Madness of the Heart

In the burial tombs outside Liangxi Town, there is a two-person tomb. Compared with the high-priced tombs bought by Mou Qinzhi and He Yinghua, this older tomb looks more popular.

The old man inserted thick and thin incense in front of the tomb and burned the paper while telling Xu Chun, “Haiyuan’s biological parents were buried here. He used to come back to sweep the tomb every year. He hasn’t been here for a long time. When Liu Lan was alive, he often helped him. Come and see, Liu Lan is gone, so I will do it."

Criminal Investigation Bureau, Crime Squad.

“One of Mu Haiyuan’s biological parents died of a famine. At that time, Mu Haiyuan was only a teenager, and one died before Mu Haiyuan became famous. Neither of them saw Mu Haiyuan become useful.” Fang Yuanhang sighed after finishing the clues sent back by Xu Chun, “No wonder Mu Haiyuan later. Being so obsessed with filial piety, there is no biological parents, and filial piety must be created to create conditions.

Ming Shu shook his head, "He is not obsessed with ‘doing filial piety’, he is obsessed with ‘becoming a filial son.’”

Fang Yuanhang asked: "Is there a difference?"

"Of course there is." Ming Shu said: "What you mean by'fulfilling filial piety' means that he is sincerely filial to his parents, and'becoming a filial son' is what he shows to the outside world. Decades ago, martial arts movies were popular, and Mu Haiyuan's looks, His style of play can’t be said to be distinctive, and accordingly, his popularity is not high. He must create a characteristic for himself that is different from others, so he chose to be'filial.' From Mu Qinzhi and He Yinghua’s life in the villa, it can be said. It can be seen that everything he does has more elements in performance."

Fang Yuanhang thought for a while, "This is what Mou Haiyuan, a man who liquidated his mistakes on others, talked about filial piety. What he cares most is probably his embarrassment when he was a child. The most pitiful thing was his childhood self, so he Will do youth charity after getting rich."

Ming Shu was silent for a while.

Yi Fei said, "Xiao Ming?"

"Now Mu Haiyuan's background is clear, and his motives are clear." Ming Shu took a long breath and looked solemn, "But what about others? No matter how close our inferences are to the facts, it's useless to find no one."

Hearing this, Yi Fei pressed his right fist against his lips.

This is indeed the most troublesome problem now. This is the case for many cases that have not been solved for more than ten years or even decades. The clues are available and the evidence is available. The suspects are accurately identified, but no matter how they are searched, no suspects can be found. In some cases, the suspect was finally found, and the suspect has died for one of these reasons.

The two cases in the hands of the crime squad faced the same problems.

"Qin Ying was rescued by Jiechen 21 years ago." Ming Shu leaned back in his chair, closing his eyes and said, "Qin family has something to revenge for him, but on the other hand, Jiechen treats him. In other words, there should be a kind of gratitude that must be repaid. The more persistent the hatred, the more the blessings given to others will be remembered. Qin Ying..."

As he said, Ming Shu suddenly opened his eyes, "If it was Qin Ying who killed 5-8 four people, then before or after his revenge, he should at least go to Qiyue Mountain to take a look at Qiechen and take care of him back then. Monk."

Yi Fei said: "But it is very likely to expose himself."

"Not so." Ming Shu shook his head, "Qiyue Mountain, Longcheng Road, the two places where the eight poles can't be reached, how can we expose? If Qiyue Mountain is calm, no matter how we investigate the 5-8 case, we can't find Qiyue Mountain. Go to Yueshan."

"But there is no need for Qin Ying to see Yu Chen, isn't the Yu Chen who rescued him already dead?" Fang Yuanhang was startled when he finished speaking, "No! The old Xiao Chen is dead, and now Xiao Chen is pretending to be Mou Haiyuan. , But Qin Ying doesn't necessarily know, so he will still visit the mountain!"

Ming Shu held up his hand and frowned at Fang Yuanhang.

Fang Yuanhang was stunned, "Master?"

"Assuming, I'm just assuming." Ming Shu opened the notebook and quickly scribbled on it, "Qin Ying returned to Dongye City for revenge. His target was Qin Xiong's family, but before revenge, he wanted to see if Yu He could help. A monk of grace. So he went to Haijing Temple and found that Hu Chengyi, who had taken care of him, had left, and Master Jingchen was no longer the benefactor in his memory. What would he do?"

