Madness of the Heart

People are containers of secrets, once the lock is opened, endless secrets will pour out.

The investigation of Luo Xiangfu's interpersonal relationship was carried out for a whole day, and in the middle of the night, Luo Xiangfu's image had gradually changed from a flat name to a three-dimensional and vivid one.

Compared with most men in their sixties in Dongye City, Luo Xiangfu's social relations are more complicated.

As early as more than 20 years ago, he resigned from the township primary school. After that, he no longer held a regular job, but earned elegant commissions by drawing and writing for bosses in various industries, and authenticating calligraphy and paintings.This was undoubtedly very "avant-garde" at the time.And Kang Yu is a middle school teacher. Although his salary is not much, he is respected.The couple raised a child together and lived a relaxed and interesting life.

Although the Luo family’s house is not very good, Luo Xiangfu’s usual attire is not on the stage. In summer, it consists of T-shirts worth tens of dollars, suit trousers with threads washed out, and a pair of gray leather shoes on his feet. In fact, the economic conditions of the Luo family are not bad.A few years ago, Luo Xiaolong, the only son of the Luo family, went to other places to start a business, and Luo Xiangfu directly supported 200 million.

200 million is by no means a small amount, and an ordinary family may not be able to make up 200 million.After allocating this money, the life of the Luo family was not affected. Later, Luo Xiangfu fell in love with photography, and saved a lot of expensive cameras and lenses.In the beginning, Luo Xiangfu photographed the most landscapes, and he often reported to a senior group, and went around Dongye City all over the place.About two years ago, he stopped taking landscapes and focused on portraits. He has become a street photography enthusiast that can be seen everywhere today. All he takes are long-legged and beautiful beauties, and occasionally a few cute young girls.

In the Municipal Painting and Calligraphy Association, Luo Xiangfu's reputation is not very good.

Chinese people emphasize that "death is the greatest thing". Once a person dies, as long as he has not committed a heinous crime, his notoriety during his lifetime will almost fade away.But if this principle is applied to Luo Xiangfu, it doesn't work.

"Lao Luo is actually not that good. He just knows how to make quick money." This is a more euphemistic way of saying it.

"Luo Xiangfu is just using the name of our association to put gold on his face, fooling the big bosses outside who don't know how to do it, and then pretending to be talented and lofty. You say you can pretend outside, come back Why are you pretending in the association? Who doesn’t know what virtue you, Luo Xiangfu, are?

Yin Qingdong, the vice president of the association, is considered to be a person who has some friendship with Luo Xiangfu. Yin Qingdong was one of the few people Luo Xiangfu invited to his home as a guest a month ago.

"Lao Luo passed away? Killed?" Knowing that Luo Xiangfu was the victim of a murder case, Yin Qingdong turned pale immediately, first surprised, then fearful, with an expression of disbelief, "Have you caught the murderer?"

Mingshu looked directly into his eyes, and the process lasted for about twenty seconds, "There is no clue about the murderer yet, so we went to the association to find out the situation."

Yin Qingdong's forehead was already oozing cold sweat, his thin eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and he murmured, "Who will kill Lao Luo?"

Mingshu has dealt with countless people related to the victim. Looking at Yin Qingdong at this time is like looking at an emotional model.

When a person is killed, his friends must be shocked, and after the shock, there will be intense sadness. After all, people cannot be resurrected after death, and both normal death and abnormal death will bring pain to relatives and friends.Unlike a normal death, however, a homicide necessarily causes a certain degree of panic, but this panic should not outweigh grief.

On the other hand, Yin Qingdong, who is Luo Xiangfu's friend, only showed shock and fear at this time, without any pain, even if there was pain, it was so light that it could be ignored.

So whether Yin Qingdong is really Luo Xiangfu's friend is still a question mark.

Mingshu couldn't help but think of Kang Yu.Knowing that her husband had been killed, Kang Yu's reaction was also unreasonable, as if Luo Xiangfu was not a real person who lived with him day and night, but just a cat and dog he had seen once or twice at the entrance of the village.

The wife is like this, and so are the friends. It seems that Luo Xiangfu's death has the meaning of "light as a feather".

"It's a pity." Yin Qingdong managed to calm down, and there was not much sincerity in his words. "Lao Luo is a very talented person. His departure is a big loss for our association."

These words are undoubtedly bureaucratic.Mingshu asked bluntly: "Who did Luo Xiangfu have serious conflicts with in the association?"

