flame chasing light

Chapter 1 Rainy Night

At [-] o'clock in the morning, just after it rained, the Panshan Road in the suburb of Nanshan, Hanchuan City was wet and slippery. Car lights could be seen faintly, breaking through the long night and driving up the mountain.Due to the high speed, a silver water line splashed from the back of the car from time to time.

A moment later, in front of the Gao family's mansion in the middle of the mountain, the sound of the wheels rubbing against the ground stopped abruptly with the sound of a brake. When the door of the driver's cab opened, a handsome and stern young man came down, about 1.8 meters tall, with a cut head and a cotton jacket T, black pants and black boots.When he got out of the car, he kicked two tires first.

Yu Ye, who was smoking in front of Gao's mansion, quickly threw away the cigarette in his hand, and rushed over, "Boss, you are here."

The visitor asked as he walked, "How's it going?"

"No idea yet."

"What about monitoring?"

"I was strangled, behind the house."

Before Xin Yan came, he had already heard about the case. At midnight, a murder occurred in the rich area of ​​Nanshan. The real estate agent and billionaire Gao Yanliang was killed, which alarmed Director Wang. Xin Yan had asked Yu Ye to bring people here before. Yes, after a while, Director Wang called and said that the situation was bad, so he asked him to go over and watch the case, solve the case as soon as possible, and give the family an explanation as soon as possible.

Xin Yan habitually looked around while listening to Yu Ye's introduction.Nanshan has built a lot of private villas in recent years. The Gao family mansion is a typical half-mountain villa, covering an area of ​​about [-] square meters. The environment is not to mention, even the nearest residents are three kilometers away.

At this moment, Xin Yan was not in a hurry to enter the house, but walked around the house. Behind the house was a well-kept garden. It was almost late autumn, and all kinds of plants were still lush and lush, including hibiscus, gentian, Peonies are in full bloom.In a place behind the house, he saw a few rose bushes lying down.

Yu Ye raised his chin, "The ones running here, Xiao Ding and the others have already mentioned it. It just rained, and the preservation is not very good, with vague traces."

The two circled around and finally entered the grand gate of the main house. As soon as they entered, Xin Yan saw a person standing with his back to himself at the spiral staircase not far away, with broad shoulders and a tall figure, dressed like a nanny. woman talking.

Gao Zhan was standing by the stairs talking to his aunt at home, when he heard movement at the door, he looked back.

For some reason, the two of them met their eyes, and immediately felt like they met the same kind.Xin Yan is due to his profession, and has developed the habit of examining people at any time, so he is calm and sharp; Gao Zhan has been self-protecting for many years, and his eyes are unconsciously cold and alienated.

The two stared blankly at each other for a few seconds, and finally Gao Zhan turned his head first, and heard the shorter policeman next to him calling him "boss".Oh, have you become a full-time member? The head of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Hanchuan City Public Security Bureau just called Mayor Wu and said that someone had rushed over to express his condolences.Mayor Wu is a friend of his father Gao Yanliang for many years and has a close personal relationship.As for the Xin detachment, the nobleman forgets things a lot. It seems that he forgot. He had a hasty face-to-face last time, and he was the one who ruined half a shelf of wine in the Yangcheng Road store. He was still a deputy at the time, and he became a regular so soon. , No two brushes are not enough.I made a quick impression last time, and today I looked closely, he is very young, his facial features are a bit too delicate, but his face has a sharp temperament that doesn't match his handsome features.

Xin Yan ignored the man's averted gaze, still staring at the man's back.Have you met this person before? Why is his back somewhat familiar?

Scrutinizing people at any time is a habit that Xin Yan has developed in the front line of criminal investigation for many years. Everyone's movements, expressions and even psychology are self-contained. It seems to be ever-changing, but in fact it has a unique trajectory.While he was searching in his mind, the butler came out to welcome him.

The Gao family's mansion is built on the middle of the mountain, a typical wealthy area, butlers and nanny are standard equipment for each villa.Without too many pleasantries, Xin Yan asked the housekeeper, Uncle Qin: "Who was at home last night?"

The housekeeper, Uncle Qin, answered cautiously: "Except for Madam and Young Master, it's Auntie and me." Seeing that Xin Yan was staring at the person at the stairway just now, "Oh, Young Master is not at home."

Eldest young master?Oh, that was Gao Yanliang's son just now. "Are you sure, were there just a few people last night?"

"I'm sure. The driver usually lives in the town at the foot of the mountain. At night, he said something happened at home, so he went back early. There was originally a gardener. His mother was sick and hospitalized, and she had been on leave for several days."

