winter past

Without saying anything, Zhao You opened a folder, took out the receipts inside, put them on the table, and checked them one by one.

The girl said: "My surname is Gao, your surname is Zhao, right?"

She also took a stack of receipts, pinched them with her left hand, and stretched out her right hand as a gesture to shake hands with Zhao You.Zhao You shook hands with her, and looked at her with a smile: "Yes, the surname is Zhao, the single name is You, especially You, do you want to see my ID card? You are much younger than me when you look at it, and you work during the summer vacation in college? Can you, Xiao Gao?"

Xiao Gao nodded, then shook her head violently, her face turned even redder: "It's so young, I have graduated from college for several years," she explained embarrassingly: "No, Officer Zhao, don't get me wrong, I don't suspect you Identity, I have seen you several times in the community these days..." She scratched the bridge of her nose, glanced at the bills in her hand, put two on the table, and said, "Usually I watch TV and movies , don’t you all investigate cases in teams of two? Why are you alone today?”

The house numbers and names of those who paid the property fees were indeed written on those receipts. Zhao You put them on the table according to different years and different numbers of buildings, and replied: "I've been a little busy recently, and I'm alone. Here you are, why are you the only one here? Are you busy too?"

Xiao Gao said: "Busy, yes, all busy."

She arranged the bills according to the classification that Zhao You sorted out.After a while, she said, "Listen to music?"

Zhao You smiled, and Xiao Gao played music on his mobile phone.The phone is connected to the charger.

"Do the police officers in the Municipal Public Security Bureau do the same job as those in the police station?" Xiao Gao asked some questions from time to time.

"Sometimes it's almost the same." Zhao You answered every question.

"I heard that the husband killed his wife and children in Building 5 604?"

"Have you watched the news?"

"drink water?"

"You can do your work, I can find it myself."

"I have nothing to do. Have you heard this song? Do you like to sing K? What do you do when you're not at work? Do you like watching movies?"

The two were chatting with each other, when they heard the sound of footsteps coming from the door, Zhao You looked up, it was the elderly security guard who was on duty at the moment and the owner of the small supermarket walked in .The shopkeeper walked in front, the old security guard walked behind, entered the property office, the old security guard turned and closed the door, stomped his feet facing Zhao You, stood at attention, took a rest, saluted, and said like a bell: "Report the police officer! Now I suspect that the door is small. Lao Zhu, the owner of the supermarket, steals other people's property without permission! It is extremely harmful to society!"

Zhao You was startled, the owner Lao Zhu was dumbfounded, and Xiao Gao was also dumbfounded.It was Lao Zhu who was the first to react. He also stomped his foot, pointed at the old security guard's nose and scolded: "You are not a fucking thing! Didn't you just say that the property will be settled for me? Your director Zhang has been keeping accounts in my store for the past six months. money!"

Xiao Gao said timidly: "Director Zhang is on his way, if you are willing to wait, you can wait here..."

The old security guard grabbed Lao Zhu's arm that was shaking in mid-air, and looked at Zhao You again, his eyes were wide open, and his voice was still loud, breaking his voice: "Officer Zhao! What should we do with this man! Do you want to turn him over to the police?" Bureau? He stole the property’s electricity! The electrician who came to install the monitoring system found out! Whether he wants to pay the property’s electricity bill, you can comment!”

"I'll steal your mother!" Lao Zhu threw himself on the old security guard, pinned him on a desk and strangled his neck, gnashing his teeth: "You are a fucking dog surnamed Zhang!" He turned his head Staring at Zhao You: "I want to report it too! Qingshui Garden property owner Zhang Defa cheats on food and drink at my place every day! If you have money, you don't give it! It's [-] yuan for half a year! You want electricity bills, right? Ask Zhang Defa for it!"

The old security guard resisted, and also grabbed Lao Zhu's neck. The two grinned, their old faces turning purple.Xiao Gao circled around them, wanting to persuade them but didn't know where to start, waving her hands in the air: "Stop beating... oh, what's the matter..." She asked Zhao You for help: "Officer Zhao , come and persuade me!"

