Lu Yuan was also puzzled. What was going on? The police came into his house early in the morning and wanted to register him. What was going on?
"Um... Officer, what's going on here?" Lu Yuan walked over to examine the small notebook in the officer's hand.
The other party immediately put away his notebook, pointed at Lu Yuan with a serious expression, and said, "Behave yourself. When the police are handling a case, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, and don't look at what you shouldn't look at. What's your name?"
"Lu Yuan, Lu as in the mainland, Yuan as in the distant place."
"gender!"
"Male." Isn't that obvious?
"age!"
...
After some questioning, the police officer nodded.
Where were you around 11 a.m. yesterday?
Lu Yuan scratched his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Yesterday at 11 a.m., I was looking for some wild fruits on the small hillside to the south."
Upon hearing Lu Yuan's words, Officer Yan's brows furrowed tightly.
"Did you hear anything or see anyone suspicious during that time period?"
At this point, Lu Yuan understood that what he had heard at noon yesterday was gunshot, and the police coming to his door must be related to the gunshot.
"No, I just heard a muffled thud. I thought it was some kids setting off firecrackers for the New Year." Lu Yuan didn't see anyone suspicious at the time. As for the source of the gunshot, he couldn't very well say that he heard a gunshot, that would be too complicated if he were asked.
Officer Yan was making notes in his notebook when his men returned to report.
"Boss Yan, we haven't found any clues."
"Okay, here's a young man who was near the crime scene yesterday. He might be a witness who can provide clues. He'll come with us to the police station to give a statement in a bit," Officer Yan said to Lu Yuan, putting his notebook back in his pocket.
Lu Yuan wanted to slap himself. Why did he have to say he was going out? What bad luck! What if he got into trouble? Besides, the train ticket he bought online was for tonight.
However, there was nothing he could do but comfort his panicked parents and grandfather, as well as his grandmother who was already in tears.
"Grandma, don't cry. I'm just going to the police station to cooperate with the work and give a statement. I'll be right back." That's it. The old lady seems to have an innate fear of police stations. Whenever a family member goes there, she thinks they will be arrested and tortured.
After getting into the police car, Lu Yuan headed towards the town's police station. Sitting in the cold interrogation room, he rubbed his hands together, feeling the chill.
More than an hour had passed, and still no one had come to take his statement. Lu Yuan tried several times to ask when the statement would be taken, but the police officers on duty sternly told him to just wait patiently.
As if he could smell the aroma of food, Lu Yuan felt a surge of hunger. He rubbed his stomach and began to replan his itinerary. Last night, the hotel manager had called several times, asking him to provide watermelon and wild vegetables as soon as possible. He had promised to deliver them first thing tomorrow morning. There was only one train a day to the provincial capital, and if he missed it, he would have to wait until tomorrow.
If he were really pinned on this, he would be finished. He couldn't imagine what the consequences would be if he were listed as a suspect and detained for ten days or half a month.
Various grain reserves have not yet been purchased, the house renovation is not yet completed, and if the cooperation with the hotel is broken, there will be no money to buy things, and we will only be able to guard an empty villa. The Earth's rotation will bring a year-long daylight and a severe drought and water shortage. In just a few months, it will cause a large number of deaths. At that time, there will also be strong ultraviolet radiation. If people stay outside for a long time, their skin will be sunburned quickly, and they will be very likely to suffer from heatstroke.
I can manage while I'm young, but what about my grandparents when they get old? This is just awful!
Thinking about this, Lu Yuan became a little anxious. His phone had also been confiscated. He felt like he wasn't being brought here to give a statement, but rather like a suspect being locked up in a small room.
After an unknown amount of time, the iron door to the interrogation room was finally opened. Through the gap beside the police officer who entered, Lu Yuan saw two familiar figures: Chen Han and his son Chen Changhe.
"Haha, Director Wang, you're too kind. Protecting the safety of the local people is our responsibility. Don't say thank you anymore. If there's anything we can do to help, we'll definitely do it!"
"Well! Thanks to your report, we were able to find clues about the roving criminal in time. Well then, I won't see you out, I have something else to attend to."
"Haha! Director Wang, you're busy, so we won't bother you any longer. We'll visit you another day."
At this moment, Chen Han's gaze suddenly fell on Lu Yuan in the interrogation room. In the instant their eyes met, Lu Yuan clearly saw the malice and smugness in the other's eyes.
With a "snap," the iron gate closed, and Officer Yan turned on the desk lamp, the light so bright that Lu Yuan couldn't open his eyes.
"Name!"
"Uh...didn't I ask this morning?" Lu Yuan had no doubt that Officer Yan had severe amnesia; he had just asked about what happened this morning and had already forgotten.
"Stop talking nonsense, just answer my question!"
"Lu Yuan!"
"gender!"
...
The following questioning was far from simple. Officer Yan's questioning was practically aimed at him directly, sending a chill down Lu Yuan's spine.
“Lu Yuan, let me tell you, don’t even think about hiding anything. You haven’t been home for half a year, and when you did come home, you went to walk the dog in the mountains after only two days. Most people wouldn’t do that!”
"Besides, you're a child born in the countryside, you have plenty of food and clothing, and you just received a compensation payment for your demolished house. Why would you go to the mountains to find wild fruit? Isn't the food at home good enough?"
"Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely. Think it through before you speak. Once we find the evidence, your confession won't be of any use! Tell me, was it an accomplice or a solo act? And where was the gun used?"
Lu Yuan felt more wronged than Dou E. He hadn't done anything wrong, so why was he being dragged into this?
"Officer, I really didn't! I was just walking my dog!" Lu Yuan even wanted to bring the big yellow dog to testify for him.
"Hmph! Since you're unwilling to say more, then you can only stay here and wait until you're willing to confess!"
After Officer Yan finished speaking, he stood up to leave, but Lu Yuan asked urgently, "Officer, this really has nothing to do with me! I have no idea what happened!"
"Hmph! We already have physical evidence. We found a bullet in the bushes behind the mountain, and it's been sent to the city police station for identification. You still have time to consider it. I hope you don't waste your time!"
Ignoring Lu Yuan, Officer Yan turned and left.
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