Chapter 5

Li Qingyao had seen some murder scenes in the past when she was in the provincial department, some of which were bloodier than today's. But this was the first time she had seen such a contradictory death scene.

When she came out of the bathroom, she tilted her head and looked. There was no window in the bathroom, only a small window facing the thick wall of the next building. There was a small corridor, opposite which was the kitchen, and the curtains in the corridor were drawn.

She went to the kitchen again, where a policeman was taking pictures of the sink. There was a half-filled plastic bag of green vegetables next to the sink, with some of them soaking in water. There was a trash can on the ground, filled with plucked vegetable leaves.

On the countertop chopping board, there was a half-cut lettuce and a small pile of shredded lettuce. The kitchen knife was unwashed and placed next to it. There was also a small bowl of chopped chili and garlic next to it.

Li Qingyao opened the refrigerator again and took a look. There were eggs, frozen meat, milk, and sausages inside, all very common items.

When she returned to the living room, the forensic doctor was talking to Chen Pu. Li Qingyao walked to his side. He still didn't even glance at her.

"There are no signs of fighting on the body. Judging from the angle of the wrist cuts and the condition of the wounds, it is more likely that the deceased committed suicide, but homicide cannot be completely ruled out. The time of death was between 6:7 and :."

"How many cuts did you make?" Chen Pu asked.

Forensic doctor: "Four."

Chen Pu bit his lower lip with his teeth, exhaled, and said, "Four steps will do it."

He turned his head and met Li Qingyao beside him. Then his eyes passed over her without any ripples and walked towards another criminal police officer.

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Li Qingyao had actually heard of Chen Pu a long time ago. At that time, Li Jincheng was a freshman in college and she was still in the second year of junior high school.

Li Jincheng is actually her cousin. When he was 8 years old, his parents died in a car accident, so he was raised in her family. The two families are close relatives and have a very good relationship. Li Qingyao's parents treat him like their own son, so Li Jincheng is no different from her brother.

It was a weekend. Li Qingyao called Li Jincheng and heard something wrong with the person's voice on the other end. Why did he always make a "hissing" sound?

Li Qingyao was very alert. After all, it was the first time her brother had been away from home for such a long time, and she was worried.

"What's wrong with you?" Li Qingyao asked, "Are you injured?"

Li Jincheng smiled and said, "Shh... don't tell your parents, it's nothing serious. There's a guy in our dormitory who is not very sensible. I taught him a lesson."

Before he finished speaking, Li Qingyao heard a voice on the other end saying, "Fuck, Li Jincheng, it seems that the wound on your face is more serious than mine!"

Even through the phone line, one could feel the man's bold and lively aura.

Li Jincheng cursed, covered the microphone and argued with the man for a few more words, then let go of the microphone and said flatteringly: "Sister, don't listen to his nonsense, I won the fight, please don't complain."

Later, Li Qingyao heard Li Jincheng mention that name more and more often - Chen Pu.

"Fuck, Chen Pu is really amazing. He got first place in all the fighting and shooting courses, and even in the theory courses like criminal investigation and forensics. I've become the runner-up for a thousand years."

"I'm not coming back this summer. Chen Pu and I will travel to Dunhuang with backpacks. No, you don't have to pay us. We'll work along the way. If we really don't have money, we can just borrow from Chen Pu."

"This piece of ham is used to make soup. Chen Pu gave it to me. How much is it? I don't know. Who cares? What's my relationship with him? I'll just eat it. At worst, I can bring him a piece of fatty bacon when school starts."

"We were doing an internship at the police station... Damn, today was so exciting. I rushed forward and pinned down a thief. He was about to pull out a knife, but Chen Pu kicked him away. In the end, the chief criticized us for rushing in too quickly!"

"Chen Pu and I went to see a new movie."

"Chen Pu and I went to have dinner."

"Chen Pu is assigned to the Xicheng Branch, and I am assigned to the Dongcheng Branch. The battle between the two rising stars in the Xiangcheng police force is about to begin."

Chen Pu.

Chen Pu.

Chen Pu.

……

For Li Qingyao, the name Chen Pu has been tied to Li Jincheng since she was 13 years old and they are inseparable.

However, she had never met Chen Pu. First, the police academy was strict, and second, she was busy with her studies. But there was one time when she was video chatting with Li Jincheng, and a young boy with no shirt and only gray underwear, with his face not shown, passed by the camera with a toothbrush. At that time, her eyes drifted away, but her brother's face turned black and he cursed: "Chen Pu, I'm video chatting with my sister! Get away!"

The man seemed to be still asleep, and a muffled voice came: "Oh? I didn't notice. Sorry."

What Li Qingyao didn't know was that Li Jincheng was also responsible for her not meeting Chen Pu. As she grew older, she gradually became more mature. Li Jincheng also began to worry about his father.

His sister is getting prettier and prettier, but what should he do when his classmates are a bunch of single old men starving for money?
Of course we won’t give them the chance to meet!
Especially Chen Pu, this guy is not like the others, he is fair-skinned, tall, handsome and rich, and his arrogant personality can attract a whole company of girls from the rare police academy, but Chen Pu doesn't like him. Li Jincheng is also afraid that his sister will be confused by Chen Pu.

In Li Jincheng's mind, his academically gifted sister will definitely go to a top university in the future and find a boyfriend who is as knowledgeable and well-mannered as her. These rough old boys from the police academy? Li Jincheng felt that flowers were stuck in cow dung when he thought about it.

