Madness of the Heart

The searchlight illuminates the mountains and forests, and the ginkgo leaves all over the mountains are like a sea of ​​fire under the strong light.

It was bright everywhere, and the light set off the huge canvas bag full of blood in the corpse extremely dim and gloomy.

"The victim was dismembered and there was no head in the bag." Xing Mu held an arm that was already decomposing. "Now I am not sure, whether the corpses in this bag belong to the same person or multiple people. You have to do it first. The corpse pieces are spliced. Nothing can be found around that can prove the identity of the victim. If you can't find the head, you have to do a fingerprint and DNA comparison."

Ming Shu stood beside Xing Mu, looking at the corpses that had been chopped up and down, frowning slightly, "When is the approximate time of death?"

"After the corpse was divided, some of the values ​​were no longer conventional values." Xing Mu said: "I preliminarily speculate that the deceased was killed during the period from October 6th to 7th."

The police dog was still working meticulously on the mountain, barking from time to time.

Ming Shu said: "That was before Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan had an accident on October 13."

Xing Mu squatted his legs and feet numb, and stood up temporarily, "But from the scene, the contents of the two cases are completely different. The body of Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan was easily found by tourists, and the murderer was interested in it. Let visitors see their deaths, they died very miserably, but their bodies were finally shown in an'artistic' form. This time the bodies were completely dissected and buried in the mountains and forests, without any sense of design. , The murderer does not want anyone to find it."

"For some murderers, the situation at the scene is a projection of TA psychology, but for a few murderers, they can disguise the scene as what they want to show the police." Ming Shu said: "Don't forget. Now, in the case of Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan, we were probably led by the nose by the murderer."

Xing Mu often couldn't keep up with Mingshu in logical analysis. Hearing this, he looked at the corpse and said in a low voice, "You are the leader, and what you say is what you say."

Ming Shu: "Huh?"

"I said, the corpse was not spliced ​​together, and even the cause of death cannot be determined." Xing Mu said: "I will go back and do a good autopsy, and try to tell you the result as soon as possible."

Ming Shu looked around, looking in the direction where Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan were killed.

There is no road at all in the mountains, and the distance is not easy to calculate, only a rough distance can be estimated. It takes about 50 minutes for a person to walk down here from the last corpse throwing site. If you are on your way, you can get there in half an hour.

The current thinking is-Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan lost their way at night, accidentally hit the murderer and found that the murderer committed the crime, and then they were killed by the murderer. In order to mislead the police, the murderer put the body in a reminiscent posture.

But Xing Mu said that the death of the headless corpse will not be later than the 7th. Inferring from this time, it is impossible for Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan to find the murderer committing the crime.

Although Xing Mu has many problems, he is very professional and very cautious. If he is not sure, he will never give a time frame.

What did Lu and Zhao see?

The headless corpse was buried very concealed. If police dogs and detection equipment were not deployed this time, even experienced policemen would not have discovered the corpse. How could Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan, two lost tourists, have found the corpse?

Ten thousand steps back and said, they really found the corpse. But after the murderer has finished hiding the corpse, will he stay near the corpse?

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't the murderer leave long ago?

Since the murderer is not at the scene, how can he go after Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan?

Could it be that as Xing Mu said, the two cases are not connected?

wrong.

Ming Shu shook his head.

It should be understood that there is a crucial prerequisite for finding the headless corpse this time, that is, in the case of Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan, after investigating to no avail and eliminating all possibilities one by one, he thought of the last possibility, namely Lu and Zhao were killed by the murderer because they saw something on Qiyue Mountain.

The current search results prove that his inference is correct, but the conclusion drawn by the preliminary autopsy has overturned his inference, which makes no sense.

What went wrong?

What else didn't you think of?

In the distance, the police dog uttered an excited cry. Soon, Fang Yuanhang shouted in the group channel: "I found the head!"

Like the corpse, the head that was just discovered was put in a canvas bag and buried in a pit.

The temperature in the mountains is low, the head is not badly rotted, and the facial features can be distinguished basically.

