"Donald, I'm really sorry to bother you so late."

"Hehe, it's all a family, don't talk about it. Come on in. ”

Even Ling Zhan and Xiao Hua didn't expect things to go so smoothly. came to Fuyuan City at seven o'clock in the evening, didn't care about resting, and contacted Tang Yaohui, a policeman who handled Tang Xiaodie's rape and murder case recorded in the file through the local police overnight, not only contacted very smoothly, but Tang Yaohui, who had just been on leave for a year, lived in Fuyuan City. Therefore, the two came directly to Tang Yaohui's house.

"Donald ......."

"Sit down, sit down." Tang Yaohui asked his wife to make tea for Ling Zhan and Xiao Hua, and said with a smile: "I can guess your intentions. Since I knew that the ministry was working on an old case, I knew that sooner or later you would come back to me. I just didn't expect it to be so soon. ”

Tang Yaohui was a more talkative person, and when Ling Zhan explained his intentions, he said with some sadness: "Seriously, our Tang surname in Fuyuan has all moved from Jinzhong. It can be said that I and the Tang family in Sishizhu Village are the same ancestor. In addition, the case that happened back then was the first homicide case I encountered after joining the work, so I remember it deeply.

Especially after learning about the unified arrangement of the ministry, I have been thinking about the details and doubts of that case. I have to say that the lack of detection back then was not due to insufficient clues, but because of the turbulent situation and the floating of people.

To put it mildly, if it were a different person, I meant that if Tang Xiaodie was not the child of the so-called 'Black Five Elements', the case would have been solved. ”

"Donald, this old case shouldn't be in our hands. However, yesterday there was a kidnapping. The suspect is none other than Tang Xiaodie's nephew, Tang Ju. The kidnapped person was Xing Zhongdian, a returned overseas Chinese from Sishizhu Village. According to Tang Ju's confession, the reason why he hired a murderer to kidnap Xing Zhongdian was because their family, from their ancestors, had been convinced that Xing Zhongdian was the culprit in the rape and murder of his aunt Tang Xiaodie. ”

"What?!" Obviously, Tang Yaohui didn't know about Xing Zhongdian's kidnapping, and after hearing Ling Zhan's words, the teacup in his hand almost fell to the ground, and then fell into silence.

Ling Zhan and Xiao Hua didn't bother him either, and it took a long time for Tang Yaohui to say, "To be honest, I've been doubting Xing Zhongdian all the time. I was thinking about it, will you have any scruples because Xing Zhongdian is a returned overseas Chinese who has done a lot of good deeds. That's why I just said that I didn't expect you to come so quickly. ”

"Old Tang, this is what Tang Ju mentioned in his confession, and the suspicions about Tang Xiaodie's rape and murder came from Xing Zhongdian."

Tang Yaohui did not accept Xiao Hua's handover of the transcript, but waved his hand and said, "What the Tang family of the Four Stone Pillars can notice, of course I have also noticed." Aren't these:

First, on the evening of the day of the crime, Tang Xiaodie went to the field alone to dig wild vegetables, while Xing Zhongdian happened to be doing farm work in the nearby field;

Second, the informant is Xing Zhongdian's sister;

Third, when the police arrived, the scene had been clearly disguised;

Fourth, Xing Zhongdian did not go home that night, and did not go back until the afternoon of the next day, under the pretext that he had gone to Hai'an Town to run errands;

Fifth, many people later found that Xing Zhongdian had obvious blood marks on his neck and wrists, which were very consistent with the marks of being scratched by his fingers;

Sixth, someone once saw Xing Zhongdian sneaking home after dark that day, and then his sister went to the scene of the incident again;

Seventh, before the incident, to be precise, after the Spring Festival, the Xing family once came to the door of the central media to propose marriage to Tang Xiaodie, and the man was Xing Zhongdian. However, it was rejected by the Tang family on the grounds that Tang Xiaodie was still young. ”

Finding that what Tang Yaohui said was completely consistent with the doubts listed in Tang Ju's confession, Xiao Hua and Ling Zhan couldn't help but be shocked.

"Old Tang, since the suspicion is so obvious, why hasn't the case been solved?"

"Oh, I'm ashamed." Tang Yaohui stood up and walked back and forth in the room for two steps, sat down again and said: "At that time, because I had just joined the work, I could be described as a soft-spoken person, no matter how I reflected, no one listened. According to my meaning, I want to summon Xing Zhongdian to the police station for interrogation first. However, the leaders refused to summon Xing Zhongdian on the grounds that the Xing family was a poor peasant from generation to generation, and Xing Zhongdian was a militia platoon commander with good roots.

