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"Ou Zhan's suspicion can't be cleared up. It's true that he beat Liang Ping, but his reaction just now..." Hua Chong paused, frowning, "It makes me think that the murderer of Liang Ping might not be him."

"He doesn't have that guts, and he can't do it." Liu Zhiqin understood, "But what if he misses?"

"Ok?"

"According to what he said, Liang Ping went to Shancheng to pick on him and made him lose his head in front of his colleagues. Liang Ping had never acted like this before. He was shocked, then angry, and then had a physical confrontation with Liang Ping. On impulse, he grabbed Liang Ping's hair and slammed Liang Ping against the wall." Liu Zhiqin said: "Ou Zhan has obvious violent tendencies, this is not impossible."

"Then when he woke up, he found that Liang Ping had been hit to death, or was he still breathing? So he continued to hit?" Hua Chong shook his head, "No, it doesn't make sense. Think about it, several people from Feiqu Foreign Trade saw that Ou Zhan would Liang Ping was taken away. If Liang Ping was indeed killed by Ou Zhan by mistake, how dare Ou Zhan leave the body where it is without doing anything? Someone is going into the stairwell, so Liang Ping is lying there temporarily, maybe no one will find out, but after a long time, no, it doesn’t need to be too long, within two or three days, someone will definitely pass by there.”

Liu Zhiqin thought for a while, and whispered: "Ou Zhan is not a murderer, but he is the most like a murderer? He has a motive and time to commit the crime. Liang Ping has his skin tissue under his fingernails, his footprints on the ground, and the camera is also there." He was photographed... If the murderer is someone else, then the murderer has set up a big game."

"One thing is abnormal." Hua Chong held a pen between his index finger and middle finger.

"Liang Ping 'provoked' Ou Zhan?"

Hua Chong raised his eyebrows, "'Provocation' is a good word. In Ou Zhan's eyes, what Liang Ping did yesterday was provocation. But why did she do that?"

At this time, a police officer shouted: "Flower Team, Deputy Qu brought back the victim's friend and Ou Zhan's colleagues."

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Luo Qiuzhen cried into tears, and the tears soaked in the wrinkles on her face, making her look much older than her original age.

"Yesterday morning, she called me and said that she was beaten again by the old man of the Ou family. I heard something wrong with her voice, and asked her what happened, and she said that her teeth were knocked out." Luo Qiuzhen kept wiping her tears, " I asked her to go to the hospital right away, and I rushed over after sending off my grandson. She promised well, but when I called her again, I couldn't get through! Ou Zhan is a beast, this family is all beasts! Sister Ping is suffering For a lifetime, it ended up like this in the end!"

Hua Chong asked: "She told you to go to the hospital?"

"Well, we also agreed to meet at the hospital."

"Then can you guess why she changed her mind halfway and went to Ou Zhan's work place?"

Luo Qiuzhen was so emotional that she could not speak.

Hua Chong could only wait for her.

In another inquiry room, two of Ou Zhan's colleagues were talking about what they saw and heard yesterday.

"The aunt came and said she wanted to find Ou Zhan. I didn't know she was Ou Zhan's mother." The female colleague said, "And she was wearing a mask and spoke a bit strangely. I couldn't figure out the situation, so I called Brother Liu." Come."

"I have a good relationship with Ou Zhan. He sometimes talks about family affairs. He often says that his mother is stingy and has mental problems. The words he uses are quite ugly. Anyway, I will never say that about my mother outside. I see that Auntie may be Ou Zhan's mother, so she poured water for her." The male colleague said: "Ou Zhan was having a group meeting at the time, so he was surprised, and he got into a fight with Auntie as soon as he came out."

Liu Zhiqin asked: "Do you remember what Liang Ping said?"

The male colleague frowned and thought for a while, "I remember it, but I don't think I understand it."

"What do you mean you didn't understand?"

"It just feels weird, maybe she really has a mental problem. For example, when she saw Ou Zhan, she took off her mask, insisting that Ou Zhan look at her face, look at her teeth, and say, 'It's all about your father and son' Masterpiece', 'You ruined me, don't even think about it'."

