Mystery Pursuit

The night in the small town is exceptionally quiet, except for the dim yellow lights on the side of the road, there are few people walking on the street.

The cool night breeze was blowing slowly, Wu Yuzhou exhaled a puff of smoke out of the window, he gradually pulled away from the voices of his colleagues discussing the case, pulled out from this dilapidated hotel, and entered the murderer's world.

Thunder roared, heavy rain poured down, and Qiuyang Mountain seemed to be covered with a thin layer of veil.

The weather forecast cannot be highly accurate for the time being. If you want to come and go in rainy days, then I will live near Qiuyang Mountain. The closer you are, the fewer people will see me.

I choose rainy days, because there are few people traveling in rainy days, and the rain can dilute the footprints and traces.

The long raincoat, like my umbrella, is worn outside, and no one knows my hairstyle and clothing.

I can't accurately judge which day and time will rain, and I can't judge who will appear in front of me on a rainy day, so the object I choose is random.

On a rainy day, it is fate that you met me.

What if I meet an old woman with wrinkled face, shriveled body, or bloated and out of shape?

No!I hate old women.

Their aging faces, sagging skin, and poor hand feel do not arouse my interest.

So I don't choose women randomly, my range is young and beautiful, not more than 30 years old, young women of different ages will bring me different joys.

On rainy days in summer, I have come out more than once, like a ghost floating in the mountains, just looking for women who can bring me excitement and happiness, and finally found them, I want to hide them, hide them in a place where no one will find them, let They are mine forever.

I know Qiuyang Mountain, Xiangyang Village, and Zuozhuang Town very well. This is where I live. The outside world makes me uneasy. I can only feel at ease within the familiar range. Those women are hidden within my safe zone.

Why find pleasure in women?

Lonely, lonely, angry.

No one has ever paid attention to me, life is like a pool of stagnant water, repeating day after day, boring and boring days, hollowing out my heart bit by bit, I have to find something to fill this hollow, and the body also needs relief .

I need women to accompany my loneliness, stimulate my emptiness, vent my anger, and relieve my needs.

Why lonely?

Eat alone, sleep alone, work alone... day after day.

Why angry?

I have been treated unfairly, someone has taken my partner, or destroyed my body, I have done nothing wrong, why should I be treated this unfairly, the fire in my heart has no place to vent, it burns every single day Burn, burn more and more vigorously.

In fact, I am by your side, maybe I smiled at you yesterday.

"Boom!"

Everyone discussing the case heard the sound and looked over. Wu Yuzhou, who was standing by the window, suddenly hit his head on the glass, covered his head with his hands, frowned, and bit his lower lip with his teeth.

Yu Ye ran over immediately, reached into his pocket and groped for a while, "Where's the medicine?"

"It doesn't hurt recently, I forgot to bring it." Sweat dripped from Wu Yuzhou's forehead, and his palms were cold and sticky.

Yu Ye turned his head and shouted at Wu Fei, "Hurry up and buy painkillers."

"Boss, at this time...the pharmacy..." Wu Fei stammered.

"If you don't have it, go to the county to buy it. If you don't go back to Jingchuan to buy it in the county, you should hurry up."

"Got it." Wu Fei picked up the car keys and ran out.

Yu Ye supported Wu Yuzhou, "Go to bed and lie down for a while."

Wu Yuzhou's cognition was invaded by pain, he couldn't feel anything other than pain, and Yu Ye's voice in his ears could not be heard intermittently.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Yu Ye picked him up and put him on the bed.

"I'll ask the boss if he has any painkillers." Lin Jie ran downstairs.

Cheng Xiaolu also went out, and after a while, she ran up panting, holding three or four bottles of ice water, "Boss, the boss's house doesn't have painkillers, Brother Da Lin and the boss went to a relative's house to find medicine, try this first .” She wrapped the ice water in a towel and handed it to Yu Ye.

Yu Ye put ice water on Wu Yuzhou's forehead, waved and said, "Xiaolu go back to rest first, there is still work tomorrow."

Cheng Xiaolu knew that she couldn't help, so she closed the door gently and left.

