Chapter 1934
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Lu Weiwei was also shocked by the old lady's words, and thought that the old lady seemed to have gray hair, and despite her age, she was still a bit bloody.
The most important thing is that the old lady has seen this tenant of No. 208.
Gu Chen hurriedly asked her: "He is in such a hurry, he must be in a hurry, right?"
"Who knows?" The old lady took a bite of cucumber and said involuntarily:
"He is rushing to reincarnate, and he doesn't care about my old lady. In short, every time he sees that person, he walks on the railroad tracks in a hurry."
"Anyway, he has seen me before, and I know him, but we met again after that collision, and no one of us said a word, just passing by like this."
"He will keep a distance from me, it feels quite crazy..."
When the old lady hurt people, she was so talkative, even Lu Weiwei was a little willing to bow down.
It was also on the old lady's side. After fully understanding the specific situation of the 208 tenant, Gu Chen took out his mobile phone and started dialing the number of Police Officer Wang.
Not long after, the call was connected, and Gu Chen hurriedly reminded, "Senior Brother Wang, we have discovered the situation here. The tenant of 208 is likely to go in our direction, and there are witnesses."
"Okay, then wait over there for me to meet Xiao Yuan, and we'll come right over." Officer Wang said on the phone.
The two also communicated briefly, and both hung up the phone.
At this time, the old lady had finished eating the cucumber, clapped her hands, picked up the pole, and said, "I have to go back, boy, girl, thank you for teaching me to post on Moments, now I can interact with my grandson .”
"You're welcome, as long as you're happy." Holding the old lady's cucumber in her hand, Lu Weiwei also said with a smile.
Afterwards, the two watched the old lady leave.
Because neither Gu Chen nor Lu Weiwei left the crossing too far.
So when the figure of the old lady gradually disappeared around the corner, the figures of Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha appeared there.
When the four met, Police Officer Wang suddenly looked at the cucumber in Lu Weiwei's hand and said, "Lu Weiwei, where did you get the cucumber?"
"On the railway just now, did you meet an old lady carrying a pole?" Lu Weiwei asked.
"Yes, the old lady walks very steadily on the railway. She looks like she walks often. She doesn't need to lower her head when she walks on the railway. She walks completely by feeling."
Yuan Shasha's voice fell, but she asked Lu Weiwei again: "So, Senior Sister Lu, the cucumber in the hands of you and Senior Brother Gu was given by that old lady?"
"That's right." Without hiding anything, Lu Weiwei directly broke off the cucumber, handed half of it to Yuan Shasha, and said:
"She is the eyewitness. The old lady also provided clues about the tenant of No. 208."
"So, where is tenant 208?" Officer Wang walked up to Gu Chen and broke the cucumber in Gu Chen's hand.
After blowing a few times with your mouth, you start to peel the skin with your mouth and enjoy it.
Gu Chen pointed to a mountain in the distance and said: "According to the clues provided by the old lady, she once found the figure of the tenant of No. 208 in a far away place."
"The direction he walked has always been there, and this freight railway is finally a county town leading to a brother city."
"In my opinion, it is impossible for the tenant of No. 208 to go to and from the surrounding counties on foot every day. There is too little time."
After a pause, looking at the mountains in the distance, Gu Chen said again: "So I think the destination of this 208 tenant may be the mountains over there."
"Because in terms of time, if you go out early in the morning and go home at night, the distance will definitely not be too close, and it is unlikely to go on foot to the surrounding counties."
"So, the most likely scenario is that this tenant, 208, walks to that mountain every day."
"Hmm." Listening to Gu Chen's analysis, Police Officer Wang also felt that there was some truth, so he said involuntarily:
"Indeed, according to the satellite map, if you go to the surrounding counties on foot, it is obvious that there are many other ways, and it is definitely not the way of walking on the railway."
Lu Weiwei also echoed, "Moreover, during the 10 days since Tenant 208 came to Wangchao Town, he was very punctual almost every day, leaving early and returning late."
"Obviously, he must use Wangchao Town as the center area and go to somewhere nearby to do business, that's why he has lived in Wangchao Town for so long."
"However, if he goes to the surrounding villages and towns, he can choose to live in a closer place, and in this way, he does not need to live in Wangchao Town at all."
"So..." After hearing Lu Weiwei's words, Yuan Shasha suddenly realized, "So this tenant of No. 208 lives in Wangchao Town, which is the closest place to his office."
"That's what it means." While speaking, Gu Chen also clicked on the satellite map of his mobile phone, and held it in front of everyone to remind him:
"From the satellite map, if you start from Wangchao Town and take the railway, you can indeed reach the foot of the mountain, and there seems to be a miniature village here."
"We can also follow this railway to the vicinity of this village and ask about the situation of tenant 208. Maybe someone on the other side has seen him."
"Yes, just go to this tiny village at the foot of the mountain and ask about the situation." Lu Weiwei said.
Officer Wang said indifferently: "Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up."
A few people talked to each other, and everyone gnawed cucumbers in their hands and ran quickly towards the mountains.
During this period, Lu Weiwei almost fell down several times because of stumbling on the railroad ties, and she was depressed when walking.
Fortunately, everyone finally came to the foot of the mountain.
And here, there is a man-made trail on the right side of the railway track, along the trail, you can pass through the area covered by vegetation.
Around the trail, there are also obvious traces of many vegetation cuts.
Through the trail, we came to a wasteland.
Weeds are overgrown here, and egrets are playing, but there is no sign of human habitation.
Especially the mini village at the foot of the mountain looks like it has been abandoned for a long time.
Many buildings are old structures, and the walls are covered with various creepers, which look like ruins from a distance.
"No way?" Seeing this situation, Lu Weiwei quickly took out her mobile phone to confirm the location, and said, "This was originally called Du's Village, but...there is clearly a sign on the map, why does it feel like it's deserted now?"
"It may be because of the remote location here, so Wangchao Town has long helped the residents here to move to other places to live, so the original old houses are abandoned here." Gu Chen also speculated.
Police officer Wang nodded silently, and agreed: "That's right, our Jiangnan City started the relevant poverty alleviation work very early."
"If we build roads for them here, the economic cost will not be cost-effective, and judging from the size of their village, there are only a few families."
"It's better to relocate all the residents here to other places in Wangchao Town, build houses for them, and provide them with jobs. This kind of poverty alleviation relocation is actually more effective."
"Hmm." As soon as Police Officer Wang finished speaking, Lu Weiwei also nodded in agreement: "Junior Brother Gu and Lao Wang said that, and it makes sense."
"Apricot"
"The terrain here is really weird, it seems that there are not many roads connected to the outside world."
Looking down at the phone map, Lu Weiwei couldn't help feeling: "How did these people think of building a village here? There isn't even a small river."
"The small river that stretched along the railway just now diverted directly to another place. Living here, at least the agricultural water can't meet it. No wonder the surrounding area of this village is full of wasteland."
"Go and have a look." Gu Chen also thought for a moment, and walked out of the crowd first.
Seeing this, everyone had no choice but to follow behind.
Everyone walked through the wasteland together and came to the village at the foot of the mountain.
It was only then that everyone discovered that the entire building complex consisted of only six old houses.
All the old houses have not been renovated, and judging from the appearance, it seems that they have been built for a long time.
The weeds at the entrance of the village surrounded the whole village.
"Six households?" Lu Weiwei looked around and couldn't help feeling: "There are only six households in this place? Isn't it too small? This Dujia Village doesn't have much sense of existence, does it?"
"Go in and have a look." Gu Chen looked around, pointed to one of the trails and said, "It seems that people often pass by here, and the weeds on the road have been trampled flat."
"and……"
Looking up at the undulating mountains in the distance, Gu Chen said again: "And if you want to go up the mountain, it seems that you have to pass through this village."
"Could it be that tenant No. 208 left from here? Could it be that... this place has a relationship with tenant 208?" Police Officer Wang hurriedly asked Gu Chen while thinking:
"Oh, by the way, Gu Chen, what's the name of that 208 tenant?"
"It's Yuan Jialiang." Gu Chen said.
"Yuan Jialiang? That's not Du, so that means it has nothing to do with Yuan Jialiang or Du's Village?" Police Officer Wang said.
"Not necessarily." Hearing Officer Wang's remarks, Gu Chen immediately retorted:
"Looking at the current situation, I really feel that this Yuan Jialiang has something to do with this Du Family Village."
"Otherwise, this Yuan Jialiang wouldn't leave early and return late every day. His destination may be here."
Here, Gu Chen's voice fell, but there was no sign of Lu Weiwei. Gu Chen couldn't help but look around, and then realized that Lu Weiwei was already at the door of an old house, observing the internal situation through the window.
Gu Chen took two steps forward and asked Lu Weiwei, "Senior Sister Lu, did you find anything?"
"It's strange." Lu Weiwei frowned slightly, and said in thought: "There is no one in every house here, and the furniture inside is almost old and dusty."
"Also, all the gates are locked, and judging from the age of these locks, it seems that they have been closed for a long time."
"It's such a deserted village, does Yuan Jialiang have to come here from Hubei Province and live here for 10 consecutive days, leaving early and returning late every day? What is his reason for coming here?"
"If it's because of Wangxiangu He Xu and Zhang Fan, then the reason is valid." Gu Chen also reminded from the side.
Officer Wang snapped his fingers and said, "That's right, if he has contact with He Xu and Zhang Fan, then maybe he came here just to meet them."
After thinking for a while, Police Officer Wang said again: "But this He Xu and Zhang Fan have been chased by us recently and fled everywhere. We even uprooted the secret stronghold in Shanlan Town."
"If he, Yuan Jialiang, really came here to meet He Xu and Zhang Fan, then he came to this desolate area, it is indeed quite secretive."
"Senior Brother Gu, Senior Brother Wang, Senior Sister Lu, look at that."
Here, Gu Chen, Police Officer Wang and Lu Weiwei were discussing, but Yuan Shasha, who was standing on the outskirts of the village, pointed in the direction not far away.
Everyone immediately became alert and looked into the distance.
At this moment, Gu Chen noticed that a man riding a mule was slowly coming from the other side of the wasteland.
Since this is a desolate area with overgrown weeds, there is no so-called road at all.
And it seems quite strange to see mules here.
So everyone walked out of the mini-village one after another and stood side by side at the entrance of the village.
And the man riding a mule who came slowly seemed to have noticed Gu Chen and the others.
Seeing that Gu Chen and the others were staring at him, the man was a little apprehensive, but he still braced himself and rode a mule towards Gu Chen and the others.
"Hello." Gu Chen walked up to the man first, and asked him curiously, "Where did you come from?
"Just down the mountain? I have some vegetable fields over there. I went to pick some vegetables and plan to bring them back to the mountain." The middle-aged man said.
"Take it back to the mountain?" Lu Weiwei immediately became interested when she heard it, and quickly asked him:
"There are still buildings on this mountain? Are there people living there?"
"Uh." Seeing that Gu Chen and the others seemed to have never been here before, the middle-aged man nodded silently and explained:
"There is an ancient temple on the mountain, but it is deserted now, but I paid for it myself and simply restored this ancient temple so that people can live in it."
"So, you are the only resident on this mountain?" Gu Chen asked.
The man nodded silently: "Yes."
"Then are you a villager here?" Gu Chen asked again.
The man glanced at the deserted village in front of him, couldn't help but shook his head with a smile: "No, I also came here on a cruise, and I think the scenery here is pretty good, so I want to live in seclusion here."
"Hiding... living in seclusion?" Hearing what the middle-aged man said, Lu Weiwei was also dumbfounded and said:
"I saw people living in seclusion on TV before, and I felt that they all looked like high-ranking people. I think it should be quite rare in today's society."
