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"Two pieces of news." Shen Xun came back from the corridor, his brows slightly frowned, "The police in Zhang Province found a partially skeletal body, it is very likely that it is Liang Rui'er who was missing before."

Hua Chong stood up, "Partial ossification? What about the fatal injury? Is it on the neck?"

Shen Xun nodded: "The autopsy is underway now, and the specific cause of death is still unclear. But I also asked this question just now, and the deceased's throat was indeed cut."

"That's the same as Zheng Qi and He Yitao." Liu Zhiqin held a pen, "It is reasonable to say that the murderer commits crimes continuously, and his experience becomes more sophisticated and his techniques become more skilled each time. The less. Judging from the time of disappearance, Liang Ruier may be the No.1 victim. The partial ossification of her body also shows that she has been killed for a while. At that time, the murderer did not have much experience, and he must be psychologically disturbed, maybe What key evidence was left behind."

"That's right." Hua Chong said, "We need to go to Zhang Province."

"Wait, there is one more thing." Shen Xun raised his hand and looked at Hua Chong, "Flower Team, this matter may require your participation even more."

"what?"

"Before we found out that Chu Jiao was hiding in Linjiang Province. But at 1:2 this morning, that is, [-] hours ago, he had already taken the night bus and left from Yugong Town in Linjiang Province." Shen Xun said: " My colleague just got the surveillance video of the station. The terminal of this night bus is Zhengcheng, Feng Province, east of Linjiang Province, but you can get on and off the bus at any time along the way. At present, Linjiang Province and Feng Province have urgently deployed police forces. At dawn He would have been caught earlier."

Hua Chong sensed a trace of unusualness from Shen Xun's words, and this trace of unusualness was exactly what he was worried about.

"Captain Shen, do you think the police force should be withdrawn and Chu Jiao should be let go tonight?" he asked.

"You guys discovered Chu Jiao, I want to hear your opinion." Shen Xun said.

This man has a subtle but compelling aura, and Hua Chong is exactly the same as him.

"I agree with you." Hua Chong said calmly, "Tonight is not a good time to have a showdown with him. Captain Shen, please coordinate immediately and let Chu Jiao go to conquer the city. Don't startle the snake."

Shen Xun nodded, "I'll do it now."

The riddles between the two were quite confused, "Chu Jiao hid in Linjiang Province for a few days, and finally found his trace, why didn't you bring him for interrogation immediately?"

"We haven't obtained the key evidence to bring him to justice." Hua Chong said, "Now Zhang Province's autopsy and trace examination have failed to produce results. It's hard to say whether Liang Rui'er's death has anything to do with Chu Jiao. If there is any follow-up Since no evidence can be found, Chu Jiao can kill him without killing anyone."

"Now is the opportunity." Liu Zhiqin said: "In the list of 21 people I compiled, there is a person named 'Huang Qing' who is conquering the city. Yugong Town is the most remote and backward village in Linjiang Province. He thought he would take a bus from there to Zhengcheng without being discovered, or that he knew he might be exposed, but he still went. Because he hasn't killed all the people he thinks he deserves to die."

At this time, Shen Xun returned to the meeting room after finishing the phone call, "We have already communicated, Zhengcheng will cooperate with our actions, and will also protect Chu Jiao's 'target'——Huang Qing."

Le Ran excitedly said: "Are we going to catch the scene?"

"Not necessarily." Hua Chong said: "After Chu Jiao arrives in Zhengcheng, he may not approach Huang Qing immediately. He may stay in Zhengcheng for a while, waiting for opportunities. Before that, the investigation results of Liang Ruier's case It should come out. As long as we find one piece of evidence pointing to Chu Jiao, we can arrest him immediately, without waiting for him to attack Huang Qing."

Le Ran was eager to try, "Brother Xun, let me go to conquer the city, I can't help if I stay here, I'm the best at arresting me!"

Before Shen Xun could say anything, Liu Zhiqin said, "I'm going to conquer the city too."

Hua Chong was a little surprised, "It's unnecessary, right? It's uncertain when Chu Jiao will act. There may be other tasks here, and you can't leave."