A sad female voice came from Xiao Gao's mobile phone, and the female singer sang a sad love song.

Zhao You protected the receipts on the table, and said, "Otherwise, why don't you call the police?"

Xiao Gao stared straight after hearing this: "Aren't you a policeman!"

"I'm a criminal police officer. Is this a civil dispute? It's not easy for me to handle it either."

"Then if there is a human life, is it a civil dispute??!" Xiao Gao pointed at the old security guard and said, "Your face is pale!"

Zhao You got up and took a look. The old security guard's face was indeed as white as paper, but his eyes were still fierce. The veins on his forehead twitched. With a low drink, he kicked Lao Zhu, who was much stronger than him, to the ground. .Lao Zhu got up and hugged the old security's legs. The old security kicked, hit, picked up the keyboard on the table, and threw the pen holder straight at Lao Zhu.Xiao Gao was still circling around them, becoming an ant on the hot pot. Zhao You took out his mobile phone and called 110. Lao Zhu and the old security guard fought hard, spitting on each other's faces.Over there, the door of the real estate office was pushed open, and an eight or nine-year-old boy ran in waving a tree branch, stopped, put his hands on his hips, and shouted arrogantly: "Gao Feiyan! I want a soda!"

Seeing the boy, Lao Zhu and the old security were stunned. Xiao Gao strode over, grabbed the branch from the boy's hand, slapped his ass twice, and shouted, "Go to hell!" Damn Sun Zhengdao, Gao Feiyan is also your name?!"

Holding the branch, she turned around and waved at Lao Zhu and the old security guard, her eyes were like copper bells, and her eyes showed a fierce look: "Get up! Sit down! You're so old, is it reasonable?! Is there anything you can't do well?" Say? Dogs bite people when they are in a hurry!"

At this time, a group was singing, scrambling in English, the rhythm was fast, and a singer let out a hysterical roar.

Lao Zhu and the old security guard blinked, separated, got up from the ground, found a chair and sat down obediently.

Sun Zhengdao swallowed his saliva, lowered his head silently, put his hands on his head, and slowly squatted on the ground.Zhao You covered the phone's receiver and asked, "Xiao Gao, should we call the police?"

Grinding her teeth, Gao Feiyan grabbed Sun Zhengdao by the collar, lifted him, pushed him behind a desk, turned on the desktop computer on the desk, and took a picture of the monitor: "What soda to drink? My teeth are falling out!" Light up! Play a game!"

She raised her arm, and pointed at Zhao You with the branch in her hand: "Aren't you looking for the ticket stub? Then look for it, and keep looking for you!"

Zhao You put down the phone, and the old Zhu came over sliding the office chair with wheels underneath, and asked Zhao You in a low voice, "What are you looking for? Have you got a clue to solve the case? What important evidence are you looking for?"

The old security guard wiped his face with a few tissues and glanced at them.Sun Zhengdao poked his head out from behind the monitor, looked at Zhao You, and said angrily: "You are the policeman that day!"

Zhao You looked at the piles of folders on the table, then at Gao Feiyan who walked to the window, opened the window, lit a cigarette, and smoked.She pinned the long branch around her waist.

Zhao You suggested, "Why don't we all help to find it together?"

He said: "I'm looking for the contact information of Lao Jiang's family, and here is the stub of the property management fee invoice..."

The old security guard also came over with a chair and said: "I know, I know, when paying the fee, you have to leave your name and room number. If you don't pay the fee yourself, you have to leave your name, relationship with the owner, and mobile phone number. .”

Lao Zhu picked up a file folder on the table, grabbed a bunch of receipts, looked at them for a while, and said, "This is all messed up? Isn't it based on the year?"

Sun Zhengdao ran over and asked Zhao You: "Are you alone? Don't all your policemen bring their partners?"

Zhao You said: "Aren't you alone today, where are your little followers?"

