The "red makeup" that was popular all over Jingli City has now disappeared from the catering industry. People are eager to follow it, and they are good at forgetting. Now there are ten people in the streets and alleys to ask, and nine of them have never heard of "red makeup".
The murder case became a watershed for "Hongzhuang" from prosperity to decline. After someone was killed in a box, the business of "Hongzhuang" became increasingly bleak and closed after half a year. At that time, Zhou Han, who was comparable to the later Internet celebrities, also quietly disappeared from people's sight.
The last time Zhou Han was approached by the police was when Bai Ying escaped from prison seven years ago. Various evidences proved that Bai Ying had never contacted her.
Today, Zhou Han is 32 years old, no longer as handsome as he used to be, and works as an executive in an advertising company opened by her husband.
Twelve years ago, when Bai Ying murdered in "Red Zhuang", the police actually investigated Zhou Han's background. At that time, she was just a woman who had just turned 20, beautiful and graceful, and it was hard not to be missed. However, because the case itself has nothing to do with Zhou Han, and Bai Ying pleaded guilty early, the investigation of Zhou Han was very simple, and it was not found who was behind the operating funds for "Hongzhuang".
In other words, the police did not dig deep into Zhou Han's "gold master".
Today is different from the past. Similar scenes are like an invisible and intangible thread, connecting Cao Fenghuai, Gong Guozhen, and Qin Xiong together, and Bai Ying, who disappeared, is like that sharp needle.
Shen Xun put the photos of the three in front of Zhou Han and asked her if she knew one of them.
When her eyes fell on the photo on the far right, the young woman's smiling face suddenly froze, and the smile seemed to be frozen on her lips.
Le Ran, who was standing behind Shen Xun, suddenly thought of an idiom - Hua Rong paled.
The photo on the far right is Cao Fenghuai.
Shen Xun picked up the photo and asked, "Do you know him?"
Zhou Han didn't even think about it, and shook his head the moment Shen Xun asked.
Her pupils contracted suddenly, and her pursed lips were trembling.
Shen Xun said, "Ms. Zhou, your reaction has already been answered for you."
"I..." Zhou Han looked at the hand he had just finished nursing, and stammered, "What do you mean?"
Shen Xun said: "Learn about what happened from the insider."
Zhou Han raised his head and said fearfully, "But I don't know anything."
"You know, and you know a lot." Shen Xun said, "If you don't know how to say it, then I will ask one question, and you will answer one."
Before Zhou Han could refuse, he heard Shen Xun say, "Cao Fenghuai was killed two years ago, did you know?"
The blood on Zhou Han's face faded, and his fingers clung to the edge of the table, "You, what did you say?"
Shen Xun narrowed his eyes, "You don't know?"
Zhou Han shook his head in fear: "Who killed him? Has the murderer been found?"
Shen Xun stared at Zhou Han's eyes, judging whether her reaction at this time was a disguise.
The case of Cao Fenghuai's family happened in Hongcheng, Han Province, and this is Jingli City, Chau Province. The Hongcheng police did not announce the identity of the deceased. For business reasons, the Cao family also tried their best to follow the news. Zhou Han was already married. Having cut off communication with Cao Fenghuai, it is normal not to know that Cao Fenghuai is dead.
"The murderer is on the run." Shen Xun said, "That's why I found you."
A drop of sweat slid down Zhou Han's forehead, "Why are you looking for me? I didn't kill him! I have nothing to do with him for a long time! I don't know anything!"
Shen Xun leaned back on the chair, "You misunderstood, I just want to learn from you what happened to Cao Fenghuai. Ms. Zhou, you will never tell me now, you don't know him, do you?"
Zhou Han's shoulders trembled violently, and after a while, he said, "He, why was he killed?"
Shen Xun shook his head, "You'd better answer my question first, what is your relationship with Cao Fenghuai?"
The aura of the man in front of him was too strong, and Zhou Han had no choice but to stammer to explain the matter of being taken care of by Cao Fenghuai more than ten years ago.
Fourteen years ago, Zhou Han was 18 years old. He just came to the city from a township. He had no background, no education, and could not find a decent job.
Cao Fenghuai was also young at that time and did not dare to play with women under Lao Tzu's eyes. He often ran to cities outside Han Province and used false identities to coax women.
