Mystery Pursuit

Tang Xiaoran patted Yu Ye who was squatting on the ground to look at the corpse, "Don't look at the fact that all three were strangled to death. The crime tool should be a rope that is as wide as a little finger. I will tell you what kind of rope it is when we go back and take a closer look."

Yu Ye stood up and asked, "When did you die?"

"Judging from the surface characteristics of the corpse, the time of death was more than 24 hours."

"The three people died at similar times, or are they different?"

"similar."

Yu Ye turned his head to look at Wu Yuzhou, "Three people were strangled to death at the same time in about the same period of time, and it is likely that more than one person committed the crime."

"Not necessarily. It depends on whether there are medicinal ingredients in the body of the deceased. The specific results can only be clarified after the autopsy report. However, the scene of the crime, the number of deaths, and the gender are all consistent with the situation of Liang Hong's family. This is a bit strange."

"You suspect that the murderer is in the same group?"

"Well, otherwise, how could there be such a coincidence." Wu Yuzhou looked down at the three piled corpses. Why are the dead two women and one man?What is the special meaning?While thinking about it, I caught a glimpse of a small figure from the corner of the eye, and a colleague's voice came from behind my ears, "Hurry up, kids, this is not a place to play."

Maodou stared at the dead body on the ground, his expression indifferent and not showing any fear, Wu Yuzhou bent down and asked in a low voice: "This is a dead person, Maodou will have nightmares at night after watching too much, go out and wait for me."

Maodou picked up a pair of shoe covers from the floor of the corridor, put them on like an adult, and sneaked in. He put his arms around Wu Yuzhou's thigh, "Brother Zhou, I'm not afraid of death, and I won't make trouble. Let me stay and watch for a while?"

The colleague who chased after him thought it was a child from a nearby neighbor, but when he saw that Maodou knew Wu Yuzhou, he ignored it and went out to work. Wu Yuzhou asked Maodou casually, "Do you know what death is?"

Maodou nodded, "Farewell, we will never see each other again." When he said this, his eyes dimmed, like a bottomless pool of water, under which was hidden endless sadness.

At such a young age, Wu Yuzhou was a little surprised, and wanted to continue to ask, when the words came to his lips, he remembered that when the kind grandmother who raised Maodou died, he was beside him. It was the first time he experienced death, and he was afraid of touching Maodou's heart was wounded, Wu Yuzhou swallowed back the words that came to his lips.

Instead, Yu Ye, who was listening to their chat, asked, "Is Maodou not afraid of ghosts?"

Maodou turned to look at him, and said firmly, "There are no ghosts."

"When a person dies, he will become a ghost. Those who have been killed by others are unwilling to go to the underworld to be reincarnated. They will turn into ghosts and wander the world. They are especially willing to find children." Yu Ye looked around and said emphatically, "There are more than three people in this room." ghost."

"Yu Ye!" Wu Yuzhou scolded, "Don't scare the children."

Yu Ye smiled at Wu Yuzhou, then turned his gaze back to Maodou.

"No ghosts." Maodou repeated.

Yu Ye asked: "How do you know there is no ghost? You have never seen it."

Maodou looked out the window thoughtfully, "After death, the body slowly rots and rots... and finally the bones are left."

Yu Ye immediately asked again: "Where have you seen bones?"

Maodou suddenly looked away, and said calmly: "I read it in a picture book a few days ago."

"Which picture book is for children? You tell me the title, and I'll complain to the editor-in-chief."

Maodou glanced at Yu Ye, then turned to Wu Yuzhou, "Brother, I'm going out to play."

Wu Yuzhou patted Maodou's head, "Just wait for me in the corridor, don't go far." When Maodou went out, he asked Yu Ye, "Do you doubt Maodou?"

Yu Ye grinned, "I seriously doubt what the child is doing?"

"Then why talk to him?"

"What's the point of asking casually?" Yu Ye squeezed the back of Wu Yuzhou's neck while no one was paying attention, "I have committed an occupational disease, and even I don't believe it? Maodou is such a good child, my mother said that day, let us adopt it in the future He, in case he gets old and has no children to take care of him."

