Chapter 76 Xiao Yong
Chapter 76 Xiao Yong
It was already late when the police verified the fingerprints of teachers and students.
Du Yu was still busy in the police station, and Xu Yiqing went home to rest because he couldn't help much.
This was one of the few times he spent a night at home in recent times.
It was already completely dark outside. Xu Yiqing glanced at his watch. In another hour and twenty minutes, it would be a whole day before Song Lang's death.
The scenery outside the window on a summer night seems to be exactly the same as that on a winter night, but it exudes a unique atmosphere. The streets and alleys are brightly lit, and the colors are intertwined under the night sky.
Xu Yiqing seemed to be able to smell the smoke, cumin and chili powder in the hustle and bustle through the window.
The windows can be opened and only a cool breeze can be felt.
He knew that the Criminal Police Brigade was currently investigating the cleaner's half fingerprint, and he couldn't help but feel a lot of anxiety, so much so that even though he hadn't had a good rest recently, he didn't feel sleepy at all.
There are many kinds of concerns. Some people are afraid that Du Yu will return empty-handed. After all, most of the fingerprints in the fingerprint database are from suspects with criminal records, and there is little possibility that the police will collect fingerprints from ordinary people.
In addition, he was afraid that Du Yu would really find the owner of the fingerprint - in that case, the worst possible scenario was that the owner of the fingerprint was someone familiar to him.
Thinking of this, he opened the window a little wider, hoping that the cool air would relieve his anxiety, but it didn't seem to help.
So Xu Yiqing subconsciously went to the kitchen to find something to eat. He had a habit that eating something would make him feel better when he was anxious.
"Ok?"
When Xu Yiqing opened the refrigerator door, he, who had not held out much hope, actually saw some fruits in the fresh-keeping layer... Some of them were not very fresh, and some looked like they had been put in in the last few days.
I'm clearly not at home during this period, so why are there fruits in the refrigerator?
After thinking about it, Xu Yiqing felt relieved.
It's Zhou Shi.
They both knew each other very well, so Xu Yiqing immediately realized that Zhou Shi knew about her habit of wanting to eat when she encountered anxiety, so she filled the refrigerator full.
Zhou Shi has the key to his house, which was given to him by Xu Yiqing. Apart from the ambiguous relationship between them, he subconsciously still thinks that this is Zhou Shi's house, and even if she gave it to him, she should have the key to the house.
After eating the banana, Xu Yiqing felt that his anxiety was relieved a lot. While sighing that Zhou Shi even remembered his preference for fruits, he drank a cup of hot milk and went to bed and fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, Xu Yiqing was awakened by a phone call.
But it was a little beyond his expectation that the person who called was not Du Yu but Lin Sheng.
"Brother Xu, there is a body."
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Xu Yiqing left the community and planned to call an online taxi, wondering in his heart that a new death had occurred so quickly.
Just as he was thinking about something, a taxi suddenly stopped in front of Xu Yiqing.
"Are you going?" The car window rolled down, and a very young face looked at Xu Yiqing enthusiastically: "Boss, are you waiting for the car?"
Xu Yiqing glanced at his phone and saw that the online taxi had received the order and was still three kilometers away.
The corpse waits for no one, and since there was a faster option right in front of him, Xu Yiqing canceled the online taxi, opened the passenger door and got in.
There was another reason for choosing this taxi. Xu Yiqing noticed that this taxi was different from other taxis on the road in Jiangcheng.
The words "Model Taxi" were posted on the body of the car.
"Where is the boss going?"
"Forensic Center."
Xu Yiqing fastened his seat belt. "This is the first time I've seen this sticker on a taxi... You didn't put it on yourself, did you?" The young driver smiled and proudly pointed to the many certificates behind the steering wheel. "They were issued by the company. How could I forge them myself?"
Xu Yiqing looked at the certificates carefully, and on them were written “Certificate for Bravery”.
"Comrade Xiao Yong: On December 12, XX, you bravely rescued a child who fell into the water at the Jiangcheng Reservoir. According to the Regulations on Rewards and Protection for Heroes in Jiangcheng, you are recognized as a hero and this book is issued to commend you."
In addition to the first one, Xu Yiqing looked through the other certificates. Almost all of them were medals for bravery, including those for saving lives, assisting the police in arresting people, and even reporting the strongholds of human traffickers.
The driver caught a glimpse of Xu Yiqing flipping through his certificate. When he saw the part about reporting human traffickers, he couldn't suppress his pride and rolled up his sleeves while waiting for the red light.
"This scar was left when I caught the traffickers. They tried to climb over the wall and escape, but I grabbed their legs to stop them from leaving. I was stabbed."
"And here, these. This one was hit by a motorcycle when I was chasing a thief. This one was scratched by steel bars when I was saving someone from jumping off a building..."
He kept telling Xu Yiqing about his past heroic deeds, his eyes full of light.
Xu Yiqing felt that the name sounded familiar and remembered it after listening to him talk about his deeds.
"I often see reports about you on TV." Xu Yiqing said, "and on some local public accounts."
There are clerks within the police who are responsible for publicity work. They are responsible for writing some articles for WeChat public accounts. Xu Yiqing was even asked by Du Yu to repost and like some of the articles.
Among them, the name Xiao Yong appears quite frequently. Almost 80% of the heroic deeds in Jiangcheng were done by him.
In today's era when the saying "Why should you help someone if you didn't hit him?" has become increasingly popular, there are not many caring people who keep their original intentions.
And according to Xiao Yong, what he did was quite dangerous and he was almost covered in injuries.
Xu Yiqing had only seen Du Yu with more "scar medals" than the young driver in front of him.
"It's Jiangcheng's honor to have someone like you." Xu Yiqing praised, but was also curious about Xiao Yong's age: "You are younger than any taxi driver I've ever seen... How old are you this year?"
"twenty-three."
"You're driving a taxi at the age of 23? Have you ever thought about doing something else?"
"I failed the police academy entrance exam. They said I had a scar on my body... I was scalded by hot water when I was a kid, and my grades were bad."
At this point, the light in Xiao Yong's eyes dimmed a little, but then it recovered: "So I started driving a taxi, driving around Jiangcheng every day. Sometimes I arrived at the scene before the police!"
He was very proud to say this, as if being a police officer, fighting violence and protecting the people, and maintaining the safety of the city was his ideal.
"What's wrong with your hand?" Xu Yiqing asked.
He noticed that Xiao Yong was also wearing black gloves even in the hot weather.
"You're talking about this." Xiao Yong took off his gloves, revealing a pair of miserable hands.
Both of his hands were covered with ugly scars. Xu Yiqing could tell at a glance that they were the result of burns caused by high temperatures. Such a large area was probably caused by hot water or a fire, and might even have been infected.
Judging from the surface of the wound, it was an old injury from many years ago. Considering what Xiao Yong just said, it was most likely an injury he suffered when he was a child.
"Isn't it scary?" Xiao Yong was very casual. He smiled and put on gloves again: "I don't want to scare the passengers, so I wear gloves."
Xu Yiqing's focus was very strange: "Then you don't have fingerprints either?"
(End of this chapter)