So much so that it dragged on and on, and the scene was destroyed, not to mention the confusion, Xing Zhongdian also disappeared 20 days after the incident. ”

"Did you investigate that case again?"

"Yes, since Xing Zhongdian disappeared, the institute handed over that case to me." Speaking of this, Tang Yaohui couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "The suspects are all missing, how can I, a young man who has just joined the job and has no work experience, handle a big case where his life is at stake?"

Although I once summoned Xing Zhongdian's sister to the police station for interrogation, because of Xing Zhongdian's disappearance, Xing's family would never tell the truth. ”

"Donald, in this way, after so many years, I am afraid it will be difficult to find strong evidence to solve this case."

Tang Yaohui didn't immediately answer Ling Zhan's worried question, but picked up the teacup and drank it slowly. As if the tea leaves in the teacup were blossoming and bearing fruit, his half-open, half-closed eyes stared into the teacup for two minutes.

Xiao Hua turned around and glanced at Ling Zhan, and when he saw Ling Zhan bowing slightly, he knew that the two of them had the same thoughts in their hearts at this time - Tang Yaohui must still have the key evidence of Tang Xiaodie's rape and murder back then. It's just that for a while, no one can guess what Tang Yaohui has retained.

"As the saying goes, people are doing it, and the sky is watching." Finally, Tang Yaohui put down the teacup in his hand and spoke again. "It's not because we are the same ancestor, or because I have to compete with the leaders of the past, but as a people's policeman, I have to be worthy of the police uniform on my body, worthy of the victims and their relatives, and even more worthy of my own conscience. Therefore, I secretly saved a bandeau that Tang Xiaodie wore when she was raped and killed, as well as pants with the suspect's sperm spots, and two hairs that obviously did not come from Tang Xiaodie herself, at the risk of violating discipline. ”

This was simply too unexpected for Xiao Hua and Ling Zhan. Not to mention anything else, as long as there are traces of the criminal suspects of the past, through the current advanced scientific and technological means, it can be said that the murderer can be found effortlessly.

It's just that why Tang Yaohui hasn't taken it out for so many years, otherwise, wouldn't the case of Tang Xiaodie's rape and murder have been solved long ago?

"I know what's going on in your hearts." Tang Yaohui's tone became low and helpless, and he waved his hand to let his wife, who had just come in to refill the water, go out, and then said to the two: "My old leader has always been my old leader for so many years. Moreover, as my experience increased, I became more and more afraid to shake out the case back then. ”

These words seemed to contradict what they had just said worthy of their conscience, but Ling Zhan and Xiao Hua still did not speak, and listened to Tang Yaohui continue with bated breath.

"At that time, there were eight people in our police station, and in addition to the director, deputy director, instructor, and household registration officer, there were four ordinary police officers.

As the catastrophe passed, except for the instructor, who was expelled and sentenced for not taking a firm stance, the rest of the people, including me, have been rising step by step. I joined the work late and was the youngest, so I was the slowest to be promoted.

Let's put it this way, if it weren't for the retirement of former leaders and colleagues who have all retired, the passing of those who have passed away, and if it weren't for the fact that the Ministry of Public Security is making unified arrangements to solve the unsolved cases left over from history, perhaps I might not have the courage to say what I just said. ”

Looking at Xiao Hua and Ling Zhan with doubts on their faces, Tang Yaohui said meaningfully, "Do you know? Although my leader has been transferred to many places after the reform and opening up, he has never forgotten me. In the eyes of outsiders, although my official position is not big, I am a celebrity under the old leader, and no matter where the old leader is transferred, I will always be transferred.

Of course, it is not at the side of the leader, but it must be the unit that leads the subordinates. Do you understand? ”

Ling Zhan and Xiao Hua nodded thoughtfully, but they listened to Tang Yaohui's words and added: "People who have not experienced the catastrophe in the sixties and seventies of the last century cannot understand what kind of shadow the political turmoil with class struggle as the key link has left in the hearts of our generation.

As the saying goes, people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes.

Although after the death of my old leader, I have been looking for a suitable opportunity for more than ten years before my retirement to make the truth public. However, before I could find an opportunity, Xing Zhongdian returned to China to fund the school, and the deeds of sponsoring poor students were reported one by one. So, I can only wait and see what happens, and wait for you to come to me. ”