C64 (1/2)
”County Head Mu is sorry, but I won't do it again!”
The voice of the man came out from inside the room. After a while, the door to the office was opened by someone, and the person who walked out was a County Head Mu technique, with the surname of Chen. I remember that I met him once when I first arrived in Shanghe County, among the people who were receiving me, but I didn't speak to him.
Seeing me standing at the door, Xiao Chen nodded at me. Seeing that his face looked innocent, I smiled at him and knocked on the door to County Head Mu's office.
”County Head Mu, have you recovered?”
When I got closer to the office, I saw County Head Mu holding a pen and writing something down in a notebook. He looked at me and closed the notebook, ”Much better, how is the case going?”
”Still like that!” I smiled and looked at the structure.
Although the interior of the house was simple and crude, it was tidily tidied up by the County Head Mu. The hangers, the desk, and the washbasin were spotless. To my surprise, I saw a porcelain statue of Kuan Yin Bodhisattva on the west wall of my office.
”County Head Mu believes in Buddha?” I asked curiously, wasn't County Head Mu a little too powerful? Even if you believe in a Party member, you can't just put the Buddha statue in your office. Isn't that against the rules?
The County Head Mu did not reply, he slowly walked to the Buddha statue. In the corner of the Buddha statue, there was a small yellow handkerchief. County Head Mu picked it up and carefully wiped the dust off the Buddha statue.
After wiping the dust off his body, the County Head Mu closed his eyes and kowtowed three times in front of the Buddha statue. He looked very devout, his lips moving slightly. Or make a wish in front of the Bodhisattva.
After a moment, County Head Mu's forehead was drenched in sweat, his body was trembling slightly. His health had not been good, and he had just been stimulated again. I was worried about him, so I hurried to his side and took his arm.
County Head Mu opened his eyes and heaved a long sigh of relief. He gave me an apologetic smile and said, ”Thank you, comrade Lu!”
I helped County Head Mu to sit on the office chair, and poured a cup of water from a thermos for him. I was worried about his health, so I asked, ”Should we go to the hospital to have a look?”
County Head Mu waved his hand, ”No need, I know my own body well. I will be fine after a while!”
”This state of yours... ”It's really not suitable for the office. Some things should be left to others to handle, right?” I thought, County Head Mu, what the hell, can't you just give us some authority? It would be fine if someone else could take the position of the Public Security Bureau's Deputy Chief. Wouldn't it be fine if you just focus on your administration?
”There's no one here!” The County Head Mu sighed, ”All of the Shanghe County have left, the rest are all just to roam around, no way!”
”Right!” County Head Mu raised his cup and took a sip, ”How's the case?”
County Head Mu changed the topic. At this moment, I was filled with suspicion towards everyone in the Shanghe County Public Security Bureau, and County Head Mu was no exception. This case is too weird! ”
”Sorry for the trouble!” County Head Mu said as he picked up the phone in front of his desk. After the call was connected, he asked: ”Are you ready? ”Un, sure, I'll be right down!”
The County Head Mu hung up the phone very quickly. I asked, ”Is the County Head Mu going out?”
”That's right!” He nodded and said to me, ”Isn't it the county that's recruiting for business? The big boss of that corporation has come over. I'll personally go to the provincial capital to pick him up. I'll be troubling you for the next two days!”
”Sure, it can't be considered trouble. We'll have to trouble you then!” I shook hands with County Head Mu and said, ”Have a safe trip!”
After helping County Head Mu out of the office and closing the door for him, I saw him take out the key from his waist, and after he inserted it into the keyhole, he twisted it a few times before pulling it out. Immediately after, I saw that County Head Mu pushed against the office door with both of his hands, feeling worried.
I thought, this County Head Mu is also a cautious person. Secretary Chen carried a briefcase and walked over. He came to County Head Mu's side and took his arm from me.
As I watched the two of them go down the stairs, I looked around and saw that there was no one in the corridor. I quietly took out some tape from my pocket and stuck it on the handle of the door that County Head Mu had just held.
I remember that Cheng Yuee had once told us that the County Head Mu had promised her to help her husband turn the case over. If County Head Mu had seen the book at that time and stolen it maliciously, then maybe the County Head Mu's fingerprints would have been stuck onto that passbook.
No hope was lost to me, and when I had extracted my fingerprints, I returned to the autopsy center. Auntie Wang and Elder Liang were surprised to see me go and return. I handed the two rolls of tape with fingerprints on it to Auntie Wang, but I think that I will be out very soon.
After leaving the autopsy center once again, I directly returned to Task Force's office. Wei Shijie was organizing the information in front of his computer. When he saw me enter the house, he put down the work on hand and asked me: ”Brother Little Chuan, do you have any clues?”
I nodded. ”How's it going over there?”
”It's really not easy!” Wei Shijie said to me: ”All of Zhou Xiaoxiao's records have been checked out, and I've contacted her classmates back then, who do you think is her boyfriend?”
”Ha!” I smiled. ”It must be a river or a mountain!”