Madness of the Heart

In the game three years ago, the preliminary investigation results of all the victims were gathered at Xiao Yu'an, and the information was complicated and scattered, most of which were useless.But even useless information is essential, and it is a natural part of the preliminary investigation work.

Xiao Yuan browsed through the information quickly and carefully, and finally locked his eyes on Duan Yun's information.

Duan Yun, a native of Xiangshan City, was 25 years old when she was killed.

Xiangshan City is a small city near the southern border.In the eyes of outsiders, the folk customs there are tough, and people carry machetes when they go to the streets, and draw their knives at each other at every turn.

Compared with big cities, the law and order environment in Xiangshan City is really worrying. Although the various gangs are not as aggressive as before under the attack of the special police, most of them just go underground from the outside and are still active in the local area. Some small gangster groups On the bright side, they replaced gangs and ran rampant.

Duan Yun grew up in Xiangshan City since she was a child, and her grades in junior high school have been ranked first in her grade for a long time, which shows that she is a smart child.But after graduating from junior high school, Duan Yun did not continue to study, but became a local vegetable farmer.

Duan Yun's math teacher still remembers him to this day, calling him the most gifted student he has ever taught.

"It's a pity that Duan Yun's background is not good. His parents said they went out to work, but they haven't been back for many years. He and his grandmother depend on each other." The teacher sighed one after another, "Our teaching resources are not good here. There is not a single student who has been admitted to a good university in the high school in the province where he is located. Duan Yun has to take care of her grandmother, and it is impossible to go to high school in other cities. Go to high school here. The chances of being admitted to a good university are very high It was slim, so he decided not to read it.”

In the many photos provided by the school, Duan Yun is smiling very brightly, obviously a very energetic boy.

The "protection fee" situation in Xiangshan City is serious. Most hawkers want to do business safely, so they have to pay protection fees to the local hooligans.Duan Yun also made friends, but had several unpleasant encounters with the gangsters, and had entered the police station four times because of fights. At the age of 22, his grandmother was seriously ill and was hospitalized and needed a large sum of life-saving money.He took out all the savings he had saved from selling vegetables, but it was still not enough, so he had to borrow money from the big brother of the gang.

In the end, grandma could not be rescued, and Duan Yun was destitute and lonely.

At that time, he had a load of 7, which was not an absolutely unrepayable amount.But at that time, Xiangshan City had already heard rumors of crackdown on gangs, and some gangs planned to avoid the limelight for the time being, and made several incidents before they evacuated.

Duan Yun is one of the unlucky ones.

The "big brother" who lent him the money forced him to pay back the money immediately, but he was drugged and taken away from his home when he refused to pay.

Not everyone who was sold to the black market in country E will be sent to a "duel".Duan Yun is not material for fighting, she became the lowest-level waiter, had nowhere to go, and was finally targeted by Yin Zhen.

According to Duan Yun's former friends, Duan Yun occasionally mentioned that she had an older brother.

"I've never seen him adore anyone, except his brother," said the friend.

The field team member asked: "Did he say, what is his brother's name?"

The friend shook his head, "No. And I haven't seen him either. I live on the same street as him, and I've never seen his brother. Sometimes I wonder if he's trying to trick us."

According to the household registration information retrieved by the police station, Duan Yun has no elder brother, and he is the only child in the Duan family.

Does the elder brother Duan Yun mentioned really exist?

"Dong dong dong—" There was a knock on the door, and before Xiao Yuan could answer, the door was pushed open.

You don't need to look to know, it must be Mingshu.

"Brother." Mingshu walked quickly to the desk, "An unexpected clue - there may be a problem with the secret room 'Ninth Battlefield' in Dongcheng District. One of the scenes is that a child uses firecrackers to make a bed for a baby. Babies blew up."

Xiao Yuan put down the information and immediately thought of the murder case in Fanglong Alley, "Although Xiang Haoming was not directly killed by firecrackers, Zhou Lan and the others used firecrackers to change him beyond recognition."

