The Book of Death by Heart Poison

The owner of "Liujia Rice Noodles" is naturally surnamed Liu, and the store is a typical small-town shop, not to mention clean and tidy, especially smoky.

There were two people rushing in and out of the store. The middle-aged man was short, slightly fat, and a little bald. He was standing beside a row of griddle pots serving rice noodles, his face glistening.

The rice noodles are rolled into boiling water. The man quickly pours the cooked rice noodles into a bowl, then scoops up a large spoonful of marinade and pours it down. The wooden chopsticks, which are much longer than ordinary chopsticks, pick up thick and large slices of yak meat. After one piece was piled up, chopped green onion was sprinkled on it, and as soon as it was placed on the table, a thin young man came to pick it up and delivered it to the guests' table.

A serving of three taels of rice noodles costs five yuan for yak meat alone, which is only 10 yuan, and for 10 yuan, in big cities, not to mention yak meat, even ordinary beef, I am afraid that you can only eat meat scraps.

Hua Chong was quite satisfied, so he added another serving of yak meat and ordered two servings of side dishes.

Liu Zhiqin has long been used to his style of extra meals, and he even omitted the advice of "eat less at night".

At this time, almost all the customers in the store were locals, some had just finished work, some had just finished playing cards, and some were greedy in the middle of the night, and they came here for the tooth festival.Their voices are not low, but they all speak dialects, which are difficult for outsiders to understand.

Neither Hua Chong nor Liu Zhiqin were wearing police uniforms, but their attire and demeanor were out of tune with the surroundings, and they seemed to be from the outside.

It just so happened that there were no new customers. The middle-aged man—that is, Brother Liu, the boss—cooked another bowl of rice noodles, only poured marinade, added a few green vegetables, and passed it to the boy, who said nothing. Fat, sitting in the corner to eat, that looks a bit like gobbling.

Although he just came for a late-night snack, Hua Chong made a professional mistake, turned his gaze to the boy, and frowned slightly.

It stands to reason that most of these small shops are run by families, from the cook to the waiter, they are all a family. They are really busy, or there are other reasons, so they hire outsiders.The boy seemed to be the boss's son, but the way the father and son got along was really weird.

The boss is very warm to the guests and talks a lot, but he has nothing to say to the boy, and he won't even add a piece of meat to the rice noodles.

From Hua Chong's point of view, only the boy's profile can be seen.

The young man's forehead hair is a bit long, falling down to cover his eyebrows and eyes, his facial features are blurred, his masseter muscles are constantly floating, and his Adam's apple is flipping. This is a way of eating that is too hungry, but not yet hungry.

It shows that the boss didn't starve the teenager on purpose, maybe it was because the store was too busy that he couldn't catch up with the meal.

Hua Chong caught a glimpse of the yak meat in the plate being taken away from the corner of his eyes, and at a glance, the rice noodles in Liu Zhiqin's bowl had bottomed out.

"Faster than me." He smiled with his eyes bent.

Once the light is right and there is a smile in his eyes, the slightly drooping corners of his eyes make him look a little innocent.

Words like "naive" are not suitable to describe elite detectives in their 30s, but they are just right for Hua Chong.

After thousands of sails, I still have a heart of innocence.

Liu Zhiqin said: "Whoever asks you to have a meal will desert you."

The two were chatting when the boss came over, wiped his hands on the oil-stained apron, and spoke in broken Mandarin: "I saw you for the first time, are you here for a trip?"

Liu Zhi Qin Shun said: "Well, the rapeseed flowers in Qishu Town are very famous, and we came here just for the name."

The boy had finished eating the rice noodles, and took the bowl to the sink to rinse. He was like a still note, silent from beginning to end.

But Hua Chong noticed that when Liu Zhiqin was speaking, his arms paused indistinctly, his eyes shot from between his forehead and hair, and he rushed towards Liu Zhiqin lazily.

But it was just a fleeting reaction, too fleeting to be real.

As soon as the boss heard about the rape blossoms, the boss immediately cheered up, "I guess it is! Hey, the only thing we can see in the backcountry here is the rape blossoms in Qishu Town. To go to Qishu Town, you usually have to pass through Xiling City. By then, my business will be doing well for a while.”

Liu Zhiqin smiled and said, "Your rice noodles are also top-notch. The online ratings are very high, so we followed the ratings."

Hearing this, the boss laughed, and his eyes lit up after laughing, "Then what do you think of the taste? Do you deserve such a high rating?"

"Better than I imagined." Liu Zhiqin is quite talented in making people happy.He has an ability to make everyone feel comfortable, it's just a matter of whether he wants to or not.

The boss was overjoyed, and turned around to wave to the young man, "Scoop four pieces of stewed tofu and give it to these two guests!"

