Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I will defy fate.

Chapter 545 An extremely deceptive scheme! A cat-and-mouse game!

As the sun sets and night falls, darkness descends.

On the winding provincial highway, cars stuck in traffic turned on their headlights.

The lights stretched endlessly, like a long red dragon winding between the mountains.

Meng Yu, who departed from Xiping, the provincial capital, at 10 a.m., is still on the bus.

Although we were less than 20 kilometers from our destination, the driver said it would take at least two more hours.

Seeing that many passengers couldn't resist getting off the bus and going to the woods by the roadside to use the restroom.

Even her colleagues went. Meng Yu, who couldn't hold back any longer, didn't care about anything else and quickly got out of the car and disappeared into the woods.

"Ah~ That feels so good!"

"If I keep holding it in, my bladder is going to burst!"

"Furthermore, holding your urine for a long time is also very bad for your kidneys!"

After wiping herself up, Meng Yu immediately rushed back to the bus.

"Hey girl, did you bring any tissues?"

"Who is it?"

Meng Yu was startled.

"It's me, I'm here!"

A figure was waving from the edge of the grass not far away.

Meng Yu took a few steps forward cautiously.

Many cars on the highway had their headlights on.

Some light shone into the woods, so one could vaguely make out that it was a rather robust middle-aged woman.

"What do you want to do?"

"Do you have any paper?"

"Yes, you can take it!"

Meng Yu tossed the remaining half-pack of tissues over.

A moment later, Meng Yu carefully walked out of the woods and returned to the bus.

From the time she got off the bus to use the restroom until she got back on, the bus had only moved forward a few dozen meters.

At this snail's pace, it will probably take several more hours to get there.

If they weren't unfamiliar with the area, Meng Yu would have suggested that everyone take their luggage, get off the bus, and walk the last ten kilometers or so.

Back in her seat, despite being starving and having snacks and bottled water in her bag, Meng Yu dared not eat or drink anything.

What if the traffic jam continues...

What if there's a traffic jam in a place where there are no trees nearby...

Going to the toilet again won't be as convenient as it is now.

He took out his phone and took a look.

As expected, there was no signal at all.

In this desolate wilderness, there's really no way to call the police.

Looking out the window, the night view is truly quite beautiful.

The stars twinkled, and the moonlight shone brightly.

The rolling mountains looked as if they were draped in a layer of green.

However, such natural scenery also signifies 'vast land and sparse population'.

I searched carefully for a while, but I couldn't find a single house with lights on.

"Do you think it would be discovered if someone committed murder and disposed of the body deep in the mountains?"

A colleague suddenly asked a question, startling Meng Yu.

After a moment of stunned silence, Meng Yu shook her head slightly.

"I doubt it. If the murderer dug a deep enough hole and concealed it well, even if someone walks over it, they wouldn't know there's a body buried beneath their feet!"

"If someone is indeed murdered and buried in the middle of nowhere, can the police find out the truth?"

"It depends on the relationship between the murderer and the victim, and why the murderer killed and buried the body. Considering that most murders are committed by acquaintances, once someone reports it to the police, the possibility of tracing the murderer is still very high."

"How can we investigate? Aren't the bodies all buried in the middle of nowhere?"

"I don't know the specifics, but whenever my boyfriend and his team received a report that someone had been missing for a long time, they would investigate the person's residence, workplace, and interpersonal relationships. They would also investigate whether the person had any conflicts or disputes with others before the disappearance, and pay attention to whether the person being investigated had any unusual reactions when answering questions..."

“I understand. You just said that most murders are committed by acquaintances, and most of the perpetrators are not actually professional killers. They often commit impulsive killings due to economic or emotional disputes. Whether they suddenly disappear or are distracted when faced with problems, they are easy suspects and are likely to confess after a little interrogation.”

Meng Yu nodded.

She only told her colleagues that her boyfriend was a criminal police officer, and never mentioned that her father, Meng Dehai, was the former director of the Jinghai City Public Security Bureau. Therefore, she had witnessed and heard about many cases since she was a child.

Many people believe that meticulously planned and premeditated murders are the most difficult to solve, but the truth is quite the opposite. The most difficult cases to solve are those that occur without warning.

For example, a robbery of the Forbidden City once occurred on the roadside outside the Jinghai Baijinhan Nightclub.

While urinating in the roadside bushes, Cao Bin, who was drunk, was hit on the back of the head with a stone from behind, causing him to suffer a massive intracranial hemorrhage and fall into a coma.

Not only did he not know who the murderer was, but there were also no surveillance cameras on that road and no eyewitnesses. Since Cao Bin's wallet had been robbed, it could only be treated as a sudden robbery.

Police suspect the perpetrator was a passerby who saw Cao Bin drunk, staggering and unconscious, and dressed like a wealthy person, so he impulsively decided to rob Cao Bin.

More than three years have passed since then, and An Xin has been transferred from Jinghai to Yanjing, but the case remains unsolved and there is no way to solve it.

Because there were no clues at all, Gao Qisheng, who was drinking with him that night, was not even at the scene of the crime.

Cao Bin's phone is missing, and Gao Qisheng suspects that a hostess stole it, so he is arguing with the people at the nightclub.

