Chapter 631 Unsolved Case
"Dingle bell——"
At a moment when the atmosphere was extremely solemn, when the extremely abrupt cell phone ringtone suddenly rang, the three people in the Porsche were frightened.
"Damn it, Master, my heart really can't stand it anymore. When this is over, you both have to accompany me to check my heart rate."
Xiao Zheng covered his chest with a painful look on his face, waved his hands and cried out sadly, "I, Old Zheng, missed the shot."
His words sounded like he was playing tricks, but they actually had a deeper meaning, and Chen Jinzhi certainly understood.
She gently curved the corners of her mouth, turned sideways and whispered softly:
"Okay, Brother Zheng."
Su Chengyi ignored him and freed up his hands to check the caller ID.
It wasn't the virtual number that called just now. I don't know if this is good news or bad news for these people.
But after seeing the name on the caller ID, Su Chengyi was sure - this was bad news.
Because the name on the screen is two huge characters.
Leaf orange.
It's hard to imagine what this guy was calling at this point.
Su Chengyi pondered for a long time, hesitating whether to answer or not.
On the one hand, most of what is tied to the word "leaf orange" may not be a good thing and is extremely unreliable.
On the other hand, Su Chengyi thought that Ye Ju had never taken the initiative to call him. At most, he just posted a few words on WeChat and posted emoticons.
If you choose to call directly, it must be something more important.
Although no matter how important the matter was, it was not as important as the current matter, but for some reason, Su Chengyi's intuition got the best of her and she still pressed the answer button.
Sister Juzi did not scream strangely as soon as the call was connected as he imagined. Instead, she asked in a very rare and calm tone:
"Su Chengyi, is it convenient for you to answer the phone now?"
"If it's inconvenient, I won't answer it."
Su Chengyi pressed the speakerphone expressionlessly, put the phone back on the holder, and raised his hand to rub the acupuncture point on his forehead.
"Okay, let me make a long story short."
Ye Ju took a breath of cold air from the receiver, and then said in a suppressed tone:
"Xia Yu is missing."
When the news appeared at this time, Su Chengyi frowned and realized that the two things were definitely related.
"When did it happen?"
"Probably a few days ago."
There was a hint of exhaustion in Ye Ju's voice. She had probably tried every method she could think of, and finally contacted Su Chengyi when she was desperate.
"The nursing home doesn't seem to want to be responsible for this, so it chooses not to report the knowledge. If it is traced later, it will be said that Xia Yu escaped to play on her own just like before, and maybe she will come back in a few days.
My sister, a caregiver whom I got to know well when I was working part-time, quietly told me that this was not the case.
Xia Yu asked her the day before, meaning that her drawing notebook was about to be used up. She hoped that she could help buy a new one tomorrow, and the cost would be deducted from the medical expenses.
Why would she say such a thing if she was going to run away on her own? So absolutely impossible. ”
"The time can only be estimated to a few days ago. No one knows the details, and the nursing home deliberately wants to conceal it.
You also know that Xia Yu's room is on the top floor, and many caregivers will deliberately ignore her floor on the excuse of being scared when they are on night shift.
Monitoring cannot provide any effective information, so the specific time of disappearance cannot be determined. ”
"So, I guess, is that possible?"
Ye Ju sighed, his voice low as if he was mumbling to himself.
She actually didn't want to think about that possibility, but the facts and clues all pointed to that answer, which made people restless and extremely anxious.
"Yes."
After a while, Su Chengyi's voice came faintly from the other side of the receiver.
"I think that's what you think is possible."
When Su Chengyi heard that Xia Yu was missing, the first thing he thought of was the brief phone call with Chu Qingmian.
At that time, she was silent for a moment, and then said: "I'm fine, it's just..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he was hurriedly interrupted by Wu Shaobo.
At the moment she was silent, in addition to the sound of the car's engine and the sound of wind leaking from the cracks in the car window, there was also a very strange "tuk-tuk" sound.
Su Chengyi noticed this from the beginning, but the situation was urgent, so he didn't think about it carefully at first.
Looking back now, I feel that the sound was very much like it came from the trunk, like something alive was struggling and turning in the trunk and hitting the back cover of the car.
Chu Qingmian said, "I'm fine, it's just...". The second half of the sentence was probably meant to say that there was another person in the car.
