secret case one

According to what Miao Yunnian said, the house next to the graveyard was where Lao Luotou lived.Looking up, there is really a small house alone on the slope, far away from other houses, and looks lonely.

Most of the courtyard wall has collapsed, and weeds are overgrown around it.The unattended house was almost half buried by overgrown weeds.

It must be there.

The courtyard door hangs crookedly on the walls on both sides, without even a simple lock.Luo Yisen gently pushed half of the door open, and the courtyard door that had been honed by the years couldn't bear half of the strength, making a creaking sound, and crashed to the ground.

Shen Shao subconsciously took a step back, avoiding the rising dust.Luo Yisen did not rush in, took out two pairs of gloves from his pocket, and gave Shen Shao a pair.The two of them were ready before they officially stepped into the defeated courtyard.

The yard is not big and has been completely taken up by weeds.The door of the house facing the courtyard door was half open, and it was so dark inside that nothing could be seen clearly.Luo Yisen turned on the flashlight and walked towards the hut with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

It wasn't until the moment when the door was pushed open that Luo Yisen wondered if no one lived here after the death of Lao Luotou.Otherwise, how could it be so messy.If you think about it roughly, Lao Luotou has been dead for more than ten years, right?

After entering the door, there is the stove and the place where the water tank, pots and pans are placed.Cobwebs can be seen everywhere, and broken dishes are almost the same color as the ground.The bottom of the pot in the stove was also broken, and a few bricks were scattered inside.

On the right is a room without a door, and a cloth curtain of invisible color is hung above the door frame.The room on the left also had no door, not even a drapery.Standing next to the stove, you can see the table with a broken leg inside.

Shen Shao chose the room on the left, and Luo Yisen entered the room on the right with a flashlight.

The room on the right should be the bedroom.It's just that there is no bed here, and there is a small heated kang.There is a small kang table on the kang, and the iron steel on it is covered with spider webs.On one side of the kang, there were piles of pillows and bedding, exuding an indescribable smell.Luo Yisen walked over and shook off the quilt.Thick dust flew up and filled his nostrils.

After sneezing several times in a row, Luo Yisen covered his mouth and nose with one hand, and did not stop his movements.

Shen Shao in the other room was obviously unwilling to touch anything.In this room where sundries are stored, I looked back and forth.The light of the flashlight quickly skipped over the wall, and soon returned to its original position.There is a small picture frame hanging there.

It is not accurate to say that the picture frame is just a combination of glass and wood, and four photos are placed inside.The light beam hit the photo, and the smudges and dust covered the photo, leaving only a few yellowed corners.

Shen Shao half-closed his eyes and walked over.After wiping off the dust on the glass, I could clearly see the photos inside.

Black and white photos are yellowed and whitish.The people in the photos are dressed to depict the traces of the years that he has never experienced.There are half-grown children and men in their prime, green fields and bleak dead trees.

Shen Shao was not sure if Lao Luotou was among them.

"Yisen, come and have a look." Shen Shao greeted.

Luo Yisen came to Shen Shao and found the photo hanging on the wall.Just picked it off.Shen Shao frowned, took a few steps back, "Go back and wash your hands!"

"I'm wearing gloves." Luo Yisen said dumbfounded.

Shen Shao shook his head helplessly.

Luo Yisen put the frame on the ground and took it apart.The four photos inside have been glued to the wooden board at the back, which is very difficult to tear off.After looking at it repeatedly for a while, I reckoned: "There should be no old head Luo here."

"Why?" Shen Shao asked.

"The age is wrong. Look carefully at the people in the photo. The youngest is eleven or twelve years old, and the oldest is 40 years old. Looking at the clothes these people wear, the photo should be taken between 70 and 75 years. Miao Yunnian 8/9 According to his recollection, Lao Luotou was over 50 at that time. Then, in the 70s, Lao Luotou was at least [-] years old."

If he knew that Luo Yisen was smart, Shen Shao couldn't help being proud of him.It also strengthened his determination to put an end to these troublesome things in front of him immediately, and to abduct the man back home to raise him fat for nothing.

The charming picture came to Qiye's mind, but Luo Yisen picked up the board with the photo seriously and seriously.

"This seems to be two thin boards glued together." Then, he handed the flashlight in his hand to Shen Shao, "Help me shine it."

If you want to break the glued boards, you must take off your gloves.Luo Yisen did this without hesitation, and used his fingertips to find an angle where he could exert force.Soon, one side of the board was pried open, and the thin wooden boards glued together were carefully peeled off with force with fingers.

A large photo fell to the ground.

