Chapter 266 The Missing Mother and Son
December 3rd, evening.
Zhongpeng Apartment, downstairs.
A Mitsubishi off-road vehicle was parked on the side of the road. Luo Rui opened the door and glanced upward.
This apartment building is in disrepair. The exterior walls are covered with white ceramic tiles, and the balconies of each house are welded with thin, rusty barbed wire.
This building has seven floors in total, but the building is very large, with at least dozens of families living on each floor.
Because there is no rain shelter on the balcony of each household, ugly yellow stains are formed on the floor after being eroded by rainwater.
At this time, there were two children standing on the balcony, looking down.
As soon as they caught Luo Rui's eyes, the two children turned around and ran into the house.
Fang Yonghui got out of the car, walked around the front of the car, and came to Luo Rui.
"Luo Da, the person who called the police should be here."
Luo Rui nodded, withdrew his gaze, and then looked around.
This is the old town of Guangxing City, next to the vegetable market and a key high school.
This used to be a place where locals lived, but due to urban reconstruction, the business circle moved south, so the locals moved away. The old houses remained, waiting for demolition, and rented out to outsiders and people. Country people.
But Zhongpeng Apartment is not like that. This is a floor specially built for rental.
The first floor is a row of small storefronts, informal hair salons, tattoo shops, canteens and a massage parlor for the blind.
Speaking of informal hair salons, Luo Rui has deep feelings.
As long as you take a look inside, there are very few hairdressing equipment, including few scissors and combs. Two or three young girls are sitting in chairs, posing in front of the mirror.
What is this place? No need to think about it.
Places for playing poker are usually on the second floor.
If you have an exclusive room, there is usually cash hidden in the pillow case.
For an additional fifty yuan, you can experience a different taste, at the market price.
If you meet a handsome and sunny boy, he will even give you money.
If you meet a young man, he will very thoughtfully give you a red envelope.
There are many things like this. The person who collects the money may be the boyfriend of the other party. When you leave, he even says very enthusiastically, "Come and play often."
With just a glance, Luo Rui knew the nature of the hair salon opposite.
Half-covered and half-exposed, it looks like a meat-selling den.
However, such matters are handled by the security brigade, and Luo Rui doesn't want to deal with them.
Luo Rui pushed open the glass door of the blind massage room.
“Ding Dong, Ding Dong…”
He looked up and saw a wind chime hanging on the glass door. As long as someone came in, the wind chime would make a sweet sound.
After entering the door, there is a row of white curtains.
A middle-aged man wearing sunglasses walked out cautiously.
"Welcome, you two?"
"Yes." Luo Rui responded without saying much, he was muttering in his heart.
"Massage? Or bone setting? The items are posted on the wall, you can take a look."
Luo Rui walked up to him and stared at him closely.
"Are you really blind?"
"This customer is genuine. My store has been open for several years, and the neighbors nearby know it."
His face was originally facing the door, but when he heard the direction of the words, he turned around and faced Luo Rui.
Luo Rui was a little curious: "Then how do you know we are two people?"
"I have been blind since I was a child. I am very sensitive to sounds and can hear footsteps."
"Oh? So it turns out that I have been blind since I was a child. That's it." Luo Rui took out the ID from his pocket and put it in front of him.
"Huh? Are you the police?" The man was startled.
Luo Rui laughed and shook his head, and Fang Yonghui also laughed.
"Yes, take off your sunglasses and talk nicely."
The man hurriedly took off the sunglasses on his face. He had a pair of eyes with more whites and less dark eyes. The dark eyeballs were lighter in color.
"Officer, although I am not blind, I have amblyopia. I cannot see clearly two meters away. I have been like this since I was a child, so I am not lying."
Luo Rui has no intention of pursuing him. It's not easy for everyone to make ends meet.
“Don’t be nervous, we are not here for this.”
"That's good. I have all the certificates here and I've learned my craftsmanship. I'm really not here to trick customers."
Luo Rui waved his hand and asked, "Your name is Lai Xingyong?"
"It's me." Lai Xingyong said very enthusiastically: "Two Officers, please sit down first and I'll buy you some drinks."
He turned to go out, but Luo Rui reached out and grabbed him: "No, we have business with you."
"Uh...Okay, please tell me."
