Scholars in the Courtyard

Chapter 1313 Simple Investigation

When Yang Xiaotao and Teacher Yuan rushed to the experimental field by car, Yu Zecheng and Bai Ling arrived at Xiaoping Village earlier.

"Hello."

"I am Wang Jun, who is responsible for guarding the village."

At the entrance of the village, a young man wearing a military uniform with a serious face came to the two of them.

He has received news from his superiors and is cooperating with the work of comrades sent from 49 cities.

"Hello, I am Yu Zecheng, the leader of this investigation team, and this is Comrade Bai Ling."

Team Wang nodded and met Bai Ling again, "You are finally here."

"Since the shooting, people in the village have been panicked. If this continues, it won't be a problem."

"Good job, comrades!"

Yu Zecheng said something and then looked towards the village.

"Have all the people who went out come back?"

"He's back. Suo Zhang sent people to the surrounding villages last night to shout at them, and they all came back one after another."

"We have counted them this morning and they are all at home."

Yu Zecheng nodded.

At this moment, there were few people on the village roads, and some were patrol officers, all of whom looked solemn.

In addition to the guards led by Wang Jun, there were also militiamen from nearby villages.

Under the guidance of Wang Jun, the two came to the brigade headquarters in the middle of the village and met the village chief and a group of village cadres.

"This is Team Leader Yu, responsible for the investigation of this mission!"

Wang Jun looked at everyone in the room and introduced the identities of both parties.

"This is the village chief of Xiaoping Village, Wang Yuran, Village Chief Wang!"

The middle-aged village chief looked bitter and nodded to Yu Zecheng.

"Team Leader Yu, it is my responsibility that the experimental field was not saved this time."

"I request punishment from my superiors!"

Yu Zecheng glanced at the village chief and said calmly, "Your punishment will naturally be handled by the relevant departments after the case is solved."

"Our current task is to find the murderer hiding among the villagers as soon as possible and bring him to justice to prevent this from happening again."

After saying that, he looked at the people behind the village chief. There was a militia captain, a property manager, a women director, and several group leaders.

Several people looked over when they saw Yu Zecheng, some with serious faces, some with smiles, and some with nervous expressions.

Chu Nan stood aside, his face calm.

However, I was secretly wary.

When Yu Zecheng came in, she felt a pressure.

She understood that the people who came this time were not taking it easy, and she had to be careful!

Then he looked at the people around Yu Zecheng, glanced at Bai Ling, and then looked at the others.

I didn't see the target person, and I was wondering, why didn't the target Shennong come?

It's possible that he didn't come this time. It seems that we have to find a chance to confirm the identity of the other party!

Just when Chu Nan was confused, Yu Zecheng also looked away.

Although these people, including the village cadres, could not completely convince him.

Even the village chief in front of him was under his suspicion!

The head of a village could not control the villagers and indirectly caused such huge losses. This cannot be justified by dereliction of duty.

"Captain Wang! Director Zhang!"

Yu Zecheng had no intention of continuing to talk to these people. Instead, he ordered Captain Wang and the other two, "Let everyone stay at home. No one is allowed to go out without instructions."

"Besides, the village chief stays and everyone else goes home."

Yu Zecheng said it bluntly, and several village cadres looked ugly, which clearly showed their distrust of them.

But no one spoke at this time. Firstly, they did not stop the villagers from destroying the experimental field. Secondly, the people from Forty-Nine City had a lot of power and were not easy to talk to at first glance.

Chu Nan followed a few people and walked out.

I thought that the people investigating above would ask them anyway to understand the situation at that time.

But now it seems that the other party is not prepared to take the normal path.

This unexpected feeling made her feel a little panicked.

After several people left the brigade headquarters, Yu Zecheng and Bai Ling sat aside, with Captain Wang beside them.

In front of the three people was the village chief.

"Village Chief Wang, tell me what you know!"

Yu Zecheng spoke and Wang Yuran nodded.

"Early the day before yesterday..."

Wang Yuran explained the situation in the village.

