crime puzzle

Ten years ago.

No, it should be earlier.

That meeting happened to be the turning point of reform and opening up, and both the country's economy and people's livelihood began to undergo earth-shaking changes during this period.

However, high-end foreign-style things like technology are still in their infancy, and the country's control is relatively strict.

At that time, in the countryside like Cheng Xiaojing’s hometown, people began to talk about issues that worried the country, the people, and the world after dinner in the teahouse in the center of the village every day, including some family issues,

Which family's young man is admitted to the key middle school in the county, and his prosperity is just around the corner.Gossip about which man did not live up to his expectations and what happened.The teahouse is full of life.

One day, a yard suddenly started to be built at the foot of the most remote mountain in the county.It is different from building houses in the county. Whether it is the contractor or the relevant construction units, they are all foreigners, and they speak standard Beipu.

The chatters in the teahouse said mysteriously that those people were from the north, and they didn’t know what kind of bunker or air-raid shelter they wanted to come here, and even talked about the approximate scale of the Third World War.

As a result, the group of outsiders stayed for more than half a year, and a property with a wide yard appeared in the barren mountains.From a distance, tall buildings can be seen, which are taller and wider than the government compound in the county.

However, it didn't take long before some unbelievable rumors began to spread from people living nearby.

In this compound, many people in white coats appeared out of nowhere,

Trucks with large compartments come in and out every day.It's strange that the entire compound is kept eerily quiet every day, and it even makes people feel a little spooky.

Rumors began to flood into the poor rural life, and many people began to vividly describe the scary things that the people in this yard did all day long.

It's just that no one dared to approach there, and no one really knew what they were doing inside.

After the northerners finished and evacuated the house, the white coats inside stayed there for about five or six years, and then all of them disappeared on a certain day.After the yard was empty for about two years,

The county government has only begun to include it in public property for planning auctions.

Afterwards, with the development of the economy, there were gradually more buildings around it, and ten years ago, the courtyard no longer looked as abrupt as it was at first.

Luo Liwei looked at Cheng Xiaojing, and directly grasped the key points of the matter spanning about six years.

"Do you know why this group of people withdraw suddenly?"

Lan He raised his hand and said, "Wait, your topic jumps too fast. Can we start from the beginning?"

Cheng Xiaojing lowered his head and said, "Well, I don't know the cause and effect, so I can't analyze it."

Luo Liwei: "... all this must be explained clearly?"

Lan He ignored the impatience in his words and said: "First, what do these people you mentioned do, and why did they choose to settle in the county town? Second, why are they completely isolated from the local people in their daily lives after they settle down? Third, why did the county government take over their things after they were withdrawn and put them up for auction.”

Luo Liwei clicked his tongue, and said reluctantly: "Looking for this kind of bird to hide in the ravine, of course it is something that cannot be noticed by the outside world. I don't know much, as we can see in the compound So, they should be doing a set of experiments with humans as the experimental subjects."

Cheng Xiaojing twitched the corner of his mouth and sneered.

"I really admire your brain power. Human experiments have always been banned by the state."

Luo Liwei smiled helplessly, and added a sigh very vividly.

"I know you don't believe it. But didn't you see the pile of corpses on the mountain with your own eyes?"

Lan He didn't get entangled in this question, he directly skipped the question and said, "You mean, the reason why they chose that position is because their experiment itself is illegal."

Luo Liwei added another sentence.

"It's also because the traffic in that place is quite convenient. Otherwise, find a more rural place. Although it is safer, many practical operations are not easy to do."

Lan He nodded, and continued to ask: "But what you said does not constitute a state of complete isolation between them and the local residents. Even if it is really an illegal experiment, people outside don't know what they are doing inside, and they don't know what they are doing inside. Touching it makes people feel suspicious, right?"

Luo Liwei's gaze finally moved away from Cheng Xiaojing - he looked at Lan He, smiled and said, "It's really smart. But unfortunately, I can only tell you one reason here. Experiments require materials, and many materials are time-sensitive. , if you want something new, you have to find it nearby.”

Lan He's expression suddenly changed.

Cheng Xiaojing interrupted again at this time.

"That's impossible. The county town and the countryside are different from the city. There are familiar faces for miles around. If someone disappears, they may not be found the next day, but it will definitely spread in a week." And... Cheng Xiaojing checked, There had never been any rumors of mass disappearances circulating on his home side.

Luo Liwei seemed to be prepared. He tilted his head and stared at his phone for a while, then flattened the phone and pushed it in front of them.

On the screen of the mobile phone was a news about usury, which said that when the usury was the most rampant, many people left their homes to avoid debts.

Luo Liwei glanced at the faces of the two people, and said, "There are many similar methods. Of course, people can't disappear casually. There are also people like us..."

Lan He raised his hand to stop him from continuing.

"I see. After that, why did you leave suddenly?"

Luo Liwei laughed, and said, "Of course they were discovered. Isn't it normal that they would pack up and leave immediately after the Dongchuang incident happened?"

Lan He's gaze turned cold, and he said, "Tell me something practical."

Luo Liwei's eyebrows and eyes were all grinning, and he seemed to be having a great time with the two young people opposite him.

"When I was inside, I heard that some people in the experimental group had rebelled. Or how to put it, the people who engage in scientific research are particularly perverted. They don't just do it with bare hands like us. They are They directly poisoned one of them to death. So that house was a haunted house, and it had been put on hold for more than a year and finally had to be transferred to the county government. In the end, it was returned by the original group of people.”

Cheng Xiaojing asked: "Who were those original people?"

Luo Liwei snorted, reached out and swipe on the phone screen.The picture that previously occupied the entire screen was transformed into an announcement of internal punishment.Lan He saw the seal on it at a glance.

