traces of all things

Yu Yong didn't know where Zhao Zizi sold Yu Zhi.

But Cripple Zhao is dead.

Hearing this, Lu Zheng felt his eyes go dark, as if he had been holding his own breath, his whole body was a little light, and the world around him gradually became blurred.

The ears were buzzing, and the interrogation was still going on. After clarifying the murder of Cuiping 25 years ago, Officer Xiao Hu and the others focused on the death of Cripple Zhao four years ago.

"Killing Zhao Zizi was purely impulsive. Since that incident 25 years ago, Zhao Zizi has always threatened me with that incident, asking me for money at every turn. Speak out. He gambled all day long and always asked me if my money was enough. As time passed, I couldn’t bear it because I always had no money, and my wife ran away with others... One day Zhao The cripple was about to go out, and before going out, he came to my house and asked me for travel expenses. I happened to have a hammer head in my hand at the time, and when I heard him threaten me, I felt an evil fire in my heart, so I raised the hammer and beat him to death..." Yu Yong hung his head Head: "Seeing that he was out of breath, I regretted it very much, but there was nothing I could do about it. I remembered the well that I threw Yu Shuisheng's wife in before. No one has found it for so many years. It should be quite safe. I took off Lame Zhao’s clothes and burned them, someone found a sack and packed them, smuggled them to the machine well and threw them down.”

"Did anyone else participate or know about the whole process besides you?"

It is suspected that Zhao Laizi's wife was also involved. After all, Yu Yong and his wife came together after Zhao Laizi's death.

"No." Yu Yong said dryly: "After disposing of the corpse, I had ghosts in my heart, so I often went to Zhao Laizi's house to help him take care of his wife and son. Later, I thought his wife was pretty, but he died anyway. , and I married his wife."

Everyone in the interrogation room couldn't help feeling sick to their stomachs.

The prosecution period for the death of Cuiping has expired, but the fact that Zhao Zizi was killed four years ago was enough for Yu Yong to be imprisoned in the detention center on suspicion of intentional homicide.

What awaits him will be the severe punishment of the law.

**

Lu Zheng has been here in Dashui Township for about a week, and the leave he had asked for before has been used up, but he still has some things to do, so he had to call Geng Zhizhong to ask for leave.

"It's okay, you have special circumstances, so you don't need to rush back, I've already sent Nobita to the second team." Geng Zhizhong said straightforwardly.

"Thank you, Boss. I'll take care of my mother's funeral here before I leave. I'll let Shao Yuan come back first. The case of the headless man's corpse hasn't been solved yet." Lu Zheng raised his eyes and looked ahead, only to see Tang Shaoyuan silently holding the Mobile phone, I don't know what I'm looking at.

Hearing this, Geng Zhizhong at the other end of the phone line took out his mobile phone and glanced at a WeChat message he had already clicked on the screen.

The sender wrote "Tang", and the content was very concise.

"Boss, brother, he's too busy alone, and he's not in a good mood. I'll stay and help out. Can I ask for a few days off? Thank you."

There is a new message after this one: "PS Don't tell him about my leave."

What a touching colleague love!

Geng Zhizhong replied with a small Q version expression of "OK" very moved and relieved, and said to Lu Zheng: "It's okay, there is nothing going on in the hall recently, and the case of the headless man's corpse can't be rushed. Stay with you there for a while longer, and you two will come back when you are done with your work."

Lu Zheng: ... Are you so considerate?

Cuiping's body was brutally dismembered and burned by Yu Yong, and stayed in the dark well for 25 years. Now there are only a few large bones left. Lu Zheng took her body away and went to the crematorium .The crematorium in the county here is not large in scale, and the management is not as strict as in the city. Lu Zheng and Tang Shaoyuan, as juniors, went all the way to the gate of the road.

The silver-gray body bag was pulled open by the staff with a bang. Lu Zheng has seen this bag and this scene countless times, and never has he had such mixed feelings as today.

The black skeleton was taken out by the staff. For some reason, the crematorium felt extremely cold.Lu Zheng shivered slightly, and then felt his hand being held.

His fingers, which are usually a little cold, seemed particularly warm at this moment.

His gaze was still focused on Cuiping's corpse in front of him, but after a few seconds, he slowly shook it back.

Interlocking their fingers, the two watched as Cuiping's remains were sent into the furnace.

Time passed minute by minute, and Lu Zheng didn't know how long it had been. There were people coming and going around, but he was not in the mood to pay attention. There were faint crying, anxious running, and whispering. The voice of speaking, amidst the noise, it seemed that only a little warmth wrapped around his palm was real.

The bones were finally pushed out. It seemed that there was no change, but changed from black gray to slightly grayish white. A staff member walked over and touched some of the large bones with his hand.

The skeleton made a sound of "哗——" that was so light that it was almost inaudible, and the whole body collapsed, scattered there, and a small burst of white mist was also raised.

Lu Zheng still couldn't control his emotions at this moment, a tear slowly slipped from the corner of his eye.

