Neverland

"He Beibei is a child in an orphanage in the provincial capital of Lin Province. Her parents are unknown. Whether she was abandoned or her parents passed away is currently unknown. She stayed in the next province until she was 16 years old. She came to Shencheng alone in high school to go to school. I entered Yancheng University of Science and Technology, and returned to Shanghai after graduating two years ago." Sitting in the co-pilot, Zhang Yue quickly selected useful parts from the sent materials and read them to Xu Muzhou: "Interpersonal relationships are simple... ...or it’s not wrong to say that they are weak. According to what they learned from the emergency visit, He Beibei is usually taciturn in the work unit, never having dinner parties with his colleagues after work, and seldom has friendship with others. According to People in her group said that He Beibei is doing research besides doing experiments, and has hardly met or heard of her having any friends."

"En." Xu Muzhou turned the steering wheel half a circle to the left, and replied, "Continue."

"The dormitory of He Beibei's work unit is a single room. There are no roommates and no landline phone. The people there also called He Beibei, but no one answered the phone. Xiao Shuang'er was afraid of making trouble, so he didn't Let's call again." Zhang Yue continued: "But no matter from the perspective of the activity area or the private communication, Fu Sihan and He Beibei have never communicated on the surface, and He Beibei was not found in Fu Sihan's mobile phone. Beibei's contact information—”

"There must be." Xu Muzhou said firmly: "From Xu Kang to Fu Sihan, and then to He Beibei, there must be some common factor connecting them, and there are those few playing cards—"

Xu Muzhou's words were so-so, but he stopped suddenly. A thought flashed in his mind just now, but the thought was too subtle, and he didn't catch it when it flashed by. It's hard to recall now.

"What's wrong with the playing cards?" Zhang Yue's expression was also a little ugly: "I originally thought that the playing cards were the number of kills, but from Xu Kang to Fu Sihan, the numbers on the playing cards are from 4 to 7, irregular. I... ..."

Zhang Yue originally wanted to ask if there would be other "5" and "6" who had actually been killed without their knowledge, but she opened her mouth and dared not say such an unlucky word.

It has only been 24 hours since Xu Kang's death. During these 24 hours, two people died, and the only suspect is still missing.Now if they find out that there are actually more than two, and there are other two that they haven't discovered, Zhang Yue will really lose his mind.

No matter how experienced and mature the case handlers are, there must be a limit to the severity of the case. If the viciousness of the case is far beyond the acceptable range of normal people, it is impossible to say that there is no psychological pressure.

Xu Muzhou frowned and thought for a while, but he still couldn't remember what that feeling was.He pinched the bridge of his nose, heard half of Zhang Yue's words, and asked casually, "What?"

"It's nothing." Zhang Yue said, "Xiao Shuang'er said they are still investigating."

Orphan's identity history is not exactly the same as that of ordinary household registration. Because there are no immediate family members, it will take two more turns for people with other identities to check, which will take time.

The communication on Shen Shuang's side kept hanging, Zhang Yue waited for a while, then simply reached out to take out the phone from Xu Muzhou's pocket, took off the bluetooth headset, and changed the call mode to hands-free.

They often need to split up, and they will do so if the conditions and locations are convenient, as if they are holding a small real-time meeting.

"By the way." Xu Muzhou remembered the topic that was interrupted before, and turned his head to ask: "What did you say about Fu Sihan at school?"

"Selfish." Zhang Yue said.

When Xu Muzhou mentioned this, Zhang Yue also remembered what he said before, and continued consciously: "Actually, a child like Fu Sihan has a miserable life experience and good grades. As long as the teacher is not very snobbish, she will feel sorry for her more or less. I mean, I usually take more care of her. But Fu Sihan is a very selfish child. He messes up a lot of notebooks and takes away his own when handing out homework. From the moment she entered school to the present, she is the best seat every time the class watches a movie."

Before Xu Muzhou could speak, Shen Shuang on the phone couldn't hold back anymore: "Well, this is a little bully... Did her classmates complain? Children are the most innocent, and she would have been isolated if she met such a person. "

"I don't know why, I heard that their classmates are a little afraid of Fu Sihan." Zhang Yue said.

"It's just a student's personality. Although it's not morally right to maliciously compete for places, it doesn't constitute a serious situation. It's not surprising that children who grew up in an orphanage without childhood and parental education develop a withdrawn personality——Your previous Reaction is not such a simple matter." Xu Muzhou said: "What else, Zhang Yue, let's continue."

"What's more, the school teacher once ran into her... um, mutilated small animals?" Zhang Yue's tone was a little uncertain, and he added: "Does gecko and snails count as non-mammals?"

