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Hefu Town is just south of Luocheng. The town has an antique flavor and a lot of fertile land.The residential area where Hu's old house is located has long been demolished, and now a farmers' market is built on the original site.

The murder case is not closed, and the murder scene is gone.

However, after 13 years, even if the murder scene is still there, the important traces and clues may have disappeared long ago.

The accumulative crime team came into contact with this case earlier than the serious crime team. Many members of the accumulated crime team had been to Hefu Town before, and they were familiar with the town police station.However, the facts of the case were understood, and the work was done well, but no breakthrough was found.This time the serious crime team took over the case. Although Xiao Chengxin is still the nominal person in charge, the investigation ideas and methods are all in accordance with Hua Chong's meeting. The interpersonal relationship between Hu You and Hu Xiangjuan, the second is the details of Zha Luzhouan's life, and the third is to understand the situation of Alzheimer's patients in the whole Hefu Town.

No one objected to the first two items. Now that we are determined to solve the backlog, it is necessary to review the situation of those involved in the case. However, the last item puzzles the members of the backlog team, and some even complain.

"The Alzheimer's patients 13 years ago? Have they all passed away? And with the medical concept at that time, some people may not have been diagnosed in the hospital at all. How can we check if there is no record?"

"No, there is no need to investigate, right? Hu You, who was killed, suffers from Alzheimer's disease. What does it mean to investigate the patients in the whole town? Can this lead to the suspect?"

"Flower Team is a little too strong. What is he thinking?"

"How to solve the case as soon as possible!" Xiao Chengxin patted the team members on the back, "Stop talking nonsense, there is always a reason for the arrangement of the flower team. Forgot how many cases he helped us solve? That in Luoguan Village Would the case have been solved without him?"

A team member smiled and said, "Hey Team Xiao, are you a fan of Team Hua now?"

"What are you fans of? I'll discuss the matter!" Xiao Chengxin looked a little uncomfortable.

"You are too protective of him. Seeing that Tian'er ran to the serious crime team and didn't say anything, you still follow his command. You are on the same level as him. He is the team leader, and you are also the team leader."

"He has the ability to solve the case." Xiao Chengxin said: "What's wrong with listening to him?"

The members of the accumulative case team are much more lazy than the serious case team, and their professional ability is also quite poor, but at the moment of the task, they will not deliberately slow down their work, or confront the leader, complain a few words and then disperse, honestly follow the plan visit.

However, it was the members of the serious crime team who contributed more. Zhang Mao and others almost compressed their sleep time to the limit, and they were under a huge load on both physical and mental strength.

In this way, I really found out something different from 13 years ago.

"The relationship between Lu Zhou'an, Hu You, and Hu Xiangjuan is not as bad as we know from the case files." Xiao Chengxin said on the phone: "He has no father, and Hu Xiangjuan is busy making a living. It was Hu You who brought him up. Hu You likes it." Poetry, although the family is not rich, but has a lot of books. Decades ago, Hu You was a rare "cultural person" in the town. According to some people who lived near their home at that time, they often saw Hu You Lu Zhouan taught me to recite Tang poems and Song Ci. It is possible that Hu wanted Lu Zhouan to read literature, but Lu Zhouan chose engineering. However, this did not seem to affect their relationship. After going to other provinces to go to university, Lu Zhouan He would come back every holiday, and someone saw him taking a walk with Hu You, and the father and son were still reciting poems, enjoying themselves and having no quarrel."

While listening, Hua Chong took a pen to write and draw on the notepad.

Liu Zhiqin leaned against his desk, watching him write and draw.

"After Lu Zhou'an started working, he returned to Hefu Town quite a few times, bringing gifts to Hu You and Hu Xiangjuan every time. When Hu You was still in good health, Hu Xiangjuan often helped him out, showing off to everyone- - The new clothes on the old man were just mailed back by Lu Zhou'an." Xiao Chengxin continued: "This is quite different from the case file. Lu Zhou'an in the case file gave me an impression of indifference to family values, but now I hear People in the town talk about him as a young man who cares deeply about his family."

Hua Chong didn't immediately draw a conclusion, but said: "Go on."

