Madness of the Heart

The woman's name is Shi Hanshan, and she claims to love ancient Chinese customs. In March this year, she and two friends raised money to start "Jianjia Bailu", aiming to spread traditional culture.

When she said this, she didn't have the confidence, and Mingshu understood at a glance that she didn't really love Gufeng, but just wanted to catch up with the "Gufeng craze" and make a fortune.

In fact, this is understandable.The purpose of Mingshu's coming to "Jianjia Bailu" is not to examine whether it is professional or not.

"How did you meet Sha Chun?" Mingshu asked, "Since when did she work here?"

"My friend and I decided to play the guzheng, because the guzheng is the most popular national musical instrument. For ordinary people, it is more stylish to play the guzheng." Shi Hanshan said: "It is easy for a small organization like ours to recruit teachers. , but it is very difficult to recruit professional teachers. Before the opening, I went to the Conservatory of Music and the Performing Arts Group to inquire, but no one wanted to come, and we couldn’t afford a particularly high price. Later, in April, our business gradually improved There are a lot of students who want to learn Guzheng, but the teachers are all amateurs and can only teach the basics. I don’t think this is right, what we are promoting is Guzheng, and there must be a professional teacher.”

Ming Shu said, "So you went to Performing Arts Group again?"

"Well, I was lucky this time, and I happened to meet Sha Chun." Shi Hanshan said, "I told her that we urgently need a professional guzheng teacher, and she can pay for it herself, as long as I can afford it, I can drive as high as I want. She agreed without much hesitation, and the salary was not high. She came to take two evening classes a week, and chose a daytime class on Saturday and Sunday. I only paid her less than 8000 yuan a month .”

Mingshu suddenly asked, "Who was the male teacher who was teaching calligraphy outside just now?"

Shi Hanshan was surprised, "His name is Ling Xuzhi, and he is still in his sophomore year. What's wrong with him?"

"This Ling Xuzhi, is she usually close to Sha Chun?"

"It's not close. His and Sha Chun's classes are basically staggered. I haven't seen him talking to Sha Chun."

Mingshu nodded, intending to call out all the monitoring in a while, "Did anything happen when Sha Chun was working here?"

Shi Hanshan said: "No, she is very kind and professional. She not only guides the students, but also sometimes helps other Guzheng teachers. Everyone likes her very much."

Mingshu is thoughtful.

If Shi Hanshan is not lying, then it is the same workplace, Sha Chun's circumstances in the main workplace and the deputy workplace are quite different.

The colleagues and students of "Jianjia Bailu" like her, but the people in the performing arts group look down on her.

This disparity seems to imply truth—in the Performing Arts Group, Sha Chun is the one who is inferior in skills, but in "Jianjia Bailu", Sha Chun is the most professional teacher.

It can be said that Sha Chun has no friends in the Performing Arts Group and has lived in depression for a long time, but the environment of "Jianjia Bailu" may make Sha Chun feel relaxed.

Once you relax, maybe you will make friends and get along with each other for a long time, which will generate trust and dependence.

Before Sha Chun was killed, he went to the performing arts group on his own initiative, and he seemed neither scared nor nervous, nor did he appear to be under mental manipulation.

Then the person waiting for her in the Performing Arts Group should be someone she is familiar with and even trusts. She listens to that person, avoids surveillance, pays in cash, and assists that person in everything she does.

"I need Sha Chun's student list." Mingshu said, "And the lists of your other staff here."

Shi Hanshan was startled, "It's impossible that our teacher hurt her."

Mingshu said: "You are not the person involved, and you are not qualified to guarantee anyone."

The technical investigation team arrived and retrieved the monitoring and information of teachers and students.

The receptionist was probably an idiot, but he still couldn't tell that something had happened to Sha Chun.But Ling Xuzhi noticed something, and looked at the technical detective warily several times.

None of his actions escaped Mingshu's eyes.

Back at the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Mingshu immediately rushed to Xiao Yuan's office.

Xiao Yu'an handed a lunch box in front of him, and said before he opened his mouth, "Don't worry, eat the food first."

"I'm not hungry." Having said that, Mingshu still lifted the lid.