Luo Rui looked at Fang Yonghui, who turned on the law enforcement recorder and took out the record book.
"On October 2nd, at 11 o'clock in the night, our police center received your call. You said on the phone that you heard someone shouting for help upstairs, and there was a lot of noise, right?"< br>
Lai Xingyong nodded hurriedly: "It did happen. People from the police station came at that time. I After telling them everything, they also went upstairs to check and found that it was a young couple fighting upstairs.
Officer, is this why you came here? ”
Luo Rui did not answer his question, but asked directly: "Which floor do you live on?"
Lai Xingyong pointed to the ceiling: "Second floor."
"Tell me about the specific situation at that time."
Lai Xingyong pondered for a while and said slowly: "That day was the second day of the festival. , my store was quite busy, and it was busy until 10:30 in the evening. I had a late-night snack downstairs, and went upstairs just before 11 o'clock.
As soon as I went up, I heard someone arguing on the third floor, and it was very noisy. A woman kept shouting, "Kill someone, kill someone!" I was scared. When I walked to the third floor, I saw a man clutching his hand. A woman's hair was holding a kitchen knife in her hand.
I was frightened and immediately ran to the second floor and called the police on my mobile phone.
When the police arrived, they took the young couple away.
However, the man took the knife to scare his girlfriend, and he didn’t actually take action, otherwise something would have happened a long time ago. "
Luo Rui nodded: "Besides this matter, did you find anything unusual that night? "
Lai Xingyong scratched his head: "Is there anything else? "
"Have you seen the mother and son in Room 416 on the 4th floor? This is a photo, take a look. "Luo Rui took out the photo and handed it to him.
"Okay."
Lai Xingyong held the photo in his hand and looked at it carefully for a while: "I've seen it before. They also live in this apartment. This boy is a student from a nearby high school. Every time I meet He, he is wearing school uniform.
He is very nice, sometimes. Whenever he meets an old man or woman who is coming back from shopping downstairs, he will help him carry the food upstairs."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Luo Rui and asked, "What's wrong with them?"
“When was the last time you saw them?”
"When you said that, I remembered that I haven't seen this mother and son for a while. You asked me the last day I saw them, officer, how do I know?"
"Okay, I understand. ." Luo Rui nodded: "Who are the people in this building who are most familiar with this mother and daughter?"
Lai Xingyong shook his head: "This building is rented to us outsiders? Yes, everyone is usually very busy with work, so no one is familiar with anyone. Moreover, every time I see this woman, she buys groceries alone and I don’t see her interacting with anyone.”
< br>"Okay! If you think of anything, just call me and write down my phone number."
Lai Xingyong took out his mobile phone and Luo Rui reported a series of numbers to him.
At eight o'clock in the evening, Luo Rui and Fang Yonghui walked out of the blind massage room.
Because it was early winter, it got dark very early, and the neon lights on both sides of the street lit up.
Fang Yonghui said: "Luo Da, where are we going now?"
Luo Rui turned around and looked at the apartment building behind him again: "It's time to get off work, let's go back first. ”
……
After the two returned to Haijiang Branch, the others had already returned from their visit.
The criminal team's office is at the end of the corridor, next to the tea room.
The fifty-square-meter office is separated by a glass wall on the left side. Behind the glass wall is the office of the No. 1 Criminal Police Squadron, which is also Du Feng's direct descendant.
At this time, the old gangsters from the No. 1 Squadron had already got off work. All the lights on the ceiling were turned off. Only the lights on the criminal team were still on.
There is a long table across the office. There are eight computers on the table and two spaces are empty.
The original group of eight people now only has six people left.
Next to the window, there is a whiteboard.
At this time, two photos of a man and a woman were posted on the whiteboard.
Name: You Qiumei
Age: 38 years old
Place of Birth: Xiajia Town, Guangxing City
Occupation: Farmer
Name: Xia Bing
Age: 1X years old.
Birthplace: Xiajia Town, Guangxing City
Occupation: Student
These two people were the ones Luo Rui went out to investigate today.
This morning, the Haijiang Branch received a call from the police. The caller was You Qiumei’s husband. According to him, his wife and son disappeared more than a month ago, and neither of them could be reached on their mobile phones.
You Qiumei’s husband is Xia Lijun. He works abroad all year round, making money alone to support his family.
