Lu Yan looked at Jiang Chengyi: "Deng Man's house is about to be demolished, her mother sorted out some relics such as photo albums and commemorative books, there are many photos of the three of us in the past, her mother asked us if we wanted to keep it as a souvenir, let us Take it in the past."
As soon as he heard Deng Man's name, Jiang Chengyi's face became lighter than before: "I won't be free tomorrow."
Lu Yan stared at the phone with a black screen and said calmly, "Tang Jie and I have already made an appointment."
Jiang Chengyi's face was sullen, and he seemed to be holding fire. He refused to answer at first. After a while, he finally did not refuse any more, and said expressionlessly, "Let's talk about it."
She breathed a sigh of relief, remembering Jiang Chengyi's words just now, after pondering for a while, she expressed her doubts: "You said that the old man called the radio station, how do I think he might just be joking? Even if he really saw one People who should have died, but there are so many people who look alike, maybe it was just a momentary dazzling misunderstanding. How can you suspect that he is an eyewitness based on this?"
No matter how she speculated, she felt that there was no necessary connection between the two, and Jiang Chengyi would not be so bored to believe the nonsense of a radio audience. There must be other reasons for spending time and energy to find this old man.
Jiang Chengyi ignored her.
After coming out of Songshan Road and driving forward for a long time, Jiang Chengyi did not intend to stop when he reached the suburbs.
The more we walked, the more desolate it became. The neighborhoods on the street were sparsely populated, and most of the shops were closed. It was not until we bypassed a street that we suddenly opened up again and arrived at a lively old residential area.
This place is not well planned, it looks messy at first glance, Jiang Chengyi goes around, and finally finds a parking space at the entrance of a Children's Culture Palace built in the early 1990s.
After parking the car, Jiang Chengyi took out his wallet, paid the parking fee to the uncle who was the gatekeeper, and asked, "Does the uncle know where Hongqi Community is?"
The uncle collected the money and kicked the round stone ball at the door, holding a large porcelain jar cup in his hand, ready to drink water.
After hearing this, he took a slow sip of the floating tea leaves, and then raised his chin at the alley next to the Cultural Palace: "Go in to the end, and then turn right to see it."
Jiang Chengyi thanked him and looked back for Lu Yan.
She was standing not far away, wearing a short camel coat and a pair of simple black trousers. She was neatly and elegantly dressed. Occasionally, she took two steps, and then stopped quickly. She seemed to be looking at her surroundings. She stepped on black high-heeled shoes, making her calves long and straight.
There are so many people coming and going, and she is the most beautiful.
Just like a few years ago, he stared at her back and walked behind her unconsciously.
As if hearing footsteps, she turned to look at him, and the moment she turned her head, the sunlight reflected on her smooth black hair, revealing a honey-gold sheen.
He looked away: "Let's go."
Lu Yan blinked and sighed, followed behind him and walked into the alley.
The clouds dissipated, the sun shone brightly, and the air became dry and cold again.
The sanitation in the alley was sloppy, and the high-heeled feet stepped on the ground, raising a puff of dust like smoke from time to time.
In addition, there are a lot of fresh and dried up mud on the corners of the alley, like the traces left by the heavy rain a few days ago.
Just halfway there, I heard the lively noise in front of me. I walked along the alley to the end, and then crossed a narrow road to arrive at Hongqi Community.
This community should be the most historic residential area in this area. Although it has been included in the demolition plan, the life of the residents has not been affected for the time being, and it is still very lively.
Jiang Chengyi asked a few aunts who were talking at the gate of the community, and then went inside.
The community was bigger than expected. After walking for a long time, they arrived at 101, Unit 2, Building 3, which was shown in the household registration. The two stopped to take a look. It was not a house at all, but a converted barber shop.
"Is it here?" Lu Yan was a little puzzled and looked inside. There was indeed an old man inside, who was giving people a haircut.
Jiang Chengyi had already pushed open the glass door and walked in, so she had to follow.