"We did not stop the villagers, and then most of them went to the experimental field."

"We followed behind and shouted to stop it, but the villagers didn't listen to us at all!"

"After that, we heard that there was a shooting and people were killed. When we arrived, the scene was already in chaos. Many people ran back, and some even ran out..."

After Wang Yuran finished speaking, Yu Zecheng looked at him coldly.

"Since we understand the importance of the experimental field, why not let the militia stop it?"

"I…"

"Since you have already discovered that the villagers are not in good mood, why didn't you report it in the morning? Why didn't you alert your superiors? Why did you choose to hide it?"

"I……"

"Also, why are the villagers complaining? The research institute has special subsidies. Where did the money go?"

On a hot day, cold sweat broke out on Wang Yuran's head, and he didn't know what to say.

"First, chief. We, our village cadres discussed it and used the money to run schools and build roads!"

boom

"I think you are just a confused official!"

Yu Zecheng slapped the table, Wang Yuran lowered his head and his body trembled.

Bai Ling looked at it for a while, but nodded to Yu Zecheng.

After a while, Yu Zecheng spoke again.

"Village Chief Wang, next, I hope you will cooperate well and atone for your sins!"

"Chief! I will cooperate. I will cooperate well."

Yu Zecheng nodded, and Bai Ling on the side asked.

"How many people are there in your village?"

"There are 127 households in total, and now the total population is 493!"

"Are they all original residents?"

"No, there were more than 50 households in Xiaoping Village originally. Later, when the land was divided, more than 20 to 30 households moved in. During the three-year difficult period, more than 10 households came. In the past two years, there have been so many people due to marriages and divisions!"

"How many militiamen are there in the village..."

As Bai Ling asked, Wang Yuran told them one by one.

After Bai Ling finished asking, Yu Zecheng touched his nose and then spoke.

"Bring the household registration book of your village."

Wang Yuran nodded and hurried out of the house.

"Director Yu, this man should not be lying."

Bai Ling is good at observing micro-expressions, and did not find anything unusual through Wang Yuran's words and expressions.

"Well, this village looks quite complicated!"

Bai Ling nodded, then asked, "Are we going to visit them next?"

"I see a few people who are very high-profile in this operation. Should we call them and ask them?"

"If we can find the people who are fueling the flames, we can also open a breakthrough."

Bai Ling suggested, but Yu Zecheng shook his head.

"It's useless. This fire didn't start in one day. These people are all influenced by it. If you really ask, I guess everyone is like this."

"What should we do then?"

Yu Zecheng looked at Wang Yuran walking in with a thick book, and suddenly laughed, "Simple!"

"Chief, this is the household registration book of our village. It has the names of all the people in the village."

"There are also children's names!"

"Okay!"

Yu Zecheng picked it up and took a look. Basically, there was one sheet of paper for each household, with the names of the people on the top and the relationship between the two parties below.

Some families with large populations took up several pages of paper.

"Village Chief Wang!"

"You say, Chief!"

"Take your people and find a wall. Write down all the names of adults, male or female, on it."

"Remember, leave some space below for easy writing!"

Although he didn't know why he did this, Wang Yuran agreed very happily and took his people to the entrance of the brigade. He picked up the chalk and started writing on the brick wall.

"Captain Zhang, Captain Wang!"

"The three of us will each lead a team of people. Take a notebook and pencil and ask door to door."

"Everyone must say the five people they met in the experimental field. Write down their names."

"Team Leader Bai, you are responsible for counting the names of people who appeared at the scene!"

After Yu Zecheng finished speaking, Captain Zhang and Captain Wang were still confused, but Bai Ling understood Yu Zecheng's intention.

Since the killer had ambushed in advance, he would definitely not go to the experimental field with the villagers, so no one saw him.

The ambush site where the gun was located was one or two hundred meters away from the experimental field. The other party took advantage of the chaos to leave, which means that someone might have seen him when he left.

But they would not notice this.

