Eighteen years ago, on August 21st. sunny.
The weather that day was very hot, and there were no leisure places like today in that era. The more popular entertainment was to wait until dusk and sunset, call friends, and gather in small groups in front of the beer stalls in the streets and alleys, order a few small dishes, drink five drinks, and play finger-guessing Order, drink a draft of cold draft beer. Drink it until the night wind is flying, untie your pants in the street, and release the water in the wind, your whole body will be energized, and the refreshing energy will penetrate the whole body at once.
Wu Xiaolei went out that day with this in mind. The college entrance examination had ended. For him, who scored less than 400 points in five subjects, that era meant the end of his school days. Not in a good mood, he rode a bicycle and yelled along the road from home to a few friends who had the same smell as him to come out to play.
Three friends, one named Meng Qingchao, one named Zhang Suwen, and one named Liu Jizu, four of them rode three bicycles. They had already left school, and the school was on holiday, they had no fun in the old playground, so they walked together to Cross Street, the old county town. It is the busiest place. At night, there are beer stalls and fruit stalls that can stretch for more than a mile, with a few kebab vendors coming from other places in the middle, and there is smoke and the sound of drinking orders. Not far away, there is popular dance music, and there are always girls in colorful dresses laughing and laughing every night, which is quite attractive to those rebellious teenagers who have nowhere to vent their energy.
These four people didn't know who proposed to eat mutton kebabs. They probably didn't have much money in their pockets. They ordered a few bottles of beer and sat on the curb with mutton kebabs and beer, talking nonsense about their vision for the future. Some want to serve in the army, some are planning to go out to work, and some are planning to take tutoring again. Among the four, Wu Xiaolei's family is the best. His father has already arranged for him to recruit a job in a department store in the county, which is a state-owned enterprise. He was very excited when he thought that he would soon have a monthly salary of several hundred, that he could walk with a cigarette in his hand like an adult on the street, and even be walked by a girl's arm.
Yeah, better than smoking in the bathroom at school, right
He didn't eat much mutton, and drank a lot of wine. They were both at the age of not admitting defeat, and no one would give in when they drank it, so Meng Qingchao chipped in and bought another bundle, ten bottles, chilled. Halfway through the drink, Liu Jizu, the one with the weakest capacity for alcohol, failed. He stumbled, and while his companions were making fun of him, he lifted his pants and ran to a distance. He stomped his feet and patted his thighs while laughing.
Suddenly, a woman's scream came, and the three who watched the joke were startled. They stood at the corner of the road and peed on Liu Jizu, scaring a woman who had just turned the corner. The tall man in the red skirt must be a hot-blooded opposite sex. The three screamed and smiled smirkly. Unexpectedly, a man who was following the woman kicked up Liu Jizu, who was in a daze, and fell to the curb. The woman stopped screaming and started laughing loudly.
Zhang Suwen and Meng Qingchao rushed up with the wine bottle in hand, but flinched after a few steps. They recognized who the beating was. It was a well-known local snake in the county named Chen Jianting, who opened the video room at the entrance of the cinema. At that time, almost all the young and Dangerous movies were shown, and they were also shown to children with young and dangerous potential. It is really impossible to control the scene without three or two punches. And Chen Jianting is a very famous person. When there are gang fights in the school, the one who can't bear it is often the one who smokes and drinks and asks this person to come out to make peace, but whenever he comes forward, he can always calm down. The small rivers and lakes in the county town are also said to have been made by others.
It was too late to say it, and then it was too late, and a few bewildered children were met with violent fists, kicks, and slaps from Boss Chen. I guess he was very angry, such a big kid dared to challenge his authority, Zhang Suwen was kicked off the beer bottle, and half of his face was swollen, Meng Qingchao was even worse, he was punched and collapsed the bridge of his nose, he could not stop beg for mercy. Wu Xiaolei was a step slower. When he rushed forward, Chen Jianting tore his hair, slapped him seven or eight times, and kicked him a few meters away.
"Little bastard, I don't want to ask who I am... Let me see you again, and I will discount your dog legs."
Chen Jianting flicked his sleeves chicly, and walked towards that enchanting woman. He just hooked up with a dancer, but he didn't expect to be spoiled by these little bastards. He taught this group of unsightly people as usual. This strong way, in that era, always won the favor of women.
