Mystery Pursuit

Yu Ye asked casually while driving, "Huh?"

"The deceased and Feng Zhide Chai Huan were companions, which means that he was also abducted when he was young. These children escaped from the traffickers. Some did not want to go home, and some did not remember where their home was. They used false identities outside. The household registration system does not have their second-generation ID card information, so go back and check the system, it is better to ask Chai Huan directly.”

"Okay, let's go directly to see Chai Huan."

Not seeing each other for two months, Chai Huan has lost a lot of weight, and she looks like a different person from the past.

When we met, Wu Yuzhou said bluntly: "The man you call brother, the boy who pointed a gun at me is dead."

Chai Huan's eyes were sunken, and her half-drooped eyelids lifted slightly, her eyes were like a pool of stagnant water, "You came here to tell me this?" Her tone was steady, without any surprise.

"The first time he hijacked me to pay Feng Zhide crazy, and the second time was also for you and Feng Zhide. It can be seen that he has a deep affection for you two. You have grown up together these years, and you are also relatives and friends. You hope he is like this Died for no reason?"

"Everyone has their own destiny. My little brother's fate here may be a relief for him. It's a good thing. I don't want to know the result, and I don't need to know who the murderer is." Chai Huan's eyelids drooped again in the afternoon , staring at the desktop.

Wu Yuzhou smiled.

Chai Huan raised his eyes, "What are you laughing at?"

"You have been using these boys, and you use them when you need them. Afterwards, their life and death have nothing to do with you...I won't press you for things you don't want to say. This time I just want to know basic information such as his name and age. Don't let him Be an anonymous corpse."

Chai Huan sniffed, turned his face away, and stared at the white wall for a while before turning back, "Wang Zijia is ten years old this year. He was separated from his family when he was three. When he grows up, he doesn't remember his parents. Go, his parents should also be from this city." She took a deep breath and paused, "Actually, you know his name, and it's useless to find his parents. From the age of three to 17, he hasn't contacted his family for 14 years. Strangers are actually pretty much the same, they don’t know any information.”

Wu Yuzhou nodded in agreement, "Where's the other boy who stuttered?"

Chai Huan smiled, "He is not a young man. Don't look at him as a young man, and he can't speak clearly. In fact, he is our eldest brother. He is twenty this year, and his name is Li Yan."

"How can I find Li Yan?"

"I don't know where they went after they escaped last time. I don't know what happened. I can only tell you that you can go and have a look at their previous residence. Whether you can find someone depends on your luck."

"Does he have a job? Or a hangout?

"A person like us who uses sex doesn't have a regular job. He usually doesn't want to go out and meet people. He likes to stay at home and be an otaku."

"Where did Wang Zijia work before?"

"He messed around with those big brothers in society, and he was probably killed by those people this time... The so-called big brothers don't treat them as human beings at all, and if they do something wrong, they will be thrown into the sea and fed to the fish."

"What's the name of the elder brother he's with? Where is it?"

"Li Sen, the area of ​​Xinhua Street in the old city."

"Last time you said that in order to complete the graduation work for killing people, do Wang Zijia and Li Yan also need graduation works?" Wu Yuzhou asked.

"Those who want to graduate with freedom must complete graduation works."

"What freedom? What kind of graduation project?"

"If you have no other questions, I'll go back." After such a long time, Chai Huan still didn't want to talk about the school, so she got up to leave.

Wu Yuzhou blocked the way, "I think that school is just like you. There are many people who need freedom. If you don't want your former partner to make mistakes again, you'd better tell us more."

Chai Huan sneered, "I'm not a god, and I can't control so many people. Officer Zhou's words are high-sounding, which sounds nice, but I'm just looking for a younger sister. I advise you not to look for it. Your brother-sister relationship is just what it used to be. It's been so long. There is a different life, and the family affection has long been diluted by time, and it is like a stranger, so why bother."

"Not only to find my sister, but also to catch those people."

"Oh!" Chai Huan sneered contemptuously, "If the police are really dedicated to their duties, how can such a place exist? How can we be separated from our families for more than ten years?"

Yu Ye: "A few days ago, we learned about this matter through your few words. We didn't know about it before. How can we investigate if we don't know? We can only find out more if you provide more clues."

