Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 55

"Uncle Tan, are you sure it's Zhu Changyong himself?"

“It cannot be completely confirmed, but it is highly likely that it was him.

Because when the other party applied for a visit, he provided relevant evidence and photos showing that he and Zheng Haiyang’s mother had been colleagues. "

"Does the mental hospital still exist?"

"No."

Psychiatric hospitals do have stricter supervision, but that is only for internal use, not external use. Moreover, the frequency of outside visits from patients' families is already very low.

Many families hope to forget about their mentally ill family members after sending them to the internment camp.

"Uncle Tan, is it confirmed to be suicide?"

"Her method of suicide was to slit her throat in public."

Li Zhuiyuan pulled up his collar.

That means it was suicide. After all, if there were other hidden secrets or ulterior motives, it would not be presented in this way.

"Uncle Tan, this Zhu Changyong, is there no suspicion of inducing or abetting?"

"It's in the law, but how to rule? Zheng Haiyang's mother is a mental patient. All the local police station can do is to call him in for questioning. He did leave his address and phone number on the application form, but it was for a hotel."

Li Zhuiyuan raised his head and looked at Tan Yunlong. He suddenly understood the real reason why Officer Tan came here.

"Uncle Tan, you are here to see Zheng Haiyang."

Tan Yunlong nodded, feeling relieved. Talking to Xiaoyuan was much simpler than talking to his silly son.

"Xiaoyuan, the hotel address that Zhu Changyong left is in our Shigang."

Zheng Haiyang walked out of the school gate at this time. He had lunch with Tan Wenbin and Li Zhuiyuan at noon. In the evening, because Tan Wenbin did not go to evening self-study with Li Zhuiyuan, he left by himself.

"Brother Bin, why are you still here?" Zheng Haiyang saw Tan Wenbin first and walked over to say hello.

Tan Wenbin nodded in that direction.

"Oh, uncle is here too."

Tan Yunlong naturally noticed this as well. He turned his head, pointed at Tan Wenbin, and shouted, "You and Haiyang go to the cafeteria to eat, and then accompany him to evening self-study."

"What?" Tan Wenbin was stunned. It was no problem for him to have dinner with his buddies, but not attending morning and evening self-study classes was his pride now that he was unique!

Tan Yunlong glared.

Tan Wenbin's knees immediately weakened, and he immediately responded:

"twitter!"

As a son, you can tell the difference between when a tiger is just pretending to be angry and can be lively and naughty, and when it really wants to eat people.

Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, and that's because the young tiger is perceptive.

"Come on, Ocean, let's go to the cafeteria to eat."

"Brother Bin, now we have to queue up in the cafeteria and there may not be enough food..."

"Don't talk nonsense. If you really have to go to the school store and buy a few bags of Tang Monk meat, if you don't come with me, my dad might pull out his belt and beat me in public at the school gate."

When Tan Wenbin and Zheng Haiyang went in, two plainclothes policemen followed them in, obviously to protect the target.

During school hours, security guards at the school gate will not stop people who look like students, but will still pay more attention to adults.

So the security guards greeted the two plainclothes policemen enthusiastically.

In a small town, you can see them everywhere, and these two policemen often come to the school to do legal publicity.

Letting them go will also make it easier for them to communicate with the teachers and avoid misunderstandings.

Soon, two physical education teachers from the school, Luo Jinwen and Luo Wenhui, were also selected to cooperate with the police operation.

These two physical education teachers are cousins. One of them had planned to buy groceries after get off work to celebrate his wife’s birthday, and the other had made an appointment with his girlfriend to watch a movie after get off work, but now all plans have been cut short.

After the director found them and assigned them tasks, he also calmed their emotions and comforted them that they were the people the school leaders relied on the most.

This is a fact. It was these two people that the school sent to Beijing to investigate Li Zhuiyuan's academic status last time. They were also the ones who installed the curtains and spring beds in the principal's office.

"Come on, Xiaoyuan, let's go to the hotel and take a look."

"Hasn't anyone checked out yet?"

