The Book of Death by Heart Poison

When Hua Chong was lying on the bed thinking about something, he suddenly received a call from Liu Zhiqin. Looking at the time, it was almost 1 o'clock in the morning.When calling at this time, either there is something important to say, or simply want to hear the other party's voice, and Liu Zhiqin usually takes both.

Hua Chong's tense nerves relaxed, and when he swiped and pulled the screen, he turned over on the way, from lying flat to prone, with his right elbow supporting his body, "Hello."

This posture is not very convenient to make a sound, the chest is under pressure, the breath is suffocated, and it is very late, although the clues have been running in the brain, but after lying down for a long time, the first sound to go out, that is quite lazy elated.

Liu Zhiqin paused, "Sleeping?"

"You don't even need to check what time it is." Hua Chong stretched himself up again, and the pajamas rubbed softly under the quilt, "Of course I'm asleep."

He just lied to Liu Zhiqin, and he had to say what he should say in a while.When he had a case that needed to be solved urgently, he slept very late, and even if his body stopped, his mind refused to rest.If Liu Zhiqin called one hour later, he might still be awake.

"Liar." After two seconds, Liu Zhiqin said so.

Hua Chong choked, thinking, are you using some black technology to spy on me again?

Liu Zhiqin said: "When did you sleep so early alone outside? About an hour later."

Hua Chong turned over again, it was inconvenient to talk lying down, so he simply sat up and said with a smile, "Tell me, what do you want from your flower team?"

"Where did the sawdust left on Yi Ming's body come from?" Liu Zhiqin told Hua Chong the line that Haizi and Pei Qing had tracked down, and said, "Tomorrow Haizi and I will go to 'Wild' to have a look. The person who dismembered the body was most likely an employee of 'Wild', or someone who had bought semi-finished wood from 'Wild'."

Hua Chong had already got out of bed, and was sitting at the table at this time, using a tablet to search for the "wild" craft shop that Liu Zhiqin mentioned.

Before checking, he thought it was a shop selling boards, similar to a furniture factory. When he clicked on the picture, he found that the decoration of this place is very interesting. It adopts the Japanese style of straight lines and right angles. The display method is like a museum, located in the central business district in the south of Fenglan City, surrounded by shopping centers and commercial office buildings, it looks very unique standing in it.

In fact, in big cities such as Los Angeles, and well-known tourist cities, there are many unique buildings like this, and some petty bourgeoisie coffee shops and Qing bars will do this, but Fenglan City is just a medium-sized coastal city with no characteristics. People are pragmatic, and there are very few places like "wild" craft shops.

There is also a personal introduction of the "wild" boss on the Internet. He is a man in his 30s. His hair is a bit long, slightly curly, and he has a little moustache.

There are very few such people around Hua Chong. Whether a person has a sense of art can be seen from his eyes.He lost his mind inexplicably, thinking that Liu Zhiqin might try this style.

After all, extreme rationality is also a way of art and romance.No one else can learn Liu Zhiqin's art.

Thinking of art, Hua Chong suddenly frowned, and something flashed in his mind.He frowned and thought, but remained silent for a long time.

Liu Zhiqin said: "Flower team?"

Hua Chong asked: "Do you still remember the situation when Yi Ming's body was first found?"

The special operations team came to Fenglan City precisely because of the second half-dead corpse case. Liu Zhiqin recalled, "I remember, she was placed in a blind corner of Xingyue Lane."

Hua Chong said: "Also, she is placed very strangely, with a cruel sense of art."

Liu Zhiqin's pupil shrank slightly, and looked at the notebook beside him. On the enlarged photo, "wild" everywhere showed an artistic sense that did not meet the public's aesthetics.

"The murderer's way of killing her is very ordinary, but the way of placing the body shows that it took a lot of thought." Hua Chong continued: "At least the person who dismembered the body has some artistic talents."

Liu Zhiqin said: "Did he use the corpse as a carrier for his creation?"

"There is such a possibility." Hua Chong put down the tablet and stood up, "According to this line of thinking, the person who dismembered the body may be an artist. He is no longer satisfied with creating on dead objects. His thinking is not ordinary people. imaginable."

