Chapter 2034
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Within a few days of investigating the whereabouts of Zhao Xiaohu and Wang Xinyu, the Furong Sub-bureau sent a large number of plainclothes officers to the vicinity of Xiushan.
Many plainclothes put on mountaineering equipment and pretended to be climbing enthusiasts, in order to avoid being discovered by Zhao Xiaohu.
And the personnel sent to Xiushan every day also have special rules, that is, no one can appear in Xiushan for two consecutive days, also to avoid Zhao Xiaohu's suspicion.
In addition to making deployments in Xiushan, Gu Chen also carried out investigations around Xiushan according to the actual situation.
As time went by, on the day of the Xiushan fitness competition, Gu Chen and the others didn't find any clues, which made everyone feel uneasy.
Gu Chen, who was wearing casual clothes, led Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha, and squeezed in the crowd in a low-key manner, observing the surroundings at any time.
Due to the fitness activities in Xiushan this time, there is not much official support, and even the sponsors are self-organized by mountaineering enthusiasts.
So the whole event looks rather shabby.
Lu Weiwei observed for a week, walked to Gu Chen's side, touched Gu Chen with her arm, and reminded:
"I said Junior Brother Gu, what kind of sponsors are these? They are all jointly sponsored by a certain supermarket and a certain pharmacy. Isn't this the kind of small shop in the community?"
"It's ready, at least there are sponsors." Gu Chen also felt that the winner of this kind of mountaineering competition with only a hundred people could get a few hundred dollars in bonuses.
If it doesn't work, get some firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea to help these supermarkets eliminate their inventory.
At least it shows that this kind of game is still worth watching.
At this moment, it was already 8 o'clock in the morning, and many event participants had gathered at the foot of the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain is a simple stage, where the contestants gather and receive their number plates.
Due to the fact that this kind of competition is getting less and less popular in Jiangnan City, the requirements for contestants have also been relaxed.
Any contestant who chooses to participate in the competition, after registering his mobile phone and name in the relevant area, can receive an advertising serial number plate with a sponsor.
And this serial number plate is the only certificate for the contestants.
The first person to reach the top of the mountain will be the champion of this competition.
Gu Chen took a rough look. The entire participating teams were basically middle-aged and elderly people.
Young people are basically a rarity here, and most of them accompany their parents to participate.
At this moment, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha also came from another direction and joined Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei near an intersection.
"How about Senior Brother Wang?" Gu Chen asked.
Officer Wang shook his head: "Nothing was found, and I have already made He Junchao ready to investigate the surrounding surveillance at any time."
"Once we find Zhao Xiaohu's trace, we will know his position immediately."
Sighing softly, Police Officer Wang was a little helpless: "But as far as we are concerned, we haven't found any trace of Wang Xiaohu. It seems that today's arrest operation may be in vain."
"Is there no news from Wang Xinyu?" Lu Weiwei asked.
Yuan Shasha on the side shook her head: "Not to mention Wang Xinyu, these days, our plainclothes colleagues have searched inside and out, but there is no trace of Wang Xinyu."...
"I just feel like, will this Wang Xinyu come?"
"If she doesn't come, won't all our plans go to waste?"
"Gu Chen." Hearing what Yuan Shasha said, Police Officer Wang hesitated, and said slowly:
"Do you think this Wang Xinyu will continue to play tricks with us today?"
"After all, it's not the first time she has played with our police."
"The reason why she left the reminder of 'Top of Xiushan' may not be that she will come here in person."
Stretching out his right hand, Officer Wang continued to remind: "Just imagine, if her idea is to let us police come to Xiushan."
"Then with Wang Xinyu's cunning, she must know that our police will control Xiushan."
"If Wang Xinyu went up the mountain at this time, wouldn't he be caught by us?"
"But……"
"I know." Before Officer Wang could continue to speak, Gu Chen interrupted:
"Wang Xinyu may not come, but she definitely wants to tell us some specific clues here."
"If Wang Xinyu wants to communicate directly with our police, then at the Furong branch, or even near the city bureau when she comes."
"She would walk in without hesitation and be honest with our colleagues."
"However, she did not do this, and chose to keep giving us police reminders to play charades with us and communicate indirectly."
"I think, no matter what the situation is, it at least shows that Wang Xinyu has been providing us with clues."
"And today, what will happen on the top of Xiushan Mountain? We can only wait and see."
"Also, we must closely monitor everyone who came to participate in the competition today."
"If someone in the middle of them deliberately deviates from the route, then there may be a problem with that person."
"Don't worry about that." Seeing Gu Chen's questioning, Lu Weiwei quickly replied:
"I have already told my colleagues that these plainclothes colleagues along the way, as tourists, will deliberately stop for a short time in each area of the track, the purpose is to monitor the specific movements of these people."
"If there is a situation, our plainclothes colleagues will report it immediately."
After thinking about it, Lu Weiwei quickly handed a list to Gu Chen, and said, "This is the list of actions I received this morning."
"Xiushan already has 20 plainclothes colleagues, plus the four of us, a total of 24."
"It's enough." Gu Chen took the list, only took a look at it roughly, and then looked around again.
At this moment, the sound of the live stage suddenly played the music of the sports meeting.
And a middle-aged host, also holding a microphone at the moment, began to gather the team.
Many people will gather towards the stage after taking pictures and punching cards at the scene.
In addition to the contestants who participated in the climbing competition this time, there were also many spectators who came to the scene and scattered around the stage.
Gu Chen and the others were among the audience.
"Okay everyone, our competition is about to start, so, are the contestants ready? Everyone move closer to me, to the stage."
Followed by a middle-aged woman in sportswear, holding a microphone and calling continuously.
Soon, many players with serial number plates on their chests and backs began to gather towards the stage. …
With the assistance of some volunteers, everyone came to the front of the stage.
The middle-aged woman on the stage seemed to be a social expert, and immediately appealed again:
"Okay everyone, before the game, we need to warm up first, everyone can do moves with me, are you ready?"
After the voice fell, the middle-aged woman on the stage immediately pointed the microphone at the audience.
Soon, there was a burst of echo from the audience.
The middle-aged woman pretended not to hear, and said jokingly: "I didn't hear, are you ready?"
The voice fell, and the microphone was aimed at the audience again.
This time, louder shouts echoed than the first time, once again resounding the entire stage.
Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, the middle-aged woman immediately waved to the two assistants beside her, and then introduced to the audience:
"Okay, our Xiushan national fitness mountaineering activity is about to start. First of all, we would like to thank our sponsor of this activity, Mr. Zhang from Huimin Supermarket in Honglu Community, for his title sponsorship of this competition. Thank you Mr. Zhang."
After the voice fell, a fat middle-aged man walked from the side of the stage to the center, and under the introduction of the middle-aged man, he waved towards the bottom of the stage.
However, the feedback received was mediocre.
But the middle-aged woman continued to introduce: "Mr. Zhang has prepared rich rewards for the winners of our competition this time, including cooking oil, rice, and many products that benefit the people."
"The first place will also get a shopping card provided by Huimin Supermarket in Honglu District, worth 300 yuan..."
On the stage, the introduction about the event was still going on, but under the big tree on one side of the stage, Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha were still watching every move around them.
However, to Gu Chen's disappointment, Zhao Xiaohu's figure did not seem to appear here.
But seeing that the competition is about to start, if Wang Xinyu and Zhao Xiaohu don't show up, then the event on the top of Xiushan seems to be too peaceful.
"What exactly does she want to do?" Lu Weiwei couldn't stand it anymore, she also turned her head to look at Gu Chen, and couldn't help complaining:
"Junior Brother Gu, Wang Xinyu didn't show up, and Zhao Xiaohu didn't show up either. In this situation, what should we do?"
"Could it be possible to climb to the top of Xiushan with these contestants?"
"It can only be like this." Gu Chen has no better way now, he just feels that with Wang Xinyu's character, something may really happen on the top of Xiushan today.
Officer Wang shook his head helplessly: "But Gu Chen, there are our plainclothes colleagues along the entire route up the mountain."
"As long as they find anyone related to Wang Xinyu and Zhao Xiaohu, they can notify us as soon as possible."
"But so far, none of this has happened. Isn't this a joke?"
"Even if we climb Xiushan, what's the point to us?"
"Senior Brother Wang, stay safe and don't be impatient." Gu Chen frowned, also staring at the stage in front of him, doubts arose in his heart.
After a while, Gu Chen said again: "I believe Wang Xinyu won't play tricks on me. If Brother Wang doesn't want to go up the mountain, don't force it. I can go up alone and find out."
"Don't, I'll go with you." Lu Weiwei hurriedly expressed her attitude after hearing this. …
Yuan Shasha also scrambled to say: "I will go too."
So everyone looked at Comrade Wang again.
Officer Wang was a little speechless.
In fact, Police Officer Wang didn't want to climb up Xiushan, the main reason was to toss down, and he would die of exhaustion.
I can think of the competition scene, the contestants who are doing mountaineering warm-up exercises, and even the old man with white hair.
Officer Wang felt that if he didn't go, he probably couldn't justify it.
It doesn't matter after thinking about it: "Oh, forget it, I will go up the mountain with you."
Everyone here is still discussing, what surprise will Wang Xinyu bring to everyone at the top of Xiushan today?
On the other side, in front of the stage, people were doing warm-up exercises to the music, and they were preparing to gather at the starting line.
As the referee whistled, the team of more than 80 people immediately began to rush towards the top of the mountain.
Because everyone knows the difficulty of climbing, many people did not burst out their full physical strength from the beginning, but went step by step.
Seeing this scene, Lu Weiwei also hurriedly reminded: "They are gone, let's follow quickly."
"Okay." Gu Chen nodded silently, and then motioned everyone to follow.
As time passed by, Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha passed by. Many middle-aged people were exhausted and taking a short rest.
And as Gu Chen and the others climbed higher and higher, they finally found their plainclothes colleague in one of the more spacious areas.
Those who stayed here were Ding Liang and Huang Zunlong in casual clothes.
Seeing that Gu Chen and the others had already rushed from the mountain, Ding Liang and Huang Zunlong immediately went up to meet them.
"Gu Chen." Ding Liang walked up to Gu Chen, and said bitterly:
"We have been observing here for a long time. Logically speaking, there is only one way up the mountain from here."
"And if you want to go up the mountain, you must pass through our secret checkpoint."
"But now, basically all the contestants have passed, but the Zhao Xiaohu and Wang Xinyu you are looking for have not been found."
"No rush." Gu Chen looked around and reminded:
"You stay here and continue to monitor the abnormal situation. I'll go up and have a look. I believe Wang Xinyu is already at the top of the mountain, leaving clues for you."
"Gu Chen, do you really believe in this Wang Xinyu?" Huang Zunlong at the side also felt that everyone was setting up pocket arrays here.
But the suspect didn't even find his shadow, which made it hard to understand, especially Gu Chen's judgment.
But Gu Chen was calm, and said slowly: "I believe in Wang Xinyu, she should not leave me useless reminders."
"From the beginning, she sent me a blood letter at the police station, and we followed the prompts and contacted outdoors."
"In the end, I found out that she asked a child to bring me a letter written in blood, and this letter directly led us to discover the rotting corpse buried in the No. 2 warehouse of Binjiang Freight Yard."
"What does this mean? It means that Wang Xinyu will not tell you the truth directly, but will go around with you."
After a pause, seeing Huang Zunlong's helpless expression, Gu Chen patted him on the shoulder and continued to comfort him:
"And after she left the police station, Wang Xinyu has already set up a puzzle for our police, using acrostics composed of parking, and let us find the Jiangnan City Science and Technology Museum."…
"Finally, we used the blood book clues provided by the man on duty at the Jiangnan City Science and Technology Museum to find the top of Xiushan Mountain."
