Demon detective

Chapter 76 The Key
On Workshop Street, in a dilapidated courtyard, Xu Zhen was listening to an old man's speech.

"How could it be possible to stay?" said the old man, "Boss Qi is a ghost-faced killer. After being cut, let's say that we neighbors are taboo, even the family members of the victim will not let the two sisters go! "

Looking around, I saw that the huge yard was divided into more than a dozen shacks, and the shacks were filled with firewood and sundries.

This is Qi Dalang's house back then, and now it has been divided by neighbors and turned into their storage shed.

"Good guy," said the old man, "The two siblings were gone for a few days, and this place was set on fire, which almost spread to our neighbors!

"Hey, we have to be fair when we stand here and talk. No matter how heinous Qi Dalang is, the siblings are really pitiful," the old man recalled. It was too late to get them, so they ran away in despair, and I don’t know if they survived that winter.”

"Old man," Xu Zhen asked, "At that time, did they have any relatives?"

"No," the old man answered very simply, "their family is a migrant family, and their parents died of the plague, leaving only three siblings. Fortunately, Dalang and Qiaomei learned the craft and made a living by selling pickles. It's a pity that Da Lang is really disappointing... Well, he actually killed so many people, even thinking about it makes him afraid..."

"What about the neighbor relationship?" Xu Zhen asked, "Have you ever seen someone who often helps them, or someone who has a good relationship with their siblings?"

"No, no..." The old man replied simply, "The three siblings, Dalang is demented and crazy, Qiaomei is taciturn, and Erlang is too young, so he hardly has any interaction with the neighbors, and rarely sees who he is with. ..."

When the old man was talking, Xu Zhen looked at the yard in front of him, as if he could see the scene where the three brothers and sisters were working in the yard.

With the sudden death of her parents, the elder brother is demented, and the younger brother is young, how difficult is it for a girl to support a family?
Qiaomei...

Xu Zhen faintly felt that this clever girl might be a key point in this case, right?Need to check this woman out...

"But..." Unexpectedly, after the old man finished speaking, there was a turning point.

Oh?
Xu Zhen is best at catching micro-expressions, and asked hurriedly: "But what? Did you remember something?"

"I seem to have seen..." the old man said, "during the time when Qi Dalang was arrested, it seems that someone came to their house several times, not only I saw it, but my wife also saw it, and seemed to give Qiaomei some money. !"

Oh! ?

Hearing this, Xu Zhen and Shen Yu regained their spirits immediately, and Shen Yu hurriedly asked: "Quickly, quickly, what does that person look like?"

"I can't see clearly, but I'm wearing the same clothes as you," said the old man. "I guess he's also a policeman?"

Ugh!
Shen Yu was instantly disappointed. During Qi Dalang's arrest, there would naturally be an arrester coming to their house for questioning. What's so strange about a arrester coming to the door?

However, Xu Zhen didn't think so. Because of such a major case, the police usually have to go together and should not act alone.

Is it...

The problem is with the cops?

For a moment, Xu Zhen almost instinctively thought of arresting Cheng Xiao.

"Oh, brother!" However, Shen Yu sighed to Xu Zhen abruptly, "From this point of view, then Qi Erlang must have asked a friend outside for help! He is a monk, so shall we... woo Woooo..."

Xu Zhen quickly blocked her mouth before she finished speaking.

I'm a tigress!

There are still parties here, how can you tell the whole story of the case?
Sure enough, the old man's face changed greatly after hearing this: "What? Qi Erlang? Qi Erlang is back!?"

"No," Xu Zhen let go, and explained to the old man, "You are deaf, what she means is that we have to find some friends outside to help, we can't just rely on the yamen."

"But...but..." The old man was even more puzzled, "This happened more than ten years ago, why do you ask these things?"

"Hey?" Hu Niu raised her fist and threatened arrogantly, "The yamen handles the case, let you ask questions? Hit you!"

"Yes, yes, yes," the old man shrank his neck in fright, "I dare not, I dare not... I... I am deaf, I am deaf..."

……

An hour later.

In the deep house compound of a certain family in Yanping County.

