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"What's going on every day?" Zhang Mao slammed his forehead on the table with a "boom", "Don't call it a murder case!"

"It's hard to say now." Qu Zhi said: "The forensic doctor and trace inspection have already rushed over. It's better to be an accident, otherwise it's our business again."

"Damn it, it must have been an accident!" Zhang Mao patted the table, "Vice Qu, you didn't go to Luoguan Village with us a while ago, I don't know how dangerous the bonfire party on Xulu Mountain is. They are actually halfway up the mountain Set it on fire, and said it was approved by the fire department! Damn, I thought it was scary when I saw it in the village! The flower team even raised this issue with the locals, guess what they said?"

"Huh? How do you say it?"

"People say it's rare and weird for people in our city! They say that the halfway up the mountain is flat and bigger than the small playground in the new village. It can't be burned, and there won't be a fire!"

"Xincun Primary School?" Qu Zhi frowned, "Why do you think there are always fire-related incidents in Luoguan Village? Didn't you go last time to help Xiao Chengxin deal with the backlog of five little boys who died? It's good, the old case is not solved, and there is a new case."

Zhang Mao said "bah" twice, "Don't be crowed! Maybe this is an accident of improper operation!"

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A room away, Hua Chong patted his temple lightly, pessimistic but realistic: "The incident in Luoguan Village is almost impossible to be an accident. Now there is only Xiao Chengxin and his backlog team over there, so it must be impossible to deal with it."

"Let's wait for the results of the autopsy first." Liu Zhiqin was usually irritable, walking up and down the table, "Luoguan Village does not have the conditions for autopsy, and colleagues from the forensic department may bring the body back for autopsy after seeing the scene."

At this time, the phone vibrated in the office.

Hua Chong took a look and frowned.

Liu Zhiqin also saw the name on the caller ID - Xiao Chengxin.

The criminal police who were on the scene called the serious crime team at this time, which is definitely not good news.

Hua Chong picked it up with a solemn tone: "Captain Xiao."

"Flower Team!" Xiao Chengxin yelled, "An accident happened in Luoguan Village again!"

"I know, don't worry, tell me all the information you have now." Hua Chong said calmly.

"Can I be in a fucking hurry? You were called back by Team Chen, and all the cases of Qian Maojiang and others were left to me. I have been busy visiting and investigating the case these days, and reorganized the case, so I have no time to relax. Who would have thought that a person suddenly died on Xulu Mountain, burned to death!" Xiao Cheng said: "I really don't know what to do now?"

"Have you seen the corpse? Are you sure it was burned to death? Wasn't it burned after death?" Hua Chong asked tightly.

Burning is completely different from cremation.Burning may be accidental or premeditated killing, and burning corpses is basically related to homicide.

The autopsy results of the five people in Qian Maojiang proved that their bodies were burned after death.The murderer set fire to them after killing them, most likely to eliminate the evidence left at the scene.

"I'm right next to the corpse now!" Xiao Cheng couldn't help sighing, "There are three corpses in total, all of which are shrunken, and look like they were burned to death alive! But the specific situation will have to wait for the forensic doctor to come. I can do it now." All we have to do is protect the scene."

"You can still do a lot." Hua Chong felt a little unhappy—after all, Xiao Chengxin is also a member of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Municipal Bureau, and is currently the most professional criminal investigator in Luoguan Village. What he can and should do It goes far beyond securing the scene.

Xiao Chengxin was about to cry, "Flower team, you don't know how chaotic the scene is! I wasn't on the mountain when the accident happened, I was visiting the fucking village! Suddenly there was a blast on the mountain, and when the police and I caught up with them, those Tourists ran, cried and shouted, it was like the end of the world!"

Hua Chong sighed inwardly, knowing that it would be useless to reason with Xiao Chengxin now, so he had to say a few words of reassurance, and continued to ask about the situation at the scene.

After Xiao Chengxin complained a lot, his emotions seemed to calm down, and he began to tell the story.

The noise on the other end of the phone was so loud that Hua Chong had to put on headphones and turn up the volume as much as possible.