"The police station called and asked about it. The person checked out this morning, but we still have to go check it out. In addition, I have also arranged for police officers to protect Zheng Haiyang's home."

"Uncle Tan, wait a moment."

Li Zhuiyuan ran to Runsheng tricycle and explained to A'li, who nodded.

Except for the time when the girl resolutely left after she found out that Li Zhuiyuan had cut his palm, she never complained no matter what Li Zhuiyuan did.

Runsheng asked if he wanted to send A'li back and then bring the equipment back, but Li Zhuiyuan refused.

After saying hello, Li Zhuiyuan ran back and got on Tan Yunlong's motorcycle, and the two of them soon arrived at the hotel.

The name of the hotel is very popular, it is called "Happy Hotel".

There is a breakfast shop on the left side of the door and a hair salon on the right side.

In an ordinary hair salon, there would be at least one iron barber chair. But this one not only had no chair, but there were no scissors or combs on the table. There was only a simple long sofa, where two brightly painted women were sitting with their legs crossed, knitting sweaters.

In addition to "haircut, shampoo," the glass door also has "cupping, foot washing, massage, PSA."

For the last one, Li Zhuiyuan suspected that the letters were pasted incorrectly.

The entrance of the hotel is very small, with a small staircase going up, and the front desk is also on the second floor.

Tan Yunlong took out his ID and asked the other party to produce the check-in record.

The institute had confirmed when it called earlier that Zhu Changyong had stayed here, and also requested that the room not be vacated for the time being.

Led by the boss, we walked deeper into the hotel, opened the door and went in.

The space inside is very small, with just a bed, a bedside table and a coffee table, and no TV.

Tan Yunlong began to check and found many traces of water seepage on the floor: "What's going on here?"

"I don't know. It started leaking last night. The shop downstairs told me about it. We knocked on the door and checked. The water pipes in the bathroom were normal, and there was a lot of water on the ground, so we suspected that it was leaking from other pipes."

Li Zhuiyuan knelt on the ground so that he could get closer to the water stains.

Although it has been cleaned, the remaining water stains are still a bit sticky.

This is consistent with the characteristic of water overflowing from the dead body.

Tan Yunlong looked at the boss and asked, "Since he moved in here, besides going out by himself, has anyone else entered this room to look for him?"

Li Zhuiyuan raised his head and looked at the boss.

The boss waved his hand: "No, no one came into this room to look for him."

Li Zhuiyuan could see that his boss's micro-expressions showed that he was lying.

However, Li Zhuiyuan knew that Tan Yunlong would definitely be able to hear it, because Tan Yunlong had set a trap when asking the question.

The room is so deep and your receptionist is outside, how can you be sure that no one has entered his room? The correct answer should be "I don't know" instead of saying no with certainty.

Tan Yunlong said sternly, "I'll give you one more chance. Think it over before you answer. Do you know what he did wrong? If we find out later that you lied today, it would be a crime of harboring someone, or even an accessory to a crime."

The boss immediately panicked and looked conflicted, but he finally made up his mind and said, "Amei has been here before."

"Who?"

"He's from the hair salon downstairs. He's been in here before."

"You led the way?"

"No...not really." The boss looked unhappy and began to sweat.

Nowadays, it is almost an unspoken rule for hotels to do this kind of business secretly. Some bosses will cooperate and share the profits, while some bosses simply become the boss themselves.

"where is she?"

"Just downstairs."

Tan Yunlong and Li Zhuiyuan walked out and came to the hair salon next door. Amei was one of the two women sitting on the sofa knitting sweaters.

Seeing Tan Yunlong come in, one of the women naturally went to pull the rolling door.

Until she saw Li Zhuiyuan following behind, she was stunned and couldn't help but smiled and said, "Little brother, you come to play too?"

"He followed me."

"Okay, big brother, you choose one of us, and the other one stays to watch TV with the kids."

There was a black and white TV in the room, but it seemed to be broken and there was no socket.

In other words, Li Zhuiyuan is too young now. If he were a few years older, he would be able to be received.

"Which one is Ami?"

"Brother, why did you choose me? Isn't this your first time here? Did a friend introduce me to you?"

