20.12 Disappearance of the girl I
When Du Ping woke up, he found himself lying in a familiar bed, sleeping in a familiar room, with his neatly ironed clothes on the low cabinet at the head of the bed. This is the second-floor room of Regan's house, and Du Ping has stayed here twice. One of them was also because of drunkenness.
Du Ping scratched his head, and couldn't remember how he ended up at Regan's house.
Broke up with Suzuki Sappa and remembered it myself. Quarrel with Hannah, remember it yourself. Go to the Yankees fan bar with Matt and Jack and remember it yourself. I was drunk by the boss with a tommorrow, and I remember it myself. The only thing I don't remember is how I ended up at Regan's house.
After getting dressed and washing, I walked down the familiar stairs down the second floor to the living room. Old Regan was drinking whiskey here, and greeted him happily when he saw Du Ping.
Grandpa, "Hey! Du Fair, I heard you got drunk at the Yankees fan's bar last night." Looks like you're trying to get a real Yankee fan, ask for a drink?"
Du Ping shook his head. It's not much here, but it slowly has a familiar feeling of home. Do-it-yourself, I took a glass from the cup holder, took a glass of cold water from the water dispenser, and drank it.
"No need. How did I get here, last night?"
Grandpa, "It's James." He found you in the Yankees bar he frequented. In a secluded corner of your bar, you slept like a fairy-tale princess under a spell. So brought you back, at the time of his home. ”
"I don't think I saw him at that bar last night." ”
Grandpa, "Yesterday was an important game for the Yankees, and as loyal Yankees fans, how can we not cheer for the Yankees?
Du Fairness finally understood why James was there. Because the Reagan family has always been a die-hard Yankees fan, and young people prefer to go to crowded places to drink. James was a young man.
At this moment, Linda and Susan walked out of the dining room together. Linda looked at Du Fair meaningfully.
Linda, "Du, are you awake? I heard you're trying to be a good Yankees fan?"
Susan just greeted Du Fair with a smile.
Susan, "Would you like some breakfast?"
Du Fair nodded, and Susan pulled Du Fair into the restaurant.
Susan, "Mom, you don't have to worry about it. I'll say hello!"
Entering the restaurant, Susan immediately expertly fried the eggs, fried the bacon, and put half and a half slices of bread into the bread slice oven.
Susan, "What to drink?"
Du fair, "White water will do." ”
Susan, "You were drunk last night, so you might as well have a glass of milk!" ”
Susan took a milk cup from the side, poured it out of the milk carton in the fridge, and placed it in the microwave next to it.
"Last night, I was very embarrassed. ”
Susan, "What's wrong?"
Susan was puzzled at first, then suddenly laughed.
Susan, "It's nothing, being a Gel man, it's a joke if you don't get drunk 1 or 2 times a week." So it's really nothing to our family!"
Susan placed the hot milk in front of Du Ping, and then put the slices of bread, fried bacon, and fried eggs on a porcelain plate, and placed them in a beautiful shape in front of Du Ping.
Susan, "Eat something first." ”
Du Fair, "Thank you!"
Du Ping spoke in silence, and Susan sat down beside him.
Susan, "What's on your mind?"
Du fair, "No. ”
Susan, "You're dishonest! When James brought you back last night, I heard from the barkeeper that you were deliberately drunk, so he gave him a cup of the strongest mixture. It is made from six base wines, which not only ensure that you get drunk until dawn, but also so that you do not drink too much and hurt your body. ”
Du Ping was a little embarrassed, but he didn't expect James to learn about some other situations while taking him back.
Du Pingping, "Then thank you boss." ”
Susan, "Of course the owner there is a nice guy. In Grandpa's words, there are no bad guys for Yankee fans. ”
The two looked at each other and laughed.
Susan, "Say what you want, don't hold it in your heart, it'll be fine if you say it." I was sad for a few days when I was a child, and then I found a pastor and told me how much better I felt. ”
"Are you looking for a priest? Are you in the confessional? Isn't a priest only accepting confessions?"
Susan, "I was just a little girl, how did I know so much. When I saw that everyone went to the pastor to talk about things that I didn't feel comfortable with, I learned to go to the pastor. ”
Du Fair, "Haha, the pastor also accepted your confession?"
Susan, "The priest not only accepted my confession, but also gave me a necklace of a cross. Then, my mood was much better. Haha......"
As she spoke, Susan couldn't help herself and laughed.
Susan, "So my experience is to go to my best friend if I have something to do, or to find a pastor, or at worst, to write it in a journal." ”
"Susan, thank you!"
Susan, "What's wrong?"
