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Chapter 103 Request
Muli Township is located in the north-central part of Fenghuang County, bordering Jixin Town in the east, Qiangongping Township and Tuojiang Town in the south, Shanjiang Town in the west, and Jixin Town in the north. The township government is 23 kilometers away from the county seat. Merged with Qiangongping Township, it is a small town with many forests and mountains.

It was early summer, the mountains along the road were verdant, the rice fields were green, and the scenery was pleasant.

It coincides with the market in Muli Township, the streets are crowded with people, and the goods stalls are placed from the street to the end of the street. The dazzling array of goods on the stalls is dazzling, and even the air is filled with the tempting aroma of fried dough sticks, pancakes, and steamed buns.Bustling villagers wearing colorful Miao clothes and carrying baskets crowded the streets, and the sound of music, horns and hawkers was noisy.

In the corner, the elder brother of the Miao family was holding the corner of the younger sister's clothes, talking eagerly, the younger sister nodded cautiously, and then the two walked together hand in hand.

Looking at the scene outside the window, Lu Tu couldn't help showing a knowing smile.

For the Miao family, going to the market is the best place for young men and women to date. When single men see a single woman or a beautiful girl, they will walk over and grab her by the corner of her clothes and say, come with me, okay? ?If the girls don't resist, they will go together, and then they will meet and fall in love.

Officer Tang was obviously very familiar with this place. He drove the vehicle quietly through the crowded crowd, taking one step and stopping for three steps, and moved forward slowly.After dawdling like this for a long time, I finally left the street and quickly drove towards Guanshangping Village in the south.

Guanshangping Village is a purely Miao village, adjacent to Huoluping Village and Yanliutun in Qiangongping Township, only 2 kilometers away from the township.

Police officer Tang turned from the township road into a small road, passed the village committee, and arrived at the village not far away, and stopped at the threshing field in front of a Miao family's house on the side of the road.

After the two got out of the car, Lu Tu took a look at the surrounding environment. This is a typical Miao village. A row of houses with black tiles and cornices are built along the road. There are high and low, uneven, and most of them are built of stone. Some even painted white exterior walls, the environment is quite clean.

The family that parked the car was a low bungalow. The whole house was dusty. It was obvious that the family conditions were not very good.Two wooden doors are open, the threshold is high, and the light in the hall is relatively dim.

A young girl in Miao clothes came out when she heard the commotion. Her bangs were straight and her hair was braided. When she saw the two of them, she smiled before saying a word, "Da Tang, are you here?"

Officer Tang went up to greet him, and asked with a serious face, "Is Shi Chunyang back yet?"

Seeing Lu Tu coming up from behind, he introduced, "This is Ou Jiaqing, and this is Lu Tu."

"Not yet." Ou Jiaqing answered Police Officer Tang's question first, and then took the initiative to reach out to Lu Tu, "Hello, Brother Lu!"

Lu Tu smiled and shook hands with her, "Hello!"

He still doesn't know the purpose of Officer Tang bringing him here, and he only vaguely feels that it has something to do with Long Lanxiang's case.

However, he was a little surprised by Ou Jiaqing's unrestrained and generous demeanor. Miao girls seldom use handshake gifts, and it's rare for her to take the initiative. She should be someone who has seen the world outside.

"Lu Tu's wife was involved in a case before, which is somewhat similar to your sister's situation. Because of discipline, we can't disclose the case to him. We just happened to come to visit you today, so I brought him here. You two can communicate with each other, maybe you can find some useful clues."

After Officer Tang finished speaking, he entered the house first, and Ou Jiaqing and Lu Tu hurriedly nodded and followed.

There are four wooden pillars standing in the hall, with a firepit in the middle, a few small wooden chairs on the side, an Eight Immortals table behind it, and bedrooms on both sides.

The three sat down by the firepit. Officer Tang motioned them to chat casually. He lit a cigarette and sat beside him without speaking.

Ou Jiaqing looked at Lu Tu and asked, "Brother Lu, is sister-in-law unable to find anyone now?"

Lu Tu was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, my wife is working as a tour guide at home. I only found out last night that she had an accident a year ago and was involved in a fraudulent marriage case, so today I want to Go to the police station to find out about the case. No, Officer Tang brought me to you."

Under Ou Jiaqing's questioning, Lu Tu described what happened to Long Lanxiang in detail.

Officer Tang threw away the cigarette butt, squinted his eyes and blew out smoke rings, and said with a smile, "Jiaqing, tell him about your sister."

