The Book of Death by Heart Poison

When the seafood pot was on the table, Haizi ran out to call for someone, Hua Chonggang finished talking to Liu Zhiqin what he heard from Wang Xiuxiang the last time he came.

"I'll observe in a while." Liu Zhiqin patted Hua Chong's leg and stood up, "Eat first."

The store is heated and the doors and windows are closed. Although the ventilation fan is on, the aroma of the food is still very strong. When the pot is opened, white air fills the air, and the seafood is bubbling in the yellow sauce.

The seafood stew here on Fanglong Island, the main ingredients are prawns, various shelled scallops, and octopus.Eating seafood by the sea pays attention to freshness and bigness. Not to mention the rare ones, they are all freshly caught. The size is not comparable to that of Los Angeles.

Others have already started to eat, Pei Qing is too busy eating the prawns, just fiddle with the chopsticks in the bowl, the shell and the ridge line at the back are completely peeled off.

Hua Chong originally wanted to eat the octopus first. After all, the octopus doesn’t need to be peeled, and it can be eaten as soon as it is picked up. But seeing how easy Pei Qing ate, he also picked up a prawn. However, he couldn’t handle it with chopsticks. , but the prawns are too hot, it’s okay to touch them, but if you pinch them tightly with your fingers, the temperature is a bit unbearable.

At this time, suddenly there was a peeled prawn in the bowl. The prawn meat was intact and huge, and the end of the tail was exposed in the bowl.

Who can help peel this prawn?Of course there is only Liu Zhiqin.

Hua Chong glanced to the right, Liu Zhiqin had already taken away the pitted prawn from his hand.

"You learn from Pei Qing." Liu Zhiqin said in a low voice while peeling prawns with his hands, "None of us could learn his skills at that time. Do you think anyone else on this table peeled them with chopsticks?"

Hua Chong choked and looked at Pei Qing again.

Pei Qing and Haizi sat together, Haizi ate like crazy, the prawns didn't bother to peel them, so they gnawed on them, and finally spit out the shells and ridges like fishbone—of course they couldn't spit them out.Pei Qing, on the other hand, seemed to be eating Western food. She was sitting upright, with her back straight, moving her chopsticks gracefully. She finished peeling a prawn and was about to eat it. She glanced at Hai Zi, frowned, and threw the prawn over, "You can't Peel it and eat it?"

"Isn't it good for me to peel it off?" Haizi was not polite at all, and took a big bite when he picked it up.

Pei Qing ran out of prawns, so she picked up scallops to eat.

"I just froze outside." Hua Chong stretched his fingers and argued, "Shouldn't my hand be more flexible than his and more stable?"

Forensic doctors need to practice their hands, and snipers need to practice even more. Although Hua Chong is no longer a sniper, he still has basic skills. When Liu Zhiqin said this, he immediately picked up a prawn, breathed with his left hand and right hand, and began to peel it with chopsticks. shell.

Liu Zhiqin sighed: "Can't you eat the one I peeled for you first?"

"That won't work." Hua Chong said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "The kid thinks that I can't peel the prawns well, so I have to show him my hand."

Sure enough, the sniper's kung fu was still there, Hua Chong quickly peeled one off, raised an eyebrow at Liu Zhiqin, and put it in Liu Zhiqin's bowl grandly.

Liu Zhiqin was still thinking about the "little friend" just now.

Hua Chong said: "Eat, what do you see me doing?"

Liu Zhiqin said, "Did you say something wrong just now?"

"Where did you say something wrong?"

"You wanted to say boyfriend, but you said you became a child?"

Hua Chong chatted without delaying eating. In a few words, he had already eaten the prawn that Liu Zhiqin peeled, and went to fish for the octopus, "Oh, it's the kid."

Liu Zhiqin was very interested, "You call me a kid?"

Hua Chong pouted at the octopus' whiskers, "What's the matter?"

"What's the matter?" Liu Zhiqin narrowed his eyes, "Flower Team, where did you learn such a word?"

Hua Chong didn't think much about it when he said it, but now he was asked about it, so he recalled it seriously.Isn't it just that I saw it in Zhaofan Amway's book while on vacation a while ago?