"Through this, the Xiushan national fitness activity is held today, which shows that Wang Xinyu is setting up a trap for us again."
Taking a deep breath, Gu Chen also said earnestly: "What does this mean? It means that Wang Xinyu will definitely bring us other clues, which requires us to be a little patient."
"Junior Brother Gu." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Lu Weiwei quickly reminded:
"Do you think Wang Xinyu has been on the top of Xiushan from the very beginning, leaving us clues?"
"She just needs to use this mountaineering competition as a cover to achieve her goal?"
"There is such a possibility." Gu Chen silently nodded.
"Then what are you waiting for?" Police Officer Wang was eager to know the result, and reminded him:
"Then hurry up, hurry up the mountain, I want to see what kind of tricks this Wang Xinyu is up to."
With all kinds of unwillingness, everyone continued to run towards the top of the mountain.
The mountain route everyone chose this time is exactly the same as the previous night mountain route.
But there is more than one road on the mountain, only the one that Gu Chen walked that night was the steepest and most challenging one.
In addition, Gu Chen also arranged for his plainclothes colleagues on other routes.
It can be said that Gu Chen has already surrounded the entire Xiushan Mountain tightly.
As long as Zhao Xiaohu and Wang Xinyu entered the range, they would be caught by everyone.
Along the way up the mountain, Gu Chen successively met with two other plainclothes teams at the guard point.
However, the feedback obtained is still fruitless.
But Gu Chen was not discouraged, he could only lead the team members and continue to climb towards the top of the mountain.
I don't know how long it has been? I don't know how many resting contestants were thrown away by the side of the road. Gu Chen and the others worked hard and finally reached the top of Xiushan Mountain.
At this moment, the first few contestants have also been born, and they are gathering together to receive congratulations.
In the middle of the mountain top, a small stage was also built at this moment.
And here, the winning players will be rewarded.
Many people are taking pictures and clocking in, and the entrance of the duty room in the direction of the TV tower, which is Uncle Liu's Yunbian canteen, also ushered in good business today.
Due to the large number of contestants, there are also many tourists and contestants who come to Uncle Liu's canteen to shop.
Uncle Liu was very excited and accepted the small money with a smile.
Because the people coming in and out of the small shop were too dense, Uncle Liu refused to go out and stayed inside the small shop all the time.
On the other side, the main hall gate of Xiushan Temple is still locked.
Many curious tourists can only observe and observe the various statues in the main hall of Xiushan Temple through the gap in the gate.
But Gu Chen didn't see any trace of the middle-aged nun Zhao Limei, so he couldn't help but feel hesitant.
Since Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha didn't come to Xiushan Temple that night, they didn't know much about the situation here.
Seeing Gu Chen frowning and looking at the Taoist building in front of him, Lu Weiwei was immediately curious and asked:
"Junior Brother Gu, what are you looking at?"
"Xiushan View." Gu Chen said.
"Are you looking at that nun?" Officer Wang also asked. …
Gu Chen nodded silently, and said involuntarily, "The nun's surname is Zhao, and her name is Zhao Limei."
"She told me that night that she usually practiced in seclusion and rarely interacted with outsiders."
"However, the top of Xiushan Mountain is so lively today, there is no reason for Zhao Limei not to go out."
"At the very least, she should also come out to watch the excitement and see what's going on here."
"Maybe he's an expert?" Police Officer Wang also guessed at random, and couldn't help but say:
Yuan Shasha couldn't wait, and hurriedly said, "Why don't we go over to say hello and see if that nun is still there?"
"After all, Brother Gu also said that this nun often practiced outside the Taoist temple, or somewhere on the mountainside."
"Okay, let's go over and say hello." Seeing that Wang Xinyu and Zhao Xiaohu were not present at all, Gu Chen was quite disappointed.
Thinking that Zhao Limei in the Taoist temple might still be there, she prepared to go over to say hello.
Gu Chen led a few people to the right side door of the building.
It is still surrounded by a fence.
Since the back of the fence was locked, Gu Chen supported the wooden stake with one hand, jumped on the spot, and stepped over the fence lightly.
Originally, he wanted to pull out the iron bolt at the back of the fence wooden door, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, Gu Chen was surprised to find that the iron bolt was not locked.
So Gu Chen pushed lightly with his foot, and the wooden door opened directly.
"Haha, so the door is not locked." Watching the wooden door spring open automatically, Police Officer Wang walked into the courtyard calmly.
Lu Weiwei sat on the swing beside the gazebo in the courtyard and took a short rest.
Yuan Shasha was sitting on the side of the gazebo.
Officer Wang looked like a Taoist scholar, with his hands behind his back, looking at the yin and yang gossip on the iron gate, he couldn't help asking curiously:
"This should be where the nun lives?"
"That's right, Master Zhao lives here." After Gu Chen finished speaking, he was about to raise his hand to knock on the door.
However, just as the back of Gu Chen's hand was about to buckle on the iron door, Gu Chen suddenly found that the gap in the iron door seemed to be opening and closing.
So Gu Chen pushed lightly, and one of the iron doors made a distorted sound of "squeak".
Soon, the iron door was pushed open by a corner.
Lu Weiwei smiled and said: "It turns out that the door is not locked. Could it be that this nun master has gone out to practice?"
"Let's go in and have a look. If it doesn't work, we'll wait for him inside." Police Officer Wang didn't treat himself as an outsider anyway, so he opened the door and went in.
However, just a few seconds after Police Officer Wang entered the room, he was suddenly taken aback by the scene in front of him. He couldn't help but take two steps back, pointed to the front and said in horror:
"This... this, what's going on here?"
"What's wrong?" Gu Chen also saw the panic expression on Police Officer Wang's face, and immediately rushed into the room.
Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha followed closely behind.
But when the four of them stood in a row and looked at the scene in front of them, all four of them froze on the spot.
Beside a cushion for meditation, there was a dead nun with a sharp knife stuck in her chest.
The surrounding area is dried blood.
Without saying a word, Gu Chen rushed to the nun's side and quickly checked Zhao Limei's situation.
However, after just checking randomly, Gu Chen discovered that Zhao Limei, who had fallen to the ground, was already dead. …
"Dead?" Seeing this scene, Lu Weiwei was dumbfounded.
"The time of death of the deceased is preliminarily estimated to be two nights ago." Gu Chen estimated a relatively close time based on the basic characteristics of the deceased Zhao Limei.
Yuan Shasha stared blankly: "Two nights ago? Then... isn't that the night Senior Brother Gu went up the mountain?"
"Yeah, didn't Junior Brother Gu communicate with Zhao Limei that night? Could it be..."
Thinking of this, Lu Weiwei's heart skipped a beat, and she also looked at Gu Chen with horrified eyes:
"Junior Brother Gu, did someone hide in Zhao Limei's room or near her room that night?"
"Maybe I was careless." Hearing Lu Weiwei's prompt, Gu Chen was also shocked.
Immediately using his master-level memory, he quickly recalled the situation that night, and explained to everyone:
"That night, I did communicate with Zhao Limei. Moreover, Zhao Limei spoke in a calm manner, and her mentality was quite stable."
"I didn't find anything wrong with Zhao Limei at the time. Could it be that Zhao Limei didn't know that there were other people lurking near the room at that time?"
Thinking of this, Gu Chen immediately checked the blade stuck in Zhao Limei's chest.
But after a while, Gu Chen's eyes lit up again, and he reminded again:
"No, judging from the blade on Zhao Limei's chest, from various angles, and the posture of Zhao Limei's hands, it is not difficult to see that this is obviously a suicide move."
"Suicide?" Upon hearing this, Police Officer Wang immediately changed his angle and came to Zhao Limei's other direction.
But when he saw Zhao Limei's sharp wound, he immediately gestured with both hands in the air, and kept making suicide movements with his hands.
After a while, Police Officer Wang also looked at the crowd in horror, and expressed his opinion:
"No...that's right, what Gu Chen said is right, this Zhao Limei obviously committed suicide."
"Could it be the murderer's disguise?" Yuan Shasha felt more and more that, judging from the current situation, it was not impossible for the murderer to fake the illusion of suicide.
When working with Gu Chen before, I often found some suspects pretending to be at the scene.
It is not uncommon for many people to disguise homicide as a suicide scene.
Therefore, when seeing this tragic scene, Yuan Shasha's first impression was that Zhao Limei died of homicide, and the scene was faked by the murderer, creating an illusion of suicide.
But soon Gu Chen shook his head and directly denied the situation: "From the current situation, Zhao Limei is very likely to commit suicide."
"Because no matter what angle you look at, Zhao Limei's wound and the angle of the blade are all in line with the conditions for holding the knife with the backhand and stabbing desperately at her chest."
"But why did she commit suicide?" Lu Weiwei was very puzzled, at least she didn't quite understand why a nun living alone would end her life in this way?
And the time of death was the night when Gu Chen came to Xiushan Temple.
After thinking about it, Lu Weiwei asked Gu Chen again: "By the way, Junior Brother Gu, didn't you find anything unusual about Zhao Limei when you communicated with this nun Zhao Limei that day?"
"No." Gu Chen shook his head, suddenly his eyes lit up: "No."...
"What... what's wrong?" Seeing Gu Chen startled, Lu Weiwei hurriedly asked.
Gu Chen glanced at Zhao Limei's body, then looked at everyone, and also reminded, "Do you still remember Wang Jiayao, the reservoir watchman?"
"Of course I remember, depression, and then suicide." Officer Wang said.
"No, I'm talking about the similarities between the two." Gu Chen hinted wildly again.
Yuan Shasha crossed her arms and thought deeply: "What is the connection between the two? It must be that both of them are living alone."
"Wang Jiayao is the duty officer of the reservoir. He has been staying alone in the duty room of the reservoir. In the end, he committed suicide due to psychological depression."
"And according to the autopsy by the forensic doctor Gao Chuanfeng's team, Wang Jiayao is very likely to commit suicide."
Looking at the nun Zhao Limei lying in a pool of blood in front of her, Yuan Shasha added:
"As for this nun, Zhao Limei, she seems to have many similarities with Wang Jiayao. First of all, she lives alone."
"Nun Zhao Limei also stayed alone in Xiushan Temple, and she committed suicide in the end."
Suddenly raised her head to look at Gu Chen, Yuan Shasha was also surprised, and said involuntarily:
"Senior Brother Gu, these two people died in exactly the same way, one hanged himself, the other stabbed himself, and both of them lived alone."
"That's right." Seeing that Yuan Shasha had already stated the key to the problem, Gu Chen simply added:
"As far as the current situation is concerned, there is a high possibility that Zhao Limei committed suicide."
"First, the reservoir watchman Wang Jiayao hanged himself on the mountain behind the reservoir, but Xiao Yuan still missed a key clue."
"Missing a key clue?" Yuan Shasha scratched the back of her head, a little puzzled.
Lu Weiwei hurriedly asked: "Junior Brother Gu, what did you miss? Tell me quickly."
"That's right, these two people committed suicide after seeing our police." Gu Chen said.
The scene was suddenly quiet for a few seconds, and everyone was thinking about Gu Chen's question.
After a while, Police Officer Wang was the first to say: "That's right, Wang Jiayao, the former reservoir watchman, felt quite normal when we saw him."
"And when talking to us, it seems that there is no special doubt."
"But when we left the duty room of the reservoir, that is, within a short period of time, he left the duty room, ran to the mountain behind the reservoir, and ended his own life by hanging himself."
Taking a deep breath, Officer Wang continued to add: "And this nun Zhao Limei is the same."
"That night, Gu Chen had just communicated with her about this eucalyptus. After Gu Chen left, the contestant ended her life with a knife."
