"You...... Oh, the cashier of the paper mill who manages the money, why don't you recognize it? Long said with a wry smile, while saying to Jianghu Langzhong, "And this...... It hurts, too. ”

Hou Yiting asked again: "To be honest, how did Du Changying's wheat straw strips fall into your hands?" ”

"Well, why are you talking like that?" Long looked annoyed, "Are you a police officer?" I told you he owed me the money! ”

Du Changnian asked, "When did he give you the strip?" ”

"It's been a few days. I can't remember any day. I met him in Xiguan and asked him for an account, and he gave him wheat straw sticks

of me. Damn, it's only eight cents and five cents a piece! He owes me more than twenty miles! ”

The dragon's answer was thorough and flawless. Du Chang didn't know what to do anymore.

"What about others?" Seeing that Long got up from the medical stall and wanted to leave, Du Changnian hurriedly asked.

"How do I know?" The dragon's answer was tough. He said vaguely, "Let's go to Xi'an." He said he went to Xi'an to earn a living

The money is back to me. ”

"To Xi'an? Why don't you give it a word to your family? ”

"He didn't tell his family? This man! ”

There seemed to be no flaw in Long's lie, but his lie itself made Du Changnian and them see that he had a ghost in his heart. So he

They pulled the dragon out of the medical stall and took him to the police station.

Hit the dragon's nerves all at once! He jumped up and shouted, "What's the matter? Grab people in broad daylight! Why do you want me to send it?

Out of the house? Why? Stealing or setting fire? Know who I am? Dragon advanced! A model set up in the prefecture! You want me to send it out

That's fine, but you have to say something first! ”

This cunning performance did not frighten the other party, but further showed the ghost in his heart. Du Chang

They couldn't help but say, dragging the dragon away, and the dragon shouted all the way. Walking to the Xiguan long-distance bus station, the dragon lay on the ground, like a mess of mud, no matter how you pull it, you can't pull it anymore.

Many people gathered around and asked, "What is wrong with this man?" Stealing someone? Liar? Then the dragon's voice became thick again: "I didn't steal anyone, I didn't deceive anyone, why? Yes?! Du Chang They were silent for a while, and the dragon's voice became higher and higher, more and more

The more it seems to be justified, so it has also earned more and more onlookers to fight unevenly.

When the two sides were at a stalemate, a black-faced young man who had been observing the crowd for a long time walked up to Du Changnian and whispered, "Big brother, I'm also looking for this person." You watch him first, and I'll call someone!" ”

The black-faced guy is a member of another investigation team, this team is from Shangguanfang Township, Shang County.

January 22, 1985. Wang Zhilong, Wang Yutang, and others, villagers of Shangguanfang, respectively invited Zhao Xuanyi, Wang Xiwa, and Song Cunsuo from neighboring villages to the home of Jiang Sanhe, Wang Zhilong's brother-in-law, deputy secretary of the village branch, and demobilized soldiers, saying that they were invited to drink. As soon as the guests entered the courtyard, they shouted "Sanhe", and when they saw that there was no response from Jiang Sanhe, they asked Jiang's daughter-in-law: "Sanheli?" At this time, Wang Zhilong, who was following behind, latched the courtyard door with a bang, his face sank, and asked sharply: "That's what I asked you!" My brother-in-law went to work in Ningxi Forest Farm with you last winter, and you came back, what about my brother-in-law? If you don't tell people about their whereabouts today, don't think about going out of this door! ”

At that moment, the faces of the three guests changed greatly, and they shouted in unison: "What? Sanhe hasn't come back yet?! ”

"Sanhe and we came back from Xi'an in our twenties. It was the 10th of the solar calendar. When the car arrived in Shang County, it was dark, and we slept at the station all night, and the next day we went around the street, thinking that it was almost the New Year, and we would buy something for the house. At noon, we returned to Xiguan Station to look for a train home. A man walked up to us, 40 years old, but as tall as a teenage doll. He asked us if we had come back from working outside the mountains, and we said, "What's wrong?" He said no, he said that he had a job in the house, five dollars a day,

Ask us if we do it. We say that we have seen the year ahead. I'm in a hurry to go home, and I don't want to do ten yuan a day! Sanhe is a little tempted, we say that you are obsessed with money, how much is enough? After all, we actually want to do it, so we asked the man how many people he wanted

, the man said that digging the pigsty would not require so many people, and asked for a three-in-one......"

An urgent letter was sent to the Shengli Oilfield. After Jiang Sanhe's elder brother Jiang Yinshan received the letter, he felt that his brother's disappearance was unlucky, so he asked the leader for half a month's leave and quickly returned to business.

