heart poison

Ji Can's high ponytail has been undone, her long hair is disheveled, strands of hair clinging to her pale face with tears and sweat sticking to her face, her eyes are so red that they are about to ooze blood.She leaned against the wall, weeping bitterly and yelling loudly, she looked very much like the Wang Xiaoning and Zhu Zhao whom she hated and despised, even worse than them.

Two female police officers stepped forward, half-supporting and half-persuading her, trying to pull her into the police room. She struggled manically, her eyes widened, her fingers scraped against the wall, and her nails scratched harshly.

Hua Chong frowned, looked at the middle-aged man who was walking towards him, "Teacher Ke."

"Flower team." Ke Chu is the police psychologist who came to assist the crime team, and has cooperated with Hua Chong many times.

"What's the situation with Ji Can now?" Hua Chong pushed open the door of a police room and let Ke Chu in.

Liu Zhiqin followed suit and closed the door behind him.

"Her memory has indeed been tampered with." Ke Chu said, "I tried to communicate with her just now, and her reaction was very strong, and her resistance was serious."

Hua Chong asked: "Then is there any way to remind her of the forgotten things?"

"You mean the face of the murderer?"

"Correct."

"It's not difficult." Ke Chu said: "But if you force her to remember it, it may cause some psychological and spiritual harm to her. I suggest to take it step by step and give her a buffering process."

Hua Chong subconsciously glanced at Liu Zhiqin.

"I understand that every second counts when you investigate the case. I will try my best to speed up so that she can remember as soon as possible." Ke Chu is also a policeman himself, so he naturally knows the difficulties of the serious crime team, and said again: "Flower Team, did you find out, except Memory has been disturbed, and Ji Can has serious psychological problems."

Hua Chong nodded, "I'm not as professional as you, but I just vaguely feel that the murderer discovered Ji Can's weakness, so he took advantage of it."

"That's right, her psychological problem is her weakness. Judging from my brief contact with her just now, her psychology is already 'deeply ill'. She looks down on her family and has to be attached to her family; She really wanted to escape from her family, but she didn't know where to go. Long before the person who interfered with her memory appeared, she had already got into the corner and couldn't get out." Ke Chu sighed, "If she is a sane person Girl, the murderer can't easily seduce her."

Hua Chong understood what Ke Chu meant by these words.

This psychologist, who has faced countless suspects and families of victims, is trying his best to save Ji Can from being brutally extracted by the police.

"Teacher Ke, you are worrying too much." Hua Chong said with a smile: "If I wanted to force her to describe that person regardless of her own situation, I would not ask you for help."

Ke Chu breathed a sigh of relief, "Sorry."

Hua Chong shook his head, "It's a good thing that you have your concerns. If our ideas are exactly the same, then there is no need to cooperate."

Liu Zhiqin asked timely: "Mr. Ke, why was Ji Can so excited just now?"

"That's it. I have read all the materials you sent, and I have some understanding of the case and Ji Can. I tried to get into her heart just now, but her reaction was very strong." Ke Chu said: "She has gradually realized She realized that she seemed to have made a mistake and that she should not have assisted the murderer in killing Wang Zhangbing, but her mind hadn't completely turned the corner. While she hated herself, she didn't know where this intense emotion came from, let alone what would happen in the future. What should be done."

"Then according to your method, when will she be able to remember the suspect's appearance?" Hua Chong said, "This case is more urgent. If it drags on for too long, I worry that other elderly people will be killed."

Ke Chu's eyes darkened slightly, "Give me three days."

Hua Chong stood up, "Thanks for your hard work."

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Several cases are being investigated at the same time, and the police force will inevitably be dispersed. Fortunately, Hua Chong is in command, and the people from all walks of life are busy and not chaotic.

The trace inspection department's investigation of the footprints in the stairwell has yielded results again - except for the first set of footprints noticed by Hua Chong, the rest are all matched with the people working in the office building.During the period when Liang Ping was killed, they all had alibi and had no motive for committing the crime.

Hua Chong read the report carefully, rubbing his temples with his fingers, "The murderer is not Ou Zhan, but this man in his 40s."

"We have also done some research on the pattern on the sole. It is a pair of very ordinary sports shoes. It is difficult to find the source, but I have what the new shoes look like. Take a look." Li Xun continued: "The footprints show Judging by the wear and tear, it should have been worn for more than a year."

