Time-Limited Hunt

"You mean, he hates these perpetrators of sexual assault," Jiang Lian put down his chopsticks, "and is afraid of the photos and videos in their room that symbolize the process of sexual assault, so it is possible that he has experienced sexual assault, right? So much like PTSD."

Yan Junxun fell silent.He often falls into silence, no matter how noisy the surroundings are, it can't disturb his thinking.

The smoke between Shi Shanyan's fingers was burning quietly, he thought: What a beautiful hunting posture.

"He's been sexually assaulted, more than once. He can empathize with victims of sexual assault, but he doesn't empathize with them, and he doesn't empathize with himself. He's familiar with sexual assault—it's more appropriate to use sexual violence, he's familiar with it, and Frightened and desperate about this matter. He closed the curtains in Liu Xincheng’s room because the photo Liu Xincheng pasted on the window frightened him; he didn’t clean Liu Xincheng’s urinal because the photo screenshots on the urinal wall made him Afraid. He is full of fear of Liu Xincheng's home. Have you ever taken a picture of the graffiti in Liu Xincheng's corridor? There was a woman with a beard painted on her face, which was added by the murderer, and he regarded it as a self-portrait."

Jiang Lian asked in detail, "Why did he paint a beard?"

"Because he thought of himself as a man when he committed the crime." The beer mug that Yan Junxun was holding was dripping, and his palm was wet. "The window in the living room of Li Jianhua's house is opposite to the glass building. The living room is like looking in a mirror. He can't look in the mirror, it will disillusion him, so he draws the curtains in Li Jianhua's house."

The graffiti in Liu Xincheng's corridor is full of sexual hints. Yan Junxun remembers the beards on the woman's face, but they seem to be small notes stored in the corner, buried by the photos in the room.Yan Junxun didn't notice at first, until when they came out of Li Jianhua's house, what Shi Shanyan said——

The giant baby doesn't want to be a father.

Since the giant baby didn't want to be a father, Liu Xincheng, who had a clear sexual orientation, didn't want to rape a man with beards either.The murderer tried to be a man in both victims' rooms, and the image of a "man" allowed him to confidently carry out his plan.He got strength from it, got the power to hurt himself.

Jiang Lian's expression changed slightly: "Is the murderer a woman?"

"Dismembering a corpse is a technical job." When the smoke between his fingers burned to the end, he put the cigarette out in the ashtray, "She doesn't know much, and she doesn't have enough strength, so she can only use other things to cut. So the corpse was handled in a mess. The bruises on the surface of the corpse were in different directions, because she had to constantly drag the corpse when cutting, so that the corpse was in the most convenient cutting position."

The barbecue on the iron net was still sizzling, only Shi Shanyan picked up the tweezers again.

"The scene of dismemberment is not at the victim's home, and the victims are all staying in a relatively densely populated community. How can she make them go downstairs?" Jiang Lian raised her arm, "Even if she is a fighting coach, it is impossible for the victim to die. Just drag it downstairs. Especially Li Jianhua, he is not easy to deal with."

"No," Yan Junxun looked at Jiang Lian, "Li Jianhua is the best way to deal with it. Neither Huihe nor the embankment has a parking lot for residents, and all passing vehicles have to park outside. The murderer wants Liu Xincheng and Huo Qingjun to go there, only Li Jianhua doesn't." , the elevator in Puli Community goes directly to the underground parking lot.”

It was completely dark outside the barbecue restaurant, and there were more and more people in the hall, and the next door was also full of people.Shi Shanyan ate four plates of southern line beef short ribs in such a noisy environment, and it seemed that listening to the analysis of the case would whet his appetite.

"How did she let Li Jianhua go downstairs?"

"Put it in the cleaning car inside the building," said Yan Junxun, whose beer glass was full again, and the foam filled the rim. "When I come out, I can also take away the garbage at the door for the neighbor next door. I told her to do this." She is very professional and may have passed the test. She was married, and the person who was violent to her was most likely her husband. She had children, but now she has none. She blamed herself for the children and wanted to give them a A better home, and a better father, so she became a husband in Li Jianhua's house that fully fit her imagination. She probably doesn't have much savings, otherwise she would decorate Li Jianhua's house to make it look more cozy .”

Jiang Lian thought for a while and said, "I will start to investigate the domestic violence records in the parking area tonight, but the information is not fully entered. I can only hope that she has asked the Inspectorate for help."

"Pay more attention to the help-seekers who no longer have husbands," Yan Junxun said as the beer bubbles gradually disappeared, "Liu Xincheng may not be the number one victim anymore."

After dinner, Jiang Lian sent them to the door.

"Tomorrow I will stay at the Inspectorate. The geographical portrait will try to determine the range of her activities so that I can find the scene of dismemberment." Jiang Lian put his hands in his pockets, and he stood where he was, "You go to Huo Qingjun's house tomorrow, and if you find anything Tell me." He hesitated for a while, "I actually wanted to say just now that Huo Qingjun's sexual assault case was suspicious. The period when he was imprisoned coincided with the chaotic period in the parking area, and many evidences are now untenable. If , I mean if..."

