Ma Hongliang's house is the fourth house in the second row of Majia Village.

When Xie Qing and Tan Yi arrived, Ma Hongda was just coming out of the yard in a bad mood.

Tan Yi said, "Is their family here?"

"I don't know about my two nieces-in-law, but my third sister-in-law and two older nephews are all here." Ma Hongda pouted and shook his head, "The daughter-in-law is unreliable, and the son is useless. It's already this late, why don't you hurry up and find someone?"

Tan Yi ignored him and walked quickly into the door, followed closely by Xie Qing.

Ma Hongda followed in again.

When they reached the upper room, Tan Yi knocked on the closed door, "Police, open the door."

The chattering in the room stopped abruptly.

After more than ten seconds, a woman cleared her throat, "I'm coming."

Soon, the door opened.

A woman in her sixties and two men in their thirties appeared at the door.

Tan Yi showed his ID: "I am Tan Yi, the captain of the second brigade of the Anhai City Criminal Investigation Brigade."

This title is long.

The woman's eyes were full of fear, and she asked tremblingly: "Captain Tan, is there anything I can do for you?"

Tan Yi said: "Regarding the murder of Ge Qin, I have a few questions to ask you."

"What does the murder of Ge Qin have to do with us Ma?" The older man questioned Tan Yi in a vicious voice, "I heard that you arrested my father, do you have any evidence?"

Tan Yi said, "We just asked Village Chief Ma to go to the county bureau to cooperate with the investigation, not to arrest your father."

"Since he has already cooperated, why are you still looking for us?" Another man also spoke up, "Let me tell you one thing, whether Ge Qin lives or dies has nothing to do with us, you can ask whoever you want."

Tan Yi said: "The laws of our country stipulate that 'the law grants the police the power to perform their duties, and citizens have the obligation to cooperate with investigations.' Please cooperate."

The two men looked at each other.

The younger man said, "You ask me, I will cooperate. My eldest brother is busy and does not have time to accompany you."

He came out of the door and sat down on the foundation of the upper house, "Mom, eldest brother, you guys should go and do what you need to do."

Tan Yi said, "I can ask you first, but in the end I still have to ask them."

Xie Qing interrupted, "Let me remind you, if you give false testimony, it is a crime of harboring a criminal. You know the fate of the Wang family."

A trace of discomfort flashed in the man's eyes, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "Ge Qin's death has nothing to do with our family. What am I afraid of?"

"Heh~" Xie Qing sneered, "I hope you don't regret it."

The eldest son of the Ma family hesitated for a moment, and finally pulled his mother to the closet to get the hoe and went out.

Xie Qing understood that Ge Qin was most likely killed by the eldest brother of the Ma family, so he didn't dare to stay. Ma Hongliangpanpan's wife had a very poor psychological quality and didn't dare to say too much, so Ma Laoer had to bite the bullet and rush forward.

The police had insufficient evidence, so it was definitely not possible to arrest people directly, but it was okay to invite a few people to the bureau for tea and questioning for 48 hours.

Now it depends on when the call from the Wuling County Bureau arrives - they must first prove that the Luminol reaction on the stone is human blood.

Tan Yi did not stop the eldest brother Ma, and winked at Xie Qing.

Xie Qing understood and followed the two out.

Ma Laoer looked at Tan Yi angrily.

Tan Yi didn't care, took out a notebook from his big bag, and began to question.

"Name, age."

"Ma Shangwu, 32 years old."

"Where was your family on the afternoon and night that Ge Qin disappeared?"

"At home, we were all at home. We didn't go anywhere. We had dinner at a certain time and went to bed at a certain time."

"What time did you have dinner, what did you eat, and what time did you go to bed?"

"I don't remember clearly, but I didn't go out."

"On the night Ge Qin disappeared, did you go to the shed in the photo? Let me remind you, if someone sees you there, it means you are perjury or you are a major suspect in a crime."

"No, I didn't."

"What about the next day, did you go there?"

"It was winter, there was nothing in the fields, what were we doing in the fields?"

"Your eldest brother didn't go either?" "

He... didn't go either."

Ma Shangwu obviously hesitated.

"Have you heard the rumors in the village?"

"No, there's not a single serious word. What's good about it? If anyone dares to gossip about my family, I'll pull out his tongue."

Ma Shangwu turned his head and looked at Ma Hongda with resentment.

Ma Hongda shouted, "Why are you looking at me? I didn't spread those gossips."

Tan Yi looked at him, and he ran to the side and muttered unconvinced.

"Do you know Ge Qin?"

"We don't have much contact, we can only say we know each other."

"On the day Ge Qin got into trouble, you, your brother, and your father went out. Did you go anywhere?"

"I... I forgot."

"Where is your mother, your wife, and your sister-in-law?

"How should I know? It's been more than two years. "

Then how come you remember clearly that you didn't go out on the night Ge Qin disappeared? Logically speaking, if a living person is missing, there will definitely be many relatives looking for her. Even if you, your brother, and your mother don't show up, your father will have to show up, after all, he is the village chief of Majia Village."

"This..." Ma Shangwu was a little panicked, his cheeks flushed, and sweat broke out on his forehead. "My father seemed to be sick at that time, and he asked other village cadres to help look for her. Yes, that's right."

"What disease did your father have? Did he buy medicine at that time? Did he see a doctor? Did anyone know that your father was sick?"

