Chapter 95 Chapter 95 Do you want to act?
At the same time, fifty kilometers away.
The cold wind blew across the dilapidated gray tiles of Chaojiang Village. The road was covered with a layer of dirty yellow snow mud. The dilapidated jeep stopped under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village.
Yu Jing and Niu Dazhi jumped out of the car, walked towards the police car from Binyuan County, Dengzhou City that was leading the way, and said "thank you" to the driver.
"Why be polite? We're all from the same organization, working together! And your Captain Ji Yinhe personally called our captain last night, so of course we have to show some hospitality!" The detective from the Binyuan County Bureau grinned, pointing toward the north side of the village. "Group 3, No. 15, is where Yao Youlu's registered residence is. His two daughters are also registered here... Oh, and we asked the patrolman this morning, and they say someone should be in No. 14 next door."
Yu Jing smiled politely, "Okay, let's go ask right away."
"Okay, I'll go back to the county police station then!" The detective pointed to his cell phone. "Captain Yu, call me if you need help!"
"Okay."
The police car from Binyuan County Police Station turned around and sped back the way it came.
Niu Dazhi shook his head and followed Yu Jing back to the village, muttering, "Captain Ji is so proud!"
"Everyone understands what's going on with the provincial department taking up a temporary position." Yu Jing stared blankly at the nameplate on the wall. "So, at first, I didn't want to let this family-annihilation case go to waste, but now I've come to my senses. Let's just follow Captain Ji and Teacher Lu's instructions and handle the case. Our team will definitely benefit from this in the future!"
Niu Dazhi gave a thumbs-up. "A man who knows the times is a hero. You are that man!"
"Poor!" Yu Jing laughed and stood in front of Yao Youlu's house.
Last year's Spring Festival couplets were still pasted on the rusty iron gate, faded and yellowed by the sun, wind and rain. Under the eaves hung a wet and gray salted fish, which had been eaten by birds until only the skeleton was left.
——It looks like no one has lived there for a long time.
Yu Jing and Niu Dazhi exchanged a glance, thinking something was wrong. They knocked on the door and shouted, "Police!"
As expected, no one answered.
Yu Jing waited for a few seconds, then kicked the flimsy door lock.
With a creak, the iron door opened and a gust of cold air carrying dust came out from inside.
Yu Jing and Niu Dazhi coughed a few times, waved their hands and walked into the small house.
Although it is also a self-built house, it is much more dilapidated than He Lingfeng Shengqi's single-family house. It only has two small rooms, a kitchen outside, a wooden table and two chairs in the middle, and two iron beds and a wooden cabinet inside.
The person who lived here had obviously left in a hurry - the bed was in disarray, the mattress was exposed, as if someone had temporarily removed the quilt cover and used it as a bag. The cabinet door was also open, and several women's clothes fell to the ground.
Yu Jing walked over and took a few looks, but found no valuable clues except a few strands of hair and fingerprints on the mirror.
Walking to the outer room, Niu Dazhi was standing in front of the stove, holding the pot lid in one hand and covering his mouth and nose with the other hand in disgust.
"If it weren't for the cold weather, this pot would be full of maggots!"
Yu Jing took a look at the sauce-colored food and frowned, "Tomato and egg noodles... No, there's no egg."
Niu Dazhi sighed, "Those two little girls are quite pitiful. Can you tell how long they've been out there?"
Yu Jing, who had helped out at the technical investigation before, picked up a pair of chopsticks and flipped a few noodles, judging, "About two or three weeks."
The two of them looked at each other - this really matched the time when the family murder happened!
Yu Jing asked Niu Dazhi to take out the evidence bag, put the noodles, fingerprints and hair in it, and then prepared to go to the neighbor's house to ask.
A warm-hearted elderly couple lived at No. 14. When they heard that they were police officers and asked about the Yao family's situation, they invited them into the house and offered them tea.
"——We've lived in Chaojiang Village for decades. No one in Group 2 knows their family's affairs better than us!"
Yu Jing nodded and took out a recorder. "When did Yao Youlu take his wife and daughter to Jiangtan?"
"It was the year of reform and opening up, 1978!" said the wife of the elderly couple. "They have a family-inherited craft that they used to sell in our village. Then, when the news came out, the four of us thought about going out and trying our luck. We thought our children could go to school in a big city."
"Yes! Within half a year, people were saying they were doing great business in Jiangtan!" her husband added, "Everyone was so happy for them!"
"Yes." Yu Jing nodded. "Then... Lin Fang, Yao Xiulan, and Yao Yulan returned in 1980?"
"About the time, it's about the same." The old lady showed a hint of forbearance on her face, "But we didn't see Lin Fang, only the two little girls Yulan and Xiulan!"
"Yes! I even asked Yulan where your parents were!" The old man waved his hand, "Don't mention it. She'll cry if you do. Over time, no one asked anymore."
Niu Dazhi was puzzled. "The village committee doesn't care?"
"Well, back then, the controls weren't as strict as they are now. Especially with so many things happening in those ten years, everyone was used to it... We thought, what kind of parents would voluntarily abandon their children? They must have died outside!"
"..." Yu Jing lowered his head and circled Lin Fang's name. "What do you think of this family's temperament? Do they have any enemies?"
"Enemy? I've never heard of him." The old couple pondered for a moment. "Yao Youlu is nice to outsiders, but to his family, to put it nicely, he has a personality. To put it bluntly..."
"Just tell me."