Mingshu said: "I'm going to the 'Ninth Battlefield' right now to see what's going on in this secret room."

The three of Zhou Lan are currently being held in the detention center, and Xiao Yu'an clearly feels that the fanaticism in their eyes has faded away, and they have become afraid of everything, but they are not upset about their past behavior.

"Why use firecrackers..." Zhou Lan thought for a moment, "I remember you asked me this question before. Didn't I tell you? Because firecrackers are festive, they can also make people miserable. Why not set off firecrackers on New Year's Eve? "

Xiao Yu'an said: "I'm asking, why do you think of firecrackers? Who proposed the use of firecrackers?"

Zhou Lan was stunned for a moment, "It's me? No, they seem to be talking about setting off firecrackers..."

"You have been to the 'Ninth Battlefield'." Xiao Yuan said, "You were inspired there."

Zhou Lan's eyes suddenly brightened, "I almost forgot if you didn't tell me! Yes, we have been to the 'Ninth Battlefield', it's just, it's just..."

The frenzy that had faded was rekindled at this time, and Zhou Lan was like a believer, regaining the spiritual nourishment on which to survive.

"What's there?" Xiao Yuan asked restrainedly.

"It's a holy place!" Zhou Lan beamed, "Yes, you're right, I was inspired there, I saw a baby being put on a bed made of firecrackers, and then the firecrackers were lit, crackling, and the bed was shaken , The baby is crying and howling! Maybe, maybe the moment I saw that scene, I wanted to imitate it!"

Ming Shu and Xing Mu came to the "Ninth Battlefield" together.

Xing Mu trembled: "Leader, I'm afraid! You, why don't you bring your apprentice with you?"

"Apprentice is in a bad mood." Mingshu said, "Give him a break."

The "Ninth Battlefield" has long passed its hot period, and there are not many customers in it. The staff are standing and sitting lazily, and they don't bother to say hello when they see someone coming.

This scene is obviously familiar-it is like this in a store whose business is going down.

There is a self-service ticket machine in the hall. After reading the introduction of each secret room, Mingshu simply bought a combined ticket.

Xing Mu: "...Leader, we won't go to every secret room, will we?"

Mingshu has already paid the money, "Go, Mr. Xing, do you want to waste money?"

Xing Mu kept complaining, and immediately sent a message to Xiao Man: "SOS!"

Xiao Man was so busy that he didn't look at his phone at all.

Xing Mu scolded in his heart, "Everyone has no conscience", and at the same time reluctantly followed Ming Shu into the secret room.

The secret room of "The Ninth Battlefield" is divided into levels. Walking down normally, Mingshu feels similar to the secret room of "Storm", but the handling of some details—such as music, the authenticity of props, and the weird smile on people’s faces— —It is easy to make guests who are immersed in it feel uncomfortable.

But most customers don't think about the reasons for depression and sadness, and only complain about "uncomfortable" after leaving.So on the review platform, there are many similar reviews.

It is precisely because of these comments that "Ninth Battlefield" quickly fell silent after its opening.

Mingshu gradually counted, and after a short rest, he chose the advanced level.

After the baptism of the previous secret rooms, Xing Mu calmed down instead.

As a forensic doctor of the serious crime team, Xing Mu's psychological quality cannot be bad, but his personality is very awkward, and he often talks about "fear".

The scene Yu Dalong described arrived, and the one who was killed was a ghost baby.What Yu Dalong didn't say was that when the firecrackers exploded, Guiying wasn't actually crying, but was laughing miserably.

"Normal people entering these secret rooms will not have other negative emotions except that their emotions will be temporarily affected. That is to say, they will not imitate what they see." Xing Mu has specialized in criminal psychology. It is also the purpose of Mingshu bringing him here, "And for people who already have anti-social personality, especially those who are younger and mentally retarded, they are very likely to be seduced. Team Ming, you are right , There is a problem with these secret rooms. I boldly speculate that the purpose of the designer is to 'awaken' people with antisocial personality and lead them to the road of crime. In this way, the designer himself must have more serious criminal tendencies .”

