deep sin

Chapter 272 Midnight Interlude
"Let's talk to the brother mentioned by Little Wu first!" An Changpu looked at the secluded road in front of him, turned the car around helplessly, returned to the main road, and headed straight for the bar go.

Qin Ruonan and An Changpu didn't have much doubt about whether the fifth son would lie about Huayuan Road. From finding the bar to being taken back to the police station, the performance of the fifth son was very clear. I came to a judgment and decided that he is not an old fritter who goes in and out frequently. Without knowing the fact that Shao Huiyan is dead, in order to protect himself, he will naturally know everything and talk endlessly. The only thing to worry about is, Because Xiao Wuzi is the bartender in the bar, the working environment is very chaotic every day, and there are many people to deal with. It is very likely that he gave inaccurate or even wrong information because he couldn't remember clearly and was eager to express himself.

The taxi driver who drove Shao Huiyan to Huayuan Road that night, Xiao Wuzi said that he was an acquaintance who had been waiting outside the "liquid" bar all year round to pick up customers, so he would safely hand over the drunk Shao Huiyan to that driver late at night .According to the characteristics of the vehicle and the license plate provided by Xiao Wuzi, An Changpu and Qin Ruonan encountered a car parked on the side of the road not far from the entrance of the bar on the street of "Sleepless City". The driver with the window down, the seat closed and his eyes closed.

At first, he was disturbed from taking a nap. The middle-aged driver was still a little displeased. He waved his hands at An Changpu and the others, saying that he would not drive now, until he learned that the two uninvited guests came to understand the situation. The policeman sat up quickly, opened the door and got out of the car.

Asking about the incident mentioned by Xiao Wuzi, the driver couldn't remember it all at once. With the reminders of Qin Ruonan and An Changpu, he finally remembered such a thing.

"I have an impression! There is such a little girl who got drunk at night and was sent to the car by my little brother!" The driver slapped his thigh and told the two people what he remembered, "There is such a thing. What’s the matter, I come here almost every night to wait for business, bars, people here are drinking, even if I drive here, the arrest of drunk driving is very strict, I don’t dare to drive back by myself, so I have to take a taxi It's been about a month since you asked about that, and the little girl took a taxi to Huayuan Road, so it's unmistakable."

"How can you remember what happened a month ago so clearly?" An Changpu tried his best not to sound suspicious, so as not to offend the taxi driver.

The driver was also a rough person, and he didn't care about An Changpu's doubts about his firm attitude, and replied: "If she hadn't gone to Huayuan Road, I might have forgotten about it a long time ago. That night, Xiaowu took that When the little girl came out, the little girl was very drunk and in a daze. If she was walking, she would lie on the ground if no one supported her. After getting in the car, the little girl paid the fare, and even gave me a lot more , Said that if I spit on my car, I will use the remaining money to wash the car. The little five asked me where to go. He said it was Huayuan Road, so I will drive there. I was also confused at the time, but I drove there. Garden Road felt that something was wrong."

"What's wrong?" Qin Ruonan asked quickly.

"Have you never been to the Huayuan Road?" The driver seemed to have been opened up at the moment, chattering about what happened that night in his memory, "The Huayuan Road is on the side of the old city, so this year, the boss said to How about renovating that area? There is nothing around that road. I forgot about it before that night, but I only remembered it when I drove there. There was nothing but a small broken park nearby. I saw that it was broken, and I must have mistaken the place, so I quickly woke up the little girl who was sleeping in the back seat. I asked her where she was going, she woke up and asked me where I was, and I said it was on Huayuan Road, she opened the door and went down without saying a word, and she seemed to be cursing when she went down, it seemed that she was reluctant to get off here , but you still have to listen to other people’s arrangements.”

"Then where did she go after getting off the car?"

"Go to the park!" I was worried that the driver didn't know or forgot, but he remembered clearly, "I also have a teenage girl in my family. In fact, sometimes I see little girls of their age coming out crazy at night. Playing, I feel very uncomfortable. Anyway, if it’s not my own child, we don’t care about it. I just earn my money and it’s over, but no matter what, I have a daughter, and sometimes I can’t help but want to meddle in my own business. I saw her muttering and got out of the car. At that time, let alone a taxi, I couldn’t even see a passing bicycle. I was thinking that the little girl must have remembered the place where she got off the car by mistake and hadn’t sobered up. I was still confused, and when I came back to my senses I left, where would she take a taxi! If something happened at night, the family should not panic! I didn’t leave, I stopped by the side of the road and waited for a long time. In the end, she didn't come back, and I waited for almost half an hour without seeing anyone, so I left."