Liu Zhiqin said: "You mean, this is a master?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Hua Chong said, "But there is another possibility. He has no reputation, thinks that his talent has been buried, and has such resentment in his heart that he has the idea of ​​revenge against the society, 'What am I going to show you? It is the real work of art'—this may be his heartfelt opinion. You just said that the employees and customers in the store are both suspects. These two groups of people are the focus of investigation. I agree. The employees are all good at woodworking. Customers... Excluding those who buy wood for home decoration, the rest are also people who use wood for creation.”

Liu Zhiqin said: "If you really want to do home decoration, you won't go to 'wild' to buy materials. Expensive is one aspect, and another aspect is simply not necessary."

Hua Chong nodded, "The preliminary profile will come out."

Liu Zhiqin was silent for a while, then said in a gentle voice, "I'm just telling you about the clues I just got, you gave me a profile so soon."

"Your flower team is quick-witted." Hua Chong actually yawned as he spoke.He didn't feel sleepy either, his mind was spinning fast, but after yawning a dozen times, he was really tired.

"I'll follow your thinking to investigate tomorrow. This is quite a breakthrough." Liu Zhiqin naturally yawned when he heard the yawn, "Go to sleep."

Hua Chong still refused to hang up the phone, "Oh, some people disturb the captain's sleep in the middle of the night, and they want to run away as soon as they finish talking."

Liu Zhiqin smiled, "The problem is that the captain hasn't slept either."

"Can the captain disturb you at will if you are not asleep?"

"The captain has worked hard, good night, captain?"

After chatting a few words, Hua Chong put the phone aside.

The surroundings became quiet, and the wind outside seemed to have lessened.The complex and fragmented clues in his mind kept colliding with each other for a while, and he finally figured out a relatively clear thread just now, but there are still more puzzles for him to solve.

We must go to Fanglong Island as soon as possible.Before he fell asleep, he thought vaguely that the island might be a key.

The hotel is on the side of the street, and there are street lights on outside. Even if the lights in the room are turned off, there is still faint light coming in. When a car passes by, the light from the lights will slide across the ceiling and walls.Hua Chong felt dazzled, turned sideways to face the inside, and soon fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, the indicator light on the tablet on the table suddenly turned on, and was submerged in the light of the car lights.

The cooling weather that lasted for many days in Fenglan City is over, and the sun rarely emerges, illuminating some corners that have been eroded by darkness.The police car stopped in front of the "Wild" craft shop, Haizi had been here several times, and walked in by familiar ways.It was the first time Liu Zhiqin came back and observed the outside environment for a while.I only looked at the photos yesterday, and the feeling was not so intuitive. "Wild" has a strong visual impact, making it difficult for people who see it not to remember it.

"Mr. Jing is on a business trip." The secretary looked at Hai Zi and Liu Zhiqin nervously, "If you have any questions, you can ask me, as well as Manager Xu. Actually, Mr. Jing doesn't take care of the company's actual affairs, and he doesn't come here often."

Mr. Jing is the boss of Wild, whose full name is Jing Yun. Haizi didn't see him when he came here a few times ago, and he said that he went to other places to gather folk songs, and he won't be back for a while.

Manager Xu was quickly called by the secretary. He was a middle-aged man in a formal suit.Compared with Jing Yun in the photo, Manager Xu looks more like a businessman.

The case of the two half-dead female corpses has long been known in Fenglan City. The police came to investigate at this time, thinking that it is not a good thing. Manager Xu looked uneasy, "Did someone have an accident here?"

Haizi still wanted to make a detour, but Liu Zhiqin said directly: "We found some sawdust on the body of a victim. After inspection, it is confirmed that it is the sawdust from your place."

Manager Xu's slightly bent back straightened immediately, with horror and fear intertwined on his face, "What... what?"

There is no need to distinguish the murderer from the dismemberer so clearly. Liu Zhiqin said: "The wood chips fell from the murderer's tools. Before committing the crime, the murderer once processed the wood purchased or obtained from you .”

