Liang Zhijie followed the old man to find the ditch he said.

It is a gully naturally formed by the movement of the earth's crust, hundreds of years ago, it was still deep, but now it has been almost filled by all kinds of domestic garbage, waste residue discharged from factories and mines.

Following the direction of the old man's finger, Liang Zhijie found the pile of broken bricks. There were weeds growing among the bricks, and they were about to swallow up the mound made of bricks.

Liang Zhijie asked the old man: "Have you seen the inside?" ”

The old man shook his head: "No, I didn't dare to look at it." ”

Liang Zhijie asked again: "Why?" ”

The old man continued to shake his head: "Because I don't know what to do?" If there wasn't that person, I would have worked in vain. But what if he is? Do I choose to call the police, or do I choose to pretend to be deaf and dumb and fill in the bricks again? Girl, I'm just a little ordinary person, I just want to live in peace and security with my family, I don't want to cause trouble for myself. I can't afford to offend the little boss and the factory director, and I don't know the person buried in it, although I pity him, there is no need to take our family's life for him. But if I pretend to be deaf and dumb, I can't get over it on my conscience. Not opening, not looking, is the best choice. ”

Liang Zhijie did not agree with the old man's statement, and she even wanted to stand in her role as a criminal police officer to popularize the importance of covering up criminal offenses and not reporting it. But looking at the old man's face full of ravines, all the words were stuck in his throat.

The old man is not really old, he is not yet sixty, but he looks like an old man in his seventies in the city, and he is not even as young as others. His dark skin, wrinkled ravines have been tempered by life.

She remembered what she had just asked him: "If the owner of the brick kiln factory is not good, why do you still work for them?" ”

The old man's reply was: "Because it's close to home, because the wages are okay, because they basically don't owe wages to their workers." Where do you let us find such a good job? To do it for them, they are just beaten and scolded, and as long as they do their best, they usually don't get beaten. If you go out, not to mention being beaten and tired, you may not be able to get your salary. Besides, if you are so far away from home, you can't see the elderly and children at home. People of our class actually don't have many choices. The injustice in your eyes seems to us to be a big thing. ”

Liang Zhijie couldn't refute it, because compared with survival, life has to stand aside.

She didn't force the old man to move the broken bricks by herself.

The old man was not lying, and under the broken bricks was a man's white bones. He was wearing a white vest and blue jeans, the zippers of the pants were not properly unzipped, and he was also dressed a little awkwardly, as if he had put them on temporarily. There are no shoes on his feet, only his right foot wears a pair of white sports socks.

Liang Zhijie notified the forensic doctor in the team, and after examination, this person was beaten to death. The deceased had multiple fractures, one of which was located in the deceased's neck, and it cannot be ruled out that he had been hit in the neck with a heavy object before his death.

Because of the confession of the old man herding sheep, Liang Zhijie and the others immediately controlled the factory director that the old man said. Then through the factory director, he found the small boss of the brick kiln factory at that time. He is an acquaintance of Liang Zhijie, a party to the case of Chen Jingyi, which is currently being investigated, and her husband Dang Wansong.

At first, Dang Wansong thought that Liang Zhijie was looking for him for Chen Jingyi's case, but he was extremely sad, saying that Chen Jingyi had not yet told the child about the murder, and he didn't know how to open his mouth. He asked Liang Zhijie where the case had progressed, who the murderer was, and whether there were any clues. said that he couldn't figure out why Chen Jingyi was killed, and in that cruel way. In the end, he showed a shocked expression and asked if he was a man who was good with Chen Jingyi.

Without waiting for Liang Zhijie to answer, he immediately showed his infatuation and indignation, saying that men don't like to be able to return their wives to themselves, why should they brutally kill her? He also said that he and his children have been waiting for Chen Jingyi to come back, and as long as she comes back, he is still willing to live with her.

His affection did not move Liang Zhijie, but thought that he was a calm, performative personality. The more people like this, the more likely they are to do something out of the ordinary.

Liang Zhijie observed his expression, and did not dwell on Chen Jingyi's case, but mentioned the white bones buried in the deep ditch.

At this time, Dang Wansong's expression began to change again.

He did not quibble, but confessed with a look of repentance.

Of course, he is not really repentant, so many years have passed since the incident, but as long as he has the slightest remorse, he should go to the public security organ to turn himself in, surrender, and expose the events of the year, instead of waiting for the police to come to the door, to show such remorse.

Although Liang Zhijie had the answer in her heart, she still did not expose Dang Wansong, but quietly listened to his treachery and watched him act over there without panic.

"I didn't directly participate in this matter, it was Liu Shaofeng who called me after the accident."

Dang Wansong's first sentence involved another acquaintance Liang Zhijie knew - Liu Shaofeng, the man who disappeared with Sun Yanhong. If this Liu Shaofeng is the Liu Shaofeng they know, then where did Sun Yanhong go? Was he killed like Liu Shaofeng?

Liang Zhijie said hello in her heart and continued to be silent.

"Xiaopang said that he was too heavy and knocked people unconscious, I immediately drove over, and when I arrived at the brick kiln factory, Liu Shaofeng had no breath. I wanted to call the police, but Chubby begged me on his knees. His parents gave birth to him in their forties, and life at home was very difficult, and if he did, his elderly parents would have no one to support. I was also soft-hearted, listening to him bury people. I was at fault, the fault was that I shouldn't have covered up Xiaopang, and I shouldn't have followed him to bury his body. I ask the public security organs to give me leniency, and I will definitely change my mind and behave well. ”

"Dang Wansong!" Liang Zhijie called his name: "Do you think we will summon you to this place without evidence?" ”

"Evidence? What evidence? I'm telling the truth. Dang Wansong showed a blank expression.

"How long does it take to drive from Mengxian to the brick kiln factory? What time did the brick kiln factory finish its work that night? With workers working, how did Chubby kill Liu Shaofeng? If he killed Liu Shaofeng after the workers got off work, when did you rush to the brick kiln factory to deal with the matter? Think carefully, think carefully, don't go wrong in time, our criminal police handle the case very strictly. ”

Dang Wansong's eyes began to flicker, and he was already aware of the subtext behind this sentence. So, he changed his previous statement: "At the time of the incident, I was near the brick kiln factory, I was talking to people, and I wanted to contract a piece of land in the village. Because of the proximity, it didn't take a few minutes to arrive. ”