"Well. The Hu Xiangjuan we know now is almost the same as in the case file. She is mean, small-minded, aggressive, and often quarrels with people over trivial matters." Xiao Chengxin said: "But her relationship with Lu Zhouan seems to have always been good."

Hua Chong asked, "What's a good idea?"

Xiao Chengxin hesitated, "Maybe we haven't visited enough - people who live on the same street as them said that every time Lu Zhouan went to pick up Hu Xiangjuan from the stewed vegetables stall, he would always talk and laugh, and he was like an ordinary mother and child. There’s no difference, it’s not like there’s a lot of resentment.”

Hua Chong asked again: "Is it always like this? It was the same until before the incident?"

"Yes!" Xiao Chengxin answered simply this time, "It rained lightly two days before the incident, very light rain, and it's okay to be drenched, but someone saw Lu Zhou'an holding an umbrella to pick up Hu Xiangjuan. The flower team, Do I think we were misled before?"

"What about the others?" Hua Chong asked without answering, "Tell me all the details you have learned."

There was the sound of paper pages turning over the phone, and soon Xiao Chengxin spoke again, "After Lu Zhou'an returned to Hefu Town, he had a lot of friends, either classmates or neighbors who grew up together. Hu You always He needs someone to take care of him all the time. When Lu Zhouan is too busy, his friends will help to take care of him. According to them, Lu Zhouan has never complained about resigning and going home to take care of the elderly in private. It is said that people have their own lives, and if they can’t do scientific research, they won’t do it. If the arsenal lacks him, there will be other people to take over. But if there is no him at home, what will my mother and grandfather do? Now that I’m back, I won’t think about work. , taking care of the elderly in a safe and sound manner, can make the elderly live one day longer, and can also be regarded as repaying the kindness of nurturing when the elderly were young. to the arsenal."

Hua Chong put down his pen and frowned slightly, "Who relayed this?"

"A friend of Lu Zhou'an's name is Li Qin, who was the same age as Lu Zhou'an, and now he has contracted a piece of land in Hefu Town for breeding." Xiao Chengxin thought for a while, and then said: "He said that at that time, many people in the town were He thought it was Lu Zhouan who killed Hu You and Hu Xiangjuan, but he didn't believe it because he felt that Lu Zhouan was not such a person, but he also felt that Lu Zhouan's sudden disappearance could not be explained."

"Then what does he think now?" Hua Chong asked.

"Now...he said it doesn't matter anymore, anyway, it's been so long, and there is no one in the Hu family." Xiao Chengxin said: "Lu Zhouan's other friends have the same attitude - first, they don't believe that Lu Zhouan killed someone, But people around said that Lu Zhouan killed someone, and Lu Zhouan disappeared again, and over time, everyone agreed that Hu You and Hu Xiangjuan were indeed killed by Lu Zhouan."

Hua Chong sighed, "It doesn't make sense."

"Oh, by the way, we haven't finished the statistics of Alzheimer's patients." Xiao Chengxin went on to say: "There were many elderly people who got sick 13 years ago, but many of them didn't have hospital records and could only be spoken by family members. As far as we know now, these old people died of normal diseases and had death certificates, which is different from Hu You. You only asked us to collect the information of Alzheimer's patients, and you didn't say why we should collect them. , so I don’t know what is suspicious and what is not, and I don’t know how to report this part.”

"It's okay, thanks for your hard work." Hua Chong said, "I'll come as soon as possible."

"Really?" Xiao Chengxin raised his voice a lot, "That's great, we all feel that there are many suspicious points in this case, and the gap between what is recorded in the case file and what we know now is too big. After reading the record, I am basically sure that the murderer is Lu Zhou An, but after checking all the way, I feel that it is unlikely that a person like him would brutally kill his relatives."

After hanging up the phone, Hua Chong leaned back and temporarily closed his eyes.

Liu Zhiqin picked up the notepad full of writing and drawing, looked at it for a while, then lightly kicked Hua Chong's leg, "Are you ready to go?"

"Hmm." Hua Chong stood up, "For the same case, the investigation record 13 years ago is very different from the current investigation results. What could be the reason?"

Liu Zhiqin was silent for a moment, then said: "Someone is making trouble out of it."

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On the way to Hefu Town, Hua Chong told Liu Zhiqin the details of Xiao Chengxin's report.