Looking at the photo provided by Li Xun, Hua Chong found that it was indeed a pair of shoes without any characteristics.

A while ago, Yuan Hao and others had pulled all the surveillance cameras in the office building over and over again, and found all suspicious people one by one to verify their identities, and none of them could be the murderer.

The owner of the shoes apparently evaded all cameras.

"That's all we can find out." Li Xun frowned, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Flower Team, is this person more suspicious than Ou Zhan?"

Hua Chong was still looking at the photo, as if fascinated, and did not answer Li Xun's question.

Li Xun waited for a while, then raised his voice, "Flower team!"

"Huh?" Hua Chong then raised his eyes.

Li Xun repeated the question just now, with a worried expression on his face, "You and Brother Xiaoliu are very thoughtful, and you can always think of things that we can't think of, that's right. But we have limited evidence now, and all the evidence points to Ou Zhan , and he has a motive for committing the crime, you just want to say that Ou Zhan is not the murderer. I am very worried, what if your judgment is wrong?"

Hua Chong asked: "Evidence sometimes confuses people. According to the existing evidence, what should we do if there are unjust, false and wrongly decided cases?"

"It is said on the Internet that Ou Zhan, a beast who abuses his mother, deserves to be sentenced!" Li Xun was a little excited.

"He should pay the price for what he did. It is an indisputable fact that he and Ou Huanguo abused Liang Ping." Hua Chong said, "But if he didn't kill Liang Ping, he shouldn't be responsible for the murderer."

"But……"

"If he is not a murderer but is convicted of intentional homicide, wouldn't the real murderer get away with it?" Hua Chong said: "If a person who abused his mother goes to jail for the real murderer, what will the real murderer do outside? Will it continue to commit crimes and kill the second Liang Ping and the third Liang Ping?"

Li Xun became impatient, "But we don't have any evidence now!"

Hua Chong sighed, "So we are looking for it. Some cases have no evidence at the beginning, and all clues and possibilities are drawn out based on the experience of the investigators, and then checked one by one to confirm. Haven't we done this kind of thing before? If you don’t have any evidence and just leave it alone, don’t think about it, or only care about the evidence at hand, then half of the cases will probably fall into a dead end.”

Of course Li Xun also understood this truth, but he still wanted to refute, but before he could speak, he saw Hua Chongyang's photo.

"We now have new evidence." A gleam of light flashed in Hua Chong's eyes.

Li Xun was puzzled, "But the source of these shoes can't be found. Do you want the technical detective to see who is wearing these shoes in the existing surveillance video of the office building? It's too unrealistic!"

"No, he must have avoided surveillance." Hua Chong smiled, "But he can't avoid everyone's eyes."

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After Ke Chu's hard work, Ji Can's mental state improved a bit, and when he saw Hua Chong, he even slightly hooked the corners of his lips.

Although it was an unattractive smile, it could be seen that she was trying to convey a signal of positive cooperation to the outside world.

Before entering the interrogation room, Hua Chong looked at the painting Ke Chu sent.

The painting was not finished, only a rough outline of the figure of a middle-aged man, with a Chinese-shaped face, no facial features, and a pair of unidentifiable shoes on his feet.

This painting can only be counted as a sketch.However, Ji Can's willingness to pick up a brush to paint is already quite a breakthrough

"She hasn't fully remembered yet." Ke Chu said, "I can only draw to this extent for the time being, please wait a little longer. I have hypnotized her, and I am confident that I can make her remember completely."

Hua Chong told Ke Chu his plan, Ke Chu frowned and thought, but finally did not refuse.

In order to deal with emergencies, Hua Chong asked Ke Chu to sit beside Ji Can.

The sketch is placed on the table, facing Ji Can.

Ji Can lowered his eyelids, his eyes dodged, and he was no longer the cold and arrogant girl before, "I'm sorry, I can't remember his facial features."

"It's okay, take your time." Hua Chong took out the photo he got from Li Xun and put it together with the sketch.

Ji Can's eyes rolled, his eyes fell on the photo, his brows tightened and then loosened, as if he was thinking about something.

Hua Chong didn't disturb him, he crossed his fingers, quietly waiting for her reaction.

"This shoe, I, I seem to have seen it before." Ji Can's cheeks gradually turned red, and he punched his forehead with both hands, muttering to himself: "But...but whose is it?"

