Chapter 399: Deep into the Tiger Cave
Xu Lin: "What happened to that woman later?"
Liu Jian: "Originally, the shelter wanted to keep her and send her to work and live with other disabled people at some charity organization, but her condition was so severe that she often cursed and hurt people. In the end, the shelter had no choice but to send her to another public mental hospital."
Xu Lin: "Although that woman's experience is indeed very sympathetic, I don't see any valuable clues that can be obtained from her."
Liu Jian: "Be bold in your imagination and cautious in your pursuit of truth. Have you ever wondered why that mentally ill Ding Xiang ended up in City A, hundreds of kilometers away?"
Xu Lin: "She must have been abducted and trafficked."
Liu Jian: "Hmm! The question is, who abducted and trafficked her?"
Xu Lin: "Do you suspect..."
"Yes, that's what you think..."
"It's hard for me to believe this without any evidence! And Ding Xiang's violent tendencies are so severe, it's hard for us to communicate! I really can't afford to go through this anymore."
"Since we don't have any clues now, why not just follow this line? Maybe we can actually catch a big fish!"
Xu Lin couldn't persuade Liu Jian, so she had to agree to go with him to the city's mental hospital to find Ding Xiang to find out the situation.
Dingxiang did meet them, but just as Xu Lin thought, no matter what questions Liu Jian asked, Dingxiang always looked at them with a confused look on her face, shaking her head and answering irrelevant questions.
Seeing Dingxiang about to fall ill, the doctor hurried over and said, "Excuse me, officers. I'm sure you've seen this patient, Dingxiang, has absolutely no independent consciousness. No matter how much you ask, you won't get any results."
Xu Lin: "Then can we ask her another day?"
Doctor: "Her current condition is considered good. If she gets angry again, she won't be able to sit still and will hit people directly."
Even the dumbest person could tell that this was a polite order to leave.
It seemed that no matter how much they asked, they would not be able to get any clues from this mentally ill person, so the two of them directly applied for a business trip to City A to investigate the case.
After arriving in City A, they immediately went to find the police officer who had brought Dingxiang back.
After explaining their purpose, the policeman entertained them warmly.
"Speaking of Ding Xiang, she's truly a pitiful person. I went to your City Z to check, and I didn't even have her household registration information. I was so worried back then!"
Xu Lin: "How could there not be one? Her name is Ding Xiang, and she's from City Z."
Police officer: "What about next? Where are her parents? Where are her brothers and sisters?"
Xu Lin was stunned by the question. Indeed, there was no information or file about her in the household registration.
The police officer said, "Nothing about that woman's background is clear. After some investigation, we learned that she was a homeless woman in your city. Later, due to mental problems, she was sent to the Lingsi Retreat. No one knows her background. Even her name was given to her on the spur of the moment by Deputy Director Wei Zongxian, who saw wild lilac flowers in the courtyard."
Xu Lin: "Can you tell me about the situation when you found Ding Xiang?"
Police officer: "Of course, I'd be happy to. It's just that it's been a while, and I don't remember a lot of things."
Liu Jian: "It's okay, brother. Just tell me as much as you remember!"
Police officer: "The other day I received a report from the public that a disheveled, swearing woman had been found living under a banyan tree for several days. They said she was an eyesore and they were worried she might hurt innocent passersby. After all, a mentally disturbed woman is capable of anything."
Xu Lin: "Then you sent her back to our City Z"
Police officer: “Yes.”
Liu Jian: "Why don't you investigate why she ended up in your city? If she was trafficked, do you know that investigating this would save most women? Perhaps we wouldn't have ended up like this."
Police officer: "I didn't dare to think too much at the time. Besides, she was a mentally ill person. We couldn't even communicate with each other. Even if I wanted to help, I couldn't!"
Xu Lin patted Liu Jian's arm, signaling him to speak less.
"We also understand the hard work of you grassroots police officers. In fact, you are already very good to have achieved this. By the way, have you checked whether she has a home here?"
Police officer: "As far as I know, no, but I heard that some people have seen her in a natural village on the outskirts of the city."
Xu Lin: "Have you ever been there to gather information?"
Police officer: "Yes, but when I got there, the villagers seemed very hostile and annoyed with outsiders. When I asked them anything, they all changed their tune and said they didn't know Ding Xiang. So I really had no choice but to send her back to her hometown and let your city leaders handle this matter."
Xu Lin thought for a moment and said sincerely, "Could you please take us to the natural village?"
Policeman: "Of course, I can take you there now."
The police drove a bus to take them to the entrance of the natural village.
"Just go straight here. Do you want me to go in with you?"
Liu Jian: "No need. You're a police officer in this area. Some of them must be familiar with you. If you go with us, they will be more vigilant and won't tell me anything."
The police officer said: "You have a point, but poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people. You are unfamiliar with the place, and I am afraid they will bully you. My name is Pu Yi, please tell me your cell phone number."
Liu Jian immediately gave Pu Yi his cell phone number.
After a while, Liu Jian's cell phone rang.
Pu Yi: "This is my phone number. Call me if you have any questions."
Liu Jian nodded, then followed Xu Lin into the natural village.
As soon as they entered the village, they found that the villagers were constantly pointing at them and whispering.
Liu Jian also whispered into Xu Lin's ear, "It seems like if the two of us go into the village together, we'll be too conspicuous. Why don't you go back to Pu Yi's car first, or we can split up."
Xu Lin also pretended to be affectionate and whispered in Liu Jian's ear: "You wishful thinking, aren't you afraid that I will be in danger if I act alone! If you came in alone, I'm afraid you would have been chased away by the villagers long ago."
Sure enough, before he could finish his words, a middle-aged man in uniform walked towards them.
He said unfriendlyly, "Our village has always been a place of simple and honest people. We don't welcome outsiders like you. Please leave immediately."
Liu Jian: "Brother, please don't be like this! My husband and I just arrived in your land and were curious, so our two pairs of legs and four feet couldn't help but step into your village. We really don't mean any harm, just treat us as a pair of tourists."
The middle-aged man still refused to give in after hearing this.
"What's so good about this village? It's just a few dozen families and a few dilapidated houses with broken tiles. Can't you see them all at a glance? It's not a tourist attraction. What's there to see? Get out of here, get out of here right now."
Liu Jian thought to himself, "How shameless! My legs are on my body. This is a public place under the emperor's feet, not a private place. What's it to you to control where I go?"
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