Chapter 573 Confirm Identity?

Time passes.

Half a month has passed since the bones were found on the island in the middle of the lake.

During the past half month, the Criminal Investigation Detachment has never given up trying to determine the identity of the bones through various methods, but in the end, there was no result.

It's like a girl who was abandoned by everyone was attacked inexplicably and ended her life. She didn't appear in the world artificially until five years later.

This shows that someone still cares about the girl.

However, the people who care about her are not willing to confess their identity to the police, and they don't know what they are planning.

Chen Yi had a premonition that something special would happen in the future, but he couldn't wait any longer, so after he began to suspect that there was something wrong with Zuoqiu Anqing and Luo Bao, he took Qin Fei, Lin Chen and Shi Xin to Ningcheng and prepared to do something. A long-term investigation.

Yangcheng's affairs have been temporarily handed over to Zhuo Yun. If new clues emerge or emergencies arise, they will be notified by phone immediately.

Ningcheng is Shi Xin's hometown and is very familiar to him. This is why Chen Yi brought Shi Xin with him.

The owner of the bones has been dead for five years, so the conflict will take even longer. Since we want to investigate Zuoqiu Anqing and Luo Bao in depth, of course we must first investigate their hometowns.

Ningcheng is their hometown.

Specific point: Linyi Village.

Chen Yi has already seen the map. There is a small river near Linxuan Village in Ningcheng.

After a series of clues and guesses, it is completely doubtful whether the Bone Girl died in that river.

At this moment, Chen Yi and Xie Yunzhi were sitting by the river fishing.

There is no luxury equipment, just one pole and one chair, returning to the most primitive state of fishing for beginners.

When Xin Xin took someone to visit the village to confirm whether a girl in her mid-twenties was missing in the village, she also took the portrait.

If Zuoqiu Anqing and Luo Bao both know the girl in the portrait, then the villagers in Linxuan Village may also know her.

In addition, Xie Yunzhi also brought technical detectives.

"This case of yours is troublesome."

Xie Yunzhi placed the fishing rod on the ground and pressed it with stones, stood up and moved his stiff joints.

I've been sitting for a long time.

He had heard about the Huxin Island case a long time ago, so when Chen Yicheng came to Ningcheng to express his intention, he was not surprised. He was just curious why the Yangcheng case was investigated in Ningcheng.

Now I know that there are two people who are suspicious, and their hometown is Ningcheng.

The deceased had been dead for five years. The forensic autopsy concluded that he had probably been soaked in water. There was a river near Linxian Village. It was logical that he needed to come and check. No possibility could be ignored.

Chen Yi watched the floats dancing on the water and the little fish making noise. He had no intention of lifting the pole and said, "Lao Xie, if someone dies in Ningcheng, will it be your case or ours?"

Xie Yunzhi was startled. He stretched out halfway and forcibly stopped. He turned around and said, "Chen Yi, don't leave it to me. I don't want to touch this kind of case at all."

Even Chen Yi was stuck on the identity of the deceased. He didn't think he could do it.

Some veteran criminal policemen pursue a case until they retire and die, but they can't get a satisfactory result despite all their efforts. This is the reality of criminal investigation.

Not all cases can reveal the truth.

Chen Yi was speechless: "You don't have to react so strongly, right? Look at this river."

Xie Yunzhi turned around: "What happened to the river?"

Chen Yi: “It’s rare to be clear and has avoided the pollution of modern development. There are only small fish but no big fish. There are many rocks on the riverside, and it’s easy to lose your footing and fall into the water.

If the Bone Girl is really an acquaintance of Zuoqiu Anqing and Luo Bao, then the probability of her dying here is very high, right? "

Xie Yunzhi paid more attention to the facts and said: "The technical detective has gone downstream to investigate. We might as well wait for the results. After all, the two people's reactions to the portraits were so unclear, you can be considered sick and rushed to the doctor."

One is a pause in the eyes for half a second, and the other is a slight movement of the fingers, both of which are suspicious.

If it weren't for the serious lack of clues, no police officer would be able to care about this detail, and the error rate would be very high.

Chen Yi: "I can only doubt these two people. If I'm wrong... I'll have to start all over again."

In fact, there is nothing wrong with Zuoqiu Anqing's back door for Luo Bao. They know each other and it's just a matter of words. It's completely normal for friends to help each other.

But combined with the prerequisites and various coincidences, it is necessary to doubt whether Luo Bao went to the Lake Island on purpose, or whether Zuoqiu Anqing deliberately asked Luo Bao to go to the Lake Island.