Ice water was useless to Wu Yuzhou, he bit his lower lip tightly, curled up and hugged into a ball.

Yu Ye held his hand, "Call out if it hurts, they're not here."

Wu Yuzhou curled up like a shrimp, but he never said a word. After a while, he started talking nonsense: "Bullets... guns."

Yu Ye leaned closer and put his ear to his lips to hear these words clearly. A guess flashed in his mind, "Have you been shot in the head?"

"I... don't live... long."

Yu Ye was startled, then uttered an obscenity and kicked over the chair beside him, "What are you talking about? What do you mean you won't live long?"

Wu Yuzhou didn't change anything because of his rage, he still covered his head with his hands, talking nonsense, "If I die...help me find...Lulu."

Lulu?

Yu Ye suddenly remembered that Zhou Qizheng had a younger sister named Zhou Qilu.

It turned out that he was using his remaining consciousness to confess his last words, Yu Ye was even more annoyed, kicked the chair again, squatted on the side of the bed, looked into Wu Yuzhou's eyes, and said, "I won't let you die again, my sister will find it herself. "After speaking, he got up and called Lin Jie.

During the phone call, Lin Jie was out of breath, "I found the medicine at the boss's mother-in-law's house, I'll go back right away, you can call Xiao Wu to come back."

Yu Ye breathed a sigh of relief, sat on the side of the bed, pulled Wu Yuzhou into his arms, Wu Yuzhou's body trembled slightly, Yu Ye felt his pain, but couldn't share it, and his heart became more irritable.

Lin Jie ran back frantically, and when he opened the door, he saw the picture of Yu Ye hugging Wu Yuzhou tightly. Before he had time to think about it, he quickly handed over the medicine.

Yu Ye tore open two pieces of medicine, fed them into Wu Yuzhou's mouth, and held them tightly with his arms. When the strength of the medicine slowly came up, Wu Yuzhou's hands were removed from his head, and he let go and put Wu Yuzhou back on the bed.

Yu Ye walked out of the room, and Lin Jie followed, and just as he closed the door, he couldn't wait to ask, "Are you reconciled?"

Yu Ye reached out to him for a cigarette, "No."

"When did you start smoking? What's going on with you two?"

"It's okay, I just saw that he was in too much pain, don't worry about it, go back to sleep, there is business tomorrow."

After Yu Ye finished smoking a cigarette, he went back to his room and Wu Yuzhou felt much better. He was sitting leaning on the bed and smoking.

"Smoking when you don't feel pain, do you think your life span is too long?" Yu Ye said angrily. .

Wu Yuzhou twitched his lips slightly, "The person who took away the missing person was near Qiuyang Mountain, male, lived alone for many years, or widowed, never married a wife, or never been in a relationship.

They may also have been abandoned by women, or physically disabled.

Combined with the fact that the family has a long black raincoat, it is not difficult to check in the village.

It is always faster than us to find a needle in a haystack by first locking the suspected area. "

Yu Ye squinted at him, "Just now you were thinking about these things, did you suffer from a headache?"

Wu Yuzhou gave a soft "um".

"In the future, you can talk about your ideas, and I will think about the details. Go to bed first, and arrange someone to investigate tomorrow morning."

The hotels in the town are shabby, and Yu Ye didn’t pick one in the special environment, but the lack of soundproofing is embarrassing. If you live in the same room with Lin Jie, you can still make fun of it. If you live with Wu Yuzhou, it’s uncomfortable to turn off the lights.

Yu Ye wanted to pretend to be asleep, but the phone kept ringing. He had no choice but to turn on the phone. Lin Jie sent five or six WeChat messages in succession. The content was unsightly. He didn't intend to reply. He just wanted to turn off the phone when he felt Facing the gaze from the opposite bed, he subconsciously turned his head and met his eyes.

"you……"

Just as Yu Ye opened his mouth, Wu Yuzhou closed his eyes.

He had no choice but to swallow back the words, got up and smoked outside, and did not go back to sleep until the sound stopped.

