The Devil is Lurking By Your Side

scarecrow?

Why is it a scarecrow?

Why did Leng Yu mention the scarecrow?

Officer Cao increased the throttle and headed for the Longyuan White Rice Factory.

"Inspector Leng, what are you talking about scarecrow? I don't understand." Officer Cao asked as he drove, with doubts all over his eyes.

"You know, that 15-year-old boy from Longshi, Yan Shikai, was brutally killed by the murderer, and then his body was even cut into pieces by the murderer and dumped in the garbage dump. It was just that his upper body went all the way to the head. However, he disappeared and appeared in his trash can only a few days later. However, when he was found, only the bones and skulls were left, and even the flesh was gone. These bones were in the end. It was discovered by Yan Shikai’s mother, but so far we don’t understand why the murderer wanted to remove all the skin and flesh of Yan Shikai’s upper body. Only then did I think of what the murderer wanted to do." Leng Yu said, and she explained the case to Officer Cao again.

After listening to Leng Yu's explanation, the short police officer Cao immediately understood what she wanted to express.

"Does he want to make Yan Shikai a scarecrow?" Officer Cao had a horrible expression in his eyes, and there was a tremor in his voice.

This is the first time he has encountered this kind of thing, and when he remembered that he suddenly found a scarecrow made of real human skin in a green rice field, what would it be like?

"Well, apart from this, I really can't think of why he skinned the victim." Leng Yu said, and at the same time turned to look at Lin Xin, and asked, "Are you the same as me?" Thoughts?"

"Yes. The murderer did this, first: he was for revenge, and second: he wanted to satisfy his perverted habits." Lin Xin said, but her second point immediately caught the attention of Officer Cao.

I saw him looking into the rearview mirror, raising his eyebrows and asking, "Having a perverted habit?"

Lin Xin glanced at him, smiled slightly, and said: "We once called the police officer of State T and found a similar disappearance case. However, the police of State T has not found the missing persons or even their bodies. We do not know it is them. The police did not work well because the murderer hid the body, so until today, no one has found the whereabouts of those missing." Lin Xin said.

She paused, and then said: "We suspect that he abducted the victim just because he wanted them to accompany him. It's just that we don't know what kind of company it is."

"How do you say?" Officer Cao asked, confused as he listened.

"Because we don't know whether he abducted people and let them accompany him, or killed them after abducting people, and let them accompany him. In short, he might let the dead live with him. So, this That's why I mentioned that the murderer may have a very strange hobby." Lin Xin said, and then leaned back on the back of the car's back seat.

In fact, she was not sure, and she couldn't even imagine how cruel the murderer could go.

"Inspector Cao, have you been to that cafe?" Leng Yu asked suddenly.

"Which one?" Officer Cao asked.

"That cafe full of stuffed animals," Leng Yu said again, turning his head to look at Officer Cao.

"Oh... Yes, I've been there, what's the matter?" Officer Cao asked nonchalantly. For him, that cafe has been operating there for more than ten years, so the animal specimens in the restaurant did not attract his special attention.

However, up to this moment, Leng Yu's sudden question made him feel nervous: "What's wrong? Officer Leng, what did you think of?"

"Nothing. I was thinking that there were so many dead animals in a cafe, and then they accompany you to eat and coffee. Wouldn't it be weird?" Leng Yu said leisurely, seeming to mean something. .

"It was a specimen after all, and it was only an animal. It was really strange the first time I went, but I got used to it after going there a few times," Officer Cao said with a smile.

"Yeah." Leng Yu just agreed, but said nothing. He kept thinking of some terrifying and cruel pictures in his mind.

"Officer Leng, don't you tell me that the murderer enjoys being accompanied by dead animals?" Officer Cao frowned.

However, Leng Yu’s next answer was even more creepy, and she only heard her say: “It’s not an animal, but a dead person. Think about it, these dead people accompany you to eat, sleep, bathe, watch TV, etc., that will What kind of experience will it be?"

"Is it so perverted?" Officer Cao said, feeling incredible.

While talking, they also drove the car outside the Longyuan White Rice Factory. The three people got out of the car and walked to the security guard who was guarding the gate. After showing him the police officer's ID, they said: "From the Public Security Bureau, let's find a man named Peng Dahu."

The security guard looked at the three of them with a dumbfounded expression, and did not understand why the police officer from the Public Security Bureau suddenly came to the rice factory.

