Everyone can see Lu Yan's gratitude to the police, and for at least 20 years, the police have been paying attention to his cousin's case.

If Gu Chen hadn't rushed to Hehu Township late at night this time, it is estimated that Lu Yan would have forgotten that his cousin Lu Jun had been dead for 20 years.

With everyone's mutual politeness, Lu Yan still accepted the meal fee and personally sent Gu Chen and the others out of the restaurant.

Looking at the police car with a license plate ending in AE86 that disappeared into the night, Lu Yan couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It seems that this cousin's case has a drama." ”

On the other side, Gu Chen drove up the mountain and realized how difficult this mountain road was.

There are also a few small villages along the way, but they are not large, and basically every village is built according to the terrain.

According to Lu Yan's introduction, drive along this mountain road to the end, and turn left at every fork in the road.

I don't know how long it took to drive, but when Gu Chen drove the car to the end, he found that there was a downhill section in front of him, and at the end of the section was a pond.

On both sides of the road is a small village.

"It should be here. Gu Chen turned the car, drove to the top of the hillside, and after pulling the handbrake, he got out of the car with everyone in turn.

To say that the construction of the new countryside has been very good in recent years, the entire road of the village is full of solar street lights.

Gu Chen's parking location was nearby, and he also listened to other vehicles at the same time.

An elderly man was sitting in front of his house smoking a cigarette when he saw a police car driving into the village, and he was quite surprised.

Gu Chen stepped forward and took the initiative to greet him, "Uncle, is this Lujia Village?"

"Huh?" the old man tilted his head sideways and explained, "You say louder, my ears are not good, and I can't hear clearly." ”

Gu Chen glanced at the colleagues beside him, and then took the initiative to walk to the old man's side, squatted down, and said close to the old man's ear: "Uncle, may I ask if this is Lujia Village?"

"Lujia Village?" The old man now understood Gu Chen's question, and nodded hurriedly: "That's right, this is Lujia Village." ”

"Then Lu Jun's family, do you know where it is?" Gu Chen asked again.

The old man turned around, pointed to an old house in front of him and said, "Lu Jun's house, it's right there." ”

"Is it the old house?" Lu Weiwei leaned over and asked in confirmation.

The old man threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and crushed it, then waved his hand and said, "Let's go, I'll take you over." ”

"Then you're up for you. Seeing the old man leading the way, Gu Chen and a few people followed him.

The old man is a little hunchbacked and looks like he is in his 80s.

also led the way, and asked Gu Chen: "Speaking of comrade police, what are you doing at Lu Jun's house? That child has been dead for 20 years." ”

"That's what we're here to look into. Gu Chen bowed down and said.

The old man couldn't help but be stunned: "You came to investigate Lu Jun's case?" but...... It's been 20 years, and can you still find out the results?"

"Gotta give it a try. Gu Chen said.

When the old man heard this, he also sighed with emotion: "Actually, it's a pity for Lu Jun's child, there is a son and a daughter in the family, and an old mother died at such a young age." ”

"Originally, in those years, I wanted to run a black car and earn some money to build a new house, but then this happened, and the family's new house could not be built, and my wife also remarried with a daughter. ”

"There is only one son and old mother left in the family, if it weren't for the care of the villagers over the years, I don't know what it would be like. ”

"Is Lu Jun's mother okay now?" Yuan Shasha approached the old man and asked him loudly.

The old man shook his head: "What can it be? It's okay to get by, my grandson is now in college, and she usually stays alone at home, so she often walks around the village, and occasionally takes the car of the same villager to Hehu Township." ”

The old man is a talker, and as soon as he speaks, he can't stop at all.

Then he pointed to the small western-style buildings on both sides of the road and said, "Look at it, now every household builds small western-style buildings, and Lu Jun's family is still an old house." ”

"If you want to say that this Lu Jun's child will graduate from college in the future, it is estimated that he will also develop in a big city, and he will not return to this ravine, so this house does not need to be renovated, and the old woman will have to get by. ”

While speaking, the old man had already led everyone to the door of the old mansion.

