Madness of the Heart

The Xiang Haoming in Chen Hongbing's mouth is perfect—good grades, hardworking, filial, sensible, and not fussy. He is very popular in school and Fanglong Alley. In the future, he will be admitted to a prestigious university and succeed. The only taint is that there is nothing wrong with him. Proud father.

However, once Ming Shu asked for details, such as what activities Xiang Haoming had participated in at school, his achievements in a certain subject, and what his hobbies were, Chen Hongbing could not answer.

"Do you always have wine at home?" Ming Shu asked.

Chen Hongbing shook his head, "Except for the old beast, no one in our family drinks alcohol. Wine...what's wrong with the wine?"

Xing Mu identified that Xiang Haoming had drunk a lot before his death. The alcohol may have been brought by Xiang Haoming from home, or purchased with cash after he left home. It is currently impossible to determine whether Xiang Haoming’s drinking was active or forced.

Ming Shu asked, "Are you sure Xiang Haoming doesn't have a habit of drinking?"

Chen Hongbing nodded with certainty at first, but after a few seconds, she hesitated.

Ming Shu said: "Are you not sure?"

"I...I don't know!" Chen Hongbing cried and said, "He is very good, I think he will definitely not drink or smoke, but, but..."

"But he has both alcohol and tobacco?"

"I really don't know about alcohol, but once I washed his clothes and smelled a heavy smell of smoke on his clothes."

The smell of smoke does not mean that you will smoke. It may also be contaminated by staying with smokers. And even if you can smoke, it doesn't mean you can drink.

Ming Shu looked at this distraught mother who didn't know her son deeply, and asked, "You call Xiang Lin the'old beast'. What is the problem between you?"

"I shouldn't marry him! He ruined my life!"

According to Chen Hongbing, she and Xiang Lin were introduced to each other by the workshop director at the engine plant.

In those days, everyone didn't have much money, and they would be able to live it together. Because Chen Hongbing was a beautiful man and was a "red man" in the factory, he decided to marry Xiang Lin when he saw Xiang Lin was honest and had a good relationship with the leader.

In the first few years after marriage, the life is still passable. But whenever he sees young and beautiful women marrying "big money", and then look at Xiang Lin, Chen Hongbing feels uncomfortable.

Before marriage, she also had "big money" chasing, but she tried to live a stable life and refused the "big money". Later, she looked at Xiang Lin's nose instead of nose and eyes, not eyes. If she hadn't had a child, she would have to go with Xiang Lin. Divorce is not possible.

The engine factory used to eat a big pot of rice, but the good times did not last long. The factory was restructured. At first, Chen Hongbing and Xiang Lin were fortunate that they were not unemployed. However, after a few years, people who used to earn money with their own income either did business and made a fortune or stayed in the factory. Li was promoted, but they still lived a tight life with a dead salary that they had never raised.

Since Xiang Haoming was promoted to junior high school, Chen Hongbing's aversion to Xiang Lin has increased day by day. In her eyes, Xiang Lin was a big man, but he didn't have any abilities. He was hesitant to do things. He didn't dare to go out to fight. He would not be in favor of the leader. He deserved to be a lifeless man.

In the first half of this year, the engine factory had a number of "inward withdrawal" quotas, and Xiang Lin completed the "inward withdrawal" procedures without discussing with Chen Hongbing. Chen Hongbing went crazy with anger and drove him out to find a job, wishing him to die outside. After the winter, Xiang Lin often stayed out at night. Chen Gongbing didn't know what he was doing outside, and didn't care. According to her, this kind of wimpy man was a drag on his family.

Ming Shu has seen many family members of the victim, but it is rare to see hostility as heavy as Chen Hongbing.

She was very sad at first, but when she talked about Xiang Lin, the pain in her eyes was quickly replaced by hatred.

Her hatred for her husband surpassed the pain of losing her beloved son.

Ming Shu weighed in his heart for a moment, and then asked, "Recall, has Xiang Haoming offended anyone in the past year?"

Chen Hongbing's expression became confused again, "Xiaoming is a good boy, how can he offend people?"

Ming Shu sighed and found himself asking a stupid question.

Xiang Haoming is probably just the capital used by Chen Hongbing to show off. She can't answer what kind of person Xiang Haoming is.

