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"Flower team, this is the background investigation report of 19 tourists including Yuan Feifei." Zhang Mao ran across the corridor with a notebook in his arms, and gasped as soon as he entered the police room, "Deputy Qu just sent it. Now, now At this stage, I feel that Yuan Feifei is the most suspected person, she is the only one who has a clear motive for committing the crime! Also, Qu Fu asked, are the family members of these tourists allowed to come to Luoguan Village?"

Hua Chong held a cup of steaming black tea by his hand, and raised his eyes upon hearing this: "Qu Zhi asked such a question?"

Zhang Mao quickly explained for Qu Zhi, "Deputy Qu knows that family members should not come, but some tourists' family members are stalking in the bureau, and we can't embarrass the masses. Deputy Qu is very difficult to do."

"Tell him to find Captain Chen." Hua Chong sipped his tea, "Also, tourists really shouldn't stay in Luoguan Village for too long. I'll make a list later, and let the police station arrange tourists to leave according to the list tomorrow morning."

Zhang Mao's eyes lit up, and he immediately said in high spirits, "Okay!"

There are currently 26 tourists and villagers who do not have an alibi, but "no alibi" cannot be equated with "the murderer".Fortunately, the villagers said that they already lived in Luoguan Village, but tourists still have their own lives, so delaying it is not an option.It's just that Hua Chong didn't let go, and Zhang Mao didn't dare to bring it up. After all, although he knew who the murderer was, he couldn't be sure.If the real murderer is let go, he can't bear the responsibility at all.

Hua Chong decided to release him, but not casually.In the afternoon, the serious crime team held a meeting, thoroughly analyzed the backgrounds of the 19 tourists, and made a video connection with Chen Zheng and Qu Zhi, and finally drew up a list of 13 people.These 13 people are all from downtown Luocheng and the counties within the jurisdiction of Luocheng. They can leave Luoguan Village, but they must register with the local police station or sub-bureau.The six people who still need to stay to cooperate with the investigation are Yuan Feifei, Qiu Han, Zou Ming, Wu Chen, Liao Yuanhang, and Li Huan.

Zhang Mao didn't quite understand why there were Zou Ming and Wu Chen among the people to be investigated, "They are just college students, and their backgrounds are nothing special, right?"

"There is something worth noting about their words and deeds." Liu Zhiqin said.

Where is it worth noting?How do I not notice?Zhang Mao was very puzzled, but he was embarrassed to ask. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Wu Chen seems a little suspicious. This person has violent tendencies, and he wants to fight if he disagrees with him."

Hua Chong said, "No, the suspicious one is Zou Ming."

"Zou Ming?" Zhang Mao suspected that he heard it wrong, "No way, I, I think he is quite a gentle person. He is polite, well-bred, has a good family background, and has good grades in school. The most important thing is , he has nothing to do with the three victims."

Why can't this kind of person come to Luoguan Village to kill irrelevant people?

"His mother is called Zou Mei, unmarried, 43 years old, an executive of a well-known overseas real estate group." Hua Chong said: "And he was a child adopted by Zou Mei in an orphanage eight years ago. There is no blood relationship between him and Zou Mei." relation."

Zhang Trade was a little confused, "Is there any problem? This has nothing to do with the case, right?"

"I am more concerned. Eight years ago, Zou Mei was 8 years old. She was unable to bear her own child because of busy work, unwillingness to get married, or other reasons. She needed to adopt a child in an orphanage, but why didn't she choose her age? Zou Ming, who was 35 years old at the time, was chosen for a younger child? This is not in line with adoption practices."

Zhang Mao was simply amazed at Hua Chong's divergence, staring at the clues in his mind quickly, not understanding how Zou Mei adopted an older child, and what was the inevitable connection between this older child's involvement in the murder case when he grew up .

Hua Chong said: "Some things seem unconnected on the surface, but they are actually the result of subtle changes. Do you not understand me?"

Zhang Mao nodded instinctively, then quickly shook his head, "I understand!"

