Although Wang Luoguo was sure that he was the murderer who poisoned Azhong and several people around him, he firmly disagreed that Xu Tianxia's death was related to him.
In subsequent transcripts, Wang Luoguo also recorded many details, but also confirmed that he had nothing to do with another falling accident.
Since the investigation into Azhong's poisoning case has come to light, Gu Chen plans to continue in-depth investigation and verification in Xiangnan City.
But a call from Officer Wang made Gu Chen change his mind temporarily.
"Senior Brother Wang, are you sure the girl you said someone saw in the mountains that day was Xu Yaxuan?"
On the phone, Gu Chen also continued to ask questions.
On the other hand, Officer Wang also sighed and said: "The key point is that the old lady can't explain clearly, she can't speak Mandarin well, and the local dialect is also vague."
"Except for some local elderly people who would blindly guess what he said, few people could understand it."
After a pause, Officer Wang continued: "But what is certain is that there is a situation about seeing Xu Yaxuan. At present, we have only received news. I am going to go there in person. When will you come back?"
"I'll be back soon." Gu Chen thought for a moment and said slowly.
"Okay, then I'll wait for you." Officer Wang said.
When Gu Chen hung up the phone, Lu Weiwei over there quickly came over and asked:
"How are you doing, Junior Brother Gu? Is there any news about Xu Yaxuan?"
"Yeah." Gu Chen nodded silently and couldn't help but said:
"Xu Yaxuan has disappeared for such a long time, and someone finally discovered her traces."
"Said she appeared in an ancient village, but disappeared quickly."
"Where is this ancient village?" Lu Weiwei asked.
"Yicheng, under the jurisdiction of our Jiangnan City, is an ancient village in the hinterland of the Forest Park." Gu Chen said.
"How could it be such a remote place?" When she heard this result, Lu Weiwei's eyes were startled, and she was a little unbelievable.
Gu Chen also shook his head: "I don't know the specific situation at the moment, but what is certain is that Xu Yaxuan's appearance definitely indicates that something is going on there."
"Since she came to Jiangnan City, various strange things have been happening. Now it seems that Xu Yaxuan has some plans of his own."
Taking a deep breath, Gu Chen added: "Since Azhong's death has nothing to do with Xu Yaxuan, then we must change our thinking as soon as possible."
"Refocus the investigation on Xu Yaxuan."
"She's been lurking for so long, now it's time to find her."
"Senior Brother Wang is currently preparing to go there and have a look. We have to go back quickly."
"Okay, let's set off immediately and book tickets now," Lu Weiwei said.
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At 5 pm that day, Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei returned to Jiangnan North Station. Gao Hu did not return with Gu Chen.
Gao Hu's co-worker He Qian was also temporarily transferred back to Shonan City.
Now the cases in Jiangnan City are basically handed over to the Jiangnan City Police.
Over in Xiangnan City, Gao Hu and He Qian will continue to conduct in-depth investigations into Xu Tianxia's case.
The two parties cooperate closely and strive to solve the case as soon as possible.
Ding Liang and Huang Zunlong came to pick up Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei, and they drove directly to Yicheng.
On the way, Ding Liang, who was driving, also asked Gu Chen: "Is this Xu Yaxuan really so hard to find?"
"Yeah." Gu Chen nodded silently and couldn't help but said: "This Xu Yaxuan has obviously received some professional training, maybe some such as counter-reconnaissance."
"But she is still so young and has accepted this?" Huang Zunlong, the co-pilot, was also curious.
After all, Xu Yaxuan is special.
But Gu Chen replied calmly: "Xu Yaxuan is relatively precocious, I mean her mind, and she is very smart and knows how to deal with the difficulties she encounters in unfamiliar conditions."
"It's a blessing to find her in the ancient village of Yicheng this time. I only hope that Senior Brother Wang can find her now."
"Okay." Seeing that Gu Chen said this, Ding Liang also agreed:
"It seems that Xu Yaxuan is not simple."
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The vehicle was speeding along the highway. When it got off the highway and drove to the primitive village of Yicheng, it was already 7 o'clock in the evening.
Because this village is located in the hinterland of Yicheng's virgin forest, there are very few residents.
