Li Huiguo does have a slight hunchback, which is a very obvious feature. I asked Erhei if he could remember when Li Huiguo came. Erhei shook his head and said: "I don't have a mobile phone and can't remember the date, but he is not here every day. There will be several days in between."
Erhei's description of Li Huiguo reminds me of one thing. Li Huiguo said that every Tuesday morning he would go to the comprehensive market in the city to buy meat, vegetables, seasonings and other supplies, and then return to Qingshan Town before dawn. Every time he went back and forth, Riding on three wheels of fire, this is very consistent with what Erhei said.
Wen Xin and I looked at each other and nodded to each other. The person Er Hei saw must be Li Huiguo.
This is a bit strange. The comprehensive market is not on the Jinniu Plaza side. What is Li Huiguo doing here?
Wen Xin asked this question: "How long will he stay here? What has he done?"
"Every time he appears, it's at the fountain near the river embankment outside the square. He can't stay there for long, maybe more than ten minutes. There are some vicious people here at night. I'm a rag picker and I don't dare to meddle in other people's business. , when I see people I don’t know, I will stay away from them. Only once, I was a little sleepy and sat in the pavilion behind the fountain to rest. The man came over on a three-wheeler. I didn’t dare to move. After a while, Another person came with a bag or something in his hand. He approached and handed it to the person. He opened it, looked at it, and threw it directly onto the tricycle. Then, the two of them separated." Erhei tried to think back for a while. Then he said.
"Who is the murderer?" I asked curiously.
Tu Mangzi, who was standing nearby, explained: "Officer, you don't know, right? There are people skating in Jinniu Plaza at night!"
"Skating?" I looked at the wide square. It was surrounded by small teahouses, flea markets and various craftsmen. In a large part of the middle, there was a group of old ladies dancing in the square. In addition, there were some teenagers. A teenager was roller skating, so I asked Erhei: "Are you still afraid of these children?"
"Pfft." Wen Xin couldn't help laughing and said, "I think your mind is really confused today. He was talking about smoking methamphetamine."
As soon as she reminded me, I suddenly realized it and said with some embarrassment: "Maybe my brain is not working very well these days, so my reaction is a little slow..."
Erhei said: "Those people were very fierce. They even chased me several times, which scared me to death."
Wen Xin put away her smile and asked seriously: "Are they smoking in the open in this square?"
Tu Mangzi explained again: "This is actually one of their trading places. Most people will take it back to their residences to smoke. Only those addicted to drugs will go directly to the toilet in the square to smoke. There are basically no people in the toilet at night." people."
"The police station doesn't care?" I asked doubtfully.
"Look, I've checked many times, but there are too many drug addicts now. Wherever you police can control it, there will be a market if there is demand. After each check, it only takes a few days for the business here to resume. Toilet You can often see some needles and the like." Tu Mangzi understood quite well.
"Who are the people who come here to buy drugs? Does anyone in your group take drugs?" Wen Xin asked.
Tu Mangzi hurriedly waved his hand and said: "The skaters are all rich people. How can we afford it? My group of brothers usually pick up rags. The more advanced ones just set up stalls for money, and we can eat every day." It’s good if you have enough money for drinks.”
Erhei also echoed: "Yes, the people who take drugs are all people from the high-end communities around here, or they are the Yaoji group."
"Who is Yaoji?" Wen Xin asked.
"He is the boss of pickpockets in this area. They can steal a lot of money in a day..." Tu Mangzi said, curling his lips with disdain.
Most of Tu Mangzi's subordinates are beggars and scavengers. Although they sound unpleasant, they are not illegal. Naturally, they can't stand theft gangs.
"Do you know the person who gave something to the person in the photo that night?" Wen Xin asked Erhei again.
Erhei shook his head and said, "I didn't see the front, but the back looks a bit like someone 'hanging out' in the square."
I thought about this matter. Li Huiguo often comes to the square, probably to buy things from that person. However, the comprehensive market is the largest wholesale market for agricultural products in M City. Everything Li Huiguo needs in the restaurant can be purchased there.
And the price is the cheapest. He came here specially. What did he buy?
At this time, I listened to Wen Xin ask: "Can you describe the size of the bag that person took?"
Erhei made gestures with both hands. Wen Xin looked at it, thought for a while, and suddenly a light flashed in his eyes, and asked Tu Mangzi: "Apart from methamphetamine, what other drug transactions are there? Are there any poppy shells?"
Wen Xin's words once again frightened me. In the past, opium was extracted from poppies. Poppy shells can be used as spices, but long-term use can make people dependent, which is commonly known as addiction, so it is also classified as illegal.
Taste.
Li went back to the pot to buy poppy shells?
Yes! This can explain why when a few of us went to his restaurant for dinner for the first time, we didn’t feel that it was as magical as they boasted, but his business has been booming all year round and has been in an invincible position in Qingshan Town.
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Wen Xin's thinking was really quick, and she immediately thought of this aspect.
Tu Mangzi frowned and thought for a moment, then replied: "I and Yaoji and the others have always kept a close eye on each other. I also stay away from drugs, so I'm not very sure. You can ask Officer Liao from the police station. He is here."
If the community policeman comes to look for Yaoji, you can ask for all the drug information in this area."
This clue is very important. Let’s not talk about the murder case. It is illegal to buy poppy shells privately. Based on this clue alone, we can summon Li back to the pot and search his home.
Of course, we first need to confirm Wen Xin’s guess.
I immediately called the brigade captain and asked him to contact the director of the police station here. The brigade captain quickly responded to me and said that we had settled with the police station and gave me the phone number of Liao Song, the community police officer.
, asked me to contact him directly. I called Liao Song, and he said that he would bring Yaoji over to us in half an hour. If we have any questions then, just ask.
This news made Wen Xin and I very excited. The previous summons to Xu Tao was based on Li Huiguo's identification of him, but it turned out that he was framed, so we let him go again. We originally said that his house would be searched, but that was gone.
Name.
This time Li Huiguo is different. If we can prove that he is buying poppy shells and find the person who sells them to him, we will have enough legitimate reasons to summon him and search his home.
There are only so many people in Qingshan Town, and the relationship between them is complicated. This move is likely to involve something else. According to past case handling experience, such cases often have a significant advancement in the previous cases, so the two of us will
Excited.
Tu Mangzi also had a smile on his face when he saw that he had helped us. After a conversation in his room today, I felt that his attitude towards us was very different from yesterday.
Only then did I notice that Tu Mangzi's hair, which was still greasy that morning, had been washed, and the skin color on his face was paler than yesterday. It must be because he had washed his face. It looked like he and Lao Mao
The similarity has increased again.
I looked at him, hoping that this homeless man who looked similar to my colleague would listen to our opinions and go home to reunite with his parents as soon as possible.