The old detective said that he would contact them when he found the old notes, so Mu Ying and Bu Huan left.

Bu Huan: "There should be other people who know, right? Can you ask again?"

"Okay." Mu Ying called the other two to ask, but they also said they didn't remember.

Bu Huan was surprised: "The people in your bureau have such a bad memory?"

"... After all, it was 20 years ago."

Bu Huan shook his head: "Even if you can't tell the specific situation, you should know the general idea."

Mu Ying didn't know what was going on, so she had nothing to say.

Back in the big office, after talking to Cheng Jin and the others, Cheng Jin said, "It's okay, it's the same to ask Hua Jun later."

Mu Ying: "His cell phone can't get through, should we go directly to his house to find him?"

"Let's go and have a look."

Before going to see Hua Jun, Cheng Jin and the others went to meet Xiang Fang's father, Xiang Sihou.

Xiang's family lived in the villa area, and they only moved a few years ago. Because Xiang Sihou and his wife were getting old and wanted to live with their youngest daughter, the apartment was crowded with many people, so they changed to a villa.

Xiang Sihou and his wife are also in their 70s. Like Yan Shucheng's parents, they are also very old. It seems that both the murderer's family and the victim's family are suffering equally.

The old couple already knew about Ma Liang's surrender, saying that a relative told them about it after seeing the news on the Internet.

"Is that Ma the real murderer?" Xiang Sihou asked.

"We are still investigating." Cheng Jin said, "Did Xiang Fang know Ma when she was alive?"

"I don't know. At that time, she was living outside with her children. I don't know who her friends are, and she didn't tell us about someone surnamed Ma."

"Did she tell you about Yan Shucheng?"

"No." Xiang Sihou's eyes were empty, "But your police arrested him and said he was a murderer, so we thought he was really a murderer..."

Mu Ying: "The evidence at the time indicated that he was the murderer."

"Then the current evidence points out who is the murderer?" Xiang Sihou stared at him and asked sharply.

Mu Ying: "...We are still investigating."

Xiang Sihou sneered and said nothing, and looked back at him with disdain.

Leaving Xiang's house, Bu Huan said: "The old man has a bad temper."

"You can't blame him either. No matter who knows that he may have hated the wrong person for so many years, he will also be angry." Ye Lai said.

Mu Ying: "He doesn't necessarily hate the wrong person."

Next, go to Hua Jun.

Huajun lives in the old city, and the area where his house is located are all low-rise buildings, like a village in the city.

The house he lives in now belongs to his parents. His parents were late in marriage and childbearing, so they passed away before he was released from prison.

When I came to the dilapidated small building like a self-built house, there was no doorbell outside the door, so I could only knock on the door, but no one answered the door.

Mu Ying dialed the phone number authenticated by the other party's ID card, but couldn't get through.

Two passing old ladies stopped: "What do you do?"

"I have something to do with Mr. Hua." Cheng Jin said, "He doesn't seem to be at home."

"What are you looking for from him?" the curly-haired old lady asked defensively.

Ye Lai said with a smile: "We are people from the mental health center of the district government. Let's take a look at his current situation."

"Oh, people from the government." The old lady's expression became relaxed, "He is either playing chess in Qiantou Park or playing cards in the chess and card room at the intersection."

"Okay, thank you."

After the two old ladies left, Mu Ying said, "The district government doesn't seem to have a mental health center."

Ye Lai smiled and said, "No, I'm talking nonsense. It's better than saying that we are from the Public Security Bureau. People will think that we are here to arrest people when they hear that we are from the Public Security Bureau."

Go to the chess and card room first, Hua Jun is not there.I went to the park again and asked the old men who played chess everywhere, but I couldn't find anyone.

"It's so hot, won't our trip go in vain?" Standing in the shade of a tree, Xiao An took off his sun hat to fan the wind.

Ye Lai: "That can't be helped."

"As long as the person is fine." Han Bin said.

"You mean something may have happened to Mr. Hua?" Bu Huan glanced at him, "Don't be crowed."

