Murder

The deceased in Jiuhua City was too young, and the murderer written in the file was too old. It was an impressive and strange case.As soon as the spies said that, Chi Yebai immediately remembered.

"Isn't Xu Jincai the murderer in that case?" He asked.

"Xu Jincai is Xu Ying's grandfather. He has been bedridden due to illness for many years. He passed away after only two days in prison." The spy said, "The name written on the case file is indeed Xu Jincai's name. There is such a secret."

So the spies told everyone present the details of the murder of a seven-year-old boy in Jiuhua City.

The toddler who was killed was named Chen Erjia, the child of Xu Ying's mother, Chen's elder brother.

It was the busy farming season that day, and the sun was scorching at noon, so people hid in the shade. 12-year-old Xu Ying was working with the adults, and when she was half-drinking the porridge in the bowl, she saw Chen Er's family walking towards her from the ridge of the field.

The families of Chen's elder brothers are all better than her, and they often help Chen.Chen Er's family wore a new dress that day, and the two fish in their hands were specially brought for Xu Ying.

Xu Ying took the fish and took Chen Er's family back.

Most of the villagers go out to work, and the whole village is very quiet.On the way home, Xu Ying and Chen's family got into a fight.

Xu Ying is taller than Chen Erjia, but Chen Erjia is fatter than him.The little fat man couldn't beat his cousin, so he slammed his body, picked up a stone from the ground, and smashed Xu Ying's foot.Xu Ying was pushed to the side of the road by him, with dog feces all over his hands.

According to those who were watching and laughing under the tree at that time, the reason for the fight was that Chen's family said that Xu Ying was a poor ghost, "too poor to have a cloth pocket dick".

A seven-year-old child may not know what it means, he just heard such words from his family, imitating the sneering tone of the adults at home, and said it to Xu Ying exactly.

Xu Ying picked up the two fish from the ground and threw them on Chen Er's family. After smashing Chen Er's family into tears, she turned around and ran away.

That afternoon, Xu Ying finished half of her work and said she had a headache and wanted to go home and lie down.

He stopped suddenly halfway on the way back to the village. After staying for a while, he turned around and walked back for a while, turning into a small road.

At the end of the path is the small yard of Chen Er's family.

There was no one in the yard except my seven-year-old cousin.Chen's family was using a small hammer to tap the loose wooden pegs on the stool firmly.Xu Ying stood outside the courtyard for half a cup of tea when a person who passed by and walked to the pond to take a shit saw him.

He walked back after shitting, just in time to see Xu Ying enter Chen's yard over the wall from the side of the yard.

The Chen family who came back in the evening did not see the second Chen's family. It was not until dinner that they found that the child had fallen asleep on the bed and was still covered with a quilt.When the quilt was lifted, the mother of Chen Er's family let out a scream: under the quilt was a dead body, the back of Chen Er's head was bloody, and a hammer was thrown under the bed.

The case was quickly reported to the county magistrate.The county magistrate summoned people from all walks of life to inquire in detail, and immediately asked about Xu Ying's matter.

But when they went to arrest Xu Ying, Xu's family said that it was Xu Jincai who killed Chen Er's family, because "that child often scolded him for being old and not polite."

Xu Jincai couldn't even get up on weekdays, let alone walk halfway across the village to kill a child.But Xu Ying's parents scraped together half a silver ingot and dedicated it to the county magistrate, who then arrested Xu Jincai.Two days later, Xu Jincai died in prison, and the case was closed like this.

Xu Ying had long since disappeared, and Xu Ying's parents left the village overnight after Xu Jincai was arrested.

"This is a small case. I don't think there is such a thing behind it." The detective said, "Xu Ying has been missing since then. If he committed these more than 20 unknown murders, then he has never stopped killing people." .”

"Did Xu Ying disappear, or did he kill his parents as well?" Sima Feng asked suddenly.

"We haven't found his parents yet." The spy turned to Sima Feng and said, "Three months after the murder in Jiuhua City, a second murder with a hammer occurred outside Jiuhua City. The deceased was a A homeless man, whose body was displayed in the ruined temple, was stripped of his clothes, shoes and socks. There is a village called Datonghai Village near the ruined temple. Xu Ying’s mother, Mrs. Chen, had a sister who lived in Datonghai Village at the time. among."

"And then? The third murder?"

"The third murder happened in Fanjia Village, [-] miles away from Datonghai Village." The spy said again.

