heart poison

"Tang Su is dead?" The woman with exquisite makeup was sitting in the inquiry room with a cool fragrance, her slender fingers intertwined, and her well-manicured red nails shone like precious rubies under the light.

She slightly bent one corner of her lips, and looked at Hua Chong without avoiding it, "As soon as Tang Su dies, you will find me. It was her parents who told you that I am the most likely person to kill her. Right?"

Hua Chong took the woman's gaze calmly, but was a little surprised in his heart.

This woman named Xiao Lu was very different from what he had imagined.

In Zhou Ying's description, Xiao Lu definitely did not have such a calm aura at this time.

On the contrary, she is pitiful and hateful, mean and uninteresting, jealous of those who are born to live better than her.

Xiao Lu was born in a rural area in the south. Both her parents worked in the countryside. She has a younger brother who is ten years younger.She once studied English at a famous university in China. After graduation, she came to Los Angeles to teach in a key middle school. Later, she joined Ou Lai through talent introduction. She and Tang Su were the same teachers who arrived in the same batch. The relationship was very good. Visited the Tang family many times.But Tang Su has a background, not to mention the easy job, and the salary is much higher than Xiao Lu.Because of the management of the elders, Tang Su has been promoted every year, while Xiao Lu's family is poor and has been working as an English teacher at the bottom.

Zhou Yingdao, in recent years Tang Su would occasionally go home and say that Xiao Lu was estranged from him and hardly spoke anymore.

"She is jealous of Susu. Before last summer vacation, she anonymously reported that Susu was in love with an underage male student." When Zhou Ying said this, Tang Hong sighed heavily.

Hua Chong asked: "Is it a false accusation or the truth? Who is this male student?"

Zhou Ying was a little flustered, and avoided the previous question, "The child's surname is Zhao, and he went abroad after the incident, and has lost contact with our Susu for a long time."

Hua Chong had a clue in his mind, and asked again: "Since Xiao Lu reported it anonymously, how do you know it was Xiao Lu who reported it?"

Tang Hong didn't hide anything, "I know the founder of Oulai."

Hua Chong frowned, feeling a little embarrassed.

The so-called "anonymity" seems to be just a rhetoric to deceive the poor and powerful.

"After this incident, Susu and Xiao Lu broke off contact." Zhou Ying continued, "Xiao Lu must be holding a grudge! She has been jealous of our Susu for a long time! Mr. Police, she is the one who killed Susu!"

"It has nothing to do with me." Xiao Lu's voice was cold, like the perfume pervading around her, "I killed Tang Su? Thankfully they figured it out."

"Ms. Xiao, when was the last time you saw Tang Su?" Hua Chong asked.

"December 12 last year, Christmas Eve." Xiao Lu crossed her arms and leaned against the back of her chair. "The school held a Christmas event, and she took the students to the stage to play the piano."

"You didn't communicate?"

"Communication? I have nothing to say to her, I'm not from the same world."

"On January 1th and 4th this year, do you still have any memories?"

"No. 4, No. 5?" Xiao Lu snorted, "It turned out that Tang Su died just after New Year's Day, how pitiful."

Hua Chong tapped lightly on the table with his index finger, "Do you remember, where were you those two days?"

"I'm in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan." Xiao Lu replied very easily, "After Christmas, I applied for annual leave. The flight on the 26th arrived in Kunming, and then went to Xishuangbanna, where I stayed for half a month before returning. Air ticket information, hotel And scenic spot monitoring, communication records, you can check whatever you want."

Hua Chong asked Liu Zhiqin to verify what Xiao Lu said, and seeing Xiao Lu smiling indifferently from beginning to end, he asked again, "Can we talk about Tang Su?"

"Is this an investigation of interpersonal relationships? Are you sure it was an acquaintance who committed the crime?" Xiao Lu propped her chin with one hand, "She died for 2 months, and the body was only discovered now. The scene must have been destroyed. Your autopsy cannot confirm The traits of a murderer?"

Hua Chongxiao: "Ms. Xiao knows a lot."

Xiao Lu pursed her lips, "You can't get any clues from me. As I said, she and I are not from the same world, and I don't understand her."

"I don't understand? But you had a good relationship when you first joined the company."

"Joined at the same time, similar age, all women, is it strange that they have a good relationship?"

"It's not surprising." Hua Chong said softly, "You said you don't understand her, but if you really don't understand her, how can you be sure that you and her are not from the same world? Logically, this seems to be somewhat contradictory."

"You policemen like to talk about logic?" Xiao Lu snorted softly, "But logic doesn't work here, I act only by emotion."

"Then I understand it this way—when you first came to work in Oulai, you thought Tang Su might be your friend, so you got close to her. After getting along for a period of time, you gradually understood her character and family background, and thought that this friendship was difficult. In order to continue, draw a clear line with her. All this is driven by inner emotions, is that what you mean?"

There was still no trace of tension on Xiao Lu's face, "Mr. Police, you are trying to induce me to admit - I'm jealous of her, right?"

Hua Chongxu raised his eyes.

"Yes, I'm jealous of her." Xiao Luwan said with a smile, "In this world, it's rare for a poor family to have a noble son. I have worked hard for 30 years, but what I have worked so hard to get is easy for her and effortless. There is a saying How do you say it? Someone was born on the finish line. In terms of ability, I am better than her, more self-motivated than her, and even in appearance, she is not as good as me. But compared with her, I still lose a lot. She can become the vice-principal without breaking a sweat, and live the most glamorous and leisurely life, how about me?"

Hua Chong stared at Xiao Lu's face, capturing every small change in the other's expression.