Along the way, everyone can see some wood processing factories.
And the path into the mountain is not very wide.
In addition, it is an important season for fire prevention, so there will be some checkpoints into the mountains along the way.
After Gu Chen and others registered again, they drove the vehicle into Gujia Village.
"Is this right here?" Gu Chen, who was sitting in the back row, asked.
"That's right, Senior Brother Wang and the others came here, and asked us to send you directly here after we pick you up." Ding Liang, who was driving, said.
The vehicle parked slowly in the village square, and there were two other Furong branch vehicles parked in the parking space at the moment.
And only a few of the building lights in the village were on.
Street lights are all solar-powered, but the light is not very strong and can barely satisfy daily lighting.
There were two white-haired old men sitting at the pavilion in the square.
Seeing Gu Chen and others getting out of the car, the two old men also talked among themselves.
At this moment, a familiar figure also walked out of the village.
The man was still holding a rice bowl in his hand. When he saw that the visitor was Gu Chen, Ji Zhe immediately came forward and said hello: "Senior Brother Gu, Senior Sister Lu, are you back?"
"Jizhe? Why is it you?" Lu Weiwei asked.
"Hey, everyone has gone into the mountains to look for someone. I'm here to take care of you. I knew you were coming," Ji Zhe said.
Gu Chen looked at the dark mountain peaks behind the village and continued to ask Ji Zhe:
"What about Senior Brother Wang and the others?"
"I have been in the mountains for a long time, and I still haven't come out yet, and there is no signal in the mountains," Ji Zhe said.
At this moment, a thin old lady, with her back bent, came to everyone and said some unintelligible words to Gu Chen and others.
Since the dialects spoken in southern cities, even between counties, are different, Gu Chen had some difficulty hearing these dialects.
Moreover, the old lady's speech was very vague and could not be heard clearly at all.
But fortunately, the old lady could gesture and make a eating gesture towards everyone.
When Ji Zhe saw this, he quickly translated for everyone: "What the old lady means is, you haven't eaten yet? Go to her house for dinner."
"Not to mention, we drove all the way here and we really haven't eaten yet." Ding Liang said, stroking his growling stomach.
Huang Zunlong also smiled and said: "It seems that the old man is quite considerate."
"Then what are you waiting for? The food in my hand is still warm. The old lady's house has just prepared the food. Come with me." When Ji Zhe saw this, he also hurriedly greeted everyone.
So the group of people followed the old lady and arrived at her home.
The old lady's home is well decorated and the house looks more like a villa.
But in the huge villa, only the old lady lived alone.
There is also a black and white photo of an old man hanging in the hall.
From the situation in the photo, everyone can guess that this should be the old lady’s deceased wife.
Everyone followed the old lady to the kitchen. At this time, the dining table was already filled with delicious food.
Ji Zhe also quickly explained to everyone: "This table of dishes was cooked by me and the old lady together."
"It's not like there are very few guests in the village, and the old lady rarely sees outsiders, so she insists on entertaining us warmly."
"But Senior Brother Wang and the others wanted to go into the mountain to search immediately, so I stayed here and cooked this table of delicious food with the old lady."
"Because I know you guys are coming here at about this time. It's a coincidence that you guys arrived just in time."
"Hey, stop talking so much and thank me quickly. I'm so hungry that I can't bear it." Lu Weiwei rubbed her stomach. Lu Weiwei, blessed with the foodie attribute, never seemed to treat her stomach badly.
So after everyone briefly thanked the old man, they gathered around and served the meal.
The old lady was very happy when she saw so many guests coming to her house all of a sudden. She kept saying something in a dialect that no one could understand, which probably meant that she had eaten well.
Of course, these are all blind guesses made by Gu Chen and others.
"By the way, the person who discovered Xu Yaxuan's traces couldn't be this old lady, right?"
What did Gu Chen suddenly think of? He quickly asked.
Ji Zhe also nodded silently and couldn't help but said: "Yes, the person who discovered Xu Yaxuan's traces is indeed this old lady."
"What's going on? Tell us quickly." Lu Weiwei trailed off and continued to devour the food.