Mu Ying looked at them, and then at Cheng Jin.

Yang Simi said, "I'm hungry."

Cheng Jin looked at the time: "Well, it's almost 1 o'clock, let's eat first."

Mu Ying reflexively introduced the old store here—it can be opened for many years without closing down, which means that the business is good. In the case of a poor location and a low reputation, good business is basically equivalent to good taste.

Among them, he mentioned a steamed dish, and Xiao An was very interested: "Let's go eat this?"

The others had no objections, because the distance was not far away, so everyone walked over.

When ordering food, Bu Huan said: "I don't know what's going on, I woke up this morning with an ulcer in my mouth, you guys have to help me order a non-spicy dish."

Ye Lai: "I can order without you saying so."

Because Cheng Jin will definitely order, of course, his starting point is to help Yang Simi order, although Yang Simi may not know how to eat.

Han Bin looked at Bu Huan: "Eat more kiwis, you'll be fine soon."

"Because kiwis are rich in vitamin C?"

"Yes."

"Then why doesn't eating oranges work? I've tried it before."

"Oranges are too high in sugar. When you have mouth ulcers, it's best not to eat fruits with high sugar content."

"Oh."

Everyone ordered the dishes while chatting, and it didn't take long for the dishes to be served.

Cheng Jin asked, "Why is it so fast?"

Mu Ying: "Multiple steamers work together. Vegetarian dishes are steamed fresh, while meat dishes are prepared in advance and just heated up."

"It doesn't take long to steam meat dishes, 10 minutes is enough, I made it at home myself." Ye Lai said.

"This looks like spicy soup." Xiao An extended his chopsticks to a dish with many ingredients.

Ye Lai said with a smile: "It is very similar, probably the difference is that it is steamed."

"The difference should be that there is no oil, and the dishes here should have no oil." Han Bin said.

Everyone observed it, and it seems that it is true. There is no oil in the vegetarian dishes, and there is very little oil in the meat dishes. It should be the meat that comes with it.

It tastes good though.

Among all the dishes, Yang Simi liked steamed meat pie with water chestnuts the most, and Cheng Jin added another one.

In the office of the Public Security Bureau on the other side of the city, Wang Tianzhi was talking on the phone with someone: "I have warned Hua Jun, let him avoid it if he can, and keep his mouth shut if he can't. He should not dare to talk nonsense."

The person opposite said: "That's not necessarily true."

"...Then what should we do?"

"There's nothing to do. There's nothing to say. It happened 20 years ago, and there's no trace of it. No matter how powerful the special case team is, 'a clever woman can't cook without rice'."

Wang Tianzhi nodded: "That's right. Then leave them alone?"

"Do you think I don't want to take care of it? I can't do it!"

"...Then, shall we respond to all changes with the same?"

"Well, let's do it first."

Cheng Jin and the others went to find Hua Jun again after dinner, but he was still not at home, and he was not there when they went to the chess and card room.

Everyone basically gave up hope, but decided to go to the park again.

On the way to the park, Cheng Jin and the others met two men.

They sat and chatted under a big tree, one of them had a very eye-catching appearance, he had a short beard and long hair, and tied a bun on the top of his head, no, it should be a Taoist bun.

This person is talking: "... People who ask for fate have to make a choice. How to choose depends on personal nature. In any case, you can't blame others. Although God has arranged the way for you, there is a saying that the harder you work, the luckier you are. God I will see your hard work."

The other kept nodding in agreement.

Cheng Jin and the others stopped.

Yang Simi: "If you walk into a dead end, no matter how hard you try, it's useless."

"Also, the world is spherical, if you work hard, you may go back to the original point!" Xiao An said.

"..."

The two people under the tree raised their heads, and the one who was listening was very dissatisfied: "Who are you? What are you talking about?"

The bearded and long-haired man was very indifferent, and said: "At this time, you should seek help from professionals. They can help you observe your way forward and prevent you from going into a dead end or going the wrong way."

