Madness of the Heart

The special operations team quickly found out the personnel composition and operation mode of the "deep jungle".

"Ninth Battlefield" is a secret room series under this company, and the overall tone is dark, which is different from the other four secret room series.In order to highlight the characteristics to the maximum extent, the upper management of the company does not participate in the design of the "Ninth Battlefield", and spends a lot of money in recruitment, eager for "personal" designers.

"The first store of 'The Ninth Battlefield' opened two years ago, and the one in Dongye City started preparations as early as the beginning of last year." Liu Zhiqin said: "Xichuan Lingmei, that is, Cao Zhiya, met in March last year. The "Ninth Battlefield" project department contacted and brought several of her works. At that time, "The Ninth Battlefield" was developing well in other cities, and the project leader Xu Jin was ambitious. In view of her feminine and dark style, the chief designer of "The Ninth Battlefield" has not been a woman for three years. So she signed a contract with her almost immediately. The other designers in her team were all recruited by herself. "

Xiao Yuan said: "Xu Jin didn't verify her identity? There must be a lot of procedures involved in the contract."

Liu Zhiqin said: "The identity of Suzumi Nishikawa really exists."

"Is it 'replaced'? Or has someone fabricated this so-called true identity out of thin air?"

"It's all counted." Liu Zhiqin said: "Nishikawa Lingmei came to our country ten years ago and ran a cheap sushi restaurant in Haichuan City. At the same time, she sold her own paintings. Two years ago, the sushi restaurant closed. The city disappeared. Many of her guests thought she had returned to China."

Xiao Yu'an said: "Two years ago, in Haichuan City...Cao Zhiya also disappeared in Haichuan City two years ago. Since then, the real Xichuan Lingmei has been 'replaced' by Cao Zhiya?"

"It's very likely." Liu Zhiqin said, "Sometimes being a foreigner is inconvenient, but sometimes it's useful. I've done a picture comparison of Cao Zhiya and Nishikawa Remi, and in terms of looks alone, they have some similarities When Xu Jin signed the contract, because Suzumi Nishikawa was a foreigner, he gave the green light, and many procedures were simplified, making it easy for her to join the job in the 'deep jungle'."

Xiao Yu'an said: "In the process of recruiting people later, 'deep in the jungle' didn't ask at all?"

"No." Liu Zhiqin said: "This is similar to the 'Ninth Battlefield' in other cities. By the way, Zhaofan will bring Xu into Dongye City to assist in the investigation, and I think he will be there soon. I have contacted him. I don’t think it’s a big problem, he’s a profit-oriented businessman, and until now, he doesn’t seem to have discovered that his project has been taken advantage of by someone with a heart.”

Xiao Yu settled down for a while, and then said: "Since Xi Chuan Lingmei's identity has been replaced, there is something to investigate around her."

Liu Zhiqin said: "She has probably been killed."

"Yes." Xiao Yu'an said, "However, her legal documents have more or less been used by Cao Zhiya, so I will trouble you to follow up on this line."

Liu Zhiqin smiled, "No problem."

The "Ninth Battlefield" closed its doors, and all the employees were called into the hall.Everyone on the design team arrived—except for the lead designer Suzumi Nishikawa.

Maybe it was the first time to face the criminal police, they all looked very nervous, Mingshu saw bewilderment, bewilderment, and panic in their eyes.

This is somewhat unusual.

It stands to reason that when a designer makes a design, they all include some kind of intention. They know what they are designing and the possible impact of what they design.They should know that when these things are shown to countless pairs of eyes, sooner or later, they will enter the sight of the police.

The truth is, they have no idea of ​​the status quo they find themselves in.

There is a possibility that they did not participate in the core part of the design at all, and did not understand what certain secret rooms wanted to express and convey.They were dragged onto the boat by Cao Zhiya, but they didn't know what kind of boat it was.

Even, they are not even designers.

"Deep in the Jungle" has been confirmed, and only contacted with the main designer Suzumi Nishikawa, other designers are hired by Suzumi Nishikawa.When it comes to recruiting, Nishikawa Suzumi has absolute initiative.

