Madness of the Heart

Municipal Bureau, Psychological Research Center.

Xu Yin hummed an untuned song, pushed the door out of the room Lin Jiao arranged for her, and walked in the bright and quiet corridor.

There is a wall on one side of the corridor, and a whole piece of glass on the other. Xu Yin stopped as he walked, turned and looked at the glass, and the blur of himself reflected in the glass.

She lifted her left foot first, walked slowly towards the glass, holding the stainless steel railing in front of the glass with both hands, her eyes widened, and her lips kept closing.

In the surveillance, Xu Yin seemed to be speaking to herself in the glass, but her vocal cords did not vibrate, and no syllable was uttered from her voice.

After "speaking", she laughed crisply, then raised her hand, waved to the glass, hummed again, and briskly jumped down the corridor.

Suddenly, her singing stopped again, this time she turned to the direction of the wall.

There are many doors on this side, and when viewed from the outside, it looks similar to the room she had been in not long ago.

It was already night, and almost all the doors were closed. Only the door numbered "412" had a crack open, and there was a flickering and gloomy light coming out of the crack.

"Huh?" Xu Yin leaned to the edge of the door, leaning forward and looking in. There seemed to be no one in the door, an empty room with tightly drawn curtains and a small night light on the table.

At this moment, she didn't know that there was actually someone in the door, and that person was looking down at her from a high position.

The thin and tall man hid most of his body by the door, only the side above his chest reached the crack of the door, his eyelids dropped from there, and he silently looked at the top of Xu Yin's hair.

Xu Yin's eyes rolled, first swept left and right, and then finally lifted up, just in time to make contact with the man's eyes.

In the middle of the night, this must be a weird and permeating picture—especially for a little girl—but Xu Yin only slightly shrank his pupils, and in the next second, the corners of his lips were pulled up.

"Who are you?" she asked.

But the man was even more surprised, his pale, ghostly face trembling and twitching, and his teeth made a fine and unpleasant sound.

Xu Yin actually stretched out his hand and touched the door with his fingertips.

The man took a breath.

The door was not pushed open, a chain prevented the door from opening inward, and the metal chain made a light sound because it was stretched straight—

"Zheng!"

Xu Yin pouted regretfully, and looked at the man without blinking, but the man seemed to regain his soul because of this sound, his expression became hideous and vivid, and a pair of trembling hands pressed hard behind the door.

"Boom!"

The door was closed tightly.

Xu Yin closed his eyes reflexively, then stepped back half a minute later to continue his "journey."

But this time, she didn't hum or jump again, just walked slowly, as if she had become depressed because of the man behind the door.

There is an atrium separated from the Psychological Research Center and the Special Police Headquarters. Xu Yin consciously did not cross the atrium, but stood on the side of the research center and looked at the Special Police Headquarters.

A tall man without a police uniform came out of an office. When the door closed, Yu Guang caught a glimpse of Xu Yin, so he turned around and smiled at Xu Yin.

Xu Yin watched the man walking towards him, and after a brief hesitation, he also took a step forward.

"Xu Yin." A familiar voice came from behind, and Xu Yin immediately stopped and looked back.

Lin Jiao walked quickly and smiled gently: "Want to find Team Ming again?"

The man stopped moving forward, standing still, "Ms. Lin."

Lin Jiao and the man looked at each other for two seconds, as if unwilling to talk to each other, squatting down and holding Xu Yin's hand, "Team Ming is not in the game right now, even if you leave here, you won't be able to find him."

When Lin Jiao tried to persuade Xu Yin, the man squinted and smiled and disappeared around the corner.

Lin Jiao lifted his eyelids almost instinctively, and swept his gaze to the corner.

"Did he find the'female ghost'?" Xu Yin said suddenly.

Lin Jiao stood up, led Xu Yin into it, and said softly after a moment, "How would I know?"

Ming Shu did not find the "female ghost", but took Yu Xiaocheng into the rental house where various books were piled up in a mess.

Ming Shu didn't intend to press Xiaocheng on the wall so rudely. The walls of the old house were really dirty, and the walls were dusty and white, and there were still gray cobwebs on them, which was really disgusting.

But Yu Xiaocheng reacted fiercely. When he saw someone standing in front of his house, he fled with milk. If he didn't stop him, Ming Shu would have to make his brothers laugh when he returned.

