Chaos Era, Outside the Spring Festival - The Man in the Well
3. Fog again
Zhou Sen stared at the table, his eyes fell on the magazine again, and Zhong Feng came out of the nightclub with a woman in his arms. The title reads: Zhong Feng abandoned his new love and renewed his relationship with a rich woman.
And that rich woman happens to be Wang Man.
The three of them didn't make too many stops and drove back to the Moon City Bureau.
An emergency meeting is being held in the bureau, and this time the person who died is the only son of the deputy mayor, and the other is the pearl of the palm of the city's famous and wealthy people. The authorities have attached great importance to this case, and have begun to order that the case must be solved within 3 days. Otherwise, the director will also be laid off.
Luo Jiawen was sitting outside the police station, he could not attend the emergency meeting, and he was reporting the latest progress to the leader on the phone. But he insisted that he would rush to a report tonight in detail.
Her professional sense of smell reminded her that the brilliant coverage of this case would affect her career as a journalist.
The atmosphere in the conference room was very depressing, everyone exhaled heavily, it has been 9 hours since 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and the identity of the victim has been confirmed in a pile of corpses. It's been relatively fast.
The victim, Zhong Feng, the only son of the deputy mayor of Yuecheng, is a returnee. After returning to China, he entered the showbiz because of the image of Xiao Xianrou, but because of the indiscretion of his private life, he has not achieved much. Usually very rebellious. Since signing with the acting company, he has hardly taken the initiative to contact his family, and often hangs up his mother's phone. Mobile phones are often turned off.
Wang Man, the only daughter of a wealthy man in Yuecheng. The same returnees, who have no serious careers, live alone after returning to China. The family dotes on him very much. has been hanging out with gangsters since he was a child, but according to the interview, Wang Man has been obsessed with Zhong Feng since he was a child.
Even if they don't go home for a week and don't call home, they won't attract attention.
It's just because Zhou Sen muttered before going to the hospital, who can not contact people for a week or so and not attract attention?
This sentence happened to be brought by Li Ju to the conference room in the city. When the deputy mayor heard it at the time, he said with disdain: Young people nowadays have no family concept and don't have too much contact with their families, and this clue is still looking for a needle in a haystack.
But the deputy mayor paused, and felt strange, this is the 20th of the month, and it stands to reason that the debt collector will ask for money from his family. This son himself has always felt a failure, and even severed the father-son relationship with him together. Since childhood, he has a violent temper and has not had the slightest remorse, and he must get what he wants. Helpless, his old man is very pampered. And after all, he only has this only son.
But it's almost the end of the month, and there's no news of him. My gut told me I needed to give him a call.
Shutdown. Phone voice prompts to turn off.
The deputy mayor immediately called Zhong Feng's personal assistant again. The dazed assistant said that he hadn't seen Zhong Feng in the past two days.
Usually, Zhong Feng is not allowed to follow the assistant when he goes out to gangster.
The deputy mayor began to be a little anxious and asked when was the last time he saw Zhong Feng? The assistant said that it was three days ago.
The deputy mayor was sweating profusely.
immediately sent someone to check Zhong Feng's whereabouts. The last camera on the city highway found that Zhong Feng and Wang Man drove to the suburbs three days ago, and the video footage of the next three days did not see the car returning.
Following the direction of the camera, the police found Zhong Feng's car in a barren mountain in the suburbs, but there was no one in the car, and there were no traces of a fight at the scene, because there was a heavy rain in Tianyue City the day before yesterday, and the traces of the wheels on the ground were also washed away.
Later DNA test results showed that one of the male corpses was Zhong Feng, the son of the deputy mayor.
And women can easily find out that the woman who was with Zhong Feng 3 days ago was only Wang Man.
According to Wang Man's mother's statement: Wang Man has a nail fungus.
Wang Man was pampered by his family since he was a child, and his temperament was pampered. But because he looks very ordinary, and after being infected with nail fungus by his cousin when he was a child, he has a strong sense of revenge, and he has always been unconfident in his appearance, and he has lost his temper tyrannyly.
Zhong Feng and Wang Man are suspected of being a couple, and the deceased Lin Ping is very concerned about Zhong Feng.
What made Lin Ping pay attention to Zhong Feng?
