Xu Zheng used the owner of Gaolaozhuang B&B and all the tourists here as suspects this time. After a brief discussion, everyone confirmed his idea. Under the dispatch of Xia Zhongqing, the police searched Gaolaozhuang again.
The police don't have a search warrant for this kind of search. If you are a B&B owner and you want a search warrant, they will get one for you later.
Of course, the owners of Gaolaozhuang B&B are all businessmen, and no one will let the police doubt them or waste their time because of a search warrant.
Including this B&B that the police have been requisitioning, the owner Song Dawei is a slightly squat middle-aged man. When he heard that the police were going to search his B&B again, there was nothing unusual on his honest face, and he smiled and said: "Police officers. Haven’t you already searched it several times?”
Song Dawei felt something was wrong as soon as the words came out of his mouth, and quickly changed his words, "Our store will be handed over to you today. You can search it however you want. We will definitely have no objection."
His wife kept nodding beside her, "Yes, yes, you can search our house as you like, and you have seen it. We only have such a big place, how can we hide two people?"
Ever since the Haizhou police requisitioned their B&B, except for cooking at noon, the couple stayed in their room on the second floor most of the time. If the two hidden cameras in the restaurant hadn't inspired Xu Zheng, he would have really You may not necessarily doubt Song Dawei and Gao Laozhuang.
When everything has no clue, the investigation idea still has to return to the starting point.
Although the Haizhou City Police had tour guides leading the search of Huaguo Mountain, and some of the tour guides were even the owners of the B&B in Gaolaozhuang, but if someone intercepted and killed Shi Daguo and the others on the way, they would then hide the bodies.
In this heavy rain and windy environment, there are basically no clues.
Xu Zheng had an idea and glanced at Song Dawei again. He walked up to Xia Zhongqing and whispered: "Xia Bureau, if this is not the case, let's ask some B&B owners near Gao Cuilan's house to take us around Gao Laozhuang. How about a place with a radius of one kilometer?”
Xia Zhongqing's eyes lit up. Yes, if he asked the bosses one by one in the B&B, even if the murderer was one of them, as long as he had good psychological quality, it would be difficult to find anything suspicious about them.
Some people reveal their inner thoughts as soon as they ask, but some people get stronger when they are in trouble. The more difficult the dilemma, the stronger their psychological quality will be. Therefore, you may not be able to find out who is the real one when you ask. murderer.
Xia Zhongqing thought about the method proposed by Xu Zheng and thought it was feasible. Then he would observe while walking to see if the murderer returned to his old place. What if the secret was exposed?
"I think your proposal is feasible. Let's do it without further delay. Let's take action now while it's still dark."
Next, Xia Zhongqing personally visited the house and invited several B&B owners near Gao Cuilan's home to serve as tour guides. Even if some people didn't want to go, they had to follow him. After all, he was the deputy director of Haizhou City.
If the fire department comes twice, this B&B will not be able to open. No one wants to make the leader unhappy!
At 4:30 in the afternoon, the five B&B owners, Xia Zhongqing, Xu Zheng, and several tracking experts walked to the last place where Shi Daguo and Du Shuqing disappeared from the camera.
Among the five B&B owners, Pu Lei was the most active. He walked at the front, and even wearing a raincoat could not stop his enthusiasm, "Xia Bureau, you see, the two killers ended up down the mountain here. "
Although the place he pointed to was also a hillside, it was not steep and it was still possible to walk down slowly.
Xu Zheng held his hands together, folded them into the sleeves of his raincoat, and crouched, but still shivering from the cold. He stood forward, looked at the hillside, and frowned. It was indeed possible to go down here.
Because there is a dirt road here, but there are trees on both sides of the road, most of which are maple trees. The maple leaves cover the entire ground, and there are no footprints left at all under the erosion of the rain.
Xia Zhongqing glanced at Xu Zheng and saw that he had no expression, so he raised his hand and said, "Everyone, the purpose of inviting you here today was just mentioned. Now I will reiterate it again. We are just walking along your Gaolaozhuang. , a radius of one kilometer is enough.
You are the old landowners here, and you are more familiar with every plant and tree here than we police, so if you find anything wrong on the road, please remind us. "
Gaolaozhuang has a radius of one kilometer. Apart from a few hillsides and north and south mountain roads, there are no other scenic spots. However, there are many caves in Huaguo Mountain. There are still four or five caves within this kilometer.