The rental house is very narrow, more than ten square meters, with only one room. The narrow corridor by the door is surrounded by the bathroom and the kitchen. The kitchen is obviously not fired. There is a layer of ash on the stove. The dried noodles thrown on the ground have given birth to small pieces. insect.

After the struggle just now, Yu Xiaocheng looked particularly embarrassed. The front of his face, T-shirt and jeans were covered with wall dust, and a pair of poisoned eyes stared at Ming Shu in anger and gloomily.

A normal senior high school student, even under the pressure of the college entrance examination and gloomy, would not be so hostile and afraid of the police.

"What are you running?" Ming Shu changed his gentle and polite face to Teacher Wang, and looked at Yu Xiaocheng coldly.

Yu Xiaocheng pressed his lips together and clenched his hands into fists. Even in the dark light, the blue veins on his arms were still very obvious.

Yi Fei raised his head and looked around the lighting equipment on the ceiling.

It stands to reason that most of the candidates' rooms have good lighting equipment, but there is only one light bulb emitting a dark yellow light. There is a chandelier in the center of the roof, and a row of spotlights on the right. But none of these lights seem to be turned on.

Yi Fei saw the switch on the wall and pressed it twice. As expected, the room didn't brighten.

But these two sounds made Yu Xiaocheng even more excited, "Get out!"

"It's okay." Ming Shu said, "but you have to roll with us, roll into the police car, and then roll into the police station."

Yu Xiaocheng's breathing filled the messy rental house. A few seconds later, he suddenly shouted, "What do you want to do?"

Ming Shu said, "Sha Chun is dead."

There was no surprise on Yu Xiaocheng's face, only the more obvious anger and fear.

"You already knew it." Ming Shu said again: "Right?"

Yu Xiaocheng's momentum weakened, no longer staring at Ming Shu, but avoiding looking away, "What's my business?"

Ming Shu said: "If the murderer is you, then it's your business."

"What are you talking about?" Yu Xiaocheng's cheek twitched badly, "I didn't do anything!"

Ming Shu gave Yi Fei a wink, and Yi Fei understood, and began to search the room.

"Don't touch my book!" Yu Xiaocheng tried to stop Yi Fei, but Ming Shu raised his hand.

"Be honest!"

"I have nothing to do with Sha Chun!"

"Do you think your current overreaction can convince me?" Ming Shu asked: "August 23, Saturday night, where are you?"

Yu Xiaocheng's cheeks stiffened, "I, I'm reviewing at school."

During the summer vacation of senior high school, it is not mandatory to study evenings on Saturdays and Sundays, but most students in the experimental class will come to the classroom on their own initiative.

Ming Shu asked: "Who can prove it for you?"

There is no shortage of teachers and students in the senior high school building of the Ninth Middle School. If Yu Xiaocheng is really studying on his own, there will be more than one person who can prove it for him.

But Yu Xiaocheng appeared panicked, unable to speak for a long time.

"Can no one prove it for you?" Ming Shu asked.

Yu Xiaocheng said: "I am studying on the self-study! I don't need anyone to prove it!"

This is simply an unreasonable cause for trouble under the anger and despair. Yi Fei turned around and said, "Yu Xiaocheng, if I were you, and if I really had nothing to do with Sha Chun’s death, I would seriously cooperate with the police investigation. Of course you can also play arrogantly, but you suffer a loss. It will only be you."

Yu Xiaocheng said: "Are you threatening me?"

Ming Shu said: "I'm investigating you."

There was really no place to sit in the rental room except for the bed and a plastic stool next to the writing desk. Ming Shu didn't want to sit. He took the textbook sent by "Jia Jia Bailu" from Yi Fei, and looked through it while observing Yu Xiao. Honest look.

"I'm just an ordinary student, and I will take the college entrance examination next year." Yu Xiaocheng didn't look at Mingshu, but from time to time he looked at the textbooks in Mingshu's hands, "I don't know what to investigate."

"The college entrance examination next year?" Ming Shu said: "This year and last year, you also took the college entrance examination."

Yu Xiaocheng seemed to be caught by nightmare, and suddenly began to beat her chest.

"You are very hardworking. You have put more effort into studying than many people, but the two college entrance examinations did not bring you satisfactory results." Ming Shu said: "Have Sha Chun told you that you and her are very Like?"

