remnants

The confirmation of the serial murder case made the hall of the Criminal Investigation Detachment suddenly lively. Leaders were discussing with leaders, policemen were discussing with policemen, and everyone kept talking, but they all looked nervous and worried. appearance.

Nie Qing quietly went around to Su Ji, patted him, Su Ji nodded to him knowingly, and then the two of them walked out of the hall to the corridor outside.

"Serial murder... This is a hot potato that no one wants to touch." Su Ji was still wearing a white coat, with his hands in his pockets, standing straight in front of the window in the corridor.

Nie Qing leaned against the wall and took out a cigarette, but did not light it. He tapped lightly on his leg and said, "Usually, to qualify a serial murder case, there must be at least three dead who were murdered in similar ways, but this time the captain Why was it confirmed so quickly?"

"Because of that letter," Su Ji thought for a while, "if that letter was really sent by the murderer."

"You also said, it's an 'if'." Nie Qing looked at him, "But what if it wasn't sent by the murderer? What if it was a prank?"

Su Ji shook his head lightly, "I don't know about this kind of thing, you have to judge for yourself. But I think the captain has handled cases for so many years, and his experience must be much richer than ours. Since he thinks so , there must be a reason for him."

Nie Qing hummed in a low voice, unable to tell whether he agreed or not in his tone.After waiting for a while, he asked again: "By the way, why is that Muxi Ze here? Haven't all the transcripts been finished?"

Su Ji's expression also looked a bit confused, "I don't know, I heard from Luo Qi that he seemed to be called by the captain, but he didn't say what he was called by the captain."

"That's amazing—"

"Team leader!" Nie Qing was speaking when Luo Qi poked his head out from the door and said to him, "Come in quickly! The captain is calling you!"

Nie Qing nodded and walked in with Su Ji.

"Nie Qing, this is Caesar, you met yesterday." Fu Mingjie waited for Nie Qing to come around and pushed Mu Xi Ze out, and introduced him: "Yesterday, I felt familiar when I heard his name." , It was later discovered that he is the grandson of Mu Lao, the son of Principal Mu, no wonder he looks like a book at a glance, he is really gentle and dignified."

Captain Fu of the Criminal Investigation Detachment usually speaks directly, and occasionally utters a few foul words, but at this moment, he suddenly started biting the words, which made all his colleagues and subordinates dumbfounded, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh. All of them held back their faces with a look of bitterness and hatred.

Nie Qing didn't want to laugh at all.

He knew what Fu Mingjie just said yesterday, because he had asked Liu Jinghua to conduct a comprehensive background investigation on Mu Xize.

Mu Xize's grandfather, Mu Qingyu, was originally the honorary president of the Pingcheng Calligraphy Association, and he was also the calligrapher who wrote the calligraphy for Su Yongdeng that year.Mu Xi Ze's father, Mu Tian, ​​is the current president and deputy secretary of the party committee of Pingcheng University of Science and Technology. He studied non-ferrous metal smelting and studied in Germany and the UK.

It can be said that the Mu family is a well-known scholarly family in Pingcheng.

Nie Qing also remembered why he found the name "Musize" familiar to him——

When he was in the fifth grade of elementary school, he represented Pingcheng to Beijing to participate in the National Youth Calligraphy Competition.After winning No.1, the old judge who presented the award for him patted him on the shoulder to praise him, and said to him: "The children in Pingcheng are really good. A few years ago, there was a child who won No.1 from your Pingcheng. It's called Mu Xi Ze, and that handwriting is really beautiful!"

Nie Qing was very impressed by this sentence at the time, because he was very unconvinced in his heart. He felt that this judge actually praised other people for their good handwriting when presenting awards to him. Tucao again.

Of course, as time passed as he grew older, this incident also became an inconspicuous episode in the past, and was quickly forgotten by Nie Qing.

Until this time he saw Mu Xi Ze himself.

It stands to reason that with the influence of Mu's family in Pingcheng, Mu Xi Ze could have a more decent job instead of being a small development supervisor in a game company.But it is said that his personal interest lies in programming. After graduating from a famous university with a major in information science and technology, he also went to a famous overseas university to study a master's degree in computer science. All his enthusiasm seems to be on this.

In addition, according to the investigation, it was found that Mu Xi Ze was not Mu Tian's biological son, but was adopted back from the orphanage by Mu Tian and his wife when he was about seven years old.

At that time, Mutian and his wife had been married for eight years and had a daughter under their knees. Mutian's wife, Zhong Fang, almost survived the birth of her daughter due to dystocia. After she finally rescued her, she was told by the doctor that she would not be able to have another child in the future.But Mu Qingyu really wanted a grandson to continue the incense of the Mu family.Mu Tian is a filial son, and Zhong Fang is also a filial daughter-in-law. After learning about the old man's wish, the two hesitated and discussed again and again, and finally decided to adopt a boy back, so they chose Mu Xi Ze.

Ever since Mu Xize came to Mu's house, he has become the darling of Mr. Mu, and his calligraphy was handed down by Mu Qingyu himself.

However, it may be because the old man's excessive preference for this non-biological grandson made his biological granddaughter feel neglected, so the Mutian couple felt uncomfortable.When Mu Xize was in the fourth grade of elementary school, because Mu Tian was going to study abroad for two years, Zhong Fang simply sent Mu Xize to Mu Qingyu's house on the grounds that "one person was not energetic enough to take care of two children". There, it was as if this "son" was freed. He lived there for seven years, until Mu Xize was in his third year of high school, and he returned to Mutian's house for a year to make it easier for him to go to and from school.

Later, Mu Xize went to college and went abroad to study, and all the expenses other than the scholarship were paid by Mu Qingyu. Mu Xize was the closest to this grandfather at home.

