Criminal Investigation: Forbidden Rose

A week later, just as Shao Lin was about to leave work, he was "invited" to the Western Division by a phone call.It's not an interview over tea, but a serious summons.

The attitude of the staff was quite friendly, but after Shao Lin handed in his belongings, he was thrown into the interrogation room by himself to dry.

Regardless of whether you committed a crime or not, let me hang out for a while at the meal time, no water, no food, no concept of time, no one to talk to.

Waiting for no reason will make people anxious, and it will make people cranky.

Shao Lin is too familiar with this routine.

There is almost nothing in the cramped space, just a pair of tables and chairs welded to the ground alone.He looked around, moving his eyes from the off-white soft soundproof walls around to the mirror on the right.Shao Lin knew that it was not a mirror, but a one-way glass.Finally, his gaze fell on a corner of the ceiling, where there was a camera, like a sinister eyeball, staring straight at him, with red light flashing.

Shao Lin knew that someone was watching him.

His every little action, whether unintentional or intentional, will be analyzed under a microscope.This feeling of "being observed" instinctively brought back some unpleasant memories.

The cold light above his head was too bright.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the police did not put him on a table and chair that restricted his movements.Shao Lin hugged his elbows, simply closed his eyes, and rested on the back of the chair.

I don't know how much time passed, about two or three hours, at the moment when the door of the interrogation room was pushed open, Shao Lin calmly opened his eyes.

Xia Yi's hearty voice came from outside: "What a coincidence, Mr. Shao, we meet again!"

I saw him striding forward with a young policewoman, and dropped the documents in his hand on the table with a "crash".His hawk-like eyes fell on Shao Lin's face, and he sneered: "Did you sleep well, Mr. Shao?"

Shao Lin looked at him and felt that the whole aura of this man had changed.Xia Yi has straight eyebrows, sharp eyes, and a sense of oppression around her body that cannot be ignored. She has transformed from a naive husky into a well-trained police dog.

For no reason, Shao Lin thought of the small video "Huskies and Bian Mu competing on the same stage" that he accidentally saw, and a flash of laughter flashed in his eyes.When he smiled, his eyes were very beautifully curved, as if light had fallen in.So much so that the little policewoman has a small question mark in her heart——

Although Yan Jingjing had only graduated a few months ago, what kind of people in the interrogation room had she not seen?Nervous, anxious, irritable, angry... Why does this man smile so happily when he sees Officer Xia?

"It's okay." Shao Lin folded his legs and sat upright. "It's quite quiet here."

Xia Yi leaned back in the chair like a master, and tapped the table with his index finger: "Let's talk, why do you think you are sitting here?"

Shao Lin gave a just right silence, and then said lightly: "To be honest, I am also thinking about this issue."

Xia Yi narrowed his eyes like a wolf: "Oh?"

He raised his chin at Yan Jingjing, and the little girl quickly handed over a document.In the photo, there is a boy in a takeaway uniform with dark skin, yellow teeth, a bright orange rider helmet on his head, and a sunny smile.

"Does this person look familiar, Mr. Shao?"

Shao Lin looked at the man in the photo and frowned slightly.

"If you can't remember, just to remind you, did he bring you a cup of coffee last Friday night?"

It's a coincidence, but it's really a coincidence.

At nine o'clock last Friday night, Xia Yi was running passionately around Huarong Lake at night, stepping on the drums of the Disco version of the Buddhist scripture "The Curse of Rebirth".One circle of the lake is [-] yuan, and two circles are exactly [-] yuan, which is Officer Xia's daily exercise.

At that time, he only heard a loud "crash" behind him, and then there was a scream from the crowd: "Help! Someone fell into the water!"

Xia Yi pulled off the earphones, turned around quickly, and rushed over at the fastest speed: "What's wrong, what's wrong, what's wrong?!"

The place where the accident happened was the T-junction between Huarong Lake Park and the highway.Under the bright street lights, the white fence on the green belt was knocked down, and a fresh wheel impression on the wet soil rushed straight into the lake.However, the lake returned to calm after the loud noise-no one came up.

Surrounded by the lake were three or five aunts, all wearing the same style of square dance costumes, looking into the lake with their necks poked out, as if they were frightened and at a loss.Someone gave Xia Yi a dull look, and pointed to the lake: "He, himself, rushed in by himself."

Xia Yi shoved the phone into her hand and growled, "What are you doing in a daze?! Call an ambulance!"

As he spoke, he took out a mini tactical flashlight from his pocket, took off his jacket and pants, and amidst the second wave of exclamations from the crowd, he plunged headlong into the icy lake in the early spring night.

