Madness of the Heart

Leaving the interrogation room, Mingshu leaned against the wall, rubbing the space between his brows, feeling intense fatigue and anger.

Life is a card, some people have good cards, some people have bad cards.Wen Jingjing, Lian Qiao, and Qin Manyue held moderately good cards, their families were relatively wealthy, and their own abilities were not bad, but they trampled on others wantonly, played their good cards in a mess, and finally died under the murderer's knife.

Are they wrong?Of course there is.

Are they damned?It seems that this should not be judged by Li Hongmei.

The paradox is—except Li Hongmei, the victim, who is qualified to judge them?

There is no doubt that what Li Hongmei is holding is a rotten card. If this card is stuffed in anyone's hands, it will probably lead to tragic consequences.

Mingshu thought of himself.

Compared with most people in this society, he is undoubtedly lucky.Born into a wealthy and established family, the start stands at the finish line for many.Although he had a bad relationship with his parents since he was a child, and he didn't feel much blood relationship, but these were made up for in Xiao's family.

The elders of the Xiao family treated him like their own son, and his peers loved him as their own younger brother.

The most important thing is that he met Xiao Yuan when he was a child.

What he pursues and wants, Xiao Yu'an can give him everything, and even surprises him from time to time.

Familiar footsteps came from the left, Mingshu came back to his senses, and took a deep breath.

"Finished talking?" Xiao Yuan didn't use words like "interrogation". After speaking, he raised his hand and lightly touched Mingshu's forehead.

"Yeah." Mingshu nodded, "Brother, the case of Xiaben Village..."

Xiao Yu'an interrupted, "You want to follow?"

Mingshu said in a low voice, "I know it's not appropriate."

"Li Hongmei's case is within the scope of our investigation, but her family's case is logically out of our control." Xiao Yu'an said: "Back then, the case only went up to Yuanhai County, and it was not handed over to higher places. Now Li Hongmei killed The impact of the roommate is so great, the Criminal Investigation Detachment of Hailu City has already started to investigate."

Mingshu asked: "Are there only municipal units?"

"I understand what you mean. Only the city-level units have passed, and the case of the Li family and his son has passed for so many years. If strong evidence cannot be obtained immediately, after the wave of enthusiasm caused by Li Hongmei passes, the local area may conduct some crimes. Shady operation." Xiao Yuan said: "Don't worry, the special operations team will go there too."

Mingshu's eyes brightened, but he was a little disappointed.

"You are also a nominal member of the special operations team. I know you want to go." Xiao Yu'an said, "But unfortunately, the case in our hands has not been completely resolved, and you can't leave."

Mingshu became addicted to cigarettes, took out a cigarette, held it in his hand and rubbed it repeatedly.

Xiao Yu'an smoked the cigarette away, his eyes were calm enough to comfort people's hearts, "What should you do now?"

Ming Shu stared at himself in Xiao Yu'an's pupils, his lips moved, but he didn't make a sound.

Xiao Yu'an said: "If your heart is restless and your mind is confused, take a break first."

"I won't rest!" Mingshu immediately straightened his back, "Luo Xiangfu's case has not been solved, the line of the tomb has not been investigated clearly, and Chi Xiaomin, there are so many things waiting for me to do, how can I rest?"

"Well said. I haven't been led by emotions." Xiao Yu'an smiled warmly, "Come with me."

Mingshu whispered: "I've never been led by emotions, okay?"

Xiao Yu'an turned around, "Huh?"

"I said that I have never been led by emotions!" Mingshu said, "I have only been led by you..."

Xiao Yuan nodded at the tip of his nose, "When did I hold your nose?"

"Hand! It's a hand!" Mingshu corrected, "It's a hand!"

It is not suitable for too intimate behavior in the bureau, Xiao Yuan took Mingshu back to his office, put down a can of iced honey tea on the coffee table, "Does Chi Xiaomin have any clues?"

"After I told Li Hongmei that we would definitely solve the backlog of cases in Xiaben Village, she was finally willing to talk about Chi Xiaomin." Ming Shu didn't drink the honey tea for the time being, and pressed the cold bottle to his face, "Chi Xiaomin is her The only friend since they came to Dongye City, the two met when they were part-time workers at the beginning of this year. Chi Xiaomin knew that she was isolated and bullied at school, but she didn't know what happened to her when she was a child."

Xiao Yu'an asked: "Then how much does Li Hongmei know about Chi Xiaomin?"

"I almost don't know, I only know that she came from another place and wanted to save money to study. This is consistent with what the fruit shop owner said." Mingshu added: "Li Hongmei trusts Chi Xiaomin, mainly because Chi Xiaomin often throws away the fruit shop. , but gave her some edible fruit. This act was a rare kindness for Li Hongmei. After the two got acquainted, Chi Xiaomin lent Li Hongmei the books she bought, including the tomb heart. They discussed the plot, and they all agreed with the view that 'some people deserve to die'. Li Hongmei remembers very clearly that she only told Chi Xiaomin that she had suffered school violence, and never said that she wanted to kill Wen Jingjing and others. And after she told her again, Chi Xiaomin said to her—then you will kill them."

Xiao Yuan narrowed his eyes, as if thinking.