Yu Xiaocheng's eyes were almost frozen, and his expression was extremely surprised.

"It seems she has said it." Ming Shu said.

"No!" Yu Xiaocheng shook his head violently, "What do you know? What do you know? She didn't tell me!"

Ming Shu sighed and patted the textbook lightly, "You have been so excited, I can only take you back to the police station first, and wait until you calm down."

Also brought back to the crime squad were Liu Mei and Long Tianhao. Compared with Yu Xiaocheng, although these two also have obvious mood swings, they are all within the normal range.

Liu Mei is very beautiful and wears light makeup. When talking about Sha Chun, she choked up a few times. "Teacher Sha Chun is very good and has a very charming personality."

For the first time, Fang Yuanhang heard that Shachun had a personality and asked: "For example?"

Liu Mei couldn’t help sighing, “I’m a model. It’s impossible to go from 9 to 5. Sometimes when I come to work suddenly, I can only coordinate with Teacher Sha Chun to change the time. Teacher Sha Chun said politely, “It’s okay, work. For the most important. I like Guzheng very much. I have also been to other ancient style training institutions before the class of "Jianjia Bailu". No teacher is as talented and reasonable as Teacher Sha Chun."

Before facing Liu Mei, Fang Yuanhang had a general understanding of Liu Mei's work and private life.

Except for both like Guzheng, this person has almost nothing in common with Sha Chun. Sha Chun's most critical trait-diligence-is not reflected in Liu Mei. It stands to reason that Liu Mei did not have the conditions to become Sha Chun's target, but there was a problem that the police could not easily let go. After Liu Mei came to "Jianjia Bailu", she had frequent contacts with Sha Chun.

They added WeChat to each other, often chatted in the form of text or voice, and even called many times.

In Sha Chun's communication records, Liu Mei's presence is quite prominent.

WeChat chat records can be checked, but phone communication records only check the time, not the content.

Fang Yuanhang asked: "What do you usually talk about?"

Liu Mei said: "Talking about Guzheng, there are other national musical instruments. Teacher Sha Chun not only knows Guzheng, but also other musical instruments. He also has insights into national culture. You know, my kind of work is actually very superficial, and I also learn Guzheng. In order to make myself less superficial, I really benefited a lot from getting along with Teacher Sha Chun."

These words seemed impeccable. But it is precisely because it is impeccable that it is more suspicious.

Liu Mei didn't seem to be able to say these things, and her expression was very stiff when she spoke, as if she was memorizing some lines.

Fang Yuanhang pondered, "Has Sha Chun praised you for your diligence?"

Liu Mei raised her eyebrows, "Diligence?"

"You have to complete your own model work, but also use your spare time to learn guzheng and understand the national culture." Fang Yuanhang jokingly smiled: "I can't do anything after get off work."

Liu Mei shook her head, "How can I compare with Teacher Sha Chun and your police? I don't work hard, and I am different from you. But when you talk about hard work, Teacher Sha Chun is indeed the most hardworking person I have ever met. She often says that I am not working hard enough."

Fang Yuanhang asked: "She said this to you?"

Liu Mei suddenly opened her mouth in embarrassment, "...well, she persuaded me to take life seriously."

"Liu Mei is lying." Fang Yuanhang said to Ming Shu on the phone while walking quickly: "With Sha Chun's character, it is impossible to say to others,'You are not working hard enough.' Liu Mei said it like this. Knowing the cause of Sha Chun's death, she deliberately picked herself out!"

Among Sha Chun's one-on-one students, Ming Shu most doubted Yu Xiaocheng. But other people who don't seem to have too many hardworking qualities may not be as they appear to be on the surface.

Liu Mei is one, and Long Tianhao is also one.

"What does it have to do with you whether I learn Guzheng or not? I love traditional culture, can't I?" In the inquiry room, Long Tianhao's attitude was arrogant, and the five fingers of his left hand trembled from time to time.

E-sports players eat youthful meals. They started playing games in their teens and became "veterans" in their early twenties. Those with good strength and luck can play for a few more years. Those who are troubled by injuries have to leave the game sadly.

Long Tianhao is only 22 years old this year. He has turned from a professional player to a contract anchor on the platform, earning a living by live broadcast.

