[Zhongyingmei] Hear the sound

Mermaids are the curse of the sailors.

They often have the appearance of turning all living beings upside down, but the lower body is a cold fishtail covered with scales. What they sing is a charming song, but this beautiful movement is seductive, leading countless sailors to the road of no return.

But sometimes I can't help but think, if I can really hear singing that is so beautiful that it can confuse my mind, what's the harm in dying?

"The name of the deceased?"

"Pavel Swift. I remember that the last one seemed to be called Sangvia... This is the second poor little girl who died in the same way, right?"

"You have a pretty good memory, what's the cause of death?"

"First he died by drowning, and then the body was boiled in boiling water - it sounds a bit like steamed human flesh just out of the oven, what do you think of this explanation?" The young female forensic doctor tied up her sleeves, "This poor little man should be alive He was thrown into the water at that time, but because of the comminuted fracture of his arm and leg, he struggled weakly, look at the loss of his voice... But I think he probably can't do anything else except howling."

The forensic doctor shrugged, "Should I be thankful that the murderer left him a whole body? In this way, I don't need to see a pile of heads and limbs that used to float around in the pot. The water waves rolled up and down, revealing the staring eyes that were dying, and the blood stains on them were faintly visible.

And think about how this thing just made intimate contact with my hand through a layer of gloves... God bless, if my predictions come true, I probably won't eat what comes out of the pot for two days. "

"Forget it, Beverly, anyone can say this, but I don't believe it if you say it. You said the same thing when you dissected the corpse whose liver was made into wings last time. As a result, the pork liver in the work meal that day you Don't you still eat with relish?"

A man who seemed to be unable to stand Beverly's pretentiousness, who was still busy in front of the dead body, said, "But you are not wrong about the cause of death of this little devil named Pavel—is there a word in country Z?" What is it called—boiling frogs in warm water? This explanation may not be appropriate, but it is the same principle, except that the water is replaced with boiling."

"What are you talking about!? You don't talk nonsense and no one thinks you are dumb! Concentrate on examining the corpse!" Beverly glared at the man in the white coat, then turned her gaze to the other side, "What's the matter Will ? I remember that Pavel’s information on Jack has already been checked by someone? Hasn’t the specific information been given to you yet?”

"Pavel's disappearance was quite early, and his family had reported the case earlier, so the information has been backed up, and I have read it from beginning to end. So now I just want to confirm the cause of his death." Former Murder Will, the team detective and current criminal profiler, shook his head, "I'm worried that Pavel's death is just the beginning, the murderer is already crazy, and he must be caught as soon as possible, otherwise guys like this may appear one after another."

"How to say?"

"Didn't you notice? That guy is doing one thing... he's picking." Whenever he said these analyzes, Will's emotions would always get agitated involuntarily, "He wants to get someone who can satisfy him." Qualifying things - he didn't see these guys as human beings at all, otherwise he wouldn't break the limbs so that the two children could not move, like a puppet toy that could only be played with. He only treated them As a material, it can also allow him to select the most perfect and most suitable for him - and he thinks that the thing he wants should be able to breathe in water - oh damn, can people still breathe in water like a fish? !"

As if realizing that he was slightly out of control, he took a deep breath and controlled his tone, "Now I pretend to name the thing he wants as a mermaid, and he is called a fisherman.

Pavel wasn't eligible - so perhaps the boiling water was just an outcast and a punishment.

But in the same way, this may also be the last chance given to Pavel by the murderer, but unfortunately, he still failed, so he was discarded like a defective product.

So far we don't know the conditions under which the fishers selected the dead, but it is very clear that they were all students, and all of them were quite accomplished students in music.

And since it is a selection, he will definitely not give up the established criteria because he can't find a suitable target for the time being, so the next time he makes a move, he will still choose prey within this range. "

"The scope... The so-called scope should be limited to the common points of the two existing deceased, right? I seem to notice something later..." Beverly tapped her chin with her index finger, "Half a year ago I met these two during Flory's lectures. Pavel and Sanvia, they were both students of Flory's professor."

And this musician named Flory is now performing her duties as a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University.

Johns Hopkins is a well-known private university in the United States, and its schedule is a bit full, which seems to be understandable——

But for Lorelai who had been waiting for Arnott at the school gate for most of the morning, this obviously made her feel unreasonable to the extreme.

Even after Arnott finished class, she kept apologizing to her and said that she had invited her for dinner today, but Lorelai still felt a big unhappiness in her heart.

"Sometimes I really want to use the teacher as an excuse to get you out..." Lorelai muttered, and Arnott heard it amused. She stretched out her index finger and pressed the forehead of the unhappy girl, "You too Don't complain, I came to you right after class and apologized to you with lunch, isn't that insincere?" Seeing the dissatisfaction on the girl's face, she followed the lingering sound of the last sentence, "And, ah, The next time you complain, remember to put away the things in your hands. Have you forgotten that something went wrong in the mimeograph room of the school these days? Professor Flory’s lecture materials have not been printed for a long time, I don’t believe her I have the ability to give you in advance."

And Flory's lecture ended less than a quarter of an hour before her class.

"Okay, well, you're right, I'm wrong, I shouldn't lose my temper, okay?" Lorelai waved her hand, but the anger in her heart has inexplicably subsided a lot.

Lorelai is Flory's student.

Flory has taught countless students in her life, but there are only a few who can be recognized by her, and Lorelei is one of them.

She has a great sense of music, and when she understands the emotions released by a piece of music, her savvy is frighteningly high. In her own words, her performance never depends on technique, but on feeling.

In addition, Lorelai, who has such a talent, has never slackened in her practice, so among the few students now, she is already a well-deserved successor.

Lorelai and Arnott have been good friends since high school, because there is no mixed interest, this relationship has not faded in college, and from time to time, Lorelai will ask Arnott to go shopping Find a treasure or something.

And the invitation this time is precisely because she happened to discover a newly opened musical instrument store nearby when she was eating at "Tokyoseafood Buffet" not long ago.

In fact, Lorelai actually has musical instruments given by Flori, both custom-made and master pianos, so she was not willing to play any of them in the past.

Now that she saw a new store, she made up her mind to buy some new ones, so as to avoid her frequent distress when using the piano in the future.

And it wasn't until Arnott stood at the door of this musical instrument store that she finally understood why even a well-informed person like Lorelei couldn't hold back the temptation to force her to come here.

This store called "secret" doesn't look big from the outside, and only when you enter the store can you discover the inner world.

There are not many things, but everything is very delicate. Let’s talk about the violin hanging on the wall. Although Arnott is not a professional, but just looking at the clear and straight lines of its annual rings, she intuitively feels that this is a violin. Should be a good violin.

"Are you two buying a piano?"