Yi Fei said: "Think of it as an avenger. Qin Ying will observe Master Xiaochen, analyze clues, and finally..."

Ming Shu said: "Finally, it was discovered that Master Yuchen had been'adjusted'!"

"Damn!" Fang Yuanhang said, "Then Qin Ying would be very angry when he discovered the truth? Would he force Master Mu Haiyuan to ask where Master Keep Chen went?"

Yi Fei said: "Qin Ying might kill the fake Peeping Chen. In fact, according to Mu Haiyuan's so-called'atonement' logic, he should be on the mountain to kill all the monks he had called, and then find some reason to leave, but He retreats in June, and disappears as soon as he retreats. Since then, he has not killed anyone in Haijing Temple. This is equivalent to that, before he has atone for his sins, he ran away."

"I originally thought that the reason why Mou Haiyuan suspends the'redemption' and disappeared under the pretext of retreat is because he realized that he could not kill Yin Xiaofeng or Fang Pingxu like the three Chu Jiang, so he left first and thought of another method." Ming Shu stared Looking at the ghost symbol in the notebook, "But now there is one more possibility, that is, he found that he might be spotted, so he had to leave."

Fang Yuanhang had a headache, "Then should I try the monk in the temple again now? Hu Chengyi said that after Qin Ying left, he never returned to Haijing Temple, but what he knew was three years ago, Qin Ying What if you have been to Haijing Temple this year or last year?"

"Of course it needs to be tried." Ming Shu snapped the pen to his notebook with a "slap", "This time I will focus on the trial of Chu Xin."

"Chu Xin?" Fang Yuanhang was surprised, "He doesn't have any of Mou Haiyuan's traits. He will become a monk at Haijing Temple, it's just a coincidence."

Yi Fei said, "I agree with Xiao Ming. We have neglected Chu Xin for various reasons in the recent investigations of a series of cases, and put him in a position that can be investigated but not investigated. The earliest was because he was a member of the Chu family. , The background investigation was done initially, and he had the least doubts, and later because he and Mou Haiyuan’s'crimes' were not in line with the number. But now, to be honest, I feel that there is no way to investigate, and basically hit a dead end. That Chuxin person must be touched. He seems to be the least motivated, but when everything else that should be excluded has been eliminated, he is the only one left."

"Heart surgery." Ming Shu said: "Chu Xin had heart surgery seven years ago. It is not that there is no top medical team in China. Why did the Chu family arrange for him to perform this operation abroad? Is there anything before and after the operation? Things that can't be known?"

Fang Yuanhang interrogated Liu Sui, Tang Yuan, Yin Xiaofeng, Fang Pingxu, and Chu Xin one after another with questions drawn up in advance. All five said that the number of tourists in the mountains has increased dramatically in the past two to three years, so the number of people entering the temple to burn incense has also increased. Many tourists, even if they don’t Burning incense, you will rush into the temple with a grimace, asking if there are any special ones among these people, such as meeting with Yuchen many times, such as inquiring about Yuchen's situation, everyone said that they hadn't noticed.

Tang Yuan and Liu Sui met Qin Ying back then, and they didn't even remember them.

"Little straight man, you won't be fascinated by me, how come you talk to me every three or five hours?" Chu Xin is still the same as before, with a serious smile on the corners of his lips and eyes, "You will see me when you come to see me. , I’m not happy to ask me about other men. By the way, why are you alone today, your master?"

Fang Yuanhang dealt with it calmly, "Well, if I don't ask others, I will ask you."

Chu Xin raised his eyebrows, his eyes slightly changed.

"Why are you a monk?" Fang Yuanhang said.

Chu Xin chuckled and laughed, "Little straight guy, how many times have I answered this question? I have already enjoyed the glory and wealth I should enjoy, and the handsome men and women who should sleep have also slept, and suddenly I feel that everything is all right. It's vain, so I went to the mountain to be a flower monk. Is this weird?"

Fang Yuanhang laughed, "It's very strange for me, a handsome man and beauty who deserves to sleep, who hasn't slept before."

