Among the burial tombs outside Liangxi Town, there is a double tomb. Compared with the tombs that Mou Qinzhi and He Yinghua bought at a high price, this older tomb looks more popular.
The old man put thick and fine incense in front of the tomb, and while burning paper, he told Xu Chun, "Hai Yuan's biological parents are buried here. He used to come back every year to visit the tomb, but he hasn't been here for a long time. When Liu Lan was alive, he often helped him. Come and see, Liu Lan is gone, I will come."
Criminal Investigation Bureau, Serious Cases Unit.
"One of Mu Haiyuan's biological parents died of famine. At that time, Mu Haiyuan was only ten years old. The other died before Mu Haiyuan became famous. Neither of them saw that Mu Haiyuan became a talent." Fang Yuanhang finished the clues sent by Xu Chun and said with emotion: "No wonder Mu Haiyuan later became famous. He is so persistent in 'filial piety' that he has no biological parents, so he must also be filial to his 'parents' when creating conditions."
Mingshu shook his head, "He is not obsessed with 'filial piety', he is obsessed with 'being a dutiful son'."
Fang Yuanhang asked, "Is there a difference?"
"Of course there is." Mingshu said: "When you say 'filial piety', he is sincere and filial to his parents, and 'becoming a filial son' is what he does to the outside world. Decades ago, martial arts films were popular, and Mu Haiyuan's appearance, His style of play can't be said to have characteristics, and accordingly, his popularity can't be said to be prosperous. He must create a characteristic for himself that is different from others, so he chose 'filial piety'. From the life of Mou Qinzhi and He Yinghua in the villa, You see, there's more to what he's doing than acting."
Fang Yuanhang thought for a while, "That's right, what kind of filial piety is Mu Haiyuan, a person who blames his mistakes on others. What he cares most about is probably his embarrassment when he was a child. Will do teen charity after being rich."
Mingshu was silent for a while.
Yi Fei said, "Xiao Ming?"
"Now Mu Haiyuan's background is clear, and his motives are also clear." Ming Shu took a long breath, his expression solemn, "But what about others? No matter how close our inferences are to the facts, it's useless if we can't find anyone."
Hearing this, Yi Fei pressed his right fist against his lips.
This is indeed the most troublesome problem right now. Many cases that have not been solved for more than ten years or even decades are like this. With clues and evidence, the suspects can be pinpointed, but no matter how hard you look, the suspects cannot be found. In some cases, the suspect was finally found, and the suspect had died for one reason or another.
The two cases in the hands of the Serious Crime Squad face the same problem.
"Qin Ying was rescued by Kuichen twenty-one years ago." Mingshu leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes and said, "The Qin family has revenge for him, but in turn, Kuichen treats him with revenge. In other words, there should be a kind of undeserved kindness. Those who are more obsessed with hatred, the more they will remember the kindness they give to others. Qin Ying…”
Saying that, Mingshu suddenly opened his eyes, "If Qin Ying was the one who killed the four people 5-8, then before or after his revenge, he should at least go to Qiyue Mountain to see Kuanchen and take care of him back then. monks."
"But it's very likely to expose himself," Yi Fei said.
"Not really." Mingshu shook his head, "Qiyue Mountain, Longcheng Road, two places that the eight poles can't hit, how can they be exposed? If Qiyue Mountain is calm, no matter how we investigate cases 5-8, we will not be able to find Qiyue Mountain. Go to Moon Mountain."
"But Qin Ying doesn't need to go to see Kuichen. Isn't Kuochen who saved him dead?" Fang Yuanhang was startled, "No! Kuichen was dead back then, and now Kuichen is pretending to be Mu Haiyuan. , but Qin Ying doesn't necessarily know, so he will still visit the mountain!"
Mingshu raised his hand and looked at Fang Yuanhang with a frown.
Fang Yuanhang was furious, "Master?"
"Assuming, I'm just assuming." Mingshu opened the notebook and quickly wrote on it, "Qin Ying returns to Dongye City for revenge, his goal is Qin Xiong's family, but before revenge, he wants to see if he can save his life. So he went to Haijing Temple and found that Hu Chengyi, who had taken care of him, had left, and Master Jingchen was no longer the benefactor he remembered. What would he do?"
