Madness of the Heart

The case of Lu Kun massacring two children in a cafe had a great impact on society, triggering a series of panic and speculation.

Last year, in Luocheng, the nearest big city to Dongye City, many elderly people in a community had their throats cut overnight.Once the news came out, people extended their own inferences, thinking that these old people are lovers of square dancing, endlessly harassing the people, relying on the old to sell the old, occupying the life and spiritual space of young people for a long time, and eventually attracting butchers.For a while, the square dancing in Los Angeles almost disappeared. Even if there were "not afraid of death" who continued to dance with speakers, they would either turn the volume down to the minimum or use headphones instead of speakers.

A similar scene reappeared in Dongye City, but the protagonist changed from an old man who loves square dancing to young parents and their children.

In previous years, summer vacation was the noisiest time in public places. A large number of children poured into bookstores and restaurants, and some shop assistants secretly called it "locust crossing".But this year, the video of Lu Kun killing children spread rapidly, and many parents, with lingering fears, did not allow their children to go to public places to make noise, for fear of offending a perverted murderer like Lu Kun.

Children making noise in public places has long been a social problem that cannot be ignored. Dongye City TV Station took the opportunity to make a down-to-earth investigation program, randomly interviewing adults of all ages in cafes, subway cars, libraries, restaurants and other places. people.All the interviewees said that they have been disturbed by children more or less.And when the reporter asked if they had reminded the children’s parents, only [-]% nodded, and the remaining [-]% had different expressions, and most of them smiled bitterly-"Children are ignorant, and the current parents don’t love their children. It’s useless to remind them. Forget it. , bear it."

Among the [-]% of the interviewees who have negotiated with the parents of their children, most of them looked helpless, because as the other [-]% said, reminding them is really useless, and encountering unreasonable parents will also lead to physical conflicts.

A woman who resigned to prepare for the civil service exam said that she used to review in the community library, surrounded by noisy children. She reminded her once, but the other party refused to listen. Later, she had to rent a seat in an office building.

"Parents are adults. They are not stupid. If their children make trouble, can they not know? If they are good parents, the first time a child yells in a place that shouldn't be noisy, they will take the initiative to stop it. Take them away immediately. Those parents who don’t care are intentional at all, they only care about their children having fun, and don’t care whether they disturb others. It’s useless to remind such parents, isn’t there a saying—— —You can’t wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep. They are not pretending to be asleep, they are pretending not to know, for a reason.”

The woman's words were eventually edited into the show and resonated strongly.The audience thinks she hits the nail on the head and is sharp and sharp.

But in fact, this is not the sharpest words that reporters have heard.

Two interviewees said that they also wanted to kill the children who screamed in the book cafe.

"You can't imagine how terrible it is for children to make noise. With all due respect, children and their parents who scream in public places where noise is prohibited are damned! They can kill our time and space without any guilt, Then in turn, can we also kill them?"

Of course, it is impossible to cut it into the program, but it reflects that some people are indeed troubled by children's noise.

Public opinion is constantly fermenting. The vast majority of people in the society think that Lu Kun is too paranoid and his actions are undesirable, but a very small number of people think that Lu Kun has done a good job and is doing harm to the people.

No matter how the outside world talks, the case itself is very simple and clear.There were many witnesses and video surveillance at the time of the incident, and Lu Kun also pleaded guilty.Then experts conducted two mental and psychological appraisals for him, and believed that he did not have mental disorders, let alone the "multiple personalities" that the public speculated.A detailed physical examination proved that he had not been contaminated with any drugs or hallucinogens.

This case can be handled by the North City Branch without reporting to the Criminal Investigation Bureau, but when everyone thought the dust had settled, Lu Kun suddenly changed his previous statement and insisted that he was innocent and that he was bewitched by others to kill.

The cult terrorist attack in Los Angeles last year sounded the alarm for the entire public security system.In that case, the leader of the cult used hypnosis as a weapon, killed a large number of people, and even corrupted the serving police.The life and death of Han Qu, the former captain of the Los Angeles Special Police Detachment who had an affair with a cult is still unknown.

After this case, there was an unwritten rule in Dongye City: all cases related to psychological manipulation, even if there is only a slight difference, must be handled by the city bureau.

Lu Kun's sudden remarks annoyed Wang Hao, deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of Beicheng Branch, and had to hand over the case to the City Bureau.

A few days ago, he met Mingshu on a narrow road, and he threw down bold words, firstly explaining that he is not qualified to handle this case, and secondly saying that he will only send the case to the city bureau under the order of his superiors.

