Chapter 5 4. The dead mouse in the quilt

The scene was a bit chaotic, that's what Yu Zheng felt when he returned to the living room. Li Mei was already crazy, and it was even more difficult to control at this time. Aunt Zhang's rational and polite appearance had long since disappeared, and he was still at the stage where he couldn't calm down. Colleagues and Chen Xiang tried to calm the two of them, but the effect was not good. Yu Zheng pressed his temple with some headaches, and just about to speak, a figure appeared at the door. "What's wrong?" The voice was not loud but immediately quieted the two of them. A twenty-seven or eight-year-old woman walked in from the outside. She was wearing a simple white sweater and jeans, and her long hair was tied loosely behind her head. Like Chen Xiang, if you go further, people who see her for the first time can't help being startled, only to see that she has an oval face, a high nose bridge, a cherry mouth, fair skin, can be broken by blowing bombs, and a pair of beautiful eyes. She is a beautiful woman, and if you look closely, there is a rouge mole under the corner of her left eye, like a little cinnabar, which adds a touch of enchanting charm to her pure and gentle temperament. Before she came in, Chen Xianghe Tang Tang can be regarded as an eye-catching little beauty. As soon as she came in, the two of them were like stars next to the moon, and their light suddenly disappeared.

It's just that now this beautiful woman's complexion is sombre that it's hard to hide her exhaustion, and she's quite haggard, but the beauty is glamorous, even if she's haggard, she's so haggard that she's lovely and endearing. This is Du Jiayuan, the young lady of the Du family. Behind her was a man in his thirties, Du Jiayuan's boyfriend Liu Chen. He was tall and good-looking, but he looked much inferior when standing next to the big beauty Du Jiayuan. Li Mei had already run over, lying on her shoulder and muttering in a low voice, Zhang Aunt also ran over, crying and calling Miss Miss well, speaking incoherently, although Du Jiayuan hadn't figured out what happened. What, but she knew it was a bad thing, and her face became even uglier, but she still tried to comfort Li Mei, let her calm down, handed her to Mrs. Zhang to help her down, looked around, and then walked towards Yu Zheng .

Now in this family, she is the only one who is quite normal, Yu Zheng thought, and greeted her, they have met several times because of this case, he removed unnecessary pleasantries, and straightforwardly explained his findings. Du Jiayuan looked at Yu Zheng in surprise, her face became paler and paler, she opened her mouth and still hadn't spoken, her eye circles were red, and her body began to slide unbearably. Yu Zheng and Liu Chen hurriedly helped her to sit on the sofa, and Mrs. Zhang had already carried her. A glass of sugar water came, Du Jiayuan drank it, and rested for a while before recovering.

"I'm sorry, I have hypoglycemia, and I made you laugh." Even though she was in a bad mood, Du Jiayuan had never forgotten to maintain a good manner as a tutor since she was a child, but she couldn't hide her sadness. Although she tried her best to restrain herself, tears still fell down. Chen Xiang hurriedly handed over the tissue. Yu Zheng waited for her to calm down and said: "Miss Du, we need the assistance of you and your family. My colleagues will search the house, garden and everything around, hoping to find relevant clues. The computer in your study We have to take away the projector and the projector temporarily, and the photos inside will be sent to the relevant departments to verify the authenticity. Everyone in this family needs to record a detailed statement. I hope you can cooperate with our work."

Du Jiayuan nodded with a pale face. It didn't take long for the on-site evidence collection personnel to arrive. Yu Zheng greeted Liu Gang and the others, and Liu Gang immediately began to assign tasks, search, search, statement recording, and evidence collection. Everyone got busy, and Yu Zheng sat down by himself. When he started to question Du Jiayuan and Liu Chen, Chen Xiang was listening. "Where did you come from?" "I came from the company, and I rushed over after I finished my work." Liu Chen said. "Where were you when Du Xiaofeng disappeared at 2 pm on January 23rd?"

"I have a meeting in the company, and that day is the regular meeting at the end of each month. The managers of all branches have to go to the head office to have a meeting on this day to summarize the situation of the month and submit the plan for the next month." Du Jiayuan said. "I was working in the company at that time, and many colleagues can attest to this. You don't suspect us, do you?" Liu Chen said suspiciously, "Jiayuan is Xiaofeng's older sister, and she is the one who loves Xiaofeng the most." "Mr. Liu, this is just our workflow, I hope you will cooperate."

"I want to cooperate, it's just Jiayuan's body." "I'm fine," Du Jiayuan patted the back of Liu Chen's hand lightly, and said to Zheng, "Officer Yu, please continue." "Who is using the computer and projector in the study?" "These were used by my father during his lifetime. After his death, no one except Xiaofeng used them. Oh, sometimes Uncle Xu will use them." "Uncle Xu?" "He is my mother's friend. He is a very nice person. He has been taking care of my mother since my father passed away. They planned to get married next year."

