The woman's name is Shi Hanshan, and she claims to love ancient and national styles. In March this year, she and two friends raised money to start "Jianjia Bailu", aiming to spread traditional culture.
When she said these words, she had no confidence, and Mingshu understood at a glance that she did not really love the ancient style, but just wanted to catch up with the "ancient style fever", and it was a fortune to make a fortune.
In fact, this is also understandable. The purpose of Ming Shu's visit to "Jianjia Bailu" is not to investigate whether he is professional or not, whether he is formal or not.
"How did you and Sha Chun know each other?" Mingshu asked, "Since when did she work with you?"
"My friend and I have discussed the main feature of the guzheng, because the guzheng is the most popular national musical instrument. For ordinary people, the guzheng is more versatile." Shi Hanshan said: "For a small institution like us, it is easy to recruit teachers. , but it is difficult to recruit professional teachers. Before the opening, I went to the Conservatory of Music and the performing arts group to inquire, but no one was willing to come, and we couldn’t charge a particularly high price. Later, in April, our business gradually increased. On the right track, there are many students who want to learn the guzheng, but the teachers are all amateurs and can only teach the basics. I don’t think this is possible, we are promoting the guzheng, and there must be a professional teacher.”
Mingshu said, "So you went to the entertainment group again?"
"Well, I'm lucky this time, and I happened to meet Sha Chun." Shi Hanshan said, "I told her that we urgently need a professional guzheng teacher, and she can pay for it herself, as long as I can afford it, drive as high as you want. She agreed without any hesitation, and the salary is not high. She comes to study two nights a week, and chooses any day for daytime classes on Saturdays and Sundays. I only pay her less than 8,000 yuan a month. reward."
Mingshu suddenly asked, "Who was the male teacher who taught calligraphy outside just now?"
Shi Hanshan was surprised, "His name is Ling Xuzhi, and he's still a sophomore, what's wrong with him?"
"This Ling Xuzhi, does he usually get close to Sha Chun?"
"It's not close. His classes with Sha Chun are basically staggered. I have never seen him talk to Sha Chun."
Mingshu nodded, intending to call up all the monitoring in a while, "Did anything happen to Sha Chun while he was working here?"
Shi Hanshan said: "No, she is very kind and professional. She not only guides students, but also sometimes helps other guzheng teachers. Everyone likes her very much."
Mingshu is thoughtful.
If Shi Hanshan hadn't lied, then it was the same workplace. Sha Chun's situation in the main workplace and the deputy workplace were quite different.
Colleagues and students of "Jianjia Bailu" like her, but people in the entertainment group look down on her.
This gap seems to imply the truth - in the performing arts group, Sha Chun is the one who is not as good as others, and in "Jianjia Bailu", Sha Chun is the most professional teacher.
Sha Chun can be said to have no friends in the performing arts group and has lived in depression for a long time, but an environment like "Jianjia Bailu" may make Sha Chun feel relaxed.
Once you relax, maybe you will make friends, get along for a long time, and you will have trust and dependence.
Before Sha Chun was killed, he took the initiative to go to the performing arts group.
Then the person waiting for her in the entertainment group should be someone she knows well and even trusts. She listens to that person, avoids surveillance, uses cash to pay, and does everything to assist that person.
"I need Sha Chun's student list." Mingshu said, "And the list of other staff here."
Shi Hanshan was shocked, "It can't be our teacher who killed her."
Mingshu said: "You are not a party, you are not qualified to guarantee anyone."
The technical investigation team arrived and retrieved the monitoring and information of teachers and students.
The receptionist was probably a fool and sweet, but he still couldn't see that something had happened to Sha Chun. However, Ling Xuzhi noticed something, and looked at the technical detective several times with vigilance.
All his actions have not escaped Mingshu's eyes.
Back at the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Ming Shu immediately rushed to Xiao Yu'an's office.
Xiao Yu'an handed a lunch box to him and said before he opened his mouth: "Don't worry, eat the meal first."
"I'm not hungry." Having said that, Mingshu still lifted the lid.
After running around outside for a whole day, he ran non-stop to three important places. He was not hungry, but he was too hungry and could not feel hungry.
