traces of all things

Tang Shaoyuan's statement is not without reason.

In fact, it was almost the most likely clue they could find.

"That's why Teacher Jiang's face was so dirty?" Lu Zheng was still a little puzzled about this point. After all, according to the scene, the sweater and pants on Teacher Jiang's body were only underneath. The place where it was dragged was stained by mud, fallen leaves, etc. If you only look at the top, it is still quite clean. In theory, there should not be so much mud on the face.

"Would this further reflect the murderer's hatred of women?" Xue Yiwei deduced: "Not only did he commit an assault, but he also smeared the victim's face, giving people a feeling of deliberate humiliation."

After hearing this, Geng Zhizhong and Xian Hongru nodded thoughtfully.

Jiang Yixiang's interpersonal relationship was not complicated, and soon, people who had a lot of contact with her on weekdays were invited to the city bureau to talk.

First of all, the first person to come to the Municipal Bureau was Jiang Yixiang's colleague Han Lei from the same office.

When Han Lei came in, she looked very haggard, her eyes were red and swollen, she was slender and tall, and her short hair seemed to be in a mess, and Lu Zheng was startled by her wandering appearance, so he quickly poured her a glass of water , also handed a paper towel.

"Thank you, officer." Han Lei took a sip of water and seemed to have calmed down a bit, but her expression was still very painful: "I am a good friend of Yixiang. I have been terrified for the past two days and have not slept. I am in a bad state. You are laughing."

"If you are not in good condition and can't participate in the conversation, you can change the time." Lu Zheng saw that her condition was really scary, so he suggested kindly: "Don't burn your body."

"No, Mr. Police, I'm not tired!" Han Lei became very emotional when he heard this: "Please start quickly! I can't sleep at all if I didn't catch the murderer. Every night when I close my eyes, I hear the sound of the art Xiang cried in my ear, saying that she died so badly..."

At this point, she sobbed and blew her nose briefly on the tissue.

Seeing that she was eager to contribute her own strength, Lu Zheng didn't force it, and asked about social relations first.

This Han Lei is indeed Jiang Yixiang's friend. She knows her family situation, personal experience, etc. very well. Well, she is from the countryside. She has to cut firewood to feed pigs since she was a child, but she has always had a dream of studying. Even if her father whipped her, she would not give up. She has been studying hard. The family has no money, and the school relies on scholarships and teachers all the way. She finished her studies at Normal University with financial support. After graduation, she had the opportunity to teach in a better school, but she felt that she also came from the countryside and received help from many kind teachers, so she always wanted to give back to the society. So I chose Wenyuan to teach... She said that many children in the city already have good learning conditions, but schools like Wenyuan are different. If these children study hard, their lives may have a qualitative leap in the future. of……"

Speaking of this, Han Lei couldn't help crying again: "She is such a good person, she works late every day, prepares carefully for every class, and the salary she earns is not only sent home, but also donated to her. The school I used to study bought books and teaching equipment, and I didn’t know how to save some money to buy some beautiful clothes, and the only two things I wasted every day..."

Hearing this, Lu Zheng also felt very sympathetic, and handed Han Lei another piece of paper: "What about Teacher Jiang's colleagues?"

"It's all okay." Han Lei thought for a while and said, "Our school doesn't have much funding, so the number of teachers is very small, and each teacher is responsible for teaching three grades, so the Chinese and mathematics teachers in the whole school add up to only Four people, and two or three sub-teachers, everyone usually has a good relationship, Yixiang is serious in her work, sometimes a little serious, and will have conflicts with everyone, but it's not a big deal, everyone will get along with each other soon alright."

Lu Zheng nodded. If it was just a small conflict among colleagues, it seemed that it was not enough to support the murderer to commit such atrocities.

"Does Teacher Jiang have a boyfriend, or a close male contact?"

"Where is it? She is all focused on these students." When Han Lei mentioned this, the expression on his face was indescribable, whether he was happy or unhappy: "Originally, Yixiang has a senior from the university, and she has been with her for a long time. The relationship is quite good. After Yixiang worked in Wenyuan, that senior brother would take an hour's bus to visit her from time to time, bring some fruit or something, and it seemed that he was interested in Yixiang. Hmph, but that senior brother is not Especially firm, Yixiang didn't respond much, and the two gradually drifted apart, and later that senior brother saw that Yixiang didn't have that intention, so he stopped coming."

After Lu Zheng heard this, he asked for the name of the university senior, and he planned to do some further investigations later.

"On the day Teacher Jiang Yixiang disappeared, did you feel any unusual behavior from her?"

In the Wenyuan boarding primary school where Jiang Yixiang and Han Lei are located, these teachers work very hard. They not only have to undertake teaching tasks, but also work as life teachers part-time. Therefore, they basically live in the staff dormitory of the school. They have a good relationship. It's a roommate, and Han Lei should be one of the last people who had contact with Mr. Jiang.