Before Li Jincheng's accident, in Li Qingyao's mind, Chen Pu was probably a boy who was similar to Li Jincheng, proud, outspoken, and upright. Perhaps Chen Pu was quieter and colder. But in his heart, like Li Jincheng, he must have a fire of youth.

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"Boss, we found this." No one cared about Li Qingyao, so he followed him. Chen Pu took two evidence bags from Fang Kai, one of which contained a recorder, and the other contained a sharp machete that was one foot wide.

Chen Pu first opened the evidence bag, took out the recorder and looked at it: "Where did you find it?" From the moment he went out on duty, there was no extra expression on his face, only his Adam's apple rolled slightly as he spoke.

Fang Kai pointed to the dining table in the corner and said, "In the drawer, the knife too."

Chen Pu held the recorder between two fingers, looked at it carefully, and was about to put it into the evidence bag when a slender gloved hand took the recorder from him.

Chen Pu glanced at Li Qingyao and said nothing.

Li Qingyao looked at it and said, "It's fully charged." He pointed to the tiny LCD screen on the recorder and said, "The protective film hasn't been removed yet. It's new."

Chen Pu muttered in a low voice: "Well, you are the only one with eyes."

Li Qingyao picked up the pen and put it into the evidence bag in his hand: "As a newcomer, there is nothing I can do. I have to find a way to show off."

Fang Kai heard this and comforted Li Qingyao: "Chen Pu handles cases seriously, don't be afraid."

Li Qingyao: "Brother Kai, don't worry, I'm not afraid of him."

Chen Pu: “…”

Chen Pu was too lazy to pay attention to them and continued to take out the machete to look at it. The thin blade was shining under the light.

"The knife has been sharpened." Fang Kai said. Chen Pu nodded and was about to put the knife back into the evidence bag when he paused. Li Qingyao took it naturally and, like him, looked at it carefully before putting it back into the evidence bag.

"Go and see if there is any packaging box for the voice recorder." Chen Pu said to Fang Kai.

Li Qingyao looked into his eyes. He seemed to have many thoughts in his mind, but his face was still calm.

Chen Pu went to the living room door again, and an investigator stood up and said, "We have checked the door, windows, and the corridor, and there are no signs of violence."

At this time, Fang Kai really found the packaging box of the recorder. It was very new and there was a shopping receipt inside. It was bought at a store near the school yesterday.

An elderly policeman from the local police station came over and asked, "Chen Pu, do you have any idea?"

Chen Pu said with a half-smile, "It's almost done. Brother, you are really sharp-sighted. You saw the problem and asked us to come over."

The old policeman laughed. Chen Pu and Li Jincheng were both interns at their police station, so they were old acquaintances. When the experienced old policeman arrived at the scene today, he felt that something was wrong. He insisted not to treat it as a simple suicide, and reported it to the city branch and asked the criminal police team to come over.

Chen Pu chatted with the old policeman for a few more words. When he looked up, he saw Li Qingyao standing in front of the window, holding an evidence bag containing a suicide note in his left hand and an open notebook in his right hand.

Chen Pu walked silently behind her and asked, "Did you see the flowers?"

Li Qingyao's thin shoulders trembled, and she turned around, but her face was calm, only her cheeks were slightly red. Chen Pu took the notebook from her hand, which was all written by the same person, and the content looked like a lesson preparation note.

Li Qingyao said: "I looked through several notebooks, and judging from the handwriting, the suicide note should be written by Liu Huaixin himself. Moreover, the handwriting of the suicide note is smooth and steady, and it was written in one go without any panic or haste. He wrote this suicide note willingly."

Chen Pu looked at her, his eyes were as deep as mountains.

The on-site investigation was almost complete, and everyone led by Chen Pu gathered together. Zhou Yangxin asked, "Boss, what do you think?"

Chen Pu said, "Bring that person here and ask him."

Zhang Liangwei, who had been taking notes, was brought in front of the criminal police again. He seemed calmer than before, but his eyes were still bloodshot.

Chen Pu took off his gloves, rubbed them and put them back in his pocket. He took the transcript handed over by Yan Yong, flipped through it, and said, "Zhang Liangwei, don't be nervous. You are the first one to discover the body. We need to understand it clearly."

Zhang Liangwei nodded quickly: "That's right! That's right!"

"Is your daughter Liu Huaixin's student?"

Zhang Liangwei paused and replied, "Yes."

"what is it call?"

"Zhang, Zhang Xiyu." Zhang Liangwei sniffed.

At this time, a police officer came close to Chen Pu's ear and whispered, "We just found out: his daughter committed suicide by jumping off a building at school last year."

Chen Pu calmly returned the transcript to Yan Yong and looked up into Zhang Liangwei's eyes: "Why did you come here tonight?"

Zhang Liangwei moved his lips, took out a cell phone from his pocket and handed it to him: "Liu Huaixin asked me to come."

There was a WeChat message on the phone screen, and the sender was Liu Huaixin:
[If you want to know who killed Zhang Xiyu, come to my house at 8 o'clock tonight. ]

Chen Pu signaled the detective next to him to put the phone into the evidence bag, and then asked: "How did you get into the house? Who opened the door for you?"

Zhang Liangwei was stunned for a moment before answering, "No one opened the door... When I arrived, the door was ajar."

　Happy Monday!
　　Thank you all for your support for my new book. There are so many familiar faces. I love you all! I will work hard on it!
　　(End of this chapter)