Late at night.
Royal Hyatt Hotel, small conference room.
Qin Jinhuan, Mu Yu, Rong Jian, Liu Xiaofan and others were all there, sitting around the table with notepads.
"I'm surprised. Gong Lilan took Duoduo to Qingyuan County, why can't I find him? I've asked all the villagers around Lingjiazhuang." Liu Xiaofan said to Rong Jian dully.
"Why do you think they will go to Lingjiazhuang?"
"Aren't they going to Qingyuan County to pay homage to Xiaoxia, who died in vain? If they want to pay homage to Xiaoxia, they must go to Lingjiazhuang!"
"She probably won't go to Lingjiazhuang."
"Why?" Liu Xiaofan asked a little unconvinced.
"I also don't think Gong Lilan will go to Lingjiazhuang." Mu Yu and Rong Jian stood aside, "She would rather ruin Duoduo's studies than take her daughter to hide in the poor and remote Qingyun Town. Six years is to prevent the revenge of Xiaoxia's family. And if she goes to Lingjiazhuang to pay homage to Xiaoxia, her whereabouts will obviously be exposed, which is contrary to her original intention of hiding. "
"Then why do you think she went to Qingyuan County? Don't tell her that the purpose of going to Qingyuan County is the same as going to Qingyun Town, both to avoid revenge! She must know that Xiaoxia is from Qingyuan, and she can't hide here even if she really wants to. ”
Mu Yu tried to guess: "Maybe she thinks that the most dangerous place is the safest place. She thinks that if Xiaoxia's family really wants to take revenge, they must have left Qingyuan County long ago, so why did she hide in Qingyuan? After all, what happened in the Xiaoxia incident The instigators all happened in Ancheng."
Cheng Xiang felt that this was reasonable, and echoed: "Qingyuan County is sparsely populated, with high mountains and dense forests, so it is a good place to hide."
"I think she took her daughter to Qingyuan County just to hide. Maybe she just wanted to find out whether the murderer had been caught. She must have known about the serial cases. And she would only feel relieved if the murderer was caught. Take your daughter back to Huacheng and live the life she deserves." Rong Jian, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke, "Ninety-nine percent of the time, the murderer is Ling Xiaodong. If Ling Xiaodong is caught, not only Lingjiazhuang, but also the entire Qingyuan County will be affected. It’s going to be a sensation.”
Liu Xiaofan pouted: "She wants to know the murderer's information. Wouldn't it be better to contact our police directly?"
"Once she contacts the police, it means that her whereabouts will be known to many people. Maybe the murderer will also know. As cautious as she is, she will definitely not dare to take this risk. No, it should be said that she will definitely not let Duoduo take this risk. Duoduo is Zhao Yongli's daughter. She was afraid that the murderer would kill Duoduo after killing Zhao Yongli. If she hadn't been afraid of being implicated by Zhao Yongli, she wouldn't have disappeared from the public eye for six years. "
Liu Xiaofan shook his head after hearing this and sighed: "This Gong Lilan is really timid."
"She is not timid, she is just too afraid of losing her child, so she is cautious in everything, for fear of making any mistakes."
"No matter how big Qingyuan is, it's just a county town. I don't believe I can't find her. I'll try again tomorrow..."
"Forget it." Rong Jian interrupted Liu Xiaofan, "Ignore her."
"Ignore her?!" Liu Xiaofan was a little surprised, "Captain Rong, don't you want to learn the whole story from her?"
"Since she wants to hide from us, she definitely doesn't want to get involved in this matter. Even if you find her, you won't be able to find out anything if she doesn't want to tell her."
"I really don't understand her. Why is she hoping that the murderer will be caught, but she is not cooperating with our investigation and telling us nothing?"
"I miss her
You should be very conflicted inside. "Mu Yu, who had been silent for a long time, explained to Liu Xiaofan on Rong Jian's behalf, "She knew very well that the murderer who committed the serial murders must be Xiao Xia's close relative, and she has always been deeply guilty of Xiao Xia's death and worried that she would be responsible for the police. Cooperating would make the murderer, who was Xiaoxia's closest relative, quickly caught and deepen her guilt, so she never cooperated with the police investigation. On the other hand, she was afraid that her only daughter would be retaliated by Xiaoxia's relatives, so she also looked forward to hearing the news about the murderer being caught. Driven by this ambivalence, she chose to escape. Perhaps for her at this time, whether she could escape or not, it was God's will. "
Liu Xiaofan shrugged helplessly: "Okay. Then let her resign herself to her fate and fend for herself. Then if there is no need to track down Gong Lilan's whereabouts, I don't think I need to go to Qingyuan County anymore. Team Rong, Qingyuan or Hua There should be no clues here in Ancheng. I think we should go back to Ancheng. Those four cases all happened in Ancheng. The key to solving the case must be in Ancheng. I just don’t know if the murderer is still in Ancheng. "
"He must still be in Ancheng!" Rong Jian and Mu Yu said in unison.
The two looked at each other and paused at the same time.
"You suspect he is in Ancheng because he hasn't defeated Qingtian yet, right?" Qin Jinhuan's casual voice echoed in the small conference room.
Mu Yu nodded worriedly: "The four people who killed Xiaoxia came to Ancheng one after another and all went to work in Qingtian. It must not be a coincidence. I always feel that he not only wants to take revenge on these four people, he He also wants to retaliate against Qingtian or Ah Huan, but I really can’t figure out why he wants to retaliate against Qing Tian or Ah Huan. Logically speaking, Ah Huan has nothing to do with his eight poles! Where does this hatred come from? "
"His grudge against Ah Huan or Qing Tian must have happened after he took his mother away from Qingyuan County." Rong Jian tried to analyze, "Six years ago, Qing Tian did not have any business in Huacheng. In other words, at that time, Ah Huan Huan has no chance to make him resentful."