"No matter how you look at it, there are many similarities with Wang Jiayao who died at the Rainbow Bridge Reservoir."
"Could this be the 'Top of Xiushan' that Wang Xinyu wanted to tell me?" Hearing what Police Officer Wang said, Gu Chen's heart skipped a beat.
I feel that my various worries before seem to be fulfilled at this moment.
The mystery of "Top of Xiushan" that I have been unable to figure out before seems to be explained at this moment.
Thinking of Wang Jiayao and Zhao Limei having similar situations, Gu Chen clenched his hands into fists and frowned, saying:...
"Zhao Limei's death may also have a special reason."
"If Wang Jiayao's death was due to his severe depression, then Wang Jiayao's depression may have come from that fate that year."
"And Zhao Limei's death may also be related to her fate back then. Moreover, Zhao Limei is on the top of Xiushan Mountain, which also corresponds to the information Wang Xinyu gave us."
"This shows that Wang Xinyu did not deceive us, this is the truth she wants to tell us."
With a heavy sigh, Gu Chen was quite helpless: "It's a pity that I was too careless at the time, and didn't notice Zhao Limei's abnormality."
"Junior Brother Gu, you don't have to blame yourself too much." Seeing Gu Chen's annoyed face, Lu Weiwei hurried forward to comfort him:
"Think about it, Wang Jiayao, the reservoir watchman, before he committed suicide, he communicated with us normally."
"But when we left, he committed suicide immediately. In this case, even the gods can't guess why they ended their lives in this way?"
"That's right, Gu Chen, I feel that these incidents are ambiguous when viewed individually, but if you connect these incidents together, it's actually not difficult to see."
"These people are actually more or less related to the murder case that year."
"At least it means that Zhao Limei, the nun in the Xiushan Temple, is also the person who was involved in the murder."
"Knowing this, we can investigate the deceased Zhao Limei, and perhaps find some new clues."
"En." Gu Chen nodded slightly, now he is absolutely passive, so Gu Chen needs to find a flaw in it.
At least for now, it seems that he and the entire police force are being manipulated by this mysterious Wang Xinyu.
Ever since he received the blood letter, Gu Chen had an ominous premonition.
It seemed that what I met this time was a certain charade master.
The steward parked on the side of the road and used the street signs as acrostics. It is not difficult to see that Wang Xinyu is by no means as simple as he knows.
And Wang Xinyu may be the absolute key to the whole case.
Gu Chen even felt now that someone like Zhao Xiaohu might not be Wang Xinyu's opponent at all.
Everyone and everything seemed to be being manipulated by Wang Xinyu.
"Gu Chen, Gu Chen." Seeing that Gu Chen seemed to be in a state of meditation, Police Officer Wang hurriedly reminded: "Comrade forensic doctor Gao Chuanfeng now?"
"Yes." Gu Chen took a deep breath and said calmly, "Notify Gao Chuanfeng immediately."
"In addition, I need to investigate all the information about Zhao Limei, and I will leave this to Senior Brother He."
"What's more, I need to go to the canteen and call Uncle Liu. There are only two residents on the top of Xiushan Mountain."
"I think, no matter how unfamiliar Uncle Liu is with Zhao Limei, he should know something about Zhao Limei. It might be useful to find him."
"Then...then what are you waiting for? Shall I go and call Uncle Liu?" Seeing the situation, Yuan Shasha volunteered.
Gu Chen nodded silently: "Okay, Xiao Yuan, go and call Master Liu, but remember to keep a low profile, don't let the people on the top of the mountain know about this matter, and keep them all outside."…
"Understood." Listening to Gu Chen's explanation, Lu Weiwei nodded silently, and added:
"I will now call the plainclothes team on duty nearby and call them all up the mountain to maintain order."
"Yes." Gu Chen nodded in agreement.
Soon, everyone performed their duties and immediately began to connect.
It was also in the past five or six minutes that there was a movement outside the door.
Yuan Shasha called Master Liu to the gate of the courtyard, and Gu Chen was standing in the middle of the courtyard at the moment.
Master Liu looked at Gu Chen as if he had known him before. After thinking for a while, he waved his hands and said, "Gu Chen, Officer Gu? Who did I think it was? So you are looking for me?"
"That's right, Master Liu, we meet again." Seeing that Master Liu recognized him, Gu Chen greeted him politely.
At this moment, Master Liu was a little helpless, and said with a smile:
"Hey, why are you looking for me now? I want to chat later. I'm very busy in the canteen now. Today's business is very good. I also baked some bacon and hot dogs. Would you like to try it?"
Seeing that Gu Chen didn't respond, Master Liu felt that Gu Chen was a little strange today.
On the other hand, Police Officer Wang quickly coughed twice and reminded, "Master Liu, right? Come in first, we have something to discuss with you."
"Ah?" Master Liu, who was puzzled, was very surprised to see everyone's expressions at the moment.
After hesitating for a moment, he replied:
"Then... that's fine, you must have something to do with me, right? It's okay, I'll come in and tell you."
He also pushed open the gate of the fence, and Master Liu walked in familiarly.
Seeing that the side door was open, Master Liu turned his head to take a look, and asked curiously:
"Is Master Zhao in there?"
"Master Liu, come here." Gu Chen didn't explain too much, and immediately came to the door and waved to Master Liu.
Master Liu is also at a loss, feeling that Gu Chen is a little strange today.
Unable to bear the curiosity, he still followed Gu Chen into the room.
But after a while, Master Liu was taken aback by the scene in front of him, and immediately retreated and fell against the wall, his eyes frightened and he said:
"What's going on here? Master Zhao... what's wrong with her?"
"Dead, with a knife in his chest." Gu Chen said calmly.
"Knife hit? Who did this? This...what the hell is going on?"
"Master Liu." Seeing Master Liu's terrified expression at this time, Gu Chen put one hand on his shoulder, and quickly said comfortingly:
"Don't worry, I have a few questions I want to ask you."
"Ah?" I also saw that Lu Weiwei, who was beside me, had already turned on the law enforcement recorder. When it was pointed at him, Master Liu's heart skipped a beat, and his face instantly turned pale with fright.
She also asked weakly: "You...you have anything to ask, then...then ask."
"Have you not seen Zhao Limei for a few days?" Gu Chen took out the transcript and started to record it on the spot.
"How many... How many days? This... I haven't seen her come out these few days, I thought she was away." Master Liu said tremblingly, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"Traveling away? Didn't you come over to see the situation?" Lu Weiwei felt that this kind of argument seemed a little untenable.
After all, on the top of Xiushan Mountain, there lived Master Liu, the watchman on duty at the TV tower, and Zhao Limei, a nun at Xiushan Temple.
But now Zhao Limei has been dead for a few days, but Master Liu, who lives with him on the top of the mountain, said that he is not very clear.
This inevitably makes people suspicious.
At this moment, Master Liu was still in shock, and hurriedly defended himself by saying:
"The thing is, I really don't know where she went?"
"After all, although we are neighbors on this mountain, she is a nun and usually likes to lock herself in the Taoist temple. I won't look for her if I have nothing to do."
After thinking about it, Master Liu hurriedly said again: "Oh, yes, sometimes, when there is a temporary shortage of firewood, rice, oil and salt in my kitchen, I would come here to borrow some from her."
"And we have also reached a tacit understanding. Usually, she will not come to my duty room in the TV tower, and I will not go to her Xiushan Temple."
"Everyone usually greets each other in the square on the top of the mountain. Occasionally we meet and chat for a while."
Turning to look at Gu Chen, Master Liu continued to explain: "Officer Gu should be clear, didn't I tell you everything that night?"
"This Zhao Limei, she often shuts herself up in Taoist temples to practice, and sometimes she also goes to the mountains to practice. I may not be able to meet her."
"So you have to ask me, when is Zhao Limei on the mountain? I really don't know, and I won't ask."
"Master Liu, don't be nervous." Seeing that Master Liu's body was trembling at this moment, it seemed that he was also frightened by the tragic image in the house.
Gu Chen quickly comforted her, and continued to ask: "We just want to know, how much do you really know about Zhao Limei's real situation?"
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Within a few days of investigating the whereabouts of Zhao Xiaohu and Wang Xinyu, the Furong Sub-bureau sent a large number of plainclothes officers to the vicinity of Xiushan.
Many plainclothes put on mountaineering equipment and pretended to be climbing enthusiasts, in order to avoid being discovered by Zhao Xiaohu.
And the personnel sent to Xiushan every day also have special rules, that is, no one can appear in Xiushan for two consecutive days, also to avoid Zhao Xiaohu's suspicion.
In addition to making deployments in Xiushan, Gu Chen also carried out investigations around Xiushan according to the actual situation.
As time went by, on the day of the Xiushan fitness competition, Gu Chen and the others didn't find any clues, which made everyone feel uneasy.
Gu Chen, who was wearing casual clothes, led Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha, and squeezed in the crowd in a low-key manner, observing the surroundings at any time.
Due to the fitness activities in Xiushan this time, there is not much official support, and even the sponsors are self-organized by mountaineering enthusiasts.
So the whole event looks rather shabby.
Lu Weiwei observed for a week, walked to Gu Chen's side, touched Gu Chen with her arm, and reminded:
"I said Junior Brother Gu, what kind of sponsors are these? They are all jointly sponsored by a certain supermarket and a certain pharmacy. Isn't this the kind of small shop in the community?"
"It's ready, at least there are sponsors." Gu Chen also felt that the winner of this kind of mountaineering competition with only a hundred people could get a few hundred dollars in bonuses.
If it doesn't work, get some firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea to help these supermarkets eliminate their inventory.
At least it shows that this kind of game is still worth watching.
At this moment, it was already 8 o'clock in the morning, and many event participants had gathered at the foot of the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain is a simple stage, where the contestants gather and receive their number plates.
Due to the fact that this kind of competition is getting less and less popular in Jiangnan City, the requirements for contestants have also been relaxed.
Any contestant who chooses to participate in the competition, after registering his mobile phone and name in the relevant area, can receive an advertising serial number plate with a sponsor.
And this serial number plate is the only certificate for the contestants.
The first person to reach the top of the mountain will be the champion of this competition.
Gu Chen took a rough look. The entire participating teams were basically middle-aged and elderly people.
Young people are basically a rarity here, and most of them accompany their parents to participate.
At this moment, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha also came from another direction and joined Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei near an intersection.
"How about Senior Brother Wang?" Gu Chen asked.
Officer Wang shook his head: "Nothing was found, and I have already made He Junchao ready to investigate the surrounding surveillance at any time."
"Once we find Zhao Xiaohu's trace, we will know his position immediately."
Sighing softly, Police Officer Wang was a little helpless: "But as far as we are concerned, we haven't found any trace of Wang Xiaohu. It seems that today's arrest operation may be in vain."
"Is there no news from Wang Xinyu?" Lu Weiwei asked.
Yuan Shasha on the side shook her head: "Not to mention Wang Xinyu, these days, our plainclothes colleagues have searched inside and out, but there is no trace of Wang Xinyu."...
"I just feel like, will this Wang Xinyu come?"
"If she doesn't come, won't all our plans go to waste?"
"Gu Chen." Hearing what Yuan Shasha said, Police Officer Wang hesitated, and said slowly:
"Do you think this Wang Xinyu will continue to play tricks with us today?"
"After all, it's not the first time she has played with our police."
"The reason why she left the reminder of 'Top of Xiushan' may not be that she will come here in person."
Stretching out his right hand, Officer Wang continued to remind: "Just imagine, if her idea is to let us police come to Xiushan."
"Then with Wang Xinyu's cunning, she must know that our police will control Xiushan."
"If Wang Xinyu went up the mountain at this time, wouldn't he be caught by us?"
