Chapter 44 Chapter 44 Something is wrong Something is wrong...

Seeing that it was Ji Mingcheng who brought her back again this time, Qiu Hengan and his wife were already used to it. When Shi Yuexiu took Qiu Jiang, he quickly handed her the food in his hand.

"Let me give you some food made at home by the leader."

Ji Mingcheng didn't hesitate at all and took it directly. "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

After seeing him take the things and leave, the three of them walked back together.

Qiu Jiang immediately sensed their good mood and asked curiously, "Did anything good happen today?"

"Your eldest brother sold out all the buns and other things he made today. I never thought business could be so profitable, so your eldest brother and I have decided to open a small shop."

Shi Yuexiu's face was filled with hope and joy that he had never seen before.

Qiu Jiang nodded repeatedly after hearing this. "That's right, that's right. Big Brother's cooking skills are so good, there will definitely be no problem. Besides, my colleagues were ordering buns from me this morning. We can definitely open a small shop."

"And they also said that they would definitely come to support our store after it opens." Although I don't know whether they will come or not, it is still very gratifying to be able to say that.

Shi Yuexiu also smiled and sighed, "I'll go with your eldest brother in the next couple of days to see if there are any shops that are open to the public. If they're suitable, we'll have our own shop soon."

Qiu Jiang immediately perked up and said to them excitedly, "Maybe my colleagues can help me with the store matter. Several of them have offered to ask for me, but unfortunately I was too busy last week and didn't have time to ask them. I'll ask them tomorrow when I have some free time."

"This is great." Shi Yuexiu was overjoyed.

Hearing this, Qiu Jiang puffed out her chest proudly, "Maybe I can help too."

"Yes, yes, our Jiang Jiang is becoming more and more powerful now." Shi Yuexiu touched her head and said with a smile.

Qiu Hengan was sitting in a wheelchair, and even though he didn't see their expressions, he had a smile on his face.

When they got home, they counted up the money they had earned in the past week, which was more than 700 yuan. That means they could earn over 100 yuan a day, not even if they worked full time and after deducting costs.

"This is almost more than what I earn in a month." Qiu Jiang exclaimed in amazement.

"We never thought we could make so much money from cooking. We thought we could save more money so we could have our brother's legs checked. The doctor at the Chinese medicine store said your brother's legs are in good condition. If he meets a good doctor, maybe he can be cured."

"Yeah, that's right." Qiu Jiang said happily, "I heard from our colleagues that the provincial capital has good treatment for this condition, so I'll go and find out more about it. When we save enough money, we can pick a time to go to the provincial capital to treat our legs. We can also bring Siyu and the others with us, and our family can also take a good look at the scenery of the provincial capital. I heard that it's much more prosperous than Anxi."

Qiu Jiang spoke with a look of longing on her face. After all, she had been in this world for two months and had not been to any other place except Anxi City and Chenlin City.

Even if there were fragments of her previous visits to other places in her memory, they were many years ago after all, and they were all blurry and not real.

"It's indeed much more prosperous over there than in Anxi. You were born in the provincial capital, and then my father brought us back." Qiu Heng'an showed some nostalgia when he mentioned this.

"Ah? I was born in the provincial capital?" Qiu Jiang was very curious.

"Yes, you are the first child in our family born in a hospital." Shi Yuexiu added, "When Mom was pregnant with you, she was already old and not in good health. She had a difficult birth. Dad was worried that something might happen to Mom, so he rushed you to the hospital."

"So that's how it is." She had no idea about this, so she wasn't surprised to know now.

"Dad has always loved Mom and wouldn't let her suffer." Otherwise, he wouldn't have made such a vicious poisonous insect to cure Mom. Unfortunately, Mom didn't hold on. After returning from her last expedition, she was seriously injured and died. Afterwards, Dad just talked to her for a long time, said sorry to her, and followed Mom that night.

Even if she were reborn in another life, she would know how much her father loved her mother.

When talking about their departed relatives, the three of them smiled with tears in their eyes, but they were thankful that at least their parents in heaven could be reunited, and those of them who were still alive could live stronger and happier.

At night, Qiu Jiang dreamed of her father and mother, who had never appeared in her dreams before. When she woke up in the morning, the corners of her mouth were curved.

After being woken up by the alarm clock, she got up, packed up, had a quick bite and rushed to the Municipal Bureau, where she met up with Deng Xingwang. Then the two of them went to the police station together to retrieve the information of the four families. After getting the information, they went directly to the family closest to them.

The head of the household was Chen Yichun, an old man who repaired bicycles. Because his family did not often return to Chenjia Village, and the news of the death in the mountains had not been spread, when his family brought two young men, saying that it was the police who came to look for him, he was visibly panicked and frightened.

