The Book of Death by Heart Poison

It is not uncommon for teachers to be attacked at home and abroad. In past cases, most of the perpetrators were students or parents. They hurt teachers almost because they had been treated unfairly or believed that they had been treated unfairly.In other, more extreme cases, the murderer did not know the teacher, and they killed the teacher simply because they hated the profession.

On the way to Chuanming City, Haizi counted on his fingers: "I hate men, I hate women, I hate the rich, I hate the poor, I hate the old, I hate the young, and now there is another enemy? I am only 30 years old, and I have already investigated There have been seven cases of hatred against a certain group, and if this continues, I am afraid that my heart will not be able to bear it, and I will become a psychopath before I have an honorable retirement."

"Don't make a definition so quickly." Hua Chong said: "The motive of the murderer is not necessarily the enemy."

Pei Qing took the opportunity to attack Haizi, "As criminal police, we should be strict in expressing any opinions. Now that you haven't gone to the scene, you just say that the murderer is the enemy. Where is your professionalism as a criminal policeman?"

Haizi glared at him, "You're a little fox and you're pretending to be a tiger!"

Pei Qing stared back, "If you don't know how to use idioms correctly, you should shut up."

Hai Zi stopped talking to Pei Qing, and turned to Hua Chong: "Hua Dui, don't listen to the money-losing nonsense, it's not that I don't have the professionalism of a criminal policeman, I just made an analysis based on the known situation, not necessarily right. , but not entirely unreasonable."

Hua Chong nodded, "I understand what you mean. According to the report from Chuanming City, the four missing teachers did not teach in the same school, and taught different subjects. Some were class teachers, and some were vocational high school teachers. No intersection has been found so far. .And judging from the feedback from the students, they are very responsible, have strong teaching ability, and are very popular. The murderer does not seem to be targeting them as an independent individual, but targeting their unified identity-teacher. Judging from past cases Look, this really looks like a master enemy."

Hai Zi shook his eyebrows at Pei Qing.

At this time, Hua Chong said again: "But the second-hand report can't explain anything. Master Qiu is the easiest direction to think of. The Chuanming police must have also pursued in this direction, but they didn't find any breakthrough."

Haizi picked up his hands, "That's true. The direction of effort is the most important. Once the direction is wrong, if you continue to use force in this direction, not only will you not be able to solve the case, but it will also make the clues 'cool'."

"Actually, I just got the report, and I have a doubt." Pei Qing said: "Disappearance cases are very common in any city. The only connection between the four disappearance cases in Chuanming City is that the missing persons are all teachers. Putting aside With this identity, the four cases have nothing in common. Is it too hasty for the Chuanming police to join the case?"

Hua Chong said: "It's hard to say now, because we haven't seen the scene and details. However, it is understandable to investigate the combined case. Teachers can be regarded as a relatively special profession, and it has a high degree of social attention. And from the second half of last year to the present , In half a year, four teachers disappeared, and none of them have been found so far. If it were me, I would also consider investigating the case together.”

Pei Qing said, "Is it possible that the disappearance of the four people is unrelated?"

"Of course it is possible in theory, but in fact the probability is very low." Liu Zhiqin also participated in the discussion, "It's just what the flower team said just now, no one was found in half a year. Too coincidental."

Pei Qing thought for a while, "It makes sense."

"The longer the disappearance, the weaker the clues, and the harder it is to detect. The No. 4 missing person, Mr. Jia Bing, disappeared last Saturday. We will start with him this time." Hua Chong turned his gaze, "Brother Xiaoliu, Haizi for a while Come with me to Chuanming No. [-] Middle School, Xiao Zhou, Yue Yue, and lose money... Pei Qing, you go to the city bureau, get as detailed an investigation record as possible, and ask the criminal police in charge of the investigation for the specific situation."

Xu Xiaozhou and Yue Yue said in unison: "Understood!"

Haizi looked at Pei Qing mischievously, and whispered, "The flower team also called you to lose money."

Pei Qing said coldly: "It's not because of you barking! Are you a dog?"

Without even thinking about it, Haizi said, "Wow!"

Pei Qing: "..."

Haizi: "...you didn't hear anything!"