Du Pingping, "When I was with you, it was the happiest day I had in Tangguo. ”
Susan, "It's best this way, or grandpa and brother will be unhappy." ”
Du fair, "I broke up with Suzu. ”
Susan, "Is Suzu your little girlfriend?"
Du Fair, "Yes. ”
Susan, "Definitely not because of me, right?"
"I don't know why, but yesterday afternoon she and her aunt came to me and said they were going to break up." I think it might be because of her aunt? She came to Tang Country because of her aunt. Her aunt kept asking her not to have a boyfriend until she graduated from college and to remain a virgin. ”
Susan, "Why?"
Du fair," Suzu said, because her aunt was a devout Christian and premarital sex was a crime. ”
Susan laughed, "I didn't expect that in this era, there would be such old-fashionedness. That's why she's asking Suzu to break up with you?"
"I think only this one is probably the closest to the truth. ”
Susan, "And what did she think, that bell?"
"She didn't say anything, she just said they wouldn't see each other again." ”
Susan, "Du Fair!"
Susan looked at Du Fair's face with a straight face, making Du Fair's eyes intersect with herself.
Susan, "Maybe the history and culture of Dongliuqiu and Tangguo are different, and you don't necessarily agree with my opinion, but I think if a girl can really break up with you because of her aunt, it means that in her heart, you are not that important." ”
Du Ping suddenly remembered Hannah's similar words before, and thought of Mimiko in his heart, and suddenly agreed.
"What you said seems to make a lot of sense. ”
Susan, "In that case, am I going to be the only girlfriend of Du Fair?"
Du Ping was surprised, "Ah!"
Susan, "I've got a crush on you, so I'll be able to go after you! Douc is a very attractive man! Cheer up, you have a lot to do." ”
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The police car drove down the busy street of New York City, with Daniel and Henry in the front and Dufin in the back. Henry looked back, and after giving him a friendly smile, he looked down at the information in his hand. Henry turned his head and looked at Daniel, who was driving.
Henry, "Are you really going to take him with you to investigate the case?"
Daniel, "What do you say? Of course, if you can handle my sister and grandpa, then you have the final say." ”
Henry, "Daniel, don't think too much. I don't have any opinion, just guessing that he will work miracles like he used to?"
Daniel, "I don't know, you can ask him." ”
The car stopped in an ethnic minority district, a neighborhood lined with old-fashioned high-rise buildings, basically with shops on the ground floor and apartments on top. The car stopped, and Daniel put up his gear and turned to look at Du Ping behind them.
Daniel, "Du, we're here. ”
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This is a case of a missing girl, a girl who has just entered the first grade of primary school, mysteriously disappeared on the way out of school. It was not until after dark that the girl did not return home, and the girl's mother called the police after confirming that several families she knew had not seen the girl.
When the police were called, it had been more than six hours, and the police sent a large number of police forces to investigate and search the neighborhood and the girl's primary school early the next morning. There are no clues, no one to see how the girl went missing. The only thing that is certain is that the girl should have disappeared between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m. At this time, the girl had just broken up with her classmate who was going home with her, and she left this classmate and her mother and walked towards her home. The distance is actually only 5 minutes, and even if you add the time for the girl to stop and play on the road, she should be home at 6:00 p.m., when her mother is home. At this time, there are not many people on this street, but strangely none of them can provide useful clues.
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Walking up the dark staircase to a straight, clutter-laden hallway, he stopped in front of an ordinary wooden door and knocked on it. The door was pulled open, and a short, fat brown woman rushed out, looking nervous and excited.
Woman, "Did you find Jasmine?"
Daniel, "Sorry, not yet. We just wanted to come over and learn more about it. ”
Woman, "I have told you all you have to ask." I only ask you for one thing, and that is to find Jasmine quickly and bring her back. Please......!
As she spoke, the woman, who was supposed to be the girl's mother, suddenly covered her face with her hands and began to cry. The woman's cry caused a relatively dark and thin man to come out of the room, and this man glanced at Daniel, Henry, and Du Fair, and without saying a word, he just hugged the woman who was crying, and hugged her and walked slowly into the house.
Daniel and Henry smiled at each other and reluctantly walked into the room. This is about 90 square meters of lower citizens' residence, the right side of the door is the kitchen, opposite is the living room and common activity area, and on the left side of the side are three side by side rooms, one of which is a bathroom. Du Ping came to the door of the room belonging to the girl.
"Is this Jasmine's room? Can I go in?"
The man made a gesture and called Du Fair and casual. The woman just fell on the man's shoulder and wept incessantly.
Du Ping approached the room and found that this was a very carefully decorated children's room, the things in it were very tidy, not like the ordinary children's room, things were littered, and the things here were obviously classified, and they were very complete. The girls even have their own bookshelf with some cartoon books, comic books, and some children's toys.