Looking up at the middle-aged man riding on the mule, Lu Weiwei said again: "But now, I actually saw a reclusive expert."
Hearing Lu Weiwei's remarks, the middle-aged man riding the mule also grinned, waved his hands and said:
"You flatter me too much. I'm just a person who likes to live in seclusion. I don't have much talent, and I'm not an expert. This is just a way of living independently."
Hearing what the man said, Yuan Shasha immediately asked him, "Then have you ever seen a man from Hubei Province?"
"A man from Hubei Province?" The middle-aged man frowned, as if he knew something.
So Gu Chen quickly clicked on the photo album on his mobile phone, pointed it in front of the man and said, "It's him, I wonder if you have met him here?"
"Him? I've seen him before." Just looking at Gu Chen's phone screen, the middle-aged man quickly recognized this man named Yuan Jialiang.
This surprised everyone.
So Lu Weiwei asked again: "Then where is he now?"
"He? Just stay on the mountain? He usually comes very early, and then he doesn't leave until the sun is about to set." The middle-aged man said.
Gu Chen was a little puzzled: "So you know him?"
"It's not very familiar, it's just that he came here every day during this period, so if he comes and goes, it's considered acquaintance?"
"But he just went to the mountains and didn't stay at my residence, that is, I chatted with him a few words." The middle-aged man said.
Upon hearing this, Police Officer Wang quickly stepped forward and said, "Then do you know what he is doing here?"
"It seems... It seems that he is going to pay homage to someone? I didn't ask too much. Anyway, I feel that he is quite mysterious." The middle-aged man said.
Everyone looked at each other and felt that there must be something strange in the middle.
But at the very least, everyone can now be sure that tenant 208 has indeed been here.
Moreover, staying on the mountain to worship someone all the time seems to have a great relationship with this place.
But does this Yuan Jialiang from Hubei Province have any intersection with the criminal gangs of He Xu and Zhang Fan? Gu Chen is not clear yet.
Thinking that the middle-aged man would also go up the mountain, Gu Chen asked, "I don't know your name yet?"
"Oh, my name is Zhou Zheng." The middle-aged man said.
"Are you a local?" Gu Chen asked again.
Zhou Zheng shook his head: "I'm not a local, as I said, I just wandered here, and I feel that the scenery here is good."
"Moreover, the local original residents have also moved away from here long ago, so this place is now a wasteland."
“I feel pretty good about being able to live in this place.”
"Then what do you rely on to make money? You have to eat and drink every day, right? Which one doesn't cost money?"
"But you are here in secret, you have no income, how can you survive?"
Yuan Shasha also asked questions that everyone has been concerned about.
After all, if a man lives in seclusion for a long time, he must need the support of his family.
For example, the man's family is rich, which can meet his current seclusion expenses.
This is also a practical problem. Without an economic foundation, it is difficult to support his poems and distant places.
The middle-aged man also saw that several people were quite concerned about him, so he couldn't help explaining with a smile:
"Actually, I am a hermit, but at the same time, I am also a self-media creator."
"Wherever I go every day? I always take a mobile phone with me, and then take pictures of my various secluded lives, and post the works on social platforms. If there are broadcasts, there will be benefits."
"So you're still an Internet celebrity?" Hearing what the man said, Lu Weiwei finally understood why the man wanted to live in seclusion here.
Co-authors can use their own secluded life as a concept to derive their own IP.
But Lu Weiwei was suddenly curious again, and hurriedly asked Zhou Zheng: "But Zhou Zheng, how do you charge it?"
"Haha." Seeing that Lu Weiwei was making a fuss, Zhou Zheng couldn't help laughing dryly, and said:
"I'm on the mountain, and I basically rely on the battery to maintain it. I basically rely on this for charging and living."
"Every time I go down the mountain, I go to a nearby village to charge my battery and bring it back with me."
"Many residents of the village here know me because I have a mule and ride it wherever I go."
While talking, the man couldn't help touching his mount.
The mule also seemed to be very obedient, and couldn't help making a few noises.
Seeing Zhou Zheng riding on the mule's back and carrying two baskets of supplies, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "So you rely on this mule to go up the mountain every time?"
"Yes." Zhou Zheng touched the mule's brain and said involuntarily:
"I bought this from a nearby villager's house. It's been two years. If I didn't have this guy, I wouldn't be able to bring much supplies when I went up the mountain."
"But it's different with this thing. It has a large load capacity and good endurance. It's really not good without this thing."
"Then can you show us a way, we want to go up the mountain to find that person." Gu Chen said.
The man nodded silently: "Yes, I will drop by anyway."
While speaking, the man turned the mule around and began to detour towards a small path next to the mini village.
Everyone saw this and followed closely behind.
After that, he followed Zhou Zheng into the mountain.
It can be said that the mountain roads here are very hidden, and there are often forks.
Fortunately, Zhou Zheng's mules cleared the way, and many hoof prints had already been made in this mountain forest.
Since everyone was not very familiar with the situation in this mountain forest, they could only follow behind Zhou Zheng and keep a certain distance.
Lu Weiwei quickened her pace, followed Gu Chen, and whispered in Gu Chen's ear:
"Junior Brother Gu, do you think there is something wrong with Zhou Zheng this time?"
"It's hard to say." Gu Chen shook his head and replied softly, "If this Yuan Jialiang has nothing to do with him, I don't really believe it."
"After all, Zhou Zheng lives alone on this mountain, but since Yuan Jialiang came to Wangchao Town, he has appeared here every day, leaving early and returning late."
"If you talk about sacrifice, it feels like it's just a cover, and maybe there are other purposes."
"That's right." Lu Weiwei kept vigilant all the time, and then said again: "But now, we let Zhou Zheng lead the way, and he is also very cooperative. Isn't he afraid that we will find Yuan Jialiang after we go up the mountain?"
"If Yuan Jialiang really has close ties with He Xu and Zhang Fan's criminal group, then Zhou Zheng has a close relationship with Yuan Jialiang. In the end, he can't escape either."
"Hmm." Hearing Lu Weiwei's remarks, Gu Chen reminded again and again: "Everyone, stay vigilant and adapt to the situation."
He also heard a few people behind him whispering all the time. Zhou Zheng, who was riding a mule and walking in the forefront, turned his head and asked:
"What are you talking about?"
"Oh, we were thinking, this place is pretty good, if it is to be developed for tourism, is it worth it?" Lu Weiwei said.
"Haha." Hearing what Lu Weiwei said, Zhou Zheng laughed dryly and shook his head:
"Although the scenery here is beautiful, it is far from the city and the traffic is inconvenient."
"If you want to develop it, you need to invest a lot of money, and the payback period is too long."
"In these years, nine out of ten investment in cultural tourism projects are losing money, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to realize."
After a pause, Zhou Zheng immediately asked everyone: "By the way, what do you do?"
"We are the police." Officer Wang said.
"Police?" Zhou Zheng frowned slightly, turned his head subconsciously, and then said analytically:
"You are the police, looking for that man, so... that man is a criminal?"
Thinking of this, Zhou Zheng's face was startled, and he immediately stopped the mule.
Everyone stopped at the side of the road immediately.
Gu Chen looked at each other in dismay, walked out and said, "For now, it's hard for us to judge, but there are some things that we need to confirm with that man."
"But it's a pity that today we asked the front desk of the hotel to call this man. Although the phone was connected, no one answered it."
Spreading his hands, Gu Chen said helplessly, "So, this is the purpose of our coming here."
"So it's like this?" Hearing Gu Chen's explanation, Zhou Zheng was a little anxious, and confirmed again and again:
"So, it's not easy for you to judge whether that person is a criminal?"
"Yes." Lu Weiwei nodded: "So please help us find him as soon as possible."
"Okay... easy to say." Hearing what they said, Zhou Zheng didn't dare to neglect, so he continued to pat the mule and let the mule start to go up the mountain.
As the slope began to get steeper, Zhou Zheng also started to walk forward, pulling the mule behind him.
A group of people shuttled non-stop on the mountain path, and finally came to a mountainside location.
At this moment, Zhou Zheng was leading the mule, pointed to a bungalow in front of him and said, "That's where I live. It used to be a ruined temple. Later, I paid someone to repair it."
"Now it's a small living room with two bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom. You can sit with me over there."
"Thank you." Gu Chen hurried to Zhou Zheng's side, walking side by side with Zhou Zheng, and asked casually:
"That man, he came to you to rest before, right?"
"Yes." Zhou Zheng didn't deny it, but said truthfully:
"He said that he came to sacrifice on the mountain, so I invited him to sit with me and drink tea."
"But every time he was in a hurry and continued walking towards the top of the mountain."
After a pause, Zhou Zheng said again: "Anyway, I don't stay in the house often. Sometimes I go down the mountain at noon, and sometimes I go down the mountain in the afternoon."
"However, no matter what time I go down, I will be back before the sun goes down."
"If you're lucky, you will meet him on the mountain road. It seems strange that he will stay on the top of the mountain for a long time."
"Also, I did see a wild grave on that mountain, but there was no tombstone. I also tried to ask him, but he didn't say anything, and I didn't ask too much."
"After all, the wild grave looks like it's aged. I guess that person has been dead for many years, oops."
At the end, Zhou Zheng couldn't help feeling: "In this way, I'm not the only one living on this mountain, besides me, there is also that dead man."
"Are you scared?" Lu Weiwei, who was walking behind, said.
Zhou Zheng shook his head: "I'm not afraid, it just feels weird."
"This wild grave is also strange, and so is the man who goes up the mountain every day. I feel that this guy doesn't like to talk. Anyway, I guess at this moment, he must still be on the top of the mountain."
While speaking, Zhou Zheng tied the mule's rope to a wooden stake at the door, and then led everyone to the ruined temple to be repaired.
Pushing open the door and stepping up to the threshold, Zhou Zheng also showed the enthusiasm of the host and invited everyone to enter the room together.
There is no electricity here, so coal and wood are still being burned.
Zhou Zheng also pushed open the door of the bedroom, ready to go to the room to get some tea to entertain a few people.
But when Zhou Zheng pushed open the door of his bedroom, he was suddenly taken aback by the scene in front of him. He couldn't help screaming, fell to the ground, and crawled back.
Seeing this, Gu Chen and the others immediately rushed to the door of the room.
At this moment, Yuan Jialiang was lying on the ground with a rope wrapped around his neck, as if he had been strangled to death.
"It's Yuan Jialiang." Lu Weiwei confirmed.
Gu Chen walked into the house first, and began to investigate Yuan Jialiang's situation.
Seeing this, the others quickly gathered around.
"Gu Chen, how's it going?" Officer Wang asked.
Gu Chen shook his head: "Yuan Jialiang is dead."
"Could it be someone strangled to death?" Looking at the rope wrapped around Yuan Jialiang's neck, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but guess.
But Gu Chen shook his head after checking, "I don't want to be strangled to death."
"But there are strangle marks on Yuan Jialiang's neck, Brother Gu." Yuan Shasha also pointed to the position of Yuan Jialiang's neck.
Officer Wang nodded silently: "There are indeed strangle marks."
"That's right." Gu Chen nodded slightly, and continued to explain: "It is undeniable that Yuan Jialiang has strangle marks on his neck, but have you noticed? Before Yuan Jialiang died, he didn't seem to resist."
"What did you say? Yuan Jialiang didn't resist before he died?" Hearing what Gu Chen said, Police Officer Wang immediately became interested.
Gu Chen put on the white gloves that he carried with him, raised Yuan Jialiang's hands, and reminded:
"Look at his nails."
"Very clean." Yuan Shasha was the first to answer.