"You know what." Hua Chong smiled, "I'm not sure if Zou Ming has anything to do with the case. I'm keeping him because I'm more interested in his family. His experience in the orphanage, or What kind of shadow will the earlier experience, plus the experience of being adopted by Zou Mei cast on his personality?"

"But the past of other people is not a blank sheet of paper." Zhang Mao became more and more confused, "Why don't you suspect other people?"

"It's not the same." Hua Chong shook his head, "I'm used to dealing with serious cases, so I can actually tell who has problems and who doesn't. Otherwise, why do you think Team Chen allowed me to let those 13 people go back?" ? This sounds mysterious, but it is actually the experience accumulated from handling cases for a long time."

Liu Zhiqin said indifferently: "Actually, I always bring myself into the murderer and try to figure out the accumulated experience of the murderer's criminal psychology."

Hua Chong laughed.

Looking at the two of them, Zhang Mao always felt that he was being squeezed out by some invisible aura. He was stunned for a while and said, "In the eyes of a novice detective with little experience, Yuan Feifei is much more suspicious than Zou Ming." many!"

"So at this stage, we are focusing on Yuan Feifei." Hua Chongyang picked up the document in his hand and tapped on Zhang Mao's head, "Go, bring her to me."

"Are you going to interrogate her again?"

"As mentioned in the investigation on her, she is a preschool teacher of Sunshine Kindergarten in Luo'an District. At the end of last year, she was jointly complained by four parents. The four parents said that she physically punished the child. But later the kindergarten clarified that corporal punishment is There is nothing real, and there is surveillance video to prove it.” Hua Chong said: “This detail is a bit interesting.”

When Zhang Mao heard this, his mind was about to explode. He couldn't figure out why Hua Chong would associate Yuan Feifei's complaint by her parents with the current case.It wasn't Fan Miao and the others who complained about Yuan Feifei!

But if he asked again, he might get knocked on the head again. Zhang Mao wrinkled his nose, rubbed the top of his head and ran to Yuan Feifei.

"The complaint was made on December 12 last year, and the matter was completely resolved on January 20 this year. Yuan Feifei was suspended for more than a month." Liu Zhiqin is obviously also very interested in this detail, " There are many incidents of child abuse in society today. There are nannies who abuse children and kindergarten teachers who abuse children. Children are a vulnerable group. Once exposed, the nannies and kindergarten teachers involved will inevitably become the target of public criticism. Yuan Feifei did not physically punish the child, but was framed and almost lost Work. With her personality, it may not be easy to accept."

"Well. I've asked Qu Zhi to investigate this matter in detail." Hua Chong stroked the newly grown stubble on his chin, frowning slightly, "I have a vague feeling that I've caught something, but I can't say no." Qing is what."

At this time, Yuan Feifei was brought by Zhang Mao.She was pale, without makeup, and her skin was in poor condition. She lowered her head, her forehead hair almost covered her eyebrows and eyes, and she looked listless.

Xu Sheng said that Yuan Feifei was ugly when she was in junior high school, but now she knows how to dress up and put on makeup, and she looks much prettier than before.

But now, she is wearing ordinary pajamas, her hair and face are untouched, and she has nothing to do with "pretty".

The most uncomfortable thing is her eyebrows and eyes—perhaps for the convenience of makeup, her eyebrows have been shaved to nothing, and there are only a few sparse brow shadows above her eyes. With her pale and thin face, she looks like cancer patients undergoing treatment.

However, this feature is not prominent, because her loose forehead hair is too long, which seems to deliberately block the brow bone.

Hua Chong's gaze didn't linger on her face too much, he raised his right hand, "Sit."

Yuan Feifei clutched the corner of her clothes awkwardly, and put her legs together as soon as she sat down.

It's a pretty defensive position, meaning she's frightened and panicking.

Hua Chong calmed down, "Today we don't talk about Xulushan, nor the past in junior high school, just talk about you."

Yuan Feifei raised her head apprehensively, her eyes worried, "Me?"

"You are a kindergarten teacher." Hua Chong said, "I went to work in a kindergarten immediately after graduating from university. Is it because you like children?"

Yuan Feifei froze for a few seconds, then nodded slightly, "Yes."

