After Liangang Metropolis’s Public Security Bureau picked them up, the intense crimes squad quickly stayed in Liangang Metropolis, working along with crew seven’s captain, Zhong Yuxiu, to resolve the case. 

“Ought to I name this…” Zhong Yuxiu regarded down on the papers in his hand, “Du Chengxian and ask him to return to the Bureau?”

“No want.” Lu Hui declined, “We’ll go to his home.”

When Ji Fanyang heard this, he stood up and grabbed his jacket and stated to Zhong Yuxiu: “Is Chief Zhong coming too?”

“After all, after all.” Zhong Yuxiu had already heard of a miraculous sleuth named Lu Hui in Zhuchuan Province’s Public Security Bureau. He had regarded ahead to assembly him within the flesh immensely, wishing nothing greater than to comply with in his footsteps. 

Lu Hui’s gaze skimmed over Zhong Yuxiu, like he was taking measure of him as soon as once more. He stated: “It’s 5 folks, then.”

Truly, there was no cause to convey so many individuals. Rao Feifei pointed this out: “5 folks?”

“Ji Fanyang, learn out the data on the suspect’s household.” Lu Hui stated. 

Ji Fanyang opened the folder and browse aloud: “Du Chengxian, accountant, works for Peacock Meals, Ltd. Married to Wang Jing, an elementary faculty language instructor. Has a daughter named Cheng Huanyue, 5 years previous.”

“All peculiar residents. A go to from 5 cops needs to be sufficient to scare him.” Lu Hui stated, “If not, then that will be attention-grabbing.”

Rao Feifei nodded in sudden understanding. 

Xi Junhong couldn’t assist however ask: “What about me?”

Lu Hui hesitated for a second, then checked out Xi Junhong with sincerity: “Apologies. I forgot about you.”

“I…” Xi Junhong blinked a number of instances. 

Rao Feifei continued: “You’ll go for a stroll across the downtown space and choose up a number of fairly women when you’re out buying.”

“In my eyes, you’re the prettiest.” Xi Junhong scattered candy nothings at no cost. 

“How lengthy are you two going to maintain flirting with one another?” Lu Hui’s voice broke up the younger folks’s dialog. He frowned, “Let’s go.”

Rao Feifei held a pen and pocket book as she adopted the squad out, leaving Xi Junhong behind in Liangang Metropolis’s Public Security Bureau. 

As soon as they exited, Lu Hui was unable to benefit from the reception of Liangang Metropolis. The 5 of them packed right into a minibus, with Zhong Yuxiu accountable for driving them. Lu Hui might solely be pulled into the backseat by Ji Fanyang, fully unwilling. 

“Du Chengxian is an solely little one?” Yang Jie requested. 

Ji Fanyang answered: “He misplaced each mother and father when younger and was entrusted to the care of his uncle’s household. His residential code is registered beneath the title of his uncle.”

“How younger?” Lu Hui requested. 

“Too younger for his mother and father to register him, about seventeen years in the past. Hospital and census information weren’t on-line again then.”

Lu Hui nodded: “So we now have no different however to eradicate the potential for similar twins.” 

“Equivalent twins.” Rao Feifei repeated, “The deceased may very well be his similar brother?”

“Then, we’re simply going to inform him, “Hi there, your long-lost twin brother died, we’re very sorry?’” Ji Fanyang requested. 

Lu Hui shook his head: “That is only a guess. Sister Yang and Feifei, afterward, go examine the hospital the place Du Chengxian was born and his start certificates.” 

“Understood.” Rao Feifei and Yang Jie nodded. 

The minibus stopped. Zhong Yuxiu stated: “We’re right here.” 

The group acquired out of the minibus. Lu Hui and Zhong Yuxiu walked in entrance. 

“Chief Lu, again then, once you left the Provincial Public Security Bureau, we had been apprehensive for some time.” Zhong Yuxiu stated. 

Lu Hui stated: “Only a change in personnel.” 

Seeing that Lu Hui wasn’t keen to elaborate, Zhong Yuxiu tactfully dropped the topic. He knocked on the door. 

“Peng peng peng.”

Not a second later, the door opened, revealing a middle-aged lady: “You’re…?”

“Hi there, we’re with the Metropolis’s Public Security Bureau, legal investigation division.” Zhong Yuxiu confirmed her his badge, “Excuse me, is Du Chengxian at residence?”

“Y-yes.” The lady opened the door additional and invited them in, “Please are available in.”

Lu Hui stepped into the room and raised his eyes to go searching the lounge. A middle-aged man was reclining on the couch, watching TV. His five-year-old daughter was snuggled up subsequent to him, mumbling one thing. 

