Madness of the Heart

Granny Xu still opened the door a crack like last time, with a safety chain hanging in the middle of the crack.Her sagging eyelids lifted upwards with great effort, and her shriveled mouth squirmed several times.

Although Xiao Yu'an didn't wear a police uniform, he looked upright, calm and reliable, and the gesture of showing his ID was also done by him, which was more credible than Fang Yuanhang's.

But Granny Xu was still unwilling to take off the safety chain, and a hoarse and harsh voice came from her throat, "You go, I have nothing to say to you."

"You have lived here for decades, you should have seen the little girl who used to live in 4-1, right?" Xiao Yuan said, "20 years old, a simple, cheerful little girl from the countryside."

Granny Xu looked blank, as if she was remembering.

Xiao Yuan said: "You may not have a deep impression of her, because she passed away shortly after moving to 4-1 ten years ago. Do you know how she passed away?"

Granny Xu shook her head.

"She was killed by gangsters." Xiao Yu'an said, "It was her father who lived in 4-1 later, a miserable man who, like you, experienced the pain of bereavement and missed his child for the rest of his life."

Granny Xu opened her mouth, and the wrinkles on her cheeks trembled slightly.

Xiao Yu'an said sincerely: "I came to you today because I know that you have evidence that is crucial to us. Can you help us, and also help that middle-aged bereaved daughter and lonely father?"

After a long time, Granny Xu finally let go of the doorknob.

She took off the safety chain, and the movement of turning sideways looked very lonely, "Come in."

Fang Yuanhang followed Xiao Yuan into this old one-bedroom and one-living room, and was obviously taken aback when he saw the black and white posthumous photo facing the door.Looking around again, I saw a dozen posthumous photos hanging on the surrounding walls, all with the same face.

Both are Granny Xu's son, Zhang Yike.

This scene was quite touching, Fang Yuanhang immediately got goosebumps, but Xiao Yuan's reaction was very natural.

Granny Xu was sitting on a rattan chair, looking at one of the posthumous photos with blank eyes, "Is this place scary?"

Xiao Yu'an said: "Parents' longing for their children should not be described as 'scary'."

Granny Xu laughed dryly, "Everyone who comes to my house thinks I'm scary, saying that I have a ghost son at home. Although some people didn't say it clearly, I know it all."

After a pause for a few seconds, Granny Xu said again: "You are the only one who gave me a different answer. Whatever you want to ask, just ask."

Xiao Yu'an said solemnly: "This year's Spring Festival, you saw someone move out a 'thing' from 4-1, didn't you?"

After a long time, Granny Xu said: "I also saw a person who went in and out 4-1 several times before the Spring Festival. The old man surnamed Huang treated him very well and lent him the keys of his house."

Fang Yuanhang couldn't help finding Hao Lu—Tan Guosheng's photo, "Look, is this the person?"

Granny Xu glanced at it, pushed the tablet away, got up and walked to the back room, "I'll find it for you, you can see for yourself."

More than ten minutes later, Granny Xu staggered out, holding a cuboid-shaped cardboard box in both hands, "It's all inside. If there is anything else, I don't know."

Xiao Yuan took it, opened it, and found a miniature camera and an old-fashioned laptop inside.

Shanxiang Street is monitored by the public, but after a long time, the records are overwritten, and there is no way to check it. There is no surveillance in Kanzi Nine Lane, let alone in residential buildings.

Xiao Yu'an guessed it right, Zhang Yike had indeed installed monitoring equipment for Granny Xu.

"Yike used to do this. He always worked overtime, and he didn't even have time to find a wife." Granny Xu's tone suddenly softened, and her harsh voice no longer sounded harsh, "The security here is not very good. Mr. Ke said, when we save enough money, we can buy a good house and we will move there together.”

Granny Xu lowered her head, "No matter how much money I saved, I couldn't save enough money. One time when Yike came back, he put this thing outside the door, saying that so I could be inside, see what's going on outside, and save the video if something is wrong. , call him immediately."

Suddenly, Granny Xu's voice trembled, "But when I realized something was wrong, Yike had already left, and I couldn't get through to his phone."

Xiao Yu'an did not urge him, but quietly waited for the old man to continue.

Granny Xu raised her head and let out a turbid breath, "That person saw it, and I was afraid, so I took it down. Once the year passed, I asked a craftsman to install the safety chain."

"Be seen?" Fang Yuanhang said: "Impossible, if you are really seen, you can't..."

"Thank you." Xiao Yu'an interrupted Fang Yuanhang, and said to Granny Xu, "I won't take the camera with me. I will return this notebook to you soon."

Granny Xu waved her hand and stopped talking.

Zhou Yuan exported all the videos in his notebook, and the monitoring records of different time periods were played on several monitors.