The police car drove to the new campus of Chuanming No. [-] Middle School, Liu Zhiqin looked at Hua Chong, Hua Chong looked out the window, and outside the window was a completely unfamiliar scene.

He spent his lackluster middle school years in the city, leaving at 18 and rarely returning.For him, Los Angeles, where sweat and blood are poured, is more like his hometown, while the distant Shacheng is a place that will never be forgotten, and this is just a passing station.

The last time I came back was four years ago, and it was my father Hua Linmao's 59th birthday.

The custom in Chuanming is "Nine for men and ten for women", and 59 years old is considered a college student, so Hua Linmao booked more than a dozen tables in the hotel to entertain colleagues and friends.He came back in a hurry, and left in a hurry after giving the gift, too late and unwilling to linger, no different from other guests at the banquet.

When he came back this time, he realized that the urban area had completely changed, and it was no longer what he remembered.

Chuanming No. [-] Middle School was where his father Hua Linmao worked, but it was not his alma mater. He only studied in Chuanming No. [-] Middle School for half a semester.

Back then, his parents divorced because of a broken relationship, and Hua Linmao found a new partner in less than half a year. His stepmother was also a teacher at No. [-] Middle School, and she had a son who was two years younger than him.Because of the relationship between his father and stepmother, this unrelated younger brother will definitely enter No. [-] Middle School in the future, and he is in a rebellious period, and he cannot accept new family members in his heart, and he does not want to be in the same middle school with his unrelated younger brother Studying, so I resolutely transferred from No. [-] Middle School to No. [-] Middle School, which is the farthest from home.

He couldn't remember his state of mind at that time, maybe he had hoped that his father would keep him - young people are so contradictory and sensitive, but his father just nodded after a short silence, "If you want to go to the thirteenth middle school, go .”

The No. [-] Middle School is a key high school, and the No. [-] Middle School is at the bottom of the city's ranking. There are very few students who can pass one exam each year, and most students just get a high school diploma.Some of the students who graduated from junior middle school of No. [-] Middle School didn’t even bother to go to high school, some worked part-time, and some students went to technical school.

After transferring to Thirteenth Middle School for a period of time, he vaguely understood why his father agreed so readily.

Because No. [-] Middle School is not such an easy school to get into, even if it is a child of a working teacher, it is not easy to get in.He has already occupied a quota, if he continues to study in No. [-] Middle School, it will be inconvenient for his father and stepmother to send his younger brother in.

He offered to transfer schools, which solved his father's worries.

Pulling back his thoughts, the police car had already driven into the new campus of No. [-] Middle School.Both sides of the road are very deserted. Although there are many basketball courts, volleyball courts, and badminton courts along the way, there are almost no students exercising inside.

These courts seem to be built as decorations, like museum exhibits for outsiders to visit.

"In the No. [-] Middle School, the court is generally not used. The time of the students is devoted to cultural classes. After entering high school, only the first year of high school can take physical education classes." Hua Chong turned to explain to Liu Zhiqin, but directly hit Entering Liu Zhiqin's field of vision, he froze for a moment and asked, "Are you looking at me?"

Liu Zhiqin didn't deny it either, "Yes."

"How long have you been watching?" There is no need to ask this question at all. When a person stares at you for a long time, his eyes will freeze a little, as if your shadow has been engraved in his eyes.

With Liu Zhiqin's eyes, Hua Chong knew that he had been looking at him for a long time.

"I'll only watch you for as long as you've been in a daze." Liu Zhiqin said.

Hua Chong slightly raised the end of his downcast eyes, and said with a smile: "Brother Xiaoliu, do you really want to pry into the secrets of my student days?"

Liu Zhiqin said: "If I say yes, would you share it with me?"

Hua Chongni was caught in the eyes of his lover, and coughed for a while, "Solve this case, and I'll take you to my alma mater."

Liu Zhiqin smiled, "You must be on the honor roll of previous outstanding seniors."

At this time, the car stopped firmly, Hua Chong opened the door and said: "Wrong, how can a school bully who relies on his fists to conquer the world be on the honor roll? It would be good if he didn't get on the black list."

Liu Zhiqin said: "I don't know who was better at fighting when you met the me back then."

