A single divination predicts life and death; the entire internet begs me to start a live stream.

Old concrete factory.

A row of bread trucks followed behind the black van, which suddenly stopped outside the factory gate.

The car door opened.

Dozens of people came down at the same time.

Zhou Heng walked at the front.

Ayako Kamishiro followed behind.

Further on.

They were several members of the Sakuragawa Dance Troupe.

There are also the people employed by Hengtai's security company.

They headed straight for the cave.

Zhou Heng walked very fast.

But as soon as he stepped down the last step, he stopped.

no one.

Only a few drops of blood, not yet completely dried, remained on the ground.

And a contract that had been given to Luo Shouzhou previously.

It is pressing down on the original position of the array's core.

The younger brother next to him bent down to pick it up and turned to the last page.

Four characters for "blood".

It almost filled the entire sheet of paper.

Go to hell!

Ayako Kamishiro crouched down, her fingertips lightly brushing the ground.

Fresh tire tracks.

Fine marks left by the stretcher.

There was also a flattened disposable medical glove packaging in the corner.

She got up.

"It didn't walk there by itself."

Zhou Heng suddenly turned around.

"What do you mean?"

"Someone is coming to pick you up."

Kamishiro looked toward the cave entrance.

"And it's very professional."

The veins on the back of Zhou Heng's hand suddenly bulged.

"police?"

Once a person is formally placed under police procedures.

With testimonies secured, evidence registered, and ledgers filed, even if a witness suddenly disappears, it will only advance the course of events.

Zhou Heng suddenly turned around and jumped into the car.

The car door closed.

He didn't use his usual phone.

Instead, he took out an old black cell phone from the very back of the central armrest.

There is only one number.

Dial out.

Third tone.

connected.

The other person didn't say anything.

Zhou Heng spoke first.

"I need seven days."

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone.

The man's voice was very low.

"The matter has already blown up; it's not easy to suppress now."

"I didn't ask you to press it."

"Delay it as long as possible."

"Before opening."

"Don't let the police touch the core projects."

The person on the other end gave a cold laugh.

"Do you think it's still a few years ago?"

Zhou Heng did not answer.

"I only need seven days."

"Engineering safety review".

"Re-verification of historical land use."

"Local coordination."

"Joint inspection."

"Any reason will do."

"This is a difficult matter, Mr. Zhou, as you know..."

Zhou Heng took a puff of his cigar, slowly exhaled, and then whispered:

"We'll give you 5% of the shares in the South District complex."

The man spoke after a while:

"I can only freeze the program."

That's enough.

"Zhou Heng".

The other person suddenly called out to him.

"The last time."

Zhou Heng hung up immediately.

Ayako Kamishiro sat beside her.

He didn't utter a sound from beginning to end.

Until the black phone was locked back into the armrest box.

She then asked softly:

"Is seven days enough, Mr. Zhou?"

"Just hold on until it opens."

Jindai smiled slightly.

"In that case, it should still be in time."

Temporary witness protection point.

Luo Shouzhou has been sent to a nearby hospital.

Only Chen Bufan and a few others remained in the room.

Lin Wanqing had just hung up the phone.

My phone vibrated again.

The first notification.

The old concrete plant has serious structural safety hazards.

[No personnel may enter the core foundation area without a joint assessment by the Qingzhou authorities.]

Followed by.

The second one.

The old street project involves a historical territorial adjustment that occurred 21 years ago, and related case files need to be re-verified.

The third one is more direct.

[Out-of-town investigators are temporarily prohibited from taking coercive measures against companies and construction sites involved in cases within Qingzhou's jurisdiction.]

Wang Tianhao finished scanning.

I laughed in exasperation.

"Isn't this just a case of perfect timing—like a lucky charm coming home?"

"We hadn't even gotten to the place yet, and the door was welded shut."

Luo Tiancheng leaned against the window.

He popped open a can of ice-cold beer and took a big gulp.

"Isn't it obvious that someone put in a good word for you?"

Chen Bufan sat at the table.

There are three things in front of me.

Yellow safety helmet.

Shi Zhiyuan's original account books.