Du Pingping picked up a coloring page advertisement, lowered his head and locked his eyebrows. And then I found another one, and another one. Du Pingping thought for a moment, turned his head back to the living room, sat down in front of the crying woman, and showed her a few advertising color pages.
"I want to tell what this is?"
Woman," a doll just released by Chutt's company, the kind that can talk and tell stories, Jasmine has always wanted, and I have promised her that I will give her one for her birthday. ”
Du Fair, "I just read the information, it seems that Jasmine's birthday has passed, right?"
Woman, "Yes. Because the family's money is tight, I have already agreed with Jasmine that I will make up for her before the summer vacation. ”
Man, "Officer, does this have anything to do with Jasmine's disappearance?"
Du Ping shook his head and walked back to Daniel and Henry's side.
Daniel, "How's it going?"
"There is a little conjecture, but it still needs to be verified. ”
Back in the car, Du Ping handed the tablet in his hand to Daniel and Henry, pointing to the information inside.
"What would you think if we put together today's discovery of the missing girl with these few investigative materials?"
Daniel, "Toy Company Push Car?"
"According to your previous investigation, on the day of the disappearance, there was a toy company's promotional car on the street, and it was said that the promoted products contained toys such as dolls. The girl had been going home by herself, and her parents had repeatedly stressed that she was not allowed to talk to strangers, nor did she ask strangers for anything to eat or play. I think that if it is a forcible kidnapping, there will always be some movement, but if the little girl sneaks into the toy car by herself, she may not be noticed in any way. ”
Daniel, "Are you sure?"
"No. But even if it's wrong, we need to get rid of it, right? Besides, this car has been recorded with the car number, and it's not difficult to find. ”
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In the basement of a department store, a manager in a suit stood in front of three people.
Manager, "Are you talking about the vehicles that were sent out here for publicity two days ago? I didn't hear what was found or what happened." ”
"Even if that's the case, because the life of a 7-year-old girl is at stake, we're going to search as much as we can." Do we need to apply for a search warrant from the court?"
Manager, "That's not necessary, I'll take you there." ”
"What are your management procedures here? I'm asking, what will happen to the car when it comes back? And the goods in the car." ”
Manager, "Since it's just a new product urging sale, it doesn't generate sales, so when the car comes back, you don't have to order." As long as the car is in storage, parked, and it's good to go. ”
The manager led the group into a separate area, and several people soon came to a truck. This is a specialized advertising truck with a huge LCD screen on one side. The manager took out the keys to the car from the duty room next to it, and soon the cargo door of the car opened. Daniel and Henry rushed into the car first. Soon Daniel came out with an empty food packaging bag in his hand, with a serious expression, and nodded at Du Ping.
Daniel, "This is the snack package that the girl's mother mentioned that day, and it seems that the girl really sneaked into the van." ”
Henry, "But there's no one in the car now, what's next?"
Du Pingping looked at the manager on the side.
"There should be a 24-hour monitor here, right?"
Manager, "Yes. ”
The manager looked at the food packaging bag in Daniel's hand in surprise, nodded, and led several people to the building's security monitoring room, where there were video footage of all areas of the building.
Manager, "Did that girl really show up in the car?"
Du Ping nodded, "I suggest that the staff who drove this car that day should be found." ”
Manager, "No problem. ”
The manager was busy coordinating. Du Ping's mobile phone rang, and Du Pingping saw that it was Susan's mobile phone number, so he connected without hesitation.
Susan, "How's your day?"
"Very good! There has been some progress in this case. ”
Susan, "Didn't you hear Daniel say this was a headless case?"
"It's not, it's just that some clues have been overlooked!"
Susan, "It's so unbelievable! Now the police are getting more and more unpleasant!"
Du fair, "I can't say that either. I'm just a little luckier. ”
Susan, "Don't talk about that, are you feeling better now?"
"Yes, it's much better. Thank you!"
Susan, "Men are most attractive when they're working! I'll personally make you a rice ball. ”
Du Pingping, "Rice balls in the east?"
Susan, "I asked someone to learn from me." I can't help but come, and I can't say it's not delicious!"
Du fair, "Okay. ”
The phone hung up, Du Ping fell into a daze, and his feelings for Susan in his heart became more and more cordial. Daniel came to Du Fair's side.
Daniel, "What's the matter?"
"Susan's call, telling us to go back for dinner in the evening?"
Daniel wondered, "Call me too?"
Du Ping affirmed, "Yes, I called you too." ”
Daniel wondered, "When did Susan's girl change her sex?"