Chapter 121: A Long Life
After listening to Mrs. Wang's story, we couldn't help but sigh. Maybe everyone who passes by you and is in a hurry has their own story. Perhaps everyone who seems ordinary to you has experienced things that we can't imagine. Sometimes, it's useless to look at a person and guess.
After being silent for a moment, Gu Chen spoke first: "Although Mrs. Wang is deaf, she is also deaf formed after tomorrow. Even if she can't speak, at least we can ask Mrs. Wang about the murderer by writing. If we can find any clues from Mrs. Wang, we may be able to turn passive into active. ”
Gu Chen's words made sense, and I said: "That's right, from the perspective of time, we have reason to believe that Mrs. Wang saw something. ”
The old village chief nodded and said, "It's not that I don't understand this truth, it's just that you have found her, and it is estimated that it is useless." Since the age of fourteen, she has lived on her own. After the age of forty, he has not 'interacted' with the rest of the people for twenty years. Even if you 'communicate' with words, you have to be able to write, right?"
At this time, Li Danan suddenly said: "That's right, this person is in our village, it's like a ghost." She doesn't 'social' with others, and she doesn't see the end of the dragon all day long. If it weren't for listening to Village Chief Wei tell the story of Mrs. Wang today, I would have thought she was a 'spirit' illness. ”
The old village chief glared at Li Danan, and then said: "It's a pity, when I picked up Wang Meizhi, the old 'milk' and 'milk' were too old. Otherwise, if she teaches for a few more years, Wang Meizhi may become a normal person. It's just that sometimes fate is like that. Wang Meizhi's life is also this life. ”
"Wang Meizhi, she. The old village chief added: "I can't write anything except my own name." ”
Guan Zengbin was a little anxious, she said: "Then she always has to 'socialize' with people, she can't go without contact with people for the rest of her life, or how can she survive, how to buy rice and noodles? There will always be some sign language, if it is sign language, I will also have a little." Although it can't be said to be 'fine', it can finally be 'exchanged'. ”
The old village chief waved his hand, and then said: "What do you say about this matter, that old 'milk' and 'milk' have no relatives, and when he was dying, he 'handed over' all his inheritance to Wang Meizhi. Although there are not many, Wang Meizhi also inherited the tailor shop of the old 'milk' and 'milk', and she wants as much as people give her. ”
Usually the farthest place she goes is to go to the small supermarket next to the national highway to get a little needlework and thread, buy some daily necessities and vegetables. The old village chief said: "There is no need to talk to buy things in the supermarket, she 'handes' things to the cashier, and the cashier compares a price with her hands, and then she 'pays' the money." ”
Sighing, the old village chief continued, "But if she were to talk about complicated things, she wouldn't be able to do it. ”
I patted the old village chief on the shoulder and said, "No matter what, Mrs. Wang is now the most likely witness we can find at this stage to find clues." Even if you can't find clues, since you have already arrived in the village, there is no reason to give up the investigation without contacting Mrs. Wang, right?"
Seeing that I looked resolute, the old village chief didn't say anything, but just said to Li Danan: "This Li Danan! ”
Halfway through speaking, the old village chief waved his hand again and said, "No, no, she will definitely not come with you if you go, so let's go and find Mrs. Wang." When I was a teenager, Wang Meizhi and I were also childhood sweethearts. In this village, I guess she will still be able to have a little 'communication' with me. ”
Saying that, the old village chief said as if to us and as if comforting himself: "After all, we have known each other for more than 50 years, and when I was three or four years old, I played with her teenage fart~ stock." ”
As he spoke, the old village chief was about to shake his wheelchair and walk outside. I hurriedly stopped the old village chief and said, "Old village chief, the wind is blowing outside, and the road is full of snow, so you are not young, so don't bother." In this way, let Gu Chen push you, and we will go to Mrs. Wang's house together. ”
When Captain Zhou heard this, he stood up and said, "Yes, Village Chief Wei, let's go, or just go together." ”
The old village chief nodded and said, "It's okay, then let's go together." Li Danan, you just sit here, if someone comes to me for something, you say that I went to Mrs. Wang's house, do you know?"
Li Danan nodded and said, "Okay, village chief." ”
We walked all the way to Mrs. Wang's house.
We came to the village from the west entrance of the village, the village committee was in the center of the village, Mrs. Wang's house was in the east, and the body dumping site was on the side of the road on the east side. On the easternmost side of the road are a small supermarket and a national highway.
Gu Chen pushed the old village chief forward, and Captain Zhou and Guan Zengbin stood next to him chatting.
I walked behind them alone, contemplating the conversation I had just had.
From the previous conversation, I learned that the path leading from the east side of the village is a national highway. If this is the case, the murderer is a villager from Tougouzi Village, and there will be a question mark. Cars on the national highway come and go, many vehicles may pass by Tougouzi Village, and there may be sports car drivers who are familiar with Tougouzi Village.
