Madness of the Heart

"You don't know?" Mingshu tapped on the photo on the left, "Then why is there your skin tissue in her nails?"

Wang Zheng opened his eyes wide immediately, "Me, what is mine?"

Mingshu sighed, "Do I need to repeat it? Your skin tissue is in the victim's nails. Otherwise, why would I invite you here?"

Wang Zheng said: "I thought you were looking for me for the mistakes I made before! I really don't know this person! I have never seen her before!"

People can lie, but physical evidence can't.

Mingshu's gaze shifted from Wang Zheng's face to Wang Zheng's arm, "Take off your shirt."

Wang Zheng froze on the interrogation chair.

Mingshu added: "Or you can roll up your sleeves, as long as you can expose both arms."

There was obvious fear in Wang Zheng's eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he took off his takeaway clothes and rolled up the sleeves of the T-shirt inside.

Mingshu saw at a glance that there was a not so obvious scratch on Wang Zheng's right arm.

Mingshu raised his chin, "What is that?"

Wang Zheng looked down, "This is... ah! I remembered, it was caught by a woman!"

Mingshu picked up the photo on the left, "This woman."

Wang Zheng quickly closed his eyes, not daring to look at the photo of the corpse.

Wang Zheng's series of reactions after he was brought to the serious crime team made Mingshu feel that he might not be the murderer, but it is a fact that his skin tissue appeared in the victim's nails.

Wang Zheng said he didn't know the victim, so under what circumstances would the victim arrest Wang Zheng?

Mingshu said: "Recall carefully, when did this scratch appear? Why did this woman arrest you?"

Wang Zheng was fidgeting, "Just a few days ago, we were all on the bus, and the bus was very crowded. She was standing next to me, wearing a white sportswear. I don't know what happened, the bus suddenly braked suddenly, and she I didn't stand still, and grabbed my arm all at once. I'm a man, and I've been used to rough and tiring work for a long time, so I didn't feel much pain. You don't tell me that I don't even know that I have scratches here. "

"Wait." Mingshu said, "Although the temperature hasn't dropped significantly a few days ago, it's not the season to wear short sleeves. Why are your upper arms still exposed?"

"I just finished working on the construction site!" Wang Zheng said, "Is there any surveillance in the car? She and I are standing near the rear door. If you don't believe me, you can check the surveillance!"

Mingshu asked, "Which bus did you take? When did you get on and off?"

Wang Zheng said: "Route 308, the construction site is working at night. I finish work at 9 am and start delivering express at noon. Let me think about it... It should be around 9:10 when I get on the bus, and it should be no later than [-] when I get off."

Mingshu Fang Yuanhang said: "Go, verify Wang Zheng's words."

The bus and subway systems in Dongye City have long been equipped with monitoring.As Wang Zheng said, the victim's nails had his skin tissue, and it was indeed because of an emergency brake on the 10 bus on October 13th.

Yi Fei has already rushed back to the crime team and informed Mingshu of his judgment: "Although Wang Zheng has a hidden illness, after he was released from prison, he has been actively looking for a job and taking care of his elderly mother. I don't think he fits the psychological characteristics of a murderer. "

Mingshu was watching the surveillance, "He is indeed not the murderer, but his clue is very important. The identities of the two victims will be confirmed soon."

Bus No. 308 runs from Heting Station in the south of Dongye City to Tianxing West Road Station in the northwest suburbs. The route is very long, with as many as 37 stops. It passes two commercial centers, a railway station, and four middle schools on the way. And the Zijiao branch campus of Dongye University.

Surveillance at the front door of the bus showed that the girl who scratched Wang Zheng got on the bus at the station near the Zijiao branch campus, with a Nikon SLR on her chest, and her companion was a woman in a red sportswear and black sportswear. shoes for girl.

The characteristics of their clothing matched Wu Mo's description, and judging from their age and attire, they were most likely students of the Zijiao branch campus.

The two girls got off at Tianxing West Road Station, the terminal station, and then appeared on public surveillance on the side of the road, and soon got into a red Ford sedan.

Mingshu gave the task, "Find out the female students in the Zijiao campus who have been missing for more than four days, and find the owner of this Ford."

