Madness of the Heart

"What Lin Jiao needs is a'tool man' to help him get revenge." Xiao Yuan was holding a mobile phone in one hand and a file in the other, strode down the corridor, and nodded to the passing team members while speaking, "As for this' Whether the'toolman' is the baby girl that Lin Zhongguo saved back then is actually not that important."

Ming Shu leaned on the window frame of Chi Xiaomin's house with one hand, "Yes, that's what I meant! I thought it was weird before—Chi Xiaomin's hatred of'ghost cards' and respect for Lin Zhongguo were both too strong. Lin Zhongguo is Chi Xiaomin’s lifesaver, that’s right, but when Lin Zhongguo rescued her, she was just a little baby and she didn’t know anything. Before the age of 7, she lived with an old man. I repeat I asked her and found that she didn’t remember very clearly what happened before the age of 7. In this “unclear” contrast, her respect and hatred were very clear. I suspect that those strong emotions are Lin Jiao spent the past ten years instilling in her bit by bit—referring to Xu Yin, Lin Jiao is a psychologist who is very good at disturbing the memory and thoughts of little girls. There is also a very abrupt point, Chi Xiaomin said, the old man Tell her that a man dressed like a cityman handed her over to her. Then this man must be Lin Zhongguo, but why did Lin Zhongguo give her to an old man who cannot guarantee her safety? This old man Why did you accept it? I judge that this is not Chi Xiaomin's real memory at all, but Lin Jiao instilled in her. In the process of indoctrination, Lin Jiao ignored the logical coherence and completeness."

The window was facing the empty dam of smoked sausage in the west of the village, and the wind blew from there, filling the room with the smell of burning smoke from the branches.

Not accustomed to this smell, Ming Shu turned around, closed the window along the way, and continued: "Lin Jiao can instill the same memories and feelings in any orphan girl who doesn’t know her life experience, but in remote villages in the north, there are many It is a little girl who has no parents and knows nothing about the past. Whether or not this little girl was the baby girl Lin Zhongguo saved his life in the past is not important to Lin Jiao. He has the ability to convince the little girl he has chosen. Lin Zhongguo is his benefactor, even if he saves his life, he must avenge Lin Zhongguo."

Xiao Yuan was going to have a meeting with the Criminal Investigation Team. It was still early and there was no one in the meeting room. He pushed the door in, and randomly found a place to sit down, "There is another possibility that Lin Jiao actually looked for the rescued baby girl, but the baby girl is dead."

Ming Shu's eyebrows beat.

"Under the circumstances, Lin Zhongguo was able to rescue the baby girl, but he might not be able to find a proper place for the baby girl." Xiao Yuan said: "Only He Maolian knew about his unannounced visit to Silin Town. He It is absolutely impossible to give the baby girl to He Maolian. In other words, Lin Zhongguo does not have a trusted person to let him entrust this baby girl."

Ming Shu lightly squeezed his fist, "I personally interrogated Qian Min, the boss of the "Yun Kou". They spent a lot of effort looking for the baby girl and found nothing in the end. They even had to believe that the baby girl was dead."

"Is Chi Xiaomin the baby girl back then? Now there is a way to check it." Xiao Yu'an said: "There must be a record on the'Yunkou' side, which family of the missing baby girl. Do a DNA comparison to know. "

Ming Shu was silent for a few seconds, and Xiao Yuan did not continue to speak either.

The wind slammed on the shaky windows, making a fine noise. The glass could not block the smoke and dust. Ming Shu sucked his nose, his throat was itchy, and suddenly he coughed.

"Have a cold?" Xiao Yuan asked.

"No, the village is smoking sausages." Ming Shu held the phone between his shoulder and face, and took out a pack of tissues from his pocket. "I was thinking, if Chi Xiaomin was really just a tool man chosen by Lin Jiao. ', then her fate is too sad. She was originally just a "black household" in a poor village. She may have been abandoned by her biological parents, or she might have been abducted. Under the policy of the last ten years, it is entirely possible for her to obtain a legal She is living a normal life. It was Lin Jiao who harmed her."

