heart poison

Luoguan Village is under the jurisdiction of Luocheng. It is the most remote mountain village in Luocheng. It used to be a backwater. In recent years, because of the unique scenery of the countryside, it has gradually started to develop tourism, and it has got rid of the label of "poor".

Every summer and autumn is the busiest time in Luoguan Village. There are bonfire parties, barbecue conferences, and music feasts, which attract many young people who want to escape the city for a short time.

After the expressway is repaired, if there is no traffic jam, it will only take 2 hours to drive from the main city of Los Angeles to Luoguan Village in the west.This time is not short, but in the past, I am afraid that it will not be reached in one day and one night.

Ten years ago, in Luoguan Village, the roads were blocked, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was isolated from the world.

The case that made Xiao Chengxin almost bald with anxiety happened in Luoguan Village ten years ago.

The curtains in the conference room were all drawn, and the live pictures of that year were displayed on the projection equipment after refined processing in the later stage.

Hua Chong frowned, and his throat moved slightly - he swallowed the throat lozenge.

The pictures clearly made everyone uncomfortable, and there was one sigh after another in the room.

The five charred dead were curled up, their bodies were scorched black, and they could hardly be seen as human beings.The wooden house that caught fire was also reduced to an empty frame, with only a few supporting iron pillars left, like a huge cage.

Child and juvenile injury cases are the most distressing, because the strength of the victim and the perpetrator is very different. In the vast majority of cases, they have no possibility of struggling to escape.

In this case, the murderer not only killed them, but also used the most cruel way.

Xiao Chengxin said that when the murder happened, it was August 8, which was the hottest season of the year.The police station in the village only had a few police officers, and they couldn't deal with it at all, so they hurriedly reported it.But ten years ago, it was far less convenient for the criminal police to dispatch the police than it is now.In such a big case, five people died all at once, and they were reported layer by layer. By the time the task force established by the Municipal Bureau arrived, it was already the night of the 10th, and the scene had been trampled down by curious villagers and desperate family members. None left.

The only thing that could be ascertained was the identity of the five dead—again by the oldest method of exclusion.

Luoguan Village was extremely closed at that time, and each household counted the number of people, and it happened that five boys were lost, which corresponded to the five dead.

Five photos appeared on the projection device, which were the registration photos of the deceased.

The oldest is 14 years old, named Qian Maojiang, a sixth grade student in Luoguan village.

The youngest is only 10 years old, named Qian Qing, in the third grade.

The other three are 12-year-old Luo Hao, 13-year-old Qian Xiaozi and Qian Yuanbao. They are all students in the village primary school.

"Ninety percent of the villagers in Luoguan Village have the surname Qian." Xiao Chengxin explained, "The five of them are not relatives."

Hua Chong waited for his next words. He stood there for a long time, but retreated, "There is really no way to investigate this case. The murderer burned everything with a torch, and even the DNA can't be tested. The local police station The scene was not well protected, the forensic doctor and trace inspection went to waste, and no evidence was found."

Hua Chong asked: "No more?"

Xiao Chengxin was taken aback, "Huh?"

Hua Chong took a deep breath, "Have you finished introducing the case?"

"There is nothing to introduce at all." Xiao Chengxin stroked his increasingly thinning hair, "There are only so many in the case file. When the task force went to visit, the villagers did not cooperate at all. Some said it was done by outsiders, and some said it was Heaven sacrifice spell. How can people believe this?"

"The spell of offering sacrifices to heaven?" Hua Chong laughed dryly, "What era is it, and there is still such a saying?"

"The villagers are ignorant, not to mention ten years ago, even now, there are still some villages that take living people to provide to the gods." Xiao Chengxin said.

"I didn't continue to investigate later, what's the reason?" Liu Zhiqin asked.

"I can't go on searching, I really can't find any clues."

"Then why do you have to investigate this case this time?"

Xiao Chengxin couldn't help but say, "I, I got it..."

Hua Chong was speechless, "What?"

"I can't help it!" Xiao Cheng argued for himself, "Captain Chen asked me to pick a case by myself, and if I pick it, I have to solve it. But didn't you help me solve the simpler case last time, and the rest is troublesome. "

"So you just pick one at random?"

