After sorting out the confessions on the table, the police captain took out the thicker stack and looked at the village chief to ask questions.
"Is it convenient for us to visit each of these people's homes to check their specific conditions?"
The village chief twitched his lips. He naturally wanted to refuse. However, the police had clearly sent enough personnel this time.
More than thirty people surrounded the current house tightly.
Of course, there are so many people in their village, but compared with the police, these people look terrible.
The only ones with the highest fighting power in the village might be Brother Long and the men he brought with him. There was no need for that, and he still didn't want to start a dispute, as it would cause endless trouble later.
The village chief could only grit his teeth and nod.
The police captain also nodded with a smile, and said, "Then please trouble the village chief to lead the way."
Lu Jinghuai had just taken the list from the police captain. After reading it, he handed the confession form in his hand to the village chief.
The two sides reached a consensus, and the village chief took Lu Jinghuai and several villagers who needed to make the trip away.
When I entered the first house, I saw a woman in the yard. The woman in the yard was the man’s wife. Her eyes were full of horror when she saw a group of people coming in.
The police captain seemed unaware of her panic and patiently explained, "I'm a police officer. I'm here to investigate the disappearance of Mr. Lu's wife, Lin Yan, in the village. I'd like to ask you to give a statement. Is that convenient for you?"
The woman did not answer the question, but subconsciously looked at her husband behind the policeman. The woman's husband glared at him fiercely, and the woman lowered her eyes instantly.
Lu Jinghuai's eyes paused slightly. The first time he saw the woman, he thought of the first time he went to Zhang Guodong's house and the reaction of Zhang Guodong's wife Xu Manyu when she saw them.
The police captain seemed to have noticed something as well. He glanced at the man and the village chief behind him.
"If it's convenient, I'd like to ask this lesbian some questions alone."
The village chief's expression froze, but he finally looked at the woman's husband and nodded, saying that it was of course okay.
Lu Jinghuai followed the police and took the woman into the house. After entering the house, the woman was obviously still nervous. Faced with the unfamiliar police and Lu Jinghuai, she was somewhat helpless.
"Comrade police officer, what do you want to ask?"
Lu Jinghuai breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he could speak, it was good enough.
Lu Jinghuai did not try to steal the spotlight in front of the police captain, but instead looked at the police captain.
The police captain also pulled out two stools and stretched out his hand, indicating that the woman in front of him should sit down.
The woman hesitated, but still sat down, still being cautious and only occupying one corner of the chair.
The police captain looked at the woman, seemed to think for a moment, and asked.
"Your accent doesn't sound like you're from Province S. Where are you from? How did you end up marrying into Xiaoliang Village?"
The police captain's words made the woman's pupils shrink suddenly. She lowered her eyes and seemed to think for a long time before replying.
"My mother's family is from City Z."
After a few simple words, but without saying anything else, the police officer hummed and asked again: "How long has it been since you went back?"
The woman paused. She didn't understand why the police captain asked her these questions. But she answered honestly, "I haven't been back since I got married."
The police captain scribbled something in his notebook and suddenly asked, "Was he abducted?"
The woman's body obviously stiffened and seemed to tremble. After a long time, she hesitated and shouted.
"Comrade police officer." The woman's tone was cautious, as if she was hesitant about how to respond.
At this time, the faces of the village chief and the man outside the house were not very good. The man, who was the woman's husband, didn't know when he had squeezed out the identity of the village chief, and he lowered his voice.
"Why are the people in the police station so unfamiliar this time?"
The village chief's face didn't look good either. He glanced at the police outside the yard and the police guarding the door of the house.
"Not Province S."
The man's expression changed instantly, and the village chief also had a headache. He glanced at the man and asked directly: "Is your wife not going to say anything nonsense?"
The man shook his head and said without hesitation: "No, she has been here for many years and has given birth to two children. She is not that tactless."
The village chief breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, in the room, the woman shook her head firmly after a long silence.
"Comrade police officer, I don't understand what you're saying. My husband and I got married after falling in love."
As if explaining, the woman spoke again, "My husband and I met online. I don't go back to my parents' home because my mother is no longer around, and I don't have a good relationship with other people there, so there's no need to go back."
The police captain's hand paused for a moment, but he didn't say anything. He just said "hmm" and didn't ask any more questions.
"I understand." Three simple words.
The woman opposite breathed a sigh of relief, but a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes.
Next, the group visited about five or six families. These families had one thing in common: the daughters-in-law were married from other places and had not returned to their parents' home for many years.
Moreover, the men in these dozen households did not go out to work in the fields between 8 and 10 in the morning. They were either playing cards or sleeping.
Lu Jinghuai briefly looked at some of the so-called "confessions", rubbed his forehead, and took out a copy from the house of someone he had not visited yet.
"Let's go to Zhang Guodong's house first."
The police captain glanced at him, said "hmm", and the group set off.
When they arrived at Zhang Guodong's house, Zhang Guodong's expression changed slightly, but he still spoke.
"Comrade police officer, do we also need to record a statement from our family? My wife is mute and cannot speak."
The police captain glanced at Zhang Guodong and said sternly, "Your wife must give a statement. Comrade Lin Yan disappeared from your home, and your wife happened to be at home when she disappeared. She might have heard something."
This statement was indeed well-reasoned. Before Zhang Guodong could say anything else, Lu Jinghuai spoke up.
"I heard from my wife that your daughter-in-law can read. As long as she has been to school and can read, communication won't be difficult."
Zhang Guodong's expression changed again and again, and in the end he could only watch as the police captain came forward and knocked on the door.
When Xu Manyu came out of the house and saw Lu Jinghuai and the police captain at the door, a variety of complex emotions flashed in her eyes.
The police captain and Lu Jinghuai entered the house, and the other policemen in the yard began to search every room, including the kitchen.
In the courtyard, the fat and thin people in the crowd also looked unhappy. According to the speed and pattern of the investigation, they might find their home soon.
Their cellar is indeed hidden, but who can guarantee that no accidents will happen?
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