Isn't it that Tan Jiao's friends all have very vivid expressions? Zhuang Yu's face flashed with many different looks, and the last one was a thread of sinister joy. But he calmly glanced at us two and said: "Excuse me."

  Tan Jiao said, "Don't get any weird ideas! He was injured yesterday and I brought him home to take care of him. He's sleeping in the guest room. We still have a case to solve together."

  Zhuang Yu nodded slightly with a calm expression: "Oh, convenient to take care of."

  I suddenly found this somewhat abnormal little girl rather endearing.

  I sat down beside Tan Jiao.

  Zhuang Yu cleared his throat and said, "Dazhu, didn't you ask me this morning to investigate Zhu Zihanh? Since they live in the same neighborhood as Xiaohao, I went to gather some information. But you know how sharp my mind is, and after investigating, I discovered something interesting. The owner of that house, Zhu Zihanh's grandfather, is named Zhu Fengxian. He used to run a small business and had many children. He has three kids: the eldest son is Zhu Boyu, the second son is Zhu Zhongling, who is Zhu Zihanh's father, and the youngest daughter is Zhu Jixi, who is 23 years old and just got engaged. The age gap between them is quite large. Doesn't this seem a bit suspicious?"

  Tan Jiao thought for a moment and said: "Bo, Zhong, Shu, Ji. This naming method is missing an uncle in the middle. The age difference is also relatively large, only between Zhong and Ji."

  Her little brain is turning very fast.

  That sturdy fish patted his thigh heavily and said, "Right! I also think this is a bit strange. Coincidentally, Xiaohao's grandmother used to work in the neighborhood committee, and she remembered that the Zhu family had lost a child a long time ago. The name was already gone, and it's been so long that there are different versions of what happened: some say the child died from illness, some say he was kidnapped, and others say that because the child was unhealthy, he was abandoned by the Zhu family. I couldn't find out any more details. I don't know if this is the 'special reason' you're looking for, but this is all I could investigate."

  Tan Jiao's expression turned solemn, and he said to Zhuang Yu: "Fish God, you've done a great job." Turning his head to look at me, he said: "Twenty or thirty years ago, they lost a child. Now, they've lost another child. What do you think?"

  I said: "All I know is that the person who proposed a ransom condition to Zhao Rui's new home is inconsistent with his previous behavior and doesn't make sense logically. But because of this sudden situation, all the police's attention has been focused on Zhao Rui's new home. What if this is just a cover-up? His real purpose..."

  I don't have to say anything more. Tan Jiao and I locked eyes, and she said, "So what do we do now?"

  "I said: 'Go take a look at the Zhu's place.'"

  ——

  Zhu Zihan's home is a self-built 4-story small building, which is already quite old. It can be seen that the economic conditions of Zhu's family are not particularly developed. According to the investigation by Zhu Fengxian, his wife passed away shortly after giving birth to their daughter, and the eldest son lives in another province, while the third daughter lives outside. Now only Zhu Fengxian and Zhu Laodier live here with their family. Zhu Zihan is the only grandson of the Zhu family.

  I parked the car on the opposite side of the road, and Tan Jiao sat in the car staring at me. Zhuang Yu was stunned for a while, and since there was still an exam at night, he left first. It's said that the sky is big and the earth is big, but exams are even bigger.

  "What do you think we'll see here?" Tan Jiao said.

  "I said: 'I don't know. But if that person's goal is really the Zhu family, then the other kidnappings are just a disguise. Then he must have contacted the Zhu family in the past two days.'"

  Tan Jiao said: "Oh."

  Looking at her contemplative appearance, with bright and lively eyes, she seemed to be a different person from the lovely girl who was like a rabbit jumping around at home.

  "Who knew that the next second, she twisted her body and said: 'If I had known earlier, I would have downloaded a drama to watch while waiting. Now it's so boring to wait like this. Being a police officer is really not a job for humans.'"

  I couldn't help but laugh.