The shoes in the photos are brand new, neatly placed on the ground, without stains or wear.

Hua Chong pointed to the man on the sketch, "Did you see him pass through?"

Ji Can immediately straightened his back and looked at Hua Chong in disbelief.

The blood in her eyes seemed to be beating, and the pupils suddenly tightened.

Hua Chong pressed down with his right hand, "Don't be nervous, and recall carefully, did you see him pass through?"

Ji Can closed his eyes, his facial features were wrinkled, and he seemed to be in great pain.

Ke Chu patted her on the back and comforted her in a low voice.

At this time, Liu Zhiqin pushed the door open and entered, holding a paper bag in his hand.

"Here we come." Hua Chong stood up, took the pocket, took out the things inside, and put it on the ground.

It was a pair of badly worn and stained sneakers.

Because the shoe body is dirty, if you don't look carefully, you can't even tell that it is the same style and color as the shoes in the photo.

Ke Chu pointed at the shoes and reminded in a low voice, "Look at these shoes, do you have any impression?"

Ji Can turned his head tremblingly, and the moment he saw the shoes, he stood up suddenly and let out a panicked scream.

Her reaction has already given Hua Chong the answer.

Ke Chu's tone was soft, "Do you have an impression? Where did you see it? Who is wearing it?"

Ji Can's eyes were red, and tears welled up in his eyes, which couldn't stop falling, "It's him...it's him..."

"Who is it?" Ke Chu asked again: "Don't worry, speak slowly, don't be afraid, tell me everything you think of."

Ji Can wiped his tears vigorously, and whimpered, "That's the man! The man who came to school to find me and strangled grandpa!"

Hua Chong clenched his right hand involuntarily, and slowly let out the breath that had been stuffed in his chest for a long time.

The speculation has finally been confirmed, and the chaotic doubts are connected like a chain.Liang Ping's death and Wang Zhangbing's death are indeed related!

"Every time he comes to see me, he wears these shoes. I remember, I remember!" Ji Can spoke incoherently, holding his head tightly, "But what kind of clothes is he wearing? What does he look like... I, I...why I still can't remember!"

Ke Chu supported Ji Can, gave Hua Chong and Liu Zhiqin a look, and mouthed: "Leave it to me, you guys avoid it for a while."

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Li Xun never expected that the footprints extracted in the stairwell would play a big role in the investigation of the case after modeling and analyzing shoe prints.The shoes placed in front of Ji Can were made old according to the wear and tear of his footprints. He spent a lot of effort. He thought it was useless, but he heard Hua Chong say at the case analysis meeting that because the shoes and Ji Can According to Can's testimony, Team Chen has decided to join the two cases of Liang Ping and Wang Zhangbing.

The murderer who killed the two elderly people is very likely to be the same person.He hypnotized Ji Can and urged Liang Ping to die.

After figuring out the cause and effect, Li Xun remembered what Hua Chong said when he was holding the photo—the suspect avoided the surveillance, but he couldn't avoid everyone's eyes. He was filled with emotion for a moment.

Someone's eyes are always able to see details that ordinary people can't see.

There is always someone's mind that can assemble countless seemingly unrelated fragments into key evidence.

Li Xun was convinced, and found Hua Chong after the meeting, coughed twice, and was about to speak, but Hua Chong saw through his mind.

"Stop complimenting me." Hua Chong said, "Whether it's me or Brother Xiaoliu, they just provided ideas. Starting from that set of footprints, draw a general range for the suspect's height and age, find the shoes and make old ones. It's your trace inspection department. Thank you for your cooperation, otherwise, no matter how well I think, I won't be able to make it to the ground."

Blocked in what he wanted to say, Li Xun said "uh" for a long time, then scratched his hair in embarrassment, "Flower Team, you are being modest. If you don't have those ideas, no matter how capable I am, I won't be able to display them."

Hua Chong smiled, "Should we continue to brag about each other? Hey, let me think about how to praise you next."

Li Xun: "...I didn't mean that."

"Okay." Hua Chong patted him on the shoulder, "I know what you mean. The case has not been solved yet, so don't think about how to brag about me. Zhang Mao and the others are now investigating the case 13 years ago in Hefu Town , you go back and prepare, you may be called to the trace inspection department over there at any time."

Li Xun nodded, "I understand."

