Madness of the Heart

Han province, Maoyang village.

If anything happened to the real werewolf killer back then, there should be some clues left here.

But when he arrived at Maoyang Village, Xu Chun discovered that the filming place of Huang Yan and Zhu Linglong was actually a deserted village.Five years ago, Maoyangzhai planned a new site. After the building was completed, the residents moved there as a whole.The distance between the new village and the old village is about [-] kilometers. Although it is not far, the time of the old village seems to have stopped. Except for the occasional "donkey friends" who come here, no one sets foot on its land.

"There has never been an accident in our village." Old Chen, the village cadre, made a cup of tea for Xu Chun with unique local plants. "Let alone three years ago, even ten years ago, our place was very safe."

People in remote villages are not very particular, the cups are full of dirt, and the smell of tea is particularly pungent, as if it has been poisoned.

Xu Chun couldn't stand the smell, so he didn't drink, "About how many foreigners come to your place for 'expedition' every year?"

Old Chen laughed straight, "Hey, we don't have much scenery here. Young people with aspirations all go out to work, and those who stay are either old people or children. How can foreigners come to our place?"

"Let's recall it again." Xu Chun said, "At the beginning of October three years ago, did a group of young people stay in Jiuzhai for a while?"

"You say that..." The wrinkles on Old Chen's face tightened, "I seem to have a little impression. They came to buy water and food."

"What else can you remember?"

"Well...it's nothing special. They left after a few days. The old village has bad feng shui, old people are dead. After the relocation, we will not go to the old village. I don't know what they are doing there. .”

Xu Chun asked vigilantly, "What does 'poor feng shui, old and dead' mean?"

"It's just that it's not suitable for people to live in. Otherwise, we would live well, so why did we move?" Old Chen stopped talking, "I can't talk to you outsiders."

Xu Chun handed over a pack of cigarettes and smiled, "It makes sense, it makes sense."

There are no good cigarettes in the backcountry. Old Chen took a look, and subconsciously looked outside the door. Seeing that no one was passing by, he quickly put away the cigarettes, "There is a woman playing tricks."

According to Lao Chen, since more than [-] years ago, the young people in the village are not willing to farm in their hometown. Once the young people leave, almost no women marry.Later, during the Spring Festival one year, the boy from Zhang’s family brought back a pregnant girl, who he said he met while working in a big city. When he came back, he first came back to meet his parents, and the second was to confine himself to confinement—the girl’s belly was already big, and at most it would be too late. It will be produced in two months.

After the beginning of spring, the girl gave birth to a healthy baby boy, and the whole village was overjoyed.

This was originally a happy event, but when the baby boy was three months old, the happy event turned into a disaster.

The mother-in-law of the Zhang family was careless and careless, and took good care of her grandson, but when she was called out, she went to the neighbor's house to play mahjong. When she heard her daughter-in-law crying, she remembered that she had left her grandson in the yard.

Where is the grandson in the yard, there is only a pool of blood left on the ground.

The police came to investigate and determined that the baby was taken away by wolves.

"There are wolves in Maoyang Village?" This was beyond Xu Chun's expectation.

"It's gone now." Lao Chen went on to say, "The whole village went to the mountain to search, but in the end they only found a few broken bones. The daughter-in-law went crazy, and ran away after killing Zhang's family. No one has been found so far."

Xu Chun was shocked.

In fact, there were many similar cases in the past, and there were witnesses and material evidence, but they just couldn't be solved.One is that the means of tracking were limited at that time, and there were too many places for the murderer to hide, and the other was that the murderer might have died long ago.

"The strange thing is that after this incident, as long as there are children born in the village, they always die young or are unhealthy." Old Chen said: "We asked an expert to look at it, and they said that the Feng Shui here has been ruined. Yes, it's that woman who is doing the trick."

Xu Chun said: "So you moved here as a whole?"

Old Chen nodded, "Not to mention, since moving to Xinzhai, the children in every household have become healthy. Even if they are sick, it is a normal illness, just see a doctor."

