Lin Zhongguo is not the kind of charitable and kind-hearted appearance. He has thick eyebrows and deep eyes, and works vigorously and resolutely. His colleagues commented on him that "Old Lin always looks bitter and hated." But if I were to deconstruct this "great bitterness and hatred" now, I'm afraid it can only be summed up as "compassion for the common people".
Qian Min stared at the photo, as if searching through memory.
Seeing her expression, Mingshu understood that Lin Zhongguo had impressed her so deeply that after 17 years, she still reacted to this face.
"This is that reporter." Qian Min finally said, "I remember him."
Mingshu said: "17 years ago, you killed him."
An indifferent smile appeared on Qian Min's face, "His surname is Lin, right? Yes, he was killed by me. But to be precise, it wasn't me who did it, it was my subordinate. Reporter Lin is indeed a man, in your eyes. , he should be a hero. I admire him, he is the first person to come to trouble me, before the police. "
According to Qian Min's recollection, the cooperative relationship between "Cannibal Shark" and "Yun Kou" had just been established, and the number of female infants killed was limited. Buyers, coupled with the underdeveloped network at the time, let alone outsiders, many people inside "Yunkou" didn't know what they were doing.
Lin Zhongguo didn't know where to get the clue, but he actually touched Silin Town.
"Actually, if he just came and escaped by himself, I wouldn't necessarily know who he was, and it would be almost impossible to catch him." Qian Min laughed, "but he took a baby girl, which would be a big problem. And he Going back and forth, and planning to take more baby girls."
"When my men caught him, the baby girl was no longer by his side." Qian Min continued, "I asked him where he hid the baby girl, and if he said it, he would let him live—of course, this was just a trick to coax him. He said the baby girl was dead, that's why he came back and took another one as evidence."
Ming Shu's hands clenched under the table gradually.
The baby girl is not dead, the baby girl is Chi Xiaomin.
"He can really stand the torture." Qian Min added, "I'm afraid he will lie to me and force him to tell the whereabouts of the baby girl in our way. The baby girl was determined to be dead."
"So you finally believe that the baby girl is dead."
"I didn't believe it, but I didn't seem to have any other way at that time. I really couldn't find the baby girl." Qian Min shrugged, "If you can't pry his mouth open, then forget it. He is a reporter, and the manuscript is I didn't even write it, what am I afraid of him doing?"
Mingshu asked: "You finally take him..."
"Burned? Or dismembered?" Qian Min waved, "I forgot, I'm too lazy to get involved with this kind of bloody thing. To be conservative, it should be sent to the crematorium to be burned. I even stared at him later. The newspaper you work for, "Xiaxi Times"?"
Mingshu said, "Xiaxi Evening News."
"Yes, Xiaxi Evening News." Qian Min showed a cruel smile, "I heard that reporters communicate with the leaders of the newspaper before interviewing. I observed this newspaper for a while, and I wanted to deal with all the people involved. There is no future trouble. But in their entire newspaper office, it seems that no one knows what he is doing. His leaders have given a lot of clues to the police, which keeps the police busy, but these clues do not include us. They are all busy. "
Qian Min stopped, pursed his lips, and added: "So I said that Reporter Lin is really a ruthless character. He wanted to expose us, but he didn't communicate with his leaders. I have to suspect that after he gets the evidence, maybe he It will be published in the newspaper, but go directly to the capital. For such a person, he will not die, but I will die.”
Mingshu asked, "Have you ever thought about touching his family?"
Hearing this, Qian Min laughed, "Yes, why not? But I have inquired about his family and friends, and almost no one does not hate him. It is impossible for him to tell his family about the unannounced visit. Moreover, the police were at that time. I've been staring at their house, I want to get rid of his wife and children, but I've done too much, he's just missing, it's just a case of disappearance, and the police can't figure it out and let it go. But if his wife and children don't understand Killed, and the bigger it gets, the worse it is for me. Are you right, officer?"