The purpose is to make the bones reappear in the world in public, which may also have the meaning of striking grass to scare snakes or knocking on mountains to shock tigers.

After saying this, Chen Yi raised his fishing rod, and there was a small translucent fish hanging on the hook, writhing in the air due to pain.

He released the small fish and put away the fishing rod without any intention of casting another rod.

"I suddenly remembered the last child abduction case." Xie Yunzhi looked at Chen Yi's movements and said, "Do you think the Bones case in Huxin Island is more or less related to the child abduction case?"

Chen Yi turned around: "Why do you say that? Is there any basis for it?"

Xie Yunzhi: "That's not true. Haven't you always emphasized that there are a lot of coincidences in the Bones case? Linxuan Village is one of the locations involved in the child abduction case, and it is also the hometown of the person you suspect. This is another new coincidence."

Chen Yi thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "I can't think of the possible connection. Those traffickers have confessed everything they need to confess, and the leader was sentenced to death. If there are other problems in Linxuan Village, they can be mentioned as a condition for commutation of the sentence." , there’s no need to bring it into the coffin, right?”

Xie Yunzhi: "I just mentioned it casually, and there is one more direction. In the future, when there is really nothing to investigate, I think we can ask the traffickers in the prison, especially the one who sold Luo Bao to Linyi Village. ”

Chen Yi agreed: "It's a good idea."

While chatting, the technical scout who went downstream returned and brought preliminary investigation results.

They all came to Linyi Village with instruments that could be used for on-site testing and analysis.

Such as water quality.

"Xie Zhi, we have the results. We think there is a problem." The captain of the technical reconnaissance brigade handed the handwritten data to Xie Yunzhi. The latter did not accept it and asked the other party to give it to Chen Yi.

"Captain Chen." He took two steps and handed it to Chen Yi.

Chen Yi took it and glanced at it. The characters and numbers on it were relatively professional, including pH, dissolved oxygen, ion content, etc., as well as the community structure of microorganisms.

The technical reconnaissance team leader did not care whether Chen Yi could understand it or not, and made a routine report: "Through analysis, we found that in a backwater bay downstream, the nitrogen content was significantly higher than that of other water flows.

In addition, the microbial community is relatively richer, including aquatic organisms such as algae, snails, water fleas, etc.

Whether a corpse has been soaked in it or not, the sample needs to be brought back to the laboratory for further testing. "

Chen Yi: "Is that place narrow? Can the corpse go down?"

Technical Scout Captain: "We can't get down. If there are corpses, they will be blocked at the mouth of the backwater bay for a long time."

Chen Yi: "Photo."

The technical reconnaissance team leader found a large number of photos taken at the scene and showed them to Chen Yi. Backwater Bay is in a very remote location, with overgrown vegetation and no roads. No one usually passes by.

Xie Yunzhi also came over.

Since the water quality analysis is similar to the guess, it can be reasonably suspected that the Bone Girl died in this river.

Linxuan Village is next to it. Zuoqiu Anqing and Luo Bao are probably closely related, or at least they are insiders. It is impossible for such a coincidence to happen.

"Could it be that the dead people were the villagers of Linxuan Village?" Xie Yunzhi said, "But no one reported the case, and no one reported him missing."

Chen Yi: "Let's wait until Lao He comes back."

There have been no reports of disappearances in Linxuan Village in recent years, and Hexin is going door-to-door to further implement the measures to prevent the special situation where someone goes missing but does not call the police.

Half an hour later, Shi Xin came back with his new leader. His steps were fast and his expression was solemn. It seemed that he had made new gains.

"Team Chen, Lao Xie." He Xin picked up the portrait in his hand before he got close, "People in the village said that this portrait looks very similar to a girl, but it cannot be determined because of the error. I think ...That should be it.”

Chen Yi stood up immediately: "What's your name?"

When is it new: "Luo Ting."

"Luo Ting?" Chen Yi thought of Luo Bao, "Are you related to Luo Bao?"

Shi Xindao: "I asked, no, there are many people with the surname Luo in Linxuan Village. If you go back several generations, they may all be related. Now a considerable number of people with the surname Luo have been in the fifth server."

Coming out of five servers means you can get married.

Chen Yi saw hope of identifying the deceased: "Tell me about Luo Ting's situation."

Shi Xin: "Luo Ting is the only daughter in the family. Her parents are still alive, but her legs and feet are a bit inconvenient because of her age. Otherwise, I would have called the old couple over. When I saw them, um..."

