Madness of the Heart

Ming Shu sat on the co-pilot, turned his head to look at Xiao Yuan, "Where are we going? We're not really going on a date, are we?"

Xiao Yuan reminded: "Fasten your seat belt first."

Mingshu obeyed obediently, and pressed the buckle with a "click", "It's fastened. Brother, shall we go for a drive?"

Xiao Yu'an turned his face to the side and smiled, "The case hasn't been solved yet, so I just want to go for a ride. Captain Ming, doesn't your conscience ache?"

"Fuck!" Mingshu got excited and patted his chest on purpose, "Who said to go on a date? Who said to put on a seat belt? Who tried my best to make me sleep when I was working hard and preparing to sleep in the bureau. Call out? I don’t feel pain here, it’s your conscience that hurts! Boss Xiao, Deputy Director Xiao!”

Boyfriend surnamed Xiao!

Xiao Yu'an smiled lowly, "Are you so angry?"

"Can you not be too big?" Mingshu only pretended to be angry, but in fact he was not angry at all, "You are allowed to play with me, but I am not allowed to have resentment?"

Xiao Yu'an laughed again, ignored him, drove the car out of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, and merged into the rolling traffic under the dark night sky.

Mingshu asked again: "Brother, where are we going? If you don't tell me, I'm really not at ease. I still want to go back to work."

"Work doesn't have to be in the office," Xiao Yuan said.

Mingshu asked: "So we are going to the scene? A popular science playground in Xicheng District?"

Xiao Yu'an added: "You don't necessarily have to go to the scene of the crime."

"Fuck! Where is that going?"

Ming Shu glared at Xiao Yu'an from the passenger seat after shouting.

But staring and staring, his eyes suddenly softened.

Xiao Yuan didn't drive often, he said he didn't like driving, but in fact he just didn't like driving in the city.

Although the roads in the city are flat and wide, no matter how good the car is, it can't go fast. For someone like Xiao Yuan who is used to military off-road driving, he really can't do it well.

Mingshu has seen Xiao Yuan drive a military off-road vehicle before, and of course he has also seen him drive an ordinary car.

Xiao Yuan, who occasionally sits in the driver's seat of an ordinary car, can easily fascinate Mingshu——

The sleeves of the rather textured shirt are rolled up to the forearm, revealing a strong and graceful wrist. The meridian on the forearm is light blue, conspicuous but not obtrusive. The slender fingers hold the steering wheel, and the ring finger sometimes wears a custom-made wedding ring .

In the second year of their relationship, they ordered a pair of wedding rings abroad.

It is unrealistic to go abroad to get married while holding a public office.If marriage is a contract, then the wedding ring can also be their contract.

When receiving the wedding ring, Mingshu acted on a whim, and under the eyes of many strangers, he gracefully touched one knee and "proposed" to Xiao Yuan.

Xiao Yuan held his hand, with the most gentle smile in his eyes, and pushed the ring to the root of his ring finger.

This pair of wedding rings are rarely worn on their hands, and they can only be taken out and worn when both of them are on vacation.

Mingshu remembers that once Xiao Yuan was driving with a wedding ring on, and he was sleeping in the passenger seat. When he woke up, he saw Xiao Yuan's hand holding the steering wheel, and the ring on his hand that witnessed their love. Kiss the ring, then kiss the hand of the older lover.

The car is driving, such a move is obviously "disturbing" the driver.

Mingshu just woke up, his mind is still a little dazed, his behavior depends on instinct, and he wants to kiss if he wants to.Xiao Yuan looked at him, then slowly parked the car on the side of the road, grabbed the back of his neck, and led him to her.

This kiss was long and warm, but Ming Shu was still not satisfied, took Xiao Yu'an's hand to his lips, and kissed it affectionately.

Xiao Yu'an touched his face and told him to "stop making trouble".

"Brother, in fact, you like me to tease you the most." Mingshu said in a lazy voice, "You like it so much, you still put on an air!"

Xiao Yuan smiled without saying a word.

The car shuttles through the old city and cold streets.

Then he returned to the congested and slow road in Dongye City.

Mingshu was drawn to the corners of his lips by the warmth in his memory, and his expression looked very cute, not at all like the guy who "fucked and fucked" just now.

When he was distracted, he vaguely heard Xiao Yuan say something.

