The Book of Death by Heart Poison

In order to prove what he said, Sheng Lin also pointed out that his dormitory had a video recorded on the day of Chen Shu's suicide.

"This was recorded after we discussed it. Chen Shu also knew that she even spoke to the camera. We recorded this at the time, mainly to prove in the future that we only helped Chen Shu commit suicide, and we were definitely not the murderer who killed her. Video Copied three copies, Haoxuan is usually confused, and his copy has been kept with me."

The team members in Silk City immediately went to Silk City University and got the USB flash drive hidden by Sheng Lin.

The video starts off very shaky, with some talking and running sounds, and it takes about 3 minutes for the footage to stabilize.

Haizi was originally the closest to the computer, wishing to put his face on the screen, but when the camera stabilized, he suddenly jumped up from the seat, and the chair leg slammed on the ground, making a harsh sound, Pei Qing behind him was caught He was caught off guard and slapped him on the back, "What's wrong with you?"

"No..." Haizi felt a little embarrassed after playing like this, and pushed aside, keeping his eyes on the screen, "I was shocked."

Hua Chong was not too far away, and patted Haizi's shoulder, "Don't stick so close next time."

Haizi said awkwardly, "Okay, I understand."

Hua Chong turned his attention to the video.

No wonder Haizi jumped up suddenly, this scene really made people feel a little uncomfortable.It is no exaggeration to say that it has the atmosphere of early ghost films, both in tone and content.

In the dark forest, the flashlight is the only light source. Although it is bright, the range it can illuminate is very limited, making the dark place even darker. The surrounding trunks and branches sway in the manic sea breeze, making whining sounds , like a ghost.

In the center of the picture is a deep pit.There are several mounds beside the pit.The light of the flashlight was dim yellow, and when it shone on the soil, the color seemed to be absorbed into it, creating an indescribable depression.

At this time, a voice came from outside the screen, "You really want to do this?"

A female voice said, "You won't suddenly regret it at this time, will you?"

Another male voice said, "No, we just thought it was ridiculous. Don't you regret it?"

The female voice said: "What is there to regret? I have lived enough, I have already decided."

silence.

The original male voice said, "Okay, that's the beginning?"

The off-screen breathing is getting heavier, and someone - but not the girl - is getting more and more frightened.

"Wait! Wait!" The gasping boy suddenly said, "Also, let's forget it."

The female voice giggled. In other environments, this laughter may be called a silver bell-like laughter, but in this weird scene, it is like a cloud of cold air, with an irresistible The power penetrates into the skin, directly to the blood vessels and bone marrow.

Not to mention the person who took the video at that time, Hua Chong felt terrified.

"Stop laughing!" The male voice yelled in panic, "I won't say anything, and I haven't regretted it. Go ahead, we will do as you say!"

The female voice laughed again, and then there was the sound of dead branches being trampled on outside the screen.A black shadow covers the camera, but only for a brief moment.The black shadow is the girl, and because it is too close to the camera, it looks like a black fog.

Hua Chong tapped to pause.

The girl was already standing by the side of the pit. She was wearing a long dress. It was difficult to distinguish the color of the fabric under the strong light and shadow. After careful identification, it was found that it was a white dress.

And the girl is Chen Shu.

"She's laughing." Haizi swallowed as she spoke.

A trace inspector of this level has never seen a bloody scene, but this non-bloody scene seems to have a more terrifying effect-the bottomless darkness, the girl dazzled by the flashlight, countless branches stretching towards her, And behind her was her corpse pit, but she was smiling.

Hua Chong frowned slightly, letting the video continue playing.

Chen Shu stood by the pit for about half a minute, then turned around, found a good place to stay, and slowly slid towards the bottom of the pit.The camera approached, the sound of footsteps sounded, and the scenery gathered, and finally only the bottom of the pit was photographed.

Chen Shu lay down and changed several positions, as if looking for a comfortable position.

"It's here." Chen Shu sat up calmly, her voice was even a little sweet.She took out a small bottle from her satchel and shook it at the camera.

Haizi said, "It's the bottle containing sodium cyanide!"

"I am Chen Shu, and I decided to end my life here." Chen Shu said, "I hope that no one will ever find me and disturb me. If this is the case, this video will be useless."

