The Book of Death by Heart Poison

In Xincheng, the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled in a narrow alleyway, like dirty water poured from any household.

This is the old town of Xincheng, with dense crowds, houses crowded together, and mottled marks all over the walls.

Before Xiao Huan died, he lived with his parents in one of the flats, which had two bedrooms and one living room.

Only a few of the old residential buildings have installed anti-theft doors, and the rest are "standard" with iron bars and wooden doors.Hua Chong knocked on the iron gate of 5-4, and heard footsteps coming from inside.

A somewhat old voice asked, "Who is it?"

Before Hua Chong could answer, the wooden door opened, and a strong scent of incense came rushing towards him.

The gray-haired woman held the door, her eyes were wary and blank, "Who are you looking for?"

When Hua Chong showed his ID, the woman asked in surprise, "You, are you a policeman?"

"May I go in and sit down?" Hua Chong asked.

The woman hesitated for a while, and finally opened the iron gate. She couldn't find any slippers for the guests, nor did she have any disposable shoe covers, so she said awkwardly, "You can just come in like this."

Hua Chong walked in front, Yue Yue closed the door behind.After entering the door, the smell of incense candles became stronger. Hua Chong turned his gaze and found a Buddhist altar in the corner of the living room with a black and white photo on it, and burning incense candles beside it.

"Are you here because of Huanhuan?" The woman's eyes were filled with grief, and her eye sockets were slightly red, "It's been so many years..."

Hua Chong walked to the altar and stared at the people in the photo.

Xiao Huan was only 23 years old when he committed suicide, the age when he entered society from school.

But in the posthumous photo, his eyes were dull, and he was so thin that he almost lost his appearance.

Even if it was just a frozen moment, Hua Chong still saw despair and pain in his eyes.

According to the information provided by the Xincheng police, Xiao Huan was admitted to Xincheng Translation College after graduating from high school.This is a junior college, and Xiao Huan's grades have not been very good.

After graduation, Xiao Huan failed to find a job and lived with his father Xiao Ziqiang and mother Han Juan. One year later, he jumped from the 12th floor and died on the spot.

Xiao Huan left a suicide note, and the traces at the scene ruled out homicide.

The police found some drugs to treat depression in Xiao's house. Based on the suicide note and the testimony of Xiao Ziqiang and Han Juan, it was judged that Xiao Huan committed suicide due to depression.

But why he suffered from depression, the police did not find out the reason.

There is only one line in the suicide note - Dad, Mom, I am sorry for you.

Xiao Ziqiang and Han Juan were overly sad. They only said that Xiao Huan had been introverted since he was a child and had hidden things in his heart.

Since Xiao Huan jumped from the window of his home, Xiao Ziqiang and Han Juan moved to the current residence after the funeral was settled.

Hua Chong turned around and faced the old woman who had lost her son, "We came this time mainly to know what Xiao Huan experienced in Huanqiao Town."

Hearing this, Han Juan backed away abruptly and bumped into the stool behind her.

Hua Chong hurriedly supported her.

"Huanqiao Town..." Han Juan whispered dreamily, "Huanhuan, Huanhuan."

"Sit down first." Hua Chong waited for a moment before saying: "After the overall relocation of Huanqiao Town, you have only lived in Qiancheng for less than three years. As far as I know, the planning team has arranged for you and your husband Working in the factory, you don’t have to worry about life. But you would rather quit your job, move to Xincheng, and be busy on the construction site.”

Hua Chong looked into Han Juan's eyes seriously, "Is it because you want Xiao Huan to leave the environment at that time?"

"You..." Han Juan seemed unable to believe what she heard, "You know that? How is it possible?"

In fact, Hua Chong was not sure that Xiao Huan had been raped as a child, and the Huanqiao Town Police Station had not received any reports of boys being raped.

However, combining the details recalled by class monitor Qian Song, Xiao’s family moved out of Mancheng, Xiao Huan’s depression and suicide, and so on, people can’t help guessing that Xiao Huan is the boy who was raped with Yu Jun .

Hua Chong said solemnly: "I came here precisely for that matter."

Han Juan was dumbfounded, her hands trembling constantly.

Hua Chong said: "Now we are investigating what happened in Huanqiao Town that year. Would you like to tell me the details you know?"