At this point, I stopped talking.

Chen Yi: "What's wrong?"

Shi Xin sighed: "The two old men stayed with each other in the dilapidated tile-roofed house, wearing very new... shrouds. Oh, they are quite pitiful."

These words made Chen Yi silent, and Xie Yunzhi beside him didn't know what to say.

Wearing a shroud means waiting to die alone because there are no children to help them sort out their dignity after death.

"How old are you?" Chen Yi asked.

If Luo Ting was their daughter, she would only be thirty before she died. How old could her parents be? Why are you wearing a shroud?

Shi Xin said: "More than seventy."

Chen Yi: "Do you have a daughter when you are old? You don't have to wear a shroud and wait to die when you are over seventy, right?"

Ji Xin explained: "The old couple have chronic underlying diseases and lack of medical treatment for a long time, so they may die at any time."

Chen Yi: "What do you say about the portrait?"

Shi Xin: "Like other villagers, just like, I asked them how long it had been since Luo Ting left the village. They couldn't remember, it was about four or five years. Now we need a DNA paternity test.

Lao Xie. "

After speaking, he handed a transparent bag to Xie Yunzhi, which contained a hair with hair follicles on it.

There is no DNA in cut hair because DNA is present in the hair follicles.

After taking it, Xie Yunzhi handed it to the technical detective and asked him to go back to the city bureau immediately for a DNA paternity test.

When Chen Yi came to Ningcheng, he also brought a DNA sample of the bones for backup. The sample is now at the Ningcheng Bureau.

With expedited processing, including travel time, results can be available within three hours.

During this period, Chen Yi was going to talk to Luo Ting's parents.

Is the Bone Girl Luo Ting? The high probability is that we just have to wait for authoritative evidence.

Several people entered the village.

Chen Yi and Xie Yunzhi have visited Linxuan Village several times because of the child abduction and trafficking case.

Entering the dirt road from the cement road, it is an uphill slope. There are very few village houses around, and most of them are abandoned tile-roofed houses.

When children buy property in the city, their hometown becomes a memory, and no one chooses to renovate it unless necessary, leaving it empty.

Under the guidance of He Shixin, Chen Yi walked into one of the houses. The door was half-open. There was a small yard between the main door and the main house, and the two old people were sitting in the yard to bask in the sun.

The weather in July was already a bit hot, but the two old people were wearing a lot of clothes, like autumn and winter, and they were wearing felt hats commonly seen in rural areas.

Chen Yi was not surprised. This was a normal physiological phenomenon.

With the increase of age, various functions of the body gradually decline, which will lead to a low basal metabolic rate and insufficient heat production in the body, thus being afraid of cold.

The elderly pay great attention to keeping warm, which is the main reason.

"Have you entered the room?" Chen Yi asked in a low voice.

He Shixin replied in a low voice: "No."

Chen Yi: "I'll go in and take a look later."

He Shixin: "Okay."

He understood what Chen Yi meant. He went to check Luo Ting's life traces, at least there must be photos.

The two old people watched Chen Yi and the others approaching. Their faces full of ravines were full of vicissitudes. For them, nothing could cause emotional fluctuations.

Chen Yi reminded himself that he must be careful when chatting.

If you are sure that Luo Ting is the skeleton girl, don't say it directly, it will be a big blow.

However... their daughter hasn't come home for more than five years, didn't the old couple think about looking for her?

Could it be that Luo Ting is an unfilial daughter like Zuo Qiu Anqing, and she accepted her fate?

It is indeed easy to spoil a daughter when you are old.

"Young man, why are you back again?"

The old man looked at He Shixin and spoke in dialect. In fact, all the dialects in Dongzhou are similar and can be understood.

He Shixin stepped forward and explained with a smile that the leader wanted to come over and talk again.

"Leader? Come on, sit down. It's a little dirty and I don't have time to clean it. Don't be disgusted. Just sit down." The old man wanted to stand up, but gave up after finding it a little difficult. The old lady went into the house and took out a lot of stools.

Chen Yi took out the portrait again and asked the old couple. They both said that it was indeed a bit like their daughter, but they didn't say anything else, nor did they ask the name of the girl in the painting, let alone ask why the police brought the portrait to the village.

This is not the normal psychology that parents should have.

After years of no news, she suddenly saw a suspected portrait one day, and the person holding the portrait was a policeman. In this case, no matter how low the cultural level or how slow the reaction arc is, she would have noticed something was wrong, right?

Do they really not care at all?

"Uncle, can we go to Luo Ting's room to take a look?"