"Yes, I heard that too." The female colleague answered, "Auntie spoke very fiercely, but she seemed very scared. I always felt that when she said those words, she was worried that Ou Zhan would hit her, and she was looking forward to Ou Zhan hitting her. Anyway, it's weird."

Liu Zhiqin wondered why Liang Ping was both "very fierce" and "very scared".

There is also the phrase "Don't even think about it".

What does Liang Ping want to express to Ou Zhan?

"Then Ou Zhan pulled Auntie out." The male colleague said again: "The stairwell is extremely dirty, and we basically don't go in it. I was wondering why Ou Zhan and Auntie chose that kind of place when they quarreled. I wanted to persuade him, but Xiao Chen stopped me. After a while, Ou Zhan came back. I asked him what was wrong with his aunt, and he said, "The crazy woman is ill and has gone back." I saw two scratches on the back of his hand. Mark, guessed it was scratched by auntie, so I found alcohol for him."

Liu Zhiqin asked: "Did Ou Zhan do anything unusual after this?"

"Unusual behavior?"

"For example, if you are restless and irritable, go to the stairwell to take a look from time to time."

The male colleague shook his head, "No, he was the same as usual. He just complained a few more times during lunch, saying that he had nothing to do and came to the company to do something, which was annoying. By the way, he also went out to work in the afternoon to discuss business with customers."

When Luo Qiuzhen was silent, Hua Chong listened to Liu Zhiqin's conversation through earphones, and already had some guesses in his mind.

Luo Qiuzhen breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a sob: "I can't guess why Sister Ping went to find Ou Zhan. She has lived too hard in her life. She told me before that square dancing is her only sustenance. Not now Did that happen? There are fewer and fewer people dancing in the square, especially near Kongba where we often dance. There is no one dancing. She danced alone. I have been in a state of anxiety for the past few days, fearing that she will lose the sustenance of square dancing, and if I can't figure it out for a while, I will..."

Luo Qiuzhen sobbed: "I really didn't expect that she would be killed by her wolf-hearted son like this! She didn't know what evil she did in her life! You must severely punish Ou Zhan and that family! Ou Zhan My daughter-in-law is not a good thing either, sister Ping was beaten by Ou Zhan, and most of the time it was because the surname Zhao was fanning the flames!"

Hua Chong raised his hand, "Liang Ping likes square dancing?"

"I like her very much. I know her well. The only joy left in her life is dancing in the square." Luo Qiuzhen said and began to sigh, "It's also my fault that we sisters can't help her. She was beaten when she was young, and we all persuaded her to endure it. You think she is a woman without a job, married to someone who has no worries about food and clothing, what can she do if she can’t bear it? We all thought that she would be relieved when Ou Zhan grew up. My son will always protect her Mother's. But...but..."

Luo Qiuzhen cried again, "Ou Zhan has never felt sorry for Sister Ping. Over the past few years, Ou Huan Guo has grown old and can't beat her anymore. He beat Sister Ping harder than Ou Huan Guo!"

Hua Chong said: "After Ou Zhan started beating Liang Ping, you still persuade Liang Ping to endure?"

Luo Qiuzhen was stunned, her eyes dodged, she didn't know whether it was regret or embarrassment, and said in a low voice: "I have endured it for half my life, do I want to leave that home? Sister Ping doesn't know anything, and she has no savings. If she leaves the father and son, what will she do?" life?"

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"I have some ideas." Liu Zhiqin stirred the coffee in the cup, took a sip as if testing the temperature, and handed it to Hua Chong.

Hua Chong took it, "Say it."

"Liang Ping has lived an inhuman life for decades. When she was young, her hope was 'everything will be fine when her son grows up'. Now, her hope is to dance in the square every day. Luo Qiuzhen is right, She has endured it for half her life, and she is used to it, and it is impossible for her to leave voluntarily. Then her only motivation to survive is to dance." Liu Zhiqin said: "However, there was a tragedy in Wutong Community, and the square dance team disbanded overnight. If you can’t dance, you won’t have the motivation to live.”

"She wants to die." Hua Chong finished his coffee in a few sips. "The night before yesterday, Ou Huanguo beat her up. This may have become the trigger for her determination to die."