Hua Chong said: "You want to say that you are also a school bully?"

"Not at all." Liu Zhiqin said, "But the school bully can't beat me."

Hua Chongle said, "You are definitely not my opponent."

Liu Zhiqin: "Huh?"

Hua Chong: "Think about it, when I was in junior high school, what were you then?"

Liu Zhiqin: "..."

Elementary school students.

Hua Chong said again: "I was promoted to high school back then, and you were just a younger brother in junior high school."

Liu Zhiqin wanted to end this topic, but Hua Chong refused, "Our age difference doesn't matter now, but it did back then. When I was in junior high school, it was more than enough to beat you up, Brother An Min."

Liu Zhiqin sighed, "Brother Hua is domineering."

Although there are many teaching buildings on campus, only four are actually used, two for the first and second grades, and two for the second grade. The missing teacher Jia Bing usually works on the fifth floor of the second and fifth floors.

At this time, it was after 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Except for a few classes in physical education, the rest of the classes were taking cultural classes in the classroom.

Hua Chong, Liu Zhiqin, and Hai Zi walked up the stairs accompanied by the grade director and the criminal police from the city bureau, and occasionally passed by the teacher holding a book, and the uneasiness on their faces could be clearly seen.

Colleagues who get along day and night disappear without warning, and there have been many missing teachers in the city, and no one knows if they will be the next one to have an accident.

The grade director is in his 50s, and looks like the grade directors of all key middle schools. Although there is not much hair left, he is full of energy, as if he can run a marathon with the students who skipped classes with just one step.

"Like Teacher Jia, I also teach mathematics. When he came for an internship, I was the one who interviewed him." The grade director pushed away the math group office on the fifth floor and walked to Jia Bing's desk. "He has absolutely no problem in teaching. , and there is no problem of teacher ethics. Considering that he is young and easy to get along with students last year, we also wanted him to be the head teacher. But he said that he wanted to lead the competition and he was not experienced enough, so he rejected it. Team Wang last time What did you say to investigate Mr. Jia’s interpersonal relationship to see if he offended anyone. I said how is this possible? His character will not offend anyone. If he offends someone, I will offend others!"

Wang Dui is the criminal police officer in charge of the disappearance case of the sub-bureau. He didn't come with him this time, and only sent two team members.

Hearing what the grade director said, the two of them suddenly felt uncomfortable, and one of them argued: "It is necessary to check the interpersonal relationship."

Hua Chong also said: "Team Wang's approach is correct. Teacher Jia disappeared without any reason. Without any clues, we can only check the relationship between people."

"Then you mean that Teacher Jia made a mistake and was retaliated against?" The grade director thought rather rigidly, "But he is a good teacher."

There were other teachers present in the office.Since Jia Bing disappeared, the police have come almost every day. They have been questioned several times. Seeing that this time it was a new face, they were a little puzzled.

Liu Zhiqin scanned everyone's faces and noticed a female teacher with red eyes.

"Is there no news yet?" The female teacher just said, her voice choked up, "Why did something happen?"

"Teacher Zeng, come here." The grade director beckoned, then turned to introduce to Hua Chong, "Teacher Zeng saw Teacher Jia after get off work on Friday night."

In an empty classroom, Zeng Yun lowered her head and wiped her tears from time to time, "They said that the surveillance in the community couldn't see Teacher Jia. He should have been taken away by someone after he left school on Friday night. Yes. My fault, it was after 10 o'clock when he returned to the office for evening self-study that day, and the school bus drove away. I asked him to take my car back, but he refused. If I persisted, he would be fine."

The school bus to pick up and drop off teachers leaves at 10 o'clock. If you don't catch up, you can only live in the staff dormitory or Shifeng Xiaoyuan.These flowers are already known.

"You don't have to blame yourself too much." Hua Chong said, "I saw that Mr. Jia had a competition class on Saturday afternoon. Maybe he didn't plan to go back to the city."

Teacher Zeng shook his head, "No. He has always brought competitions, but he will go back to the city on Friday night. Although he didn't buy a house in the city, the school arranged a dormitory. I have taken the school bus with him several times, and I also Don't you know? That day he stayed because the school bus drove away and he thought it was not good to take the bus with my husband and me. "

Hua Chong pondered for a moment, "Does Teacher Jia always go back to the city on Friday, or does he come back every now and then?"

