Xiang stood up with the tailor and walked up to Sister-in-law Liu: "Sister-in-law, come over for a moment." ”

The woman walked over while tying a sweater.

"Sister-in-law, these policemen are from Jingxi, and they want to know about Ayu's situation." Xiang said to the tailor, "You and Ayu are neighbors, and you must know more than I do." ”

"Sister-in-law, please sit down and talk." Zhao Zimeng moved a bench outside.

The woman glanced at Supervisor Jueshui, and then sat down on the bench - the policeman and the monk sat together, and the woman felt a little strange.

Tailor Xiang sat next to Sister-in-law Liu: "Sister-in-law Liu, did Ayu tell you where she went?" ”

"Nope. Her tailor shop said that it would not open if it could not be opened, and we also felt very sudden, very sudden, the tailor shop was doing very well, and she had many regular customers. ”

"Regarding Ayu's situation, my sister-in-law will tell us as much as she knows." Zhao Zimeng said.

"Ayu is very talkative and polite, but she never mentions her own affairs to us, and on this street, only her situation, we don't know - I guessed: Ayu must have a sad past."

"Where does Ayu live?"

"I don't know, I just know that she came from Pipa Road and went to Pipa Road after work. Where exactly they lived, no one knows. ”

"Has she ever been married?"

"I've never seen her with a man."

"Has no man ever come to her?"

"There are people looking for her, but very few. Ayu is a very upright woman who never squeezes her eyebrows with men. ”

"Before Ayu left here, did any man come looking for her?"

When Ayu left here, a man came to her, and they were standing outside the shop and talking. It's not intimate, but you know that the relationship is good at a glance. ”

"How old is that man?"

"About fifty years old."

"How tall is it?"

"Dressed as tall as Xiang Tailor, with a thin body, but with a large face and a very white face."

"I'm 1.73 meters tall." Said to the tailor.

Jiecheng's height is also 1.73 meters.

"Captain Zhao, Jiecheng is on the thin side, and his face is whiter than ordinary people." Supervisor Jueshui said, "It's also bigger than the average person's face." ”

"Sister-in-law, do you remember what he looks like?"

"I can remember that his face is pale, and his face is larger than the average person's face."

The large and white face is one of the physiognomy characteristics of Jie Cheng.

Lin Di took out three photos from her purse.

"Sister-in-law, do you see if it's this person in the photo?" Zhao Zimeng put the three photos on the table and pointed to the admonition on the photos.

Sister-in-law Liu said while looking at it: "That man is wearing a hat on his head, and he looks similar to this person, and his eyebrows and eyes look very similar to this person." ”

Sister-in-law Liu stood up: "Comrade policeman, wait a minute, I'll call Liu Er, Liu Er has also seen this man." Sister-in-law Liu stood up, "My man is playing mahjong at a friend's house, and we'll come over in a while." ”

Only then did everyone think of drinking tea, and they were really a little thirsty.

When Zhao Zimeng's tea was halfway through, Sister-in-law Liu led a tall and thin man into the noodle restaurant.

Liu Er didn't say anything, he picked up three photos from the table and looked at them, and then said: "That man's hat is worn very deeply, and there is not a single hair under the brim, and he dares to be a harmony-" Liu Er didn't say "Shang", because he saw Supervisor Jueshui sitting on the bench.

"Liu Er, take a good look at it." Sister-in-law Liu said.

"Look no further, that man came to find Ayu, and the man talking to Ayu outside the store is the person in the photo."

Liu Er pointed to the admonition on the three photos and said, "When he talked to Ayu, his voice was very small, and since he met this man, Ayu has started to talk about the transfer of stores." ”

Finally, Liu Er also added: "My restaurant is next to it, and Ayu's business is very good, there are several tailor shops on this street, and her family's business is the best." ”

"Ayu has been doing it here for nearly 20 years, and suddenly she doesn't do it, I haven't been able to understand it. She never mentions her own business, and I always feel that there is something wrong with her coming from. ”

"The man looked like he had just gotten off the train — or just got off the car." Sister-in-law Liu said.

"How did my sister-in-law see it?"

"He's got a lot of gray in his hat and on his body, and he's carrying a travel bag — a big travel bag — on his left shoulder."

"My wife was right, the man was carrying a bag on his left shoulder – the bag looked heavy."

"Captain Zhao, the man they saw was Jiecheng, and Jiecheng was a left-hander."

Zhao Zimeng was still unwilling: "Master Liu, did Ayu say where to move?" ”

"No, she doesn't tell us where she came from, let alone where she's going. Since Ayu left Jinshan Road, my husband and wife have not seen her again. Liu Erdao.

"Ayu is definitely not in Jingjiang anymore, if she is still in Jingjiang, we will definitely be able to meet her." Sister-in-law Liu said.

