Chapter 12 Chapter 12 (Revised) Coconut Candy

Wenshan is still in elementary school.

Not every child in Mangzhai has the opportunity to go to school. Most children can only stay at home to help with housework and play in the river in the summer.

People drown in rivers and reservoirs every year, but no matter how dangerous the situation is, no one cares about them. Adults don't even have this awareness.

Lai Tong's wife had received a few years of education and also asked Lai Tong to send the children to school.

After Wu Yuanqing came to Mangzhai yesterday, he made a special investigation. He found out that the Lai Tong family is very famous in Mangzhai, and Lai Tong is a well-known good man.

He had a son in his old age and doted on Wenshan very much, but Wenshan was not spoiled and had a good reputation in Mangzhai.

Nata has been numb these two days.

He used to work at the police station: drinking tea, reading newspapers, and going out on patrol at a leisurely pace.

Now he works in the police station: checking human heads, retrieving rotting corpses from the cellar, and watching corpses being boiled in warm water.

The stimulation of the work increased significantly, and his weak heart could not take it well.

Nata had just vomited up the broth he drank this morning.

The people involved in the case were taken to the police station. The forensic doctor borrowed by Wu Yuanqing from Changxia City has also arrived, and the forensic doctor is in need of an assistant.

Wu Yuanqing looked around and said, "Nata, go help."

Nata's stomach turned nauseous at the sound of these words.

The other detectives are still running around outside. The identity of the drug addict has not been confirmed, and Mangzhai still needs to be investigated. All of this requires manpower.

Sang Baiyu raised his hand in time.

Wu Yuanqing said, "Kids, go out and eat popsicles."

Fang Xiaoman said: "But you don't have anyone else to use."

"The autopsy requires two people present. I can be responsible for taking notes," Sang Baiyu paused and added, "You can eat the popsicles after the autopsy."

The forensic doctor looked at Sang Baiyu curiously.

Ning Languo is so powerful. Even a child is involved in a murder case?

He doesn't like children very much, but Sang Baiyu looks well-behaved and sensible, which makes her quite likable.

Wu Yuanqing's face darkened.

Sang Baiyu said, "Uncle, tell me honestly, can I not do this job well?"

Wu Yuanqing: “…”

He really wanted to throw away his conscience, but maybe Sang Baiyu could really do it.

Fang Xiaoman said: "I am still here. I am an adult, I..."

Wu Yuanqing said expressionlessly: "You really can't."

Fang Xiaoman: “…”

Before entering the temporary room used for dissecting corpses, Sang Baiyu secretly asked Wu Yuanqing, "Are you going to interrogate Li Rong later?"

"certainly."

"Where's Min Wen?"

Wu Yuanqing said seriously: "I will also pay attention to her."

Sang Baiyu seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Wu Yuanqing felt inexplicably flustered when he saw her reaction, "Anything else?"

"That's it..." Sang Baiyu hooked her finger at Wu Yuanqing, "Try asking it this way."

*

Nata and Wu Yuanqing interrogated Li Rong and the two children together.

In the past, the work processes of the police station were not so standardized. After Wu Yuanqing took office, everything was based on Chinese standards.

Nata was in charge of recording, a job he rarely did, and he cried out several times, "Wait, wait a minute!"

Wu Yuanqing: “…”

Nata should be thrown in for an autopsy and Sang Baiyu should come to take the statement.

Anyway, the body can wait for Nata.

Wu Yuanqing began to miss Sang Baiyu.

Although he is young, he is more reliable than Nata.

Sitting opposite Wu Yuanqing was Min Wen.

Li Rong was still waiting, and Wu Yuanqing called for Min Wen to come in first.

Nata more or less thought that the inspector was a little crazy. Min Wen was the same age as Sang Baiyu, and he couldn't kill people, hide bodies, or sew them into hot water bottles.

But Sang Baiyu was right several times in a row, and Min Wen seemed to be the most suspicious person.

Nata stared at Min Wen, trying to use her sharp gaze to make her spit out the answer.

Wu Yuanqing asked, "Did your father tell you where he was going when he left home?"

Min Wen shook his head.

"How is his relationship with your mother? Do they argue often, occasionally, or almost never?"

Wu Yuanqing circled the range of answers.

Min Wen: “Often.”

"After they had a fight that day, did you see Min Chun leave home with your own eyes?"

"……kindness."

Nata was overjoyed, but Min Wen hesitated!

Wu Yuanqing changed the topic, "How is the relationship between Lai Tong and Min Chun?"

Min Wen raised his head slightly, his expression gradually becoming natural, "They have a good relationship."

"But the body turned up at Lai Tong's house," Wu Yuanqing said with a smile. "From what I've observed, Lai Tong's status in Mang Village is far higher than Min Chun's. Zuko trusts Lai Tong, and now Lai Tong is the biggest suspect. I don't think they'll let him go anytime soon. Forget about your mother and your brother, but how will you survive in Mang Village in the future? If you can't stay in Mang Village, at your age, you'll either end up on the streets with Li Rong or go to an orphanage. The conditions in the orphanage...tsk. Think about whether Min Chun left after the quarrel with Li Rong. "

Wu Yuanqing stood up.