After observing the details, Lu Weiwei also nodded in agreement: "Yes, there is no suspicious substance between the nails, and the entire hands are clean."
"That's right." Seeing Yuan Jialiang put his hands down again, Gu Chen also reminded him:
"You know, if Yuan Jialiang was strangled to death with a rope, then Luo Jialiang would definitely resist, and in the process of fighting with the murderer, he would definitely grab some skin tissue or clothing fibers from the murderer."
Looking down at Yuan Jialiang's corpse, Gu Chen also shook his head: "However, from this corpse, I can't see any substance between the deceased's fingers, which can explain the problem."
"This means that after Yuan Jialiang was murdered, he used a rope to draw the strangle marks on his neck?" After Lu Weiwei finished speaking, her eyes began to shift to Zhou Zheng behind her.
At this time, Zhou Zheng was also taken aback by the situation just now, and he was still slumped on the ground, as if he hadn't recovered from the situation.
Lu Weiwei stood up, walked directly in front of Zhou Zheng, and asked, "Zhou Zheng, what's going on?"
"Didn't you say that you are the only one living here on this mountain? Shouldn't you explain it?"
"me……"
He was also quite frightened by the situation at the scene, and coupled with Lu Weiwei's questioning, Zhou Zheng panicked and waved his hands in denial:
"I... I don't know, I don't know why this man died in my room, I really don't know."
"You don't know?" Seeing that Zhou Zheng spoke lightly, Police Officer Wang also stood up and came directly to Zhou Zheng, reminding him:
"Zhou Zheng, let me ask you, is this place your residence?"
"Yes." Zhou Zheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva and nodded weakly.
"Then is this your room?" Officer Wang asked again, pointing to the bedroom.
"Yes... yes." Zhou Zheng still stammered in response.
"Then this person died in your bedroom, but you said you didn't know? Did you really not know or pretend you didn't know?" Police Officer Wang said.
"I... I really don't know, really." Glancing at Yuan Jialiang who died in the bedroom, Zhou Zheng also said with a confused face:
"I really don't know, why did he die in my room? When did he come here? I don't know at all."
"Zhou Zheng." Listening to Zhou Zheng's various evasions, Gu Chen, who briefly inspected the body, turned around and came to him, and said righteously:
"Did you invite this person into the house?"
"No...not." Zhou Zheng shook his head.
"Then have you seen this person today?" Gu Chen asked again.
"Today? I saw you today."
"When?" Gu Chen asked.
"Just... just this morning, yes, it was morning. I saw this man in the morning, passing by the gate of my ancient temple, and then walking towards the mountain."
"Besides that, you haven't seen him all day?" Lu Weiwei asked.
"No." Zhou Zheng shook his head like a rattle, complaining again and again:
"I really don't know, why did this guy die in my bedroom?"
After thinking for a while, Zhou Zheng said again: "By the way, he must have come to my room while I was going down the mountain, and then, he was brutally killed by other people. It must be like this."
Looking up at Gu Chen and the others, Zhou Zheng also said loudly, "Comrade police, it must be so."
"It's useless for you to say these things now..."
"Senior Brother Wang." Officer Wang wanted to say a few more words, while Gu Chen leaned close to his ear, reminding him, "The deceased may have died of poisoning."
"Poisoned?" Hearing what Gu Chen said, Police Officer Wang looked around and said, "Lu Weiwei, Xiao Yuan, check the room and see if there are any other clues around."
"Know."
"clear."
After receiving the order, Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha immediately started the search mode.
At the same time, Zhou Zheng, who was the biggest suspect, was also picked up from the ground by police officer Wang, who made him lean against the corner with his head in his hands.
To be honest, Zhou Zheng's expression just now did look very innocent.
But it is undeniable that if it wasn't for everyone looking for Yuan Jialiang on the mountain, it would be difficult to find Yuan Jialiang died here.
But if Zhou Zheng comes back this time, will he hide the body? It's hard to say.
After all, the surrounding area is wasteland and sparsely populated. It is obviously possible to find a place in the mountains that is not easy to be found and bury the corpse if you do eucalyptus in this kind of place.
Isn't that the case with the wild tomb that Zhou Zheng mentioned earlier?
In this way, Zhou was suspected of a major crime.
First of all, because few people pass by on the mountain, Zhou Zheng doesn't have to be afraid of being discovered. Secondly, Zhou Zheng actually has a lot of time to deal with the corpse.
It is precisely because of this that he can temporarily put the corpse in the bedroom, as long as the door is closed.
Even if there are people who go up the mountain by the side of the road, they still cannot enter the room.
This can give Zhou Zheng enough time to dispose of the corpse.
But now, due to everyone's sudden appearance, they came to the room with Zhou Zheng.
Perhaps Zhou Zheng knew that he was doomed, so he acted out that act on purpose just now, which is quite possible.
Everyone is not stupid, and they will not believe that Zhou Zheng is innocent just because of Zhou Zheng's fearful expression just now.
At the scene, Zhou Zheng was watched by Police Officer Wang.
On the other side, Gu Chen led Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha to start a large-scale investigation of the entire room area.
Judging from the current situation, most of the items Gu Chen found were living supplies.
Moreover, the suspected poison materials were not found at the scene.
When everyone got together again, a full fifteen minutes had passed.
Lu Weiwei, who was a little angry, went directly to Zhou Zheng and asked, "Zhou Zheng, where is the poison you poisoned?"
"I don't know." Zhou Zheng shook his head in a panic, but quickly came to his senses, and hurriedly said again: "No, no, it's not that I don't know, and it's not... It's not that I don't know, it's because I don't have any here."
"Zhou Zheng." Seeing that Zhou Zheng seemed to be very uncooperative, Lu Weiwei immediately said angrily:
"Hand it over now, I'll count it as you taking the initiative to confess, but if we find out, you know the consequences."
"Oh, I can't clean it up even if I jumped into the Yellow River now." Feeling that he couldn't explain himself now, Zhou Zheng suddenly went crazy, and cried:
"Comrade police, you have to be careful, you can't wrong good people."
"Raise your head up." Gu Chen, who also saw Zhou Zheng crying and checked the toilet, came to him again this time and asked:
"Are there many people usually active on this mountain?"
"Not much, not much, almost nothing." Zhou Zheng said.
"In the past few days, besides you and the deceased, has anyone else gone up the mountain?" Gu Chen asked again.
Zhou Zheng squinted his eyes to think, and quickly calmed himself down.
After a while, Zhou Zheng shook his head: "I don't know, maybe there is, but I often stay in the house, and I don't know the situation outside at all."
"As for what you said, is there anyone else active outside? From the current point of view, the active person may be the murderer."
"But I haven't seen it after all, so it can't be my fault."
"Not bad for you? Not bad for you, who are you bad for?" Hearing Zhou Zheng's words, Police Officer Wang suddenly pointed to the room angrily, and said:
"Now, the deceased died in your room, and you actually told me that you don't know what's going on?"
"Didn't you lock the house? But now, why did the deceased appear in your room when you locked the door? What's going on?"
"me……"
It seems that they are being asked continuously, and the questions are a little confused.
Zhou Zheng scratched the back of his head immediately, trying to think back and said: "Could it be that someone wants to set the blame on you? But I have no grievances or enmities with anyone, and I have never had conflicts with anyone? Why do some people want to get along with me? Why?"
It was also seeing Zhou Zheng lost in thought with a sluggish face, while Gu Chen called everyone aside and discussed in a low voice:
"Senior Brother Wang, Zhou Zheng is certainly the most suspicious, but he doesn't know that there is a dead body in the bedroom, and he pretended to bring us in. Isn't this causing trouble for himself? He can refuse to invite us to sit in the room, but he did it like this gone."
"Well, I understand what you mean." Listening to Gu Chen's analysis, Police Officer Wang also felt that the previous conclusion might be too hasty.
After all, everyone had already disclosed their identities before coming here.
But even if Zhou Zheng knew the identities of the policemen, would he be stupid enough to take everyone home? Obviously not.
Therefore, Gu Chen feels that there must be other loopholes in it, and this hermit seems to have a lot of problems himself.
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Lu Weiwei was also shocked by the old lady's words, and thought that the old lady seemed to have gray hair, and despite her age, she was still a bit bloody.
The most important thing is that the old lady has seen this tenant of No. 208.
Gu Chen hurriedly asked her: "He is in such a hurry, he must be in a hurry, right?"
"Who knows?" The old lady took a bite of cucumber and said involuntarily:
"He is rushing to reincarnate, and he doesn't care about my old lady. In short, every time he sees that person, he walks on the railroad tracks in a hurry."
"Anyway, he has seen me before, and I know him, but we met again after that collision, and no one of us said a word, just passing by like this."
"He will keep a distance from me, it feels quite crazy..."
When the old lady hurt people, she was so talkative, even Lu Weiwei was a little willing to bow down.
It was also on the old lady's side. After fully understanding the specific situation of the 208 tenant, Gu Chen took out his mobile phone and started dialing the number of Police Officer Wang.
Not long after, the call was connected, and Gu Chen hurriedly reminded, "Senior Brother Wang, we have discovered the situation here. The tenant of 208 is likely to go in our direction, and there are witnesses."
"Okay, then wait over there for me to meet Xiao Yuan, and we'll come right over." Officer Wang said on the phone.
The two also communicated briefly, and both hung up the phone.
At this time, the old lady had finished eating the cucumber, clapped her hands, picked up the pole, and said, "I have to go back, boy, girl, thank you for teaching me to post on Moments, now I can interact with my grandson .”
"You're welcome, as long as you're happy." Holding the old lady's cucumber in her hand, Lu Weiwei also said with a smile.
Afterwards, the two watched the old lady leave.
Because neither Gu Chen nor Lu Weiwei left the crossing too far.
So when the figure of the old lady gradually disappeared around the corner, the figures of Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha appeared there.
When the four met, Police Officer Wang suddenly looked at the cucumber in Lu Weiwei's hand and said, "Lu Weiwei, where did you get the cucumber?"
"On the railway just now, did you meet an old lady carrying a pole?" Lu Weiwei asked.
"Yes, the old lady walks very steadily on the railway. She looks like she walks often. She doesn't need to lower her head when she walks on the railway. She walks completely by feeling."
Yuan Shasha's voice fell, but she asked Lu Weiwei again: "So, Senior Sister Lu, the cucumber in the hands of you and Senior Brother Gu was given by that old lady?"
"That's right." Without hiding anything, Lu Weiwei directly broke off the cucumber, handed half of it to Yuan Shasha, and said:
"She is the eyewitness. The old lady also provided clues about the tenant of No. 208."
"So, where is tenant 208?" Officer Wang walked up to Gu Chen and broke the cucumber in Gu Chen's hand.
After blowing a few times with your mouth, you start to peel the skin with your mouth and enjoy it.
Gu Chen pointed to a mountain in the distance and said: "According to the clues provided by the old lady, she once found the figure of the tenant of No. 208 in a far away place."
"The direction he walked has always been there, and this freight railway is finally a county town leading to a brother city."
"In my opinion, it is impossible for the tenant of No. 208 to go to and from the surrounding counties on foot every day. There is too little time."
After a pause, looking at the mountains in the distance, Gu Chen said again: "So I think the destination of this 208 tenant may be the mountains over there."
"Because in terms of time, if you go out early in the morning and go home at night, the distance will definitely not be too close, and it is unlikely to go on foot to the surrounding counties."
"So, the most likely scenario is that this tenant, 208, walks to that mountain every day."
"Hmm." Listening to Gu Chen's analysis, Police Officer Wang also felt that there was some truth, so he said involuntarily:
"Indeed, according to the satellite map, if you go to the surrounding counties on foot, it is obvious that there are many other ways, and it is definitely not the way of walking on the railway."
