Zhun Junne stepped off the train, it was early in the morning.

The sun is shining on the land of this small town, the air is filled with fresh grass and trees, when you first arrive, you can feel that this is a quiet and peaceful town, without the fast pace and pressure of the big city, people are slowly and leisurely living their own small lives.

As soon as Zhun Junne got out of the train station, he took a taxi directly to his destination, the village where people with the surname Hu gathered.

If she did not remember her name by mistake, then her father should also have the surname of Que, in other words, it is very likely that she once lived here.

Zhun Junnie can be regarded as a willful person today, there are a lot of things to deal with in the bureau, but he applied to go out alone to investigate the case, and the investigation is still an old case, and he doesn't understand why the boss will approve it.

I called some people with the surname Tsuru before, and they all said that they couldn't remember any of the people they knew missing. But this does not mean that there are really no missing people here, because there are still many people who have not answered his phone, and it is not excluded that some of those who answered the phone deliberately concealed it or did forget it.

Fieldwork is always the best way to uncover the truth.

And from the moment he set foot on this land, he suddenly had a hunch - maybe the unknown man who was killed in the alley more than twenty years ago could really be someone here.

Didn't I come to find my relatives, how did I suddenly connect these two unrelated things again.

After arriving at the place, he first found a place to have breakfast, and by the way, he observed the surrounding environment and listened to any clues that might be useful in the conversations of the people around him.

He was dressed in civilian clothes at this time, and as long as he didn't take out his police ID, no one should be able to tell that he was a police officer.

"The son of the Zhun Qing family has been admitted to college, do you know?"

"Zhun Qing? His son is so powerful? ”

"Yo, this is terrible, after studying in college, you can find a job casually, and your monthly income will be tens of thousands?"

"Zhun Qing has also survived, and after raising his son for so many years, it finally pays off......"

"Yes, Zhun Qing is not easy, the eldest brother of his family has not been doing business since he was a child, he is lazy all day long, and he likes to gamble, and he lost all his family property early, and when he has no money, he will borrow money from his brothers, but he never pays it back when he borrows it. But fortunately, he said that he never came back after going to work in other places, and I have seen no news for so many years, and most of them have died somewhere. ”

There is nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it, Zhun Junni didn't expect to be able to hear useful news so quickly, and he didn't have the heart to eat directly, while taking a few bites casually from time to time, while listening to the conversation at the next table.

After that, the conversation went back to the matter of Zhun Qing's son being admitted to university, and it seemed that in order to celebrate, Zhun Qing planned to celebrate next week, and invited all relatives and friends in the village to participate.

The meal over there had been eaten, the words were all finished, and when he was ready to check out and leave, Zhun Junni came back to his senses and found that the rice in his bowl was cold, and there was a lot left. Seeing that the group of people got up to leave, Zhun Junne hurriedly ate the rest of the meal at the speed of light, and also got up and hurried to catch up with them.

"Sorry to bother you."

"Huh? Who are you? ”

Zhun Junni showed his police ID card and told them that he had come to investigate an old case from 27 years ago. When the group saw the police officer's card, they also knew the identity and intention of the other party, and immediately expressed their cooperation.

"May I ask what you said before, is his surname Hu?"

"Heh, officer, what are you talking about, how many people in this village are not surnamed Hu?"

"Oh, so you all have the last name?"

"Yes, yes."

"First of all, I would like to congratulate Mr. Jung-kyung on his admission to university, and I have a son who is currently in college, so I can feel the joy. Well, don't bother you too much, I'll just ask directly, Mr. Zhun Qing's eldest brother, I don't know if you can tell me something related to him? ”

As soon as this question was asked, everyone present looked embarrassed.

"What do you mean, Officer? Are you going to send him back!? ”

"Huh?" Junne was a little surprised, "Ah, no, no, no, I'm not trying to send him back, I haven't even seen him, I just suspect that he might be related to a murder." ”

"Huh!? Did he kill someone? I'm me, I'm me, I know that his stinky temper is going to cause a big disaster sooner or later! ”

"No, I didn't say he was a murderer. What I investigated was an old case from 27 years ago, in which a male deceased could not be identified at the time. I suspect he could be the deceased. ”

"This ......"