Shen Yu carried a heavy bag of rice on his right shoulder, threw his flying tiger claws with his left hand and wrapped them around the thick branches, then jumped up into the air, touched the trunk with one foot, and then jumped up the tall tree with ease. courtyard wall.

"Good work!"

Everyone in the yard stared dumbfounded and couldn't help clapping their hands.

Shen Yu puffed out her little nose proudly, then jumped down from the sky, pulled the flying tiger claw with her left hand, and fell back to the ground steadily...

This house was Wan Yuan's house back then, and it was here that the last victim of the Ghost Face Killer case was taken away by the murderer and then brutally murdered.

Xu Zhen asked Shen Yu to simulate the original crime process, and it turned out that with the help of flying tiger claws, Shen Yu was able to jump up to a high wall with the weight of rice on his back.

It seems that Mr. Shen's predictions were correct, the ghost-faced killer must have had martial arts.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many crazy crimes, but not even a single witness could be found.

Looking at the entire Yanping County, there should be only a handful of people with Shen Yu's skill. The situation 13 years ago doesn't seem to be much different, right?

Is it possible to dig deeper in this direction?

Of course, among the six cases that year, only Miss Wan Jia was robbed from her home, and the other victims were all killed outside.

Therefore, there is a certain probability that the ghost-faced killer is a member of Wanfu, because he is familiar with the terrain, so he does not need to climb over the wall, and he can also kidnap Miss Wanjia.

Alas, it's a pity that the case has been going on for too long, and the circumstances of the case recorded in the file are too simple, neither the real scene of the crime nor the examination of the corpse, nor even a photo.

It seems that it is almost impossible to find the real ghost-faced killer within the specified time.

Unless...you have to use some extreme measures, right?

……

Just as Xu Zhen was visiting the scene of the crime non-stop, the captor Cheng Xiao had returned to the county government office and was talking to Song Zhili in the inner hall.

In the inner hall at this moment, there are only the two of them.

"How is it?" Song Zhili asked concerned, "Are your family and children okay?"

"Thank you for your concern," Cheng Xiao quickly replied, "It's all right, I've already sent it to a relative's house! My lord, I heard...Xu Zhen..."

"I know what you're going to say," Song Zhili raised his hand and said, "The reason for this arrangement is because I have more important things for you to do!"

"Oh..." Cheng Xiao hurriedly listened carefully.

"I can't put Youwen Yourong's life on Xu Zhen," Song Zhili said, "So, there are still ten days left. I hope you will lead a team to search the whole city and help me find my son and daughter. come out!"

"Oh..." Cheng Xiao froze for a moment, and hurriedly clasped his fists in promise, "Yes!"

"Cheng Butou," Song Zhili said again, "I know that you have a wide network of contacts, and you have friends from all over the world. I hope you can use these connections to help me find my son and daughter!

"Including Cui Xiaotian and Li Sixiong, you can also speak for me, as long as they can help me, I will be very grateful!"

"Okay, okay, but..." Cheng Xiao wiped the sweat from his forehead and reminded, "For Cui Xiaotian and Li Sixiong, do you need to visit them personally? You know the temper of these two people, if I'm going to send a message, I'm afraid it's not enough!"

"Of course I know that," Song Zhili said helplessly, "but these days, Sima Xin and Cai Jin are in the yamen every day, and I really can't get away. You bring more things and say something nice for me, and when Qiu Batian After asking to beheaded and sending those two plague gods away, I will visit them in person!"

"Okay, I understand!" Cheng Xiao took the order.

"Cheng Butou, you don't have to compete with Xu Zhen," Song Zhili persuaded again, "Just because I let him handle this case, it doesn't mean that he will take your place.

"I know who is my own," Song Zhili said, "Don't worry, as long as Mr. Song can go up in the future, I will definitely take you with me, and even let you get rid of your humble status in the future. It is not impossible to become a military officer." !"

"Yes!" Cheng Xiao hurriedly bowed to thank you, "Thank you for your support, my lord, I must do my best in a humble position to live up to my lord's entrustment!"

"Okay!" Song Zhili narrowed his eyes and said angrily, "Once my son and daughter can be rescued, I will kill that monk with my own hands and tear him into pieces!!!"

……

(End of this chapter)