PDLP Chapter 33 The Extraordinary Li Ailian
Chapter 33 The Extraordinary Li Ailian
The Major Crimes Unit split into four groups of two.
They searched for missing persons and identified the bodies along the way.
They went on to investigate the situation of Li Ailian's high school classmates.
They went on to investigate Li Ailian's interpersonal relationships during junior high school.
The last group consisted of Wu Song and Cao Dahua.
This once again proved that Wu Song's ability to sense killing intent was extremely sharp. Although there was no scientific basis for it, everyone believed it because this ability had always been accurate.
Those who are capable should do more work.
The master and apprentice were responsible for the Upper Banyan Tree Village of Liu Jianshe's family and the Lower Banyan Tree Village of Li Ailian's family, as well as Li Ailian's elementary school classmates.
Investigate Li Ailian's interpersonal relationships and see who she is close to.
The two rode their motorcycle to Xia Rongshu Village, where Li Ailian lived, which was closer to the branch office.
This is a village of five or six hundred people, and there is a primary school right in the middle of the village, near the road.
The motorcycle was parked at the entrance, and the two went inside to find that there were only two classrooms with students.
Everyone sat at all sorts of tables, chairs, and benches.
Upon closer inspection, it becomes apparent that the students in a single classroom are not even from the same age group.
"You grew up in the city, so you probably haven't seen this before?" Cao Dahua said. "Because of the lack of teachers, in general, two or three grades in these rural primary schools are taught in the same classroom, and they have to bring their own desks and chairs!"
This teacher is too young. He was probably nowhere to be found when Li Ailian was studying there. Look at that room.
Cao Dahua was originally walking towards the classroom on the left, but after seeing that the teacher inside was a young man in his twenties, he turned and walked towards another classroom.
The teacher in this classroom was a middle-aged man in his forties.
"Bang, bang, bang." Cao Dahua knocked on the door.
"Is there something you need?" The teacher, who was teaching, turned to look at the doorway.
"I'm from the criminal investigation team. I need to get some information from you." Cao Dahua flashed his badge.
"Students, please study on your own for now."
The middle-aged teacher put down the chalk, clapped his hands, and stepped off the frozen platform.
"Here, have a cigarette." Wu Song handed him a Zhonghua cigarette.
"Good cigarette!" The middle-aged teacher's eyes lit up, and he tucked it behind his ear. "I have class soon, so I won't smoke it. What did you need me for?"
"How many years have you been teaching in this village?"
"Oh, that's a long time. After graduating from high school, I worked as a village teacher. Later, I was lucky enough to get a permanent position. Anyway, I've always been at our Xia Rongshu Village Elementary School."
"Do you know Li Ailian from the village?"
"Yes, I know her!" The middle-aged teacher nodded. "How could I not know her? I even taught her for three years. Her child is definitely a college student prospect from our Xiaorongshu Village. She's incredibly smart! Otherwise, she wouldn't have chosen to go to high school instead of vocational school. It's a pity, I heard she was always number one in her high school. In the end, three students from the county went to college that year, but she didn't get in."
She would have had a much better chance if she had repeated a year, but her family situation was terrible. I recently heard she was even murdered by her husband. Ah, life is so cruel! There's nothing we can do.
"Do you remember who she was close to when she was in elementary school?"
"Well, how should I put it? In our village, there are at most ten students in each grade. She's beautiful, smart, and outgoing. She gets along well with everyone in her grade."
"Do you also know the complete list of these classmates and their addresses?"
"I really can't remember that, but why don't you go find Teacher Yang? He and Li Ailian are in the same grade."
"Hmm?" Wu Song looked at Cao Dahua. "Master."
"A mistake, a mistake!"
"Ms. Yang, come out for a moment." The middle-aged teacher from earlier called out the young male teacher from another classroom. "These two are officers from the criminal investigation team. They want to ask you about Li Ailian's situation."
"Ailian! That's such a pity." Teacher Yang clicked her tongue. "She's so much better than me."
"Are you still in contact?"
"Yes! There are seven of us in the same grade in our village. We always run into each other when we go back to the village. Ailian even asked me to borrow a few books from the library for her."
"What books were there? Do you remember?" Wu Song asked.
"Sherlock Holmes, and Agatha Christie's books, like Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, there are quite a lot. I didn't even know she liked detective novels."
"..." Wu Song and Cao Dahua exchanged a glance. "Could you make a list of all the students in your village who are in the same grade as her? We'd like to meet them."
"No problem, I know where they are. There are three other people in our village besides me. Can you wait a moment? I'll tell the students and then I'll take you there."
"Thank you!"
"You're welcome. Helping the police officers is what I should do."
Next, he met with three people from the village.
After that, the master and apprentice met with each household in Xia Rongshu Village, ostensibly to investigate, but in reality, Wu Song was checking who had the black mist on them.
In just one day, she met most of the hundred households in Xia Rongshu Village and Li Ailian's elementary school classmates.
……
night.
come back to the office.
Everyone has compiled today's news.
"We interviewed three of Li Ailian's elementary school classmates today, which basically ruled out any suspicion. However, we did learn some things from them. Li Ailian is an outgoing and intelligent person. According to one of her elementary school classmates, he often lent books to Li Ailian, mostly detective novels like Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie."
"Agatha Christie," Lin Wenshu corrected Cao Dahua, then exclaimed, "I never expected to meet someone who shares my love for detective novels."
"Stop talking nonsense, what have you found out today?" Xu Bin slammed his hand on the table and asked.
"Within three months, there have been eight missing women in Gotham City who meet the criteria of being between 20 and 30 years old, between 1.57 meters and 1.63 meters tall, and who have never given birth."
"That's all it takes in three months?" Liu Shutong was taken aback.
"This is considered a lot?" Ma Dazhi shook his head helplessly, his face bitter. "Our city has five districts and three counties, with a total population of over one million. In the past year alone, there have been over a thousand missing persons. You wouldn't believe it until you investigate!"
"For these eight people, determine their exact time of disappearance, confirm whether their blood type is O, and if not, have their parents compare their blood types. Then investigate whether they have had any contact with Li Ailian." Xu Bin frowned.
This is the only method we can use now.
DNA testing will definitely not be done again.
Unless the family members pay for the comparison themselves, it's simply unaffordable.
"clear!"
"Let me report on the results of my and Shu Tong's investigation," Xu Bin said. "This Li Ailian does have good interpersonal relationships. Her junior high school classmates all have a good impression of her. As far as we know, more than a dozen boys expressed their feelings to her in junior high school."
"Yes, Master, we're in the same situation here," Ma Xiaowu said.
"Wu Song, go and meet all twenty or thirty of these people later."
"Alright!" Wu Song nodded, "But we can't rule out the possibility that she ended up with someone who hadn't revealed their feelings!"
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. We'll just have to focus our attack on that first. If we still can't find it, we'll expand the search area. That'll be tough on you, Xiaosong."
"It's not hard work at all; I enjoy it," Wu Song replied with a smile.