The photo is as big as two palms, with a man and a woman on it.A man in a vintage suit stands behind a woman.Woman in vintage white wedding dress sitting on chair.This should be a wedding photo.

Luo Yisen gently picked up the photo, followed by the light of the flashlight to take a closer look at the appearance of a man and a woman.After a while, he said, "This man is very similar to my grandfather."

"What year do you think it is?"

Luo Yisen frowned, expressing that it was difficult to judge.

"Could it be Old Luotou?" Shen Shao asked.

"It's very similar in terms of time." While talking, Luo Yisen turned over the photo.There is a line of pen writing behind the photo.

Luo Tingbo and Dong Xiuyuan tied the knot in 1939.

Luo Yisen clicked his tongue, "It's probably my Luo family."

"Why?" Shen Shao was puzzled.

Luo Yisen shook his head, clicked his tongue, and muttered: "When I was still a teenager, I asked my grandpa about my grandma. My grandpa bullied me when I was young, and fooled me with a few words I guess they wanted to distract me by talking about some old things about my great-grandfather. As I remember, my great-grandfather's name was Luo Tingxuan."

Obviously, Shen Shao felt that Luo Tingbo could not be identified as the Luo family.For example, their family name has never been regular.

Luo Yisen smiled: "It is true that very few people pay attention to this now. However, it is possible that my grandfather's family is so particular. Grandpa is an old pedant, although he is always full of nonsense, but many old university professors You must respect him as a teacher. Grandpa himself also said 'family origin' or something."

Then, if it is really what Luo Yisen analyzed, and considering Luo Tingbo's age, the old man is likely to be from Uncle Luo Shi's generation.In other words, they are Luo Yisen's blood relatives.

Thinking of this, Luo Yisen was puzzled again.It stands to reason that their Luo family can be considered a big family, why did Luo Tingbo fall to this place, and became what Miao Yunnian called an old extinct family?And grandpa.Grandpa has never been in contact with anyone in the family. According to Luo Yisen, there is no one in the grandfather's branch.Perhaps, the situation of grandfather and Luo Tingbo is the same, because of some special reasons, they left the family.

And will the so-called "special reason" be related to Yinglong's marriage?In other words, is the entire Luo family related to Yinglong's marriage?From the time he came into contact with the Yinglong Hebi case to now, he has more or less noticed some family problems. He never thought about recognizing his ancestors and returning to the clan, but he was only focused on investigating the relationship between his grandfather and the Yinglong Hebi case.

After all, Luo Yisen has no idea how grandpa knew all this.

It's not that Luo Yisen hasn't checked his grandfather's family background, so it can be said that he didn't find anything.Perhaps out of selfishness, he didn't want to use Jiang Bing's hand to investigate his family.As far as the current situation is concerned, this is not just his family background.

After several times of thinking, Luo Yisen still contacted Jiang Bing.He bluntly said: "There will be no gain from the investigation from my grandfather. I suggest you start the investigation from Luo Tingbo's wife 'Dong Xiuyuan'. I will find a place with good light to take a photo and send it to you later."

Putting the phone back into his pocket, he heard Shen Shao's stomach growl.Well, Master Qi is hungry.

Qi Ye was not the only one who was hungry.None of Gongsun Jin's group ate anything.

On the way back, they received a call from Chu Zheng, and the two changed directions to meet everyone at the temporary residence.As soon as they walked into the large courtyard prepared for them, they saw Chu Zheng squatting listlessly at the door.Seeing them coming back, they hurried up to meet them.

Because the food here is really worrying, Gongsun Jin proposed to the village chief to let them provide the ingredients and cook it by himself.Therefore, the heavy responsibility of the chef naturally falls on Luo Yisen's shoulders.

Looking at a room full of people waiting to be fed, Luo Yisen wanted to send them away with a pot of instant noodles.But his seventh master is also among them!

"I'll help you." Sima Sitang took off his coat and was ready to strike.The strange thing is: Shen Shao, who always disliked him, didn't say a word, and acquiesced!

Chu Zheng glanced at Shen Shao, who was still alive, and teased him: "Aren't you going to help?"

Shen Shao took out the car key from his pocket, threw it to Chu Zheng, and said, "There is water in the car."

Seeing something flying towards him, Chu Zheng instinctively reached out to catch it, and when he heard Shen Shao's explanation, he looked reluctant: "Are you using me as an errand?"

Shen Shao laughed and said, "You don't need to drink."

Shit, I really want to slap him!

After Chu Zheng reluctantly went out as an errand runner, Luo Yisen also processed the ingredients.Rapeseed, eggs, sausage, he is going to make a big pot of hot noodle soup.

