The elevator No. 2 that opened looked exactly the same as yesterday. The shiny and smooth stainless steel inner wall clearly reflected the two figures outside the elevator. Liu Tianming grinned and turned around, only to find that Gu Qing had already looked away with a pained expression. He could not bear to look into the elevator anymore. Xuangang, who was beside Gu Qing, also lowered his head and stared at the elevator warily.
Was there really a blood stain that he couldn't see? Liu Tianming closed his eyes and placed his fingers on the carriage wall for the second time.
That's right! This sticky feeling was unique to coagulated blood! Years of experience in crime scene investigation finally made Tianming Liu believe in his sense of touch.
" Ah…No wonder I didn't want Gu Qing to take the No. 2 elevator yesterday. I pushed her into the crowded No. 1 elevator subconsciously…" Tianming Liu suddenly recalled a scene from yesterday. In fact, when he first touched the carriage wall, Liu Tianming had a faint suspicion that his hands were stained with blood. However, at that time, he could not believe that there would be blood that could not be seen by the eyes, so he naturally did not think too much about it. However, his keen intuition still played a small role and did not cause a big commotion at the banquet.
Tianming Liu took out a cotton towel and wiped it around the inner wall of the elevator. He then put the towel into the plastic bag that he carried with him. In Gu Qing's eyes, the bloodstained white handkerchief was an ominous black. She couldn't help but feel a wave of disgust in her chest. She couldn't help but cover her mouth and run to the sink. She retched a few times, but only a little gastric juice came out. Liu Tianming followed behind him and patted Gu Qing's back gently for a while before silently handing him a piece of tissue.
Gu Qing took some tap water and rinsed his mouth. The sour taste in his mouth faded a little. "If it wasn't for the fact that I can't see these strange things, I really shouldn't have dragged you into this."”Gu Qing covered her mouth and shook her head.”
Liu Tianming didn't say anything. They had only found a bloodstain. If there was really a bloodstain as big as Gu Qing said, there must be someone's body lying somewhere in the building…Would Gu Qing still be able to say " nothing " then? Perhaps, these bloodstains were left behind by that detestable Zhu Ling…Thinking of this, Liu Tianming felt a faint sense of satisfaction.
The two of them returned to the elevator again. Liu Tianming seemed to be at his wit's end when he couldn't see the scene. He walked back and forth twice and put his head in front of the elevator wall. Liu Tianming sniffed hard. Not only could he not see the blood, but he could not even smell it. He looked down at Xuangang. This dog could not smell anything either? Just as he was thinking about this, Xuan Gang looked up at Liu Tianming and shook his head. Liu Tianming was stunned. Xuan Gang's helpless shaking of his head was very similar to Yuwen Shu's.
Thinking of Yuwen Shuxue, didn't I leave him a phone? Liu Tianming patted his head and started to call Yuwen.
"Hmm…according to what you said, I can basically confirm that this is the Void Barrier Art of the wandering souls!”Yuwen, who was on the other end of the phone, came to a conclusion after listening to Liu Tianming's introduction.
"Void Barrier Technique…What is that?”
"To put it simply, it's a very low-level camouflage technique. All formed wandering souls basically use this technique. However, although the Void Barrier Technique is low-level, there are different levels. Generally, it can only block the eyes. If it can block the nose, it won't even be able to smell the smell of blood. This wandering soul already has some magic power. Fortunately, it can't block the shape. You should hurry and find the corpse! I guess the missing boss 'wife is lying in a corner of the building!”
"That's easy to say. I can't see anything, so how can I find it? Do I really have to cross the river by feeling the stones and use my hands to find an invisible corpse?”Liu Tianming was a little indignant.
" Gu Qing... should be able to see..." Yuwen said hesitantly. He also felt that this was not a good idea.
"Do you want Gu Qing to search the entire building for a corpse that might have died a horrible death?”Tianming Liu raised his voice, startling Gu Qing.
" I…" Yuwen was speechless.
Gu Qing snatched the phone from Tianming Liu's hand and said to Yuwen,""It's okay, it's okay. Since I promised to help you, I will definitely help you find that corpse!”
Gu Qing was willing to face a dead body for Yuwen. Liu Tianming's face turned ashen.
Yuwen felt guilty. He sighed and said,""Let Xuangang walk in front, don't force yourself…"
Tianming Liu took the phone back from Gu Qing and asked,""Do you have any way for me to see this ghostly thing? Can I see ghosts by wiping my eyes with cow tears?”