Wu Yuzhou: "..."

"Don't worry that I didn't agree with my mother. Although domestic attitudes towards homosexuality are much better than in previous years, after all, there are minority groups. Children who grow up in such a family may encounter discrimination. How can it be possible for Maodou to be looked down upon by others for no reason? Besides, I have already decided that when we both get old, we can find a reliable nursing home to stay in, and no one needs to bother."

Wu Yuzhou laughed at himself, "It's okay, don't think so far, be careful not to fail."

Yu Ye blinked at Wu Yuzhou, "Don't worry, you won't be empty...Since Maodou's eyesight has recovered, let's send him to an orphanage in a few days. It's better to be adopted by a normal family than to be with us."

Thinking of sending Maodou away, Wu Yuzhou felt empty, but he couldn't refute Yu Ye's objective and rational words, "Let's go to the orphanage after we finish this part."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Being surrounded by Yu Ye, Wu Yuzhou forgot to ask Yu Ye's intention of saying those words to Maodou.

There were no wounds on the body, no signs of fighting in the room, the door locks were never damaged, and there was no elevator surveillance. The investigation of the scene of the case was relatively smooth. The criminal investigation team quickly withdrew, and several people walked out of the building door to the parking lot. An aunt came towards me, followed by a dog, and the aunt yelled as she walked, "Modou, run slowly."

Wu Yuzhou and Yu Ye looked at each other and couldn't help laughing. Maodou's face quickly sank, and he whispered, "I want to change my name."

"What do you want to change to?"

Yu Ye yelled, "Doudou? Maomao? Huanhuan?"

Mao Dou has always been cold and cold, so he doesn't bother to talk to him.

Yu Ye said a bunch of similar names, and suddenly frowned. He remembered that one day years ago, he forgot to bring his mobile phone back to Wu Yuzhou's house at noon to pick it up. He opened the door and listened to Maodou asking Zhou Qilu, "Where is Huahua?" I didn't take it seriously, now that I thought about the interesting names, I asked, "Who is Huahua?"

"The stray cat I met in the community, we often fed Huahua in those days, and it liked me very much... Then I suddenly couldn't find Huahua."

"Edamame likes cats?"

Maodou turned his head slightly, then turned back immediately and nodded.

"Do you like dogs? My German Shepherd will meet you on the Spring Festival. If you like it, I will take it to accompany you. It used to be a police dog and is very smart."

Maodou was stunned for a moment, "I don't like dogs."

Yu Ye recalled all the people who were on vacation and searched for the victim's information as quickly as possible.

The deceased male was Geng Liang, 20 years old, a bartender.

The first female deceased was He Qiuhua, a 19-year-old wine salesman.

The second female deceased, named Feng Fei, was 18 years old and was a bar attendant.

The three worked in the same bar and disappeared together two days ago. The scene of the crime was Geng Liang’s rented house. After interviewing, it was found that the three were not in a relationship and had no emotional entanglements. They were good friends. They often played together and disappeared. Never had a fight with anyone before.

Yu Ye followed the traditional way of solving crimes, and further investigated the social relations and economic contacts of the three people. Among them, the bar staff reported that Geng Liang had a close relationship with two customers who often came to the bar recently, and he often bought drinks for the two customers out of his own pocket. However, the person who provided this clue didn't know the two customers, nor did they know their real names, so the police called the bar's surveillance video for them to identify.

Two days before Geng Liang’s disappearance, a bald-headed man in a leather jacket appeared on the surveillance screen at the door. The bar staff pointed to the person in the video and said, “Just him, Geng Liang called him Brother Hao.”

Lin Jie cut out Brother Hao's screen from the video and showed it to other people in the bar. After identifying each of them, some of the staff recognized Brother Hao and knew his name was Zhang Hao, but they didn't know any other information except his name. .

There were too many people named Zhang Hao. After narrowing down the scope and comparing the photos, the man in the video was still not found, and Zhang Hao never came to the bar after Geng Liang disappeared.

