Madness of the Heart

Under the strong light, a male body buried in the rocky ground was dug out.The corpse was covered with a strong transparent airtight bag. Under the high temperature and low humidity environment, the rigor had been completely relieved, and the abdomen showed a preliminary state of decay.

The sealed bag has not been untied, and the smell of corpses can be faintly smelled in the air.The detectives have long been used to this smell, but they still frowned instinctively.The most annoying thing about dealing with murder cases in summer is the unavoidable stench of corpses.The odor of corpses is very sticky. Forensic doctors usually wipe their hands repeatedly with coriander and ear root after autopsy to eliminate the odor of corpses. But even if the smell has been covered, they will still feel the indescribable smell The smell persists for a long time.

The condition of the corpse in front of me is not too bad. If it is found ten and a half days later, the corpse will form a giant view in the high temperature and high humidity, and even a "corpse explosion" will appear, it will be blackened in minutes .

There is a road outside the popular science playground that is being closed for construction, and it can only go one way. Forensic doctors and some field staff are blocked on the road.Mingshu arrived first, put on double-layer latex gloves and a three-layer mask, and squatted on the ground to inspect the corpse.

He is not a professional forensic doctor, but he has dealt with corpses of various shapes for many years and has already mastered basic identification methods.

Fang Yuanhang stood aside with a black leather notebook, his eyes closed from time to time due to the smoke.

"The time of death was three days ago, that is, July 7. Go and adjust the surrounding surveillance—not only the public surveillance, but also the private cameras of the surrounding shops." Mingshu pressed his right finger on the corpse, and his vision suddenly Turn to the corpse pit on the side.

The corpse pit was very shallow, with only a layer of less than ten centimeters of sand covering the sealed bag, and large piles of rocks piled up on the sand.This extremely exposed corpse pit forms a weird sense of contradiction with the murderer's behavior of throwing corpses - there is no monitoring here, and it will not be developed for at least the next three years. It is undoubtedly an excellent place to hide corpses, but the corpse pit It's too shallow, and it's not the most hidden place in the entire playground. Even if there is no accident with Zhang Sihao and Xu Linshan, as long as it rains heavily, or waits for the smell of corpses to dissipate completely, the corpses will definitely be found.

No documents or communication equipment could be found on or around the body to prove the identity of the deceased, and it was obviously disposed of by the murderer.

Blurring the identity of the deceased and throwing the body, both of these behaviors logically show that the murderer wants to cover up the crime.

However, this shallow corpse pit, which was definitely discovered within half a month, showed that the murderer wanted to expose the crime.

Human behavior is driven by logic, and the murderer's logic is self-contradictory.

Mingshu withdrew his gaze and looked at the corpse again.

After a person dies, his appearance will change drastically. In many cases, even relatives will feel "unrecognizable".But this did not prevent him from making a preliminary judgment on the age of the deceased.

The victim was about 60 years old, slightly obese, with a height of 1 meters to 7 meters by visual inspection. He was dressed in ordinary clothes. The inferior dark gray trousers and striped T-shirts were all cheap models that were caught on the street.

The man had no sharp wounds all over his body, but had fresher wounds on his arms and back, large bloodstains on his mouth, nose, and chest, and a serious neck injury with a strange twist.

Mingshu supported his head and pushed it forward lightly.

"The fatal wound is in the neck?" Fang Yuanhang asked.

"The cervical spine is broken." Mingshu stood up.At this time, Xing Mu, the forensic doctor of the serious crime team, finally arrived.

One case implicated another case, and it was a city throwing corpse case of a vile nature. As soon as the case was reported to the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Xiao Yu'an decisively decided to let the serious crime team take over.

This fulfilled Mingshu's intention.

"Sorry, I'm late." Xing Mu is two years older than Ming Shu. He is 1 meters tall and gentle. He is the backbone of forensic medicine in the city bureau. Handsome Xing's problem is that he is afraid of the leader, and he is so afraid that it makes people laugh and cry.

Back then when Mingshu was not promoted to the head of the serious crime team, Xing Mu often called himself "your elder brother", "your father" and "your uncle", teasing him at every turn, remembering to share half of what he got; The picky eater thinks the food in the canteen is not good, so he often hooks his shoulders and invites him to the restaurant together.