Xiao Yuan said: "When you learned about Lin Jiao's life experience, you put aside your rational side, you actually feel sorry for him."

Ming Shu sighed, "Yes, but in fact... he is no longer essentially different from the people he retaliated against. Under the hatred, he has been'assimilated', but he himself still I didn’t find it. In the eyes of Qiao Xuehua and others, the dead baby girl was just a tool to realize a certain wish--or greed--they knew that it was a life, so they still spent a lot of money to buy it. Chi Xiaomin also It was just a tool Lin Jiao used to retaliate. Lin Zhongguo saved the baby girl back then and would never want her to be used by his son like this."

Ming Shu glanced at the furnishings in the room again, turned and walked towards the courtyard, "Lin Jiao insisted on avenging his father, hiding himself in the dark and pushing a girl to the front. This man..."

"A mean and cowardly avenger." Xiao Yuan said.

After Chi Xiaomin was taken to the Criminal Investigation Bureau, he immediately had a DNA test and was then sent to Professor Sheng at the Psychological Research Center.

The action to eradicate the "ghost brand" industry in the north continued. After receiving a call from Xiao Yu'an, Shen Xun immediately set out to find the baby girl's family and learned that the baby girl's father had passed away and the mother was still there.

After DNA comparison, Chi Xiaomin is not related to her.

Earlier, the results of the DNA comparison between Chi Xiaomin and the large bloodstains in Yisi Alley were released. Xiao Man angrily photographed the report on the table and cursed: "Fuck! Beast!"

At that time, Xu Yin clearly described "the woman in front of the window" and "the horrible corpse of the dead woman in the fourth alley" to Ming Shu. Xiao Man and Xu Chun immediately went to the site for an on-site survey and indeed found blood stains. During DNA comparison, there is no comparison result in the system.

Lin Jiao was very cunning. He not only instilled a false memory in Xu Yin and asked him to mislead the police, but also spilled Chi Xiaomin's blood on Yisi Alley as a "proof."

"The blood is drawn from here." Chi Xiaomin touched her right arm, "Big Brother said it's useful."

Professor Sheng sighed, closed the door, let Chi Xiaomin stay alone, and said to Ming Shu: "I'm sorry. Lin Jiao is my student, and I recommended him to the bureau. He has made a mistake now. I have an inescapable responsibility."

Ming Shu shook his head, "Lin Jiao not only made a mistake, he committed a crime."

Professor Sheng asked: "Can I go and talk to him?"

"What do you want to talk to him about?"

"I……"

"You are pitying him." Ming Shu said, "I have pity for what happened to him, it's a pity for his talent."

Professor Sheng sighed again, "Ming team, Lin Jiao was also the victim. If his father had not been killed, how could he become like this?"

"Do you want me to pity him too, and then handle this case with empathy?" Ming Shu's voice was slightly cold, not indifference, but extraordinary calm and restraint.

It is the first time that Professor Sheng saw Ming Shu look so serious, "I just hope that you will consider the reasons why he has come to this step as appropriate."

"Lin Jiao is the victim. That's right. His family was ruined by the'ghost card'." Ming Shu said: "But Professor Sheng, you also understand that since he used Chi Xiaomin as his'tool man' 'In the beginning, he changed from a victim to an assailant, and he killed Lu Chao with his own hands."

Professor Sheng has a complicated expression. He regrets his lover and complains about the "hard-faced selflessness" of the crime squad.

"I understand your feelings. Indeed, the root of the evil lies in the'ghost card'. If Lin Zhongguo is not dead and Lin Jiao grows up in a healthy family environment, he will most likely become a good and upright person. Lin Zhongguo Naming him as'Jiao' is about hoping that his life will be bright and bright. The fact is that he has committed a crime." Ming Shu solemnly said: "You have assisted us in our work for many years, but you are only a consultant, not a consultant. The real criminal policeman, you can pity him, but me, my brother in the crime team can't."