"Is this the first year you have been a kindergarten teacher?"

"Five, the fifth year."

Hua Chong asked in a chatty tone: "This job should bring you a lot of happiness, right?"

Yuan Feifei hesitated slightly, but nodded.

"Why do you like children?" Hua Chong asked again.

"They...they are very innocent and cute." Yuan Feifei's eyes softened when she said the word "cute", "Most children are very kind. If you care about them, they will respond with more concern you."

Hua Chong smiled gently, "Then for you, work is not as boring as many people complain about."

"Yeah, yeah." The corners of Yuan Feifei's lips raised slightly, "I like this job."

Hua Chong paused for more than ten seconds before changing his tone, "I noticed just now that you said 'most of the children are very kind'. Why 'most'? Have you ever met children who were not so kind?"

Yuan Feifei froze, the corners of her lips tightened, and a trace of panic appeared in her eyes.

"I learned one thing." Hua Chong said: "At the end of last year, you and some parents had...unhappiness because of children?"

"I didn't do anything to their children!" Yuan Feifei was indeed a person who was not good at controlling her emotions. Hearing this, she immediately became agitated and her lips trembled.

Hua Chong signaled her to calm down, and then said: "Well, they wrongly blamed you for physically punishing their child, and the kindergarten has clarified it for you later. Can you tell me what happened specifically?"

Yuan Feifei looked stunned, as if she didn't understand why Hua Chong mentioned this matter suddenly.

Soon, the table in the police room began to shake slightly.Taking a glance from the corner of his eye, Hua Chong found that Yuan Feifei was trembling all over.

Liu Zhiqin stood up and walked outside the police station.Half a minute later, Hua Chong also stood up, and when he went out, he closed the door very lightly.

"Yuan Feifei's resistance to this matter has surpassed that of the case." Liu Zhiqin played with a pen, "She is still willing to say a few words about the case, but when you mention that she was framed by her parents, her spirit will be overwhelmed." She tensed up completely. This is not unusual. The kindergarten found out what happened and returned her innocence. She did not lose her job because of this, and she is still working in Sunshine Kindergarten. Under normal circumstances, she shouldn't be so resistant."

Hua Chong lowered his head slightly, thinking, "Her resistance at least shows that she has not let go of this matter. For her, this matter is not over yet."

"Then how do you explain her resistance to this matter more than Xulushan's murder case?" Liu Zhiqin said: "In this murder case, she is not only an important related party, but also a suspect—she herself understands this very well. "

Hua Chong thought about it for a long time, then a flash in his mind suddenly looked at Liu Zhiqin.

Liu Zhiqin frowned, "What's wrong?"

"Do you remember that last time we analyzed the reason why Yuan Feifei lived in the victim's home in the small village case three times?"

"Remember—the possibility of 'imitation' is the most..." Liu Zhiqin said after a pause.

At that time, they linked the small village case with the Xulushan case, thinking that Yuan Feifei approached the family members of Qian Maojiang and others in order to learn about the small village case, imitate it, and killed Fan Miao and the other three.But in the end, there are serious loopholes in logic, because no matter how you look at it, Yuan Feifei does not meet the criminal profile.

"I suddenly had a guess. We were right last time. Yuan Feifei came to Luoguan Village three times to imitate the small case in the village, but it wasn't Sheng Feixiang and the others she wanted to kill!" Hua Chong walked quickly I went to the police room temporarily arranged for me at the police station, closed the door, and clicked on the Yuan Feifei investigation report saved in the computer, "Yuan Feifei's parents divorced since childhood, and she lost contact with her mother when she was young, and her father also formed her own family. This is equivalent to saying that she rarely feels the warmth of her family. Her current personality is also very likely to be affected by the environment she grew up in when she was a child. She claims to be a kindergarten teacher because she likes children-this is true, The social activities she participated in when she was in college can be used as evidence. However, the deep-seated reason why she likes children may be that she can feel the warmth of 'companionship' in simple children."

