Serious Case Tracking

Chapter 66

After Meng Shaohui left Sun Jun's house, he drove non-stop to Chen Haitao's parents' house, which was more than 400 kilometers away.

Along the way, even Meng Shaohui himself was a little puzzled, why did he hold onto Chen Haitao's clue so tightly?Is your judgment right or wrong?Such an answer may only be obtained when the case is solved. Right now, he has no way to judge right from wrong. He can only rely on years of experience and intuition in handling cases to find as many clues as possible that will help solve the case.

The home of Chen Haitao’s parents is located in a small mountain village more than 400 kilometers away from the urban area. Almost all young people in the village went to work in the city, and most of those who stayed in the village were elderly people and housewives.

When Meng Shaohui arrived at the village, it was already around 02:30 in the afternoon. Most of the villagers had just woken up from their afternoon nap. Some children who were not yet of school age were full of energy and gathered together to play and play as soon as they woke up.

Led by the village chief, he came to the home of Chen Haitao's parents. It was a small white three-story building located in the north corner of the village. It is rusty.

After Meng Shaohui thanked the village chief, he went to the door alone and rang the doorbell. A middle-aged woman in her forties came out to answer the door.

"Who are you looking for?"

The middle-aged woman looked Meng Shaohui up and down and asked.

"You are Zhang Guilan, right? I'm Meng Shaohui from the Municipal Criminal Investigation Brigade. I want to know something about Chen Haitao from you." Meng Shaohui said bluntly.

"What about Haitao? Then please come in and talk about it!"

Zhang Guilan took Meng Shaohui into the living room on the first floor, which formed a clear contrast with the dilapidated outer wall of the building. The living room was not only clean and tidy, but also furnished with unusual furnishings. The 46-inch LCD TV, crystal chandelier, and high-end furniture can be described as Everything is available. In such a small mountain village, such family conditions can be regarded as very good.

As soon as Meng Shaohui took his seat, he heard footsteps coming from the stairs. Accompanied by the footsteps, there was a man's hoarse voice: "Who is it?"

"The police are looking for me." Zhang Guilan replied while pouring water.

"police?"

Following the voice, a man appeared at the door of the living room. He was not tall, with dark skin, and his right leg was not very bright, and he limped when he walked.

"Officer, drink some water." Zhang Guilan handed the water cup to Meng Shaohui, and then introduced, "This is my husband, Wang Hu. Everyone in the village calls him Huzi."

Meng Shaohui nodded at Wang Hu, and then asked Zhang Guilan, "Where are Chen Haitao's parents?"

"The two old people are still resting on the second floor. They are old and not in good health." Zhang Guilan said.

"Well, I'm here this time to ask you something about Chen Haitao, I hope you can tell me the truth."

As soon as Meng Shaohui finished speaking, Wang Hu looked a little unhappy. He looked at Meng Shaohui with a dark face and displeasure: "Didn't you ask about Chen Haitao a few years ago? Why are you asking now? It's over!"

"If the murderer is not caught in one day, the case will not be over. You don't want me to ask, do you have a ghost in your heart? Could it be that you have something to do with this case?"

"I……"

Meng Shaohui's stern questioning and sharp eyes made Wang Hu lose his temper immediately, and he sat down on the chair beside him with extreme reluctance.

The reason why Wang Hu reacted so strongly to Chen Haitao, Meng Shaohui also guessed [-] to [-]% in his heart, because he had heard the village chief introduce the family's situation on the way here just now. The family is supported by Zhang Guilan doing some farm work alone. When Chen Haitao was still alive, he had at least a few thousand yuan a month, but after Chen Haitao died, the money disappeared, and all living expenses depended on Zhang Guilan. Fortunately, their son lived up to his expectations, went abroad after graduating from university, found a good job, and his life has improved in the past few years.Therefore, in Wang Hu's heart, he always felt that he was useless. The whole family was supported by Chen Haitao, and he was like a soft food. This kind of thinking made Wang Hu not only not grateful for Chen Haitao, but full of hostility.