When people are rescued, they already have no life response.Xia Yi didn't care about the cold, and frantically gave people CPR.A group of people surrounded him, chattering all over the place, some said it was drowned, some said the battery brake failed, some said drunk driving, some said suicide...

But Xia Yi felt strange at the time.

There were at least five witnesses who claimed that the man rushed into the lake by himself.If it's a drunk driving, how much alcohol do you have to drink?How could it be possible that he didn't smell of alcohol at all?What's more - Xia Yi glanced at the pale mouth and nose of the drowning man, there was no foam, and his hands did not grab the sand and seaweed at the bottom of the lake, which meant that the man did not struggle after entering the water.

Did he really drown?

……

Holding the photo, Shao Lin asked instinctively, "What happened to him?"

"Don't tell me what happened to him, tell me what you know."

Shao Lin didn't hide it, and directly informed a series of events such as the coffee was delivered to the wrong door, the request for a refund, and the younger brother's request.While listening, Xia Yi checked the records of the food delivery platform and mobile phone contacts. What Shao Lin said was correct.

"Brother said he misplaced it? Where did he put the coffee?"

"I live in the West District, and he said he misread it and sent it to the East District. That should be Unit 6, Unit 1, Building 402, East District."

Xia Yi raised his head and gestured in the direction of the mirror, which meant "Go check it out".

"The National People's Congress came all the way to bring the coffee back. Why don't you want it?" Xia Yi asked slowly, "Take the delivery boy to eat. To be honest, I've never seen this operation before."

"Because I don't know where this coffee was put. Similarly, I don't know who has handled this cup of coffee." Shao Lin replied calmly, "Officer Xia, I think this is a good habit."

Xia Yi frowned: "Is there any trace of the takeaway being opened?"

"I can't make out. The coffee cup is not sealed."

"Shao Lin, are you open to the sky or are you suffering from persecution paranoia?" Xia Yi raised his voice, "If you can't recognize it, you think there is something wrong with this cup of coffee? Your order is random, and the choice of the delivery boy is also the same. Random, the little brother sent it to the wrong place, and it was a random incident. You subconsciously feel that even so, in just 10 minutes, someone wants to stay and harm you, is that true?"

Just as Shao Lin wanted to defend himself, he realized that this question itself was a trap.If he spreads it out, he will unconsciously expose some information that he doesn't want to share.Shao Lin paused for a moment and replied calmly: "I don't want a cup of coffee that was delivered to the wrong place and delivered overtime. This is my right as a consumer. Is there a problem, police officer?"

"No." Xia Yi cut the subject directly, "Then tell me again, what kind of clothes did the rider wear at that time? What kind of attitude did he speak? What kind of mental state? I want to hear more details, the better."

Shao Lin thought for a moment, and the pictures in his memory were gradually restored.

——The door is half open, the gray corridor, the rider brother is wearing a bright yellow tight jacket, and the helmet of the same color has not been unbuttoned.His hair was a little greasy, and the sun and the sun were all over his face.He seemed to be running all the way here, panting a little, probably because he was running hot, and the zipper of the windproof jacket was opened to his chest...

"He said that he sent it to the wrong place because he was busy all day and was too sleepy, but he had a loud voice, spoke fast, and seemed to be in good spirits." Shao Lin replied as concretely as possible, "His face is dark and yellow. , the whole person is very thin, maybe because of work, irregular meals, or poor digestion."

Yan Jingjing was typing notes on the computer.

Xia Yi touched his chin, and a hint of amusement flashed in his eyes: "Last week, six days ago, a stranger who delivered food, Mr. Shao remembered so clearly?"

Shao Lin smiled wryly, saying it was my mistake.Indeed, during the interrogation process, whether he hesitated to give details, or memorized the details of several days ago, it is very doubtful.

He looked away, and said lightly: "It just so happens that I have a good memory."

"Brother, your memory is not so good." Xia Yi raised his eyebrows, "We met last Friday, I came to fill out the form, and you also invited me to eat a strawberry, remember?"

Yan Jingjing's hand that was taking notes paused, and a thunderbolt struck her head, and she thought to herself, what the hell, eat strawberries?I also went to fill out the form, why no one treats me to strawberries? ? ?

Xia Yi asked: "At that time, what shoes did I wear?"

Shao Lin closed his eyes again, and the picture in his memory unfolded like a photo, and every detail was as clear as it was happening right in front of his eyes.

"Nikes in fluorescent yellow, blue-green, black, and white." He opened his eyes and said slowly, "Did someone give it to you?"

The little policewoman made another thunderbolt, what, he still remembers? !

Xia Yi was also stunned.

After all, what shoes he wore a week ago, sometimes he can't remember himself: "Okay, have you opened your eyes again?"