"I'll go first, and I'll come back when I have a task." Liu Zhiqin was determined, "Flower Team, don't you want to go too?"

"I..." Hua Chong was stuck.He is the leader of the serious crime team. The suspect in the two murder cases in his hand appeared in another city and could commit another crime at any time. Of course he had to go.

But what does this have to do with Liu Zhiqin also going?

Liu Zhiqin is a technical post, and he went to conquer the city with him. Could it be possible to capture Chu Jiao with his own hands?

"That's it." Shen Xun said, "We'll leave tomorrow, and it's okay to go as far as Qin wants to go. If Chu Jiao doesn't move for a long time, he'll just come back. Now the transportation is convenient, unlike before, we can only take slow trains."

Hua Chong still wanted to argue, but Liu Zhiqin took a step closer and gave him a wink.

He had to shut up.

A few hours passed in the blink of an eye, and news came from Zhengcheng that Chu Jiao had gotten off the car and checked into a hotel in the west of the city.And news came from Zhang Province, confirming that the deceased was Liang Ruier, with the same fatal injuries as Zheng Qi and He Yitao, but no evidence was found at the burial site to identify the murderer.As for the investigation of the first scene, monitoring, etc., it will take more time.

Hua Chong explained the work to Qu Zhi, and when he turned around, he saw Liu Zhiqin walking to the lounge.He hurriedly followed, closed the door with a "bang", strode forward, and forced Liu Zhiqin to the wall, "Why didn't you let me continue talking just now?"

Liu Zhiqin was taller than him, leaning against the wall, staring at him for two seconds, with an innocent tone, "Which 'just now'?"

"Just when I had a meeting with Team Shen in the middle of the night." Hua Chong didn't have to keep Liu Zhiqin in the serious crime team, but the other party insisted on going to Zhengcheng, which made him feel puzzled.

Liu Zhiqin's shoulders relaxed, and he asked back, "Flower Team, don't you want me to go conquer the city with you?"

Hua Chong was stopped for a while.

In no mood?Not really.It's just that Liu Zhiqin doesn't need to go, not to mention going back and forth, and it will easily delay other affairs of the serious crime team.The special operations team of the Ministry of Public Security has already sent people, and there are sufficient police forces in Zhengcheng. It is no problem to take down Chu Jiao. It is the responsibility to go by himself, but Liu Zhiqin does not have this burden on his shoulders.But when he thought about the four words in Liu Zhiqin's dialect - "together with you", he realized that subjectively he still wanted to go the same way with Liu Zhiqin.

This is not easy to answer.

Hua Chong suddenly felt itchy in his heart, took a step back, and said perfunctorily: "It doesn't matter whether you want it or not..."

"You also know that I used to be a technician in the Ministry of Public Security, which is different from Shen Xunleran's special operations team." Liu Zhiqin said: "Now that the Los Angeles Criminal Investigation Detachment has been transferred, it should be serious. The appearance of the criminal police. I want to go to the scene as much as possible, get in touch with more cases, accumulate experience, and make up for the shortcomings as soon as possible. I didn’t let you say it just now, because I was afraid that you would say that I would not be allowed to go again. Shen Xun they are present, if you insist, It’s very embarrassing for me.”

Hua Chong was taken aback, "Why is 'face' involved?"

Liu Zhiqin seemed very serious, "It's about 'face'. The new leader doesn't trust me, what do you think of Shen Xun and Le Ran?"

"I don't distrust you. Where did you go?" Hua Chong said: "Also, I think you have quite a lot of experience in the field. Last time when you were looking for corpses at Luo University, people vomited at a glance. You still Pick it up and see..."

Liu Zhiqin seemed innocent, "But it's not enough, at least not as experienced as you."

Hua Chong thought for a while, "That's true."

"That's why I want to go." Liu Zhiqin smiled, "I promise that as soon as there is a task here, I will come back immediately."

Hua Chong had already decided to go with him, and he just came to ask him what he actually thought, "Okay, we'll be leaving in a while, check the luggage again, and don't leave any important items behind."

Chu Jiao's whereabouts and communications have been completely monitored.After Hua Chong and his party arrived in Zhengcheng, they went straight to the Municipal Bureau, just in time to see Chu Jiao coming out of the guest house in the video.

