ATPnovel Chapter 3743: Removing the Filth and Starting a New Era (Part )
Chapter 3743: Removing the Filth and Starting a New Era (Part )
Chapter 3743: Removing the Filth and Starting a New Era (Part )
"...So, Li Jiu seemed excited at the time because he was ashamed to let others know his secret?"
There was no expression of belief or disbelief on Gao Liang's face; he was just thinking.
If you hold a skeptical attitude, then according to what Old Man Li said, he was framed...
"Captain Gao, can I ask why you wanted to open Li Jiu's room at that time?" Luo Qiu suddenly asked.
"Smell." Gao Liang said subconsciously: "A smell like a rotting corpse."
"Smell?" Luo Qiu thought for a moment and said, "The stench of decay... [corpse oil]?"
"Yes, yes, that's the smell of that bottle of [corpse oil]!" Gao Liang nodded, "But this is not real [corpse oil]. After testing, it should be extracted from animals. Regarding this, Li Jiu may have been deceived by the traffickers."
Zi Ling's mother and Li Zi looked at each other in silence… Because of his congenital disability, Old Man Li was probably really possessed by a demon, as he was willing to try even such a vicious so-called folk remedy as [Corpse Oil].
Gao Liang shook his head and said, "At present, Li Jiu's confession still needs to be verified. But based on the current evidence, it is more logical for a person who would use [corpse oil] to smear his body in order to cure his own illness to collect human eye specimens. Perhaps, as Li Jiu said, it is true that he was born with a disability, so the human eye specimen could also be one of the ingredients for the folk remedy he found for himself."
Luo Qiu smiled calmly and said, "Captain Gao, I agree with this point of view."
Zi Ling's mother opened her mouth at this time, but didn't say anything... Her eldest son knew it himself - if the matter was not related to Old Man Li, he would probably think so too, right?
Luo Qiu then said, "However, Li Jiu has been doing these things for a long time. How could he be so careless this time and be discovered... The smell of [corpse oil] is so strong, he should be more careful. After all, no one in the welfare home has ever discovered or smelled this smell for so long."
"what do you mean……"
"You need to verify these yourself, Captain Gao."
Gao Liang pondered and said, "I visited the welfare home today on impulse and did not disclose it beforehand. If someone deliberately planned it, then it should have started from my appearance at the welfare home... In such a short period of time, it can only mean that this person is most likely someone in the welfare home!"
Zi Ling's mother's face changed slightly.
Gao Liang continued, "Not only the people in the welfare home, but also the people who know Li Jiu's secrets! It seems that I still have to go back!"
Zi Ling's mother looked at Luo Qiu helplessly...she felt that things were out of control.
Something terrible is happening in the place where she grew up and which is like home.
"Don't worry." Luo Qiu said softly, "Just think of it as a spring cleaning. Why do people clean before the Lunar New Year? It's to get rid of the dirt and start a new life, right?"
"Um……"
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When Gao Liang, his subordinate Xiao Yu, and Zi Ling's mother returned to the welfare home, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening.
This was the designated sleeping time for the welfare home, but all the employees were called together - even those who lived very close to home and could drive home by electric cars were asked to stay.
"Sister Liu, what happened? I haven't been home for two days. The rain finally stopped today..."
"Hasn't Old Man Li been arrested? What else is going on?"
"Yeah... I didn't expect Old Man Li to say this. This place is too scary. I was planning to quit..."
"Don't worry." Liu Susu could only appease everyone and said, "Captain Gao contacted me and said that there were some questions he hadn't come to ask during the day. Remember to ask them clearly... Captain Gao will be here soon."
Everyone looked at each other.
Cha Tiantian asked in confusion: "Sister Liu, why is Brother Bang gone?"
"I cooked some sweet soup." Sister Liu smiled and said, "I made it for you guys to drink. I asked Ah Bang to bring it over... You guys can eat while you wait."
Apparently, this bit of comfort was effective, and no one said anything.
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"team leader!"
The law enforcement officer guarding the door of Li Jiu's house immediately saluted with a standard gesture.
Gao Liang nodded, "During this period of time, has anyone deliberately approached this house?"
The law enforcement guy hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but glance at Zi Ling's mother next to Gao Liang.
"Except this Miss Ren." Gao Liang said unhappily.
"That's all." The law enforcement guy quickly shook his head.
"I'll go in and take a look." Gao Liang ordered immediately.
At this moment, the broken power lines outside have been repaired... The power supply should be restored in the evening - after the old man Li's room was opened, it didn't seem scary except for a foul smell.
Most of the things here have been moved away, leaving only some simple furniture, and it looks very empty at this moment.
