Just when Mingshu was called to Xiao Yu'an's office, the serious crime team received a call from a woman.
The other party claimed to be "Shang Xiaoyu", and now he was outside the city bureau. Important clues about Huang Yan's murder should be provided to the police.
Shang Xiaoyu was the woman Mingshu noticed outside Huang Yan's house, and like Huang Yan, she was a courier and a consignor. She was crowded among a group of residents watching the lively, and compared to others, her expression was extraordinarily nervous. Mingshu went to her store and asked about Huang Yan. She insisted from beginning to end that she didn't know anything. But Mingshu still left a contact information and told her to call the serious crime team if she remembered something.
After many days of torment, Shang Xiaoyu and her husband finally brought the evidence in their hands to the police.
"We, our family is jealous of Huang Yan's good business. Most of the courier companies cooperate with her, and only a small number of them put their packages in our house." Shang Xiaoyu kept her head down, embarrassed, "After October this year, we So, I secretly installed a surveillance camera outside her house, trying to photograph her making a fool of myself."
The video of the day of the incident was playing on the computer on the side, and a man in a dark green jacket and a peaked cap walked into Huang Yan's home.
The monitoring installation is far away, and the situation inside the house cannot be photographed.
After fast-forwarding, you can see that the man is leaving alone.
The time between the two times happened to be the time of Huang Yan's death.
Shang Xiaoyu's face turned pale, "When I first saw this video, I didn't feel anything, but the next day, Huang Yan's house didn't open the door, so I guessed that something might have happened, and quickly removed the camera."
Yi Fei asked: "Beijing Branch found you many times during the investigation, why didn't you tell me?"
"I, we don't dare!" Shang Xiaoyu shuddered, "That person is obviously the murderer. You haven't caught the murderer yet. If I hand over the video to you, what will he do if he takes revenge on us? We still have children at home, really. Don't take the risk."
Yi Fei sighed.
The surveillance captured the murderer, but because the image quality was too poor and the murderer’s face was not captured, it could not be the key evidence, but at least it could rule out a lot of fork in the road for the police, and once the video was released, the murderer would be afraid, the latter two cases may not necessarily be will happen.
However, Shang Xiaoyu's concerns are normal, and ordinary people will be afraid when they encounter this kind of thing. The criminal police can charge themselves, but they cannot ask the masses to make the same choice as themselves.
"Our conscience is disturbed." Shang Xiaoyu added: "So after hesitating for so long, I decided to give this video to you."
In fact, by now, the chain of evidence for Chi Yan's crime is complete, and he himself has pleaded guilty, so this video is no longer important. But Yi Fei still thanked Shang Xiaoyu and his wife.
Mingshu took the appraisal report issued by Xiao Man and Xing Mu, took Xiao Yu'an's cup and took a sip of water - he was so thirsty, it was like a war this day, and he was so busy that he didn't even have time to drink water.
Xiao Yu'an was repeatedly watching the video of Huying's previous interrogation.
"Chi Yan is indeed the murderer of Huang Yan, Li Zhaofeng, and Zhu Linglong. There is no doubt about that." Mingshu did not quench his thirst after drinking a cup, so he went to pick up another cup, "But this does not mean that there is no problem with Huying. From the first The first time I saw him, I felt there was something indescribable about him."
Xiao Yuan knocked on the pause, "Chi Yan said that Hu Ying didn't care about him this year, and the so-called 'searching' is just going through the motions. If the friendship between Hu Ying and Chi Yan was only superficial, then it would not be surprising for Hu Ying to go through the motions. But the fact Yes, Hu Ying does seem to regard Chi Yan as his best friend. He doesn't ask why Chi Yan left, most likely because he has no energy and cannot protect himself."
Mingshu was in a hurry to drink, the water dripped down his chin, he put down the cup and wiped it with his hand, "Then it has something to do with the Fengtu Group. That He Yang is not simple. If it was just an ordinary relationship, Hu Ying wouldn't So afraid of him."