Mingshu stared into Qian Min's eyes, and suddenly said, "No." half a minute later.
Qian Min was startled.
"The disappearance case 17 years ago, the police did not track down to the end, it was the police's mistake." Mingshu got up and said, "This is not your capital to show off."
Qian Min opened his mouth in surprise, and soon came to his senses, "I heard that this case was not led by the police in Xiaxi City, but was discovered by the police in which city in the south, and the clues that have nothing to do with us. , this damn can find us, tsk... Police officer, listen to you, aren't we from here? Are you a policeman from some city?"
Mingshu frowned, suddenly thinking of Xiang Tao.
After three days in the ICU, Xiang Tao is now out of danger. Although he is still in a plaster cast and wrapped like a mummy, he is still recovering. With a young body that can stand up, under the careful care of doctors and nurses, Xiang Tao might be able to catch up with the selection of the Criminal Investigation Bureau next year.
It was Xiang Tao who discovered the key clues, and it was also Xiang Tao who had a loneliness in his arms.
And in the past ten or twenty years, it is not only Xiang Tao who has been reckless.
Mingshu left the interrogation room and saw Shen Xun coming from the other side of the corridor.
"Going back?" Shen Xun asked.
Mingshu nodded, "I originally wanted to stay here to investigate to the end and dig out all the rotten roots. But this case involves several cases in Dongye City, and it has not been solved yet. It's enough to have you here. Now, I have to go back and deal with things on my own turf."
Shen Xun said, "Do you need any help?"
Mingshu shook his head, "Not yet."
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Han Province, Blue Water Township.
This is a place that has not been benefited by economic development, but because of this, it is quaint and primitive, and everything still maintains the style of decades ago.
There is no farm work to do in winter, and most villagers either go to the neighbor's house to play cards or prepare Chinese New Year dishes at home.
There is a strong smoky smell in the air - it's smoked sausage and bacon season.
The girl lives alone in a two-story building and is filling sausages in the yard.
She has always lived alone and has no business, but she has filled three pots in one afternoon, far more than she needs.
After filling, she oiled the casing and hung it on a rope to let the wind blow.
Busy until the sun went down, the girl finally got free.
The signal in the village is not good, and there is almost no signal at home. After a simple dinner, the girl took her mobile phone and walked to the empty dam in the township—she had already discovered that this was the place with the best signal in the township.
She likes to read and watch the news. She has a lot of books bought from the second-hand market at home, and she also has some software on her mobile phone. She used to read the news first and then watch it.
But today, when he saw the big news that was automatically pushed, his eyes suddenly stopped rolling.
After dozens of seconds, she covered her mouth, and tears flowed out of her eyes like a bank of tears.
Occasionally someone passed by and looked at her with strange eyes, obviously not understanding what she was crying and why she was crying here. Someone pushed her shoulder and told her that it was getting dark, so go home quickly.
She didn't respond.
At some point later, she trembled violently, and then shivered and dialed a number.
It took a long time to get connected there, and a male voice came, "What's the matter?"
"Brother, have you seen the news?" the girl choked.
After a while of silence, the man said, "Well."
"The police caught them all!" The girl was very excited. "They can't hurt anyone anymore! We..."
The man did not respond, and the girl heard the sound of the call being hung up.
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Dongye City, Criminal Investigation Bureau.
"Department Xiao." Lin Jiao was invited to the serious crime team as soon as he returned from the capital. There was a hint of surprise in his eyes, as if he had practiced many times, "Is there any case that needs my help? During the time I left, Trouble you."
Xiao Yu'an greeted him to sit down, "You went to the capital to study, but also to come back to better assist us in our work."
Lin Jiao smiled politely.
Xiao Yu'an said, "That's right. We recently got a clue, which may be related to you."
Lin Jiao raised his eyebrows, and the lines of his neck contracted indistinctly.