I checked the relevant social background and Lin Ping's living expenses. Lin Ping is not a star chaser, but he is very sensitive to Zhong Feng's magazine. This proves that Lin Ping knows Zhong Feng.
In Lin Ping's call record, there are 2 strange calls, which are the same number, but now the number has been in a state of no service.
Who called Lin Ping?
All the social backgrounds and social circles of the three were investigated. Vent that they don't have a mutual friend in their social relationship. There was also not a single social event together, what caused them to offend the murderer at the same time?
Or is it something that attracts a psychopathic killer at the same time?
When he was at a loss, the mother of the victim Wang Man called the director to provide a very important clue.
13 years ago, she once took Wang Man to live in Wang Village for a period of time. At that time, the husband offended people in business, and in order to avoid trouble, Wang Man's mother took Wang Man to live with distant relatives in Wang Village for a period of time.
In fact, Wang Man is also from Wang Village, but in the grandfather's generation, he went to the city to do business and was born in the city. In Wang Man's father's generation, there was almost no contact with Wang Village.
Wang Man lived in Wang Village 13 years ago? So the murderer's revenge was 13 years ago? 13 years ago, Wang Man was only 15 years old, what kind of people can 15-year-old Wang Man offend? 13 years ago, did Wang Man know Lin Ping? What about Zhong Feng 13 years ago? Have you ever been to Wangcun too?
Wangcun, what happened 13 years ago?
Is the fool Wang Xiaodong alive or dead?
Zhou Sen can think of this, and so can the director, so the police officers who stayed behind quickly checked whether there was anything major in Wang Village 13 years ago, but after asking all the villagers, they didn't get any clues. In other words, 13 years ago, there were no major events.
Zhou Sen thought as he rushed out of the conference room with his coat. No, there must be. And instead of questioning all the villagers, there is still a couple in Wang Village who are now hospitalized.
and Wang Man's mother, both of whom were villagers 13 years ago.
Zhou Sen rushed out in a hurry, and Tang Chengyu also rushed out, just bumping into Luo Jiawen who was walking towards him. Luo Jiawen was holding a cup of coffee in his hand, and was accidentally hit by Zhou Sen and spilled out a little. Luo Jiawen just wanted to scold, but when he saw Zhou Sen's expression, he knew that there was a new discovery! So, put down the coffee and kept chasing Zhou Sen.
Luo Jiawen, who got in the car, looked at Zhou Sen with a gloomy face, and asked carefully while carefully wiping the coffee stains on his body: "Where are we going?" ”
"Hospital"
The bureau was afraid that Aunt Lin would not be able to stand the stimulation, so it has not yet notified her son that the victim is among them. And an afternoon of rest made Aunt Lin look much better mentally. For Zhou Sen's question: "Did anything major happen in Wangcun 13 years ago?" ”
Aunt Lin shook her head in confusion, and Zhou Sen continued to remind her: "13 years ago, did there be 2 children from about 15 years old who came to the village newly?"
Aunt Lin's eyes lit up, although it was only instantaneous, but the memory reflex in the state of God was still easy for people to capture, and then the corners of her mouth twitched slightly: "No." No children have ever been here".
Obvious lying.
Zhou Sen smiled lightly: "Think about it again, as far as I know, Wang Fuhao's wife lived in the village temporarily 13 years ago."
"They don't usually go out, as if they are hiding from the revenge of her husband's business rivals." Aunt Lin quickly defended, but realized that she had missed her mouth, so she immediately closed her mouth again, and then said impatiently: "Okay, okay, don't ask me, don't bother." I don't remember those old things. ”
When Aunt Lin was saying this, her honest husband next to her leaned forward slightly.
"You're leaving, don't ask me" Aunt Lin saw that Zhou Sen didn't return to her words, but instead focused her eyes on the old man's body, and was immediately disgusted.
"You better think about it, now that girl from 13 years ago is dead, it's those corpses in your well." Zhou Sen looked at Aunt Lin and said.
"What? He's dead? I ......." was obviously very frightened, my whole body tensed, and after a while, I came back to my senses and said: "This, dead, how do I know, my God, I don't know anything, you go away for me".
The old man Lin next to him also began to tremble.
"Aunt Lin, this girl died in Wang Village, died in your yard, and 13 years ago, she also went to Wang Village, so she must have something to do with Wang Village, not to mention, not to mention, not to mention......" Zhou Sen had no way to tell Aunt Lin that her son also died with this girl.