"Look here." Xiao Yuan turned the display screen and pulled the progress bar back, "Pay attention to Hu Ying's expression and what he said."
-Hu Ying said, "You are making an unfounded guess!"
- Mingshu said: "It is precisely because of the basis that I will interrogate you here. The blood footprints and surveillance images directly point the suspect to you."
-Hu Ying said: "But I didn't... but I didn't kill them!"
Xiao Yuan knocked on pause again and looked at Mingshu.
"It's here!" Mingshu said: "When I interrogated him, his pause made me feel weird. The three Huang Yan were not murdered by him, and he knew it all in his own heart. What he wanted to say should be 'but I didn't kill', which is a normal reaction of a wronged person in that situation, but he didn't finish the sentence, he got stuck himself, and later added 'didn't kill them', his whole tone was changed."
Xiao Yu'an said: "Instinctive reactions under agitation are often linked to reality, and Hu Ying can't say 'no murder'."
"That's why Hu Ying killed people." Mingshu leaned against the table, "The sense of loneliness and despair in him is absolutely abnormal. Some of his eyes are very similar to Chi Yan. Brother, you said Hu Ying and He Yang. What's the matter?"
After a while, Xiao Yuan said, "I can't imagine that we might have been influenced by our mindset before."
Mingshu turned his head, "Huh?"
"When it comes to entertainment stars being supported by the rich, most people think of changing their bodies for resources, contacts, and money." Xiao Yu'an said: "But they may have other 'playing methods'."
Mingshu didn't think of a reason, and took a photo of the appraisal report, "Close these three cases first?"
Xiao Yuan nodded, "I'm going to see Huying."
Knowing that he was framed by his friends, Hu Ying was extremely depressed, as if the energy to support him had been overdrawn.
Xiao Yuan did not invite him to the interrogation room or the interrogation room, but found a small conference room that was not used.
"I've explained everything I can, the murderer isn't me, what else do you want to ask me?" Hu Ying spoke weakly, and a few strands of forehead hair covered his eyes, giving him a decadent beauty.
"I have a few questions, and I want to find the answer from you." Xiao Yuan put a cup of hot coffee in front of Hu Ying, "After learning that Chi Yan terminated the contract, did you really just make a few calls to the phone he stopped using? If you haven't contacted, are you too lazy to contact again?"
"I also asked the agent." Hu Ying stared at the edge of the hot coffee cup, avoiding looking at Xiao Yu'an, "The agent explained it to me."
"Do you believe it?" Xiao Yu'an's tone was mild, but there was some kind of power hidden in it, "You two had been in love with each other, but Chi Yan disappeared indistinctly. You didn't ask him what happened to him?"
"I… "
"You are in the entertainment industry. You know the weirdness better than me. Even I think there must be a last resort behind Chi Yan's sudden termination of the contract, didn't you think?"
Hu Ying was silent, tilted his head slightly, and looked at the ground beside him.
"Of course you thought of it." Xiao Yuan continued: "But there are other things that prevent you from exploring."
Hu Ying shook his head, the muscles in his neck tightened.
"Not long ago, you became a suspect suspected by the police. All the evidence pointed to you, but you couldn't produce an alibi." Xiao Yu'an said: "Actually, you have an alibi, you just don't want to 'disturb' He Yang."
Hearing the word "He Yang", Hu Ying trembled almost reflexively.
"You are very afraid of him." Xiao Yu'an stared at Hu Ying's face, "Because you don't want to cause trouble for him, you don't even want him to come forward to prove your innocence. Then I'll make an inference here—you already understood Chi Yanchuan It's a problem, but all your 'shouldn't' behaviors may cause He Yang trouble. So you have to give up Chi Yan."
Hu Ying raised his head in a panic, trying to deny it, but when he and Xiao Yuan looked at each other, the "no" seemed stuck in his throat.