Xiao Chengxin said that in September, there was a wave of student tourists in Luoguan Village, but new guests came again.At night, there is still loud music and brilliant bonfires on Xulu Mountain.

Tonight is a special rap session. Tourists kept jumping onto the big stage to challenge guest rappers. The atmosphere was once very lively, even hotter than the rock session a few days ago.

In order to add to the fun, the scenic spot temporarily lit ten smaller fires opposite the main fire, and the barbecue banquet not far away was also amazing.

In short, looking up from Luoguan Village, the halfway up the mountain of Xulu Mountain is almost surrounded by fire rings.In the dark night, those fires seemed to be burning in mid-air.

In the second half of the event, the roasted whole lamb was served, and tourists dancing around the campfire rushed to the food.The staff intends to put out ten small fires and keep only the main fire.It wasn't until then that someone discovered that there were eleven small fires!

It has always been forbidden for tourists to light fires privately on Xulu Mountain, and usually only one main fire will be lit for activities at night, and at most two small fires will be added. Anyone who wants to light a fire without permission will be found out soon.

But today there were too many small fires, and the atmosphere at the scene was extremely high. The staff had no time to maintain order, and there was no time to count whether there was an extra fire.

The rapper on the main stage still vented his dissatisfaction with the reality with impromptu words. Some tourists off the stage waved their hands and shook their heads, and some were enjoying fresh roast lamb.

Suddenly, several screams almost overwhelmed the deafening music.People looked in the direction of the sound.The main stage fell silent for a moment, and a rapper forgot that the mic hadn't been turned off, and scolded, "Fuck, what's going on?"

"People are burned to death! People are burned to death!" When the staff who cleared the fire saw the ashes and the people in the fuel, they were so frightened that they screamed and ran hysterically.

Tourists who were close also vaguely saw the "objects" lying on the ground, and immediately yelled.Some people fell down while running and nearly caused serious accidents.

Hua Chong's palms were sweating, "Before the staff cleared the fire, didn't any tourists notice something was wrong? Aren't they dancing beside the campfire? If the victim was burned alive, then during the burning process , Didn’t the victim struggle or make a sound? It’s unreasonable!”

"You'll understand after watching the scene!" Xiao Chengxin sped up his speech, "It's too loud, speakers and noise can tear people's eardrums, even if the victim shouts, no one can hear him! And the fire is far away from the main fire. The heap and the central area are far away. I have a preliminary understanding, and it seems that no one has approached it!"

Hua Chong frowned in thought, and said sharply after a few seconds: "Then this case cannot be an accident!"

Hearing the sound, Liu Zhiqin's expression turned serious.

"I also think it's impossible, so I'm anxious!" Xiao Cheng said sincerely: "If they accidentally fell into the fire, they would either save themselves quickly, or struggle crazily inside. It's normal for the tourists on the scene not to hear their voices , but their struggle should not be completely invisible. They were burned 'quietly', and there is only one possibility, that is, they were bound in the fuel! They can only struggle in a small area and cannot Escape from the fire. I guess that the person who put them into the fire probably injected them with some kind of drug. But now that everyone is burned like this, I don’t know if the pathological examination can still be done.”

Hearing this, Hua Chong could no longer take chances.

This must be another tricky case. The murderer dared to kill in full view and used the method of "burning to death". He must have made sufficient preparations and pursued a sense of ritual almost pathologically.

After hanging up the phone, Hua Chong buried his face in his palm and didn't speak for a long time.

"This case..." Liu Zhiqin said hesitantly, "It reminds me of the case of the village primary school."

Hua Chong raised his head, "It's different, Qian Maojiang and the others were burned after death, and now it is very likely that they were directly burned to death."

"But it's all related to fire." Liu Zhiqin said: "There are many ways to kill people, and there are countless places to kill people. Why did the murderer choose to set fire? Why did he set fire to Luoguan Village? For 'he', Luoguan Village Is it a special place?"

Hua Chong's eyes became more and more serious, he shook his head, his expression was ugly: "I suddenly remembered that Qiu Han is in Luoguan Village right now."

