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Chapter 35 The Longtan Island Massacre (6)
It seems that this ten-year period has become a sensitive word in Yaoshun's mind. As soon as he saw this time point appear, his heart would "click" unconsciously.

"The jewelry robbery case ten years ago, Lu Yonglin left the jewelry store ten years ago, Guo Peng transferred the gold jewelry processing shop ten years ago, and two people were killed one after another ten years later, what is the connection between them?" Yao Shun frowned. Thinking, "Jewelry shop? Gold jewelry processing shop? Does this have anything to do with the jewelry robbery?"

In the reception room of the police station, Yao and Shun saw Guo Peng's wife, Hu Yun. At this time, she had finished identifying the body and was crying like a tearful person.

"Officer, you must make the decision for our family, Guo Zi, catch that vicious murderer, and shoot him!" Hu Yun cried excitedly and angrily.

"We will definitely do this without your telling me. Now I hope you can calm down and answer me a few simple questions." Yao Shun said.

Hu Yun was sobbing, and after a long time, she wiped away the tears on her cheeks, her mood eased a little, and she choked up and said, "If you have anything, just ask! As long as you can catch the murderer."

"Did Guo Peng have any enemies during his lifetime?" Yao and Shun asked.

"He has nothing wrong with him except he likes to gamble. The gambling table just broke up because of money disputes, but he can't kill people!"

"Then do you know what he is doing on Longtan Island this time?"

"He said that he came to the island with his friends for something. As for what, I don't know. If he doesn't want to talk about something, it's useless for you to ask after his ass every day. I've been married for so many years, and I understand it too. So I didn’t say much, but I guess he has nothing else to do, he must have asked someone to go to the island to gamble.”

"Since it's a friend, do you know what kind of friend it is?"

"Well..." After thinking for a moment, Hu Yun said hesitantly: "I don't know exactly what kind of friends he is with, but one night a while ago, it was already midnight, and his cell phone rang. I heard him pick up the phone and say, 'It's Ah Hui'! Then he suddenly lost his voice, and then ran outside to answer the call. After answering the phone, I asked him who was calling so late, and he said Don't worry about it, I also said that I will go to Longtan Island to do business in a few days, so I didn't say anything more."

"Ahui? Do you know if this Ahui is male or female, and what is his full name?"

"I'm not sure about this. Could it be that Ah Hui killed Guo Zi?"

"We'll investigate. Do you know this man?"

While talking, Yao Shun pushed Lu Yonglin's photo in front of Hu Yun. Hu Yun stared at the photo for a long time, and finally shook his head blankly.

"Have you ever heard Guo Peng mention Lu Yonglin's name?" Yao Shun continued to ask.

Hu Yun was silent for a while, then shook his head, and said: "I have never heard of this name, at least there is no such person among the people who have business dealings with our supermarket, but he also has some friends who met at the gambling table, then I don't know if there is someone called Lu Yonglin."

"Look, do you have any impression of this mobile phone number?"

Hu Yun took the paper with the phone number written on it, looked at it, thought about it for a while, and finally shook his head.

"By the way, let me ask a final digression. Is the gold jewelry processing shop you sold ten years ago really just because Guo Peng wanted to pay off the gambling debt? Or is there some other reason?"

"Oh, I get angry when I mention this. I dare not say how prosperous the business of the gold jewelry processing shop was, at least it is much better than opening this small supermarket now, and Guo Zi's gold jewelry processing skills are not good. He said that no matter how old the jewelry is, as long as it is gold or silver, once it is in his hands, it will be as good as new. I sold it because I owed a lot of gambling debts outside, and people said that if I don’t pay back the money, I will come to kill people. Of course I don’t want to sell the shop. After all, the shop is not unprofitable. The debt was paid off, but who would have thought that he would sell the store without even discussing it with me."

"Didn't he say how much he owed?"

"Then I don't know. He didn't tell me anything. He took care of selling the store and repaying the debt by himself, and then took me on a trip, because before selling the store, he seemed to accept I did a big job and made some money at the time. Seeing that he was in a good mood at the time, I didn’t dare to ask more questions, so as not to make him unhappy. After returning from a trip, we opened the current small supermarket, but the business is not the same as it was in the past. Compared with gold jewelry processing shops, it is really far behind, after all, Guo Zi is good at processing gold jewelry, but he is a layman in this supermarket."

