314. Chapter 313 Case Closed? (1/2)

Chapter 313 Case closed?

On the day of Lantern Festival.

There are many people selling lanterns on the island. Among them, "lamp" and "ding" are homophonic, which means adding children.

"Send the lamp" means "send the ding".

In this era, the top priority for a girl after getting married is to have children. If she does not give birth to children after marriage, it will be a very disgraceful thing for the bride and her family, and people will gossip about her.

Therefore, on this day, the in-laws usually buy lamps and deliver them to the bride’s house.

In addition to in-laws buying lamps, children will also clamor for family members to buy lamps for them.

When I see other people’s children, many parents who usually spend a lot of money will spend a lot of money on the Lantern Festival, buying lanterns for their children, mainly for the sake of celebration and good luck.

"Mom, can you buy me a carp lantern?"

Zhu Xiuhua did not immediately agree to Li Haoran, but asked the lamp seller: "How much does this lamp cost?"

"This carp lantern costs fifty cents."

Zhu Xiuhua glared and said, "It's so expensive, you might as well grab it."

The lamp seller sighed: "Hey, sister, fifty cents is really not expensive. Look at the materials used in my lamp.

The cost of these colored papers alone is not cheap. It is almost dark now. We have to rush back to sell them so cheaply. When we first arrived on the island, we sold them for 70 cents. "

"San Mao."

"Three cents is really not enough. If you have to give money back, the minimum is 40 cents."

Zhu Xiuhua insisted: "It's only three cents. The Lantern Festival is almost over. No one will want your lantern tomorrow. It's only ten cents away. You might as well sell it to me cheaply."

The lamp seller sighed: "Forget it, I'll give you three cents. Don't tell anyone else."

"okay."

When paying, Zhu Xiuhua took out three golden dimes.

The lamp seller took the three golden dime coins and did not put them directly into his satchel. Instead, he looked at the year first.

1983.

Then, he turned the coin over and there was a big national emblem on the back.

The lamp seller put the three coins into a small compartment in his bag and said to Li Haoran who was holding the carp lantern with a smile on his face:

"Kid, it's getting dark. Do you want me to light the lamp for you?"

"Yeah."

The lamp seller struck a match, inserted it from the belly of the carp lantern, and lit the small candle inside.

Under the light, the carp lanterns are all colorful patterns, which are very beautiful.

Li Haoran excitedly held up the lamp: "Auntie, I went to play with my friends."

"Don't play too late, you know? Come back early. School starts tomorrow. Have you finished your winter vacation homework?"

Li Haoran suddenly felt a little depressed, and for a moment, he felt that his happiness had disappeared.

Li Duoyu, who was watching the lanterns nearby, was a little surprised when he saw the three dime coins.

No wonder the lamp dealer is so happy. This set of golden Great Wall coins is not widely circulated. Like the monkey tickets, it has a certain collection value.

But it is impossible for Zhu Xiuhua, who rarely leaves the island, to understand these things.

And this is the information gap.

These days, there are many people who specialize in making money from this kind of information gap.

"Mom~Lamp~"

After seeing the lantern, little Tutu in Zhou Xiaoying's arms kept wanting to reach out and grab it.

Li Xiaorong said happily: "Tutu, which one do you like? Tell your aunt and she will buy you one."

Zhou Xiaoying said with a smile: "No, I will just buy it for him. The boss will buy the smallest and lightest one that a child can carry."

"Then a lotus lantern, two cents."

Li Duoyu looked disgusted: "Don't buy it for him. This kid must have no good intentions. He threw it on the ground and asked me to pick it up. On his first birthday, I didn't know how many times I picked it up for him. My waist almost bent." broken."

The two women couldn't help but smile. In Xiasha Village, it was estimated that only little Tutu could cure him.

After Xiao Tutu got the lotus lantern, Li Duoyu didn't ask the lamp seller to help light it, just as he expected.

Not long after the boy got the light, he gave his father a sneaky look.

The next second.

He threw the lotus lantern on the ground again.

"Your uncle, after fifteen, let's see how I deal with you."

But every time Li Duoyu shouted to take care of him, he didn't take care of him every time. Li Xiaorong couldn't help but said: "I didn't expect it, my brother really loves the child."

Zhou Xiaoying sighed: "Well, since he loves his children so much, I will definitely be the one who makes the bad jokes in the family from now on."

