Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Search

On the second day after Cheng Che called Luo Zilin, Luo Zilin simply came to Wu Village by himself, and found Cheng Che and Wu Ning in Lao Zhang's shop. "Officer Luo? Why are you here?" Cheng Che looked at Luo Zilin who fell from the sky in surprise, while Wu Ning just nodded, maintaining a calm expression. Luo Zilin looked around Cheng Che and Wu Ning's room, and when he saw the luggage they put together, his eyes flashed with some clarity.When Cheng Che saw this, it was rare for him to react quickly to understand Luo Zilin's thoughts. He got up and waved his hands to explain: "No, it's not like you think..."

"Oh, you don't need to explain your relationship to me. I just feel that some of the case calls can't explain clearly. Anyway, the town is not far from here, so I just ran there." Luo Zilin paused and said, " Also, don't call me 'you, you', just casually, it sounds awkward." Wu Ning cast a cold glance at Cheng Che who was rubbing his nose resentfully, this idiot, doesn't he know there is a word called "The more you draw, the darker you are"? "Have you found the records from three years ago? Sit down and explain in detail." "That's right, I came here just for this." Luo Zilin sat down on a chair in the room, "Because it was identified as an accident at the time, the records of the Public Security Bureau are very simple and there are not many useful things. I also participated in the investigation of the case, but I was still a small policeman at that time, and I investigated the case with my master, because there are not many cases in this area, so I still have some impressions of this case."

"As far as we know now, five young people, three men, two women, came to the village together and lived in Lao Zhang's shop. After going out once, one of the men fell off a cliff and died." "The basic situation is indeed the case. I remember that the deceased was named Guo Hui, a computer system staff member of a securities company. According to his friends who came with him, they met on the Internet. They usually play online games. , and conduct transactions related to online games, they don’t live in the same city, and they don’t meet often, but because of the high number of transactions, they form a fixed circle, get acquainted, and meet to travel together.”

"Can Officer Luo remember the names of the others?" Cheng Che asked. Luo Zilin nodded, "Actually, after three years, except for the deceased at that time, the other relevant personnel are indeed a little unclear, but when I received your call, I specifically checked the signatures of the statement at that time. These are the people: Deng Feng, Sun Gang, Liu Huihui, and Guo Hui's girlfriend, called..." "Yu Fang." The person who answered was Cheng Che. Surprise flashed across Luo Zilin's face, but it was fleeting, "You all already know?" "I took the victims and suspects of several serial murder cases we are investigating in the city and asked the villagers to identify them. They confirmed the identities of several of them, which is exactly what you said, Officer Luo."

"That is to say, the case you are investigating is indeed related to Sun Gang's death on the train?" "Yes, there are other details which enable us to conclude that several cases are committed by the same person." As Cheng Che said, he described "The Doll's Killing Intent" and the deaths of Liu Huihui and Deng Feng to Luo Zilin in detail.The fragments that seemed to be related but seemed somewhat fragmented before were finally connected together at this time, and the clues became more and more clear. After pondering, Luo Zilin said: "Then now we only need to catch Yu Fang, and the truth will be revealed?"

"Based on the events of that year alone, the police have no real clues to prove that Yu Fang is the murderer." This time it was Wu Ning who spoke. Luo Zilin looked at Wu Ning. After the case happened on the train, the two followed him to the unit to deal with it. Luo Zilin already knew that the young girl was not a policeman, but she did not explain her identity. Even Cheng Che remained silent. It seems very shy to mention it.Therefore, Luo Zilin still doesn't know who she is, except that she looks very close to Cheng Che, why the police let her get involved, and why she appears here, Luo Zilin can be said to be ignorant.

