After many twists and turns, he returned to the police station. Boss Zhou was not a person who liked to meddle in other people's affairs, but now that things had come to this, he could not pretend to be blind to the matters that were under his jurisdiction.
If the hanging of Huangmao and the drowning of the other one can be said to be real suicides due to mental explosion or someone killing to silence them, then what about the two people who were detained in the police station
You can't say that this bunch of petty tomb thieves are so powerful that they have a huge protective umbrella that can even silence people in the police station
This isn't a police drama.
The old Taoist followed Zhou Ze in a panic. After they roughly examined the brother who had bitten his tongue to commit suicide, the old Taoist's face became paler and paler. He was frightened.
Even though they have seen ghosts, they were still scared by this kind of scene. It sounds unbelievable, but it is actually easy to understand.
If you want to commit suicide by biting your tongue, you have to bite it off completely. If an ordinary person accidentally bites his tongue while eating, he will feel pain for a long time. Can you imagine how terrible it would be if you bite it off directly
The cause of death was either excessive blood loss or suffocation due to the remaining tongue blocking the tongue. Excessive bleeding could cause blood backflow and lead to insufficient oxygen intake. In short, this was a very courageous way to die, but also a very painful way to die.
The funniest thing is that a few petty grave robbers, who were not fighters dedicated to some lofty ideals, suddenly behaved in prison like a "gentleman can be killed but not humiliated".
Is it possible
"Help me arrange it. I want to meet the remaining one."
This is what Zhou Ze said to Zhang Yanfeng.
Zhang Yanfeng was a little embarrassed, but he still made the arrangement. Although he didn't want to admit it, Zhang Yanfeng understood that Zhou Ze might be the key to his breakthrough.
This case is gradually getting out of the control of human power.
Finally, after waiting for two hours, when it was already dawn, Zhou Ze finally saw the young man in the room next to the infirmary.
The young man's eyes were a little dazed, and his body twitched from time to time. Even though the "culprit" who caught him was sitting right in front of him, he pretended not to see it.
Zhang Yanfeng dismissed the other police officers, but he himself stayed.
"Can you still speak?"
The old Taoist waved his hand in front of the young man, but the young man still had no reaction, not even moving his eyeballs.
"Mad?"
Zhang Yanfeng nodded, "There is such a trend."
As a veteran criminal policeman, Zhang Yanfeng has seen too many old foxes who like to "perform" in the police station, shouting "I am mentally ill, I have epilepsy, I have various other strange diseases" in an attempt to get away with it.
But Zhang Yanfeng really didn't dare to judge whether the man in front of him was pretending to be crazy or stupid, because at the beginning of the interrogation, everyone took the lead in making a breakthrough on him because they valued his youth and inexperience.
Zhou Ze reached out and gently patted the guy's cheek, but he still didn't respond.
There is breathing,
There is a heartbeat,
Have body temperature,
But it seemed as if it was completely isolated from the outside world, and fell into a complete self-isolation.
At this point, let alone interrogating him, even if you beat him up with a chair, he wouldn't cry out in pain.
"What should we do?" Zhang Yanfeng looked at Zhou Ze, "The bureau has already sent someone to invite a psychological consultant."
Zhou Ze shook his head.
it's useless,
This is not just a psychological illness.
"Where did he attempt suicide?"
"In the detention center, he tried to swallow a piece of metal ornament on his clothes while eating."
"Take me to the detention center."
"good."
… … …
Boss Zhou was no stranger to the detention center in the bureau. He had stayed here for a night before. It was Zhang Yanfeng who arrested him. It was also because of that night that iron chains appeared on his legs, which triggered a series of events that followed.
There were not many people in the detention center today, and the young man was in a separate cell, separate from the other cells.
Zhang Yanfeng signaled to the police in charge to open the door. Zhou Ze did not rush in, but looked inside through the railings.
In the corner,
A young man squatted.
He hugged his knees with his hands.
Shivering.
Like a frightened quail, he was in a state of panic all day long.
The cell door was opened, Zhou Ze walked in and squatted directly in front of the young man.
The finger nails slowly grew a little longer and were waved in front of the other person. The other person's originally dazed eyes refocused and the trembling of his body became more obvious.
All ghosts have an innate fear of Zhou Ze's nails.
"Tell me who wants you dead."
The old Taoist priest and Zhang Yanfeng looked at each other.
It's all a bit confusing.
But the old Taoist had experience after all, so he immediately took out some cow's tears and wiped his eyes with them.
Then, the old Taoist had a natural sense of superiority. He took out a small notebook and squatted down next to Zhou Ze, looking like he was concentrating on taking notes as an adjutant.
From time to time, the old Taoist would deliberately look up and glance at Zhang Yanfeng.
hey-hey,
You can't see you can't see.
Zhang Yanfeng poked the Taoist priest with his hand, then spread out his hands, motioning the Taoist priest to take out the thing he had just used and let him use it.