Yu Ye sent people to stay at the bar, and checked the monitoring of the roads near the bar. Zhang Hao left the bar that day and took a taxi to Songzhuang. Songzhuang is an urban village in the old city. The buildings were all abandoned because the demolition fee was too high for the villagers. Although the public security has been much better in recent years, due to the low rent and the mixed population, it is still very chaotic compared with other areas of the city.

During the surveillance, Zhang Hao got off the car at the entrance of Songzhuang Village and walked into the village. However, the surveillance on the main road in the village was damaged, and his specific address could not be traced. The police had to rely on manpower to visit each house. Someone recognized Zhang Hao.

The houses in the village in the city are densely populated, and the neighbors are full of acquaintances. The police found a supermarket and asked if they knew Zhang Hao. The proprietress pointed out that Zhang Hao was a tenant next door.

Yu Ye and Wu Yuzhou rushed to Zhang Hao's rental house. The landlord said that Zhang Hao checked out a few days ago and moved out, and now the house has been rented out to other people. The specific check-out time was the day Geng Liang's death was speculated by the forensic doctor.

The landlord said that there was a girl who rented the house with Geng Liang. They were a couple. At first, the girl only came to live with him occasionally, and she moved in to live with him completely a year ago. According to the landlord’s description, Yu Ye found someone to give Zhang Hao his girlfriend. After drawing a picture, when the figure came out, everyone was stunned, the appearance described by the landlord was surprisingly similar to Liang Qing.

For a time, various clues pointed to Zhang Hao, and the case of Liang Hong's family was also involved. It is very important to find Zhang Hao and Liang Qing now.

Only the main road in the village is monitored, and the monitoring is still broken. There is no way to track down the whereabouts of Zhang Hao and Zhang Hao. There is no information on the purchase of tickets by the two on the railway, passenger transport, and air. The two are not found at major highway intersections, nor are the subway and bus systems. Zhang Hao and Liang Qing were tracked down, and they disappeared into the vast city.

After several days of non-stop investigation, there was still no news. Everyone was very tired, and they were lying in different postures in the office. They were all taking advantage of the time to catch up on sleep. After waking up, he walked into the office and stood in front of the whiteboard, staring at the victim information posted on it.

Liang Hong's family was murdered, and Liang Qing was an important suspect. She had sufficient alibi at the time. Looking back at the situation now, it is clear at a glance that she did not kill the person, and the alibi was also true. She couldn't get away with it.

Wu Yuzhou re-read the case of Liang Hong's family, and accidentally discovered that on February 2nd, Liang Qing went to the bar to dance disco, and Geng Liang and He Qiuhua were among the people who gave her alibi, but Zhang Hao was not. What is Zhang Hao doing on the night of the 2nd?It is very likely that he committed the crime at Liang Hong's house.

Because of conflicts with Liang Hong's family, Liang Qing had the idea of ​​killing. The motive for committing the crime is not difficult to guess, but why did they kill Geng Liang and the other three?

Wu Yuzhou placed the photos of the six victims of the two cases in two rows. In the first row, Liang Hong was placed first, followed by his wife and daughter. In the second row, Geng Liang was placed first, followed by He Qiuhua and Feng Fei.

Yu Ye woke up for a while, and saw Wu Yuzhou standing motionless in front of the whiteboard like a statue. He picked up his clothes and put them on Wu Yuzhou's shoulders, "What are you looking at? Go to sleep."

Wu Yuzhou: "The staff at the bar said that Geng Liang and Zhang Hao had a good relationship. Since they were good friends, why did Zhang Hao kill Geng Liang, and also killed three people, the number and gender of which were the same as those of Liang Hong's family. Is this a coincidence or something hidden? other factors?"

Yu Ye raised his eyes and looked at the whiteboard. If he could find the meaning of a man and two women, it would mean that Liang Qing and the others had other reasons for killing people. If they couldn't find it, it was purely a coincidence. He thought for a while and said, "Male represents yang, and woman represents yin , ask Cheng Xiaolu and Wu Fei to check online later, if there are any legends or allusions related to yin and yang, maybe they will kill people because of some unrealistic rumors like Chai Huan."

Men represent yang, women represent yin, and one man and two women are yang and yin.

A picture flashed before Wu Yuzhou's eyes, and his eyes widened subconsciously.