Madness of the Heart

Sodium cyanide, a chemical raw material, is a deadly poison as common as arsenic. It is widely used in the chemical industry. Healthy people can die in a short time if they ingest a small dose.

The feature of "quick results" makes it often appear in suicide or homicide.

"I was more convinced that Wu Zhen committed suicide earlier, and his series of operations on the 21st was completely a person who was about to commit suicide." Fang Yuanhang said, "But which suicide person would pour himself into cement? It's brutal, it's outrageous! At least he has an assistant, and this assistant is also suspected of murder."

Due to the serious corruption of the corpse, some surface injuries are difficult to identify, and the corpse was sealed in cement, and the exact time of death could not be calculated, which brought great difficulty to the investigation.

Zhou Yuan insisted that Wu Zhen died between June 6 and June 21, and the vocational school is not a no-man's land. In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, the murder should happen at night, most likely on the 6nd in the dead of night. morning.

"Using sodium cyanide to kill people, or Wu Zhen to commit suicide, can be done quietly, but the cement mixer will make noise when it is started." Mingshu said: "Whether it's the murderer or the helper, I'm not afraid of attracting people." People who live in the vocational school dormitory?"

After the closure of the vocational school, all the teaching staff should have left, but some of the logistics staff lived in the dormitory temporarily because they could not find a suitable next home.However, in the past few months, the remaining faculty and staff have moved out one after another, some are still staying in Dongye City, some have gone to other places, and there are only four of them still living in the dormitory.

Kong Yuanqiang and Li Gong are a couple with a junior high school education.Before the school closed, Kong Yuanqiang was a security guard, and Li Gong worked in a wonton shop on Yilu Street.Because the vocational school provides accommodation, both husband and wife live on campus.

"We never go to the teaching building, it's too far away, and there's nothing to see there." Kong Yuanqiang said, "The valuables in the building have long been sold, and when others come to steal, they just steal some waste building materials and cement. It's none of my business. We're about to move too."

"Steal cement?" Mingshu asked, "Are you sure someone has come to steal cement?"

"I'm sure." Kong Yuanqiang said, "Have you seen the half-dug land next to the teaching building? There was supposed to be a bungalow there to serve as a laboratory building for the students, but the school couldn't operate until the construction started. Yes, building materials and cement, don’t they all pile up there, and there is also a cement mixer. There are many poor people in Yilu Street, and the poor like to pick up some cheap things. Some people directly steal the cement bags, and some people have no machines at home. After mixing Steal it again, and use it directly when you go back. In short, if the mixer rings at night, someone must have come to steal the cement.”

Mingshu said: "You heard the cement mixer beeping, but you didn't go to see it?"

Li Gong interjected, "It's mainly because it's none of our business. I'm still working in Yilu Street, so why bother meddling?"

The other two support staff who still live in the dormitory are Li Meng and Gou Can. They are about the same age as Kong Li and his wife, and they have similar ideas. They both heard the sound of the cement mixer in the middle of the night, but they never thought of crossing the entire playground dam. , to see who is going to steal the cement.

Mingshu asked: "On the night of June 6, did you hear the mixer working, or any other noises?"

Kong Yuanqiang and Li Gong looked at each other, Li Gong said: "It's been more than two months, I don't remember what happened on June 6."

Mingshu had no choice but to ask another way, "Then on a night in late June, did you notice any unusual movements?"

"I didn't notice the different movements, but didn't it get hot this year since late June? I think there will be fewer people stealing building materials and cement later." Gou Can thought for a long time, "Almost none. "

"Yes, yes, yes." Li Gong said, "I didn't sleep well at night, and I would wake up when the cement mixer rang. It seems that since late June, no one has come to steal things."

The trace inspector was still busy at the scene. Mingshu looked at the dirty cement mixer and asked, "How long has this thing been unused?"

"It's been two or three months." Xiao Man said, "It's all gone."

Mingshu walked towards the wall behind the teaching building. There used to be the main entrance of the vocational school, but it was locked after the school was closed. It stands to reason that no matter whether it is a thief or Wu Zhen, it is difficult to enter from the direction of the main entrance.But Kong Yuanqiang and others said that there was a gap in the wall, which was made by former students to skip class. No one blocked it, and it was usually covered with grass.