Yi Fei said: "Thinking of an avenger's way of thinking, Qin Ying will observe Master Jingchen, analyze clues, and finally..."
Mingshu said: "In the end, I found out that Master Chen Chen has been 'transferred'!"
"Damn it!" Fang Yuanhang said, "When Qin Ying finds out the truth, won't he be very angry? Will he force Mu Haiyuan to ask Master Jingchen where he went?"
Yi Fei said: "Qin Ying may kill the fake Jingchen. In fact, according to the logic of Mou Haiyuan's so-called 'redemption', he should have killed all the monks he had summoned on the mountain, and then found some reason to leave, but He retreated in June, disappeared as soon as he retreated, and since then he has not killed anyone in Haijing Temple, which means that he has escaped before he has paid for his sins."
"I originally thought that the reason why Mu Haiyuan suspended 'atonement' and disappeared under the pretext of retreating was because he realized that he could not kill Yin Xiaofeng or Fang Pingxu like the three Chu Jiang, so he left first and thought of another way." Ming Shu stared at him. Looking at the ghost drawing on the notebook, "But now there is one more possibility, that is, he found that he might be targeted, so he had to leave."
Fang Yuanhang had a headache for a while, "Should I re-examine the monks in the temple now? Hu Chengyi said that Qin Ying never returned to Haijing Temple after leaving, but what he knew was three years ago, Qin Ying said. What if you have been to Haijing Temple this year or last year?"
"Of course it will be tried." Ming Shu slammed the pen on the notebook with a "snap", "This time we will focus on the trial of Chu Xin."
"Chu Xin?" Fang Yuanhang was surprised. "He doesn't have any of the characteristics of Mu Haiyuan. It's just a coincidence that he became a monk at Haijing Temple."
Yi Fei said, "I agree with Xiao Ming. In the investigation of this series of recent cases, we have neglected Chu Xin for various reasons and placed him in a position that can be investigated or not. The earliest reason is that he is a member of the Chu family. , the background investigation was initially done, and he had the least suspicious points. Later, because of his 'crimes' and Mu Haiyuan's 'crimes', he couldn't match the number. But now, to be honest, I feel that there is no investigation, and I basically hit a dead end. That person, Chu Xin, must be touched. He seems to be the least motivated, but when everything else that should be excluded has been eliminated, there is only him left."
"Heart surgery." Mingshu said, "Chu Xin had heart surgery seven years ago. It's not that there is no top medical team in China. Why did the Chu family arrange for him to perform this surgery abroad? Is there anything before and after the surgery? Something that can't be known?"
Fang Yuanhang interrogated Liu Sui, Tang Yuan, Yin Xiaofeng, Fang Pingxu, and Chu Xin with questions prepared in advance. All five of them said that the number of tourists in the mountains has increased greatly in the past two or three years, so the number of people entering the temple to burn incense has also increased. Burning incense will also rush into the temple carelessly. If you want to ask if there is anything special among these people, such as having met with Kuichen many times, such as inquiring about Kuichen's situation, everyone said they didn't notice.
Tang Yuan and Liu Sui met Qin Ying back then, but they didn't even have an impression.
"Little straight man, you're not fascinated by me, are you, why are you chatting with me every now and then?" Chu Xin was still the same as before, with an unruly smile on the corners of his lips and eyes, "See me when you come to see me. , I'm not happy to ask me about other men. By the way, why are you the only one today, where is your master?"
Fang Yuanhang took it calmly, "That's okay, I don't ask others, I'll ask you."
Chu Xin raised his eyebrows, his eyes changed slightly.
"Why did you become a monk?" Fang Yuanhang said.
Chu Xin chuckled, "Little straight man, how many times have I answered this question to you? I have already enjoyed the wealth and wealth I should have enjoyed, and the handsome men and women who should have slept have also slept, and suddenly I feel that everything It's false, so I went to the mountain to become a flower monk. Is this strange?"
Fang Yuanhang laughed, "It's very strange for a handsome man and beauty like me who has never slept before."
