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"Ji Can doesn't know Lu Zhou'an. When she saw the photo, she didn't seem to be lying." Hua Chong sank into the sofa, rubbing the center of his brow with his right hand.

Liu Zhiqin stood by the sofa, with his back to the light, and the shadow just covered Hua Chong, "That is to say, the murderer is another person. How would she describe this person's appearance?"

Hua Chong raised his eyes, "She said she couldn't remember."

"Impossible." Liu Zhiqin frowned, "They are not strangers who pass by on the road, and they forget their appearance. Ji Can met him many times and conspired with him to kill Wang Zhangbing. How could he forget so quickly? What does he look like?"

"But she just can't describe it." Hua Chong folded his hands on his stomach, "Just say that the other party looks very ordinary, a middle-aged man, neither tall nor short, and he was wearing a mask when we met for the first time."

Liu Zhiqin shook his head, "These are too common to draw."

"Yes. The more I ask, the more anxious she becomes. She seems really anxious." Hua Chong sighed, "Do you remember, she learned to draw."

Liu Zhiqin's nerves tensed suddenly.

"I also learned to draw for a few days when I was a child. It was an ordinary interest class, the kind that everyone had to participate in." Hua Chong said: "From drawing buildings and streets, I have been learning to draw plants and animals. Later, I learned You can’t learn to draw people. Do you guess why?”

Liu Zhiqin thought for a while, "Because I don't want to learn anymore and want to play?"

Hua Chongxiao said, "Children, they all want to play. Of course I don't like painting taking up the time for playing. But before learning to draw people, I can still persist, because I can draw well, and occasionally I will be praised by the teacher a few times." sentence."

"You draw people badly?"

"Not only is it bad, it's almost impossible to watch."

Liu Zhiqin imagined it for a while, and felt that Hua Chong should not belittle himself.

"I don't have the talent for drawing, especially for drawing people." Hua Chong continued: "The models look different, but the ones I draw on paper all look the same, and I can't tell the difference at all. The teacher said it has nothing to do with observation Related, in fact, my observation ability is not bad, but I just don’t draw well, I don’t have that talent, and I am always criticized, so I don’t want to learn anymore.”

Liu Zhiqin had seen what Hua Chong had drawn casually when analyzing the case, and it was simply a ghostly drawing.

"Ji Can is different, she is an art student in a regular school." Hua Chong changed the subject, "The talent I lack, she must have. Not only is her ability to observe a person's appearance outstanding, but she can also observe The details are traced on paper.”

"So..." Liu Zhiqin continued, "No matter how ordinary the murderer's appearance is, she can remember and draw it."

"Yes!" Hua Chong stood up, "She has poor mental quality. I can tell whether she was 'acting' just now. She really can't remember, and because she can't remember, she is very nervous."

"I must remember, but I can't remember." Liu Zhiqin's brows were deeply furrowed, "This is too contradictory."

"Looking at her, I thought of Huang Caihua for a moment." Hua Chong said.

Liu Zhiqin immediately understood, "Ji Can has also been hypnotized?"

"I only thought of this possibility." Hua Chong walked towards the window, "If it was a normal face-to-face contact, it is impossible for her, an art student with good professional grades, to not be able to recall the murderer's appearance. Logically speaking, give her a She can even draw the murderer on a piece of paper. But she is so dazed now that she can’t write at all. Why? Because her memory has been tampered with, she only knows that this person looks ordinary, and she doesn’t know anything else.”

Liu Zhiqin inhaled quietly, and when he thought of Huang Caihua, he recalled the thrilling scene when the motorcycle collided with the truck.

Huang Caihua died extremely tragically. Before his death, he was in a state of madness. It is almost certain that his mind was manipulated.

And the man who hid in the dark and manipulated him hasn't shown up yet.

"Another point is that the murderer is familiar with the entire Wang family. He must have chosen Wang Zhangbing and Ji Can after a long period of observation and understanding. Ji Can is an art student, so he must have thought about whether Ji Can will draw him. Hua Chong put one hand on the window frame, "Then he should take measures so that Ji Can can't draw him, and he can't even tell what he looks like and what characteristics he has."

