The Book of Death by Heart Poison

At the same time, the re-investigation of Huang Xia's interpersonal relationship has also made progress.

The criminal investigation team shared all kinds of clues and inferences. After the hidden connection word Jiangxin Village surfaced, Yue Yue immediately said: "I remember that there is a store on Xieyang Road that also has survivors from Jiangxin Village!"

The survivor Yue Yue mentioned was named Dao Cheng, female, 31 years old this year, with an old appearance, and looked like she was 40 years old.

Daocheng works as a handyman in Binghaitiantian. Binghaitiantian and Jiangheng Inn are both Internet celebrity homestays, separated by three courtyards.Her identity information did not show that she was related to Jiangxin Village, but said that she was originally from Lanshui Town, Anjiang City. When Yue Yue contacted her, he did not find any suspicious points in her. It was later when he chatted with the boss of Binghai Sky, I learned that Dao Cheng came from Jiangxin Village.

"I am different from other bosses on this road. What they do is to make money. As for me, of course making money is one of the important purposes, but it is not my entire goal."

The boss was a middle-aged man, slightly fat, and entertained Yue Yue with a table of elegant tea sets. Before talking about the case, he talked about a bunch of dizzying tea appreciation. Yue Yue interrupted him several times, and he was still a little unhappy. But fortunately, it brought the topic back.

"I also want to make some contributions to society, such as helping those who live in difficulties." The boss said with a smile, the oil on his face was a little reflective, "Almost all the people I recruit here have stories. For example, Zhang Xiaomei at the front desk, she was sold by her parents to an old man in the next village before she was an adult, she gave birth to several children, and her body was worn down, and her husband wanted to beat her to death. I know this Son, just help her with the lawsuit, her husband is now in a cell, I took her over to work, and her husband wants to make trouble when he comes out, my brother here can put him down with one hand."

"Another example is Aunt Dao, alas, Aunt Dao is younger than me, so I shouted after them." The boss said again: "She has suffered a lot in her life, and you are from another place, so you don't know what happened in Jiangxin Village here. Hey, that village has been cursed by something, it has suffered disasters for more than half a year, the whole village is almost dead, only Aunt Dao, and a few people escaped."

"Aunt Dao didn't dare to say that she came from Jiangxin Village at first, do you know why?" The boss sighed, and asked himself: "Because many bosses think that people from Jiangxin Village are unlucky. In fact, this is also true. It is understandable that their family members are all dead, their homes are gone, and they have bad luck. But I am not afraid of these. I am a person who loves to fight against those feudal superstitions to the end, and isn’t Aunt Dao the one who needs my help? Hahaha, you can go and have a look later. Aunt Dao is doing very well here. I told her before that if she has any contact with other people from Jiangxin Village, you can call them all here. I will cover food and shelter for work. Aunt Dao said that everyone is gone, oh, forget it."

Liu Zhiqin rushed to Binghaitiantian, and Daocheng had just finished processing the dishes needed by the chef in the kitchen.

She was wearing a homestay uniform, a gray apron, pink sleeves on her hands, and a pair of black rain boots on her feet. Her hair was coiled and tied up with a hat, but probably because she had been working for too long, there were a few strands of hair The thread has unraveled.

There was still water on her hands that hadn't been wiped dry, and she looked at Liu Zhiqin with a wary look, "Are you the police?"

The boss rushed over enthusiastically, "Aunt Dao, they want to chat with you, so you can go up and chat, I will open a tea room for you. You take off your apron, we ordinary people are obliged to cooperate with the police, don't be nervous, I've talked to them, and it's all right!"

The skin on Dao Cheng's face is very loose, which is not the case at her age, and it seems that she has never taken good care of it.

She followed Liu Zhiqin, pursing her lips several times, as if she wanted to say something, but before she reached the tea room, there was already sweat on her forehead.She looked back, turning around and walking away, but Yue Yue was behind her, so she couldn't leave either.

After being seated in the tea room, Liu Zhiqin didn't talk nonsense, "You used to live in Jiangxin Village?"

Dao Cheng's shoulders shrank obviously, and his eyes quickly swept down, not meeting Liu Zhiqin's gaze, "My hometown is Lanshui Town."