The general area has been drawn, and the identity of the victim is quickly determined——

Lu Chen, 24 years old, from Helian County, Dongye City;

Zhao Siyan, 24 years old, from Los Angeles.

They corresponded to the No. [-] victim and the No. [-] victim marked by Xing Mu at the scene, that is, the "superior person" and the "lower person".

Both of them are second-year graduate students of the School of Public Administration at Zijiao Branch Campus of Dongye University. They share the same dormitory and the same advisor.

The postgraduate dormitory was newly built in the past few years. The hardware conditions are much better than the undergraduate dormitory. There are only four people in one room, and air-conditioning, hot water and broadband are all available.

Knowing that the two roommates had been killed four days ago, Yang Le was too shocked to speak, and the other girl who shared the room, Zhan Li, was also speechless.

Mingshu saw shock, fear, and uneasiness in their eyes, but the sadness was minimal, almost negligible.

"Lv Chen and Zhao Siyan haven't returned to the dormitory for four days, are you not surprised at all?" Ming Shu asked.

"We, we have a normal relationship." Zhan Li said with a pale face: "And they used to spend the night outside often, and never greeted me. I really didn't know they were dead."

Yang Le hesitantly said: "Although Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan and I are in the same dormitory, I am not classmates with them and we are not familiar with them. I am from the School of Chemical Engineering, and I have been sleeping in the laboratory these days."

Mingshu had already asked the technical team to adjust the surveillance near the dormitory, check the communication records of the two victims, and arranged for Fang Yuanhang and other team members to investigate the relationship between Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan in detail, while he continued to question Yang Le and Zhan Li.

"You said they often spend the night outside, do you know where they go?" Mingshu looked at Zhan Li, "You and her are not only roommates, but also students of the same major. How do you know them?" , should be deeper than Yang Le, right?"

"The bar, and the clubhouse." Zhan Li's forehead was a little sweaty, "They didn't belong to our school before, they were admitted from other schools."

When he said this, Zhan Li frowned, with a hint of disdain and impatience in his expression.

Dongye University is a first-class university, Zhan Li uses "we" and "them" to distinguish himself from Lu and Zhao, Mingshu can see that, as a postgraduate student of this school, Zhan Li does not like Lu and Zhao who came from the school eye-catching.

"Did they go to the nightclub for fun, or..." Ming Shu intentionally didn't finish.

Zhan Li said, "They are going to work part-time."

The two female graduate students often stay out at night and work part-time in the night market, which is really reminiscent.

Mingshu asked again: "Since when? Which bars and clubs are they in?"

Zhan Li shook his head: "I didn't ask. In terms of time, I think it's the second semester of Yanyi."

Mingshu said: "Are Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan on good terms?"

"They are classmates in college, they are different from us." Zhan Li once again showed that superior look.

"That is to say, they always stay together and have their own small circle." Mingshu asked: "Then who is close to them in school?"

Zhan Li said a few names, "They are all graduate students."

Mingshu made records one by one, and then asked: "What about off-campus? Let's say in the last month, has anyone from off-campus contacted them?"

Zhan Li had calmed down from the surprise of learning that his roommate had died, and his expression gradually became indifferent, "I have my own homework and projects, and it has nothing to do with who they associate with."

Yang Le told Mingshu alone that Zhan Li and Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan had many conflicts. He and them were not in the same major and had no competitive relationship, but living in the same dormitory made him feel very uncomfortable, like a sandwich biscuit.

Ming Shu asked: "Before Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan left school, was there anything unusual about you?"

Yang Le recalled, "I stayed up all night in the laboratory that day and planned to go back to the dormitory to catch up on sleep. It was already class time, and I thought there was no one in the dormitory, but Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan were there. They wanted to go out and called me with them."

Mingshu said: "Didn't you say that you are not familiar with each other?"

Yang Le quickly said: "Actually, it's mainly because of Zhan Li. They don't have a good relationship with Zhan Li, and Zhan Li has a particularly strong personality. When Zhan Li was around, the four of us didn't talk much."

Mingshu said: "When Zhan Li is not around, do you and Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan chat occasionally?"

"Yeah." Yang Le said, "Zhao Siyan also showed me her camera. She said she bought it with her part-time job. It cost more than 2 yuan. She wanted to take it out to take pictures of ginkgo leaves. They said, ask me out next time when we go out to play."

