Talk About The Case

After Yang Cong and Mei Hua received Lin Xin's call, they rushed to the cafeteria and saw Lin Xin sitting there looking at the phone, looking extremely serious.

And Leng Yu in the other corner looked calm and breezy, and couldn't see the real thoughts in her heart.

Yang Cong rushed to Lin Xin's side and asked slightly, "Sister Lin, what's the matter?"

Lin Xin pushed the phone to them and said, "Let's take a look."

I saw a piece of news on the mobile phone: ‘In 1995, 25 students in the cafeteria of Longshi Public Education Middle School were sent to the hospital for first aid because they were suspected of food poisoning. ’

Lin Xin said: "The news content mentioned that the food poisoning incident in the cafeteria happened one week after Lu Hongyun’s teacher-student relationship was exposed. In the same period, the principal of Shang Donghai was forced to retire. This case may be a new doubt and turning point."

"And this report also said that the food poisoning incident was two days after the school's long vacation. Therefore, when Lu Hongyun was killed, it might be a few days before the school's long vacation, or on the last day of school. One day may be the day when Lu Hongyun officially leaves school."

"The murderer will definitely choose the time when there is no one in the school. This moment is the last day of school. The teachers and students in the school will leave the school and go home that night. It just makes me wonder why Food poisoning happened at this point in time? Are there so many coincidences in the world?"

Lin Xin analyzed the conclusions she had drawn from this news to the two of them.

"Sister Lin, maybe we can ask the aunt in the cafeteria 20 years ago." Mei Hua said.

"Well, maybe she knows something." Yang Cong agreed.

"It's a pity that this aunt in the cafeteria was expelled by the Catholic Church." Lin Xin said.

"Yes, the report doesn't seem to reveal her name." Mei Hua said.

"The food poisoning in the cafeteria happened after school holidays. At that time, twenty-five middle school students came back to the school playground to practice playing football. They came to the cafeteria for lunch at noon. Later, all twenty teenagers were poisoned. It was considered a relatively big news in the city back then." Lin Xin said.

"Since it is big news, it will definitely spread. I believe someone must know this auntie in the cafeteria." Yang Cong said.

"Yes, I think so too. Moreover, the series of incidents that happened in the Catholic High School are believed to be known to everyone. Unfortunately, when I moved in, the incidents have faded a lot, and almost no one mentions them. Through this past." Lin Xin sighed.

"Sister Lin, then does Officer Leng know about this past?" Yang Cong asked Leng Yu, who looked down at the phone.

Lin Xin turned her head and looked at Leng Yu's direction, and said, "She? She certainly didn't know. She moved to Longshi one year later than me."

Yang Cong said "Oh".

"Okay, back to the topic, we must find out the whereabouts of this auntie in the cafeteria, and want to learn about food poisoning from her. Yang Cong, you can ask the security guard in the school. I'll go to the principal's office, Meihua , Come with me." Lin Xin ordered.

Yang Cong nodded and took the order and went.

Lin Xin walked to Leng Yu's side and said, "We have found some clues. We won't be back to the police station later, so you don't have to wait for me."

Leng Yu glanced at her and asked calmly, "Did I say I was waiting for you?"

After Lin Xin found out some clues, her mood was not as gloomy as she was a few days ago. She smiled and asked, "Then what are you still doing here? Don't you wait for me?"

Leng Yu looked at her rare smile and followed her heart loosely, but her face was still expressionless and silent.

Lin Xin said: "Hey, here again, there is no response. I'm leaving now."

Leng Yu nodded and watched her walking out without looking back. When she was gone, he followed and left.

Lin Xin and Mei Hua came to the principal's room. Seeing that the door was closed, they knocked on the door.

The two waited for a long time and no one opened the door. Lin Xin lowered her head and glanced under the door, and saw that there was no light coming out. Perhaps Wu Shen had already left the school.

Lin Xin knocked on the door again, still quiet inside, she turned to Meihua and said, "Principal Wu may have already left, let's go to Congtou."

Meihua nodded, and the two of them walked to the school security.