"He has left the guest house twice. The last time he went out to buy daily necessities such as towels and soap." Jia Fei, the criminal policeman in charge of monitoring, said, "We have set up eyeliner near the guest house. Once he appears, he will not leave our sight. .In addition, Huang Qing has also placed people around him. He is a foreigner, 24 years old this year, works in a housing agency, and lives alone in the west of the city. We can guarantee his safety."

"Thank you." Hua Chong watched the video for a while, then turned around and hooked his fingers to Liu Zhiqin.

"What?" Liu Zhiqin approached.

"Chu Jiao may not stay for too long this time." Hua Chong said, "He rented a house in Luocheng, but he lived in a guest house here, and bought a lot of daily necessities. It seems that he didn't move out immediately. mean."

"He's addicted to killing people, and he thinks he's experienced." Liu Zhiqin nodded, "Maybe he's just going to investigate Huang Qing's situation now, and if he finds an opportunity, he'll do it immediately."

Le Ran said, "Why do I feel that Chu Jiao doesn't look like he's going to commit a crime?"

Hua Chong and Liu Zhiqin looked at him at the same time.

"Look, Chu Jiao didn't pay attention to the surveillance around him at all." Le Ran explained, "It shouldn't be, a person like him should pay extra attention to the cameras before committing crimes."

"That's right." Hua Chong recalled the two cases of Zheng Qi and He Yitao, "He is very careful. He has conducted a thorough field investigation in the early stage, otherwise it would be impossible to escape all monitoring."

"Then now..." Le Ran thought for a while before saying, "How can he be so amateur?"

Hearing this, Liu Zhiqin raised his eyes, and his heart tightened suddenly, as if any thought flashed by.

Soon, the plainclothes police reported that Chu Jiao went to the neighborhood where Huang Qing rented and was feeding stray dogs there.

As soon as he heard "dog", Hua Chong immediately became vigilant.

"Chu Jiao doesn't plan to buy any more dogs." Liu Zhiqin said in a low voice, "He plans to kill Huang Qing after committing the crime..."

"Yeah." Hua Chong understood, "Stray dogs are obviously more convenient than spending a lot of money to buy a German Shepherd that you can't take with you."

Jia Fei didn't hear the conversation between the two, and said a little embarrassedly: "The security of the place where Huang Qing lives is not very good, and the lights are dark at night. It is considered a relatively backward area in our area, and there are more stray cats and dogs."

Hua Chong understands.If he were to introduce Daoqiao Road in Fukang District to his colleagues in other provinces and cities, he would also find it difficult to speak.

"Frankly speaking, if Chu Jiao commits crimes there without us being prepared, it will be difficult to investigate later." Jia Fei continued: "But it's absolutely fine now, we'll keep an eye on him around the clock. Any movement, we can subdue him immediately."

Hua Chong did not doubt the ability of Zhengcheng police.Chu Jiao is in the light, and the police are in the dark. If Chu Jiao can succeed in this, then everyone can take off their police uniforms.

But Le Ran's words made him very concerned.He personally investigated the two cases of Zheng Qi and He Yitao. Judging from the situation at the scene, Chu Jiao is a meticulous murderer to the extreme. This judgment cannot be wrong.But now, seeing Chu Jiao's behavior before committing the crime, he felt that Chu Jiao was not meticulous—at least when facing the camera, Chu Jiao's reaction was indeed as Le Ran said, very amateurish.

On the way to the hotel after leaving Zhengcheng Bureau, Hua Chong was still thinking about this question.Liu Zhiqin patted him on the shoulder, "It's rare to see you frowning for so long."

"Huh?" Hua Chong came back to his senses, "I was thinking, is there any inconsistency in Chu Jiao's behavior? For criminals, apart from not being able to leave fingerprints, footprints and DNA on the scene, the most important thing to pay attention to is the surrounding area. camera. But he doesn't seem to care about the camera at all, why?"

Liu Zhiqin was also thinking about this question before.This is actually just an insignificant detail, and the ordinary police will not notice it, but it is obvious that they are not ordinary police.