Yu Zheng nodded: "Then why haven't I seen him?" "He went to Hong Kong a few days ago to deal with work matters and will come back tomorrow." Yu Zheng asked a few more questions and was recording. Liu Gang called him upstairs. They went upstairs and followed Liu Gang into the innermost room in the corridor. This was a very ordinary bedroom, but the windows were tightly closed. The room was quite messy, the quilts were piled up on the bed, and there was a sour smell in the air. "Whose room is this?" "It's my mother. She's always yelling in fear and won't let the windows be opened. She also hangs the curtains during the day. Auntie Zhang didn't take long to clean it up before she made it like this again." Du Jiayuan said, with a look of sadness on her brows.

"Look." Liu Gang lifted the quilt, and a few bloody and fat dead mice were thrown out. Someone screamed. It was Chen Xiang who had been silent for a long time. Embarrassed, she said: "She has acted like this before, but it's been a long time. It may be that Xiaofeng's incident has stimulated her." Her voice became lower and lower, and the last few words were silent. It's easy to understand that it would be hard for anyone to reveal that they have such a mother in front of everyone. "Miss Du, didn't you let her see a doctor in a situation like Mrs. Du's?"

"I've seen a lot of doctors and taken a lot of medicine, which has ruined my body." "No hospitalization?" "No one lives in a place like a hospital. She is old and in poor health, so she can't bear that kind of torture. Besides, she is fine at ordinary times, but she is a little nervous and prone to anxiety. As long as she is not stimulated, she will be fine. I didn't expect such a thing to happen at home." Du Jiayuan said, her eye circles turned red again. "Where did you say she got such a big mouse?" Liu Gang asked, grabbing a fat mouse with his gloved hand, which was almost half as long as his forearm.

"This is an old house of nearly a hundred years. Although we have renovated it, some places are still very old. There are many mice in the basement. No one usually goes there. I think she got it from there." Yu Zheng nodded and turned to Liu Gang: "Have you checked everything?" "And the old lady's room" Liu Gang winked. Yu Zheng understood, and immediately asked Du Jiayuan to check the old lady's room. He could tell that Miss Du had the final say on everything in the Du family. Du Jiayuan hesitated for a moment, and brought Yu Zheng and Liu Gang to Mrs. Du's room, and Mrs. Zhang took the others downstairs. Du Jiayuan knocked on the door, and there was a low-pitched response from inside. When the door was opened, the three of them walked in lightly. It was another dimly lit room. It looks like a bedroom but like a Buddhist hall. When you enter, a burning fragrance blows your face, and the smog in the air makes you feel suffocated. Mrs. Du was sitting on a grand teacher's chair by the window, her face was pale, she looked out of the window silently, motionless, and the sound of three people coming in did not make her move at all, like a lifeless statue, but it gave people a heavy feeling. Under the pressure, Du Jiayuan explained the purpose of coming, but Mrs. Du remained motionless. Du Jiayuan hinted that Yu Zheng could start. Yu Zheng and Liu Gang greeted Mrs. Du softly and started working. In fact, there is nothing to see. The decoration of Mrs. Du's room is very simple. Apart from the small Buddhist hall outside, there is only a bed and a bedside table inside. It is clear at a glance. Yu Zheng and Liu Gang took a general look. Signaling Liu Gang to call it a day, he came to Mrs. Du's chair by himself. Du Jiayuan was talking to her grandma. It seemed that she had told all about what happened at home just now. Mrs. Du didn't respond at all, and Du Jiayuan was used to it. Yu Zheng said with a deliberate tone: "Mrs. Du, I am the police officer in charge of this case. My surname is Yu. I hope I can ask you about the disappearance of your grandson Du Xiaofeng." Yu Zheng was only in the mood of giving it a try, thinking that in all likelihood, he would not get a response. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Du only spoke after a few seconds of silence. Take it easy, be orderly. "Officer Yu, what clues can I give you as an old lady who doesn't leave the room all year round? Now the Du family is completely managed by Jiayuan. If there is any problem, I believe she will do her best to cooperate with you." Speaking of which, Yu Zheng really couldn't think of how an old lady who hadn't been out of the room for half a year could help the case. He should have left and left, but he was really surprised by the old lady's reaction, so he asked more questions. He said: "Excuse me, Mrs. Du, Du Xiaofeng is your only grandson, and he may have encountered an accident now, are you not worried?" After another few seconds of silence, Mrs. Du got up suddenly. Du Jiayuan stepped forward to support her and walked to the statue of Avalokitesvara. Only then did Yu Zheng see Mrs. Du's face clearly. She was much younger than he imagined. She was in her early sixties. She looked very clean, her eyes were clear, her body was relatively strong, her legs and feet were agile, and she didn't need anyone's support at all. Yu Zheng was secretly surprised. The information said that Mrs. Du was about to be eighty years old. Mrs. Du took out Buddhist incense from the altar and lit it, inserted it into the incense burner, then raised her head and looked at the Guanyin statue for a long time, her eyes were ethereal, and after a while, her whole body was hidden in the entangled smoke In the middle, Yu Zheng felt that he would not get the answer, so he gestured to Du Jiayuan, and was about to leave the room. At this time, Mrs. Du spoke, as if talking to herself, with a voice like a dream. "Everything in this world has a karma, and there is a cause and an effect. In the world of mortals, there is a cycle of reincarnation. No one can escape."