"I didn't do well in the original company, so I submitted my resume, but I didn't expect to be selected." Liu Wenhao, 31 years old, used to be an editor of a magazine. He claimed to have entered the design team of Nishikawa Suzumi in a daze, and his salary exceeded him. All that needs to be done is to give comments to the main designer's work.

"Actually, I can't come up with any opinions." Liu Wenhao rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment, "Although they are all designs, my previous design is completely different from the current design. I don't know why she took a fancy to me Yes——I asked her, and she said that she thinks I have spiritual energy. The work here is easy and the money is a lot, so I didn't resign."

"I am an art student, majoring in graphic design. I changed jobs for three points a year after graduation, but I was not satisfied." He Yinian, 23 years old, with long hair reaching his waist, is quiet and delicate. "I submitted my resume last year with the mentality of giving it a try. After receiving the interview notice and having a few chats with Ms. Lingmei, she asked me to come to work. I was very apprehensive and felt that I might not be qualified for this job, but Ms. Lingmei encouraged me, saying that there is no limit to learning. There is a process of adaptation, as long as you get through it, you will find the sea and the sky."

Mingshu asked: "What is your usual main job? Like Liu Wenhao, to give comments on Nishikawa Suzumi's works?"

He Yinian nodded, but frowned, as if he wanted to say something.

Ming Shu said: "Have you and Remi Nishikawa ever had a dispute at work?"

He Yinian asked in surprise, "How do you know?"

"Judging from your expression." Mingshu asked, "What is the reason for the dispute?"

He Yinian hesitated for a long time, and said: "After all, I am a design student, and I still understand some theoretical things. I think Miss Lingmei didn't let us see the core parts of her works at all, and didn't discuss the core parts with us. Just let us see the 'leftovers', which is actually meaningless. Before the Chamber of Secrets began to be built, I went to her to talk about the most important chambers and asked to see the core part."

Mingshu said, "She refused?"

He Yinian shook his head, "That's not true, but after I read it, I felt that the design of some details was scary, as if it was too dark. I told her that the design of the secret room is not good. She didn't accept it, saying that every The design team should stick to their own philosophy, if they blindly follow the market trend, they will be eliminated by the market one day. She also said that in her home country, this distorted style is enduring.”

Mingshu interviewed the designers one by one, and found that they were completely amateurs in the design of the secret room.Cao Zhiya didn't hire a designer who really understood the chamber of secrets, probably because an expert must have seen the problems in her design and asked her to modify it.She needs a team to set off and hide herself. The members of this team can be anyone who applies for the job, except that they cannot be genuine designers.

Zhou Yuan found the application records for the "Ninth Chamber of Secrets" last year. In the personnel mailbox, there are many designers with several years of experience in the industry, as well as fans of secret chambers, but they were all rejected by Cao Zhiya, and all laymen were hired in the end. , like He Yinian and Liu Wenhao, they still have a little bit of design, while others are completely cross-industry.

"I questioned Nishikawa Suzumi's recruitment standards." Xu Jin, the project leader of "Ninth Battlefield", has come to Dongye City, "But the headquarters does not interfere in the selection of the chief designer in principle, and her reasons convinced me. "

Mingshu asked: "What reason?"

Xu Jin smiled wryly, "Art needs the collision of strange souls."

Mingshu sighed, "She, a 'foreigner', really knows how to use Chinese characters to play games."

Xichuan Lingmei, also known as Cao Zhiya, last appeared in the "Ninth Battlefield" before the Spring Festival this year, on the [-]nd of the twelfth lunar month.That day was the "Ninth Battlefield" group year. After the New Year's dinner, she wrapped a red envelope for all members of the design team, saying that she would go back to China, and please take care of the "Ninth Battlefield".

After the "Ninth Battlefield" opened, Nishikawa Suzumi didn't appear too many times, and her job as the chief designer was over.Other members of the design team also need to be on duty in the secret room, but she often leaves for a long time on the grounds of looking for inspiration and preparing for the next secret room.So after the Spring Festival, she hasn't appeared again, and everyone doesn't think it's strange.

