Seeing the crime scene flashbacks made me the darling of the police station.

Chapter 313 Is this how you welcome me?

"Is it really Tian Min?" Chu Xingrou plopped down in a chair.

Lu Zhishen patted Chu Xingrou on the shoulder.

Chu Xingrou sighed softly.

Su Miaoyi said, "Anyway, Tian Min's reaction is definitely problematic."

"What about other reactions?" Chu Xingrou asked.

“Most of the reactions should be genuine.” Su Miaoyi rubbed her fingers back and forth. “She’s very brave, having gone through so much.”

Hearing her words, Chu Xingrou sighed again.

Lu Zhishen glanced at the two of them but didn't say anything.

After a while, Su Miaoyi said, "Let's go to the temple of the Goat Horn God. Captain Duan said there's a place in town where the Goat Horn God is worshipped."

"Now?" Chu Xingrou glanced at the sky outside, which was about to turn completely dark.

“Yes,” Su Miaoyi said, “Let’s go now.”

Chu Xingrou suddenly shivered.

Lu Zhishen said, "Put on your coat and let's go."

They went to their neighbor's place to get their coats, and then the three of them walked to the place where the ram's horn god was worshipped.

It's not far away; it's only a 20-minute walk.

The houses here are all the same, all made of wood.

The land area is not very large, about the size of an average household in this area.

It's just that the entrance is built in a rather grand style.

It must have been quite a few years; the color on the wood has faded.

By the time the three arrived, it was already completely dark.

The Temple of the Ram's Horn was about to close.

The three men identified themselves and successfully entered the Temple of the Ram's Horn.

"you are."

“I’m from our town, and I’m the manager here.” The man looked to be in his sixties. “I’m responsible for cleaning and guarding the Sheep God Temple. I open and close the gate on time every day, and I’m on duty at night. We usually take turns, but it’s my turn today.”

"How long have you been here?" Su Miaoyi asked.

"It's been about twenty years."

"Have you seen her?" Chu Xingrou showed him Tian Min's photo.

"Is this Xiaomin?" the man said. "She comes here often, ever since she was very young. I heard she works in Changshi now, but whenever she comes back, she comes to worship the Goat Horn God. Anyway, people from our area come here often."

“Xiaomin can’t speak, and she came very frequently for a period of time, so I have a deep impression of her,” the man said.

"Did she come alone?" Su Miaoyi asked.

“Most of the time she’s alone, but sometimes she’ll bring her younger brother,” the man said.

"What does she come here for?" Lu Zhishen asked.

"Offer incense to the Goat Horn God, pay your respects, and then spend a long time in the side hall," the man said. "Our side hall is decorated with murals depicting stories about the Goat Horn God. If you tell the murals your troubles, the Goat Horn God will help sweep away all your troubles and bring you good fortune. So most people, after paying their respects to the Goat Horn God, will go to the side hall and tell the murals in their hearts about their troubles."

“Xiaomin is a sincere child. Sometimes she even helps with cleaning here. Actually, nowadays young people are all leaving and gradually drifting away from this place. Xiaomin is different. She always remembers this place and the Goat Horn God.”

"Where does she help clean?" Su Miaoyi asked.

"The courtyard. And those rooms. When they were built, they put a lot of tables, chairs and decorations in there, and there was also a sculpture of the ram horn god and some other related decorations. She would come over occasionally and help wipe them down."

"Girls are more meticulous, while we rough old men, as we get older, our eyesight isn't as good, and sometimes we can't clean it very well. Xiaomin will help clean any spot that's not clean."

"Besides her brother, has Xiaomin brought anyone else here?" Chu Xingrou asked.

"This is not."

"Are all the people who come to the temple from the town? Are there any people from outside?" Su Miaoyi asked.

"They're probably all from the town. In our county, we worship the Goat Horn God, and every town has a Goat God temple like this one. Everyone worships the one from their own town, so they're probably all from our own town."

The man said, "The roads here are difficult to travel. Apart from you and those who go out to work or study and come back, who else comes here? The mountain roads are winding and bumpy, and nobody wants to come."

Su Miaoyi thought for a moment and then asked, "Do you know everyone in town?"

"Pretty much. People from all over town come here to worship. I've been here for almost twenty years. Even if I don't know their names, I can still recognize their faces," the man said.

"What about the people who go out to work or school? Do you know them all?" Su Miaoyi asked again. "No, I don't know them. They're often not home, so I don't see them. I don't know many of the people who are out there," the man said. "Now many young people come here, but I don't know most of them. Unless they come with their parents or elders, I don't know whose family they are. Some of the young people's accents have changed, so they really seem like they're from out of town."

In such a situation, it's highly likely that someone from outside has come and will assume they belong to someone in the town.

Su Miaoyi glanced at Lu Zhishen.

Lu Zhishen took out his phone and showed him the portrait he had drawn that day: "Have you seen this person before?"

The man took the phone, held it at a distance for a while, and then shook his head.

Lu Zhishen took the phone: "Can we look around?"

"can."

The main hall enshrines the ram-horned god.

The three entered the main hall and first paid their respects to the ram horn god. Lu Zhishen opened his wallet and put down some incense money.

Then the three of them looked around the main hall and the side hall.

Both side halls are decorated with murals depicting the ram-horned god.

Nothing unusual.

And it seems like quite a few people come here every day.

No one would do anything in a place where people come and go.

After looking at the main hall and the side halls, the three of them looked at the other rooms.

There are indeed quite a few tables, chairs, and decorative items.

They looked at everything carefully but found nothing unusual.

The temple wasn't big, and after looking through all the rooms, the three of them left and headed back.

I also found a place to have dinner.

They decided not to go to Yanjing Village; they would ask Tian Min again in two hours.

The three people walked towards the police station. When they passed their residence, they noticed an SUV parked in front of the door.

It has a local license plate, but I don't recognize it.

The place they lived in was rented, and only Duan Wenrui and three others lived there.

Duan Wenrui went on patrol, and the three of them closed the door when they came out with their coats.

But the door is open now.

The three people exchanged a glance and entered the courtyard.

The door was ajar; they had clearly closed it when they left.

As she walked further in, Su Miaoyi heard noises coming from inside the room.

"Who's inside?" Su Miaoyi called out.

No one spoke.

There was no sound coming from inside.

If it were the landlord or the team leader, there would definitely be a response, instead of silence.

"Who's inside?" Lu Zhishen called out as well.

Still no one responded.

The three exchanged a glance and then split up to approach the house.

After a while, footsteps could be heard coming from inside the room, approaching the door.

Su Miaoyi reached for the dagger behind her.

Just as he drew his dagger, the door suddenly opened.

Su Miaoyi saw a huge Zhuang Yanzheng appear at the door.

Zhuang Yanzheng glanced at the gun in Chu Xingrou's hand, the stick that Lu Zhishen had casually picked up, and the dagger in Su Miaoyi's hand.

He yelled, "Is this how you welcome your captain?!"

　Goodnight everybody

　　(End of this chapter)