When I first met the old man's daughter-in-law, I was a little surprised, because in my imagination, she should also be regarded as a middle-class woman, her husband is so rich, and she has no sons and daughters to raise, she raises flowers and plants at home every day, and this person will not age so quickly.

But when this woman appeared in front of me, I didn't think that this woman looked like a noblewoman at all, with a sallow complexion, obvious neck lines, and a few obvious white hairs next to her sideburns, if she hadn't introduced herself as the old man's daughter-in-law as soon as she came in, I thought, I wouldn't think of this person as the daughter-in-law of the old man in the city, because after all, I had read the information, and this woman was only forty-five years old.

Probably due to my over-observation, the woman didn't seem very comfortable, touching her face and looking at me in embarrassment.

I asked her if her name was Huang Zifang, Li Qun's wife, and the latter nodded and asked me with a somewhat anxious look what happened to her father-in-law.

I looked at Huang Zifang with a solemn face, and after some thought, I finally told her the news that the old man had an accident.

Unexpectedly, when she learned of the old man's death, she collapsed to the ground weakly, and I hurriedly stepped forward and supported her on the sofa beside her.

Subsequently, Huang Zifang cried bitterly in front of me, saying that he was a good person, why did he die, and took my hand and asked him where his father-in-law was now, why he died, and why he didn't notify them until now.

I took a box of tissues from the side and handed it to her, and then sighed, saying that her father-in-law did not die of natural causes, but belonged to homicide, according to the process, our police must confirm the body, before entering the investigation, and notify the family of this matter, we are also as soon as possible, according to the rules, the body of the deceased should be entered into the forensic hospital and registered, and then notify the family, after all, this is a criminal case, and someone will take her to identify the body later.

"He killed? How could it be that he killed, an eighty-year-old man, who can he offend? Even if you show up, will you be mistaken, my father-in-law is called ......?"

"Your father-in-law's name is Li Hongfu, he opened a sixty-square-meter paper shop on Chunbo Street, Sanyuan Road, he has seven children, but except for the youngest son Li Qun, everyone else is in the field, I called Li Qun, he said that he is in the field, want to come, it is also your husband who called you, you come to confirm with us again, right?" Before she finished speaking, I asked directly.

Huang Zifang was slightly stunned, as if the last trace of hope in her heart had been wiped out by my words, and those two lines of tears suddenly fell out of her eyes.

"My father-in-law...... How did you die?" asked Huang Zifang in a choked voice.

I pursed my lips and replied succinctly: "A knife hit the old man's intestines, because the old man is old, after the knife is inserted, the old man should have died within a few minutes, he should not have suffered much." ”

At this time, Huang Zifang, it was a handful of snot and tears, after hearing how his father-in-law died, the crying was even more collapsed, I gasped, took out a box of tissues from the drawer and handed it over, and asked: "According to our investigation, the old man suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure before his death, and it was already very serious, so even if it didn't appear this time...... The old man should not be able to survive next year......"

This is what Lin Xi told me during the initial examination, she told me that the old man's urethra has begun to be blocked, and when she checked the old man's body, she has also determined that the old man's internal organs have begun to decay, that is, even if the old man is still alive in this world, I am afraid that he will not be able to live a good life for a few days.

I wanted to comfort her in this way, but when I said this, she cried even harder.

I sighed, seeing her crying like this, it seems that I still have to do this matter of reporting the death of the old man's son.

"Actually, we also know that the old man's health is not very good, and I secretly go to see how the old man's body is doing every time, and I once wanted to take him to see a doctor, but the old man has a stubborn temper, and he doesn't want us children to worry about him, I ...... I can't help it, I said it a few times, but he didn't listen, and then I didn't say anything about it, so I let the old man guard the shop......"

I looked at Huang Zifang and asked, "Why do you say secretly?"

These two words make me a little uncomfortable, the daughter-in-law takes care of the father-in-law, this is a matter of course, where is the daughter-in-law to see the father-in-law has to be sneaky.

Immediately afterwards, Huang Zifang shook her head in a choked voice, saying that her husband Li Qun didn't want to interact with the old man on weekdays, and the specific reason may be because the old man had seven sons, and the other six saw that the old man was old, and they were unwilling to take care of the old man, and when it was his turn, he was naturally not very comfortable, so every time Huang Zifang wanted to see the old man, Li Qun lost his temper, saying why didn't the other six brothers and sisters go, but asked them to go out.

It seems that it is not a good thing that there are many people in the family, but after all, they are their biological fathers, who have raised them for so many years, and when it comes to asking them to retire and send them to the end of their lives, they actually retreat again and again, and I now seem to be able to understand the feelings of the old man at that time.

However, it's not like his father is dead, and he doesn't even talk about a little affection, right?

"Among your seven brothers and sisters, which one do you think has a better relationship with the old man?" I looked at Huang Zifang and continued to ask.

Just imagine, an ordinary person, at seven or eight o'clock in the evening, the whole street has begun to fall into a death-like silence, at this time, there is a stranger, covered in blood appeared outside the store, a normal person will choose to close the door, a little better, may be afraid to pick up the mobile phone, dial 110 to call the police, let alone an old man who has lived alone for more than ten years?

However, the old man put him on his bed, and there was no taboo about the blood stains that flowed from this person's body, why is this?

There may be only one reason, this person is an old man, not only acquaintance, but also very intimate.

