Everyone can see Lu Yan's gratitude to the police. For at least 20 years, the police have been paying attention to his cousin's case.
If Gu Chen hadn't rushed to Hehu Township late at night this time, Lu Yan would have almost forgotten that his cousin Lu Jun had been dead for 20 years.
Thanks to everyone's mutual politeness, Lu Yan still accepted the meal fee and personally escorted Gu Chen and others out of the restaurant.
Looking at the police car with the license plate number ending in AE86 disappearing into the night, Lu Yan couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that this cousin's case is going to be successful."
On the other side, Gu Chen drove up the mountain and realized how difficult this mountain road was.
There are also some small villages along the way, but they are not large in scale. Basically, each village is built according to the terrain.
According to Lu Yan's introduction, drive along this mountain road to the end and turn left at every fork in the road.
He didn't know how long he had been driving. When Gu Chen drove the vehicle to the end, he discovered that there was a downhill road in front of him, and at the end of the road was a pond.
On both sides of the road is a small village.
"It should be here." Gu Chen turned the car around, drove to the top of the hillside, turned on the handbrake, and then got off the car with everyone else.
To say that the construction of new rural areas has been really good in recent years, the entire roads in the villages are equipped with solar street lights.
Near where Gu Chen parked his car, other vehicles were also heard.
An old man was sitting in front of his home smoking, and he was quite surprised when he saw a police car driving into the village.
Gu Chen walked forward and took the initiative to say hello: "Old man, is this Lujia Village?"
"Ah?" The old man tilted his head and said in explanation: "Speak louder, my ears are not working well and I can't hear you clearly."
Gu Chen glanced at his colleagues around him, then took the initiative to walk to the old man, squatted down, and said close to the old man's ear: "Uncle, is this Lujia Village?"
"Lujia Village?" The old man now understood Gu Chen's question and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, this is Lujia Village."
"Do you know where Lu Jun's house is?" Gu Chen asked again.
The old man turned around, pointed to an old house in front of him and said, "Lu Jun's house is right there."
"Is it that old house?" Lu Weiwei leaned over and asked for confirmation.
The old man threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, crushed it with his feet, then waved his hand and said: "Let's go, I will take you there."
"Then I'll help you." Seeing the old man leading the way, Gu Chen and others followed behind him.
The old man is a bit hunched and looks to be in his late 80s.
While leading the way, he asked Gu Chen: "Comrade police, why are you going to Lu Jun's house? That child has been dead for 20 years."
"We are here to investigate this case." Gu Chen bowed and said.
The old man couldn't help but be stunned: "You came to investigate Lu Jun's case? But...it's been 20 years? Can we still get the results of the investigation now?"
"You have to give it a try." Gu Chen said.
When the old man heard this, he also said with emotion: "Actually, it's a pity that Lu Jun is a child. There is a son, a daughter, and an old mother in the family, and he died at such a young age."
"Originally, in those few years, I wanted to run a black car business to earn some money to build a new house. But then something like this happened and my family couldn't build a new house. My wife also remarried with a daughter."
"There is only one son and old mother left in the family. If it weren't for the care of the folks in the hometown over the years, I don't know what it would be like."
"Is Lu Jun's mother okay now?" Yuan Shasha approached the old man and asked him loudly.
The old man shook his head: "How can it be better? Let's just live with it. My grandson is in college now, and she usually stays alone at home. She often walks around the village, and occasionally takes a car from a fellow villager to go to Holland.
Take a look at Huxiang."
The old man is a talkative person. Once he starts talking, he can't stop talking at all.
Then he pointed to the small western-style buildings on both sides of the road and said, "Look, every household now builds small western-style buildings. Even Lu Jun's house is still an old house."
"If Lu Jun's child graduates from college, he will probably develop in a big city and will not return to this mountain valley. Therefore, this house does not need to be renovated, and the old woman can just muddle along."
