The sound of wind and rain at night

Nineteen

Chen Xiucheng put the suitcase in his hand and Xi Zisu just came out of the shower, "Wow, it's much more comfortable. The air here is really good, no wonder you don't want to go back." Leaning on Chen Xiucheng's shoulder, "I'm here, are you happy?"

Chen Xiucheng raised the corner of his lower lip, "Well, you can rest for a while, I'll go..."

"I don't," Xi Zisu pressed her face to her generous chest. This place used to be her shelter from the wind and rain, and it was her strongest fortress. "Xiucheng, I miss you so much, can you stay here?" She took the man's drooping hands and put them in a place she was proud of, "Don't you miss me? Don't you want...it?"

......

"Wan Teng!" Chen Xiucheng sat up abruptly, he was panting heavily, his head was already dripping with sweat.

"Xiucheng, what's wrong with you?" Zisu in her dream was woken up, she leaned over and hugged Chen Xiucheng with her half-naked shoulders, "Are you having nightmares again? I'm worried about you, Xiucheng..."

Chen Xiucheng got up and found the phone from the scattered clothes.

"Hey, Captain."

"How are you?"

"I'm fine. The doctor just changed my medicine and said that I'm recovering well and I can be transferred back to another hospital in a few days. Captain, you..."

Chen Xiucheng hung up the phone and leaned against the side of the bed. Wan Qili in his dream died in his arms. After all, he was one step too late.

"City?" Xi Zisu carefully got out of bed wrapped in a bath towel and moved to Chen Xiucheng's side. When we were together before, Chen Xiucheng also had nightmares, and would sit quietly in the corner like this person, but Xiucheng at that time Let yourself walk into his heart, tell her to make her feel at ease, now?What is he thinking, what is it that makes him feel uneasy?

"Xiucheng," Xi Zisu cupped the man's face with her hands, stroking his eyebrows with her fingers, "Cheng, I love you, let's... get married."

......

This day, Captain Yang of the Jingyang Municipal Bureau came to visit Wan Tili in his busy schedule. This is his savior. Wan Tili expressed his gratitude enthusiastically. After a few words, the topic naturally went around to the current case. Only then did Wan Tili know that Captain Yang had a hard time these two days. The old, young, women and children in Lu'an Village surrounded the gate of the Public Security Bureau, and even held up banners everywhere to promote their violent law enforcement and torture.

"TNND," Captain Yang uttered a swear word, took off his hat and irritatedly smacked his short stubble hair, "They just got the case. After more than ten years, we couldn't find any evidence. We pay attention to the method of handling cases and the influence of the masses, hey, if there is no breakthrough in these two days... I think it will be suspended."

Wan Tulli straightened up abruptly, "Didn't Cao Xiuxiu die in vain? What about those scratches and blood? Isn't it confirmed?"

Captain Yang shook his head, "Although we speculate that Cao Xiuxiu was buried alive, those bloodstains have lost the value of DNA testing, and we cannot conclusively confirm that those bed boards are the coffin where Cao Xiuxiu was buried."

Wan Tili thought for a while and wanted to ask a question in his mind, although he didn't know if it had anything to do with the case, "Captain Yang, I used to live in a tenant camp before, you see, these two villages are located in the same mountainous area. There are hardly any young and middle-aged people in the tenant camp. All of them have gone to the city or even further away to work and earn money. If you look at Lu'an Village...is it normal? How do they support themselves and live a good life? ?”

"Well..." Captain Yang thought for a while and nodded, "It makes sense."

Wan Qili raised his head and squinted his eyes, with a look of 'conspiracy and calculation', "We might as well take a slanted sword, Cao Xiuxiu won't die so badly for no reason, that village chief's son Zhou Yongli... since all the youths in the village The grown-ups are all in the village, why isn't he here?"

Captain Yang was amused by Wan Tili's winking expression, no wonder Captain Chen was so anxious, well, he really is an interesting little guy.

