Chapter 97: Play chess well and eat early
"Comrade police, we ordinary people go through life, from birth to old age, from sickness to death, and finally to rest in peace..."
"Huang Zhiyuan just loves playing chess. He has offended many people. A few days ago, he had an argument with six old friends in the park... He is a serious person with a stubborn temper. When he is playing chess, you dare not interrupt him..."
"As the saying goes, a true gentleman watches chess without saying a word. He has quarreled with others over this matter... But everyone is just talking about it. How can they take his life..."
"As for the strange thing, last time we had a banquet, he didn't even pack his bag when he left..."
It was already two o'clock in the morning, and the old man was still talking excitedly, even talking about his youth. Seeing that the situation was not right, Zhao Shaoyang had to leave.
The next day, Su He walked into the Public Security Bureau and everyone looked at him strangely.
Rong Xue came over and pulled Su He aside, whispering, "Su He, because of you, everyone stayed up all night, but you went straight back to sleep... I just ordered coffee for everyone on Meituan, saying it was your treat..."
"Don't talk yet. Wait until I finish... The autopsy results of the medical examiner are out. No deadly toxins were found in the blood, no fractures or tissue contusions, and no signs of external violence... The cause of death was suffocation due to a hard object blocking the throat..."
"In addition to the chess piece in Huang Zhiyuan's mouth, there are three more chess pieces in his throat and stomach..."
"Before you came , the director had already closed the case. Huang Zhiyuan committed suicide... Zhao Shaoyang is writing a self-criticism in the office about this matter. You have to be careful..."
After saying that, without waiting for Su He to speak, Rong Xue went out with her phone, and came back a few moments later with a cup of coffee.
"Everyone, take a break. Drink the coffee Su He bought for everyone while it's hot!" Rong Xue gave Su He a look.
Su He bowed to all the police officers and said, "I'm sorry, everyone, for causing you trouble!"
"Su He, who asked you to bow?"
Rong Xue originally thought that she wanted Su He to come and say hello, but unexpectedly he came up and bowed 90 degrees.
"Su He, it's okay... We all go through this. As a criminal police officer, keeping doubts in mind is the greatest respect for the deceased."
"Su He, thank you for the coffee..."
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The case was closed and Huang Zhiyuan's body was sent to the funeral home.
At the gate of the Public Security Bureau , with the bright sun shining on his face, Su He took out his mobile phone to receive the order.
Su He put his finger on the order button but couldn't click it. He sighed, put down his phone, and rode his electric scooter to the community where he lived last night.
At the door, the security guard was chatting with a few uncles and aunts. When he saw Su He coming over, he pointed at him and said, "Hey, this young man... Young man, what are you doing here again?"
"Hey, uncle, I'm here to take a look... By the way, uncle, I want to ask you, where does Huang Zhiyuan usually play chess?"
"Hey, it's the small park in front... What's up, young man, do you like playing chess too? How about I play a few hands with you..."
"Let's do it another day. I'm delivering food..."
Su He came to the small park, sat on a stone bench, and watched the old men play chess.
At noon, the old men went back to eat. Su He opened his mobile phone to take orders. He delivered the orders until two o'clock in the afternoon and then went to the small park to watch the old men play chess.
The sun has set and the uncles are ready to go home.
"Young man, I see you've been squatting here all day. What's up? Do you want to play another game?" One of the old men had just lost the game of chess, and the other old men looked down on him and refused to play with him anymore.
"I want to!" Su He nodded repeatedly.
The two men took up their positions, and the old man said in a casual tone, "Let you go first!"
Ten minutes later, the old man won and said with a smile on his face: "Young man, your skills are not good enough... You need to practice more. Will you come tomorrow?"
"Come on, sir, see you tomorrow!"
The old man went home and Su He started delivering takeout again.
In the evening, after returning to the hotel, Su He took out the chess manual he bought at a street stall and looked at it attentively.
Dong Yong poked his head down from the upper bunk and asked in confusion, "Su He, are you possessed by evil spirits? Why are you learning to play chess?"
"Live and learn, you don't understand..." Su He said as he watched.
"Su He, I know how to play chess! How about we play two games?" Ma Mingzhe became interested.
"Tomorrow, I'll buy a chess set..."
The next day, Su He got up early in the morning, washed up, and went straight to the small park. The old men had not arrived yet.
Su He wiped the table and chairs clean, and not long after, the uncles came one after another.
"Young man, are you really here? Come, let's go..."
The uncle who played chess with Su He yesterday was named Zhang, and others called him Lao Zhang.
Old Zhang won five games in a row, and continued to play chess. At this time, the old man next to him said, "Old Zhang, your skills can only beat this kind of rookie..."
"We both enjoy it, what's it to you?" Lao Zhang was in high spirits, he hadn't won a game of chess in a long time.
At noon, Old Zhang wanted to go deliver takeout with Su He, but they made an appointment to fight again in the afternoon.
In the afternoon, Su He was the first to come again, which made the old man very happy.
"Uncle, I heard that a few days ago, someone nearby died in his home with a chess piece in his mouth... Is that true?"
Old Zhang immediately replied: "You are talking about Huang Zhiyuan. He is the chess king here. I am not even qualified to play chess with him... I don't know what happened to him. He died out of nowhere..."
"Alas, I have never seen the chess king play chess, what a pity..." Su He sighed, and when the old man wasn't paying attention, he directly checked the old man and said with a smile: "Uncle, I won this game!"
After two days of intensive training, Su He's chess skills are now on par with Uncle Zhang's.
"You little bastard, you're attacking me while I'm distracted... Come again, come again..."
As Old Zhang was setting up the chess pieces, he said, "Let me tell you, this is a weird thing... We have a saying here: If you play chess well, you will eat early!"
"Don't disbelieve me. In the past six months, the chess master jumped into the river, the chess fairy jumped off the building, the chess ghost drank pesticides... the chess king also swallowed chess pieces and committed suicide. Do you think this is what I said?"
Su He was greatly shocked. Where did so many chess immortals and chess ghosts come from?
Seeing Su He's puzzled expression, Old Zhang continued, "The chess master Li Wenjie swept through Jingshan Park without any rivals. His one move after the horse was so loud that it shook the heavens!"
"The chess master Fu Dahai has been running around Beihai Park for fifteen years, and has charmed thousands of old ladies!"
"Ghost chess player Wang Liang is stationed in Shichahai and is always elusive. His chess style is weird and his moves are deadly!"
Old Zhang was more excited to talk about others than about himself, but he couldn't help but sigh: "I don't know what happened in the past six months. They said that the King of Hell fell in love with chess and dragged them down to practice with him..."
"Uncle, are you deliberately suppressing your chess skills so that you can escape this disaster?" Su He said with a smile.
Old Zhang suddenly straightened his back and said seriously, "No, I'm really a wimp!"