"This..." Liu Zhiqin frowned tightly, as if thinking of something, "Is he also related to this case? Such a coincidence?"

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In the middle of the night, criminal police from the Forensic Medicine Division and the Trace Inspection Division arrived at Xulu Mountain in Luoguan Village.

Seeing the state of the corpse, Xu Kan came to a conclusion: "The deceased was restrained by ropes and nets during his lifetime, so it cannot be an accident. Immediately notify Team Chen and Team Hua that this is a case of cruelty and homicide."

Neither Luoguan Village nor Yufeng Town had the conditions to conduct an autopsy, and the forensic department could only bring three corpses back to Luocheng.At the same time, Chen Zheng called the Serious Case Team and the Criminal Investigation Team for an emergency meeting.

The case of Wang Xiangmei must be solved, Chen Yun must be rescued as much as possible, and the case of burning three people to death in Luoguan Village cannot be delayed.

Since the people on Xulu Mountain are all young people who are good at using social networks, the story of someone being burned to death has been reposted everywhere, and even photos and videos of the scene have flowed out.In just a few hours, some self-media began to excavate the fire in Luoguan Village ten years ago, and discussed the two cases together: there is a superstitious theory of reincarnation - claiming that the deceased is related to the little boy who died in the village, good and evil There is a report in the end, and the way of reincarnation is good; there is a theory of "rational criminal investigation"-thinking that the police could not find out the truth ten years ago, and put the case aside. The police are paying attention and re-investigating the backlog.

"The results of the autopsy haven't come out, and the identity of the victim hasn't been confirmed yet, so I'm going to believe the whole story! Why don't these people write novels!" Chen Zheng was angry and helpless.Once a murder occurs, it should be investigated immediately, but the Criminal Investigation Detachment is really at a loss.The accumulative crime team was basically unreliable, so the criminal investigation team could only be temporarily merged into the serious crime team, and the two cases were handed over to Hua Chong.

Hua Chong didn't shirk.This has happened before.Assuming responsibility in his position, major cases follow one after another, and the criminal police in serious cases do not have the power to "choose the fat and the weak".The only difference this time is that the missing Chen Yun may still be alive.

Chen Zheng understood his thoughts and acquiesced that he would focus on the case of Wang Xiangmei and Chen Yun.

In the middle of the night, the forensic department completed the autopsy, but the report brought by Xu Kan was beyond everyone's expectations.

"The deceased were two men and a woman. They all suffered blunt force injuries to the back of the head, but they were not fatal. The bodies were burned badly, but DNA could still be extracted. Xiao Chengxin's on-site investigation has basically confirmed the identities of these three people, and they are still in the hospital. Wait for the results of the DNA comparison. What I want to say is..." Xu Kan paused, "These three people were restrained before they died, and the pathological examination of the liver and kidney showed that the murderer used sevoflurane on them."

As soon as this remark came out, the conference room fell into a deathly silence.

Even Xiao Chengxin thought that the victim might have been injected or inhaled or consumed some kind of drug during his lifetime, and everyone in the serious crime team naturally thought of it too.But no one thought that this case would be related to sevoflurane.

After a while, Hua Chong asked coldly, "How about the dose?"

"Slight overdose." Xu Kan said: "These three people are different from Wang Xiangmei. The direct cause of Wang Xiangmei's death was acute renal failure caused by a severe overdose of sevoflurane. These three people were burned alive. There is a large amount of charcoal deposits in the mouth, and the dose of sevoflurane in the body is not enough to cause death. The murderer used sevoflurane on them and restrained their bodies. From the motive point of view, it should be just to fix them in a combustion-supporting The anesthesia effect of sevoflurane is very stable, and these people will not wake up early before being burned."

Zhang Trade was terrified, his shoulders trembled, and he said in a low voice, "This is so, so cruel! What kind of enmity does the murderer have against them? Killing is not counted, but he burned to death after using anesthetic!"

