Chapter 68
Wang Heizi pulled Tang Qingqing over and brought her in front of Qian San.
When Qian San saw Tang Qingqing's eyes light up, his ears suddenly turned red and his face looked shy.
Wang Heizi looked at him like this and kicked him angrily.
"Hurry up and explain what you just said to our sister Qing. Tell us exactly what he did, don't leave out a single word."
"Hey, hey." Qian San responded quickly, looked up at Tang Qingqing and then lowered his head embarrassedly.
"I just asked around. The fisherman was fishing here seven days ago and never left. He brought some biscuits to eat and even urinated under that tree twice."
Tang Qingqing was surprised: "Why do the nearby villagers know his movements so well?"
This happened seven days ago. The nearest village is about ten minutes' walk away. Who would have kept an eye on him?
"This fisherman is very easy to talk to. Every time he catches a fish, he is happy to share half with everyone. So the kids here always keep an eye on him. As soon as he comes, we will wait for him. Because only the first one to rush over can get a share of the fish, and those who lag behind will not get any."
“Are you sure it was seven days ago?”
"Sure, there was a funeral in our team that day, so everyone remembered it."
Tang Qingqing looked at Wang Heizi, and Wang Heizi nodded at her.
"Although Qian San seems a bit unreasonable, he will definitely do things well once he gets the money."
Tang Qingqing looked at Qian San again: "Can you take responsibility for what you said?"
Qian San patted his chest and vowed: "I, Qian San, will not say anything else, but my reputation is absolutely number one."
"Besides the fisherman, was there anyone else here that day?"
"No, he's the only one."
"Are you sure?"
"Sure! I'll say that even in front of the police."
Tang Qingqing nodded and asked, "Did any special people or things appear along the river that day?"
"That's true. I can't say about other places, but in this area, no strangers came that day. If they showed up, they would definitely be targeted."
"You need to go to the police station and record a statement about what you just said."
Qian San looked at Tang Qingqing's pretty face and almost nodded in agreement.
But he braked in time and looked at Wang Heizi.
Wang Heizi rolled his eyes at him and said, "You must have been a money-grubber in your previous life."
"I can't help it. You know the situation in my family. If we don't think of a solution, everyone will go hungry."
"Three big reunion cards, is that enough?"
Qian San's eyes widened, "Enough, enough, enough!"
"Once you have done this, I will complete it in one go."
Qian San was a little hesitant.
Wang Heizi: "How can I, Wang Heizi, steal your money?"
"That's not the case..."
Qian San hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.
Tang Qingqing actually felt that it was a little unreliable, but she still called Gao Pengyue.
Tell him the information revealed by Qian San in advance and ask him to take Qian San back to the Public Security Bureau to record his statement.
"This is an important clue!" Gao Yuepeng was surprised.
Now everyone's attention is focused on Shen Hewei. This clue will change the direction of their current investigation.
If what Qian San said was proven to be true, then Shen Hewei would have evidence of his alibi, greatly reducing his suspicion.
After Gao Pengyue left with Qian San, Tang Qingqing couldn't help but ask:
"Is this really true?"
It was difficult for Tang Qingqing to accept exchanging money for information.
"Every insect has its own way, every rat has its own way. If Qian San doesn't give him some benefits, he won't deal with the police. Not to mention collecting information, even if he knows something, he won't think of telling the police."
"He wouldn't spread false information for money, would he?"
"Since he is willing to go to the police station, he will not do anything reckless. For someone like him who sells information, credibility is very important. It will not benefit him to falsify information, and he will be reprimanded by the police later. There is no need for that."
After hearing this, Tang Qingqing said nothing more, but felt that the case had become more complicated.
"If what Qian San said is true, then the murderer is most likely not Shen Hewei. Then who could it be?"
Shen Hewei left home at 7:20 in the morning. It takes at least 40 minutes to ride a bicycle from Shen's house to here, and usually takes an hour.