Zhou Han is beautiful and young, and is Cao Fenghuai's favorite lover. He likes to tell Zhou Han his true identity, and even pays Zhou Han to open a seafood restaurant.
Zhou Han changed his body from a night club's escort girl to the boss of "Red Makeup".
Because of avoiding family members, Cao Fenghuai and Zhou Han have always been very secretive when meeting each other, and the money they give is in cash. Zhou Han was favored for two years, and the business of "Hong Zhuang" was getting better and better, until Bai Ying murdered in the box.
After the murder, Cao Fenghuai gave Zhou Han a sum of money, meaning to end it.
Zhou Han knew current affairs and put "red makeup" on one level. After a short downturn, he started to use the breakup fee to do business. Later, he met his current husband and lived an ordinary life.
"I swear, after we broke up, Cao Fenghuai and I never communicated again, and I didn't even inquire about him and his family." Zhou Han said, the more nervous he became, "I have a very good relationship with my husband now, please don't tell him, I was taken care of!"
Bai Ying murdered in "Red Zhuang", and Cao Fenghuai was the funder of "Red Zhuang" at the time. The connection that the police did not uncover twelve years ago, seven years ago, and two years ago finally surfaced when the three cases were summarized. water surface.
Shen Xun asked again, "How much do you know about Zhang Long's murder?"
Human eyes are the hardest to tell a lie. When he heard this name, the light in Zhou Han's eyes dimmed. After a few seconds, he said, "Isn't the case solved long ago, Zhang Long was killed by Bai Ying."
"The conclusion of the police is that this is correct, but I want to hear your thoughts." Shen Xun said, "After all, the police ignored a lot of details at the time."
Zhou Han's hand grabbed the woolen skirt under the table, "Actually, I don't understand why Bai Ying killed Zhang Long. Bai Ying is not that kind of character. Besides, Zhang Long, Zhang Long is coming for me."
"For you?"
"Zhang Long chased me, but I didn't agree. He often came to the store to harass me."
"Does Cao Fenghuai know about this?"
"knowledge."
Shen Xun asked again, "Where was Cao Fenghuai when Bai Ying killed Zhang Long?"
Zhou Han was stunned for a while, and suddenly his eyes widened, "Could it be that Cao Fenghuai asked Bai Ying to kill Zhang Long?"
Shen Xun said, "What do you think?"
Zhou Han was at a loss for a moment, then shook his head and repeated in a low voice, "Impossible..."
Shen Xun looked at Zhou Han carefully, and said again: "It has been 12 years since the incident, and I am afraid that the details will not be found. But when Zhang Long's accident, Cao Fenghuai was in Jingli City, you should know."
Zhou Han nodded, "He's here. But whether Zhang Long's death has anything to do with him, I really don't know."
When Mingshu rushed back to the Jingli City Bureau, Yi Fei just came back, and the scattered clues were pieced together one by one.
In the temporary conference room prepared by the local police for the special operations team, there was a whiteboard, and Mingshu took a marker and wrote on it.
A large number of names appeared on the whiteboard, with strong lines drawn between the names.
"It has now been determined that Bai Ying is Qin Ying. After he left Qiyue Mountain, he did not return to Dongye City, but came to Jingli City, where he worked in Muming Street and met Qiao Ying, an old tailor who lost his son. After that, with the help of Qiao Ying, I finally got rid of the 'black household' status." Mingshu continued to write and said: "In Qiao Ying's house, Qin Ying lived for a total of seven years, from the age of 18 to the age of 25 before being imprisoned. Team Yi, is that so?"
Yi Fei nodded and added: "According to Qiao Ying and the neighbors on Muming Street, Qiao Ying lost his son in middle age and always regarded Qin Ying as his own son. Qin Ying was also very filial and took care of Qiao Ying with all his heart. I believe that Qin Ying really killed someone."
Mingshu looked at Shen Xun, "Qin Ying's motives are indeed very suspicious. The real motive is actually Cao Fenghuai."
Shen Xun stood up, picked up another marker, and drew a circle on Cao Fenghuai's name, "Assuming that it was Cao Fenghuai who killed Zhang Long back then, how did Cao Fenghuai make Qin Ying take the blame?"
