Madness of the Heart

The woman's name is Shi Hanshan, who claims to love ancient styles and national styles. In March this year, she and her two friends raised money to start the "Jianjia Bailu" with the aim of spreading traditional culture.

When she said these words, she had no confidence. Ming Shu knew at a glance that she didn't really love ancient styles, but just wanted to catch up with the "old style fever" and make a fortune.

In fact, this is understandable. Ming Shu came to "Jia Jia Bailu" not to investigate whether he was professional or unprofessional.

"How did you and Sha Chun meet?" Ming Shu asked, "When did she work with you?"

"My friends and I discussed the main guzheng, because the guzheng is the hottest national musical instrument. For ordinary people, guzheng playing is more versatile." Shi Hanshan said: "It is easy to recruit teachers for small institutions like ours. , But it’s very difficult to recruit professional teachers. Before the opening, I went to the conservatory and the performing arts group to inquire about it. No one wanted to come, and we couldn’t afford to pay a particularly high price. Then in April, our business gradually started. On the right track, there are a lot of students who want to learn Guzheng, but the teachers are all amateurs and can only teach the basics. I don't think this will work. What we promote is Guzheng, and we must have a professional teacher."

Ming Shu said, "So you went to the Performing Arts Group again?"

"Well, I was lucky this time, and I happened to meet Sha Chun." Shi Hanshan said, "I told her that we urgently need a professional Guzheng teacher. She can raise the cost by herself. As long as I can afford it, I can drive as high as possible. She agreed without much hesitation, and the salary was not high. She came to take two evening classes a week, and took any day class on Saturday and Sunday. I only paid her less than 8,000 yuan a month. reward."

Ming Shu suddenly asked, "Who is the male teacher who taught calligraphy outside just now?"

Shi Hanshan was surprised, "His name is Ling Xuzhi and he is still in his sophomore year. What's wrong with him?"

"This Ling Xuzhi, do you usually get close to Sha Chun?"

"Not close, he and Sha Chun's classes are basically staggered. I haven't seen him talk to Sha Chun."

Ming Shu nodded, planning to bring all the monitoring out in a while, "Did Sha Chun work with you, did anything happen?"

Shi Hanshan said: "No, she is very kind and professional. She not only instructs students, but sometimes helps other Guzheng teachers. Everyone likes her."

Ming Shu thoughtfully.

If Shi Hanshan hadn't lied, then it was the same workplace, and Sha Chun's situation in the main workplace and the deputy workplace was quite different.

Colleagues and students of "Jianjia Bailu" like her, but people from the performing arts group despise her.

This gap seems to imply reason-in the performing arts group, Sha Chun is the one who is inferior to others, and in "Jia Jia Bailu", Sha Chun is the most professional teacher.

It can be said that Sha Chun has no friends in the performing arts group and has lived in depression for a long time, but an environment like "Jianjia Bailu" may make Sha Chun feel relaxed.

Once you relax, you might make friends and get along for a long time, which will generate trust and dependence.

Before Sha Chun was killed, he took the initiative to go to the performing arts group. He looked neither scared nor nervous, let alone being mentally manipulated.

Then the person waiting for her in the performing arts group should be someone she knows, or even trusts. She listens to that person, avoids monitoring, uses cash to pay, and assists that person in everything she does.

"I need a list of Sha Chun's students." Ming Shu said: "There is also a list of other staff members here."

Shi Hanshan was startled, "It is impossible that our teacher killed her."

Ming Shu said: "You are not a party, and you are not qualified to guarantee anyone."

The technical reconnaissance team arrived and called up the monitoring and teacher-student information.

The reception was probably silly and sweet, but I still couldn't see that something happened to Sha Chun. However, Xuzhi noticed something, and looked at the technical detective vigilantly several times.

None of his actions escaped Ming Shu's eyes.

Back at the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Ming Shu rushed to Xiao Yuan's office immediately.

Xiao Yuan handed a lunch box to him, before he said: "Don't worry, eat the food first."

"I'm not hungry." Having said that, Ming Shu lifted the lid.

After running around for the whole day, he ran non-stop to three important places. It was not that he was not hungry, but he was too hungry to feel hungry.

