Chapter 21: Rivers of Blood
"What's the matter? Why are you crying again?" Because Gu Nankai was there, the old man didn't rush over quickly. Instead, he raised his voice and shouted towards the house. Zheng Hai hurriedly comforted him: "It's okay for a child to cry for a while. Maybe he's hungry."
"What do you mean you're hungry? You just had milk." It seemed that the old man really cared about the child, and his worry was written on his face. Gu Nankai also sympathized with him: "Uncle, if you are worried, just go in and take a look."
Unable to resist the child's crying, the old man felt a little embarrassed after hearing what Gu Nankai said, but he went into the house reluctantly. Zheng Hai stayed outside with him. Less than a minute later, he heard the voice of Zheng Yi's father complaining in a low voice. Gu Nankai saw that Zheng Hai was a little nervous: "Why don't you go in and take a look too? The old man loves the child and he might say something to hurt the relationship."
Unlike the old man, Gu Nankai guessed that Zheng Hai was nervous about the young woman.
The voice of the old man scolding came out, probably saying that women don't know how to take care of children. Zheng Hai felt a little embarrassed. After hearing what Gu Nankai said, he smiled apologetically and hurried in. While everyone was in, Gu Nankai took out his mobile phone and quickly took a few photos of where he was standing. Li Meng was startled to see him like this, and surprise flashed across his face. Gu Nankai quickly completed his action, and within a few seconds, the people inside came out.
Zheng Yi's father was holding the child in his arms, followed by Zheng Yi's mother, Zheng Hai and others. Gu Nankai noticed that the young woman's eyes revealed a hint of sadness and helplessness. Her eyes were conflicted when she looked at the child in the old man's arms. On the one hand, she had the love of a mother, but on the other hand, Gu Nankai saw reluctance in her eyes.
"Young people don't know how to take care of children and always make them cry." The old man coaxed the child in his arms to laugh while explaining to Gu Nankai. Gu Nankai politely replied and glanced at Zheng Hai beside him lightly. There was a slight unwillingness on his face like a woman, but more importantly, Gu Nankai felt that he was more of an obedience to Zheng Yi's father.
Absolute obedience.
This old man should be the only person with the final say in this family. Gu Nankai could see his dominance. Seeing that it was getting late and Gu Nankai had already obtained the information he wanted, he said goodbye to the Zheng family.
After leaving Zheng's house, the two looked at the time. It was already 7:10 in the evening. It would take some time to get back to the serious crime team. The continuous visits made Gu Nankai a little tired, but Li Meng was still energetic and in good physical condition. After the car started, Li Meng asked, "Captain Gu, what were you filming just now?"
Gu Nankai's eyes were dry, he squinted and rolled his eyeballs before he said: "There are some photos on the table in Zheng Yi's living room, most of them are group photos of the family, but I found something in them."
"What is it?" Li Meng became interested.
"The table was covered with a layer of glass, and the photos were pressed under the glass. Most rural families would do this, but I found something that looked like a lottery ticket among the photos."
“What’s there to photograph about lottery tickets?” Li Meng couldn’t understand.
Gu Nankai chuckled, "Don't underestimate this lottery ticket. It might be very useful. Let me ask you, don't you think Zheng Yi's family is a little strange?"
"Strange? No, it's quite lavish." Li Meng chuckled twice, revealing his envy of the yard. Gu Nankai sighed softly: "You, in addition to exercising, follow Cao Cang's meticulousness in the future. You have to be more careful in the future."
After being instructed by him, Li Meng also realized that he was indeed too careless. Compared with Cao Cang, he was simply incomparable. He only had muscles all over his body. Thinking of this, the big boy felt a little ashamed, but Gu Nankai also expressed his understanding: "Everyone has his own expertise. None of us can compare to you in a battle. You don't have to worry too much. This matter cannot be rushed." He seemed to remember something and ordered again: "By the way, call Lin Lin and ask how much money the Zheng family gave her."
Li Meng took this to heart and quickly made a phone call, saying, "Captain Gu, I will definitely change in the future. So, tell me, what's so strange about Zheng Yi's house?" He suddenly remembered something when he said this, and immediately said, "That's right, now that you mention it, I suddenly remember that when we entered the living room, I smelled a faint smell of incense..."
Gu Nankai was very surprised by what Li Meng said suddenly. He laughed twice: "Li Meng, I take back what I said just now. You are not careless, you are slow to realize it! You are very smart!"
Li Meng was completely confused: "Captain Gu, please tell me, I can't stand being praised, and I can't stand being kept in the dark."
Gu Nankai was in a good mood and adjusted his posture to make himself more comfortable: "You are right, this is the smell of incense that I was talking about. I thought my nose was sensitive enough, but I didn't expect yours is too!"
Li Meng was very happy to be praised: "In the past, everyone in the team said that I had a dog's nose, but I can smell things very well."
Gu Nankai also laughed twice and continued: "Didn't you notice that although we smelled the incense, we didn't see the ranking of the offerings? Logically speaking, Zheng Yi's family should only burn incense for Zheng Yi, but isn't it natural to worship Zheng Yi? Why did the Zheng family remove Zheng Yi's ranking before we went in? Unless..."
"Unless the person they worship is someone we cannot see?" Li Meng followed Gu Nankai's words: "But whoever they worship has nothing to do with us."
This is also what Gu Nankai felt was a little strange .
"Also, the Zheng family has almost no photos of Zheng Yi, but there are quite a lot of photos of him with Zheng Hai. I always feel like something is wrong." Gu Nankai pinched his chin, very puzzled by the strangeness.
Li Meng thought about it and said, "What if these two people are very bothered by Zheng Yi 's death and don't want to look at the photo and think of the fact that their son is dead? Maybe they will treat Zheng Hai as Zheng Yi."
Regarding Li Meng's conjecture, combined with the dominance of Zheng Yi's father at home, Gu Nankai felt that this was a reasonable reason.
"Maybe you are right." Gu Nankai agreed with Li Meng's guess. At this time, a drizzle was falling outside the car window. Gu Nankai felt a little stuffy. He opened the car window and looked at the speeding scenery outside the window. His thoughts drifted away and he closed his eyes unconsciously.
“Captain Gu! Captain Gu!”
"Gu Nankai! Hey! Gu Nankai, wake up!"
…
The vague shouting made Gu Nankai a little confused. At this moment, he was trapped in a dream and couldn't extricate himself. In front of him was a large pool of blood, which was spreading out bit by bit. The person in front of him was forcing him. He had a gun in his hand and couldn't decide whether to shoot.
"Shoot!" His best friend pointed the gun in his hand at the person he loved most and forced him to shoot.
"Gu Nankai, if you want to save her, just shoot me!" Zhao Zhengrong's voice of coercion came into his ears again and again. He couldn't understand why his best friend and best partner would betray him at this moment. He couldn't understand why his beloved lover would be with Zhao Zhengrong. They forced him like this and made him unable to make a decision.
"Shoot! Shoot me! If you don't shoot, I will shoot her to death!" The muzzle of Zhao Zhengrong's gun was closer to the girl he was holding hostage. She was in tears and unable to speak. There was only grief and reluctance in her eyes when she looked at Gu Nankai.
Gu Nankai found it difficult to make a decision. He closed his eyes in grief, as if this could keep him away from the decision at the moment. However, Zhao Zhengrong's voice came into his ears even more sharply, and the woman's sad cry seemed so clear.
