Chapter 32 (1/2)

Dada, dada

The sound of heavy and sluggish footsteps reverberated in the narrow corridor. A man over 50 years old with a beer belly walked up the stairs drunkenly, humming a tune out of tune. His face was red, and his muddy eyes were blurred.

He didn't care that the Yellow induction light in the corridor didn't come on. He Zhuangsheng's family lives on the fourth floor. It has been ten years since he moved here from the village. He can walk home even with his eyes closed.

He Laosi died. He Laosi's family is busy today. During the day, he helps to arrange the funeral banquet. At night, he drinks a lot with the mourning guests and doesn't leave until dark.

He thought carelessly that he Laoer was dead today, and it was estimated that he would be preparing for the funeral tomorrow. All the people living in this building were close relatives, and all the relatives who did business in their families wanted to give money to them. He calculated in his heart how much money he should give the second family, but didn't notice that he had already circled the stairs again and again.

He Zhuangsheng's house is 404 on the fourth floor. He thinks the house number is unlucky, so he takes it off and hangs a mirror to ward off evil spirits. Usually, as long as he climbs a few floors, he can see the familiar mirror on the doorframe, and then push the door home.

But today, it's only a four story building, but it seems that it will never reach the end.

”I won't install an elevator for any broken building!”

He Zhuangsheng walked like a lead leg and swore a few words

This community was the resettlement house compensated by the developer when the village was demolished. In the past few years, it was still of foreign style, but in the past ten years, it has been dilapidated. There is not even an elevator. The residents can only go up and down by the narrow stairs.

He Zhuangsheng thinks it's hard to climb the stairs today. He has been climbing for a long time, but he hasn't reached the fourth floor.

A drop of water from the top of his head splashed on the back of he Zhuangsheng's neck, and a trace of chill also spread. He Zhuangsheng looked up at the black top of his head, wiped his back neck, and scolded: ”whose house is flooded again?”

The residential area is too old, and the external walls have gradually cracked, especially in places like the corridor, the corners are covered with cracks. If someone's water pipe is cracked, the water in the upstairs seeps through the cracks, and the downstairs drip like rain.

He Chuang Sheng gasped for breath, but he stopped a little feebly. The alcohol evaporated from his sweat, and his chaotic brain became sober.

The paralyzed brain finally realized that something was wrong.

This is the seventh floor in all. The way he climbed just now is enough to go to the top of the building. But he turned and looked around, but he was still in the middle of the stairs. The induction lamp is out of order. There is only a faint ray of light. I don't know where it comes from. I can barely see the object. I can only see the floor clearly.

In fact, even if the induction light is not broken, he can't see the floor sign. The residential area is too old, and the floor numbers are mottled and fallen off. Most of the residents here depend on their habits, and then they judge how many floors they have climbed by looking after the door number.

He Zhuangsheng went up a few steps to see the number of the house.

However, no matter how he looked at it, it seemed that the number of the door had been deliberately blurred, and he could not see it clearly.

A cold sweat came out of he Zhuangsheng's back. He rubbed his face and doubted whether he had hit the ghost wall.

Standing in the dark corridor, he raised his head and called out his mother-in-law's name. His coarse voice echoed in the stairwell, but there was no response.

Naturally, the sound insulation of the old campus is not good. As usual, he has a thing. It's also common for him to stand downstairs and shout at his mother-in-law upstairs. But now his cry is like a bullock into the sea without any response.

He Zhuangsheng's legs are a little soft, and his back is full of cold sweat. He looked at the security door, which was only a few steps away, and tried to step on his leaded leg and knock on the door. This upstairs and downstairs are all acquaintances, no matter who it is, as long as it is a living person.

He thought so in his heart, and struggled to climb up the handrail of the stairs.

Dada, dada

Dada, dada, dada

His heavy and sluggish steps began to ring again. After his footsteps, another regular step followed.

He Zhuangsheng's first reaction was not joy, but hair behind his back. Like some kind of beast sensing danger, he suddenly stopped and turned around, staring at the dark corridor behind him.

With a thick gasping voice also rang up: ”which is where? Don't play tricks on me

The clattering of footsteps stopped.

The palms of he Zhuangsheng's hands were covered with sweat. He overcame his fear and looked down. However, he saw a seven or eight year old girl standing there, looking up at him.

The little girl wore two sheep's horn braids and a pink clip on her head. Her face was round, her eyes were big and black, and there were two lovely blushes on her cheek... More importantly, he Zhuangsheng knew her.

This is Niu Niu, the little granddaughter of the sixth family, who lives on the sixth floor.

He Zhuangsheng stepped down two steps, waved to Niuniu and said, ”Niuniu, why are you the only one? Where's your milk? ”

Niuniu looked at him askew and grinned. Her round face looked flat from the side. She looked at he Zhuangsheng with a crisp voice: ”yenai is at home. I'll buy ice cream to eat.”

He Zhuangsheng laughs as expected. Niuniuyenai doesn't let her eat ice cream often. He waved and said, ”come on, five ye will take you upstairs.”

Niuniu trots a few steps to his side.

He Zhuangsheng didn't seem to see the little girl's flat body. He took her hand and said, ”let's go.”

Niuniu answered happily, her flat head turned around and looked at him with a round face with a blush.

It's about having a living companion. Although he is only a child, he Zhuangsheng is much steadier. He leads Niuniu up and climbs a few steps. Then he sees the house number that he couldn't reach before.

