Chapter 42 Chapter 42: The Mystery of the Empty House

notebook? ! My whole body was like an electric shock, and the hope in my heart was revived, and I couldn't help smiling.For some reason, I immediately connected the notebooks that were burned in the pine fire, and the one that Jiang Lin took must be the same notebook.I thought it would be burnt if it was burned, and it would be impossible to recreate it. Unexpectedly, Jiang Lin kept a hand and photographed it more than three years ago. Ouyang Xin was also very surprised, and asked after a while: "Old man, do you remember what the book on the photo said? You edited the photo, so you should have an impression?"

"I have no impression! If the photo shows a dead person, it is easy to remember, but the book is not good! You didn't see that I am wearing reading glasses, how can I see the words on the photo." The white-haired old man replied angrily, "You Are you kidding me!" I refused to give up, and asked: "Old man, please do me a favor! Remember carefully, and see if you can remember anything? Even a few words are fine!" The white-haired old man waved his hands away: "I can't remember! I'm an old man, unlike a young man who remembers everything."

I looked at the computer in the glass counter. Although it looked bulky and outdated, could it be the same as Wulingchun, where those photos are still stored on the computer in the store?With the mentality of giving it a try, I asked the white-haired old man. Unfortunately, he said that there was a problem with the computer. In the past three years, the system had been reinstalled many times, and the photos of the guests had long since disappeared.I let out a long sigh, the white-haired old man's computer must be a pirated operating system, as pirated versions are like this these days, the system is often reinstalled!Who would have thought that the pirated version would obscure the truth that was about to be revealed again.

I was downcast and felt so uncomfortable that I wanted to cry. Ouyang Xin was also having a hard time, but he still patted my shoulder lightly and told me not to give up so quickly.At times like this, it's hard not to give up.I lowered my head and wanted to push the door and go out, but the white-haired old man told me to wait.I turned around in surprise, thinking he would say that the photo was still in the computer.Unfortunately, no.I saw that the white-haired old man picked up a hard leather account book from under the glass cabinet. The hard leather was cracked and wrinkled, just like the old man's skin.

"What is this?" I asked curiously. The white-haired old man opened it and said, "I usually don't use the computer except for developing photos. Unlike young people, the old man uses the computer for everything. I have recorded my business in the book for the past few years. If the customer messes up the receipt If it is lost, I will ask them to sign it for a record. Three years ago, there should be a record, I will help you find it.” I didn't dare to have too much hope, for fear of being disappointed again, and Ouyang Xin was the same, with a calm and clear face.Even if the white-haired old man finds the signature, he will definitely not leave his real name, and it will not help us.The white-haired old man flipped through the notebook for two minutes, pointed to a date and said, "This is it! On April 4, 2005, someone came to take the photo. The man's name is... what is his name, I will look carefully Look, his name is Lin Huo!"

I couldn't help but frown when I heard this, Lin Huhu is so courageous that he dared to leave his real name.But I took a look at the notebook, and the handwriting was very familiar, and I knew that the handwriting came from the dead Zhao Xixi.But the white-haired old man insisted that he remembered correctly. The person who came to take the photo was a man without a woman, and the person who wrote the letter was also that man.I stood in front of the glass cabinet in a daze, motionless. The handwriting was indeed from Zhao Xie. Could it be that Lin Huo deliberately imitated his wife's handwriting for fear of finding him?

wrong!Zhao Xixi had just married three years ago, and it would be too early for Lin Huohu to imitate his handwriting.Unless Lin Huo had planned ahead and imitated his wife's handwriting long ago, he would never have guessed that one day he would need to claim a fake photo.But if you are afraid of finding out your own words, you should not leave your real name.I looked at the signature and felt a chill. The person who has corresponded with me this year is Lin Huohu, right? Ouyang Xin and I stayed in the photo studio for more than ten minutes. Before we left, we took pictures with our mobile phone, for fear that the white-haired old man would not keep them well and someone would steal them.The receipt was unexpected, and we finally got something. At least we knew that someone had taken the photo, which proved that Jiang Lin had completely uncovered the secret.However, we are still not 100% sure that the person who pretended to claim the photo is Lin Huo.After all, that handwriting was Zhao Xixi's, not like an imitation.