Xu Chun is a staunch materialist who doesn't believe in feng shui, let alone the evil thoughts of women. There must be a scientific explanation for the changes in the health of the children in Maoyang Village.

But what Lao Chen said answered one of his previous questions—why did those werewolf lovers choose this village.

At the same time, Zhou Yuan found information about Maoyang village on a folklore-related website. "There are wolves" and "wolves eat children" have been interpreted magically by the Internet. Some people even say that there are werewolves in Maoyang village.

Huang Yan herself is a folklore lover, and she probably knew Maoyang Village a long time ago. When she proposed to go to Maoyang Village, fans of werewolf killing would definitely agree.

"The most serious thing that happened here is that one. It really didn't happen three years ago." Old Chen said: "You, if you don't believe me, go to the old village by yourself."

Xu Chun had already been to the old village, and Xiao Man was still looking around the old village, and he did not find any suspicious traces.

Is it true that as Lao Chen said, nothing happened three years ago?

So what is the cause of this series of cases now?

·

Dongye City, Renxin Hospital.

"You are right, they have already been killed." Ming Shu said, "You are the only player in the game Zhu Linglong mentioned, so I will find you."

Hu Ying's previous reactions had been neither salty nor insipid, but now a little nervousness finally appeared on his face.

After a while, he said, "Someone wants to kill all the participants in that game?"

Mingshu didn't answer, but stared into Huying's eyes.

Hu Ying supported her forehead in trouble, and said after a while: "Maybe it doesn't include me."

"Because you left early?" Mingshu said, "Do you think the murderer was one of the participants, and after you left Maoyang Village early, what happened between them?"

Fang Yuanhang said: "But leaving early is just your unilateral statement."

Hu Ying frowned and looked at Fang Yuanhang, "Are you doubting me?"

Fang Yuanhang said: "Routine inquiry, please understand."

The gentle music in the cafe suddenly had an ups and downs, Hu Ying lowered his head slightly, folded his hands, and placed them on the knee of his right leg that was crossed.

His demeanor looked very elegant, he didn't look like he was facing a criminal policeman, but he was being interviewed carefully and in depth.

"Just now you said that I was the only game participant mentioned by Zhu Linglong." Hu Ying looked up at Mingshu, "This means that you don't know who else participated in the game?"

Mingshu said: "I remember you said that you don't know any of them."

"But I took a picture." Hu Ying said, "I don't know if this is an important clue."

"Do you have a photo?" Fang Yuanhang was quite surprised, "Don't you have a rule that you are not allowed to take pictures?"

Even a girl like Zhu Linglong who is keen on taking pictures didn't take pictures of anyone.

Hu Ying looked a little embarrassed, as if this was a very inappropriate and unqualified thing, "I did violate the rules, but I am different from them. I am an artist. When I signed up to participate, I didn't think much about it, but On the day of departure, I was already hesitant—should I go, will I encounter danger, and are there any people with malicious intentions? I couldn’t trust these strangers, so I took pictures of them before getting in the car I sent a photo to my friend and told him to contact the company immediately and call the police if I lost contact or if something happened to me.”

Mingshu immediately asked, "Are the photos still on your phone?"

Hu Ying nodded, "I uploaded it to the cloud storage."

Soon, twenty or so photos taken on October 10 three years ago were transferred to Fang Yuanhang's tablet. All 2 game participants were among them, and all women had only one photo, while men had two or three. Zhang, it can be seen that Huying is less wary of women, and focuses on men.

Huang Yan, Li Zhaofeng, and Zhu Linglong are all among them. Zhu Linglong's appearance is quite different from now, her clothes and makeup are all cute, while Huang Yan's hair was black and long straight at that time, and she looked clean Neat, Li Zhaofeng has not changed much from now.

"I don't know if this can clear my suspicion?" Hu Ying said: "Although I was also a participant in the game three years ago, I really don't know what happened afterwards. You can ask the one who is still alive in the photo Anyone, did I leave first shortly after the game started."

Fang Yuanhang glanced at Mingshu.

