Afraid

This is an old yard in the suburbs, with an old locust tree at the door.It's late autumn now, and the leaves are all bald.But the entrance of this house is very clean, and it can be seen that someone is cleaning it every day.

Because of road construction, some soil was piled outside the gate, and there is a very fresh rut on the soil at the moment, which should be left by a tricycle or an electric motorcycle.Seeing this rut, Shang Qingyun had a bad feeling in his heart.He took two quick steps and went up to knock on the door, but no one answered inside.

This small courtyard faces south, with three main rooms, two west auxiliary rooms, and a simple color steel shed on the east.Shang Qingyun looked in through the crack of the door, and could see sundries piled up in the shed to the east.Although the door was closed, the door of the main house was open, and the mess in the house could still be vaguely seen.

"Are you coming in?" Shang Qingyun turned around and asked the two colleagues from the northern suburbs.

The two nodded one after another, and one of them took a few steps back to run up. In the blink of an eye, they were as light as a swallow, climbed over the iron gate and jumped in.The old employees were amazed when they saw this.But Shang Qingyun is not in this mood. He is calling Xu Dui: "... Well, there is no one at home. I am worried that he has escaped. Tell Gu Dui what to say, or the whole city will be wanted?"

Just as he was speaking, the door was opened from the inside.

A group of people entered one after another.The situation in the yard is more clear at a glance——

In the living room of the main house, a can of beer was poured on the coffee table, the wine juice spilled a large piece, and it is still wet, and the cigarette butts of various colors on the ground have not had time to clean up, it can be seen how hurried the owner was when he left.

The two bedrooms were in a mess, with dried blood on the sheets, and sanitary napkins stuck together with white residue scattered on the floor.

The two rooms on the west side were locked, and the police officer easily opened them. To everyone's surprise, this room is much cleaner than the master bedroom. The bathrooms are all famous brands, and the beds are also expensive. , it can be seen that the decoration standard can catch up with the standard room of a three-star hotel.

"Pay attention to protection, this is probably the scene of a crime." Shang Qingyun said in a deep voice.He didn't say what crime scene this was, but who was there didn't understand.

So far, everyone's heart is a little heavy.

At this moment, the manhole cover in the yard outside the house suddenly made a soft sound.Shang Qingyun and others hurried out, walked in and heard voices from under the manhole cover, like Captain Xu's voice.He immediately called out: "Captain Xu?"

"Eh? Old Shang? Captain Gu, that's the situation. I'm here now, so make arrangements quickly." It's also thanks to Team Xu's phone card being processed by the police technical department that he can make and receive calls underground.

While speaking, the manhole cover was removed by everyone.Xu Shiyan and two colleagues supported by the Northern Suburb Criminal Investigation Team were pulled up by several people.As soon as Dui Xu came out of the well, he said: "Hey, I really learned a lot today. What age is this, and there is such a secret way!"

Shang Qingyun said: "The orphanage cafeteria and Lao Liu's house are connected by this secret road. Now I can probably understand where Hu Hui was when she was dragged into the orphanage by the former director and disappeared for more than 20 days!" While talking, he led Team Xu into the room to check.

After Xu Shiyan inspected a few houses, his face was as dark as a pot of charcoal, probably because he was too angry, and cursed: "These bastards."

Shang Qingyun said: "Judging from the traces at the scene, their crime has continued since Hu Hui's childhood. If we hadn't come to investigate this orphanage today, I'm afraid they would use this secret passage to continue to kill those poor child!"

"Unforgivable!"

Furious, Xu Shiyan picked up the phone again, this time calling directly to Captain Hao of the Municipal Bureau.After discussing with each other, the two decided to immediately arrest the relevant leaders of the Beijiao Orphanage. This incident was unusual. It took decades to commit the crime, and the victims were some underage children. This was definitely a shocking case.

On this day, the Criminal Investigation Team of the Municipal Bureau dispatched a large number of police forces to conduct a city-wide search and arrest of all persons involved in the case.Among them were the old lady of the Zhou family and Zhou Shuqiong. Of course, Liu Fulian, the former head of the Beijiao Orphanage, was definitely the focus of the hunt!There is also Lao Liutou, the canteen administrator who fled after hearing the news.Dean Qian, as the current dean, was not spared, as well as all the current employees of the Beijiao Orphanage, one counted as one, even the old employee who guided Shang Qingyun and the others were sent back home without discrimination. Went to the orphanage for interrogation.

After Xu Shiyan and Hao Liang got on the phone, they rushed back to the Beijiao Orphanage to preside over the overall situation.Shang Qingyun was left in the small courtyard to take charge of the sampling work with the police officers of the Northern Suburb Criminal Investigation Team.

In this small courtyard, such a big commotion today has naturally alarmed the neighbors. Although the gate has been cordoned off, it has also attracted many people to watch.A group of aunts and uncles swarmed up like a swarm.

Shang Qingyun and others had no choice but to take turns standing at the gate to maintain order.