A trace of panic flashed in Min Wen's eyes, "I'm telling the truth."

"Uncle believes you," Wu Yuanqing said. "Wenshan is next door. Think about it carefully. I'll go ask him first. He's young and doesn't know much. He probably doesn't even know what murder is. I don't think he can hold out for more than a few minutes. There's a difference between confessing first and later, but as long as it's not against the law, it's fine. Uncle believes you."

Wu Yuanqing patted Nata's shoulder, signaled Ruan Feng to keep an eye on Min Wen, and then walked to the next room.

Nata asked curiously, "Are you not going to continue the trial?"

Wu Yuanqing dragged Nata out.

Nata closed the door and said, "I can see that she didn't tell the truth. Are you giving up now? Or...did Sang Baiyu say something to you?"

Before Sang Baiyu left, he whispered to Wu Yuanqing for a long time.

Wu Yuanqing raised his eyebrows, "There are different interrogation plans for different people."

"What kind of person is Min Wen?"

Wu Yuanqing remained silent.

He didn't know what kind of person Min Wen was, but he knew that Sang Baiyu told him clearly that when interrogating Min Wen, he emphasized Min Wen's personal safety.

This is a very subtle suggestion, proving that in Sang Baiyu's heart, Min Wen cares about her more.

Wu Yuanqing said, "Let's go see Wenshan."

Wen Shan's condition is much worse than Min Wen's, and he is a good breakthrough point.

Sang Baiyu also mentioned Wenshan.

Wu Yuanqing could think of Sang Baiyu's proposal, but he was an old criminal policeman with many years of work and was very shrewd. How old was Sang Baiyu?

He's still in middle school, but he can already see so many twists and turns. This kid will...

It must be a disaster.

Wu Yuanqing could imagine how Sang Baiyu would become a bully in Pingxiang Street in the future by following Fang Xiaoman.

Sang Baiyu also has suggestions for Wenshan.

Wu Yuanqing took Wen Shan to a remote room and had not provided him with water or food since he entered the police station.

After Wu Yuanqing sat down, he said, "When I was in school, the most important thing was brotherhood. I would go through fire and water for my friends."

Wen Shan looked at Wu Yuanqing blankly.

Wu Yuanqing put away his smile and said, "But I still listen to my teachers and parents. We can clearly tell who is the king and who is the king."

Wen Shan bit his lower lip, tears streaming down his face.

Wu Yuanqing said, "Anyway, your father and your mother are both suspects, so they both have to stay to investigate. Uncle will take you home soon. You may not have food to eat tomorrow morning, so you should starve for a few days. Who knows, they might still be able to come back."

Wu Yuanqing secretly kicked Nata.

Nata said hurriedly: "Go back? Impossible, the murderer must be them."

"That's right. Children don't have enough strength to stuff the body in there."

As soon as the words fell, Wen Shan banged the table while crying, "Who said that? I can do it, you are bad people, you arrested my parents!"

Wu Yuanqing suppressed his smile and shouted, his voice louder than Wen Shan's banging on the table, "You were the one who sent them to the police station! Tell me! Who left the bodies there?!"

There was only one low-power desk lamp in the room.

The desk lamp was one meter away from Wu Yuanqing, and Wu Yuanqing was almost completely hidden in the shadows.

He shouted so loudly that Wen Shan was so frightened that he became stunned and even forgot to cry.

Wu Yuanqing asked: "You put the body there, who was helping you?!"

Wen Shan: "...My friend."

“How many people?!”

“…Five.”

"Who did you kill?"

"No, someone asked me to help." Wen Shan's voice became smaller and smaller.

Wu Yuanqing was furious again, "Why don't you confess?!"

Wen Shan's tears fell silently, "It's the Min family..."

Wu Yuanqing's heart skipped a beat.

Is it really Min Wen? A ten-year-old girl?

He thought Li Rong was more likely.

Wen Shan said, "It's...Min Jun."

*

Facing Min Wen again, Wu Yuanqing was speechless for a moment.

Nata was also shocked by Wen Shan's words. He said that the person who asked him to move the body was Min Jun.

He called five boys of the same age, and after sitting down to discuss, they decided to hide the body in Wen Shan's hot water bottle.

The huge hot water bottle once caused laughter from his companions, but now it can be used and Wenshan is very proud.

Wen Shan also confessed that they first moved a body outside Mangzhai back to the cellar, and then used ropes to lift the body out of the cellar.

Ropes are also used to transport goods to the top of the warehouse, which is equivalent to pulleys.

They smelled the stench of a body but had no idea why it stank and didn't think it would attract anyone else's attention.

Nata asked him in surprise why he wanted to do such a favor?

"He gave us coconut candy," Wenshan said.