"Is sevoflurane so easy to get now?" Qu Zhi asked, "Why does everyone have sevoflurane? Or is the murderer actually the same person? 'He' killed Wang Xiangmei first, and then, for some reason, attacked Xu Lushan. Do the three people on board do it?"

"Then what is the relationship between Wang Xiangmei and these three people?"

The detectives discussed in rough voices, basically everyone was smoking, and the meeting room was filled with smoke and became more and more noisy.

Chen Zheng knocked on the edge of the table in front of Hua Chong, and asked, "In Wang Xiangmei's case, is there any clue about the distribution channel of sevoflurane?"

"The hospital channel has been ruled out, and other channels are still being investigated. Before we thought that Wang Xiangmei's death was related to organ trading, but during this period of investigation, there were no signs of organ trafficking organizations appearing in the city. The murderer obtained and used sevoflurane. , there should be other ways and purposes." Hua Chong said.

"Sevoflurane is a very special drug. It is different from overused poisons such as cyanide. Since both cases involve sevoflurane, either the murderer is the same person, or they got seven in the same place. Halothane. There are other possibilities, but they are too small." Chen Zheng pondered for a moment, then asked again: "If it weren't for organ trafficking organizations, who would have so much sevoflurane?"

Hua Chong rubbed the center of his brows, countless images colliding in his mind.

Several cases that have been dealt with recently seem to be unrelated, but they all have something in common - Qian Maojiang and others were burned after their death in Luoguan Village. Now the three people involved in this case The victim was burned to death in Luoguan Village. The two cases have in common the fire and Luoguan Village; the death of Wang Xiangmei and the disappearance of Chen Yun have in common that they are both little girls from relatively low-end families, and their parents There are different degrees of dereliction of duty; Wang Xiangmei and the three people who were burned to death have in common that they have all used sevoflurane.

As for the illicit use of sevoflurane...

Sevoflurane is an anesthetic used in surgery. It is used in regular hospitals, black market organ trade fairs, mercenaries, drug dealers, arms smugglers, terrorist organizations and other groups related to violence.

Thinking of terrorist organizations, Hua Chong was shocked.

Back in Shacheng on the northwest border, his team discovered a batch of emergency medicines, including sevoflurane, after destroying an armed stronghold.

For terrorists, if the operation cannot be performed in time after the injury, the consequence is very likely to be death.For them, anesthesia is a must for survival.

But this is Los Angeles, far away from the border!

If even Los Angeles has traces of terrorist organizations...

"Flower team." Liu Zhiqin touched Hua Chong's elbow.

Hua Chong took a deep breath, his voice was low and slightly trembling, "My mind is in a mess right now."

Liu Zhiqin said softly, "I understand."

Before the pathological test found sevoflurane, the case of Xu Lushan had nothing to do with the cases of Wang Xiangmei and Chen Yun.Although the people who were burned to death died in a miserable state, they cannot be brought back to life. The serious crime team still focuses on finding Chen Yun.But now, the two cases have been linked together by sevoflurane, which leads to two possibilities of whether the murderer is the same person.If it was the same person, Chen Yun might be rescued by investigating the Xulushan case.If not, then tracing the distribution channel of sevoflurane may also hope to save Chen Yun.

In any case, the two cases could no longer be separated and investigated separately.

Cases are inseparable, but people don't have superhuman powers.

Not all criminal policemen can bear the pressure of multiple serious cases hanging over their heads.

Liu Zhiqin was a little worried, and couldn't help grabbing the back of Hua Chong's hand, and shook it hard.

Hua Chong didn't withdraw his hand, but turned his face sideways, and his eyes fell on the bottom of his eyes.

"Let's figure out a way together." Liu Zhiqin shook hands again as he said.

The boiling emotion in Hua Chong's heart gradually calmed down, and he extinguished the smoke that was about to burn out, "Yeah."

At this time, the DNA comparison results finally came out. Based on the information that Xiao Chengxin had obtained at the scene, the three victims were——

Fan Miao, male, 27 years old.Sheng Feixiang, male, 27 years old.Zhou Liangjia, female, 28 years old.