Xing Mu meticulously placed a single head with the corpse, and suddenly said: "The victim had been beaten before his life, and his face was particularly serious. However, the beating was not the cause of death. From the craniofacial situation, he was probably beaten. Strangled."

Ming Shu looked at the victim's face. There is no doubt that it was a **** and terrifying face, with scars all over it, with a crooked nose and slanted eyes. But when you look closely, you seem to have seen the outline and brows.

"Fang Yuanhang." Ming Shu shouted.

"Come here!" Fang Yuanhang ran over, "Master, what's the matter?"

Ming Shu asked, "Do you have any impression of this face?"

Fang Yuanhang looked at it for a while, "I might be able to see something without hurting my face, but now...Master, I have no impression."

"It's okay." Ming Shu said, "I just think it's a bit familiar. By the way, has Haijing Temple found any clues?"

Fang Yuanhang sternly said: "I originally thought that there were only six monks in Haijing Temple, Wuhu, Wu Nian, Wu De, Wu Shi, Wu Han, and Gye Chen, but after investigation, there are at least three other monks who are not in Haijing Temple. Monks, and some other people often come to the temple to offer incense. Their familiarity with Qiyue Mountain is not much lower than that of Wushu and others."

Ming Shu said, "Did you find the same nail you cared about last time in Haijing Temple?"

"No." Fang Yuanhang sighed, "Basically I have looked for them. The nails used in the temple are different from those on Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan."

Ming Shu raised his eyebrows. "What does'basic' mean?"

"I'm not being lazy." Fang Yuanhang immediately defended himself. "In addition to the front yard of Haijing Temple, there is also an unpopulated backyard. We haven't searched the backyard yet."

"Why don't you go?" Mingshu asked, "Not enough time?"

"It's not." Fang Yuanhang shook his head, "Master Yuchen is in retreat there. Even if there is a search warrant, it is not convenient for us to break in."

For religious sites, this concern is understandable. Ming Shu asked again: "Can you confirm the real names of the three monks you mentioned, and those who often worship incense?"

Fang Yuanhang said: "There is no record in the temple, so I can only ask the police station in Shouquan Town for help. Now it is clear that Wu Hu and the other five are identities. One of them is still our acquaintance!"

Ming Shu asked: "Who?"

"Wu Yu's real name is'Chu Xin', 33 years old, and he is the nephew of Chu Linxiong, the head of the Chu group." Fang Yuanhang said: "Did we not deal with the Chu family when we investigated the case of Qin Guosheng a while ago? Although it was Chu Linxiong's illegitimate son Chu Can who was involved in the case, and it was Chu Linxiong's son Chu Qing who came to the bureau to cooperate with our investigation, in any case, we can be regarded as dealing with the surnamed Chu!"

"Your definition of'acquaintance' is too broad." Ming Shu laughed. "This enlightenment is the one who molested you?"

All monks in Haijing Temple have "enlightenment" in their names. After a series of enlightenment characters, Fang Yuanhang dared to pack tickets. After a long time, not many people can match them one by one, but Mingshu remembers clearly. .

"Fuck!" Fang Yuanhang said, "Don't mention that!"

Ming Shu wanted to ask about the specific situation, but this mountain and forest is really not a place to analyze the case carefully. The team members who searched the mountain came back one after another, and the helicopter stopped outside Haijing Temple. Xing Mu was collecting the corpses and preparing to take them back for an autopsy.

"Wait for the result of Teacher Xing's autopsy." Ming Shu took off his gloves and patted Fang Yuanhang's shoulder, "Go down the mountain."

Lan Qiao did not leave the crime team and waited until Ming Shu and his party came back.

Ming Shu said, "Are you ready to take root here?"

Lan Qiao is not only a criminal policeman who is not inferior to a man, but also a woman's unique slenderness and sensitivity. "I want to take a look at the corpses you brought back."

Ming Shu immediately noticed the key, "Do you suspect Qiu Min was the one who died?"

"The last time Qiu Min's mobile phone was used was in Shouquan Town. This shows that either he has been to Shouquan Town or the person who took him away from Yatou Mountain has visited Shouquan Town. Now there is another corpse in Qiyue Mountain. , I'm looking for Qiu Min, I have to find it if I live or die." Lan Qiao said, "Team Ming, I can't help but think in this direction!"