Mingshu said slowly: "Maybe there is another possibility."

Xing Mu turned his head sideways, "What else?"

"Show and simulate the criminal process." Ming Shu said: "Some scenes in these secret rooms have appeared in the black market of country E. The designer may have done it on purpose."

"'The Ninth Battlefield' is not only open in your Dongye City." Liu Zhiqin is wearing a Bluetooth headset, with his hands on the keyboard, "It belongs to the 'Deep Jungle' game entertainment company, before going to Dongye City to expand its business , it has opened three stores across the country. It is worth noting that although each store is called 'Ninth Battlefield', the secret room scene is not the same, only one secret room is designed for the headquarters, and the rest are all designed by different teams , pursuing local customs.”

Xiao Yuan swiped the mouse, looking at the background and internal composition of the "Deep Jungle" game and entertainment company.

"There is a 'Ninth Battlefield' in the capital, there is also one in Mengxin City in the southeast, and the other is in Fangchu City in the central part." Liu Zhiqin continued: "I did a preliminary search of these three 'Ninth Battlefields' according to your request. The situation is currently in benign operation, and it is no different from most secret rooms. As for the customer's comments, there is no 'discomfort' as reported by Yu Dalong. But what is going on in this 'deep jungle', I dare not immediately Draw a conclusion. I will report to Shen Xun later, and he may send team members to investigate on the spot."

Xiao Yu'an said: "There is a high probability that only the one in Dongye City has a problem. Check the personnel composition of the 'Ninth Battlefield'."

"Designer?" The staff looked blank, "Why are you looking for a designer?"

"It's rare to play such a wonderful secret room. I want to meet the designer and listen to the designer talk about his ideas." Mingshu said.

Perhaps it was rare to hear compliments, the staff laughed, "Really? Do you think it's wonderful?"

Mingshu nodded, "I am a lover of secret rooms, and I have been to countless secret rooms. But now the homogenization of secret rooms is too serious. It is really rare to see such a bold and beautiful secret room like yours."

Xing Mu listened while drinking coffee, almost rolling his eyes.

"Thank you, thank you!" The staff touched his neck in embarrassment, "But the designer... the designer is not here."

Mingshu didn't think that he could meet the designer now, so he just wanted to get more information about the designer from the staff.

"Oh, that's really a pity." Mingshu said: "Other secret rooms usually have the concept introduction of the design team, do you have it here?"

"Yes!" The staff immediately brought a tablet and sighed, "There are very few customers who praise us. Among all the branches, we are the one with the worst performance. It may not be long before we have to redesign. "

"Redesign?" Mingshu flipped through the pages and said, "But you guys are very distinctive. Redesign means to change the style and make it similar to 'Fengbo'?"

"That kind of money." The staff said: "Customers generally report that our place is too depressing, and it's uncomfortable to spend money to buy."

Mingshu asked: "Then how do you feel?"

"Me?" The topic was suddenly thrown on me, and the staff thought for a while, "If I were an ordinary customer, I might not like it either. Here, this is the design team."

In a neat and bright conference room, six people are sitting or standing. The women are wearing skirts, and the men are wearing shirts or suits. They look very professional.

When he noticed one of them, Mingshu's eyebrows suddenly tightened.

Sitting sideways on a table, it was Cao Zhiya who was wearing an off-white slim-fitting shirt and a black hip-wrapping skirt!

"This is..." Mingshu pointed at Cao Zhiya, with a calm tone.

"She is the chief designer!" The staff took the tablet and flipped it back, and found a big picture. Below the big picture is the introduction, "Ms. Nishikawa Suzumi, an international friend. You said that our place is very unique, I think it should be Influenced by her personal philosophy, isn’t her home country a popular monster culture, I feel that she brought their country’s style over, and the secret room she designed has a sense of conceptual impact between different countries.”

No, absolutely not!

Mingshu stared at Reimi Nishikawa, with a fire in his eyes.

