Madness of the Heart

Liangxi town.

The doctor who took care of Yin Xiaofeng back then was surnamed Man, and when he learned that Yin Xiaofeng had become a monk, he had a look of regret in his eyes, "He has come to this point."

Xu Chun asked: "What kind of mental problem does Yin Xiaofeng have? Who sent him here?"

"Xiaofeng is a poor man." Doctor Man did not answer Xu Chun's question immediately, but instead asked, "What happened to him?"

Xu Chun smiled, "That's not true, but he was involved in two murder cases, and we are investigating."

As soon as he heard the word "homicide", Dr. Man immediately became nervous, "Did Xiaofeng kill someone?"

Xu Chun shook his head, "Don't be nervous, if he didn't kill someone, we have to find evidence to clear him of suspicion. Investigating his past is part of finding evidence. So Doctor Man, what do you know, don't hide it , tell me exactly."

Dr. Man is over 50 years old. After listening to Xu Chun's words, he hesitated for a while and sighed: "I can't guarantee anything for Xiaofeng, but... forget it, I just cooperate with you."

After finishing speaking, Dr. Man stood up and took out a thick information book from the bookshelf.

Xu Chun asked: "This is?"

"I sorted out Xiaofeng's treatment diaries back then." Dr. Man flipped through them and said, "You want to know what kind of mental problems Yin Xiaofeng has, he is a severe schizophrenia with delusions, cognitive impairment, and violent tendencies. When Xiaofeng was sent here, he was only 22 years old, he didn’t even know who he was, he only knew that everyone was going to hurt him, and if we didn’t tie him up, he would hurt people.”

Xu Chun repeated: "Violent tendencies..."

"But after treatment, Xiaofeng will no longer go crazy." Dr. Man said, "That was just a symptom when he was 22 years old. Now he is 30 years old, right?"

Xu Chun said: "I am 31 years old this year."

Doctor Man said, "It's been so many years."

Xu Chun asked: "Why did Yin Xiaofeng suffer from this disease? What about his family?"

"A small city like ours is different from your Dongye City. There are all kinds of people in the towns below." Dr. Man suddenly said something that sounded irrelevant, "Underworld, cult, drug dealers, human traffickers, witches , There are too many to count, if you don’t go for a walk in the mountains, you don’t know how rampant they are.”

Xu Chun wanted to say, "I know, I've also gone to fight these gangs," but he held back and didn't interrupt Dr. Man.

"Xiaofeng was born in a village below Liangxi City. I forgot the specific name." Doctor Man continued: "That village is poor. The poorer the place, the more superstitious and backward. Xiaofeng grew up in Can you imagine growing up in water?"

"What?" Xu Chun was puzzled, "How can people live in water?"

"This is the 'tradition' of that village." Dr. Man said: "The villagers believe in the water god, and every year they will pay tribute to the water god for a girl who has her first period. The girl will be locked in a water prison until she becomes pregnant."

"Wait!" Xu Chun said, "How is this possible?"

"Yeah, we normal people would ask, how is this possible? But the villagers are convinced." Dr. Man took off his glasses and wiped them with a cotton cloth. "That water prison is actually a sealed cage built under the river. People will not be drowned in it, but the space is very small, and people are prone to mental problems if they are bored in it for a long time."

Xu Chun said sharply: "It's not a question of drowning or not. How can a girl get pregnant alone in a water prison? Is it a fairy tale?"

Doctor Man said, "Of course a man went in."

"This is a crime!" Xu Chun slapped the table, "How old is a girl with menarche? Thirteen or fourteen years old, and some are even younger!"

"What do the villagers know? They want such girls. They say they are pure, clean, and divine, and they are more likely to be favored by the water god than older women." Dr. Man said: "Xiaofeng's mother is such a girl. , I was raped by that beast in the water prison, and after giving birth to Xiaofeng, she was sacrificed to the water god."

Xu Chun was shocked: "Killed?"

Doctor Man nodded, "The villagers poured water into the water prison and drowned her alive. Her parents are still very happy, and feel that it is a very honorable thing to dedicate their daughter to the water god."

Xu Chun clenched his fists.

Even though he has been to many backward villages, Xu Chun is still very indignant.

You never know how terrible people's ignorance and viciousness can be.