Chu Xin probably didn't expect Fang Yuanhang to say this, and his smile froze slightly.
Fang Yuanhang did not let go of this detail, and added: "If you say that you became a monk because your heart is not very good, so you are too lazy to fight with those sons of Chu Linxiong, it will convince me even more."
After saying this, Fang Yuanhang stopped and looked into Chu Xin's eyes seriously.
And Chu Xin didn't tease him as usual.
"Why is this?" Fang Yuanhang slowed down, "You obviously have more persuasive reasons, but you have to say something to see through the red dust. Chu Xin, do I need to remind you? You have been involved in an important incident. In the case, what you said is not only to assist our police, but also to clear your suspicions. If I were you, I would definitely choose a more convincing statement."
Chu Xin half-squinted his eyes, wondering what he was thinking.
Before he opened his mouth, Fang Yuanhang suddenly said meaningfully: "You said that you can see through the red dust, but you don't mention the heart. Can I think that you dare not mention the heart surgery you had seven years ago?"
Chu Xin's eyes widened at once, and the light in his pupils gradually narrowed.
Fang Yuanhang had dealt with him too many times, and he was sure that this was the one that changed his mood the most.
Needle, maybe stuck in the right place.
However, after two seconds, Chu Xin returned to his previous slander and said with a smile, "You are the logic of a robber."
Saying that, Chu Xin nodded in his heart, "In your case, I have been judged as a suspect, you think—I know that I am guilty, so under this premise, I should do my best to cover up for myself. , to exonerate myself, rather than seeing through the world, I should tell you that I have a heart problem, which sounds more believable."
Fang Yuanhang frowned.
"But I know that I'm not guilty." Chu Xin raised his head slightly, "I don't care whether you are 'credible' or 'untrustworthy', I can say whatever I want. I'm not afraid of your investigation at all. It's the investigation, the more you can find out—I, Chu Xin, is innocent."
Fang Yuanhang was stunned by this, and his mood was a little complicated. He couldn't help thinking to himself, if Mingshu was sitting in his chair, what would Mingshu do? Are you being stunned speechless? Or fight back? still is…
Neither will.
Fang Yuanhang suddenly sighed in his heart.
Mingshu will neither be stunned nor retorted, because this is not a quick-talking debate. The job of a criminal police officer is to find out the flaws in the words of the interrogator. clue!
Chu Xin smiled, "Why, little straight man, don't know what to say?"
"I'm still interested in your heart surgery." After calming down and thinking clearly, Fang Yuanhang calmly said, "It's inconvenient for Fang to tell me why you went abroad for heart surgery?"
Chu Xin's smile seemed to freeze on his face, looking like a fake mask.
After a few seconds, Chu Xin said: "This is my privacy, you have no right to intervene."
Fang Yuanhang didn't ask questions, but said slowly, "Privacy?"
This move seems to make Chu Xin uneasy. For a moment, Chu Xin said: "How many years ago I had heart surgery, do you think that the current case is related to my heart surgery?"
"It doesn't matter, I can't judge now." Fang Yuanhang was sincere, "After all, you haven't said anything."
Chu Xin's right hand stroked his left arm, and the blue veins on the back of his hand appeared faintly.
Fang Yuanhang pretended to sigh, "It's nothing if you don't want to say it. The reason why our serious crime team is different from other squadrons is that any truth we want to know can be found out in the end."
When he left the interrogation room, Fang Yuanhang saw the dark color in Chu Xin's eyes.
This made him feel that Chu Xin's previous frivolity and indifference were all disguises.
Chu Xin's dealings with the police naturally aroused Chu's attention, but how much of this attention was sincere and how much was watching a good show was yet to be determined. There are many Chu family members and people who have been in and out of the Criminal Investigation Bureau recently. Mingshu usually does not deal with them personally, but this time it was Chu Qing's secretary Shui Xun.
Chu Can was suspected of murder and once identified Shui Xun for helping him destroy his body, but because there was no evidence, the police could not arrest Shui Xun.
Mingshu is somewhat interested in this secretary who is very similar to the "Sven Scum" in the TV series.