"Isn't it said in psychology that people always tend to be jealous of people they know well. Tang Su was my same job and age at that time. When I didn't know enough about this society, she was my good friend. I used to naively think that as long as I work hard, I will be able to live a good life. But then I realized that even if I have come out of the countryside, I will never catch up with her. The gap is born, I work hard to make money , the monthly salary is repaying the mortgage and sending it to the family in the countryside. Every time I get an extra income, I am very happy. She is different from me. The salary is dispensable to her, and she doesn’t care at all. I get along with her every day, and when I was saving money to send money to my family, she asked foreign friends to buy Chanel's limited edition handbags."

Xiao Lu said with a self-deprecating smile, "If it were you, would you be jealous?"

Hua Chong was about to speak, but Xiao Lu said again: "Forget it, you are a man, so I don't make it difficult for you to answer this question. Let's just talk about myself—of course I am jealous of her. When I am the most jealous of her, I wish I could kill her. But I asked myself: Can you kill Tang Su and escape the pursuit of the police gentlemen?"

Xiao Lu chuckled: "My conclusion is: there is no escape."

"Then why should I bury my hard-earned future for her? Everyone has his own destiny, and she was destined to be born in a wealthy family, while my parents were poor. It took me 30 years to get from the poverty of my original family. After getting out of the middle school, it was difficult to pay for the mortgage at the beginning, and now I can afford high-end cosmetics. With a monthly savings, I can buy a less expensive designer handbag that they don’t like, and I can go out for a trip every year during vacation. "

"All of this is hard-won for me, and of course I cherish it all the time."

Xiao Lu paused and looked away, "That's why I'm jealous of her, but I won't kill her. It will stain my hands and my earned life."

At this moment, the door opened, and Liu Zhiqin leaned over and whispered in Hua Chong's ear, "Xiao Lu did not lie. She was indeed in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan before and after the incident, and there was no abnormality found in the call records and bank records for the time being."

Xiao Lu narrowed her eyes, "Mr. Police, can I leave?"

Hua Chong stood up.

When leaving the inquiry room, Xiao Lu suddenly turned half sideways, smiling like a flower, "Tang Su's parents are disgusting, but Tang Su himself is a fool."

Hua Chong listened with great interest, "So?"

"If she wasn't murdered for money, then there was only one reason why she was killed..."

"That's being jealous." Xiao Lu smiled even brighter, "The jealousy is deeper than mine. But unfortunately, this person is not me, and I don't know who this person is."

In the afternoon, the restaurant in the alley opposite the Municipal Bureau had already been busy, and the shop was empty.Liu Zhiqin ordered a few stir-fried dishes and scooped up two bowls of kelp pork rib soup.

"Xiao Lu, this woman really dares to say it." Hua Chong took the bowl and drank it, frowning slightly from the heat.

"Be careful." Liu Zhiqin almost snatched the bowl back, "I just scooped it up, let it cool down before drinking it."

Hua Chong put down the bowl and waited for the food while playing with chopsticks, "Her alibi is very sufficient, and her mental state and behavior are not like a murderer."

"I didn't think she was the murderer from the beginning." Liu Zhiqin said.

"Huh?" Hua Chong paused with his chopsticks, "Why?"

"She's a woman."

Hua Chong was slightly puzzled.At present, neither the trace examination nor the autopsy has given a clear judgment on the gender of the murderer.There were many struggling injuries on Tang Su's body, and the murderer didn't subdue her quickly. Judging from this, the murderer may be a man who is not so tall and powerful, or a woman.

Although the murderer's methods are cruel, giving the first impression that he is a man, in fact, it is not impossible for the murderer to be a woman.

"Flower Team, yesterday you called Lao Chen to ask for this case to be transferred from Fukang District Bureau, isn't it because you think this case is related to Xu Yujiao's case?"

When the cooking dishes were served, Liu Zhi Qinshun followed the plate and said, "You think the murderer in the two cases may be the same person. And the murderer who killed Xu Yujiao committed rape."

Hua Chong understood, and put a few pieces of spicy chicken into the bowl, "That's just my intuition. There are indeed some similarities between the two cases. For example, the murder weapon was a household hammer, the crimes took place near each other, and the murderers were both Be very careful, Xu Yujiao and Tang Su have similar class and family backgrounds. However, the murderer's behavior of smashing Xu Yujiao's feet, gouging out eyes and piercing ears is obviously ritualistic, which is not reflected in Tang Su. In addition, Tang Su Su’s genitals have rotted away, there are no semen spots or lubricating oil components of the condom, so it’s impossible to tell whether she was violated or not. Be careful, it’s still not certain that the two cases were committed by the same person.”

Liu Zhiqin said: "But I trust your intuition."

Hua Chong paused with his chopsticks and looked up at Liu Zhiqin.

Liu Zhiqin said again: "You have been a criminal policeman for so many years, I trust your intuition."

This sound was too gentle, like hot spring water bubbling in the twelfth lunar month of winter, Hua Chong stared blankly at his own reflection in Liu Zhiqin's pupils, and it took him a long time to recover, and said with a smile: "Then you trust me too much. "

Liu Zhiqin also smiled, "I just came here, and I'm not familiar with the place where I live. Lao Chen asked me to follow you. If I don't believe you, who else can you trust?"

Hua Chong coughed twice, secretly feeling that the conversation was a bit strange, and quickly diverted, "In Xu Yujiao's case, we conceived of killing people because of jealousy. I talked with Xiao Lu just now, and I think this possibility is even greater."

"Xiao Lu's last sentence is very interesting." Liu Zhiqin said, "But who is more jealous of Tang Su than her?"