Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Found Dara
The black shadow covered He Li's eyes with his hands, and relying on his own weight, he hugged He Li and rushed to the bed.
After pushing He Li down, the black shadow grabbed He Li's hair and pulled hard while giggling.
He Li screamed in pain, "Xu Hui!"
Wu Yuanqing was about to step forward to help when he saw two black shadows flash by out of the corner of his eye. When he looked at He Li again, Xu Hui had been completely controlled.
Sang Baiyu held He Li's shoulder with one hand, and Fang Xiaoman helped him up.
Xu Hui, who was so strong just now, was now lying obediently on the bed.
Wu Yuanqing could see that Xu Hui was still struggling, but the suppression was too great for ordinary people to see.
The suppression on Xu Hui came entirely from... Wu Yuanqing looked at Sang Baiyu and fell silent.
He saw that Sang Baiyu's once slender arms now had obvious muscle lines, which were usually invisible because of the clothes, but were particularly obvious when he exerted force.
Chi Xi was also stunned. "Are you two still human? You're even more powerful than my bodyguards."
Fang Xiaoman didn't care. "What are your bodyguards? I can beat ten of them by myself."
Wu Yuanqing was even more certain that Hui Haiming and Su Landi were definitely not easy to deal with!
Wu Yuanqing signaled the two to let go of Xu Hui, "Xu Hui, did Dara come to see you?"
Xu Hui didn't seem to really want to do anything to He Li, so after Sang Baiyu let go, he started playing with her hair.
Xu Hui's hair is relatively long, so he put all his hair in front of his shoulders and then looked for the partings one by one.
Fang Xiaoman was itching to do something.
Isn't this her favorite thing to do in class?
He Li straightened his suit and said seriously, "Xu Hui, something's happened to Dara. We must find him as soon as possible. Do you know where he is?"
Xu Hui put the hair he pulled out into his palm, pointed it at He Li and blew it hard.
He Li said helplessly: "Dara is your good friend, he is always with you, don't you want to help him?"
Seeing that Xu Hui refused to cooperate, Sang Baiyu went to look at other decorations in the room first.
Xu Hui's room is simply furnished and there are no sharp objects. This is probably because they are afraid that Xu Hui will hurt himself.
Sang Baiyu found a set of clothes in the closet. She sniffed it gently and put the clothes away calmly.
Under He Li's persuasion, Xu Hui finally said nonchalantly, "Dara will be fine. Dara did it."
In Wu Yuanqing's opinion, these words clearly meant that Dara was the murderer and killing his family was his purpose.
Wu Yuanqing asked: "Dara doesn't like his parents?"
Xu Hui said fiercely: "They abandoned him, it's their fault!"
"What else do you know?"
Xu Hui's eyes rolled around a few times, and he said slowly: "They bullied Dara and beat her often. Dara was driven crazy by them."
Wu Yuanqing frowned.
The neighbors all said that Dara was found to be abnormal shortly after she was born, but Xu Hui said that Dara was driven crazy?
Xu Hui lowered his voice and spoke mysteriously, "They often locked Dara up. They thought Dara was too greedy, so they didn't give him any food and only let him eat weeds. They abused Dara and threw him into a mental hospital. In fact, they wanted to have another child. Do you think they are bad?"
According to Xu Hui, Dara was abused at home and there seemed to be something else going on.
Wu Yuanqing said, "We will investigate this matter thoroughly. Let me ask you again, have you seen Dara from yesterday to today?"
Xu Hui shook his head.
He Li observed for a moment and said, "Xu Hui's current expression shows that he is not lying."
Wu Yuanqing frowned. Although He Li was the dean, he could only listen to what he said and could not believe it completely.
He Li smiled and said, "Xu Hui is in the intensive care unit and is a big problem for the hospital. I won't speak for Xu Hui. Xu Hui really hasn't seen Dara."
Xu Hui sat on the bed and said to himself, "Adults are all bad people. They like to abuse us. Dara is so pitiful. Fortunately, I don't have to go to a mental hospital."
Chi Xi was horrified. "Where is this?"
