It was 11:30 in the morning in a residential area with old buildings in Fengtao District, Andu City, Western Sichuan Province.
It's the time when students are out of school and workers are off work. It stands to reason that this is the busiest time in the community.
However, God was not kind. With a rumble of thunder, a heavy rain suddenly fell from the sky, covering the land of Western Sichuan that had just entered the early summer season in rain and fog.
Therefore, there are very few pedestrians on the streets of the community and it is particularly deserted.
In the heavy rain, several men in suits suddenly turned down the alley and ran all the way. Since they didn't have raincoats, they were very embarrassed when they got wet.
Among them, a young man ran and blocked the leader's head with his briefcase.
Just when they ran to the middle of the street, someone saw something and waved hurriedly, and several people quickly crossed the intersection and ran into a low and dilapidated temple...
After entering the temple, several people quickly shook off the wet raindrops on their bodies. The elderly leader said with a smile: "This rain has come... Haha, I didn't expect it to rain so fast!"
"Director Zhang," said a middle-aged officer next to him, "it's a pity that the alley is too narrow and our car can't get in! Otherwise... let's take shelter from the rain first and wait until the rain subsides before we go out... "
"Well..." Director Zhang nodded and said, "That's the only way! The innocence in western Sichuan changes at any time. I haven't gotten wet in many years, hahaha..."
The leader's joke immediately made everyone laugh, and the young and shy young man even blushed slightly...
Director Zhang is the leader in charge of the demolition of the community. Today, they came to the community to inspect the situation and prepare for the demolition work.
Unexpectedly, the inspection was only halfway through when it rained heavily.
Rumble…
Another burst of muffled thunder sounded, and the heavy rain became more intense.
"It seems..." Director Zhang wiped his mobile phone and sighed helplessly, "We have to stay in this temple for a longer time! This is..."
As he spoke, Director Zhang turned to the center of the hall, looked at the statue there and said, "This is a Guandi Temple!"
"Yes," an officer familiar with the situation introduced, "Don't underestimate this Guandi Temple. It is said that this temple was built during the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 500 years!"
"Oh..." Director Zhang nodded, came to the statue, and sighed, "Since it is a cultural relic, it should be well protected!
"Even if a new community is built here in the future, this temple should be preserved... Tsk tsk..." As he spoke, Director Zhang saw the cracks on the statue and the many spider webs, and said, "It seems , the incense in this Guandi Temple is not very prosperous!"
"Indeed," the officer agreed, "times have changed. In the past, the Guandi Temple was worshiped and maintained by local old people. Now there are fewer and fewer old people, and young people don't believe in these. So, This temple is basically abandoned!
"If it hadn't been for the renovation of Lianhe Street by the Civil Affairs Bureau last year, I'm afraid it would have collapsed..."
"Ouch, this can't be done..." Director Zhang sighed, "Why have I never heard of it? Whether you believe it or not, they are all cultural relics after all, things left by our ancestors... "
Just as Director Zhang was sighing, the young man was also looking around at the dilapidated temple. The temple was filled with the smell of urine. Obviously, some unscrupulous people used this place as a public toilet.
After looking at it, the young man found that there was still space behind the statue. Driven by curiosity, he came to the side of the statue and glanced behind it.
Unexpectedly, after taking this look, the young man suddenly stayed there...
Immediately afterwards, the young man's pupils dilated and his hair seemed to stand on end. However, in extreme fright, although he opened his mouth, he did not shout out any sound.
"Xiao Mou, what's wrong?" At this time, Director Zhang happened to be standing not far from the young man. Seeing the strange expression on the young man's face, he stepped forward and glanced behind the statue.
As a result, Director Zhang's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately shouted "Ah" and fell backwards onto the dusty ground...
…
At ten o'clock that night, Zhao Yu, who was far away in the special task force office of Yaoming City Police Station, suddenly sneezed inexplicably!
Ah sneeze…
After the beating, Zhao Yu first rubbed his nose and then pinched his eyes, thinking to himself, who is missing me again? Is it my dear meow? Or the beauty from before
After feeling tired for a while, he turned around and picked up the coffee Cui Lizhu made for himself.
However, when I drank it, I realized that the coffee had been there for a long time and had already become cold.
It turned out that I had been thinking about the case, and so much time had passed without realizing it.
call…
Zhao Yu exhaled and had no choice but to put the coffee back on the table, then turned around and continued to think about the case.
Detailed information about the suspect Nong Zhifa is marked on the whiteboard:
This man was born in 1941 in Xingyuan County, Yaoming City. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for intentional homicide. In 2006, he entered Yaoming Nanhai Prison to serve his sentence until he died of cancer.
In other words, he was already 65 years old when he was imprisoned. It was precisely because of his age that he was exempted from the death penalty.
The person killed by Nong Zhifa was Liu, a married man with whom he had been lovers for many years. The two had a quarrel over the debt issue, and Nong Zhifa killed Liu in a rage and fled in fear of crime.
He was later arrested by the police and imprisoned.
It was precisely because Nong Zhifa was a passionate murderer that Zhao Yu could not judge whether there was something wrong with his spirit at that time.
However, from a sensory perspective, he felt that since Nong Zhifa knew how to abscond in fear of crime, it meant that he did not have mental problems.
Don’t forget, Nong Zhifa has spent 14 years in prison since he was imprisoned. If he had already had mental problems when he entered prison, then even if there is no record in the prison, it can be passed on by prisoners or prison guards. A definite conclusion can be drawn from the confession!
Therefore, Zhao Yu still believed that Nong Zhifa's problem should arise from prison.
If you want to find out the truth about this case, you still have to work from inside the prison.
However, according to the information provided by Zeng Ke, prison staff still found no suspicious targets.
Most of the senior leaders of the prison are not locals. Their life trajectories are completely different from those in the murder memoirs, so they can be ruled out as suspects.
The same is true for other staff members, either their age does not match or their life trajectory does not match...
More importantly, among all the people investigated, no one was found to have anything to do with psychology. If Nong Zhifa was really hypnotized by a master, then this person must be somewhat famous. Logically speaking... he should be. It's a good investigation, but why can't I find it
Could it be...that I really guessed wrong
Was it wrong from Liu Cheng? From beginning to end, was it all done by Nong Zhifa alone? Is Liu Cheng just talking nonsense
still…
Beep beep... beep beep...
Just when Zhao Yu was at a loss what to do, his phone suddenly rang.
Unexpectedly, at such a late hour, the call came from Director Jiao Guofeng.
Tsk tsk…
The moment before answering the phone, Zhao Yu had already realized the seriousness of the problem, because if it was an insignificant matter, Director Jiao would not call him personally at this time!
"Hello..." After the call was connected, Director Jiao did not even have a preamble and asked Zhao Yu directly, "Zhao Yu, have you heard about the Ghost King case that occurred in Western Sichuan in the early days of liberation!?"
PS: Thank you to the leader Lele Guanghui and the beautiful giraffe who loves to eat watermelon for the 10,000 reward! ! Warm congratulations to Lele Guanghui for being promoted to the first alliance leader! Congratulations to the giraffe who loves watermelon and is promoted to the hall master! Also: Thank you to Ma Zong Lu Bu for the 2000 grand prize and book friends such as Little Cotton Jacket Her Dad, Zizhan 2017, Xuanyun Jianhe, Cross Country Yue Crazy and other book friends for their rewards and encouragement! Thank you Lao Kuang, I am grateful! !
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