Chapter 494
Taking a Stroll Through the Village
Chapter 494 Taking a Stroll Through the Village
Su Miaoyi and Zhuang Yanzheng spent the whole night studying the character "仙" (immortal).
They hadn't figured anything out. When dawn broke, the two looked out the window and then glanced at each other.
The all-nighters have aged them both considerably.
Su Miaoyi glanced at him, tilted her head, leaned against the wall by the window, and closed her eyes: "It's like looking for a needle in a haystack."
"Let's take a break first," Zhuang Yanzheng said.
"Mmm." After saying this, Su Miaoyi fell asleep.
Seeing that she had fallen asleep, Zhuang Yanzheng left the room.
He went back to his room and called Qi Feng to ask about the current situation.
"The white SUV has been found, under an overpass. We only found the car, not the person," Qi Feng said. "We've checked all the surveillance footage around the overpass, but we still haven't found the person."
"We also checked the surveillance footage of the SUV before it arrived at Weiyang Palace. Following the footage, we found the place where Jiang Xutong was killed, which was an abandoned factory in the suburbs. There was a lot of blood inside, and we collected blood samples. The DNA comparison results are not yet available."
"The factory has probably been abandoned for a long time. We speculate that Jiang Xutong was taken there. But we haven't found where Jiang Xutong has been staying these past few days. We only found a lot of bloodstains and footprints at the factory, nothing else. Jiang Xutong's phone wasn't there either."
"Okay, got it." After finishing his call with Qi Feng, Zhuang Yanzheng called Yan Cheng.
Yan Cheng's assistant answered the phone and then handed it to Yan Cheng.
"Is the autopsy not finished yet?" Zhuang Yanzheng asked.
"Almost there," Yan Cheng said. "Some of the test results are in. There's no poison in her body, and the cause of death is excessive blood loss. She suffered torture before her death. There are twenty-four wounds on her body, and many bruises on her back, arms, and thighs. Judging from the shape, some were from being hit with sticks, some from being punched, and some from being kicked. All ten fingers were chopped off, and there are also marks on her face. We extracted a DNA sample from Jiang Xutong's fingernails, but it didn't match in the DNA database. It should belong to the murderer. It also didn't match the DNA extracted from Le Yan back then."
Qin Leyan fell into the river back then, and was pulled out and transported back to Jinghai.
Blood was taken from her clothes and DNA was tested.
It might belong to Xie Zhiyan, but they can't be sure.
This DNA information has always been in the DNA database.
"Okay, I understand," Zhuang Yanzheng said. "Contact me immediately if you discover anything."
"Ah."
After hanging up the phone, Zhuang Yanzheng quickly took a 20-minute nap, ate breakfast, and then the two drove to Yashan Village, the village where the fight had taken place the day before.
Last night, Duan Wenrui communicated with the local police station and said that someone from higher up had been sent to mediate the fight that happened because of road construction.
The person named Huang Qi also spoke with Duan Wenrui last night.
Once the system identified the specific person, Huang Qi was already being remotely and secretly monitored by the branch office, including his communications.
The reason they came to Yunguang Town Police Station was because of the road construction issue, since Zhuang Yanzheng was the sponsor.
They were not told anything else.
After all, if there really is something in the mountains, the locals would definitely know.
Moreover, given the previous incident involving Zhao Yongliang, they were genuinely afraid and therefore planned to proceed in secret.
Su Miaoyi and Zhuang Yanzheng drove to Yashan Village in Yunguang Town, just as Duan Wenrui arrived.
He brought two people with him.
"Team Leader Duan."
Duan Wenrui walked up to the two men and said, "I rushed here all night with some people. I brought some from nearby counties, not all of them. After all, if there's something in the mountains that they don't want anyone to find, the villagers will definitely try their best to stop them. There was even a fight yesterday, so just in case, I brought more people."
“Okay.” “We’ll go to the village with the police station and ask around,” Zhuang Yanzheng said.
“Okay,” said Captain Duan. “I’ll take them both to look around the area near the mountain.”
"Be careful not to get beaten up," Zhuang Yanzheng said.
"Row."
Su Miaoyi and Zhuang Yanzheng followed the police officers to the village first: "Let's go check out the family that led the way yesterday."
"it is good."
“I heard yesterday that the mountains are the ancestral home. Are there any worship ceremonies or similar activities every year?” Su Miaoyi asked.
"Yes, every year on the first day of the Lunar New Year, people from Yashan Village go into the mountains to offer sacrifices, beat drums and gongs, and walk around the mountain."
"Walk around the mountain?" Su Miaoyi looked towards the mountains, which stretched out one after another. "Where does one circle start and end?"
"Over there." The police officer pointed to the mountain east of the village. "The place with the flag is exactly where you need to go around."
Su Miaoyi and Zhuang Yanzheng both looked at it.
"This village is almost surrounded by mountains on all sides, with only one narrow road in and out. Only the mountain on the east side cannot be moved, but the mountains in the rest of the village can be moved however you want. But it just so happens that the road construction has to pass through the mountain on the east side."
"Can villagers go into the mountains freely?" Su Miaoyi asked.
"You can go in, but not often. There's a saying here that you shouldn't go in and out of the mountain to the east too often. You have to have reverence for it and not disturb it too often. So before you go in, you need to sincerely pray at the foot of the mountain. People usually go into the mountain only when they have something going on at home and they want to ask for blessings."
“That means not many people usually go in,” Zhuang Yanzheng said.
"Yes."
Su Miaoyi was silent for a moment before asking, "Does everyone bow at the foot of the mountain before entering? Are there any who don't?"
"I heard that two years ago, someone went into the mountain without paying respects and fell off the mountain, hitting his head and dying. Since then, if people want to go into the mountain, they will sincerely pay respects and bring offerings with them."
"Is that really true?" Su Miaoyi asked in surprise. "Is it really because they didn't pray?"
"It's hard to say. I only heard about it. I don't know if they actually made the offerings or who saw them. Besides, I'm old, and it's not easy to walk on the mountain. I might slip and fall."
"May I ask who fell down?" Su Miaoyi asked.
"I think the surname is Huang, but I'm not sure what the given name is. There aren't many families with the surname Huang in this village; you can find out by asking around."
"Was there no autopsy or anything like that?" Zhuang Yanzheng asked.
"He fell from the mountain; it wasn't a criminal case, so he was buried."
"Apart from the mountains to the east, are all the other mountains open to us?" Su Miaoyi asked again.
"Yes. There are fruit trees on the mountain, some have a few plots of land, and some people gather firewood. Everyone can come and go as they please."
Su Miaoyi nodded.
When we arrived at the door of the person who had led the group yesterday, we knocked and explained our purpose, but they didn't even open the door.
No matter where you're from, I won't give you any face.
"Either you break down the door and arrest me, or you leave now. The mountains to our east are immovable, that's it! What's the point of mediation or negotiation? Get out! Get out! Get out!!"
I went to several stores, but they wouldn't open the door.
You can only hear sounds, but you can't see anyone.