Therefore, we only need to select the people seen by everyone. The most likely person is definitely not the murderer, and the least likely person is not very suspicious. Instead, the person seen by a very small number of people is the most likely murderer.

Bai Ling glanced at Yu Zecheng. He was able to narrow down the scope in this way. He was indeed very experienced.

After receiving Yu Zecheng's arrangement, several people quickly brought people to the village.

Each of them selected a row of houses and knocked on the door from the first one.

In a house at the east end, two rooms were surrounded by a short courtyard wall.

At this moment, in the yard, a simple and honest man was playing with the child beside him, "Son, dad will go to touch the loach later and come back to make you delicious food, okay?"

"Touch the loach, touch the loach."

"I want to touch the loach too."

The child stretched out his two hands, pretending to touch and grab, with a happy smile on his face.

The man was happy to see him, and he hugged his son in his arms and put him on his head.

The child who was looking down on them was not afraid, but laughed loudly. Soon, the yard was filled with the laughter of the father and son.

Inside the house, Chu Nan looked at the happy father and son in the yard through the window. Instead of looking good, she looked a little solemn.

The target in the plan did not appear. How could she complete the task?

If she could not even see the person, how could she take the target away?

Perhaps, when it was originally planned, this additional task was a bit whimsical.

Perhaps, I should consider leaving here as soon as possible.

Watching the father and son playing in the yard, Chu Nan looked down at her calloused hands. Twenty years ago, she was well-dressed and well-fed, and her fingers were not touched by the water of spring.

But now.

"This damn society."

While cursing, she saw the door outside open and a group of people walked in.

Chu Nan's ferocious face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a kind face.

Picking up the line beside her, Chu Nan smiled and went out.

Facing these investigators, she was not worried at all.

They had arranged everything they should have, and the only threat, Xiaojun, would be cleared of suspicion with the testimony of several of them.

"Hello, Team Leader Yu, hello."

The man put down the child and opened the door, looking at the people coming in a bit at a loss, at this time Chu Nan came out with needle and thread, smiling and welcoming.

"Hello, Director Chu."

Yu Zecheng had a good memory, and he basically remembered it after introducing it once.

"Let's sit inside."

"No, I have something else to do."

Yu Zecheng waved his hand, and then asked, "Are there only three of you at home?"

The man nodded, and Chu Nan explained, "We separated in the early years, and we went out alone. There were only three of us."

Yu Zecheng nodded, "Your name is Liao Lisan?"

"Yes, Chief."

"Where were you when the rice fields were destroyed?"

"Tell the truth, don't hide it."

Yu Zecheng asked seriously, and the man was a little nervous, and then he said, "I, my wife and I tried to stop the villagers, but we failed, so we went to the rice fields to stop them."

"Okay."

"Did you find the attacker?"

"No."

"Did you find anyone with abnormal behavior?"

The man thought for a while and shook his head.

"Think about it, who have you seen in the rice fields?"

"At least five names."

Liao Lisan thought for a while, then he spoke, "The couple next door, and."

"Say the name."

"Oh. Wang Chunhua, Tian Daniu, Wang Jinfu"

"Okay."

The recorder beside him wrote it down, and then Yu Zecheng asked Chu Nan again.

When Yu Zecheng asked questions at the beginning, Chu Nan had been listening. Knowing that this was a normal investigation method of the public security, he did not take it seriously. He went through the questions just now and then said five names.

Of course, in order to cover up for Xiaojun, she deliberately added Ge Zhongjun's name.

After Yu Zecheng understood, he led people away.

Chu Nan went forward to close the door, and took the opportunity to see the patrol team in the alley, his face was gloomy.

Behind him, the man looked at his wife's honest face and a trace of struggle flashed across his face.

He always followed his wife, fearing that he would be offended by the villagers. He saw everyone his wife met.

But he had never met Ge Zhongjun.

Moreover, on weekdays, in this village, because of his wife's identity as the head of the women's department, she often went to visit people on the street, and her contact with Ge Zhongjun was a little too close.

As a man, he had a hunch that his wife's relationship with this surname Ge was not simple.

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