Chapter 136 Morgue
The heavy rain lasted until the evening of the next day.
Luo Xun was still a little dizzy. He wrapped himself in the inn's blanket and leaned on the sofa in the hall, looking at the rain outside the window.
As he watched the rain gradually become smaller and even bring in a bit of sunlight, he finally felt a little more comfortable.
"Captain Luo." Qu Bai came over and handed him a cup of cold medicine: "I heard you caught a cold, are you feeling better?"
Luo Xun took the cup and drank it all, making room for him: "I will feel much better when the rain stops. Mr. Qu, I saw on the news that several roads in Yuji have been closed. You and Uncle Gen probably can't go to Heping Township."
“I can’t go.”
Qu Bai sighed: "We are about the same age, so don't call me Mr., just call me Qu Bai."
Luo Xun put down the cup straightforwardly: "Okay, but I still want to know, how old are you this year?"
"31." Qu Bai said with a smile.
Luo Xun stood up and stretched his waist: "Then I will feel at ease."
"Why?" Qu Bai asked.
"I'm 32, so you should call me brother ."
Luo Xun patted his shoulder: "Qu Bai, thank you for this cup of instant medicine, I feel much better now."
"My pleasure."
Qu Bai laughed and just in time saw Chi Xia walking in with a cell phone and a bag in her hand. He didn't know who she was talking to, but her face was full of smiles.
She pushed the door open and moved her phone towards Luo Xun and the others: "Captain Luo and I are stuck here. We just happened to have a case that needs help. We probably won't be able to go back for a few days."
Her phone screen turned around, and Qu Bai saw the woman on the screen. He narrowed his eyes slightly and faded off the screen without a trace.
The one who was video chatting with Chi Xia was none other than Eighth Master Ge Jingyi.
Luo Xun came over and greeted her: "Ge Jingyi, Heizi still misses you, what did you do to him in the first place?"
Ge Jingyi's laughter came from the video, and she said, "Ask Chi Xia."
Chi Xia smiled smartly: "She kicked Heizi's head and broke it."
"Heizi is sick." Luo Xun curled his lips, gave a thumbs up, left the camera, walked to the door and called Zhao Jianguo.
Chi Xia talked to Mr. Ba for a few more words, and the two of them hung up the video. The smile on her face had not yet faded, and she walked up to Qu Bai and said, "Here you go."
Qu Bai took the bag and saw two pomegranates inside.
When Luo Xun saw this scene, his gaze paused for a moment, then he turned his back to them.
Qu Bai took out the pomegranate and said with joy: "I'll take it back and eat it slowly."
When he was holding the pomegranate, Chi Xia saw the wound on his palm and his face froze.
Qu Bai noticed her gaze and simply spread out his palm: "It's just a minor injury, don't worry, I cherish my life."
Chi Xia lowered her eyes.
After Luo Xun finished the call, he stood at the door and called out, "Chi Xia, we have to go to the police station. I'll go drive the car, you wait for me at the door."
"Go ahead."
Qu Bai put the pomegranate in and said while lowering his head, "I know my limits."
Chi Xia said nothing more, picked up his coat and went out.
…
Fortunately, Chi Xia and his friends' road from the inn to the police station was not greatly affected. Although it was a little difficult to walk on, they drove into the police station when it was getting dark.
As soon as they entered, a young man with a crew cut and wearing a police uniform waved his arms at them. From his movements, one could see the enthusiasm that was emanating from the young man.
As soon as Luo Xun and Chi Xia got off the car, the guy with a crew cut ran over, first grinned to show his big white teeth, and then saluted them at lightning speed.
"Reporting to the two officers, I am Wei Guoliang from the Yuji Town Police Station! I will cooperate with the two seniors to handle the case of the Onozipo Theater!"
Luo Xun looked at him, as if he was seeing himself when he first entered the police station.
"You look in good spirits."
Seeing that there were still spots of mud on his face, Luo Xun thought that he must have just returned from helping with the rescue work.