Manager Xu clutched his trousers tightly with both hands, sweating, "But it has nothing to do with us!"

"It has nothing to do with us"——Liu Zhiqin hears such words almost every time he investigates a case, which sometimes makes people feel irritated.But this is also true. Ordinary people may not be exposed to murder cases in their entire lives. When they are suddenly told that you may be related to the case, everyone will be terrified and surprised. The first reaction is to disassociate the relationship.

Liu Zhiqin took a deep breath, and his tone and expression gradually became serious.He used to use his aura to influence the person being questioned, which would save some protracted conversations and quickly pull the person under his control. "Objectively, it already has something to do with you. I hope you can cooperate with the investigation."

Anyone who is stared at by Liu Zhiqin will feel guilty. Manager Xu was stunned for a while, "Okay, okay, I will cooperate with everything. But I really don't know who..."

Liu Zhiqin interrupted, "Which departments are you divided here? Who are the designers?"

Manager Xu calmed down, "How about I take you to see it? Just sit here and talk, I'm a bit speechless."

Liu Zhiqin also wanted to say while walking, "OK."

The main building of the "Wild" craft store has four floors. The first floor is the reception center and the exhibition room. The second and third floors are divided into several design studios, which are the workplaces for designers. The first floor is the managers' offices, but although it is so designated in name, only Jing Yun actually goes up to the top floor, and Manager Xu's office is on the second floor.

Outside the main building is a small garden where you can drink tea and coffee. There is a glass house where Manager Xu talks about business.Across the small garden from the main building are warehouses and workshops, where the wood sold to customers is processed.

Even the factory buildings have "wild" characteristics, unlike ordinary factory buildings, which are not as rigid and have no sense of design.

"That's the processing department. The lumber here is different from ordinary lumber stores. We pursue quality. When customers buy materials back, most of them are for their own entertainment." The factory was noisy, and Manager Xu raised his voice a lot. He picked up a piece of wood and said: "For a piece of material like this, our price is twice as expensive as other places, but customers don't suffer. They are engaged in art, and our material is already a work of art."

Liu Zhiqin said: "Give me a list of your clients in a while."

Manager Xu was reluctant, but the police had come to his door, so he couldn't refuse. He just said, "Then the murderer is really our client, right? I have dealt with many people, and I don't think there is any problem with them."

Liu Zhiqin didn't explain, and asked again: "Apart from the processing department, is the design department and sales department?"

"That's right." Manager Xu said, "Our business here is half and half. Some designers in the design department are only affiliated with us, and they also have jobs themselves. Not all the things made by the design department can be sold. Mr. Jing’s works and processed wood are the ones that sell the most.”

Liu Zhiqin said: "So you actually keep some designers who can't make money?"

Manager Xu was a little embarrassed, "You can't say that. When we do this, we definitely need some works to show off. It doesn't matter whether they are popular or not, but they have to be. Otherwise, what will we use to attract customers? In fact, the design department is ours. An investment, you can see it as a cost, we recruited some students or more partial designers, there is a process of growth.”

Liu Zhiqin nodded silently.Before coming here, he thought that the designers here were all mature creators, but after listening to what Manager Xu said, these people all fit the profile Hua Chong made.

Works are not appreciated, hard work is not recognized, and it has only existed as an "investment" for a long time. Those designers who are supported may have emotions to some extent.But the extent to which this emotion develops varies from person to person.

While Manager Xu was sorting out customer information, Liu Zhiqin walked around the design department.

"Wild" has a total of 6 woodworking designers with different styles. Some people do traditional woodcarving, some combine tradition with modernity, and interpret nature in a style similar to cyberpunk. House cartoon character.

Among the 6 designers, only 2 are "wild". One is He Tong, a 26-year-old male who is good at making cartoon characters, and the other is Yong Zhi, a 31-year-old female who does traditional woodcarving.