Chu Xin probably didn't expect Fang Yuanhang to say this, and his smile froze slightly.

Fang Yuanhang did not let go of this detail, and said: "If you say that you are a monk because your heart is not very good, so you don't bother to fight with those sons of Chu Linxiong, you will be more able to convince me."

After saying this, Fang Yuanhang stopped and looked at Chu Xin's eyes seriously.

But Chu Xin didn't even molest him as usual.

"Why is this?" Fang Yuanhang slowed down, "You obviously have more persuasive reasons, but you have to say something to see through the world. Chu Xin, do you need me to remind you? You have been involved in an important matter. In the case, what you said is not only to help our police, but also to clear the suspicion for yourself. If I were you, I would choose a more convincing argument."

Chu Xin squinted his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Before he could speak, Fang Yuanhang suddenly said meaningfully: "You said you saw the red dust, but you didn't mention the heart. Can I think that you dare not mention the heart surgery you performed seven years ago?"

The end of Chu Xin's eyes opened up suddenly, and the light of his pupils gradually shrank.

Fang Yuanhang had dealt with him too many times, and he was sure that this was the one where his mood changed the most.

Needle, maybe it's stuck in the right place.

However, two seconds later, Chu Xin returned to his previous dignity, and said with a smile: "You are the logic of robbers."

As he said, Chu Xin clicked on his heart, "Here, I have been judged as a suspect. Do you think-I know I am guilty, so under this premise, I should do my best for myself. To cover up, to exonerate yourself, than to see through the world, I should tell you that I have a heart problem. This sounds more credible."

Fang Yuanhang frowned.

"But I know, I am not guilty." Chu Xinwei raised his head, "I don't care whether you are'trustworthy' or'untrustworthy.' It's the investigation, the more you can find out-I, Chu Xin is innocent."

Fang Yuanhang was stunned by this, and his mood was a little complicated. He couldn't help thinking in secret, what would Mingshu do if he was sitting in his own chair? Are you dumbfounded? Or go back? still is……

Neither.

Fang Yuanhang's heart suddenly sank.

Mingshu will neither be speechless, nor will he go back, because this is not a quick-talking debate. The duty of the criminal police is to find the flaws in the words of the interrogated person. clue!

Chu Xin smiled, "Why, little straight guy, I don't know what to say?"

"I'm still interested in your heart surgery." His mood calmed down and his thoughts became clear. Fang Yuanhang calmly said, "It is not convenient for Fang to tell me why you went abroad for heart surgery?"

Chu Xin's smile seemed to freeze on his face, looking like a false mask.

After a few seconds, Chu Xin said: "This is my privacy, and you have no right to intervene."

Fang Yuanhang didn't press the question, but said slowly: "Privacy?"

This inability to move forward and retreat seemed to make Chu Xin feel uneasy. For a moment, Chu Xin said: "How many years ago I had heart surgery. Do you think that the current case is related to my heart surgery?"

"It doesn't matter, I can't judge now." Fang Yuanhang was sincere, "After all, you haven't said anything yet."

Chu Xin's right hand stroked his left arm, and the blue veins on the back of his hand faintly appeared.

Fang Yuanhang sighed falsely, "You really don't want to say anything. The reason why our crime team is different from other squadrons is that any truth we want to know can be found out clearly in the end."

When leaving the interrogation room, Fang Yuanhang saw the dark color in Chu Xin's eyes.

This made him feel that Chu Xin's previous frivolousness and carelessness were all disguise.

Chu Xin's contacts with the police naturally aroused the attention of the Chu family, but there is still no definite number about how much of this attention is sincere, and how much is a good show. There have been many Chu family members and people who have been in and out of the Criminal Investigation Bureau recently. Ming Shu generally does not deal with it personally, but this time it is Chu Qing’s secretary Shui Xun.

Chu Can was suspected of murder. It was once believed that Suixun helped him destroy the body, but because there was no evidence, the police could not arrest Suixun.

Ming Shu has some interest in this secretary who is very similar to the "sweet scum" in the TV series.