Liu Zhiqin had already guessed, "It's that third-rate hacker novel written by Yan Xiao again?"

Hua Chong just bites the octopus and doesn't speak.

"There is a first-rate hacker in front of you, and you still read third-rate hacker novels." Liu Zhiqin smiled and said, "You still learn strange words."

"Why can't such a pot of delicious food stop your mouth?" Hua Chong threw an unpeeled prawn into Liu Zhiqin's bowl, "Peel it for me."

"Can't you peel it with chopsticks?"

"Some people are too idle, find something for him to do."

The largest portion of seafood stew was still not enough for everyone, halfway through the meal, Haizi asked for more seafood, and when Wang Xiuxiang came to add more, Liu Zhiqin said a few words to him.

The seafood soup is drinkable. The base is made with spices from the island. It is a bit spicy, but it is very comfortable to drink.

After the soup was full, it was completely dark, Hua Chong went to pay the bill, Liu Zhiqin followed, and chatted with Wang Xiuxiang for a while.

After leaving the store, some people went directly to their residence, Hua Chong planned to take a walk to digest food.

"Wang Xiuxiang's accent doesn't look like someone from an island." The purpose of Liu Zhiqin's conversation with Wang Xiuxiang was to listen to the other party's accent, "Like Minqian County."

Even in a city, there are subtle differences in the accent between the main city and districts, counties and counties, and between counties and villages.Outsiders can't hear it and think it's all the same tune, but locals can tell the difference.

Hua Chong felt that there was no difference between Wang Xiuxiang's speech and Fanglong Island's, but Liu Zhiqin could tell that she was not born and raised on Fanglong Island.

"Minqian County?" Hua Chong frowned.People from Minqian County married on Fanglong Island and have been living on Fanglong Island. Hua Chong immediately thought of Han Fen, the mother of Yi Ming, the victim of the second half-body case.

Han Fen is also from Minqian County, but was sold to Fanglong Island because of a sinful deal, and had to marry Yilong after being raped.According to Han Fen, there are many such women on the island, and the police in Fenglan City are currently investigating this "industrial chain".

"Wang Xiuxiang's husband has passed away, and now she lives alone." A guess gradually emerged in Hua Chong's mind, "Go to the police station to check the situation of their home in a while."

Normally, there would be no one at the police station. The island is different from the outside, and no one is on duty at night.But now is a special moment, and the lights in each office are still on after 9 o'clock.

"Wang Xiuxiang, wait a minute, I'll look for household registration information." A policewoman said with a strong accent.

While waiting, Hua Chong said: "If I guessed correctly, she, like Han Fen, was also forced to marry a man on the island."

"Come here, here." The female policeman came over with the documents, "Wang Xiuxiang married Diao Yongqiang 25 years ago, and her household registration was transferred from Minqian County."

Hua Chong took over the documents. In addition to Wang Xiuxiang and Diao Yongqiang's family information and account transfer records, there was also a record of Diao Yongqiang's death.

Five years ago, 5-year-old Diao Yongqiang accidentally fell into the sea and drowned.

The policewoman is very young, not from the island. She was assigned to work on the island at the beginning of the year. She didn't know what happened to many women in Fanglong Island. Now that Fenglan City ordered a strict investigation, she only heard what happened from her colleagues.

"If you come to investigate Wang Xiuxiang, you won't even sell her?" The policewoman frowned in surprise, "Impossible."

Hua Chong felt that the policewoman's reaction was a bit strange. Wang Xiuxiang was from Minqian County. She married to Fanglong Island 25 years ago. It was the peak time for men buying wives in Fanglong Island. Why couldn't Wang Xiuxiang be sold? ?Wang Xiuxiang should be the key questioning object of the police.

The policewoman explained: "I personally went to ask Wang Xiuxiang. There are few female police officers in our office, and the victims are all women, so Team Liu and the others went to visit, and I had to follow. Wang Xiuxiang's household registration was originally in Minqian County. , moved here after getting married, we found her immediately, she said that he and Diao Yongqiang were in free love, and there was no coercion or buying and selling relationship."

Now that I have said so, the police station did not continue to question, because if Wang Xiuxiang was the victim, she could choose to hide the truth because she could not fight in the past, but now the order of strict investigation is issued by the city bureau, and she has someone to "back up". , so as not to continue to conceal the crimes suffered back then.

