Chapter 80: The Insiders (9)
Mt. Yuli is a typical mountain with dense vegetation, and the climate is humid and cold in late autumn, and the vegetation is covered with dew in the early morning. Lin Xia and his entourage brought their equipment early and walked into the mountains according to the map.
The four people in Xili Village have never set foot in it, even if it is Zuo Feiyu, it is only until the approximate location, but they have not been in contact with the people in the village, which means that what is the situation inside now, in fact, the four of them are not clear.
Two hours later, the four of them walked to the mountainside of Xili Mountain, exactly seven o'clock in the morning. The four of them found a flat stone and sat down to rest. Although it is late autumn, because of the topography, the vegetation on the entire mountain is still green, and occasionally some dead branches and leaves fall, with a slight chill.
Shen Yu looked at the map, they walked for two hours to reach the mountainside, according to this process, if they wanted to cross the mountain and find Xili Village in the depths of the mountain, it was almost noon.
"Tired or not? Would you like something to eat? β
Shen Yu opened his backpack, which contained the food and water he had packed in the morning. Lin Xia shook his head and glanced at Zuo Wenchan, who was looking around not far away.
"Can you get in touch with Assen?"
"It should be okay, I've asked him to turn on the positioning and dimensional restoration system."
As he spoke, Shen Yu knocked on the collar of his neck, and there was installed equipment inside. After a slight murmur in the headphones, the two heard Asen's voice.
"Team Shen, the system has been turned on, ready at any time."
"Okay, according to the map passed to you, see how far we are from Xili Village."
"Wait a minute."
In order to support Shen Yu's actions, Lin Qikai specially equipped a studio for Asen. It is full of the most advanced tracking and positioning instruments, as well as plane-to-three-dimensional equipment. Through the topographic map given by Shen Yu, a miniature version of Xili Mountain has already appeared in front of Ah Sen and Lin Qikai.
"In an hour, you will reach the vicinity of the summit, which is not a normal cone, but tends to be an obtuse triangle. You may seem to be on the mountainside, but you are almost at the top. β
"How far is Lizhai from us?"
Shen Yu looked at the map in his hand and glanced at the Zuo brothers not far away with some suspicion. If the topographic restoration of Assen is correct, then the topographic map route given by Zuo Wenzen is far away. Whether he really didn't know or did it on purpose, Shen Yu didn't know.
"If you follow the route I said, go over the hill and walk for another hour. Xili Village is on the other side of the mountain, and the obtuse angle of the mountain shape makes the whole village feel like it is in the middle of the mountain. β
"Okay, feel free to get in touch."
After speaking, Shen Yu and Lin Xia glanced at each other, and both of them added an extra layer of caution to the Zuo brothers. After resting, the four of them were ready to continue walking up the mountain. During this period, Lin Xia pretended to be too tired and refused to move forward. asked Zuo Wenchan if there was a place to take a shortcut, but Zuo Wenchan insisted on following the route of the map, which made the husband and wife more cautious.
It took nearly an hour and a half for the four of them to reach the top of the mountain. Walking through the dense woods, you can already see the houses on the other side of the mountainside. The four of them rested at the top of the mountain for a while, ate something, and recovered some strength before continuing to walk down the mountain.
By the time the four of them reached the vicinity of the stockade, it was already close to noon. Nothing else happened along the way, except for the detour, which made Shen Yu a little suspicious that there was something wrong with the shortcut that Ah Sen saw.
When Zuo Wenchan and the others didn't notice it, Shen Yu asked Ah Sen to scan the entire mountain again, trying to find out the reason why Zuo Wenchan was far away. With Zuo Wenzen's intelligence system, it is impossible to do anything far away, unless there is something on that road.
As soon as the group entered the village, they were discovered by the local residents. After a few people saw it, they didn't wait for Zuo Wenchan to come forward to speak, and quickly ran away, as if they were going to report the news. Not long after, an old man in his fifties or sixties walked out of the village.
Seeing the four unfamiliar faces, the old man couldn't help but have some doubts. Cautiously asked, "May I ask who the four are..."
"Hello, is this Xili Village?"
Hearing Shen Yu's words, the old man had a little more guard on his face, and replied tentatively: "Is there something about the four of them coming here?" β
Seeing the old man's demeanor, Lin Xia immediately crossed over to Zuo Wenchan, who was about to speak, and replied with a smile: "Hello, I am Lu Mei's classmate, do you know where Lu Mei's home is?" β
Lu Mei's name was like a stepping stone, which immediately made the old man's face change. Some urgency said, "Do you know Meizi?" Did something happen to her? β
Shen Yu stepped forward with a sad face, took out his work card and said slowly: "I am Shen Yu of the Municipal Criminal Investigation Team, Lu Mei was involved in a case not long ago, and we need to learn about the situation with his family." β
The old man trembled and stretched out his hand to take Shen Yu's work card, looked at the four people in front of him again, thought about it in his heart, and said, "I am Lu Mei's father and the village chief of this village. Everyone, come all the way, hard work. Please come home with me, what do you need to know, and I will cooperate with you. β
The old man was carried back by a young man, and Lin Xia and the four of them followed him to the village. Along the way, Lin Xia saw many children looking at them curiously. And every child seems to be missing a finger.
After a while, the four of them followed the village chief to his house, a quaint low house with blue bricks and green tiles, and a woman walked out of it, dignified but slightly older, it should be Lu Mei's mother.
Seeing the woman, the old man beckoned. Signal to the woman that a guest has come to her house, and say hello. Lin Xia and the four of them were taken to the main hall by the woman, and the woman went down after preparing the refreshments. The old man sat on the upper seat and waited until all four of them were seated before he spoke.
"I am Lu Mei's father, Lu Zhenmin. Just now you said that you were Meizi's classmate, but this gentleman said that it was the criminal investigation team, what the hell is going on? β
Lin Xia stood up with a sad expression. After pondering for a while, he slowly spoke: "Lu Mei and I used to be from the same school, and she had an accident during her internship. AlreadyΒ·Β·Β· No longer alive..."
Bang Dang! The teacup in Lu Zhenmin's hand fell to the ground, making a screeching sound. With tears in his eyes, his voice trembled and said, "What did you say... Plum her..."
"You mourn, it happened suddenly, and we will tell you the details later. This is my husband, and Lu Mei's incident happened to be managed by him. Now that the matter has been dealt with and the murderer has been arrested, I think I still have to tell my family, and when I communicate with you, the police will bring Lu Mei's body back later. β