three days ago
The night market in the ancient city was very prosperous, and of course, it had always been so since ancient times. However, this ancient city slowly lost its former glory. At the same time, her glorious past was slowly forgotten by many children who were born here.
There were rumors among the people that Empress Wu had ordered all flowers to bloom in the cold winter. Only the peonies were still stubborn and refused to bloom. In the end, they were abandoned in the wilderness and placed in Mangshan Mountain.
Unknowingly, the peony had become the city's business card. The previous Peony Festival had also attracted many friends from other places and even foreign countries to see her style. Every year, the festival would make this ancient city more lively, but what followed was a surge in the floating population. Public security, civil disputes, and many other issues were also a huge test for the ancient city at that time.
The cold wind blew over from nowhere, causing the person in front of him to tightly stuff his clothes into his arms. He was wearing a pair of dark jeans and a pair of leather shoes that had not been polished for a long time. He was walking slowly on the street.
At some point, he stopped there. She stared at the slogan in the flowers beside her and quietly looked at it.
"Only peonies are truly beautiful. When the flowers bloom, they move the capital."
"Sigh! Peony!" He let out a long sigh and walked away.
Lin Yi was arrested during a special period of time, causing a disturbance in public order and using illegal interrogation methods on a foreign friend who came to Luo. I hereby deal with this matter and reflect on myself. Unless there are special circumstances, I will no longer participate in the investigation of the case.
"I'm so unlucky. I've been reflecting on myself for half a year. Wasn't it just beating up the CEO of a foreign company that was preparing to participate in the construction of the old city? Tsk! "I, still not ~" Lin kicked the pebbles on the road not far away as he walked. His mouth was still mumbling like a resentful woman, and his eyes were filled with grievance.
"Buzz! " Buzz, buzz…" Lin Yi was about to scold this person, then that damned Li Hou, to the old man guarding the door. He even wanted to complain about the old man who had been smiling at him when he left that day. Sigh! He wasn't being petty. What was going on? How could it be so serious! He couldn't understand.
At this moment, his phone rang. He took it out from his pocket angrily. Another gust of cold wind blew.
"Hey! Who was it! Lin Yi isn't here. I have something to ask Lin Er." He said disdainfully.
"Sigh, sigh, sigh! Brother Lin, it's me, Li Hou." He heard a giggle on the other end of the phone.
"Ah, little monkey. Who are you looking for?" Lin Yi said sarcastically.
"Ya! Captain Lin. You haven't contacted me for so long. I miss you.”Li Hou still smiled and said,
"Forget it! I'll contact you. I'll contact you if you have nothing better to do. Hey, hey, it's obvious that the two of us caught him together. I was the only one who did it! Why am I involved in the case, and now you're fine? Why are you the vice-captain of the second team?”
"Captain Lin, Captain Lin, you have to make this clear. What do you mean by the two of us catching him? I clearly advised you that day to analyze the pros and cons. But you didn't listen! You even said,"If you're timid, don't do criminal investigation."”Heaven and earth! "I, Li Hou, am considered as someone who has been wronged," Li Hou hurriedly explained.
"Alright, alright. It's been a few months. Don't tell me about your family's glorious history! By the way, why are you looking for me?" Lin Yi saw that he had joked enough, so he changed his tone and asked seriously.
"Cough cough ~" Li Hou, who was on the other end of the phone, saw that Brother Lin was no longer playing around. He cleared his throat and was about to speak.
"Alright, tell me quickly." Lin Yi thought that the bureau had not needed him for the past few months, so it was definitely not a small matter to come looking for him today, so he interrupted him impatiently.
"Alright, alright!" Li Hou replied.
"Lin Yi, the original investigative expert, has been decided by the organization. You have been specially transferred to participate in a major criminal case. Criminal investigation code 0371-0605, report to Li Hou at 8 am tomorrow. After the report, you will be in charge of investigating.”
"The original captain of the investigation team, Lin Yi, is determined to carry out the order and report to Comrade Li Hou tomorrow morning.”Brother Lin said righteously.
"Sigh! By the way, Captain Lin, the higher-ups want you to bring the things you've been investigating recently. He said that it might be useful. Hmm ~ Captain Lin, what have you been investigating recently?”
"F * ck, who are these people? I investigated so carefully, but you guys still found out. As expected of a criminal investigator.”When Lin Yiyi heard Li Hou say this, she instantly understood. No wonder he did not let her resume her duties for so long. Good job, you guys! He wanted to catch a big fish, but he still had to let this line pull the fish up by itself.
"Captain Lin, Captain Lin. What are you investigating!" Li Hou asked urgently, but Lin Yi smiled and said slowly," You'll know tomorrow."”After saying that, he hung up the phone and stuffed it into his pocket. He wrapped his clothes around himself, put his hands in his pockets, and ran forward.
There were four people working shifts at the front desk of the service area at Afternoon Bay. The sun had just peeked out from the top of the opposite mountain, forcing out the mist between the two mountains. A man wearing a black leather jacket slowly walked over on the foggy road.
He gently pushed open the glass door in front of him and glanced at the waiter standing at the front desk. His originally tired expression could not help but become energetic. However, he did not stay for long and glanced to the side. She saw a thin man sitting on a recliner in the corner under a thick military coat. Although a military coat was not rare, the pair of leather shoes placed in front of the recliner was indeed very eye-catching, at least for this black-shirted man.
He let out a sigh of relief and saw the other party walk over with big strides. Before he could reach her, the approaching foot reached out first. With a loud thud, the recliner shook under the force, and the person on it jumped up.
