Madness of the Heart

A "Miemen case", a "1013 case", a disappearance case, and countless clues in the three cases are mixed together. If it were someone else, it would have been messed up. Even if it was Mingshu a year ago, they might have already been arrested. less than rein.

But today is different, Mingshu has been in the special operations team for a year—where is the special operations team?Serious and unsolved cases from all over the country are collected there, and the clues can be pulled into a suffocating net.

After Mingshu's experience in that kind of place, no matter his state of mind or vision, he has already stepped up to a higher level.In addition, Xiao Yu'an is now managing the Criminal Investigation Bureau, like a solid backing, it's really not good, and Xiao Yu'an is still supporting it.

Mingshu knew it well, and after eating the chicken soup chaoshou and crab roe steamed stuffed bun, he closed the door to sort out his thoughts, and then called Yi Fei over.

Yi Fei is already prepared, "Separate investigations, right?"

"Well, the two cases in our hands were linked by Qin Xu. Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan, he was the first to find out, and he even took photos. He was also the first to find out about the four victims from 5-8. , and took photos. But now it is the early stage of the investigation, and Qin Xu has serious psychological problems, so he cannot be speculated with the thinking of a normal person. It is not very wise to forcibly close the two cases because of him. Interference." Mingshu tapped his fingers on the notebook cover, "In this way, I will focus on the 5-8 case, and you will focus on the Qiyueshan case, and we will communicate at any time."

"No problem." Yi Fei nodded, "I've been interrogating Zhan Li for a long time, but before I can tell you, the case of the Qin family came out."

Mingshu asked, "What did Zhan Li say?"

"Zhan Li's hatred for Lu Chen is pure jealousy. It can be seen from her Weibo and ordinary words and deeds that her jealousy has been rising faster and faster since she entered the school as a graduate student. In March of this year, She poured the essential oil into Lu Chen's black tea, which was a kind of temptation, which proved that she already had the intention of poisoning Lu Chen. On October 3, she admitted that she had learned that Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan were going to pray for the moon. Immediately after the mountain admired the autumn, she followed to kill Lu Chen on the mountain—if possible, she would also kill Zhao Siyan.” Yi Fei paused, “But she later defended herself, saying that Qiyue Mountain It was only later that she realized that the forest was too big, and before evening, she not only failed to find Lu and Zhao, but also lost her way in the mountains."

"Get lost?" Ming Shu thought for a while, "This possibility cannot be ruled out."

"I thought so too. Zhan Li went to Qiyue Mountain on impulse. All along, she was more inclined to poison Lu Chen. On the 13th, she followed to Qiyue Mountain because she felt that Qiyue Mountain was a murderer hiding a corpse." It’s a good place.” Yi Fei continued: “Zhan Li has never been to Qiyue Mountain before, so I don’t know much about it. It’s normal to lose your way in the mountains when you go there for the first time.”

Mingshu asked: "Has she been to Haijing Temple halfway up the mountain?"

"Not there yet." Yi Fei said: "Zhan Li said that when she was anxiously looking for the way, she heard the sound of evening drums from the mountain."

Mingshu raised his eyebrows on the right side, "Did she tell you that she felt that the sound of the evening drum was long and thick, full of Zen, which made her calm down suddenly and dispelled the evil thoughts in her heart?"

Yi Fei's eyes widened, "Yo, that's really accurate."

Ming Shu said: "Otherwise she wouldn't suddenly mention Mu Gu."

"It's roughly what you think, but there are still some discrepancies—Zhan Li didn't calm down as soon as she heard the monk ringing the bell. According to her, she was very hesitant. On the one hand, she still hoped that Lu Chen would die, and on the other hand, Besides, there is a temple in Qiyue Mountain. Although she doesn't believe in gods and Buddhas, she doesn't want to be charged with murder in a place where there are gods and Buddhas." Yi Fei said: "So, she didn't Going up again, but I was not willing to go down the mountain, I struggled on the spot for a long time, until it was getting late, I still haven’t made up my mind.”

"Wait." Mingshu said, "Zhan Li said that she lost her way when she went up the mountain. It was afternoon. After dark, how did she find the way down?"

"That's the key." Yi Fei said: "Zhan Li said that after the end, she was already scared, and she put aside the matter of killing or not killing, and just wanted to go down the mountain quickly, but she really couldn't find a way."

