In Chen Hongbing's mouth, Xiang Haoming is perfect - good grades, diligent, filial, sensible, not noisy, very popular in school and Fanglong Alley, and will definitely be admitted to a famous university in the future and stand out, the only stain is that he has no future 's father.
However, once Mingshu asked for details, such as what activities Xiang Haoming participated in in school, his grades in a single subject, and what his hobbies were, Chen Hongbing couldn't answer.
"Do you always keep wine at home?" Mingshu asked.
Chen Hongbing shook his head, "Apart from that old beast, no one in our family drinks. Wine... What happened to the wine?"
According to Xing Mu's identification, Xiang Haoming drank a lot before his death. The alcohol may have been brought by Xiang Haoming from his home, or he may have bought it with cash after leaving home. At present, it is impossible to determine whether Xiang Haoming's drinking was voluntary or forced.
Mingshu asked, "Are you sure Xiang Haoming doesn't have the habit of drinking?"
Chen Hongbing nodded affirmatively at first, but after a few seconds, she hesitated.
Mingshu said, "Are you not sure?"
"I... I don't know!" Chen Hongbing cried and said: "He is very good, I think he definitely doesn't drink or smoke, but, but... "
"But he does both tobacco and alcohol?"
"I really don't know about alcohol, but once I washed his clothes and smelled a lot of smoke on his clothes."
The smell of smoke does not mean that you will smoke, it may also be stained by staying with people who smoke. And even if you can smoke, it doesn't mean you can drink.
Mingshu looked at the grief-stricken mother who didn't know much about her son, and asked, "You call Xiang Lin an 'old beast', what's the problem between the two of you?"
"I shouldn't have married him! He ruined my life!"
According to Chen Hongbing, she and Xiang Lin were introduced by the workshop director at the engine factory.
In those days, everyone didn't have much money, and they could get by together. Because Chen Hongbing is beautiful, he is a "red man" in the factory. Seeing that Xiang Lin is honest and has a good relationship with the leaders, he decides to marry Xiang Lin.
In the first few years of marriage, life was pretty decent. But every time he sees a young and beautiful woman marrying a "big money" and then looks at Xiang Lin, Chen Hongbing feels uncomfortable.
Before marriage, she was also pursued by "big money", but she wanted to live a stable life and rejected the "big money". Later, she saw that Xiang Lin's nose was not nose, eyes, or eyes. If she didn't have a child, she would have to marry Xiang Lin. Divorce is not possible.
The engine factory used to eat a big pot of rice, but the good times didn't last long. The factory was restructured. At first, Chen Hongbing and Xiang Lin were glad that they were not unemployed. However, a few years later, people who used to have the same income as themselves either made a fortune in business or stayed in the factory. They were promoted to officials, but they were still living a tight life with their dead wages that had never been raised.
About the time Xiang Haoming was promoted to junior high school, Chen Hongbing's disgust for Xiang Lin grew day by day. In her eyes, Xiang Lin is a big man, but he has no ability at all. He is hesitant to do things, dare not go out and fight, and he will not flatter the leaders. He deserves to be useless in his life.
In the first half of this year, the engine factory had a number of "internal retirement" places, and Xiang Lin completed the "internal retirement" procedures without consulting with Chen Hongbing. Chen Hongbing was so angry that he drove him out to find a job, hoping that he would die outside. After the winter, Xiang Lin often did not return home at night. Chen Gongbing didn't know what he was doing outside, and he didn't care. According to her words, this kind of useless man was also a drag on his family when he lived.
Mingshu has seen many family members of the victims, but it is rare to see someone as hostile as Chen Hongbing.
She was originally very sad, but when it came to Xiang Lin, the pain in her eyes was quickly replaced by hatred.
Her hatred for her husband surpassed the pain of losing her beloved son.
Mingshu weighed it in his heart for a moment, and then asked, "Recall, has Xiang Haoming offended anyone in the past year?"
Chen Hongbing's expression became confused again, "Xiao Ming is a good boy, how could he offend people?"
Mingshu sighed and found himself asking a stupid question.
Xiang Haoming is probably just the capital used by Chen Hongbing to show off. She can't answer what kind of person Xiang Haoming is.