"I know it's inappropriate for me to disturb you now, but Mr. Chu gave me an order, and I have to run." Shui Xun held his momentum, but it wasn't too much, "Chu Xin has been a monk for several years, and he was suddenly arrested. Being involved in a case is really troublesome for Mr. Chu."
Mingshu looked at Shui Xun and pretended not to understand, "You want to ask me if Chu Xin's suspicion has been cleared?"
Shui Hoon said, "Of course I shouldn't ask about the details of the case, but..."
"It's good if you know you shouldn't ask." Mingshu immediately blocked him, "Chu Xin is Chu Xin, Chu is Chu, Chu Xin not only became a monk, but also told me that he is a Buddhist monk who has been with you for a long time. It doesn't matter."
Shui Xun raised his eyebrows.
"Don't play tricks with me." Mingshu said: "The case remains unsolved for one day, and Chu Xin is under our surveillance for one day."
Shui Xun held the corner of his lips, his smile had no warmth.
Ming Shu's mind suddenly turned.
Wealthy families cannot think in the way of ordinary families.
If a person comes from an ordinary family, when he is involved in a case, his family members go to the bureau to inquire about information, almost all because they are worried about him.
But if the same thing happened in a wealthy family, his family inquired about him and tried their best to think about what to learn from the police. Maybe it was because he was afraid that he would reveal something unfavorable to the family, and he was afraid that he would be implicated. Another possibility is that , When he has been under the police's sight, others can't do anything to him.
If someone wanted to harm Chu Xin now, they couldn't do it.
Chu Xin avoided the world in a self-deprecating way. Is there an element of escaping evil
Mingshu observed Shui Xun for a while. This man is worthy of being the secretary of the president of a wealthy family. There is almost no flaw in his expression.
Mingshu asked coldly, "If Chu Xin escaped from the police's surveillance, what would you do to him?"
Shui Xun pushed down his glasses and said with a smile, "I don't understand this question. Mr. Chu and Chu Xin are family members and cousins who grew up together. How could we 'do' to him?"
At this time, a team member shouted "Clear team" outside.
Mingshu got up, and Chong Shuixun smiled, "Go back, there is nothing you want to know here."
The one who called Mingshu was the criminal policeman of the serious crime team, but the one who really called Mingshu was Xiao Yuan.
It was already the season to turn on the air conditioner, and Ming Shu always felt that Xiao Yu'an's office was colder than the case team.
"There are two cases in the neighboring province." Xiao Yuan put a stack of documents in front of Mingshu, "You look at it first."
Mingshu took it, opened it and read it for a few minutes, feeling a little puzzled, "The case of Han Province and Chau Province?"
Not to mention that the case in the next province cannot be handled by Dongye City, even if cooperation is required, the timing is not right.
The serious crime team is currently dealing with two difficult cases. In Fang Yuanhang's words, his head is about to explode, and he is simply unable to assist the next province in investigating the case.
Xiao Yuan was in no hurry to explain, "Look at it first, and tell me what you think after reading it."
If someone else said this, Mingshu would leave the document directly, but Xiao Yuan was in front of him.
Although Xiao Yuan would tease him when he was in the mood, he never joked about cases. At this time, let him understand the seemingly unrelated case, it must be something important.
Mingshu nodded, focusing on the case file.
first case.
Two years ago, a vicious case took place in Hongcheng, the second largest city in Han Province after Los Angeles. The murderer has not been arrested, and the Hongcheng Bureau has not been able to give a direction for the investigation.
The victim is a family of four, the male owner is named Cao Fenghuai, 37 years old, and the female owner is named Qiu Rin, 21 years old. The two children in the family are 6 years old and 4 years old, both born by Cao Fenghuai and his ex-wife. .
Cao Fenghuai's father, Cao Xuan, was an entrepreneur. He started from scratch when he was young and worked hard. Later, he took advantage of the policy. The family business has grown bigger and stronger in more than ten years, and he is considered a prominent figure in Hongcheng.
Cao Fenghuai has never endured hardship since he was a child. He is regarded as a "small opening" by many people. He is not engaged in a proper job, and is keen to associate with various women. When he was 30 years old, he married a woman with a big belly. After marriage, he still lingers in nightclubs and never stops.
