Madness of the Heart

The festive atmosphere is strong. When one of the programs is about to end, the host directs the actors to remove a Christmas tree **** with balloons and give it to the surrounding audience.

There were too many balloons. There was almost one child in the room, and the allocation was still not completed at the end, so the ladies and young people were also stuffed with balloons.

Ming Shu and Xiao Yuan were far away from the stage, and it was reasonable to say that they would not be stuffed with balloons, but a little boy with three balloons rushed over and handed one of them to Ming Shu's hand, "Handsome guy, here you are!"

Xiao Yuan laughed.

Ming Shu saw that it was the bear kid who went to his back and waved a mace shortly afterwards.

"I'm sorry!" The little boy bowed solemnly, "I hit you just now. My mother has taught me. This is my heart, handsome man, do you accept my apology?"

The line of the balloon was already at hand, and the bear child was so sincere that Ming Shu had no reason to refuse, so he took it and said with a smile: "I accept."

The little boy grinned immediately, waving his chubby little hand and stepping back and saying: "Well, I wish you all have fun today, have enough food, have money to spend, see the little sister, have...Ouch!"

Ming Shu wanted to remind that it was too late. The little boy knocked on the inflatable rakes that no one had left. He lost his weight and sat on the ground.

The child is short and wears thick clothes in winter. It’s nothing to fall a little bit, but what's terrible is that when the little boy ran to apologize, he was carrying the mace that caused the accident on his back.

When he fell like this, the mace was placed under his butt, and he was suddenly pressured to let out a heartbreaking sound—

"Zi..."

The little boy's mother ran over from a distance, helped the little boy up, and couldn't laugh or cry for a while.

Let me apologize to others, why did I crush the mace?

The little boy looked back at the slumped mace, bit his lip hard, tears rolling in his eyes.

Ming Shu especially wanted to laugh, but if he laughed at this time, he would bully the children too much.

He had to hand the balloon to Xiao Yuan, walked over and squatted in front of the little boy, handing over a pack of tissues, and was about to comfort him. The little boy found that he was cared for, and the "Golden Beans" who had just been holding back immediately rushed out.

"Wow!"

Ming Shu: "..."

The little boy's mother looked embarrassed, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, he is like this, he is very naughty. Did he just talk to you about cross talk?"

Ming Shu smiled and said, "Very cute."

Being praised, the little boy peeked at Ming Shu while crying, crying more vigorously.

"Don't cry, isn't it just a mace? Mom will buy you another one!"

"I'll take him to buy it." Ming Shu said suddenly.

The little boy looked at Ming Shu with wet eyes, as if he didn't believe it.

"No need!" The little boy's mother hurriedly said: "I'll just go and buy it for him."

Ming Shu stood up, "He gave me a balloon, I should return a gift."

"What a shame, the balloon was originally given..."

The little boy wiped his tears and nose, and said excitedly: "Thank you handsome guy!"

Ming Shu took the little boy to buy mace. The little boy's mother looked at them, and Xiao Yuan also looked at them.

Saying that he was "carrying" the little boy, Ming Shu didn't lead him at all. He walked in front of him, and the little boy ran enthusiastically behind him.

Just watching, Xiao Yuan's eyes gradually became deeper.

Mingshu may not even remember it. When he was a child, he looked a lot like this little boy.

When he first came to Xiao’s house, Ming Shu was very polite, and he was completely a "little master" with a good tutor, but after a long time, the naughty energy belonging to the children still came up, secretly causing trouble with Xiao Jincheng, and finished. After being educated, he immediately went back obediently, apologized honestly, and bowed to beg for forgiveness.

Xiao Yuan remembers that one summer, the parents of the Xiao family and the Ming family repeatedly told that they were not allowed to swim in the river. They could only go to the regular swimming pool if they wanted to swim, and someone had to watch it.

The children were a bit rebellious, and Ming Shu came and begged a few times, "Brother, take me to the river to swim. The swimming pool is not exciting, and you can't chop the waves."

"No." Xiao Yuan said: "The river is not safe, where did you learn to "cut the waves and cut the waves"?"

