Along the way, Gu Chen was somewhat taciturn. If it was an ordinary Gu Chen, he would definitely ask me about Zhao Mingkun. As a person, I don't know what Gu Hui should be called Gu Chen if counted according to seniority, but I can see that as long as there is even the slightest doubt, Gu Chen will not give up the investigation.
After a full hour, Gu Chen spoke to me for the first time: "I watched Gu Hui grow up, from such a small guy, he grew up slowly. From the very beginning hair, you can't even tell her gender, and she has beautiful long hair."
Gu Chen drove the car slowly, and didn't look at me when he spoke: "She was only five years old, if it was an accidental death, then I can only say that Gu Hui's life is not good, but if there is any doubt, We are going to investigate further. I know that my ability is far inferior to yours in this respect, so I came to you, hoping that you can help me investigate this matter. "
I nodded, sighed lightly and said, "No problem."
Then no more words were spoken.
There is only one road leading to the outside of the village, and it is a dirt road. Looking from the asphalt road to this road, I can see that this road is really muddy, which makes me wonder if I will fall directly into the mud if I step down. Inextricable. While I was thinking, Gu Chen had already stopped the car, and he pointed to the back seat of the car.
I looked back and saw two sets of raincoats and rain boots on the back seat.
Gu Chen said: "The weather forecast says that there may be heavy rain in the near future. We can use this thing."
I looked through the car window at the gray sky in the distance, and the light rain was still falling. I reached out and took the raincoat and rain boots from the back seat and put them on. After getting off the car with one leg, Gu Chen and I looked at each other and walked forward along the muddy road.
The road is slippery in rainy days, and I finally understand what it means to take one step at a time.
The low-lying places are patches of accumulated rainwater, which are shining at the moment. At this time, I suddenly remembered a little knowledge. On a clear night after it rains, when you face the moon, the brighter ground is water, and when you face the moonlight, the brighter ground is.
This is because the water surface is specular and the ground is diffuse. When there is light on the water, when you face it, all the light reflected by the mirror enters your eyes, so the water is brighter. Conversely, when you turn your back to the light, you can't see the reflected light at all.
The ground is diffuse reflection, the light reflected on the ground is in all directions, when some light is reflected into your eyes, it will be brighter than the water surface.
I forgot that this was a little knowledge I learned when I was in the first grade of junior high school. The journey was far away, and Gu Chen didn't speak. At this moment, I was just thinking wildly while walking forward. But as soon as he took a step, he felt that his feet were empty, and he fell forward and crawled directly on the ground. He really fell into the mud.
When Gu Chen heard the voice, he immediately turned his head to look, and hurried over to pull me.
I only felt that my calf was sucked by something, and I hurried to look, only to find that I had stepped into a small hole. I want to pull out my legs, but there is no place on the ground to rely on, and I can't use any strength at all when I grab a handful of mud.
Gu Chen grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the pit with all his strength. Standing up again, I looked at myself again, like a donkey that has rolled several times in the mud, the whole person is no longer human, the mud is all over the body, and it can't be wiped clean.
"Let's go." Gu Chen glanced at me and said, "When I get to my house, I'll change your clothes for you."
I shook my head, pointed to the hole in the ground and said, "This hole is quite narrow, but it's a bit deep. Are there so many potholes on this road? It rained so hard that almost all the potholes were filled with rainwater." We can't tell whether it's the road or a puddle when we step down."
Gu Chen said: "This village has existed for too long, and this road has probably existed longer than this village. There were such pits before, but there were not so many. The recent rain is too heavy. The road is dense, and the road below is already a little empty, and these few rains have almost washed all the hidden dangers to the surface."
I looked at the pit, and wondered if Gu Hui would be like this before, stepping into a pothole by accident, and never getting out again? This is very possible, no wonder the preliminary conclusion is an accidental death. However, judging from what Gu Chen told me before, it is really impossible to analyze any other people who killed people.
However, if someone deliberately got Gu Hui into this pit, it is not impossible. The heavy rain washed away all the footprints left in the mud, and there was no way to find useful clues from the mud.
