Madness of the Heart

Lin Zhongguo is not the kind of kind-hearted look, he has thick eyebrows and deep eyes, and he acts vigorously and decisively. His colleagues commented on him as "Old Lin always looks bitter and bitter".But if we try to deconstruct this "bitterness and deep hatred" now, I'm afraid it can only be summed up as "compassion for the common people".

Qian Min stared at the photo, as if searching in memory.

Seeing her expression, Mingshu understood that Lin Zhongguo once made a deep impression on her, so much so that after 17 years, she still had a reaction to this face.

"This is that reporter." Qian Min finally said, "I remember him."

Mingshu said: "17 years ago, you killed him."

Qian Min showed an indifferent smile on his face, "Is his surname Lin? Yes, I killed him. But to be precise, it wasn't me who did it, it was my subordinates. Reporter Lin is indeed a man, in your eyes , He should be a hero. I admire him, he was the first person who came to trouble me, earlier than the police.”

According to Qian Min’s recollection, the partnership between the “Man-eating Shark” and the “Yunkou” was just established, and the number of female babies killed was limited. Most of the “ghost cards” were smuggled abroad, and only a small part was sold to domestic Buyers, and the Internet was underdeveloped back then, not to mention outside insiders, but many people inside the "Yunkou" didn't know what they were doing.

Lin Zhongguo didn't know where to get clues, and he came to Silin Town.

"Actually, if he just came and fled by himself, I might not know who he is, and it's basically impossible to catch him." Qian Min laughed, "But if he took a baby girl with him, it's a big problem. And he Going back and forth, intending to take more baby girls.”

"When my men caught him, the baby girl was no longer with him." Qian Min continued: "I asked him where he hid the baby girl, and if I told him, I would let him live—of course, this was just to trick him. .He said the baby girl died, that's why he came back and took another one as evidence."

Mingshu's hands were gradually clenched under the table.

The baby girl is not dead, the baby girl is Chi Xiaomin.

"He can really stand the torture." Qian Min said again: "I'm afraid that he will lie to me and force him to tell me the whereabouts of the baby girl in our way. Decide that the baby girl is dead."

"So you finally believed that the baby girl was dead."

"It's not that I believe it, but at that time I didn't seem to have any other options. I really couldn't find a baby girl." Qian Min shrugged, "If you can't pry his mouth open, forget it. He is a reporter. I didn’t write anything, I’m afraid what he will do?”

Mingshu asked: "You finally put him..."

"Burn? Or dismembered?" Qian Min waved his hand, "I forgot, I'm too lazy to get involved in such a bloody thing. To be conservative, I should send it to the crematorium to be burned. Later I watched him The newspaper you work for, "Xiaxi Times"?"

Mingshu said: "Xiaxi Evening News."

"Yes, "Xiaxi Evening News." Qian Min showed a cruel smile, "I heard that the reporter will communicate with the leadership of the newspaper before interviewing. I have observed this newspaper for a while, and originally wanted to deal with all the related parties. In order to prevent future troubles. However, in their entire newspaper office, no one seems to know what he is doing. His leader gave the police a lot of clues, which kept the police busy, but these clues did not include us. Their busyness was wasted."

Qian Min stopped, pursed his lips, and said again: "So I said that Reporter Lin is really a ruthless character. He wanted to expose us, but he didn't communicate with his leader. I have to suspect that after he got the evidence, he might not It will be published in the newspaper, but go directly to the capital. Such a person, if he does not die, I will die."

Mingshu asked: "Have you ever thought about touching his family?"

Hearing this, Qian Min laughed, "I want to, why don't I want to? But I have asked, and there is almost no one in his family and friends who doesn't hate him. It is impossible for him to tell his family about the unannounced visit. Moreover, the police at that time I have been staring at their house, I want to get rid of his wife and children together, but if he does too many mistakes, he is just missing, it is just a disappearance case, and the police will let it go if they can't find out. But if his wife and children Being killed, the bigger the incident, the less good it is for me. Are you right, officer?"