Lu Weiwei also echoed, "Moreover, during the 10 days since Tenant 208 came to Wangchao Town, he was very punctual almost every day, leaving early and returning late."
"Obviously, he must use Wangchao Town as the center area and go to somewhere nearby to do business, that's why he has lived in Wangchao Town for so long."
"However, if he goes to the surrounding villages and towns, he can choose to live in a closer place, and in this way, he does not need to live in Wangchao Town at all."
"So..." After hearing Lu Weiwei's words, Yuan Shasha suddenly realized, "So this tenant of No. 208 lives in Wangchao Town, which is the closest place to his office."
"That's what it means." While speaking, Gu Chen also clicked on the satellite map of his mobile phone, and held it in front of everyone to remind him:
"From the satellite map, if you start from Wangchao Town and take the railway, you can indeed reach the foot of the mountain, and there seems to be a miniature village here."
"We can also follow this railway to the vicinity of this village and ask about the situation of tenant 208. Maybe someone on the other side has seen him."
"Yes, just go to this tiny village at the foot of the mountain and ask about the situation." Lu Weiwei said.
Officer Wang said indifferently: "Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up."
A few people talked to each other, and everyone gnawed cucumbers in their hands and ran quickly towards the mountains.
During this period, Lu Weiwei almost fell down several times because of stumbling on the railroad ties, and she was depressed when walking.
Fortunately, everyone finally came to the foot of the mountain.
And here, there is a man-made trail on the right side of the railway track, along the trail, you can pass through the area covered by vegetation.
Around the trail, there are also obvious traces of many vegetation cuts.
Through the trail, we came to a wasteland.
Weeds are overgrown here, and egrets are playing, but there is no sign of human habitation.
Especially the mini village at the foot of the mountain looks like it has been abandoned for a long time.
Many buildings are old structures, and the walls are covered with various creepers, which look like ruins from a distance.
"No way?" Seeing this situation, Lu Weiwei quickly took out her mobile phone to confirm the location, and said, "This was originally called Du's Village, but...there is clearly a sign on the map, why does it feel like it's deserted now?"
"It may be because of the remote location here, so Wangchao Town has long helped the residents here to move to other places to live, so the original old houses are abandoned here." Gu Chen also speculated.
Police officer Wang nodded silently, and agreed: "That's right, our Jiangnan City started the relevant poverty alleviation work very early."
"If we build roads for them here, the economic cost will not be cost-effective, and judging from the size of their village, there are only a few families."
"It's better to relocate all the residents here to other places in Wangchao Town, build houses for them, and provide them with jobs. This kind of poverty alleviation relocation is actually more effective."
"Hmm." As soon as Police Officer Wang finished speaking, Lu Weiwei also nodded in agreement: "Junior Brother Gu and Lao Wang said that, and it makes sense."
"Apricot"
"The terrain here is really weird, it seems that there are not many roads connected to the outside world."
Looking down at the phone map, Lu Weiwei couldn't help feeling: "How did these people think of building a village here? There isn't even a small river."
"The small river that stretched along the railway just now diverted directly to another place. Living here, at least the agricultural water can't meet it. No wonder the surrounding area of this village is full of wasteland."
"Go and have a look." Gu Chen also thought for a moment, and walked out of the crowd first.
Seeing this, everyone had no choice but to follow behind.
Everyone walked through the wasteland together and came to the village at the foot of the mountain.
It was only then that everyone discovered that the entire building complex consisted of only six old houses.
All the old houses have not been renovated, and judging from the appearance, it seems that they have been built for a long time.
The weeds at the entrance of the village surrounded the whole village.
"Six households?" Lu Weiwei looked around and couldn't help feeling: "There are only six households in this place? Isn't it too small? This Dujia Village doesn't have much sense of existence, does it?"
"Go in and have a look." Gu Chen looked around, pointed to one of the trails and said, "It seems that people often pass by here, and the weeds on the road have been trampled flat."
"and……"
Looking up at the undulating mountains in the distance, Gu Chen said again: "And if you want to go up the mountain, it seems that you have to pass through this village."
"Could it be that tenant No. 208 left from here? Could it be that... this place has a relationship with tenant 208?" Police Officer Wang hurriedly asked Gu Chen while thinking:
"Oh, by the way, Gu Chen, what's the name of that 208 tenant?"
"It's Yuan Jialiang." Gu Chen said.
"Yuan Jialiang? That's not Du, so that means it has nothing to do with Yuan Jialiang or Du's Village?" Police Officer Wang said.
"Not necessarily." Hearing Officer Wang's remarks, Gu Chen immediately retorted:
"Looking at the current situation, I really feel that this Yuan Jialiang has something to do with this Du Family Village."
"Otherwise, this Yuan Jialiang wouldn't leave early and return late every day. His destination may be here."
Here, Gu Chen's voice fell, but there was no sign of Lu Weiwei. Gu Chen couldn't help but look around, and then realized that Lu Weiwei was already at the door of an old house, observing the internal situation through the window.
Gu Chen took two steps forward and asked Lu Weiwei, "Senior Sister Lu, did you find anything?"
"It's strange." Lu Weiwei frowned slightly, and said in thought: "There is no one in every house here, and the furniture inside is almost old and dusty."
"Also, all the gates are locked, and judging from the age of these locks, it seems that they have been closed for a long time."
"It's such a deserted village, does Yuan Jialiang have to come here from Hubei Province and live here for 10 consecutive days, leaving early and returning late every day? What is his reason for coming here?"
"If it's because of Wangxiangu He Xu and Zhang Fan, then the reason is valid." Gu Chen also reminded from the side.
Officer Wang snapped his fingers and said, "That's right, if he has contact with He Xu and Zhang Fan, then maybe he came here just to meet them."
After thinking for a while, Police Officer Wang said again: "But this He Xu and Zhang Fan have been chased by us recently and fled everywhere. We even uprooted the secret stronghold in Shanlan Town."
"If he, Yuan Jialiang, really came here to meet He Xu and Zhang Fan, then he came to this desolate area, it is indeed quite secretive."
"Senior Brother Gu, Senior Brother Wang, Senior Sister Lu, look at that."
Here, Gu Chen, Police Officer Wang and Lu Weiwei were discussing, but Yuan Shasha, who was standing on the outskirts of the village, pointed in the direction not far away.
Everyone immediately became alert and looked into the distance.
At this moment, Gu Chen noticed that a man riding a mule was slowly coming from the other side of the wasteland.
Since this is a desolate area with overgrown weeds, there is no so-called road at all.
And it seems quite strange to see mules here.
So everyone walked out of the mini-village one after another and stood side by side at the entrance of the village.
And the man riding a mule who came slowly seemed to have noticed Gu Chen and the others.
Seeing that Gu Chen and the others were staring at him, the man was a little apprehensive, but he still braced himself and rode a mule towards Gu Chen and the others.
"Hello." Gu Chen walked up to the man first, and asked him curiously, "Where did you come from?
"Just down the mountain? I have some vegetable fields over there. I went to pick some vegetables and plan to bring them back to the mountain." The middle-aged man said.
"Take it back to the mountain?" Lu Weiwei immediately became interested when she heard it, and quickly asked him:
"There are still buildings on this mountain? Are there people living there?"
"Uh." Seeing that Gu Chen and the others seemed to have never been here before, the middle-aged man nodded silently and explained:
"There is an ancient temple on the mountain, but it is deserted now, but I paid for it myself and simply restored this ancient temple so that people can live in it."
"So, you are the only resident on this mountain?" Gu Chen asked.
The man nodded silently: "Yes."
"Then are you a villager here?" Gu Chen asked again.
The man glanced at the deserted village in front of him, couldn't help but shook his head with a smile: "No, I also came here on a cruise, and I think the scenery here is pretty good, so I want to live in seclusion here."
"Hiding... living in seclusion?" Hearing what the middle-aged man said, Lu Weiwei was also dumbfounded and said:
"I saw people living in seclusion on TV before, and I felt that they all looked like high-ranking people. I think it should be quite rare in today's society."
Looking up at the middle-aged man riding on the mule, Lu Weiwei said again: "But now, I actually saw a reclusive expert."
Hearing Lu Weiwei's remarks, the middle-aged man riding the mule also grinned, waved his hands and said:
"You flatter me too much. I'm just a person who likes to live in seclusion. I don't have much talent, and I'm not an expert. This is just a way of living independently."
Hearing what the man said, Yuan Shasha immediately asked him, "Then have you ever seen a man from Hubei Province?"
"A man from Hubei Province?" The middle-aged man frowned, as if he knew something.
So Gu Chen quickly clicked on the photo album on his mobile phone, pointed it in front of the man and said, "It's him, I wonder if you have met him here?"
"Him? I've seen him before." Just looking at Gu Chen's phone screen, the middle-aged man quickly recognized this man named Yuan Jialiang.
This surprised everyone.
So Lu Weiwei asked again: "Then where is he now?"
"He? Just stay on the mountain? He usually comes very early, and then he doesn't leave until the sun is about to set." The middle-aged man said.
Gu Chen was a little puzzled: "So you know him?"
"It's not very familiar, it's just that he came here every day during this period, so if he comes and goes, it's considered acquaintance?"
"But he just went to the mountains and didn't stay at my residence, that is, I chatted with him a few words." The middle-aged man said.
Upon hearing this, Police Officer Wang quickly stepped forward and said, "Then do you know what he is doing here?"
"It seems... It seems that he is going to pay homage to someone? I didn't ask too much. Anyway, I feel that he is quite mysterious." The middle-aged man said.
Everyone looked at each other and felt that there must be something strange in the middle.
But at the very least, everyone can now be sure that tenant 208 has indeed been here.
Moreover, staying on the mountain to worship someone all the time seems to have a great relationship with this place.
But does this Yuan Jialiang from Hubei Province have any intersection with the criminal gangs of He Xu and Zhang Fan? Gu Chen is not clear yet.
Thinking that the middle-aged man would also go up the mountain, Gu Chen asked, "I don't know your name yet?"
"Oh, my name is Zhou Zheng." The middle-aged man said.
"Are you a local?" Gu Chen asked again.
Zhou Zheng shook his head: "I'm not a local, as I said, I just wandered here, and I feel that the scenery here is good."
"Moreover, the local original residents have also moved away from here long ago, so this place is now a wasteland."
“I feel pretty good about being able to live in this place.”
"Then what do you rely on to make money? You have to eat and drink every day, right? Which one doesn't cost money?"
"But you are here in secret, you have no income, how can you survive?"
Yuan Shasha also asked questions that everyone has been concerned about.
After all, if a man lives in seclusion for a long time, he must need the support of his family.
For example, the man's family is rich, which can meet his current seclusion expenses.
This is also a practical problem. Without an economic foundation, it is difficult to support his poems and distant places.
The middle-aged man also saw that several people were quite concerned about him, so he couldn't help explaining with a smile:
"Actually, I am a hermit, but at the same time, I am also a self-media creator."
"Wherever I go every day? I always take a mobile phone with me, and then take pictures of my various secluded lives, and post the works on social platforms. If there are broadcasts, there will be benefits."
"So you're still an Internet celebrity?" Hearing what the man said, Lu Weiwei finally understood why the man wanted to live in seclusion here.
Co-authors can use their own secluded life as a concept to derive their own IP.
But Lu Weiwei was suddenly curious again, and hurriedly asked Zhou Zheng: "But Zhou Zheng, how do you charge it?"
"Haha." Seeing that Lu Weiwei was making a fuss, Zhou Zheng couldn't help laughing dryly, and said:
"I'm on the mountain, and I basically rely on the battery to maintain it. I basically rely on this for charging and living."
