Chapter 5 Their Greed (Part 3) Visit
Ye Bai asked them again: "Excuse me, have you noticed that since April this year, a man in his 40s has suddenly disappeared and has not appeared for a month?"
After hearing this, the old man whispered to himself, "A 40-year-old man who disappeared for a month?"
The old lady next to him added: "We really didn't pay attention to this. After all, many people in the village have gone out to work."
Ye Bai and Qi Xiaolei did not get any useful clues here, so they continued to go deeper into the village.
They happened to see Han Jianye and his men talking to the proprietress in the convenience store.
The two of them tacitly did not step forward to say hello, but walked straight into the village.
Ye Bai's eyes fell on an old lady who was feeding chickens at the door and he decided to go up and ask.
When asked this question, the aunt actually thought of someone.
The old lady raised her hand and pointed to a house in the alley ahead. "I haven't seen the son of this family for a while. Coincidentally, he is exactly 40 years old this year."
Ye Bai looked in the direction the old lady pointed and saw that it was a self-built house that was quite old.
He then asked: "What's his name? What does he do for a living?"
The aunt replied, "His name is Zhong Menhuai. He has no regular job. He idles around all day, plays cards, and has affairs with married women. He even brings them home to spend the night. He sings on the second floor at night. He has driven away three wives. He is a man who does not work properly."
Qi Xiaolei carefully recorded the information provided by the aunt. They planned to organize it later for further investigation and visits.
They visited the village for about two or three hours and gathered in the car at noon.
Han Jianye didn't get any suspicious clues. He took Qi Xiaolei's notebook, asked them to get out of the car immediately, and went directly to Zhong Menhuai's house to find out what was going on.
The person who opened the door was Zhong Menhuai's 15-year-old youngest son. When asked about his father's whereabouts, he just shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.
Han Jianye further asked: "Is there anyone else at home?"
The child replied, "My grandfather has gone to the fields, but he will be back soon."
Han Jianye decided to wait for Grandpa Zhong to return so that he could consult him for more information and planned to extract their DNA samples to go back for a paternity test.
During this period, he also received a toxicology analysis report from Mai Shaozhen, which showed that no abnormalities were found. At the same time, no data matching the deceased was found in the national DNA database, ruling out the possibility that the deceased had a criminal record.
He was also asked how the case was progressing, and if there were no clues, they would start facial reconstruction on the deceased's head.
When Grandpa Zhong returned home and learned that Han Jianye and others had come to inquire about Zhong Menhuai, he initially thought that his son had broken the law and his face turned very ugly.
But when they learned that they just wanted to know where Zhong Menhuai was, he just shook his head silently and said, "He often doesn't come home and his phone is unreachable. How can we know where he went?"
Han Jianye asked again: "When was the last time you contacted or met?"
"It was a month ago, right?" Grandpa Zhong took a sip of tea and continued, "It would be better if he didn't come back. Every time he came home, he would make the house a mess. He would either ask me for money or beat the children. I must have done something wrong in my previous life, so I gave birth to such an unfilial son in this life."
After gaining a general understanding of Zhong Menhuai's character, Han Jianye extracted a DNA sample from Grandpa Zhong and prepared to go back and conduct a paternity test with the DNA of the deceased.
When they arrived at the police station, Liao Wei was there too. They came back first and also brought back a clue.
Liao Wei handed the information to Han Jianye, "This is the contact information left by Liu Xiying, the person who reported the case at the Nanbei Police Station at noon on April 23 this year.
She said that she has not been able to contact her brother Liu Fenying since April 20. We have consulted him and found that Liu Fenying's physical characteristics are very consistent with the deceased, and he is still out of contact. Before you came back, Liu Fenying's family had already come to the police station to do a paternity test, and are now waiting for the report results. ”
"Well, that means Liu Fenying has been missing for 43 days." Han Jianye said as he looked at the information.
"Yes."
Han Jianye nodded, "It does fit the time of death of the deceased."
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When it was lunch time, Ye Bai felt that the food in the canteen of Zhunan City Branch was still very good, and it was also self-service.
Qi Xiaolei asked curiously: "Ye Bai, how do you think the food here compares to the cafeteria at the Qiyang Branch?"
Her question attracted the attention of Liao Wei and others. They all looked at Ye Bai, as if they were expecting his comments.
Ye Bai felt a little uncomfortable. He just gently picked up a bowl of soup, took a sip, and then calmly replied: "They are all very good."
Qi Xiaolei said proudly: "I told you, the food in our cafeteria is really great."
As she spoke, she picked up a piece of fried beef with celery, which was her favorite dish.
Ye Bai noticed that Han Jianye seemed to have not come to eat yet, maybe he was still busy.
When he finished eating and was about to leave, he unexpectedly met Han Jianye who was also eating in the cafeteria corridor.
Their eyes met in the air, and Ye Bai subconsciously adjusted his glasses, intending to walk away as if nothing had happened.
However, Han Jianye stopped and called him: "Wait a moment."
Ye Bai's body stiffened slightly. He turned his head and looked at Han Jianye with a puzzled look.
Han Jianye raised his eyelids slightly, and said casually, "The weather forecast says it will rain tonight. Have you collected the sheets hanging on the balcony?"
These words stunned Ye Bai. They had been out for a day and a night and had long forgotten that there were bed sheets hanging on the balcony.
He replied somewhat awkwardly: "Not yet."
Han Jianye looked at Ye Bai's bewildered expression, paused for two seconds, and then slowly added: "You don't collect the sheets, and then get wet in the rain. Do you want me to sleep in your bed when I go back?"
When Ye Bai heard this, he turned around without hesitation and walked towards the dormitory building with big strides.
Fortunately, the dormitory building was not far from the police station, and collecting the sheets only took ten minutes.
Han Jianye looked at Ye Bai's hurriedly leaving back, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he said to himself: "He left in such a hurry, he was really afraid that I would sleep in his bed."
Ye Bai stepped out of the cafeteria door and found that fine rain was already falling outside.
He quickened his pace, quickly returned to the dormitory, and began to fold up the sheets and curtains.
Not only did he carefully put the sheet back on Han Jianye's bed, he also carefully spread it out flat.
The clean sheets exude the fresh scent of laundry detergent, which makes people feel happy.
While he was busy, Ye Bai thought: When the work is not so busy, he plans to find a place to live near the police station.
Although he inevitably had to deal with Han Jianye during working hours, at least after get off work, he hoped to have his own private space, away from Han Jianye's sight.