"Police officer, we haven't had any cases here. What are you doing here? I'll tell Mr. Peng." The security guard said to Officer Cao, still respecting Peng Dahu in his tone.

It seems that Peng Dahu is really in charge of this white rice factory, and Yan Jie seems to use him very much.

After he finished speaking, he raised his cell phone and wanted to call Peng Dahu, but he knew that Leng Yu quickly approached him, snatched his cell phone, and then turned his head and said, "Officer Cao, just take it out and arrest him. Ling, you and your subordinates go directly into the factory to check, Lin Xin and I drove your car directly to the rice fields. Moreover, I also want to ask you to stay inside and outside the factory until the evening. If Yan Jie really returns to the factory , You arrested him immediately."

At this moment, several other police cars drove over outside the Baimi Factory, all of which were under Officer Cao. Although Leng Yu didn't say anything, the action of the security guard trying to call Peng Dahu made him instantly understand.

He nodded and said, "Okay, you can just drive my car."

After he finished talking, he took the other police officers and sneaked into the factory, intending to find the workers there, and ask them everything about Yan Jie, such as when he last came to the factory.

Leng Yu said to the security guard after seeing them gone, "I'm sorry to have taken your phone. You tell me now, where did Peng Dahu go?"

The security guard was so scared by their actions that he couldn't say a word, especially when he met Leng Yu's eyes, he showed a look of fear. He raised his hands and shouted: "I don't know, I don't understand anything. I only know that Mr. Peng hasn't come to the factory yet, and he only arrived at about 10 o'clock."

"Then do you know where he lives?" Leng Yu asked, his tone extremely cold.

"This... I don't know... He never told me where he lives." The security guard said with a grimace, sweat oozing from his forehead, and it seemed that he really didn't know anything.

"And... And he has such a high position in the factory, yes... He is a close friend of Mr. Yan, who would dare to ask him where he lives or even talk to him directly?" The security guard said tremblingly, too afraid to even look straight. Look at Leng Yu.

Leng Yu returned the phone to the security guard and said to him, "Don't call Peng Dahu, and don't tell him that we have been here because he was involved in a serious murder!"

When she finished speaking, she nodded immediately when she saw the security guard. She turned around and saw another police officer who was staying outside the factory. She said to him, "You keep him, don't let him make the call."

The little police officer agreed, and then Leng Yu and Lin Xin drove Officer Cao's car together and left the rice factory.

"Leng Yu, let's first check if there is a shop nearby that sells a lot of cotton recently." Lin Xin said, sitting beside her.

"Well, I think so too." Leng Yu nodded, turned to smile at her, and said.

They turned on the navigation and found a small shop nearby that specializes in selling cotton, and then drove to search for it. Until they arrived in front of the shop, they saw that the proprietress had just opened the shop.

So Leng Yu said, "You wait for me in the car, and I'll be back as soon as I go."

"Okay." Lin Xin agreed with her heart beating wildly.

She hoped that Leng Yu could ask the result from the boss's mouth.

Soon, Leng Yu returned to the car again. Seeing her solemn expression, Lin Xin asked quickly: "What's the matter?"

"She said that a man came to buy a lot of cotton recently, and then headed east. I asked her if she knew this man, and she said she didn't." Leng Yu said.

"It's okay, let's try to go east. Moreover, I just searched a little bit and found that there is also a rice field in the east, but it is a bit hidden." Lin Xin said, the words seemed to give Leng Yu another hope.

After Leng Yu listened, a happy expression appeared on her face. She quickly kissed Lin Xin and said, "You are still reliable. The more secret he lives, the more strange things will become."

"Yes, and he also bought a lot of cotton." Lin Xin raised an eyebrow and said.

"Lin Xin, I'm very curious, how did you know Cotton?" Leng Yu asked while driving, and at the same time glanced at her.

"It's very simple, because of the scarecrow!" Lin Xin smiled at Leng Yu, then blinked.

"Yes, after having been with me for so long, I really made progress." Leng Yu said teasingly again, increasing the throttle at the same time.

"Leng Yu, how come I didn't know you were so narcissistic, huh!" Lin Xin said angrily.

As the two talked, they gradually drove the car towards the east. When I drove to a relatively remote suburb, I received a call from Officer Cao, and only heard the other party say: "Officer Leng, my subordinates have arrested Peng Dahu. They are now in the suburbs of XX. This guy’s house has a place. Pile of cotton!"

After listening, they turned to look at each other, telling each other in their eyes: "After searching for so many days, we finally found him..."