Xu Hui gave Chi Xi a bright smile, "This is my home!"
After leaving the intensive care unit, the depressing atmosphere dissipated a lot.
Chi Xi was the first to run into the sunlight and breathe freely. "They are too scary. We can't stay here for long."
He Li said, "They are just sick, so you should treat them normally... But you are still young, you will understand in the future."
Chi Xi was so angry that he became mad.
Wu Yuanqing whispered to Sang Baiyu, "Have you found any clues?"
Fang Xiaoman looked over in surprise, "Wow, the inspector took the initiative to ask our Xiaoyu."
Wu Yuanqing: “…”
Sang Baiyu said seriously, "Sister Xiaoman, please don't be mean to your uncle."
Wu Yuanqing was somewhat touched.
Sang Baiyu said, "Thanks to my uncles who are not very smart, I was able to find many clues in Mang Village and prove to my elder sister that I am also capable!"
Fang Xiaoman thought seriously for a moment and said, "This is indeed a meritorious service."
Wu Yuanqing: “*&%￥?!”
Sang Baiyu said, "The fire was so intense that the smell was almost completely covered. I can't say anything, but there's a set of clothes in Xu Hui's closet that smells familiar. I'm sure this is the first time I've seen Xu Hui."
Wu Yuanqing said: "Let's go back to the scene and take a look. Maybe Xu Hui has been there."
"That's impossible," He Li said. "As you saw just now, the intensive care unit and the general area are separated by iron fences, and the doors are locked. We leave someone on duty every night. It's impossible for Xu Hui to leave."
Patients in the intensive care unit have little time to go out for fresh air every day. If they are very aggressive, they will be trapped in the room day after day.
Wu Yuanqing asked: "Who was on duty the day before yesterday and yesterday? Who was the person who was responsible for taking care of Dara's food and clothing when he was in the mental hospital? Can we meet him?"
He Li said: "Of course, the person on night shift this week is Wang Miaoyu, and she hasn't come to work yet. The person taking care of Dara is Zhu Que, and Zhu Que is on vacation these two days. If you want to see them, you have to go to their home."
Wu Yuanqing wrote down the addresses of the two people and prepared to visit their homes.
The others said goodbye to He Li. Before leaving the mental hospital, Chi Xi glanced at a tree-lined path and asked, "Where are we going?"
Chi Xi took the lead and walked towards the path.
He Li hurriedly stopped him and said, "Please let me go. There is absolutely no Dara here. This is my private place and has nothing to do with the mental hospital."
Wu Yuanqing asked, "Is this your residence?"
He Li said awkwardly, "Not really. I just go there when I want to relax. Anyway, I guarantee with my character that Dara has never been here."
It would have been better if He Li didn't explain, as his explanation successfully aroused everyone's curiosity.
Even after getting on the bus, they kept looking back.
He Li stood at the door and waved goodbye to them calmly.
Wu Yuanqing closed the car door, and Fang Xiaoman immediately said, "Something seems strange."
Chi Xi: "Is Dara hiding in there? He wants to protect Dara."
Wu Yuanqing asked, "What good does it do for him to protect Dara? Dara's family is poor, and he and Dara are not related at all."
"That's right, but why did he stop us from going?"
Wu Yuanqing didn't answer. He started the car and looked at Sang Baiyu.
Sang Baiyu kept frowning, not knowing what he was thinking about.
Chi Xi complained about the car, "Uncle, this old car of yours is creaking, why don't you buy a new one? You're detectives, how can you drive such a cheap car?"
Wu Yuanqing, who was once again despised by the child, said with a dark face: “Master, the police station is not your home, there is no money.”
Chi Xi was shocked: "The country doesn't allocate money to you?"
Wu Yuanqing: “…”
The country is not necessarily richer than the Chi family.
Fang Xiaoman took the initiative to take over the verbal battle, "How can your Chi family be without money? You make money by doing dirty things, and you still have the nerve to talk about it."
"There's no such thing as dirty money! Our family is in legitimate business! My brother is a real businessman!"
"Bah, you little brat."
"My brother has come of age!"
"Heh, a grown-up brat."
