the next day.
As soon as Old Li got to work, Zheng Yan went to see him with dark circles under his eyes.
The autopsy report and Song Qingyun's portrait were sent to him.
"Uncle Li, I've been studying it all night and I'm not done yet. Please make sure to keep the portrait safe." Zheng Yan reminded.
Lao Li: So this kid spent time with a corpse again last night?
"Haha, fine, go wash yourself quickly. The stench of corpses on your body can be smelled two miles away."
Zheng Yan waved his hand nonchalantly and turned away.
He had to keep thinking.
After reading the autopsy report, Old Li found the results were pretty much what he expected, so he called Zhang Ming.
This time they were going to confirm the identity of the deceased, so there was no need to bring so many people. The master and his disciple rode their bicycles to Wangjia Village.
It was already past ten o'clock when they arrived at Wangjia Village.
The team leader and the branch secretary were temporarily suspended due to previous incidents and were only acting as the village chief.
The two men had sad faces and were full of resentment towards Wang Laoer and the Cui family.
But they are real relatives of the Wang family. The culprit of the Cui family has been arrested, leaving only a paralyzed old man and two children.
What can they do? No matter how cruel they are, they can never bully others.
However, if someone in the village really bullies the three of them, will they be able to intervene? It all depends on their mood at the time.
The two men were puffing on their pipes and sighing together when they saw Lao Li and Zhang Ming riding their bicycles into the yard. They both stood up at the same time.
"Is there anything else?"
"No, not this time. Didn't they take Wang Cui's body away?"
"This time we're here to discuss the funeral arrangements. Wang Cui only has a few relatives, including her uncles. I don't know if they can handle it."
"If all else fails, the village will help deal with it. Wang Cui's house and the things she left behind will also be taken to the village. It depends on whether the people in her family are willing to do it."
Both of them were full of resentment, so their tone was naturally a little harsh when they spoke, but the moment the door opened, smiles appeared on their faces.
"Public Security Officer Li, Public Security Officer Zhang, you're here, come in quickly."
The team leader greeted them and the branch secretary personally poured water for them.
"You two are too polite." Old Li exchanged a few words with them and took out the portrait from his bag.
"Look, do you recognize this person?"
They both looked at the portrait carefully.
"She looks familiar, but she shouldn't be from our village. If she were, I'd definitely know her, but where have I seen her before?"
The team leader and the branch secretary had the same reaction.
"Yes, where have you seen him? I'll go call the militia captain over. He's young and has a good memory. This man must have appeared in our village before, otherwise I wouldn't have any impression of him." said the captain.
"Okay." Old Li was shocked.
Zhang Ming's expression changed as well.
He thought this was the missing Wang Cui, who went up the mountain to visit her grandmother's grave and then died.
The clothes are obviously Wang Cui's clothes, why is this person not Wang Cui?
Countless thoughts flashed through Zhang Ming's mind. The only thing he could do now was to lower his head and hide his emotions. He was not as deeply cultivated as his master.
Look, the master is the master, and he still has no expression on his face.
Old Li was actually shocked and didn't know what expression to make to appear expressionless.
Soon, the militia captain was called over.
He looked at the portrait and said, "Isn't this the crazy woman from the lower valley?"
"Down the Col? Where is it?"
"It's not far from here, only about two miles away. That crazy woman is quite pitiful. She was about to get married, but one day she fell into the river and was rescued by a village scoundrel. Her fiancé's family refused to marry her no matter what."
"This girl is stubborn. She doesn't want to marry a second-rate guy. She goes to her fiancé every day and asks him why."
"Later, her fiancé's family couldn't stand her constant nagging and arranged for him to marry someone else. She couldn't stand the shock and hanged herself. She was rescued by her family."
“After that, I went crazy.”
"Because of her, her family and her fiancé's family have completely fallen out."
"Her fiancée even upset her like this because of his marriage. She couldn't bear the shock and became seriously ill. Not long after, she passed away."
"After her fiancé died, his new wife came to their house and started beating and smashing things. She pointed at the girl and called her a jinx. She even wanted to hit her, but was stopped by her brothers."
"Although this girl is a girl, she is still favored at home. The brothers discussed and decided to keep her at home."
"There's nothing else to do. If she's like this, she'll suffer if she gets married."
The militia captain sighed, "They are a kind family."
Old Li nodded. "Indeed, they are a good family to be able to do this to a crazy girl."
"What's wrong with this girl?" asked the militia captain curiously.
Old Li gave him a meaningful smile.
"It's inconvenient to say, Captain Wang, can you take us to the girl's house on the other side of the mountain?" asked Lao Li.
"It's convenient. What's inconvenient about it? We don't have to work at this time. We are all free. I will go with you." The militia captain said hurriedly.
He was madly curious.
I don’t know why Li Gongan and the others came to them with the portrait of this crazy girl. Could it be that this girl had committed some crime?
The militia captain's brain was working rapidly.
He took Lao Li and Zhang Ming and quickly arrived at the girl's house.
There was only an old mother at the girl's house, and her other brothers were not at home.
"Auntie." The militia captain shouted.
"Have you found my Xiaohua?" The old woman came out tremblingly, looking extremely haggard, and her hands that were leaning on the crutch were shaking.
"This is Comrade Public Security."
"Why did we alarm the public security comrades?" the old woman said nervously.
"Old man, it's okay. We just happened to pass by and heard that a comrade here was missing, so we came to see if we can help?" said Old Li.
The militia captain quickly swallowed back the words he was about to say. He thought, "The public security comrades are different. Look at what they said."
"Thank you." The old woman was so excited that tears fell.
"My little flower has always had a hard life, and now, alas..."
The old woman sighed several times after saying each word.
Old Li helped her into the house and sat her down. "Auntie, can you tell us when did Comrade Xiaohua disappear?"
"She wasn't in the room when I woke up yesterday morning."
A string in Lao Li's mind suddenly tightened. It disappeared yesterday morning, and the time matched.
"Was she at home the night before last?"
"It was there when I went to bed, but it was gone in the morning. She never went out at night. She was afraid of the dark..."
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