Everyone in the serious crime team could tell that Xing Mu was in pain and Mingshu was in pain like his own brother.

But after the previous team leader Liang Chao was promoted, Ming Shu took over Liang Chao's position and became the youngest team leader after the serious crime team was established.Xing Mu's attitude changed immediately, he didn't dare to tease anymore, he didn't invite dinner, and the communication became more polite, always saying "good leadership, hard work for the leader".

Mingshu knows that he is afraid of the leader's temperament, he is not able to get along with his superiors by nature, he is good at academics, he is simple, and even a little naive, he also has this kind of virtue when facing Liang Chao before, so he will not get along with him. He cares.However, after listening to the words "sorry" for a long time, I can't help feeling annoying.

"Let's take a look." Mingshu threw the unused gloves and mask over, "The deceased should have died from severe injuries to the neck. Both bare hands and utensils may cause such injuries. But these two methods point to suspicion People are completely different."

Xing Mu nodded, and immediately gave a precise answer after inspecting the corpse, "The deceased's cervical spine was hit by a blunt instrument more than once. The specific circumstances of the blows need to be dissected to be identified."

"Do a pharmacological and toxicological test." Mingshu took a few steps and turned around, "Check to see if the deceased has been poisoned."

Criminal Investigation Bureau, early morning.

The first round of autopsy has been completed, while pharmacological and toxicological testing and DNA comparison are still in progress.Xing Mu hurried over with the autopsy report, although his eyes were tired, there was a ray of light.

Mingshu called Yi Fei, Xiao Man, Zhou Yuan and other key members to hold a case review meeting in the small meeting room on the fifth floor.

"The deceased suffered from fatty liver and cardiovascular diseases. The cause of death was a broken cervical spine. He was hit on the neck a total of twelve times. The scars were scattered and the force was uneven." Xing Mu used an infrared pen to draw on the detailed photos Draw a circle, "Judging from the life reaction, the murderer hit the victim at least once after he died."

Mingshu sat at the farthest position from the projection cloth, "Can you tell what the murder weapon is?"

"Yes." Xing Mu bowed his back and drew quickly, "The murder weapon has edges, it's a triangular prism, 1.3 cm on one side, high hardness, it should be made of steel."

Yi Fei stretched out his thumb and index finger, and compared them in front of his eyes, "One side is 1.3 cm, so the whole is about this thick."

"It's thinner than I imagined." Xiao Man is the person in charge of the trace inspection department. He is not very old, but he has already assisted Ming Shu and Yi Fei in solving many suspicious cases. Thin. The thinner it is, the more difficult it is to strike. If you can’t subdue the opponent at once, it is likely to provoke a counterattack. Why didn’t the murderer find a thicker and easier to handle steel?”

"Can't find it for a while?" Fang Yuanhang said.

"It's not like committing a crime with passion." Mingshu was thoughtful, "The murderer should have made sufficient preparations."

Yi Fei turned his head, feeling puzzled, "Then why..."

"Perhaps for a murderer, such a murder weapon is the most suitable." Ming Shu looked at Xing Mu, without further explanation, "Brother Xing, continue talking."

Being called "Brother" by his boss, Xing Mu was stunned for a moment, the temperature on his face soared. Fortunately, most of the lights in the small conference room were turned off, and he happened to be standing in the dark. Only the cold light of the projector hit his face, and no one was there. It could be seen that his face was turning from white to red.

"The time of death of the victim was between 7:2 and 10:12 on July [-]." Xing Mu said: "Although the results of the pharmacological and toxicological tests have not yet come out, I found alcohol and sleeping pills in his stomach contents. Element."

Fang Yuanhang stood up and leaned forward, "That means..."

"The murderer gave medicine to the victim, and only killed when the victim was unconscious or lost resistance." Ming Shu rubbed his brows, and said after a while: "The murderer may be a woman."

As soon as this inference came out, everyone immediately started a heated discussion.

At the beginning of the analysis of the case, it is not appropriate to point out the gender of the murderer, which is very likely to mislead the follow-up investigation.

Yi Fei looked at Ming Shu disapprovingly, "Ming team, it's too early to draw a conclusion. It's not necessarily all women who prescribe drugs."