After that, Jiang Yinshan renewed his leave to the unit several times, and it continued until June. During this period, he reported the situation to the relevant departments of the prefecture and county several times, but there was no reply.

After several months of searching, Jiang Yinshan, Wang Zhilong, and Wang Yutang grasped such an important situation: The short man named Jiang Sanhe who Zhao Xuanyi said about the three of them left an impression in the minds of many traders in the suburbs of Shangxian County: 1,

The man's appearance was different from that of ordinary people; Second, he often wanders around the county and suburbs; Third, Shang County is located in the hinterland of the Qinling Mountains, and there are very few floating populations from outside, so if a person often appears in the city, it is easy to be remembered. They reflected: That short man often haunts the chief of Xiguan

At the bus station and other places, after the Spring Festival, that is, after he called Jiang Sanhe away, some people saw him and saw him recruiting some men and women from the market from time to time......

This situation made Jiang Yinshan excited and frightened: What is this dwarf doing? Why do you keep asking people to do work for his family? According to the description of Zhao Xuanyi and others, he was untidy and poor, not like a professional household, why did his family have so many jobs to invite people to do? And what does he pay for his work? Human traffickers? However, can he also sell a strong man like Jiang Sanhe who has seen the world?

The premonition that Jiang Sanhe was no longer alive was pressing on them more and more realistically.

It was already mid-May, and they discussed it and decided to cruise around the city alone, while the rest of the people were to stay in Xiguan and Xiguan long-distance bus station.

There is a porter opposite the Xiguan long-distance bus station, Jiang Yinshan often goes there to beg for water to drink during the guard, and he is familiar with the porter. One day he was going home to get dry food, so he entrusted the matter of keeping an eye on the stalker to the zealous porter, telling him that he could come if he had a chance

Xiguan looked for Wang Zhilong and others.

On 27 May, three days after Jiang Yinshan left, a black-faced young man walked into the porter's house. During the chat, the concierge talked about the Jiang family, and the young man was stunned, talking about a person, and the appearance of the person the Jiang family was looking for was very similar.

"Have you seen him?" The porter said.

"Yes, I only saw it yesterday. At noon I was wandering the streets, and this man came up to me and asked me if I wanted to find a job, me and him

After talking about wages for a while, I didn't say it. Actually, I have a job on the construction site......"

The porter suddenly stood up and said excitedly: "It's this person, don't go to the construction site, give the boss a leave, just stay here, and the Jiang family will pay you!" ”

The next day, May 28, the black-faced guy saw the man he was looking for in a noisy crowd.

Half an hour later, the black-faced guy led Wang Zhilong, Jiang Yinshan, and Wang Yutang to the scene. Two teams of investigators who came from the people and did not know each other met. The two sides briefly exchanged their respective situations, and felt that the matter was serious, so they put it down

The dragon, who had sensed that something was wrong and no longer complained, was dragged up from the ground and escorted to the == trap.

On the way, the dragon sat on the ground again, and did not leave. It was 4 p.m. Du Jiang and his family discussed it and decided that Jiang Yinshan, Du Changnian and others would watch over Long, and Wang Zhilong and Wang Yutang would report the case.

They first went to the nearest Chengguan police station, and the attendant didn't wait for them to finish speaking, and then asked where Long was from. When he heard that it was from the southwestern township, the officer on duty said: "You go to the suburban police station, and we will only take care of the city." So they ran to the police station on the outskirts of the city. There were only three police officers at the police station, one of whom was at home that day to take care of a sick family member, and the other was not on duty for some reason. After listening to the statements of Wang Zhilong and Wang Yutang, he said:

"You caught the people in the city, and Jiang and Du also disappeared in the city. Right? So how did you find the outskirts of the city? Wang Zhilong and Wang Yutang looked at each other, and they didn't know what to say for a while. Wang Zhilong said: "We ...... Look for the city pass

Police station, can ...... They said let's find you......"

"What they say, then look for them."

The two had no choice but to withdraw from the suburban police station, thought about it again and again, and finally came to the Chengguan police station again.

"Why is it here again?" Chengguan Police Station said.

The two of them muttered: "The suburban police station said...... People are caught in the city......"

The attendant looked at his watch: he was about to leave work at 5 o'clock and asked, "Where is that person?" ”

"Wang Yuan's."

"Wang Yuan, you should find the Yangyuhe Police Station."

