Liu Nanhe never expected such an unexpected gain anyway. The three victims were all made into snowmen, and more than ten years ago, a similar case happened in Lianhuashan Village, which shows that the murderer knows everything inside, and he has always chosen to forbear, and it is only in recent years that he has begun to carry out his own revenge. This also shows that the "Snow Corpse Case" more than ten years ago is largely related to the Shi family.

Grasping this information, Liu Nanhe was excited and didn't sleep all night. He flipped through the various text materials taken in the photo album of his mobile phone, inquired about Shi Yimu's personal situation over and over again, and did not rest for a moment until it was almost dawn. After breakfast, a light snow fell in the sky again. Qin Yiyan and Fang Yaya both changed into boots, Liu Nanhe was wearing sneakers, and only Chi Wei was wearing leather shoes, stomping his feet from the cold.

Liu Nanhe had no choice but to wait for the shops on the street to open and ask Chi Wei to buy two pairs of cotton shoes. Chi Wei walked around for half an hour and came back with two pairs of black cotton shoes that the elderly often wear. A pair was thrown to Liu Nanhe, and a pair was replaced by himself, seeing Qin Yiyan and Fang Yaya's expressions barely holding back their laughter, Chi Wei scratched his head and said, "Let's just take a look, anyway, everyone knows that I am handsome." ”

Fang Yaya immediately continued: "I only know that you are thick-skinned. ”

Qin Yiyan immediately made up the knife: "Add one." ”

Chi Wei looked at Liu Nanhe with resentment and said, "Boss, look, they bullied me again." ”

Liu Nanhe glanced back at the second daughter with a serious face, then nodded and said, "Then I'll add one too." ”

On the mountain road, the road surface began to slip. Liu Nanhe got out of the car and put snow chains on the tires. Standing in the snow and looking around, I saw that the snowflakes had fallen in large areas. Although it was still past nine o'clock in the morning, the foggy sky was gray, just like the feeling of evening. Liu Nanhe got back into the car, and a cold wind rushed into the carriage, Fang Yaya, who was napping, frowned and said, "Boss, why don't we come over when the weather is good." If you really can't find a place to live, you'll be stuck in the mountains. ”

Liu Nanhe said with a smile: "Don't worry, the two comrades from the Gucheng Township Police Station have arranged it for us." ”

The speed of the car was reduced to more than ten kilometers per hour, and it swayed to Lianhuashan Village. As soon as he drove into the entrance of the small mountain village, Qin Yiyan pointed to the stone tablet at the door. It reads Lianhuashan Village, Gucheng Township, Xinzhong County, 643 meters, established in 1995. Liu Nanhe nodded and said, "Xinzhong District was only merged into Zhengzhong City in 2012. ”

Qin Yiyan smiled: "I mean there are people behind the monument." ”

Liu Nanhe was taken aback, took a look intently, and found that a gray hat loomed behind the stone tablet. If it weren't for Qin Yiyan's words to remind, he really wouldn't have noticed it. Liu Nanhe got out of the car and went around the stone monument to take a look, only to see an old man in his sixties bent over there and gnawing on dead bread. Dead flour cake is a kind of pasta in the Central Plains, which refers to the cake made directly from flour without fermentation. Seeing Liu Nanhe's surprised expression, the old man smiled honestly, opened his mouth and asked, "Are you policemen from the city?" The police officer from the police station asked me to wait for you here. ”

Liu Nanhe couldn't help but feel sour when he saw that most of his teeth had fallen out, and he couldn't help but feel sour when he was gnawing dead noodles here in such a cold weather. "Yes, uncle, how long have you been waiting here? It's the same in such a cold weather, waiting in the house!"

The old man smiled: "It's okay, it's okay, it's cold in the mountains, I've long been used to it." Go, go, go, go up to my house. ”

Liu Nanhe looked at the path into the village, and the common frame cars in the countryside could enter and exit freely, but the Jetta with a wide body could not drive in. After turning around and pulling over, Liu Nanhe walked forward with the old man with his backpack.

Qin Yiyan and Fang Yaya shrank their heads into their clothes, grabbed Liu Nanhe's clothes with their palms and walked forward. Chi Wei had a lot of strength, and followed behind as a porter, not only carrying Fang Yaya and Qin Yiyan's luggage, but also bringing a bunch of food bought from the streets of Gucheng Township.

After walking for more than ten minutes, a brick and stone house appeared in front of me. It was so called because the roof of the house was tiled, and the doorway was brick, but most of the walls were made of large stones. In the gaps between the stones, mud is wrapped in wheat straw and other debris. When I looked closer, I was greeted by a clammy and cold feeling.

When they entered the house, there was a fire lit on it, and a pot hung on it, and next to them stood two young police officers in military coats. Seeing the four people coming in with the old man, the two stepped forward and said, "Is it the leader from the province? Hello, it's really hard." ”

Liu Nanhe originally wanted to reprimand them for not letting an old man suffer so much, but when he saw their green and haggard faces, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth. The two took the luggage in their hands, put them in the back room, and hurriedly poured a glass of boiling water for Liu Nanhe and the others, saying, "It's too cold here." There are still more than ten degrees in the city, and it's all below zero here. ”

Liu Nanhe glanced at the bowl containing water, and there were faded red stars on the edge of the bowl, and the words "digging the river in 1972" could be vaguely seen. The other bowls are similar, but there are gaps in the corners, which shows that the old man's life is too tight. Liu Nanhe took a sip of boiling water, his body finally warmed up, and he was worried that Qin Yiyan, who had always been pampered, would not be able to stand the dirty mess here, but he didn't expect the girl to take the boiling water and drink it with the same complexion.

