heart poison

Vicious cases involving children are the most likely to cause panic and imitation in society.

Most families have children, and when parents see other people's children killed, they often blame their own children.In their mouth, the truth will be distorted to the greatest extent.Concern leads to chaos, the truth becomes a lie, and the lie becomes a rumor.

And there will always be scum with twisted minds in the gutter. These people are incompetent, inferior, and keen to destroy, but they dare not take action against those who are stronger than themselves. Their targets have always been only the old, weak, sick and disabled.A traumatic incident is like a dose of chicken blood, making them realize that it is so easy to kill a child who has no resistance, especially a girl...

In Zhang Dandan's case, Meng Chenggang is the sure murderer, and the chain of evidence is very complete.But after the case was solved, there were rumors everywhere in the society—some said that the police were incompetent, and Meng Chenggang was only arrested because he could not catch the real murderer. It is said that the murderer is an insider of the police, and the police dare not move him, because he has a deep background, and if he is moved, he may be involved in a series of criminal incidents of upper-level figures; the most widely spread theory is that the real murderer is a child pedophile with a high IQ Obsessive, specializing in girls around 10 years old, as long as he is targeted, it is hard to escape the claws.And because he was so smart, he never left any flaws, and the police were helpless.The continuous disappearance and murder of girls is the best proof.

When a rumor is told by a hundred or a thousand people, it becomes the truth.All of a sudden, kindergartens and elementary schools in Los Angeles were crowded with parents picking up their children as soon as school was over, and there were even several fights and scratching incidents due to parking and pushing disputes.In the circle of friends, mothers reposted a lot of Weibo - for the safety of your daughter, please don't dress her up too beautifully, and don't make her a target of pedophiles!

"Crap dick丨Badan!" Qu Zhi threw away the phone, "What the hell is this? Who said that the victims all had accidents because they were dressed beautifully? Wang Xiangmei, Zhang Dandan, Chen Yun, which one of them was abducted when they were kidnapped? well dressed?"

"The eyes of the masses are sharp - they can always see things that even our police can't see." Zhang Trade laughed at himself, "A friend of mine asked me if the pedophile murderer is now Changed the target, instead of catching girls, catching boys instead."

"Damn it, something's wrong, isn't it?"

"What I am most worried about now is the appearance of model crimes. After all, this incident is too eye-catching, and girls are the most vulnerable among the vulnerable groups. It is too easy to attack them." Zhang Mao sighed, "Mainstream media have already received city propaganda. Notifications, low-key reports on Zhang Dandan's case. But those public accounts and big Vs are not under the jurisdiction of the Propaganda Department. What they do is no different from eating human blood steamed buns. In my opinion, if the publicity continues like this, copycat crimes will appear in a few days."

Hua Chong came back from Chen Zheng's office with a notepad in his hand, tapped Zhang Mao on the head with the notebook in his hand, and said, "You are the best at Crow's Mouth."

Zhang Mao held his head and said with a bitter face, "I don't want to either, but if the self-media hype continues, it will cause panic at the very least. If there is a copycat crime, it will completely get out of control."

"Can you think of it, Team Chen can't think of it?" Hua Chong said: "Those posts will be deleted or prohibited from reposting immediately, and the self-media that spread rumors will also be dealt with."

Zhang Mao's eyes lit up, "Team Chen went to find the people above?"

Hua Chong nodded, "Okay, Team Chen will naturally deal with these matters. We must concentrate on solving the case of Wang Xiangmei and Chen Yun immediately."

Qu Zhi asked, "Is it pressure from above?"

Hua Chong gave a vague "hmm".

Zhang Dandan's case caused an uproar. On the one hand, the higher authorities pursued the responsibility layer by layer, and might deal with some police officers from the sub-bureau. On the other hand, they put pressure on Chen Zheng and asked the serious crime team to solve the case immediately.

Chen Zheng was so annoyed that he dropped the cup and the mouse in the office, but luckily he was still sane. He discussed with Hua Chong the direction of the next investigation, and silently picked up the broken mouse.