Liu Zhiqin followed his train of thought, "If the murderer had hypnotized Ji Can, it would also explain why Ji Can was so thoroughly bewitched. She hasn't stepped into society yet, and some thoughts and actions are 'simple' at best, but at worst It's called 'stupid'. But when I saw your record of interrogating her, I still found it a little strange—she seemed so stupid that she had no bottom line. A girl who is almost 20 years old is naive, extreme, and immature. This is not incomprehensible. , but naive to her level, just..."

"Hmm." Hua Chong nodded, "That makes sense. If the murderer is familiar with hypnosis, it is very likely that he did more than blur Ji Can's memory of his appearance. He did it very covertly. Huang Caihua's spirit is different. According to the surveillance video on the road You can see it, but Ji Can doesn't seem to have been hypnotized at all."

"Will the person manipulating Huang Caihua and hypnotizing Ji Can be the same person?" Liu Zhiqin said in a deep voice.

Hua Chong was silent for a long time, "My personal judgment, no."

"why?"

"Their way of doing things is different. Also, there is more than one person behind Huang Caihua, but on Ji Can's side, the murderer seems to be single-handed." Hua Chong covered his forehead, "But this is not a basis for judgment."

"Huang Caihua has completely become a puppet, and it is a 'disposable' puppet, which can be thrown away after use." Liu Zhiqin said: "Ji Can was used as an assistant by the murderer, and only his mind and a little memory were disturbed. Flower team, are we Should I contact an expert in psychology?"

"I'll make arrangements in a moment." Hua Chong inserted his hands into his hair and stroked it vigorously, "I had a glimmer of hope that the murderer might be Lu Zhou'an who had been missing for 13 years, but now it seems that the murderer is another There is someone. If the experience described by this person to Ji Can is not fabricated, then like Lu Zhouan, he also has family members suffering from Alzheimer's disease. After a long struggle, he killed his family members, and then He went away and hid all the way, and before killing Wang Zhangbing, he also killed other Alzheimer's patients."

"I have checked the unsolved murder cases in Han Province in recent years. The only case where the deceased suffers from Alzheimer's disease is the one in Hefu Town." Liu Zhiqin said: "The murderer either committed the crime in other provinces and now fled to Los Angeles. Either you're lying."

"Then we have to investigate the case in other provinces." Hua Chong took a breath and closed the window, "But in this case, it may be a little troublesome. The big case in Wutong District is still on top, and there is a lot of pressure from all aspects .”

Liu Zhiqin rarely answered, and stared straight at the corner of the wall.

Hua Chong turned around, noticed his abnormality, and called out, "Brother Xiaoliu?"

Liu Zhiqin came back to his senses, a dark light flashed in his eyes, "I was thinking about something just now."

"Ok?"

"Didn't the murderer tell Ji Can that he had killed his own family members as well as the elderly in other people's families?" Liu Zhiqin said, "We thought that Lu Zhou'an was the murderer who killed Hu You and Hu Xiangjuan. He hid for 13 years, and now Come out to commit crimes again. What if it wasn’t? What if Lu Zhou’an had died long ago?”

Hua Chong opened his eyes wide.

"There are two possibilities of missing for no reason - being killed and hiding on purpose. If Lu Zhou'an has died, who is the murderer?" Liu Zhiqin said.

"Do you think that the person Ji Can met is likely to be the murderer in the Hefu Town case?" Hua Chong's blood surged, and his voice was a little bit cold.

"It's just a guess." Liu Zhiqin said: "We can't confirm whether Lu Zhou'an is dead or alive. He is indeed the person most likely to strangle Hu You's father and daughter to death, and his disappearance is also very strange, but what if the facts are the opposite? ? He is not a murderer, but a victim."

Hua Chong moved an armchair and sat down, put his hands together to support his chin, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said slowly: "Back then, Lu Zhouan couldn't find a balance between taking care of Hu You and pursuing his life goals, so he was forced to give up his job. Gradually, he couldn't bear the boring life day after day, and hoped that Hu Youneng would pass away as soon as possible. The murderer approached him like Ji Can. He was bewitched by the murderer and chose to become the murderer's assistant, or in other words, let the murderer help him kill Hu Youneng. .but what did he lose his life for?"