The place the village head arranged for them was not bad, at least they didn't need to burn fire for cooking.It's just that the pot is a bit small, and it takes three times to cook the noodles for everyone to eat.

Sima Sitang helped, prepared the oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar, and took out the new bowls and chopsticks sent by the village head, fetched water and washed them well.

Looking at Sima Sitang who washed the dishes and chopsticks clean, Luo Yisen still couldn't accept it.He picked up a topic casually and said, "You took Miss Zhu's body away?"

Sima Sitang hummed, and said, "I just left for a while. We want the results of the autopsy, and we probably have to wait a few days."

What a hassle, Luo Yisen thought.

During the meal, Luo Yisen hardly spoke much.Sima Sitang gave him the bacon in his bowl, which drew Shen Shao's rather dissatisfied eyes.Luo Yisen didn't respond, and continued to bury his head in eating his own noodles. Lan Jingyang secretly kicked Gongsun Jin's feet, as if telling him that there was something wrong with these people.

Under the table, Gongsun Jin held Lan Jingyang's hand - leave it alone, eat your own.

After tossing all day, everyone is a little tired.But the conditions of this room are limited, and because of gender issues, a separate room was prepared for Su Jie.The remaining gentlemen were divided into three parts and lived in three houses.

Gongsun Jin, Lan Jingyang, and Sima Sitang are in one room; Luo Yisen, Shen Shao, and Chu Zheng are in one room; Miao Yunnian and Xi Hulu are in one room.

After eating the noodles, Miao Yunnian and Xi Hulu went back to prepare to stay up all night and "make" Luo Tingbo.Luo Yisen boiled a lot of water for everyone to wash and rinse.During this time, Gongsun Jin changed into sportswear, took tools, and greeted Su Jie to go up the mountain.

Lan Jingyang frowned, "I'll go with you."

Gongsun Jin shook his head and said, "You all have a good rest, there are still many things to do tomorrow morning." As he spoke, he secretly rubbed Lan Jingyang's waist.

Lan Jingyang lost his temper after being rubbed, but he was worried about Gongsun Jin.Su Jie said impatiently, "Don't worry, I'm here."

Luo Yisen has experienced Su Jie's skills before, and she is truly sturdy.With her following, Gongsun Jin would be fine.What's more, both of them have guns.

"Go early and return early." Lan Jingyang said to Gongsun Jin and Su Jie.

The two large tile-roofed houses they lived in were located near the entrance of the village, and they had to pass through the entire village to go up the mountain.People in the country rest very early, so Gongsun Jin chose to set off at ten o'clock in the evening, taking advantage of the entire small village to sleep, so as not to be found.

Chu Zheng yawned several times, grabbed the first pot of hot water, washed up briefly, and then went into the house.As soon as he entered the door, this guy was dumbfounded.

Nima!Two single beds are joined together, just two quilts, how can three gentlemen sleep?The point is, those two are near the family!Isn't this annoying?

No matter what you like, do whatever you want.Anyway, I slept in a bed by myself.

Therefore, when Shen Shao entered the room, what he saw was Chu Zheng wrapped in a quilt and sleeping on the outermost side.Shen Qiye frowned, took off his coat and pants, and slept in the middle.

"Shen Shao, don't be wrong in the middle of the night." Chu Zheng teased, bored in the quilt.

Shen Shao squinted at him, his eyes were full of contempt!

Chu Zheng turned his back to Shen Shao, not knowing that he was being despised, took out his mobile phone to send a text message to Qin Baiyu.Luo Yisen pushed the door open, looked at the bed, and frowned a few times.

Shen Shao lifted the quilt, patted the pillow, and told him to come in quickly.Luo Yisen shook off his shoes, turned off the lights, and slept in the innermost side next to the wall.

Then, Shen Shao hugged him into his arms.

There was a light in the room, and it was Chu Zheng who was texting Qin Baiyu.

Qin Baiyu: Are you eating well?

Chu Zheng: Yisen cooks and eats well.It's just that there are too few ingredients. I want him to make a braised fish.

Qin Baiyu: Don't bully Yisen, be careful that Shen Shao doesn't deal with you.

Chu Zheng: No, he eats better than anyone else.I guess it lasted, and hiccupped beside me.

Qin Baiyu: Are you still asleep?

Chu Zheng: Asleep.He was beside me and could hear me clearly.

Qin Baiyu: He sleeps next to you? ? ? ?What about Yisen?

Chu Zheng: He sleeps next to Shen Shao.

Qin Baiyu: ...Take care, good night.

Pressing the phone under the pillow, Chu Zheng quickly fell asleep.Unknowingly, Luo Yisen and Shen Shao also fell asleep.