Speaking of this, Yang Le's shoulders trembled, and he fell into a feeling of extreme fear, "If I go with them, will I also be killed?"

Mingshu asked back: "Have you offended anyone, or been entangled by someone?"

Yang Le shook his head blankly, "I spend most of my time at school and have a good relationship with my classmates and tutors. I basically have no contact with outsiders."

"Have they been stalked by someone?"

"I...I don't know."

Mingshu said: "Then let me ask you another question. When Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan left the dormitory, were they in a state of high spirits to enjoy autumn?"

Yang Le said seriously: "Yes."

At noon, Mingshu called his team members to hold a case review meeting.

"I found out the bar where Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan worked part-time." Xu Chun said: "It's in the night market street in Nancheng District, called 'Linshen Jianlu'. On the surface, it looks like a very ordinary bar. The minimum per capita consumption is 120 yuan , Is there any problem with the bar itself, and whether Lu and Zhao have caused any trouble there, we have to continue to investigate."

Mingshu said, "What about communication and surveillance?"

Zhou Yuan said: "On the day Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan were killed, and three days later, they only contacted their family members and classmates from other places. There were three strange calls on Lu Chen's mobile phone, which have been verified to be couriers and takeaways. Outside the dormitory Surveillance captured them every day, and when they left on October 10, their behavior was not significantly different from usual."

Mingshu said: "It means that they have not contacted suspicious persons recently... How about pushing the time forward?"

Zhou Yuan looked serious, "Zhao Siyan had frequent calls with a number more than a month ago. After a real-name search, this person is He Yi, male, 34 years old, a civil servant, and works in the Municipal Cultural Bureau."

"A month ago?" Mingshu asked, "Have you been in touch recently?"

Zhou Yuan shook his head, "Zhao Siyan blocked him."

"Lahei?" Mingshu said, "Then this person must be found."

Zhou Yuan said: "Understood."

Mingshu thought for a while, then turned to Yi Fei and Fang Yuanhang, "Where are you?"

Fang Yuanhang first said, "Lv Chen is very popular in the School of Public Administration. There are not so many student activities for graduate students, and many people are unwilling to participate, but Lu Chen has a generous personality and participates in everything. Although he did not study at Dongye University as an undergraduate , but not long after entering the school, I have already gotten to know most of my classmates."

Mingshu said: "'Most' include the students of our school's graduate school?"

Fang Yuanhang said, "Yes."

Mingshu writes and draws in his notebook.What Fang Yuanhang learned was obviously different from Zhan Li's words, so is Zhan Li lying, or most of the students in the School of Public Administration lying?

Mingshu's pen landed on Zhan Li's name, and he put a tick on it emphatically.

"Lv Chen's grades are very good, and the tutor's evaluation of her is also very high." Fang Yuanhang continued: "Zhao Siyan is not far behind, and the comprehensive assessment of the first year of research is ranked below the middle in their majors. Let me put it this way, let's take it As an example from a case, Lu Chen is a student who is very talented and gets good grades without much study. Zhao Siyan is less talented and not too hardworking. He follows Lu Chen in everything. Pulled away."

"Their family conditions are not bad." Yi Fei added: "Zhao Siyan's family is in Los Angeles, middle class, her parents are in business, and she has only one daughter. Although Lu Chen's native place is in the county, he has been living In the city, both parents are in business, and there is a married older sister on top.”

Mingshu said: "Then they don't actually need to go to nightclubs to do part-time jobs."

"In my judgment, maybe it's just a novelty." Yi Fei said: "Maybe he wants to support himself."

Mingshu stared at the contents of the notebook for a long time, "The social relationship between Zhao Siyan and Lu Chen seems to be relatively simple now. From the analysis of the clues, their going to Qiyue Mountain on the 13th is probably just a temporary idea, and no one has been influenced by it." They don’t know that they have been followed by someone, and they probably don’t know who this person is.”

Xu Chun said: "Could this be a random case? The murderer, who is psychopathic and has some special needs for sex, randomly arrested two girls to commit the crime?"