Yuwen burst out laughing." Where did you hear this nonsense? What tears? This is only related to the essence in your body. I can't do anything about it.”Pausing for a moment, Yuwen said slowly,""Tianming, I'm the same as you. I don't want Gu Qing to get involved in this matter. She's a good girl, and no one wants to see her get hurt. However, the current situation is urgent. I have a feeling that if we don't hurry up and find out the truth, more innocent people will suffer. You're a police officer. You wouldn't want this to happen, right?”
Liu Tianming was silent for a moment before saying in a hoarse voice,""I will protect her."
"Then I'll leave it to you!" Yuwen said solemnly.
There were no other traces of blood in front of the elevator or in the corridor. If there was really a body in the elevator, how could it be moved to other places without leaving any traces? Xuan Gang walked in front and sniffed around. Gu Qing, who was in the middle, also looked around. Liu Tianming, who was behind, frowned.
The atmosphere was rather depressing as they walked and watched. Liu Tianming took the initiative to break the silence."By the way, we've already verified all the employee handwriting information you gave me. A few of the handwriting looks similar on the surface, but after magnifying it to a hundred times, there are still obvious differences in the handwriting. I'm afraid we can't continue to investigate this line.”
"Lan Yue…could it be a human name?”Gu Qing thought.
"That's possible. Moreover, if it's really a name, it should be a woman's name, right?”Liu Tianming followed Gu Qing's train of thought.
"Everything happens for a reason. If Lan Yue is really a woman, then she left her name at the crime scene twice. Is she trying to tell us something?”Gu Qing recalled the figure of the woman in black.
"Well, from the case itself, it seems that there is no direct interest between the murderer and the victim. Let's assume that the woman you saw, which is what Yuwen Shuxue called a wandering soul, was a woman named Lan Yue when she was alive. Then, what is the reason for her appearance in this building? Was it because she was killed in this building? However, the Tenglong Building has only been built for a year. We haven't received any reports related to this place. Besides, Yuwen was almost certain that all the victims were killed by the monster Hun Dun. Wouldn't it be a shame if this wandering soul wrote his name on the wall of the murder scene?”
"Captain Liu, you haven't read many ghost stories. Maybe some ancient ghosts haven't left and are coming to the modern world to cause trouble? If it was really a vengeful spirit from the past, how could he find it by checking the handwriting of the staff now?”Gu Qing wasn't very brave, but he had read a lot of ghost stories online.
"What ancient vengeful spirits? " Unbelievable…" Liu Tianming found it hard to drag his usual detective train of thought in the direction of strange forces. "But I don't think all the blame should be placed on Hun Dun. At least, there's one thing that I don't think Yuwen Shuxue thought of. Do you remember the security guard who was first killed?”
"It's not easy to forget such a tragic situation.”Gu Qing frowned.
"The surviving security guard had both his hands cut off by a sharp weapon from his wrists. Do you think the monster Hundun, who opened its mouth and bit wildly, has the ability to do so?”Liu Tianming's thick eyebrows twitched. "Moreover, after this security guard lost his mind, he kept talking about Lan Yue. Can we speculate that it was actually Lan Yue who hurt him?”
" Ah…" Gu Qing opened his mouth slightly, but he had to agree with Liu Tianming's deduction.
"So…the blood in the elevator probably wasn't Hun Dun's doing. "F * ck…What kind of things are I facing…" Liu Tianming could not help but curse.
"Whether the murderer is Hun Dun or Lan Yue, we have to wait until we find the corpse to be sure, right?”Although Zhu Ling was very annoying, her crime was not worthy of death. If she was really killed, Gu Qing would not feel very comfortable. She could not help but curse the cold-blooded murderer in her heart like Liu Tianming.
As they talked, the two people and one dog looked from the 23rd floor to the 6th floor, but they didn't find anything suspicious.
"The five floors below are the rental malls. They are completely separated from the office. Do you want to check them too?”Gu Qing asked.
Liu Tianming shook his head. The goods in the shopping mall were piled up like mountains. It was too easy to hide an invisible corpse among them. With Gu Qing's strength alone, wouldn't it take years?
"Why don't we go eat something first and fill our stomachs before coming back to search the offices carefully?”Liu Tianming asked Gu Qing for his opinion.
"Yes, it's fine to eat first." Gu Qing was also a little hungry." But how are you going to search other people's offices later? We don't have the key."
