Chapter 191 What is this red circle?
Jiang Si received a call back from Huo's mother in the evening, informing her that the items were sent by the Yu family.
She frowned. "Mom, I'll send the things back to the compound tomorrow, and you can return them to them then."
"No need for that."
As soon as she got home, Mrs. Huo told Grandpa and Grandma Huo about it.
After discussing it, the group decided that it wasn't necessary to go through all that trouble.
Mrs. Huo said, "Your grandparents said that those local specialties can't be stored for long. Just convert the goods into cash and give them to them along with the two hundred yuan bank draft. That way, you won't have to send them back and forth."
Jiang Si had no objection and obediently responded.
Just then, Mrs. Huo sighed and said, "It's just that they moved out of the compound, so it's quite troublesome to find them."
"They moved out?" Jiang Si's first thought was, "Could it be that Commander Yu has been demoted?"
But then again, it seems unlikely.
At his level, unless he makes a fundamental mistake, he won't be demoted; at most, he'll only be transferred laterally.
Perhaps because her tone was too surprised, Huo's mother only said a few words.
"Didn't her friend Manli have a boyfriend on Qiongzhou Island before?"
“A while ago, his girlfriend’s family came to propose marriage, but Commander Yu’s family did not agree, so the man’s family made a scene outside the compound.”
Huo's mother wasn't very clear about the specifics; she only heard it from people in the compound.
The two families had a pretty ugly argument, and it seems the police even came.
After that, the Yu family moved out of the compound.
Huo's mother didn't know exactly where they had moved to.
"Let's not talk about their family matters anymore."
It's rare for her daughter-in-law to call, and Mrs. Huo didn't want this to affect her mood.
"I'm telling you..."
Once she started talking, Huo's mother talked for almost half an hour.
Sensing the excitement in her mother-in-law's voice, Jiang Si instantly had a guess.
But since her mother-in-law didn't say anything, she just pretended not to know.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.
Back home, Jiang Si divided up the local specialties.
She couldn't possibly eat all these local specialties by herself, so she sent a portion to both Sister Hu and Sister Xu's families.
She planned to take the rest to her third uncle at some point.
The next day, Jiang Si woke up naturally.
Just as I was finishing up, there was a knock on the door.
The door opened, and there was He Ping.
Jiang Si was quite surprised, "Why did you come here?"
He Ping then relayed his commander's instructions: "The commander said I should go with you."
After saying that, he took out a few sanitary masks and said, "Sister-in-law, these masks are military grade. Remember to wear them when you go in later."
"And if you feel unwell, just say so. I brought some preserved plums and oranges with me."
They had originally prescribed some anti-nausea medication, but before his leader left, he asked him to replace the anti-nausea medication with ginger.
Jiang Si knew how much He Ping listened to Huo Tingzhou.
So she didn't argue with He Ping and nodded, "Okay, let's go together later."
Around 10 a.m., the police arrived.
Upon seeing Jiang Si, Captain Sun couldn't help but praise her, "Comrade Jiang, you were absolutely right."
After Jiang Si finished speaking that day, they checked the list of all missing persons in the nearby cities and counties.
But none of them matched the deceased's circumstances.
Afterwards, they conducted a detailed screening through the household registration information and finally narrowed down their targets to two individuals.
"The first girl is named Guli, she is 23 years old and a senior at a teachers' college."
"The second girl is named Aliya. She is 26 years old and works at a farm under the provincial agricultural research institute."
"Both of them got letters of introduction a week ago, saying they were going back to their hometowns to visit relatives."
"We have contacted Xinjiang Province, and what we can confirm at the moment is that neither of them has returned home."
They also got their hands on the photos, but no one could guarantee that the deceased was one of the two women.
Therefore, it is still necessary to draw a portrait of the deceased during their lifetime for comparison.
Jiang Si nodded. "What did the forensic doctor say?"
Captain Sun said, "The forensic doctor said the deceased was around 25 years old, and the specific time of death should be between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. on the 24th. The cause of death was suffocation."
"asphyxia?"
"Yes, she was pushed from behind. When she landed, she was probably only temporarily unconscious."