Someone saw him here at around eight o'clock, which means that Shen Hewei did not have time to commit the crime.
Tang Qingqing read the autopsy report. Based on the residue in Zhou Xiaoling's stomach, it was known that Zhou Xiaoling was killed within two hours after having breakfast.
According to Zhou's family, Zhou Xiaoling had breakfast at home at 7:30 in the morning, took her nephews to kindergarten at 7:40, and was never seen again after that.
"She was probably spotted on the way. A grown woman like her appeared in the suburbs. It's very likely that someone was up to something bad."
This situation is very likely to happen. Zhou Xiaoling originally had a bicycle, but it was taken away by his second sister-in-law.
So she could only walk to the place she had agreed with Shen Hewei, which made her more vulnerable to a surprise attack.
"If she was abducted and raped/murdered along the way, then it must have happened on this road. We have to continue searching along this road tomorrow."
By this time it was already dark and Tang Qingqing was already feeling hungry. If she hadn't been eating candy all the time, she would probably have started to feel uncomfortable again.
Wang Heizi: "This river is so long. If we search so little by little, it will take a long time to find it. Even if it takes a long time, the problem is that the traces will disappear."
"If they wanted to rape and murder Zhou Xiaoling and dump her body during the day without being discovered, they must have done it in a relatively remote place. Let's go back tonight and take a look at where along the way would be the most suitable place to commit the crime. We will focus on checking those places first."
Wang Heizi nodded: "Okay, Dazhuang will also come out of the team tomorrow. He will follow you then and we will act separately."
"If you have something to do, just go do it. You don't have to follow me all the time."
"Don't say this kind of nonsense anymore, it's boring."
Tang Qingqing's mouth twitched.
Wang Heizi rolled his eyes at her and said, "You only have a pretty face but no brains. What kind of case is this? Why would I let you wander around alone? What are you thinking?"
"Wang Heizi, you've grown so powerful that you even dare to confront me!" Tang Qingqing started to beat him up.
Wang Heizi dodged quickly, "Comrade Tang, please call me Wang Jinxin."
When Wang Heizi was about to go to junior high school, he went to change his name. Originally, he wanted to be called Wang Facai, but Tang Qingqing thought the name was too rustic and kept holding him back, refusing to agree.
After much deliberation, he finally chose this name, and he made no secret of his desire to get rich.
On the way back, Tang Qingqing was not idle either, and was observing the situation on the ground.
It's just that the speed was much faster than usual and did not delay the journey.
There was no gain along the way. When Tang Qingqing returned to the cafeteria, Qin Sa was also eating.
Qin Sa waved at her hurriedly, and Wang Heizi asked Tang Qingqing to go first while he went to get her food.
"Sure, I found such an important clue today."
Tang Qingqing smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with me. They were all hired by Wang Heizi."
"What did I say before? Wang Heizi has his own connections, and there might be unexpected gains."
"So now Shen Hewei is no longer a suspect?"
"He has been released on bail but has not been removed from the suspect list."
Qian San’s clues are very important and can largely clear Shen Hewei’s name.
Qin Sa whispered, "Let him go, and see if anyone shows up."
If Shen Hewei is not the murderer, then after he is released, if the murderer is a local, he will most likely show up to investigate the situation.
"Shen Hewei has been released. What is the reaction from the Zhou family?"
Ever since it was confirmed that Zhou Xiaoling was murdered and Shen Hewei was the biggest suspect, the Zhou family has been running to the Shen family to demand justice and compensation.
Now that Shen Hewei has been released, the Zhou family will definitely react.
"Why do you think I'm not having dinner until now? I've been busy dealing with their family affairs. They know I'm in charge of this case and they keep pestering me."
Qin Sa didn't mention how badly the Zhou family said about her, and she even threatened to report it to the higher-ups, accusing her of favoritism and bending the law. She almost said that she was having an affair with Shen Hewei.