"Master, where are you going?" Fang Yuanhang followed, "What did you find?"

"Hot weather can't stop thieves, only sudden obstacles can stop them." Ming Shu stopped by the fence, tearing away the messy pile of grass, only to see the breach that Kong Yuanqiang said had been covered with barbed wire seal it.

"This..." Fang Yuanhang said, "If it's sealed like this, no one dares to come in, right? You can't tear off a piece of skin if you force your way in."

Mingshu immediately called Hengjian over to investigate.

"Did you block this?" Li Meng asked the other three.

Both Kong Li and Gou Can shook their heads.

"Then it can only be the murderer." Mingshu said to Xiao Man: "Don't let go of all the traces collected here. After the end of June, Li Gong and others felt that there were fewer thieves, not because it was too hot , but the murderer is unwilling to let them in again. Although the location of the concrete pier is relatively hidden, it may be discovered by thieves. This barbed wire fence is the murderer's 'masterpiece'."

"Ming team, join the case?" Yi Fei asked.

Mingshu has considered the issue of not merging cases for a long time, but there are still many questions that have not been answered.

And at this moment, news came from the Performing Arts Group that Ran He had committed suicide.

"Dead?" Fang Yuanhang was surprised, "Is it simply being forced to death, or is there another conspiracy?"

The word "conspiracy" stimulated Mingshu's nerves.If it was a conspiracy, then could Sha Chun's death also be part of the conspiracy?

The police car drove directly from the vocational school to the Performing Arts Group.

No one who worked there expected that there would be two abnormal deaths around him in a short period of time.

"The news I got now is that Ran He couldn't think about it for a while because of losing his job and family, so he chose to commit suicide." In the fast-moving car, Xiao Yu'an said: "Of course, Sha Chun's death also caused great psychological pressure on him. The people in the group are in a state of panic, and there are many supernatural rumors about the 'Ghost of Shachun'. Half of the people in the folk music club have already asked for leave."

"Xiao Ju, I have an idea." Mingshu said: "We have not been able to determine whether Sha Chun was killed or planned her own death. If it is the latter, what is her purpose? She has worked so hard for so many years, Can't see any dawn, finally discouraged, thought of using death to end everything, and then take revenge on those who humiliated her?"

Xiao Yu'an had obviously thought of this, "Go ahead."

"Suicide, and then leave a suicide note, complaining about the injustice and cold treatment I have encountered over the years, in fact, it can also achieve the purpose of making those people feel guilty." Mingshu said: "But suicide is not as tragic as homicide, nor can it achieve the horror of the rainy night. The effect. The most important thing is that the police will not investigate further after it is clear that it is a suicide. The deeper we investigate now, the more dirty the folk music club will expose, maybe this is what Sha Chun wants to see."

"Then the question goes back to what we discussed last time. Who helped Sha Chun commit suicide?" Xiao Yu paused, "Could it be this person who is spreading supernatural rumors in the performing arts group?"

Mingshu pressed the center of his eyebrows, "It's a bit contradictory."

Xiao Yuan turned his head, "Huh?"

"I think the Sha Chun case and the Wu Zhen case can be investigated together. On the surface, the two cases don't have much similarities, but the logical connection is deep inside." Mingshu said: "But Wu Zhen can be said to be dead. Quietly, if not for the Sha Chun case, we would not have found Wu Zhen at all. The Wu Zhen case is still just an ordinary disappearance case. Wu Zhen's death did not 'revenge' anyone, and Sha Chun The death of Ran He indirectly led to Ran He's suicide, which directly caused the current turmoil of the Performing Arts Group. As far as the results are concerned, the two cases are far from each other."

"Does Sha Chun know that Ran He cheated on his wife during pregnancy?" Xiao Yu'an asked suddenly.

Mingshu shook his head, "It's hard to say."

"Sha Chun may not have predicted Ran He's suicide." Xiao Yu'an said, "As far as I know, the rest of the folk music department came to the group office after Ran He's wife Chen Qian and other members of the Chen family went to the group office for Ran He's derailment. I only found out after the trouble. Sha Chun was isolated collectively, and she had no way to know about it."