"Every time I go down the mountain, I go to a nearby village to charge my battery and bring it back with me."
"Many residents of the village here know me because I have a mule and ride it wherever I go."
While talking, the man couldn't help touching his mount.
The mule also seemed to be very obedient, and couldn't help making a few noises.
Seeing Zhou Zheng riding on the mule's back and carrying two baskets of supplies, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "So you rely on this mule to go up the mountain every time?"
"Yes." Zhou Zheng touched the mule's brain and said involuntarily:
"I bought this from a nearby villager's house. It's been two years. If I didn't have this guy, I wouldn't be able to bring much supplies when I went up the mountain."
"But it's different with this thing. It has a large load capacity and good endurance. It's really not good without this thing."
"Then can you show us a way, we want to go up the mountain to find that person." Gu Chen said.
The man nodded silently: "Yes, I will drop by anyway."
While speaking, the man turned the mule around and began to detour towards a small path next to the mini village.
Everyone saw this and followed closely behind.
After that, he followed Zhou Zheng into the mountain.
It can be said that the mountain roads here are very hidden, and there are often forks.
Fortunately, Zhou Zheng's mules cleared the way, and many hoof prints had already been made in this mountain forest.
Since everyone was not very familiar with the situation in this mountain forest, they could only follow behind Zhou Zheng and keep a certain distance.
Lu Weiwei quickened her pace, followed Gu Chen, and whispered in Gu Chen's ear:
"Junior Brother Gu, do you think there is something wrong with Zhou Zheng this time?"
"It's hard to say." Gu Chen shook his head and replied softly, "If this Yuan Jialiang has nothing to do with him, I don't really believe it."
"After all, Zhou Zheng lives alone on this mountain, but since Yuan Jialiang came to Wangchao Town, he has appeared here every day, leaving early and returning late."
"If you talk about sacrifice, it feels like it's just a cover, and maybe there are other purposes."
"That's right." Lu Weiwei kept vigilant all the time, and then said again: "But now, we let Zhou Zheng lead the way, and he is also very cooperative. Isn't he afraid that we will find Yuan Jialiang after we go up the mountain?"
"If Yuan Jialiang really has close ties with He Xu and Zhang Fan's criminal group, then Zhou Zheng has a close relationship with Yuan Jialiang. In the end, he can't escape either."
"Hmm." Hearing Lu Weiwei's remarks, Gu Chen reminded again and again: "Everyone, stay vigilant and adapt to the situation."
He also heard a few people behind him whispering all the time. Zhou Zheng, who was riding a mule and walking in the forefront, turned his head and asked:
"What are you talking about?"
"Oh, we were thinking, this place is pretty good, if it is to be developed for tourism, is it worth it?" Lu Weiwei said.
"Haha." Hearing what Lu Weiwei said, Zhou Zheng laughed dryly and shook his head:
"Although the scenery here is beautiful, it is far from the city and the traffic is inconvenient."
"If you want to develop it, you need to invest a lot of money, and the payback period is too long."
"In these years, nine out of ten investment in cultural tourism projects are losing money, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to realize."
After a pause, Zhou Zheng immediately asked everyone: "By the way, what do you do?"
"We are the police." Officer Wang said.
"Police?" Zhou Zheng frowned slightly, turned his head subconsciously, and then said analytically:
"You are the police, looking for that man, so... that man is a criminal?"
Thinking of this, Zhou Zheng's face was startled, and he immediately stopped the mule.
Everyone stopped at the side of the road immediately.
Gu Chen looked at each other in dismay, walked out and said, "For now, it's hard for us to judge, but there are some things that we need to confirm with that man."
"But it's a pity that today we asked the front desk of the hotel to call this man. Although the phone was connected, no one answered it."
Spreading his hands, Gu Chen said helplessly, "So, this is the purpose of our coming here."
"So it's like this?" Hearing Gu Chen's explanation, Zhou Zheng was a little anxious, and confirmed again and again:
"So, it's not easy for you to judge whether that person is a criminal?"
"Yes." Lu Weiwei nodded: "So please help us find him as soon as possible."
"Okay... easy to say." Hearing what they said, Zhou Zheng didn't dare to neglect, so he continued to pat the mule and let the mule start to go up the mountain.
As the slope began to get steeper, Zhou Zheng also started to walk forward, pulling the mule behind him.
A group of people shuttled non-stop on the mountain path, and finally came to a mountainside location.
At this moment, Zhou Zheng was leading the mule, pointed to a bungalow in front of him and said, "That's where I live. It used to be a ruined temple. Later, I paid someone to repair it."
"Now it's a small living room with two bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom. You can sit with me over there."
"Thank you." Gu Chen hurried to Zhou Zheng's side, walking side by side with Zhou Zheng, and asked casually:
"That man, he came to you to rest before, right?"
"Yes." Zhou Zheng didn't deny it, but said truthfully:
"He said that he came to sacrifice on the mountain, so I invited him to sit with me and drink tea."
"But every time he was in a hurry and continued walking towards the top of the mountain."
After a pause, Zhou Zheng said again: "Anyway, I don't stay in the house often. Sometimes I go down the mountain at noon, and sometimes I go down the mountain in the afternoon."
"However, no matter what time I go down, I will be back before the sun goes down."
"If you're lucky, you will meet him on the mountain road. It seems strange that he will stay on the top of the mountain for a long time."
"Also, I did see a wild grave on that mountain, but there was no tombstone. I also tried to ask him, but he didn't say anything, and I didn't ask too much."
"After all, the wild grave looks like it's aged. I guess that person has been dead for many years, oops."
At the end, Zhou Zheng couldn't help feeling: "In this way, I'm not the only one living on this mountain, besides me, there is also that dead man."
"Are you scared?" Lu Weiwei, who was walking behind, said.
Zhou Zheng shook his head: "I'm not afraid, it just feels weird."
"This wild grave is also strange, and so is the man who goes up the mountain every day. I feel that this guy doesn't like to talk. Anyway, I guess at this moment, he must still be on the top of the mountain."
While speaking, Zhou Zheng tied the mule's rope to a wooden stake at the door, and then led everyone to the ruined temple to be repaired.
Pushing open the door and stepping up to the threshold, Zhou Zheng also showed the enthusiasm of the host and invited everyone to enter the room together.
There is no electricity here, so coal and wood are still being burned.
Zhou Zheng also pushed open the door of the bedroom, ready to go to the room to get some tea to entertain a few people.
But when Zhou Zheng pushed open the door of his bedroom, he was suddenly taken aback by the scene in front of him. He couldn't help screaming, fell to the ground, and crawled back.
Seeing this, Gu Chen and the others immediately rushed to the door of the room.
At this moment, Yuan Jialiang was lying on the ground with a rope wrapped around his neck, as if he had been strangled to death.
"It's Yuan Jialiang." Lu Weiwei confirmed.
Gu Chen walked into the house first, and began to investigate Yuan Jialiang's situation.
Seeing this, the others quickly gathered around.
"Gu Chen, how's it going?" Officer Wang asked.
Gu Chen shook his head: "Yuan Jialiang is dead."
"Could it be someone strangled to death?" Looking at the rope wrapped around Yuan Jialiang's neck, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but guess.
But Gu Chen shook his head after checking, "I don't want to be strangled to death."
"But there are strangle marks on Yuan Jialiang's neck, Brother Gu." Yuan Shasha also pointed to the position of Yuan Jialiang's neck.
Officer Wang nodded silently: "There are indeed strangle marks."
"That's right." Gu Chen nodded slightly, and continued to explain: "It is undeniable that Yuan Jialiang has strangle marks on his neck, but have you noticed? Before Yuan Jialiang died, he didn't seem to resist."
"What did you say? Yuan Jialiang didn't resist before he died?" Hearing what Gu Chen said, Police Officer Wang immediately became interested.
Gu Chen put on the white gloves that he carried with him, raised Yuan Jialiang's hands, and reminded:
"Look at his nails."
"Very clean." Yuan Shasha was the first to answer.
After observing the details, Lu Weiwei also nodded in agreement: "Yes, there is no suspicious substance between the nails, and the entire hands are clean."
"That's right." Seeing Yuan Jialiang put his hands down again, Gu Chen also reminded him:
"You know, if Yuan Jialiang was strangled to death with a rope, then Luo Jialiang would definitely resist, and in the process of fighting with the murderer, he would definitely grab some skin tissue or clothing fibers from the murderer."
Looking down at Yuan Jialiang's corpse, Gu Chen also shook his head: "However, from this corpse, I can't see any substance between the deceased's fingers, which can explain the problem."
"This means that after Yuan Jialiang was murdered, he used a rope to draw the strangle marks on his neck?" After Lu Weiwei finished speaking, her eyes began to shift to Zhou Zheng behind her.
At this time, Zhou Zheng was also taken aback by the situation just now, and he was still slumped on the ground, as if he hadn't recovered from the situation.
Lu Weiwei stood up, walked directly in front of Zhou Zheng, and asked, "Zhou Zheng, what's going on?"
"Didn't you say that you are the only one living here on this mountain? Shouldn't you explain it?"
"me……"
He was also quite frightened by the situation at the scene, and coupled with Lu Weiwei's questioning, Zhou Zheng panicked and waved his hands in denial:
"I... I don't know, I don't know why this man died in my room, I really don't know."
"You don't know?" Seeing that Zhou Zheng spoke lightly, Police Officer Wang also stood up and came directly to Zhou Zheng, reminding him:
"Zhou Zheng, let me ask you, is this place your residence?"
"Yes." Zhou Zheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva and nodded weakly.
"Then is this your room?" Officer Wang asked again, pointing to the bedroom.
"Yes... yes." Zhou Zheng still stammered in response.
"Then this person died in your bedroom, but you said you didn't know? Did you really not know or pretend you didn't know?" Police Officer Wang said.
"I... I really don't know, really." Glancing at Yuan Jialiang who died in the bedroom, Zhou Zheng also said with a confused face:
"I really don't know, why did he die in my room? When did he come here? I don't know at all."
"Zhou Zheng." Listening to Zhou Zheng's various evasions, Gu Chen, who briefly inspected the body, turned around and came to him, and said righteously:
"Did you invite this person into the house?"
"No...not." Zhou Zheng shook his head.
"Then have you seen this person today?" Gu Chen asked again.
"Today? I saw you today."
"When?" Gu Chen asked.
"Just... just this morning, yes, it was morning. I saw this man in the morning, passing by the gate of my ancient temple, and then walking towards the mountain."
"Besides that, you haven't seen him all day?" Lu Weiwei asked.
"No." Zhou Zheng shook his head like a rattle, complaining again and again:
"I really don't know, why did this guy die in my bedroom?"
After thinking for a while, Zhou Zheng said again: "By the way, he must have come to my room while I was going down the mountain, and then, he was brutally killed by other people. It must be like this."
Looking up at Gu Chen and the others, Zhou Zheng also said loudly, "Comrade police, it must be so."
"It's useless for you to say these things now..."
"Senior Brother Wang." Officer Wang wanted to say a few more words, while Gu Chen leaned close to his ear, reminding him, "The deceased may have died of poisoning."
"Poisoned?" Hearing what Gu Chen said, Police Officer Wang looked around and said, "Lu Weiwei, Xiao Yuan, check the room and see if there are any other clues around."
"Know."
"clear."
After receiving the order, Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha immediately started the search mode.
At the same time, Zhou Zheng, who was the biggest suspect, was also picked up from the ground by police officer Wang, who made him lean against the corner with his head in his hands.
To be honest, Zhou Zheng's expression just now did look very innocent.