Mingshu said: "Thank you for the clues you provided. They will play a very critical role in the investigation."

Hu Ying shook her head, "I need a promise."

"I know what promise you want." Mingshu said, "but I can't make any promises to you now. I will still come to you if necessary. From now on, all your actions will also be under the police's control." Monitoring."

Hu Ying showed embarrassment, "This will bring a lot of burden to my work."

"By the way, let's talk about work." Mingshu suddenly changed the subject, "I have a question I want to get an answer from you."

Hu Ying was stunned for a moment, and her shoulders seemed to have a sudden movement.

"What question?"

"As far as I know, after an artist suddenly becomes popular, they usually strike while the iron is hot and try their best to manage themselves. But you don't seem to have any interest in this?"

Hu Ying's face froze.

"You also know that before I came to Renxin Hospital, I went to Fangchi Entertainment." Mingshu continued: "Your manager, Man Lin, didn't know where you were and what you were doing until after making a phone call." .You say our investigations will burden your work, but it seems to me that you haven't been working much lately."

Hu Ying subconsciously recognized and opened his eyes.

Although this movement is very short, it is enough to show that he is avoiding meeting Mingshu's eyes.

In previous inquiries, he did not have such a response.

"My sister is sick, and the situation is very serious." Hu Ying's eyebrows and eyes floated a little sad, "She is the most important person in my life, I don't know how long she can last, but I hope to be able to spend more time with her."

For ordinary people, this is undoubtedly a normal and touching explanation, but when it comes to Hu Ying, there always seems to be a slight sense of error.

In the recent contact with Man Lin, Mingshu has discovered that Man Lin is also very dissatisfied with Hu Ying's "passive work".

Hu Ying refused to obey the manager's arrangement, was it really just because she wanted to be with her sick sister?

There are many doubts, but the most critical thing now is to lock the game participants in the photos.

·

Criminal Investigation Bureau, Crime Squad.

"It's not a waste of money." Xiao Yu'an was still on the phone with Xu Chun, "If there really wasn't any suspicious incidents in Maoyang Village three years ago, then one of the murderer's motives can be ruled out."

I don't know what was said there, Xiao Yu'an smiled, "It is impossible to investigate without taking a detour, so don't pay too much attention to it."

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Yuan took the photo from Mingshu.

The technical investigation team members are still searching the photos, and the results will not be available for a while.

"Da Xu is so rigid, there are times when he needs to be appeased by the leader?" Ming Shu said, "But why didn't he call me, the direct leader?"

"He just casually mentioned that Maoyang Village might have escaped in vain." Xiao Yu'an said, "I sent him and Xiao Man there. If he doesn't report the situation there to me, who will he report to?"

Mingshu looked at Xiao Yuan.

Xiao Yuan said, "Huh?"

Mingshu said: "Ju Xiao, why didn't you say 'what are you looking at'?"

Xiao Yu'an said, "Then you said 'what are you doing'?"

Mingshu laughed, and put his hands around Xiao Yuan's neck, "Forget it, the words and tone of 'Huh?' suit you."

Xiao Yuan also laughed, patted Mingshu on the back, and said in a warm voice, "It's been hard work for a while."

Why Mingshu suddenly made a joke, he knows very well.

The guy is tired and stressed and wants to keep warm with him.

Mingshu slid his hands down, wrapped around Xiao Yuan's waist, and slowly buried his face on Xiao Yuan's shoulders, without moving for a long time.

Xiao Yuan let him go, gently following his back.

"I'll just take a break." Mingshu said in a muffled voice, "I'm a little bit overwhelmed, and I'll be fine soon."

There was a look of heartache in Xiao Yu'an's eyes.

As the leader of the serious crime team in a big city, Mingshu must bear all these pressures now. It is Mingshu's duty to detect murder cases as soon as possible.

With a background like Mingshu's, in fact, he could have an easier life, but Mingshu followed him and chose such a path.

Put on a police uniform and become a criminal policeman, responsibility and honor go hand in hand.

Many years ago, when Mingshu decided to follow in his footsteps, he asked Mingshu a question - do you know the responsibility of the criminal police?

