Director Gu leaned on the crack of the door and looked into the courtyard, but he couldn't see anything, only a little light, the courtyard gate of Chen Hongmei's house faced west, and the house sat north and faced south, so people standing at the gate of the courtyard couldn't see the door of the house - they could only see the light shining on the south wall.

"Chen Hongmei, did you hear me?"

"I heard that, Director Gu, wait a minute, I'll open the door."

Footsteps were heard—from far and near.

The latch moved, and the courtyard door slowly opened, leaving only one of the two doors open.

In the darkness, a woman stands inside the door, wearing a red jacket on the upper half of her body, a pair of red woolen pants underneath, and a pair of red cloth slippers on her feet.

I couldn't see her face clearly, only a head of fluffy hair, and at the same time, I could smell the perfume emanating from her body.

The moment Chen Hongmei opened the courtyard gate, her right foot moved backwards, probably because she saw six people standing outside the courtyard gate!

"Director Gu, please come in." Chen Hongmei said in a low voice, and at the same time stepped aside.

After the six people entered, Chen Hongmei closed the door and plugged in the deadbolt.

Chen Hongmei's house is very similar to the layout of the backyard of No. 157 Impermanence Lane, a yard of about 50 square meters, three main houses, a hall house in the middle, and east and west wings on the left and right. There is a house under the west courtyard wall of the courtyard. This house should be a kitchen. The kitchen door was closed.

When everyone walked into the hall and saw Chen Hongmei's face and figure, they knew that Director Tao, Chen Hongxia and Boss Tang's evaluation of Chen Hongmei's appearance was not untrue.

Inside the infrared jacket is a red sweater, a red tight sweater, revealing Chen Hongmei's figure, although it is only for a moment, it has left a very deep impression in the eyes of the six men.

People often use "charm still exists" to describe a woman about forty years old, if this word is used on Chen Hongmei, it is definitely not suitable, "charm still exists" means that the charm is still there, Chen Hongmei is not still charming, and now Chen Hongmei should be a good charm.

In this charm, there is both the fullness of adult women and the maturity of middle-aged women. When plumpness and maturity are concentrated in a woman, everyone can understand the meaning of what Chen Hongxia said: "She is very beautiful, and men will have thoughts when they see her." ”

The six men didn't have the kind of thoughts that Chen Hongxia said, but they had to admit that Chen Hongmei was indeed "very beautiful." ”

It is not only Chen Hongmei's figure that makes men think, but also her face mold: melon seed face, white and red complexion, coupled with long black and shiny hair, willow moon eyebrows, red and shiny lips, and a beauty mole on the lower left side of the lips.

"Director Gu, you sit down first, and I'll go into the house and add some clothes." Chen Hongmei let everyone sit down on the sofa, and then walked into the east wing.

After a while, Chen Hongmei lifted the curtain and walked out of the east wing. The infrared jacket was replaced with a blue down jacket, a pair of crimson woolen pants were added underneath, and the red slippers were replaced by red cotton shoes.

"Chen Hongmei, sit down." Chen Hongmei was about to pour tea, but was stopped by Director Gu.

When everyone entered the yard, they saw a motorcycle, which should be the "big shark" mentioned by Boss Tang. In the nineties of the twentieth century, it should be a very enviable thing to ride such a motorcycle.

Since the motorcycle is at home, then Chen Hongmei's man Da Mao should also be at home.

Chen Hongmei moved a folding chair from the corner of the wall, put it away, and sat down.

"Chen Hongmei, what about your lover?" Zhao Zimeng asked.

"He's—he's out." Chen Hongmei said. She crossed her legs, clasped her hands together, hugged the knee of her right leg, and leaned back on the back of the chair.

"Is he coming back tonight?"

"It's going to be late."

"What's your lover's name?"

"It's called Mao Dawei."

"What does he do?"

"He doesn't have a formal job."

"Chen Hongmei, have you ever lived at No. 157 Impermanence Lane?"

"Lived - lived, but I only lived for a little over a month - moved out in less than two months."

"How long were you going to stay?"

"I was going to stay for three or four months."

"Why did you move out halfway through?"

"I heard that the Che family's house was not clean, I was too timid, I slept at night, often had nightmares, and sometimes woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep again. Later, when I found a place, I moved out - that hellish place, I didn't want to spend a day long. ”

"After you moved into No. 157, did a man in his fifties often come to No. 157 to look for you?" Zhao Zimeng finally asked the key point.

As soon as Zhao Zimeng's question was raised, Chen Hongmei's cheeks, which were still white and red, were immediately covered with a layer of gray.

The air inside the hall immediately became heavy. The pace and speed of Chen Hongmei's answers to questions slowed down significantly. Chen Hongmei hadn't thought of her lines for a while.

