Chapter 57 Chapter 57 The fourth drawing
Xu An followed his men and waited for several days before he caught Wu Xinglin on a dark and windy night.
Wu Xinglin and several others squeezed into the cabin of a fishing boat, waiting for the snakehead to take them to the big ship.
The sea was not calm. Occasionally, waves hit the cabin and made a "bang" sound.
It was at this time that Xu An found them.
Someone in the cabin jumped into the sea in a hurry. Xu An cursed and had to rescue the person.
But there were only two women in the cabin. Xu An asked them to look up. The woman in Pei Qing's drawing was not there.
His heart sank, and he asked the police who followed to take Wu Xinglin back to the police station first, while he and his men continued to search on the sea.
But in the vast ocean, the waves kept washing the reefs, and where would this woman be washed by the waves?
Pei Qing called, but the signal was bad at sea. The two talked intermittently before Xu An hung up.
A fisherman who is familiar with this sea said: "The waves are not too strong now. If you are lucky, you may survive."
The few of them stayed on the sea for more than an hour. Perhaps this woman was really lucky.
Xu An stood on the deck and saw a yellow object floating on the sea in the distance.
He pointed to the distance and asked everyone, "What is that?"
After a moment of silence, someone suddenly exclaimed.
"It's a person, it's a person, hurry, hurry, hurry, save him..."
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The woman who was thrown into the sea was called Zhuang Wen, she was 27 years old. Pei Qing met her in the hospital ward.
Zhuang Wen was still in shock, lying on the bed, his body still shaking.
Pei Qing saw that she was indeed frightened, so he gave her some time to calm down before he started to ask her questions.
"What is your relationship with Wu Xinglin?"
Zhuang Wen raised his head, his eyes were bloodshot. The doctor said that he had been soaking in the sea water for too long and had some infection.
Zhuang Wen hugged the quilt and hid inside it, but his body still felt as if it was floating.
She had a blank expression on her face and said, "We, we have nothing to do with each other."
This answer was beyond Pei Qing's expectations.
Pei Qing originally thought that Zhuang Wen was Wu Xinglin's girlfriend, which was why he tried so hard to help Wu Xinglin deal with Liu Xing.
It seems that it is not the case.
That's strange, why would she do that?
Pei Qing asked.
Zhuang Wen: "Uncle Zhao and I are neighbors."
She was still in shock, but she still had to ask.
Pei Qing asked word by word: "Who is Uncle Zhao?"
Where did this person come from?
I checked Wu Xinglin’s recent contacts before, and there wasn’t anyone with the surname Zhao.
Zhuang Wen: "Uncle Zhao is Xinglin's master."
According to Zhuang Wen's confession, Wu Xinglin stopped studying after high school and went to the city to be a chef apprentice. It is said that if a disciple is taught well, the master will starve to death. However, he was not very good as an apprentice and did not learn much skills. Instead, he was ordered around by his master's family.
Wu Xinglin is not the kind of person who would just accept things as they come. If this master is not good enough, he will just change for another one.
He couldn't work for free, so he took five hundred yuan from his master's wallet.
Five hundred yuan is not a lot of money, but it was taken out of the wallet of his stingy master. When his chef found out that he took it, he said he would call the police to arrest him. He was a thief.
Later, a regular customer couldn't stand it anymore. An 18-year-old kid who had just reached adulthood was ordered around by you for two months, and you only took 500 yuan. This was not enough to call the police.
He intervened, helped Wu Xinglin pay back the money, and brought the child home.
This diner is the Uncle Zhao mentioned by Zhuang Wen, Zhao Ainong.
Zhao Ainong had just retired at that time. He was also a chef before retirement. Although his skills were not as good as Yu Lequn's previous master, he was able to teach Wu Xinglin.
Wu Xinglin is a blank slate, Zhao Ainong is better than him no matter what.
The relationship between the two as master and disciple was thus established.
Wu Xinglin learned the craft at Zhao Ainong's home and usually helped Zhao Ainong run errands and do chores. Although it still required work, it was much better than working in a restaurant.
Zhao Ainong's family is simple. His wife passed away early, and he has a son who is very busy at work and never comes home unless it is a festival. Zhao Ainong usually just looks for something delicious to eat. There is really nothing to do at home.
Wu Xinglin then lived in the Zhao family. The old man and the young got along very well, and the neighbors all thought Wu Xinglin was Zhao Ainong's grandson.
More than a year passed like this. Zhao Ainong felt that Wu Xinglin had learned the skills well, so he started looking for a job for him. It was all talk and no action.
After Wu Xinglin had work to do, he would come back to see Zhao Ainong from time to time, and treated him more like his own grandson.
It would have been nice if life could have continued like this, Wu Xinglin would have been a good chef, and would have treated Zhao Ainong like his grandfather, and none of these things would have happened later.
But things did not go as planned. Suddenly one day, Zhao Ainong's son came back and had a big fight with Zhao Ainong.
Later, Zhao Ainong's son died in a car accident due to drunk driving. Zhao Ainong was old and his body could not bear the loss of his son, so he passed away within two years.
Wu Xinglin just became a human being again.
When Zhuang Wen said this, he shed a few tears.
"I have known Wu Xinglin since then. Although he has a bit of a weird personality, he is still a good person. After Uncle Zhao left, he was still busy running around. How, how did he suddenly become like this?"
Zhuang Wen found it hard to believe that Wu Xinglin would do something like throwing her into the sea.
She cried again.
Pei Qing listened to the story of a miserable young man learning skills from a master without blinking an eye.
This is what Zhuang Wen said. I don’t know how much subjective embellishment was added. This girl is not in a clear mind.
