It was exactly nine o'clock when Xiao Long arrived at the hospital the next day. This morning he was working harder than ever on the accumulated work. The chief of staff should come to report the news of Shi Yunfeng's disappearance, Xiao Long thought to himself. Sure enough, around 11:30, Migu, the chief clerk, walked in.
"The head nurse seems to have not returned to the hospital since yesterday." The chief clerk reported standing next to Xiao Long.
Xiao Long didn't answer immediately. After stamping the document, he slowly asked, "What's wrong?" He didn't even look at the purser when he asked.
"I don't know either. The head nurse is gone and the nurses are all scattered." Mi Gu's secretary said it was none of his business.
"Did you leave quietly alone?" Xiao Long turned his head to face Mi Gu.
Mi Gu stared at Xiao Long with slender eyes and said, "Nurses don't know. Dean, don't you know either?"
The expression on Migu's face seemed to say: "If you, the dean, don't know, who else will know?"
"I don't know. If something happens to her, she should ask you for leave, right?" Xiao Long replied.
"Anyway, I haven't heard anything. The head nurse doesn't talk to me much."
"No clues?"
"Yesterday at 5:30, a nurse saw the head nurse hurriedly leaving the hospital in white casual clothes, and the head nurse didn't say anything at that time. According to the nurse, the head nurse seemed very angry. Because of her The nurse felt scared with this look on her face, so she didn't dare to ask her where she was going."
"I happened not to be in the hospital at that time, so I didn't know anything." Xiao Long said, "There won't be any accidents, right? Did you go to Shi Yunfeng's room to see it?"
"A nurse has already checked. The house is as usual, the clothes are still there, and there are no letters or notes left."
"What a strange thing! Since Shi Yunfeng came here, he has never stayed out without asking for leave!"
Xiao Long tilted his head deliberately, pretending to be confused. He tried not to let the chief clerk see his face, because Lai Qianxiu was frightened by his pale face last night. He was also afraid that the purser would notice the abnormality in his face.
"Have you arranged for someone to take over Shi Yunfeng's work?"
"An experienced nurse has taken over and is now working normally."
"Um."
"But, Dean, it's really strange that the head nurse suddenly disappeared!" The chief of affairs seemed to think that the head nurse's disappearance was more important than the normal operation of the hospital, so he brought the topic back.
"Yeah. How strange!" Xiao Long still had the same tone as before, "Just wait one more night. If he doesn't come back, inform the police."
"Police?!" Chief Migu shouted unexpectedly.
Xiao Long was a little panicked: "Well. After all, she is also a woman. Such a thing has never happened before. She stayed up for two consecutive nights. For this kind of thing, it is better to say hello to the police first and let them It would be more appropriate to handle it.”
"yes!"
"Maybe you don't have to think so much. Maybe she will come back today. You know, Shi Yunfeng's personality is different from others."
"Then let's do this for now." The purser stared at Xiao Long's face, seemingly not thinking about anything, but giving people a thoughtful feeling, and then slowly walked out of the room.
Xiao Long was the only one left in the dean's office, and he really was in no mood to continue working. The weather outside is very good, and the bright sunshine is shining on the roof. Such good sunshine can also shine on the dense woods. Xiao Long thought of the scene he saw last night - the corpse sandwiched in the arched bushes, with the feet exposed and the white socks very vivid in his mind. It was a disgusting memory. Although the place where the body was dumped was very Few people go there, but there are still people who go nearby. Shi Yunfeng's body may be found today. The police may not be able to determine the identity of the victim yet, but they should be able to determine it soon. At that time, the situation becomes a bit passive, and it is better to report the crime to the police first.
The touch of pressing Shi Yunfeng's blood vessels still remained on his fingertips. Although those actions were completely performed in the dark, he felt like he was in a bright place and could clearly see Shi Yunfeng's twisted expression. It must be an illusion, right? In fact, it was so dark that I couldn't see anything at the time. It must be that I saw that face too many times, which caused the memory to be misaligned. It's dangerous, if there are any tiny mistakes, it may cause unexpected flaws. Speaking of which, Shi Yunfeng's disappearance was a great comfort to him. The big stone that had been weighing on his heart was finally removed.