The young man nodded slightly, "Yes."

Dried stewed tofu is plump and the size of an adult's palm. The local custom is to eat it with dried chili powder.The young man put down the plate and the plate of dried chili powder, and was about to leave, but was stopped by Hua Chong.

Observing closely, the young man should be around 18 years old, with his head lowered all the time, his eyes are hollow and sticky, and there is a faint sense of wetness like a swamp.

"Are you working here?" Hua Chong asked in a relaxed tone, "It's so late, won't it delay your studies?"

The boy paused, and his reaction was half a beat slow.He pursed his lips and shook his head inexplicably.

"He hasn't gone to school for a long time." The guest next to him said, "Helping at home is nothing like part-time work."

The young man's expression turned ferocious in an instant, and a gloomy disgust welled up between his brows.But like the previous reaction, it was fleeting.

He didn't answer, let alone the talkative guest, and went back to his corner.

The stewed beans were dry and fragrant but not greasy. Hua Chong and Liu Zhiqin ate two yuan each, and when they settled the bill, they only spent 36 yuan.

The chain hotel environment is not very good, and it will be able to live in the standard.After checking the two beds, Liu Zhiqin said, "Are you concerned about that little boy in the store?"

"His eyes are familiar to me." Hua Chong sat on the edge of the bed and changed into pajamas with long sleeves and trousers.

This pajamas are quite simple, made of pure cotton, with a cartoon sun on the chest.

Liu Zhiqin's chest is a sunflower.

Hua Chong bought pajamas online last year, and there were so many patterns, he was too lazy to choose, so he asked the shopkeeper to send them out randomly.Unexpectedly, when I received it, it was these two patterns.

The size is suitable and the fabric is comfortable. There is no need to return it because of the pattern, so I just wear it.

Liu Zhiqin nodded, "The criminal's eyes."

Hua Chong leaned back and propped his hands on the bed, "It may also be that there is something hard to let go of buried in his heart."

"Sometimes a strong professional sense is not a good thing." Liu Zhiqin said: "For example, our focus now is to find the murderer who killed Shi Limiao. You are distracted."

Hua Chong stroked his hair, "I don't."

Liu Zhiqin said in a warm voice, "Have you still said no?"

"I just thought about it while eating supper." After Hua Chong finished speaking, he lifted the quilt, "It's 1 o'clock, go to bed early."

Liu Zhiqin nodded and turned off the light, "Good night."

Early the next morning, everyone was busy. Liu Zhiqin drew a roadmap for Shi Limiao's activities in Xiling City and Qishu Town based on the monitoring and consumption data.

On March 3, Shi Limiao arrived in Xiling City by train and lived in a homestay called "Red Line".

Xiling City is not a tourist city, and there are very few B&Bs. This one was only opened last year. Several partners are foreigners, and they manage the B&B according to the model of Internet celebrities.

Registration records show that Shi Limiao lived in the "Red Line" until April 4, and then took the "Yode" to Qishu Town and stayed at the "Village Love" farmhouse.

On April 4, Shi Limiao appeared in the surveillance of "Village Situation" for the last time.

On April 4, Shi Limiao's cell phone was used for the last time, which was basically consistent with Pei Qing's deduced time of death based on the autopsy.

"From the moment she arrived in Xiling City to the time she was killed, she was always alone in surveillance." Liu Zhiqin said: "But this does not mean that no one approached her during this time period. Public surveillance in Xiling City is scarce, covering The scope is also smaller, and Qishu Town is even more backward. It’s hard to say what happened in the place where there are no cameras.”

Hua Chong held a pen, "The murderer is familiar with Qishu Town, and knows where the cameras are blind."

At present, the whole group is in Xiling City, and the situation of "Fusheng" can only be investigated by the team members who stay in the capital.

The investigation of interpersonal relationship is very cumbersome, and only part of the results of the screening are passed on.

Xu Xiaozhou clicked the mouse, and photos appeared on the projection cloth one by one, "Before Shi Limiao left the capital, she asked for leave from her immediate superior, Liao Ke, director of the third department of the 'Floating Life' variety show. Encountered a bottleneck online, knowing that there is no room for her to perform in the second half of the third season of "Guessing Heart Channel", that's why she took a long vacation. The employees of "Fusheng" thought that Shi Limiao had left the capital to relax, but no one thought she would Killed."

Mo Pai has a detailed video record, and all the people who appeared in the video, without exception, expressed great shock at Shi Limiao's death.

"Xiao Shi sent me a lot of WeChat messages!" Liao Ke took out his mobile phone and found Shi Limiao in the dense dialog box, "Here, look, she asked me about my variety show plans for the second half of the year, and she wanted to make preparations early. "

"But Director Liao's attitude is quite perfunctory." Liu Zhiqin paused, "It is true that Shi Limiao had been in frequent contact with him, and he was still inquiring about his work the day before he was killed. But his reply was only a few words, which didn't seem to be the case. I don't plan to let Shi Limiao participate in the next work."