This person is about 40 years old, maybe a little older. He has an indifferent temperament and a handsome appearance. Although he is a bit old, his charm still exists.

"Professional, are you?" Yang Simi said, "You can't even see your own way, and you still want to see for others."

The man with the beard replied: "It's just because I'm in this mountain."

The person who was listening got up from the small bench and glared at the passers-by in front of him: "Are you trying to find fault?"

Cheng Jin pressed Yang Simi's shoulder and asked the bearded man, "Mr. Hua?"

"It's me." Hua Jun also stood up. He was wearing loose clothes similar to exercise clothes, and he wore a pair of flip-flops on his feet. "You are?"

Cheng Jin just said: "We have something to talk to you about, where do you think is the best place to talk?"

Hua Jun looked at him and said, "Go to my house." He said goodbye to his companion.

The companion frowned and said, "Call me anytime if you need anything."

"Okay." Hua Jun patted his companion's arm and walked away.

When they came to Huajun's house, everyone was overwhelmed by the sight. There were books everywhere, it was like a forest of books.

The bookshelves were completely full, and there were piles of books on the tables, chairs, and floor, like pillars, many of which were taller than a person.

"Wow—" Xiao An was amazed.

"I'm sorry, the house is a bit crowded." Hua Jun tried to make room for the guests, but found that it was impossible. "How about we go out and find a Cha Nan Guan?"

"No, we can just stand." Cheng Jin looked around, "Did you buy all these books?"

"Some were bought by me, and more were bought by my parents in the past, who love to read."

"Oh." Cheng Jin looked at the spines of the recent pile of books, and the titles on them showed that most of them were professional books.

"How about this, let's sit on the books." Hua Jun "shaved" the pile of books down and called everyone to sit down.

"Not so good?"

While the others were still being polite, Yang Simi had already sat down first.

Cheng Jin smiled a little.

Hua Jun looked at them.

After sitting down, Cheng Jin said, "Have you heard about Ma Liang?"

Hua Jun nodded: "You mean the old horse who surrendered himself? I've heard of it."

Then he confirmed to Cheng Jin: "Are you the police?"

"Yes."

"Can I see your ID?"

Cheng Jin looked at Mu Ying, and Mu Ying took out the ID and handed it to Hua Jun.

Hua Jun looked at the ID and Mu Ying himself, and returned the ID to him: "I heard Yan Shucheng mentioned you before."

"What did he say about me?"

"You said you were the policeman who handled his case." Hua Jun said, "Is it because of Yan Shucheng that you are looking for me?"

"Yes, I heard that you are good friends."

Hua Jun nodded.

"How did he tell you about his case?"

"He said he was wronged," Hua Jun said, "Someone put a tissue with his blood on it at the scene of the murder."

"Do you trust him?"

"Believe it, we are friends after all."

"Do you know Ma Liang?"

Hua Jun: "I didn't know him before, but I know him now. I guess, I met him the year before last. We met at the poker table. Everyone calls him Lao Ma. He occasionally comes here to play cards. It started two months ago. , He didn’t come anymore, I heard that he was diagnosed with liver cancer, which was at an advanced stage. Then someone said the day before yesterday that he had surrendered himself.”

"Do you think he is the murderer?"

"Yes, otherwise why would you surrender yourself?"

"In order for the government to pay for his medical treatment?" Han Bin said.

Hua Jun shook his head slightly: "It's not possible."

"Do you know Ma Liang's girlfriend Zhou Bailing?"

"I don't know, I haven't seen it."

"Where's Zhou Lingling? You should know each other, right?" Cheng Jin said, "After surviving a catastrophe, she changed her name."

Hua Jun was silent for a moment, and asked, "What are you guys doing here?"

"Mainly because of Yan Shucheng's affairs, but also curious about your past." Cheng Jin said, "Why did you kill Zhou Lingling?"

"I didn't kill her."

"Yeah, I didn't kill her, it was just an attempted murder." Xiao An muttered.

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