She lowered her head, paused, and said, "This video was recorded so as not to hurt my three friends. Turn the camera around and pat your faces."

The camera shakes, and Jiang Haoxuan is the first to focus.Jiang Haoxuan's face was covered with sweat, his eyes were frightened, "I am, I am Jiang Haoxuan."

Then the camera focused on Sheng Lin, and finally Guo Zhen who was holding a mobile phone.

"It's them." Chen Shu said: "They are the friends I met during the journey. They feel my pain and are willing to help me sleep here. Whether it is the police or anyone else, if you find me in the future, Please don't embarrass them. I was killed by myself and has nothing to do with them. As for this bottle of medicine."

As he said that, Chen Shu picked up the medicine bottle again, "I bought it from someone myself. I'm going to...do what I've wanted to do for a long time."

The crying came from outside the screen, not because of sadness or reluctance, but simply because of fear.

Hua Chong folded his arms thoughtfully and propped his chin up.

Chen Shu opened the bottle cap and pushed his hand forward, like a gesture of cheering.Then she moved the bottle to her mouth, poured it into her mouth without hesitation, and lay down slowly.

Soon, she began to struggle in the pit, her body contorted into odd shapes and her throat making hoarse noises.But soon, she stopped moving.She curled up at the bottom of the pit, like a new life about to be born.

The male voice was crying: "She, is she dead? Is she really dead?"

"Shua——" A shovel of soil was swung down, like a summer torrential rain falling on a corpse that has not cooled down.

The video ends here abruptly, but before it ends, Hua Chong vaguely hears a "Don't..."

"Don't what?" Hua Chong looked at the crowd, "Did you hear me clearly?"

Pei Qing shook her head, "I didn't hear goodbye."

Haizi said, "Me neither. What's the difference?"

It was a very soft sound, mixed with the sound of filling the soil, and only a person like Hua Chong who had been a sniper with exceptional hearing could catch it the first time he heard it.

"Extract this audio, someone must have said something."

After special processing, this sentence was clearly displayed, it was Sheng Lin who said "don't be long-winded".

After the investigation of the case, Chen Shu's death became clear. There are videos to prove that she was not killed by anyone, but chose to die by herself. Sheng Lin and others were blackmailed by her and forced to be her helpers in suicide.

The investigation team in Silk City sent a report on the source of sodium cyanide. A male student surnamed Zhao from the School of Chemical Engineering of Silk City University admitted that in May this year, Chen Shu bought sodium cyanide from him.

The policeman said, "How dare you sell sodium cyanide casually? You are a chemical engineering student, don't you know that sodium cyanide is highly poisonous?"

The male student said: "I know, but she gave enough money. I guessed that she was going to kill someone, but I didn't expect that she would commit suicide."

"Chen Shu committed suicide. Could it be that Chen Shu killed Zhang Xun'er?" A pile of modeling materials was placed in front of Hai Zi, "Judging from the traces at the scene, it was indeed Chen Shu who went down to the bottom of the pit. The one on the stone is also Chen Shu. She accidentally killed Zhang Xun'er and buried the body? There is an explanation for the larger and deeper body pit than ordinary corpse pits. Chen Shu is going to commit suicide anyway, and she can be very calm when digging the pit."

Hua Chong was silent for a while, then stood up and said, "I'll go see those three male students again."

Sheng Lin's eyes were wary, "I've already told you everything I know."

"But I still have a lot of things I can't figure out." Hua Chong said, "Is it true that Zhang Xun'er's death has nothing to do with you?"

Sheng Lin said: "If she hadn't asked me for incense, wouldn't you have suspected me?"

Hua Chong said, "That's not necessarily true."

Sheng Lin frowned impatiently.

"You said Zhang Xun'er took the initiative to ask you for incense." Hua Chong said: "But as far as I know, Zhang Xun'er has no habit of begging for things from others. She always takes the initiative to give others."

Sheng Lin said, "How much is a few sticks of incense worth? It doesn't make any difference if you ask for a piece of chewing gum, right?"

Hua Chong said: "But you showed your unwillingness to give, but she still insisted on asking for it."

Sheng Lin's mouth was half open, but suddenly it stopped.

Hua Chong's eyes were deep, "You actually gave this incense to her on your own initiative."