According to the communication and network records, both the identity of Cao Zhiya and the identity of Xichuan Lingmei have disappeared.

Cao Zhiya disappeared from the world two years ago, and now she is missing again.

Mingshu came to Xichuan Lingmei's residence - an old residential area located in Qiulong Alley, Dongcheng District.

Qiulong Alley is diagonally opposite Fanglong Alley where Xiang Haoming's accident happened, and it is the place with the worst conditions in Dongcheng District.

Xi Chuan Lingmei has a mid-to-high salary in Dongye City, but lives in Qiulong Alley. It is no longer justified to "find inspiration" and "experience life".

She chose this place simply because there are mixed fish and dragons here, and the monitoring facilities are not in place.

She needs to avoid people's eyes and ears, but according to Xiao Yu'an's analysis - she is just a person pushed to the front of the stage, then the person who really needs to avoid people's eyes and ears is actually the person hiding in her shadow.

Here, perhaps, is where they met.

5 buildings 6-2, the rented house of Suzumi Nishikawa.The dusty lock was opened, the door made a strange "squeak", and a long-term unventilated smell rushed over.

Xiao Man immediately went in to collect traces, and Ming Shu noticed a shoe rack at the door.

The shoe rack looked dirty and old, with a pair of poor quality cotton slippers and a pair of women's sneakers.

"Xiao Man." Ming Shu said, "Take them back and compare them with the mud footprints that Fang Yuanhang brought back from Country E."

Xiao Man replied: "Yes."

The house is a structure of one bedroom and one living room. It has a history of more than 40 years. Like the opposite Fanglong Alley, it will be demolished soon.

Mingshu wore shoe covers and walked around the room.

Obviously, the room has been tidied up, the furniture is covered with anti-layer cloth, the quilt and cotton batting have been put into the cabinet, there are almost no winter clothes, but the summer clothes are still there, and the leather bag for commuting is also put in the cabinet .

"It seems that Cao Zhiya is planning to leave for a while, so she packed her winter bags." Ming Shu said, "She thinks she will come back soon."

"Ming team!" Xiao Man shouted from the balcony.

Mingshu walked over immediately, "What did you find?"

"Two sets of footprints." Xiao Man said: "One set should belong to Cao Zhiya himself, which matches the pair of cotton slippers, and the other set is a man with different shoe patterns, but judging from the walking habits reflected by the length of the feet and wear and tear , are similar to the mud footprints you found in Country E. But I haven’t done a comparison now, so I can’t be sure yet.”

The messy clues began to connect with each other and gradually took shape. Mingshu looked out the window, and the old buildings in front of him were Fanglong Alley.

The man behind all this has yet to show up.His most important person died in a game planned by Yin Zhen three years ago.When he found out the truth, a revenge plan appeared in his heart.

He wants to kill those who do evil, so that they who play with bugs will be played by bugs in turn.

But he knew that it might not be possible to complete revenge with his own strength alone.He needs one, two, or more assistants.

But assistants must not be found casually.

What kind of person can be his assistant?

A person who lost his love just like him, and hated Yin Zhen and other devils to the bone!

He may have tried to find other relatives and friends of the victims of that game, but he finally found that none of these people could be used by him. They either did not hate deeply enough, or, like Yu Dalong, had independent thinking and were difficult to be controlled by him.

He probably observed Yu Dalong for a long time, but finally had to give up.In his mind, women are more easily controlled by men.

He didn't want to take any chances in choosing an assistant.

He Yang was Yin Zhen's guest, and a year later, He Yang planned a game himself.Liang Xiaojun is the victim of this game, and Cao Zhiya happens to be the assistant he needs.

This person is thoughtful, has a higher IQ than ordinary people, is good at hiding himself, and has superb anti-reconnaissance capabilities.

He could not only find out Yin Zhen's game three years ago, but also design a secret room now. In order to get Cao Zhiya's foreigner status, he may have killed an innocent person.

After that game ended three years ago, another game has begun!

But what is puzzling is why he took such pains to design the secret room?If it's just for revenge, designing a secret room is superfluous.

