in the dark

Entering the conference room, Song Nan'an nodded to Wang Dong, the captain of the criminal police team at the front, and immediately sat down.

Song Chan was a little at a loss, and stood aside blankly holding the documents.Back then, he was one of the rascals who would get terrified when he saw the police. He never imagined that now he could stand in the lair of the police and hand over the documents. This world is really... mysterious enough.

The most important people have arrived, Wang Dong walked up, and the meeting started.

"The deceased's name is Li Changgu, male, 47 years old, a native of Huayao. According to the autopsy report of the forensic doctor, the deceased died between 2018:12 p.m. and 7:5 p.m. on December 7, 5. The cause of death was carotid artery blood loss Too much. The fatal wound on the neck of the deceased was 3.5 cm long and 5 cm deep, and the murder weapon was preliminarily judged to be a thin-bladed knife with a length of 8 to 2 cm and a width of less than [-] cm."

"The incident occurred about 650 meters away from the lower reaches of the river, that is, about 150 meters down the dam." As he spoke, Wang Dong pulled out the evidence collection photos at the scene, "According to eyewitnesses, he Zhong Zuo left his home to go fishing in the lower reaches of the Li River, and found Li Changgu half-recumbent by the river in a head-down position, that is, the neck and head were all submerged in the water. Witnesses moved the deceased , took a breath to confirm that he was dead, and then immediately called to report."

"During our follow-up investigation, no sharp knives similar to the murder weapon were found at or near the mortuary site, so it is very likely that the murderer took the murder weapon away from the crime scene."

"Afterwards, we retrieved the surveillance video on the only road leading to the crime site. This surveillance is the surveillance of the facade of a department store."

Wang Dong clicked on the surveillance video, "The video picture is relatively clear, but because it gets dark early in winter, and Huayao has been foggy and rainy recently, people passing by are holding oil-paper umbrellas in their hands, so it is difficult to distinguish physical features."

"The above is the key information we have to solve the case. Let me introduce the situation of the deceased before his death." Wang Dong flipped through the information in his hand, "The parents of the deceased have passed away for many years. In addition, the deceased and his wife divorced five years ago, and they have no children after marriage. The deceased had many properties under his name during his lifetime, including Qingqifang, a handmade oiled paper production workshop, Gubian Brewing Company, and Shangmei Park, etc."

"According to our secret visits in the past three days, the deceased lived a luxurious life and his private life was relatively chaotic. He had had promiscuous relationships with many women in his workshop. The large-scale oil-paper production workshop, Baihuafang, has a competitive relationship. According to the employees, the deceased had a bad personal relationship with Liu Long, the owner of Baihuafang, because of competition issues.”

Wang Dongchao Song Nan'an nodded, indicating that he had finished speaking, "Mr. Song will please analyze this case for us." Song Nan'an, a well-known expert in criminal psychology profiling in China, had cracked several shelved cases with the assistance of his profiling. He became famous for his long-standing major crimes.

As soon as the words fell, everyone turned their eyes to Song Nan'an who was about to get up.

Song Chan was no exception and cast his eyes on the thin figure beside him.Judging from the reactions of the crowd, Song Nan'an must have a great reputation in the industry. He also heard about this case just now, but he couldn't figure out the logic after thinking about it for a long time. Now he is very curious about how Song Nan'an will How to analyze.

Song Nan'an took the document in Song Chan's hand and went to the stage, flipping through it a few times.The stack of documents brought out from home was faxed to him by Wang Dong in advance, and the information is more comprehensive, because it also includes geographical information about Huayao and other relevant materials that he additionally requested to attach.

"The murderer was a local, someone known to the deceased."

"First, according to the data, 600 meters away from the downstream of the river, that is, the place where the crime occurred is an extremely remote area, and almost no one comes here. Most tourists will turn back around 400 meters in the middle of the river on their way out of the river. It can be seen that the murderer is very familiar with the local geography and the travel paths of tourists."

"Second, the victim chose to come to such a remote place, most likely because he was going to attend an appointment. Since it was an appointment, the murderer and the victim naturally knew each other. In addition, from the autopsy report, the victim's body except for the neck There were no traces of a scuffle with others, so the victim either trusted the murderer very much or subconsciously felt that the murderer would not pose a threat to him, so he did not have any precautions."

"The size and strength of the murderer is smaller than that of the deceased, but they are very flexible. Since this case does not show any obvious gender inclination, the murderer may be a woman or a man with thin stature or limited mobility."