The camera is not high-definition, the installation position is very hidden, and the shooting angle is not very good.

Even so, the two men who came in front of the 4-1 goal could be discerned.

One is Hao Lu, that is, Tan Guosheng, and the other is Wu Zhen.

From last December to this year's Lunar New Year, Qin Guosheng came to the house five times, apparently as a guest.

On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, when Huang Mouquan was out, Tan Guosheng and Wu Zhen came to 4-1 together, but Tan Guosheng took out the key and opened the door of 4-1. Ten minutes later, Tan and Wu locked the door and left.

At 8:41 p.m. on the fifth day of the first lunar month, Qin Guosheng knocked on the door with fruit, and Huang Mouquan opened the door to welcome people into the house. At 10:25, Qin Guosheng came out from 4-1 alone, wearing gloves and shoe covers, and carrying a large bag. After closing the door, he wiped the handle and lock with a cloth, and finally walked outside the shooting range of the camera. Reappeared in the camera minutes later and went downstairs quickly.

At 10:53, Wu Zhen, who was wearing the uniform of a sanitation worker, appeared and disappeared in the same direction as Tan Guosheng. When he came back, he had an extra key in his hand.

At 11:16, the door of 4-1 opened again, and Wu Zhen appeared dragging a special sack for sanitation. Judging from the proportion and shape, the sack probably contained a person.After closing the door, Wu Zhen walked towards the stairs.

When passing the camera, Wu Zhen suddenly raised his eyes and looked at the camera as if he had discovered something.

"Oh!" Zhou Yuan called out.

No wonder Granny Xu thought that the camera had been spotted, and Wu Zhen's gaze was the same as that of the person watching the video.

Xiao Yu'an stood in front of the monitor with folded arms, "Wu Zhen just looked at the camera, but judging from the behavior behind him, he didn't notice the tiny camera."

Fang Yuanhang nodded, "Otherwise he won't be able to let Granny Xu go."

"But the video only shows Wu Zhen leaving with Huang Mouquan's body." Zhou Yuan said, "What will Wu Zhen do with the body?"

"There is a funeral parlor 4 kilometers away from Shanxiang Street." Fang Yuanhang said, "Will Wu Zhen take the body there and burn it?"

Xiao Man snorted, "Your idea is too unrealistic. The funeral home can burn the corpse if you want? Without a death certificate, which funeral home dares to burn the corpse casually?"

"It can be burned without a death certificate, as long as there is a way." Xiao Yu'an said.

Fang Yuanhang glared at Xiao Man.

Xiao Man stared back mercilessly.

"But Wu Zhen is not someone who can find such a way." Xiao Yuan said again: "He is wearing the clothes of a sanitation worker. There is a high probability that he not only got the clothes, but also got a garbage truck. The sanitation worker is the least attractive. Where is the attention of people going?"

"The sanitation office in the street...the garbage disposal site!" Fang Yuanhang slammed his right fist into the palm of his left hand, and immediately frowned, "But it's not right, if Wu Zhen threw his body at the garbage disposal site, no one would have noticed."

Zhou Yuan pulled out the map, "The nearest garbage disposal site is 2 kilometers northeast of Kanzi Nine Lane. Although 2 kilometers is a bit far for walking, but considering that it is the Spring Festival, Wu Zhen is wearing the clothes of a sanitation worker. It wasn't impossible to dispose of dead bodies in the past."

"Wu Zhen was not the murderer. He didn't know that it was a stranger Huang Mouquan who died. He thought he was about to deal with Tan Guosheng, Professor Qin." Xiao Yu'an said: "Out of respect for Tan Guosheng, he should not They will casually throw the dead body in the garbage dump. If it is buried in the ground, it will not be so easy to find."

The joint burial tomb of Qin Xiao and Chu Qing was on the mountain, and Tan Guosheng was out of breath. The two big bags of firecrackers, joss sticks, paper money, and offering fruits were too heavy. When he finally walked to the tomb, both of his arms were gone. perception.

He sat and rested for a while, but couldn't find a pole or a firecracker, so he simply placed the firecrackers in strips on the ground. When the fire was lit, the red thing immediately exploded all over the mountain, and the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder smoke.

There was no one else nearby, he knelt in front of the grave, kowtowed three times to his parents, with a cold smile on his face, "Dad, Mom, I'm back, and I haven't burned paper for you before, this time I can burn enough paper in one breath." .”

The joss sticks were lit, and the ashes of the paper money were blown into the sky by the wind. Although there were many firecrackers, they were all gone within a few minutes.Tan Guosheng felt that the surroundings were too quiet, so he played the downloaded sad music on his mobile phone.

When the joss sticks were burned out, the paper money was burned out, and this belated sacrifice was over, he was about to end his life.