I opened my mouth and asked: "Although it is a bit abrupt to ask these things now, but for the sake of investigation..."
"I know." Gu Chen nodded and said, "It's not what we say, but it's reasonable or unreasonable, just ask."
I nodded and said, "What I want to ask is what kind of personality is Gu Hui? Is she the kind of little girl who will stay at home quietly, or is she a little girl who is like a tomboy who is in a hurry? "
After thinking for a moment, Gu Chen said, "I haven't seen Gu Hui for a while, but from the past, the little girl Gu Hui is relatively wild, and you know that I am usually wild, so I often take Gu Hui with me." Hui race or something."
"Um."
I hummed, but didn't say anything. If Gu Hui had such a character, the chances of running away by herself were very high. In my heart, I still prefer that Gu Hui's death was accidental, but before the matter is investigated, I'd better not preconceive it.
Moreover, judging from the words of Gu Chen's brother Gu Zhi, he already has doubters, but who is this doubter? Why did Gu Chen's elder brother Gu Zhi dare to suspect others without any evidence? We will not know all this until we arrive in the village of Zhili Village.
Stopping and stopping, that night, we finally came to the village, and I also came to Gu Chen's house.
Gu Chen's parents are ordinary villagers. They were very happy to see Gu Chen come back, but there was some helplessness in their joy. They never imagined that Gu Chen came back because of this incident.
Gu Chen told my parents about my situation, so I changed into Gu Chen's father's clothes.
After exchanging simple greetings, Gu Chen cut to the chase and said, "Mom and Dad, this time I was called back by my brother, this is my colleague, please tell me what's going on now, where is my brother, where is my uncle? "
Gu Chen's father sighed, and said slowly: "Four days ago, Gu Hui disappeared, and the next day someone found her dead in a roadside pit. It was said that she died by drowning, and that it must have happened. Accident. You also know that your elder brother and your sister-in-law are both working in Dongxing City. It was your uncle and granddaughter Gu Hui who brought your granddaughter Gu Hui. When this happened, your aunt fainted and never got up again. People Just die."
Gu Chen's mother also said: "This kind of thing happened, as a grandparent, who can bear it."
Saying that, Gu Chen's mother handed me a cup of hot water.
Gu Chen's father continued: "Yeah, your brother and your sister-in-law came back quickly after the end, they didn't believe that Gu Hui's death was accidental, they insisted that someone killed him, but they said there was no evidence, Still investigating. Your uncle will come to discuss with me after finishing, can I call you back, you will definitely do your best to investigate."
Shaking his head, Gu Chen said, "How are my brother and sister-in-law doing?"
Gu Chen's father said: "Your brother hasn't slept for several days, just waiting for you to come back, and recently went to that house to make trouble, and we followed suit, but there is no evidence, so we can't do anything. Your sister-in-law looks After arriving at the corpse, he became ill immediately, and now he can't even get out of bed, and he looks very weak."
Sighing, Gu Chen's father said again: "Your uncle blamed himself even more. Gu Hui went, and his wife also went because he couldn't accept it for a while. All the burdens were on him. Your sister-in-law always said If they take good care of the child, the child will not die. Several times, your uncle said that he wants to die like his wife and forget it."
"It's too miserable. A little girl who is only five years old is going to school soon." Gu Chen's father shook his head, not knowing what to say.
Gu Chen nodded and said: "Well, we will investigate this matter, you hold on to my uncle so that he doesn't do anything stupid. Now my brother definitely doesn't have time to take care of his father, you see Be careful. After I'm done, I'll go to my brother's house to check the situation and ask some questions, will you follow?"
Gu Chen's father nodded and said, "Well, my wife, you stay at home, my son and my son's colleagues will go to my brother's house to see."
"Well, you go." Gu Chen's mother looked at us and said slowly.
Gu Chen's house is not far from Gu Chen's brother's house, only a few hundred meters away.
I asked, "Who is the person your brother suspects, and why do you doubt him?"
Gu Chen didn't speak, but Gu Chen's father spoke up: "It's a long story, I'll tell you when I get to his brother's house, it probably started a few years ago, to be honest , this is something that is not easy to talk about in our village... "