Mysterious city

After soaking the blood-stained clothes in the foul-smelling river water and washing them several times, Xiaoyan found that it still had no effect.

In desperation, he had to throw away all his clothes.

For this big boy who has been wandering back and forth between food and clothing since he was a child, making this decision is not an easy matter.

Because the set of clothes Xiaoyan is wearing is the only complete set of clothes that he owns until he grows up to this age.

Other clothes were either "passed down" from older brothers and sisters, or were tattered and patched countless times.

This set of clothes was saved for Xiaoyan by his family after he was admitted to college. It was also the only reward for his success in the college entrance examination.

So you can imagine how painful it was for Xiao Yan when she threw away this suit of clothes.

But there is nothing that can be done about it, because those blood stains will betray Xiaoyan's whereabouts.

Compared with her future, no matter how much she felt sorry for her only new set of intact clothes, Xiaoyan had no choice but to give up.

Fortunately, Xiao Yan did not forget to take away his small and pitiful luggage when he escaped from the hotel.

There were only two sets of clothes and some bedding inside. Although they were already in tatters, they were enough for Xiao Yan to make do with for the time being.

After changing her clothes, Xiao Yan felt that her heart that had been hanging around was a little relieved.

Although he looked particularly embarrassed with scars and pustules all over his body, Xiao Yan at least looked a lot more normal after throwing away the bloody suit.

As the vigilance weakened, hunger suddenly surged into Xiaoyan's heart like an unstoppable wave.

Xiaoyan hasn't had a bite of food for nearly two days, and he is still growing.

Before that, his daily rations were only steamed buns and water.

This couldn't help but make Xiaoyan feel dizzy. It would be no exaggeration to say that she was so hungry that her chest was touching her back.

This uncomfortable feeling lasted until dawn the next day, when Xiaoyan took her first bite of steamed buns.

As soon as it dawned, Xiaoyan went to the train station early to buy a ticket and prepare to leave.

He didn't dare wait until the peak period to buy tickets, because Xiaoyan was now like a frightened bird, worried that the sheriffs might come and arrest him at any time.

Fortunately, Xiaoyan's worries were unnecessary. Not long after Xiaoyan left that day, the police officers arrived.

But at that time, the "Sky Eye" system had not yet been fully popularized in every street corner, let alone in restaurants.

There was not even a single surveillance camera in the hotel where the incident occurred. Even if there were a few cameras in the nearby blocks, the angles were not satisfactory.

Putting aside the angle that could only capture the person's back, even if Xiao Yan's figure could be captured, the extreme clarity made it impossible for the sheriffs to determine Xiao Yan's identity.

Moreover, at that time, the education and popularization of the criminal investigation system was far behind what it is today, and the investigative techniques of the police officers were far behind those of modern times.

Not only that, even the equipment and technology were very backward, so the crime detection rate at that time was extremely low, which was only supported by the experience of the police officers.

In some places, in order to complete their "achievements", the public security stations in some places will even imitate the ancients and resort to the stunt of "catching fish".

The so-called fishing is to write the names of several gangsters who often break the law and cause trouble in the jurisdiction on several pieces of paper, and then throw them into a box to "draw lots".

If the paper with whose name is caught is caught, the lucky person will become the so-called "fish", that is, the scapegoat.

When the time comes, you will be dragged into the police station and beaten up, and all kinds of cruel methods will be used on you. Even if you are strong and iron-clad and have a super will, you will never be able to withstand this kind of torture. In the end, it is not your fault, and you have to "do it all" plead guilty".

Of course, with the improvement of the law and the popularization of legal concepts, this problem no longer occurs in modern times.

But in those "barbaric times", this kind of thing was still common.

So luckily Xiaoyan took the lead and left the scene before the sheriffs arrived.

Otherwise, the young man will inevitably suffer another physical torture, and Manager Gu, that beast, will definitely confuse right and wrong and put all the faults on Xiaoyan.

In this case, the police officers can only start from the scene.

"Police, police, you're here!"

Before the sheriffs even set foot on the hotel's floor tiles, Manager Gu ran out like a pug greeting its owner and greeted them with a smile.

Before the sheriffs arrived, Manager Gu had been hiding in the corner under the bar, fearing that Xiao Yan would try to kill him and come back to deal with him.

