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Chapter 13 Beiqiaogou

Beiqiaogou is a very inconspicuous small village at the foot of the Qinling Mountains.

Yu Fan and his party soon arrived near their destination.There is no road anymore, it is full of potholes and rotten rocks, Yu Fan, Chen Xiangyang and others can only continue on foot.It seems that few people come here. The local residents live a self-sufficient life. In today's socialized world, this kind of "paradise" is becoming less and less.

Beiqiaogou is a village surrounded by water. Although it is a small village, it is too desolate. There are not many families in the first place, but in the end, every house is closed. There is no one, not even the sound of livestock.It's clearly past the lunch break, but the village feels like it's still in a deep sleep, and the whole village is in a deep, long sleep.

It looks like an abandoned village. The whole village exudes a dead air, which makes people creepy. It is winter, and it is at the foot of the mountain. However, the air here only makes people feel chills, and there is no time to taste whether it is fresh or not.

Chen Jianyang and his colleagues looked around to see if they could find a passerby to ask for clues.

"They've all gone out, there's no one here." An old voice suddenly sounded from behind, which startled Chen Xingyang and his group.

It turned out to be an old man, who seemed to be nearly eighty years old, with pale hair, very steady breathing, and clean black clothes, and the crutch in his hand had been patted out. When they got behind Yu Fan and the others, no one noticed.

Chen Xiangyang asked the old man: "Old man, are you a local? Where have all the people here gone?"

The old man: "Young people have gone out early. Who would like to stay in this small backwater village? Only us old guys are left in the village. Who are you looking for?"

Chen Xingyang asked again: "Have you ever heard that there is a Master Jielu living here?"

The old man: "I don't know what Master Jielu you are talking about, but last year a stranger came here and set up a small yard. People often come in and out. Anyone who comes from other places comes to him. I think You too, right? It’s been a long time since I saw him.”

Yu Fan took a deep breath and closed his eyes. This time, he blocked the chill in the air, and felt everything around him with his heart, and said, "The air here is so good, it is indeed suitable for the master to 'practice and teach' here. Old man, can you tell me where his yard is?"

The old man nodded, "I'll take you there." As he said that, he led the way with a cane. Although he was using a cane, the old man's movements were not slow.

Everyone walked along the path to the end of the village, and there was indeed a small remote courtyard.The walls of the yard were covered with creepers, but the creepers on one wall withered and turned yellow for some reason.This yard just lies quietly in this village, it is very inconspicuous, there is no more if there is more, and there is no less if there is less.

The door of the yard was closed tightly. Chen Xingyang knocked on the door vigorously a few times, but no one opened it.

So Chen Xingyang and his colleagues winked, and kicked open the door together.

This is a clean small courtyard, the courtyard is empty, there is only one house in the courtyard, and the gatehouse is open.

Chen Xiangyang asked the old man: "Have you ever been here?"

The old man asked: "You mean to come here to visit?"

Chen Frameyang: "Well, it almost means that you have chatted with the owner here?"

The old man shook his head: "The door of this house is usually closed, and we don't know what the owner is doing at home. If we don't open the door, then we won't disturb others. And this house is in the corner of the village. There are very few passing by."

Yu Fan asked again: "You said this house was sold last year, so is there any way for you to contact the previous owner? Through the previous owner, we can also find out who he sold the house to."

The old man: "I haven't contacted him anymore. We don't have much information here. He was an old man before, but he couldn't use the phone. He sold the house and was taken away by his children to the city. We haven't contacted him anymore."

Yu Fan and Chen Jiayang nodded thoughtfully.

Everyone moved into the room, it looked like an ordinary room, nothing different.An ordinary square table, four ordinary round stools, and a clean bed.

"Huh? It smells so good." Chen Xiangyang suddenly smelled a fragrance.

"Agarwood," Yu Fan said quietly, "The origin of the fragrance of agarwood is that it has the effects of calming, repelling mosquitoes, and calming the nerves."

Chen Xingyang said: "That doesn't matter so much, let's search the room first."

Everyone searched the room, but unfortunately, nothing useful was found.

Chen Xingyang teased Yu Fan jokingly: "Old Yu, do you think you made a mistake? Did we find the wrong place? This is a very normal house."

Yu Fan smiled slightly, and just about to speak, Chen Xingyang interrupted: "But because it's so normal, it's strange, it's like someone has cleaned this place! If what the old man said is true, there will be an endless stream of people of all kinds. It is impossible for people to come to this room without leaving their mark, but we searched for a long time, and there is no trace at all, and we can't even judge the owner of the house. The most important thing is that this room doesn't look like it's been too long Lived in, no dust, and the door is open. I think there might be people coming back soon."

Yu Fan said: "Perhaps we were overwhelmed, but I always feel that this matter is not that simple. I suggest that we wait and see."

Chen Xiangyang was actually muttering in his heart: "Old Yu, if you use such a suspenseful method to solve the case, if you screw up, I will be indifferent. After all, it is still a bureaucracy to invite 'outsiders' to deeply participate in solving the case." First time trying."

Yu Fan saw what Chen Xingyang was thinking, and patted Chen Xingyang on the shoulder with a smile: "Old Chen, don't worry, the fox will always show its tail, if it is ours, it will definitely not run away."

Chen Xingyang said with his hands on his hips: "Hey, how can the case be solved so smoothly? I found the suspect in no time. It was a constant grind. I once took a case, and the little bastard hid for me for three years. Didn't he get caught?" I got it out."

Yu Fan nodded and smiled.

It's getting late, everyone restores the room to the way it was when we came, and prepares to leave. It seems that today's visit seems to be in vain, and there is nothing to gain.

When leaving, Chen Xingyang left the contact information for the old man who led the way, and asked the old man to notify him in time if anyone came back.

Everyone drove away, unlike when they came, there was no laughter in the car, everyone fell into silence, and the development of things was not as smooth as expected.

The crow on the branch looked at the passing car and flapped its wings a few times bored.

　It's not that the road has come to an end, it's just that it's time to turn - Linaol (Linalool)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)