Ming Shu said, "Well, I'm obedient, I'm not going to chop the waves." He turned around and temporarily truce with Xiao Jincheng's enemy, and colluded to go to the river.

They not only brought shorts for launching, but also tents and picnic tools.

At noon when everyone was taking a nap, the two of them slipped away quietly.

It didn't happen, but how the two children would think about going down the river with the adult on their back was a thing of fear. Nothing happened this time because of good luck. What if something happened?

In the evening, when Ming Shu and Xiao Jincheng "triumph", a house of adults awaits them.

Xiao Jincheng screamed and was screwed away, as for Ming Shu...

Xiao Yuan said, "I will take him back to Ming's house."

The Xiao family and the Ming family were close, and Ming Shu’s excitement on the road had not passed. He wanted to tell about his “heroic” deeds, but he used his extra light to peek at Xiao Yuan and found that Xiao Yuan was angry, so he had to turn his mouth. Swallow it back.

But he really wants to show off!

Two contradictory emotions stirred in his eyes, setting off his expression especially wonderful.

Suddenly, Xiao Yuan stopped.

Ming Shu also stopped quickly and whispered, "Brother?"

"Have I told you that swimming in the river is dangerous?" Xiao Yuan frowned slightly, looking at Ming Shu seriously and somewhat distressed.

They were standing under the street lamp at this time, and Xiao Yuan's shadow enveloped Mingshu.

Ming Shu suddenly panicked because he saw undisguised disappointment on Xiao Yuan's face.

"brother……"

"I told you, and more than once." Xiao Yuan continued: "You promised well, but you didn't listen at all."

Mingshu shook his head anxiously, grabbing Xiao Yuan's wrist, "No, brother, I..."

Xiao Yuan pulled his wrist back, his eyes became more severe, "Mingshu, you are too disobedient."

Ming Shu opened his eyes wide and stood bewildered, with his hands squeezed in front of his chest, and said aggrieved: "Brother, I was wrong."

Xiao Yuan said, "Since you are not obedient, then you don't come here anymore. Xiao Jincheng is naughty, you are also naughty, you two continue to stay together..."

Before he finished his words, Ming Shu rushed forward regardless, and hugged Xiao Yu'an. He looked very pitiful, "Brother, I'm sorry! I was wrong! I really know that I was wrong! Don't drive me!"

In fact, Xiao Yuan was just to educate Mingforgiveness, so that this disobedient stinky boy would have a long memory, how could he really drive him away, and when he saw him apologize hurriedly, his heart suddenly softened.

"Brother, I won't go swimming in the river anymore." While Ming Shu excused himself, he couldn't help stepping on Xiao Jincheng. "It was Xiao Jincheng who took me there. I didn't go there on purpose!"

They're all going down the river to chop the waves, and they said they didn't go there deliberately?

Xiao Yuan was angry and funny, and wiped Ming Shu's tears with a handkerchief. "It won't be like this next time."

At this point in time, many people have finished their dinner, there are more and more people in the atrium, and more children are buying toys.

When Ming Shu and the little boy turned around, they were holding a mace in their hands.

The little boy waved to Ming Shu happily-this time there was no cross talk while walking backwards, "Handsome guy, goodbye roar!"

Ming Shu raised his hand particularly coolly, and walked towards Xiao Yuan.

"Buy one get one free?" Xiao Yuan joked.

"Suddenly want to play." Ming Shu said.

When they returned to the restaurant, it was their turn. The waiter took them to a well-positioned two-person table. After putting the menu, they stood aside and waited.

Xiao Yuan went to get the condiments, and Ming Shu ordered a good meal in less than a minute. The speed was so fast that the waiter was surprised.

"Are you ready?"

"Isn't it okay to let you stand for a while?"

The waiter clicked on the list, "I like a guest like you!"

While waiting for the dishes, Ming Shu chatted with Xiao Yuan, talking about the little boy with rich expression just now.

"This kid is so good at acting, he didn't intend to cry. When I coaxed him, he cried, and the tears came to my hands." Ming Shu said.