"The villagers enshrine Xiaofeng as the son of the water god." Dr. Man said, "We understand that the enshrinement is to eat and drink, but as for Xiaofeng, he must live in the water prison where his mother drowned. , Day and night, with loneliness. When people lose the concept of time, there is a high probability of psychological problems. Since Xiaofeng can remember, he has no idea what time is. He can't see the sunrise and sunset, what he sees Only the small part of the water prison, when it was 'invited' up, it just accepted the worship of the villagers..."

Doctor Man shook his head helplessly, "When he grew up, he was finally released and trained to kill."

Xu Chun was taken aback again.

"All the villagers in that township respect martial arts, and the water god is their god of war. Of course, the son of the water god must practice martial arts." Doctor Man said: "So when Xiaofeng was first sent here, we couldn't do anything to him at all. He hated everyone. And capable of killing us healthcare workers."

Xu Chun asked a key question, "Has Yin Xiaofeng ever killed anyone?"

Dr. Man said, "I don't know."

Xu Chun frowned, "How could you not know?"

"The police can't be sure, how can I know?" Dr. Man said: "In the past, no one cared about the township, and it was buried casually after death. Did Xiaofeng kill anyone when he was trained to kill? The police When I went there, there was no way to check."

Xu Chun asked: "What is the situation in that township now? The police only noticed the problems in that township when Yin Xiaofeng was 22 years old?"

"It's peaceful now. When we launched a special crackdown on bad habits, several villages and towns were rectified." Dr. Man said: "Our hospital has received many villagers rescued by the police, and Xiaofeng is the most dangerous one."

In Xu Chun's perception, even if a person like Yin Xiaofeng's condition improves significantly after receiving treatment, the local police have the responsibility to put him under supervision and keep abreast of his mental state, let alone let him leave Liangxi City. Go to Dongye City thousands of miles away to become a monk.

But the person has already been released, and it is meaningless to pursue it further.

Xu Chun asked: "When was Yin Xiaofeng discharged from the hospital? How was his condition at that time?"

"Xiaofeng stayed with us for three years and was discharged from the hospital at the age of 25." Doctor Man smiled, "He was already a normal person when he was discharged from the hospital, he was able to communicate with others, he no longer wanted to beat people at every turn, and he was able to reason , There is no problem in daily life. But the shadow of childhood is still there, he doesn't like to talk, he prefers to be alone than lively."

Xu Chun suddenly thought of something, "Does he hate excitement?"

"Disgust?" Dr. Man thought for a while, then nodded, "It is indeed disgusting. Something happened to Xiaofeng not long after he was discharged from the hospital. You should have felt it when you came to our place. Our place is very quiet."

Xu Chun nodded.

"Xiaofeng is used to this kind of quiet and undisturbed life, and he felt very uncomfortable when he returned to society. He came back to me and said he wanted to live in the hospital." Dr. Man said: "I was struggling at the time. I understand Xiaofeng's pain best, and I want to keep him in sight and take care of him at any time. On the other hand, I feel that he should go out because he is so young. If he stays here, he will always be a patient. After 20 years of suffering, it’s time to have a normal life.”

Xu Chun said: "What happened later? You rejected Yin Xiaofeng, have you observed his changes?"

Hearing this, Dr. Man showed a strong look of shame, "Shortly after I persuaded Xiaofeng to leave, I received an invitation to study in the capital. I went there for half a year. Only after I came back did I realize that Xiaofeng was no longer in Liangxi City. Me and He lost touch with him."

Mingshu holds the phone, the more he listens, the more dignified his expression becomes.

Xu Chun said on the phone: "Ming team, Yin Xiaofeng's illness may not be cured at all. He chose to become a monk, probably because he couldn't adapt to the excitement. He can't go back to the mental hospital. The temple is the quietest place he can find. Place! The sudden appearance of a large number of tourists in the past two or three years has disturbed his tranquility, and these tourists were brought by Qiu Min, an Internet celebrity, Yin Xiaofeng has sufficient motives for committing crimes!"

"As for the ability to commit crimes..." Ming Shu said slowly: "Yin Xiaofeng has received force training since he was a child, obviously he also has it. And he suffers from schizophrenia. When this disease is severe, behavioral and cognitive impairments will appear, which can also be explained. Why was Qiu Min dismembered several days after being strangled to death? But now these are just our inferences, and we can’t easily draw conclusions without evidence.”

