CH 178

The police station was located in the southeast of Fengcheng, while the Wen family’s old house was exactly in the northwest, not really close to each other.

It took about an hour for the yellow-bound carriage to pull up in front of the police station. After giving the driver a dozen coins, Bai Lixin straightened his clothes and stepped into the police station.

The people in the police station knew that Wen Xuyao and the boss were very close. Although he had been beaten by Liao’s soldiers on the day he arrived, they still smiled and welcomed him in.

When Bai Lixin met the police commissioner, Huang Hongyuan. He was frowning, looking down at a dossier, pen in hand, sketching. He was so busy that he didn’t even hear anyone walk in.

Bai Lixin stood outside the office and looked around for a moment. Huang Hongyuan didn’t notice him, so he coughed softly and knocked on the door.

“Which bastard has come to disturb this Commissioner? Can’t you see I’m busy? ” Huang Hongyuan said impatiently without raising his head.

“Ahem, Commissioner Huang, excuse me.”

Huang Hongyuan recognised the voice. He raised his head happily and said, “Xian Zhi, it’s you! Please come in. Please come in. ”

The two of them were close friends, and Huang Hongyuan usually referred to him like that.

As soon as he saw the visitor, Huang Hongyuan was no longer busy with the case. He stood up and hurriedly greeted him, pulling Bai Lixin directly to the sofa and sitting down, “Xian Zhi, are you feeling better? It’s only been a few days, and you’re already out. ”

Bai Lixin smiled, “I saw you frowning just now. Are you busy with a case? ”

Huang Hongyuan waved his hand, “Hey, it’s nothing, just a constant stream of cases, big and small. You know, there’s never enough time to finish public affairs. ”

Bai Lixin saw that Huang Hongyuan did not want to talk about it, so he did not ask any more questions. “I’m sorry for turning you down whenever you visited in the past week. Thank you for the tonics. I was feeling better today, so I rushed to visit you first. Since you’re at a police station, I came empty-handed because I didn’t want you to get criticized. ”

Twenty-eight-year-old Huang Hongyuan treated Wen Xuyao like a younger brother, and when he heard his words, he slapped his thigh and said, “What are you talking about? I was thinking of bringing you some tonics later today after I finished the case, but I didn’t expect you to come out. ”

Huang Hongyuan surveyed Bai Lixin’s physique and found that his face was rosy and looked like he was holding up, so he sighed in relief and said, “This Liao Sufan is too ruthless. He is simply a black-faced Rakshasa. You were just reporting a case. Why did he have you beat so hard? ”

Bai Lixin laughed and was about to speak when he heard a sudden voice speak up, “En, I am quite ruthless.”

Both Bai Lixin and Huang Hongyuan’s bodies stiffened, and they turned around to look in the direction the voice came from.

At some point, a man was standing at the door, dressed in a black military uniform, a black military cap, a green military coat, and shiny leather boots on his feet.

He stood steadily in front of the door, his uniform without a single wrinkle. His eyes were deep, his features handsome and firm, his face cold and unperturbed at the moment.

His metal buttons were meticulously fastened to the top, and the whole person was like a walking statue that one could not ignore.

Huang Hongyuan stood up with a clang and saluted with a snap, “Greetings, Governor Liao!”

Bai Lixin sat on the sofa and looked up at Liao Sufan. His heart went “boom” and he sighed. “Oh no!”

This guy is really a Dijia. I hadn’t even crossed over yet, and you’ had already had my body broken. How should I settle this account with you?

Liao Sufan stared at Huang Hongyuan for a while before turning his attention to Bai Lixin, who was sitting quietly: “What, you haven’t had enough of the 20 boards? Are you planning to tell more ghost stories? ”

Heh, good, very good. Before I came, I was beaten, and after I came, I was scolded. Very good. I hope you won’t regret this old and new hatred in the future.

Bai Lixin smirked in his heart, but his face became more humble and reasonable: “Liao Sufan, I was also in a hurry at that time, and that’s why I spoke out of turn. That fat beating you gave me has woken me up. No, I am here today to withdraw the case.”

Liao Sufan glanced at Bai Lixin: “What case is being withdrawn? There is no case at all.”

“…”

Bai Lixin went red with anger. I’m now angry.

Liao Sufan didn’t know what was wrong with him. When he came to the police station today and saw Wen Xuyao and Huang Hongyuan getting close, he felt a bit uncomfortable in his heart.

In this regard, he attributed it to his aversion to Wen Xuyao’s talk of “ghosts and gods”, so he could not help but make a couple of teasing remarks.

At that moment, when he saw Wen Xuyao’s face blushing, his heart was moved, and he felt he was quite good looking.

Shaking off the strange thoughts in his head, Liao Sufan came to the front of the office with his head held high. He looked down at the information and asked, “Is this the third corpse this month?”

At that moment, Huang Hongyuan no longer had the energy to scold Liao Sufan. He hurriedly went over and said, “Yes, he was found in the moat last night. Looking at the decomposition of the body, he must have been dead for some time.”

“Have the pallbearers examined it?”