"But……"
"I know." Before Officer Wang could continue to speak, Gu Chen interrupted:
"Wang Xinyu may not come, but she definitely wants to tell us some specific clues here."
"If Wang Xinyu wants to communicate directly with our police, then at the Furong branch, or even near the city bureau when she comes."
"She would walk in without hesitation and be honest with our colleagues."
"However, she did not do this, and chose to keep giving us police reminders to play charades with us and communicate indirectly."
"I think, no matter what the situation is, it at least shows that Wang Xinyu has been providing us with clues."
"And today, what will happen on the top of Xiushan Mountain? We can only wait and see."
"Also, we must closely monitor everyone who came to participate in the competition today."
"If someone in the middle of them deliberately deviates from the route, then there may be a problem with that person."
"Don't worry about that." Seeing Gu Chen's questioning, Lu Weiwei quickly replied:
"I have already told my colleagues that these plainclothes colleagues along the way, as tourists, will deliberately stop for a short time in each area of the track, the purpose is to monitor the specific movements of these people."
"If there is a situation, our plainclothes colleagues will report it immediately."
After thinking about it, Lu Weiwei quickly handed a list to Gu Chen, and said, "This is the list of actions I received this morning."
"Xiushan already has 20 plainclothes colleagues, plus the four of us, a total of 24."
"It's enough." Gu Chen took the list, only took a look at it roughly, and then looked around again.
At this moment, the sound of the live stage suddenly played the music of the sports meeting.
And a middle-aged host, also holding a microphone at the moment, began to gather the team.
Many people will gather towards the stage after taking pictures and punching cards at the scene.
In addition to the contestants who participated in the climbing competition this time, there were also many spectators who came to the scene and scattered around the stage.
Gu Chen and the others were among the audience.
"Okay everyone, our competition is about to start, so, are the contestants ready? Everyone move closer to me, to the stage."
Followed by a middle-aged woman in sportswear, holding a microphone and calling continuously.
Soon, many players with serial number plates on their chests and backs began to gather towards the stage. …
With the assistance of some volunteers, everyone came to the front of the stage.
The middle-aged woman on the stage seemed to be a social expert, and immediately appealed again:
"Okay everyone, before the game, we need to warm up first, everyone can do moves with me, are you ready?"
After the voice fell, the middle-aged woman on the stage immediately pointed the microphone at the audience.
Soon, there was a burst of echo from the audience.
The middle-aged woman pretended not to hear, and said jokingly: "I didn't hear, are you ready?"
The voice fell, and the microphone was aimed at the audience again.
This time, louder shouts echoed than the first time, once again resounding the entire stage.
Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, the middle-aged woman immediately waved to the two assistants beside her, and then introduced to the audience:
"Okay, our Xiushan national fitness mountaineering activity is about to start. First of all, we would like to thank our sponsor of this activity, Mr. Zhang from Huimin Supermarket in Honglu Community, for his title sponsorship of this competition. Thank you Mr. Zhang."
After the voice fell, a fat middle-aged man walked from the side of the stage to the center, and under the introduction of the middle-aged man, he waved towards the bottom of the stage.
However, the feedback received was mediocre.
But the middle-aged woman continued to introduce: "Mr. Zhang has prepared rich rewards for the winners of our competition this time, including cooking oil, rice, and many products that benefit the people."
"The first place will also get a shopping card provided by Huimin Supermarket in Honglu District, worth 300 yuan..."
On the stage, the introduction about the event was still going on, but under the big tree on one side of the stage, Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha were still watching every move around them.
However, to Gu Chen's disappointment, Zhao Xiaohu's figure did not seem to appear here.
But seeing that the competition is about to start, if Wang Xinyu and Zhao Xiaohu don't show up, then the event on the top of Xiushan seems to be too peaceful.
"What exactly does she want to do?" Lu Weiwei couldn't stand it anymore, she also turned her head to look at Gu Chen, and couldn't help complaining:
"Junior Brother Gu, Wang Xinyu didn't show up, and Zhao Xiaohu didn't show up either. In this situation, what should we do?"
"Could it be possible to climb to the top of Xiushan with these contestants?"
"It can only be like this." Gu Chen has no better way now, he just feels that with Wang Xinyu's character, something may really happen on the top of Xiushan today.
Officer Wang shook his head helplessly: "But Gu Chen, there are our plainclothes colleagues along the entire route up the mountain."
"As long as they find anyone related to Wang Xinyu and Zhao Xiaohu, they can notify us as soon as possible."
"But so far, none of this has happened. Isn't this a joke?"
"Even if we climb Xiushan, what's the point to us?"
"Senior Brother Wang, stay safe and don't be impatient." Gu Chen frowned, also staring at the stage in front of him, doubts arose in his heart.
After a while, Gu Chen said again: "I believe Wang Xinyu won't play tricks on me. If Brother Wang doesn't want to go up the mountain, don't force it. I can go up alone and find out."
"Don't, I'll go with you." Lu Weiwei hurriedly expressed her attitude after hearing this. …
Yuan Shasha also scrambled to say: "I will go too."
So everyone looked at Comrade Wang again.
Officer Wang was a little speechless.
In fact, Police Officer Wang didn't want to climb up Xiushan, the main reason was to toss down, and he would die of exhaustion.
I can think of the competition scene, the contestants who are doing mountaineering warm-up exercises, and even the old man with white hair.
Officer Wang felt that if he didn't go, he probably couldn't justify it.
It doesn't matter after thinking about it: "Oh, forget it, I will go up the mountain with you."
Everyone here is still discussing, what surprise will Wang Xinyu bring to everyone at the top of Xiushan today?
On the other side, in front of the stage, people were doing warm-up exercises to the music, and they were preparing to gather at the starting line.
As the referee whistled, the team of more than 80 people immediately began to rush towards the top of the mountain.
Because everyone knows the difficulty of climbing, many people did not burst out their full physical strength from the beginning, but went step by step.
Seeing this scene, Lu Weiwei also hurriedly reminded: "They are gone, let's follow quickly."
"Okay." Gu Chen nodded silently, and then motioned everyone to follow.
As time passed by, Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha passed by. Many middle-aged people were exhausted and taking a short rest.
And as Gu Chen and the others climbed higher and higher, they finally found their plainclothes colleague in one of the more spacious areas.
Those who stayed here were Ding Liang and Huang Zunlong in casual clothes.
Seeing that Gu Chen and the others had already rushed from the mountain, Ding Liang and Huang Zunlong immediately went up to meet them.
"Gu Chen." Ding Liang walked up to Gu Chen, and said bitterly:
"We have been observing here for a long time. Logically speaking, there is only one way up the mountain from here."
"And if you want to go up the mountain, you must pass through our secret checkpoint."
"But now, basically all the contestants have passed, but the Zhao Xiaohu and Wang Xinyu you are looking for have not been found."
"No rush." Gu Chen looked around and reminded:
"You stay here and continue to monitor the abnormal situation. I'll go up and have a look. I believe Wang Xinyu is already at the top of the mountain, leaving clues for you."
"Gu Chen, do you really believe in this Wang Xinyu?" Huang Zunlong at the side also felt that everyone was setting up pocket arrays here.
But the suspect didn't even find his shadow, which made it hard to understand, especially Gu Chen's judgment.
But Gu Chen was calm, and said slowly: "I believe in Wang Xinyu, she should not leave me useless reminders."
"From the beginning, she sent me a blood letter at the police station, and we followed the prompts and contacted outdoors."
"In the end, I found out that she asked a child to bring me a letter written in blood, and this letter directly led us to discover the rotting corpse buried in the No. 2 warehouse of Binjiang Freight Yard."
"What does this mean? It means that Wang Xinyu will not tell you the truth directly, but will go around with you."
After a pause, seeing Huang Zunlong's helpless expression, Gu Chen patted him on the shoulder and continued to comfort him:
"And after she left the police station, Wang Xinyu has already set up a puzzle for our police, using acrostics composed of parking, and let us find the Jiangnan City Science and Technology Museum."…
"Finally, we used the blood book clues provided by the man on duty at the Jiangnan City Science and Technology Museum to find the top of Xiushan Mountain."
"Through this, the Xiushan national fitness activity is held today, which shows that Wang Xinyu is setting up a trap for us again."
Taking a deep breath, Gu Chen also said earnestly: "What does this mean? It means that Wang Xinyu will definitely bring us other clues, which requires us to be a little patient."
"Junior Brother Gu." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Lu Weiwei quickly reminded:
"Do you think Wang Xinyu has been on the top of Xiushan from the very beginning, leaving us clues?"
"She just needs to use this mountaineering competition as a cover to achieve her goal?"
"There is such a possibility." Gu Chen silently nodded.
"Then what are you waiting for?" Police Officer Wang was eager to know the result, and reminded him:
"Then hurry up, hurry up the mountain, I want to see what kind of tricks this Wang Xinyu is up to."
With all kinds of unwillingness, everyone continued to run towards the top of the mountain.
The mountain route everyone chose this time is exactly the same as the previous night mountain route.
But there is more than one road on the mountain, only the one that Gu Chen walked that night was the steepest and most challenging one.
In addition, Gu Chen also arranged for his plainclothes colleagues on other routes.
It can be said that Gu Chen has already surrounded the entire Xiushan Mountain tightly.
As long as Zhao Xiaohu and Wang Xinyu entered the range, they would be caught by everyone.
Along the way up the mountain, Gu Chen successively met with two other plainclothes teams at the guard point.
However, the feedback obtained is still fruitless.
But Gu Chen was not discouraged, he could only lead the team members and continue to climb towards the top of the mountain.
I don't know how long it has been? I don't know how many resting contestants were thrown away by the side of the road. Gu Chen and the others worked hard and finally reached the top of Xiushan Mountain.
At this moment, the first few contestants have also been born, and they are gathering together to receive congratulations.
In the middle of the mountain top, a small stage was also built at this moment.
And here, the winning players will be rewarded.
Many people are taking pictures and clocking in, and the entrance of the duty room in the direction of the TV tower, which is Uncle Liu's Yunbian canteen, also ushered in good business today.
Due to the large number of contestants, there are also many tourists and contestants who come to Uncle Liu's canteen to shop.
Uncle Liu was very excited and accepted the small money with a smile.
Because the people coming in and out of the small shop were too dense, Uncle Liu refused to go out and stayed inside the small shop all the time.
On the other side, the main hall gate of Xiushan Temple is still locked.
Many curious tourists can only observe and observe the various statues in the main hall of Xiushan Temple through the gap in the gate.
But Gu Chen didn't see any trace of the middle-aged nun Zhao Limei, so he couldn't help but feel hesitant.
Since Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha didn't come to Xiushan Temple that night, they didn't know much about the situation here.
Seeing Gu Chen frowning and looking at the Taoist building in front of him, Lu Weiwei was immediately curious and asked:
"Junior Brother Gu, what are you looking at?"
"Xiushan View." Gu Chen said.
"Are you looking at that nun?" Officer Wang also asked. …
Gu Chen nodded silently, and said involuntarily, "The nun's surname is Zhao, and her name is Zhao Limei."
"She told me that night that she usually practiced in seclusion and rarely interacted with outsiders."
"However, the top of Xiushan Mountain is so lively today, there is no reason for Zhao Limei not to go out."
"At the very least, she should also come out to watch the excitement and see what's going on here."
"Maybe he's an expert?" Police Officer Wang also guessed at random, and couldn't help but say:
Yuan Shasha couldn't wait, and hurriedly said, "Why don't we go over to say hello and see if that nun is still there?"
"After all, Brother Gu also said that this nun often practiced outside the Taoist temple, or somewhere on the mountainside."