If that's the case, then we're going to have a lot of scope to investigate. If that's the case, I might have to add a category of people to my criminal profile. It's just that now, although I have a vague guess like this, I don't dare to make a deep guess on the road.
And there is a problem that I actually don't understand, that is, listening to what Captain Zhou and the old village chief said, this Tougouzi Village has become a disabled village for some years. It stands to reason that there must be marriages between these people living in Tougouzi Village, and there is no reason to say that the babies born of disabled people who get married must be disabled.
Then the question arises, it is impossible for all people in this village to be disabled, so what Captain Zhou and the old village chief said is an exaggerated embellishment, or is there another hidden meaning?
I don't know what's going on, but I have a vague feeling that this village may not be as simple as we think.
It's just that now is not the time to think about what is going on in this village, the important thing now is to be able to catch the murderer.
After walking for about ten minutes, I came to the big 'gate' of Mrs. Wang.
The old village chief himself came to the 'door' in his wheelchair and pulled a rope that stretched out of the outside of the big 'door' with his hand.
The old village chief said while pulling the rope: "This rope is connected to an iron scale in the house, if Mrs. Wang sees the scale move, she will know that someone is coming to her." Mrs. Wang's old patrons knew it, and so did everyone in the village. ”
After a few pulls, I heard the big 'door' squeak open. An old man stood in front of us, this is an old man in his sixties, but the wrinkles look less than the old village chief, if it is not for the fact that the old village chief is ten years younger than Mrs. Wang, how can you see that Mrs. Wang is also younger than the village chief Wei.
But think about it, this old man is over 60 years old, and he can still walk for more than an hour to buy things on the national highway, and walk another hour back to Tougouzi Village, presumably Mrs. Wang's health is good. And look at this old village chief, sitting in a wheelchair all day long, there is no way to exercise, and his natural body functions will decline a lot.
And at this time, we finally saw the so-called "little 'communication'" between the old village chief and Mrs. Wang.
I saw that the old village chief was gesturing with his hands while shouting in his mouth, as if the louder he shouted, the more the old lady Wang could understand. And Mrs. Wang frowned and looked at us vigilantly, without the slightest action to let us in. Captain Zhou took out his police ID card and gestured in front of Mrs. Wang.
I saw him use his hand to make a gesture of firing a gun, and then to the action of handcuffing, and it took a long time for this old lady Wang to understand. Finally, he understood who we were and saluted us with his hand. Then, we were welcomed inside by Mrs. Wang.
It seems that Mrs. Wang is not as approachable as Li Danan said, I don't know if it is because it is difficult to 'communicate' with each other that Li Danan feels like this. Looking at it now, Mrs. Wang smiled and let us into the house, looking very kind. Maybe the person's age is really old, and in her bones, she still hopes that someone can accompany her.
There is a stove in the house, and Mrs. Wang is using the stove to cook noodles to eat, accompanied by a 'messy' stew of potatoes and cabbage. This is a very common lunch at ordinary people's homes, Captain Zhou hurriedly took over the task of cooking, and said with a smile: "I'll cook for you, when I was young, I did it myself, it was full of food and clothing, it was fragrant and delicious." ”
"You guys. While cooking noodles, Captain Zhou said: "If you have anything to say, hurry up and find a way to ask, I think it will take some time, I guess my meal is ready, and you can't ask anything." ”
Anyway, a few of us took turns. I tried to use the way of drawing to 'communicate', but it failed, and Mrs. Wang couldn't understand what I was drawing. Then there was Guan Zengbin, who tried to 'communicate' with the old lady in sign language, but to no avail.
The two of us tossed for an hour, and Captain Zhou had already fished out all the noodles, poured the side dishes, and handed them to Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang looked at us like monkeys while eating. From time to time, he gestured with his hands to signal us to eat, noodles and vegetables.
And the last one to play was Gu Chen, Gu Chen stood in front of Mrs. Wang, and didn't move for a long time, and in the end, he couldn't help but say: "No way, there's really no way to 'communicate'." But it's noon, and to be honest, I'm pretty hungry. ”
Finally, the old village chief said, "Don't bother, it's noon, it's time to eat." I had already told my lover to ask her to cook more dishes and eat them at my house at noon. ”
I waved my hand, looked at Mrs. Wang and said, "Old village chief, I really can't obey my fate this time." Well, tell your lover not to wait for us, eat it yourself. I think the food here is also good, I have been in Dongxing City before, I haven't eaten this kind of homely meal for a long time, and I miss it a little. ”
After repeated persuasion by the old village chief, none of us agreed, and the old village chief had no choice but to call home, signaling that his wife would not have to wait for us to eat by herself.
The meal was plentiful and the food was good.
Although Mrs. Wang couldn't hear what we were saying, we didn't know what she was thinking. But happy emotions are always the same, looking at the smile on Mrs. Wang's face, although it is impossible to find out something from here, but I always feel that there is an unusually calm power in my heart.
"Oh no!" Li Danan's voice suddenly came in outside the 'door': "Oh no, Village Chief Wei, come out quickly!"