After sleeping until midnight, Luo Yisen was awakened by a loud noise.Instinctively sat up, touched the gun under the pillow, "What's the matter, what's the matter?"

Under the bright moonlight, Luo Yisen saw Chu Zheng sitting on the ground with a dazed expression.Shen Shao beside him also sat up with a gloomy face.

"No, what are you two doing in the middle of the night?" Luo Yisen was at a loss.Lifting off the quilt, he wanted to go down to see how Chu Zheng was doing.

Shen Shao held Luo Yisen down and stuffed him back under the bed.Chu Zheng on the ground stood up, patted the dirt on his buttocks, pointed at Shen Shao, and gritted his teeth!Shen Shao looked at him coldly, and said: "If you are not honest, you will be tied up!"

Huh?What do you mean?Luo Yisen tried his best to raise his head, and asked, "What's wrong with Chu Zheng? Didn't he treat you as Bai Yu?"

Shen Qiye's face darkened again.

Luo Yisen lay on the bed and couldn't breathe from laughing.

Sleeping until midnight and being kicked to the ground by Shen Shao, no matter how you think about it, you can get angry, the key point is: he can't say it yet!How can you sleep in the middle of the night?Chu Zheng lay angrily under the quilt, his whole body was stiff.After finally getting a little sleepy, the sky is already bright.

Luo Yisen was the first to wake up, and it was less than six o'clock.Seeing that Shen Shao and Chu Zheng were both sound asleep, he didn't want to call them.He landed lightly on the ground, and closed the door for them when he went out.

Luo Yisen didn't know when Gongsun Jin and Su Jie came back.But he saw Su Jie's toiletries placed beside the basin, so he guessed that the two of them came back.

Everyone is very tired, so let's sleep a little longer.

Luo Yisen found eggs, white rice, and some white flour in two large baskets.Start making breakfast.Maxillofa made steamed buns, fried eggs, and cooked porridge.The fragrant breakfast is ready, and the others haven't woken up yet.Luo Yisen boiled hot water, poured it into the basin and went to wash in the yard.

In the morning in the village, the air is exceptionally fresh.Luo Yisen took a few breaths of air greedily, feeling happy.

Open the courtyard door and stand at the door overlooking the distance of the village.Coincidentally, I happened to meet a middle-aged man who was going to the fields.

Luo Yisen greeted politely: "Brother, good morning."

The elder brother gave him a hard look.

I didn't say anything?

After being stared at by the middle-aged man, he was stared at by the eldest sister, the aunt, and the uncle one after another.Luo Yisen felt that it would be better to go back.The folk customs here are not simple at all.

With a second thought, Luo Yisen took back his steps into the courtyard, turned around and headed towards Zhu Kai's house.

From a distance, I saw some people standing at the gate of Zhu Kai's courtyard.It seems that he is still helping Zhu Kai.Luo Yisen walked over and said hello. The attitude of these people was very indifferent, and they walked away one after another.Luo Yisen didn't care about the attitude of these people, and walked into the courtyard.

All the lights in Zhu Kai's house were on, and two wires were temporarily pulled in the yard, and the light bulbs were turned on.I don't know what the rule is, the lights are on in broad daylight.

Luo Yisen saw that there were not many people in the yard, only two men in their thirties accompanied Zhu Kai.Zhu Kai sat beside the brazier in front of the altar, burning paper while crying.

Luo Yisen walked over, picked up three earthen incense sticks and lit them, bowed to Xiaomei Zhu's spirit seat, and burned the incense.Then he squatted beside Zhu Kai, took some paper money, and set it on fire.Zhu Kai was crying all the time and ignored Luo Yisen's arrival.

Luo Yisen burned a few pieces of paper, and suddenly asked, "When my little sister left the village, did she get sick?"

Zhu Kai cried until his nose burst into tears, and he shook his head in tears.A man came out of the house, took two glasses of water, put one next to Zhu Kai, gave one to Luo Yisen, and said: "We are cold this morning, you city people can't stand it, drink some hot water. "

"Thank you." Luo Yisen didn't feel thirsty, he just used it to warm his hands.The kind elder brother handed the water glass to Zhu Kai and advised him to drink more.Zhu Kai was still crying, the man sighed, got up and went back to the house.Luo Yisen took the opportunity to catch up, and talked to the man by the stove: "Brother, I heard that there is a legend about maple ghosts here, can you tell me about it?"

Hearing this, the man was stunned, and disgust flashed across his simple and honest face.He muttered, "Who told you that?"

