Chapter 82

The Yunnan police soon received news that Li Meiling and Lu Xing had arrived at a county on the Yunnan border yesterday morning, and then chartered a car to go to a town on the border, where they disappeared. The local police are currently searching for them.

Lu Xing's own situation was also thoroughly investigated by the police:

He is from a county in the suburbs of Xiangcheng, 26 years old, his parents are ordinary workers, and he has a sister who is married. His sister reported the case a few years ago, saying her husband was domestically violent, but the case was never resolved.

Five years ago, Lu Xing's father borrowed money from multiple online lending platforms and private lending platforms due to gambling, and owed millions of gambling debts. The family house was sold, and his parents rented a dilapidated bungalow.

According to Lu Xing's former colleagues, he had to use his monthly salary to pay off his debts, and he often received harassing phone calls. The house they rented together was blocked by those people several times and splashed with red paint. Lu Xing had a hard time in those two years.

More than three years ago, Lu Xing suddenly resigned from his original massage parlor. At the same time, a large sum of money appeared in his account, paying off all his debts and interest.

In October of the same year, Lu Xing's sister divorced her brother-in-law and moved into a new small house with their children. Lu Xing paid the money to his sister to buy the house.

In November of that year, Lu Xing started working at Li Meiling's massage parlor.

Under the severe interrogation of the police, the store manager explained clearly that Li Meiling and Luo Hongmin had selected women for Luo Hongmin through her from the star technicians. However, they acted very cautiously, using money and inducements to coax the girls to sleep with Luo Hongmin. They did not dare to use any coercive means, and they were also afraid of being reported. The store manager repeatedly assured that it was all consensual and those girls were Luo Hongmin's mistresses. The police went to find those star technicians, some of them hesitated and refused to admit it, while others directly admitted that they were kept by Luo Hongmin. So you can't use this to convict the store manager and Li Meiling.

As for when Li Meiling and Lu Xing hooked up, the store manager didn't know. After they had been together for a while, Li Meiling told her privately, mainly for convenience. Moreover, Li Meiling sternly warned her not to let Luo Hongmin and Xiang Siling know.

In addition to the stolen jewelry, the third group of investigators under Ding Guoqiang also found a surveillance video from a month ago - Lu Xing drove away the suspected van from an abandoned parking lot.

At present, Lu Xing's motive, time, place, and means of transportation are all available, and the deceased's bloodstains on the jewelry and his fingerprints are irrefutable evidence. The case has made a major breakthrough, and Ding Guoqiang immediately applied for and issued a warrant for Lu Xing's arrest.

Considering that the suspect had fled to the border, Ding Guoqiang brought the criminal police who had been fighting on the front line for several days back to the bureau for a short rest. He then notified them that an important case arrangement meeting would be held in half an hour and all squadron leaders and key investigators must attend.

Li Qingyao has little experience and does not need to attend this meeting.

It was already past 10 o'clock the next morning. After listening to Zhou Yangxin's account of the progress of the case, Li Qingyao had an idea in her mind - now the whole brigade might think that Chen Pu was taking her with him and doing useless work. Li Qingyao thought so and asked Zhou Yangxin.

Zhou Yangxin said sternly, "You can't think like that. Although we followed Comrade Lao Ding, rolling in the rain and crawling in the mud, working day and night without sleep, and made a major breakthrough that is worth celebrating, we directly locked in the suspect and shed some light on the confusing case. We were also praised by the bureau leaders and even the city leaders - but then again, who can guarantee that their investigative direction will always be right? You don't have any credit, but you have worked hard. Don't be discouraged, hahaha."

Li Qingyao: “…”

Zhou Yangxin would also attend the meeting as a key member. Li Qingyao asked him to inform him after the meeting, and Zhou Yangxin readily agreed.

Li Qingyao looked around the office but couldn't find Chen Pu.

The puppy won't run too far.

Li Qingyao walked around several places that Chen Pu often went to, and soon found Chen Pu in an empty stairwell.

At this moment, he was standing in front of the small window in the stairwell, standing straight and looking out.

Although he had no expression, Li Qingyao had a strange intuition - Chen Pu at this moment was like a statue in deep worry. If you put a lotus in his palm, he might perform a sitting meditation for you on the spot.

She stopped two steps away from him, and the melancholic statue looked back and turned away again.

Li Qingyao said, "Luo Hongmin reminds me of someone."

"Who?"

"Gao Jichang."

Gao Jichang has been in prison. It’s only been a few months, but his name seems so far away.