Liu Zhiqin said: "After Jiangxin Village was closed, you were arranged to live in Lanshui Town?"

After a while, Dao Cheng nodded with difficulty.

Liu Zhiqin stared at her, and saw that she was hiding a lot of things, and her anxiety at this moment was a little unreasonable.

"You seem very reluctant to mention your hometown to others?" Liu Zhiqin said.

Daocheng opened his mouth twice, as if relying on this repeated movement to relieve his inner anxiety.After a while, she pulled out a wry smile, "My hometown is gone, so why mention it?"

Liu Zhiqin changed the subject, "Do you know Huang Xia from Jiangheng Inn?"

The knife straightened his back, his eyes dodged, and he seemed to subconsciously deny it, but after hesitating, he nodded, "Yes, I know."

Liu Zhiqin said: "To what extent do you know him? Did you just hear about this person, have you met him in person, or chatted with him?"

Dao Cheng said: "I just had a face-to-face meeting, nothing else."

Liu Zhiqin nodded, "Okay, I will continue to investigate this point in the future."

Dao Cheng said nervously, "What do you want to check?"

"The relationship between you and Huang Xia." Liu Zhiqin said in a calm tone: "What you said just now is just your one-sided testimony. We still need to verify every word in handling the case."

Sweat dripped from the knife's brow, snaking its way down loose skin and wrinkles.She shook her hands, "Why do you need to investigate these? Do you think I harmed Huang Xia? I have nothing to do with her or her. "

It is meaningless to argue that there is a relationship or not with the criminal police. In many murder cases, the so-called relationship is hidden very deep, and superficial investigations can't find anything.Often only when the investigation reaches a certain level, the weird and unimaginable relationship network will reveal its true face.

"By the way, when did you come to Anjiang City from Lanshui Town?" Liu Zhiqin asked again: "I heard that Lanshui Town is a well-developed place in the entire Anjiang City. You live there Are you satisfied?"

Dao Cheng was in a daze, wiped his sweat with his sleeve and said, "I came here the year before last. Lanshui Town is good, but it's just a town anyway. I want to come to the city to earn money for a few years while I'm young." money."

Liu Zhiqin said, "Are you alone?"

Dao Cheng hesitated for a moment, "Well, I'm alone."

As if trying to hide his uneasiness at this time, Dao Cheng added another sentence that didn't make sense: "I didn't find a job at first, and it's hard to find a job in the city, but Brother Zhou is a good person and is willing to help us people. I, I'm working here with him."

Liu Zhiqin said: "After you left Jiangxin Village, have you had any contact with other survivors?"

"What's the point of getting in touch?" Dao Cheng looked at the tea set obliquely in front of him, "When we get together, we can't avoid recalling the past, we have to look forward."

Liu Zhiqin said, "Is it true that you haven't contacted me?"

Dao Cheng frowned and nodded.

Liu Zhiqin said: "Okay, I will check it later."

Dao was flustered, a little hesitant to speak.

"What do you want to ask me?" Liu Zhiqin asked.

Daocheng held the corner of his lips in embarrassment, and it was an ugly smile, "The verification you said, how did you verify it? Ask other people?"

Liu Zhiqin didn't mind revealing the means of investigation. "Interrogation is one way, but confessions are easy to falsify. We rely more on technical means, such as checking surveillance and communication records."

Dao's face faded a layer of blood.

Liu Zhiqin narrowed his eyes, "You seem nervous?"

Dao Cheng shook his head quickly, "No, I just haven't experienced these things."

Liu Zhiqin observed her for a while, "Do you mind if I ask another question?"

Dao Cheng looked at his hand, and his reaction was half a beat slow, "Yes."

Liu Zhiqin said, "Do you know Liu Shan?"

The knife opened the end of the eye, and the masseter muscle emerged on the cheek.

"No, I don't know."

Liu Zhi leaned back, folded her hands on her chest, and didn't speak immediately.

Dao Cheng denied knowing Liu Shan, but she is actually not that good at lying, at least not good at lying in front of the police.

When she heard the name "Liu Shan", the small reaction on her face had already betrayed her.

She knew Liu Shan, and she had a certain relationship with Liu Shan that could not be known by outsiders.