Professor Sheng's sagging eyelids trembled slightly.

"Because if even we can't uphold justice and rationality." Ming Shu said: "Who should those who really need protection rely on? Who should seek asylum from?"

Lin Jiao has hardly spoken since hearing He Maolian's recording. The elite aura that had always surrounded him disappeared, and the light in his eyes disappeared little by little.

The interrogator asked him questions. He rarely reacted. He didn't even move his eyes much, as if his body was still in this world, but his mind was pulled into another space.

Suspects generally do not meet each other, but this is not an iron rule. Chi Xiaomin stood opposite Lin Jiao and yelled "Big Brother" softly.

Lin Jiao finally reacted, raising his head and staring at Chi Xiaomin in a daze.

Ming Shu stared at the two under surveillance.

It can be seen that Lin Jiao has no feelings for Chi Xiaomin, no guilt, his facial lines are twitching, his shoulders are shaking from light to heavy, his hands are squeezed, and his chin and neck are stiffly taut.

"Big brother." Chi Xiaomin said: "You don't like dried sausages, and you don't like sweet ones. I made a lot of spicy sausages this year and I smoked them all. I...I wanted you to come to Lanshui Town next time. When you see me, they will give it to you."

Lin Jiao's lips pressed tightly, as if trying to suppress something.

"I'm not that baby, I know it." Chi Xiaomin was very calm. This calmness was beyond many people's expectations. When she spoke, she kept looking at Lin Jiao, even with a slight smile on her face, "I …Actually, I don’t hate you even now. I have no relatives. I have been alone since I was a child. After the grandfather who took care of me is gone, only you have cared about me. Even if I take advantage of me, I think it’s worth it.”

As he said, Chi Xiaomin sighed, "What I regret most is that I couldn't stop you. In fact, I could have..."

Chi Xiaomin lowered her head and wiped the corners of her eyes, as if she couldn't speak anymore. It took more than a minute before she raised her head again, "Big Brother, I don't hate you."

Lin Jiao hugged his head with his hands, so hard that the tendons on the back of his hands almost burst out.

Everyone heard his choking voice.

"You told me for ten years that Uncle Lin is such an upright and brave person." Chi Xiaomin took a deep breath, and her voice became trembling, "You are Uncle Lin's son, and his blood is flowing in your body. You... Brother, I don’t believe you haven’t inherited the integrity of Uncle Lin at all."

"Brother, confess your guilt."

Sobbing and silence filled every corner of the interrogation room. After Chi Xiaomin left, Lin Jiao seemed to have finally pulled his mind back from another dimension.

He said, "I want to listen to that recording again."

——"He wants me to assure him that if he encounters misfortune, he must not tell the police about his investigation of the'ghost card'... He did this to protect Lin Jiao... Those people will do everything. And even if the police can protect Lin Jiao for a while, it will not protect Lin Jiao I... "I'm not a good father, but at least, Lin Jiao shouldn't be hurt because of me."

The recording was played over and over again, and Lin Jiao changed from choking to tears.

No one knew what he was thinking at this moment, and maybe everyone could guess what he was thinking.

Lin Zhongguo's only selfishness in his life was to protect him, hoping that he would grow up safely.

Name him "Jiao", and hope that his life will be bright and clean.

But he fell into the dirtiest sludge, running counter to his father's expectations.

He failed Lin Zhongguo.

On this day, Lin Jiao confessed all the facts of the crime to the police, including the hastily killing of Lu Chao because of the exposure of Chi Xiaomin.

"Actually, I was shaken when I killed Lu Chao. It turned out that killing is not that complicated. As long as the hatred and madness in my heart are strong enough, I can suppress my fear." Lin Jiao smiled bitterly, "Lu Chao is an outdoor enthusiast. , I pretend to be an outdoor enthusiast, he likes to take those thrilling photos, such as leaping high on an unmanaged cliff. If you want to take that kind of photos, sometimes it takes an afternoon. I just feel exhausted when he doesn’t When guarding, he stabbed him in the back and pushed him again. His life was gone."

