptoes and looked at the mountain of things already piled up on Xu Lang's desk.
The ashtray, her childish and cute little face, suddenly wrinkled together, pouted her mouth, and said fullly: "Xu Lang, didn't you promise me to quit smoking? Why are you still smoking? And you still smoke so much.
Duo, have you turned a deaf ear to my words?"
Facing Xiao Yueyue's barrage of questions, Xu Lang didn't pay attention. Instead, he stared at Xiao Yueyue and asked, "Why are you here?"
Xiao Yueyue curled her lips and said: "Aunt Ning seemed to have something to do today and didn't come to pick me up. She waited for her at the school gate for a long time, but she didn't come, so I came to you by myself."
Speaking of this, Xiao Yueyue climbed onto the chair opposite Xu Lang, put her hands on her hips, stretched out a small hand, pointed her finger at Xu Lang's nose, and said angrily: "What's wrong? You don't welcome me? What the hell am I going to do?"
Is he your biological child?"
Xu Lang looked at the finger that was almost touching his nose, but Xu Lang frowned and fell into deep thought.
When the investigation of this case began, in order to concentrate on solving the case, Xu Lang entrusted Xiao Yueyue to Ning Yanran to help take care of her. However, Ning Yanran was like a mother and took good care of Xiao Yueyue.
The two young women also get along very well. Every time Xu Lang thinks of Xiao Yueyue, he will call Ning Yanran and ask about the situation. Xu Lang is still very relieved about Ning Yanran. However, today Ning Yanran
But he didn't pick up Xiao Yueyue. If it was the past, Xu Lang wouldn't find it strange. After all, Ning Yanran is the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau. She has a lot of work to do every day and has no time to pick up Xiao Yueyue. This makes sense.
However, if she was really too busy at work and couldn't spare the time to pick up Xiao Yueyue, she should at least give herself a call or send a message. However, she didn't.
Thinking of this, Xu Lang thought that his phone was turned off and he did not receive a call or text message. So, he quickly lowered his head, picked up the phone from the table, and turned on the screen. He found that the phone's battery was still half full and was not turned off, so
, he quickly opened the communication history and found no missed calls, and there were no unread text messages in the text messages, which made Xu Lang feel vaguely uncomfortable.
install.
"Hey, I'm talking to you seriously, are you listening?"
When Xiao Yueyue saw Xu Lang lowering his head and playing with his mobile phone and ignoring her, she immediately became angry. She pointed her finger at Xu Lang's forehead and asked loudly.
At this moment, Ding Haoqiong opened the office door and walked in. Seeing this funny scene in the office, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled and was about to turn around and leave.
Xu Lang didn't notice Ding Haoqiong's appearance, nor did he pay attention to the angry Xiao Yueyue. Instead, he picked up his cell phone and dialed Ning Yanran's cell phone directly.
"beep......"
The call was connected and the familiar ringtone rang, however, Ning Yanran did not answer the phone.
As the phone's ringtone rang repeatedly, Xu Lang's originally frowned brows became even more tightly knitted, and his face slowly became gloomy.
"Sorry, the number you dialed cannot be connected at the moment, please call again later..."
After fifty seconds passed, a mechanical woman's voice rang on the phone. After the other party finished talking nonsense in a cold and emotionless tone, Xu Lang put down the phone and hung up the phone and started dialing again.
However, the result of this call was still the same as before, no one answered the call.
"Sorry, what you..."
This time, Xu Lang hung up the phone before the other party finished speaking and dialed Ning Yanran's office directly. However, with the same result, no one answered the phone after a busy tone. Obviously,
Ning Yanran is not in the office.
Xu Lang's face became more and more solemn, and the uneasiness in his heart became more intense. He hung up the phone again and dialed Tian Yongchun's number.
This time, the phone only rang twice and was connected.
"Hello."
"Where is Ning Yanran now? Did she go to the province for a meeting? Or did she go to the grassroots to inspect work?"
After Tian Yongchun said only one word, Xu Lang asked a series of questions, and the other end of the phone fell silent. It was obvious that Tian Yongchun was also stunned by Xu Lang's sudden questions.