"There are many times when I go back, but there are also times when I don't." Teacher Zeng said: "He is not like me. I must go back on Friday. He has no family, and it is too late or too tired. He is in Shifeng Xiaoyuan. It will be over."

Hua Chong asked again: "Why did he miss the school bus that day?"

"What else could it be? There are students pestering him with questions." Teacher Zeng said: "Their class is an experimental class, and they can ask questions until 11 o'clock from Monday to Thursday, which means it's easier on Friday."

From Teacher Zeng's expression and tone, Hua Chong heard that the other party had a good relationship with Jia Bing, and seemed to appreciate this young teacher who had graduated only two years ago, so he asked, "Apart from teaching, do you know anything else about Teacher Jia? "

Teacher Zeng thought about it, and said apologetically, "I only know that he hasn't talked about friends since he started teaching. To be honest, our profession is not very good at taking care of family and students. I understand him quite well. He wants to All focus is on the students."

"Oh, that's right." Teacher Zeng said again: "Mr. Jia's family is from a rural area, and it seems that there is only one father. He is very good, and he has been receiving scholarships before." Speaking of this, Teacher Zeng's eyes turned red again, "You said he If there is anything, how can his family accept it?"

It happened to be 10 minutes between classes when Hua Chong sent Teacher Zeng back to the office.No. 6 Middle School has a full schedule of courses. Although there are only two classes in the afternoon schedule, it is self-study time until [-] o'clock, and school will not be dismissed.

The students came out of the classroom in an orderly manner, mostly to relieve themselves, some went to the office to find the teacher, some came out to stretch their limbs, almost no one was chasing and fighting in the corridor.

When they saw the police, their expressions became a little nervous, and their voices lowered.

"How is it?" Liu Zhiqin asked.

"I got some clues." Hua Chong said, "Where are you?"

"Jia Bing's communication and Internet records are very clean." Liu Zhiqin leaned against the railing at the end of the corridor. At this time, the sun had already set, and a golden glow circled his and Hua Chong's shoulders. "In the past month, he has only contacted Colleagues and students, he ordered takeaway six times when he returned to the city on weekends. His social accounts only include WeChat and QQ, but he never posted on Moments. For him, WeChat and QQ are just work tools. The communication records I found , the Municipal Bureau has checked each item, and there is no suspicious information."

"In other words, Jia Bing's social network is very simple." Hua Chong frowned, and added: "At least after coming to Chuanming City, his social network is very simple."

Liu Zhiqin said: "Someone knows his schedule and knows that he will return to Shifeng Xiaoyuan alone on Friday night. This person must have followed him for a long time."

"If the students hadn't stopped the lecture, Jia Bing might have taken the school bus back to the city." Hua Chong's eyes sharpened, "It was the students who disrupted his plan."

Liu Zhiqin was startled, "If it involves students, we must be more cautious."

Hua Chong nodded, "The clues we have now are that the teachers and students communicated with Jia Bing the most. It cannot be ruled out that his disappearance was caused by the students. On Friday night, the students who asked him questions deliberately held him back and let him miss The school bus, or do you happen to have a question for him, that's key, but also tricky."

Liu Zhiqin understood Hua Chong's concerns.

If the former is possible, then the event may develop in a direction that no one wants to imagine.And if it is the latter, no matter what method of inquiry is used, the students involved will feel great pressure and guilt.

"That's Jia Bing's class." Liu Zhiqin pointed to the front right, "Class 20, science experiment class, No. [-] middle school implements final elimination, the students in the experimental class are highly competitive, some people drop out of the regular class after every monthly exam I observed it just now, although it is self-study, but no one dozes off or does other things, everyone is working hard on the questions."

In such a class, students' minds are all on study, and it is generally difficult to have crooked thoughts.

The 10-minute recess was about to end, and the students looked towards the end of the corridor and returned to the classroom one after another.Hua Chong looked at them expressionlessly, then suddenly turned his face away and said, "Turn on the surveillance, I want to talk to the student who left Jia Bing behind."