Listening to what Huang Zifang said, the old man is usually indifferent, probably because he is cold, none of his seven children accompanied him in his old age.

Therefore, the old man does not have any friends on weekdays, let alone intimate people who can let this person sleep in his bed and bandage him personally.

Even if he took 10,000 steps back and said that the injured person was his friend, then his first action should be to call 110 or 120 for his first aid, instead of bandaging him without authorization.

Therefore, this person should be a person who can't alarm 110 or 120, think about it, the old man is not only very close to him, but also in his body, there should be some reasons why he can't call the police, for example, this person has a criminal record on the police side or that these injuries on his body are disgraceful.

I have thought of this for a long time, so when I came back, I kept checking whether there had been any recent brawls in the city, but there was none, so the second speculation was overturned by me, so only the first speculation remained, this injured person must be related to the police, and it is very likely that the police are wanted for the wanted criminal.

Huang Zifang wiped her tears, and immediately shook her head and said no, if there were, they would not choose to go to other places in order to avoid taking care of the elderly, after all, people are terrible, and no one wants others to point at their noses and scold wolves.

"And when did your husband leave the city?" I asked in a low voice.

The latter looked up at me, and then couldn't say clearly, I frowned slightly, and reminded her that everything she said now would become a clue for our police, and if what we investigated did not match what she said, she and her husband would be held legally responsible.

When I said this, Huang Zifang was in a hurry, and even waved his hand at me and said, "I said...... I said, in fact, my husband didn't go on a business trip, when you called, I was next to him, because the old man has been in poor health recently, and he has been sent to the hospital several times, so my husband thinks that this time is the same, but if he comes forward in person and lets the other brothers and sisters know, the old man's future life, old age, sickness and death, it will be logical for my husband to come forward, so ......"

I frowned, immediately slapped my thigh, pointed at Huang Zifang's face and said indignantly: "So he used you as a shield, if the old man is fine, pay the medical bills and go directly, if the old man has something, they will not push it on your husband, on the contrary, it is your daughter-in-law who has done it in place and set an example for them, tell me what kind of children you are?"

"I ...... My husband is also ......"

"What is your husband? He is also a filial son? At least he is still afraid that something will happen to the old man, at least he still lets his wife take care of it? I'll tell you why, he's afraid, he's afraid that the old man really dies in an accident, he will feel guilty for the rest of his life, the old man is alive and well, and he can't solve anything with some money, but when the old man dies, he will be infamous as an unfilial son, and the other children can be used as an excuse not to shirk in this city, but your husband, but on the cusp of the other six people, it is your husband who will be scolded by the backbone, not the six of them, understand?"

I can't imagine how the old man has come over for more than ten years, without a single relative, all his income has to support this small paper shop, and he gave birth to seven children, all of whom are white-eyed wolves, just like this, the old man has lived alone for 18 years.

Immediately afterwards, I slapped my phone on the table, looked at Huang Zifang, had a cold face, and whispered: "Let your husband Li Qun come over to me now, and ...... immediately"

Huang Zifang swallowed his saliva, then slowly picked up his mobile phone and made a call to Li Qun.

Judging from her and Li Liu's attitude, it is obvious that in their house, Li Qun sits big and she sits small, otherwise, she would not have carried Li Qun to see her father-in-law often.

"Didn't I tell you, Dad had an accident, I'm in the criminal investigation team now, come over and ......"

She made a phone call for more than three minutes, and she was still on the phone, seeing this scene, I immediately snatched the phone, frowned at the microphone and said: "Li Qun, I am Fang Yi of the Criminal Investigation Brigade, now please come to the Criminal Investigation Brigade, because your father's case involves a criminal case, so, even if you are in the city, please buy a ticket back immediately." ”

"Hey, comrade policeman, I'm really lacking in skill right now. Shortly after I finished speaking, there was an exclamation from the microphone.

"As I said, your father was killed, and if you push back like this, I suspect that you are very likely to have something to do with the death of Mr. Li Hongfu, and if you do not cooperate with the investigation, I do not rule out that you will be arrested by coercive means. ”

I made it very clear on the phone, and I understood that this was not a joke, because I most likely suspected that this person did not want to come to the criminal investigation brigade one after another because the old man's death had something to do with him.

"That'...... Alright then, I'll buy a ticket right now and come back......"

After saying this, he hung up the phone at once.

Immediately afterwards, I asked my colleagues in Group 2 to take Huang Zifang to the rest room of Group 2 to rest for a while, while I called the old man's children one after another, and their reaction after receiving the call was very different from Li Qun's, on the contrary, they were very cooperative, and when they heard the news of the old man's death, they repeatedly said on the phone that they would buy tickets and come back immediately.

After all, according to Huang Zifang, the elderly do not often interact with these children on weekdays, and these children also run away to other places to start a family because they don't want to support the elderly.

Originally, I thought that the injured person who came to the paper shop must have a child of an old man, but after checking their case records at the local police station, I fell into a period of confusion, their case records are clearer than white water, but the old man, when he was young, he had been to the police station several times in the city for domestic violence, of course, these things I called to ask the police in the area to go directly to the archives to find, after all, it was decades ago, and these things of Chen sesame rotten grains could not be imported into the computer archives by them。

Could it be that my speculation is wrong? Is this injured man a friend of the old man? Or is it a close friend?

But judging from the figure on the surveillance, this person should be a young man, in the face of an old man who is already eighty-three years old, how can they become close friends?