But it is undeniable that if it wasn't for everyone looking for Yuan Jialiang on the mountain, it would be difficult to find Yuan Jialiang died here.
But if Zhou Zheng comes back this time, will he hide the body? It's hard to say.
After all, the surrounding area is wasteland and sparsely populated. It is obviously possible to find a place in the mountains that is not easy to be found and bury the corpse if you do eucalyptus in this kind of place.
Isn't that the case with the wild tomb that Zhou Zheng mentioned earlier?
In this way, Zhou was suspected of a major crime.
First of all, because few people pass by on the mountain, Zhou Zheng doesn't have to be afraid of being discovered. Secondly, Zhou Zheng actually has a lot of time to deal with the corpse.
It is precisely because of this that he can temporarily put the corpse in the bedroom, as long as the door is closed.
Even if there are people who go up the mountain by the side of the road, they still cannot enter the room.
This can give Zhou Zheng enough time to dispose of the corpse.
But now, due to everyone's sudden appearance, they came to the room with Zhou Zheng.
Perhaps Zhou Zheng knew that he was doomed, so he acted out that act on purpose just now, which is quite possible.
Everyone is not stupid, and they will not believe that Zhou Zheng is innocent just because of Zhou Zheng's fearful expression just now.
At the scene, Zhou Zheng was watched by Police Officer Wang.
On the other side, Gu Chen led Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha to start a large-scale investigation of the entire room area.
Judging from the current situation, most of the items Gu Chen found were living supplies.
Moreover, the suspected poison materials were not found at the scene.
When everyone got together again, a full fifteen minutes had passed.
Lu Weiwei, who was a little angry, went directly to Zhou Zheng and asked, "Zhou Zheng, where is the poison you poisoned?"
"I don't know." Zhou Zheng shook his head in a panic, but quickly came to his senses, and hurriedly said again: "No, no, it's not that I don't know, and it's not... It's not that I don't know, it's because I don't have any here."
"Zhou Zheng." Seeing that Zhou Zheng seemed to be very uncooperative, Lu Weiwei immediately said angrily:
"Hand it over now, I'll count it as you taking the initiative to confess, but if we find out, you know the consequences."
"Oh, I can't clean it up even if I jumped into the Yellow River now." Feeling that he couldn't explain himself now, Zhou Zheng suddenly went crazy, and cried:
"Comrade police, you have to be careful, you can't wrong good people."
"Raise your head up." Gu Chen, who also saw Zhou Zheng crying and checked the toilet, came to him again this time and asked:
"Are there many people usually active on this mountain?"
"Not much, not much, almost nothing." Zhou Zheng said.
"In the past few days, besides you and the deceased, has anyone else gone up the mountain?" Gu Chen asked again.
Zhou Zheng squinted his eyes to think, and quickly calmed himself down.
After a while, Zhou Zheng shook his head: "I don't know, maybe there is, but I often stay in the house, and I don't know the situation outside at all."
"As for what you said, is there anyone else active outside? From the current point of view, the active person may be the murderer."
"But I haven't seen it after all, so it can't be my fault."
"Not bad for you? Not bad for you, who are you bad for?" Hearing Zhou Zheng's words, Police Officer Wang suddenly pointed to the room angrily, and said:
"Now, the deceased died in your room, and you actually told me that you don't know what's going on?"
"Didn't you lock the house? But now, why did the deceased appear in your room when you locked the door? What's going on?"
"me……"
It seems that they are being asked continuously, and the questions are a little confused.
Zhou Zheng scratched the back of his head immediately, trying to think back and said: "Could it be that someone wants to set the blame on you? But I have no grievances or enmities with anyone, and I have never had conflicts with anyone? Why do some people want to get along with me? Why?"
It was also seeing Zhou Zheng lost in thought with a sluggish face, while Gu Chen called everyone aside and discussed in a low voice:
"Senior Brother Wang, Zhou Zheng is certainly the most suspicious, but he doesn't know that there is a dead body in the bedroom, and he pretended to bring us in. Isn't this causing trouble for himself? He can refuse to invite us to sit in the room, but he did it like this gone."
"Well, I understand what you mean." Listening to Gu Chen's analysis, Police Officer Wang also felt that the previous conclusion might be too hasty.
After all, everyone had already disclosed their identities before coming here.
But even if Zhou Zheng knew the identities of the policemen, would he be stupid enough to take everyone home? Obviously not.
Therefore, Gu Chen feels that there must be other loopholes in it, and this hermit seems to have a lot of problems himself.
...
Lu Weiwei was also shocked by the old lady's words, and thought that the old lady seemed to have gray hair, and despite her age, she was still a bit bloody. The most important thing is that the old lady has seen this tenant of No. 208. Gu Chen hurriedly asked her: "He is in such a hurry, he must be in a hurry, right?" "Who knows?" The old lady took a bite of cucumber and said involuntarily: "He is rushing to reincarnate, and he doesn't care about my old lady. In short, every time he sees that person, he walks on the railroad tracks in a hurry." "Anyway, he has seen me before, and I know him, but we met again after that collision, and no one of us said a word, just passing by like this." "He will keep a distance from me, it feels quite crazy..." When the old lady hurt people, she was so talkative, even Lu Weiwei was a little willing to bow down. It was also on the old lady's side. After fully understanding the specific situation of the 208 tenant, Gu Chen took out his mobile phone and started dialing the number of Police Officer Wang. Not long after, the call was connected, and Gu Chen hurriedly reminded, "Senior Brother Wang, we have discovered the situation here. The tenant of 208 is likely to go in our direction, and there are witnesses." "Okay, then wait over there for me to meet Xiao Yuan, and we'll come right over." Officer Wang said on the phone. The two also communicated briefly, and both hung up the phone. At this time, the old lady had finished eating the cucumber, clapped her hands, picked up the pole, and said, "I have to go back, boy, girl, thank you for teaching me to post on Moments, now I can interact with my grandson . "You're welcome, as long as you're happy." Holding the old lady's cucumber in her hand, Lu Weiwei also said with a smile. Afterwards, the two watched the old lady leave. Because neither Gu Chen nor Lu Weiwei left the crossing too far. So when the figure of the old lady gradually disappeared around the corner, the figures of Police Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha appeared there. When the four met, Police Officer Wang suddenly looked at the cucumber in Lu Weiwei's hand and said, "Lu Weiwei, where did you get the cucumber?" "On the railway just now, did you meet an old lady carrying a pole?" Lu Weiwei asked. "Yes, the old lady walks very steadily on the railway. She looks like she walks often. She doesn't need to lower her head when she walks on the railway. She walks completely by feeling." Yuan Shasha's voice fell, but she asked Lu Weiwei again: "So, Senior Sister Lu, the cucumber in the hands of you and Senior Brother Gu was given by that old lady?" "That's right." Without hiding anything, Lu Weiwei directly broke off the cucumber, handed half of it to Yuan Shasha, and said: "She is the eyewitness. The old lady also provided clues about the tenant of No. 208." "So, where is tenant 208?" Officer Wang walked up to Gu Chen and broke the cucumber in Gu Chen's hand. After blowing a few times with your mouth, you start to peel the skin with your mouth and enjoy it. Gu Chen pointed to a mountain in the distance and said: "According to the clues provided by the old lady, she once found the figure of the tenant of No. 208 in a far away place." "The direction he walked has always been there, and this freight railway is finally a county town leading to a brother city." "In my opinion, it is impossible for the tenant of No. 208 to go to and from the surrounding counties on foot every day. There is too little time." After a pause, looking at the mountains in the distance, Gu Chen said again: "So I think the destination of this 208 tenant may be the mountains over there." "Because in terms of time, if you go out early in the morning and go home at night, the distance will definitely not be too close, and it is unlikely to go on foot to the surrounding counties." "So, the most likely scenario is that this tenant, 208, walks to that mountain every day." "Hmm." Listening to Gu Chen's analysis, Police Officer Wang also felt that there was some truth, so he said involuntarily: "Indeed, according to the satellite map, if you go to the surrounding counties on foot, it is obvious that there are many other ways, and it is definitely not the way of walking on the railway." Lu Weiwei also echoed, "Moreover, during the 10 days since Tenant 208 came to Wangchao Town, he was very punctual almost every day, leaving early and returning late." "Obviously, he must use Wangchao Town as the center area and go to somewhere nearby to do business, that's why he has lived in Wangchao Town for so long." "However, if he goes to the surrounding villages and towns, he can choose to live in a closer place, and in this way, he does not need to live in Wangchao Town at all." "So..." After hearing Lu Weiwei's words, Yuan Shasha suddenly realized, "So this tenant of No. 208 lives in Wangchao Town, which is the closest place to his office." "That's what it means." While speaking, Gu Chen also clicked on the satellite map of his mobile phone, and held it in front of everyone to remind him: "From the satellite map, if you start from Wangchao Town and take the railway, you can indeed reach the foot of the mountain, and there seems to be a miniature village here." "We can also follow this railway to the vicinity of this village and ask about the situation of tenant 208. Maybe someone on the other side has seen him." "Yes, just go to this tiny village at the foot of the mountain and ask about the situation." Lu Weiwei said. Officer Wang said indifferently: "Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up." A few people talked to each other, and everyone gnawed cucumbers in their hands and ran quickly towards the mountains. During this period, Lu Weiwei almost fell down several times because of stumbling on the railroad ties, and she was depressed when walking. Fortunately, everyone finally came to the foot of the mountain. And here, there is a man-made trail on the right side of the railway track, along the trail, you can pass through the area covered by vegetation. Around the trail, there are also obvious traces of many vegetation cuts. Through the trail, we came to a wasteland. Weeds are overgrown here, and egrets are playing, but there is no sign of human habitation. Especially the mini village at the foot of the mountain looks like it has been abandoned for a long time. Many buildings are old structures, and the walls are covered with various creepers, which look like ruins from a distance. "No way?" Seeing this situation, Lu Weiwei quickly took out her mobile phone to confirm the location, and said, "This was originally called Du's Village, but...there is clearly a sign on the map, why does it feel like it's deserted now?" "It may be because of the remote location here, so Wangchao Town has long helped the residents here to move to other places to live, so the original old houses are abandoned here." Gu Chen also speculated. Police officer Wang nodded silently, and agreed: "That's right, our Jiangnan City started the relevant poverty alleviation work very early." "If we build roads for them here, the economic cost will not be cost-effective, and judging from the size of their village, there are only a few families." "It's better to relocate all the residents here to other places in Wangchao Town, build houses for them, and provide them with jobs. This kind of poverty alleviation relocation is actually more effective." "Hmm." As soon as Police Officer Wang finished speaking, Lu Weiwei also nodded in agreement: "Junior Brother Gu and Lao Wang said that, and it makes sense." "Apricot" "The terrain here is really weird, it seems that there are not many roads connected to the outside world." Looking down at the phone map, Lu Weiwei couldn't help feeling: "How did these people think of building a village here? There isn't even a small river." "The small river that stretched along the railway just now diverted directly to another place. Living here, at least the agricultural water can't meet it. No wonder the surrounding area of this village is full of wasteland." "Go and have a look." Gu Chen also thought for a moment, and walked out of the crowd first. Seeing this, everyone had no choice but to follow behind. Everyone walked through the wasteland together and came to the village at the foot of the mountain. It was only then that everyone discovered that the entire building complex consisted of only six old houses. All the old houses have not been renovated, and judging from the appearance, it seems that they have