In this situation before, he was too lazy to eat, or just eat bread. But now there is Xiao Yuan, he doesn't treat his body well, Xiao Yuan forces him to treat him well.

"Hey, it's like being supervised by a parent." The lunch box contained three dishes for one meal. At first glance, it was ordered at a private restaurant. Ming Shu picked up a piece of fish and muttered quietly.

Xiao Yuan naturally heard it, "It's not like."

Ming Shu raised his eyelids, "Yes, yes, you are my parent."

The meal was eaten very quickly. Ming Shu went to the hallway to throw away the lunch box. When he looked in the mirror, he found that his face was a bit dirty. He quickly washed his face, and the water dripped down his neck, soaking the chest of his shirt.

Xiao Yuan threw him a towel and asked, "What did you find?"

Ming Shu randomly wiped his chest and put the towel on his shoulders, "There are too many doubts and clues, I have to sort it out."

Xiao Yuan said: "Don't worry, just do it one by one. The progress of the investigation has been summarized here. Indeed, Sha Chun took a taxi to the Performing Arts Group on Saturday night and entered the park from the wasteland on the west side is too unusual."

"On the way back, I kept thinking, why did she do this?" Ming Shu said: "First, the murderer asked her to do this. The murderer is someone she trusts very much-otherwise she would be a single woman. Going to such a dangerous place at night regardless of safety. The question is, who is this person? Why can he let Sha Chun obey him? According to this line of thinking, the probability of the murderer being a colleague of the performing arts group is very low, and more likely to be People Sha Chun knew in other places, such as..."

Xiao Yuan interrupted: "You have overlooked a situation."

Ming Shu asked: "What's the situation?"

"This person does not necessarily need to be trusted by Sha Chun." Xiao Yuan said.

Ming Shu frowned and thought for two seconds, "Can TA use music to'blackmail' Sha Chun?"

"Yes." Xiao Yuan opened the video recorded by Yong Huan when receiving inquiries on the tablet. "Sha Chun's mother said that Sha Chun had insufficient talent since she was a child, and working hard to strive for the top is the most remarkable characteristic of her personality. Anything. At that time, Sha Chun puts “progress” first. Just imagine, if a colleague of Sha Chun asked Sha Chun—Are you free on Saturday night? I adapted a song and I really want to talk to you Practice together. How would Sha Chun react?"

"You mean that the person who killed Sha Chun was among the three of Qu Xing, Sun Jing, and Lu Hui?" Ming Shu said, "Among the few people who have no alibi, we will not consider those three logistics personnel for the time being. The only ones left are them."

"I just added this to your thoughts." Xiao Yuan said: "Because you just planned to exclude the employees of the Performing Arts Group. There was news from the technical investigation side that Lu Hui went to the bar with friends after the performance. The monitoring of the bar can prove that Lu Hui did not have time to commit the crime. As for Qu Xing and Sun Jing, they both claimed to go home because they were too tired, but no one can prove that they really went home."

Ming Shu immediately found out the information about Qu Xing and Sun Jing.

Qu Xing, male, 33 years old, specializes in pipa. Sun Jing, female, 29 years old, focuses on Guzheng.

Sun Jing and Sha Chun played the same instrument in the orchestra. In any unit, people in the same position are inevitably compared, and there are many competing with each other.

Sun Jing is not a particularly gifted person. In the orchestra, it is recognized that the talented Guzheng player is Fu Zheng who has an alibi. Compared with Sha Chun, Sun Jing is much smoother and more gregarious. Every time Ran He ridiculed Sha Chun, Sun Jing would echo a few words.

And Qu Xing is an alternative in the orchestra.

Jiyue said that the group sometimes introduces "special talents." Qu Xing is the introduced "special talent" and the most talented artist in the folk music club.

"From a motivational point of view, both Qu Xing and Sun Jing may commit crimes." Xiao Yuan opened a notebook with sparse words written on it, and more graphics. "You analyzed it during the last meeting. Some people are jealous of Sha Chun's diligence. They want to be as diligent as Sha Chun, but can't do it. They are afraid that Sha Chun will go farther and farther by diligence and become the person who will be left behind. Sun Jing fits this analysis. She and Sha Chun both focus Guzheng, Sha Chun’s progress is equal to her retreat. She is hostile to Sha Chun. When she discovers that Sha Chun has really surpassed her with unremitting efforts, this hostility may be infinitely amplified."

