Chapter 200: Arrest! Retreat! [Please give me a monthly ticket!]
Chapter 200: Arrest! Retreat! [Please give me a monthly ticket!]
To be honest, sometimes Xu Hao still admires the old man from Shuangyue Village.
It was freezing cold, but he still managed to dig a hole from the place where he had fished out the body before.
My goodness, the temperature is several degrees below zero. I am fishing in this horrible weather. I am shivering with cold even with my cotton-padded jacket but I don’t give up.
I persisted a little bit.
Xu Hao glanced at the fish catch beside him.
The old man's snot was frozen, so I guess he had been here for quite some time.
But there was not a single catch.
Tsk.
A veteran air force veteran.
The old man noticed Xu Hao's gaze, his face turned red, and he unconsciously walked to the side to block his catch. Then he pretended he knew nothing and looked at the people in front of him.
"Ok?"
"Have we met somewhere before?"
"Wang Wei case, have you remembered it?"
Li Jianye spoke.
As he spoke, he took out a notebook and a black pen to record what he was going to say.
"Wang Wei."
The village chief thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Oh, this grandson, what's wrong with this grandson?"
Li Jianye:?
Xu Hao:?
The two were stunned and looked at each other, and saw the strange look in each other's eyes.
They looked at the village committee members who were accompanying them.
The village committee was also a little embarrassed and whispered:
"Village Chief Zhao is a little forgetful, as if he has Alzheimer's, but not too severely so. He handles ordinary matters very well."
The village committee staff explained patiently.
Xu Hao's expression became more complicated.
Shuangyue Village has some understanding of the matter of electing a village chief.
But it's not a big problem, the other party is just forgetful.
Wait, forgetfulness?
Xu Hao paused, looked at the river in front of him where he was fishing, as if he had found some loophole, so he asked tentatively.
"Wang Wei is dead."
"It's a good death!" The village chief was delighted and a happy expression appeared on his face.
"Died in this river."
Xu Hao pointed to the river.
Then, without waiting for the village chief to say anything, he continued:
"The hole you made for fishing was originally a hole for catching corpses."
"The hole is next to the well. There is a water plant pipeline next to the well. The villagers have been drinking water for several years. Well, there are a lot of fish here, but they are also dead."
The village chief thought about it and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Then he let out a long sigh of relief.
"I was wondering why there were no fish here. It turns out there was a dead body there before, and it's been fished out now!"
"Sure enough, that's what I said. I used to be able to catch fish every day, how could I suddenly not be able to catch any fish? So that's how it is."
Xu Hao:?
Looking at this old man, a question slowly popped up in Xu Huo's mind.
No, it's a question of whether or not you can catch fish.
Li Jianye was too lazy to complain, so he brought the subject back to the main topic.
"Tang Hong, do you know this person?"
As he said this, he took out a photo.
The photo shows a fat woman, about 1.6 meters tall and weighing around 140 kilograms.
He doesn't look good, with rough skin, dark complexion, and calluses on his hands.
The eyes were rather cloudy, the hair was rather dry, and the most striking feature was the rather ugly mole at the corner of the eye. It had a good position and shape, but it did not match well with the dark face.
The village chief looked at the photo for a long time, and then he understood.
"Oh~"
Xu Hao asked, "Where does she live?"
"Huh? I don't know her." The village chief shook his head.
Li Jianye:?
Li Jianye had a blank expression on his face. He felt that the village chief was a little naughty.
The people from the village committee couldn't help it and quickly started to remind them.
"She is the little girl from Tang Country."
"Oh, now I remember, little girl Tang Guo, if you ask me who Tang Guo is, I will definitely say I know."
"Who is Tang Guo?"
"Tang Hong's father, didn't you say it just now?" the village chief asked doubtfully.
Xu Hao turned and left.
"Ah, wait, it must be too cold."
The people on the village committee were a little embarrassed. They were young and not as familiar with the villagers as the village chief, so they still had to ask for help from the village chief.
"It's too cold. I think Village Chief Zhao's brain must have been frozen outside."
