Murder in the Mountain Village, Murder by Train Chapter 30: The Mysterious Man
Although Xu Lang has left S City for five years, he is still very familiar with many things about Lang Ge Detective Agency. After all, he just left S City and did not disappear or die. Compared with Criminal Investigation II
With a state machine like the team, the people in the detective agency are Xu Lang's real strength.
A few people were sitting in the office. Apart from the initial chat, they later talked about things that happened in the detective agency after Xu Lang left City S.
As before, most of the cases that the detective office handles every day are trivial matters involving rich people, such as checking whether their husband or wife has kept a mistress behind his back, or whether
Having a lover, or investigating some of the private lives between each other, such as trivial matters such as what your husband or wife did and who they met when you were on a business trip.
There are also some elderly wealthy people who see their children growing up, only to find that the children do not look like them, so they need a paternity test. This kind of thing is very difficult for these rich and status people.
For example, if they go to the hospital to do this kind of thing, it is estimated that before they leave the hospital, all kinds of gossip are flying all over the sky. What should they do if they can't do it themselves? Naturally, they should ask some people who specialize in doing these things to do it, and Lang Ge Detective Affairs
City S where they are located is quite famous, so naturally the first thing they thought of was this detective agency.
In addition to the family situations of these wealthy people, the firm will also take some orders that do not violate the bottom line and the law, such as investigating business loopholes in some companies. Of course, these secrets are not important secrets.
Many people know this well.
Because Xu Lang and Du Ziqiao are the two founders of the detective agency, sometimes when the police encounter some difficult cases, they will come here to seek their help, whether it is Liao Xi's computer technology or Zi Che Hexuan's
Both tracking technology and Dong Yihan's business talents are outstanding. The police have long known about the existence of the detective agency, and the two parties sometimes help each other. Of course, these are all under the condition that they do not violate disciplines.
Down.
Compared with the police's information channels, the detective agency's information channels are wider. After all, they are the ones who eat this bowl of food.
After Xu Lang learned about these things, he didn't say anything, but asked: "What's going on with the newcomers outside?"
Dong Yihan and Liao Xi looked at each other. Neither of them spoke, but looked at Zi Che Hexuan. Obviously, the existence of these people had a lot to do with Zi Che Hexuan, so Xu Lang also looked at Zi Che Hexuan.
Che Hexuan.
Being looked at by everyone like this, Zi Che Hexuan also felt a little embarrassed. He touched his nose and said sheepishly: "Those people outside are all veterans of the army. Brother Lang, you also know that although now
The state provides good benefits to veterans, but after retiring from the army, these veterans cannot integrate into the society for a while, and it is not easy to find jobs. In addition to being security guards or doing some manual labor, they have to work in the military.
Many of the skills I learned cannot be used in society. I know all these people. I thought that the office was short of people anyway, so I found them. Brother Lang, I know that I did this wrong. I can
Give up my shares."
Hearing what Zi Che Hexuan said, Xu Lang shook his head and said: "There is nothing wrong with what you did. I just saw that these people are veterans and I was a little curious. I just asked casually. I didn't mean anything else.
"
Zi Che Hexuan breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that after Xu Lang came back, the first thing he would do was to fire these people. If Xu Lang wanted to fire these people, Zi Che Hexuan couldn't say anything, but his
I must feel uncomfortable. After all, people who have served as soldiers are still different from ordinary people. People who have served as soldiers are all comrades in arms, and they are all the kind of beings who can safely give their back to the other party on the battlefield. This
Such feelings and trust rarely appear in society.
Xu Lang did not do this. Firstly, he took into account Zi Che Hexuan's thoughts and feelings. Secondly, Xu Lang still respected this group of veterans. After all, the reason why the Huaxia Kingdom can be stable and peaceful is because of these people who have gone through life and death on the battlefield.
The soldiers are closely related. Without their existence, China would not be as stable as it is now. Although a war is impossible now, who can say for sure what will happen in the future.
After talking about this, Dong Yihan looked at Xu Lang and asked, "Brother Lang, why are you back? Are you not used to living there?"
Liao Xi and Zi Che Hexuan also looked at Xu Lang doubtfully.
Xu Lang shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I lived very well there, but there were some problems in S City. Ning Yanran went to Zhuxi County to find me, so I had no choice but to come back."
When Dong Yihan and the other three heard what Xu Lang said, they immediately nodded. Dong Yihan is a very smart woman. She immediately thought of an incident that happened at the end of last year, so she asked: "Is it Lu Ye, the former director of the General Bureau of Public Security?"
An accidental death?"
Xu Lang nodded and said with a solemn expression: "Yes."
Xu Lang was not surprised that Dong Yihan and the others knew about Lu Ye's death. First of all, Lu Ye was the former director of the General Bureau of Public Security. Although he was retired now, the death of a former director of the General Bureau of Public Security, although it seemed to be a natural death,
But there are many doubts, and the police are still investigating, which will naturally make people think more. Secondly, what is the relationship between Lu Ye and Xu Lang? The new people in the detective agency don’t know, Dong
But Yihan and the others knew that they should pay more attention to this old man.
