The Book of Death by Heart Poison

Half a day after arriving on Fanglong Island, Hua Chong had a preliminary and intuitive understanding of the island.

Living here is actually very easy. There are abundant seafood resources, and there are large forests in the north.There are not many residents on the island, and there are no high-rise buildings. They all live in small bungalows built by their own families.

If you want to do business, you can produce Fanglongxiang and sun-dried seafood, transport them to Minqian County by freighter, and then distribute them to the whole province, and some can be sold even further afield.

If you don't want to do business, you can be self-sufficient by guarding your own yard.

Fenglan City has preferential policies for Minqian County, and Minqian County also has preferential policies for Fanglong Island. These people who have lived on Fanglong Island for generations do not have to worry about eating and drinking.

The so-called Fang Longxiang is not a unified brand, but a general term.The incense produced on Fanglong Island is called Fanglongxiang. There is no large-scale factory building on the island. People set up a family workshop, or several families build a small factory together. The output is not large, which just meets the needs of the province.

The word "studio" has become popular in recent years. Some workshops on the island also call themselves studios, and they have spent some time on packaging.

It took half a day, and at night, Hua Chong called the local policemen to the police station on the island for a meeting, and rearranged the investigation and search tasks.

Some team members didn't understand, "We were really short of manpower when we searched, and the forests in the north were not searched carefully, but I think we did nothing wrong with the investigation, and we really went to every household to ask."

"It's not enough." Hua Chong said it very directly, saving those unnecessary politeness, "You just asked a few routine questions, which are the same questions for everyone, without a single focus. Leaving, without adapting according to the other party's reaction. If the other party intends to conceal it, they can just perfunctory it."

"This..." The team member caught Hua Chong's line of sight, subconsciously lowered his head, frowned and said, "But in terms of procedures, we can't forcefully bring them back for detailed investigation, and we can't just go in their house casually." Search. Unless, unless there are certain clues that someone is suspected of committing a serious crime."

Hua Chong shook his head, "At this stage, there is no need to search the house. As for whether to take it back for detailed investigation, this is secondary. The key is that you have to find problems from routine problems, not just go through the motions. Like you before The investigation method is not called investigation at all.”

The team members were a little anxious, "What's that called?"

Hua Chong said: "It's almost the same as the census."

The team member froze for a moment, and immediately blushed.

The ability and experience of these police officers, not to mention Li Huachong himself, was far behind the little policemen Li Huachong had brought with him in the past.Hua Chong doesn't expect them to keep up with his thinking and rhythm, but since he's here, he wants to beat them, not only to investigate the case, but also to beat them up a little bit. When it comes to this kind of case, the detection rate will increase no matter what.

But the beating can't be too much.It was really his team member. An ordinary disappearance case was investigated like this. He lost his temper a long time ago, and now getting angry with the local police can't solve any problems, and may even be counterproductive.

After talking about the shortcomings of the other party, Hua Chong did not forget to encourage him, "You have worked hard today, if you don't understand how to do it tomorrow, then take turns following Yue Yue and me and making records."

During business trips, the special operations team almost always lived in the dormitories of the Municipal Bureau. Fanglong Island did not have this condition, so everyone lived in the Yujiale near the police station.

Hua Chong didn't sleep much these days. It was early in the morning a few days ago, and he was sleepy, but his mind was still in an excited state of sorting out clues, and it took a long time to fall asleep.Today he was lying on the bed, picked up his phone and looked at it.The signal on the island is not very good, and everything is very slow to swipe.He put the phone back, thinking he would lose sleep for a while, but he fell asleep after a while.

There was a subtle aroma in the room, very similar to the smell on the pier, but with some nuances.

Since coming to the island, Hua Chong has been smelling all kinds of Fanglong incense. At first, he thought it was too strong, but his sense of smell gradually got used to it.The public area of ​​the fisherman's hotel where they live has been incensed, and the room has been scented. If it hadn't been for a long time, Hua Chong might want to leave as soon as he moved in.