"According to the autopsy report, the murderer's method of killing was to cut the victim's neck aorta, causing the victim to lose too much blood and die. There was no fighting, twisting, etc. during the murder. Since the murderer was a deliberate murder, the method of killing must have already passed. Careful design, there is no doubt that the murderer wants to ensure that he can succeed, so he chose the method that saves the most effort and kills others, avoiding the fact that he is not as good as the victim in terms of size and strength, and maximizes his flexibility. Extreme."

"The murderer has potential schizophrenic tendencies and has a history of murder or attempted murder in the past."

As soon as the words fell, there was an uproar in the audience.

Song Nan'an's voice was cold, and he analyzed: "The murderer is a deliberate murder, not a manslaughter. Deliberate murder means that the murderer has to think about the whole incident for at least a month in advance, what method to use, where to take the murderer, and follow-up. How to deal with it is a problem that the murderer needs to consider in advance, a normal person will not focus on thinking about how to kill people, so the murderer is very likely to be a potential schizophrenic patient."

"In addition, the murderer had a clear idea of ​​committing the crime. After cutting the victim's carotid artery, he pushed it into the river, so that the victim's blood flowed away from the river without splashing on himself. He hid the tools of the crime but He did not hide the body, which means he was ready for the body to be found."

"Meticulous yet daring, that's not what a first-time offender should have."

"The murderer has a high IQ but does not have a job or does a job that is not heavy. He has a family and does not live alone."

"In addition, because it was raining in Huayao at the time of the incident, the murderer brought a thin-bladed knife and an oil-paper umbrella when he went out. Of course, we cannot determine who arrived at the crime scene first, the deceased or the murderer. When retrieving the surveillance video, it is necessary to expand forward and backward by one hour or more based on the time of death of the deceased."

I saw Song Nan'an closing the file and looking at the audience, "The above is my analysis, and now I would like to offer a few suggestions: First, the search for the murderer starts with Qingqifang under the name of the deceased. Second, the surveillance video is our To start with, we have to figure out who is walking through the video with an umbrella. You can ask questions now."

Everyone was silent, obviously still digesting the characteristics of the murderer he just said.

Thinking closely and logically, analyzing one link after another, Song Chan stared blankly at the thin and steady Song Nan'an on the stage, no wonder, no wonder the criminal policeman in the police car last night mentioned him with a look of admiration, no wonder in their industry People respectfully call him Mr. Song, obviously he is much younger than many senior detectives who are older and more experienced.So, as long as this person has the strength, he is not afraid of status, fame and fortune and will not come to him by himself.

How do you say that?Comparing people to people makes people mad.

After a moment of silence, a criminal policeman asked aloud: "You said earlier that the murderer chose not to hide the victim's body, which meant that the murderer was sure that he would not be discovered by the police. It’s not the first scene at all.”

After listening to the question, Song Nan'an gave the answer: "There is no doubt that the first scene is by the river. As policemen, I think you all know what a 5 cm long and 3.5 cm deep wound on the aorta of the neck means. .If it wasn’t by the river, the large amount of blood left at the so-called first scene would not have been discovered until now. Secondly, I think you may find it very strange why the murderer didn’t hide the victim’s body, so that the case Judging from the situation at the scene, the murderer actually only needed to push the body into the river to save a lot of unnecessary trouble."

"What I want to emphasize here is that, as I said in the analysis, the murderer has a potential schizophrenic tendency." He paused for a few seconds, "So, never use normal thinking to explore the brains of abnormal people The abnormal thinking in it. Facts should not be strange and become false.”

"Is there anything else I want to ask?" Song Nan'an asked.

Everyone was silent.

Seeing that no one asked any more questions, Song Nan'an nodded towards Wang Dong, and the two of them discussed something when they stepped off the stage.

After a while, Song Nan'an walked towards Song Chan, "Go back to the hotel."

"Now?" Song Chan still hadn't escaped from the shock just now, and said in a daze, "The meeting is over?"

"My part is over." Song Nan'an said in a deep voice, putting a stack of documents back in his hands, "Go back to the hotel and have a good rest. I will visit the local area tomorrow."

"Oh, good." Song Chan said.Visiting him is good, isn't it just dealing with people and asking questions, gagging is his strong point.Thinking of this, he said abruptly after him, "I will behave well."

Song Nan'an glanced at him, "I hope so."

Song Chan scratched his head with a smile, and said angrily, "That's not true."

Back at the hotel, he received a call from Song Nan'an right after he took a shower, "Come and change the sheets for me." The other end said something succinctly, without beginning or end, and before Song Chan could react, he was hung up up.