Tan Yunlong took out his ID and said, "I am a policeman. I am here to ask you something. Please sit down."

The two women were frightened at once, but the other one reacted quickly and a charming look emerged again, but when Tan Yunlong glanced at her, she instantly subsided.

"You went to work at the Happiness Hotel last night? Remember room 8025?"

"No...don't remember."

"Think carefully before answering. I'm not here to crack down on pornography this time."

The woman next to her pushed Amei's arm and said, "Hurry up and tell the truth. Cooperate with us."

Amy also became anxious and said, "I did several last night, and I don't know which one is the room."

The woman next to him immediately changed color and said, "You actually secretly..."

Apparently, Ami has a better relationship with the hotel owner.

Generally, in this kind of shop, unless the customer specifically requests someone, when facing a stranger, they will take turns to serve him/her in order.

Those who come to stay in the hotel are definitely not regular customers, after all, there are small cubicles and beds inside the hair salon.

Li Zhuiyuan reminded: "The floor of his room is very wet, there is a lot of water, and the room is very humid."

"Ah, I remembered, it was him. But I didn't do it with him. He gave me money, but just asked me to go to the front desk to get a hot water bottle and boil some water for him. He said he was very thirsty, so I boiled a lot of water for him, and finally he let me go."

"Any other details, like his accent?"

"It seemed like he had a northern accent. Also, he had a black briefcase. As for the rest, I don't know. We didn't take off our clothes."

"Recall the facial details again."

"He was quite tall, about 1.80 meters, very thin, but with muscles, wearing a baseball cap, with dark skin, as if tanned, and peeling skin on the back of his hands. I even asked him if he was sunburned."

Tan Yunlong nodded. Although there was no direct photo, from the description, he was indeed the person who went to the mental hospital to visit Zheng Haiyang's mother.

"If he comes after you again, remember to call the police when you can. He is very dangerous."

"Huh...Huh..." Amei was so scared that she kept patting her chest. If she was caught during the crackdown on pornography, she would just be detained. People in her line of work are indeed afraid of the police, but they are even more afraid of bad guys.

Tan Yunlong pulled up the rolling door, walked out with Li Zhuiyuan, and got back on the motorcycle.

After the car drove quite far away, Tan Yunlong suddenly said, "Xiaoyuan, some things can never be swept away."

"Ah?" Li Zhuiyuan was surprised for a moment, thinking that Tan Yunlong was talking about the case. He soon understood and responded, "Uncle Tan, I understand."

"The house can't always be clean, so you have to clean it frequently."

"Yes, Uncle Tan."

The retired elderly people in the family compound also like to say similar things to me, which means that they really treat me as a promising younger generation and hope to pass on the correct values.

The next stop is Zheng Haiyang’s house.

Zheng Haiyang's house is a very new two-story self-built house. Li Zhuiyuan came there on the day of the funeral.

Originally, Zheng Haiyang's family conditions were actually very poor, but Zheng Haiyang's father was very capable and he and his wife did earn a lot of money as seamen over the years, and they also built a new house.

There were two plainclothes policemen outside the house. Tan Yunlong greeted them and took them into the house.

The two old people were still wiping their tears, probably because they knew the news from the mental hospital.

In fact, they are more worried about their grandson, who lost both his father and mother in a short period of time. What will they do next?

The only thing to be thankful for is that the house has been built, and my son and daughter-in-law have sent home a lot of money over the years, which I have saved.

Tan Yunlong explained his purpose and asked whether any strangers had approached here recently. The two old men replied no.

But this is obviously impossible, because since Zhu Changyong chose to live in Shigang, his purpose can only be here.

During the interrogation, Tan Yunlong specifically pointed out that this person might pose a danger to Zheng Haiyang. The two elderly people were very scared when they heard this and they strongly requested the police to catch the bad guy.

This was a test to see if the two old men had indeed never had contact with Zhu Changyong.

Sometimes, there are very bizarre twists and turns in handling a case, and what brings about the bizarreness is not the case itself but the people involved in the case.