It can be speculated that the "living creature" in the trunk that was constantly struggling and making noises was probably Xia Yu, who was kidnapped again by Wu Shaobo.
"But if he had a new plan, why would he go all the way back to kidnap Xia Yu, who had nothing to do with this matter?"
Ye Ju gritted his molars and said bitterly:
"Why doesn't this damn bastard just die? Do you have to drag so many innocent people along with him?"
"The reason is probably the same as what you said."
Su Chengyi said calmly.
"He knows that this plan is very dangerous. Even if the goal is achieved, he will not have a few days left to live, because the Chu family will never let him go. Even if he dies, the grave will be dug out.
Therefore, one Chu Qingmian was not enough, so he had to bring Xia Yu with him. This was a defective work of art that he had made with his own hands and had been observing and appreciating for many years. ”
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Ye Ju was silent on the other side of the receiver for a while, and all she could hear was her heavy breathing.
If Chu Qingmian still had a chance of survival from the exchange game, Xia Yu, who had no exchange value, had very little chance of survival from the moment she was kidnapped by him.
After the four people present realized this, their mood became more solemn.
The last person to speak again to break the silence was Ye Ju. She coughed a few times and tried to cheer up.
"Su Chengyi, I'm still in the nursing home. Did you know? Zhou Yan's condition has improved a lot and he can speak some words. I want to ask him.
I think if he can provide any clues, it might be helpful for your next actions, right? Will it, will it? ”
Su Chengyi was silent for a long time, but actually didn't have much hope for this.
Because Zhou Yan was tortured into such a miserable state, his kneecaps were smashed and twisted alive, his body and mind were greatly damaged, and he suffered from severe post-traumatic syndrome.
Now that he has been in the nursing home for recuperation for so long, his situation has finally improved. At this time, asking him to recall that experience is not only a bit cruel, but also most likely he will not get any answers.
Because the body's own protective mechanism will force the brain to forget certain extremely painful memories, this is completely beyond his control.
"Yes."
But in the end, Su Chengyi still answered like this.
Because for Ye Ju, trying her best to do something instead of just waiting for the news will probably make her feel better.
A construction site. An old-fashioned Santana was parked in an empty space, its body well hidden by a low cement wall. From the perspective of the road, it was completely impossible to notice that a car was actually parked here.
Chu Qingmian struggled to open her eyes and glanced at the desolate scenery outside the car window. Her hands and feet were tied behind her back with hemp ropes, leaving glaring red marks.
"Where is this?"
Despite the dangerous situation, she looked calm and raised her eyes to ask.
"There are no scenic spots open now. Construction will officially start next spring. It will probably be a hot spring villa."
Wu Shaobo, who was sitting in the driver's seat, lit a cigarette leisurely and replied:
"Here, look over there, the foundation has been laid. The eldest lady of the Chu family should spend her holidays in places like this often, right?"
His tone was pleasant and he seemed to be in a good mood.
"Very few. I don't like hot springs very much. I get dizzy easily."
Chu Qingmian replied in a calm tone.
The tone of the conversation between the two was like an ordinary driver chatting with a girl taking a taxi. From these two sentences alone, it is difficult to tell that the two are actually related to the robber and the kidnapped victim.
"That's it."
Wu Shaobo coughed and brushed off the cigarette ashes that fell on his leather jacket.
"What did you do to that little kid?"
Chu Qingmian listened attentively for a long time. There was no movement in the trunk from the beginning. Thinking of Wu Shaobo's methods, this was really worrying.
"Too noisy, restless."
Wu Shaobo answered vaguely while holding a cigarette in his mouth.
"I don't care. It's not good to disturb the eldest lady, so I had to give her a shot of this."
He took the syringe out of his pocket, threw it on the hood of the car, and smiled nonchalantly.
Chu Qingmian looked at the syringe and felt a dull pain on the back of her neck. It was something like an anesthetic. She didn't know where he got it.
"Children may have side effects if they take this dose."
Not sure what her state of mind was, Miss Chu said so seriously.
These words seemed to poke Wu Shaobo's point of laughter. He leaned on the steering wheel, laughing so hard that he was out of breath.
Chu Qingmian listened quietly to the constant twitching sound in his throat like an old bellows, and thought to herself, there seem to be many people in the world who have been laughed to death?