Han Juan lowered her head and wiped her tears, "Huanhuan is gone, and what I say will no longer make sense."

After a while, Hua Chong said, "Then I'll ask you a few questions, and you can answer me if it's convenient for you. If you really don't want to answer, you can keep silent."

Han Juan nodded.

"Do you know this kid?" Hua Chong took out the primary school graduation photo he got from Qian Song, pointed at Yu Jun and said, "I heard that he has a good relationship with Xiao Huan."

Han Juan picked up the photo tremblingly, but her eyes fell on Xiao Huan in the front row.

A mother gazes at her dead son.

Yue Yue wanted to remind Han Juan, but Hua Chong raised his hand to stop him.

Han Juan's voice gradually choked, "I remember this child, what happened to him?"

Hua Chong frowned slightly.

When Yu Jun was in high school, he once told Ying Fei that when he was raped, there was a classmate beside him, and it was the classmate's parents who saved them. Even his injuries were handled by the classmate's parents.

So if Xiao Huan was that classmate, Han Juan shouldn't have reacted like this when asked about Yu Jun.

Isn't Xiao Huan the classmate Yu Jun mentioned?

In the past few days, the special operations team has verified the information of all the students in Yu Jun's class, and none of them are the students Yu Jun mentioned.The only possibility is Xiao Huan.

Hua Chong thought about it, and said, "Yu Jun has also experienced Xiao Huan's experience."

Han Juan took a deep breath and said in surprise, "You mean..."

"Not long ago, he was killed in Qiancheng." Hua Chong said: "We investigated his background and learned that many children in Huanqiao Township had been raped."

Han Juan leaned forward, "Yes, can you tell me why he was killed?"

Hua Chong shook his head, "This is what we are eager to know."

Han Juan was extremely surprised, and finally said after a period of silence: "It's all because we didn't have that awareness back then, Huanhuan, Huanhuan has been bullied by those people for a long time."

Hua Chong asked: "You and Xiao Huan's father only found out later?"

Han Juan nodded while wiping her tears, "There is a girl from the boss outside. Her father and I both knew about it. We were very lucky at that time. Huanhuan was a boy, and boys are safe. Later, Huanhuan always said that his legs hurt, Without saying why, his dad took off his pants and saw him there..."

Han Juan couldn't continue talking, Hua Chong understood what was going on, got up and walked to the window, leaving room for her.

After recovering, Han Juan said: "His father and I panicked. We didn't know what to do. We asked Huanhuan if he knew who did it. Huanhuan shook his head. We didn't dare to go to the teacher or the police. , everyone will know. The town is full of acquaintances, if others find out, what will Huanhuan do in the future?"

Hua Chong asked: "After you found out, has Xiao Huan been violated?"

"No." Han Juan said, "His father and I took turns to see him off, and we won't let him leave alone."

Hua Chong said: "Then Xiao Huan later..."

"We thought it was over, but it never was." Han Juan said, "After moving to Qiancheng, Huanhuan's personality became more and more introverted, and she was beaten all over by senior students. I went to the school to ask for They say that Huanhuan is a pervert."

"abnormal?"

"He is in the classroom, in the dormitory, regardless of the occasion, his hands..."

Hua Chong signaled Han Juan not to say any more.

Xiao Huan was molested many times when he was young, and no one helped him or taught him. His parents knew about it, but they didn't seek justice for him.After entering adolescence, his body began to develop, but he had a huge psychological shadow, so that he felt inferior and distorted, which prompted him to do things he shouldn't do in front of his classmates.

He became an isolated "monster".

From a certain point of view, he is even more pitiful than Yu Jun in junior high school.

Han Juan intermittently talked about what happened afterwards——

Xiao Huan couldn't stay in school any longer. Even in the surrounding schools, some people said that Xiao Huan was a pervert.

Han Juan and Xiao Ziqiang finally decided to leave Qiancheng and go to a strange place to start from scratch.

After transferring to the new school, Han Juan repeatedly told Xiao Huan not to be the same as before.But she still doesn't know whether Xiao Huan listened to it or not.

What happened in Qiancheng did not continue in Xincheng, Han Juan and Xiao Ziqiang were relieved.However, Xiao Huan's grades were not good, and he only got into a junior college.

