July 1988

In a building built in the 70s, a family, a brand new Hitachi color TV is buzzing on the table, maybe the signal is not very good, there are some snowflakes on the TV, but no one is watching in front of this TV.

In 1988, this kind of imported color TV was not something that ordinary people could afford, and the family that owned it, looking at the environment and furnishings in the house, was even more out of place.

The old furnishings, the cramped and cramped space, the floor covered with black oil stains, and at this time there was an old man lying on the floor, with gray hair and open eyes, he stiffly stretched out an arm, and he threw himself on the ground motionless, and a bite mark on his neck looked so striking on the abnormal white skin.

The breath of death wafted out of the half-hidden wooden door, but unexpectedly, many households in a building flew out of the same smell, and the small murmurs were entangled, enveloping the horror in the entire building.

Quanmin Community

Luo Baifan found a piece of paper and used a pen to write and speak.

Yuanyou interjected.

"Do you think what Wang Yong said is all true? The same goes for that weird description? ”

Luo Baifan blinked, nodded slightly, and continued.

"If I didn't believe what he said, I wouldn't have gone to investigate secretly.

First, Li Jiang and Cui Xiaoguang, these two people are really missing, and they have not come back since September 1.

If Wang Yong is telling the truth, then they had an accident on a small street outside the video hall, and according to what he said, I went to that street myself and found the tree he said.

In front of the tree, there were indeed burning paper rings, and there were also faint urine stains, but because of the time relationship, it was unlikely that Li Jiang would find out the traces that Li Jiang had climbed.

I also inquired about the photos of Li Jiang and Cui Xiaoguang nearby, but no one saw them, and Cui Xiaoguang didn't know how he disappeared.

Maybe it was too long or it was too late, and the three of them came out in the middle of the night on September 1 without any witnesses.

I ended up searching for a long time, but I couldn't find anything, and these two people disappeared. Their family eventually called the police, but in 1993 the conditions were quite limited, and there were no clues after half a day of investigation.

I'll leave that for now.

We investigated the Xingyi bungalow area again, the old man who died, her information was very unclear, it was said that she was very old and did not have any identification, the landlord also called the police, and the body was taken away.

The suspicion came, and when I found out where the old man's body was stored, the person in charge there said that the old man's body was lost. ”

"Lost the body? How can you lose it? Yuanyou asked.

"At that time in 1993, everything was not strictly managed, and the corpse was temporarily placed in the small morgue of the small hospital.

It is not known who stole the body and why did it.

I think there's something wrong with all this, there are a lot of incredible places, too many coincidences, it's hard to distinguish the real from the fake.

So for a while, I stopped investigating.

Later, when I couldn't do anything, I turned to the diary that I had found in the bungalow.

It was written by the girl who was with the old man, and I wanted to look for clues from it, because the victim described by the young man surnamed Wang, whether he was alive or dead, was also missing.

Her diary was probably just one of all her diaries, and the others were not found, and I don't know where they were.

The diary was written in June of that year, and it was written about her struggles, family affairs, and confiding in one of her pen pals, but it seems that she had never met her pen pal.

In this diary, one day to the end of June, it describes the changes in her family, when she and her grandmother were kicked out by her uncle and aunt. ”

Luo Baifan stopped, and his head was thinking hard about what he said just now, what made him suddenly feel strange, something was familiar, what the eldest sister said, that about Dr. Shen's family.

Luo Baifan's heart froze, how could this girl's experience be so similar to that of Dr. Shen's daughter.

He suddenly had a bold guess that this girl could be Dr. Shen's daughter, the old man, her grandmother.

Is there such a coincidence? Luo Baifan just had an instinct, he couldn't be so hasty, and then he regained his complexion.

Yuan You looked at him puzzled, "Did you think of something?" ”

"No, nothing." He continued.

"The diary wrote that after they were kicked out, because they didn't have much money, they rented a cheap bungalow, the conditions were very bad, the roof leaked on rainy days, it was very damp and cold, she could bear this hardship, but her grandmother, her asthma was getting worse and worse, she hated those people a little, it was obviously her home, but it was occupied by others, it was obviously their mother, but she ignored it, she went to them, and was coaxed out again, she was desperate..."

Luo Baifan's mind was a little disturbed, and the more he described it, the more his intuition became more certain that this girl should be the daughter of that Dr. Shen.

Yuanyou saw Luo Baifan's mood swings, and asked with concern, "Old Luo, are you okay?"

Luo Baifan pinched his eyebrows, "It's okay, I drank a little too much tonight, maybe I'm a little tired, let me make a long story short, this girl wrote this, which shows that she has a family, but the home is occupied by her relatives, so as long as you find the girl's home, and then investigate, but this is like looking for a needle in a haystack, my strength alone is not enough, and there are some clues that if the boy surnamed Li committed the crime was not improvised, but premeditated, could it be instigated, and what was the motive of the person who instructed it, these are also very critical, Of course, that all needs to be extrapolated on the basis of truth.

