Slices of bread, fried eggs, and a cup of hot milk. This is Xu Siqi and Gu Linglong's daily breakfast.
The breakfast content is unbeatable, every day.
According to Linglong, this is the most nutritious breakfast in the world.
Therefore, there is no need to change good eating habits.
Xu Siqi was eating bread and browsing the "Le Monde" on the table.
Gu Linglong held the cup, took a sip of milk, and said, "Hasn't that woman been found yet?"
"No."
"What did Station Master Zhou say?"
"Webmaster Zhou believes that the person may still be in Shanghai. After all, in a city with a population of millions, it is indeed very difficult to find someone who has deliberately hidden himself."
"makes sense……"
"Linglong, are you free tomorrow?"
"Yes, I don't have to go to work now. I have time every day..."
If Gu Linglong goes to work, she can only go to the secretariat instead of Gu Qingcheng.
Because I was worried about being found out, I simply took an indefinite leave on the grounds of taking care of my "sister".
Even though it was an obvious violation of the rules and regulations, the city hall turned a blind eye despite the fact that Representative Gu had warned him in advance.
"Come with me to the temple tomorrow." Xu Siqi picked up the cup and took a sip of milk.
Gu Linglong asked: "What are you going to the temple for?"
Xu Siqi sighed: "What else can I do? Ask Bodhisattva to bless me and help Qingcheng recover as soon as possible."
Gu Linglong hesitated and said: "Holding a wedding in a church is equivalent to joining the church..."
"All the gods and deities ask for one thing. It's called courtesy. It's not surprising that there are many people." Xu Siqi said seriously.
Gu Linglong smiled: "If you don't have specific beliefs, be careful that the gods won't help you."
Xu Siqi also smiled and said: "Gods are so busy, who they help or not depends on fate."
"There are many temples in Shanghai, which one do you want to go to?"
"Which one is the most effective?"
"have no idea."
"Then let it go."
"Let it happen?"
"Just take things as they come."
Xu Siqi put the empty cup on the table, stood up and said, "I'm going to the patrol room. I'll pick you up in the afternoon."
"Are omelette delicious?"
Gu Linglong was very depressed. She finally learned how to fry eggs, but Xu Siqi didn't even make a move.
"I'm stuffed."
"How can a grown man be full with two slices of bread?"
"The main reason is that I'm in a hurry. Today is Monday. I have a regular meeting in the morning. It's not good to be late..."
Xu Siqi took his briefcase and hurried out of the house.
…
afternoon.
Hongkou Patrol Room.
Inspector Xu's Office.
Tuk Tuk!
There was a knock on the door outside the house.
He solemnly opened the door and walked in. He put a document bag on the table and said, "This is the material on the Haitangli murder case. Captain Qi asked me to bring it to you."
"How is the investigation by the plainclothes team going?" Xu Siqi asked.
"A crime committed by an acquaintance is most likely a vendetta."
"Gone?"
"Gone."
"Is there any evidence?"
"not yet."
"I'll go to Haitangli to investigate the case later... Where is the body stored?"
"Fahua Temple."
"I just want to go to the temple to burn incense and make a wish." "Make a wish?"
"Gods and Buddhas bless you and let Qingcheng get better as soon as possible."
After thinking seriously, he pulled out his chair, sat down, and said, "Siqi, if Qingcheng never gets better, what are you going to do?"
"I've asked the doctor. It's possible for Qingcheng to recover."
"What if..."
"Nothing unexpected."
"If you ask me, if it really doesn't work, just make the mistake."
"What's the meaning?"
"Linglong is affectionate and righteous to you, and now she lives at home again..."
"Does Sugawara Eda have any clues?" Xu Siqi changed the topic.
"No. She never showed up."
He sighed solemnly in his heart, knowing that Xu Siqi was unwilling to mention this matter.
Xu Siqi thought for a long time and said to himself: "Is she still in Shanghai? Ordinarily not..."
He asked solemnly: "Do you want to withdraw the manpower arranged by the station and pier?"
"Just withdraw. She left long ago and won't wait so long."
"Okay. I'll inform them shortly."
…
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Siqi picked up Gu Linglong and drove to Fahua Temple.
Some time ago, a vicious murder occurred in Haitangli.
A family named Li was brutally wiped out. No one in the family, including an eighty-year-old man and a five- or six-year-old child, were spared. Their bodies were all buried under the banyan tree in the yard.
The Li family had a dog that went in and out of the dog hole every day. He was not at home that day, so he was lucky enough to save the dog's life.
Judging from the murderer's modus operandi, no living creature was left alive.
The patrol room has been conducting overt and covert investigations for more than a month, and the case has basically come to a standstill.
Xu Siqi is on marriage leave and is new to this case.
In fact, he had already calculated that this case would fall into his hands sooner or later.
In the Hongkou patrol room, the relationship between Xu Siqi and Zheng Zheng was well known, and the plainclothes team would definitely send Zheng Zheng to deliver the materials.
In this way, it would be logical for Xu Siqi to leave.
Rather than going to Fahua Temple specifically.
After all, there are at least 20 temples in Shanghai, and it would not be a wise move if the purpose is too obvious.
It's easy to tell if nothing happens, but if something happens, you will inevitably be suspected.
This trip to Fahua Temple was mainly aimed at "crows"!
Along the way, Gu Linglong seemed restless.
Xu Siqi asked while driving: "Linglong, are you worried?"
"Qingcheng looks like that..."
Gu Linglong sighed quietly and did not continue.
"The Qingcheng has auspicious people and good luck, and things will get better."
"hope so."
"I heard that Chen Yurong's brother has returned from abroad."
"Yeah. I came back last month."
"you and him……"
"He and I are just ordinary friends."
"Does he know your current situation? I mean, you are temporarily living in my house."
"Um."
"Chen Yurong also knows?"
"Don't worry, they are both reliable brothers and sisters, and they won't go out and tell lies. The main reason is that I can't hide it from Yu Rong. She often comes to my house, and we are too familiar with each other..."
The two of them talked and the car soon arrived at Fahua Temple.
Fahua Temple enters the mountain gate and has three main halls and two side halls in the east and west.
The mountain gate is a three-open intermittent building on the top of the mountain. There are lattice windows between the two gates. There is a plaque on the main door that reads "Daxing Fahua Temple".
The main hall and the east and west side halls are both three-bay and have winding corridors.
In addition to the main building, there are also east-west courtyards and dozens of houses in the temple, many of which are now used as temporary places for mourning.
The bodies of the eight members of Li's family were temporarily stored at Fahua Temple after embalming.
While the case is still under investigation, the body is also an important clue.
Fortunately it was winter and the body was intact.
The necessary procedures had to be carried out. Xu Siqi entered the main hall and respectfully offered a stick of incense.
Gu Linglong was waiting outside the main hall.
She is a Christian and it is not convenient for her to enter other religious places.