The old man is in his sixties, like the only barber in the store, holding scissors for a haircut while talking to customers.
Looking around again, I saw that there were still many customers waiting in the store, either eating melon seeds or reading newspapers. Coming for a haircut, it was more like getting together and chatting, apparently all of the nearby residents.
Lu Yan came to the conclusion that the old man was mostly doing business with regular customers.
Seeing Jiang Chengyi and Lu Yan come in, the old man was a little confused: these two are so fashionable, they really don't look like people who would patronize a store like his.
"You two are this?"
Jiang Chengyi looked at the guest next to him and showed his ID: "Hello, I want to ask you something."
When they got to the back room, the old man closed the door, still a little confused: "Comrade police, what do you want to inquire about?"
Jiang Chengyi took out a photo from his arms: "Do you know the person in the photo?"
Lu Yan stood aside, her eyes naturally turned to the photo, and when she saw the person in the photo, she couldn't help being stunned.
It was a woman in her twenties or thirties. Although her face was very unfamiliar, she was somehow familiar because of the over-exertion and richness of her dress.
The old man put on his reading glasses and took a look at the photo. His face changed greatly, and he said in a trembling voice, "Why don't you know him. It's her, she's a ghost."
Jiang Chengyi seemed to be quite experienced in this situation, comforting the old man: "Don't be afraid, tell me what you know."
The old man shivered and lit a cigarette for himself, and asked Jiang Chengyi and Lu Yan to sit down. After pondering and pondering, he said, "A few years ago, I was not in good health. Temporarily closed. In order to supplement the family, my wife went to work as a nanny for a wealthy family. At that time, the hostess of that family was the woman in the photo. She seems to be surnamed Li, what is her name Li?"
"Li Liwei." Jiang Chengyi looked at the old man.
"That's right, right." The old man took a deep breath and shook the ash, "That's the name. Li Liwei's husband should be a half-way businessman and a nouveau riche. Li Liwei is very beautiful, but her quality is not high and she has a bad temper. She is very old. When I was at home, I always picked on my wife's faults. My wife complained to me when she came back, and I was very impressed with this woman. Once I went to the gate of the community to look for my wife, and I ran into Li Liwei. When I came out to walk the dog, I deliberately looked at her a few more times.
"Not long after, my wife suddenly said that she didn't want to do it anymore, saying that the rich businessman was looking for a mistress outside and didn't come home all day. Li Liwei was like crazy, crying and arguing at home every day, smashing things when she had nothing to do, and always rushing at me. My wife let out her anger, and my wife couldn’t take it anymore, so she didn’t do anything about how much money she gave. Later, my wife stayed at home for a long time, and when she lost her anger, she said she still couldn’t bear the money, so she went back. After that, it will be more than a month. , My wife told me that Li Liwei's husband suddenly changed his mind.
"I asked her what was going on, and my wife said that Li Liwei's husband's mistress raised her little white face was discovered. Her husband was so angry that after thinking about it, he still felt that the original partner was good, so he never went to the mistress again. The relationship between husband and wife As soon as things got better, Li Liwei felt a lot better and even gave my wife a raise."
Speaking of this, a look of fear flashed across the old man's face, and he paused for a while before saying, "My wife is very happy, not only is she no longer angry with Li Liwei, but she also expects to work at Li Liwei's house for a long time, but within two months, Li Liwei There was an accident. My wife was so frightened that she came back and told me that Li Liwei was killed and thrown into a lake in an abandoned park, and not long after that, the police came here to ask my wife, and later My wife pondered this matter, and always felt that the main suspect of the police was Li Liwei's husband, so she would pay attention to the news, but it was not until a long time later that the case was not solved."
The more Lu Yan listened, the more familiar this case became.