While he was talking, the old man had already brought everyone to the door of the old house.
After crossing a ditch, he knocked directly on the door.
"Who is it?"
An old woman's response came from inside the house.
"It's me, the police are looking for you." the old man said.
Not long after, the door opened, and a thin old woman stood at the door and looked at Gu Chen blankly.
The old man quickly introduced: "These are police officers from the city, saying they want to investigate your son Lu Jun's case."
"That's true of you. It's been 20 years, and finally the police came again."
The old man made fun of her, and then said to Gu Chen: "Comrade police, this is Lu Jun's mother. If you have anything to ask her, come in and talk. I have something to do at home, so I won't wait here."
"Thank you." Gu Chen expressed his thanks.
After watching the old man leave with his hands behind his back, Gu Chen saluted Lu Jun's mother and said, "Hello, I am Gu Chen, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Team of Furong Branch. I came here specifically to investigate Lu Jun's case.
Visit yours."
"Come in." The old lady seemed to have a cold attitude, turned around, walked into the house, and then turned on the headlight in the living room.
Several people walked into the house and looked around.
The old house is a brick and wood structure, and the walls look a bit old.
The furniture in the living room is relatively rotten, and it looks like it has some age at first glance.
The old lady poured four glasses of water for several people at the dining table, and then handed it to everyone and said: "It's hard for you to come to my house this late at night. It's quite cold in the mountains, so you should wear more clothes.
"
"Thank you, we drove here and the car has air conditioning." Lu Weiwei took the steaming cup of water and responded with a slight smile.
The old lady then motioned for everyone to sit wherever they pleased, and she also sat on a wooden chair with her hands on her knees, looking very reserved.
Gu Chen saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward, so he quickly explained: "Because this time the city has concentrated its operations to deal with all the old cases from that year, our criminal investigation team has been assigned to your son's case."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "But because this case spans 20 years, and we were not handling it back then, so I am here this time to learn about the situation from that year."
"Harmful." The old lady sighed, looked at Gu Chen's childish face, and said lightly: "Looking at how young you are, you should be in your early twenties."
"If you think about it, you should have been only a few years old 20 years ago."
"Yes." Gu Chen nodded and admitted, and said with a smile: "But this does not prevent us from investigating the case. We are currently collecting the information that was sorted and sealed back then. In addition, we also need to visit the parties involved."
Having said this, Gu Chen did not forget to mention: "We had dinner at a restaurant in Hehu Township. The boss was Lu Yan, Lu Jun's cousin. He also told us some things about that year."
"So that's it?" Thinking that the police had come all the way and met Lu Yan, the old lady immediately opened her heart and said, "Actually, Lu Jun left so suddenly that we were not prepared at all."
"At that time, the police investigation had no clue, mainly because Lu Jun was found in the reservoir, and many clues could not be followed, so the investigation of the case was delayed again and again, and in the end it was dropped."
"I have also gone to the police station to ask about the investigation status before, but at that time your police told me that the case is under investigation, it is under investigation. Anyway, this is what I said every time I went there."
"Later I also thought about it. Not every case, you police can find the result. This may be the case with my son's death."
Speaking of this, it seemed that she was remembering the sad past again. The old lady sniffed and her eyes suddenly became moist.
She quickly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and tried to control her emotions.
Gu Chen nodded silently and said calmly: "It is our responsibility for not being able to give you an explanation back then, so we will be responsible for this case to the end and will definitely give your son an explanation."
"Yes." Lu Weiwei also said: "Even if the murderer escapes to the ends of the earth, we will definitely find him and make him face legal sanctions. Please trust us."
"Of course I want to believe you." Seeing that Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei spoke lightly, the old lady still said without hope: "But it has been 20 years since this incident, and many things have changed. What do you think?
Just ask whatever you want, and I will tell you everything I know and can remember."
Gu Chen could tell that the old lady actually didn't have high hopes. After all, time can change a lot.