"Let's go warm ourselves by the fire and check some information at the village committee."
Li Jianye nodded.
The deceased has been dead for half a month. Let's just wait a while. We don't need that little bit of time anyway.
The village chief was taken to the village committee.
These days, people in the countryside rely on roasting coal or coal briquettes for heating. There will be something like an iron box placed in the living room, with charcoal burning inside. It will be very hot if you get close to it.
The village committee has heating supply.
The old man stayed in the heated room for a while, and the cold in his brain gradually melted away.
The wise eyes gradually became clear.
"Huh? Why are you here again?"
In a trance, the village chief looked at Xu Hao and others in shock.
Finally woke up.
Xu Huo was too lazy to complain, so he grabbed Tang Hong's photo again and put it in front of the other person.
"Where is Tang Hong?"
"Also, where is this person Tang Guo?"
Tang Guo is Tang Hong's father. Almost all families will choose to cover up when faced with their children or parents killing someone.
There has been no progress in the case so far. Maybe Tang Guo is covering up the case. If the other party knows the specific information of the case, it would be the same to arrest him.
"Old Tang?"
"What's up with him?"
The village chief was quite reliable after he woke up. He grabbed the photo and frowned.
"The police have received a serial murder case and she is suspected to be the murderer."
Li Jianye pointed at Tang Hong, "She's highly suspicious!"
The village chief pondered for a moment, shook his head and sighed:
"Old Tang's family is actually quite miserable."
"Let me tell you about this family first."
As the village chief's voice sounded, the police officers present gradually knew the family's past.
Lao Tang, that is, Tang Guo.
The other person’s surname is Tang, he is fifty years old, and he became a grandfather when he was forty.
That’s right, he was forty years old, and his daughter was raped and became pregnant while she was in school.
He has two daughters, the eldest daughter is pregnant, and Tang Hong is the younger daughter.
In those days, having a child out of wedlock, or even a pregnancy caused by rape, was a serious crime.
It's quite ridiculous that after being killed, the victim not only does not get the answer he deserves, but is also ridiculed and openly accused of being unclean or a slut.
So, the other party is now facing this option.
Either get an abortion, or keep it a secret, find someone to marry quickly, and then get an abortion or give birth to the baby.
Having an abortion directly is definitely not an option. Once that happens, the rumors in the village will overwhelm the eldest daughter. As long as she lives in the village, she will be labeled for the rest of her life.
How easy is it to move a village?
So, they chose the second option.
"Later, the girl married a village bachelor. There was a several dozen years difference between them. Tsk, she wanted to keep it a secret and give birth to the child."
"But even though the bachelor is a little older, he's not stupid. How could he not see that the child would look different once he grew up?"
"Plus the rumors in the village."
The village chief took out a cigarette from the homemade cigarette box in his arms. This was a cigarette he made himself and it was very strong.
As for marriage
In fact, during this period, most people in the countryside got married first and then got their marriage certificate.
Some people have even been married for five or six years and have children, but they don’t have a marriage certificate.
This is normal. Generally, it is because the age for marriage is not enough. For example, a person may hold a wedding banquet at the age of 17 or 16, but must wait until his or her twenties to get the marriage certificate.
The authorities have no way to deal with this situation. After all, this is related to educational resources. If there is no way to go to school, the only option is to get married, and the educational resources in the countryside are different for different people.
But in general, this phenomenon is gradually disappearing in the previous life, or the age of marriage is gradually increasing.
He took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly.
"So the bachelor ran away."
"The orphans and widows were left alive, and the matter was exposed. It became a scene that we didn't want to face back then."
"There was nothing to do at that time. In their spare time, a few big-mouthed women would gather together to talk. You could hear the sound of their broken gongs without having to get close."
"Then one day, I don't know what happened."
"The eldest daughter committed suicide by jumping into the river, Old Tang became mute, and the youngest daughter stopped going to school and went home to work on the construction site."
Village gossip can kill.
The consequences of having an abortion, calling the police, and giving birth to the baby are not much different.