When he entered Song Nan'an's room and saw that the black backpack he had been carrying all the way on the bed had been opened, revealing the black and white plaid fabric inside, Song Chan was silent. He still remembered asking Song Nan'an what was in the bag when he went out. , He didn't answer, with a secret look on his face.

Dare he love the backpack that Song Chan protected all the way, thinking that the backpack that Song Nan'an put the top-secret documents in is just his home quilt cover and bed sheets?And enslaved him to carry him all the way from Meicheng to Huayao?

According to back then... oh no, according to Song Chan's temper when he was a rascal a few days ago, he really had to give something a kick to vent his anger.

How cleanliness do you have to be to get to this point?Song Chan supported his forehead and felt his temples twitching involuntarily.

"I..." As soon as the words came out, Song Nan'an was standing aside, holding a book he was studying and looking at him seriously, his eyes were seductive black, as if he wanted to see right through him.

Song Chan's tone suddenly softened, his face flushed slightly, and the tip of his tongue touched his cheek to cover up his emotions, "I'll change it for you."

After getting a satisfactory answer, Song Nan'an put his thoughts back on the book in his hand.

Anyway, he grew up in a semi-wild, so the pediatrics of changing bed sheets and stacking quilts naturally couldn't trouble Song Chan.Three times, five times, and two times, the hotel's bed sheets and quilt covers were torn off, and another new bed sheet and quilt cover was replaced.

Song Chan proudly dusted off the quilt, "Okay, let's go to sleep." I looked like I was really good, waiting to be praised.

"Yeah." Song Nan'an nodded, staring at the book in his hand.

that's all?Anyway, he can be regarded as a help, so why don't you say a word of thanks?

"Am I not bad?" He dusted the quilt again, winked and said, "Look, how smooth and neat it is."

He glanced at him.

"Go back to your room and sleep."

Not even a thank you?Didn't give him one at the tip of the eye?Song Chan couldn't be more angry.

"I'm leaving!" He raised his voice high and pulled the door to try to get out.

"..." Song Nan'an frowned.

"You don't need to thank you!" With that, he slammed the door and left.

……

After slamming the door and returning to his room, Song Chan thought for a while and felt that his behavior was a bit... childish.Obviously he was rushing to ask others to take him in, so why is he acting like this now? Could it be that Song Jiaoye four years ago really hit it off, that Song Chan would become neurotic when he met Song Nan'an?

Or to put it another way... Like a boy in kindergarten, when he sees someone he likes, he will use various methods to find a sense of existence.

Song Chan shook his head, thinking about what he was thinking.If you have time to think about these, it is better to go to bed and get up early tomorrow to buy breakfast.

-

Early in the morning, Song Chan, who was carrying preserved egg and lean meat porridge and meat buns, had been knocking on the door for several minutes.

The doorbell rang, but there was no response from Song Nan'an's room.

As a last resort, he ran back to his room and took his mobile phone to make a call.

When Song Nan'an came to open the door with sleepy eyes in a loose white T-shirt, Song Chan greeted him with a smile and raised the bag in his hand high: "Good morning, I bought you breakfast, do you want to eat?"

Song Nan'an glanced at him, left a gap in the door, and got back under the quilt without emotion.

Song Chan saw him like this, and reflexively said, "Did you become a thief last night?"

Fortunately, Song Nan'an, who was covered in the quilt, probably wasn't fully awake yet, so he didn't hear anything.

He put the breakfast on the bedside table, stretched his body, saw the documents scattered on the table, fiddled with them twice, and asked in surprise: "You must have been studying this case last night, right?"

Quiet in the quilt.

"It's not that I said, it's not good to stay up late." He put his hands in his pockets, looked at the densely packed notes on the materials, and said with disapproval in a playful tone, "Three bottles of kidney treasure can't make up for one night, thanks !"

Song Nan'an sat up suddenly, and brushed his hair twice.

Song Chan looked at his notes well, and suddenly caught a glimpse of his movement out of the corner of his eye, and trembled in fright, "What are you doing!" Song Chan timidly looked at Song Nan'an who was sitting on the bed, "I didn't say you Kidney is not good!"

……

The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

Song Nan'an pinched his forehead: "You are so noisy."

"I..." Okay, shut up.Song Chan made a silent movement and sat obediently aside.

After less than a second of silence, he raised his hand and asked to speak.

"Say."

Song Chan chuckled: "You should get up, otherwise the porridge will be cold."