Wu Yuanqing automatically ignored the noise and started thinking about the case.
He wanted to meet Wang Miaoyu and Zhu Que first.
One is to find out whether Xu Hui has left the intensive care unit recently and whether he has had the opportunity to meet Dara. The other is to find out about Dara's daily situation and whether he is really being bullied at home.
Now Dara is the only one still alive in Ricardo's family, but he can't be found and can only listen to what others say.
However, Wu Yuanqing still had to ask Sang Baiyu's opinion first.
Although it's a bit embarrassing, Sang Baiyu can always provide correct advice, so you have to listen more.
Wu Yuanqing asked, "Should we go see Wang Miaoyu or Zhu Que first?"
The answer is simply between the two of them; it doesn't matter who you see first.
Sang Baiyu said, "Put me near the fire scene. I want to go and take another look."
*
Detectives are still cleaning up the fire scene.
Because many families were involved, the cleanup work lasted the entire night and was only half completed.
Ashes from the fire were floating in the air, and the detectives working were all wearing masks.
Fang Xiaoman asked: "Are you looking for a taste?"
In Xu Hui's ward, Sang Baiyu said she smelled a familiar smell, but was not sure what it was.
Sang Baiyu frowned and said, "The fire was too strong, and many of the smells were blocked. It's impossible to directly identify the murderer."
"It may not be murder, maybe it's an accident," Fang Xiaoman comforted, "Just smell it slowly. Anyway, Chi Xi was taken away by the uncle, he won't know."
Hui Haiming said that he had heard of people like Sang Baiyu, who had an amazing sense of smell. Ning Lan Country had been specifically looking for such people for a while.
Anything involving Ninglan Country is not a good thing. Hui Haiming told her not to tell others about her ability easily.
Sang Baiyu originally thought that this was a time-travel gift package, so she said it directly in front of Hui Haiming and others.
Sang Baiyu had informed Wu Yuanqing in advance, so he took the initiative to take Chi Xi away.
After all, his last name is Chi, and he can't make people feel at ease.
Sang Baiyu recalled the route last night.
Fang Xiaoman came on a bike, and she was sitting in the back seat, coming in from the east side of the alley.
There are three households on the east side of the alley, which is now more lively. The families whose houses caught fire lived in these three households respectively.
As soon as Sang Baiyu walked over, they recognized her, "Little hero who put out the fire!"
Sang Baiyu was stunned and looked at Fang Xiaoman.
Fang Xiaoman held her head high and chest puffed out, feeling very satisfied.
Sang Baiyu began to understand why Fang Xiaoman always risked his life to save others.
Although it seems unwise, someone has to do these things.
And it's really nice to be praised.
Sang Baiyu asked them about Ricardo's family affairs, especially whether they had abused Dara.
Seeing Sang Baiyu ask this, several people were not sure and said hesitantly: "Normally there is nothing unusual, but we don't know what happens at home. I have heard Dara scream."
"He screamed a lot. I used to think he was having a seizure, but now I think it's possible he was beaten."
"He has violent tendencies. Could it be that he's been beaten too many times, so he's rebelling? Ricardo looks so honest, but I didn't expect him to have such a bad heart."
The more Fang Xiaoman listened, the more suspicious Dara seemed to her.
This appears to be a case of the Ricardo family abusing their mentally ill child, forcing the child into hospital and possibly receiving excessive treatment, and a tortured Dara who decided to take revenge on the family after being released from the hospital.
Very reasonable.
Sang Baiyu was looking around in the yard.
Fang Xiaoman asked curiously, "What are you looking for?"
Sang Baiyu looked at it for a long time, then walked towards the clothesline in the yard. "I remember when I came here last night, there were clothes hanging here."
Fang Xiaoman was stunned. "You can even remember this?"
They just passed by this house yesterday. Fang Xiaoman was so focused on going to the fire scene that she didn't pay any attention to what was in the yard.
The owner of this household came over and said, "I hung out the laundry yesterday, but it caught fire and there was a lot of ashes. I took it all away. I was going to wash it again today, but I got too busy and forgot."