Liu Tianming looked disdainful." The doors of your offices are only meant to guard against gentlemen. How can you guard against a villain like me?"”
Gu Qing's eyes lit up when he heard that Tianming Liu had a way to open someone else's office. He seemed to have thought of something." Then let's go eat!"”She pulled Liu Tianming towards the elevator…
The place where they went to eat was the Old Horse Noodle Restaurant that Yuwen had once brought Gu Qing to. Liu Tianming was full of praise for the shredded chicken and tofu pudding noodles there. He ate two big bowls in a row. He found it strange that Gu Qing had only been in City G for a few days. How did he know about such a noodle shop that he had to find in a roundabout way? Even a local like him didn't know about this noodle shop. Facing Liu Tianming's question, Gu Qing smiled and did not say anything. However, when he thought of Yuwen who was still lying in the hospital, he could not help but sigh.
Old Ma, the owner of the noodle shop, was a dog lover. When he saw that the big dog Xuan Gang who followed Gu Qing in was unusually handsome, he liked it very much. He also fed Xuan Gang a roast chicken that he had prepared for dinner at home. Gu Qing felt bad and gave Old Ma an extra 20 yuan. Old Ma insisted that he didn't want it. He said that he loved wolfdogs the most when he was young. He even went to train German wolfdogs. He had seen many good breeds, but he had never seen one as excellent as Xuangang. If Xuangang was really valued, it would probably be calculated in millions. It would be his honor to be able to feed it.
"But…this wolfhound's eyes are extremely arrogant and untamed. In that bloodline, it's probably 80 - 90% wolf, right?”Old Ma said emotionally as he pushed the 20 yuan back to Gu Qing.
Gu Qing and Liu Tianming were both surprised. They didn't expect such an ordinary noodle shop owner to love dogs so much. They also didn't expect Yuwen's identity to be so mysterious. The wolfhound he brought was also so extraordinary!
After returning to the Tenglong Building, Tianming Liu went to Gu Qing's office first. He kept thinking about what Yuwen had said. If the wandering soul really had something to do with Gu Qing, what kind of relationship would it be?
Liu Tianming took out two paper clips from the stationery tube on Gu Qing's desk and straightened them into two thin iron wires. He then used the two iron wires to open the lock on Gu Qing's desk in front of him.
"It's not bad. My skills haven't been completely abandoned. After you rest for a while, we'll go and be thieves.”Liu Tianming winked at Gu Qing, which amused him.
While Gu Qing was sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed, Liu Tianming carefully looked around Gu Qing's office. Other than the laptop on the table that attracted his attention, there was nothing else worth paying attention to. He looked at the photo frame that Yuwen had mentioned before. The carefree Gu Qing in the photo was very different from the calm and experienced Supervisor Gu now…Liu Tianming shook his head. He had already read Gu Qing's family file through his friends in Beijing during the day.
Gu Changhai, Gu Qing's father, was an associate professor at a university. His knowledge and character were both exemplary. Lin Fang, Gu Qing's mother, was a business manager of an insurance company. She was very capable and had a good income. Gu Qing probably inherited her skills. This was an enviable middle-class family. Unfortunately, 11 years ago, Gu Changhai and Lin Fang were in a car accident while traveling to the south, and both of them died. The driver who caused the accident was drunk and drove, and he also lost his life…From then on, Gu Qing lived alone, and his temperament became a little cold.
The car accident that destroyed the family had a very detailed record in the traffic police system. There was no doubt about it. After Liu Tianming asked around, he also confirmed that it was indeed an accident. Such car accidents happened many times a year, and it really didn't mean anything. So, who was it that still couldn't let go of Gu Qing's ordinary family portrait after so many years?
Liu Tianming picked up the photo frame and looked around. He began to wonder if Yuwen was too sensitive. Could it be that Gu Qing accidentally knocked over the photo frame?
Probably because he was too tired these days, Gu Qing who was leaning on the sofa was snoring softly. Liu Tianming walked to the sofa and looked at Gu Qing's delicate face lovingly. Gu Qing's lips that were painted with a light red lip gloss were slightly flickering under the light, and her long eyelashes were also slightly trembling from time to time. Liu Tianming's heart suddenly surged with tenderness. He could not help but lean down, wanting to kiss her. Who knew that Xuan Gang, who was lying on the sofa, suddenly stood up and bared his teeth at Liu Tianming, scaring Liu Tianming back into his frivolous heart.