"What about you?" Mingshu said, "Have you and Xiang Lin offended anyone?"
Chen Hongbing said in shock, "Did someone who had hatred with us killed Xiaoming?"
Mingshu said: "There are very few clues at present, and this possibility cannot be ruled out. Do you have any clues?"
Chen Hongbing pinched his fingers, his eyes rolled frequently, and he said to himself, "It shouldn't be that useless old beast, no one cares about him... Yang Guizhen? Could it be Yang Guizhen?"
Mingshu said, "What did you think of?"
The wrinkles on Chen Hongbing's face jumped, "It's Yang Guizhen and his son! Their family has always been jealous of my Xiaoming!"
After coming out of the inquiry room, Mingshu leaned against the wall and rubbed his brows for a while.
Chen Hongbing believes that Yang Guizhen is the murderer, but this accusation is completely groundless. Before returning to the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Mingshu had already met Yang Guizhen, a low-level housewife similar to Chen Hongbing, who had no culture, listened to the wind and rained, and was keen to compare with each other, especially with children. Chen Hongbing was right, Yang Guizhen might be jealous of Xiang Haoming. But will this jealousy develop to the point of murder? It is possible, but from experience, the probability of Yang Guizhen's hands-on is extremely low, and the characteristics displayed by him are too far from the cruel ritual on the scene.
A 17-year-old boy born in a low-level family, his father was away from home for a few days, and on New Year's Eve, his "authoritarian" mother sent him home to do quizzes. At 11 o'clock, he went out to breathe with his mother behind his back. If Yang Guizhen did not lie, then Xiang Haoming said at the time. "Feel the festive atmosphere", why was he brutally killed in a dirt pit less than a kilometer from home a few hours later
The security in Fanglong Alley is not very good, it is not impossible for Xiang Haoming to meet the gangsters. But the gangster is looking for money, killing is just to silence, not to create that kind of weird scene.
Is it outrage
But Chen Hongbing couldn't recall anyone who had hatred with her and Xiang Lin.
All the doubts were concentrated on Xiang Haoming.
But who is the one who really understands Xiang Haoming
Mingshu flipped through the information in his hand again, and his eyes stayed on the high school where Xiang Haoming was studying.
Dongye No. 1 Foreign Language School.
Most of the people living in Fanglong Alley are employees of the engine factory, and almost all of their children are studying in Dongye No. 31 Middle School (the original No. 2 Engine Middle School).
Mingshu is not a native of Dongye City, and he doesn't need to worry about the education of his children, but he is basically aware of the education pattern of Dongye City—a school like No. 31 Middle School is a "junk school" in the eyes of most parents. "Scum school", the teachers are not good, the source of students is poor, the parents have no money, and few people can be admitted to the university in a year; the outside is different. The top students, but also the wealthy who can collect hundreds of thousands of "school selection fees".
Xiang Haoming was able to study abroad, but he could only get in by his grades.
There was a sound of footsteps in the direction of the stairs, Mingshu turned his head and saw that it was Xiao Yuan who came downstairs.
Mingshu raised his hand, "Xiao Bureau."
"I read the inquiry." Xiao Yu'an said, "Just now Xu Chun sent back an on-site investigation report, and Xiang Haoming is two completely different people in the eyes of Chen Hongbing and in the eyes of the neighbors."
Mingshu nodded, "I also found that Chen Hongbing's understanding of Xiang Haoming is very one-sided. The Xiang Haoming in her eyes may not be the real Xiang Haoming, but her ideal son."
According to Xu Chun's report, Xiang Haoming is taciturn and rarely communicates with his neighbors, but he is never lacking in proper courtesy. Generally, he does not take the initiative to talk to others, but if he is stopped on the road, he will smile friendly and ask questions. Good - this is consistent with Yang Guizhen's description.
In addition, Xiang Haoming's grades are indeed very good, and he is the only person in Fanglong Alley who has been admitted to a key high school.
Most of the people who live nearby are Xu Binbin and others, either studying in vocational high school or getting a high school degree, but there are also students who want to stand out. As long as they are asked about their studies, Xiang Haoming will hardly refuse. Just explain to them.