Lin Jiao seemed to reminisce about the situation at the time, "I knew it was so easy to kill, why should I rely on Xiao Min? She... She was indeed killed by me. Ming team, you guess I suspended the plan and sent Xiao Min away. Lanshui Township, because you came back, Xiao Ju came. It is true, I am afraid of you, I don’t know if I will show my stuff in front of you-facts have proved that I did show my stuff, it was a mess. But it’s not just because of you. I owe Xiaomin a lot. After killing someone, I understand that I can actually get revenge without her. In the future, it is better to let her live an ordinary life."

At the end of the confession, Lin Jiao mentioned his mother again.

"They all said that my mother abandoned me and never came back when I went abroad. I thought the same way when I was a child, but in the past two years I suddenly realized that my mother left to avenge my father." Lin Jiao sighed. "She went to Southeast Asia, and the first batch of'ghost cards' were sold to Southeast Asia. She is braver than me and crazy than me."

The police found Lu Chao's corpse at the place Lin Jiao described-most of the corpse had been eaten by animals.

As for Huang Yan, Lin Jiao’s reaction was the same as Chi Xiaomin, “I did not kill her, she is not among my short-term goals. Both her and Cai Xinyue’s ghost cards sell for less than 100,000 yuan, and they are even rich. No. The first thing I have to deal with is those who are rich and unkind."

The closing work of the case is still in progress, and Ming Shu went to Jiangbei No. 2 Village on Textile 1st Road in Beicheng District.

After a period of time, this half-new residential area has a new topic, and not many people are still discussing the bizarre death of the express station boss.

Huang Yan's home remained the same as when Xiang Tao and others came to investigate the last time. There was an unobvious odor floating in the air, and important lines were drawn on the ground.

Ming Shu squatted beside the empty shelf, looking at the signal line on the ground.

The "ghost card" case is very involved. It is not only the "master craftsmen" and the local criminal gangs and transnational criminal groups behind them that will face legal sanctions, but also the officials who colluded with them. The special operations team has caused an "earthquake" in northern cities such as Xiaxi City. This clearing operation will not end in a short time, and it is likely to continue until next year.

But who would have thought that the origin of this storm was the owner of this express station? Her dead "ghost card" was exposed to the police, but she was not killed because of the "ghost card"-at least for now, the possibility of Lin Jiao killing her has been ruled out.

Then why was she killed?

Ming Shu closed his eyes, and Huang Yan's chest full of small holes appeared in his mind.

The small hole was caused by an ice-breaking hammer. What did the murderer want to express?

No more warning belts were pulled outside the express station, and several residents gathered around the door, leaning their necks and looking around, while talking in a low voice.

"The police are here again, haven't the killers caught yet?"

"It's really scary. What if you still commit crimes? It looks like the winter vacation is coming. If I can't catch the murderer, I dare not let my granddaughter come over."

Ming Shu has pointed ears and sharper eyes. When he came out of Huang Yan's house, he saw a woman who looked abnormal.

The woman seemed to be close to 40 years old. She was burning with a small wave that has become popular recently. She was wearing an apron around her chest. She was standing behind the residents and looking at the station. Seeing someone coming out, she quickly turned and left.

Judging from her dress, she should also live nearby.

But compared with people who really watch the show, she is not like someone who just rushed to see the show just because the police came again.

Mingshu stood on the roadside outside the express station and watched the woman walk into the alley diagonally opposite.

The residents hadn't dispersed yet, and two familiar eldest sisters came up and asked Mingshu about the case, "Boy, when will you catch the prisoner? This has not been caught, and we are not at ease."

Mingshu put on the kind smile that he used to face the people, "The case is under investigation, and I will give you an explanation as soon as possible."

It's hard to say whether the residents were soothed by this sentence or by the smile of the handsome policeman, and they all laughed, "That's good, that's good."

