The police who went to patrol Zhang Jianwei's old house with police dogs returned without success. They did not find anything useful in the dilapidated old house.

That’s right, in fact, when the suspects were arrested five years ago, they had visited Zhang Jianwei’s hometown. At that time, no clues and evidence were found in the old house. Now that such a long time has passed, even if there is indeed missing evidence, there is still evidence. may have been corrupted.

"It's been so many years, I don't remember what you said."

"Comrade policeman, why did you start investigating the case of Zhang Jianwei again? Hasn't he already been shot? Is there still a problem with this case?"

"That little bastard Zhang Jianwei doesn't do anything. When news of his crime spread, people outside thought our village had bad geomantic omen. They were afraid that there would be a second Zhang Jianwei. Several marriages that had been negotiated in our village were ruined. If the village cadres hadn't stopped him at that time, I'm afraid everyone would have gone to dig his ancestral grave."

"I'm not familiar with Zhang Jianwei, why don't you ask someone else."

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They visited every household in the village, and when they mentioned Zhang Jianwei, everyone complained a lot, but also because too much time had passed, everyone said they couldn't remember some things about Zhang Jianwei back then.

What they can tell is the general situation like the old lady of the village party secretary, who remembers some details.

Gu Chu flipped through the transcripts, and a flash of light flashed in his mind, but he didn't catch it.

It's very late now, they came all the way from Jin City, and started various jobs as soon as they got here. Everyone hasn't eaten yet. They are hungry. Gu Chu and Lin Ze think that they can temporarily stop their work and eat first. Go to bed and get up early tomorrow morning to continue investigating.

It's so late, and the villagers have to rest, so we can't spend time with them.

Just when they were about to get into the car and go to the nearest hotel to rest, Gu Chu and Lin Ze were stopped by a middle-aged man.

The other party seemed to be sure that the two of them were the leaders of this group of people, and he couldn't say some things in front of so many people, so he only dared to find them in private and tell them quietly.

"Comrade, I have some news about Zhang Jianwei, but I don't know whether to say it or not."

The man's expression is a bit tangled, it seems that what he wants to say is not simple.

Gu Chu and Lin Ze, of course, let him say what to say or not to say.

This man's name is Zhang Chao, and he has some relationship with Zhang Jianwei. They are the same great-grandfather, and their relationship has been far away in their generation.

Zhang Chao also has a criminal record. He was only released the year before last. When Zhang Jianwei was shot in an accident, he was still in prison. He didn't know Zhang Jianwei had committed such a serious crime until he was released from prison.

"You all know about the elopement of Zhang Jianwei's wife, but I suspect that Zhang Jianwei's wife may not have run away with someone!"

Zhang Chao's words made Gu Chu and Lin Ze pay attention instantly. They recorded statements for most of the people in the village today, and he was the first person to give a different conclusion.

Since he would say that, there must be his reasons.

It turned out that Zhang Chao was imprisoned for gathering people to gamble and lending usury. In the early years, he built an underground casino, which specially attracted Loafer, who had a little money like Zhang Jianwei, to gamble in the past.

Because he had already pleaded guilty and served in prison, Zhang Chao also spoke frankly about his past in front of the two police officers, Gu Chu and Lin Ze.

In Zhang Chao's account, he once owed more than 5,000 yuan in his casino, which was not a small sum more than 20 years ago. If they can't pay the bill, they will use their house and land to pay the bill.

Before Zhang Jianwei committed the crime, the homestead of their family was regarded as a geomantic treasure in the eyes of everyone. The location is good, the land is large, and it is worth some money.

As the day of repaying the money approached, Zhang Jianwei suddenly had money again. He paid off the principal plus interest of more than 5,000 yuan at one time, and even had money to buy small wine and side dishes. At that time, Zhang Chao felt that Something was wrong, because the day when Zhang Jianwei paid back the money happened to be a few days after his wife and lover ran away.

During that time, Zhang Jianwei once went out of the village, saying that he was looking for his wife and children, and when he came back a few days later, he suddenly had money in his hand. Does this make people feel weird?

It's just that Zhang Chao was the only one who knew about it, and what he did was disgraceful, so he didn't say anything about it.

Zhang Chao suspected that his wife had not run away with someone, but had been sold by Zhang Jianwei.

Because Zhang Chao was still serving his sentence in prison when Zhang Jianwei was arrested five years ago, such an important clue was accidentally missed.

"Comrade police, you must investigate this matter carefully."

