Siheyuan: Hang Jia Dongxu, smash Banggeng to death!

"Oh no! Chief, oh no!!!"

Xiao Wang's voice, like a broken gong, came from outside the workshop, growing louder as he approached, accompanied by hurried footsteps.

Every time he shouted "Something's wrong!", Director Li's temple throbbed.

"Xiao Wang, if you fucking say anything bad about me again, believe me, I'll take off my clothes and beat you up first."

Xiao Wang said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Chief, I'm just used to calling you that, and I haven't been able to change it yet..."

I'm used to it.

Chief Li's lips twitched, and he said irritably, "Where have you found someone dead this time?"

Xiao Wang took a few breaths and said admiringly, "Chief, you are brilliant. Oh, by the way, not far from the eight children's corpses, two more corpses appeared. They look like the Xiong brothers, Xiong Da and Xiong Er, from the security department."

"What?"

Deputy Section Chief Zhao was the first to exclaim in surprise, his face draining of all color instantly, "Big Bear and Little Bear too..."

I saw those two brothers this afternoon. They were still lively and energetic, saying they wanted to treat me to drinks tonight.

Only a few hours?

Chief Li closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and when he opened them again, all that remained in his eyes was the cold, hard look typical of a criminal investigator:

"Take me there now. Deputy Section Chief Zhao, you come too. Notify the forensic team and the technical team to go directly to the new site."

I took a step forward and ran out of the workshop.

Deputy Section Chief Zhao paused for a second, then hurriedly followed.

As soon as they stepped out of the workshop, they bumped into Li Huaide rushing over in a hurry, one of the buttons on his Zhongshan suit fastened incorrectly.

His forehead was covered in sweat.

I don't know if it was because I was tired from running, or because I was tired from running.

"Deputy Section Chief Zhao, I heard someone died again in the boiler room overturning workshop?"

Deputy Section Chief Zhao stopped and replied, "Deputy Factory Director Li, yes. Liu Xiaoqiang... was thrown into the boiler. We're on our way to see the bodies of Xiong Da and Xiong Er; they were killed too."

"What?"

Li Huaide's eyes widened in surprise.

He only had to fire a shot for a moment, and all three of them were dead.

"Deputy Factory Director Li, where were you just now?" Director Li suddenly asked.

Li Huaide suddenly came to his senses, his eyes darting around: "I... I was handling official business in the office, and I rushed over as soon as I heard the news."

"one person?"

"Of course, it's one person."

Li Huaide answered too quickly, suspiciously quickly.

Director Li gave him a deep look, but didn't press further. He simply said, "We're heading to the site now. Would Deputy Factory Director Li like to come along?"

"Yes! Of course we'll go!"

Li Huaide nodded quickly, "With one accident after another happening in the factory, it is my responsibility as the deputy factory director to find out what's going on."

"Alright, follow along."

The group hurried towards the warehouse.

Halfway there, Director Li suddenly stopped, turned around and said to Xiao Wang, who had been following behind him, "Xiao Wang, you don't need to go."

"Huh? Why, Chief?" Xiao Wang looked puzzled. "I'm familiar with the scene, I can..."

"You stay here," Director Li interrupted him, pointing to the boiler room, "to wait for Liu Xiaoqiang's... ashes to be retrieved. Cooperate with the workers and the technical team, and be careful."

I meant to say "corpse," but I changed my mind before I could finish.

If a person has turned to ashes, can they still be called a corpse?

Xiao Wang opened his mouth, clearly unwilling, but under Director Li's stern gaze, he finally wilted and said, "Alright, Director."

"remember."

Director Li added, "Notify us immediately if there are any abnormalities. Don't act alone."

That's a very meaningful statement.

Xiao Wang paused for a moment, then nodded vigorously: "Understood!"

Director Li then turned around and led the others to continue heading towards the warehouse.

Xiao Wang stood there, watching the direction they left in, when suddenly he shivered and muttered, "Fine, if we're not going, we're not going."

He turned and walked back to the workshop.

Beside Boiler No. 3, several workers, under the direction of the technical team police, were attempting to salvage the boiler using specially made tools.

"How's it going?" Xiao Wang asked a young policeman who was taking notes.

The young policeman shook his head, his face full of helplessness: "The molten iron is too hot. Now we can only wait for it to cool down naturally, which will take at least two or three hours."

"Two or three hours?"

Xiao Wang glanced at his watch; it was already past 5:30 PM.

This meant they would have to stay here until seven or eight o'clock. He sighed and found a relatively clean metal bucket to sit down.

The salvage operation is progressing slowly, in fact, almost without any progress.

The workers tried several methods, but abandoned them all due to high temperatures and safety concerns.

The final decision was to wait for the molten iron to cool down.

"How about we find a place to take a nap?"

Just do it.

Anyway, it will take a long time for the molten iron to cool down, and Director Li and the others won't be back for a while.

Xiao Wang originally wanted to go to the workshop office, but Foreman Sun had just died there, and he was a little scared.

Let's go somewhere else.

Thinking this, Xiao Wangchao walked to the back door of the workshop.

Few people usually walk there; it leads to a small yard where waste materials are piled up.

Xiao Wang went in, straightened the bench, tested it and found it to be stable, then sat down and leaned against the wall to prepare to sleep.

"Huh?"

"What is that?"

In an instant, Xiao Wang was wide awake.

