Chapter 175: Lonely Tomb
Lin Jinghao had just finished lunch at noon the next day when the familiar sound of motorcycles sounded outside. He quickly walked to the window and saw two people getting off his black motorcycle. The one sitting behind was Pei Feng, and the one in front was Pei Feng.
The man was wearing a black helmet, and it was hard to tell who he was at first glance.
After Pei Feng got out of the car, he handed his helmet to the rider in front, and then went upstairs alone.
After a while there was a knock on the door, Lin Jinghao walked over and opened the door, and Pei Feng walked in.
"Who is the rider below?" Lin Jinghao asked.
"Xiao Zhang, don't look at that guy's usually polite appearance. It turns out that when he is fine, he is still a master who loves to play extreme sports." Pei Feng sat down and took out a book of information from his arms: "Lin Suo
, this is the information you want."
Lin Jinghao picked up the information and looked at it. There were only three pieces of information. The first one was about Jiumei's drug trafficking case; the second one was about her family situation; and the third one was about Lei Jun's profile.
"So few?" Lin Jinghao just turned two pages and there were no more, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"Yes, Suo Lin, this was secretly printed by someone above. If you want to know more details, you have to go to the Disciplinary Bureau. He was the one who handled this case back then. It is said that he had just changed his career at that time.
When I arrived at the Anti-Narcotics Brigade, I personally solved this drug trafficking case. It was quite a sensation at the time. That was what we solved here.
The first case of drug possession in a human body. I originally wanted to follow the clues and catch the poison king behind the scenes. Who knows, this woman refused to confess, and in the end I had no choice. It happened to be a severe crackdown at that time, so she was directly dragged to the execution ground.
Go and get shot. The Disciplinary Bureau also started from this case and has been promoted all the way."
When it came to the case that Ji Zhengjie was handling, Lin Jinghao fell silent. If he asked him in person, he would definitely be speechless again.
"Where are her parents and brothers?"
"Her parents divorced very early, and her mother died of illness not long after she was shot. She also had a younger brother, whose whereabouts are unknown, which is quite tragic to say the least."
One died and the other disappeared. It seemed that Lei Jun did not take care of them as promised. Lin Jinghao was so angry that he threw the three pieces of paper on the table.
"Where's Lei Jun?"
Lin Jinghao's actions shocked Pei Feng: "Lei Jun, it is said that he later made a fortune and immigrated abroad long ago."
"What? This scumbag!" How could Lin Jinghao accept this when he asked his woman to die for him while he went abroad to enjoy his happiness?
"Lin Suo, you and this..." Pei Feng has never figured out how the case from more than ten years ago has anything to do with Lin Jinghao.
"It's time for you to go back to work," Lin Jinghao didn't want to say too much. After all, if people asked, he really couldn't explain clearly.
"Then I'll go back to work." Pei Feng stood up bored and prepared to leave.
"If someone asks you where I have been in the past two days? Just say that I went to see a friend." Lin Jinghao said to Pei Feng as he walked to the door.
As soon as Pei Feng left, Lin Jinghao picked up the information on the table again. Jiumei's home address read: 'Yinshan Village, Qingshan Town, Jingshan City'. Lin Jinghao remembered this name when he led a team to search the mountains to find the Pang family's grandson.
I once heard that I and Gu Qing went directly up the mountain to the place where Dashu led the team.
It seems to be Yinshan Village.
Now that he knew the place, Lin Jinghao decided to take a look at the place where Jiumei used to live. After all, she could be regarded as his savior. He got up, changed some clothes, picked up the car keys on the table, and walked out of the house.
Yinshan Village is located on Yinyang Mountain, on the east mountainside. There are more than fifty households in total. As soon as Lin Jinghao drove his motorcycle into the village, he immediately attracted people's attention.
Although Qingshan Town has been engaged in real estate development in recent years, because Yinshan Village is located in the mountains, it has basically become a corner forgotten by society. Although the young people here rely on working outside to make money, there are many people here.
Some changes were made, but those who really made money eventually moved away from here. What remained were the old, weak, sick and disabled who had little money and no ability to change their destiny.
Lin Jinghao easily found an old man sunbathing under a big tree at the entrance of the village. Unexpectedly, after listening to Lin Jinghao's question, the old man squinted at Lin Jinghao for a long time and then closed his eyes again.
"Old man," Lin Jinghao thought the old man didn't hear, so he repeated it loudly.
The old man opened his eyes a little again, and then stretched out his calloused right hand.
Lin Jinghao was stunned. What does this mean? You don't want to pay yourself, right? When did this world get to the point where you have to give money to ask for directions...