"I know it's inappropriate for me to disturb you now, but Mr. Chu gave me an order, and I always have to run." Shui Xun squeezed his momentum, but not too much, "Chu Xin has been a monk for several years, and he was suddenly caught Being involved in the case is really troublesome for Mr. Chu."

Ming Shu looked at Shui Xun, pretending not to understand, "You want to ask me, has Chu Xin's suspicion been cleared?"

Shui Xun said, "Of course I shouldn't ask about the details of the case, but..."

"It's okay to know if you should ask." Ming Shu blocked him immediately, "Chu Xin is Chu Xin, and Chu Clan is Chu Clan. Chu Xin not only became a monk, but also told me that he is a Buddhist monk who has long been with you Chu. It has nothing to do."

Shui Xun raised an eyebrow.

"Don't play tricks with me." Ming Shu said: "The case has not been solved for a day, and Chu Xin is under our supervision all day."

Shui Xun held the corner of his lips, his smile was not warm.

Ming Shu suddenly turned in his mind.

A wealthy family cannot think in the same way as an ordinary family.

If a person comes from an ordinary family, when he is involved in a case, his family members come to the bureau to inquire about the news, almost all because they are worried about him.

But if the same thing happened to a wealthy family, his family inquired about him and tried hard to think about what they learned from the police. Maybe it was because he was afraid that he would confess something unfavorable to the family and that he would be implicated. Another possibility was When he has been under the sight of the police, others cannot do anything to him.

Even if someone wanted to harm Chu Xin, they couldn't do it.

Chu Xin escaped the world in a self-willing and degenerate way. Is there also a factor to avoid disaster?

Ming Shu observed Shui Xun for a while. This man is worthy of being the secretary of the wealthy president. He has almost no flaws in his expression. He still maintains elegance and humility after touching his nose.

Ming Shu asked abruptly: "If Chu Xin escapes the police's surveillance, what will you do to him?"

Shui Xun pushed down his glasses and said with a smile: "I don't understand this question. Mr. Chu and Chu Xin are family members, and they are cousins ​​who grew up together. How can we'do' with him?"

At this time, a team member shouted "Ming Team" outside.

Ming Shu got up, Chong Shuixun smiled, "Go back, there is no news you want to know here."

It was the criminal police from the serious crime team that called Mingshu, but it was Xiao Yuan who called Mingshu.

It's already the season when the air conditioner needs to be turned on, and Ming Shu always feels that Xiao Yuan's office is colder than the case team.

"There are two cases in the neighboring province." Xiao Yuan put a stack of documents in front of Mingshu, "Look at it first."

Ming Shu took it, and looked at it for a few minutes, feeling a little puzzled, "The case of Han Province and Zhou Province?"

Not to mention that the case in the neighboring province is not under the control of Dongye City. Even if cooperation is required, the timing is not right.

The Crime Squad is currently dealing with two difficult cases. In Fang Yuanhang's words, his head is about to explode, and he is simply unable to assist the next door in investigating the case.

Xiao Yuan didn't rush to explain, "Look first, then tell me what you think after reading it."

If another person said this, Ming Shu would directly leave the document, but Xiao Yuan was in front of him.

Although Xiao Yuan sometimes teased him when he was interested, he never joked about cases. At this time, let him understand the seemingly irrelevant case, there must be something important.

Ming Shu nodded, focusing on the file.

The first case.

Two years ago, a vicious case occurred in Hongcheng, the second largest city in Han Province after Los Angeles. The murderer has not been arrested so far, and the Hongcheng Bureau has not been able to give an investigation direction.

The victim was a family of four. The male owner was Cao Fenghuai, 37 years old, and the hostess was Qiu Lin, 21 years old. The two children in the family were 6 years old and 4 years old, both born to Cao Fenghuai and his ex-wife. .

Cao Fenghuai's father, Cao Xuan, was an entrepreneur. When he was young, he started from scratch and worked hard. Later, he took a ride on the policy. The family business has grown bigger and stronger in more than ten years, and he is a man of good standing in Hongcheng.

Cao Fenghuai has never suffered since he was a child. In the eyes of many people, he is a "little opener". He is not doing business and is keen on socializing with all kinds of women. At the age of 30, he married a woman with a big belly. After marriage, he still wandered in nightclubs and never stopped.

