Chasing the Mist

At the gate of Shen's courtyard, she happened to see Zhang Fengying coming out to pour dirty water, she rolled her eyes at Gu Xun and Lin Yiran, and deliberately poured water on their feet.

Gu Xun stretched out his hand to stop Lin Yiran from stepping back, so that his shoes were not splashed with dirty water and his trousers were slightly stained.

Zhang Fengying put down the slop bucket, "Didn't I say it last time, don't come to my house again if you don't find the murderer, you come here once, we will be talked about by the villagers for a long time."

Gu Xun bypassed her and went straight to the courtyard, "It is a citizen's duty to cooperate with us."

Zhang Fengying chased after her with a bucket in her hand, "I don't know what to do, anyway, don't come to my house if you have nothing to do."

Gu Xun felt a little helpless, stopped in his footsteps, and looked at her, "Why do you hate us? Guilt?"

Zhang Fengying was so angry that she stretched her neck and shouted: "My daughter is dead...our family is very sad, you actually said that I have a guilty conscience, I have...what guilty conscience?"

Gu Xun ignored her and continued walking towards the courtyard.

Zhang Fengying slapped her thigh with her hand, sat on the ground and began to cry, "My poor Cici..."

Shen Yiqing heard the sound and came out of the house, glanced at Gu Xun, ran out quickly, helped Zhang Fengying up, "Mom, what are you doing?"

Zhang Fengying refused to get up, and shouted louder, "Cici died unjustly. After so long, if the police don't catch the murderer, they will come to our house to find trouble."

Shen Yiqing supported Zhang Fengying, stared at Gu Xun and Lin Yiran, saw the youngest son coming out of the house, hurriedly let go of Zhang Fengying, walked quickly into the house, and dared to hold the youngest son before Lin Yiran said, "Grandma has guests at home." , you go out to play first."

Every move of the mother and daughter fell into the eyes of Gu Xun and Lin Yiran silently, they didn't speak to each other, they entered the room, they went to Shen Yibei's room first.

The wardrobe stands against the wall, and the top of the cabinet is full of agricultural tools such as shovels and shovels. Small bags of fertilizer on the window sill block half of the window. On the kang, there is a pile of disorderly cardboard boxes and plastic bags of various sizes, which look like bags of clothes. .

Shen Yiqing didn't know when he entered the house, and stood silently at the door, watching their every move, "A few years ago, the storage room of my house caught fire, and there was no place to put things, so I piled them up in this room for now, anyway, only my elder brother usually lives alone."

Lin Yiran turned around and asked, "Shen Yinan doesn't live here?"

"He seldom comes back, sometimes he huddles with Yibei, sometimes he goes to sleep at my aunt's house."

While listening to them, Gu Xun stared at the surface of the Kang, the brand new leather, not to mention scratches, not even a single scratch, "New?"

Without waiting for Shen Yiqing to speak, Zhang Fengying yelled at the top of his voice: "You have to ask about small things like changing the kang. What does this have to do with catching the murderer?"

Shen Yiqing raised his hand to touch her, and pushed her away, "Mom, you are eager to catch the murderer, and you can't affect the police's handling of the case. It's a normal procedure for the police to ask these questions. It's fine for me to stay here. You go out first."

Zhang Fengying gasped, didn't say any more, gave Gu Xun a bad look, muttered something in a low voice, and went out.

Shen Yiqing smiled: "My mother has never been educated, and she seldom goes out these few years, you are laughing at me."

Gu Xun smiled back politely, and asked, "Why did you change the kang leather all of a sudden?"

Shen Yiqing: "The previous one was used for five or six years. I saw you last time. It was worn out and old. Recently, my little sister had an accident, and relatives and neighbors always came to ask about it. It turned out that it was too shabby. I went to the town a few days ago. Bought a new one."

Thinking back to Shen Yiqing's mother-in-law's words last time, Gu Xun asked again: "Do you often go back to your mother's house?"

Hearing this, Shen Yiqing also thought that the last time her mother-in-law came to make trouble at home, she couldn't hold back, so she laughed awkwardly, "The man goes out to work, and I have nothing to do at home by myself. When I come back, I can help my parents with some housework."

