On the glacial lake leading from Hongqi Town to the No. 3 Oil Production Plant.
"Well, that's right there..." Wu Xiumin pointed to a forest in the southeast of Binghu Lake and introduced to Zhao Yu, "Chi Meixin said that the woman in red she saw appeared in that forest!"
"We have searched, but there is nothing!" Captain Qiu said helplessly, "It is a barren mountain and there are very few people there, let alone in this winter!"
"The strangest thing is," Wu Xiumin continued, "colleagues traveling with Chi Meixin didn't see anything, so many people are saying that Chi Meixin encountered something unclean!"
"Eh..." Upon hearing this, Simona behind Zhao Yu couldn't help but shudder.
"We have also conducted on-site measurements," Wu Xiumin continued, "If there is really a woman in red standing in the woods, judging from the environment that day, she should not be able to see it..."
After listening to the introduction by Wu Xiumin and others, Zhao Yu put up a pergola and looked towards the woods in the distance, but saw that it was completely white with almost no other colors visible.
The woman in red…
Female ghost…
Tsk tsk…
Something strange arose in Zhao Yu's heart, but he still couldn't connect the woman in red with Chi Meixin's death.
More than ten minutes later, under the leadership of Captain Qiu, Zhao Yu and others arrived at the factory office building and entered the factory director's office.
The chief director of the No. 3 Oil Production Plant was having a meeting in the capital. The person who received Zhao Yu and others was a deputy director named Zhang.
"Yes, that's it. I have already expressed my position!" Director Zhang said in front of Zhao Yu, "Since our factory was established in 1974, there has not been a single murder case, let alone such a cruel case. In one case, the victim was one of our employees...
"So," Director Zhang said solemnly, "if the police needs anything, our factory will fully cooperate unconditionally and we will surely catch this murderer!"
"Well, thank you very much!" Zhao Yu shook hands with the factory director and said some official words.
"This is Section Chief Liu from the Personnel Department," Factory Director Zhang pushed a young man wearing glasses to the front and introduced, "He knows the personnel information in the factory better, so we sent Section Chief Liu to assist the police. Investigate, hope it can help!"
Section Chief Liu quickly said hello to Zhao Yu and others, and promised to cooperate with the police investigation.
Afterwards, the two parties exchanged some polite words, and then Zhao Yu left the factory office building.
Next, Section Chief Liu briefly introduced the situation of the Third Oil Production Plant, and accompanied Zhao Yu to walk around the plant area.
Then, at Zhao Yu's request, they came to the only police station in the factory area.
There are only three police officers in the police station, one chief and two police officers.
"I heard..." After saying hello, Zhao Yu asked them straight to the point, "Before the accident, did Chi Meixin come to the police station to report a case?"
"Yes, yes!" the director quickly replied, "but... what she said was a bit confusing! She said she saw a woman in red from the woods, and the woman waved to her...
"What can we do about this kind of thing?"
"I don't understand," Zhao Yu asked, "Chi Meixin saw the woman in red, why did she go to the police station to report the crime?"
"That's right!" The director scratched his head and said, "We can't understand it either! However, she didn't say anything, she just said that she saw a woman in red and hoped that we would go to the woods to find her. Looking for, maybe, whose family lost the girl, etc... "
"Then..." Zhao Yu asked again, "Have you checked the files? Has anyone been reported missing recently?"
"No, no..." the director waved his hand and said, "Let me tell you this, our police station has never been opened since it was built!
"On weekdays, I just deal with some small things, such as helping old ladies find kittens and puppies, picking a kite from the tree, etc...
"The factory area is full of educated youth or their descendants. Their quality is very high. Neighbors and colleagues are very harmonious, and there are very few civil disputes!"
"So..." Zhao Yu nodded and said, "There have been no missing cases or homicides reported in the factory area?"
"No, no," the director said, "You may think that I didn't stay long, but this is absolutely certain!"
"Yes, yes! Me too..." Section Chief Liu echoed, "I heard from the older generation of workers that there has never been a criminal case in the factory and it is very safe..."
"Yes, this place is like a paradise without fighting against the world," the director said. "Although it is not possible to close the door at night and not pick up things on the road, the relationship between people is really much simpler than outside!"
Yeah
Listening to the introduction of the two, Zhao Yu fell into deep thought again...
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao Yu and others returned to the Manzhou Police Station.
The first thing I did when I returned to the police station was to meet Chi Meixin’s family members, including Chi Meixin’s parents and her sister.
It is conceivable that after learning about Chi Meixin's death, the family fell into deep sorrow.
The police tried to reassure them before finally being able to ask them for information.
"Yes..." Chi Meixin's sister said, "My sister did suffer a little irritation because of the divorce, but the doctor said that she has fully recovered. Otherwise, we would not have let her come to Manchuria alone. State’s…”
"...No, no..." Chi Meixin's mother recalled, "My daughter has never mentioned a woman wearing red clothes, never..."
"My sister likes to wear plain-colored clothes," my sister said. "She doesn't like bright red and purple colors..."
"Yes, Meixin has never liked red since she was a child..." her mother agreed.
"Comrade police officer, have you caught the murderer?" Chi Meixin's father asked excitedly, "My Meixin is a very honest person. Who could be so cruel, even my Meixin would not be spared..."
Speaking of the sore point, the old couple burst into tears again...
"...The reason why my sister got divorced..." My sister recalled it and introduced, "I can't say who I blame, it's just that I have a bad personality. I always quarrel, and there is no emotion after quarreling...
"My ex-brother-in-law works on the railway. He is living well now... I guess? It is said that he got married again, to a small businessman... "
Regarding Chi Meixin's ex-husband, Wu Xiumin had already carefully investigated. His ex-husband was a train driver. He was driving trains during the time of the crime, and he had a clear alibi.
Moreover, they were just divorced. There was no financial dispute or other hatred involved. The motive for killing was not very big...
At 6 o'clock in the evening, in the office of the special task force of the Manzhou Police Station.
Zhao Yu uncharacteristically lay on the table, instead of standing in front of the whiteboard and thinking seriously about the case as usual.
"Team leader..." Wu Xiuminhui reported, "Today, Forensic Doctor Guo and his team carefully inspected the suspicious area opposite the boiler room in Hongqi Town. They found several hairs from the cracks in the wall, and also from I found half a shoe print on the corner opposite the crack in the wall...
"After comparison, this half of the shoe print is completely consistent with the one left by the suspect under the bridge. Therefore, the suspect should have touched Chi Meixin from the alley...
"Well..." Suddenly, Wu Xiumin realized that Zhao Yu was in something wrong and asked hurriedly, "Team leader, are you listening?"
"Well..." Zhao Yu nodded silently, then turned to Wu Xiumin and said, "Sister Wu, I'm a little tired. This time... why not, let's change the game!"
"Change the gameplay?" Wu Xiumin's eyes widened, "What do you mean?"
"In the past, we were the ones looking for clues," Zhao Yu stretched sleepily and said, "This time, let's change the game and let the clues come to us!"
(End of chapter)