These are all my guesses, and the factual basis still needs to determine the truth of the matter. ”

Yuanyou sighed, "This case is not easy to handle!" The basis of all assumptions must be that what Wang Yong said is true, it is not enough for us to think it is true, if it is all nonsense, then the investigation will be in vain, we need evidence, can I meet this Wang Yong. ”

Luo Baifan said: "I know where he is, I'll take you there tomorrow."

"Okay, clean up the table, it's not too early." After Yuanyou finished speaking, he got up to clean up the table, and Luo Baifan helped clean it up together.

The second day came quickly, they got up very early, Luo Baifan went to the bureau to report first, and then took Yuanyou to the real estate bureau, the short man was more active than them, and he was already waiting at the door with some materials.

The short man seemed to be familiar with the road and led them to several windows.

The real estate bureau was crowded, and there were quite a lot of people in line, Luo Baifan looked at the name and date written on the real estate certificate, and asked, "Has your house always been yours?" ”

The short man was stunned and a little displeased, "It's mine!" What's wrong? ”

Luo Baifan smiled, "Then why is the date on this real estate certificate from last year, is this new?" ”

The short man was a little flustered, but then smiled awkwardly, "Oh, it used to be my sister's house, my sister and my brother-in-law passed away, and there are no other relatives, so the property is passed to my name, and these audits are very strict, and there will be no problem." ”

"Then your sister doesn't have any children? And the elderly? Luo Baifan asked again.

"What are you doing? Why do you ask so much? Want to investigate me? Don't believe me? The short man was a little angry.

"Don't be angry, you have to understand us, you have to ask carefully when you buy a house, what if you are deceived?"

"They don't have children." The short man said impatiently with a roll of his eyes.

At this time, it was their turn at the window, and after a while, the formalities were completed, the taxes were paid, the book was stamped, and it was also handed over to his hand, the short man smiled, and was about to leave after shaking his hand, Luo Baifan stopped him again.

The short man's face changed instantly, and his face was full of arrogance, "I said buddy, I've completed all the formalities, and the house belongs to you, I didn't make any money at all, aren't you finished?" ”

Luo Baifan didn't get angry, "I'm just a professional habit, how about we find a place to have a good chat?" ”

The short man glanced at him, "What profession, I still have something to do, let's talk about it later!" ”

Luo Baifan showed his ID.

The short man's face turned white.

In a teahouse, three people were seated, and the short man was sweating on his face.

Luo Baifan smiled at it, "You didn't make any mistakes, why do you look like you're weak-hearted." ”

"No, I'm a natural sweater, comrade public security, you say, what do you ask, I'll just answer."

"First of all, who was the owner of your house? Where's your mother? And where is your niece now? ”

The short man's hands trembled so much that he didn't dare to look directly at Luo Baifan.

Yuanyou didn't know what was going on, and suddenly Lao Luo was like this, there must be a reason for him, so he was silent and looked at them.

"I, this house belongs to my brother-in-law, he disappeared in 1988, my mother came to take care of my niece, their life is very difficult, I came with my daughter-in-law to help, the house is big, we live together, there is a care."

"And where are they now? How did the house become yours? Luo Baifan's words were dignified.

The short man's throat was dry because of nervousness, and he swallowed his saliva,

"My mom, my mom passed away, she had an asthma attack, and I pulled her back to her hometown to be buried. My niece is gone, I don't know what's going on, she's missing, I've reported it! ”

Luo Baifan frowned, "Where did your mother die?" Is it Xingyi Bungalow District? In which district did you file a case? ”

The short man was about to cry, "Gong, Comrade Public Security, I, I, yes, right there, Comrade Public Security, I was wrong, I didn't mean to let them move out to live, my wife gave birth to a child, I want to be clean, who knows it will be like this!" I reported the case at the Nanhu District Police Station, and they searched for a long time, but there was no news. ”

"Did you steal your mother's body? Why? ”

"I, I'm not afraid of being embarrassed, after all, I drove them out, and I have to carry the word unfilial piety, which is not very good, and my niece has also come to me, my wife is too fierce, I don't dare to care, and when she leaves, I will go to them after a few days, and the people there say, saying that the old mother is dead in the house, I, I am really unfilial!" The short man sobbed as he spoke.

"Then your niece has not been heard from all along? What's her name? How old is it? Are there any photos? ”

"She, she was sixteen years old when she disappeared, I don't have a picture of her, she took it all with her when she moved away, her name is Shen Li, she hasn't heard anything about her, but..."

"But what?"

"But I seem to have seen her last year, I'm not sure, how many years have passed, just my wife was ... Kill..."The short man's voice weakened a little, and he stole a glance at Yuanyou.

Yuanyou didn't have any expression.

"I know about the murder of your wife, you just have to say it." Luo Baifan said.

"You all know? Okay, okay, just a few days after my wife and children were killed, that person appeared outside my yard, and when I saw her, she turned sideways and walked away, looking a little similar, I'm not sure, maybe I'm wrong, but she has not been heard from for many years, and then she is reported to be missing, and when the four years are up, it will be counted as death, and I will pass the house to my name, which I am not lying. ”

Yuanyou asked at this time, "Then what's your brother-in-law's name?" ”

"Shen Huiyan."

Luo Baifan picked up the small teacup and took a sip, looked at Yuanyou, and smiled with a fruitful expression.