Can the secret room attract He Yang?Maybe.But he has already killed Yin Zhen, Jiang Xiyang, and Yue Shuqing, so he should have other ways to deal with He Yang.

What is the point of the chamber of secrets?

"A person, even a person with a normal mind before, who has experienced this revenge, may have become the devil he once despised." Xiao Yu'an said: "What's more, the person who planned such a situation is not an ordinary person."

At this time, after careful comparison, Xiao Man has sent the footprint analysis report.The footprints in Nishikawa Suzumi's rented house are very similar to the mud footprints in country E. This similarity cannot be used as key evidence, but it is an important clue for clarifying the next step for the crime team.

"Cao Zhiya told the staff on the [-]nd day of the twelfth lunar month that she would return to China. In fact, she went to country E—with the man who manipulated her. It may be the first time she went to the place where Liang Xiaojun was killed. She prepared for him They lit incense candles and firecrackers, and commemorated him in the way of their hometown." Mingshu said: "From the situation in her family, it can be seen that she thinks that after finishing this worship, she will return to Dongye City and ask He Yang Revenge. Now He Yang is missing, and she has not returned to her residence."

Xiao Yu'an said: "She may have become a part of revenge."

Mingshu turned around, "What?"

"Compared with Jiang Xiyang and Yue Shuqing, He Yang is more difficult to deal with, even more difficult than Yin Zhen." Xiao Yuan said: "It is very difficult to lure him into the trap. Perhaps, for the avengers, Cao Zhiya is not only It is an assistant, but also a bait. Of course, this is just my guess. The bait may also be "Ninth Battlefield" and Lai Xiuliang. In short, what he showed to He Yang made He Yang say, "I found something more interesting." game'."

Ming Shu was silent for half a minute, "There are still some unclear explanations in this case, but what I am more concerned about now is that the Avengers seem to have He Yang as their last target. But in fact, Yin Zhen's game Guests, there are still three people alive."

Xiao Yu'an said: "Why do you think that he regards He Yang as his last target?"

"He seems to have exposed himself on purpose." Mingshu frowned tightly, "He did a 'clean' job in the previous three cases. Although the bodies were all found, it was difficult for the police to find any clues about the murderer. And This time, the 'Ninth Battlefield' is a point of exposure. He grandiosely built a place in Dongye City that specially affects criminals with anti-social personality. Even if nothing happened to He Yang, following Zhou Lan's line, we will sooner or later will find him."

Xiao Yu'an's eyes changed slightly, "While taking revenge, is he still provoking the police?"

Mingshu looked solemn, "Brother, what do you think?"

It took Xiao Yu'an a long time to say: "The relatives were killed as insects, revenge for them, the internal logic is complete. But what is the reason for provoking the police? Do you think it is the inaction of the police that caused the guilty to go unpunished? But he didn't The police in the location of Yin Zhen's family business are provoking, but they are provoking the police in Dongye City. Is there someone he wants to target here?"

The southern border, Xiangshan City.

Fang Yuanhang was supposed to stay in Dongye City, but came to this small rural town with Xu Chun.

On the way, he received messages from Yu Dalong, each of which was quite long.This guy has never talked to him so seriously, explaining that making friends with him is really not to use him, hoping that he can believe in himself.

Fang Yuanhang wrote and deleted in the reply box, deleted and wrote again, and finally replied with a seemingly irrelevant sentence: "I'm not in Dongye City, I'm on a business trip."

The top shows that Yu Dalong is typing.

Fang Yuanhang sighed, and wrote again: "I went on a business trip to investigate the case to prove your innocence. After the case is solved, I will treat you to dinner when I come back and apologize to you in person."

Yu Dalong made a phone call, and actually cried aggrievedly.

Fang Yuanhang was at a loss and didn't know what to say.Fortunately, Yu Dalong finished crying, said that he would apologize to him, and said that he would not disturb his investigation, see you later.

At the same moment, Ming Shu's old classmate Yang Jing, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of He Yang's hometown Luchuan City, finally slapped his head, remembering what he forgot to say to Ming Shu that day.