"Long-term care of the sick elderly, any normal person will have negative emotions. Some people can resolve themselves and persevere positively and optimistically. Some people can't resolve them. Negative emotions will gradually develop into extreme behaviors." Liu Zhiqin looked out the window, " Extreme behaviors lead them to turn a blind eye to the elderly, and even abuse and curse. The more extreme is murder. If what Team Xiao and the others have learned now is true, then Lu Zhouan is obviously a person who can resolve himself. This kind of person really Will it suddenly commit a crime and then disappear completely?"

"I'm more curious now. Why did so many people believe that Lu Zhou'an killed Hu You and Hu Xiangjuan?" Hua Chong said, "It's not just a matter of investigation records, it's true that everyone said that, Lu Zhou'an The words of my friends actually corroborate this point.”

Liu Zhiqin nodded, "Li Qin said that the people around him said that the murderer was Lu Zhou'an. After hearing a lot, he was forced to believe it."

"It must be the neighbors of the Hu family who spread this kind of knowledge, but now it is these people who say that Lu Zhou'an is filial and the Hu family is harmonious." Hua Chong rubbed the corners of his brows, "The 'filter' of time is really so powerful ?”

"Not to mention, this may really be one of the reasons." Liu Zhiqin said: "Let's imagine the situation at that time: in a relatively backward but peaceful town, a murder case suddenly occurred, and two people died as soon as they died. The only family member of the victim is missing, and the surrounding people are panicked and afraid, how will they talk about this matter?"

"Two people died in a family of three, and one person disappeared. In the eyes of people who are used to living a peaceful life, this incident is equivalent to a tragedy that can only be seen on TV." Hua Chong said: "The central topic at that time must have revolved around the 'murderer'. who's unfolding."

"If Lu Zhou'an is not missing, that's okay. But if he is missing, if someone points out that he killed and absconded, then the rest of the people will definitely follow suit." Liu Zhiqin said: "And once everyone says that Lu Zhou'an If he is the murderer, then the next step is naturally to find and deduce Lu Zhouan’s motives. At this time, the police began to investigate, and the neighbors said that Hu You had been bedridden for a long time and could not take care of himself, and that Hu Xiangjuan was arrogant and unreasonable. Besides, Lu Zhouan was excellent since he was a child, and he had a bright future, but this future was ruined by the sick Hu You and the mean Hu Xiangjuan. Flower team, if you were at the scene 13 years ago, how would you react?"

"I also think that Lu Zhou'an is the murderer." Hua Chong paused for a moment, "He disappeared so strangely, and according to the neighbors, he did have a motive for committing the crime."

"As for 13 years later..." Liu Zhiqin raised his chin, "Time can dilute a lot of things, and it can also completely heal up the ups and downs of emotions. After 13 years and looking back at what happened that year, most people will be even more serious. Reasonable and tolerant."

"The people who cooperated with the police investigation may not have experienced similar things, so they were excited, and what they said may be embellished, or even not true. They told the police about the relationship between the Hu family on the premise that Lu Zhouan was the murderer. , there will inevitably be bias." Hua Chong sighed, "This has caused problems in the case file, but I don't think the police are completely irresponsible, negligence of duty is certain."

Liu Zhiqin agrees, "Now that the masses have calmed down, they are gradually telling the truth about the Hu family, but their reactions—including the reactions of Lu Zhouan's friends are still quite contradictory. On the one hand, they think that Lu Zhouan is the murderer; On the other hand, I feel that Lu Zhou'an can't do such a thing."

"Because Lu Zhou'an disappeared—this is the most critical point." Hua Chong said: "What must be investigated in this case is whether Lu Zhou'an has run away or has been killed."

The police car was speeding down the highway, and the windows were gradually fogging up.

Liu Zhiqin said again: "The Xiao team didn't understand why you wanted to investigate the Alzheimer's patients in Hefu Town. To be honest, I didn't really want to understand it. Why didn't you explain it during the meeting that day?"

Hua Chong's answer was unexpected, "I can't explain clearly."

Liu Zhiqin raised his eyebrows, "How come?"

"That's just a possibility that suddenly came to my mind, and I'm not very sure. If I make it too clear, those people in the accumulated case team might not pay attention to investigating it at all."

