Chapter 76: Missing Girl Case (V) The Girl Who Escaped
"My name is Tao Xiaoni, I'm 20 years old and I live in Bonan Street. The day before yesterday afternoon, when I was walking home from my part-time job and passing an intersection, I was dragged into the car by someone in a white van..."
Tao Xiaoni burst into tears halfway through her speech and felt cold all over and shivering.
Ye Bai poured her a cup of hot water and asked her to calm down before continuing.
Tao Xiaoni took a few sips of hot water, wiped away her tears, and continued to recall: "There were two men in the car. They were very fierce. Without saying a word, they taped my mouth and tied me up. Then they took me to a small black room. I was very scared at the time. I didn't expect that there were three other girls who were also kidnapped."
When these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.
Han Jianye asked, "You just said there were three other girls who were kidnapped."
"Yes." Tao Xiaoni nodded very affirmatively.
"The four of us were locked up together and we were very scared. The two men didn't talk. They looked very mysterious with hats and masks on. I don't know how long it took before the two men forced us to wear the red dresses. If we didn't change, they would beat us and forbid us to make any noise. They had knives in their hands. We were huddled together and were very scared."
The atmosphere at the scene was extremely tense. Han Jianye continued to ask: "What happened next?"
Tao Xiaoni continued: "We were very scared and thought about all the possibilities we could think of. Were they human traffickers who were selling women? Or did they want our organs or kidnap us and then ask our families for money? But they didn't say anything, didn't touch us, they just asked us to wear red skirts."
After that, she sniffed again and continued, "The four of us huddled together for warmth, and suddenly a girl cried and said that if one of us made it out alive, we must help her find her family. At that moment, we all told each other our names and home addresses. I don't know how long it was before the two men came back. They first took away Song Yingying and the girl named Huang Something Sweet. I can't quite remember."
Han Jianye reminded her: "Isn't her name Huang Xiantian?"
Tao Xiaoni nodded and said, "After they were taken away first, Xiao Xiuyu and I were left alone. I remember it was raining heavily outside. We were really living a miserable life, wondering where they would take us and what they would do.
When they came back, it was dark outside and raining heavily. We were really scared. They dragged us into the car and no matter how we begged for mercy, it was useless. I remember very clearly that the place where Xiao Xiu Yu got off the car was at the foot of a mountain. I saw it in lightning.
They locked me alone in the car. My mind was in a mess and my hands were tied. At this time, I saw a hammer fixed above the car window. I used the escape hammer to smash the car window and then opened the door and escaped. ”
Tao Xiaoni's voice became lower and lower. She covered her face and sobbed. Her frail figure made everyone feel pity for her.
Han Jianye and Ye Bai finally understood what was going on. They only found two dead bodies. According to Tao Xiaoni, there was another dead body that had not been found and was probably hanged in a forest. So the second body they found should be Song Yingying or Xiao Xiu Yu.
It happened that when they went to Lujing Mountain, they didn't notice whether there were banana fields on the side of the road?
Ye Bai asked Tao Xiaoni, "Where did you go after you ran away? Why did you call the police a day later?"
"I didn't know where I was. The road was very dark, so I just kept running. With the faint light of lightning, I hid in a straw hut in a banana field. I slept in the hut for a day and a night. When I woke up, I had a severe headache and realized that I had a fever. It was a kind farmer who woke me up. I felt so lucky at the time. In the end, it was the kind lady who drove a tricycle to bring me to the police station."
Although Han Jianye had no idea about the specific location of the mountain mentioned by Tao Xiaoni, the clue of "white van and banana field" she provided was crucial.
As long as they can find the aunt in the banana field, they may be able to track down the forest where the body may be hanging.
Fortunately, at the last moments of their lives, they left each other their names and addresses, which provided valuable clues for the investigation.
As long as they dig deeper along this clue, they will have a great chance of uncovering the mystery of the deceased's identity.
Han Jianye quickly went to Director Zheng's office to report the emergency.
At the same time, Su Wan also successfully helped Tao Xiaoni contact her family and obtained the personal information of the other three victims, among whom Huang Xiantian's identity was already known.
As for the unidentified body found in Lujing Mountain, its identity is still unclear, but now there is a new clue that they can continue to investigate along this line.
Ye Bai's face was extremely serious. He whispered to himself: "The murderer is two men..."
When Han Jianye returned, Ye Bai explained his reasoning to him in detail.
He picked up a ballpoint pen and a piece of white paper and began to sketch the outlines of three mountains on the paper: "Huang Xiantian's body was found in the forest of Anming Village, another dead person was found in Lujing Mountain, and a girl who has not yet been found was found in the mountains near the banana field. If I guess correctly, the murderer originally planned to take Tao Xiaoni to another mountain and hang her, but Tao Xiaoni cleverly escaped."
Then, Ye Bai drew a fourth mountain on the paper and marked the directions of east, west, south and north. "I guess the murderer originally planned to have four girls corresponding to the four mountains. The common characteristics of these girls are: they are all young women, have long hair, wore red dresses before death, and were hanged on four different hills."
Ye Bai raised his head and looked at Han Jianye sharply, "Have you ever thought that this might be related to Feng Shui? Perhaps the murderer is using these innocent girls for some weird sacrificial ritual?"
After listening to this, Han Jianye frowned and looked solemn.
His eyes fell on the drawing paper. The distribution of the four mountains indeed cleverly corresponded to the four directions of east, west, south and north.
"Your speculation is terrible, but it does have a certain rationality," he responded in a deep voice.
Su Wan, who was standing nearby, felt a chill running down his spine. "Using young girls for sacrifice? If this is true, it is unheard of."
Ye Bai's eyes were fixed on the four mountains on the paper, and there was a hint of helplessness in his voice: "Besides that, I really can't imagine what the murderer's motive would be."
Han Jianye took the ballpoint pen from Ye Bai and added a sentence on the paper: "On September 9, 2019, the murderer kidnapped four young, beautiful, long-haired girls of similar figure during the day, and then went to four hilltops in two groups at night to implement their horrific murder plan."