Before he could stand firm, the man in black strode over and sat down on the recliner. He then pulled the military coat beside him over and draped it over his body tightly.
The man who stood up instantly felt cold. Looking closely, the man in black had already closed his eyes and was lying there quietly.
"Captain Lin, it's a good thing I don't have a morning temper. If I were like you, I would have asked for sick leave long ago.”So the man in black was Lin Yi, and the other person was Li Hou.
Li Hou rubbed his body and looked at the indifferent waiter in the distance. He smiled embarrassedly again and looked around for his original coat. Seeing the waiter gesture to the side, Li Hou nodded lightly and reached out to take the clothes. He quickly put them on himself.
Fifteen minutes later.
Li Hou took a disposable towel and walked slowly to the service desk. As he walked, he said," Aren't you getting off work soon? Oh right, get me two bowls of instant noodles.”
The waitress named Bing Bing heard the order and walked towards the inventory. In a short while, she brought two bowls of instant noodles. Li Hou had already brought the hot water to the table beside the service desk. He took the instant noodles from Bing Bing and opened a bowl. He put the seasoning in and poured the hot water. He waited quietly.
"Brother Li, how long are you going to stay? It's already the third day, and the person you've been waiting for hasn't arrived yet?”Bing Bing stood quietly in front of the service desk again. However, at this time, she did something else. She looked at the watch on her wrist from time to time.
"Soon, soon. If he still doesn't come, we'll have waited for nothing these past few days.”
"Then who are you waiting for? Is he your friend?" Bing Bing asked in confusion.
"Ah! Friends? You could say so! "In a sense, we are rare friends," Li Hou said with a faint smile.
Bing Bing turned to look at Li Hou and did not ask any further. At this moment, the noodles were ready. Li Hou picked up the noodles and looked deeply at the door.
He thought to himself. "Such a rare friend! We've waited so long for you!"
Cars came and went. Some long-distance cars stopped here to fill up their tanks and continue moving forward, while some drivers gathered together to take a short break and chat about their families. The old drivers told the newbies about their legendary stories since they entered the industry. Some newbies told the old drivers that they were forced to make a living by running long distances. Here, age was not the standard to measure age, but the age of a car was. Li Hou looked at a gathering place in the courtyard of the service area. A seemingly honest truck driver was telling his story vividly. The people around them also listened intently, afraid that they would miss out on anything. The old master was also enthusiastic, teaching these newbies what measures to take in case of an emergency to minimize the loss.
Wave after wave of people gathered and dispersed, and the stories began and ended one after another.
Time passed by slowly, and the sky was swept by Li Hou as he flipped through the magazine.
"Brother Monkey, let's go!" Lin Yi had appeared beside Li Hou at some point in time. It seemed like he had washed up and washed away the fatigue from last night.
"What? Aren't you taking shifts?" Li Hou asked when Lin Yi signaled for him to come along.
"No, it should be time." As he spoke, Lin Yi lifted his leg and walked out.
Seeing this, Li Hou didn't say anything more. He put down the magazine in his hand and gave a few instructions to the service desk. He took some bread and mineral water and chased after her.
In the winter of the Central Plains, it would be dark at five or six o'clock in the evening, but in the mountains, the sky would be dark as soon as five o'clock. The sun brushed past the peak of Mount Shi 'an and set. The service area facing east fell into silence, and the lights decorated the dark night. There was a little light in the darkness.
Looking closely, not far from the service area. In a pile of rocks, there was a tiny red light flickering.
"Puff ~" The person hiding in the rocks took a deep breath of the cigarette in his hand and slowly exhaled.
The black leather jacket was even more mysterious in the dark night, and her messy long hair danced in the slight cold wind.
"Brother Lin, it's dark! The people you mentioned should be here soon!”It turned out that there was another person beside them. The two of them looked at each other and quietly looked at the parking lot in front of the service area.
"Hmph, he will definitely come. Li Hou, call your station and send me a team.”
"Alright, I'll make the call now." Li Hou dialed the number skillfully and said a few words. Brother Lin turned to look at him. The two of them looked at each other. Li Hou nodded and hung up the phone. Brother Lin smiled in relief and turned to look ahead.
Soon, it was past midnight. Lin Yi was lying on a huge rock behind him with his eyes closed. Li Hou was staring straight ahead, occasionally looking at the watch on his wrist in panic.
Just as he was about to ask, he saw a white, round head sticking out of the originally empty isolation fence.
Li Hou was overjoyed when he saw this and was about to reach out to wake Lin Yi up. However, she felt a hand pressing down on her. When she turned around, Lin Yi was already beside her. Then, she stretched out her index finger, shushing Li Hou to not move.
The two of them saw a group of people sneaking to the truck's parking spot not far away, but there was no movement.
After the group separated, Lin Yi asked," What time is it now?"
"A quarter past three."
"You called around ten o'clock. According to the speed at which the police are dispatched, they should be here in fifteen minutes. They can't escape." Lin Yi said confidently.
Sure enough, after fifteen minutes, three black and white police cars came from the north-south lane. The words " New District Branch " were painted on the car.
As soon as the three cars stopped, a dozen policemen in winter uniforms jumped out. When they saw the flickering torchlights in the parking lot in front of them, they didn't say anything. They split into groups of two and ran inside.
Seeing this, Lin Yi and Li Hou stood up, stretched their muscles, and walked forward. Hearing the shouts inside, Lin Yi looked at Li Hou smugly. Li Hou laughed and ran over to help.
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