Among the five monks, Yin Xiaofeng was the one who talked the least.No matter who was interrogating him, his gaze didn't change at all, it was always blank and dull, as if he couldn't understand what the person on the other side was saying, and he didn't even know that there was someone on the other side.

Mingshu looked at the motionless Yin Xiaofeng on the monitor, filtering thoughts of breaking the situation in his mind.

If Yin Xiaofeng is indeed the murderer, using psychological tactics to get him to admit his crime would be a way.But this is a person with a serious mental illness, and Mingshu does not want to use this method unless it is absolutely necessary.

Where is the evidence?

Still when the premise that Yin Xiaofeng is the murderer holds true——

It was Hong Chuanfei who robbed Qiu Min to Yatou Mountain. Yin Xiaofeng was able to take Qiu Min away from the arsenal, so he must be very familiar with Hong Chuanfei's whereabouts.

No, it's also possible that Yin Xiaofeng didn't know about Hong Chuanfei, but just observed Qiu Min for a long time, and the "prey" he was eyeing was suddenly cut off by an unexpected visitor.

It is not difficult for Yin Xiaofeng to follow and observe secretly.

When Hong Chuanfei took Qiu Min away, Yin Xiaofeng followed all the way to Yatou Mountain, and only entered the arsenal after Hong Chuanfei was satisfied with the beating.

But Yin Xiaofeng, a monk, how did he find out that "Qiu Shan Wangmian" is Qiu Min?

Yin Xiaofeng didn't have a car, so from Shouquan Town to the main city of Dongye City, he had to transfer from a private car to a public bus.How did he bring Qiu Min to Qiyue Mountain without anyone noticing?

To kill Qiu Min, the most convenient way is to "solve it on the spot" in the arsenal. Even if the police investigate, they can only find Hong Chuanfei.

Yin Xiaofeng took the risk of getting Qiu Min to Qiyue Mountain in order to complete some kind of ceremony?

Mingshu shook his head, reminding himself again that Yin Xiaofeng suffers from schizophrenia.

Forcibly analyzing the behavioral logic of a schizophrenic patient, it is better to look for the clues left by him when he transferred Qiu Min from Yatou Mountain to Qiyue Mountain.

"Check the internet cafe in Shouquan Town?" Yi Fei said, "Did Yin Xiaofeng learn about Qiu Min in the internet cafe?"

Mingshu turned on the hands-free phone, "Otherwise, what else can he do? The Internet on Qiyue Mountain is very poor, and Yin Xiaofeng's phone is also 'clean', so he can only go to Internet cafes."

Yi Fei said: "Okay, I'll go to all the Internet cafes in the town to check. Others, let's explain together."

Mingshu laughed, "Aren't you too busy?"

"I just want to solve the case as soon as possible." Yi Fei said worriedly: "I'm afraid that the murderer is not any of these five people. If it is really a serial murderer, it will be troublesome. If Yin Xiaofeng is not the murderer, get his murderer as soon as possible." It’s good to have the suspicion cleared.”

Ming Shu agreed, "There is still traffic monitoring that needs to be checked. There is no car in Haijing Temple, and it is impossible for Yin Xiaofeng to carry Qiu Min to take the bus, so there is only one possibility - he is taking someone's private car. Don't worry about this investigation, I will arrange people."

Yi Fei said: "But even if Qiu Min is seriously in a coma, he is still an adult. With such a heavy and huge burden on his back, how can it be easy for Yin Xiaofeng to take a ride?"

"It's not easy for ordinary people, but don't forget, Yin Xiaofeng is a monk." Mingshu said.

"You mean, you are wearing a monk's robe to stop the car?" Yi Fei said in surprise, "You are too courageous!"

Mingshu said: "If this is the case, it will provide some convenience for our investigation."

After confessing his crimes 27 years ago, Liu Sui no longer cares about him as before.When asked about Yin Xiaofeng's situation in Haijing Temple, Liu Sui said that Yin Xiaofeng often sweeps the floor in the front yard, but if he doesn't sweep the floor, he hardly sees Yin Xiaofeng's people.

No one knew whether Yin Xiaofeng was in Haijing Temple during the time when he could not see anyone.

