Chapter 24: Looking for Zheng Hongwei
Liu Xiaoquan went to go through the household registration procedures for his daughter who died young, and Zhang Guanshan and I had nothing to do during the day. Zhang Guanshan took me to visit the county seat, and by the way, he bought a change of clothes for one of us. At lunchtime, Zhang Guanshan took me to eat a bowl of egg noodles in the county seat. Sunan doesn't eat spicy here, and the chili peppers in the noodle restaurant don't have a spicy taste for me, so when the other people in the noodle restaurant saw me put two big spoons of chili peppers, they all looked at me like monsters, and even some older ones walked up to me, looked at my red bowl of noodles and sighed: "Ouch, this little trick puts so many chili peppers, it's not spicy!" I squinted and smiled, and continued to gulp down the noodles in the bowl without replying.
"He likes spicy food, and that's okay!" Zhang Guanshan explained with a smile.
"Ouch, it's so hot that you still have to eat less chili peppers, it's easy to get hot!" The old lady seemed to be kind enough to admonish.
"Thank you!" Zhang Guanshan thanked him and continued to eat noodles, and the old lady returned to her place when she saw this. It's true that no matter where you go, you can meet people who like to meddle in things.
After all, Liu Xiaoquan works in the Public Security Bureau, and he can handle the household registration much faster. In the afternoon, he came back with his household registration book.
"Zhang Tianshi, the household registration has been completed! When do you see this being done? Liu Xiaoquan handed the household registration book to Zhang Guanshan, Zhang Guanshan took it and opened it, took a look, and handed me the household registration book, "The practice is still in the middle of the night when the yin qi is at its peak, but since you can do it so quickly!" I still want to notify Yan Xiqing to save her worries! "I was curious to open it, and Liu Aiyan was written in the name column between it, and the relationship with the head of the household was written on the eldest granddaughter. Looking at such a name, I can't tell what it feels like in my heart, and I feel both relieved and pitiful for Yan Xiqing.
"Good! Trouble the two masters! Liu Xiaoquan nodded, very polite, "As long as the two masters help to let Xiaoqing's wish come to fruition, whatever reward the two want, as long as I Liu Xiaoquan can get it, I will definitely give it!" ”
I glanced at Zhang Guanshan, Zhang Guanshan nodded at me, and I said to Liu Xiaoquan: "Brother Liu, we don't need any reward from you, we just need you to help us find someone!" ”
"Who?" Liu Xiaoquan raised his eyebrows.
"This person's name is Zheng Hongwei, a native of X County, Sichuan, and he fled here after killing someone in Sichuan, and lived in one of his relatives' house. His relative seems to be a restaurant owner! ”
"Killed? Are you a family member of a victim? Liu Xiaoquan asked very directly.
"No, we just met the victim's parents by chance, and we saw that the old couple was really pitiful, so we agreed to help them find the murderer!" Before I could speak, Zhang Guanshan interjected.
"Then since they know who the murderer is, why don't they call the police directly, and let the people from the Public Security Bureau find the murderer, isn't it more convenient?" Liu Xiaoquan looked at us with some confusion.
"I also suggested this, but they said that they had no direct evidence, and the people at the local police station only registered the disappearance, but did not open a case for investigation! So after they inquired about Zheng Hongwei's whereabouts, they sold their valuable things and came to southern Jiangsu to look for their enemies. We are just Taoist priests who wander the rivers and lakes, and it is easy to find the dead, but it is very difficult to find the living. Zhang Guanshan lied, he really didn't even blink an eye.
"Okay! I will ask my colleagues to help me find him secretly, and if he is really a murderer, we can count him as a merit for the people to get rid of him. But if you have a picture of the suspect, it's easier to find! Liu Xiaoquan nodded and agreed without hesitation, if he caught a criminal who absconded across the province without filing a case, it would be a good thing for him.
"I don't have a picture, but I saw a picture of the man at the old couple, and I can draw it for you." Zhang Guanshan glanced at me, because I was the only one who had seen Zheng Hongwei's appearance in my dream, and I understood what he meant, so I told a lie.
"Good!" Liu Xiaoquan walked into the house without any hesitation and took a pencil and a blank piece of paper for me, I saw his determined appearance, and I didn't seem to think that the paintings drawn by a twelve or thirteen-year-old child would not have any reference value, my heart was a little hot, and it felt great to be trusted by adults, especially those who were policemen.
I picked up the pen, spread the paper on the dining table and slowly drew the appearance of Zheng Hongwei according to the appearance in my memory, of course, my painting skills are not high, I can only barely draw the general characteristics of Zheng Hongwei.
Liu Xiaoquan took the portrait, looked at it seriously and praised it: "Little master, you painted very well!" We police don't need you to draw the bad guys like you, but you need to be able to draw the characteristics of the bad guys different from others! With your painting, I'm sure it won't be long before I can find him! ”
"Thank you!" I sincerely thanked Liu Xiaoquan, Liu Xiaoquan smiled at me and put the paper away, he asked Zhang Guanshan: "Does Zhang Tianshi need any utensils for his practice?" I'll prepare. ”
Zhang Guanshan also said politely: "Just prepare some more paper money, a brazier, a bowl of lime, two empty bowls, and a pair of red candles!" Liu Xiaoquan nodded and went out.
After last night's fright, Li Xiaozhen was not in good spirits all day. Liu Xiaoquan was worried about his mother, so he asked her to stop caring about Yan Xiqing and let her lie in the house. As for Liu Peixiao, it is said that he will not come back in two days after a meeting in Shanghai, and Liu Xiaoquan is worried about his mother, so he secretly ran back after the meeting yesterday.
Near midnight, I, Zhang Guanshan, and Liu Xiaoquan came to the tile house, and Zhang Guanshan wrote Liu Aiyan's name and birth date on a piece of yellow paper. After putting some paper money in the brazier and lighting it, he read in his mouth: "Liu Aiyan, the beloved daughter of the Liu family, is blessed by the ancestors of the Liu family, and now she can report to the underworld, please protect the ghosts and shadows from all walks of life." After finishing speaking, he burned the yellow paper with Liu Aiyan's birthday written on it.
"Lin Xi, draw a gatekeeper circle!" Zhang Guanshan gave me an order, and I immediately grabbed the lime in the bowl and drew a circle to enclose the brazier.
"Liu Xiaoquan, you come to burn paper money! Remember, the fire can't be extinguished if it burns little by little! Zhang Guanshan turned his head and ordered Liu Xiaoquan, and Liu Xiaoquan immediately nodded, "Yes, I remember!" ”
After pouring water into the bowl, Zhang Guanshan threw two green leaves into it. He lit the red candle with human fire, reached out and quickly pinched off the wick of the red candle and threw it accurately on the green leaves in the bowl, both of which were engraved with the birthdays of Liu Xiaoquan and Liu Aiyan respectively. "The immortality of the god of grains is a mystery. The Gate of Xuanqi is the root of heaven and earth. If it exists, it is not used diligently. ”