Hua Chong couldn't promise him anything, and sighed heavily when he left.

Qu Zhi patted the table hard, stood up abruptly, and beat his chest to cheer himself up, "Flower Team, what should we do now?"

"Visiting." Hua Chong said: "Dig out all the people Wang Xiangmei and Chen Yun have contacted, and ask in depth. No matter how deep the suspect hides, it is not an invisible and intangible air. As long as 'he' exists, he will be It is impossible not to leave any flaws."

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Wang Jiamei's previous house was rented, but since she moved to Qiu Han's house, the rented house has been returned.Currently, she is still living at Qiu Han's home.But Qiu Han couldn't stand the oppressive atmosphere at home, so he took his luggage and went out to relax.

"Where did he go?" Hua Chong came to Wang Xiangmei's room again, rummaging through drawers and cabinets.

The room is not big, after placing the bed and wardrobe, there is not much space left.There is a small desk near the window sill, which is full of textbooks and children's encyclopedias, but the drawer under the desk is full of comics.

"He didn't say anything." Wang Jiamei stood by the door with dull eyes and a gloomy face. She was much older than when she first sat in the inquiry room. "I don't know where he went."

Liu Zhiqin said, "Chou Han is in Luoguan Village."

"Luoguan Village?" Hua Chong reflexively thought of the backlog of five boys who died, and frowned slightly.

"I checked it randomly." Liu Zhiqin said, "He should be running to escape reality. After all, it's a tourist area. Although it's not far from Los Angeles, no one knows him, and the cost is lower than a long-distance trip."

Hua Chong nodded and continued to look at Wang Xiangmei's books and toys.

Those comic books are of average quality, with some cuts on the margins and missing ink.

The ink sheet stained on his hand could not be wiped off with a dry tissue. Hua Chong rubbed his fingers, put down the comic book, and picked up a delicate hard-sided notebook.

This notebook is filled with cartoon girls, each of whom has at least five beautiful outfits.Wang Xiangmei added a lot of marks on the side with colored pens - which one is the favorite, which one is the most wanted to have, which one may be the most expensive...

The little girl who passed away in a red and white dress seemed to really long for a princess dress.

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"Wang Xiangmei is very good at hiding her emotions." Leaving Fengshou Community, Hua Chong said: "She probably understands that motherhood is not easy, so she never asks Wang Jiamei for anything, and wears whatever clothes are given, and sticks her yearning in her notebook. .”

"That notebook also has a lock." Liu Zhiqin took out the car key, "Although it is easy to open, it at least shows two points - she cherishes the clothes stickers on it; she doesn't want Wang Jiamei to see it."

Sitting in the co-pilot and fastening the seat belt, Hua Chong sighed: "Wang Xiangmei is a very sensible and careful little girl. But her behavior of locking the notebook is a bit redundant. Because even if she doesn't hide the notebook, Wang Jiamei won't hide it." You'll understand what she's thinking just because you saw those stickers. Did you notice Wang Jiamei's reaction just now?"

"Well, she is at a loss. She doesn't understand the significance of those stickers to Wang Xiangmei." Liu Zhiqin said: "Sometimes life can make a person numb, and what is worse is numb. Wang Jiamei has been in the low-end clothing wholesale business all year round. , thinking all day about how to get more business, how to earn dozens of dollars more. She needs to constantly bargain with people, haggle over every detail, and even intrigue. To put it inappropriately - she has to be like a "shrew" every day Go to fight. After a long time, she has lost the ability to perceive delicate, simple, and beautiful emotions. She can't understand Wang Xiangmei's careful thoughts hidden in the notebook. But it can't be said to be her fault. She just wants to be in the It’s just a matter of gaining a firm foothold in the big cities and making life easier for the family.”

Hua Chong lit a cigarette and remained silent.

Liu Zhiqin brought the topic back to Wang Xiangmei, "The little girl is indeed very sensible, but after all, she is too young and knows too little about the evils of this world. She has always suppressed her wishes in her heart. It is easier for a little girl like her to Bewitched. She really wants a good-looking dress to change out of the sportswear that has been washed white and washed out, so once someone tells her—'Little sister, do you want to wear a princess dress?'she will definitely Take the bait."