The two police officers from the police station looked at Qin Yiyan on the left and then at Fang Yaya. When the second daughter looked back, the two of them blushed, and said embarrassedly: "I really didn't expect that the top would send two police flower sisters over." ”

Fang Yaya smiled: "Count the two of you who can talk." How long have you been living here, look at you like wild ghosts in the mountains. ”

The two said: "Actually, it didn't take long, only half a month. It's too grinding in this mountain, I really admire Uncle Shi, after so many years, I don't know how he survived. ”

Liu Nanhe frowned and said, "Uncle Shi?"

The policeman on the left said: "Yes, this old man's surname is Shi, and he is Shi Yimu's uncle." In the entire Lianhuashan Village, there are only two of them surnamed Shi. ”

Uncle Shi smiled honestly: "We fled with our parents in 60. The conditions on the mountain are poor, so you can dig up some wild vegetables. After living for a few years, I don't know what it's like outside, so I don't want to go out again. ”

Liu Nanhe nodded, entered the house and took out the instant noodles, ham sausages, braised chicken feet and other foods he bought. soaked a bowl of noodles with boiling water, handed a copy to Uncle Shi first, and then re-soaked a bowl in front of him. Uncle Shi took a bite of noodles and said with a smile: "This noodle is very delicious, the last time I ate this, it was many years ago." I remember the name, it seems to be called Guansheng Garden. ”

Qin Yiyan peeled off the ham sausage and handed it to Uncle Shi. Uncle Shi ate a little bit, put the ham sausage aside, and said, "This is delicious, go back and give it to Ning Bao to eat." ”

A policeman explained: "Shi Yimu's son is called Shi Anning, and Uncle Shi usually calls him Ning Bao. ”

Qin Yiyan said: "Uncle Shi, you can eat, there is still something in the bag, and we will send it to Ning Bao when we go back." ”

Uncle Shi shook his head and said, "Shepherd Wa'er is disobedient, he doesn't want the police to go to his house, and he doesn't want the things he bought." I'm old, and he doesn't listen to it, so I can only take the time to secretly bring food to Ning Bao. ”

Several people were relatively speechless, finished eating instant noodles, and put the table in order, Liu Nanhe asked about the names of the two policemen. The fat one is Liu Nanhe's family five hundred years ago, named Liu Qiang, and the thin one is from Xinjiang and is named Zhao Hongyan. When Uncle Shi went back to the house to take a nap, the two policemen said in a low voice: "When Zhao Cuilan and Shi Wanying were killed, Uncle Shi was in Shi Yimu's house. What he saw with his own eyes, Shi Yimu never left the house from beginning to end, and it was impossible to kill people at all. ”

Liu Nanhe nodded and said, "Well, doesn't Uncle Shi have a wife and children?"

Zhao Hongyan said: "When he was young, he worked everywhere to raise Shi Yimu's father, oh, that is, his own brother, and he did everything he could to help his younger brother get a family affair. But he has nothing of his own, and he is old, so how can anyone want to marry him. It's been a long time, and I've lived alone until now. However, I heard that he went out to work as a sanitation worker a few years ago and made a little money, and asked him where the money went, but he never answered. According to our speculation, the house that Shi Yimu bought in the provincial capital should be the money he helped pay. ”

Liu Nanhe sighed silently and said, "What about Shi Yimu's parents?"

Zhao Hongyan said: "His mother died of illness five years ago. My father lived alone on a higher hill and didn't have much contact with Shi Yimu's family. ”

Liu Nanhe frowned and said, "Why is this?"

Zhao Hongyan said: "I don't know, I heard that Shi Yimu's daughter-in-law disliked his father for being sloppy and poor, and never called him a father-in-law." When Shi Anning was born, his father took the mountain goods to visit the hospital, but was thrown out by all the people in his in-laws. Shi Yimu remained silent, and his father moved out of the house in a fit of anger. A few days ago, we went up to investigate, and the old man was dizzy, his hands and feet were not good, and he had no ability to retaliate and kill. ”

Liu Nanhe seemed to think of something, and smiled noncommittally. "The Shi family lives here, so where does their in-laws, the Lin family, live? How long does it take to get over here?" asked Liu Nanhe.

Liu Qiang pointed to the path outside and said, "The Lin family and other villagers live at the foot of the mountain, you drive on, go down the slope, and you will be there in half an hour." If you walk from here, it will take at least two hours to take even the mountain road. ”

Liu Nanhe said: "Where Zhao Cuilan was killed, can you drive there?"

Liu Qiang shook his head without hesitation and said, "Impossible." It was a mountain path, halfway up the mountain, and anyone who passed from here had to walk on their feet. ”

Liu Nanhe opened the map on his phone and tried to check the detailed terrain here. But the signal is very weak, and it's okay to call and send messages, but it's difficult to turn on the network. Liu Qiang and Zhao Hongyan glanced at each other, then looked at Qin Yiyan and Fang Yaya at the same time, and said, "If you want to investigate the scene again, we can take you over tomorrow to have a look." ”

Fang Yaya frowned and said, "Isn't it okay today? Tomorrow the snow will close the mountain, and we won't be able to find anything if we go." ”

Zhao Hongyan said: "Even if it is now in the past, the snow is already very deep. The temperature in the mountains is low, and the snow does not melt when it falls on the ground. Besides, it takes two hours to walk there, and it takes three or four o'clock to get there at the earliest. If you are busy for a while, it will definitely be dark when you return, and it will be very dangerous at that time. ”

Liu Nanhe said: "Okay, then listen to you." Let's take a break today, and we'll go back tomorrow morning. ”