Handbook of Nonhuman Research

Zhao Wugou stared steadily at his hand being held by Yan Jun. The palm of Mr. Minister was warm and dry, making his ears feel hot involuntarily.

This...isn't that good!

However, if he forcefully pulls it back now, it seems that he is very awkward and guilty.

In the twilight, the intern was led by Yan Jun to walk up the twenty-odd steps in a trance.

When he came back to his senses, he was already standing in front of the door of Chen's villa, and Yan Jun naturally let go of his hand, signaling Si Geng to go up and knock on the door.

The Chen family's villa was built on the hillside. Although it occupies a vast area, from the outside, it has white walls and black tiles, and the highest point is only three floors. At first glance, it looks ancient and simple.

Only the majestic bronze water feature pool at the entrance faintly reveals the spirit of the rich and powerful.

The main body of the pool is a huge copper plate about 1.5 meters high from the ground. The phoenix stands with its head held high, surrounded by several bronze waterfowls, swimming turtles and frogs carved in round chisels, all of which are lifelike in different shapes.

In terms of size, it should be a 1:10 magnified Jingong plate.

A painting canal twice the size of the copper plate was dug on the ground, and dozens of red brocade fish swim in it.

The mountain stream flows down the stone wall and falls into the copper plate, pushing the waterfowl, turtles, and frogs in the plate to turn around and stretch their feet like living things, and then gurgles down from the sole of the phoenix bird in the middle, and merges into the painting canal, twists and turns. , Exquisite.

"Like it?" Yan Jun said lightly when he saw Zhao Wugou staring at the water feature pool intently.

Zhao Wugou reached out and fiddled with the water bird closest to him, "The perfect fusion of nature and man-made."

"Go back and add one to you in the mansion." Yan Jun nodded knowingly, and Si Geng next to him nodded and wrote it down.

Zhao Wugou: ……………

wait, i didn't say yes

The Second Young Master of the Chen family who answered the door looked slightly older than Zhao Wugou, wearing a pair of rimless glasses, looking gentle and refined.Following him around the stone carving screen wall at the entrance, the deep courtyard of the Chen family slowly unfolded in front of Zhao Wugou and Yan Jun.

elegant.

This is Zhao Wugou's greatest feeling for the Chen family.

Through the circular flower window on the wall, you can see the overlapping railings in the inner courtyard, shaded by bamboo and stone, and the autumn leaves melt into gold. Every time you look at it, it looks like a different hanging screen painting of flowers and birds. Ingenious and ingenious.

"Grandma is not in good health recently, she is recuperating, so I will receive it on my behalf, and please don't take offense." Chen Ershao led them in, and pointed to the building that passed by with the plaque of "Chi De Jian Long" Two-story building.

The collection of books in Guoyun Tower was photographed by Mrs. Chen.

Zhao Wugou looked up at the brightly lit small building, "Did the Chen family buy those books for investment or for collection?"

"It should be a collection. We don't understand grandma's thoughts. When grandpa was alive, he was obsessed with collecting those rare books. Grandma said that he was stupid in reading, and often talked about selling them to him. Then grandpa left. Instead, grandma took a bunch of books back and put them in grandpa's golden house." Er Shao Chen signaled Zhao Wugou and Yan Jun behind him to be careful about the steps.

Recalling the photos of the secret room where the books were stored in the materials, Zhao Wugou asked curiously, "The place where your grandfather keeps books is called the Golden House?"

"That's right, it's actually a house made of copper. As we all know, books are most afraid of fire, just like the name of Tianyi Pavilion is taken from the meaning of 'Heaven produces water' in the "Book of Changes", with the intention of using water to overcome fire. Our family's library building is built of copper, and its main purpose is also to prevent fire." Chen Ershao smiled and adjusted his glasses, "My grandma used to laugh at him, everyone is 'Golden House Collection', you are better, 'Golden House Collection'. "

"There is Yan Ruyu in the book." Zhao Wugou raised the corners of his lips.