Zhou Xiaoying glanced at the pier, where many unmarried girls were holding lanterns, and said:

"Xiao Rong, the lanterns are quite beautiful. Would you like your brother to give you a lantern?"

"I don't even have a partner, so what's the point of giving me lanterns? If you want to give them, just give them water flowers. It's best to buy her a Guanyin lantern."

"How can you not find someone with your conditions? Don't keep picking and choosing. That's almost it."

Li Xiaorong frowned and thought for a while: "I think so too. The main reason is that I can't find a good bastard like my brother."

Li Duoyu, who had just picked up the lotus lantern, rolled his eyes at her: "I am such a good person, how can I be such an asshole?"

Zhou Xiaoying said seriously: "Xiao Rong is not wrong. You were really a bastard in the past. For several years, you went to Rong City to watch the lanterns during the Lantern Festival without taking me with you."

The corners of Li Duoyu's mouth twitched.

"This matter is over. Don't talk about the past anymore. People should look forward. Next year, I will take you and little Tutu there."

"Okay, this is what you said."

Li Xiaorong puffed her lips:

"Brother, why don't you take me with you? I also want to go to Rongcheng to see the lanterns."

Li Duoyu said with a look of disgust:

"We are a family of three. Why are you bringing a light bulb? Hurry up and find someone to watch the lanterns with."

"Brother, why have you changed?"

"You didn't treat me like this before."

"It has changed a long time ago. You didn't realize it just now, right? After we get married, I will definitely kiss your sister-in-law. How can I stay clingy with you?"

"cut."

Zhou Xiaoying on the side smiled happily for no apparent reason. Seeing his mother smiling, little Tutu also laughed together.

After the Lantern Festival.

Li Xiaorong had to rush back to the hospital to go to work. Early in the morning, she wanted to sneak away and go to the train station alone.

As a result, her parents caught her and lectured her on the spot for half an hour.

In the end, it's still the same as before. Li Duoyu personally escorted her to the train station. As the sounds of "Kang Chi" and "Kang Chi" sounded, Li Xiaorong, who was sitting at the window, waved her hand and said with a smile on her face:

"Brother, I'm leaving."

"Don't miss me too much."

"Stop being so pretty, who will miss you?"

Li Duoyu also smiled and waved to her.

The next time we meet, maybe it will be another year later. To be honest, I am really reluctant to leave.

After fifteen.

Even if the Spring Festival is officially over, middle schools and primary schools are starting to reopen one after another. Even the lazy fishermen will have no excuse to stay at home after the 15th Chinese New Year.

After sending Li Xiaorong away.

Li Duoyu just returned to the island when he heard the explosive news.

The boat bombing and murder case in Shangqi Village has actually been closed.

Many people were talking at the dock.

"I think they must be cheating, otherwise there would be no need to kill them."

"It seems that Liu Mazi and Chen Liang were the ones selling goods to these people. Fortunately, Mazu blessed them and allowed them to hit the rocks, otherwise none of them would have come back."

"This is all life."

After Li Duoyu parked the sampan, he asked Old Man Mi: "Did you really catch the murderer?"

"If you catch him, it will be published in the newspaper."

Li Duoyu really couldn't believe it.

In this era without cameras, it is very difficult to solve crimes at sea.

In the previous life, it took several years to catch the pirate. How could the case be solved in less than a month in this life?

This efficiency is too high.

Could it be that there are people in the organization who have been reborn like him?

"Lao Mi, show me the newspaper."

Li Duoyu took the newspaper and read it. There was an eye-catching headline on the second page.

[The incident of bombing a ship and sinking corpses was solved, and seven members of the criminal gang were arrested]

(Last year, during New Year’s Eve, a huge fishing boat murder case occurred in our city.)

Li Duoyu briefly glanced at the contents of the newspaper. In this incident, the murderer was actually the leader of the gang.

That is to say, some time ago, the reason why the group of smugglers arrested in Nanri Town killed the fishermen in Shangqi Village was also very simple. They were caught by the smugglers, and they were afraid that they would report them, so they blew up the boat and sank their bodies.

At first glance, this reason for killing seemed perfectly fine, but to Li Duoyu, who had experienced stolen goods, something felt wrong.