A few seconds later, Tian Yongchun said: "No, Deputy Director Ning left the office at five o'clock to get off work. He should have gone to pick up your little Yueyue. What's wrong?"
Hearing what Tian Yongchun said, Xu Lang suddenly felt a thunderous explosion in his mind, and Xu Lang was buzzing from the explosion.
After Tian Yongchun said this, he waited for a while and did not hear Xu Lang's voice ringing again. Instead, he heard Xu Lang's rapid breathing through the phone. He immediately realized that something was wrong and asked quickly:
"Xu Lang, what's wrong? Did something happen to Deputy Director Ning?"
Xu Lang's breathing became more rapid, and he stood up from the chair and said in a deep voice, "Ning Yanran is gone."
"Didn't she pick up Xiao Yueyue from school?" Tian Yongchun asked.
"No, Xiao Yueyue came to my office by herself, and she told me that Ning Yanran didn't pick her up."
"Then where will she go?"
Tian Yongchun seemed to be asking Xu Lang, and also seemed to be asking himself.
At this time, Xu Lang saw Ding Haoqiong standing at the door, about to go out. He stopped Ding Haoqiong and said to Tian Yongchun: "We will find Ning Yanran immediately."
"Do you suspect something happened to her?"
"I hope not." Xu Lang said solemnly.
"It is related to the case you are currently investigating."
"There is a strong possibility."
After hearing this, Tian Yongchun said after a few seconds of silence: "I will immediately arrange for people to find Deputy Director Ning."
However, before Tian Yongchun finished speaking, Xu Lang hung up the phone and said to Ding Haoqiong: "Locate Ning Yanran's cell phone immediately. I want to know her current location."
Ding Haoqiong was stunned for a moment and looked at Xu Lang with some confusion. Then he realized that something had happened. So, without asking any more questions, he turned around and went out. As he walked out of the office door, he shouted to Lu Xing.
: "Lu Xing, locate Ning Yanran's phone immediately."
Xiao Yueyue knew something might be wrong when Xu Lang kept calling. She stood on the chair and looked at Xu Lang silently.
After Ding Haoqiong went out, she asked in a low voice: "Did something happen to Aunt Ning?"
Xu Lang looked at Xiao Yueyue and did not answer her question, but asked: "When was the last time you saw Aunt Ning?"
"She drove me to school this morning."
"What about after I send you to school?"
Xiao Yueyue thought for a moment and said, "She must have gone to work. I don't know. She drove me away after sending me to the school gate."
"Are you heading towards the General Security Bureau?"
"Yes."
"Didn't you wait for Aunt Ning to pick you up after school this afternoon?" Xu Lang asked after pondering.
Xiao Yueyue shook her head and said, "No, I waited at the school gate for a long time. All the other classmates left, but I still didn't see Aunt Ning's car or her in person."
"Did your class teacher Shen Fang tell you that Aunt Ning won't pick you up today?"
Xiao Yueyue shook her head again and said, "No, she left after class and didn't tell me about it."
After hearing what Xiao Yueyue said, Xu Lang stopped asking questions.
Judging from what Tian Yongchun said just now, Ning Yanran left the office and got off work early at five o'clock this afternoon. They thought that Ning Yanran went to pick up Xiao Yueyue from school, but the fact was that Xiao Yueyue didn't even
When Ning Yanran came to pick her up, she came to CSY and found Xu Lang. So, where did Ning Yanran go after leaving the Public Security Bureau? What happened to her?
What happened that made Ning Yanran forget to pick up Xiao Yueyue from school, and she hasn't contacted Xu Lang yet. Now, she doesn't answer the phone. Where is she now?
Thinking of this, the uneasy feeling in Xu Lang's heart became more intense. The first thing he thought of now was that Ning Yanran was kidnapped by Li Zhaojing.
"Brother Lang, we found it."
At this moment, Lu Xing's voice sounded outside.
Xu Lang ignored Xiao Yueyue and walked out of the office quickly, came to Lu Xing's workstation, looked at Lu Xing and asked: "Where is the position?"
Lu Xing pointed to a red dot on the computer screen and said, "At the beach."