"What's possible?" Liu Zhiqin asked.

"Based on our previous analysis of Lu Zhouan, I guess the murderer may have some connection with Alzheimer's disease. Maybe like Lu Zhouan, there are Alzheimer's patients in his family who need day and night care." Hua Chong said, "Didn't we initially assume that Lu Zhouan was the murderer? We also linked him to the two recent cases. If his identity is not the murderer but the victim, then the real murderer should be 'Inherit' his traits?"

Liu Zhiqin frowned thoughtfully, and said after a long time, "But the murderer's family is not necessarily in Hefu Town."

"That's right. The murderer may have come to Hefu Town from other places." Hua Chong's tone changed, "But what if it's not? What if this is his first crime?"

Liu Zhiqin reacted quickly, "He will choose a familiar place that makes him feel safe."

Hua Chong folded his hands, "That's his daily life. But there is no evidence for this, so it's hard to make a conclusion. When I arrive in Hefu Town, I want to go to the police station first to find out how they handled the case. "

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The police car drove directly to the gate of the Hefu Town Police Station. As soon as Hua Chong got out of the car, he saw Zhang Mao rushing over, shouting as he ran, "Flower team! Flower team, you are finally here!"

Liu Zhiqin closed the car door and whispered, "I can't leave you for a moment."

The omitted subject in this sentence is obviously "Zhang Mao", but Liu Zhiqin's gentle tone made Hua Chongsheng mistakenly think that I can't leave you for a moment.

Hua Chong coughed twice, with a serious expression on his face, which startled Zhang Mao, "Hua Dui, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay." Hua Chong asked, "What are you doing running so fast?"

"I have something to report to you!" Zhang Mao wiped his hair disheveled by the cold wind on his forehead, and said solemnly: "Didn't you ask us to check the Alzheimer's patients in Hefu Town again, and let us check Lu Zhou An, Hu You, Hu Xiangjuan's relationship?"

"What did you find out?" Liu Zhiqin said with a smile.

"Lu Zhou'an has a friend named Guo Shu, who was Lu Zhou'an's classmate from elementary school to high school. The relationship between the two has always been very good. Basically, Lu Zhou'an's other friends have never gone to college, and they have been rooted in Hefu all their lives. Town, but this Guo Shu, like Lu Zhouan, studied at a university in other places." Zhang Mao said: "Lu Zhouan studied engineering, and Guo Shu went to a police academy."

A ray of light flashed in Hua Chong's eyes, "Police academy? Guo Shu is a policeman?"

"It's not anymore." Zhang Mao continued: "He is not a policeman like us, but a technical post, like Mr. Ke Chuke. He is directly assigned to the sub-bureau after graduation, and he has never been to the grassroots..."

"Guo Shu's major is psychology?" Hearing this, Liu Zhiqin had to interrupt.

"Yes, he studied psychology. It's a pity that he is an old man. When he was working, his parents in their 60s suffered from Alzheimer's disease at the same time." Zhang Trade said: "In order to take care of his parents , He returned to Hefu Town and worked as a grassroots policeman in the police station."

Hua Chong's palms were gradually sweating, "Both his parents have Alzheimer's disease?"

"Yeah, he returned to Hefu Town before Lu Zhouan. Their mutual friends said that Guo Shu helped Lu Zhouan a lot." Zhang Mao said: "When Lu Zhouan came back, Guo Shu's parents had passed away. Guo Shu also gave the unused wheelchair to Lu Zhouan."

Hua Chong's voice became tense, "Did Guo Shu's parents die normally?"

"Yes, I checked this. He passed away normally, and there is a hospital's identification." Zhang Mao noticed the abnormality of Hua Chong and Liu Zhiqin, and scratched his hair, "I just think this person has Alzheimer's disease in his family. The patient is also Lu Zhouan's friend and has a good relationship with Lu Zhouan, so I thought I would report to you right away."

"He used to be a policeman at the Hefu Town Police Station, but now?" Hua Chong asked.

"Now, he is no longer in Hefu Town." Zhang Trade said: "He has not been a policeman for a long time. He left Hefu Town a few years ago and never came back. Flower Team, do you want to find out where this man is going? ?”

"Investigate!" Hua Chong said coldly, "Investigate immediately!"