Chapter 131 Missing
Xia Mufan repeated Gu Shaoqi's words: "Yang Wenjing's father is missing and there is no news?"
Gu Shaoqi nodded: "Yang Wenjing is from Huishi. She originally had a very happy family. Her father was a salesman at Huishi Flour Mill. Fourteen years ago, he suddenly disappeared while delivering goods to the south. He has not been heard from since. The leaders and employees of the flour mill said that her father absconded with the money, but Yang Wenjing and her mother never believed it."
Hearing this, Xia Mufan's heart was touched.
Thinking about how his mother disappeared when he was six years old, there were rumors in the village that his mother ran away with another man, but Xia Mufan never believed that his mother would abandon him and leave with a strange man. It was with this belief that she became a criminal police officer, just to find her mother on her own one day.
Xia Mufan succeeded, but Yang Wenjing was still groping in the dark.
Thinking of this, Xia Mufan looked at Gu Shaoqi: "Your senior sister's experience is very similar to mine."
Gu Shaoqi sighed softly, "The reason why I switched to forensic medicine is because my parents were murdered and the murderer is still at large. This is similar to Senior Sister Yang, so although we have never been classmates or worked together, we have always kept in touch. You helped me find the murderer who killed my parents. After hearing about it, Senior Sister Yang called me and asked me a lot of questions. She really admires your investigative ability."
One thing that Gu Shaoqi didn't say was that when Yang Wenjing called to inquire about the details of the case, Gu Shaoqi didn't know that Xia Mufan had the special ability to communicate with animals. Therefore, Xia Mufan's method of solving the case seemed even more mysterious, which made Yang Wenjing admire him very much.
Thinking of the murder of Gu Shaoqi's parents, Xia Mufan felt pity for him. He put a piece of pork ribs into his bowl and comforted him, "Eating is the most important thing in the world. Come and eat."
Sometimes, hatred is also a motivation.
Gu Shaoqi's hatred for the murderer made him devote himself to the forensic industry, hoping to find clues from various murders in order to find the murderer who killed his parents.
Yang Wenjing is probably just like Gu Shaoqi, with a seed of hatred buried deep in her heart. She knew that her father was in great danger, so she chose the career of forensic medicine in order to one day find evidence of her father's murder.
Gu Shaoqi doesn't like places that are too lively and eats little at banquets. However, Xia Mufan gave him some food, and he obediently put the ribs into his mouth, smiling and saying, "Okay, let's eat."
While eating, Xia Mufan asked, "In which year did Yang Wenjing's father disappear?"
Gu Shaoqi replied: "It happened fourteen years ago, in August 1982."
Xia Mufan continued to ask: "Yang Wenjing's father went south for business, he should have had someone traveling with him, right?" Everyone who does business knows that the company can't let one person run around with money, there will always be two or three people traveling together to supervise each other.
Gu Shaoqi said, "Hmm," "There is a man from the automobile class of the flour mill, his last name is Cai."
Xia Mushige asked: "Did they go there by car?"
Gu Shaoqi thought for a moment and said, "It should be. After contacting them, Yang Wenjing's father and the driver went to deliver the goods. After receiving the payment, they were going to drive back. It's a pity..."
Xia Mufan asked: "What car did you drive? Who did you contact?"
Gu Shaoqi said: "Huancheng, Guangdong Province."
Xia Mufan was silent for a moment. No wonder Yang Wenjing was assigned to the Huancheng Public Security Bureau after graduating from university. It turned out that her father disappeared there.
"Did Yang Wenjing's father contact his family while in Huancheng?"
"In 1982, Yang Wenjing's family didn't have a telephone installed. However, after Yang Wenjing's father arrived in Huancheng, he called the factory leader to report on his work. He said that he had contacted several restaurants and dim sum shops and sold all 1,000 bags of flour at a price of 20 cents per pound. The payment was about 10,000 yuan."
"Ten thousand yuan for the goods? Could it be that the people in Huancheng are trying to kill me for money?"