"Huzi, just stop saying a few words! The police officer came here to find out some information, so don't cause trouble. He has been gone for so many years, so why don't you take it easy?" Zhang Guilan comforted her .

"All right, all right, tell me, talk about it, I'll be dumb, I'll be deaf, that's fine!"

Wang Hu replied impatiently, perhaps because he was afraid of Meng Shaohui's identity, compared with the beginning, his mood had eased a lot.

"Officer, if you have any questions, just ask. As long as I know, I must tell the truth." Zhang Guilan said.

"Chen Haitao's case has not been closed so far, and there are some issues I would like to ask you about, but since a few years have passed, I hope you can try to recall it as much as possible." Meng Shaohui said, "Chen Haitao was killed on the day of his death, or before During what time, did he contact you, and what did he say to you?"

Zhang Guilan didn't reply for a long time, and it was not difficult to see from her frowning serious expression that she was trying to remember.

"Officer, before and after Haitao was killed, I had no contact with him. He was killed in the middle of the month, and he would send me a sum of living expenses at the beginning of each month. Before he was killed , His living expenses have already been remitted to me, and we have no contact after that."

"Then has he contacted his parents?"

"This is even more impossible. Ever since he said he wanted to marry that woman in the city, his parents have cut off any relationship with him, so even the living expenses are paid by me. For so many years, his Parents don’t know about living expenses, anyway, a family like ours doesn’t spend much on weekdays, so they didn’t suspect anything.”

"Not a lot of expenses?"

Meng Shaohui looked around the living room again and looked at the various furnishings, and Zhang Guilan obviously also saw the doubts in Meng Shaohui's mind.

"Officer, don't get me wrong. The building of this house and the furniture in this room have nothing to do with Haitao's money. These are all earned by my son. I also spent all the living expenses that Haitao remitted before. on the body."

As soon as Zhang Guilan finished speaking, a young voice came from outside the door.

"I'm back, and those dishes are all sold out."

Accompanied by the voice, a young man about 25 years old came to the living room. He looked at the unfamiliar Meng Shaohui suspiciously, then at Wang Hu, and finally at Zhang Guilan.

"Then when you go back to the city at night, help me deposit the money in the bank!" Zhang Guilan said, "This is Police Officer Meng from the city. He came to ask me some old stories."

"Is he your son?"

Meng Shaohui spoke with some doubts, because he noticed that the young man has a strong body, a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a height of about 1.8 meters. These features have no similarities with the appearance of Wang Hu and Zhang Guilan. .

"I'm Shaolong's colleague, and I'm just entrusted by him to help." The young man hurriedly explained.

"Officer, he is Zhao Xudong, a colleague of my son's company. Entrusted by my son, he often brings back some living expenses for me, and seeing that I can't do enough work at home alone, he sometimes helps me sell vegetables by the way. He is very sensible. A child." Zhang Guilan also explained aside.

"Auntie, since you have guests, I'll go back to the city first." Zhao Xudong politely prepared to leave.

"Have you ever worked in Xinxing Century Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd." Meng Shaohui asked.

"Yes, many years ago."

"Then you go back with me in a while! I just want to go back to the city in a while."

"That's not good! How can you bother the police officer?" Zhang Guilan said hastily.

"If there's any trouble, it's on the way anyway, as long as you don't mind being awkward in a police car." Meng Shaohui looked at Zhao Xudong and said.

"How could it be? I didn't do anything bad, so I have nothing to be afraid of. It's cool to ride in a police car." Zhao Xudong laughed.

Seeing that Zhao Xudong had no objection, Zhang Guilan didn't have the nerve to refuse.

"Let's get down to business, Ms. Zhang, let's continue the topic we just talked about." Meng Shaohui said, "Based on what you know about Chen Haitao, does he have any grudges against anyone?"

Before Zhang Guilan could speak, Wang Hu murmured from the side: "If it wasn't for murdering and breaking the law, I would have killed that bastard." Although he was muttering, his voice was loud enough for everyone present to hear.

"Stop saying a few words! You really want the police to arrest you and break up the family so you'll be happy, right?" Zhang Guilan reprimanded.