Nowadays, goods are shipped differently from before. They are all small items, such as cigarettes and watches. Most of the goods are hidden in the cabin.

Every larger cargo ship will be disguised as a fishing boat, with not only fishing nets but even fish on board.

The time to take out the goods is usually late at night. Unless you know from the beginning that he is here to take out the goods, you will not know what the fishing boat is for.

Those people only care about money.

But he is also very afraid of trouble. If something can be solved with money, he will never say anything or do anything. He doesn't look like someone who would do such a thing.

Li Duoyu felt that this matter was not as simple as he thought. He looked at the newspaper and found that the final credit fell to the "task force".

The names of Secretary Chen, Mayor Gao and Director Li, who had been busy for more than half a month, did not appear in the newspaper.

Li Duoyu felt that this matter was a bit strange, and he guessed that the real culprit hadn't been caught yet, and something might happen in the future.

When I think about it.

Li Duoyu is really annoyed. It seems that he should remind the villagers more not to relax, let alone be a bad person at sea.

What Li Duoyu didn't expect was that the reason why the case was closed so quickly had something to do with him.

Over there at the Shangfeng Town Committee.

Director Li Mingli was so angry that he didn't even want to smoke. He clapped the newspaper in his hand and said angrily: "The evidence is not enough. How come the case is closed like this and the news is released?"

Mayor Gao took a sip of water and sighed:

"It should be that the inspection team is coming soon. The pressure from the top is too much, but these people have been recruited. The results are good, but there are some flaws and lack of consideration in the process."

Director Li couldn't help but cursed:

"What the heck, you haven't seen how they interrogate you. If they do it like that, even a pig will be forced to sign."

Gao Tianyun frowned and said:

"I said, Lao Li, why are you such a jerk? You can't understand me, right? Those people have smuggled a lot of cultural relics. Even without this incident, they wouldn't be able to survive, and there's nothing you can do about it." Prove that they didn’t do this.”

"If you have no doubts about the crime and you don't know anything, if you want to do what they did, what's the difference between it and ten years ago?"

"If I don't tell you, I can't tell you anything."

"This is a matter of principle, not a matter of whether to talk or not. If the real culprit is not caught, it will definitely be a time bomb for our coastal fishermen."

"There are so many shipwrecks every year. If this kind of person is not caught, who knows whether he is harmed."

Mayor Gao couldn't help cursing: "It's all the fault of this damn inspection team. They didn't come earlier or later, but came at this time, which made the task force anxious."

Chen Shulin, who had not spoken much, said seriously: "Director Li, if you think you have caught the wrong person, you should continue to follow up on this matter and don't relax."

"Even if you don't say it, I will continue to follow up. I feel that I can't sleep well unless these bastards are caught."

Chen Shulin rubbed his temples and drank a sip of strong tea on the table.

I haven't slept well for half a month, and I feel that my daily routine is a bit disordered.

Since he became the secretary of this town, things have happened one after another, and it feels like he hasn't had a good day.

His wife has been making trouble with him recently. She didn't go home during the entire Spring Festival, and she didn't send her children to study in other places.

What bothered him the most was that the case of the ship bombing and the body sinking had just been "ended" when a new incident came up, and the higher-ups paid more attention to this incident than the ship bombing and the body sinking case.

Looking at the red-headed documents on the table that had just been received in the past two days.

Chen Shulin continued:

"Lao Gao, the village doctor of Xiasha Village has left, and the inspection team is about to arrive. You should first transfer a doctor from the town health center to Xiasha Village and let him stay in the village for a while."

"Also, the people from the Rongcheng reception team will come to our town committee the day after tomorrow morning. At that time, you and I will accompany the reception team to Dandan Island to check the hygiene conditions first."

"According to the itinerary, the inspection team seems to have a lunch on the island, so we should also determine the dishes early and report them."

"Also, I heard that the big leaders will also meet with the inspection team. Come to the island together, we must ensure that the entire inspection process is foolproof. "

Li Mingli said with an unhappy face:

"It's just a bunch of devils, why make it so grand, everyone won't forget how they bullied us back then."

Chen Shulin glanced at Director Li and frowned:

"Just complain in private, don't say anything when people are here, the higher-ups require you to not allow anything to happen during this period of time."

"And you have to change your temper, now for us, the most important thing is not the inside or the face, but the money."