Captain Yang got up and left after chatting for a while, and Wan Qili, who consciously solved problems for the friendly army, was also very satisfied and pulled up the quilt and wanted to take a nap.

"Dang, Dang" After two polite knocks on the door, the door of the ward was gently pushed open. Wan Qili turned his head and looked outside the door. He didn't see anyone but saw a large bouquet of flowers. Who was he thinking about? The owner of the bouquet showed up at such an 'atmospheric' time, "Wan Qili, do you still remember me? I heard from Xiucheng that you were injured, so come and have a look."

Wan Tili hurriedly stopped her surprised expression, why is she here? "Hello, aren't you Miss Xi?"

Xi Zisu lowered her head and smiled, "Don't call me that, I should be two years older than you, just call me sister."

"Oh, Sister Su," Wan Tuli moved his body uncomfortably, "Why... you came alone?"

"Xiu Cheng is parking the car below. He asked me to wait for him, but I sneaked up by myself," Xi Zisu smiled mischievously and quickly stuck out her tongue, her face was full of the smile of a happy little woman.

Wan Qili grinned, and when he was embarrassed, Chen Xiucheng opened the door and came in, "Why didn't you wait for me?"

"I'm not a child. Why, are you still afraid that I'll get lost?" Xi Zisu went over and took Chen Xiucheng's arm. Chen Xiucheng smiled at her and walked to Wan Tili's bed and sat down. Xi Zisu Stand aside obediently.

Since the lady was present, Chen Xiucheng didn't lift the quilt to check Wan Tili's injury, but he still looked at the healing of his arms and legs, "Yes, the recovery ability is quite strong. We can go back to Penghai in two days. Tell Liang Zi and Yao Yao to go back this afternoon, do you have anything else to say to them?"

Wan Tili looked at the captain's hand that was casually placed on his arm after the inspection, and he subconsciously breathed lightly, "There's nothing to say, I'll see you again in two days, captain, do we not care about this case?"

"This is not our case, you have to trust Captain Yang and the others."

"Captain Yang came here today. He said that now everyone in the village is going to the police station to make trouble, and the pressure from above is also great. If there is no breakthrough clue, the case will probably be sealed."

"Wan Cheng, you now..."

"Captain~~" I've had enough sleep lately, Wan Qili's big eyes are more watery and clear, he opened his big eyes and slightly pursed his mouth, using his private 'nirvana' on Chen Xiucheng, he really wanted to be clear about this everywhere Weird case again.

Xi Zisu on the side couldn't help laughing, there are still people who dare to show cuteness to Chen Xiucheng, but Wan Tili's appearance is so funny, even she felt jealous when she saw those big glazed eyes. Xiucheng didn't speak because he was afraid that he would scold Wan Tili and wanted to say a few words for Wan Tili, but before he opened his mouth, Chen Xiucheng raised his hand and patted Wan Tili on the face.

"team leader?"

Chen Xiucheng sighed, "I'll fight for it, I don't know if they will buy it or not."

Wan Tili immediately smiled, "Buy it, buy it, Captain Yang wants to handle this case too."

Xi Zisu smiled along with them, but she felt a little uncomfortable. She wanted to return to Peng Hai as soon as possible, and wanted to use the time they were together to slowly replace Xiu Cheng's work time so that he could calm down and let them have a better life. good future...

Chen Xiucheng is a man of action. Since he agreed to Wan Qili, he invited Captain Yang out for dinner at noon. Captain Yang envied him for having a good brother at first. Now that he met Xi Zisu, tsk tsk tsk, he felt Chen Xiucheng even more. ..How do you say that?He saved the galaxy in his previous life.

Chen Xiucheng didn't go around the bush and directly stated his intentions. They wanted to assist in handling the case. The reason? Of course, it was to repay their life-saving grace.