"Yes. Before, I wondered why Liang Ping would suddenly 'provoke' Ou Zhan. Now that I think about it, she should have made a decision. She deliberately provoked Ou Zhan."

Hua Chong looked into Liu Zhiqin's eyes, and was silent for half a minute before saying, "Liang Ping hates the Ou family father and son, but she is conservative, even pedantic, and can neither escape nor fight back. She thought about revenge, but how could she Retaliation? Expose them? Kill them? No, it's impossible, she can't do it."

Liu Zhiqin sighed, "Only death can make the father and son of the Ou family get the punishment they deserve."

"But if this is the case, she is too cruel to herself." Hua Chong felt a chill under his feet, took a few steps, and shook his head lightly.

"Does she have other choices?" Liu Zhiqin asked.

Hua Chong stopped, "Of course there are bystanders, such as you and me. But from her point of view, maybe not. When she was alive, she didn't have the courage to break up with her family."

"Flower Team, we have to deal with this clue." Liu Zhiqin said: "If Ou Zhan is the murderer, then there are too many illogical aspects in this case. But if Liang Ping planned her own death, There are a lot of details to talk about.”

"Liang Ping's forehead injury couldn't have been caused by herself. If she had hit it by herself, it couldn't have hit that level. Someone must have grabbed her hair and given her this bloody but liberating death." Hua Chong slowed down Speaking quickly, "Who is this person? Why is 'he' willing to help Liang Ping like this?"

"A person who dares to kill, is 'he' just helping Liang Ping?" Liu Zhiqin said: "Is it possible that 'he' also has his own purpose? Also, how did 'he' contact Liang Ping, how did he Hit it off?"

"Wait, I thought of another possibility." Hua Chong interrupted, "Liang Ping didn't ask 'him' for help. Yesterday Liang Ping decided to commit suicide, and she went to Ou Zhan just to vent her anger. He committed suicide in the same way, but he was killed by the person hiding in the stairwell before he left the stairwell."

Liu Zhiqin pondered for a while, "But if Liang Ping just committed suicide, it wouldn't be considered revenge on Ou Zhan. The autopsy results can only prove that she suffered domestic violence, but domestic violence can give Ou Zhan multiple punishments?"

"This is just a possibility that suddenly occurred to me." Hua Chong said, "Tell me first, so as not to forget."

"It seems to make sense. Liang Ping wants to take revenge on Ou Zhan. This is just our guess. Only she knows what she thinks in her heart." Liu Zhiqin quickly digested Hua Chong's thoughts, "If it is not so extreme, she I just want to end my own life, maybe find Ou Zhan to vent before committing suicide. Then the person hiding in the stairs is very strange, why does 'he' do this? 'He' has a grudge against Ou Zhan, Want to frame Ou Zhan with Liang Ping's death? But how did 'he' know that Liang Ping would go to find Ou Zhan? 'He' also chose the timing too well."

Hua Chong rubbed his eye sockets, "'He' and Liang Ping should still have some connection. There is another question, if Liang Ping really wanted to take revenge, why did she only take revenge on Ou Zhan? What about Ou Huanguo? From an emotional point of view Liang Ping should hate Ou Huan even more."

"So, Ouhuanguo is in danger." Liu Zhiqin said and looked into the corridor, "But Ouhuanguo has been brought under control, even if the murderer wanted to do something to him, he would have no chance."

Hua Chong wiped his face, "The more I think about it, the more complicated it becomes."

"I'll go to the trace inspection department." Liu Zhiqin said, "If the murderer is not Ou Zhan, then the remaining footprints are very important."

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Both Ou Zhan and Ou Huanguo are undergoing a new round of interrogation, Hua Chong stares at the screen with a dark light in his eyes.

The Ou family father and son admitted to beating Liang Ping for a long time, but they firmly denied killing Liang Ping.Ou Zhan was very excited and kept swearing poisonous oaths.

Hua Chong rested his elbows, quickly sorting out the clues in his mind.

It doesn't matter whether you swear or not, the real murderer might swear.

But Ou Zhan's behavior before and after the incident was indeed not like a murderer.

Similarly, Wang Xiaoning is not like a murderer.

