On the east side of the suburbs, after leaving the city and not yet reaching the village, there is a yellow clay brick house on the mountain road near the entrance of the village. The house is not big, it is dilapidated and needs to be repaired. There is a pile of straw on the east side of the house and a piece of felt cloth barely covers the rain. The furnishings inside are even more simple and shabby.
Su Xiaopei was sitting on the only lame chair in the room, looking at the half-dress that was thrown on the wooden bed. It could be matched with the dress that the guy who came to report the case was holding, which meant that they were not wrong. The place, it's here.
But there were no clues in the house. There are no traces of fighting and struggle, and there are no superfluous objects. There was leftover ashes in the small stove outside the house, and it looked like it was cooked in the morning. There are no homes around, and there is still some distance from the mountain road. Su Xiaopei sat here and looked at the house over and over again.
The officials searched for clues, but found nothing suspicious outside. They ran a little further, asked the villagers, and finally got some news.
There is only one girl living in this house, her surname is Li, her mother died early, and her father is a hunter. She relies on hunting for a living. She has a very bad temper, so she can't get along with the village, and she has no money and money. I made a dirt house myself. Half a year ago, Hunter Li was bitten to death by a wolf in the mountains, leaving the little girl alone. This girl follows her father's personality. It's not good, and she doesn't want to go back to the village. She doesn't give a good face to the villagers for their kind assistance. Over time, the big guys don't move forward. Only occasionally the aunt from the village would visit the girl and bring her some food or old clothes. But it's really just an occasional thing. If this girl doesn't see anyone for ten days and eight days, probably no one will know.
When Ran Feize arrived, he saw Su Xiaopei standing behind the house, staring at the mountain in a daze. An official greeted him, and Bai Yulang also came over to tell him the matter: "It's hard to say whether the girl went hunting in the mountains by herself or was really kidnapped. The aunt who visited her in the village said that she often It is common to go into the mountains to dig wild vegetables and hunt some small animals. It is common for a few days. No one saw her being kidnapped, and there was no sign of struggle in the house. Besides, the bows and arrows she hunted were not found in the house. Because she doesn't get close to everyone, it's hard to say whether the cut-off dress is hers."
Ran Feize nodded and walked towards Su Xiaopei. Bai Yulang followed behind him and whispered, "It must be a little weird that the elder sister should come to judge on this matter."
"I see." Ran Feize stopped, "Let me be alone with her."
Bai Yulang opened his mouth to say something, but finally nodded and backed away.
Ran Feize walked over to Su Xiaopei, accompanied her to see Huishan, and said, "The sixth told me, don't panic, it may not be Du Chengming, and the girl may not be in trouble, maybe it's scaring people, you once broke through in this city. Many cases, it is said that many enemies have been established..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Su Xiaopei shaking his head.
Ran Feize closed his mouth and waited for her to speak. Su Xiaopei turned his gaze from the direction of the mountain to him, and whispered: "The person who came to report the case is Shi Mingrui. In my hometown, Shi Rui means third. The first two times, the first and second were placed on the corpse. Note, we are out of Wuzhen and out of his control. He is the person who doesn't like this feeling the most. So this third time, he changed his method and made the game more complicated. For him, It’s more exciting and fun.”
"Sherry?"
"Someone took a knife and forced him to come to the government to report the case. He didn't even know this girl from the Li family, and he didn't know if there really was such a house here. He reported everything according to that person's instructions. The name is number three, and only I know what it means. The case specifies that I will solve it. After five days, no one can be found, so the body will have to be collected."
"There are five days left."
"No more." Su Xiaopei shook his head: "There won't be five days, that girl is dead now. Five days, it's just time for him to play with us."
Ran Feize was silent for a while, then said: "I and Jiang Sect have agreed, as long as there is anything wrong with Du Chengming, as long as he finds anything suspicious, he will be arrested quietly." Putting aside the trouble of his arrest Not to mention his identity, first use the rules of the rivers and lakes to deal with him. Quietly captured, and the rest will be re-examined.