After crossing a ditch, he knocked on the door.

"Who?"

An old lady responded from inside the house.

"It's me, there's a police officer looking for you. The old man said.

It didn't take long for the door to open, and an emaciated old lady stood at the door and looked at Gu Chen in a daze.

The old man hurriedly introduced: "These are the policemen from the city, saying that they want to investigate the case of your son Lu Jun." ”

"It's been 20 years, and finally the police are coming. ”

The old man teased, and then said to Gu Chen: "Comrade policeman, this is Lu Jun's mother, what do you want to ask her, go into the house and chat, I still have something to do at home, so I won't stay here." ”

"Thank you. Gu Chen expressed his gratitude for this.

After seeing the old man leave with his hands on his back, Gu Chen saluted Lu Jun's mother and said, "Hello, I am Gu Chen, the captain of the criminal investigation team of the Furong Branch. ”

"Come in. The old lady seemed to have a cold attitude, turned around directly, walked into the house, and then turned on the headlights in the living room.

A few people walked into the house and looked left and right.

The old house is a brick and wood structure, and the walls look a little old.

The furniture in the living room is relatively decayed, and it looks like it is a little old.

The old lady poured four glasses of water for a few people at the dining table, and then handed them to everyone: "Come to my house this big night, you are hard enough, the mountains are cold, it is cold, you should wear more clothes." ”

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"Thank you for our car and there was air conditioning in the car. Lu Weiwei took the steaming glass of water and responded with a light smile.

The old lady then motioned for everyone to sit casually, and she sat on a wooden chair with her hands on her knees, looking very restrained.

Gu Chen saw that the atmosphere was a little embarrassing, so he hurriedly explained: "Because of this concentrated operation in the city, we have to deal with all the old cases of the year, and our criminal investigation team has assigned this case of your son." ”

"But because this case spans 20 years, and we didn't handle it back then, I want to learn from you about the situation back then. ”

"Harm. The old lady sighed, looked at Gu Chen's immature face, and said lightly: "Seeing that you are so young, you should only be in your early twenties." ”

"If you count it down, 20 years young, you should only be a few years old. ”

"Yes. Gu Chen nodded and admitted, and said with a smile: "But this does not prevent us from investigating the case, we are currently collecting the information that was sorted out and sealed back then, and in addition, we also need to visit the parties." ”

Speaking of this, Gu Chen didn't forget to mention: "We had dinner at a restaurant in Hehu Township, and the boss was Lu Yan, Lu Jun's cousin, and he also told us some about the situation back then. ”

Thinking that the police had come all the way and had seen Lu Yan, the old lady suddenly opened her heart and said: "Actually, Lu Jun left so suddenly that we were not prepared at all. ”

"At that time, the police investigation was clueless, mainly because Lu Jun was found in the reservoir, and many clues could not be traced, so the investigation of the case was delayed again and again, and in the end, it was over. ”

"I also went to the police station to ask about the investigation before, but at that time, your police told me that the case was being investigated, and it was being investigated. ”

"Later, I also figured out that not every case, you police can find the result, maybe my son's death, this is the case. ”

Speaking of this, as if remembering the sad past, the old lady sniffed, and her eyes suddenly moistened.

She quickly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and tried to control her emotions.

Gu Chen nodded silently, and said lightly: "It was our responsibility not to give you an explanation back then, so we will always be responsible for this case to the end, and we will definitely give your son an explanation." ”

"yes. Lu Weiwei also said: "Even if the murderer escapes to the ends of the earth, we will definitely find out and let the murderer accept the punishment of the law, please believe us." ”

"Of course I want to believe you. Seeing that Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei said lightly, the old lady still didn't hold hope: "But 20 years have passed since this incident, and many things are already man-made, you can ask whatever you want, as long as I know and can remember, I will tell you." ”

Gu Chen could see that in fact, the old lady didn't have much hope, after all, time can change a lot.