She directly took out Yu Lequn's photo and asked, "Do you know this person?"
Zhuang Wen nodded.
Seeing that she only nodded and didn't say anything, Pei Qing had no choice but to give her a strong dose of medicine: "Wu Xinglin threw you into the sea, and you still want to speak for him?"
It really makes people's blood pressure rise.
Zhuang Wen cried for a while. Pei Qing glanced at the policeman guarding outside the ward. He saw the policeman looking out with his head raised. It was obvious that he had a lot of things in his heart that he couldn't say out loud.
Pei Qing thought, it’s a good thing that Yang Xingping is not here now. If Yang Xingping was here now, he would not care whether Zhuang Wen had just been rescued from the sea or not, and would just mock him directly. Zhuang Wen would definitely cry even harder now.
When Zhuang Wen's crying became just sobbing, Pei Qing asked, "How do you know Yu Lequn in the photo?"
Zhuang Wen: "Xinglin said that he was the one who ruined Uncle Zhao's family. He caused Uncle Zhao's son to be in debt, so Uncle Zhao's son went home to ask Uncle Zhao for money. Later, because of the debt, Uncle Zhao's son got drunk and had a car accident, causing Uncle Zhao to die. After Uncle Zhao died, Xinglin kept asking about this person, but he couldn't find him after many years. I thought he had stopped looking for him, but some time ago, he suddenly ran to pay homage happily, which scared me. Later, Xinglin said that he couldn't stay in China anymore, and took me abroad, so that we could live a good life..."
Zhuang Wen burst into tears again: "Whatever he said, whatever I did, he actually wanted me to die. Is he worthy of me? I have waited for him for so many years. If he remembered to come back and see me, he would throw me aside if he didn't remember..."
Pei Qing saw that she started crying again. She hadn't shed enough tears in the sea.
Pei Qing's phone vibrated a few times. It was a message from Xu An.
Xu An: [How is it? Did you find out the answer? Take advantage of this woman's unstable mood and pry open her mouth.]
Pei Qing pointed quickly: [I told you a lot about Wu Xinglin's sad story of working outside. I'm convinced. All the suffering she endured was because she had water in her brain.]
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After Wu Xinglin and Zhuang Wen were arrested, further investigation into the case is still ongoing.
After verification, it was found that what Zhuang Wen said was indeed correct. She and Zhao Ainong were neighbors living on the upper and lower floors.
Zhao Ainong did teach Wu Xinglin the craft.
Ten years later, Pei Qing and Yang Xingping visited and found Zhao Ainong's neighbors. They still remembered Zhao Ainong and Wu Xinglin, and could testify that Zhao Ainong and Wu Xinglin had a good relationship. They often went to restaurants together, and even Wu Xinglin helped with Zhao Ainong's funeral.
An old man with a staggering gait said slowly, "So, the old saying still makes sense. An apprentice is half a son, and sometimes he is more useful than a son."
So is there really a debt relationship between Zhao Ainong’s son and Yu Lequn?
The three of them spent a lot of time finding Zhao Ainong's son's former classmates and friends.
His classmates still remember him because he owed money and didn't pay it back. When they inquired, they found out that the debtor had died in a car accident and had no one left at home. This was like the money they had lent becoming a bad debt, and anyone would be upset about it for years.
Pei Qing caught up with the talkative one and asked, "Why did he owe so much money at that time?"
Classmate: "It seems to be an investment, it's illegal to raise money, and the interest rate is very high. He seems to have a few clients. Later, something went wrong, and he had no choice but to cash out everywhere to compensate the clients' principal. He borrowed money from everywhere, and not only did he not get his own capital back, but he also lost a lot of money, and the interest was compounded. Oh, I didn't know at the time, otherwise I wouldn't have lent him money. He wasn't so unreliable when I was in school!"
Illegal fund-raising?
Yu Lequn would do something like this. He really has enemies everywhere. No wonder he has to hide in a remote place like Daqing Road. This guy really causes trouble everywhere. No wonder he has no assets under his name and he doesn't dare to put any assets under his name.
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The three returned to the Public Security Bureau and went to see Wu Xinglin again.
Unlike Zhuang Wen, Wu Xinglin remained silent in the interrogation room, except for a moment of excitement when he was arrested.
Xu An was in a stalemate with him for a few days and found that Wu Xinglin had a mental problem and looked at people in a sinister way.
The identities of the three deceased were clear, coupled with Zhuang Wen’s testimony, the traces of body dismemberment in Wu Xinglin’s fish pond, and the surveillance footage from Daqing Road.
The three of them searched the nearby garbage station based on the whereabouts provided by Zhuang Wen, and found Wu Xinglin's discarded mobile phone card and bank card.
Although Pei Qing had a sour smell, what he found was still worth it.
After returning from the garbage station, she immediately went to take a shower.
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There was more and more evidence in front of Wu Xinglin. Although he remained silent as usual, the case was transferred to the procuratorate after the public security investigation stage was over, and will be prosecuted by the court later.
The night after seeing Wu Xinglin off, Xu An immediately took his people to a restaurant.
Pei Qing never showed mercy when eating his food. She pulled Yang Xingping, who was standing next to her, and asked him to sit down.
"Eat the rich, why are you running!"
Yang Xingping looked at the prices on the menu and covered his wallet.
Although I don’t have to pay for it myself, it still hurts.
Pei Qing happily ordered a few bottles of drinks.
"Come, celebrate the success of our first collaboration!"
The drinks clinked together and a few drops splashed out of the cups.
August has passed, the calendar has turned to a new page, and it is September.
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