"Does Ayu have a business license to open a tailor shop?"

"No, in the early years, no one had a business license, and no one came to check the business license."

Zhao Zimeng looked up at the business license hanging on the wall.

"My family's business license was only issued a few years ago, and before, my family didn't have this thing." Said to the tailor.

What Liu Er said was the truth. After reform and opening up and the development of the market economy have reached a certain stage, many business activities have been gradually standardized.

Zhao Zimeng originally wanted to find Zang Yurong's traces through the path of business license, but unfortunately, Zang Yurong did not have a business license.

The country implemented the identity certificate system six years ago, and fourteen years ago, when Jiecheng left the Cold Moon Temple, he only had a household registration book, no identity certificate.

After that, the couple led five people to the landlord, and Xiang Tailor went back to the tailor's shop.

There is a narrow alley between the noodle shop and the tailor's shop.

After walking dozens of meters in the alley, Sister-in-law Liu stopped in front of the first courtyard gate on the right.

When Sister-in-law Liu was about to knock on the door, the door opened.

Inside the courtyard gate stood an old lady who was already in her prime. The old lady's back was a little hunched - the old lady was about to go out.

"Grandma Chen, are you going out?" Sister-in-law Liu said.

"A couple of old sisters told me to touch the cards." The old lady took out the key and glanced at the person standing outside the door, "Osmanthus, are you looking for something with me?" ”

"Grandma Chen, these people want to ask you about Ayu's situation." Sister-in-law Liu said.

"Old man, we want to delay you a little." Zhao Zimeng said.

"Ayu stopped renting my house more than ten years ago."

"Old man, we just want to know about Ayu's situation more than ten years ago - we are from Jingxi." Zhao Zimeng said.

"Grandma, they're police officers from Jingxi." Liu Erdao.

The old lady opened the two doors completely: "Come into the house - sit down and speak." ”

After the old man had entered the courtyard gate, he closed the courtyard door, inserted the door bolt, and then led everyone into a side room.

There are two main rooms and two side rooms in the courtyard. The door to the façade room has been blocked with bricks.

The old lady is in good spirits, deaf and blind.

There is a large table in the wing.

Liu Er took out three long benches from under the big table, everyone sat down around the table, and Liu Er and his wife stood at the door, leaning against the door frame.

The old lady was about to go to the kitchen to make tea, but was stopped by Zhao Zimeng: "Old man, we just drank tea in Master Liu's noodle restaurant, we only take up a little of your time, don't you still have to play cards later?" ”

"We have nothing to do, playing cards is just to kill time, it doesn't matter." The old man smiled.

"Sit down, old man, and talk." Lin Di helped the old lady to the bench and sat down.

After the old man sat down steadily, Zhao Zimeng said, "Old man, when did Ayu rent your house?" ”

"Five or eight years, before natural disasters."

This time was after Fa Zheng was carried into the Cold Moon Temple by Cheng Cheng.

The information provided by Zang Mantang was correct, Zang Yurong left Zang's family village and came to Jingjiang after handing over the child to Jiecheng.

Before coming to Grandma Chen's house, the couple reminded Zhao Zimeng not to mention the child.

Because Grandma Chen has only one son, she died in Xinjiang when she was on the side, Grandma Chen has no job and only lives by renting out a façade house, and the Civil Affairs Bureau gives her a small subsidy every month.

"Ayu rents your house, has she signed any contract or agreement with you?"

"No, I think Ayu is a good person, she said a good price, Ayu didn't make a counteroffer, after she moved in, she gave me the rent at the beginning of every month, and she never defaulted on the rent for more than ten years."

"Ayu is a very kind woman, she sees me alone and has no financial resources, especially after Ah Hui's accident, Ayu has to give me a few more yuan every month."

"Did Ayu tell you where she came from?"

"No, she doesn't say it, and my old woman doesn't want to ask, my old woman still knows about this. She often came to me to sew and wash, shush and ask for warmth, but never said anything about herself. ”

"When was this door blocked?"

"It's blocked by the master himself. While Ayu was doing it here, the door was always open. ”

"When Ayu was doing it here, you often went to the shop to sit down?"

"Yes, sometimes, when I see that she is too busy, I help her sweep the floor and boil water, and I am idle."

"Is Ayu married?"

"I don't know, I didn't see her bring her children, and I didn't see her talking to other men."

"Has no man ever come to her?"

"There are people who come to her, her father has been here a few times, but after sitting in the shop for a while and leaving, Ayu's father is loyal and honest, and he doesn't talk much. I never saw anyone else come to him except his father. ”

"Did Ayu say goodbye to you when she left?"

"She came to say goodbye to me, she only came to tell me after she transferred the shop to Master Xiang, and when she came, she brought a few bags of dim sum."