"Liu Shan, like you, is also a survivor of Jiangxin Village." Liu Zhiqin slowed down his speech, still staring at Daocheng, "Coincidentally, she is also working in the catering business now. But her The working environment is not as good as yours, Binghaitiantian can be regarded as an Internet celebrity homestay, you are taking the boutique route, and she is still making boxed lunches and delivering food every day."

Dao Cheng unconsciously picked her fingers, her hands were rougher than her face, and there was a lot of dirt under her nails, "Yes, is it? I am indeed lucky. I met, met Brother Zhou."

"But you are still a little bit similar." Liu Zhiqin leaned forward, and this posture could easily create a sense of oppression for the person being questioned, "You work near one victim, and she works near another victim. "

Hearing this, Dao Cheng's eyes widened almost uncontrollably, and he looked at Liu Zhiqin in fear.

Liu Zhiqin counted seconds in his heart, one second, two seconds, three...

In less than three seconds, Daocheng lowered his head again, biting his lips tightly, and his shoulders began to tremble.

"It seems too coincidental, that's why I noticed you and asked you so many questions." Liu Zhiqin slowed down his tone, "But you don't have to be too anxious. I'm here today to get some preliminary information from you."

The tea room was quiet, Dao Cheng's breathing was heavy and urgent.

Liu Zhiqin waited for a while before continuing, "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

The knife shook his head.

Liu Zhiqin said: "Okay, we will investigate here during this time, if you think of something, please contact me in time."

Dao Cheng's voice was very low: "Okay, okay."

Liu Zhiqin left the teahouse, walking like the wind.He has already seen that there is something wrong with the appearance of the knife, and what is currently lacking is conclusive evidence.

On the other side, two police cars were parked on Ah Sister Street.

Recently, there are police cars and policemen on Ajie Street every day. The merchants were not used to it at first, but now they are gradually getting used to it.When Hua Chong and Zhao Ying got off the police car, a courier greeted them cheerfully: "Are you back to work?"

"Be careful." Zhao Ying frowned, "Don't ride so wild."

"No, no, I don't dare to ride blindly in front of you." The courier was quite familiar, and he hurried away after speaking.

It was 11:[-] in the morning, and it was the time when Ajie Street started to get busy. Various fly restaurants were preparing lunch, and e-commerce companies were putting boxes of orders received last night on the courier trucks.People and cars crowded around in the narrow alley, and the smell of cheap oily smoke was particularly pungent.

The door of Yuelongmen Zaotouji where Liu Shan works is open, and a waiter is pouring a pot of oil and water into the ditch outside. The shop is busy, but it is also orderly.

Zhao Ying stood at the door of the store and looked around, and asked the waiter who was pouring water to call Liu Shan out.

Knowing that it was the police, the waiter didn't dare to be vague, and immediately ran back to the back hall and shouted: "Sister Shan, sister Shan, the police are looking for you!"

Liu Shan came out very late, wiping her hands repeatedly on the purple apron, her eyes were very wary.

She is 35 years old, has a ponytail, and there is a lot of oily smoke on her body. "What can I do for you?"

Another waiter had already leaned out half of his body from the back hall to watch.

Zhao Ying glanced at them, and said to Liu Shan, "I want to know something about something with you, let's talk in another place."

The place to change is the yard of the second brother, Lao Lu.

The second brother Laolu has closed down, and there are a lot of vacuumed food and express boxes piled up in the yard and the hut on the second floor. They are no longer useful and will be disposed of in a unified manner soon.

Standing at the door of the second brother, Lao Lu, Liu Shan hesitated for a long time, seeming to be very scared, "What are you doing here? Isn't this where you die, die..."

Hua Chong could tell that she wanted to say that someone died here.

"What we want to know about you has something to do with Kuang Ming, so please come here." Hua Chong said, "You don't need to go into the kitchen, just stay in the yard."

Liu Shan looked at Hua Chong displeasedly, with a bit of hatred in her eyes.And Hua Chong just looked at her calmly.Soon, she looked away and walked in.

Zhao Ying said: "We found out that you were the one who delivered food the night Kuang Ming was killed."

Liu Shan became excited, "So what? Do you suspect that I killed him? How is this possible? How do I kill him? Poison? I just deliver food, and when I take it out, I pack it up. I don't even have a chance to poison him." No! Besides, I was not the only one who came that day!"