Seeing that Lin Jinghao had no reaction, the old man slowly closed his eyes again. Lin Jinghao looked back at the people around him, and no one said anything. It seemed that this was a normal thing.
‘These days, you really have to live off the mountain and the water!’ Lin Jinghao had no choice but to take out a hundred yuan and put it in the old man’s hand that he had not yet taken back.
The old man opened his eyes and saw a red note worth one hundred yuan, and he immediately became energetic.
"Are you asking about Tao Hong's home? You are asking the right person. Now only us old guys know where her home is." The old man said as he put the hundred-dollar bill into his wallet.
"I'll take you there right away, but there's no one at her house for a long time." After the old man collected the money, his attitude immediately changed drastically. He slowly stood up from the recliner.
"You mean, there are people who have come to her home." The old man walked very slowly, and Lin Jinghao could only follow slowly behind.
"Yes, there used to be reporters who used to come to interview, but now they are all young people who come to shoot short videos... There are no celebrities in our village, just this one, it is said to be... some contemporary
'The most beautiful death row prisoner'. By the way, you're here to take a video too, right?" the old man said as he walked towards the end of the village.
Hearing "The most beautiful death row prisoner!" Lin Jinghao couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He is indeed worthy of such a title at the age of a twenty-year-old flower.
"Yes, I heard about it too, so I wanted to come and have a look." Lin Jinghao couldn't explain his purpose, so he could only follow the old man's words.
"Tao Hong, this girl is beautiful. She was born in a poor mountain village like ours, but she was born in the wrong place." The old man sighed as he spoke.
Finally, we reached the end of the village. In the distance, there was a small and dilapidated black-tiled house, abandoned there alone.
"This..." Lin Jing
In Hao's subconscious mind, he felt that this abandoned shabby house should be it.
"Yes, it's this one. It looks a little disappointing." The old man pointed to this tile-roofed house that looked like no one had lived in it for a long time.
"Go in and see for yourself. If you need anything, come to me at the end of the village." After saying that, the old man turned around and left.
Looking at the crumbling yellow mud wall in front of him, the incomplete black thin tiles on the roof, and the two windows with only two black holes left, Lin Jinghao couldn't believe his eyes. He suddenly understood why Tao Hong could already leave
Lei Jun died, but he wanted to return to him.
The old wooden door was ajar and made a squeaking sound when pushed with the hand. The sunlight coming from the roof fell straight onto the dusty mud floor. There was a table with a corner missing placed against the wall.
There were portraits of great men on the wall. After going around in a circle, it could be described as "a family with four walls". After passing through the alley, the wooden door at the back had fallen to the ground. Lin Jinghao walked out and looked around. There was no one behind the house.
Find the tombstone of Tao Hong’s family.
He came to the entrance of the village again, and the old man at the entrance of the village immediately sat up when he saw him.
"I've finished reading." The old man's voice was a little lazy.
"By the way, where are the tombstones of her and her family?" Lin Jinghao also wanted to visit Jiumei's grave.
"It's hard to find her tombstone." The old man said and stretched out his right hand.
"Is there anyone who sells paper money here? Take me to buy some, and the more will be yours." Lin Jinghao took out another hundred yuan bill, but did not hand it directly to the old man's hand.
"Give me the money and I'll take you there." The old man stretched out his hand and took out a black plastic bag from under the recliner. When he opened it, he saw that it contained incense candles and paper money.
"Are you a one-stop service?" This shocked Lin Jinghao.
"Except for young people like you, the people who come to our mountain col now are those who come back to the village to visit graves. It's not surprising." It seems that Lin Jinghao's thoughts have been seen through by the old man again.
Lin Jinghao could only smile bitterly and put the money in the old man's hand again.
Under the leadership of the old man, we walked for about half an hour and crossed a ravine. A small hillside appeared in front of us. From the top of the hillside, all we could see were tombstones except weeds.
"Isn't it up here?" Lin Jinghao was about to go up the mountain, but the old man stopped.
"This is the cemetery of our village, theirs is not here." Lin Jinghao thought he had arrived, but the old man took him to the side again.
Beside the hillside, on a piece of dirty mud, two simple cement stone tablets stood alone. Lin Jinghao took a closer look and saw that the red letters with the names of the deceased engraved on them were almost invisible.
"This belongs to their mother and daughter." The old man pointed to the two stone tablets and said.
"Why are theirs here?" Lin Jinghao suddenly felt a sense of sadness in his heart. He didn't understand why the tombstones of Jiu Mei and his daughter looked so desolate.
"They committed such a big crime and brought shame to our village. It would be great if the village allowed them to keep their tombs here." The old man said calmly and indifferently.
Chapter completed!