However, when it came to their grandson, the two old people behaved normally, which proved that Zhu Changyong came here alone for his own purpose.

After obtaining the old man's consent, two police officers were assigned to check the house.

Tan Yunlong walked to the dam, took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep breath.

"Uncle Tan, thank you for your hard work."

This was not a case that Tan Yunlong should have been in charge of, and it might not even be considered a case.

"Xiao Yuan, what are you talking about? You can't just ignore the possible danger, right? Well, Xiao Yuan, what do you think?"

When asking this question, Tan Yunlong's eyes swept around slowly like an eagle. He had a feeling that Zhu Changyong might be hiding nearby.

“Uncle Tan, is it possible that Zhu Changyong came here not to target anyone, but for something specific?”

"thing?"

"Yes, he may not be here to kill people."

This is Li Zhuiyuan's guess. The person who actually knows Zhu Changyong's true identity information is Li Lan's secretary Xu Wen.

But from what I heard in the bathroom about Xu Wen's attitude towards Zhu Changyong, it seems that their relationship is not hostile, and may even be a little intimate.

If he's alive, I want to see him; if he's dead, I want to see his body... If this isn't used to describe an enemy, then it could be another extreme.

This also indirectly explains Zhu Changyong's identity. Although he also sneaked into the ship, he is different from Honda and Ashley.

Even if something bad happened on the seabed, he would not target the crew members' families after coming ashore.

"Then I'll go ask again."

Tan Yunlong went to ask again.

Li Zhuiyuan did not follow him, but instead imitated Tan Yunlong's previous actions and looked around.

It’s just that Tan Yunlong was looking for people, while he was looking for death.

But the result is still the same, nothing.

Li Zhuiyuan took out some talisman paper from his pocket and stuck it on the dam and on the door. He always carried a lot of talismans in his pocket, and he stuck them all this time.

Tan Yunlong came out: "I asked, there is nothing special, but this time he might be lying."

Now that we know he's lying, it would be easy to find out by taking him back to the station and using the environment and atmosphere there, but we can't do that now.

"Uncle Tan, you can talk to Zheng Haiyang and ask him to come back and ask."

"Yeah, that's a good idea." Tan Yunlong rode his bike with Li Zhuiyuan back to the school gate and ordered two bowls of noodles at a small shop outside.

"Xiaoyuan, what toppings do you want?"

"I don't need it, Uncle Tan."

After the two of them finished eating the noodles, the senior high school evening self-study session was over, and the noodle shop would close for the day after finishing its last wave of business.

Tan Wenbin and Zheng Haiyang walked out side by side. As father and son, they were connected by heart, and he immediately sensed his father's location.

Tan Yunlong talked to Zheng Haiyang and did not tell him about his mother without permission. He just explained the interests involved to him. The gist of it was that a bad guy had set his eyes on something in his house, and your grandparents knew about it but deliberately did not tell the police, which might bring danger to the family.

Zheng Haiyang immediately promised that he would ask his grandparents clearly when he returned.

Then, Zheng Haiyang pursed his lips again and asked, "Uncle, is my mother gone too?"

As a seaman himself, Zheng Haiyang had a premonition when his father was confirmed dead but his mother had no news and did not come back to attend the funeral.

"You have to ask your grandparents about this. Uncle doesn't know."

"Okay, I understand, uncle."

After finishing speaking, Tan Wenbin put his arm around Zheng Haiyang's shoulders and pulled him out, continuing his buddy's advice:
"Brother, look, my dad and Brother Xiaoyuan are standing together. You have to be obedient. Believe me, you can disobey my dad, but you have to listen to Brother Xiaoyuan.

If you don’t listen to my dad, you’ll end up in jail at best, but if you don’t listen to my brother Yuan, you’ll probably end up sitting in the hall.”

"Brother Bin, I understand. I only have my grandparents left, and I hope my family is doing well. Besides... I actually feel quite guilty."

"What's wrong?"

"My dad is gone, and my mom may also be gone, but as a son, I'm not too sad. I feel like I'm a piece of shit."

"Well, what are you imagining? Your parents are not at home all year round and they only see you once a year. It's normal for your relationship to fade."

