heart poison

In the morning, people come and go at the subway station. The nine-to-five office workers buy a bag of buns and leave in a hurry.In the past, Old Man Qiu's steamed stuffed buns sold out the fastest, and they were sold out before 9 o'clock.But on this day, on the dilapidated tricycle, more than half of the buns and fried dough sticks were left.

Hua Chong was sitting on a small stool beside him smoking a cigarette, while Liu Zhiqin was holding a quality inspection report with a calm smile on his lips.

"We, we don't know about these meats, no, it's not good. We also eat this kind of meat at home." Qiu Dakui lifted up his apron to wipe his sweat, and before he finished speaking, he turned to look at old man Qiu.Hua Chong also followed his gaze, and saw old man Qiu hiding on the other side of the tricycle, with his back to the crowd, his slightly bent shoulders were shaking.

"Have you always used this kind of meat in your buns?" Liu Zhiqin asked.

"I, I..." Qiu Dakui tugged at the apron, "We must change, we must change! Comrade police, please let us go. I don't have a job, so I can earn some money by buying three meals. My daughter is still here. Studying, she is a girl, I can't treat her badly. If you don't allow us to do this business, our family will have no way out."

Old man Qiu took out a cigarette, and pressed the lighter a few times but it still wouldn't light up.There were noisy voices on the side of the road, but the "da" was particularly loud.

Liu Zhiqin glanced at it, then withdrew his gaze and continued to stare at Qiu Dakui.

Qiu Dakui was sweating profusely, and there was deep fear in his eyes, "Is it going to be fined? How much? Comrade police, I promise I won't use expired meat for stuffing in the future, you guys..."

Hua Chong stood up and pinched his cigarette, "It's actually not our turn to deal with this matter, we just stopped by to investigate the case. Qiu Dakui, you and your old man trembled when we saw us, because we were afraid that the meat stuffing on this issue would be taken care of." find out?"

Old man Qiu's trembling shoulders suddenly stopped, as if they were being held down by a pair of invisible hands.

"Yes, yes." Qiu Dakui nodded hastily, "Comrade police, we really won't use expired meat in the future, can you do me a favor, don't, don't embarrass us?"

"Okay." Hua Chong said: "Then tell me, why you can smell what others can't smell, why didn't you call the police as soon as you found the dead body?"

Old man Qiu coughed violently.

Qiu Dakui turned around and called "Dad", pursed his chapped lips, and said anxiously: "I really didn't lie to you about the smell, whether you believe it or not, I did smell a normal smell that day. It’s a different smell, so I went to the wasteland to find the source of the smell. As for why I didn’t call the police, I, I... Hey, since you already know, it’s useless for me to hide it—if I call the police, I have to cooperate with you in the investigation Case, what if you find out our stuffed buns?"

Hua Chong and Liu Zhiqin looked at each other, and Liu Zhiqin repeated the question from the previous day: "What are you doing on the night of the 13th?"

Qiu Dakui was anxious, "I'm making a paper sailboat for my daughter, didn't you ask about it yesterday?"

At this time, old man Qiu turned around, without saying a word, his eyes were full of resentment.

Hua Chong didn't bring Qiu's father and son back to the Municipal Bureau, but only asked them to suspend their stalls to cooperate with the rectification.

"What do you think?" Hua Chong asked.

"Qiu Dakui still has something to hide, but it should have nothing to do with the case." Liu Zhiqin said, "There was no inconsistency in his confession of what happened on the night of the 13th. Compared to him, I think his old man has more problems. Flower team. "

"Ok?"

"Have you inquired about Fu Li with your colleagues at the Beverly Branch?"

"I asked when I got back yesterday." Hua Chong held the steering wheel, trying hard to make the car less bumpy.

From Daoqiao Road to the excavation site of the noble tombs of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there is a section of dirt road with potholes, which is difficult for vehicles, and it may be more convenient to walk.

"The forensic doctor from the sub-bureau who did the appraisal for Fu Li was named Liu. The food for the forensic doctor is unpalatable and stressful. Now he is no longer in the public security system and is doing business in other places." Hua Chong just got out of a pit, Cursed "fuck", and said: "Fu Li committed suicide by cutting her wrists. I showed Xu Kan the photos I took during the appraisal, and he said there was no problem."

"Who is Xu Kan?"

"Forensic on our team."

Liu Zhiqin propped one hand on the side of the bed, and said after a few seconds: "It seems that this road has gone forked."

Hua Chong gave him a sideways look, thinking that he was hit and depressed.So he dug out an unopened bottle of iced tea from the truck and threw it over, "It's okay, don't be discouraged, just keep checking."

Liu Zhiqin took the iced tea and twirled it in his hand, "Deputy Qu likes iced tea the most, right?"

"Yes, sooner or later you will get diabetes." Hua Chong smiled and continued to drive.

"I don't like to drink it." Liu Zhiqin put the iced black tea back, his tone a bit cooler than before.

Hua Chong slowed down, feeling a little surprised.

After a while, Liu Zhiqin laughed again, "I like to drink plain water. Drinking too much iced tea can cause diabetes—that's what you said, Team Flower."