After Lan Qiao's reminder, Ming Shu suddenly understood why he felt that face was familiar.

The hideous scars on that head seemed to be Qiu Min's originally handsome and beautiful face.

At the same time, Xing Mu was carefully sampling the victim's mouth.

In many homicide cases, the most important clue comes from forensic identification-the deceased's body, such as nails, genitals, anus, and oral cavity, is likely to have the murderer's body fluids and hair attached.

The victim was violently beaten in the face, three teeth were dropped, and there was more blood in his mouth.

Xing Mu extracted a very small amount of skin tissue from the victim's teeth.

"Is this the murderer left?" Xing Mu said to himself, "The victim is not the murderer's opponent. He bit the murderer while struggling with all his strength? But why is the murderer so careless?"

The perpetrator of this case was prepared and possessed anti-reconnaissance awareness. If, as Ming Shu said, the murderer is also related to the case of Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan, then the murderer undoubtedly possesses extraordinary anti-reconnaissance awareness.

Such a murderer, knowing that he was bitten, did not clean the victim's mouth after killing the victim?

When it is impossible to clean up, shouldn't the victim's head be completely destroyed? Why was it thrown completely not far from the corpse?

Although Xing Mu bothered the leadership, he recognized the abilities of Ming Shu and Xiao Yuan. After several meetings, everyone expressed their opinions, but he could only report the autopsy results and do some more ordinary analysis, unlike Ming Shu Yifei, who always looked for the truth through the fog.

Forensic medicine is a technical post, but in a place like the serious crime team, the division of labor is clear. However, forensic trace detection technical investigation has to shoulder more responsibilities in addition to its own work, just like Ming Shu is not a technical post, but basic forensic medicine Common sense has long been familiar, Xiao Man, a trace inspector, is always involved in investigations and visits after working on his own affairs...Everyone actively participates in cases, and Xing Mu does not want to be left behind. Recently, he has consciously watched and thought more. Whenever you think of a possibility, you must first refute yourself from the opposite side.

Refute yourself in the spirit of rebutting the leadership.

After inspection, the skin tissue and part of the blood in the victim’s mouth did not belong to the victim. A comparison in the system turned out to belong to Hong Chuanfei, whose DNA information was extracted not long ago.

The DNA information of the victim is compared with the remaining blood stains in the Yatou Mountain Arms Depot-the victim is the online celebrity blogger Qiu Min who disappeared earlier.

Xing Mu has completed the splicing of the corpse, and there is no missing or adulterated corpse.

Lan Qiao stood by the broken body, feeling mixed.

An ordinary disappearance case should have been investigated by the police station. But the film police realized that the case was not simple, and the police station alone might not be able to solve it, so he decisively handed it over to the sub-bureau. Immediately after receiving the case, the female police squadron set out to fight every second, found a key clue, and even reported to the crime squad. Not long ago, the person who robbed Qiu Min was also found.

It can be said that this is the fastest response that can be made to ordinary disappearance cases.

But Qiu Min was still dead. His death was so "torn apart" before the police started investigating.

"Ming team." Xing Mu said: "The cause of death has been determined. Qiu Min was suffocated mechanically, and the murderer strangled him to death with both hands."

"What?" Ming Shu turned around in surprise, "choked to death?"

Mechanical suffocation is one of the most common forms of death, such as strangulation, choking of the neck, compression of the chest, suffocation of the nose and mouth, and blockage of the airway with foreign bodies. These can hinder external breathing and eventually cause mechanical suffocation.

In murder cases, strangulation with ropes is the most common. In the previous case, Sha Chun was strangled to death by Xiao Chun.

Compared with strangulation, strangulation is less common.

Because strangling an adult with both hands is not an easy task, it requires a lot of strength, and also prevents one's own DNA information from staying on the victim.

The vast majority of neck choking cases have a distinctive feature-the murderer commits the crime passionately without preparation.

But in this case, the murderer doesn't look like a passionate crime.

Compared to strangling the neck, the murderer has more and more efficient methods, such as directly using a knife that dismembers the body.