Gu Shaoqi said: "It is possible, but since we haven't seen the body, we cannot rule out the possibility that he absconded with the money."
As they were talking, the pager on Gu Shaoqi's waist rang. He looked down and a look of surprise appeared on his face: "Senior Sister Yang is back in Hui City."
Xia Mufan also became happy when he heard the news that Yang Wenjing had returned. If it weren’t for Forensic Doctor Yang’s introduction when I was investigating a case in Huancheng last time, I’m afraid it wouldn’t have been so smooth. It’s a pity that I haven’t had the opportunity to meet him, which is quite a pity. Now that she has returned to her hometown, it is natural for me to go and see her.
Xia Mufan raised his head, looked at Gu Shaoqi and said, "Take me to see her."
Perhaps it was her admiration for Yang Wenjing's professional ability and work enthusiasm, or perhaps it was her sympathy for Yang Wenjing's experience. In short, Xia Mufan developed a strong desire in her heart. She wanted to see Yang Wenjing, and even more wanted to help Yang Wenjing.
Gu Shaoqi nodded without hesitation: "Okay, Senior Sister said she will stay at Huitong Hotel tonight. I'll take you there after the banquet."
After that, Gu Shaoqi, who understood Xia Mufan's thoughts very well, said softly: "Just do your best, don't make it hard on yourself. We have discussed the case of Yang Wenjing's father's disappearance in private before. This kind of "three-no" case is extremely difficult to investigate."
Xia Mufan nodded: "Yes. There is no crime scene, no crime time, and no suspect. If there is no unexpected means or the murderer is exposed by fate, it is difficult to solve such a case."
Gu Shaoqi said slowly: "Perhaps, you are the unexpected means?"
Xia Mufan smiled and said, "Speaking of which, my mother's disappearance case is really similar to Yang Wenjing's father's disappearance case. They are all "three-no" cases with very few clues, and there are people slandering them. ””
Gu Shaoqi: "You were able to find your mother by starting from the source of the rumor, right?"
Xia Mufan nodded slightly. "Compared to my mother's disappearance, there are more clues in Yang Wenjing's father's disappearance. Not only is there an extra companion and a truck, but there are also records of him staying in a hotel in Huancheng and making phone calls. Everywhere we go, there are traces left. By unraveling these clues, we may be able to find something useful. Even after more than a decade, these evidences will not disappear."
Xia Mufan's eyes were very determined and his whole body exuded a confident aura.
It was this kind of confidence and determination that impressed Gu Shaoqi.
Gu Shaoqi saw that she was eating slower and slower, so he asked gently, "Have you finished eating?"
Xia Mufan put down his chopsticks and rinsed his mouth with tea: "We're done eating, let's go."
The two said goodbye to their colleagues, left the Mayflower Hotel together, and took a taxi to Huitong Hotel in the west of the city.
The west of the city is the industrial zone of Hui City, where there are many old state-owned factories, including flour factories, towel factories, cotton yarn factories, etc. After the wave of layoffs in the 1990s, these old state-owned factories no longer have their former glory. The residential areas and roads are relatively dilapidated, but the flow of people here is relatively dense, and there are many people setting up stalls on both sides of the road: selling sesame cakes, ice cream, jelly, fried stinky tofu... It is full of the atmosphere of fireworks.
The October wind brings a slight chill.
Xia Mufan was not wearing a police uniform today. Instead, he wore loose and comfortable casual clothes, a simple white T-shirt and khaki overalls, full of youthful vitality.
There is a coffee shop on the first floor of Huitong Hotel. Yang Wenjing sits alone in the corner, holding a cup of coffee in one hand but not drinking it. She looks out the window with a blank look in her eyes, letting the hot steam of the coffee linger in front of her eyes.
As soon as she saw Xia Mufan, Yang Wenjing immediately became energetic. She stood up and stretched out her hand to Xia Mufan, with a bit of admiration in her eyes: "Xia Mufan! I have always wanted to see you, but I missed it."
Xia Mufan smiled and shook hands with Yang Wenjing: "I have heard of your name for a long time. I have always wanted to meet the beautiful forensic doctor of the Guangdong Provincial Department."
