The air conditioner in the office rattled slightly.
Xiao Yu'an said: "Before this, Xu Yin never mentioned that she had seen a mysterious woman. She identified Chi Xiaomin as the deceased in the four alleys of the hospital and it was also after that. Her story is very clear, this is your feeling. should be the deepest."
Mingshu nodded.
"And now she actually says she can't remember." Xiao Yu'an said: "One possibility is that someone did something to her after she left our sight and took away her memory. Another possibility is that someone After she came to the city bureau, what was instilled in her and gave her a memory that should not belong to her. Now, after a period of time, Xu Yin himself can't figure out where this memory came from. "
Mingshu thought of a name - Lin Jiao.
"Xu Yin was the key person who discovered Wu Zhen's body. When we investigated her background, we found that she had very serious psychological problems, so we temporarily sent her to the Psychological Research Center, and Lin Jiao has been giving her psychological counseling... Wait, I'll think about it." Mingshu turned around, lowered his head slightly, and put his right index finger on his lower lip, "That day, Lin Jiao came to the Criminal Investigation Bureau to find me, saying that Xu Yin ran away once, and then He was found and said that Xu Yin told him that he had seen another body before Wu Zhen's body was found."
Xiao Yu'an said, "So you went to the Psychological Research Center."
Mingshu said: "Xu Yin was in a room at the time, and it was the first time he mentioned to me that there was a mysterious woman - her word was 'sister' - standing in front of her window in the middle of the night, and said that the woman died in the hospital. In the four alleys, the state of death was very tragic. She also told me a guess that I never understood - this woman wanted to 'replace' her."
Xiao Yu'an said: "The reason why you believe her is that you believe that from the perspective of her character and experience, there is no need for her to lie and deceive you subjectively. Second, her narration is very clear, detailed, and has no inconsistencies. Three, you immediately sent Xiao Man and Xu Chun to Yisi Alley, and indeed found old bloodstains there."
The folds between Mingshu's brows deepened, and his voice sank a bit, "I may have made a mistake at that time. A woman was killed in Yisi Alley, only Xu Yin saw it, and the body disappeared out of thin air the next day. —Xu Yin said so. So what is the logical basis for the murderer to do this? Why didn’t the corpse be disposed of immediately after the murder, but instead threw it in Yisi Alley? The possibility is that the murderer wanted Xu Yin to see the body."
"If Xu Yin really saw all this with her own eyes, it's a memory that really exists in her mind. As long as no one has interfered with her recently, she shouldn't react like this." Xiao Yuan looked into Mingshu's eyes, "Now you have an inference too?"
Mingshu took a deep breath and said slowly: "This is not Xu Yin's memory at all, she has neither seen the mysterious woman outside the window nor the body of Yisixiangzi, and finally it is impossible to point at Chi Xiaomin in the system. The photo said—it was this sister. It was Lin Jiao who took the opportunity to guide her and instilled these fragments into her in the form of memory. Now, Xu Yin has left the city bureau. For some reason, such as the limitation of short-term memory, this The memory that Duan was forced into became blurred. Once someone showed her Chi Xiaomin's photo, she would have a headache... Connected, Xu Yin's series of reactions before and after seemed to be connected. But... "
Xiao Yuan said, "But why did Lin Jiao do this? What does Lin Jiao have to do with Chi Xiaomin?"
Mingshu's tone became more hurried, "Xu Yin's appearance was actually an accident. If she hadn't played the game of corpse-finding with her companions, we wouldn't have interacted with her, let alone brought her back. It's me and Yi. Fei decided to send her to the Psychological Research Center, and I'm pretty sure that we didn't have any interference from outsiders when we made this decision."
"Then it was an accident that Lin Jiao knew Xu Yin." Xiao Yu'an said: "Lin Jiao has helped the police solve many problems in the Psychological Research Center over the years, and he has never made a mistake - at least we didn't find it. If Xu Yin is not that special Lin Jiao may have spared Xu Yin just as he did with his past counterparts."
"I like the smell of corpses, I like to play the game of finding corpses, and I found Wu Zhen." Mingshu said while pacing: "Human thinking is easily affected by preconceived effects. Xu Yin found Wu Zhen, this is a fact, then she It's not incomprehensible to find Chi Xiaomin. So Lin Jiao took advantage of this?"
Xiao Yuan nodded lightly, "For a psychologist like Lin Jiao, it's too easy to influence a little girl's memory. Xu Yin is wise, but she is a child after all, and she can't resist Lin Jiao."
After a few seconds, Xiao Yuan said again: "What I just said is the least contradictory guess that I can sort out so far. As for Lin Jiao's motives, Xu Yin insisted that Chi Xiaomin was dead at the time, that might stand in the way. From Lin Jiao's point of view, if Chi Xiaomin is dead, there will be less trouble for him."