Just when they all thought that Xiao Huan was already like a normal person, Xiao Huan committed suicide by cutting his wrist. After being rescued, he became even more depressed than before.

The doctor in charge of treating Xiao Huan said that Xiao Huan should see a psychiatrist in this situation.

Han Juan and Xiao Ziqiang did not have much education, and had never heard of depression in the past. After learning about Xiao Huan's situation, the psychologist told Han Juan that Xiao Huan was already suffering from severe depression, but it was not incurable.

The family depended on Xiao Huan in everything, and Xiao Ziqiang even took Xiao Huan on a trip to the west.But Xiao Huan still didn't get better, and ended his life at the age of 23.

"In the past five years, I have often wondered if his father and I were more educated, understood him, and took him to see a doctor early instead of just running away, would he not have come to this point?" Han Juan looked at the black and white photos, "I hate those who hurt Huanhuan. He was only 9 years old at the time. How could they do it... But I also hate myself. I don't deserve to be a mother."

Leaving Xiao Huan's house, Yue Yue burst into foul language.

There is no doubt that children were violated in Huanqiao Town 20 years ago, but even if every victim is found out now, it will be difficult for those adults who are not as good as beasts to be severely punished by the law.

Because the evidence is long gone.

It's hard to imagine how the abused children have overcome their psychological problems over the years.Everyone's ability to bear is different. Some may have let go with the company of their family members, while others—such as Xiao Huan—have reached a dead end.

As for Yu Jun, before he was killed, he looked extremely glamorous, but did he really come out?

not necessarily.

Obviously it was someone else's mistake, but it was the victim who paid the price.

Not to mention the parties involved, even the bystanders feel uncomfortable.

Xu Xiaozhou called and said that he had checked the whereabouts of Han Juan and Xiao Ziqiang.Before and after Yu Jun's death, they stayed in Xincheng, Xiao Ziqiang was busy on the construction site, and Han Juan worked in a restaurant.

It is impossible for them to have anything to do with Yu Jun's murder.

"We found the wrong person." Yue Yue said while driving, "Xiao Huan is also a victim, but he is not the classmate Yu Jun mentioned."

It was already dark, and Hua Chong looked at the straight lane of the expressway without making a sound.

"I'm wondering, does this classmate really exist?" Yue Yue frowned tightly, "Yu Jun only mentioned this classmate to Ying Fei, and when we learned about this classmate, it was Ying Fei who told the story. The classmates have already checked, and no one matches."

Hua Chong said, "Maybe not my classmate."

Yue Yue nodded, "It's possible."

The car drove forward for more than ten minutes, and Hua Chong suddenly said, "I want to ask you a question."

Yue Yue said: "Huh?"

"One of our recent ideas is that the murderer was the victim back then, or the victim's family. Over the years, he has always hoped that those who hurt him will be punished as they should, but due to objective reasons, he can do nothing with his own strength. No.” Hua Chong said: “He had serious mental and psychological problems, so that he used the method of murder to pull the police into it and let the police do what he couldn’t do.”

Yue Yue nodded, "Yes, we went to Xincheng in the same way."

Hua Chong said: "Is there a logical loophole in this idea?"

Yue Yue said: "This..."

Hua Chong lowered the car window, and the summer night wind blows in.

He and Liu Zhiqin have already discussed the biggest problem with this line of thinking, and that is the way the murderer uses the "Hateful Killer".

But now, Hua Chong discovered another problem.

"I brought myself to think about it." Yue Yue said: "If I was violated, I was still young, my parents didn't understand anything, and the police couldn't do anything. When I grew up, I began to Planning revenge, I want to make those who hurt me pay the price. I have worked hard for this goal for more than ten years, and finally found that I can't do it."

"It's here." Hua Chong said, "How would you choose?"

"It is impossible for me to ask the police for help!" Yue Yue said: "First, I have seen the powerlessness of the police, why should I put my hope on the police? Second, assuming that I am still willing to trust the police, after so many years, I I will definitely learn about the police’s case-handling process and judicial status. In this way, I will find that even if I point someone to the police and tell the police that it is the person who violated me, he will not be punished because there is no evidence. I can't walk the road of law at all!"