Xu didn't expect the young policeman in front of him to ask such a direct question. Yin Qingdong was stunned for a moment, "Lao Luo...Lao Luo has not had many associations in recent years. Everyone has little contact with him, and occasionally there may be small frictions, serious ones. There should be no conflict."

"He doesn't come to the association much, does that mean he's out there making quick money?"

"This……"

Ming Shu's tone was solemn, "Luo Xiangfu's death involves homicide, President Yin, please cooperate with our investigation."

Immersed in the artistic atmosphere all the year round, Yin Qingdong looks like a chivalrous man with a sword and a horse at first glance.But this fairy bone is like a thin layer of clothes, it will slide to the ground with a light pull.

Yin Qingdong, who had lost his sense of demeanor, was no longer a chivalrous man, but a charlatan who played tricks, "Then let me tell the truth. Most members of the association don't think much of Lao Luo."

Mingshu asked: "Because he advertised his own business in the name of the association?"

"This happened later." Yin Qingdong said: "People looked down on him, the first reason is that he was 'vulgar'."

The word "vulgar" can be praised or criticized in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the world of calligraphy and painting, if a person or work is evaluated as "vulgar", it is tantamount to a cheap joke.

Mingshu nodded, "Continue."

"In fact, Lao Luo is not good at drawing at all, and his handwriting is just like that. He used to draw blackboard newspapers in school. Of course, among the students and teachers, he was regarded as 'good at writing and good at painting', but in Here, we can’t even touch the threshold. With Lao Luo’s level, he couldn’t join the association. But when our association was poor and white, he sent three fans as soon as he came.” Yin Qingdong said awkwardly: “The old president accepted it. We have taught him and personally mentored him. At that time, none of us actually thought that the purpose of his joining the association was not to improve himself, nor to communicate, but to get a business card, and then use this business card to 'deceive' those bosses their money."

Ming Shu was silent for a few seconds, then pulled the topic back, "It's one thing to look down upon, but another to offend. Has Luo Xiangfu offended anyone?"

Yin Qingdong frowned, "Do you suspect that someone from our association killed Lao Luo?"

"It's just a routine problem." Mingshu said.

Yin Qingdong became more and more nervous, "No way, really no way. Lao Luo wanted to blend in with us a few years ago, and he often invited us to drink and eat. I have also developed some friendship with him since then. But many people still look down on him. Ignore him, as time goes by, he will stop befriending him, come to the association less and less, and focus on making money. If you want to investigate the suspect, we will not gain anything here, so why not investigate his family, And the bosses with whom he has money dealings."

Without Yin Qingdong's reminder, Mingshu had already sent people to investigate step by step. Hearing what he said now, he simply asked, "His family? What do you know?"

Yin Qingdong hesitated a little, "Lao Luo, his wife Kang Yu, and son Luo Xiaolong don't have a good relationship."

"Really? But after Luo Xiangfu disappeared, it was Kang Yu who ran around." Mingshu said intentionally, "She is very anxious."

"It's just running around, which doesn't explain anything. Being anxious doesn't explain anything. How do you know she's not pretending? Let me put it this way, I am also in the painting and calligraphy industry. Lao Luo's level is really not good enough for me. He is opportunistic, but Not stealing or robbing, just to make money to support the family, is it not a sin?" Yin Qingdong talked about some seemingly insignificant things, and then said: "He also made money for his family, which is true. Those big The boss is very generous with the money, tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands at every turn, but Lao Luo’s food and clothing are like a rustic old man who just entered the city. Why? Because the money was squandered on his useless son and lavish wife !"

Mingshu remembered that Kang Yu was not only well maintained, but also dressed in the upper middle class.

If Kang Yu and Luo Xiangfu were standing together, they might not be able to see that they are a couple.

"Once after drinking, Lao Luo told me that when he was young, he was afraid of being poor, and his old mother was sick and had no money for medical treatment, so she left after a long time." Yin Qingdong continued: "He was so focused on making money, but he was reluctant to give it to her. Spending money by himself, we laughed at him for losing money. He said that some of the money he earned would be spent by Kang Yu, and some would be saved in case of accidents.”

"Luo Xiangfu gave Luo Xiaolong 200 million, do you know?"

"I know, why don't you know? Lao Luo has said it several times, and it can be seen that he is very happy-to help his son, which father is not happy? By the way, later Luo Xiaolong lost money in business, so he asked Lao Luo again. Ask for money."

Mingshu raised his eyebrows, this is a new piece of information, "How much will it cost? Luo Xiangfu gave it?"