"In addition to discovering that he and I are fellow villagers, what else can we find out?" Su Xiaopei knew very well the difficulties here, "We can't even prove that those words were written by him." It may not be possible to hit it with one blow, leaving behind troubles. Du Chengming has many accomplices, and she and Ran Feize will become bereaved dogs for the rest of their lives. She has been gone for a hundred years, but what should Ran Feize do? But she and Ran Feize were not such people, and she really did not want Ran Feize to do this. And those men in the rivers and lakes have their own interests, and the trouble is very big. If they have no evidence and no evidence, they can't ask for help from all factions.
"They are also staring at the gods and other suspicious people. It is impossible for those people to not reveal any flaws. Be patient, Xiaopei, be patient."
Su Xiaopei didn't speak, in fact, she was in a bad mood, she was irritable and sad. Another innocent girl was killed because of her, she really wanted to do something, she really should have done something.
"Xiao Pei." Ran Feize suddenly called her again.
Su Xiaopei turned his head to look at him and heard him say, "Those who have no power to control the chicken are responsible for using their brains, don't think too much about other things."
Su Xiaopei frowned, but Ran Feize raised his hand and rubbed his brows. She turned her head away, and he took her by the shoulders. She pushed his hand away, but he embraced it again, she pushed it again, he embraced it again, and then he squeezed her shoulder hard, she gasped in pain, and he said, "It's better if it hurts, calm down. ."
Su Xiaopei did not move. Ran Feize touched her head: "Have you read it all?"
She nodded.
"Wait for me." Ran Feize left her where she was, went into the house and looked around carefully, then came out and looked around again, asking Bai Yulang about the auspiciousness of the case, and he went over to pick it up Su Xiaopei went home, and before leaving, he explained to Bai Yulang, "I'll take her back to the government office later."
Su Xiaopei did not refuse, and followed him obediently. She knew that he had something to say to her alone.
Back at her residence, she also calmed down. "He gave me five days. He must want to see us helpless and helpless to find that girl. The time limit is pressure, and we have to bear the consequences of a human life. This is really disgusting."
"Are you sure the girl must be dead?"
"Yes, Du Chengming won't leave an accident, it's just to add trouble to his life. With such a personality, he has no guilt, no kindness at all. The instructions he gave must be to make a plan to kill people, and then wait. After five days of hustle and bustle, we showed our bodies, wiped our face, and killed our prestige."
"So there is no suspense for him about the girl's life and death. What he wants is the process of your struggle and pain, and waiting to give you the final blow."
"right."
"So he might appear in five days?"
"Yes. Even if you don't show up and watch it secretly." Su Xiaopei bit his index knuckle, "The target of his attack was carefully selected. That girl, who has no relatives or friends, lives far away from everyone, is that kind of Dying in the house may take many days before anyone finds out. That way, there are no clues, no clues."
"It's not that there is another person to report the case, that one is called the third one."
"Sri." Su Xiaopei nodded, "He was frightened, he didn't remember anything at all."
"Then let him remember something."
"How do you say this?" Su Xiaopei didn't understand for a while.
"Du Chengming wants you to get involved in this matter. What he wants is for you to lead everyone in the government office to struggle in vain, right?"
"Yes. Mental torture, this is what he wants."
"But we solved the case very quickly and caught the suspect. In this way, his plan has failed. The person who reported the case is looking for you, and the female master of the government office. It's only been a few days since you came back, and it's only been a few days since you started work. Today, outsiders don't even know that the female master from the government office is back, and Liu Xiang must be involved in this matter. Besides, do you still remember what Lao Liu said about seeing Liu Xiang's burnt letter ashes? Du Chengming gave him instructions , but Liu Xiangcheng is in the government office all the time, and it must not be what he does outside. There is a branch of the Shensuanmen here, and there are other hidden piles. In short, they must be doing their own things. The name Shi Rui is not common. In order to set up a clever game, Du Chengming had to consider every detail, so he had to ask Shenshenmen to find a person with such a name, and then judge whether this person could be used or not, and the victim girl must also be selected. If they want to find someone, they will not leave any clues. We will look for these people in turn. Is there anyone else named Shi Rui? Has anyone inquired about this name recently? Is anyone looking for it? A helpless little girl may use the name of kindness and help, or something else. In short, this matter is not impossible to investigate. But the easiest thing is to teach the Shi Rui who reported the case to remember the person who coerced him. "
"Maybe that person will be masked, and if you only judge the voice, the odds of winning are too small and unreliable."
