Madness of the Heart

Jin Yue's ancestral home is Chongcheng. His parents died early and he was married. After marriage, he was found infertile and divorced his wife peacefully. Since then, he has been living alone in Jiaoshui County under the jurisdiction of Chongcheng for more than 20 years without a fixed job. He has worked as a dormitory supervisor at the school, and has also moved bricks on the construction site, and he can do some electrician work. If there is a problem with the circuit in a nearby house, just call him, and he will be able to fix it soon.

Five years ago, Jin Yue signed a labor agreement with a company to build a factory in country N.The contract stipulates that he will stay in country N for three years, with a commission of at least 10 yuan per year.

For Jin Yue, 10 yuan per year is a salary that he could not even imagine in Chongcheng.

Because there are no relatives, Jin Yue left as soon as he said, and the first year went smoothly, and he took nearly 3 yuan more in the settlement.But in the second year, something happened to him in Country E.

Chongcheng and Dongye City are very close, and the transportation is very convenient. Dongye City is more economically developed than Chongcheng City. People in Chongcheng love to come to Dongye City when they encounter problems that cannot be solved in their own city.In terms of accent and customs, there is almost no difference between the two places.

Yu Dalong's hometown is in Jiaoshui County, Chongcheng—the same place as Jin Yue.

Fang Yuanhang learned from the county No. [-] middle school where Jin Yue had worked, that Yu Dalong lived in the school when he was in junior high school, and Jin Yue was the dormitory supervisor at that time.

Today's Yu Dalong is enthusiastic and cheerful, and never hides his orientation, but in the mouth of Yu Dalong's class teacher, he is another completely different person.

As soon as Yu Dalong entered the school, he was different from other boys. He behaved like a girl in speech and behavior, plus he looked delicate and didn't like to participate in sports activities. He was looked down upon by most boys in the class.

Back then, neither the campus nor the society was as open as it is now.Some boys say that Yu Dalong is a "Thai shemale", who has eaten hormones since he was a child, and has become the man and woman he is now.Yu Dalong argued at first, but later he was isolated and threatened and bullied by the boys. He gradually stopped talking and went to and from school alone.

In the second year of junior high school, some students discovered that Yu Dalong was secretly looking at the posters of male stars, so rumors began to circulate on campus——Yu Dalong is a disgusting homosexual.

This word spread to the parents. Some parents came to the school and demanded that Yu Dalong be expelled. Some warned their children that they would walk around when they saw Yu Dalong in the future.

In their eyes, homosexuality is equal to dirty, disgusting, childless, and AIDS.

Yu Dalong's situation became more difficult.Of course, the school leaders would not expel him, but they invited the parents and talked to him.Under the dual pressure of school and family, Yu Dalong had a mental breakdown and chose to commit suicide by jumping into the lake in the second semester of the second year of junior high school.

The lake is next to County No. [-] Middle School. Although it is not too deep, it is enough to drown a small minor.

During the day, there were always many people around the lake. Yu Dalong was so determined to die that he got up before dawn and sneaked out of the school.There were a few street lights by the lake, but not enough to dispel the darkness.He stood by the lake for a while, weeping softly, and then jumped down.

If Jin Yue, who was jogging in the morning, hadn't happened to pass by and heard the sound of falling into the water, people would have found a floating corpse of a young man after dawn.

Jin Yue carried Yu Dalong back to the school to find the school doctor. The school leader was terrified. While thanking Jin Yue, he asked Jin Yue to comfort Yu Dalong and take good care of him so that nothing happened again.

After throwing himself into the lake, Jin Yue often followed Yu Dalong until he graduated from the third year of junior high school.The canteen in County No. [-] Middle School is not very tasty. If Jin Yue made Yu Dalong's favorite food, he would definitely call Yu Dalong to his dormitory.With the permission of the school, Jin Yue even built a bed for Yu Dalong and took care of Yu Dalong as his son.

After graduation, Yu Dalong moved to Chongcheng with his family, and gave Jin Yue a portable radio before leaving.

"By the way, before Jin Yue went to country N, Yu Dalong would sometimes come back to visit him and buy him milk and fruit." Yu Dalong's class teacher sighed: "Jin Yue not only saved Yu Dalong's life, but also saved his life." His life. Without Jin Yue's company and enlightenment for more than a year, Yu Dalong may now..."

"What happened later?" Fang Yuanhang asked, "After Jin Yue left, did Yu Dalong come back?"