Because her son was in high school and her family wanted to give her a better study environment, You Qiumei moved her son to the city.
The family is not originally wealthy, and although the children's grades are good, the annual rent and living expenses are still a huge expense.
Seeing Luo Rui coming back, everyone cheered up.
Luo Rui put his handbag on the table, which contained his gun.
If you meet the criminal police, as long as they are holding a black handbag, they will contain these things.
“Tell me, how was the result of today’s visit?”
Yang Bo stood up, and Luo Rui pressed his hand to him: "It's been a tiring day, sit down and talk."
"Okay." Yang Bo sat in the chair and said, "I went with Lao Tian today Xia Bing's school teacher confirmed that he did not go to school on October 6th.
Xia Bing's grades in school were very good and he was among the top three in the class. His class teacher valued him very much. he never He had been absent from class.
The class teacher immediately called his mother, but You Qiumei's cell phone was turned off. She called the class teacher many times but never got through.
The school only left You Qiumei’s phone number, so a week later, the class teacher went to Xia Bing’s hometown and asked for Xia Lijun’s phone number before notifying him. ”
Luo Rui nodded slightly and glanced across the way. The empty chair opposite was Cai Xiaojing's seat.
In the past, her desktop was piled with documents and information, but now it has been cleared away, leaving nothing behind.
The members of the criminal team all looked at Luo Rui, and when they saw the look in his eyes, they all sighed inwardly.
Fang Yonghui coughed, and Luo Rui came back to his senses.
"Ah, I'm sorry, I got distracted." Luo Rui touched his nose, "Where did I just say? Yes, Xia Bing did not go to school on October 6th, and the head teacher only contacted her a week later His father, Xia Lijun, didn't call the police until today? "
Chu Yang took over the conversation: "Team leader, I visited Xia Lijun today. According to his claim, he called the police on October 14th, but the police center did not pay attention to it immediately and did not file a case. Because Sir There are too few cases of missing children.
Generally speaking, when a mother runs away from home with her children, it is most likely due to family conflicts.
Xia Lijun worked in other provinces. Because the factory did not grant him leave, he did not rush back immediately. It was only now, almost two months after his wife and child disappeared, that he made up his mind to resign. Yesterday's train , I called the police early this morning."
Su Mingyuan smacked his lips: "This person is so generous. Is work so important? It took almost two months to get back."
Tian Guanghan retorted: "You're not married yet and don't understand financial pressure. Xia Lijun makes money alone and has a family to support. If his job is gone, where will he make money?"
"If his job is gone, that's fine. Look for it again, there’s that "Is it difficult?"
Chu Yang shook his head: "That's different. Xia Lijun's job in the factory is logistics procurement. This kind of job doesn't pay much, but it has a lot of money, so he didn't quit right away. , there is a reason for this.
There is another point that I didn’t mention just now. Two days before the mother and son disappeared, Xia Lijun did have a quarrel with You Qiumei on the phone, which was also the reason for his hesitation.
The content of the quarrel Yes, You Qiumei has a younger brother who is planning to get married at the end of the year. Her two older sisters each contributed 40,000 yuan to buy a car for her younger brother. You Qiumei asked Xia Lijun for 40,000 yuan, but Xia Lijun refused. ”
Tian Guanghan shook his head: "What a crazy brother-protecting monster. I think Xia Lijun did nothing wrong. It was me, and I didn't do it either. Are you kidding me? One person makes money and the whole family spends it, but he still has to spend money to buy a car for his brother-in-law? What's going on? How can you make sense?”
Su Mingyuan smiled and said, “Old Tian, I see you are so excited. Do you also have a brother-in-law? "
"Go away, my wife only has a sister, and mine is a sister-in-law."
"Hey..."
At this time, Luo Rui pointed. Referring to Chu Yang: "Have you called You Qiumei's natal family?"
"Not yet."
"Okay!" Luo Rui looked at the clock on the wall. It was almost ten o'clock.
"Early tomorrow morning, Chu Yang will first contact Xia Lijun's factory to see if he has resigned in the past two days, and then check his ticket to confirm the time of his return. After doing this, you and Su Mingyuan will go to You Visit Qiu Mei’s parents’ family and be careful to prevent them from telling lies.