After finishing speaking, the driver shook his head helplessly, as if he felt very helpless towards bad girls like Shao Huiyan.

Qin Ruonan and An Changpu thanked him immediately, and drove back to Huayuan Road. The sky was getting dark, and the setting sun cast a bright red glow on the horizon. They had to go to the park to see it before dark. Look.

Go back to Huayuan Road, park the car on the side of the road, and the two of them get out of the car and walk towards the open park. The park is not big. It is said to be a park, but there is actually nothing else in it, except for a piece with a relatively high planting density. Outside the woods, there are only a few stone tables and benches in the middle.

Full of doubts, An Changpu and Qin Ruonan walked around the small park along a path paved with round stones in the middle of the open park. It didn't take much time either.

Except for the side adjacent to Huayuan Road, the other three directions of this small park are a construction site under construction. Judging from the construction progress, it has been under construction for at least three or four months, and it is adjacent to the construction site. On the other side of the road across the road is a driving school practice field, surrounded by iron fences.

The rest is a piece of residential buildings that are a little low due to their age. There is also a small farmer's market downstairs. This is probably the only lively place near Huayuan Street.

If it is daytime, there may be other possibilities. Shao Huiyan took a taxi to the neighborhood and left through the park late at night. It is difficult to find other means of transportation around. This residential building is very likely to be Where she really wants to go.

With such guesses in mind, An Changpu and Qin Ruonan decided to inquire around the residential buildings to see if they could confirm their judgment.

According to visual inspection, there are no fewer than ten residential buildings in this area. The floors are not high, and there are only about five floors. The dark concrete exterior walls and rusty balcony guardrails all announce to the outside world how many years these buildings have passed. .

After walking around the neighborhood of residential buildings and the open-air farmers market, Qin Ruonan and the others quickly discovered one of the advantages of this place, that is, most of the surrounding residents are old neighbors, so they want to learn about the surroundings from them. People or things are much easier than those newly built beautiful gated communities.

After inquiring about the neighborhood for a long time with Shao Huiyan's photo and the portrait of the mysterious man, the hard work finally paid off. Downstairs of a building, among the old ladies sitting together or picking vegetables or taking care of children, there was someone I recognized Shao Huiyan.

"I've seen this woman before, but I don't know her. I can always see her passing by here. Maybe she is renting a house around here!" One of the old ladies in her 60s put down half-picked beans and took I looked at Shao Huiyan's photo, and told Qin Ruonan and An Changpu.

The photo was circulated by several other people, and several old ladies started talking about it, and some people echoed the old lady who spoke first, saying that they had seen the girl in the photo near here. , I just don't know the other person's name, who lives in which floor and which household.

Regarding the portrait of the mysterious man, some of the old people said that they looked familiar, as if they had seen it nearby, some said they had never seen it before, and there was no such long-haired man with beards nearby. No one can give a relative certainty after discussing and discussing. A bit of an argument.

It may be that the behavior of a group of people here looking at the photos and recognizing people aroused the curiosity of the surrounding people. Soon the residents who were active nearby gathered in twos and threes, stretching their necks to see the photos clearly from other people's hands. and the person above the portrait.

"I know this girl! She lives in our building!" A middle-aged woman in her thirties and 40s who came over to watch the fun, grabbed Shao Huiyan's photo when it was posted in front of her, stared at her, and shouted yelled.

"Are you sure?" An Changpu's attention was immediately attracted.

"I'm sure! Of course I'm sure! I've seen her before, maybe last month, I had a fight with her! I can't forget her even if I forget anyone!" The middle-aged woman said angrily, "My family lives in the building over there, on the second floor. I work in the factory and I work in three shifts. It happened that I was on the morning shift last month, and I had to go to bed early at night. Otherwise, I would not be energetic the next day. As a result, that night This woman passed by downstairs of our house. She probably drank some wine and was drunk. She sang loudly downstairs and made me too noisy. We even started to swear back, and we started arguing, and then the other neighbors got upset and opened the window to talk about her, so she left cursing."

(End of this chapter)