Wu Yuzhou: "Please trust us once."

"I'm a dying person, believe it or not, what's the point of chasing after you to find out the truth?"

Yu Ye: "If you are willing to cooperate with us, I will help you apply for a commutation of sentence."

"I have killed so many people, where can I reduce it? The death penalty has become lifeless? It is better to die than to stay in prison for the rest of my life."

"Those children who were abducted together have nothing to do with you. Could it be that Li Yan also has nothing to do with you? The four of you only have him alive. Don't you want him to have a normal life?"

"I said just now that everyone has his own fate, and Li Yan has Li Yan's fate, and I can't change that much." Chai Huan broke through Wu Yuzhou's obstruction and walked to the door, and knocked on the door with handcuffed hands.

Yu Ye raised his hand and hugged Wu Yuzhou's shoulder, "Let's go."

After visiting Zhang Cheng, Wu Yuzhou had nothing else to do. He got in the car and didn't say where he was going, so he drove there with Yu Ye.

Yu Ye: "Chai Huan lied a little bit."

"Li Yan's ID card?" Wu Yuzhou asked.

"Yes, if he uses a fake |ID|ID, it is impossible to pass the facial verification in the hotel. Let's go to the hotel and call out Li Yan's ID card information."

After recalling Li Yan’s ID card information, I went back to the police station to check the system. Except for the record of staying in a hotel last time, there is no record of Li Yan swiping his ID card. According to Li Yan’s household registration information, his parents have died and his account has been canceled, leaving him alone at home. .

They then went to the address provided by Chai Huan, a shared apartment. The landlord and roommates confirmed that Li Yan and Wang Zijia had indeed lived here. They did not come back after October, and the rent was not paid. Yandu's phone was turned off, and it was not until the beginning of December that no one was contacted before the landlord entered the house to pack up the luggage of the two and put it in the storage room. The room was packed up and rented out to other people.

The roommate recalled that Wang Zijia did not often come back to live before, and occasionally came to stay for a night or two, and came back with an injury.

To trace the identity information of other people, you can find family members and friends through the household registration information. After visiting relatives and friends, you can basically understand a person's situation. Wang Zijia is different. He was separated from his parents and had no family when he was a child. Heihu, if he wants to know anything about him, he can only go to Li Yan.

Perhaps Li Yan returned home in his early years and had a real ID card, but his parents died, he had no other close relatives, friends had accidents one after another, the ID card could not be found recently, and the rental house had never been back. The two brothers, one died and the other No news, no clues at all.

Yu Ye and Wu Yuzhou came out of Li Yan's rented house. It was nearly ten o'clock in the evening, and the corners of the city without neon lights were plunged into darkness, and snowflakes floated in the sky.

A layer of snow fell on the car window, the wipers turned back and forth, and the heater in the car was turned up to the maximum, but the air-conditioning still couldn't be driven away. Yu Ye pulled out a pair of cotton gloves from the side of the car seat and handed them to Wu Yuzhou, "It will take a while to warm up. Put it on."

Wu Yuzhou didn't answer, so he pushed it back to him, "Holding the steering wheel is cold, you wear it."

Yu Ye didn't answer either, and said with a smile, "Are you concerned about me?"

Wu Yuzhou: "..."

The snow on the car window melted a little, Yu Ye called the police in the town, told about today's investigation, and then drove to the main road, "What do you want to eat?"

"It's too late to eat, just send me back."

"Go back and eat bread? Frozen dumplings? Instant noodles? When will you learn to be kinder to yourself?"

"Cooking is too troublesome."

"You don't need to do it, just wait and eat."

"Forget it, it's too late to go to your house for dinner, so it's inconvenient to take a taxi back."

"Then don't go."

Wu Yuzhou: "..."

It was too late, Yu Ye didn't really take Wu Yuzhou home to cook and eat, and took him to the restaurant he frequented, surrounded by the heating system in the restaurant, and drinking a cup of hot tea, completely drove away the cold, and warmed his whole body up.