I had no dreams all night and woke up at 7:[-] in the morning.The curtains were not drawn at night, and the room was filled with golden light at this time.Hua Chong squinted his eyes and looked out of the window, relaxing briefly.

I have to say that the island is indeed a place that makes people feel comfortable.The sea is outside Yujiale. In the morning, the sun rises from the sea level, golden red like fire, and the morning glow is reflected in the sea water, which is endlessly gorgeous.

While having breakfast, Yue Yue hummed a song and said, "Flower Team, good morning!"

Hua Chong glanced at him, "The spirit is good."

These two days, Yue Yue was actually a little tired. Before he went to the pier yesterday, his eyes were a little dazed, but today he suddenly looked radiant, and it was hard for Hua Chong not to notice.

"I slept very well yesterday." Yue Yue chuckled, "I just chatted with the boss, and he said that the incense in the guest room is made by them, and its effect is to soothe the nerves and help sleep. No wonder I slept so well last night."

Hua Chong didn't speak after listening, but his heart sank.

He is used to precisely controlling his body and thoughts. Insomnia caused by exhaustion and excitement is a normal reaction of the body. Although it makes him feel tense, he does not reject it.

Just as pain is a necessary response, so is insomnia.He doesn't need external force to make himself feel comfortable, let alone this external force is imposed on his spirit without his knowledge.

What soothe the nerves and help sleep, he doesn't need it.

It doesn't matter if the incense is only used to adjust the smell in the air or to repel mosquitoes, but once it can make people fall asleep smoothly, it will be different.He has always been sensitive to these details. The incense used by the store can make him fall asleep as soon as he touches the pillow and stay up all night. Does this incense have other uses?

Anything that acts on the mind can be used to do evil.

"Tell the boss that all the incense in our rooms will be removed." Hua Chong said, "Re-spray it with alcohol at night."

Although Yue Yue liked the smell, when Hua Chong said that, he immediately reacted, "Okay, I'll do it now."

After breakfast, Hua Chong took a list and began to visit residents' homes.He doesn't have a search warrant now, but residents are obliged to cooperate with normal investigations.

Zhang Xun'er and Chen Shu live in a homestay called "Love on the Island".

The tourism industry of Fanglong Island has only gradually developed in recent years, and it is more about the fisherman's house. The people around come to live in the fisherman's house for a short trip.Later, some bosses found that Yujiale was too rustic and could not attract young people, so they imitated those online celebrity homestays and changed the look of their own Yujiale.

"Love on the Sea Island" was only renovated at the beginning of the year, and the business was good in midsummer. After the accident, the business suddenly disappeared. The boss temporarily closed the shop and devoted himself to making incense in the workshop.

"You have come to investigate several times, and I can't even do this business." The boss is a man under 30 years old, surnamed Qiu. Seeing the police coming again, he was a little impatient, but he still didn't stop Hua Chong from entering.

Hua Chong went to see the room where the two missing persons lived, and smelled the aroma as expected.It has been closed for a long time, and the smell is not normal.

"Have you smoked in it recently?"

Boss Qiu stared, "It's smoked, our place is damp, if you don't smoke it, there will be a strange smell."

Hua Chong said: "Do you want to smoke if you are temporarily closed?"

"Hey, you said that!" Boss Qiu said, "It doesn't matter if it's open or not. The house is mine, right? I can smoke it if I like it. I like it."

People here really like to light incense, and they may have long been accustomed to following that fragrance in their lives.Boss Qiu seemed a little resistant to the police, and when he asked about the two missing persons, he said that you had asked me many times.To make him willing to speak, it is necessary to cut in from the angle he wants to speak.Hua Chong smiled, "Are you making the incense yourself?"

Boss Qiu's eyes lit up immediately, "Of course, the fragrance in my house is absolutely perfect. I dare say that on our island, the fragrance in my house is the best. Many guests come to live here, smell the fragrance in the room, and go back. Always bring a few boxes.”

Hua Chong recalled the transcripts he had read before. Guo Zhen and the three were the key investigation targets of the local police. Everything they brought home from the island had been recorded, and Fang Longxiang did not seem to be in it.