"There is a very rich benefactor behind this psychiatric research institute. To what extent is he rich, and his influence is probably greater than that of the Rogge Group. Li Zonglin's set is basically the rest of his playing back then."

"At that time, they were not as open-minded as they are now. For most people, mental illness was a shady illness. Most people would choose extremely hidden treatment." Luo Liwei said: "Of course, the cost of treatment is very expensive. But you carefully Think about it, in order to ensure that your treatment is okay, the medicine you use has been tested by other people's body. It is normal for this kind of high cost."

Lan He's face instantly turned livid.

"how do you know……"

Seeing his appearance, Luo Liwei seemed very happy.

"Of course I was told."

"Who told you that?" Lan He asked, "When you say important things, someone tells you everything. How do we know if what you said is nonsense?"

Luo Liwei suddenly leaned back, his eyes turned cold, he looked at Lan He and said, "Are you talking nonsense, Mr. Lan doesn't know what to do?"

Lan He's face turned pale, and his breathing suddenly became a little messy.He glanced at Cheng Xiaojing slightly flustered.

Cheng Xiaojing didn't seem to notice him, his face was a little dignified, and he was lost in thought.

Lan Hexin calmed down a little, he straightened his back, and he braved himself to face the hooligan face to face.

"So what's the purpose of you mentioning this to us? I don't think we need to beat around the bush, let's just say everything clearly." The amount of information today makes people a little dizzy, and Lan He's heart beats a little out of balance.

Now he wanted to know why Luo Liwei mentioned this to them.So that he can clearly understand the ins and outs of these things in his heart.

Luo Liwei raised his chin and said, "Boss Lan is a straightforward person. Then I won't be polite."

Lan He narrowed his eyes to look at him.

Luo Liwei said: "To be honest, the three of us are able to hide until today, thanks to the gift of you two. We sincerely thank you."

Lan He immediately remembered Cheng Xiaojing's sentence that the golden cicada escapes its shell.

"That fire... did you premeditate?"

"It's all about survival. Don't bother with people like us." Luo Liwei said with a playful smile, "And Mr. Lan, you see, if I hadn't let those two idiots silence you at that time, you wouldn't be alive today."

Lan He's tone became colder again.

"We can't bear your kindness and gratitude. The usury chain behind Wei Li and Qian Tonghui were created by your people, right?"

Luo Liwei sighed, and said: "Then I want to make my words clear. Although they are our people, I didn't instruct them to do what happened to Lawyer Cheng. The less people knew about what happened back then, we made an appointment alive. It's not that things are complicated, and it's impossible for me to appear in front of you."

"You didn't order it, but you let it go." Lan He said, "I think it's impossible for you not to know about Wei Li's attack on Xiao Jing."

Luo Liwei laughed and said, "If you know it, you know it, but it's different if you do it. What kind of role are we, street rats? Do you dare to forcibly wrestle with someone?"

"Who is this family you are talking about?" Lan He asked.

Luo Liwei smiled and said, "You are asking me the wrong person. But I can point you in the right direction. Do you know who controls Maogui District now?"

Lan He asked hesitantly, "What do you mean?"

"People who are against us are our enemies? Is there such a saying?" Luo Liwei looked at Cheng Xiaojing again at this time, "Why don't you ask this Lawyer Cheng? People that lawyers usually know, know There are more inside stories, right?"

Cheng Xiaojing suddenly glanced at Luo Liwei with his lowered eyes, and said, "Boss Luo, you seem to be a little bit worse for us now, knowing that Xu Changshan, the only one who knew the inside story, was killed by your people. Now who do you want us to ask?" ?”

Luo Liwei smiled straight at Cheng Xiaojing, and said, "How did your parents die ten years ago, you haven't got the right answer yet, are you comfortable?"

Cheng Xiaojing took a deep breath, Luo Liwei's words hit the point.

"and then?"

"And now people are trying to kill you one after another. Don't you want to know who really dislikes you? How about we have a win-win cooperation?"

Cheng Xiaojing said: "How do you want me to cooperate with you?"

"Xiaojing!" Lan He lowered his voice and scolded Cheng Xiaojing.

Cheng Xiaojing was startled by his sudden anger, turned his head to look at him, and then came back to his senses and said, "Oh, let's analyze the specific situation in detail, first let's hear what Mr. Luo thinks."

"There must be something about you ... very important to them," Lowe said.

Cheng Xiaojing said: "I'm sorry, it's been so many years. I was sick again, and I don't remember anything from high school, let alone something from a long time ago."

Luo Liwei seemed a little surprised by Cheng Xiaojing's situation.

"No way. Do you want to try hypnosis? I heard that mysterious thing can make people pull out all the things in the subconscious mind."

Lan He looked at him even colder.

"It seems that Mr. Luo has always been very concerned about us."

"It's not just us who are paying attention to Lawyer Cheng's situation." Luo Liwei said in a low voice deliberately: "Even though we are talking in a community with complete security facilities, there may be people around who can hear all our conversations clearly .”

Cheng Xiaojing said: "Don't be alarmist, Mr. Luo is not such a careless person. I have almost finished what I have to say, let's stop here for today." He stood up.

"Hey, you haven't expressed your opinion to me yet." Luo Liwei hurriedly shouted at Cheng Xiaojing, "Didn't you just say it, don't just leave."

Lan He also stood up and said, "There is too much information, you have to give us some time to digest it."

Luo Liwei withdrew his gaze and looked up at Lan He.

Lan He turned around and walked towards Cheng Xiaojing.

Luo Liwei suddenly said from behind: "Don't you believe what I said?"

Lan He turned around and said, "Why don't Mr. Luo stay at my door for a while next time. Maybe I'll come out to say hello to you when I'm at home. How about we talk about it in detail then?"