"I heard about it yesterday. I don't know the person's name. It's an elderly lady..."

The man's eyes immediately showed the message "It turned out to be her".Then he said sullenly: "Don't listen to the old blind mother's nonsense, it's all about the old people. No one has said this since my father's time." After speaking, the man scooped up a spoonful of cold rice and threw it into the pot inside.He picked up the water basin and walked towards the yard.

Luo Yisen followed the man, with the attitude of not giving up.The man had no choice but to say: "We have so many maple trees, I don't know how old the biggest one is."

Before the man finished speaking, Luo Yisen interrupted: "But I saw a human figure on the tree trunk, with a nose and eyes."

This time, the man's face suddenly turned pale, and he cast a glance at Zhu Kai who was wiping his nose.

Zhu Kai put his head down and put paper into the brazier, choked up and said: "You city people just like to play tricks. Where do you get any maple ghosts? They are all making noise." After speaking, he stopped his movements and looked at the The man said, "Da Liu, it's getting late, you should hurry back and rest."

The man named Da Liu was relieved, ignored Luo Yisen's questioning eyes, and hurried out of the yard.

Luo Yisen followed closely, but bumped into the village head.

"Hey, Comrade Xiao Luo, you got up so early?" The village head greeted enthusiastically.

Luo Yisen quickly glanced at Da Liu's direction and saw that he was already walking with two villagers, so he had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​catching up.Turning around, he said to the village chief, "I'm going to see brother Zhu, he must be very sad that something happened to my little sister."

Speaking of Zhu Xiaomei, the village chief sighed again and again.Yan said: "It was a good thing for you to send the little girl back. Who would want to become like this."

It was obvious from the first glance that the village chief was a straightforward person, so Luo Yisen started talking to him: "Cun chief Liang, you don't often come here to outsiders, do you?"

Village head Liang smiled wryly, "It's really rare for outsiders to come here. So, the big guys are not friendly enough to you, and this is what happened to the younger sister. Look..."

"I understand." Luo Yisen said a little apologetically, "I want to ask, how long has my little sister been working outside?"

"It's been more than half a year to say the least."

"How was her health before she left?"

The village chief thought for a while and said, "It's pretty good."

"That's weird..." Luo Yisen frowned slightly, as if talking to himself.

The village head was a little confused by his appearance, so he asked, "What's so strange?"

Luo Yisen looked awkward, lowered his voice, and asked, "Did outsiders come to the village before or after my little sister went out to work?"

"No. We don't have many people here. If someone does come, I must know."

The village chief answered in the affirmative, and Luo Yisen wondered again.Could it be said: Shen Jian has not been here?Not reconciled, he took out his mobile phone and showed Village Chief Liang Shen Jian's photo, "Take a look, have you seen this person?"

Village head Liang looked at it for a long time, then hissed for a long time before saying, "It looks familiar."

"Think carefully, where have you seen this person?"

So, the village head Liang thought about it for a long time, and said: "It should be winter. The boy who went out to work came back to celebrate the New Year and brought two friends. One of them is him. This person didn't enter the village. He sent us to the entrance of the village and went back. .”

"Where is the kid who got a part-time job now?"

"Going to work."

Well, there is no trace of the whole thing!Luo Yisen was still not reconciled, and asked about the kid's name, where he lived, and what other family members he had.The result made him suffocate even more.

The boy's surname is Cheng, and his parents have passed away long ago.He is the only one in the family and works outside the home all the year round.

Sighing regretfully, Luo Yisen thanked Village Chief Liang and walked back.

Back at the residence, I saw Gongsun Jin holding Luo Tingbo's photo and talking to Shen Shao.He walked over, his face not very good-looking.Shen Shao didn't care that Gongsun Jin was watching, and kissed him on the cheek, "Where did you go?"

"Zhu Kai's family." Luo Yisen was still thinking about what Village Chief Liang said, and told Shen Shao and Gongsun Jin.At the end, he said, "Cunchang Liang is lying."

Shen Shao raised his eyebrows, "Where?"

"He said that the boy surnamed Cheng has no one at home, so what kind of year will this kid live when he comes back?"

Gongsun Jin just smiled, and patted Luo Yisen on the shoulder, "Eat breakfast first. I'll go talk to Village Chief Liang." After saying that, Gongsun Jin called Lan Jingyang, and the two went to I'm looking for Village Chief Liang.

Luo Yisen blinked and looked at Shen Shao: "Tell me, why did Gongsun ask Shang Jingyang to go with him?"

Shen Shao's face darkened, "Eat!"

Well, no matter how big the matter is, in Qi Ye's eyes, it's not as important as what he eats.

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