Hai Zi held both cheeks, "I never thought that Shi Limiao would be so unhappy. She is very beautiful in the show and on her social platforms, full of goddess style."

Shi Limiao's Weibo has passed the real-name authentication, and has more than [-] followers, but judging from the number of views and interactions, more than half of these [-] followers are zombie fans.

She doesn't post much on Weibo, and even fewer in the past six months. On the contrary, when the second season of "Guessing Heart Channel" was broadcast last year, she frequently updated it for a period of time. The so-called "business".

At the end of the second season, Shi Limiao received some criticism. The audience was not satisfied with her script, and some scolding appeared in the comments.

But Shi Limiao never responded, and occasionally posted photos, all of which were breakfast, scenery, and books, to show his good attitude.

"When I saw these photos, I felt that she was mentally strong." Haizi shrugged, "So it was just for us to see."

Hua Chong said: "If the vast majority of people who see her Weibo think the same as you, it means she has succeeded. She doesn't want people to see her frustration, she just wants to show that she is the most successful and the most indifferent, Or, to put it another way, the most glamorous side. This is the 'personality' she drew up for herself."

Last night, Haizi and Pei Qing had a quarrel about "who should sleep on the bed in the bathroom". They ridiculed each other until 3 o'clock in the morning. Only you know your bitterness.”

Liu Zhiqin went on to say: "Shi Limiao's attitude when talking to Liao Ke is basically begging. Based on the opinions of other people in 'Fusheng', Shi Limiao was indeed criticized by the higher-ups because of her poor performance in the last season. She herself I also know that I am in a difficult situation in 'Floating Life'."

"Wait a minute." Hua Chong raised his hand suddenly, staring at the report in his hand, "But from the overall feedback, Shi Limiao is not the worst director, at least two people have less sense of presence than her, why? Is she the one who is dissatisfied by the leader?"

On the official website of "Fusheng", two directors have been added in the third season of "Guessing Heart Channel". With the addition of the previous ones, there are a total of seven directors. Judging from the publicity map, it is obviously sorted by popularity and influence, and Luge ranks first. , Shi Limiao was at the bottom.

Even newcomers are ahead of her.

Liu Zhiqin said: "She was given up."

Hua Chong asked: "Why is she and not someone else? Obviously someone is not as good as her."

This question seems to be unsolvable, but in fact there are many explanations, such as she offended the high-level because of something that has not been known, such as other people have relationships, but she has no backing, or someone wants to be promoted, and needs to step on her as a springboard .

Liu Zhiqin thought for a while, "Is this directly related to Shi Limiao's murder?"

Hua Chong leaned back in his chair, "I can't see it yet."

"I was thinking that the murderer who killed Shi Limiao in that way must have deep resentment towards her. If the hatred has not reached a certain level, it is difficult for someone to choose such an extreme method." Liu Zhiqin crossed his fingers, "From Shi Limiao's workplace relationship alone, I can't see that anyone hates her so much that she must be tortured to death."

Hua Chong was silent for a while, his eyes fell on Shi Limiao's family.

With the improvement of the household registration system, a person's origin and family members are clear at a glance.

Shi Limiao's hometown, Wenyi City, is a small economically backward city like Xiling City. She lives in Baimeng Town below Wenyi City.Shi Limiao got into the capital with the top ten scores in the city's college entrance examination. He studied journalism and media. After graduation, he stayed in the capital.

Her mother passed away when she was a child, and her father reorganized the family. The last time she had contact with her family was during the Spring Festival, so it can be seen that she is quite estranged from her father.

Hua Chong closed his eyes, and initially outlined Shi Limiao's character and life——

She is diligent and smart, but not too smart. She fights all the way on her own, because she lacks family support. In a place like the capital, she has to work twice as hard as her colleagues to gain a foothold.

She wants to go up, and all her energy is devoted to work, so that she has no time to make friends, and lives alone for a long time, with only colleagues in her network.

She had offended no one, at least not on the surface.She works hard, but still makes mistakes at work.The show needs new blood for changes. She is not the worst, but she has the least background, so she sits on the bench.

No one really cared about her when she took a long vacation to adjust, and her director didn't even want her to come back to a new job right away.

She is quite glamorous in the eyes of those who don't know the inside information, and she is a mature woman with a successful career, but in fact, she has been missing for many days, and no one cares about her life or death.

There is no doubt that this is a very easy "prey" for the murderer.

"Flower team?" Liu Zhiqin called out.

Hua Chong stood up, "I'll go to the B&B where Shi Limiao stayed."