"When the police are investigating a case, they usually don't suspect a dead person." Mingshu's pupils shrank suddenly, "He is ruling out a suspect for Chi Xiaomin? This is not just proof that Chi Xiaomin and the 'Ghost Card' death incident?"
"Chi Xiaomin went to Wenling more than a year ago, hoping that Wenling would speak out on the platform of the newspaper, but she was disappointed in the end." Xiao Yu'an said: "In a desperate situation, she participated in a revenge. Lin Jiao believes that, If the police noticed that the death of Qiao Xuehua and others was not a simple suicide, and started a detailed investigation, Chi Xiaomin might be found, so they created an illusion that she was dead in advance."
Mingshu pressed his forehead, "But I still haven't figured it out, what is the relationship between Lin Jiao and Chi Xiaomin? Why did he do this?"
"Don't panic for now. Let's check Lin Jiao's background first. I only know that Lin Jiao is not from Dongye City. He studied at Los Angeles University and worked in other psychological institutions before becoming a consultant of the Psychological Research Center." Xiao Yu'an said The topic changed, "I'm more concerned about one more thing. The first Huang Yan we discovered was definitely a homicide, and there was a hole in her chest with unknown meaning. In her house, there was a complete set of 'ghost cards' that killed her. No one has ever used this 'ghost card'. And the other two deceased died of suicide, no matter whether they were stimulated or induced in some way before their death, at least from the appearance, they all committed suicide, and their family's ' The ghost cards are incomplete, and it is suspected that someone has taken them away, but the person who took the ghost cards did not take all the ghost cards."
Mingshu lowered his head and thought for a while, and said for a while, "The basis for the joint investigation is that they both purchased the 'Ghost Cards' from Silin Town and appeared on the same list, but Huang Yan's death presents different clues. Brother, For Qiao Xuehua and Li Sijia's suicide, I thought about a possibility."
Xiao Yuan nodded, "Well, you said."
"Li Sijia's wife Xu Nan said that he had been suspicious for a long time and always thought that someone wanted to harm him. Xu Nan had become accustomed to his husband's words and deeds, so he did not think that Xu Nan had acted suspiciously before committing suicide. But Xu Nan also said later that he felt Li Sijia was a little strange before she disappeared, and she was often surprised." Mingshu said, "Qiao Xuehua has lived alone for a long time, but no one has observed her changes in daily life, but I speculate that she may be the same as Li Sijia. Some kind of fright."
"Those who buy 'ghost cards' always believe in what they have." Mingshu continued: "Qiao Xuehua and Li Sijia are businessmen, they need 'ghost cards', and most likely think that 'ghost cards' can be used. Improve their fortune. In this case, they must also believe that the 'ghost card' may backfire on the worshipers. After all, this is a kind of sorcery, and behind the luck is bloody killing. People who worship ghosts and gods most often fear ghosts and gods the most. The easiest way for the Avengers to deal with them is to intimidate them with karma."
Xiao Yuan said: "Let them feel like they have seen a ghost and are being targeted by evil spirits in the 'Ghost Card'."
"Yes." Mingshu said, "Qiao Xuehua and Li Sijia are in the bright, the avengers - let's say Chi Xiaomin - are in the dark, if they play tricks, they will panic if they come a few more times. How did the 'ghost card' come about? Yes, it is impossible for them not to know that it is not difficult to create the illusion of a baby girl taking her own life to affect their psychology and spirit. They cannot call the police, or even tell the people around them, otherwise the 'ghost card' will be exposed. Threatening In the end, they had a certain disorder and chose to commit suicide."
"Chi Xiaomin may not be able to do it alone, but Lin Jiao is a psychologist." Xiao Yu'an said, "In the last case, Luo Yi used psychological interference to get the doctor who performed the illegal heart transplant to take the initiative to go upstairs. Jump off."
Mingshu said, "In this way, Lin Jiao not only helps Chi Xiaomin, but joins forces with Chi Xiaomin."
After a moment of silence in the office, Mingshu said again: "But what about Huang Yan? If the two suicides, one homicide, and one disappearance are divided according to time, Qiao Xuehua and Li Sijia committed suicide, and Lu Chao disappeared after Xu Yin said that it was too late. Before Xiaomin died, Huang Yan was later, and the specific circumstances were different..."
Xiao Yuan took two steps forward and stood in front of Mingshu.
Mingshu raised his head with a very solemn look in his eyes, "Brother?"
Xiao Yuan raised his hands, and lightly touched Mingshu's temples with his fingertips.
Mingshu narrowed his eyes subconsciously.
Xiao Yuan had calluses on his fingers, and the skin on his temples was very thin. The calluses were pressed there. When the force was light, it itched numbly and crisply. When the force was heavy, it was like a needle that was not sharp enough to pierce it gently. It didn't hurt and was very comfortable. .