Ming Shu looked at Xiao Yuan's notebook from a distance.

He knows that notebook.

When Xiao Yuan was thinking about one thing, he could not only spread the net to a large extent, but finally recover the net. This is an ability forged by experience and talent. The meridian of the case was written in the notebook, and he always carried the notebook with him. This is exactly what I learned from Xiao Yuan.

"Look at Qu Xing again." Xiao Yuan said again: "Qu Xing can never be jealous of Sha Chun, but it may be a more distorted hatred. He is a genius in pipa playing, there is no doubt. A genius looks down on ordinary people, There are usually two kinds of emotions, one is positive compassion, and the other is negative contempt. Qu Xing may not look down on people like Sha Chun. Furthermore, he thinks that people like Sha Chun play the guzheng for him. Love the profanity of music."

"Cut off your hands..." Ming Shu said, "It's possible for both of them to chop off Sha Chun's hands. One is ‘Don’t let you practice anymore’, and the other is ‘Your hands are not good for playing Guzheng.’"

"But in terms of actual operation, Qu Xing may be more likely to commit crimes than Sun Jing. This is what I told you just now. The murderer can lure Sha Chun to an appointment late at night with music. Qu Xing has this ability." Xiao Yuan said: "I think In the interview transcripts of all people in the folk music club, more than one person mentioned that Qu Xingyun was arrogant, unpredictable, sometimes gentle, and sometimes hurtful. But because he is a'special talent' and his professional ability is really strong enough, no one has ever treated him. Express your dissatisfaction. If Sha Chun receives an invitation from him, I guess Sha Chun will not only attend the appointment, but will do what he says."

Ming Shu said: "No suspicious contacts were found on Sha Chun's mobile phone or on the Internet, indicating that the murderer was in direct contact with Sha Chun. Qu Xing and Sha Chun did have the opportunity to contact Sha Chun privately. Besides, after Sha Chun left the Jiangnan Theater, It took nearly an hour to get a taxi. I had never figured out why she had to take so long before, even if she was hiding from surveillance, it would not take so much time. But if Qu Xing asked him to do this, it would make sense— Qu Xing was also there for Saturday’s performance. At 10:17, Qu Xing and three other people left the Jiangnan Theater together. They were the first people to leave after Sha Chun. Sha Chun could not go to the Performing Arts Group earlier than Qu Xing on the same journey. Qu Xing will make her wait!"

"Yeah." Xiao Yuan nodded, "Qu Xing conforms to one of the criminal logics. But he is not the only suspect. Just now, you said that the murderer was someone Sha Chun trusted and was willing to go to the appointment late at night. This person is Sha Chunzai's Jian Jia Bailu. 'Know it.'

Ming Shu hurriedly returned to his own thinking, "For Sha Chun,'Jianjia Bailu' has a better atmosphere than the performing arts group. As the chief guzheng teacher, Sha Chun works part-time for a month and earns only 8,000 yuan. The numbers are in the middle and lower among the peers. Sha Chun is willing to continue working there, first because of the pressure of the mortgage, and second, I guess because she feels comfortable working there."

Xiao Yuan said: "This may be a secondary reason for the mortgage. If it is just for the mortgage, she can definitely offer a higher price."

"I think so too." Ming Shu continued: "People who have intersections between'Jianjia Bailu' and Sha Chun have to be investigated one by one. I now suspect that the murderer is among Sha Chun's students. There is another one called ' Ling Xuzhi's calligraphy teacher reacted abnormally. When I mentioned Sha Chun, the pen in his hand stopped moving."

"Okay, then the scope of investigation is now narrowed." Xiao Yuan lifted his chin, "This is just your first thought, what about the second?"

Ming Shu was silent for a while, and shook his head, "The second one is a bit absurd, and I found some evidence that can refute this idea."