But he didn't notice that Wu Xiaolei, who was slapped on the back several times and bleeding from the corner of his mouth, looked at him with angry eyes. This is also a person who does not suffer. He is the son of the director's family after all, so he has never suffered such a shame. He knew he couldn't beat the opponent, and he wanted to hide, but facing dozens of onlookers, amidst the laughter, there was no crack in the ground to get in. He listened to the whispers and laughter of the onlookers, and looked at Chen Jianting who was walking away in a show of force. He couldn't hold back his anger for a moment, got up and picked up the blunt knife for cutting sheep's eggs and waists from the mutton skewer booth, and roared like a wild beast. I caught up.
The woman was the first to notice, and she let out an exclamation. Chen Jianting came to his senses a little later, when he turned around, the bloody Wu Xiaolei had already pounced on him. He hastily blocked, but Wu Xiaolei, who was extremely angry, seemed to be crazy, stabbing wildly with a knife. After Chen Jianting's hand was scratched, in a panic, he bullied himself and strangled Wu Xiaolei's neck with both hands. At this time, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. When he lowered his head, the knife had already sunk into his chest. When he raised his head slowly, he saw Wu Xiaolei's ferocious face, and said word by word:
"Have you ever asked, who is Lao Tzu!?"
The pain spread across Chen Jianting's handsome face, he was speechless, and slowly, as Wu Xiaolei let go of his hands, he sat on the ground, twitching, curled up, forming a puddle where he fell Bloodstains several meters square.
The crowd exploded, women screamed in terror, men's footsteps panicked, and in the chaos, the murderous Wu Xiaolei disappeared.
Eighteen years have passed since that day when he disappeared from everyone's sight until today...
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This is the 8.21 homicide case eighteen years ago. Yu Zui gently put down the file, rubbed his temples, and closed his eyes, as if his eyes were stimulated by the shocking blood, corpses, and knives in the photos. This was his first contact with a homicide case. He always thought that this passionate murder case should not be so difficult, but after careful reading, even after 18 years, those old photos still challenged his ability to bear it.
"The case is roughly like this. At that time, the police station and the criminal police team surrounded his house. It was less than 40 minutes away from the incident, but no one was there... Controlled his parents, and then passed on the few companions he drank with. The criminal police team are all kids who have just graduated from high school. They were frightened and stupid when they saw a murder. You don't suffer from a fight." Yuan Liang said, looking at Yu Zui. He finally discovered a difference of this strange man, that is, the way of reading the case files is different from others, and he reads very slowly, especially those photos at the scene.
"How many times did you check later?" Yu Zui asked.
"No less than ten times, Chen Jianting has two brothers. Their father is a teacher in the No. 1 Middle School. They used to stop the car and sue every two meetings, saying that our police did not act. Several directors have also made up their minds to close this case. , On the surface, it is indeed not a difficult case... But after exhausting all methods, but no clues can be found, this person seems to have evaporated from the world." Yuan Liang said.
"Arrest his parents and let our director interrogate him." Li Yifeng said, he has enough confidence in the trial of the remaining criminals. Yuan Liang smiled and reminded: "Catching a pair of old ladies and old men is not something our criminal police can do. This trick is not your invention. Someone has used it before... If you are an accomplice, you may be able to bite it out, but this is your own. Son! It is possible for a son to betray his parents, but it is unlikely for a parent to betray his son."
"Don't make a conclusion yet, let's start from the beginning. By the way, Captain Yuan, is the deceased's father still suing?" Yu Zui asked.
"I won't sue, I passed away the year before last." Yuan Liang said, this is one of the reasons why the case was suspended. Yu Zui asked again: "What about his two brothers?"
"Chen Jianting is the eldest, and his daughter was already one year old when he died; the second child, Chen Jianluo, was a worker in the printing factory, who was laid off early, and later worked as a temporary worker in the Electricity Bureau... The third child, Chen Jiangang, should be thirty-eight or ninety-eight years old this year." ?”
"Oh, you know their family so well?" Yu Zui asked, feeling that there was something wrong with his tone.
"In this family, Mr. Chen is still a decent person. The three sons are more fucked up than the other. The eldest is a local snake and was wiped out; the second is a gambler who lost all the houses in his hometown... This third is even more weird. He said that he committed a rape case in the 1990s and was sentenced to eight years, and now it has come out... After Teacher Chen passed away, no one will pursue this matter." Yuan Liang said.