Yang Bo and Lao Tian, you two go to Zhongpeng Apartment to find the residents inside, and call the surrounding surveillance cameras to find out the last time the mother and son left the apartment.
Yonghui, call Xia Lijun tomorrow. I want to talk to him at the apartment.
Director Zhao is free tomorrow, and room 416 will undergo a technical survey. "
"Received. "
"Understood. "Everyone answered in unison.
Luo Rui picked up his shoulders placed on his seat and waved to everyone: "It's getting late, let's get off work. ”
At this time, Fang Yonghui stood up and stopped talking.
Luo Rui looked at him: "What's wrong? What's wrong with you?"
Fang Yonghui licked his lips and said: "Luo Da, there is one thing I don't understand. There are a lot of cases in the archives. Why are we here?" Choose this case to investigate? I think this disappearance case is obviously that You Qiumei disappeared while playing with her children to force her husband..."
Luo Rui stretched out his hand, interrupted him, and looked at everyone: "Do you think so too?"
Yang Bo did not speak, Chu Yang and Su Mingyuan nodded, Tian Guanghan shrugged: "They are all investigation cases. , I don’t care, I will check whatever the team leader asks me to check.”
Luo Rui walked to the whiteboard with a solemn expression and pointed at Xia Bing’s photo.
"Xia Bing, a high school student, is a boy who is almost an adult. He has an independent personality and independent thoughts. Besides, Chu Yang has already investigated and found that this child has very good grades in school and has never been absent from class.
Do you think he will cooperate with his mother to force his father? ”
After Fang Yonghui touched it He turned his head and said with a smile: "It seems to make sense. Luo Da, I was negligent."
Luo Rui patted his shoulder: "It's okay, just pay more attention and observe. Next. After solving two more cases, we should return to Shahe County."
Fang Yonghui said happily: "Really?"
Yang Bo also had a smile on his face: "Ah, I really miss Lao Bao and Xiao Wu, and the guys at the bun shop."
Luo Rui smiled, looked at Cai Xiaojing's seat again, and then he Look back.
"Let's go, see you tomorrow."
As soon as he left, the others immediately crowded into a pile.
Su Mingyuan said thoughtfully: "The team leader's expression has been wrong these past two days. He is depressed every day."
Yang Bo nodded: "Who says it's not the case? Since Lao Qi died, Luo Da's whole temperament has changed."
Tian Guanghan rolled his eyes: "Look at your sharp eyesight, and you still blame Lao Qi. Gone."
Su Mingyuan: "You are smart, then why do you think it is?"
< br>"You two are both pig-headed! I'm too lazy to talk to you." Tian Guanghan picked up his briefcase: "You go there slowly, and remember to turn off the lights when you are the last to go."
Su Mingyuan and Yang Bo immediately looked at Chu Yang: "Old Chu, you are smarter than us, can you tell us?"
Chu Yang stood up and put his laptop into his bag.
"Some things can only be understood and cannot be expressed in words. No one can say what is on the team leader's mind. If you say it, you will harm him."
Su Mingyuan was shocked: "Damn, you guys The more you talk, the more mysterious it becomes. Why did you harm the team leader?"
Fang Yonghui said With his backpack on his back, he and Chu Yang walked out together. Just as they were about to leave the office, he turned back and said, "You two idiots, remember, even if you understand, don't tell anyone."
Hearing this, Yang Bo and Su Mingyuan looked at each other, their eyes clear and confused.
...
Luo Rui drove the BMW out of the parking lot and drove on the circular road at night, preparing to go home.
He has a dormitory in his work unit. In the past, if he was too busy with cases, he would never go home.
But after talking to his father last time, Luo Rui decided that no matter how busy he would be at work in the future, it would be better to live in a beachside villa.
Although everyone must have gone to bed after returning, when they wake up in the morning and can see others, the whole family will feel at ease.
Family, that's the idea.
If you lose it, it will be too late to find a shelter from the wind.
Luo Rui turned on the car radio and lowered the window, letting the cold night wind blow into the car and hit his face.
At this moment, the cell phone in his pocket suddenly rang.
He held the steering wheel with one hand and took out his mobile phone. The screen displayed a foreign call.
Luo Rui's heart trembled, and he quickly found the earphones, put them on his ears, and pressed the answer button.
