Madness of the Heart

Qin Xiujuan was a distant relative of Qin Xiong. Earlier, she worked as a farmer in Shichao Township, where Qin's hometown is located, but after Qin Xiong's shop struggled, she came to Dongye City and found a job in the shop.

Because she came early, she was regarded as a "veteran", and the other waiters in the store called her "Sister Qin".

Sister Qin was a tyrant in Xiangbatou when she was young. She didn't lose her temper even after entering the city. She served as a security guard in the "Baby Shrimp". There are many drunks in food stalls, and people often make trouble. It takes time for the police to arrive after calling the police. Sister Qin took a stick to maintain order.

But at the Qin's house that day, after witnessing the tragic situation in the living room, Qin's aura suddenly disappeared and she was taken directly to the hospital.

Until now, Sister Qin has not recovered.

"Qin Ying..." Facing Ming Shu, Sister Qin looked very dazed and moved awkwardly on the hospital bed. "I seem to have heard of such a person, but I have never seen it."

Ming Shu said: "I heard? Who said it? How to say?"

Sister Qin grabbed the quilt and said, "It's Qin Xiong and his family. Hey, our Shichao Township Qin family, but Qin Xiong's father, Qin Anqiang, has the skills, and he rushed into the city at a young age. Qin Xiong was there. Born in the city. Qin Ying is Qin Xiong’s younger brother, a hero, and Qin Xiong’s father really knows his name!"

Ming Shu asked, "What you heard is--this Qin Ying is Qin Xiong's younger brother?"

"Otherwise?" Sister Qin didn't hesitate to think, "Isn't it the one who picked it up? It was not easy for everyone back then, and their children couldn't support it. How could it be possible to pick other people's children to raise it? Strange."

Ming Shu asked again: "Huh? What's weird?"

Sister Qin frowned and thought for a long time, "It seems that no one in our hometown has seen this Qin Ying. They just heard about it. Later, I heard that this Qin Ying was gone. When I arrived in the city with a few other relatives. In the impression, Xiongzi and his wife had never mentioned Qin Ying, as if there was no such person."

Ming Shu said, "Then have you mentioned Qin Ying to Qin Xiong Huanghui?"

Sister Qin waved her hand, "I'm not blind, neither of them mentions it by themselves, so they just don't want to mention it. I work for somebody alone, no one can do it, boss, right?"

Longcheng Road Police Station.

Liu Qin is a veteran policeman. He has been rooted at the grassroots level for most of his life and will retire next year.

Twenty-one years ago, the year Qin Ke was born and Qin Ying disappeared, Liu Qin was already a policeman on Longcheng Road. But he had no impression of the disappearance of someone from the Qin family.

There was no electronic file for the case at that time, and now it is necessary to go back for investigation, relying on the memories of the police concerned and the paper records kept. Liu Qin turned over the record in front of Ming Shu, "It's not that I boast, my old Liu is not good at handling cases, and it is incomparable with you city bureau elites, but my memory is not so good! Maybe I don’t remember it as well as my brain!"

Liu Qin smiled and clicked on his temple, "As long as I have been a policeman here, I remember how many things happened here!"

After Ming Shu turned through the information, as Liu Qin said, there was no record of the Qin family's report.

"Then do you have any impression of Qin Xiong's younger brother Qin Ying?" Ming Shu asked.

Liu Qin thought for a while, then shook his head, "How many people live on Longcheng Street? I don’t need to remember the citizens who are law-abiding citizens. I can only remember the case and those who might endanger the safety of the community."

Mingshu found another old policeman, who had the same statement as Liu Qin—the Qin family had never reported a missing person to the police station.

"My dad is the only child, where did I come from?" Qin Xu disdainfully said: "Don't you find someone who killed my family, make up a non-existent person to blame?"

Ming Shu sneered, "If it's as you said, and I can't find the person who committed the crime, wouldn't it be more convenient to find you to blame?"

Qin Xu twitched his cheeks twice, spreading his hands, "Okay, okay, I can't tell you."

"Think about it again." Ming Shu said, "Did you hear the word ‘Qin Ying’ from Qin Xiong’s Huang Hui when you were a child?"