He ran outside for a whole day, and ran to three important places non-stop. He was not hungry, but he was already too hungry, and he didn't feel hungry.

When encountering this kind of situation before, he was too lazy to eat, or he just ate a piece of bread.But now that Xiao Yuan is here, he doesn't treat his body kindly, and Xiao Yuan forces him to treat him kindly.

"Hey, it's like being under the supervision of parents." There are three dishes and one meal in the lunch box, which looks like a takeaway from a private restaurant. Mingshu picked up a piece of fish and muttered softly.

Xiao Yu'an naturally heard it, "It's not like."

Mingshu raised his eyelids, "Yes, yes, you are my parent."

The meal was eaten very quickly, Mingshu went to the corridor to throw away the lunch box, and when he looked in the mirror, he found that his face was a bit dirty, so he washed his face quickly, the water trickled down his neck, soaking the chest of his shirt.

Xiao Yuan threw him a towel and asked, "What did you find?"

Mingshu wiped his chest carelessly, then put the towel on his shoulders, "There are too many doubts and clues, I have to sort them out."

Xiao Yu'an said: "Don't worry, let's deal with each case one by one. The progress of the investigation has been brought to me. It is true that Sha Chun took a taxi to the Performing Arts Group on Saturday night and entered the park from the wasteland on the west side, which is too unusual."

"On the way back, I kept thinking, why did she do this?" Mingshu said, "First, the murderer told her to do this, and the murderer was someone she trusted very much—otherwise, she, a single woman, would not be able to grow up." Going to such a dangerous place at night regardless of safety. The question is, who is this person? How can he make Sha Chun obey his orders? According to this way of thinking, the probability of the murderer being a colleague of the Performing Arts Group is very low, and it is more likely that Sha Chun met people from other places, such as..."

Xiao Yu'an interrupted: "You overlooked a situation."

Mingshu asked: "What's the situation?"

"This person doesn't necessarily need to be trusted by Sha Chun." Xiao Yu'an said.

Ming Shu frowned and thought for two seconds, "Can he use music to 'blackmail' Sha Chun?"

"Yes." Xiao Yu'an opened the video recorded by Yong Huan on the tablet when he was being questioned, "Sha Chun's mother said that Sha Chun lacked talent since she was a child, and she worked hard to strive for the top. This is the most prominent characteristic of her character. Any At that time, Sha Chun always put "progress" first. Just imagine, if a colleague of Sha Chun asked Sha Chun-Are you free on Saturday night? I adapted a piece of music, and I really want to talk to you Let's practice together. How will Shachun react?"

"You mean, the person who killed Sha Chun was among Qu Xing, Sun Jing, and Lu Hui?" Mingshu said, "Among those who didn't have an alibi, the three logistics personnel are not considered for the time being. All that's left is them."

"I'm just adding this to your thoughts." Xiao Yu'an said, "Because you have already planned to exclude the employees of the Performing Arts Group just now. The news just came from the Technical Detective that Lu Hui went to the bar with her friends after the performance. The surveillance at the bar can prove that Lu Hui has no time to commit crimes. As for Qu Xing and Sun Jing, they both claimed to go home because they were too tired, but so far no one can prove that they really went home.”

Mingshu immediately found out the information of Qu Xing and Sun Jing.

Qu Xing, male, 33 years old, specializes in pipa.Sun Jing, female, 29 years old, specializes in guzheng.

Sun Jing and Sha Chun played the same instrument in the orchestra.In any unit, people with the same position will inevitably be compared, and there are many people who compete with each other.

Sun Jing is not considered a particularly talented person. Within the orchestra, Fu Zheng, who has an alibi, is recognized as a talented guzheng player.Compared with Sha Chun, Sun Jing is much more tactful and gregarious. Every time Ran He taunts Sha Chun, Sun Jing will chime in.

And Qu Xing is an alternative in the orchestra.

Ji Yue said that the group sometimes brings in "special talents".Qu Xing is the "special talent" introduced, and he is the most talented artist in the folk music department.

