"Ah Xin," Zheng Bo called the woman who was crying to death, "don't cry, the deputy county magistrate has come to see you." ”

The woman seemed to have finally realized that someone was coming, raised her head in a panic, and as soon as she saw Jiang Yu who was neatly dressed, she immediately stood up at a loss, as if she had never seen the world.

"Deputy and deputy county magistrates......" said with tears streaming down their faces, "You must make the decision for me, and you must help me find the murderer of my son." ”

Jiang Yu saw that her eyes were red and swollen from crying, like two eggs, and suddenly felt compassion in his heart: "Don't worry, I will definitely help you find the murderer." ”

After saying that, he paused and continued, "It's just that before I find the murderer, can I take a look at your son's body first?" ”

The body has been placed in the coffin, and the consent of the family is required to open the coffin.

Hearing this, Zheng Yang's mother was stunned: "Are you going to open the coffin?" ”

Zheng Bo glanced at Jiang Yu, stepped forward and whispered, "Ah Xin, didn't I tell you before?" Zheng Yang is now at the police station, and it is impossible for him to die here, but you have to say that this is your son, so ......"

When Ah Xin heard this, she shook her hands a little angrily and said, "Village Chief, do you suspect that I don't even know what my son looks like?" What mother would curse her son for dying? If it's not ......"

As she spoke, tears fell again, and the whole person looked very pitiful.

Zheng Bo glanced at Jiang Yu helplessly, then stepped forward and said in a low voice: "This ...... Deputy County Magistrate Jiang, I'm really embarrassed, rural people are feudal and superstitious, and they think that opening the coffin is not a good thing......"

Zheng Bo didn't finish the rest of the words, he hoped that Jiang Yu could understand.

Jiang Yu said: "But if we don't open it, how do we know that the person lying inside is Zheng Yang." Besides, if someone dies, things are not done like this, directly put the coffin, how to find out who the murderer is? ”

Zheng Bo couldn't say a word when he was reprimanded.

At this time, a person next to him took the initiative to explain: "Deputy County Magistrate Jiang, it's not that we want to put him in such a hurry, it's that it relies on water here, and the body is not easy to preserve, so it's better to bury him as soon as possible." ”

"Then you tell me, how to find the murderer when the body is buried?"

Speaking of this, his expression was grim.

If Zheng Da hadn't run to the county party committee office to tell him about this matter, would no one have known that anyone had died here except for the people in this village?

The person who answered was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know what to say, so he had to retreat quietly.

Jiang Yu turned to Ah Xin again and said, "Mother Zheng Yang, I know that you are very sad and angry now, but in order to find the murderer of your son, we must open the coffin and determine whether the deceased inside is Zheng Yang. ”

Ah Xin sobbed and said: "Deputy County Magistrate Jiang, you just don't believe what I said, but what I saw that day was really real, it was Zheng Yang of our family who died, a good boy of our family, just lying like this...... He is now quiet in the coffin, how can you bear to disturb his peace when you let me, a mother? ”

Jiang Yu saw that she was very sure, and emphasized again and again that the person lying in the coffin was Zheng Yang.

I couldn't help frowning slightly, feeling that the whole thing was weird.

As a parent, she should be happy to hear that her son is now at the police station, unharmed, but Zheng Yang's mother behaved very strangely, she repeatedly thought that the person who died in the coffin was Zheng Yang.

This is just too unreasonable.

"Mother Zheng Yang, you calm down first." Jiang Yu took a breath, considering that she might have lost her son, so she was in a trance, and she couldn't listen to what others said at all.

"I just said that your son Zheng Yang is now at the police station, and he is not dead at all."

He said this solemnly, looking at Ah Xin with burning eyes.

Ah Xin shook his head violently: "Impossible, impossible, I saw him with my own eyes...... I saw him die with my own eyes, it's impossible, Zheng Yang can't be at the police station, he's a good boy, how could he get into the police station? No, our children won't go to the police station. ”

Jiang Yu couldn't help frowning suspiciously and looked at Zheng Bo.

Zheng Bo hurriedly lowered his voice and explained: "I don't know what's going on, since Zheng Yang's accident, Ah Xin's mental state is not quite right, and the whole person is in a trance, like a mental disorder." I've told her several times that Zheng Yang is at the police station, but she just doesn't believe it. ”

After speaking, Zheng Bo spread out his hands, looking like I couldn't help it.

Jiang Yu said: "Then now that you think of a way, you must open the coffin." ”

Now that technology is so advanced, a person's identity can be determined through fingerprints and DNA, which is more authentic and credible than the human eye.