Mingshu told him very solemnly——I don't know yet, but I will always watch you, what kind of criminal policeman you are, and what kind of criminal policeman I will be.

He was admitted to the Public Security University at the age of 18, and now he is 28 years old. In ten years, Mingshu answered his questions with actions.

There was a movement on the shoulder, and it was Mingshu who took a deep breath.

"Okay?" Xiao Yuan asked.

"Mmm." Ming Shu propped himself up, his cheeks were slightly flushed from the snuggling just now.

The two stared at each other in silence for a moment, and suddenly they both laughed.

"I'm only like this in front of you." Mingshu said: "In front of them, especially in front of Fang Yuanhang, I'm still very masculine."

Xiao Yu'an said, "I don't agree."

Mingshu raised his eyes, "Am I not a god in front of them?"

"I mean." Xiao Yu'an pulled him over, "You are also a male god with me."

Mingshu's eyes were bright and clear, after thinking about it for a long time, he got out of Xiao Yu'an's arms, and said loudly: "Analyze the case and analyze the case, let's put the male look aside first!"

Xiao Yu'an said: "I have already sent someone to investigate the background of Huying. According to the media, he was abandoned by his parents when he was a child, and a worker couple adopted him and raised him. At the same time, the worker couple also had a frail and sick Hu Ying is very filial, and most of the money she earned after becoming an artist was used to treat her sister’s illness. This sounds like a very touching story, but there are some logical loopholes.”

Mingshu nodded, "For example, a couple of workers who are not rich and have a daughter who needs to see a doctor and take medicine at any time, why would they adopt an orphan who is neither relative nor relative?"

Xiao Yu'an said: "The real situation is that Hu Ying is the nephew of his adoptive parents. His parents abandoned him to illegally smuggle him, and there is no news so far. His adoptive parents adopted him because they had no choice. The relationship between their families is not like The brokerage company advertises that they are so harmonious, but Hu Ying and his sister Hu Yao really love each other."

"The charges of Renxin Hospital are not affordable by ordinary people. Hu Ying let Hu Yao live there, and it can be seen that he cares about this sister very much." Mingshu thought for a while, "Is there any inside story about Hu Ying's popularity?"

"He's Fengtu Group may have something to do with his popularity." Xiao Yu'an said, "Have you heard of the name 'He Yang'?"

Ming Shu said: "I have only heard of He Guozhou and He Zhaochuan."

"He Guozhou and He Zhaochuan are the current head of the He family." Xiao Yu'anshu: "The He family has great achievements. It's not surprising that you haven't heard of He Yang. This is the leader of the new generation of the He family. He is in his thirties. little son."

Whenever a star has a relationship with a wealthy family, it is mostly a matter of love.Mingshu understood immediately, "Hu Ying was taken care of by He Yang?"

"I'm not sure if it's a nurturing or not, but before and after he became popular, he did have a close relationship with He Yang." Xiao Yu'an said, "This can explain why Hu Ying can get the resources of that TV series."

Mingshu frowned, moved a chair and sat down, and said in a low voice: "It can also explain why Huying doesn't listen to the order of the economic company..."

Xiao Yu'an said, "Do you have an idea?"

"Yeah." Mingshu said, "Huying refused the agent's hype request, and worked passively on the grounds of needing company and taking care of his family. He also told his agent that he has no time to take on new dramas recently. This is too unreasonable , Think about it, how could an actor who has survived for several years and finally made it to the top not take advantage of the trend after becoming popular? The victims were all participants in the game three years ago. It is not impossible for Huying to be the murderer, so I suspect he."

After a pause for a few seconds, Mingshu said again: "But if he already has a backer, and he is such a strong backer of the He family, then he really doesn't need to do what his manager said. Congratulations, congratulations, what?"

Xiao Yu'an said, "He Yang."

"Yes, He Yang." Ming Shu said, "He Yang can easily get Hu Ying the resources he wants."

Xiao Yu'an leaned on the table next to Mingshu, with his hands folded in front of his chest.