Sang Baiyu asked, "Can you take out the clothes and have a look?"
Sang Baiyu and Fang Xiaoman both went in to rescue people yesterday. They agreed very readily. When the owner went back to the house to get clothes, the others insisted on pulling them to sit down and eat together.
They were too enthusiastic. Fang Xiaoman felt a little guilty and asked Sang Baiyu in a low voice, "Is there something wrong with the clothes? What are you looking for clothes for? Will people think we are perverts?"
Sang Baiyu said truthfully, "Sister Xiaoman, I'm not sure there's anything wrong with the clothes, I just want to take a look."
Fang Xiaoman secretly thought that it was not good, it was all over, her heroic image was about to be shattered.
The owner quickly came out with a basket full of unwashed clothes. "I think it's these few pieces. I can't remember exactly. I threw them all in yesterday and haven't looked through them today."
In Longxinggang, the proportion of people who can live a life without worries about food and clothing is not high, and these colorful clothes are all patched old clothes.
The mulberry white jade was taken out one by one and placed on the table for inspection.
The master looked at Sang Baiyu curiously, wondering what she was looking at.
Fang Xiaoman explained, "Uncle Inspector is our uncle. He asked us to do a small favor and find some clothes so that we can determine the nature of yesterday's fire."
Now everyone is no longer curious and assumes that Sang Baiyu and Wu Yuanqing are relatives.
From a pile of very similar clothes, Sang Baiyu took out a loose red top with the most patches.
The owner took a closer look and exclaimed, "This is Dara's clothes!"
Fang Xiaoman originally thought that their strange behavior would damage their image, but she didn't expect that Sang Baiyu was not just rummaging around.
"How can this be Darla's? Darla's clothes are at your house?"
"Dara has gained weight and can no longer wear it. His mother gave it to me, and my son can still wear it." The owner exclaimed, "You are worthy of being the detective's relatives. You are really amazing!"
The others didn't understand why and applauded.
Even Sang Baiyu felt a little embarrassed at this moment.
Holding the clothes, she politely asked, "Can I buy them? They might be evidence."
The owner quickly stated, "If it's related to the fire, just take it away. It was originally Dara's clothes. If it can help Dara's family, that would be great."
Sang Baiyu thanked him and asked, "When did you get the clothes?"
"A few days later, when Dara came back, his mother bought him new clothes."
Fang Xiaoman was surprised and asked, "You also bought new clothes?"
"Yes, she has always been thinking about Dara. We often chat together, and she always says that she wants to take Dara back. Now that Dara is back, she is very happy and immediately took the child out to the street."
As the host spoke, she sighed a little, her eyes reddened, and she sighed, "How could such a good person just leave?"
The more Fang Xiaoman listened, the more confused he became. If this was true, at least Dara's mother was very good to him. Why didn't he even let his mother go?
Sang Baiyu still gave his master some Ning coins.
A piece of clothing is nothing to her, but it is precious to the people who live here.
After leaving the house, Sang Baiyu took Fang Xiaoman to the fire scene.
Fang Xiaoman's brain had stopped working. "Why didn't Dara take my mother away before setting the fire? I can't accept him treating my mother like this!"
Sang Baiyu said, "What if he didn't set the fire?"
"He didn't set the fire, so why did he run away?" Fang Xiaoman asked, "Is he having a seizure?"
Sang Baiyu looked at the ruins.
Nata was just cleaning up the burnt garbage and moving it into a cart to take it out.
The nature of the fire was still unknown. If it was a homicide, the police station would have to send someone to investigate the scene, so Wu Yuanqing directly asked Nata and others to clean up the situation. If they found any important evidence, they could take it away together.
Sang Baiyu said, "What if he didn't escape?"
Fang Xiaoman looked at Sang Baiyu blankly.
She was increasingly confused by Sang Baiyu's words. What did she mean by "didn't escape"?
Nata, looking dusty and dusty, came over and advised, "If you two really want to watch, just stand further away. The beams aren't strong right now; they're brittle. They might collapse at any moment. It's dangerous."