Tang Qingqing thought of something: "Did Zhou Xiaoling's sister-in-law's brother come with us?"
"Is your name Lu Xiang?"
"I don't know his name, but I heard Zhou Xiaoling mention him before. She said she didn't like this man very much. He was not a clean man and often said some indecent things to her."
"That Lu Xiang looks slovenly. He was the first to speak up. He really has a dirty mouth."
Zhou Xiaoling's sister-in-law's home is next door to the battery factory, so the two sides often visit each other.
Zhou Xiaoling's sister-in-law's younger brother, Mingjiao Lu Xiang, is now an unemployed vagrant. He occasionally does part-time jobs, but most of the time he just hangs around like this.
"You suspect him?"
"My deskmate mentioned him and said he was not a good person. Ever since Zhou Xiaoling got engaged to Shen Hewei, she ate well, dressed well, and became more beautiful. She said she saw Lu Xiang staring at Zhou Xiaoling with lustful eyes several times."
Qin Sa nodded: "I'll write it down."
"Sister, do you think it's likely that someone close to you committed the crime?"
"According to incomplete statistics, more than half of the women who were killed were brought by people around them, and many cases were committed by acquaintances. They know the whereabouts of the other party better, and are more likely to deceive them, making it easier for them to act."
"When we investigate a case, if there is no definite evidence, we usually start with the deceased's surroundings."
At this time, Wang Heizi also came over to get his meal.
"I just heard you guys talking about Lu Xiang?"
Tang Qingqing raised her eyes to look at him: "Do you know him?"
"Is it the one from the battery factory?"
"Yes, that's him."
"Yes, who doesn't know this guy? Is he related to this case?"
"He is the younger brother of Zhou Xiaoling's sister-in-law."
王黑子擰眉：“你們還別說，他還真有可能會幹出這種事。”
陸翔上頭還有一個哥哥，下面還有一個弟弟。
哥哥拿了媽媽的工作，弟弟學習成績優異，今後有很大可能可以憑借自己的本事獲得工作崗位。
