The Case of Love

Chapter 76 Someone has seen her

They searched several houses, but nothing unusual happened. After leaving Liu Shuangquan's house, Li Zhisong wondered, "Boss, if there were really people who wanted to buy a wife in these houses, would they hide the woman in advance if they knew someone was coming? Or, would they hide the disobedient women in the cave like Zhao Weiyu did?"

"Let's go ask the neighbors of these families and see if we can find out anything." Zhou Yifeng said as he walked towards the homes of Liu Shuangquan's neighbors.

They knocked on the door and an old woman opened it. She looked to be in her seventies, with grey hair but bright eyes.

Su Xiaohan stepped forward first and said softly, "Auntie, we are from other places and are unfamiliar with the place. We came to the village to find someone and would like to ask for your help. See if you have seen him."

Su Xiaohan had a harmless look and a sweet and clear voice. The old woman had frowned when she opened the door, but now her frown gradually relaxed and she asked, "Who are you looking for? I've lived in this village for decades, and there's no one I don't know."

After hearing her say this, Su Xiaohan suddenly felt enlightened and thought there was a chance. She took out the photo of Xia Mo from her mobile phone and showed it to the old woman.

The old woman looked at her for a long time, and then said thoughtfully, "This girl looks familiar to me. I seem to have seen her somewhere before, but I can't remember where."

"Auntie, we are not in a hurry. Please think about it carefully." Su Xiaohan suppressed her inner excitement and looked at her expectantly.

"Yes, auntie, we are not in a hurry. You take your time to think about it. We will wait for as long as you think." Li Zhisong was afraid that the old woman would give up, so he quickly agreed.

The old woman pondered carefully, and seemed to be mumbling something. After a long time, she suddenly realized, "I remember it now. It seems that I saw this girl at Shuangquan's house last summer, but I never saw her again. Later, I asked Shuangquan who the beautiful girl in your family was. Shuangquan said she was his distant cousin and came to see her and left."

"Auntie, are you sure, it's her, right?" Su Xiaohan held up the photo again.

"Yes, it's her! We rarely see such beautiful girls here..." the old woman assured.

Su Xiaohan looked at Li Zhisong, then at Zhou Yifeng, resisting the urge to hug the old woman, and then asked, "Auntie, you live next door to Liu Shuangquan's family. Have you ever heard any unusual noises in his house, such as crying, beating, or scolding?"

As soon as Su Xiaohan finished speaking, the old woman became alert instantly, her eyes widened and she asked, "What on earth do you do? Why are you asking that?"

At this point, they didn't want to hide it anymore. Zhou Yifeng showed his police ID and said solemnly, "Old man, to be honest, we got a clue that this girl was sold to Liujia Village by guai five years ago, but we don't know which family she was abducted to. We came here to rescue this girl."

"Guai buy? Are you saying that someone in our village bought a wife from human traffickers?" The old woman was obviously shocked.

"That's right! We are very sure!" Zhou Yifeng said with certainty.

"No, Shuangquan grew up under my watch. He would never do such a heinous thing!" The old woman had a complicated expression on her face. She thought for a while and said uncertainly, "One day at noon, I heard Shuangquan's mother and father complaining. They seemed to say that he only had a pretty face and was a chicken that couldn't lay eggs. They wasted their money. I didn't hear it clearly, but it sounded like these words."

"Auntie, what you told us is so important. Since you have seen the person in the photo at Liu Shuangquan's house and heard them say such words, we can basically be sure that the person we are looking for is at Liu Shuangquan's house!" Su Xiaohan stepped forward, gently stroked the old woman's shoulder, full of gratitude.

"I have seen this girl and heard Shuangquan's mother say such things, but I often go to Shuangquan's house and have never seen this girl again. Could it be a mistake?" The old woman still couldn't believe it.

"Auntie, are you sure you didn't hear any crying, beating, or scolding?" Su Xiaohan asked again. The old woman shook her head, "I didn't hear any during the day. I go to bed early at night, and I sleep soundly. I really didn't hear the sounds you mentioned."

"What about other people in your family? Can we ask them?" Su Xiaohan asked.

"My son and daughter-in-law go out to work and only come back during the Chinese New Year. I am alone most of the time." When she said this, the old woman sounded a little sad.

"In that case, we won't bother you anymore. Thank you for telling us so much!" Zhou Yifeng thanked the old woman with a smile, and signaled Su Xiaohan and the others not to ask any more questions.

After several people left the house, Su Xiaohan was worried.

"Boss, let's go to Liu Shuangquan's house again and turn his house upside down. I don't believe we can't find Xia Mo!" Li Zhisong wanted to rush into Liu Shuangquan's house immediately.

"We just went in and took a look. It doesn't look like Liu Shuang's family has any place where they can hide people." Zhou Yifeng recalled.

"Do you suspect that they have moved Xia Mo?" Li Zhisong asked.

"I suspect it's not a transfer, but Xia Mo has not been here all this time." Zhou Yifeng pondered.

Zhou Yifeng's suspicions were exactly what Su Xiaohan was thinking. She speculated that Xia Mo was not at Liu Shuangquan's house. One possibility was that they had already locked her up somewhere else. Another possibility, which was what Su Xiaohan feared the most, was that Xia Mo had been murdered and was no longer in this world.

"Captain Zhou, do you think that Xia Mo wanted to escape and fought desperately, and was killed by them during the dispute? Or did Xia Mo commit suicide?" Su Xiaohan looked up at Zhou Yifeng, with a gleam in her eyes.

"Xiaohan, don't think too much about it. Everything you think now is just a guess." Seeing Su Xiaohan like this, Zhou Yifeng couldn't bear it and hurriedly comforted her.

"Yes, junior sister, don't think about these things for now. The most urgent thing is that we must make sure that the person who bought Xia Mo was Liu Shuangquan. If we are sure, we can definitely find out where Xia Mo is!" Li Zhisong also said with him.

Su Xiaohan forced a smile: "You are right, I think too much. Let's go to Liu Shuang's house again!"

The reappearance of Zhou Yifeng and the other two really surprised Liu's mother, and her expression looked a little unnatural.

"Comrade police, why are you here again? Didn't I just say that I had never seen the person in the photo?" Liu's mother said with her head down.

"I advise you to think about it carefully. Have you never seen it, or do you see it every day?" Li Zhisong moved closer and said jokingly.

"Comrade police officer, what do you mean? You all saw it just now. There is no one in our house except me, an old woman. My husband is working in another place, and my son went to work in town and will not be back until next month!" Liu's mother insisted.

"Do you have a cellar or something like that in your house? We want to go and take a look." Zhou Yifeng ignored her and asked directly.

"We only have these two rooms in our house, so there is no cellar! If you don't believe me, just look for it in the yard. I won't stop you!" Liu's mother looked very confident.