"At this time, someone appeared and led her down the mountain?"

"Correct!"

Mingshu asked: "Who is this person?"

Yi Fei shook his head, "A young man claimed to be a donkey friend, but Zhan Li said that there was not much light around at that time, and she couldn't see the man's appearance clearly."

Mingshu said in a low voice: "Man, donkey friend, I didn't see his face clearly..."

Yi Fei said: "You suspect that Zhan Li is lying?"

Mingshu said: "No, I care about this man's identity."

Yi Fei said: "Huh?"

"The premise of Zhan Li's lying is that what she did must be covered up with lies. For example, she is the murderer who killed Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan." Ming Shu said: "But Zhan Li's previous explanation is also in line with the truth. The logic of her own behavior. Another point is that Zhan Li is good at martial arts, but Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan died of sharp weapons. Zhan Li went up the mountain in such a hurry, how did he prepare those ten iron nails?"

Yi Fei said: "I also think that the possibility of her being the murderer is not high. On the night of the 13th, she took the 308 bus back to school, and the surveillance camera captured her face. Her expression and state are really not like a person who killed two classmates. murderer."

Ming Shu said: "Then this man appeared very strange. Zhan Li lost his way, and there was no one around to ask for directions, which means that he was not taking the road that tourists often take. Zhan Li went up the mountain with the purpose of killing people. Of course, the more remote the road, the better. But why did that man take the same road as Zhan Li? What was his purpose? Why did he just meet Zhan Li and take Zhan Li down the mountain?"

"I understand what you mean." Yi Fei jotted it down in his notebook, "I'll go to interrogate Zhan Li again."

There was a moment of silence in the small meeting room.

Yi Fei said: "Fang Yuanhang has to follow me this time. He has been in Chahaijing Temple."

"Almost forgot." Mingshu took out a stamped list and handed it to Yi Fei, "Fang Yuanhang's application to search Haijing Temple has been approved."

The division of labor was almost done, and Yi Fei immediately took his team to Shouquan Town.Before Mingshu could call other team members to discuss the case of Qin Xiong's family, he received a call from Lan Qiao.

Once the women's police squadron of the Dongcheng Sub-bureau takes action, the efficiency is quite high. The takeaway worker who delivered food to Qiu Min in Shouquan Town on October 10 has been found.

Ming Shu and Lan Qiao sat at the same table, Shen Lan stood behind them, and the tablet on the table was playing the questioning clip.

The delivery person said that the situation that day was relatively rare. Mr. Qiu who ordered the food did not write down the detailed delivery address, but only wrote the third alley attached to Hongshu Street, and the remarks said that he called at the entrance of the alley.

"I was afraid of wasting time, so I called Mr. Qiu as soon as I arrived at Hongshu Street." The delivery man said, "After about 5 minutes, I saw a man wearing a peaked cap at the end of the third alley. He said he was Qiu. Sir, I also called to verify, and gave him the meal he ordered."

The team member asked: "Do you still remember what this Mr. Qiu looks like?"

The delivery man recalled it for a long time, and smiled honestly, "I'm sorry, I have to see a lot of people every day, and I really don't remember clearly. But if you have his photo, I may remember it after looking at it."

The team members took out five photos of Qiu Min, including ID photos and life photos.

The more the delivery man looked at the expression, the more confused he became, "It doesn't look like it. The person I saw should not be this person. This person is too handsome and very white. The person I saw was not so handsome."

After watching for a while, the delivery man confirmed: "They are definitely not the same person! I still have this look!"

Lan Qiao turned off the video, "Ming team."

Mingshu stood up, put his hands in his trouser pockets, "Someone ordered food on the 14th with Qiu Min's mobile phone, takeaway platform account, and online banking, and went to pick it up in person. Two possibilities——Qiu Min has been killed, and this person wants to Create the illusion that Qiu Min is still alive; Qiu Min is in another place for some reason, and this person helps create the illusion that Qiu Min is in Shouquan Town."

"It's all an illusion." Lan Qiao sighed, "My team members visited Hongshu Street, which is the most backward block in Shouquan Town. Almost all of them are bungalows. The three alleys are not monitored from the entrance to the end of the alley. The takeaway staff also said that they were actually reluctant to deliver the order because it was too chaotic over there, and people who live in the third lane of Hongshu Street don’t order takeaway much.”