One of the uncles saw that Shang Qingyun was not wearing a police uniform, so he asked curiously: "Hey, my brother, are you the legendary plainclothes detective?"

Shang Qingyun nodded dumbfoundingly, and persuaded them to go back first with a good temper.

But the uncles and aunts only have a hobby of gossip, so how can they listen to his advice.As soon as they heard that he was in plain clothes, a group of old men and women immediately became excited. Not only did they see his eyes light up, but they also rushed to ask him to provide clues. The enthusiasm seemed to be that everyone turned into plain clothes and wanted to It is impossible to have fun.

An aunt's teeth were about to fall out, and she said mysteriously to the monk Qingyun: "Young man, let me tell you, this yard is not clean. You can always hear the female ghost crying at night, it's not clean!"

Another old lady squeezed her to the back and rushed to say: "Don't listen to her, what a ghost, she is a child! Once I delivered food to their house, I saw it with my own eyes, a little girl more than ten Sui was locked in the West Room, hiding behind the curtain and looking out, it's so pitiful!"

"Did you bring food to their family?" Shang Qingyun asked, ignoring the old lady's 'young man'.

"It's a female ghost!" The old lady who was squeezed to the back was still shouting.

"Yes, our family opened a restaurant. For a while, there were several men living in their house. They said they were relatives, but they were lazier than the other, and they often didn't go out! The meals were ordered by phone, and my son usually delivered them. That time he I don’t have time, I gave it to you.” The old lady in front said proudly.

"When did this happen?" Shang Qingyun asked.

"Just last month." After the old lady finished speaking, she asked gossip again: "Comrade, are they human traffickers?"

"Yes," Shang Qingyun couldn't explain more to them, and asked again: "In the past two days, have you heard any children crying in this yard?"

"Yes, why not!" It was the old man from before who spoke, "I live in their west courtyard, and it was two o'clock last night, and I could still hear a child crying heart-rendingly, but that child came from the city. When it was getting dark, I saw them getting out of a very nice car. I thought it was relatives who came from home, but I didn’t expect them to be human traffickers! If I had known, I would definitely have called the police! "

Shang Qingyun asked: "That child, do you still remember what it looks like?"

The old man said: "It's a little girl with half-length hair, I can recognize it when I see it."

Shang Qingyun: "That's fine, I'll have to trouble you to help identify it later." Then he said to the restaurant aunt: "If it's convenient for you, I may ask your son to help provide some clues later."

"No problem, it's convenient for us." The uncle and aunt agreed very happily.

Shang Qingyun felt mixed feelings at the moment, he suddenly remembered the fire that Yang Liu set when he was a child, now it seems that Yang Liu probably drilled the tunnel back from this small yard, and he did not know what torture he suffered, and wanted to set fire to the fire. , Twisting the gas tank in such a drastic way to blow up that tunnel.It may also be that he wanted to attract other people's attention in this way, but he was too young at that time to consider the issue comprehensively. This matter was not resolved in the end, and it almost cost his own life.

However, why did the former Dean Liu Fulian rush into the flames to save him?In order to save him, he didn't even hesitate to burn his own hand?Is there any hidden secret here?

Thinking of this, Shang Qingyun felt that following Yang Liu's experience, he might be able to find out where he lives now. If he found Yang Liu, many questions could be clarified through interrogation.

Since the elders and aunts outside the small courtyard were willing to testify, Shang Qingyun discussed with his colleagues in the northern suburbs, and they sent a person to drive a police car with a few elders and aunts to the orphanage to identify those who they saw had appeared in this yard. victimized children.

The uncles and aunts feel that they are very honorable to help solve the case. They all hate the traffickers in their hearts. When they arrive at the orphanage and find the child they have seen, they hold the child and comfort them and say, "Don't be afraid of the child. The police uncle will help you now. You To be honest, no one can hurt you anymore...'

Each of the children involved in the case was taken to the office alone, and it was basically a female police officer who took the records for them. The children were terrified at first, but finally let go of their guard and cried heart-piercingly. It makes those who hear it sad.

The Criminal Investigation Team of the City Bureau found Liu Fulian who was paralyzed in the Imperial Capital Nursing Home.Due to his illness, he was drooling and had difficulty speaking.I don't know if he was guilty, but the moment he saw the police approaching, he didn't come up and went into shock.Fortunately, the rescue was timely, so he didn't hang up directly.

His interrogation began directly in the ward.

Gu Weijun went out in person and won Liu Fulian's trial.

Liu Fulian was lying on the hospital bed. The moment he opened his eyes, he realized that he was not dead, and even revealed a smile of secret joy. That expression looked very strange and sinister, which made the police officers standing beside him turn cold instantly. complexion.

Gu Weijun tapped his bedside with a recording pen in his hand, and said, "It's too early to be happy now, right? Tell me, what did you force Hu Hui to do when she was in the orphanage in the northern suburbs? "