"It's the same with you." Xiao Yuan pierced through mercilessly.

Ming Shu was stunned, "Me? Am I not?"

Xiao Yuan said: "Who used to fight with Xiao Jincheng, did not cry during the fight, and did not cry after the fight, as soon as I walked over and wiped his face with a towel, he burst into tears?"

Ming Shu's face burned, "Do you remember..."

Xiao Yuan put the mixed condiments in front of Ming Shu, and it didn't take long before the dishes were ready.

Shabu-shabu is a light mouth, pay attention to the word "fresh", just throw it in the pot for a few seconds, and it will grow old as time goes by.

When the meat was scalded, neither of them spoke, and scalded them very intently.

There was a lot of people all around, talking about everything, no one really cared about one second or less.

There are several hanging TVs in the store, all of which are playing the theme song of "Red Dust and Jianghu". Ming Shu heard a sudden scream from a table next to him. Several girls looked at the TV obsessively, "Huying! It's Huying! !"

Ming Shu also glanced at the TV.

This drama is so popular that the craze has not faded after the broadcast. When he was not so busy a while ago, he tried to watch an episode, but fell asleep halfway through.

He couldn't taste the excitement of this popular drama. Rather than watching a drama in his spare time, he would rather go to the live broadcast platform to watch a live broadcaster chat.

Then buy, buy, buy.

The past few days have been so busy, there is no time to watch the live broadcast, and the snacks in the crime team seem to be insufficient.

Xiao Yuan put a piece of beef that had only been blanched for 7 seconds in a Mingshu bowl. Mingshu picked it up and ate it. He was scalded in his mouth. Fortunately, he only took a bite and quickly put it back into his bowl.

There is a row of tooth prints on the beef, Ming Shu chewed his mouth while looking at the row of tooth prints.

At the end of the year, the store will engage in activities, and you can draw a prize if you spend over 100 yuan, and there will be exquisite gifts for over 300 yuan. Ming Shu and Xiao Yuan spent 325 yuan and had three chances to draw a lottery. Ming Shu went to the lottery, Xiao Yuan received a small gift at the front desk.

Ming Shu was very lucky and got two packs of paper and a limited time voucher. On the other side, Xiao Yuan had already received a small gift, which was a lipstick.

Ming Shu took the lipstick and took a look, "I know this brand."

Xiao Yuan smiled, "When did you study lipstick?"

"I saw it on the live broadcast. This color number is very popular recently." Ming Shu said, "But it would be a waste to give it to us."

Xiao Yuan said: "It's not necessarily a waste."

Ming Shu turned his face and said, "Huh?"

"Keep it." Xiao Yuan said: "What if it comes in handy?"

Ming Shu said: "I suspect you are plotting wrongdoing!"

Xiao Yuan said: "Ming Team, the police pay attention to evidence when handling cases."

"Suspect you don't need evidence."

"Huh? Why?"

"Because I can see through your heart."

"Too blunt Ming team."

After returning home, Ming Shu sat on the sun lounger on the balcony, looking thoughtfully at the mace, rubbing his fingers on the mace.

Xiao Yuan took out a bottle of drink to help digestion from the refrigerator and iced his cheeks.

"Hiss——" Ming Shu took the drink, "and made a surprise attack again."

"What enlightenment does this mace give you?" Xiao Yuan said, "staring at it all night."

"Didn't I go weaving all the way again today? I didn't find any new clues. I always think about the small hole in Huang Yan's chest. The small hole has been determined to be caused by the ice-breaking hammer, but what the murderer wants to express is not necessarily the same as the broken ice. The hammer is related." Ming Shu put the drink aside and picked up the mace. “These mace nails, if reduced, can actually create that kind of conical hole. Of course, this kind of inflatable mace can’t hurt people. ."

Xiao Yuan said, "Spike."

Ming Shu nodded, "Do those small holes represent tooth marks? And tooth marks represent biting. There can be many kinds of tooth marks. For example, when I had a meal just now, I bit a piece of beef and there was my tooth mark on it. But that This kind of cone-shaped hole is the tooth mark of a beast. The murderer wanted to say that Huang Yan was eaten by a wolf—no, by some kind of beast?"

