Guo Lao nodded, agreeing with Ouyang Ping and Director Xu's statement.

"Old Guo, do you have anything to add?"

"I would add, for your reference, that when you are investigating, please pay special attention to which house - or whose relatives and friends have wooden boats."

Director Xu lowered his head and whispered a few words to Guo Lao and Ouyang Ping, then looked at everyone and said: "Please leave this matter to everyone, if this person has appeared in our Huashen Town, we must find him, our Huashen Town people are never ambiguous in doing things - don't let the murderer slip through our fingers." ”

Disappointment to disappointment, the trip to Huashen Town on the afternoon of the 29th, the result was expected by Ouyang Ping and Guo Lao, before re-intervening in the case, Ouyang Ping had already made enough mental preparations, the investigation of the case will be very difficult, in the coming days, disappointment must be a lingering emotion in everyone's hearts.

Criminal investigation work is intertwined with two emotions: disappointment and hope, bitter and tired, this is nothing, disappointment is also a result that everyone can accept, criminal investigation work is to find that glimmer of hope in disappointment again and again.

When the meeting was adjourned, night had fallen, and when the four of them arrived at Liuyedu, it was already dark. Ouyang Ping wanted to rush back to his residence quickly, but the trip to Huashen Town had not been found for the time being, and he and Guo Lao wanted to know the situation of the other two roads.

Director Xu sent the four people to the dock, there was a little light on the river moving towards the south bank, it was Liu Laosi's ferry, and there were already several people standing on the dock in a hurry.

"Director Xu, thank you for your hard work. Please come back! Ouyang Ping said.

"Elder Guo, Captain Ouyang, as long as there is a situation, I will immediately cross the river and report to you."

"Liu Gong'an, you're back." Liu Laosi jumped ashore, first put the gangplank on the stone steps, and then tied the bed rope to the stone.

Sitting on the ferry, looking at the back of Director Xu who disappeared into the night, the four of them didn't say a word.

The people on the boat recognized Ouyang Ping and his party, and they were whispering, as if they were talking about the case.

When the ferry boat was about to reach the middle of the river, it suddenly slowed down, and when he looked closely, a wooden boat came from the west, and the boat was six or seven meters away from the ferry.

The ferry made a half-circle in the middle of the river, and after the wooden boat had sailed, it finally returned to its original course.

Liu Laosi has been supporting the boat at the ferry for more than 20 years, and his skills are very agile and skilled.

Liu Laosi's eyes were also very good, and he recognized the person rowing the wooden boat: "Er Mazi, it's already dark, why don't you hang a lamp on the bow of the boat?" Liu Lao said in a loud voice.

"I forgot to hold the lamp, but fortunately, the water level is not high, and if it is during the flood season, I would not dare to do it."

"Xiao Liu, what's wrong with the flood season?" Guo Lao looked at Liu Daqiang and asked--he was very interested in the conversation between Liu Laosi and Er Mazi.

"When the flood season comes, the water rises very quickly, and after dark, all passing boats have to hang a lantern on the mast so that other boats can see it—the ferry cannot stop in the middle of the river—and the ferry can only sail when it is sure that there are no other boats on either side, because the current in the middle of the river is very fast. This bowl of rice is not something that ordinary people can eat, every summer, the water level is high, the flow speed is fast, and the boat is difficult to control. ”