"Where did this person meet her?" Hua Chong rested his right hand on the window sill, frowning in thought, "'he' should have been paying attention to Wang Xiangmei for a while. Before August 8, did 'he' have any relationship with Wang Xiangmei?" Substantial contact? Wang Xiangmei does not have a mobile phone, how did 'he' call Wang Xiangmei to a place without a camera?"

"Qiu Han said that before Wang Xiangmei disappeared, he asked him for money and went outside to buy some snacks. The community camera captured Wang Xiangmei, indeed holding a bag of potato chips." Liu Zhiqin turned his head, "Let's go again A trip to the teahouse?"

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In the afternoon, it should have been the best time for teahouse business.The idlers who have no work are full of sleep and food, and they all look forward to flexing their muscles on the mahjong table.But in the Wing Chun community next to the Canhua Clothing Wholesale Market, the teahouse on the first floor of the second unit is closed, with a note on it: Temporarily closed.

Qiu Han is not here, Hua Chong has the key from Wang Jiamei.

The windows in the teahouse are closed tightly, and there is no ventilation. When the door is opened, the unpleasant smell of cigarettes and mahjong comes in.

Hua Chong went to the room where Wang Xiangmei read comic books, and picked up the comics that were still on the table to read.Liu Zhiqin looked at the furnishings in the room again, but didn't see anything wrong, so he walked over to Hua Chong and picked up a comic book.

The protagonists of the manga are many princesses.They live on another planet, carefree.The biggest worry every day is what kind of clothes to wear to meet my prince.

"These books are genuine." Liu Zhiqin said suddenly.

Hua Chong's eyes paused, and he immediately raised his head.

When he just picked up these books, he felt something was wrong.

Wang Jiamei said that Wang Xiangmei likes to read comic books, and Qiu Han often spends money to buy them for her.There are indeed many comic books in Wang Xiangmei's room.

The printing and binding of those books are relatively rough, and if one is not careful when turning the pages, the fingers will be stained with ink.

And these books...

Their pictures are clear, and the pages have no rough edges, and there is no phenomenon of page drop or color fading.

"Chou Han is stingy, and he will 'please' his stepdaughter to show Wang Jiamei, but he is unwilling to spend money to buy genuine comics." Hua Chong turned the book over and looked at the price on the back cover, "The price of genuine comics is not cheap. With Qiu Han’s income level and level of stinginess, what he bought should be shoddy and pirated copies. But this book..."

"When we saw these books last time, we ignored the issue of genuine pirated copies." Liu Zhiqin clapped the comics on his hand, "Qiu Han probably didn't realize that the comic books Wang Xiangmei read on the 26th were not pirated ones he bought. "

Hua Chong looked solemn, "These few genuine comics are probably related to the suspect!"

Liu Zhiqin nodded, "There may be some information left on it. Because of this information, Wang Xiangmei fell into the trap set by the murderer. Flower team, should we go back immediately and hand over the book to the trace inspection department, or..."

Hua Chong pulled out a chair and sat down, quickly flipping through the pages of the book, "No need. The message left by the murderer for a little girl cannot be complicated. If it is still in the book, we don't need to ask the trace inspection department to help us investigate."

Liu Zhiqin understood, and began to flip through the book in his hand.

However, there is no information in these books left by Wang Xiangmei.

"The message the suspect left for Wang Xiangmei has already been taken away by Wang Xiangmei." Hua Chong dropped the book and paced back and forth, "It may be a note in the book, or it may be something else."

"What about Chen Yun?" Liu Zhiqin said suddenly, "Assuming Chen Yun was taken away by the same suspect, what did she receive?"

Hua Chong looked out the window, and said after a while: "This assumption is cruel."

