She disappeared (4)

Teng Fei said: "It was around noon, I don't remember the exact time, it was a store at the entrance, I don't remember the name."

Tang Xiaochuan nodded, "Okay, go on."

Teng Fei painted as he spoke. Sometimes he would pause, as if thinking, and sometimes he would paint faster. The final shape was crooked, but it roughly followed the route into the mountain.

He drew a circle somewhere. "Is this where we stayed that night? I don't remember the exact coordinates very clearly."

"What happened to you after this?"

"Sleep. What else do you think?"

Tang Xiaochuan smiled awkwardly, "Have you started a fire?"

"No, it's hard to light a fire there. Usually when I go out hiking, I worry about fire safety. I brought a flashlight, some food, and a small tent, so I just camped for one night."

"Did anything happen that night? Or did you hear anything unusual?"

"Besides the sounds of the beasts and the wind..." Teng Fei said slowly, "there is also my purring."

"Teng Fei, be serious." Feng Shaomin said coldly.

"This is a writer's description. Usually, when I'm tired from walking, I fall into a deep sleep. Besides, I had a slight cold that night."

After a moment of silence, Tang Xiaochuan asked, "So the next morning you found Liu Yuwei missing."

"Yes, at first I thought she got up early to collect flower dew, because I had a cough that night, so I casually said that boiling some flower dew would help relieve the cough. I didn't pay much attention at first, thinking that she was collecting flower dew nearby, because the things around me were all there and had not been touched by anyone. But then I found something wrong, so I searched around a kilometer away, but found nothing, so I contacted the rescue team. Then I found one of her shoes by the waterfall..."

At this point, Teng Fei stopped describing. He seemed very sad. He held his forehead with his fist, and his body did not move.

Presumably, he could not get any more information out of him. Feng Shaomin was a very cautious person, so he asked him to draw the map again. After he confirmed again and again that there were no problems with the map, he let him go back.

In the office, everyone's mood did not seem high. Han Changlin leaned against the table, looking at the two maps drawn by Teng Fei. The lines on the maps were slightly inconsistent, but the coordinates of the two people's camping sites were basically the same. He glanced at everyone and said, "At least we are not completely lost."

If it is said that Teng Fei killed Liu Yuwei, all doubts seem to surround him; if it is said that he did not kill Liu Yuwei, what he did makes people feel unbelievable.

Han Changlin thinks that Teng Fei is a writer, and he may use the writer's fantasy to check for omissions in every doubt, so it seems airtight. But anything done will leave traces.

Slowly putting down the map, he instructed: "Lao Feng, Xiao Chuan, you go separately and go to the insurance company to verify the actual situation of Teng Fei signing the insurance for Liu Yuwei at that time, and also, confirm whether the doctor Song Renai mentioned by Teng Fei is true?"

"Okay, Korean team."

"Xiao Zhao and Xiao Meng, the two of you go investigate what Teng Fei mentioned about buying cigarettes before entering the mountain."

"Okay, Korean team." The two answered in unison.

After a moment of silence, Han Changlin picked up the map and said in a strong voice: "This map is the breakthrough point. If we want to find the real evidence, we have to find Liu Yuwei's body."

The corpse is the most direct evidence. Finding the corpse is almost equivalent to finding the most crucial clue.

But Liu Yuwei had been missing for seven months. Where was she? There was nothing left. After all, there were too many uncertainties in that forest valley.

If you want to find evidence in Qindongzi Canyon, it may be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Moreover, the rescue team conducted an in-depth search, otherwise they would not have come to the conclusion that Liu Yuwei died accidentally.

In fact, everyone knew how difficult this was. Han Changlin was no exception. He looked around, faced everyone's uncertain looks, and gave an order: "This mission must be completed!"

His tone was firm and everyone nodded seriously.

Tang Xiaochuan said: "Korean team, with the map drawn by Teng Fei, I believe you can find it."

"The meeting is adjourned," Han Changlin said, "I will contact the Qindong City Public Security Bureau and ask them to assist in the investigation."

"Everyone go and get busy." Han Changlin waved his hand and left.

The next morning, Meng Siqi and Zhao Leiting arrived at the entrance of Qindongzi Canyon. As soon as they got off the car, Meng Siqi felt a burst of fresh air blowing on his face. In front of him was a stretch of green mountains and clear waters. In the distance, there was a white mist, which was lingering and looked like a fairyland. Just from this angle, one can feel the charm of Qindongzi Canyon.

This entrance is actually an open-air parking lot, a gas station, and a few scattered shops nearby.

Holding the photos of Teng Fei and Liu Yuwei, the two went door to door to inquire. Finally, at a small commodity supermarket, the owner recognized the person in the photo and said with certainty: "I remember him."

"Why are you so sure?" Zhao Leiting asked.

"That day, this young man came to buy cigarettes, but he broke a bottle of pear juice on the shelf, and the glass was shattered all over the floor. I asked for compensation, but the young man said that my shelf was unstable, so we started arguing. Later, it was probably his girlfriend who persuaded him..."

"Are you talking about this girl?" Zhao Leiting took out Liu Yuwei's photo for her to confirm.

The proprietress took it in her hand and looked at it for a while, then nodded. "Yes, it's been too long, and I don't have a very deep impression of the girl, but I feel like she does."

"What happened next?"

"Where was I just now?" asked the proprietress.

"You said that you and the boy had an argument, but the girl persuaded you."