Sima Feng rubbed his fingers.Without a fan in his hand, he was a little uncomfortable.

"From Jiuhua City to Jinshan City, you have to go through Datonghai Village and Fanjia Village. I guess Xu Ying didn't run away by himself. His parents moved Xu Jincai out to take the place of the dead ghost. Xu Jincai also admitted the murder, which shows that they were covering up and To cover up the fact that Xu Ying killed people." He said, "Xu Ying should have gone to Datonghai Village to join the sister of the Chen family. After passing through Fanjia Village, go in the direction of Jinshan City."

Chi Yebai glanced at him: "Is Xu Ying a repeat offender?"

"If he committed those 27 cases, he is definitely a habitual offender. He has killed people out of habit and fun." Sima Feng stood up, with some excitement on his face, "12 years old...you are really ruthless. "

As soon as he finished speaking, Ying Beishe's spies spoke at the side.

"It was the first time for Xu Ying to kill someone when he was 12 years old, but it is not the first time for Xu Ying to kill other things." The spy whispered, "He liked to kill cats and dogs since he was a child, and he always beat them with hard objects. Damn. When our people were investigating in the village before, many villagers had forgotten who Xu Ying was, but when it came to killing cats, dogs and livestock, everyone could tell what he looked like. He grew up to eight or nine years old, Learned carpentry, and used iron hammers to do evil."

"In the eyes of the villagers, is he a villain?"

"Not exactly. Usually Xu Ying is dull and silent, but there is nothing particularly surprising about it." The spy replied.

Sima Feng rubbed his fingers again.He became very interested in this Xu Ying. "Xiaobai, do you remember the kind of person my father and I mentioned?" He turned his head and asked Chi Yebai, "The kind of person who is born bloodthirsty?"

Five or six years ago, Sima Liang was secretly entrusted by the court to handle a case.

The case involved the heirs of the royal family, so until the end of the case, Sima Feng and Chi Yebai knew where he went and what he did from just a few words.

At that time, there was a strange incident in the imperial city. The sixth son of the emperor was possessed by a fox fairy, who was bloodthirsty and bloodthirsty, and no one could control it.As for when and where he was possessed, there are different opinions: some say that he shot and killed a white fox during the spring hunting to get into trouble, and some say that he was eaten up by a fox spirit lurking in the deep palace since he was a child It's inside, now it's a monster with a skin.What's more, it was wrong to directly point out that it was the sixth prince's birth mother: she was a vixen in the first place.

There are different folk sayings, each with its own wonderful and bizarre.Sima Feng and Chi Yebai also heard a lot in the teahouse in Pengyang, but they didn't expect Sima Liang to disappear for several months, so they went to investigate this matter.

Neither of them knew the details of the plot, only that the prince and his biological mother were secretly executed in the end.

If there is a problem with the child, it must not be something wrong with the holy body, and the fault can only be attributed to the woman.Sima Liang only mentioned it briefly to the two of them, and repeatedly told him that if there is an entrustment from the imperial court, they must not accept it without authorization, and they must tell him first.

At the end of the conversation that day, Sima Liangren suddenly asked a question: "Do you think there are natural born murderers* in this world?"

His so-called natural killers are people who are born to like to kill and are good at killing.

Sima Feng argued with Sima Liangren for half an hour, but Chi Yebai remained silent.

He wanted to say that there was something, the names of those prisoners, the cases they committed, and the punishment they received in the end, everything he had read was clearly engraved in the file and in his own mind.But Sima Feng didn't think so, so he didn't say anything.

Sima Feng and Gan Lele also discussed the same issue.Gan Lele said yes with certainty, so Sima Feng quarreled with him again.

Now that Sima Feng asked suddenly, Chi Yebai was stunned for a while, then nodded.

Five or six years have passed, and Sima Feng's thoughts are quite different from those at that time.

"I want to see Xu Ying, and I want to interrogate him myself." Sima Feng said suddenly.

Ah Si has been behind her young master, and now she can't help but glance at Gan Hao.

He suddenly found that Chi Yebai was also looking at Ganhao.

"Mr. Gan." Chi Yebai said in a low voice, "Could you be so convenient as to build a bridge between us and Master Ma?"

Gan Hao's eyebrows twitched, he ate half of a piece of candied fruit in his hand, and swallowed it hastily.

"How do you know that I know Master Ma?"

In the evening when he set off for Qinghe City, although Chi Yebai went to the roof of the Eagle Shed to "practice", in fact, he went underground first to check the information on Yingbeishe.