Li Qingyao suddenly felt emotional: This is probably the path that criminal police have to take in their lives. No matter how evil the criminals are, they will soon be covered by new cases and new crimes. So they can only keep moving forward and cannot look back. Li Qingyao simply sat down on the stairs, but before sitting down, he took out two tissues, flattened them, and put them under his body.

She hugged her knees and said, "They all make me feel so disgusted. In their eyes, are young girls just objects to be picked? They take advantage of their social status and deprive them of their bodies and freedom as long as they pay some lies, money, or nominal love.

I know that some girls may be unstable and easily tempted, but is it entirely their fault? Who doesn't grow up from confusion and ignorance? It's really bad luck for a person in his twenties or even teens to meet someone like Gao Jichang and Luo Hongmin. Now one of them is in jail and the other has been killed, but how many beasts like them are there in society hiding behind the mask of maturity and respectability? Haven't we seen enough of them in the news?
The key is that they probably still feel that they are being favored from above. It is their status and financial resources that give them the right to choose and possess. Haha, I think, perhaps what really harms those girls is the rampant materialism, traditional patriarchal thinking, and the shameful concept of objectifying women. "

In addition to reasoning about the case, it was the first time that Chen Pu heard Li Qingyao speak so long about an event or a phenomenon. She seldom talked about her thoughts with anyone, including him.

Chen Pu put one elbow on the windowsill, turned sideways, and glanced at her. Her face was indifferent. He thought that she might really be irritated by these bastards.

He thought for a moment and said, "There's no need to get angry. No matter how many there are, catch one when you see one."

Li Qingyao is indeed not a person who likes to analyze and confess too many of his inner thoughts. When he sat down today and talked about this phone call, he actually wanted to divert Chen Pu's attention.

After all, he had to go to a meeting later and might be covered in dust, and she couldn't just sit there and watch him.

However, as she was talking, she was really a little angry. But Chen Pu's straightforward answer made her feel healed.

She thought, perhaps only a man like Chen Pu could give such an answer.

She couldn't help but smile a little.

The sunlight shone in from the window, shining on his hair, giving it a slight sheen. Li Qingyao's eyes slid from the black hair on his ears to the line of his shoulder blades, and then to the waist hidden under the loose T-shirt. Even through the fabric, you could feel his lean and restrained strength.

But at this moment, he seemed so silent.

Li Qingyao silently retracted his slippery gaze and continued to talk about the topic: "So, back to Luo Hongmin, he is even selecting concubines in the massage parlor. If he could leave a beautiful woman like Xiang Siling by his side, I would twist my head off and let you kick it like a ball."

Why is she talking about heaven and earth all the time today? She even said all sorts of messy and unlucky words. Chen Pu frowned subconsciously, but he didn't want to chat and joke with her like he did before, so he remained silent.

Li Qingyao stared at his slightly furrowed brows and his steely expression, thinking that Chen Xiaopu looked even more depressed than she thought. After all, they had paid so much for the case. In fact, when she first heard that the eight surveillance cameras did not capture Xiang Siling, she was also surprised and disappointed. She was just a follower, but Chen Pu was the one who had to take the blame.

When Li Qingyao comforts people, she always points out the problems to their faces, looks directly at the conflicts and solves them. She won't say any empty nice words.

She asked, "But Xiang Siling was not at the scene. Could it be that our assumptions are wrong, or partially wrong? Is she really unrelated to the case? Or is she in cahoots with Lu Xing? She planned it, and he did it?"

Chen Pu replied: "This is also what I can't figure out. She clearly went to take the bus, so why didn't she come to the scene? Then what was she doing? Even if Master and the others have caught a lot of evidence of Lu Xing's murder, I think there are still many doubts in this case. I will raise them in the meeting later."

Wow, isn't this quite a fighting spirit?
Li Qingyao was relieved. She felt that Chen Pu would not be so easily defeated. She stood up, patted his shoulder, and said, "Come on, the best captain." After a pause, she said, "No matter what, I'll always be here for you."

Chen Pu raised his eyes and smiled, still not looking at her face, and said, "Thank you, go in, I'll sort out my thoughts alone."

Li Qingyao blinked.

Why should he think alone? Didn't he think with her every time these days?

When did you grow up secretly, Chen Pu, and become bolder?

But she thought again, did he feel embarrassed at this moment? Although Li Qingyao was a little unhappy, he still gave him some space, said "OK", and turned around and left.

After she had walked several steps, Chen Pu turned around and glanced at her back, but his eyes were deep and his expression was silent.

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