Ji Zhe sat upright and began to explain to everyone:
"First of all, when the old lady was picking mushrooms in the forest, she spotted the figure of a woman. She said it looked similar to the notice we sent out looking for someone."
"Because of Xu Yaxuan's disappearance before, we issued many notices and pasted them all over the city."
"It's a coincidence that one of the notices was posted on the village's bulletin board."
"The old lady also looked at it carefully. She definitely called the police and said that the girl she saw seemed to be the person in the photo."
"But because her legs and feet are inconvenient, she can't catch up with that girl at all."
"Especially, she once called out to the girl, but the girl also found her and immediately disappeared into the forest."
"The old lady feels a little suspicious. After all, no outsiders have appeared in this place for a long time."
"So she was a little scared, so she called the police and explained the situation to her colleagues at the local police station."
"The people who took Senior Brother Wang and others into the mountain to look for someone this time were also colleagues from the police station in Yicheng."
"So that's it?" After hearing Ji Zhe's story, Gu Chen felt that the information provided by the old lady was very crucial, which would determine whether everyone could find Xu Yaxuan, who had disappeared for a long time.
So Gu Chen turned to look at the old lady beside him and asked her word for word: "Old lady, is the girl you found the person in the photo?"
After he finished speaking, Gu Chen opened the photo album on his phone and opened Xu Yaxuan's photo.
The old lady took one look at it, and then started babbling and gesticulating.
But Gu Chen was confused and confused, feeling that what the old lady was speaking was completely alien language. Not only was it difficult to understand, but he didn't even know how to hear it.
There was no logic in what the old lady said, and she spoke in random sentences, accompanied by some sign language movements.
Even if Gu Chen guessed blindly, it was difficult to understand what the old lady meant.
As soon as the old lady finished speaking, Gu Chen continued to ask her: "Old lady, why did she turn around and leave when she saw you?"
Bba bah bah bah...
The old lady still communicated with Gu Chen in her own Martian language.
Gu Chen was a little confused. After talking for a long time, he didn't understand a word he said.
Then he turned to look at Ji Zhe beside him.
Ji Zhe also spread his hands and said helplessly: "Brother Gu, you don't have to look at me, I can't understand you either. I can only communicate with her through some simple sign language movements."
"Who can translate?" Lu Weiwei asked.
"There's an old man in the village. Just wait for me. I'll go find that old man." After Ji Zhe finished speaking, he immediately started to walk out the door.
Not long after, he dragged a white-haired old man into the kitchen and quickly introduced him to everyone:
"This old man can understand what the old lady says."
"Uncle Gu, come and sit down." Upon hearing this, Gu Chen immediately began to greet Uncle Gu to his side.
And Uncle Gu also began to introduce it to everyone familiarly: "She had a problem with her voice before, so when she spoke, it started to be difficult for people to understand. It was not like this before."
At the end, Uncle Gu also waved his hand.
"Then can you still understand what she just said?" Gu Chen asked.
"Maybe there is no problem. After all, I have known her for many years. I can basically guess some of her usual tone of voice."
"Ever since she got seriously ill, her voice has become like this, but she can still understand her."
"Okay." Seeing that Uncle Gu could still understand it, Gu Chen was relieved. He repeated the question to Uncle Gu, and then asked Uncle Gu to communicate with the old lady.
The old lady still spoke vaguely and added sign language gestures.
Uncle Gu, on the other hand, leaned his head very close, and then communicated in various dialects and made various body movements. Then he nodded silently, sat upright, looked at Gu Chen and said:
"She said that she went to the mountains to pick mushrooms that day, and then she met the girl in the missing person notice. She said she went to call the girl, but the girl hid when she saw her."
"Then, it quickly disappeared into the forest."
"The old woman was afraid that she would touch something unclean. She was so frightened that she almost lost her mind. Then she returned to the village and immediately started calling the police."
"Is she sure that the woman she saw is the person in the missing person notice?" Gu Chen asked again.
The old man nodded fiercely: "Yes, that's the woman. She said that although her eyesight sometimes gets blurry, that time, she said she couldn't see wrong. It was also because of this that she chose to call the police."
