Chapter 3: The Temptation of Bread
Each team was busy according to the deployment and engaged in the investigation work like looking for a needle in a haystack, and one after another confusing clues entered the police's sight, and one after another was denied. It was too hot, and everyone had a feeling of being anxious, but when they thought of the little figure who was waiting for the snow, they felt full of energy. With the cooperation of two local policemen, Yang Zi sat in front of a small temple that had staged a puppet show but finally evolved into a human tragedy.
Fei Fei, who found the body, also came over, she had recovered from her initial fear, and seeing that the adults were busy with the little rain, she also wanted to do a little bit of her own. So this cute little girl bravely brought her naughty dog Qizai to Yang Zi, with a pair of big eyes that were still a little frightened, and watched Yang Zi seriously ask others. Fei Fei also went to see the puppet show that day, so when she knew that the dignified-looking police uncle was asking everyone what happened while watching the play, she also tried hard to recall the scene.
That night, she took her dog and came to the stage very early, and there were gongs and drums and human voices on and off the stage, and there was a commotion everywhere. There are a lot of familiar people, uncle, third aunt, sixth uncle Ma, and their children...... There are also those who sell sweet pineapple syrup and large and white marshmallows...... By the way, there are also clay people, and there are candy sellers next to the small temple...... There were a lot of people, all crowded there. The puppet show on the stage attracted the attention of the children, and the adults gathered in twos and threes to talk about the shortcomings of their parents. Oops, when did I see a little raindrop? Why can't you remember? Fei Fei patted her head in annoyance. Think about it, it's important! She commanded herself in a hurry. Qizai at his feet suddenly shouted to the right side of the temple. "Stinky Qizai, don't make trouble!" Fei Fei couldn't help but glance in that direction while snorting the dog. By the way, I remembered, Aunt Li's pastry shop. Xiaoyudi came late that day, and the puppet show was more than half of the time, just at that time Aunt Li was baking bread, and the fragrance wafting from there caused everyone's saliva to ripple, Fei Fei felt that her stomach was lurping and hungry because of this aroma, so she took a few glances at Aunt Li's shop. Isn't Xiaoyudi's figure under the big banyan tree at the door of Aunt Li's pastry shop? Well, tell the police uncle about all this! Fei Fei struggled to push away the few people in front of her, squeezed into the innermost circle, grabbed Yang Zi's clothes, and crackled everything she thought of to Yang Zi like fried beans.
Yang Zi hugged this lovely little girl, patiently listened to her story, patted her head lovingly, and felt that the clue she told was very important, so he arranged for the accompanying police to continue to inquire about the onlookers, and he took Fei Fei's little hand and walked to Aunt Li's pastry house together.
Aunt Li already knew the whole thing just now, and she was sitting weakly in the pastry shop wiping her tears for Xiaoyu. Seeing Yang Zi and Fei Fei coming, this kind aunt didn't know what they were looking for her, and thought that Yang Zi was going to buy cakes for Fei Fei to eat, so she waited at the door from afar. Hearing that Yang Zi came to ask if he had noticed the trace of the light raindrops that day, the aunt didn't have time to let them into the house, and stood at the entrance of the road and recalled it vigorously.
After dinner that day, the front of the stage was already crowded, and the puppet troupe was performing at eight o'clock. Usually the bakery closes at seven o'clock, but she knows that the show will bring extra business, so until ten o'clock, she is still busy trying to make a few more boxes of bread, and when the play is over, the children will ask the adults to buy it. Listening to the gongs and drums in his ears, his hands were not idle, he was busy, going in and out, and he didn't pay much attention to the lively crowd. As for Xiaoyudi, it seems that she saw her climbing the banyan tree in front of the pastry house alone, maybe it was too crowded to get in, and she wanted to climb up to see it, and then she didn't pay attention to it.
"Hmm" Yang Zi nodded contemplatively and responded. "By the way, auntie, do you remember who came to buy bread that night?" He thought about it for a while, and asked Aunt Li again.
"There were too many people at that time, and there were many people who bought them. Let me think about it......" Aunt Li narrowed her eyes and thought earnestly. "There are three aunts, with her daughter; Ma Liu, I came to buy two of them myself, and said that I would bring them back to my son; The third son of the old Wangtou's family came over with his broken motorcycle, hurriedly bought two, and took one while pushing the cart and nibbled on a few bites; By the way, Fei Fei's mother also brought her to buy ...... The others are not very impressive. ”
Yang Zi listened carefully, while frowning and carefully analyzing the aunt's words. He clasped his hands around him, one hand habitually tapping lightly on the arm of the other, and suddenly he stopped what he was doing and stared at Aunt Li with blazing eyes. "Auntie, think about it again, who are the men who came to buy bread alone that night?"
"Medium, medium, I'll think about it again." The aunt agreed and thought about it again seriously. She sighed, her hand unconsciously clenched into a fist and waved it in front of her. "Alas...... Look at my memory, people are old, and their memories are eaten by dogs. After saying that, she beat her chest in a bit of a hurry.
"Auntie, don't worry, think about it, it's a big deal!" Yang Zi saw her aunt like this, although she was very anxious, she could only patiently comfort her.
"The men who came to buy bread alone that day were Ma Liu, the third son of the old Wangtou's family, who else ......? Comrade policeman, the two of them came alone, and the others came with adults and children. Aunt Li recalled for a long time and replied to Yang Zi affirmatively.
Yang Zi nodded: "Okay, auntie, we will check the situation you said." Can you still recall the last time you saw a light raindrop? ”
Aunt Li moved her steps to the big banyan tree in front of her cake house, and gestured with her hand while thinking: "She stood here and climbed up, climbed up...... Then I went into the house and took out the bread...... Later, they bought bread...... There's no one in the tree......"
"Wait, auntie, who did you say bought the bread and there was no one on the tree?" Yang Zi grabbed the aunt's arm and asked anxiously.
The aunt was stopped by his words, and made another comparison: "Xiaoyudi is watching a play on the tree...... The third aunt bought it and is still ...... Ma Liu bought it and is still ...... The third son of the old Wangtou's family bought it and seems to be still ...... When Feifei's mother brought her to buy it, the light rain was gone! The aunt also exclaimed.