"you remember me?"

Zhao You smiled.Sun Zhengdao asked him again: "Then do you remember how many people I played with yesterday?"

"Five."

"Male and female?"

"Both are boys, and two of them still wear the same clothes, both Lightning McQueen, both short blue and black striped pants, and blue sandals."

The old security guard put down a receipt and asked, "What is Lightning McQueen?"

Gao Feiyan finished smoking a cigarette, walked back, patted her clothes, and said, "The people in the cartoon."

Sun Zhengdao raised his neck and corrected: "It's the car in the cartoon!"

Gao Feiyan raised her eyebrows: "It can speak human language!"

"That's to let people who watch cartoons know what they're doing! Everything in the cartoon can talk, even a sausage can talk!" Sun Zhengdao took a picture of Zhao You, pointed to himself, and asked, "Then do you remember what I wore? What clothes?"

"Nike's short-sleeved jersey, Neymar's."

Sun Zhengdao got closer, his eyes sparkled, and he looked Zhao You up and down: "I see, do you have a little book, just like the one shown on TV, when the police talk to people, they keep talking Take the things in that notebook, take it out and let me have a look, did you write down everything I wear in that notebook?"

Lao Zhu asked Zhao You: "You also watch football? Which team do you like in this year's World Cup? I'm watching Portugal. Didn't they win the European Cup before?"

The old security guard said: "Are the World Cup and the European Cup the same standard? Portugal scored a goal. Do you think Brazil and Argentina are dead?"

Lao Zhu said: "Brazil is no longer the Brazil it used to be. Can Neymar be with Ronaldinho or Robbie? Argentina always messes with Messi. I don't think it will work!"

Sun Zhengdao asked Zhao You again: "Wang Tianming from Building 2 always catches and eats pigeons that fly into the community. Is it a crime? Can his family be caught? He is not yet an adult, but he drank pigeon soup. . . . and he knew the facts of the crime."

Gao Feiyan looked at him: "Sit down."

Sun Zhengdao said again: "Gao Feiyan, I'm thirsty."

Gao Feiyan rolled her eyes and went over, ignored him, turned off the music on her mobile phone, found a TV series, clicked on it, and continued to organize the bills.

Sun Zhengdao stuck out his tongue, dragged a chair to sit beside her, and said softly, "Cousin, I'm thirsty."

Gao Feiyan didn't look at him, but stared at the phone screen: "It's time for lunch."

"Cousin, shall we order KFC takeaway?"

"Us? Are you buying me food?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the door of the property opened again. This time it was Old Chen from Building 3 who came in. He was smiling all over his face, carrying a bag of fruit and a bag of snacks. When he saw Zhao You, he warmly waved his hand and said He started talking: "Xiao Zhao, I saw you coming over just now, so I came to see you, or are you here to investigate the case?"

"Sit down." Zhao You got up and gave up the chair.Old Chen waved his hands again and again: "I won't sit down, I'm going to my eldest daughter's house, and they asked me to come over for lunch, so I'll bring you something to eat."

He put down the things in his hand, Sun Zhengdao strolled over and pulled out a bag of potato chips.Gao Feiyan reached out and patted the back of his head.Holding the potato chips, he said, "Thank you, grandpa."

Gao Feiyan took a deep breath, and Sun Zhengdao hurriedly ran behind Lao Chen, unpacked the potato chips and began to eat them.

Old Chen stroked Sun Zhengdao's hair, laughed, and stood with his hands clasped.Lao Zhu looked at the old security guard, and the old security guard looked at Zhao You.Zhao You looked at Old Chen: "Otherwise...you can also find something with us?"

Lao Chen also sat down, and he also helped find the bills of Lao Jiang's house.

Zhao You chatted with him at leisure: "Did you sleep soundly last night?"

"As usual, wake up at three o'clock."

Sun Zhengdao said, "Huh? You slept until three o'clock in the afternoon?" He was eating potato chips while watching TV dramas.