Clearly controlled by Ming Shu's eyes, Qin Xu really started to think.

After half a minute, Qin Xu still shook his head, "No, and I have never found anything about this person at home."

Although Qin Ying could not be found in the household registration files, and Qin Xu did not know that there was such a person, Qin Ying clearly exists.

Because not only did Huang Qing and Qin sister know him, some old neighborhoods in the Qin family also confirmed that Qin Xiong did have a younger brother many years ago.

"The Qin family called him Yingzi. I remember a very polite child." The 70-year-old Wang Lao said slowly: "I didn't see him afterwards. I also asked Lao Qin--your family. Where did Yingzi go? Lao Qin said, he went to study abroad."

Ming Shu called Huang Qing again and asked in detail about what happened in Qin's house 21 years ago.

"I just disappeared!" Huang Qing was quite sure, "Others don't know, can I still be unclear? At that time, my relationship with my sister was still very good, and she was not doing well in Qin's house, so she always complained to me."

Ming Shu said: "What does ‘unhappy’ mean?"

"There are conflicts between parents and parents. The Qin family actually came from the countryside, but Qin Xiong was born in the city. They despised my sister's birth." Huang Qing said, "There is also Qin Ying, who I don't want to live with my uncle, right?"

"During Qin Ying's disappearance, did Huang Hui tell you anything that impressed you?" Ming Shu asked.

Huang Qing hesitated for a while, "It's not appropriate for me to say that, but since your police asked me, let me just say it. Qin Ying is lost, my sister is actually very happy. She said that Qin Ying's trip is best Never come back again."

Crime Squad, Deputy Director's Office.

"Qin Ying's disappearance is definitely not simple." Ming Shu threw his coat on the table and unbuttoned a shirt. "Not only is missing, his'existence' is very problematic. There is this person in the Qin family, no matter what. Was Qin Xiong's parents born or adopted from wherever he was raised. Normally, he should go to the hukou. There was no such thing as family planning at the time. Why did Qin Xiong's parents dote on this youngest son so much, why did he become a black household?"

Xiao Yuan unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and placed it in front of Ming Shu.

Ming Shu picked it up and drank it. After drinking, he took a breath, "I didn't even go to the police station to find out whether Qin Ying's situation could go to the house. I can only understand that this child is not seen, and the Qin family dare not push him. In the sight of the police. But it is very contradictory that the Qin family did not completely hide Qin Ying. Those old neighborhoods said that Qin Ying often came out to play with her peers."

Xiao Yuan said: "Qin Ying did not study or work, and was underage when he disappeared. This is the information we currently know. However, his exact age and appearance cannot be determined."

"21 years ago, if someone at home disappeared, do ordinary people know to call the police?" Ming Shu looked at Xiao Yuan.

"Even if you didn't know to call the police when the incident first happened, after four or five days, when the people around you reminded you, you also knew to ask the police for help." Xiao Yuan said, "This is the strange place. The Qin family neither reported to the police nor asked the surroundings. Neighbors ask for help. Since Qin Ying is the most beloved child of the Qin family, this is impossible. Even if the Qin family is afraid of calling the police because of something we don’t know, they should always seek help from the neighbourhood. Help. But none of the old neighbors remembered such a big incident in the Qin family. Afterwards, Qin Xiong's father told the neighbors that Qin Ying went to study abroad."

Ming Shu said: "Is it necessary for Huang Qing to lie?"

Xiao Yuan said: "In this matter, we don’t know whether she needs to lie or not. But thinking backwards, if Huang Qing lied, Qin Ying did not go missing, but really went to study abroad, then this person where are you now?"

Ming forgiveness, "I understand. Huang Qing is telling the truth, at least what she learned from Huang Hui. Qin Ying is such an identity-to exist, but he dare not really exist; to disappear, but to Let outsiders think it’s normal to leave. Now, regardless of why the Qin family dared not give Qin Ying, I can almost conclude that it was caused by Qin Xiong in terms of disappearance."