That being the case, why did the murderer choke his neck?

Is neck stranglement an indispensable ritual?

Xing Mu said: "By the way, Qiu Min was beaten not only on the face, but also on his chest, abdomen, and thighs."

"It's Hong Chuanfei." Lan Qiao said, "Hong Chuanfei explained the atrocities committed against Qiu Min in the arsenal."

Xing Mu said: "Hong Chuanfei is not necessarily telling the truth, right? He only admitted that he had beaten Qiu Min violently, but he might actually be the murderer."

Ming Shu glanced at Xing Mu, "Brother Xing, just say what you think."

Xing Mu's face was a bit hot, "Qiu Min was strangled to death. I think that when Hong Chuanfei beat Qiu Min, he might choke Qiu Min to death as soon as his emotions came up. Afterwards, he felt scared, so he made up A lie that'Qiu Min was taken away'."

Lan Qiao shook her head. She knew Qiu Min's case best. If Hong Chuanfei was really the murderer, the reaction should not be the way it is now.

Ming Shu did not immediately deny Xing Mu and asked, "Why did Qiu Min's body appear on Qiyue Mountain? Was it taken by Hong Chuanfei?"

"This..." Xing Mu said: "He deliberately created the illusion that Qiu Min was taken away and killed by another person? In fact, there is no other person at all, he is that person!"

Lan Qiao couldn't help interrupting, "Teacher Xing, have you personally met Hong Chuanfei and interrogated him?"

Xing Mu shook his head.

"You just heard me and the Ming team analyzed the case and came to the conclusion that the murderer was Hong Chuanfei, but in fact, with Hong Chuanfei's thinking, it is impossible to do this level." Lan Qiao said: "And Qiu Min's case It is very likely to be related to the case before Qiyue Mountain, and conclusions cannot be easily drawn."

Xing Mu opened his mouth, a little frustrated.

Ming Shu laughed, "Brother Xing, don't care, quietly tell me what you think of next time."

Xing Mu almost blurted out—it's worthwhile that I loved you before.

But what came out was: "Wait, I have something to say."

Ming Shu nodded, "I'm listening."

"In general cases of dismemberment, the murderer will dismember the body immediately after killing the victim." Xing Mu said: "But from the seepage and decay of the cross section, the victim was not divided until five to six days after his death. Corpse. This is very strange. It means that the murderer strangled Qiu Min early in the morning. The corpse was hidden somewhere. After a short week, he suddenly ran to the corpse hiding place and chopped Qiu Min into more than thirty pieces. What's the point of TA doing this? Also, corpses are divided. Many murderers disassemble the corpse to facilitate the throwing of the corpse. There are often cases of finding a leg here and a bag of internal organs under the highway. But this case, After five or six days, the murderer ran to disassemble the corpse, but still pretended to be buried in Qiyue Mountain, leaving only the head and the body apart. The head was found by us. I just can’t understand..."

"Qiu Min was dismembered five or six days after his death?" What Ming Shu couldn't figure out before was opened up. "Qiu Min died from October 6 to 7, five or six days later. Could it be October 13th?"

Xing Mu was stunned for a moment, "What Lu Chen and Zhao Siyan saw was not the murder scene, but the exhumation scene? But I still don't understand why the murderer had to leave it for five or six days after he killed Qiu Min. Corpse? Since the corpses have been divided, why not throw them separately?"

"Separation of the corpse is not necessarily for the convenience of throwing the corpse." Ming Shu said: "There is another possibility to vent anger."

Xing Mu said: "In other words, after strangling Qiu Min, the murderer had already left. After a while, he felt that his anger remained unresolved. He felt that it would be too cheap to kill Qiu Min in this way, so he went to the hiding place and took the corpse. Dig it out and decompose it? This kind of psychology is equivalent to the corpse whip of the past?

Mingshu felt that a chain of clues was connecting to each other.

But not enough! The appearance of the murderer is still hidden in the thick fog.

trial room.