"Chen Hongmei, what is Captain Zhao asking you?" Director Gu said.

"Director Gu is not in a hurry, a man in his fifties? It's been so long, so you'll have to let me think about it! Chen Hongmei snorted.

Chen Hongmei was obviously thinking about how to answer Zhao Zimeng's question. It doesn't seem like there's anything to think about.

"A man in his fifties? I really don't know how to answer you, can you tell this person's name? Chen Hongmei didn't use her brains in vain, and her answer was obviously well thought out.

This should be backward thinking. The comrades did not know what this person's surname was, so they came to find Chen Hongmei.

This time it was Zhao Zimeng's turn to speak.

"There are a lot of people who come into contact with me, and I am not a monk, Taoist priest or nun in the mountains, I have colleagues, relatives, friends, and acquaintances. If you could tell me what this man's name is, I might be able to remember. ”

"In the past two months, to be precise, when you first moved into No. 157, someone saw a man in his fifties coming in and out of No. 157, and he came in and out more often."

"Director Gu, don't they suspect that I have something to do with the case of No. 157?"

"Case No. 157, have you heard about it?"

"No. 157 is next to our material company, and this afternoon, when you were surveying the site, the people from our warehouse went to see it - and I went to see it."

Chen Hongmei's expression suddenly became solemn: "I won't tell you, I heard that there was a dead man hidden in the east wall of that room, and I was scared half to death - because I also lived in that room - my bed was attached to that road." ”

"Chen Hongmei, all the tenants who have stayed at No. 157, we have to investigate them one by one, and every tenant has the responsibility to cooperate with and assist us in the investigation."

"I understand that."

"So, please think about it, who is this man who often comes to you on the 157th?"

"After I lived in No. 157, Tailor Li went to look for me - she looked for me several times, dissatisfied with you said, Tailor Li has always wanted to take advantage of me, one day, I met Tailor Li on the road, I told him that he had just bought a piece of fabric and wanted to make a cheongsam, but he didn't expect that he took the initiative to run to No. 157 to measure my size."

"That time, I didn't give him a good look. Except for Tailor Lee, a man in his fifties, I don't get up anymore? ”

"Who is Tailor Lee?"

"Tailor Li is the tailor Li who opened a tailor shop on Qixingmen Street!"

Zhao Zimeng took out a notebook from his pocket and unfolded the two pieces of paper sandwiched in the notebook (Zhao Zimeng's memory has information about Tailor Li),

Gong Caiju, age: about 50 years old, housewife, August 1985 - March 1986, rented two rooms in the second room, including the entrance hall; The current address is unknown, but you can find out the situation from the middleman Tailor Li - this tenant was introduced by Tailor Li (Tailor Lee's address is Tailor Lee's Tailor Shop, No. 234 Chung Wo Street).

"Chen Hongmei, are you talking about Tailor Li from Li Ji Tailor's Shop?"

"Yes, that's him—he's sixty years old this year, wasn't he in his fifties five years ago?"

According to Aunt Li and Xiuqin, this Tailor Li is definitely not the man in his fifties as they say.

It is impossible for Mrs. Li and Xiuqin not to know Tailor Li, because the tailor shop of Li Ji is open on Zhonghe Street, and if the man in his fifties is Tailor Li, Aunt Li and Xiuqin must know each other, but Aunt Li and Xiuqin clearly said that the man in his fifties was born and was not from this area, and said that "I have never seen this person again."

Chen Hongmei played a trick of stealing roles here.

"No-Chen Hongmei, you didn't tell us the truth!"

"What's wrong?"

"The man in his fifties that the neighbors saw could not be the tailor Li you said, if it was Tailor Li as you said, the neighbors would definitely know him, this person is a fresh face, not a local at all. Not only that, but this person frequently came and went in and out of No. 157 in a short period of time. ”

"No. 157 is not a house, there are two entrances in the front and back, and there are several families living in it, how can I see that this person is rushing towards me?"

"I have a detailed information here - this is provided to us by the landlord Che Huating, during the period when this man was in and out of No. 157 frequently, just when you first lived in No. 157 - this man also asked Aunt Li about your situation."

"I'm sorry, I really can't remember - my head is a little messy." Chen Hongmei blinked a few times.

"At the same time that this person frequently enters and exits No. 157, there is also a man who often enters and exits No. 157, and after investigation, it was learned that this person is your current husband Mao Dawei, if you forget, your husband may still remember."

Zhao Zimeng didn't want to throw Da Mao out so early, but since Chen Hongmei was unwilling to cooperate and assist, it was time to put a little pressure on Chen Hongmei.

Chen Hongmei heard something from Zhao Zimeng's words.