"Yes, my grandfather said the same." Chen Ershao put on an expression of 'you are confidantes'.

While speaking, a golden two-story building appeared in front of everyone.The appearance of the whole small building completely imitates the wooden structure of the double-layered cross gable top, with complete eaves and tiles, but all of them are made of brass, and even the windows are built in one piece, and then carved with exquisite patterns.

The only place for ventilation in the whole building, except for the doorway, is the row of longevity coin-shaped air holes more than three meters above the ground. However, the air holes are only the size of a human knuckle, and the smoke and breath are breathable, but even mice cannot crawl in. .

Under the light, the small building is full of brilliance, as if it is a real iron wall.

Chen Ershao took out a button-style remote control from his pocket and pressed it, then signaled the housekeeper who was following him to unlock it.

"High-voltage power grid?" Yan Jun raised his eyebrows.

"After being stolen last time, the protective measures were specially updated." Chen Ershao said with a wry smile.

Open the embroidered curtain woven by fifteen-color figures at the door, and inside is the bookshelves arranged in an orderly manner.The most conspicuous place on the bookshelf is the temperature and humidity meter. The collection of calligraphy and painting has the most particular requirements on temperature and humidity.

According to Chen Ershao, the first floor contains various versions of classics, essays, and novels from the Ming and Qing dynasties, while the more valuable books of the previous dynasties are placed on the second floor.

On the stairs leading to the second floor, there are four screens of landscape paintings. Remove the second picture, and there is a copper button with the pattern of the eight-treasure lotus. A mezzanine secret room was exposed between the stairs on the first floor and the second floor.

This secret room is what Zhao Wugou has seen in the documents, and it was the place where the Yunlou collection was stored.

The door lock that was destroyed at the beginning has been replaced by three sets of post-type anti-theft locks on the upper, middle and lower.

The butler took the key handed over by Chen Ershao and opened the door. The inside was even more airtight, just like a walk-in safe.It's no wonder that the people who handled the case thought it was the work of monsters. Except for the door, it is almost impossible for humans to break through the secret room and transport hundreds of books out.

"Apart from the collection of books, did you lose anything else?" Zhao Wugou looked around, the rows of bookshelves were empty, the collection of books in Guoyun Tower was lost, and most of the place was empty.

"No." Chen Ershao shook his head, "Including the most valuable piece of Jin Dynasty calligraphy, none of them have been moved."

"Do you have any special impressions of the security guards and nanny who committed the crime at that time?" Zhao Wugou recalled the clues and timeline of the characters in the materials in his mind.

The nanny Wang Hua was the first to apply for the Chen family. She had experience as a nurse and was clever. Mrs. Chen was very satisfied with her and asked her to accompany her.

A year later, Mrs. Chen inquired about the possible auction of the Yunlou collection of books, and was about to auction them off.Wang Hua stayed with Mrs. Chen every step of the way, so she naturally knew about it.

Three months later, she heard that there was a vacancy in the post of security guard, so she introduced her 'commando' Cao Lei.Later investigations revealed that Cao Lei and Wang Hua were actually lovers.

Another month later, Mrs. Chen took pictures of the 179 books in Guoyunlou's collection.The Chen family tidied up the secret room of the Golden House and prepared to release books.And in order to ensure safety, the security guards at home are rotated once a quarter.

Half a year later, the books in Guoyun Tower were stolen.

After three months of investigation, the investigation targets were narrowed down to Wang Hua and Cao Lei, and the two fled in a panic.Two years after escaping, during a cross-provincial arrest, Wang Hua accidentally died while trying to save Cao Lei. Cao Lei, who witnessed her death, became mentally disturbed on the spot and was later diagnosed with schizophrenia. He is currently living in a local psychiatric sanatorium, under 24-hour surveillance. .

In the past three years, the police have sent people there several times, but they are still unable to find out the whereabouts of the books from Cao Lei.