Zhao You asked again: "Didn't you see any suspicious people in the community?"

The old security guard said, "Should Lao Chen see something?"

Old Chen said: "I didn't see anything, and I didn't hear anything. It was just those cars, honking their horns and driving past."

Old Zhu said: "The horns are making noise at night, Police Officer Zhao, do you care about that?"

Gao Feiyan looked at Zhao You, squeezed her eyes and asked, "Is this also a civil dispute?"

Zhao You smiled and took out his mobile phone: "It's almost dinner time, what do you want to eat? I'm treating you."

"KFC!"

"What's so funny..."

"Let's order a few home-cooked dishes at the back of the complex. I'm familiar with them. Just call the proprietress and ask them to deliver them."

Lao Zhu gave Zhao You a number, Zhao You called, ordered some stir-fried vegetables, a large portion of rice, and ordered a KFC takeaway.Lao Zhu said: "Then I'll go to the store to get some drinks, what would you like to drink?"

Zhao You thought for a while and said, "I'm sorry, but I would like to ask you one thing, can everyone drink Coke?"

Sun Zhengdao asked suspiciously, "You policemen are the spokespersons of Coca-Cola?"

Gao Feiyan gave him a chestnut.

Lao Zhu went to the small supermarket, took six bottles of iced Coke, and distributed them to everyone.Zhao You got the Coke, didn't open it, put it on the table, and stared at it.Sun Zhengdao looked at him, then at Coke, then at Coke, then at Zhao You, stroked his chin honestly and said, "You policeman is so strange."

Zhao You pursed his lips, smiled, and didn't answer.The KFC takeaway was delivered, and when he went out to get it, he passed Building 5, called Suyin, and asked, "I'm in Qingshui Garden, do you want to bring you back the knives from Tian's kitchen?"

Su Yin said: "You're quite cautious, don't worry, as soon as you get the switchblade, Lao Zhu will go to 604 to bring all the knives left in their house to the laboratory, regardless of whether the knife's incision marks do not match the characteristics of the wound, in short , have been doing comparative experiments, and all the knives that can be bought on the market that meet the size of the cut have also been bought.”

Zhao You walked under the locust tree, looked up, and saw many pigeons standing on the security window of 304, cooing and cooing from time to time. There seems to be more bird droppings on the 304 anti-theft window than yesterday.

At this time, Sun Zhengdao ran out from the property office, jumped on the spot, and waved his arms wildly: "Police! Where are you going with my KFC??!"

Zhao You ran over with a smile, gave him KFC, and went back to the property office.The stir-fried vegetables and rice were also delivered, and Zhao You gave the meal money to the person who delivered the food.They, men, women and children gathered around a table, divided the meals, picked up the bowls, and ate lunch together.

At the banquet, everyone except Zhao You drank Coke. Zhao You just ate vegetables, grilled rice, and just stared at his bottle of Coke.Gao Feiyan brought the phone over and put it in the middle of the table, and continued to watch the TV series, and everyone followed suit.Many men and women in fluttering white clothes are flying around in the sky.

Sun Zhengdao said: "What's so interesting about this? They can't even be beaten to death!"

Lao Zhu frowned and said, "What happened to Lao Jiang's family?"

Gao Feiyan said, "Eat your KFC."

Zhao You said: "I asked all the other people in the building what happened on the night of the 4th and 5th, but I couldn't find anyone from their family, so I wanted to ask them."

The old security guard said, "Lao Jiang doesn't go out very often."

Gao Feiyan said, "Is it the old lady in the wheelchair?"

Lao Zhu said: "Can I tell you, Director Zhang, that there is no elevator in this old community, and they are all elderly people. Can you install a wheelchair-friendly track or something on the stairs?"

Sun Zhengdao said: "Didn't someone come to ask for advice a few days ago? They came to ask my grandparents. My parents were there that day."

Gao Feiyan said: "Nonsense, you know it again?"

"Really! Why did I lie to you? Grandma also said that Zhang Defa has a conscience and should do something serious."