The e-sports industry has developed rapidly on an explosive scale in recent years. The group of people at the top of the pyramid enjoy honors, cheers, worship, and staggeringly huge incomes, but these people are after all a minority, and more of them are the middle and lower levels of the pyramid. People.

Such as Long Tianhao.

Last year, when Long Tianhao announced the end of his career, there was no splash on the Internet at all, only a few fans expressed their blessings.

The reason Long Tianhao explained himself was that he was getting older and wanted to return to the lives of ordinary people.

This is both true and not true.

22 years old in the hands of e-sports is indeed not young, but may not be able to play for a few more years. The life of ordinary people is generally known as a fixed salary, a nine-to-five day, getting married and having children...

When the contract anchor is obviously not.

Long Tianhao didn't lead him into the "Wrong Way" game when he was a minor, but changed another way and continued to make a living from the game.

Ming Shu felt that Long Tianhao's left hand might have a secret.

No one cares about the real reason for the retiring of an 18-line e-sports player, but when he may be related to the murder case, the police had to ask questions.

"How did you think of learning Guzheng?" Ming Shu said, "You don't seem to be interested in Guzheng."

"Do the police judge people by their appearance?" Long Tianhao sneered unnaturally. "I have money and I have time. What the **** do I want to learn?"

It’s true that the anchor is rich, as for the time...

Ming Shu dialed the earphones, and Zhou Yuan's voice came from inside: "Ming team, Long Tianhao game account has a long online time, 15 hours a day on average, and the live broadcast time is not short..."

A person who spends 15 hours playing games every day really has time to learn Guzheng?

For people who don’t know about e-sports, playing games is to kill time, but for professional players and anchors, “playing” means working.

Long Tianhao, a retired player, now spends most of his day in the game, it is hard to say.

Ming Shu asked: "What else will you communicate with Sha Chun besides Guzheng?"

"Nothing to communicate." Long Tianhao put on an attitude of unwillingness to cooperate, "She teaches me so well, I have nothing to say with her."

"Then in class, did you discuss the topic of ‘diligence’?"

Hearing this, Long Tianhao suddenly raised his head, his eyes became very strange.

"Diligence" is like a cluster of sparks, igniting something in his eyes.

"I haven't discussed it." After half a minute, Long Tianhao looked away, his whole body seemed to be darkened, "I haven't attended Sha Chun's class for a long time, and I am not familiar with her, so let me go if you have nothing else. Go back, I have to broadcast it tonight."

Ming Shu looked at Long Tianhao's left hand again, and suddenly had a guess.

In the room at the other end of the corridor, Yu Xiaocheng was always in an excited and angry mood.

Xiao Yuan had already returned from Li Ju's dinner. Ming Shu said, "You came back just in time. I have to discuss with you about an unexpected situation."

Xiao Yuan said, "What happened to the Fourth Alley?"

Ming Shu was so busy, "You know?"

"Xiao Man has already told me." Xiao Yuan was holding the DNA test report issued by Xiao Man.

"Let me take a look!" Ming Shu took the report and suddenly said, "Why should Xiao Man report directly to you? Even the captain of me didn't pass by?"

Xiao Yuan smiled, "Did you forget that you arranged the line between Xiao Man and Wu Zhen?"

"what?"

"Xiao Man doesn't have three heads and six arms. He is investigating Wu Zhen. You ask him and Xu Chun to check the clues in your hands. He can't be too busy."

Ming Shu slapped the report on his forehead with a "pop", "My pot, I'll look for him in a while."

"Xu Yin's words cannot be fully believed, but she did provide important clues. The DNA data in the archive does not match the large areas of bloodstains in Yisi Alley. There are no other physical evidence for the time being." Xiao Yuan said: "If you are I want to discuss with me how to deal with this case now. My suggestion is that the Crime Squad should leave it alone for the time being and focus on the Sha Chun case."

Mingshu also plans to do so, "Will you arrange for another group to follow up?"

"Of course." Xiao Yuan said.

Ming Shu breathed a sigh of relief and told Xiao Yuan one by one about the progress of the case.

Xiao Yuan said: "Although this Long Tianhao looks like a fool, he is also a person who has spent a lot of effort on his career. He has studied Guzheng, and it should be that he has not given up his e-sports dream until now."