Hua Chong turned around, turned his back to the monitor, and paced back and forth with his head down.

The two cases that the serious crime team is investigating seem to have nothing to do with each other. Wang Zhangbing died of strangulation, and Liang Ping died of head impact. The family situations of the two are also completely different.However, the important suspects pointed to by both sides of the evidence are not so like the murderer.

It was as if there was an external force influencing the two families and leading the two deaths.

and also!

Hua Chong stopped.

For the two deceased, death, although painful, seemed to be a relief.

Scattered clues are like dust in the air. Although they can be felt, they are difficult to control.Hua Chong closed his eyes tightly, trying to catch something.

There was a knock on the door nearby.

His thoughts were interrupted, Hua Chong raised his head.

Xiao Chengxin stood at the door, "Flower Team, did I disturb you?"

"No." Hua Chong asked, "What's the matter?"

"That's it. I know your serious crime team has been busy recently, and I hesitated for a while, wondering if I should come to you." Xiao Chengxin put a folder on the table, hesitating, "That..."

The people in the accumulative crime team are not as quick-spoken as the members of the serious crime team. Normally, Hua Chong would have waited patiently, but now he really doesn't have that kind of leisure, reminding: "What's the matter?"

Xiao Chengxin coughed twice, "I, our team is currently investigating a case from 13 years ago, and one of the victims is also an elderly man."

The recent cases in Los Angeles are all related to the elderly, Hua Chong reflexively became vigilant.

"Our team has solved a few backlogged cases a while ago, but this case feels very difficult to investigate." Xiao Chengxin said and glanced at Hua Chong, "Ah, I didn't want to trouble you again. Zhang Mao told me that you are busy now. I can't take care of other things. I just thought, well, maybe the case I have at hand can give you some inspiration."

Hua Chong asked Xiao Chengxin to sit down, opened the folder, and found that it was a reorganized case file.

"This case happened in Hefu Town. The deceased Hu You and Hu Xiangjuan were a father and daughter. Hu You was 80 years old at the time, and Hu Xiangjuan was 52 years old." Xiao Chengxin said: "Both of them were strangled to death, and they died in their own building. in a two-story building."

"Strangle to death?" Hua Chong's eyes fell on the photo at the scene. The elderly Hu You, like Wang Zhangbing, was found lying on a wheelchair, with obvious strangulation marks on his neck and severe swelling on his face.

"Yes, strangled to death. Judging from the strangle marks, the murder weapon was a hemp rope. But this hemp rope has never been found, and the murderer may have destroyed it long ago." Xiao Chengxin continued: "Hu Xiangjuan was killed in addition to being strangled. , and was stabbed in the back. But the fatal injury was mechanical asphyxiation.”

"Hu Xiangjuan has a son?" Hua Chong asked while watching.

"Yes. Hu Xiangjuan's son is Lu Zhouan. He was 27 years old at the time. He lived with Hu Xiangjuan and Hu You. He is the most suspected person. After the accident, he disappeared."

"What is the motive of this Lu Zhouan's crime?"

"I have checked the previous investigation records. Hu You suffers from Alzheimer's disease, and it has developed to an advanced stage. Hu Xiangjuan lost her husband in her early years and took care of him alone. Later, she couldn't take care of him, so she decided to work in other places. called back."

Hua Chong's heartbeat gradually accelerated.

It's Alzheimer's disease again, and it's terminal again.

Wang Zhangbing also suffered from Alzheimer's disease, and was also strangled to death.

Xiao Chengxin continued: "The standard of living in Hefu Town is relatively low, and Hu Xiangjuan makes a living in the braised vegetables business. Before Lu Zhouan returned to Hefu Town, he didn't quit his job right away. It took three months before he resigned from his previous unit. Resigned. After that, I followed Hu Xiangjuan to sell braised vegetables and took turns taking care of Hu You."

"What was Lu Zhouan's previous job?"

"I'm doing basic scientific research in the arsenal. I don't know the specific projects. He went to college and entered the arsenal as soon as he graduated."

Hua Chong turned back and saw Lu Zhouan's photo.

The young man in the photo has an ordinary appearance, wearing glasses, and his eyes are a little dazed. The only bright spot is that the corners of his lips are raised upwards.