"The murderer didn't take Ji Can's life, either because the situation was urgent and he didn't have time to attack Ji Can, or because he believed that Ji Can would not tell him—Ji Can couldn't even recall his appearance." Liu Zhi Qin walked back and forth behind Hua Chong, "But what about 13 years ago? The murderer is not very old now. He should have been a young man in his 13s 20 years ago. At that time, he might be proficient in persuading people with fallacies, but he might not be able to interfere with memory."

Hua Chong said in a low voice: "Then Lu Zhou'an must remember his appearance, and the situation of the Hu family is different from that of the Wang family. The Wang family has many people who can 'set the blame', but the Hu family does not."

"So Lu Zhou'an must die." Liu Zhiqin stood still and patted the back of the chair, "But after analyzing and analyzing, there is still no evidence."

"I'll contact a psychologist first." Hua Chong stood up, "No matter what, Ji Can is a breakthrough. Huang Caihua is dead, but she is still alive."

"Why don't we take over the case of Hefu Town." Liu Zhiqin said, "It's hard to say whether Xiao Chengxin has any problems, but since we already know about this case, we can't let it go. It's better to investigate it openly."

"I think so too." Hua Chong said: "If Lu Zhou'an had been killed, he might still be 'in' Hefu Town. Given the traffic conditions back then, it was unlikely that he would be buried in a certain place. place."

Liu Zhiqin pursed his lips, "What about Liang Ping?"

Hua Chong lowered his eyes slightly, and after a few seconds raised his eyes to look at Liu Zhiqin, "One step at a time."

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"Captain Xiao, your goal has been achieved." Zhang Mao looked at Xiao Chengxin with slanted eyes, "Last time I said that you must be lazy to come to our flower team to discuss the case, but you still don't admit it. You should admit it now. The case in Hefu Town is now under the responsibility of our serious crime team, hey, you can celebrate the New Year earlier!"

"Don't judge my gentleman's belly with your villainous heart!" Xiao Cheng sincerely defended: "I didn't think that way. At that time, I really just thought that the victim in this case was also a patient with Alzheimer's disease. The case may be related."

Of course Zhang Mao didn't believe it.

Xiao Chengxin blushed, "I'm not idle! You are investigating the case, am I not investigating the case? You are going to Hefu Town, and I can stay in the office?"

Zhang Trade was too lazy to speak, and lowered his head to pack his things.

During the meeting just now, the Serious Crime Squad dispatched some police officers to Hefu Town together with the Accumulated Case Squad, and he was one of them.A business trip is actually not a bad thing, but he wants to stay and deal with the two cases of Wang Zhangbing and Liang Ping, but since Hua Chong has already ordered generals, he has to obey orders and dare not blame Hua Chong, so he has no choice but to hate Xiao Sincerely.

But Xiao Chengxin doesn't seem to be as repulsive as before.

He sighed, and gave Xiao Chengxin a blank look.

"It's useless to look at me." Xiao Chengxin said: "The sooner the case is solved, the better off everyone will be."

Zhang Mao groaned twice before getting to the point, "If the person who encouraged Ji Can encouraged Lu Zhouan and killed Lu Zhouan 13 years ago, then what kind of person is he? Lu Zhouan is rather dull , obsessed with scientific research, that’s right? What about the murderer? Although what the murderer said to Ji Can is nonsense, he can be considered eloquent. He may also understand psychology and hypnosis, and he can kill without blinking... Tsk, this How many people did he kill in 13 years?"

"What if he didn't kill any more people?" Xiao Chengxin said, "He may not have been committing crimes all the time. He has been committing crimes for 13 years in a row, killing elderly people with Alzheimer's disease. Even if he commits crimes in other provinces, it is impossible No news?"

"That's true." Zhang Mao nodded, "If you keep committing crimes, it will become a major nationwide crime. But this is not right. He killed someone 13 years ago, hid for so long, and suddenly came out to kill someone again. ? And the flower team said that Liang Ping's case is related to Wang Zhangbing's case, and he killed two people? What kind of stimulation did he receive?"

"Stimulated by the Wutong community?"

"It's also possible." Zhang Mao crossed his hips, "But I still find it strange. Damn, I really don't have enough brains to connect these two cases together!"

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Hua Chong and Liu Zhiqin were discussing the same issue.