"I got a big job before selling the store? Do you know what it is?"

"I don't know about this. At that time, I heard him say that he took a big job and said that he would stay in the store for a few days. I wanted to say to deliver food to him, but he said no, and specifically told me not to go. Disturb him in the store, and don't talk about it with anyone, he said so, so I naturally didn't ask any more questions. "

The clues provided by Hu Yun can be said to be the clearest in the case so far. The first is the person named "Ahui". After Ahui's call, he decided to go to Longtan Island. If he can find Ahui, it will undoubtedly be of great help to the detection of the case.

And is the mysterious person who called Guo Peng's mobile phone with the new number the one named "Ahui"?If yes, is he the same person who used the new number to call Lu Yonglin's cell phone?What was his relationship to the two dead men?

As for the relationship between Lu Yonglin and Guo Peng, although Hu Yun did not provide valuable clues, he inadvertently gave Yao and Shun a new direction for investigation, that is, the friends Guo Peng met at the gambling table, and perhaps he could find clues from them .

In addition, Yao and Shun felt that there was something strange about Guo Peng's repayment of debts by selling a store ten years ago.Since Guo Peng has excellent gold jewelry processing skills, and the business in the store has been good, and he even took on a big job before selling the store, why should he sell the store to pay off the debt?Even if you have to pay off the debt, why don't you discuss it with your wife, maybe you don't have to sell the store to pay off the debt?Moreover, after selling the store and paying off the debt, Guo Peng was in the mood to take his wife on a trip, which is the most puzzling.

After so many new doubts emerged, Yao and Shun quickly organized the police force to carry out a large-scale investigation. First, all the accommodation places on the island were targeted, focusing on the date when Lu Yonglin and Guo Peng went to the island. Tian and all the tourists who stayed on the island on the day of their death had the word "Hui" in their name; the second was to investigate all the members of the tour group on the island with the name "Hui" through the travel agency.

On the other hand, the large network of investigations in the city was also opened at the same time. The investigation focused on Guo Peng's "gamblers" at the poker table, trying to find clues connecting him with Lu Yonglin. The matter of selling the store to repay the debt is also under investigation.

After a day and night of sleepless investigation, the scouts in the city verified the identities of the guests in the hotel where Guo Peng was killed one by one. Everyone's identity background was clean and there was nothing suspicious.The scouts on the island also collected a list of tourists with the word "Hui" in their names, including 24 women and 18 men.

Looking at the long list, Zhao Guangjun couldn't help sighing: "Well, although the scope has been narrowed down to these 42 people, it still feels like looking for a needle in a haystack. Among these 42 people, which one is the one we are looking for, Ah Hui? What about the Ahui that Guo Peng said is a man or a woman, we don’t know how old he is, and it’s really difficult to find it just with a name like Ahui!"

"No matter how difficult it is, we must find out, because this is the clearest clue we know so far. Judging from the mystery of the phone call between Guo Peng and this Ah Hui, there must be some ulterior secret between them , otherwise Guo Peng wouldn't even say nothing about his wife." Yaoshun said.

"Do you think this Ah Hui might be Guo Peng's creditor? Guo Peng is a gambler, and he probably owes this Ah Hui a lot of gambling debts. He is worried that his wife will find out, so he is deliberately secretive."

"I don't think it's possible. It's not a secret that Guo Peng likes to gamble. Even if he really owes gambling debts, there's no need to hide it from his wife. Moreover, ten years ago, Guo Peng was able to gamble without his wife's consent." , sold the gold jewelry processing shop to pay off the debts, which shows that he is a very machismo at home, and his wife dare not say 'no' at all for the decisions he made, so it is impossible for him to pay off because of He owed gambling debts and dared not let his wife know about it, so he kept things secret. What's more, if Ah Hui was really his creditor, he didn't need to go to the island to pay back the money! Besides, it wasn't his first time. You can tell your wife about your debt, there is no need to hide it."

"It's still Team Yao's thorough analysis."