Mingshu stared into Qian Min's eyes, and suddenly said after half a minute, "No."

Qian Min was taken aback.

"The police did not investigate the disappearance case 17 years ago. It was the police's mistake." Ming Shu got up and said, "This is not your capital to show off."

Qian Min opened her mouth in surprise, and soon came to her senses, "I heard that this case was not led by the Xiaxi City police at all, but was discovered by a policeman from a southern city, a clue that has nothing to do with us. , This fucking can be found on us, tsk... Police officer, listen to you, you are not from our place, are you? Are you a policeman from that city?"

Mingshu frowned, suddenly thinking of Xiang Tao.

After three days in the ICU, Xiang Tao is now out of danger. Although he is still in a plaster cast and wrapped like a mummy, he is recovering.His young body can withstand the test, and under the careful care of doctors and nurses, Xiang Tao might be able to catch up with the selection of the Criminal Investigation Bureau next year.

It was Xiang Tao who discovered the key clue, and Xiang Tao was also the one who was lonely and brave.

And in the past 20 or [-] years, Xiang Tao is not the only one who is desperate.

Mingshu left the interrogation room and saw Shen Xun coming from the other side of the corridor.

"Going back?" Shen Xun asked.

Mingshu nodded, "I wanted to stay here to investigate to the end and dig out all the rotten roots. But this case involves several cases in Dongye City, and it has not been resolved until now. You are enough here Now, I have to go back to deal with things on my own land."

Shen Xun said, "Is there anyone who needs help?"

Mingshu shook his head, "Not yet."

·

Han Province, Lanshui Township.

This is a place that has not been benefited by economic development, but because of this, it is simple and primitive, and everything still maintains the style of decades ago.

There is no farm work to do in winter, and most villagers either go to neighbors to play cards, or prepare Chinese New Year dishes at home.

There is a strong smoky smell in the air - it is the season for smoked sausages and bacon.

The girl lived alone in a two-story building and was stuffing sausages in the yard.

She has always lived alone and has no business, but she has already filled three pots in one afternoon, which is far more than she needs.

After stuffing, she greased the casings and hung them on ropes to let the wind blow.

Busy until the sun went down, the girl was finally free.

The signal in the village is not good, and it is almost impossible to find a signal at home.After Jian Jian had dinner, the girl took her mobile phone and walked to the empty dam at the entrance of the township—she had already discovered that this was the place with the best signal in the whole township.

She likes to read, and also likes to watch the news. She has a lot of books from the second-hand market at home, and there are several softwares in her mobile phone.She is used to watching the news first and then reading it.

But today, when he saw the heavy news automatically pushed, his eyes suddenly stopped moving.

Tens of seconds later, she covered her mouth, and lines of tears flowed from her eyes like a bank of tears.

Occasionally someone passed by and looked at her with strange eyes, obviously not understanding what she was crying and why she was crying here.Someone pushed her on the shoulder and told her that it was getting dark and she had to go home.

She didn't respond.

At a later moment, she trembled violently, and then tremblingly dialed a number.

It took a long time to connect over there, and a male voice came, "What's the matter?"

"Brother, have you seen the news?" the girl choked up.

After a while of silence, the man said, "Yes."

"The police caught them all!" The girl was very excited, "They can't hurt anyone anymore! We..."

The man didn't respond anymore, what the girl heard was the sound of the call being hung up.

·

Dongye City, Criminal Investigation Bureau.

"Xiao Bureau." Lin Jiao was invited to the serious case team just after returning from the capital. There was a trace of surprise in his eyes, as if he had rehearsed many times. "Do you need my help with any cases? During the time you left, I'm causing you trouble."

Xiao Yuan beckoned him to sit down, "You went to the capital for further study to come back and assist us better in our work."

Lin Jiao smiled politely.

Xiao Yuan said: "That's right. We recently got a clue, which may be related to you."

Lin Jiao raised his eyebrows, and the lines of his neck contracted very indistinctly.