Xiao Yuan squinted at him and repeated, "Let's go to Huayun Center."

"Ah?" Mingshu's cheeks became dry, and he laughed, "Isn't this bad?"

Huayun Center is one of the five commercial centers in Dongye City. It is located in Beicheng District, where mid-to-high-end shopping malls gather, and online celebrity restaurants are everywhere. It is the best place for young people to go shopping, party, and date.

The MES shopping mall belongs to the Huayun Center.

After the murder in the cafe, the business of MES shopping mall and Huayun Center was greatly affected, but recently, the popularity of Huayun Center has gradually increased.

Mingshu often comes to hang out alone during the holidays, and most of the trendy clothes in the closet at home come from here.

He likes to play ball with his brothers, but he doesn't like to go shopping with them because he dislikes the way they pick clothes.Once Lu Yanzhou came to the Huayun Center with him in a shameless manner, and within half a day he refreshed his perception of handsome straight men. From then on, no matter what Lu Yanzhou begged, he would not come with Lu Yanzhou again.

But being alone is comfortable, but when I am tired from shopping and sitting alone in a cold drink shop to rest, my heart is still a little sore.

Xiao Yuan, who did not know where to carry out the task, wanted to come to Huayun Center with Xiao Yuan to pick out clothes, come at noon, come back at night, and sit in the western restaurant in the evening listening to music for a romantic dinner.

He mentioned this idea to Xiao Yu'an, but of course it was only on the phone. Later, when Xiao Yu'an came to Dongye City a few times, he himself forgot about it, stuck to Xiao Yu'an at home all day long, and didn't want to go anywhere. body.

Now that Xiao Yu'an actually took the initiative to mention this matter, it really warmed his heart.

But what Xiao Yuan said next was not so good.

His hot heart went cold again.

Xiao Yu'an said: "Huayun Center is a holy place for street photography. There must be a large number of street photography enthusiasts and models gathered in the midsummer night. Luo Xiangfu has stayed here for a long time. Let's go and see, maybe we can open our minds and find that there are no previous models. details that can be found.”

Ming Shu pursed his lips, shrank in his seat, turned his head to look out the window, "Okay."

If you say you are unhappy, you are not unhappy.Now that Luo Xiangfu's case is still pending, the murderer is very likely to commit another crime. His heart is on the case. Even if he is asked to date Xiao Yuan, he will not have fun. Maybe he will try on clothes and arrest him. In the meantime, chatting about the investigation direction that suddenly popped up in his mind.

But when Xiao Yu'an mentioned Huayun Center just now, he really thought that Xiao Yu'an remembered how coquettish he was on the phone back then, and his heart was bursting with joy.Knowing that Xiao Yu'an brought her here to investigate the case, Hua'er had no choice but to quietly lose.

A little bit uncomfortable.

However, if he is as dedicated as he is, he will naturally not show it. Besides, it is not a big deal anyway. He and Xiao Yu'an have long been able to understand each other after so many years of getting together. .

The holy land of street photography is really lively. The fountain square in the middle of several shopping malls is crowded with handsome men and beautiful women. Street photographers with long guns and short cannons are shooting wildly at them. They seem to have forgotten that there was a murder case in the MES shopping mall in the center.

Among these street photographers, some are tall young men, while more are middle-aged and elderly men with gray hair.

They are all known as street photographers, but if you observe carefully, it is easy to see the difference between them——

Most of the young men treat women with good manners. They first ask if they want to take pictures of themselves, and then pick up the camera. If the other party is not willing, they generally do not chase after her.Besides beauties, they also shoot men, sometimes fraternal uppercuts.

On the other hand, middle-aged and elderly men, without exception, focus their cameras on beautiful women and do not shoot men.If a young photographer accosts a beautiful woman and asks permission to take a photo, they will rush forward, and the shutter will not stop flashing.When talking to women, they generally get very close, and there are physical movements, such as pulling and not letting go.

There are many cold drink bars on the fountain square, Xiao Yuan and Mingshu are sitting in the one with the best view, Xiao Yuan wants iced soda water, Mingshu is drinking a big glass of vanilla milkshake with a straw in his mouth.

"Looking at it this way, Luo Xiangfu is the epitome of this group of middle-aged and elderly street photographers." Ming Shu said, "It's been a while, and I've seen three girls arguing with them. Some of them really don't Understand the most basic manners."