"I also don't want Chen Yun to be in the hands of the person who killed Wang Xiangmei. This person is very cunning. 'He' won't be as brutal as Meng Chenggang, but death is the same for everyone." Liu Zhiqin said Put a few comics into a paper bag, "Since the information left by the murderer to Wang Xiangmei is no longer in the book, it seems that these books can only be handed over to the trace inspection department."

"How did the murderer let Wang Xiangmei get these books?" Hua Chong said: "The school is impossible, and the school has not started yet. It is not realistic to communicate with classmates, and children are not easy to manipulate. The more people who know, the more likely 'he' will be." Exposed. Then there are only cram schools left? Qiu Han said that Wang Xiangmei attended some cram schools during the holidays, and the one she attended on the morning of the 26th was a math cram school. Could it be that she got these books at the cram school?"

"Go and see?" Liu Zhiqin said, "It's near here."

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"Torch Education" is only 2 kilometers away from Canhua Clothing Wholesale Market, and Wang Xiangmei spent almost the whole summer vacation here.

The holidays are the busiest time for major educational institutions. At this time, the school has already started, and it is the normal school time for primary and secondary schools. The three-story office rented by "Torch Yucai" is relatively deserted.

Hua Chongliang showed his certificate and explained his purpose to the person in charge.Although the other party was upset, he didn't dare to show it too obviously. He quickly took them to the classroom where Wang Xiangmei was attending class, pointed to one of the seats and said, "That's Wang Xiangmei's seat."

Liu Zhiqin was a little surprised, "Do you have fixed seats in class here?"

"We implement formal school management." The person in charge said: "If you sit randomly every time, it will delay the class time, so from the first class, the seats will be fixed."

Hua Chong walked to Wang Xiangmei's desk, bent down and looked inside the desk, but there was nothing inside.

"It's all taken away." The person in charge said: "The morning of the 26th is the last class, and it will be a holiday in the afternoon. After that class, this classroom will be cleaned up. We have already done a cleaning, and this weekend will be closed There are newly registered students coming to the class."

Hua Chong slightly frowned.

Cleaning up and sweeping up means that the clues that the suspect may have left no longer exist.

"According to what you just said, this classroom is a special classroom for students in Wang Xiangmei's class during the summer vacation?" Liu Zhiqin asked.

"It's not the whole summer vacation, it starts on August 8. Our courses are calculated on a half-month basis."

Hua Chong's eyes sank, "Then is the monitoring record from the past half month still there?"

The person in charge was very nervous, "Yes, but..."

"Call it out immediately!"

After watching all the monitoring records for half a month, even if the technical investigation team had to work overtime, it would take a lot of time.Hua Chong stood in front of the monitor and focused on the records from the 24th to the 26th.

The "Torch Yucai" camera has a blind spot. There is only one camera in the classroom, which is used to monitor cheating during exams, and it is usually not turned on. The rest of the cameras are in the corridor, and the front door can be photographed, but the back door cannot be photographed.

"If the suspect enters through the back door and puts the comics on Wang Xiangmei's desk, the camera will not be able to capture 'him'." Hua Chong raised his hand and gestured at the monitor, "The corridors are full of people, students, Parents, teachers, and even delivery staff...anyone may be the one who puts the books."

"'He' doesn't necessarily put the book in the last few days." Liu Zhiqin said: "Anyway, that place belongs to Wang Xiangmei. Even if 'he' puts the book in on the 11th, Wang Xiangmei will see it."

Yuan Hao stared at the display screen, "Leave this to me, and I will find out all suspicious people for you."

"But you don't know who is suspicious." Hua Chong said: "I don't know who is suspicious either. 'He' must be normal when he appears in the video. We can't determine the characteristics of 'him' yet."

"That's true." Yuan Hao kicked the leg of the table in distress.

"Then find a breakthrough from Chen Yun?" Liu Zhiqin folded his arms, "If the suspect is the same person, then 'he' must also appear near Chen Guangxiao's barbecue restaurant or the extracurricular institution where Chen Yun attends reading classes."

"Wait, wait!" Yuan Hao interrupted, "These two cases can be combined? This is the rhythm of something big!"