Xiao Yu'an gave him half a minute of buffer time, "What's your difficulty in making you give up even your only friend?"
"I... I have no choice." Hu Ying squeezed the cup tightly, her fingernails turning white, "I can't cause trouble for Mr. He."
Xiao Yu'an calmly stimulated Hu Ying: "Your relationship is just about getting what you need. Do you need to be afraid of him to such a degree?"
"Do you think I'm willing?" Hu Ying was really excited, "How many years I have been fighting in this circle with Chi Yan, the hint of 'gold master' has never been less, but we have not accepted it once! If not Because my sister, me, I…”
Xiao Yu'an said, "You urgently need a life-saving money, and He Yang appeared."
The model of the air leak in the image of the lake, the shoulders collapsed all at once.
"But what I don't quite understand is that He Yang is your 'gold master', and Fengtu Group has all the money and power. Helping a little star is just an effortless thing, why can't you ask He Yang a favor? Xiao Yu'an said: "This is also something Chi Yan can't let go of - he thinks that if you can get "Red Dust and Rivers and Lakes", you must have a strong backer, so he wants to rely on you and borrow strength from you, but your The behavior is contrary to what we imagined, not only did not ask He Yang for a small favor, but instead gave up Chi Yan because of fear of He Yang."
After a moment's pause, Xiao Yu'an said, "This is really puzzling. I have to think that there is a more complicated relationship between you and He Yang than normal parenting."
Hu Ying took a sharp breath and sat stiffly on the chair.
"My team members told me that you feel very similar to Chi Yan. Chi Yan is a murderer who killed three people." Xiao Yuan said slowly: "You have similar despair in you."
Hu Ying raised his hands and covered the lower half of his face. His fingertips trembled so badly that they might pierce his eyes in the next instant.
"You are in the Criminal Investigation Bureau now, and I can protect you." Xiao Yu'an said, "If you want to come out of this despair, tell me what you have experienced."
Hu Ying lowered his head in slow motion, and stroked his hands into his hair.
After a long time, when he raised his head again, his eyes were full of tears.
"I'm very selfish, is this enough to answer your question?" Hu Ying said softly: "I have a similar line to Chi Yan, he fell, I happen to have one less competitor, why should I help him?" It's hard to share' this kind of talk is just a lie in a difficult time, whoever believes it is stupid."
After speaking, Hu Ying stood up, "If there are no other problems, can I leave now?"
Xiao Yu'an said, "Leave and find He Yang?"
Hu Ying took a step.
"You overlooked one thing." Xiao Yuan turned around, "You are so afraid of causing trouble for He Yang, but this time, did you cause him the biggest trouble?"
Hu Ying's pupils shrank.
"Chi Yan confessed that he killed the innocent three people in order to avenge you." Xiao Yu'an said, "The details of the case will be announced soon. Chi Yan will destroy you with this incident, and you will become the focus. Guess what, what will He Yang do for you? Help you solve this matter?"
Hu Ying couldn't take a step anymore, his eyes were full of fear.
Xiao Yu'an said, "Will he help you, or will he give up on you like you gave up Chi Yan?"
Hu Ying shook his head vigorously, "Don't say it! Please don't say it!"
Xiao Yu'an didn't stop because of this, "Is there a moment when you feel that although you are alive, you are like a walking dead without a soul?"
Hu Ying opened his mouth dumbly.
He was always insomnia and woke up every day before dawn.
He didn't like to draw the curtains, he felt that when the curtains covered the windows, the whole bedroom became a coffin.
So every time he woke up, he could see the window glass disguised as a mirror by the night, and the person reflected in the window glass-he.
Looking at the unfamiliar self, he felt countless times that it was not a person, but a corpse that was propped up.
He seems to have died a long time ago, and now he is alive, breathing nothing but a smelly skin.
He has been forcing himself to move forward, for the sake of his sister who will die at some point. His sister was still alive, so he couldn't give up. When my sister really left, he would end all this pain.