"Not necessarily." Xiao Yuan pointed to the front right, "Look at that old man in the gray shirt."

Mingshu looked up and saw that the old man was communicating with a girl in a red dress, and they seemed to be having a good conversation.

"That old man is a gentleman, and he did nothing wrong at all." Xiao Yu'an said.

"But there are relatively few such old people. Look here and there." Ming Shu waved his hand, "They are all similar to the Luo Xiangfu described by Wen Yao."

Xiao Yu'an said softly: "Wen Yao..."

"Huh?" Mingshu asked, "What about her?"

"The surname 'Wen' is not common. Both Wen Yao and Wen Li have the surname 'Wen'. I doubted Wen Li." Xiao Yuan said: "If Wen Li has something to hide, we will definitely be drawn into a trap."

Mingshu's eyes tightened, "Impossible?"

Xiao Yu'an smiled, "Don't be nervous, I confirmed later that Wen Li has nothing to do with Wen Yao. When Luo Xiangfu was killed, Wen Li was in Shetu Town."

Mingshu said: "Scare me!"

Xiao Yu'an said: "We sometimes need to rely on Wen Li to communicate with Zhan Huanxiong. She is very important, and I must determine whether she is reliable."

Mingshu nodded, "By the way, speaking of Zhan Huanxiong, Yi Fei and I refined the image of the murderer based on Zhan Huanxiong's testimony this afternoon."

Xiao Yu'an said, "Let's listen."

"The murderer is a woman who wants to 'punish' and 'kill' Luo Xiangfu because of Luo Xiangfu's rude behavior during the street shooting. She and Hou Cheng should have similar criminal motives and think they are righteous, but she is definitely not Hou Cheng's 'believer' ——Hou Cheng's 'believers' are almost all passionate murderers like Lu Kun." Mingshu said: "I made a comparison between her and Hou Cheng. Hou Cheng is a suspense writer who likes to set up suspense and play reversals This is fully demonstrated when committing the crime. Hou Cheng did a lot of redundant things. If he didn't do it, we would not be able to lock him in a short time. All in all, affected by his inertial thinking, when he committed the crime 'Not clean'."

Xiao Yuan responded in a timely manner, "Yes."

Mingshu also said: "The murderer who killed Luo Xiangfu knew how to hide himself too well. He didn't do anything superfluous. Even the traces of the scene of the crime were left to others to destroy. Her mind is much more meticulous than Hou Cheng's. Judging from the "cleanness" of her murder of Luo Xiangfu, she could not be a novice. Zhan Huanxiong saw that after she approached Luo Xiangfu, there was a movement of covering Luo Xiangfu's mouth and nose with his right hand, which must be poisoning. Although Luo Xiangfu was already in alcohol at the time Under the effect of sleeping pills, she was in a dizzy state, unconscious, able to stand up, but lacked the ability to resist, but this move is still very risky for women. She is a veteran and confident, so she dared to do it."

Xiao Yu'an said: "In terms of 'cleanness', her habit of committing crimes reflects her personality in life—capable, calm, and confident. She is more difficult to deal with than Hou Cheng."

Mingshu said: "I think she should be a person who has lived in the city for a long time, has received an excellent education, is very independent, has contacted many people, and has a decent and important job."

Xiao Yu'an said, "There are too many people like this."

Ming Shu rubbed his temples, "If the restriction of 'hate street photography' is added, the scope will be narrowed down a lot."

Xiao Yu'an didn't speak immediately this time, but said after a minute or so: "It may not be 'hate street photography'."

Mingshu put down the milkshake cup, "Huh?"

Xiao Yuan said: "I discovered an interesting phenomenon."

As the weather cools down, there are more and more people in the fountain square.Correspondingly, cold drink shops are also overcrowded.Ming Shu was bumped against the table by people, and when he looked back, it turned out to be a group of junior high school girls who were playing around.

He didn't want to educate the little girl, so he dragged the stool to Xiao Yu'an's side, "What's the phenomenon?"

"Actually, it's not just street photography enthusiasts chasing handsome men and beautiful women to take pictures here, but there are also well-dressed people who want to get into their shots." Xiao Yu'an said and pointed, "Did you see it?"