There were more than one such incidents involving Xu Hao in the last century.
Well, there are even some that destroy your worldview.
How did it ruin your worldview?
Let's say that.
After the rapist raped the woman, the victim's family did not dare to call the police. As they watched their belly grow bigger day by day, they had no choice but to marry the rapist.
In the end, the rapist was not sentenced and instead got married.
Quite ridiculous.
The victim is forced to marry the rapist, transforming from a victim of a single incident to a victim for life.
if not?
Otherwise, you can only commit suicide.
Rumors are far more powerful than bullets. Regardless of right or wrong, whether you are a victim or not, they will point at your head and force you to jump off the cliff!
What is presented to you is not sympathy, but more sarcastic and knife-like words.
Either give birth or abort the baby. No matter which you choose, the victim will have to bear the consequences.
This is not a threat, but there are a lot of precedents!
This is true whether you are married or single.
For example, there was once a middle-aged woman who was raped while helping a man guard a fruit stall. Due to her husband's lack of understanding and rumors around her, she chose to commit suicide eight days after being raped.
Or maybe the 'chilli fried pork with noodles'.
In 18, a girl was raped, but due to insufficient evidence, the rape victim was only detained for 15 days. After that, the girl went back to school, only to find that the school's malicious intent was greater than she had imagined.
He then transferred to another school, but it was still useless. He eventually committed suicide due to depression in 19.
Just women?
Men too.
A case occurred at the place where authentic xx noodles were sold.
A 54-year-old man was accused of rape and called the police many times, but the police were helpless and could not arrest the entire village. In the end, he chose to commit suicide by swallowing pesticides.
The bullets of the East are just.
But a great deal of gossip is not regulated by law.
"The eldest daughter was called Tang Jia. I forgot where she died, but I remember she jumped into the river."
"Not long after he died, Old Tang's wife also took advantage of him going out to buy something and finally hanged herself."
"When Mr. Tang opened the door, he saw his wife hanging herself"
The village chief smacked his lips, and there was a slight bitterness in his mouth, but the words he didn't say were meaningful.
Xu Hao was silent.
He suddenly recalled that when he first fell asleep, he saw a girl being bullied.
He looked for the files, but found nothing about her, not even a phone number to call the police. In addition, Wang Wei was dead, so there was no evidence, so there was no way to file a case. He didn't know her name, and he didn't recognize the way there. The images of the deceased were jumpy, and he had no idea where the other person lived.
Who would have thought that the case would lead to something like this.
"What about Tang Yu? How is Tang Jia's child?" Li Jianye asked again.
"Him? He was so scared that he was stunned. I remember he had some problems with his brain."
"Tang Jia wanted to hold him in her arms as she jumped into the river, but she softened her heart before jumping into the river. She put the child on the river bank and then jumped in front of the child."
"Tang Hong even took him to seek medical treatment everywhere."
"I looked for shamans, Taoist priests, monks, and doctors, but none of them worked."
The village chief continued to speak, smoking one cigarette after another. Compared with these things, he still preferred fishing.
Li Jianye and others fell into deep thought.
After a while, he slowly spoke: "Tang Guo. Where do you live now?"
The village chief was silent for a moment.
Last time, he was able to applaud when Wang Wei died.
But this time, he thought for a long time and finally said:
"Let me take you there. I don't think you can find the way by yourselves."
After saying that, he put on his cotton jacket and prepared to go out.
The village committee thoughtfully prepared a fur hat for him to prevent his head from getting cold.
The police followed.
The law is rigid, but it must be obeyed.
Of course, this thing is not static.
Every case that silences people will push for further amendments to the law to prevent future generations from repeating the same mistake.
And Tang State.
Tang Guo’s home is indeed hard to find.
He doesn't live in the village.
In other words, he does not live among the people in the village, but lives on the farmland!
The farmland and residents in the countryside are separated and belong to two different areas. Tang Guo applied to build a house on his own farmland and then built a shed there.
About two kilometers away from the edge of the residential area, it is considered deserted.