"Depending on the style of the shoes, the price can go up to four figures, and it is ten times more expensive than Officer Xia's whole body. Therefore, it is reasonable to speculate that if you are not a running shoe enthusiast, these shoes were given by family and friends. However, if it is the former, You don't go jumping in the mud with new shoes, splashing mud all over the place." Shao Lin quickly concluded, "So, someone else gave it to you."

Xia Yi is very innocent: "I only have more than 5000 shoes, why can't I go jumping in the mud? Isn't that for arresting people! When I want to arrest people, why don't I just rush into the mud wearing Armani!"

Yan Jingjing slapped herself on the forehead.don't remember.I don't remember this sentence.

Shao Lin gave Police Officer Xia a dull look, and choked out "Sorry" for a while.

"Okay, you have a good memory." Xia Yi scratched his head vigorously, flipping through the pile of documents in front of him, and he didn't know why he was hesitating.

This time it was Shao Lin's turn to speak: "I have told you everything I know. Could it be that there is something wrong with that cup of coffee?"

However, it was never the turn of the person across the table to ask questions in the interrogation room.Xia Yi didn't raise her head: "Is there any problem, tell me?"

There was darkness in Shao Lin's eyes.

"Well, let me change the question." Xia Yi seemed to have finally made a decision, "Let's assume, suppose, if you were to poison this cup of coffee, what kind of poison would you choose?"

His sharp gaze stayed on Shao Lin, observing his reaction.

But Shaolin didn't respond.

He seemed to really think about it.

"If I want to inject poison...it depends on which channels I have to obtain the poison, and the purpose of my poisoning. But more importantly," Shao Lin's mouth curled into a playful smile, and his eyes were not warm, "Why? How can the police not suspect me?"

His voice is still very nice, as if he is not talking about some creepy murder plan, but a radio host reading a midnight poem.

"Since the other party is a takeaway rider, then I think, I will use the cold medicine that has a fast metabolic cycle, paralyzes the motor central system, and can be bought anywhere. As long as the dose is large enough, there is a high probability that he will have a car accident, even if the medicine is discovered afterwards. Jia, the common cold medicine, no matter what, I will never suspect it on my head."

Xia Yi snorted: "I mean what I said, but I just wanted to say - if you really want to do bad things, the police can't do anything about you?"

"Officer Xia, you're overthinking." The refreshing smile returned to Shao Lin's face again, "I'm just answering your question."

"It's a bit of a coincidence that the rider didn't have a car accident." Xia Yi handed over another document.

It was a pharmacy record from three months ago.

"Answer me a few more questions, Mr. Shao." Xia Yi's eyes were completely cold, "What did you do with these two boxes of prescription drug fluoxetine hydrochloride purchased with your medical insurance card? It needs to be taken for a long time, why did you only buy it once? Also, why do you drive half the way around Yan’an City to buy it from such a little-known small pharmacy that can be dispensed downstairs in your workplace?”

Shao Lin's heartbeat suddenly missed a beat.Thinking of those two boxes of fluoxetine, he seemed to be nailed to a chair.The man opened his lips slightly, but closed them tremblingly.

There are too many and complicated information in my mind, and I can't figure it out for a while.

If the police did not have definite evidence, they would not have been able to summon themselves.Could it be that there is fluoxetine in that cup of coffee?The murderer wanted to poison him, but accidentally knocked down the delivery boy?impossible.As Xia Yi said, his ordering takeaway was a random event.The little brother sent the wrong one, which is also a random incident.How is it possible for someone to accurately administer fluoxetine under such circumstances?

Someone is watching his house?

Shao Lin turned pale suddenly, and fell silent for the first time in the interrogation room.

……

That night, when Xia Yi finally got to the ambulance and the traffic police, the pupils of the deceased had already dilated.After the traffic police surveyed the scene, they could not clarify the cause of death of the deceased, and the incident could not be determined, so they handed it over to the public security.The family members felt that something was wrong and agreed to the autopsy, so they transferred it to the Forensic Center.

Originally, Xia Yi picked someone up, and there was nothing wrong with him, but the autopsy results were terribly strange——

The deceased only had a small amount of lake water in the upper respiratory tract, no foam, no water emphysema characteristics, and no significant difference in left and right heart blood concentrations. The little brother really did not drown.In other words, before falling into the water, he had died suddenly.

However, except for a few scratches on the surface of the cadaver, there was no obvious injury, no intracranial contusion, no bleeding, the left and right ventricles were obviously dilated, but the inner and outer membranes were smooth, the valves were intact, and the coronary arteries were normal.The deceased had very mild heart lesions and relatively severe stomach ulcers.None of these problems were fatal, according to forensic analysis.Considering that the deceased was young and had no underlying diseases, the possibility of sudden natural death in a non-sleep state is very small.