At present, the police have found 12 victims. Like Han Fen, they all came to Fanglong Island with the desire to make money, but finally found that what awaited them was a nightmare.

However, it has been too long, and most of the victims are used to life on the island. When asked if they want to hold their husbands accountable, they almost shook their heads, saying forget it, this life has been like this, and then What kind of responsibility should I pursue? After all, it is my husband. Doesn’t pursuing responsibility destroy the family? After so many years, I have feelings, children and even grandchildren.

Back at the residence, Hua Chong said, "Do you think Wang Xiuxiang is lying?"

Liu Zhiqin hung up his coat, "If you ask that, you already think she is lying."

"Her background shows that she is the 'high-quality target' of the freight boss." Hua Chong leaned against the table, "Her father passed away when she was very young, and it was her mother who brought her up. Before coming to Fanglong Island , she does some odd jobs. Did you just see a picture of her when she was younger? It's beautiful. Those people won't let her go."

Liu Zhiqin followed this assumption and said: "Then she, like Han Fen, was lured to the island, raped by Diao Yongqiang, and had to become Diao Yongqiang's wife."

Hua Chong nodded, "She doesn't want to admit that she is a victim, which is actually reasonable. There must be other victims on the island who refuse to admit that they are victims in order to protect their husbands and family members. Habits can make a person compromise and get along day and night for decades , will indeed produce feelings. But Diao Yongqiang's death may not be that simple. Besides, Wang Xiuxiang has never had a child. She has neither husband nor offspring. It stands to reason that the possibility of her concealing the truth is not high. There is no one left to protect."

Liu Zhiqin thought for a while, "Do you suspect that Diao Yongqiang's death is related to her?"

"It's just a speculative direction." Hua Chong said: "I think not having children is a kind of resistance from her. Over time, she may have more intense resistance. Also, she lives on Fanglong Island It’s impossible not to know what a half-god means, but she still told me that a half-god means cutting a young girl in half…”

Having said that, Hua Chong stopped and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Liu Zhiqin looked at him, and said softly after a while: "Flower team?"

"I seem to have drawn a line." Hua Chong said in a voice, opened the armchair and sat down, quickly opened the notepad, and began to write on it, "The truth of the half-god is good intentions, but it is widely circulated outside the island. It's that horror legend you've heard about when you were studying."

Liu Zhiqin put one hand on the back of the chair, "Yes."

"Why did kindness turn into a horror legend? Why did the first person to create rumors do this?" Hua Chong's speech became faster and faster, and he wrote too fast, "Horror legends are aimed at young, beautiful, unmarried girls .Isn’t this characteristic the standard for cargo bosses to choose their targets? Wang Xiuxiang, Han Fen, which one was not young and beautiful? This legend is just horrible and cruel to us, but it does not scare us. But for young Beautiful unmarried girls, as well as the families of these girls, will feel scared and worried."

Liu Zhiqin said slowly: "Then become alert and stay away from Fang Longdao."

Hua Chong tapped his pen on the notepad, raised his head, "That's right! If Wang Xiuxiang was the one who released the half-deity rumor, then would it make sense if she explained it to me like that? Maybe she didn't intend to deceive Me, now that the police have started a strict investigation, there is no need for her to continue to hide, but she has told a lie for decades, and she has believed this lie in her subconscious mind."

Liu Zhiqin was silent for a while, "If this is the truth, then there must be a desperate struggle behind it."

Hua Chong sighed, "Yes."

Wang Xiuxiang was sold to the island. Her family and background made her unable to fight against the entire "industrial chain".

No, she didn't actually bow her head.The women who were forced to marry to the island were all pregnant and gave birth to one or more children for their husbands, but she was the only one who was never born.

This is her rebellion.

She has other resistances.

She was the first batch of women who were sold to the island, and later she saw many women like her, including Han Fen.The more she looked at them, the more helpless she felt.Is there no one who can come to rescue them?

She was destined to stay on the island in her life, but other women shouldn't suffer like this.

Later, she thought of a way-since no one came to rescue the women who were transported to the island, let the women dare not come to the island.

