Chapter 13: The Rich Merchant Disappears

The case of missing persons, even in modern criminal investigation, is a very difficult case.

Compared with homicide cases, there is an autopsy and scene investigation as a basis, and the investigation can be expanded according to the identity of the deceased, and the investigation can be determined whether it is a vendetta or a love killing.

In the case of missing persons, various situations such as running away from home, kidnapping, detention, and murder may occur, and it is very difficult to guarantee the safety of the missing person's life.

"How did people go missing?" Ye Feng asked.

Zhou Xianling took a sip of tea and said quietly: "Chen Qi is a local businessman who runs a dyeing workshop, and he is quite famous in this area. Every other month, he had to take a boat to Lincheng to buy a batch of grey cloth, and yesterday morning he left his house and went to the ferry alone, and since then he has not seen anyone, nor has he died. ”

"Oh?" Ye Feng's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked, "Does anyone have a certificate?" ”

"His wife sent him out, and when he went out, the neighbors saw him."

"Where's the boatman?"

Ye Feng also took a sip of the tea bowl, and for a moment it seemed to be back to the days when he was a consultant to help the police investigate the case.

The boatman's name is Hu San, and Chen Qi takes his boat every time he goes out, and the two have a deep friendship. Yesterday was the day they agreed to go to Lincheng, the boatman had been waiting at the ferry until the evening, and did not see Chen Qi, so he went to Chen Qi's house to inquire, and his wife learned that Chen Qi was missing. Zhou Xianling shook his head, very distressed.

"It seems that he disappeared locally...... You can investigate his social connections to see if he has any enemies outside, whether he has debt disputes, and whether he has quarreled with anyone recently. Ye Feng put forward his views on the case, and at the same time subconsciously went to his pocket to touch the cigarette.

He groped for nothing.

"The virtuous nephew is reasonable, these things will be handed over to the county government to investigate."

Ye Feng bowed slightly, his eyes were full of determination: "I want to see the case file and the detailed investigation." ”

Looking at Ye Feng's serious appearance, Zhou Xianling seemed to have found the backbone, and replied in a loud voice: "Nephew Xian, go find Wu and Fan, they are the head catchers in charge of this case, and they will tell you the details." ”

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Yongding County is in the outer city of Shendu and belongs to Fuguo County. There is a saying in officialdom: Three lives are unfortunate, and the county is attached to Guo; Three lives do evil, attached to the provincial city of Guo; The evil is full of evil, attached to Guo Jingcheng.

It can be said that it is extremely embarrassing to make a county order in Guo County, the capital is attached, this is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and the top boss is directly stationed in the county, and official affairs are directly restricted by the prefect, just like the county government is next door to the municipal government.

Therefore, the county order attached to Guo County is to designate the back-bearer, the good things are the boss's, and the bad things are their own. If you want to turn over in the position of the county order, you rely on your political achievements to "pick up leaks".

Yongding County Ya is in the south of the city, sitting in the north and facing south, there are two stone lions one person high at the door, two red and brown lacquer gates, one is a drum of injustice, it looks very majestic.

"Who dares to trespass on the county government?!"

"Sneaky at the gate of the county government, it doesn't look like a good person!"

Ye Feng was standing at the gate of the county government and watching, when a question suddenly came from behind him.

Immediately afterwards, two knife-wielding catchers, one left and one right, stepped forward at the same time and grabbed Ye Feng's arm.

The two are the catchers of Yongding County, one is called Wu Teng, the other is called Fan Ai, and Ye Feng is an old acquaintance.

"Two officials, I just stood at the door, but I didn't break into the county office." Ye Feng looked at the two of them, smiled bitterly, and helplessly defended a few words.

As soon as he finished speaking, he received two punches in his lower abdomen.

"It's good, walking around on death row, there are no parts missing on my body." Wu Teng was grinning with a smile on his face, and a pair of mouse eyes looked Ye Feng up and down.

On the other side, Fan Ai opened his mouth and answered: "We can't say that there are few parts, let's go to Qiuyue Tower in a while, and let the girls check him." ”

"Yes, yes, Ye Feng is not dead, he should have a drink for a treat!"

"I also want to invite guests to Qiuyue Tower to listen to a little song! I heard that there is a new batch of girls in Qiuyue Building, and all of them are tender and can pinch out the water. ”

"It's like you've pinched."

"Hahaha, pinched in a dream!"

"Hahaha!"

Ye Feng was sandwiched between the two, listening to the two rough voices, one left and one right, only to feel that his head was buzzing.

The interests and hobbies of the two of them really live up to their names, Wu Teng, Fan Ai, sounds like female stars in a certain country.

Roadside, Tea Shed:

"You kid isn't very particular, so you invite our two brothers to tea?!"

"Yes, yes, you used to take us to Qiuyue Tower to listen to music!"

"I still can't forget the pretty appearance of Qiuyuelou's Oiran, if I can spend a good night with her, it will be worth dying."

"You just dream, from now on you don't eat or drink to save a year's silver, and it's not enough to make an appointment with an Oiran once!"

"That's not necessarily, if the current case is solved, maybe there will be a reward! Even if you can't see the Oiran, it's good to find someone to listen to the music! ”

"How can the case be so easy to solve, the backlog of cases in the county government is a common thing, this is a case of missing people, not a murder case, maybe people will come back in a few days, don't think too much."

Ye Feng finally heard the two of them mention the content of the case, and said at the right time: "I see that Zhou County Ling seems to be very concerned about this case. ”

Wu Teng smiled bitterly and leaned closer to Ye Feng's side: "You don't know the situation of Zhou County's order, he says every day that he wants to be indifferent to fame and fortune and stay away from officialdom, but he has always had a goal in his heart to restore his ancestors." It's just that at his age, if he wants to climb up, he can only rely on his political achievements during his reign, but if he wants to only rely on solving cases as political achievements, he has to save until the Year of the Monkey? ”

Fan Ai pursed his lips and added: "Zhou County Ling's ancestor is the highest household servant, and now in his generation, it is just a county order, and this gap is unacceptable to ordinary people." ”

Ye Feng waved his hand and asked about the details of the case: "Have you asked Chen Qi's wife, children, and neighbors?" ”

"I've asked everything, Chen Qi has not made enemies with anyone recently, the relationship between husband and wife is relatively harmonious, the accounts of the dyeing workshop have also been checked, and there are no foreign debts." Wu Teng changed his serious face and replied seriously.

Ye Feng pinched his chin and asked again, "Is the date of Chen Qi's every time he goes out fixed?" How long do you go out each time? ”

Fan Ai recalled slightly: "Chen Qi went out every other month, and the date was fixed, and each time he went out, it was at least three or five days, and at most ten days, and he was looking for the boatman named Hu San." ”

"Is the boatman with you the whole time?"

"No, the boatman will return after sending Chen Qi to his destination, and Chen Qi will return to take someone else's boat."

"How long does it take to go back and forth?"

"Half a day."

In ancient times, there was no systematic training, and the arrest and handling of cases were all based on experience, and only those with good performance could be the head catcher.

The two looked at Ye Feng's serious analysis of the case, and couldn't help laughing: "Have you noticed it, Ye Feng has walked around on death row and has begun to learn to analyze the case." ”

"What is this called, this is called a long-term illness and a doctor."

Ye Feng pondered for a moment, and then said quietly: "I always feel that there is something wrong with ......"

"What's the problem?" Wu Teng threw a piece of refreshment candied fruit into his mouth and chewed it.

"Is there a confession from Chen Qi's wife and boatman Hu San? I want to see it. Ye Feng asked directly.