Zhao You asked: "What does that person look like? Is he alone?"

"I didn't see it, I heard what my grandma said."

Old Chen said, "Didn't come to my house."

He added: "Then the property fee won't increase in price?"

Gao Feiyan said: "You listen to the nonsense of children, it's nothing!"

The table was full of people, Zhao You cleaned up the table, and everyone gathered around the table where the invoices were placed.Even Sun Zhengdao joined the ranks of looking for invoices, but he felt bored after searching for a while, grabbed his belly, used two benches to make a bed, and fell asleep soundly.Xiao Gao took a coat and covered him, and also yawned.The afternoon sun was scorching, the room was shady, and the oily smell of the food condensed in the room, making everyone look listless.

After one o'clock, the guy from the small fry shop came to collect the dishes, and Lao Chen and Lao Zhu also lay down on the table and took a nap.After a while, the old security guard also fell asleep, leaving only Gao Feiyan and Zhao You awake.Gao Feiyan's eyelids couldn't hold back any longer. When she glanced at the bill, she had to watch the TV series and frowned.

They have sorted out the payment receipts for the past three years, and found three invoice stubs from Lao Jiang's family, all of which were signed by Lao Jiang and left his own name.

Gao Feiyan found a few more file folders and asked Zhao You: "You didn't do it in the file room before, did you? You are so patient."

Zhao You smiled: "You will be a criminal police officer after you graduate."

"What other types can I choose?"

"SWAT or something."

"SWAT? The anti-terrorist kind, the one with the shield?"

"Almost..." Zhao You looked at a receipt in his hand, "I found it."

Gao Feiyan screamed, Lao Zhu's shoulders trembled, he raised his head, rubbed his eyes and looked at her, then lowered his head and fell asleep.Gao Feiyan walked behind Zhao You to look at the receipt, shook Zhao You's arm, excited: "This is it! Jiang Xinrong! Phone! Another phone call! It's an invoice from four years ago, I don't know if it's still in use Ah! Hurry up!"

Zhao You dialed Jiang Xinrong's phone number, and Gao Feiyan said directly: "You are too calm! If the background music of the TV series is crackling at this time, it will come down!"

Zhao You smiled and said, "There is background music..."

He looked at Lao Chen and the old security guard, who were snoring one after another.The air conditioner blows air.Gao Feiyan was overjoyed, turned off the TV series, and looked at Zhao You with her mobile phone, feeling a little nervous.

The phone is on.

"Is this Ms. Jiang Xinrong? Your parents live in Building 5, Room 304, Qingshui Garden, right? I'm from the Criminal Police Detachment of the City Bureau..."

"A liar? I'm going to call the police."

Before Zhao You could finish speaking, the other party hung up the phone.

Gao Feiyan was listening on the side, couldn't help laughing, she said: "Let me give you the real estate landline, maybe she saved our phone number."

She called on her landline and passed the call to Zhao You after she got through.Zhao You said calmly: "I'm the policeman who called you just now. I'm here at the Qingshui Garden property. I'm here to investigate the 604 case. You should know about this case from the news. I have something to ask." Get down to your parents, but can't get in touch with them, don't know if you can get in touch with them."

"What 604 case? I'm on a business trip."

"A murder occurred in 604 in the same building."

"Wait, I'll call you later." Jiang Xinrong hung up the phone hastily.

About 10 minutes later, she called Zhao You's mobile phone and said anxiously: "What do you mean you can't reach them? Are they not at home? They are not at my aunt's house, nor have they gone to my second uncle's house. The mobile phone can't get through, can you go to my house to see?"

"You're still out of town, aren't you?"

"I'll be back now! I'll be there about six o'clock in the evening."

Zhao You said: "Don't worry, maybe they went to a friend's house, and then you can contact their friends to ask, do you mind if I break the door?"

"I don't mind, I don't mind! Hurry up!"

Zhao You hung up the phone, Gao Feiyan looked at him in surprise: "Going to break the door? Is it so serious?"