It is not easy to access unsolved cases across the country in a short period of time, not to mention that both Los Angeles City and Han Province are now in dire straits.

But it's not impossible to investigate with all one's heart.

The serious crime team has many restrictions on investigating cases, but the special operations team where Shen Xun works basically has no restrictions.

After Liu Zhiqin finished talking with Shen Xun, he stood holding his mobile phone for a while, "The only unsolved murder case of a patient with Alzheimer's disease is Hefu Town."

"There are two now." Hua Chong said, "There is also Wang Zhangbing. What does Shen Xun say?"

"He didn't come into contact with the two cases personally, it's all up to me." Liu Zhiqin said: "Of course he will be influenced by us, thinking that the two cases are connected and the murderer is the same person."

"The murderer told Ji Can that he killed his sick relatives and other patients, but apart from Wang Zhangbing's case, there is only one case left in Hefu Town in the whole country." Hua Chong frowned, "Unless he killed The case of his own relatives was not reported to the local police, otherwise he would be lying. More importantly, if he had only these two cases at hand, why did he suddenly kill people after 13 years of silence?"

"Exclude being stimulated by the Wutong community." Liu Zhiqin said: "He started planning a long time ago, but it happened that eleven elderly people in the Wutong community were killed before he did it."

Hua Chong's brows frowned deeper, "His behavior this time is actually very risky. 13 years ago and 13 years later, criminal investigation methods are no longer the same, and Los Angeles is not Hefu Town. He was able to get away at the beginning, to a large extent. It is because the criminal investigation technology is too backward, and the local police’s response is not fast enough. If it is put now, he may have been arrested. He is thoughtful, and it is impossible not to think of this.”

"But he still took the risk of killing people, and he was even more 'indifferent' than last time." Liu Zhiqin said: "What if Ji Can is unwilling to cooperate with him? Is he too confident in his ability? Or is he not afraid of being caught? ?”

"Being afraid is definitely still afraid, otherwise he wouldn't plan carefully every step of the way." Hua Chong lit a cigarette, "but the desire to commit a crime overwhelmed the fear."

"That's the question just now - what stimulated him?"

The two were silent together, and the white smoke quietly rose, diffused, and then disappeared without a trace.

"Regardless of whether he killed his sick relatives or not, he still hates Alzheimer's patients." Hua Chong asked, "Is there any logical problem?"

Liu Zhiqin nodded.

"His sick relative 'tortured' him like Hu You 'tortured' Lu Zhouan." Hua Chong continued: "He used to have the same state of mind as Lu Zhouan, which is in line with our previous analysis. He moved Intent to kill, but in the end it may not necessarily kill this relative."

Liu Zhiqin said: "Before he took action, this relative died, but his resentment has not subsided?"

"Yes, there are many reasons, let's not discuss it now." Hua Chong said: "It means that he has nowhere to vent his anger. He hates the old man with Alzheimer's disease so much that he must kill him quickly. "

"It just so happened that he met Lu Zhou'an's family..." Liu Zhiqin's Adam's apple twitched.

"He has been hiding for the past 13 years, but a sudden incident made him want to kill Alzheimer's patients again." Hua Chong closed his eyes and whispered: "What is it?"

"He hates Alzheimer's disease, and he killed someone because of this disease, so what is he most afraid of?" Liu Zhiqin asked suddenly.

Hua Chong opened his eyes abruptly.

"What he fears most is not being arrested, or even dying." Liu Zhiqin said coldly, "what he fears most is that he himself will become a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease!"

Hua Chong put his right hand to his lips as if an electric current was circulating through his body, "He has been hiding for 13 years, and his hatred for Alzheimer's disease has gradually faded, but he suddenly found that he often forgets things and often falls asleep for no reason. , the response is not as good as it used to be."

"He can't go to the hospital for treatment." Liu Zhiqin said: "He can only think about it on his own. Under long-term depression, he must be paranoid. Even if he is not sick, he will think he is sick."

"The hatred was ignited again, and this time, he lost his fear." Hua Chong took a deep breath. "A man who has no fear can do the most vicious things."

At this time, there was a loud cry in the corridor.

Hua Chong and Liu Zhiqin looked at each other.

It was Ji Can's voice.