Zheng Bo was very embarrassed, the custom in the village was that the coffin was closed, and since it had been covered, there was no reason to open it, but this was Jiang Yu's order, so he had to say: "Then I'll try it." ”

After speaking, he beckoned to the two people behind him: "You should take Deputy County Magistrate Jiang to sit down first, drink tea, and after discussing it safely, I will send someone to inform you immediately." ”

Jiang Yu also felt that it would be useless for him to stay here, so it was better to go and see the location of the incident first.

So he said to the two people: "I won't sit down, you can take me to the place where the incident occurred, by the way, call the two water conservancy experts too." ”

The two hurriedly agreed, one of them took Jiang Yu to the place of the incident, and the other went to find two water conservancy experts.

"Deputy County Magistrate Jiang, you come with me." Leading the way was a simple man in his 40s.

Jiang Yu asked him, "What's your name?" ”

The man smiled: "Second Zheng." ”

He also smiled when he heard it: "Who are you Zheng Da?" ”

Zheng Lao Er smiled and said, "My brother." ”

I see.

Jiang Yu smiled faintly and said, "How many people are there in your village?" ”

"Thirty or forty." Zheng Lao and the others looked very honest and honest, but when they talked, they were thieves.

Jiang Yu nodded and said, "It's still a big village." ”

"In the past, there were more, but in the past two years, because the fish have died, more and more people have gone out, and there have been fewer and fewer people in the village." Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "It's just us people, we are old, and no one wants to go out, otherwise I will go out to work." ”

Jiang Yu smiled and did not answer.

While speaking, the two had already arrived at the fish pond.

There are many fish ponds in Zhengjia Village, and this piece is a gathering place.

However, instead of a large fish pond, there are several small fish ponds, which become one large fish pond.

In the fish pond, as Zheng Bo said, there are no more fish.

Only sporadic duckweed floating, showing a withered state.

Zheng Lao Er glanced at the fish pond, and couldn't help but sigh and said: "In the past, this season is a bumper harvest season, and every family comes out to catch fish with baskets, buckets, and all kinds of tools, but this year, they can only catch blind." ”

Jiang Yu has nothing to say, after a year's hard work, in the end, there is only a puddle of water left, and whoever changes it will feel bad.

He had no choice but to change the subject: "Where did you find the dead?" ”

Zheng Lao Er took Jiang Yu to a fish pond and said: "It's here, Zheng Yang was lying in this fish pond at that time, his upper body was lying on the grass, and his lower body was in the fish pond.......

He smacked his lips to himself, but didn't continue.

Jiang Yu waited for a long time before hearing him say: "However, Zheng Yang, this kid grew up in our village since he was a child, where there is a fish pond, it is clear, even if he walks at night and feels dark, there is no reason to fall into the fish pond." ”

After that, he smiled at Jiang Yu: "Deputy County Magistrate Jiang, this ...... This is what I think about myself, don't take it personally. ”

Jiang Yu smiled, if he remembered correctly, they all said that Zheng Yang was found on the grass, but this Zheng Lao Er said that Zheng Yang was lying in this fish pond at the time, what the hell is going on?

"I heard from other people, but when they found Zheng Yang, Zheng Yang was lying on the grass."

"Oh. You say this," Zheng Lao Er suddenly came back to his senses, and quickly explained, "Actually, this is the case, I was the first person to find Zheng Yang, but after I found out that he was dead, I was scared, so I quickly dragged him to ......the grass, and left."

Jiang Yu asked, "What are you afraid of?" ”

Is it because he is afraid that the police will suspect him of being the murderer?

After all, when the police investigate the murderer, they often list the first person who finds the deceased as the focus of the investigation.

However, Zheng Laoer's answer surprised him: "That, I'm afraid, I'm afraid that I will also be dragged down." ”

"Afraid of being dragged down?" Jiang Yu frowned slightly and said, "Then you can go back and call the people in the village directly, there is no need to drag the deceased up first and then leave, right?" ”

Zheng Laoer's words are contradictory, if you are afraid of being dragged down, then you can call other people to help drag the body of the deceased up.

It's better than dragging it alone, right?

Zheng Lao Er scratched his ears and cheeks, unable to speak.

Jiang Yu immediately asked: "Say, did you push Zheng Yang down?" ”

Zheng Lao Er honestly handed over to an old fisherman, where did he accept such a severe questioning, his legs were weak in fright, and he fell to the ground with a plop and said, "Good and decent, why should I kill him?" I have no grievances with him, I ......"

"Then why did you drag him up?" Jiang Yu continued to question.

Zheng Laoer's body trembled slightly, his head was lowered, his lips were pursed tightly, and he said after a while: "I can't say it, I can't say it, if I say it, if I say it......"

He kept muttering, and if I did, I wouldn't say the second half.

Jiang Yu was impatient: "If you don't say it, I will send you to the police station and let the police interrogate you!" ”