"Money, power." Mingshu said, "From Cao Fenghuai's point of view, beguiling money and coercing with power are the most effective means. Qin Ying has a miserable life, and after seven years of happiness, he must be most concerned about Qiao Ying who gave him a home."
Shen Xun said: "Cao Fenghuai threatened Qin Ying with Qiao Ying, and at the same time told Qin Ying that if he actively pleads guilty, he can get a lighter sentence, and if he actively reforms, he can get a reduced sentence.
Le Ran interrupted, "but it's not going to be the culprit. Does he have no other choice?"
Mingshu sighed, "Qin Ying was once pushed off a cliff by his relatives. After being rescued, he did not choose to call the police or choose revenge, but quietly left and started a new life in another place. Such a person, There is fear in his bones, and when a person several times stronger than him appears, he is likely to give in."
Le Ran still disagreed, "That's a contradiction, Team Ming, don't we think that the three cases of the Cao family, the Gong family, and the Qin family are all Qin Ying's revenge? How could he be so easy to give in? Killing three families, the method is still so cruel?"
Mingshu said: "It is Qin Ying's revenge, but the avenger is not necessarily Qin Ying."
Shen Xun didn't speak, but nodded lightly.
Not long ago, when Ming Shu was on his way back from the second prison, the two discussed the mystery surrounding Qin Ying.
At the earliest, when the serious crime team just learned that Qin Xiong had a younger brother named "Qin Ying", and this younger brother had been missing for 21 years, they came to the conclusion that Qin Ying had been killed by Qin Xiong, and then analyzed When the Qin Xiong family was killed, someone was avenging Qin Ying.
But who is this person
But as the investigation deepened, an important clue appeared - Qin Ying did not die after being pushed off the cliff by Qin Xiong, but was rescued by the monks of Haijing Temple, and there was no news after that.
This clue turned the serious crime team's thinking in a different direction, making people think that it was Qin Ying who came back and that it was Qin Ying who killed Qin Xiong's family.
But maybe, Qin Ying did not die in Qiyue Mountain, but died somewhere else.
"Qin Ying has been actively undergoing reform while serving his sentence. It is unreasonable for him to escape from prison." Mingshu wrote Xian Xiang's name on the whiteboard and tapped again, "If Wen Xiang is telling the truth, Then Qin Ying was forcibly taken away by the prison guard Gong Guozhen. As for why Gong Guozhen did this, I judged that it was driven by interests. Someone asked him to get Qin Ying out. "
Yi Fei said: "We can use the reverse thrust to prove the authenticity of Wen Xiang's words. If Wen Xiang lied and Qin Ying was not taken away by Gong Guozhen, but escaped by himself, then with Gong Guozhen's care for Qin Ying, Qin Ying was escaping. After that, there is no reason to take revenge on Gong Guozhen. The Gong Guozhen family died so tragically, and they are similar to the Qin family and the Cao family. The judgment that is closest to the truth is that Qin Ying was indeed taken away by Gong Guozhen forcibly, and this behavior harmed Qin Ying. ."
"Yes." Mingshu said: "The three cases occurred in three cities. From the perspective of the modus operandi, they should be investigated together. Once the case is merged, the motive of the murderer must be clear. Team Shen, Qin Xiong, we have already After the investigation, the ones who can dig deeper are Jingli No. 2 prison and the Cao family. Gong Guozhen is just a prison guard. He took a huge risk to get Qin Ying out, and someone outside must take over. What is that person? In Qin Ying Under the premise that he is dead, will the person who avenged Qin Ying let that person go?"
Le Ran said: "That is to say, the serial murder case is not over? Does the murderer still have a target?"
Shen Xun said: "Now there is a link missing, and the person hiding behind Gong Guozhen is likely to be this link."
The meeting room was silent for a moment, and everyone was thinking.
Mingshu folded his arms and stared at the densely painted blackboard, his head was aching, but this pain did not make people feel irritable, but implicated a trace of light, as if the truth was finally about to break through.
"If this 'Avenger' really exists, he must know Qin Ying, understand Qin Ying, love Qin Ying, and know that Qin Ying will not kill people, let alone escape from prison, otherwise he will not spend so many years searching for Qin Ying. The truth." Mingshu spoke very slowly, "He was someone who once lived by Qin Ying's side."