"She was really lonely growing up." Liu Zhiqin agreed, "She was introverted, she didn't have many friends when she was a student, and she experienced short-term, not serious school bullying. She longed for company, and it may be because of this psychology. Only then can I convince myself to accept Sheng Feixiang and Fan Miao—the two people who have bullied her before."

"She described children as 'innocent', 'cute', and 'kind'. In her heart, children are the most lovable and kind-hearted group in the world. They are angels." Hua Chong walked back and forth by the window, "becoming After being a kindergarten teacher, she tried her best to take care of the kindergarten children. Since she was 23 years old, she has won the "Excellent Kindergarten Teacher" award from the kindergarten every year. Until the end of last year when she was complained, her professional resume was not stained. "

Liu Zhiqin was sitting at the desk, with a cigarette between his fingers, unlit, and said slowly, "Why did the parents falsely accuse her?"

Hua Chong turned around and stood against the light, "Except for some parents who deliberately find fault, the vast majority of parents are rational. I can only think of one possibility that can make them out of anger-they are sure that their children have been punished. hurt, and this hurt came from Yuan Feifei."

Liu Zhiqin propped his forehead, and said after a few seconds: "But the garden confirmed that Yuan Feifei did not physically punish the child..."

"So, it's the children who are lying!" Hua Chong propped his hands on the edge of the table, his eyes were burning, "It's the children Yuan Feifei regards as angels, who collectively lied to their parents!"

At this time, Qu Zhi sent a detailed description of Yuan Feifei's being framed.

Last year, four parents, Xie, Zhang, Qu, and Shan, reported to the kindergarten that Yuan Feifei, a kindergarten teacher in the strawberry class (large class), physically punished their children, saying that their children had scars on their backs, arms, and legs to varying degrees. .The children said that Yu Hen was pinched out by Yuan Feifei.

Since Yuan Feifei joined the job, she has never made mistakes such as corporal punishment of children, and her reputation has always been good.The garden did not immediately listen to what the parents said, and immediately launched an investigation.During the investigation, Yuan Feifei was suspended from work at home.

Afterwards, a video confirmed that the scars on the four children were not caused by Yuan Feifei, but they pinched each other out!

Faced with the truth, the parents were still shocked and unbelievable.

Who would have thought that my well-behaved child would do things to frame others at a young age?

The park offered to invite experts to do a scar appraisal, but in the end, the four parents refused on the grounds of protecting their children.

Finding the video didn't take long, but persuading the child to tell the truth was a long process.During this period of time, Yuan Feifei has not been reinstated.

In the end, a child told the reason—Yuan Feifei looked terrible, and everyone hoped to drive her away and replace her with a beautiful and lovely teacher.

Seeing this, Hua Chong's eyelids jumped up.

Liu Zhiqin murmured: "Looks terrible? After Yuan Feifei has completely removed her makeup?"

The email ends with a video of a kindergartener saying in an innocent voice: "We don't want her to be our teacher! She looks like an ugly devil!"

After reading the entire email, Hua Chong has fully understood the whole story of the false accusation incident.

In November last year, the kindergarten organized a two-day, one-night parent-child camping activity, and Yuan Feifei was one of the leading kindergarten teachers.The event went very smoothly until the next morning when several children saw Yuan Feifei without makeup.

A saying began to circulate in Strawberry Class——Yuan Feifei has no eyebrows, like a sick devil.

The strawberry class is a big class, and the children in it will soon enter elementary school, and some of them are not as "innocent" as the public thinks because of the influence of their families.

A child suggested to try to get Yuan Feifei to leave!

At that time, several incidents of child abuse in kindergartens were exposed by the media. Both the kindergarten and the parents were in a state of trepidation.

The principal of the Sunshine Kindergarten said to the children on the radio every week-if any teacher hurts you, please tell me immediately, I am your strongest backing; parents are also aware of the possible safety problems in the kindergarten. The children are reminded thousands of times - if the teacher bullies you, you must say it when you get home!

Subtly, some children formed a cognition: as long as I tell my parents and the principal, "the teacher hit me", the teacher will definitely be expelled!

