Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Home Robbery
Su Lanyi's home is in the capital of Southwest Province.
The provincial capital has developed well in recent years, but there is no train from Changxia City to the provincial capital, so you can only take a car.
Chi Zhao's luxury cars were too conspicuous, so Su Landi drove a few people to the provincial capital.
Hui Haiming is going to look after the jade shop. The shop that Chi Zhao agreed to exchange with Sang Baiyu is in Changxia. Sang Baiyu already has a renovation plan, and Ning Hongying will go over to look after it.
Sang Baiyu, Fang Xiaoman, Chi Zhao and Bian Bin went to the provincial capital with Su Lanyi.
The car Su Lan moved was a Chinese-made car, and the back seat was very crowded.
Chi Zhao was used to sitting in the back, and Sang Baiyu and Fang Xiaoman did not fight for the passenger seat. They only noticed the discomfort in the back seat when the car started moving.
Bian Bin, sitting in the passenger seat, boasted, "The front is still more comfortable. The view is wide, and I can see the beautiful scenery of China... Fortunately, I am Chinese."
Fang Xiaoman: "Look who's driving!!"
Su Lanyi's brows became increasingly furrowed.
This time they went to the provincial capital because of his family affairs, and he wanted to be a little sad.
But with such a group of ancestors around, I really can’t feel sad.
Su Lanyi observed Chi Zhao's every move through the rearview mirror.
Chi Zhao never met his gaze, but as if aware that he was observing her, she smiled and said, "If you have any questions, feel free to ask."
Su Landi glanced at Sang Baiyu and Fang Xiaoman who were still fighting for a spot, and sighed.
Chi Zhao is not much older than Sang Baiyu.
This is how other people's children are.
His children are...
Sang Baiyu: "You took up ten extra centimeters!"
"You took up five extra centimeters! Where's the ruler? Bring it over!"
Su Lanyi asked with a dark face, "Xiaoyu said that it wasn't Chi Mingyuan who did it back then."
Chi Zhao said: "He won't do these things himself."
"If it was one of his men who did it, it would be the same as if he had done it himself."
There is no point in investigating.
Chi Zhao said, "Unfortunately, that's not the case. The year your parents and sister were murdered, an extra 100,000 yuan was withdrawn from his account, and its whereabouts are unknown."
The incident in Su Lanyi's family happened more than 20 years ago.
Calculating the time, it was still the 1960s and 1970s.
One hundred thousand yuan in the 1960s and 1970s was an astronomical figure.
Su Lanyi's heartbeat slowed down for a few seconds. He said calmly, "Hiring a killer to kill someone."
"I haven't found out where the money went, but I'm sure it has nothing to do with the professional killer."
China was in quite a state of chaos during that period, and public security was average.
Hiring a killer is not a new thing, and there are killers.
It’s just that these killers are not the professionally trained killers that Sang Baiyu saw on TV. They may just be ordinary people.
"That's not enough evidence."
Chi Zhaodao said: "In fact, the money did not end up in the murderer's pocket."
Su Lanyi frowned.
"The murderer may die after committing the crime, or other circumstances may arise, preventing him from receiving the money. If it is a professional killer, will this situation still occur?"
He must have run away with the money long ago.
In the 1960s, a large-scale wave of people fleeing to Hong Kong swept across the southern coastal provinces, with many channels.
The murderer could have taken the money and walked away.
After killing the person, you still want to return the money?
Su Lanyi thought for a moment and accepted Chi Zhao's statement.
"I still can't understand why you told me this."
Chi Zhao smiled faintly, "It's enough that Sang Baiyu believes it."
He looked at Sang Baiyu deliberately.
Sang Baiyu, who was having a heated fight with Fang Xiaoman, asked: "Ah? Me?"
Chi Zhao: "..."
Su Lanyi: "..."
Two shameful children.
The road out of the mountain was difficult to travel on, and Su Lanyi drove for twelve hours before reaching the edge of the provincial capital.
Sang Baiyu was already numb from sitting and leaned lazily in the chair.
Fang Xiaoman was sleeping soundly on her shoulder.
Sang Baiyu sat in the middle, the worst position.
She really couldn't hold on any longer and tried to lean on Fang Xiaoman, but she was lying too comfortably and too low, so she couldn't even touch her hair.
Sang Baiyu looked at Fang Xiaoman and then at Chi Zhao.
Chi Zhao sat very upright.
Sang Baiyu leaned back with peace of mind.
Chi Zhao lowered his head in surprise, "You..."
Sang Baiyu closed his eyes and said, "Stay by the window."
Chi Zhao said thoughtfully: "You and Chi Xi..."
"Chi Xi? Still alive."
Chi Zhao curved his lips and said, "Still alive for now."
Sang Baiyu muttered a few words, but Chi Zhao didn't hear clearly.
Su Lanyi frowned and looked at the two of them.
Two seconds later, the car suddenly braked, and Sang Baiyu and Fang Xiaoman rushed forward. Chi Zhao stopped Sang Baiyu, and only Fang Xiaoman's head hit the front seat.
Su Lanyi said expressionlessly: "Sorry, there is a pit ahead."
Chi Zhao raised his eyebrows.
In the rearview mirror, Su Landi kept staring at Chi Zhao.
Chi Zhao raised his hand to show that he was far away from Sang Baiyu.
Su Lanyi then smiled and said, "We'll be there soon. I'll sleep tonight."
It was already evening when they arrived at the provincial capital.
Su Lanyi directly took the person to a guesthouse near his home.
He hadn't been back for more than ten years, and everything around him felt unfamiliar to him.
The provincial capital has undergone earth-shaking changes.