Mingshu asked: "Do the people there have any impression of Qiu Min himself?"

"No, they all said they never met Qiu Min." Lan Qiao said, "As for the man wearing the peaked cap that the delivery man saw, because he couldn't tell the exact appearance, we couldn't make a portrait, so we can only ask about it. No useful information."

"This 'stand-in' is probably very familiar with Shouquan Town. He knows where it is not easy to attract attention, and he also knows where there is no surveillance." Ming Shu paused for a few seconds, then asked: "Any other clues?"

Lan Qiao leaned back in the chair and didn't answer immediately.

Mingshu turned sideways, "What?"

"It may be that my thinking is not open enough. I haven't figured out the reason why Qiu Min left voluntarily." Lan Qiao said, "Before he disappeared, Qiu Min had a good life. By checking his work email and platform backstage For the record, we have contacted about a dozen of his partners. They all said that Qiu Min has drawn up cooperation intentions with them for the remaining months of this year, and some have even given plans. On October 10th, that is On the day Qiu Min posted on Weibo for the last time, he also sent a work email to his partner about the hype for the next month. He had no reason to leave suddenly.”

Mingshu said: "It's not that your thinking is not open enough, it's that all the clues presented to us in this case prove that Qiu Min has been killed with a high probability."

Lan Qiao took a deep breath, "There are quite a few people who have the motive to kill him."

As early as Lan Qiao reported the disappearance case to the serious crime team, Mingshu had thought about who might be the murderer under the premise that Qiu Min was dead.

But thinking about it the other way around, if Qiu Min did leave voluntarily to do something, of course he should be fully prepared to create the illusion that he was still busy with work before he disappeared, so as to mislead the police.

In the case of Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan, the police may have been misled once.

"Qiu Min's social circle is very simple. We have already contacted all the people who have communicated with him recently." This time it was Shen Lan who spoke, "These people only have a working relationship with Qiu Min. Qiu Min has always There is no relationship, no close friends, and less and less contact with former colleagues in the law firm. In the past six months, it has basically been cut off. Therefore, we believe that if Qiu Min was killed, the reason should be his work .”

Mingshu asked: "Have you heard about 'Baby Shrimp'?"

Lan Qiao said regretfully: "My initial suspicion was the operator of 'Baby Shrimp'. But..."

Mingshu's eyes suddenly moved, "Have you checked at 'Baby Shrimp'?"

"I haven't had time yet." Lan Qiao said, "I know what you want to know. If we have already been there, maybe we will get some clues to the 'Miemen case'. But sorry..."

Mingshu shook his head, "There's nothing to be sorry for, I'm just asking casually. What other stores are in a similar situation to 'Shrimp Baby'?"

Lan Qiao said: "A lot, I have some target suspects in my mind, but it's hard to say for now."

"Okay." Mingshu smiled, "I don't worry if you investigate the case."

The two exchanged for a while, Lan Qiao asked before leaving, "Why didn't you see Team Yi?"

"You have business with him?" Mingshu said, "He just left and went to Shouquan Town."

Shen Lan secretly sighed.

Lan Qiao immediately said: "It's okay, just ask casually. I'll come to you when I have a breakthrough here."

The second section of Longcheng Road, the old community of the gear factory.

Members of the serious crime team and the criminal investigation team were visiting from house to house. Ming Shu and Xiao Yu'an came to the scene of the crime 5-8 again, and the air still seemed to be filled with the smell of blood.

The Qin family's "Miemen case" should not be called "Miemen case".The so-called "killing the door" means that no one in the family survived, but although there were four people who died between 5 and 8, one of them was an outsider.

There is only one child left in the Qin family, Qin Xu.

"The suspicious thing about this case is why did Qin Ke go home with Yu Xiaohai." Ming Shu stood in front of the coffee table in the living room, facing the sofa where two horrific corpses had been placed, "The surrounding residents and Qin Xu all He said that Qin Ke seldom came home, and Yu Xiaohai never came. Communication records show that Huang Hui called Qin Ke and Qin Xu respectively that night, Qin Ke was in front and Qin Xu was in the rear. Now it seems that That is, Qin Ke brought Yu Xiaohai back, but Qin Xu didn't—Of course, Qin Xu might be lying. But why did Huang Hui suddenly call his eldest daughter and youngest son home? Based on Qin Ke's usual personality, and Why do you want to come back?"

