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"They follow each other on Weibo, and the content they post is almost all travel photos." Liu Zhiqin paced in the study, "Most of Xu Yujiao's posts are photos of travel abroad, but there are also photos of travel in China. Tang Su's Travel photos are all taken abroad.”

"Xu Yujiao was 28 years old when she was killed, and Tang Su was 31 years old. They were close in age, and they were both born in wealthy families that did not put any pressure on them." Hua Chong said: "Xu Qiangsheng is a businessman, and he and his wife dote on Xu Yujiao very much. Tang Hong Zhouying and his wife are cultural people. Their family can be regarded as a scholarly family, and they love their only daughter Tang Su very much. Xu Yujiao's job in Xinluo Bank was found by Xu Qiangsheng. He cares about salary, often asks for leave, and spends money from his parents when traveling abroad. Tang Su’s job at Olai International School is also done with the help of his parents. Tang Su does not want to be promoted, and he became the so-called vice-principal because of his parents’ efforts.”

Hua Chong paused for a moment, then looked at Liu Zhiqin, "Bank account manager and international school executive vice principal are two completely unrelated occupations, but for Xu Yujiao and Tang Su, they are essentially similar idle jobs."

Liu Zhiqin nodded, "It doesn't matter what the job is, and it doesn't matter how much the salary is. The important thing is that these two jobs can give them a certain social status and a sense of belonging. In this way, even if they take long-term leave for travel, nominally There are still women with careers. Their parents can support them, but they don’t agree with them leaving their jobs, and it is this sense of social belonging that should be valued.”

"That's right. In that respect, they're the same kind of people."

"Born rich, there is no family pressure, and I never put pressure on myself, and live a free life. Flower team, have you noticed that they even have similar personalities."

"Well, the upbringing is very good, and it is difficult to have conflicts with others. But the reason for being indifferent is that they all have it, so they don't care."

After a while, Liu Zhiqin said again: "They were killed in the same way, they were all hit on the head with a blunt instrument. And the murderer always had the emotion of venting his anger when he hit them on the head with a hammer, otherwise they wouldn't have smashed so many Next. In addition, the murderer did not leave any directional traces at the two scenes. 'He' was very careful and lucky. The difference is that Xu Yujiao's eyes and ears were destroyed, and both feet were smashed, while Tang Su The ten fingers are destroyed."

"The ten fingers were destroyed because Tang Su's nails contained 'his' skin tissue, which can provide DNA clues." Hua Chong said, "This is different from smashing Xu Yujiao's feet. The latter is too ceremonial."

"Flower Team, I think these two cases can be merged."

Hua Chong raised his eyes.

"The murderer's method of killing has not changed, but 'his' mentality is obviously 'improving'." Liu Zhiqin said: "We assume that Tang Su is the first victim, and 'he' was unskilled in killing Tang Su. When he was killed by one blow, he had a scuffle with Tang Su, which resulted in a large number of blunt wounds on Tang Su's face and resistance injuries on his body. After that, "he" had to destroy Tang Su's ten fingers to avoid exposing himself DNA. When facing Xu Yujiao, 'he' had experience and probably took longer to prepare, he was no longer as nervous as the first time, launched an attack from the rear, and quickly subdued Xu Yujiao."

Hua Chong nodded silently, took a few steps and said: "In the case of Tang Su, 'he' buried Tang Su in the wilderness after committing the crime, and took away Tang Su's ID card, bank card, and mobile phone. This is to delay the discovery of Tang Su. When 'he' killed Tang Su, the excavation work of the archaeological team had not yet started. In other words, the place was deserted, and the chance of Tang Su being discovered was very small. Even if Tang Su later We were found, but there was no identification around us, the face had been destroyed, there were no fingers, no fingerprints could be found, and it would take some time to compare the DNA. 'He' was doing everything possible to hinder our investigation. It was different with Xu Yujiao Yes, 'he' didn't dispose of Xu Yujiao's body, and left his ID card and bank card at the scene of the crime, and only his bag and mobile phone were taken away. 'He' was courageous and knew that he was safe, so he was not afraid of us check."

"'He' even dared to leave ritual wounds on the corpse." Liu Zhiqin thought, "Maybe when he killed Tang Su, 'he' wanted to do this, but 'he' was too nervous for fear of being discovered , I had no choice but to dig a hole and bury him in a hurry after confirming that Tang Su was dead."

Hua Chong frowned: "What do you mean by gouging your eyes, stabbing your ears and chopping your feet?"

"I can't guess it right now." Liu Zhiqin shook his head, "However, Team Flower, if our assumptions just now are all true, then if the murderer is not caught as soon as possible, there may be new victims soon. Crime is addictive, especially For the kind of murderer who likes to leave ritual scars on his victims."

Hua Chong stared.

"'He' hates people like Tang Su and Xu Yujiao. For 'he', he has to work hard to get what they are born with, or even if they work hard, they can't get it." Liu Zhiqin His voice became cold, "Tang Su and Xu Yujiao are just ordinary netizens, they don't know each other, but the murderer knows them."