Hua Chong walked slowly, "Is someone helping him? Could it be the hacker who posted He Yitao's photo?"

"Theoretically, a top-notch hacker could manipulate the surveillance from a distance and erase all traces thereafter. But..."

"but what?"

"It will take a lot of money."

Hua Chong was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked: "I remembered, when you mentioned the hacker in West Asia last time, you said that checking the account history might be rewarding, did you find anything?"

Liu Zhiqin shook his head, "Not yet."

Hua Chong took a few steps forward, turned around and said, "Forget it, don't think so much, it will only increase the pressure. I think Chu Jiao will probably do it in a few days, let's take him down first."

Huang Qing didn't know that the danger was approaching him step by step.

He was born in a single-parent family that was not wealthy. He stopped studying after graduating from junior high school and left home to work. His only hobby in his spare time was to read pirated online novels. pleasure.A few years ago, he happened to discover "Beacon", an online literature exchange forum, because he was looking for pirated resources. After browsing a few posts, he started to fight with people.Gradually, he found that cursing people online is more exciting than reading novels.The feeling of pointing the country made his blood surge in the narrow world he had lived in since he was a child.

During the period when he was most keen on fighting online, Fengfei 78's "plagiarism" incident broke out.He naturally became the mainstay of the insulting army, venting all his anger and pain about reality on this author whom he had never met.

He even asked for leave, bought the cheapest train ticket, and rushed to Lin Xiaofei's hometown with a group of netizens who held high the banner of morality, and used paint to write "Damn plagiarism" on the mottled wall.

After five years, this "feat" is still something he is proud of.This year's housing market is bullish, and every time he sells a house, he brags to others triumphantly - good people get rewarded, he did good deeds and crusaded evil people back then, and now he can go smoothly.

Next year, he wants to move out of that dilapidated rented house and rent a small apartment with an elevator in the city center.

After get off work, he hummed an out-of-key saliva, and walked towards home in high spirits.This quarter's performance has already exceeded the standard. I don't have to work for the next few days. I can take a good rest and go to "Beacon" to see if there are any new black materials.

In the past two years, he has not read much online novels, but his enthusiasm for online authors' black materials has not diminished.If anyone falls into troubles such as "plagiarism" and "deception of fans", he will catch up and reprimand him immediately, just like a "moral model" who is rooted in Miaohong.

The thought of being able to scold Fang Qiu on the Internet again gave him goosebumps, and he couldn't help giggling under the dim street lights.

He didn't realize that there were many pairs of eyes staring at him, and there was a person who was silently following him.

"Chu Jiao has been following Huang Qing for three days." Hua Chong said, "It looks like he will do it soon."

"The sooner we start, the sooner we will be free." Shen Xun stared at the video, "Le Ran has been following him for the past three days, and I can't wait."

At this moment, Le Ran's voice came from the communicator, "Brother Xun, Brother Xun!"

"I'm here."

"I feel that Chu Jiao will act tonight."

Hua Chong's eyebrows tightened.

"Take care to protect Huang Qing." Shen Xun said, "You also pay attention to safety."

Le Ran laughed very low, but could hear a bit of lightness, "Don't worry!"

The special operations team of the Ministry of Public Security rarely makes mistakes.At 1 o'clock in the morning, Le Ran took Chu Jiao, who had attempted murder, to Zhengcheng Bureau. At the same time, Huang Qing, who was still in shock, was brought back.

He had no idea why someone wanted his own life. The alley leading home was as dark and quiet as usual, with no end in sight. It was said that there were many people who could not survive squatting on both sides of the alley, waiting for an opportunity to rob.Most of the girls dared not go anywhere at night, and the landlord also reminded him to be careful when he came back late when he rented the house.But he was never afraid.

What are you afraid of?The people who live there are all poor, and whoever the hell will steal it may not know.

In fact, he lived for a few years and walked that dark alley for a few years. The only bad thing he encountered was an old man raping a girl.

He spared no effort to defend "morality" on the Internet, which simply exhausted all the morality he was born with.

So in reality, he is no longer a "guardian of morality", but a perpetrator.