Wu Yuzhou took off his down jacket and sat on a chair, drank a big mouthful of hot tea, and said: "Now you need an ID card to take a train, a bus, or stay in a hotel. Li Yan hasn't returned to the rental house for two months, and there is no record of his ID card. I fear he is in danger."

"Afraid he will be like Wang Zijia?" Yu Ye asked.

"That's the worst possible outcome."

"We missed a person today. When we finish dealing with the affairs in the bureau tomorrow morning, we can talk to Li Sen. Chai Huan said that if he did something wrong, he would be thrown into the sea to feed the fish. This is in line with Wang Zijia's death. Wang Zijia is often with Li Yan, and Li Sen may know the places they often go to."

Wu Yuzhou thought as he said, "It's only been more than two months since they escaped last time. What happened during this period? Wang Zijia's crime scene is also weird. It seems to have committed suicide, and there are many things that don't make sense. The iron fence around the hole, the top of the fence is a triangular point, and it is very easy to scratch when jumping in, but Wang Zijia has no injuries at all, except that the workers of Xianyu Village said that the iron fence has not been found to be removed during this morning. This is very strange when driving. The concrete pier under the iron fence is very heavy. After he jumped into the water, the water temperature was so low that it was impossible for him to swim to the edge of the ice and pull the iron fence back. It can’t be exactly the same as before.”

"So there were people at the scene of the crime. That person took away Wang Zijia's clothes, cell phone and other items. After he jumped into the lake, he returned the iron fence to its original position. If you look at it this way, the possibility of being murdered is not small."

Wu Yuzhou frowned and remained silent.

"What else can't you figure it out?" Yu Ye asked.

"I think in this situation, there is also the possibility of suicide. For example, the two of us agreed that after I jumped into the water, you would help me put away my clothes and put the iron fence back in place. There should be more than two people."

"If Wang Zijia committed suicide, the person who helped him get his clothes to deal with the scene is most likely Li Yan, and it is very important to find Li Yan next." Yu Ye stopped to drink, and said, "But why did Wang Zijia commit suicide? Li Yan And why did you help him commit suicide? Li Yan, their good friend for so many years, should dissuade rather than condone."

"This is currently unresolved. Maybe murder is more likely. This case is not under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Bureau. Is it bad for us to intervene too much?"

"We came forward to help. It's too late for the town to be happy. There is no need to worry too much about this. If the city bureau comes to the case, the city bureau case should be the most important thing. Wang Zijia can't invest as much in the investigation as it is now."

"Well, I know that."

Near the end of the year, shopping malls and restaurants are full of Christmas atmosphere. This restaurant is also catching up with the Christmas atmosphere. The waiters are dressed in Santa Claus clothes, Christmas trees are placed at the entrance and in the lobby, colorful lights are hung on the windows, and Santa Claus window paper is pasted. A few students at the next table are chattering Discuss how to spend Christmas.

Yu Ye cleared his throat, put down the water glass in his hand, and straightened his back, "What are the arrangements for Christmas?"

"Me?" Wu Yuzhou was slightly surprised, "There is no arrangement, I am nothing but those."

"How can it not be? Normal life is boring enough. If there is no sense of ritual during holidays, wouldn't it be as lifeless as the lake under the ice? Since you have no arrangements, just listen to me."

Wu Yuzhou glanced at the couple who were sitting next to each other feeding each other, and asked, "How did you spend Christmas before? Bring friends out for dinner?"

Knowing that his friend refers to his boyfriend, Yu Ye said with a smile, "Do you suspect that I used to coax people like this? Chasing people? Is this jealous?"

"I... just asked casually, you are overthinking."

Yu Ye smiled even more, "A few years ago, I lived with Dalin and Liang Yuxuan. Later, Lin Jie had a girlfriend and abandoned me and Liang Yuxuan. After a few years, Liang Yuxuan also had a girlfriend. I was left to sing at Liang Yuxuan's bar. It's better to be happy when others are lively than to be bored at home by yourself, how about you? How have you spent Christmas these years?"

"How can I live with those people? It's nothing more than drinking and singing... Indulging in the fame of festivals, that kind of life is very boring after a long time. After going to Tibet, I have basically never celebrated festivals."

"What about the Spring Festival?"