Yuan Feifei, who treats children with all kindness, has become a victim of this "innocent evil" just because her face has no eyebrows after removing makeup.

If the managers of the Sunshine Kindergarten hadn’t had the attitude to investigate thoroughly, if there hadn’t been so many cameras installed in the kindergarten, and if the cameras hadn’t captured pictures of children pinching each other, there would be only one result waiting for her—because of “child abuse” Expelled.

Because compared with such a young child, she "should" be the perpetrator.And if the parents do not agree to let experts do the appraisal, and the kindergarten wants to calm down under the pressure of the media and public opinion, then the matter can only be settled after the "child abuse" kindergarten teacher is dismissed and the compensation is agreed.

Liu Zhiqin sighed, "The evil of children is more frightening than the evil of adults."

Hua Chong made a phone call for a quarter of an hour, and put down the phone with a serious expression, "The kindergarten said that after the clarification, Yuan Feifei was still affected a lot. In June this year, she was not rated as an 'excellent kindergarten teacher'. Some parents Asked to change the class for the child, although the kindergarten explained, the other party still said that they did not want "risky" teachers to teach their children. The most important point is that some children in the kindergarten still privately spread that Yuan Feifei is a devil without eyebrows .”

"Where there is no wind, there is no wave-this is the inherent cognition of many people." Liu Zhiqin said: "Once the bad influence is caused, it will not disappear completely. Many parents who do not know the truth may still think that Yuan Feifei did abuse their children, just because She has a 'background', or the park has a 'background', so the abuse incident was treated coldly."

Hua Chong didn't speak for a long time, his eyes didn't move, he kept staring at a certain place in the air.

Liu Zhiqin looked at him for a while, then coughed lightly.

He came back to his senses, took a breath, and asked, "Brother Xiaoliu, what would you do if this happened to you?"

"I'm not an emotional person, and I've never regarded children as angels." Liu Zhiqin said frankly, "They can't hurt me. If something like this happens, I'll quit my job and find another way."

"But Yuan Feifei can't resign. She likes the job of kindergarten teacher. She likes children and needs their company." Hua Chong took a few steps, then turned around, "Besides, she is a person who is easily influenced by emotions. Can’t get out. And if you can’t get out for a long time, you will inevitably fall into an endless loop.”

"Love can trigger hatred under certain circumstances. This is especially obvious in people who are not good at controlling their emotions. The deeper the love, the deeper the hatred after being hurt." Liu Zhiqin leaned on the back of the chair, showing An idle posture, but the spirit is not relaxed, "For Yuan Feifei, the four children who framed her have fallen from angels to demons."

"Devil..." Hua Chong repeated these two words softly, his voice changed suddenly, "Devils should be burned to death."

Liu Zhiqin straightened up.

Hua Chong pressed his temple with one hand, frowned deeply, and walked around the police room twice, "This is the connection we couldn't find before! Yuan Feifei was framed at the end of last year, and she was cleared of the charges at the beginning of this year, but since 1 From March to March, she gradually realized two cruel facts. First, she was framed by the child she loved, trusted, and put the most effort into. Second, even if the kindergarten came forward to prove her innocence, she There is no way to work as before. This incident is a fatal blow to her, not only disrupting her career planning, but most importantly, crushing what is called 'faith' in her heart!"

Liu Zhiqin fully understood Hua Chong's thoughts, "The hatred accumulated in her heart made her extremely eager for revenge."

"The case ten years ago was not kept secret. It's not surprising that Yuan Feifei knew about it. The five Qian Maojiang were burned after their death, but the saying in the society is basically 'burned to death'." Hua Chongmou The light flickered, "The boy was 'burned to death'. The case has not been solved for ten years, and the murderer is still at large. For Yuan Feifei, everything that happened in the village is worth emulating."

Liu Zhiqin stood up, "This can explain her strange behavior. She lived in the victim's home in the village three times, just to understand the case back then. Apart from the police and the murderer, the victim's family members may be the closest Someone who knows the case. She is preparing for the burning of four 'demons' in the future."

At this point in the analysis, the heartbeats of both of them gradually accelerated.

