Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen

I slammed my company car to a stop in front of the apartment on Lux Creek Road.Go to the door and open the apartment door with the key Ruth gave me. The lock was unlocked, and I looked back casually but naturally as I pushed the door open. I don't see anyone having the slightest interest in my actions.There were several cars parked on both sides of the street, but there was no one in them. I took two flights of stairs at a time, walked quickly down the hall, and came to Ruth's room.I didn't knock on the door, just put the key into the keyhole, stopped for a while and looked at the aisles on both sides to make sure that no one was watching, unlocked the lock, pushed the door open, and stepped in.

As if subconsciously warned me, I dodged instinctively. I'm still not fast enough.I felt the whole roof collapse on my head.Energy drained from my legs like an ebbing tide.The faded red carpet rose toward me.Hit me in the face and I fell into the dark abyss. In the chaos, I know that time is slipping away.I don't know how much time has passed.Time doesn't mean much either.I was very uncomfortable, something kept disturbing my mind, it went on for a while, then stopped.It's like a dentist's drill, except it's fully automatic.It does not require manual operation.It keeps making my brain shudder.

I slowly tried to open my eyes.Sanity is gradually returning. I lay on the thin rug in Orus' apartment.The smell of dust on the ground penetrated into my nostrils.I heard a noise like a dental drill, a blowfly circling my head. I listened quietly to see if anyone was in the room. Except for the restless fly, there was no sound in the room. I could see nothing but the legs of the chair, the legs of the table and the side of the table facing the floor. I try to flex the muscles in my legs.I have a terrible headache.Stomach is still uncomfortable, but the muscles are doing their bidding.

I took a deep breath and listened carefully for a while.I recharged my batteries and suddenly got up on my hands and knees, and I jumped up and stood up straight. Nothing happened. I was the only one in the whole apartment going crazy.Others have given up here, everyone is working, and there are not many people staying in the apartment at this time. The whole apartment was dark and had an air of unreality.Just because Ruth was not there, there was such a big difference between last night and today.There is a sense of right and wrong. The headache has gradually improved.I walked to the bathroom door and pulled the door open.

There was no one inside either. I tiptoed to the closet quietly, opened the door suddenly, and jumped back by myself. It's okay. I was alone in the whole room. I reached into the closet to find the gray dress Ruth had worn last night. I reached into my left pocket and then into my right pocket. I didn't expect to find anything.So when I touched the flat metal object, I was a little surprised and surprised. Half expecting this must be a trap.I put the key to the automatic locker at Union Station in my pocket, and carefully took it out with two fingers. I was rather surprised that I had the keys, that there was no pistol pointed at me, no one shouted, and no one blew a whistle.

I am waiting for change.Looking at the key in his hand again, he made up his mind to quickly put the key into the pocket of his vest. I stood still and took a last-minute look around the apartment.I made another decision. If I want to make sure that I have checked every possible hiding place, I can't miss the space for the Murphy bed against the wall. I pull the door down, and the Murphy follows with ease.The beds were extremely neatly made.There is still a little space between the bed and the wall.A shoe protrudes from the space.Let me look at this shoe again. There is a leg on it. After I jumped.

Still nothing.The leg didn't move at all.I turn on a light.A woman's body is stuck in the space behind the bed, completely motionless, not lifelike. I reached out to touch her wrist.Still warm, but no pulse.I lift her head up. The light shone on Hua Susu's face.A nylon stocking tightened around her neck. I'm sure she's dead.I exited the closet-like space, carefully flipped the wall bed back against the wall, and pushed the door shut. I went back to the door to the passage, wrapped the handle in my handkerchief, and turned it slowly.Use the other hand to open the snap lock.

I opened the door, but no one was outside.Stretching out his head, there was no one in the aisle. I shut the door behind me and walked quickly down the stairs to the foyer.Find a payphone.Throwing a coin into the Police Headquarters, he went directly to Officer Mi Shanlou of the Homicide Squad. Not long after, Mi Shanlou's voice came over the telephone line. Officer, it's Lai Tangnuo. Hello, Don Nuo.I was just about to see you.Where are you? I said: No. 1627, Lishixi Road.You better come quickly. He said unhappily: What's going on?How about you come to my place for a change this time?I

I said: Hua Susu is dead, Bao Qile's secretary.The body was in the cupboard on the Murphy bed.In the apartment of a woman named Olus.I Speaking of this, I pressed the phone hook with my hand, and the call was interrupted. I put the phone back on the hook, opened the door in three steps and two steps, and stood at the door.The sun shone intensely on my eyes, and my head, which was still hurting from the trauma, was now in pain again. I stood up straight to let my eyes get used to seeing things under the strong light. I looked at the various vehicles parked on the side of the road, and then saw that my company car was still parked in the original position when I came.

I stepped down the steps at the door, opened the door of the company car, sat in, and started slowly.No one followed me out of this quiet street at noon.