陸翔夾在中間，是家裏最不成器的那個，整天像個二流子一樣亂晃。
平常時不時從電池廠偷些配件出來售賣，王黑子也因此認識了他。
“這人咋能這樣呢！這不是挖社會主義牆角嗎，你怎麽不報案。”唐青青皺眉。
“嗨，這種事現在不少見，現在跟以前不一樣了。你問問秦公安，這種事要是廠子裏不追究，公安局是不是都不好插手。”
秦飒只當沒聽見，有些事知道就行，說出來不管就說不過去了。
王黑子也沒有追問，道：“這小子讓我去查吧，還能更快一點。”
陸翔去的地方經常見不得光，要是公安去查，很可能擔心自己也會被抓，而選擇隐瞞。
秦飒二話沒說立刻答應了，她扒拉完最後一口飯就離開了。
她的身上不只一個案子，其他人也差不多的情況，每天忙得團團轉。
唐青青也要跟着王黑子一起，王黑子有些猶豫，“那些地方不适合你過去。”
唐青青看了他一眼， “不會是賭場吧？”
王黑子愣了愣，沒吭聲。
唐青青一臉嚴肅道：“王黑子，我作為朋友，必須要提醒你，你現在的行為和狀态，讓我感到很危險。”
“我沒有參與，你回頭可以問大壯。”
“我說大道理說不過你，我會将一切彙報給毅哥，讓他來跟你說。”
王黑子這兩年變化很大，已經不再是當初那個一臉稚氣的小孩了。
開放後，他心思更加活絡了，沒有了翟弘毅的約束，身邊又有陶大壯這樣的人跟着，他有點活躍過頭了。
王黑子臉色一變，“這點小事沒必要跟毅哥說吧，他現在忙着呢，哪裏有空管這些。”
翟弘毅離開以後，就再也沒有回來了，他們一直保持着通信，讓對方知曉彼此情況。
雖然彼此關系依然非常好，可還是沒法跟以前比。
相隔千裏，彼此已經是不同境遇，心态等都發生了變化。
通信又具有滞後性，有些事過去了，就沒有心思分享了。
但是翟弘毅的分量依然很重，王黑子依然會聽他的話。
翟弘毅去年就考上了大學，現在于京城人民大學就讀，這讓王黑子更加敬佩這個異姓大哥。
“你如果覺得沒問題，又怎麽會擔心毅哥知道？”
王黑子面色有些不好看。
唐青青嘆道：“我不是想要指責你什麽，只是不希望你走歪路。你就算不繼續讀書，也有大好前程，現在的機會很多，我不希望你把路子走窄了。”
王黑子原本有些不服氣，自己明明是來幫忙的，結果反倒給自己找事。
現在聽到這句話，胸口那股氣也散了。
“我跟你保證，我沒有沾那些亂七八糟的事。”
王黑子把唐青青送回學校，此時學校還在上晚自習。
唐青青從後門溜了進去，回到自己的座位上，就看到上面擺着兩張試卷。
有的人察覺到她的出現，只看了一眼又沉浸在題海之中了。
自從上了初三，大家就感受到了壓力。
這将是一個分水嶺，如果不能考上高中，有些人就得回家務農或者找一份臨時工。
除非家裏有關系，否則沒法安排正式工作。
上了高中的，哪怕以後考不上大學或者大中專，通常情況下路子也會更多一些。
寧平英看到唐青青很是激動，正想出聲被唐青青制止住了。
寧平英連忙扯出一張紙，在上面刷刷刷寫上一行字：“沈和偉被放出來了？”
她晚飯的時候聽到這個消息，無比地震驚。
為此周家人在那罵了半天，說什麽這是沈家仗着自己有關系，跟公安局勾結，其中有黑幕雲雲。
唐青青拿過字條，回道：“他有不在場證據，沈家就把他給保釋出去了。”
“兇手不是他，會是誰啊？這個強/奸犯會不會還在我們公社？”
寧平英寫這段話的時候，整個人都在打哆嗦。
如果是沈和偉做的，反倒沒有什麽可怕的。
因為他當時已經被抓了，二來他是犯了病才會做出這種喪天良的事，一定程度上說大家也猜到他瘋起來會很可怕，雖然也覺得可怕，卻也還在可承受範圍內。
可要是別人那就不一樣了，現在那個人還沒有被抓到，沒有人能推斷出是誰，會不會再作案，一切充滿了未知也就更為的恐怖。
寧平英是走讀生，下晚自習之後還要走回家。
她家距離學校有一段路是沒有路燈的，寧平英平時走那一片的都覺得很害怕，現在發生這樣的事，心裏更加害怕了。
“現在還沒有線索，你最近還是讓爸媽接送吧，或者跟着同學們一起走，不要落單。”
寧平英快哭了，“我們公社怎麽會有這麽恐怖的人！”
唐青青突然想到什麽：“你怎麽知道周小玲是被奸/殺的？”
目前案子還沒有破，公安局并沒有對外公布具體情況，對外只是說她被殺害，并沒有說她是被奸/殺的。
寧平英愣了愣：“這不是早就傳開了嗎？周家人自己都在那說呢，罵沈和偉是個畜生。”
唐青青抿唇，表情不大好看，這家人是怎麽一回事！
唐青青原本還想詢問她關于陸翔的事，最後還是壓下了，還是先等明天王黑子的調查。
第二天，唐青青走出學校，就看到王黑子站在學校門口，嘴裏叼着一支煙。
唐青青不禁皺眉，快步走向前，把他的煙給抽走。
王黑子也不惱，道：“我昨天晚上去問了一圈，陸翔在周小玲遇害那天的頭天晚上，跟人玩牌玩了個通宵，一直到早上九點多才散的。”
