Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Word of the Crowd

Zhao Zimeng took out a pen and notebook from his pocket: "Uncle Cao, please tell me the current address of the Xie family." ”

"There are only two buildings in the tube building area next to the cotton and linen warehouse on Mazi Road, and you will know when you ask there, Xiao Xie's nickname is Xie Datou. The house belongs to Xiao Xie's sister, and Xiao Xie's sister's name is Xie Xiaohuai. ”

Zhao Zimeng unscrewed the pen sleeve and wrote down the following line in the notebook: Yunnan Road Cotton and Linen Warehouse - Tube Building - Xie Datou - Xie Xiaohuai.

When a few people walked out of the bamboo forest, there were still many people gathered at the scene of the crime.

Manager Feng, Captain Xiao, Professor Nie, Professor Jin and the leaders of the Cultural Relics Bureau are discussing how to protect the ancient tombs of the late Ming Dynasty.

Sister-in-law Che was still standing in the crowd watching the excitement.

After saying goodbye to Uncle Cao, the three of them found Sister-in-law Che and went to her house with Sister-in-law.

Sister-in-law Che is now temporarily living in a community next to the back village of Huaigu Village - the dormitory area of the shipyard, No. 101, Unit 1, Building 9, District 3.

The nine buildings in the third district are also a tube building.

No. 101 is the first on the first floor on the east side, and in addition to the original house, two bungalows have been added to the courtyard on the first floor.

At that time, there were many people and few houses, and this is how illegal buildings came about.

Sister-in-law Che's family lives in two rooms built in the yard, and for a temporary transition, the family can only squeeze in.

There are two houses, one large and one small, the big one is occupied, and the small one is the kitchen.

Sister-in-law Che led the three into the kitchen.

Inside the kitchen there is a small table with several small benches underneath the small table. There is a coal-based stove in the corner, and there is a small square stool on the right side of the coal-based stove, and there are many bottles and cans on the small square bench, and there is a small cupboard on the left side of the coal-based stove.

The kitchen area is not big, but it is very clean and tidy by the sister-in-law.

Sister-in-law Che was very enthusiastic, she took out three glasses from the cupboard, scalded them with boiling water, and then made three cups of tea.

"Comrade Public Security, please drink tea."

"Sister-in-law, sit down, we have something we want to know from you." Director Zhang said.

"Okay." Sister-in-law Che straightened her clothes, and then sat sideways on a small bench, she was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday.

Zhao Zimeng took out the simulated portraits of No. 1 and No. 2 from his handbag, and handed them to Sister-in-law Cai in turn: "Sister-in-law Che, take a good look at it, do you recognize these two people on the paper?" ”

Sister-in-law Che took the portrait and looked at it carefully one by one.

The three of them stared at the face of the sister-in-law.

Sister-in-law Che shook her head, and then placed the mock portrait on the table.

"I haven't met these two people."

"Sister-in-law, are you sure you haven't seen these two people?" Zhao Zimeng said.

"I really haven't seen it, this person looks so strange, if I have seen it, I will definitely recognize it." Sister-in-law Che pointed to the simulated portrait of No. 1.

"At the end of August and the beginning of September this year, Professor Cai was hospitalized, and my sister-in-law still remembers!"

"Remember—remember, when Mr. Cai left home, I helped him into the car."

"During Professor Cai's hospitalization, did you often go to the well hall in front of No. 117 to wash things?"

"Yes, I have to go there every day to wash things, and several of our families go to the well to wash things, and everyone has become accustomed to it, and when the time comes, they will go up there with the laundry basin and the vegetable basket."

"Did you see any strangers wandering around 117 while you were washing?"

"Nope."

"Have you ever heard a movement in the courtyard of 117?"

"That's true."

"What do you hear?"

"It was like the sound of bricks falling on the ground. Just a sound—it's still loud. ”

Zhao Zimeng thought to himself: Could it be that someone climbed over the backyard wall, inadvertently touched the bricks on the courtyard wall, and fell on the ground of the courtyard of No. 117? There are people washing things in the well hall, and if you want to enter No. 117, you have to climb through the backyard wall.

"Can you be sure the sound is coming from inside Yard 117?"

"I can't say this, there is a lock on the courtyard door of the Cai family. We laundry people don't particularly care. ”

"The sound is indeed there, and several of us have heard it, but it is not from the courtyard of Mr. Cai's house, so it is difficult to say."

"What time is it?"

"I remember that it must have been around eight o'clock in the morning, and the children of each family either went to work or school, and we went to the well to wash our things. By the way, it was shortly after Xiao Rao locked the door and left. ”

"How is Xiao Rao?"

"Xiao Rao is very good, people here like him, he is very enthusiastic, no matter which family has something, as long as he knows, he will definitely help, the young man is very polite."

"During Professor Cai's hospitalization, did he stay at No. 117 for a long time?"

"It's not long, he goes out early and returns late, it's the same every day, if he has to work the night shift, he won't come back."

"In the morning he went out to buy food, at noon he ate in the canteen of the granary, and only in the evening did he go to the village to eat. Xiao Rao is good at anything, it's just-" Sister-in-law Che stopped talking.

"What's it?"

"Too shy, thirty-year-old, until now, personal problems have not been resolved."