Xiao Yuan said: "Furthermore, Qin's parents knew what the eldest son did to the younger son. In order to protect the remaining eldest son, or at the request of the eldest son, they neither dared to call the police to look for Qin Ying, nor did they dare to tell. The truth about the neighbors. As for Huang Hui, she dared to tell Huang Qing that Qin Ying was missing, indicating that she had no idea at least at the time."

Ming Shu said: "The current Qin family has no trace of Qin Ying, not even a single photo. Qin Xiong Huanghui never mentions Qin Ying to outsiders. Their son Qin Xu does not even know Qin Ying’s Exist. Because they dare not. Qin Ying disappears as cleanly as possible."

Xiao Yuan’s index finger clicked on the edge of the table. “So the conclusion is that Qin Xiong killed Qin Ying 21 years ago. Qin’s parents were insiders. Huang Hui was pregnant at the time and probably didn’t know anything. Qin Xiong did not say, she should have already guessed what happened."

"I boldly speculate." Ming Shu said: "Huang Qing said that he had been good with Huang Hui since he was a child. Later, as soon as Huang Hui had a good life, he unilaterally alienated her because he disliked her as a poor relative. This also makes sense. , But Huang Hui was so eager and so swift that he might have learned the truth of Qin Ying’s disappearance from Qin Xiong. She was terrified because she took the initiative to tell Huang Qing that “Qin Ying’s disappearance” was the one she said. She did not dare to treat her biological sister like Qin Xiong treated Qin Ying. The only thing she could do was to separate her sister from her life circle and stop dealing with her sister."

Ming Shu paused, and then said: "This is always the shadow over her head, and now, it is indeed Huang Qing who has provided us with the key information-Qin Ying disappeared 21 years ago."

Xiao Yuan said: "The Qin family's parents have passed away in less than two years. This is also a doubt."

Ming Shu raised his right eyebrow, "Qin Xiong kills his relatives?"

"If Qin Ying was killed by him, and his parents knew this." Xiao Yuan said: "Then he might indeed'solve' his parents in the fear and suffering day after day. Also, Qin Xiong needs money to do his food business. Qin Ke has been born and is a father. Of course, he also wants to create a better living environment for his daughter. At this time, if his parents are gone, the house and money belong to him. His secret will also be taken to the grave by his parents."

Ming Shu frowned, feeling a chill.

The deaths of Qin Xiong, Huang Hui, Qin Ke, and Yu Xiaohai were all miserable. The worst was Qin Xiong and Huang Hui, and Yu Xiaohai was probably implicated.

Apart from Yu Xiaohai, the other three victims are all related to Qin Ying.

Under the premise that "Qin Xiong killed Qin Ying 21 years ago" was established, Qin Xiong was the murderer, and his wife Huang Hui was a helper. As for Qin Ke, although Qin Ke was not born back then, Huang Hui had The pregnancy made Qin Xiong firm in his heart to let Qin Ying disappear.

In this way, the case was like a cloud and mist, and it became clearer.

The murderer is avenging Qin Ying, and TA's series of corpse abuse behaviors are all venting anger.

"But there is still a problem." Ming Shu said: "The murderer avenged Qin Ying, who was the murderer? How did the murderer learn the truth of the year? Also, as we discussed last time, Huang Hui gave Qin Ke, Qin Xu called and asked the two to go home. It was probably because of money talks. Maybe it was a murderer. Based on the analysis of existing clues, Qin Xu was unwilling to go home. The murderer didn’t matter. Qin Xu was not a TA anyway. Qin Ke's goal is that Qin Ke must go home, and Huang Hui used a certain method to get Qin Ke back. Huang Hui would have listened too much to the murderer."

"The information we have about Qin Ying is too thin, and we can't pull out a person from him who might avenge him." Xiao Yuan said, "But I still have another idea."

Ming Shu asked: "What?"

Xiao Yuan said: "We just concluded that Qin Ying is dead, but what if he is not dead?"

Mingshu's pupils deepened, and slowly said: "What do you mean..."

"Qin Xiong used some method to make Qin Ying disappear back then. Of course, what he most wants to see is that Qin Ying disappears forever, but Qin Ying is not dead." Xiao Yuan said: "From Qin Ying's perspective, he hates the most. What is it?"