"I'm providing you with clues. Can you see that I pleaded guilty in a good manner and cooperated with the investigation, so don't hold Tang Yuan accountable?" Liu Sui asked with a plea in his eyes, "Tang Yuan is really innocent. I didn’t discuss it with him, it’s all my own opinion.”

Mingshu stared at Liu Sui, he was too lazy to say some words.

A murder case has been concealed for 27 years. The so-called "good attitude of pleading guilty" is based on the premise that it has been investigated by the police.

It is true that Liu Sui and Tang Yuan have gone through 27 years of suffering.But if they really have a heart of repentance, why did they wait until now to confess everything?

Liu Sui was recruited because Tang Yuan confessed him.

Tang Yuan recruited because he was not the murderer.

Qian Da was recruited because he was identified by his ex-wife with evidence.

No one should be forgiven for derailment, murder, and bribery within marriage.

Yin Xiaofeng still refused to say anything, and sat in the interrogation room calmly.

Later, news came from Shouquan Town that Yin Xiaofeng had been surfing the Internet at an Internet cafe called "Invincible Heroes" for a long time.

The network administrator retrieved the monitoring records of Yin Xiaofeng's last appearance. It was October 10. Yin Xiaofeng entered the Internet bar wearing ordinary clothes and surfed the Internet for two hours.

"I really can't find out what he is doing online here, and the surveillance will be covered soon." The network administrator said: "But he comes quite frequently. He always comes during the day when there are few people, and sits in the corner. There is someone next to him, he will ask to change the machine."

While checking Internet cafes, Yi Fei accidentally got another clue: Zhang Zhuang, a peddler in the fruit wholesale market, lent his van to Yin Xiaofeng.

"He, he is a monk. For me, this business is not easy to do. I can lend him some good luck, no, can't I?" Zhang Zhuang stammered, and his face turned red when he said a word, "He, It's not that I don't pay back..."

"Where is the car?" Yi Fei asked immediately.

Zhang Zhuang was taken aback, so he had to take the police to his yard, "That's it, that's it."

Parked in the yard is a gray van, the body is full of sludge, at least ten days have not been cleaned.

But ten days ago, no, after bringing Qiu Min back, Yin Xiaofeng must have cleaned the car!

"Can you still find traces?" Yi Fei asked Xiao Man.

Xiao Man has already jumped into the car with the survey box, "I will do my best!"

Before the trace detection results were obtained, Mingshu had already found out through the transportation department that the van borrowed by Yin Xiaofeng appeared near the "Xiu? Paradise" community seven times. On October 10, Yin Xiaofeng drove away from Shouquan Town, went to Dongye City, and came to the vicinity of Qiu Min's house again.In the evening, the van appeared in a public surveillance at the foot of Yatou Mountain.

"The car was cleaned very clean." Xiao Man's eyes were bright, "But I still extracted a small amount of blood from the cracks in the car. After DNA comparison, it was confirmed that it belonged to Qiu Min! In addition, the residual soil extracted from the wheels, It has been verified that it is consistent with the soil at the foot of Yatou Mountain!"

trial room.

"Why did I kill Qiu Min..." Looking at the evidence on the table, Yin Xiaofeng finally had some reactions, but these reactions were extremely slow, as time flowed on him, it seemed to slow down, and everything became slow motion .

"Why did I kill Qiu Min?" He repeated, but suddenly smiled, "Because he made this quiet place noisy."

"This place" obviously refers to Qiyue Mountain.

Mingshu said, "You are finally willing to plead guilty."

Yin Xiaofeng looked puzzled, "A confession?"

"Did you kill Qiu Min?" Mingshu's eyes were extremely focused, "Because of your childhood experience, you are very disgusted with lively places. Qiyue Mountain is an ideal place to live, but since the year before last, when autumn comes, There are more and more tourists every year. You hate those tourists who disturb you, and you hate those who attract tourists to Qiyue Mountain!"

After a long time, Yin Xiaofeng said: "Actually, what I want to do most is to burn all the ginkgo trees on the mountain with a fire. But if I do this, Haijing Temple will disappear. Many people break in every day, not only destroying The temple even forced me to take pictures with them, I wish I could crush their bones!"

Mingshu frowned slightly.

With Yin Xiaofeng's ability, maybe he can do it.