"Do you have a picture of him?"

"It's not ......"

"Well, at least tell me his name first."

"Crane Friendship Celebration, his name is Crane Friendship Celebration, Friend of Friends, Celebration of Celebration."

"Friends of the Dawn ......"

Zhun Junni recalled carefully, sure enough, it was a person who was not recorded in the identity information system, and it was very likely that he died before the electronic archive technology matured and was applied on a large scale, so there was no information about him.

"Judging by what you just described, and how you reacted, he doesn't seem to be a good guy?"

"Huh...... This is true. He is not only drunk and gambling, but also has a strange temper, and he seems to be amiable on weekdays, but in fact likes to lose his temper whenever something goes wrong. In the past, he went everywhere to find someone to borrow money, and if he refused to borrow, he got angry, smashed people's houses, everyone hated him, and called the police several times to arrest him and put him in prison, but after all, he didn't commit anything serious, and he came out again after not being locked up for a long time. Alas, when he was there, he was really panicked, everyone was afraid that they would have something to do with him, and they avoided him, but his family had no choice but to endure his torture all year round, but fortunately, he went out to work decades ago and never came back, and everyone kept silent about him, and gradually the next generation did not know that there was still this person......"

"That's right...... When did he go out and where did he go? ”

"Who knows where he went, and he didn't say anything. When...... I want to think about it...... It seems like ninety-two? ”

"I remember it was ninety-one, right?" (Another villager)

"Ninety-one summer, right? August? (Another villager)

Zhun Junni's heart sank, ninety-one years, wasn't this exactly twenty-seven years ago.

He closed his eyes, pondered for a long time, and finally asked one last question:

"Can you tell me where that Mr. Zhun Qing lives, I have some questions for him."

After learning the address of Ju Zhun Qing's residence, Jun Junni immediately hurried to it. When he arrived, he saw a small courtyard with a modern atmosphere, and there were many reliefs carved on the white wall, which seemed to be a family with a lot of life.

Jung-nee settled on the door, then knocked on the door, and soon after that the door was opened to greet him by a young boy.

"May I ask if this is Mr. Tsuru Junqing's home?"

"Huh? Yes, do you have anything to do with my dad? ”

Zhun Junne stared at the boy a few times, as if he couldn't see anything special, for example, whether it was similar to Ju Ruobai or something.

"Hello, I'm a police officer, and I came to your father to ask him about something, and it's related to his eldest brother."

"Big brother? Isn't my uncle already dead? ”

"Oh...... Oh, yes, yes, uh, it's his family who still has something to talk to your dad about, and I've been commissioned to come to him. ”

"In that case, please come in first."

The boy politely led him through the door and led him all the way to the room. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted:

"Dad, someone's looking for you."

A man's voice was heard in the room, and then the man came out of the room and greeted Zhun Junne. As soon as he saw the other party, Zhun Junni was the first to notice that there was a striking scar on the other party's left forehead.

"Hello." Zhun Junne was the first to say hello.

"Hello? Who are you? ”

"My name is Zhun Junne, and I am a police officer, and I came to you this time to ask about something related to your eldest brother......"

“！！”

Before he finished speaking, the other party's face changed greatly.

"My eldest brother? What happened to him? ”

He ...... Isn't he already dead? ”

Zhun Junne gestured to the other party with his eyes, and the other party also realized, and the boy standing next to them was looking at them with a puzzled expression.

"Ah...... Yes, he died a long time ago. What, is there anything left? ”

"Uh...... It's about his family, and I want to ask you some questions. ”

"Oh, that's easy to say, come on, let's go outside and talk about it."

"Huh? But Dad, I just brought him in......" (Confused boy)

"It's okay! When men talk, they like to be in an open place, and it is cool outside, and it is comfortable to chat. (Quasi Junne)

In this way, in the boy's puzzled eyes, Zhun Junne, who had just walked into the house with him, followed Jun Junqing out of the house again.