"What about you?" Ming Shu said, "Did you and Xiang Lin offend anyone?"

Chen Hongbing said in shock: "We have enemies who killed Xiao Ming?"

Ming Shu said: "There are still very few clues, so this possibility is not ruled out. Do you have a clue?"

Chen Hongbing grabbed his fingers, his eyes turned frequently, and said to himself: "It shouldn't be the old beast's trash, no one cares about him... Yang Guizhen? Is it Yang Guizhen?"

Ming Shu said, "What did you think of?"

The wrinkles on Chen Hongbing's face throbbed, "It's Yang Guizhen and his son! Their family has always been jealous of my Xiaoming!"

Coming out of the inquiry room, Ming Shu leaned against the wall and rubbed his eyebrows for a while.

Chen Hongbing believes that Yang Guizhen is the murderer, but this accusation has no basis at all. Before returning to the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Ming Shu had already met Yang Guizhen. She was a low-level housewife similar to Chen Hongbing. She had no culture and listened to the wind as rain. She was keen to compare with each other, especially with children. Chen Hongbing was right, Yang Guizhen might be jealous of Xiang Haoming. But will this jealousy develop to the point of murder? It is possible, but from experience, Yang Guizhen's probability of doing it is extremely low, and the characteristics it exhibits are too far apart from the cruel ritual of the scene.

A 17-year-old boy born in a low-level family. His father was away for a few days. On New Year’s Eve, he was taken by his “authoritarian” mother to do a problem at home. He carried his mother around 11 o’clock and went out to breathe. If Yang Guizhen didn’t lie, then Xiang Haoming said at the time. "Feel the festive atmosphere." Why was he brutally killed in a pit less than one kilometer away from home after a few hours?

The public security in Fanglong Alley is not very good, and it is not impossible for Xiang Haoming to encounter the gangster. But the gangsters are looking for money, and the murder is just to kill the mouth, not to create that kind of weird scene.

Is it to vent your anger?

But Chen Hongbing could not recall the people who had enemies with her and Xiang Lin.

The doubts were all concentrated on Xiang Haoming.

But who is the one who really understands Xiang Haoming?

Ming Shu turned over the information in his hand again, and his eyes stayed at the high school Xiang Haoming was attending.

The First Foreign Language School of Dongye City.

Most of the people living in Fanglong Alley are employees of the engine factory. Almost all of their children are studying in Dongye No. 31 Middle School (the original No. 2 Engine Middle School).

Mingshu is not a native of Dongye City, and he does not need to worry about children’s education, but he is also basically aware of the education pattern in Dongye City—schools like No. 31 Middle School are “junk schools” in the eyes of most parents. "Scum school", the teachers are not good, the source of students is also poor, the parents have no money, and few people can enter the university in a year; it is different in one foreign language, this is one of the five key middle schools in the city, and the high school accepts both the high school entrance examination scores. The top students are also rich people who can afford hundreds of thousands of hundreds of thousands of "school selection fees."

Xiang Haoming's ability to study outside can only be admitted by his grades.

There was a sound of footsteps in the direction of the stairs. Ming Shu turned his head and found that it was Xiao Yuan coming down from the stairs.

Ming Shu Yang started, "Xiao Ju."

"I watched the inquiry." Xiao Yuan said: "Xu Chun sent back an on-site investigation report just now. Xiang Haoming is two completely different people in the eyes of Chen Hongbing and neighbors."

Ming Shu nodded, "I also found that Chen Hongbing has a one-sided understanding of Xiang Haoming. Xiang Haoming in her eyes may not be the real Xiang Haoming, but her ideal son."

According to Xu Chun’s report, Xiang Haoming was taciturn and rarely communicated with neighbors, but he never lacked the courtesy he should have, and would generally not take the initiative to speak to others, but if he was stopped on the road, he would smile and ask in a friendly way. Good-this is consistent with Yang Guizhen's description.

In addition, Xiang Haoming's grades are indeed very good, and he is the only person in Fanglong Alley who has been admitted to a key high school.

Most of the people living nearby are Xu Binbin and his like. They either go to a vocational high school or have a high school diploma, but there are also students who want to get ahead. Xiang Haoming will almost never refuse as long as they are asked for learning problems. Just explain it to them.