Qin Jinhuan nodded: "The business with Huacheng was only signed four years ago. How is the investigation of the mental hospital?"
Rong Jian responded: "Still investigating. No clues yet. The scope is too broad and it is difficult."
Mu Yu immediately understood what they meant, and immediately reminded: "You want to find out the whereabouts of Rao Qiulan through the mental hospital? What if she is not admitted to the mental hospital? If the mental patient is not sent through the regular department, the hospital will charge a fee, and the fee is not cheap. Woolen cloth!"
"Ling Xiaodong had about 400,000 yuan in compensation at the time, so paying it would definitely not be a problem," Liu Xiaofan reminded her again, and then went back to her words, "But we don't rule out the possibility that he left his mother at home to take care of her. , Everyone knows that mental patients will suffer when sent to a mental hospital. This is their only relative. As long as they have money to support their food, clothing, housing and transportation, most people will not let the elderly in their families suffer this pain, as long as the price is not high. It’s an outrageous first- and second-tier city. If we find a small county to settle down and save some money, it will definitely not be a problem for the two mothers to support their lives for five or eight years with these 400,000 yuan.”
Mu Yu thought it made sense and did not ask the question again. He turned to Rong Jian: "Captain Rong, didn't someone draw Rao Qiulan's appearance?"
She knew that there were no old photos of the Ling family, that neither Xiaoxia nor Rao Qiulan had photos, and that the only photo of Ling Xiaodong was found in his university archives.
"Let people go to Lingjiazhuang to paint." Rong Jian obviously didn't have any hope for this. "The villagers' impression of Rao Qiulan still remains before she went crazy. She suffered such a big blow and became insane. She will definitely look like this." It has changed so much that it may even become unrecognizable to the villagers.”
"Even if Rao Qiulan will change a lot, Ling Xiaodong will not change a lot, right? He is so thin, and if he gets thinner, he will look like a skeleton. He shouldn't be thinner anymore, right? A person as thin as him is very awkward when walking on the road. It’s so conspicuous!”
"Sister-in-law, I understand what you mean," Rong Jian explained, "but it is not confirmed that he is the murderer, so we cannot issue a wanted order. However, I have asked you to investigate, but the efficiency will be greatly reduced. In addition, I have asked you to investigate." With 400,000 yuan, he would not be as hungry as before. And if he was taking care of his sick mother at home, as Xiaofan speculated, he would rarely go out, eat, and not exercise, and he would gain weight. Quick. But it doesn’t matter if you are fat, as long as you repair the photos, don’t worry about anything else.”
"Plastic surgery?!" Mu Yu was very surprised, and then shook his head, "It's impossible to have a different face with only 400,000 yuan. What's more, with the 400,000 yuan, he not only has to treat his mother's illness, but also has to pay for the living expenses of his wife."
"There are no absolutes in anything, and many things may just happen that we think are impossible." Rong Jian said as he closed the notepad, "The four deceased seemed to have no contact after Xiaoxia's accident, and they came to Ancheng one after another within six years. And entering Qingtian to work one after another cannot be just a coincidence, someone must be secretly guiding him. If this person is Ling Xiaodong, it means that he came to Ancheng very early. "
"Hey! What happens next?" I thought Rong Jian would continue talking, but unexpectedly he stood up and said "dismissal". Mu Yu hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and asked urgently.
"Then? I don't know either, so I plan to go back to Ancheng early tomorrow morning to investigate."
Mu Yu was a little surprised: "Go back to Ancheng tomorrow? Are we all going back?"
Liu Xiaofan replied with a grimace: "Captain Rong said you all should go back and leave me here alone."
Rong Jian patted him on the shoulder: "If there are any clues in Ancheng's investigation, I will call you back immediately. Go back and rest."
"Hey! Captain Rong..." Mu Yu still had a lot to say.
"Sister-in-law, if you have any questions, we will discuss it tomorrow. Go to bed early tonight and we will return to Ancheng early tomorrow morning." After Rong Jian finished speaking, he left the conference room without waiting for her to respond, followed by Liu Xiaofan and others.
"Did you ask Captain Rong to go back?" Mu Yu asked Qin Jinhuan after everyone in the conference room left.
"He thinks Ling Xiaodong is in Ancheng and needs to return to Ancheng as soon as possible to investigate."
When he took Mu Yu out of the hospital, he did order Rong Jian to go back to Ancheng for her safety. However, Rongjian agreed to go back to Ancheng not because of his coercion, but because Rongjian himself felt that he should go back to Ancheng to investigate. Afraid of causing Mu Yu's misunderstanding, he passed it off vaguely at this time.
Mu Yu disagreed with this: "If Xiaoxia's death is only related to these four people, and Ling Xiaodong has no next target for revenge, do you think it is necessary for him to stay in Ancheng and wait for us to investigate?"
"No, he still has revenge goals."
"who?"
"Me. Me or Qingtian." Qin Jinhuan's expression suddenly became serious, "Qingtian has not collapsed and I am still here, so he will not leave willingly."
"Ah Huan, I'm worried..."
"It's okay, he can't do anything to me." Afraid of worrying her, Qin Jinhuan's face turned gentle in an instant. He put his arm around her shoulders with a smile and led her out, "Okay, it's getting late. Let's go back and rest. We'll go back to Ancheng tomorrow. ”
Mu Yu walked a few steps and then pulled him back: "I don't know how Sister Xiaotian and Brother Yihan are doing. I want to go to the hospital to see them before leaving."
"No need to go. You can't see them anymore."