Zhao You got up, told Gao Feiyan to wait here, and immediately called Zhan Xuanang. As soon as the phone was connected, he said, "Room 5, Building 304, Qingshui Garden, metal anti-theft door, there is a situation."

Zhan Xuanang asked him angrily: "Why are you in Qingshui Garden again?"

Zhao You walked out and said, "I suspect that Zhang Li climbed down the water pipe that night, and when he got to the third floor, 304, he saw something, or was frightened, or something else happened, and he couldn't control it for a while. Well, he leaned back, and when he was nervous, he caught the branch of the locust tree next to him, causing the branch to break, and then he hurried down, maybe the fracture was caused by falling down the stairs at that time."

Zhan Xuanang was silent for a while, and said: "You wait there, I will find the firefighters to go over there."

"Let's come together with criminal skills."

Zhao You also said: "The third floor has a very strange smell."

He quickly entered Building 5, went up to the third floor, and came to the door of 304.The smell of dead fish is still lingering in this layer, and after smelling it for a long time, you can still smell a sour smell, like opening a vat of pickling old kimchi.

Zhao You sat down at the door of 304, clutched his mobile phone, and fell asleep with his knees hugged.

When he woke up, firefighters arrived, wearing goggles, a helmet, and a chainsaw.Zhan Xuanang also came, following behind the firefighters, his brow was sweating, followed by Zhu Zhao and Xin Wen.

The firemen started sawing the door.Several households around opened their doors and looked out.Zhan Xuanang waved his hands and said, "It's nothing, everyone, don't look at it, don't look at it."

No one paid any attention to him. A young man stood behind a door and took out his mobile phone to take pictures of 304. A firefighter blocked the camera.Zhan Xuanang dragged Zhao You to the stairs, and whispered in his ear: "If there is nothing wrong with it, you will be responsible for the expenses!"

Zhao You asked him, "Can I transfer money through WeChat?"

Xin Wen came over and asked them loudly, "Will this house still be sold in the future?"

Zhu Zhao leaned over and said, "If the price of the room in the experimental school area drops, I will be the first to buy it!"

"Your daughter is already in college! Buy it for your future granddaughter or grandson?" Xin Wen said with a smile.

Zhu Zhao was also grinning, before he was about to speak, his eyes lowered, he looked at the winding stairs, hesitant to speak.Moments later, medical examiner Meng from the Municipal Bureau came upstairs with a silver suitcase.Everyone greeted each other, but there was nothing left to say.

The door opened.

When Zhao You entered the room, the oncoming sour smell made it almost impossible to open his eyes. He had to cover his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, squinted his eyes and adjusted for a while before he recovered.He passed the hallway and walked into the living room.

There is a sofa in the living room, and a man and a woman are sitting on the sofa, with black hair, old face, eyes closed, lips closed, the corners of the mouth are slightly curved by black sutures, as if they are smiling.The two snuggled together, the woman was wearing a short-sleeved floral dress and a pair of high-heeled sandals, the man was wearing a military uniform with two shiny medals on his chest and leather shoes.Their skin was sallow when exposed to the air, and their knees were bulging, like a piece of skin wrapped with many broken stones.The woman's hands are painted with red nail polish, her left hand rests on the back of the man's right hand, and her right hand rests on her lap.The man's hands are spread apart on his legs.

They both wear wedding rings.

There is a colored half-length photo hanging above the sofa, and his hands cannot be seen.There was also a man and a woman in the group photo, similar in appearance to the men and women sitting on the sofa, but much younger.The men and women in the photo are also leaning on each other and smiling. The woman is wearing a short-sleeved floral dress, and the man is wearing a military uniform with two medals hanging on his chest.

The men and women in the photo are dressed exactly the same as the men and women on the sofa.

Zhan Xuanang walked behind Zhao You, he was on the phone, he said: "Dai Rou, come here, Qingshui Garden, Building 5, 304, come here now."

His voice trembled slightly.