In his previous life, he lived as a lecturer Qin, and he didn't make a name for himself until he "died".

In this life, he became Hao Lu, who made an experiment with other people's lives, but the "dominos" only fell down and were destroyed.

In his two lifetimes, he has been a failure, and he can't compare to those talented pharmacy professors, nor can he compare to the young Luo Yi.

He is really tired.

Looking back, I am no different from Wu Zhen and Sha Chun, they are both hardworking but mediocre losers.

If I had known this earlier, I would not have killed Huang Mouquan back then. I fell down as the first "domino". With a little sincerity, maybe this death game can continue one person after another.

The joss stick couldn't burn out for a while, but the paper money couldn't stand the fire, and it burned out in a short time. Tan Guoxing stood up, turned off the mourning music, and the surroundings suddenly became quiet. He finally heard the sound not far behind him.

"Hao Lu." Ming Shu's eyes were cold, looking at the perverted murderer who played the part of a filial son in front of his parents' grave, "Should I call you Teacher Qin now?"

Qin Guoxing wasn't surprised at all.

As early as when the serious crime team began to investigate the Sha Chun case, he had expected that these elite criminal police officers, especially the captain surnamed Ming, would find out all the truth one day.

But he didn't expect that Mingshu would appear at this point in time.

He doesn't want to be caught.

It's not that he is afraid of being judged, but that he doesn't want to be judged by these elites.

All his self-esteem would crumble in the face of them.

He is jealous and hates them.

Fortunately, he was already prepared, as long as he swallowed a bottle of highly toxic sodium cyanide, his life would be ended immediately.

"Let me have a few more words with my parents." Tan Guosheng smiled, and put his right hand into the pocket of his coat.

This seemingly ordinary action did not escape Mingshu's sight.

After Tan Guosheng finished speaking, he turned around and immediately took out the sodium cyanide from his pocket.

He unscrewed the bottle cap very quickly, and the deadly powder was about to be poured into his mouth. Mingshu drew his gun, and the sound of the gun resounded loudly in the silent forest.

The bullet passed through Qin Guosheng's wrist, tearing a line of blood, and the plastic bottle flew out immediately and fell into the grass.

Tan Guosheng screamed and fell to the ground, Zhao Fan rushed past Mingshu and restrained Tan Guosheng.

"How many people have you harmed?" Ming Shu shouted, "What qualifications do you have to commit suicide!"

After experiencing failure for most of his life, Tan Guoxing no longer has the will to live.On the way to Dongye City, he didn't look at Mingshu or Zhaofan. No matter what questions Mingshu asked, he had only one answer - I am the murderer you are looking for.

There are 4-5 surveillance videos provided by Granny Xu as evidence in this case, but the chain of evidence is actually not complete. Although the serious crime team has deduced everything, Tan Guosheng's confession is still very important.

If Tan Guosheng is unwilling to say anything, the rest will be very troublesome.

"He seems to be very afraid of us." Zhao Fan said, "Especially you."

Mingshu said: "Normal reaction."

"But it's not the suspect's fear of the police." Zhao Fan added, "It's not because you broke his wrist with a single shot."

Mingshu raised the end of his eyes, "What kind of fear of the law is that?"

Zhaofan thought for a long time, "Hmm... I can't describe it."

It is rare for Zhao Fan, the "Hua Baozi", to describe something, so Ming Shu couldn't help but look at Tan Guosheng again.

There is nothing eye-catching about this person's appearance. At first glance, he looks like a very ordinary person.But under this ordinary skin, there is actually a heart capable of planning such a "suicide".

Tan Guosheng has been twisted to the extreme, is he still afraid of anyone?

The kind of fear of the law that is not the police, what is the fear of the law?

What Zhao Fan couldn't describe was pointed out by Xiao Yu'an, "Tan Guosheng is not afraid of the police, but an elite in the industry. Until he was 40 years old, he was still just a lecturer in the school of pharmacy, and he hadn't done anything. In terms of academic achievements, in his understanding, he is a person who is trampled under by the elite. He is a doctor, and after becoming Hao Lu, he has been at the bottom of society all the year round. Why do you think it is?"

Mingshu said: "Although the only person who knows his true identity is dead, he still worries about the secret being discovered. He doesn't even dare to take the train, how could he dare to go to a high place?"

"This is one reason." Xiao Yu'an said: "But there is another reason, that is, he is afraid of contacting the elite. The elite will remind him of his failures in those years in the pharmacy school, and it will make him want to die."

Mingshu scratched his hair, "It's hard to understand."

Tan Guosheng's wrist has been treated, he looked at Mingshu with dull eyes, and asked for a few more policemen to interrogate.

"I'll tell you everything, but I don't want to face you," he said. "Especially you."