"But they go out and work for me."

"What can I say, buddy, look at it more positively and don't be stubborn with yourself. The dead cannot be resurrected. If your parents could see this, they would definitely not want you to cry your eyes out and not be able to get out of it. They would definitely prefer you to live a healthy and happy life.

Eat well, drink well, study hard, and get into college. You will still have grandparents to take care of you in the future."

"Thank you, Brother Bin."

Li Zhuiyuan came over at this time: "Brother Binbin, do you still have talisman paper in your pocket?"

"Yes, this is our anti-counterfeiting mark."

"You give it to Haiyang. Haiyang, I put some talisman paper on the outside of your house. When you go back, check to see if it has changed color. Then put some on the door of your bedroom and your grandparents' bedroom.

Don’t tell anyone that I gave it to you.”

"I understand, Brother Xiaoyuan, I said this is a lucky charm."

The next day, after the morning self-study session, as soon as Li Zhuiyuan and Tan Wenbin entered the classroom, Zheng Haiyang came over and whispered:

"I asked my grandparents last night, and they told me that my parents did bring back something when they went home last time."

Tan Wenbin hurriedly asked, "What is it?"

"Well, I can't describe it. Let me draw it." Zheng Haiyang picked up a pen, turned a page on Tan Wenbin's notebook, and began to draw.

Tan Wenbin frowned and asked, "What the hell is this?"

"I haven't seen it. I drew it based on the description of my grandparents."

Li Zhuiyuan said calmly: "Ding."

"Fuck, national treasure."

After all, I am a senior in high school, so I naturally know what "Ding" represents.

Li Zhuiyuan recalled that Zheng Haiyang's mother said that it was her first time to go in there, but it was not her husband's.

So, when her husband went in for the first time, he brought out something.

"But my grandparents said this thing is very small..."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Not every tripod is big, there are small ones. What color are they?"

"Dark green."

Li Zhuiyuan: “That could really be a cultural relic.”

It is no wonder that Zheng Haiyang's grandparents chose to conceal the truth when they were questioned for the second time by Tan Yunlong yesterday. After losing their son and daughter-in-law, the old people obviously valued such things more.

Tan Wenbin asked, "Did you bring it?"

Zheng Haiyang shook his head: "My parents hid this thing in the well on the dam at home. My grandfather and I tried to fish it out last night, but we couldn't find it."

Tan Wenbin: "Then let Runsheng go to your house to fish it out at night. Runsheng is a professional."

Li Zhuiyuan asked, "Has the talisman paper changed?"

"I checked it when I got home last night, and I checked it again when I came to school this morning, and it didn't change color."

Tan Wenbin breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, he didn't come."

Li Zhuiyuan corrected: "It's not here yet."

"Well, will something happen to our family?" Zheng Haiyang asked worriedly.

Li Zhuiyuan said: "There are police outside your house."

Tan Wenbin said: "It is impossible to stay too long, at most two days, otherwise the people below will be dissatisfied, after all, there is no case filed."

"Brother Xiaoyuan, Brother Bin, then I..."

"We'll go to your house tonight," Li Zhuiyuan said calmly, "and if we get the things out of the well, your family will be alright."

Tan Wenbin asked curiously, "What should we do with that thing after we fish it out? This thing looks like a hot potato right now."

Li Zhuiyuan leaned over the table and prepared to take a nap. He had spent half the night painting a little yellow warbler.

However, the boy answered:

“Submit it to the state.”

Tan Wenbin asked cautiously, "If this is a cultural relic found in the high seas, it seems that we don't have to hand it over to the country, right?"

The boy had already adjusted the position of his arm pillow and asked with his eyes closed: "Then I'll take it home for you."

"No, no, no!" Tan Wenbin immediately shook his head in fear, "Let's hand it over to the country, give it to the country."

At noon, the three of them went out to eat. After the meal, Tan Wenbin called Aunt Zhang's grocery store and told Runsheng not to pick up A'li tonight and to bring his equipment with him.