He was wearing a turtleneck sweater, and his neck was mostly blocked by the collar, but Xiao Yuan still noticed it.
"It has something to do with me?" Lin Jiao's nervousness was just right, "Xiao Bureau, I don't understand."
"Before that, I want to ask you a question." Xiao Yuan said, "Why did you choose to work at the Dongye Municipal Bureau in the first place?"
"Professor Sheng is my mentor, and he wants me to join his team." Lin Jiao calmly said, "I have some feelings myself. It's not bad to be a police officer, but to be a police advisor and solve unsolved cases together."
Xiao Yu'an nodded, then took out a document from the drawer, "Look at this first."
Lin Jiao took it and opened the translucent cover.
The office suddenly became quiet, except for the sound of fingers pinching the footer and turning it up.
Xiao Yuan looked at Lin Jiao—this is a very decent man. When browsing the text on the information, his expression hardly changed, and he could see that he was very mentally strong, but for a few moments, he almost instinctively pressed the corners of his lips, A fleeting crease appeared between the eyebrows.
He was patient, struggling, doing everything in his power to control himself.
A quarter of an hour later, when Lin Jiao's eyes fell on the last paragraph of the last page, Xiao Yu'an asked, "Have you read it?"
Lin Jiao raised his head and calmly put the information on the table, "Yes."
Xiao Yuan looked directly into Lin Jiao's eyes, and Lin Jiao had no intention of avoiding it.
A few seconds later, Xiao Yu'an said, "It seems that psychologists are good at showing emotions and anger."
Perhaps not expecting Xiao Yuan to say this, Lin Jiao opened his mouth in surprise.
"I mean the content here." Xiao Yu'an gestured to the information on the table with his eyes, "Silin Town, the 'Ghost Brand' industry, the experience of the baby girl, 'Cannibal Shark', 'Yun Kou', 'Nanjiao' Funeral Home Dr. Lin, there is no anger in your eyes when they are."
Lin Jiao was startled, "You said this."
"What do you think I said?" Xiao Yuan asked.
Lin Jiao smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, maybe it's because I just came back and I'm tired, I haven't fully entered the state of work. The 'ghost card' was born in a backward village, I didn't expect that there are still people doing this kind of cruelty and inhumanity. The human blood business. But Bureau Xiao, you said just now that this clue is related to me?"
Xiao Yu'an said: "It can also be put in another way - it has something to do with your father, Lin Zhongguo, a senior investigative reporter for the Xiaxi Evening News."
The light in Lin Jiao's eyes suddenly stopped.
"For the sake of this, I won't beat around the bush." Xiao Yu'an said, "The special operations team and the police in four northern cities have launched a joint operation to eradicate the bad habit of 'ghost cards', which has been reported in the news. thing."
Lin Jiao nodded, "I saw this news when I was in the capital."
"There are still some details that the police have not disclosed to the outside world." Xiao Yu'an said: "For example, your father Lin Zhongguo disappeared in Xiaxi City 17 years ago, precisely because of the investigation of the 'ghost card' industry. The evil gang 'Yun Kou' They have admitted that they killed Lin Zhongguo."
The corners of Lin Jiao's lips twitched slightly. For the first time, he looked away from Xiao Yu'an, "Really? I haven't been back to Xiaxi City for many years. Has it been found out?"
He didn't look like he cared, as if Lin Zhongguo was someone who had nothing to do with him.
But the very slight tremor at the end of his eyes betrayed him.
He just pretended not to care.
He cares more than anyone.
"Don't plan to say anything?" Xiao Yuan said, "Lin Zhongguo is your biological father."
Lin Jiao took a sip of tea, "It's because my reaction was too bland, so you don't think it's normal? But what kind of reaction is normal? I've forgotten the feeling of having my parents by my side—when my father disappeared , I'm only 13 years old, and before he disappeared, I spent very little time with him, he was always busy, there were too many people and too many things waiting for him to care, except me. He is like an ancient chivalrous man Scholar, who cares about the people of the world, but forgets about his own family."