Liu Lingmei is 15 years old this year and is about to take the senior high school entrance examination. She has asked Xiang Haoming for advice many times. She said that she was both grateful to Xiang Haoming, but also afraid of Xiang Haoming, because Xiang Haoming did help her a lot, but she felt very alienated and superior.

"In other words, Xiang Haoming is a very contradictory person." Ming Shu said: "He can choose not to help Liu Lingmei."

Xiao Yuan said: "Maybe he can absorb a certain emotion he needs in the process of helping others. I temporarily regard this emotion as a sense of being identified. At this age, the heart is sometimes extraordinarily slender, and it is difficult for adults to understand. His troubles. His parents, people around, and even teachers and classmates all put pressure on him invisibly."

Ming Shu thought for a while, "By the way, Xiao Ju, when it comes to firecrackers, what can you think of?"

"Chinese New Year, opening business, fun and fun." Xiao Yuan looked at Ming Shu, "There are children."

Ming Shu said: "Adults setting off firecrackers are mostly in certain scenes that require firecrackers, such as the opening and celebrations you just mentioned, but children setting off firecrackers are usually just because they like them. Firecrackers are not a necessity, but they make them happy. ."

"Xiang Haoming died of mechanical suffocation. The firecrackers on his body were not the main cause of his death." Xiao Yuan said: "Firecrackers are more like...a vicious prank."

Technical Investigation Office.

Zhou Yuan stood up from her seat and said, "All of Xiang Haoming's communication records are with me, and I found a noteworthy problem."

Ming Shu glanced at his display screen occupied by the code, "What's the problem."

"Xiang Haoming's second year of high school this year, he was enrolled in the first foreign science class 17. I have inquired that this class is not a key class. Most of the students are students who have not passed the high school entrance examination and have paid to study, but there are also students like Xiang Haoming. They passed the exam, but their scores in the several exams after entering the school were not satisfactory.” Zhou Yuan said: “Xiang Haoming is a representative of the physics class and has been added to the group of the class, but in addition to reminding everyone to hand in homework in the group, he has never Don’t talk in the group. He added a total of eight classmates to his friend list, and I’ll give you the list right away. They seem to add friends just to transfer money, and they haven’t chatted too much."

Ming Shu said: "Transfer money?"

Zhou Yuan called up some data, "It's not a large transfer, it's more than ten yuan, at most thirty. I guess Xiang Haoming helped them buy the food, and they repaid Xiang Haoming's money."

"Xiang Haoming has no friends outside?" Ming Shu asked, "What about the people who have frequent contact with him?"

Zhou Yuan said: "He hardly contacts people, especially after the winter vacation. Chen Hongbing will call him every day, it should be "Cha Gang". On January 19, which is the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, Xiang Lin called him. A phone call."

Ming Shu said: "Xiang Haoming has no social circle of his own, and even no hobbies..."

"Speaking of hobbies." Zhou Yuan said: "I checked Xiang's computer, there is no game installed, and no special browsing history. My feeling is that Xiang Haoming was pressed and oppressed by his mother, not so much. A child who thinks by himself."

Ming Shu said: "You send me the materials of those eight students. Also, Xiang Lin still has no news?"

"The last time Xiang Lin's mobile phone was used was on the afternoon of January 21, the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. He did not have a social account, and many people contacted from the 19th to the 21st." Zhou Yuan said: "Fang Yuanhang has already checked. There should be results later."

Ming Shu looked down at the tablet, sliding his index finger from time to time.

On the tablet was the student information that Zhou Yuan had just sent. They were all Xiang Haoming’s classmates. After Chen Hongbing discovered that Xiang Haoming was missing, some of them received a call from the police station.

But the answer they gave at the time was that they hadn't seen Xiang Haoming since the holiday, and it was not clear where Xiang Haoming had gone.

It is winter vacation and it is during the Spring Festival. It is not easy to investigate students and teachers, but these people must be seen one by one.

Coming out of the building, Ming Shu planned to go across the street-where his car was parked.

He didn't wear a police uniform, and didn't plan to drive a police car to meet the students. However, before people walked out, he heard a familiar voice behind him.

"Team Ming." It turned out that Xiao Yuan rushed up.

In fact, Ming Shu knew at a glance that Xiao Yuan was going to accompany him to investigate the case, but he still asked, "Xiao Ju, where are you going?"