"Stop talking nonsense, where is the reporter? Please describe the situation to me truthfully!"

The leading Sheriff showed no signs of flattery from the Valley Manager, but instead lowered the brim of his hat and said with a stern face.

Recently, a chief of security was parachuted into the district, and the previous chief was transferred due to certain matters.

There is a new leader, and they are paratroopers parachuted in from other places. This indicates that the district is about to experience a "bloody storm" recently.

Not only may he face severe rectification, but the new director will definitely reintegrate the previous connections, factions, and forces.

Many security team captains have been transferred from their posts and are gradually facing the risk of being sidelined.

He was already relatively lucky, but although he was not transferred from his post, all the members of the team were replaced by new ones.

This also shows that his position is in danger.

Maybe, these young people who have just been added to their team are the "eyes" placed by the new leader around him, wanting to see if they can be used by him.

In the jurisdiction he manages, Manager Gu is the closest lackey to him.

Before that, Manager Gu had given himself a lot of benefits.

In the past, the security captain might have appreciated Manager Gu more.

It's a pity that there are several informants following him right now.

If Manager Gu acted too close to me, wouldn't it reveal that he had been accepting bribes before?

Although Manager Gu gave him only small favors, they were far from the six-figure stolen money. After all, he was just a small district chief.

But this is not a glorious thing, not to mention that these are extraordinary times, so the security captain does not want to lose his chain because of Manager Gu's lackey at this critical moment.

However, even if it is just a small district, the overt and covert struggles in it are so undercurrent, which shows how dark the officialdom is.

"Okay, I will describe it to you truthfully."

"Look, what a mess this is. That brat just now almost killed us all——"

How could Manager Gu, who was as smooth and sophisticated as he was, not be able to tell that the security captain was not in a good mood.

His gloomy and unhappy expression almost had the words "in a bad mood" engraved on his face.

So the shrewd Manager Gu immediately put away his very friendly lackey look just now, but no matter how smart this guy was, he almost said the word "kill" in desperation.

By the time Manager Gu realized it, it was already too late.

In an instant, Manager Gu noticed that the already unhappy security captain's face became even more gloomy.

Manager Gu had never seen the young people behind him before, and he immediately understood that this was the beginning of rectification in the team.

Seeing the new young police officers looking at each other and whispering a few words, Manager Gu knew that he had made a fool of himself.

After all, the new chief of public security has just landed in Changxin District. As the saying goes, a new official has three things to do when he takes office. Now is the time to cut three axes and strictly focus on performance.

And Manager Gu happened to have an accident at such a time, and it was a serious matter that almost killed someone. How could this prevent the security captain from venting his anger on him?

"Let's talk after we go in."

The security captain said shortly and unhappily. He looked around and found that it was about to reach the peak period of passenger flow, and people were coming and going on the street.

The police officers arrived here with great fanfare, which would inevitably attract the attention of ignorant passers-by.

No, there are already a bunch of passers-by gathered in a circle, standing together and pointing at them.

"What happened? So many police officers were dispatched. It seems to be no small matter!"

"No, it is said that someone seems to have killed someone, and many lives have been lost!"

"Really or not, someone was killed?"

"Yes, someone just said they saw a half-grown boy walking out of the hotel covered in blood. He looked like an evil ghost. It was really scary!"

"Hey, the current security environment is really bad. People are actually killed. Our district needs to be rectified! How can we live our lives if we don't make people panic all the time?"

The onlookers didn't think it was a big deal at all. They spoke as if they were too scared to move, but they were extremely addicted to eating the melon. Their legs were glued to the spot halfway, unable to move.

When he heard these people saying that the security situation in the district was really bad and that it should be rectified, the leading police officer's mouth twitched, and the expression on his face was not to mention how ugly it was.

Sure enough, what he was most worried about happened.

But as a public servant of the people, the image in front of the masses is most important.

Therefore, no matter how upset he was with the melon-eaters, the security captain had to put a smile on his face, turned around and said to many passers-by in a very kind tone: "Okay, everyone, please stop making assumptions. There was no vicious murder case at all, let’s not scare ourselves!”

"It's just an ordinary security case. If you have nothing to do, just leave and go about your own business!"