"The way he looks at people... is so sinister!" The old lady lowered her voice. "We're not gossiping, but their peach cake craft is a Lin family tradition. Yao Youlu married into the Lin family just to learn it!... When they first got married, he was very nice to Lin Fang. But after Lin Fang gave birth to two daughters, became ill, and her parents passed away, he looked down on his wife even more. Sometimes we could even hear... them fighting at home!"
Niu Dazhi sneered, "Everyone says Lin Fang is in poor health, how can we still fight? I think it's just a man beating his wife behind closed doors!"
“…” The old couple remained silent, tantamount to acquiescing to this fact.
Yu Jing stroked his chin thoughtfully.
Could it be that Yao Youlu was killed by Lin Fang?
But Lin Fang was in poor health, and Yao Youlu was an upright, middle-aged man...
Can she kill him?
Yu Jing took a deep breath and said, "Let's talk about Yao Youlu's two daughters."
"Yulan and Xiulan are both great children," the old couple immediately began to speak eloquently. "They're sensible, honest, kind, and smart! They've been helping Yao Youlu and Lin Fang since they were little, and they're good students... Oh, and because Yulan is pretty, she was often harassed by the little boys in the village, so Lin Fang sent her to the boxer at the west end of the village, where she learned martial arts for five years!"
Yu Jing raised an eyebrow, "Isn't Xiulan pretty?"
"Xiu Lan..." The two people across from her hesitated for a moment, "She's pretty, but she has a red birthmark on her face, the size of a fingernail, right under her eye..."
"A red birthmark?"
Yu Jing's eyebrows suddenly furrowed. This was a very noticeable appearance feature...
He and Niu Dazhi asked a few more questions, and seeing that the time was almost up, he left his contact information and left Chaojiang Village Group 2.
This visit yielded a lot of clues, and the two were anxious to rush back to report. They walked quickly and quickly, hurriedly got into the police car parked at the entrance of the village, and stepped on the accelerator with a "woosh".
Until the big jeep disappeared at the end of the vast country road, a short figure walked out from a hidden place, looked around, then put on his woolen hat tightly, lowered his head and went into the desolate forest behind him.
*
Jiangtan City, Tiandu District.
Ji Yinhe and Lu Zheng, who had just graduated from Chengguan Middle School, walked into a roadside fried noodle shop.
In the afternoon, they were going to the Taiwanese Business Association where Feng Qisheng worked. They planned to have a quick lunch here and discuss the plan for the afternoon visit.
"Boss, two bowls of braised beef fried noodles. I want fresh beef brisket with the right amount of fat and lean meat, and some blanched small greens. The soup base shouldn't be too oily, spicy, or salty, and I'll add plenty of cilantro."
Lu Zheng placed the order familiarly, then went to the front counter to get two bottles of hot soy milk to warm Ji Yinhe's hands.
However, Comrade Xiao Ji held his chin with his hand, looking a little depressed.
Just ten minutes ago, she received a call from Sang Xiangyang who stayed at the Tiandu Branch.
"Captain Ji, you and Teacher Lu haven't gone to the Taiwanese Business Association yet, right? I just remembered something and I need to report it to you!" Sang Xiangyang said excitedly. "Captain Yu, the reason we didn't get anything out of them the other day was because the people in that association are so disgusting!"
Ji Yinhe was puzzled, "Disgusting?"
"Right!" Sang Xiangyang said angrily, "The people there are very arrogant. They said that the association is full of Taiwanese businessmen, and Feng Qisheng is a secretary, handling confidential materials, and is under the jurisdiction of a special department. They won't let us into the office!"
"It's useless even if I tell you it's the police?"
"It's no use! We even called Director Lu!"
Ji Yinhe thought for a moment, "Can I ask normal questions? For example, ask about Feng Qisheng's work performance, interpersonal relationships, etc. -"
"No." Sang Xiangyang said in a low voice, "After they knew we were police officers, they kept silent about everything."
"How could this be!" Ji Yinhe was furious for the first time after working for so long. He pinched his brows and said, "For such a serious murder case, isn't it natural for the police to come to investigate?"
"Of course, Captain Yu has been very angry these past two days, and it just so happens that you've joined the team again, so..."
“…” Ji Yinhe let out a breath and quickly recovered his composure.
"Okay, I understand." She said calmly, "I'll think of a solution."
Sang Xiangyang said jokingly, "Then I wish you success!"
“…”
At this moment, the boss happily served the fried noodles and placed them on the table that was wiped clean by expert Lu.
Ji Yinhe picked up his chopsticks and asked, "How about we file a report with the municipal bureau or provincial department? Ask them to communicate with the Taiwanese Business Association?"
Before Lu Zheng could answer, she shook her head.
"No, no, no... I won't ask the leaders for help unless it's absolutely necessary!" Comrade Xiao Ji straightened his back and pounded his fist on the table. "I want to find a way to save the country in a roundabout way on my own!"
Lu Zheng, who was calm and ate his noodles, raised his eyes and said, "Tell me about it."
Ji Yinhe paused for a few seconds and asked slyly, "Do you want to act?"
Lu Zheng: “……?”
Comrade Xiao Ji snapped his fingers. "My mom told me that there are a lot of Taiwanese business couples opening companies in Jiangtan lately! For example, wealthy young men and their young celebrity girlfriends. How about we..."
Realizing what the girl opposite was going to say next, Lu Zheng's ears turned red instantly and he slowly opened his eyes.
"……ah?"
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