This is not an international friend, he remembers this face clearly, it is definitely Cao Zhiya!

Two years ago, after Liang Xiaojun died in He Yang's game, Cao Zhiya disappeared in Haichuan City.Before she disappeared, Cao Zhiya behaved abnormally, often stayed up late at night, and left voluntarily. Judging from her behavior of giving her coat to her roommate, she knew that she would never go back.

Now, Cao Zhiya, who has been missing for two years, appears in Dongye City as a foreign designer. The secret room he designed can influence people with antisocial personality and prompt them to commit crimes—Zhou Lan and the other three are examples.

This is definitely not a coincidence, Cao Zhiya must have a purpose, and this purpose is to avenge Liang Xiaojun!

He Yang disappeared for many days, and the last message he left to Zhou Shan was "found a more interesting game".Cao Zhiya is the designer of the secret room, the game that He Yang discovered was Cao Zhiya specially designed for him?

"The situation should be more complicated." After listening to Mingshu's analysis, Xiao Yu'an stood up from his seat and put his hands in the pockets of his police trousers. game, and apart from He Yang, the only spectator of that game was Yin Zhen——Yin Zhen was the only guest invited by He Yang. And now, apart from He Yang and Yin Zhen, Jiang Xiyang and Yue Shuqing were among the dead. 'The group who took revenge was the spectators of Yin Zhen's game. There was a year between the two games."

Mingshu quickly sorted out his thoughts, "Isn't Cao Zhiya the only avenger, is her companion a relative or friend of the victim who died in Yin Zhen's game?"

Xiao Yuan said: "The word 'companion' is not accurate."

Mingshu raised his head, "Huh?"

"Do you think Cao Zhiya has the ability to design such a secret room?" Xiao Yu'an said, "Two years is enough to change a person, but designing a scene to guide others to commit crimes is done flawlessly. Do you think she can do it?"

Mingshu said: "Cao Zhiya is not the real designer of the secret room at all? She is just a 'tool' pushed to the front?"

"That's why I said 'companion' is not accurate." Xiao Yuan took a few steps, "Although there is no definite evidence yet, it can basically be inferred that Cao Zhiya was approached by someone before she voluntarily left. She was I got a piece of news from this person——Liang Xiaojun has been killed."

"The purpose of this person contacting her is to be with her, no, to use her to complete his revenge plan?" Ming Shu suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment, "Then Cao Zhiya will be the only one who will be used by him." Is it? Or is this 'third party' camp very large?"

"Liu Zhiqin and the others are investigating the 'deep jungle' behind the 'Ninth Battlefield', and there is no new news yet." Xiao Yu'an said: "I have noticed that Duan Yun, the victim of Yin Zhen's game, has a complicated background. It seems that there is an elder brother, but who this person is and what he has been doing in the past few years are not conclusive. Xiao Ming."

Mingshu: "...change the name."

"Ming team, you go and make arrangements. First, find a reason to thoroughly investigate the 'Ninth Battlefield' that opened here." Xiao Yu'an said: "Everyone should not let it go, if the 'third party' camp is not limited to Cao Zhiya and the person behind her, then there may be people from them in the design team.”

Mingshu nodded, "The 'Ninth Battlefield' appeared in Zhou Lan's testimony, and the police have reason to ask them to cooperate with the investigation."

"Second, go to Duan Yun's hometown again." Xiao Yu'an said: "There are not many things that can be found in the preliminary investigation, and Duan Yun is worth our energy."

The surroundings are pitch-dark, and the sound of water ticking fills the ears. It's already spring outside, but it's bitingly cold here.

A man was hung horizontally from a steel frame with his hands and legs separated.

There are countless wounds on his body, but strangely, he hardly feels pain.

But he knew very well that he was injured, and the blood was flowing out from his body in clusters.

When the feeling becomes extremely dull, the hearing is as sensitive as a light.

Those ticking away are his life.

"Woooo..." The man struggled with difficulty, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Let me go! Please!"

After a long time, a cold voice said, "Is the bug game fun?"