Liu Lingmei is 15 years old this year and is about to take the senior high school entrance examination. She has asked Xiang Haoming for advice many times. She said that she was not only grateful to Xiang Haoming, but also afraid of Xiang Haoming, because Xiang Haoming did help her a lot, but it made her feel very alienated and aloof.
"In other words, Xiang Haoming is a very contradictory person." Mingshu said, "He can absolutely choose not to help Liu Lingmei."
Xiao Yu'an said: "Maybe he can absorb a certain emotion he needs in the process of helping others. I temporarily regard this emotion as a 'sense of recognition'. A teenager at this age is sometimes extraordinarily slender in his heart, and it is difficult for an adult to understand it. The troubles. His parents, people around him, even teachers and classmates, all put pressure on him invisibly.”
Mingshu thought for a while, "By the way, Bureau Xiao, when it comes to firecrackers, what can you think of?"
"New Year's, opening of business, red and white things." Xiao Yuan looked at Mingshu, "and children."
Mingshu said: "Adults set off firecrackers mostly in a scene that requires firecrackers, such as the opening and wedding events you just mentioned, but children set off firecrackers because they usually like it. Firecrackers are not necessary, but they make them happy. ."
"Xiang Haoming died of mechanical suffocation. The firecrackers on his body were not the main cause of his death." Xiao Yuan said, "The firecrackers are more like... a vicious prank."
Technical Investigation Office.
Zhou Yuan stood up from his seat, "All of Xiang Haoming's communication records are with me. I found a noteworthy problem."
Mingshu glanced at his display screen occupied by codes, "What's the problem."
"Xiang Haoming is in the second year of high school this year, and he is studying in the 17th class of the first foreign science department. I have inquired about it. This class is not a key class. Most of the students are students who did not pass the high school entrance examination and paid to study, but there are also students like Xiang Haoming. They got in, but their scores in the exams after they entered the school were not satisfactory." Zhou Yuan said, "Xiang Haoming is the representative of the physics class and has joined the class group, but apart from reminding everyone to hand in their homework in the group, he never fails to do so. Don't talk in the group. There are a total of eight classmates added to his friend list, and I will give you the list immediately. They seem to be friends only to transfer money, and have never chatted. "
Mingshu said, "transfer money?"
Zhou Yuan called out some data, "It's not a large transfer, it's more than ten yuan, at most thirty. I guess Xiang Haoming helped them buy food, and they paid back Xiang Haoming's money."
"Xiang Haoming doesn't have any friends outside?" Mingshu asked, "What about the people who have frequent contact with him?"
Zhou Yuan said: "He hardly keeps in touch with people, especially after the winter vacation. Chen Hongbing will call him every day, it should be 'Cha Gang'. On January 19, which is the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, Xiang Lin called him. A phone call."
Mingshu said: "Xiang Haoming has no social circle of his own, not even a hobby..."
"Speaking of hobbies." Zhou Yuan said: "I checked Xiang's computer, there is no game installed, and no special browsing records. My feeling is that Xiang Haoming is pressed and oppressed by his mother. Children who think for themselves."
Mingshu said: "You send me the information of the eight students. Also, is there still no news from Xiang Lin?"
"The last time Xiang Lin's mobile phone was used was on the afternoon of January 21st, the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. He did not have a social account, and he contacted many people from the 19th to the 21st." Zhou Yuan said: "Fang Yuanhang has already gone to verify, There should be results at a later date."
Mingshu looked down at the tablet, sliding his index finger from time to time.
On the tablet was the student information that Zhou Yuan had just sent. They were all Xiang Haoming's classmates. After Chen Hongbing discovered that Xiang Haoming was missing, some of them received a call from the police station.
At that time, the answers they gave were that they hadn't seen Xiang Haoming since the holiday, and they didn't know where Xiang Haoming went.
It is winter vacation and during the Spring Festival, it is not easy to investigate the students and teachers, but these people, Mingshu has to meet them one by one.
Coming out of the building, Mingshu planned to go across the street—his car was parked there.
He didn't wear a police uniform, and he didn't plan to drive a police car to see those students, but before he could go out, he heard a familiar voice behind him.
"Team Ming." It turned out that Xiao Yuan came up.
In fact, Mingshu knew at a glance that Xiao Yuan wanted to accompany him to investigate the case, but he still asked casually, "Officer Xiao, where are you going?"