Yan Junxun nodded, knowing it.

Jiang Lian waved to Yan Junxun as if relieved.Yan Junxun waited for Jiang Lian to enter before opening the car door.Before he sat down, he saw Shi Shanyan.

Shi Shanyan is good at anti-client, no matter what the atmosphere is, he will have the upper hand.It's hard for him not to be an excellent sniper, he wants to control the highest killing point anytime and anywhere.He appreciated the change in Yan Junxun's eyes, and said in a low voice, "Welcome."

The night wind passed through the various neon lights, blowing Yan Junxun's black hair.He lowered his eyes and stared at Shi Shanyan, in the silence that seemed to be cut off from the outside world, his eyes looked like animals that had been dormant for a long time.

"You do this job not because you are good at it, but because you need it." Shi Shanyan said deceptively, "You learned hunting skills from Artemis, and you only dare to be careful when you hide in this steel forest. licking his teeth. How pathetic."

"You can also pretend to be the savior," Yan Junxun said calmly, "Use your knowledge of those perverts to earn a living for yourself, instead of wearing a dog leash like you are now."

Shi Shanyan's rolled up cuffs exposed the bondage lock, and its remaining wrist buckle was stuck on Shi Shanyan's forearm. His arms can now be stretched to half a meter wide, and electric currents swim between his arms like eels However, always remind him to keep a safe distance.

"Don't say that," Shi Shanyan leaned over to Yan Junxun, his straight nose exposed in the faint neon light, "I dare to take it off and move around freely, do you dare too?"

"Wait until the day you can really take it off," Yan Junxun lowered his body and lowered his voice, there was a bit of mockery in the pause of his voice, "ask me again."

The electric current of the restraint lock suddenly flowed, hitting Shi Shanyan's arms flushed, and the tingling sensation flooded him like a tide, making him clearly feel his own existence.He enjoyed Yan Junxun's indifferent gaze, and also enjoyed the pain.

"I found happiness," Shi Shanyan gradually laughed, licked his teeth, and said harshly, "You fucking hurt me."

Yan Junxun looked at him and whistled briskly.

***

Honglin Iron and Steel Works is located near Guangtie Railway in the berthing area. It is one of the old factories in this steel industrial park that is facing bankruptcy. It took over many small local steel processing workshops in its heyday more than ten years ago, and now it has shrunk to only a few. Thirty coke transport vehicles.The virtual greenery in the factory is always out of order. At this moment, it is only half lit, lying on the side of the road as if it has been bitten by a dog.

"Xiao Chen," Yang Yu, who just finished cleaning, stood in the door and waved to Chen Xiulian, "I brought good things today!"

Chen Xiulian turned around. Her dusty clothes were altered and would not fall off when hung on her body. Her exposed arms had muscular lines, but that was not from deliberate training, but the result of long-term living in the steel factory.She raised her hand to wipe her face, her palms were a little tanned and had many calluses.

"I have to get something to eat when I go back so late." Yang Yu took out an iron lunch box from the cloth bag, "We ate together, you can go back to bed directly. Oh, I really thank you a while ago, otherwise I would have to deduct my salary. "

The cafeteria of Honglin Iron and Steel Plant was not yet closed. The auntie in the cafeteria was familiar with the two of them. When she saw them coming in, she put her head in front of the dining window and shouted, "Hey, sit here! It's easy to talk here. The rest of the day There is a lot of rice, and there are sweet and sour pork ribs."

"Xiao Chen didn't bring a lunch box today, you give her the whole bowl, and we'll wash it for you and send it back." Yang Yu stood by the dining window, raised her hand and pinned her short hair around her ear, and she was very happy when she saw the pork ribs , "There's so much left! Then I'll take some back for my daughter-in-law."

"Is she going to give birth? Hurry up," the auntie in the canteen put the rice spoon into Yang Yu's lunch box, "I think you are going to be exhausted right now, you have to work every day and coax the children at night. "

Yang Yu picked a spare rib from the lunch box with his hands, and after eating two bites, he sucked the bone and said, "It's not bad for a while, thanks to Xiao Chen, who has done a few shifts for me." Then he turned to Chen Xiulian Laughing, "My grandson will have a full moon wine soon, you have to come."

Chen Xiulian saw the crow's feet in the corners of Yang Yu's eyes, and smelled the smell of disinfectant on Yang Yu's hands.The pork ribs were stewed so rotten that Yang Yu would fall off as soon as he sucked it. The smell of the meat mixed with the smell of disinfectant reminded her of something.After a while, she said, "Okay, okay."