"From the motive point of view, both Qu Xing and Sun Jing may have committed the crime." Xiao Yuan opened a notebook, and there were sparse words written on it, and more graphics, "You analyzed it at the last meeting. Some people are jealous of Sha Chun’s diligence and want to be as diligent as Sha Chun, but they can’t do it. They are afraid that Sha Chun will go farther and farther with his diligence, and he will be left behind. Sun Jing fits this analysis. She and Sha Chun both focus on Guzheng, Sha Chun's progress is equal to her regression. She has hostility towards Sha Chun, and when she finds that Sha Chun really surpassed her with unremitting efforts, this hostility may be infinitely magnified."

Mingshu looked at Xiao Yuan's notebook from a distance.

He knows that notebook.

When Xiao Yu'an was thinking about something, he could not only spread the net to a huge size, but also retract the net in the end. This is an ability forged by experience and talent.The "meridian" of the case was written in that notebook, and he always carried a notebook with him, which was exactly what he learned from Xiao Yu'an.

"Look at Qu Xing again." Xiao Yu'an said again: "Qu Xing can never be jealous of Sha Chun, but it may be a more twisted hatred. He is a genius in pipa playing, there is no doubt about it. Geniuses look down on ordinary people, There are usually two emotions, one is positive pity, and the other is negative contempt. Qu Xing may not look down on people like Sha Chun, and going further, he thinks that a person like Sha Chun who has no talent playing the Guzheng is an insult to him. Love the blasphemy of music."

"Cut off your hands..." Ming Shu said, "Both of them are likely to cut off Sha Chun's hands, one is 'I won't let you practice any more', and the other is 'Your hands are not worthy of playing Guzheng'."

"But in terms of actual operation, Qu Xing may be more likely to commit the crime than Sun Jing. This is what I told you just now. The murderer can use music to lure Sha Chun to an appointment late at night. Qu Xing has this ability." Xiao Yuan said: "I think According to the interview records of all the people in the Folk Music Club, more than one person mentioned that Qu Xing is proud of his talent, has an unstable temperament, is sometimes gentle and elegant, and sometimes hurts others. But because he is a "special talent" and his professional ability is indeed strong enough, no one has ever treated him Express dissatisfaction. If Sha Chun receives his invitation, I guess Sha Chun will not only attend the appointment, but also follow what he said."

Mingshu said: "No suspicious contacts were found on Sha Chun's mobile phone or on the Internet, indicating that the murderer had direct contact with Sha Chun. Qu Xing and Sha Chun did have the opportunity to contact in private. Besides, after Sha Chun left the Jiangnan Theater, It took nearly an hour to take a taxi. I couldn't figure out why she had to wait so long before, even if she was hiding from surveillance, it wouldn't take so much time. But if Qu Xing asked him to do this, it would make sense—— Qu Xing was also there for the performance on Saturday. At 10:17, Qu Xing and three others left the Jiangnan Theater together. They were the first people to leave after Sha Chun. Sha Chun could not arrive at the Performing Arts Group before Qu Xing. So Qu Xing will make her wait!"

"Well." Xiao Yuan nodded, "Qu Xing fits one of the criminal logics. But he is not the only suspect. Just now you said that the murderer was a person Sha Chun trusted and was willing to go to the appointment late at night. 'Know it."

Ming Shu quickly returned to his own train of thought, "'Jianjia Bailu' is a better place for Sha Chun than the Performing Arts Group. Sha Chun worked part-time as the chief guzheng teacher for a month, and his income was only 8000 yuan. Among the peers, Sha Chun is willing to continue to work there, firstly because of the pressure of the mortgage, and secondly, I guess because she feels comfortable working there.”

Xiao Yu'an said: "The housing loan may be a secondary reason, but if it's just for the housing loan, she can definitely ask for a higher price."

"I think so too." Mingshu continued: "Everyone who has intersected with Sha Chun in 'Jianjia Bailu' has to be investigated one by one. I now suspect that the murderer is among Sha Chun's students. There is another one named ' Ling Xuzhi's calligraphy teacher didn't react normally, when I mentioned Sha Chun, his pen froze."

"Okay, so now the scope of investigation is narrowed." Xiao Yu'an raised his chin at Mingshu, "This is just your first thought, what about the second?"

Mingshu was silent for a while, then shook his head, "I think the second one is a bit absurd, and I found some evidence that can refute this idea."