Liu Jianguo's old work permit.

He looked up.

"How long will this take?"

"It will be delayed until the Hengtai South District Complex opens, which is 6 days later."

Lin Wanqing placed the notice on the table.

"We are conducting a case in a different location."

"Without the cooperation of Qingzhou, many procedures cannot be carried out."

"Especially the old factories."

"They just keep insisting that the structure is dangerous, the ownership is unclear, and the procedures are incomplete."

"So they can keep making us wait."

Luo Tiancheng burped.

"They don't need to shut the case down."

"Just make sure we don't run into anything these next two days."

"right."

Lin Wanqing looked at Liu Jianguo sitting at the table.

"So let's fix what can be fixed first."

"All fixed."

The inquiry begins.

There was no live stream.

There were no onlookers.

There are only two recording devices.

A transcript of an interrogation.

Liu Jianguo began his story by recounting the forced demolition of the old street 21 years ago.

A family of five.

The house collapsed.

Knocking under the ruins.

All five people are still alive.

The site was cordoned off.

My phone was confiscated.

They moved at night.

Old concrete factory.

Xikeng.

Concrete.

There are also three sets of engravings on the inside of that yellow safety helmet.

【Xisi】

【Dongyi】

[Seven meters deep]

Every sentence was recorded.

Shi Zhiyuan was also at another table.

The original ledgers were annotated page by page.

Until he found that one:

[Five entrances to the old street, then turn to Xikeng.]

as well as:

[Three truckloads of fill material were added to the Xikeng sealing layer.]

Two separate testimonies.

In the same place, they got caught up in the same thing.

The inquiry is over.

recording.

Video recording.

signature.

To identify.

Evidence number.

All done.

Lin Wanqing did not send the message to Qingzhou immediately.

One copy of the relevant materials was sent to the headquarters in Haicheng, and the other was sent directly to Xu Jing in Hangzhou.

After she finished, she got up.

"Walk."

Liu Jianguo was stunned for a moment.

"Where to?"

Lin Wanqing looked at the safety helmet.

"The place you mentioned."

The convoy drove out of the protection point.

destination.

Old concrete factory.

Until this point.

Chen Bufan then took out his phone.

The live stream has started.

The camera is only pointed at myself.

The title is simple.

[Go dig up five people from five years ago]

It was less than a minute after the broadcast started.

The number of participants has exceeded 100,000.

three minutes.

Five hundred thousand.

Going further up.

skyrocketing.

What do you mean, five people?

[That old demolition case involving Hengtai?]

Has Liu Jianguo really spoken?

Where are we going?

Chen Bufan didn't explain much.

Five years ago.

"Some say a family of five died from forced demolition."

"Now some people are saying they're not dead."

Chen Bufan continued.

"At least."

"He didn't die then."

The screen was flooded with comments once again.

Wang Tianhao sat in the back row.

Looking down at public opinion.

"Hengtai has already started issuing press releases."

"What did you say?"

"It is said that Liu Jianguo's mental state is abnormal."

"The source of Shi Zhiyuan's account books is questionable."

"besides……"

He paused for a moment.

"They say we're inciting public opinion."

Luo Tiancheng scoffed.

"Quite skilled."

Chen Bufan did not turn off the live stream.

"Let them talk."

Forty minutes later.

We've arrived at the old concrete plant.

The convoy had just turned onto the road outside the old concrete plant.

front.

The red and blue police lights were already lit up in a row.

They clearly didn't come to pick them up; they came to ambush them.

Three local police cars from Qingzhou were blocking the middle of the road.

Behind them, Hengtai Security temporarily erected two iron barriers.

More than twenty people.

Riot shield.

Body camera.

Fully open.

Go further in.

An engineering vehicle is parked on the west side of the old factory.

The truck bed was filled with gravel.

Lin Wanqing saw the car.

"They want to disturb the scene."

The car had just stopped.

A middle-aged police officer in his forties had already led his men over.

He walked quickly and looked very grumpy.

When I got to the car, I casually held up my ID.

"I am Gao Zhiqiang, deputy captain of the Qingzhou Public Security Brigade."

He raised his hand and patted the hood twice.