"We give him a choice."
"Who?"
"Luo Ping."
Su Xiaopei immediately understood. Ran Feize asked the Bai family to guard Luo Ping all the time, and even brought him to Ning'an City quietly to arrange for him to listen to the wall music by drinking and debating who taught him to use fear and coaxing to control the hostages' psychology. Unfortunately, Luo Ping I have heard the voices of many officials, including Liu Xiang, but I can't confirm it. Su Xiaopei felt that it was too long, Luo Ping didn't have the idea of joining the organization to do big things, it was impossible for him to remember who it was. But Ran Feize kept him, and he said it would be useful in the future. Now, is it to be used
"If you don't say the name Shi Rui, who will know what it means. Luo Ping was captured by you back then, and he holds a grudge against you. He was lucky to escape, and ran to Ning'an City incognito. He couldn't hold back his bad habits and wanted to commit the crime again, but he heard that the female master in Ning'an City was the enemy who put him in prison and sentenced him to death. I hated it, so I committed this case.”
Su Xiaopei's eyes lit up, "Once the murderer is caught, we will naturally no longer be anxious, but strictly examine Luo Ping and ask him to hand over the hostage, the case is over. The target of everyone's attention has changed, and Du Chengming's plan is facing failure. Of course, Liu Xiang can't afford it. In order for us to continue the investigation, he must prove that this case has nothing to do with Luo Ping, so it will be easy to reveal clues."
"If he can't come up with a clever plan to prove Luo Ping's innocence while protecting himself, he will have to let him go. Killing can't be killed. If Luo Ping dies, the case will be closed, even if the girl's body appears, It will also be said that Luo Ping did it. There is no proof in death. Du Chengming's carefully arranged plan will fail, and he will not stop. Liu Xiang can't afford it. Only then can he successfully complete his plan.”
"Will he want to use this case to kill me and disguise it as an accident?"
"This is the best opportunity at hand."
Su Xiaopei thought about it for a while, it was true. In any case, this case is very important to Liu Xiang. First, it is Du Chengming's instructions, and second, he also has selfish intentions. "They won't silently watch me worry, there must be something else to do." She thought about it again and nodded vigorously: "You're right, this is how it should be done."
Ran Feize said: "Right now, the one you have to deal with properly is Shi Rui who came to report the case. He must identify Luo Ping."
Su Xiaopei nodded: "Leave it to me."
Su Xiaopei and Ran Feize hurried back to the government office, and all the arresters who went out for inspection had already returned, and they were asking the master to record the details. That Shi Rui has been tried for a round by the Fu Yin, but no result has been reached, because Shi Rui was snot and tearful, crying that he was innocent, and he didn't remember anything except the scary knife. .
The governor of the government also sent Cha Kuai to the restaurant where Shi Rui was working. Shi Rui was indeed the guy in the restaurant. He had been working there for three years. Since he was the eldest son in the family, everyone usually called him Shi Da. He is not a bad person, but he likes to take advantage of small things, and he is not timid. People in the teahouse heard about this, and they all believed that Shi Da-neng would do such a thing.
The governor tried for a long time, but he didn't come up with anything, so he had Shi Da locked up first, and then the trial could be done later.
Su Xiaopei inquired about all the circumstances carefully, and asked her to come to the trial with the governor. It was her ability to ask questions from people who didn't remember anything. The governor naturally agreed. He brought Shi Da out, locked him in the trial room, and asked Su Xiaopei to see him.
Su Xiaopei went, and didn't speak for a while, just looked at him for a while. Shi Da's heart froze when she saw it, and he couldn't help lowering his head. At this time, Su Xiaopei suddenly said: "I dare not look at me, there are two possibilities, one is fear, and the other is guilty. I am a girl, I won't beat you, I won't scold you, and I haven't opened my mouth yet, what's so scary, so you must be guilty. Yes. We went to that house, and the girl there was indeed robbed."