"Get in your car." Xiao Yu'an smiled, "I haven't participated in the investigation for a long time. Let's feel it while it's not too busy today."
Mingshu opened the driver's door, buckled his seat belt, and said, "You are particularly concerned about this case."
The weather was too cold, and the car did not start immediately. The two sat in the car, waiting for the heater to warm up the surroundings.
"This case is quite special. First, it involves minors. Second, the murderer's modus operandi is extremely cruel and unbelievable. Based on past experience, I suspect it is 'pure evil'." Xiao Yuan said: "Xiang Haoming seems ordinary. , comes from a low-income family, his parents are not on good terms, his father disappeared inexplicably before he was killed, and there is a high probability that the murderer is more than one person... The existence of various strange appearances makes this case impossible."
"'Pure evil'." Mingshu repeated softly.
In the vast majority of cases in modern society, a very clear motive can be found, some are revenge, some are jealousy, some are seeking money for sex, some are missteps, and the most common is passionate murder under impulsive emotions. In many cases, motivation is a critical element.
But there is also a type of case where the motive of the murderer is difficult to understand by ordinary people. The police in some countries call it "zero motive". The murderer enjoys the pleasure of killing itself, and the motive is "pure evil".
The temperature gradually rose, but Mingshu felt a chill.
He Yang described by Hu Ying represents "pure evil".
Forcing others to kill each other is nothing but a pleasure to him.
"Let's go." Xiao Yuan said.
Nancheng District, Chunchao Riverside District.
The Spring Festival was supposed to be lively, but in this community, the liveliness turned into trouble.
Two police cars were parked outside the property management center. Excited residents used gongs and drums to build momentum for themselves. A small policeman almost failed to squeeze out of the car.
"Protest against closing the Riverside Greenway!"
"All owners have the right to enjoy community resources!"
"I want to report! Reporters from TV stations and newspapers will be here soon!"
Hundreds of residents held up banners, all with anger on their faces. Property security guards were squeezed against the glass doors. Some even brought wooden sticks with nails embedded in them, ready to smash them on the security guards.
The police were busy maintaining order, but with little success.
The owner and the property management staff confronted each other. The owner demanded that the iron gates at the three entrances outside the Binjiang Greenway be removed, but the property management never let go.
During the stalemate, a police car was overturned, and when the reporters from the TV station arrived, they happened to capture this scene.
In the Internet age, although the news has not been edited and broadcast, the video has already been circulated on the Internet, and a small incident suddenly attracted the attention of the whole city—
The Chunchao Riverside Community is a mixed community with a vast area. The southern part of the river is a bungalow area and a villa area. The owners of the bungalows and villas have private gardens and parking spaces, which are quiet and comfortable, and are separated from the river bank by a greenway.
The North District, which is close to the gate of the community, is an ordinary commercial building, and the housing price is moderate in the whole Dongye City.
This has created a phenomenon that all owners enter the community through the same gate, but in fact there are richer people on one side and average income people on the other.
Before the Spring Festival this year, the property was not locked outside the Binjiang Greenway. Every morning and evening, residents living in the North District went for a walk on the greenway.
Some owners in the southern district responded to the property management that these people have destroyed the cleanliness that the southern district should have. When the real estate developer initially sold the property, the owners in the southern district were advertised as "private greenway" and cleanliness. They argue that Northside residents should not enter the greenway.
On the 30th of the twelfth lunar month, the property management suddenly blocked the road from the north area to the greenway, and posted a notice on the iron gate, prohibiting owners other than house owners and villa owners from entering the south area.
This matter began to ferment in the afternoon of the first day of the new year, and until now, the owners and property management in the northern district have become completely hostile.
The first student Mingshu and Xiao Yuan wanted to meet, Lai Cheng, lived in the southern district of Chunchao Riverside Community.
A snow-white Samoyed rushed out of the garden, "smiling" and pounced on Mingshu. A boy wearing a black mask caught up and apologized politely, "I'm sorry, it didn't hurt you, right?"
Mingshu looked at the boy, "Lai Cheng?"
The boy's expression suddenly changed, his eyes shifted between Mingshu and Xiao Yuan, and he frowned: "Are you the police?"