The old Taoist shook his head.
no,
I'll give it to you.
I no longer feel superior.
Besides, do you think cow's tears are cheap
"Officer Zhang, leave this matter to me." Zhou Ze turned around and looked at Zhang Yanfeng, "Some things, once seen, are hard to forget."
Deep down, Zhou Ze still hopes that Zhang Yanfeng can be a good policeman and serve the people.
Moreover, if you really see a ghost with your own eyes, then your understanding of the world and even your previous good outlook on life will be dealt a horrible blow, or even destroyed.
It's not necessary.
Zhang Yanfeng hesitated for a moment, turned around, left, and stood outside waiting.
About a quarter of an hour later,
Zhou Ze and the old Taoist walked out.
Zhang Yanfeng looked at Zhou Ze, then at the book in the Taoist's hand, and asked:
"Can I see this?"
"Arrange a car, we are going to the forest." Zhou Ze said.
"good."
… … …
Xishulinzi, located next to a beach, is one of the few areas in Tongcheng that has not been developed on a large scale. There are several villages and towns nearby.
The driver was Zhang Yanfeng. He had changed into casual clothes and insisted on following.
After getting off the bus,
Zhou Ze frowned immediately.
The old Taoist also frowned, looking as if the matter was very tricky and serious.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Yanfeng asked.
“Such a heavy resentment!”
The old Taoist replied very seriously.
"What?" Zhang Yanfeng asked in surprise.
“It stinks.”
Zhou Ze stretched his hand in front of his nose and waved it. There was a lot of garbage piled up on the beach not far ahead. In the summer, it emitted a foul smell. Some garbage from upstream would be left behind when passing by here, and slowly accumulated into a small garbage mountain.
“… …” old Taoist.
“… …” Zhang Yanfeng.
He was the first to walk into the woods. Due to the recent heavy rain, the ground was a little muddy. Zhou Ze walked in front. Zhang Yanfeng said he could lead the way. Although they didn't find where the tomb was, they could at least lead them to the location that the tomb robbers had pointed out during the day.
Zhou Ze refused. He had already asked all the questions he needed to ask.
As the saying goes, a dying man's words are good.
If a ghost dares to play any "evil thoughts" when facing a ghost catcher, he can really be awarded a little red flower to reward his courage.
The reason why Zhang Yanfeng was not allowed to lead the way was because the young man was walking in front of Zhou Ze.
This is his ghost, but not all of it.
There is a saying that is popular in many places to describe being too frightened, which is "scared to the point of losing one's soul."
In fact, this young man belongs to this category. He did not succeed in committing suicide, but part of his soul was scared out of his body, which caused his body to fall into a state of "self-isolation".
In strange stories, there is often a story about the soul leaving the body. The image of Li Tieguai was created based on this principle, but there is a difference between "active" and "passive".
"Boss, he didn't find it before."
The old Taoist priest, wiping his cow's tears, could naturally see who was leading the way, so he came up and asked.
It was this young man who led the way during the day, but the police were busy all afternoon and half of the night and still found nothing.
"Looking for it when you're a human is different from looking for it when you're a ghost."
Zhou Ze explained.
Human eyes give people a window to see the world, but in fact, human eyes can be easily deceived. However, it is different when one dies and becomes a ghost.
Are you kidding me
This is also a common saying.
But in fact, ghosts are not that easy to deceive.
After walking for about twenty minutes, which was still quite a distance, Boss Zhou felt helpless. His leather shoes were already covered in mud, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
Fortunately,
The young man in front stopped and stood there motionless.
"Are we there yet?" Zhou Ze asked.
The other party nodded.
Zhang Yanfeng followed the team alone. To be honest, he felt like an outsider. But at this moment, he heard Zhou Ze's question and said:
"This isn't the place during the day. It's far away."
Zhou Ze raised his hand.
Signaled to Lao Zhang not to make noise.
Lao Zhang felt a little uncomfortable because of choking.
"Master, look here."
"Okay."
The old Taoist immediately began to search around. Although Zhang Yanfeng was a little puzzled, he also joined in the search.
Everyone's target was focused on the ground, hoping to find the entrance to the tomb directly.
Zhou Ze disliked the mud and fallen leaves on the ground because they were too dirty, and walked around in a perfunctory manner.
Wandering around,
Zhou Ze saw that the tree in front of him seemed a little strange.
Because it gives people a very clean feeling, as if it had just been cleaned not long ago, and it was not cleaned by a cleaner.
But the bark of this tree is more tender, the leaves of this tree are more luxuriant,
It's like a nouveau riche standing among a group of poor folks, seeming a little bit out of place.
Zhou Ze walked up to the tree.
I reached out and gently scraped the bark with my fingernails.
Zhou Ze didn't know why he did this, nor did he understand the meaning of doing this, he just had this impulse.
then,
Under the scraped bark,
A human face,
Slowly it emerged...