Then Gu Chen turned on the law enforcement recorder, took out the transcript and asked: "Did your son have any conflicts with anyone in the days before and after the accident?"
"No." The old lady shook her head and said, "My son is a very responsible person and never makes enemies with others."
"But I heard from his cousin Lu Yan that he once got into a group fight and was detained." Although Gu Chen heard some things about Lu Jun from Lu Yan, he needed to verify it with the old lady.
The old lady said without reservation: "Yes, there were group fights, but ask the driver of the illegal car, who didn't fight? At that time, some people in Hehu Township were bullied, so everyone banded together to fight with the other party.
They were negotiating with each other, but the result was that they ended up fighting."
"My son was stupidly with other people at the time. Many of them were arrested by the police who arrived later and were imprisoned for a few days. But this can't mean anything, can it? Those were things far away before his accident.
Already."
"Even if someone wants to take revenge on him, they can't do it again after a year, right?"
Hearing this, Gu Chen nodded silently: "That means your son Lu Jun had no conflicts with anyone before the accident?"
"No, no, after my son's accident, I asked other illegal car drivers from my hometown, and they all said that Lu Jun had never provoked anyone at all."
"He drives his car diligently every day to make money. Besides, he is a responsible person at heart. Who is he messing with?"
Gu Chen captured some information and continued to ask: "Old lady, you are saying that your son Lu Jun has an honest and responsible character, right?"
"Yes, this child has not been very talkative since he was a child. He is enthusiastic and looks honest."
"If you want to say who he has provoked, I'm sorry, but there is really no such thing."
"Then maybe the cause of this case is not a vendetta." Officer Wang held his chin and thought for a moment before giving his own opinion.
Lu Weiwei asked: "Old Wang, do you think Lu Jun's death may have been an accidental incident?"
"It's most likely like this." Officer Wang nodded silently and said calmly: "When it comes to black car drivers, who do they usually conflict with? At most, they are passengers. The price can't be negotiated, or they can't come to an agreement, or they are competitors."
"But we had talked with Lu Jun's cousin Lu Yan before in Hehu Township at the foot of the mountain. That was the chaotic competitive relationship at the beginning. Later, after several rounds of negotiations, in fact, these black car drivers have reached a tacit understanding."
"It's a bit unlikely that there will be another scramble for passengers and territory, so I think the first possibility is more likely, that is, there was a conflict with passengers, maybe because of fares."
"No, my son is driving a business and has always made money with good conscience." Afraid of being misunderstood by the police, the old lady tried her best to clarify:
"My son drives to solicit customers. He always negotiates the price before leaving. He is a childlike person and never takes long detours."
"Compared to other people, how could he, such an honest and conscientious person, have conflicts with others over fare issues? No, absolutely not."
"Old lady." Gu Chen looked up at her and asked, "Can you guarantee that what you said is true?"
"Of course, I guarantee it with my integrity." The old lady said firmly.
"Okay." Gu Chen nodded silently and began to think deeply.
But at the same time, we also take into account Lu Jun's specific situation, that is, Lu Jun has always been an honest and responsible person in the eyes of most people.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But the honest man was suddenly killed and his body was buried in the reservoir. What does this mean?
Gu Chen himself gave several possibilities in his mind, namely robbery and murder.
Twenty years ago, when surveillance networks were not yet developed, this situation was indeed easy to happen.
Moreover, Gu Chen also got to know something about Lu Jun's cousin Lu Yan while chatting with him in Hehu Township at the foot of the mountain.
Most of the locations where Lu Jun ran were in areas where urban and rural areas meet, that is to say, not in urban areas, but on urban and rural lines.
It is indeed easy for some robberies to occur in a place like this.
In addition, Lu Jun seems to be honest and responsible, so he can easily become a robbery target for some people with ulterior motives.
Based on these inferences, Gu Chen first ruled out the possibility of disputes arising from conflicts and further retaliation from others.