He patted Wei Guoliang on the shoulder and grabbed his saluting hand: "Press it down a little more here."
Wei Guoliang pressed his palm along with his force and straightened his upper body.
Luo Xun stepped back, nodded with satisfaction, and saluted him: "Not bad, it's really smart."
He pointed at Chi Xia who was standing beside him and said, "This is Officer Chi. I'll trouble you for help with the next case. Now take us to see the body first."
Wei Guoliang stared at him with admiration: "I will definitely study hard and cooperate with the two seniors!"
He didn't say that Luo Xun was his idol for fear of scaring others.
Wei Guoliang led Luo Xun and the others inside and took out a notebook from his arms: "Captain Luo, Officer Chi, this is some clues I compiled from the time I received the report to the time the body was transported back. You can take a look at it first. It should be difficult to go to Xiaoyezipo now. If the sun is strong tomorrow, it may be possible the day after tomorrow."
Luo Xun and Chi Xia were both a little surprised. He took the notebook and found that the lower right corner of the notebook was a little damp. When he opened it, some of the words had already been smudged.
"Oh, I didn't realize..."
Wei Guoliang looked at it and was extremely annoyed: "I think he got soaked when he went to the village to organize the evacuation of the people..."
"It doesn't matter."
Luo Xun comforted him, glanced around, and gave the notebook to Chi Xia again: "In this situation, your summary is very important to us. By the way, you have been involved in this case from the moment we received the report, right?"
"right."
Wei Guoliang scratched his head and said excitedly: "This is the first time I have encountered such a big case."
Chi Xia suddenly said, "I saw in your notebook that everyone initially suspected that the three dead were just frightened to death during the expedition, because none of the three dead had life-threatening injuries. Why did you later suspect that this was a homicide?"
Wei Guoliang was a little embarrassed: "Because I suspect that these three people died of hunger and thirst."
"Died of hunger and thirst?" Chi Xia and Luo Xun paused: "Extreme dehydration, starved to death?"
"right!"
The young man became excited without realizing it: "Captain Luo, Officer Chi, you may not know that although Xiaoyezipo is a ruin, it is just a little bit remote and the road is a little difficult to walk on. It is not possible to get lost there. It didn't rain in the past two days. How could people be trapped there? And later I found their backpacks and discovered that they should be professional explorers. I always felt something was wrong, so I told the director."
"If they were really professional explorers, they wouldn't be frightened to death in an abandoned theater, let alone three people at once."
Chi Xia said: "Hasn't it arrived yet?"
“We’re here, we’re here .”
Wei Guoliang pointed to a door at the end of the corridor and said, "Usually, when a body is found, it will be temporarily placed here, just in case. There are also some dissection tools inside."
Wei Guoliang took out the key, opened the door, and let Chi Xia and Luo Xun in.
In the morgue, there were three bodies covered on three caskets. Perhaps because there was wind in the corridor, as the door was pushed open, a corner of the white cloth covering the bodies was blown open.
Wei Guoliang shuddered and looked at Luo Xun and Chi Xia tremblingly: "Captain Luo... Officer Chi... Then we... we don't have a forensic doctor, what should we do?"
Luo Xun walked in and closed the door.
The door was a bit old and made a creaking sound when it was closed.
The young man was frightened again, and when his scalp was tingling, he happened to meet Chi Xia's smiling face.
He straightened his back instantly: "Grassroots... Grassroots rarely encounter such cases, Officer Chi, please don't laugh at me..."
Chi Xia burst out laughing and saw Luo Xun lift the white cloth, take the sterile gloves beside him, and hand a pair to her and Wei Guoliang respectively.
"Although the environment is average, the autopsy tools are quite complete. Chi Xia, make a video call to Lao Ning. If necessary, I will be responsible for the autopsy."
Not to mention Wei Guoliang, even Chi Xia was surprised: "Captain Luo, you can also do forensic work?"
In the eerie morgue, Luo Xun snorted and laughed, "Captain Luo is a brick, we can move him wherever he is needed."