Thinking about the case in his heart, Yu Ye couldn't sleep well, he woke up at five o'clock, and it was not six o'clock after washing and buying breakfast, and Wu Yuzhou was still sleeping.

Yu Ye put down his breakfast, walked over in a strange manner, stood by the bed and looked at Wu Yuzhou, his hair was messed up in sleep, and the thin scars on his eyebrows and tail were exposed, a shallow line, who hurt him?Thinking, he bent down, stretched out his fingers to touch, his lips unconsciously moved close to the side of Wu Yuzhou's face, just as his fingertips touched the scar, Wu Yuzhou opened his eyes suddenly.

Yu Ye: "..."

The air was suddenly quiet, more embarrassing than last night.

He didn't do anything, but couldn't explain it clearly, so he didn't explain at all, "Get up and have breakfast."

Wu Yuzhou didn't ask any further questions. After breakfast, the three of Lin Jie yawned and entered the door. They didn't sleep well last night. Yu Ye explained according to the range of suspects that Wu Yuzhou delineated. There are eight people in the portrait, and six of them have black raincoats at home.

Yu Ye stared at the list of people in his hand, "There are so many bachelors in the village?"

Wu Fei: "One family has a special situation. The three men in Huang Haidong's family are all single, so they are counted together.

Two years ago, Liu Bo's wife ran away with someone.

Xiong Feng's hand was cut off by a machine in the factory last year, and he became disabled.

Li Zhiguo's family conditions are average, but he is very picky about women, so he didn't marry a wife when he was young. "

"All three men are single?" Yu Ye asked.

Wu Fei: "Yes, his family's situation is special. Huang Haidong's wife committed suicide more than ten years ago. The whereabouts of his son and daughter-in-law are still unknown. Although the two grandsons are young, they have never had a girlfriend. Maybe their family conditions are not good. No girl is willing to fall in love with their brothers, the little grandson Huang Yongtao had a car accident last year and his calf was amputated."

Wu Yuzhou suddenly thought of sister Su Xin's words yesterday, and asked, "Master Huang Hai's house, do you live near Su Xin's house?"

Wu Fei nodded, "Go to Huang Yongqiang today and ask me about Su Xin's situation."

Wu Yuzhou asked again: "Did you find the black raincoat at his house?"

"I only went to find a raincoat, and didn't ask about other things.

Yesterday's eyewitness, Li Zhiguo, also fits the suspect's portrait. He is single, living alone, and has a raincoat. I doubt him a little. "

"Go and investigate if you have any doubts. Next, we will investigate these six people one by one. At the same time, send the raincoats found from their homes, together with Zhang Xing's, to the Municipal Bureau for testing." After Yu Ye made arrangements, everyone threw themselves into work .

Yu Ye and Wu Yuzhou went to Huang Haidong's house first. White smoke was rising from the chimney on the roof, and they entered a red brick path in the courtyard. The vegetable gardens on both sides were full of vegetables. The door was open, and the smell of food wafted out. Holding a basin in his hand, he was picking cucumbers in the vegetable garden. When he saw someone coming in from the courtyard gate, he walked out of the vegetable garden and said "Hello."

Yu Ye showed his ID. Recently, the police were in the village every day, and everyone was used to it. Huang Yongqiang was not too surprised, and politely invited them into the house.

The living room is covered with green thumb-wide plastic strips. Huang Haidong sits in a corner by the wall, smoking a cigarette while weaving baskets out of the plastic strips on the floor, turning a blind eye to anyone who enters the door. There is a prosthetic limb beside him.

Huang Yongqiang pulled out two plastic chairs from a pile of plastic chairs and put them by the window, motioning for Yu Ye and Wu Yuzhou to sit down, and then put a pot of freshly picked vegetables on the window sill, "I grow them at home, you can eat whatever you want." He said to himself Picking up one, rubbing it on the clothes, chewing, "You came here for something shameful? You came here in the morning and took a raincoat from my house."

Huang Yongqiang's unpretentious behavior infected Yu Ye, looking at the mud on the cucumbers and tomatoes, he still didn't reach out, there were three men in the Huang family, but now there are only two, he asked casually: "You and the old man are the only two in the family? "

"Yongtao, come out." Huang Yongqiang yelled towards the west room, "Oh, the food is burnt", and then ran into the kitchen.