As soon as he came out, Zhun Junni found that Zhun Junqing on the side was speechless, with a serious expression, as if he was thinking about something important, or making some major determination.

"You're Mr. Ju Junqing?"

"Huh? Oh yes, I'm Tsuru Joon-kyung. ”

"Oh, sorry to bother you. I want to ask first, your son said that your eldest brother died a long time ago, did you make this up, or ......did you make it up?"

“…… I made it up, but what is the difference between a guy who hasn't heard from him for more than 20 years and is dead. ”

"Oh...... But actually, it's because you want him to die, you think so, right? ”

“……”

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'll just say it casually, don't take it to heart. Then again, you said that your eldest brother hasn't been heard from for more than twenty years, so when was the last time you were in contact with him? ”

"In the autumn of '91, he said he was going out to work, but I knew that he was trying to escape debts. He left alone on the train, and I haven't seen him since. ”

"Did he start a family before he left?"

"No, everyone here knows him, and no woman is stupid enough to marry him. However, if you are a person from other places, if you are new to him, you may be deceived by his rhetoric, maybe he can marry a wife outside. ”

"Is this sarcasm by you?"

"Yes and what? Isn't it? Even if he were to come back now, I would never let him disturb our family's lives. ”

"You're too worried, I didn't say he was coming back. In fact, I'm here for a murder case, and the deceased in the case, I suspect may be your big brother. ”

"Hmph, even if it weren't for him, I'd be treating him as a dead man."

Although he said so, Zhun Junne could see that after learning that Ju Youqing would not come back, Ju Junqing's expression was much calmer.

"With all due respect, may I ask you ...... this scar on your forehead?"

"He beat me, he asked me for money, but I didn't give it, so he picked up the clothes pole on the side and hit me on the head......"

"He's a grumpy, unreasonable person......"

"Yes, I am a good gambler, and every time I borrow money, I will say that I will change it in the future, but every time it is that virtue, and it has never changed. I love to drink again, and I play drunk crazy after drinking, don't look at the appearance of Sven outside, and when I get drunk, I swear and swear, no one can stand it. ”

"That's right...... It seems that you all suffered a lot before he left. ”

"Yes, but after he leaves, I don't know if there will be people from other places who will suffer from him......"

"Well, it depends. If the deceased in that case was him, it means that he died after only being out for less than a year, so there should not be many people injured by him. ”

“…… How do you prove it's him? ”

"The most accurate way to do that is with DNA. You're his own brother, and you can tell the results by comparing you with his DNA. ”

“…… OK. ”

Zhun Junne heard him agree, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, originally worried that he would refuse because he didn't want to have anything to do with that big brother, but he didn't expect him to agree quite simply.

"I'm sorry, I'm just a case officer, and I can't collect your DNA, so can you please come with me to the police station here, and by the way, I'll also go there and apply for cooperation."

"Okay, I'll tell them, we can go now."

After returning to the house and greeting his wife and children, he got into the car with Jungne and went to the police station. Along the way, Zhun Junni talked to him, two men who have been married for many years, and some of them are chatting.

"You look like you're forty, aren't you?" (Quasi-Junni)

"No, thirty-nine, a year short." (Tsui Joon-kyung)

"Then you're younger than me!"

"How old are you?"

"Forty-two."

"Then I'll have to call you brother."

"Hey, you're welcome. When you came out just now, your wife came all the way out to see you off, you should be very affectionate, right? ”

"Yes, she doesn't care about this ugly scar on my head, every day when I go home, she cooks early and waits for me, and in the morning, before I get up, she gets up early to make breakfast for us and our grandfather...... Alas, I feel so sorry for her......"

"Why do you think so?"