"No, there is at least one thing that can testify against Yu Fang..." Cheng Che thought for a while, and told Luo Zilin about Lao Zhang being attacked and seeing Yu Fang. "Well, I also remember that when the case was being investigated, Lao Zhang was also at the scene, and he testified that the cliff fall incident was an accident of Guo Hui slipping down accidentally. Then Yu Fangren was hiding somewhere in Wu Village." "As long as we can conduct corresponding searches, we may be able to find Yu Fang." Cheng Che paused for a while, as if thinking of something again, glanced at Wu Ning, and then continued, "By the way, we heard about another incident in the village. One thing, three years ago in the city there was a case of a writer being stabbed to death. The suspect was said to be an avid reader. Someone once witnessed the escaped criminal appearing in the village. Officer Luo, you investigated the case at that time, did you get any news? "

"I have also heard that Guo Hui fell off the cliff. We have also searched to see if there are other suspicious people in the mountain, but we have not found any clues after investigating for a long time." "Shortly after the cliff murder case, a fire broke out in this shop. More than half of the hotel was burned down, and Lao Zhang was disfigured because of it. Have you investigated it?" "Lao Zhang didn't report the case, but the fire destroyed many traces of Guo Hui and his family's previous residence, making it true that the case, which was originally determined to be an accident, ended the investigation smoothly."

"Don't you think it's hasty for the police to close the case like this?" The person who asked this question was Wu Ning, and the tone of her sudden interjection was colder than usual, which made Luo Zilin raise his eyebrows unexpectedly, and looked at Wu Ning inquiringly.But Wu Ning responded with a lukewarm attitude, both of them seemed to be testing, and they just stalemate in silence. "Cough, cough..." Cheng Che, who was slow to realize this, coughed twice, breaking the deadlock, "Anyway..." "There's someone." Cheng Che had just begun to speak, and Wu Ning resolutely interrupted him before he even figured out how to make it up.

Cheng Che and Luo Zilin also looked terrified, and stood up at the same time. At this time, Wu Ning had already moved to the door quickly, and opened the door unexpectedly, revealing a figure outside who had no time to dodge.No one would recognize the mask painted with oil paint. "Old Zhang?" Wu Ning frowned, looking at Old Zhang. Except for a trace of panic at the beginning, Lao Zhang quickly recovered the calmness in his eyes. He looked into the room, raised his finger and pointed at Luo Zilin, "He asked me to come." "That's right, Lao Zhang, right? Arrange a room here for me too. I want to stay for a few days."