The two went to the security office and saw Yang Cong just coming out. After seeing them, they showed joy and hurriedly said, "I found it. The name of the auntie in the cafeteria is Xie Rong."

Then, he handed Lin Xin the name she just wrote along with her address.

Lin Xin looked at the address and saw that she was in Longshi, and said: "Okay, let's go find her now."

The three got into the private car Yang Cong borrowed from the police station and headed towards Xie Rong's home.

They came to a slum community and came outside Xie Rong's house according to the address. Although her home is simple, but some vegetables and flowers have been planted outside, she seems to be a hardworking and thrifty aunt.

Lin Xin walked to her door and knocked on the door.

Not long after the door was opened, an old woman about 60 years old was surprised when she saw them, and then asked, "Who are you looking for?"

There was a hint of alertness in his voice.

Lin Xin took out her police certificate and said, "We are from the Yang City Federal Police. My name is Lin Xin. The two of them are my colleagues. The purpose of coming here is to deal with the discovery of the bones in the Catholic Middle School. I want to find one. A lady named Xie Rong."

When the old woman heard the words of the Catholic High School, her eyes showed a complex expression, and she hid behind the door, preparing to block them out, saying, "I don't know or not."

Lin Xin blocked the door and asked, "Auntie, are you Xie Rong?"

Seeing that she couldn't close the door, the old woman said, "She's gone, you can go back."

Lin Xin said: "Auntie, the deceased is Ms. Lu Hongyun, do you know her?"

The old woman had a meal and asked: "What did you say?"

Lin Xin caught the surprise on her face and said: "The bones of the deceased belonged to Ms. Lu Hongyun."

The old woman said: "It's impossible, don't lie to me, she left the Catholic High School 20 years ago."

Meihua said, "Auntie, let us in first, it's not convenient to talk outside."

The old woman glanced at her, then poked her head to look at her neighbor, sighed helplessly, let the three of them into the house, and walked to the kitchen to pour them a glass of water.

Lin Xin calmly surveyed the old woman's room and saw that there was not much furniture inside, and there was nothing in the living room except the sofa, table and TV.

Lin Xin walked to the TV and saw a picture on the boxy TV. It was a photo of a lady and a child about five or six years old.

In the photo, the young lady looked very similar to the old lady, and the boy Lin Xin felt familiar, with a mole on the corner of his mouth, but she couldn't remember where she met him.

Seeing Lin Xin staring at the photo, the old woman put down the water cup and said, "The three police officers sit down and drink some water."

Lin Xin turned around and sat on the sofa with Mei Hua and Yang Cong.

Lin Xin asked, "Auntie, is you in the picture?"

The old woman looked up at the photo and said, "Yes, the person in the photo is me. You are right, I am Xie Rong, and the boy is my son."

Meihua asked, "Where is your son now?"

Xie Rong said: "My son is still in Longshi, but he went out to work in the morning and only came back in the evening."

Xie Rong paused and asked, "Three police officers, are all what you said at the door just now true?"

Lin Xin nodded and said, "Well, it's true."

Xie Rong sighed and said, "It's a pity. That girl Lu Hongyun is a good boy and a good teacher. However, she has clearly left the Catholic Church. Why did her skeleton appear in the school instead? Have you found the murderer?"

Lin Xin shook her head and said, "Not yet. Coming to you is related to this case."

Yang Cong said: "People in Longshi have probably heard about this. Although we have blocked the news, there will always be some rumors. Haven't Auntie heard of it?"

Xie Rong smiled and said, "I have spent my whole life for my family and my son. I actually don't care much about what happens outside."

"But, Ms. Lu Hongyun's death is very regrettable, isn't it?" Lin Xin said.

Xie Rong lowered her eyes and said: "Yes, she is very good to everyone. She used to use me in funding. At that time, although I was working in the cafeteria, I didn't make much money. She often helped me. The kindest girl I have ever met."

"Later, the scandal of her teacher-student relationship broke out. You also suffered food poisoning in the school cafeteria not long after, didn't you?" Lin Xin asked.