Ming Shu said: "Was Sha Chun unexpected that Ran He committed suicide?"

Xiao Yu'an took a deep breath, and he could see that he was also confused, "It depends on who is the person who helped Sha Chun commit suicide."

No substantive results were discussed, and the police car has arrived at the Performing Arts Group.

Ran He was lying on the flat dam downstairs, surrounded by thick blood that had already spread.

Mingshu saw Chen Qian, and when his eyes met, Mingshu noticed something strange.

Last time at the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Chen Qian tried her best to protect Ran He. Anyone who came to see her could see that she was a weak wife who loved her husband deeply but was unfortunately betrayed by him.

Knowing that her husband cheated, Chen Qian chose not to forgive, and Chen's father used official methods to make Ran He lose his job. These are all normal people's reactions.Chen Qian must hate Ran He, maybe she wished Ran He would die, but before Ran He betrayed her, she loved Ran He. They fell in love when they were students. May not feel sad.

This is also the reaction of normal people.

But on Chen Qian's face, Mingshu couldn't see any sadness, only fear and surprise.

Why is Chen Qian afraid?What is she afraid of?

There was also an acquaintance at the scene - Ran He's cheating partner, Yang Yan.

The fear in Yang Yan's eyes was more obvious than Chen Qian's, as if the one who died was not her lover, but a...

People who killed themselves.

There were many witnesses to Ran He jumping off the building, the facts are clear, there is no possibility of homicide.

But Mingshu keenly discovered that Ran He's suicide was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

Fang Yuanhang ran over after receiving the call, "Master, what's the matter?"

"Go find out who is spreading the theory of 'Sha Chun's ghost'." Ming Shu said, "This person may be related to Sha Chun's death."

Noticing that Mingshu was looking at her, Chen Qian's expression changed, as if she was trying to hide her fear.

Mingshu told Xiao Yu'an about this, Xiao Yu'an squinted his eyes, "Let the technical detective investigate Chen Qian's communication records."

The embarrassing truth is buried under the farce of betrayal.

Zhou Yuan found Mingshu with a bunch of communication records and bank statements, "Ming team, since three months ago, Chen Qian has contacted Yang Yan many times! She also transferred 70 yuan to Yang Yan's bank account in batches." !"

Chen Qian and Yang Yan, one is Ran He's wife and the other is Ran He's lover, they are neither friends nor colleagues, how could they have contacted many times during Ran He's cheating and had money exchanges?

"In addition, Chen Qian contacts a man named 'Wang Xuefeng' every day." Zhou Yuan said again: "I checked, this man is Chen Qian's colleague!"

Facing the evidence, Chen Qian turned pale and remained silent for a long time.

But Yang Yan couldn't take it anymore, and cried, "I never thought that I would kill Ran He! Our plan is not like this... It's all Sha Chun's fault, Sha Chun's fault!"

Mingshu did not expect that a murder case would implicate an unrelated ethical tragedy.

In the marriage between Chen Qian and Ran He, it was not Ran He who cheated first, but Chen Qian.

After Yang Yan admitted that she took Chen Qian's money and went to seduce Ran He, Chen Qian finally let go, "Yes, I arranged everything."

"I haven't loved Ran He for a long time." Chen Qian's eyes were blank, as if she had lost focus, "I was the one who chased him back then, regardless of my parents' objections, and I wanted to marry him anyway. If nothing else, I just thought he was handsome. Talented, people from the countryside, honest."

"But after so many years, I've had enough!" Chen Qian gritted her teeth, "After getting married, the short-sightedness, meanness, and ignorance attached to him by poverty were all exposed. His home in the countryside is like a blood-sucking giant. The hole, no matter how I fill it, I can’t fill it. I married a man, why should I support his family? He still wants to bring his poor relatives to the city, how is it possible?”

"I have never had a baby with him. His family is always urging him. He doesn't know that I didn't have a baby because I regretted it!" Chen Qian gradually became agitated, "If I listened to my parents back then, how could I live like this? awful?"

After a pause, Chen Qian smiled dryly, "Last year, after being with Wang Xuefeng, I realized that people still have to listen to their parents and be with people of the same family. Ran He and I are not on the same level at all."

Mingshu said: "Last year? At that time, you were not pregnant, so you could choose to divorce."