The door of the side bedroom room opened, and a young man in a wheelchair came out. His pants under his left calf were buttoned up, and there was a fish tank on both thighs. There were three small goldfish in it. Huang Yongtao put the goldfish on the window sill, "What do you want me to do?"

Wu Yuzhou glanced at his empty trousers, and Huang Yongtao keenly noticed that he wanted to go back in the wheelchair, "It's okay, I'm going back."

Wu Yuzhou took a step forward, grabbed the handle of the wheelchair, and didn't let him go, "We want to ask, whose black raincoat is it?"

Huang Yongtao glanced at his grandfather, and quickly looked away, "My, it rained a few days ago, and I still wore it to go shopping. If you don't believe me, you can go to the supermarket and ask."

"That raincoat is the only one in your house?"

"Like three, I can't figure it out, you can ask my elder brother." Huang Yongtao is much fairer than Huang Yongqiang, with a black circle around his lower eyelids, he looks at the ground when he speaks, and doesn't look directly at people.

Wu Yuzhou didn't stop him anymore, and let him go back to the room. Seeing him sitting in front of the computer and playing games with headphones on, he turned his gaze. After entering the living room, the cold atmosphere picked up. Wu Yuzhou repeated the question just now.

Huang Yongqiang wiped the sweat from his forehead, "We each have a set, the dark green is mine, and the one you take away is my brother's."

Yu Ye glanced at Huang Yongtao who was playing games with headphones on, and asked, "His legs?"

"Two years ago, I was riding a bicycle to the town and was hit by a car. At that time, the situation was dangerous and my leg was amputated."

"Do you usually go out?"

"He doesn't go out very much, he just plays games at home, and occasionally goes out to wear prosthetics. I bought him a good brand, and he is no different from a normal person with his pants."

"July 7th, 7th, 16nd, where are you?" Yu Ye asked again.

"On the 7th and 22nd, I was watching melons in the watermelon field. On the 16th, I was at home. Grandpa and Yong Tao were both at home."

"The watermelon field under the autumn sun, yours?"

"Correct."

"Did you see anything in the melon field during those two days?"

"No."

"On the 16th, why didn't you go to see the watermelon?"

"I basically go at night. Occasionally Yong Tao and grandpa will take my place. I only go when I have time during the day. After all, no thief dares to steal melons during the day."

"Did you hear or see anything at night?"

"No."

Yu Ye walked to Huang Haidong's side, "How about you, old man? Did you see anything on the mountain?"

Huang Haidong slammed the cigarette pot on the ground twice, stood up and snorted coldly, and walked out, "I don't want to go to Su Xin when I have time, I'm here to ask questions, I'm free."

Huang Yongqiang smiled awkwardly, "My grandfather has a stubborn temper, don't mind."

Huang Haidong himself was far from the image that Sister Su Xin loved her little granddaughter. The old man walked out of the house, picked up the hoe standing by the fence, and went into the vegetable garden to weed.

The old man was not in the house, so it was easier to ask the question, "Is it convenient to reveal the reason for grandma's suicide?"

"Grandma has been gone for 15 years, when I was only seven years old, the specific reason is not clear."

"Didn't your parents or grandpa mention it?"

"Grandma's departure is a big blow to grandpa. He doesn't want to mention this matter. My parents haven't been back for many years. Comrade police, can I trouble you to help me find news about my parents."

Yu Ye wrote his mobile phone number to Huang Yongqiang, "When the case is over, you can go to the Jingchuan Municipal Bureau to find me, and first record the information in the missing persons database."

Huang Yongqiang smiled and shook hands with Yu Ye, "Thank you."

Huang Yongqiang was talkative, relatively easy to communicate, and the conversation went smoothly. Half an hour later, Yu Ye and Wu Yuzhou left Huang's house. Huang Haidong was always weeding in the vegetable garden, and he didn't care about the police. He didn't even lift his eyelids. .

