novellhall Chapter 158 One person missing, one person dead
Chapter 158 One person missing, one person dead
"Okay, let's take a closer look." Lu Congyue replied in a good-natured manner, and handed the oil paper package to Meng Shuisheng.
"These are freshly steamed buns from the state-run restaurant, with pork and scallion filling. Please send two to Zhuang Qingxiang for me, and you can have the rest as a treat."
Meng Shuisheng's lips twitched as he held the oil paper package and said, "Is it worth it for you to treat her so well? I think she treats you just so-so..."
Lu Congyue pretended to kick him: "Why are you talking so much nonsense? What? You think bringing me two steamed buns is enough? You expect me to be grateful? Meng Shuisheng, I think you have something wrong with your thinking."
"Pah, I did all this for you." Meng Shuisheng spat and walked away cursing.
Lu Congyue then returned and studied the portrait with Niu Jianzhong.
A lesbian with short, ear-length hair.
This hairstyle is so common now; most working women love this neat and tidy look.
Lu Congyue frowned and stared at it for a long time before asking, "Niu Jianzhong, can you tell who it is?"
Niu Jianzhong scratched his head and asked hesitantly, "Director Lu, look at this... doesn't she resemble Li Shengnan from the labor union?"
Lu Congyue's expression hardened: "How did you figure that out?"
"Focus on the key points," Niu Jianzhong immediately pointed to the eyes in the portrait. "See? Double eyelids, the outer corners of the eyes droop slightly, and here... the corners of the mouth are a bit..."
Lu Congyue didn't listen any further and went straight to ask the police station for a phone.
Because of the accident at the factory, Lu Congyue has ordered someone to be on duty in the office 24 hours a day. He can reach them immediately if he calls now.
Where is Li Shengnan from the union now?
After a long phone call, Lu Congyue asked directly.
"Li Shengnan was sent out to conduct investigations and interviews with her colleagues from the security department."
These kinds of errand-running, energy-consuming tasks are usually assigned to young people. Li Shengnan is a very active and sociable young comrade, so when the task was assigned, the first person the union thought of was Li Shengnan.
Lu Congyue's heart sank, and he immediately said, "Find Li Shengnan now, immediately, right now, and let's see what happens!"
"What?" the other party exclaimed. "Director Lu, what... what's going on?"
"Don't ask why, just follow orders and get on with it immediately. Don't let anyone get away with it!" Lu Congyue said sternly.
After making arrangements at the factory, Lu Congyue immediately left with Niu Jianzhong.
Niu Jianzhong sent out three teams to investigate Chen Qing. Li Shengnan is very likely in one of these three teams, and they must find these three teams immediately.
Niu Jianzhong knew the situation was bad, and immediately said, "One of the teams should still be in the county town. I'll send them to find Chen Feng..."
The two immediately rushed to the county food factory, and learned that their people had just left. Lu Congyue and Niu Jianzhong gave chase in their car and caught up with them outside the county town.
"Old Li!" Niu Jianzhong leaned half his body out of the carriage window and shouted at the people swaying in the carriage.
Li Damin waved in surprise, signaling the carriage to stop, and jumped down: "Section Chief Niu? Factory Director Lu? What are you doing here?"
When Niu Jianzhong saw that only he got out of the car to greet him, his heart sank.
"Oh no, oh no, a squad is supposed to have two people..." But now only Li Damin is left.
Lu Congyue's face darkened as he looked at Li Damin and asked, "Who were you paired with?"
"Li Shengnan," Li Damin said, "she's from the union. She's a very capable woman, accompanying me everywhere, but we haven't found any useful clues. Sigh..."
"Stop talking nonsense, where is she?" Niu Jianzhong asked anxiously.
"Oh, she said she met an acquaintance and was going to have a meal with that person. She also wanted to buy some things and ask that person to send them home. Her mother is sick, isn't she? I was in a hurry to go back and report, so I left first," Li Damin explained, still worried that Lu Congyue and Niu Jianzhong might misunderstand that Li Shengnan wasn't working properly, and wished he could explain a few more words for her.
Niu Jianzhong was so angry he wanted to stomp his feet. He glared at Li Damin and said, "Don't just stand there like an idiot! Get in the car and go back to find someone!"
"Huh? What's wrong?" Li Damin got into the car, completely bewildered.
Lu Congyue remained relatively calm: "Lead the way to the place where you broke up."
The three returned to the county, just as the sun was about to set and it was getting dark.
Niu Jianzhong was so angry that he gave Li Damin a severe dressing-down.
Li Damin was humiliated by the scolding and said aggrievedly, "Wasn't it the factory that arranged for Li Shengnan to come and help? I didn't know she would run away. No... Section Chief, how can you be so sure she ran away? I didn't think that girl was that unreliable."
Lu Congyue glanced at his watch, frowned, and said, "It's been less than an hour since you broke up. She shouldn't be able to escape unless a train or bus leaves within this hour... Let's go to the police station first!"
Niu Jianzhong was filled with anxiety the whole way, and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Director Lu, could Li Shengnan really be an enemy spy? Is it possible that she sneaked away because she wanted to go back and see her sick mother? We can't let this go wrong."
Niu Jianzhong had a good impression of Li Shengnan. She was a warm and generous comrade from the trade union, and she was friendly with everyone. She was usually very honest and law-abiding. How could she have gotten involved with enemy agents?
Lu Congyue's facial expression: "If she's only going back to see her mother, I'll apologize to her!"
Back at the county public security bureau, Lu Congyue explained the situation, and Meng Shuisheng immediately organized people to investigate at the train station and bus station.
Lu Congyue also led Niu Jianzhong and Li Damin to join the police investigation. They had all seen Li Shengnan before and were better able to recognize her than the police officers who had only seen her portrait.
The night passed, and nothing was gained.
The next day, as the three men were squatting by the roadside eating steamed buns, someone came over and told them that Meng Shuisheng wanted them to go back and find someone.
To be precise, it's about identifying a corpse.
The body was found in the suburbs and is suspected to be that of the missing Chen Qing.
Niu Jianzhong glanced over and immediately recognized Chen Qing. After all, he was Chen Qing's subordinate, and he saw him every day, so he could recognize him at a glance.
Li Damin recognized it too, but he ran out and vomited after just one glance, his face as white as a ghost.
Niu Jianzhong: "Promising!"
Li Damin wiped his eyes: "Section Chief, this is...this is the first time I've ever seen a corpse, ugh..."
I can't talk about it, I can't think about it, just thinking about it makes me want to vomit.
Niu Jianzhong ignored him and asked Lu Congyue, "What do we do now?"
"Go and call Chen Feng to identify the body. Li Damin and I will continue searching for Li Shengnan."
Lu Congyue left with Li Damin, and Niu Jianzhong could only resign himself to notifying Chen Feng to come and identify whether the deceased was Chen Qing.
The answer is, of course.
Chen Feng cried and wailed, then immediately sent someone to inform his parents at home. He then turned around and knelt down in front of Meng Shuisheng.
"Officers, my brother died a terrible death! You must find the murderer who killed him!"
Meng Shuisheng sighed, helped the man up, offered a few words of comfort, and then held the portrait up to Chen Feng: "Have you seen this person before?"
Chen Feng looked completely bewildered.
"Take a closer look," Meng Shuisheng advised. "She could be the murderer who killed your brother."
Chen Feng immediately perked up, eager to see through the paper of the portrait.
After a long while, he spoke hesitantly.