Fragrance is a special thing in the first place. If it was on the record, Hua Chong felt that he should have noticed it at the time.What he cared about when reading the transcript was that the three of them traveled a trip, but none of them brought any special products when they returned.He kept this in mind, because he didn't know the personalities and lifestyles of the three of them, so he couldn't draw conclusions prematurely.Some college students now advocate easy travel and pursue experience instead of buying special products.

"Both?" Hua Chong said, "Did Zhang Xun'er and Chen Shu also buy it?"

Boss Qiu turned pale, lowered his head, rubbed his hands, and sighed, "If they can get back from me safely, they might buy it too."

"What about the three boys who came with them?" Hua Chong asked again: "They always go back from you."

Boss Qiu thought for a long time, "They didn't buy it either."

Hua Chong said, "Didn't you just say you would buy it?"

"Then I don't know." Boss Qiu said, "They may have bought incense from another family, and my family is not the only one selling incense on our island."

There is very little monitoring on the island, which brings a lot of difficulties to the investigation. We can only get information from the residents as much as possible.Hua Chong calmly asked, "Apart from you, who else sells well?"

Boss Qiu mentioned a few names, and then said, "Oh, are you looking for business secrets?"

Hua Chong smiled, "It's just investigating the case, what kind of secret is it?"

After going back and forth, Boss Qiu has already relaxed and started chatting. He can continue talking without Hua Chong asking, "Some young people are not sensible. They live with me and still order incense from other places, so I have a good temper. Otherwise, I'll go up and throw away their incense! Those boys have all lit incense, really, it doesn't smell as comfortable as mine!"

Hua Chong became alert, and took out photos of Guo Zhen, Sheng Lin, and Jiang Haoxuan, "Do you still remember what kind of incense it is? Who ordered it?"

"I don't know about the fragrance. It's quite new. I haven't smelled it before." Boss Qiu pointed at Sheng Lin's photo. It’s really not our family’s incense. They didn’t buy my family’s incense when they left, so they probably went back with other incense.”

However, there is no incense in the transcript.

Hua Chong frowned slightly.Here is a suspicious point, but it doesn't seem to explain anything.Sheng Lin and Jiang Haoxuan bought a relatively new kind of incense and ordered it at the hotel, but they didn't take it away when they left.One possibility is that they finished lighting up the incense they bought during their stay.

But thinking about it, it doesn't seem to make sense.Although Fang Longxiang has a variety of varieties, the servings are actually about the same. One box is a lot. This is how small workshops compete, and they are afraid that they will lose to others in terms of quantity.

Since there are quite a few servings and you can finish ordering, at least it means you like it. Why don't you take some back with you if you like it?

But no matter how much you like it, it's not normal to light a whole box of incense in a few days.So they didn't finish the order, but abandoned it halfway?

What was the reason for the abandonment?

Hua Chong came back to his senses and changed the subject, "I heard people in Minqian County say that since two cases were reported in Fenglan City, more people have come to travel?"

Boss Qiu waved his hand, "It's not much, and I don't live here. They are all here for half-gods. Hey, these young people listen to everything half-heartedly. I think they are half-gods!"

Regarding the half god, Hua Chong has already learned about it from Director Lu, and he doesn't mind hearing the details from the residents on the island.

"First of all, here we really don't cut virgins in half to pray for blessings. I was born and raised here, and we still beg women from outside. Who would cut them off!" Boss Qiu said When I got here, I felt that I had said the wrong thing, and I looked at Hua Chong nervously, "I mean, we marry wives from outside."

That's not a marriage, it's an illegal transaction.Hua Chong knew it in his heart, but this matter was left to the special case team sent by Team Meng to investigate together, and he couldn't help but participate.

"Anyway, you know that there is no such thing as cutting people in half." Boss Qiu said again: "But there are half gods, and there is a temple in the forest to the north, which is dedicated to half gods, but no one has gone there now. .”

Hua Chong asked, "What kind of half-god is that?"