"I didn't expect to draw this either."

Hua Chong said: "If I were Captain Chen, I would scold you too."

"Anyway, it's settled. If you break it, you have to break it, or if you don't break it, you have to break it!" Xiao Chengxin forced a smile, "Flower Team, you can help brother!"

There is indeed no way out for this case just by looking at the case file, but Hua Chong has rich experience and understands that talking about the case in the office and visiting the field are completely different things.Cases that failed to catch the reins during the discussion may reveal clues when they arrive at the scene.

But he didn't dare to talk too much, he just said: "I will try my best."

"Then when will we go there?" Xiao Chengxin wished that Hua Chong would be possessed by Bao Gong, and immediately solved the case, "Your serious crime team is fine recently, why don't we go to Luoguan Village tomorrow?"

"So urgent?" Hua Chong joked, "My throat is uncomfortable, and I want to rest for a few days."

"Don't stop! If the serious crime team comes with a case after a while, you will definitely leave me alone."

"Hey, don't be crowed." Hua Chongwei tilted his head, "Our serious crime team will come to a case, which means that someone will be killed again."

Liu Zhiqin added: "There may be more than one person."

Xiao Chengxin hurriedly said: "Bah, bah, bah, your serious crime team will never have a case!"

"And help you investigate the case every day?" Hua Chong rolled his eyes, stood up, and said seriously: "Then let's go tomorrow, give me the case file, and I'll look at it."

Back in the Serious Crime Squad, Hua Chong ordered a few people. He didn't intend to call Zhang Mao, but Zhang Mao took the initiative to sign up. After the report, he regretted it, thinking that the case was too inhuman.

"Humanity?" Liu Zhiqin said, "But in any murder case, there is no humanity at all. If a murderer kills a minor, you think 'he' has no humanity, but if 'he' kills an adult, then he has humanity? "

"But how innocent a minor is!"

"Some adults are innocent too."

"That's the case..." Zhang Mao thought for a while, "I still think it's very inhumane to kill minors. Besides, in many cases of killing children, the perpetrators had no grievances with those children, and they didn't even know each other," he said. 'The reason for doing it is just because of unsatisfactory life, being punished by the upper class, and unable to fight back, so I have to do it to the child with the weakest resistance, or to take revenge on the society because of terminal illness and no money for medical treatment. This kind of behavior is purely To vent your anger, what is the difference between these people and garbage and beasts? If you catch one, you should shoot him!"

"Brother Xiaoliu is right." Hua Chong automatically ignored Zhang Mao's "impromptu speech" filled with righteous indignation, and decisively supported Liu Zhiqin: "Killing is killing, and the nature of killing does not change whether it is an adult or a minor."

"You, you!" Zhang Mao shouted in his heart—you are just as good as you are!

"Huh? How about us?" Hua Chong asked.

Zhang Mao had a strong desire to survive, "You guys are really good partners with a good understanding!"

Hua Chong laughed, "Do you need to say that?"

After speaking, he raised his eyebrows at Liu Zhiqin, "Really, Brother Xiao Liu?"

Liu Zhiqin also smiled, but not as ostentatiously as he did, and nodded implicitly.

In the past, business trips were very simple, just pack your luggage, but now that you have a dog son at home, Hua Chong found that he had something to worry about.

When he adopted his second baby, he made an agreement with the boss that he would foster the second baby in the store if necessary.But when he really had to go on a business trip, he was already unwilling to let Erwa go back to the flower, bird and fish pet market.

The boss didn't like Erwa, and people in the market also regarded Erwa as a "violent dog". He was reluctant to let Erwa suffer wronged.

Fortunately, there is no need to bring a forensic doctor on this business trip. Xu Kan also promised to help him take care of the second child when he and Liu Zhiqin are both on business trips.

Xu Kan directly drove the car to Huajing Community, Hua Chong packed Erwa's daily necessities, and led Erwa out.

Animals that have been hurt have a heavier heart than animals that have been treated kindly since childhood. The second baby was afraid of being abandoned, so she yelled "Wooooooo" all the way.

It was useless for Hua Chong to coax it to be fierce, until it was led into the car by Xu Kan, it still looked at Hua Chong with despair.