Then Gu Chen turned on the law enforcement recorder, took out the transcript and asked, "Did your son have any conflicts with people in the days before and after the accident?"

"Nope. The old lady shook her head and said, "My son is quite a responsible person, and he never makes enemies with others. ”

"But I heard his cousin Lu Yan say that he used to fight with people and was detained. "Although Gu Chen heard some things about Lu Jun from Lu Yan, he needed to verify it here with the old lady.

The old lady said without reservation: "That's right, there was a group fight, but the driver of the black car, you go and ask, which one doesn't fight?" At that time, there were also people in our Hehu Township who were bullied, so everyone joined forces to negotiate with another group of people, but the result was not negotiated, and the fight started. ”

"My son was stupid with other people, and many people were arrested by the police who arrived later, and then they were locked up for a few days, but that doesn't mean anything, does it? That was a long way before he had an accident. ”

"Even if someone wants to retaliate against him, it can't be revenge in a year, right?"

When Gu Chen heard this, he nodded silently: "That means that your son Lu Jun didn't have a conflict with anyone before the accident?"

"No, no, after my son's accident, I asked other black car drivers in the same township, and they all said that Lu Jun didn't provoke anyone at all. ”

"He drives to make money every day, and besides, he is a person who is his duty in his bones, who does he provoke?"

Gu Chen caught some information and continued to ask, "Old lady, are you saying that your son Lu Jun has an honest personality, right?"

"Yes, since he was a child, this child has not been very talkative, enthusiastic, and honest. ”

"You're going to say who he's provoked, sorry, there's really no such thing. ”

"Then maybe the cause of this case is not vendetta. Officer Wang cupped his cheeks and thought for a moment before giving his opinion.

Lu Weiwei asked, "Lao Wang, your opinion is that Lu Jun's death may have been an accident?"

"Most likely. Officer Wang nodded silently, and said lightly: "If you want to talk about black car drivers, who do you usually have conflicts with? At most, they are passengers, and the price cannot be negotiated, or they can't be negotiated, or they are competitors." ”

"But before we were at the end of Hehu Township under the mountain, we also talked with Lu Jun's cousin Lu Yan, the chaotic competitive relationship, that was initially, and after several rounds of negotiations, in fact, these black car drivers have reached a tacit understanding. ”

"It's a bit unlikely that there will be another competition for territory, so I think it's more likely that the first one is that there is a conflict with passengers, probably because of the fare. ”

"No, my son drives a business and has always earned money from his conscience. Afraid of misunderstanding by the police, the old lady also tried her best to clarify:

"My son drives to solicit customers, and he always negotiates the price before leaving. ”

"Compared with other people, how can he be such an honest and responsible person, how can he have a conflict with others because of the fare? No, absolutely not. ”

"Old lady. Gu Chen looked up at her and asked, "Can you guarantee that what you said is true?"

"Of course, I guarantee with my personality. "The old lady was resolute.

"Okay. Gu Chen nodded silently and began to ponder.

But at the same time, taking into account Lu Jun's specific situation, then Lu Jun has always been an honest person in the eyes of most people.

But the honest man was suddenly killed and sank in the reservoir, what does this mean?

Gu Chen himself gave a concentrated possibility in his mind, that is, robbery and murder.

Twenty years ago, when the monitoring network was not yet developed, this situation was indeed prone to occur.

Moreover, Gu Chen also learned a little about it in Hehu Township, under the mountain, during the chat with Lu Jun's cousin Lu Yan.

Most of the locations of Lu Jun's run are urban and rural areas, that is, they are not in the urban area, but in the urban area and the township route.

This kind of place is indeed prone to some robbery.

In addition, Lu Jun seems to be honest and responsible, and it is easy to become a robbery target for some people with ulterior motives.

According to these inferences, Gu Chen first ruled out the possibility of disputes arising from contradictions, and then retaliated by others.

Rather, the reason is characterized as the murderer's accidental crime.