"Is there another one like this?" Ming Shu looked up, and sure enough, he saw a woman in white walking back and forth among the street photographers.

Xiao Yu'an said: "She wants to be captured by them, but maybe it's because of her poor clothes, her ordinary looks, her average figure, or she simply doesn't have the temperament of a model. No one has ever taken pictures of her. Ever since your milkshake arrived, She's been hanging around the fountain for four or 10 minutes now."

"As for what?" Ming Shu was puzzled, "If you really want to take pictures, why don't you ask your family and friends to help? If you really can't, you can just hire a photographer. A mobile phone with a higher pixel, the most common SLR, any device is fine. I can shoot."

"But the fact is that she didn't invite relatives, friends, or photographers, and she stubbornly stood in front of street photography enthusiasts, hoping to become the scenery in their shots." Xiao Yuan pointed in another direction, "And she is not the only one, Did you see the person in the light gray modified suit? She also stayed in the square for a long time, but no street photographer approached her. Just now there was a lady who was dressed similarly to her and she was standing around Observe from afar."

Mingshu asked: "What kind of mentality do they have?"

"It's easy to understand." Xiao Yuan said: "They are not eager to be photographed - taking pictures is too easy in this day and age, taking selfies, taking pictures with friends, and even asking passers-by to take pictures when friends are not around. What they desire is that they The demeanor has entered the eyes of street photography lovers. For them, this means that their beauty is recognized, which will bring great satisfaction.”

Mingshu frowned, "...but many people are tired of street photography."

Such as Wen Yao.

Another example is Hua Xiaoyun from the special police detachment.

"Some people are tired of it, and there must be someone who loves it." Xiao Yuan said: "People who don't like street photography are forced to take pictures, and people who like street photography are not favored because of their lack of qualifications. Both of these situations may cause hatred."

Mingshu said: "In other words, this kind of person may also be the murderer who killed Luo Xiangfu? Luo Xiangfu only photographed young and beautiful girls, and ignored or even rejected people who were not so beautiful many times, which hurt this person's self-esteem, so he was banned kill?"

"People's hearts are treacherous, and any behavior may arouse dissatisfaction and resentment. This possibility cannot be ruled out." Xiao Yu'an stood up, "But this is just a small detail and a small idea tonight."

"Going to go?" Mingshu quickly drank the milkshake, "Sit down for a while, it's still early anyway, why don't you observe for a while."

Xiao Yu'an had already picked up the cell phone that Ming Shu had left on the table, and put it in his trouser pocket.

Mingshu left his mobile phone and wallet in the restaurant because of carelessness.Later, Xiao Yu'an got into the habit of either reminding her or putting it away by herself.

"Didn't you say before that you want to come here to have a Western meal with me?" Xiao Yu'an said in a deep voice, "The evening rush hour is over, so if you go now, you shouldn't have to wait in line. If it's any later, the food you want may be gone .”

Mingshu was surprised, "You want to take me to eat western food?"

do you remember what i said

Xiao Yuan smiled, "I already told you when I went to the serious crime team to find you, we have a date tonight."

Mingshu immediately stood up, "I thought I was just here to work!"

"It's not just work." Xiao Yu'an said in a gentle voice, "You should also relax after work."

Ming Shu walked to the door of the cold drink shop and suddenly covered his abdomen, frowning.

Xiao Yu'an looked back at him, "What's wrong? You have an upset stomach?"

"No." Mingshu shook his head, his expression suddenly became tangled.

Just now, his stomach growled a few times.

Fortunately, the cold drink shop was noisy, and he was the only one who could hear it.

I still ate too little at noon, and a box lunch was not enough.

"Brother, I have a discussion with you." Mingshu said.

"Don't want to eat Western food anymore?" Xiao Yuan saw through it at a glance, "Want to change places?"

Mingshu said, "You discovered all of this?"

"You are clutching your abdomen. If it's not stomach discomfort, then you're hungry." Xiao Yu'an said, "You don't feel full of Western food?"

"Hehe——" Mingshu laughed, "Eating western food is elegant, but today I can't be elegant. Brother, let's go to eat barbecue. I know there is a restaurant here, which is very famous. I have eaten there several times by myself. Can we eat western food next time? I'll roast pork belly for you!"

Xiao Yuan sighed indulgently, "Okay."