Sang Baiyu stared at the ashes, searching for something. "We can help, so we can finish it faster."
Nata's mouth twitched. "You? Fourteen years old? Help? What can I do? Just don't make things worse."
Sang Baiyu glanced at Nata's cart, which was reloaded with bricks and was about to be transported out.
He hadn't slept all night and was almost exhausted. He even had trouble pushing the cart.
Sang Baiyu walked to the cart.
Nata stopped him, saying, "Don't make things worse. You really can't do this rough work. Put it down quickly and don't hurt your feet."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sang Baiyu grasped the handle of the cart, lifted it up slightly, and walked forward steadily.
She pushed the cart all the way to the side of the road and unloaded the bricks. Moving several bricks at a time was too slow, so she stacked the bricks first and then lifted them up all at once.
Nata's mouth changed from o to O, "What's wrong with her? What's wrong with her?!"
More powerful than him? !
Fang Xiaoman scoffed and said, "Little chicken."
Nata: “…”
Haha, there are so many people here, it must not be him!
Sang Baiyu walked into the ruins openly.
She was not interested in bricks and beams, and started rummaging through the drawers after entering.
Most of the furniture in Ricardo's house was made of wood and had been burned.
Fang Xiaoman asked curiously, "What are you looking for?"
"A box," Sang Baiyu said, "or a water tank."
Fang Xiaoman: "?, Are you short of furniture at home? Why are you running to the fire scene looking for furniture? I'll talk to my second brother and ask him to buy you new ones."
As he spoke, Sang Baiyu pulled out some clothes from the wardrobe which was half burned.
Only remnants of the clothes were left, and the colors could barely be distinguished.
Sang Baiyu moved the collapsed cabinet door open.
The clothes in Ricardo's family were all patched up, as they were reluctant to tear the cloth to make clothes.
There were two quilts in the closet, and they weren't even stuffed with white cotton.
Fang Xiaoman sighed, "Their lives are really hard, but they still took Dara to buy new clothes."
Why would you mistreat Darla if you cared so much about him?
Sang Baiyu moved all these things out.
Nata came over with a shovel on his shoulder. "What are you looking for?"
Fang Xiaoman said: "Just go do your job, why are you bothering us?"
Nata said seriously, "I'm worried that you might get hurt, so I came to protect you."
Fang Xiaoman smiled subtly, "You are tired, but you are too embarrassed to say it, and you are afraid of being punished by Uncle Wu, so you pretend to care about us, but you are actually taking the opportunity to be lazy, right?"
Nata: “…”
He was seen through.
Sang Baiyu has already cleaned the wardrobe.
The unburned part of the door was not strong and could be easily removed.
Sang Baiyu knocked on the wooden board of the wardrobe against the wall, and the board fell down.
Before Fang Xiaoman could exclaim, she saw that there was a door behind the wooden board.
"Is this, could this be..."
The door is made of iron and has been deformed after being baked at high temperature, making it difficult to open.
After trying for a while without success, Sang Baiyu asked Fang Xiaoman for help, "I found it."
Nata felt uneasy. He asked cautiously, "What did you find?"
Fang Xiaoman snatched his shovel away and said, "Ask, ask, ask, just ask. Open it first!"
Several grown men swarmed over, "Leave it to me! You girls go get some rest!"
Fang Xiaoman said, "We can help too. You may not be able to open it."
"No, no," Nata vowed, "We do this kind of work all the time. We're detectives, not just for free."
Sang Baiyu asked suspiciously, "Isn't it?"
Nata: “…”
Fang Xiaoman said: "Maybe they prefer to drink rice noodles."
Sang Baiyu showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, and the two of them clapped their hands happily.
Nata: “…”
He urged the others to join in the effort. Several grown men shouted slogans and pushed hard against the deformed iron gate, "Open—"
The iron gate remained motionless.
Fang Xiaoman said: "They really are not here to eat for free."
Nata: “…”
He wiped the sweat off his face, rolled up his sleeves, and said unconvincedly: "Come on, let's continue! The angle just now was wrong, let's continue!"
This time the veins on the big men's foreheads were more obvious, but only for a moment, and the iron gate did not move at all.