Pu Lei responded positively to Director Xia's words and wiped the water droplets from his face, "Director Xia, don't worry, I will definitely observe carefully this time..."
"Xia Bureau, we will do our best this time to help you catch the murderer as soon as possible..." Other B&B owners were not willing to lag behind and rushed to express their opinions.
Xu Zheng was observing secretly from the side. Not to mention, he actually discovered something unusual about two people, one of whom was Pu Lei. He was so positive.
The other one is Song Dawei, who has been reluctant since the invitation. Now everyone is expressing their stance. He just moved his mouth and did not make a sound, but the meaning expressed by his mouth movements was not to support the police.
"It's okay, you old man!"
This is the Haizhou dialect. According to the dialect Xu Zheng learned before, this sentence is translated into Mandarin as, "I'll beat you to death, you useless thing!"
Xu Zheng didn't know whether he spoke like this because he was resentful because Pu Lei was too enthusiastic, or because he had something in his heart.
But this is a good thing. Let’s wait and see. There is still a long way to go.
The mountain road is difficult to walk, even if it is not a steep slope, and the rain makes it a bit slippery, but you can still go down the mountain by walking slowly. Pu Lei took the lead, and everyone followed him.
As he walked, he looked around, and when he saw a small puddle somewhere on the hillside, he pointed it out to Xia Zhongqing, "Xia Bureau, look, there should be a pit there. Is it the kind of pit you requested to bury people?"
Xia Zhongqing waved his hand, and the two special police officers who followed him walked over with shovels, tested it out, and replied, "Xia Bureau, the soil below is very hard, and the area is only one square meter."
Upon hearing this, Pu Lei knew that this was definitely not the case, and quickly led the way. Then he pointed to a few thick trees, "These trees are hundreds of years old, and they basically have tree holes, which can hide a child." , if the murderer rolled up his body, he could still hide inside."
This time, the two special police officers ran over to investigate without waiting for instructions from their leaders. Unfortunately, they found no living people or corpses.
Along the way, the five B&B owners also made discoveries. Some pointed out the caves, some told the police which rocks they could hide under, and others pointed to the big trees and said people could hide there.
Song Dawei naturally expressed his intention, pointing to a certain bush, "Xia Bureau, there is a hidden cave behind this bush. The opening is very small, and only a child can get through. Is this the place you are looking for? "
The two special police officers opened the bushes and revealed a hole as big as a basketball. They shined a flashlight into the hole and found that the hole was not big. There was no blood inside, and there was no smell of blood.
Xia Zhongqing instructed the special police to mobilize a police dog and go in to check.
At this time, Xu Zheng, who had been secretly observing Song Dawei in the dark, discovered that this man opened and closed his lips a few times, and the mouth translation should be "glutton", which in Mandarin means fool or brain-dead.
He obviously pointed at the wrong place on purpose. He was confident that the police would not find anything, and he felt like he was playing tricks on the police. Unfortunately, his raincoat hood was a little low, covering his eyes. Xu Zheng could only watch. What words came to his lips.
Everyone continued walking along the dirt road until they came to a fork in the road, one going south and the other going north. We couldn't go straight along the path we just took, otherwise there would be a cliff further ahead. Under the cliff was a mountain road, and we could fall down for ten seconds. You will fall to death!
Seeing that he still didn't find anything along the way, Xia Zhongqing felt a little disappointed, especially when his colleagues who stayed in Gaolaozhuang sent messages saying that they didn't find anything suspicious in these B&Bs.
His mood suddenly felt like the winter rain, cold and damp. He looked at Xu Zheng again, whether to go home or continue searching elsewhere.
Xu Zheng stood up at this time, walked to the front, looked around, pretending to be lost in the lake, and asked Pu Lei, "Boss Pu, if you were the murderer, what would you do now?"
When Pu Lei heard this, his expression suddenly changed and he stammered: "This...this policeman...comrade, you can't talk nonsense. How can I be the murderer?"
Xu Zheng quickly explained with a smile, "Don't worry, I mean if, if you are the murderer, I am not doubting you!"
"That's it!" Pu Lei subconsciously wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, but felt that this made him feel guilty even more. In fact, he didn't know why he felt guilty. He swallowed and took a deep breath, "Comrade Police , if I...I was the murderer, then I would definitely go west.