In such a situation before, he was too lazy to eat, or just eat a piece of bread. But now that Xiao Yuan is here, he doesn't treat his body well, and Xiao Yuan forces him to be kind.
"Hey, it's like being in charge of the parents." The lunch box contained three dishes for a meal. At first glance, it was a takeaway order from a private restaurant. Mingshu picked up a piece of fish and whispered.
Xiao Yuan naturally heard it, "It's not like it."
Mingshu raised his eyelids, "Yes, yes, you are my parent."
The meal was fast. Mingshu went to the corridor to throw away the lunch box. When he looked in the mirror, he found that his face was a little dirty, so he quickly washed his face, and the water dripped down his neck, soaking the chest of his shirt.
Xiao Yuan threw him a towel and asked, "What did you find?"
Mingshu wiped his chest indiscriminately, then put the towel on his shoulder, "There are too many doubts and clues, I have to sort it out."
Xiao Yu'an said: "Don't worry, I will deal with it one by one. The progress of the investigation has been summarized to me. Indeed, Sha Chun took a taxi to the Performing Arts Group on Saturday night and entered the park from the wasteland on the west side. It is too unusual."
"On the way back, I kept thinking, why did she do this?" Mingshu said: "First, the murderer asked her to do this, and the murderer was someone she trusted very much—otherwise she was a single woman and would not be able to spend the night at night. Going to such a dangerous place regardless of safety. The question is, who is this person? Why can he let Sha Chun obey him? According to this line of thinking, the probability that the murderer is a colleague of the entertainment group is very low, and it is more likely that it is Sha Chun. People Chun knows somewhere else, like…”
Xiao Yuan interrupted: "You overlooked a situation."
Mingshu asked, "What's the situation?"
"This person does not necessarily need to be trusted by Sha Chun." Xiao Yu'an said.
Mingshu frowned and thought for two seconds, "Can TA use music to 'blackmail' Sha Chun?"
"Yes." Xiao Yuan opened the video recorded by Yong Huan on the tablet when he was inquired, "Sha Chun's mother said that Sha Chun was not talented since she was a child, and she worked hard to strive for the top. This is the most remarkable characteristic of her character. At the time, Sha Chun always put 'progress' in the first place. Just imagine, if a colleague of Sha Chun asked Sha Chun - Are you free on Saturday night? I made a song and I really want to join you Practice. How will Sha Chun react?"
"What do you mean, Qu Xing, Sun Jing, and Lu Hui were among the three who killed Sha Chun?" Mingshu said, "Among the few people who did not have an alibi, I will not consider the three logisticians for the time being. They are the only ones left."
"I'm just adding this to your thoughts." Xiao Yu'an said, "Because you just planned to exclude the employees of the performing arts group. The news just came from the technical investigator that Lu Hui went to the bar with friends after the performance. , The surveillance in the bar can prove that Lu Hui did not have time to commit the crime. As for Qu Xing and Sun Jing, they both claimed to have gone home because they were too tired, but no one has been able to prove that they really went home."
Mingshu immediately found out the information of Qu Xing and Sun Jing.
Qu Xing, male, 33 years old, specializes in pipa. Sun Jing, female, 29 years old, specializes in Guzheng.
Sun Jing and Sha Chun play the same instrument in the orchestra. In any unit, people in the same position are inevitably compared, and there are many who compete with each other.
Sun Jing is not a particularly talented person. Inside the orchestra, it is recognized that the talented guzheng player is Fu Zheng who has an alibi. Compared with Sha Chun, Sun Jing is much smoother and more gregarious. Every time Ran He sneers at Sha Chun, Sun Jing will echo a few words.
Qu Xing is an alternative in the orchestra.
Ji Yue said the group sometimes brings in "special talents". Qu Xing is the "special talent" who was introduced and is the most talented artist in the folk music club.