Ouyang Xin told me not to think so much, and drove me to another street to eat a bowl of Guilin rice noodles, and then asked me if I wanted to go to Wang Jingui to find out if the female corpse in the coffin was Zhao Yueyue.I have already been suspected by Li Zhou, if I go to inquire now, I would be throwing myself into a trap.So, I directly refused and decided to go back to Machang Village after eating.As for the identity of the female corpse in the coffin, my intuition told me that it must be Zhao Joy, otherwise who would wear her clothes and lie in the coffin. I didn't eat breakfast, my stomach hurts from hunger, and I ate like crazy as soon as I sat in the rice noodle shop.Ouyang Xin sat next to him and smiled, saying that I look like Jiang Lin when I eat, but as soon as he said this, he and I suddenly became unnatural.After all, I'm still Jiang Lin's substitute, and I can't get rid of her shadow no matter what.My nose was sour for a while, and the speed of eating rice noodles also slowed down, and neither of them spoke anymore.

On the way back, I was a little bit resistant. I didn't want to touch Ouyang Xin. I sat on the back of the motorcycle and kept my arms around his waist.The car drove for a while, and the mountain road started to bump up. Ouyang Xin urged me to hug him tightly, lest he find no one behind when he rode back to the village.I lost my temper a little, and secretly scolded myself for being small-minded, what is there to care about.The two had never established a relationship, why should Ouyang Xin not be allowed to mention Jiang Lin, there is no grievance in being a substitute, she has already disappeared.

We went and returned quickly, and when we were about to drive back to the village, it was only after three o'clock in the afternoon.I was so tired from bumping on the motorcycle, I leaned against Ouyang Xin's back and dozed off. When I was in a daze, I heard a car honking behind me, and I was so frightened that I woke up suddenly.Looking back, it was not a van, but a police car. Ouyang Xin was forced to stop and give way on the narrow mountain road.When the police car drove past, we all looked into the car. The policemen who came were neither Li Zhou nor Wang Jingui, they were all people we didn't know.Come to think of it, the police and doctors are busy, so it is impossible for them to come every time.But the police have opened the coffin, and have investigated everything that can be investigated, so why did they drive all the way into the mountains again.My heart sank, and I left after muttering for a long time. Will there be another major incident in the village?

Sure enough, when Ouyang Xin drove me to catch up, many people surrounded the village, and they were all waiting for the police to come.Principal Zhang was also there. He was a little suspicious when he saw Ouyang Xin and I came back by bike.Fortunately, the police car came along, and Principal Zhang didn't ask any more questions.Ouyang Xin and I were afraid of rushing into the crowd, so we parked the motorcycle at the head of the village first, and then asked the others what happened.Liu Qin squeezed through the crowd, saw me coming back, pulled me aside, and whispered, "He's dead again!" "Who's dead?" I asked in horror. "I don't know either." After Liu Qin finished speaking, she turned her head and saw Wu Lingchun had also come, so she said, "You come." Wu Lingchun loves to inquire, and she has already obtained first-hand information. She showed off as soon as she came: "You still remember Boss Mo? He took his wife to the county hospital two days ago to treat burns, and his son was taken care of by Aunt Liu instead. .” "I remember, I remember, what does this have to do with the police?" I asked in horror, thinking that Lin Shuxiang was angry and disfigured, and wanted me to pay the price. Wuling Chunle said: "Aunt Liu went to Boss Mo's house to get a change of clothes for Mo Feiying. Later, she smelled a bad smell and searched in his house, but she found a stinking female corpse! Aunt Liu I’m talking about it everywhere, I heard it all. Do you think it’s strange? The owner is gone, and a female corpse ran out of an empty house! Aunt Liu told everyone that she didn’t know the deceased, so she must not be from the village .” We huddled together at the head of the village, talking to each other, and at the same time, the police moved out the body from Mo's house, but the body was wrapped up and the appearance of the dead body could not be seen.The villagers leaning against Mo's house took a few steps back and covered their noses one after another. The dead body was already smelling bad.I looked at the gray sky and thought to myself that it is late autumn now, the corpses don't stink so quickly, do they?Presumably, the deceased died a few days ago, so it couldn't have happened within a day or two. The police loaded up the corpse and were doing criminal investigation work again. I didn't like crowd watching, so I asked Ouyang Xin to go with me to return the motorcycle to Mrs. Bao Zhu.At this time, a call came to my mobile phone, I stopped, took out my mobile phone and looked at the number of the caller.The bell kept ringing, I hesitated to answer it, and wondered why this person called me?too weird!