"I am not sure."

"When did this happen?"

"Recently." Yin Qingdong recalled: "Last month, Lao Luo asked me, Lao Fu, and Lao Li to visit his house. At that time, he hadn't paid any money, and complained to us that Luo Xiaolong had no business sense. How much money did he give?" It’s all in vain. As for whether it was paid or not, I don’t know.”

Ming Shu immediately asked: "Then do you remember that Luo Xiangfu had a conflict with Kang Yu that day?"

Yin Qingdong asked strangely, "Kang Yu told you?"

Mingshu answered irrelevantly, "Is there a lot of trouble?"

"Actually, it's not a trouble." Yin Qingdong said, "Kang Yu unilaterally yelled at Lao Luo, saying that Lao Luo should not belittle his son in front of outsiders. Hey, what do you mean? Lao Luo is in a bad mood, tell me Isn’t it okay? Father’s money is not money, so he can squander it at will? It’s also because of Lao Luo’s richness and weak personality that Luo Xiaolong can extract money from him one after another. If I say something unpleasant, Even if Lao Luo is not killed, in the long run, he will be squeezed dry by Luo Xiaolong."

This is different from what Kang Yu said.Mingshu looked at Yin Qingdong, thinking about Kang Yu's explanation not long ago.

Between these two, someone must be lying.

The question is who is lying, and whose benefit is the lie.

"What else?" Mingshu's mind was spinning very fast, but his face was calm, "Are there any bosses who deal with Luo Xiangfu, are you particularly impressed?"

"I don't dare to say that casually." Yin Qingdong waved his hands one after another, "Your police are powerful, you can check it yourself."

Mingshu narrowed his eyes and smiled.

Yin Qingdong quickly explained, "I only heard from Lao Luo that some bosses owed him money, but I really don't know who it is. I can't guess randomly, right?"

"Last question." Mingshu said, "How much do you know about Luo Xiangfu's obsession with photography?"

"You are asking the right person. I accompanied him to buy a camera earlier."

"Kang Yu said that since he got this hobby, he didn't even take business much?" Ming Shu threw out the message ambiguously, just waiting for Yin Qingdong to open the conversation.

"Kang Yu still has the face to say it?" Yin Qingdong laughed dryly, "Lao Luo's family life is unsatisfactory, so he takes photography as his sustenance. Kang Yu only cares about herself and Luo Xiaolong, and has been cold and violent to Lao Luo all the year round. It's fine for Lao Luo to go home. Whether it's at home, no one cares about it."

Mingshu has handled domestic cold violence cases before.Nowadays, many people think that whether domestic violence is cold violence or traditional violence, the victims are women, but this is not the case.In many middle-aged and elderly families, a considerable part of those who suffer from cold violence are men.

"Most of Luo Xiangfu's photos are young women." Ming Shu asked, "Has he shown you any photos?"

Yin Qingdong opened his mouth and sighed, "I've seen it, every time he shows me he looks very happy. But you say he's an old man, chasing after little girls to take pictures? Decades ago, this was Immortal, you have to go to jail! I tried to persuade him, but he didn't like to hear that he had been busy with his family all his life, and he only thought about making money for decades. Don't persuade any of us."

Ming Shu leaned back in his chair, sorting through the massive influx of information.At this moment, Zhou Yuan made a phone call, "Ming team, surveillance has found something!"

画质不佳的视频里，7月1日夜间10点24分，一个戴着鸭舌帽的男子行迹诡异进入罗祥甫所居住的小区，11点57分原路离开。

The man was Luo Xiaolong, and the camera that captured him was installed at the west gate of the complex, and it was one of the only two working cameras.

"Ming team." Zhou Yuan is small and his voice is low, "I remember when you asked me to adjust the video, Kang Yu said that Luo Xiangfu would not go in and out through the west gate, and our efforts to check the west gate's camera were in vain."

Of course Mingshu also remembered this detail, and even more remembered that when he was at Luo’s house, Kang Yu said that Luo Xiaolong hadn’t been home for several months and was currently on his way back to Dongye City!

The day before Luo Xiangfu was killed, Luo Xiaolong inexplicably appeared in the community, and a month before that, Luo Xiangfu complained to his friends about his son's failure in business and asked himself for money.

Luo Xiaolong returned home late at night, did he have any money disputes with Luo Xiangfu?

Was Luo Xiangfu's death related to Luo Xiaolong?

"Where is Luo Xiaolong now?" Ming Shu asked with a cold expression.