He was wearing a turtleneck sweater, and his neck was mostly blocked by the collar, but Xiao Yuan still noticed it.

"Is it related to me?" Lin Jiao's nervousness was just right, "Xiao Ju, I don't understand."

"Before that, I want to ask you a question first." Xiao Yu'an said, "Why did you choose to work in Dongye City Bureau?"

"Professor Sheng is my mentor, and he hopes that I can join his team." Lin Jiao said calmly: "I also have some feelings. If I can't be a policeman, I can become a consultant to the police. It would be good to solve mysterious and outstanding cases together."

Xiao Yu'an nodded, then took out a document from the drawer, "Look at this first."

Lin Jiao took it and opened the translucent cover.

The office suddenly became very quiet, only the sound of fingers pinching the footer and turning it up could be heard.

Xiao Yu'an looked at Lin Jiao - this is a very decent man, his expression hardly changed when he browsed the text on the information, it can be seen that his mind is very strong, but for a few moments, he almost instinctively pressed the corners of his lips , A fleeting crease appeared between the brows.

He was enduring, struggling, and doing everything he could to control himself.

A quarter of an hour later, when Lin Jiao's gaze fell on the last paragraph of the last page, Xiao Yu'an asked, "Have you finished reading?"

Lin Jiao raised his head and calmly put the information on the table, "Yes."

Xiao Yu'an looked straight into Lin Jiao's eyes, and Lin Jiao didn't intend to avoid it.

A few seconds later, Xiao Yu'an said: "It seems that psychologists are good at not showing emotions."

Maybe he didn't expect Xiao Yu'an to say that, Lin Jiao opened his mouth in surprise.

"I mean the content here." Xiao Yu'an pointed to the information on the table with his eyes, "Silin Town, the 'Ghost Card' industry, what happened to the baby girl, 'Pan-eater', 'Yunkou', 'Southern Suburb' funeral home .Dr. Lin, when they saw them, there was no anger in your eyes."

Lin Jiao was taken aback, "You said this."

"What do you think I'm talking about?" Xiao Yu'an asked.

Lin Jiao laughed awkwardly, "I'm sorry, maybe it's because I just came back and I'm tired, and I haven't fully entered the state of work. The 'job card' was produced in a backward village. I didn't expect that there are still people doing such inhumane things The human blood business. But Director Xiao, just now you said that this clue is related to me?"

Xiao Yu'an said: "You can also put it another way - it has something to do with your father, Lin Zhongguo, a senior investigative reporter for "Xiaxi Evening News."

The light in Lin Jiao's eyes suddenly stopped.

"I've already talked about this, so I won't beat around the bush again." Xiao Yu'an said, "The special operations team and the police in four northern cities launched a joint operation to eradicate the bad habit of 'ghost cards'. This has already been reported on the news. thing."

Lin Jiao nodded, "I saw this news when I was still in the capital."

"There are still some details that the police have not disclosed to the outside world." Xiao Yu'an said: "For example, your father Lin Zhongguo disappeared in Xiaxi City 17 years ago, precisely because of the investigation of the 'ghost card' industry. The evil gang 'Yunkou' It has been admitted that they killed Lin Zhongguo."

The corners of Lin Jiao's lips twitched slightly, and it was the first time he looked away from Xiao Yu'an, "Really? I haven't been back to Xiaxi City for many years. Have you already found out?"

He didn't look like he cared, as if Lin Zhongguo was someone who had nothing to do with him.

But the extremely slight trembling at the end of his eyes betrayed him.

He just pretended not to care.

He cares more than anyone.

"Not going to say anything?" Xiao Yu'an said, "Lin Zhongguo is your biological father."

Lin Jiao took a sip of tea, "It's because my reaction was so bland, so do you think it's abnormal? But what kind of reaction is normal? I have forgotten the feeling of having my parents by my side - my father is missing I was only 13 years old when he disappeared, and before he disappeared, I spent very little time with him. He was always busy, and there were too many people and things waiting for him to care about, except me. He was like an ancient A chivalrous man cares about the common people in the world, but he only forgets his own family."

