"You, what did you say? What are you saying..."
"When was the last time you contacted Miss Shen?"
"After I was arrested... after I was arrested, the police told me... she, she came to see me, and then... She should've gone to my great-uncle's place, or maybe her grandma's. The tuition money—she left the tuition money! She... There's a house back in her hometown, too. She wouldn't just quit school and go out to work... How could she... Nobody in the family said anything. How could this be? How could this be!"
"We'll look for her in your hometown."
"I..."
On August 28, 2010, the investigation determined that Shen Jiayan had died in Beiyuan's Sanshan Town on January 7, 2008. She had died of shock caused by hypothermia. Without timely medical attention, she died that evening. Her body was found the next morning. According to witnesses, Shen Jiayan had displayed abnormal behavior before her death, and her mental state had been poor. Prior to that, Shen Jiayan had been traveling between cities throughout the country. Attached: photocopy of the police investigation report.
On August 29, 2010, Wu Song, Shen Hao's great-uncle, was contacted. Audio file 05820100829.wav.
"Oh, you're looking for that little girl. She died, more than half a year ago... Hmm, maybe last year or the year before. I've forgotten. When her old man was arrested, she ran off. Who knows where she went? Not long after, a police officer called me and told me to go collect her body. What a nuisance!"
"What did you do with Miss Shen's body?"
"Huh? I had her cremated over there. I brought the urn back with me, sneaking it along the whole way. I couldn't let anyone see it."
"Was Miss Shen buried here?"
"No. I scattered her ashes."
"You mean..."