As soon as I walked back to the school gate, I saw Wu Xinhan getting out in his own car. The driver was concentrating on driving, while Wu Xinhan was sitting in the back seat, waving his hands and talking excitedly.

He was going to a meeting, but on the way he gave himself a final rehearsal.

When I entered the school, the banner with the happy announcement had already been hung.

"Warm congratulations to our school student Li Zhuiyuan for winning the first place in the Municipal Mathematical Olympiad!"

A very strange operation is that the last three words originally were "First Prize", but they were crossed out with a slash and "First Place" was temporarily added.

Because the prizes in this competition are awarded based on ranking, there are many first prizes, but only one full prize.

The banner was made in advance, and the words were changed as requested by Principal Wu. There is no need to change the banner. This banner is even more domineering!
Our middle school is in such a hellishly difficult competition area, and we were really used to being suppressed. Now that we finally get a chance, we naturally have to vent and celebrate.

Li Zhuiyuan just took a look, lowered his head and continued walking forward.

Tan Wenbin slapped his thigh, ran back to the classroom, and called the poor students in the class:
"Why are you still standing there? Get to work!
The second, third and fourth volumes are sold together. Students who receive school subsidies for poor students can enjoy discounts. No one else can bargain! "

When Li Zhuiyuan came back, the classroom inside and outside seemed to have become a large publishing house distribution site, with people crowded inside and even more people squeezed in the corridor outside.

As soon as the good news about the Mathematical Olympiad was announced, the entire school market was in an uproar.

Those who came to buy the exercise books included not only students in the third year of high school, but also many students in the second and first year of high school, and even many students in junior high school.

For younger students, they will be able to use them in the future anyway; the most important thing is that when they go to high school, the winners will no longer be in college, so they should buy them while they are still around to share in the good fortune.

After buying the exercise books, many people immediately took out the talisman paper, kissed it, and then put it back carefully and solemnly.

One of the people's exercise books slipped and fell to the ground when he passed by Li Zhuiyuan.

Li Zhuiyuan glanced down at the cover and found that Tan Wenbin had given the exercise book a name:
"Secret Scroll of Chasing the Ancestors".

The hot selling atmosphere did not end even after the noon self-study bell rang.

Finally, the vice principal and the class teacher Sun Qing came over and called Tan Wenbin out, and then the crowd dispersed.

An hour later, Tan Wenbin came back and sat back in his seat with a smile on his face:

"Brother, it will be convenient for us to sell exercise books in the future. You can just make the questions and the school will help us print and sell them."

"Then why did you take so long?"

"Silly, I must negotiate the copyright sharing with the school, and settle the accounts with the school!"

"Ok?"

“We are not just selling this round. We will have to charge licensing fees or copyright fees for selling to other schools in the city and the province in the future.

This share needs to be negotiated, so that we can continue to receive it even after we graduate and go to college."

"Brother Binbin, you really have a business mind."

"I am nothing, the main thing is you, my brother, you are the rare commodity.

Then you go sign a contract with the school after school tonight? We have a school-run enterprise brand that was half-dead before, but now we can make use of it.”

"I authorize you, go ahead."

"Brother, do you trust me so much?"

"Ah."

Li Zhuiyuan has no obsession with making money.

In this respect, he is very similar to Brother Liangliang. Their attitude towards money has always been that enough is enough, and they are mainly pursuing things on another level.

During his afternoon classes, Tan Wenbin was fiddling with his plan.

Li Zhuiyuan took a quick look and found that what he was doing was a phased plan, which was a bit like a bet agreement.

For example, for winners of provincial, national and international mathematics olympiads, the corresponding share of the profits must be increased step by step.

Although Tan Wenbin himself had no chance to participate in the Mathematical Olympiad, he had a very clear understanding of the competition process.

In addition, college entrance examination scores are also included.

"Brother Binbin."

"What's wrong?"

"What does Auntie do?"

"My mom? She's an accountant."

Because he had to go to Zheng Haiyang's house after school, he went to the infirmary before the fourth math class, used a little trick to measure his fever and got a leave note. After going to the office and handing it to Teacher Yan, he went to negotiate.