"Officer Luo, you want to stay here too?" Cheng Che scratched his head in surprise. "It will be more convenient to exchange the case information in this way. Since it is confirmed that the case you are investigating is related to the homicide cases that have occurred in my jurisdiction in the past few years, I can't leave. While helping you, maybe I can also solve the problem at hand Several major cases." "Officer Luo, you are very good at pushing things along." Wu Ning chuckled. Regarding Wu Ning's slightly mocking attitude, Luo Zilin seemed very calm this time, "It's just helping each other, it's easy to say." Wu Ning twitched the corners of his lips, and suddenly realized that Officer Luo looked serious, but in reality he might be hiding Shang Yunxuan's thick-skinned potential. "Old Zhang, how much did you hear what we said just now?" Regarding Cheng Che's question, Wu Ning looked at the sky speechlessly. If Lao Zhang planned to come in, wouldn't it be better if he knocked on the door first?People stood outside the door, obviously eavesdropping, did they hear it, and would they tell the truth? Sure enough, Lao Zhang shook his head, "I just arrived, and I haven't had time to knock on the door yet." "Old Zhang, when the crash happened three years ago, you also cooperated with us to make a record. I made the record for you at that time. Do you remember me?" Luo Zilin obviously didn't expect Lao Zhang to answer Cheng Che truthfully. question, changed the subject and asked. "Yes, Officer Luo." "At that time, you also told me that you had distant relatives outside the village. Why didn't you go to them after the hotel caught fire, and you had to work so hard here?" "I... oh, that relative has been in poor health and just passed away." Luo Zilin showed doubts on his face, "Didn't you say that relative was a young and strong young man at that time, and you still sighed with me that people of your age can't compare?" "This..." Old Zhang turned his head to the side, and paused for a moment, "I said that? I can't remember, my brain is not working, and the fire three years ago made it even worse. My relative used to be in good health, but now young people are also under a lot of pressure, and many of them are sudden illnesses. Not long after the fire, he got incurable diseases, and his health has not been good since then. He died within half a year." "That's a pity." "If there is nothing else, I'll go first, there are still things to do." "Go and do your work, don't waste your time." After Lao Zhang left, Cheng Che looked at his back and asked lately, "Don't you think Lao Zhang seems to be in a hurry to leave?" "I'm afraid he is afraid that Officer Luo will ask more questions." "This old Zhang is indeed a bit weird." Luo Zilin also touched his chin and said. "Anyway, we'll go up the mountain to search tomorrow morning." Cheng Che waved his fist, looking energetic. After arriving at the train station, Dong Peng was about to board the train when he received a call from Cheng Che to report the situation. "Team leader, according to the information you sent, the identities of those people three years ago have been confirmed." "what's the result?" "Consistent with our guess, the deceased who fell off the cliff three years ago was called Guo Hui. Yu Fang was Guo Hui's girlfriend at the time and was also with him. The other companions were Liu Huihui, Deng Feng, and Sun Gang. Police officer Luo who investigated further confirmed the facts." "Officer Luo? Is that the police officer in charge of the town?" "That's right." Cheng Che paused, and then added, "Officer Luo has also come to Wucun, so it's easier to conduct a detailed search." Dong Peng thought for a while, and wanted to say that he was also on his way to Wucun, but he still didn't say it after thinking about it. He wanted to see how far Cheng Che, a "rookie" policeman, could do.Sometimes letting him go to exercise is also a kind of growth. "What are you going to do next?" Dong Peng asked. "I plan to search the mountains tomorrow to see if I can find Yu Fang's trace. After all, Yu Fang is very suspicious now." "Okay, I'll arrange someone to check on the Guo Hui you mentioned, act separately, and contact if there is news." Dong Peng said and hung up the phone, thought for a while, dialed the number in the Public Security Bureau, and explained the investigation of Guo Hui in an orderly manner, then put away the phone, raised his wrist to look at his watch, and walked steadily again. He walked towards the train that was about to start. After deliberation, several people decided to focus on the area near the woods where Yu Fang was found that day, so they chose to search the left and right sides of the woods within a radius of several miles.Climbing up the mountain again, Cheng Che was much more familiar with the road, and his steps were much more steady.Wu Ning was as calm as ever. Luo Zilin may have been working in small towns and mountainous areas all year round, and his physical strength is very good, so the three of them did not waste too much time, carefully searching for subtle clues while walking. Suddenly, Luo Zilin stopped and looked at the woods on the right.Cheng Che and Wu Ning noticed his actions and stopped accordingly. "Officer Luo, did you find something?" Luo Zilin pointed to a forest at hand, "If my guess is correct, you should have found Yu Fang in the forest on the right?" Cheng Che nodded, "Officer Luo, how do you know?" "Look at the branches on both sides. This forest is basically made of pine and cypress trees, so that the branches and leaves are still lush in this gradually cold season. The forest on the left is still very dense. Although the forest on the right does not look much different, but If you look carefully, you can see that some branches in the low places were artificially broken." "You mean, these branches were broken by Yu Fang? Maybe someone passed by occasionally, and maybe they were accidentally broken." Wu Ning questioned. Luo Zilin smiled calmly, "No, you can still see the pattern from the broken branch, take a look." Wu Ning didn't speak, and squatted down to check. After a while, he stood up straight again, "You're right, the broken branches are all small branches." "Little twig?" Cheng