The two of them were playing cards.

When Cui Jue and his friends got closer, the people playing cards under the tree also noticed them.

An old man with gray hair saw Cui Jue and his friends in police uniforms and hurriedly stood up.

"Stop playing. The police are here. They are not here to arrest gamblers."

The people playing cards nearby said with a smile.

"Master Li, we don't play big here. We only win or lose about 20 yuan a day. They can't control us."

Hearing the young man say that they can't control us, the old man was relieved.

I heard before that Qingshan Village ahead had money and nothing to do, so they started playing cards.

Later, they were caught by the police station and stayed in prison for several days.

In fact, what the old man didn't know was that the people in Qingshan Village had become rich.

Winnings and losses were tens of thousands, which was called gambling, so they were arrested.

The villagers in Yujia Village played for a day, and only won or lost about twenty in total, which was called entertainment.

How could they be arrested for entertainment? Of course, it was better to be serious entertainment.

When Cui Jue walked in front of these people, the old man was the first to speak.

"Comrade police, who are you looking for? We will cooperate with you if you need anything."

Cui Jue glanced at the old man, because he had just used the Eye of Good and Evil to check everyone's information.

And this old man was one of the few people who had no sin value.

(Li Dalong, 86 years old, merit value: 938 points, fought against the devils, participated in the civil war, and supported North Korea in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.)

Cui Jue also admired such a veteran of the War of Resistance Against Japan.

After all, people who have experienced those difficult days and dared to fight are worthy of admiration.

Cui Jue looked at the old man and said, "Mr. Li, we are not looking for anyone, we just come here to do population registration."

Hearing Cui Jue's words, Mr. Li did not think about why Cui Jue knew his last name was Li.

In Mr. Li's mind, technology is very advanced now, and it is not easy for the police to know your name.

As for Cui Jue's saying that he just came here to do population registration.

Mr. Li did not believe it at all.

The police had come several times before, and it seemed to be related to a homicide case.

Seeing that there was no place to talk around, Mr. Li also motioned Cui Jue to go home with him.

Mr. Li is the village chief of Yujia Village, and because he has no money, there is naturally no village office.

So under normal circumstances, Mr. Li's home is the village office.

After Cui Jue and the others followed Mr. Li home, they also asked about the situation in the village directly.

Mr. Li also said: "There are no young people in the village. The younger guys have all gone out to work."

After hearing this, Cui Jue smiled helplessly. There are almost no young people in the countryside now.

Only some old people who are reluctant to leave, and some middle-aged people who want to leave but have no ability to do so, are left.

To be honest, this is the true portrayal of rural Northeast China.

Then Cui Jue asked if there were any livestock in the village.

Hearing Cui Jue's words, Mr. Li was also a little confused.

Before, he just asked if there were any missing people or strangers after a few greetings.

Why do you need to ask if there are any livestock or something?

But Mr. Li answered all of Cui Jue's questions.

"Speaking of livestock, every household here raises them. Is this also related to the case?"

Knowing that Mr. Li had guessed his purpose, Cui Jue did not hide it.

For a soldier who has participated in the revolution, the sense of discipline and confidentiality is extremely high.

But Cui Jue naturally couldn't tell some details.

After Mr. Li understood the whole story, he immediately made a decision.

"Please rest assured, as long as this person is in our village, I will catch him and bring him to justice.

Damn it, I knew that the children were innocent when I was on the battlefield.

This beast actually killed a family of three. I want to know who is so cruel."

"If the government needs me to do anything, just tell me."

After hearing what Mr. Li said, Cui Jue also knew that he could always trust people who came out of the revolutionary army.

Then he simply told him how Mr. Li needed to cooperate with him in this matter.

He only needed him to provide the names of all the men in the village, and Cui Jue didn't need the others.

After Cui Jue took the household registration information of the village, he began to check the information from house to house.

Cui Jue skipped over a few people he had just seen at the entrance of the village.

They were all minor problems, not even crimes.

As for the rest, there were not many men in the village.

At this time, they were all working outside, and they could have a good year when they came back during the Spring Festival.

After Cui Jue checked everything, he did not find any traces of the murderer.

But according to the traces of the body being dragged, there were some clues that pointed to the murderer dumping the body from the direction of Yujia Village.

After all, if someone was not familiar with the place, how could he know there was a path to the reservoir from such a hidden and steep slope?

As for why it was not found, it might be because the murderer left Yujia Village after dumping the body.

After returning to Mr. Li, Cui Jue began to inquire whether any migrant workers had returned in recent months.

Or someone who went out to work with them.

After hearing Cui Jue's words, Mr. Li really knew that it was just two months ago.

All the people who went out to work in the village have returned, because it was summer vacation, and the children will start school in a while.

Some family expenses, or lack of things, are all brought back by them this time.

And this time there are several children who graduated and did not plan to go to school, and went out to work with them.

"Then can the old man contact them?"

Hearing Cui Jue's words, Mr. Li finally felt that he could help a little.

"Haha, I can definitely contact them. The person who took them out to work is my son."

After saying that, he gave Cui Jue the contact information.

Cui Jue also called directly, and asked Mr. Li to explain a few words to the other side first, and then he would talk about the matter.

Soon there was a voice on the other end of the phone.

"Hello, who are you?"

"Stinky boy, I'm your dad."

The person on the other end was obviously stunned for a moment: "Dad, this is not your phone call, something happened at home."

Hearing the voice of his son on the other end of the phone, Mr. Li was also very happy.

And Li Hongqi, who answered the phone, was also very happy. He hadn't heard his father's voice for a long time.

In the past, I was always afraid of the high phone bill when I called him. No matter how I introduced that it would not cost much, the old man still couldn't bear to call.

But before Li Hongqi was ready to talk about family matters, Mr. Li's voice interrupted him directly.

"Hongqi, do you have anyone around you who is convenient to talk to?"

"Convenient, what's wrong, Dad, just say whatever you have."

Hearing the affirmative answer on the other end of the phone.

Mr. Li also returned the phone to Cui Jue. After all, the real matter was more important.

And Cui Jue took the phone and said it straight to the point.

"Li Hongqi, right? I'm Cui Jue, a criminal police officer from the Chuncheng City Police Station. I have something to ask you now."

When Li Hongqi heard that there was a different person on the other end of the phone, and it seemed to be a policeman, he became serious.

He didn't know if someone had discovered that he was looking for a prostitute outside.

"Officer Cui, what's the matter? Tell me."

After hearing Li Hongqi's answer, Cui Jue continued.

"Li Hongqi, you must listen carefully to every word that comes next, and don't let anyone else know."

Hearing Cui Jue's serious tone, Li Hongqi walked to an empty corner with his phone.

"Officer, tell me."

"Li Hongqi, are all the people who went out to work with you before still with you?

Are there any who left, or are not together?"

"No, we are all together."

Hearing that everyone was together, Cui Jue felt relieved. At least he could be sure that the murderer must still be among the group and did not escape.

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