This little range made him look friendly.

"It was not easy to do scientific research back then. Although the salary was not high, the psychological satisfaction should be quite high." Xiao Chengxin said: "But Hu was sick and couldn't take care of himself. Hu Xiangjuan urged Lu Zhouan to go home and help take care of him. , there is no one else in the Hu family, so Lu Zhouan can only give up his job. I think this may be a turning point in his life."

"How long has it been since Lu Zhou'an returned to Hefu Town to when Hu You and Hu Xiangjuan were killed?" Hua Chong asked.

"Two years."

Hua Chong looked down, "After Hu You lost the ability to take care of himself, he lived for more than two years relying on the care of Hu Xiangjuan and Lu Zhouan."

"That's right, their neighbors said that old man Hu has tenacious vitality and can really live."

"But Lu Zhou'an may not be able to take it anymore." Hua Chong thought of Wang Zhangbing's family.

Wang Zhangbing has been ill for five years, but it has only been one year since he completely lost the ability to take care of himself.One year is not long or short, the three brothers and sisters of the Wang family can no longer bear it, and hope that he will die as soon as possible. Wang Chuning has even prepared a rope and intends to strangle him to death.

It is conceivable how Lu Zhouan's psychology will change after he puts down his favorite job and took care of Hu You for two years.

From the age of 25 to the age of 27, the whole day's work has changed from researching at the desk to selling braised vegetables and pouring shit and urine for the elderly. How does Lu Zhouan feel every time he faces his grandfather who has long forgotten him?

"Lu Zhouan's motive is hatred." Xiao Chengxin said, "He hated Hu Xiangjuan for forcing him back, and also hated Hu You for dragging him down. So he wanted to kill them. Or maybe the only thing he wanted to kill was Hu You—Hu You Only after he dies can his life get back on track and he can have his own life. But when Hu Xiangjuan found out what he had done, he had no time to weigh it, so he killed Hu Xiangjuan and fled in a hurry. Hefu Town did not report the case at first Come up, when the report came up later, Lu Zhouan had disappeared for a long time, so it was like losing the opportunity to arrest him."

"If Lu Zhou'an is still alive, he should be 40 years old this year." Hua Chong thought for a while, "In the past 13 years, he must have never had a normal job. He killed those who dragged him down, but his own Lives are completely ruined."

"Yes, if he can bear it for a few more years, or find another way to take care of Hu You without delaying work, this tragedy will not happen." Xiao Chengxin said.

Hua Chong shook his head.

When dealing with one matter, others can often come up with countless ways to get the best of both worlds, but the person involved cannot find a balance point.

Otherwise, why are there so many people in the world digging into a dead end.

"However, if the murderer wasn't Lu Zhou'an, he might have already been killed." Hua Chong said.

"So this case has never been solved. It is said that the murderer is Lu Zhouan, who fled in fear of crime after committing the crime, and it is said that the murderer is someone else. The Hu family is equivalent to being wiped out." Xiao Chengxin frowned, "You know , The criminal investigation technology in the past is incomparable with the current one, and the place where the crime happened is still in a town, and it has been delayed for so long, it is indeed very tricky."

Hua Chong patted the folder, "You are not here to enlighten me, but to give me a problem."

Xiao Chengxin smiled embarrassingly, "I also want to do something for you. If there is something I need, Team Flower, just ask me to do it."

After Xiao Chengxin left, Hua Chong continued to read the case files from 13 years ago, and unconsciously wrote down three names in the notepad.

Hu You, Hu Xiangjuan, Lu Zhouan.

Is Lu Zhouan dead or alive?

Suddenly, he remembered a person Zhang Mao had asked Zhang Mao to investigate when he was investigating the case of nurse Lu Ke.

what do you say that is?

Chen...Chen Chen?

The nurse Chen Juan who was on duty for Lu Ke but caused a medical accident due to a mistake, her younger brother Chen Chen disappeared for no reason, and his life and death are unknown.

Liu Zhiqin explained to Zhang Mao at the time that a person who disappeared without a reason was either dead or deliberately hidden for a certain purpose.

Are Chen Chen and Lu Zhou'an dead, or are they hiding?