The woman gave him the eldest daughter and the youngest son. Later, he received a huge amount of compensation from the Cao family when they divorced.

Cao Fenghuai's second wife, Qiu Lin, was a cosmetics-selling cabinet sister. She was young and beautiful, but it was a pity that she died at home after less than a year of marriage.

Judging from the on-site records and autopsy records, the four of Cao’s family died in a miserable state. Qiu Lin’s **** were cut off and his body was scarred by a sharp weapon. The beautiful face was also destroyed. Cao Fenghuai was even more miserable. His skin was almost cut off by an iron brush, and hung one by one on his body.

"This..." The more Ming Shu looked at his eyebrows, the tighter his eyebrows were twisted. Cao Fenghuai and Qiu Lin's deaths were similar to Qin Xiong and Huang Hui. The most concerning thing was that Huang Hui's **** were also cut off.

The murderer left no traces at the scene, and the surveillance near Cao’s villa did not capture any suspicious persons. This person came to Cao's house like a ghost, and then left like a ghost after he succeeded.

Cao Fenghuai is Cao Xuan's favorite son. Upon learning that Cao Fenghuai had died tragically, Cao Xuan immediately pressured the police to find the murderer as soon as possible. The Hongcheng City Bureau established a task force to find a breakthrough in Cao Fenghuai's interpersonal network.

The murderer is so vicious that the possibility of a vendetta is the highest, but the police have searched all the people who might have killed Cao Fenghuai, but they have not found evidence.

The biggest suspect is undoubtedly Cao Fenghuai's ex-wife Xi Xiaotian.

Before Cao Fenghuai's four were killed, she had harassed Qiu Lin many times, threatening to kill Qiu Lin one day, and hung the slut's **** on the balcony for people to "pay respect".

However, within the time of death determined by the forensic doctor, Xi Xiaotian had an alibi, and subsequent investigations could not find evidence of her buying the murder.

Last year, Cao Xuan was paralyzed by a stroke. The eldest daughter and the second son were fighting for power. Cao Fenghuai's case gradually turned from a hot case to an unsolved case without any clues. At present, although the Hongcheng police are still investigating the case on the surface, they are actually lax. .

The second case.

A year ago, a retired prison guard in Jingli City, Zhou Province, Gong Guozhen, died tragically at his home. His wife, Kong Yue, and his grandson who lived with them were also killed.

This case is similar to the previous case. One side of Kong Yue’s breast was also cut off, and his body was cut with numerous wounds. However, Gong Guozhen’s skin was not plucked with an iron brush. The murderer used a blunt tool to break his whole body. bone.

Jingli City is a small city, and the monitoring system is not perfect. The community where Gong Guozhen's family is located is an old community, and monitoring is impossible.

A subsequent investigation of interpersonal relationships revealed that Gong Guozhen had been a prison guard all his life and had offended countless prisoners. In terms of motives, these people have motives.

After Gong Guozhen was killed, Qian Xi, another police officer who retired from the same prison, also died at home. The murderer Liu Cheng was arrested not long after. He admitted that Qian Xi was killed because he was abused by Qian Xi and other prison guards in prison, and he had to kill them one by one, and insisted that Gong Guozhen was also killed by him.

This statement was not accepted by the police. The Jingli City police still believed that another person was responsible for the murder of Gong Guozhen's family.

Ming Shu put down the case file, got up and walked a few steps.

From the geographical point of view, Zhou Province is adjacent to Dongye City and north of Han Province. From the perspective of cutting off the breasts, the cases of Cao Fenghuai, Gong Guozhen, and Qin Xiong’s family seem to be made by the same person. .

But these three families have no relationship at least for now.

"Judging from our clues, Qin Xiong's family died as a result of Qin Ying's revenge." Ming Shu finally said after thinking about it for a long time. "Then if these three cases are combined, it means that Cao Fenghuai's family and Gong Guozhen's family also died in Qin. Ying's revenge? Qin Ying slaughtered a family a year ago, last year, and this year. Is the Qin family's end?"

Xiao Yuan said, "I got a clue from the prison where Gong Guozhen worked. Seven years ago, a prisoner named'Baiying' successfully escaped from the prison, and he is still missing."