Xiao Yuan said: "Huang Yan's past experience caused her this killing."

Ming Shu stood up from the recliner and walked a few steps, "But it is the'ghost card' that is most likely to cause her death. The'ghost card' line can already be ruled out. When she died, Lin Jiao would have Evidence at the scene."

"When investigating a case, we tend to focus on the most obvious clues and ignore the important clues." Xiao Yuan said: "Do you remember, Huang Yan's mother Huang Yue said, Huang Yan I used to go to the southwest border to raise Gu."

When he thinks of bugs, Ming Shu feels like his scalp is numb, "Huang Yan is not the only ‘ghost brand’."

"The backward village Huang Yan has been to is more than just one in Silin Town." Xiao Yuan said: "Your idea is very interesting, and you can spread it out during the meeting."

Xiang Tao has been transferred to the general ward and is recovering in a "lively vigorous" state.

Ming Shu went to see him with nutritional supplements, and carried the balloon and mace.

The ward is a single room and is attended by colleagues from the Beicheng branch. Seeing Ming Shu, Xiang Tao was excited about getting out of bed. Mingshu let him lie down and put the things he brought on the table.

"Team Ming." Xiang Tao said, "Why are you still bringing me toys?"

"From the mall, it's almost the New Year, looking at the celebration." Ming Shu fixed the balloon.

The balloon is pink with gold dust, it's really festive.

Although Xiang Tao was still recovering from his wounds, he was concerned about Silin Town and the unsolved murder case, so he talked about the case without saying a word. Ming Shu stopped being polite to him, and said, "You have been in the hospital for a while. Have you ever thought about Huang Yan's case?"

Xiang Tao said: "I have been thinking all day! Excluding Lin Jiao's revenge, the most strange part of her case is that she actively shut down the surveillance and the large small holes in her chest. I think it should be based on her experience. Dig, since I learned about the "ghost" last time, I got into the "ghost" and didn't know any other information about her. Actually, I don’t know enough about her. At least I don’t know why she I will turn off the monitoring."

"The murderer is someone she knows, a young man. She is looking forward to his arrival and is obedient to his words." Ming Shu said: "This is likely to be a seductive male in appearance-especially for women. ."

Xiang Tao pondered for a moment, "This profile is too broad."

"I know." Ming Shu said, "So the key is still in the small hole."

With that said, Ming Shu picked up the mace and lightly hammered it in his hand.

Xiang Tao didn't understand for a while.

"I suspect that those small holes represent beasts gnawing." Ming Shu said: "It may be a wolf, or it may be another animal."

Xiang Tao was dumbfounded, seeming to be digesting this information quickly, and then suddenly took a quilt, "Team Ming, I remembered one thing. But I don't know if it is related to Huang Yan's death."

"tell me the story."

"When I first found the clue of the ghost card, didn't I go to Cai Xinyue? It was the girl who went to Silin Town with Huang Yan to buy the ghost card." Xiang Tao said: "She is in the south. Working at the "Storm" secret room club in the city, she wrote plots for the secret room. At that time, she took me into an unused room, which was an outdated secret room scene, filled with a lot of outdated props."

Xiang Tao paused, "There is a wolf head in it."

Ming Shu said, "Wolf's head?"

"Mingshu, have you ever played werewolf killing?" Xiang Tao asked.

Ming Shu said: "Who has never killed a werewolf before."

"This game was very popular in the past few years, and it was right to say that it was the hottest board game. At that time, almost all the secret rooms had the theme of werewolves." Xiang Tao said: "but in recent years it has not worked. The secret room doesn’t work anymore."

Ming Shu suddenly felt that there were many clues in his mind, but these clues were disorderly, messy, endless, and even deceptive.

Xiang Tao said worriedly: "Team Ming, Huang Yan's case is related to werewolves and secret rooms?"