Hua Chong's heart softened all of a sudden.

Xu Kan closed the car door and patted Erwa on the head, "Then I'm leaving. It's a good season for you to go to Luoguan Village. After investigating the case, you can go to the mountains to pick fruits. Now it's their tour High season."

"I don't have time to pick fruit." Hua Chong took out his mobile phone, dialed a number, and said to Xu Kan before he connected, "Wait a minute, I'll make a call."

Xu Kan was puzzled, and looked at the second child in the co-pilot who was so sad that he seemed about to cry, "Who is your father calling?"

Soon, this question will be answered.

Hua Chong said: "Brother Xiaoliu, is it convenient for you to come out now... I'm at the gate of the community... Well, I'm with Xu Kan... The second baby refuses to leave, you come to coax it, it listens to you..."

Xu Kan felt speechless, touched Erwa's ear, "Who is your father? Is your surname Liu or Hua?"

After about a quarter of an hour, Liu Zhiqin came.

"What happened to the second baby?"

"Well, I'm sitting in the co-pilot, thinking I don't want him anymore." Hua Chong said, "Maybe he's going to be depressed."

When Liu Zhiqin walked to the car door, Erwa immediately lay down on the window sill, looking at him pitifully.

"We're going on a business trip." Liu Zhiqin began to scratch the chin of Dade Mu, and said softly, "Do you understand business trips? It's work."

Erwa tilted her head, not sure if she understood, but her mood seemed not as depressed as before.

"Only after working can I have money to buy you beef jerky." Liu Zhiqin continued: "We will be back soon, you wait for us honestly, be obedient."

Erwa started to wag her tail.

Xu Kan's ears were deafened by Liu Zhiqin's "we", and he just wanted to step on the gas pedal and take Erwa away.

At this time, Hua Chong also came over and touched Erwa's head.Erwa rubbed against his hand, making a coquettish sound from her throat.

"Okay. Wave your hand." Liu Zhiqin said.

Erwa sat up, and really waved with her right front paw.

Xu Kan was surprised, "Have you made the dog smart?"

Hua Chong was also a little shocked, looking at Liu Zhiqin, "You trained me?"

Liu Zhiqin smiled, "It's smart, once you teach it it will do it."

When Xu Kan's car drove away, Hua Chongcai joked, "Actually, you are its father, right?"

Liu Zhiqin turned his head, half of his face was hidden in the shadow cast by the street lamp.

Hua Chong felt that there was a star-like smile in his eyes.

Xiao Chengxin made full preparations for the long-term battle in Luoguan Village. He prepared the car early in the morning. The police equipment in the car was fully equipped, and the trunk was filled to the brim with all kinds of food.

Hua Chong teased after seeing it: "Those who don't know think we are going to Luoguan Village for a public tour."

"If it wasn't enough to hold it, I would like to bring a few more boxes of water."

"As for Team Xiao?" Zhang Mao was eating breakfast, "I went to Luoguan Village when I just graduated, and it's not as backward as you imagined. If you can buy it, there is still a youth hostel in the village that has joined YHA, so we won’t be hungry.”

"That should be more prepared. When I was sorting out this case, I found that the villagers there were very hostile to the police. We go back to investigate the case ten years ago. Who knows if they will come up with any moths. "Xiao Chengxin has a foresight and forethought. He also worked in other teams of the Criminal Investigation Detachment in the past. Later, he led the old criminal policeman back from the front line to the backlog team, and he was also transferred.Afterwards, the old detective retired, and he was promoted to team leader according to his seniority.Everyone in the criminal investigation detachment knew that he was a leader, but no one wanted to fight for it. After all, anyone with a little bit of a competitive heart was unwilling to work in the backlog team.In the eyes of other groups, the accumulated case group is a bit like the case file management group.

Hua Chong said: "We are criminal police, so we are afraid of some moths."

Xiao Cheng shrank his neck resentfully, "Of course it's best to be fine."

Two cars set off on the road, Hua Chong and Liu Zhiqin were in the car driven by Zhang Mao, they sat in the last row, and several other members from the serious crime team and Li Xun from the trace inspection department sat in the front two rows.