After a few seconds of silence, Hua Chong said: "The murderer is hiding in the dark and is familiar with the two of them. The daily life they show on Weibo is just a beautiful scenery to others, but to 'him', it is no matter what. They can't go far. The photos they posted are fatal temptations for 'he'. 'He' found out that one of them is the manager of Xinluo Bank, and the other is the vice principal of Ole International School, and then found out their family backgrounds , learned about their lives..."

Liu Zhiqin said: "This made 'him' so jealous that he couldn't extricate himself."

With his chin propped up, Hua Chong walked quickly around the study, whispering to himself, "Because of jealousy... yes, it was because of jealousy! Our guess at the time might not be wrong, the motive of the murderer was jealousy, but our direction of investigation might start from the very beginning. Just wrong!"

Liu Zhiqin's eyes narrowed, "The suspect is not with them."

Hua Chong said sharply: "Yes, on the Internet!"

City Bureau Criminal Investigation Detachment Captain's Office.

After listening to Hua Chong's words, Chen Zheng lit a cigarette and smoked halfway before saying, "I agree to join the case, but I don't agree to shift the focus of investigation to the Internet."

Hua Chong leaned on the sofa, "Tang Su's case is another story. Xu Yujiao's interpersonal relationship has been investigated until now. We have checked all the people who have the slightest motive for committing the crime. The alibi is very sufficient."

"But the probability of killing two people just by seeing others showing off their wealth on Weibo is too low."

"It's not showing off their wealth." Hua Chong corrected: "Tang Su has the behavior of displaying luxury goods, but Xu Yujiao does not. What they have in common is not that they show off their wealth and seek revenge, but that they 'get something for nothing'. , but can’t get the life.”

"This can only be said here." Chen Zheng said: "Don't let other people hear you say that the dead 'get something for nothing'."

"It's not that I said they 'get something for nothing', but for the murderer, Tang Su and Xu Yujiao's glamorous, free, and rich life is 'getting something for nothing'."

"I understand what you mean. You just said what you just said from the perspective of a murderer. But do you know that disaster comes from your mouth? If you say the words 'get something for nothing' from your mouth, if someone with a heart hears it, Do you know what you will be programmed to look like?" Chen Zheng flicked off the cigarette ash, "In the eyes of those who watched the show, you said that the deceased 'got something for nothing', which is what Hua Chong, the leader of your serious crime team, meant. Who cares if you are Isn't it from the perspective of a murderer? People who want to step on you have ten thousand ways to turn black and white, confuse right and wrong, and can't kill you."

Hua Chong knew that Chen Zheng was doing it for his own good, so he didn't argue with him. He clasped his fists and said with a smile, "Boss is well-educated, and my subordinates will stop talking nonsense."

"If you don't talk about it, you may not know how to arrange me in your heart. You are just like Han Qu, the old captain of your special police detachment. You love to cause trouble for me when you have nothing to do." Chen Zheng waved his hand, frowning.

These days the higher ups are rushing to solve the case, he deals with the old guys all day long, he is so depressed that he is dying, and he has to pretend to be calm in front of his subordinates, everything is under control, and it gets annoying after pretending for a long time. In the direction of the investigation, looking for clues of the murderer on the Internet, I feel a splitting headache.

Online tracking is no better than actual investigation, and there are many obstacles to implementation.Once any case involves the Internet, it may require the cooperation of other provincial departments. There are many procedures, and there will be a bunch of follow-up troubles.Moreover, the murderer's motive cannot be determined at present. Hua Chong's analysis has some truth, but there is not enough evidence to support it.

"I will not let go of both sides." Hua Chong said solemnly: "Team Chen, don't worry, I will continue to arrange manpower to investigate Tang Su's social relations, and I will not relax the visits to Daoqiao Road. As for the Internet, I want to give it to Liu Zhiqin, he is an expert."

Chen Zheng's expression softened a little, "I forgot about him. I heard that you hit it off and got along well? With you, Hua'er, you'll eat the buddies from the Ministry of Public Security to death."

Hua Chong smiled, "The welcome party for the new colleagues has been delayed, I told them that once the case is solved, we will hold a welcome party for Liu Zhiqin. At that time..."

"I'll pay the bill." Chen Zheng said without thinking.

"Tang Su and Xu Yujiao have 23 Weibo friends in common, and all 23 of them are women. Judging from the content of their Weibo posts, they, like Tang and Xu, are travel enthusiasts, and 6 of them are beauty bloggers. Master, but there are not many fans, not a marketing account.” Liu Zhiqin felt that the office was too noisy, so he set up a small table in the lounge, and was leaning on the sofa with a laptop on his lap. But the cities where they are located are not in Los Angeles."

"Are you absent now, or have you always been absent?" Hua Chong asked.

"I'm not here now, and I haven't been here before. Eleven of them have settled abroad, and the remaining 11 have not been to Los Angeles for at least this year. I believe it has nothing to do with Tang and Xu's case." Liu Zhiqin said: "In addition, I found There are 12 people who are following Tang Su and Xu Yujiao together. The screening of these people has not been completed, and no one has been found living in Los Angeles. I will report to you after I get their detailed information."

Hua Chong looked at the bible-like code on the screen, and suddenly asked, "Did you go through the official channel?"