"Okay, let's go over and say hello." Seeing that Wang Xinyu and Zhao Xiaohu were not present at all, Gu Chen was quite disappointed.
Thinking that Zhao Limei in the Taoist temple might still be there, she prepared to go over to say hello.
Gu Chen led a few people to the right side door of the building.
It is still surrounded by a fence.
Since the back of the fence was locked, Gu Chen supported the wooden stake with one hand, jumped on the spot, and stepped over the fence lightly.
Originally, he wanted to pull out the iron bolt at the back of the fence wooden door, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, Gu Chen was surprised to find that the iron bolt was not locked.
So Gu Chen pushed lightly with his foot, and the wooden door opened directly.
"Haha, so the door is not locked." Watching the wooden door spring open automatically, Police Officer Wang walked into the courtyard calmly.
Lu Weiwei sat on the swing beside the gazebo in the courtyard and took a short rest.
Yuan Shasha was sitting on the side of the gazebo.
Officer Wang looked like a Taoist scholar, with his hands behind his back, looking at the yin and yang gossip on the iron gate, he couldn't help asking curiously:
"This should be where the nun lives?"
"That's right, Master Zhao lives here." After Gu Chen finished speaking, he was about to raise his hand to knock on the door.
However, just as the back of Gu Chen's hand was about to buckle on the iron door, Gu Chen suddenly found that the gap in the iron door seemed to be opening and closing.
So Gu Chen pushed lightly, and one of the iron doors made a distorted sound of "squeak".
Soon, the iron door was pushed open by a corner.
Lu Weiwei smiled and said: "It turns out that the door is not locked. Could it be that this nun master has gone out to practice?"
"Let's go in and have a look. If it doesn't work, we'll wait for him inside." Police Officer Wang didn't treat himself as an outsider anyway, so he opened the door and went in.
However, just a few seconds after Police Officer Wang entered the room, he was suddenly taken aback by the scene in front of him. He couldn't help but take two steps back, pointed to the front and said in horror:
"This... this, what's going on here?"
"What's wrong?" Gu Chen also saw the panic expression on Police Officer Wang's face, and immediately rushed into the room.
Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha followed closely behind.
But when the four of them stood in a row and looked at the scene in front of them, all four of them froze on the spot.
Beside a cushion for meditation, there was a dead nun with a sharp knife stuck in her chest.
The surrounding area is dried blood.
Without saying a word, Gu Chen rushed to the nun's side and quickly checked Zhao Limei's situation.
However, after just checking randomly, Gu Chen discovered that Zhao Limei, who had fallen to the ground, was already dead. …
"Dead?" Seeing this scene, Lu Weiwei was dumbfounded.
"The time of death of the deceased is preliminarily estimated to be two nights ago." Gu Chen estimated a relatively close time based on the basic characteristics of the deceased Zhao Limei.
Yuan Shasha stared blankly: "Two nights ago? Then... isn't that the night Senior Brother Gu went up the mountain?"
"Yeah, didn't Junior Brother Gu communicate with Zhao Limei that night? Could it be..."
Thinking of this, Lu Weiwei's heart skipped a beat, and she also looked at Gu Chen with horrified eyes:
"Junior Brother Gu, did someone hide in Zhao Limei's room or near her room that night?"
"Maybe I was careless." Hearing Lu Weiwei's prompt, Gu Chen was also shocked.
Immediately using his master-level memory, he quickly recalled the situation that night, and explained to everyone:
"That night, I did communicate with Zhao Limei. Moreover, Zhao Limei spoke in a calm manner, and her mentality was quite stable."
"I didn't find anything wrong with Zhao Limei at the time. Could it be that Zhao Limei didn't know that there were other people lurking near the room at that time?"
Thinking of this, Gu Chen immediately checked the blade stuck in Zhao Limei's chest.
But after a while, Gu Chen's eyes lit up again, and he reminded again:
"No, judging from the blade on Zhao Limei's chest, from various angles, and the posture of Zhao Limei's hands, it is not difficult to see that this is obviously a suicide move."
"Suicide?" Upon hearing this, Police Officer Wang immediately changed his angle and came to Zhao Limei's other direction.
But when he saw Zhao Limei's sharp wound, he immediately gestured with both hands in the air, and kept making suicide movements with his hands.
After a while, Police Officer Wang also looked at the crowd in horror, and expressed his opinion:
"No...that's right, what Gu Chen said is right, this Zhao Limei obviously committed suicide."
"Could it be the murderer's disguise?" Yuan Shasha felt more and more that, judging from the current situation, it was not impossible for the murderer to fake the illusion of suicide.
When working with Gu Chen before, I often found some suspects pretending to be at the scene.
It is not uncommon for many people to disguise homicide as a suicide scene.
Therefore, when seeing this tragic scene, Yuan Shasha's first impression was that Zhao Limei died of homicide, and the scene was faked by the murderer, creating an illusion of suicide.
But soon Gu Chen shook his head and directly denied the situation: "From the current situation, Zhao Limei is very likely to commit suicide."
"Because no matter what angle you look at, Zhao Limei's wound and the angle of the blade are all in line with the conditions for holding the knife with the backhand and stabbing desperately at her chest."
"But why did she commit suicide?" Lu Weiwei was very puzzled, at least she didn't quite understand why a nun living alone would end her life in this way?
And the time of death was the night when Gu Chen came to Xiushan Temple.
After thinking about it, Lu Weiwei asked Gu Chen again: "By the way, Junior Brother Gu, didn't you find anything unusual about Zhao Limei when you communicated with this nun Zhao Limei that day?"
"No." Gu Chen shook his head, suddenly his eyes lit up: "No."...
"What... what's wrong?" Seeing Gu Chen startled, Lu Weiwei hurriedly asked.
Gu Chen glanced at Zhao Limei's body, then looked at everyone, and also reminded, "Do you still remember Wang Jiayao, the reservoir watchman?"
"Of course I remember, depression, and then suicide." Officer Wang said.
"No, I'm talking about the similarities between the two." Gu Chen hinted wildly again.
Yuan Shasha crossed her arms and thought deeply: "What is the connection between the two? It must be that both of them are living alone."
"Wang Jiayao is the duty officer of the reservoir. He has been staying alone in the duty room of the reservoir. In the end, he committed suicide due to psychological depression."
"And according to the autopsy by the forensic doctor Gao Chuanfeng's team, Wang Jiayao is very likely to commit suicide."
Looking at the nun Zhao Limei lying in a pool of blood in front of her, Yuan Shasha added:
"As for this nun, Zhao Limei, she seems to have many similarities with Wang Jiayao. First of all, she lives alone."
"Nun Zhao Limei also stayed alone in Xiushan Temple, and she committed suicide in the end."
Suddenly raised her head to look at Gu Chen, Yuan Shasha was also surprised, and said involuntarily:
"Senior Brother Gu, these two people died in exactly the same way, one hanged himself, the other stabbed himself, and both of them lived alone."
"That's right." Seeing that Yuan Shasha had already stated the key to the problem, Gu Chen simply added:
"As far as the current situation is concerned, there is a high possibility that Zhao Limei committed suicide."
"First, the reservoir watchman Wang Jiayao hanged himself on the mountain behind the reservoir, but Xiao Yuan still missed a key clue."
"Missing a key clue?" Yuan Shasha scratched the back of her head, a little puzzled.
Lu Weiwei hurriedly asked: "Junior Brother Gu, what did you miss? Tell me quickly."
"That's right, these two people committed suicide after seeing our police." Gu Chen said.
The scene was suddenly quiet for a few seconds, and everyone was thinking about Gu Chen's question.
After a while, Police Officer Wang was the first to say: "That's right, Wang Jiayao, the former reservoir watchman, felt quite normal when we saw him."
"And when talking to us, it seems that there is no special doubt."
"But when we left the duty room of the reservoir, that is, within a short period of time, he left the duty room, ran to the mountain behind the reservoir, and ended his own life by hanging himself."
Taking a deep breath, Officer Wang continued to add: "And this nun Zhao Limei is the same."
"That night, Gu Chen had just communicated with her about this eucalyptus. After Gu Chen left, the contestant ended her life with a knife."
"No matter how you look at it, there are many similarities with Wang Jiayao who died at the Rainbow Bridge Reservoir."
"Could this be the 'Top of Xiushan' that Wang Xinyu wanted to tell me?" Hearing what Police Officer Wang said, Gu Chen's heart skipped a beat.
I feel that my various worries before seem to be fulfilled at this moment.
The mystery of "Top of Xiushan" that I have been unable to figure out before seems to be explained at this moment.
Thinking of Wang Jiayao and Zhao Limei having similar situations, Gu Chen clenched his hands into fists and frowned, saying:...
"Zhao Limei's death may also have a special reason."
"If Wang Jiayao's death was due to his severe depression, then Wang Jiayao's depression may have come from that fate that year."
"And Zhao Limei's death may also be related to her fate back then. Moreover, Zhao Limei is on the top of Xiushan Mountain, which also corresponds to the information Wang Xinyu gave us."
"This shows that Wang Xinyu did not deceive us, this is the truth she wants to tell us."
With a heavy sigh, Gu Chen was quite helpless: "It's a pity that I was too careless at the time, and didn't notice Zhao Limei's abnormality."
"Junior Brother Gu, you don't have to blame yourself too much." Seeing Gu Chen's annoyed face, Lu Weiwei hurried forward to comfort him:
"Think about it, Wang Jiayao, the reservoir watchman, before he committed suicide, he communicated with us normally."
"But when we left, he committed suicide immediately. In this case, even the gods can't guess why they ended their lives in this way?"
"That's right, Gu Chen, I feel that these incidents are ambiguous when viewed individually, but if you connect these incidents together, it's actually not difficult to see."
"These people are actually more or less related to the murder case that year."
"At least it means that Zhao Limei, the nun in the Xiushan Temple, is also the person who was involved in the murder."
"Knowing this, we can investigate the deceased Zhao Limei, and perhaps find some new clues."
"En." Gu Chen nodded slightly, now he is absolutely passive, so Gu Chen needs to find a flaw in it.
At least for now, it seems that he and the entire police force are being manipulated by this mysterious Wang Xinyu.
Ever since he received the blood letter, Gu Chen had an ominous premonition.
It seemed that what I met this time was a certain charade master.
The steward parked on the side of the road and used the street signs as acrostics. It is not difficult to see that Wang Xinyu is by no means as simple as he knows.
And Wang Xinyu may be the absolute key to the whole case.
Gu Chen even felt now that someone like Zhao Xiaohu might not be Wang Xinyu's opponent at all.
Everyone and everything seemed to be being manipulated by Wang Xinyu.
"Gu Chen, Gu Chen." Seeing that Gu Chen seemed to be in a state of meditation, Police Officer Wang hurriedly reminded: "Comrade forensic doctor Gao Chuanfeng now?"
"Yes." Gu Chen took a deep breath and said calmly, "Notify Gao Chuanfeng immediately."
"In addition, I need to investigate all the information about Zhao Limei, and I will leave this to Senior Brother He."
"What's more, I need to go to the canteen and call Uncle Liu. There are only two residents on the top of Xiushan Mountain."
"I think, no matter how unfamiliar Uncle Liu is with Zhao Limei, he should know something about Zhao Limei. It might be useful to find him."
"Then...then what are you waiting for? Shall I go and call Uncle Liu?" Seeing the situation, Yuan Shasha volunteered.
Gu Chen nodded silently: "Okay, Xiao Yuan, go and call Master Liu, but remember to keep a low profile, don't let the people on the top of the mountain know about this matter, and keep them all outside."…
"Understood." Listening to Gu Chen's explanation, Lu Weiwei nodded silently, and added:
"I will now call the plainclothes team on duty nearby and call them all up the mountain to maintain order."