When he said this, Lin Jiao's tone sounded like a complaint. Anyone who listened to him would think that he was complaining about his father who didn't care about the family.

But Xiao Yu'an saw that his eyes were hot, like a cluster of fire.

He was clearly proud of his father.

After a pause, Lin Jiao said again: "And my mother left me shortly after my father disappeared. It has been 17 years, without them in my life, I have long been used to living alone. Now I suddenly have I know that my missing father was killed because of his work, I admire him and think he is great, but that's all."

Xiao Yu'an looked at this excellent psychologist and said, "You already knew what happened back then."

Lin Jiao tried his best to control his expression, "Xiao Ju, it's strange for you to say that. Is there anything you doubt about me? As far as this case is concerned, I am the only son of the victim. I really can't think Come out, what are you doubting me about?"

Xiao Yu'an put Chi Xiaomin's photo on the table, "The person who killed Lin Zhongguo confessed that Lin Zhongguo saved a baby girl in Silin Town. She is the baby girl your father saved back then, right?"

The tendons on Lin Jiao's forehead suddenly bulged, and the end of his eyes opened accordingly.

"Her forged ID card shows that her name is 'Chi Xiaomin'. You gave her the name, right?" Xiao Yuan said, "You and Chi Xiaomin will guide those who bought the 'ghost card' People voluntarily chose to die. Then they used Xu Yin to say that Chi Xiaomin was dead. You thought you were protecting her and kept her out of the sight of the police, but you ignored one thing—— — in any crime, the more the murderer does, the easier it is to leave clues.”

Lin Jiao looked at the photo in surprise, with sweat dripping from his forehead.

"Qiao Xuehua, Li Sijia, and Lu Chao, among these three people, two have committed suicide and one is missing—I guess the possibility of Lu Chao's survival is already very low. Before Qiao Xuehua and Li Sijia committed suicide, there were conflicts. A common sense move, and Yang Lilan, the buyer of the 'ghost card' who survived by chance, said that she has seen the ghost of a baby girl many times." Xiao Yu paused, "It was Chi Xiaomin who pretended to be a ghost to scare them, and It is you who commands her behind her."

Lin Jiao shook his head, "Xiao Ju, what are you talking about? Why do you think so much about a victim's family? Before today, I didn't know why my father disappeared, and I didn't know Chi Xiaomin. Xu Yin was my patient. How could I use her?"

"Speaking of Xu Yin, I have to thank you. You only disturbed Xu Yin at a shallow level, because your conscience is still there, and you don't want this matter to affect her too much." Xiao Yu'an said: "If you If you are more ruthless, let her deeply believe in everything you have instilled in her, I will not notice you so quickly."

Lin Jiao's eyebrows trembled with the beating of nerves.

"As early as when you were still in the capital, I had already sent Xu Yin to Professor Sheng. After Professor Sheng's guidance, Xu Yin revealed the truth—she didn't know Chi Xiaomin, and there was no mysterious woman standing by her window in the middle of the night. Before, you instilled all of this in her over and over again." Xiao Yuan said: "It is not difficult for an excellent psychologist to affect a person's memory."

Lin Jiao's face turned pale for a while.

The silence lasted for several minutes, Xiao Yuan said, "I can understand your thoughts."

Lin Jiao's emotions suddenly became agitated, as if something was collapsing, "Understand me? Why do you say such things? You are a policeman, and your status means that you will never understand the feelings of us people. !"

Xiao Yu'an was not angered, nor did he explain, but said: "When Lin Zhongguo disappeared, you were only 13 years old, just a child. But 13 years old is already a sensible age. You know that your father is an excellent reporter. Knowing that he offended many people outside, knowing that his disappearance was man-made. Many people around you insulted your father, including your relatives, but in your heart, he is still a hero."