At this time, it is the end of summer, and the city is still hot, but the further you go to the mountains, the stronger the atmosphere of late summer and early autumn.Going off the highway, some trees on both sides have begun to lose their leaves.

Liu Zhiqin was a little sleepy. He didn't sleep much last night. One was to monitor the movements of Country X in West Asia, and the other was to gain access to several top servers through infiltration.Before dawn, I couldn't bear it any longer, and just lying on the sofa for a while, I was woken up by the ringing of my mobile phone.

Hua Chong said on the phone: "Are you up? Come to my house for noodles."

"So early?" He looked at the time and asked, "Should I play or you?"

"Of course it's me. The second baby is not at home, so I don't need to walk it in the morning. I made tomatoes and eggs. When will you come? The noodles are easy to lump if they are cooked early."

He had no choice but to get up to wash up, and moved his business trip luggage to Hua Chong's house, where he was overwhelmed by tomatoes and eggs.

Hua Chong laughed, "Why don't I make sauerkraut shredded pork as a base next time?"

While washing the dishes, he said, "I'll do it next time."

"Sleepy? How about going to sleep first?" Hua Chong suddenly touched him with his elbow when he was thinking about what happened in the morning.

"En." He nodded, but before he could close his eyes, his eyes suddenly flickered.

Hua Chong clamped a panda neck rest around his neck, "Is it comfortable?"

The neck support was still worn on Hua Chong's neck just now, retaining body temperature and the fragrance of peach blossoms - Hua Chong's shower gel smells of peach blossoms.

Liu Zhiqin couldn't help taking a breath, and turned his face slightly, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Hua Chong said, "Go to bed, it's still early."

Because after getting off the expressway, we took the winding mountain road, so the speed is not fast, which is a good environment for sleeping.But Hua Chong looked at Liu Zhiqin for a while, and still felt that the car was bumping badly.

The neck support doesn't seem to be very useful. The stuff that the shopping mall gave away during the event will play a psychological role when it is worn around the neck.

He wanted to pull Liu Zhiqin into his arms and let Liu Zhiqin lie on his lap.Anyway, the leg rest is more comfortable than the cheap neck rest.

How will Liu Zhiqin lie down?lie down?Or lie on your back?

The conditions in the car are limited, and you may only be able to lie on your side.In that case, he would protect Liu Zhiqin's shoulders, pat him twice from time to time, and when the car turned, he would hug Liu Zhiqin inside...

"Tsk." Thinking about it, Hua Chong was amused by the picture in his mind, rubbed his fingers on his chin, and looked at Liu Zhiqin who had his eyes closed, the corners of his lips curled up.

Liu Zhiqin didn't fall asleep at all, the car kept turning and fell over. He had ridden countless times in a car that was much bumpier than this one, and he could fall asleep if he wanted to.But this time it can't, because the smell of Hua Chong's shower gel is always lingering in his nose, and the temperature on the neck is always ironing his skin.

His heartbeat gradually accelerated, and even created the illusion that Hua Chong was looking at him.

That gaze seemed to have substance, falling on the side of his face for a while, and falling on him for a while.

I haven't slept all night. At this time, my body is a little tired, but my spirit is excited.

Huachong is like a stimulant with amazing medicinal effect.

He exhaled at a constant speed, pretending to be asleep.

There was some traffic on the road, and it was already noon when we arrived at Luoguan Village.Liu Zhiqin "woke up" a long time ago, chatted with Hua Chong about the case while looking at the scenery outside the window, but never took off the neck rest from his neck.

Luoguan Village and Yufeng Town above already knew about the city bureau's coming to investigate the case ten years ago, and it was Li Xiuchao, a policeman from the Luoguan Village Police Station, who came to meet him.Hua Chong and other members of the serious crime team don't care about the officialdom this time, Xiao Chengxin will do all the docking, and go straight to work when they arrive, and let the police here lead the way to the murder scene at that time.

"The accident happened in the old village. The feng shui was not good, and it had been deserted for a long time. In the comprehensive planning of the whole town and village a few years ago, that area was not included in the planning scope." Qian Lu, a policeman who is nearly 50 years old, works The unit has been working for half a lifetime, with a strong accent, talking about the case, and then ran to other topics, "Is this the first time for you to come? Is the construction of our village okay? Hey, now every household is building a small western-style building Now, if I don’t become a policeman, I’ll run farmhouses to make money too!”