"But because she had fractures in all four limbs, she couldn't move, and then the tide came in..."
Captain Sun couldn't bear to say anything more, and after a pause, he finally spoke.
"It was precisely because her limbs were stuck in the rocks that she was not swept away by the waves."
Jiang Si sighed deeply upon hearing this, and at that moment Captain Sun suddenly let out a sigh.
"The forensic doctor also said that she was more than two months pregnant."
Fortunately, a forensic doctor performed an autopsy on the deceased; otherwise, it would have been impossible to tell with the naked eye that the girl was pregnant.
As they were talking, the car had already driven into the county public security bureau.
Before going in, Captain Sun gave a special instruction.
"Comrade Jiang, you need to be mentally prepared. The body was just dissected not long ago."
"There's a new case in the neighboring county, and the forensic doctor is in a rush, so the suturing is a bit..."
"I see."
Jiang Si put on her mask and said to He Ping, "You don't need to go in. Give me the drawing board."
He Ping shook his head: "Sister-in-law, I'll go in with you."
A real man like him isn't afraid of this.
Jiang Si glanced at him. It wasn't a matter of whether she was afraid or not, but rather that she would be inside for two or three hours.
"No need, you can wait for me outside."
"Can……"
"No buts, just wait for me outside. I'll call you if I need anything."
Jiang Si's attitude was firm, and after saying that, she added, "If you go in, it will affect me."
Upon hearing this, He Ping had no choice but to agree, "Sister-in-law, I'll be right outside the door. Remember to call me if you need anything."
Jiang Si nodded, took a deep breath, and opened the door.
When I came out again, it was two hours later.
"Well, has it been drawn yet?" Captain Sun asked anxiously.
Jiang Si handed over the completed portrait, which depicted a young woman in her early twenties.
Thick eyebrows, deep-set eyes, and a high nose bridge with a slight hump—a very typical exotic look.
Captain Sun was stunned for a moment, then quickly looked down at the two photos in his hand.
Finally, my gaze settled on the one on the left.
"It really is her!"
Once the identity of the missing person is determined, the rest of the investigation becomes much easier.
That mudflat is known only to the locals.
Captain Sun said, "I'll go check right away to see how many local students this school has..."
Jiang Si interrupted Captain Sun's thoughts at this moment, "Not only students, it would be best to check if their school has any local faculty or staff."
Captain Sun reacted quickly, "You mean, the murderer could be a teacher at their school?"
Jiang Si was also unsure.
But in those days, students' household registrations were all held by the school, so if they wanted to get married, they could just apply to the school.
In other words, they can get married at any time if they want.
What's more, they already have a child.
Unless the other party is unwilling or unable to marry her!
If that's the case, then everything makes sense.
Having finished her work, Jiang Si stopped worrying about these things and took three hot showers after returning home.
Afterwards, he soaked in the spiritual spring water for half a day to get rid of the odor on his body.
In the following days, Jiang Si rarely went out.
Time flies, and it's already the 10th.
Today is the day He Ping is hosting a banquet, and it's also the eve of the Lunar New Year in the South.
In the north, the eve of the Lunar New Year is the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, while in the south it is the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month.
The Shanghai Stock Exchange is rather peculiar, as it seems to be unaffected by either market conditions.
They only refer to the day before New Year's Eve as "Little New Year's Eve".
But since we've come all the way to Qiongzhou Island, we should at least do something special.
Sure enough, Uncle San and Uncle Zhong arrived early in the morning.
When Jiang Si got up, Uncle Zhong and Third Uncle had already finished wrapping the glutinous rice balls.
"Miss Sisi, please wash up quickly, I'll go cook some glutinous rice balls right away."
After Uncle Zhong finished speaking, he jokingly added with a smile, "Miss Si Si's face looks a bit rounder to me."
Upon hearing this, Third Uncle also looked over and said, "Hmm! It seems to have gotten a bit rounder."
Jiang Si pinched her cheek. "Really?"
"Yes." The two nodded in unison.
At this moment, Uncle San turned his head to the side and stared at the calendar on the wall for a long time.
"Sisi, what do these red circles mean?"
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