Xiao Yuan said: "Do you think that the murder was led by Sha Chun himself, and the murderer was just her assistant to her suicide?"

Ming Shu took a breath, "Sha Chun evaded surveillance, delayed time, and entered the performing arts group from the west... Her series of behaviors made me think so. And brother, I have a very subjective feeling that I haven't given anything. People say-I have been paying attention to Sha Chun during the performance on Saturday. I always feel that there is a kind of sadness in her expression. Now thinking about it, does she know that she is about to die, so she can't help but feel scared and sad?"

"It's not unreasonable." Xiao Yuan stood up and found out Sha Chun's autopsy report. "Did you not mention Xing Mu during the meeting yesterday? Sha Chun hardly struggled in the early stage of suffocation, but did not show signs of violent struggle until the latter stage. A person who planned her own death would really not resist much when her neck was just strangled, but when she was on the verge of death, struggling was an instinctive reaction."

Ming Shu said: "I also thought about the reason for suicide. After years of hard work, Sha Chun finally had to face his mediocrity. For a person who has the heart and has paid too much for it, this blow is It’s fatal. Sha Chun’s home doesn’t look like a home at all. She uses a simple wardrobe. There are no sofas, TVs, and coffee tables in the living room. Her money is spent on the practice room. She moved to her current residence three years ago, and also three years ago, she uploaded the first video of her playing the guzheng."

Although Xiao Yuan didn't go to the scene, he had already watched those videos.

"Technical Investigation is investigating Sha Chun's internet traces, and she has not found any quarrels with anyone. She goes online except for browsing music-related websites, but uploading her own works." Ming Shu said: "Now we can't ask Sha Chun again. ——What are you thinking about when you pass these works? What are you looking forward to? But according to the general psychology, if a person tirelessly distributes their works on the public platform, it can't be a lonely appreciation. She must want to be recognized."

"If you can gain recognition in the online world, this can to a certain extent make up for Sha Chun's blow in real work." Xiao Yuan sighed, "But even on the Internet, her diligence did not exchange applause for her."

"So I think Sha Chun may be immersed in a state of despair. She gradually sees that hard work is useless, and talent has already determined everything." Ming Shu wiped his face and said: "But I am again I don't think this is true. Brother, Sha Chun has no bed in her bedroom, but a well-decorated tent, which shows that she is a more romantic person. Before the incident, Sha Chun went to buy yogurt and milk and put it in the refrigerator. In this way, she is not like a person who is about to give up her life."

"Then what if she did it on purpose?" Xiao Yuan said.

Ming Shu was startled, "What?"

"Inner romance and suicidal tendencies do not conflict. Romantic people sometimes can't accept the cruel reality. Therefore, you can put aside the tent." Xiao Yuan said: "You noticed that Sha Chun has just bought something in his refrigerator. Yogurt and milk, but have you found that she only has yogurt and milk in the refrigerator?"

Ming Shu's pupils shrank suddenly.

Of course, there are not only yogurt and milk in the refrigerator, but also fruit beer, apples, and cosmetics.

They all have one thing in common-they will not go bad in the short term and will not rot.

"I have seen the photos. The shelf life of milk is 27 days and that of yogurt is 15 days." Xiao Yuan said: "In other words, within half a month, dairy products will not deteriorate, and fruit beer and cosmetics will be stored in the refrigerator for one and a half years. It will not emit any peculiar smell. As for apples, apples have a relatively long shelf life. They will not deteriorate in the refrigerator for 10 to 15 days."

"It takes at least 10 days for this bunch of things to emit a bad smell!" Mingshu reacted, "Sha Chun uses them to create the illusion that she loves life, and after 10 days, her body will most likely be discovered. The police will inevitably search for her residence, and at this time they will find the "stock" in her refrigerator. She does not want her refrigerator to become foul and unpleasant, so she chooses dairy products with a longer shelf life. Fruits avoid the summer but are easy to produce. Rotten grapes, peaches, watermelons..."

"Since you are planning to commit suicide by homicide, you must do it like the real thing. Let us mistakenly think that she still yearns for life is one of the important points." Xiao Yuan's tone turned slightly, "but this helped her complete the suicide. 'The person, who could it be?"