"I hope it's not done by the same person." Liu Zhiqin said.

Hua Chong looked at him, "But if we follow this line of thinking to investigate, it will be tantamount to merging the case by default."

"Oh my God!" Yuan Hao slapped himself on the forehead, "What kind of perverted killer is this, who only picks poor girls from poor families? Is it easy for him to live!"

Hua Chong's mind flashed, and he repeated: "Is it easy to live?"

Liu Zhiqin pursed his lips.

Yuan Hao howled: "It's not easy!"

Hua Chong gave Liu Zhiqin a wink, "Let's go to Chen Yun's house."

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On the way, Liu Zhiqin asked: "Flower Team, were you thinking just now—it's not easy to live, so it's better to die?"

Hua Chong did not answer directly, "The murderer knew Wang Xiangmei and Wang Xiangmei's parents, and thought that a little girl from a family like her would not be able to live happily in the future even if she grew up in poverty. Wang Xiangmei is still young, even if she wears The worst quality clothes, reading pirated comics, doing homework in the smog of a teahouse, I don’t feel inferior to others, I still have dreams, I still think that I will wear a beautiful skirt one day. But having a beautiful skirt is enough Is it? No, not enough! When she has a princess dress, she wants designer bags, big-name cosmetics, jewelry, and luxury cars. The dress is like the first drug injected into her body, leading her to see wealth and beauty in the illusion When the hallucinations brought about by drugs disappear, she will find out in frustration and despair that there are no fairy tales in reality, and Cinderella will not become a princess wearing a crown. She has been a Cinderella struggling at the bottom all her life. The good result is to marry an ordinary man just like her mother! Only now did she understand how difficult it is to live. For rich people, every day of life is enjoyment, but for her, Every day of living is torture! Then why do you still live? Want to die, but don’t have the guts to die, she needs a helper!”

Liu Zhiqin patted Hua Chong on the shoulder, "Flower Team."

Hua Chong suddenly took a deep breath, pulled himself back from the perspective of the murderer, stared at the rolling traffic ahead, and whispered: "This person is doing what 'he' thinks is right. In 'his' cognition, 'He' killed Wang Xiangmei in order to save Wang Xiangmei from fire and water. This kind of hopeless life is fine."

"'He' is a person with an extremely distorted mind, but a very meticulous mind." Liu Zhiqin held the steering wheel and followed Hua Chong's train of thought. Trauma, what did 'he' go through?"

Hua Chong pressed his forehead, "I am very worried that we will take a fork in the road. The farther we think about the fork in the road, the farther we will be from the truth. Now that Wang Xiangmei is dead, Chen Yun is not sure. Once we go on the fork in the road, the one who will be delayed is Chen Yun's fate."

Liu Zhiqin freed up a hand and patted Hua Chong's leg, "Relax, any of us can be anxious, but you can't."

Hua Chong opened the car window and turned his head slightly.

The early autumn wind poured in, and he half-closed his eyes, letting the wind mess up his hair.

Liu Zhiqin closed the car window and said, "Be careful of catching a cold."

Hua Chong didn't open the window until he arrived at "Xiaoyun Food" located in Zhaobeng Street, Mingluo District.

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There are restaurants all over the street that use the owner's name as a store name, but there are not many restaurants that use their own daughter's nickname as a signboard.Hua Chong looked at the word "Xiaoyun" flashing tacky pink light, and immediately thought of Zhen Qin's description of Chen Guangxiao and his wife.

It seems that Chen Yun, who is outstanding in appearance, is indeed a proud sign of the Chen family.

It was already night at this time, but it was not too late. Although the barbecue restaurant was full of people, the tables and chairs on the empty dam outside were still more than half empty.

"Xiaoyun Gourmet" not only receives customers from the store, but also takes takeout orders. The kitchen is full of fumes, and two young guys are busy.

Both Chen Guangxiao and He Xiaomiao were not in the store.

Hua Chong found a seat and sat down.Liu Zhiqin held a plastic basket and picked vegetables like an ordinary customer.The guy calculated the price swiftly, and said loudly, "It's 72 yuan in total, cash or WeChat Alipay?"