Xin Yan turned to Ye and said, "Check the addresses of the driver and the gardener, and find out where everyone is going at night as soon as possible."

"I've already asked." Yu Ye gestured to his partner Xiao Yuanhang next to him, and Xiao Yuanhang returned an OK gesture.

Xin Yan continued to ask Uncle Qin: "Where is the mistress?"

"My wife is too sad, she was dizzy just now, she is resting upstairs."

Xin Yan nodded, "Let me know when you feel better in a while."

The butler, Uncle Qin, nodded in agreement.

After asking, Uncle Qin left. Xin Yan looked up and saw that the tall man at the stairs had disappeared, and turned to Yu Ye who was following behind him, "Is that Gao Yanliang's son just now?"

Yu Ye followed, and whispered: "Yes, the boss of the Gao family, named Gao Zhan, the son of Gao Yanliang's ex-wife. It is said that Mrs. Gao is now a third party. Gao Yanliang married this, and this gave birth to a young son. The lady in front died of illness with a grudge, in short, the grievances and grievances of the wealthy family are a bad debt."

Xin Yan ignored the grievances of the wealthy family, but since he was his son, why did he look indifferent just now, and his own father was killed, this reaction was a bit too cold.Xin Yan asked: "He doesn't seem to care too much about his own father's affairs."

"As the housekeeper said just now, this family Gao Zhan basically doesn't come back, and doesn't take part in the affairs of the family or Gao Yanliang's company. Today, something really happened, so he came back."

Xin Yan asked: "Why didn't you come back? Because of his mother?"

"There is this reason, and it is said that there are other reasons."

Xin Yan looked at Yu Ye and waited for him to say more.

Yu Ye leaned over and said in a low voice, "It is said that this eldest young master loves to play and likes men, so he was kicked out by Gao Yanliang a long time ago. You forgot, we met him last time."

"?" Xin Yan had some doubts on his face.

Yu Ye said: "I don't remember, last time in the bureau, there was a popular little singer named Xia Tian, ​​who beat people and sent them to the hospital. Later, it was Gao Zhan who came to redeem him. It is said that the two of them It’s that kind of relationship—hey, Boss, you said they’re all men, what’s so good about it?”

When Yu Ye said this, Xin Yan remembered, oh, it was the last time, just the time when he ate instant noodles and sprinkled himself all over.

That summer, he was a small traffic star, and it is said that he was well-known. At that time, someone from the agency company came and blocked the news, but the person who was beaten threatened to sue. Later, it was said that a friend solved it.At that time, Xin Yan came back from the police and passed the chief's office, the door was ajar, and saw the man's back, no wonder he looked familiar.Later, hungry, he found a box of instant noodles to eat, accidentally knocked over and spilled all over, what a tragedy in the world.

Instant noodles, no, Yu Ye is such a gossip, Xin Yan couldn't help but glance at him, "Ye, you definitely have several football fields in your heart, just decorate with them."

Yu Ye: "Hey, Boss, Xiao Er told me this."

Xin Yan let out a "heh", one by one, possessed by the gossip god.

However, after listening to Yu Ye's gossip at the moment, Xin Yan's first concern is not his preferences, but his indifference, his indifference to his father, and his seemingly domineering unfriendliness. As for liking men or women, that is the freedom of others.

Xin Yan said: "Remember to add him to the investigation." Anyway, everyone is a suspect until the suspicion is ruled out.

Yu Ye: "Okay, you don't know, rich people have unique tastes nowadays."

Hearing that he would continue to gossip, Xin Yan raised her eyebrows and interrupted the topic resolutely, "Don't be blind to things that have nothing to do with the case, BB, the scene was carefully investigated, and something was found. Where is the fatal injury?"

Yu Ye stuck out his tongue, "Under a blunt blow, the victim fell to the ground, then escaped and was beaten to death several times."

"What about the murder weapon?"

"High doubt is a trophy in the den."

"What trophy?"

"The aunt at home said that it was a trophy for a charitable entrepreneur. It was on the shelf before, but now it's gone."

Xin Yan quickly searched for a piece of information in his mind. Last time, he saw it in a magazine. The outstanding entrepreneur Gao Yanliang of Hanchuan City donated to his education. It happened at the beginning of the year. There was a trophy on the picture that was attached .

"You can confirm with the nanny again, where is the trophy usually placed?"

Yu Ye nodded, turned and left.Xin Yan was still not in a hurry to see the scene, his eyes were attracted by the painting on the background wall of the hall.