In this regard, it is consistent with the results of the investigation of those fellow police officers at the beginning, that is, there is no possibility of vendetta, and it may be a random crime.

Later, Gu Chen supplemented Lu Jun's specific information according to the old lady's memories, and it was possible to collect more useful clues.

But a comparison of all the clues seems to verify the previous statement, that is, the murderer is likely to commit the crime randomly, and Lu Jun is unfortunately called the random victim.

"Thank you very much for your cooperation. "Gu Chen has already gotten a lot of information from the old lady, although there is not much useful information, but it is enough to improve the image of Lu Jun as a person in his mind.

Seeing that Gu Chen and the others were leaving, the old lady took the initiative to stand up and asked, "Are you going to leave now?" It's already so late, why don't you stay at my house tonight? I'll get you a few quilts." ”

Seeing that the old lady really wanted to go to the house to get the quilt, Gu Chen hurriedly explained: "No, we still have to rush to the place where the crime occurred, that is, the Sanxi Reservoir in Hejiang Town, and visit the locals over there to see if there are any new discoveries?"

"Now?" the old lady glanced at the time, it was already 8 o'clock in the evening, and immediately reminded: "Why don't you go another day, it's 8 o'clock in the evening now, and the night in the countryside is very quiet." ”

"I've counted the time. Gu Chen looked down at his watch, and also took the initiative to explain: "If we set off now and go to Sanxi Reservoir in Hejiang Town, it may be around 9 o'clock when we arrive, and we can also communicate with the locals, and it is not too late." ”

Seeing that Gu Chen insisted on going, the old lady's nose suddenly became sore, and tears began to fall.

Seeing this, Gu Chen was also stunned, and hurriedly asked, "Old lady, what's wrong with you?"

"Back then...... Those policemen back then, if you were so diligent in helping my son find the murderer, I wouldn't have complained for so many years, seeing you working so hard, I believe you would definitely gain something, and you definitely didn't come to go through the motions. ”

"Old lady. Seeing that the old lady was still crying, Lu Weiwei also hurriedly comforted her: "We are investigating the case, of course, we are not going through the motions, we will definitely do our best, please rest assured." ”

"Hmm. The old lady nodded silently and said, "If I had seen you just come here before, I might not have believed that you were sincere in handling this case, but now it seems that you are indeed handling my son's case with your heart, and I blame you for it." ”

"After all, the murderer has been at large for 20 years, and in these 20 years, my son's grievances are difficult to clear, and I ...... in my heart"

sniffed, and the old lady also said sadly: "The stone in my heart has been hanging like this." ”

Looking up at Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha, the old lady said again: "I saw you working so hard today, I believe that you will definitely be able to find the murderer who was killed by heaven and avenge my son." ”

Gu Chen patted his wife on the shoulder, comforted him and said, "Old lady, then you can wait here for our good news, if the murderer is caught, we will definitely notify you as soon as possible." ”

"Hmm. The old lady nodded silently: "I don't believe in others, I believe in you, you look very powerful." ”

"Haha. Seeing that the old lady finally burst into tears and laughed, Lu Weiwei was also amused: "Can you also see this? ”

Officer Wang hurriedly said: "It's not too early, we have to leave immediately, besides, old lady, is it convenient to leave a phone number? ”

"Eh, okay, my phone number is ......"

The old lady hurriedly told everyone her phone number, and then walked to the side of the road in person and watched Gu Chen and the others drive away.

As soon as the police car left, the small village suddenly became lively.

Many elderly people walked out of their homes and came to the vicinity of the old lady's door.

"Hey, you've got a guest?" said an old man.

The old lady nodded silently and said with a light smile: "That's right, it's a guest, a guest who came to help my son find the murderer." ”

"It's been 20 years, and they're only here now, are they okay?" said another old man.

The old lady shook her head: "I don't know, but I feel that they must be able to do it, they may be lucky stars sent down by God who pity my old lady." ”

Saying this, the old lady looked up at the starry sky, suddenly closed her hands, closed her eyes and made a wish.

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