“The pallbearers went to the morgue this morning, and the results are all here.”

Liao Sufan nodded and sat down in the police commissioner’s seat. He then began to look through the files.

Bai Lixin sat on the sofa in astonishment. These two were talking about the case right in front of him. Where was the promised evasion? What about the suspicion? Is this appropriate?

Bai Lixin rubbed the corner of his forehead and stood up, smiling, “Governor Liao, Commissioner Huang. I suddenly remembered that I have some things to do at home, so I won’t bother you anymore and will go back first. ” He shook the hem of his blue tunic and waited for Huang Hongyuan to say “Yes” before he exited this place of right and wrong as quickly as possible.

Huang Hongyuan swallowed his saliva and swept his eyes over Liao Sufan, who was looking down at the material. He then winked at Bai Lixin with a tangled expression. Bai Lixin had to cough and raise his voice, “Governor Liao? I’m going back now?”

Liao Sufan raised his eyes from the file and said, “What’s the hurry? Sit down.”

Bai Lixin:”… ” Sit down…sit down. I’m afraid you won’t succeed. Do you think being a governor means you’re an overlord? How dare you talk to me like that? You followed me around in the last world, saying “master” and “baby”, but now you want to torture me every moment. Hmph!

Bai Lixin sat back on the sofa and poured the green tea into his stomach as if it were plain water.

The two of them spoke in moderate tones, and had no intention of being secretive, so even though Bai Lixin covered his ears, their voices slipped into his ears through his fingers.

What with the heart being gone, the several strange beast’s scratches on the corpse and the severe body decay? Bai Lixin rolled his eyes and continued to drink his tea as a beautiful melon eater.

After combining the three bodies into one malicious case, the clues did not fit again. Liao Sufan was frowning, and Huang Hongyuan was also at a loss: “Is there really a ghost or monster haunting the city?”

“Don’t talk nonsense, “said Liao Sufan with an expression of boredom on his face, “There is a clear sky above the Republic of China; don’t talk nonsense about ghosts and monsters.”

The two went through the case for a while, and then Liao Sufan finally slapped the table, “Let’s go to Cuiyan House.”

Bai Lixin spat out the tea in his mouth in shock, causing the two men to look at him in unison.

Bai Lixin coughed repeatedly and laughed dryly, “Eh, Governor Liao’s interests are really elegant, hahaha,”

Huang Hongyuan was desperately winking at Bai Lixin, but Liao Sufan sneered, “Speaking of which, isn’t young master Wen a regular customer of Cuiyan house? Why don’t we go together? ”

Cuiyan House was one of the most famous buildings for entertainment and pleasure seekers. The women in the building had their unique elegance, with their low brows and smiles.

If Liao Sufan knew about the original owner’s visits there, he must have heard about this from his “good friend” Fang Xuelin. Bai Lixin smiled awkwardly and saw Huang Hongyuan shaking his head like a rattle behind Liao Sufan.

Bai Lixin’s heart understood, and his hands clenched into fists and a salute: “But governor Liao……” If you want to go have some fun, then why should I go!”

“Someone come. The young master of the Wen family has difficulty walking. Help him into the sedan. ”

Bai Lixin smiled: “Such a generous invitation, then how can I not go?” Damn it, no one-stop me, let me beat him to death! Beat him to death!

When they reached the car, Huang Hongyuan got into the front passenger seat like a loach, leaving the back seats to Liao Sufan and Bai Lixin.

Liao Sufan waited until Bai Lixin entered the car before also entering.

The snow outside was getting heavier, and the snow on the ground had already turned from a thin layer to ankle-length.

The day was nearing noon, but it was getting colder. Huang Hongyuan rubbed his hands together and exhaled a string of hot white air from his mouth: “The first snow of this winter is too heavy. I’m afraid it’s going to be a cold winter this year. I don’t know how many people are going to suffer from hunger and the cold. ”

There was a silence in the car. No one replied. The only thing that came out was the heatwave that came with the breathing.

Huang Hongyuan was a little embarrassed and looked out of the window with a wince.

After a long time, two voices spoke almost simultaneously.

“My Wen family still has dozens of humble rooms.”

“There are still a million buckets of grain in the Fengcheng granary.”

The two people who spoke were slightly stunned as they both looked at each other.

Snowflakes were lightly clinging to the window, and white air was faintly exhaled from the tips of their noses.

At that moment, Bai Lixin suddenly realised that his lover was still the same, only his character had turned serious and stereotypical. But at heart, he was still the same lover who cared about the common people.

Liao Sufan looked at Bai Lixin hidden behind the mist and an indescribable hot current rose in his heart.

“Ahem,” Bai Lixin was a little shaken by Liao Sufan’s stare, and he smiled, “Speaking of which, what do you guys usually do at Cuiyan? Drink? Listen to music? Or find a beautiful woman to keep you company? ”

“Ahem! Ahem! Ahem! ” Huang Hongyuan coughed violently a few times and kept winking at Bai Lixin, “We are going to investigate the case!”

Bai Lixin: “Er….” I seem to have misunderstood something.