Fang Xiaoman laughed out loud.
Sang Baiyu said, "Let me give it a try."
Nata lost all confidence, "You?"
He said with a sad face, "Maybe he is better than me."
Sang Baiyu is better than him at everything.
Nata looked up at the sky sadly, trying to find the meaning of life again.
Sang Baiyu first checked the degree of deformation of the iron door, then found a screwdriver and gently tapped different parts. "It's not blocked. Do you have a crowbar?"
Nata stretched out his hands, but they were empty.
Fang Xiaoman said, "I'll go borrow it."
Two minutes later, Fang Xiaoman ran over with a crowbar.
Sang Baiyu found the right position and worked together with Fang Xiaoman to pry the iron door open, revealing a gap.
The two of them increased their strength together, and the iron door opened with a sound. The smell of coke hit them in the face, and dust rose everywhere.
This is an enclosed space, about 60 cm long, 50 cm wide and 40 cm deep.
Sang Baiyu coughed a few times because of the choking. Fang Xiaoman leaned over to take a look. "What on earth is in here? This... Wow!"
Fang Xiaoman looked at it in shock for a few seconds, then turned around and vomited.
Nata was amused. "You can't do it anymore? You were so confident just now. Look at Xiaoyu, she's really calm. Get out of the way, let me do it. I'm a real detective and have handled many big cases!"
Nata walked over, and before he got close, he smelled a strange smell.
He lowered his head and saw what was inside.
Nata: “…”
He turned around and vomited with Fang Xiaoman.
The rest of the people didn't believe it and came over. Soon, a circle of people gathered around the broken walls.
In this narrow space, there was a curled up corpse.
After carefully checking the iron door and confirming that there was no other evidence or clues in the small space, Sang Baiyu carefully pulled the body out.
The corpse was fragile and she was very slow. Nata finally finished vomiting. When she turned around, she saw the person with open eyes. Her stomach churned and she lay down to vomit again.
Sang Baiyu put the body in an open place.
She stood by and stared at him for a long time, then went to her neighbor's house to borrow a white sheet to cover him.
The sunlight floated around the ruins, as if it could never get beyond the broken walls.
It's Dara's body. Dara has been found.
*
Half an hour later, Wu Yuanqing arrived at the scene with Zhu Que and Wang Miaoyu.
Zhu is a little older, already 45 years old. There are many patients in the mental hospital who cannot control their own behavior and need people with strong physical strength to suppress them.
Wang Miaoyu is a young girl, Chinese, only 22 years old this year, thin and not looking very good.
Wu Yuanqing had just finished talking with Zhu Que when Nata went to look for him. Fortunately, Longxinggang City was not big, so he was able to drive over in time.
On the way, I passed by Wang Miaoyu's house. Wang Miaoyu was buying vegetables at that time, so I brought her along.
Wu Yuanqing went to check the body first, and found that Dara had died tragically.
He had no direct contact with the open flame, he was roasted to death.
"What is this space for? Why is Dara in there? Dara is tall, why does she have to squeeze into such a small space?"
Fang Xiaoman said, "Could it really be abuse? Didn't Xu Hui say they would lock Dara up?"
"That's not right," Nata said weakly. He vomited several times and was really out of energy. "Dara was inside. Who set the fire? Was it an accident?"
Before this, Ruan Feng had been leading people to search for Dara in Longxinggang City.
As long as Dara can be found, the case will be half solved.
No one expected that Dara was actually there the whole time.
"The fire was definitely not an accident," Sang Baiyu said confidently. "There are no firefighters at Longxinggang. We'll know if we ask them to come and take a look. The worst damage is near the windows. There's a smell of gasoline, so arson is more likely."
Nata shook his head and said, "Ricardo's family is ordinary and has no enemies. Who could be so cruel and ruthless as to kill four of them... and now five of them."
Sang Baiyu murmured, "He did it."
Nata: "Who? What did you do?"
Sang Baiyu repeated this sentence.
Wu Yuanqing listened to it twice and had an idea.
This is what Xu Hui said.
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