"Good job, Yuwen Shuxue! So you planted Xuangang in our revolutionary team just to be your spy?”Liu Tianming made a fierce expression at Xuan Gang indignantly, but he had no choice but to sit back in his office chair.
By the time Gu Qing woke up, the clock on the wall had already pointed to eleven o'clock.
Gu Qing stretched her back and looked at the clock on the wall.
"Aiya! It was already so late! Why didn't you wake me up earlier?" Gu Qing rebuked Liu Tianming.
Liu Tianming leaned on the office table and said dejectedly,"With that big dog guarding you, who would dare to touch you?”
Gu Qing looked at Xuan Gang in confusion. The latter opened his mouth wide and yawned in satisfaction.
"Let's hurry up and get down to business.”Gu Qing stood up and straightened his clothes.
"Alright, I'll listen to you. Which one should we start investigating?”Liu Tianming put the two pieces of iron wire in his shirt pocket.
"I…I want to use my official position for personal gain." Gu Qing's face turned slightly red.”
"Hmm?"
"Can we start from Du Tingtao's office?”
"Why?" Liu Tianming was stunned.
"This involves some internal conflicts in our company. Can I not explain it to you for the time being?
"Up to you. I don't care." Liu Tianming shrugged.
Du Tingtao's office was located on the south side of the twenty-third floor. Tianming Liu used less than a minute to open the door. Pushing open the door, the room was pitch black. Gu Qing wanted to fumble for the light switch, but was stopped by Liu Tianming. Liu Tianming shook his head at Gu Qing and said softly,""Don't let the people outside find out.”
" Oh…" Gu Qing nodded in fear and followed behind Liu Tianming obediently. Tianming Liu took off the keychain hanging on his waist. There was a small LED flashlight attached to it. The light from the small flashlight was not very bright, but it could still roughly see the situation in the office.
The furnishings in the room were very ordinary, no different from an ordinary manager's office. Du Tingtao's desk was piled with a large number of documents, a huge ashtray full of cigarette butts, and a few pens scattered messily on the table. Liu Tianming slowly aimed the flashlight at the wall behind Du Tingtao's seat. There was a strong cursive script pasted there! The words were written in two elegant and powerful words-Dao Discussion.
Dao discussion? Gu Qing and Liu Tianming looked at each other, and a question mark appeared in their hearts at the same time. Could Du Tingtao be the Taoist master who helped Yuwen?
Gu Qing suddenly remembered the purpose of sneaking in. He quickly borrowed Liu Tianming's small flashlight and flipped through the pile of documents on Du Tingtao's desk under the dim light.
Liu Tianming also stood beside Gu Qing curiously, wanting to see what Gu Qing was doing. However, he only read for a while before he lost interest because the documents that Gu Qing read were contracts and implementation plans of some projects. Liu Tianming was not a businessman, so he naturally knew nothing about these. He looked at the surrounding walls again, trying to see if there were any clues related to the murder.
Suddenly, Liu Tianming poked Gu Qing's waist with his finger. Gu Qing turned to look at him blankly. Liu Tianming pointed forward again. Following the direction of Liu Tianming's finger, Gu Qing saw something extremely strange!
In the darkness, Xuan Gang, who had followed them into the office, was now emitting a blue light. The light was not very dazzling, but it seeped out of Xuan Gang's body and made his body translucent. Gu Qing could even vaguely see the outline of Xuan Gang's internal organs.
At this moment, Xuan Gang was facing a wooden door in the room and was in a threatening position. After a while, the blue light in Xuan Gang's body suddenly floated up and formed a blue shadow of a big dog above his body. The shadow rushed through the wooden door and disappeared without a trace!
Gu Qing and Liu Tianming stood behind the office table, not knowing what Xuan Gang had done. Xuangang slowly ran to Gu Qing's feet as if nothing had happened and rubbed against her calf.
Liu Tianming pointed at the wooden door where the blue shadow traveled and asked Gu Qing,""What's behind this door?"
"Isn't this just a small resting room? Every manager's office had such a small cubicle.”Gu Qing replied.
The two of them walked to the door. Liu Tianming stretched out his hand to try, but the door was not locked. He boldly pushed the door open slowly and pointed the flashlight behind the door.
Just the flicker of this weak light made Gu Qing and Liu Tianming tremble in fear.
There was a single bed behind the door. Du Tingtao was sitting cross-legged on the bed with his eyes closed!
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