"Get in your car." Xiao Yu'an smiled, "I haven't participated in the investigation for a long time. Take advantage of today's not too busy, go and feel it."

Ming Shu opened the driver's door, buckled the seat belt, and said, "You are particularly concerned about this case."

The weather was too cold and the car did not start immediately. The two sat in the car, waiting for the heater to heat up the surroundings.

"This case is quite special. One is that it involves minors, and the other is that the murderer's modus operandi is extremely cruel and unbelievable. Based on past experience, I suspect it is'pure evil'." Xiao Yuan said: "Xiang Haoming seems ordinary. From a low-income family, his parents were incompatible. Before he was killed, his father disappeared inexplicably, and there was a high probability that the murderer was more than one person... The existence of various strange things made this case impossible."

"'Pure evil'." Ming Shu repeated softly.

In most cases that occur in modern society, a very clear motive can be found. Some are revenge, some are jealous, some are for money, some are missed, and the most common is impulsive passion to kill. In many cases, motivation is an extremely critical link.

But there are also cases where the murderer’s motive is difficult to understand by ordinary people. The police in some countries call it "zero motive". The murderer enjoys the pleasure of killing itself, and the motive is "pure evil."

The temperature gradually rose, but Ming Shu felt a chill.

The He Yang described by Hu Ying represents "pure evil".

Forcing others to kill each other is just a pleasure for them.

"Let's go." Xiao Yuan said.

Nancheng District, Chunchao Riverside Community.

The Spring Festival was supposed to be lively, but in this community, the bustle has become a noisy heart.

Two police cars were parked outside the property management center. The enthusiastic residents used gongs and drums to build momentum for themselves, and the short police officers almost failed to squeeze out of the car.

"Protest against the closure of the Riverside Greenway!"

"All owners have the right to enjoy community resources!"

"I want to report! The reporters from TV stations and newspapers will be here soon!"

Hundreds of residents pulled up banners with angry faces. The property security guards were squeezed on the glass doors. Some even brought wooden sticks embedded with nails and prepared to smash them on the security guards.

The police are busy maintaining order, but with little success.

The owner and the property management personnel confronted each other, and the owner asked to remove the iron gates at the three entrances outside the Binjiang Greenway, and the property management never let go.

During the stalemate, a police car was overturned, and this scene happened to be filmed when a reporter from the TV station arrived.

In the Internet age, although the news has not been edited and broadcast, the video has been popularized on the Internet, and a small incident has suddenly attracted the attention of the whole city——

Chunchao Riverside Community is a mixed community, covering a large area. The southern area facing the river is a bungalow area and a villa area. The owners of the bungalows and villas have private gardens and parking spaces, quiet and comfortable, and separated from the river bank by a green road.

The North District, which is close to the gate of the community, is an ordinary commercial building, and the housing price is in the middle of Dongye City as a whole.

This has created a phenomenon that all owners enter the community through the same gate, but in fact there are richer people living on one side, and general income earners on the other.

Before the Spring Festival this year, the property was not locked outside the Binjiang Greenway. Every morning and evening, residents living in the North District went for a walk on the greenway.

Some owners in the southern district responded to the property management that these people destroyed the cleanliness that the southern district should have. When the real estate developers first sold their properties, they slapped the southern district owners with signs such as "private greenway" and cleanliness. They believe that residents of the North District should not enter the greenway.

On the 30th of the twelfth lunar month, the property management suddenly blocked the road from the North District into the greenway, and a notice was posted on the iron gate to prohibit owners other than the owners of houses and villas from entering the South District.

The matter began to ferment on the afternoon of the first day of the new year. Until now, the owners and property management in the North District have become completely hostile.

The first student Mingshu and Xiao Yuan wanted to meet, Lai Cheng, lived in the southern district of Chunchaojiangpan Community.

A snow-white Samoyed rushed out of the garden, "laughing" and pounced on Ming Shu. A boy wearing a black mask ran after him and politely apologized, "I'm sorry, it didn't hurt you, right?"

Ming Shu looked at the boy, "Lai Cheng?"

The boy's expression suddenly changed, his gaze shifted between Ming Shu and Xiao Yuan, and he frowned, "Are you the police?"