There are many similar sudden cases in Jinghai City alone, not to mention the entire Dragon Kingdom.

It is precisely because I have seen too many cases of people being suddenly attacked and robbed, resulting in injuries or even death.

Therefore, even though Meng Yu was very brave and adventurous, she did not dare to walk alone at night.

She went to the restroom in the grove, and only went after many people had returned safely.

In her mind, she wasn't afraid of premeditated crimes, but rather of random ones.

Just then, the middle-aged woman who had borrowed the paper returned.

With a smile, he handed the remaining half-packet of paper to Meng Yu.

"Thank you, sister!"

"You're welcome. Keep the rest! You don't need to return them; I have several more in my bag!"

Meng Yu is not a germaphobe, nor does she show any disdain.

Born and raised in the city, she enjoyed a comfortable life at a young age.

She never expected that the tissues she gave away would be returned.

Besides, there were only a few sheets of paper left. If I took them back, wouldn't that seem stingy?

"Thank you so much, little sister!"

The middle-aged woman said with a kind smile, "When the bus arrives at the station, I'll treat you to noodles at my shop!"

Meng Yu was taken aback.

"Huh? No... really? It's just a pack of tissues, you're too kind!"

The middle-aged woman smiled and said, "It's not that I'm being polite, sister, you've really helped me a lot!"

"I asked a lot of people for paper, but no one paid any attention to me."

"If it weren't for your help, I probably would have had to take my pants off to wipe my butt!"

"..."

Meng Yu was embarrassed and speechless.

This woman... she's really too fierce when she talks!

While Meng Yu was still in shock, a colleague next to her asked curiously:

"Hey sis, what are 'shaking pants'?"

"Hey, you've never heard of 'shaking pants'? They're underwear! But you're not from Sichuan, so it's normal that you haven't heard of them. Well, it's a deal then, after we get off the bus, come to my shop for noodles, I'll treat you to authentic 'burning noodles'!"

The middle-aged woman laughed and turned to leave.

"Wait a moment!"

Meng Yu hurriedly got up.

"Big sister, are you from Sichuan?"

"Yes, many of us from Sichuan do business here. I've been running a restaurant next to the bus station for over ten or twenty years."

The eldest sister's decisive and forthright manner instantly gave Meng Yu an idea.

Especially after hearing that she has been in the catering business for almost twenty years.

Because I inevitably come into contact with many customers every day, I hear them chatting.

So a small business owner like her is definitely more well-informed than the locals.

"Wow, you've been running this restaurant for so many years, your noodles must be delicious!"

Wear it a thousand times, but flattery never wears it.

Having decided to inquire about the situation from her eldest sister, Meng Yu naturally began to shower her with praise.

"Of course! If it weren't delicious, how could I have stayed in business for so many years? Doing business in town is different from doing business elsewhere, where you have regular customers. If the taste isn't good enough, people will only come once and never come back!"

Meng Yu immediately looked very troubled.

"Oh, sister, hearing you say that makes me really want to eat your spicy noodles right now! It's such a traffic jam, I don't know when I'll be able to get there!"

The middle-aged woman turned her head and glanced ahead.

"Judging from the looks of it, it'll probably take another hour or two!"

Why is there such a traffic jam?

Meng Yu asked out of curiosity.

Is this your first time here?

The middle-aged woman turned around and asked.

"Yes, we heard that this town has natural hot springs and the surrounding scenery is quite nice, so we wanted to take advantage of our vacation to come and see it. We didn't expect there to be such a traffic jam."

Meng Yu casually gave an explanation that she had already thought of.

Before setting off, she did some research and learned about the local situation.

"Then you've come for nothing. The valley with the hot spring has been fenced off by the town, which says they're going to turn it into a hot spring resort hotel. You can't get in!"

"So, is the road construction also for the future development of tourism?"

"Development my ass! It's all about ripping people off!"

"Scam? What do you mean?"

"Hmph, you don't know, this road was originally in good condition, with no major problems, just a few sections that were slightly damaged, but it didn't matter at all. Back then, Tian'ao Coal Industry Company donated a lot of money to make this road very good, of course, to make it easier for them to transport coal out, but later..."

At this point, the middle-aged woman fell silent, only shaking her head and sighing.

Meng Yu, who was puzzled and curious, hurriedly asked:

"What happened next?"

The middle-aged woman smiled.

"Later, their company offended some people. Not only were they subject to various inspections every few days, but they also had a lot of thugs causing trouble and making trouble, such as scattering nails on the highway to stop cars and beat up drivers."

"They couldn't take it anymore, so they brought in a group of people from other places to form a factory protection team. They fought several battles and drove away the thugs, but when they couldn't beat them, they resorted to dirty tricks."

"The road was perfectly fine, but they insisted that the road surface was broken and needed to be repaired, and that drainage ditches needed to be built to prevent flooding. The notice was posted for only a few days before they started setting up barriers and repairing the road section by section."

"And they also block the way a little on the left and a little on the right, making it easy for cars going in and out to get stuck in a traffic jam just because they don't give way to each other."

Meng Yu was enlightened by her elder sister's words.

She finally understood why, in this economically underdeveloped, and even somewhat remote and backward place, the provincial highway could be jammed with a long line of cars.