Che repeated suspiciously, "Does this mean anything?" "Of course, usually in the mountains, there is only one purpose that requires a lot of twigs, and that is to make a fire. In addition, it is not difficult to understand now that the weather is getting colder. People who only pass by occasionally will not take the effort to do so, so it can be inferred that, The person who broke these branches intends to stay nearby for at least a few days, and it is not convenient to show up in the village." Cheng Che thought for a while, "Indeed, Yu Fang will not go to the village to stay in a hotel at the risk of knowing that we have discovered her and we are still in the village. In other words, Yu Fang is still hiding in this forest somewhere?" "She is a woman, and the environment is so bad, it is hard enough for her." Luo Zilin looked around, "What kind of belief supports her to do this?" "Assuming that it was Yu Fang who killed Liu Huihui and others and attacked Lao Zhang, it would make sense. Yu Fang came to kill Lao Zhang, but failed. She should have noticed Lao Zhang from the reaction in the village. He didn't die, so he temporarily found a place to hide, and wanted to start another operation after we left." Wu Ning analyzed. "If we follow the clues of the branches, we should be able to get close to Fang's hiding place." The three of them entered the woods while talking, Luo Zilin was in front, and used the small knife he carried with him to separate the overgrown branches to make the road ahead easier, Wu Ning was in the middle, and Cheng Che was at the end. "That side is a cliff, there should be no possibility of Tibetans." Wu Ning pointed to the side of the cliff where Zhang fell. Luo Zilin nodded knowingly, "Let's go in the opposite direction." In the depths of the forest, there are still continuous mountains, but the terrain on the other side is higher, so you can see tall stone walls standing far away from the forest.After walking for another ten minutes, Luo Zilin at the front suddenly stopped.Because the road was narrow and blocked by his figure, it was difficult for Wu Ning and Cheng Che to find out, so they had to stop. "There's a cave." This time, before Cheng Che could ask, Luo Zilin spoke first. While speaking, he took the lead in walking forward quickly.Sure enough, at the bottom of the stone wall, there is a hole as tall as a person. Because it is hidden among the branches, it is very hidden. If you don't look carefully, you may miss it. Several people looked at each other and walked into the cave one by one. The cave is not big, and you can see the end at a glance.Even so, the light projected from the entrance of the cave was still not enough to illuminate the entire cave, Luo Zilin took out the flashlight and turned it on, a ray of light was reflected and fell on the ground. "Officer Luo, you really have everything prepared." Cheng Che sighed with emotion. "It's nothing. Working in this kind of area all year round, anyone will get used to carrying these utensils with them, otherwise it will be inconvenient in many cases." Looking at the cave in the dim light, some dry branches were piled up next to the stone wall. In the middle of the cave entrance, a pile of scorched branches had obviously been burned, and there were still wisps of smoke, but the flames had been extinguished. Luo Zilin squatted down, checked the temperature with his hands, and looked at the remaining ashes, "It took less than an hour for the fire to go out." "That is to say, someone did stay here, and they just left not long ago?" Cheng Che turned his head and looked around, "Should we wait here? Maybe it won't be long before people will come back." "There's no need to wait." The person who answered the call was Wu Ning. She bent down and seemed to pick up something, glanced at it and handed it to Cheng Che. It was a piece of paper that was no bigger than a palm, and the edges were burnt black, and even a part of it was mutilated.Cheng Che opened his eyes wide, carefully distinguishing the writing on it, "The police are looking for... Hurry up..." "I guess the original idea should be, the police are looking for you, go away." At this time Luo Zilin also came over with a solemn expression, "Someone reported a letter to Yu Fang, so she ran away?" "But who would do that..." Cheng Che said halfway, a figure flashed in his mind, and suddenly said, "It's Lao Zhang! Hearing what we said yesterday, he knew that we were going to go to the mountains to find Yu Fang. Only Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang is more familiar with the terrain than us, so it is not surprising that he found Yu Fang first." "But according to what you said, Yu Fang probably attacked Lao Zhang and wanted his life. I believe Lao Zhang should also be aware of this. How could he let Yu Fang go on purpose? Let us arrest her." Seeing her, wouldn't he be safer?" Luo Zilin questioned. "Old Zhang never intended to confess from the beginning." Cheng Che explained to Luo Zilin the strangeness of Lao Zhang. Luo Zilin touched his chin and fell into thought, "In this way, there are indeed many strange things about this old Zhang." "It seems that Yu Fang doesn't know who the person who gave her the note is, otherwise, based on her attitude towards Lao Zhang, she will definitely not easily believe what Lao Zhang said." Wu Ning analyzed. Cheng Che also nodded in agreement, "Yu Fang's original intention was to burn the note, and it's not difficult to tell from the appearance of this paper that it was thrown into the fire, but she walked in a hurry and didn't notice that it happened to be blown in from outside the hole." The wind not only blew out the fire, but also blew out the notes that were not completely burned before we could see them." "It's impossible for everything to develop according to someone's wishes, isn't it?" Luo Zilin smiled slightly, "No matter how powerful the suspect is, he will always show his feet, and no matter how well-designed the layout is, it will not be perfect, because of these accidents. , there will be a saying of 'Skynet is restored, sparse but not leaked'." "Yu Fang shouldn't go too far. Apart from the cliff, the road on the other side leads to the village. Let's catch up and have a look."