"This is just the first idea that popped up from my known clues." Mingshu's tone was flat, as if he was just stating an unimportant matter.

Because the projector was turned on, all the lights were turned off near the curtain in front of him, and only a light was turned on where Ming Shu was sitting.Outside the window was the pitch-black night, and inside the window was also a large area of ​​darkness, but his surroundings glowed like a strange light source.

"The victim is only 1 meters tall, so he is not tall. Judging from his body shape and medical history, he should not be considered agile. The murderer needs to prescribe drugs to him even though he has a murder weapon." Mingshu said: " This fits the general profile of the killer being a woman."

Xing Mu said: "I also tend to believe that the murderer is a woman. In most homicides, the violent offenders are more men, and women choose to commit poison due to physical and psychological reasons."

"The murder weapon and the injury to the victim's cervical spine are also on the one hand." Mingshu stood up, frowning slightly - this expression made him look serious and calm, with a hint of calmness, "The murder weapon is thinner." , but this kind of 'thinness' is only for us. If the murderer is a woman, maybe she thinks this thickness is just right."

As he said that, Mingshu curled up his right fingers and made a gesture of holding a stick, "If the murder weapon is so thick, we can wield it freely, but for women, it may be too heavy, and it will get in the way instead."

Yi Fei thought for a while, "Beat twelve times in a row, either to vent anger, or to confirm the death of the victim. According to your analysis, the possibility of the murderer being a woman is indeed not low."

"But it doesn't rule out that the murderer is a thinner male." Mingshu didn't say anything dead, and controlled the rhythm of the discussion. He tapped his index finger on the table twice, "Did any valuable traces be extracted at the scene?"

Xiao Man sighed, "The scene was severely damaged."

"It's okay." Mingshu turned to Zhou Yuan, "You technical investigators will work hard tonight and check the surveillance at various intersections outside the popular science playground. The focus will be on July 7nd after 2pm."

Zhou Yuan is in charge of video, image scouting, and the Internet. The workload is heavy and the burden is heavy. He doesn't talk much at ordinary times. He is as quiet as a girl, and his appearance is also delicate.

"Okay." He replied heavily, and after finishing speaking, he picked up the documents spread out on the table, got up and walked towards the door.

Mingshu understood his character, so he didn't stop him, and continued to preside over the meeting.

Afterwards, Xing Mu added a piece of information that was almost missed—the injuries to the deceased's arms and back were caused by the impact, and the deceased probably had a physical conflict with the murderer or someone else before he was killed.

Soon, news came from DNA comparison that the victim's DNA information had not been archived and his identity could not be confirmed.

"Then we can only investigate the missing persons one by one. The victim died on the night of July 7, and today is the 2th. People close to him may have reported the case." Ming Shu raised his eyebrows at Yi Fei, "First Determine the source of the corpse."

The serious crime team's investigation efficiency is extremely high. After Mingshu finished his confession, everyone returned to their posts and performed their own duties.

Mingshu stayed alone in the small conference room, examining the autopsy report in detail, his brows furrowed and tightened inadvertently.

This is his habitual action, not because of distress, nor because the case is too complicated.

When assigning tasks to his subordinates or reporting work to his superiors, his pair of handsome eyebrows are often slightly frowned, which coincides with the natural upturn of the corners of his lips, making him look stable and reliable.But when there is no one around, the few wrinkles between the eyebrows will gradually deepen, and the more focused the thinking is, the tighter the brows will be.

However, focus is the focus, if someone approaches his "territory", he can still find it immediately.

The inconspicuous footsteps got closer and finally stopped at the door of the small conference room.Mingshu immediately looked away from the autopsy report, and met the eyes of the person who appeared by the door.

Xiao Yuan was not wearing a police uniform, but was wearing a smoke gray shirt, trousers and leather shoes, with two buttons on the top of the shirt. The collar set off the sharp collarbone and the slender and powerful neck.

Most people in the Criminal Investigation Bureau said that Director Xiao really didn't look like a criminal policeman, even if he was wearing a police uniform, he lacked the taste of a criminal policeman.

But Mingshu's view is just the opposite. The character of a criminal policeman is not external. Even though Xiao Yuan is wearing such a clothes that don't match the policeman, the powerful power released from his eyes and standing posture still makes people nervous.