"These are my treasures! My wealth!" He Tong knew that the police were here, and that Liu Zhiqin was here to investigate the case, but he was not restrained at all. As soon as Liu Zhiqin asked him why he entered this industry, he became excited Woke up, blissfully excited, showing off his own work in a nonchalant way, and even wanted to hold Liu Zhiqin's hand halfway, but was still excited when Liu Zhiqin slapped him away, "I've been playing this since high school, and I can choose whatever character I like. What character to carve, at first I carved it like mud thrown by Nuwa, now you see, I am the contemporary Nuwa!"

The investigation of the case should be cautious and cautious, but Liu Zhiqin couldn't hold back, and was amused by this contemporary Nuwa.

Manager Xu said that He Tong's works were the worst sellers. Customers felt that his style was not style at all, and he was not creative. He just sculpted cartoon characters. In this industry, this is the lowest end.

But He Tong didn't seem to care about these at all, and the light on his face when he showed off also proved that he really loved his work and was not disappointed because of the low evaluation from the outside world.

"I don't rely on this for a living." He scratched his hair, "I started speculating in funds in college, and that's my main business. This is my hobby. Isn't a hobby just what you like? I don't care what others do. explain?"

"This is a rich second generation." In the corridor, Haizi whispered to Liu Zhiqin: "I got his background, the family is in real estate, there are two older brothers, he is the youngest, he has been spoiled since he was a child, very Knowing how to play funds, I don’t think he has many artistic talents, but he is quite good at finance.”

Liu Zhiqin nodded and approached another studio.

Yong Zhi is the only woman among the designers, but her work style is quite majestic.Her sales volume in "Wild" is second only to Jing Yun, and her works are placed in the most prominent position in the exhibition hall.But Liu Zhiqin saw frustration, pain, and dodge from her expression.

She had been creating behind closed doors before, and didn't know that the police were coming. Seeing Liu Zhiqin show her ID, she suddenly took a step back, lowered her head, and covered her brows and eyes with her hair curtain, "What can you do with me?" ?”

"Look at your work." Liu Zhiqin said, "I'll let you know about this industry along the way."

Yong Zhi hardly raised her head, and her voice was very low. No matter what Liu Zhiqin said, she responded with meaningless "um" and "oh" most of the time.Haizi was losing patience listening to it from the sidelines.

Speaking later, Liu Zhiqin said: "You seem very dissatisfied with the status quo?"

Yong Zhi's shoulders stiffened and he shook his head.

Liu Zhiqin stared at her for a while, but didn't ask any further questions.To find out whether a person is suspicious, you don't have to use the method of questioning. He didn't come here today to catch anyone.Moreover, most of these creators are psychologically sensitive and fragile. Without evidence, he didn't want to dig into Yongzhi's heart too much.This may just be an innocent person who fits the profile.

Back in the lobby, Manager Xu had already prepared all the customer information, but he still hesitated when handing it over.

"Don't worry." Liu Zhiqin said: "You are cooperating with the investigation, and you can understand. We will also explain the situation to the client."

On the way back to the Municipal Bureau from "Wild", Haizi happened to pass through several universities, and Haizi said, "Hey brother Liu, you drank all the milk tea that Team Meng sent you last time?"

Liu Zhiqin asked: "It's your fault that you're not here."

Haizi smiled hippie, "You have to make it up."

The "Haishan Tea" that has been open for more than ten years is in front, Liu Zhiqin thought about it, and directed Haizi to turn a corner and drive to the door of the milk tea shop.

After the weather was cold, the business of the milk tea shop was particularly good. Liu Zhiqin paid the money, and seeing a lot of students queuing up, he didn't join in the fun, let Hai Zi line up, and got into the car by himself.

He noticed a sight as he opened the door, but turned back and saw nothing.

Not long after, Haizi came back with a bag of milk tea and said that the boss was quite handsome.

"Handsome?" Liu Zhiqin couldn't remember what the boss looked like, but the boss was an uncle when he was in middle school, and now the boss' son should be in charge of the house.

Going through the list initially, Liu Zhiqin frowned. There are too many, and Fenglan needs to help with the investigation.

"No problem!" Meng Qiyou readily embraced him, and walked away with two cups of milk tea.

At the same time, Minqian County finally calmed down and the pier reopened.