"Since you took his money to support this family, this family has already been broken up. What's wrong? Did I say something wrong? If you hadn't had an affair with him, why should he give you money? You really think him Is it because of the two old guys upstairs? Or does he sympathize with me, the cripple? Pooh, he gave you the money because the city woman couldn't give birth, and he was afraid of losing everything he got. To help him raise his son, to put it bluntly, I'm a bastard." Wang Hu exclaimed excitedly.

"Snapped!"

As soon as Wang Hu finished speaking, there was a crisp sound. Zhang Guilan had rushed in front of him at some point, and slapped him on the face. He stared blankly at Zhang Guilan, but didn't squeeze a word out of his teeth for a long time.

"You said that since you became crippled, if it weren't for the money Haitao remitted, would I have been able to support this family? You and I would have gone to the street to beg for food, can we still have today? No matter Haitao How did Tao treat me in the past? At least he has compensated me. What else do you want? After marrying you, you have had a lot of trouble with me because of Haitao. After all these years, I will bear it , but what you said just now, even if you don’t feel grateful to Haitao, you can’t repay grievances with kindness! Are you still a man?”

Zhang Guilan pointed at Huzi and yelled angrily, his voice began to choke, and facing Zhang Guilan's accusation, Huzi also knew that he was wrong, so he silently lowered his head and said nothing.

At this moment, Zhao Xudong, who was originally sitting by the side, seemed to be unable to stand the scene anymore, so he got up and came to Zhang Guilan's side, and helped her sit back on the chair.

After Zhang Guilan and Hu Zi both calmed down, Meng Guanghui coughed twice before continuing: "Now that everyone has calmed down, I will continue. Ms. Zhang, what Wang Hu said just now is for you. Living expenses, I want you to help him raise his son, what do you mean by that?"

"No, it's not interesting." Zhang Guilan's face suddenly showed a hint of embarrassment, "It's just a momentary remark, police officer, please don't take it to heart."

"Is it out of anger, or do you not want to say it?"

Facing Meng Shaohui's sharp gaze on her, Zhang Guilan felt uncomfortable and felt like she was sitting on pins and needles. After hesitating for a long time, she said, "Actually, another reason why Haitao remitted my living expenses was to use the money to cultivate my talents. The son will become a talent, and he will be able to help him in his career in the future, because Liao Xinxin is unable to have children, so he has this plan."

Hearing this, Meng Shaohui turned his attention to Wang Hu, who was silent at the side, and wanted to confirm what Zhang Guilan said through him, but Wang Hu didn't seem to want to say anything more, curled his lips, lowered his head and remained silent.

"Then where is your son now?"

"Shaolong went abroad. When Haitao was still there, it helped him somewhat in his studies. He originally planned to let Haitao find a job for him after graduation, but who would have thought that Haitao would suddenly encounter an accident, and the child would go abroad after that. .”

"So, your son Shaolong is also engaged in biological research?"

"Yes, it was because of Haitao that he chose this major."

"How is Shaolong abroad?" Meng Shaohui turned to Zhao Xudong and asked.

"Well, in the company, Shaolong is often praised by the company's leaders, saying that he is serious and responsible in his work, and he is very talented in biopharmaceuticals." Zhao Xudong replied.

"One last question, Ms. Zhang, have you heard of the name 'Du Ping'?"

"Dupin?"

After Zhang Guilan thought for a moment, she shook her head blankly.

"Okay, that's the end of our conversation today! If there is anything else, I will come again." Meng Shaohui walked to Huzi and patted him on the shoulder: "Man, you should be more open-minded. Think about what your wife said just now!"

On the way back to the city, Meng Shaohui drove the car without saying a word, carefully sorting out what he learned from Sun Jun and Zhang Guilan in his mind.

On the other hand, Zhao Xudong, who was sitting in the passenger seat, seemed a little excited. He looked around and reached out to touch the objects in the car from time to time, like a child seeing new things.

"How does it feel to ride in a police car?" Meng Shaohui asked with a smile.

"Hehe, it's quite cool." Zhao Xudong laughed.

"Do you know Chen Haitao?" Meng Shaohui asked.