Just a piece of coconut candy.

Wu Yuanqing said: "After Min Jun was locked up, he kept clamoring to see Li Rong."

Min Wen said softly, "I miss my mother too."

"Have you thought about it? How do you want to answer?"

Min Wen was silent again, but this time she didn't remain silent for long before she spoke: "Dad and Mom had a fierce quarrel. Mom got so angry that she chopped Dad with the kitchen knife at home."

Wu Yuanqing asked: "Do you know what Min Jun did?"

Min Wen shook his head.

"How did Mom deal with the body?"

"Throw it into the cellar."

"The public cellar will be discovered."

Min Wen said, "But my mother only picked up the kitchen knife to defend herself in a desperate situation. How could we have considered everything so thoroughly?"

Wu Yuanqing was speechless.

Min Wen finally opened his mouth, and what happened next was simple.

Li Rong was easier to deal with than Min Wen. When she heard her daughter accuse her of killing Min Chun, she was stunned for a moment and then confessed everything.

Li Rong actually concealed a lot of things, including the date of her wedding.

In fact, she was left to Min Chun by her father when she was thirteen years old. Min Chun was Chinese at that time. Doing business was not allowed in China at that time, and speculation would be arrested, but there was still a black market between Longxinggang and Changxia.

Min Chun made a little money by reselling on the black market, so Li Rong's father used his daughter to exchange for money from Min Chun.

Thirteen years old, the same age as Sang Baiyu, but not everyone is Sang Baiyu.

She knew nothing and became someone's wife in a daze. She even had no period at that time because of poor nutrition.

Later, China gradually opened up and started normal trade, and Min Chun could no longer make money.

Since he can’t make money on the black market, he doesn’t want to farm the land at home.

You can make a little money when the chickpea harvest is good, but Min Chun just doesn't want to work. His mind is full of playing cards and cockfighting.

"I'm sorry to Xiaowen. Between Xiaojun and her, I always took better care of Xiaojun. So when I found out Min Chun was actually after Xiaowen and wanted to marry her off for money, I couldn't stand it. Do you know what a thirteen-year-old girl goes through after getting married? I didn't dare let Xiaowen know. If it were me, it would be fine, but even Xiaowen... So when we had an argument that day, I was so angry that I took a kitchen knife and hacked him to death. He never thought I would resist until his last breath. How ironic."

*

The autopsy was difficult.

Min Chun was not beheaded.

The addict's head and body can also be put together, and the identities of the two can be confirmed.

The forensic doctor confirmed that Min Chun died of heavy bleeding. The murderer used a 20-centimeter-long kitchen knife to sever his carotid artery.

As for the addict, he was shot.

Ning Languo did not limit the number of guns and did not register the models, so the owner of the guns could not be found.

Sang Baiyu followed the forensic doctor to Wu Yuanqing's office.

The forensic doctor had only two words to say about Sang Baiyu: admiration.

At first, he had an objection to Wu Yuanqing sending two children to follow him, but the condition of the corpses was so bad, especially the ones that were slowly boiled in warm water. He stayed in it for several hours and almost vomited, but Sang Baiyu seemed to be fine.

According to Fang Xiaoman, Sang Baiyu has an exceptionally sharp sense of smell.

The three of them happened to meet Wu Yuanqing, who was hurriedly heading to the office. The forensic doctor smiled and said, "I don't think you need to worry about no one helping you. Xiaoyu's psychological endurance is really extraordinary. She has a natural talent for being a criminal detective."

Wu Yuanqing said, "You should hope she doesn't go down the road opposite the police."

Even if he really let Sang Baiyu commit the crime, he might not be able to catch her.

Sang Baiyu asked, "Did they confess?"

"Min Jun is the most worried kid. Li Rong and Min Wen have confessed, but he still refuses to say anything. Let's go in and talk."

Wu Yuanqing walked into the office and sat down tiredly. "Mom killed Dad, and my sister and I watched. My sister helped Mom hide the body, and my brother thought that as long as the body in the cellar wasn't Dad's, Mom wouldn't be suspected. This family is really something."

Sang Baiyu asked, "Uncle, is Min Wen's reaction the same as what I said?"

Wu Yuanqing nodded. "She is indeed concerned about her future. You reacted quickly."

Sang Baiyu cannot hear what others are thinking, which only shows that she is smart.

Sang Baiyu's smile was a little strange, "Is that really how it's supposed to be?"

Wu Yuanqing asked curiously, "You call this a performance?"

"Yes, don't forget that she wrote the anonymous letter," Sang Baiyu said. "Her original intention was to get us to discover the body. When you interrogated her, she pretended not to cooperate. I think she really wants to send Li Rong to prison. The next people to investigate are Min Wen and the man who called the police."

Wu Yuanqing's heart skipped a beat.

I thought the case had finally made significant progress, but I didn't expect that there were still a lot of mysteries in Mangzhai.

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Wu Yuanqing: Fight with you rich people