Boss Qiu said that a hundred years ago, there was a woman on the island who came from outside. She treated people and taught children to read. Later, she fell down the mountain and became paralyzed. Only her upper body could move, but she continued to treat people and saved many people. People, everyone thanked her and built a temple for her after her death.Over time, she became a half-god in people's mouth, a god who warded off disasters and diseases. At that time, people's greatest wish was to be healthy and healthy, so worshiping her also meant making a wish.

"Anyway, let's just spread rumors. I often go to the county to do errands, and sometimes I hear what they say, and I almost believe in that vicious half-god." Boss Qiu scratched his head, "It's quite brainwashing. Often A guest asked us about the half god, and I explained it patiently at first, but later I didn’t bother to talk about it, and they said that we were covering up the crimes on the island. Oh, what am I covering up?”

Hua Chongdao: "This has become a vicious circle. If you don't explain it, tourists will take it as acquiescing. No wonder all the vicious versions are circulating outside."

Boss Qiu resentfully said, "It's none of my business."

With Haizi not around, the trace inspection is not easy to do.Hua Chong cared about the incense mentioned by Yiqiu's boss, and asked him to open the standard room where Sheng Lin and Jiang Haoxuan lived at that time.

It was almost the off-season at that time, and after the two of them left, no one lived in this standard room again.

"You smell it, it smells like this!" Boss Qiu looked disgusted, "It's not my fragrance anyway."

Hua Chong's sense of smell is not so sensitive. There is indeed a fragrance in the room, but several kinds of fragrances are fused together, and he can't tell them apart.

"Can't you smell it?" Boss Qiu said, "Then you can't, I can smell it clearly."

Hua Chong smiled, he only specialized in surgery.But when Boss Qiu said this, he suddenly had an idea to ask Boss Qiu to go to Zhang Xun'er and Chen Shu's room to smell it.

Boss Qiu didn't know what it meant, so he did it reluctantly.There was no other fragrance in Chen Shu's room, but there was in Zhang Xun'er's room.

"Same fragrance!" Boss Qiu said, "Same as the room downstairs!"

Zhang Xun'er bought the same incense as Sheng Lin and Jiang Haoxuan?

"Didn't you notice before?" Hua Chong asked.

"I'm not your police dog!" Boss Qiu pondered for a while, "Her smell is very light, and it's different from downstairs. It's like the kind... the kind that I haven't ordered before."

Hua Chong called two team members to take apart the cabinet, the bed, everything that could be taken apart.The police have searched here before, but they haven't found anything like this.

In the afternoon, the team members found two incense sticks wrapped in paper in the corner of the closet.Boss Qiu heard it, "This! That's it!"

Once you find the incense, it is easy to find out which family the incense is from.Hua Chong didn't follow in person, because Yue Yue found out another clue and was in a hurry to call him over.

Li Rujun's house is near the southwest corner of the island, at the edge of the living area and commercial area.He also opened a fisherman's restaurant, but his family was not prosperous enough to open a workshop to make incense.Because the location is too far away, there are not many people staying at Yujiale in his house.Yue Yue checked from house to house, and the signal was getting worse and worse, so he casually complained that the signal here is too bad.

Li Rujun said that people always told him this, and then he was unwilling to live in it. However, a man said the same thing a few months ago. I didn't change places, and I lived here for half a month. It doesn't look like a tourist, nor does it look like I'm here for inspection. Anyway, I just live here, and I often go out for a stroll. I can do whatever I want, and I don't have any requirements for food.

Yue Yue was thinking about the case of the two half female corpses, and asked a lot about the half gods on the island. Li Rujun suddenly said, why do you look so similar?

Many tourists who come to the island will inquire about the half god, but the police's inquiry method is absolutely different from that of tourists, and the angle is different.Yue Yue immediately became alert.

After Hua Chong arrived, he asked Li Rujun some more questions, and his expression gradually became serious.

"Flower Team?" Yue Yue said, "Could that person be the murderer?"

Hua Chong was silent for a while and said, "I'll give Liu Zhiqin a call."