"In terms of motivation, both Qu Xing and Sun Jing may have committed crimes." Xiao Yuan opened a notebook, which was sparsely written, with more graphics. Some people are jealous of Sha Chun's diligence. They want to be as diligent as Sha Chun, but can't do it. They are afraid that Sha Chun will go farther and farther by diligence, and he will become a person who is left behind. Sun Jing fits this analysis. She and Sha Chun are both the main attack. Guzheng, Sha Chun's progress is equal to her regression. She has hostility towards Sha Chun, and when she finds that Sha Chun really surpassed her with unremitting efforts, this hostility may be infinitely magnified."
Mingshu looked at Xiao Yuan's notebook from a distance.
He knows that notebook.
When Xiao Yuan thought about one thing, he could not only spread the net to a great extent, but also retract the net in the end. This is an ability forged by experience and talent. The "meridian" of the case was written on the notebook, and he always carried a notebook with him, which was exactly what he learned from Xiao Yu'an.
"Look at Qu Xing again." Xiao Yuan said again: "Qu Xing can never be jealous of Sha Chun, but it may be a more distorted hatred. He is a genius in playing the pipa, there is no doubt about it. A genius looks down on ordinary people, There are usually two emotions, one is positive pity, and the other is negative contempt. Qu Xing may look down on people like Sha Chun, and further, he thinks that a person like Sha Chun who has no talent playing the guzheng is not good for him. Love the blasphemy of music."
"Cut off your hands..." Mingshu said, "Both of them may cut off Sha Chun's hands. One is 'I won't let you practice again', and the other is 'Your hands are not suitable for playing the guzheng'."
"But in practice, Qu Xing is more likely to commit crimes than Sun Jing. This is what I told you just now. The murderer can lure Sha Chun to an appointment late at night with music. Qu Xing has this ability." Xiao Yuan said, "I think More than one person mentioned that Qu Xing is arrogant in his talents, and his temperament is uncertain. Sometimes he is gentle, and sometimes his words are hurtful. But because he is a 'special talent' and his professional ability is indeed strong enough, no one has ever treated him. Express dissatisfaction. If Sha Chun receives his invitation, I guess, Sha Chun will not only go to the appointment, but also do what he says."
Mingshu said: "Sha Chun did not find any suspicious contacts on his mobile phone or the Internet, indicating that the murderer was in direct contact with Sha Chun. Qu Xing and Sha Chun did have the opportunity to have private contact. Besides, after Sha Chun left the Jiangnan Theater, It took nearly an hour to get a taxi. I never figured out why she was delayed for so long, even if she was hiding from the surveillance cameras. But if Qu Xing asked him to do it, it would make sense—Zhou Qu Xing was also there. At 10:17, Qu Xing and the other three left Jiangnan Theater together. They were the first batch of people to leave after Sha Chun. For the same distance, Sha Chun could not go to the performing arts group before Qu Xing. Therefore, Qu Xing Star will make her wait!"
"Yeah." Xiao Yu'an nodded, "Qu Xing fits one of the criminal logics. But he is not the only suspect. You said just now that the murderer was someone Sha Chun trusted and was willing to make an appointment late at night. This person is Sha Chun in 'Jianjia Bailu' 'You know it."
Mingshu quickly returned to his own thoughts, "'Jianjia Bailu' is a better place for Sha Chun than the performing arts group. Sha Chun works part-time as the chief guzheng teacher for a month, and his income is only 8,000 yuan. The numbers are in the middle and low among peers. Sha Chun is willing to continue working there, firstly because of the pressure of the mortgage, and secondly, I guess it is because she feels comfortable working there.”
Xiao Yu'an said: "The mortgage may be a secondary reason. If it is just for the mortgage, she can charge a higher price."
"I think so too." Mingshu continued: "Everyone who has an intersection with Sha Chun in 'Jianjia Bailu' has to be investigated one by one. I now suspect that the murderer is among Sha Chun's students. Ling Xuzhi's calligraphy teacher didn't respond normally, and when I mentioned Sha Chun, his pen stopped moving."
"Okay, then the scope of investigation is now narrowed." Xiao Yuan raised his chin, "This is just your first thought, what about the second?"
Mingshu was silent for a while, then shook his head, "I think the second one is a bit absurd, and I have found some evidence to refute this idea."