Hua Chong smiled, and immediately understood that this Qian Lu was a local, and he was proud of the development of his hometown from the bottom of his heart.

Since he is a local, he should be quite clear about the murder case ten years ago.

From the police station to the village, the distance is not short, and it takes about [-] minutes to drive. Hua Chong insisted on walking there, first to see the current situation in the village, and second, to listen to Qian Luduo's talk about the case.

"I wasn't on duty when the accident happened, but my wife called me up when I slept until midnight. There was a lot of noise outside, saying that the village was on fire." Qian Lu said vividly, "I was so startled that I went to the hospital after I got dressed. You live in the city, so you certainly don’t know the situation here. In our village, there is no fire brigade. Although there was one in the town, there was no good road at that time, and the fire engines couldn’t come in. People in the village don’t care about men, women and children. , I went to carry water to put out the fire. How long have I been busy... I can’t remember, it seems that the fire was put out at dawn. It took us so long to fight the fire because our fire-fighting methods were too backward."

With that said, we arrived at the abandoned village.

This place looks a little gloomy at first glance, not because of any murders, but because the surrounding trees are lush, weeds are growing wildly, and the vegetation has almost flooded the abandoned buildings.

Hua Chong didn't go in immediately, but turned around and asked, "Isn't this place considered remote before the accident?"

Qian Lu nodded, "Our village used to be divided into east and west parts. Most of the villagers lived on the east side. There is a small river on the east side, so it is more convenient to fetch water and irrigate."

"Since most people live in the east, why is the village school built in the west?" Hua Chong estimated the location, "If I'm not mistaken, the village school can basically be said to be on the edge of Luoguan Village?"

Qian Lu sighed, showing a regretful expression, "Yes, if the village school is in the east, everyone will be aware of the fire as soon as it burns, and maybe they can save those children and catch the murderer who set the fire. It’s been built for decades, and I don’t know why it wasn’t built on the east side.”

"Are there teaching staff on duty in the village at night?" Liu Zhiqin asked.

"Hey, do you think the school is a police station?" Qian Lu shook his head, "The village primary school ends at 3 p.m. every day. The teachers are all from the village. After teaching the students, they have to go home to farm and feed the pigs. Who will be on duty? ?”

"That is to say, when the crime happened, there would be no one else in the school except the murderer and the victim..." Hua Chong raised his chin towards Liu Zhiqin as he spoke, "Go in and have a look?"

"En." Liu Zhiqin followed.

No one has set foot in the village for a long time, and the weeds are as tall as half a person.Qian Lu walked ahead to open the way and said: "After the accident, this area basically became a restricted area. Everyone said that people were burned to death here, which is unlucky. Maybe it is witchcraft. No one usually comes here. Maybe Only curious children will come to 'adventure' without telling their parents. Over time, the village school has become synonymous with 'ghost village' among the children."

Zhang Mao, who was walking at the end, shuddered, "Do you want to be so scary?"

No one paid any attention to him, so he had no choice but to quicken his pace and ran to Liu Zhiqin's side.

"This is the wooden house that caught fire." After walking for a while, Qian Lu pointed to a few broken pillars and said, "There's nothing left of the fire."

The impact of the scene was far stronger than that of the photo. Hua Chong folded his arms and stared at the pillar for a while, "Where was this place back then?"

Qian Lu's face was unnatural for a moment, he hesitated and said: "Just, just a warehouse for sundries."

"Warehouse?" Hua Chong frowned, feeling that he was not telling the truth.

"Warehouses are generally not built with wood, right?" Liu Zhiqin said, "I see that the teaching building of the village primary school is made of brick and stone. How can this warehouse not far away be made of wood? Didn't it take fire into consideration when it was built?" ?”

Qian Lu hesitated for a while, maybe because he felt that he couldn't hide it, or maybe he didn't think it was necessary to hide it, and said: "Let me tell you the truth, this wooden house is, it is the place where teachers used to punish disobedient students."

Hearing this, Hua Chong's eyes suddenly deepened.