been built for a long time. The weeds at the entrance of the village surrounded the whole village. "Six households?" Lu Weiwei looked around and couldn't help feeling: "There are only six households in this place? Isn't it too small? This Dujia Village doesn't have much sense of existence, does it?" "Go in and have a look." Gu Chen looked around, pointed to one of the trails and said, "It seems that people often pass by here, and the weeds on the road have been trampled flat." "and" Looking up at the undulating mountains in the distance, Gu Chen said again: "And if you want to go up the mountain, it seems that you have to pass through this village." "Could it be that tenant No. 208 left from here? Could it be that... this place has a relationship with tenant 208?" Police Officer Wang hurriedly asked Gu Chen while thinking: "Oh, by the way, Gu Chen, what's the name of that 208 tenant?" "It's Yuan Jialiang." Gu Chen said. "Yuan Jialiang? That's not Du, so that means it has nothing to do with Yuan Jialiang or Du's Village?" Police Officer Wang said. "Not necessarily." Hearing Officer Wang's remarks, Gu Chen immediately retorted: "Looking at the current situation, I really feel that this Yuan Jialiang has something to do with this Du Family Village." "Otherwise, this Yuan Jialiang wouldn't leave early and return late every day. His destination may be here." Here, Gu Chen's voice fell, but there was no sign of Lu Weiwei. Gu Chen couldn't help but look around, and then realized that Lu Weiwei was already at the door of an old house, observing the internal situation through the window. Gu Chen took two steps forward and asked Lu Weiwei, "Senior Sister Lu, did you find anything?" "It's strange." Lu Weiwei frowned slightly, and said in thought: "There is no one in every house here, and the furniture inside is almost old and dusty." "Also, all the gates are locked, and judging from the age of these locks, it seems that they have been closed for a long time." "It's such a deserted village, does Yuan Jialiang have to come here from Hubei Province and live here for 10 consecutive days, leaving early and returning late every day? What is his reason for coming here?" "If it's because of Wangxiangu He Xu and Zhang Fan, then the reason is valid." Gu Chen also reminded from the side. Officer Wang snapped his fingers and said, "That's right, if he has contact with He Xu and Zhang Fan, then maybe he came here just to meet them." After thinking for a while, Police Officer Wang said again: "But this He Xu and Zhang Fan have been chased by us recently and fled everywhere. We even uprooted the secret stronghold in Shanlan Town." "If he, Yuan Jialiang, really came here to meet He Xu and Zhang Fan, then he came to this desolate area, it is indeed quite secretive." "Senior Brother Gu, Senior Brother Wang, Senior Sister Lu, look at that." Here, Gu Chen, Police Officer Wang and Lu Weiwei were discussing, but Yuan Shasha, who was standing on the outskirts of the village, pointed in the direction not far away. Everyone immediately became alert and looked into the distance. At this moment, Gu Chen noticed that a man riding a mule was slowly coming from the other side of the wasteland. Since this is a desolate area with overgrown weeds, there is no so-called road at all. And it seems quite strange to see mules here. So everyone walked out of the mini-village one after another and stood side by side at the entrance of the village. And the man riding a mule who came slowly seemed to have noticed Gu Chen and the others. Seeing that Gu Chen and the others were staring at him, the man was a little apprehensive, but he still braced himself and rode a mule towards Gu Chen and the others. "Hello." Gu Chen walked up to the man first, and asked him curiously, "Where did you come from? "Just down the mountain? I have some vegetable fields over there. I went to pick some vegetables and plan to bring them back to the mountain." The middle-aged man said. "Take it back to the mountain?" Lu Weiwei immediately became interested when she heard it, and quickly asked him: "There are still buildings on this mountain? Are there people living there?" "Uh." Seeing that Gu Chen and the others seemed to have never been here before, the middle-aged man nodded silently and explained: "There is an ancient temple on the mountain, but it is deserted now, but I paid for it myself and simply restored this ancient temple so that people can live in it." "So, you are the only resident on this mountain?" Gu Chen asked. The man nodded silently: "Yes." "Then are you a villager here?" Gu Chen asked again. The man glanced at the deserted village in front of him, couldn't help but shook his head with a smile: "No, I also came here on a cruise, and I think the scenery here is pretty good, so I want to live in seclusion here." "Hiding... living in seclusion?" Hearing what the middle-aged man said, Lu Weiwei was also dumbfounded and said: "I saw people living in seclusion on TV before, and I felt that they all looked like high-ranking people. I think it should be quite rare in today's society." Looking up at the middle-aged man riding on the mule, Lu Weiwei said again: "But now, I actually saw a reclusive expert." Hearing Lu Weiwei's remarks, the middle-aged man riding the mule also grinned, waved his hands and said: "You flatter me too much. I'm just a person who likes to live in seclusion. I don't have much talent, and I'm not an expert. This is just a way of living independently." Hearing what the man said, Yuan Shasha immediately asked him, "Then have you ever seen a man from Hubei Province?" "A man from Hubei Province?" The middle-aged man frowned, as if he knew something. So Gu Chen quickly clicked on the photo album on his mobile phone, pointed it in front of the man and said, "It's him, I wonder if you have met him here?" "Him? I've seen him before." Just looking at Gu Chen's phone screen, the middle-aged man quickly recognized this man named Yuan Jialiang. This surprised everyone. So Lu Weiwei asked again: "Then where is he now?" "He? Just stay on the mountain? He usually comes very early, and then he doesn't leave until the sun is about to set." The middle-aged man said. Gu Chen was a little puzzled: "So you know him?" "It's not very familiar, it's just that he came here every day during this period, so if he comes and goes, it's considered acquaintance?" "But he just went to the mountains and didn't stay at my residence, that is, I chatted with him a few words." The middle-aged man said. Upon hearing this, Police Officer Wang quickly stepped forward and said, "Then do you know what he is doing here?" "It seems... It seems that he is going to pay homage to someone? I didn't ask too much. Anyway, I feel that he is quite mysterious." The middle-aged man said. Everyone looked at each other and felt that there must be something strange in the middle. But at the very least, everyone can now be sure that tenant 208 has indeed been here. Moreover, staying on the mountain to worship someone all the time seems to have a great relationship with this place. But does this Yuan Jialiang from Hubei Province have any intersection with the criminal gangs of He Xu and Zhang Fan? Gu Chen is not clear yet. Thinking that the middle-aged man would also go up the mountain, Gu Chen asked, "I don't know your name yet?" "Oh, my name is Zhou Zheng." The middle-aged man said. "Are you a local?" Gu Chen asked again. Zhou Zheng shook his head: "I'm not a local, as I said, I just wandered here, and I feel that the scenery here is good." "Moreover, the local original residents have also moved away from here long ago, so this place is now a wasteland." I feel pretty good about being able to live in this place. "Then what do you rely on to make money? You have to eat and drink every day, right? Which one doesn't cost money?" "But you are here in secret, you have no income, how can you survive?" Yuan Shasha also asked questions that everyone has been concerned about. After all, if a man lives in seclusion for a long time, he must need the support of his family. For example, the man's family is rich, which can meet his current seclusion expenses. This is also a practical problem. Without an economic foundation, it is difficult to support his poems and distant places. The middle-aged man also saw that several people were quite concerned about him, so he couldn't help explaining with a smile: "Actually, I am a hermit, but at the same time, I am also a self-media creator." "Wherever I go every day? I always take a mobile phone with me, and then take pictures of my various secluded lives, and post the works on social platforms. If there are broadcasts, there will be benefits." "So you're still an Internet celebrity?" Hearing what the man said, Lu Weiwei finally understood why the man wanted to live in seclusion here. Co-authors can use their own secluded life as a concept to derive their own IP. But Lu Weiwei was suddenly curious again, and hurriedly asked Zhou Zheng: "But Zhou Zheng, how do you charge it?" "Haha." Seeing that Lu Weiwei was making a fuss, Zhou Zheng couldn't help laughing dryly, and said: "I'm on the mountain, and I basically rely on the battery to maintain it. I basically rely on this for charging and living." "Every time I go down the mountain, I go to a nearby village to charge my battery and bring it back with me." "Many residents of the village here know me because I have a mule and ride it wherever I go." While talking, the man couldn't help touching his mount. The mule also seemed to be very obedient, and couldn't help making a few noises. Seeing Zhou Zheng riding on the mule's back and carrying two baskets of supplies, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "So you rely on this mule to go up the mountain every time?" "Yes." Zhou Zheng touched the mule's brain and said involuntarily: "I bought this from a nearby villager's house. It's been two years. If I didn't have this guy, I wouldn't be able to bring much supplies when I went up the mountain." "But it's different with this thing. It has a large load capacity and good endurance. It's really not good without this thing." "Then can you show us a way, we want to go up the mountain to find that person." Gu Chen said. The man nodded silently: "Yes, I will drop by anyway." While speaking, the man turned the mule around and began to detour towards a small path next to the mini village. Everyone saw this and followed closely behind. After that, he followed Zhou Zheng into the mountain. It can be said that the mountain roads here are very hidden, and there are often forks. Fortunately, Zhou Zheng's mules cleared the way, and many hoof prints had already been made in this mountain forest. Since everyone was not very familiar with the situation in this mountain forest, they could only follow behind Zhou Zheng and keep a certain distance. Lu Weiwei quickened her pace, followed Gu Chen, and whispered in Gu Chen's ear: "Junior Brother Gu, do you think there is something wrong with Zhou Zheng this time?" "It's hard to say." Gu Chen shook his head and replied softly, "If this Yuan Jialiang has nothing to do with him, I don't really believe it." "After all, Zhou Zheng lives alone on this mountain, but since Yuan Jialiang came to Wangchao Town, he has appeared here every day, leaving early and returning late." "If you talk about sacrifice, it feels like it's just a cover, and maybe there are other purposes." "That's right." Lu Weiwei kept vigilant all the time, and then said again: "But now, we let Zhou Zheng lead the way, and he is also very cooperative. Isn't he afraid that we will find Yuan Jialiang after we go up the mountain?" "If Yuan Jialiang really has close ties with He Xu and Zhang Fan's criminal group, then Zhou Zheng has a close relationship with Yuan Jialiang. In the end, he can't escape either." "Hmm." Hearing Lu Weiwei's remarks, Gu Chen reminded again and again: "Everyone, stay vigilant and adapt to the situation." He also heard a few people behind him whispering all the time. Zhou Zheng, who was riding a mule and walking in the forefront, turned his head and asked: "What are you talking about?" "Oh, we were thinking, this place is pretty good, if it is to be developed for tourism, is it worth it?" Lu Weiwei said. "Haha." Hearing what Lu Weiwei said, Zhou Zheng laughed dryly and shook his head: "Although the scenery here is beautiful, it is far from the city and the traffic is inconvenient." "If you want to develop it, you need to invest a lot of money, and the payback period is too long." "In these years, nine out of ten investment in cultural tourism projects are losing money, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to realize." After a pause, Zhou Zheng immediately asked everyone: "By the way, what do you do?" "We are the police." Officer Wang said. "Police?" Zhou Zheng frowned slightly, turned his head subconsciously, and then said analytically: "You are the police, looking for that man, so... that man is a criminal?" Thinking of this, Zhou Zheng's face was startled, and he immediately stopped the mule. Everyone stopped at the side of the road immediately. Gu Chen looked at each other in dismay, walked out and said, "For now, it's hard for us to judge, but there are some things that we need to confirm with that man." "But it's a pity that today we asked the front desk of the hotel to call this man. Although the phone was connected, no one answered it." Spreading his hands, Gu Chen said helplessly, "So, this is the purpose of our coming here." "So it's like this?" Hearing Gu Chen's