Chen Ershao shook his head. He told the people who handled the case everything he could think of at the time.

Instead, the butler next to him said, "Is it okay to be talkative? Wang Hua is a talkative person, and she likes to tell jokes to others."

Zhao Wugou nodded, and asked the housekeeper, "What about Cao Lei? Any details are fine."

"Cao Lei came here for a short time, and he said that he has low education and is afraid of saying the wrong thing, so he seldom speaks and has no sense of presence." The housekeeper shook his head, and then suddenly stopped, "I remember, he seems to be a bit picky eater, once I heard him say no to red meat."

"What is red meat?" Yan Jun looked at Zhao Wugou suspiciously.

"It's pork, beef, mutton, and rabbit meat that turn red before cooking," said the intern Ke Pu.

Zhao Wugou chatted with Chen Ershao and the housekeeper again, seeing that there was really nothing to ask, so he left.Because the visiting hours of the nursing home were over, they had to return to Beijing temporarily.

On the second day, the intern deliberately adjusted the practice time to the morning, and rushed to the psychiatric sanatorium where Cao Lei was located at noon with Yan Jun.

The environment of the nursing home is not bad. There is a large green lawn around the ward area for patients with stable conditions to exercise and walk.In addition to the patient, there are more than a dozen cats, sitting or lying on the benches and grass, basking in the sun.

Pet therapy?The intern stares at the cats, who are outstretched for the patient to pet, guessing.

"Be careful of the steps." Yan Jun tugged Zhao Wugou.

"Wait for me." Zhao Wugou quickly avoided Yan Jun's hand and rushed to the bench.

"Let's take it with us. Maybe it can relax Cao Lei's guard." Zhao Wugou took back a rather beautiful white Persian cat, and smiled proudly at the minister.

Yan Jun: ……………

Making Cao Lei relax is only one of them. The key is that those who hold the white cat can naturally 'reject' Yan Jun's hand without leaving a trace. The intern quietly raised the corners of his lips.

Holding hands or something will stimulate the secretion of brain hormones, which will greatly affect the state of his conversation with Cao Lei later!

The unconscious kitten lazily opened its blue eyes and glanced at Zhao Wugou, feeling that he was not a threat, closed its eyes and continued to sleep.

Zhao Wugou and Yan Jun didn't talk to Cao Lei immediately, they observed him for two hours accompanied by the personnel monitoring Cao Lei.At lunch, Cao Lei didn't eat red meat as the butler said, and he ate up the main dish of goulash with potatoes.

Going for a walk after dinner, he kept dragging the nurse to tell jokes to others, and laughed silly himself.

Talking tuberculosis, eating red meat, is completely different from the Cao Lei that the housekeeper talked about.

"After he got sick, his temperament changed drastically, and he was later diagnosed with schizophrenia. Moreover, the personality that he split out seemed to be Wang Hua." The person in charge of supervision introduced.

Zhao Wugou touched the kitten in his arms, "Why do you think it's Wang Hua?"

"Wang Hua's personality is more lively and enthusiastic, and he is a nurse. Cao Lei is introverted and has a complicated job. He first drove a truck for a while, and then worked as a security guard. Logically speaking, he should not know much about medicine. things, but now he has learned some medical knowledge without a teacher, and his personality has become extremely outgoing, and he can chat with anyone for a long time."

"When you asked him where the book was, how did he react?" Zhao Wugou asked again.

"Have you ever played the game of forbidden words?" The supervisor smiled bitterly. "Books, Tibetans, these words are taboo words. Once they are spoken, they will drive him crazy. If he smashes the table or the wall, if he does not use the electric needle, It will take half a day to stop."

"You take him to the consultation room now, let's ask again." Zhao Wugou gently pinched the cat's pink paw pad in his arms, and said thoughtfully.

On both sides of the long table, Cao Lei sat on one side, and the supervisor and Zhao Wugou sat on the other.Yan Jun stood in the next room through the one-way glass.