"His three younger brothers are married. The neighbors introduced him to a lot of people, so it can be seen that the girls don't want to talk about it anymore at the first time. I'm really anxious, and the young man is not bad, and he knows at a glance that he is a clean and neat person. ”

"When he saw the girl, he blushed, and he couldn't say a word." Sister-in-law Che continued.

"Really? Yesterday we saw that he was normal, and he was quite able to speak. ”

"Yes, I'm usually quite able to speak, but when I get to the girl, I become dumb, and I can't beat a stuffy fart with three sticks." Sister-in-law Che said with a smile.

This is exactly the same as Uncle Cao's evaluation of Rao at a glance, although Sister-in-law Che's words are vulgar, but her understanding of Rao at a glance seems to be further than Uncle Cao.

"We heard that Rao and Uncle Cao's third son are classmates."

"Yes, they are all from the back village of Huaigu Village, and they are all studying in the same school."

"Sister-in-law, do you know where the other neighbors have moved, we want to find a few more people to understand the situation."

"Comrade Public Security, I'll tell you all the people I know."

"Well, thank you for your support of our work."

"Yes."

"Zhang Sanye's family at No. 115 moved to his daughter's house, and his daughter lives in the dormitory of the Municipal Bureau of Commerce, and the house number is No. 208, Building 2: Sister-in-law Xie's family lives in——"

"Sister-in-law Xie, we already know, you go on."

"Xiuyun's family lives in his brother's house, his brother is a teacher in the fifth middle school, and the teacher's dormitory is at the back of the school, as long as you find the fifth middle school, you can find Xiuyun, Xiuyun's brother is called Yin Shaofeng."

"The other is Sister-in-law Zhang, who lives at No. 297, Mafu Lane, Changping Street. I know so much, these are the sisters who usually wash things in the well. ”

When leaving Sister-in-law Che's house, Sister-in-law Che asked Zhao Zimeng for the simulated portraits of No. 1 and No. 2, and her man, Master Duan, came back at night, and she wanted him to see Master Duan too.

Although Sister-in-law Che is worldly on the surface, she is a warm-hearted and careful person, which makes Zhao Zimeng very moved.

After leaving Sister-in-law Che's house, Director Zhang went back to the police station, and Qin Da drove to accompany Zhao Zimeng to several other homes to investigate.

Zhao Zimeng and Qin Dazhao successfully found Zhang Sanye and his wife, Sister-in-law Xie, Sister-in-law Zhang and Xiuyun.

It's a pity that none of them know the Master of the Simulated Portrait, and their evaluation of Rao at a glance is exactly the same as Cao Runan and Sister-in-law Che.

When leaving, Zhao Zimeng gave them a copy of the simulated portraits of No. 1 and No. 2.

From yesterday afternoon to this morning, Zhao Zimeng has been thinking about this question: the first and second deceased may have appeared in the back village of Huaigu Village in front of them, or they may have had contact with someone in the back village of Huaigu Village, some people may have seen No. 1 and No. 2, but there must be very few people who have seen No. 1 and No. 2, this is the first possibility.

The second possibility is that the contact between the murderer and No. 1 and No. 2 may be in a relatively large range, not limited to the back village of Huaigu Village.

When Zhao Zimeng and Qin Dazhao returned to the police station, the time was 11:45.

Director Zhang was waiting for Zhao Zimeng and Qin Dazhao in the office.

Director Zhang walked out of the office and led Zhao Zimeng and Qin Dazhao to the cafeteria for lunch.

As soon as he walked out of the director's office, the little blessing machine in Zhao Zimeng's handbag rang.

Zhao Zimeng connected the phone, and the call was from Linghu Yunfei.

"Yunfei, what's the situation?"

"Team Zhao, I suddenly remembered something."

"What's the matter?"

"I may have overlooked something."

"Yunfei, you just say it."

Linghu Yunfei must have committed the ** disease of perfectionism.

"We broadcast the No. 1 and No. 2 missing person notices on the TV station, and post the missing person notices No. 1 and No. 2 everywhere. What if the murderer kills the murderer? ”

Ling Hu Yunfei's reverse thinking is doing weird again.

"Yunfei, your worries are not unreasonable, but have you ever thought about how to find the murderer if we don't do this?"

"At the moment, this is the only thing we can do, and our only hope, the murderer cut off No. 1's head and smashed No. 1 and No. 2's faces, just because he was afraid that someone would recognize them. Jianping drew a simulated portrait of No. 1 and No. 2. ”

"We can only follow the vine, follow the map, do what we have to do, as for what will happen, we can't control it, the only thing we have to believe in is that with the simulated portraits of No. 1 and No. 2, we will definitely be able to find the murderer."

"Besides, it's too late for us to regret it now, and in a few minutes, the noon news will start, and there will be no turning back."

"Okay, listen to you, Team Zhao."

Although Director Zhang had not worked with Zhao Zimeng before, he had long heard of Zhao Zimeng's style.

Today's lunch, Director Zhang didn't dare to be extravagant, but he wanted Zhao Zimeng to eat better, from yesterday afternoon to this morning, he saw that Team Zhao and his comrades were too hard.

Therefore, he ordered the canteen to make three dishes and one soup, the three dishes are a bowl of mutton roasted Chinese cabbage, a plate of spiced beef, a plate of scrambled eggs with green peppers, and the soup is mullet soup.