"Because I'm ...... In the beginning, thanks to my bastard brother, he was a poor bastard with no money, the kind who couldn't fill his stomach every day. But even so, she is still willing to follow me, and often begs her father to help me, I can have such a stable life today, all rely on her to support me on the side, but every time she encounters difficulties, I can never help her share. When she gave birth, I was so uncomfortable to hear her scream, but I couldn't do anything, I couldn't help her......"

"What a good woman. But don't talk about yourself like that, how people love you, you love her. If you feel that your love for her can go further, that's fine; If one day you feel like you've loved her enough, that's bad......"

"Well, I know that a man who doesn't hurt his daughter-in-law is not a good man."

“……”

The two of them came to the nearby police station, and Zhun Junni couldn't help but pick up his phone while waiting for Ju Junqing to collect DNA.

opened the chat history with Jiang Li, and the most recent message was actually last night, and the sentence "Sorry, I'm busy now, let's talk about it later" sent by him.

But flipping back further, the chat history of the two people has basically not been interrupted every day, except that sometimes he rests at home, otherwise as long as he goes out to work, Jiang Li will always send a message to ask him about his work, and he will also send a message to ask her when he comes home from work in the evening, what is dinner tonight.

Thinking about it carefully, the two have been married for more than 20 years, although they have had disputes, disagreements, and even impulsive quarrels, but it seems that every time is different from this time.

No matter what conflicts have happened before, they always reconcile in the end. Jiang Li is a little strong, and he refuses to take the initiative to admit defeat, and Zhun Junni always takes the initiative to admit his mistakes, and Jiang Li also goes down the steps, saying that he doesn't care about him.

Thinking of this, Zhun Junni couldn't help but click on the dialog box and typed a few words into it. After a long hesitation, I pressed send.

As soon as it was finished, there was a voice on the other end, and it seemed that the DNA collection of Ju Zhun Qing had been completed. Only then did Zhun Junni remember that the purpose of his coming here was to find his relatives, not to really investigate the old case.

He immediately put away his phone and walked over to Ju Zhunqing.

"Thank you."

"No, no, I hope to receive good news."

"Good news? You mean ......"

"Hahaha, nothing."

Zhun Zhun Qing smiled, and Jun Jun Nie naturally knew. Of course, he hoped that the match would be successful, so that he could be sure that his eldest brother was indeed dead and would not appear in front of him again.

"Mr. Ju Zhun Qing, I have one more question for you."

"Please."

"Have you ever heard of the name, Hiroba?"

"White? Is it our Crane? ”

"Yes, it's the same as your last name."

"Haven't heard of ......"

"Haven't you heard of it? She's a girl in her twenties, very beautiful in appearance, and has a high level of knowledge, huh...... White haired ......"

"Hmm...... I'm sorry, but I don't remember anyone like that. ”

"That's ......"

Zhun Junni had already expected this to be the case, but he was not discouraged. Although Ju Zhunqing didn't know Ju Ruobai, there were other channels to inquire about these news, and it was not easy to come on such a trip, so it was not okay to go back empty-handed.

Therefore, in the remaining half a day, he traveled to the homes of other people surnamed Ju, as well as the local police station, neighborhood committees and other places, to investigate the news related to Ju Ruobai.

But the result is still no progress, and no one even has the slightest impression of the name, even if Zhun Junne shows them the picture of the white, no one knows her.

"Could it be that the most improbable conclusion is really the truth? Did she really appear out of nowhere? ”

The exhausted Zhun Junne sat on the stone pier on the side of the road and couldn't help but sigh.

"Could it be that this girl is actually a foreigner, right? So I can't find her on my country's identity system......"

Zhun Junne shook his head, this possibility needs to be reserved, but at the moment he really has no tricks, and there are no useful clues to be found here.

Just when he was at a loss and sighed alone, he suddenly remembered the message he had sent to Jiang Li before, and he hadn't seen if she had replied.

But the moment he took out his phone and lit up the screen, he saw an eye-catching message appear on the screen:

"Take care, Yunming and I are waiting for you to come back early and eat together."

After reading it, Zhun Junni sighed shallowly:

"It's time to go back."