Li Zi looked at it curiously, sniffed it, and suddenly showed a disgusted expression... She felt that her nose was not clean.
Luo Qiu was seen squatting at the door, lowering his head and fanning himself gently with his palms.
Zi Ling's mother and Gao Liang came over quickly, "What did you find?"
"The smell here is very strong." Luo Qiu pointed to the corner of the door. "Look here, there is a relatively obvious trace of grease on the ground... I think the smell that initially aroused Captain Gao's suspicion should have come from here."
"Indeed..." Gao Liang was stunned. "Now it seems that someone deliberately guided me to open this room."
"So... it's very likely that Old Li was really framed?" Zi Ling's mother's face showed a slight joy.
Gao Liang shook his head: "This doesn't completely clear him of suspicion. Could he be Li Jiu's accomplice?"
Zi Ling's mother subconsciously asked, "Where did you come to the conclusion that Lao Li has an accomplice?"
Gao Liang did not mind the trouble. "We found some processed relics in the old house of the Mu family, and we inferred that they belonged to the victims. After our investigation, we found several victims who had reported missing children in recent years. After identification, those relics were exactly the belongings of the lost children."
Zi Ling's mother frowned and said, "Didn't they say that all the human traffickers back then have been caught?"
"...In fact, we haven't caught all of them." Gao Liang shook his head: "Some are still at large, and some have not surfaced yet. But our work is effective. Since the crackdown, similar incidents have hardly occurred... It was only this year that three children from welfare homes went missing. At first, we thought it was the resurgence of human traffickers, and we investigated in this direction, but unfortunately there was no direct result."
"Since the skeleton of Jingjing, the missing child from the orphanage, has been found in the Mu family mansion, then..." Gao Liang paused, "We have reason to believe that among the other sixteen skeletons, two of them are very likely to be the other two children who were lost from the orphanage."
Zi Ling's mother nodded and immediately agreed with this inference.
Gao Liang said seriously, "According to the person in charge of the welfare home who reported the case at the time, when Jingjing and another child were lost, Li Jiu was driving to pick up the child from school... so he has an alibi. But if he is really involved in this incident, it means he has an accomplice."
Zi Ling's mother pondered and said, "As far as I know, Lao Li has no family and few friends... He rarely goes out and basically stays in the welfare home unless it is necessary... If he really has accomplices, how can we find them?"
Gao Liang suddenly had an idea and said, "What's the matter with that idiot who called himself 'Abang'?"
"You doubt Bang?" Zi Ling's mother was stunned, but she didn't rush to refute anything. Instead, she thought for a while and said, "I heard that he was brought back by the dean a few years ago. His parents died in a mountain flood. The dean felt sorry for him, so he brought him back and provided him with food and accommodation. He usually let him do some hard work."
"This guy is really strong." Gao Liang frowned, "Is he really stupid? Has he been taken for a checkup?"
Zi Ling's mother groaned and said, "I don't know about this. You should ask the dean and Sister Liu."
Gao Liang nodded and immediately checked the time. "Let's go. It's almost time. Let's go meet those employees... Actually, there is something quite interesting going on."
"what?"
"You'll find out later."
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In the kitchen, Brother Ah Bang was working hard to scoop the cooked sweet soup from the big pot on the stove into another soup pot that was easy to carry.
"It smells so good. What is this?"
Ah Bang turned around curiously and looked at the girl with long green hair, Bai Zhi, who appeared in front of the kitchen door.
He stared blankly at Bai Zhi's face, which was so white that it seemed to glow. He seemed stunned and even drooled at the corner of his mouth.
Bai Zhi couldn't help but chuckle.
Ah Bang quickly wiped the corner of his mouth, his face suddenly turned red, he lowered his head in panic, and kept scooping up the sweet soup.
Bai Zhi walked over slowly, with her hands behind her back, and leaned forward slightly, "Is this the midnight snack we're sending to everyone?"
"Well... Liu, Aunt Liu cooked it and gave it to everyone." Brother Ah Bang nodded and moved to the side.
Bai Zhi took a small spoon, scooped some from the soup pot, and tasted it. "Hmm... It tastes really good, great!"
"No...you can't cheat..." Ah Bang suddenly said, "Yes, you will be scolded...No, you can't..."
"Hehe." Bai Zhi smiled and said, "Sorry, I'll come and help. It will be faster if two people work together!"
"Okay, okay." Ah Bang said with a simple smile, "You are such a nice person."
"I'll get the dishes!" Bai Zhi smiled and walked to the side. "Are these all washed?"
"It's clean!" Ah Bang said quickly, "I washed it three times!"
Bai Zhi chuckled again, and Ah Bangge seemed stunned again. He quickly turned his head away and soon served the sweet soup.
