Ma Yan and the other three sat on a scrap steel pipe at the entrance of the courtyard and listened to Lao Qiang's story. The moon had climbed up to the sky at this time, and the bright moonlight shone on Lao Qiang's face full of vicissitudes of life. He would have already
The cigarette butt that had been sucked into the filter was stuffed under the soles of my feet and stamped out, and I rubbed my dry eyes with both hands.
"When was the last time you saw Lao Zhuang?" Ma Yan asked.
"I can't remember the specific date. It seems to have been more than ten days ago. He came back with Li Ping that day. A car took them to the door. They went into the house and rummaged around for a long time, took some things and then got in the car again.
Gone." Lao Qiang recalled.
"Didn't you say anything at the time?" Ma Yan asked.
"No, what can I say? One is the child's mother, and the other is the child's uncle. We are all a family." Lao Qiang covered his face with his hands. He must not want to face this reality in his heart.
"Do you know what they took?" Ma Yan asked.
"It's nothing more than some money and daily necessities. They always have to eat and sleep when they go out."
"Is that money yours?" Meng Liang asked.
"Yes. Except for daily expenses and some money necessary for collecting junk, I put everything else in the drawer."
"Did you put it there on purpose?"
"Otherwise? We can't starve them."
"They took your ID card, did you know?" Ma Yan asked.
"No, that thing can't be used as money." Lao Qiang replied disapprovingly.
"Do you still remember the car that took them back that day?" Meng Liang asked.
"I just remember it was a white car."
"Have you seen the driver?" Ma Yan asked.
"A very strong young man, quite tall, got out of the car and peed at the base of the wall. I saw him." Lao Qiang pointed to the wall in the distance.
When Ma Yan heard what Lao Qiang said, she quickly took out her mobile phone to find Gao Hua's photo and handed it to Lao Qiang for identification.
"It's him, yes, that's the man." Lao Qiang nodded and said with certainty.
Before leaving Lao Qiang's home, Ma Yan and the others carefully searched the rooms of Lao Zhuang and Li Ping and extracted DNA samples of Lao Zhuang and Li Ping.
After returning to Zhongjiang, Meng Liang and Ma Yan found themselves in a difficult situation. Xu Wen's case of intentional injury to a laborer due to a traffic accident has been submitted to the court, but the identity of the victim has changed. In this case, the extent of Zhang's injury
The appraisal certificate was invalidated. According to Lao Zhuang's long-term and frequent history of epilepsy, the injury appraisal could not even be considered a minor injury. In this way, Xu Wen did not constitute the crime of intentional injury.
The two discussed for a long time, and then communicated with personnel from the court and the procuratorate. They always believed that since the case had been submitted to the court, it could not be returned. In the end, they decided that the procuratorate would file an application to postpone the trial, and the procuratorate would then notify the criminal investigation department to make supplements.
Investigation. As for the case of Lao Zhuang using Lao Qiang’s identity card to frame Xu Wen, and the disappearance of Lao Zhuang and Li Ping, it was decided to open a separate case for investigation.
When Xu Wen learned the result, he was walking by the river with Xia Yiran. After he hung up the phone on Ma Yan, he said to Xia Yiran next to him:
"I really didn't expect that the plot turned out to be like this. I said that I couldn't find any evidence that Lao Qiang had suffered from epilepsy. It turned out that the person was not Lao Qiang at all."
"If they had used this trick against ordinary people, they might have been imprisoned long ago." Xia Yiran said.
"It's like this. If they hadn't met you, a master who is not short of money, and if Lao Zhuang could withstand the temptation, then there would be no need to hide Lao Zhuang, and then the police would never think of going to Lao Qiang's hometown. Go verify your identity.”
"If you don't follow them and get the video, the police will never pay attention to Lao Qiang's disappearance."
"Haha, it seems that we cooperate well." Xu Wen couldn't help but put his arms around Xia Yiran's shoulders.
Xia Yiran rested his head on Xu Wen's shoulder, and the two walked slowly leaning on each other. Xia Yiran continued to analyze:
"According to Ma Yan, was this all planned by Gao Hua?"
"I don't think so. He is just executing a plan at best. The person who can plan such a perfect plan must not be him."
"You mean the person who planned this is Shen Feiyu?"
"Shen Feiyu has a man named Ni Loach. His real name is Zhang Yong, and he is the deputy manager of the security department of Jiangkai Real Estate. There are many shadows of him behind this incident, and he is Gao Hua's Your direct boss is the most suspect."
"You have to be more careful in the future. If they don't succeed this time, there may be other plots in the future." Xia Yiran said with concern.
"You have to be more careful here too. They are dealing with me because of the demolition of Wangxucun, and you have the Longwan project that they want more."
"Humph, they can't even think about it. The Longwan project has been fully planned and prepared, and the groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled to be held in the morning the day after tomorrow. The main leaders in the city have already been contacted, and they will all be there to attend the groundbreaking ceremony." Xia Yiran suddenly broke away when he said this. Xu Wen's arm pointed at him and said:
"You must go then. I have reserved a seat for you on the podium."
"I will definitely go. There is no need for a seat on the rostrum. It will be fine for me to watch you from a distance."
"How about that? I will introduce you to my father when the time comes." Xia Yiran grabbed Xu Wen's hand and shook it from side to side and said coquettishly.
"Do I need any gifts?"
"No, just bring your gold beads with you when the time comes. My dad said he wants to see your gold beads."
Xia Yiran mentioned the Nanyang Golden Pearl and reminded Xu Wen of what Shen Yunguang said that day in the living room of the Shen family. He said at that time that Shen Yuntong's youngest son, the driver, and the nanny all caught fire when their vehicle crashed into the cliff. Death, and the body was also found. So how did he survive? If he survived unscathed, what about the driver and nanny? Thinking of this, he asked Xia Yiran:
"Does your father know about the massacre that happened that year?"
"He should know. I remember he once said that he went to the crime scene and the crash site, and consulted the police who were handling the case at the time."
"Well, when I meet your father, I must ask him about the situation back then."
"Alas..." Xia Yiran let out a long sigh, then continued to lean into Xu Wen's arms and said:
"It's been so many years since it happened. It doesn't matter whether I ask or not. After all, they have been dead for so many years. As long as you are still here, that's fine."
Xu Wen knew that Xia Yiran said this because he was afraid that he would be sad. He kissed Xia Yiran's hair and said:
"It's okay, you don't have to worry about me. I'm just satisfying my curiosity. Everything about the Shen family has nothing to do with me."
A gentle cool breeze blew, and the stone road under their feet stretched in front of them. There was a faint fragrance of crape myrtle floating in the air. The couple walked forward leisurely. What was waiting for them ahead?
Xu Wen doesn't want to have a relationship with the Shen family, but will the Shen family let Xu Wen go?