There is a god representing goodness on the island, but the name is a bit weird, called half god.When she heard the name for the first time, she felt terrified.A good god should not be called a half-god, and a half-god should be a symbol of evil.

So she made up a half-god legend about a virgin being hacked to death.Horror and excitement are often easier to spread than goodness.

Diao Yongqiang also made incense, and when she followed Diao Yongqiang to Minqian County to do business, she quietly spread the legend.Gradually, many people in Minqian County became aware of this horror legend.

The legend spread more and more widely, and even spread to Fenglan City and other cities in the province.

She was using the only way she could think of to warn the girls who might be targeted.She doesn't want them to be the next her.

As for Diao Yongqiang, maybe it was accidental drowning, maybe it was Wang Xiuxiang who finally made up her mind to avenge what happened in her life after suffering for decades.

Early the next morning, Hua Chong came to Wang Xiuxiang's house again.The restaurant didn't open until noon, Wang Xiuxiang was surprised, the wrinkles on her face trembled slightly.

Hua Chong discussed with Liu Zhiqin very late yesterday, and all the logic has been straightened out. Now he only needs to get a definite answer from Wang Xiuxiang.

Wang Xiuxiang poured tea for him, "The police station also came to ask me. I know about buying women on the island, but Diao Yongqiang and I don't have that kind of relationship. He and I met in the county, and we think each other is very suitable. , so we got married."

When Wang Xiuxiang spoke, Hua Chong kept looking into her eyes.She seemed very calm, and her tone didn't fluctuate in any way. No wonder the police station came to investigate once and decided that she was not the victim.

But in Hua Chong's eyes, it was precisely this kind of calm that made her words unbelievable.

"The Municipal Bureau will investigate the case in detail, and you can express any difficulties you have." Hua Chong said.

Wang Xiuxiang shook her head, "I have no reason, Diao Yongqiang and I are normal couples."

"May I ask a question." Hua Chong said, "The reason why you have never had children?"

Hearing this, Wang Xiuxiang's expression was finally no longer calm.She opened her mouth a few times to avoid Hua Chong's sight, "Because we don't want children."

There are many young couples who don't want children now, but Wang Xiuxiang is in her 50s. It is hard for women of her age not to want children because of the influence of traditional ideas.

Even if she didn't want it, wouldn't Diao Yongqiang not want it?

Hua Chong has excellent questioning skills, but at this moment, the words he had prepared were a little hard to say, and he found that he couldn't use the skills on Wang Xiuxiang.

Without asking, it is difficult to ascertain the truth.

It's just that now, does the truth matter?

Important, because the mysterious man made use of the horror legend of killing a virgin. If Wang Xiuxiang is the maker of this legend, then she may have clues about the mysterious man.

It doesn't matter, because horror legends began to spread more than ten years ago, and the mysterious person may not come into contact with Wang Xiuxiang.

The reality is, whether it is Wang Xiuxiang or not, the person who created the horror legend has largely saved many girls whose lives might have been changed.Horror legends have a kind of magical power, which will give birth to more legends. Gradually, in the eyes of people outside the island, Fanglong Island has become a mysterious and cruel place. Before the start of tourism in the past few years, there were indeed very few young girls. On the island, the number of victims plummeted.

Hua Chong thought about it, and didn't continue to ask. He just chatted with Wang Xiuxiang for a while, saying that there have been legends of half-gods in Fenglan City for more than ten years, and children are frightened, especially girls and their parents.

Hearing this, Wang Xiuxiang laughed, and there was a gentle light in her not-so-clear eyes.Her voice was a little hoarse, and her laughter was intermittent, which was not pleasant.

"It's good to be scared, it's good to be scared." She said, "If you have something to do, don't run to the island."

Seeing Hua Chong's expression, Liu Zhiqin knew that Hua Chong hadn't asked anything from Wang Xiuxiang.

This is a rare thing.

"I just checked the investigation records of Diao Yongqiang's drowning." Liu Zhiqin said, "I fell off the boat after drinking with my poker friends. At that time, Wang Xiuxiang was in the restaurant, and her alibi was sufficient. The probability is very low.”

Hua Chong propped his chin to rest for a while, "Let's go back to Fenglan this afternoon."