"That day... Yixiang didn't do anything special." Han Lei wiped her tears, frowned and thought hard, as if trying to remember all the details: "We had lunch together at noon, I went to class in the afternoon. After class, I asked her if she would go to the cafeteria. Yixiang said she would go back to the dormitory and told me not to wait for her to eat by herself first, so I left. After returning to the dormitory, I saw Yixiang put her The lesson plans and the like were put on the table, she must have come back, and then her handbag disappeared, I think she may have gone out to a small store to buy some daily necessities, or she went home temporarily, because it was Friday... …I didn’t take it seriously until I couldn’t get in touch with her, so I felt something was wrong, I called Yixiang’s mother, and then called the police.”

Speaking of this, Han Lei burst into tears as if she had collapsed: "It's all my fault! It's all my fault! I should accompany her back to the dormitory! Why wasn't I the one who died!"

Emotions gushed out from the out-of-control valve like running water. Lu Zheng hurried forward to comfort him. It took several minutes before Han Lei managed to calm down.

Lu Zheng looked at her with pity. Before the case was solved, the details would be kept secret from family and friends. Just knowing that her best friend died unexpectedly was already so unbearable for Han Lei. Encountered, I really don't know how she will collapse.

After Han Lei's mood stabilized, Lu Zheng found the photos of the physical evidence and asked Han Lei to identify each one.

Seeing the familiar clothes and belongings, Han Lei burst into tears again.

"Yes, these things belong to Yixiang." Han Lei recognized with tears: "There is nothing missing, she usually takes these things with her when she goes out - this book is what she has been helping her since she was admitted to the teacher's school The teacher gave it to her, she is precious; this pen is my birthday present to her, I, I have never given her anything good..."

After seeing off Han Lei, the inquiry room was somewhat dull.

Everyone seemed to be infected by her grief over the loss of her best friend, and they were a little bit discouraged.

The next person to come to the Municipal Bureau was Jiang Yixiang's colleague Kong Guoan,

Kong Guoan has a handsome face, and he is not short. He can be regarded as the kind of handsome guy who keeps turning heads when he goes out in this urban-rural fringe area. His hair is dyed yellow and burnt, and he looks a bit dull. temperament.He was a sub-subject teacher in Wenyuan Primary School, and he was the last person to see Jiang Yixiang at the school gate on the day of the incident.

"Although it is said to be a sub-subject teacher, it's just a nice way to say it." Kong Guoan shrugged helplessly: "I'm just a handyman, and I do everything. I teach general knowledge, physical education, and art."

"Teacher Kong is very versatile." Captain Huang Ying nodded politely.

"Hey, what versatility." Kong Guoan seemed to sneer at this adjective: "I just can't find another job. Fortunately, this job is quite easy. Anyway, these students don't expect them to learn anything. It’s enough to fool around. Chinese and Mathematics pretend to listen to it, and thank God that five people can sit in the sub-subject classroom without exams.”

Lu Zheng frowned slightly, discounting his impression: "Can you tell me about the scene when you met Teacher Jiang that day?"

"Jiang Yixiang, ho, let me think about it." Kong Guoan lit a cigarette while talking, regardless of the presence of a lady like Captain Huang in the room: "I don't remember clearly, it seemed like five in the afternoon that day." Around one o'clock, I came back from outside the school and saw Jiang Yixiang riding a bicycle, and I didn't know what to do."

Kong Guoan didn't seem to be very familiar with Jiang Yixiang at ordinary times, and he didn't have any verbal communication with Jiang Yixiang at that time, so he couldn't provide more clues.

"What did you do after that?"

"Me? Do you doubt me?" Kong Guoan was smoking a cigarette, with a shocked expression on his face: "It's funny!"

When Lu Zheng and Huang Ying saw him acting like a fool, they felt a little helpless on their faces. Lu Zheng repeated the question and added: "I don't doubt you, this is a routine question, and we need to confirm everyone. .”

"That's fine." Kong Guoan heard that everyone has a share, he seemed relieved, and exhaled another puff of smoke: "What else can I do, I'll go find Xiao Han."

Little Han?Could it be Han Lei?Lu Zheng raised his eyebrows and continued to listen.

"I saw that she had a quarrel with that old woman Jiang Yixiang in the afternoon. Phew, these two people are usually sticky together like conjoined twins. They finally have a time to separate. Of course they have to improve their presence." Kong Guoan looked She was quite proud: "The effect was really good. She chatted with me for about ten minutes, and we had a meal together in the cafeteria. Later, Xiao Han felt unwell again, so I sent her back to the dormitory, and then went back to the dormitory. own house."

When Lu Zheng and the others heard this, they couldn't help straightening their backs.

When Han Lei just came to the city bureau for a talk, she didn't hear her mention the quarrel between the two of them in the afternoon, did she?