Gan Hao's information was also included, but Chi Yebai hadn't read it.Ganhao's information is also very simple, but only a few pages.But it mentioned the reason why this master poison user settled in Qinghe City.

Back then, he was ambushed by his enemies and fed with poison. Fortunately, he was rescued by a scholar passing by to rush for the exam.

The scholar's surname is Ma and his name is Haoyang, he is the current parent official of Qinghe City.

After Ma Haoyang rescued Ganhao, Ganhao promised Ma Haoyang that he could do three things or kill three people for him in order to repay his kindness, no matter who they are, no matter good or evil, no matter their status or age, no matter men, women, women or children.Ma Haoyang has only asked him to do one thing so far, which is to stay in Qinghe City.

Ma Haoyang has been an official in Qinghe City for more than ten years, married a wife and had children, and his reputation is growing day by day.Although Gan Hao is an expert in using poison, he is also highly accomplished in medical skills. He has rescued Ma Haoyang and his family several times.

In this way, Gan Hao and Ma Haoyang have known each other for nearly 20 years, and they are kind to each other, so they have a stronger friendship than others.

Although Gan Hao heard that Yingbeishe was the most famous intelligence agency in Jianghu, he didn't know that even his own details had been found out so clearly, so he gritted his teeth for a while.

Chi Yebai bowed to him: "Mr. Gan, let me copy another copy of "Three Thousand Solutions to Poisons" for you."

Gan Hao's eyebrows twitched again: "Three thousand solutions to poison! Why do you have this book! Isn't this the imperial court's secret collection!"

"It's indeed a secret treasure of the imperial court." Chi Yebai smiled, "But it doesn't mean I haven't read it. Since I have read it, it's not difficult to make a copy for your husband."

Gan Hao didn't hesitate any longer, and jumped up against the table: "Let's go! I'll take you to find Mr. Ma!"

Ying Beishe's spies took Chi Yebai's order and quickly left with Ying.The remaining three followed Gan Hao and walked to Ma Haoyang's mansion.

Ah Si couldn't hold back his curiosity, leaned forward and asked Sima Feng in a low voice: "Master, is there really a guy who likes to kill people by nature?"

Sima Feng was listening to Chi Yebai and Gan Hao talking with his ears up.There were many people outside, and Chi Yebai refused to hold him, so he could only pretend to pinch Ah Si's fingers.

"Yes." Sima Feng replied briefly.

"What kind of people are they?" Ah Si was eager to know.

"Very ugly." Sima Feng replied briefly.

"What does it look like to be ugly?" Ah Si was tireless.

Sima Feng paused, and finally answered his question seriously.

"Like a savage."

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*The theory of natural-born murderers involved in the story of "Foul Blood" is my adaptation of the "natural-born criminals" mentioned in Lombroso's "On Criminal Man".This theory is relatively long, I put the specific content in what I have to say, if you are interested, you can take a look~

The author has something to say:

There are anti-drug day activities in these two days.My god, it's too dry, at least two shades darker.But I found a very handsome policeman...

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Lombroso is the author of "On the Criminal Man". He put forward a very famous theory, that is, "born criminals".

He believes that natural criminals have factors that distinguish them from non-criminals, and natural criminals are hereditary, and it is a phenomenon of atavism in human beings.Natural born criminals include:

Different skulls, asymmetrical faces, large cheekbones, large jaws, disabled eyes, crooked noses, swollen and protruding lips, abnormal dentition, abnormal pelvis, defective ribcage, etc. Eighteen characteristics.

It can be seen that the basis of this theory is not criminal psychology, but physiological anatomy.Lombroso found a depression on the skull of a vicious criminal that was different from that of ordinary people during a large number of dissections, so he began to explore the physiological and genetic reasons for the crime.

This theory has been criticized a lot since it was proposed, because it is not rigorous enough, and it is easy to classify some people as "criminals" without any real basis.Lombroso later revised his theory, adding and discussing factors such as geography, environment, and education, and he also admitted that such a rough and simple division is very inappropriate.

The criminal person theory is quoted in the story "Foul Blood", but it does not mean that I agree with this theory.Relatively speaking, I agree more with his later revisions: geographical environment and education, family guidance and personal psychological factors, these may be more important than "genetic" factors.

However, for a child with the above appearance, he may suffer far more malice than kindness in his life.Malice breeds malice, and for many people, malice itself is a profound social education.