Chapter 15: A couple quarreled and murdered each other (15) We know who the murderer is...
The three of them smiled at each other and immediately gained confidence. They walked into the archive room together and looked through the information about Gaoliang Village. Sang Luo had been there before and quickly found the household registration book of Gaoliang Village. They divided the work and found people who were close to Shen Xueyao's age and wrote them down on a piece of paper:
Hu Jiacheng, male, 22 years old
Liu Jianguo Male 24 years old
He Xu, male, 23 years old
Wen Chenggang, male, 22 years old
Sun Bingyuan, male, 21 years old
Meng Jia Female 20 years old
Guo Liye, male, 22 years old
Since the household registration of people in rural areas is not very standardized, it is possible that A and Shen Xueyao are one or two years apart in age. Sang Luo took the paper and looked at the densely packed "male" characters on it, and his scalp tingled. Such an exaggerated ratio of men to women is hard to say if it is not the result of human choice. It seems that the old saying "If a hundred families have daughters, one will keep them" is not a joke.
The men were directly ruled out, leaving only Meng Jia as a suspicious candidate. Sang Luo found the supplementary materials of Gaoliang Village and wanted to check Meng Jia's specific information. As a result, he discovered that Meng Jia had died as early as June last year and could not be the murderer in this case.
"Could it be that I guessed wrong, and A is not actually in Gaoliang Village, but was sent to some other place?" Sang Luo thought to himself.
The smile on Yuan Xiaohu's face froze. He had thought that this time he had it all figured out, but he had not expected such a situation to occur. He scratched his head, not knowing what to say.
Xie Ling'er suggested: "Could it be like this? The Shen family has never registered A, so A has always been an illegal resident!"
Sang Luo waved his hand: "It's meaningless for us to speculate here. The most urgent task right now is to bring Shen Xueyao's parents back for trial. Xiaohu, please drive us to Gaoliang Village."
Sang Luo didn't know how to drive, so Yuan Xiaohu agreed immediately.
It was already eight o'clock in the evening. No one had eaten dinner and everyone was hungry. Yuan Xiaohu suggested going downstairs to have a bowl of noodles and he would treat them.
Sang Luo didn't say anything polite and followed Yuan Xiaohu. The noodle shop was right in front of the Public Security Bureau and was called Niu Laoer Ramen. Although the shop was old, the food smelled delicious and colleagues would often come here to have a bite when they were hungry.
As soon as they opened the door, a wave of hot air rushed out. The three of them looked for a place to sit down. It was almost closing time for the noodle shop, and they were the only table of customers in the shop. Yuan Xiaohu ordered three bowls of beef ramen, and the boss brought the noodles quickly. Perhaps because the shop was about to close, the boss put a few large pieces of beef in their bowls, which made Yuan Xiaohu's eyes widen.
Although they were very hungry, the noodles were too hot and had to be cooled down a little. While waiting, the three of them started chatting. No one of them brought up the case tacitly. The case, which had been clear at first, suddenly became confusing again. It was already frustrating enough, so they decided to talk about something else.
Xie Ling'er talked about her relationship with Brother Lin. Last time, after her chocolate was stolen by Yuan Xiaohu, she wrote about it in a letter and just sent it out. She believed that Brother Lin would buy her a new one after seeing the letter. With their cross-border relationship, they had to wait a long time every time they sent a letter.
Yuan Xiaohu talked about his mother's latest dish. His mother had developed a dish of mustard, black fungus and bamboo shoots, which was refreshing and delicious. The whole family praised it. His mother was kind enough to share some with the neighbors. However, the black fungus was soaked for too long and became poisonous, causing everyone on the street to vomit and have diarrhea. That night, all the neighbors reunited at the county hospital.
Finally, the topic fell on Sang Luo. She had just joined the company and no one knew her well. Xie Ling'er asked:
"Sang Luo, your employment form says that your hometown is in the village, so where do you live now? If you rent a house, the rent pressure is not small. The salary is not high in the first year of employment. If you need, you can come and live with us. We have an empty room."
Sang Luo shook his head: "It doesn't matter. Although I am from the village, my family has a house in the county. I can live in my own house after get off work and don't need to rent a house."
Xie Linger smiled gently: "That's good. If you want to rent a house, the first year will be really hard to endure."
Sang Luo didn't care too much: "No matter which industry, new employees always earn the least. They will definitely feel pressured to rent a house. When they have more years of service -"
Having said this, she suddenly stopped moving, her face blankly expression, not even blinking.
Yuan Xiaohu came over and asked, "What's wrong with you? Don't scare me! Are you under too much pressure from solving the case? Don't worry, I'll call Master and ask for a few days off for you so you can have a good rest!"
Sang Luo did not answer, as one thing quickly passed through her mind.
Even though she already has a job, rent is still a big pressure for her. For Shen Xueyao, who comes from a rural background, the pressure of renting a house should be even greater, not to mention that she rents a house in the city, where rent is more expensive.
Shen Xueyao rented a house right after school started. At that time, she had not yet fallen in love with Du Lingfeng and had no financial support from her boyfriend. The money for rent could only have come from her family.
Shen Xueyao's whole family are farmers at home. For such a poor rural family, rent is undoubtedly a huge expense. The fact that her family can afford this money shows that her parents must love Shen Xueyao very much. But later, when Shen Xueyao passed away, her master notified her parents to come to the police station to identify the body. Her parents actually had that attitude, which was totally unreasonable.
Why did her parents' attitudes change so much? Why are the twin sisters' skin colors so different?
Sang Luo figured it all out.
"No more eating," Sang Luo threw down his chopsticks and stood up, "Let's go now and drive to Gaoliang Village!"
"Ah?" Yuan Xiaohu looked reluctant. "It would be a shame not to eat such delicious noodles. Shen Xueyao's parents are in the village anyway. It doesn't matter if we go a few minutes earlier or later. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Sang Luo shook his head firmly: "It's too late. I'm afraid things will change. The murderer is hiding in the village and may escape at any time."
"ah?"
Yuan Xiaohu and Xie Ling'er both looked surprised.
Sang Luo repeated: "That's right, this time we are not going to summon Shen Xueyao's parents, but to arrest the real murderer directly - I already know who the murderer is!"
Yuan Xiaohu looked puzzled: "What's going on? How come you suddenly know who the real murderer is?"
Sang Luo waved his hand: "It's too late, let's talk on the way!"
Yuan Xiaohu touched his stomach aggrievedly: "But I'm really hungry!"
Sang Luo directly asked the restaurant owner to buy a few meat buns and stuffed them into Yuan Xiaohu's hand: "Eat while walking."
After that, she dragged Yuan Xiaohu out of the door, leaving Xie Ling'er alone in the store. Xie Ling'er was a civilian, so there was no need to take her with her when arresting suspects. Yuan Xiaohu kept looking back and shouted towards the store without giving up:
"Ling'er, pack up the remaining noodles for me! I still need to eat them when I get back!"
The two returned to the office and started the car. Yuan Xiaohu finished the meat bun in a few bites, wiped the oil off his hands, and then got on the steering wheel.
In the dark night, with a bright moon hanging high in the sky, the two drove quickly towards Gaoliang Village.
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