dead innocent

Knocking on the door next door, Chu Xingyun asked Zheng Xihe to go to Chen Jing's house to get the photos, then walked out of the hotel and crossed the road, found a rented black off-roader in the parking lot, and made a phone call when he got in the car.

Over there, Qiao Shishi answered in a hoarse voice: "Boss, I just slept for two hours, can you find someone else for anything?"

Chu Xingyun, who didn't even have to sleep for two hours, lit a cigarette to refresh himself, and said inhumanely: "It's just you."

"Hey—tell me."

Master Qiao complained.

"Did you find out what you were asked to check?"

"You mean those five children?"

Chu Xingyun threw off the broken glass that fell on the steering wheel and hadn't had time to clean it up, bit his cigarette holder and said, "Six, count He Cheng as well."

There seemed to be looking for information from the box and cabinet over there. Afterwards, Qiao Shishi cheered up and said: "Listen, five, no, six children come from different urban areas, their family backgrounds are different, and the family composition is different. The education is also different, and the six families have no common relatives or friends. The only similarities are the same age and the same birthday. I have only distinguished the differences between them so far, and have not found other similarities. "

"What about pairwise comparisons? Narrow down the scope first."

Master Qiao' Huh? ’ said: "I didn't expect that, I've been busy and confused these two days, wait a moment, I'll turn on the computer."

Chu Xingyun heard the sound of turning the chair over there, and asked, "Are you still in the unit?"

"Aren't you talking nonsense? I just had a rest on the table when your call came."

Taking advantage of Qiao Shishi's comparative search period, Chu Xingyun chatted with her about the mess he had made in Yinjiang, and found that there was progress beyond his imagination.

Chu Xingyun couldn't help being a little relieved, and he couldn't help but sigh that the world can turn around without anyone.

Soon, he heard Qiao Shishi drop the mouse on the other end of the phone and said, "It really is."

Chu Xingyun held the cigarette, his eyes fixed on the windshield: "Tell me."

"Two boys had nocturia, one stuttered, and two had insomnia at the same time."

Qiao Shishi's words reminded Chu Xingyun of He Cheng. Nocturia, stuttering, and insomnia were all mental illnesses to varying degrees. So He Cheng's mental illness at that time was—outlier and withdrawn.

"Have they all seen a psychiatrist?"

Chu Xingyun immediately grasped the key point, unknowingly squeezed the cigarette butt in his hand, and didn't even realize that the fire circle burned to his fingertips.

When these words were spoken, Chu Xingyun immediately denied himself.

No, these children are all over the world, it is impossible to see the same psychiatrist, so it is only by chance that the real murderer has the opportunity to have an intersection with these children.

Suddenly, Chu Xingyun hung up Qiao Shishi's phone, found He Ying's phone and dialed out.

He Ying's call was answered by the secretary, and it was handed over to He Ying after some twists and turns.

"Did He Cheng see any doctor other than the regular psychiatrist?"

He Ying seemed to be still resting, but he was dumbfounded by Chu Xingyun's sudden question. After thinking for a while in silence, he said: "He has seen several well-known child psychologists at home and abroad. I asked the secretary to transfer him. Private case for you."

In less than 10 minutes, He Ying sent a document to his mobile phone, and he immediately forwarded it to Qiao Shishi, throwing two words: "Compare."

Among these few people, there must be at least one whose identity information coincides with that of He Cheng.

While waiting for Qiao Shishi to compare, Chu Xingyun was anxious. So far they had too few clues, or the murderer hid it too well.If the real culprit's anti-reconnaissance ability is stronger, and they really come and go without a trace, without leaving any clues, then their adventure out this time is completely in vain.

Fortunately, Qiao Shishi soon received the only piece of good news.

"There is one!"

Chu Xingyun's heart jumped suddenly, and he asked, "Who?"

"A pediatric psychiatrist named Deng Jie visited the country from September to December 2003, that is, during the period when the kidnapping case occurred. His name appeared in the two boys killed that year case."

As he said that, Qiao Shishi's voice paused, and his tone became more serious: "There is also He Cheng."

Chu Xingyun squeezed the phone unknowingly, and almost smashed the case of the phone with force, his eyes were like a red-hot soldering iron, with a layer of coquettish blood red gushing out.