Fearing that the weak person in the brooch would not be able to deal with Cao Lei who ran away, San Geng and Si Geng also followed Zhao Wugou incognito.

Cao Lei answered the supervisor's two routine questions with a smile, and looked at Zhao Wugou and the kitten in his arms curiously, "Handsome guy, are you new here?"

Zhao Wugou pinched the kitten's paw, showing a nice smile, "It's an intern."

The kitten was woken up by Zhao Wugou and yawned big.

"Want to hear a joke?" Cao Lei asked enthusiastically, shaking his strapped hands.

"Okay." Zhao Wugou nodded with interest.

Cao Lei then told a bad joke on the Internet, "A man raised a parrot, which was very powerful, and all the birds locked with it were killed by it. Later, the owner brought back an eagle. After a few hours, wait When the owner came to see it again, there were parrot feathers hanging outside the cage. The owner said: "Isn't this awesome? But if you look carefully, the one who died was actually an eagle! The bald parrot replied, "This grandson is so powerful, he really can't beat him without being shirtless!" "

Zhao Wugou smiled politely, and asked casually, "Do you know where Mai's Point is?"

"At the intersection of the middle and outer 1/3 of the line connecting the right anterior superior iliac spine and the umbilical cord." Cao Lei still smiled and blurted out without thinking.

At this moment, the supervisor yawned beside him, causing Zhao Wugou and Cao Lei to yawn too.

"Where did you put those books in Guoyun Tower?" Zhao Wugou asked again.

Cao Lei's face changed suddenly, and he stood up with a hideous face, overturned the table in front of him, grabbed the stool and smashed it on the ground, the medical staff outside rushed in, subdued him and took him out.

The person in charge of supervision spread his hands towards Zhao Wugou, you see, this happens every time.

After the three walked out of the consultation room, Yan Jun was waiting there.

How about it?Yan Jun raised his eyebrows to look at the intern.

"I suggest that you relax the supervision on him, it is best to let him escape." Zhao Wugou patted the kitten's back as if rewarding him, and put it on the ground.The little guy arched his back, shook his hair, and ran away with his feet bumped.

"Letting him escape will endanger the citizens!" The supervisor in charge said puzzled.

"If he doesn't go out, how can he lead us to find those things?" Zhao Wugou raised the corners of his lips confidently.

Yan Jun said indifferently, "He pretended?"

Zhao Wugou nodded, "He had a wealth of medical knowledge before. The word 'red meat' is only known to those who understand nutrition. As a lover, he is very familiar with Wang Hua's behavior, and it would be impossible to imitate it." It was easy. For a man with a lot of medical knowledge, playing crazy is not difficult. He played it almost perfectly. Unfortunately, schizophrenic patients should not have mirror reactions."

However, just now he was also infected by the kitten and them and yawned.

Regulator: ……………

Sure enough, it was found that the supervision was 'relaxed'. Five days later, Cao Lei escaped from the nursing home by taking a walk after dinner.He ran non-stop for three days, heading all the way to the house in the next province.The house under Cao Lei's name had been searched countless times before, but nothing was found.

Cao Lei dug out a key from a dead flower pot inside the house, and took the key with him to an abandoned air-raid shelter in the mountains.

Zhao Wugou, Yan Jun, and a large number of local related personnel followed him, holding their breath and full of hope, followed him into the abandoned air-raid shelter, waiting excitedly for the appearance of the book collection.

In order not to disturb Cao Lei, they deliberately lagged behind by about 200 meters.

Yan Jun grabbed Zhao Wugou's wrist who was about to charge forward, and motioned him to stand behind him.Zhan Wuzha's intern pursed his lips unwillingly, but could only take half a step back obediently.

However, as soon as they rushed in, they heard Cao Lei's collapsed voice echoing in the cave, "Where are the books? Where are my books?"

Everyone rushed in and found that the iron gate was wide open and the cement passage was empty.