Sheng Lin froze for a few seconds, "It's not important."

"Ok?"

"You can think that I gave her that kind of incense with bad intentions, but in fact I didn't do anything. I don't know why she died. What happened to her has nothing to do with me. What I regret most now is After agreeing to Chen Shu, not to mention being involved in the case, Haoxuan's spirit has also been greatly hurt."

Hua Chong nodded, "After all, the scene of Chen Shu's death is really unforgettable."

Sheng Lin lowered his head and remained silent.

Hua Chong said: "Before leaving Fang Long Island, did you know what happened to Zhang Xun'er?"

"I don't know. The matter of Chen Shu has a great impact on me. I don't have the heart to think about other things, and I don't want to travel." Sheng Lin said: "I just want to end all this after returning to school. Haoxuan and Guo Zhenhe I have an idea."

Hua Chong said: "Then when did you learn that Zhang Xun'er was killed?"

After Sheng Lin lowered his head, he kept staring at his hands, "The police came to us and said that she and Chen Shu were missing. I guessed it."

Hua Chong said, "Guess what?"

"Guess she might be dead." Sheng Lin's hair roots looked very bright under the light - he was sweating, "She didn't make a sound when we left Fanglong Island, but we didn't think in that direction at that time .”

Hua Chong leaned against the back of his chair and didn't ask further questions.

But sometimes, silence is also a means of inquiry.Some people can withstand the police's repeated questioning, but they can't stand the "blank".

Sheng Lin glanced at Hua Chong from the corner of his eye, and soon suddenly explained, "We were all in a panic and didn't know why Zhang Xun'er had an accident. The police must think that we killed them both, but it wasn't. Hao Xuan is simple-minded, Guo Guo and I I really thought about it a lot, and later I was worried that the murderer would blame us, because I... I gave her that incense."

Hua Chong still didn't speak.

Sheng Lin twisted a few times in his seat, "I went to Guo Zhen to talk about this. We are all students, and our mentality is not that strong. We need to talk to each other regularly."

Hua Chong said, "Just talking to each other?"

"It's come to this point, why should I lie to you?" Sheng Lin was a little excited: "And you have always suspected that I killed Zhang Xun'er and Chen Shu, do you have evidence?"

Hua Chong stood up and walked a few steps in front of the table, "You seem to have been asking me for evidence."

Sheng Lin looked at him, "Don't you need evidence to catch the murderer?"

"Of course I need it." Hua Chong stopped suddenly, leaned down, and put his hands on the table, "By the way, you have gone to see Guo Zhen so many times, it should be more than just talking to each other, right? You haven't discussed killing Zhang Xun'er who is it?"

Sheng Lin seemed to be hesitant, but this kind of hesitation seemed very weird.Hua Chong's experience in dealing with suspects is too rich, others can see the weirdness, but he sees "fake" in the weirdness.

Very fake hesitation.Acting hesitation.

After a while, Sheng Lin said, "We think...it might be Chen Shu."

Hua Chong said, "Why?"

Sheng Lin took a breath, her voice trembling a little, "She is really abnormal. She doesn't usually get along very well, she is gloomy. When we were waiting for the boat at the pier that day, she told Zhang Xun'er half-heartedly, It frightened Zhang Xun'er to death. After the boats started, she kept saying that she was half god, why people on the island like young girls like Zhang Xun'er."

Hua Chong raised his eyebrows, "Did she tell you half-god?"

"Well, it's amazing." Sheng Lin said: "At that time, I didn't know what a half-god was. Something happened to Fenglan, but I had been traveling, and then I went back to school, and I heard a lot of people talking about half-gods." .”

Hua Chong said, "Is that why you doubt Chen Shu?"

Sheng Lin was silent for a while, "I can't think of anyone else. When Chen Shu came to see us, I actually asked her a question: Why didn't you ask Zhang Xun'er for help? When she heard Zhang Xun'er's name, her expression It became very strange, saying that Zhang Xun'er could no longer help her."

Hua Chong looked at the person who gradually became "talkative", and did not interrupt.

"At that time, we didn't think about why Zhang Xun'er couldn't help her." Sheng Lin said: "Then the police came, and Guo Zhen and I both remembered it. It turned out that Chen Shu knew that Zhang Xun'er was missing. Why did she know ? Is it because she killed someone?"