Liu Zhiqin took out 100 yuan from his wallet, "Cash."

The guy looked at him several times, and that look seemed to say—hey, does anyone still use cash now?

Liu Zhiqin took the money and said with a smile, "Your business is doing well."

"Where is it!" said the young man, "It used to be pretty good!"

"Oh? Then I didn't catch up with the good season?" Liu Zhiqin asked: "Why was it good before, but now it's 'Where'?" The guy thought for a while and sighed: "Something happened recently, the boss and the wife Regardless of business, some regular customers will not come.”

Liu Zhiqin showed a surprised expression, "I thought you were the boss."

"I'm still far away!" The young man waved his hands with a smile.

Liu Zhiqin asked again: "Did something happen to the boss's house?"

"This..." The boy was a little embarrassed.It just so happened that the newcomer brought the dishes he had picked, and the young man hurriedly counted the money and didn't talk to Liu Zhiqin again.

Ten minutes later, three plates of barbecue were served.

Hua Chong broke away the disposable chopsticks and said in a low voice, "Did you hear what the next table said?"

Liu Zhiqin picked up a piece of potato, "Yes."

The guests sitting at the table next to them were chatting about Chen Guangxiao and He Xiaomiao, saying that their daughter was lost, probably killed, the couple had no intention of doing business anymore, and this store might not last long.

It is obviously a heavy topic, but when it is said as a topic of conversation at the dinner table, it becomes frivolous and ruthless, as if other people's lives are just an innocuous joke after drinking and eating.

Hua Chong had a poor appetite, so he put down his chopsticks after eating for a while.

Liu Zhiqin looked up at him, "Aren't you going to eat?"

"Well, I'm going to talk to those two guys."

When he learned that the person who came was a criminal policeman, the guy who was chatting with Liu Zhiqin just now was taken aback.Hua Chong asked them to adjust the monitoring, and the two of them tossed in front of the computer for a long time before saying, "Only for the last week."

"The previous ones have been covered?" Hua Chong asked.

"Brother Chen, just say what you mean, there is no need to keep the video for too long, taking up space." The guy explained.

In just one week of video, it's hard to say whether the suspect was captured or not.

After Liu Zhiqin copied all the videos, "Xiaoyun Gourmet" had its best business of the day.The beeps for takeaway orders kept ringing, and several riders were in a hurry to get the food. Seeing that the store was short of staff, one of them went straight into the kitchen and became a guest chef.

The rest of the riders huddled together to complain.

Hua Chong didn't leave immediately, and learned from them that most of the takeaway business of "Xiaoyun Gourmet" comes from rich people living in high-end real estate or villas.In the past, there were almost no similar low-end restaurants in Mingluo District. When "Xiaoyun Food" first opened, the business was good.

"Those rich people are tired of delicacies from mountains and seas, and occasionally want to try waste oil." A rider joked.

Another person pointed to a table not far away, and said in a low voice: "Yes! Look, I have seen the person at that table over there. They live in the Chenglongwan villa area, and I have delivered food several times. That villa It’s so big, I rely on it! But, no matter how rich you are, you still love to eat roadside stalls like us!”

"What are you talking about? We have no money and have to eat at roadside stalls. Is it the same as others?"

"Hey, what are you doing hitting me on the head! My list is ready, I'll deal with you next time!"

Hua Chong listened to the conversation of the riders, and looked at the table of rich people living in the Chenglongwan villa area.

If they didn't say it, he wouldn't have noticed—most of the diners who came to eat barbecue at this time were well-dressed.

The notification tone for the takeaway order sounded again, and a wave of new customers came to the store.Hua Chong and Liu Zhiqin walked towards the parking lot.

At the same time, a low-key luxury car was parked on the side of the road, and a woman in her forties got out of the car, calmly picked up a plastic basket, and skillfully picked vegetables.

Her makeup, clothing, and elegant movements are particularly out of tune with the plastic basket in her hand.