"Oh, yes." The proprietress continued with great interest, "The girl said something, which probably meant forget it. The young man deserves praise for this. He listened to the girl on the spot and gave me some extra money..." The proprietress said a lot more, and in the end she concluded that she had a deep impression of the young man.

She also asked about the time and the two people's clothing and other details. Because it had been so long, the proprietress only remembered that it was at noon one day. Meng Siqi kept taking notes of the interrogation, filling up a page.

After the two left the store, Zhao Leiting asked, "Do you think Teng Fei was very deliberate?"

"You mean, he quarreled with the boss's wife on purpose to make people remember him. What was his purpose in doing this?"

"Proof that he went to the Canyon?"

"Actually, he doesn't need to prove it." Meng Siqi read the transcript and found that people who knew Liu Yuwei and Teng Fei could prove that they went to Qindongzi Canyon.

Zhao Lei Ting nodded, "That's true." He shook his head again, "Forget it, let's wait until we enter the mountain to search."

In addition to investigating the store, the two also had a mission, which was to find an outdoor worker who was familiar with Qindongzi Canyon.

The two of them easily found a teacher who was also an outdoor sports enthusiast and had been to Qindongzi Canyon more than once, recommended by the clerk of the outdoor store where Teng Fei used to work.

Three days later, in the morning, several police cars drove up to the parking lot at the entrance of Qindongzi Canyon. Seven or eight detectives got out of the cars, accompanied by four police dogs.

Meng Siqi and Zhao Leiting took a car to pick up teacher Li Ping, an outdoor sports enthusiast, early in the morning.

As soon as she got off the car, she saw a dozen police officers in standard uniforms and several fierce and tall police dogs standing in formation. She was immediately shocked by the momentum. It seemed that this time they were serious.

She was actually quite afraid of wolfhounds. These police dogs were yellow and black, and looked like wolves, especially when they looked at her with their eyes. But they looked very well behaved, sitting still, and even looked a little docile.

Han Changlin was discussing something with a strange man. It could be guessed that the man should be the person in charge of the Qindong City Public Security Bureau's assistance in the investigation. The crime scene was in Qindong City, so this should be a mutual help between brother units.

When Han Changlin spoke, his gaze lingered on Meng Siqi for a while. Soon, he finished talking and walked towards them.

Zhao Leiting said: "Team Han, let me introduce you to Mr. Li Ping, an outdoor sports expert."

Li Ping took the initiative to shake hands and said, "I have long admired the Korean team. I am not worthy of this honor. I am just an outdoor enthusiast who has traveled to this canyon several times."

After a few pleasantries, Han Changlin asked, "Teacher Li, what do you think of the route provided by the suspect?"

Li Ping is in his thirties. He looks elegant and calm like a teacher. He holds a map that he got in advance. He explains, "Team Han, I've looked at the map and it basically fits the route into the mountain. If one of the two people is a woman with no outdoor experience, it will be difficult to choose another route. Considering the accuracy of the map, I will make a judgment for everyone based on the actual situation after entering the mountain."

"Well, that's perfect."

Meng Siqi wore hiking shoes and a thick sports jacket over his police uniform. This was strongly suggested by Zhao Leiting. It was not until he entered the mountains that Meng Siqi realized the importance of this suggestion.

This route into the mountains should be called a thorny path rather than a route. There is no clear path at all. The ground is covered with branches, thorns, vines and leaves. Almost every step she takes is accompanied by friction with various thorns and insects. Until now, she still doesn't understand what those donkey friends are trying to do.

She finally realized Feng Shaomin's foresight in preventing her from going into the mountains. Feng Shaomin once said, "Why would a girl go into the mountains?" She thought Feng Shaomin was prejudiced against her, but after entering the mountains, she realized that he was not prejudiced.

Fortunately, the team was relatively large, and there were investigators in front of them to clear the way, so the road seemed a little wider. Although it was just a route into the mountain, Han Changlin was very cautious and asked everyone to expand the search route. The team was divided into three teams and searched forward in a blanket manner.

If there is anything that Meng Siqi feels good about, it is the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers in the mountains and forests, and the fresh and natural air that cannot be experienced in urban buildings.

Police dogs occasionally found things on the road, but they were all animal corpses.

Meng Siqi and Zhao Leiting were walking together. She asked, "Zhao Leiting, do you think this police dog can find the body?"

Zhao Leiting smiled and said, "These police dogs are not ordinary. They are of the Kunming breed and have been specially trained. They have strong endurance and a keen sense of smell. They can even smell corpses buried underground."

"Really? It's that amazing?"

"We can wait and see."

Thinking of waiting and seeing what would happen, Meng Siqi quickened her pace. The route, which was originally supposed to take about two hours, became particularly slow due to the search. After walking only halfway, Meng Siqi felt that her energy was almost exhausted. She began to slow down her pace, walking for a while and then resting for a while.

Zhao Lei Ting also followed closely, paying attention to her situation, "I said, can you do it? You insist on coming..."

In fact, the original owner was a graduate of the police academy, and her physical functions were not bad. Meng Siqi looked so frail because she didn't know how to use her physical strength. She must have persisted. She gritted her teeth and said, "Come on, you're also panting."

Zhao Lei Ting didn't say anything, just smiled.

After walking for a while, Meng Siqi wanted to rest for a while, so she held on to a small tree with dense branches and leaves to conserve some energy.

Suddenly, Zhao Leiting rushed up, and she didn't know what was going on, and one of her arms was grabbed by Zhao Leiting.