While talking, Yaoshun's cell phone rang, and after he hung up the phone, he said to Zhao Guangjun, "Zhao Suo, I have to go back to the city first, and I found some gamblers who are related to Guo Peng over there. Find out for yourself."

"Okay, you go quickly, and leave the affairs of the island to me."

After getting off the ferry, Yao and Shun rushed back to the bureau without stopping. He didn't even bother to eat lunch, so he went straight to the interrogation room.

In the interrogation room, a bald man with a swollen face, a vest, and a blue dragon tattoo on his shoulders was sitting on a chair in handcuffs. His eyes were bloodshot and he kept yawning. Haven't slept in a long time.

"Officer, when will you let me out! I'm so sleepy, isn't it just a big deal like gambling? As for being locked and handcuffed? Why don't you just pay me a fine?" The bald man impatiently Said to the police officer who was guarding him.

"Sit down honestly!" The policeman glared at the bald man and reprimanded him.

"Tch, what are you looking for? The policeman is amazing! Let me tell you, I have never been afraid of anyone. Besides, I have already told the police station what I should say about gambling. Why do you detain me?" The bald man shouted arrogantly.

"The police are of course great in front of criminals, because we have the power to bring them to justice. If you really haven't done anything against the law, we certainly don't have the power to detain you, but if you can pat your chest and say Haven't you done anything illegal?"

After Yao and Shun walked into the interrogation room, he questioned him bluntly.

Hearing this, the bald man turned his head to look in the direction of the voice, his lips parted slightly, as if he was about to say something, but when he saw that it was Yao and Shun, he immediately closed his mouth.

Yao and Shun calmly sat directly opposite the bald man, and cast two sharp glances at him.

Seeing this, the bald man quickly lowered his head to avoid Yaoshun's gaze, the arrogance just now had disappeared without a trace.

"Gao Dalong, lift your head up for me." Yao Shun slapped the table and shouted sharply.

This sound startled the bald man Gao Dalong, his head was lifted up "suddenly" like a spring.

"Gao Dalong, this is not the first time we have met. I brought you here for no reason. Don't ask me why I have detained you until now. Ask yourself if there is really no excuse The reason why I detain you." Yao Shun asked seriously.

"Captain Yao, I haven't committed anything other than gambling recently!" Gao Dalong said with an aggrieved face.

"I think it's not that you haven't committed any other crimes, but that you have committed many crimes! Last month, you were responsible for the two fights at the food stalls in the night market! You were also involved in helping the loan sharks come to collect debts, right?"

"That, that, that's all standing up for my friends, and it's all in the past. The police comrades at the police station have also dealt with and educated me. Recently, I really haven't done anything." Gao Dalong was nervous defended himself.

"You know best if you have committed a crime." Yao Shun paused, and continued, "I ask you, do you know Guo Peng?"

"I don't know." Gao Dalong blurted out without thinking.

"Think clearly, if I don't know you, I will ask you?" Yao Shun questioned.

"I'll think about it, I'll think about it." Gao Dalong deliberately pretended to be thinking, and after a while, he replied: "I remember, I remember, I know, I know."

"Just tell me if you know each other, I don't need to ask you a question, you can answer one!" Yao Shun said impatiently.

"Yes, yes, Guo Peng and I met at the poker table. He is a gambler. As long as there is a game, tell him to be sure. Whether it is poker, mahjong, or rolling dice, he will play, and he This person has an advantage, that is, he never defaults on his debts, and the brand is really good."

"anything else?"

"Anything else? No more, that's all I know."

"But as far as we know, everyone says that your relationship is the best. It's impossible for you to know only that about him!"

"It's true, Team Yao, we have a good relationship, but it's just at the gambling table. What's the matter, did something happen to him?" Gao Dalong asked curiously, his eyes widened.

"He was killed."

Hearing this, Gao Dalong was quite surprised, he said in surprise: "What! He died? No way!"

"Do you think I'm joking with you here?"

"Of course not, of course not, but I really didn't expect that we were playing cards together last week, why suddenly..." Gao Dalong sighed.

"You really don't know?"

Yao and Shun naturally knew that Gao Dalong was not the murderer, because according to the investigation of the scouts, Gao Dalong was gambling with others in an underground casino when Guo Peng was killed. More than a dozen gamblers can testify, and Gao Dalong and Guo Peng There was no enmity, and no motive for committing the crime. He asked this mainly to scare the other party, so that he could expose more information.