Yi Fei said: "Qiao Ying? But Qiao Ying is old and has inconvenient legs, so he doesn't seem to have the ability to commit crimes."
Le Ran frowned: "it's impossible to buy a murderer. There is no precedent for buying a murderer in this type of case."
"Qin Ying has stayed in three places for a long time." Mingshu said: "Before the age of 16, at the Qin family; after being pushed off the cliff by Qin Xiong, at Haijing Temple; from 18 to 25 years old, at Jingjing Temple. Muming Street, Li City; after the age of 25, in prison. Haijing Temple can now be ruled out, and the Qin family, our serious crime team has done a detailed investigation. Now there are two 'blank areas': one is the prison, and the other is Muming Street, this person is most likely his friend in Muming Street or prison."
Shen Xun said: "I still think of a possibility."
Mingshu turned his head, "Huh?"
"About Qin Ying's life experience, you actually didn't find out." Shen Xun said, "Whose child was Qin Ying before he became a member of the Qin family?"
Mingshu said: "This point is now impossible to check."
Shen Xun said, "Then who avenged Qin Ying, could it be his real family?"
There was another silence, and Mingshu closed the marker, "It is possible, but I think the focus of the current investigation should be on the two lines I just mentioned. Because for Qin Ying's real family, we are now Not a single clue."
Shen Xun smiled and said, "The thinking is quite clear, I have learned a lot from Bureau Xiao."
Mingshu raised his eyebrows slightly, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, "It's okay."
Muming Street is an old street. A few years ago, it was said to be planned. Several houses in the south were demolished, but the rest were outside the planning scope and were left without embarrassment. Many young people have moved out, and the only people who still live in it are the elderly and the unconnected.
The investigation on Muming Street was led by the special operations team, and the Jingli City police had to cooperate.
Mingshu focused on Qin Ying's peers, men.
During the investigation, the police found more than a dozen people who met the requirements. They either lived on Muming Street or are still living on Muming Street. They had a good relationship with Qin Ying and were puzzled by Qin Ying's murder and escape.
But Mingshu got in touch and ruled out their suspicions one by one.
"Why are you here again?" The wrinkles on Qiao Ying's face kept shaking, "My child is a good person, he can't harm anyone!"
Mingshu said, "I came here because of the doubts about that case back then."
Qiao Ying was stunned for a long time, her eyes suddenly filled with turbid tears, and she gave Mingshu a bow with her hands together.
Mingshu supported the old man and asked, "After Bai Ying's accident, did anyone often appear near your house?"
Qiao Ying said: "Many people came, policemen, reporters, neighbors, and friends of Ah Ying..."
Mingshu asked, "Do you know all Bai Ying's friends?"
Qiao Ying nodded and shook his head, "Aying is very popular."
"Is there anyone who occasionally comes to see you after Bai Ying has served a few years in prison and after leaving prison?" Taking care of Qiao Ying's emotions, Mingshu did not use the word "prison escape".
Qiao Ying sighed, "It's all gone. But..."
Mingshu said, "But what?"
Qiao Ying said: "A few years ago, during the New Year's Eve, someone sent me New Year's goods."
"Who is it?" Mingshu asked cautiously, "Do you still keep the packaging?"
Qiao Ying got up and said, "I'll show it to you."
More than ten minutes later, Qiao Ying took out several folded boxes from the back room. Judging from the information on the courier list, these were all sent from e-commerce.
Mingshu immediately took a photo of the express order and asked Leran to check it right away.
Qiao Ying said that since four years ago, he has not received any more New Year's goods.
Mingshu asked, "Who do you think sent you these New Year's gifts?"
Qiao Ying opened his mouth several times and said softly, "I hope it's A Ying. If he is still alive, even if he never comes back to see me again, I'll be satisfied."
Leran quickly found the e-commerce company that delivered the goods through the express order. From the transaction records of the e-commerce company, it can be seen that the orderer is in country B.
"If you are abroad, it would be troublesome to investigate." Yi Fei said, "I insisted on sending New Year's goods to Qiao Ying, but refused to give my name. In recent years, I suddenly stopped sending New Year's goods."