Shi Da was startled, raised his head suddenly, shook his head and said, "I'm not guilty, I haven't done bad things, why is there a guilty conscience. When I came to report the case, I was forced | forced. I have never seen that house, nor Knowing that girl, I have never done anything evil."
"Everyone who has committed a crime will not admit that they have committed evil deeds." Su Xiaopei said slowly.
"I, I told the adults, I went to the back alley to pick up the sundries, and someone suddenly appeared behind me. He took a sharp dagger and pointed it at my throat. He said that he wanted me to report the case, and the content was According to what he said, if I didn't obey, I would kill me. I didn't dare not obey, I came right away, and I felt that he was staring at me from behind."
"What does he look like?"
"I don't know. Didn't see it."
"What are you wearing?"
"I only paid attention to the dagger, and the coarse cloth floral dress. It was half-cut. It was obviously torn by someone."
"How tall is that man?"
"I have no idea."
"How long have you been talking to him?"
"No, it didn't take long. He told me what to do, and then asked me to repeat it twice. First, I said the wrong place, and he asked me to say it twice. It was all right, and he ordered me to go quickly. He said he He will keep staring at me, and if he does not do well, he will kill me." Shi Da thought that he was still afraid, "I, I will come quickly."
Su Xiaopei nodded, "Therefore, the two of you must have no less than ten sentences. During these ten sentences, you only know that he is holding a dagger and a dress, but you don't know whether he is tall or short, fat or thin. I don't know what he looks like, what accent?"
"He, he, maybe he is wearing a cape to hide his figure, maybe he is covering his face, I can't see clearly." Shi Da suddenly thought of it and said quickly.
"Now he's wearing a cape and covering his face again?" Su Xiaopei sneered, "You know he's watching your every move behind you, following you and monitoring you to report the crime, he's wearing a cape and covering his face, because he is afraid that the streets are full of Don't the people who saw him suspiciously suspicious of him?"
Shi Da rolled his eyes, it was true, but he really didn't know what the man was dressed like. He held his head and almost cried again. "But it's true, I didn't lie."
"There is a type of people who commit crimes themselves, and then pretend to be witnesses and come to report the crime, pretending to be innocent, in an attempt to avoid guilt."
"It's not me, it's not what I did. I was forced | forced to come here. I don't know if there is a house there, and I don't know if there is a girl there."
"Who believes you? Who would believe that you have talked with people for more than ten sentences, but you can't remember anything." Su Xiaopei said lightly, and then Shi Da collapsed. "It's really not what I did, it really wasn't me. I should have tried my best not to come, but he would really kill me, he really would."
"Shi Da, your name is Shi Da, right?" Su Xiaopei tapped on the table to draw his attention back. "I want to tell you a story, there is a group of people watching a fight very seriously, they pay attention to the movements of the two people fighting and their running, at this time, a very conspicuous huge monkey ran into the middle of the field, but He quickly left. When everyone asked at the end, about 50% of the people didn't see the huge monkey."
Shi Da opened his mouth wide and was a little stunned. Didn't he say that he was the suspect of the crime, why did he get involved with the monkey
"The 50% of the people have good eyes and normal brains, but they just didn't see the monkey. How could it be possible that such a big monkey ran in and couldn't see it? But they never lied, and they really didn't see it. Shi Da, so This condition is called blindness of blindness. You must have never heard of this. Few people know about it. Only skilled people like me can know it. This is when one's attention is focused on one very important thing. At the time, other things that are not important to him may be ignored, although those things are very obvious and obvious, but he just can't see it. You say, is this your situation? "
Shi Da was stunned. He seemed to understand, but he was a little confused, but he nodded instinctively, and then nodded vigorously. "Yes, yes, that's how I am. That knife is too scary. I have to look at it. I'm afraid it will stab it. That's it, I didn't see the person's appearance."
Su Xiaopei nodded: "It's just that, only I can believe it. I can make others believe it. I'm here to help you, Shi Da."