"Qin Ying's angle, Qin Ying's angle..." Ming Shu paced repeatedly, and suddenly paused: "If I were Qin Ying, then Qin Xiong would want me to die, but kill me and kill me is second, he killed me. His parents are the most unforgivable thing!"

Xiao Yuan said: "Yes, in Qin Ying's view, the death of his parents is inseparable from Qin Xiong."

"So he wants to come back for revenge." Ming Shu said: "His hatred, as well as the hatred of his parents!"

After a moment of silence in the conference room, Xiao Yuan stood up and said, "But this is just an inference we made based on clues. At most, we can figure out a direction for follow-up investigations. The most important thing is evidence. But the difficulty lies in whether Qin Ying is dead. He is still alive. He is a black household. The people who know him best are now dead. Investigating the relationship of a black household missing for 21 years is very difficult."

Ming Shu raised his neck slightly, with a calm tone, "If you have a direction, it's right. What I fear most is not the difficulty, but the lack of direction."

Xiao Yuan laughed, "You have a good mentality. You can control the overall situation in this case, but please note that our so-called ‘direction’ is not the only direction. The investigation of the interpersonal relationship of the four victims cannot be relaxed."

Ming Shu stood upright, his shirt and police pants making him look very tall and straight.

"Yes!"

Dongcheng Branch, Women's Police Squadron, Criminal Investigation Detachment.

After intensive investigation, a person entered the police's field of vision.

Hong Chuanfei, 34 years old, runs a stewed restaurant called "Hongluwei" in Huyong Street, Xicheng District. The shop is located on the first floor of a residential building. It has a small area. Although there are tables and chairs, there are very few diners. Most of them buy them and take them home to eat.

Hong Chuanfei didn't open it himself, but took it from his father.

Lao Hong has been a stewed dish all his life. Earlier he was a chef in a restaurant. Later, after the self-employment opened up, he quit his job and started a small business at home.

"Hongluwei" has been implemented for nearly two decades now. It is not a terrific restaurant, and it is aimed at residents living nearby. Lao Hong had a mild personality and didn't have much sense of competition. He was very satisfied with this restaurant that had consumed half of his life before he died of illness.

Two years ago, Lao Hong passed away, and the head of "Hong Lu Wei" became Hong Chuanfei.

Hong Chuanfei is Lao Hong's only son. He is not well-educated. Before he took over "Hong Luowei", he had been a freight driver and sold spicy skewers at the street, but he didn't make much money.

Lao Hong taught Hong Chuanfei the skill of making stewed dishes. Before Lao Hong died, Hong Chuanfei was already the chef of "Hong Rouwei". The guests did not resist the substitution of the chef. The business of "Hongluwei" did not plummet, but there was no improvement.

A few months ago, the apartment building opposite "Hongluwei" opened a "Li Feichang". The owner is a man in his thirties with a fragile teenager.

"Li Feichang" mainly sells fatty intestines, but in fact it also sells lo-mei. This is similar to "Hong Lu Wei"-"Hong Lu Wei" not only sells stewed dishes, but also has fatty sausages on the menu.

The two families are in the same residential area with the same positioning and similar dishes. The only difference is that the main dishes are different.

When "Li Feichang" first started operating, Hong Chuanfei was very anxious, for fear that his business would be robbed by "Li Feichang".

Unlike Lao Hong, who has an attitude of "indisputable", Hong Chuanfei wants to make "Hongluwei" bigger and stronger. He is young and has a wide range of ideas. He knows that the competition in the catering industry is very fierce. It has long since been the age of "wine fragrance is not afraid of deep alleys". If he wants to develop, he must take the initiative.

So, he spent money on the takeaway platform to promote, and personally posted on Weibo and intra-city forums to promote his own stewed dishes, but with little success.

The mobile TV stations and radio stations in Dongye City have programs that specifically recommend local delicacies. Every year they evaluate the "Top 50 Barbecue" and "Top 100 Pasta". The selected store will hang up how many strong certificates at the door, and those who pass by will go in if they are interested.