explanation, Zhou Zheng was a little anxious, and confirmed again and again: "So, it's not easy for you to judge whether that person is a criminal?" "Yes." Lu Weiwei nodded: "So please help us find him as soon as possible." "Okay... easy to say." Hearing what they said, Zhou Zheng didn't dare to neglect, so he continued to pat the mule and let the mule start to go up the mountain. As the slope began to get steeper, Zhou Zheng also started to walk forward, pulling the mule behind him. A group of people shuttled non-stop on the mountain path, and finally came to a mountainside location. At this moment, Zhou Zheng was leading the mule, pointed to a bungalow in front of him and said, "That's where I live. It used to be a ruined temple. Later, I paid someone to repair it." "Now it's a small living room with two bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom. You can sit with me over there." "Thank you." Gu Chen hurried to Zhou Zheng's side, walking side by side with Zhou Zheng, and asked casually: "That man, he came to you to rest before, right?" "Yes." Zhou Zheng didn't deny it, but said truthfully: "He said that he came to sacrifice on the mountain, so I invited him to sit with me and drink tea." "But every time he was in a hurry and continued walking towards the top of the mountain." After a pause, Zhou Zheng said again: "Anyway, I don't stay in the house often. Sometimes I go down the mountain at noon, and sometimes I go down the mountain in the afternoon." "However, no matter what time I go down, I will be back before the sun goes down." "If you're lucky, you will meet him on the mountain road. It seems strange that he will stay on the top of the mountain for a long time." "Also, I did see a wild grave on that mountain, but there was no tombstone. I also tried to ask him, but he didn't say anything, and I didn't ask too much." "After all, the wild grave looks like it's aged. I guess that person has been dead for many years, oops." At the end, Zhou Zheng couldn't help feeling: "In this way, I'm not the only one living on this mountain, besides me, there is also that dead man." "Are you scared?" Lu Weiwei, who was walking behind, said. Zhou Zheng shook his head: "I'm not afraid, it just feels weird." "This wild grave is also strange, and so is the man who goes up the mountain every day. I feel that this guy doesn't like to talk. Anyway, I guess at this moment, he must still be on the top of the mountain." While speaking, Zhou Zheng tied the mule's rope to a wooden stake at the door, and then led everyone to the ruined temple to be repaired. Pushing open the door and stepping up to the threshold, Zhou Zheng also showed the enthusiasm of the host and invited everyone to enter the room together. There is no electricity here, so coal and wood are still being burned. Zhou Zheng also pushed open the door of the bedroom, ready to go to the room to get some tea to entertain a few people. But when Zhou Zheng pushed open the door of his bedroom, he was suddenly taken aback by the scene in front of him. He couldn't help screaming, fell to the ground, and crawled back. Seeing this, Gu Chen and the others immediately rushed to the door of the room. At this moment, Yuan Jialiang was lying on the ground with a rope wrapped around his neck, as if he had been strangled to death. "It's Yuan Jialiang." Lu Weiwei confirmed. Gu Chen walked into the house first, and began to investigate Yuan Jialiang's situation. Seeing this, the others quickly gathered around. "Gu Chen, how's it going?" Officer Wang asked. Gu Chen shook his head: "Yuan Jialiang is dead." "Could it be someone strangled to death?" Looking at the rope wrapped around Yuan Jialiang's neck, Lu Weiwei couldn't help but guess. But Gu Chen shook his head after checking, "I don't want to be strangled to death." "But there are strangle marks on Yuan Jialiang's neck, Brother Gu." Yuan Shasha also pointed to the position of Yuan Jialiang's neck. Officer Wang nodded silently: "There are indeed strangle marks." "That's right." Gu Chen nodded slightly, and continued to explain: "It is undeniable that Yuan Jialiang has strangle marks on his neck, but have you noticed? Before Yuan Jialiang died, he didn't seem to resist." "What did you say? Yuan Jialiang didn't resist before he died?" Hearing what Gu Chen said, Police Officer Wang immediately became interested. Gu Chen put on the white gloves that he carried with him, raised Yuan Jialiang's hands, and reminded: "Look at his nails." "Very clean." Yuan Shasha was the first to answer. After observing the details, Lu Weiwei also nodded in agreement: "Yes, there is no suspicious substance between the nails, and the entire hands are clean." "That's right." Seeing Yuan Jialiang put his hands down again, Gu Chen also reminded him: "You know, if Yuan Jialiang was strangled to death with a rope, then Luo Jialiang would definitely resist, and in the process of fighting with the murderer, he would definitely grab some skin tissue or clothing fibers from the murderer." Looking down at Yuan Jialiang's corpse, Gu Chen also shook his head: "However, from this corpse, I can't see any substance between the deceased's fingers, which can explain the problem." "This means that after Yuan Jialiang was murdered, he used a rope to draw the strangle marks on his neck?" After Lu Weiwei finished speaking, her eyes began to shift to Zhou Zheng behind her. At this time, Zhou Zheng was also taken aback by the situation just now, and he was still slumped on the ground, as if he hadn't recovered from the situation. Lu Weiwei stood up, walked directly in front of Zhou Zheng, and asked, "Zhou Zheng, what's going on?" "Didn't you say that you are the only one living here on this mountain? Shouldn't you explain it?" "me" He was also quite frightened by the situation at the scene, and coupled with Lu Weiwei's questioning, Zhou Zheng panicked and waved his hands in denial: "I... I don't know, I don't know why this man died in my room, I really don't know." "You don't know?" Seeing that Zhou Zheng spoke lightly, Police Officer Wang also stood up and came directly to Zhou Zheng, reminding him: "Zhou Zheng, let me ask you, is this place your residence?" "Yes." Zhou Zheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva and nodded weakly. "Then is this your room?" Officer Wang asked again, pointing to the bedroom. "Yes... yes." Zhou Zheng still stammered in response. "Then this person died in your bedroom, but you said you didn't know? Did you really not know or pretend you didn't know?" Police Officer Wang said. "I... I really don't know, really." Glancing at Yuan Jialiang who died in the bedroom, Zhou Zheng also said with a confused face: "I really don't know, why did he die in my room? When did he come here? I don't know at all." "Zhou Zheng." Listening to Zhou Zheng's various evasions, Gu Chen, who briefly inspected the body, turned around and came to him, and said righteously: "Did you invite this person into the house?" "No...not." Zhou Zheng shook his head. "Then have you seen this person today?" Gu Chen asked again. "Today? I saw you today." "When?" Gu Chen asked. "Just... just this morning, yes, it was morning. I saw this man in the morning, passing by the gate of my ancient temple, and then walking towards the mountain." "Besides that, you haven't seen him all day?" Lu Weiwei asked. "No." Zhou Zheng shook his head like a rattle, complaining again and again: "I really don't know, why did this guy die in my bedroom?" After thinking for a while, Zhou Zheng said again: "By the way, he must have come to my room while I was going down the mountain, and then, he was brutally killed by other people. It must be like this." Looking up at Gu Chen and the others, Zhou Zheng also said loudly, "Comrade police, it must be so." "It's useless for you to say these things now..." "Senior Brother Wang." Officer Wang wanted to say a few more words, while Gu Chen leaned close to his ear, reminding him, "The deceased may have died of poisoning." "Poisoned?" Hearing what Gu Chen said, Police Officer Wang looked around and said, "Lu Weiwei, Xiao Yuan, check the room and see if there are any other clues around." "Know." "clear." After receiving the order, Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha immediately started the search mode. At the same time, Zhou Zheng, who was the biggest suspect, was also picked up from the ground by police officer Wang, who made him lean against the corner with his head in his hands. To be honest, Zhou Zheng's expression just now did look very innocent. But it is undeniable that if it wasn't for everyone looking for Yuan Jialiang on the mountain, it would be difficult to find Yuan Jialiang died here. But if Zhou Zheng comes back this time, will he hide the body? It's hard to say. After all, the surrounding area is wasteland and sparsely populated. It is obviously possible to find a place in the mountains that is not easy to be found and bury the corpse if you do eucalyptus in this kind of place. Isn't that the case with the wild tomb that Zhou Zheng mentioned earlier? In this way, Zhou was suspected of a major crime. First of all, because few people pass by on the mountain, Zhou Zheng doesn't have to be afraid of being discovered. Secondly, Zhou Zheng actually has a lot of time to deal with the corpse. It is precisely because of this that he can temporarily put the corpse in the bedroom, as long as the door is closed. Even if there are people who go up the mountain by the side of the road, they still cannot enter the room. This can give Zhou Zheng enough time to dispose of the corpse. But now, due to everyone's sudden appearance, they came to the room with Zhou Zheng. Perhaps Zhou Zheng knew that he was doomed, so he acted out that act on purpose just now, which is quite possible. Everyone is not stupid, and they will not believe that Zhou Zheng is innocent just because of Zhou Zheng's fearful expression just now. At the scene, Zhou Zheng was watched by Police Officer Wang. On the other side, Gu Chen led Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha to start a large-scale investigation of the entire room area. Judging from the current situation, most of the items Gu Chen found were living supplies. Moreover, the suspected poison materials were not found at the scene. When everyone got together again, a full fifteen minutes had passed. Lu Weiwei, who was a little angry, went directly to Zhou Zheng and asked, "Zhou Zheng, where is the poison you poisoned?" "I don't know." Zhou Zheng shook his head in a panic, but quickly came to his senses, and hurriedly said again: "No, no, it's not that I don't know, and it's not... It's not that I don't know, it's because I don't have any here." "Zhou Zheng." Seeing that Zhou Zheng seemed to be very uncooperative, Lu Weiwei immediately said angrily: "Hand it over now, I'll count it as you taking the initiative to confess, but if we find out, you know the consequences." "Oh, I can't clean it up even if I jumped into the Yellow River now." Feeling that he couldn't explain himself now, Zhou Zheng suddenly went crazy, and cried: "Comrade police, you have to be careful, you can't wrong good people." "Raise your head up." Gu Chen, who also saw Zhou Zheng crying and checked the toilet, came to him again this time and asked: "Are there many people usually active on this mountain?" "Not much, not much, almost nothing." Zhou Zheng said. "In the past few days, besides you and the deceased, has anyone else gone up the mountain?" Gu Chen asked again. Zhou Zheng squinted his eyes to think, and quickly calmed himself down. After a while, Zhou Zheng shook his head: "I don't know, maybe there is, but I often stay in the house, and I don't know the situation outside at all." "As for what you said, is there anyone else active outside? From the current point of view, the active person may be the murderer." "But I haven't seen it after all, so it can't be my fault." "Not bad for you? Not bad for you, who are you bad for?" Hearing Zhou Zheng's words, Police Officer Wang suddenly pointed to the room angrily, and said: "Now, the deceased died in your room, and you actually told me that you don't know what's going on?" "Didn't you lock the house? But now, why did the deceased appear in your room when you locked the door? What's going on?" "me" It seems that they are being asked continuously, and the questions are a little confused. Zhou Zheng scratched the back of his head immediately, trying to think back and said: "Could it be that someone wants to set the blame on you? But I have no grievances or enmities with anyone, and I have never had conflicts with anyone? Why do some people want to get along with me? Why?" It was also seeing Zhou Zheng lost in thought with a sluggish face, while Gu Chen called everyone aside and discussed in a low voice: "Senior Brother Wang, Zhou Zheng is certainly the most suspicious, but he doesn't know that there is a dead body in the bedroom, and he pretended to bring us in. Isn't this causing trouble for himself? He can refuse to invite us to sit in the room, but he did it like this gone." "Well, I understand what you mean." Listening to Gu Chen's analysis, Police Officer Wang also felt that the previous conclusion might be too hasty. After all, everyone had already disclosed their identities before coming here. But even if Zhou Zheng knew the identities of the policemen, would he be stupid enough to take everyone home? Obviously not. Therefore, Gu Chen feels that there must be other loopholes in it, and this hermit seems to have a lot of problems himself. ...
