The next morning I was woken up by an alarm that hadn't been set for a long time, and I was confused and annoyed and pressed the alarm switch. Maybe it's been a long time since I've been so tired to go to bed and wake up so early, and I forgot to set the alarm clock. It took me a while before I suddenly remembered the reason for setting the alarm.

My tired body couldn't stop me from getting up, so I simply ate something and left for the police station. Because Doudou has not been working recently and is just resting, she will buy breakfast in the morning and then come to my house to have breakfast with me.

I got up early in the morning and naturally didn't wait for the normal time to come to my house, so I sent her a text message and hurried to work. As soon as I got out of the taxi, I saw the captain waving to me at the gate of the police station, and I walked forward in two steps to inquire about the situation. It turns out that today's task is to find out what the relationship between the five suspects and the deceased is.

It was naturally good to go to work early in the morning without having to face complicated and boring office life, so I accepted this task without saying a word. Naturally, the captain went with me, and we got in the car and rushed to the Anshi Hotel.

The captain was still silent this time as before, and took out the notebook he used before the "Black Spider" case and began to write something. I was going to stick my head out and take a look, but I wasn't allowed to do so in the driver's seat. I can only guess what the captain is writing, whether it is writing yesterday's innkeeper's confession or something boring. To be honest, I've known the captain for so long, except for the last time we drank like friends in the night market, he and I were at most just a partner or a superior-subordinate relationship. In addition to him, Xiao Yu and Cao Yang often get together like bosom friends. I even think that if we commit a crime, he will arrest us with an iron face and selflessness.

Soon we arrived downstairs at the Anshi Hotel, because we were not driving a police car but a private car, and the staff at the hotel did not feel nervous. I pushed open the door of the inn.

"Welcome to the Anshi Hotel, if it is a single room or a double room, it is all empty now."

It was the innkeeper Chen Li who spoke, who was playing with his phone with his head down and didn't pay attention to us. I coughed, Chen Li raised his head, and when he saw that it was us, he immediately said.

"Is there anything wrong with the officer?"

"I'd like to ask your guests if you can let them go downstairs." The captain looked up at the stairs and said.

"I'm sorry officer, they all pushed off their rooms and left here overnight last night."

"Are they all gone, aren't any of them here?" I was surprised and grabbed the innkeeper's clothes and asked.

"It's all gone, I wanted to inform you, but I didn't want to get too involved in this case, so I didn't tell you, and I'm sorry if I got in the way of you."

Chen Li lowered his head, revealing his gray hair, I originally wanted to continue to accuse him, but I also understood him when I saw him, after all, he was engaged in small business, once he was hooked up with the case, the business would definitely be affected. The captain didn't say anything, waved his hand, and we left. Chen Li still lowered his head and said something like "slow walking" in his mouth.

"There's no need to be so angry, we know his name, go to the household registration management unit to check it, and we will naturally know, and if we go to their hometown to ask, there may be other gains." In fact, I can't stand being angry, it's normal to have one difficulty after another in handling cases.

We then told Xiao Yu to hurry up and check where these guests and the yellow-haired Feng Xu's hometown were, and it would be best for us to start with his family if we wanted to know them.

Soon we received the results of Xiao Yu's investigation. The deceased's cousin, Sun Kai, is from our Heping Town, maybe I have never met him because I have been studying in the city since I was a child. The yellow-haired Feng Xu is in a village below Heping Town, the name is Longtai Village, and Luo Ting, who lives in Longtai Village, lives in 204. And Han Tong and Guan Hanshui's hometowns are both in Juyou Town, which is only 3 kilometers away from Heping Town. I've known this town since I was a child, and because it's so close to our town, people in the town come and go a lot. I still remember when I was in elementary school, there were rumors that Heping Town and Juyou Town were going to merge, and from the current situation, it is a rumor, and it is true.

The captain and I set off as soon as we knew the exact location, because the closest place to us was Longtai Village, so the first place we went to was here.

In fact, I am very familiar with the route to Longtai Village, Heping Town, and even Juyou Town. This is the only way to go back to my hometown, and the purpose of this time is not as warm as usual. Every time I go home, I take a bus or a taxi home, and I dream of buying a car of my own, first, to envy the majesty of those criminal policemen who drive private cars to handle cases, and secondly, it is very convenient and beautiful to go home by myself. But what I never expected was that the first time I drove home was to solve the case. I've imagined countless times that while driving I was admiring the scenery that was only unique to the driver's seat. But this time, I didn't have the slightest idea of appreciation, just driving in a daze, driving on the road to Longtai Village.

We drove for less than an hour and a half to Longtai Village, which gave me the impression that it was very simple, because it was far away from the town, so the villagers only went to the town when it was a big gathering. In addition to the national highway to Heping Town, there is only one road about five meters wide in the whole village, and it will be difficult for our car to get out if we go in, so the captain and I chose to hike.

It's an alley about five meters wide, and I can only call it an alley because it doesn't look like a street at all. Because no one took care of it, the thick snow had already been trampled on. From time to time, there are still a few ice surfaces, and I think the ice surface was formed by villagers pouring swill on the side of the road.