It was a full bucket, and Brother Bang lifted it up easily.
"Amazing." Bai Zhi blinked, "You are really strong."
Brother Ah Bang had a silly smile on his face and was talking to Bai Zhi. They soon arrived at the comprehensive building. When Bai Zhi and Brother Ah Bang appeared in the staff office, Captain Gao Liang and the others were already there.
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Except for the director who was unable to attend due to illness, and Li Jiu who was detained in the police station, all the staff of the welfare home were present.
While Bai Zhi and Ah Bang were helping to distribute the sweet soup, Gao Liang began to ask everyone about Li Jiu.
It doesn't matter if it's some questions about Li Jiu's daily personality, temperament, hobbies, and who he interacts with more often.
The answers obtained were almost the same as those obtained from the survey... The staff at the welfare home all agreed that Li Jiu was a rather lonely guy.
"Here, that's Cha Tiantian?"
After asking a round of questions, Gao Liang suddenly asked again.
In an instant, everyone's eyes turned to Cha Tiantian... Under everyone's gaze, Cha Tiantian hesitated for a moment, "I... I am."
"Don't be nervous, I'm just curious." Gao Liang smiled slightly and even took a sip of the sweet soup, "Mm, it tastes good."
"If Captain Gao likes it, eat as much as you like. There's still plenty!" Sister Liu said quickly.
"That's enough. I need to control my sugar intake recently." Gao Liang waved his hand, then looked at Cha Tiantian and said, "Ms. Cha, according to the employment records...it seems like you've only been here for a short time, about four or five months?"
"Yes." Cha Tiantian nodded.
Gao Liang waved his hand, motioning for Cha Tiantian to sit down... Only then did Cha Tiantian sit down carefully, protecting her skirt.
"Why did you come to this welfare home?" Gao Liang asked casually, "You have such a good education and are pretty, so you should have many choices. Although our county cannot be said to be poor and barren, it is not rich either."
Cha Tiantian said seriously, "The big city is too busy, I can't adapt... Besides, I want to settle down while I'm still young. In fact, at first I was also hesitant about whether to come to work in this welfare home, but after really coming here, the simplicity of the welfare home deeply influenced me... In fact, working here is not a bad thing, on the contrary, it has made me gain a lot."
Gao Liang touched his chin and suddenly smiled and said, "Your thoughts can be used as an acceptance speech. I thought you were really selected as an advanced worker... Hahaha, it's just a joke, don't take it seriously."
"..." What could Cha Tiantian say? He could only force a smile.
"Is your real name Cha Tiantian?" Gao Liang suddenly looked up and said with raised eyebrows.
"Captain Gao, what do you mean by that?" Cha Tiantian's face changed slightly. "My name is not Cha Tiantian. What is my name? My name is on my ID card."
"Yes, Captain Gao...we have a copy of Tiantian's ID card here." Liu Susu said subconsciously.
Gao Liang waved his hand and asked Xiao Yu to show him a document. "Based on the employee roster we got, we did some investigation and found some interesting things."
Sister Liu quickly took out the document and looked at it for a few seconds, "How could this happen?!"
Gao Liang stared at Cha Tiantian's eyes at this time. "We investigated Cha Tiantian's background based on her information... The result of the investigation is that there is indeed a person named Cha Tiantian. However, this Cha Tiantian is currently working in Pengcheng as a kindergarten teacher. We have already contacted Ms. Cha Tiantian in Pengcheng, and she has never even been to this place."
Cha sat there motionless every day.
Gao Liang raised his voice and said, "Except for the photo of yourself, all the other information of the ID card you provided to the welfare home belongs to Ms. Cha Tiantian from Pengcheng... So, who are you? Why did you steal the identity of the real Ms. Cha Tiantian?"
"I..." [Cha Tiantian] opened his mouth and subconsciously looked at the people around him.
I saw the familiar employees around me, all looking at me with fear and suspicion.
"No...I'm not..."
At this moment, a scream suddenly rang out, and an elderly nurse fell to the ground, pointing at the window on the outer wall of the office in horror.
Everyone looked around.
But on the glass of the outer window, there was a creature wearing a bright red costume and with a furry face lying down!
"Mandrill! It's that mandrill!" Li Zi recognized it at the first sight!
"Bah!!"
The glass on the window was smashed in an instant, and then the mandrill in the bright red costume crawled away along the wall.
"Oh no, that's the direction... the children's dormitory building!" Liu Susu screamed, "Don't hurt the children!"
"Xiao Yu! Come with me!" Gao Liang shouted immediately, and then said: "All of you stay here and don't move. Keep an eye on this imposter!"
(End of this chapter)