The house number says 301. It's only on the third floor.

Just climb one more floor and you'll be home.

He Zhuangsheng breathed a sigh of relief and led Niuniu to climb up quickly.

Niuniu followed him step by step, humming a happy Ballad:

”Sao qingniang, Sao qingniang, if it doesn't rain tomorrow, I'll give you the silver bell.

Sao qingniang, Sao qingniang, it won't rain tomorrow. Here's the golden bell.

If it rains tomorrow, cut off your head. ”

The little girl's voice is hollow, like a newborn suckling warbler, crisp and tender, humming a few nursery rhymes over and over again.

But after he Zhuangsheng heard the lyrics, he got goose bumps from his arms to his face. He said sternly, ”where did you learn this?”

Niuniu grinned, her eyes were black and big, but there was no light, and she looked dark and unclear.

”I listen to people sing.”

”It's not a good song. Don't sing it in the future.”

He Zhuangsheng reluctantly restrained his anger and pulled her up. Just walking, but I feel that the small hand becomes light, the soft hand becomes a little flat, cool

He Zhuangsheng felt that there was a cold gaze staring at him. But he didn't dare to explore the strange touch in his hands. He even didn't dare to bow his head. He looked at the familiar security door with a mirror hanging on it. He threw away Niuniu's hand in a hurry, took out the key, opened the door and rushed in

The anti-theft door hanging upside down on the sweep qingniang was blown up by the wind, the corner of its mouth suddenly tilted up, issued a little girl crisp voice: ”home.”

***

Jiang Shu and Wang Qing also stayed to watch the night.

There is a parking space in front of the floor, which is convenient for them to monitor. Two people and Chen team and another team member Zhao Li sitting in a car, while paying attention to the flow of people between the three buildings, while re combing the case.

Both the former and the latter died of decapitation, and their bodies were hung upside down in front of their houses. It's hard not to think of revenge and homicide because they are all in the same building.

Chen team, they have listed the interpersonal relationships around the dead as far as possible, and found that the residents of this building are basically relatives.

They moved to this building ten years ago, that is, in 2009, because of the demolition of the village. Most of the people who live in this building are from the village.

He Zhuangyang and he zhuangying are cousins, he Zhuangyang is the second and he zhuangying is the fourth. Besides the two of them, there are six cousins.

Elder he died of gastric cancer a few years ago, and he died of a car accident seven years ago. The oldest of the eight cousins was he Laoba, who died in the flood 20 years ago.

Only he Laosan, he Laowu and he Laoliu, who are said to have madness, are still alive.

”The relationship between these cousins is not very good, or the neighborhood relationship of the whole building is relatively general. There are some trivial contradictions at ordinary times, but not to the extent of feuding.” Chen said.

Wang Qingqi said strangely, ”they are all relatives from the same village. They don't report to the group in a strange community. Their relationship is still very cold. Isn't it strange?”

With the rapid economic development of Jiangcheng in recent years, many of the surrounding rural residents have been relocated. Most of them have built large areas of houses to resettle these villagers in the relatively biased areas of Hanyang and Caiyang. Generally, when these villagers move from the village as a whole to the community, their relationship will be closer and closer. Because there are not only relocated villagers in the community, but also many tenants or commercial housing tenants. In front of outsiders, they are always surprisingly United.

Team Chen nodded: ”we also feel a little strange. But I visited the residents, but I couldn't get any information. At present, we tend to retaliate. The murderer must have something to do with he, or the eight brothers. I've asked people to investigate what happened before they moved here to see if they can find a clue. ”

”If it's really revenge murder, isn't it possible that he Laosan, who is still alive, is in danger?” Wang Qing hesitated.

”Don't worry, they've been watched.”

Team Chen said helplessly: ”he Laosan is ill and has been kept at home all the year round. He Laoliu's legs and feet are inconvenient, and he is also at home most of the time. Only he Laowu will go to he Laoer's home today to help manage the funeral. In order not to scare the snake, I sent two people to protect him secretly. ”

While they were talking, Jiang Jiu was looking through the materials, which contained the detailed information of he's brother. He looked at the person in the photo and the man who was drunk and entered the door of the fourth building. He was a little uncertain and said, ”was he Laowu in there just now? His name is he Zhuangsheng, right

Chen team smell speech to see, but only time to see a bloated figure.

When he thought that his teammates were following he Zhuangsheng, he thought that Jiang Jiu was wrong. But out of caution, he said, ”I'll contact them to ask.”

But when I called, there was no response.

Several times later, team Chen's face sank: ”most of the time there is an accident. Let's act separately. Wang Qing, please ask Zhang Peng to find someone. Zhao Li and I will go upstairs to find he Zhuangsheng. ”

Then he opened the door and went to the fourth building. Jiang Jiu followed them up the stairs.

He Zhuangsheng's house is on the fourth floor. Three young people climb the stairs very fast. In a flash, they arrive at the 404 door. Team Chen knocks on the security door with a tense look. A woman in her fifties comes to open the door. Through the security door, she asks: ”who are you? Which one are you looking for? ”

Team Chen showed his police card and said, ”is he Zhuangsheng at home? We have something to ask him

But the woman said, ”he didn't come back. He's running funerals and drinking with people in the old two's house. It's estimated that he won't come back until midnight.”

Team Chen's heart leaps and suddenly looks at Jiang Jiu.