Xiao Yu'an said: "Do you think that Sha Chun himself led the murder case, and that the murderer was just her 'suicide' assistant?"
Mingshu took a breath, "Sha Chun avoids surveillance, delays time, and enters the entertainment group from the west... Her series of behaviors make me think so. And brother, I have a very subjective feeling that I haven't given to anyone yet. Said—I kept paying attention to Sha Chun during the performance on Saturday, and I always felt that there was a kind of sadness in her expression. Now that I think about it, did she know that she was about to die, so she couldn’t help but feel scared and sad?”
"It's not without reason." Xiao Yuan stood up and found Sha Chun's autopsy report, "Didn't Xing Mu mention it during your meeting yesterday, Sha Chun hardly struggled in the early stage of suffocation, and only showed signs of violent struggle in the later stage. A person who planned her own death, when her neck was just strangled, really wouldn't resist, but when she was on the verge of death, struggling was an instinctive reaction."
Mingshu said: "I have also thought about the reasons for suicide. After years of hard work, Sha Chun finally had to face up to his mediocrity. For a person who has the heart and has paid too much for it, this blow is fatal. Yes. Sha Chun's house doesn't look like a home at all. She uses a simple wardrobe. There is no sofa, TV, coffee table in the living room and other things that ordinary families should have. She spends all her money on the practice room. She moved to her current residence years ago, and it was also three years ago that she uploaded the first video of her playing the guzheng."
Although Xiao Yu'an didn't go to the scene, he had already watched those videos.
"Technical investigation is investigating Sha Chun's network traces, and we haven't found any quarrels with anyone. In addition to browsing music-related websites, she uploads her own works." Mingshu said, "Now we can't ask Sha Chun any more. —What are you thinking when you spread these works? What are your expectations? But according to the general psychology, a person who diligently spreads his works to the public platform cannot be self-admiring, she must want to be recognized."
"If she can gain recognition in the online world, this will to a certain extent make up for the blow Sha Chun received in real work." Xiao Yuan sighed, "But even on the Internet, her diligence did not bring her applause."
"So I think that Sha Chun may be immersed in a state of despair. She gradually sees that hard work is useless, and talent has already decided everything." Mingshu wiped his face and said again: "But I I don't think this is true. Brother, there is no bed in Sha Chun's bedroom, but a well-decorated tent, which shows that she is a more romantic person at heart. Before the incident, Sha Chun also went to buy yogurt and milk and put them in the refrigerator. Looking at it this way, she doesn't look like a person who is about to give up her life."
"What if she did it on purpose?" Xiao Yuan said.
Mingshu was startled, "What?"
"There is no conflict between inner romance and suicidal tendencies. Romantic people sometimes can't accept the cruel reality. So the tent can be put aside for now." Xiao Yu'an said: "You noticed that Sha Chun's refrigerator has just bought it. Yogurt and milk, but did you notice that she only had yogurt and milk in the fridge?"
Mingshu's pupils tightened suddenly.
Of course, there are not only yogurt and milk in the refrigerator, but also fruit beer, apples, and cosmetics.
They all have one thing in common - they won't go bad in the short term, they won't rot.
"I've seen the photos, the shelf life of milk is 27 days, and yogurt is 15 days." Xiao Yu'an said: "That is to say, within half a month, dairy products will not deteriorate, and fruit beer and cosmetics will be kept in the refrigerator for a year and a half. It doesn’t give off odor. As for apples, apples are relatively long-lived fruits, and they won’t spoil for 10 to 15 days in the refrigerator.”
"It will take at least 10 days for this pile of things to smell bad!" Mingshu reacted, "Sha Chun used them to create the illusion that he loves life, and after 10 days, her body will most likely be found, The police must search her place, and at this time they will find the 'stock' in her refrigerator. She doesn't want her refrigerator to smell bad, so she chooses dairy products with a longer shelf life. Fruits are easy to avoid in summer. Rotten grapes, peaches, watermelons…”
"Since you want to plan suicide by murder, you must do it like the real thing. Let's mistake her for her yearning for life is the most important point." Xiao Yu'an's tone changed slightly, "but this helped her complete the 'suicide'. ', who could it be?"