The purpose of this trip was to look for the scratches left by Shen Yici, but he didn't find them and didn't stay long, chatted with Shen Yiqing and left.

Farmers usually work at sunrise and return at sunset. Their daily routine is much more regular than that of the city. At noon, the sun is shining hotly on this primitive land. From the open doors and windows, the smell of food wafts from time to time.

People who travel around the city occasionally return to the countryside, and their impetuous hearts also slow down. Gu Xun and Lin Yiran walked side by side on the road leading to the village committee, and occasionally there was a dog barking next to their ears. The two were walking, Shen Liqiang and his son come face to face.

Shen Liqiang, carrying a pesticide sprayer on his back, nodded slightly when he saw Gu Xun and the two, but did not speak.

Behind Shen Yibei and his father, holding a large bottle of Sprite, he raised his head to take a sip, saw Gu Xun and the others, and took down the Sprite bottle, "Captain Gu, is there any news about my sister's case?"

"Not yet, we are investigating."

Shen Yibei nodded slightly, "Thanks for your hard work."

On the way back to the city, I talked about the work progress in the morning.

"Shen Liqiang's father has a serious patriarchal thought. After Zhang Fengying and Shen Liqiang got married, they had two daughters in a row. The older generation likes to unilaterally attribute the reproductive problems to the woman, so Zhang Fengying had no status in the Shen family in the early years. She didn't have a good life in [-]. In order to turn around, Zhang Fengying insisted on giving birth to three children regardless of the problem of superbirth. They were brothers Shen Yibei. , not long after the twins were born, Shen Liqiang went out to work, and did not return for three years. The foreign debts owed by the family were paid off, and no one came back.

Zhang Fengying sensed that something was wrong, so she threw the child to her in-laws and went to the city to look for Shen Liqiang. A year later, the two returned to Ningshui Village, and brought back a newborn baby girl—Shen Yici. "

The four of them didn't eat at noon. Halfway through the talk, Zheng Tiancheng couldn't resist his hunger. He stuffed a piece of chocolate from Meng Jia's backpack into his mouth, and drank two big sips of water to satisfy his hunger. She was conceived during the period, and then the female director forced Zhang Fengying to undergo a ligation operation. Zhang Fengying scolded Shen Liqiang for a long time for this matter.

Shen Yici is a girl, and she dragged Zhang Feng into a vasectomy, so Zhang Fengying has always disliked her, and the whole village knows this. "

Lin Yiran turned his gaze from the car window, "Why didn't Shen Liqiang want to go home back then?"

Zheng Tiancheng held the mineral water bottle and spun it back and forth, "The village chief didn't say... But Zhang Fengying's aggressive personality, if it were me, I wouldn't come back either."

Meng Jia: "The women's director told me that Zhang Fengying was not like this in the early years. At that time, she was submissive to Shen Liqiang. After Shen Liqiang came back from working, she gradually became like this."

Zheng Tiancheng: "Give birth to a son, gain confidence, and start to reveal your true nature?"

Meng Jia shook her head, "I feel that it has something to do with Shen Yici. Even a girl is the flesh that fell from her body. Which mother doesn't feel sorry for her? Shen Yici has passed away for so long, do you think Zhang Fengying shed a tear sincerely?

The second daughter, Shen Yihuai, is also a college student. After graduating from work, she went home to visit relatives. Unfortunately, she drowned in the reservoir of Ningshui Village and forgot. At that time, Zhang Fengying was missing for a long time. Scolding her husband. "

Zheng Tiancheng was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, his chin rested on the cap of the mineral water bottle, his eyes were erratic, "The DNA results have confirmed that Shen Yici is Shen Liqiang's daughter."

Meng Jia punched him sideways, "Pig brain."

She leaned forward, "Let's say, Boss and Xiaoran, don't take that pig with you."

Lin Yiran looked back at Zheng Tiancheng, and said with a smile: "To confirm your conjecture, it's best to find Shen Liqiang's co-workers. People who live and eat together must know exactly what happened to each other."

"I'll call the village chief later and ask him to help me find Shen Liqiang's former workers. By the way, how are you doing?"