Because there is a dead end to the east, and one mile further is the Great Holy Lake. Moreover, you cannot walk directly to the lake. You have to jump off a five-meter-high cliff. Who dares to jump? "
Xu Zheng nodded quickly. He asked several other B&B owners one by one, and they all agreed. Finally, he casually asked Song Dawei: "Boss Song, what do you think?"
Although Xu Zheng was talking to other people just now, he had been paying attention to Song Dawei. He found that when he asked Pu Lei where to go, there was something strange about Boss Song. His face covered by his raincoat was facing east. Turned around a bit.
Xu Zheng also discovered that Song Dawei's palms were clenched together under his raincoat. It was obvious that he was very worried and acted like this.
"I also share the same opinion with everyone. There is a dead end to the east. Anyone familiar with the terrain here knows it." Song Dawei said in a calm voice, acting very calmly. Just like his chubby face, he gave people a sense of simplicity. a feeling of.
"Then let's walk east. If we really get to the end, we can turn back. But it will be hard for everyone." Xu Zheng pointed to the east and said without doubt.
Everyone present thought that the police leaders would follow suit and go west, including Xia Zhongqing and the tracking experts, but who knew that Xu Zheng would go against the advice of the B&B owners.
Pu Lei and other B&B owners looked at Xu Zheng and then at Xia Zhongqing. They didn't know who to listen to for a moment. After all, one of them was older and the other looked like a college student.
Xia Zhongqing knew that Xu Zheng didn't speak randomly, so he walked directly to the east without waiting for anyone to discuss it further.
When everyone saw this, they had no choice but to follow. Pu Lei and the rest of the B&B owners looked at Xu Zheng again before they left. Their eyes were incomprehensible. They probably thought they had made a mistake. Who would have thought that Director Xia would listen to a young man? if
And he didn’t refute it at all!
Less than twenty meters walking east, Xu Zheng found that this road was more difficult to walk than the small dirt road just now. The road was almost gone. There were withered yellow weeds and branches everywhere, and there were a lot of large and small stones.
Pu Lei pointed to the hillside above and explained to the Xia Bureau: "When we were building the road above, we threw all the gravel here. So, the further you go, the more you have to pay attention to your steps. Some stones are particularly sharp... .”
Xia Zhongqing lifted up his soaked shoes, which were covered with mud. "Let me tell you, there was very little mud on the shoes along the way. But here, there is mud everywhere. It's really not easy to walk."
He looked back again and asked the tracking experts, "Master Xie, have you searched this area before?"
This Master Xie is a master of scene investigation and trace inspection from the Provincial Criminal Investigation Corps, and is also a tracking expert. Hearing this, he quickly said: "This area is indeed difficult to navigate. One of our colleagues kowtowed here, so we later Drone reconnaissance was used.”
Xu Zheng was listening to their chat, but his mind was entirely focused on observing Song Dawei. Unfortunately, his raincoat and hat obscured his eyes, so he could only understand his thoughts from his body movements and lips.
Not to mention, the further east he walked, the slower he felt to Xu Zheng. Originally he was walking in front of Xu Zheng, but slowly he was almost abreast.
Obviously, Song Dawei was subconsciously unwilling to move forward.
But how could his arms be twisted past his thighs? Pu Lei led the way, followed by Xia Zhongqing, and everyone behind them could only follow their footsteps, including the hesitant Song Dawei.
But he hesitated again, and it took him twenty minutes to walk this short mile. Further ahead, there was the Great Holy Lake. A little far away, he could see the mist floating on the green lake water.
Pu Lei stopped three meters away from the cliff. "Xia Ju, we can't go any further. Going any further will easily cause a landslide. This place has collapsed before."
Xia Zhongqing looked around and saw that there was no place to hide except for a few big rocks. Because there was a road under the cliff, there might have been a landslide here, so the scenic spot built some pillars on the edge of the cliff to prevent landslides.
"Xiao Xu, do you think we should go back or go down from here?"
Xu Zheng took a step forward at this time, and happened to be in front of Song Dawei. He glanced sideways at him and saw that his face was pale, he was biting his lips, and his nostrils were protruding.
Seeing Xu Zheng suddenly turning around to observe him, Song Dawei suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, his whole body seemed to be frozen, as if his hidden secret had been discovered, "Police...Comrade police, you...what can you do? ?"