"When you said that, I remembered." The head teacher said: "Last year or the year before last, Yu Dalong came to inquire about Jin Yue's situation. At that time, Jin Yue disappeared in Country N, and no one knew what happened. There are no relatives, and several of our teachers even went to the labor service company to ask, but they were also at a loss. Yu Dalong is very anxious, but we really don't know what Jin Yue encountered in N country. "

Fang Yuanhang immediately found the labor service company that signed the contract with Jin Yue.Although it is not enough for people to go to the building, the staff who introduced the business to Jin Yue can no longer be contacted.A small leader in the company explained that they are just intermediaries, and it is enough to send people abroad, and nothing else matters.

Mentioning Yu Dalong, the little leader was deeply impressed, "He asked us why Jin Yue disappeared, and he insisted on us giving an explanation. Well, I guess he is a little gay, and he talks with guns and sticks. I can't tell him at all."

"What happened later?" Fang Yuanhang asked, "How many times has Yu Dalong been here?"

"There must be seven or eight times." The little leader said: "But they were all concentrated in the year before and the year before last. I didn't come last year."

After listening to Fang Yuanhang's report, Mingshu was silent for a moment, "Do you think Yu Dalong might be the 'third party' we are looking for?"

An acquaintance appeared in the investigated case, which was something Fang Yuanhang Shang Xian had never encountered in his short career as a criminal police officer.

"Yu Dalong has no lack of motives for committing crimes." After a while, Fang Yuanhang said with some difficulty, "His life was pulled back by Jin Yue, if he knew the truth about Jin Yue's death and chose to avenge Jin Yue, it would be logical. in addition……"

"Huh?" Mingshu said, "What else?"

Fang Yuanhang hesitated for a few seconds, "I was thinking that his approaching me and us might be part of his revenge plan."

"This clue is very important, well done." Mingshu continued: "But it is too early to conclude that Yu Dalong is a 'third party'. You are very nervous because you are worried that your friend is really involved in the case , this nervousness has affected your judgment."

"I……"

"Investigate Yu Dalong's background in detail." Mingshu confessed: "Let the technical team verify whether he had sufficient alibi when several murders occurred."

Yu Dalong was taken to the inquiry room with a confused expression, "Do you need my help to solve the case again? I happen to be free recently... But, why is it here? Isn't this the place to interrogate suspects?"

"The interrogation room is where suspects are interrogated." Fang Yuanhang explained awkwardly, "Sit down, I have a few questions for you."

Yu Dalong said anxiously: "No, I won't sit! Once you sit down in this place, you won't be able to get up!"

Fang Yuanhang looked into Yu Dalong's eyes and said softly, "Jin Yue."

Yu Dalong's face suddenly changed, and his pupils shrank suddenly under the bright light.

"Sit down, let's have a good chat."

A drop of sweat dripped from the corner of Yu Dalong's forehead, and he sat down in slow motion, "Uncle Jin..."

"I have been to Jiaoshui County, your hometown, and I already know about your experience in junior high school, and what happened between you and Jin Yue." Fang Yuanhang said, "Three years ago, Jin Yue disappeared in Country N..."

"Wait a minute!" Yu Dalong interrupted, "What you are investigating recently is Uncle Jin's case? Last time I contacted you, you said you were very busy, and you were busy with Uncle Jin's case? He...he was really killed ?”

Many criminal suspects will show their innocent side when facing the police - just like Yu Dalong at this time.

Distinguishing between true innocence and false innocence is sometimes based on experience. Fang Yuanhang does not want Yu Dalong to be involved in the case in his heart, and subconsciously fears that his own psychology will affect his judgment. In this way, it is even more difficult to distinguish whether Yu Dalong's reaction is acting or not.

"You said 'really' just now." Fang Yuanhang collected himself and tried to remain calm, "You thought that Jin Yue was not missing, but killed?"

Yu Dalong covered the lower half of his face, tears welled up in his eyes.

Seeing him crying, Fang Yuanhang felt unspeakably sad, took out the prepared tissue, "How do you know that Jin Yue has been killed?"

Yu Dalong didn't cry for too long, his emotions exploded for a moment, and then subsided quickly.

He wiped away his tears with a tissue, and his gaze towards Fang Yuanhang gradually calmed down, "I understand. Uncle Jin was killed, you are checking his relationship, and found that he saved my life, maybe you still check In the past few years, I have been to Jiaoshui County and Chongcheng many times to inquire about Uncle Jin. So you think that I have avenged Uncle Jin."