"Of course it wasn't poisoning. When we found you, it actually didn't have much to do with the food you delivered that day." Hua Chong said, "But we found that almost all the food delivered by the second brother Lao Lu was delivered by you. You and everyone here I am very familiar with the individual, it can be said that it is half of the employees here.”

Liu Shan frowned, "So what?"

Hua Chong said: "That's why I want to talk to you about Kuang Ming. With how often you appear in Second Brother Lao Lu, you should know something about him, right?"

Liu Shan said: "What can I understand? I am a food delivery person. I have to deliver food to other places besides theirs."

"Then have you had any contact with Kuang Ming?" Hua Chong said again, "Such as chatting or something?"

Liu Shan sneered, "Where do I get so much time? Our store is so busy."

This is obviously a lie, because the employees of the second brother Laolu have confirmed that Liu Shan often chatted with Kuang Ming when delivering food, and also asked them about Kuang Ming.Once everyone mentioned the disabled courier, Liu Shan showed disgust, saying that Kuang Ming did not behave properly.

At that time, there was always a rumor on Ah Sister Street that someone from a certain shop deliberately ran over and killed a disabled courier in order to drive away the disabled courier.There is no evidence for this, not even the police can find any evidence.However, after Kuang Ming publicly stated that he did not want to cooperate with the disabled courier, many people discussed in private, thinking that it might be Kuang Ming who bumped into him.

Since we talked about this matter that day, Liu Shan brought up the matter of bumping someone, saying that she also felt that Kuang Ming bumped someone.

"Actually, we are fellow villagers." Zhao Ying said suddenly.

Liu Shan shrank her pupils and looked at Zhao Ying in surprise.

Hua Chong could see that Liu Shan's surprise was not because she learned that the police handling the case and herself were fellow villagers, but because Zhao Ying told the story without warning.

Liu Shan already knew that Zhao Ying came from Jiangxin Village.

Hua Chong deliberately took two steps back to make room for the two of them.

"So I think you don't have to be too resistant to us." Zhao Ying smiled, "We have already done inquiries about all the staff of the second brother Laolu, and others who are closely related to the second brother Laolu, such as couriers , suppliers, and food delivery staff like you are all within the scope of the investigation, and I am looking for you not because I suspect you."

Liu Shan's complexion did not become better because of this, and her eyes became more complicated.The Jiangxin Village mentioned by Zhao Ying seems to disturb her more than the fact that the police found her.

"Then let me tell you, I don't understand Kuang Ming." Liu Shan said, "If you ask me, I can't answer anything. Isn't it a waste of your time?"

Zhao Ying didn't answer this sentence, "I didn't expect to meet a fellow villager at work. After I left Jiangxin Village, I never went back, and I didn't see other people who came out together. I don't know if everyone How are you doing?"

Liu Shan pressed the corners of her lips, Hua Chong felt that she was wondering what Zhao Ying meant.

"It's fate that we met." Zhao Ying said in a homely tone, "Have you gone back to see it in these years?"

Liu Shan was impatient, "What are you doing when you go back? There is nothing left. I don't have that time either."

"Really?" Zhao Ying nodded, and asked again: "Then have you connected with other people? It's not easy for us to come out, and it's even more difficult to live well. Let's get together when this case is solved. .”

Liu Shan didn't look at Zhao Ying, "I have no contact with anyone, and I don't know where they are. Let's forget about the gathering. I don't think there is anything to get together. You are a policeman, a civil servant, and I am a handyman. Let's go." I don’t want to go together. Besides, I don’t want to talk about the past, my relatives are dead, so it’s meaningless.”

The police actually had some clues, but Hua Chong didn't let Zhao Ying throw the clues in front of Liu Shan immediately. They still had other ways to verify the previous inferences.

In the afternoon, when Hua Chong returned to the Municipal Bureau, Liu Zhiqin was already working in front of the computer.

Hua Chong walked over and put one hand on the back of Liu Zhiqin's chair.

Liu Zhiqin didn't turn around, but said, "Both Daocheng and Liu Shan denied contact with other survivors in Jiangxin Village, but before Huang Xia was killed, Liu Shan had been to Xieyang Road, so she probably saw Daocheng."