Fang Yuanhang said sharply: "Now is not the time for you to ask!"

Mingshu recalled Xiao Yuan's analysis, "Who do you want to replace?"

Fang Yuanhang was surprised, "Master?"

Mingshu raised his hand at him, and continued to say to Tan Guosheng: "If it is reasonable and compliant, I can replace you."

Tan Guosheng had already started to tremble unknowingly, his tightly bandaged hands slid frequently on the table, "Is Officer Luo still there?"

Fang Yuanhang couldn't remember that someone in the serious crime team was surnamed Luo, "Which police officer Luo?"

Yi Fei immediately realized, "Do you want to see Luo Min?"

Tan Guosheng nodded, "Yes, it's Luo Min, let Luo Min come! As long as Luo Min is sitting opposite me, I can say anything!"

Fang Yuanhang went to Huayuan Street Police Station to pick up Luo Min.In the corridor, Yi Fei said worriedly: "In Hao Lu's case, Luo Min, and the members of the task force at that time all had unshirkable responsibilities. Qin Guosheng handed it over to Luo Min for trial, and I'm afraid nothing will come out of the trial."

"Tan Guosheng just wanted to find someone he could face easily. His attitude now is that he doesn't want to struggle any more." Ming Shu said, "Tan Guosheng played a very low-level game on Hao Lu's death." This trick was not discovered by the police who investigated the case back then. In his eyes, Luo Min and others are inferior to him. He has a sense of superiority when facing them."

Yi Fei sighed, "It's come to this point, yet Tan Guosheng is still looking for a sense of superiority."

"Isn't he looking for a sense of superiority in all the things he does?" Mingshu said: "He lacks a sense of superiority too much, so he desperately hopes to make some achievements and surpass those elites in his eyes. Unfortunately, his efforts are wrong. direction."

Luo Min arrived, wearing a police uniform, but very nervous.

The Criminal Investigation Bureau's serious crime team, he had expected to come and work here.Four years ago, the suspect was tortured to extract a confession. Firstly, it was because the pressure from above to solve the case was too great. Second, the Dongcheng Branch had a quota for transfer to the Criminal Investigation Bureau at that time. As long as he was good enough, he would "perform" in front of the leader , By the end of the year, there is hope to enter the Criminal Investigation Bureau, and if it goes further, it is not impossible to join the serious crime team.

But all of this has been ruined, and now he is not even a criminal policeman in the Dongcheng Branch, but "reduced" to the street police station as a policeman dealing with trivial matters.

"Captain Luo." Ming Shu stepped forward, although he took the initiative to say hello, his attitude was cold and alienated.

In Luo Min's eyes, this is arrogance.

"Ming team..." Luo Min laughed awkwardly, not knowing what to say, and subconsciously defended himself, "The case of the School of Pharmacy is not my responsibility alone."

Mingshu interrupted, "Now is not the time to talk about these things. You are the person in charge of the task force, and Tan Guosheng wants to see you by name, so go and interrogate him properly."

Luo Min looked ugly, and stammered: "If I have contributed to this case, can the case nine years ago..."

Ming Shu said: "Captain Luo, I'm just the captain of the Serious Crime Squad. How to deal with the case you're in charge of is beyond my discretion."

The door of the interrogation room opened, and Tan Guosheng raised his head. The moment he saw Luo Min, his dull eyes suddenly lit up, and his tone was pleasantly surprised, "Officer Luo!"

Fang Yuanhang stared at the monitor, "Tan Guosheng's attitude has changed too quickly, why do I think this is like 'my fellow countryman sees his fellow countryman, and his eyes are full of tears'?"

"For Tan Guosheng, Luo Min is his hometown." Ming Shu said, "In another sense, he is a fellow villager."

In the interrogation room, apart from Luo Min, there was also a recorder, and Lin Jiao who was invited by Mingshu from the Psychological Research Center.

Compared with Qin Guosheng, Luo Min is actually more like a suspect.

Tan Guoxing talked to him, especially when he talked about the case nine years ago, it was almost like showing off.

"What I am most worried about is not that you suspect that I have faked my DNA. I have some understanding of the development of DNA technology. My DNA information has not been entered into the database, and my immediate relatives are not alive. You found it at my home. Hair and body fluids are equivalent to 'orphan copies'."

"What I'm most worried about is that you check the whereabouts of the money in my account."

Tan Guoxing actually laughed as he spoke, looking very happy, while Luo Min who was opposite was already pale.

"But you didn't check. I withdrew the money 'before I died', and you didn't ask who took the money."

Luo Min gritted her teeth, "You!"

"You guys have been tricked by me!" Tan Guosheng stared at Luo Min, "I have never done anything successful in my life, and I have always been stepped on by the elites. Thank you, let me also experience the feeling of trampling on others." Feel!"