But at this moment, he suddenly realized that he couldn't hold on anymore.
He glanced at Xiao Yu'an again, moved his steps with difficulty, and whispered, "I'm not a walking dead, I'm not..."
Xiao Yu'an did not stop Hu Ying any longer.
After finishing all the formalities, Hu Ying quietly waited for Man Lin to send a car to pick him up.
"Officer Xiao." Fang Yuanhang said, "Just let him leave?"
Xiao Yuan shook his head, "The Ming team has already made arrangements."
The car drove towards Fangchi Entertainment, and Man Lin didn't know what was going on, so he kept chatting beside Hu Ying. Hu Ying didn't hear a word, and stared blankly at his own shadow in the glass.
"I'm not going back to the company." Hu Ying said suddenly.
"Alright, I'll take you home." Man Lin said, "You have a good rest. How can you go to the police station to make this look like this? Don't let the paparazzi take pictures."
Hu Ying closed his eyes, "Brother Lin, what do you think will happen if I suddenly have a scandal?"
Man Lin was startled, "What's wrong with you? Don't scare me!"
The corner of Hu Ying's lips lifted, and after a while, he said, "It's okay, just talk about it."
The car was parked in a high-end community, and Hu Ying usually lived here.
Man Lin was not at ease and took him into the house for a while before leaving.
The long night has passed, and now it is morning.
The morning light was obscured by overcast clouds, and the sun seemed to never appear again.
Hu Ying stood in front of the window, raised his head and squinted at the dark clouds in the sky, as if countless sand and gravel had been squeezed into his heart, tormenting flesh and blood with every beat of his heart.
The policeman saw through him, and his secret was invisible to the policeman.
He is finished.
He stood at an intersection, and no matter which direction he went, it was a dead end.
Having caused such a big trouble, He Yang would not let him go, and now the police won't let him go either.
Chi Yan…
Over the past year, he has been walking on thin ice, trembling with fear. After knowing that Chi Yan left Fangchi, he has always avoided going into the relationship.
Because he dare not.
The sudden truth was like a huge mountain, pressing him into darkness from which he could no longer escape.
He hadn't thought about whether Chi Yan was waiting for his help, and he didn't dare to think about what happened to Chi Yan. He Yang warned him - don't make trouble.
Is helping Chi Yan cause trouble
He didn't even dare to think about it.
Many scattered pictures rushed into my mind, all of which were clips of living with Chi Yan in the company's apartment.
They are all people at the bottom of the pyramid in the entertainment industry. They either stay at home all day because they don't have a job, stay up all night when they have a job, and return home feeling dizzy in the middle of the night.
Every year at this time of year, Chi Yan likes to make ginger tea in the kitchen. There were other artists living in the apartment. Chi Yan cooked a pot and gave everyone a bowl, saying it was to prevent colds.
He once participated in a commercial performance. He came home early in the morning and was about to boil water to make a bowl of noodles. Chi Yan came out of the room lightly and gave him cold ginger tea.
"When will we be popular?" He said while holding the warm bowl: "I really want to be popular. I don't have to worry about my sister's medical bills when it is popular."
"I want to be popular too." Chi Yan said with a smile, "Why isn't anyone here to support us?"
"If I'm popular, I'll be the first to support you," he said.
Chi Yan said, "If I become popular, I will be the first to support you."
Gone are those easy times.
Chi Yan became a murderer because of him, and he has long been…
He wants it to end.
Death can put an end to all sin.
But my sister...
The only thing he can't worry about is Hu Yao.
The clouds seemed to be thinned a little by the wind, and the sunlight showed a little bit and fell on his light-colored pupils. He looked at the cloud, his eyes gradually narrowed, and after a long time he turned around and walked inside.
In the cold winter, he took a cold shower.
Standing in the icy water, he felt like his breathing was about to stop, and he couldn't help thinking - it would be nice to die like this.