The four children who framed the kindergarten teacher, and the one who tried to burn them to death, no matter which side it is, it is creepy.

Children are supposed to be the most innocent, but a few of them take advantage of their innocence and do things that don't match their age, such as "framing".

In the beginning, is human nature inherently good or inherently evil?

The kindergarten teacher should also be the embodiment of kindness. If the kindergarten teacher has a bad heart, who would dare to hand over the baby to the kindergarten teacher?

But what Yuan Feifei thought in her heart might be to kill the four children in the most cruel way.

After confirming each other, the two utterly absurd and dangerous incidents, based on the darkness of the human heart, turned out to be logically smooth.

Hua Chong lit a cigarette, "But Yuan Feifei has the heart to kill, but she doesn't have the courage to kill. The more she understands the case of the village school, the less she dares to do it. She is very afraid—both afraid of killing and also afraid of killing people." She is afraid of the punishment she will face after killing someone. She probably feels that she has no ability to imitate the case ten years ago."

"Follow this logic." Liu Zhiqin borrowed fire from Hua Chong and said, "Someone used her."

Hua Chong raised his eyebrows: "The murderer?"

"The murderer." Liu Zhiqin shook off a piece of soot, "Yuan Feifei has been to Luoguan Village three times, and someone with a heart can find out what happened to her. All her weaknesses are held by that person."

"There may be an unequal deal between them." Hua Chong began to scribble in his notebook, "In the case of Xulushan, Yuan Feifei became the bait to lure Zhou Liangjia, Fan Miao, and Sheng Feixiang. She planned this On a group trip, on the night of the incident, she appeared in Xulu Mountain and the village school, which may also be the meaning of the murderer. She is like a perfect cover-up, as long as she exists, we will investigate around her, and then find Sheng Feixiang, Fan Miao Junior High School bullying her."

"The murderer is very courageous." Liu Zhiqin frowned deeper, "He's betting that Yuan Feifei won't say 'him'."

"'His' modus operandi proves that 'he' is a daring gambler, otherwise 'he' would not choose to burn Fan Miao and the three of them to death at a campfire concert. This is too risky, and once he fails, 'he' will be full All games are lost." Hua Chong said: "'He' bet that Yuan Feifei will not say anything, and there is a certain basis. First, Yuan Feifei's greatest wish is to kill the four children by burning. If you can't do it, you can only rely on "him". If "him" has an accident, Yuan Feifei's wish will not be fulfilled. Second, Yuan Feifei is cowardly by nature and easily compromises. Once "he" asks Yuan Feifei, Yuan Feifei will I dare not refuse. Besides, Yuan Feifei may not even know who 'he' is."

"That's right, a thoughtful person like 'him' will definitely not expose himself easily." Liu Zhiqin thought for a while, "Huaduan, should we inform Chendui now and ask him to send someone to pay attention to those four The child whom Yuan Feifei hated?"

Hua Chong immediately called Chen Zheng, explained the reason, shook his head after hanging up, "The child should be protected, but according to my judgment, the murderer will not take the risk of helping Yuan Feifei fulfill her wish after the incident is done. 'He' just They are using Yuan Feifei, and Yuan Feifei..."

Having said this, Hua Chong suddenly stopped, and after a short consideration, he still chose the derogatory word, "She is too stupid. Weak and stupid."

The corridor outside the police suddenly became noisy, Wu Chen, Liao Yuanhang, and Li Huan, who were left behind, were asking the police for an explanation.

Liu Zhiqin opened the door, just in time to meet Wu Chen's glare.

"What's wrong with us?" Wu Chen shouted, "Why should we stay in this ghost place when others can go back?"

Liao Yuanhang and Li Huan also shouted together.

In fact, Liao and Li are not very suspected, but one of them has a record in the public security organ, and the other has a slightly strange behavior.It was Chen Zheng's intention to let them stay temporarily.

Hua Chong walked to the door, just in time to see Zou Ming following Wu Chen, holding a mobile phone in his right hand, talking on the phone.

His voice was very low, and the corridor was very noisy, but Hua Chong still heard him say two words gently——

"Mother."