Although Pustina was known as a city that never sleeps, the entertainment venues were not on the main road.
So, when Zhao Yu was riding in Jessica's Land Rover, the streets on both sides of the road still seemed a little deserted.
"This man sells newspapers now," Jessica said excitedly, her eyes wide open. "He is a distant relative of Eureka. He is his sister-in-law's second uncle. Although their relationship is a little distant, Eureka often goes to buy newspapers from him, so he is very familiar with him …"
"I don't understand these relationships. Let's just get to the point!" Zhao Yu still didn't know what had happened.
"This old man is called Xie Lanfu, and he is almost 70 years old this year. Before Kosovia became independent, he had been selling newspapers!" Jessica said excitedly. "This man used to live in an air-raid shelter, the one near the old palace!
"When we were chatting in the past, he once talked to Eureka about the dugout, so Eureka immediately thought of him!"
"Then? Get to the point! "Zhao Yu was so anxious that his cheeks puffed up. He was about to lose his temper.
"I didn't expect that Xie Lanfu would really remember one thing after seeing that wallet!" Jessica said excitedly. "Maybe it's because he bought newspapers, as he has always been very interested in news.
He can clearly remember that in the winter of 1995, one day after the big bombing, something happened in the ruins of the old palace, and that thing happened to be related to this wallet! "
She then added, "He said that at that time, the Northwest Coalition Army had bombed Pustina for several days, killing many people. Even hiding in the air-raid shelter was not safe!
After the bombing, the whole of Pustina was in ruins. There were dead people everywhere, and the scene was extremely tragic. "
She then added, "At that time, something inevitable happened. Because there were dead people everywhere, it was inevitable that some survivors would covet the wealth of the dead. So, they risked the danger of war to pick up the relics of the dead and take the valuable things for themselves."
She then added, "In this way, the people's morale became even worse. Some people even started fighting in order to rob people's belongings.
So, in order to stabilize the people's morale, the Kosovia army issued a temporary decree to the people. Anyone who took advantage of the war to rob or steal other people's belongings would be shot in public! "
"Oh?" Zhao Yu had never experienced war, so he had never heard of such a strict law.
"Although the decree is cruel, it is the last resort of the ruler. If we don't use torture to stop it, it will have an immeasurable impact on the entire war!
"To be honest, I've also experienced that period. I have to say that after the decree was promulgated, it did have a certain effect." Jessica said, "The people no longer fantasized about obtaining other people's possessions, and the soldiers became more disciplined and focused on the battle …
"However, even though the law is strict, not everyone can obey it. There were still some people who would be opportunistic and go against the law.
"What Xie Lanfu told us is probably the original motive of the Wallet Murder Case!"
"Could it be that the murderer's relative was shot by the soldiers for stealing?!" Zhao Yu had already guessed something, but the doubt in his heart did not lessen.
"Xie Lanfu said that one morning, he heard the noise from the dugout and ran out of the dugout to see what was going on.
It turned out that the patrolling soldiers had caught a few criminals who had violated the law by picking up other people's belongings. Among the criminals, there was a little boy! "
"Ah?" Zhao Yu was shocked and suddenly felt that something bad was about to happen.
"According to Xie Lanfu," Jessica continued, "the child was only five or six years old at the time, and he lived in the same dugout as him. Not only had he met him before, but he had also spoken to him.
The child had picked up an expensive wallet from a dead person, so he was caught by the patrolling soldiers. "
"At that time, when they were identifying the evidence of the crime, Xie Lanfu saw the wallet appear in the hands of the little boy!"
"Because of the special style of the wallet, although it had been more than 20 years, Xie Lanfu could still remember it. He was very sure that the wallet was exactly the same as the wallet in the Wallet Murder Case! "
"Then …" Zhao Yu's voice gradually weakened. "What happened next?"
"People thought that the law was the law, but it was just a very young child. How could it be handled like an adult? But … "Jessica's voice also changed a little." At that time, it happened to be a superior patrol. It was said that the Army Command Monitoring Group accompanied the general to inspect, so … "
"Oh my God!" Zhao Yu was stunned. "Just because there was a general inspecting, they shot a six-year-old boy in the street?"
"Hmm …" Jessica mumbled, "This is war! War doesn't discriminate between men and women, old and young. There is no fairness … "
"And the general who was inspecting …" Zhao Yu said, "Could it be …"
"Yes!" Jessica nodded. "It was General Wilkron! Sheranfu can attest to this. "
"Holy sh * t!" Zhao Yu patted the car, his chest rising and falling violently. "In that case, the captain of the military police was the patrolling soldier who caught or shot the little boy at that time?"
"I'm not sure …" Jessica replied. "Eureka is asking, but Xie Lanfu doesn't know who caught the little boy, nor does he remember who executed the little boy.
He said that the execution scene was too cruel, so he didn't watch it! "
"That's not right." Zhao Yu frowned. "Is that the motive for the murder? What about the painter? In 95, the painter was only eight years old. What crime did he commit? "
"I don't know, but I think …" Jessica said. "It should be the painter who told the soldiers, so the soldiers caught the little boy."
"So, the murderer of the Wallet Murder Case …" Zhao Yu pondered. "Is it the little boy's relative? It's obvious that the murderer wanted to avenge the little boy! "
"Xie Lanfu said that he had seen the little boy in the bomb shelter," Jessica said. "The little boy lived with a young man.
"It should be either the little boy's father or older brother!"
"However, when the little boy was executed, for some reason, the man didn't appear."
"So, it's very likely that the man is the real murderer of the Wallet Murder Case!"
"No wonder …" Zhao Yu said. "The murderer has such a strong resentment. This matter …"
Suddenly, Zhao Yu fell into an indescribable dilemma. He hadn't hesitated or wavered because of the value of a case for a long time.
At this time, the Land Rover had stopped in front of a newsstand. Jessica's subordinate, Eureka, was inside the newsstand, asking an old man with gray hair.
There was no doubt that the old man was Xie Lanfu, who sold newspapers.
The anti-theft windows of the newsstand were closed, and the old man was wearing pajamas. Zhao Yu didn't expect that the old man not only sold newspapers at the newsstand, but also lived in the newsstand.
"I only spoke a few words to him." When Zhao Yu and Jessica got out of the car, they immediately heard the old man's voice. "Of course, I don't know his name!
Back then, there were planes bombing and shells exploding every day. We didn't know who would live to the next day, so we didn't care about anything else … "
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