South to North: A Prison Guard at the Beginning

Chapter 255 Investigation continues

In the afternoon, Yuan Mu and Liu Jun came to Zhao Xuemei's home under the guidance of a policeman from the Municipal Bureau.

Zhao Xuemei's family lives in a tube-shaped building. Several people came to the third floor, and the first house on the left was Zhao Xuemei's family.

After knocking on the door, a middle-aged woman in her fifties opened the door soon. When she saw Yuan Mu and others in police uniform at the door, she was stunned for a moment, then her face darkened.

"What are you doing here? We have investigated this matter so many times! You still haven't figured out who killed my daughter!"

"Director Yuan, this is Zhao Xuemei's mother, Li Xiujuan. Since Zhao Xuemei's husband has to go to work, she has to bring her mother over to take care of the five-year-old child." The police officer at the back took two steps forward and whispered in Yuan Mu's ear.

Yuan Mu nodded and then showed a kind smile.

"Auntie, we have never given up investigating this case. You have to cooperate with us. We also want to find the murderer as soon as possible, don't you agree?"

"Investigation! Investigation! You keep saying these two words every day! It's been such a long time, and there's still no definite news! My poor daughter, she's only in her thirties and she's gone. What a sin I have committed!" As she spoke, Li Xiujuan started to cry.

"Aunt, I understand your feelings, but the most important thing now is to catch the murderer. We should be of one mind now. Catching the murderer will also give your daughter an explanation, right?" Yuan Mu was very patient. This was just the beginning. There would be many people in the future who would be more difficult to deal with than her.

"Auntie, this is Director Yuan from Kyoto. His superiors invited him here from Kyoto specifically for this case." At this time, the police officer behind him spoke.

Hearing this, Li Xiujuan stopped crying and turned to look at Yuan Mu.

"Are you from Kyoto?"

"Of course, this is my ID." Yuan Mu nodded with a smile and then took out his ID.

Li Xiujuan squinted her eyes and looked at the contents on the certificate. Fortunately, she could read.

"Deputy Director of the First Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, Yuan Mu."

"Yes, it's me."

"Oh, you really are from Kyoto, that's great!" After confirming Yuan Mu's identity, Li Xiujuan immediately became happy.

In her opinion, someone coming from Kyoto could be considered an imperial envoy, which meant that there was a turning point in her daughter's case!

"Director Yuan, please come in." Li Xiujuan's attitude changed immediately.

"Okay!" Yuan Mu nodded with a smile and walked into the house.

This is a two-bedroom house. Zhao Xuemei's husband is also a cadre and serves as a director in a factory. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to be assigned such a big house.

"Director Yuan, drink some water!" Soon, Li Xiujuan brought a few glasses of water and placed them in front of them.

"Thank you, Auntie. You don't have to bother me. Please sit down. I want to understand the situation from you." Yuan Mu said with a smile.

Liu Xiujuan nodded and sat on a chair beside her. At this moment, a little head popped out from the inner room. It was a little boy about four or five years old, who was lying in the corner and staring at Yuan Mu and the others.

"Auntie, this is your grandson, right?" Yuan Mu raised his head and looked at the child.

"Yes, he's my grandson." Li Xiujuan looked back, then sighed and nodded.

"Uncle police, can you help me find my mother?" At this time, the little boy walked up to Yuan Mu and said in a baby voice.

Hearing this, Li Xiujuan couldn't bear it and turned her head away and cried secretly. Yuan Mu also knew that he was afraid that the child couldn't bear it so he didn't tell him the truth.

"What's your name? How old are you this year?" Yuan Mu looked at the little boy and said with a smile.

"My name is Wei Xiaojun, and I'm four and a half years old." The little boy answered crisply without any shyness.

"Uncle, Dad and Grandma said that Mom went out to make money and can buy me a lot of delicious food with the money, but I haven't seen Mom for a long time. Uncle, can you help me find my mother?" The little boy looked up at Yuan Mu and said.

When Liu Jun heard what the little boy said, he almost couldn't hold back his tears and quickly turned his head to hide his gaffe. After all, he was not used to such scenes and was still very emotional. How sad would it be for such a big child to lose his mother?

"Son, your mother also has work to do, just like your father. They are busy working so that you can have delicious food and wear new clothes. You are already a man, so you should understand them, don't you think?" Yuan Mu still encouraged the little boy with a smile.

"But Xiaojun misses his mother." The little boy pouted his lips and was about to cry while speaking.

"Xiaojun, real men shed blood but not tears. I think your mother also likes strong children, right? You have to be strong. When your mother comes back, let her see that her son has grown into a man. At that time, your mother will be proud of you." Yuan Mu reached out and touched the little boy's head.

The little boy tilted his head, as if he was absorbing Yuan Mu's words, and nodded after a while.

"Well, Xiaojun needs to be a strong man."

"That's right, go and have fun, your uncle wants to know something from your grandma."

"Okay!" Xiaojun nodded with a smile and then turned and left.

"Oh!" Yuan Mu sighed deeply looking at Xiaojun's back. Children are indeed easy to deceive, but he felt guilty because Xiaojun would know the news of his mother's death one day.

Turning around, Yuan Mu found Liu Jun wiping his tears silently. Yuan Mu reached out and pinched his shoulder.

"Okay, pay attention to your identity and be ready to record!"

"Yes!" Liu Jun sniffed, wiped his tears with his sleeve and opened the notebook in his hand.

"Auntie..." Yuan Mu then began to ask.

More than twenty minutes later, Yuan Mu and the other two left Zhao Xuemei's home. They had asked all the questions they needed to ask. Next, they were going to the scene of Zhao Xuemei's death.

According to the files, Zhao Xuemei's body was found near a vegetable market about three kilometers away from her home at around 5 p.m. on August 20.

On the way Zhao Xuemei goes home, she will pass through an alley. This alley is very remote and almost no one passes by here because there is no one living in the alley. However, this is the only way Zhao Xuemei can go home.

It is said that there were very few people in that area, which means that there were very few eyewitnesses. The Qing City police have checked many people who passed by there that day, but have found nothing so far. This era is not like the future where there are cameras everywhere.

In this day and age, if you want to solve a case, you have to rely on your legs, walking everywhere, asking questions everywhere, and investigating everywhere. This has caused great difficulties in solving the case.

When we arrived at the crime scene and walked into the alley, we found that this place was indeed very remote and desolate. I guess even beggars would not settle down here.