There was a rustling sound coming from beside him. He was still immersed in sadness and couldn't extricate himself, but the rustling sound was too powerful to be ignored. Lu Zheng still turned his head to look at it. Taking a glance, he found that Tang Shaoyuan was so anxious that his forehead was sweating, his face was red, his whole body was twisted like a twist, and he was awkwardly taking a napkin out of his trouser pocket.

His left hand was holding Lu Zheng's right hand carefully, but the napkin was placed in the left back trouser pocket, and he was unwilling to let it go, so he had no choice but to twist and pull it out. It was a bit laborious to do such a movement with one hand. , no wonder he struggled for so long.

Although the occasion was wrong and the mood was wrong, but this scene was too silly and cute, but Lu Zheng couldn't help but smile slightly.

Seeing him turn his face to show a smile, Tang Shaoyuan burst out of embarrassment instantly, and even his neck was blood red.

Lu Zheng let go of his hand, took a napkin and took out a napkin to wipe his face, patted Tang Shaoyuan on the back reassuringly, and continued to watch the staff's movements.

It was amazing to be gagged so unintentionally by Tang Shaoyuan. Although he still felt a slight pain in his heart, it seemed that he no longer had difficulty suppressing his sadness.

The ashes were transported to a metal table, and the staff took a red brick and pressed it a few more times, and the final fragments were also reduced to powder.

At that moment, Lu Zheng seemed to hear a woman's gentle sigh.

**

Lu Zheng chose a new cemetery for his mother and father. It is said that the feng shui of this cemetery is very good, but Lu Zheng doesn't know about it. He just instinctively hopes that these two miserable people can rest in peace in a quieter and more beautiful place. .This cemetery is very beautiful and tidy, surrounded by crabapple trees, it is the harvest season, the green trees and red fruits look bright from a distance.The wind blew, and the crabapple swayed between the branches, which made people feel a kind of peaceful satisfaction.

During the burial, Lu Zheng took out the larger enamel bowl from his backpack, wiped it clean and put it into the tomb where the two were buried together. Then he reached out his hand in front of the stone tablet in the cemetery and touched the stone tablet. handwriting.

The two names "Cuiping" and "Yu Shuisheng" were finally stuck together again.

It's a pity that until now, Lu Zheng doesn't know his mother's surname.

The two died too early and did not leave any photos, so the upper part was left blank. Lu Zheng looked at it for a while and felt a little regretful.

At this moment, something was suddenly handed over in front of him.

Lu Zheng reached out to take it. It turned out that Tang Shaoyuan took out a small plastic-wrapped thing from his bag at some point. He had a premonition in his heart, and with a flick of his finger, he turned it over.

It is a very beautiful sketch bust with fine lines. You can see the painter's art skills and seriousness in treating this portrait. On the left is a tall and thin man with a square face and a dimple on his cheek. On the right is a The beautiful woman looks like a replica of Lu Zheng, exactly the same as the skull restoration model Tang Shaoyuan made that day.

"Thank you—" Lu Zheng murmured, his voice choked with sobs.

"Let's put the portrait up there." Tang Shaoyuan suggested.

Lu Zheng sniffed and nodded.

With the decoration of sketches and portraits, the tombstone at this moment is much more vivid. Cuiping and Yu Shuisheng are smiling tenderly and lovingly in this small sketch, as if staying in their best time.

Lu Zheng looked at it, and suddenly had a feeling of being blessed by his parents in the dark, and couldn't help smiling: "You drew my dad very handsomely."

Tang Shaoyuan's portrait is indeed over-beautified. Yu Shuisheng didn't leave a photo, only the old version of the ID card on the household registration information, which is a little blurry, but it can also be seen that Yu Shuisheng is indeed ugly, with a big birthmark on half of his face. Tang Shaoyuan only grasped the key feature of dimples.

"It's my lack of skills." Tang Shaoyuan twisted his fingers, a little embarrassed.

Lu Zheng smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, I quite like it, and I guess my dad would also like to see himself painted so handsome."

The two burned incense in front of the grave of Lu Zheng's parents. Lu Zheng pursed his lips and glanced at the smiling two on the tombstone, then knelt down in front of the grave and kowtowed: "Mom and Dad, I will definitely find my younger brother. I'll bring him back to see you sometime."

He was just about to get up, but he saw Tang Shaoyuan beside him suddenly kneel down without hesitation, as clean as he was, he didn't even care how much dust was on the ground in front of him.

"Shao Yuan, what are you doing!" Lu Zheng was taken aback, and quickly tried to help him up.

However, Tang Shaoyuan, who had always been obedient to him, did not follow his wishes this time. Instead, he knelt on the spot resolutely and kowtowed firmly.

Lu Zheng was stunned by his sudden action, Tang Shaoyuan looked serious, straightened up, looked at the couple in the photo and said firmly: "Uncle, aunt, thank you, don't worry, I will take care of you Take care of your brother."

As soon as the words fell, a gentle wind blew by in the cemetery, blowing over his slightly curly hair, and for some reason, Lu Zheng's heart also trembled with that little wind.

Mirror Volume VII