Therefore, the forensic doctor ran toxicological tests on the blood and stomach contents.

After two days, the result came out: fluoxetine, Shuangyang.

Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor for the treatment of depression. It has certain cardiotoxic side effects. In some people, it can cause prolongation of the QT interval, resulting in arrhythmia and even cardiac arrest.

So, here comes the problem—the deceased had no history of psychiatric diagnosis, his medical insurance card was clean, and there was no record of any prescription drugs.Why did controlled psychotropic drugs appear in his body?Officer Xia felt strange and launched an investigation.

The name of the deceased was Luo Wei, 27 years old, from the surrounding rural Orange County, who came to Yan'an City to work three years ago, and was an employee of the express delivery platform "Anxinsong".

According to his records on the food delivery platform, on the night of the incident, Luo Wei received the last food delivery order at 8:43PM and successfully picked it up at 8:58PM, but an accident occurred during delivery.

The traffic camera captured Luo Wei's journey before falling into the water: 9:02PM, everything was normal; 9:06PM, the last intersection before the accident site, Luo Wei quickly ran through a red light and fell straight into the lake along Huarong Avenue .According to the autopsy, it is reasonably suspected that Luo Wei had lost consciousness when he ran the red light, and the cardiac arrest occurred between 9:02 and 9:06.It just happened that during this time interval, he didn't bump into anyone.

After sorting it out, before Luo Wei accepted the order, he had a conversation with the owner of a company called "Want Want Fried Noodles".The boss said that Luo Wei often came to his shop for dinner. On the day of the accident, Luo Wei came as usual, packed a fried rice noodle, and did not dine in. The reason was that he felt unwell and had no appetite after drinking a cup of coffee.

Afterwards, the fried powder in the trunk of Luo Wei's battery car was consistent with the testimony of the boss, and there was no dinner in the stomach of the deceased, only coffee.So the police followed the clues, followed the clue of coffee, and found Shao Lin.

……

"What did I ask you? Didn't you return a lot of details just now, are you good at talking? Why are you dumb now?" Xia Yi stood up, put his hands on the table, and leaned forward with a strong sense of oppression, "You What did you take the medicine for? Why did you get a prescription without a psychiatric record? Ah, I forgot, among your colleagues, there are quite a few friends who can prescribe medicine for you, right?"

Shao Lin opened his mouth again, but still didn't say anything.

"Come on, no rush, huh? Let's ask one question at a time. Shao Lin, you admit that you once bought two boxes of fluoxetine hydrochloride, right?"

Shao Lin: "..."

"Did you obtain this prescription legally?"

Shao Lin: "..."

"Don't say it, right? Do you know what it means that you don't speak at this time?" Xia Yi's voice suddenly increased, and he slapped the table heavily, his voice tinged with anger, "Don't watch too many American dramas, really Thinking that keeping silent can get rid of the crime, if you don’t speak again, you are not cooperating with the investigation!”

Shao Lin seemed to be silent as usual.But only he knew that his heartbeat was accelerating uncontrollably, and the familiar suffocation gripped his lungs again. He wanted to speak countless times but couldn't speak.

fluoxetine.fluoxetine.Fluoxetine...

The bright cold light in the interrogation room was infinitely magnified, as if a gap had been torn open in the corridor of memory, and fragments poured out like a flood, interspersed with flashbacks in reality.

is that you?Why did they pick you in particular?What is your relationship with them?Are you still not telling the truth? ...

Someone is yelling.Someone is tapping the table.The chains of the handcuffs hit the corner of the table, making a crisp metal crash.Someone grabbed his hair and pushed his whole head into the cold water...

Cold sweat broke out on Shao Lin's forehead, and his heart beat as fast as a drum before a battle. He watched Xia Yi get up and walk towards him... But his five senses seemed to be sealed, and there was a distance between him and reality.

What was the officer asking him?

do not do that.It's so embarrassing.Control yourself.

The flesh-colored light and shadow swayed on the retina, as if someone was waving in front of him...

"What's wrong with you? Are you okay? Damn, I haven't done anything to you yet. Don't you have such a touch of porcelain? Oh, why are your foreheads wet? Are you going to faint in front of me? How dare you faint I dare to give you artificial respiration, huh?"

Shao Lin stretched out his hand, grabbed it twice randomly, and finally grabbed Xia Yi's hand as if grabbing some life-saving straw.He finally returned to reality with the warmth of that person's palm.Shao Lin's slender eyelashes were dyed water-colored, fluttering like butterfly wings under the cold light... His out-of-focus pupils focused again, and he saw Xia Yi kneeling on one knee by his side, while he was holding onto his hand tightly.