Hua Chong said in a deep voice: "So this line of thinking was wrong from the very beginning. He didn't pull the police into it at all. If there is such a person who desires to avenge his young self, he would not place his hopes on the police. He would Will choose to take revenge directly on the perpetrator."

Yue Yue's heart was pounding, "We discovered the past of Huanqiao Town by mistake, and this is not what the murderer wants us to know. Hey, what is the murderer's motive?"

Hua Chong closed his eyes and seemed to be asleep.

When all conceivable possibilities are ruled out one by one, what remains must be the most terrifying and unbelievable motive.

As soon as the car passed the Qiancheng Tollgate, it started to rain.

There is a lot of sand and dust in the air throughout the city, and the air quality will be much better after every rain, so the locals are looking forward to the rain, but the outsiders are not used to it.

"Hey, why is it raining here?" Yue Yue turned on the wiper, "I didn't think it was going to rain when I came out. Flower Team, do you have an umbrella in the back seat?"

Hua Chong turned sideways and glanced at the back, the back seat was empty.

"It's okay." Hua Chong said, "It's only a few steps away from the car, and I can run back."

The police car could drive into the city bureau, and both of them felt that it was okay to get a few steps in the rain, so they didn't ask colleagues to give them umbrellas, so they didn't go to the group to shout.

There was a traffic accident in the city due to the rain, and the traffic jam was serious. Hua Chong began to think about clues again, and his cell phone rang suddenly.

It was Liu Zhiqin calling.

Hua Chong picked it up, "Brother Xiaoliu."

"Where are you?" There were some noises from Liu Zhiqin's side, it didn't seem like they were indoors, if you listened carefully, you could hear the sound of fine rain.

Hua Chong looked forward, "There may be a quarter of an hour in the traffic jam. What's wrong?"

"You and Yue Yue didn't bring umbrellas, did you?" Liu Zhiqin said, "I'll pick you up."

Hua Chong subconsciously straightened his waist and said with a smile, "It's not raining too much. We parked the car at the door and walked over in a few steps."

"I'm already at the door." Liu Zhiqin said, "You can save yourself the few steps in the rain."

After hanging up the phone, Hua Chong took a light breath, with a casual smile on his lips.

"Brother Liu is coming to pick us up?" Yue Yue said.

"Ah."

"Brother Liu is really a good man."

"..."

A quarter of an hour later, the "good man" Liu Zhiqin stood by the car door holding an umbrella, and when Hua Chong got out of the car, some rain was splashed on his trousers.

Yue Yue shouted at the two of them in the car: "Brother Liu, where's mine?"

When Liu Zhiqin received Hua Chong, he forgot that there was Yue Yue in the car, laughed, walked back with Hua Chong, and handed the other umbrella to Yue Yue.

When Yue Yue opened the umbrella, he was still thinking, why am I not worthy of having an umbrella service?

Everyone has been running around for a day, and it is almost early morning after collecting information. Hua Chong told everyone to go back to sleep quickly, and he and Liu Zhiqin returned to the city bureau dormitory.

There was a business trip before, and the quality of the hair dryer provided by the place where I lived was very poor. Since then, Liu Zhiqin has packed a personal hair dryer in the suitcase.

Hua Chong sat cross-legged on the bed, drowsy, and let Liu Zhiqin rub his head.

This is the most relaxing time for him today, he doesn't need to observe people, try to figure out who's thoughts, and don't need to sort out those intertwined clues.

"Asleep?" Liu Zhiqin said.

"No." Hua Chong's voice was a little nasal, "Did you do it?"

"Not so far."

"Oh, let's blow it again."

A light laugh came from above his head, even though Hua Chong was in a daze at this moment, he still heard it.

"why are you laughing?"

"Laughing, you are a bit like Erwa."

Hua Chong became more energetic, "Me? Erba?"

Brother An Min, are you itchy?

Liu Zhiqin said: "When I blow-dry it, it often hums comfortably."

Hua Chong said, "Did I hum just now?"

Liu Zhiqin said, "You didn't notice?"

Hua Chong really didn't realize that he almost fell asleep just now.However, he also blow-dried Erwa, and Erwa seemed to enjoy it quite a bit, but he didn't hear the humming. He only saw that Erwa would sneeze and bubble when she was too comfortable.

Thinking of this, Hua Chong became more sober.

Luckily he was just humming, no snot bubbles.