Captain Yang knew it was Wan Tili's idea as soon as he heard it. He could see it in the morning. Although this kid was lying on the bed and couldn't move, he must have been thinking about the case in his head. He cast a glance and sat in a wheelchair Wan Tengli was eager, "It's not impossible, Comrade Wan Teng's views are still very unique... How about this, you go to the bureau with me in the afternoon and I will tell you about the current situation, don't force it After all, Comrade Wan Teng still needs to focus on recuperating his injuries."

"Okay!" Before Chen Xiucheng could speak, Wan Qili agreed loudly, "Thank you Captain Yang, you eat the vegetables, eat the vegetables!"

......

Captain Yang was called out by his colleagues after he briefed them on the investigation. Chen Xiucheng flipped through the only two pieces of paper, and sure enough, the progress was limited.

Wan Qili was thinking about another matter with his chin resting on his cheeks. Before Chen Xiucheng led the second team, the three of them would occasionally handle some cases independently. Although they were all small cases, they had a set of self-developed case handling methods, which were tried and tested repeatedly. One of the most important things is: go to the masses, gossip reveals true knowledge.

The current Lu'an Village is like a round egg, where should he pry the cracks?

Chen Xiucheng wanted to smoke a cigarette after watching it a few times, and heard a 'pop' as soon as he lit it, his hands trembled and the flames almost scorched his eyebrows, "What are you doing?"

Wan Tili slapped the left hand on the table with the gauze removed, "I think of someone!"

Chen Xiucheng lit a cigarette and took two steps towards him unhurriedly, "Oh? Do you think of someone who is so excited, and if you use up this hand, you have to be held up to pee."

Wan Tulli was blushing, especially now...how could he say such a sensitive topic, "You, me, I don't need help?... Cough, I remember just getting to know Tan Wei and the others When they mentioned that the junior who introduced them was from the tenant camp, not only that, but that junior's aunt~~huh..."

"Liu'an Village!"

Wan Tulli sneered, "Jie Jie Jie, it's time for me to take revenge!"

The hand of fate gradually turned towards them. When the junior learned that Tan Wei and Yan Xiaoxuan were in danger, he rushed back to his hometown as soon as possible. Needless to say, he was thinking of a chance to make up for his mistakes, and the task of persuading his aunt fell on on his shoulders.

After a whole day of persuasion, finally, under the arrangement of the Municipal Bureau, they met the 'little aunt'---Zhou Xuexiang.

Zhou Xuexiang looked anxiously at the humble room and the three policemen in front of her. She even began to regret her pleading with her nephew and husband. She was not ready to reveal the nightmare of the seal to the world.

Chen Xiucheng understands her worries and nervousness, but the situation does not wait for anyone. They must get first-hand news today. Seeing Zhou Xuexiang rubbing the corners of her clothes, Chen Xiucheng came out from behind the table...

Zhou Xuexiang watched the tallest policeman walking towards her, watched him pull the bench and sit beside her, his two long legs naturally overlapped and casually swiped the screen with his mobile phone, but he didn't speak, as if Just simply coming to accompany her, Zhou Xuexiang let go of the corner of her clothes and her hands were not as cold as before.

Seeing that his psychological tactics were effective, Chen Xiucheng said slowly, "Ms. Zhou, first of all, I can assure you that only the three of us know about this meeting. If you walk out this door, nothing will happen today. We You are not asked to testify, and secondly, if you don’t want to, you can say nothing, we ask, you nod or shake your head, if you don’t know, just say you don’t know, how about it?”

...

"Okay... okay."

Chen Xiucheng nodded to Wan Tili, and Wan Tili took out the question they carefully prepared yesterday, "Did Cao Xiuxiu marry from Guotou Village to Liu'an Village?"

nod

"Is she the second wife of her husband Zhou Yongli?"

Zhou Xuexiang looked at them in surprise, and nodded after a while.