The two walked side by side on the country road, Yu Ye shook his shoulders and smiled, "No one in this family is normal except for Huang Yongqiang. The three of them are about the same height. They are all about 1.7 meters five. Huang Haidong is 65 this year. The body is pretty tough, who do you think is more suspicious?"

"When Huang Yongtao asked about the raincoat, he glanced at Huang Haidong. Now there are too few clues, so I'm not sure."

Every household in the village is very close to each other. It didn’t take long to arrive at Li Zhi’s country. When entering the courtyard, there was a burst of cow dung smell. Walking into the room, Li Zhiguo was watching TV.

Li Zhiguo was slightly surprised, a wave of policemen just arrived in the morning, why did they come again?He put down the remote and asked them to sit down.

Li Zhiguo's house was not as big as the Huang's, and it was neatly furnished. Yu Ye was not in a hurry to ask about the case, so he asked first, "Do you live alone?"

"I lived with my mother before, but she left the year before last, and I was the only one left in the house."

"Have you considered finding a partner?"

Li Zhiguo sighed, "I can't find a suitable one at this age."

"Why didn't you consider finding someone when you were young?"

"My father left early, and my mother dragged me and my brother to barely make ends meet. After marrying my brother a wife, I really couldn't afford the money. When I got a little bit of savings, I was getting older. The person who came to introduce me, They're all... oh... crooked melons and cracked dates." Li Zhiguo gestured with his hands around his waist, "Some are fat like pigs, some have been divorced, and some have children... These introducers are simply blind , anyone will send it to me."

"what type do you like?"

"I've never been married, and I've never messed with women. I'm innocent. The other party has to be a young girl anyway. It's better to be more beautiful."

"This requirement is currently difficult."

"I would rather be single than accept second-hand goods and those with children."

"How about meeting those college students on the mountain on the 16th?"

"That's definitely nothing to say, but college students don't like us." Li Zhiguo said while recalling the face of the female student, the skin was so tender that water could be squeezed out, and a smile appeared unconsciously on his mouth.

"Which one of them do you think is the most beautiful?" Wu Yuzhou took the opportunity to ask.

"The one with the longest hair and the one in the white dress is like a fairy. I'm dissatisfied with you and it makes my heart pound. I've never felt like this before." Wu Yuzhou took a look at Li Zhiguo's drooping eyes. is on.

Yu Ye changed the subject and returned to the raincoat, "In the morning, how long have you bought the raincoat they took away?"

Li Zhiguo thought for a while, "For two or three years, by the way, you took the raincoats and made—" Before he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered the man in black he saw that day, "You don't doubt me, do you? The girl in the white skirt is Pretty, but I didn't do anything, and Su Xin is a child, what can I do if I take her away?"

Yu Ye explained: "You are not the only one who has a black raincoat. It is a routine for us, so just ask."

While speaking, Wu Yuzhou caught a glimpse of the canvas messenger bag hanging beside him. The brown satchel had been washed white, "This is it?"

"I keep the ox-back bag for water, raincoat, toilet paper and so on."

The shoulder bag is self-made, two pieces of rectangular fabric are sewn together, a strap is sewn on the top, there is no zipper, and the contents of the backpack can be seen at a glance with a light probe. Wu Yuzhou took a look and took off the backpack, "I will take this bag back One trip, and it will be sent back in an hour, so as not to delay your cattle herding in the afternoon."

Li Zhiguo stared, "What... do you use it for?"

"It's nothing, just take a look." Wu Yuzhou gave Yu Ye a wink, and the two left in a hurry. After leaving the hospital, Yu Ye asked, "Is there something in the bag?"

Wu Yuzhou opened the bag, and there was a piece of white cloth flower under the sundries, like an ornament on the sleeve or skirt, "Ask Ding Yueke to confirm, is this ornament on Ding Yueke's clothes?"

The author has something to say: I wrote a long paragraph about this case before, and I deleted it because I was afraid that what the author said would be annoying. I can sum it up in one sentence. The inspiration for this case comes from a real case in my life. Next When you read the modus operandi, you will know why it left a shadow on my childhood.There will be new discoveries in the case tomorrow...