In the fourth class, Teacher Yan distributed papers to everyone because he was called by the school leaders to help calculate the contract accounts. As a result, he had an "accidental encounter" with Tan Wenbin as a teacher and student.

When school was over in the evening, Li Zhuiyuan saw the principal's car coming back. The principal opened the door and got out. He greeted everyone he met warmly, looking energetic and in high spirits.

It was like a poor daughter-in-law who had been oppressed for a long time and finally outlasted her evil mother-in-law.

Before the principal's eyes fell on them, Li Zhuiyuan and Zheng Haiyang ran out of the school gate and found Runsheng.

Tan Wenbin was already waiting here, his left ear was red and big, like Maitreya.

"Brother Xiaoyuan, the contract has been negotiated. From now on, just come up with the questions and then wait to count the money."

"Brother Binbin, your ears..."

"At first, Teacher Yan only scolded me a few words when he saw me. But when I suggested that the problems you set for the Olympiad group be included in the Olympiad exercise book, Teacher Yan got so angry that he pulled my ear and asked me to settle the matter of issuing a fake sick note."

"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Binbin."

"It's not hard work, but we can't let the school take advantage of us!"

The three of them got on a tricycle, and Runsheng rode to Zheng Haiyang's house.

After arriving at the dam, Runsheng started to salvage, but he couldn't get anything out. Finally, he simply went down the well and dived, but still couldn't find the tripod.

Tan Wenbin: "The tripod is no longer inside. Could it be that Zhu Changyong has already come and taken it away?"

Li Zhuiyuan nodded: "It's possible."

Zhu Changyong checked out of the room that morning, and Tan Yunlong's office only received the notice to assist in the investigation in the afternoon. Theoretically, Zhu Changyong could have even come here the night before to take his things and left Shigang early the next morning.

Zheng Haiyang asked anxiously, "What if the things are gone?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "If he has already taken the things, then your house must be safe."

Zheng Haiyang patted his chest and said, "Yes, yes, Brother Xiaoyuan, you are right."

It was already dark.

Zheng Haiyang’s grandparents warmly invited the students to have dinner at home before leaving.

Everyone sat at the table together and Runsheng lit a cigarette before dinner.

Zheng Haiyang's grandparents were busy in the kitchen happily, and kept saying that Haiyang had never brought any classmates home to play before.

Then, they kept blaming Zheng Haiyang for not telling them earlier so that they could go to the vegetable market in the morning to prepare more vegetables.

Tan Wenbin was very skilled in smoothing things over and livening up the atmosphere, but he never forgot to remind them to "cook more rice."

After a few dishes were served, everyone started eating.

Zheng Haiyang's grandmother smiled and said, "There is another starter dish, which will be served right away."

Tan Wenbin raised his chopsticks: "Okay, okay, I love eating head vegetables the most."

The first dish is also called Tongcheng stewed three fresh vegetables, also known as hodgepodge.

It contains fish balls, pork skin, black fungus, egg skin, quail eggs and other ingredients, and can be considered half a soup dish. It is a must-have at local wedding and funeral banquets.

While I was eating, the light above my head began to flicker, and then with a "click", it went out.

"Old man, check if there's a power outage at home."

"Come on, come on, old lady, please make way, everyone, don't move, I'll serve the head of vegetable first, don't burn yourself."

"Ding dong..."

It should be the dull sound of a large bowl being placed on the table.

"Everyone, eat as much as you want. It's like being at home. There's plenty of food."

"Old man, go check if there's a power outage. I see the lights in the neighbor's house are still on. It's not that there's a power outage in the village."

"Oh, okay, I'll go right away."

After a while, my grandfather's voice came from outside: "Old lady, the power outage has occurred. I'll send it up right away."

The electricity came on and the lights came on.

At the table, everyone who was holding up their chopsticks to pick up food stopped.

Because it was placed in the center of the table, and it was used to hold the first dish... in a tripod.

Although the lights were on, the two old men's faces darkened. They stood by the table, waving their hands and saying:

"Eat, eat quickly, you're welcome, hehehehe..."

(End of this chapter)