Captain Yang was secretly delighted, and he took a pen to mark it calmly.When they researched the data yesterday, they discovered that Zhou Guisuo is 62 years old this year, and his son Zhou Yongli’s household registration data shows that he is 41 years old this year, which means that he and Cao Xiuxiu were at least 26 years old when they got married. From the outside world, it is normal to get married at this age, but However, it is completely inconsistent with the "glorious tradition" of early marriage and early childbearing in Lu'an Village. Moreover, the Civil Affairs Bureau does not have any marriage registration records for him, so they boldly speculate that Cao Xiuxiu is Zhou Yongli's second wife or cohabitant.

"Did Cao Xiuxiu happen two years after she married in Lu'an Village?"

nod

Chen Xiucheng whispered beside her, "Did she be buried alive? Was she disfigured before?"

Zhou Xuexiang's breath became short of breath, she nodded but shook her head immediately, "I, I don't know, I was young at that time, my mother wouldn't let me go out to watch, I just remember, I only remember that my mother was lying on the kang when she came back ...didn't speak for days."

"It's okay if you don't know, don't be nervous," Captain Yang got up and gave her a bottle of mineral water to drink. "It's all in the past. Don't be afraid. We also want to get justice for Cao Xiuxiu. What kind of person is Cao Xiuxiu?" Seeing her open her mouth, Captain Yang simply asked.

Zhou Xuexiang calmed down after drinking two sips of water, "She, she is very beautiful, with long hair, a thin waist, and a thin white face. Sister Xiuxiu is not very talkative. We just smile when we see each other. When we play together She always takes care of us. I remember hearing my mother say once that sister Xiuxiu didn’t really want to marry the son of the village chief because he thought he was old and had no real business. Later, the village chief’s family gave a big gift Her father made the decision and forced her to marry."

"When Xiuxiu had an accident...was she pregnant?" During the forensic autopsy, I found no signs of Cao Xiuxiu having given birth, but after being married for two years...could her death be related to her childlessness?

Zhou Xuexiang's complexion became even more difficult, as if she was pinching the plastic bottle in her hand, she bit her lower lip and nodded vigorously.

"Her death, and this unborn child..."

"I, I don't know!"

Wan Tili wanted to go over to comfort her, but he couldn't move. One arm was hanging, and the other hand was covered with scabs that would bleed if he didn't pay attention, "Sister Zhou, sister Zhou, don't worry", "Captain. ..”

Chen Xiucheng threw the cigarette butt and pushed him out. Zhou Xuexiang heard from his nephew that a policeman injured a villager, but he didn't expect it to be so serious. "Your injury...was caused by them?"

Wan Tengli ignored the aching ribs, he bent down and lowered his voice as much as possible, "It's okay, it's much better. Sister Zhou, you don't want to face the past now because you're afraid of thinking about Xiuxiu. Don't worry, Xiuxiu won't It's your fault, you were only ten years old at that time, and you really couldn't do anything, so this time, do you want to help her, let's let her rest in peace?"

Zhou Xuexiang covered her mouth and cried, "My child, yes, she was born and knocked down... They locked her up and let her give birth to a child. If she didn't want to, she hit her stomach against the wall. The child was eight years old at that time. It's been more than a month..."

"So the Zhou family became angry and killed her?"

Zhou Xuexiang couldn't cry, she nodded, "Maybe, anyway, it was reported that she died on the third day. One night I couldn't sleep and wanted to get up to drink water. When I passed by my mother's house, I heard my mother crying secretly. Picking up my head and looking inside, my father was squatting on the ground and smoking a cigarette. My mother said she couldn't stay any longer. She was crying as she talked, and I heard what she said about crimes, and she was still panting. It was heartbreaking... Two years later, I married into the tenant camp and my family moved to the town."

Wan Tili took out a pack of tissues from his pocket and handed it to her, "What happens when the coffin is carried on the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar?"

"This is also the reason why my father finally made up his mind to leave. Half a year after sister Xiuxiu passed away, the village chief found another wife for his son, but at this time, the village chief's wife died in the hut without warning. It was very scary, both eyes almost popped out of the body... Then, more and more people said that they saw Cao Xiuxiu in red walking around the village, and many people had bright red handprints on the gates. They say it's chicken blood, some say it's human blood, anyway, people are panicking and say it's Cao Xiuxiu's ghost who came back to claim her life."