Xiao Yu'an got closer, and wrapped Mingshu in his breath. Mingshu was rubbed very comfortably, and a light hum came out of his throat.
This intimacy came just right, extraordinarily timely.
So many clues suddenly poured into his mind just now, Mingshu thought and organized eagerly, his brain was like an overloaded machine, and it was temporarily down.
Xiao Yuan can always notice all his discomforts and give him the most appropriate care.
Less is not enough, too much will inevitably delay business.
Mingshu raised his eyelids and looked at Xiao Yuan closely.
Even though they have been together for many years, they have seen each other in their most masculine and undisciplined appearances, but the heart-pounding feeling will not disappear because of this.
The heart in his chest still easily rejoiced for Xiao Yuan.
"I'm fine." Ming Shu held Xiao Yu'an's right wrist and moved it to his lips to kiss.
When doing this action, he kept looking into Xiao Yu'an's eyes.
He likes to kiss Xiao Yu'an's hand. There are calluses on the pulp of his fingers, but they are not too rough. His fingers are slender, and the muscles and bones on the back of his hands are distinct.
very beautiful.
It may seem strange to use "beautiful" to describe the hands of a man in his thirties, but in Mingshu's eyes, Xiao Yuan's hands are beautiful.
Who said that only fair and delicate are beautiful
He gladly bestows the word "beautiful" on his favorite.
Xiao Yuan smiled and took his hand back.
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Mingshu's inference was confirmed at the Beicheng Branch.
Li Chicheng found Tu Aijing, who used to be a nanny at Qiao Xuehua's house. She is 44 years old and responsible for cooking and cleaning Qiao Xuehua's house. Because Qiao Xuehua has a "cleanliness" in private space, Tu Aijing will hardly stay at Qiao Xuehua's house.
Even so, she is still the closest person to Qiao Xuehua's private life.
After Qiao Xuehua suddenly returned to her hometown, Tu Aijing found a new job.
"We asked her to learn about Qiao Xuehua's situation before returning to her hometown, and she gave a detail." Li Chicheng clicked on the video, "Qiao Xuehua was suspicious, saying that the 'child' spirit had grown up, and came to her to claim her life."
In the video, Tu Aijing's face was full of horror, "I don't know what she did, but when she said that, I'm also afraid, what is the soul of a 'child', what is 'life-threatening', she is rich and can give up money Disaster-free, but I can't. I, I saw her talking about her for a long time, she was a strong woman in the company, and she changed when she came home. Together, even if she doesn't fire me, I don't plan to continue."
The police officer asked, "What is the soul of the 'child'? Qiao Xuehua saw it with his own eyes? Where did he see it?"
Tu Aijing shook her head, "How do I know this, I didn't see it."
"Didn't you hear from her?"
"She just complained to me and told me something intermittently." It could be seen that Tu Aijing had a psychological shadow, "She didn't like to be disturbed, I used to leave after finishing my work, and later she asked me to stay with her for the night, and gave her back to her. I prepared a room. At night I often heard her calling, 'don't come here'. I was afraid and didn't know what was wrong with her. I asked her during the day, but she didn't say anything. Later, I couldn't stand it anymore, so I told her She resigned. She begged me to stay and give me a raise. Later, her situation became more and more serious, and I became more afraid. She's going home."
"This is the only one of the remaining 13 people who has had the experience of 'going to hell'. Her experience is very similar to Qiao Xuehua described by Tu Aijing." Li Chicheng opened another video, and the one who appeared on the video was a man dressed gracefully middle-aged woman.
Yang Lilan, 40 years old, a full-time housewife, her husband runs a foreign trade company and spends very little time in Dongye City. Yang Lilan is not short of money, but she does not seem happy.
In the face of the police's questioning, after a brief hesitation, she took out the "ghost card" she bought in Silin Town three years ago. Like Huang Yan's, it was 24 yuan.
"I spent 1.7 million yuan to buy them." Yang Lilan looked sullen. "At that time, I just learned that my husband was cheating, and I heard that raising a 'ghost card' can restore the lost relationship, so I bought a set. But in fact, there was no such thing as Use. I hid them at home according to what the 'Master Craftsman' said, but my husband still didn't come back to give me a second look."
Yang Lilan laughed at herself and lit her cigarette, "I spent such a large sum of money and my life hasn't gotten any better. In the past two years, I worshipped 'ghost cards' seriously according to the rules. This year, I figured it out, rather than hope. When my husband turns back, it's better to spend more of his money and live a comfortable life, so she hardly supports the 'ghost card', so she came to trouble me."
The detective asked, "Which TA?"
"It's a dead baby girl." Yang Lilan said, "I saw her, white clothes, long hair, she grew up, and came to seek revenge on me."
"Where did you see her?"
"In my yard, she was standing there."
Yang Lilan lives in a single-family villa with a semi-open backyard.
