Why does the pink shop owner still remember what happened thirty years ago so clearly?
This is a little secret hidden in the heart of the pink shop owner.
He had never told anyone this secret before.
After the mutilation of corpses at Nanda University occurred, the police posted notices throughout Nan City, hoping that citizens would provide clues.
In the announcement, the police clearly described the victim Xiao Aiqin's dress and appearance, and also attached a black-and-white photo.
After seeing the notice posted on the telephone pole, the owner of the noodle shop immediately recognized the deceased Xiao Aiqin as the little girl who had eaten noodle in his noodle shop.
But at that time, he was timid and fearful, thinking that Xiao Aiqin had just eaten powder at her powder shop. Even if he provided this clue to the police, he would not be able to help the police.
On the contrary, if the information that he provided clues to the police were to be known to the murderer and they took revenge on him, it would be more than worth the loss.
In the end, he decided that it would be better to do less than to do more, and simply didn't mention it to anyone.
So why is the pink shop owner willing to speak out now?
Because the owner of the pink shop is now in his seventies, he no longer has any scruples about being half-buried.
He saw that thirty years had passed and the police still had not given up on tracing the murderer. He felt very guilty, so he told the case team the secret that he had hidden for thirty years.
This new discovery is of great significance for determining the scope of Xiao Aiqin's disappearance.
The pink shop owner also provided a very valuable piece of information at the end.
The owner of the noodle shop said that he remembered that after Xiao Aiqin finished eating the noodle, he did not walk in the direction of Nanshi University, but continued to Songhai Road, another fork in Qingsha Road.
The Songhai Road area is an urban village, where all kinds of people live, including migrant workers, self-employed business owners, white-collar workers, etc.
However, why did Xiao Aiqin walk so far to a village in the city with a complex population? Is she here to find someone?
However, her running away from school seemed to be impromptu, and there was no sign of her making an appointment with anyone to attend.
In order to learn more about urban villages, Han Cheng and Yu Shan came to an urban village in the suburbs of Nanshi.
Urban villages belong to the edge of the city. Most of the houses here are self-built by local residents. The floors are not high, usually only seven stories high.
The roads in the urban village are narrow, and there are many shops and shops on both sides of the streets. Some sell fruits and vegetables, some sell clothes, shoes and hats, some sell flowers, and some sell cooked food...
Urban villages are like markets in towns and villages, with a high population density and bustling streets, creating a lively scene.
Han Cheng specially chose the time after seven o'clock in the evening to visit the urban village.
Because thirty years ago, Xiao Aiqin also walked into the urban village at about seven o'clock.
After seven o'clock, the urban village is very lively. Food stalls, late night snack stalls, fruit stalls, cooked food stalls... can be seen everywhere.
Although urban villages thirty years ago may not be as lively as they are now, people's living habits have basically not changed much.
From today’s urban villages, we can also see the general bustling scene of urban villages thirty years ago.
Han Cheng and Yu Shan were walking on the crowded street when they were suddenly blocked by a long queue.
The two looked forward.
It turned out that everyone was lining up to buy something from a deli.
"The queue is so long, it must taste good!" Yu Shan said.
"Then why don't we buy some to try?" Han Cheng suggested.
"After you said that, I'm really hungry!" Yu Shan touched her stomach.
With that said, the two of them followed the team and lined up.
While lining up, Han Cheng watched the deli owner quickly and skillfully slice the roast duck skin with a sharp knife, and then put them neatly on the plate...
Han Cheng couldn't help but think of the photos of the corpse fragments from the Nanda corpse case. The corpse fragments were cut into pieces of the same shape and arranged neatly.
Could the murderer be a cooked food seller?
After this idea popped up in his mind, Han Cheng was very excited.
It seemed that their trip to the urban village was fruitful.
Soon, Han Cheng and the others were lined up.
"Handsome beauty, what would you like to eat?" the deli owner asked with a smile.
"I want to eat....."
"Roast duck!" Han Cheng interrupted Yu Shan before she finished speaking.
Yu Shan looked at Han Cheng, stunned for a moment, a little confused, but didn't say anything else.
"Okay! Is half enough?"
"That's enough! But you have to help me make the duck slices thinner!"
"Don't worry, handsome man. We run a delicatessen. Who doesn't know how to use a knife? We guarantee that you will be satisfied!"
...
Han Cheng brought the chopped roast duck to the delicatessen and found a table to sit down at.
Yu Shan, who was a little hungry, picked up her chopsticks and was about to pick up a piece of roast duck to try, but Han Cheng stopped her with his hand!
"Han Cheng, you don't want to eat alone! Can you eat so much roast duck by yourself?" Yu Shan said angrily.
She didn't want to order roast duck just now, but Han Cheng ordered roast duck without asking her.
Now she ordered roast duck. She wanted to eat a piece but was stopped.
I thought to myself, why is the leader of the backlog team so stingy?
"Yu Shan, you misunderstood. I want you to look at the photo before eating it and compare it with this dish of roast duck to see if there are any similarities!"
Han Cheng said, opening a photo on his phone and showing it to Yu Shan.
The photo shows a row of neatly arranged meat slices.
"Look at the slices of meat in the photo, and then look at this plate of roast duck. Do you think their slicing techniques are somewhat similar?"
"Hmm! They do look similar. They are cut thinly and neatly. Han Cheng, I can't tell you are so particular about your food. No wonder you just asked the boss to cut it thinner! Can I eat it now?"
"That's it!"
Seeing that Han Cheng agreed to eat, Yu Shan immediately picked up a piece of roast duck and dipped it in sour plum sauce, put it in her mouth, and then chewed it slowly.
"What kind of meat is that in the photo? Which deli did you buy it at?" Yu Shan asked Han Cheng while chewing.
"This is a close-up photo of Xiao Aiqin's body parts!"
As soon as Han Cheng finished speaking, Yu Shan immediately started retching.
After she calmed down, Yu Shan wiped her mouth with a piece of paper and said, "Han Cheng, why are you thinking so much about the case? You don't even miss the meal time!"
"I'm sorry, I just saw the boss roasting the skin of a duck, so I thought the murderer might be a cooked food seller!"
"Seeing as you are so persistent in investigating the case, I forgive you!"
"Then do you still want to eat this roast duck?"
"I won't eat it! I feel sick when I think about the body parts in the photo. It's better for you to eat it!"
"I won't eat it either!"
"Then what should I do with this plate of roast duck!"
"Pack it back and give it to Hong Xi!"
"You two are such good buddies!" Yu Shan smiled.
Han Cheng also laughed.
After packing up the roast duck, the two left the deli, then walked around the village in the city, and then returned to the backlog team.
Han Cheng gave the roast duck to Hong Xi.
"Han Shen, I love you so much! When I went to the village in the city, I didn't forget to bring me something to eat! I happened to be hungry!" Hong Xi took the roast duck and started eating it directly.
"Your Han Shen is so good! He took it back and gave it to him without saving a bite!" Yu Shan said with a smile, and there was something in her words.
"Han Shen, you are such a buddy! I, Hong Xi, will follow you to death from now on!" Hong Xi said excitedly.
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