"No." After half a minute, Mingshu said again: "Even with this He Yang around, Hu Ying still gave me a weird feeling. When he learned that three of the people who played Werewolf together had been killed, he calmed down." It was too much. And he immediately thought that the murderer was among the people who played the game, the target was other people who participated in the game, and he was not in danger."

"Oh?" Xiao Yu'an said, "Is he so calm?"

"So I am very concerned." Mingshu said: "His reason is that he left shortly after the game started. After that, something may have happened between the remaining people. No matter what it is, he They were all ruled out at the time, so there was no danger. The reason is right, let me analyze it, and I will analyze it in the same way."

Xiao Yu'an said: "But the problem is, he is the one involved. His most reasonable reaction is to feel fear, worrying that he is the killer's next target."

Mingshu scratched the back of his head, "But he is really cooperative, and he gave important clues. As long as you find one person in the photo, you can find answers to many questions."

Xiao Yu'an placed the photos on both sides by men and women.

A total of 12 people went to Maoyangzhai three years ago, 8 men and 4 women, and 3 of them were killed.

"The murderer is a man." Xiao Yu'an said, "If he is among these people, then apart from Li Zhaofeng and Hu Ying, these six people are all suspects."

But judging from the photos, the appearance of the remaining 6 men is very ordinary, and there is nothing eye-catching.

Mingshu's mind suddenly flashed, "When Huang Yan was killed, I made a criminal profile - the murderer was a man, very attractive, at least to Huang Yan. Huang Yan wanted to 'greet' his When I arrived, I also specially turned off the surveillance cameras that are rarely turned off in the store."

Xiao Yuan still looked at those photos, "You mean, none of these people fit the profile, and the one who fits the profile the most is precisely the lake shadow who provided us with important clues."

Mingshu stood up and paced quickly, "If you were an ordinary person, why did Huang Yan turn off the monitoring? It doesn't make sense!"

"Don't draw conclusions blindly." Xiao Yu'an said, "First, go and find out where Hu Ying was when the three murders happened, and whether there is an alibi."

·

Zhou Yuan's efficiency is getting higher and higher, and the identities of the eight people in the photos have been confirmed one after another.

Wang Chenghan, male, 33 years old, white-collar worker, works in Nancheng District.

Wang Ben, male, 36 years old, employee of a foreign company, has left Dongye City.

Jiao Xu, male, 29 years old, unemployed three years ago, is now a food delivery driver.

Lu Jinsi, male, 30 years old, primary school physical education teacher.

Cao Mi, male, 40 years old, an online writer, is currently not in Dongye City.

Liu Lijia, male, 31 years old, home decoration designer.

Jiang Xin, female, 30 years old, died of illness a year ago.

Shu Xuxu, female, 28 years old, a civil servant, went to the Northwest to help the poor half a year ago.

Except for the 4 people who are not in Dongye City temporarily and have passed away, the serious crime team of the other 4 people has all been contacted.When asked about the real werewolf killing they participated in three years ago, none of them responded strangely. They admitted that they had been to Maoyang Village, and they also admitted that they had played werewolf killing.

Unlike Zhu Linglong, none of the four male players knew that the person who left early was Hu Ying, who was on fire, but they all confirmed what Hu Ying said—that the player named "Yanhuang" was indeed disappointed by the voting results. Disgruntled, left on his own shortly after the game started.

"Nothing happened later." Liu Lijia was baffled by the sudden questioning by the police, "We stayed in Maoyang Village for less than a week before going back."

Yi Fei asked: "You haven't contacted again?"

Liu Lijia was very sure, "At least I didn't."

Yi Fei came out of the inquiry room and saw Ming Shu standing at the door.

"Scare me!" Yi Fei said.

"Come on, look at the data." Mingshu put a piece of data in front of Yi Fei.

Ten seconds later, Yi Fei frowned, "This..."

“绿凰山的监控拍到的‘狼人’身高在1米79到1米81之间。”明恕说：“他们的身高全都不符合。而湖影，正好是1米81。”