Hua Chong laughed, "The logic is good."

Sheng Lin unconsciously wiped it on his forehead, feeling a little relieved, and continued: "We reckon that Chen Shu was not looking for us at first, but Zhang Xun'er, but Zhang Xun'er didn't want to help her, or something else happened. Contradictory, that's why she killed the person and found us again."

"We did something wrong to help Chen Shu commit suicide, but she recorded a video to prove our innocence." Sheng Lin said, "If Zhang Xun'er hadn't disappeared and the police found us, we would have admitted it. But Chen Shu Shu may have killed Zhang Xun'er, if this matter is really investigated, we may be involved."

Hua Chong said: "So until I invited you to Fanglong Island, you still refused to tell me the truth?"

Sheng Lin said, "Haven't I already confessed this? That's how it is. We assisted Chen Shu in committing suicide, and it has nothing to do with Zhang Xun'er's death."

Jiang Haoxuan was in a poor mental state and was unable to accept inquiries, while Guo Zhen's statement was consistent with Sheng Lin's.

After Hua Chong left the police station, he didn't go back to the office, but went for a walk outside.

The rhetoric and evidence of the three of Sheng Lin were basically consistent. Chen Shu committed suicide, and no evidence was found around Zhang Xun'er's corpse that could point to them. On the contrary, the high heels proved that the murderer might be Chen Shu.

But what was Chen Shu's motive for killing?A person who chooses to commit suicide will kill the other party because they don't help her commit suicide?

The odds are too low.

Sheng Lin's statement just now was very fluent - this kind of fluent does not mean memorizing it backwards, but showing hesitation and struggle at the right place, as if it has been rehearsed countless times.

The same goes for Guo Zhen.

Among the three, Jiang Haoxuan was the one most likely to make mistakes, so Jiang Haoxuan hardly spoke normally.Is this also part of the rehearsal?

A sea breeze blew over, Hua Chong subconsciously squinted his eyes, and when he opened them again, he saw Liu Zhiqin.

"Why did you come here?" Liu Zhiqin said.

"Aren't you here too?"

"I went to find you, Haizi said you should go downstairs to get some air."

It was time for dinner, Hua Chong said, "Let's find a place to settle the meal."

There are not many restaurants open on the island, so the two picked one at random. While waiting for the food to be served, Hua Chong said, "I always feel that this case is not over yet."

Liu Zhiqin didn't follow step by step, but he also understood the general situation, "Traces at the scene show that Zhang Xun'er was killed by Chen Shu, and she hid the body, but she seems to have no motive."

"Well, I also think it's wrong to have hallucinogenic fragrance." Hua Chong said, "Have you seen the video of Chen Shu before his death?"

Liu Zhiqin nodded, "There is nothing wrong with the video itself."

Because the surveillance was re-edited by the mysterious person, the Special Operations Team is now taking extra care with the videos, each of which must be reviewed by Liu Zhiqin.

Hua Chong stared at Liu Zhiqin, "There is no problem in itself? That is to say, you also found the content suspicious?"

When the food came, Liu Zhiqin smiled, and handed the scalded bowl and chopsticks to Hua Chong, "Eat first."

"Sheng Lin and the others think that the video is the key to proving their innocence, but I just feel that this video exposed a lot of problems." Out of the restaurant after dinner, Hua Chong said: "First, Chen Shu recorded the video to avoid implicating the helpers, but she There is no mention of coercion at all. She doesn’t need to say what coercion is, but she should mention it. In the video, what she said was helping. This is inconsistent with what Sheng Lin said.”

"Did you hear the sound of crying?" Liu Zhiqin said, "Jiang Haoxuan has been crying, and put himself in the position, since he is so unwilling, he can choose to refuse at the last moment. The contrast with Chen Shu's calmness is too strong. Also In the end, Sheng Lin said don't be long-winded, what is he anxious about? Their state is very strange, even if they say that Chen Shu used the incident to force them, I still feel contradictory. "

Hua Chong nodded, "Sheng Lin has emphasized to me many times that we have no evidence. Because there is no evidence, even if they are guilty, it is difficult for the police to convict them."

Liu Zhiqin said: "What we see and hear may not be the truth."