Speaking of this topic, Xie Rong's face showed anger. She said: "Actually, I don't understand how to get poisoned. After I prepared the food, I also saved a portion for my son. But why did the two dozen students get poisoned, but my son is okay."

"Auntie, mean you and your son were also at school?" Lin Xin asked.

"Yeah, we didn't live here twenty years ago. We all lived in the dormitory of the school workers." Xie Rong said.

"Auntie, do you suspect that someone has tampered with the food?" Lin Xin asked.

Xie Rong remembered the past, and the more she thought about it, the more unwilling she became. She nodded and said, "Yes, I suspect someone at the school was deliberately trying to frame me. So I put something dirty in the food when I was not paying attention."

"Auntie, have you offended anyone?" Lin Xin asked.

"I have been thinking about this for 20 years, but I can’t figure out what it was for, and who I’ve offended. My son was only five years old. If he had offended someone, I don’t think it would be a kid. How can you offend people?" Xie Rong said.

"Auntie, what happened after the school's poisoning incident?" Mei Hua asked.

"Later, a few health officers came to the school cafeteria to conduct an investigation. They also checked the food scraps that the students had eaten and checked the used dishes. They were also taken to the hospital for laboratory tests. The results confirmed that the food I prepared was not clean. I was fired in less than a few days."

"My son and I could no longer stay in the workers’ dormitory at the school, so we went to live with relatives for a period of time. During that time, I had no source of income, and my son became a little weird for some reason. Too much talkative. Then, after being introduced by a former worker, I found another job, only because my reputation was ruined by food poisoning, so I was no longer in a catering-related industry."

"Later, after my job stabilized, I started to work a second job. I slowly saved some money to buy this small house. In this way, I lived with my son for more than ten years."

Lin Xin asked, "Auntie, where is your husband?"

Xie Rong said, "My husband died unexpectedly on the construction site when his son was only one year old."

Lin Xin said, "I'm sorry, Auntie, I didn't intend to mention your sad thing."

Xie Rong smiled and said, "It's okay, it's been all these years."

Lin Xin seemed to have remembered something, she asked, "By the way, auntie, you said that your son suddenly became less talkative. When did that happen?"

Xie Rong said, "It was the last night we left school. I kept asking him what was wrong, but he never said. Later, after a while, his memory of his childhood became a little fuzzy, and he didn't remember him. Used to live in school."

Lin Xin asked, "Have you never found a doctor?"

Xie Rong said: "We asked the doctor, but the doctor said that maybe the child was frightened, or else he encountered something that stimulates his nerves and brain, so his behavior will become weird. In severe cases, it may be because he does not want to remember. Something happened and gradually lost the previous memory."

"Then the doctor said that my son is still young, so if the child doesn't want to remember, don't force him, so we didn't deliberately mention it."

Lin Xin nodded, thoughtful.

Xie Rong said: "Officer Lin, although I suspect that someone wanted to harm me in the food poisoning incident, is this incident related to the discovery of Lu Hongyun's bones?"

Lin Xin frowned and said, "So far, we still can't tell. However, with the explanation from the aunt, the police will continue to investigate this clue."

Lin Xin looked at her watch and said, "Auntie, we have no other questions to ask. I have been harassing you for so long. I think we should go now. Thank you."

Having said that, the three stood up and walked to the door.

Xie Rong opened the door for them and said, "I wish you an early solution to the case and find the murderer for the poor girl."

The three nodded, then walked to the car. Lin Xin suddenly turned her head, walked quickly to Xie Rong, and asked: "By the way, Auntie, do you believe in Lu Hongyun's teacher-student relationship?"

Xie Rong shook her head and said, "I don't believe it. Lu Hongyun already had a sweetheart at the time, but this person was not the male student."

Lin Xin's eyes lit up and said, "Okay, thank you, Auntie."

Just when the three of them left, Lin Xin saw a young man near Xie Rong's house, who seemed to have just returned from outside. After he had a face-to-face meeting with them, he walked quickly to the door of Xie Rong's house, thinking it was Xie Rong's son.

Lin Xin felt that this man was familiar, but she just couldn't remember where she had met.