At that time, he had the utmost self-confidence, thinking that Lu Kun's matter would definitely be settled in his own hands.Unexpectedly, as soon as Lu Kun's rhetoric changed, the captain and the deputy bureau in charge of criminal investigation transferred him to the city bureau without waiting for an order from his superiors.

Needless to say, when Lu Kun arrived at the city bureau, he would definitely be handed over to the serious case team for trial.

He has never been used to Mingshu, and thinks that this person is flamboyant, ostentatious, and like a bitch, and he got to his current position relying on a single face.However, the entire serious crime team praises Mingshu like a detective.He was naturally dissatisfied, and even the serious crime team couldn't get used to it. He claimed several times that the serious crime team had offered him an olive branch a few years ago, but he rejected it.

Seeing Lu Kun being taken away, he cursed in a low voice and spat viciously.

Mingshu stayed up all night, even though he was fed by Xiao Yuan at night, except for the excitement aroused by the case, he was still mentally tired.

Lu Kun was sitting on the interrogation chair, his hands in handcuffs. He was much more emaciated than when he killed innocent people in the Shuhan Cafe, with an unshaven beard, dark yellow skin, and bloodshot lips.

"You said you were bewitched to commit the crime." Mingshu stared at him, piercing his eyes coldly, "Who was bewitched? How?"

When Lu Kun said the word "bewitching" in the Beicheng branch, he almost went crazy, howled like a trapped wild animal, his eyes were confused, he cried and laughed, and shouted for injustice. He was a mentally ill patient, even Wang Hao Can't live.

But at this moment, being looked at by Mingshu like this, his aura was completely slumped, his hands were twisted together, rubbing frequently, his split lips opened and closed, and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Mingshu tapped his index finger on the table, never taking his eyes off his face, and his voice became colder, "You can see clearly, this is not the Beicheng Branch, but the Criminal Investigation Bureau's serious case team, which is a place to deal with people like you."

Lu Kun involuntarily retracted his shoulders, his neck and jaw were extremely stiff.

Mingshu said: "I'll ask again, who bewitched you? How?"

Half a minute later, Lu Kun tremblingly said, "Tomb... the heart of the tomb!"

Mingshu didn't hear clearly, "MU what? Which MU?"

Sitting aside, Fang Yuanhang showed a surprised expression, "The heart of the tomb? The tomb of the tomb, the heart of the heart?"

The red blood in Lu Kun's eyes seemed to suddenly come alive, crawling like a parasite.

"Yes!" He exclaimed, "It's the heart of the tomb! It's her who killed me!"

Mingshu turned his face away, "Do you know this person?"

"Master, don't you ever read novels?" Fang Yuanhang said, "Tomb Heart is the most popular suspense novel writer in recent years, and his books are bestsellers!"

"Suspense novels?" Ming Shu really doesn't read novels. One is that he is not born with a literary talent, and he dozes off as soon as he flips through books if he doesn't like it.

"She bewitched me...I wasn't like this before..." Lu Kun said intermittently: "She instigated me to kill people! Without her, I wouldn't be like this!"

Mingshu looked at Lu Kun, and gradually became clear in his mind, "The 'bewitching' and 'instigating' you mentioned, are you referring to Mu Xin's novel?"

Lu Kun nodded like a chicken pecking rice, "Tomb Heart said, some people deserve to die! The law can't punish them, we should take up arms ourselves!"

Mingshu sighed helplessly, "Have you seen the heart of the tomb?"

"Master." Fang Yuanhang said, "Tomb Heart is just a pseudonym. As far as I know, this person has never shown his face, whether he is a man or a woman, and whether he is in China or not."

"The heart of the tomb is a woman!" Lu Kun became excited, "I will only kill people after listening to her!"

"Hey, hello!" Fang Yuanhang snorted, "It's just a novel, isn't it too deep into the drama?"

Mingshu stood up, gave Lu Kun a condescending look, and patted Fang Yuanhang on the shoulder, which meant "I leave it to you".

The so-called "bewitching" turned out to be the suspect's imagination, and Mingshu felt a little helpless.

This Lu Kun is a bit interesting. He has pleaded guilty before, but suddenly a suspense writer is involved. This behavior can be interpreted in many ways.If there is no other important matter, he will stay and listen to Lu Kun from beginning to end.But it is obvious that time cannot be wasted now, another case with more suspicious points is still waiting for him to solve.

Luo Xiangfu is 62 years old this year. When he was young, he taught Chinese in the township below Dongye City. He was an expert in drawing blackboard newspapers. Now he works as an officer of the Municipal Painting and Calligraphy Association. He lives with his wife Kang Yu in an old residential building in Xicheng District.