To be more specific, it is similar to a watermelon shed in a watermelon field.
The village chief did not deliberately take people around in circles, he really brought the people to the door.
"You...you guys knock on the door yourself."
The village chief looked at the gate but couldn't bring himself to do anything. He walked to a secluded corner, squatted on the ground and smoked a cigarette, looking no different from an ordinary old man.
"Let me do it."
Li Jianye spoke and then walked forward.
"Bang bang bang~!"
His hands knocked on the red iron door, making a banging sound.
After a moment, a small square hole in the door was opened, and an old face appeared in front of everyone.
The other party looked at the police in surprise and then fell silent.
Then, the door was opened, and as the gap widened, everyone could gradually see the man's face clearly.
A face that is very suitable for a farmer, full of wrinkles, thin body, a pair of rather cloudy eyes and a relatively large nose.
He made some gestures to Li Jianye.
"Tang country, right?"
Li Jianye asked.
The other party was still making gestures and his mouth was open but no sound came out.
Li Jianye frowned, then he remembered that the village chief said that the other party seemed to have become mute.
Dumb
Tsk, that’s difficult.
"He's asking who you are."
Fortunately, someone in the village committee understood Tang Guo’s meaning and started to explain.
Li Jianye finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Tang Hong is your daughter, right?"
"Where is she now?"
There was no excessive pleasantries or threats, he just went straight to the point.
Tang Guo was silent. He didn't say anything. He just stood at the door, motionless, like an old tree.
The January wind, even with snow falling all around, felt like a knife blowing on the face, and it was not pleasant for anyone.
"Go in and take a rest first. There's no rush. This matter is not urgent."
Xu Huo suddenly spoke, breaking the stiff atmosphere.
Upon hearing this, Tang Guo quickly moved aside, made way, and welcomed everyone in.
His house is actually very big.
But, it’s just that the yard is very big. After all, this is farmland and the area is already very large.
There are many peach trees planted in the yard. Judging from their growth, they are well cared for. It is not difficult to see that Tang Guo often works to prune the branches of the peach trees.
In addition, there is a melon field, but the melons in it have rotted.
If they can’t finish eating it and can’t sell it in quantity, it will just rot in the fields. But fortunately, they are grown for food, so there isn’t much loss.
There are a few chickens and dogs in the yard.
“Woof woof woof woof woof~!!!”
"Woof woof woof!!!"
As if they could tell that the police had ill intentions, several tied dogs in cages or under trees were barking madly.
It was not until Tang Guo tied up the dogs that the police were able to walk into the road covered with dried chicken shit.
The environment here is not very clean, and the living room inside is pitifully small, not even as spacious as a single person's bedroom.
Or, of course, there is no living room.
The living room was divided into two parts, separated by a cloth in the middle, with a bed on both sides.
"This should be Tang Hong's residence."
Li Jianye found a hair from the bed, then observed the length of the hair and spoke.
Xu Hao nodded and said nothing.
Instead, he turned his head and looked at the house environment.
How poor can a person be?
To be honest, it depends on one's perception.
There are all kinds of poor people in this world, but most people imagine them based on their own cognition, and they can never imagine those who are even poorer than their own cognition.
The houses in Tang State were just small mud houses of less than ten square meters, in which two or three people lived.
The walls are not concrete.
Instead, the loess was mixed into mud, with straw in it, and then piled together with bricks, eventually forming this wall full of dry cracks.
There are no windows. Of course, if that thing with two steel bars inserted and then sealed with thick plastic can be considered a window, then this is probably it.
The ground under my feet is uneven and the stones are not laid evenly.
Of course, although Tang was poor, it was not the poorest. At least he could have enough food to eat.
"Squeak~"
Li Jianye opened the drawer and found a medical record inside.
He looked at it and saw the name 'Tang Yu' written on the medical record.
There is no difference from what I and others found.
"The dirt on the shoes was very dry. Although it was due to the weather, it was also due to the weather that it indirectly proved that Tang Hong had not been at home for a long time."
Li Jianye squatted down again and looked at his shoes.