"Comrade police officer, I'm just a mechanic. I've never done anything bad. I swear to God."

Seeing that they scared the other person, Qiu Jiang and the others did not explain too much.

Based on some information revealed by the forensic department, they knew that the little girl died three days ago, so they asked him straight away about his son going up the mountain to chop firewood three days ago.

When it comes to his own child, the old man hurriedly explains, "It's impossible for my son to do anything bad. He has a lame leg. If we hadn't run out of firewood that day, he wouldn't have gone up the mountain. Besides, he only went up the mountain for half an hour and came down. How could he have done anything bad in such a short time?"

His wife also said to them anxiously, "Comrade police, my child is very honest and would never do anything bad. Please don't misunderstand me."

Qiu Jiang and Deng Xingwang exchanged a glance, and Deng Xingwang immediately asked, "Who can prove that your son was only gone for half an hour?"

"His uncle can." They both said together.

"His uncle came to our house to drink that day. Otherwise, such a cold weather would have passed if we had endured it. Why would we send the child to the mountains to find firewood?"

"What about the others?" Qiu Jiang asked.

"His car was stolen, and he's currently trying to find it after reporting it to the police. He can't find it, so he's anxiously asking around to see if anyone has received his car."

When talking about this, both of them were very angry.

"Comrade police officer, please tell me what's going on. My son finally found a job as a deliveryman, and our family just scraped together enough money to buy him a car, and now his car has been stolen. This is an attempt to kill us."

They sighed and shed tears, which showed that buying a car was definitely a huge expense for their family.

Although they said so, Qiu Jiang and the others still needed to confirm with the police station and their son to prove that this was indeed the case.

After she made the call, it was proven that what they said was exactly the same, and at this point it seemed that the first person's suspicion became less.

The two of them did not dare to delay any longer and hurried to visit and investigate the three houses behind.

Unlike the first family, there are no elderly people in the next three families. The heads of households are between 30 and 40 years old, which is the prime of life.

This is also the main target they are looking for.

However, the three men cried out that they were wronged and provided corresponding evidence to prove that they had not done anything bad when they went to the mountain.

The entire morning was spent investigating these four companies and determining whether what they said was true. When they returned to the police station, they felt like their legs were no longer their own. They quickly ate a meal in the cafeteria and went to find Ji Mingcheng to report the situation.

Before they could say anything, they were shocked when they heard what Ji Mingcheng said.

"Someone in Chenjia Village recognized the piece of cloth and said that Chen Abao had a similar autumn coat and that he had gone up the mountain three days ago. Our people are already on their way to retrieve him."

"Chen Abao?" Qiu Jiang and the others were stunned for a moment.

Because this person was the lame son of the old car mechanic whose house they visited first.

Deng Xingwang couldn't help but tell the situation directly.

Qiu Jiang also said, "Captain Ji, did you make a mistake?"

Ji Mingcheng asked, "He may be lame, but as an adult male, even if he's lame, he's capable of taking a little girl into the mountains. Besides, can you guarantee that he only went into the mountains once during the day? Who can guarantee that he didn't go there at night?"

"I..." Qiu Jiang felt a little flustered, because she had never thought of such a situation before. Now she thought that the work done by both of them was full of loopholes.

They both lowered their heads in shame.

"But..." Ji Mingcheng suddenly spoke again, successfully making the two quails raise their heads.

Qiu Jiang and the other person stared at him, wanting to know what was going on.

"But everything depends on evidence. We've already found semen stains on the girl's underwear, and fingerprints on her autumn shirt. We have to wait for the results before we can make any conclusions."

In other words, they did not declare that Chen Abao was the murderer, but as long as there was suspicion, he would be investigated, and the final inspection results would be submitted regardless of whether he was the murderer or not.

"You two are responsible for this matter."

The two responded in unison, "Yes—"

The two of them walked out of his office together, dozed off on the table for about half an hour, and then they heard someone calling from outside, saying that Chen Abao had arrived.

Qiu Jiang and Deng Xingwang were instantly awakened and jumped out of the door.

However, when seeing Chen Abao, Qiu Jiang's heart skipped a beat, not because she knew for sure that he was the murderer, but because she was almost certain that he was not.

This Chen Abao was about 1.7 meters tall and he walked with a limp that was much worse than she had imagined.

The key point is that this person is very fat and obviously much fatter than the black shadow. Even if she did not notice the murderer's running posture at that time, she did not have any memory of him, which proved that the person was probably no different from a normal person. That's why she ignored his walking posture.

Besides, how could a person who could run so fast in the mountains be so lame?

If it isn't him, who else could it be?