"Uh... he just had a cold and fever. He didn't see a doctor, and it seems that he didn't buy medicine. I don't know if anyone knew that he was sick. "

Tan Yi said: "Let me remind you that when Ge Qin disappeared, it must have shocked a lot of people, and many people must remember what happened in those two days."

"I don't remember, I just know he was sick!" Ma Shangwu started to mess around.

Tan Yi looked at Ma Hongda, "Old Ma, did anyone find your house that night when Ge Qin disappeared? Did you see Ma Hongliang that day?"

Ma Hongda said, "Oh, now I remember it now. I also came with people to look for him that day, but I didn't see Ma Hongliang. His family didn't come out. We told people about it at the time. My third brother is the most kindhearted one, but he didn't even show up."

Ma Shangwu hung his head and said nothing.

Tan Yi asked him, "Have you heard Ge Qin gossiping about your family? Have you ever had a dispute about this?"

Ma Shangwu hesitated for a moment, "I don't know, they were all trivial matters, I don't remember."

Tan Yi asked him to confirm, signed, and closed the notebook, "Okay, about this part, we will ask Ge Qin's family and the people at the fair."

He then asked Ma Hongda, "Old Ma, on the day Ge Qin had the accident, November 23, 1994, did you gather in this area?"

Ma Hong Da said, "Oh, I can't remember that. But here we have markets on the third, fifth, eighth and tenth of the lunar calendar. The fifth and tenth are big markets, and the rest are small markets."

Tan Yi remembered it and said with a smile, "Today is the twenty-fifth day of the lunar calendar, which happens to be a big market. The stalls will be closed at some point. Let's go take a look later." Ma

Shangwu wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Are you done asking? I still have things to do."

Tan Yi said, "I'm done for now."

Ma Shangwu stood up, took two big steps back to the house, and slammed the door.

Ma Hongda looked at Tan Yi sympathetically, "I heard that Ge Qin likes to gossip a lot. You can find out if you go to the market and ask around." He glanced into the house and whispered, "Who knows!"

"Thank you." Tan Yi went out of the yard, "Please, Old Ma, call the neighbors on the left. I want to ask a few questions."

Old Ma went there as if he had received an imperial decree.

Tan Yi sat on a big rock at the door of the house next to Ma Hongliang, silently looking at the cherry blossoms beside him for a while - the branches were not well-shaped, and the flowers were in full bloom, just for the sake of liveliness.

He couldn't remember how long it had been since he had really appreciated the flowers. It seemed like a lifetime ago that he had been looking at them face to face for a long time.

"Captain Tan, my second sister-in-law is here." Ma Hongda came back with a thin woman.

Tan Yi stood up, "Hello, I am the captain of the Anhai City Police Department."

The woman subconsciously took a step back and raised her head.

Tan Yi realized that he was too tall, so he sat down again, pointed to the big rock opposite and said, "You sit down too, let's chat."

"Hey, hey." The woman wiped the rock with her hand and sat down carefully, "What to talk about, I don't know anything about Ge Qin."

Tan Yi unscrewed the cap of the pen, "How do you call me auntie? Was Ma Hongliang sick on the day Ge Qin disappeared? Think about it before you speak, you will be held legally responsible for these words."

"My last name is also Ge, and Ge Qin and I are sisters." The woman said, "I saw Ma Hongliang that morning. He was not sick and was fine, but he did not show up when people from Wuling Village and Siling Village came to look for him."

Tan Yi asked, "How do you remember it so clearly?"

Aunt Ge said, "Because that day, when the village cadres said that Ma Laosan was sick, I thought about this matter."

Tan Yi asked, "Do you suspect that Ma Hongliang is related to Ge Qin's disappearance?"

Aunt Ge waved her hands quickly, "I dare not, I didn't dare to think too deeply at that time, I just thought that Ge Qin was abducted, until Ge Qin's bones were dug out, I thought a little more."

This makes sense.

A person who is elected as the village chief, with a kind heart, no one would suspect him of murder without reason.

Besides, they are related, so even if they really have doubts, they will keep it in mind.

Tan Yi said: "That is to say, Ma Hongliang was fine in the morning. How do you know he is not sick? Does he have a nasal voice when he speaks? Does he have symptoms of a cold?"

Aunt Ge shook her head, "He was moving firewood from the firewood pile in the morning. We were talking, and he didn't look sick at all. However, you can't say for sure if he got sick at night."

She didn't say it for sure, and it was indeed true.

Tan Yi asked, "Did you meet in the afternoon? Did Ma Hongliang's eldest and second sons go out that afternoon?"

Aunt Ge thought for a while, "Ma Laosan should not have gone out. When I was cooking in the evening, I heard him scolding his wife. Oh, his voice was quite strong, so I said he was not sick."

Tan Yi said, "Do you know what time it was?"

Aunt Ge said, "I usually light the fire and heat up the rice at 4:30, about that time."

Tan Yi was thoughtful.

If Ma Hongliang was at home at that time, it is almost certain that he did not kill Ge Qin.

First, Ma Hongliang's family was also cooking. If it was not premeditated murder, generally speaking, no one would go to the main road at dinner time.

Second, in late November, the sunset time is about 4:40 in the afternoon. If Ma Hongliang left home, it was just in time for cooking. Every family was carrying firewood, and it was impossible not to see him go out. In this case, he was highly suspected, and the police at that time could not have failed to investigate.

"Ring, ring, ring..." The cell phone rang loudly.

Tan Yi took it out of his bag, and it showed the phone number of the Wuling County Public Security Bureau. The blood stain analysis might have produced some results.