"Yes." Gu Chen nodded in agreement.
Soon, everyone performed their duties and immediately began to connect.
It was also in the past five or six minutes that there was a movement outside the door.
Yuan Shasha called Master Liu to the gate of the courtyard, and Gu Chen was standing in the middle of the courtyard at the moment.
Master Liu looked at Gu Chen as if he had known him before. After thinking for a while, he waved his hands and said, "Gu Chen, Officer Gu? Who did I think it was? So you are looking for me?"
"That's right, Master Liu, we meet again." Seeing that Master Liu recognized him, Gu Chen greeted him politely.
At this moment, Master Liu was a little helpless, and said with a smile:
"Hey, why are you looking for me now? I want to chat later. I'm very busy in the canteen now. Today's business is very good. I also baked some bacon and hot dogs. Would you like to try it?"
Seeing that Gu Chen didn't respond, Master Liu felt that Gu Chen was a little strange today.
On the other hand, Police Officer Wang quickly coughed twice and reminded, "Master Liu, right? Come in first, we have something to discuss with you."
"Ah?" Master Liu, who was puzzled, was very surprised to see everyone's expressions at the moment.
After hesitating for a moment, he replied:
"Then... that's fine, you must have something to do with me, right? It's okay, I'll come in and tell you."
He also pushed open the gate of the fence, and Master Liu walked in familiarly.
Seeing that the side door was open, Master Liu turned his head to take a look, and asked curiously:
"Is Master Zhao in there?"
"Master Liu, come here." Gu Chen didn't explain too much, and immediately came to the door and waved to Master Liu.
Master Liu is also at a loss, feeling that Gu Chen is a little strange today.
Unable to bear the curiosity, he still followed Gu Chen into the room.
But after a while, Master Liu was taken aback by the scene in front of him, and immediately retreated and fell against the wall, his eyes frightened and he said:
"What's going on here? Master Zhao... what's wrong with her?"
"Dead, with a knife in his chest." Gu Chen said calmly.
"Knife hit? Who did this? This...what the hell is going on?"
"Master Liu." Seeing Master Liu's terrified expression at this time, Gu Chen put one hand on his shoulder, and quickly said comfortingly:
"Don't worry, I have a few questions I want to ask you."
"Ah?" I also saw that Lu Weiwei, who was beside me, had already turned on the law enforcement recorder. When it was pointed at him, Master Liu's heart skipped a beat, and his face instantly turned pale with fright.
She also asked weakly: "You...you have anything to ask, then...then ask."
"Have you not seen Zhao Limei for a few days?" Gu Chen took out the transcript and started to record it on the spot.
"How many... How many days? This... I haven't seen her come out these few days, I thought she was away." Master Liu said tremblingly, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"Traveling away? Didn't you come over to see the situation?" Lu Weiwei felt that this kind of argument seemed a little untenable.
After all, on the top of Xiushan Mountain, there lived Master Liu, the watchman on duty at the TV tower, and Zhao Limei, a nun at Xiushan Temple.
But now Zhao Limei has been dead for a few days, but Master Liu, who lives with him on the top of the mountain, said that he is not very clear.
This inevitably makes people suspicious.
At this moment, Master Liu was still in shock, and hurriedly defended himself by saying:
"The thing is, I really don't know where she went?"
"After all, although we are neighbors on this mountain, she is a nun and usually likes to lock herself in the Taoist temple. I won't look for her if I have nothing to do."
After thinking about it, Master Liu hurriedly said again: "Oh, yes, sometimes, when there is a temporary shortage of firewood, rice, oil and salt in my kitchen, I would come here to borrow some from her."
"And we have also reached a tacit understanding. Usually, she will not come to my duty room in the TV tower, and I will not go to her Xiushan Temple."
"Everyone usually greets each other in the square on the top of the mountain. Occasionally we meet and chat for a while."
Turning to look at Gu Chen, Master Liu continued to explain: "Officer Gu should be clear, didn't I tell you everything that night?"
"This Zhao Limei, she often shuts herself up in Taoist temples to practice, and sometimes she also goes to the mountains to practice. I may not be able to meet her."
"So you have to ask me, when is Zhao Limei on the mountain? I really don't know, and I won't ask."
"Master Liu, don't be nervous." Seeing that Master Liu's body was trembling at this moment, it seemed that he was also frightened by the tragic image in the house.
Gu Chen quickly comforted her, and continued to ask: "We just want to know, how much do you really know about Zhao Limei's real situation?"
...
Within a few days of investigating the whereabouts of Zhao Xiaohu and Wang Xinyu, the Furong Sub-bureau sent a large number of plainclothes officers to the vicinity of Xiushan. Many plainclothes put on mountaineering equipment and pretended to be climbing enthusiasts, in order to avoid being discovered by Zhao Xiaohu. And the personnel sent to Xiushan every day also have special rules, that is, no one can appear in Xiushan for two consecutive days, also to avoid Zhao Xiaohu's suspicion. In addition to making deployments in Xiushan, Gu Chen also carried out investigations around Xiushan according to the actual situation. As time went by, on the day of the Xiushan fitness competition, Gu Chen and the others didn't find any clues, which made everyone feel uneasy. Gu Chen, who was wearing casual clothes, led Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha, and squeezed in the crowd in a low-key manner, observing the surroundings at any time. Due to the fitness activities in Xiushan this time, there is not much official support, and even the sponsors are self-organized by mountaineering enthusiasts. So the whole event looks rather shabby. Lu Weiwei observed for a week, walked to Gu Chen's side, touched Gu Chen with her arm, and reminded: "I said Junior Brother Gu, what kind of sponsors are these? They are all jointly sponsored by a certain supermarket and a certain pharmacy. Isn't this the kind of small shop in the community?" "It's ready, at least there are sponsors." Gu Chen also felt that the winner of this kind of mountaineering competition with only a hundred people could get a few hundred dollars in bonuses. If it doesn't work, get some firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea to help these supermarkets eliminate their inventory. At least it shows that this kind of game is still worth watching. At this moment, it was already 8 o'clock in the morning, and many event participants had gathered at the foot of the mountain. At the foot of the mountain is a simple stage, where the contestants gather and receive their number plates. Due to the fact that this kind of competition is getting less and less popular in Jiangnan City, the requirements for contestants have also been relaxed. Any contestant who chooses to participate in the competition, after registering his mobile phone and name in the relevant area, can receive an advertising serial number plate with a sponsor. And this serial number plate is the only certificate for the contestants. The first person to reach the top of the mountain will be the champion of this competition. Gu Chen took a rough look. The entire participating teams were basically middle-aged and elderly people. Young people are basically a rarity here, and most of them accompany their parents to participate. At this moment, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha also came from another direction and joined Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei near an intersection. "How about Senior Brother Wang?" Gu Chen asked. Officer Wang shook his head: "Nothing was found, and I have already made He Junchao ready to investigate the surrounding surveillance at any time." "Once we find Zhao Xiaohu's trace, we will know his position immediately." Sighing softly, Police Officer Wang was a little helpless: "But as far as we are concerned, we haven't found any trace of Wang Xiaohu. It seems that today's arrest operation may be in vain." "Is there no news from Wang Xinyu?" Lu Weiwei asked. Yuan Shasha on the side shook her head: "Not to mention Wang Xinyu, these days, our plainclothes colleagues have searched inside and out, but there is no trace of Wang Xinyu."... "I just feel like, will this Wang Xinyu come?" "If she doesn't come, won't all our plans go to waste?" "Gu Chen." Hearing what Yuan Shasha said, Police Officer Wang hesitated, and said slowly: "Do you think this Wang Xinyu will continue to play tricks with us today?" "After all, it's not the first time she has played with our police." "The reason why she left the reminder of 'Top of Xiushan' may not be that she will come here in person." Stretching out his right hand, Officer Wang continued to remind: "Just imagine, if her idea is to let us police come to Xiushan." "Then with Wang Xinyu's cunning, she must know that our police will control Xiushan." "If Wang Xinyu went up the mountain at this time, wouldn't he be caught by us?" "But" "I know." Before Officer Wang could continue to speak, Gu Chen interrupted: "Wang Xinyu may not come, but she definitely wants to tell us some specific clues here." "If Wang Xinyu wants to communicate directly with our police, then at the Furong branch, or even near the city bureau when she comes." "She would walk in without hesitation and be honest with our colleagues." "However, she did not do this, and chose to keep giving us police reminders to play charades with us and communicate indirectly." "I think, no matter what the situation is, it at least shows that Wang Xinyu has been providing us with clues." "And today, what will happen on the top of Xiushan Mountain? We can only wait and see." "Also, we must closely monitor everyone who came to participate in the competition today." "If someone in the middle of them deliberately deviates from the route, then there may be a problem with that person." "Don't worry about that." Seeing Gu Chen's questioning, Lu Weiwei quickly replied: "I have already told my colleagues that these plainclothes colleagues along the way, as tourists, will deliberately stop for a short time in each area of the track, the purpose is to monitor the specific movements of these people." "If there is a situation, our plainclothes colleagues will report it immediately." After thinking about it, Lu Weiwei quickly handed a list to Gu Chen, and said, "This is the list of actions I received this morning." "Xiushan already has 20 plainclothes colleagues, plus the four of us, a total of 24." "It's enough." Gu Chen took the list, only took a look at it roughly, and then looked around again. At this moment, the sound of the live stage suddenly played the music of the sports meeting. And a middle-aged host, also holding a microphone at the moment, began to gather the team. Many people will gather towards the stage after taking pictures and punching cards at the scene. In addition to the contestants who participated in the climbing competition this time, there were also many spectators who came to the scene and scattered around the stage. Gu Chen and the others were among the audience. "Okay everyone, our competition is about to start, so, are the contestants ready? Everyone move closer to me, to the stage." Followed by a middle-aged woman in sportswear, holding a microphone and calling continuously. Soon, many players with serial number plates on their chests and backs began to gather towards the stage. With the assistance of some volunteers, everyone came to the front of the stage. The middle-aged woman on the stage seemed to be a social expert, and immediately appealed again: "Okay everyone, before the game, we need to warm up first, everyone can do moves with me, are you ready?" After the voice fell, the middle-aged woman on the stage immediately pointed the microphone at the audience. Soon, there was a burst of echo from the audience. The middle-aged woman pretended not to hear, and said jokingly: "I didn't hear, are you ready?" The voice fell, and the microphone was aimed at the audience again. This time, louder shouts echoed than the first time, once again resounding the entire stage. Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, the middle-aged woman immediately waved to the two assistants beside her, and then introduced to the audience: "Okay, our Xiushan national fitness mountaineering activity is about to start. First of all, we would like to thank our sponsor of this activity, Mr. Zhang from Huimin Supermarket in Honglu Community, for his title sponsorship of this competition. Thank you Mr. Zhang." After the voice fell, a fat middle-aged man walked from the side of the stage to the center, and under the introduction of the middle-aged man, he waved towards the bottom of the stage. However, the feedback received was mediocre. But the middle-aged woman continued to introduce: "Mr. Zhang has prepared rich rewards for the winners of our competition this time, including cooking oil, rice, and many products that benefit the people." "The first place will also get a shopping card provided by Huimin Supermarket in Honglu District, worth 300 yuan..." On the stage, the introduction about the event was still going on, but under the big tree on one side of the stage, Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha were still watching every move around them. However, to Gu Chen's disappointment, Zhao Xiaohu's figure did not seem to appear here. But seeing that the competition is about to start, if Wang Xinyu and Zhao Xiaohu don't show up, then the event on the top of Xiushan seems to be too peaceful. "What exactly does she want to do?" Lu Weiwei couldn't stand it anymore, she also turned her head to look at Gu Chen, and couldn't help complaining: "Junior Brother Gu, Wang Xinyu didn't show up, and Zhao Xiaohu didn't show up either. In this situation, what should we do?" "Could it be possible to climb to the top of Xiushan with these contestants?" "It can only be like this." Gu Chen has no better way now, he just feels that with Wang Xinyu's character, something may really happen on the top of Xiushan today. Officer Wang shook his head helplessly: "But Gu Chen, there are our plainclothes colleagues along the entire route up the mountain." "As long as they find anyone related to Wang Xinyu and Zhao Xiaohu, they can notify us as soon as possible." "But so far, none of this has happened. Isn't this a joke?" "Even if we climb Xiushan, what's the point to us?" "Senior Brother Wang, stay safe and don't be impatient." Gu Chen frowned, also staring at the stage in front of him, doubts arose in his heart. After a while, Gu Chen said again: "I believe Wang Xinyu won't play tricks on me. If Brother Wang doesn't want to go up the mountain, don't force it. I can go up alone and find out." "Don't, I'll go with you." Lu Weiwei hurriedly expressed her attitude after hearing this. Yuan Shasha also scrambled to say: "I will go too." So everyone looked at Comrade Wang again. Officer Wang was a little speechless. In fact, Police Officer Wang didn't want to climb up Xiushan, the main reason was to toss down, and he would die of exhaustion. I can think of the competition scene, the contestants who are doing mountaineering warm-up exercises, and even the old man with white hair. Officer Wang felt that if he didn't go, he probably couldn't justify it. It doesn't matter after thinking about it: "Oh, forget it, I will go up the mountain with you." Everyone here is still discussing, what surprise will Wang Xinyu bring to everyone at the top of Xiushan today? On the other side, in front of the stage, people were doing warm-up exercises to the music, and they were preparing to gather at the starting line. As the referee whistled, the team of more than 80 people immediately began to rush towards the top of the mountain. Because everyone knows the difficulty of climbing, many people did not burst out their full physical strength from the beginning, but went step by step. Seeing this scene, Lu Weiwei also hurriedly reminded: "They are gone, let's follow quickly." "Okay." Gu Chen nodded silently, and then motioned everyone to follow. As time passed by, Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha passed by. Many middle-aged people were exhausted and taking a short rest. And as Gu Chen and the others climbed higher and higher, they finally found their plainclothes colleague in one of the more spacious areas. Those who stayed here were Ding Liang and Huang Zunlong in casual clothes. Seeing that Gu Chen and the others had already rushed from the mountain, Ding Liang and Huang Zunlong immediately went up to meet them. "Gu Chen." Ding Liang walked up to Gu Chen, and said bitterly: "We have been observing here for a long time. Logically speaking, there is only one way up the mountain from here." "And if you want to go up the mountain, you must pass through our secret checkpoint." "But now, basically all the contestants have passed, but the Zhao Xiaohu and Wang Xinyu you are looking for have not been found." "No rush." Gu Chen looked around and reminded: "You stay here and continue to monitor the abnormal situation. I'll go up and have a look. I believe Wang Xinyu is already at the top of the mountain, leaving clues for you." "Gu Chen, do you really believe in this Wang Xinyu?" Huang Zunlong at the side also felt that everyone was setting up pocket arrays here. But the suspect didn't even find his shadow, which made it hard to understand, especially Gu Chen's judgment. But Gu Chen was calm, and said slowly: "I believe in Wang Xinyu, she should not leave me useless reminders." "From the beginning, she sent me a blood letter at the police station, and we followed the prompts and contacted outdoors." "In the end, I found out that she asked a child to bring me a letter written in blood, and this letter directly led us to discover the rotting corpse buried in the No. 2 warehouse of Binjiang Freight Yard." "What does this mean? It means that Wang Xinyu will not tell you the truth directly, but will go around with you." After a pause, seeing Huang Zunlong's helpless expression, Gu Chen patted him on the shoulder and continued to comfort him: "And after she left the police station, Wang Xinyu has already set up a puzzle for our police, using acrostics composed of parking, and let us find the Jiangnan City Science and Technology Museum." "Finally, we used the blood book clues provided by the man on duty at the Jiangnan City Science and Technology Museum to find the top of Xiushan Mountain." "Through this, the Xiushan national fitness activity is held today, which shows that Wang Xinyu is setting up a trap for us again." Taking a deep breath, Gu Chen also said earnestly: "What does this mean? It means that Wang Xinyu will definitely bring us other clues, which requires us to be a little patient." "Junior Brother Gu." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Lu Weiwei quickly reminded: "Do you think Wang Xinyu has been on the top of Xiushan from the very beginning, leaving us clues?" "She just needs to use this mountaineering competition as a cover to achieve her goal?" "There is such a possibility." Gu Chen silently nodded. "Then what are you waiting for?" Police Officer Wang was eager to know the result, and reminded him: "Then hurry up, hurry up the mountain, I want to see what kind of tricks this Wang Xinyu is up to." With all kinds of unwillingness, everyone continued to run towards the top of the mountain. The mountain route everyone chose this time is exactly the same as the previous night mountain route. But there is more than one road on the mountain, only the one that Gu Chen walked that night was the steepest and most challenging one. In addition, Gu Chen also arranged for his plainclothes colleagues on other routes. It can be said that Gu Chen has already surrounded the entire Xiushan Mountain tightly. As long as Zhao Xiaohu and Wang Xinyu entered the range, they would be caught by everyone. Along the way up the mountain, Gu Chen successively met with two other plainclothes teams at the guard point. However, the feedback obtained is still fruitless. But Gu Chen was not discouraged, he could only lead the team members and continue to climb towards the top of the mountain. I don't know how long it has been? I don't know how many resting contestants were thrown away by the side of the road. Gu Chen and the others worked hard and finally reached the top of Xiushan Mountain. At this moment, the first few contestants have also been born, and they are gathering together to receive congratulations. In the middle of the mountain top, a small stage was also built at this moment. And here, the winning players will be rewarded. Many people are taking pictures and clocking in, and the entrance of the duty room in the direction of the TV tower, which is Uncle Liu's Yunbian canteen, also ushered in good business today. Due to the large number of contestants, there are also many tourists and contestants who come to Uncle Liu's canteen to shop. Uncle Liu was very excited and accepted the small money with a smile. Because the people coming in and out of the small shop were too dense, Uncle Liu refused to go out and stayed inside the small shop all the time. On the other side, the main hall gate of Xiushan Temple is still locked. Many curious tourists can only observe and observe the various statues in the main hall of Xiushan Temple through the gap in the gate. But Gu Chen didn't see any trace of the middle-aged nun Zhao Limei, so he couldn't help but feel hesitant. Since Lu Weiwei, Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha didn't come to Xiushan Temple that night, they didn't know much about the situation here. Seeing Gu Chen frowning and looking at the Taoist building in front of him, Lu Weiwei was immediately curious and asked: "Junior Brother Gu, what are you looking at?" "Xiushan View." Gu Chen said. "Are you looking at that nun?" Officer Wang also asked. Gu Chen nodded silently, and said involuntarily, "The nun's surname is Zhao, and her name is Zhao Limei." "She told me that night that she usually practiced in seclusion and rarely interacted with outsiders." "However, the top of Xiushan Mountain is so lively today, there is no reason for Zhao Limei not to go out." "At the very least, she should also come out to watch the excitement and see what's going on here." "Maybe he's an expert?" Police Officer Wang also guessed at random, and couldn't help but say: Yuan Shasha couldn't wait, and hurriedly said, "Why don't we go over to say hello and see if that nun is still there?" "After all, Brother Gu also said that this nun often practiced outside the Taoist temple, or somewhere on the mountainside." "Okay, let's go over and say hello." Seeing that Wang Xinyu and Zhao Xiaohu were not present at all, Gu Chen was quite disappointed. Thinking that Zhao Limei in the Taoist temple might still be there, she prepared to go over to say hello. Gu Chen led a few people to the right side door of the building. It is still surrounded by a fence. Since the back of the fence was locked, Gu Chen supported the wooden stake with one hand, jumped on the spot, and stepped over the fence lightly. Originally, he wanted to pull out the iron bolt at the back of the fence wooden door, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, Gu Chen was surprised to find that the iron bolt was not locked. So Gu Chen pushed lightly with his foot, and the wooden door opened directly. "Haha, so the door is not locked." Watching the wooden door spring open automatically, Police Officer Wang walked into the courtyard calmly. Lu Weiwei sat on the swing beside the gazebo in the courtyard and took a short rest. Yuan Shasha was sitting on the side of the gazebo. Officer Wang looked like a Taoist scholar, with his hands behind his back, looking at the yin and yang gossip on the iron gate, he couldn't help asking curiously: "This should be where the nun lives?" "That's right, Master Zhao lives here." After Gu Chen finished speaking, he was about to raise his hand to knock on the door. However, just as the back of Gu Chen's hand was about to buckle on the iron door, Gu Chen suddenly found that the gap in the iron door seemed to be opening and closing. So Gu Chen pushed lightly, and one of the iron doors made a distorted sound of "squeak". Soon, the iron door was pushed open by a corner. Lu Weiwei smiled and said: "It turns out that the door is not locked. Could it be that this nun master has gone out to practice?" "Let's go in and have a look. If it doesn't work, we'll wait for him inside." Police Officer Wang didn't treat himself as an outsider anyway, so he opened the door and went in. However, just a few seconds after Police Officer Wang entered the room, he was suddenly taken aback by the scene in front of him. He couldn't help but take two steps back, pointed to the front and said in horror: "This... this, what's going on here?" "What's wrong?" Gu Chen also saw the panic expression on Police Officer Wang's face, and immediately rushed into the room. Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha followed closely behind. But when the four of them stood in a row and looked at the scene in front of them, all four of them froze on the spot. Beside a cushion for meditation, there was a dead nun with a sharp knife stuck in her chest. The surrounding area is dried blood. Without saying a word, Gu Chen rushed to the nun's side and quickly checked Zhao Limei's situation. However, after just checking randomly, Gu Chen discovered that Zhao Limei, who had fallen to the ground, was already dead. "Dead?" Seeing this scene, Lu Weiwei was dumbfounded. "The time of death of the deceased is preliminarily estimated to be two nights ago." Gu Chen estimated a relatively close time based on the basic characteristics of the deceased Zhao Limei. Yuan Shasha stared blankly: "Two nights ago? Then... isn't that the night Senior Brother Gu went up the mountain?" "Yeah, didn't Junior Brother Gu communicate with Zhao Limei that night? Could it be..." Thinking of this, Lu Weiwei's heart skipped a beat, and she also looked at Gu Chen with horrified eyes: "Junior Brother Gu, did someone hide in Zhao Limei's room or near her room that night?" "Maybe I was careless." Hearing Lu Weiwei's prompt, Gu Chen was also shocked. Immediately using his master-level memory, he quickly recalled the situation that night, and explained to everyone: "That night, I did communicate with Zhao Limei. Moreover, Zhao Limei spoke in a calm manner, and her mentality was quite stable." "I didn't find anything wrong with Zhao Limei at the time. Could it be that Zhao Limei didn't know that there were other people lurking near the room at that time?" Thinking of this, Gu Chen immediately checked the blade stuck in Zhao Limei's chest. But after a while, Gu Chen's eyes lit up again, and he reminded again: "No, judging from the blade on Zhao Limei's chest, from various angles, and the posture of Zhao Limei's hands, it is not difficult to see that this is obviously a suicide move." "Suicide?" Upon hearing this, Police Officer Wang immediately changed his angle and came to Zhao Limei's other direction. But when he saw Zhao Limei's sharp wound, he immediately gestured with both hands in the air, and kept making suicide movements with his hands. After a while, Police Officer Wang also looked at the crowd in horror, and expressed his opinion: "No...that's right, what Gu Chen said is right, this Zhao Limei obviously committed suicide." "Could it be the murderer's disguise?" Yuan Shasha felt more and more that, judging from the current situation, it was not impossible for the murderer to fake the illusion of suicide. When working with Gu Chen before, I often found some suspects pretending to be at the scene. It is not uncommon for many people to disguise homicide as a suicide scene. Therefore, when seeing this tragic scene, Yuan Shasha's first impression was that Zhao Limei died of homicide, and the scene was faked by the murderer, creating an illusion of suicide. But soon Gu Chen shook his head and directly denied the situation: "From the current situation, Zhao Limei is very likely to commit suicide." "Because no matter what angle you look at, Zhao Limei's wound and the angle of the blade are all in line with the conditions for holding the knife with the backhand and stabbing desperately at her chest." "But why did she commit suicide?" Lu Weiwei was very puzzled, at least she didn't quite understand why a nun living alone would end her life in this way? And the time of death was the night when Gu Chen came to Xiushan Temple. After thinking about it, Lu Weiwei asked Gu Chen again: "By the way, Junior Brother Gu, didn't you find anything unusual about Zhao Limei when you communicated with this nun Zhao Limei that day?" "No." Gu Chen shook his head, suddenly his eyes lit up: "No."... "What... what's wrong?" Seeing Gu Chen startled, Lu Weiwei hurriedly asked. Gu Chen glanced at Zhao Limei's body, then looked at everyone, and also reminded, "Do you still remember Wang Jiayao, the reservoir watchman?" "Of course I remember, depression, and then suicide." Officer Wang said. "No, I'm talking about the similarities between the two." Gu Chen hinted wildly again. Yuan Shasha crossed her arms and thought deeply: "What is the connection between the two? It must be that both of them are living alone." "Wang Jiayao is the duty officer of the reservoir. He has been staying alone in the duty room of the reservoir. In the end, he committed suicide due to psychological depression." "And according to the autopsy by the forensic doctor Gao Chuanfeng's team, Wang Jiayao is very likely to commit suicide." Looking at the nun Zhao Limei lying in a pool of blood in front of her, Yuan Shasha added: "As for this nun, Zhao Limei, she seems to have many similarities with Wang Jiayao. First of all, she lives alone." "Nun Zhao Limei also stayed alone in Xiushan Temple, and she committed suicide in the end." Suddenly raised her head to look at Gu Chen, Yuan Shasha was also surprised, and said involuntarily: "Senior Brother Gu, these two people died in exactly the same way, one hanged himself, the other stabbed himself, and both of them lived alone." "That's right." Seeing that Yuan Shasha had already stated the key to the problem, Gu Chen simply added: "As far as the current situation is concerned, there is a high possibility that Zhao Limei committed suicide." "First, the reservoir watchman Wang Jiayao hanged himself on the mountain behind the reservoir, but Xiao Yuan still missed a key clue." "Missing a key clue?" Yuan Shasha scratched the back of her head, a little puzzled. Lu Weiwei hurriedly asked: "Junior Brother Gu, what did you miss? Tell me quickly." "That's right, these two people committed suicide after seeing our police." Gu Chen said. The scene was suddenly quiet for a few seconds, and everyone was thinking about Gu Chen's question. After a while, Police Officer Wang was the first to say: "That's right, Wang Jiayao, the former reservoir watchman, felt quite normal when we saw him." "And when talking to us, it seems that there is no special doubt." "But when we left the duty room of the reservoir, that is, within a short period of time, he left the duty room, ran to the mountain behind the reservoir, and ended his own life by hanging himself." Taking a deep breath, Officer Wang continued to add: "And this nun Zhao Limei is the same." "That night, Gu Chen had just communicated with her about this eucalyptus. After Gu Chen left, the contestant ended her life with a knife." "No matter how you look at it, there are many similarities with Wang Jiayao who died at the Rainbow Bridge Reservoir." "Could this be the 'Top of Xiushan' that Wang Xinyu wanted to tell me?" Hearing what Police Officer Wang said, Gu Chen's heart skipped a beat. I feel that my various worries before seem to be fulfilled at this moment. The mystery of "Top of Xiushan" that I have been unable to figure out before seems to be explained at this moment. Thinking of Wang Jiayao and Zhao Limei having similar situations, Gu Chen clenched his hands into fists and frowned, saying:... "Zhao Limei's death may also have a special reason." "If Wang Jiayao's death was due to his severe depression, then Wang Jiayao's depression may have come from that fate that year." "And Zhao Limei's death may also be related to her fate back then. Moreover, Zhao Limei is on the top of Xiushan Mountain, which also corresponds to the information Wang Xinyu gave us." "This shows that Wang Xinyu did not deceive us, this is the truth she wants to tell us." With a heavy sigh, Gu Chen was quite helpless: "It's a pity that I was too careless at the time, and didn't notice Zhao Limei's abnormality." "Junior Brother Gu, you don't have to blame yourself too much." Seeing Gu Chen's annoyed face, Lu Weiwei hurried forward to comfort him: "Think about it, Wang Jiayao, the reservoir watchman, before he committed suicide, he communicated with us normally." "But when we left, he committed suicide immediately. In this case, even the gods can't guess why they ended their lives in this way?" "That's right, Gu Chen, I feel that these incidents are ambiguous when viewed individually, but if you connect these incidents together, it's actually not difficult to see." "These people are actually more or less related to the murder case that year." "At least it means that Zhao Limei, the nun in the Xiushan Temple, is also the person who was involved in the murder." "Knowing this, we can investigate the deceased Zhao Limei, and perhaps find some new clues." "En." Gu Chen nodded slightly, now he is absolutely passive, so Gu Chen needs to find a flaw in it. At least for now, it seems that he and the entire police force are being manipulated by this mysterious Wang Xinyu. Ever since he received the blood letter, Gu Chen had an ominous premonition. It seemed that what I met this time was a certain charade master. The steward parked on the side of the road and used the street signs as acrostics. It is not difficult to see that Wang Xinyu is by no means as simple as he knows. And Wang Xinyu may be the absolute key to the whole case. Gu Chen even felt now that someone like Zhao Xiaohu might not be Wang Xinyu's opponent at all. Everyone and everything seemed to be being manipulated by Wang Xinyu. "Gu Chen, Gu Chen." Seeing that Gu Chen seemed to be in a state of meditation, Police Officer Wang hurriedly reminded: "Comrade forensic doctor Gao Chuanfeng now?" "Yes." Gu Chen took a deep breath and said calmly, "Notify Gao Chuanfeng immediately." "In addition, I need to investigate all the information about Zhao Limei, and I will leave this to Senior Brother He." "What's more, I need to go to the canteen and call Uncle Liu. There are only two residents on the top of Xiushan Mountain." "I think, no matter how unfamiliar Uncle Liu is with Zhao Limei, he should know something about Zhao Limei. It might be useful to find him." "Then...then what are you waiting for? Shall I go and call Uncle Liu?" Seeing the situation, Yuan Shasha volunteered. Gu Chen nodded silently: "Okay, Xiao Yuan, go and call Master Liu, but remember to keep a low profile, don't let the people on the top of the mountain know about this matter, and keep them all outside." "Understood." Listening to Gu Chen's explanation, Lu Weiwei nodded silently, and added: "I will now call the plainclothes team on duty nearby and call them all up the mountain to maintain order." "Yes." Gu Chen nodded in agreement. Soon, everyone performed their duties and immediately began to connect. It was also in the past five or six minutes that there was a movement outside the door. Yuan Shasha called Master Liu to the gate of the courtyard, and Gu Chen was standing in the middle of the courtyard at the moment. Master Liu looked at Gu Chen as if he had known him before. After thinking for a while, he waved his hands and said, "Gu Chen, Officer Gu? Who did I think it was? So you are looking for me?" "That's right, Master Liu, we meet again." Seeing that Master Liu recognized him, Gu Chen greeted him politely. At this moment, Master Liu was a little helpless, and said with a smile: "Hey, why are you looking for me now? I want to chat later. I'm very busy in the canteen now. Today's business is very good. I also baked some bacon and hot dogs. Would you like to try it?" Seeing that Gu Chen didn't respond, Master Liu felt that Gu Chen was a little strange today. On the other hand, Police Officer Wang quickly coughed twice and reminded, "Master Liu, right? Come in first, we have something to discuss with you." "Ah?" Master Liu, who was puzzled, was very surprised to see everyone's expressions at the moment. After hesitating for a moment, he replied: "Then... that's fine, you must have something to do with me, right? It's okay, I'll come in and tell you." He also pushed open the gate of the fence, and Master Liu walked in familiarly. Seeing that the side door was open, Master Liu turned his head to take a look, and asked curiously: "Is Master Zhao in there?" "Master Liu, come here." Gu Chen didn't explain too much, and immediately came to the door and waved to Master Liu. Master Liu is also at a loss, feeling that Gu Chen is a little strange today. Unable to bear the curiosity, he still followed Gu Chen into the room. But after a while, Master Liu was taken aback by the scene in front of him, and immediately retreated and fell against the wall, his eyes frightened and he said: "What's going on here? Master Zhao... what's wrong with her?" "Dead, with a knife in his chest." Gu Chen said calmly. "Knife hit? Who did this? This...what the hell is going on?" "Master Liu." Seeing Master Liu's terrified expression at this time, Gu Chen put one hand on his shoulder, and quickly said comfortingly: "Don't worry, I have a few questions I want to ask you." "Ah?" I also saw that Lu Weiwei, who was beside me, had already turned on the law enforcement recorder. When it was pointed at him, Master Liu's heart skipped a beat, and his face instantly turned pale with fright. She also asked weakly: "You...you have anything to ask, then...then ask." "Have you not seen Zhao Limei for a few days?" Gu Chen took out the transcript and started to record it on the spot. "How many... How many days? This... I haven't seen her come out these few days, I thought she was away." Master Liu said tremblingly, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "Traveling away? Didn't you come over to see the situation?" Lu Weiwei felt that this kind of argument seemed a little untenable. After all, on the top of Xiushan Mountain, there lived Master Liu, the watchman on duty at the TV tower, and Zhao Limei, a nun at Xiushan Temple. But now Zhao Limei has been dead for a few days, but Master Liu, who lives with him on the top of the mountain, said that he is not very clear. This inevitably makes people suspicious. At this moment, Master Liu was still in shock, and hurriedly defended himself by saying: "The thing is, I really don't know where she went?" "After all, although we are neighbors on this mountain, she is a nun and usually likes to lock herself in the Taoist temple. I won't look for her if I have nothing to do." After thinking about it, Master Liu hurriedly said again: "Oh, yes, sometimes, when there is a temporary shortage of firewood, rice, oil and salt in my kitchen, I would come here to borrow some from her." "And we have also reached a tacit understanding. Usually, she will not come to my duty room in the TV tower, and I will not go to her Xiushan Temple." "Everyone usually greets each other in the square on the top of the mountain. Occasionally we meet and chat for a while." Turning to look at Gu Chen, Master Liu continued to explain: "Officer Gu should be clear, didn't I tell you everything that night?" "This Zhao Limei, she often shuts herself up in Taoist temples to practice, and sometimes she also goes to the mountains to practice. I may not be able to meet her." "So you have to ask me, when is Zhao Limei on the mountain? I really don't know, and I won't ask." "Master Liu, don't be nervous." Seeing that Master Liu's body was trembling at this moment, it seemed that he was also frightened by the tragic image in the house. Gu Chen quickly comforted her, and continued to ask: "We just want to know, how much do you really know about Zhao Limei's real situation?" ...