Back then when he first arrived at the He family, he noticed that the second young master of the He family lived in isolation, withdrawn from the world, and always had a worried and uneasy look on his face, so he always accompanied and took care of him according to his aunt's instructions.However, He Cheng's growing dependence on him was beyond his expectation. During the days when He Cheng relied more and more on him, they were almost inseparable. He will soon be seeing a psychiatrist, and the young He Cheng still doesn't understand the word psychiatrist, and being about to face strangers makes him anxious.At that time, Chu Xingyun patted his chest and assured him, "Don't be afraid, I will accompany you."

But that day he broke his promise. Just the day before He Cheng went to see a doctor, he moved out of He Cheng's room. A fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy with naivety and strong self-esteem required him to distance himself from He Cheng. distance between.

Less than a month after He Cheng came back from the doctor's visit, on the evening of New Year's Eve, led by He Ying, they sneaked out to look for shops on the street that might sell fireworks. They were kidnapped on the way back after buying the fireworks.

Chu Xingyun has zero memory of the kidnapper's appearance so far, only remembering that the man was wearing a hat and mask, and the faint smell of alcohol emanating from him.

Until today, he always thought that 'he' was an alcoholic, but he didn't know until today that 'he' was a doctor, and what he smelled on him at that time was the smell of medical alcohol.

"Send me this person's information."

Chu Xingyun tried his best to keep calm.

Qiao Shishi quickly sent him a document, which showed that this Dr. Deng was currently working in the hospital in this small town.

It was the central hospital built four years ago after the house next door to Chen Jing's was overturned and rebuilt.With the completion of the hospital, Dr. Deng brought his wife and daughter to settle here, and it is now the fourth year.

Looking at the two-inch work photo of Dr. Deng displayed with the materials, he is full of energy. Although he is in his forties and his hairline has moved back, his round face is kind and gentle, which is hard to bear. I can see the slightest trace of a murderer.

Chu Xingyun looked at his seemingly gentle and harmless eyes hidden behind the lens, and couldn't help feeling numb in his hands and feet.

He Cheng said that he had visited the hospital that was built after the prison was overturned. In other words, when He Cheng stood in the small square across the road and stared at the hospital, his eyes might be hidden in the middle of the hospital building. Behind a glass, staring at him silently——

Almost immediately, he wanted to rush to the hotel room and take He Cheng to escape from the town that had been monitored, but he couldn't escape. The truth he and He Cheng had worked so hard to find might come to light today, no matter how difficult the process was, He had to uncover the truth that was 13 years late, and untie He Cheng's knot in his heart.

Otherwise, He Cheng will be imprisoned by the shadow forever and will never be redeemed.

When the dawn dawned, the entire Jiangnan town gradually woke up from the peace of last night. He drove out of the hotel parking lot and went to the hospital that was converted from a prison cage.

When he arrived at the hospital, he found the nurse's station, showed his ID, and asked to see Dr. Deng Jiedeng by name.

The elderly head nurse told him: "Dr. Deng attended the clinic yesterday and had hundreds of calls. He is off today."

Asking the head nurse for the address of Deng Jie's residence, he did not dare to delay for a moment to search for Deng Jie's home according to the address.It's just that he is not familiar with the place, and there are so many small streets and alleys in the small places at the fringe of urban and rural areas. Many small alleys with white walls and black tiles are difficult to open to traffic, so he can only park the car beside a main road and walk into it. In the deep alley.

It took several hours until the sun rose to the middle of the sky and the smell of lunch wafted from every house, before he found the door of Deng Jie's house in an alley paved with bluestone roads.

Chu Xingyun knocked on the ancient door, and faintly heard the laughter of men, women, and children coming from the door, and felt the tension that had not been seen for a long time.

Soon, someone came to open the door, and the heavy wooden door was opened by a five or six-year-old girl with ponytails.

The little girl was dressed festively, wearing a brightly colored skirt, with a red bow tied on her braid, and a little carmine on her forehead.

"Uncle, who are you looking for?"

The little girl hid half of her body behind the door, hugged the door, raised her head and smiled innocently and asked.

As soon as the door opened, Chu Xingyun was able to see the situation in the courtyard.

There were more than a dozen people sitting around in the courtyard. From their cheerful expressions and atmosphere, it was obvious that they were a family, with different ages, at least three generations.

"I'm looking for Deng Jie, do you know where he is?"

He just said casually, but unexpectedly the little girl left the door for him, turned around and ran back: "Grandpa, come out quickly, someone is looking for you!"

Just under the doubtful look of their family, Chu Xingyun saw the man who was pulled out of the kitchen next to the main house by the little girl.

Although there is a slight discrepancy with the photo, Chu Xingyun still recognized him at a glance, he is Deng Jie.