Yang Wenjing was not wearing a police uniform today. She was wearing a smoky gray silk shirt and wide-leg dark gray trousers. Her long hair was tied up and held back with a black bow. She has both the gentleness of a woman and the agility of a professional.
Yang Wenjing is indeed an outstanding woman.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the three of them got down to business.
After hearing that the murder case of Gu Shaoqi's parents was successfully solved, Yang Wenjing has always wanted to ask Xia Mufan for help. It's just that I was too busy with work and the timing was not right so it was delayed until now. This time she took time out to go back and forth to Hui City, firstly to see her mother, and secondly to ask Xia Muchan if she could help investigate this old case that had been unsolved for fourteen years.
Yang Wenjing said, "Xia Mufan, I have heard about your deeds a long time ago. I admire and envy you for being able to find your missing mother on your own after 20 years. To be honest, I came to Hui City this time just to ask for your help."
Xia Mufan turned his head and glanced at Gu Shaoqi.
Yang Wenjing explained, "I didn't tell Xiao Gu about this matter in advance. I know you have special abilities, otherwise you wouldn't have become a member of the expert group of the Hunan Provincial Department at the age of 20. Maybe you have heard Xiao Gu's story before you came. My father's disappearance has always been a pain in my heart. I don't believe he absconded with the money. No matter how long it has been, no matter how difficult it is, I must find him."
Xia Mufan looked up at Yang Wenjing and said calmly, "If he's alive, I want to see him in person. If he's dead, I want to see his body. Right?"
Yang Wenjing stood up suddenly, grabbed Xia Mufan's hand, unable to hide her excitement.
"Yes, that's what I think! I have to find him no matter what, even if it's just a corpse. More than a decade has passed, and the corpse has long since turned into bones, but as long as I'm still alive, I can confirm the identity of the corpse through DNA testing. This is why I chose to work in the forensic industry."
Xia Mufan and Yang Wenjing have somewhat similar personalities. They have firm beliefs and are almost persistent. Even if the whole world says there is no hope, they will continue to insist and will definitely get to the bottom of things.
Two girls with similar personalities looked into each other's eyes and naturally developed a liking for each other.
Yang Wenjing sat down, raised her hand to call the waiter, and asked, "What would you two like to drink?"
Xia Mufan said, "Just give me a glass of boiled water. I ate too much at the banquet just now and I'm a little thirsty."
Hearing Xia Mufan's frank words, Yang Wenjing smiled. She no longer asked for Gu Shaoqi's opinion and said to the waiter, "Then give me two glasses of lemonade."
After ordering lemonade, Yang Wenjing looked at Xia Mufan with a smile: "Did you go to a banquet just now? When eating out, the chef always likes to add MSG and spices, which makes you thirsty easily after eating."
Xia Mufan felt that Yang Wenjing was like a sister, considerate and warm.
The two chatted for a few more sentences. Seeing that they were becoming more and more familiar with each other, Gu Shaoqi felt like an outsider, so he leaned back in his chair, picked up the lemonade, drank it slowly, and quietly served as a backdrop.
Yang Wenjing: "I heard that you are good at training dogs and cats."
Xia Mufan: "Yes, my family has a tabby cat named Coal Ash and a small Border Collie named Ice Cream. They are both very well behaved. Sometimes I take them with me to participate in investigations. The two little guys help me a lot."
Yang Wenjing expressed her envy: "I am usually busy with work and don't have much time to raise a cat or a dog."
Xia Mushige: "My mother disappeared when I was six years old. The cats and dogs in the village kept me company, so I have a good relationship with them."
Yang Wenjing: "My dad is also very close to small animals. Cats and dogs all like to be close to him."
Xia Mushige: "That means your father is a kind and loving person. Animals are very sensitive. If you don't release kindness, they won't take the initiative to approach you."
Yang Wenjing nodded and said, "So, I never believed that my father would abscond with the money. He would never abandon his job, family, reputation, and me for ten thousand yuan!"
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