On the frozen lake that led to the third oil production plant in Hongqi Town.
"There …" Wu Xiumin pointed to a forest in the southeast direction of the frozen lake and said to Zhao Yu, "Chi Meixin said that she saw the woman in red in that forest!"
"We have searched the area, but there is nothing there!" Captain Chou said helplessly. "It is a barren mountain. There are very few people there, let alone in the middle of winter!"
"The strangest thing is," Wu Xiumin continued, "Chi Meixin's colleagues didn't see anything. So, many people are saying that Chi Meixin met something unclean!"
"Eh …" Hearing this, Xi Mengna, who was behind Zhao Yu, couldn't help but shiver.
"We have also carried out field measurements," Wu Xiumin continued. "If there really was a woman in red standing in the forest, based on the environment that day, we shouldn't have seen her …"
Listening to Wu Xiumin and the others, Zhao Yu looked at the forest in the distance. It was all white, and he couldn't see any other color.
Woman in red …
Ghost …
Tsk tsk …
Zhao Yu felt strange. He still couldn't connect the woman in red with Chi Meixin's death.
Ten minutes later, under the leadership of Captain Chou, Zhao Yu and the others arrived at the factory office building and entered the factory director's office.
The factory director of the third oil production plant was having a meeting in the capital. The person who received Zhao Yu and the others was a deputy factory director surnamed Zhang.
"Yes, that's it. I have already expressed my stance!" Factory Director Zhang said in front of Zhao Yu. "Since our factory was built in 1974, there has not been a single murder case, let alone such a cruel case. The victim was our employee …"
"So," Factory Manager Zhang said solemnly, "if the police need anything, our factory will cooperate unconditionally. We must catch the murderer!"
"Well, thank you so much!" Zhao Yu shook hands with the factory director and said some polite words.
"This is Section Chief Liu from the personnel department." Factory Director Zhang pushed a young man wearing glasses to the front and introduced him. "He knows the personnel information of the factory better, so we have sent Section Chief Liu to assist the police in the investigation. I hope he can help!"
Section Chief Liu quickly greeted Zhao Yu and the others and promised that he would cooperate with the police investigation.
Then, both of them exchanged some pleasantries before Zhao Yu left the factory office building.
Then, Section Chief Liu briefly introduced the situation of the Third Oil Production Plant. He even accompanied Zhao Yu to walk around the plant.
Then, at Zhao Yu's request, they went to the only police station in the factory.
There were only three police officers in the police station, one director and two civilian policemen.
"I heard …" After greeting them, Zhao Yu went straight to the point and asked, "Before Chi Meixin's accident, she came to the police station to report the case?"
"Yes, yes!" the director quickly replied. "But … what she said was a bit dangerous! She said she saw a woman in a red dress in the forest and the woman waved to her …
"What can we do about this?"
"I don't understand," Zhao Yu asked. "If Chi Meixin saw the woman in red, why did she come to the police station to report it?"
"Yeah!" The bureau chief scratched his head and said, "We don't understand either! However, she didn't tell us anything. She only said that she saw a woman in red and hoped that we could go to the forest to look for her. Could it be someone's missing girl or something … "
"Then …" Zhao Yu asked again, "Have you checked the files? Have there been any missing persons reported recently? "
"No, no …" The bureau chief waved his hand and said, "Let me tell you this. Since the establishment of our police station, we haven't opened a business yet!
Usually, we only deal with some very small things, such as helping the aunties find a kitten or a puppy, or picking a kite from a tree … "
"The factory is full of educated youths or their descendants. They are of very high quality. The neighbors and colleagues are very harmonious, and there are very few civil disputes!"
"So …" Zhao Yu nodded and said, "There have been no missing persons or murders reported in the factory?"
"No, no," the bureau chief said. "Although I haven't been here for a long time, I am absolutely certain about this!"
"Yes, yes! Me too … "Section Chief Liu echoed." I heard from the older generation of workers that there has never been a criminal case in the factory. It is very safe … "
"Yes, this place is like a paradise that stands aloof from worldly affairs," the director said. "Although it's not to the point where people don't close their doors at night and don't pick up lost things on the road, the relationship between people is really much simpler than outside!"
Really?
Listening to the introduction of the two, Zhao Yu was lost in thought again.
At 4 pm, Zhao Yu and the others returned to the Manzhou police station.
The first thing they did when they returned to the police station was to meet with Chi Meixin's family, including Chi Meixin's parents and her sister.
It was conceivable that after learning of Chi Meixin's death, her family fell into deep grief.
The police comforted them for a while before they were finally able to ask them for information.
"Yes …" Chi Meixin's sister said, "Because of the divorce, my sister was indeed a little upset, but the doctor said that she has fully recovered, otherwise, we would not have let her come to Manchuria alone …"
"… … No, no … …" Chi Meixin's mother recalls, "My daughter never mentioned anything about a woman wearing red clothes, never … …"
"My sister likes to wear plain clothes," the sister said. "She doesn't like bright red or purple …"
"Yes, Meixin has never liked red since she was a child …" The mother echoed.
"Officer, have you caught the murderer?" Chi Meixin's father asked excitedly. "My Meixin is a very honest person. Who would be so cruel as to kill my Meixin?"
Speaking of their sore spot, the old couple burst into tears again …
"The reason for my sister's divorce …" The sister recalled, then said, "It's not really anyone's fault. It's just that their personalities were not compatible. They always quarreled, and after quarreling, there was no love between them.
"My ex-brother-in-law works at the railway. He should be doing well now, right? It is said that he got married again, to a small businessman … "
Wu Xiumin had already carefully investigated Chi Meixin's ex-husband. Her ex-husband was a train driver. During the time of the crime, he had been driving the train, so he had a clear alibi.
Moreover, they were just divorced, so there was no financial dispute or other hatred. So, the motive for the murder was not very big.
At 6 pm, in the Manzhou police station, in the office of the Special Investigation Group, Zhao Yu was lying on the table.
Zhao Yu was uncharacteristically lying on the table, not standing in front of the whiteboard to think about the case as he usually did.
"Team Leader …" Wu Xiumin reported, "Today, Medical Examiner Guo and his team carefully checked the suspicious area opposite the boiler room in Hongqi Town. They found a few strands of hair in the crack in the wall, as well as half a shoe print in the corner opposite the crack in the wall."
"After comparison, the shoe print matches the one left by the suspect under the bridge. So, the suspect should have killed Chi Meixin in the alley."
"Mm …" Suddenly, Wu Xiumin realized that Zhao Yu was not in a good state, so she asked hurriedly, "Team Leader, are you listening?"
"Mm …" Zhao Yu nodded silently, then turned to Wu Xiumin and said, "Sis Wu, I'm a little tired. This time … Why don't we change the way we play?"
"Change the way we play?" Wu Xiumin's eyes widened. "What do you mean?"
"In the past, we always looked for clues," Zhao Yu said, stretching himself. "This time, let's change the way we play. Let the clues find us!"
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