Ou Jiaqing sighed, and told Lu Tu what happened at home.

Her parents died young for some reason, leaving three siblings to depend on each other. The eldest sister Ou Jiaxue married to the next village very early, and the younger brother Ou Jialiang is now working outside.

Three years ago, Ou Jiaqing was admitted to a college in Changsha because of her excellent grades.This should have been a great thing, but her family was poor and the conditions were quite difficult. She almost gave up at that time. Fortunately, with the help of the government's poverty subsidy policy, she was able to realize her desire to go to school.

However, in that year, something happened to my sister Ou Jiaxue, and she often went out for a month or two before returning home.Her brother-in-law, Shi Chunyang, was furious, but he refused to say anything when she asked her. For this reason, the husband and wife often quarreled and quarreled.

Since then, Ou Jiaxue has become a lot richer, and will send money to Ou Jiaqing every time.She always told her younger sister to take good care of her body, study hard, and not worry about living expenses.

This situation lasted for more than a year, and then Ogache suddenly disappeared.Although she would occasionally pay her living expenses for her younger sister, she had never shown her face in the past two years, and no one knew where she had gone now.

Hearing this, Officer Tang nodded and said to Lu Tu: "On September 2010, 9, Shi Chunyang reported to our police station and asked us to help find Ou Jiaxue. In the past two years, we have collected many clues and found this case The matter may be related to Long Xiuying. After interrogating her, we did not get any useful results. A year ago, after the fraudulent marriage case of Long Lanxiang happened, we found some clues from this case, and hoped that Long Lanxiang was able to stand up and testify against Long Xiuying. However, just when we thought she would do so, she gave up reporting the case and appealing, which led to the delay until now, without any progress in the case."

It was only then that Lu Tu understood what Police Officer Tang meant by bringing him here.

Long Lanxiang complied with the family's resolution, bearing the name of the suspect, and waived the right to sue. Although this was not her original intention, this incident, whether it was her own or the police's search for Ou Jiaxue, had caused serious problems. Great burden.

Therefore, what Police Officer Tang meant was obvious. He hoped that he could persuade Long Lanxiang to stand up and testify against Long Xiuying for abducting and trafficking women. Only in that way could the police interrogate Long Xiuying in a legitimate manner.

He pondered for a moment, then asked Ou Jiaqing, "Do you know Long Xiuying?"

Ou Jiaqing shook his head, lowered his head and said, "After my brother-in-law reported the crime, he put aside all the things at home and ran to more than ten areas in search of my sister, but he still hasn't returned. Someone once said that they saw her in Fenghuang. I passed my sister, but when we went to look for it later, we couldn't find it at all!"

She raised her head and looked at Lu Tu with tears in her eyes, "Brother Lu, although my sister has never studied, she is a good person! I don't know if she is following others to do bad things. If not, I am very worried that she will What happened. If so, I also hope to see her come back soon, our family cannot live without her! If you can help me, our whole family will be grateful to you!"

Officer Tang lit another cigarette, and looked at Lu Tu with piercing eyes. His face was a little hazy amidst the smoke.

Lu Tu glanced at the two of them. He had now confirmed that the police's judgment on Long Lanxiang's case basically did not deviate greatly from what Long Lanxiang said.He felt that he could try to persuade Long Lanxiang, but when he thought of their family, his heart became heavy again, so he nodded immediately and said: "I also really hope that she can take the initiative to report the crime, and I will persuade her when I go back!"

Officer Tang's serious expression eased a little, as if he was smiling, he stood up and patted Lu Tu on the shoulder.

Ou Jiaqing also stood up, stepped forward to hold Lu Tu's hand with both hands, and said, "Thank you, Brother Lu!"

Lu Tu got up and said goodbye to her with a smile.

On the way back in the car, Officer Tang saw Lu Tu's preoccupied appearance, and said, "I know the situation at Long Lanxiang's house, so don't put too much pressure on me! This kind of thing will hurt anyone. Ou Jiaqing is a A very nice girl, she graduated this year and chose to go home to become a primary school teacher! There are many people like her, and many of our current village officials have returned from college! Let’s look forward, in the future It will get better and better!"

Hearing what he said, Lu Tu's mood also improved a lot.

Yes, everything will get better and better!

He nodded to Police Officer Tang with a smile, and looked at the picturesque green hills outside the car window, which were extremely beautiful!
(End of this chapter)