The two have a son and are currently working abroad.

Kang Yu traveled with her sisters in late June. When she returned home on July 6, she found that Luo Xiangfu was not there and the phone could not be reached. Luo Xiangfu had stopped answering the phone two days before.Kang Yu searched all the places he could find, and asked everyone Luo Xiangfu knew, and they all said that he hadn't seen Luo Xiangfu in the past few days.

Kang Yu felt deeply that something happened to Luo Xiangfu, so he called the police on the same day.

After comparing the missing persons, the man buried under the rocky ground was none other than Luo Xiangfu.

In homicide investigation, the determination of the identity of the victim is an extremely critical step.The vast majority of homicides happen between acquaintances, some involve interests and money, and some are impulsive crimes with superimposed old grievances.

Now, investigating Luo Xiangfu's interpersonal relationship has become the top priority.

After Kang Yu recognized the corpse, her mood was unreasonably calm, and she sat in the inquiry room without saying a word. After about ten minutes, a gleam of red came out of her eyes.

Mingshu didn't talk to her immediately, but asked someone to pour her a glass of water, and accompanied her quietly.

In the video sent by the police station, when Kang Yu reported to the police that her husband was missing, she was not in a hurry. On the contrary, she listed a few places where Luo Xiangfu might have gone, and finally sighed softly, guessing that Luo Xiangfu might have been killed.

The police who dealt with disappearance cases are used to seeing emotional residents, and were very impressed with Kang Yu who was calm from beginning to end. When sending the video, he even mentioned it-"This aunt is a bit strange. Usually someone in the family is missing. No matter how calm you are, People can't calm down. She is fine, as if she was waiting for this day."

Mingshu watched the video repeatedly, and felt that Kang Yu's reaction was indeed worthy of attention.

Looking around the country, murders caused by conflicts between husband and wife abound. Some people have endured it for 30 to [-] years, and once it breaks out, it is out of control, leading to tragic consequences.

But when Luo Xiangfu was killed, Kang Yu was not in Dongye City at all, and hotel surveillance and traffic surveillance can be used as evidence.

Kang Yu has the perfect alibi.

"When you called the police, you said that Luo Xiangfu might have been killed." Mingshu started from the situation on the day the police was called, "Who do you think he might have been killed by?"

Kang Yu gave a soft "ah", "I..."

"Don't be nervous." Mingshu's tone was slightly slow, "I was just thinking, if you mentioned 'killed', then you should have a guess in your mind."

After a long while, Kang Yu shook her head, "Lao Luo doesn't have a mental illness, so it's impossible to get lost by himself, so the worst result is to be killed by someone. As for who this person is, I have no idea."

Obviously this explanation could not convince Mingshu, he propped his chin, "Tell me about the last time you saw Luo Xiangfu."

"I wouldn't go on this trip." Kang Yu picked up the tissue on the table and touched it at the end of his eyes. The tissue was not wet, and she grabbed it into her hand.

Mingshu followed suit and asked, "Then why did you go again later?"

Kang Yu sighed and smiled wryly, "Lao Luo's hearing became very hard after he got old, and he couldn't hear what I said to him. We are used to talking loudly at home, in fact, I... I am also very tired. "

"Last month, a friend from his association came to our house as a guest. I prepared some wine and dishes and asked him to serve them. He couldn't hear me, so I yelled loudly several times. He gave me a face at that time. At night his When the friend left, he had a big fight with me, which meant that I yelled at him in front of his friend, which made him lose face."

At this point, Kang Yu really had tears in his eyes—maybe he finally brewed his emotions, maybe he really felt sentimental, "I can't be angry. I have been angry with him all these years because of his deafness. He He still said that about me. A few days later, my friend invited me to travel in Los Angeles. I didn’t want to face Lao Luo every day at home, so I paid the tour fee. On the day I left, Lao Luo didn’t tell me anything, But he got up early in the morning and gave me a pot of chicken feet and duck feet, and made cold noodles, and left a note for us to take to the train to eat."

"I actually forgave him after looking at those things." Kang Yu said more and more slowly, "Call him occasionally, and plan to cook him a good meal when he comes back. Unexpectedly...he went just like that."

After a period of silence, Mingshu said: "Your relationship with Luo Xiangfu doesn't seem to be too deep."

Kang Yu raised his head abruptly, with bright spots in his eyes.

Among women around 60 years old, Kang Yu is considered to be well maintained. Although her skin is a little slack, her color is good. Some people believe that she is less than 50 years old.

"I..." Kang Yu looked away from Mingshu for a second, "We have lived together for more than 30 years, how can we not have a deep relationship?"