Xu Lang walked behind Lu Xing and looked in the direction of Lu Xing's finger. Sure enough, on the electronic map of the city where S died, there was a flashing red dot, and the red dot was located in a very special area in the southern district of the city.
Near the sea, Xu Lang stared at the red dot for more than ten seconds. He found that the red dot kept flashing at that position and did not move. Xu Lang frowned subconsciously.
Why did Ning Yanran's mobile phone appear on the beach in Chengnan District? Where was she going and what was she doing? Also, why didn't the mobile phone move?
However, Xu Lang had no time to think about this now. He immediately stood up straight and said to Ding Haoqiong: "Everyone is on standby. Inform Du Ziqiao and colleagues from the south of the city to rush to the location and be sure to find Ning Yanran."
When Xu Lang finished saying this, he realized that Ding Haoqiong and the others were already prepared, and Xu Lang's words seemed a bit unnecessary.
Seeing this situation, Xu Lang didn't say anything, turned around and walked out. However, when he turned around, he saw Xiao Yueyue standing at the door of the office. Xu Lang stopped and looked at Xiao Yue.
Yue said: "Stay in the office and don't go anywhere."
Xiao Yueyue looked at Xu Lang, who looked nervous and anxious, and nodded obediently.
After Xu Lang said this, he said to Lu Xing: "You stay in CSY and always pay attention to Ning Yanran's mobile phone movements. In addition..."
Speaking of this, Xu Lang paused slightly and said, "Xiao Yueyue will be left to you."
Lu Xing nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, Brother Lang, there's no problem in leaving Xiao Yueyue to me."
Hearing what Lu Xing said, Xu Lang stopped stopping and turned around to walk outside CSY.
As soon as Xu Lang walked outside CSY, Lai Pi drove a police car and stopped in front of Xu Lang.
Xu Lang opened the passenger door, got in, and then dialed Ning Yanran's home landline with his mobile phone. After Xu Lang got in the car, Lai Pi immediately started the car and drove towards the southern district of the city.
"Beep beep beep..."
Ning Yanran's landline was the same as her mobile phone. No one answered the call. It seemed that Ning Yanran had not returned home. This made Xu Lang feel more and more uneasy. He prayed silently in his heart, hoping that nothing would happen to Ning Yanran.
, don't let anything happen.
After putting down his cell phone, Xu Lang looked at the traffic ahead and urged Lai Pi, "Hurry up."
Lai Pi also had an anxious look on his face. However, looking at the slow traffic in front of him, he couldn't help but become more and more anxious. It was the rush hour after get off work, and it was a time when there was a lot of traffic. Even if he wanted to go fast, he could not help but feel anxious. He couldn't get up quickly. Even if he sounded the siren now, the police car was still moving very slowly.
Seeing this scene, Xu Lang, who was sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't help but cursed and hit the edge of the car with his fist, making a muffled sound.
And just as Xu Lang and the others were driving the police car away from the CSY office building, Du Ziqiao and the others were also getting ready and driving the police car towards Chengnan District.
There was a man sitting by the window on the second floor of a coffee shop not far from CSY and the General Bureau of Public Security. In front of him was a cup of coffee that had already gone cold. The man did not touch the cup of coffee and kept his eyes on it.
Looking at the CSY office building and the Municipal Public Security Bureau office building opposite, when he saw Xu Lang and the others hurriedly walked out of the office building, got into the police car and left the building, a smile appeared on the corner of the man's mouth. It seemed that this
Everything was as he expected.
The man slowly put his hand into his jacket pocket, took out his cell phone, and dialed a number.
The phone only rang once and was connected, but the other party didn't speak.
"They left, probably going to Chengnan District."
After saying this, the man hung up the phone, put the phone in his pocket, and no longer looked at the empty office building. Instead, he turned his head, picked up the already cold coffee on the table and drank it.
After putting down the coffee cup, the man took out his wallet, took out a hundred-dollar bill, put it on the table, stood up, left his seat, and walked out of the coffee shop.
After the man walked out of the cafe, he looked around, passed the zebra crossing, and walked towards CSY.