"Be more specific." Xu Muzhou said.

"It's a private school, the school conditions are good, and the greening conditions are also good. When it rains or something, there are often geckos and reptiles." Zhang Yue said: "One time during class, a teacher caught Fu Sihan teaching alone. A gecko was caught in the shade behind the building, and then the gecko's tail, limbs, and finally its head were torn off bit by bit. According to the teacher, the gecko was a little longer than the little girl's palm. When he was caught, he was still twisting in the little girl's hands."

Zhang Yue said that she had goose bumps all over her body, rubbed her arms, and showed an indescribable expression.

"From then on, when the teacher saw her again, she felt a little cold on her back." Zhang Yue said: "I heard that there are not only geckos, but also snails. She will smash the snail shells and put them in the sun. It is said that last week, the school’s stray cat got into her dormitory for some reason, but the cat could not be found afterwards, and I don’t know if it was killed by her.”

"No one saw the cat, so let's talk about it separately. The possibility of related emotions cannot be ruled out." Xu Muzhou said.

"But the gecko thing is also very intrusive, Brother Xu." Shen Shuang was unwilling to be lonely, she was clearly on the other end of the phone, but her sense of presence was not low at all.

"Think about it, such a big gecko will resist." Shen Shuang said: "This is not only a mentality of killing, but also a mentality of suppression."

What Shen Shuang said is correct. Children will kill dragonflies, snails or other insects, not only because they are young and ignorant and do not know how heavy "life" is, but also because these things will not resist.

In the eyes of children, these "non-resisting" things are equivalent to objects and toys, but once they realize that the living things in their hands can resist and struggle, then in the eyes of children, they will automatically and consciously regard them as objects and toys with themselves. Same "creature".

That's why children kill mostly insects, not mammals.

This is the natural empathy of human beings, and it is also the result of the subtle influence of social morality.

But if a "suppressive link" is added to the killing process, it means that in her subconscious, it's not just that she doesn't have empathy, but she skips the link of "unintentional because of ignorance" and becomes a Conscious killing.

——Whether it is from a moral point of view or a psychological state, these are two completely different concepts.

Xu Muzhou suddenly thought of Xu Kang.

In the apartment that has become the scene of the crime, Xu Muzhou has also seen Xu Kang's paintings. The colors used in those paintings are extremely wild, black and red are splashed upwards, and the visual impact is extremely strong. The word "crazy" almost pierced through the thin paper and flew out of it.

A gloomy but crazy painter, a seemingly well-behaved but cruel girl.

Xu Muzhou frowned, and suddenly felt that the deceased represented by these two playing cards seemed to have some mental problems.

But of course they are not mental patients. Whether it is Xu Kang or Fu Sihan, their daily life is very normal, and they can only be regarded as the kind of mavericks in the society of normal people.

If Xu Muzhou had to describe it by himself - if the "psychology" was compared to the body, then they seemed to have a certain part missing.

——What kind of murderer is this, picking someone with such a mental defect?

"Which orphanage does Fu Sihan belong to?" Xu Muzhou asked.

"It's from the Shencheng Orphanage." Shen Shuang said, "A native of Shencheng."

Both Xu Kang and He Beibei were not from Shanghai. The deceased and suspected suspects who had appeared in the police's field of vision so far were all orphans, but they came from three completely different places.

From this point of view, it seems that the only bit of commonality has become doubtful.

Xu Muzhou tapped the steering wheel with his fingertips, he pondered for a moment, and ordered: "Have you checked the sponsor?"

Shen Shuang on the other side of the phone was stunned, and then hurriedly said: "Why didn't I think of that! Brother Xu is right, they are all a group of orphans who haven't grown up, where did they get the money...Brother Xu, wait a minute , I'll find someone to investigate!"

Shen Shuangfeng hurriedly withdrew from the temporary conversation first. He probably forgot that he was still connected and hung up the phone habitually.

"When will the problem of saying that the wind is the rain be corrected..." Zhang Yue muttered, wanting to take advantage of the situation and call him back.

Xu Muzhou stopped her.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yue asked.

Xu Muzhou didn't speak - they were only one intersection away from He Beibei's residence, Xu Muzhou had been thinking about other things just now, but Xu Muzhou didn't have time to take care of them, now that the matter over there came to an end, Xu Muzhou subconsciously re- He Beibei was dug out from the to-do list in his mind.

As the latest person to be photographed interacting with the victim, this looks like the only immediately valid breach — or suspect — at this point.

But Xu Muzhou was worried, and he was thinking about another thing.

——Is He Beibei still alive?