"The Kang leather in Shen Yibei's room was replaced, there is no way to find the scratches left by Shen Yici."

The first time I went to Shen's house, both rooms were cleaned.

The second time I went, the Kang leather was replaced.

The Shen family always seems to be one step ahead of the police.

Just as Gu Xun was thinking, Meng Jia's voice came from next to his ear: "This family is too blatant."

Lin Yiran lowered his head slightly, pinching the center of his brows, "The scene of the first crime should be in Shen Yibei's room."

Meng Jia was also a little hungry, leaning her head on the back of the front seat, and said weakly: "Such obvious destruction of clues shows that the Shen family has prepared a countermeasure. They are not afraid of the police's suspicion. There is no evidence. We will find the murderer." There is no conviction."

"A few years ago, I went to my grandma's house for the Spring Festival. I helped replace the new Kang leather, which smelled bad after being burned, so the old Kang leather is usually left untouched and put under the new one, or thrown in the trash outside." Zheng Zheng Tian Cheng popped out such a sentence suddenly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Xun suddenly turned around and drove back.

Meng Jia patted his heart and took a breath, "Boss, who do you want to scare to death?"

Gu Xun looked ahead and said calmly, "Go back to Ningshui Village and dig through the trash."

Meng Jia:"……"

Zheng Tiancheng pretended to cry and patted the back of the driver's seat, "Boss, I want to eat."

Gu Xun replied without emotion, "After you finish digging through the trash, you won't want to eat."

Zheng Tiancheng: "..."

In the summer garbage station, the smell is strong and pungent, and the insects are flying around. Due to a temporary decision, there are only gloves and shoe covers on the car, and there is no mask. Before entering, the four people took a deep breath in unison.

The permanent population of Ningshui Village is mostly old people and children, and the number is small. The size of the garbage station is not as large as that of urban communities. There is a pile of garbage in the middle of the empty houses, like a hill. It is not easy to rummage through the garbage that was abandoned a few days ago.

An hour and a half later, Lin Yiran straightened up from the vast garbage, "I found it."

Zheng Tiancheng was happier than winning the lottery. He ran towards Lin Yiran and hugged him, "Xiao Ran, Brother Cheng loves you."

Lin Yiran: "..."

Gu Xun didn't know when he stood behind them, took Zheng Tiancheng's arm off Lin Yiran's shoulder, and said with a serious face, "Do you want to eat? Hurry up and go out."

After returning to Nanping and getting off the car, the four of them went back to the hotel to take a shower.

"You wash first." Gu Xun opened the window and stood by the window to smoke. It was the first time he noticed the smell of smoke so good.

Lin Yiran didn't move, looked at him, and laughed softly, "I don't mind washing together."

"I mind, get out." Gu Xun said angrily.

Lin Yiran went into the bathroom with a smile, and came out again, feeling refreshed, "Brother, I've finished washing, you can go."

The water was rushing, the bathroom in the hotel was made of glass, and in the steam, one could vaguely see the figure under the shower. Lin Yiran's Adam's apple was rolling, and he turned his head to look out the window, but his eyes fell on the daily necessities on the table. Gu Xun now The level of acceptance, if you rush in with something immediately, you may be beaten to death.

Thinking about it, Lin Yiran smiled to himself, and decided to wait for Gu Xun to come out later to tease him.

Gu Xun forgot to bring a clean T-shirt in, so he had to come out bare|topless, with a flat stomach, tight muscles, distinct lines, half-dry hair, and a faint smell of bath liquid.

The bathroom door opened, Lin Yiran pulled people over, pressed against the wall, and whispered in his ear: "Brother, what do you think is the best thing to do after taking a shower?"

Gu Xun said casually: "Fuck|you."

Lin Yiran was dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning.

Gu Xun pushed him, "Get up."

Lin Yiran was still in shock and didn't move.

"If you don't get up again, I'll—"

Before he finished speaking, Lin Yiran bounced off Gu Xun like a spring, retreated to the opposite side, and re-examined Gu Xun.

Gu Xun sneered from his side, "Be timid!"

Lin Yiran chased after him, "I'm not afraid...it's just that I didn't expect you to say that kind of thing."