"I've talked to the staff of 'Shrimp Baby'." Xiao Yu'an said: "They have quite the same evaluation of Qin Xiong and Huang Hui—they value money very much, they are very stingy to the employees and themselves, but only to a pair of children. Generous. Almost all the people who work in 'Shrimp Baby' are distant relatives from their respective hometowns, such as Qin Xiujuan who came to see Huang Hui. But even if they are relatives, Qin Xiong and Huang Hui can't trust them.

Mingshu said: "The reason why Huang Hui urgently called the two children back may be related to money. Qin Ke never goes home, but now he came back because of a phone call. The possibility of talking about money is indeed the greatest."

"With the nature of the Qin family, how could Huang Hui allow a stranger to enter the house while they were discussing money?" Xiao Yu'an said, "Qin Xiujuan said that Huang Hui has already become vigilant enough to check the consumables of every dish personally. Logically speaking, it doesn't make sense for her to let people who are not close relatives enter the house late at night."

Mingshu shook his head, "That's not the only thing that doesn't make sense. Why was the murderer able to subdue the three people who were at 5-8 at that time? Where did TA have such great ability?"

"If it's a violent act, the possibility is very low." Xiao Yu'an turned around, "But what if the three of Huang Hui listened to TA actively?"

Mingshu frowned, "What's the reason? What does this person have to do with the Qin family?"

"Two ways of thinking." Xiao Yu'an said: "First, this person was brought back by Qin Ke. Huang Hui has always doted on Qin Ke. Originally, he didn't accept people he didn't know well, but because he was brought by Qin Ke, Huang Hui Compromise. Second, this person first contacted Huang Hui, and it was his idea to even call Qin Ke and Qin Xu home. Huang Hui did not call Qin Xiong, and the employees said that when Qin Xiong left work, he also It's no different than usual."

Mingshu took a deep breath, as if he had inhaled the smell of blood in the air into his lungs, "Killing the whole family and destroying the corpse, this is almost impossible to be an ordinary enmity."

At this time, there was a noise in the corridor outside, and a team member shouted outside: "You can't go in!"

Mingshu walked to the door and saw a middle-aged woman in plain clothes rushing in stumblingly.

The woman's eyes are red, her skin is rough, her hair is disheveled, and she is carrying a travel bag, looking dusty.

Mingshu reacted, "You are Huang Qing?"

Huang Hui has a younger sister named Huang Qing.When the identities of the four victims had not been confirmed the day before yesterday, Ming Shu had asked people to find a way to find Huang Qing.

The woman nodded, and her mouth was crying, "My sister and Ke Ke have really left?"

The important traces in the room have been extracted, Mingshu let Huang Qing in, brought a chair, "Sit."

"Can I see them?" Huang Qing said with tears, "I haven't seen my sister for many years, I didn't expect..."

Mingshu looked at Huang Qing.

From the perspective of clothing and mental state, Huang Qing's life is obviously not good.

It's not that the elder sister must help the younger sister when she is rich, but the huge gap between Huang Hui and Huang Qing just confirms the words of the "Shrimp Baby" employees-Qin Xiong and his wife are very stingy, and they are only generous to one son and one daughter.

Huang Qing is 41 years old this year and lives in the town of Jushu under the jurisdiction of Dongye City. Her husband is a migrant worker all year round. She does not have a regular job and takes care of her in-laws and son in the town. The family is struggling.

Mingshu asked: "You said you haven't seen Huang Hui for many years? Have you ever had any unpleasant experiences?"

Huang Qing sighed, "It's over, I don't hate her long ago."

Mingshu said, "What's the matter?"

According to Huang Qing, the relationship between himself and his sister has been very good since childhood. When he grew up, Huang Hui went to work in the city, met a local Qin Xiong, got married soon, and lived a tight life. Later, Huang Qing also got married. Marriage, the two families will walk around each other during the holidays.

Qin Xiong's parents are employees of the gear factory, and there is a younger brother in the family. The five members of the family live in this old house, and it is difficult.

But before Qin Ke was born, Qin Xiong's younger brother disappeared. Qin's mother was too sad and couldn't afford to get sick. The family lost two people immediately.