Their hometowns are all in Xiancheng, Han Province, and now they work and live in Los Angeles.Fan Miao and Sheng Feixiang jointly opened a printing studio named "Fengyuan", which mainly handles advertising leaflets, channel magazine printing and other businesses.Zhou Liangjia is a nurse who works in a private dental clinic in Luo'an District.

Three days ago, that is, on September 9, the three of them and two other Xiancheng fellows who had settled down in Los Angeles drove to Luoguan Village for vacation and stayed at the "Shanweitang" farmhouse.

"Is this a coincidence or something?" Zhang Mao's heart was beating wildly, "Isn't the eldest son of the owner of 'Shanweitang' Qian Maojiang? He was the victim of a small case in the village ten years ago! The owner of 'Shanweitang' The room is so tight that it is impossible to book it half a month in advance. How come they just happen to live in 'Shanweitang'?"

"Qian Maojiang was the victim of an accumulated crime ten years ago, and Qian Chuangjiang, the youngest son of the owner of 'Shanweitang', had the motive for committing the crime." Liu Zhiqin said: "It's hard to say whether it's a coincidence that they live in 'Shanweitang' .”

Everyone was discussing, Hua Chong stopped in time, "We don't know enough about the deceased right now, and too many associations are meaningless for the investigation of the case. Team Chen, can we immediately adjust the helicopter?"

Chen Zheng nodded, "Yes."

"Na Quzhi and the criminal investigation team stay here." Hua Chong looked at Qu Zhi: "You can choose a few more people from our team. First, check the social relations of the three deceased after dawn; second, continue to track sevoflurane distribution channels; third, pay attention to Chen Guangxiao’s family.”

Qu Zhi clenched his fist, "Yes!"

"The rest follow me to Luoguan Village." Hua Chong stood up, "Let's go right away."

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Before dawn was the quietest time of the day in Luoguan Village.But today is different, three people were burnt to death on Xulu Mountain, and the atmosphere of the whole village has changed.In the past, the tents and wooden houses on the mountain were overcrowded, but now no one dares to live on the mountain, and all of them run down the mountain and huddle in the village.Those with good driving skills who dared to drive the mountain road at night have already driven away, and most of the rest stayed up all night, waiting for the dawn to leave.

Overnight, various farmhouses received countless unsubscribe applications.Some guests decided to leave even if they couldn't get back the rent.Officials in the village and town were as anxious as ants on a hot pot. While worried that the tourism resources that Luoguan Village had spent years building would be destroyed, they were also afraid that they would be held accountable for the accident on Xulu Mountain.

After all, if something like this happened in the scenic area, someone must be found out to take responsibility.

The proprietress of the fungus shop who had received Hua Chong and Liu Zhiqin was half excited and half melancholy sitting outside the shop door, looking at the hurried tourists, sighed exaggeratedly, beat her sore legs and said to herself: : "Hey, it really hit the spot! This fire is really burning!"

Qian Qing's parents stood at the door of their house, looking at the Xulu Mountain illuminated by the lights.There was no fire, no music, and even the smell of gunpowder smoke was blown away by the night wind, so nothing unusual could be seen.

In the air, there is even the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus in early autumn.

"Another person was burned to death." Mother Qian murmured.

"En." Father Qian responded.

"Who is it?" Tears suddenly appeared in Qian's mother's eyes, "Xiaoqing has been away for ten years, yet another person in our village was burned to death, what's going on?"

Father Qian sighed, "Don't think about the past."

A child's voice came from inside the room, "Mom! Mom! What are you looking at?"

Hearing the sound, Qian's mother turned around and held her youngest son's hand, the disappointment in her eyes disappeared, she changed the subject, and complained: "It's better to have a son, let's see how good Xiaosheng is. It’s a waste of life! I don’t understand the difficulties of the family at all, Xiaosheng needs money to go to school, she lives in the town, and her life is so good, she doesn’t know how to send some money home.”

"My daughter's family is like this." Qian's father shook his head, "The water thrown out by a married daughter should be regarded as lifeless. We have Xiaosheng in our family. As long as Xiaosheng grows up safely, don't be like Xiaoqing. Same, I will be content in this life.”

