771, the bright moon in his hometown is still there (above)
I haven't been able to find any bones, which is probably a pity, it's impossible to find them all, even Gu Tao can't find them all.
With this regret, he left this vast forest, and when he was about to lose sight of the village, he raised his head and glanced at the deserted village that sat north and faced south, which once carried the extreme evil of the world, but now everything has returned to dust.
Gu Tao tied a bell to his wrist, and at the same time tied one to the jar containing the bones, and with each step, there would be two crisp bells reflecting each other, like two travelers traveling together telling some boring words.
It has been more than fifty years and almost sixty years, and it is very difficult to find a home for such a lonely ghost, and the reason why it still remembers this deserted village is because it once brought great terror to it in its lifetime, and its hometown ...... Far enough away for it.
Just like Gu Tao.
"Thank you, mountain god."
The old tree still stands there when the old tree sways with the spring breeze, and it was thought to be dead with the arrival of summer, but now it is also lush and green.
Gu Tao patted its trunk, and the leaves gave him a rattling response.
This world has a soul, Gu Tao has determined more than once that this world has its own mind, and the elves of heaven and earth always express their love and hate for this world in ways that humans don't expect.
"I wish you a speedy success."
Gu Tao waved at the old tree, and the old tree also sprinkled a clump of leaves floating around Gu Tao like a butterfly.
"Thanks, I don't know what you're talking about, but I probably know you're wishing me a good trip."
Holding the jar, Gu Tao walked out of the mountains and forests and came to the city. In the dazzling sunlight, he seemed a little abrupt, because it was as if there was a shadow on his body, and even the sun could not shine through.
"Don't be afraid of you wearing a hood. Haven't you seen sunlight in years? Check it out. ”
Although he said that, the sticky shadow always stuck to Gu Tao's body, like a shy puppy, not daring to look up at the world well.
Gu Tao got back on his small motorcycle, went to the public library of the city government and the only university in H City, and found some old materials from that year, and he checked the map while flipping through the materials.
Because it is rumored that this girl was taken by them in front of the village after fainting, she must be a stranger, but no one knows where this stranger is.
"In 63 years, natural disasters have passed." Gu Tao ate bread, carried his bag, and checked the information intently: "Where did this foreigner come from......
Really, this kind of blind investigation is too difficult, the country is so big, even according to the K-Leckelter footprint analysis law, a person's activity area exceeded 120,000 square kilometers at that time, and this range covered almost all the areas around H City, and this still does not take into account her halfway ride.
Nearly 60 years...... It's been a long time.
"The young man is interested in that era?"
When Gu Tao was in trouble, an old man sitting opposite him seemed to notice his embarrassment and took the initiative to ask.
Gu Tao was stunned for a moment, raised his head and was silent for a moment, and immediately a hope rose in his heart, because this old man looked like he was eighty years old, and his accent was also the accent of H City, which meant that he must know about this case that had caused a sensation throughout the country.
"Sir, can I ask you for some news?"
"Huh? You said. The old man took off his glasses: "As long as I know." ”
Gu Tao then made up an identity, saying that he was a reporter, specializing in investigating unsolved cases in the country, and then after chatting a lot, he led to the bizarre deserted village murder case that year.
After hearing this, the old man was silent for a long time, and then said with a smile: "Let's go, you invite the old man to dinner, and I'll tell you what I know." ”
Such a good thing...... Gu Tao didn't even doubt it, he didn't even need any exact information, as long as he had a general direction, and even some vague concepts were enough.
Gu Tao asked the old man to choose a place, but he was not greedy, he only chose a rice noodle shop at an intersection to transfer 12 yuan per capita, and two people sat in it with a bowl of rice noodles and a sausage for each person.
"When this happened, I had just joined the work for a short time, and I was still a trainee police officer."
As soon as he heard that it was the police, Gu Tao's eyes lit up, because although the police department had been established in that era, most of these things were directly investigated by the militia and even the army, and the functions of the police were not so clear, and the opportunity to come into contact with such incidents was absolutely rare.
"When we found out about it, it was the beginning of spring the following year. Alas...... You can't scribble. ”
"You know, I'm a regular journalist."
"When we went up, there were no living people in the village, and we thought it was a beast at first, but then the investigation was inconclusive, and we went back and forth for three years, and finally ten years of turmoil, and the investigation was put on hold, and then ...... The files of this case were burned by the rebels. ”
Right! Gu Tao said that there were no such things in the files of the police department, and he had thought that they might have been lost during the ten years of turmoil, but he didn't expect to ask such a question, but it was really true.