Seeing Yaoshun cast suspicious eyes on him, Gao Dalong hastily explained for himself: "Captain Yao, you don't suspect that I killed him, do you? If there is no injustice or hatred, why should I kill him?"

"Then who do you think killed Guo Peng?" Yao and Shun asked back.

Gao Dalong was afraid that he would be regarded as a murderer, his face was full of anxiety, he thought carefully for a long time before replying: "I really don't know who wants to kill him, I told him about him, the brand is good , I’ve never had any trouble with anyone at the gaming table.”

"What about the ones outside the gaming table?"

"I'm really not very clear about this. He knows who I am. If he really has a problem with someone outside, he will definitely come to me to help settle it, but I have never heard him mention it."

"Just now I have been hearing you say that Guo Peng's brand is good, and he never defaults on his debts. This is really rare among gamblers. Is it because of his good card skills? Or is it because he gambles relatively small every time?"

"Gambling, winning or losing is actually controlled by the banker, and it has nothing to do with personal card skills. How about 'ten bets and nine cheats'? Moreover, Guo Peng's card skills are not good, they can only be regarded as mediocre. Anyway, he knows how to play every kind of game, but he can only be regarded as proficient, not proficient, and every time he gambles, he loses more and wins less, and the bets are not small, losing thousands of dollars a night Ten thousand yuan is a common thing, but he just has money to lose. I remember once when I was drinking and chatting, I asked him if he was afraid of losing too much money and his wife scolded him. He said he was not afraid, and said that his supermarket business was good. It’s worth losing that little money.”

"Let me ask you, ten years ago, Guo Peng sold his gold jewelry processing shop because of his gambling debts, do you know?"

"There is such a thing, but it's not for repaying gambling debts. I remember he asked me to help him find a buyer. He didn't say that he had to sell the shop to pay back the money because of debts. He just said that he was too tired. Give the store to someone else, and then take your wife out on a trip to relax."

"Really? Are you sure he didn't sell the store because he had to pay off his gambling debts?"

"Of course, even if I'm lying to gods and ghosts, I don't dare to lie to you! And it's not something shameful, so I don't need to make up nonsense!"

"Then he asked you for help back then, is there anything special?"

Gao Dalong didn't dare to be negligent, and after recalling it carefully for a while, he said: "I don't know if it's a special place, I just remember that he was very anxious to sell the store, and I said that the buyer would lower the price." The price is very low. He said it doesn’t matter, as long as it can be sold, money is not a problem. He also said that after the business is completed, I will get [-]% of the commission. He also specifically told me not to tell people about selling the store. Gamblers knew about it, thought he was out of money, and would not play poker with him in the future, I thought it would be beneficial, so naturally I didn’t say much.”

"In your impression, does Guo Peng know someone named 'A Hui'? Or have you heard him mention such a person?"

"Ahui?" Gao Dalong thought for a moment, then said hesitantly: "I have heard of this name, but I don't know if it is the same person as the 'Ahui' you are looking for."

"Will we investigate, you just need to say what you know."

"I remember that there was a spectator named He Wenhui in the casino back then. This guy had a pretty good relationship with Guo Peng, because Guo Peng was a frequent visitor to that casino, and he was very generous, no matter how much he lost. When he wins money, he will give some tips to the younger brother who watched the scene, so he got acquainted with He Wenhui once he came and went. He Wenhui is notorious for his bad hands. He is quite well-known, and some big brothers occasionally ask him to help in a fight or something, but few big brothers will reuse this kid, because this kid is too ambitious, and he is not satisfied with being a subordinate at all. He became the boss by himself, so he didn't have to be a thug for others, so he even changed his name in the end. He said that because the name Wen Hui was too girly and not domineering, he still couldn't become the boss. In the end, he changed his name to He Yaoyang, I hope that one day he can really show off his strength. After that, except for those who knew him in the early years, no one called him by that name. Later, this kid suddenly disappeared, and no one was there anymore. I saw him in the city, it is said that he went to other places to do business, who knows!"

(End of this chapter)