Together with that dirty old man, he gang-raped the helpless girl.The girl was threatened and dared not call the police, and he was not punished in the slightest.

In the alley, when the tall and strong man showed his knife, he still didn't react.

How could someone rob with a knife in this alley?Nope.Aren't rapists the only ones lurking here?

The back of the head was suddenly hit hard. He wanted to run, but found that he couldn't take a step.A sharp knife flashed a gleam of cold light under the dim street lamp, and it was straight at his throat!

"Boom!" A clean gunshot pierced the night, and he stared wide-eyed, watching the blood gushing from the man's wrist, and the knife slid down.

The next second, the man looked at him bitterly, and covered his injured wrist with his other hand.

At the same time, a young but steady voice came——

"Police, don't move."

Less than 10 minutes after Le Ran subdued Chu Jiao, Zhang Sheng's investigation of Liang Yanzi's case finally obtained key evidence—the trace inspector extracted a fingerprint at the scene of the murder.As soon as Chu Jiao arrived at the city bureau, his fingerprints were taken, and the two matched, they matched perfectly!

In the interrogation room, Chu Jiao sat dumbly.His right wrist was wounded by a bullet and was wrapped in thick gauze after emergency treatment.When Le Ran is on missions, she always likes to hit the vital parts. She is precise and neat, and does not give anyone a chance to fight back.

Hua Chong and Liu Zhiqin sat opposite him, looking at him wordlessly.

The man in front of him was no different from the one he met at the Flower, Bird and Fish Pet Market that day, he didn't look like a murderer at all.There was not much expression on his face, and his eyes were empty, as if he hadn't figured out why he was here.

Or maybe from the moment he killed the first person, he already knew that one day he would face the police face to face.

After a long time, Chu Jiao raised his head, his wandering gaze gathered on Hua Chong's face, and he said hoarsely, "You are the one..."

"We've seen it before, you took Er..." Hua Chong said, "When you brought Demu back to the market for medical treatment."

"So you are the police." Chu Jiao glanced at Liu Zhiqin, "Look at my luck, it's not good to hit anyone, but I bumped into the police."

After a pause of 2 seconds, he said again: "Since you found me, you must have been to my home in Los Angeles, right? Is the boy okay? Has he eaten all the food I left at home?"

Hua Chong frowned, a feeling of extreme irritability suddenly rose in his heart.

The "little man" that Chu Jiao spoke of should be the second baby who was almost killed.

Liu Zhiqin tapped on a document beside the table, "You killed Liang Rui'er, didn't you?"

Chu Jiao narrowed his eyes, as if thinking about something.

Half a minute later, he said, "Is that the woman from Zhangxing?"

"Yes." Liu Zhiqin said, "You slit her throat, took out her heart, and buried her under the ruins of a building on the outskirts of the city."

Chu Jiao suddenly laughed, "If I don't kill her, should I let her continue to harm people online?"

"So you admitted it?" Hua Chong asked.

"I've already been caught by you, don't I admit that it's useful?" Chu Jiao shook his head lightly, with a regretful look on his face, "It's a pity that I couldn't kill Huang Qing. Why don't you let me kill him and then arrest me? His Living like a scumbag is also harmful to society. Wouldn’t it be better for me to get rid of it together? Do you know what he did? He once raped a woman, and in that alley tonight, he even raped a woman. He took a photo and threatened the victim. A scum like him deserves the protection of your police? Why don't you protect people who deserve more protection?"

"Raped a woman?" Shen Xun, who was watching the surveillance in another room, asked, "Is there such a thing?"

The captain of Zhengcheng Criminal Investigation Detachment turned dark when he heard this, and asked his subordinates to investigate immediately.

Hua Chong suppressed his anger and continued to ask the necessary questions: "After killing Liang Rui'er, you went to Qu Province and killed Qi Lichao and Zhou Zihan. Then you came to Luo City and killed Zheng Qi and He Yitao."

Chu Jiao nodded, without trying to deny it at all, as if accepting his fate, and even held the corners of his lips and smiled, "They don't deserve to live. They are hypocrites and scum like Yi Linlang, and they deserve to die!"