Lin Jiao gritted his teeth, his eyes were hot, and he stared at Xiao Yu'an with fiery eyes.

"I said I can understand your thoughts, which means that you don't want to trust the police." Xiao Yu'an said, "You think that the Xiaxi police had already grasped the clues, but they colluded with the villains and deliberately failed to advocate justice for Lin Zhongguo."

Lin Jiao finally couldn't help it, "Isn't it? My father didn't disappear at all, he was killed because of investigating the 'ghost card' industry! The police went to check those irrelevant people and ruled out the suspects one by one. Back then I was kept in the dark I don't know anything here, but doesn't anyone know what my father was doing before he disappeared?"

"Xiaxi police did make omissions, but no one told them that Lin Zhongguo was looking for a 'ghost card' before he disappeared." Xiao Yu'an said: "Lin Zhongguo is very careful, and once asked those who knew him to keep him safe after he encountered an accident. secret."

Lin Jiao sneered twice, "Xiao Ju, you are really used to being an elite, and you don't have back pain when you stand and talk. Let me ask you, a reporter who dares to risk his life, when he knows that there are tigers in the mountain and goes to the mountain, what will he do?" Won't tell the important clues to someone he trusts? He will definitely! Because if something happens to him, even if those clues can't save him, it won't make his efforts in vain!"

Xiao Yu'an said: "But Lin Zhongguo chose to hide everything."

After a pause of two seconds, Xiao Yu'an said again: "Because of you."

Lin Jiao said dumbly, "What did you say?"

Xiao Yu'an called up an audio file in his phone, "Listen to it yourself."

The recording from Mingshu is very clear, and He Maolian's voice has an old gentleness——

"He wanted me to assure him that if something happened to him, he must not tell the police about his investigation of 'Ghost Card'... He did this to protect Lin Jiao...Those people can do anything, and the police Even if he can protect Lin Jiao for a while, he cannot protect Lin Jiao for the first time...'I am not a good father, but at least Lin Jiao should not be hurt because of me'—this is his exact words."

When the audio finished playing, there was a cold and mechanical sound.

Lin Jiao suddenly regained consciousness amidst the noise, his eyes were full of disbelief.

"This is Lin Zhongguo's boss at the time, Ms. He Maolian He, she is the only one who knows about your father's investigation of the 'Ghost Card'." Xiao Yuan said: "It was not until not long ago that she confessed to Team Ming what happened back then. "

Lin Jiao leaned back in the chair with a confused expression on his face, as if he couldn't believe what he just heard.

"You don't trust the police, you think the police will work hand in hand with those people, so after learning the truth, you didn't ask the police for help, but chose to take revenge with Chi Xiaomin. You have no ability to move the 'Yun Bandits' and 'Praneater', but as a psychological expert, you can intensify the fear in people's hearts, and let those who have bought 'monster cards' die from their own fear. For you, buying and selling are the same crime, and the crime is not only manufacturing and selling' Jokers, and buyers."

After a pause of every second, Xiao Yu'an's tone changed slightly: "But now, do you understand? It's not that the Xiaxi City police deliberately didn't investigate, it's that there really are no clues, it's your father who suppressed all the clues to protect you .”

Lin Jiao covered the lower half of his face, his eyes suddenly turned red.His fingers rubbed his cheeks frequently, as if he wanted to speak, but he only uttered out of tune syllables.

Xiao Yuan saw a lot of "unexpected" in his eyes.

Unexpectedly, Lin Zhongguo took the initiative to suppress the clues, just to protect him.

Unexpectedly, the police attacked with thunder, ending the crime that lasted for 20 years.

Unexpectedly, those plans that I thought were perfect had already been full of flaws.

Unexpectedly, the crime team has noticed him.

"Three days ago, someone called you." Xiao Yu'an said, "It's in Lanshui Township in Han Province."

Lin Jiao's pupils tightened.

"It's Chi Xiaomin, you arrange her to live there." Xiao Yuan looked at the time, "Ming team is now in Lanshui Township. You will meet soon."