Chen Yi asked.

If she refused, He Shixin would find a chance to sneak in.

"Okay, go ahead." The old man agreed.

He Shixin led people into the room, and Chen Yi stayed to continue chatting with the old couple, and the topic mainly revolved around Luo Ting.

Luo Ting's life trajectory is completely different from Luo Bao and Zuo Qiu Anqing. She dropped out of junior high school and stayed in the factory around the village to work.

A very ordinary village girl image, nothing special.

About five years ago, Luo Ting left the village.

When asked about the reason for leaving the village, the old couple seemed unwilling to explain in detail, and just made up a reason as an answer.

Whether it was Chen Yi or Xie Yunzhi, they could clearly see that the two were lying.

This shows that there is a problem with Luo Ting's sudden departure from the village.

After weighing the pros and cons, Chen Yi did not expose the truth for the time being and asked about Luo Ting's personal situation.

The answer he got was that she was single.

"Have you never been in a relationship?" Chen Yi said.

The old man: "I have been in a relationship, but her parents disagreed. They said that it is impossible for a college student to marry a wife who has not even graduated from junior high school. It is embarrassing for that person.

What's wrong with a college student? We still look down on him!"

When it comes to this, the old man's mood finally fluctuates, and it seems that he still feels upset today.

Looking at the old man's angry look, Chen Yi found that the other party is not indifferent to his daughter. There is definitely something inside.

"What's the name of the person Luo Ting is dating?"

"Baozi!"

"Bao..." Chen Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, "Luo Bao?"

The old man: "His surname is Luo. We have always called him Baozi since we were young. We don't know his full name."

Chen Yi felt that the direction was right.

The word coincidence can no longer explain the current situation.

Although there is still a fog ahead, at least the identity of the skeleton girl is about to be revealed. As long as the results of the DNA paternity test come out, the direction of the investigation can be locked immediately.

As the chat continued, Chen Yi got to know Baozi and Luo Ting's past, including whether Luo Ting had any enemies or rivals in love, etc.

Also, about Zuo Cuili.

The old couple was very objective and fair to Zuo Cuili, with both praise and criticism. She was just a younger generation in the village, and had a good relationship with Luo Ting. The two grew up together.

Until Zuo Cuili went to high school, the two gradually contacted less, but occasionally they would meet when they came back from vacation, and their friendship was not affected by dropping out of school.

In the end, Chen Yi also cared about the physical condition of the old couple to see if there was anything he could help.

Chronic diseases should be treated, and they are not advanced cancer. If they are well maintained, they can live many more years.

He is only 70 years old, and it is really scary to wear funeral clothes all day.

Two hours passed unknowingly, and He Shixin had already walked out of the room. It was not convenient to communicate with Chen Yi for the time being if he found anything, so he would talk about it after he left.

The speed of technical investigation was faster than expected, and the call was made to Xie Yunzhi.

After Xie Yunzhi answered the call, he didn't know what he heard. He was stunned for a moment, then shook his head at Chen Yi.

Shaking his head meant that the DNA paternity test result was wrong.

The bones that appeared on the lake island were not the daughter of the old couple in front of him.

Chen Yi looked at He Shixin, who made a gesture to ensure that the hair would not be wrong.

Xie Yunzhi, who put down his phone, was a little depressed. Did he spend two hours in vain?

"It's impossible. Everyone said it was similar, and she was Luo Bao's girlfriend and Zuo Qiu Anqing's best friend. All the details can match. How could it not be Luo Ting?

A corner of the case is about to be revealed. We can even speculate the identity of the murderer and speculate why the bones appeared on the lake island. Now they are forcibly covered up?"

Chen Yi frowned deeply, feeling that something was wrong.

There must be something wrong.

"How about we leave first?" Xie Yunzhi whispered.

Chen Yi sat there thinking for a while, and without saying anything, he got up and said goodbye.

Just as everyone was about to walk out of the door, Chen Yi suddenly thought of something and turned back.

The police officers behind him didn't understand what was going on, so they all stopped and then consciously stepped aside to make way for the other party's sight to pass through the empty yard and accurately fall on the old couple who continued to bask in the sun.

"Uncle, is Luo Ting your biological daughter?"

Bai Gu is not their daughter, this is the result of scientific identification.

But, whether Bai Gu is Luo Ting is not certain.

The sudden words made the old couple's expressions freeze, and they didn't react for several seconds.

They have good hearing and can hear clearly across the yard.

"What are you talking about!" The old man was angry.