An old locust tree, at the very top, had its top leaves and twigs cut off with a sharp tool, leaving only a single splinter.

If it weren't for the distance, no one would have noticed that there was a person stuck in the top of the tree.

Xiao Wang's heart pounded wildly in his chest, and his hand instinctively reached for his waist, only to find nothing.

Depend on!

I realized I had forgotten to bring it.

Xiao Wang forced himself to calm down, and his professional qualities as a police officer began to kick in, his brain working at lightning speed.

Whose body is it?

When was it put up there?

How did you get it up there?

The old locust tree is at least seven or eight meters tall, with a smooth trunk and no branches to climb.

To secure an adult to the top of a tree, a ladder or... is needed.

"Xiao Wang! What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you to oversee the retrieval of Liu Xiaoqiang's ashes?"

A voice suddenly rang out behind him, startling Xiao Wang so much that he almost jumped up. He turned around abruptly and saw Director Li running over with several people.

"Chief, how are you all coping...?"

"Those things are not important."

Director Li interrupted, and then followed the direction Xiao Wang had been looking to see the top of the tree.

Everyone was stunned.

Dusk arrived at that exact moment, its dim light bathing the courtyard and illuminating the corpse atop the tree.

It's a woman.

Her hair was disheveled, and her clothes were torn in several places, revealing her pale skin underneath.

Her face was turned toward the sky, her eyes were wide open, and her mouth was slightly open, as if she were shouting silently.

The strangest thing is her posture: a giant tree.

"That's..." Deputy Section Chief Zhao's voice trembled, "Bi Yuntao? Section Chief Liu's wife?"

Director Li's face was extremely grim.

"Go find a ladder! Be careful, protect the scene!"

Several police officers and workers hurriedly sprang into action.

No one noticed that in the shadow cast by the old locust tree, Lin Tian was staring curiously at Xiao Wang.

There must be something special about this person.

Lin Tian thought to himself silently.

Starting three days ago, every time he finished "dealing with" a target, not long after, this policeman named Xiao Wang would always be the first to discover it.

Now, less than ten minutes after Bi Yuntao's body was hung up, he discovered it again.

coincidence?

Once or twice might be okay, but so many times...

Lin Tian tilted his head and carefully observed Xiao Wang, who was reporting his findings to Director Li.

interesting.

Are there people in this world with special physical constitutions?

Is Xiao Wang really that kind of person?

Conan's physique?

Lin Tian shook his head.

Forget it, it doesn't matter.

He doesn't have time to delve into this right now.

Time to go buy more goods.

Lin Tian glanced one last time at Bi Yuntao at the top of the tree, a cold smile playing on his lips.

Just an hour ago, this woman was flirting in Li Huaide's office, using her body to gain protection and benefits.

She thought she was clever and believed that by getting close to the deputy factory director, she could rest easy.

ridiculous.

I want you dead. When the King of Hell calls for you at midnight, I'll send you to work before midnight, so you won't be late.

As for why Bi Yuntao was planted at the top of the tree.

Very simple.

After she and Li Huaide parted ways in the office after "finishing business," she walked alone towards the family quarters, complaining as she went.

The core idea is: dissatisfaction.

Since she made this request, Lin Tian, ​​being kind-hearted, granted it.

She begged for mercy, he asked.

She said that she and Bi Chi were actually cousins.

No wonder.

No wonder Director Yang and Section Chief Liu can cooperate so "tacitly"; it turns out they are not only superior and subordinate, but also brothers-in-law.

Lin Tian looked at Bi Yuntao kneeling on the ground begging for mercy and suddenly felt very bored.

These people all have the same face: when they are in power, they are arrogant and domineering; when they lose power, they kneel down and beg for mercy.

They never truly reflect on what they did wrong; they only regret why they didn't do it more discreetly.

"I'll help you up the tree."

Lin Tian said softly at the time, "Standing high, seeing far, and feeling good, maybe you can understand some things before you die."

Bi Yuntao's scream was casually stuffed into a tattered cloth.

Getting her to the top of the tree didn't take much effort.

For Lin Tianguiying, who possesses spatial abilities, a height of seven or eight meters is no different from a step.

Secure it, position it properly, and trim away any excess branches and leaves to make the body more conspicuous.

After finishing everything, I sighed, but I hadn't left yet.

Xiao Wang arrived.

He's like a persistent shadow that you can't shake off.

Lin Tian glanced at Xiao Wang one last time, then turned and disappeared completely into the shadows.

Xiao Wang suddenly shivered.

He turned around abruptly and looked into the shadow of the old locust tree.

There was nothing there, only the wind blowing and the leaves rustling.

"What's wrong?" Director Li noticed his unusual behavior.

"No...it's nothing."

Xiao Wang shook his head, forcing himself to look away. "I just feel... like there's a pair of eyes watching me."

Director Li also looked at the shadow, his face solemn, recalling the feeling he had in the workshop before, the chill of being watched.

"Speed ​​up."

Director Li said in a deep voice, "After getting the body down, everyone evacuated immediately. The steel rolling mill... something's not right."

After returning to the police station, he immediately fled.

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P.S.: My data is so bad, everyone please keep urging me to update, it will make me sad and I won't have the motivation to write anymore. (˃ ⌑ ˂ഃ ) If I get over 1000 updates, I'll post a picture of myself to let you guys off the hook.