Fang Yuanhang suppressed his emotions and looked at Yu Dalong who suddenly became unfamiliar.

Yu Dalong actually laughed, "So someone has avenged Uncle Jin? Who is it? Who killed Uncle Jin? I have no skills, and I can't find it no matter how hard I look. You say I have a motive for committing the crime, I admit it !"

As he spoke, Yu Dalong opened his eyes angrily and his voice trembled, "If I know who the murderer is, I will kill him no matter what!"

Fang Yuanhang said: "You answer my question first, how do you know that Jin Yue was killed by someone?"

"How can a person disappear for so long for no reason?" Yu Dalong said: "During the Chinese New Year that year, Uncle Jin called me and said that he was doing well in country N and earning a lot of money. He planned to do more. In the next year, save enough money for retirement before returning to China. Uncle Jin has no family and no offspring. I said I would provide him with retirement, but he was unwilling and had to earn money by himself. If he hadn’t been murdered, he couldn’t have disappeared.”

At present, Zhou Yuan has not confirmed the whereabouts of Yu Dalong when the murders occurred.Fang Yuanhang pondered for a moment, thinking that regardless of whether Yu Dalong is the person the serious crime team is really looking for, his psychology is very important-because if there is someone else in the "third party", he may have a similar mental journey to Yu Dalong.

"Then what did you find out?" Fang Yuanhang asked, "How much do you know about Jin Yue's life in Country N?"

"You answer me first." Yu Dalong said: "Is the person who killed Uncle Jin really killed? Who murdered Uncle Jin?"

Fang Yuanhang frowned, and suddenly heard Mingshu's voice coming from the earphones—"Tell him."

"Yes, someone avenged Jin Yue." Fang Yuanhang said, "They are already dead."

"They?" Yu Dalong asked in surprise, "A lot of people?"

"Now answer my question." Fang Yuanhang said, "What did you find?"

"I don't know..." Yu Dalong's eyes dimmed, "I'm useless, I just know that Uncle Jin must have been murdered to death, but I can't think of how a person like him could offend others and fall to the point of being murdered. Uncle Jin , Uncle Jin is very kind, he protects me, everyone hates me, including my family, they treat me as a virus, call me a 'Thai ladyboy', pervert, beat me, isolate me, only Uncle Jin told me, I Very good, sensible, smart, and cute, don't pay attention to other people's words."

The inquiry room was filled with hoarse sobs, and Yu Dalong intermittently recalled the darkest junior high school in his life.

In his narration, Jin Yue means more to him than his parents. When he was surrounded by maliciousness, his family stood on the side of maliciousness. His teacher only verbally told those rampant students not to bully him. .After Jin Yue rescued him from the lake, he wrapped him in the clothes he threw by the lake.He cried and struggled, but still wanted to jump into the lake. He roared, "They all say I'm dirty and have AIDS, aren't you afraid? If you let me go, I'll stain your clothes!"

Jin Yue didn't let go, "What AIDS do you have? Do you believe when others insult you? You only have one life, and you are still young. Are you willing to just give up like this?"

By the time he was about to graduate from the third year of junior high school, Yu Dalong's mood had improved a lot, thanks to Jin Yue's tireless encouragement, praise, and affirmation.

He was even able to confront his "feminine" nature and acknowledge it, seeing it as a quality rather than a weakness.

He once asked Jin Yue a question, "Uncle Jin, they all hate me and think I'm a different kind, why can you accept me?"

After a long time, Jin Yue smiled wryly and said, "I was once treated as a different kind because I have no children."

His eyes turned red all of a sudden, he hugged Jin Yue and said, "Uncle Jin, I will be your child from now on!"

"You are right to suspect." Yu Dalong raised his head and looked at Fang Yuanhang helplessly, "I want to avenge Uncle Jin, but I don't even know who killed him. I met you last year, I think , I think if my relationship with you gets better and better, and I know more and more policemen, maybe one day, you can help me find the person who killed Uncle Jin."

Fang Yuanhang suddenly felt a strong sense of emptiness, "You approached me to take advantage of..."

Yu Dalong shook his head vigorously, "But I really regard you as a friend. You are very nice and different from many men around me. I don't have a friend like you, and all my friends are just like me."

Probably because he felt that he couldn't explain clearly, Yu Dalong cried again, "I didn't use you. I just thought, maybe you can help me in the future. If you need my help, I will help you too."