For example, laughing can cause heart failure, suffocation, etc. I vaguely remember that there seemed to be a criminal law called "laughing punishment" in the Qing Dynasty.
It would be great if Wu Shaobo could just laugh till he died.
Chu Qingmian began to make a wish sincerely.
For the first time, I hope that the sentence "I can't live without laughing" will actually happen in the world. In that case, it will be God's foresight.
Of course, it won't be that simple.
Because Wu Shaobo quickly stopped laughing, hummed a tune, wiped out the cigarette butt with his fingers, and lit another cigarette for himself.
"There are no sequelae. This child has already had this."
he said with a scoff.
"What did you do to her family back then?"
Chu Qingmian frowned slightly and asked:
"It doesn't matter if you talk to me now. I guess you don't want to survive today."
"Oh?"
Wu Shaobo turned his head and looked at her with interest.
"First of all, the leather jacket you are wearing is a new one. You have been on the run for many years. You should not be a person who pays attention to your appearance. This principle is like wearing a shroud before death.
Second, this Santana is second-hand, but the car you usually drive seems to be a Toyota.
Third, if you want to execute your plan perfectly, the fewer variables, the better. However, you still took the time and effort to specially bring the child in the back seat, which shows that you think there will be no chance to see her again in the future. ”
Chu Qingmian finished her reasoning slowly and calmly.
Wu Shaobo was silent for a moment, holding a cigarette in his mouth and applauding.
"You are so smart. You are worthy of being raised in a big family."
"So, now there is still an hour before the time you just mentioned. You have enough time to tell me what you did back then."
Chu Qingmian said slowly.
Although Wu Shaobo has extremely rich criminal experience, means such as delaying time are of no use to him because he set a countdown early in the morning.
However, successfully changing the topic to the past and making him fall into certain memories, so that his mind cannot be completely focused on the current matter, can be regarded as a more or less effective method.
This may be helpful to Su Chengyi and his party who are rushing here, and to her family who are trying their best to find her.
As a kidnapped victim, Chu Qingmian still worked hard to do everything she could.
She put her hands behind her back and quietly used some strength to try to break free from the rope.
"Same."
After a brief heart-beating silence, Wu Shaobo grinned.
"If you are the one who can get out of here alive today, this matter will not be considered buried with me."
He took a drag on his cigarette and tapped his yellowed fingers on the steering wheel excitedly, trembling slightly as he thought about what he was going to say next.
"In the final analysis, the family didn't do anything. Xia Yongzhi was indeed just an honest truck driver.
In order to give the two children a better life, I chose to help the Hou family haul goods and made two waves of quick money. Later, when I found out what those two carts of goods were, I was so scared that my face turned pale as the wall.
He was so cowardly in his heart, but he also wanted to be strong in his words, yelling about something, quitting, and quitting. When he got anxious, he would call the police and everyone would be finished together.
Idiot, how easy is it to get off the pirate ship? When you get the black money in your hand, do you think that it's over after you spit it out? ”
Wu Shaobo said with a smile.
"It just so happened that there was something wrong with the two trucks he was pulling. Otherwise, we would have just dealt with him. At this point, everything involved must be sorted out.
That night, he knelt in front of me and kowtowed, begging me to let his wife and children go. His head was covered with blood. ”
“His wife also kowtows along with her, just begging me to let go of my two children, a brother and sister.
The older one has become sensible and is almost stupid with fear. The younger one, the one sleeping in the trunk, just stands there with a blank face.
I looked at it very funny, so I walked over and asked them whether they wanted dad to live or mom to live. ”
"The older one grabbed my clothes and begged me to let them both live. I said, no, I can only choose one. He cried and said no, no, no, so I raised my hand and stabbed the mother who was closer to me first. .
Seeing this, Xia Yongzhi became anxious. He rushed up and tried to grab my knife, but was hit on the back of the head with a hammer by someone else. His death was even more ugly. ”
When he talked about these unscrupulous things, his tone was cheerful and measured.
Chu Qingmian struggled to endure the turbulent feeling in her stomach, but she still tried to write down every word he said.
If, by any chance, she can get out alive today, she must reveal all the truth about this unsolved case so that the victims who are sleeping underground can rest in peace.
(End of chapter)