Hua Chong felt that this sounded wrong, and the atmosphere seemed wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong for a while, so he laughed a few times and said, "It would be great if Qu Zhi had the consciousness like you."

Liu Zhiqin looked out the window, and the smile in his eyes disappeared little by little.

Dusty all the way, the archaeological base arrived.

The other members of the Serious Crime Squad had already visited yesterday.According to scientific research personnel, the industry has long known that there is an Eastern Han noble tomb here, but the excavation work only started after the Spring Festival this year.During the day, history buffs often come to observe, but they have never been to the core area.

As for Xu Yujiao, the scientific research personnel present all said that they had no memory, and they probably hadn't been here during the day.

Hua Chong found Wang Luping, the head of the archaeological team, and after expressing his intention, he was taken to a simple studio aside.

Wang Luping is in his 50s, a kind-hearted middle-aged man.The murder of Xu Yujiao caused a great uproar in Los Angeles, so he naturally knew it, and sighed, "It's a pity that my daughter is about the same age as me."

Hua Chong looked around in the studio and asked, "Mr. Wang, has anyone other than the scientific research personnel been here lately?"

"You mean a young man like Xu Yujiao who loves history?" Wang Luping said, "Occasionally, but rarely, the traffic here is inconvenient, the lights are dark, and it's not safe. I'm on duty at night, and I only see a few boys coming. .”

Hua Chong called out Sang Hai's photo, "Is there this one?"

"No."

"Are you sure?"

"Sure." Wang Luping said: "Actually, those of us who study history also like to communicate with young people. We welcome them to observe during the day, and often communicate with them during breaks. But it's not good when it's dark, and we are afraid of accidents. Come and see us." I drove one away, and I personally sent them several times. I remember their looks, and there is no one in your photo. By the way, we have surveillance, you can call it up and take a look."

Hua Chong immediately asked Liu Zhiqin to check the monitoring, and asked, "Since the excavation, have any cultural relics been lost?"

"No, our management and security are very strict."

There were not many cameras at the excavation site, and it was impossible to cover all dead spots. The existing surveillance records show that Xu Yujiao and Sang Hai had never been there.

"Does this mean that Xu Yujiao has not succeeded in her mission?" After bidding farewell to Wang Luping, Hua Chong said on the way back: "I wanted to get the cultural relics, but I was killed on Daoqiao Road 2 kilometers away. She has a car, and the performance of the Land Rover is also good. If If she drives on the night of the 13th, she may be able to escape unharmed."

"It's too noisy to drive, and the wheels will leave traces that are easy to track." Liu Zhiqin said, "This just proves what Sanghai said. If she wants to take the cultural relics, she can only come here on foot."

"What do you think she was murdered for?" Hua Chong unknowingly discussed with Liu Zhiqin, "Is it because of cultural relics? Or because of something else? Now I feel more and more that the murderer used a trick to cover his eyes. He may be neither." Seeking money is not seeking sex. Taking away Xu Yujiao's property and rape 丨 corpse may be to mislead us. Judging from his behavior of torturing 丨 corpse, this is clearly a premeditated vendetta. But there is no investigation of Xu Yujiao's interpersonal relationship. When she finds out any doubts, she never causes trouble in the bank. Because her family is well off, she doesn’t need to fight on her own, so she gives up all the benefits that need to be fought hard to get. She has a good relationship with everyone, but she is never close and does not attend parties. , has a small world of its own. It stands to reason that this kind of person is very transparent in the workplace and is the least likely to make enemies."

"But isn't a person like her easy to make people jealous?" Liu Zhiqin said, "You see, she is good at everything, her own conditions are good, she has parents who dote on her, and she doesn't care about salary, because salary is only her expense. She never has to worry about life, she can do whatever she wants, whether it is travel or luxury goods, there is nowhere she cannot go, and there is nothing she cannot buy. Her colleagues compete desperately and work overtime all night , just to get an extra commission for the project. But she, she doesn't care at all. She smiles at everyone, I guess it should be a very sincere smile. But flower team, have you ever thought that this is the kind of rich man The sincerity of it is most likely to pierce the hearts of the less well-to-do."

Hua Chong pondered for a long time, "Will this kind of jealousy develop to the point of murder to vent anger?"

"Normally not." Liu Zhiqin shook his head, "In fact, each of us has had the experience of being jealous of others, jealous of others being better than ourselves, jealous of others being luckier than ourselves...but most of them just say bad things behind their backs. , Don’t even say bad things. There is no direct conflict, killing people just because of jealousy, unless the psychology is extremely dark, and the heart is completely soaked in resentment-in fact, there are such people.”

Hua Chong pinched his eyebrows, "If this is the case, the investigation of interpersonal relationships may have little effect, and finding him is like finding a needle in a haystack."

"Yes. He disguised himself very well and did not leave us any clues." Liu Zhiqin said softly, "We may have to change our thinking."

The serious crime team continued to focus on Xu Yujiao's case, and two days later in the evening, the Fukang District Bureau received two reports almost at the same time——

A history buff named Lu Yang dug up a female body 400 meters north of the noble tomb;

Qiu Dakui, a resident of Daoqiao Road, beat his father, Qiu Guoyong, to death with a hammer.