"When did it happen?" The detective asked along the way, "How do you know it's a dead baby girl? You only bought the 'Ghost Card' 3 years ago. Even if there is a ghost, it's only 3 years old."
"She called my mother, asked why my father didn't come home, and asked if she didn't help, so my father didn't come home, so I didn't continue to raise her. Who else could she be?" Yang Lilan began to tremble , like seeing the terrifying scene again, "She has grown up, not 3 years old, very thin, I can't see her face, I can only hear her calling me constantly, asking me why I took the blood from her heart, I don't want to keep raising her now..."
"You calm down first." The detective had to stop the questioning and calm down patiently.
After more than ten minutes, Yang Lilan's emotions were under control, and then she continued: "I saw her four times in total, the last time was in July this year. At that time, I was going crazy. Since she first appeared, I have worshipped her again. She, but she doesn't go, she wants to kill me!"
The detective asked, "July? Did you do anything at that time?"
Yang Lilan shook her head, "I don't know, I... I can't take it anymore. Instead of being killed by her, I might as well commit suicide!"
suicide.
The most crucial point.
Both Qiao Xuehua and Li Sijia committed suicide, and the missing Lu Chao may also committed suicide in a secret place.
Maybe they, like Yang Lilan, saw the so-called ghost and were harassed by this ghost for a long time.
"If the people Yang Lilan saw continued to appear, we may now face three suicides." Mingshu stared at the video, "The turning point is that in July this year, that person did not go to Yang Lilan again."
Li Chicheng nodded, and the video continued to play.
"Maybe it's because she's satisfied with my offering. I burned paper for her later, and I wanted to ask a Taoist priest to save her, but I don't know her birthday." Yang Lilan sighed, "Actually, I know it's a crime, I accept any punishment."
The detective asked, "How did you learn about the 'Ghost Card'?"
"This app is a forum for the exchange of folklore." Yang Lilan pressed her phone a few times and handed it to the police officer, "I am a member of this forum."
The forum is called "Their Voices", with a dark style and seemingly niche, but the real-time traffic is not low.
There is always a group of people who have a passion for paranormal phenomena and supernatural events beyond the imagination of outsiders.
Yang Lilan showed a post she saw before buying "Ghost Cards".
The post was posted anonymously, and described the production principles and uses of Qiuxu Village's "ghost cards". There are many replies below, mostly expressing interest. Some people even asked how much money can be used to own a pair of "ghost cards".
Yang Lilan also replied to this post.
"Why can't I see it?" Mingshu swiped his finger on the screen, "Hidden?"
"It's because our level is not enough." Li Chicheng said: "This post is in the 'black market' area of the forum, and only senior members, that is, spiritual enthusiasts who have been in the forum for a long time, can see it."
According to Yang Lilan, she replied with a sincere attitude of consultation - if the "ghost card" can help her save her husband, she is willing to give it a try no matter how much it costs. So she replied very sincerely and explained her situation and needs in detail.
More than ten days later, the anonymous account asked her for contact information in the form of an internal letter.
After another month or so, she received a call with a hidden number.
The other party told him that "Ghost Card" could hear her wish and assist her to realize her wish. If she sincerely needed it, she would go to Silin Town in the north within 3 months to find a "master craftsman".
She asked who the "Master Craftsman" was, and the other party said that she didn't need to worry about this issue. After she went to Silin Town, she wrote her name in the village newspaper, and someone would naturally receive her.
As for the price, the other party said that "ghost cards" are divided into different grades according to their purpose and the spirituality of the baby girl. The cheap ones can be bought for 30,000 yuan, and the expensive ones can be sold for tens of millions.
"I was fascinated by the impulse, and immediately decided to buy a set of medium-to-high 'ghost cards'. After negotiating the price and the time to receive the 'ghost cards', I took a sum of cash." Yang Lilan said: "Their The requirement is a cash transaction, one handed payment, one handed delivery.”
At the end of June 3 years ago, Yang Lilan went to Silin Town alone and met an old man in his 70s who claimed to be a "master craftsman" and took her into a dilapidated wooden house with several wooden boxes inside. There is a crying or lethargic baby girl.
"Master Craftsman" pointed to one of the baby girls and said, "It's her."
The baby girl was wrapped in a thick quilt, only half of her face was exposed, and she could see that she was still alive.
She breathed evenly, her mouth pursed slightly.
For a moment, Yang Lilan wanted to pick up the baby girl and bring it home to raise her.
She has no children, and friends around her say that only when a woman has a child can she tie up her husband.
But this thought disappeared quickly. She clearly knew that this child was not her and her husband's blood, so what was the use of bringing it back
She did not see the process of "Master Craftsman" making "Ghost Cards".
She lived in Silin Town for three days, and three days later, she got her own "ghost card" from the "Master Craftsman".
"Offer it, it will make you get what you want." "Master Craftsman" said.