Facing Qiu Min’s autopsy photo, Hong Chuanfei was scared to death, tears streaming down his head, and he held his head and said: "I haven’t done it! It’s not me! It’s really not me! I just hid him in the arsenal. , Beat him up! I really don't know the next thing!"

Sitting across from the interrogation table were Ming Shu and Lan Qiao. Lan Qiao was about to speak. Ming Shu gently raised his hand to signal him to come.

"Don't you really want Qiu Min to die? On the 4th, you robbed Qiu Min, originally intending to kill him, and later you beat Qiu Min to serious injuries and left him in the arsenal regardless of your intentions. Die in pain." Ming Shu's tone was very calm, like an interrogation machine, "Then now you see his death, are you very excited?"

"I didn't!" Hong Chuanfei said in horror, "I...I was afraid, I was wrong, I shouldn't do that! If I call the police after I leave Girlou Mountain, Qiu Min will not be killed? But, But I don’t know what will happen next."

Ming Shu picked up a close-up photo of Qiu Min's face and erected it in front of Hong Chuanfei.

Hong Chuanfei tilted his head subconsciously, not daring to look directly at the photo.

"Turn around." Ming Shu moved his fingers on the photo. "Do you see these injuries? They were not caused by the murderer later, they were all caused by you!"

Hong Chuanfei trembled violently, folded his hands in front of his face, and made a confession, "I know I was wrong, I am guilty, and you can sentence me to sentence, but I really didn't kill, and I don't admit the crime of murder!"

Repressed crying and gasping came to mind in the interrogation room. Soon, Ming Shu asked, "How many people know your plan?"

Hearing that, not only Hong Chuanfei, but also Lan Qiao looked at Ming Shu.

"Only, only I know." Hong Chuanfei said, "How dare I tell others?"

"I won't force you to tell me anything today." Ming Shu said: "When you look back, you have calmed down. Think about it again. After you have a murderous intent on Qiu Min, did you accidentally reveal it to outsiders? When you followed Qiu Min, did you find anything different from the usual situation."

Hong Chuanfei shivered: "Someone, someone wants to frame me?"

"It won't be enough to frame Hong Chuanfei. The real murderer should have used Hong Chuanfei." After leaving the interrogation room, Ming Shu went directly to Xiao Yuan. "The two cases are now linked. Lu Chen, Zhao Siyan and Qiu Min, have a high probability of dying at the same time. The hand of a murderer."

Although Xiao Yuan did not go to pray for Yueshan, his knowledge of several cases under investigation was not lower than that of Ming Shu, and because he did not continue to run around, his thinking became clearer.

"Hong Chuanfei really doesn't seem to be lying, but can you be sure that the person who killed Qiu Min is the same person who dismembered Qiu Min five days and six days later?" Xiao Yuan said, "This judgment is a bit sloppy."

Ming Shu was still holding the autopsy report in his hand, and his eyes were darkened.

It is very unusual for Qiu Min to be killed and dismembered five days later. He had been thinking about why the murderer did this before.

But if the murderer and the person who decomposed the body were not the same person, it would be easy to understand.

But a new question arises-around Qiu Min, are there really three people who want to put him to death? And they still "cooperate" so tacitly? Hong Chuanfei robbed Qiu Min, a mysterious person killed Qiu Min, and another mysterious person found Qiu Min's body and vented his anger and divided the body.

It is possible in theory, but in practice, it is too incredible.

"Two murders and three lives. No matter which case you look at, the murderer is a person who is very familiar with Qiyue Mountain. The Haijing Temple in the mountain must not only be investigated, but also thoroughly investigated." Xiao Yuan said: "Yi Fei I told me just now that the monks prevented them from entering the backyard."

Ming Shu asked: "What did you say?"

"The more obstructed, the more investigation is required." Xiao Yuan glanced at the time, "They should have entered by now."

It is the older monks Wu Shi and Wu Han who hinder the police. Yi Fei had a search warrant. All actions in Haijing Temple were legal and compliant. He didn't go to the backyard before, and he held a respectful attitude. Now he enters the backyard forcibly, and he is acting according to the rules.

The heavy door was pushed open, and there was a thick darkness inside, and a gloomy mildew gas rushed over his face.