The old man sighed: "My wife has been working too hard in the past few years and didn't pay attention to her body. The year before last, she was ahead of me because of an acute myocardial infarction. Last year, probably around this time, I was lonely at home, so I went to my relatives. I had dinner at home. After dinner, my relatives pulled me to play mahjong a few times. When I came out, it was almost a little bit. On the way home, yes, it was in the alley across from our community. There was a woman walking in front of me. , I watched from behind, and the more I looked, the more familiar the woman became. When I walked to the bright place, I stared at her and almost lost my soul. That woman was exactly the same as Li Liwei's dress at that time. She also had a silk scarf on her head, a long windbreaker, and the shoes, all of which looked familiar. I wouldn't be so frightened by this alone, but the woman's walking attitude was very similar to Li Liwei's. The more I think about it, the more I think it's evil, but I also know that no one believes it, and I haven't told anyone about it. I listened to a radio program a few days ago, and I heard people talk about ghost stories about the winter solstice. The story has been told. Believe it or not, this is my personal experience. By the way, comrade police officer, did you come to me today to inquire about this matter, did you also listen to the 'Gossip at 7:30' program? Or is Li Liwei's case progressing? already?"
After coming out of the barber shop, Lu Yan was so shocked that she couldn't think.
She had seen the surveillance video downstairs of her house that night. The woman in the video was the same as Li Liwei, and she was dressed in this impressive outfit. No wonder she felt familiar when she saw the photo of Li Liwei.
She asked Jiang Chengyi: "I went to your bureau to record a statement a few days ago. I heard from Lao Qin that a retired old criminal policeman transferred some old cases to your group. Did Li Liwei's case also transfer to you?"
I remember the surveillance video downstairs of her house that night. Jiang Chengyi watched it repeatedly. Could it be that when he was looking through Li Liwei's old case file, he accidentally discovered that Li Liwei was very similar to the woman who scare her that night
Jiang Chengyi opened the car door: "If this person is the murderer, she seems to take pleasure in imitating the victim's dress, first Deng Man, then Li Liwei - after so many years, there should be other witnesses."
After he finished speaking, he swept across Lu Yan's face, and when she heard the name "Deng Man", she didn't look surprised at all.
Staring at her for a while, he looked at his watch and said, "It's getting late, let's go eat first."
Lu Yan just woke up like a dream and hummed.
In the afternoon, he sent her home and went back to the bureau himself. Dr. Yu wanted to come over to do a criminal analysis. It was not suitable for her to stay with her, but it was unrealistic to send someone to guard her 24 hours a day. Bian's driver and Sister Liu called over and asked them to accompany her in the apartment.
Lu Yan checked the information very late, during which Jiang Chengyi never came back. At twelve o'clock, the driver left, leaving behind Mrs. Liu.
When she woke up the next day, she went to the kitchen to fetch water in her pajamas. Sister Liu was not there, and the house was clean and bright.
She looked at the time. It was not even seven o'clock. With Tang Jie's routine, she would call her in at least another two hours. She planned to go back to the room to prepare the slideshow and prepare for the competition next month.
At the end of the corridor, she looked at Jiang Chengyi's closed door and stopped.
I don't know if he is at home or if he is out all night working on the case again.
As soon as the thought came, the door opened, and Jiang Chengyi came out, wearing a shirt and trousers, obviously ready to go out.
Seeing Lu Yan, he glanced at her for a moment, then quickly moved away and walked out.
Lu Yan followed his gaze and fell on her chest, only to realize that she was still wearing pajamas and pajamas. The pajamas were given by Tang Jie at the time, with a low neckline.
I remember Tang Jie laughing at her at that time: "There are so many people who pursue you, and none of you are attracted to you? No matter how good your figure is, you can't go wrong. You should wear such beautiful pajamas for yourself every day."
She silently looked at his back.
He refused to look back: "I'm not free today, I'll ask Xiao Zhou to take you to Deng Man's house."
"Oh." She replied slowly.
Jiang Chengyi had already walked to the entrance, but stopped again for some reason, dropped the car keys, poured himself a large glass of ice water in the kitchen, drank half of the glass in one go, and then said, "Xiao Zhou will come over in a while, you Change your clothes."