"Of course, Li Hongmei already had murderous intentions, and Chi Xiaomin's words added fuel to the flames." Mingshu said, "According to Li Hongmei, after they left Dongjiu Building that day, Chi Xiaomin told her, if I were you , I won’t bear it anymore, they are bullying you like this, you can still swallow this breath? Hongmei, I am very disappointed in you.”

Xiao Yu'an suddenly said, "You can't believe everything Li Hongmei says."

"Well, I understand that." Mingshu said again: "In short, what we can basically confirm now is that Chi Xiaomin and Li Hongmei separated before leaving the campus, because the school gate camera only captured Chi Xiaomin. Li Hongmei herself It also said that after Chi Xiaomin expressed dissatisfaction with her, he turned and left, and the last thing he said was the phrase 'some people deserve to die'."

"Chi Xiaomin is familiar with Dongye University of Foreign Languages, that's why she can avoid all surveillance." Xiao Yu'an tapped her right index finger on the back of her left hand, "Her existence can easily affect judgment."

"That's right!" Ming Shu frowned, "What kind of identity is she? Say she influenced Li Hongmei. Li Hongmei has burdened so much. Even without her, it would be a matter of time before Li Hongmei broke out. Say she is just an ordinary friend Li Hongmei made. , she suddenly disappeared again."

"Then temporarily 'cut off' her." Xiao Yuan said.

Mingshu: "Huh?"

"The cases in front of us are complicated, one case after another, with countless details, seemingly endless, right?" Xiao Yu'an said.

Mingshu nodded.

Li Hongmei, Lu Kun, Luo Xiangfu, Xiaben Village, Tomb Heart, and now Chi Xiaomin.Although Mingshu has worked as a criminal police officer for many years, he still feels like falling into a bottomless pit after encountering so many cases in a short period of time. He only hears the wind passing by his ears, and the light on his head is getting farther and farther away , until it disappeared, but the feet still couldn't wait for the heavy impact on the ground.

Xiao Yu'an said: "So we have to cut off some branches now, otherwise the clues will be entangled with each other, and the more reasoned, the more chaotic."

"I've already cut it off." Mingshu finally unscrewed the honey tea and drank a few mouthfuls, "Luo Xiangfu's case involved Luo Xiaolong taking drugs, and Luo Xiaolong was involved in living outside the city. With a deep network of relationships, even the SWAT team dare not take action easily. The serious crime team generally does not participate in drug-related cases, but the cases outside the city must be involved in major cases, and the SWAT team needs our help."

Mingshu sighed, and put honey tea on his temples again, "But I really can't spare any manpower or energy, so I have to ignore it for the time being. There is also the case in Xiaben Village. The special operations team is the main force of the investigation. Wrong, their level is higher than ours, and the obstacles to investigating the case are much smaller than ours, but in fact, we should at least send a group of people to cooperate."

"This is your problem." Xiao Yuan's eyes were soft, "Of course it is also your advantage."

Forgive me for not saying a word.

"You have a strong sense of responsibility and a strong ability to diverge thinking. You can often think of a point from a point. This is very important for solving a case. But now..." Xiao Yu'an changed his tone, "The network you were sent out from Trapped."

"I..." Mingshu paused, "You taught me to think like this."

"That's right, but I also taught you that when the network becomes more and more complicated, you have to go back to the original point."

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Xiao Yu'an said again: "You are right to put these two cases aside for now, the drug-related cases outside the city and the accident at the popular science playground. It is also right for us to ignore the accumulated cases in Xiaben Village for the time being. Answer me, what is the most important thing now?"

Mingshu reacted quickly, "Find the murderer who killed Luo Xiangfu, and confirm the true identity of Tomb Heart."

Xiao Yu'an smiled, "It seems that your mind is still very clear, it's just that you weren't calm enough just now."

"There's also Chi Xiaomin." Mingshu didn't want to give up: "She disappeared so strangely. Brother, I don't want to cut off her line."

Xiao Yu'an asked: "Then follow three lines at the same time, can you take care of it?"

If someone else asked this question, even if it was Li Ju, Mingshu would immediately answer - I can!

But in front of him was Xiao Yu'an, he didn't need to, and wouldn't try to be brave.

Half a minute later, Mingshu shook his head, "I'm afraid I can't take care of it."

"Then take it easy." Xiao Yu'an said, "Don't be too anxious. Let's break through the suspicious points of the case one by one."

In modern society, it is actually very difficult for a person to be completely "invisible".No matter how meticulous TA's mind is, it will more or less leave traces in the circle in which he has lived.

Tomb Heart, whose real name is unknown, gender is unknown, and age is unknown. He has published three books so far, all of which are suspenseful murder cases. The last one was published in May this year. It is called "Green Perfume Bottle", which is the cover of this book It said "some people deserve to die".

The publisher of the book is "Luocheng Xinyun Publishing House".

Mingshu could have arranged for a few team members to go to Los Angeles to investigate. After thinking twice, he decided to go by himself.

Dongye City and Los Angeles City are in the same economic circle, the police circles of the two places have close contacts, and the serious crime teams of both sides have even solved major cross-provincial cases together.

Hua Chong, the current deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Los Angeles City Bureau, has known Ming Shu for many years.Mingshu found a box of famous Dongye tea, assigned work with Yi Fei, and set off with Fang Yuanhang.