The villagers of Chenjia Village all said that not many people had been going up the mountain recently, and they had only seen those four families. The strong men from all four families had evidence. Either they were constantly flirting with others on the phone, or they had run into each other on the mountain...

wrong.

Just as Captain Ji said, could the murderer go up there so brazenly in broad daylight?

It is very likely that they went up the mountain at night. In that case, what is the point of searching for the four people who went up the mountain during the day?

They actually overlooked such an important point. Qiu Jiang was so upset that she couldn't calm down when she sent Chen Abao for examination. She walked back and forth outside the corridor, so anxious that Deng Xingwang also became anxious.

"Why can't you get out yet?"

They waited for an unknown amount of time, feeling as if the days were passing by for years. Suddenly, there was a creaking sound from the door next to them, and Lu Jianian's assistant came out, handing them a report. "Based on the rice green liquid, the two samples did not belong to the same person."

Qiu Jiang took the report calmly, not seeming surprised at all. She just said "thank you" to him and left.

Could it be that she had already guessed this result?

Jason, who had just come from Hong Kong to help, looked at their backs blankly and was still confused.

Meanwhile, Qiu Jiang had already arrived at the fingerprint examination department. After knocking on the door and walking in, she asked directly, "Excuse me, has the report from Team Five come out?"

"It just came out, you can take it." A man in a white coat looked up from the instrument, gave them the things, and then continued to work.

Qiu Jiang and the others did not continue to disturb them. They took the things and went outside before looking at the specific contents of the report.

Deng Xingwang also leaned over to take a look.

He was dizzy after reading the long paragraphs of evidence in the beginning, so he went straight to the conclusion. When he saw the result, he was furious, "It really is him?"

"No." Qiu Jiang said firmly.

"But doesn't this report say that there are Chen Abao's fingerprints on the autumn clothes?" Deng Xingwang was puzzled.

"But don't forget the last report." Qiu Jiang reminded.

Deng Xingwang also felt something was amiss, scratching his head in confusion. "The person who used the liquid was not him, but his fingerprints were found on the blood-stained cloth at the scene..."

His eyes suddenly widened. "Could they be working together?"

"I don't know." Qiu Jiang knew there were no two people, but now these three words were the only ones she could say.

On the way back together, Qiu Jiang's mind was full of these two reports.

What's up with that piece of fabric?

Qiu Jiang suddenly stopped, closed his eyes and carefully recalled what he saw yesterday, trying to find out the source of the fabric.

She frowned, and was furious again and again at the cruel scenes. She wanted to kill that bastard.

Just then…

She suddenly opened her eyes, her eyes full of surprise.

How could Chen Abao's clothes be worn by the murderer?

Is the murderer someone Chen Abao knows?

Without a word, she ran off at full speed, leaving Deng Xingwang stunned. "Why are you running again? Where are you going?"

Deng Xingwang was afraid that he would not be able to keep up again this time, so he hurried to catch up. When she finally stopped, Deng Xingwang was already out of breath and met the concerned gazes of his colleagues around him.

He had a painful expression on his face and was breathing heavily, but he still raised his hand to greet them, reassuring them that he was fine. After he recovered a little, he continued to follow Qiu Jiang who was doing the registration.

"Jiang Jiang, do you want to see Chen Abao?" Deng Xingwang asked after glancing at the notebook.

"Yes." She left this sentence and followed the detention center personnel to a room where people who were temporarily detained were being held.

Chen Abao was the only one in the room. When Qiu Jiang saw him, she found that his eyes were swollen from crying. He was so scared that he burst into tears and kept saying that he was wronged.

"I know." Qiu Jiang replied.

Chen Abao, crying heart-wrenchingly, thought he had misheard and looked at her in disbelief, as if he had seen a god.

"It really wasn't me, police officer. You must help me explain. How could I possibly kill someone?"

After they arrived at their home, Chen Abao's parents called the village to ask what had happened. They then learned that someone had died in the mountains and their son was being treated as a suspect.

Chen Abao naturally knew the situation at this time. He was holding her hand and crying. If she hadn't held him back, he would have almost knelt on the ground and kowtowed to her.

"I believe you are innocent, and I can help you, but I need you to answer a few questions."

Chen Abao had already regarded her as a lifeline, and immediately responded, "You tell me, I will tell you everything."

"Where's your black and white striped cotton autumn sweater?"

"Black and white stripes?" Chen Abao couldn't think of it at first, and immediately became very anxious. "Let me think about it carefully. I'm sure I can think of it."

"Don't worry, I've been waiting here for you to remember."

Perhaps it was because her attitude was so good that his panic gradually subsided and he finally thought of something.