"But in your reaction, I don't see much sadness." Mingshu's tone remained almost unchanged, and his narration was shockingly straightforward.

"You suspect that I killed my husband? How is this possible?" Kang Yu leaned forward, eyebrows raised upwards, "I am not such a person, why should I kill him?"

Mingshu shook his head, "I'm not asking because I suspect you. Luo Xiangfu was killed and his body was dumped, and you are his close relative. If we want to investigate the case, we must deal with you and find clues from you. I say that, do you understand?"

Kang Yu was stunned for a moment, then nodded nervously.

When Mingshu looked at people seriously, his eyes and expression had an indescribable charm, and with that deliberately imitating Xiao Yuan's voice, he could easily disarm the person he was watching.

"I'm going to visit your house now." Mingshu said, "Let's talk in detail on the way."

Kang Yu looked troubled, and finally nodded, "Yeah."

Luo Xiangfu's residential area is backed by a farmers' market, with a large flow of people and a complex composition of personnel. There is no professional property management in the community. During the day, all three doors are open, and only a few elders and aunts from the neighborhood committee take turns guarding the gate posts.But this gate is useless, the uncles play chess, and the aunts play cards, regardless of whether there are strangers entering the community.Motorcycles and wild tricycles outside often pass through the community in order to take shortcuts, and sometimes even small trucks drive in.Occasionally, an aunt scolded a few words, and the drivers didn't take it seriously at all.

Mingshu observed for a while, and a colleague came to say that there are only two cameras in the community that can still be used, one at the entrance and exit of Building 2, and one at the west gate.

Unfortunately, Luo Xiangfu lives in Building 4.

"Call out the recent videos captured by the two cameras." Mingshu ordered: "Focus on Ximen's camera."

Hearing this, Kang Yu hesitated to speak.

Mingshu looked at her, "What do you want to say?"

"That..." Kang Yu hesitated: "Lao Luo never enters and exits through the west gate. He thinks that the west gate is facing the farmer's market and is dirty and messy. It is impossible for the camera at the west gate to capture him."

Ming Shu was silent for a moment, and said with no clear meaning: "It doesn't matter, there is always an investigation."

Building 4, 4-4, is the home of Kang Yu and Luo Xiangfu.

The trace inspection department entered first, and Xiao Man was obviously taken aback when he saw the house number, and turned to look at Mingshu, but Mingshu raised his hand, signaling him to stop deserting and hurry up to work.

There are three bedrooms and one living room in the room, which is unexpected, Kang and Luo sleep in separate rooms.

Kang Yu was a little embarrassed, "Our work and rest schedules are different."

Mingshu looked around the living room, and caught a subtle weirdness. It is not uncommon for middle-aged and elderly couples to sleep in separate rooms, but if you want to ask why, the wife will probably complain that her husband snores and has body odor.What Kang Yu mentioned was the difference in work and rest time.

For a couple who have lived together for decades, can their work and rest schedules conflict to such an extent that they sleep in separate rooms?

"Did Luo Xiangfu's schedule disturb your rest?" Ming Shu asked.

"He sleeps very late." Kang Yu said, "I always sort out the photos he took in the middle of the night."

"Luo Xiangfu likes photography?" Ming Shu has already seen the "Long Guns and Short Cannons" in the glass cabinet in the study.

The popular saying is "SLR ruins a life, photography is poor for three generations", Luo Xiangfu, as the secretary of the Municipal Painting and Calligraphy Association, is also keen on photography, it seems that he has artistic talents.

But Kang Yu's eyes inadvertently revealed dissatisfaction, contempt, and dismissiveness, "What kind of photography, take some messy things and come back."

Mingshu cared: "What a mess?"

"It's all young girls!" Kang Yu was indignant, and her emotional ups and downs even surpassed when she learned that Luo Xiangfu was killed.

"Ming team!" Yi Fei shouted in front of the computer: "Come here."

Mingshu walked over and saw the beautiful woman with bumps and convexities on the screen at a glance.

"So I'm a street photographer." Yi Fei clicked the mouse, and the photos of different young women changed rapidly, "There are at least a thousand of them."

"He does this all day long!" Kang Yu said, "Everyone used to say that I married an honest man, that he didn't smoke or drink, had no bad intentions, spent his spare time on calligraphy and painting, was educated, and was an intellectual. But what do you see now? Others asked him to produce works, earn extra money, and help with appraisals. He pushed them all, and took a camera and went outside to shoot girls. Shooting during the day, sometimes at night, staying up late at night, staring at these. What do you say, this is old and disrespectful?"