At this time, the nurse delivered three evening newspapers. Xiao Long immediately opened the social media page and saw that there was no news about the discovery of a female body in the woods at the town cemetery. He opened another one, nothing, and opened the last one, still nothing. Xiao Long breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the body had not been found today. However, the deadline for the local evening newspaper is 2 p.m., and the body may be found after the deadline. But after two o'clock in the afternoon, no one should go there, right? As long as you pass by there, you will definitely notice the two feet sticking out from the bushes. The white socks are more eye-catching than anything else.
It is not the deepest part of the jungle. Although there is no road, people nearby will definitely go there, and I have seen a couple there recently.
The disappearance of the head nurse left the young nurses at a loss. Although they went to and from get off work as usual, an uneasy atmosphere enveloped the hospital. Are you worrying too much? Xiao Long thought to himself, but he also felt that this invisible uneasiness was probably not his illusion. It seems that the police must be notified about Shi Yunfeng's disappearance tomorrow. Now, I must judge the situation calmly, and I must discuss the details of the alibi with Lai Qianxiu as soon as possible.
In the evening, the phone rang. Xiao Long has already been mentally prepared. After the body is found and identified, the police will definitely call.
"Doctor Xiao Long?" A woman's voice came from the phone, "The teacher is looking for you, please wait a moment."
The call was from Longzhu. Xiao Long felt a little relieved. At the same time, his thoughts rushed to Longzhu's side like water. After a while, Longzhu's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Is it a doctor?" Long Zhu's voice was calmer than he expected.
"Ah, I'm sorry." Xiao Long said first, "I was not invited yesterday. I'm so sorry."
"Are you busy?"
"Fortunately, I originally planned to go there, but I ran into some trouble on the way..."
"Well, I understand. I was so stupid. I waited for you at the place you specified. When you didn't come, I followed the map and went to the place you specified. I waited for a full thirty minutes."
"I'm really sorry," Xiao Long apologized quickly, "That's because there are a lot of troublesome things. It's right for you to be angry. I was the one who invited you out to meet."
"It doesn't matter." Longzhu replied, "I know you are very busy. Please don't ask me out again. From now on, we will not interact with each other."
"Don't! You misunderstood me." Xiao Long hurriedly explained, "Listen to my explanation first! I definitely didn't mean it. It was just because there was an emergency at that time and I really couldn't handle it. I sincerely apologize to you and let you It was wrong of me to wait in vain at the place and time designated by me.”
"No, don't say that. It's my fault that I shouldn't have expected anything from you."
"Miss Longzhu!" Xiao Long shouted loudly on the phone, "As long as I can eliminate your misunderstanding, I can do anything you want. In short, please listen to my explanation first. In fact, I encountered a traffic accident at that time. I wanted to contact you right away, but there was no way to make a call in that damn place. It took me an hour to get to the place we agreed on, but you had already left."
"Of course, who would wait in a place like that all the time!"
"Yes, it's no wonder you're angry. How about we meet? I want to apologize to you in person, otherwise I won't be able to sleep tonight."
"I'm going out soon."
"Miss Longzhu, please don't do this. If you still don't forgive me after listening to my explanation, then there is nothing I can do about it, but please at least listen, please!"
"Sorry." There was a click and the phone was hung up.
Xiao Long has never had such trouble sleeping and eating as he does now. The morning newspaper will be delivered at around 6:30. As soon as Xiao Long opened his eyes this morning, he asked the maid to deliver the morning paper to his pillow immediately. He carefully looked at the social page. , but did not see the reports that I expected. The other two reports about the killings had nothing to do with Xiao Long.
Xiao Long lay down and smoked a cigarette. There was no report in yesterday's evening newspaper. Xiao Long thought the body would be discovered after the evening newspaper's deadline, but it was still not published in today's morning newspaper, and the morning newspaper's deadline was midnight. In other words, no one discovered the body yesterday. Yunfeng's body.