"I have a black and white striped autumn sweater that my mother bought me two or three years ago. Later, I became fatter and fatter, and the clothes could no longer fit me. My father doesn't like clothes of this color, so I kept it in the closet and didn't wear it. A few days ago, my mother went back to the village to clean up her things and found some old clothes. She said she wanted my cousins from my uncle's family to pick out any they liked to avoid wasting them."

After all, not all families have the means to buy new clothes all the time. It is very common for relatives to give clothes back and forth. Qiu Jiang is not surprised, but the whereabouts of these clothes must be figured out.

"So these clothes were taken away by your uncle's children?" Qiu Jiang confirmed with him again.

"I..." Chen Abao was a little embarrassed, "I don't know if my mother actually sent it to them, but I know she must have remembered that dress."

"Okay, thank you. I'll go check it out."

After getting the answer, Qiu Jiang simply comforted him and left with Deng Xingwang who was still guarding outside.

Deng Xingwang had no idea what was going on. He only knew that she was extremely anxious, and that she went to Chen Abao's house, whom she had visited that morning. He could probably guess that she had found some new clues from me.

Although he didn't know what it was.

But having a direction for investigation was a good thing. Deng Xingwang focused on driving, compressing the time on the road to the extreme, and finally arrived at the destination in about twenty minutes.

At Chen Abao's home, Chen Yichun and his wife were still crying. When they saw them coming, they immediately knelt down.

"Our Abao has been a good kid since he was young. He is so timid that he would never kill anyone."

"We are here to prove your son's innocence, but we need you to tell us where this autumn coat went."

Qiu Jiang directly showed them the picture of the cloth. When they saw it, they both showed a familiar look.

"This is what I bought for our Abao." Wang Qiuxia recognized it and said hurriedly.

"Where is this dress now?"

"It was also stolen." Wang Qiuxia was afraid that she would not believe it, so she knelt down in front of the statue of Guan Gong next to her.

"What I said is true. A few days ago, I packed up all the clothes that Abao couldn't wear anymore and was going to give them to my brother's children to see if they wanted them. But before I could give them to them, the clothes were lost along with the tricycle."

"Is it the car that was reported missing?"

"Yes, that's the one," Chen Yichun replied immediately. "We only bought that car half a year ago. My wife's family lives a bit far from here, so we thought we'd have our son drive us there. But who would have thought it would be stolen just moments after my son delivered the goods."

"Where was it stolen?"

"In front of the supermarket outside the Sixth Factory's staff quarters."

very good.

Qiu Jiang had a hunch that the person who stole the car was most likely the perverted murderer.

Deng Xingwang could hardly wait any longer and asked her, "I know that place. Shall we go there now?"

Qiu Jiang nodded, "Yeah."

What they didn't know was that while they were on their way to investigate the car thief, the police station received another call.

When the municipal government was cleaning the silt in the river, they found a woven bag with a large stone tied to it. They felt something was wrong and were afraid it was something bad, so they called the police directly.

Ji Mingcheng, Guo Kai and others rushed to the scene as soon as possible. As soon as they arrived, everyone felt a foul odor that was everywhere and went straight to their heads.

They held their breath at the first moment, but the smell was everywhere around them and there was no way to avoid it. When they couldn't hold their breath anymore, they couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Fuck, even more excited than before.

Not only is it annoying but it's also eye-catching.

They could hardly open their eyes. They covered their mouths and wanted to vomit, and their eyes hurt so much that they wanted to cry. They looked very miserable.

Some people couldn't hold it in and vomited immediately.

Unable to bear it any longer, they quickly borrowed a few gas masks from the municipal government, which made them feel better.

After recovering a little, they walked to the woven bag where several people had gathered, and took a deep breath together after opening the bag.

In fact, when they first heard about the river, stones and woven bags, they had already guessed what was inside, but now when they really saw the corpses inside that had turned into bones and emitted a foul smell, they still felt physically uncomfortable.

Ji Mingcheng only took a glance and said directly, "Have the forensic doctor and the trace examination team come here as soon as possible."

"I'll make a call now." Guo Kai immediately walked away and started contacting relevant personnel.

At this time, Ji Mingcheng used a stick to pull at the cloth-like material that was tightly attached to the woven bag, and said directly to the person next to him, "Get an evidence bag."

"Team Season, here you go."

He carefully put the things into the evidence bag. As soon as he stood up and looked up, he saw people on the roadside in the distance, curiously peeking at what was going on here. They were all puzzled and turned to ask Wang Li, "Don't they mind the smell?"

Before putting on the gas mask, he felt like he was going to die if he stayed here for even a second. Even if these people were far away, he didn't believe that they couldn't smell anything. How could they still stay there and watch the show?

The power of Bagua is too invincible.