"My master was not reconciled, so he secretly continued to investigate, and according to some things left at the scene, he found a very strange brooch."
"Brooches? What's so strange about the brooch? ”
"How can there be a brooch in that village? The place is very poor, and many people don't know that the outside has been liberated, and they think that the Japanese devils have taken over the world. ”
Gu Tao shuddered, he felt that he was gradually getting closer to the truth, not those rumors.
"What does that brooch look like?"
"wh one in the middle."
Gu Tao's eyes lit up at that time, and he felt that God was definitely helping him, really...... Anyway, I can't tell you the specifics, it's just this feeling, this clue is enough, really......
The old man only knew this clue, but it was enough, Gu Tao thanked him for a thousand thanks, and then the old man asked, "What is in this jar of yours?" ”
"A lost girl."
Farewell to the old man, Gu Tao bought the last high-speed rail ticket to WH without saying a word, because there was no ticket, he stood at the junction of the carriages with the jar, quietly watching the scenery outside and speeding backwards.
At ten o'clock in the evening, he had already arrived at WH, and after arriving, he went to the Municipal Public Security Bureau non-stop and contacted their director, and when the director heard that his subordinates on the phone said that it was Gu Tao, he was blinded, really...... It's all blinded.
This is a legendary figure, not only his identity, but also his unlucky traits wherever he goes, which makes the director tremble unconsciously, and he can't even bother to dry his feet, so he puts on his shoes and runs back.
After seeing Gu Tao, he still dared to explain the loopholes in his work, but he directly wanted to enter the archives, all the archives in the city!
Of course! Isn't that just proof? Open! It's all over now!
A certificate with a steel seal was put in Gu Tao's hand in less than ten minutes, Gu Tao left without saying a word, the director was relieved, and when he walked out of the door with him, the director finally couldn't help but speak: "This is ...... Business trip? ”
"Unsolved." Gu Tao laughed: "Or, help people go home." ”
He patted the porcelain jar on his hand as he spoke: "The case from sixty years ago." ”
The director didn't dare to slack off: "Then I'll arrange for you to rest first, and I'll organize a task force to assist tomorrow morning." ”
"No, I'll ask for help if needed." Gu Tao smiled and shook his head: "Don't be so careful, I don't have a position now." ”
Does it have anything to do with the position? Who doesn't know that this guy has all the power, the base is such a big stall there, he is the founder, and no one has the prestige to surpass him so far.
Even if he is just an ordinary person, as long as he can't eat a word, he can't walk around......
"It should be, it should be, serve the people!"
Gu Tao smiled and waved his hand, and then took a taxi to the hotel he had booked. After taking a shower, he stood on the balcony with a cup of hot water and looked at the bright moon above his head: "Hey, if there is no accident, this is already your hometown." I'll find you a family, even if there's even a glimmer of hope. ”
The black shadow detached from him and stood silently behind him, motionless.
"Okay, I promised to send you the last ride, and the man's words will count."
After drinking some water, the drowsiness also came up, Gu Tao drilled into the quilt and began to sleep, and after waking up, he went straight to the archives of the first middle school without saying a word.
After entering, he asked people to help him transfer the school registration cards of all the students from 1960 to 1963, in fact, people who could go to junior high school in that era were considered intellectuals, so the number was not large, and it was enough for one person to flip through it.
But Gu Tao searched through all the school cards and couldn't find a person named Luo Erya.
It's a lot of other people with the surname Luo, this is troublesome, these people are now in their seventies, and after so many years of changes, they have to find a real vast project one by one.
"What the hell went wrong?"
Gu Tao sat on the chair and scratched his head. Luo Erya, there is no problem with this name, Erya...... Wait, could this be a nickname? And apparently this is a name with a northern style. In terms of geolinguistic analysis, the north and some parts of the Central Plains will be called Nizi, Niuzi, girl, and girl, while Shandong will be called Xiao Yan'er, Shaanxi and Shanxi will be called Nuwa, Hubei and other Jingchu places are mostly called Nu Ya and Girl Ling'er, and the south is called more, the Hakka people are called Xiao Meizi, and the Sichuan-Chongqing region will be called Xiao Mei'er, Xi Nan and so on.
If she has forgotten her name and only remembers the nickname given to her by her mother or father in the depths of her soul, then Erya is reasonable, since this is the case......
"Excuse me."
Gu Tao found the administrator who managed the file: "Can you help me screen all these student registration cards, are they students from the region north of the Yangtze River?" And the surname is Luo. ”