"What's more, I don't know, I don't know anything, don't ask".
"What's more, there is also your son among the dead, Lin Ping. So you have to tell the truth. The person who spoke was Luo Jiawen, Tang Chengyu hurriedly covered Luo Jiawen's mouth with his hand, while Zhou Sen looked at Luo Jiawen with a surprised expression.
"I just told the truth a little earlier, and I can't hide it, can I?" Luo Jiawen looked at Tang Chengyu and said.
Aunt Lin here sat up abruptly and quickly pulled Luo Jiawen's clothes: "What did you just say?" What my son, what died my son? You make it clear. You ......" from the beginning of the scream followed by hysteria. The old man Lin next to him also stood up tremblingly and asked Zhou Sen for verification.
Zhou Sen quickly grabbed Aunt Lin, so as not to let Aunt Lin knock Luo Jiawen down. Aunt Lin tore Zhou Sen's clothes instead: "What do you mean, why are you cursing my son!" ”
Zhou Sen swallowed his throat and said with difficulty: "I had preliminary suspicions in the afternoon, so I asked the forensic doctor to collect your DNA, and it has been confirmed that one of the deceased is your son, Lin Ping." He was missing for about 3 days. The time of death and the time of disappearance also coincide. ”
"Ah......." With a scream, Aunt Lin fainted.
Tang Chengyu hurriedly called the doctors and nurses, Luo Jiawen obviously didn't know that it would cause Aunt Lin to faint, and he looked helpless when he stood aside.
Zhou Sen thought: Sure enough, it is the reporter who has a deeper desire to find out the truth than the police.
At this time, Lin Bo was even more panicked in the face of Aunt Lin's fainting. He babbled and said, "Retribution, retribution is finally coming." ”
Under Zhou Sen's constant reassurance and guidance, Limber said about the uninvited guest 13 years ago.
13 years ago, a stranger came to Wang Village.
It's just that it's not just Wang Man's mother and daughter, there is also a woman who lives in the Wang family with a boy and a girl, the prince's house.
The boy is called Day, and the girl is called Yuanyuan.
The three children were all about 16 years old, and soon they were playing with Lin Ping and Wang Xiaodong, who were the same size as themselves. The five people always go to the pond in the back mountain or the west of the village to play.
The people of the village were busy working and did not care about the children.
But one night, Lin Ping came back very late, and Aunt Lin was woken up by the movement of Lin Ping coming back. got up and looked at Lin Ping standing in the room trembling all over his body. His eyes were misty, and he kept crying.
Aunt Lin just wanted to raise her throat to scold Lin Ping, but when she saw the blood stains on Lin Ping's cuffs, she thought that this kid was fighting with someone outside. Immediately ran over and asked where the injury was.
Lin Ping's teeth chattered and said, "I killed someone, Mom, I killed someone."
Aunt Lin screamed and asked what was going on? In the process of chattering, Lin Ping told Aunt Lin and Uncle Lin. said: "Lin Ping and Wang Xiaodong made an appointment with the three children to drink at the dam. After drinking a lot of wine, Wang Man gave himself a medicine, and after taking that medicine, he felt like he was living in another world. ”
Then, one day, I suddenly got into a fight with myself. Then someone said that they would give me 10,000 yuan and let me go out and wander too. But one day he refused, and he kept holding my hand and wouldn't let me take the money. Then, I didn't know what was going on, and I collapsed in a pool of blood one day and couldn't move. ”
"When I got to the back, I seemed to be much more awake, Wang Xiaodong was sitting next to me and watching the day on the grass in a daze. I just found out that we had killed someone. ”
"Mom, I really didn't mean to. Someone forced me to do this, someone really forced me to do it. Mother. You save me. ”
Aunt Lin is just an honest woman, where would she ever think that such a thing as killing someone would have something to do with herself. In her cognition, killing people is to pay for their lives, and she is only this one son. How could it be necessary to pay for his life!
Aunt Lin cried and hugged Lin Ping's head: "Son, don't scare me!" Say, who forced you? Who forced you? ”
Lin Ping cried and said, "It's Wang Man's friend, a friend who ran away from home in a small car." ”
Aunt Lin came back to her senses: "Then let's go call the police." Tell the police first, you didn't kill people. ”
"Mom, it's useless, his father is a big official, and what we say doesn't count." Lin Ping fell to his knees in despair.