"Someone told me that a person named 'Qiu Shan Wang Mian' recommended this place." Yin Xiaofeng spoke intermittently, as if he had no strength, and he often had to wait a few minutes before he finished a sentence.

Mingshu asked: "Who is it?"

Yin Xiaofeng raised his head, "The person who rushed into the temple."

Mingshu said: "So you go to find out who is behind this screen name?"

"I've seen him before." Yin Xiaofeng didn't match his words, "I went to his house to have a look, and I knew I was right."

"It was you who took Qiu Min away from Yatou Mountain?"

"It's me, he is dying, please save him." Yin Xiaofeng said with a smile, "Why should I save him? I want him to die in Qiyue Mountain."

This is what Mingshu hadn't figured out before.

If Yin Xiaofeng strangled Qiu Min to death in the arsenal, there would be almost no way to investigate the case.

It was precisely because Yin Xiaofeng brought Qiu Min back to Qiyue Mountain that the key evidence was left behind.

Will someone guide Yin Xiaofeng behind his back?

"What is the reason why Qiu Min must die in Qiyue Mountain?" Mingshu asked.

Yin Xiaofeng showed that puzzled look again, "Why?"

"No reason?"

"Have."

"What is it?"

"He killed this mountain, he should die on this mountain, and apologize to this mountain."

Fang Yuanhang, who was looking at the monitor, choked on his own saliva, "Are you sick?"

Xing Mu said: "Yin Xiaofeng is already sick."

Fang Yuanhang said seriously: "No, I suddenly feel conflicted!"

Xing Mu asked: "Where is the contradiction?"

"Qiu Min was killed by Yin Xiaofeng, and the witnesses and testimonies are complete, but our previous inference is that the murderer who killed Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan was the murderer who killed Qiu Min." Fang Yuanhang said.

Xing Mu nodded.

"The murderer was very thoughtful. In order to mislead the police, he deliberately put Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan's body in that position. He has a very high anti-detection awareness." Fang Yuanhang said: "Yin Xiaofeng is a schizophrenic patient. I don't deny that he also has certain anti-reconnaissance skills." However, judging from his confession and his determination to bring Qiu Min back to Qiyue Mountain, I don’t think he can deliberately mislead the police’s investigation thinking.”

Of course, Mingshu also thought of the problems that Fang Yuanhang could think of.He tapped his index finger on the interrogation table and asked, "After you brought Qiu Min back to Qiyue Mountain, did you strangle him to death with both hands?"

Yin Xiaofeng nodded, and raised his hand, "It's easy."

Mingshu asked again: "You buried him on the spot?"

Yin Xiaofeng nodded again.

Mingshu said: "Then on the night of October 10th, you went up the mountain again to dismember Qiu Min?"

Yin Xiaofeng half opened his mouth, "Divide the corpse?"

Fang Yuanhang and Xing Mu stared at the monitor.

Ming Shu said, "Is it you who killed Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan?"

"Why should I kill them?" Yin Xiaofeng said, "They are women."

Xu Chun was also looking at the monitor, and said softly: "Dr. Man told me a detail. When Yin Xiaofeng was receiving treatment, as long as he was conscious, he took good care of women. In his backward village customs, women are men's accessories. , should be protected by men."

Mingshu took a breath.If it wasn't Yin Xiaofeng who killed Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan, then Xiao Yu'an was really right?Someone else divided the body, but how did that person know that Yin Xiaofeng killed Qiu Min?How do you know where Qiu Min is buried?More importantly, what was the reason why that person dug up Qiu Min's body?

The person who strangled Qiu Min, and the person who made a fuss about Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan's death, if it was found that it should be attributed to one person, then this person would be too divided.

Split?

Mingshu thought about it, but thought that although Yin Xiaofeng was schizophrenic, he was not a split personality.If Yin Xiaofeng had a split personality, it could explain two completely different logics of acting.

But cases of split personality are too rare in reality.

However, according to Xiao Yu'an's thinking, there are different people who kill and dismember the body, but it doesn't make much sense.

Because once it was found out, the dismemberer was charged with insulting the corpse, so it was necessary for the dismemberer to kill Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan?

Mingshu looked at Yin Xiaofeng, Yin Xiaofeng said calmly: "I only killed one person, and that was Qiu Min."