"Is this Chen Han the same as our village tyrant? Why does the family of three brothers sound like they are all animals?" Li Dai asked.
"He deserves to be killed." When Li Shuanyang heard about the rape case, he hated the house.
Yuan Liang smiled, and added: "You can't look at the case with emotion. Let me tell you again, Chen Jianting is not very good, but he married a good wife. After his death, his wife never remarried. send away the younger ones, and raise the younger ones... Last year, we got admitted to a Nankai University in No. 1 middle school, a girl named Chen Lang, guess who it is?"
"Could it be a girl from the local snake family?" Li Yifeng said in surprise.
"Hehe, that's it." Yuan Liang smiled, looked at Yu Zui in deep thought, and then added more information: "Guess who sent her to school, and helped her study so many books?"
Everyone took it for granted that they were Chen Jianting's parents. Yuan Liang smiled and did not answer, shaking his head gently to veto it.
"Could it be... Wu Xiaolei's parents?" Yu Zui asked in astonishment.
Yuan Liang stopped talking and gave a thumbs up, guessing right.
Li Yifeng and the two township policemen were dumbfounded. The victim and the perpetrator were all mixed up, and it was really hard to judge whether it was right or wrong. Yuan Liang knew it very well, and only then did he ask the question in his heart: "Director Yu, are you sure you want to do it?"
"Why don't you forget it? Why doesn't it sound right to me?" Li Yifeng said.
"Don't be emotional... He is a murderer after all, and his parents have an atonement mentality, which means nothing. Of course, it is possible to reduce his son's sentence if the compensation is high. But he ran well. If he was caught at that time, It must have been shot with a bang, there's nothing more to say." Yu Zui pointed to his head, made a shooting motion, picked up the case file again, and asked suddenly: "Captain Yuan, do you find out who Wu Xiaolei was with at that time?" Is there a little friend?"
"I checked, I checked more than once, one is in the county seat, and the other two are in the provincial capital." Yuan Liang said.
"Okay, I want their details... Lianyang, from today onwards, you stare at those two old men and old ladies, and describe their life patterns to me, just like you were in Yicheng; Dude, look more Go through the case files several times, and all the people involved, including his relatives and friends who have been checked, will all be memorized... Young Master Gou, go to the provincial capital with me, and identify those little friends." Yu Zui made arrangements.
Yuan Liang looked at Li Yifeng in amazement, a little surprised that Yu Zui made arrangements so lightly, and Li Shuanyang asked aloud, "Boss, why am I staring at him, what do I pretend to be?"
"You don't need to dress up to be a country gun, just show your true self, who would believe that you are a policeman?" Yu Zui said.
Yuan Liang and Li Yifeng looked at Li Shuanyang's scruffy appearance and wrinkled clothes, and laughed for no reason. Li Shuanyang pursed his lips angrily, and stopped talking. The two township policemen stood up and left. Yuan Liang wanted to ask something, but was dragged away by Li Yifeng. When he reached the door, Li Yifeng whispered: "Brother Yuan, don't disturb our director's train of thought."
"Thinking? It's all about thinking. Besides, he's not thinking, he's just playing." Yuan Liang said.
"No, no, when our director plays with coins, he thinks. Last time he played with coins, he caught the cattle thief back. Hey Brother Yuan, thank you for your great support." Li Yifeng said politely, Yuan Liang just wanted to be polite, but unexpectedly Li Yifeng immediately invited with a lewd smile: "Why don't we go to the city together later? Brother invites you to the Haitian Bathing Beach, mixed bathing for men and women, private club nature, absolutely safe... Hehe, don't tell my sister-in-law."
"Forget it, Young Master Feng, don't you want to make me the captain yourself?" Yuan Liang smiled and refused. It was really hard to conspire with this guy, so he simply waved his hands and didn't talk to Li Yifeng.
Li Yifeng waved his hands straight away, and still invited graciously: "Captain Yuan, Brother Yuan... You see, you are so hypocritical, you are not as good as us in this regard, we have more people to go together to make it more lively, and no one will come out anyway." Say who... "
Yuan Liang couldn't laugh or cry, covered half of his face, and walked away as if fleeing...