Instead, the reason was determined to be that the murderer committed the crime accidentally.
From this point of view, it is consistent with the original investigation results of those fellow police officers, that is, there is no possibility of vendetta, and it may be a random crime.
Later, Gu Chen completed Lu Jun's specific information based on the old lady's memories, and was able to collect as many useful clues as possible.
But a comparison of all the clues seems to have verified the previous statement, that is, the murderer probably committed the crime randomly, and Lu Jun unfortunately became that random victim.
"Thank you very much for your cooperation." Gu Chen has already obtained a lot of information from the old lady. Although there is not much useful information, it is enough to complete the image of Lu Jun in his mind.
Seeing that Gu Chen and others wanted to leave, the old lady stood up and asked, "Are you leaving now? It's already getting so late, why don't you stay at my house tonight? I'll get you some quilts."
Seeing that the old lady was really going to get the quilt from the house, Gu Chen quickly explained: "No, we have to rush to the place where the crime occurred, which is the Sanxi Reservoir in Hejiang Town, to visit the locals there and see
Are there any new discoveries?”
"Now?" The old lady looked at the time, it was already 8pm, and immediately reminded her: "Why don't we go another day? It's already 8pm now, and it's very quiet in the countryside at night."
"I calculated the time." Gu Chen lowered his head to look at his watch and took the initiative to explain: "If we set off now and go to Sanxi Reservoir in Hejiang Town, we will probably arrive around 9 o'clock. We can also communicate with the locals. It's not too late.
."
Seeing that Gu Chen insisted on going, the old lady suddenly felt a sore nose and tears began to fall.
Seeing this situation, Gu Chen was also startled and asked hurriedly: "Old lady, what's wrong with you?"
"Back then...those police officers back then, if you had been so diligent in helping my son find the murderer, I wouldn't have complained for so many years. Seeing you working so hard, I believe you will definitely gain something, and you are definitely not just going through the motions."
"Old lady." Seeing that the old lady was actually crying, Lu Weiwei quickly comforted her: "Of course we are not just going through the motions when investigating the case. We will do our best. Please rest assured."
"Yes." The old lady nodded silently and said, "If I had seen you just coming here before, I might not have believed that you were sincerely handling this case, but now it seems that you are indeed handling me with all your heart.
I wrongly blamed you for my son’s case.”
"After all, the murderer has been at large for 20 years, and during these 20 years, my son's grievances have been hard to wash away. In my heart..."
After sniffing, the old lady said sadly: "The stone in my heart has always been hanging like this."
Looking up at Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha, the old lady said again: "I saw you working so hard today. I believe that you will be able to find the murderer who was killed by God and avenge my son."
Gu Chen patted the old lady on the shoulder and said comfortingly: "Old lady, just wait here for our good news. If the murderer is caught, we will notify you as soon as possible."
"Yeah." The old lady nodded silently: "I don't trust others, I just trust you. You guys look very powerful."
"Haha." Seeing that the old lady finally burst into laughter, Lu Weiwei also said amusedly: "You can also see this? Then you are awesome."
Officer Wang hurriedly said: "It's getting late, we have to leave immediately. Also, old lady, could you please leave me a phone number so I can contact you?"
"Hey, okay, my phone number is..."
The old lady quickly told everyone her phone number, then walked to the roadside in person and watched Gu Chen and others drive away.
As soon as the police car left, the small village suddenly became lively.
Many old people walked out of their homes and came near the old lady's door.
"Hey, you have a guest at your house?" an old man said.
The old lady nodded silently and said with a slight smile: "Yes, he is a guest, a guest who came to help my son find the murderer."
"It's been 20 years, and they just came here now, can they do it?" another old man said.
The old lady shook her head: "I don't know, but I feel they must be able to do it. They may be lucky stars specially sent down by God to take pity on my old lady."
After saying this, the old lady looked up at the starry sky, suddenly closed her hands, closed her eyes and made a wish.
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