But there was one more thing he didn't do.
After bathing, he changed into a dark-grey tones and took out a box from a locked drawer in the bedroom.
He stared at the box for a long time, and finally put it in the black backpack.
A quarter of an hour later, a low-key black sedan drove out of the garage and headed in the direction of Renxin Hospital.
And behind the black sedan, a more ordinary car followed.
"Master." Fang Yuanhang said in the car: "Hu Ying has gone out, and I am following him now. He seems to be going to Renxin Hospital."
Mingshu said: "Don't lose it, I'll be there soon."
Renxin Hospital is as quiet as ever.
Treatments are mostly arranged in the morning, so there are not many visitors in the morning. Hu Ying entered the inpatient building wearing a mask, and walked towards Hu Yao's ward after registration.
The nurse in charge of Hu Yao already recognized him. Seeing him coming, she greeted him with a smile, saying that the potion had just been hung up, and it would not be necessary to change it for a while. If there is any need, just ring the bell.
If they were all familiar enough to memorize them, Hu Ying responded and closed the door of the ward.
Hu Yao's condition is very poor today. If it wasn't for Jin Gui's medicine, he might not be able to survive this cold winter.
Unusually, Hu Ying didn't call "Sister", but walked to the hospital bed and looked down at Hu Yao blankly.
Hu Yao was half asleep and half awake, as if she knew that he was coming, and turned her face in his direction.
The sister and brother stared at each other in this strange posture. After a while, Hu Ying took off the backpack and took out the box inside.
In the box, there is a small bag of white powder.
He sat on the edge of the bed and finally said, "Sister, are you feeling bad?"
Hu Yao's throat moved a bit, but there was no sound, and her open eyes had no focus. The world was a large area of ash in her field of vision.
"We don't insist anymore, okay?" Hu Ying whispered, not knowing whether to tell Hu Yao or himself, "I thought that if I entered this circle, I would make a lot of money and I would be able to treat you. I'm sick, but after so many years of tossing, I can't save you in the end."
A line of tears fell from the corner of Hu Yao's eyes, and she held Hu Ying's hand tremblingly, as if trying to comfort him.
"Sister, I'm sorry, I can't walk anymore." Hu Ying opened the seal of his pocket, "After I leave, no one will take care of you again, I... I'm not at ease."
Another line of tears fell, and Hu Yao opened her mouth, as if to say, "Xiao Ying."
"Sister, come with me, okay?" Hu Ying said, "This bag is enough."
Hu Yao's expression was painful, but she said in an angry voice, "Okay, sister will listen to you."
Hu Ying smiled and took a deep breath, "Sister, are you afraid of pain?"
Hu Yao shook his head.
Hu Ying's eyes shifted to the white powder, "That..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside the door, and the nurse's shout: "Who are you? You can't enter the ward at will!"
Hu Ying was startled and stood up abruptly.
His instant reaction was that He Yang's people were here!
The door opened with a bang, and Fang Yuanhang was the first to rush in.
"You..." Hu Ying subconsciously protected Hu Yao, and Fang Yuanhang quickly snatched the pocket in his hand.
Fang Yuanhang is too familiar with this white particulate matter, it is highly toxic cyanide!
"Do you want to end your life here? Kill Hu Yao first, then commit suicide?" Mingshu walked into the ward and looked at Hu Ying coldly.
"I have no choice!" Hu Ying's handsome face was twisting, "They will kill me!"
Mingshu said, "Who are they?"
Hu Ying gritted his teeth.
Fang Yuanhang said sharply: "It's already at this point, what are you planning to hide?"
"Xiao Ying..." Hu Yao was so angry, "Xiao Ying, what did you do?"
This ethereal question almost knocked Hu Ying down, tears poured out of his eyes in an instant, and he fell to his knees, his head drooping heavily.
"Sister, I did something wrong... I killed someone."