At about 4:30 p.m. on January 30, 1996, a man of about 40 years old hurriedly rushed into the gate of the Mafu Street Police Station in Gulou District.

This person's name is Ran Shikai, and he is holding a mink hat in his hand and wearing a sheepskin coat on his body. This outfit looks a little different.

The doorman rushed out of the guardhouse and stopped Ran Shikai: "Comrade, why don't you break in without saying hello!" ”

"Master, I want to report the crime."

Master Zhao, the doorman, led Ran Shikai to the duty room and handed Ran Shikai to Wei Zimin, the duty officer.

Wei Zimin immediately took notes on Ran Shikai.

Name of informant: Ran Shikai;

Age, forty-two years old;

Work unit, Xiapo Village, Yima Township, Kulun Town, Hotan County, Xinjiang.

"What's going on? Are you from Xinjiang? ”

"I am an educated youth who came to Xinjiang in 1969."

"Didn't all the educated youths who went to Xinjiang come back?"

"I organized a family in Xinjiang, and several of my children worked in Xinjiang, so I gave up the opportunity to go back to Jingnan. My leg is not good, and even if I come back, I can't find a job, so I decided to stay with my wife and children. ”

Wei Ziming noticed that Ran Shikai's leg was a little lame.

"What are you reporting?"

"My father died a strange death."

"When did your father die?"

"It's January 28th."

"Is your father's body still in the house?"

"It's already buried."

"Why didn't you report the crime before the burial?"

"After I received the telegram, I rushed back, spent two days and three nights on the road, and when I arrived home to see my father, it was already 4:50 this morning, just in time for my father's funeral, according to the rules, the body can only be parked at home for three days, I think my father's death is not clear, and I propose to park my father for a few more days, and wait until the cause of my father's death is clear, but my brother and relatives are strongly opposed. After my father was buried, I came to report the crime. ”

"You suspect that someone has harmed your father, there must be some basis! Cases cannot be reported casually. We also can't just go to the police -- there are conditions for filing a case. ”

"My father's health has always been very good, and this spring, his old man also said in a letter to me that he has a very strong body and bones, and he has no problem living for decades, and he is still waiting for me to come back with his wife and children for a reunion for the New Year? When I got home, I asked my neighbors, and they all said that my father had nothing wrong with him before he died. ”

"People who are in very good health and have never been sick suddenly have problems with their bodies, which is a common thing, and I am afraid this cannot be used as a reason for you to report the crime."

"My father said in his letter to me that when I come back at the end of the year, he will give me a few things."

"What's that?"

"What is it, my father did not say it explicitly, but I know that it must be something extraordinary, otherwise, he would not have mentioned it in his letter, and he would not have written to me personally, in the past, it was my brother who wrote to me, and this was the first time in my life that my father wrote to me. Look, comrade, I also brought the letter. ”

The attendant Wei Zimin accepted Ran Shikai's letter.

"My father was a silversmith, and his ancestors had made a living by processing gold and silver ornaments for generations, and in the eyes of outsiders, he was a good drinker, a good gambler, and he liked women, and he would not have anything of value under his hands, but I knew that although my father spent a lot of money, there were a few things that he never touched."