“散局後，他們還一塊去隔壁面館吃了一碗面，分開的時候已經十點了。有人看着陸翔十點多回到家，一直到吃晚飯的時候才爬起來。”
陸翔經常黑白颠倒，陸家人都已經習慣了。
最近他要跟着周家人找沈家的麻煩，作息才正常起來。
唐青青失望，“看來兇手不是他，我們今天繼續找吧。”
兩人一塊去一家餃子館吃早飯，吃完之後，唐青青拿出一張地圖。
“我在上面标注了幾個有可能作案的地方，我們這幾天分頭行動，看看能不能找到線索。”
“行，上午我們先一起，下午大壯來了，我們就分頭行動。”
兩人吃完餃子，又打包了幾個餅子，然後就出發了。
走到一半的時候，唐青青突然想起什麽，停在了原地。
王黑子望向她，唐青青拍了拍腦袋：“忘了紅旗公社的那個公安了！”
兩人都已經走了很遠了，也不想再回頭，就幹脆……把這件事抛到腦後。
高鵬越一直在公安局等着，死活等不到人，幹脆就跟別的組員一塊行動了。
花費了三天時間，唐青青幾人一無所獲。
唐青青焦躁地咬碎嘴裏的硬糖，“不應該啊，按道理鬧出這麽大動靜，不可能一點痕跡也沒有留下啊。”
如果兇手是見色起意，那麽肯定會在沿途中下手。
不管是侵犯，還是擡人抛屍，不可能一點痕跡也沒有留下來。
河畔旁邊都是野草，現在入秋已經漸漸枯黃，可依然長得一片一片的。
因此一定會留下痕跡，會有被折損的草，哪怕事後處理也是沒法處理幹淨的。
花費兩天多的時間勘察，他們都看得非常仔細。
王黑子這些年一直跟着唐青青，雖然沒法像唐青青看到腳印就能知道對方身高體重等信息，卻也是長了一雙厲眼。
因為協助唐青青的關系，他更擅長于大範圍尋找，而且不比唐青青差，只是具體鑒定他不行罷了。
王黑子：“只有一種可能，周小玲那天壓根就沒有走這條路。”
“可她能去哪裏？因為什麽事改變了主意？”
“會不會是周家人說話？”
唐青青搖頭：“寧平英說，周家人有事求沈家，需要周小玲跟那邊說好話，這個節骨眼上，肯定不會耽誤他們的約會。”
“那他們還把周小玲的自行車給騎走了，也不怕她去遲了，沈和偉會不高興。”
“他們想着正好周小玲去找沈和偉，讓沈和偉載她，以便培養感情。”
王黑子翻了個大大的白眼：“然後早上的時候，又讓她去送幾個侄子，出門的時候都晚了。這家人怎麽什麽便宜都占啊！偏偏死的還是這家裏最好的人，他們這群自私自利的，卻活得好好的，這案子真是越查越讓人惱火。”
唐青青心裏也憋着火呢，周小玲遇害也許是個偶然事件，可要不是周家人拼命壓榨她，興許也就不會遇到這樣的事了。
火柴廠比較偏僻，周小玲出門之後，她出了門之後，拐了個方向去別的地方，也不容易被人察覺。
Wang Heizi: "What should we do now? We don't really need to investigate Hepan bit by bit, do we? It will take us forever."
Tang Qingqing was also at a loss, and her expertise could not be put to good use at this time.
The road leading out of the match factory is all hardened and connected in all directions. And since so many days have passed, it's hard to find any trace of it.
Even if she had great ability, she couldn't find any trace of Zhou Xiaoling at that time.
"If that doesn't work, then we can only use the dumbest method."
Wang Heizi felt his eyes go dark, and he was barely able to breathe. "Why don't we circle a few spots and draw lots? If we're lucky, we'll win."
Just when they were at their wits' end and were preparing to start a massive search project.
Qin Sa conducted interviews and investigations and found out that someone had seen Zhou Xiaoling that morning.