At this time, Liu Zhiqin came over.With sharp ears, he heard the conversation between Hua Chong and Li Xun just now.

"Li Xun never speaks against you, and you still choke him." Liu Zhiqin only spoke after Li Xun left.

"Is that what I call choking?" Hua Chong raised the corners of his eyes, "I'm obviously trying to reason with him."

Liu Zhiqin shook his head and smiled, "It's really thanks to the Trace Inspection Department this time, a set of footprints on the concrete floor, they can actually make so many articles, watching Li Xun make old new shoes, to be honest, I am very happy surprise."

"There is only a specialization in art." Hua Chongdao: "Every time I see you as a 'keyboard man', I am also very surprised."

I haven't heard the word "Keyboard Man" for a long time. Liu Zhiqin even forgot that he said the word at the beginning, and said softly, "Hua Dui, why are you swearing at people for no reason?"

Hua Chong looked at him, "What did I say to scold you?"

"Keyboard Man." Liu Zhiqin said, "You called me 'Keyboard Man'."

"Didn't you say that yourself?"

"I didn't." Liu Zhiqin remembered, but deliberately refused to admit it.

"Are you going to argue so solemnly?" Seeing no one around, Hua Chong stretched out his hand and patted Liu Zhiqin's cheek twice, "We met at the door of Team Chen's office that night, and you said you weren't" A hacker' is a 'keyboard warrior'."

Liu Zhiqin said innocently: "Really?"

Hua Chong looked at his own reflection in his pupils, and his reaction was half a beat slow.

"It's fake." Liu Zhiqin seized the opportunity, "I'm sure I never said that."

This was said with a smile, and there was tenderness in the tone.

Hua Chong's heart went numb, and he put one hand on the wall and surrounded Liu Zhiqin, "Brother Xiao Liu, are you kidding me?"

He is shorter than Liu Zhiqin, logically speaking, this action is a bit funny for him to do, but Liu Zhiqin restrained his aura just right, "Am I kidding?"

Hua Chong bullied himself and approached, "Aren't you calling it cheating?"

Liu Zhiqin curled his lips and lowered his voice: "Can't I play tricks on you?"

Hua Chong almost thought he heard it wrong, "What?"

Liu Zhiqin's voice was softer, like breathing, "I want to play tricks on you."

Hua Chong froze for a moment, let go of the hand that was propped on the wall, and touched the earlobe that was slightly hot, "Be careful with the occasion."

"Huh?" Liu Zhiqin said: "Isn't it just playing tricks? Why is it acting like a baby again?"

Hua Chong cursed in his heart, "I'm convinced", and said, "Is it okay if I said something wrong?"

Liu Zhiqin walked with him to the Office of the Serious Crime Squad, "Actually, I'm not wrong."

Hua Chong was helpless, "What are you trying to argue about?"

"Just now, you said that you were acting like a baby, because you wanted me to act like a baby to you deep down in your heart?"

"..."

"It seems that I have hit the mark."

"Liu Zhiqin." Hua Chong rarely called out his name.

Liu Zhiqin responded very cooperatively: "Yes!"

Hua Chong originally wanted to reprimand him, but he hesitated as soon as he met Liu Zhiqin's eyes.

He knows best that the bickering and arguments just now were just for fun, and he and Liu Zhiqin are focusing on the case these days, and there are very few opportunities for intimacy. Occasionally flirting with each other can be regarded as the fun of passionate love.

Of course, after the teasing is over, I still have to work on the case.

Seeing that the office was almost here, Liu Zhiqin leaned closer to Hua Chong's ear, "Huadu, you haven't acted like a baby with me yet?"

Hua Chong's ears were filled with wind, "I'm well behaved, why are you being so coquettish?"

"Tsk." Liu Zhiqin narrowed his eyes, "There are always times when you act like a baby."

Hua Chong stretched out his index finger, nodded at him from the air, and then strode into the office.

Liu Zhiqin stood in his original clothes—when he was pushed against the wall just now, his clothes were wrinkled.

Thinking of Hua Chong's appearance when he leaned over, a smile rippled in his eyes.

It's wonderful to sneak in a leisurely time, but it's just like that.

He breathed a sigh of relief, stepped into the office, and heard a team member shout loudly: "Flower team! Xiao team came to you and said that there was a discovery in Hefu Town!"