Ming Shu asked, "Who was the one standing with you just now?"

Hearing this, everyone looked back, and one person said, "Sister Shang, do you mean?"

Someone said: "Sister Shang? Sister Shang came just now?"

"You didn't see it? Just behind us."

"I saw it, I saw it, she seems to be particularly concerned about the Huang family."

Everyone, you and I said a word, Ming Shu did not interrupt, and stood by and listened.

"It's me and I care too. If business is no longer here, her family's business will be up all at once."

"She has no one who can do business. I heard it was going to be closed before?"

"It's not enough. There are also courier companies that cooperate with her family..."

Ming Shu understands that this elder sister of Shang, like Huang Yan, also runs a courier station, but the business is average.

In fact, when the body was first discovered, Ming Shu knew that Huang Yan was good at doing business, because there were a lot of Internet celebrity snacks in the store. Some customers, especially young people, will buy some at hand when they pick up and send the courier.

After listening to the residents chatting for a while, Ming Shu walked to the alley where the sister of Shang was located, and saw a sign that said "Elephant Baby Station".

There is only one person in the store, Sister Shang-her full name is Shang Xiaoyu. She opened this small store with her husband, who is delivering express delivery outside.

Shang Xiaoyu was very nervous when he saw the police.

Although Ming Shu did not participate in the Beicheng branch's visit to Weaving Road, he knew that Li Chicheng and Xiang Tao had turned this piece upside down. If Shang Xiaoyu had problems, he would not be able to hide it today.

However, Shang Xiaoyu's reaction cannot be ignored. Ming Shu observed her for a while without obliquely saying, "Huang Yan's death, do you know something?"

Shang Xiaoyu hurriedly shook his head, "You, you have come to me and my husband several times. After Huang Yan died, all the packages that were supposed to be delivered to her were delivered to us. Our business has indeed improved. But It's really not that we killed her."

"I didn't doubt you." Ming Shu said, "You don't have to be so excited."

Shang Xiaoyu sweated on his forehead and pressed his lips frequently.

Ming Shu said, "I just want to know, do you know anything about Huang Yan's death?"

Shang Xiaoyu still shook his head.

Ming Shu said, "Do you mind if I just take a look at your shop?"

Shang Xiaoyu was obviously unwilling, but there was no reason to refuse.

The store is not big, and the house was remodeled like Huang Yan's. Ming Shu hastily walked around and returned to Shang Xiaoyu.

Shang Xiaoyu was even more uncomfortable.

"If you know anything and want to tell me." Mingshu tore off a piece of sticky paper and wrote the landline number of the crime team on it, "Contact me at any time."

Christmas is here, festive music is playing in the shopping malls, Christmas trees are placed in the atriums of all shopping plazas, and shiny small decorations can be seen everywhere.

Xiao Yuan went to the Nancheng branch for a meeting. Mingshu drove to pick him up. He happened to pass a shopping mall on the way home, so he decided to have dinner there before going back.

It's cold, Mingshu wants to eat fresh beef shabu. But they were late and didn't book a seat in advance. There were more than twenty people in front of them.

Xiao Yuan originally wanted to change the house, but Ming Shu looked like that because he had a temper, and he insisted on eating this house.

Xiao Yuan smiled and let him go.

The fresh beef shabu-shabu is facing the atrium, and the location is very good. There were performances around the Christmas tree in the atrium, and some children were running wildly after each other with inflatable weapons.

Ming Shu calculated the time and estimated that there would be half an hour before he arrived, so he took Xiao Yuan to the atrium to watch the show.

Before he got closer, he got a touch on his leg.

Mingshu turned around and saw a bear kid giggling at him.

The inflatable mace from the bear kid on the leg.

In the atrium, there are many vendors selling this kind of toys. In addition to maces, there are hammers, rakes, and golden bars.

Ming Shu's sight fell on the mace.

To be precise, it fell on the spikes of the mace.