Yang Yu used to be a female worker in a steel factory, and her husband drove a coke truck. A few years ago, her husband died of alcoholism, and she was also laid off by the steel factory.It wasn't until 2160 that she went to the health service station in the mooring area to fill in the information and became the support object of the service station. The service station helped her find a job as a cleaner.She is not a regular worker of any cleaning company, but an off-site support. If there is any order that she doesn't want to do or can't do it in time, she can find a cleaner like her who is in the service station.

The cleaner at Honglin Iron and Steel Plant resigned the year before last, so the iron and steel plant found Yang Yu.Yang Yu has to support his family by himself, and a job in the steel factory is not enough, so he also has a name on the punctual cleaning side, and they give her any orders they don't want, and she often runs around.Her daughter-in-law gave birth a few months ago, and she had to take care of her daughter-in-law, so she asked Chen Xiulian to help with the order of cleaning.

Chen Xiulian is taciturn, but she is very kind, and she will help them every time they have difficulties.I heard that her husband had a car accident with a child while driving under the influence of alcohol a few years ago. The child died, and her husband's leg was broken. Now he has been paralyzed in his hometown.

"Is this thing easy to use?" Yang Yu was half-eating, and looked at the ID communicator on Chen Xiulian's ear, "I want to get a second-hand one for my daughter-in-law, so that she can come to me conveniently if she needs anything."

"It's easy to use," Chen Xiulian didn't respond too quickly, always thinking too much, "It's convenient to contact, you can go to the coke factory to buy it, it's cheaper there."

The auntie in the cafeteria cleaned up the pots and pans inside, and interjected: "Xiao Chen, can you give me a ride later? My daughter and the others are going to participate in some exhibition today, and they went to the central building. Parents have to go Pick up. I think it's so far away, and it's too late to take a bus."

Chen Xiulian picked up the pork ribs with chopsticks, finished eating a few mouthfuls, and nodded in panic.

***

Chen Xiulian's car is an old-fashioned van, which is too old and hasn't been washed much.

It’s not the first time for the canteen aunt to sit in the car. She was wearing a coat in the car, glanced at the back, and said, “It’s so dark, what’s in it? This car is pretty good.”

"Old and shabby," Chen Xiulian glanced at the rear view mirror from the corner of her eye, where she could see the rear bucket, she said, "The equipment that Qinqin's father used to run in the factory is now obsolete and can only be sold as scrap iron."

"How is Qinqin's father?" the aunt turned her head and asked Chen Xiulian, "Is your leg better? Send it to the parking area. Even if our medical facilities are not as good as those in Guangtong District, they are better than those in your hometown. Don't make people more and more lame."

Chen Xiulian drove very steadily, and she even worked as a coke puller.The corner of her mouth twitched, but she wasn't smiling, and said, "I don't have any money this year, so I'll bring him here next year. He's spent his whole life running the business, and now he's lying in bed, eating, drinking, and sloppy, and he's being taken care of. I wish I had to stand up." .”

The auntie in the cafeteria picked up the melon seeds that she had kept in her pocket for an unknown amount of time, and was anxious when she heard the words, and said, "Then you are really raising him for the rest of your life?" She spat out the melon seeds, "Are you stupid? It must be comfortable to stay at home, He doesn't have to worry about the inside and outside, and you arrange a young and beautiful babysitter for him, hey, you are so stupid."

"He never listens to me." Chen Xiulian looked at the headlights ahead, like a school of fish swimming into a neon jungle, with a strong fishy smell.

She repeated this sentence in her mind, and suddenly someone scolded in her ear: "Fuck your mother! Talking about talking outside all day long, are you cheap or not?"

Chen Xiulian pursed her lips and turned the steering wheel.

"Respond! Pretending to be dead? Don't want me to cut off your ears, Chen Xiulian! Don't think that I can't reach you now that I'm lying on the bed—"

The car stopped steadily at the destination.

The aunt in the cafeteria persuaded her as she got out of the car: "Otherwise, forget about getting a divorce earlier, he is not a good person, listen to me."

Chen Xiulian forced a smile. The auntie in the cafeteria wanted to say something else. Seeing Chen Xiulian gradually pursed her lips, she said "Ouch" and stood by the door and whispered, "Are you two talking?"

"Tell her to let her go! Damn bitch! Never mind her business!" The husband raged in the ID communicator, "If you meddle in other business, I'll slap her face! You're fucking shameless, I'll allow you to drive her Is it? Bitch! Who told you to touch my car? Is this your thing? Come back quickly!"

"You fucking shut up!" Chen Xiulian suddenly slammed the steering wheel.

The horn blared loudly, startling the passers-by outside.The auntie in the cafeteria didn't dare to listen any more, so she ran away with her bag. When she turned around, she could still see Chen Xiulian sitting in the car with a red neck and arguing hysterically with her husband.

"Scared me to death..." The cafeteria aunt hurriedly walked, "It's bad luck for eight lifetimes, marrying this kind of man!"