Xiao Yu'an said: "Do you think that the murder was directed by Sha Chun himself, and the murderer was just her assistant in 'suicide'?"

Mingshu took a deep breath, "Shachun evaded surveillance, delayed time, and entered the performing arts group from the west... Her series of behaviors made me think so. And brother, I have a very subjective feeling that I haven't given any Someone said——When I was performing on Saturday, I kept paying attention to Sha Chun, and I always felt that there was a kind of sadness in her expression. Now that I think about it, did she know that she was going to die, so she couldn't help feeling scared and sad?"

"It's not unreasonable." Xiao Yu'an stood up and found Sha Chun's autopsy report, "Didn't Xing Mu mention it at your meeting yesterday that Sha Chun hardly struggled in the early stage of suffocation, and only showed signs of violent struggle in the later stage? A person who has planned her own death will not resist when her neck is first strangled, but when she is on the verge of death, struggling is an instinctive reaction."

Mingshu said: "I have also thought about the reason for suicide - after years of hard work, Sha Chun finally had to face up to his mediocrity. For a person who has a heart and has paid too much for it, this kind of blow is Fatal. Sha Chun’s home doesn’t look like a home at all. She uses a simple wardrobe, and the living room doesn’t have sofas, TVs, coffee tables and other things that ordinary families should have. Her money is spent on the practice room. She is She moved to her current residence three years ago, and it was also three years ago that she uploaded her first video of her playing Guzheng."

Although Xiao Yu'an didn't go to the scene, he had watched those videos.

"Technical investigation is investigating Sha Chun's online traces, and she has not found any quarrels with anyone so far. Apart from browsing music-related websites, she uploads her own works on the Internet." Mingshu said: "Now we have no way to ask Sha Chun again. ——What were you thinking when you posted these works? What are your expectations? But according to the general psychology, a person who tirelessly posts her works to the public platform cannot be self-admired, and she must want to be recognized."

"If she can gain recognition in the online world, this can make up for the blow Sha Chun suffered in real work to a certain extent." Xiao Yu'an sighed, "But even on the Internet, her hard work did not earn her applause."

"So I think that Sha Chun may have fallen into a state of despair. She gradually realized that hard work is useless, and talent has already determined everything." Ming Shu wiped his face, and said: "But I I don’t think this is true. Brother, there is no bed in Sha Chun’s bedroom, but a well-decorated tent, which shows that she is a romantic person. Before the incident, Sha Chun bought yogurt and milk and put them in the refrigerator. Looking at it this way, she doesn't look like someone who is about to give up her life."

"Then what if she did it on purpose?" Xiao Yuan said.

Mingshu was taken aback, "What?"

"There is no conflict between inner romance and suicidal tendencies. Sometimes romantic people can't accept the cruel reality. So you can put the tent aside for now." Xiao Yu'an said: "You noticed that Sha Chun's refrigerator has just bought Yogurt and milk, but did you notice that all she has in the fridge is yogurt and milk?"

Mingshu's pupils constrict suddenly.

Of course, there are not only yogurt and milk in the refrigerator, but also fruit beer, apples, and cosmetics.

They all have one thing in common - they won't go bad and won't rot in a short time.

"I've seen the photos, the shelf life of milk is 27 days, and yogurt is 15 days." Xiao Yuan said: "That is to say, within half a month, dairy products will not deteriorate, and fruit beer and cosmetics can be kept in the refrigerator for a year and a half." It will not emit peculiar smell. As for apples, apples are fruits with a relatively long shelf life, and they will not deteriorate in 10 to 15 days in the refrigerator."

"It will take at least 10 days for this pile of things to emit a stench!" Mingshu realized, "Sha Chun used them to create the illusion that she loves life, and after 10 days, there is a high probability that her body will be found. The police will inevitably search her residence, and at this time they will find the 'inventory' in her refrigerator. She does not want her refrigerator to become stinky, so she chooses dairy products with a longer shelf life, and fruits are easy to avoid when they are abundant in summer. Rotten grapes, peaches, watermelons..."

"Since you want to plan suicide by homicide, it must be done as if it were real. Let us mistakenly believe that she still has a yearning for life is an important point." Xiao Yu'an's tone changed slightly, "But this helped her complete the 'suicide' ', who might it be?"