It is a pity that during the Chinese New Year this year, Mu Qingyu died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage, and Mu Xize also lost his loved one who loved him the most in this family.

It is said that from that time on, he often went to the Fanxing Orphanage in the south of the city to do volunteer work, helping to take care of the children there, and raising living and school supplies for them.It is estimated that he wanted to miss his grandfather by doing this, and at the same time, he also wanted to help children with similar backgrounds to him, so that they could live a happier life...

To be honest, Nie Qing didn't want to suspect that such a person would be a murderer.But so far, there is not enough evidence to clear him from suspicion.

And Fu Mingjie continued to say at this time: "Nie Qing, Caesar is very good at deciphering computer programs and codes. I want to ask him to stay in the team for a while and help see if he can trace the source of the anonymous phone call from the hospital. , and the issue of surveillance video.”

Nie Qing: "...Captain, are you joking?"

"What's this called?" Fu Mingjie saw that Nie Qing was about to write "I disagree" on his face, so he pulled him aside and said in a low voice: "Nie Qing, I know you think so It's not appropriate to do it, but we don't have any other good methods right now? The two ready-made clues can't be used, aren't you in a hurry?"

"No matter how anxious you are, don't go to the doctor in a hurry!" Nie Qing was helpless, "Captain, this is not only inappropriate, it is a violation of the regulations! Mu Xi Ze is not someone else, he is the roommate of the deceased. He was still the person the deceased knew best in Pingcheng, and the suspicion on him has not been cleared! How can you let him join the team at this time?!"

Fu Mingjie: "Boss Su and Bai Zhang were killed by the same murderer. Isn't it confirmed that it is a serial murder case? Mu Xi Ze had an absolute alibi when the first case happened, so what else is there to doubt?" ? Nie Qing, you are just too attached to your own ideas. Although perseverance is a good thing, you can’t go all the way to the dark side on the wrong path, right?”

Nie Qing: "The so-called 'serial murder case' is currently only based on a letter from an unknown source and the subtle coincidence of the killing methods of the two victims. Don't you think it is too hasty to make such a conclusion now? Even Mu Xize It's really not the murderer, and there's no guarantee that he has nothing to do with Bai Zhang's case—"

Fu Mingjie: "Then you can continue to investigate, and put him under your nose. Is that okay? While letting him help us solve the case, it also makes it easier for us to monitor his every move. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone? I I believe that with your observation skills, as long as he shows any suspicious behavior, he will not be able to escape your eyes."

Nie Qing: "Captain—"

"Okay, let's follow this regulation first, and if there are problems later, we can change it later." Fu Mingjie waved his hand, expressing his unwillingness to talk about this topic again.

Nie Qing couldn't help pursing her lips, and after a few seconds of silence, she suddenly said, "Okay, if you insist, I can do it. But I have one condition."

"Tell me." Fu Mingjie looked at him.

"Let Yu Sheng participate in the investigation." Nie Qing said every word.

Fu Mingjie immediately tightened his brows, "You mean the rest of your life? No way. This is nonsense!"

"Compared to letting a suspect who may be related to the case participate in the investigation, Yu Sheng's identity is much more innocent. What's more, he is no longer the boss of sin. I don't think there is any problem in helping the case simply as an assistant." Nie Qing's attitude did not back down in the slightest.

Fu Mingjie scolded "nonsense" again, he took two steps back and forth, stared at Nie Qing suddenly and said: "There is no rush for the rest of my life, Nie Qing, I said this for your own good."

Seeing Nie Qing staring at him without saying a word, Fu Mingjie could only sigh and said, "Don't you understand? The relationship here is not as simple as you think. Seven years ago, Team Yu was the captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment. What happened, many old people in the criminal investigation team knew about it. If everyone found out that Yu Sheng was the son of Team Yu, what do you think they would think of him? Also, Director Nie and Team Yu were best friends at the time, and Yu Sheng was the son of Team Yu. After the team accident, in order to preserve his reputation, Bureau Nie spent so much time and entrusted many people to temporarily suppress the matter, so that everyone in the city bureau tried not to talk about related topics. But once Yu Sheng appears now, It is impossible for people not to talk about the past, so Nie Ju's thoughts are all in vain? I think you don't want to see someone pointing at Yu Sheng behind his back, right?"

After hearing these words, Nie Qing's expression finally relaxed.

He lowered his head slightly, his eyes serious, "But Yu Sheng's mother, Officer Liang, is still a second-level hero model. What an honor it is. Why do you always focus on Uncle Yu's affairs..."

"The so-called 'good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles', shame is always remembered longer than honor. What's more..."

Fu Mingjie didn't say the whole thing after that, but Nie Qing knew what he wanted to say.

What's more, according to official reports, Officer Liang He was shot and killed by Yu Youwen, then captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment, during his undercover mission.

All the signs afterward showed that Yu Youwen had been bought by the other party at that time, that is, the criminal organization that Liang He sneaked into, and the husband and wife staged a reality version of "Infernal Affairs" in this way.

It's a pity that Yu Youwen also died in that big melee later, and there has been no proof of his death since then.

But despite this, Yu Youwen has since become a stain in the history of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Municipal Bureau.And the topic of the "encirclement and suppression" in which both sides suffered heavy casualties is also a "forbidden zone" that has been kept secret from top to bottom in the Bureau.

But these are not important to Nie Qing.

All he knew was that on that day seven years ago, Yu Youwen personally killed Liang He.

He only knew that Yu Sheng lost his beloved parents on that day.

He knew that from that day on, something in Yu Sheng's heart had completely changed.