"Divorce?" Chen Qian seemed to have heard a particularly funny joke, "Can I leave? The Ran family has already entangled me, and Ran He and his gang of poor relatives are going to drain my last drop of blood! I cheated, Infidelity within marriage, the rural people have no reason at all, not only will they not agree to a divorce, but they will ruin my reputation!"

Chen Qian shook her head, "And my parents can't afford to lose this person. I have let them down once by marrying Ran He, and now I can't cause them any more trouble."

"So you decided to stand on the moral high ground and make Ran Sheng the one who betrayed?" Mingshu said.

"Who told him that he can't stand the temptation?" Chen Qian said contemptuously, "I'm pregnant—of course the child doesn't belong to him. I have to put the divorce on the agenda, and he is also dissatisfied that he can't have a married life with me. I found Yang Yan, that woman is a money-seeker. I gave her a bag and asked her to lure Ran He, and I promised to give her 100 million after it was done. She agreed, and she was very happy to agree. I think so. , Ran He's skin is not bad, Yang Yan sleeps with him. It's a pity..."

Chen Qian lowered her head, and continued after half a minute: "I originally planned to expose this matter in a while, but I didn't expect Sha Chun's matter to come out."

Mingshu said: "You were in the bureau that day, your 'acting skills' were pretty good."

Chen Qian's expression suddenly darkened, "I practiced for a long time, but I never thought I would show it in front of the criminal police. I didn't intend to kill him, I just wanted to divorce him and drive him out of Dongye City, so that he can never It affects my life. If you want to blame it, you can blame Sha Chun. If Sha Chun's death hadn't caused such an uproar, everyone in the Performing Arts Group would have known that Ran He took the lead in bullying Sha Chun, and he...he wouldn't have committed suicide."

Mingshu sighed, "In your heart, Ran He is quite kind."

Chen Qian was startled, "What do you mean?"

"Do you think that Ran He felt sorry for Sha Chun's death? Don't you just believe that he still has a little kindness in his heart?" Mingshu said, "You are wrong. His guilt is almost negligible. He jumped off the building because Having lost his family and job, he jumped out of the countryside and finally found a place to live in the city. He changed the fate of himself and his family—this is the thing he is most proud of. Now all of this is destroyed. He went from having everything to having nothing. He couldn't take it, so he committed suicide."

Chen Qian opened her eyes wide.

"Maybe you thought Ran He would die." Ming Shu got up, "but you don't care."

"I didn't..." Chen Qian hugged her head tightly, her voice became hoarse, "I didn't!"

Finding the source of rumors has never been an easy task, especially rumors like "Sha Chun's ghost".The folk music department and even the entire Performing Arts Group spread the word, and almost everyone was talking about it.

"I really heard crying." Lu Xin is the administrative assistant of the folk music club, and she stayed to work overtime a few nights ago. There are only her and two other administrative employees on the whole floor, "It's in the bathroom on our floor. I was so frightened that I didn't even dare to come out."

People in the folk music club would believe that Sha Chun was crying, but the serious crime team would never believe it.

Mingshu asked to check the surveillance immediately, but before and after Lu Xin entered the bathroom, the surveillance closest to the bathroom and the surveillance a little further away did not capture any suspicious-looking people.

Fang Yuanhang said, "Master, all these surveillance systems have blind spots. As long as you know where the blind spots are, you can avoid them."

"Yeah." Ming Shu stared at the surveillance first, then looked at the layout of the entire floor, and said in a deep voice, "Check other surveillance. This person has anti-detection awareness and knows the blind spots of surveillance, but he may not know it. It’s not just the monitoring near the bathroom that gets TA.”

"Ming team!" Zhou Yuan suddenly shouted: "Come and see here!"

The new building of the Performing Arts Group has a unique design with a sense of art, using the combination of mirrors and glass to create a sense of spaciousness and light.In the footage provided by the No. 4 camera that surrounds the corridor, in the floor-to-ceiling windows that have been turned into mirrors by the night, there is a woman in a white gauze costume walking slowly towards the bathroom before Lu Xin enters the bathroom.

That white gauze costume was exactly what Sha Chun wore when he appeared on stage for the last time.