"Hello?" It was a man's voice on the phone.
Luo Rui said nothing, feeling slightly disappointed.
“Is this Officer Luo?”
“Who are you?”
"Hey, what do you think?"
"Get out! Give you three seconds, or I will hang up!"
"Don't, don't! I, you can't hear it yet , Cai Xiaojing’s brother, Cai Zhibin.”
Luo Rui was surprised: “How can you. Do you have my phone number? "What do you want from me?"
"Of course you asked for my sister's number. She said you are very powerful. I just want to go back to the peninsula and give you a call. Contact us. By the way, you asked me to help you find Son Ye-jin, I asked.
If they don't come forward, the economic company will scold my friend. "
Luo Rui curled his lips: "Is that all you do? "
"You asked me to do it before. "
Luo Rui snorted coldly: "Okay, I understand. If there’s nothing else to do, I’ll hang up! "
"Don't, don't! One more thing, I think you can help me. ”
Luo Rui rolled his eyes and asked, "Do you want to borrow money?"
"Damn, you can guess this? You are indeed the best detective in the country. My sister is really right. That's it. Yes, Xiba, Lin Yoona's agent went back on his word and increased the price to 500,000 yuan. , I was originally rich, but when my sister came back, my mother froze my credit cards... I..."
"Pa!"
Luo Rui He hung up the phone without even listening to the words. Are you joking, borrowing money? There are no doors.
Borrowing money to play with Peninsula female artists?
Return Lin Yoona?
I want to eat shit!
Just after hanging up the phone, Cai Zhibin called again. Luo Rui just glanced at it and didn't answer it.
Luo Rui drove the car into the garage of the villa. Just as he was about to get out of the car, he received a photo from Cai Zhibin.
In the photo, Cai Xiaojing is standing in front of the kitchen counter, wearing an apron around her waist, making dinner.
She has a slender figure and looks very thin at the same time, with a strand of hair hanging down from the side of her face.
Luo Rui looked at the photo and smiled slightly. He had never seen her like that in real life.
At this time, the text message ringtone on the phone rang, and Luo Rui lowered his head to look.
[Officer Luo, don’t think that I don’t know what you are thinking, so you just say whether you want to borrow money or not? 】
【Get out! ] Luo Rui clicked out a text message, not intending to coddle this pushy person.
Luo Rui got out of the car and closed the door.
Who knows, the phone rings again.
Luo Rui was so angry that he immediately responded to the call.
"You want to get fucked? I'm warning you, if you call me again, I'll block you!"
"Hello? Luo Rui, it's me, Du Feng. ! ”
Hearing this voice, Luo Rui rolled his eyelids. He took the phone from his ear to his eyes and looked at the screen. It was indeed Du Feng's number.
"What's the matter? Captain Du, it's so late, do you have anything to do with me?"
Du Feng's voice sounded anxious: "That's it, we just received an alarm and there was a fisherman. In the woods of Xiahewan, I found a I'm at the scene now. I took a look and it seems that this male corpse is the missing person you are looking for."
"Xia Bing?"
"It should be this one. Children.”
Luo Rui's heart sank to the bottom. He glanced at the door of his home and then walked into the garage.
"Okay, I'll be right over!"
Luo Rui hung up the phone and drove the car out of the garage.
At this time, Mo Wanqiu stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor, looking at the leaving car body, and sighed slightly.
She turned her head and looked at the computer on the desk.
On the computer screen was Cai Xiaojing's delicate face.
Mo Wanqiu returned to the computer desk and puffed her lips: "He just came back and didn't even enter the house. Now he's out again. He must be investigating another case."
Cai Xiaojing smiled. Liao smiled: "Being a criminal police officer is like this. You go out early and come back late. It's very hard. Late autumn, that's it. So, I'll log off now."
Mo Wanqiu curled her lips and said, "You don't want to talk about it for a while. I also want to hear about the customs and customs on the peninsula. Okay, Cai. Sir, let’s talk next time.”
“Let’s talk next time.”
The video on the computer screen then cut off.
Mo Wanqiu took out her cell phone and called Luo Rui.
The perspective penetrates the computer screen.
Cai Xiaojing, thousands of miles away, also took out her mobile phone.
She sat at the table, lowering her eyes, but she never had the courage to dial the number...
(End of this chapter)