"I was just a small researcher back then. He was the deputy director of the company and the general manager of the project. I can't talk about knowing it. Anyway, I just do what he asked. But he is still a good person, low-key. , and there is no shelf."

"I heard that several researchers including you participated in the research of a new anti-cancer drug called 'Golden Silkworm' with Chen Haitao, right?"

"Yes, I was proud to be able to participate in this research, because if it can be successful, it will very likely be recorded in the annals of medicine, which is also a milestone in the fight against cancer, but unfortunately, after Chen Haitao died , No one is clear about the key research data, and the experiment can no longer be carried out, and the experiment can only be declared a failure in the end." Zhao Xudong's previous pride turned into regret in an instant.

"If Chen Haitao is still alive, will this research be successful?"

"It's not certain. In terms of anti-cancer research, no one can be 100% sure that their research will be successful."

"Then do you know who has a grudge against Chen Haitao, so that he wants to kill him?"

"I'm not sure about this, officer. As I said just now, he is the leader and I am a small researcher. Apart from work, I don't know much about private matters."

"Then do you have any impression of a man named Du Ping?"

"No, I've never heard of it. There didn't seem to be such a person in the company before."

"Then why did you and the rest of the researchers leave the company after Chen Haitao was killed?"

"This kind of thing is hard to say. Everyone has their own reasons! As for me, a young man, I always want to go to a higher place, try more different companies, and increase my knowledge."

"Have you known Wang Shaolong for a long time? Why are you in the same company now?"

"Because of the relationship between Shaolong and Chen Haitao, Chen Haitao arranged to join the company during the internship, but he didn't participate in the research of the golden silkworm. When we occasionally met in the elevator at work, we would say hello. In addition, we They are both fresh graduates, and young people get acquainted quickly. After Chen Haitao’s accident, Shaolong left the company, and after he knew that I had resigned, he introduced me to his company.”

"Did no one know about his relationship with Chen Haitao in Nova Century?"

"Yes, maybe Chen Haitao wanted to avoid suspicion. After all, his mother and he used to be lovers. It would not be a good thing if this matter got to Liao Xinxin's ears, but it was all after Chen Haitao was killed and he went to the new company. I only heard what he told me later, and I didn't see that he and Chen Haitao would be so close before."

"Then have you heard anything about Chen Haitao from him?"

"I've heard of it."

"Then tell me about it! I want to know how Wang Shaolong evaluates Chen Haitao."

"I just remember that he said that Chen Haitao and her mother were lovers in the past, and it was because of Chen Haitao that he chose to major in biology. He thought that after graduation, he would be able to enter Chen Haitao's company smoothly, but who would have thought that it would be wrong?" He is actually very grateful to Chen Haitao, without him, he would not be able to achieve what he is today, saying that Chen Haitao takes care of himself like his biological father, even better than his biological father!"

"Since they are so close, have you heard anything about the golden silkworm from him?"

"I've never heard him say this. When he was in the company, perhaps because of avoiding suspicion, Chen Haitao didn't let him participate in the research on the golden silkworm."

"Then is it possible for Chen Haitao to hand over the research materials to him for safekeeping?"

"I'm not sure about this. If so, I believe that Wang Shaolong would not be able to work for others now. He would have taken the information and set up his own business. Whichever company the experiment gets, I believe it will get financial sponsorship."

The car fell into silence again, but this time Zhao Xudong was no longer as excited as before, and just sat quietly, watching the scenery flying backwards outside the car window.

When I returned to the city, it was already the beginning of the night, and the neon lights were shining with colorful lights in the night, which set off the patchwork buildings and made them very charming.

"Officer Meng, just let me down in front. I'm just going to the ATM to deposit money for Aunt Zhang." Zhao Xudong pointed at the intersection ahead.

After the car came to a complete stop, Zhao Xudong thanked him politely, "I'm really bothering you, Officer Meng, goodbye."

"Don't say goodbye to the police, it's unlucky." Meng Shaohui laughed.

"Hehe! That's right, we won't see each other anymore." Zhao Xudong smiled and closed the car door.

(End of this chapter)