Wang Zhilong and Wang Yutang were stunned for a long time. Back in Xiguan, they pulled Jiang Yinshan and Du Changnian aside and put the above encounters aside

I talked about it again. Du Changnian was amazed and said, "Why are they like this! At this time, the dragon saw his eyebrows on the side, and couldn't help but be arrogant again, and shouted: "Look, people == don't care, why are you here?" Wang Zhilong was furious and rushed to the dragon

He gritted his teeth and said, "Shout again, don't you kill your dog here!" ”

"Hit, kill one and show me!" The dragon does not show weakness.

Jiang Yinshan pulled Wang Zhilong over and said to everyone: "Don't worry, think about it, and see if there is anyone familiar with the top things in the city."

Person. ”

One sentence reminded Du Changnian, yes, and he is a powerful acquaintance. There is an old cousin in the Du family, who is a retired cadre of the county == bureau, and he is in the city.

At about 6 o'clock in the afternoon, the old strap of the Du family found Dong Qitang, deputy director of the county == bureau. After listening attentively to the statements of Du Jiang and his family, Dong Qitang immediately called Wang Koucheng, the captain of the criminal police. After discussing it, the two felt that this was indeed unusual: if the disappearance of only one person was related to the dragon, it would be fine, and the disappearance of two unrelated people was related to the dragon, then there was a problem, and they decided to put the dragon on trial.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, Duolong was taken into the interrogation room of the pre-trial unit of the Shangxian == Bureau.

"What's your name?"

"Dragons rule the people."

"Where?"

"They didn't tell you?"

"Where are you from?"

"A native of Wangqi Village, Yangyuhe Township. I'm a dragon advanced. ”

"What?"

"I'm a famous dragon! If you don't believe me, ask me. ”

Wang Koucheng called the Yangyuhe Police Station, and it seemed that the other party was quite familiar with Long Zhimin, and said that Long's above confession was true. As for the "advanced" title of the dragon, it is also true, it was conferred by the county family planning commission in 1980.

The next interrogation was very difficult, and Long Zhimin did not deny that he had contact with Du Changying and Jiang Sanhe, but his confession went back and forth like this:

"I took Du Changying's wheat straw strips, and he owed me 20 yuan. Where will he go in the future? I don't know. ”

"The surname Jiang is my name, and I left after finishing my work. How long has it been dry? How long does it take to start a pigsty? It was done in one afternoon. He stayed at my house overnight and left early the next morning. I don't know where he went. ”

The interrogation reached an impasse, and soon the bureau chief, Zhou Yu, also arrived. As usual, they preached policies to Long Zhimin and admonished him in a stern tone. "Be honest." But against dragons, none of these aids seem to work. The interrogation lasted three hours

, not much progress.

At around 9 o'clock in the evening, a robbery occurred in Chengguan Township. Criminal policeman Wang Koucheng walked out of the interrogation room and asked Director Zhou Yu; "What should I do here?" Zhou Yu said: "You stay and continue the trial, and I will go to Chengguan Township." Until 3 o'clock in the morning, Zhou Yu led people from Chengguan Township

Coming back, there is still no progress in the interrogation of Long Zhimin here. Wang Koucheng and the others looked very tired, and their mouths were wooden. In the past 6 hours, Long Zhimin has kept saying that he is a "poor peasant element", a "migrant who is taken care of ==", and a "dragon."

advanced, has contributed to family planning", etc., seems ridiculous. In this regard, a judge of the district court who had a deep understanding of Long Zhimin and himself analyzed: "If the dragon criminals want to use these 'honorable titles' to prove their innocence

White, indeed, ridiculous. But it's not that simple. What is the purpose of the dragon criminal? Perhaps he wanted the interrogators to see behind the 'ridiculous' of his ridiculous performance that he was nothing more than an 'honest, stupid' peasant. "Actually, to

At 3 a.m., the interrogator could not help but ask himself: What could such a short and stupid peasant do?

Close?

Put?

They hesitated.

In the end, they decided: first lock up Long Zhimin, and then go to Long's house in Wangqi Village tomorrow to have a look.

At 4 o'clock in the morning, an iron gate locked Long Zhimin in the interrogation room. He immediately shouted: "Why don't you lock people up casually, = = well! The shouts were faint and weak in the silent night. It's like the cacophony of white words and the patient's own moans can cease for a moment

Pain, and in the dead of night, all the pain will pour out, since the day was held by Du and Jiang, until now, nearly a day and night, the fear that has been hidden by his bravado, has now permeated and surrounded him tightly. isolated

The earthen house at the entrance of Wangqi Village appeared in front of him. It was his home, and even in the daytime, it was as dark as a deep well. Behind the dimly lit door, against the wall stood a bulging plastic bag, like a bag of damp and hardened fertilizer. It's hard for outsiders to see that in the plastic bag is a naked corpse of Bai Sensen?