"Because he is no longer abroad. He has returned to China!" Mingshu said: "The profile can now be further refined - once abroad, either to work or study, and returned to China four years ago to investigate Qin Ying's murder and escape from prison. If you have a certain social status and connections, and your personal ability is extremely high, otherwise it would be impossible to find out Cao Fenghuai and Gong Guozhen. As for Qin Xiong, I infer that Qin Ying may have told him about the past, otherwise this one He has no way to find out."
The case of Gong Guozhen was pending before. At this time, a new breakthrough point appeared. The Jingli City Criminal Investigation Detachment re-established a task force, and the captain of the detachment went to the second prison in person.
This time, Wen Xiang no longer kept his secrets, and officially recorded his confession.
The prisoner who was originally thought to have escaped from the prison turned out to be drugged by the prison guards and forcibly taken away, and the second prison was pushed to the cusp of the storm for a while.
Can Gong Guozhen do it alone to take a prisoner away from prison
Someone must be cooperating with Gong Guozhen outside, but don't all the prison guards know about it
Just knowing but pretending not to know, or is it Gong Guozhen's accomplice
After so many years in the serious crime team, and being "beaten" in the special operations team for a year, Mingshu is most aware of one truth - many people seem innocent, but they are not really innocent, because they haven't been found out. head up.
Jingli City Second Supervisor, unable to withstand investigation.
Li Liangping, a prison guard who was in the second prison with Gong Guozhen, finally admitted under intensive interrogation by the special action team and the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Municipal Bureau that he had provided help to Gong Guozhen on the way Gong Guozhen took Bai Ying away, and obtained it from Gong Guozhen afterwards. 300,000 yuan in remuneration and sealing fee.
300,000 yuan was enough to buy an ordinary two-bedroom house in a place like Jingli seven years ago.
"I really don't know anything else. Gong Guozhen told me not to ask anything or say anything, just put the money away." Li Liangping shrugged his shoulders tightly under the bright light, "Gong Guozhen said he could do it. Unknowingly, as long as I cooperate, everyone will make a fortune together, if I don’t cooperate…”
Mingshu asked sharply, "What will happen if you don't cooperate?"
Li Liangping lowered his head deeply, "Gong Guozhen said that the person who wants to buy Bai Ying's life is a big man. I already know about this, so I can't get off the boat again!"
Mingshu said angrily, "Which big man is he? How big a man can make prison guards commit crimes!"
Li Liangping put his head in his hands, "Only Gong Guozhen knows!"
Le Ran stayed in Jingli City to assist Mingshu, while Shen Xun had already gone to Hongcheng, Han Province, to supervise the murder case of Cao Fenghuai's family two years ago, and learned a clue that the Cao family had been concealing - Cao Fenghuai had been in the hospital because of a woman. One person was killed in Jingli City.
This person is Zhang Long.
Such an important clue was not exposed until the special action team came, and the Hongcheng Bureau was completely dull, but this mistake could not be counted as the head of the Hongcheng criminal police. After Cao Fenghuai's accident, the Criminal Investigation Detachment took great pains to investigate, but Cao Fenghuai's cronies were worried about harming themselves and deliberately concealed it.
It was Cao Fenghuai who accidentally killed Zhang Long in "Red Zhuang" twelve years ago. Cao Fenghuai threatened Qin Ying with Qiao Ying's safety, and promised to solve the rest of her life after Qin Ying was released from prison, forcing Qin Ying to take the blame.
In order to protect Qiao Ying who gave her a home, Qin Ying took on a crime that should not belong to her.
The late truth has finally arrived, and the murderer and his family have been murdered by a pair of unlawful hands.
Who do these hands belong to
And why did the person who found Gong Guozhen buy Qin Ying's life
Mingshu looked at the whiteboard, frowned in thought, the phone in the police pants vibrated, it was Xiao Yuan's phone.
Although they were separated by two places for a while, they talked very frequently. Mingshu would report all the details and progress of the case to Xiao Yuan, and Xiao Yuan would also inform Mingshu of the situation in Dongye.
"Xiao Bureau." Mingshu answered the phone.
"An unverified news." Xiao Yuan said, "Seven years ago, the heart transplant operation performed by Chu Xin in country B was an illegal operation."