The couple and their youngest son went back to the house and closed the decorative door that was uniformly installed for the farmhouse in the village.

"Shanweitang" is the farmhouse with the largest passenger flow in Luoguan Village. At this time, the number of guests crowded in the front hall to unsubscribe is also the largest.The little girl at the front desk was so busy that she scolded people in vernacular in a hurry.Qian Fengjiang, who has always been quite gracious in hospitality, looked extremely impatient. He left the bad things in the front hall alone and smoked in the backyard by himself.

Tourists being burned to death may have a devastating blow to Luoguan Village. Once there are no tourists, the entire Luoguan Village will lose its livelihood.In recent years, everyone has relied on tourism resources to get rid of the poor life in the past.He really didn't want to experience the poverty he suffered when he was a child.

Qian Chuangjiang came down from upstairs, as if he knew nothing about what happened on Xulu Mountain.

Qian Fengjiang was upset when he saw him, and pointed in the direction of the front hall, "It's too busy over there, you go and watch."

Qian Chuangjiang didn't move, and stood stiffly. After a while, the corners of his lips curled up, and he let out a suppressed and low-pitched laugh.

"Are you sick?" Qian Fengjiang's scalp tightened, "What are you laughing at? You can still laugh when such a big incident happened in the village?"

"Isn't it just that people were burned to death?" Qian Chuangjiang's voice seemed to be covered with gravel, which sounded very rough. "There are still few people burned to death in the village?"

Qian Fengjiang was startled, his eyes turned cold, "What do you mean?"

"It's not interesting." Qian Chuangjiang shook his head, babbling: "If someone is burned to death, that means he deserves to die."

"Fuck!" Qian Fengjiang twisted Qian Chuangjiang's collar, "Don't fucking talk nonsense!"

Qian Chuangjiang didn't struggle, and looked at Qian Fengjiang expressionlessly, "It's okay if something goes wrong, let's end together."

"Get out!" Qian Fengjiang pushed hard and cursed, "Crazy!"

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When I came to Luoguan Village again, what I saw was completely different.Nervousness replaced leisure. The "nature" and "tranquility" featured in the tourism promotion were nowhere to be seen. Xulu Mountain was sealed off. Most of the stranded tourists anxiously waited for the dawn. A small number of young people were curious and excited, holding their mobile phones and taking pictures.

The serious crime team members got off the helicopter, and Xiao Chengxin hurriedly rushed over, "You are finally here!"

"Where are the two who traveled with Fan Miao now?" Hua Chong asked.

"They're all at the police station!" Xiao Cheng said sincerely, "I'm worried about another accident, so I didn't let them go, so I'm just waiting for you to come!"

Hua Chong turned around and confessed to Zhang Mao: "You go and find out the situation with them first—including who made the itinerary, whether the three people who were killed after arriving in Luoguan Village behaved abnormally, and their relationship with each other. Ask as many questions as possible. , but don't provoke them. I'll go to Xulu Mountain first, and don't let them go before I come back. Also..."

Hua Chong said and turned to Xiao Chengxin, "Communicate with the police here and the officials in the village and town. All the tourists who have not left will stay and investigate one by one."

Xiao Chengxin was taken aback, and Khan came out immediately, "No, it can't be like this?"

"No? Why not? The murderer committed the crime in public, so he must be among these people!" Hua Chong said sharply, "If you don't investigate in detail, you expect the murderer to stand up by himself?"

"Yes, but..."

"No, but what we are facing is a murder case in which three people died." Hua Chong said angrily, "Those who have already left should also find a way to count."

Xiao Chengxin was at a loss, as if he didn't know what to do.

"Why are you trembling?" Hua Chong became stern and powerful, and pressed his right hand on his shoulder, "Take your team members from the backlog team and do as I tell you."

Xiao Chengxin was still trembling, Liu Zhiqin passed by him, and said in a low voice: "If this case is solved, maybe we can also solve the case of the village primary school."