As a local policeman, is it appropriate for you to take over the job of a criminal policeman?

Yesterday, rumors began to circulate in the village that Chen Dachun's death was not suicide but murder.

She didn't expect the police to come to her house today.

"Hello, I'm Ye Lin from the Criminal Investigation Brigade. I'm in charge of investigating Chen Dachun's case. Would it be convenient for us to chat?" Ye Lin found Chen He's home with familiarity, after all, he had been walking around the village these days.

Chen He asked the two to sit down, and then asked anxiously: "I heard that Dachun was murdered?"

"Based on the evidence we have so far, it is indeed true." Ye Lin said calmly.

"When I was helping you verify your identity in the village, I heard that you had an argument with Chen Dachun the night before you left?"

"Yes, it's not really a quarrel, we just had a little argument when we met."

"Can you believe it?" Ye Lin took out a pen and paper.

"I remember that I left on July 7, five years ago. During that time, my father wanted me to get married, but I didn't want to. However, my father was very stubborn and insisted that I must get married, so I called Dachun out to discuss it with him."

"Were you and Chen Dachun boyfriend and girlfriend at that time?" Ye Lin interrupted.

"I guess so. He was pursuing me, but I didn't explicitly agree. We just played together sometimes." Chen He looked a little unnatural when talking about the past.

Ye Lin nodded slightly, probably understanding this situation. To put it bluntly, although he was not satisfied, there was nothing better for the time being, so he just talked about it first.

"So what did you talk about that night?"

"I didn't say anything. I just said my dad wanted me to get married, but I didn't want to. Then he said if I didn't want to get married, then I didn't have to, and I could marry him."

"I said marry you, what do you have?"

"He knew he had nothing, and we argued for a while and then parted on bad terms."

"Did Chen Dachun have a job at that time?" Ye Lin interrupted.

"No, he just hangs out in the village, just like I did back then. I didn't want to marry him and continue living like this in the village, so I chose to leave." Chen He said with certainty.

"Then according to your understanding, does Chen Dachun have any debt disputes or enemies?"

Chen He thought about it and said, "Probably not. Although he doesn't have much ability, he doesn't cause much trouble. He probably doesn't have any enemies."

"Does Chen Dachun have any bad habits, such as gambling or taking drugs?"

"No, that's definitely not the case. I know that." Chen He said with certainty, "He is just an unemployed young man, not a bad guy."

"What happened after that night? You haven't seen him since?"

"No, I wrote a letter and left it on the table when I got home that night, then I ran away from home."

Ye Lin frowned. "Let me ask you something. When we verified your identity, you said you wrote the letter, but why can't we find it? Are you sure you wrote it?"

Chen He looked helpless and spread her hands. "I don't know either. I clearly wrote that I just ran away from home. It's enough to let them know that I don't want to get married. I don't want them to think I'm dead."

"Have you ever thought about where the letter went? Did it fall into the crack of the table or into the corner of the wall?"

"No, officer, I don't believe it either. I've been rummaging through my house these past few days, but I can't find it anywhere." Chen He said aggrievedly, "Really, I've looked for all the gaps you mentioned, but there's nothing there."

"I'm not sure if someone took it away on purpose, or if a bird or a dog bit it."

A missing letter and a man hanged to death, is there any connection between them?

Was the letter taken away deliberately? Or was it really a coincidence?

Ye Lin was also confused now.

"I have something else to ask your mother. Is she here?" Ye Lin said.

Chen Dachun is dead. Judging from his motives, the person he targeted in the end might be Xiaohe's family.

Because according to rumors in the village, it was Chen Dachun who killed Xiaohe, and Xiaohe's parents also went to make a fuss. So based on common sense, Xiaohe's parents are the most likely to have killed in revenge.

"Yes, but my mother doesn't know anything." Chen He said.

"It's okay, we just ask a few simple questions."

Seeing Ye Lin's insistence, Chen He went into the house and called his mother out. Xiao He's mother looked much better in the past few days. Now that her daughter is back, she feels that her life has a purpose and she is full of energy.

"Comrade police officer." Xiao He's mother took the initiative to greet him.

"Hello, I want to know a few questions. Xiao He's father's name is Chen Guangshan, right?"

"Yes, that's her father's name."

"We learned before that after Xiao He disappeared, did her father go to Chen Dachun's house to make trouble and even fight?"

Speaking of this, Xiao He's mother's expression became a little unnatural.

Chen He also said unhappily: "Comrade police, you are now suspecting that my father killed Chen Dachun, right? He is already dead, and you still suspect him. Do you still have any humanity left?"

Ye Lin's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice: "Chen He, pay attention to your attitude. We have reason to suspect everyone. And from the motive point of view, your parents both have reasons to kill people. We have reasonable suspicions. Do you understand?"

In fact, Chen He's mother was also a suspect, but the place where he was hung up in the back mountain must have required a lot of strength, and Chen He's mother definitely couldn't do it alone.

When Chen He's mother heard that she was also a suspect, she felt relieved. "Xiao He, it's normal for the police to ask. Your fourth uncle also said before that Dachun would not commit suicide and said it was us who did it."

"I can't explain it clearly anyway, so let the police investigate. We didn't do it, that's it."

Now that he had made himself clear, Ye Lin went straight to the point.

“陈荷是7月12日晚上离家出走的，然后7月15日晚上陈大春就在后山被人吊死，13号-15号这三天你和你丈夫陈光山在干嘛？”

It happened five years ago and Xiao He’s mother could hardly remember it. She frowned and started thinking.

"I remember we woke up on the morning of the 13th and found Xiao He missing. We didn't realize she was gone at the time. It was almost noon and we still hadn't seen her. No one answered the phone, so we started looking for her."

"Then the village chief asked the villagers for us, and someone asked if he had run away from home."

"We were originally planning to look for her at the station, but someone said Xiao He and Da Chun were dating, so they told us to go find Da Chun and maybe he'd know."

"We went to ask, but Dachun said he knew nothing. Xiaohe didn't tell him, and we didn't suspect anything at the time, so we decided to ask someone else."

"Later, I forgot who told us that they saw Xiao He and Da Chun talking by the river last night. They seemed to be arguing."