"Ju Xiao." Ming Shu stood up and caught a glimpse of the paper bag in the opponent's hand.

With gentle eyes, Xiao Yu'an stepped in slowly, and put the paper bag on the table, "Thank you for your hard work."

"For me?" Mingshu opened the paper bag and asked knowingly.

Xiao Yu'an smiled, "Is it difficult for you to add food to the autopsy report?"

Inside the paper bag was a steamed milk cake the size of an adult's palm and finger, the temperature was just right, and a cup of latte, the ice cubes hadn't melted yet.

Mingshu took out both, and rolled his eyes upwards, "Thank you boss."

Xiao Yu'an's voice was mellow, like a bass organ in his throat, "Boss?"

"Aren't you my boss now?" Ming Shu held the steamed cake, his brows were completely stretched, and his handsome face showed a bit of an unusual childishness.

That's why he frowned habitually.

Because the facial features are exquisite, the corners of the eyes and lips are pleasing to the eye, and the skin is fair. Even if the face is expressionless, it looks smiling, young and friendly.

A small face is a good thing in many cases, but for serious criminal police, especially the leader of the serious crime team, it is more important to be stable and mature.

I don't know when it started, probably after he graduated and became a criminal policeman. He used frowns to hide his smile, pretending to be deep, and rarely opened the eyebrows completely.

But when facing Xiao Yu'an, it's a different matter.

Outsiders don't know about his relationship with Xiao Yu'an, and he doesn't intend to tell everyone he meets, so that everyone knows that he and this new leader have known each other since childhood.

The Xiao family and the Ming family are both well-established families. As far as he can remember, he knows that there is a brother who is six years older than him next door.

The Xiao family has many children, Xiao Yu'an has two older sisters, and a cousin of the same age, and countless other partners.There are not many heirs in the Ming family, he is the only son, and there are not many cousins. He watched the Xiao family lively all day long, and wanted to run to play with them, but he was too embarrassed. He only dared to climb up the tree and imagine himself He is the youngest son of the Xiao family.

It was Xiao Yuan who held out his hand to him.

That day, he climbed up the tree again, not wanting to step on a branch and break it halfway. He was so anxious that he almost fell off the tree.

Xiao Yuan looked at him from under the tree, opened his hands, "Come down slowly, I will protect you."

The six-year gap is no longer noticeable as an adult, but to a child it makes a world of difference.

He looked at Xiao Yu'an, then at himself, and suddenly he was no longer anxious or afraid.

The elder brother under the tree was so tall, like a giant - of course, Xiao Yu'an corrected him later, he couldn't see someone taller than himself and think that the other was a giant, it was impolite.

He slid down carefully, and then threw himself into Xiao Yu'an's arms.Although Xiao Yu'an was much taller than him, his body was as weak as a young man's. After struggling to catch him, he took several steps back before he was able to stabilize himself.

This episode became the most brilliant footnote of his youth.From then on, he no longer secretly watched the excitement of the Xiao family, but became a member of the Xiao family.Wherever Xiao Yu'an was, he followed him, wishing he could move his bed into the courtyard of Xiao's house.

Xiao Yu'an took him to ride a bicycle and taught him to read and write.Xiao's family has strict family education, and Xiao Yu'an has been well educated since he was a child.But a child is a child after all, Xiao Yuan was as perfect as a flawless jade in front of his parents, but when playing with him, he was much more cheerful and interesting.Spring, summer, autumn and winter, four seasons reincarnate, good and bad, as long as the child likes it, Xiao Yu'an took him to play with it.

He clings to Xiao Yu'an and relies on Xiao Yu'an to a much greater degree than his parents who don't see him very often in a year.

Later, when Xiao Yu'an reached his age, he was sent to study abroad by Xiao's parents. He was sad for a long time, and he didn't think about food and drink. He squatted at the door of Xiao's house every day, always feeling that as long as his heart was sincere enough, Xiao Yu'an would appear.

However, when Xiao Yuan came back, it was already the next summer.

I haven't seen him for a year, and my brother is taller than he remembered.

He followed Xiao Yuan's footsteps from junior high school to high school and then university, just like chasing Xiao Yuan's bicycle when he was a child.But because of the irreducible age difference, he was still unable to stand on the same campus as Xiao Yuan.