Fang Yuanhang sighed heavily and had no choice but to continue asking, "Do you know Yin Zhen?"

Yu Dalong was puzzled and said, "I don't know."

Fang Yuanhang asked a few more questions, and suddenly felt breathless, so he stood up and asked his teammates to replace him temporarily.

"Fang Yuanhang." Yu Dalong stopped him suddenly, "I wanted to find the person who killed Uncle Jin, but I didn't kill anyone. I have always regarded you as a friend. You, you trust me."

Fang Yuanhang closed the door of the inquiry room, leaned against the wall and closed his eyes wearily.

Never before had an inquiry made him feel so powerless.Sitting opposite him is his friend, who had a very unfortunate boyhood, and he suspects Yu Dalong as the suspect precisely because of the misfortune Yu Dalong encountered and the redemption he encountered later.

He feels that he is cold-blooded, but the responsibility on his shoulders requires him to get rid of emotions as much as possible and analyze every clue objectively.

But looking into Yu Dalong's eyes and listening to Yu Dalong crying just now, he found that he could not be as objective as he imagined.

No wonder there is a rule of "avoiding suspicion" in the criminal police team.

Before closing the door, Yu Dalong said to his back, "Fang Yuanhang, you trust me".

At that moment, whether Yu Dalong didn't kill anyone or Yu Dalong always regarded him as a friend, he believed it.

Mingshu's phone call came, Fang Yuanhang listened for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, "I'll be right there!"

"I have verified the whereabouts of Yu Dalong before and after the murder of Yin Zhen, Jiang Xiyang, and Yue Shuqing." Zhou Yuan said: "Yu Dalong was running around the country with his artistes and had no time to commit crimes. In addition, his communication, Internet, and traffic records I have also investigated everything, and there is no suspicious information. Before last year, he traveled frequently between Dongye City and Chongcheng, and he would go to County No. [-] Middle School every time. Last year he was busy with work, so the number of times he went to Chongcheng was reduced. I My personal opinion is that Yu Dalong is not the 'third party' we are looking for, nor is he a collaborator of the 'third party'."

Fang Yuanhang sat on the armchair in relief, and for a moment, he pressed his hands hard on his face.

Mingshu mixed a cup of coffee for Yu Dalong and took him to an empty police room.

Yu Dalong had complicated emotions. On the one hand, he was excited because he learned that the person who killed Jin Yue had been killed, and on the other hand, he was depressed because Fang Yuanhang suspected him.He held the coffee but didn't drink it, and whispered: "Ming team, I didn't deliberately get close to Fang Yuanhang and you. I saw you at the mall the other day, and I didn't know you were the police. Later, Fang Yuanhang came to our company to investigate the case. When I took him to find Liu Mei, I didn't think about using him. Later, when I got better with Fang Yuanhang, I realized that maybe I could ask you to help me find out about Uncle Jin in the future."

Mingshu said: "Your thinking is human nature, Fang Yuanhang will understand."

Yu Dalong nodded, "Captain Ming, can you tell me why Uncle Jin was killed?"

"Not yet." Mingshu said.

Yu Dalong had a superficial understanding of the work of the criminal police, and said in a low voice: "I understand."

"Did anything happen to you in the past six months?" Mingshu said, "You are a very important person to Jin Yue. We will pay attention to you, and maybe other people will also notice you."

Yu Dalong thought for a while, "Is your purpose of asking me this way to get clues from me?"

Mingshu sighed, "Sorry."

Yu Dalong's eyes were full of pain, and after a while he raised his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes, "If I say I don't know, you and Fang Yuanhang will definitely think that I deliberately lied to you to cover up the suspect."

"No." Ming Shu said softly, "We have our own judgment."

Hearing this, Yu Dalong burst into tears.He has always been a very sensitive person. He accepted too much malice when he was young, and he will remember the little care and consideration given by others later on.

"I really don't know, I didn't deliberately obstruct your investigation." Yu Dalong clutched the tissue tightly, and after hiccupping, he suddenly froze for a while.

Mingshu asked: "What do you remember?"

"No, it has nothing to do with the case." Yu Dalong said: "There is a secret room in Dongcheng District called 'Ninth Battlefield'. I went in alone a while ago, and I felt very uncomfortable. Secret rooms are usually scary and terrifying, but I feel scalp in there." Numb, a bunch of kids used firecrackers to make a baby a cradle. Then, then the baby was blown to death."

Mingshu stroked his chin with his index finger, "Firecrackers?"