High-rise buildings can be seen everywhere. After walking a few steps, you can see street vendors, temporary stalls and food stalls with a strong sense of fireworks.
Su Lanyi said, "Before, there were restrictions on everything we could do, and it was difficult to leave the provincial capital. Now that it's more convenient, I'm not used to it."
Fang Xiaoman jokingly said, "Second brother is quite amazing. In that era, he didn't have a letter of introduction, but he was able to successfully escape and meet my eldest sister by the way."
Su Lanyi glanced at Fang Xiaoman. "The provincial capital is surrounded by mountains. There's nowhere we can't run to. You can't run away?"
Fang Xiaoman stuck out her tongue and behaved herself.
Su Lanyi went straight to the point and found the old detective who investigated the Su family murder case that year.
Su Lanyi has been following the progress of the case over the years, but the old detective retired three years ago and the case has long been unsolved.
Geng Qun's retirement life is very comfortable.
My wife is retired now, and we grow flowers and grass. We have no burden, our children are filial, and we live a prosperous life.
Occasionally, Geng Qun would sit alone in a rocking chair in the yard, thinking about those long-forgotten cases.
In the evening, Geng Qun’s family had rice noodles.
The whole family likes to eat rice noodles, and they have taken it to a new level. They add various vegetables and meat to a pot of rice noodles, just like eating hot pot.
Geng Qun filled a bowl of noodles and squatted in the yard to eat. Seeing this, his wife kicked him and asked, "Are you a labor camp prisoner?"
Geng Qun almost choked.
He stood up to ask for an explanation, and then there was a knock on the door.
Most of the people living nearby are families of police officers. The gate to the courtyard is useless. No one locks the door, and no thieves dare to come in.
If thieves come to steal today and the police go out together, they will be caught tomorrow.
Not worth it.
Geng Qun walked over with a bowl of rice in his hand. "Who's in such a hurry? Give me a bowl?"
He was stunned when he saw the person outside the door.
"you……"
Su Lanyi said: "You still remember me."
"You..." Geng Qun looked behind him, "You brought so many people here to eat for free?!"
That's too much.
Su Lanyi: "..."
Geng Qun actually doesn't remember Su Landi very well.
Twenty years ago, the technology the criminal investigation team possessed was not even half of what it has now.
What they say about DNA testing is just fantasy.
There are many unsolved files in the archives, and the Su family's case is not the only unsolved case.
But Su Landi only said one sentence and Geng Qun knew who he was.
Su Lanyi said: "My last name is Su."
Geng Qun sat in silence for a long time, holding his bowl, until his wife came out and told him to come in and eat. "Take the guests in with you. Why are you standing there like an idiot? Go get some..."
She looked hesitantly at the stranger in the yard.
No, Geng Qun invited five people to his house for dinner at once?!
Geng Qun came back to his senses and said, "Let's go out and talk."
A private restaurant opened near the family compound.
Geng Qun poured two kilograms of white wine at the counter and filled Su Lanyi's glass. "I owe you."
The atmosphere is weird.
Su Lanyi didn't know how to answer Geng Qun. Actually, Su Lanyi could understand him. Geng Qun had been traveling a lot for the Su family's case.
Two years later, Geng Qun got a clue that might be related and continued to investigate, but still found nothing.
It is normal that cases from a long time ago cannot be investigated.
Before Su Lanyi could say anything, Fang Xiaoman rushed in and said, "Just do your best, don't take it too seriously."
Sang Baiyu: "It's a technical limitation. There's nothing we can do."
Su Lanyi: "..."
Bian Bin thought about it and then said, "It's OK as long as you didn't kill him."
Su Lanyi: "..."
Several people looked at Bian Bin together.
Bian Bin's face flushed and he lowered his head silently.
Sang Baiyu asked Chi Zhao, "Why did you take him out?"
Chi Zhao said: "You can make people laugh when you are in a bad mood."
Bian Bin: “!!”
When investigating a murder, of course we have to go after the murderer!
What was he wrong about!
Wronged!
After the three of them got together, Geng Qun and Su Landi were no longer in the mood to be sad.
Su Lanyi said, "I'm going to be frank with you. I want to know the results of the investigation."
Geng Qun almost didn't hesitate. "No problem. I'll give you the work notes."
Sang Baiyu asked, "Can you tell us that this won't violate discipline?"
Geng Qun put his hands on his hips with an air of superiority and said, "I'm retired. What do they want? Come and beat me up?!"
Su Lanyi said, "If my notes are incomplete, I might want to look at the files."
Geng Qun frowned for a moment and said, "I'll go get it and show it to you."
Sang Baiyu thought for a moment and said, "This might get you into trouble. Why don't we try a simpler approach?"
"What?"
"I'll go steal it," Sang Baiyu said, "and that'll be all I need to do."
Bian Bin: “…”
How could it be easy to steal files from the police station?!
Geng Qun whispered to Su Lanyi, "Are all the people you brought with you decent people?"
Why are you so bandit-like?
Stealing the files is a later story. Geng Qun talked about the investigation that year while drinking.
"At first, we judged that the nature of the case was probably a home invasion robbery for money. Your family is quite wealthy, so it's not surprising that you were targeted."
"But then I thought, if it was a home invasion, the person who came in would be a stranger. The family next door to yours has a big yellow dog. When we went to your house, it was barking the most. Why didn't it bark when the murderer came? Could it be someone we know?"
"We investigated your family's relationships and found several suspects."
Su Lanyi's attention has been on the Chi family all these years and he was completely unaware of this.
Geng Qun said: "At that time, we investigated many people, including your neighbors, your father's colleagues, and your relatives. We thoroughly investigated them all."
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