Aunt Lin and Uncle Lin circled around the room. In Lin Ping's narrative, his countrymen can't fight those who are officials at all, so his son must be backed.
Just when Aunt Lin was hesitating, a stranger came to the courtyard.
The man claimed to be Wang Man's father. He said that he would handle it all, and gave Aunt Lin 30,000 yuan to keep her mouth shut. Otherwise, his own son will be the scapegoat in the end.
Aunt Lin didn't know what to do with it, not to mention that 30,000 yuan was facing her.
Therefore, she kept her mouth shut, and in the years to come, in the face of Lin Ping, who was drunk and crying in the hospital, she also asked her to shut up.
A body was picked up from the reservoir in the village behind, bitten beyond recognition by a fish, and according to the police car at the scene, the child who was swimming in the reservoir drowned.
Every year, people drown in the reservoir in Wangcun, and everyone doesn't think there's anything suspicious. The child's only mother also happened to be in a car accident, so the aftermath was also taken care of by his distant relative, the prince's family. No one doubted it, so the scourge was covered up.
But for many years to come, Lin Ping would always wake up in the middle of the night from nightmares. often hid in Limber's arms and cried when he was drunk with Limber.
Lin Bo said tremblingly: "Actually, my family Xiaoping, my conscience has always been uneasy. I'm also afraid, afraid that one day, that child's family will come back to seek revenge and take away my Xiaoping. So, you say that 13 years ago, when you mentioned Wang Man, I knew that retribution was coming. ”
"Lin Bo, did Lin Ping tell you what the name of that friend Wang Man brought?" Zhou Sen asked slowly.
"It seems to be a person with the surname Zhong." Lin Bo's hands began to tremble again: "My Xiaoping is very afraid of him and hates him very much. It's all that ruthless kid who ruined my Xiaoping."
Zhou Sen put his hand on Lin Bo's back to smooth him: "Then, what about that girl Yuanyuan?" ”
Xiaoping said that the girl seemed to have been killed as well. Thrown into the river by the kid surnamed Zhong. Life and death are uncertain, and I have never met her. ”
"Officer, it must be that child's family who has come back to seek revenge, killing people is to pay for their lives, and they can't hide. My son, I still can't hide from it. ”
Zhou Sen comforted Lin Bo again for a while, then stood up and walked outside.
From the three people who died at the same time, and the juvenile homicide case 13 years ago, this murder case with a strong revenge color is connected with 13 years.
Zhou Sen returned to Wang Village, and the prince who took in He Yuanyuan for a day died shortly after the crime 13 years ago. And Grandma Wang also passed away the following year.
The next day, in the morning, Zhou Sen arrived at the police station early in the morning.
Last night, the police station worked overtime to check the information for a day, and the boy's background was very small. It seems that there is no official household registration. Zhou Sen thought for a while and said: You can check it from his mother who was in a car accident.
After turning the direction, at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the police who visited the boy successively gathered the background information of the boy.
Chen Yitian, with his mother's surname, is an illegitimate child. My father can't find it for the time being.
When Chen Yitian was a teenager, his mother, Chen Xiang, became acquainted with a businessman in the city. And quickly formed a family with the businessman.
In the description of the old neighbors visited, this reorganized family is very happy. The little boy and the little girl are like brother and sister, and Chen Xiang and the businessman love each other's children as if they were their own.
But 13 years ago, one day he and Yuanyuan went to a distant relative, and one day they drowned in the reservoir while playing, and their bodies were recovered. And Yuan Yuan and his mother died in a car accident on the way back to the city.
Zhou Sen looked at the clues found on the table, and now the only person who wants to avenge the past is Yuanyuan's father. Chen's stepfather.
Combined with all the current clues, things can be roughly sorted out.
13 years ago, Zhong Feng, who ran away from home, also came to Wang Village and found Wang Man. and killed Chen Yitian with Wang Xiaodong and Lin Ping.
Then someone made Chen Yitian's death drowning in order to cover up the crimes of the four children. and used money to seal the mouths of a dry man.
The only ones who can do this are Wang Man and Zhong Feng's respective fathers.
And Yuanyuan's father, his wife and daughter died in a car accident. The death of the stepson is unknown. It's hard to imagine that after so many years he won't secretly investigate and then take revenge.