"If this is the case, then the murderer is very likely... No, the murderer will definitely commit crimes again." Yi Fei was a little worried, "The death conditions of Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan indicate that the murderer is a 'expert', he—I assume he is a man ——Before the '1013 case', he must have killed women."

"We have a lot of clues now." Mingshu stood up and threw the notebook on the table.

He has the habit of recording at any time, but after recording, he prefers to analyze the case without his notebook.

"'Lin Shen Jian Lu' is a line. Schools and bars are the most important places for Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan to socialize. Compared with schools, bars are much more complicated, with mixed fish and dragons. Could it be that the murderer is targeting them in 'Lin Shen Jian Lu'? ?” Ming Shu said: “That civil servant named ‘He Yi’ might be a frequent visitor of ‘Lin Shen Jian Deer’.”

Xu Chun said, "I'll follow this line."

"Yeah." Mingshu said again: "The victims died tragically, but rather than hate, the murderer has more 'appreciation' for them."

Yi Fei agreed, "That's right, if the murder was due to hatred, under that condition, the murderer would most likely destroy the body. But I'm thinking, in this way, the murderer might not be someone in their social circle at all."

Mingshu said: "After the investigation of their interpersonal relationship is over, there will be a conclusion on this issue."

Fang Yuanhang raised his hand, "So, doesn't Haijing Temple have a motive for realizing hatred? As long as he is mentally abnormal, he can do anything."

Mingshu smiled at his apprentice, "If you can't let it go, go and investigate it, just like the last case."

Fang Yuanhang shrugged his shoulders and whispered, "I'm your right-hand man now, am I?"

Ming Shu asked Xiao Man again, "Can you tell where those ten nails were produced and sold?"

"They are all ordinary building materials. Judging from the degree of rust, they are at least ten years ago." Xiao Man said: "We have taken them to the construction site and the building materials market for experts to identify, and no construction site is still using this kind of material. Nails have already been eliminated in the building materials market."

Fang Yuanhang said: "Then how did the murderer get this kind of nail? Wait! Since it is such a long-term thing, there may be many people who have used it!"

Xiao Man shook his head, "I have checked each one in detail, and only extracted the victim's DNA information."

Mingshu asked Zhou Man: "Is it possible to use technical means to lock the location of Lu and Zhao's mobile phones?"

Zhou Man said: "No, the murderer has already destroyed the phone."

Mingshu propped his hands on the table, this posture made his gaze look extraordinarily sharp, "This is a murder case targeting young women. The murderer was able to insert a sharp instrument into the victim's temporal bone while he was awake, which shows that he is cruel by nature and has skill. Yes. Team Yi is right. Such a person should have committed crimes in the past, either in other provinces or cities, or in Dongye City, and the victim’s body has not been found yet. If we don’t arrest him this time Stay with him, and he will definitely commit crimes in the near future."

"On the one hand, screen the missing cases in the city to find women who are similar in age to Lu and Zhao, and focus on college students and graduate students with outstanding appearance. On the other hand..." Ming Shu paused, "I'll go Apply to investigate similar cases across the country. However, the case of Lu and Zhao happened in Dongye City. It is the responsibility of our Dongye police to find the murderer. Now that the holiday has just passed, our autumn tour has also been ruined, but everyone should cheer up , we must find out the murderer before he commits another crime!"

With the cooperation of the traffic police department, the team members tracking the Ford sedan identified the owner of the car.

The owner's name is Xiong Hanqiang, 45 years old, from Shouquan Town.

When the police arrived at his home, his wife was crying loudly, "Xiong Hanqiang, don't you want our house anymore?"

Criminal Investigation Bureau.

Mingshu originally wanted to contact the special operations team by himself, but after thinking about it, he decided to hand it over to Xiao Yuan.

When he went upstairs, he saw Liang Zhao again, but this time Liang Zhao didn't see him.

Liang Zhao's face was very gloomy, and he was hurrying to the other side of the stairs with two opaque bags in his hand.

Mingshu subconsciously avoided the shadows, and only came out of the shadows after Liang Zhao had gone downstairs.

There was a slight sound behind him, and Mingshu turned around abruptly.

I saw Li Ju standing a few steps away from him, and said with a smile: "Ming team, why are you so focused on watching?"