Captain Yang waved his hand, "Hey, why are there ghosts in this world? Could it be that someone is avenging Cao Xiuxiu?"

"I don't know, I was scared to death during that time anyway!" Zhou Xuexiang still has lingering fears when she said it.

"What happened later? They just found a godly man?"

"Yeah, why do you know everything? Then you will definitely be able to solve the case!" Zhou Xuexiang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, maybe this time she can really give sister Xiuxiu justice.

"Sure! Sister Zhou, do you know the origin of that divine man?"

Zhou Xuexiang thought for a while, "The person was recruited by the village chief, not a local. I saw that person once and said that he was a ghost. I have to ask my father about this. Maybe he can know about it."

This godly man is the key, Zhou Guisuo asked him to exorcise ghosts, but he would not hide anything from him, but the origin of this man is very mysterious, their police searched all the nearby villages but could not find him.

"Oh, by the way, sister Zhou, you just said that Cao Xiuxiu didn't want to marry Zhou Yongli because you thought he was too old, and also because he didn't make a living. I found that none of the young people in Lu'an Village went out to work, but their lives But not bad, how did they do it?"

Unexpectedly, Zhou Xuexiang stood up immediately when she heard this question, "What's the matter, relying on the mountain to eat the mountain, I, I should go back and take care of the children. I don't know about other things. You should stop looking for me and let the villagers Seeing that our family is going to be in bad luck, you have to keep your word."

Chen Xiucheng also stood up, "Okay, you can go, we will keep our promise."

Zhou Xuexiang looked at the calm expressions of the three, "Okay, I'm leaving." After speaking, she picked up the bag on the table and left without looking back.

Wan Tili stared at the closed door, "It seems that we have asked a key question, and perhaps it is the origin of all tragedies."

"Hey, Captain, what are you doing?" Chen Xiucheng actually knelt in front of him and wanted to unbutton his jacket, "Captain, why do you unbutton me..."

"Don't move! Just stay there!" Chen Xiucheng swiftly unbuttoned and checked the splint on his chest, "Who made you bend down, she is not deaf!"

Wan Tili quickly glanced at the snickering Captain Yang, hoping that he didn't notice his red ears, because they were obviously hot there, but Captain Yang not only noticed it, but took a picture of it with his mobile phone wickedly. "Oh, Xiucheng, look, you little brother is so interesting, this little ear," he raised his mobile phone to Chen Xiucheng, who was busy wrapping the plywood, and Wan Qili obviously felt that the captain's hand paused and then quickly scanned it. He glanced, "Well, the little guy is more shy."

Captain Yang cheerfully went to pack his things. Chen Xiucheng continued to help him fix the splint in an orderly manner. Wan Qili was just about to breathe a sigh of relief, but Chen Xiucheng actually blew in his ear as he got up. , 'hum'! !An electric current rushed straight from the soles of the feet to Tianling Gaier, Wan Tuli almost fell off the wheelchair, but Chen Xiucheng had already straightened up, made a sullen face where he could not see, then stretched out his hand to pinch his numb neck and shook it violently After a few clicks, he left first.

"Hey? Team Chen?" Captain Yang raised his head when he heard the door knock and found that Chen Xiucheng was gone, "Wan Tili, why did your captain leave?"

...

Seeing that he didn't respond, Captain Yang leaned over, "Hey! Let me ask you, why did your captain go?"

"Oh, he...has left beforehand."

"Ah? I don't want you?...That's fine, let's go too," Captain Yang was quite shrewd when handling the case, but he was usually a little confused. If there is something to do, I will take care of the disabled.

This night, Wan Qili knew what an ant on a hot pot was, but the ants could walk around anyway, so he could only lie on the bed. What did the captain's last two slaps mean?Is it a warning?