Hong Chuanfei went to find out that these programs are extremely moist. Many of them are shops run by the eighth-aunt and seventh-wife of the staff of the station. Or they have stuffed money into the station, and it’s not that there is nothing to say about the dishes. , But less.

Hong Chuanfei has no "relationship". If he wants to be featured in the show, he can only stuff money. But Seqian had to be ranked. He tried several times and failed.

In addition to the official programs, Dongye City also has some personal social accounts that specifically recommend food and beauty. Because of the characteristics of the bloggers or the characteristics of the things they share, these personal accounts have long surpassed the official programs in influence.

For example, the "Qiu Shan Sleepless" who has become popular with many small restaurants.

Hong Chuanfei dreamed that "Qiushan Sleepless" would one day have a taste of his own "Honglucai" and then make a video.

He has confidence in his cooking skills. As long as "Qiu Shan Sleeps" is willing to come, he will definitely be able to impress each other, and then guests will continue to come to "Hong Lou Cai", and his father's small restaurant will be carried forward in his own hands, maybe Can reach the scale of "Baby Shrimp" in Nancheng District!

It is said that "Baby Shrimp" was also an inconspicuous shop at first, but because the competition was not fierce that year, it has its current status.

In order to get "Qiushan Sleeping" to "Honglucai", Hong Chuanfei thought of many ways, such as registering different accounts, and constantly recommending "Honglucai" as a foodie in the videos of "Qiushan Sleeping" and Weibo. There is a sense of existence.

But I don't know why, "Qiu Shan Sleepless" never paid attention to him.

Two months ago, "Qiushan Sleepless" released a new tasting video. As soon as Hong Chuanfei saw the three words on the title, he immediately cursed.

"Qiu Shan Sleepless" went to "Li Feichang"!

"We have completed our visit to Huyong Street. The owner of'Li Feichang' is actually not Li, but his real name is Luo Ganfeng. He has excellent cooking skills. Before Qiu Min's video was released, his family's business was good. After the video was released, many The guests rushed to the'Li Feichang', Luo Ganfeng was not prepared, unable to cope, and closed the shop for a few days." Shen Lan said: "Qiu Min went on without notifying Luo Ganfeng, and did not indicate his identity when he arrived. The same as customers who bought vegetables and left. Before the video was broadcast, Luo Ganfeng didn't even know that a big man had arrived in his store."

Lan Qiao nodded, "It's Qiu Min's style. From the videos he has released in recent years, it can be seen that as long as it is not for commercial promotion of collecting money, his pictures are basically such small shops hidden in the streets."

"In Qiu Min's'Amway' store,'Li Feichang' is considered the least popular. The owner Luo Ganfeng doesn't seem to want his store to receive too much attention. He also said that if he knows'Qiu Shan sleeps', he will make his video. He will stop the opponent. I asked the reason, but Luo Ganfeng didn’t say it clearly. Instead, he asked me if I knew the captain of the city bureau, Ming Shuming.” Shen Lan continued: “He explained that the team understands him, if we have anything about him If you have any questions, you can ask the Ming team."

Lan Qiao thought for a while, "'Li Feichang' is just a comparison with other small shops in Qiu Min's video. This is related to Luo Ganfeng's own attitude. But compared with'Hong Lu Cai', it has basically compared'Hong "Lu Cai" is crowded to a state where there are no customers."

Shen Lan said: "Yes, at the beginning of this month, Hong Chuanfei has closed the store."

Lan Qiao stared at the surveillance video, and Hong Chuanfei appeared on every screen.

On October 4th, before Qiu Min stopped updating Weibo, Hong Chuanfei visited the "Xiu? Paradise" community where Qiu Min was on many occasions. He looked nervous and weird, as if stepping on it. Among them, at 11 o'clock in the evening on October 2nd, Qiu Min returned home late at night, and Hong Chuanfei even followed him into the unit building. From the monitoring screen, Qiu Min didn't seem to know that he was being followed until he took out the key to open the door, and didn't look back.

Hong Chuanfei was drunk and drunk at home. When Shen Lan pulled him up and said the word "Qiu Min", Hong Chuanfei's eyes suddenly fixed, and then gritted his teeth and shouted: "He's dead! He's already dead!" "