When Qin Ke was over one year old, Qin Xiong's father also passed away.This house became the small home of Qin Xiong and Huang Hui.

At that time, Dongye City began to develop rapidly, and Qin Xiong and Huang Hui collected money everywhere, saying that they wanted to open a restaurant.Huang Qing didn't discuss it with her husband, so she dug out all the family's wealth and lent it to them.

This opened restaurant is the predecessor of "Baby Shrimp". Of course, it was not called "Baby Shrimp" at that time, but "Longcheng Restaurant".

Qin Xiong is rude, face-saving, keen to show off his status as the head of the family in front of outsiders, and often quarrels with Huang Hui, but he has some skills in cooking.

There were very few restaurants back then, so how can it compare with what it is now. "Longcheng Restaurant" has gradually gained some reputation due to its excellent taste, and the Qin family has also got rid of the poverty of the past.

After having accumulated savings, Huang Hui immediately returned the money he borrowed from Huang Qing to Huang Qing with interest.At first, Huang Qing felt that her sister was borrowing and repaying, and she kept her promise.It was only later that I realized that Huang Hui did this because he wanted to draw a line with himself.

Poor people can be poor together, but when they are rich, poor relatives are useless.

Huang Qing knew that his sister and brother-in-law's shop was getting more and more profitable, but he never thought of asking Huang Hui for some favors. The only time he asked Huang Hui was for his son's schooling.

The educational resources in the town are very poor, Huang Qing wants to send his son to the city to go to school, and asks Huang Hui to find a relationship.Huang Hui refused on the spot, disregarding any affection for sisters.

Huang Qing was shocked and angry, and couldn't help but bring up the matter of borrowing money back then.

Huang Hui asked: "Didn't I return the money to you with interest? I still owe you?"

Feeling humiliated, Huang Qing took his son back to his hometown and severed contact with Huang Hui ever since.

On the contrary, Qin Ke likes her as a little aunt, and occasionally calls and sends some gifts.

"I've looked down on her for a long time. No matter how you say it, she's my sister. I don't blame her." Huang Qing mourned, "She used to be very good. If she hadn't been married to Qin Xiong and was influenced by Qin Xiong, she wouldn't have become like that..."

Ming Shu looked at Xiao Yu'an, "Qin Xiong has a brother?"

There is no household registration information showing that Qin Xiong has a younger brother, and this younger brother disappeared 21 years ago before Qin Ke was born.

What the police know so far is that Qin Xiong is an only child, and the house in the gear factory is an inheritance left to him by his parents.

Xiao Yu'an said: "Recall again, did Huang Hui talk to you about Qin Xiong's brother?"

Huang Qing opened his mouth in confusion, "He... are you looking for him? He has been missing for so many years, he should be dead."

"It's okay." Xiao Yu'an's voice was gentle but strong, with a strength that made people have to obey, "You just need to tell me what you know about him."

Huang Qing lowered his head and thought for a while, "I remember his name is Qin Ying, and he is much younger than Qin Xiong. My sister said that he was a child picked up by Qin Xiong's parents outside. But even though he was not his own, Qin Xiong's parents treated Qin Ying as a child. But it's better than treating Qin Xiong, what's good about the family, and he's the first to think of Qin Ying."

Ming Shu said, "Huang Hui has a lot of resentment towards Qin Ying?"

"In that kind of situation, everyone would feel uncomfortable. After Qin Ying disappeared, my sister and Qin Xiong both breathed a sigh of relief." Huang Hui began to wipe away tears as he spoke, "My heart aches for Keke, who on earth would kill her?" It's all bad!"

"It turns out that Qin Xiong has a missing younger brother." Ming Shu folded his arms, pacing repeatedly between the living room and bedroom of 5-8, "Looking at it this way, the turning point in Qin Xiong's life actually occurred after Qin Ying disappeared. Qin Ying was picked up. She doesn't have a household registration, but she is loved by the Qin family's parents. Did Qin Ying disappear 21 years ago, or was she..."

As he said that, Mingshu raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Yuan, "A family living at the bottom has limited resources. Qin Ying's existence makes Qin Xiong breathless. His wife is pregnant, and his child is about to be born. Isn't he It is impossible to attack this person who is robbing resources with his own small family."