Chapter 21: The Scavengers
A scavenger has appeared near the Chunjian Building, and it has only appeared in recent months, and many people have seen him.
He was an old man in his sixties, dressed sloppily, with long hair combed in a very messy ponytail, and an ungroomed beard hanging down his chest.
No one knows where he came from or if he has a family.
After all, in this fast-paced society, who would set their sights on a sloppy scavenger?
Scavengers, there are people in every city, maybe they don't have families, maybe they suffer from some kind of mental illness, maybe they just come out to pick up something that people don't want to eat.
In the eyes of waste pickers, there is not only the prosperity of the city, but also the squalor of the city, and they are the people who can see the good and evil of a city the most.
We have found the person who is following He Qiuyue, and we have investigated it clearly, now it is time for us to investigate this scavenger.
Based on the clues provided by He Qiuyue and the results of our search near the Chunjian Building, we then locked down a scavenger.
After a police investigation, this waste picker seemed to be a staff member of a government department when he was young, and he lost a promotion competition, couldn't stand the stimulation, and suffered from serious mental illness.
His children tried to treat him, but he had to heal the mental illness on his own.
It's not that he doesn't have a home, and his family conditions are relatively well-off, but he just has to go out every day to pick up waste, and sometimes he sleeps on the streets.
Now he is wandering around the Chunjian Building, picking up some garbage.
Today, as luck had it, he picked up a worn-out one-seat couch in the garbage heap, and he kept pushing a fist-sized spring back into the cushion.
Li Meng and I stood not far away and watched him, and for a while we hadn't figured out how to go up to him to investigate.
No one knows what his mental state is, whether he will be violent, whether he will be able to answer our questions clearly.
He tried several times, but he didn't shove the hard spring back, and finally kicked the couch in anger.
"Hello, we are from the criminal police team of the Ningzhou Public Security Bureau." I made up my mind and walked up behind him, keeping a safe distance from him.
The scavenger lifted his sticky eyelids, looked at me with bloodshot eyes, and finally looked at Li Meng, and subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Then, he grinned his chapped lips, revealing his yellowed teeth, and smirked at Li Meng, "Hehe." ”
Li Meng looked at the scavenger's appearance and felt as if he had been raped. The corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and she felt extremely disgusted inside.
I slowly took a small step to the right, blocking Li Meng behind me, and continued to ask, "How long have you been here to scavenge for waste?" ”
After hearing my question, the scavengers turned their eyes to me: "What? ”
The scavengers' handwriting is still relatively clear, and it seems that they can communicate normally.
"How long have you been here to pick things up?" I subconsciously raised my voice, as if I was talking to an old man behind my ear.
"People now, really, this sofa can still be used if it is repaired, why throw it away?" The scavenger looked at me, and his eyes fell back to the sofa beside him, his eyes full of love and a little unwilling.
"Uncle! How long have you been here to pick things up? This time I slowed down and asked him again.
"It's something they don't want, and I can't break the law by picking it up." The scavenger pressed the spring hard again and said to me earnestly.
I took a deep breath and calmly explained to him, "I'm not here to pick you up, I'm asking you how long you've been here to pick things up?" ”
The scavenger narrowed his eyes, looked at me, and then poked his head out to look at Li Meng behind me, "I've been here for months. ”
"Do you stay here at night?" I made up my mind and asked again.
The scavenger still looked at the sofa beside him wistfully, and replied casually: "Yes." ”
"Where do you stay?" I asked.
The scavenger seemed impatient and casually gestured to the side.
Chunjian Building is a commercial house, 52 stories high, not a community, but a building on the side of the street.
The place pointed by the scavengers was not far from the downstairs of the Chunjian Building.
"At about two o'clock in the morning the day before yesterday, did you hear any sounds, and did anyone climb the stairs?" I cleared my throat and made a serious sound.
The scavengers ignored us, just shook their heads and continued to study their couch.
Li Meng and I looked at each other and shook our heads.
We have investigated the true identity of this scavenger, and he is not the murderer of He Chunhua at all, nor does he have the ability to commit crimes.
Li Meng and I exchanged a look, and prepared to turn away, unable to find any valuable clues from the identity of this scavenger.
Just as Li Meng and I were turning around, a crisp sound suddenly came from behind us, as if some metal products had fallen to the ground.
I immediately tensed my nerves and looked back very vigilantly, while subconsciously protecting Li Meng behind me.
The scene in front of me was not as tense as I had imagined, and the scavengers did not attack us.
At this time, he was holding a wrench in his hand, ready to repair the sofa in front of him.
His coat pocket was turned out, and the wrench must have just been pulled out of his pocket.
At this moment, I suddenly noticed that at the feet of the scavengers, there was a round golden object.
That item was not small, it was two laps bigger than Yuan Datou, and it should have been just dropped out of the pocket by the scavenger.
I frowned, stepped forward quickly, and bent down to pick up the golden object.
The scavenger turned around, looked at me, and then at what I was holding, and suddenly there was a wave of anger on his face, and he reached out to grab it.
I hurriedly took a few steps back to not be snatched back by him, and at the same time, I could read the words on the coin clearly.
This is a limited edition Olympic commemorative coin issued by a bank, and I have seen this coin on the Internet.
This should be a complete set, the same size, there are three pieces in total, which are gold, silver, and bronze. In my hand is a gold medal commemorative coin made of pure gold.
The coin does not look like a fake, but rather a real gold nugget.
Not to mention whether this limited edition can be grabbed or not, even if it can be grabbed, it is not something that this scavenger in front of me can have.
"Give it back!" The scavenger glared at me and shouted.
"Where did you get this commemorative coin?!" I immediately asked.
The scavenger ignored my question, walked up to me quickly, and reached out to grab it: "Give me something!" ”