Therefore, they were no longer confused and surprised when they heard that Xu Lang came back because of Lu Ye's matter.
Since Lu Ye was mentioned, Xu Lang simply asked: "You all know about Lu Ye's death. Tell me what clues and discoveries you have."
Dong Yihan thought for a while and said: "Lu Ye retired five years ago. After retirement, he has been living in S city for the rest of his life. He just raises flowers, grows grass and flies at home. Lu Ye has no children. He
There is only one wife, and the two of them live a good life. Three years ago, Lu Ye's wife passed away suddenly. Lu Ye was greatly hit after his wife left. However, overall, whether it is physical or mental,
not bad."
Xu Lang knew all the things Dong Yihan said. When Lu Ye's wife passed away three years ago, Xu Lang came back once, but he left after not staying long. Dong Yihan and the others didn't know that.
"How did Lu Ye die?" Xu Lang asked.
"According to the police investigation and autopsy results, Lu Ye died of cardiac arrest without any trauma. It is initially determined that he died of natural causes," Dong Yihan said.
"Natural death?" Xu Lang frowned and said.
Dong Yihan knew what Xu Lang was wondering about, so she explained: "The problem lies in cardiac arrest."
"How to say?"
"Lu Ye's health has always been very good. Although he was injured before when he was a policeman, the problem is not big. The old man does not have a heart disease or other diseases that can cause sudden death. However, due to cardiac arrest,
He died suddenly, which in itself is a big doubt."
Hearing what Dong Yihan said, Xu Lang understood the underlying meaning and asked, "So, are there any other doubts about Lu Ye's death?"
Dong Yihan nodded and said: "We don't know what suspicions the Public Security Bureau found, but according to our private investigation, we found that Lu Ye suddenly went deep into the country since December last year. In the past, Lu Ye's
Life is very regular. He gets up at 5:30 in the morning, does a set of Tai Chi in the yard, then goes out to have breakfast at a nearby breakfast restaurant, and then goes home to take care of the flowers and plants he raises. At noon
, I will go shopping and cook. After eating, I will take a two-hour lunch break. After the lunch break, I will go to the nearby streets to chat and play chess with the elderly people nearby until I go home in the evening.
I made dinner and the day passed like this. However, since last year, Lu Ye rarely goes out. He is often at home alone and rarely interacts with outsiders."
Xu Lang frowned and asked, "Did something happen to the old man?"
Dong Yihan also shook his head with confusion and said: "We don't know about this, but according to our investigation, the old man should not have encountered any problems."
Speaking of this, Dong Yihan suddenly remembered something and said: "Oh, by the way, I remember that at the end of winter last year, a strange man once went to find the old man, and he stayed at the old man's house for three full days.
, I don’t know what they talked about.”
"A strange man? Is he from the public security system?" Xu Lang asked.
Dong Yihan shook his head and said: "No, we know most of the people in the public security system. Whether it is the police in S city or the police in H province, we all know each other basically. We have never seen this man."
"Not from the public security system? Who could he be?" Xu Lang murmured to himself.
Dong Yihan and the others looked at Xu Lang and shook their heads.
After a moment of silence, Xu Lang asked: "Do you have any photos of men?"
Liao Xi nodded and said: "Yes, yes, but there is only one profile."
Xu Lang frowned more and more. He looked at Liao Xi and said, "Show me the photo."
Liao Xi stood up and left the office. After a while, he came back with a few photos in his hand. After he sat down again, he handed the photos to Xu Lang.
Xu Lang took it and took a look and found that Liao Xi was right. There were five photos in total, and they only captured one side of the other person's face. At first glance, these photos were not taken by cameras, but screenshots from surveillance screens.
, the picture quality is not high.
This is a man in his thirties, with a well-proportioned figure and a height of about 1.75 meters. Because it is winter, the man is wearing a thick black down jacket, a pair of sunglasses, and a hat on his head.
The hat, the hat is very big, almost covering most of the man's face, making it impossible to see the other person's face clearly at once. Let's not say who this man is. Just from the way he is dressed, it can be seen that the other person must have something.
question.
Among the five photos, Xu Lang saw the clearest one. It was taken by a man standing on the street in front of Lu Ye's house. The man showed most of his face. This face was very unfamiliar to Xu Lang. Xu Lang could be sure.
Xu Lang must have never seen this man before, and what caught Xu Lang's attention was the man's nose.
Although the other person was wearing a hat and glasses, Xu Lang still found that there seemed to be a scar on the bridge of the man's nose, and it looked very deep. He didn't know if it was because of the shooting angle, or the effect of the other person's makeup. In short
, the appearance of this scar made Xu Lang squint his eyes.