"Cook two more packs of quick-frozen dumplings than usual."

Yu Ye sighed, "It's all over... I went to my house for the Spring Festival this year. Last time I was hospitalized, you promised to go to my house and you didn't go. It's just the Spring Festival to fulfill your promise."

The Spring Festival is a day for family reunion, Wu Yuzhou didn't want to disturb, "Let's talk about it later."

"My sister participated in the Spring Festival Gala this year, and she won't be home for the New Year's Eve dinner. My mother and I are the only ones out there. Come on, my mother still wants to see you."

"How did your sister become a star? I remember that she was still a primary school student." Wu Yuzhou cleverly changed the subject.

"The little girl has been obsessed with Korean stars since she was a child. She likes to sing and dance. When she was a teenager, she participated in a dance competition and was selected as a trainee by a Korean company. She stayed there for a few years. After the contract expired, she returned to China to develop. My mother and I didn't care. All these things with her depend on her alone, the little girl is very independent."

The same teenage younger sister, one is a dazzling star, the other is missing, and it is very likely that they are in the illegal organization that Chai Huan said. Thinking of this, Wu Yuzhou frowned.

Yu Ye saw that he was not in a good mood, so he didn't say any more, got up and went to the front desk to settle the payment, and sent him home.

This year Liang Yuxuan became single again, no one was with him for Christmas, so he called Yu Ye early to make an appointment, but Yu Ye resolutely refused, "I have business to do this year, so I don't have time to talk to you."

Liang Yuxuan was furious, "Isn't it porridge? Call us out to play together."

"I don't want to bring a light bulb. You can help me when you are free. I am worried that no one will help me."

"What's the matter? How can I help?"

"It's very simple, just listen to my arrangement."

In the blink of an eye, when Christmas came, Zhang Yan called and asked Wu Yuzhou to go to a hot pot restaurant for dinner. He promised Yu Ye in advance, so he had to change the meal to New Year's Day.

After getting off work on December 12, Yu Ye drove Wu Yuzhou to the suburbs, and saw that the driving route was the way to Xianyu Village, "Is there still fish to eat so late?"

"It's open late for Christmas today."

In just a few days, the environment of Xianyu Village is very different from last time. Without the lively atmosphere and shouts of winter fishing, Xianyu Village far away from the busy city is extremely quiet. A circle of colored lights is lit around the house, and colored lights are also used on the lake. Circle a safe area for visitors to play on the ice and have snowball fights.

The night sky in the countryside was pure black, full of stars, and surprisingly bright. Xianyu Village was not too far from the city. When they arrived, the courtyard of Xianyu Village was full of cars coming from the city to eat fish, and the restaurant was full of guests. , There was a lot of voices.

Yu Ye parked the car, opened the door, and walked out of the hotel.

Wu Yuzhou followed quickly, "Aren't you going in for dinner?"

"There are so many people and it's too noisy now, I'll take you to a place first." Yu Ye walked towards the ice surface, bypassing the most crowded place with colorful lights, and walked to the dark distance.

On the other side of the lake, there are mountains in front of you, and the empty ice surface behind you, and the wind whistling in your ears, Wu Yuzhou rubbed his hands, lowered his head and blew into his hands, "Come and take me to feel the cold wind?"

Yu Ye smiled without saying a word, lowered his head and sent a WeChat message on his mobile phone, and half a minute later he said, "Turn back."

The moment Wu Yuzhou turned his head, he heard the sound of firecrackers, and the fireworks lit up the night sky in the distance. Brilliant flowers bloomed in the black, dissipated, and bloomed again...

The endless night sky is very similar to Wu Yuzhou's life in the past ten years, and the black fireworks are Yu Ye.

Time is like a traveler in a hurry. Everyone is rushing for their own life. If you walk in a hurry, if you don’t go into your heart, who will remember every bit about him. Wanting to watch fireworks is Wu Yuzhou’s wish more than ten years ago.

Fireworks dispelled the cold wind, and the frozen red hands could not feel the cold. Wu Yuzhou's heart was hot, and a strong arm behind him was wrapped around his waist to hug him, and Yu Ye's deep voice sounded in his ear, "Porridge, welcome home. "