Ming Shu smiled soothingly, "You feel at ease to heal your wounds. If you can turn your mind, turn around as much as you want. Contact me whenever you think of it."

Xiang Tao felt that this was very contradictory-while he had to be at ease and healed his wounds, he had to change his mind. You can't have the two at the same time.

Ming Shu said, "Tack me in my heart?"

Xiang Tao said: "You can see this all?"

Ming Shu half joked: "If you want to come to our crime team, the ability to'read your mind' is indispensable."

"Really?" Xiang Tao didn't believe it very much, "Then I have to work harder!"

"Well, I won't disturb you." Ming Shu picked up his coat, "I will see you later."

After learning that Huang Yan had been killed, Cai Xinyue was frightened and suspicious, and quit her job in the "Storm" secret room club. She planned to leave Dongye City, but as the owner of the "ghost card", her actions were temporarily restricted and must cooperate with the police investigation.

"Yes... haven't you found the murderer who killed Sister Yan?" Cai Xinyue's spirit was on the verge of collapse, "Will I be killed too?"

"You said that you and Huang Yan met because of folk customs and spirituality. Huang Yan is an expert in this area. She once helped you design the secret room and provided you with a lot of inspiration." Although it was Xiang Tao who found Cai Xinyue last time, it was Ming Tao. Shu has listened to the recording, "Have Yan Huang mentioned to you a werewolf, or a legend related to a werewolf?"

Cai Xinyue was very nervous, but when she heard "Werewolf", her eyes showed a little disdain, "Nothing."

Ming Shu's eyes were sharp, "So sure?"

"Because the theme of the werewolf is outdated." Speaking of her own business, Cai Xinyue finally calmed down. "The popular themes on the market are generally researched out in a year or so. We, we must Be at the forefront. The theme of Werewolf, like the theme, actually reached its peak before I entered the industry. At that time, the practitioners basically understood the theme and began to explore new trends. I can't talk about the theme of Werewolf with Sister Yan anymore."

Ming Shu raised his eyebrows thoughtfully, and asked after a moment: "If you recall, what inspiration did Huang Yan give you?"

Cai Xinyue found a notebook, "It's all on it."

Ming Shu turned a few pages, didn't see any famous names, and then said, "The last time you and Huang Yan contacted, was it an appointment to go to a newly opened secret room?"

This clue was discovered by the Beicheng branch in Huang Yan's online records, and Xiang Tao also found Cai Xinyue for this.

Cai Xinyue nodded uneasily, "Yes, in Dongcheng District, the style of the secret room is different from the'trouble'. I heard that it was taking the **** and violent route. In our business, visiting the competitors' secret rooms is a work requirement, so I made an appointment. Sister Yan went to see it. But the secret room hadn't opened yet."

Dongcheng District, "Tianyun Chaodu" shopping center.

"Why so many people? Are there any activities?"

"I don't know, go and see?"

"Don't go, it's nothing to do with us, a secret room is open."

"What is the secret room?"

"You don't even know the secret room? It's..."

A building resembling a medieval castle appeared in the newly opened D Hall of the shopping center. Young people in trendy dress lined up in long serpentine lines, some were talking excitedly, some stretched their necks and looked ahead.

They are all fans of the secret room culture. Wherever there is a new secret room, they should check in first, lest they be late than the others.

The "Ninth Battlefield" secret room club opened, with "the first passer", "the fastest passer", "the most secret room passer", and many other rewards, which detonated the enthusiasm of fans.

In the middle section of the serpentine team, a woman wearing a khaki woolen skirt and a gray lambskin coat hurried over. While protecting the decorative hat on her head, she smiled and apologized, "I'm late, I'm sorry!"

"You must have slept late!" one person said.

"No, no! I will be here soon after I change the shift." The woman folded her hands together, "I can't help it!"

"Forget it, forgive you this time." The man said, "You line up first, I'll buy milk tea."

"Okay."

After walking a few steps, the man turned and shouted, "Linglong!"

"Huh?" The woman quickly responded.

"What do you drink? Pudding or pearls?"

"Pudding," Linglong said.