When Liao Xi saw Xu Lang's eyes staring at the bridge of the man's nose in the photo, Liao Xi said: "This is not a problem of the shooting angle, nor is it a problem of the ambient lighting at the scene. He already has this scar on his face.
According to my judgment, the bridge of the other person's nose must have been chopped with a sharp weapon, and the bridge of his nose is broken."
"Can this man's information be found in the archives?" Xu Lang asked.
Liao Xi shook his head and said: "I checked, and there is no information about this man. I once asked Lu Xing, the deputy captain of the Second Criminal Investigation Team, to help investigate in the public security system, but I still haven't found anyone similar."
Hearing what Liao Xi said, Xu Lang fell into deep thought and began to recall the prisoners he had contacted before.
Xu Lang only stayed in the Second Criminal Investigation Team for three years. Later, he stayed in the Public Security Bureau as a criminal investigation consultant for more than a year. Although it was not a long time, Xu Lang still came into contact with many prisoners.
, and the prisoners he knew and were familiar with were not many who knew both himself and Lu Ye. After all, at that time, Lu Ye was the director of the Public Security Bureau. In Xu Lang's impression, there was no one with a scar on the bridge of his nose.
Since the man was not in Xu Lang's memory, he was probably someone Lu Ye had known before.
However, Xu Lang felt that it was a bit impossible. Judging from the photos, the other party was only in his thirties, which was not much different from his own age. At most, he was only a few years older than himself. If the other party was really a criminal with a criminal record,
If it is a person with bad records, then the other party committed the crime more than ten years ago, and more than ten years ago, Lu Ye had already been the director of the Public Security Bureau. He did not have personal contact with many prisoners. In Xu Lang's memory, there was no
Similar prisoners made Xu Lang puzzled.
"When did the other party go to the old man's house?" Xu Lang asked.
"It was around nine o'clock in the evening on December 28 last year," Liao He said.
"December 28th." Xu Lang murmured to himself.
"It's the last day of the winter month in the lunar calendar." Xiao Yueyue reminded her with a sweet voice at this time.
"Tell me about the specific situation at that time." Xu Lang said.
At about nine o'clock in the evening on December 28 last year, there was no one on the street outside. A man wearing a thick down jacket, a hat and sunglasses came to the door of Lu Ye's house. He knocked on the door.
He walked into the door of Lu Ye's house, and it was Lu Ye who opened the door. After the two said something at the door, Lu Ye let the man enter the room.
In the three days since then, the man has not left Lu Ye's home, and Lu Ye has rarely gone out since then.
Three days later at night, the man opened the door of Lu Ye's house again and left alone. After leaving Lu Ye's house, the man walked to a place without surveillance cameras and disappeared. He didn't know where he went.
After that, this man never appeared again, and more than half a month later, on January 18th this year, Lu Ye died suddenly.
And this is what happened.
After listening to Liao Xi's story, Xu Lang had more and more doubts in his heart.
First, who is this strange man who suddenly visited Lu Ye's house?
Second, what does this man want to do with Lu Ye?
Third, is there any relationship between Lu Ye's death and this man? If so, what is the relationship? If not, how did Lu Ye die?
The people at the detective agency were unable to answer Xu Lang's questions. Although Dong Yihan and the others knew a lot of things, they did not know some things, such as the photos of Lu Ye's death scene and some specific details.
There are ways to know, and what they know now is what Liao Xi and the others spent a long time investigating. Therefore, if Xu Lang wants to know the answer, he must go to the Public Security Bureau.
Therefore, after Xu Lang chatted with them about Lu Ye's case, Liao Xi and the others didn't know very clearly, so Xu Lang didn't ask any more questions.
After a few people had renewed their friendship and talked about the case, it was already time to get off work. Xu Lang thought for a moment and said, "Don't go back tonight, I'll treat you all to dinner."
Naturally, Liao Xi and the others had no problem with Xu Lang's arrangement, so they went out and started making arrangements. Dong Yihan started to book a place to eat, and Xu Lang took Xiao Yueyue to visit the detective agency.
One circle.
During dinner in the evening, everyone from the detective agency arrived. Xu Lang's return brought a different atmosphere of joy to the detective agency. Everyone ate happily and drank more, especially Zi Chehe.
Xuan and Liao Xi were completely engaged in drinking with Xu Lang, and the final result was that they both fell under the table, and Xu Lang had nothing to do about it.
After dinner, most of the people drank too much, so Xu Lang had to book a room in the hotel and arrange for them to stay in the hotel, while Xu Lang took Xiao Yueyue home.
After returning home, Xu Lang first asked Xiao Yueyue to wash up, while Xu Lang began to prepare everything for Xiao Yueyue to go to school tomorrow. In fact, there was not much to prepare, mainly some school supplies.
, and Xu Lang and Ning Yanran had prepared these things for Xiao Yueyue long ago.
After all this was done, Xu Lang asked Xiao Yueyue to go to bed, while Xu Lang went to the study.