mtlumby2d Chapter 247: A Distant Memory
Chapter 247: A Distant Memory
When Su Xiaoxiao came to the Criminal Investigation Team again, she was already familiar with the place. When she met Wang Jue at the door, she greeted him with a smile.
Wang Jue recognized her as Su Mo, a friend from the team he had met last night, and kindly took her to the captain's office.
Xiangnan was already waiting for her inside. He looked at the painting over and over again last night. It was just an ordinary cross-stitch and he didn't find anything.
As soon as he arrived at the office today, he asked the technical department to check the music in Li Qing's mobile phone to see if there was anything strange in it.
When he heard that Su Xiaoxiao had made a new discovery, he was also very curious and wanted to know what it was.
Su Xiaoxiao took the painting out of the bag and placed it on the table, then pushed the old photo in front of Xiangnan.
"I found this old photo in the frame. You see, besides Li Qing, there are four other people. The girl holding a cat in the cross-stitch should be the girl holding a cat in the photo. This photo should be quite old. Judging from their ages, it is very likely that this was taken when they were in high school."
Xiangnan picked up the photo, looked at it for a few seconds, and nodded.
"This shouldn't be difficult to investigate. Although we don't know the names of these people, judging from their appearance, they should be classmates or friends who have a good relationship with each other. We can follow up on Li Qing."
Xiangnan was about to order someone to investigate when Su Xiaoxiao stopped him.
"If I'm not mistaken, the girl holding the cat should be Wu Mengyao."
Xiang Nan was stunned for a moment, then he understood. He called Wang Jie in, handed him the photo, and asked him to follow Li Qing's line to investigate these people, and by the way, check the current situation of the girl Wu Mengyao.
The relationship between those people has not been clarified yet, but the situation of Wu Mengyao was soon reported. Just as Su Xiaoxiao guessed, she was dead and had been dead for many years. She was only sixteen years old when she died.
It is said that he died by drowning.
But Su Xiaoxiao knew that she definitely did not die in an accident, but was murdered.
"I want to visit her home."
Su Xiaoxiao told Xiangnan that she didn't know why she felt sad and wanted to meet her parents, perhaps she could find some clues from them.
"Okay, I'll go with you."
Xiangnan picked up the car keys. Wu Mengyao's case was related to whether his Su Xiaoxiao could come back, and he also wanted to solve the case as soon as possible.
Wu Mengyao's home is in Building 11 of Xingyuan Community. Her parents are ordinary working class people. They have now learned that Wu Mengyao's parents have divorced, and only her mother Chen Jie is left at home.
After knocking on the door, Su Xiaoxiao and Xiang Nan were surprised to see Chen Jie opening the door. They had looked at the information and knew that Chen Jie was 48 years old this year, but the woman in front of them had a head full of white hair and looked like she was 60 years old.
After hearing Xiangnan say that they were police officers, Chen Jie had no intention of letting them in.
"What are the police doing here?" She looked alert.
"We want to talk to you about Wu Mengyao?"
"What is there to talk about? I've told you so many times that she's a good swimmer and couldn't have drowned. She was murdered, but you just don't believe me. What are you still talking about now?!"
Anger showed on Chen Jie's face. She had been to the police station and the public security bureau many times, but no one had ever taken her words seriously.
"We believe you, Wu Mengyao was murdered. Please believe us, we will definitely find out who killed her." Su Xiaoxiao looked at Chen Jie with a serious face.
"Do you really believe it?" Chen Jie opened the door half-doubtfully and let them in.
The light in the room was very dim. There was an incense burner on the cabinet next to the dining table with three incense sticks inserted in it. It looked like it had just been used for worship.
There were two black and white photos hanging on the wall, with the frames wrapped in black gauze. There was a girl in the photos, obviously Wu Mengyao.
The windows in the room were all closed and the curtains were drawn tightly, making it look eerie. This was a place where no sunlight could reach, and Su Xiaoxiao felt cold all over.
Chen Jie asked them to sit on the sofa in the living room, and Su Xiaoxiao reached out to open the curtains near the balcony.
As soon as the sun shone in, Chen Jie put her hands over her eyes and shouted, "Quickly pull it up, quickly pull it up."
Su Xiaoxiao could only helplessly draw the curtains again. The room was so dark that it made her feel suffocated.
Chen Jie lit a small candle on the table. Now she could at least see the person clearly. There was no sign of life in the room.
"Don't be afraid, there are no outsiders here, only the two of us. I don't think Yaoyao has left, she is right beside me."
The candlelight shining on her face was indescribably strange.
Yaoyao should be Wu Mengyao's nickname. For some reason, Su Xiaoxiao felt that this name was very familiar, as if she had heard it many times.
"Can I go to Yaoyao's room and take a look?" Su Xiaoxiao asked Chen Jie.
Chen Jie hesitated for a moment and pointed to a door.
Su Xiaoxiao gestured to Xiangnan to chat with Chen Jie while she went in to take a look.
After entering the room, Su Xiaoxiao closed the door and turned on the light.
The room was very clean, obviously someone cleaned it regularly. The whole room was decorated in blue, the curtains were blue, and the quilt and pillowcases were also blue with floral patterns.
The owner of the room likes blue, and even his backpack and pencil case are in different shades of blue.
Su Xiaoxiao mainly wanted to see if the girl had left any diary or something. Wu Mengyao was sixteen years old when she died. Girls of this age generally like to write something, but after searching for a while, she couldn't find anything.
Later she saw a large cardboard box under the girl's bed, maybe it was here.
She pulled out the cardboard box, and inside were photos of Wu Mengyao, from childhood to adulthood.
Su Xiaoxiao also saw that old photo and some other photos in an album.
She flipped through the books one by one, and the white cat appeared the most frequently in the photos. There were cats in at least half of the girl's photos.
When the cat’s first photo appeared, it was still very small, thin, with dark fur, and was carefully held in Wu Mengyao’s hands.
Wu Mengyao was also very young at that time, probably only six or seven years old.
When Su Xiaoxiao saw the small bracelet on her hand, she was stunned for a moment. She remembered that she also had such a bracelet.
Yaoyao, the kitten, the bracelet, why did all this seem so familiar, as if she had seen it in a dream.
Su Xiaoxiao took out the photo, and on the back of the photo, there was a line of crooked words written.
[Xiaoxiao, look, the little one is not dead. When it grows up a little, I will bring it to play with you.]
She also found a line of words behind another photo of Wu Mengyao holding a cat.
[Xiaoxiao, I brought Xiaobutian to look for you, but they wouldn't let me in.]
Su Xiaoxiao found all the photos of Wu Mengyao and the cat, and also found a few lines of text.
[Xiaoxiao, the little one has grown up a little bit and is getting cuter and cuter. You will definitely not recognize it. ]
[Xiaoxiao, your home is no longer there, have you forgotten all of us? ]
[Xiaoxiao, when I grow up, I will bring my little one to look for you. I will definitely find you.]
Su Xiaoxiao felt a buzzing in her head, as if something had cracked, and a long-lost memory suddenly popped up.