Boom!

"get off!"

"Get down, everyone!"

"Show me your identification!"

Lin Wanqing got out of the car.

Hand over your identification documents.

Gao Zhiqiang took it, glanced at it, and his lips twitched slightly.

"From Haicheng?"

"right."

"Oh."

He handed the ID to Lin Wanqing's chest.

It was practically thrown back.

"Who is the person from Haicheng who came to Qingzhou to command?"

Lin Wanqing caught it.

"Inter-regional cooperation in the investigation of major cases."

"Assistance in the investigation?"

Gao Zhiqiang interrupted him directly.

"Who approved it?"

"Who picked up the phone in Qingzhou?"

"Where are the paperwork?"

"You just came like that?"

He turned around and glanced behind him.

"This is Qingzhou."

"Not your Haicheng."

Several Qingzhou police officers stood behind.

No one spoke.

Gao Zhiqiang pointed to the factory area.

"The buildings inside are dilapidated."

"The foundation is at risk of collapsing."

"Hengtai is currently carrying out safety reinforcements."

"No one is allowed in."

Lin Wanqing looked inside.

An engineering vehicle.

It is currently parked near the western foundation pit.

The truck bed was filled with gravel.

"Security reinforcement?"

"right."

"Who approved it?"

Gao Zhiqiang's face darkened.

"Do I need to report to you?"

Lin Wanqing looked at him.

"We just submitted a clue that there might be five people buried here."

"In less than an hour, Hengtai began transporting crushed stone to the corresponding area."

Gao Zhiqiang scoffed.

He actually took a step forward.

His finger almost touched the tip of Lin Wanqing's nose.

"Officer Lin."

"You can eat anything."

"Don't talk nonsense."

"What do you mean by burying a body?"

"Who proved it?"

"you?"

"An old man?"

"Are they still the same group watching the live stream online?"

He finished speaking.

He reached out and patted the file bag in Lin Wanqing's hand.

Snapped.

"Don't just take a few sheets of paper."

"They just came and convicted people."

"Qingzhou is not under your control."

Lin Wanqing looked down at his hand.

"Take your hand away."

Gao Zhiqiang smiled.

Not only were they confiscated.

Instead, he pushed the file bag with the back of his hand.

"What's wrong?"

"Trying to lecture me?"

next to.

Wang Tianhao's face was already very pale.

Luo Tiancheng slowly raised his head.

Gao Zhiqiang didn't even look at them.

He continued:

I'll say it again.

"This is not a crime scene."

"It is the company's own engineering area."

"We in Qingzhou are maintaining order in accordance with the law."

"Do you understand or not?"

Snapped.

The rear door opened.

Liu Jianguo came down.

He had just gotten a clear look at the factory area.

His face turned pale instantly.

"It's over there!"

He raised his hand.

"The fourth pillar from the west!"

"Where is that car parked?"

Gao Zhiqiang turned his head.

I glanced at him from head to toe.

Who are you?

Liu Jianguo ignored him.

"There are people down below!"

"Buried five years ago!"

"I saw it with my own eyes!"

Gao Zhiqiang frowned.

Just walk over there.

He reached out and slapped Liu Jianguo's hand as he pointed at the factory area.

Snapped!

"I'm asking you a question!"

"Who gave you permission to shout here?"

Liu Jianguo was taken aback when he was photographed.

Gao Zhiqiang pointed at his nose.

"Does being older give you special privileges?"

"Is this your place to give orders?"

"Get on the bus!"

"Shut up if I told you not to!"

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll arrest you."

Liu Jianguo barely managed to stand, his hands still trembling.

"There really are people down there!"

"I watched them bury it with my own eyes!"

Several young Qingzhou police officers.

I subconsciously looked into the factory.

Gao Zhiqiang didn't even turn his head.

Raise your hand.

I moved it inside.

"Keep going!"

Hengtai Security immediately picked up the walkie-talkie.

"The construction vehicle continues."

boom--

The engine roared.

The truckload of gravel began to slide backward.

Liu Jianguo was so anxious that he kept stamping his feet.

"It can't fall!"

"These are them!"