chasing the dark

Chapter 230 Wild Camellia

The end of January every year is the coldest time of the year in Mingyang, and this year there is extraordinarily much snow. Since the beginning of winter, there have been more than a dozen snowfalls, big and small.

Today's snow is bigger than before, and the snowflakes are like goose feathers, swirling and flying down under the north wind.

Early in the morning, three vehicles left the gate of the Municipal Public Security Bureau one after another, and the one in the middle was an escort vehicle specially used to escort suspects.

The visibility was low in the snow and the road was slippery. The car drove very slowly, and it took about four to ten minutes to reach the destination.

This is an old community, not close to Gu's Group. It takes at least an hour to get there by bus or subway.But compared with houses in the downtown area, the rent can be saved by one-third or even more.

Lin Shuo rented a building facing the street in the community. The cars stopped one by one, but he hesitated and refused to get out of the car.

Ding Xuan supported the car door with one hand and said: "If you are afraid that the neighbors will see you, I can put a hood on you."

"Forget it." Imagining the prisoner wearing a black hood and handcuffs on TV, Lin Shuo still shook his head and refused, "Anyway, I won't necessarily live here in the future."

The snow was falling too much, and there were no old men and women downstairs who usually gathered to chat and bask in the sun. Occasionally, people passed by, but they were all in a hurry.

He got out of the car, seemed relieved, and pointed to the door of the unit: "[-]th floor, [-]."

The seventh floor is the top floor, facing the street and facing west. It can be regarded as the worst house in the entire community, but there is one advantage, that is, the rent will be cheaper.

Lin Shuo's home is a one-bedroom, one-living room, with cheap composite floors, and the paint has peeled off in places where people often walk.There are not many furniture, but each piece has a sense of age.The only thing that is relatively new is the walls, which should have been painted not long ago.

It can be seen that the landlord is a budget-conscious person who minimized the rental cost of this house.

It was such a house, but it was tidy, and even the floor was wiped clean.

"It's there." Lin Shuo pointed to the bedside table near the window, "The lower drawer is pulled out, and behind it, wrap it in a tissue."

Someone went over and pulled out the drawer according to his words. There was indeed something wrapped in a white paper towel on the rear cabinet.

Take it out and open it, it is a slender red iron cylinder with the words "Wild Camellia" painted on it with artistic style.

The small print on the side is the drinking method, efficacy and some instructions necessary for leaving the factory.

Ye Zhanzhou took it and shook it, the rustling sound inside could be heard, there was only half a tube of tea left.

He opened it, poured a little on the lid, looked at it carefully for a while, then poured it back into the canister, put the lid back on, and put the paper towels outside into the evidence bag.

Looking around, he looked at Lin Shuo: "Isn't it convenient to go to work here?"

"Fortunately, it just takes a little longer on the road." Lin Shuo didn't seem to care much about it.

Ye Zhanzhou opened the closet casually, and his fingers wearing disposable gloves ran across a suit and a few pieces of clothing hanging on the wall: "Do you have a girlfriend?"

Lin Shuo stared at him closely and said, "I dated a classmate when I was in school, and we have broken up."

Ye Zhanzhou watched casually in the room: "When? Why did you break up?"

"In May last year," Lin Shuo pursed his lips, "because the places we were going to were different, and we didn't want to go to another place, so we split up."

"After that, you have a new girlfriend?" Ye Zhanzhou's question made everyone present confused.

Lin Shuo shook his head: "I have been busy with work since then, and I have no intention of making a girlfriend."

The slender fingers took out a small box from the bedside table on the other side: "You don't want to say that this is used as a balloon?"

Lin Shuo's eyes flickered, and he explained, "It was used by me and my ex-girlfriend."

Ye Zhanzhou turned the box to the back and shook it in front of his eyes: "You two broke up in May, did you buy this thing by traveling to the future?"

"I..." Lin Shuo blinked his eyes several times quickly, "We had a New Year's dinner at the company, and after that, I went to the bar with my department colleagues, and I brought a girl home."

"What's your name? Contact information?" Ye Zhanzhou asked with his head tilted.

"I drank too much that night, and I only remember her name is Tingting." Lin Shuo said with his head down, "They are all adults, there is no need to be so serious."

"You're thinking about it." Ye Zhanzhou asked someone to put an evidence bag into the small box, "The name of the bar, its address, who you're with, when you go and when you leave, all are clear."

"As I said, I drank too much that night, so I don't remember clearly," Lin Shuo said.

"Remember to say as much as you want." Ye Zhanzhou signaled Ding Xuan to take the person out first, and then waved to Li Ji who was accompanying him, "The rest will be hard on you."

"You're welcome, Brother Ye." Li Ji smiled, put on his equipment and started to get busy.

He was the only one who came to the technical department today, because Ye Zhanzhou said that there is no need to conduct a comprehensive and detailed inspection of Lin Shuo's house, just find other people's fingerprints or trace evidence.

Lin Shuo barely slept last night, when he was interrogated by Ding Xuan in the car, his drowsy head began to throb and hurt.

He moved his neck a few times and answered one question after another with great energy.

Fortunately, Officer Ding was called away after a while, and he was able to close his eyes for a while.

I don't know how long it took, maybe a few minutes, maybe a few hours, the car shook a few times, Ding Xuan sat back in the car and told the driver that he could leave.

……

Ye Zhanzhou and Jiang Yu left after Li Ji started working. Instead of returning to the office, they drove directly to the city funeral home.

Gu Zhengqing's memorial service will be held here today.

When they arrived, there were many people standing in the corridor outside the farewell hall.

The security guards in black clothes and white flowers on their chests were maintaining order, and reporters and some self-media people were simply blocked outside the building.

Gu Zhenghua had warned the security in advance, but Ye Zhanzhou and the others were not stopped and entered the farewell hall smoothly.

The ceremony has not yet started, but the hall has already been arranged.

Gu Zhengqing's name was written on the banner hanging in front of him, and a huge portrait surrounded by gauze and white flowers hung in the center below.

In front of the portrait is an altar, and smoke is rising from the incense burner in front of Gu Zhengqing's tablet.The ever-burning lamp is burning, but the bean-like light is particularly eye-catching among the many offerings.

A series of elegiac couplets and gardens surround the hall, and the low and mournful background music is played on the stereo, making the atmosphere more solemn.

Gu Zhenghua was dressed in a black suit and Gu Wantong was standing in the place of the survivors, receiving condolences from those who came to mourn.

Ye Zhanzhou and Jiang Yu went over and said a few words of comfort, such as "sorrow" as usual, and then they retreated to a corner of the hall, waiting for the ceremony to begin.

When Gu Wantong saw Ye Zhanzhou, surprise flashed across his face.From time to time, he glanced in their direction.

Jiang Yu pretended not to notice, looking at the man beside him from the corner of the eye, he couldn't help but roll his eyes inwardly.

(End of this chapter)