Chapter 1176 - 601: That Forgotten - of the Past! (Part 2)

Transporting a corpse is far more complex than carrying something heavy from a distance.

Moreover, a human body after death turns into a lump of mud, making it even harder to transport.

Why do we say "dead drunk like mud"? That’s the reason.

For a body that has already died, trying to transport it conveniently is even more challenging.

However, the old man in the interrogation room was as thin as a stick, looking malnourished.

Let alone carrying a corpse, even carrying a large water bucket might be very difficult for him.

The probability of him, an elderly man, killing three people in their thirties is too low.

Jiang An analyzed from the perspective of the power contrast between the perpetrator and the victim, the likelihood of him being the killer was very small.

As for the second point, why is a vehicle needed?

The main reason is that these three deceased did not live together.

According to earlier trajectory investigations, although they were all in Guangling City, they were distributed in different areas.

The shortest distance from the place where the bodies were buried is 30 kilometers, and the longest is 60 kilometers.

So, for long-distance transportation, a transportation tool is definitely needed.

And this transportation tool is definitely not a regular tricycle or electric bike.

Although Jiang An could not pinpoint where the three deceased died, it was clear that the places where these three lived were in three different locations.

Following this reasoning, Jiang An had reason to believe that the places where these three people were harmed might very well be within their own life circles.

Moreover, there were very large seasonal and time differences in the time of death and the clothes worn by the three.

Earlier in this old man’s house, Jiang An looked around and found that besides a dilapidated manual tricycle, there was no sign of any motor vehicle present in the yard.

Thus, from this angle of analysis, Jiang An felt that the possibility of this old man being a suspect was very low.

However, even though the elderly in front of him wasn’t a suspect, Jiang An didn’t think the old man was of no value.

Because he always felt that the perpetrator choosing to dump the bodies there must have had a very big reason.

If the details of the case from those years can be unearthed, it might provide some clues and support for solving this case.

Especially in this old man’s house, they heard the deceased’s mother repeatedly saying, "He was murdered."

Before she had her mental breakdown back then, she had repeatedly reported the case to the police.

So, why did the deceased’s mother keep going to the police to report the issue, even under the premise that the police had already determined it was suicide?

What’s the real reason behind this?

Is it just the family causing a scene out of grief, or is there more to the story?

Analyzing from the death itself, leaving behind a suicide note at home, Jiang An thought it was quite clear it was a suicide.

If what his mother reported back then was true, then the deceased might not have been physically harmed but was influenced on the motive for suicide.

Moreover, understanding that suicide case from back then, why did a perfectly good young person suddenly take their own life?

There must have been a reason behind it. What was that reason?

....

While Jiang An was deep in thought, the work inside the interrogation room was also progressing tensely.

Deputy Director Chen Guan sternly said, "Name, age, address."

The old man looked up, an expression of surprise on his face.

However, he didn’t resist at all and answered, "Zhao Guojun, 65 years old, living at number 72."

"Zhao Guojun, do you know why you were brought to the interrogation room today?"

Zhao Guojun looked up and replied, "I don’t know."

"You say I’m related to the three bodies you found, but I really don’t know what you’re talking about."

"As for where the three bodies you mentioned are, I don’t know either."

"Don’t know? Do you really not know, or are you pretending not to know?"

"I really don’t know."

"Have you been frequently going to the place where your daughter hanged herself?"

Zhao Guojun shook his head, "It’s been so many years."

"At first, when she died, I’d often go and look. Now I’ve already forgotten, and maybe she has already been reincarnated?"

"I’m not here to talk about mysticism. I’m asking if after that event, you went to the police frequently to report the case, saying your daughter was murdered. Did you find something?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Guojun paused for a moment and said, "Yes."

"After my daughter’s death, my boss and I indeed went to your police station to report the case, suspecting that my daughter was killed by someone else, but every time the conclusion you gave us was suicide."

Deputy Director Chen Guan replied, "Our police in handling cases emphasizes seeking truth from facts; we would never speak irresponsibly."

"Now, I want to ask you, why did you think your daughter was murdered back then? Did you have any suspects?"

Zhao Guojun replied, "We only heard that my daughter was killed by someone. As to who did it, we don’t know."

"I’m just an ordinary person, I can’t investigate cases like you police."

"Who said that? Who told you that?" Deputy Director Chen Guan immediately asked.

The old man raised his head and looked at him, "It was someone from our village."

"What’s his name? Where is he now? Why did he say these things to you? What’s his relation to your family?"

A series of questions made Zhao Guojun across from him suddenly feel nervous. He shifted in his seat and answered, "It was Li Chuang from our village. He was about the same age as my daughter. After my daughter passed away, he once came to our house and said he suspected my daughter was killed by someone else."

"He suspected... did he have any basis for that?"

The old man shook his head, "No basis, he just had a feeling."

"He said he and my daughter were dating, and a few days before she suicided, he suddenly felt something was amiss."

"He felt my daughter was very averse to meeting him before her death, as if something strange had happened, she wouldn’t even let him hold her hand. He suspected that my daughter was..."

At this point, Zhao Guojun suddenly choked up, "We repeatedly requested the police to investigate this situation, but the results, again and again, were always telling us there was no problem with the conclusion."

"Can’t we even have the right to doubt? She was raised by us with great care, and we know her temperament."

"She definitely wouldn’t commit suicide so easily, she must have encountered something insurmountable."

"But you, you just ignored her, every time telling us it was suicide."

....

The old man became increasingly agitated as he spoke, tears streaming down his face.

At this moment, Chen Guan and Qin Feng, sitting across from him, exchanged glances.

Then Chen Guan said, "He suspects your daughter was harmed by someone. What exactly was the reason for this suspicion?"

Five minutes later, the old man calmed down and said, "A few days before my daughter’s death, she wouldn’t let him hold her hand nor meet, and whenever they did meet, she was very depressed, telling him to forget about her."

"Li Chuang thought she had a new boyfriend. Unexpectedly, she died a few days later."

Then, Deputy Director Chen Guan said, "Our police in handling cases focuses on evidence, not random speculation."

The old man said, "No, we did not speculate randomly, I have a reason."

"She had a lively and cheerful personality since childhood, a very kind heart, never had any thoughts of suicide, so why did she suddenly die?"

"So who do you suspect?"

The old man paused, thought for a moment, then shook his head, "I don’t know... I don’t know!"

As he spoke, his eyes widened, exposing his teeth, and he said angrily, "If I knew who they were, I would have torn them to pieces long ago and demanded a life for my daughter’s life!"