Gu Xun snorted and licked his chin, "Baby, I'm not a gentleman, so be careful not to get caught in the fire."

Lin Yiran raised the end of his eyes, with a half-smile, took advantage of the situation and took a step forward, approaching Gu Xun, "Brother, you may not know, but I like playing with fire."

"Boss, Xiaoran, are you done washing? We're out for dinner."

Zheng Tiancheng roared, shattering their dream of mandarin ducks.

Gu Xun put on his T-shirt, packed his things, and was about to go out. Lin Yiran surrounded him, "Brother, last time you said that when the case is over, I can make trouble as you like, right?"

"What's going on after the case is over? Don't be mean, you two, take me with you." Zheng's loud voice came in through the crack of the door.

Not daring to laugh too loudly, Gu Xun pursed his lips and smiled, "Okay, let's all be together then."

"..." Lin Yiran had black lines on his face.

*

"Boss, I'll send someone back to the city bureau for inspection," Meng Jia said.

"Well, let's go back and lie down too."

"Go back... what to do?"

"Shen Yinan."

Only then did Meng Jia remember the second son of the Shen family who hadn't shown up.

Shengming Technology Co., Ltd. was originally opened by Gu Renli for Gu Xun. He hoped that Gu Xun would give up the police and go into business. Searching.

As Gu Yuan grows up, the company is gradually transferred to Gu Yuan's hands. The scale is not large, with more than 200 people.

Afraid of affecting Shen Yinan's work, Gu Xun called Gu Yuan first, and after the communication was completed, he went directly to the company's meeting room to wait.

The two brothers have the same bones and appearance, but due to the problem of obesity, there is no shadow of twins.

Shen Yinan is thin, with an ordinary appearance, slightly hunchbacked, unremarkable among a group of white-collar workers.

Lin Yiran took out his ID to indicate his intention, and went straight to the topic, "Where are you on the night of July 7?"

"It was my father's birthday that day. After the reunion dinner, our family chatted for a while. I was busy with work. After 8 o'clock in the evening, I went to sleep at my aunt's house."

"As far as we know, the son of Shen Limei and his wife is not at home. Did you sleep with them in the past, or did you live alone?"

"I have a room alone."

"Can you tell us, what time did Shen Yici get home that day? What time did he leave? What did you do in between?"

"It seems that I got home at [-] o'clock in the evening and left after [-] o'clock. My little girl is young, and we have less common language. She basically sits there and plays with her mobile phone, and rarely speaks." stable.

After several consecutive questions, Shen Yinan found nothing unusual, so he left the conference room and went back to work.

Gu Xun didn't leave, he found Shen Yinan's immediate leader and asked some questions about him.

The leader was full of praise for Shen Yinan, and finally sighed: "It's not easy for Yinan. There are many children in the family, and his parents can't help him too much. The house, car, and bride price are all up to him. He talked with his girlfriend for a long time, and she has been chasing him. Marriage, because there is no money, this matter has been dragging on."

"I heard that his elder sister helped him." Gu Xun said

"Her sister is a rural woman, how much money can she have? The current housing price is 3 to [-], which can't be bought for a square meter in Baicheng. Some time ago, he and his girlfriend almost broke up because of their marriage. Alas, a penny It’s hard for a hero, I really feel sorry for Yi Nan.”

Leaving the office building, Lin Yiran said, "Zhang Fengying is loud and brave, so she can be ruled out first. Shen Yiqing is cowardly, has a child, and committed crimes inappropriately, so she can be ruled out."

Meng Jia: "The remaining three men, Shen Liqiang insisted on drawing blood to verify his daughter's identity that day. It seems that he still has feelings for Shen Yici, and it can be ruled out. Apart from lack of money, Shen Yinan found no other doubts. The person who is currently the most suspicious should be It's Shen Yibei."

Zheng Tiancheng: "Let's go, let's go and bring Shen Yibei back for interrogation."

Gu Xun: "No, let's start with Shen Liqiang and find out what happened during the years when he was working outside."

Meng Jia frowned, hesitant to speak, after a while, she still couldn't hold back, and asked: "Boss, Shen Yibei is more suspected than Shen Li, why don't you let the biggest suspect go and investigate his father instead? "