“Are you Du Chengxian?” Zhong Yuxiu requested. 

The person sat up: “I’m. You all…”

“We’re legal investigation crew seven with the Metropolis’s Public Security Bureau.” Zhong Yuxiu stated. He pointed at Lu Hui, “That is Lu Hui, the chief of the intense crimes squad with Linhua Metropolis’s Public Security Bureau.”

“On the mountain behind Yangliu Village in Gaotao County, close to Linhua Metropolis, we discovered a dismembered corpse that was left there about two years in the past whose DNA matched with yours.” Lu Hui stated. He took the stool provided by Wang Jing and sat down, “Thanks.”

“You’re welcome. I’ll go make some tea.” Wang Jing stated. 

Zhong Yuxiu waved his hand a number of instances, “No want, no want. We gained’t hassle you.”

“It seems like a giant case, so that you’ll probably be sitting for some time.” Wang Jing stated, “You all discuss whereas I’m going make tea.”

“Then, thanks.” Zhong Yuxiu stated. 

“The issue is, I’m nonetheless alive.” Du Chengxian stated, “What use is there coming to see me?”

Lu Hui narrowed his eyes. He reached out and picked up the distant controller, passing it over: “Flip the TV off.”

Du Chengxian watched his actions and hesitated for a second earlier than taking the distant. Lu Hui grabbed the again of Du Chengxian’s wrist and turned it over so his palm was dealing with upward. He stood up, “You don’t have fingerprints?”

Du Chengxian relaxed his hand: “An accident after I was boiling some water a very long time in the past.” To indicate that he was telling the reality, he confirmed his different palm of his personal accord. Positive sufficient, each arms had been coated in burns. 

Lu Hui stared doubtfully at Du Chengxian: “When had been they burned?”

“I do know.” The five-year-old woman stated along with her child-like voice, “After I was three, I wasn’t cautious and flipped over a pot of boiling water. Dad acquired burned defending me.”

Lu Hui continued to disbelieve him. He turned and checked out Wang Jing: “Is that true?”

Lu Hui’s gloomy, imposing look intimidated Wang Jing: “Y-yes.”

“Your daughter was about three years previous…two years in the past?” Ji Fanyang requested. 

A corpse from two years in the past, a burn from two years in the past. Lu Hui narrowed his eyes. This was reasonably too coincidental. 

“Nearly, sure.” Du Chengxian ruffled the woman’s hair, “Xiao Yue, what would you like for dinner?”

“I need shrimp!” The woman answered excitedly. 

Lu Hui returned to the query at hand: “Two years in the past, you introduced your daughter to go sightseeing in Zhuchuan Province. Are you able to inform us concerning the particulars of the journey?”

“I gained a small award, a visit for one individual to see some historic websites in Zhuchuan Province. You possibly can take a toddler with you in the event that they had been beneath one meter tall, so I introduced Xiao Yue with me.” Du Chengxian replied, “The entire resort and journey prices had been reimbursed by the award organizer.”

“Which award?” Lu Hui requested. 

“It was via an occasion held by a resort in Liangang Metropolis, the Lühui[1] Lodge. It was a part of a resort chain.” Du Chengxian stated, “In complete, the journey was seven days lengthy.”

“Which scenic spot was the closest to Linhua Metropolis’s tour route?” Lu Hui requested. 

“Linhua Metropolis?” Du Chengxian scratched his head, “I used to be born and raised in Liangang Metropolis. I’m actually unfamiliar with Zhuchuan Province, and I’m even much less aware of an unknown metropolis like Linhua Metropolis.”

“The tour route. Do you continue to bear in mind it?” Lu Hui modified the query barely. 

“I do. I can mark it on a map.” Du Chengxian stated. 

Wang Jing went into the bed room, took out a country-wide map, and gave it to him. Du Chengxian took the map and wrote on it. 

Rao Feifei stood subsequent to Du Chengxian as he traced the route. 

“Alright.” Du Chengxian put the pen down, “Is there the rest you need to ask?” 

Whereas Du Chengxian drew the route, Lu Hui regarded round the home with Wang Jing. Solely Ji Fanyang, Yang Jie, and Zhong Yuxiu remained sitting. 

“None of it is best to depart town in the intervening time. We could attain out and make contact with you once more.” Zhong Yuxiu instructed. 

“Okay. Us peculiar wage-earners don’t have the cash to be working round, anyway.” Du Chengxian agreed. 

Zhong Yuxiu nodded, happy. He stood and adopted Lu Hui, who had completed investigating, out of the room.