The woman gave him an eldest daughter and a young son, and later received a huge amount of compensation from the Cao family when they divorced.
Cao Fenghuai's second wife, Qiu Rin, was a cabinet girl who sold cosmetics. She was young and beautiful, but unfortunately she died tragically at home within a year of marriage.
Judging from the on-site records and autopsy records, the four members of the Cao family died tragically. Qiu Rin's breast was cut off, his body was scratched almost completely with sharp tools, and his beautiful face was also destroyed. Cao Fenghuai was even worse. His skin was almost scratched off by the iron brush, and hung on his body one by one.
"This..." Mingshu's eyebrows tightened as he watched. Cao Fenghuai and Qiu Rin's death were similar to Qin Xiong and Huang Hui. The most concerning thing was that Huang Hui's breasts were also cut off.
The murderer did not leave any traces at the scene, and the surveillance near Cao's villa did not capture any suspicious persons. This person came to Cao's house like a ghost, and left like a ghost after he succeeded.
Cao Fenghuai was Cao Xuan's favorite son. When he learned of Cao Fenghuai's tragic death, Cao Xuan immediately put pressure on the police to find the murderer as soon as possible. Hongcheng Bureau set up a task force to find a breakthrough in Cao Fenghuai's interpersonal network.
The murderer is so vicious, and the possibility of vendetta is the highest, but the police searched all the people who might kill Cao Fenghuai, but could not find any evidence.
The most suspect is undoubtedly Cao Fenghuai's ex-wife Xi Xiaotian.
Before Cao Fenghuai and the four were killed, she had harassed Qiu Rin many times, threatening to kill Qiu Rin one day, and hung the slut's pair of tits on the balcony for people to "watch".
However, within the time of death determined by the forensic doctor, Xi Xiaotian had an alibi, and the follow-up investigation could not find evidence that she bought the murderer.
Last year, Cao Xuan was paralyzed by a stroke, his eldest daughter and second son were fighting for power and profits, and Cao Fenghuai's case gradually changed from a hot case to an unsolved case without any clues. At present, although the Hongcheng police are still investigating this case on the surface, they have actually relaxed. .
Second case.
A year ago, Gong Guozhen, a retired prison guard in Jingli City, Zhou Province, died tragically at his home, along with his wife Kong Yue and their grandson who lived with them at the time.
This case is similar to the previous one. One breast of Kong Yue was also cut off, and his body was scratched with countless wounds with sharp tools. However, Gong Guozhen's skin was not cut by an iron brush. The murderer used a blunt tool to smash his whole body. bone.
Jingli City is a small city, and the monitoring system is not perfect.
Later interpersonal investigations revealed that Gong Guozhen had been a prison guard all his life and had offended countless prisoners. As far as motives were concerned, these people all had motives.
After Gong Guozhen was killed, another police officer, Qian Xi, who had retired from the same prison, also died at home, and the murderer, Liu Cheng, was caught not long after. He admitted that he killed Qian Xi because he was tortured by Qian Xi and other prison guards in prison, and he wanted to kill them one by one when he came out, and insisted that Gong Guozhen was also killed by him.
This statement was not accepted by the police, and the Jingli City police still believed that someone else killed Gong Guozhen's family.
Mingshu put down the file, got up and walked a few steps.
From the geographical point of view, Chau Province is adjacent to Dongye City and the north of Han Province. From the point of cutting off the breast, the cases of Cao Fenghuai's family, Gong Guozhen's family, and Qin Xiong's family seem to have originated from the same person. .
But the three families, at least for now, have nothing to do with each other.
"Judging from the clues on our side, Qin Xiong's family died of Qin Ying's revenge." Mingshu finally said after thinking for a long time, "If these three cases are combined, it means that Cao Fenghuai's family and Gong Guozhen's family also died in Qin's family. Ying's revenge? The year before, last year, this year, Qin Ying slaughtered a family, is the Qin family the end?"
Xiao Yu'an said, "I got a clue in the prison where Gong Guozhen worked. Seven years ago, a prisoner named 'Bai Ying' escaped from the prison successfully, and he is still missing."