Zhang Chao's expression is very bitter. In fact, he can't tell the secret. However, a lot of things have happened to his family in the past few years when he was in prison. First, he was fined a lot of money. Basically, he was fined. After he was imprisoned, his wife raised three children by herself and had to endure the slurs of the people around her. The second daughter ran away from home in a fit of anger because she couldn't stand the gap in life and the gazes of the people around her. As a result, it never came back.

Many people say that there are a lot of kidnappers outside now, and his daughter is likely to be kidnapped into the ravines and can't escape.

Zhang Chao is not a good person, but beasts are still warm. He hurts every one of his children to the bottom of his heart. After he was released from prison, the first thing he did was to search for the missing second daughter everywhere.

It was only when the knife was cut that he knew the pain. When he thought that his daughter might be abducted and sold like Zhang Jianwei's wife, and was tortured day and night, Zhang Chao felt as uncomfortable as a knife cut. He even wondered if it was retribution, because At the beginning, he concealed the suspicion of Zhang Jianwei's wife's elopement, so his daughter disappeared just like her.

This remorse is the biggest reason why he suddenly ran out to provide clues when he saw the police suddenly re-investigate Zhang Jianwei today.

The 708 case was reopened, and the government attached great importance to this case, and even gave Lin Ze and Gu Chu a great deal of authority to mobilize all police forces that could be mobilized, and the local government must actively cooperate with their work.

Therefore, early in the morning the next day, villagers from several surrounding villages who had seen the merchant and had an impression of him were called.

The policeman in charge of surveying and mapping the portraits restored the villagers' descriptions a little by little, and a few villagers who were familiar with the businessman were reminded by the police to constantly recall the content of their chats to see if they could recall the businessman. Have you ever said where he is from?

The large-scale investigation was still effective. Finally, someone remembered that the businessman once said that he liked his hometown's Niuyao hotpot. After leaving his hometown, he ran around and never tasted the authentic taste of his hometown.

The reason why the man remembered it was because Niuyu hotpot was amazing. He heard the businessman briefly explain what Niuyu was. It was to feed the cow with good grass and medicinal herbs before slaughtering the cow, and then return the stomach and intestines to the cow after slaughtering. The undigested food is taken out to squeeze out the liquid, and then mixed with ox bile and other condiments to become the hot pot base.

This kind of food is a bit scary to them. They have eaten it all in the stomach. Even if it has not been digested, it is similar to cow dung. How can such a thing be made into a hot pot.

Both Lin Ze and Gu Chu are well-informed and know that Niu Zhan hot pot is a special food of the Miao and Dong peoples in Guizhou and Guangxi.

"Xiu Manmei is Hmong."

Lin Ze thinks that the man is most likely from the Miao ethnic group. This also explains why the villagers say that the relationship between the two people seems to be closer than ordinary people, and they are from the same ethnic group. When she saw Xiu Manmei being beaten by her man, her nose was blue and her face was swollen. , the trader will naturally be more concerned than the average person.

Although this clue is not detailed enough, at least there is a relatively accurate direction.

After the restored portrait was unanimously approved by the villagers who had seen the trader, Gu Chu and Lin Ze immediately uploaded the portrait to the system and contacted their colleagues in Guizhou and Guangxi to search for it, focusing on the Miao and Dong nationalities. Of course, other resident populations also It cannot be ignored that if someone reported a missing person more than 20 years ago, they must contact the family members who reported the case and ask them to confirm whether the person on the portrait is the family member they have been looking for.

There is still some progress on their side. At least they know that Xiu Manmei eloped with her child and her lover back then. It is very likely that there is a hidden secret. On the other side, the group sent to revisit the victim's relatives, friends and neighbors has found nothing in the past few days.

The victim's family wanted to catch the murderer more than anyone else, so they really told the police everything they knew when they recorded their confession. Five years later, they couldn't think of anything else they ignored. clue.

Five years is enough to take away a lot of grief. Some of the victims' husbands have left Jin City, and some have re-established new families. They all hope to start a new life. The victims' parents are very sad. A large group of people can't forget the grief, but because the case has been closed that year, they are also trying to heal themselves.

Because the police re-visited some of the victims' relatives and friends who were still unable to let go of the past, they couldn't understand why the police reappeared after five years. news of its people.

Some voices felt that Zhang Jianwei died in vain. They doubted the credibility of the judiciary and asked the police to give an explanation.

There is no way to suppress such a voice. The pressure from the above is even greater. They must solve the case as soon as possible. Whether Zhang Jianwei is one of the real murderers or he is indeed wronged, they must give the public a real the truth.