When he said this, Lin Jiao's tone was very complaining. Anyone who listened to him would think that he was complaining about his father who was neglecting his family.
But Xiao Yuan saw that his eyes were hot, like a fire was burning.
He was clearly proud of his father.
After a pause, Lin Jiao said again: "And my mother left me shortly after my father disappeared. It has been 17 years without them in my life, and I have long been used to living alone. Now I suddenly have Knowing that my missing father was killed because of his work, I admire him and think he's amazing, but that's about it."
Xiao Yuan looked at the excellent psychologist and said, "You already knew what happened back then."
Lin Jiao tried his best to control his expression, "Officer Xiao, it's very strange for you to say that. Do you have anything to suspect about me? As far as this case is concerned, my identity is the only son of the victim. I really don't think so. Come out, what are you doubting about me?"
Xiao Yuan put Chi Xiaomin's photo on the table, "The person who killed Lin Zhongguo confessed that Lin Zhongguo rescued a baby girl in Silin Town. She is the baby girl your father rescued, right?"
The tendons on Lin Jiao's forehead bulged, and the tail of his eyes opened.
"Her forged ID card shows that her name is 'Chi Xiaomin'. Did you give her that name?" Xiao Yu'an said, "You and Chi Xiaomin guide those who bought 'Ghost Cards'. People took the initiative to choose death. Then they used Xu Yin to say Chi Xiaomin was dead. You thought you were protecting her and keeping her out of the police's sight, but you ignored one thing— In any crime, the more the killer does, the easier it is to leave clues."
Lin Jiao looked at the photo in surprise, sweat oozing from his forehead.
"Qiao Xuehua, Li Sijia, Lu Chao, among these three, two have committed suicide, and one person is missing - I guess, the possibility of Lu Chao being alive is very low. Before Qiao Xuehua and Li Sijia committed suicide, there were unreasonable behaviors. Yang Lilan, the lucky buyer of the 'ghost card' who survived, said that he had seen the ghost of the baby girl many times." Xiao Yu settled down, "It was Chi Xiaomin who pretended to be a ghost to scare them, while in It's you who directs her from behind."
Lin Jiao shook his head, "Xiao Ju, what are you talking about? Why do you think so much about a victim's family? Before today, I didn't know why my father disappeared, and I didn't know Chi Xiaomin. Xu Yin was my patient. How could I possibly use her?"
"Speaking of Xu Yin, I have to thank you. You only interfered with Xu Yin at a superficial level, because your conscience is still there, and you don't want this to have too much impact on her." Xiao Yu'an said: "If you Let her be more ruthless and let her deeply believe in everything you have instilled in her, and I won't notice you so soon."
Lin Jiao's brows trembled with the beating of his nerves.
"As early as when you were still in the capital, I sent Xu Yin to Professor Sheng. After Professor Sheng's guidance, Xu Yin revealed the truth - she didn't know Chi Xiaomin, and there was no mysterious woman standing in front of her window in the middle of the night. , all of this is instilled in her over and over again." Xiao Yuan said: "It is not a difficult task for an excellent psychologist to affect a person's memory."
Lin Jiao's face turned pale for a while.
The silence lasted for a few minutes, and Xiao Yuan said, "I can understand your thoughts."
Lin Jiao's emotions suddenly became agitated, as if something was collapsing, "Understand me? Why do you say such things? You are a policeman, your status and status mean that you can never understand the feelings of us people. !"
Xiao Yu'an was neither provoked nor explained, but said: "The year Lin Zhongguo disappeared, you were only 13 years old, you were just a child. But 13 years old is already a sensible age. You know your father is an excellent reporter, Knowing that he has offended a lot of people out there, knowing that his disappearance was man-made. A lot of people around you abuse your father, even your relatives, but in your heart, he is still a hero."