When he was in elementary school, Xiao Yuan was already a middle school student, and when he finally entered junior high school, Xiao Yuan had already gone to Public Security University.

His parents didn't want him to become a policeman. They paved the way for him in the future when he was in middle school, but he insisted on chasing Xiao Yu'an, made a big fuss with his family, and became a policeman at the cost of almost severing ties. .

In fact, if he had to talk about dreams, he didn't think much about wearing a police uniform back then.

At that time, Xiao Yu'an disappeared inexplicably, and he must be on a top-secret mission. He was frightened, and he had one idea - to become a policeman, and to share the wind and rain with Xiao Yu'an in the future.

The family conflicts in those days have eased now, but precisely because he had no contact with his family during the years when he entered Public Security University, almost no one who knew him knew that he came from a wealthy family, and only regarded him as coming from an ordinary family.

That's good, at least you don't have to face other people's strange eyes.

The relationship with Xiao Yu'an was confirmed when he was 23 years old, so it was naturally what he pursued.From the beginning of a boy's heart, he pursued to become a criminal policeman dignifiedly.

He has stayed in Dongye City all these years, showing his extraordinary talents in criminal investigation, while Xiao Yu'an traveled around with the special operations team to carry out extremely high-level tasks.The two of them always get together less often, even when he was training in the special operations team in the past year, he never got to meet Xiao Yuan.

Unexpectedly, before he left the special operations team, Xiao Yu'an was directly transferred to Dongye City.

This means to settle down.

"What do you think about the case?" Xiao Yuan asked gently.

Mingshu came back to his senses, and finished the steamed cake with a few mouthfuls, "Now there are many and complicated clues, even the source of the corpse has not been determined yet."

"Tell me what you're most confused about."

Mingshu's Adam's apple rolled slightly, "The murderer's behavior is a bit contradictory. The corpse pit is too shallow, so it is easy to be discovered. Does he hope to be discovered? What is his purpose for doing this? Also, I was just thinking about Zhang Sihao's death. Is it an accident? These two cases are nothing if viewed separately, but together, they are too coincidental."

"Zhang Sihao and Xu Linshan have a simple social relationship, and Xu Linshan didn't know the deceased." Xiao Yuan threw the steamed cake paper and the empty coffee cup into the paper bag, and took out two tissues and handed them to Ming Shu, "But is the murderer in this case using After passing them, it’s hard to come to a conclusion. Let me raise an idea—is that piece of rocky land considered an inaccessible place in the popular science playground?”

Mingshu folded his arms and pondered for a moment, "The rocky ground is under the track of the speeding car. The ground is uneven and difficult to walk on. It's just summer, and it's hotter there than the surrounding... Yes, except for children who deliberately take risks, most of them People shouldn't go there."

"So the traces of the suspect are actually very easy to preserve." Xiao Yu'an said: "But after Zhang Sihao and Xu Linshan's accident, our police officers and a large number of onlookers have completely destroyed the traces."

Mingshu frowned again, and rested his fingers on his chin, "Xiao Man and the others really didn't extract anything."

The small conference room was quiet for a while, and when Mingshu was about to frowned more deeply, he suddenly felt pressed by familiar fingers.

He raised his eyelids suddenly, and his tense voice suddenly became soft.

"……elder brother."

Xiao Yu'an massaged the center of his eyebrows, and finally separated his two fingers, pressing each on the peak of his eyebrows.

He breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a lot less tired.

"Don't be in a hurry." Xiao Yu'an withdrew his hand, "I'm also watching the case, if you have any ideas, come to me anytime."

Mingshu's mind is usually spinning quickly, but now he is still thinking about the comfort just now, and even his eyes are a little straight.

Xiao Yu'an smiled and said, "I'll go first."

Mingshu quickly stretched out his hand, not grabbing anyone, but only the paper bag.

The two each held half of the paper bag, no different from holding hands.

Mingshu leaned over, kissed Xiao Yuan's chin, and cleared his throat, "Thank you boss for the supper."

The identity of the deceased surfaced the next day.And the news came from the Beicheng branch suddenly——Lu Kun, the suspect in the cafe murder case, suddenly claimed that he was bewitched before committing the murder.