The first thing we went to was Feng Xu's house, which was located in the middle of this alley, and the two of us symbolically knocked on the door a few times. But no one opened the door, so we had to raise our voices.

"Is there anyone in there?" In this way, the captain and I shouted three times in a row, and there was no one inside.

I saw that the door was opened by an old lady who was almost old, and he asked with a little bit of the crack in the door.

"Is there something wrong with you two?"

"We are from the Public Security Bureau, and we are here to ask you something."

I could tell that the old man was not very willing, but we were police officers after all, and she slowly opened the door. When I opened the door, I saw a very dilapidated bungalow, which I could see clearly from a long distance, and there was not a trace of sunlight in it. There was a big yellow dog on a leash outside the house, and it looked like it was old, because we didn't hear the dog barking when we knocked on the door.

The old man made a bench from the side and asked us to sit in the very small courtyard. Obviously, he didn't want us to enter the house, I didn't suspect that Feng Xu was in the house, in my opinion, maybe he just didn't let us see the four walls of the house.

The captain also sat down empathetically, and he changed his cold eyes and posture from the past. I saw him grab the old lady's hand and ask softly.

"Do you know Feng Xu, he recently received a commendation for his righteousness and bravery in the city, let's take a look at his family."

I knew the captain had told a white lie and didn't expose him. As soon as the captain finished speaking, the old lady's eyes changed instantly, and she said weakly but firmly.

"Feng Xu is my grandson, he works in the city, he has been naughty since he was a child, I thought he made some mistakes, I didn't expect it to be such a good thing."

"Mmmm, your grandson is great, so let me ask you another question, do you know Youqi, what is his relationship with you."

Maybe that lie made her lose her mustard, but she said slowly.

"You Qi and my grandson have grown up together, they are classmates in the town's primary and junior high schools, You Qi is also very kind, and her family is very familiar with my family. We visit her when we go to town. ”

"Then may I ask you, if there is any conflict between the two of them?"

"No, our grandson seems to like You Qi very much, and he mentions to me every year that he can marry You Qi, but you have also seen the situation in my family, and we are afraid of delaying You Qi's child."

"How much you like it, can you describe it?"

"I just like it very much, by the way, a few days ago it was New Year's Day, my grandson said on the phone that if she was better with others, she would have her good fruit to eat."

"Thank you for your answer, I'm done with my question."

The captain said goodbye to the old man very politely, and I followed his example. Walking out the door, I asked in a whisper.

"It's okay for you to lie to her like that, right?"

"It's okay to have a white lie in exchange for the answer you want, and if I have the opportunity later, I will naturally apologize to her old man."

I had to nod, and we went to Luo Ting's house, where she lived. Her house is located in the innermost part of this alley, and her home is in stark contrast to Feng Xu's home before. The door of her house was not closed, and we looked over to see the red eaves exposed, apparently having been cleaned just recently. The white tiles make up the whole of this house, although it is not high-end atmosphere, but it is very comfortable. There are no animals in the yard, but a few potted plants are kept on the sides of the yard, and even though they don't bloom in winter, I can still imagine what they will look like in the middle of summer. Before we knew it, we were in the middle of the yard, and I was ashamed that I had entered her house without permission, but it was not easy to get out if I had already entered. I heard the captain shout at the top of his voice

"Is there anyone, from the Public Security Bureau, come out and ask you questions."

He was halfway through this when he heard a woman's voice from inside the room.

"Who! Who is it! Sick of it. As soon as the door opened, a woman of about forty years of age came out, and behind her was a man of her age. It was clear that they were husband and wife.

It was only after we introduced ourselves and showed up our police ID cards that they believed us. Only the man whispered to the woman. After whispering, the woman glared at us and reprimanded.

"What are you doing here?"

I was about to use the same method that the captain had used to deal with the old man, but I heard the captain ask in a stern tone.

"Luo Ting should be your daughter, she was recently linked to a murder case, let's find out the situation, I ask you what your daughter is doing in the city."

When the woman heard this, her sharpness was visibly reduced by half, and she said in a hesitant voice.

"My daughter works in the city, and she seems to be working in a cake shop."

"Then do you know Yuki?"

"Yuki, of course I know, the two of them are classmates in elementary and middle school, and they are very good. It is a veritable sister flower. ”

"Then let me ask you, do you know Feng Xu?"

I was puzzled by the question asked by the captain, why did I mention Feng Xu. He shouldn't have anything to do with Luo Ting. The woman gritted her teeth viciously and then shouted loudly.

"What do you say about that bastard boy, he doesn't know where the charm comes from, and he can't be fascinated by that kid in my family. My child went to the city for him, and I get angry at the mention of him. ”

"Thank you, your answer was very helpful to us."

"No more questions?"

"Nope."

"I tell you, my child can't have sinned." After saying that, the woman returned to the house angrily. His husband returned to the house while making amends to us.

I went back to the car with the captain, and the captain said something meaningful to me.

"You don't realize that the guests are connected like a net. I don't think it's as simple as we think. ”

I just nodded in agreement with him, and we drove off. Go to my hometown of Heping Town......