Lin Jiao gritted his teeth, his eyes were hot, and he stared at Xiao Yuan like a torch.
"I said that I can understand your thoughts, which means you don't want to believe the police." Xiao Yu'an said, "You think that the Xiaxi police had already grasped the clues, but they colluded with the wicked and deliberately did not advocate justice for Lin Zhongguo."
Lin Jiao finally couldn't help it, "Isn't it? My father wasn't missing at all, he was killed because he was investigating the 'ghost card' industry! The police went to investigate those irrelevant people and ruled out suspects one by one. Back then I was kept in the dark. I don't know anything, but doesn't anyone know what my father was doing before he disappeared?"
"The Xiaxi police did have some omissions, but no one really told them that Lin Zhongguo was looking for 'ghost cards' before he disappeared." Xiao Yu'an said: "Lin Zhongguo is very careful, and once asked anyone who knew him to be safe for him after his accident. secret."
Lin Jiao sneered twice, "Xiao Ju, you are really used to being an elite. You don't have back pain when you stand and talk. Let me ask you, a reporter who dares to take risks, when he knows that there are tigers in the mountains, what will he do? Won't tell the important clues to the people he trusts? He will! Because if something happens to him, even if those clues can't save him, his efforts won't be in vain!"
Xiao Yuan said: "But what Lin Zhongguo chose was to hide everything."
After a two-second pause, Xiao Yuan said again, "Because of you."
Lin Jiao was dumbfounded, "What did you say?"
Xiao Yuan called up an audio file in his phone, "Listen to yourself."
The recording from Mingshu is very clear, and He Maulian's voice has the gentleness of the old days—
"He asked me to assure him that if he suffered misfortune, he must not inform the police about his investigation of the 'ghost card'... He did this to protect Lin Jiao... Those people can do everything, and the police can do it even if they can. Protecting Lin Jiao for a while can't protect Lin Jiao I... 'I'm not a good father, but at least, Lin Jiao shouldn't be hurt because of me' - these are his original words."
When the audio finished playing, there was a cold, mechanical sound.
Lin Jiao suddenly came back to his senses at the sound, and his eyes were full of disbelief.
"This is Lin Zhongguo's boss at the time, Ms. He Maulian. She is the only one who knows that your father is investigating the 'ghost card'." Xiao Yu'an said: "It wasn't until not long ago that she disclosed what happened to the Ming team. "
Lin Jiao leaned back in the chair with a confused look on his face, as if he couldn't believe what he just heard.
"You don't believe the police, you think the police will be in trouble with those people, so after learning the truth, you did not ask the police for help, but chose revenge together with Chi Xiaomin. 'Cannibal shark', but as a psychologist, you can intensify the fear in people's hearts and make those who have bought 'ghost cards' die of their own fear. For you, buying and selling is the same crime, and it's not just making and selling that is the crime.' Ghost card's, and buyers."
After a few seconds of pause, Xiao Yu'an's tone changed slightly: "But now, do you understand? It's not that the Xiaxi City police deliberately didn't investigate, it's that there are no clues, it's your father who suppressed all the clues in order to protect you. ."
Lin Jiao covered the lower half of his face, and his eyes suddenly turned red. His fingers rubbed his cheeks frequently, as if he wanted to speak, but only uttered out of tune.
Xiao Yuan saw a lot of "unexpected" in his eyes.
Unexpectedly, Lin Zhongguo took the initiative to suppress the clues, just to protect him.
Unexpectedly, the police attacked with thunder, ending the crime that lasted for 20 years.
Unexpectedly, those self-conceited plans that were flawless have long been broken.
Unexpectedly, the serious crime team has noticed itself.
"Three days ago, someone called you." Xiao Yu'an said, "It was in Lanshui Township in Han Province."
Lin Jiao's pupils tightened.
"It's Chi Xiaomin, you arranged her to live there." Xiao Yuan looked at the time, "Team Ming is now in Lanshui Township. You will meet soon."