"It's snowing outside now. Whenever you go out and come back, there will be water stains on your body."
"This mud mark was left before the snow fell."
"Preliminary estimates are that it was left before the first victim died."
“There are also shoe sole marks.”
Li Jianye looked up and motioned Xu Hao to look at the soles of his shoes.
This is also a pair of rubber shoes with wavy soles, exactly the same as the footprints at the crime scene, even the shoe size is exactly the same.
In winter, your feet can easily freeze into ice when wearing rubber shoes, and the slightest touch of anything will cause extreme pain.
But still the same sentence.
shoes
Cheap.
"Preliminary judgment shows that the murderer is Tang Hong."
Li Jianye stood up and was about to say something when he felt someone tugging at his arm.
He and Xu Hao turned around to look.
But it turned out to be Tang Guo, who had a flattering look on his face and a few cigarettes in his hands.
It's not a good cigarette, it's smoked by ordinary people.
They were about to say something, but the next moment...
A bundle of money appears.
Li Jianye paused. He looked at the other person, who had a flattering smile on his face. He took out the money tied up with a strong rubber band and secretly stuffed it into his arms.
There wasn't much money, some were ten cents and some were one dollar.
It should be Tang Guo’s entire fortune.
"Ahhh~"
He pointed to his mouth again, indicating that he would not tell anyone else.
Li Jianye felt a tightness in his chest.
"We can't accept this. We are the police."
Tang Guo was silent for a moment, then rolled up his sleeves to show that he still had the strength and could still make money.
“It’s not about how much money you have.”
Xu Hao was helpless, he could understand the other person's emotions.
This is not empty talk. He can really feel the emotions after putting himself in the shoes of others many times. But the problem is
Sin and mistake are never equal.
And since it is not an equal sign, when you want to maintain something, you will find that many things actually go against your original intention.
As a result, the depression rate among criminal police has gradually increased.
"seven people."
Li Jianye spoke in a low voice.
"Seven people died. If it was Tang Yu, then eight people would have died."
Eight people.
During the Chinese New Year period, eight people!
To be honest, it is they who are taking action.
But the case has already been reported to the provincial level, which means that the people investigating the case already have the most luxurious team in Haiyun Province, otherwise it would have been taken over by the provincial task force long ago!
Tang Guo remained silent. He did not put in any more money and allowed the police to search.
He squatted silently at the door, looking into the distance and smoking.
I bought the cigarettes at the market, the kind of tobacco leaves I bought, and rolled them myself. They were very strong, but they couldn't suppress what was in my heart.
Tang Guo didn't cry or make a fuss. He just squatted in the snow, looking at the snowflakes in the sky and at his shabby house, without any emotion.
Today is a few days after the New Year. It is already late and the sky is gradually getting dark.
Here, you can also see fireworks blooming in the sky from the village.
Very beautiful, very beautiful.
Tang Guo looked at it, his eyes gradually becoming blurred.
Xu Hao and Li Jianye didn't force him and just waited.
until
Tang Guo stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance.
The police had a target.
This is the neighboring village.
Of course, it cannot be said to be a neighboring village, but rather the place between Shuangyue Village and the next village.
It is a desolate wilderness, and is usually the land where villagers grow trees and sell them.
Of course, there are also people who choose to bury their family members here.
But there are not many, at least, there is only one grave mound here.
When the police arrived here.
They found a man or two people.
A bloated woman was sitting on the ground with her eyes closed as if she was asleep.
She also had a rotting corpse in her arms.
This is what a child looks like.
A few pieces of rotten flesh were sewn together with thick black needle and thread, and the rest of the body tissue was like a rag doll, looking extremely absurd.
This is Tang Yu.
This is Tang Hong.
Li Jianye measured his breath.
No snoring.
The other person's body had already become extremely stiff, like a cube of ice.
The police stood where they were, watching the snowflakes falling from the sky.
Looking at the fireworks exploding in the distance above my head, I remained silent.
After a long time, a voice was heard.
"Collect the team."
(End of this chapter)